Week 2 Results: One Step Closer To The Title

It's always great to make the final four. The "money round" so to speak, as you are guaranteed to at least play for your money back even if you lose. Of course the chance to play for the biggest prize of them all awaits those who pull of the victory. 4 try, 2 succeed. It was your typical chaotic playoff weekend, with so much at stake, all the hard word owners put in their teams, all with a possibility of coming to an end. We now know who will be facing each other in the 4th Wane McGarity Bowl. Without further ado....the results


Not Even Lying (2-0)                   77
The Bad Robofies (0-1)                59.5

We'll start with the most anti-climatic of the matchups. Here's why Kenny took the risk of playing Mayra in the 1st round. Had Kenny stuck to his guns and played it out, he would've faced me in the 2nd round and gotten DESTROYED. Instead, despite a low score of 77 (Dad special still in effect) he handily beats Dad who could only put up 59.5 points. The Thursday night Demaryius play was an indicator of Kenny's potential low scoring, and Shane Vereen and Charles Clay didn't help matters combining for 3 points but Dad lost Donald Brown early and never recovered. 6 players scored 7 or under for Dad, including Andre Johnson, Anquan Boldin, JIMMY GRAHAM, Ray Rice and of course Brown. Just a brutal week for Dad's guys to come crashing down to earth. Colin Kaepernick led Dad's team in scoring with 20. Kenny's guys did a little bit better in the afternoon games and Rashard Jennings led and saved the day with 2 TD's and 23.5 points. Despite 3 turnovers, Drew Brees managed a Rushing TD, and Passing TD, to salvage his day for 20 points. Calvin Johnson was AWFUL by his standards, and dropped numerous balls. Good thing he was already in the driver's seat for the win. The magic ride for Dad has officially come to an end but what a ride it was. It was amazing to see week after week, Dad pull off victories that no one thought were possible. It was another great season for Dad. His 2nd 10 win season, a record 8 game winning streak (can't see that being broken anytime soon), a 1st round bye, and still a shot at placing 3rd in the consolation game. I'm sure there are plenty of other teams who would take that kind of season in a heartbeat so definitely still a very successful season. He still seeks his first playoff win, but every year Dad has gained experience and knowledge and becomes an even better fantasy player. This is a guy who picked up the game with zero knowledge 3 years ago, and now he's in the final four. Very impressive if you ask me.  Congrats Dad, you are a formidable opponent indeed! As for Mr. Bybee, well congratulations are in order for him too. He picked up his first playoff win last week and now is one step closer to the ultimate prize...the Wane McGarity Bowl  Championship. There's no doubt if there's a team that can win it all, it's Kenny's. For Dad, he'll be in the 3rd place game, and hey placing is still a high honor in our league. He'll be ready to go as well.

Game MVP

Rashad Jennings (Not Even Lying)

91 rushing yards, 2 rushing TD's, 3 receptions, 12 receiving yards, 23.5 points

 

Danny's Little Giants (1-0)               102.5

Welcome 2 Goodburger (1-1)           100

What...A.....Game. Just wow. You can't get any more dramatic with a trip to the finals on the line than this semifinal between me and Mike. Remember, I had already fucked up and started Montee Ball over Chris Johnson (who natrually, OF COURSE, scored a TD and ended up with 16.5..just so PREDICTABLE THAT HAPPENS). Mike made an equally questionable move. I thought at first it was a mind game. Jason Campbell over Tony Romo. No way right? I know Romo's been kinda lethargic lately but can you really bench him in the semifinals for Jason Campbell? Well apparently you can because Mike did it. It's not as out of this world as you would think, but it's verrrrrry risky. It is the Bears Defense, which sucks. Unfortunately Campbell blew (though AGAIN OF COURSE, with the game basically done, the Bears gave up a 45 yard score to JOSH GORDON, so Posey double dipped on the play. It was in the last damn minute that happened. So damn cruel) and finished with only 12 points, while that TD Gordon caught totally saved his day, as he was held in check all day. The day actually started big time in Posey's favor, 3 straight TD's, Tony Gonzalez, Ace Sanders (YEP, SERIOUSLY), and Marshawn. I thought I was in for a lonnnnng day espcially because LeSean McCoy SUCKED (remember that snow game where he ran for a franchise record against a way better defense just last week? Yeah..he didn't come close to that), but it was my RECEIVERS of all players who started hitting it big. Garcon, V-Jax, Marshall, all TD's and Garcon and Marshall had huge games with 129 and 95 yards respectively. Tony Gonzalez and Marshawn had great games on Mike's side with Marshawn scoring 20 and Tony Gonzalez 15. The only dud was Coby Fleener who had a big 0. Can't have that a game decided by the slimmest of margins. So basically  I was up 2.5 going into the afternoon games. I had Witten, Posey had Zac Stacy and Jarrett Boykin...and on the first drive for the Rams Zac Stacy gets....HURT. Yep, doomed right? No way, he came back the next series, and later scored a 40 yard TD ,and ended up with 20.5 points. Because the Packers were playing SHITTY COWBOYS DEFENSE, AND EVEN WITH MATT FLYNN, Jarrett Boykin STILL put up a respectable 6 catches for 83 yards. Luckily Witten came through pretty huge with a TD of his own and scored me 15 points. So allllllllllll I need is 14 points from TWO PLAYERS (MY FUCKING QB BEING OF THEM) on you guessed it....MONDAY NIGHT...and it's off the title game I go!!! Any other owner would be thrilled!! 14 points?! Realllllly? And of of your players is Matthew Stafford?! He can do that himself! 14 points?! Torrey Smith? Against the Detroit Lions Secondary that routinely gets BURNED by big plays? So I'm celebrating this baby being done by the 1st half at worst right? Then you remember....Monday Night and Me this season. Jacquizz Rodgers...T.Y. Hilton, Drew Brees, Pierre Garcon, ZACH MILLER...it's been A NIGHTMARE for me when my matchup comes down to Monday Night this year. In fact, all 5 of my losses are due to Monday Night disappointment and it's of the CRUELEST FORM. The, "we make you watch the WHOLE DAMN GAME until we completely just SUCK YOUR SOUL OUT sometime in the 4th quarter and leave you to die". But...not this time right? WRONGGGGGGGGGG. Stafford was TERRIBLE. He had 2 points at HALF. I was still losing at half by like 7 points. 3.5 per guy no big deal right? Not the way the Lions offense was playing. I cut the lead to 3.5 and then BOOM Stafford pick...down 6 again. So aggravating...this is REALLY going to go down like this? Again  Torrey Smith catches a ball at the end of the 3rd quarter and the lead is 2.5. Lead gets to 1.5 and what DOES STAFFORD DO AGAIN.....PICKKKKKKKKK! ARE YOU SERIOUS?! BACK UP TO 3. This whollllllle time by the way Torrey Smith is stuck on 69 yards..a catch would be 1.5 points so naturally he NEVER CATCHES ANOTHER BALL AGAIN. Finally on what looked like the last drive for the Lions, down 3,  I needed a miracle. It was going to be hard to get 75 yards passing, but if he could somehow get a passing TD and for ONCE let me break this unbelievable shitty curse all would be forgiven. So they drove...and drove and all of sudden I'm down 100-99 with Stafford needing just 4 YARDS PASSING to tie (which I win via tiebreaker, I'd take it). 1st and 2nd down come and go....nothing. I got a baddd feeling about this. 3rd and 9 and......gotta be kidding TOUCHHHHHHHDOWN TO JOSEPH FAURIA!! I'M UP 104-100!!! THAT'S THE BALL GAME!!!! Stafford actually managed to remind me he was still a fuck by throwing ANOTHER INTERCEPTION, so my win turned to a 2.5 point win, but a win nonetheless and with that a 2ND TRIP TO THE WANE MCGARITY BOWL!!!! Holy crap what a game. I definitely earned that one. One of the best played fantasy football matchups in our league's history. So now..it Me Vs  Kenny....for the major prize. Fucking crazy. For Mike, man, I've been there, shitty break. It could've been me. Instead of Campbell over Romo, Ball over Johnson would've been the main headline. He took the gamble, it didn't pay off. What could've been though...I'm definitely OK with the decision as this post would've been something like you've never seen before had I lost. Mike will take on Dad in the 3rd place game (I'm guessing with Romo this time) while Me and Kenny duke it out for WANE MCGARITY BOWL!!! It's gotta go better for me than in 2011 when Albert beat my ass DOWN.

Game MVP

Pierre Garcon (Danny's Little Giants)

7 receptions, 129 receiving yards, 1 receiving TD, 21.5 points

 

Other League News: If anyone paid attention there actually were a couple of highlights of the consolation bracket matchups this week. First of all Jamaal Charles went OFF for a what would be a Wane McGarity Bowl Record 55 points had this not happened in the consolation round. He scored 5 TD's and Matt easily dispatched Leland to take on Eugene (who took out Drew) in the 7th place game. Hey pride is pride, get that W guys. That means Drew and Leland will face each other for the 9th place game. 4 teams seasons officially ended this week. The 11th place game was decided and Ryan took home honors meaning that Albert is officially last place this season. From 3 straight finals appearances(and 2 titles) to last place, you can bet Albert will be ready to rectify this situation next season. Also, there was a little smack talk going on between co workers Mark and Mayra for that 5th place game. Mayra got the best of Mark and finishes officially 5th place. I think co-worker bragging rights were actually the bigger prize of it though!