2014 DobberHockey Fantasy Football League Tier I: Season 4

[Loch]

Hmmm... 5 and 5 with the most points against. I can't help but think I've been a little unlucky so far.

[Pengwin7]

Hmmm... 5 and 5 with the most points against. I can't help but think I've been a little unlucky so far.

You might feel a bit more lucky with what is on the waiver wire this week for anybody possessing the #1 waiver claim. Looks tasty.

In other news, how about Bomm's loss this week?
Did anybody see that?
Think the fantasy football gods have a cruel cruel sense of humour?
If he had started Oliver over T.West.... win.
If he had started Kelce over D.Allen... win.
Even if he still had "2.9pts this week J.Graham"... win.
Instead - the fantasy football gods teased him with a gift-wrapped win and then yanked it out from him when TY Hilton + D.Allen couldn't must 4pts between them.

Speaking of Bomm's opposition, that might be something we need to discuss as a league.
That could've had a strange ramification on which teams deserved to be where in the playoff standings.

Oh - and how about that battle at the top of the standings?
Three very solidly built teams shooting it out for the two available first round BYE weeks!!!

Crazy, crazy league.

[Bomm Bastic]

You might feel a bit more lucky with what is on the waiver wire this week for anybody possessing the #1 waiver claim. Looks tasty.

In other news, how about Bomm's loss this week?
Did anybody see that?
Think the fantasy football gods have a cruel cruel sense of humour?
If he had started Oliver over T.West.... win.
If he had started Kelce over D.Allen... win.
Even if he still had "2.9pts this week J.Graham"... win.
Instead - the fantasy football gods teased him with a gift-wrapped win and then yanked it out from him when TY Hilton + D.Allen couldn't must 4pts between them.

Speaking of Bomm's opposition, that might be something we need to discuss as a league.
That could've had a strange ramification on which teams deserved to be where in the playoff standings.

Oh - and how about that battle at the top of the standings?
Three very solidly built teams shooting it out for the two available first round BYE weeks!!!

Crazy, crazy league.

If I had a better QB win
If Allen had not gotten injured win
If I had started Fleener win
If...etc, etc, etc.

Love the hindsight analysis. Who's next?

[horrorfan]

If I had started Fleener win

You couldn't have - I started Fleener.

[Bomm Bastic]

You couldn't have - I started Fleener.

lol...D'oh!

[horrorfan]

I really needed that win to get me out of the relegation zone temporarily. I haven't won two in a row yet so next week is huge if I want a better shot at the consolation playoffs.

[Axeman33]

I lost by 0.26 this week. Shoot me now.

[Pengwin7]

After 12 of 13 regular weeks, standings in Tier I:

*1 You had me at Helu 9-3-0 1296.80
*2 Fighting Newfies 9-3-0 1289.90
*3 Blitz INC. 9-3-0 1235.82

4 The Frisky Hobbit 7-5-0 1084.26
5 Tremendous Kielbasas 7-5-0 1029.16
6 Powerplay QB 6-6-0 1081.46
-----CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS CUTOFF-----
7 Orange Julius 6-6-0 1058.02
8 Bettman Fumbles 6-6-0 1031.64

9 Carnival of Sproles 5-7-0 1048.18
10 TD's N Beer! 5-7-0 997.06

11 Zorro's LongSnappers 4-8-0 1050.68 1162.96 W-1 9 20
12 BadonkaGronk 4-8-0 1049.92 1123.80 L-2 12 31
-----RELEGATION CUTOFF-----
13 Tiggles 4-8-0 887.70 1142.22 L-5 1 18
14 The Full Montee 3-9-0 1035.14 1139.78 L-3 10 27


1st & 2nd receive first round playoff byes.
3rd - 6th make playoffs for championship
7th - 12th make toilet bowl playoffs.
13th & 14th are relegated

[Pengwin7]

Some absolutely EPIC match-ups for the the final Week 13 of the regular season:

1. You had me at Helu 9-3 (Matt Price)
vs. 2. Fighting Newfies 9-3 (newfcollins)
Behind his PIT super-duo of Roth & Antonio, YHMAH has rattled off a 5-game win streak. He also hold J.Charles and uber-hot receivers in Odell Beckham JR and Emmanuel Sanders. YHMAH stole Jimmy Graham in a trade and has RB2 options of Bernard or Crowell. The Vegas frontrunners in the leagues. The Newfs aren't sexy but they've been getting it done with beauty match-up play. A 3-headed QB is streamed in out of Romo/Wilson/Flacco with a Lacy/Foster/Hill trio being plugged in the RBs. The WR trio of Fitz/Maclin/Boldin may be old, but its still getting it done each week and Gates (TE) and Seattle round up a nice squad. It's as simple as this: Winner gets a first-round playoff BYE. Loser... may not.

3. Blitz Inc. 9-3 (KoHolga)
vs. 8. Bettman Fumbles 6-6 (In For a Penny)
Blitz Inc lost a key match-up in Week 12 to drop from 1st to 3rd. A week 11 absense of 4 players left on roster during BYE week slipped him 50+pts back of the top two. Fortunately, a win locks up a BYE with the top two doing battle. At #8, Bettman Fumbles still has an outside shot at that #6 seed, but will need some help.

4. The Frisky Hobbit 7-5 (The Comish)
vs. 9. Carnival of Sproles 5-7 (horrorfan)
Two teams that have had really tough opponents this year. CoS actually has more points scored than the #5 Kielbasas, but two less wins due to scheduling. For CoS, it's all about the respect on closing on a good note. For the Hobbit, he hopes to keep his high-performing team rolling right into playoffs. FH is no lock for the playoffs yet. He could still get overtaken if the Kielbasas, Orange Julius, and Bettman Fumbles win with big weeks.

5. Tremendous Kielbasas 7-5 (Bomm Bastic)
vs. 6. Powerplay QB 6-6 (Loch)
On the fringe of playoffs, this battle is HUGE. Mathematically, only one of these teams is likely to get in. The Kielbs have been struggling to put up points since dealing away Jimmy Graham. Fortunately, GM Bomm took an early season risk on Josh Gordon and that risk may be enough to vault him into the playoffs. For PPQB, a win vaults him over the Kielbasas and will be enough for a playoff spot. Playoffs starts THIS WEEK, for these two teams.

7. Orange Julius 6-6 (Pengwin7)
vs. 13. Tiggles 4-8 (Matt Price's friend Ben)
OJ actually controls their own destiny here with the TK vs. PPQB match in place. Win with a decent amount of points... and they are in. For Tiggles, it's been a tough ride since an unfortunate auto-draft. He's done a good job being active and setting line-ups, but his team will need a huge upset to avoid relegation given his league low scoring total.

10. TD's N Beer 5-7 (Axeman33)
vs. 11. Zorro's Long-Snappers 4-8 (Zorro)
TD's N Beer lost a heartbreaking Week 12 match-up that would have kept him in playoff contention, instead he'll have to play for pride. For Zorro, last year's runner-up, it's been an up-and-most-down season. He's on the brink of relegation in this group and needs a win to secure his spot in the league.

12. Badonka Gronk 4-8 (rataylor22)
vs. 14. The Full Montee 3-9 (cannon)
Both of these teams have had miserable luck with players & injuries this year... and now, they fight in this game to stay in the league. A win of 15pts by Full Montee will vault him over Badonka Gronk will allow for FM to leapfrog BG... and that may be enough to avoid relegation. For the Gronk, win and he's safe. An exciting match-up, even at the bottom.


Very enjoyable league this year guys!
Good luck to all in your important Week 13 match-ups!!!

[newfcollins]

Nice writeup. My week is going to all come down to Foster. He needs to play for me to have a shot.

[rataylor22]

Booerns. I've scored more points than 6 other teams (by a fair margin) and nearly as much as 2 other teams. Close to "relegation" just doesn't seem right.

[horrorfan]

If OJ loses, if PPQB loses, if I win and score 34+ more than PPQB and score 10+ more than OJ, if...maybe..possibly...unlikely...

[Loch]

Best move: Drafting Tannehill to back up Foles. Ryan is the #8 fantasy QB right now... Nick is done for the year (after spending much of it sucking)

Worst move: Not having patience with Odell Beckham Jr. Drafted him and a few weeks later dropped him to add ???? - who cares, dumb move. Why draft a sleeper rookie and give him only a couple of weeks? Him + Jackson (on his good weeks)+ Thomas and I'd be laughing at WR.

Facepalm moment: Using #1 waiver priority on a guy who oversleeps his alarm and basically loses his job in 1 week.

[Matt Price]

Do waivers end this week or continue on into the playoffs?

[Pengwin7]

Do waivers end this week or continue on into the playoffs?

They continue. Same system and all teams (including non-playoff teams) are eligible.
BTW - congrats on solid season!!!!