Trading Post: Open for Business!

Clean off the counter tops, crack open the windows, and pull up a chair, cause we are open for business for 2011.

Two trades pending.

Kolb & Walter (Cow) for Steven Jackson (Hooligans) - also drops Murphy.

Henne & Alexander (Hitters) for Brandon Tate (Takers) - also drops Jackson.

Winner: First to blow a nut.

LeShoure was supposed to split time and carries with Jahvid Best this year, perhaps be the workhorse.  Well, so much for that.

Just think, we still have a month before the actual season begins...

Drafting, first to last.

The 2011 Draft is complete and the results are posted.

FOOTBALL 2011

We're Back.

If you're not in yet, the league ID# is 16265 and the password is what it always is.

August 6th 2011 around 5:30 PM @ Jimmy's house.

Baseball

137728
you know the password.

And then there was one...

He's the number 1 team via the Power Rankings...
He's the number 1 team via the Human Polls...
He's the number 1 team via the Playoffs...

Congratulations to both participates, but only one can wear the Championship Belt.

With a 127-83 Week 17 victory over Dustin, Jimmy has earned the Championship Title for 2010.

Week 16 Player of the Week

24 completions
10 incompletions
314 passing yards
3 passing TDs
1 sack
20 rushing yards

for 42 points

Congratulations, Matt Cassel. 

End of the year awards.

We'll be voting for End of the Year Player Awards over the next two weeks.  Make sure you vote.

Dan Marino Award - Best QB
Walter Payton Award - Best RB
Jerry Rice Award - Best WR
Shannon Sharpe Award - Best TE
Gary Anderson Award - Best K
Steel Curtain Award - Best DEF

Title Game.

Congratulations, Jimmy & Dustin.  This weekend we will be our 12th Championship game and it should be a good one.  Both are well deserving participates and have earned their way to this game.

Week 15 Preview - Championship Bracket

The Super 6.  Laron & Randy have secured 1st round byes.  They relax this week comforted with the knowledge that they can not be eliminated from the playoffs this week.  The Championship Bracket, it's where we all wanted to be week 15 when the season began.  These are the games we remember.  These are the games where glory is bestowed and teams are remembered, or ridiculed, for all time.

To the match-ups...

Week 15 Preview - Consolation Bracket

The 7th & 8th seeds have 1st round byes, Kurt & Chad.  The 10 seed, Pitch, plays the 11 seed, Cow.  The 9 seed, AD, plays the 12 seed, Chavez.  There is no glory in winning these games.  No one remembers them and very few care.  They are, however, games that are played and for some, like me, that's all that matters.

Regular Season League Player of the Year

Arian Foster

Selected with the eighth pick of the ninth round in this years draft, Foster has been consistent and dominant all year.

42, 15, 13, 33, 4, 27, 31, 35, 12, 28, 30, 24, 16

He is currently the highest scoring RB this year by 50 points.

Week 14 Player of the Week

Darren McFadden

123 rushing yards
2 rushing TDs
3 receptions
86 receiving yards
1 receiving TD

for 41 points

Week 14 Monday Night

The finals...

Rick (80) Vs Rojo (73) Rick secures his place as Texas Division winner.  Will be 4 seed.

Cow (65) Vs Kurt (80) Fairy tale comeback story ends with a dud.  Kurt needs Laron to win.

Dustin (163) Vs Randy (89) Dustin flexes, Randy doenst care.  Both make playoffs.

the rest...

Week 13 Player of the Week.

Tom Brady

21 of 29
326 passing yards
4 passing TDs
3 sacks

for 41 points, against the NYJ defense, earns Tom Brady Player of the Week honors for week 13.

One week left...

in the regular season.  Goes by so fast.  With Kyle and Chad's win the following teams have been eliminated from playoff contention in the Championship Bracket.

Cow
AD
Bang
Matt
Pitch
Chavez
Rojo
Papa

The rest plays out...

Week 13 Monday NIght

The finals...

Matt (72) Vs Jimmy (146) Jimmy clinches (he can rest all his players next week)

Chad (129) Vs Laron (91) This win puts Chad in great shape for playoffs.  Still needs a win next week.

Kyle (117) Vs Pitch (107) Kyle is in the same spot as Chad.  Next week is huge.

Still pending...

Scoring info

Under the "League Scoring" tab, I've added a new sheet that calculates the average scores of each team for each different position.  It shows where each team is strong or weak compared to the averages of all teams.  For example, who knew that Kyle led the league in scoring from the Kicker position?  That's just weird and creepy.

Week 13 Preview

Laron and Randy have clinched playoff spots.  That's two down and four to go.  While Randy has clinched a playoff spot, he has not clinched his division.  Kurt and Dustin still have a shot at the division and/or a wild card spot.  Cow still has a shot at making the playoffs via the wild card.  While Jimmy hasnt mathematically clinched, he basically has, one more win will do it.  The tie between Chad & Kyle may potentially screw with the standings, ties usually do.  The tie basically could mean that 7-7 wont make the playoffs, in fact, i'm quite sure now that 7-7 wont make the playoffs, unless of course, Chad & Kyle both lose their final two games.  Frank Gore's injury was huge, as it gave Rick a huge lead, but I think the fight in the Texas Division is far from over.

On to the match-ups...

End of year award voting.

Ok, so I'm going to put up two polls, one for Manager of the Year and another for league Player of the Year.  We have two weeks left in the regular season, so you dont have/need to vote on them yet.  Deadline will be Midnight Monday the 13th.

Just as a frame of reference, I'm voting for a manager that drafted well, traded well, and acquired talent via free agency.  Someone who made tough decisions and came out the better for it.  Overall record and points scored will go into consideration, but not be the only criteria I use.  Basically, when one looks at all the teams and all that has transpired throughout the year, who's done the best job managing their team this year?

Same goes for Player of the year.  What player impacted their team's success?  Who was consistent?  Who had an outstanding year? It's not always the guy who scores the most points, I think, although it often has been.  Just a couple of thoughts to consider over the next few weeks.