Sunday, December 30, 2012

Week 16 Fantasy Football Review/Thoughts

10 Team IDP/3 WR League
The Funs 9-4
175.43-141.74
    My team ended the year on a six game winning streak, and won the finlas with the second highest point total of the year. I really wanted to win the championship, I had already won the regular season and felt like I had an amazing team. I was confident that I would win for most of the day, but it did not really seem certain until Lynch came out and started scoring for the Seahawks. Marshawn Lynch had another productive week putting up 26 points, while Aaron Rodgers had an astounding 39.78, and Wes Welker had 18.80 points. I could go into the many decisions I made that helped me win the season and games this year, but I will further discuss that in another post.



    12 Team Flex League
    Larry Eleven 7-7
    135.64-105.10
     I wish I had made it into the finals in this league. The twelve man league was much more challenging then the ten man. I had a miraculous winning streak to even finish with a respectable record. This will be further discussed in another post.  I made the consolation playoffs and was happy to be in the finals this week. I ended up winning the game quite convincingly.  Tony Romo had 32.64 points, Reggie Bush had an amazing 28.70 points, while Eric Decker put up 18.70 points.



    All in all it was a very successful season. I plan to do more research and develop more draft strategies in the off season. I will summarize the season and what allowed me to have success and illustrate the benefits to how I drafted. I will also explain the importance of picking up players.
    10 Man League
    Me 12-4
    Won the regular season and playoffs, finished 1st.

    12 Man League
    Me 9-7 
     Won the consolation playoffs, finished 5th.

    Friday, December 28, 2012

    Week 15 Fantasy Review/Thoughts

    10 Team IDP/3 WR League
    The Funs 9-4
    167.79-162.72
    It was the conference semi finals in my 10 team league. I played my good friend Nick. I ended up putting squeaking out a victory by a small margin. Chad Greeneway and Patrick Peterson both had over 10 points which was crucial in my victory. Aaron Rodgers had a great week putting up 30.94 points. Andre Johnson, Eric Decker and Marshawn Lynch all broke the 20 point mark.  We put up the two highest point totals of the week. I was happy that I was able win and make the finals. Next week will decide the winner of the league, a good team. A team that although they only put up 140 points this week, has a scary line up that could produce big points. I do have faith in Marshawn Lynch, Rodgers, and the rest of my team. Hopefully I will win.

    12 Team Flex League
    Larry Eleven 7-7
    107.74-78.94


    It was round one of the consolation playoffs. I needed to win this game to make the finals of the consolation playoff. I beat my opponent fairly convincingly. Tony Romo put up a respectable 21.24 points. Julio Jones had 21.20, Decker had 19.30, and thankfully McFadden beat the ten point mark and achieved 12.90 points. I won my game and moved on to the finals. Hopefully I can win. If I win I will not owe any money, the consolation winner keeps their league fee.


    Week 16 Match Up
    I have made the consolation finals in my 12 man league, and the finals of my 10 man league. Both match ups are definitely winnable games. It has been an interesting year. Hopefully I can win. It would be awesome to win both games. I spent a lot of time researching and making decisions for my teams. It would be very sweet to pull off two wins.

    10 Man League (Projected Point Total For Week)
    Me 11-4 137.95
    My Opponent 10-5 139.35

    12 Man League (Projected Point Total for Week)
    Me 8-7 101.75
    My Opponent 8-7 95.74

    Sunday, December 23, 2012

    Week 14 Fantasy Review Thoughts

    10 Team IDP/3 WR League
    The Funs 9-4
    121.92-114.62
    It was an extremely tight game. It was also the first round of the playoffs. I only clinched my win on Monday Night Football, and it was extremely nerve wracking. I achieved this when the Pats had a strong drive against the Texans in the fourth quarter. I did not want to lose to a 5-8 team. Eight teams made the playoffs and I was the 1st place team playing the 8th. Lynch had the biggest output of the week for me putting up 30+ points.
    12 Team Flex League
    Larry Eleven 7-7
    84.12-141.64
    I finished fifth in the league. It was quite a miracle run that almost got me into the playoffs.  7 teams finished 7-7 in my league! It was incredibly tight and I lost my tie breaker. If I could have won this game I would have actually made the playoffs. My team under performed. Brandon Myers had an abysmal 0.70 points. Romo only put up 13.72 points. Gostkowski only had 6 points. Lance Moore had 2.60 points, and Eric Decker only had 8.8.My opponent had Brady put up 28.44, Vincent Jackson 19.10, Brandon Marshall 22.  Lynch put up 30.80 and Knowshon Moreno put up 22.70. I was simply not meant to make the playoffs. Overall I have many thoughts on my season in this league. I will review them later on. For now I need to focus on winning the consolation playoffs.






    Week 15 Match Up
    In my ten man league I advanced to the 2nd round of the playoffs. I am playing another very strong team and hope I can advance onto the finals. I really hope I can win in my 12 man league consolation playoff. The winner of the consolation playoff does not have to pay a league fee which would be extremely nice. I believe both of my match ups are winnable.

    10 Man League (Projected Point Total For Week)
    Me 10-4 131.87
    My Opponent 9-5 133.12

    12 Man League (Projected Point Total for Week)
    Me 7-7 95.17
    My Opponent 7-7 87.12

    Thursday, December 06, 2012

    Week 13 Fantasy Review/Thoughts

    10 Team IDP/3 WR League
    The Funs 9-4
    163.74-134.52
    My defensive players had massive weeks. Von Miller put up 22.50 points, he is a linebacker! I clinched first place in the league, and will play the 8th place team in the first round of the playoffs. I will gripe about that in my later post. Ridley and Lynch both put up 13 points with some change. Welker also had a good week. Gronkowski going down has been upsetting, but not crippled my  team. My team in this league is incredibly strong. 
    12 Team Flex League
    Larry Eleven 7-6
    110.92-98.48
    My whole season hinged on this game. Fortunately I came out on top. Tony Romo had an impressive 25.52 points. My recent pick up , runningback James Starks had 14.20 points. Brandon Myers was a pick up to replace Gronk, he put up a monstrous 19 points.  Arizona's defense put up 15 points in a strange game against the Jets. My opponent had impressive performances from Peyton Manning 20.18 points, Adrian Peterson had 28 points, Ray Rice had 14.30 points, while Steve Smith had 18 points. My players I picked up to replace an injured Darren McFadden and Rob Gronkowski proved to be good decisions. Starks and Meyers were key pieces in my win Week 13 win!
    Week 14 Match Up
    This week in my 12 man league is intense. Four playoff spots, twelve teams. The final two spots are up for grabs. Four teams are vying for two spots. There are a bunch of weird combinations of wins and losses that could cause one team to get in and another team not to. I will cover those next week. I am playing my best friend who sits in second place. He and the guy in first are making the playoffs. I really hope I beat him, then I will make the playoffs.
    In my 10 man league I have clinched the first place playoff spot. I am playing the 8th place team in the first round of the playoffs. I find it really stupid to have 8 teams make it out of ten. I'm 9-4.  I scored 1878.83. My opponent is 5-8, scoring 1620.25. It is insane to reward teams with sub .500 records.  Why the guy running the league has such a playoff structure is absolutely baffling. I hope I win it all in this league. It would just be nice to rub it in my co-workers face.  I won the season, hopefully I can win the playoffs.

    10 Man League (Projected Point Total For Week)
    Me 9-4 151.94
    My Opponent 5-8 123.14

    12 Man League (Projected Point Total for Week)
    Me 7-6 91.42
    My Opponent 8-5 107.75

    Tuesday, December 04, 2012

    Week 12 Fantasy Review/Thoughts

    10 Team IDP/3 WR League
    The Funs 7-4
    132.71-119.42
    Andre Johnson put up 20 points, and Stevan Ridley delivered a solid 15. Every other player put up an average performance, but it was enough to win. I have a great group of players on defense. I still am not a huge fan of IDP, but if you scope out the right players you can get extra points against your opponent each week.   
    12 Team Flex League
    Larry Eleven 6-6
    96.94-89.36
    Tony Romo put up 30 points! Julio Jones put up 20!  Reggie Bush put up 14! Aside from that my team did very average but it was enough for a win. McFadden was replaced by James Starks who put up six points. I need to win out and hope to have an edge on someone who is tied for fourth to make the playoffs. This week helped!
    Week 12 Match Up
    I have pretty much locked up first place in my 10 man league. My 12 man league has been a battle where I have continually needed to win out for a few weeks. Fortunately I have been winning out. My season hinges on me beating my opponent next week. It is a a game I can win. It will be tough with the injuries to Gronkowski and McFadden but I am going to try and manage.
    10 Man League (Projected Point Total For Week)
    Me 8-4 142.48
    My Opponent 7-5 140.14

    12 Man League (Projected Point Total for Week)
    Me 6-6 87.36
    My Opponent 7-5 102.350