Welcome…Welcome…Welcome. I couldn't be happier to see that beautiful face of yours. You see, sports and writing have always been my passions. Fantasy Football does a fantastic job of bringing people together but what if it could be taken a step further. The idea dawned on me to start something that each team owner in my league would look forward to each week. Thus, the era of weekly power rankings was born. All words, ideas, commas, and jokes were written by yours truly, J Dickens. AKA The Bad Boy Ciabatta, AKA Mr. Kreme Dream Supreme, AKA The Cocktapus Collector. It all started a few weeks into the 2020 season. Our league had been going strong for 9 years with all members still intact. The members consist of brothers, cousins and friends. Our 10 man league (12 on Tinder), had been through so much together and it was time for my talents to take center stage. My intention behind this creation is to take the league on a journey each week. A journey that consists of twists and turns throughout and one that will always leave them speechless, whether that be from shock or enjoyment. The answer to that will vary depending on which league member you ask.

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       Here is how the real meat and potatoes of this whole ordeal works. Each writeup begins with an intro. If the league is lucky, I include a 100% original story for them where anything goes, and I do mean anything. After the Intro phase, I roll out the red carpet for the awards segment. The rewards up for grabs include Game of The Week, Highest Scorer, Lowest Scorer, Heath Miller, and Michael Vick Award. All rewards stay consistent besides the Highest and Lowest Scorer. The reason for this is because I change the names of them as well as their sponsor from week to week so that they can align with that week’s theme. Yes, we do indeed have sponsors and the list is quite extensive. Whether these companies know they are sponsoring the shenanigans is a whole other matter. That though, is a discussion for another time. I do my absolute best to give each of these sponsors the most suited tone and content that their brand yearns for and if I do say so myself, I paint them in gold. Following the awards, we get to the creme de la creme, Weekly Rankings. This is where the weekly theme comes into full effect as I pair each team with a specific thing relating to it. Examples of weekly themes include World Sports, Wonders of The World, Animal Sex Facts, Strokes of Vinegar, Childhood, Literature, Going Viral and Movies. I create a distinct theme each week and then build around it. Along with pairing each team with theme related content, I also rank each team in as unbiased of fashion as possible as well as write a paragraph or two explaining why they received that ranking. 

 

       I take great pride in bringing something new and fresh to the league each week and am very excited to share it with you. While the jokes and writing style may be comedic, I assure you it is all meticulously calculated and done so with great effort. I am serious about my craft and never shy away from late nights or failure in order to perfect it. I am insatiably curious and devoted to excellence. I am a lion trapped in a cage, give me the keys and I will show you how deadly I can be.

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