Biggie is our new champion (or I should say, has returned to become the champion)!
Payouts are as follows:
Biggie - $850
Simon - $265 ($250 for 2nd, $15 for pick'ems)
Alex - $100 (Nice work by the rookie to get his money back)
Paul - $25 Gift Card (David couldn't even win when he chose who to face... tsk tsk... why would you pick 2 of the top 5 active RBs in the league?)
Thanks everyone for a great season. I'm going to reach out to everyone early on in the summer because I plan on converting our league to a keeper league starting next year. There will be more rules to come so I want to give everyone a chance to digest them before the season starts.
Good luck in 2016! And Happy New Year!
Simon Kim
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Sunday, December 27, 2015
MOTW - Championship
EDIT: Sorry for not posting this earlier. I actually wrote this on Saturday morning but didn't hit the "Publish" button (you'll see this is true based on my QB comparison...)
MOTW
2. #callgod (Biggie) vs. 4. The Mas-deflater (Simon)
QB: As good as Cousins has been, he must match up against arguably the best QB in the game today. Rodgers faces a Cardinals defense that has actually been susceptible to the pass. Bradford didn't have a problem moving the chains last week and with the Honey Badger out, he should be able to hang 30+ on them. Edge: Simon
WR: Antonio Brown against the dead Ravens defense? Yikes... I don't know if all 3 of Simon's WRs can match Antonio's output this week. Edge: Biggie
RB: While David Johnson should be able to go toe to toe with either of Biggie's backs, Gore has not been great the past couple weeks. Will Simon pull Gore for Artis-Payne is a shocking move? We'll see. But either way, Biggie's two RB1s should carry him to a win in this position battle. Edge: Biggie
TE: Both teams have weak tight ends, but a slight edge to Simon's due to Alshon's potential absence. Other than Forte/Langford, all targets should come Miller's way. Edge: Simon
Special Teams: The 2 best defenses in the league square off against questionable QBs. They both play at home as well with playoff standings at stake so expect double digit outputs from both. Edge: Even
Winner: Biggie
Too much firepower brings Biggie his 2nd championship in a matchup of contenders going for their 2nd trophy. This is actually a rematch of the 2010 championship when Vick carried Simon's team to the championship against Biggie's team that had 2 QBs playing due to Joe Webb's weird designation.
Also, if you guys are wondering what the hell is going on with the 7th place game for the $25 Amazon gift card, I'll explain it as succinctly as possible.
- David and Paul each chose 6 of their best players
- The opponent got to pick which of those 3 he wanted the owner to play.
- The 7th place battle will be determined by a 3 v 3 matchup.
Good luck to all and thanks for a great year!
Simon Kim
MOTW
2. #callgod (Biggie) vs. 4. The Mas-deflater (Simon)
QB: As good as Cousins has been, he must match up against arguably the best QB in the game today. Rodgers faces a Cardinals defense that has actually been susceptible to the pass. Bradford didn't have a problem moving the chains last week and with the Honey Badger out, he should be able to hang 30+ on them. Edge: Simon
WR: Antonio Brown against the dead Ravens defense? Yikes... I don't know if all 3 of Simon's WRs can match Antonio's output this week. Edge: Biggie
RB: While David Johnson should be able to go toe to toe with either of Biggie's backs, Gore has not been great the past couple weeks. Will Simon pull Gore for Artis-Payne is a shocking move? We'll see. But either way, Biggie's two RB1s should carry him to a win in this position battle. Edge: Biggie
TE: Both teams have weak tight ends, but a slight edge to Simon's due to Alshon's potential absence. Other than Forte/Langford, all targets should come Miller's way. Edge: Simon
Special Teams: The 2 best defenses in the league square off against questionable QBs. They both play at home as well with playoff standings at stake so expect double digit outputs from both. Edge: Even
Winner: Biggie
Too much firepower brings Biggie his 2nd championship in a matchup of contenders going for their 2nd trophy. This is actually a rematch of the 2010 championship when Vick carried Simon's team to the championship against Biggie's team that had 2 QBs playing due to Joe Webb's weird designation.
Also, if you guys are wondering what the hell is going on with the 7th place game for the $25 Amazon gift card, I'll explain it as succinctly as possible.
- David and Paul each chose 6 of their best players
- The opponent got to pick which of those 3 he wanted the owner to play.
- The 7th place battle will be determined by a 3 v 3 matchup.
Good luck to all and thanks for a great year!
Simon Kim
Thursday, December 17, 2015
MOTW - Semifinals
No time for corny intros. Getting right down to business:
MOTW1
1. alex's Optimal Team (Alex) vs. 4. The Mas-deflater (Simon)
The team with the worst name has the best record and takes on an injury-ravaged team in the playoffs. Will Alex's rookie magic continue?
QB: Brady vs. one of the worst teams in the league with Edelman potentially coming back? As great as Rodgers has been, this should be a landslide victory for Brady. Edge: Alex
WR: With the way that ARob and Marshall have been playing, they have been WR1s. Hilton will probably drag this group down a bit but Simon just has a slew of WR2/3s that will have to step up in order to match their levels. The wildcard here is Edelman, who might be able to negate some of Brady's points. Nonetheless, a slight edge goes to Alex. Edge: Alex
RB: One of the only positions that Simon may have a chance at winning with David Johnson and Brandon Bolden taking over as lead backs on injury-ravaged backfields. McFadden and Murray have both been under-performing and while Murray has a plus matchup this week, I wouldn't expect a 20 point performance out of either of them. Edge: Simon
TE: Gronk. Edge: Alex
Special Teams: Kicker goes to Simon, as Catanzaro gets to kick for a team that never stops moving the ball with tons of weapons on offense. But Prater does have a plus matchup against one of the worst defenses in the league. Defense is a landslide win by KC who gets to play against a Ravens team that's hoping the Texans' trash can be their savior. Edge: Even
Winner: Alex
While some may see this as a reverse jinx, I genuinely believe top to bottom, Alex may have the most complete team in the league. Simon is just another speed bump as he looks to finish a Cinderella season.
MOTW2
2. ashamed of my last W (Biggie) vs. 6. Quabity Assuance (Dan)
Biggie, who is still ashamed of beating me, gets to face my dark horse for the playoffs who put a shellacking on Jung last week. Can he go from 6 to 1 in 3 weeks?
QB: Russell Wilson has been on a historic tear the last 3 weeks and are the Browns going to be the ones to slow him down? My money is on "NO." While Carr should be involved in a shootout, the Seahawks are on a mission to get back to the Super Bowl, and Russell is leading the charge. Edge: Dan
WR: Antonio has been the 2nd best fantasy receiver all season DESPITE the fact that the Rapist has not been available every week. However, he has to get through the best pass defense in the league. If we assume Martavius and Brown both get sub-par performances, then I'll give a slight edge to Dan with the Baldwin-Russell combo. They've been hooking up like 2 college students on spring break, and the Browns are the oblivious parents who have no power to step them. Edge: Dan
RB: Similar to the first MOTW, Biggie needs his biggest win to come in the backfield department. With two legitimate RB1s, Biggie definitely has the edge here. But watch out for Lacy, who had a great game last week. Edge: Biggie
TE: Olsen (Okay, he's no Gronk so he can't just use his name as the reasoning for the win, but he's the best pass catcher on an undefeated Carolina team that is humming at the moment). Edge: Dan
Special Teams: Each team has one of the two best defenses in the NFC and both have plus matchups against mistake prone teams. Neither kicker gives me much reason to pause but Santos could be busy against a leaky Ravens defense. Edge: Even
Winner: Dan
Dan continues his run after sneaking into the playoffs in Week 13. As two previous title holders would drop out of the race, it would guarantee a new champion: a rookie vs. the man who's been in this league for so long and wanting to win the championship and makes the playoffs every year but just can't win it possibly until now.
MOTW 3
Yeah, right. I'm not doing the consolidation brackets.
Good luck to all!
Simon Kim
MOTW1
1. alex's Optimal Team (Alex) vs. 4. The Mas-deflater (Simon)
The team with the worst name has the best record and takes on an injury-ravaged team in the playoffs. Will Alex's rookie magic continue?
QB: Brady vs. one of the worst teams in the league with Edelman potentially coming back? As great as Rodgers has been, this should be a landslide victory for Brady. Edge: Alex
WR: With the way that ARob and Marshall have been playing, they have been WR1s. Hilton will probably drag this group down a bit but Simon just has a slew of WR2/3s that will have to step up in order to match their levels. The wildcard here is Edelman, who might be able to negate some of Brady's points. Nonetheless, a slight edge goes to Alex. Edge: Alex
RB: One of the only positions that Simon may have a chance at winning with David Johnson and Brandon Bolden taking over as lead backs on injury-ravaged backfields. McFadden and Murray have both been under-performing and while Murray has a plus matchup this week, I wouldn't expect a 20 point performance out of either of them. Edge: Simon
TE: Gronk. Edge: Alex
Special Teams: Kicker goes to Simon, as Catanzaro gets to kick for a team that never stops moving the ball with tons of weapons on offense. But Prater does have a plus matchup against one of the worst defenses in the league. Defense is a landslide win by KC who gets to play against a Ravens team that's hoping the Texans' trash can be their savior. Edge: Even
Winner: Alex
While some may see this as a reverse jinx, I genuinely believe top to bottom, Alex may have the most complete team in the league. Simon is just another speed bump as he looks to finish a Cinderella season.
MOTW2
2. ashamed of my last W (Biggie) vs. 6. Quabity Assuance (Dan)
Biggie, who is still ashamed of beating me, gets to face my dark horse for the playoffs who put a shellacking on Jung last week. Can he go from 6 to 1 in 3 weeks?
QB: Russell Wilson has been on a historic tear the last 3 weeks and are the Browns going to be the ones to slow him down? My money is on "NO." While Carr should be involved in a shootout, the Seahawks are on a mission to get back to the Super Bowl, and Russell is leading the charge. Edge: Dan
WR: Antonio has been the 2nd best fantasy receiver all season DESPITE the fact that the Rapist has not been available every week. However, he has to get through the best pass defense in the league. If we assume Martavius and Brown both get sub-par performances, then I'll give a slight edge to Dan with the Baldwin-Russell combo. They've been hooking up like 2 college students on spring break, and the Browns are the oblivious parents who have no power to step them. Edge: Dan
RB: Similar to the first MOTW, Biggie needs his biggest win to come in the backfield department. With two legitimate RB1s, Biggie definitely has the edge here. But watch out for Lacy, who had a great game last week. Edge: Biggie
TE: Olsen (Okay, he's no Gronk so he can't just use his name as the reasoning for the win, but he's the best pass catcher on an undefeated Carolina team that is humming at the moment). Edge: Dan
Special Teams: Each team has one of the two best defenses in the NFC and both have plus matchups against mistake prone teams. Neither kicker gives me much reason to pause but Santos could be busy against a leaky Ravens defense. Edge: Even
Winner: Dan
Dan continues his run after sneaking into the playoffs in Week 13. As two previous title holders would drop out of the race, it would guarantee a new champion: a rookie vs. the man who's been in this league for so long and wanting to win the championship and makes the playoffs every year but just can't win it possibly until now.
MOTW 3
Yeah, right. I'm not doing the consolidation brackets.
Good luck to all!
Simon Kim
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
We're Talking About Playoffs?!!?
This is another busy week at the client site but how could I not have a post for the playoffs?
So we'll start with some quick shout-outs:
- Congrats to Jon Lee for breaking his playoff slump. All that belief in your team carried you in. Or Jamaal Charles just gave you enough of a cushion for you to slink by.
- Congrats to a great rookie class for nabbing the 1 and 3 seeds in their first year. We have a great chance at having another rookie repeat Daniel's feat by winning the ship their first year.
- Sorry to teams that had great players emerge, acquired players, or returned from injury too late. Deepest sympathies to Paul (Gurley, Cam, Matthews), Cho (Roeth, Dez), and Eric (Romo)
- Sorry to teams that had complete flops. Sympathies to DY (Manning, Demaryius, Hill), Cho (Murray), Mike (Andre), Eric (Marshawn, Cobb, Cooks), and David K (CJ, Graham)
- Sorry to Mike for not drafting a RB. Actually, sorry is the wrong word. I appreciate the risk you took but will probably have learned your lesson after missing out on the playoffs.
- Sorry to David K for missing the playoffs again. You'll get there one day, young blood.
- And worst of all, sorry to all the teams that suffered season ending injuries. The number was just ridiculously high this year. This includes players who had Chris Johnson, Leonard Hankerson, Dennis Pitta, Forsett, Flacco, Steve Smith, Percy Harvin, Arian Foster, Jamaal Charles, Dion Lewis, Julian Edelman, Victor Cruz, Larry Donnell, Cody Parkey, Leveon Bell, Shaun Suisham, Keenan Allen, Branden Oliver, Colin Kaepernick, Reggie Bush, Carlos Hyde, Stedman Bailey and Jimmy Graham.
Instead of a MOTW this week, I'll do some high level predictions and start mot-dubbing when the semi-finals roll around.
Winner: Alex Park
After securing a first round bye, I believe he's in the best position to win the league. He's been rather lucky with injuries and has a solid team from QB down to TE. He should have Gronk back by next week so his questionable status this week will not matter for Alex.
Dark Horse: Dan Park
With a team that can drop 120+ on any given week, Dan will be sure to put up a fight in the playoffs. Dan's track record to getting into the dance has always been good but he has yet to win. With an explosive WR corp and arguably the best healthy TE, Dan looks to be in a great position to reel off 3 straight if Lacy and Wilson don't hold his team back.
Winner of the Consolation Bracket: Paul
While he wasn't able to make the playoffs, the backfield of AP and Gurley is as imposing as ever, even if Gurley has turned out to be human. With Cam's soft schedule allowing him to pencil in 30+ points a week, I can see Paul cruising towards...
A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD!
Yes, as the commish, I will be giving a $25 gift card to the consolation bracket winner. This does not come out of the pool for the championship bracket but gives incentive for people in the lower tier to fight until the end.
Prediction of who was the best predictor of the year: Simon Kim
Only 4 people played. Only 2 people REALLY played. And I think Jung forgot 2 weeks. So I win by default? Unless Jung can pull off a massive upset in the playoffs, I will win by default. Yay for default.
Good luck to all!
Simon Kim
So we'll start with some quick shout-outs:
- Congrats to Jon Lee for breaking his playoff slump. All that belief in your team carried you in. Or Jamaal Charles just gave you enough of a cushion for you to slink by.
- Congrats to a great rookie class for nabbing the 1 and 3 seeds in their first year. We have a great chance at having another rookie repeat Daniel's feat by winning the ship their first year.
- Sorry to teams that had great players emerge, acquired players, or returned from injury too late. Deepest sympathies to Paul (Gurley, Cam, Matthews), Cho (Roeth, Dez), and Eric (Romo)
- Sorry to teams that had complete flops. Sympathies to DY (Manning, Demaryius, Hill), Cho (Murray), Mike (Andre), Eric (Marshawn, Cobb, Cooks), and David K (CJ, Graham)
- Sorry to Mike for not drafting a RB. Actually, sorry is the wrong word. I appreciate the risk you took but will probably have learned your lesson after missing out on the playoffs.
- Sorry to David K for missing the playoffs again. You'll get there one day, young blood.
- And worst of all, sorry to all the teams that suffered season ending injuries. The number was just ridiculously high this year. This includes players who had Chris Johnson, Leonard Hankerson, Dennis Pitta, Forsett, Flacco, Steve Smith, Percy Harvin, Arian Foster, Jamaal Charles, Dion Lewis, Julian Edelman, Victor Cruz, Larry Donnell, Cody Parkey, Leveon Bell, Shaun Suisham, Keenan Allen, Branden Oliver, Colin Kaepernick, Reggie Bush, Carlos Hyde, Stedman Bailey and Jimmy Graham.
Instead of a MOTW this week, I'll do some high level predictions and start mot-dubbing when the semi-finals roll around.
Winner: Alex Park
After securing a first round bye, I believe he's in the best position to win the league. He's been rather lucky with injuries and has a solid team from QB down to TE. He should have Gronk back by next week so his questionable status this week will not matter for Alex.
Dark Horse: Dan Park
With a team that can drop 120+ on any given week, Dan will be sure to put up a fight in the playoffs. Dan's track record to getting into the dance has always been good but he has yet to win. With an explosive WR corp and arguably the best healthy TE, Dan looks to be in a great position to reel off 3 straight if Lacy and Wilson don't hold his team back.
Winner of the Consolation Bracket: Paul
While he wasn't able to make the playoffs, the backfield of AP and Gurley is as imposing as ever, even if Gurley has turned out to be human. With Cam's soft schedule allowing him to pencil in 30+ points a week, I can see Paul cruising towards...
A $25 AMAZON GIFT CARD!
Yes, as the commish, I will be giving a $25 gift card to the consolation bracket winner. This does not come out of the pool for the championship bracket but gives incentive for people in the lower tier to fight until the end.
Prediction of who was the best predictor of the year: Simon Kim
Only 4 people played. Only 2 people REALLY played. And I think Jung forgot 2 weeks. So I win by default? Unless Jung can pull off a massive upset in the playoffs, I will win by default. Yay for default.
Good luck to all!
Simon Kim
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Week 13 - MOTW
All,
I am so sorry about the lack of posts lately. Due to the heavy client workload, I have not been able to keep up with the blog. But I just got enough spare time this week to post one of the biggest MOTW's of the season to date.
Quick season recap:
- The top 5 are in. Although it says I am not in, there's no way both Dan and David K. can win so at worst, I will be 6th place.
- The bottom 5 are out. Even if Mike wins, there is no way for both Dan and David K. can lose so one of them will capture a playoff spot.
- Alex has clinched a first round bye. Both Jung and Biggie cannot win so Alex cannot drop out of the top two.
- There are 3 huge matchups this week: 2 vs. 3, 4 vs. 5, 6 vs. 7.
4 vs. 5 is Jon vs. Simon. While intriguing, the most likely scenario is that this just becomes a first round playoff preview and they play again next week when it actually matters.
2 vs. 3 is Biggie vs.Jung. A little more intriguing than the first, but one of them will capture a first round bye and the other doesn't. While big stakes, they are both in the playoffs for sure. So we move on to the real MOTW...
MOTW
6. Quabity Assuance (Dan) vs. 7. Switch Hitters (David K.)
These two are battling for a playoff spot. Dan has a slight advantage because if they tie, he will win on points for. However, David's story has been quite remarkable. He's won 3 in a row to climb from 3-6 to .500 with a chance to sneak into his first playoff berth. I counted him as dead a few weeks back but he's come on with a vengeance.
QB: Both QBs have had great games and poor games and they each face tough pass defenses. I have to give a slight edge to Manning as he has more opportunities to throw and he has OBJ as a weapon that nobody on the Seahawks can match, especially with Jimmy out. Edge: David
WR: Dan's WRs are boom or bust. And looking at the matchups, he's got a very high chance at a boom week. Meanwhile, LaFell should have a bigger role with 75% of the Patriots receiving corp out, but I don't think he can make up the deficit for David. Sanders hasn't looked as good with Brock (maybe he needs Misty) and while Landry has a good matchup, we're not sure if he'll take advantage. Edge: Dan
RB: Lacy has revived his fantasy season in the last 2 weeks with back to back 100 yard games and should be able to beat up the Lions in a revenge game. McCoy and Forte should be a wash with both having backups that are threatening to take away scores and touches. Rawls will be an X-factor against a team that can be susceptible to the run. In the end, I have to go with the surer duo of Lacy and McCoy. Edge: Dan
TE: Olsen has been one of the best TEs all season and he gets to take on a Saints defense that couldn't stop high school offense. Chandler will fill in admirably as a Gronk replacement but with defenses not having to cover as many options, he won't be as successful as people think. Edge: Dan
K/DEF: Cincy gets to take on a Browns team that just gave up 2 DEF TDs to a weak Ravens team. Meanwhile, Arizona gets to take on Case Keenum and give him another concussion. With the defenses both in lines for field days, it will come down to the kickers and I'll take McManus's boot over Myers, even though the last time they played the Titans, it became a kicking contest. Edge: David
Winner: Dan
Unfortunately, David is unable to crack the playoffs this year but has showed he can actually succeed in the future. Dan continues to make the playoffs and maybe this can finally be the year he can take the trophy home.
Good luck to all!
Simon Kim
I am so sorry about the lack of posts lately. Due to the heavy client workload, I have not been able to keep up with the blog. But I just got enough spare time this week to post one of the biggest MOTW's of the season to date.
Quick season recap:
- The top 5 are in. Although it says I am not in, there's no way both Dan and David K. can win so at worst, I will be 6th place.
- The bottom 5 are out. Even if Mike wins, there is no way for both Dan and David K. can lose so one of them will capture a playoff spot.
- Alex has clinched a first round bye. Both Jung and Biggie cannot win so Alex cannot drop out of the top two.
- There are 3 huge matchups this week: 2 vs. 3, 4 vs. 5, 6 vs. 7.
4 vs. 5 is Jon vs. Simon. While intriguing, the most likely scenario is that this just becomes a first round playoff preview and they play again next week when it actually matters.
2 vs. 3 is Biggie vs.Jung. A little more intriguing than the first, but one of them will capture a first round bye and the other doesn't. While big stakes, they are both in the playoffs for sure. So we move on to the real MOTW...
MOTW
6. Quabity Assuance (Dan) vs. 7. Switch Hitters (David K.)
These two are battling for a playoff spot. Dan has a slight advantage because if they tie, he will win on points for. However, David's story has been quite remarkable. He's won 3 in a row to climb from 3-6 to .500 with a chance to sneak into his first playoff berth. I counted him as dead a few weeks back but he's come on with a vengeance.
QB: Both QBs have had great games and poor games and they each face tough pass defenses. I have to give a slight edge to Manning as he has more opportunities to throw and he has OBJ as a weapon that nobody on the Seahawks can match, especially with Jimmy out. Edge: David
WR: Dan's WRs are boom or bust. And looking at the matchups, he's got a very high chance at a boom week. Meanwhile, LaFell should have a bigger role with 75% of the Patriots receiving corp out, but I don't think he can make up the deficit for David. Sanders hasn't looked as good with Brock (maybe he needs Misty) and while Landry has a good matchup, we're not sure if he'll take advantage. Edge: Dan
RB: Lacy has revived his fantasy season in the last 2 weeks with back to back 100 yard games and should be able to beat up the Lions in a revenge game. McCoy and Forte should be a wash with both having backups that are threatening to take away scores and touches. Rawls will be an X-factor against a team that can be susceptible to the run. In the end, I have to go with the surer duo of Lacy and McCoy. Edge: Dan
TE: Olsen has been one of the best TEs all season and he gets to take on a Saints defense that couldn't stop high school offense. Chandler will fill in admirably as a Gronk replacement but with defenses not having to cover as many options, he won't be as successful as people think. Edge: Dan
K/DEF: Cincy gets to take on a Browns team that just gave up 2 DEF TDs to a weak Ravens team. Meanwhile, Arizona gets to take on Case Keenum and give him another concussion. With the defenses both in lines for field days, it will come down to the kickers and I'll take McManus's boot over Myers, even though the last time they played the Titans, it became a kicking contest. Edge: David
Winner: Dan
Unfortunately, David is unable to crack the playoffs this year but has showed he can actually succeed in the future. Dan continues to make the playoffs and maybe this can finally be the year he can take the trophy home.
Good luck to all!
Simon Kim
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