Some of the things are obvious (prepare for your draft), and some are more subtle (mind your position on the waiver wire). Most are directly related to the game of football (pay attention to all the games and each player's performance), but some are more arcane (you can't be named "Taylor" or "Merrill").
Over the weekend, I noticed a startling fact about the teams in our league. There has been a LOT of waiver wire activity, but some teams have definitely made more use of the waiver wire than others. In fact, four teams in the league have more than *HALF* of their rosters pulled from the waiver wire:
- Supended Atomnation: 14 waiver-wire players
- ~ Airmex ~: 12
- The Moist Spots: 11
- Psychotic Ninjas: 10
Is it just a coincidence that these are four of the top 6 teams in the league (another top-6 team, the River Horses, has 8 waiver-wire players)? Does it mean that these owners are better at spotting hot prospects than the rest of the league, or does it just mean they're more proactive team managers? Or maybe, does it just mean that they suck at drafting?
Of course, a lot of waiver wire activity doesn't necessarily guarantee success. Take Taylor, for example, with his 8 waiver wire adds.
Whatever it takes to succeed, I guess. I have to admit, I was getting a bit nervous last night as I watched Matt Cassel consistently NOT throw the ball to Dez Bryant. If Bryant had put up a doughnut, I still would have tied with Merrill, but it probably would have ended my season, and that would have been an especially crappy way to go --- with my brilliant early-season trade for Bryant dooming me.
And really, who wants their fantasy season to end with a tie? No one. Am I right, Mex?
Fortunately, that didn't happen. Unfortunately, I'm still on the outside looking in as far as playoffs are concerned. The season-ending playoff scenarios are as follows:
The Moist Spots fell to the River Horses last week, but it doesn't really matter. Aaron could probably bench all of his players next week, take the loss and the zero, and he would still get in unless Pete scores 124 and I score 126. In other words, congratulations on clinching a playoff spot, Aaron.
Suspended Atomnation will clinch a playoff spot with a win OR losses by two out of Golden Graham's, River Horses, Psychotic Ninjas or Mex.
Golden Graham's only need to win to clinch a playoff spot, thanks to their huge point advantage over the River Horses and Ninjas. They will also clinch with a loss if two out of the River Horses, Ninjas and Mex lose.
River Horses clinch with a win, unless Ninjas also win and outscore the River Horses by 3 or more points. Both can clinch with a win and a loss by the other, or by Graham's, or Atomnation.
I'm going to predict right now that Pete loses to league cellar-dwellar Jason --- currently the lowest-scoring team in the league by almost 200 points --- because if Jason knocked Pete out of the playoffs, it would be really, really funny.
Finally, ~ Mex ~ will clinch a playoff spot with a win and losses by two of the teams ahead of him (Atomnation, Graham's, River Horses, Ninjas). If Atomnation is one of those teams that loses, Mex also needs to retain his lead in points.
And that's it. The rest of y'all can huddle together and come up with suggestions for Jason's team name next year, to give to the eventual league champion
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