Here's the one thing about the head to head system in fantasy football. It's pretty much 95% luck. You can be dominant all season and all it takes is to have one bad week at the wrong time and your season is over. Or to not even have a bad week and just play a team that had one of those weeks where everyone goes off and you can't do anything about it. All the research, winning, byes, down the drain because once you lose, it means nothing. Just ask Mayra, who dominated all year, only to lose in the championship last season. This shit is supposed to be fun (and it can be), but if you're highly competitive like me, it can be the most frustrating thing to go through. Nothing ever makes sense. "Superstar" players suck, supposed hard defenses give up gobs of points and yards, and then the players themselves, I mean seriously, did anyone ever in a million years think that guys like James White, Ted Ginn, Kamar Aiken, Denard Robinson, and David Johnson would be vital in the semifinals when the season started? I totally understand Kenny's decision not to play this shit anymore. It's a total crapshoot. Does it mean I won't? No, I'm a glutton for punishment and I still find it fun..sometimes. Anyways, the semis are over and we now know who's going to be facing each other for a chance at the Wane McGarity Bowl. Here are the results of the 2nd round.
Shock The Monkey (10-5) 134.04
Kumamon Express (9-5) 122.40
I'm not going to give crap to my team this week because they actually did well as a whole. They outperformed their predictions. I just ran into a better team this week. Mark's guys were basically all on point starting last night with McFadden. When nearly every guy in your lineup performs, you have no shot at winning. After weeks of underperforming, Emmanuel Sanders EXPLODED with a huge game with 10 catches for 181 and a score. Random fuckers like Ted Ginn had 85 and two scores, James White had 71 receiving yards and a score, and then Gary Barnidge and Alshon Jeffrey added TD's (though Jeffrey did get hurt) and Derek Carr finished the job with nearly 23 points despite two picks. There was just nothing I could do. The fantasy stars aligned for Mark. My guys did what they could. Despite the bad matchup Eli Manning still put up 4 TD's and nearly 29 points, Kamar Aiken was a HUGE pickup with 8 catches for 128 and a score, Greg Olsen had 79 and a score, and Matt Forte had 104 total yards and a score and DeAndre Hopkins had a nice yardage game despite Brandon Weeden being at QB most of the game. Crappy performances by Randall Cobb, Latavius Murray and T.Y. Hilton did me in. After like 5 weeks of Danny Woodhead doing nothing, he decided to go off for 4 touchdowns on my bench. So frustrating. So after a 7-0 start, my team just fizzled losing 5 of my 7 games (including a current 3 game losing streak)and now I'm bounced out. My season is over and I'll play for 3rd place (whoopeeee). For Mark, it's a great win and what a turnaround after starting the season 0-3. He'll now be in his first Wane McGarity Bowl and is one game away from winning it all.
Game MVP
Emmanuel Sanders (Shock The Monkey)
10 Receptions, 181 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD, 31.5 Points
No Soup For You (10-5) 122.58
Rocket Man (9-4) 93.96
Eugene's unbelievable run comes to an end as his brother Leland wins with ease and advances to his 2nd Wane McGarity Bowl. This was really never in question as Leland had a lead throughout Sunday and then absolutely blew it wide open when David Johnson went BONKERS with 229 total yards, 3 TD's, and 42.90 points. Leland's drafting and waiver wire skills came to play big time this season as that's what has helped him get to the finals and survive a Keenan Allen season ending injury and also a bust of a 1st round pick in DeMarco Murray. For Leland, Blake Bortles continues to be a bonafide fantasy star as he put up nearly 300 passing yards, a passing TD and rushing TD for nearly 26 points. Another guy Leland took a gamble on, Martavis Bryant, had 10 catches for 87 yards in what was supposed to be a very tough matchup against the Denver Broncos defense. Decent double digit performances from Denard Robinson, plus Gurley's double digit performance from Thursday led the way. The only worrisome thing is how terrible Calvin Johnson has been. Two straight games of less than 3 pts. He's lucky he didn't need him this week, but with how unpredictable Mark's team is, it's gonna be tough to get yet another worthless performance from him. For Eugene, it was seriously a hell of a run and a tip of the cap on what was a great job managing what had to be a difficult situation at the beginning of the season. Unfortunately, for the 2nd straight season he gets bounced in the semi finals, but he still has a chance to repeat for 3rd place. Unfortunately Aaron Rodgers just wasn't that elite QB most of the season and he didn't even score 12 points. Julio Jones pulled his weight with 9 catches for 118 and a score, and Doug Baldwin continues to play lights out with two more TD's, but the rest of Eugene's team just came up short and against Leland's squad, Eugene needs his team to firing on all cylinders. Eugene will take me on in the 3rd place game, which means the two teams that are in the finals are the two teams that started the season 0-3. The "Mission Impossible" Finals. Wouldn't have it any other way the way this season has turned out.
Game MVP
David Johnson (No Soup For You)
187 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TD's, 4 Receptions, 42 Receiving Yards, 42.90 Fantasy Points
Other News: Dad beat Drew in the 5th place game so their respective seasons are officially over. If things fall into place Dad could have a great start to next year if Thomas Rawls and Jeremy Langford have starting jobs. For Drew, he'll have some decisions to make (Peterson, Demaryius) but he should be a solid contender as usual. Mayra officially finishes last this season as she lost to Ryan in the 11th place game. Their seasons are over as well. Kenny makes his 3rd Michael Wiley Loser Bowl (A dubious record) as he beat Alex. He'll take on Matt, who goes from Wane McGarity Bowl to Michael Wiley Loser Bowl after beating Albert.
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