Thursday, January 4, 2024

Week 17: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

In a move that no one appreciated, Skyler won his 5th championship.  He beat Brady thanks to Lamar Jackson Dropping 46+ points.  Skyler led wire to wire with a strong start by the Cleveland DST, an MVP performance from Lamar, and mediocrity the rest of the day.  Brady and Skyler only had one player each in the 20+ point group, and that was their QB's.  Lamar outscored Allen by ~25 points and Skyler ended up winning by 31.

This championship caps off the 3rd panel of the trophy, and the first name on the 4th panel will begin next year.  In 7 years, we will need to find someone who can attach a wood base to expand our trophy.  So if any of you know some woodworkers, or want to change your career and need an excuse to get into woodworking, this seems like a great opportunity.

For the season recap, Rob set the single-season scoring record for total points, but Ren still holds the record on a per-game basis.  We have gone 6 straight seasons where a team has broken 200+ points in any week.  It only happened once in the first 8 seasons of the league.  No major scoring or roster changes have caused that (I don't think the key has been the ability to start a TE at flex, but maybe I'm wrong), so we'll assume we are getting better at this game as a league.

To put this championship in perspective, and just how lucky it was --  Skyler is the lowest seed (5 seed) to win a championship since former member Konner won it in 2012, also as a 5 seed. In fact, 2010 (Geoff), 2011 (Skyler), and 2012 (Konner) were all #5 seeds to win it all. Around half of all champions during our league finished below 1700 points (which includes Skyler this year), so from a raw data number, that isn't that shocking or lucky, though he is the first one to do it in the 14-game era. To provide context against competition each year, Skyler was the 7th highest scorer on the season this year. Geoff was the 9th best scorer in our first year, and I believe it was after that year we switched tiebreakers to 'points for' and away from 'head-to-head record'. After that time, only Tyler (also 7th highest) in 2013 has finished outside of the top 6 scorers and won the whole thing.  Skyler managed only 8 wins in the regular seasons -- the last time a champion had only 8 wins was Matt in 2016 -- but he had one fewer game to play than Skyler did this year.  The last time someone had a winning percentage below 60% and won the whole thing was Konner in 2012 when he went 7-6.  Skyler was also 8th in the breakdown (comparing everyone's weeks against each other, with the high scorer of the week being 11-0 and the bottom scorer being 0-11). It doesn't look possible to easily go back and find past breakdown information, but being 8th is probably on the lower end of champions.

For season aggregates, below are the winners of each category, based on the weekly totals.

Highest Scorer - Rob won this award 6 times this year

Lowest Scorer - Brandon and Matt split this award with 3 wins each, however, Matt has an asterisk for one of his as he picked up one of those awards in the semi-finals, so only 4 teams could have won awards that week.  

Lucky - Tyler ran away with this one and won it 4 times this year -- double the next closest teams.

Unlucky - There was a 3-way tie of teams who won the unlucky award 3 times this year. Jordan, Kyle, and Tommy each got it three times, with all of Jordan and Kyle's coming in the regular season, while Tommy had 2 in the regular season and one in the playoffs.

King of the Court - Matt held onto this award for 7 weeks this year.  He had it in two different runs.  He started out as king and held onto it for 3 weeks, and then won it back in week 12 and held onto it until he lost in week 16.  To correct a previous blog, Skyler was given the award on the week 7 write-up when it clearly went to Kyle. However, nothing came from that error as it was correctly awarded to Brady the following week in the write-up.

MVP: The Cowboys DST was listed twice, as was David Montgomery -- they were the only two players to be listed more than once as MVP.

Details of Awards Won.

If we take the season totals though, Rob is the highest-scoring team, Scott is the lowest-scoring team, Trevor is unluckiest from a missing the playoffs perspective as he was the 4th highest scorer, and Rob is the unluckiest on results as he was the highest scorer and best record but didn't win it all.  Skyler is the luckiest in both making the playoffs and winning it all.  Skyler also finished with King of the Court since he took it from Brady in the championship.  Trying to determine MVP and LVP is a little hard for the league -- so I won't try. Do we give it to someone like Puka or Kyren for being great values, do we give it to CMC for being great, even though he was picked at 1.01, or do we give it to someone like Lamar for being great in the playoffs?

I included a few images of the championship celebration


A few members of the fabled 'Five-Timers Club' celebrating their newest member. JT was especially happy about it.

Karma is the trophy coming home to me -- definitely looking like the 'It' couple of 2024.

Skyler taking a seat at the throne, ready to continue to rule with an iron fist.

On a more important note, next year's draft pick order is below

  1. Trevor
  2. Tyler
  3. Jordan
  4. Kyle
  5. Brandon
  6. Scott
  7. Tommy
  8. TJ
  9. Matt
  10. Rob
  11. Brady
  12. Skyler
We will reconvene on the draft pick picking shortly after Memorial Day.

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Week 16: Semi Final Madness

FantasyPros gave Matt a 51% chance of winning and Rob a 75%, which meant Brady had a 49% chance of winning, and Skyler 25%.  Based on the above numbers, the combined result we got over the weekend had a 12.25% of actually happening.

Game Recaps

Skyler (5) vs Rob (1): This game was the bonanza, the nail-biter, and the Monday Nightmare/Miracle. This game was less than a point away from combining for 300 points, and the separation between the two was less than 7 points. Each team had 4 people in the 20-point club (no 30-point explosions).  Skyler had only 2 people in the single-digit club, and Rob had 3, which certainly helped Skyler, but the biggest issue for Rob was that his Kicker and DST combined for 4 points, while Skyler's combined for 26.  Skyler's Monday Night trio combined for just under 51 points to complete the comeback and punch his ticket to the championship.

Brady (2) vs Matt (3): This game was supposed to be tighter, and of the two playoff games, this was technically the battle of ineptitude and the blowout of the week; however, given that the difference in the scores was still single digits, and the combined score was over 256, this game was not worth of those negative accolades. Both teams were affected by injury, with Matt losing Pacheco and Waddle during the game, and Brady losing Dontayvion "John 'Baba Yaga' Wick" Wicks. Both teams had two players in the 20-point club.  Brady had 4 people in the single-digit club, while Matt only had 2 in the single-digit.  The closeness might make more sense if we look at the 11-point cutoff, as they both had 5 people in that club. In the end, there is no clear-cut reason why Brady won, other than small 1-2 point advantages across the board.

Lucky: With 10 championships between these guys, no one will be called lucky this week.

Unlucky: Rob will win this award given that he was the Highest-scoring team this season, had the highest raw point total ever in a season, was the number 1 seed, and was the second highest-scoring team of the week.

MVP: There are a lot of candidates here, but no single standout player.  Several players had top 2-3 performances for the season at the right time.

LVP: Ignoring injuries -- the LVP will go to Butker and the Packers DST for scoring their season-low totals at the wrong time.

Highest Scorer: Skyler

Lowest Scorer: Matt

King of the Court: Brady takes it from Matt in the second to last week

Game Preview

Skyler (5) vs Brady (2): Let's be honest, no one cares about this week outside of Brady and Skyler.  Skyler winning his 5th would suck and Brady taking second in total championships with 3 would suck.  If there was an underdog who had never won before that people could rally behind, more of the league would care.

Skyler has 1 player on Thursday night, 0 players on Saturday night, 0 players on Sunday afternoon, and 1 player on Sunday Night Football. Brady has 0 players on Thursday night, 1 player on Saturday night, 2 players on Sunday afternoon, and 0 players on Sunday Night.

This is the first division matchup in a championship game, and as such, has the most played games and history between 2 teams.  For this season, Skyler went 2-0 head-to-head against Brady, but Brady would lead the season series 9-6 (that includes week 16 when both had a meaningful game, but not week 15 when Brady was on a bye and didn't start anyone). Lifetime, their head-to-head regular season record is 15 wins for Skyler and 13 wins for Brady. They have played each other twice in the playoffs, both having gone 1-1 (lifetime 16-14 for Skyler in meaningful games). Brady won their first playoff matchup (semi-finals) in 2018 -- the year he won the championship.  Skyler got revenge in 2021 in their playoff matchup (semi-finals) -- which was also the year he won a championship.  It seems fitting that the playoff tiebreaker will happen in the championship this year. 

Skyler is currently on a 2-game-win streak against Brady and is looking for his third 3+ game winning streak. Brady also has two 3 game-winning streaks against Skyler. 2023 was the 5th time Skyler swept the regular season against Brady. Brady has swept the regular season series against Skyler 4 times.  Only once have they met in the playoffs after a team swept the regular season.  Skyler swept in the 2018 regular season only for Brady to win when it really mattered.

Skyler is 4-0 in championship games, while Brady is 2-1 in championship games. Both teams have won 1 championship in the 2020s (Skyler 2021, Brady 2020), so whoever wins this will be the first team with 2 championships this decade, and will be the front-runner for the team of the half-decade (2010-2014, Skyler had 2 championships. 2015-2019 Rob had two championships. 2020-present, Brady and Skyler each have one)

This matchup is pretty even on weekly rankings.  For example, Josh Allen is ranked 3 on fantasy pros, and Lamar is ranked 4. They also have the top two kickers. Where the difference will likely come is on the bigger differences at RB, WR, TE, and DST.  As of this writing, both teams are starting 2 RB and 3 WR.  Given that balance, we will keep the analysis that way and not break out the flex separately.  According to FantasyPros, Brady's combined RB rank is at 22 while Skyler's rank is at 43.  At WR, Brady's combined rank is at 49, while Skyler's is at 28. Skyler's TE is 2 and Brady's is at 10.  Skyler's DST is 1, and Brady's is 8.  Those gaps aren't nothing for the TE and DST, but those positions usually don't put up a lot of points. The NFL projections have Skyler winning by 5-6, and the FantasyPros analysis has him winning at a 60% chance.  The projections seem reasonable given how close all the rankings are, but FantasyPros seems way too skewed. 

The last game of the week is Packers vs Vikings.  Skyler has 1 starter and 1 on the bench from that game, while Brady currently has 0 starters and 2 on the bench for that game.  If something happens midweek, perhaps those bench players get called up and make Sunday Night a little more exciting, but the odds are Skyler will be watching with a deficit and will be hoping whatever QB starts only targets JJ, while Brady will be watching with a lead, and hopes that the QB sucks and JJ is triple covered or gets hurt.  It should be for an intense night and someone is going to have a terrible New Year's Eve.

Best of luck to everyone in the consolation, or in the main playoff bracket except Brady.

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Weeks 13, 14 and 15 (Playoffs Round 1)

My apologies for the lack of writing again.  Below is a quick summary of the weeks that passed, some first-round playoff information that isn't as relevant, but still may be interesting, and a semi-final preview.



Round 1 Playoff History

It’s obviously a bit late to do a playoff preview since the first round is over. So I’ll provide some context around the teams, their playoff history, and how shocked we should or shouldn’t be about the results.
Of the 6 teams in the playoffs, Skyler, Rob, and Tommy are all back in after taking a 1-year break. TJ and Matt have been to the playoffs in back-to-back years, and this is Brady’s 4th consecutive year, which as far as I can tell, ties Jordan's and Ren’s runs (2011-2014) for the third most consecutive appearances. Chad had a 5-year run (2012-2016), and the record for consecutive playoff appearances is Skyler at 7 (2010-2016).

For the matchups that occurred, TJ was 1-0 over Skyler this season and Matt was 1-0 against Tommy.  TJ would have been 9-5 over Skyler had they only played each other every week this season. Matt would have been 8-6 over Tommy had they only played each other every week this season.

For posterity's sake (aka the NFL website goes down and we need a backup history of what happened), Skyler beat TJ in the blowout and the battle of ineptitude, and Matt beat Tommy in the bonanza, the nailbiter, and the Monday Nightmare/Miracle.

Matt remains King of the Court, and was the highest scorer of the week, the MVP is CMC, and the LVP is Jamar Chase, which feels dirty because he got hurt.  Unlucky was Tommy, and lucky was Skyler. Matt is the highest-scoring team, and TJ is the lowest-scoring team.

Semi-Finals Preview

Back in the spring of 2022, we had a March Madness Final 4 of Duke, UNC, Kansas, and Villanova.  It was considered the first Final 4 of historical college basketball blue bloods.  This year, our Final 4 is made up of our league’s blue bloods since the 4 teams remaining are the only teams that have multiple championships.  Each team has at least 2 championships, and the 4 teams combine for 10 championships, with an 11th coming in 13 days.  This is our ‘Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time', but instead of Alex Trebek, Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer, we have Skyler, Rob, Brady, and Matt. Skyler can create the 5 Times club or one of Rob/Brady/Matt can join the 3 Times club.  Matt could also join the back-to-back club.

As far as appearances in the Final 4 (including 2023), Skyler has 9, Brady has 6, and Rob and Matt each have 5. Fun Brady fact – in 2016, Skyler had 6 appearances, Rob and Matt each had 2, and Brady had 0. Brady has made the semi’s 6 of the last 7 years, which is an incredible run. Brady, Rob, and Matt each have a winning record in the semi-finals, while Skyler only has a .500 record.  In raw numbers, Brady has lost twice (5 previous appearances), and Matt and Rob have only lost once (4 previous appearances).  Skyler has lost 4 times (8 previous appearances). If Brady, Rob, or Matt lose, they will move down to .500, and if Skyler loses, he will have a losing record in the semi-finals.

Two of the final teams remaining are from the North division, and two are from the South division. Depending on how things turn out, we could have our first championship game where both teams are from the same division. FantasyPros currently has the South teams as the favorites in both games (Rob at 75% chance to win and Matt at 51%). If both Matt and Rob win, this would be only the 3rd time in recorded history that the North didn’t have a representative in the championship (2022 and 2019).  If both Skyler and Brady win, it would be the 6th time (2021, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2010) a team from the South didn’t play in the championship.  

With the West eliminated, they will continue their streak of not having a champion since Tyler won it all in 2013 – a streak that is now 10 years old.  My math might be wrong, but I believe Bella is the oldest kid of the league members, and I believe she was born in the summer of 2013, and Jackson was born in late summer/early fall.  Again, my math might be wrong, but as a league, we have over 30 kids, and the last time a team in the West won a championship, we had a combined 2 kids, and they were only a few months old. Anyway, the West has missed the championship 7 times (2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023).

For the matchups that occurred this year, Rob was 1-0 over Skyler this season and Brady was 1-0 against Matt.  Rob would have been 10-4 over Skyler had they only played each other every week this season. Matt and Brady would each be 7-7 had they only played each other every week this season. The regular season lifetime record between Skyler and Rob is 9 wins for Skyler and 5 wins for Rob. Skyler has beaten Rob once in the playoffs, and Rob has beaten Skyler once in the consolation.  They had no other postseason matchups from what I could tell.  Matt and Brady never played in the regular season until 2021 – since that schedule expansion, Brady has 2 wins and Matt has 1 in the regular season. Brady has beaten Matt once in the playoffs, and Matt has beaten Brady once in the consolation.  They had no other postseason matchups from what I could tell.

Game Previews

Skyler vs Rob: Skyler has 0 players on Thursday, 0 players on Saturday, 0 players on Sunday Night Football, and 4 players on Monday (Christmas Day). Rob is busy playing games with his lineup, but he could realistically start 1 player on Thursday, 2 players on Saturday, 0 players on Sunday Night Football, and 3 players on Monday (Christmas Day).

Matt vs Brady: Matt has 1 player on Thursday, 0 players on Saturday, 0 players on Sunday Night Football, and 4 players on Monday (Christmas Day). Brady has 0 players on Thursday, 3-4 players on Saturday, 0 players on Sunday Night Football, and 0-1 Players on Monday (Christmas Day).

Best of luck to everyone not named Rob.









Monday, November 27, 2023

Weeks 7-12

Is it a little suspicious that the blog didn't come back until I won?  Maybe a little, but I had weeks 7-10 already done, and I was able to update 11 and 12 really quick.  I am still in STG, and the quick blog is a way to pass the time while I listen to my children being sick in the background.  Anyway, here are the quick recaps (except for golf because that's too much time, but assume it's Tommy or Kyle)














































































































The important thing from the last few weeks is that it's Rob's world, and we're just here for the ride. Other interesting notes on the playoff standings include that we have four teams who have hit the 8-win mark.  It's no guarantee of getting in the playoffs as we could end up with seven teams hitting that threshold this year.  With two games left, Scott is 3 games back of the last wildcard spot, and is therefore eliminated. A win by Skyler or Tyler will eliminate Brandon and Jordan.  If Skyler and Tyler lose out, Brandon and Jordan will be eliminated if they lose any more games. No one has won their division yet, but TJ is the clear favorite to win the West.  In order for Tyler to catch him, TJ would need to lose out, Tyler would need to win out, and Tyler would have to catch up on 80-90 points as well.  The North and the South are still anyone's to win as records are tight in those divisions.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Week 6: Injuries Still Suck

I hoped that week 5 would be the end of the injuries, but week 6 came in and was just as awful.  I found a few clips that sum up how the last two weeks have felt.




Anyway, enough of the dramatics, let's get to the week that was.

Game Recaps

Skyler vs Tyler: With 4 major players going on IR, this week did not look promising for Skyler.  That bleak outlook continued after his WR scored 0 on Thursday night.  Tyler gave Skyler a small spark of hope when Mr. Unlimited and Javonte turned in stinkers on Thursday night as well.  And despite Deebo Samuel going out after 9 plays, Skyler managed to win this tickle fight by a narrow margin. Even though this was the clear battle of ineptitude, it still had its drama as it was also the nail-biter of the week and had several lead changes throughout the day.  This game would have been more intense had it not ended on the Sunday afternoon games, but such is life.  Neither team had a 20+ point player. Skyler managed to get a win as he had 5 players score double digits, while Tyler only had 4.

Kyle vs Tommy: This was the second closest game of the week, and it required Tommy to come from behind on SNF.  He ended up winning comfortably, but he had to sweat out his defense for a while until Josh Allen scored enough to give him a cushion. Kyle had zero players in the 20+ point valley of death, while Tommy had two players in the 20+ point squad. Tommy should also be commended for getting more diverse by swindling Matt and no longer having only white guys in his 20+ club.

Matt vs TJ: This game was the weekly bonanza -- it outscored the Kyle/Tommy by 0.42 and the Brandon/Scott game by 2.34 Matt ended up being the high scorer of the week and helped lead the charge to the bonanza, but TJ was no slouch as he at least scored over 100, unlike some other losers in this league. This bonanza was brought to us by Matt having Raheem Mostert in the 20+ point union, while TJ also contributed only one player (Keenan Allen) to the 20+ point cavalcade. Despite it being the bonanza, it wasn't all that exciting or dramatic as Matt led wire to wire and this was the blowout of the week.

Rob vs Jordan: This game had a little back and forth, and Rob decided he was done giving away wins to the West, and tried this week.  It didn't help that Jordan had a key player who fell victim to injury this week. Rob had two people in the 20+ point kinship, and Jordan also had two people in the 20+ point squad. They also had the same number of people in the double digit club, which makes his win by 15 all the more perplexing.  I suppose it was a game of inches for each player matchup, and Rob won enough of those to get the win this week.

Trevor vs Brady: The game started competitively and was close with several back and forth score lines, and then Trevor decided to quit messing around and finish Brady off -- and I'm pretty sure it was Trevor's fault that Montgomery got hurt and left early.  I assume he used his shady doctor network and got in touch with the Lions doctor and had him injury Monty somehow. Trevor had two players in the 20+ point network.  Brady also had two players in the 20+ point unit.

Brandon vs Scott: In the battle of defeated players, Scott got his first win of the season as well as his first career win. This was the second biggest blowout of the week.  Brandon started out mediocre and had all of his players finish in the morning games. Scott took advantage by gradually chipping away at Brandon's lead in the afternoon games until he took the lead thanks to Hurts and Kupp. Brandon had two people on the 20+ point team, while Scott had two on the 20+ point side (the aforementioned Hurts and Kupp) as well.

I didn't lead off with it because I wanted to be dramatic about all of the injuries, but the whole West division lost this week.  I just wanted to call that out specifically, and I'm sure that won't come back to haunt me in week 7.  If it does, I can just skip another week of blogging.

Award Season

MVP: Mostert was the highest scorer on the highest scoring team.  I thought about giving it to a player on Skyler's team since this was the closest game, but none of his team were MVP's, they were just the least LVP on the team.

LVP: Speaking of LVPs and Skyler vs Tyler, Davante Adams had his lowest game of the season after having the lowest game of the season the week before. If Davante had hit his season average of 20, Tyler wins his game.

Unluckiest Team of the Week: Kyle was the highest scoring (5th overall) loser, so he wins the Unluckiest Award.

Luckiest Team of the Week: With all the injuries he had, and for being the 3rd lowest scorer and still finding a way to win, Skyler was the obvious choice.

Highest Scorer of the Week: Matt beat out Scott for this award by 5 points.

Lowest Scorer of the Week: Tyler takes the cake no one wants this week.

King of the Court: Tyler picked a really bad week to be the Lowest Scorer of the Week, and Skyler takes the crown this week. Congrats to Kyle on winning it next week.

Golf Week Review

Kyle keeps his green jacket from last week.  He really knuckled down to be the guy to finish in the least amount of strokes. TJ tried to finish in as few strokes as Kyle but sadly finished two behind. He kept pace with Kyle 5 of the 7 days but came up just short on Thursday and Monday. Tommy managed to be in their tier and was only 5 strokes behind Kyle.  Matt, Brandon, and Skyler were in the next tier and finished 13+ strokes behind Kyle. Scott, Brady, and Rob only got into the golf game once this week because they have lives apparently and don't feel the need to stroke it that often. In a surprise move, neither of the doctors got in on the golf game this week -- losers.

TuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayMondayTotal
Kyle898889858
TJ899889960
Tommy9109989963
Matt91291010101171
Brandon109189991074
Skyler101210111112975
Scott1113121213131286
Rob1113191212131292
Brady1113191213131192
Trevor1113191213131293
Jordan1113191213131293

Game Previews

Skyler (1) vs Kyle (9): Skyler has 0 players on Thursday and 1 player in primetime. He has 1 player on bye. Kyle has 2 players on Thursday and 1 player in primetime. This game will determine the king of the court.  

Brandon (12) vs Brady (3): Brandon has 1 player on Thursday and 3 players in primetime. He has 2 players on bye. Brady has 1 player on Thursday and 0 players in primetime. He has 0 players on bye. Based on standings, this looks to be the biggest blowout. 

Scott (11) vs Trevor (7): Scott has 0 players on Thursday and 2 players in primetime. He has 2 players on bye. Trevor has 1 player on Thursday and 2 players in primetime. He has 1 player on bye. Based on standings, this is 1 of 3 games that could be the weekly nail biter – it could also be the battle of ineptitude based on standings.  However, based on projections, this could be the bonanza. 

Jordan (10) vs Matt (5): Jordan’s team is a mess thanks to the bye week and injuries. He could have 1 player on Thursday and 1 player in primetime. He has 3 players on bye. He doesn’t currently have a healthy/startable TE/K/DST. Matt has 0 players on Thursday and 4 players in primetime. He has 0 players on bye. 

TJ (4) vs Rob (8): TJ has 0 players on Thursday and 1 player in primetime. He has 0 players on bye. Rob has 1 player on Thursday and possibly 2 players in primetime. He has 3 players on bye. Based on standings, this is 1 of 3 games that could be the weekly nail biter. 

Tommy (2) vs Tyler (6): Tommy has 1 player on Thursday and 0 players in primetime. He has 3 players on bye. Tyler has 1 player on Thursday and 4 players in primetime. He has 1 player on bye. Based on standings, this looks to be the bonanza. Based on standings, this is 1 of 3 games that could be the weekly nail biter. 

The only game with fewer than 3 total players in primetime is Skyler vs Kyle.  All the other games look to have 3-5 players (per my estimates), which should make for some fun and late drama. 

Good luck to everyone this week but the Green Jacket wearing goon.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Week 5: Injuries Suck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQtHCeabAR8 

Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even flopped
Then somebodies dropped
Very expectedly 

Just a little change
He could possibly thrive
His team has started bad
The rest of the west is mad
Rob tanked week five 

Ever just the same
Always a big pain
Ever as before
And ever just as sure
As the commissioner will complain
Oh
Oh 

Mmm, oh-oh-oh 

Ever just the same
Always a big pain
Ever as before
And ever just as sure
As the commissioner will complain 

Oh, oh, oh 

Tale as old as time (ooh-ooh)
Tune as old as song
Committed a fantasy sin
Giving Tyler an unearned win
Learning your assumptions were wrong 

Certain as someone in the West
Certain as someone in the West
Missing the playoffs due to this crime
Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Rob tanked week five 
 

Tale as old as time
Song as old as rhyme
Rob tanked week five 

Oh, oh, oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh 

Rob tanked week five  

Game Recaps -- Speed Round

Skyler vs Trevor: Skyler lost by 85, and this still wasn't the blowout of the week.  However, it was the battle of ineptitude despite Trevor's best efforts.  Skyler lost multiple players to injury, and even more players to sucking, while Trevor finished as the 3rd highest scorer. Skyler had no one in the 20+ point range, while Trevor managed to get four people in the 20+ point organization.

Brandon vs Tommy:  This also wasn't much of a game as Brandon lost by 77, but it was the bonanza as Brandon actually had a solid week, and Tommy broke 200. Brandon had three people in the 20+ point bunch, while Tommy had four people in the 20+ point squad.  The big difference that got Tommy the win was he had a 50+ point player and two 30+ guys, while Brandon only had one guy score 30+.

Tyler vs Rob: Tyler only won because Rob had no faith and assumed his DST wouldn't outscore a low-level GB RB and Davante Adams. Maybe he genuinely believed he would lose, or maybe he didn't want to get his hopes up and then get them dashed, but he dropped the Packers, and it gave Tyler the 5-point win in the Monday Nightmare/Miracle and the weekly nail-biter. Tyler had two people in the 20+ point union, and Rob also had two players in the 20+ point club.  The big difference was Rob dropping his DST, because Rob had more double-digit scorers than Tyler did.

TJ vs Brady: This ended up being the biggest blowout of the week as Brady won by nearly 132 points. A combination of 211 points from Brady and a season-low from TJ made this blowout possible. Brady led from start to finish in this blowout.  TJ only had one member in the 20+ point kingdom and Brady had a 20+ point sextuplet on his team.

Jordan vs Scott: Jordan won by a lot and led the whole way, but it ended up being one of the better games given it was one of three games to be decided by 30 points or less -- instead of the 75+ points in the other three games. Jordan had three people in the 20+ point division, while Scott had two players in the 20+ point initiative. Fields dropping 40+ before getting hurt was the big difference-maker in this game.

Kyle vs Matt: This was the second-best game of the week as it had multiple lead changes, and the final score only had a difference of 21 points. Kyle got the win thanks to having two people in the 20+ point cohort, while Matt only had one player in the 20+ point kinship.  I know that doesn't sound like the reason Kyle won, and it's probably not. The real reason Kyle won is because he had 7 people in double digits and Matt only had 6.  Nope, that still doesn't sound like a good reason.  What is impressive though is despite having those narrow advantages, he also had someone score him 0 points, and he still managed to win. Let's just chalk it up to Kyle wanting it more and working harder for it?

Award Season

MVP: I try not to give 2 of these out, but DJ Moore deserves to be here because he was the highest scorer on the highest scoring team, and did it on a Thursday night. I also want to give an MVP award to the 49ers DST for getting their highest score of the season in a game where Tyler narrowly won. Had the 49ers given up 3 more yards, they would have given up 3 more points, and maybe Rob starts a DST and wins his game.

LVP: Rob

Unluckiest Team of the Week: Brandon gets this award as he lost as the 6th highest scorer.

Luckiest Team of the Week: Tyler was the lowest scoring winner, and he was lucky to play a team who likes to tank.

Highest Scorer of the Week: Brady flirted with the all time single game record and put up 211.44.  It is the highest score of the season and has earned him a temporary spot in the history books (5th highest score listed -- though it's possible it's not the 5th highest score of all time).  Will anyone be able to dethrone him in 2023?

Lowest Scorer of the Week: Skyler had a lot of injuries and some terrible healthy performances as well and couldn't even break 60 points.  Let's hope that this is the last of the injury bug and that it doesn't come back to bite us as soon as week 6.

King of the Court: Tyler retains his crown for a week and looks to defend it against Skyler next week.

Golf Week Review

Kyle easily keeps his green jacket as he was the top player 6 of the 7 days

TuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayMondayTotal
Kyle1089999862
TJ10999109864
Tommy1091010128968
Brandon1291191511976
Skyler1412121014131287
Matt1610141016141090
Rob1613121116141395
Scott1513151116141195
Trevor1613151116141398
Brady1613151116141398
Jordan1613151116141398

Game Recaps

Ha, we already know how that went since I'm behind.