Tre Polk, who is one of Minshew's closest friends from Brandon, says
Minshew stunned their dynasty league this past summer when he opted to redraft nearly his entire team (which is named Trust the Process) and start from scratch.
"It was ridiculous," Polk says. "He must have known something about
Melvin Gordon, and he worked out with
Josh Jacobs and liked what he saw so he took him, and he took the Patriots defense, and he grabbed
Austin Ekeler ..." Polk goes on for a few minutes like this before putting on the bow. "Bottom line: He redrafted, like, his whole team, and he's tied for first place. He just sees the game in a different way."
I ask the obvious follow-up: Who is Minshew's quarterback?
"That's the thing," Polk says. "I keep waiting for him to pick himself up, but no one took him. Gardner Minshew is available in Gardner Minshew's fantasy league."