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Abominable Snowmen

The front office audit. Feel free to file a complaint with the scoreboard.

TheAbominableSnowmen · Season history

4-1-0Record
#3Record/PF/PA rank
100.0%Playoff odds
26.6Average skill age

The roster has entered the chat

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is delivering 27.9 points per observed week. That is the sort of employee who should be allowed to skip the staff meeting.

Derrick Henry is 32. The production can still help, but this front office's five-year plan should probably include a calendar.

Jaxon Smith-Njigba is 24 and averaging 27.9 in the saved sample. Finally, a reason to say "trust the process" without immediately muting the chat.

These comments use observed points and ages. No salaries, contracts, injuries, or NFL playing-time claims are invented.

How is this owner doing?

Trending up: this season's head-to-head win rate is 80.0%, versus 58.3% across 24 prior regular-season games. That is +21.7 percentage points. The current sample is 5 games, so this is a temperature check, not a career verdict.

Schedule luck: -0.18 wins versus all-play expectation. All-time record, championships, trades, and season-by-season results.

The franchise receipts

Across linked seasons: 18-11-0 in regular-season head-to-head games, 1 championships, and 2 playoff appearances. Team names may change. The receipts follow the manager.

SeasonTeam snapshotH2H W-L-TObserved games
2024Abominable Snowmen6-6-012
2025Abominable Snowmen8-4-012
2026Abominable Snowmen4-1-05

Value basis: FantasyCalc dynasty value. Priced skill players: 18/18. Unpriced is unknown, not worthless. Source and method.

Key players

PlayerPositionAgeObserved PPGWeeksValue
Jaxon Smith-NjigbaWR2427.8959401
Trey McBrideTE2618.1656129
Christian McCaffreyRB3018.2654810
Zay FlowersWR2616.3654608
Parker WashingtonWR2416.3053981
Derrick HenryRB3222.3653923
Jayden DanielsQB2512.9352821
Rhamondre StevensonRB2812.1651957

Draft-pick drawer

PickValue
2027 round 2 (original roster 5)1500
2027 round 3 (original roster 5)1009
2027 round 3 (original roster 9)1009
2028 round 1 (original roster 5)2053
2028 round 2 (original roster 5)1268
2028 round 3 (original roster 2)926
2028 round 3 (original roster 5)926
2029 round 1 (original roster 5)1785
2029 round 2 (original roster 5)1156
2029 round 3 (original roster 5)870

Outlook is based on simulated playoff odds: at least 70% is a contender, at most 30% is a rebuild candidate. This is not a claim about what the owner wants to do. Explore trade ideas.