Fantasy Nerds Unite! Are You Still in the Playoffs?

Went 3-11 and missed the playoffs.

But then again, I had at one time on my team the following: Jake Delhomme, Matt Leinart, Ronnie Brown, Larry Johnson, Deuce McAlister. Not much you can do when you are hit that hard by the injury bug.

 

I am up 16 points and he has the Minnesota defense going tonight.

If they score once I might be ok, but 2 scores by them and I am dead.

Ironically, we both got screwed yesterday...me when Bryan Westbrook took a knee instead of scoring...cost me 6 points, and him when Shockey broke his leg last night.

I think it is going to be close.......and if I win, I will be in the Super Bowl...

DD

 

I'm in the title game in my league. I won by two points. I hate that my league does week 15 and 16 as the playoffs instead of 16 and 17. I'm the #1 seed, but I don't like my chances against Ladanian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson(Vikings Version), Brees, Hines Ward, and Braylon Edwards. That guy has the best team by far. Sucks to know 2nd place is an almost certainty.

 

I'm out.. it's a sad day.

BUT.. the trade I was ridiculed for (Brady deal) gave me a better 2nd half record than the guy I traded him to.. and we're both out of the playoffs because (the thing I was trying to avoid) his team was all-or-nothing with Brady, and he got jacked this week.

 

I made it to the championship game next week...even though I had a few guys crap out (Romo, Owens, and Reggie Wayne). Luckily, Jamal Lewis and LT were good. The guy I played had Brady, Addai, Edge James, Welker, Hines Ward, and Cooley. None of them had big games.

 

After getting almost zero production from Tony Romo/Jeff Garcia/Terrell Owens/Plaxico Burress/Joey Galloway/Antonio Gates/Lee Evans, I was able to squeak by my opponent, who somehow had even a worse week.

 

I limped into the playoffs as the 4th seed, having to beat the best team in our league last week just to make the playoffs. Well since he was the #1 seed, I had to play him again this week and I destroyed him, 147-74. It was about time my team stepped up. At RB this week I started Maroney, Fred Taylor, and Steven Jackson, all of which went over 100yds. I play in the championship next week, and at minimum I guaranteed about an $800 profit. Over $1,200 if I win the game next week!

 

I also fall into the "worst week by opponent category" I made it to the Championship though thanks to the Cowboys suckage.

My lineup was

Jeff Garcia (how the **** did Roethlisberger throw 3 TDs in the snow while injured)
Randy Moss (not up to usual)
Anthony Gonzalez (sleeper produced big time)
Roddy White (yuck)
LT (Finally)
Selvin Young (should have kept Fargas in)
Owen Daniels (thankfully swapped him for Shockey)
Mason Crosby (Hero of the day, 19 pts)
Buffalo D (eh, so-so)

His was

Matt Hasselbeck
Terrell Owens
Donald Driver
Brandon Marshall
Ryan Grant
Marion Barber
Ben Watson
Josh Brown
Green Bay D


I thought I was dead for sure and then the Eagles made my dreams come true. Westbrook shunning the end zone sealed that TO or Barber wouldn't get any more points. He only managed like 59 points.

kudos Brian.

 

Boy am I glad my league isn't a head-to-head league, because all my studs were flat out horrible yesterday. Brady, Addai, Clark, Chad Johnson, Pittsburgh Defense, Welker ... and Westbrook went down at the 1 yard line.

So even though I totaled only 56 points this week, at least I'm still 200 points ahead of the next closest person, and I don't think I could lose the championship even if I tried at this point.

 

I am heading to the championship game in my two leagues ...

I limped into the playoffs after losing 4 straight games but was able to knock off a team that was "mis"-led by Romo, Tony Gonzalez and Addai.

The other league I managed to absorb a weak game by Brady thanks to Stecker (started him in both leagues) and the fact that my opponent only had less than 500 yards of total offense and 1 TD.

 

I'm playing in 3 leagues this year (2 money leagues, 1 freebie).

League 1 (money) - Down 6 and I have ADP and the Vikings defense remaining. I am playing the Brady owner.

League 2 (money) - Down 46 (I HATE THE BUCS DEFENSE!!!!) and I have ADP. He has scored over 46 once before but I highly doubt it happens again.

League 3 (freebie) - Down 3 and I have ADP and the Vikings defense remaining.

If I can make the Super Bowl in 2 leagues then I'll be happy, but I really wish ADP could have a record night so I can talk much s&$#. The guy that's beating me won last year and no one wants to hear him gloat…..

 

How many people did Westbrook kill yesterday? First his 10th catch was ruled a lateral (10 catches is a 5 point bonus in some leagues) then of course the unthinkable knee on the one yard line. I wonder how many gamblers were f'd by that move as well...

 

Went 7-5 (3rd seed) and will likely lose in the semi-championship game b/c I have much of the Cowboys PREVIOUSLY stellar roster in my starting lineup (romo/barber/witten/folk)

If the Vikes defense and Sidney Rice can score 50 points tonight - I might still have a shot though...

If only the Lions had scored more points - maybe my franchise RB (LT2) could have played another 30 freaking minutes and scored enough to make tonight plausible for me...

 

Thank you Tony Romo for banging Jessica Simpson.

Thank you Antonio Gates for catching one 8 yard pass on a Sunday where your team scores 51.

Thank you number one rated defense Pittsburgh Steelers for letting the JACKSONVILLE (yes that's the one in Florida) Jaguars light you up in a freaking blizzard.

Thank you Chad Johnson and TJ Houshmanzadeh for zero TD's.

And most of all, thank you self for starting Lendale White over Steven Jackson.

 

Amazingly, as the 4th seed going against the 1st seed (chocked full of Patriots), I might just pull out a victory to make the Championship. He's still got Greg Olsen going tonight, but I have a 7 point lead and Olsen has done very little lately. Thanks to the s*** weather in NE, his Patriots didn't do crap.

 

My early season picks of Adrian Peterson and Ben Roethlisberger paid some big dividends but now the last two weeks I have lost all hope.

Anyway I'm done for the year but next season I am going to

Buy

Maurice Jones Drew - This guy is going to have a huge breakout season if he hasn't had one already this year. I love the way this kid runs the ball looking to hits guys and carry them for extra yards.

Greg Jennings - Another guy who a had good season but I expect him to have an even better one next year. This guy has caught so many 20 plus yard passes by Favre and seems like the Packers best deep ball receiver.

Marquees Colston - I really like the way he has come on at the end right now. He could be a big time receiver catching for Brees especially since the Saints now believe Bush isn't all that.

Matt Leinart - I know he has been done for the season months ago but I'm still buying this guy to have breakout season pretty soon cause the Cardinals have the talent to make a push especially that receiver named Fitzgerald.

Sell

Adrian Peterson - I love this guy more than anyone but I think he going to a have a sophomore slump and will struggle once teams play 10 guys in the box and give no respect to the Vikings pass game. Plus the premium on this guy will be too much that I rather take lesser players not yet crowned as top tier in the league.

Tony Romo - This guy had a great year but I think he will not repeat his success next season as the ceiling on this team has already peaked and once they lose in the playoffs, I expect T.O. to implode and self-destruct.

Bret Favre - The miracle season is coming to end with all records shattered so I expect Bret to return to his normal self next season which is good but not great.

 

In two money leagues and am in the playoffs in both (have the highest scoring team in both leagues by a pretty large margin...about 300 points)

First Round:

League 1: Thanks to Brady, Welker, Edwards, Winslow playing in snowstorms, I am down 45 points with Adrian Peterson (oh, and I chose Selvin Young over Aaron Stecker and Laurence Maroney netting me 4.2 points as opposed to twenty something)

League 2: The only saving grace on this matchup was the Bucs D. I am up 7.5 points and I have Chester Taylor going against Bernard Berrian.

Hopefully I win League 2.

 

I am down 23 points to the #1 guy who has both TOM BRADY AND LT! I have Minnesota's defense left. I really could've used Westbrook's touchdown. I'm hoping for 3 defensive td's and at least 5 sacks

 

I've been out in my Yahoo leagues, but in the finals in 2 of my ESPN leagues.

ESPN > Yahoo

ESPN is a 2 week playoff per opponent (combined score), compared to a Yahoo league where you get beat out of the playoffs if in one week if that guy's weak ass team gets hot.