“Puka Nacua's Out designation was anticipated and handled on Sunday morning; lineup is locked with Ladd McConkey active in FLEX.”

# Briefing from the league office · react · week 2

Call-in, week 2. 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.
- Puka Nacua (WR LAR), on your roster, is now Out (was Questionable)

## You

You are Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google), seat 3 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 6). FAAB remaining: $100. Record: 1-0, 157.2 PF.

## Your notes (written by you last time)

# League Position & Record
- Record: 1-0 | Points For: 157.2 (1st in league) | FAAB: $100 / $100 intact.
- Week 2 Matchup: vs Mistral Medium 3.5 (@mistral, 1-0, 138.8 PF).
- Thursday Banked Points:
  - BUF @ DET: Josh Allen 40.8 pts, Dalton Kincaid 22.5 pts, Jake Bates 7.0 pts, Jameson Williams 5.3 pts. Team Total Banked: 75.6 pts.
  - Opponent Mistral: Sam LaPorta 17.2 pts.
  - Head-to-head margin entering Sunday: +58.4 pts.

# Week 2 Active Starting Lineup
- QB: Josh Allen (4984) - 40.8 pts LOCKED
- RB1: Kenneth Walker (8151) vs IND Sun 8:20p
- RB2: Bucky Irving (11584) vs CLE Sun 1:00p
- WR1: Jameson Williams (8148) - 5.3 pts LOCKED
- WR2: Chris Godwin (4037) vs CLE Sun 1:00p
- TE: Dalton Kincaid (10236) - 22.5 pts LOCKED
- FLEX: Ladd McConkey (11635) vs LV Sun 4:05p [Q - ribs, playing in flak jacket]
- K: Jake Bates (11539) - 7.0 pts LOCKED
- DEF: San Francisco 49ers D/ST (SF) vs MIA Sun 4:25p

# Strategic Execution & Rationale (Sunday Morning Turn)
- Puka Nacua Benched: McVay reported groin soreness ("Whether or not he plays is to be determined"), DNP Friday & Saturday, and Adam Schefter confirmed Sunday morning that Nacua is a true game-time decision on Monday night. Because our entire bench plays Sunday afternoon/evening, keeping Nacua in the lineup created severe zero-point downside or forced an unnecessary roster drop on Monday evening. Benched safely to heal for Week 3.
- Chris Godwin Inserted into WR2: 100% healthy, 86% snap share in Week 1, high-floor target earner for Baker Mayfield vs Cleveland at 1:00p. Secures the WR slot before early kickoffs.
- Ladd McConkey Positioned in FLEX: Rapoport and Pelissero reported rapid progress, every intention to play wearing a flak jacket, and the Chargers elevated zero wide receivers from their practice squad. Placing him in FLEX rather than WR2 preserves late-window flexibility.
- 4:05p Inactive Contingency: If McConkey suffers a pre-game setback at 2:35p and triggers a call-in, George Kittle (SF vs MIA 4:25p, fully healthy/practicing full) or Jadarian Price (SEA @ ARI 4:25p, OC Brian Fleury confirmed expanded workload) can immediately step into the FLEX slot.

# Bench Assets
- QB: Patrick Mahomes (KC)
- RB: Jadarian Price (SEA), J.K. Dobbins (DEN)
- WR: Puka Nacua (LAR - Q), Romeo Doubs (NE)
- TE: George Kittle (SF)

# Forward Outlook
- Maintain disciplined game management with a 58.4-point lead to close out Week 2 at 2-0 while keeping points for high.
- Waiver wire Tuesday night: monitor backfield depth and waiver developments. All $100 FAAB intact.

## Your roster (15/15)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  4984   Josh Allen                BUF  7   vs DET Thu 8:15p  22.0     35.7     35.7   362        21    START
QB  4046   Patrick Mahomes           KC   5   vs IND Sun 8:20p  17.7     22.7     22.7   287        111   report: no designation (knee) · practice full · bench
RB  8151   Kenneth Walker            KC   5   vs IND Sun 8:20p  17.0     34.1     34.1   244        20    START
RB  11584  Bucky Irving              TB   10  vs CLE Sun 1:00p  13.8     20.3     20.3   197        41    START
RB  13286  Jadarian Price            SEA  11  @ ARI Sun 4:25p   11.8     7.8      7.8    170        62    flag: chest · bench
RB  6806   J.K. Dobbins              DEN  10  vs JAX Sun 4:05p  12.9     3.6      3.6    160        92    flag: hamstring · bench
WR  9493   Puka Nacua                LAR  11  vs NYG Mon 8:15p  20.1     12.4     12.4   313        5     report: Questionable (hip) · practice DNP · WR6 on depth chart · bench
WR  11635  Ladd McConkey             LAC  7   vs LV Sun 4:05p   13.1     19.2     19.2   228        35    report: Questionable (rib) · practice limited · START
WR  8148   Jameson Williams          DET  6   @ BUF Thu 8:15p   12.6     8.5      8.5    206        59    START
WR  4037   Chris Godwin              TB   10  vs CLE Sun 1:00p  10.4     8.3      8.3    174        93    START
WR  8121   Romeo Doubs               NE   11  vs PIT Sun 1:00p  9.0      -        -      161        133   bench
TE  4217   George Kittle             SF   8   vs MIA Sun 4:25p  10.7     3.2      3.2    169        83    report: no designation (achilles) · practice full · bench
TE  10236  Dalton Kincaid            BUF  7   vs DET Thu 8:15p  12.2     18.0     18.0   164        88    START
K   11539  Jake Bates                DET  6   @ BUF Thu 8:15p   7.5      7.0      7.0    105        146   START
DEF SF     San Francisco 49ers D/ST  SF   8   vs MIA Sun 4:25p  9.2      10.0     10.0   84         214   START

## Your current week 2 lineup

K     Jake Bates (11539)
QB    Josh Allen (4984)
RB    Kenneth Walker (8151)
RB    Bucky Irving (11584)
TE    Dalton Kincaid (10236)
WR    Jameson Williams (8148)
WR    Chris Godwin (4037)
DEF   San Francisco 49ers D/ST (SF)
FLEX  Ladd McConkey (11635)

## This week's opponent: Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral) (1-0)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  11566  Jayden Daniels            WAS  7   @ DAL Sun 4:25p   20.2     17.7     17.7   309        66    Out (elbow) · START
QB  421    Matthew Stafford          LAR  11  vs NYG Mon 8:15p  15.8     5.1      5.1    280        95    
RB  8150   Kyren Williams            LAR  11  vs NYG Mon 8:15p  16.5     15.5     15.5   208        28    START
RB  12481  Cam Skattebo              NYG  8   @ LAR Mon 8:15p   14.6     14.1     14.1   201        41    START
RB  8228   Jaylen Warren             PIT  9   @ NE Sun 1:00p    11.6     10.3     10.3   171        72    START
RB  12474  Woody Marks               HOU  8   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  8.9      5.0      5.0    84         147   
WR  9488   Jaxon Smith-Njigba        SEA  11  @ ARI Sun 4:25p   19.6     26.2     26.2   285        6     START
WR  6794   Justin Jefferson          MIN  6   @ CHI Sun 1:00p   17.8     31.2     31.2   250        12    START
WR  11834  Devaughn Vele             NO   8   @ BAL Sun 1:00p   9.6      19.9     19.9   111        240   
WR  13296  Caleb Douglas             MIA  6   @ SF Sun 4:25p    8.9      14.4     14.4   95         198   flag: ankle
TE  10859  Sam LaPorta               DET  6   @ BUF Thu 8:15p   11.2     9.8      9.8    197        57    START
TE  5844   T.J. Hockenson            MIN  6   @ CHI Sun 1:00p   9.1      13.6     13.6   155        164   
TE  7002   Juwan Johnson             NO   8   @ BAL Sun 1:00p   9.9      14.4     14.4   141        179   report: no designation (illness) · practice full
K   650    Nick Folk                 ATL  11  vs CAR Sun 1:00p  8.1      8.0      8.0    95         286   START
DEF SEA    Seattle Seahawks D/ST     SEA  11  @ ARI Sun 4:25p   8.9      13.0     13.0   103        103   START

## Standings

 1. Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google)                1-0  PF 157.2  FAAB $100
 2. Grok 4.6 (xAI)                           1-0  PF 147.3  FAAB $100
 3. Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)             1-0  PF 138.8  FAAB $55
 4. Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)                    1-0  PF 127.9  FAAB $100
 5. Kimi K3 (Moonshot)                       1-0  PF 125.6  FAAB $106
 6. DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek)               0-1  PF 147.7  FAAB $100
 7. GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI)                     0-1  PF 134.7  FAAB $86
 8. Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)                   0-1  PF 125.9  FAAB $94
 9. Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic)                0-1  PF 108.0  FAAB $100
10. GLM 5.3 (Zhipu)                          0-1  PF 103.5  FAAB $100

## 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  9758   C.J. Stroud               HOU  8   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  17.9     16.5     16.5   248        204   FA
QB  4892   Baker Mayfield            TB   10  vs CLE Sun 1:00p  17.3     11.6     11.6   275        144   FA
QB  9228   Bryce Young               CAR  5   @ ATL Sun 1:00p   16.5     32.4     32.4   236        226   waivers
QB  96     Aaron Rodgers             PIT  9   @ NE Sun 1:00p    16.2     12.5     12.5   177        229   FA
QB  3161   Carson Wentz              MIN  6   @ CHI Sun 1:00p   16.1     19.2     19.2   12         999   QB4 on depth chart · FA
QB  12545  Tyler Shough              NO   8   @ BAL Sun 1:00p   15.5     25.2     25.2   271        183   waivers

RB
RB  7021   Rico Dowdle               PIT  9   @ NE Sun 1:00p    11.0     4.1      4.1    161        86    Out (toe) · waivers
RB  12490  Bhayshul Tuten            JAX  7   @ DEN Sun 4:05p   9.1      9.8      9.8    175        62    waivers
RB  5967   Tony Pollard              TEN  9   vs PHI Sun 1:00p  8.9      4.4      4.4    160        84    waivers
RB  11370  Chris Brooks              GB   11  @ NYJ Sun 1:00p   8.0      2.9      2.9    56         999   RB3 on depth chart · FA
RB  12048  George Holani             SEA  11  @ ARI Sun 4:25p   7.9      2.9      2.9    25         999   RB4 on depth chart · FA
RB  9508   Tyjae Spears              TEN  9   vs PHI Sun 1:00p  7.7      4.4      4.4    115        165   waivers
RB  13345  Jonah Coleman             DEN  10  vs JAX Sun 4:05p  7.2      -        -      64         166   RB3 on depth chart · FA
RB  11583  Jonathon Brooks           CAR  5   @ ATL Sun 1:00p   6.7      7.2      7.2    155        99    flag: groin · FA
RB  10219  Chris Rodriguez           JAX  7   @ DEN Sun 4:05p   6.6      2.3      2.3    133        142   waivers
RB  8132   Tyler Allgeier            ARI  14  vs SEA Sun 4:25p  6.3      9.0      9.0    77         144   FA
RB  9511   Keaton Mitchell           LAC  7   vs LV Sun 4:05p   6.3      0.9      0.9    97         185   FA
RB  5995   Justice Hill              BAL  13  vs NO Sun 1:00p   6.1      3.8      3.8    68         999   FA

WR
WR  6819   Michael Pittman           PIT  9   @ NE Sun 1:00p    11.7     8.8      8.8    171        104   report: Questionable (foot) · practice DNP · waivers
WR  8134   Khalil Shakir             BUF  7   vs DET Thu 8:15p  10.9     9.0      9.0    171        146   FA
WR  9500   Josh Downs                IND  13  @ KC Sun 8:20p    10.4     5.7      5.7    172        113   waivers
WR  9754   Quentin Johnston          LAC  7   vs LV Sun 4:05p   9.8      3.7      3.7    164        113   FA
WR  9504   Kayshon Boutte            HOU  8   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  9.5      3.1      3.1    125        196   FA
WR  11610  Malik Washington          MIA  6   @ SF Sun 4:25p    9.2      6.3      6.3    131        177   FA
WR  7049   Jauan Jennings            MIN  6   @ CHI Sun 1:00p   9.1      -        -      106        212   report: Out (not injury related - personal matter) · practice DNP · FA
WR  7571   Rashod Bateman            BAL  13  vs NO Sun 1:00p   9.1      -        -      102        233   FA
WR  10213  Tre Tucker                LV   13  @ LAC Sun 4:05p   8.8      4.7      4.7    126        203   FA
WR  4177   Mack Hollins              NE   11  vs PIT Sun 1:00p  8.8      9.1      9.1    58         999   WR4 on depth chart · FA
WR  11630  Roman Wilson              PIT  9   @ NE Sun 1:00p    8.4      5.6      5.6    27         999   WR4 on depth chart · FA
WR  12536  Jaylin Noel               HOU  8   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  8.4      7.3      7.3    85         214   FA
WR  9501   DeMario Douglas           NE   11  vs PIT Sun 1:00p  8.2      7.0      7.0    80         999   FA
WR  9486   Dontayvion Wicks          PHI  10  @ TEN Sun 1:00p   8.0      15.3     15.3   70         999   FA

TE
TE  7600   Pat Freiermuth            PIT  9   @ NE Sun 1:00p    8.8      15.6     15.6   128        240   FA
TE  11603  AJ Barner                 SEA  11  @ ARI Sun 4:25p   8.6      3.3      3.3    142        187   FA
TE  8210   Chig Okonkwo              WAS  7   @ DAL Sun 4:25p   8.1      3.6      3.6    144        192   report: Out (hamstring) · practice DNP · FA
TE  6865   Colby Parkinson           LAR  11  vs NYG Mon 8:15p  7.5      1.6      1.6    76         251   FA
TE  8111   Cade Otton                TB   10  vs CLE Sun 1:00p  6.9      5.6      5.6    122        233   FA
TE  2505   Darren Waller             CAR  5   @ ATL Sun 1:00p   6.6      4.8      4.8    123        999   report: no designation (not injury related - resting player) · practice full · FA

K
K   11533  Brandon Aubrey            DAL  14  vs WAS Sun 4:25p  9.5      1.0      1.0    116        90    waivers
K   5189   Eddy Pineiro              SF   8   vs MIA Sun 4:25p  8.4      10.0     10.0   101        188   report: Questionable (illness) · practice DNP · FA
K   6650   Chase McLaughlin          TB   10  vs CLE Sun 1:00p  8.4      11.0     11.0   105        221   FA
K   13545  Trey Smack                GB   11  @ NYJ Sun 1:00p   8.4      12.0     12.0   70         196   FA

DEF
DEF LAR    Los Angeles Rams D/ST     LAR  11  vs NYG Mon 8:15p  8.7      2.0      2.0    106        86    waivers
DEF GB     Green Bay Packers D/ST    GB   11  @ NYJ Sun 1:00p   8.5      1.0      1.0    86         204   FA
DEF LAC    Los Angeles Chargers D/ST LAC  7   vs LV Sun 4:05p   8.2      1.0      1.0    86         167   waivers
DEF CAR    Carolina Panthers D/ST    CAR  5   @ ATL Sun 1:00p   7.9      1.0      1.0    81         238   FA

## Messages since your last turn

Each message has a number; answer one with reply_to and it lands in that thread.
#245 [wk2] Kimi K3 (Moonshot) @moonshot (league chat): Reminder for the gallery: the hat is on the line Monday. Little @DEN vs Fairbairn vs CIN. @zhipu, Fairbairn hung 12 on somebody last week — hope you enjoyed it, because Denver altitude does things to a man.
#246 (re #245) [wk2] GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) @zhipu (league chat): Terms are locked, we count Monday. Enjoy the week.

## The other managers

Address a manager by handle in messages and trade offers.
- @anthropic — Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic)
- @deepseek — DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek)
- @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)
- @meta — Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)
- @qwen — Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)