So very delinquent with this post, but all good things are worth the wait. A lot has happened in the NFL and in fantasy since Week 2. We've seen pro and fantasy teams rise and pro and fantasy teams fall. Below are my nominations for the Midseason Fantasy All-Stars and the Midseason Fantasy All-Sucks. I rate them based on pre-season expectations, price, and performance to date. Feel free to throw some of your own names out there.
Mid Season All-Stars
QB Robert Griffin III (Hon. Mention: Matt Ryan)
Sure, Aaron Rodgers has turned it on the last two weeks and taken over the top spot, and Drew Brees has had to throw his way to a 2-4 record, but the fact that RG3 is right there at 3rd deserves the nod. Cheap price, low expectations, monster performance. Seems to fit the bill perfectly. What's even better is that he's fun to watch live. It's as much fun as I can possibly have watching a Redskin succeed, which isn't much, but at least it's something.
For Matt Ryan we heard all the rumors of a hurry-up passing attak, saw Julio Jones pick it up in the preseason and yet there only really seemed to be two believers come draft time: me and Matty rIce. At $26 this was a steal thus far.
RB Alfred Morris (Hon. Mention: Stevan Ridley)
RB Arian Foster (Hon. Mention: Frank Gore)
Anytime you can get the 3rd best running back off the free agent pool you've hit the jackpot. What has been really impressive is this hasnt been a case of just a couple good games. He has been solidly consistent week to week and just looks like a fantastic fit in that old Shanahan zone blocking, stretch running game. Sure Arian Foster was a potential number 1 pick heading into the season but he has just been leaps and bounds better than every other running back and he wasn't even the most expensive, unlike Megatron. He's averaging 4 points more per game than the 2nd best running back. Just pure dominance in this first half for Foster.
Stevan Ridley went for $17, but it was hard to expect him to break out to be a RB1 in the first half simply due to the fact he's a Patriot running back. But he has shown great power and durability in that run game and even in a committee setting at Brandon Bolden's height he was still quite useful and valuable. For Frank Gore he went for $16 same as Ridley but most had already written Gore's epitaph. The running ability I've seen from Gore has simply shocked me this season. He looks like 25 year old Frank Gore, not 29 year old Frank Gore. That Seattle game last week was icing on the cake of a great first half.
WR Percy Harvin (Hon. Mention: Reggie Wayne)
WR Randall Cobb (Hon. Mention: James Jones)
WR AJ Green (Hon. Mention: Andre Roberts)
Percy Harvin touches the ball more than any receiver in this league, and just like Randall Cobb has scored three ways: running the ball, catching the ball, and returning the ball. He has turned in a top 3 performance this first half and just like Alfred Morris seems to be a same and consistent bet week to week. Randall Cobb is a poor man's Percy Harvin, used in identical ways. Why I like him here is that with or without Jennings, I don't think he loses value because of the packages he plays in. The $1 price tag for the 12th best receiver is nice. AJ Green wasn't receiving the same love as his draft mate Julio Jones. Sure AJ Green was touted as a WR1 and drafted as such, but unlike Julio Jones, AJ Green has grown in Year 2 and even when hes the focal point of the defense like against Pittsburgh last week he finds a way to score. Getting the best receiver in the first half at the 8th highest price is a good deal.
Just like Frank Gore, Reggie Wayne was written off for dead only to rejuvenate himself under Luck. He doesn't find the end zone a lot, but he sure will be a leader in targets at the end of the season. Couldn't ask for more out of $11. James Jones has been a beneficiary of circumstances but you can't ignore the 3 straight weeks of multiple touchdowns. For the always acceptable price of free you'll take it every day of the week and twice on Sunday. Everyone was looking to find the complement to Fitzgerald in Arizona. Is it Michael Floyd? Early Doucet? Nope. it's Andre Roberts who has actually been the msot valuable WR in Arizona. When you can step up and outperform Fitzgerald for half a season you deserve the honorable mention nod.
TE None. (Hon. Mention: Owen Daniels)
I don't think there has really been an all-star at the position. The number 1 TE Gronkowski is way down off his pace from last year and no TE has really served as a game changer this first half. Owen Daniels gets the nod as the #3 TE that went undrafted. Daniels had the talent but never the health and always Joel Dreesen there to steal some thunder. 9 pts a game is a nice return at the spot without spending a dollar there.
K Greg Zeurlein
Kickers don't cost anything, but some of them are actually game changers. For instance my Gostkowski has put up double digits points in every week but 1 and certainly helped keep my team afloat while it dealt with injuries and poor performances, but what Zeurlein is doing is awesome. The Rams will kick from anywhere and with the exception for that little mini slump two weeks ago he's crushing it. It's fun to watch whenever Redzone Channel goes to the Rams for yet another 50 yarder by Zeurlein.
DEF Chicago
This is the Bears defense from 2008. Picking off passes and scoring touchdowns at a ridiculous rate. Sacking every QB and allowing the fewest points. Ridiculously good first half for the Bears and just like Gostkowski for me, they have really helped Raider Nation stay afloat while he deals with injuries and inconsistencies from players like McCoy and Romo.
Mid Season All Sucks
QB Matt Stafford (Hon. Mention: Cam Newton)
Pretty simple analysis here. You don't spend $51 for the 21st best QB. Detroit's offense has been horrible and with Megatron taken away and no one else stepping up the offense can't move the ball. Stafford has been fortunate to even be 21st with 3 tds in the last two weeks coming in the 4th quarter at the end of games.
Cam Newton is a little different, but again 16th overall QB is not worth $40. Cam's floor isn't as low as Stafford's because he can be so successful running the ball for yardage and tds. Every 60 rushing yards is basically another passing td for QBs like Brees and Brady, but his passing is awful. Also being outscored by Vick who is the most maligned QB this side of Matt Cassel this year is worth the honorbale bust mention.
RB Steven Jackson (Hon. Mention: Matt Forte)
RB Darren McFadden (Hon. Mention: Ryan Mathews)
Boy those were some big names heading into the draft, I think they comprise likely 4 of the top 15 projected backs (prior to Mathews injury). For Steven Jackson he did get hurt, but has played every game. What has killed his value is Daryl Richardson in the passing game. Steven Jackson prior to this year was the reliable 3 down back catching 40-50 passes a year. He's on pace for about half that much. The team just doesn't seem to trust his durability this year and with Gronkchitis spending $36 on the #24 running back that's a bust right there. McFadden has been healthy all season and if you told every fantasy football player that you would get 6 out of 6 healthy games from McFadden to start the season they'd pay $42 for him in a heartbeat everytiem and fully expect to see him in the top 3. Noooooope. #21. Either the O-Line or Run DMC or both can't seem to figure out the zone blocking scheme put in by Dennis Allen, even after their bye. It's gotta be time to scrap this and salvage a fully healthy season from McFadden.
Matt Forte got hurt but has appeared in 5 games. His yds/gm, ypc, and catches/gm are all way down from last year. Michael Bush is much more talented than Chester Taylor and may continue to steal touches as teh Bears start to prep for what will surely be a postseason run this year. Ryan Mathews was the msot injured player on this list based on games missed, but even in his return he has been uninspiring for a $30+ price tag. He has fumbled, been jerked around by Norv Turner, and left out of 3rd down packages. It's nto even clear he has goal line duties or whether Jackie Battle has those. It was a gambled taken and just ahsn't pid dividend in this first half.
WR Hakeem Nicks (Hon. Mention: Dez Bryant)
WR Steve Smith (Hon. Mention: Andre Johnson)
WR Brandon Lloyd (Hon. Mention: Calvin Johnson)
Nice to see the top 3 receivers I drafted on this list in one capacity or another. I try to keep injured players off of this since its not exactly performance based but you can't ignore it when its a significant investment. Nicks has played 3 out of 7 games this year and only 1 was useful. You just dont spend $25 for 1 game. Hopefully he has recovered. Steve Smith has been held out of the endzone and this is starting to resemble Steve Smith 2010 before Newton showed up. Newton has really had struggles as a passing QB and Steve Smith is getting tired of it. Probably should of held out for something better with Sproles. Brandon Lloyd has been the biggest disappointment, especially with Hernandez out. It seems like Brady is a little afraid to sit back in that pocket and unleash the deep ball to him. Welker, Woodhead, and Gronk have really benefitted from Brady's skittishness the last few weeks.
Dez is out in my book, both as a Cowboys fan and fantasy player. The guys is so inconsistent. Sure I only paid $14 for him, but the guy supposedly had such awesome talent. Yeah talent for mental lapses and dropped balls. Just very disappointing. Andre Johnson is clearly on the downhill of his career arc. Sitting at #27 among receivers and without his bye yet he maybe struggle to find his way back into even WR2 territory He's no lonegr putting up the 12 catch 150 yard performances he put up in his prime. Now hes more of an 8 catch 7 yard guy with a td every third game. Calvin may seem like an odd choice here, but unlike Arian Foster, Calvin just hasn't been able to be leaps and bound better than everyone. In fact he isn;t even in the top 12 of receivers. Just way too much money for too little production. It's not his fault, the offense sucks and theres no one to take heat off of him in either the passing game or running game but that doesn't matter for fantasy's sake.
TE Jimmy Graham
Gronk wasn't worth his 37 dollars despite being the number 1 TE, Graham as the number 11 wasn't worth 38. Lesson learned about what I talked about in the preseason. These guys simply arent worth the investment, at least through the first half.
K None
Kickers dont really bust.
DEF Baltimore
Kind of hard to get a bust defense too but when you spend $4 on one and they are currently ranked 12th and will be lower than that after their bye week, its kind of a bust. Those extra few dolalrs may have won you another big time player you wouldve rather had earlier in the draft.
As I said feel free to comment on your favorite stars and sucks in the comments section. On to the rankings:
1. Matty rIce (Previous: 8)
This is a monster jump, but of course 5 weeks have happened since the last rankings. Every year there is a team that wins the waiver wire lottery and overcomes a semi-poor draft to become a frotn runner. This is that team. Despite 100 dollars worth of El Busto in Murray and Johnson this team sits in 4th place in the standings, has already gone through the bye for 3 of his 4 most expensive players (with the 4th one this week), and has owned the waiver wire/$1 bargain bin special. Andre Roberts, Randall Cobb, and Alfred Morris has kept this team afloat and with Ray Rice playing well enough and Matt Ryan lighting up the skies this team has become quite formidable down the stretch.
Raider Nation (Previous: 1)
Not much to say here, this team has done exactly what I projected. Matt Forte and Jeremy Maclin being injured certainly hurts but it doesn't sound too bad for Forte and I doubt Maclin misses much more than a week if any time and this team is deep enough to survive a week or two without them. Roll on Raider Nation.
2. Call Me Brady? (Previous: 7)
Best record in the league and I'm taking a total bad call medal for both Lynch and Gore. They look great. Even against each other last week in a matchup of great defenses they both looked liek top 15 backs. RG3 has made him forget all about the awful stink Rivers has made this season. The WR corps is good if not underperforming a little, Mike Wallace and Julio Jones have been fine and you worry a little about Wes Welker with Hernandez back, but that nitpicking. This team is solid and with one more win I think this team clinches its first playoff spot in 4 tries.
3. My Vick in a Box (Previous: 2)
Yeah kinda weird having a 3-4 team here but Rodgers and Foster are hot right now. Hasnt missed a beat on Jennings with James Jones and over the last several weeks has been putting up top point totals. You do have to worry about a team that hasnt yet seen the Packers and Texans on bye, but this team squeaks in the playoffs I think.
Choppa (Previous: 4)
I'm not sure what I think about this team. He put up a good fight against in week 1 and beat #2 in week 2. Obviously his team is good I just worry a little bit about that WR corps and Trent Richardson may be a hot and cold RB going forward with the limited offensive production at the QB position and you just dont see a whole lot of mega game production on this team. It is solid in several spots and my loss is his gain with Hernandez going down for a month+. After this week he will have played #2 and #4 on this list. Road gets easier and I wouldn't be surprised to see him hanging around this spot for awhile.
4. Lamborghini Percy (Previous: 5)
Monster. Simply put. A fantasy monster these last several weeks. The WRs can't do it forever, so you expect a regression but man what a run for those 4 plus the Hosuton defense. I still have a hard time trusting a team that consistently starts two Saints running backs and employs Michael Vick, but this team has been riding the WR wave. Also getting close to nailing down a playoff spot with that 5-2 record.
5. Deep Pockets (Previous: 6)
I'm not sure what to make of this team. Jordy Nelson has finally been breaking out, it is 5-2, and it is 6th in points but I find myself looking at the team and thinking, this can't be that good of a team. The MoJo injury hurts and now he's left with Mikel LeShoure and either a piece of the Pittsburgh or Carolian committees. He's not higher because of this and because I just am not sure this is a good team. But being 5-2 puts you in the drivers seat for the playoffs and thats all that matters.
6. Raider Nation (Previous: 1)
Hasn't been a good run lately as McCoy and Forte have been disappointments and all of the sudden Tony Romo isn't a viable fantasy quarterback. Further, the WR corps I thought so highly of has simply been meh. The team is hanging on here with a 3-4 record and faces a tough do or die matchup with my team for playoff position. You get the feeling this team can come around, but theres always a team that underperforms and this one might be it.
7. The Big Gostkowski (Previous: 4)
I waffled between putting myself 6th or 7th and gave it to Raider Nation because I'm still staring at a big point deficiency compared to other top team. This is another good week to rectify that. I hit the injury lottery for the next few weeks with Rashad Jennings who was just a throw in in that big Brady deal. My team is getting healthy with Nicks and Hernandez back and could be firing on all cylinders this week. I still have to endure a Patriots bye week next week (which I've softened slightly with waiver pick ups this week). I like all of the teams in the top 9 have legitimate shots at the playoffs. This week is a big game for that to get back to 4-4.
8. Choppa (Previous: 3)
Big drop for this team. he's hanging around at 4-3, but you get the sense that this team might start a big free fall. His Bengals are on bye, he can't get consistent RB2 production since his trade, Richardson is likely more hurt than he's letting on and his WRs are patchwork at best. In addition he's got back to back games against playoff contenders. Wouldn't be surprised to see him at 4-5 in the next ranking addition and sitting in the same 8th spot.
9. SUHkkake Ejections (Previous: 9)
Winning two games by less than 1 point combined is quite fortunate and yet this team is still only 4-3. The supposed strength of this team at RB has turned into a major liability and the $51 spent on Stafford is looking like one of the worst picks in the league this year. Yet he still sits at 6th and obviously has some nice mojo going for him in those close games. I fully expect this team to drop out of the playoff race byt the end of season.
10. Blood Sweat and Beers (Previous: 11)
Got a little bit of momentum there over the last few weeks and there is some talent here. White, AP, Brees, and Austin are all good players. What seems unfortunate is having to start two TEs or working on his 4th Arizona RB. Also working against him is the tremendously slow start he's had. At 2-5 you are really facing an uphill battle that gets no easier facing two teams the next two weeks with a combined 11-3 record. We may be writing the obituary on this team in the next rankings.
11. I GOT GRONKCHITIS!!! (Previous: 10)
Can't catch a break as he has the 5th most points but highest points against and a 1-6 record. You can't write off a guy yet but I'd think based on the current standings he'd have to run the table to make the playoffs. His team has gotten healthier with Spiller and Bradshaw back but just needs some kind of WR production besides dropping TDs in the un Josh Gordon. Torrey Smith and Spiller on bye this week might just end the season. Unless Cam can unleash a fantasy monster against the Bears. Highly unlikely.
12. Mr. Carlson's Class (Previous: 12)
Well you know your season is a bust when you finished week 2 ranked 12th and 5 weeks later you are ranked 12th. When you look back on that Brady trade it looked like a Brady for Green-Ellis, Bryant, and Luck deal with some spare parts thrown in there. I'd like to go back and do a final analysis on this trade at the end of the year but it's clear Green-Ellis and Bryant have been busts where I'm getting some encouraging work from DHB and now Rashad Jennings probably have 2-4 weeks of crunch time play for me. Luck has been solid, but Brady has been consistent and thats what the trade was for. But this wasn't a steal for either team. Maybe i'll come out ahead if DHB keeps on the field and Rashad has some monster games, but the real point is that besides this trade this team has still been bad. Jamaal Charles had two monster games to help this team win two games but there isnt much else there. Thomas has been up and down and so has Graham. But when you are about 9 points per week worse than the next lowest scorer your team just isn't good.
I'd say at this point the playoff race has narrowed to 9 teams and that likely wont change by next rankings. For you other three at least there is still money to be had. Until next time good luck to everyone!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Week 7 Awards!
Alright now that we are caught up I can make this a little prettier and more detailed.
Week 7
Top Points ($10)
Quite a competition for this award this week, but yet again that sleek, sexy Italian sportscar Lamborghini Percy rides off with the award again. This week's victim was SUHkkake Ejections as he got leg-whipped 130.10 to 94.12. Lambo got the performance of a lifetime from Josh Freeman as he ran up a Brees-esque 36.10 and could've had an even bigger day if either Vincent Jackson ran a faster 40 than Marc Keller or if it wasn't somehow legal to push a guy out of the back of the end zone.
Besides Freeman, Lambo got his usual solid performance from the 4 horseman of the apocalypse as Fitzgerald, Harvin, Cruz, and Marshall accounted for 46.8 points against an awesome average of 11.7 per receiver. Lastly JJ Watt and Co. swatted and sacked and intercepted their way to another 20 point performance capping off an incredible 4 week run for this team.
Winner: Lamborghini Percy
Unique Achievement: "The Colossal Committee Award" ($5)
This award goes to the best collection of starting running backs in this league this week and this one wasn't close. With so many teams on bye having a full stable of starting running backs was a huge advantage. Here is a run-down of the league's performance with notable performances:
12. Choppa - 1.9. Not even sure how this is possible but Richardson got hurt and Jacobs didn't play. Not a banner week for his running backs.
11. Deep Pockets - 6.9. Also really terrible, but also victim of his RB1 - MoJo getting hurt early on. He's now sitting on three hurt backs - MoJo, Mendenhall, and Benson.
10. Raider Nation - 16.7. This is more like the scores I expected to see at or near the bottom. McCoy on bye was the big hit here.
9. Mr. Carlson's Class - 17.8. Late minute trade of Lance Moore for Vick Ballard really boosted this team's running back value as Ballard when for double digits. Charles on bye didn't help.
8. Lamborghini Percy - 21.1. It's obvious this team isn't riding running backs to his top points award week after week. What's most surprising is that he actually got a 10.5 average out of two Saints running backs.
7. Matty rIce - 23.8. Couldn't get a great performance out of Ray Rice (5.6) but Alfred Morris has been a stud all year.
6. SUHkkake Ejections - 29.3. With Mathews on bye, this team had to rely on an underachieving McFadden and a "rejuvenated" Shonn Greene. He can't really be this good can he with back to back double digit games?
5. Call me Brady? - 29.8. Just so obviously wrong about Lynch and Gore. More on that in the power ranking column which i promise is coming.
4. My Vick in a Box - 32.1. Arian Foster is really good at scoring touchdowns. That is all.
3. I've Got Gronkchitis!!! - 34.4. With CJ Spiller returning and Ahmad Bradshaw running like an ANGRY man and yelling at his coach and slapping Victor Cruz in the head, this team has a strong corps of running backs. If only Cam Newton wasn't a bust at that price.
2. Blood, Sweat, and Beers - 39.9. Adrian Peterson finally got back in the end zone and looked really strong against Arizona and that Buffalo run game produced some stats as both Spiller and Fred Jackson went double digits.
1. The Big Gostkowski - 62.2. What a runaway. Chris Johnson nearly secured this award by himself with 31.8 points. Doug Martin broke out a little with 18 as that Martin for LaFell (who also got in the end zone) and Tate trade was looking like a bust for both sides after a few weeks. Picking up Dwyer was icing on the cake.
A breakdown of Chris Johnson's 83 yd touchdown run against an 8 man front.
Winner: The Big Gostkowski
Running Award Totals Through Week 7
Lamborghini Percy $30
I Got Gronkchitis!!! $15
The Big Gostkowski $15
Deep Pockets $10
Matty rIce $10
Raider Nation $10
My Vick in a Box $5
SUHkkake Ejections $5
Call me Brady? $5
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Awards: Lightning Round (Week 4-6)
WEEKLY AWARDS: WEEKS 4-6
The Professor is going to step in here and update this blog while our beloved Commissioner is on vacation. Because we are a little behind I will make these short and sweet this week and no pictures because I'm lazy. Next week will have pictures.
Week 4
Top Points ($10)
Lamborghini Percy flipped his fortunes after being the victim of the top scorer in Week 3. The breakout that I had envisioned finally happened as he pasted Choppa 146.54-96.36. 9 out of 10 players scored at least 9 points, and interestingly enough only 9 out of 10 players scored for Lambo, as Dennis Pitta was held without a catch. That vaunted wide receiver corps of Marshall, Cruz, Fitzgerald, and Harvin finally broke out to the tune of 58.5 points, more than 14.5 per receiver. The cherry on top was a 23 point performance from JJ Watt and Co. on that Houston defense.
Winner: Lamborghini Percy
Unique Achievement: "You're The Man Award" ($5)
This award goes to the one individual player who scored the most points for his fantasy team. In the style of Miss America:
2nd runner-up is......Drew Brees! Thanks to a 35.84 point performance, Blood, Sweat, and Beers only lost by 22.72, instead of an even bigger margin. Unfortunately, Drew Brees was also outscored in his match up by...
1st runner-up is......Aaron Rodgers! His 36.06 just edged out Drew Brees, but just like his owner My Vick in a Box, he outclassed his competition. But Discount Double Check couldn't take the title belt away from the true winner of this beauty contest.....
Winner is....Handsome Tom Brady! His 38.00 point performance helped The Big Gostkowski to a key win over the commissioner, who had shamelessly traded him away in the days leading up to this matchup. It seems fitting that like in real life a traded player plays with an exceptional chip on his shoulder against his former team.
Winner: The Big Gostkowski
Week 5
Top Points ($10)
Could it be???? Why that's the sound of a high powered Italian car revving its engines yet again. Lamborghini Percy claims the top crown yet again, leaving My Vick in a Box to wallow in the bridesmaid chair for the second consecutive week. The victim this week was our beleaguered commissioner who got waxed 132.60 to 102.38. If you thought the week before was a breakout for this team's stable of stud WRs then this week was throwing down the gauntlet. The same four: Marshall, Cruz, Fitzgerald, and Harvin totalled a ridiculous 76.20 points with three of them totalling over 20. Getting 76 points from your 4 WRs leads to a win and a top score crown every week.
Winner: Lamborghini Percy
Unique Achievement: "The Flawed System Designed to Put Money in My Pocket" Award ($5)
This award, named by Michael Vick's owner went to the team whose starting QB had the most rushing yards on the week. Of course, true to the merciless nature of fantasy football, the owner of Michael Vick didn't even place in the top three for his own self-described award. Our winner was a bit of a surprise, but not entirely. The top three:
Aaron Rodgers - 57 yds
Cam Newton - 42 yds
Andrew Luck - 24 yds
All are mobile quarterbacks and all belong on this list, but this time My Vick in a Box gets the last laugh as he secures the 5 dollar award for week 5.
Winner: My Vick in a Box
Week 6
Top Points ($10)
Despite being 0-5 headed into the week against his matchup with the commissioner, I Got Gronkchitis!!! kept the faith and was rewarded with a monster week. Mr. Carlson's Class was eradicated to the tune of 138.28 to 78.10. It seems like a little Ewing Theory was in action as Gronk's 50 dollar prize QB was on bye this week, handing over the reins to a very competent Christian Ponder. Besides the 23 put up by Ponder, Gronk got a big boost from his TE, Flex, K, and DEF positions as they all went 13+ to pick up a struggling WR corps that was inexplicably led by Josh Gordon, he of the 12 catches for a 22 yard average. At least the season isn't a total loss for our lovable Captain Exclamation Point.
Winner: I Got Gronkchitis!!!
Unique Achievement: "The Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda Award" ($5)
Even I think this one is dumb, since the system was suppose to award unique but positive play, but somehow this one slipped in to award the owner with the misfortune of having the highest scoring non-QB bench player. But someone's gotta get paid and this week it belongs to SUHkkake Ejections, who not only gets the prize, but also the warm fuzzy feeling that comes with beating another opponent by less than 1 point (I blame the Eagles' awful 4th quarter). The top three for the award:
Shonn Greene - 34.10
CJ Spiller - 17.00
Sidney Rice - 14.10
Winner: SUHkkake Ejections
Bad Beat ($30)
Despite my loss by .64, I never had a shot at this 30 bucks. Our leader remains Blood, Sweat, and Beers with his ridiculous loss by .02 also to SUHkkake Ejections. Pretty tough to beat this one.
Running Award Totals Through Week 6
Lamborghini Percy $20
I Got Gronkchitis!!! $15
The Big Gostkowski $10
Deep Pockets $10
Matty rIce $10
Raider Nation $10
My Vick in a Box $5
SUHkkake Ejections $5
Call me Brady? $5
This week is the Colossal Committee Award.
The Professor is going to step in here and update this blog while our beloved Commissioner is on vacation. Because we are a little behind I will make these short and sweet this week and no pictures because I'm lazy. Next week will have pictures.
Week 4
Top Points ($10)
Lamborghini Percy flipped his fortunes after being the victim of the top scorer in Week 3. The breakout that I had envisioned finally happened as he pasted Choppa 146.54-96.36. 9 out of 10 players scored at least 9 points, and interestingly enough only 9 out of 10 players scored for Lambo, as Dennis Pitta was held without a catch. That vaunted wide receiver corps of Marshall, Cruz, Fitzgerald, and Harvin finally broke out to the tune of 58.5 points, more than 14.5 per receiver. The cherry on top was a 23 point performance from JJ Watt and Co. on that Houston defense.
Winner: Lamborghini Percy
Unique Achievement: "You're The Man Award" ($5)
This award goes to the one individual player who scored the most points for his fantasy team. In the style of Miss America:
2nd runner-up is......Drew Brees! Thanks to a 35.84 point performance, Blood, Sweat, and Beers only lost by 22.72, instead of an even bigger margin. Unfortunately, Drew Brees was also outscored in his match up by...
1st runner-up is......Aaron Rodgers! His 36.06 just edged out Drew Brees, but just like his owner My Vick in a Box, he outclassed his competition. But Discount Double Check couldn't take the title belt away from the true winner of this beauty contest.....
Winner is....Handsome Tom Brady! His 38.00 point performance helped The Big Gostkowski to a key win over the commissioner, who had shamelessly traded him away in the days leading up to this matchup. It seems fitting that like in real life a traded player plays with an exceptional chip on his shoulder against his former team.
Winner: The Big Gostkowski
Week 5
Top Points ($10)
Could it be???? Why that's the sound of a high powered Italian car revving its engines yet again. Lamborghini Percy claims the top crown yet again, leaving My Vick in a Box to wallow in the bridesmaid chair for the second consecutive week. The victim this week was our beleaguered commissioner who got waxed 132.60 to 102.38. If you thought the week before was a breakout for this team's stable of stud WRs then this week was throwing down the gauntlet. The same four: Marshall, Cruz, Fitzgerald, and Harvin totalled a ridiculous 76.20 points with three of them totalling over 20. Getting 76 points from your 4 WRs leads to a win and a top score crown every week.
Winner: Lamborghini Percy
Unique Achievement: "The Flawed System Designed to Put Money in My Pocket" Award ($5)
This award, named by Michael Vick's owner went to the team whose starting QB had the most rushing yards on the week. Of course, true to the merciless nature of fantasy football, the owner of Michael Vick didn't even place in the top three for his own self-described award. Our winner was a bit of a surprise, but not entirely. The top three:
Aaron Rodgers - 57 yds
Cam Newton - 42 yds
Andrew Luck - 24 yds
All are mobile quarterbacks and all belong on this list, but this time My Vick in a Box gets the last laugh as he secures the 5 dollar award for week 5.
Winner: My Vick in a Box
Week 6
Top Points ($10)
Despite being 0-5 headed into the week against his matchup with the commissioner, I Got Gronkchitis!!! kept the faith and was rewarded with a monster week. Mr. Carlson's Class was eradicated to the tune of 138.28 to 78.10. It seems like a little Ewing Theory was in action as Gronk's 50 dollar prize QB was on bye this week, handing over the reins to a very competent Christian Ponder. Besides the 23 put up by Ponder, Gronk got a big boost from his TE, Flex, K, and DEF positions as they all went 13+ to pick up a struggling WR corps that was inexplicably led by Josh Gordon, he of the 12 catches for a 22 yard average. At least the season isn't a total loss for our lovable Captain Exclamation Point.
Winner: I Got Gronkchitis!!!
Unique Achievement: "The Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda Award" ($5)
Even I think this one is dumb, since the system was suppose to award unique but positive play, but somehow this one slipped in to award the owner with the misfortune of having the highest scoring non-QB bench player. But someone's gotta get paid and this week it belongs to SUHkkake Ejections, who not only gets the prize, but also the warm fuzzy feeling that comes with beating another opponent by less than 1 point (I blame the Eagles' awful 4th quarter). The top three for the award:
Shonn Greene - 34.10
CJ Spiller - 17.00
Sidney Rice - 14.10
Winner: SUHkkake Ejections
Bad Beat ($30)
Despite my loss by .64, I never had a shot at this 30 bucks. Our leader remains Blood, Sweat, and Beers with his ridiculous loss by .02 also to SUHkkake Ejections. Pretty tough to beat this one.
Running Award Totals Through Week 6
Lamborghini Percy $20
I Got Gronkchitis!!! $15
The Big Gostkowski $10
Deep Pockets $10
Matty rIce $10
Raider Nation $10
My Vick in a Box $5
SUHkkake Ejections $5
Call me Brady? $5
This week is the Colossal Committee Award.
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