First Half Big Daddy
The Dick-Taters (6-1): It’s a little scary how much Calderon has dominate the last couple of years. He’s coming off a 12-1 regular season. He’s on pace to repeat that, having won 20 of his last 22 and has appeared in the last two title games. This season, the fantasy gods have certainly tried to keep a good man down. Rich has played multiple games without a handful of stars like Nick Chubb, Julio Jones and Aaron Jones, yet he’s had just one bad game. That says something.
Top Scorer (Team)
The Dick-Taters: Sure it has helped Rich that his last three opponents have all failed to top 1,000, but winning comes via points and he’s currently on pace to become the second person ever to average 1,600 points per contest.
The Biggest Surprise
Sturgis Stooges (3-4): Now Burrier has an obvious claim to this. He was projected to finish last, but he’s on pace to earn a playoff spot and with his backs, should be able to put a little scare into the big boys. However, I’m going with Don. Projected to finish 9th, he is only in 8th place, but he’s gotten hot lately. He’s won three straight and produced three weekly high scores.
The Biggest Disappointment
Two Headed Rushin Attack (0-7): It wasn’t easy to find a truly disappointing team other than Rob. My top three in my preseason rankings are currently 17-4. My four and five seeds are currently the four and five seeds. This leaves Rob, who I had pegged as the 6th best team in the league. Currently, Masterson is 8th in the league in scoring, which isn’t great, but his foes won’t stop scoring. They crashed the 1,500-pt mark five times, averaging 1,546 points per contest, which would be the most ever scored in one season by a team’s opponents.
Lowest Scorer
8=======D: Averaging only 1,155 points per game, Matt has more weekly low scores (3) than wins (2). At this point, it would be his worst point output since the 2008 season, when he won three games and averaged 1,135 points per contest. This would be the fifth time in Neatock’s career where he has finished 11th or worse in points scored.
Most Points By Team in a Single Game
The Dick-Taters: Smack in the middle of producing three straight weekly high scores to open the season, Calderon hit 2,054 points in week two. He did it, despite three players failing to top 100, thanks to 1,558 points from just three players. Chubb scored 386, Wilson hit 520, while Aaron Jones dominated with 652.
Most Points in a Game, Both Teams
Thunderpants & Dak Dak Dak Gone, 3,490: While Calderon was topping 2,000 in week two, Burrier and Eric were putting up the points as well, as Eric escaped with a 1,819-1,671 victory. The combined 3,490 points are the most combined points scored this year and the 1,671 scored by Burrier are the most points scored in a defeat.
Biggest Upset
8======D over Football?: When a 1-5 team beats a 5-1 team, that’s an upset. When that one-win team is last in points, while the five-win team is second in points, that’s a big upset.
STATS THAT MATTER ONLY TO ME
- Bob is second in scoring, averaging 1,556 points per game, despite the fact he hasn’t really started a complete lineup yet this year.
- Heading into week eight, four teams are riding three-game or more losing streaks. Colby and Mike, plus Griff (4) and Masterson (8).
- I have scored over 1,500 in 19 of my last 24 games. 17 of those 19 I scored over 1,600.
- If Eric earns one more win, it would guarantee his first winning regular season since 2015 and just his fourth in 20 seasons.
- Earlier this year, Burrier broke the record for longest losing streak at 10 straight. Masterson is riding a 8-game losing streak, which is tied for fifth longest.
- At 2-5, it’s a long shot that Colby will finish the full season (regular and postseason) above .500. The last time he did that was 2014.
- At 4-3, Bob is on pace to make his 15th straight playoff appearance. The second lowest streak is nine by Masterson, which will probably end this year.
- If Calderon earns the scoring crown this year, it would be his third career scoring crown, which would be the second most by any team. He has finished top three in scoring in four out of his last five seasons (assuming he stays within the top three).
- If Griff misses the playoffs this year, he would become just the fourth person to ever miss the postseason three straight years, joining Jeff, Don and Eric.
- In breakdown, Matt has a winning record against no one, but is a surprising 3-4 against Eric. However, he’s just 4-38 against Don, Bob, Jeff, Burrier, Calderon and me.
- Calderon is 57-20 in breakdown, but half those loses came in week four. Oddly enough, he is 3-4 against Don.
- Don is averaging 1,414 points per game. Don has never averaged over 1,400 per game in a season before.
- Burrier is averaging 1,441 points per game. Rich has never averaged over 1,400 per game in a season before.
- Michael has dropped three straight after a 4-0 start. No team has started 4-0 and missed the playoffs. And only one finished the season below .500 (me in 2016). However, the lowest seed a 4-0 team has earned was done by Michael last year, when he started 4-0, but only earned the 7-seed. Currently, he’s down to the 6-seed.
BEST SINGLE GAME PERFORMANCES
QB – Patrick Mahomes (Colby), Week Three – 608 points
RB – Aaron Jones (Rich C), Week Two – 652 points
WR – Tyler Lockett (Eric), Week Seven – 580 points
TE – George Kittle (Jeff), Week Four – 442 points
PK – Younghoe Koo (Eric), Week Six – 240 points
DST – Ravens (Jeff), Week Five – 343 points
QUESTIONS…IN NEED OF ANSWERING.
Will Micheal Thomas ever be Michael Thomas?
Jeff’s top rating (until this week) was due to the fact he would get Michael Thomas back. His first overall pick hasn’t played since week one, thanks to injuries, suspensions and a bye-week. With so much time wasted, when the Saints wideout comes back, will he be the dominant one we witnessed last year?
Can Eric Replace Dak?
No, not with the quarterbacks that litter his roster. He already had a hole in his lineup at RB2, as Mark Ingram has turned into a waste of space. Yet, a stunningly good quarterback, chasing the fantasy record books, helped overcome that. Now Prescott is gone and Eric has gone from averaging 1,571 points per game to 1,280 points per game.
Will Masterson get a win?
Yes. He might pull it off this week against Burrier. He has Calderon next, which doesn’t seem like a possibility, but Rob has three wins against Rich in breakdown. He also has two non-playoff teams on his schedule, including Colby in week 12 and Neatock in week 10.
Who Will Land McCaffrey?
At 0-7, Masterson is on the hunt for a game-changing keeper for 2021. Can’t blame him. Of all the contenders, who has the best offer out there? The answer to that question could decide the 2020 championship. The reality is, some folks love to trade, while others seem to forget it’s an option. I’m sure Bob has made his 1,000 offers. At this point, if you haven’t offered Rob something for CMC, you shouldn’t be playing fantasy football.
Any other dump trades?
Sure. If I’m just going to eye the non-playoff teams, then one has to be looking at Ezekiel Elliot. Griff’s top pick has not performed well this year, but perhaps a change of scenery will do him some good. If Colby can’t get things turned around, Mahomes goes back to the draft pool after this year. With no Barkley, Neatock doesn’t have the stars, but players like David Johnson, Keenan Allen, Stefon Diggs and Robert Woods could all be good additions for a championship run.
I got Jeff vs Calderon in the Finals. Who is a Spoiler?
Bob is always a solid guess for a title game spoiler. He’s second in scoring, despite injury issues to Adams, Beckham and Godwin. He’s got a quarterback who can out-Wilson Russell Wilson and he looks steady at running back with Robinson and now both Bengals. I also believe Bob’s not done dealing, so improvement has yet to come.
However, I would probably put myself over Bob for top spoiler. After a slow 1-3 start, I’m won three in a row and scored over 1,600 in two straight (over 1,500 four times this season). Hopkins, Ridley and Conner have been my big three and I expect good things from Edmonds, now that Drake is out. I’ve averaged over 1,500 per contest and I’ve done that despite the fact both Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews have not lived up to their hype. If these two can start playing like the All-Robio players they’re supposed to be, I’ll be a tough out in the postseason.
Which Non-Playoff Team Will Make the Playoffs?
Masterson arguable has the best roster of the final four, but three games back with six to play is asking a lot. Neatock is the lowest scoring team for a reason and has little to offer in trade to get better. Griff still has Elliot, but that’s not what it use to mean. Thus, I got my money on the Taint. Colby’s not winning a title this year. Yet, as long as he doesn’t accept that and rides Mahomes and Edwards-Helaire, he’s got a shot at the playoffs. Fortunately for him, the schedule isn’t half bad. He’s favorite against Bob this week and then after that, he only has one more game against a team with a winning record (Calderon in week 13). He also has Griff (four straight loses), Matt (2-5) and Masterson (0-7).
Which Current Playoff Team Will Miss the Playoffs?
Honestly, my answer is none. Lame, I know. Here’s how I see it playing out…
#1 Calderon 10-3
#2 Jeff 10-3
#3 Eric 9-4
#4 Robio 8-5
#5 Bob 7-6
#6 Don 6-7
#7 Michael 6-7
#8 Burrier 5-8
#9 Colby 5-8
#10 Griff 5-8
#11 Matt 4-9
#12 Rob M 2-11
QUARTERFINALS
#1 Calderon over #8 Burrier
Both teams will finish the regular season 5th or higher in scoring.
#2 Jeff over #7 Michael
This game will feature the largest scoring gap between two foes in this postseason.
#6 Don over #3 Eric
Father versus son…one of them has to go home.
#4 Robio over #5 Bob
I’m 2-0 against Bob in the non-title playoff games.
SEMIFINALS
#1 Calderon over #6 Don
The last time Don reached the title game, George W. Bush was President.
#4 Robio over #2 Jeff
Lamar scores 800 points to help me secure a 42-point win.
FINALS
#1 Calderon over #4 Robio
Calderon gets his revenge.
