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So here we are, the final game of the season, everything riding on a single match-up between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts.
...Well, when I say everything I mean everything thing for...oh...about six teams. Most of us are too far out of the picture now to hope for any real chance at victory. And if you're wondering, no I'm not in the top six...
Well Quigley, prepare to feel worse about yourself because "Team Edward" is actually a good friend of mine who described herself to me as being a complete novice when it came to fantasy sports and football when I first approached her about joining the league. In fact she confided in me that she had never even watched an entire game.
She is, however, extremely competitive and apparently also a fantasy football savant, for she finds herself headed into the Super Bowl week in fifth place, within striking distance of taking this thing down.
Tory "Team Edward" Casterline: Crusher of sports bloggers' dreams
So with that bit of fun out in the open, here is the week in review for week three of the WCR Playoff Fantasy Football League...
What We Should Have Done...
Championship weekend was a rebounding week for many, which saw Cubbie Julie post a respectable 142 to help her climb out of the cellar and league leading Wild Wild Wuest jump all the way to 7,299th place overall. Not all of us did so well however--*hint: Windy City Rounder--so for their benefit let's take a look at what the computers tell us we should have done for week three.
Quarterback: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis - 27 pts.
It was a big day for Manning, who had to shrug off some poor past performances in championship games. His 377 yard, three touchdown performance was one of the greatest efforts fans and fantasy owners have seen out of this four-time NFL MVP in a lot of playoff appearances. A decent amount of Windy City Rounder league teams actually had Manning for double points this week, including our leader Wild Wild Wuest and the leagues aforementioned big surprise Team Edward.
Running Back 1: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota - 30 pts.
Finally AP pays dividends for fantasy owners who have suffered through quite the dry stretch for the all-pro since around week 14. His performance would have been even more sweet if he hadn't fumbled twice or was moving on in the postseason...
"Please don't fumble, please don't fumble...AGH!"
Running Back 2: Pierre Thomas, New Orleans - 21 pts.
In spite of not picking Thomas this week I take solace in the fact that because of New Orleans's three-headed monster at tailback no one could have possibly...wait, Quigley? For double points!? Dammit!
Wide Receiver 1 and 2: Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie, Indianapolis - 21 and 18 pts.
The no-name youngins stepped it up for Indy this week, with Reggie Wayne being nullified because of Revis Island and Dallas Clark...hey what was up with Dallas Clark? No seriously, that's two weeks in a row that the big fella did squat! Anyway congrats to Garcon and Collie owners for not hanging your hat on Dallas Clark, I guess.
Note: Pictured not Dallas Clark
Tight End: Dustin Keller, New York - 12 pts.
No really, what's wrong with you Clark. You caught 100 balls in the regular season and you could muster only four receptions for 35 yards in the AFC Championship game!? Ugh...anyway, nice effort by Jets tight end Dustin Keller in the loss. Not much was expected of him this post season, but he still managed produce 181 yards and three touchdowns in the Jets' three playoff games.
Kicker: Matt Stover, Indianapolis - 12 pts.
No, I'm done with kickers. Kaeding ruined this position for me in week two, so I'm not talking about their useless jobs anymore. Your top kicker this week was Stover, who rates slightly behind long snapper Justin Snow on Indy's roster now in my mind.
Justin Snow: The man, the myth, the legend
Defense: New Orleans - 11 pts.
Championship week was not a good one for defenses. New Orleans basically takes down the top stop by default because they won and caused a ridiculous amount of turnovers. I'm not looking forward to picking this position for the Super Bowl, a match-up of two high octane offenses.
...And What We Did Instead
Like I said, some of us rebounded from a down last week. However it all seems for naught now, Wild Wild Wuest's gamble of picking almost all Colts in week two puts him 33 points ahead of his nearest competitor, with seven bonus players heading into the Super Bowl week.
All most of us can do now is sit back with a nice tall glass of Scotch and wonder what went wrong.
I can't believe I'm the only person with full bonus roster action. Saints x3, Colts x2. Feeling good about top-3 finish. Wuest will be tough to catch, though.
8 Comments
Alex Quigley said:
I can't believe I'm the only person with full bonus roster action. Saints x3, Colts x2. Feeling good about top-3 finish. Wuest will be tough to catch, though.
Chasse Rehwinkel said:
Yeah, you really need Indy to have a down game.
Wild Wild Wuest said:
The Colts won? I blacked out after going All-Winehouse this weekend.
David Wallach said:
Dead Fing last! I need that drink! Next time we do a Tour deFrance Fantast League:)
Goose said:
You find a way to do it, and I am in.
Tory said:
No one can deny that Team Edward is amazing. And that I am magically awesome.
JulieDiCaro said:
I will never admit defeat.
plamorte said:
I'm hanging in there but having 2 less bonus guys than the team I'm trying to catch wont help. Bah humbug.
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