Week 11 Recap!

Hey guys,

2 weeks left, that's two games only.  That means we're gonna have some fun with the last playoff spots, and some people were definitely eliminated.

Lots of interesting things to consider for this week, Josh Gordon is back to thrill with some mediocrity (3 catches 62 yds), Ben Tate was let go by the Browns so he can sign with a better team, Mike Evans broke one of Randy Moss' rookie records, and we're nearing the end.

Because we're so close to the playoffs I figure most of my write-ups from now on will focus mainly on playoff chases, but of course we will still have

CHART MADNESS!!!

Top Points For:

1. Djosh Unchained - 1601 Points For (By far most name changes too)
2. God 777 - 1523 Points For (And most numbers in team name)
3. Dog DontMind - 1427 Points For
4. Full Metal Jacket - 1420 Points For (IM COMING FOR YOU JARED)
5. Like Mike - 1408 Points For

Top Points Against:

1. Team FlutteringHorde - 1526 Points Against
2. God 777 - 1525 Points Against (chasing the dream buddy)
3. Greenbowl Packers - 1448 Points Against
4. Like Mike - 1413 Points Against
5. Ruckers Rip Some Lips - 1411 Points Against

If the Playoffs Started Today:

1. Dog DontMind (8-3)
2. Mr Rodgers Neighborhood (8-3)
3. Djosh Unchained (7-4)
4. Cobb Thomas (7-3-1)
5. Full Metal Jacket (7-4)
6. Greenbowl Packers (6-5)

So.... That's 3 from the East again,  I'd like to hear about how weak we are at some point again please.

If the Consolation Bracket Began Today (1 is 7 and so forth):

1. Sunday Mornin Woodhead (5-6)
2. Ruckers Rip Some Lips (5-6)
3. God 777 (4-6-1)
4. Like Mike (4-7)
5. Jackson 2 (4-7)
6. Team FlutteringHorde (0-11)

CAN YOU MAKE THE PLAYOFFS?

Well, this question is going to be figured out in a simple way. So here are the criteria:

1. The lowest amount of wins in the playoffs now is 6, so you must be able tor reach 6 wins

2. If Val wins one game, that number rises to 7, so you would need 5 wins now to reach that.

With that said, let's get into specifics now

Sunday Mornin Woodhead (5-6)

So you need at least one win, but you should probably get two.  You gotta beat Alex and Yaro.   Neither will help your standings by bringing someone above you down, but you need these wins.

If Val wins next week, and you lose, you are eliminated.

Ruckers Rip Some Lips (5-6)

You get Ricardo this week, a (hopefully) easy win.  After that you go against me, if you win next week you'll be in the race, but if Val wins either of his next two games and you lose one, you are out.  

God 777 (4-6-1)

Val has to lose out, you have to win out.  The only way you get in is if no other teams get above 6 wins.  If you lose a game, or if Val wins a game, you are out.  

Like Mike (4-7)

Similar to Yuriy, you must win out.  If you lose, Val wins, or Yuriy wins out, you are eliminated.

Jackson 2 (4-7)

See "Like Mike"  exact same scenario.

POWER RANKINGS!!!

RIVALRY OF THE WEEK

Full Metal Jacket (7-4) Beats Cobb Thomas (7-3-1) 156 to 104.

Very very quietly, we had a championship rematch last week that went every single way it should have.,. well, anyway, it went the way I wanted it to this time.  For most of Sunday it had seemed like Jake was going to win, as he had many of his players in at the beginning and I only had Mr AJ Green, and my man ODB.  Peyton decided however that it was time to lose, threw a bunch of picks and not many TDs and lost JT and Sanders.   Randall Cobb and the RBs made some serious effort, trying to make up for Dez on bye and Gray on bench, but in the end they couldn't hold of the ballet dancing Lacy and the TD machine Gronk in my highest weekly scoring victory.

GAME OF THE WEEK

Greenbowl Packers defeats Sunday Mornin Woodhead 133-122, stealing his playoff spot

I gotta figure, after trading off three players that scored at least 14 a piece for just one that scored 23, did I lose that trade?  I don't know, Luck scored less than Wilson, and yet here I am sitting, staring at my lineup thinking, jeez I feel more comfortable.  And Val won.  He won with the help of this man above us, Brandon Marshall.

Aside from the three that were traded, only Fleener and Crabtree put up double digits on Val's team, but the huge game by Fleener cemented the win.  It was a good game though, Ory's team did show up to work, hell if he had played Cutler over Rivers he would have won, but how do you choose between two QBs that are essentially the same (-diabetes) anyways?  Jeffery really really tried to help Ory win, but sometimes it just isn't meant to be.

Bold Predictions:

Jared's Prediction:

"Carlos Hyde breaks off 2td 100+ on 12 carries or less. Jamal Charles goes ham on Seattle with 150+ total yds and 3tds"

Hyde definitely didn't do that, but Charles did get 149 and a TD.  So, I'll give you Charles.

Nic's Prediction:

"Raiders beat Chargers, James Jones has 60 yds and 2 TDs"

What happens when you bet on the Raiders?  You lose.

Alex's Prediction:

"Ingram goes for 115 yds/2 TD"

67 rushing, 30 receiving and TDs.

Yaro's Prediction:

"golden Tate wide open for not 1 not 3 but 2 touchdowns. And 130 yds."

HAHAHA, Stafford can't even throw TDs.  Not even close.

Jared wins, because even though he wasn't exactly right, we were all very very wrong.

GOOD LUCK WEEK 12 EVERYONE.

Week 10 recap!!

Double digits guys,

3 more games left, week 11, 12, and 13.  There is still a lot of room for change and upheaval left in this last stretch.  Less than a quarter of the games left, this is the time to win if you're going to.

In the NFL this week we saw the absolute dismantling of a few teams, the Bears, Panthers and Raiders to name a few.  With that, I also hope you all see the importance of garbage time.  The time when Benji scores two TDs and Marshall goes nuts.  The time when Manning unleashes his arm and real games remain completely unchanged.  As they say though, stats is stats is stats.

Anyway, to the real exciting part of all of this, who's gonna make the playoffs?  Who's gonna get that $550 payout that is oh so sweet.  If you can see it in sight, be smart and maybe you can make it in, it doesn't take the best team, it only takes the most hot team at the end to win it all, make a run today.

Chart Madness

Top Points For:

1. Megatron and Friends! - 1489 Points For
2. God 777 - 1429 Points For
3. Dog DontMind - 1308 Points For
4. Cobb Thomas - 1297 Points For
5. Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood - 1278 Points For

Top Points Against:

1. Team Flutteringhorde - 1401 Points Against
2. God 777 - 1374 Points Against
3. Megatron and Friends! - 1329 Points Against
4. Greenbowl Packers - 1326 Points Against
5. Like Mike - 1319 Points Against

Least Points For:

1. Team Flutteringhorde - 964 Points For
2. Greenbowl Packers - 1150 Points For
3. Jackson 2 - 1178 Points For
4. Ruckers Rip Some Lips - 1196 Points For
5. Sunday Mornin Woodhead - 1231 Points For

Least Points Against:

1. Full Metal Jacket - 1123 Points Against
2. Cobb Thomas - 1128 Points Against
3. Mr Rodgers Neighborhood - 1155 Points Against
4. Dog DontMind - 1165 Points Against
5. Sunday Mornin Woodhead - 1206 Points Against.

Now for what I'm sure everyone is waiting for.  The playoffs, and now how many games you can lose (or must win) to get in.

If the Playoffs Started Today:

1. Cobb Thomas (7-2-1)
2. Dog DontMind (7-3)
3. Megatron and Friends! (6-4)
4. Mr Rodgers Neighborhood (7-3)
5. Full Metal Jacket (6-4)
6. Sunday Mornin Woodhead (5-5)

This is the projected playoff bracket right now.  There are 3 weeks left, so things can definitely still change, and they likely will still change.  What I'm going to do now is take seeds 7 through 10, and give a little rundown onto why there is still hope left.

Seed #7: Ruckers Rip Some Lips (5-5)

Alright dad, one spot out of playoffs is probably the worst spot possible honestly.  You're tied in record with Sunday Mornin Woodhead, which means all he has on you at the moment is a points for tiebreaker.  Score high and you're in.  On the opposite side let's say you win out, giving you a record of 8-5.  That mean's if Jared loses two more games (and uh, he plays YOU, Cobb Thomas and Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood), you can still win the division.  This next week means a lot for you.  Beat Dog DontMind and force his hand.

Seed #8: Greenbowl Packers (5-5)

1 game behind from a division tied at 6-4.  That's tough.  Especially when you had a big chance to tie it up and you put up 61 points.  That's okay though, you're in the right spot for a move still.  Now you have the second least points for, so a tie breaker is tough but... not impossible.  If you were to outscore Ory by 81 points over the next 3 games you could actually pull out the spot from underneath him.  Add to that, you have a potential season record of 8-5, allowing you to surpass both Alex and I.  You're next week against Ory is your most important week by far.

Seed #9: God 777 (4-5-1)

Yuriy, to put it simply you are not a lucky guy when it comes to fantasy.  Hell the exact opposite is probably true.  You own the tiebreaker over every single person except Alex.  That means for you, the quest is simple.  Win games.  If you win out, you can be at 7-5-1.  That's not terribly great, and to win the division with that record means both Jake and D Smith have to lose out.  So we'll focus on looking at a wildcard spot.  So, right now the three wild card spots belong to D Smith (7-3), Me (6-4), Sunday Mornin Woodhead (5-5).  You're battling it out with two 5-5's ahead of you also.  Now Ory and Val play each other so there has to be at least one win there.  One of them will have at least 6 wins, so you realistically need to win at least 2 more games.  That means you can only lose one more game (if that) and still have a strong chance.  Good luck dude.

Seed #10: Jackson 2 (4-6)

Yaro, you're situation isn't hopeless.  You're only 2 games back in your division with 3 games left to go!  Some of the people in front of you are going to end with 6 loses, probably a few with 7.  The important part in your situation is simply that you do not lose another game.  You've got a chance to grab hold, beat Alex this week, oh hey now you're 1 game back.  Beat me next week!  Hey, you're looking good. Beat Ory again at the end and you've taken out your opponents.  You're far away, but you've got a good schedule for a comeback.

Matt:

You are 3-7.  This is easy, you need people to go on losing streaks.  Serious losing streaks.  You also need to win.  1 more loss and you're definitely out, so don't let that happen.

Ricardo:

You're out of luck this season man, if you want back in next season set your lineups. 

POWER RANKINGS:

Rivalry Of The Week:

Full Metal Jacket Defeats Greenbowl Packers 170-61

Val turned in a strong performance this week, in a crucial matchup.  Putting up a total of 61 awesome points, Val relied on the back of Dwayne Bowe who turned in an impressive 17 point game, and he had the most almighty of anchors in Knile Davis, the man who ran for -5 yards and a fumble.  Sure he had bye week hell, but FlutteringHorde outperformed him this week.

Now I don't want to be too happy about my highest scoring performance of the year, but I'm just saying that without Gronk in I dropped 170.  It was more a show of respect for Val than anything.  So for that, I must thank Val and his amazing awesome team for putting up a total of 106 points in our two games this year.  He has led to that awesome super low points against, and probably my 6-4 record.  For that, I thank you again.

Game Of The Week:

(Yeah, that's Kelvin Benjamin)

Ruckers Rip Some Lips Beats Jackson 2 136 to 124 in Garbage Time

In what once again came down to an awesome last minute finish, my dad pulled a win out of thin air, holding off Golden Tate and Justin Forsett for a win.  This was a big week too, Ruckers was running along at 4-5 and Jackson was also hanging out at 4-5.  In these final 4 weeks, every win counts in bringing you one step closer to the playoffs.  Now Jackson 2 is looking at an uphill climb, 4-6 down 2 games with 3 left to go, and Ruckers is 5-5, down 1 game with his fate tied to his ability to win.  

So, as the last 10 minutes of game in the 10th week of the NFL countdown, Ruckers is facing defeat.  The Panthers are down 45-7, the clock just keeps ticking away.  As time gets lower, Cam Newton throws a bomb!  The bomb goes right to one Kelvin Benjamin, and he catches it, TD!  This brings my dad closer, much closer.  Time keeps slipping.  The Eagles go three and out.  Panthers get the ball, Cam throws another deep pass. The ball flies through the air, sure he hadn't been able to complete a single good pass before, but now's better than never I suppose. 

The ball sails and....

My dad wins.




Good luck week 11 guys.

Week 9 recap!

Hey guys,

Week 9, the bye week for most of the teams in the NFC North, has proven to be a low scoring week.   But while overall scores were low, teams are becoming better as not one scored under 100.  That's pretty rare, and pretty good for such a large bye week.

Brady beat down Manning, Kaep fumbled to lose the week, and Big Ben tossed up 6 more TDs.  Phillip Rivers deserves a man of the week award, ending with a sweet -3 points, giving away as many turnovers as he has kids. Lets give it up for him:

Anyways, the season is weird and I have a headache so let's move on.

CHART MADNESS!!!!!:

Top Points For:

1. Martavis Maximus! - 1343 points for
2. God 777 - 1270 points for
3. Dog DontMind - 1183 points for
4. Cobb Thomas - 1150 points for
5. Sunday Mornin Woodhead - 1148 points for

Top Points Against:

1. God 777 - 1302 points against
2. Team FlutteringHorde - 1242 points against
3. Professor Hawkins - 1172 points against
4. Ruckers Rip Some Lips - 1168 points against
5. Martavis Maximus - 1149 points against

Lowest Points For:

1. Team FlutteringHorde - 891 points for
2. Jackson 2 - 1054 points for
3. Ruckers Rip Some Lips - 1060 points for
4. Greenbowl Packers - 1089 points for
5. Full Metal Jacket - 1095 points for

Lowest Points Against:

1. Cobb Thomas - 990 points against
2. Mr Rodgers Neighborhood - 1009 points against
3. Full Metal Jacket - 1062 points against
4. Sunday Mornin Woodhead -  1081 points against
5. Dog DontMind - 1083 points against

If the Playoffs Began Today:

1. Cobb Thomas (6-2-1) 
2. Martavis Maximus! (6-3)
3. Dog DontMind (6-3)
4. Mr Rodgers Neighborhood (6-3)
5. Sunday Mornin Woodhead (5-4)
6. Full Metal Jacket (5-4)
7. Greenbowl Pakcers (5-4)
8. Ruckers Rip Some Lips (4-5)
9. Jackson 2 (4-5)
10. God 777 (3-5-1)
11. Professor Hawkins (3-6)
12. Team FlutteringHorde (0-9)

Power Rankings:

Rivalry of the Week:

Dog DontMind beats Full Metal Jacket 158 to 123

Not a whole lot of rivalries this week, so I take it back to one that has been in the brewing since 2007 (2008?) when Jared got a job at the Starbucks I worked at.  I knew immediately he was a cool dude, and since have worked with almost every single person in his family.  So in other words, I wanted to bring the Grubes shame by beating him mercilessly.  It didn't work that way, as everyone on his team managed to score a TD and even Kenny Britt showed up to have a party.

So in congratulations to him I say, hope you win your division, but I also hope Kenny Britt's arms fall off.

GAME OF THE WEEK:

Cobb Thomas loses to Ruckers Rip Some Lips 126-132.

 

The battle of the team with no RBs, versus the team with only WRs spurned by backup QBs was a good one this week.  In what was a close match-up between the Manning led, Hill manned team of Jake's and the 49er heavy team of Oscar's, the true hero was the man above.  The 400 year old, clutch kicker proved to be just that in fantasy as well, outscoring the other ancient man Wayne to put victory into the hands of those that Rip Lips.  

Jake's team did remain in first place, and Oscar's team does stay out of the playoffs, but they're both one step closer to where they weren't before, and because of a kicker winning a matchup, this gets game of the week.

Instead of Predictions, LEAGUE COMMUNICATION:

In lieu of all the bollocks happening on the facebook page right now, I propose here we have a clear level-headed discussion.  I propose a few questions that I would like EVERYONE's input on.  This is your league, even though I am commissioner I only do it so we can all enjoy the game.  So, if you could please answer these in whatever method you'd like (be it text, facebook, ESPN, etc) I'd greatly appreciate it.

Question:  What would you like to see out of the option to veto trades?  When do you think it's a good idea, and how should we judge trades?

Thanks for reading guys, good luck week 10.