There was a time in this league when Rich Burrier and myself were masters of this domain. Between us, we produced 11 winning seasons and 10 division titles, not to mention scoring titles and championships. Those days seem like so long ago, don’t they? The second decade of Robioland has been unkind for Burrier and…
2009 Post-Mock Write-Up
I did the full 15-round mock draft, here is the mock team Analysis. Enjoy. MATT NEATOCK STARTERS QB – Aaron Rogers (GB) RB – Adrian Peterson (MIN) RB – Brian Westbrook (PHI) WR – Tj Houshmandzadeh (SEA) WR – Wes Welker (NE) TE – Greg Olsen (CHI) PK – Jason Elam (ATL) DST – Patriots…
2009 Complete Mock Draft
2009 Complete, Full Rounds 1-15 F-ing Mock Draft. Seriously, all 15 rounds. ROUND ONE 1. MATT – Brian Westbrook (RB PHI) Does anyone see Neatock passing up his hometown star running back? Let’s see a show of hands…yeah, I didn’t think so either. Sure Brian’s got some health issues, but a Peterson/Westbrook running back duo…
2009 May Mock Keepers
Did you know I hate keepers? Can’t stand them. I miss the old days when a season was a season. Each team, no matter how good or how bad they did the year before, started a new season with a clean slate. Yet oddly enough, keepers is one of the few things I have let…
2009 NFL Draft, Review
The 2009 draft is over and if you’re a Cowboys fan like me, you’re probably asking again and again, who, what? If you’re an Eagles fan, you have to feel pretty good about yourself. If your a Broncos fan, you have to be saying, what the fuck? If you’re a Raiders fan…who am I kidding,…
All-Decade: Team Rankings
In reality, it isn’t easy ranking the teams. What’s important? Wins, points, championships? How do you factor in opponent’s points? It’s not like we can play defense and prevent what our opponents do. All I can do is look at all the important numbers, compare them to how long one has been in the league,…
All-Decade: Best Single Seasons
Yep, here is the best of the best. The top-10 best seasons of the first decade of the greatest fantasy football league in existence. #10 (2004) Bob Castrone – Record: 10-4, PPG: 1,314 Sure Bob started the 2004 campaign 4-1, but let’s be honest here, few we impressed. He had started the previous season 5-1 and still…
All-Decade: Worst Single Seasons
There have been some bad teams and there have been some awful teams. This list is where you find the awful teams. However, just because we don’t want to be reading about a bunch of people who haven’t been in the league for years, I’m keeping this list to just people who are still in…
All-Decade: Players
Welcome to the final All-Decade write up. It also is the one that took the longest to research. Lot’s and lots of stats, so enjoy. What we have here is the First and Second “All-Decade” teams, as well as the runner ups that just missed the cuts. The list was not easy to decide on.…
All-Decade: Playoff Shockers
No 10 – #7 Rich Calderon over #1 David Hightower, 1,067-965 (Quarters, 2007) After 14 weeks of football, no team in league history had a better record than David at 12-2, so he had that going for him. Rich finished the season 6-7, but had just knocked off the scoring champ in the quarters, so…
2009 “Way To Early” Mock Draft & Keepers
MOCK DRAFT – ROUND ONE #1 MATT – Frank Gore, RB (SF) – How about a Gore/Peterson backfield? Scary good, especially if the 49ers ever improve and if Peterson ever gets a quarterback. #2 ROB M – Marion Barber, RB (DAL) – LT will scare Rob off. Next year, look for the Cowboys to split…
All-Decade: Keepers
No 10 – Edgerrin James, RB (IND) Matt Neatock, 2004-2006 The greatness of this keeper was that this wasn’t Matt’s to keep…at first. Calderon had the rights to The Edge, but in the league’s first (and I believe) only off-season trade prior to the start of the 2003 season, Rich and Matt swapped Category One…
All-Decade: Games
What makes a great game? Great teams, importance, scoring, rivalry, and most importantly, just because I say so. In reality, because we don’t typically have close game and we don’t keep track of individual performances, what matters the most is importance, especially in a historical sense. Here are my top-10 greatest games from the first…
All-Decade: Best Draft Picks
Today, we have the top twenty draft picks of the decade. To be honest, I’m not even sure how I would classify a great draft pick, but that doesn’t mean I won’t try. Most of these were super sleeper picks, top players found in the late rounds. Some were early picks that I would consider…
All-Decade: Draft Day Flops
Today, we have the top-20 worst draft day flops. Who’s to say what a bad pick is? Actually, I am. A bad pick is an early pick, usually in the first round, but could be second round, if the pick was really bad, that really could have, should have ruined a season. Missing from this…
All-Decade: Best Teams To Not Win a Title
1. Rick Mullin, 2000 RECORD: 11-3-0 POINTS 1,478 (1st) SEED: #1 PLAYOFFS: Lost to Griff in the Semis, 1,398-1,313 THOUGHTS: And number one on the list is….Mr. Mullin. It’s simple, 11 wins, nearly 1,500-point average, 6-0 in the division. He rolled into the post-season on a six-game winning streak that included five 1,500-point games, one…
The Roster
Matt walks out of the draft with the greatest team ever, 2009 Coming off a three-win season, Matt was set up to succeed in 2009. He had three great keepers (despite last season’s failures) and the top pick in the 2009 draft. However, he would still need to make good decisions in the draft. He…
The Decisions
Robio makes two decisions that cost him a title, 2008 Decision making…that’s what fantasy football is all about. Who do you decide to draft, who do you decide to trade, who do you decide to add/drop? Often overlooked though, is the importance of, who do you put in your lineup? With a balance league, most…
The Pointless
Molly’s opponents fail to hit 1,000 in eight-straight games, 2008 After a decade of Robioland football, nobody had a higher winning percentage than Molly (61-42, .592). Now Molly was a good team, but no one would dare call her a great team, yet here she was winning nearly sixty percent of her games. Was she…
The Threesome
It took 81 games for Rich Calderon to win three in a row, 2008 You know, it ain’t easy winning three in a row. You have to be either really good, or more often than not, really lucky. Hell, three former league members (Tim, Stephanie and Justin Acerno) never won three-straight games. Don’t get too…
2009 Season Rewind
Week One Quarter Pounders 1194 at Cane Mutiny 1012 Vick in a Box 1608 at Mollipop 876 The Griffters 1657 at The Swamp 815 That Fishy Smell 1604 at Gator Nation 1790 Otis Murray & The Knights 1630 at John Mayer 1158 Dirty Sanchez 1046 at I. Peep Freely 984 TUESDAY THOUGHTS One week down…
2009 Homer Rankings
Matt loves his Eagles, Masterson loves his Jets, Robio always swings towards the Cowboys, but who is the real homer? It’s time to figure out who remains the league’s member who always drafts players from his own team? I think I know everyone’s favorite team. Giant fans are Jeff, Bob and Calderon. David and Burrier…
2008 Season Rewind
WEEK ONE Greasy Onion Booty 1534 at The Griffters 1163 The Swamp 921 at Robot Sex 1324 Gator Nation 1207 at Quarter Pounders 1233 John Mayer 1501 at Adam Jones 1034 Backstreet Boyz 1217 at G.I.L.F. 839 Mollipop 639 at Turtleheads 1087 TUESDAY’S THOUGHTS #1 JOHN MAYER – Coming out of week one, I’m handing…
2008 Draft Rewind
ROUND ONE 1 COLBY – L. Tomlinson (RB SD) – Position Rank: #11 No, we’re not talking about the next Shaun Alexander, although Colby couldn’t be happy with LT’s performance. That’s what a toe injury does to a RB though. He failed to crack the top ten, which is a big step for the four-time…
2008’s All-Robio, All-Bust and Best/Worst Draft Picks
MVP – Drew Brees (Rich C): *He led the league in total points, which the topquarterback usually does, but since no running back dominated for the fullseason, Brees was an easy choice. He led Calderon to nine wins and adivision title.*FIRST-TEAM ‘ALL-ROBIO’**QB – Drew Brees (Rich C):* Warner gave him a run for his money,…
2008’s Finals Thoughts | Next Year’s Draft
FINAL THOUGHTS ON 2008, LOOKING AT NEXT YEAR’S DRAFT ORDER:#1 Matt Neatock Good news for Matt, there is a 90% chance I won’t be keeping Westbrook next year, which means Matt could be looking at a Peterson/Westbrook backfield.#2 Rob Masterson I’ll probably have to agree with Rob, he certainly hasn’t had any luck in Robioland.…
2008 Champion: The Donald Dynasty
That’s two champions in three years. Of course that by itself doesn’t make one a dynasty, but in the last four years Don has nailed down two titles, one scoring title, finishing as the top seed in the other. Don is 36-23 over the last four years and has had only one losing season since…
2008 Keeper Rankings
Oh hindsight, how we love you. Last year 32 players were kept, out of a possible 36 players that can be kept. However, this may be the worst batch of keepers in league history. Take a look for yourself. 1. Rich C – Drew Brees, 3rd Round Come on, how can we not have the…
2008 Playoff Predictions, By Masterson
Let me let you in on a little secret… Adam Jones (aka Rob (sweet 16) Murray) has the best team in the league. Repeat after me: Rob Murray has the best team in the league. ..See, that wasn’t so tough. Now, from reading his weekly write ups and from seeing his predictions, you’d never think…
2008 Player Stats
2008 Season
League Champion: Don Vozzola League Runner-Up: Robio Murray Top Seed: Molly Coomer Scoring Champ: Robio Murray Lowest Scoring Team: David Hightower Worst Playoff Collapse: Rich Calderon Worst Team: Matt Neatock Luckiest Team: David Hightower Unluckiest Team: Griff Coomer Best 2nd Half Turnaround: Rich Calderon Worst 2nd Half Collapse: Richard Burrier Most Surprising Team: Bob Castrone Most Disappointing Team: Rob Masterson League MVP: Drew Brees (Rich C)
2008 Murray/Calderon Mid-Season Report
Welcome to the 2009 Fantasy Football Mid-Season Predictions. I’ll be honest, this was the most difficult mid-season report I’ve had to do. There are at least six to eight teams who could easily win this thing and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised. In fact, writing this damn thing took forever because A) I kept…
2008 Rob Masterson Predictions
Robert Masterson, he’s smart, he’s married, he’s from New Jersey and he wears small shirts that even Colby’s youngest child would consider too small. However, in ’08 Masterson added “Nosterdomis” to his already impressive resume. Below you can find all of Rob Masterson’s predictions and thoughts heading into the 2008 season. QUARTER POUNDERS (HALL/GREENBLATT) You…
2008 Post-Draft Mock Draft
As we all know, I decided not to release a mock draft. However, it doesn’t mean I still didn’t do one. In fact, I did a half dozen of them (including one with Calderon). Anyhow, the night before the draft I did one final mock draft and now that the draft is over, I’m prepared…
2008 Colby Predictions
The man was only a myth to so many people in Robioland, but in 2008, Colby stepped out of Jeff Greenblatt’s growing shadow to take command of his own team, appearing at his first draft. He also blessed us all with a second round of predictions for the upcoming season. Below you can find all…
2008 Keeper Rankings
It’s time for the Robioland Keeper rankings. It was pretty predictable. I was wrong about only two. I thought Dave would keep Maroney and not Graham and I thought Don would keep Michael Turner and not Jennings. Anyhow, here are my rankings. #1 Rob Masterson 5th Rd – Joseph Addai, RB (IND) 9th Rd –…
Bye, Bye Brett
As most of you know, Brett Favre has left the world of professional football. Since none of you are Packer fans, I doubt anyone really gives two shits about it. However, Brett Favre the fantasy quarterback, that is an entire different story. Let’s look at the history, shall we. Again, we don’t have a lot…
The Trip
After seven years, Eric cracks the post-season for the first time, 2007 The playoffs in Robioland fantasy football, let’s be serious, folks…it’s not the toughest place to reach. There are eight post-season spots just waiting for you, in a 12 player league. That means you have a 67% chance of getting in. In fact, throughout…
The Fine Nine
David starts the season 9-0, greatest start to a season, 2007 What can you say about a 1-12 season? In reality, not much. All you can do is get up, clean yourself up, drink a beer and then in the following year’s draft, grab New England quarterback, Tom Brady, the year he has the greatest…
2008 Homer Rankings
Matt loves his Eagles, Masterson loves his Jets, Robio always swings towards the Cowboys, but who is the real homer? Which league owner always drafts players from his own team? I think I know everyone’s favorite team. Giant fans are Jeff, Bob and Calderon. David and Burrier are Patriots fans. Eric and Don go Dolphins,…
2007 Season Rewind
WEEK ONE Backstreet Boyz 1457 at The Wide Stance 1040 The Caucasians 1207 at Big Shirtless Rob 1048 Yankee Killaz 1192 at Nasty Boyz Kennels 1164 Burrier Bruisers 805 at The Islamofascists 1206 Gator Nation 1399 at The Swamp 1826 Molly Pop 1339 at Quarter Pounders 578 TUESDAY’S THOUGHTS THE SWAMP OVER GATOR NATION Eric…
2007 Keepers Ranking
The season is over and it’s time to see who ended the season with the best and worst keepers. 1. Matt – Randy Moss, 1st Round He had the best fantasy season by a receiver in the history of Robioland football. I think that’s grounds for a #1 ranking. 2. Rob M – Braylon Edwards,…
2007 By the Numbers
Records are meant to be broken…or at least tied. In 2007, many, many, many people got their name put in the Robioland fantasy book. Below you will find all the records that took place in the year of the Neatock, 2007. But first, let’s look at some random numbers from 2007. RANDOM NUMBERS: CHAMPIONSHIP –…
2007 Draft Rewind
ROUND ONE 1 DAVID – Steven Jackson (RB STL) Let’s go ahead and start the beginning of the worst first round in league history. Jackson was hammered behind a bad O-Line. He finished 15th, sandwiched between two Jaguar running backs. 2 ERIC – Shaun Alexander (RB SEA) Thanks to Alexander (and this season), no team…
2007 Champion: The League’s Been Neatock’d
This was a tough title game to deal with. I never quite knew who to cheer for. On one hand, if Calderon won, it would be the second straight year that the 7th seed (and a bottom half scorer) won the title. It would make our regular season irrelevant. On the other hand, if Matt…
2007 Playoff Predictions
QUARTER FINALS LOSER – BURRIER BRUISERS For the playoffs, Burrier decides to shake it up a bit by throwing in Tarvaris Jackson and DeAngelo Williams; two guys who have yet to sniff the starting lineup this year. I understand Jackson, he’s played well lately, but Williams has me scratching my head. Stokley is another guy…
2007 Player Stats
2007 Season
League Champion: Matt Neatock League Runner-Up: Rich Calderon Top Seed: David Hightower Scoring Champ: Don Vozzola Lowest Scoring Team: Richard Burrier Worst Playoff Collapse: Don Vozzola Worst Team: Colby Hall Luckiest Team: Richard Burrier Unluckiest Team: Griff Coomer Best 2nd Half Turnaround: Bob Castrone Worst 2nd Half Collapse: Eric Vozzola Most Surprising Team: Matt Neatock Most Disappointing Team: Rob Masterson League MVP: Tom Brady (Rich B)
2007 Mid-Season Report
Before we get started, let’s look at some history: How were our former champs doing at the halfway point. 1999 – Robio Murray started 4-3…After an average beginning, Robio finish the regular season 7-0 (only perfect 2nd half). 2000 – Robio Murray started 6-1…Robio’s greatest start, but was only average down the stretch at 4-3,…
August, 2007 – Final Mock Draft
We did a May Mock draft. We did a July Mock draft. Now that the keepers are in, it’s time to do one FINAL mock draft before next Tuesday’s actual draft. Enjoy. ROUND ONE #1 David Hightower Steven Jackson, RB – STL He’s the best player not named Tomlinson. #2 Eric Vozzola Shaun Alexander, RB…