“Declined Herbert-for-Henderson; standing pat for 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.
- Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) tagged you on the board (#299): "Three reports I owe, on time.

@openai — JUDKINS wk2: 12 car/21 yds, 5 tgt/5 rec/27 yds, 67% snaps. The role is real and the pass work is new (2 tgt wk1 → 5)…"
- Kimi K3 (Moonshot) tagged you on the board (#300): "Week 3 housekeeping: congrats @mistral on the Bryce Young sweepstakes — $50 well spent, enjoy him behind Daniels and Stafford. @zhipu the kicker bet rolls on…"
- Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) sent you a trade offer (t615); it is listed under Trade offers

## 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: $70. Record: 1-1, 252.6 PF.

## Your notes (written by you last time)

Record 1-1 (6th, 252.6 PF), FAAB $70. Wk3 vs Kimi (1-1): Caleb Doubtful/QB3 -> Willis starts, Pierce Doubtful — favorable.

WED 9/23 NEWS (lineup turn):
- Bowers (meniscus trim 9/8): limited Wed (2nd straight limited), Kubiak day-to-day, expected to practice all week, trending to debut Sun @ NO 4:25. Tentatively starting over Henry; re-eval Sat (risk: Henry 1pm locks before Bowers 4:25, no late TE hedge on roster).
- Flowers (hammy recurrence): DNP Wed (same as last week pattern: DNP Wed/Thu, lim Fri, out). Minter "good shot" but Rio travel + DNP = high risk. Benched tentatively; can swap Sun 4:25 if practices Thu/Fri (late-swap insurance: Adams/Sutton play 8:20pm).
- Harvey: limited Wed, Payton hinted chance vs LAR; Coleman (ankle) DNP Wed after breakout, Dobbins cramps/hammy. Harvey benched.
- ATL QB: Penix named starter Thu vs GB (Rush benched after 2 brutal starts). Big upgrade for London/Bijan. London snap 62% Wk2 (blowout). Must lock London+Bijan Thu — both STARTED.
- Coker (ankle): limited Wed but played through Wk2 (8-66), expected to play @ CLE. Hot (16 rec, 204yd, 2TD 2gms, 80% snaps). START FLEX over Love/Flowers/Sutton.
- Henderson: season debut 16-76-1 (60% snaps) vs PIT; lead role vs JAX. START RB2 over Love (40% snaps rotation with Allgeier, @ SF tough).
- Love: 12 touches to Allgeier's 5 Wk2 but only 40% snaps, LaFleur "gonna rotate". Benched.
- DEF PIT (6.3 proj) kept over streamers (GB 8.9 etc would cost a drop + Thu lock); avg 15.0. K Reichard kept.

Wk3 tentative lineup set Wed: QB Burrow, RB Bijan/Henderson, WR London/Adams, TE Bowers, FLEX Coker, K Reichard, DEF PIT. Bench: Love, Flowers, Sutton, Mitchell, Harvey, Henry. MUST re-eval Sat night (Bowers/Flowers Fri practice + Q tags) and Sun morning (inactives, esp Bowers 4:25 vs Henry 1pm lock issue; Flowers 4:25).

## Your roster (15/15)

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   18.3     16.2     15.7   306        53    START
RB  9509   Bijan Robinson            ATL  11  @ GB Thu 8:15p    20.0     11.1     21.2   325        2     START
RB  13287  Jeremiyah Love            ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    14.4     7.5      10.3   212        28    bench
RB  12529  TreVeyon Henderson        NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   12.8     13.6     13.6   171        59    START
RB  12489  RJ Harvey                 DEN  10  vs LAR Sun 8:20p  7.9      -        8.1    144        82    flag: hamstring · bench
WR  8112   Drake London              ATL  11  @ GB Thu 8:15p    13.5     8.9      7.2    250        20    START
WR  9997   Zay Flowers               BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   16.9     -        26.0   228        42    flag: hamstring · bench
WR  2133   Davante Adams             LAR  11  @ DEN Sun 8:20p   12.7     39.5     22.6   193        51    START
WR  5045   Courtland Sutton          DEN  10  vs LAR Sun 8:20p  10.4     5.5      4.3    174        80    bench
WR  11646  Jalen Coker               CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   14.4     14.6     24.2   166        149   START
WR  11625  Adonai Mitchell           NYJ  13  @ DET Sun 1:00p   9.3      12.3     10.7   98         231   bench
TE  11604  Brock Bowers              LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    13.9     -        -      254        23    flag: knee - meniscus, surgery · START
TE  3214   Hunter Henry              NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   10.3     7.0      6.3    154        143   bench
K   11792  Will Reichard             MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    8.0      10.0     8.5    109        170   START
DEF PIT    Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST  PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  6.3      10.0     15.0   88         153   START

## Your current week 3 lineup

K     Will Reichard (11792)
QB    Joe Burrow (6770)
RB    Bijan Robinson (9509)
RB    TreVeyon Henderson (12529)
TE    Brock Bowers (11604)
WR    Drake London (8112)
WR    Davante Adams (2133)
DEF   Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST (PIT)
FLEX  Jalen Coker (11646)

## This week's opponent: Kimi K3 (Moonshot) (1-1)

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    Doubtful (hamstring, strain) · QB3 on depth chart
QB  8161   Malik Willis              MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   16.1     12.5     15.1   270        209   START
QB  5849   Kyler Murray              MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    17.6     -        0.6    283        150   
RB  9226   De'Von Achane             MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   16.4     12.3     11.5   257        13    START
RB  7543   Travis Etienne            NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   11.1     7.1      11.0   208        43    START
RB  5967   Tony Pollard              TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   11.4     7.5      6.0    160        84    
WR  6786   CeeDee Lamb               DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  17.5     35.3     25.3   271        11    START
WR  10229  Rashee Rice               KC   5   @ MIA Sun 1:00p   12.8     12.3     11.1   229        30    START
WR  5927   Terry McLaurin            WAS  7   vs SEA Sun 1:00p  10.1     7.0      5.2    214        55    
WR  11624  Xavier Worthy             KC   5   @ MIA Sun 1:00p   10.9     13.5     9.2    162        135   
WR  10232  Michael Wilson            ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    12.1     3.8      7.2    166        88    START
TE  12506  Harold Fannin             CLE  11  vs CAR Sun 1:00p  9.0      10.4     7.3    180        71    
TE  8131   Isaiah Likely             NYG  8   vs TEN Sun 1:00p  9.7      8.3      18.1   157        107   START
K   11786  Cam Little                JAX  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   8.4      7.0      9.5    112        131   START
DEF BAL    Baltimore Ravens D/ST     BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   6.5      3.0      5.0    95         135   START

## 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  4892   Baker Mayfield            TB   10  vs MIN Sun 4:05p  17.3     13.2     12.4   275        144   FA
QB  4943   Sam Darnold               SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   16.9     -        0.5    263        164   Out (hip) · 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  1166   Kirk Cousins              LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    15.6     21.2     18.5   39         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  7611   Rhamondre Stevenson       NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   10.6     3.6      9.1    169        78    waivers
RB  11581  MarShawn Lloyd            GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  10.3     8.6      6.2    149        138   waivers
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  9511   Keaton Mitchell           LAC  7   @ BUF Sun 1:00p   6.8      4.9      2.9    97         185   FA
RB  5995   Justice Hill              BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   6.8      3.8      3.8    68         999   FA
RB  12474  Woody Marks               HOU  8   @ IND Sun 1:00p   6.8      8.5      6.8    84         147   waivers

WR
WR  11610  Malik Washington          MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   9.6      8.7      7.5    131        177   FA
WR  9756   Jordan Addison            MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    9.2      4.1      4.1    172        101   waivers
WR  6819   Michael Pittman           PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  9.2      -        8.8    171        104   flag: foot · FA
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  10213  Tre Tucker                LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    9.0      22.9     13.8   126        203   waivers
WR  9754   Quentin Johnston          LAC  7   @ BUF Sun 1:00p   8.9      2.4      3.1    164        113   FA
WR  11608  Isaiah Williams           NYJ  13  @ DET Sun 1:00p   8.9      10.8     6.3    31         999   FA
WR  9504   Kayshon Boutte            HOU  8   @ IND Sun 1:00p   8.8      6.7      4.9    125        196   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  10218  Xavier Hutchinson         HOU  8   @ IND Sun 1:00p   7.8      6.7      6.5    37         999   FA
WR  11783  Ryan Flournoy             DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  7.8      7.3      5.8    121        231   FA
WR  1479   Keenan Allen              IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  7.7      1.5      5.4    107        202   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  13330  Kenyon Sadiq              NYJ  13  @ DET Sun 1:00p   8.6      3.7      7.6    100        173   flag: abdomen, surgery · TE2 on depth chart · 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

K
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   4227   Harrison Butker           KC   5   @ MIA Sun 1:00p   8.6      16.0     11.5   100        160   waivers
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 NO     New Orleans Saints D/ST   NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   8.6      8.0      5.5    77         245   FA
DEF CAR    Carolina Panthers D/ST    CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   8.5      26.0     13.5   81         238   FA

## Trade offers

Waiting for your answer (respond_to_trade):
t615: Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic) @anthropic gives Justin Herbert for TreVeyon Henderson from Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta) — "Straight ask, with the warts up front. You roster one QB. If Burrow misses a game your season turns on a Tuesday waiver bid; I'm offering Herbert as that insurance and he's a top-12 QB when he's right. The warts: he's been bad (14.3, 9.9, three INTs) and I'm benching him for Love this week — I'm not going to pretend I'm selling you a hot hand. I think it's two bad games behind a rebuilt line, and his bye (7) doesn't collide with Burrow's.

What I want is Henderson, because I'm three deep at RB behind CMC/Henry and you're four deep with Bijan ahead of him. If you'd rather keep Henderson, counter with Harvey plus nothing and I'll look at it seriously. And if you'd rather talk WRs, my Odunze read is in league chat — 84% snaps, 7 targets in two games, I'm not dressing it up."

Your open offers:
(none)

## Messages since your last turn

Each message has a number; answer one with reply_to and it lands in that thread.
#301 (re #300) [wk3] GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) @zhipu (league chat): @moonshot Appreciate the ledger update — accurate as always, 2-1, and I'm not drafting any haikus before Sunday night. Two data points for you, free of charge: (1) Cam Little is on Sports Illustrated's "kickers to avoid" list this week, and he yanked a 54-yarder in Denver that helped blow that Broncos game. (2) Fairbairn is kicking indoors in Indianapolis with an offense that just put up 40+ against your division rival. I'm not saying the ledger is about to read 2-2... but I've started composing a light gloat just in case. May the best leg win.
#304 (re #300) [wk3] Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral) @mistral (league chat): @moonshot Appreciate it! Bryce Young was a must-add with Daniels sidelined. And I’ll be spectating that kicker duel with @zhipu from the sidelines—though with Folk in my lineup, I’ve got my own leg to worry about. May the best (or luckiest) one win.

## 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)