Year End Awards: Wane McGarity All Stud Team/Wane McGarity Stud Of The Year

The last awards given out are the most prestigious awards given out. The players who made the most impact in our league make the elusive All Stud Team. Also, the most impactful player of the season will be named the Stud Of The Year. So without further ado....the 2015 Wane McGarity Bowl All Stud Team

QB

Cam Newton (BigBadBob)

QB Rank: 1

Overall Rank: 1

2nd Selection to All Stud Team

3544 Passing Yards, 33 Passing TD's, 10 INT's, 626 Rushing Yards, 8 Rushing TD's, 4 Fumbles Lost, 394.36 Fantasy Points

 

Cam's season was amazing both as passer and rusher. We haven't seen Cam on this squad since his rookie year in 2011 and here he is after defying odds and having a very successful season this year. It's one of those "what if" things for Dad, because had Dad not lost two key players (Thomas Rawls and V Jax) in his playoff match against Mark, who knows what would've happened. Cam definitely made Dad a legit contender. 

WR

Antonio Brown (Bigger Balls)

WR Rank: 1

Overall Rank: 9

2nd Selection to All Stud Team

123 Receptions, 1647 Receiving Yards, 9 Receiving TD's, 1 Return TD, 2 2 PT Conversions, 1 Fumble Lost, 291 Fantasy Points

 

Mayra had a rough season but it definitely wasn't because of this guy. Brown turned yet another spectacular season, making his 2nd straight All Stud Team. The guy is as automatic as can get, and that's with Ben Roethlisberger getting hurt a couple times and having guys like Michael Vick and Landry Jones throwing the ball to him. If Le'Veon Bell can stay healthy, there's no doubt Mayra can bounce back next season with Brown and Bell in tow.

WR

Julio Jones (Rocket Man)

WR Rank: 2

Overall Rank: 10

1st Selection to All Stud Team

127 Receptions, 1722 Receiving Yards, 8 Receiving TD's, 1 Fumble Lost, 287.70 Fantasy Points

  

Eugene entered the season knowing how bad his draft was going to be, after trading a lot of his high picks away the season before. In order to have a semblance of a chance to compete he knew he had to hit on his keeper picks. He decided on Julio Jones and Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers was good, not the elite Rodgers we all expect, but Julio was GREAT. Having a consistent high scorer like Jones was perfect in leading Eugene's rag tag team to a 3rd place finish. Ironically, Eugene didn't use Julio nor Aaron Rodgers in the most important game in his season (The Rodgers decision was a good call, Julio though went off despite playing the Panthers, it wouldn't matter in the long run, but proof that you start Julio no matter what the matchup). If Matt Ryan didn't suck so bad, Julio could've easily piled up TD's and been the #1 ranked receiver. Still though, he had enough yards and catches to make him the #2 receiver. I'd say it's a safe bet Julio Jones will once again be a Eugene's squad next year.

WR

DeAndre Hopkins (Kumamon Express)

WR Rank: 6

Overall Rank: 20

1st Selection To All Stud Team

104 Receptions, 1432 Receiving Yards, 11 Receiving TD's, 1 2PT conversion, 263.20 Fantasy Points

 

Hands down the best and most valuable player on my team. I whiffed on so many picks this season, it's amazing I even made the playoffs (I paid for it at the end though). Hopkins was THE reason I started out 7-0. He wasn't even my first 3rd round pick, I took Jordan Matthews over him! This guy makes so many spectacular plays and the most amazing thing is that he does it despite the lack of quality QB play he's had. Ryan Mallett, Brian Hoyer, T.J. Yates, and Brandon Weeden....not exactly the cream of the crop. Yet he still had over 1400 yards receiving and 11 TD's. Imagine if he got a real QB? He was the only bright spot on my team and pending anything weird happening, he'll definitely be back on my squad next year.

RB

Adrian Peterson (Sons Of The Harpy)

RB Rank: 2

Overall Rank: 16

2nd Selection to All Stud Team

1418 Rushing Yards, 10 Rushing TD's, 29 Receptions, 221 Receiving Yards, 3 Fumble Lost, 232.40 Fantasy Points

 

All the worries about Peterson not having it anymore after a year off were for nothing as Peterson came back and left off where had before, as a super elite RB. Peterson's going to lead the league in rushing yards, and he had an excellent comeback season and proved he was the worth keeping for Drew. He ends up as the 2nd ranked RB and now Drew will have a question weather to keep him yet again and see if Peterson can defy the odds all over again.

RB

Todd Gurley (No Soup For You)

RB Rank: 5

Overall Rank: 29

1st Selection To All Stud Team

1108 Rushing Yards, 10 Rushing TD's, 21 Receptions, 188 Receiving Yards, 1 Fumble Lost, 198.10 Fantasy Points

 

I know besides Peterson, 3 other running backs finished better than Gurley, but keep in mind his basically was inactive for 3 games (his first official game he just eased in) and I feel the Champion has to have at least one representative on this team and Gurley looks to be the cornerstone of his team. This is his third team he's been named to so I've said everything I can about the guy. He definitely looks legit, and we'll see if this is the first of many All Stud Teams to come.

TE

Rob Gronkowski (Channel 4 News Team)

TE Rank: 1

Overall Rank: 23

3rd Selection to All Stud Team

70 Receptions, 1158 Receiving Yards, 11 Receiving TD's, 216.80 Fantasy Points

  

He's just too dominant to not make this squad. He now ties Calvin Johnson with most times on this team at 3. Gronk is still by far the best tight end in the league and he relatively stayed healthy missing only 1 game. It's gonna be tough to knock Gronk off this spot barring injury. Definitely worth keeper consideration for Albert.

Flex

Devonta Freeman (RB) (Hoosier Daddy)

RB Rank: 1

Overall Rank: 8

1st Selection to All Stud Team

980 Rushing Yards, 11 Rushing TD's, 71 Receptions, 560 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 1 Fumble Lost, 265.5 Fantasy Points

 

I can't ignore what Freeman did, finishing as the #1 overall running back. He might not have been a playoff team, but he more than proved his worth as a 9th round draft pick. Ryan will definitely have an edge next season keeping him there.

Wane McGarity Stud Of The Year

Cam Newton (BigBadBob)

  

The first ever two time Stud Of The Year, Cam's season was so dominant and great that I had to give him this nod. Hands down the best fantasy player this season.

And that'll officially wrap up the 2015 season! All the awards have been given out, and now we wait until I reopen the league in late June probably. Thanks for playing and see ya in 2016!

  

  

 

Year End Awards: All Draft Day Steal Team/Draft Day Steal Of The Year

It happens every year. Players outperform their draft position big time. You go back and look and go "wow I can't believe this guy was taken in the 10th round" etc. Here are the players who had a way bigger impact than their draft position would have indicated.

QB

Cam Newton (BigBadBob)

Drafted: 9th Round (99th Overall) By Dad

# of QB's Drafted/Kept Ahead of Cam: 12

QB Rank: 1

Overall Rank: 1

3544 Passing Yards, 33 Passing TD's, 10 INT's, 626 Rushing Yards, 8 Rushing TD's, 4 Fumbles Lost, 394.36 Fantasy Points

 

Ton of worthy candidates here as Carson Palmer and Blake Bortles were both 14th round picks as well and had very successful seasons in the fantasy game. At the end of the day though I gotta go with Cam. Cam was supposed to be a do not draft kind of QB this season, especially when Kelvin Benjamin went down with a season ending injury before the season even started. It was thought that with no real weapons, Cam and the Panthers would struggle to score points. DEAD WRONG. Dad didn't even draft Cam as his starting QB, he had drafted Matthew Stafford a couple of rounds before. Stafford's early season struggles led Dad to start using Cam and it paid off big time. Cam accounted for 41 TD's rushing and passing, and was the #1 scorer in our league. Not bad for the 12th QB taken off the board. 

WR

Allen Robinson (Sons Of The Harpy)

Drafted: 6th Round (66th Overall) By Drew

# of WR's taken ahead of Robinson: 25

WR Rank: 4

Overall Rank: 18

75 Receptions, 1292 Receiving Yards, 14 Receiving TD's, 250.70 Fantasy Points

 

Allen Robinson was a sleeper pick in the preseason and more than delivered on that projections. 25 receivers were taken before Drew took a chance on him in Round 6. Robinson was amazing. He was even Drew's "WR 3" on paper when he drafted him yet he way outperformed both Demaryius Thomas and Amari Cooper. He finished as the 4th ranked receiver in our league. I'd say he's a prime candidate to be kept as his price tag is so low.

WR
Brandon Marshall (Winter Is Over)

Drafted: 5th Round (56th Overall) by Alex

# of WR Taken Ahead of Marshall: 22

WR Rank: 5

Overall Rank: 19

101 Receptions, 1376 Receiving Yards, 13 Receiving TD's, 2 Fumble Lost, 262.10 Fantasy Points

 

Alex fielded a pretty terrible team last year, but he was a Martavis Bryant catch away from making the playoffs for the 2nd straight year and Brandon Marshall was the main reason why. I was 100% wrong about Marshall as I thought after last year's injury riddled, ineffective season (he made the Michael Wiley Dud Team) and then a trade to a team like the Jets who aren't exactly known for being a pass team, he was done as being a fantasy relevant receiver. Not only was he not done, he proceeded to have one of the best seasons of his career, and this isn't a 25 year old receiver we're talking about. Marshall flourished with the Jets, and he ended up being a top 5 WR. Not bad for a 5th round pick(at the time even I thought that was too high).

WR

Doug Baldwin (Rocket Man)

Drafted: 12th Round (139th Overall) By Eugene

# of WR taken before Baldwin: 58

WR Rank: 7

Overall Rank: 30

73 Receptions, 1023 Receiving Yards, 14 Receiving TD's, 222.80 Fantasy Points

 

Even though he did all of his damage in the 2nd half of the season, you cannot deny the huge impact Doug Baldwin had for Eugene in the playoff stretch. He helped carry Eugene to his 3rd place finish. If you look at the last 7 games Baldwin has played in he had one 9 point game early, but then his lowest game would be 18.5. 5 games of 21.80 or more, the guy was SUPER HOT at the right time. It came outta nowhere and to get this kind of production from a guy who had 58 receivers get drafted before him is just....typical fantasy football. Every week we kept waiting for Baldwin to "come down to earth" and he never did. Now maybe some of it had to do with losing so much depth in the running game with both Lynch and Rawls out during this period. Nevertheless, Baldwin flourished and he was a huge contributor for Eugene.

RB

Devonta Freeman (Hoosier Daddy)

Drafted: 9th Round (100th Overall) By Ryan

# of RB's Taken ahead of Freeman: 36

RB Rank: 1

Overall Rank: 8

980 Rushing Yards, 11 Rushing TD's, 71 Receptions, 560 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 1 Fumble Lost, 265.5 Fantasy Points

 

The 9th round produced both the #1 ranked QB and #1 RB proving that elite talent can definitely slip to the later rounds. Freeman wasn't even the first Falcons running back taken, it was Tevin Coleman. 36 running backs went ahead of Freeman. He outscored all of them. Dominant as a rusher and a pass catcher, Freeman took advantage of Tevin Coleman's early season injury and never let the starting job go. Up to week 16 he had nearly 1000 yards rushing, over 70 catches for nearly 600 yards receiving and 13 total TD's. How Ryan didn't make the playoffs with both DeAngelo Williams and Devonta Freeman just shows how weak the rest of his roster was. There's no doubt though, Ryan will start strong as Freeman will be a keeper at a 9th round value.

RB

Todd Gurley (No Soup For You)

Drafted: 6th Round (62nd Overall) by Leland

# of RB's taken ahead of Gurley: 23

RB Rank: 5

Overall Rank: 29

1108 Rushing Yards, 10 Rushing TD's, 21 Receptions, 188 Receiving Yards, 1 Fumble Lost, 198.10 Fantasy Points

 

Gurley was the ultimate high risk, high reward pick. The reason he slipped was because he was coming off a major ACL injury and his timetable was still highly in question. Some people thought he'd miss 2-6 games. It's really hard to take a risk on someone who's a) a rookie, b)coming off a injury and c)playing in a pretty good defensive division. Leland though is a gambler, and he took the risk in round 6 in hopes to find a potential superstar. It paid off tremendously. Gurley only missed two games and he ended up ranking as the 5th best back in the league. He was basically matchup proof and had a terrific rookie season en route to Leland's 2nd championship. What makes it even sweeter is that Gurley, pretty much a for sure top 5 draft pick in redraft leagues, will be kept by Leland as a mere 6th round pick. Those kind of risks are why Leland is hoisting title #2.

TE

Jordan Reed (Light's Broken's Bots)

Drafted: 13th Round (156th Overall) by Matt

# of TE's taken before Reed: 17

TE Rank: 2

Overall Rank: 35

83 Receptions, 907 Receiving Yards, 11 Receiving TD's, 2 Fumble Lost, 194.2 Points

 

I know his injury history scares off most people..but damn..tight end is always a relatively weak position yet 17 tight ends went before him?! I mean Owen Daniels...Larry Donnell..Coby Fleener (by Matt like 5 rounds earlier!) just his potential alone is worth a shot over them. It's too bad injuries derailed Matt's season, because a fully healthy team of Matt's with the way Jordan Reed played would've been a surefire contender. Reed only missed two games this season and was great, especially towards the end of the season as he really clicked with Kirk Cousins. Only Gronk finished as a better tight end. He's still a big time injury risk, but here's proof that his talent is definitely worth the gamble.

Flex

Doug Martin (RB) (Channel 4 News Team)

Drafted: 5th Round (57th Overall) By Albert

# of RB's taken before Martin: 21

RB Rank: 4

Overall Rank: 28

1354 Rushing Yards, 6 Rushing TD's, 26 Receptions, 211 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD, 5 Fumbles Lost, 201.5 Fantasy Points

 After an amazing rookie season (in which he was one Leland's best players in his first championship run) Doug Martin had been starting to like a bust. He had not been able to recapture the success he had in year 1. Most of us passed on him, despite him being in a contract year because of his poor track record recently. Well, he finally broke through again and was the Doug Martin of old. Martin, is still in contention for the rushing title with Adrian Peterson, and finished as the #4 RB in our league. Not bad for a guy who had 21 other running backs drafted over him. He will definitely be an intriguing keeper prospect for Albert at a low price tag next season.

Draft Day Steal of The Year

Devonta Freeman (Hoosier Daddy)

 

This was tough for me as it was between Freeman and Cam, but I have to give the edge to the running back here as it's so hard to find a dominant running back as it is, much less in round 9. I know Cam finished #1 overall in scoring, but QB's always lead the league in scoring, not to take anything away from Cam because he was terrific and deserves this as well, but Freeman was also great and a potential franchise back as a keeper in round 9 puts him over the top for steal of the year.