THE PEOPLE'S CHAMP
Mustafa's draft weekend, in sequence: a projection tool put him last in playoff odds, Asim posted the screenshot, Kashir demanded to know why the machines hate this team, and the ADP math handed down a C- draft grade. Then the desk actually watched the roster and ranked it sixth. Somewhere between last and best there is a real team.
The depth is legitimate. Saquon and Omarion Hampton up front, a receiver room that runs five deep in DeVonta Smith, McConkey, DJ Moore, Marvin Harrison, and Godwin, plus Mahomes and Kyler at quarterback. The bench might be the best in the league, which is both the compliment and the problem: Kelce at pick 180 was the funniest value in the draft, acquired while the chat priced his wedding as a production risk, but Kelce and Likely can't both start, and Likely at 8.01 went 51 ahead of price for half a job.
Last season ended with Yaseen telling Mustafa he was "talking like he made playoffs." The man ran this league for years and has earned better heckling than that.
Sixth is respectable. The machines still owe him an apology. I don't yet think they'll owe him one in December, and I look forward to the chat explaining why I'm wrong.