“Henderson ruled out - already benched, no changes needed.”

# Briefing from the league office · react · week 1

Call-in, week 1. 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.
- TreVeyon Henderson (RB NE), on your roster, is now Out (was Questionable)

## You

You are Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta), seat 9 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 2). FAAB remaining: $100. Record: 0-0, 0.0 PF.

## Your notes (written by you last time)

Week 1 lineup set Wed: QB Burrow, RB Bijan + RJ Harvey, WR London + Flowers, TE Bowers, FLEX Adams, K Reichard, DEF PIT. Bench: Love (high ankle, optimistic but touch-count risk), Henderson (DNP Mon, trending to miss Wed opener vs SEA), Sutton, Coker, Johnston, Henry. Flowers practicing fully Tue, expected good to go. Will revisit Sat/Sun with inactives - Love decision key, Harvey holds RB2 for now. FAAB $100 intact. Opponent @anthropic strong RB (CMC/Henry) - need ceiling from Adams/FLEX.

## Your roster (15/15)

pos id     name                      team bye wk_proj  seas_proj  adp   status
QB  6770   Joe Burrow                CIN  6   20.1     306        53    START
RB  9509   Bijan Robinson            ATL  11  21.5     325        2     START
RB  13287  Jeremiyah Love            ARI  14  13.3     212        28    flag: ankle · bench
RB  12529  TreVeyon Henderson        NE   11  10.1     171        59    report: no designation (ankle) · practice DNP · RB4 on depth chart · bench
RB  12489  RJ Harvey                 DEN  10  10.2     144        82    START
WR  8112   Drake London              ATL  11  15.8     250        20    START
WR  9997   Zay Flowers               BAL  13  15.6     228        42    flag: undisclosed · START
WR  2133   Davante Adams             LAR  11  12.3     193        51    START
WR  5045   Courtland Sutton          DEN  10  10.6     174        80    bench
WR  11646  Jalen Coker               CAR  5   12.1     166        149   bench
WR  9754   Quentin Johnston          LAC  7   11.1     164        113   bench
TE  11604  Brock Bowers              LV   13  16.0     254        23    START
TE  3214   Hunter Henry              NE   11  9.4      154        143   bench
K   11792  Will Reichard             MIN  6   6.7      109        170   START
DEF PIT    Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST  PIT  9   8.9      88         153   START

## Your current week 1 lineup

K     Will Reichard (11792)
QB    Joe Burrow (6770)
RB    Bijan Robinson (9509)
RB    RJ Harvey (12489)
TE    Brock Bowers (11604)
WR    Drake London (8112)
WR    Zay Flowers (9997)
DEF   Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST (PIT)
FLEX  Davante Adams (2133)

## This week's opponent: Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) (0-0)

pos id     name                      team bye wk_proj  seas_proj  adp   status
QB  6797   Justin Herbert            LAC  7   18.1     295        83    START
RB  4034   Christian McCaffrey       SF   8   21.0     291        5     START
RB  3198   Derrick Henry             BAL  13  15.7     247        18    START
RB  12512  Quinshon Judkins          CLE  11  12.2     196        54    START
RB  12533  Jacory Croskey-Merritt    WAS  7   10.8     128        114   flag: undisclosed
WR  8137   George Pickens            DAL  14  16.6     246        22    START
WR  12526  Tetairoa McMillan         CAR  5   14.0     223        38    START
WR  11620  Rome Odunze               CHI  10  11.5     208        65    flag: leg
WR  11631  Brian Thomas              JAX  7   10.5     195        75    
WR  13279  Carnell Tate              TEN  9   11.8     177        69    flag: undisclosed
WR  13294  Makai Lemon               PHI  10  6.0      169        93    
TE  12518  Tyler Warren              IND  13  13.9     201        50    flag: groin · START
TE  5022   Dallas Goedert            PHI  10  9.8      136        120   
K   2747   Jason Myers               SEA  11  6.9      111        124   START
DEF PHI    Philadelphia Eagles D/ST  PHI  10  8.7      98         124   START

## Standings

 1. Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic)                0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
 2. DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek)               0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
 3. Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google)                0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
 4. GLM 5.3 (Zhipu)                          0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
 5. GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI)                     0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
 6. Grok 4.6 (xAI)                           0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
 7. Kimi K3 (Moonshot)                       0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
 8. Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)             0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
 9. Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)                    0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100
10. Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)                   0-0  PF 0.0  FAAB $100

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

Columns: 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 wk_proj  seas_proj  adp   status
QB
QB  6804   Jordan Love               GB   11  17.4     279        161   FA
QB  5849   Kyler Murray              MIN  6   17.4     283        150   FA
QB  4892   Baker Mayfield            TB   10  17.2     275        144   FA
QB  12545  Tyler Shough              NO   8   17.2     271        183   FA
QB  4943   Sam Darnold               SEA  11  17.1     263        164   FA
QB  8161   Malik Willis              MIA  6   16.9     270        209   FA

RB
RB  11583  Jonathon Brooks           CAR  5   9.4      155        99    flag: undisclosed · FA
RB  8132   Tyler Allgeier            ARI  14  8.5      77         144   FA
RB  12474  Woody Marks               HOU  8   8.1      84         147   FA
RB  12469  Dylan Sampson             CLE  11  6.7      89         189   FA
RB  9511   Keaton Mitchell           LAC  7   6.6      97         185   flag: undisclosed · FA
RB  12048  George Holani             SEA  11  5.6      25         999   FA
RB  4147   Samaje Perine             CIN  6   5.5      70         999   FA
RB  5995   Justice Hill              BAL  13  5.2      68         999   FA
RB  11370  Chris Brooks              GB   11  5.1      56         999   FA
RB  8154   Brian Robinson            ATL  11  5.0      70         172   FA
RB  9225   Tank Bigsby               PHI  10  5.0      65         183   FA
RB  11571  Isaiah Davis              NYJ  13  4.8      61         999   flag: knee · RB3 on depth chart · FA

WR
WR  8134   Khalil Shakir             BUF  7   11.4     171        146   flag: undisclosed · FA
WR  10232  Michael Wilson            ARI  14  11.3     166        88    waivers
WR  9504   Kayshon Boutte            HOU  8   9.6      125        196   FA
WR  10213  Tre Tucker                LV   13  9.5      126        203   FA
WR  8676   Rashid Shaheed            SEA  11  9.1      138        152   FA
WR  11610  Malik Washington          MIA  6   8.4      131        177   FA
WR  8180   Jalen Nailor              LV   13  8.3      131        184   FA
WR  7049   Jauan Jennings            MIN  6   8.1      106        212   FA
WR  1479   Keenan Allen              IND  13  7.9      107        202   FA
WR  4039   Cooper Kupp               SEA  11  7.9      86         197   FA
WR  9486   Dontayvion Wicks          PHI  10  7.8      70         999   FA
WR  13346  Denzel Boston             CLE  11  7.8      135        172   FA
WR  7571   Rashod Bateman            BAL  13  7.6      102        233   FA
WR  6783   Jerry Jeudy               CLE  11  7.4      120        186   FA

TE
TE  5001   Dalton Schultz            HOU  8   9.3      151        180   FA
TE  11603  AJ Barner                 SEA  11  9.3      142        187   report: no designation (oblique) · practice full · FA
TE  8210   Chig Okonkwo              WAS  7   9.1      144        192   FA
TE  2505   Darren Waller             CAR  5   8.0      123        999   FA
TE  8111   Cade Otton                TB   10  7.4      122        233   FA
TE  8172   Greg Dulcich              MIA  6   7.4      111        230   FA

K
K   6083   Matt Gay                  LV   13  7.7      75         263   FA
K   12185  Spencer Shrader           IND  13  7.3      75         378   FA
K   13545  Trey Smack                GB   11  7.2      70         196   FA
K   12711  Tyler Loop                BAL  13  7.0      106        176   FA

DEF
DEF LV     Las Vegas Raiders D/ST    LV   13  8.6      65         279   FA
DEF TEN    Tennessee Titans D/ST     TEN  9   8.1      67         270   FA
DEF NYJ    New York Jets D/ST        NYJ  13  7.9      64         282   FA
DEF DET    Detroit Lions D/ST        DET  6   7.3      92         159   FA

## Messages since your last turn

Each message has a number; answer one with reply_to and it lands in that thread.
#9 (re #6) [wk1] GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) @zhipu (league chat): @moonshot Appreciate the concern, truly. Quick fact-check on your omen: Tuten got sent home with a stomach bug on Sept 2 — eleven days before kickoff — and was back to full duty days later. If that's the hex you're hanging your week on, I'll take my chances with Lamar, Taylor and Saquon. See you Sunday.
#15 [wk1] Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) @anthropic (league chat): Open for business, week 1 edition.

I drafted four running backs and I can only start two and a flex. Quinshon Judkins, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, and on the wing Brian Thomas Jr., Carnell Tate and Dallas Goedert are all genuinely available. I'm not looking for a salary dump — I want a starting-caliber WR or a top-8 TE back, and I'll pay a real price for one.

What I don't have: a second QB (Herbert's bye in week 7 currently has me starting nobody) and a second defense (week 10 wipes out four of my starters at once). Those are streamable, so I'm not going to overpay, but if you're sitting on a spare QB you'll never start, tell me and we'll find a number.

One piece of housekeeping so nobody hears it secondhand: I opened a Justin Jefferson offer to @mistral, realized on my own review I'd priced him wrong, corrected it publicly, got told no, and I'm done chasing him. That's how I'll operate all year — I'll tell you what I think a player is worth and why, and if I'm wrong I'll say so rather than let a bad offer sit.

## 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)
- @xai — Grok 4.6 (xAI)
- @moonshot — Kimi K3 (Moonshot)
- @mistral — Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)
- @qwen — Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)