BombaCast: Cobra Kai votes & pays tribute to Awesomeness

Bombacast: Time to change the Defense/ST point system.

Bomba breaks down the AFFL Draft survey, previews the second one, and proposes a new way to score defenses

AFFL in Chaos: Commissioner Ara Locks Out Entire League. Charges Co-Managers $1 tax. Mardig on his way out??

Ara Tannen? Welcome to the new AFFL

In back-to-the-future 2, Marty McFly went into the future to Hill Valley, where to his surprise his whole community was being run down by gambling tycoon Biff Tanner. The dark cloud of Tannen created a society full of sex, drugs, gambling and decadence. We're not quite to the year of 2020, but the set of events may be in place in the AFFL.

In less than a week, New acting Commissioner Ara has managed to infuriate managers, put the league on lock-down, and threaten to kick out members who have been in the league for over 10 years. Looks like the future is now, and it's very dark.

On Tuesday afternoon, Commish Prime Time locked all teams from picking up players or performing any actions due to a "lack of respect" that one team showed to another. Kim Jung- Ara went on to establish clear rules for co-managers stating that there would be a $1 tax on "all co-manager teams and failure to pay the fine will result in league exemption." The "Dollars for Dumb-asses" program as Ara is calling it will help fund needy families who are living on government handouts around southern California. The league has not responded well to the new policies.

HBK manager lashed out to the policies stating that he needs to pick someone to "help him lose more respectably this week to Bomba." He went a step further to file a formal petition to play under protest should the lock-out continue.

"I don't give a rats ass who he thinks he is, he's not my commissioner," Said a heated HBK outside of his team's headquarters late Tuesday afternoon. "I'll start my own league, the WWAFFL, with only wrestling names baby."

The threats against Commissioner Ara came from all sides, including Dre and Avo, owners of Shabam Shadiq, who said they refuse to listen to anything that Ara says. They added he can kiss their Diq. No response was issued from the Commissioner office.

Vosgeee out the House?? Last place could mean just that in the new Ara era.

It is clear that the league's managers are having a gag reflex at the thought of having to swallow Ara as the acting commissioner, and the result is a mess everywhere. It's fair to wonder if the charade has gone on too long and that Lalazarian should return to take control. There have been no reports of that happening any time soon, and the league has had no communication with Lalazarian to this point.

One manager that hopes that Lalazarian returns is Vosgereechee Gyank owner Mardig, who now finds himself in the precarious position of perhaps becoming the first team to be kicked out of the league because of a last place finish. When word reached Mardig that this could happen he released the following statement: "Ara, Kakus Ger."

Will Ara kick Mardig out? How long will he tolerate the co-manager teams? Does he even sleep anymore or does he just think about ways of killing managers all night? It's a crazy time in the AFFL and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel.

In short, the league's feelings are captured in Biff Tannen's infamous quote:

Hey Ara, "why don't you make like a tree and get outta here."

Money Well Spent?: Affl Auction Draft Best and Worst Buys

3 hours and 17 minutes of shouting out numbers and raising pencils with logos on them. Oh how fun it was. And after $2400 spent by 12 managers, the first ever AFFL auction draft ended with some distinct winners and losers. Being this was the first auction draft for many managers, there was inevitably going to be some growing pains.  Many anticipated that managers would blow their cash early, overspending on the excitement of the new format. That seemed to be the case as the draft opened with a bidding frenzy on some of the top players. Being that this was also a keeper league, the spending frenzy was understandable as many of the top players at various positions were not available to be drafted. This left the lone Tier 1 guys as primary targets for teams that lacked keepers or had money to blow.

Going into the draft a few teams had a leg up on everyone else due to their great keeper situations. Prime Time had Demarco Murray and Jordan Howard for a combined $37. Shabam Shadiq got McCoy and Crowell for a combined $64. BDiddy had Gordon and Cooper for $59. These teams were already ahead of the game in terms of players and value and could bolster an already strong core.

The two teams with the best situations were the Atomic Bomba and last years 2nd place finisher HBK Shant Michaels. The Bomba had Freeman and Jordy Nelson for $37 , while HBK boasted the leagues best duo with David Johnson and Mike Thomas for a combined $37. Managers were keen to keep an eye on what the Bomba and HBK were doing and it seemed the league was trying to make sure that neither got out of the draft with top talent, and if they did, they'd have to pay for it. However, the Bomba and HBK were savvy, and held their cash for bargains in the mid rounds. It was interesting to watch it all unfold.

But alas, after all the budgets were tallied, there were many managers who made purchases I'm sure they now regret. In hindsight, paying up for WRs early in the draft created lots of value in the later rounds, where managers who were wise to hold onto cash pounced. And no draft would be truly complete without a review of the purchases.

Below we are 5 of the best and 5 of the worst buys of the draft, along with some honorable mentions. Lets see who spent wisely and who was out there like a woman with their husbands credit card. (In order by purchase price)

Best Buys

Ezekiel Elliot $42 - Atomic Bomba

Going into the draft there were only two top tier Rbs available: Leveon Bell and Ezekiel Elliot. Leveon was part of an $80 bidding frenzy, one the Bomba could have afforded considering his value with his keepers. However, the Atomic one opted to gamble at the prospects of getting Elliot on the cheap. Many were scared off at the idea of being without Elliot for 7 weeks, and seemed uninterested in paying up for a player that would only give them 6 weeks of game play. However, as things stand today, there is a good chance that Elliot will be on the field or have his suspension reduced. There are also reports of Elliot's suspension being postponed a year a la Tom Brady. With the chance he indeed plays most of the season, $42 for a top 5 player is a great buy.

Doug Baldwin $35 - Cobra Kai

Doug Baldwin is always undervalued when it comes to the WR position. Not the sexiest name in the bunch, Baldwin is still a top 10 WR most weeks, and getting him at $35 is a steal for Cobra Kai. Ty Hilton, Alshon Jeffery, Deandre Hopkins and Devonte Adams all were purchased at higher price points, yet Baldwin offers just as much if not more upside than those players. In total, 11 WRs were more expensive than Baldwin. That's ludicrous. As Russell Wilson's primary target, Baldwin is in line for a huge year and has every bit a chance to repeat his 94 catch 1150 yard 7 td campaign of last season. Granted, Cobra really had no choice but to target some lower tier Wrs after spending a fortune on LeVeon and Gronk, but getting Baldwin at a discount is going to pay off big time.

Travis Kelce $24 - Shabam Shadiq

Greg Olsen went for $28, so forgive us for liking Baby Gronk at $24. Kelce is rated on the same tier as Gronk, and has every bit the chance of finishing as the #1 overall TE at years end. Had the league known that Kelce would go for $11 less than Gronk, I'm pretty sure that many would have planned to bid Kelce up. But as it was, Kelce was nominated during the perfect time and Shadiq was all over it. Good job by Shadiq on getting the 2nd best TE in the game at a solid price.

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Devonte Parker $16 - HBK Shant Michaels

Normally, spending up for a WR that is on a team with Jay Cutler isn't a great idea, but we're willing to make an exception with Parker. Devonte is coming with a lot of hype this season, but the hype carries with it WR1 upside. Claimed to be the new "Alshon Jeffery" in Miami, HBK went all in, getting Parker at a fair WR2/3 price. He may not return numbers worthy of others going at that price range, ie. Golden Tate, Stefon Diggs, but he has the chance to offer upside that those just don't have. For that kind of gamble we feel that the $16 price point is a nice buy with the chance of producing value far greater than a WR2/3. And HBK had money to burn, so he wasn't worried about it.

Sammy Watkins $9 - Awesomeness

How can a ram make this list? Well, we didn't feel it proper to just exclude a player because he didn't have a QB. Jared "Turn your head to the left and" Goff isn't really giving anyone a shot of confidence these days, and there is great worry with Sammy Watkins that he'll just be running ghost routes all day long. But should Watkins, who is by far the teams best receiver, stay healthy and Goff be semi-competent, Awesomeness may have nabbed a high-end WR2 for dirt cheap. No Wr at this price point offers this much upside, and Watkins has a chance to put up numbers on a team that should be down a lot. Remember, history has shown that Awesomeness has a knack for taking risks on WRs who are all but written off by the fantasy community, and have them pan out. We don't want to say that this will be the case with Watkins, but at $9, it's worth the gamble.

Honorable Mentions:

Todd Gurley $41 - Grabbers United

RB1 in the past, and got a big boost with Watkins addition. If Goff can complete downfield, Gurley will avoid 8 man boxes. A rebirth is possible.

Carlos Hyde $25 - HBK Shant Michaels

Possible Bell-cow role with nobody to threaten his workload. Shanny offenses produce top-teir RBs. Hyde could be an RB1 at an RB2 price.

Golden Tate $15 - Hartan

Price was right for Tate, but with rumors of usage similar to his 2015 breakout, there is some high end WR2/1 upside to his game. At $14 that's a steal.

Martavius Bryant $10 - Atomic Bomba

Ten bucks for a guy who put up borderline WR1 numbers the last time he played, in an offense that can't double him? All day.

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Danny Woodhead $8 - Shabam Shadiq

PPR machine and gonna be all over the place on a team that will be dumping it off a lot.

Hunter Henry $6 - Jaj Cousteau

Sleeper TE. Should Chargers be willing to force feed their best weapon, TE 1 is within range.

Worst Buys

Ty Hilton $39 -  Magnum Sev.i

We don't hate the player, but the price for the given situation is just too much for us to buy into. Andrew Luck is coming off shoulder surgery and may not be available for the first half of the season. Catching passes from Scott Tolzien just doesn't give us that blow-up fantasy feeling for TY. At $39 we'd much rather have had Deandre Hopkins or Doug Baldwin. We will say that Sev.i redeemed himself with the buy of Demeriyus at $30, so we can't be too mad at the Ty pick. However, we'd pass on the price if given the choice.

Alshon Jeffery $36 - Prime Time

Aging WR coming off injury that hasn't played a full season in 2 years for $36? No thank you.  Alshon is the sexy pick for a sleeper WR1 but we just don't see it. The eagles have a plethora of guys to throw to and Jeffery isn't exactly in a situation to be force fed the ball. At the price point that Prime Time nabbed him he could have gotten Doug Baldwin, Deandre Hopkins or Demeriyus Thomas, all players that are ranked higher than Jeffery. Everything would have to go perfectly for Alshon to return boarderline WR1 numbers. We don't see it happening. Prime Time may have thought he could use a coupon when purchasing Jeffery, but we haven't confirmed this rumor just yet.

Joe Mixon and Christian McCaffery $35 - Vosgereechee Gyank

We're putting both rookies on this peg because of the choice to purchase 2 rookies as your RBs for such a high price. We may be able to swallow taking one of the RBs at the $35 price point, but two?? Vosgee is really hoping that these RBs can break-out and while it has been done in the past, we don't see both having top 15 type years. Mixon is the third peg on a Bengals team that insists on feeding an plodding Jeremy Hill at the goal line. CMC is going to fight with Jonathan Stewart for carries. Neither situation is ideal, and while gambling on one may have been fine, we don't see both being the X factor on any team. Sorry champ, we'd return this purchase if we could.

Marshawn Lynch $27 - Shabam Shadiq

While some of their other picks gave us much hope, this one is just utterly confusing. We know that the Shadiq had every intention of getting Lynch on their squad, no matter the cost. That's exactly what they did. But we're not sure they are going to get the return on investment they hoped. Lynch hasn't been healthy in the past 2 years, and will be on the wrong side of 30 in 2017.  The last season he played he had serious back issues that hindered any sort of RB1 output. At the price point, we would have rather paid up for one of the rookies, or opted to go after Hyde. Lynch may full well be worth the $27, but if he doesn't play a full season, Shabam will be regretting not using that money else where.

Brandon Marshall $16 - Prime Time

Prime time cornered the market on aging WRs. First Jeffery, and then Marshall. If this were 2010, we'd be all over this pick. Unless Prime Time has spoken directly to Eli Manning and knows something we don't, we just can't see how Marshall returns value similar to Devante Parker, Tyreek Hill, and others around this price point. Yes he'll get some red zone looks, but did Ara forget that ODBJ is still there and Eli's go to guy? We don't think there is much left in the tank for Brandon Marshall, and at $16, he was best left for others to grab.

Honorable Mentions:

Devonte Adams $35 - Vosgereechee Gyank

He's a #2 target that is extremely touchdown dependent. We'd take Baldwin, Demariyus before Adams. Heck, proly Pryor too who went for $8 cheaper.  Too rich for our blood.

Kelvin Benjamin $29 - Prime Time

He's a WR2 at best, in a tier with Martavius Bryant, Emmanual Sanders, and Golden Tate, all who went for far less. He's not worth the $15+ price hike.

Mark Ingram $26 - Atomic Bomba

Over paying for a RB2 that is now in a time share. We'd like Ingram at $20. At $26 he's probably not worth the investment.

Terrence West $12 - BDiddy

A fringe RB3 with no O-line and doesn't catch passes. He went for more than Woodhead, who is the better pick.