Many people draft a fantasy team. Do you know what's ironic about mine? I had drafted Eli Manning, dropped him in favor of Andy Dalton, and then what happened toward the end of the season? Dalton broke a thumb (on his throwing hand). My cousin had signed Eli on waivers, but he cleared out his roster after losing in the semifinals, and I scooped Eli back up again for a week 17 start (Alex Smith and Matt Ryan were the other options). Tre Mason was the starter for the Rams to begin the season, but only because Todd Gurley needed recovery time from an injury. This week, Gurley is listed as doubtful, so I picked up Mason, and I'm waiting to see if he'll be my flex for the 4:25 PM games (injury reports probably aren't official for a few more hours).
With fantasy itself, I'm not sure when the "daily" fad started. They've definitely been the most aggressive with marketing during this current NFL season. That was before some lawsuits, though. My point with bringing that up is because, it almost felt like you needed to play YEARLY fantasy as if your lineup was different EVERY WEEK, which doesn't seem too far from the "daily" game. I'm not just talking about how this player was on a bye, or the way that some people like to drop defenses every week and "stream" new ones. There were dozens or hundreds of injuries to #1 running backs and #1 wide receivers. Quarterback felt like the only stable position this year, and even then, you needed the guy like Cam Newton who is really the #1 running back on his team, playing at the QB position, to get the combination of 6 points per rushing TD and all of the passing stats. Running back started to get pretty thin when Jamaal Charles tore his ACL, and then Le'Veon Bell fell awkwardly on his lower leg/knee. I knew that guys like Marshawn Lynch and Matt Forte were at the age when RBs usually decline, but to do it that badly?!! Forte actually wasn't awful in terms of total yards. I believe his TDs were down, and he missed some games. Lynch (who I would never draft) has some kind of spinal problem. Even the Devonta Freemans and the Todd Gurleys (two impressive rookies) haven't scored for a while, or they're limping to the finish line. Eddie Lacy must've been playing, but he went from All Pro to league average.
When I look back on my draft picks, it's hard to see what went "wrong," other than not paying enough attention to some injury reports in the preseason. Matt Forte was #1 for me, since there weren't a lot of top 10 runners still on the board. Dez Bryant made me cringe a little (Giants fan). He came into the season hurting. Same with Alshon Jeffery. Those two guys combined to play 18 games this year. In other words, barely a full season between them? Certainly fewer TDs than last year, too.
I WAS able to figure out defense! I ended up wishing that our league let you start two of them per week. In week 17, here's my "problem." Do you pick the Panthers, the Chiefs, or the Texans? There's really no "wrong" answer, since I think the Panthers and Chiefs are ranked 3rd and 4th. The Texans were a draft pick for me, who started out in the 20s, and have improved all the way to #10. They have something like 34 points in just the past two games. All three of those teams should be in the playoffs (the Texans might not have a berth yet). They'd need to win to solidify or keep their playoff seed (maybe even improve if you're the Chiefs). They all have home games. The opponents are all third place teams. Two of them will finish with a losing record. The Raiders could be 8-8, or 7-9 (in other words, not a winning season). It's weird how even that can be a "problem," when you want to choose the team with the highest "ceiling" for that given week. They should all have a "floor" (lowest possible score) in the 6-8 point range against that type of opponent.
I'm only playing in the 9th place match (10 team league), againt the #10 seed, and I lead by about 30 points from week 16's games (best total score over two weeks wins). He's countering with Matt Hasselbeck and Matt Jones (not playing today), as if I didn't have to try so hard. It's like I can't help but do my best, though.
There was also "Pigskin Pick 'Em" on ESPN. Mathematically, I could finish with 160 wins, which wouldn't get me near the top of the current leaderboard (166 wins is the best score). It was still pretty fun. I'm not sure why, after going through a bunch of stats, my prediction percentage is exactly 60 percent. When I look back at some of the games, it might make sense that the Jaguars beat the Dolphins in week 2 (both are bad teams, though). I doubt that I would've ever picked the Broncos to beat the 10-0 Patriots with Brock Osweiler throwing, or the Eagles to beat the Patriots a week later. Years ago, I went back and created standings based on my predictions being 100% accurate. A few teams would've gone 16-0, and there were at least some 0-16. The current NFL isn't really like that, though. There's a growing "lower class," a shrinking "middle class," and only about five teams that look like they'll win a Super Bowl. Almost like real society?
In Eliminator, the Jaguars knocked me out early (week 2). It started off kind of rough: W, L, W, L, L. Those back to back losses? Cardinals and Chiefs. BOTH of the them are on current NINE GAME WINNING STREAKS! I won the next six. Then it was the Jaguars goofing things up again by losing to the Titans. The Bears couldn't beat a traveling 49ers team. Since then, I went back to playoff teams (Packers, Jets). I "trolled" the Cowboys in week 16 with the Bills, and they barely won that game. In week 17, I'm locked in to the Colts. They'll either get me to 12 wins (a lucky number), or 6 losses (bad number). I have no idea who they put in at QB for the Colts. Basically, it was the Jaguars who gave me trouble twice, and then I'm tempting the Titans to beat me in week 17.
The NFL.com site has this game called "Record Breaker." I can't even tell if you win a prize. My attempt was limited to one record, which I thought would be the hardest to break (rushing yards). I can answer now what happens during the "bye weeks" of the players whose record you're trying to break. It shows a 0 for them, but you can still pick a player. In other words, you get 17 total weeks to break these records, which doesn't seem fair (unless they're dropping a low score along the way). If we stopped at week 16, I had 972 rushing yards. That would put me in 9th place for this NFL season, but not all of the games have been played yet. I ended up favoring some of my fantasy guys (it's Matt Forte this week, since his team has two injuries at WR and two injuries at TE). There were even times when I picked a top 5 rusher, and something happened IN THAT GAME, where Chris Johnson BROKE HIS LEG! The top entry right now has 1,659 yards, so the record should be safe. That 1,659 would probably be enough to win the rushing title this season.
Looking at the other records, I'm not sure how many will be broken. Receiving yards was already broken by 18 people. Passing TDs is at 46 (most likely safe, since I think the best single game total is 7). Rushing TDs is at 17 (28 is the record). Passing yards is at 5,414. With only 63 more, you could tie the record. Receiving TDs is at 19 (23 is the record). Field goals are at 42 (44 would tie the record).
Well, I need to write down two or three more games' worth of stats. I might continue into the playoffs, with the only comfort being how there are 12 of those games, and I doubt I could compare stats for the Pro Bowl. It's been hard just to finish 16 games in a week, even going at it for several hours per day from Tuesday to Saturday.
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