Originally Posted On beatchuckie.blogspot.com January 23, 2019
Author: Wings.
A new Champion emerges out of the chaos of the Fantasy Playoffs. After a long 16+ weeks of preparation, drafting and meticulous research and management of teams, 9 teams saw their efforts go down the toilet, and one saw the New York Jets carry them to a title. But enough bragging before you close this blog post, lets look at some of the memorable moments from this season.
Final Standings
- Wings- Proof that anything is possible in the playoffs. Sheer luck in the form of a Greg Zurlein doink and a complete collapse by the 1 seed got him to the championship round. And some very clutch 1 week rentals in Robby Anderson and Deshaun Watson did the rest of the job to score just enough to hold Erik off even as he came close in the final quarter of championship Sunday. All credit to Andy Holloway for my victory. #Footclan
- Erik- Getting screwed on and off the field (giggity), Erik had arguably the most successful season from a scoring perspective, as he ended the season as #1 in PF including three 200-point performances and being a top 3 scorer in 10/13 weeks. However, many of these performances came with downright bad luck, as he was the second-highest scorer in 3 of his losses, including the Championship round where a Doug Baldwin touchdown could have changed his fate. Erik has at least proved that single him is better than taken him, so he can kiss his champ prospects goodbye if he ends up getting that Disney annual pass…
- Chuck- Alexa, play Viva la Vida, The champion has fallen. After back to back wins in this league (the very first league didn’t count it was a different league sir) that came along with years of arrogance, braggadocio, and a list of scandals and controversies second only to the Orange (not Erik, the other guy), the Fantasy Gods smote Keenan Allen to bring a crushing dose of humility to a man who once ruled the league. This loss, coupled with increased disdain for his approval rating, has caused rumors to increase that he has considered resignation. Nevertheless, Chuck has sworn that his redemption will come next season.
- Joe- Fantasy is quite the bitch. 15 weeks of domination to the tune of the second-highest PF, six weeks of being the top scorer, two hilarious comebacks against Gio (one in the playoffs) all for nothing after the Joe-ggernaut’s entire team has a meltdown only seen at Chernobyl in 1986 and my toilet in 2009 after my dad ate bad Oysters in Ensenada. The 12-1 1 seed, scoring 86 points in the semifinal is tragic, but nowhere near as tragic (or funny) as the Steelers trainwreck season. Ls all around!
- Hurtado- ooof, owie ouch. All those weeks of relying on being annoyingly down on his team finally didn’t work after kicker fuckery deprived him of what should have been a deeper playoff run. Hurtado’s loss to me came at a terrible timing with the surgery and all, but look at the bright side, there’s only room for more improvement in 2019. He still managed to will his team into the playoffs after stumbling out of the gate, and that’s worth something, especially when he has gold in Patrick Mahomes as his franchise QB.
- Gio- The only other person here who matched Chuck in arrogance all season, but with significantly worse results. His season, marked by consistent underachievement, multiple QB bench mishaps and high-profile losses after it looked like he had some momentum, came to the most poetic of ends with an Amari Cooper shitstorm that proved that meme power is the greatest natural force in the universe. Gio provided an entertaining rookie season with his group chat antics and will be a valuable league member in the coming seasons.
- Ant- The hospital ward was the beneficiary of the 8-team playoff and saw a quick end to his journey at the hands of Erik. The Fournette trade was the beginning of the end, because along with Gronk, he had arguably the two biggest injury-related busts at their position. Perhaps after two seasons of playing with fire, he will know what to do come next draft, which he will have an edge in considering he has like one keeper-worthy player.
- Nauch- Talk about a nose dive. Joe may have had his team unravel just before the playoffs, but he still had a chance to make it to the championship. Nauch saw his team lose his two most important players during the stretch and became essentially a dead man walking. His arrogance also proved to have an unfortunate end… I’m starting to notice a trend with these videos…
- Weege- Weege has developed Stockholm Syndrome for this league, finding some sick pleasure in being a part of this league that he can only find in his colorful porn search history. That’s a pretty second overall pick you have there…. perhaps Zeke could be yours after all…
- Roberto- After a playoff appearance last year, Roberto fell far from grace and had a season that was over before it started. It happens, he at least got to enjoy most of his Fall/Winter without fantasy hanging over his head. Now he has first dibs at some dropped keepers and can even trade down for picks.
Draft Order
Draft order rules:
- If you didn’t make playoffs, draft order is inverse of standings after week 13
- If you made playoffs, draft order is inverse of the week’s PF for all teams eliminated that respective round
- Roberto (2-11, 10th in PF)
- Weege (2-11, 9th in PF)
- Nauch (Eliminated R1, 113.8 PF)
- Ant (ER1, 131.6 PF)
- Hurtado (ER1, 146.28 PF)
- Gio (ER1, 146.32 PF)
- Joe (ER2, 86.8 PF)
- Chuck (ER2, 109.6 PF)
- Erik (ER3)
- Wings (Champ)