OT - Fantasy Football Gloating / Dejection Thread
I'm sure a lot of people just had the championship for their fantasy teams this week. Since the board is going to be quiet, how did you do? What was your greatest triumph? Biggest mistake? etc.
This is the first year I won my league, hence making this thread to gloat, but I also want wisdom for next year.
The Core of my team (12 team league):
-Megatron - 1st Round
-AJ Green - 2nd Round
-AP / Matt Ryan - 3rd/4th Round (I forget which right now)
-Shonne Gree and James Jones were my main 2nd RB and 3rd WR
December 24th, 2012 at 1:48 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 2:38 PM ^
I was more up and down each week. We actually had a 4 way tie for 2nd-4th at 8-5 the last regular week. I was solidly in first in points so made the 2 seed when 3/4 of us won.
December 24th, 2012 at 1:51 PM ^
I went down..down hard. First guy to know he wasn't going to the playoffs, and the first one to break his computer
December 24th, 2012 at 1:55 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 2:34 PM ^
Everyone knows tiebreakers are settled by a long series of tests to see who is physically, mentally, and emotionally the more deserving champion of the league.
December 24th, 2012 at 3:15 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 3:33 PM ^
incredibly improbable. Pics or it didn't happen.
December 24th, 2012 at 7:03 PM ^
this is ridiculous yet very awesome. what a great scenario other than you losing!
December 24th, 2012 at 2:34 PM ^
Ugh that sucks. Tynes and the Giants almost cost me the game this week and last week. I got lucky my opponent didn't get another tochdown with one of his/her players.
December 25th, 2012 at 1:48 AM ^
I was in the same boat as you, except my opponet had Brandon Marshall who scored a TD, and I lost by 6.
My league is dumb so that game was just to get into the championship which is next week, but losing that game cost me 150-200 dollars at the year end payout.
Scored the 4th highest point total for a week in the season and lost by 6 to the third highest.
Of course, him getting 19 points from his fucking kicker while I got 2 from mine and 0 points from Arian Foster didn't help.
December 24th, 2012 at 1:56 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 2:41 PM ^
One person in our league had Cam Newton and RGIII. She started out poorly then those guys and a few others on her team started going off and she was scary through the rest of the season, just not enough for the playoffs.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:00 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 2:43 PM ^
Yeah I hear you I was all set to win comfortably before AP's day. Fortunately for me Greene ended up with an APesque day so my RBs produced about where they should.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:05 PM ^
I rode Scam hard into the playoffs but got knocked off my pedistal, league champs past two years, when I played AP, Rodgers and Seahawks D... Effing A, Cotton.. Effing A.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:10 PM ^
/bitter
December 24th, 2012 at 2:11 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 2:14 PM ^
Shortly into the season I traded Rodgers, Stevan Ridley and Mike Wallace to my friend and got back Adrian Peterson, RGIII and DeSean Jackson. Went 8-0 after that and won it all.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:58 PM ^
Well done. You look like a genius now.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:16 PM ^
Team core: AP, Trent Ricahrdson, Megatron. Alternated QB btwn Eli & Romo week by week. Led the league in points that last 2 weeks of the season. Lost by 8 points in the first round of the playoffs, because the guy I played against (who went on to win the SB yesterday) had Seattles Defense who scored 48 points vs Arizona who turned the ball over 8 times, twice returned for TD's. I would have won my league if it weren't for the stupid scoring that Seattle put up in the first round game. Yes, I'm still dejected.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:20 PM ^
I got Decker in the 5th, Ridley in the 6th, and RG3 in the 7th to lead me to my second straight championship. Man do I enjoy taking money from my friends
December 24th, 2012 at 2:20 PM ^
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December 24th, 2012 at 3:55 PM ^
...that the reason Urb had to quit at Florida was because his wife found out he was spending too much time on the fantasy football league he was in with some of the UF grad students?
Something like that, anyway.
December 24th, 2012 at 3:59 PM ^
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December 24th, 2012 at 2:26 PM ^
I totally kicked my fantasy Fantasy League in the ass. I say 'fantasy' Fantasy League because I made up my Fantasy League in my mind. My team consisted of 2007 Tom Brady and Randy Moss, 2012 Calvin Johnson, 1997 Barry Sanders, and the '85 Bears defense.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:28 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 3:46 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 2:28 PM ^
We kept jordy Nelson, Hernandez and Fred Jackson (ya that didn't go so well)
Gambled on AP, paid off all year until yesterday. Stole Doug Martin in the auction
We rode Roddy white, Torrey smith, and once jordy went down danario Alexander as the wide receivers.
And Peyton manning's still got it.
Very proud, mostly for getting the trophy, but our additional rewards are a hefty some of cash and a one year subscription to beer of the month club. Yesterday was a good day
December 25th, 2012 at 12:34 AM ^
an auction keeper league as well. I'm curious to know how you do your salaries, how many players you can keep etc...
December 24th, 2012 at 2:31 PM ^
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December 24th, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^
Lost last week in the semi's only putting up 68 points. This week in the 3rd place game, put up 194. Rode Romo, Marshall, Forte, Ridley and Charles all year. Traded Nicks and Leshoure for Dez.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:39 PM ^
I had the most points against me for the season by 100 and didn't make the play offs for the first time. However, for the 2 play off weeks I scored the most points in the league so I have some satisfaction out of that.
Other notes, Peyton Manning is still a great QB and was a nice 6th round steal. There are some elite wide recievers but you can always find really good free agents mid way through the season. Elite tight ends are good to have but should not be taken in the early rounds (I made that mistake).
December 24th, 2012 at 2:40 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 2:56 PM ^
I have Brady, Doug Martin, Chris Johnson, McGahee, Alfred Morris, Demaryius Thomas, Victor Cruz, Pierre Garcon and Denarius Moore but still didn't make the playoffs. Why you may ask, because I am the idiot that benched Doug Martin the day he had 4 tds rushing because ESPN fantasy experts predicted his demise with Carl Landry going out for the season.
December 24th, 2012 at 6:53 PM ^
I had to play against the guy who had Doug Martin that game. I remember thinking my 20 point lead with one more player to go was pretty safe until he started to play. I consider that game the key game that kept me out of the play offs.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:56 PM ^
I think I had a pretty good team, however I was by far the most scored upon in my league; I had 110 more points scored on me than the next closest guy. I ended up missing the playoffs (top 4) by one game in which a team that averaged around 70 points a game put up 150 on me.
December 24th, 2012 at 2:56 PM ^
December 24th, 2012 at 3:25 PM ^
I won my league as well.It was my second title in seven years. my stating line- up was T.Brady,R.Rice,D.Murray,K.Moreno,A.J Green,T.Gonzales,B.Walsh and Houston' s defence
December 24th, 2012 at 3:54 PM ^
I got stomped by AP and CECIL SHORTS in the semi finals. Also, roddy white and stevan ridley decided to take the day off for my team, and I was in first place in my league the ENTIRE season! UGHHHH
December 24th, 2012 at 8:49 PM ^
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December 24th, 2012 at 4:16 PM ^
I didnt do so hot in the league I made for this board, but I did do okay in my famly league. I lost in the finals yesterday but put up 125 points so oh well.
In that league I got a lot of value in later picks: I drafted 9th and took Chris Johnson (meh), Matt Stafford in the 2nd (meh), Andre Johnson in the 3rd , AP in the 4th was by far the steal of the draft, and I got CJ Spiller, Stevan Ridley, Frank Gore and Randall Cobb all with later round picks. I traded Stafford and Gore for Aaron Rodgers after week 2, which was huge for me. Overall I am fine with the season, even though I seem to make it to the championship game and lose every year.