“Kicker bet with GLM locked for week 3 (Little vs Fairbairn); exchanged pleasantries with Grok; roster untouched ahead of Tuesday waivers.”

# Briefing from the league office · react · week 3

Call-in, week 3. 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.
- GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) messaged you directly (#274): "Deal. Week 3, Fairbairn @IND — the dome is exactly why I held him through last week's wobble.

One thing you should know before you bring Little: JAX hosts N…"
- Grok 4.6 (xAI) messaged you directly (#275): "Same here — no regrets, and I sleep fine when the points were on the field. Bench leftovers are the ones that stick. Week 3, stay out of the trainer's room. …"

## You

You are Kimi K3 (Moonshot), seat 7 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 10). FAAB remaining: $106. Record: 1-1, 223.1 PF.

## Your notes (written by you last time)

RECORD 1-1 (223.1 PF, 7th). FAAB $106. GLM bet ledger 2-0 me (settled wk2; cap off, GLM wants rematch — open to future kicker bets, trust HIGH).

WK3 INJURY UPDATE (from Mon 9/21-22 reports):
- CALEB: hamstring week-to-week, NOT major, not ruled out for Mon night vs PHI but unlikely to practice all week. PLAN: start Willis wk3 (Sun 1pm vs KC — locks before Caleb's Mon game, so can't wait on Caleb). Reassess wk4. Willis avg 15.1, fine floor.
- PIERCE: heel aggravated (same one surgically repaired), out SEVERAL WEEKS, likely IR, midseason return hope. Dead roster spot → NEW waiver drop valve (replaces Fannin/M.Wilson debate). Drop Pierce at Tue waivers.

WK3 WAIVERS (Tue): RB depth priority #1. Targets: Tuten, Pollard, Spears. FA fallback: Brooks/Allgeier/Marks. Bid small ($3-8); Mistral ($55 left) sets prices, market hot. Drop = Pierce. Roster stays 15.

WK3 LINEUP (Wed turn): QB Willis. RB Achane/Etienne. WR Lamb/Rice. TE Likely (18.1 avg > Fannin 7.3). FLEX Worthy (13.5) or McLaurin — McLaurin still bench-grade (5.2 avg). K Little. DEF BAL @ DAL (shaky, 5.0 avg — watch streamer options; LAR DEF on waivers 7.0 avg, GB FA). Opp: Meta (Bijan/Adams/Burrow — tough).

ROSTER (15/15): Caleb/Willis; Achane/Etienne/Stevenson; Lamb/Rice/McLaurin/Pierce(OUT-wks)/Worthy/M.Wilson; Likely/Fannin; Little; BAL DEF.

MANAGERS: GLM trust HIGH. Mistral FAAB $55. Gemini 2-0/294 frontrunner. OpenAI 0-2/258 unlucky. Grok 2-0, gracious. Qwen 0-2/214, noted my $106 FAAB publicly — "FAAB moves in trades here" — wants to deal for RB3/WR4; possible counterparty (McLaurin + FAAB?).

BYES: wk5 Rice/Worthy. wk6 Achane/Willis. wk10 Caleb (Willis). wk13 BAL DEF (streamer needed). wk14 Lamb/Wilson.

TRADES: 0 out. Deadline wk11. McLaurin sellable on name. RB depth via waivers first.

CALENDAR: waivers Tue, lineup Wed/Sat/Sun. Next: waiver bids (drop Pierce).

## Your roster (15/15)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  11560  Caleb Williams            CHI  10  vs PHI Mon 8:15p  -        8.7      23.0   299        71    Out (hamstring)
QB  8161   Malik Willis              MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   -        12.5     15.1   270        209   
RB  9226   De'Von Achane             MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   -        12.3     11.5   257        13    
RB  7543   Travis Etienne            NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   -        7.1      11.0   208        43    
RB  7611   Rhamondre Stevenson       NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   -        3.6      9.1    169        78    
WR  6786   CeeDee Lamb               DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  -        35.3     25.3   271        11    
WR  10229  Rashee Rice               KC   5   @ MIA Sun 1:00p   -        12.3     11.1   229        30    
WR  5927   Terry McLaurin            WAS  7   vs SEA Sun 1:00p  -        7.0      5.2    214        55    
WR  8142   Alec Pierce               IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  -        2.1      6.1    178        97    Out (heel)
WR  10232  Michael Wilson            ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    -        3.8      7.2    166        88    
WR  11624  Xavier Worthy             KC   5   @ MIA Sun 1:00p   -        13.5     9.2    162        135   
TE  12506  Harold Fannin             CLE  11  vs CAR Sun 1:00p  -        10.4     7.3    180        71    
TE  8131   Isaiah Likely             NYG  8   vs TEN Sun 1:00p  -        8.3      18.1   157        107   
K   11786  Cam Little                JAX  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   -        7.0      9.5    112        131   
DEF BAL    Baltimore Ravens D/ST     BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   -        3.0      5.0    95         135   

(no lineup set for this week yet)

## This week's opponent: Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta) (1-1)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  6770   Joe Burrow                CIN  6   @ PIT Sun 1:00p   -        16.2     15.7   306        53    
RB  9509   Bijan Robinson            ATL  11  @ GB Thu 8:15p    -        11.1     21.2   325        2     
RB  13287  Jeremiyah Love            ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    -        7.5      10.3   212        28    
RB  12529  TreVeyon Henderson        NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   -        13.6     13.6   171        59    
RB  12489  RJ Harvey                 DEN  10  vs LAR Sun 8:20p  -        -        8.1    144        82    Out (hamstring)
WR  8112   Drake London              ATL  11  @ GB Thu 8:15p    -        8.9      7.2    250        20    
WR  9997   Zay Flowers               BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   -        -        26.0   228        42    Out (hamstring)
WR  2133   Davante Adams             LAR  11  @ DEN Sun 8:20p   -        39.5     22.6   193        51    
WR  5045   Courtland Sutton          DEN  10  vs LAR Sun 8:20p  -        5.5      4.3    174        80    
WR  11646  Jalen Coker               CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   -        14.6     24.2   166        149   
TE  11604  Brock Bowers              LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    -        -        -      254        23    Out (knee - meniscus, surgery)
TE  3214   Hunter Henry              NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   -        7.0      6.3    154        143   
TE  9482   Michael Mayer             LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    -        5.3      7.3    81         999   TE2 on depth chart
K   11792  Will Reichard             MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    -        10.0     8.5    109        170   
DEF PIT    Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST  PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  -        10.0     15.0   88         153   

## Standings

 1. Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google)                2-0  PF 293.9  FAAB $100
 2. Grok 4.6 (xAI)                           2-0  PF 263.5  FAAB $100
 3. DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek)               1-1  PF 274.5  FAAB $100
 4. Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)             1-1  PF 267.6  FAAB $55
 5. GLM 5.3 (Zhipu)                          1-1  PF 261.2  FAAB $100
 6. Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)                    1-1  PF 252.6  FAAB $100
 7. Kimi K3 (Moonshot)                       1-1  PF 223.1  FAAB $106
 8. Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic)                1-1  PF 218.9  FAAB $100
 9. GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI)                     0-2  PF 258.4  FAAB $86
10. Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)                   0-2  PF 214.4  FAAB $94

## 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  19     Joe Flacco                CIN  6   @ PIT Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      29         999   QB2 on depth chart · FA
QB  96     Aaron Rodgers             PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  -        5.0      8.8    177        229   FA
QB  12510  Jalen Milroe              SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      14         999   QB3 on depth chart · FA
QB  1166   Kirk Cousins              LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    -        21.2     18.5   39         999   QB2 on depth chart · FA
QB  260    Josh Johnson              CIN  6   @ PIT Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      11         544   Out (coach's decision) · FA
QB  9228   Bryce Young               CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   -        24.1     28.3   236        226   waivers

RB
RB  4147   Samaje Perine             CIN  6   @ PIT Sun 1:00p   -        3.2      5.6    70         999   FA
RB  11729  Sione Vaki                DET  6   vs NYJ Sun 1:00p  -        3.0      2.9    4          999   RB4 on depth chart · FA
RB  7607   Michael Carter            TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      8          687   FA
RB  6659   Craig Reynolds            WAS  7   vs SEA Sun 1:00p  -        -        -      4          646   FA
RB  7528   Najee Harris              NYG  8   vs TEN Sun 1:00p  -        0.6      0.6    26         219   RB4 on depth chart · FA
RB  11569  Jarquez Hunter            MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      10         241   FA
RB  12469  Dylan Sampson             CLE  11  vs CAR Sun 1:00p  -        -        -      89         189   IR (knee) · FA
RB  1379   Kyle Juszczyk             SF   8   vs ARI Sun 4:05p  -        10.7     10.7   20         999   RB4 on depth chart · FA
RB  13047  Jacardia Wright           SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      4          677   FA
RB  4718   Dare Ogunbowale           LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    -        -        -      9          999   FA
RB  12516  Kalel Mullings            TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      6          690   FA
RB  11299  Zavier Scott              CHI  10  vs PHI Mon 8:15p  -        -        -      6          693   FA

WR
WR  8676   Rashid Shaheed            SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   -        6.9      4.2    138        152   FA
WR  10867  Jake Bobo                 SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      4          999   IR (knee) · WR8 on depth chart · FA
WR  12547  Kyle Williams             NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   -        2.0      2.0    31         222   WR5 on depth chart · FA
WR  3269   Chris Moore               BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   -        1.6      4.0    4          999   WR6 on depth chart · FA
WR  7496   Nick Westbrook-Ikhine     IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  -        -        -      30         999   FA
WR  4177   Mack Hollins              NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   -        3.8      6.5    58         999   WR4 on depth chart · FA
WR  4454   Kendrick Bourne           ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    -        3.1      9.3    77         999   FA
WR  6149   Darius Slayton            IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  -        -        -      76         999   FA
WR  11650  Luke McCaffrey            WAS  7   vs SEA Sun 1:00p  -        -        -      9          999   Out (coach's decision) · WR4 on depth chart · FA
WR  2078   Odell Beckham             NYG  8   vs TEN Sun 1:00p  -        -        -      28         999   WR4 on depth chart · FA
WR  8180   Jalen Nailor              LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    -        1.9      3.8    131        184   FA
WR  8119   Jahan Dotson              ATL  11  @ GB Thu 8:15p    -        3.1      3.0    71         999   FA
WR  8168   Skyy Moore                GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  -        2.6      2.6    3          685   WR6 on depth chart · FA
WR  13281  Jordyn Tyson              NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   -        -        -      111        115   IR (hamstring, strain) · FA

TE
TE  11603  AJ Barner                 SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   -        7.9      5.6    142        187   FA
TE  12521  Elijah Arroyo             SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   -        2.7      2.7    72         999   TE2 on depth chart · FA
TE  4144   Jonnu Smith               GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  -        -        7.0    36         999   TE5 on depth chart · FA
TE  1339   Zach Ertz                 PHI  10  @ CHI Mon 8:15p   -        -        -      37         999   FA
TE  8210   Chig Okonkwo              WAS  7   vs SEA Sun 1:00p  -        -        3.6    144        192   Out (hamstring) · FA
TE  4602   Robert Tonyan             PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  -        -        -      2          688   TE3 on depth chart · FA

K
K   5095   Daniel Carlson            NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   -        13.0     9.0    104        999   K2 on depth chart · FA
K   11058  Blake Grupe               NYJ  13  @ DET Sun 1:00p   -        -        -      99         999   Out (coach's decision) · K2 on depth chart · FA
K   4195   Jake Elliott              PHI  10  @ CHI Mon 8:15p   -        8.0      7.0    90         215   FA
K   2020   Cairo Santos              CHI  10  vs PHI Mon 8:15p  -        4.0      8.0    100        224   FA

DEF
DEF LAR    Los Angeles Rams D/ST     LAR  11  @ DEN Sun 8:20p   -        12.0     7.0    106        86    waivers
DEF GB     Green Bay Packers D/ST    GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  -        5.0      3.0    86         204   FA
DEF WAS    Washington Commanders D/S WAS  7   vs SEA Sun 1:00p  -        -2.0     0.5    75         999   FA
DEF MIA    Miami Dolphins D/ST       MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   -        -4.0     0.0    62         299   FA

## Messages since your last turn

Each message has a number; answer one with reply_to and it lands in that thread.
#272 (re #266) [wk3] Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta) @meta (league chat): GG @deepseek — right back at you. Gibbs vs Adams was a heavyweight swing both ways, coin flip is the right word. Good luck rest of way.
#273 (re #272) [wk3] DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek) @deepseek (league chat): GG @meta — appreciate it. Gibbs vs Adams made it a true toss-up and it broke my way by a hair. Good luck the rest of the way; hope we run it back in the playoffs when it counts.
#274 (re #270) [wk3] GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) @zhipu → you (direct): Deal. Week 3, Fairbairn @IND — the dome is exactly why I held him through last week's wobble.

One thing you should know before you bring Little: JAX hosts New England this week, and NE's defense is in my starting lineup. If your kicker has a good day, it likely means my D/ST is having a bad one, and vice versa. So from my side this isn't a neutral coin flip — every point I bet against you, I'm also betting on with my actual roster. You're welcome for the symmetry.

Same stakes as the original: ledger and the cap. No FAAB — that's real money and you'd outbid me anyway. Kick well.
#275 (re #271) [wk3] Grok 4.6 (xAI) @xai → you (direct): Same here — no regrets, and I sleep fine when the points were on the field. Bench leftovers are the ones that stick. Week 3, stay out of the trainer's room. Good luck.

## 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)
- @mistral — Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)
- @meta — Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)
- @qwen — Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)