As we embark on the last week of the regular season, as well as Thanksgiving, this will be short, sweet, and playoff focused. Kind of like Alan.
Current Playoff Picture
1. AGD - Clinched playoffs. Clinches a bye with a win.
2. Donny - Clinched playoffs. Clinches a bye with a win.
3. Esco - Clinched playoffs. Can get a bye with a win and a Donny or AGD loss, though the points will be close with AGD.
4. BAM - Clinches playoffs with a win. Can be eliminated from the playoffs only by the NiJo rule, so if they lose, Barnard wins, and Bennett wins and maintains his points lead over them, Kimmel would replace them as the 6 seed.
5. Barnard - Same deal as BAM. He needs to root hard against Bennett because if Bennett wins and Barnard loses, the NiJo rule will definitely be enacted.
6. Kimmel - Would currently replace Bennett via the NiJo rule. But Bennett requires some discussion:
Bennett - If he wins and Barnard loses, he's in. If Bennett loses, shit gets wild, as it opens the door for literally everyone else other than Nick (and possibly Ajay), who is our first team eliminated. Which brings us too...
Consolation Prize
Joseph - While technically he's still alive based on the NiJo rule, he would need to score roughly 250 points this week to be in the running, so I think we can safely call him eliminated. It's been a rough year for our Commish, who dealt with a frustrating injury to Gronk, and lackluster performances from most of the rest of his players. He also didn't draft any receivers, which was a bold strategy at the time and didn't pay off. During your offseason of reflection you should have plenty of free time, so your consolation prize will hopefully give you some new perspective on life. Enjoy Growing Up Gronk.
Week 12 CPP Rankings
1. Esco - CPP: 344.41, Last Week: 1st
Week 13 Opponent: BAM
Esco needs a win to have a chance at the all-important bye, and I see no reason why he doesn't get there, even against a full-strength BAM team.
Prediction: IN - 2 Seed and a Bye
2. AGD - CPP: 316.89, Last Week: 2nd
Week 13 Opponent: Zacherman
Even with a loss, AGD should still likely get a bye, but I don't think they'll even need to worry about that.
Prediction: IN - 1 Seed and a Bye
3. Kimmel - CPP: 293.60, Last Week: 4th
Week 13 Opponent: Kumpf
As much as I'd love to play spoiler, even if I win, Kimmel is still primed to use that NiJo rule.
Prediction: IN - 6 Seed via NiJo Rule
4. Gutman - CPP: 277.53, Last Week: 3rd
Week 13 Opponent: Alan
The CPP has shown the love to its former co-creator this year, but no one fucks with Alan right now.
Prediction: OUT
5. Weissbard - CPP: 268.85, Last Week: 5th
Week 13 Opponent: Bennett
You were my pick for worst team to start the year, and there's still hope for me to be correct, by record anyway. With Bennett's team well-rested, I expect a blowout here, Peyton or no Peyton.
Prediction: OUT
6. Joseph - CPP: 266.96, Last Week: 6th
Week 13 Opponent: Barnard
This is too perfect. An eliminated Nick team with no motivation other than beating Barnard so that he'll fall to the 6th seed and thus be eliminated via the rule that bears Nick's name. You can't make this stuff up.
Prediction: OUT
7. Kumpf - CPP: 248.86, Last Week: 7th
Week 13 Opponent: Kimmel
I remember just 5 short weeks ago when I was 5-2 and I thought "Wow, my team kind of sucks, but if I just win one more game then I'll probably be in the playoffs". Yeah, about that. Fucking Benny Cunningham.
Prediction: OUT
8. Zacherman - CPP: 248.66, Last Week: 10th
Week 13 Opponent: AGD
Of the bevy of 5-7 teams, Z actually has the best chance of making the playoffs. If he can beat AGD and Bennett loses, then the door is wide open for Z, who should be immune to the NiJo rule. Unfortunately, I don't think he stands a chance against the best team in our league.
Prediction: OUT
9. BAM - CPP: 245.92, Last Week: 8th
Week 13 Opponent: Esco
You are by no means a shoo-in for the playoffs, but while I think you do lose to Esco, the other things that need to happen are too unlikely for you to be eliminated.
Prediction: IN - 4 Seed
10. Donny - CPP: 245.78, Last Week: 11th
Week 13 Opponent: Ajay
As he said he would do all year, Donny is peaking at the right time, cracking the top 10 in CPP for what I believe is the first time this season. I think he loses to Ajay this week, but it won't matter.
Prediction: IN - 3 Seed
11. Ajay - CPP: 242.96, Last Week: 12th
Week 13 Opponent: Donny
This is likely a case of too little too late. As far as I can tell, your only way into the playoffs is via the NiJo rule, which you have no shot at. So you very well might be eliminated, but there is too much math there for me to figure it all out.
Prediction: OUT
12. Bennett - CPP: 239.94, Last Week: 9th
Week 13 Opponent: Weissbard
Pretty much everyone will be rooting against you this week for a change. Wait, nevermind, that's every week. I think you win, unfortunately, but the thought of you winning a playoff matchup is laughable.
Prediction: IN - 5 Seed
13. Alan - CPP: 222.94, Last Week: 13th
Week 13 Opponent: Gutman
I'm pulling for you, even after Benny Cunningham single handedly ruined my season. I think you win this week, but your only hope is to have Bennett lose and Kimmel shit the bed. I don't think either of those things happens.
Prediction: OUT
14. Barnard - CPP: 216.16, Last Week: 14th
Week 13 Opponent: Joseph
The good news is that you finally cracked 200 in CPP points, and there's a chance that you don't finish last there. The bad news is that you're set up all too well to fall to the 6th seed and then lose your playoff spot. Actually that's good news too.
Prediction: OUT
More updates to come via email after the Thursday games as well as after each round of games after that.
Happy Thanksgiving Henry.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
Week 11 CPP Rankings
For the next two weeks, AKA the rest of the regular season, these rankings will be purely devoted to the playoffs. It's quicker that way and this week I need to Barnard-proof my apartment (which mostly entails lining the walls and floors with plastic and removing all phallic shaped items) before he stops by on Saturday, and next week is Thanksgiving so I'll put out a rushed CPP on Wednesday.
Current Playoff Picture
1. Esco (first round bye)
2. AGD (first round bye)
3. Donny
4. BAM
5. Bennett
6. Weissbard*
*Replaces Barnard via NiJo rule
Week 11 CPP Rankings
1. Esco - CPP: 322.63, Last Week: 1st
Week 12 Opponent: Kimmel
Week 13 Opponent: BAM
The CPP has Esco has a clear favorite, but I think we can all agree that the smart money is on AGD. Regardless, picking up Desean and F-Jax from Bennett was huge and while I think Kimmel edges him out this week, Esco should handle BAM easily in Week 13.
Prediction: IN - 2 Seed and a Bye
2. AGD - CPP: 294.26, Last Week: 2nd
Week 12 Opponent: BAM
Week 13 Opponent: Zacherman
Another team that made trades looking ahead, but they get to feast on a severely undermanned BAM team this week and likely eliminate Z next week.
Prediction: IN - 1 Seed and a Bye
3. Gutman - CPP: 274.19, Last Week: 3rd
Week 12 Opponent: Donny
Week 13 Opponent: Alan
Even with another mediocre Matty Ice performance last night, I just have a feeling that Donny beats you this week, putting you in a group of teams that will need some luck to get into the playoffs at 6-7. You'll have to beat Alan first to get there, and I don't think you have what it takes.
Prediction: OUT
4. Kimmel - CPP: 265.69, Last Week: 6th
Week 12 Opponent: Esco
Week 13 Opponent: Kumpf
As we have established, your only hope for the playoffs is via the NiJo rule. So it really doesn't matter at all who you face, just who ends up in that 6th seed. Based on my predictions, there are 3 teams that will be tied at 6-7, and all 3 have point totals outside the top 6. So if your roster performs well enough, that spot is yours. I think your trades pay off.
Prediction: IN
5. Weissbard - CPP: 262.38, Last Week: 4th
Week 12 Opponent: Zacherman
Week 13 Opponent: Bennett
I think you could have had a solid roster at some point this season, but your trades have just been complete disasters. I think you lose out and leave an opening for Kimmel to take advantage of the NiJo rule.
Prediction: OUT
6. Joseph - CPP: 258.06, Last Week: 7th
Week 12 Opponent: Ajay
Week 13 Opponent: Barnard
You need to win out, and while your team looks actually pretty good right now, I think Ajay edges you this week. That puts you out of the playoffs but with potentially the ability to knock Barnard out as well in Week 13.
Prediction: OUT
7. Kumpf - CPP 249.69:, Last Week: 5th
Week 12 Opponent: Alan
Week 13 Opponent: Kimmel
I don't really want to talk about my team, but needless to say my matchup with Alan looks to be a close one. I think it comes down to Gore making up 15 or so points on MNF, and the Skins are a great team to do that against. Kimmel will likely beat me in Week 13 as well, wrapping up my 6-game losing streak.
Prediction: OUT
8. BAM - CPP: 244.66, Last Week: 10th
Week 12 Opponent: AGD
Week 13 Opponent: Esco
Luckily they banked wins earlier in the year, because that is a rough roster right now. This week is a lost cause, and they should fall to Esco next week as well, but in a league full of mediocre records, they have risen to the top .
Prediction: IN - 5 seed
9. Bennett - CPP: 235.95, Last Week: 11th
Week 12 Opponent: Barnard
Week 13 Opponent: Weissbard
A presumed win against Barnard this week could lock up the division, and one next week could eliminate Weissbard. I'm all aboard the Bennett-train right now for no other reason than to keep seeing his absolutely amazing one-liners on the list serve.
Prediction: IN - 4 seed
10. Zacherman - CPP: 228.60, Last Week: 8th
Week 12 Opponent: Weissbard
Week 13 Opponent: AGD
Whatever hope you gain against Weiss this week will be crushed by AGD next week. This is a season full of what-ifs for Z-ball.
Prediction: OUT
11. Donny - CPP: 227.30, Last Week: 13th
Week 12 Opponent: Gutman
Week 13 Opponent: Ajay
I already called the "upset" of Gutguy this week, but I think you fall to the Brown Man to end the regular season. Won't matter though.
Prediction: IN - 3 seed
12. Ajay - CPP: 222.87, Last Week: 9th
Week 12 Opponent: Joseph
Week 13 Opponent: Donny
You need to win out to have a chance, which I think you will do. That puts you at 6-7, which is actually enough for the 6th seed. But you'll have to outscore the next team, which I don't think happens.
Prediction: OUT
13. Alan - CPP: 222.33, Last Week: 12th
Week 12 Opponent: Kumpf
Week 13 Opponent: Gutman
Same deal as Ajay, as I'm apparently buying the whole Brown is the New Black thing. I think you win out and barely edge Ajay in total points to earn the coveted 6th seed in terms of record. However, as previously stated, you will not be in the top 6 of total points, leaving the door open for Kimmel to snatch the playoff spot away from you just like it was a 69. Sorry my friend.
Prediction: OUT
14. Barnard - CPP: 188.95, Last Week: 14th
Week 12 Opponent: Bennett
Week 13 Opponent: Joseph
I have you losing your last two games, which would make the NiJo rule a moot point, but I would love to see you get a playoff spot taken from you. Unfortunately for me, you will be taking care of that yourself.
Prediction: OUT
Current Playoff Picture
1. Esco (first round bye)
2. AGD (first round bye)
3. Donny
4. BAM
5. Bennett
6. Weissbard*
*Replaces Barnard via NiJo rule
Week 11 CPP Rankings
1. Esco - CPP: 322.63, Last Week: 1st
Week 12 Opponent: Kimmel
Week 13 Opponent: BAM
The CPP has Esco has a clear favorite, but I think we can all agree that the smart money is on AGD. Regardless, picking up Desean and F-Jax from Bennett was huge and while I think Kimmel edges him out this week, Esco should handle BAM easily in Week 13.
Prediction: IN - 2 Seed and a Bye
2. AGD - CPP: 294.26, Last Week: 2nd
Week 12 Opponent: BAM
Week 13 Opponent: Zacherman
Another team that made trades looking ahead, but they get to feast on a severely undermanned BAM team this week and likely eliminate Z next week.
Prediction: IN - 1 Seed and a Bye
3. Gutman - CPP: 274.19, Last Week: 3rd
Week 12 Opponent: Donny
Week 13 Opponent: Alan
Even with another mediocre Matty Ice performance last night, I just have a feeling that Donny beats you this week, putting you in a group of teams that will need some luck to get into the playoffs at 6-7. You'll have to beat Alan first to get there, and I don't think you have what it takes.
Prediction: OUT
4. Kimmel - CPP: 265.69, Last Week: 6th
Week 12 Opponent: Esco
Week 13 Opponent: Kumpf
As we have established, your only hope for the playoffs is via the NiJo rule. So it really doesn't matter at all who you face, just who ends up in that 6th seed. Based on my predictions, there are 3 teams that will be tied at 6-7, and all 3 have point totals outside the top 6. So if your roster performs well enough, that spot is yours. I think your trades pay off.
Prediction: IN
5. Weissbard - CPP: 262.38, Last Week: 4th
Week 12 Opponent: Zacherman
Week 13 Opponent: Bennett
I think you could have had a solid roster at some point this season, but your trades have just been complete disasters. I think you lose out and leave an opening for Kimmel to take advantage of the NiJo rule.
Prediction: OUT
6. Joseph - CPP: 258.06, Last Week: 7th
Week 12 Opponent: Ajay
Week 13 Opponent: Barnard
You need to win out, and while your team looks actually pretty good right now, I think Ajay edges you this week. That puts you out of the playoffs but with potentially the ability to knock Barnard out as well in Week 13.
Prediction: OUT
7. Kumpf - CPP 249.69:, Last Week: 5th
Week 12 Opponent: Alan
Week 13 Opponent: Kimmel
I don't really want to talk about my team, but needless to say my matchup with Alan looks to be a close one. I think it comes down to Gore making up 15 or so points on MNF, and the Skins are a great team to do that against. Kimmel will likely beat me in Week 13 as well, wrapping up my 6-game losing streak.
Prediction: OUT
8. BAM - CPP: 244.66, Last Week: 10th
Week 12 Opponent: AGD
Week 13 Opponent: Esco
Luckily they banked wins earlier in the year, because that is a rough roster right now. This week is a lost cause, and they should fall to Esco next week as well, but in a league full of mediocre records, they have risen to the top .
Prediction: IN - 5 seed
9. Bennett - CPP: 235.95, Last Week: 11th
Week 12 Opponent: Barnard
Week 13 Opponent: Weissbard
A presumed win against Barnard this week could lock up the division, and one next week could eliminate Weissbard. I'm all aboard the Bennett-train right now for no other reason than to keep seeing his absolutely amazing one-liners on the list serve.
Prediction: IN - 4 seed
10. Zacherman - CPP: 228.60, Last Week: 8th
Week 12 Opponent: Weissbard
Week 13 Opponent: AGD
Whatever hope you gain against Weiss this week will be crushed by AGD next week. This is a season full of what-ifs for Z-ball.
Prediction: OUT
11. Donny - CPP: 227.30, Last Week: 13th
Week 12 Opponent: Gutman
Week 13 Opponent: Ajay
I already called the "upset" of Gutguy this week, but I think you fall to the Brown Man to end the regular season. Won't matter though.
Prediction: IN - 3 seed
12. Ajay - CPP: 222.87, Last Week: 9th
Week 12 Opponent: Joseph
Week 13 Opponent: Donny
You need to win out to have a chance, which I think you will do. That puts you at 6-7, which is actually enough for the 6th seed. But you'll have to outscore the next team, which I don't think happens.
Prediction: OUT
13. Alan - CPP: 222.33, Last Week: 12th
Week 12 Opponent: Kumpf
Week 13 Opponent: Gutman
Same deal as Ajay, as I'm apparently buying the whole Brown is the New Black thing. I think you win out and barely edge Ajay in total points to earn the coveted 6th seed in terms of record. However, as previously stated, you will not be in the top 6 of total points, leaving the door open for Kimmel to snatch the playoff spot away from you just like it was a 69. Sorry my friend.
Prediction: OUT
14. Barnard - CPP: 188.95, Last Week: 14th
Week 12 Opponent: Bennett
Week 13 Opponent: Joseph
I have you losing your last two games, which would make the NiJo rule a moot point, but I would love to see you get a playoff spot taken from you. Unfortunately for me, you will be taking care of that yourself.
Prediction: OUT
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Trade Analysis 5
Kumpf
Gets:
Matthew
Stafford QB DET
Ray
Rice RB BAL
Reggie
Bush RB DET
Mike
Tolbert RB CAR
Santana
Moss WR WAS
Hakeem
Nicks WR NYG
Jordan
Reed TE WAS
Coby
Fleener TE IND
Ajay
Gets:
Jimmy
Graham TE NO
Montee
Ball RB DEN
Nick
Gets:
Chris Johnson RB TEN
Chris Johnson RB TEN
Pierre
Garcon WR WAS
Jay
Cutler QB CHI
Donny
Gets:
Matt
Ryan QB ATL
Lamar
Miller RB MIA
Daniel
Thomas RB MIA
#HotSportsTake:
Wow guess when your team is on a three game losing streak and is in danger
of missing the playoffs its time to make some serious changes. The only players
of note left on Kumpf’s team are Victor Cruz and Cecil Shorts. This is a
Florida Marlins style house cleaning … Who
could have expected this?
Most
Valuable Addition: This is a tough call between Jimmy Graham and Reggie
Bush. Both have had their injury concerns in past seasons and have already been
hampered for parts of this season. Reggie is more likely to get injured over
the course of the year but Jimmy has an ankle injury that is likely to continue
to bother him slightly for the length of the year. Because Graham has handled
this injury well for several weeks already and he’s averaging 2.4 more points
per game than Bush I’m going to say
Graham is the best player involved here but maybe I’m biased because I’m
hoping Bush gets nicked up again so I can have a great starter in Joique Bell
once more.
Potential
Starters Gained:
Considering Kumpf basically remade his
entire time I’m not going to spend too much time on him here but suffice to say
he has a lot of new starters for Week 11.
Ajay gets a massive upgrade at TE with
Graham but without Bush his Flex/RB2 options are Rashad Jennings, Trent
Richardson, and Dwayne Bowe… gross
Nick gives up most of his disappointing
haul from his Zacherman trade for a big upgrade at WR with Garcon and a minor
upgrade at RB/Flex with the Chris Johnson/Ray Rice exchange. Jordan Reed is
gone now but hopefully this will just clear up your Flex player decisions from
now on.
Ajay
Trade Grade: The combined value of Bush/Fleener is higher than Graham/Ball
because Montee has negligible value as the 3rd RB in Denver but I
still like this trade for Ajay. Fleener is at best a low TE1 and his value may
continue to decrease if this Colts offense continues its downward trend without
Reggie Wayne. Reggie Bush has already burned you once this year by missing a
game due to injury and he comes out of games with minor nicks more than almost
any other RB1 I know. The big concern here is what the hell is your Flex
strategy going to be going forward. I guess you can hope Trent Richardson or
Dwayne Bowe get their shit together but the odds of that at this point are pretty
low. However, I don’t really mind being forced to scrounge for a flex player
when you now have Jimmy on your team.
Trade
Grade: B+
Nick
Trade Grade: You called me out for not loving your last trade but I think
it’s pretty clear who was right about that. However, since you were the only
one successful in picking a terrible division, you somehow still have a really
good chance of making the playoffs. I actually really like this trade. I hate
the idea of starting Hakeem Nicks or Ray Rice at this point in the season and
Jordan Reed was just sitting there as trade bait now that Gronk is full
strength. At the worst CJ2K will be the same as Ray Rice so you only have
upside there even if it is minimal and the upgrade to Garcon from Nicks is
massive. With Bell and Andre Brown at full health the lineup you can throw out
there for the next few weeks is pretty intimidating. With Gutman, Ajay and
Barnard left on your schedule I see a very good chance for three straight wins
and potentially a playoff spot. Trade
Grade: A
Donny
Trade Grade: Donny, Donny, Donny. I really hated this trade when I first
saw it and while my opinion has softened slightly this trade still concerns
me. There is no doubt that Stafford is a
better fantasy QB than Matt Ryan right now and even if Roddy White comes back
strong from his injury he is still no Calvin Johnson. Of the four other players
moved in this deal (Tolbert/Santana/Lamar Miller/Daniel Thomas) none are
thrilling but I like Tolbert the best because at least he consistently gets
into the end zone and in the panthers games I have watched he has shown
surprising burst for such massive man. Not only are the Dolphins in the middle
of a shit storm that won’t be letting up any time soon but the two players
involved were both starting O-linemen! Tannehill was getting killed on Monday
night and the Dolphins averaged 5.1
INCHES per rush against Tampa Bay. Yes, inches.
Trade
Grade: C-
Kumpf
Trade Grade: This has to be the most turnover any FALAFEL team has
experienced in a single week, but with your team barely clinging onto a playoff
berth this is the perfect time for such a move. I think it’s easiest to
understand if we look at your before and after projected lineups.
QB:
Matt Ryan à Matt Stafford
RB1:
Chris Johnson à
Reggie Bush
RB2:
Lamar Miller à Ray Rice
WR1:
Victor Cruz à Victor Cruz
WR2:
Pierre Garcon à
Cecil Shorts/Golden Tate/Hakeem Nicks
Flex:
Cecil Shorts à Cecil Shorts/Golden
Tate/Jordan Reed
TE:
Jimmy Graham à Jordan Reed/Coby
Fleener
Victor Cruz must be looking around
wondering what the hell happened. Right away you can see huge upgrades at QB
and RB and a big drop off at TE and a smaller one at WR2. Personally I would
probably start Jordan Reed at flex and try Golden Tate this weekend before
Percy Harvin gets back to full strength then ride Cecil Shorts for the rest of
the season unless Mike Tolbert somehow takes over more carries in the Carolina
backfield. I think overall I like your team more now than I did before, even
though Jimmy is one of the few players in the league who can single-handedly
swing a fantasy week. Plus who wouldn’t get excited about the future of a team
that is completely different than it was just 24 hours ago?
Trade
Grade: A-
Week 10 CPP Rankings
I'm still exhausted from Tuesday's trade-fest, so these rankings might be less than stellar. Esco's Analysis should be the main event this week, and I'm shocked he even figured out what each team's roster would end up looking like. I think Zacherman put it best by saying that I essentially had a new draft between Weeks 10 and 11, and I gotta tell you, it feels phenomenal. I'm well aware that my new team is relying a little too much on a Ray Rice resurgence, and waaaaaay too much on the Giants' passing game, but these moves will either get me to the Stevens Bowl or cause me to miss the playoffs entirely. I'm fine with that.
Playoff Preview
If the season ended today, these would be the seedings:
1. AGD (Bye)
2. Esco (Bye)
3. Donny
4. BAM
5. Weissbard
6. Kumpf
If we were not using the new divisional rules, Gutman would be in that 6 slot instead of me. Thanks for drafting me Nick!
As for the NiJo rule, as I understand it, if a top-3 total points team is not in the playoffs based on record, and the 6th seed is not in the top-6 in total points, the top-3 total points team replaces the 6th seed in the playoffs. Please correct me if I'm wrong here. Nick and I had a discussion about this, and there will definitely be some issues if, for example, the 6th seed is a top-6 scorer, but the 5th seed is not. So we need to lock down this rule before Week 13 ends.
Week 10 CPP Rankings
1. Esco - CPP: 291.69, Last Week: 1st
Getting that first round bye looked a lot tougher last week than it does right now. With Donny's team in an injury-related free-fall, you should be booking your ticket to the semi-finals over the next three weeks. I'm not sure what's up with Cam, and you still have a Flex problem, but for better or worse, this is the team you're going to battle with. It could be a lot worse.
2. AGD - CPP: 286.40, Last Week: 2nd
You guys are a win away from clinching the playoffs, and I maintain that this is the best and deepest team in our league. I think you could have done well to trade one of your RBs or WRs that could easily start for other teams in this league, but if you get hit with an injury, or if Brandon Marshall goes off the deep end, then you'll look smart. As long as BAM doesn't catch fire, a first round bye should be coming your way.
3. Gutman - CPP: 261.11, Last Week: 3rd
I don't know if it's the team name, the fact that you're missing Martin and DMC, or the fact that it's you, but I really don't fear this team. You did a good job getting some value for Kaepernick, which has offset some of your injury woes, but your only hope for a playoff run hinges on V-Jax and Hilton putting up multiple TDs per game. It might work once, but it won't get you a chef coat.
4. Weissbard - CPP: 252.48, Last Week: 5th
I can only imagine how much you were freaking out when you heard the words "Peyton Manning" and "MRI" together. It's never good to rely so heavily on one player, but given your subpar draft and abysmal trades, you have no choice. You are the only Peyton-owner in any of my five leagues who is in any danger of missing the playoffs.
5. Kumpf - CPP: 248.18, Last Week: 4th
This increase in CPP points after barely breaking 50 in Week 10 is due solely to my trades. If you want to game the system, just make a ton of trades, and you'll see your team move up these rankings. As I said earlier, 11/12/13 will be a day that lives in infamy in the FALAFEL history books, it just remains to be seen if I'll be remembered as a genius or a dumbass.
6. Kimmel - CPP: 237.23, Last Week: 7th
I think I speak for all of us when I say that I'm impressed with the late-season Kimmel resurgence we've seen. Everyone left you for dead at 0-6, but you kept trying where the old Kimmel would have rolled over and died. If you can somehow get to 6-7 and be in the playoff discussion, you might even see your real name in this space next year. It might be tough to get there without Rodgers, but you still have a chance.
7. Joseph - CPP: 230.16, Last Week: 11th
Even without Gronk, our Commish doubled my score last week. To make things worse, he did it with the help of Andre Brown, who I spent $12 on during the draft. I took that slap in the face personally, and decided to completely revamp my roster. Nick on the other hand, looks like he has a pretty nice roster. It only took him 10 weeks, but better late than never right?
8. Zacherman - CPP: 221.78, Last Week: 6th
The loss of Blackmon kills Z-ball, who made his trade assuming JB would be a top-10 receiver for the rest of the season. Without Blackmon, this is a very ordinary team, that is capable of big weeks when Brees and Charles explode. After an easy matchup with Barnard this week, you get Weissbard and AGD to end the season, which sounds to me like it won't include the playoffs.
9. Ajay - CPP: 220.96, Last Week: 12th
The Brown Man has had some rough luck, and he's 4th in his division while being second in scoring. By ditching Reggie for Jimmy Graham, he upgrades TE by an exponential amount, but also puts a lot of pressure on Knowshon, T-Rich and Rashad Jennings, not exactly the Dream Team. Still, it was the right move to make given his situation, and his upcoming schedule doesn't make three straight wins impossible.
10. BAM - CPP: 217.91, Last Week: 8th
I had a series of trade talks with you guys over the last month, yet you were somehow not included in 11/12/13. I'm still all ears if you want to make a trade, and honestly I don't see how you haven't yet. If you don't make a move soon to get some actual receivers on this team, you'll challenge and injury depleted Donny team for the annual "James Barnard Award for Team Everyone Wants to Play in the Playoffs".
11. Bennett - CPP: 217.17, Last Week: 13th
Fly Eagles Fly! While it can be debated whether you or Barnard is the biggest homer in the league, it can't be debated that you use your homerism to your advantage better than the Nard Dog. I personally love having Bennett in the playoff picture, because he is literally the only person in this league who I feel has no chance to ever get a chef coat. So while you're currently nipping at my heels, I can take solace in the fact that even if you edge me out for the NFC East crown, you still have certain disappointment headed your way.
12. Alan - CPP: 212.79, Last Week: 9th
Does anyone else feel like Alan has been flying under the radar all season? He trade raped Barnard, and then essentially went into hiding. Yet here he sits, a game out in the division, with a relatively healthy team and a schedule that includes Esco minus Dez, a divisional matchup against me, and then Gutman to close the season. It's not an easy slate, but I think our first champ might have some life in him yet.
13. Donny - CPP: 207.26, Last Week: 10th
Despite losing Arian and Julio for the season with injuries, all is not lost for the Don. One of the conditions of our trade was that I no longer spell his name with an "ie" at the end of it. As you'll notice, I've kept my end of the deal, so he's already a winner in my book. For those who trashed Donny for this trade, I think Matty Ice and the Dolphins' RBs gives him a better chance than Stafford and Tolbert/Jacobs. At the very least, they give him a more balanced roster for the playoffs, which he should clinch with one more win.
14. Barnard - CPP: 163.77, Last Week: 14th
I swear I don't rig these ratings so that you end up last, you seriously are terrible at fantasy football. The fact that you haven't been officially eliminated from the playoffs is the biggest slap in the face to this league since Donny won the Stevens Bowl with an autodrafted roster. You have exactly one player who is a no-doubt starter every week, even Long did better than that.
Playoff Preview
If the season ended today, these would be the seedings:
1. AGD (Bye)
2. Esco (Bye)
3. Donny
4. BAM
5. Weissbard
6. Kumpf
If we were not using the new divisional rules, Gutman would be in that 6 slot instead of me. Thanks for drafting me Nick!
As for the NiJo rule, as I understand it, if a top-3 total points team is not in the playoffs based on record, and the 6th seed is not in the top-6 in total points, the top-3 total points team replaces the 6th seed in the playoffs. Please correct me if I'm wrong here. Nick and I had a discussion about this, and there will definitely be some issues if, for example, the 6th seed is a top-6 scorer, but the 5th seed is not. So we need to lock down this rule before Week 13 ends.
Week 10 CPP Rankings
1. Esco - CPP: 291.69, Last Week: 1st
Getting that first round bye looked a lot tougher last week than it does right now. With Donny's team in an injury-related free-fall, you should be booking your ticket to the semi-finals over the next three weeks. I'm not sure what's up with Cam, and you still have a Flex problem, but for better or worse, this is the team you're going to battle with. It could be a lot worse.
2. AGD - CPP: 286.40, Last Week: 2nd
You guys are a win away from clinching the playoffs, and I maintain that this is the best and deepest team in our league. I think you could have done well to trade one of your RBs or WRs that could easily start for other teams in this league, but if you get hit with an injury, or if Brandon Marshall goes off the deep end, then you'll look smart. As long as BAM doesn't catch fire, a first round bye should be coming your way.
3. Gutman - CPP: 261.11, Last Week: 3rd
I don't know if it's the team name, the fact that you're missing Martin and DMC, or the fact that it's you, but I really don't fear this team. You did a good job getting some value for Kaepernick, which has offset some of your injury woes, but your only hope for a playoff run hinges on V-Jax and Hilton putting up multiple TDs per game. It might work once, but it won't get you a chef coat.
4. Weissbard - CPP: 252.48, Last Week: 5th
I can only imagine how much you were freaking out when you heard the words "Peyton Manning" and "MRI" together. It's never good to rely so heavily on one player, but given your subpar draft and abysmal trades, you have no choice. You are the only Peyton-owner in any of my five leagues who is in any danger of missing the playoffs.
5. Kumpf - CPP: 248.18, Last Week: 4th
This increase in CPP points after barely breaking 50 in Week 10 is due solely to my trades. If you want to game the system, just make a ton of trades, and you'll see your team move up these rankings. As I said earlier, 11/12/13 will be a day that lives in infamy in the FALAFEL history books, it just remains to be seen if I'll be remembered as a genius or a dumbass.
6. Kimmel - CPP: 237.23, Last Week: 7th
I think I speak for all of us when I say that I'm impressed with the late-season Kimmel resurgence we've seen. Everyone left you for dead at 0-6, but you kept trying where the old Kimmel would have rolled over and died. If you can somehow get to 6-7 and be in the playoff discussion, you might even see your real name in this space next year. It might be tough to get there without Rodgers, but you still have a chance.
7. Joseph - CPP: 230.16, Last Week: 11th
Even without Gronk, our Commish doubled my score last week. To make things worse, he did it with the help of Andre Brown, who I spent $12 on during the draft. I took that slap in the face personally, and decided to completely revamp my roster. Nick on the other hand, looks like he has a pretty nice roster. It only took him 10 weeks, but better late than never right?
8. Zacherman - CPP: 221.78, Last Week: 6th
The loss of Blackmon kills Z-ball, who made his trade assuming JB would be a top-10 receiver for the rest of the season. Without Blackmon, this is a very ordinary team, that is capable of big weeks when Brees and Charles explode. After an easy matchup with Barnard this week, you get Weissbard and AGD to end the season, which sounds to me like it won't include the playoffs.
9. Ajay - CPP: 220.96, Last Week: 12th
The Brown Man has had some rough luck, and he's 4th in his division while being second in scoring. By ditching Reggie for Jimmy Graham, he upgrades TE by an exponential amount, but also puts a lot of pressure on Knowshon, T-Rich and Rashad Jennings, not exactly the Dream Team. Still, it was the right move to make given his situation, and his upcoming schedule doesn't make three straight wins impossible.
10. BAM - CPP: 217.91, Last Week: 8th
I had a series of trade talks with you guys over the last month, yet you were somehow not included in 11/12/13. I'm still all ears if you want to make a trade, and honestly I don't see how you haven't yet. If you don't make a move soon to get some actual receivers on this team, you'll challenge and injury depleted Donny team for the annual "James Barnard Award for Team Everyone Wants to Play in the Playoffs".
11. Bennett - CPP: 217.17, Last Week: 13th
Fly Eagles Fly! While it can be debated whether you or Barnard is the biggest homer in the league, it can't be debated that you use your homerism to your advantage better than the Nard Dog. I personally love having Bennett in the playoff picture, because he is literally the only person in this league who I feel has no chance to ever get a chef coat. So while you're currently nipping at my heels, I can take solace in the fact that even if you edge me out for the NFC East crown, you still have certain disappointment headed your way.
12. Alan - CPP: 212.79, Last Week: 9th
Does anyone else feel like Alan has been flying under the radar all season? He trade raped Barnard, and then essentially went into hiding. Yet here he sits, a game out in the division, with a relatively healthy team and a schedule that includes Esco minus Dez, a divisional matchup against me, and then Gutman to close the season. It's not an easy slate, but I think our first champ might have some life in him yet.
13. Donny - CPP: 207.26, Last Week: 10th
Despite losing Arian and Julio for the season with injuries, all is not lost for the Don. One of the conditions of our trade was that I no longer spell his name with an "ie" at the end of it. As you'll notice, I've kept my end of the deal, so he's already a winner in my book. For those who trashed Donny for this trade, I think Matty Ice and the Dolphins' RBs gives him a better chance than Stafford and Tolbert/Jacobs. At the very least, they give him a more balanced roster for the playoffs, which he should clinch with one more win.
14. Barnard - CPP: 163.77, Last Week: 14th
I swear I don't rig these ratings so that you end up last, you seriously are terrible at fantasy football. The fact that you haven't been officially eliminated from the playoffs is the biggest slap in the face to this league since Donny won the Stevens Bowl with an autodrafted roster. You have exactly one player who is a no-doubt starter every week, even Long did better than that.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Week 9 CPP Rankings
I'm off on Thursday and Friday because my parents are in town, so I'll take a quick look at the division strengths, then give the rankings with no commentary. Back to the usual format next week, possibly with a Consolation Prize or two.
Division Update
Esco's Faggots
Record: 24-21
Winning Percentage: .533
Points For: 4246.6
Points Against: 3906.7
Average Matchup Score: 94.37 - 86.81
Ajay's Rugmunchers
Record: 20-16
Winning Percentage: .556
Points For: 3228.8
Points Against: 3201.2
Average Matchup Score: 89.69 - 88.92
Can't Believe Bennett's In 1st
Record: 19-26
Winning Percentage: .422
Points For: 4006.5
Points Against: 4374.2
Average Matchup Score: 89.03 - 97.20
These are more just random facts than anything else, though it is interesting that a team playing against Esco's division scores over 10 points less per game than a team playing against Nick's division. I think Joseph may have spread his disease to the rest of the division, which was likely his plan all along. Ajay's division is exceptionally mediocre and I have literally nothing to say about it.
Another random bit of information, if the playoffs started today, these would be the seedings:
1. Donnie (Bye)
2. AGD (Bye)
3. Kumpf
4. Esco
5. BAM
6. Gutman
If we were not using our new division rules, these would be the seedings:
1. Donnie (Bye)
2. AGD (Bye)
3. Esco
4. BAM
5. Gutman
6. Kumpf
So the only differences are the first round matchups, so far. Also, Weissbard would be eligible for the NiJo rule, as he is currently a top 3 scorer, but none of the playoff teams other than Donnie fall outside the top 6, keeping Weiss out unless Donnie collapses, or Barnard somehow becomes the 6 seed.
Week 9 CPP Rankings:
1. Esco - CPP: 269.56, Last Week - 1st
2. AGD - CPP: 265.82, Last Week - 2nd
3. Gutman - CPP: 258.90, Last Week - 3rd
4. Kumpf - CPP: 242.91, Last Week - 5th
5. Weissbard - CPP: 238.72, Last Week - 4th
6. Zacherman - CPP: 214.96, Last Week - 6th
7. Kimmel - CPP: 211.97, Last Week - 7th
8. BAM - CPP: 211.65, Last Week - 8th
9. Alan - CPP: 208.21, Last Week - 10th
10. Donnie - CPP: 200.15, Last Week - 11th
11. Joseph - CPP: 197.32, Last Week - 9th
12. Ajay - CPP: 197.14, Last Week - 12th
13. Bennett - CPP: 185.96, Last Week - 13th
14. Barnard - CPP: 160.29, Last Week - 14th
Division Update
Esco's Faggots
Record: 24-21
Winning Percentage: .533
Points For: 4246.6
Points Against: 3906.7
Average Matchup Score: 94.37 - 86.81
Ajay's Rugmunchers
Record: 20-16
Winning Percentage: .556
Points For: 3228.8
Points Against: 3201.2
Average Matchup Score: 89.69 - 88.92
Can't Believe Bennett's In 1st
Record: 19-26
Winning Percentage: .422
Points For: 4006.5
Points Against: 4374.2
Average Matchup Score: 89.03 - 97.20
These are more just random facts than anything else, though it is interesting that a team playing against Esco's division scores over 10 points less per game than a team playing against Nick's division. I think Joseph may have spread his disease to the rest of the division, which was likely his plan all along. Ajay's division is exceptionally mediocre and I have literally nothing to say about it.
Another random bit of information, if the playoffs started today, these would be the seedings:
1. Donnie (Bye)
2. AGD (Bye)
3. Kumpf
4. Esco
5. BAM
6. Gutman
If we were not using our new division rules, these would be the seedings:
1. Donnie (Bye)
2. AGD (Bye)
3. Esco
4. BAM
5. Gutman
6. Kumpf
So the only differences are the first round matchups, so far. Also, Weissbard would be eligible for the NiJo rule, as he is currently a top 3 scorer, but none of the playoff teams other than Donnie fall outside the top 6, keeping Weiss out unless Donnie collapses, or Barnard somehow becomes the 6 seed.
Week 9 CPP Rankings:
1. Esco - CPP: 269.56, Last Week - 1st
2. AGD - CPP: 265.82, Last Week - 2nd
3. Gutman - CPP: 258.90, Last Week - 3rd
4. Kumpf - CPP: 242.91, Last Week - 5th
5. Weissbard - CPP: 238.72, Last Week - 4th
6. Zacherman - CPP: 214.96, Last Week - 6th
7. Kimmel - CPP: 211.97, Last Week - 7th
8. BAM - CPP: 211.65, Last Week - 8th
9. Alan - CPP: 208.21, Last Week - 10th
10. Donnie - CPP: 200.15, Last Week - 11th
11. Joseph - CPP: 197.32, Last Week - 9th
12. Ajay - CPP: 197.14, Last Week - 12th
13. Bennett - CPP: 185.96, Last Week - 13th
14. Barnard - CPP: 160.29, Last Week - 14th
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