Krumpin: Burden clocks in, Deepball clocks out
Thursday, October 22 • Week 7. The Thursday starters are final; the weekly slate is not. Projections below are estimates, not results.
Tony’s Terrific Team ordered a Thursday double, while Dan’s Deepball ordered an empty glass. The rest of Krumpin is still waiting for the kitchen to open.
King James vs Tony's Terrific Team
Tony’s three-man Thursday shift: Loveland gave Tony’s Terrific Team 16.3 against an 8.56 projection, Burden III added 22.5 against 11.11, and Henderson handed back 2.7 against 7.15. King James has not had a starter play yet. That is a head start, not a verdict.
4th and INCHES vs My Team Sucks!
4th and INCHES got 20 from Stevenson against 11.09. My Team Sucks! got Maye’s 29.94 against 21.93, then Douglas returned 3.4 against 8.02. The quarterback paid the cover charge; the receiver tried to leave through the kitchen. Sunday still has the argument.
Ball Don't Lie vs EzMoney
Ball Don't Lie opened with Roschon Johnson’s 1.3 against 8.08. EzMoney got 6.9 from A.J. Brown against 12.55. This is less a Thursday shootout than two managers asking whether there are refunds. The remaining starters have not played.
BNF vs GolfNut
BNF has not started a Thursday player. GolfNut banked Hunter Henry’s 11 against 7.43. A five-and-one club getting a tidy early receipt is obnoxious, but the rest of this game is still sealed in Sunday’s envelope.
Dat's It vs Kittle Corn
Dat's It has no Thursday starter. Kittle Corn collected 9.2 from Rome Odunze against 9.35: a projection so close it may ask for a signature. The matchup is still a preview, not a result.
DGAD vs Ghost of Twomp
DGAD has not put a Thursday starter on the board. Ghost of Twomp got 23.92 from Caleb Williams against 21.42. A useful opening from the quarterback, with nearly the entire roster still waiting for its turn.
Haters Gonna Hate vs Dan's Deepball
Haters Gonna Hate got 18.3 from Swift against 15.3. Dan's Deepball got a zero from Kalif Raymond against 5.99. The unbeaten team found a decent appetizer; Deepball found an empty plate. The projected gap is ugly, but it is not a final score.
The call: Tony’s opening burst is the Thursday story. It is not permission to hand out a Week 7 win before the other games.
The chat wire: nine bids and one very loud GIF
Earlier this week, Ghost of Twomp asked, “Everybody all in on JJ McCarthy this week?” and then, “Give JJ a home.” Haters Gonna Hate took the invitation literally. Wednesday’s waiver screenshot put Haters at $57, EzMoney at $54, and GolfNut at $1. Nine clubs made offers. GolfNut’s contribution drew the sharpest review from 4th and INCHES: “Why even bid?!?!” The one-dollar bid still got its owner into the column.
Haters followed it with “Is he a League Winner?” King James answered, “Def better than Herbert. So upgrade.” Neither line gives McCarthy a Week 7 point yet. The room still had a GIF ready for him:
Haters also linked Jeremy Fowler’s Wednesday report that the Giants planned to start McCarthy against Houston on Sunday. That is a report about Sunday, not a Thursday score. Ghost of Twomp had posted an NFL Films Brock Purdy video Tuesday with “In Brock, we trust.” Two quarterback campaigns in one chat, and neither has completed this week’s exam.
