At the start of the season, I made some bold predictions on where teams would end up by the end of the year. In today's post, we'll look back on those predictions to see how they're doing and predict where they'll end up at the end of the season.
Favorites:
Jacked Up! (Cho)
Current Standing: 11th place
Playoff Chances: Extremely low
Cho has had quite a disappointing season. Chubb didn't return to the form before his injury, Deebo and Waddle have been slightly underwhelming, and Andrews had an incredibly slow start before rounding in to form. All that has combined in to a 3-8 record and being all but eliminated from the playoffs. His PF is actually within striking distance of the top 6 teams and if he is able to win out and get to 6-8 and some funky stuff happens with the teams above him, there's a small, although not likely, chance that he could get in. He has 2 matchups coming up against Eric (currently 6th) and Mike (currently 8th) that should act as elimination games before the playoffs start.
Future Prediction: My guess is that the hole is too big and that this is one season Cho will have to watch from the sidelines.
In Time (Eric)
Current Standing: 6th place
Playoff Chances: 50/50
Eric's team has been a bit boom bust this year, scoring in the 80s 4 times but also topping 135 3 times (with a high of 151). He's just barely hanging on to the number 6 spot with a few teams ready to pounce should he slip. He gets direct matchups with Mike and Cho, where wins would have a dual effect of helping to stave them off from taking his spot and creating a buffer from the other chasers. He is in control of his destiny so let's see if he can get to the postseason.
Future Prediction: Sneaks in to the playoffs as a 5 or 6 seed but can't get to the championship game.
Dark Horse:
To infinity and bijans (Jon)
Current Standing: 1st place
Playoff Chances: Locked In
What a season it's been for Jon. He was undefeated for 8 weeks and only lost to Rich when he dropped 130+ on Jon. If you look at his matchups, there has been an element of luck to Jon's wins as many teams seem to have subpar performances against him (only 3 have broken 100 and 6 are under 90). But that doesn't take away the fact that he has the most points for and his roster is stacked, even absorbing the loss of Godwin.
Future Prediction: Getting the bye, Jon cruises in to the championship game. As weird as it seems to type, I think his performance in the ship depends on who he faces.
Ra-Dogging It (Paul)
Current Standing: 3rd place
Playoff Chances: All but locked in
Another member of the Kim-Lee clan is dominating this season. With a ridiculous WR corp, Paul has primed himself for his best season ever. Of all the teams, he might be the happiest to start getting some of his injured players back with Nico and Pacheco able to join his team for the stretch run and the playoffs, nobody should want to face this team at full strength. Whether or not Paul can manage his team to the ship will be his biggest test thus far.
Future Prediction: Still fighting for the bye (and a direct confrontation with Rich in Week 13 should be one of the matchups of the year), I think Paul just misses out. But I think his team still has the legs to make it to a money game.
Cellar Dweller
#winnable (Chris)
Current Standing: 4th place
Playoff Chances: Looks good thanks to the forgiving schedule
Chris has to have one of the most interesting success stories of the year. I flamed him hard for drafting 2 TEs but somehow he's made it work. I'm surprised he didn't move at least one of them to solidify other parts of his roster but I guess if it's gotten him to where he is now, maybe don't fix it? My only precaution for Chris is that while he is 4th, he's only 1 game away from falling out of playoff contention and he's 7th in PF, showing that he's been more lucky than good. Facing David and Jung should give him at least 1 win to help solidify his spot but I wouldn't be breathing easy if I were Chris.
Future Prediction: Sneaks into the playoffs and leaves someone else with more points scored on the season out.
BEST TEAM (Mike)
Current Standing: 8th place
Playoff Chances: Tough climb but not eliminated
Mike's interesting zero WR strategy hasn't been a resounding success but it's still got him within striking distance of the playoffs. Mike's been a bit unlucky as he once again has the highest points against on the season (continuing a trend from last year) and the teams playing against him would aggregate into the 2nd best team in our league today. The dichotomy of his team this year and his team last year is that last year, his team was stacked with too many WRs and he didn't know which ones to play. This year, thanks to his strategy, he's been struggling at the position. At least until now. His trade deadline move for CD may go down as what saves his season. Is it too late? Only time will tell.
Future Prediction: Just misses playoffs due to some bad luck and facing Jon gives him the last loss that fully eliminates him.
One Last Head Scratcher:
Buoyed by Jr(s) (David K)
Current Standing: 9th place
Playoff Chances: Needs some help / miracles
If only he had drafted Jayden Daniels. Obviously it's hard to say if that would have completely altered his season but the search for a consistent QB has really hampered David's team's ability to perform this season. He passed on Daniels for Spears. He passed on Herbert / Purdy / Goff for Hollywood Brown. He passed on Tua for Corum. He's tried Stafford, Darnold, and Tua to solidfy that spot and eventually dropped all 3 guys he drafted (Spears got dropped 4 times. Stop playing with his heart, David). His late trade for Burrow is exactly what he needed but he might not have time to dig himself out of the hole he's in.
Future Prediction: Misses the playoffs as he drops at least one of his next 3 games.
Good luck to all!
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