The Gusterrhoids, We Do HGH and Exploding Pancakes have all clinched their respective divisions.
RetroVertigo will win the wild card with a win vs Ides of Martz or Isotopes loss vs Exploding Pancakes.
Isotopes will win the wild card with a win vs Exploding Pancakes and RetroVertigo loss vs Ides of Martz, assuming he can maintain his lead of 19 overall points.
Exploding Pancakes can take the #1 seed with a win vs Isotopes and We Do HGH loss vs CuteWiddleBunny, and outscoring We Do HGH by 77.
So this whole dynasty thing is turning out well for me. I finished last in our first year, but third last year and #2 seed this year so far. The only roster I’d take over my own is Stringer’s, and it’s not that huge a gap anymore. If I had only been smart enough to handcuff Arian Foster to my #1 overall pick Steve Slaton, our places would be reversed.
Lowest scoring week this year was 108.
I did get off to a 2-4 start though due to a string of unlucky head to head, and just a few points from 1-5, but since then I’ve gone 7-0 to finish 9-4. In all of my losses my opponent scored 177, 146, 140, and 129, so none were crappy games on my end.
The interesting thing is that my team has been rock steady. For the last games, my projected score / real scores have been
131/127
144/129
128/147
137/131
140/144
Which will be interesting if I end up playing against Stringer, because he’s equally capable of 105 or 160.
How did injuries go for you this year? No Jamaal Charles, Andre Johnson, or Michael Vick? Tim Hightower, Peyton Manning, or Jahvid Best?
I wasn’t hit too hard by injuries this year either, but some teams were. I’m very impressed that HGH could take a hit like Jamaal Charles and still put together a great season.
Almost injury-free. Mathews was the only major player to miss significant time. I want to say Blount too but I can’t remember if he was hurt or just sucked. And yeah, I said Stringer has a better roster, not trying to take any credit from him. Just saying I’m proud I managed to turn around the team that finished last in year one into what appears to be a perennial contender.
One thing that helped me overcome the injuries to Charles, Vick and Manning was drafting this year’s #1 fantasy defense Niners with the 12th pick of the 2nd round. I wasn’t sure if this was a good pick for me at the time but it sure panned out, wow!
I didn’t expect to get outbid for Brandon Saine of all people. Bid $23. Maybe I should’ve expected it, given all the money chasing the dearth of talent.
I was gonna claim him for free last week but spaced on it. After I won the bid I forgot we discussed rolling over FAAB dollars so I might have screwed myself…
I think we agreed that rolling FAAB was something we wouldn’t do mid-season and would take place next season at the earliest. I’m against it, FWIW. I don’t want to disincentivize team management too much.
If I do end up with the #1 pick next year, I’ll be looking to trade either the pick, Newton, or Brees for a stud RB. I’m not phoning it in at the end of the season, though. I started what I thought was the best lineup and starting Newton over Brees so far has worked out.