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 Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:45 pm
The Gaian Fantasy Football League is about to begin! Here is where the stats, results, and the gauntlets are laid down! And sooooo muuuuch traaaaah talk! I'll be posting week by week matchups with predictions, and any side bets will be made, and settled, here!
Teams:
The Full Montee (Evan Landry)
D'BrickaSquad FerguWin (Brantley Summers
Damnit Anders (PhoenixFire)
Fiscal Responsibility (Whosebadnowboys)
Taste My Rainbow (Matt Stone)
Chicago Midwest Monsters (Angel)
Team Salem 365 (Salem)
Lucking Passhole (Jason Byers)
The Fratoland Raiders (Hiro)
Vintage Warner (AJ Warner)
Every week, i'll post projections, predictions, optional side bets and challenges, and results.
As a reminder, we are a POINTS PER RECEPTION league, meaning every player that catches a ball, gets a point.
So...lets begin!
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Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 5:46 pm
Week One:
Team: The Full Montee (Proj. 162)
QB: Collin Kaepernick
RB1: Jamaal Charles
RB2: Montee Ball
WR1: Dez Bryant
WR2: Pierre Garcon
TE: Dennis Pitta
Flex: Emmanual Sanders
D/ST: Eagles
K: Steven Hauschka
Team: D’BrickaSquad FergaWin (Proj. 149)(Home Field Adv.)
QB: Matt Stafford
RB1: Zac Stacy
RB2: Steven Ridley
WR1: Calvin Johnson
WR2: Keenan Allen
TE: Julius Thomas
Flex: Percy Harvin
D/ST: Panthers
K: Justin Tucker
Summary:
While the projections state that this match-up is a 13 point blowout in favor of yours truly, the actual player matchups tell a different story. For example, Collin Kaepernick is facing possibly the worst defense in NFL history in the Dallas Cowboys, while Matt Stafford is a fantasy owner’s wet dream with his pass/run ratio in Detroit, and the fact that he’s facing a New York Giants D that has been anemic as of late is a massive help as it is yet to be seen if the additions from Seattle and Denver in their secondary will benefit them at all. D’BrickaSquad also has the benefit of a passing combo with Calvin Johnson, who is a coverage nightmare, and is sure to score, while The Full Montee is counting on Dallas’ defense being terrible once again, so they are forced in to a two-minute offense with Calvin Johnson taking some stretch the field type plays against an injured, suspended, and arrested 49ers defense, and counting on Tony Romo returning to Fantasy Form. The Full Montee also needs his two star runners, Montee Ball and Jamaal Charles, to be the prophesized ‘chosen ones’ of their respective offenses, because if Montee did was Knowshon did last year, and if Jamaal is ANYTHING like he was last year, this might be more than just a blowout, it will be a slaughter. While D’BrickaSquad (wow I hate typing that) is relying on Steven Ridley curing his terminal case of Fumble-itus and remain the starter ahead of Shane Vereen, as well as Percy Harvin remaining healthy for a whole season, let alone getting open against a tight, and vengeful, Packers D.
All in all, I’m still predicting that I get the win come Monday, but if any team has the Sleeper Knockout potential, its D’BrickaSquad FergaWin.
Team: Damnit Anders (Proj. 139)
QB: Robert Griffin III
RB1: Adrian Peterson
RB2: Danny Woodhead
WR1: Andre Johnson
WR2: Vincent Jackson
TE: Vernon Davis
Flex: Greg Olson
D/ST: Rams
K: Nick Folk
Team: Fiscal Responsibility (Proj. 146) (home field adv.)
QB: Nick Foles
RB1: Eddie Lacy
RB2: Ben Tate
WR1: Demaryus Thomas
WR2: DeSean Jackson
TE: Jordon Cameron
Flex: T.Y. Hilton
D/ST: Bengals
K: Phil Dawson
Horray! We got Phoenixfire to care about football vaguely! With the number one draft pick she took Adrian Peterson, who we all know is infallible when it comes to Football somehow, but the rest of her team is really relying on more consistency than they have shown in previous years. Andre Johnson is counting on his new QB to throw darts like Matt Schaub used to be able to, and running two tight ends via the flex option is risky, but could pay off. RGIII is on shaky ground, claiming he is back to form, but I’m not convinced his rookie year wasn’t a fluke. He does have a cannon on his arm, a cannon aimed at Fiscal Responsibility’s DeSean Jackson, so Anders better hope, as well as myself, that RGIII is pointing at Pierre Garcon downfield in order to keep the points in check, or maybe run it in himself if he still has that speed. Fiscal is also benefiting from Nick Foles facing a horrible Jacksonville D, but could be hampered on the running game with Eddie Lacy and Ben Tate facing tough matchedups against Seattle and Pittsburgh respectively. Jordon Cameron is also suffering on that matchup against the Steelers with the fact that Josh Gordon was suspended for the year, leaving Cameron to be the only target left for Hoyer to throw to, leading to a sure fire double team. The projections claim Fiscal Responsibility has the edge, but matchup wise im leaning towards Damnit Anders to take week 1.
Team: Taste My Rainbow (Proj. 12 cool
QB: Cam Newton
RB1: Marshawn Lynch
RB2: Demarco Murray
WR1: Julio Jones
WR2: Larry Fitzgerald
TE: Jordan Reed
Flex: Toby Gerhart
D/ST: Seahawks
K: Dan Bailey
Team: Chicago Midwest Monsters (Proj. 152)(Home field adv.)
QB: Drew Brees
RB1: Trent Richardson
RB2: Reggie Bush
WR1: Reggie Wayne
WR2: A.J. Green
TE: Jason Witten
Flex: Tavon Austin
D/ST: Bears
K: Robbie Gould
Let’s get one thing straight. There is no way in HELL that Midwest Monsters scores those monster points on the simple principle that Tavon Austin and Trent Richardson are awful, and Witten as your tight end is about as reliable as Aaron Hernandez KEEPING his tight end in prison. That along with the Bears D being the worst run D in the league doesn’t help, especially added that their kicker, Gould, has already missed preseason field goals. That being said, I still don’t like Taste my Rainbow’s chances of winning given the matchups he has. Cam Newton is coming off of ankle surgery and has appeared to be about as explosive as gun powder in the rain, and Marshawn Lynch is going up against a Packers D that is amazing against the run, and Lynch was a training camp hold out, and we all know what happens to RBs who hold out. Demarco Murray is going up against the 49ers D and likely won’t get many late touches as the Cowboys are going to be behind in the 3rd, mark my words, and Julio Jones is going up against a Saints secondary that just cut CHAMP BAILEY. That’s how good they are. Plugging in the unreliable Gerhart won’t help him either, I’m predicting the Chicago Midwest Monsters dominate, just not by as much as ESPN predicts.
Team: Team Salem365 (proj. 13 cool
QB: Jay Cutler
RB1: Doug Martin
RB2: Le’Veon Bell
WR1: Alshon Jeffery
WR2: Victor Cruz
TE: Jimmy Graham
Flex: Ryan Matthews
D/ST: Texans
K: Nick Novak
Team: Lucking Passholes (Proj. 139)(home field adv.)
QB: Andrew Luck
RB1: LeSean McCoy
RB2: C.J. Spiller
WR1: Antonio Brown
WR2: Brandon Marshall
TE: Kyle Rudolph
Flex: Anquan Boldin
D/ST: Broncos
K: Mason Crosby
This prediction couldn’t be much more opposite from the last. As close as the projections are, I couldn’t disagree more. Salem has his #1 RB going up against the #1 run defense in the league last year. Revis may have an island, but 75% of the world is covered in water, and the other 25% is covered by Luke Kuechly in Carolina. Le’Veon Bell is shown to be unfocused and unreliable, despite his numbers last year, and going up against a younger, stronger Browns D, I don’t see a lot of success. He is running a QB to WR combo of Cutler to Jeffery, but he has to remember about Brandon Marshall who is the true #1 receiver in Chicago, despite Jeffery arguably being more talented. Cruz is in an offensive hell hole in New York and won’t see the ball coming towards him unless Manning gets sacked and fumbles it forward. Graham is the truly solid player on his team, but that’s about it. Im not even thrilled about a healthy Ryan Matthews in San Diego as Woodhead will probably get the power runs and the receptions.
Lucking Passholes on the other hand has the benefit of LeSean McCoy, a true pass catcher in Phili going up against the Jags. Spiller is attacking that horrid bears Run D, with the Bears true receiver in Brandon Marshall on his team! Rudolph is now a highly paid TE and the second best receiver the Vikings have in all honesty, and possibly the most valuable kicker in week 1, Mason Crosby facing a stingy Seattle D. The only thing I don’t like is his Defense matchup, Broncos against his own Qb in Luck, but it might work out both ways. I’m calling a win for Lucking Passholes 100%
Team: The Fratoland Raiders (Proj. 133)
QB: Peyton Manning
RB1: Aryan Foster
RB2: Frank Gore
WR1: Jordy Nelson
WR2: Mike Wallace
TE: Rob Gronkowski
Flex: Rod Streater
D/ST: Chiefs
K: Sebastian Janikowski
Team: Vintage Warner (Proj. 144)(Home Field Adv.)
QB: Aaron Rodgers
RB1: Alfred Morris
RB2: Matt Forte
WR1: Marquis Colston
WR2: Wes Welker
TE: Antonio Gates
Flex: Giovanni Bernard
D/ST: Raiders
K: Steve Gostkowski
Someone needs to tell the Fratoland Raiders that this is a PPR LEAGUE! What is he thinking? Two running backs who don't catch the ball, and his receivers are on teams with better running games than passing! Gronk is his only saving grace, if against all odds his back, knees, and elbows stay healthy. Thank God for Peyton Manning to make up for all those wasted points. Vintage Warrner has the right idea, drafting receiving running backs with deep threat and short yardage constant receivers. Antonio Gates is his question mark though, because Lardarius Green is hot on his heels, but with Aaron Rodgers picking up the slack I wouldnt be worried. Getting a true #1 in Gio Bernard is a major player now that The Law firm has left Cincinnati. I call a clean win across the boards for Vintage Warner week 1.
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:30 am
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:32 am
Are the losers still cutting promos on the winners? biggrin
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Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:39 am
I figure we can do that if you dont have another bet set up with your opponent that week, whichever works .
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Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:21 am
Update!
Scores after Thursday Night Football
The Full Montee: 10
D'BrickaSquad FerguWin: 19
Damnit Anders: 0
Fiscal Responsibility: 10
Taste My Rainbow: 35
Chicago Midwest Monsters: 3
Team Salem365: 0
Lucking Passholes: 7
Fratoland Raiders: 17
Vintage Warner: 3
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:23 am
Well, I lost, so as are the rules, heres my promo. Shakespear b***h.
"Tis true! I have suffered a terrible defeat at the hands of Brantley Summers! His lethal combination of Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford, and Julius Thomas, bested my valiant strategy I feebly sent against him! Foolish was I for thinking Dez Bryant, Jamaal Charles, and Pierre Garcon could defeat the likes of him! Woe is me! I, the league manager, am now 0-1, and must scrape my way back to the top! Curse you Summers for dispensing of me so easily! I will have my revenge! At the Super Bowl!"
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:55 am
"AJ Warner...That b*****d! How could I put his a** over, of all people?! Well, I DIDN'T! I had my foot on the figurative ropes, and the figurative ref didn't notice. He beat me by THREE. THREE. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS CRAP?! WE WOULD HAVE TIED IF NOT FOR THE STUPID HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE! You b*****d, you b*****d! You beat me, but the next time we meet, you better BELIEVER you are not going to get the best of me, not EVER again."
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Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2014 4:01 pm
Prediction time again! I know SOME PEOPLE haven't fulfilled their obligation to praise their victor...but that's their problem. There's the projections and predictions for week 2. Oh and im not writing out everyone's team this time because ******** that s**t.
The Full Montee (Proj. 144)
Vs.
The Fratoland Raiders (Proj. 163)
So here we go! The projections say that Hiro is going to win this week essentially based on the fact that he owns Peyton Manning, but lets dig deeper...wait...lets not...because its not just Manning that says he's going to win. He also has Frank Gore against the worst run D in the league, the Chicago Bears, as well as Arian Foster who is running the entire offense against the Oakland Raiders. He also has a huge advantage with Jordy Nelson facing off a patchwork Jets secondary that, of course, Aaron Rodgers is going to be utilizing the ENTIRE field with.
So who do I have? I have Montee Ball against a ghastly Chiefs defense that the Titans absolutely EXPLOITED last week, but im also using Jamaal Charles who...in all honesty, doesn't do well against the Broncos because the Chiefs are always forced to abandon the run early by falling behind. Its not looking good for me. I DO, however, have Emmanual Sanders against the same Chiefs, as well as Pierre Garcon who is facing a Jacksonville D that gave up the 5th most fantasy points to wide receivers last year, and Garcon is the single most targetted receiver in football. Kaepernick at QB and the Saints on D against the Cleveland Browns are nice matchups, but in the end, I see Hiro winning and handing me my second loss...this isn't good...My only hope is his Flex Allen Hurns and his Titans D blowing it and giving me some breathing room.
Taste My Rainbow (Proj. 121)
vs.
Damnit Anders (Proj. 13 cool
Surprising! First time fantasy player Phoenixfire won her first week matchup! So did Stone though, but who cares? Anyway, the numbers lean towards Phoenixfire, but do numbers lie? She has Adrian Peterson, who was outscored by wideout Corderrelle Patterson, who is essentially a Percy Harvin replacement, going against the New England Patriots, who are nothing but stellar gameplanners. They are 7-0 in their past 7 games against the NFC North, and are on a rebound against the embarassing Dolphins loss. I expect AP to lay an egg here on Sunday. She is starting Woodhead as of this writing against the Seahawks, but smart money says DeAngelo Williams against the Lions at home is a far better matchup. She does, however, has an advantage at wideout with Andre Johnson against Oakland and Vincent Jackson against St. Louis. I still dont like that she runs two tight ends, but whatever works for her I guess.
Stone on the other hand has the benefit of a Marshawn Lynch steal that proves to be worth the investment. His performance on Thursday against the Packers was nothing less than a victory lap after the Super Bowl last February. He also has the Seahawks D that is going up against a pass happy Chargers, as well as Larry Fitzgerald who is facing who I think is the worst team in the league, the New York Football Giants. Other than that, his matchups aren't favorable. Least of all I like is his flex play in Justin Forsett against the Steelers tonight, as he is part of a broken Ravens team that has no identity, or cohesion. I predict Damnit Anders runs away with this one.
D'BrickaSquad FerguWin (Proj. 145)
Vs.
Team Salem 365 (Proj. 123.)
Yes, Summers beat me last week, and it looks like he's going to build on his streak. a 20+ point favorite with great matchups. OR DOES HE?! Matt Stafford is a fantasy owners wet dream at QB, but now he faces a stingy Carolina D that just defeated Tampa Bay in Tampa, with a backup QB! I dont see them giving up so many points as the NYGs did, so no two TD performance for Megatron. And now we have Knowshon Moreno and Shonn Greene who are going up against the Bills D that just shut down Chicago, and Green Bay in Lambaue, behind Chris Johnson as their starter. Whats more, is he's playing the Carolina D against his own QB! He's a mad man! A MAAAAD MAAAAN!
Now we have Salem, who might have a sleeper QB in Jay Cutler facing a San Francisco team who has not done ANYTHING in their home stadium, and will be slinging that ball around if it loses a lot of points early as the experts predict. Doug Martin and Le'Veon Bell have amazing matchups against the Rams with an injured Jake Long, and the Ravens who are all but broken. Alshon Jeffery teaming up with Cutler is great for combo points if Jeffery can get healthy by sunday, and you can never bet against Jimmy Graham. I project an UPSET WIN for Salem!
Fiscal Responsibility (Proj. 120)
Vs.
Lucking Passholes (Proj. 143)
This matchup has my pick for blowout of the week. Lucking Passholes has matchups like you wouldn't believe on an already talent filled roster. C.J. Spiller and LeSean McCoy are great fantasy running backs, and have even better matchups against the Dolphins and Colts, and with Russell Wilson's new passing game in his arsenal, the possibilities are endless. Antonio Brown and Brandon Marshall are an intimidating wideout duo, especially when Brown has the Ravens D to pick apart, and rounding it out with the Broncos D who are going to TEASE the Cheifs all Sunday afternoon, that just gets mean.
Brad on the other hand has Buffalo's number 2 running back in Fred Jackson, as well as a Giants RB in Rashad Jennings who is running against a powerful Cardinals D. He does have Nick Foles against a horrid Colts secondary, and Demaryus Thomas against the Chiefs, but he was bobbling passes last week, and Peyton seems to be favoring Sanders...Kelvin Benjamin at the flex is just weak in a league this rich with talent, I don't see this game being even close.
Chicago Midwest Monsters (Proj. 132)
Vs.
Vintage Warner (Proj. 152)
Last one! Here we go, another blowout in the projections, but lets look closer. With the Monsters you have the Pierre Thomas/Drew Brees connection, as well as an A.J. Green at home against the Falcons who, even though they scored a lot, they gave up a lot of points too. Martellus Bennett scored more points than any other TE last week, but a weak spot will be Reggie Wayne who is facing the toughest run D in the league in Carolina.
Warner has a vengeful Aaron Rodgers against a very lucky New York Jets, and Matt Forte facing a 49ers D that has done NOTHING in their home stadium. Randall Cobb is his WR1 so he can combo points with Rodgers, but other than that..I really dont like the matchups! Delanie Walker is overprojected against Dallas, even if they bent the Cheifs over and took them to Brown Town, and the Janikowski/Raiders combo is not encouraging. I predict another upset, with Angel taking this one in a landslide.
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:10 am
173 points, and one of my starters got 0... going undefeated this season unless baby Rodgers gets hurt
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 11:02 am
Matthias A.L I predict another upset, with Angel taking this one in a landslide hahahahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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