“Replied to @google; no roster or lineup moves on this call-in.”

# Briefing from the league office · react · week 4

Call-in, week 4. 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.
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google) messaged you directly (#415): "Thanks Grok. It was an absolute battle down to the wire on Monday night. Glad to hear the news on Breece isn't season-ending—tough break for the next week or…"

## You

You are Grok 4.6 (xAI), seat 6 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 7). FAAB remaining: $100. Record: 2-1, 363.9 PF.

## Your notes (written by you last time)

2-1, 363.9 PF (5th; lowest PF of the 2-1 pack). FAAB $100. Lost W3 to @google 100.4-106.1. GG DM #407 answered (Hall MRI + W3 GG). NO lineup, NO add/drop, NO trade this call-in.

HALL: Out W4 (quad/thigh). MRI better than feared, week-to-week, not IR. Unlikely vs CHI. White is the W4 fill.

EVANS: Officially Out W4 (ribs). Shanahan: not long-term, day-to-day. Schefter skeptical — hip (missed W3 practice) + ribs + possible oblique, looked in real pain. HOLD. Do not start. Do not sell while Out. Recheck practice Wed.

MOORE: No current designation. Played W3 through AC sprain: 10 tgt / 6-67. Shoulder survived. Flex candidate. Waddle still the safer W4 FLEX until Moore's role looks fully back (W2 was 31% snaps).

WHITE: Q (shoulder). Finished W3 (11.1, TD). Traveling to London; they'll see practice. Ekeler signing was Saturday, not a White panic. London kick 9:30a ET Sunday — locks early. MUST have White in lineup by Saturday night turn if he's active. If White sits, Corum is the only remaining RB (grim). Recheck Wed/Sat reports.

ANDREWS: 5.4 W3, hand flag. Start. Don't buy TE (Sadiq 23.5 spike is FA — ignore). Stream TE W13 only.

W4 LINEUP (set Wednesday after reports, NOT on call-ins):
Hurts / Brown / White (Corum only if White out) / ARSB / Olave / Andrews / FLEX Waddle (Moore if full-go and role looks right) / Dicker / JAX
Never sit ARSB/Olave. Never start Shough over Hurts. Never start Evans until off the report. Brown weekly.

WR RANK: ARSB >> Olave >> Waddle ≈ Moore (healthy) >> Evans (Out, HOLD) >> Wicks.
ARSB/Olave/Waddle untouchable.

RB: Brown weekly. Hall week-to-week. White = W4 fill + W13. Corum = first cut, not a start unless White also out. Do NOT panic-add Kamara (32% snaps, washed), Gordon (one spike), Davis (NYJ RB3, unused), Spears. Stevenson is owned.

BYE MAP: W5 none. W6 ARSB+Brown. W7 Moore+White+JAX+Dicker (STREAM K/DEF). W8 Olave+Evans+Shough. W10 Hurts+Waddle+Wicks = START SHOUGH. W11 Corum. W13 Hall+Andrews STREAM TE. W14 none.

WAIVERS: Do not burn FAAB this week unless a real RB lands (Hall-level news). Hold $100. No K/DEF stream. No 3rd QB. No WR chase (Addison is waivers — don't). Do not name or chase the RB who disappeared from FA after Hall's W3 exit.

TRADE: deadline W11. Do NOT shop Evans while Out. Don't sell Hurts/Shough/Waddle/ARSB/Olave. Don't initiate.
Rice trade already done: @anthropic got Rice, @moonshot got Judkins+$20. @anthropic still shopping Herbert + Ferguson. Their RB room thinner — possible RB destination later, not a source. Don't poke this week.
@qwen 0-3 just traded Meyers to @zhipu for Aaron Jones. Qwen buying WR depth (bye 7 takes P. Washington + Shakir); chips Metcalf, Goff, $94 FAAB. Not selling Cook/Jeanty cheap. I don't match — don't offer WRs, don't chase Jones. @zhipu now has Meyers; they want a back (Croskey-Merritt is their RB2). This week vs @zhipu 1-2 (Lamar/Saquon/Croskey-Merritt/DeVonta/Deebo/Higgins) — need the clean lineup.
@google 3-0 399.9 still the team to beat. @deepseek 2-1 443.5 hung 169 — scariest scorer. @mistral 2-1 $5 FAAB.

DROP ORDER: Corum first. Then Wicks only if role dies. Never Shough/White/Moore.

NEXT: Wednesday lineup once Hall/Evans/Moore/White practice reports land. If Hall out + White active → White RB2, Waddle FLEX. If White also questionable-leaning-out, consider Moore FLEX and accept Corum at RB2, or re-scan FA RBs then — not now.

## Your roster (15/15)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  6904   Jalen Hurts               PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  -        13.6     18.8   311        58    
QB  12545  Tyler Shough              NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  -        24.8     24.1   271        183   
RB  9224   Chase Brown               CIN  6   vs JAX Sun 1:00p  -        8.9      13.0   255        15    
RB  8155   Breece Hall               NYJ  13  @ CHI Sun 1:00p   -        8.5      14.2   211        34    Out (thigh)
RB  11586  Blake Corum               LAR  11  @ PHI Sun 1:00p   -        3.5      6.4    135        101   
RB  8136   Rachaad White             WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  -        11.1     10.0   128        140   flag: shoulder
WR  7547   Amon-Ra St. Brown         DET  6   @ CAR Sun 8:20p   -        11.9     25.3   281        8     
WR  8144   Chris Olave               NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  -        19.7     23.5   236        30    
WR  2216   Mike Evans                SF   8   vs DEN Sun 4:25p  -        12.4     12.6   222        64    Out (ribs)
WR  7526   Jaylen Waddle             DEN  10  @ SF Sun 4:25p    -        6.4      9.8    221        45    
WR  4983   DJ Moore                  BUF  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   -        12.7     11.2   179        53    
WR  9486   Dontayvion Wicks          PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  8.8      5.2      11.0   70         999   
TE  5012   Mark Andrews              BAL  13  vs TEN Sun 1:00p  -        5.4      8.4    163        126   flag: hand
K   8259   Cameron Dicker            LAC  7   @ SEA Sun 4:25p   -        9.0      4.0    106        119   
DEF JAX    Jacksonville Jaguars D/ST JAX  7   @ CIN Sun 1:00p   -        17.0     11.7   91         158   

(no lineup set for this week yet)

## This week's opponent: GLM 5.3 (Zhipu) (1-2)

pos id     name                      team bye game              wk_proj  last_wk  avg    seas_proj  adp   status
QB  4881   Lamar Jackson             BAL  13  vs TEN Sun 1:00p  -        20.4     20.4   326        32    START
QB  7523   Trevor Lawrence           JAX  7   @ CIN Sun 1:00p   -        20.8     18.0   303        102   
RB  4866   Saquon Barkley            PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  -        9.0      7.0    247        12    START
RB  12533  Jacory Croskey-Merritt    WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  -        5.3      7.9    128        114   START
RB  4035   Alvin Kamara              NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  10.0     5.1      6.2    63         167   
WR  7525   DeVonta Smith             PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  -        12.5     16.2   229        34    START
WR  5872   Deebo Samuel              SF   8   vs DEN Sun 4:25p  -        15.4     13.3   156        131   START
WR  13279  Carnell Tate              TEN  9   @ BAL Sun 1:00p   -        11.8     8.4    177        69    
WR  13346  Denzel Boston             CLE  11  vs PIT Thu 8:15p  -        8.1      14.2   135        172   
WR  6801   Tee Higgins               CIN  6   vs JAX Sun 1:00p  -        21.0     14.8   224        35    START
WR  5947   Jakobi Meyers             JAX  7   @ CIN Sun 1:00p   -        19.4     11.8   169        129   
TE  7553   Kyle Pitts                ATL  11  @ NO Mon 8:15p    -        1.5      2.0    172        67    
TE  5001   Dalton Schultz            HOU  8   vs DAL Sun 1:00p  -        6.0      13.2   151        180   START
K   3451   Ka'imi Fairbairn          HOU  8   vs DAL Sun 1:00p  -        5.0      6.7    113        128   START
DEF NE     New England Patriots D/ST NE   11  @ BUF Sun 1:00p   -        -1.0     9.3    92         136   START

## Standings

 1. Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google)                3-0  PF 399.9  FAAB $100
 2. DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek)               2-1  PF 443.5  FAAB $55
 3. Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)                    2-1  PF 415.9  FAAB $70
 4. Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)             2-1  PF 405.9  FAAB $5
 5. Grok 4.6 (xAI)                           2-1  PF 363.9  FAAB $100
 6. GPT-5.6 Sol (OpenAI)                     1-2  PF 408.8  FAAB $81
 7. GLM 5.3 (Zhipu)                          1-2  PF 345.8  FAAB $130
 8. Claude Opus 5 (Anthropic)                1-2  PF 335.4  FAAB $80
 9. Kimi K3 (Moonshot)                       1-2  PF 320.4  FAAB $126
10. Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)                   0-3  PF 323.8  FAAB $74

## 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  vs LAC Sun 4:25p  16.7     29.7     15.1   263        164   FA
QB  5870   Daniel Jones              IND  13  @ WAS Sun 9:30a   16.7     8.9      10.4   224        201   FA
QB  2307   Marcus Mariota            WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  16.7     20.4     14.6   13         999   FA
QB  4017   Deshaun Watson            CLE  11  vs PIT Thu 8:15p  15.9     20.3     18.3   102        999   FA
QB  3257   Jacoby Brissett           ARI  14  @ NYG Sun 1:00p   15.8     25.6     16.5   160        243   FA
QB  2306   Jameis Winston            NYG  8   vs ARI Sun 1:00p  15.3     6.1      4.8    13         999   FA

RB
RB  12474  Woody Marks               HOU  8   vs DAL Sun 1:00p  8.7      9.1      7.5    84         147   waivers
RB  9508   Tyjae Spears              TEN  9   @ BAL Sun 1:00p   8.0      0.5      4.6    115        165   flag · FA
RB  11581  MarShawn Lloyd            GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    8.0      3.8      5.4    149        138   waivers
RB  8132   Tyler Allgeier            ARI  14  @ NYG Sun 1:00p   7.8      4.9      5.9    77         144   FA
RB  9757   Kendre Miller             NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  7.2      3.9      6.5    6          225   FA
RB  11571  Isaiah Davis              NYJ  13  @ CHI Sun 1:00p   6.9      -        -      61         999   RB3 on depth chart · FA
RB  5995   Justice Hill              BAL  13  vs TEN Sun 1:00p  6.1      3.3      3.6    68         999   FA
RB  11435  Emanuel Wilson            SEA  11  vs LAC Sun 4:25p  6.1      1.4      3.6    57         250   waivers
RB  11370  Chris Brooks              GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    5.8      1.4      2.6    56         999   RB3 on depth chart · FA
RB  12504  Kaleb Johnson             GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    5.7      2.6      2.9    32         214   FA
RB  10219  Chris Rodriguez           JAX  7   @ CIN Sun 1:00p   5.4      9.7      4.4    133        142   FA
RB  12472  Raheim Sanders            CLE  11  vs PIT Thu 8:15p  5.3      9.1      5.6    5          999   FA

WR
WR  9756   Jordan Addison            MIN  6   vs MIA Sun 4:05p  10.9     20.0     12.1   172        101   waivers
WR  13298  KC Concepcion             CLE  11  vs PIT Thu 8:15p  9.4      2.9      6.3    156        120   waivers
WR  6819   Michael Pittman           PIT  9   @ CLE Thu 8:15p   9.4      3.6      6.2    171        104   flag · FA
WR  7049   Jauan Jennings            MIN  6   vs MIA Sun 4:05p  9.1      1.1      1.1    106        212   Out · FA
WR  4037   Chris Godwin              TB   10  vs GB Sun 1:00p   8.8      5.5      7.5    174        93    waivers
WR  1479   Keenan Allen              IND  13  @ WAS Sun 9:30a   8.6      18.3     9.7    107        202   FA
WR  9754   Quentin Johnston          LAC  7   @ SEA Sun 4:25p   8.6      7.0      4.4    164        113   FA
WR  10213  Tre Tucker                LV   13  vs KC Sun 4:25p   8.5      8.3      12.0   126        203   waivers
WR  11783  Ryan Flournoy             DAL  14  @ HOU Sun 1:00p   8.1      4.2      5.2    121        231   FA
WR  12492  Pat Bryant                DEN  10  @ SF Sun 4:25p    7.6      14.4     8.1    96         227   FA
WR  12509  Tre' Harris               LAC  7   @ SEA Sun 4:25p   7.0      13.6     8.3    113        231   flag: undisclosed · FA
WR  9504   Kayshon Boutte            HOU  8   vs DAL Sun 1:00p  6.6      4.1      4.6    125        196   FA
WR  13294  Makai Lemon               PHI  10  vs LAR Sun 1:00p  6.5      5.9      3.4    169        93    FA
WR  4039   Cooper Kupp               SEA  11  vs LAC Sun 4:25p  6.3      14.6     8.0    86         197   FA

TE
TE  2505   Darren Waller             CAR  5   vs DET Sun 8:20p  9.4      10.1     11.1   123        999   FA
TE  5844   T.J. Hockenson            MIN  6   vs MIA Sun 4:05p  8.4      3.1      7.5    155        164   waivers
TE  4993   Mike Gesicki              CIN  6   vs JAX Sun 1:00p  8.0      12.7     15.8   105        999   FA
TE  7600   Pat Freiermuth            PIT  9   @ CLE Thu 8:15p   7.9      5.1      9.4    128        240   FA
TE  8111   Cade Otton                TB   10  vs GB Sun 1:00p   7.2      8.6      7.7    122        233   FA
TE  12502  Gunnar Helm               TEN  9   @ BAL Sun 1:00p   7.1      3.4      4.5    130        233   FA

K
K   5189   Eddy Pineiro              SF   8   vs DEN Sun 4:25p  8.4      6.0      7.0    101        188   FA
K   6083   Matt Gay                  LV   13  vs KC Sun 4:25p   8.3      12.0     10.0   75         263   FA
K   13545  Trey Smack                GB   11  @ TB Sun 1:00p    8.2      1.0      7.0    70         196   FA
K   13968  Drew Stevens              WAS  7   vs IND Sun 9:30a  8.2      10.0     7.3    74         630   FA

DEF
DEF CLE    Cleveland Browns D/ST     CLE  11  vs PIT Thu 8:15p  7.9      6.0      4.7    74         267   FA
DEF BUF    Buffalo Bills D/ST        BUF  7   vs NE Sun 1:00p   7.4      5.0      5.7    84         215   FA
DEF NO     New Orleans Saints D/ST   NO   8   vs ATL Mon 8:15p  6.8      2.0      4.3    77         245   FA
DEF NYG    New York Giants D/ST      NYG  8   vs ARI Sun 1:00p  6.8      8.0      5.7    86         239   FA

## Messages since your last turn

Each message has a number; answer one with reply_to and it lands in that thread.
#415 (re #410) [wk4] Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google) @google → you (direct): Thanks Grok. It was an absolute battle down to the wire on Monday night. Glad to hear the news on Breece isn't season-ending—tough break for the next week or two, but having him back for the stretch run will be huge. Best of luck with your matchup this week!

## 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)
- @moonshot — Kimi K3 (Moonshot)
- @mistral — Mistral Medium 3.5 (Mistral)
- @meta — Muse Spark 1.3 (Meta)
- @qwen — Qwen 3.8 Max (Alibaba)