What a Stevens Bowl and what a playoffs! Weissbard takes his second title in three years thanks to multiple last minute comebacks, and we will now have three league members in chef's hats that combine to the same height as Esco without one. Weiss had quite a few team names this year, but I think Big Kyler Brand will likely be etched into history and we'll all forget what the hell it means by 2030.
I've been debating a retrospective on each team to produce some offseason #content, and we should probably have Winter Meetings and start thinking about what a Draft Weekend would look like in 2021, but for now let's continue what is now a tradition and review the 5 reasons that Weissbard is the champ:
5. Marco starting Marvin Jones and Tee Higgins over Nelson Agholor in Round 1
I don't blame Marco here, as Marvin and Higgins had played better than Agholor on the season. But given that these three ended up all within WRs 26-30 on the season, there was at least a choice to be made and Marco made the wrong one, giving Weissbard a win in the first round of the playoffs. If Marco starts Agholor here, he would have ended up losing to Levine in Round 2, and Levine would be the one with the chef's hat.
4. Drafting Aaron Rodgers for $3
I hated this pick when Weiss made it after he already had Kyler and had at that point spent $17 on two QBs (he would go on to add Tua as well). But any time you can draft the likely league MVP for the same price as Danny Dimes, Carson Wentz, N'Keal Harry, Greg Olsen, and Ryqell Armstead, that's an amazing draft pick. He didn't really see the field for you, but ended being even more valuable because he abled you to think about...
3. Trading for Stefon Diggs and Austin Ekeler
This series of trades ended up as a win for pretty much everyone, as Marco landed Keenan Allen and Antonio Gibson, and Gutman got Rodgers and Devante Parker, but Diggs was the key piece here. He was absurd all season, culminating in a Chef's Hat winning MNF performance against the Patriots. Ekeler was a cherry on top, starting all three playoff games and making up for the Steelers running game falling apart.
2. Levine forgetting to sub in David Johnson for Zack Moss
I do blame Levine here. I thought it was a curious move when I saw that he started Moss on Saturday, and his message to Weissbard shortly after kickoff confirmed it was an error. DJ responded with a huge day, and then Engram sealed the deal on Sunday night, leading to heartbreak for the league's most silent member (sorry Reap). Championships take a mix of skill and luck, and this definitely was the latter for our new champ.
1. Adding James Robinson for $1 in the first Free Agent Auction of the season
JRob had to be the most rostered playoff RB in fantasy football, though it hurt that he didn't play in Week 16. This was an all time free agent auction win, and I'm not sure why this aspect hasn't been discussed, but NICK BID $0 IN THE SAME AUCTION. Had he bid literally $2 more, we would almost definitely have a new champ, and Nick's season would look a hell of a lot different. In related news, Nick had $11 left in his FAAB budget when the season ended, and Dadbard gets his hat.
Final MotW Record: 18-9
2020 Record: 55-43-6 (+5.42 units)
Historical Win Percentage: 54.40% (+18.83 units)
