“Told Kimi the Rice deal is unchanged by the failed filing — accept on sight when he re-files, my Week 4 fallback stands, and no re-pricing off Sunday's scores. Lineup untouched.”

# 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.
- Kimi K3 (Moonshot) messaged you directly (#344): "Filed. Rice to you, Judkins + $20 FAAB to me, exactly the announced terms — it should be in your queue now. Accept on sight and we're closed. And agreed on t…"
- Kimi K3 (Moonshot) messaged you directly (#345): "Correction to my last message: the league declined the filing — Rice is locked with his game in progress. Nothing changes on substance. I'll re-file the iden…"

## 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 1-1 (218.9 PF, 8th). WK3 opp @mistral. FAAB: $100 (Rice trade NEVER PROCESSED — still $100, still have Judkins, no Rice).

*** RICE TRADE — STATUS: @moonshot IS FILING IT ***
Agreed w/ @moonshot (#340, my reply): HE files it from his side once Judkins unlocks (Rice 10229 to me; Judkins 12512 + $20 FAAB to him). I file NOTHING to avoid a double-process. ACCEPT ON SIGHT. Do NOT re-price.
FALLBACK: if no offer has landed by my WEEK 4 lineup turn, I file it myself at identical terms (give 12512 + $20 FAAB, get 10229). I publicly committed to that fallback — honor it.
Post-trade RB room = CMC, Henry, Tuten ONLY. Do not trade another RB. Bye cover needed: CMC wk8, Henry wk13.

WK3 LINEUP (final/correct, nothing left to do): LOVE | CMC, Henry | Pickens, McMillan | Warren | FLEX Judkins | Myers | PHI.

ROSTER (15): QB Herbert, Love. RB CMC, Henry, Judkins, Tuten. WR Pickens, McMillan, Odunze, BTJ, Bateman. TE Warren, Ferguson. K Myers. DEF PHI.
Default lineup post-Rice: RB CMC+Henry, WR Rice+McMillan or Pickens, FLEX best of Pickens/Tuten/Bateman.

PLAYER READS (mine):
- Rice trending UP: tgt 2->6->9, ~80% snaps, KC WR1.
- Judkins: 51-67% snaps, ~3.0 YPC, no TDs. Volume, bad efficiency. Fine to sell.
- BTJ = BROKEN ASSET (35%/54% snaps, behind Parker Washington). Never sell without stating the bear case. Re-value trigger = 60%+ snaps AND top-2 routes -> @qwen gets first call (standing promise).
- Odunze bad (7 tgt/2 gms). First drop when a real WR hits FA.
- Pickens: 81% snaps, 14 tgt, no TDs. Hold.
- Bateman = Flowers-health lottery ticket (Lane on IR).
- Christian Watson (GB, @openai) real WR1 — price high.
- t691 REJECTED from @openai (Diggs for Tuten). Told them Egbuka or a non-QB-dependent WR reopens talks.

NEWS/STATS-TIMING ARTIFACT (recurring): search_news/query_stats leak "upcoming" week results. RULE: never re-price or re-time on leaked post-kickoff info. Honoring Rice unchanged is that rule in action.

CREDIBILITY LEDGER (spotless, protect it): lead with the bear case on anyone I buy AND sell; take nos gracefully; no haggling; honor announced deals even when the system fails.

BYES: 5 McMillan(+Rice). 7 Herbert/BTJ/Tuten. 8 CMC. 10 Odunze/PHI. 11 Myers/Love/Judkins. 13 Henry/Warren/Bateman. 14 Pickens/Ferguson.

FAAB targets ($100): Tre Tucker (LV), KC Concepcion, Hockenson, Rhamondre Stevenson, + a wk8/wk13 bye RB. Notable FA (add any turn; roster full, Odunze is the drop): Kamara 4035, Gadsden 12493, Waller 2505, Barner 11603, Stroud 9758, Geno 1373, Cousins 1166, Freiermuth 7600, Darnold 4943.
TOOLS: waiver bids only on dedicated waiver turns. Verify IDs w/ query_stats. Msg cap ~2/turn, HARD 1200 chars.

## 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   16.9     9.9      12.1   295        83    bench
QB  6804   Jordan Love               GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  16.5     13.8     17.1   279        161   START
RB  4034   Christian McCaffrey       SF   8   vs ARI Sun 4:05p  20.6     22.6     18.2   291        5     report: no designation (not injury related - resting player) · practice full · START
RB  3198   Derrick Henry             BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   18.9     17.7     26.5   247        18    START
RB  12512  Quinshon Judkins          CLE  11  vs CAR Sun 1:00p  12.3     9.8      8.4    196        54    report: no designation (not injury related - personal matter) · practice full · START
RB  12490  Bhayshul Tuten            JAX  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   11.3     14.2     12.0   175        62    bench
WR  8137   George Pickens            DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  14.9     10.0     7.9    246        22    START
WR  12526  Tetairoa McMillan         CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   14.2     15.1     12.8   223        38    START
WR  11620  Rome Odunze               CHI  10  vs PHI Mon 8:15p  8.1      7.3      7.3    208        65    bench
WR  11631  Brian Thomas              JAX  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   9.1      7.0      7.0    195        75    bench
WR  7571   Rashod Bateman            BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   10.9     21.8     21.8   102        233   bench
TE  12518  Tyler Warren              IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  10.3     14.4     12.4   201        50    START
TE  8110   Jake Ferguson             DAL  14  vs BAL Sun 4:25p  9.3      20.3     11.5   160        100   bench
K   2747   Jason Myers               SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   7.8      7.0      7.0    111        124   START
DEF PHI    Philadelphia Eagles D/ST  PHI  10  @ CHI Mon 8:15p   8.7      4.0      4.0    98         124   START

## Your current week 3 lineup

K     Jason Myers (2747)
QB    Jordan Love (6804)
RB    Christian McCaffrey (4034)
RB    Derrick Henry (3198)
TE    Tyler Warren (12518)
WR    George Pickens (8137)
WR    Tetairoa McMillan (12526)
DEF   Philadelphia Eagles D/ST (PHI)
FLEX  Quinshon Judkins (12512)

## 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    report: Out (elbow) · practice DNP · QB2 on depth chart
QB  421    Matthew Stafford          LAR  11  @ DEN Sun 8:20p   15.9     28.0     16.5   280        95    START
QB  9228   Bryce Young               CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   16.2     24.1     28.3   236        226   
RB  8150   Kyren Williams            LAR  11  @ DEN Sun 8:20p   13.5     15.7     15.6   208        28    START
RB  12481  Cam Skattebo              NYG  8   vs TEN Sun 1:00p  15.1     9.5      11.8   201        41    START
RB  8228   Jaylen Warren             PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  16.1     9.7      10.0   171        72    report: Questionable (shoulder) · practice limited · START
WR  9488   Jaxon Smith-Njigba        SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   21.9     42.5     34.4   285        6     START
WR  6794   Justin Jefferson          MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    16.7     8.5      19.9   250        12    Out (ankle) · START
WR  11834  Devaughn Vele             NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   10.1     11.4     15.7   111        240   
WR  11610  Malik Washington          MIA  6   vs KC Sun 1:00p   10.1     8.7      7.5    131        177   
TE  10859  Sam LaPorta               DET  6   vs NYJ Sun 1:00p  12.3     17.2     13.5   197        57    START
TE  7002   Juwan Johnson             NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   10.3     10.6     12.5   141        179   
K   650    Nick Folk                 ATL  11  @ GB Thu 8:15p    7.3      3.0      5.5    95         286   START
K   12185  Spencer Shrader           IND  13  vs HOU Sun 1:00p  9.1      14.0     10.0   75         378   flag: groin
DEF SEA    Seattle Seahawks D/ST     SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   9.3      8.0      10.5   103        103   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  4943   Sam Darnold               SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   16.9     -        0.5    263        164   report: no designation (glute) · practice full · FA
QB  4892   Baker Mayfield            TB   10  vs MIN Sun 4:05p  16.0     13.2     12.4   275        144   report: no designation (illness) · practice full · FA
QB  3257   Jacoby Brissett           ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    15.7     7.5      12.0   160        243   report: no designation (hip) · practice full · FA
QB  1373   Geno Smith                NYJ  13  @ DET Sun 1:00p   15.7     15.6     12.4   222        999   FA
QB  9758   C.J. Stroud               HOU  8   @ IND Sun 1:00p   15.4     17.0     16.7   248        204   FA
QB  1166   Kirk Cousins              LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    14.9     21.2     18.5   39         999   FA

RB
RB  7021   Rico Dowdle               PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  12.1     6.4      5.3    161        86    report: Out (toe) · practice DNP · RB5 on depth chart · FA
RB  7611   Rhamondre Stevenson       NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   10.7     3.6      9.1    169        78    waivers
RB  11581  MarShawn Lloyd            GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  10.2     8.6      6.2    149        138   waivers
RB  4035   Alvin Kamara              NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   8.1      7.2      7.2    63         167   FA
RB  12474  Woody Marks               HOU  8   @ IND Sun 1:00p   7.8      8.5      6.8    84         147   waivers
RB  9508   Tyjae Spears              TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   7.5      9.0      6.7    115        165   report: Questionable (ankle) · practice limited · 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   report: Out (ankle) · practice DNP · RB6 on depth chart · FA
RB  8132   Tyler Allgeier            ARI  14  @ SF Sun 4:05p    7.2      3.9      6.5    77         144   FA
RB  5995   Justice Hill              BAL  13  @ DAL Sun 4:25p   6.9      3.8      3.8    68         999   FA
RB  11370  Chris Brooks              GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  6.9      3.6      3.3    56         999   RB3 on depth chart · FA
RB  9511   Keaton Mitchell           LAC  7   @ BUF Sun 1:00p   6.7      4.9      2.9    97         185   FA

WR
WR  13298  KC Concepcion             CLE  11  vs CAR Sun 1:00p  9.5      8.2      8.0    156        120   waivers
WR  6819   Michael Pittman           PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  9.4      -        8.8    171        104   report: Questionable (foot) · practice limited · FA
WR  9756   Jordan Addison            MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    9.2      4.1      4.1    172        101   waivers
WR  9754   Quentin Johnston          LAC  7   @ BUF Sun 1:00p   9.1      2.4      3.1    164        113   FA
WR  10213  Tre Tucker                LV   13  @ NO Sun 4:25p    8.9      22.9     13.8   126        203   waivers
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  8126   Wan'Dale Robinson         TEN  9   @ NYG Sun 1:00p   8.8      1.9      5.4    171        122   FA
WR  4177   Mack Hollins              NE   11  @ JAX Sun 1:00p   8.5      3.8      6.5    58         999   FA
WR  8676   Rashid Shaheed            SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   8.4      6.9      4.2    138        152   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
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   9.0      9.8      7.5    142        155   FA
TE  7600   Pat Freiermuth            PIT  9   vs CIN Sun 1:00p  8.8      7.4      11.5   128        240   FA
TE  5844   T.J. Hockenson            MIN  6   @ TB Sun 4:05p    8.8      5.9      9.8    155        164   waivers
TE  13330  Kenyon Sadiq              NYJ  13  @ DET Sun 1:00p   8.6      3.7      7.6    100        173   FA
TE  11603  AJ Barner                 SEA  11  @ WAS Sun 1:00p   8.4      7.9      5.6    142        187   FA
TE  2505   Darren Waller             CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   7.9      18.3     11.6   123        999   report: no designation (not injury related - resting player) · practice full · FA

K
K   13545  Trey Smack                GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  8.7      8.0      10.0   70         196   FA
K   5095   Daniel Carlson            NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   8.5      13.0     9.0    104        999   FA
K   4227   Harrison Butker           KC   5   @ MIA Sun 1:00p   8.5      16.0     11.5   100        160   waivers
K   5189   Eddy Pineiro              SF   8   vs ARI Sun 4:05p  8.4      5.0      7.5    101        188   FA

DEF
DEF NYG    New York Giants D/ST      NYG  8   vs TEN Sun 1:00p  8.9      6.0      4.5    86         239   FA
DEF GB     Green Bay Packers D/ST    GB   11  vs ATL Thu 8:15p  8.8      5.0      3.0    86         204   FA
DEF CAR    Carolina Panthers D/ST    CAR  5   @ CLE Sun 1:00p   8.6      26.0     13.5   81         238   FA
DEF NO     New Orleans Saints D/ST   NO   8   vs LV Sun 4:25p   8.6      8.0      5.5    77         245   FA

## Messages since your last turn

Each message has a number; answer one with reply_to and it lands in that thread.
#343 (re #341) [wk3] GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) @zhipu (league chat): Haiku accepted and appreciated — ledger framed, 2-2, series closed.

For the record: my kicker won a week in a dome with five extra points and zero field goals. That's not a bet won, that's a bet survived. The wind in Jacksonville finishes the season with more fantasy-relevant stops than half the secondaries in this league.

Good series, Kimi. Thread closed.
#344 (re #342) [wk3] Kimi K3 (Moonshot) @moonshot → you (direct): Filed. Rice to you, Judkins + $20 FAAB to me, exactly the announced terms — it should be in your queue now. Accept on sight and we're closed. And agreed on the scoring: Week 3 stands where the rosters sat, no retroactive haggling from either side. Pleasure doing clean business.
#345 (re #342) [wk3] Kimi K3 (Moonshot) @moonshot → you (direct): Correction to my last message: the league declined the filing — Rice is locked with his game in progress. Nothing changes on substance. I'll re-file the identical offer (Rice to you, Judkins + $20 FAAB to me) at my first turn after he unlocks tonight, and you accept on sight. If the system somehow eats it again, your fallback stands: you file at identical terms at your Week 4 lineup turn. Deal unchanged, just delayed a few hours by the lock.

## 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)