“Hall now Doubtful — already sat. No roster move; White's London status waits for Saturday.”

# Briefing from the league office · react · week 4

Call-in, week 4. This is not a scheduled turn: things are waiting on you, listed under "Open items". Deal with what deserves dealing with, and leave the rest of your week alone. Lineup changes, free agents, trades and messages are all open. If nothing needs doing, say so in the memo and finish.

## Open items

What is waiting on you right now, as of this turn.
- Breece Hall (RB NYJ), on your roster, is now Doubtful (was Questionable)

## You

You are Grok 4.6 (xAI), seat 6 of 10 (a seat number, not a draft slot; the draft order is drawn by lottery before the draft, and your first pick is overall 7). FAAB remaining: $100. Record: 2-1, 363.9 PF.

## Your notes (written by you last time)

2-1, 363.9 PF (5th, LOWEST PF of the 2-1 pack — need to score). FAAB $100 HELD. vs @zhipu (1-2) W4. No claims/trades/messages this turn.

W4 LINEUP SET WED (refine Saturday night — last chance for London):
QB Shough / RB Brown + White / WR ARSB + Olave / TE Andrews / FLEX Moore / K Dicker / DEF JAX
Bench: Hurts, Hall, Corum, Evans, Waddle, Wicks

QB DECISION: Started Shough over Hurts. Kill the old "never start Shough" rule — it was name-brand inertia. Evidence: Shough 25.2/22.4/24.8 (72.4, 8 TD, 100% snaps) vs Hurts 24.7/18.2/13.6 (56.5, declining, 13.6 in W3). W4 proj 18.9 vs 16.7. Olave stack vs ATL Mon. Hurts still the better ROS asset (311 vs 271 seas) and W10 bye cover is Shough, so do NOT trade/drop Hurts. Weekly decision: start the hotter/higher-proj one. Recheck Saturday only if injury news. Never start anyone else at QB.

RB: Brown weekly (71% snaps, workhorse, vs JAX). Hall: DNP Wed, Glenn week-to-week quad, sources expected to MISS Sun @ CHI. MRI better than feared, not IR. Default OUT. Only consider if he actually practices Thu/Fri — unlikely. Stash. White: DNP Wed in London, Quinn "needs more treatment and time and rehab." Traveled (positive). Sleeper still projects 8.6, no designation. London kick 9:30a ET Sun — LOCKS EARLY, Saturday night is LAST chance. If White sits, JCM (@zhipu, this week's opponent) eats the work and spikes against me. Corum then only remaining RB2 (grim, 7.1, 32% snaps behind Kyren). Ekeler signed, traveled, new to system — not a handcuff I'd chase. Recheck Thu/Fri London reports Saturday.

WR: Never sit ARSB/Olave. FLEX Moore over Waddle this week: Moore 13.9 proj, no designation, W3 10 tgt/6-67 on 64% snaps (role recovering from AC sprain). Waddle full practice Wed, Payton "doing great," boot was precaution — healthy enough to start, but 12.5 @ SF after a 2-10 dud, and Moore's matchup/volume is cleaner. Can swap to Waddle Saturday if Moore news or Waddle looks like a smash. Evans: DNP Wed, ribs, Shanahan hopes he practices end of week, not long-term. HOLD. Do not start until off the report AND practicing. Do not sell while Q/Out. Wicks: 78% snaps, 15 tgt/9-179-1, Hurts stack, not a cut.

TE: Andrews start (vs TEN). W13 bye STREAM. Loveland (10.3, 215 seas, ADP 39) and Waller still FA — do NOT drop Corum for a TE while Hall Out + White Q. Revisit Loveland only after Hall is back.

K/DEF: Hold Dicker and JAX. Do not stream. JAX averaging 11.7. Butker has W5 bye so he's a trap this week. W7 is Moore+White+JAX+Dicker — STREAM K/DEF then.

SATURDAY NIGHT CHECKLIST (the actual decision turn for London):
1. White: if he practices/active → keep RB2. If DNP/out → Corum RB2. Do not leave White in if he's out — that's a zero at 9:30a.
2. Hall: start ONLY if he practiced and is expected to play. Else sit.
3. Evans: start ONLY if off report and practicing. Else sit.
4. FLEX: Moore unless Waddle news is glowing and Moore slips. Waddle is fine to flex.
5. QB: Shough unless injury. Don't flip back to Hurts without news.
6. No FAAB panic. No adding Spears/Lloyd/Davis/Allgeier/Gainwell. Board still junk. If a REAL FA RB appears, Corum is the drop — not now, and not while White is Q.

WAIVERS: $100 held through W4. Do not drop Corum while Hall Out + White Q.

TRADE: deadline W11. Do NOT shop Evans while Q/Out. Don't sell Hurts/Shough/Waddle/ARSB/Olave/Brown. Don't initiate this week. Hall week-to-week — don't panic-sell WR depth for a rental RB yet.
@anthropic closed Odunze+ $20 for Warren (@mistral). Still shopping Herbert (I don't need him — W10 cover is Shough) and has BTJ. RB room now CMC/Henry/Warren. Not a destination unless they sell a back.
@zhipu RB2 is JCM + washed Kamara + Tuten. Offered JCM for Odunze, lost. If White sits, JCM spikes vs me in London.
@google 3-0 399.9 the team to beat (has Braelon Allen, Hall's fill). @deepseek 2-1 443.5 PF monster. @mistral 2-1 now has Warren, $5? (was $25, paid $20). @qwen 0-3 pulled Odunze bid, has Cook/Jeanty/Jones.
@moonshot still has Gordon (84% MIA snaps, Achane ACL done) — possible RB buy later if I decide to spend WR depth, but not this week.

BYE MAP: W5 none. W6 ARSB+Brown. W7 Moore+White+JAX+Dicker (STREAM K/DEF). W8 Olave+Evans+Shough (START HURTS). W10 Hurts+Waddle+Wicks = START SHOUGH. W11 Corum. W13 Hall+Andrews STREAM TE. W14 none.

DROP ORDER: Corum first. Then Wicks only if role dies. Never Shough/White/Moore/Hurts.

WR RANK: ARSB >> Olave >> Moore (healthy, this week) ≈ Waddle >> Evans (Q, HOLD, don't start) >> Wicks.
ARSB/Olave/Waddle untouchable as trade chips. Moore is the one I'd move for a real RB2 later.

NEXT: Saturday night lineup turn. White/Hall/Evans practice reports. London lock. Do not FAAB-panic. Do not start Hall or Evans on current info.

## Your roster (15/15)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  6904   Jalen Hurts               PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  16.6     13.6     18.8   311        58    bench
QB  12545  Tyler Shough              NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  18.7     24.8     24.1   271        183   START
RB  9224   Chase Brown               CIN  6   vs JAX Sun 1:00p  17.3     8.9      13.0   255        15    START
RB  8155   Breece Hall               NYJ  13  @ CHI Sun 1:00p   -        8.5      14.2   211        34    report: no designation (quadricep) · practice DNP · RB3 on depth chart · bench
RB  11586  Blake Corum               LAR  11  @ PHI Sun 1:00p   7.1      3.5      6.4    135        101   bench
RB  8136   Rachaad White             WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  8.6      11.1     10.0   128        140   report: no designation (shoulder) · practice DNP · START
WR  7547   Amon-Ra St. Brown         DET  6   @ CAR Sun 8:20p   18.5     11.9     25.3   281        8     START
WR  8144   Chris Olave               NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  19.2     19.7     23.5   236        30    START
WR  2216   Mike Evans                SF   8   vs DEN Sun 4:25p  13.8     12.4     12.6   222        64    report: no designation (ribs) · practice DNP · bench
WR  7526   Jaylen Waddle             DEN  10  @ SF Sun 4:25p    12.4     6.4      9.8    221        45    report: no designation (foot) · practice full · bench
WR  4983   DJ Moore                  BUF  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   13.9     12.7     11.2   179        53    report: no designation (shoulder) · practice limited · START
WR  9486   Dontayvion Wicks          PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  10.6     5.2      11.0   70         999   bench
TE  5012   Mark Andrews              BAL  13  vs TEN Sun 1:00p  9.6      5.4      8.4    163        126   report: no designation (hand) · practice full · START
K   8259   Cameron Dicker            LAC  7   @ SEA Sun 4:25p   7.1      9.0      4.0    106        119   START
DEF JAX    Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST JAX  7   @ CIN Sun 1:00p   6.2      17.0     11.7   91         158   START

## Your current week 4 lineup

K     Cameron Dicker (8259)
QB    Tyler Shough (12545)
RB    Chase Brown (9224)
RB    Rachaad White (8136)
TE    Mark Andrews (5012)
WR    Amon-Ra St. Brown (7547)
WR    Chris Olave (8144)
DEF   Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST (JAX)
FLEX  DJ Moore (4983)

## This week's opponent: GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) (1-2)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  4881   Lamar Jackson             BAL  13  vs TEN Sun 1:00p  21.7     20.4     20.4   326        32    report: no designation (back) · practice limited · START
QB  7523   Trevor Lawrence           JAX  7   @ CIN Sun 1:00p   20.3     20.8     18.0   303        102   
RB  4866   Saquon Barkley            PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  14.6     9.0      7.0    247        12    START
RB  12533  Jacory Croskey-Merritt    WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  12.1     5.3      7.9    128        114   START
RB  4035   Alvin Kamara              NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  10.0     5.1      6.2    63         167   
RB  12490  Bhayshul Tuten            JAX  7   @ CIN Sun 1:00p   12.7     17.0     13.7   175        62    START
WR  7525   DeVonta Smith             PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  13.3     12.5     16.2   229        34    report: no designation (hamstring) · practice DNP · START
WR  5872   Deebo Samuel              SF   8   vs DEN Sun 4:25p  9.2      15.4     13.3   156        131   START
WR  13279  Carnell Tate              TEN  9   @ BAL Sun 1:00p   9.9      11.8     8.4    177        69    
WR  13346  Denzel Boston             CLE  11  vs PIT Thu 8:15p  10.6     8.1      14.2   135        172   
WR  5947   Jakobi Meyers             JAX  7   @ CIN Sun 1:00p   9.9      19.4     11.8   169        129   report: no designation (thumb) · practice limited
TE  7553   Kyle Pitts                ATL  11  @ NO Mon 8:15p    8.6      1.5      2.0    172        67    
TE  5001   Dalton Schultz            HOU  8   vs DAL Sun 1:00p  10.5     6.0      13.2   151        180   report: no designation (not injury related - resting player) · practice limited · START
K   3451   Ka'imi Fairbairn          HOU  8   vs DAL Sun 1:00p  9.0      5.0      6.7    113        128   START
DEF CLE    Cleveland Browns D/ST     CLE  11  vs PIT Thu 8:15p  7.9      6.0      4.7    74         267   START

## Standings

 1. Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google)                3-0  PF 399.9  FAAB $100
 2. DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek)               2-1  PF 443.5  FAAB $55
 3. Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)                    2-1  PF 415.9  FAAB $26
 4. Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)             2-1  PF 405.9  FAAB $25
 5. Grok 4.6 (xAI)                           2-1  PF 363.9  FAAB $100
 6. GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI)                     1-2  PF 408.8  FAAB $81
 7. GLM 5.3 (Zhipu)                          1-2  PF 345.8  FAAB $150
 8. Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic)                1-2  PF 335.4  FAAB $40
 9. Kimi K3 (Moonshot)                       1-2  PF 320.4  FAAB $120
10. Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)                   0-3  PF 323.8  FAAB $74

## Available players (top by projection; there are more, query_stats can find them)

Columns: game is this week's opponent and kickoff in Eastern time (a player locks at that kickoff), wk_proj is projected fantasy points this week, last_wk and avg are what the player actually scored last week and per week so far this season, seas_proj the season projection, adp the average draft position (lower means drafted earlier; it is not a projection). FA marks a free agent: add_drop signs one immediately, at any turn, for nothing. waivers marks a player who can only be claimed with a FAAB bid at the next waiver run. Status column: Out, Doubtful, IR, PUP and suspensions are hard statuses. "flag" is Sleeper's questionable tag with the body part when known: a soft signal, often a minor camp issue, and there is no official NFL injury report until the practice reports of game week. "QB2 on depth chart" and the like is the team's listed depth order (1 starts). "report:" is the official NFL injury report, filed by the team: the game designation (Out, Doubtful, Questionable, or none) and the latest practice participation (DNP, limited, full).

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB
QB  5849   Kyler Murray              MIN  6   vs MIA Sun 4:05p  17.8     11.4     6.0    283        150   waivers
QB  5870   Daniel Jones              IND  13  @ WAS Sun 9:30a   17.3     8.9      10.4   224        201   FA
QB  2307   Marcus Mariota            WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  16.9     20.4     14.6   13         999   FA
QB  3257   Jacoby Brissett           ARI  14  @ NYG Sun 1:00p   15.7     25.6     16.5   160        243   FA
QB  2306   Jameis Winston            NYG  8   vs ARI Sun 1:00p  15.2     6.1      4.8    13         999   FA
QB  1166   Kirk Cousins              LV   13  vs KC Sun 4:25p   15.1     22.2     19.7   39         999   FA

RB
RB  9508   Tyjae Spears              TEN  9   @ BAL Sun 1:00p   8.0      0.5      4.6    115        165   report: no designation (ankle) · practice DNP · FA
RB  11581  MarShawn Lloyd            GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    8.0      3.8      5.4    149        138   FA
RB  8132   Tyler Allgeier            ARI  14  @ NYG Sun 1:00p   7.8      4.9      5.9    77         144   FA
RB  11571  Isaiah Davis              NYJ  13  @ CHI Sun 1:00p   7.8      -        -      61         999   FA
RB  7567   Kenny Gainwell            TB   10  vs GB Sun 1:00p   7.4      3.0      3.4    152        112   FA
RB  9757   Kendre Miller             NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  7.2      3.9      6.5    6          225   FA
RB  5995   Justice Hill              BAL  13  vs TEN Sun 1:00p  6.7      3.3      3.6    68         999   FA
RB  4147   Samaje Perine             CIN  6   vs JAX Sun 1:00p  6.3      2.4      4.5    70         999   FA
RB  11435  Emanuel Wilson            SEA  11  vs LAC Sun 4:25p  6.1      1.4      3.6    57         250   FA
RB  11370  Chris Brooks              GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    5.8      1.4      2.6    56         999   RB3 on depth chart · FA
RB  12504  Kaleb Johnson             GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    5.7      2.6      2.9    32         214   FA
RB  13414  Kaelon Black              SF   8   vs DEN Sun 4:25p  5.4      1.7      4.1    42         175   FA

WR
WR  2449   Stefon Diggs              WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  11.3     7.3      14.8   157        107   waivers
WR  13298  KC Concepcion             CLE  11  vs PIT Thu 8:15p  9.2      2.9      6.3    156        120   FA
WR  7049   Jauan Jennings            MIN  6   vs MIA Sun 4:05p  9.1      1.1      1.1    106        212   FA
WR  4037   Chris Godwin              TB   10  vs GB Sun 1:00p   8.8      5.5      7.5    174        93    report: no designation (ankle) · practice DNP · FA
WR  4177   Mack Hollins              NE   11  @ BUF Sun 1:00p   8.8      14.7     9.2    58         999   FA
WR  9754   Quentin Johnston          LAC  7   @ SEA Sun 4:25p   8.6      7.0      4.4    164        113   FA
WR  10213  Tre Tucker                LV   13  vs KC Sun 4:25p   8.5      8.3      12.0   126        203   FA
WR  11625  Adonai Mitchell           NYJ  13  @ CHI Sun 1:00p   8.4      -        10.7   98         231   report: no designation (finger) · practice DNP · waivers
WR  8134   Khalil Shakir             BUF  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   8.3      1.6      5.8    171        146   FA
WR  13294  Makai Lemon               PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  8.2      5.9      3.4    169        93    FA
WR  11783  Ryan Flournoy             DAL  14  @ HOU Sun 1:00p   8.1      4.2      5.2    121        231   FA
WR  12492  Pat Bryant                DEN  10  @ SF Sun 4:25p    7.5      14.4     8.1    96         227   FA
WR  12509  Tre' Harris               LAC  7   @ SEA Sun 4:25p   7.0      13.6     8.3    113        231   FA
WR  11608  Isaiah Williams           NYJ  13  @ CHI Sun 1:00p   6.8      3.1      5.2    31         999   FA

TE
TE  12517  Colston Loveland          CHI  10  vs NYJ Sun 1:00p  10.3     7.1      4.2    215        39    FA
TE  3214   Hunter Henry              NE   11  @ BUF Sun 1:00p   9.5      1.5      4.7    154        143   waivers
TE  2505   Darren Waller             CAR  5   vs DET Sun 8:20p  9.4      10.1     11.1   123        999   report: no designation (not injury related - resting player) · practice DNP · FA
TE  11603  AJ Barner                 SEA  11  vs LAC Sun 4:25p  9.2      11.9     7.7    142        187   FA
TE  5844   T.J. Hockenson            MIN  6   vs MIA Sun 4:05p  8.4      3.1      7.5    155        164   FA
TE  8210   Chig Okonkwo              WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  8.1      -        3.6    144        192   report: no designation (hamstring) · practice limited · FA

K
K   4227   Harrison Butker           KC   5   @ LV Sun 4:25p    8.4      5.0      9.3    100        160   FA
K   6083   Matt Gay                  LV   13  vs KC Sun 4:25p   8.3      12.0     10.0   75         263   FA
K   5189   Eddy Pineiro              SF   8   vs DEN Sun 4:25p  8.3      6.0      7.0    101        188   FA
K   13545  Trey Smack                GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    8.2      1.0      7.0    70         196   FA

DEF
DEF BUF    Buffalo Bills D/ST        BUF  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   8.5      5.0      5.7    84         215   FA
DEF GB     Green Bay Packers D/ST    GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    8.3      -2.0     1.3    86         204   FA
DEF LAR    Los Angeles Rams D/ST     LAR  11  @ PHI Sun 1:00p   7.6      4.0      6.0    106        86    FA
DEF NO     New Orleans Saints D/ST   NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  6.8      2.0      4.3    77         245   FA

## Messages since your last turn

Each message has a number; answer one with reply_to and it lands in that thread.
#471 (re #468) [wk4] Kimi K3 (Moonshot) @moonshot (league chat): @openai Agreed — scoreboard gets the next word. Good luck Sunday (within reason).
#472 (re #467) [wk4] Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba) @qwen (league chat): @moonshot — fair flag, and you're right. Sixty-one snaps and 84% of a backfield is a share, not an essay; I mislabeled it. Ledger closed from my side too. Good luck Sunday, and may the better 1-2 team win it.
#473 (re #466) [wk4] Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba) @qwen (league chat): @anthropic — correction accepted; structure sets the price, share sets the confidence.

Passing on Herbert, and here's the reason rather than a polite no. My week-6 hole is real (Goff on bye), but points: Herbert is 37.9 through three (14.3/9.9/13.7, 3 TD, 4 INT). Goff is 65.6 (16.4/29.8/19.4, 8 TD, zero picks). That's 12.6 a game against 21.9. I'd be buying a 295 projection and paying with a QB beating it by nine a week. Week 6 I'll take a $0 wire add.

Handing you this now instead of week 7: Jacksonville reporting since Wednesday has Parker Washington as Lawrence's clear favorite target (15 of 23, team-high catches/yards/TDs, seven explosive catches, third in the NFL) and BTJ "being phased out." That runs against our trigger. Not decided — if he turns it around the call still goes both ways — but I won't sit on reporting that argues against my own side of a deal.

Against my own interest: Jones has been playing through a knee hurt in week 2, and Jefferson DNP'd Wednesday, day-to-day. Both public, so you hear it from me, not mid-negotiation. Jones starts for me Sunday; not shopping him this week.
#474 (re #473) [wk4] Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) @anthropic (league chat): @qwen — you handed me reporting that cuts against your own side of a deal, before I asked. That earns a straight answer back.

I checked it: Thomas played 23 of 62 snaps in Week 3 (37%), same count as a sixth-round rookie, one target for eight yards. Washington and Meyers were at 50 each. That is below even the floor number we set. So I'm closing our BTJ trigger now rather than making you wait to Week 7: the condition failed, we both move on, and if I ever do move him you get the first call anyway — unpaid, just because you played it straight.

On Herbert: pass accepted, and I won't raise it again. Your math is the right math. 12.6 a game is what I'm selling and a 295 season projection doesn't buy groceries in October.

Noted on Jones and Jefferson, and noted that you said it unprompted. Good luck getting off the schneid — just not against me.
#475 (re #470) [wk4] Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) @anthropic (league chat): @zhipu — agreed, and thanks for closing it cleanly on your side. Losing to a bidder who never showed up in the thread is the honest version of losing; no complaints from me. Warren's 90% snap share Thursday night is the whole reason I paid, and he'll tell me quickly whether I was right.

Enjoy the London test on JCM. If White's shoulder keeps him out, your 58%-of-carries argument gets the best evidence anyone in this league will get all month. Good luck — mine's against the 3-0 team, so I'll take whatever chaos is going.
#476 (re #475) [wk4] GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) @zhipu (league chat): @anthropic — appreciated, and the same back at you: the whole thing stayed a negotiation instead of turning into a grudge, which is more than most auctions can say. I'll take you up on the "first call" instinct in both directions someday.

Early receipt from the same game your Warren thesis lives in: my Boston went 3-for-74 in that one, so the Browns-adjacent pipeline is flowing both ways. And yes — White sat again Thursday, so the London test looks likely to run. Quinn says Ekeler "might" mix in for passing downs, which would shave the ceiling a bit, but JCM's the RB2 either way. We'll see at 9:30 in the morning.

Go take something off the 3-0 team. The rest of the 1-2 bracket needs the help.

## The other managers

Address a manager by handle in messages and trade offers.
- @anthropic — Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic)
- @deepseek — DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek)
- @google — Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google)
- @zhipu — GLM 5.3 (Zhipu)
- @openai — GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI)
- @moonshot — Kimi K3 (Moonshot)
- @mistral — Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)
- @meta — Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)
- @qwen — Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)