#meadowlark lemon

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The New Scooby-Doo Movies S01E15 - The Loch Ness Mess (1972) Hanna Barbera Productions

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[principiumindividuationis777]

This is the man Wilt Chamberlain, who himself was a Globetrotter for a season, considered to be the GOAT.

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June 2024 witch guide

Full moon: June 21st

New moon: June 6th

Sabbats: Litha/Summer Solstice- June 20th

June Strawberry Moon

Known as: Aerra Litha, Birth Moon, Blooming Moon, Brachmanoth, Dyad Moon, Egg Laying Moon, Green Corn Moon, Hatching Moon, Hoer Moon, Honey Moon, Lovers Moon, Mead Moon, Moon of Horses, Moon of Making Fat, Partner Moon, Rose Moon & Strong Sun Moon

Element: Earth

Zodiac: Gemini & Cancer

Nature spirits: Sylphs & Zephyrs

Deities: Aine of Knockaine, Bendis, Cerridwen, Green Man, Ishtar, Isis, Neith & Persephone

Animals: Butterfly, frog, monkey & toad

Birds: Peacock & wren

Trees: Maple & Oak

Herbs: Dog grass, meadowsweet, moss, mugwort, parsley, skullcap & vervain

Flowers: Lavender, orchid, tansy & yarrow

Scents: Lavender & lily of the valley

Stones:  Agate, Alexandrite, cat's eye, chrysoberyl, emerald, fluorite, garnet, moonstone, ruby & topaz

Colors: Gold, green, orange & yellow

Energy:  Abundance, balance, change of residence, communication, decision making, education, family relations, full & restful energy, love, marriage, prosperity, positive transformation, prevention, protection, public relations, relationships, responsibility, strength, tides turning, travel & writing

While strawberries certainly are a reddish-pink color and are roundish in shape, the origin of the name “Strawberry Moon” has nothing to do with the Moon’s hue or appearance.

• June's full Moon is typically the last full moon of spring or the first of summer. The June Full Moon will be extraordinary. For the first time since 1985, Full Moon happens precisely on the summer solstice, when the Sun is highest up. Because the Full Moon is always opposite the Sun, this year, you will see that the Moon is 10 widths lower on the horizon than the Sun ever is. 

This “Strawberry Moon” name has been used by Native American Algonquian tribes that live in the northeastern United States as well as the Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota peoples to mark the ripening of “June-bearing” strawberries that are ready to be gathered. The Haida term Berries Ripen Moon reflects this as well. As flowers bloom and early fruit ripens, June is a time of great abundance for many.

Litha

Known as: Alban Heruin, Summer Solstice & Whit Sunday

Season: Summer

Element: Fire

Symbols: Besom, fairies, God's eyes, sunflowers & symbols of the sun

Colors: Blue, gold, green, orange, red, tan & yellow

Oils/Incense: Cinnamon, frankincense, heliotrope, lavender, lemon, lily of the valley, mint, musk, myrrh, orange, orange pine, pine, rose, saffron, sandalwood & wisteria

Animals: Cattle, crab, horse & octopus

Birds: Goldfinch, kingfisher, meadowlark, owl, robin & wren

Mythical: Fairies

Stones: Bloodstone, diamond, emerald, jade, lapis lazuli & tiger's eye

Food: Ale, bread, cheese, edible flowers, garden fresh vegetables & fruit, lemons, meade, milk, oranges, pumpernickel bread, summer squash & wine

Herbs/Plants: Anise, basil, betony, cinquefoil, copal, elder, fennel, fern, frankincense, galangal, hemp, ivy, larkspur, lemon, lemon balm, mistletoe, mugwort, mullien, nettle, orange, orpin, plantain, rue, saffron, sandalwood, St.John's wort, thyme, verbena, vervain, wild thyme & ylang-ylang

Flowers: Carnation, chamomile, daisy, heather, heliotrope, honeysuckle, lavender, lily, marigold, orchid, rose, wisteria & yarrow

Trees: Elder, holly, laurel, linden, oak & pine

Goddesses: Amaterasu, Aine, Anahita, Dea, Cerde, Dag, Dana, Eiru, Fenne, Gwydion, Kupala, Mabd, Phoebe, Skhmet & Sul

Gods: Apollo, Baal, Balder, Bel, The Dagda, Donnus, El, The Green Man, Helios, Huon, Jupiter, Llew, Loki, Lugh, Maui, Mithras, Oak/Holly King, Ogmios, Ra, Surya, Thor & Zeus

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Agriculture, changes, divination, ending, fertility, life, light, manifestation, power, purpose, strength, success & unity

Spellwork: Fire & water magick

Activities:

• Charge and cleanse your crystals in the solstice sun

• Make Sun water

• Create crafts with natural elements such as flowers

• Burn a paper with things that no longer serve you or that you are trying to let go

•  Invite friends & family over for a bonfire and/or feast

• Gather & dry herbs for the upcoming year

• Clean, decorate & cleanse your altar with summer symbols

• Brew some sun tea

• Take a ritual bath/shower with flowers

• Make your own sun dial

• Craft a door wreath out of flowers & herbs

• Enjoy some sunrise/sunset yoga

• Volunteer at a food kitchen or animal shelter

• Plant trees (especially ones that may provide fruit or berries to feed the wildlife)

• Watch the sunset & say a blessing to nature

• Make flower infused anointing/spell oils

• Eat fresh fruits & berries

• Participate in a handfasting

• Create shadow art

The history of Litha reveals its deep connections to ancient agricultural societies & their reliance on the sun's power. Celebrated as part of the Wheel of the Year, Litha symbolizes the balance between light & darkness. Throughout history  customs such as bonfires, herb gathering & the construction of sunwheels have marked this festival. Today, Litha continues to be celebrated by various communities, with gatherings at sacred sites & private rituals in natural settings. It serves as a reminder of our connection with nature and the cycles of life.

• The traditions of Litha appear to be borrowed from many cultures. Most ancient cultures celebrated the summer solstice in some way such as the Celts celebrated Litha with hilltop bonfires & dancing. Many people attempted to jump over or through the bonfires for good luck. Other European traditions included setting large wheels on fire & rolling them down a hill into a body of water.

Litha is often associated with Midsummer, a celebration that extends beyond the pagan and Wiccan traditions. Midsummer festivities are observed in many cultures around the world, including Scandinavian countries where it holds a prominent place in their cultural heritage. Midsummer dances, bonfires, & feasts are integral parts of these celebrations, often accompanied by folklore and traditional rituals that honor the sun's energy and the abundance of nature during this time.

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year & in some traditions, Litha is when The Sun(The God) is symbolically at it's peak time of power & the World will soon be ripe to harvest. It is also when The Goddess is pregnant with The God who is to be reborn at Yule.

• In the Northern Hemisphere the Summer Solstice occurs when the Sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky. It marks the start of summer in the northern half of the globe. (In contrast, the June solstice in the Southern Hemisphere is when the Sun is at its lowest point in the sky, marking the start of winter.)

Some also believe the history & spirit of Litha revolve around two deities, The Oak King & The Holly King. In Wiccan and Neo-Pagan traditions, each King rules the Earth for half of the year. From Yule to Litha, the Oak King rules. On Litha, the two battled for the crown and it is then that the Holly King triumphs. The Holly King will rule through fall until Yule, and the cycle will begin again.

Related festivals:

• Vestalia- June 7th -15th

Was a Roman religious festival in honor of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth & the burning continuation of the sacred fire of Rome. It was held from 7–15 June & was reserved as a women's-only event. Domestic & family life in general were represented by the festival of the goddess of the house & of the spirits of the storechamber — Vesta & the Penates .

On the first day of festivities the penus Vestae (sanctum sanctorum of the temple of Vesta which was usually curtained off) was opened for the only time during the year, at which women offered sacrifices. As long as the curtain remained open, mothers could come, barefoot and disheveled, to leave offerings to the goddess in exchange for a blessing to them and their family.

For the last day, the penus Vestae was solemnly closed, the Flaminica Dialis observed mourning & the temple was subjected to a purification called stercoratio: the filth was swept from the temple and carried next by the route called clivus Capitolinus and then into the Tiber.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Encyclopedia britannica

Llewellyn 2024 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living

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December 27, 2015, Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark G. Lemon died at 83.

Meadowlark George Lemon III was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on April 25, 1932. He discovered the Harlem Globetrotters at 11 years old while watching a newsreel at the local theater. He was determined to one day make the team. Lemon didn’t have enough money to buy basketball equipment, so he made his own. He made the Basketball hoop out of an onion sack and a coat hanger and used an empty carnation milk can as his ball. According to Lemon, he made his first shot, a two-pointer.

He continued to play basketball in high school. Realizing the fierce competition, he logged long hours on the court to strengthen his skills. He briefly attended Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University, a historically black university in Tallahassee, Florida. He was drafted into the Army in 1952. He completed basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, before serving two years in Salzburg, Germany.

While in Germany, Lemon played on an Army base’s basketball team, averaging 55 points a game. He was discharged in 1954. He then played for the Kansas City All-Stars for a year before joining the Harlem Globetrotters. Lemon played for 23 consecutive years with the Harlem Globetrotters and earned the name “Clown Prince of Basketball.” In the 1980s, he started his comedic basketball team “Meadowlark Lemon’s Bucketeers,” and then he established “The Shooting Stars” before founding “Meadowlark Lemon’s Harlem All-Stars.” Lemon returned to the Harlem Globetrotters in 1993 for a 50-game season.

In 1986, Lemon became an ordained minister. In 1989, he founded “Camp Meadowlark,” a camp designed to improve young people’s basketball skills while teaching them the importance of education and staying healthy. He earned his Doctor of Divinity in 1998. In 2003, Lemon was inducted into the NBA Basketball Hall of Fame.

Photo: Meadowlark Lemon. Courtesy of Veterans Affairs

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! MY INTRODUCTION !

Hello hello there !! Thanks for dropping by :D

My name is Nathan, but I go by Nikou / N as well!

• I use he/they pronouns, as well as any neopronouns ! (I'm trans as well :D)

• I am a minor, so please act accordingly around me .

• I have autism, I apologize in advance if I come off as rude / overly annoying at times ... I'd also prefer to have tonetags used while talking to me ! /nf

• I'm an artist, but I also enjoy singing, voice acting (not professionally.), acting in general, analyzing, and I write! I'm not sure if I'll ever post my works here, as I ... Am really not confident in my ability to write characters that aren't my own. But-- Who knows !! I'll definitely post an analysis or two at some point ... hopefully ......

(Current) hyperfixations ! :

Danganronpa Despair Time, Tetro Danganronpa Pink, Alien Stage, Moriarty The Patriot, Ace Attorney.

Other interests include ! :

Bang Dream! Girls Band Party, Project Sekai: Colorful Stage, vocaloid, OMORI, Pokemon, Process of Elimination, Project: Eden's Garden, Danganronpa Another, MILGRAM, Total Drama Island, Steven Universe, Genshin Impact, Death Note, Blooming Panic, SeekL, A Date with Death, Sims, Doki Doki Literature Club, Holostars, Hololive, VShojo, Meadowlark, Dungeons and Dragons, Cradle (on book 6 currently), The Golden Idol, Escape The Night, Ramshackle, musicals (Hamilton, SIX, Heathers, Mean Girls, Ride The Cyclone, ect.), true crime, and probably some more things that I forgot ...

Content creators I enjoy watching ! :

CarynandConnie, Smosh, Shooshimooshi, Save Data, FunkyFrogBait, Kubz Scouts, Rotten Mango, Game/Film Theory, CyYu, Amalee, Markiplier, Dropout . . . there's so many those are the main ones rn ..

Music I listen to ! :

Mitski, Will Wood, Jhariah, TV girl, The Crane Wives, Will Stetson, Laufey, Rio Romeo, Yaelokre, Steven Universe soundtracks, Mother Mother, Liana Flores, Ricky Montgomery, Bo Burnham, Sushi Soucy, Jack Stauber, vocaloid, musicals, MARINA, Pomplamoose, Miracle Musical, Kaden Mackay, Ado, Phantom Siita, ATARASHII GAKKO, Mori Calliope, Emei, Random Encounters, Leo., Shayfer James, Lemon Demon, Fish in a Birdcage, Beabadoobee, Chappell Roan, Penelope Scott, Conan Gray, YOASOBI, and. Again. A lot more. My Spotify is linked below if someone's actually curious as to what I listen to / check out my oc playlists (#shamelessplug)

Characters I kin ! :

Refer to list above .

(Akito and Ena Shinonome, Furina, Shiho Hinomori, Chiba Airi, Ace Markey, Charles Cuevas, Monika (ddlc), Miles Edgeworth, Shidou Kirasaki.)

OTHER PLACES WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME ! :

The easiest way to reach out to me is through discord, nikou.nathan .

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DNI criteria + what makes me uncomfortable.

DNI:

Anyone under 13.

People who are: racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, ect.

Things that make me uncomfortable:

Graphic descriptions / imagery of pills and needles.

NSFW jokes made about me. (In general, I don't mind them much. Depending on the situation.)

Telling me to end my life if you are not a very close friend.

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Don't be afraid to shoot me a DM anywhere, or ask to be mutuals / friends !! :D I'd love to !!

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The Harlem Globetrotters (1926) have gained worldwide recognition for combining their basketball playing skills with comedic tricks and stunts. Over the past eight decades, they have competed in more than 20,000 games in over 100 countries.

They began in Chicago in 1926 as an all-African American team known as the Savory Big Five. Abe Saperstein, who was a coach in the Chicago area as well as a promoter and an agent, acquired the team and remained its owner until he died in 1966. The team made its debut as the New York Globetrotters in Hinckley, Illinois on January 7, 1927. They adopted the name the Harlem Globetrotters in 1930 to reflect the team’s predominantly African American roster and the affluent culture.

The team traveled around the country competing against both Black and white basketball teams and developed a winning record. In 1939, the team lost to the New York Rens when it completed its first professional basketball championship. It won against the Chicago Bruins in the championship game one year later.

In 1950, the team made its first trip to Europe with a world tour following after. The NBA began integrating its teams, leaving them little competition.

They emerged as star performers who are well-known beyond the world of professional basketball. These standout player-performers included Fred “Curly” Neal, Reece “Goose” Tatum, and Clarence Wilson “Meadowlark” Lemon. NBA legend Wilt “the Stilt” Chamberlain played with them as did Lynette Woodard.

Their popularity allowed the team to star in two films, Go Man Go (1948) and The Harlem Globetrotters (1951). They served as goodwill ambassadors during the Cold War. They have made numerous television appearances since the 1950s, and in the 1970s they inspired a cartoon series.

Former player Mannie Jackson purchased the team in 1993, giving it African American ownership for the first time. In 2002 they were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Birthdays 4.25

Beer Birthdays

Al Levy (1860)

Cassio Piccolo (1960)

Stephen Beaumont (1964)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Batman; comic book character (1940)

Ella Fitzgerald; jazz singer (1917)

Jason Lee; actor (1970)

Meadowlark Lemon; Harlem Globetroters basketball player (1932)

Edward R. Murrow; broadcast journalist (1908)

Famous Birthdays

Karel Appel; Dutch painter (1921)

Hank Azaria; actor (1964)

Andy Bell; pop singer (1964)

Earl Bostic; saxophonist (1913)

William J. Brennan Jr.; U.S. Supreme Court justice (1906)

Joe Buck; sportscaster (1969)

Ron Clements; animator (1953)

Oliver Cromwell; English politician (1599)

Willis "Gator" Jackson; saxophonnist (1932)

Albert King; blues singer (1923)

Jerry Leiber; pop songwriter (1933)

Guglielmo Marconi; physicist, radio inventor (1874)

Paul Mazursky; film director (1930)

Flannery O'Connor; writer (1925)

Al Pacino; actor (1940)

Eugene “Gene Gene the Dancing Machine” Patton; stagehand, dancer (1932)

Wolfgang Pauli; physicist (1900)

Talia Shire; actor (1946)

John Frank Stevens; Panama Canal engineer (1853)

Renee Zellweger; actor (1969)

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The New Scooby-Doo Movies S02E01 - The Mystery of Haunted Island (1973) Hanna Barbera Productions

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Meadowlark Dairy, 57 W Neal St, Pleasanton, CA 94566

Meadowlark Dairy has to be the most popular place in Pleasanton on a warm, or even not so warm, evening. The first certified dairy and Bay Area’s oldest ice cream drive-thru still attracts large crowds. You can stay in your car and pick up your soft serve and milk, or order from the walk-up window.

The drive-thru line moved quickly since there was more than one friendly employee taking orders. During my visit they had the following flavors of soft serve:

Vanilla

Chocolate

Strawberry (vegan)

Pineapple (vegan)

Orange (vegan)

Lemon (vegan)

Pomegranate (vegan)

Cotton candy

Vanilla and chocolate are always offered. A small is $3.50 and a pint is only $6. They also have slushies, and slushies + ice cream (diablos).

Vanilla & lemon small cup ($3.50): I was impressed by the super thick, dense, smooth, and creamy texture. The two flavors melded together but didn’t seem melty, and the ice cream didn’t melt quickly. The tang of the lemon and the sweetness of the vanilla were so good together. Maybe the vanilla was on the sweet side but it was hard to tell with the tang of the lemon.  

4.5 out of 5 stars.

By Lolia S.

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Meadowlark Lemon the World

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[sgokie2024]

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980. He was also a prolific voiceover artist, and provided the voices of Meadowlark Lemon in the animated TV version of The Harlem Globetrotters, Jazz the Autobot in The Transformers and the title character in Hong Kong Phooey.

Crothers was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He got the name Scatman when he auditioned for a radio show in 1932 at the former WSMK in Dayton, Ohio. The director didn't think his given name was catchy enough, so Crothers quickly concocted the handle Scat Man, although this talent, scat singing, would later develop. He continued to enjoy this talent throughout his career, even teaching scat singing to college students. Later, the nickname was condensed to Scatman by Arthur Godfrey.

Crothers started his musical career as a 15-year-old drummer in a speakeasy band in his home town of Terre Haute. He played a variety of instruments, including drums and guitar, on jazz club band circuits in his early days as an entertainer. Among the people he performed for was notorious gangster, Al Capone. Crothers formed his own band in the 1930s and traveled to California with the band in 1948.

He performed in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City. Capitol released several of his singles, including "I'd Rather Be a Hummingbird", "Blue-Eyed Sally", and "Television Blues". High Fidelity Records released his album Rock and Roll with Scatman Crothers. He went on USO tours with Bob Hope. Crothers also performed with bandleader Slim Gaillard. According to the jacket notes of the Let Freedom Sing CD set, Crothers was part of the music group The Ramparts, who sang "The Death of Emmett Till" (1955), a song by A. C. Bilbrew.

Crothers made his official debut in the movie Meet Me at the Fair. He worked in both the movies and television, often taking bit parts. He also made musical shorts and played drums with Slim Gaillard in the mid 1940s. Good friends with Jack Nicholson, he appeared in four of his films: The King of Marvin Gardens, The Fortune, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and The Shining. His later film appearances included the role of a wizened fable-telling convict in the extremely controversial Ralph Bakshi animated film Coonskin, as a train conductor in Silver Streak, as a liveryman in The Shootist, as a ringmaster of a struggling wild west show in Bronco Billy, the Baseball coach and school teacher in Zapped, an angel in Two of a Kind and finally Mr. Bloom, a magician in the guise of an old man in the "Kick the Can" segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie.

Source: Hollywood Walk of Fame/Wikipedia

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58/?? Childhood TV Shows You Should Watch

Title: The Harlem Globetrotters

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 22

Run Time: 30 Mins

Original Air Date: September 12, 1970 - October 16, 1971

Synopsis:

The show team members featured fictionalized versions of historical Globetrotters Meadowlark Lemon, Freddie "Curly" Neal, Hubert "Geese" Ausbie, J.C. "Gip" Gipson, Bobby Joe Mason, and Paul "Pablo" Robertson, alongside their bus driver and manager Granny and their dog mascot Dribbles.

The series worked to a formula where the team travels somewhere and typically gets involved in a local conflict that leads to one of the Globetrotters proposing a basketball game to settle the issue. To ensure the Globetrotters' defeat, the villains rig the contest; however, before the second half of the contest, the team always finds a way to even the odds, become all but invincible, and win the game.

My Rating: 8/10

My Reasoning:

I really liked this show. It had a Scooby-Doo-esque charm to it. To add to that, my favorite episodes or where they were featured in the Scooby-Doo movies haha. Anyway, I think the dynamics between the characters are fun and interesting to watch. Just check it out, you'll probably like it.

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[ad_1] Travis Kelce is the Harlem Globetrotters of the fantasy tight end position and everyone else is the Washington Generals. And when we say Globetrotters, we mean the Globetrotters of old, like, the Meadowlark Lemon ’Trotters. ’Cause that’s about how long Kelce has been around. He will turn 34 in October. You know how many 34-year-old tight ends have produced a season in the all-time top 10 for tight ends? Zero. None. Zilch. Guess it’s pretty clear we need to be planning for a nosedive by the Chiefs All-Pro, right? Hold on, before you make big changes to your draft board: You know how many top-10 all-time tight seasons have been recorded by players 31 or older? Two, both by Kelce, one of them last season. So, maybe we should slow-walk this presumed Kelce decline, right? Here’s the thing: Both points have some merit. So let’s try to, as Ocho Cinco might say, split the baby, shall we? First, it is quite obvious Kelce is a unicorn. The same rules that apply to everyone else don’t apply to him — hence why he has the two of the top three tight end seasons all time, both past the age of 30. Last season, at 33, he had the second-best tight end season ever, behind Rob Gronkowski’s 2011 season (when he was 22). Kelce’s total PPR points last year were more than 100 points ahead of second-place T.J. Hockenson (316.3 to 214.4). that’s 32 percent better than anyone else at his position. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) and tight end Travis Kelce (87) run during NFL football training camp.AP Kelce was second to Mark Andrew in 2021, but in 2020 he had the third-best tight end season ever —which was 34 points better than second-highest Darren Waller and more than 130 ahead of everyone else. Outside of his second-place season in 2021, he has led all fantasy tight ends every other season since 2016. He has led his position in six of the past seven seasons, and has been top-two every year. That is domination. That kind of domination doesn’t often just disappear, as long as the player is healthy. That is the definition of reliable. Fantasy Football DVQ Explainer Hop out of the pool, unpack your vacation suitcase, boot up your laptop and get ready, because fantasy football season is back. The Fantasy Madman has returned with the latest iteration of his DVQ. The Draft Value Quotient is a player rating system that assigns one universal number for every player. This value projects the point in the draft at which a player’s projected production will match the estimated draft pick value. Since there is a wider separation among production at the top, so too is there a wider gap between DVQ values at the top of the rankings. The player projections takes into account playing time, expected use/touches, coaching tendencies, part performance and injury history. The DVQ measures these projections against a player’s schedule and factors in positional depth and value above replacement. These ratings are updated regularly. But you know what else is reliable? The undefeated streak of Father Time. Kelce has put up a good fight for longer than anyone else at his position, but eventually he will yield. Everyone does. The only question is: Will it come this season? Of the top 50 tight end seasons, just three have come at age 34 or later — Antonio Gates (37th-highest at 34 in 2014), and Tony Gonzalez twice (30th-best at 36 in 2012 and 48th at 37 in 2013). Kelce already beat the odds last year with an historic season at age 33. Can he realistically do it again? Especially when he is now the only legitimate Chiefs target defenses have to prepare for? Last season, there was some uncertainty after the departure of Tyreek Hill, but after Kelce’s incredible 2022 season, there is no question the first goal of every opponent will be to stop him. And they now have a full season of film with him as the offensive focus. Besides, doing the same thing is being stagnant, and being stagnant is the same as moving backward in the NFL, so expect the Chiefs to try to strategically spread the ball around more often. What does all of that mean to your fantasy drafts? Well, we still expect Kelce to be the top tight end, by a lot. Just maybe not quite as much as in some past seasons. That’s why we have him slotted as a second-rounder based on our DVQ ratings. That’s where we would like to get him, but in the real world, he won’t last that long. Thus, the Madman won’t end up with him very often. Instead, we’ll opt to wait and grab Hockenson, George Kittle, Dallas Goedert, Kyle Pitts or Darren Waller in rounds 4-6. So, yes, we will be fading Kelce this year, even though we’re not actually down on him. Now that is some Hall of Fame splitting of the baby.  [ad_2] Source link