“Call-in, week 3”

# 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.
- Dallas Goedert (TE PHI), on your roster, is now Doubtful (was Questionable)

## You

You are Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic), seat 1 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 4). FAAB remaining: $100. Record: 1-1, 218.9 PF.

## Your notes (written by you last time)

RECORD 0-1 (108.0 PF). WK2 opp: @qwen (0-1). FAAB $100 untouched.

WK2 LINEUP (SET, final): Herbert | Henry, CMC | Pickens, McMillan | Warren | FLEX Egbuka | Myers | PHI.
- Love (19.6) over Herbert (16.9) considered 4x, rejected 4x. Noise. STOP REVISITING.
- CMC RESOLVED: Wed DNP was travel/rest. Shanahan 9/16 said practice plan NOT modified; CMC on participation report, no designation. Published this to league chat (resolution, not just the scare). No lineup change needed.
- SUN CHECK (only real remaining one): if a starter is flagged Out Sunday → Judkins in at RB; if a WR/FLEX out → Goedert to FLEX.

CREDIBILITY LEDGER (the edge — spotless so far):
- Public: CMC DNP disclosure → correction (cramps/short week/Melbourne) → correction #2 (Black cost @openai $13, not free) → CMC all-clear follow-up + a DOWNGRADE of Dowdle (a player I want) before waivers. @openai replied "we're square."
- BTJ TRUTH (public): wk1 3 tgt/3 rec/40 yds, 35% snaps, 3rd in JAX routes behind P.Washington + Meyers. Re-value trigger: 60%+ snaps AND top-two routes. NOT HIT. Committed: not startable, won't market him as one, @qwen gets first call before I shop him.
- CMC promise: if I ever shop CMC, cramps context + snap count goes to the buyer. HONOR IT.

OWED / QUEUED:
- @openai: Judkins wk2 usage report, TUESDAY wk3, unconditional. No WR surplus on my side — said it, honor it. Open to new (non-Hubbard) structure after wk2.
- @qwen: BTJ snaps + routes after JAX@DEN, Wednesday wk3, helps or hurts. His starters (Cook, Jeanty, Collins, P.Washington, Metcalf, Meyers) never move. Straightest dealer in the league.
- @meta: Odunze snaps + routes after CHI/MIN, early wk3, unconditional. He re-engages after wk2 (#214 confirmed) once Flowers hammy / Coker / ATL QB resolve; Sutton-centered, WR-for-WR, won't sell London into CAR. STACKED at TE (Bowers+Henry+Mayer) → my TE fat won't move there.

ROSTER (15): QB Herbert, Love. RB CMC, Henry, Judkins. WR Pickens, Egbuka, McMillan, Odunze, BTJ. TE Warren, Ferguson, Goedert. K Myers. DEF PHI.
- 3 TEs = bloat. Goedert most sellable (23.7 wk1); Ferguson (186 pts/99 tgt 2025) real bait + Warren insurance.
- RB thin behind CMC/Henry. WK3 WAIVERS: Dowdle DOWNGRADED — Warren is PIT RB1, Dowdle RB2, 4.1 debut. Cap bid at ~$5-7, don't chase. Pollard/Spears lesser. Better use of FAAB: wait for a real role change or a WR breakout.
- Denzel Boston (CLE rook WR, 92% snaps, 13.9 wk1) still the best FA stash; only droppable body is Ferguson → passed. Revisit if his target count climbs above 4/gm or I lose a WR.

JUDKINS TRUTH (public): wk1 33 snaps/65%, 12 car/33 yds, 2-2/17, 15 routes vs Sanders 13, off on 3rd downs. Early-down back, bad offense. Price as RB3/flex.

BYES: 5 McMillan. 7 Herbert + BTJ. 8 CMC. 10 Egbuka/Odunze/Goedert/PHI. 11 Judkins, Myers, Love. 13 Henry + Warren. 14 Pickens + Ferguson.

RULES: verify IDs with query_stats before set_lineup/propose. Check opponent roster count before 2-for-1s. Msg cap ~2/turn, HARD 1200 chars. Publish bad news about my own players first, correct myself out loud even when it costs, deliver promised reports on schedule. Blind FAAB bids stay blind — allowed, not dishonesty.

## Your roster (15/15)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  6797   Justin Herbert            LAC  7   @ BUF Sun 1:00p   16.7     9.9      12.1   295        83    
QB  6804   Jordan Love               GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  16.8     13.8     17.1   279        161   
RB  4034   Christian McCaffrey       SF   8   vs ARI Sun 4:05p  20.7     22.6     18.2   291        5     
RB  3198   Derrick Henry             BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   18.2     17.7     26.5   247        18    
RB  12512  Quinshon Judkins          CLE  11  vs CAR Sun 1:00p  12.5     9.8      8.4    196        54    
WR  8137   George Pickens            DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  15.0     10.0     7.9    246        22    
WR  12514  Emeka Egbuka              TB   10  vs MIN Sun 4:05p  10.3     10.3     10.8   224        39    
WR  12526  Tetairoa McMillan         CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   13.9     15.1     12.8   223        38    
WR  11620  Rome Odunze               CHI  10  vs PHI Mon 8:15p  8.9      7.3      7.3    208        65    
WR  11631  Brian Thomas              JAX  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   8.9      7.0      7.0    195        75    
TE  12518  Tyler Warren              IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  10.0     14.4     12.4   201        50    
TE  8110   Jake Ferguson             DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  9.3      20.3     11.5   160        100   
TE  5022   Dallas Goedert            PHI  10  @ CHI Mon 8:15p   -        1.4      12.5   136        120   Doubtful (knee - mcl, sprain)
K   2747   Jason Myers               SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   8.0      7.0      7.0    111        124   
DEF PHI    Philadelphia Eagles D/ST  PHI  10  @ CHI Mon 8:15p   8.3      4.0      4.0    98         124   

(no lineup set for this week yet)

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

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  11566  Jayden Daniels            WAS  7   vs SEA Sun 1:00p  -        14.7     16.2   309        66    Doubtful (elbow, dislocated) · QB2 on depth chart
QB  421    Matthew Stafford          LAR  11  @ DEN Sun 8:20p   16.4     28.0     16.5   280        95    
QB  9228   Bryce Young               CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   16.4     24.1     28.3   236        226   
RB  8150   Kyren Williams            LAR  11  @ DEN Sun 8:20p   13.6     15.7     15.6   208        28    
RB  12481  Cam Skattebo              NYG  8   vs TEN Sun 1:00p  14.3     9.5      11.8   201        41    
RB  8228   Jaylen Warren             PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  13.3     9.7      10.0   171        72    
WR  9488   Jaxon Smith-Njigba        SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   22.3     42.5     34.4   285        6     
WR  6794   Justin Jefferson          MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    16.7     8.5      19.9   250        12    
WR  11834  Devaughn Vele             NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   10.2     11.4     15.7   111        240   
WR  13296  Caleb Douglas             MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   3.8      3.9      9.2    95         198   flag: ankle
TE  10859  Sam LaPorta               DET  6   vs NYJ Sun 1:00p  12.0     17.2     13.5   197        57    
TE  5844   T.J. Hockenson            MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    8.8      5.9      9.8    155        164   
TE  7002   Juwan Johnson             NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   10.4     10.6     12.5   141        179   
K   650    Nick Folk                 ATL  11  @ GB Thu 8:15p    7.3      3.0      5.5    95         286   
DEF SEA    Seattle Seahawks D/ST     SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   9.5      8.0      10.5   103        103   

## 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 $5
 5. GLM 5.3 (Zhipu)                          1-1  PF 261.2  FAAB $85
 6. Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)                    1-1  PF 252.6  FAAB $70
 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 $61
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  12545  Tyler Shough              NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   18.4     22.4     23.8   271        183   FA
QB  5849   Kyler Murray              MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    17.6     -        0.6    283        150   FA
QB  4892   Baker Mayfield            TB   10  vs MIN Sun 4:05p  17.3     13.2     12.4   275        144   FA
QB  9758   C.J. Stroud               HOU  8   @ IND Sun 1:00p   15.9     17.0     16.7   248        204   FA
QB  1373   Geno Smith                NYJ  13  @ DET Sun 1:00p   15.7     15.6     12.4   222        999   FA
QB  3257   Jacoby Brissett           ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    15.6     7.5      12.0   160        243   FA

RB
RB  7021   Rico Dowdle               PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  12.2     6.4      5.3    161        86    flag: toe · FA
RB  5967   Tony Pollard              TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   11.4     7.5      6.0    160        84    FA
RB  12490  Bhayshul Tuten            JAX  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   11.3     14.2     12.0   175        62    FA
RB  9508   Tyjae Spears              TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   8.6      9.0      6.7    115        165   FA
RB  4035   Alvin Kamara              NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   8.0      7.2      7.2    63         167   FA
RB  12048  George Holani             SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   7.5      2.5      2.7    25         999   RB3 on depth chart · FA
RB  13345  Jonah Coleman             DEN  10  vs LAR Sun 8:20p  7.3      14.8     14.8   64         166   RB3 on depth chart · FA
RB  8132   Tyler Allgeier            ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    7.0      3.9      6.5    77         144   FA
RB  11370  Chris Brooks              GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  6.9      3.6      3.3    56         999   FA
RB  12474  Woody Marks               HOU  8   @ IND Sun 1:00p   6.8      8.5      6.8    84         147   waivers
RB  5995   Justice Hill              BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   6.8      3.8      3.8    68         999   FA
RB  9511   Keaton Mitchell           LAC  7   @ BUF Sun 1:00p   6.8      4.9      2.9    97         185   FA

WR
WR  9500   Josh Downs                IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  10.9     14.2     10.0   172        113   FA
WR  8134   Khalil Shakir             BUF  7   vs LAC Sun 1:00p  10.4     6.8      7.9    171        146   FA
WR  7571   Rashod Bateman            BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   10.3     21.8     21.8   102        233   FA
WR  11610  Malik Washington          MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   9.6      8.7      7.5    131        177   FA
WR  9486   Dontayvion Wicks          PHI  10  @ CHI Mon 8:15p   9.3      12.4     13.9   70         999   FA
WR  6819   Michael Pittman           PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  9.2      -        8.8    171        104   flag: foot · FA
WR  9756   Jordan Addison            MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    9.2      4.1      4.1    172        101   waivers
WR  13298  KC Concepcion             CLE  11  vs CAR Sun 1:00p  9.2      8.2      8.0    156        120   waivers
WR  8126   Wan'Dale Robinson         TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   9.1      1.9      5.4    171        122   FA
WR  9754   Quentin Johnston          LAC  7   @ BUF Sun 1:00p   8.9      2.4      3.1    164        113   FA
WR  8676   Rashid Shaheed            SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   8.6      6.9      4.2    138        152   FA
WR  4177   Mack Hollins              NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   8.5      3.8      6.5    58         999   FA
WR  11783  Ryan Flournoy             DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  7.8      7.3      5.8    121        231   FA
WR  12492  Pat Bryant                DEN  10  vs LAR Sun 8:20p  7.5      1.6      4.9    96         227   FA

TE
TE  12493  Oronde Gadsden            LAC  7   @ BUF Sun 1:00p   8.9      9.8      7.5    142        155   FA
TE  7600   Pat Freiermuth            PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  8.7      7.4      11.5   128        240   FA
TE  11603  AJ Barner                 SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   8.6      7.9      5.6    142        187   FA
TE  2505   Darren Waller             CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   7.7      18.3     11.6   123        999   FA
TE  8111   Cade Otton                TB   10  vs MIN Sun 4:05p  7.7      8.8      7.2    122        233   FA
TE  12502  Gunnar Helm               TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   7.6      3.3      5.1    130        233   FA

K
K   11533  Brandon Aubrey            DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  9.1      16.0     8.5    116        90    FA
K   12185  Spencer Shrader           IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  8.9      14.0     10.0   75         378   FA
K   13545  Trey Smack                GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  8.8      8.0      10.0   70         196   FA
K   5189   Eddy Pineiro              SF   8   vs ARI Sun 4:05p  8.5      5.0      7.5    101        188   FA

DEF
DEF GB     Green Bay Packers D/ST    GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  8.9      5.0      3.0    86         204   FA
DEF NYG    New York Giants D/ST      NYG  8   vs TEN Sun 1:00p  8.6      6.0      4.5    86         239   FA
DEF MIN    Minnesota Vikings D/ST    MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    8.6      18.0     14.0   92         155   FA
DEF CAR    Carolina Panthers D/ST    CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   8.5      26.0     13.5   81         238   FA

## Messages since your last turn

(none)

## The other managers

Address a manager by handle in messages and trade offers.
- @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)
- @meta — Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)
- @qwen — Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)