Path to the Playoffs

2015 - Dustin

A year end review

Draft - 1st pick

1)  Julio Jones - Franchise Tag

2)  Calvin Johnson - Franchise Tag

3)  Jeremy Hill

4)  Jonathan Stewart

5)  Matt Stafford

6)  Giovanni Bernard

7)  Martellus Bennett

8)  Tevin Colman

9)  Danny Woodhead

10)  Reggie Bush

11)  Wheaton

12)  Arizona

13)  Denver

14)  Bortles

15)  Barth

Week 1 0-0 Dustin Vs Rich 0-0

A win (126.10 - 94.10)  Julio Jones begins the season scoring 35.10.  Martellus Bennett and Jeremy Hill both look good.  Leaves Danny Woodhead on the bench but no one would have started him over Calvin Johnson.  It's a good start and opponent scores a non-threatening 94 points.

Week 2 1-0 Dustin Vs Chad 0-1

A win (110.90 - 80.85) Stafford, Jones, and Calvin Johnson carry the load for easy win.  Picked up Tyrod Taylor and David Johnson, but dropped Denver Defense.

Week 3 2-0 Dustin Vs Laron 2-0

A win (117.30 - 114.16)  Big win within the division.  Dustin's season starts strong with three division wins.  Julio Jones goes for 40.40 while Arizona Def scores 35.  Should he play Taylor over Stafford?

Week 4 3-0 Dustin Vs Adrian 0-3

A win (112.70 - 72.20) Now 4-0 with opponents averaging 90.32 per.  Bennett and Hill show some life after being absent for a week or two.  Did in fact start Taylor and he was better than Stafford.  Welcomed Woodhead into the starting line-up for the first time and he paid off.  Julio and Calvin had bad weeks but when your opponent scores 72.20, you don't need much to win.

Week 5 4-0 Dustin Vs Irving 2-2

A win (101.15 - 57.70) Tyrod Taylor gets his 2nd start and performs well enough.  Julio and Calvin score enough.  Danny Woodhead is again pretty good.  Not to beat a dead horse, but again, you only need so much when your opponent scores 57.70 points.

Week 6 5-0 Dustin Vs Rick 0-5

A win (140.15 - 35.92) It's truly rare to score 140 points and only need 40 of it to win.  Dustin could have pulled every one of his players except for Stafford and still won.  6-0 and opponents are averaging 75.82.  Picks up Charcandrick West.

Week 7 6-0 Dustin Vs Pitch 5-1

A win (132.10 - 125.95) Here's a good win versus an opponent who actually scores points!  Everyone scores pretty well and Danny Woodhead wins the day with 33.10 points.

Week 8 7-0 Dustin Vs Alex 7-0

A loss (89.05 - 151.54) A disappointing showing versus another undefeated team.  Despite the hype, Julio Jones is the only guy who shows up, scoring 31.20 points.  Everyone else is below average to poor.  A trade!  Dustin ships out West for Stefon Diggs.

Week 9 7-1 Dustin Vs Papa 3-5

A win (109.35 - 81.70) After 2 weeks of opponents scoring big, Dustin gets a break.  Jones, Bennett, and Woodhead put in good weeks and it's enough to win.  Especially nice when Stafford and Johnson are on their bye weeks.

Week 10 8-1 Dustin Vs Beas 7-2

A loss (82.60 - 102.16)  A tough loss because Jones and Woodhead were on a bye.  Probably should have played Stafford but that would not have won the game.  So it is what it is, just a bad match-up week.

Week 11 8-2 Dustin Vs Jimmy 7-3

A loss (79.10 - 133.35)  A trade!  Dustin brings in Philip Rivers but it doesn't pay off this week.  There were a lot of points left on the bench this week, but i'm not sure it would have changed the outcome.  Anxiety has to be setting in as 3 of the last 4 Dustin has scored 89 points or less and is 1-3 after beginning the season 7-0.

Week 12 8-3 Dustin Vs Rich 2-9

A loss (133.20 - 153.55) Now three losses in a row.  This is a tough one as well.  A 2-9 team shouldn't score 153.55 points against you but Rich did.  Stafford and Calvin Johnson had big weeks, but Stafford was on the bench in favor of Rivers.  Rivers did ok, scoring 37.9.

Week 13 8-4 Dustin Vs Chad 5-7

A win (117.60 - 89.19) A commonly reoccurring theme throughout our league's history is that there is one sure fire way to snap a losing streak.  Play Chad.  Stafford, Jones, Stewart, and for the first time all year David Johnson scored well in the starting line-up.  The TE position has been a headache for Dustin all year.  Bennett had some good games early on, but there has been almost nothing else.  And now, Bennett is hurt.

Week 14 9-4 Dustin Vs Laron 4-9

A win (113.35 - 112.24) wow, that was a tight one, as was their week 3 match-up (117.30 - 114.16) but Dustin squeaks out the win in both. A new TE, Will Tye plays well.  Wonder if he will during the Playoffs?  Stafford, Jones, Stewart, David Johnson, and Arizona Defense all score pretty decent.  Calvin Johnson has been a bit of a dud.  Wonder if he'll come out of it?

Playoffs!

Division Title  10-4

#3 Seed

7-0 start

10 100+ games

4 120+ games

Stafford & Rivers

Julio Jones & Calvin Johnson

Jonathan Stewart, David Johnson & Danny Woodhead

Arizona Defense