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
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