So on our fantasy homepage they have a cool (well, I'm a fantasy dork, so cool to me) new tab that has all of our all-time league results. Yup, all the standings, playoff brackets, team rosters, and winners going back to our league's creation in 2004.
And after careful examination (remember, I have all day to do nothing...), there were some interesting things I came across.
1) The best record of one of Kevin's team has been 7-7 (twice) and he has never finished higher than 4th place.
2004- 3-11, 6th place
2005- 7-7, 6th place
2006- 7-7, 4th place
2007- 3-11, 8th place
And for fun...
Kevin's All-Time Dud Roster:
QB- Joey Harrington (2004)
QB- Vince Young (2007)
WR- Michael Clayton (2005)
WR- David Givens (2004)
WR- Musin Muhammed (2005)
RB- Ahman Green (2005, I still remember "The Fumble")
RB- Rudi Johnson (2007)
It's not even like Kevin drafted bad either (well, Harrington...and Vick that one year...okay, and Vince Young wasn't exactly...fine I'll stop), he just had the WORST luck. Last year is the perfect example. He gets Larry Johnson, Willie Parker, and Rudi Johnson in his first three picks! Then he pawns off Jon Kitna and gets Adrian Peterson! Before last year, if I had those four backs, I'd be on cloud nine. Except none of them performed well, except for Peterson for first part of the year. I just feel bad for his teams, because they've almost always underperformed for him.
I also noticed another pattern...Kevin's team names always start with "Kevin_____". Interesting...Or should I say "Kevinteresting"??? (yes, I am playing dumb here. And yes, Kevin, I am playing dumb)
2) The Adam and Mike Pattern.
2004: Adam Champ
2005: Mike Champ
2006: Adam Champ
2007: Mike Champ
To add to the pattern, in years that Adam has been champ, I've finished in 5th place each time.
Strangely, Adam and I have never faced one another in the playoffs...
Prediction for 2008? Adam wins the league, I finish 5th, and Kevin decides that next year will be the year he drafts all Johnsons and Jones'. Oh and Stacey finishes third and someone who has never played in our league before finishes second (read below).
3) Stacey is awesome at finishing in 3rd place.
In only one year did Stacey fail to make the playoffs, but in the other three years she carried a number one seed (2004, 2007) or a number two seed (2006). Unfortunately, that first round of the playoffs she gets bulldozed, and ends up taking third place. She is the Atlanta Braves of fantasy football: typically great regular seasons, fades away in the post season.
4) Beware the one-year wonder.
Adam and I could consider them championship fodder, but they are always there in that championship game! They are the newbies to the Knob Hill Fantasy League, and they don't last long. They usually play one year, grab their second place finish and hit the road.
2004- Greek Angels (Larissa's one and only year)
2005- Raven's Nest (My dad's one and only year)
2006- 4th Meal Lovers (My friend Jared's one and only year)
2007- Macktastics (Stacey's step-dad's...one and only year [tbd]?)
I really do hope that Stacey's step-dad can play, and I'm hoping my dad will play as well. Otherwise someone new will step-in and grab 2nd place.
5) If we had made our league a keeper league from day 1, 'This Is a Fake Team' might have been owning our asses for years.
Roll call, please:
QB- Marc Bulger
QB- Trent Green
WR- Chad Johnson
WR- Tory Holt
WR- Hines Ward
RB- Shaun Alexander
RB- Edgerin James
TE- Jason Witten
K- Josh Brown
DEF- Tampa Bay
BN- Jeff Garcia
BN- Alge Crumpler
BN- Keyshawn Johnson
BN- Chad Pennington
Okay, last year might have been a down year for that roster, but the previous three, sheesh. Thank god that team was only around one year to destroy Kevin and I.
6) On the homepage it says, "Anyone who spends an hour looking at the history of their fantasy league is a loser to the nth degree."
Dammit.
~Mikey D
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5 comments:
It's weird - I looked through the trading block and there's already a listing for "Kevin's 2nd round pick".
My thoughts after looking through the history:
1. Kevin loves Michael Vick.
2. How did I finish 7-7 in 06 with Brady, Housh, LJ, Colston and MJD's killer rookie years, and NE D? Do you realize, Mike, that you and I were both 6-7 going into that last week, but he had a 76 point lead. That last week, I won and you lost which put me into the playoffs, where I eventually won.
3. I am still a little bitter from last year's draft, but I will keep my mouth shut.
Kevin loves any quaterback that runs. Too bad they never can throw, too...
I guess I've blocked that year out =). I remember that year being verrrry frustrating. You might have finished 7-7, but your team was built for when it matters. I would chalk your regular season record up to just some bad luck.
Haha, you still ended up with Westbrook, the number 2 fantasy back!!! But I completely understand, it's nice to be able to make your picks.
You know, the team that I always remember (more so than any of my own) was the first year when you had Brees, Tomlinson, and Gates. Good lord. I think that's weird that I remember it so vividly. Perhaps because it gave me nightmares each week =).
I'm excited for football and fantasy again...it can't come soon enough!
i think in the fall your priorities are going to be
1. fantasy football
2. school
3. grad school
4. blogging
5. me
so i am going to suck it up, and love fantasy football, so i actually get some time with you. :P
Hahaha, smartest girlfriend ever!
Vince Young is going to be good this year, just you watch...
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