Week 6 Power Rankings

Halfway through the season, and we're seeing some parity in the league this year. No teams with less than 2 wins, and no undefeated squads. Hell, we've even had a tie! As injuries mount, unknowns continue to emerge, and stars underperform, let's see how things have shaken out thus far.

Power Rankings:
1. The Fat Cats (no change)
2. Roc City Super Dudes (no change)
3. Touch my TD's (up one spot)
4. Ants in my Eyes Collins (down one spot)
5. Dark Force (up 3 spots)
6. PB Pandemonium (down one spot)
7. The Old Guys Club (no change)
8. Las Vegas Outlaws (down one spot)
9. Redwood Chipalopes (up one spot)
10. Ethan's Mom's Panties (up one spot)
11. Saskatchewan Rough Riders (down two spots)
12. SGF Dirtdogs (no change)

The Fat Cats - I know, I know, two consecutive losses how can the Cats still reign supreme. But let's just take a look at this roster. The trade for Rivers was gold here, a large improvement at QB in my opinion unless Kap starts running the football. Justin Forsett has looked very good in Baltimore, and Mark Ingram is coming back from injury. Has taken a hit in the last couple weeks with injuries to fantasy stalwarts Calvin Johnson and Jimmy Graham. While Johnson may be out until week 10, he will be back and has a history of destroying after an injury. And Graham could be back in the next couple weeks, as he began some individual work this week. I love Beckham Jr.'s upside, and Steve Smith has revitalized his career in Baltimore. The Cats are still poised for a run.

Roc City Super Dudes - Texted Dan a couple weeks back saying I thought the move for Watkins was a good one, but so far the Dudes have been the benefactor from that swap. Ben Tate has been pounding the rock effectively in Cleveland on a team that wants to run the football (if he can stay healthy). Lamar Miller has been a god send, finally showing flashes of the ability people saw out of him coming into the league and Cecil Shorts is getting healthier, a WR who does not lack for targets. Jennings and Mathews should be back again this season to be fantasy relevant, and I think Garcon's season will turnaround as Cousins gets more comfortable in his starting role. Also helps that only one opponent has managed a triple digit score against the Dudes, leading to the least points against in the league by 30 points!

Touch my TD's - The hamstring injury gave me a little bit of a scare, but all signs point to Arian Foster returning to stud-dom. Andre Ellington is one of my favorite players to have a hugeeeeee second half of the season and Andrew Luck is doing the damn thing as the number one fantasy quarterback in the league. Cordarelle Patterson hasn't exactly panned out as expected, but Maclin has exceeded expectations to fill that void and Ryan Tannehill finally seems capable of getting the football to Mike Wallace. And if someone in Tampa smartens up, the TD's will have another effective starting RB. There is a reason I have been in love with this roster, and it's evidenced by their leading points for total in the league thus far.

Ants in my Eyes Collins - I hate to speculate on the Pats backfield situation, because honestly no one other than Belichick knows, but might see a bump in production here from Shane Vereen filling in for the injured Stevan Ridley. Has some PPR monsters on this team, as well as not one but two very explosive tight ends. I do have some concerns regarding AJ Green, as everything I am hearing suggests this is not an injury that will heal anytime this season, but more something he will have to deal with once he is back. Love the Ronnie Hillman pickup, as he may end up as the starter in Denver with Montee Ball being ineffective so far this year.

Dark Force - Said I liked the Force to turn it around two weeks ago and they haven't let me down. They would actually be higher on this list if they weren't Bronco dependent (again). But Julius Thomas is on pace for 29 TD's (!!!!!) and the Bronco offense show no signs of slowing down. I am getting concerned about Eddie Lacy potentially being this year's Richardson, but Matt Forte is rounding into form and has been targeted out of the backfield 12 times (!!!!) in the past two weeks. Kirk Cousins has a favorable schedule the rest of the way, playing only 2 defenses in the top ten in total defense in the league. I also like what the Force has done to plug that WR2 hole, with Williams, Watkins, and Sanu all capable of monster numbers.

PB Pandemonium - Loss of Victor Cruz is going to hit me deep. Crabtree has been anything but reliable. Hawkins doesn't get into the end zone. Wheaton has been a major disappointment. And Brandon Oliver's value upon Mathews' return remains to be seen. Shining light for the Pandemonium is Jordan Reed looked very good in his first game back, even after missing snaps due to fatigue. Larry Donnell putting up two consecutive goose eggs is concerning, only collecting three targets in the process. A lot of question marks on this team moving forward.

The Old Guys Club - The club of elder gentleman faces an uphill battle to repeat as Equalizer league champions. But honestly there has been some bad luck for this team so far this season. 3 losses by 5 points or less definitely hits home. I expect this squad to put up a much better second half though. Bernard and Charles have already had their byes, Emmanuel Sanders is being fed plenty in Denver, and the Bills defense is legitimate.

Las Vegas Outlaws - Montee Ball. Stevan Ridley. Knowshon Moreno (who even knew he was hurt?). Three injuries that are going to loom large over the Outlaws. V-Jax looks to be benefitting from the move to Glennon, but the major injuries to RB's on this team might be too much to overcome to win the Equalizer championship. I am just not sure there is the free agent talent out there.

Redwood Chipalopes - Still holding out hope for Josh Gordon to play this season. Percy Harvin has not been utilized enough in Seattle and Eddie Royal is one of the biggest fantasy hit or misses year in year out. McCoy finally looked good this past week and should be fine moving forward. I think there is potential for this team moving forward, but it's hard to pick out of these guys who is going to perform from one week to the next.

Ethan's Mom's Panties - So I think the Panties are one of the teams with the biggest chance to move up these rankings and this is why. Made a great trade to improve at the RB position by acquiring Sproles and McKinnon is poised to take over that lead spot in Minnesota and excel. Andre Johnson may be turning a corner and returning to the form we expect out of him. I love Michael Floyd, I like Brian Quick, James Jones is a number one on a bad team that doesn't run the football well. Jordan Cameron is healing up and Reuben Randle should figure to see even more red zone targets after the injury to Victor Cruz. I like the Panties to improve in the second half.

Saskatchewan Rough Riders - Just cannot get any production through the air. Keenan Allen has had one good game all year, and Torrey Smith has been the lesser of the Smiths in Baltimore. Delanie Walker is a monster TE, but after this the Riders are rolling the dice on Marqise Lee, Miles Austin, Dwayne Bowe, some others you just can't rely on on a weekly basis. And with CJ Spiller being more than disappointing thus far this season, the Riders are trending the wrong way.

SGF Dirtdogs - I said two weeks ago I don't like playing winless teams and it bit me in the ass. Kaier beats the Pandemonium for his first win of the year, and then rides that high into the next week for a two game winning streak!! Who Woulda thought!! I still think there is some holes on this team though. Desean Jackson has been fire the past two weeks but is very streaky, Golden Tate will return to the number 2 in a matter of week, and some injury prone players in Vernon Davis, Antonio Gates, and Reggie Bush. Definitely has made some moves after not drafting his own team to improve this roster, and I guess I can't say much negative since he whooped my ass two weeks ago.

That's how I am seeing the Equalizer after six weeks of the season. Let me know what you guys are seeing. Go Jets!