- Jul 21, 2009
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I had 4 teams this year and only one team made it to the playoffs. My team, GameOfThrones Starks ended the season with a record of 8-6. 10-6 including the playoffs.
This year there were so many injuries and off the field issues it was difficult to field a decent roster. The owner with the best record (12-2) did it with the same core guys all season including LeSean McCoy, and the help of a resurgence from Tom Brady and a bit of luck and foresight when he nabbed Le'Veon Bell, who last year was pretty much a bust. This year he was fighting for first place in the rushing title. He also drafted Gronk (Rob Gronkowski) and was lucky he didn't get injured like the last two years. I was able to draft Jimmy Graham, who had a really bad season. He was the only starter I drafted.
I picked up Odell Beckam Jr. of of waivers and he helped me win the championship. 6 TDs in two games.
I've been playing fantasy league for 10 years. I've won the championship the last two years. Last year was easier. This year I had to do it coming from behind. I kept having guys go down on me and had to find replacements. I let the computor draft my team this year ...just to see what would happen and it really hosed me, drafting duds like Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Zac Stacy, and Ray Rice. I was really behind the power-curve early in the season.
The final score was 84.74 - 84.22. Going into last nights game between Denver and Cincy I was behind by 24 points and I had 3 players AJ Green, CJ Anderson, and Denver's kicker Connar Barth left to play ... and my opponent had none left. It looked like I was going to lose when AJ Green got hurt early in the game and he produced nothing. I won it with less than 2 minutes left in the game with a long catch and run from CJ Anderson. I was sweating bullets last night for sure.
My second season I finished with a tie during the championship and lost on a tie-breaker. That one really hurt because a last minute fumble brought me back into a tie with the owner I lost to.
Now I know how Al Gore felt.