Updated FPI

Here is the updated FPI with last year's results included. A refresher for those who may have forgotten what the FPI will follow. For those that remember, please scroll down:

So here's the basics of how the fantasy player index is measured:
1) All playoff performances are measured since I took over as commissioner of the league (2010).

2) You get points for the following things:
Playoff appearance: 1 point
3rd place: 2 points
2nd place: 3 points
1st place: 5 points

3) More recent performance is weighted more heavily than past performance. Going forward, these percentages will need to be adjusted as I plan on measuring FPI on the past 10 years of performance. For this year, the percentages are:
2016: 23%
2015: 21%
2014: 19%
2013: 16%
2012: 12%
2011: 7%
2010: 2%
(I made some adjustments to give more weight to recent championships)

4) Certain GMs have dropped out so their teams are counted as being "inherited" by other fantasy GMs. My analysis mostly focuses around Team FPIs in order to ensure enough history for each team to be statistically significant. However, I will make some pointers on interesting observations from each player's perspective.

5) A quick key to how to decode how good a fantasy team is:
>2: Dynastic. Probably cheating like the Patriots.
1.2-1.99: Playoff locks and championship threats. Think Packers or Seahawks.
0.9-1.39: Playoff contenders but need a little luck to win the whole thing. Comparable to the Cowboys, Chiefs, or Falcons.
0.4-0.89: Stepladder for above teams to make playoffs. Will they win some games? Yes. But so do the Redskins, Buccaneers, and Dolphins but they're not challenging anybody for the ship.
<0.39: Thanks for your donation to the fantasy football payout fund. We encourage you to follow the Browns or Bears this NFL season.

Green is good, Yellow is average, and Red is David K.


Changes since last year:
1) Biggie is dominating, thanks to his 3 wins in 4 years. He'll need to fail pretty spectacularly to fall in the rankings.
2) Jon is leaving his family members in the dust. He's jumped into playoff contender status after his 2nd place finish last year.
3) David Y. is starting to slide. He's already missed the playoffs 2 straight years and was predicted to be the worst this year as well. While his week 1 performance wasn't that bad, will he be able to raise his FPI with a playoff showing this year?
4) Dan keeps his playoff streak alive... and still can't win. I'm praying for you Dan.
5) A couple of veterans are struggling to stay relevant, with Mike, Cho, and Eric all missing the playoffs 2+ years in a row. We'll see who can snap out of this funk this year.
6) Alex and Jung will be competing to see who can keep their playoff streak alive this season. Both joined 2 years ago and want to prove that their first 2 years weren't beginner's (returner's for Jung?) luck.
7) I hope this is the year David K. can get rid of that 0 next to his name. I'm also praying for you.

That's all for this post. Good luck to all!

Simon Kim