Another year is in the books. The official victor is @njfan. Congrats! His margin of victory was 11 points and if the Monday night game had been played it could have gone either way. So congrats to Dragontrainer too! Third place goes to @zinimusprime but @brendles got totally hosed on the Monday night game. I can’t do anything about your trophy icon @brendles but you tried and that’s the important thing.
The coveted toilet paper icon goes to @metaphore. Everyone else:
THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON EVERYONE! SEE YOU NEXT FALL!
(And someone please remind me to end the league in week 17.)
@njfan If you send me an address I’ll send you a winner’s prize. I can’t send it to an email address. Just needed to point that out since some people apparently don’t understand that concept.
FYI the schedule changed because after deleting teams the divisions were uneven and I had to reset the league AND NOT BECAUSE I’M AFRAID TO PLAY @NJFAN.
@sammydog01 I did notice that, was gonna try it out tomorrow when im allowed to move people around. Maybe broken QB wont mean i have to hurt my team more holding on to him hoping he gets better enough.
@sammydog01 I changed my mind on who to play at the last minute. I guess I should have listened to sports illustrated instead of espn. Maybe I can just rotate through all the QBs and break them.
Finally back - hope all are doing well. I have to say I was riding high after week 1 but it’s been downhill ever since, lol. Oh, and @njfan, I can’t bend my knee but my middle finger works. Will that suffice?
@metaphore lost by eight tenths of a point. Bummer.
So she joins @tohar1, @gallogj, and me in the loser, I mean consolation bracket.
The good team playoffs are seeded properly so I’ll wait to award a crappy prize to the winner. Keep your expectations low.
Since the consolation bracket is reverse seeded to avoid hurting anyone’s feelings I will send @tohar1 a crappy prize unless they prefer to see how the playoffs go and pawn it off on someone else. Whisper a mailing address @tohar1.
@sammydog01@dragontrainer will do the only respecable thing and play only his worst players to allow me safe passage into thine tournament!
/giphy battle
@MarkDaSpark@sammydog01 playoffs are seeded based on your rank, which is based on your record (wins vs losses). If you and another team have the same record, then it’s based on who has more points total scored
@sammydog01 “And it looks like @tohar1 has locked in last place…” Good Lord! This is me trying!! I’d hate to see what it’d be like if I just said, “What the Meh?!?”
The official word is in from ESPN, there will be no points awarded from the Monday night game. Good thing we didn’t have money involved. Or a last place punishment.
We do however have an award for the winner. It is not a trophy and involves a trip to the craft store and will be meh in the extreme. I ordered double just in case.
If it’s acceptable to anyone who cares I would like to call it a draw. Week 18 is stupid anyway because the top players get benched, and I’m pretty sure I decided last year to end on week 17 and forgot. Remind me next year?
Draft is tonight! We still have one spot available if anyone wants to join up. The excitement is building! Will someone pick a rookie quarterback first round? Will one manager forget to show up and get a kicker in the third round? And that one person who picked quarterbacks for the first four rounds for several years running, I miss her.
Not going to lie, unless I’m tagged, and get an e-mail notification, I’m hit and miss on the msg board. My new daily addiction: Wordle.
Anyway!
@sammydog01 - thank you for setting up the draft for us all. I’m a man of my word and won’t insinuate that you’ve stacked the deck by once again including children that may only exist in your thoughts. I like my chances against you and the rest of the auto-drafters.
@sammydog01 I tried to get Geno, but you got first waiver this week. I wasn’t sure if Wentz was gonna play this week and there’s not a lot of other choices.
We got a game between Zinlandia Zinimusprimes and Team Dragontrainer! Even though dragontrainer has Mike Williams (Chargers) on her team, she needs his QB to have a horrible game since that QB (Justin Herbert) is on Zinimusprimes’s team.
@sammydog01 let’s see what ESPN suggests. If the four letter network doesn’t suggest anything, I think 4 is pretty good. Another suggestion is swapping out the players who were effected.
On a separate note, I watched the game live. When Buck mentioned they were doing CPR, it got scary. I don’t think ESPN knew how bad it was until after the second commercial break. After the first break, they replayed him collapsing and, call me out if I’m wrong, I don’t think the networks ever replay a gruesome injury, and this one was unique because it wasn’t obvious from the jump.
@njfan I didn’t realize there isn’t a Thursday game this week so we have some time to decide.
I missed this one live fortunately but was watching when Ryan Shazier was injured. That was the last game I saw that season. I think I even skipped the Super Bowl. Football can suck.
@sammydog01 Thanks for everything you do! Hamlin’s injury really did hobble my end game, but more importantly he’s on his way to recovery. Love to all the teams this year - can’t wait for next season!
@sammydog01 I should have trusted Matthew Stafford after all. I was watching the Miami game when Tua got hurt and decided I’d had enough NFL for a while. Hope you’re OK Tua.
@sammydog01 it’s been a little stressful and the blowers from the landscapers nearby isn’t really helping but other than that I am doing okay. Yes, I checked the app. You’re still 4-7 but know I still think you’re a winner, hahahaha.
I WILL TAKE IT PERSONALLY IF I WANT TO.
@sammydog01 Damn rights!
@sammydog01 You should take that personally…since you got beat by an autodraft team.
Another year is in the books. The official victor is @njfan. Congrats! His margin of victory was 11 points and if the Monday night game had been played it could have gone either way. So congrats to Dragontrainer too! Third place goes to @zinimusprime but @brendles got totally hosed on the Monday night game. I can’t do anything about your trophy icon @brendles but you tried and that’s the important thing.
The coveted toilet paper icon goes to @metaphore. Everyone else:
THANKS FOR A GREAT SEASON EVERYONE! SEE YOU NEXT FALL!
(And someone please remind me to end the league in week 17.)
@njfan If you send me an address I’ll send you a winner’s prize. I can’t send it to an email address. Just needed to point that out since some people apparently don’t understand that concept.
@sammydog01 @metaphore @brendles @zinimusprime …you know what to do…
@njfan
/giphy bow
@njfan Also:
@sammydog01 not the waist…
@metaphore
@njfan bold of you to assume I have a knee left to bend after being cut off at them in the playoffs.
@metaphore you’ve made your champion laugh. You are excused.
@njfan Fine but you may have to help me get up again.
/image old lady kneeling
By the way your prize is ready. Send me an address or hang it up here and pretend I won.
@sammydog01 thank you!
/image hugz
FYI the schedule changed because after deleting teams the divisions were uneven and I had to reset the league AND NOT BECAUSE I’M AFRAID TO PLAY @NJFAN.
And our last slot is filled.
My QB broke his hand the first game of the season. This is gonna be a good year.
@metaphore I have his top wide receiver. Did you notice there’s a slot for injured players?
@sammydog01 I did notice that, was gonna try it out tomorrow when im allowed to move people around. Maybe broken QB wont mean i have to hurt my team more holding on to him hoping he gets better enough.
@metaphore I see you picked up the Sports Illustrated quarterback start of the week. I hope it works out for you.
@metaphore And yet you played someone else. Who hurt his ankle.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@sammydog01 I changed my mind on who to play at the last minute. I guess I should have listened to sports illustrated instead of espn. Maybe I can just rotate through all the QBs and break them.
@metaphore Want Tom Brady? You can break him, I don’t mind.
@sammydog01 I’ll see how long it takes me to break Carr. But it looks like I’ll get to try out that IR spot after all.
@metaphore Looks like one of us will have first waiver pick. Fight you for a decent quarterback.
@sammydog01 There’s decent ones we can still pick up?
@metaphore Yep. At least better then we have now. (Maybe not better than Carr.)
@sammydog01 Wait, how did you score 160 points and still lose? Why do you need anything?
@metaphore I know, right?
/giphy table flip
@metaphore You get first pick tonight. I get your leftovers. Gonna look for a quarterback who’s last name isn’t Brady.
@tohar1 Guess what? It’s game night!
@sammydog01 Have I mentioned that I hate Thursday football games?!? Well, I do.
Finally back - hope all are doing well. I have to say I was riding high after week 1 but it’s been downhill ever since, lol. Oh, and @njfan, I can’t bend my knee but my middle finger works. Will that suffice?
@brendles I do not accept your middle finger. Do you know what I will accept?
@brendles @njfan
Be careful who you ask!
Dragontrainer…
/image I’m not worthy.
@njfan Poor Mark Andrews just couldn’t score 70 points. I’ll pass the message along.
@njfan
Did I mention Dragontrainer’s way nicer than me?
@sammydog01
/image shocked
Hey guys did you see I picked up a player that got over 20 points? I’M NOT A TOTAL LOSER.
/giphy not a loser
REGULAR SEASON FINAL RESULTS:
@njfan and Dragontrainer clinched playoff spots early leaving @zinimusprime, @brendles, and @metaphore in a sudden death fight for the last two spots.
@metaphore lost by eight tenths of a point. Bummer.
So she joins @tohar1, @gallogj, and me in the loser, I mean consolation bracket.
The good team playoffs are seeded properly so I’ll wait to award a crappy prize to the winner. Keep your expectations low.
Since the consolation bracket is reverse seeded to avoid hurting anyone’s feelings I will send @tohar1 a crappy prize unless they prefer to see how the playoffs go and pawn it off on someone else. Whisper a mailing address @tohar1.
@sammydog01 @dragontrainer will do the only respecable thing and play only his worst players to allow me safe passage into thine tournament!
/giphy battle
@sammydog01 You better win the first round so we can showdown for the Toilet Bowl
@sammydog01 I’m shocked I squeaked in there.
/giphy where is everyone?
I am waiting for those FOOTball players to stop using their hands so much.
@yakkoTDI
This week I won with 99 points. Last week I lost with 162 points.
/giphy that makes sense
@sammydog01 This is why head-to-head leagues are so chaotic. 50/50 leagues are where it’s at
@capguncowboy I don’t even know what that is.
@sammydog01 if you score in the top 50% of your league, you win. No more scoring the second highest total for the week and still taking a loss
@capguncowboy @sammydog01
But, but …
@capguncowboy @sammydog01
That would have worked last year for me!
How do playoffs work? And rankings are by Total Points then?
@MarkDaSpark @sammydog01 playoffs are seeded based on your rank, which is based on your record (wins vs losses). If you and another team have the same record, then it’s based on who has more points total scored
Oh, FFS. I lost this week by 1.2 points? I’m so annoyed, lol.
@brendles Nope 0.12 points. In overtime. Pretty impressive actually.
@brendles @sammydog01
Oooh … Better wait for Stat updates! Sometimes those reverse the Win/Loss when it’s that close! IIRC, it happened in one of my leagues in the past!
And my son still has the Smallest Margin of Victory in our Casemates FFL!
Week 12 in 2013, and 0.12 point margin as well!
@brendles if it’s any consolation, I’m okay with it.
@njfan even worse, it was actually only .12 pts. LOL.
@metaphore HOW COULD I LOSE TO A TEAM WITHOUT A QUARTERBACK?
/giphy table flip
@sammydog01 How embarrassing, what type of person would play without a quarterback?
LAST WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON COMING UP!
Two teams are locked into the playoffs and three are vying for that last spot! Gonna be fun!
And it looks like @tohar1 has locked in last place unless they come up with a 250 plus point game. Did I mention there’s a prize?
I plan on wiping the floor with the other teams in the loser’s, I mean consolation bracket. SO KEEP PLAYING EVERYONE.
@sammydog01 “And it looks like @tohar1 has locked in last place…” Good Lord! This is me trying!! I’d hate to see what it’d be like if I just said, “What the Meh?!?”
@tohar1 This is the first year I remember everyone still chugging along at the end. We almost always get quitters. And I’m proud of everyone.
Next week the slates are clear and we start over. GET YOUR GAME ON!
@sammydog01 I received my package from you & just laughed out loud when I opened it! I will display it proudly! Hard Earned!!
@tohar1 It’s not easy coming in last when you’re trying to win.
So maybe I can’t win the consolation bracket but at least I can play this guy:
@sammydog01 another example of the internet living on forever. Sad.
@njfan I CAN’T BELIEVE I DIDN’T TRUST HIM. Next week, for sure.
The official word is in from ESPN, there will be no points awarded from the Monday night game. Good thing we didn’t have money involved. Or a last place punishment.
We do however have an award for the winner. It is not a trophy and involves a trip to the craft store and will be meh in the extreme. I ordered double just in case.
If it’s acceptable to anyone who cares I would like to call it a draw. Week 18 is stupid anyway because the top players get benched, and I’m pretty sure I decided last year to end on week 17 and forgot. Remind me next year?
@sammydog01 I love it. I’m gonna hang it over my couch with pride.
@metaphore YAY! The banner is actually designed to go diagonally from the bottom left corner to top right but you do you.
And if next year you win it all I’ll send a winner banner.
@metaphore @sammydog01 wow, this is impressive. Like I mean, really, really impressive.
Draft is tonight! We still have one spot available if anyone wants to join up. The excitement is building! Will someone pick a rookie quarterback first round? Will one manager forget to show up and get a kicker in the third round? And that one person who picked quarterbacks for the first four rounds for several years running, I miss her.
Not going to lie, unless I’m tagged, and get an e-mail notification, I’m hit and miss on the msg board. My new daily addiction: Wordle.
Anyway!
@sammydog01 - thank you for setting up the draft for us all. I’m a man of my word and won’t insinuate that you’ve stacked the deck by once again including children that may only exist in your thoughts. I like my chances against you and the rest of the auto-drafters.
TIL that extra slot on my roster is for injured players. I wonder if it’s always been that way and I didn’t know?
@zinimusprime
/image bend the knee
@njfan
/giphy I’m not worthy
Gonna be a busy waiver day for me.
Son of a … Sorry, completely forgot to look at my email after indicating interest.
I blame myself!
@MarkDaSpark
/image shame
I HATE YOU ESPN.
At least I don’t own Dak Prescott, Trevor Lance, and that bad boy Mike Evans.
@sammydog01 That feels pretty personal, and I haven’t even had the chance to lose to you yet.
@metaphore I’m just getting ready for week 5.
@sammydog01 - who are the wombats? I have a message for them.
@njfan @brendles has been the wombats for years.
Thank you, @sammydog01!
@brendles
/image bend the knee
I guess I won this week? I was about ready to just give up on the whole season.
@metaphore Did I mention I have a prize for last place? Fight you for it.
@sammydog01 you’re not supposed to talk about last place prize till the season is over. Losing is easier than winning
I need another new quarterback. Too bad I can’t stand Brady’s face.
@sammydog01 What’s wrong with Goff? He got 33 points last week when you didn’t have him on your team.
@metaphore Geno Smith is my new guy. He’s totally not gonna let me down. Like Stafford. And Brady. And Tua. And Goff.
/giphy it’s my time
LYING BASTARDS.
@metaphore You like bad boys, don’t you?
/giphy bad boys
@sammydog01 I tried to get Geno, but you got first waiver this week. I wasn’t sure if Wentz was gonna play this week and there’s not a lot of other choices.
@metaphore THAT’S WHAT YOU GET FOR BEATING ME.
@sammydog01 Did you see? I finally found a quarterback!
@metaphore I SAW! Congrats!
@sammydog01 About time you won another…
@brendles I KNOW, RIGHT? 168 POINTS!
And yet I’m still in last place.
To have a peak into the home of sammydog and dragontrainer this past weekend.
/image popcorn nibble
@njfan I love you Dragontrainer but I tank on purpose for no one. (Good thing she’s already locked into a playoff spot.)
We got a game between Zinlandia Zinimusprimes and Team Dragontrainer! Even though dragontrainer has Mike Williams (Chargers) on her team, she needs his QB to have a horrible game since that QB (Justin Herbert) is on Zinimusprimes’s team.
/image let’s go!!!
@njfan Well they both had horrible games. YOU GO GIRL. Hey @zinimusprime, I bet you wish you had checked your lineup for injuries.
@njfan @sammydog01 I do
@metaphore, can’t believe this because you were almost in the winner’s bracket, MEET YOU IN THE LOSER LOSER’S FINAL.
@sammydog01 Finishing this season the same way I started, like absolute garbage.
@metaphore At least I was consistently garbage.
I hate to even bring this up but we need to decide what to do about yesterday’s game since it impacts the championship.
Options:
I’m open to any suggestions.
@sammydog01 let’s see what ESPN suggests. If the four letter network doesn’t suggest anything, I think 4 is pretty good. Another suggestion is swapping out the players who were effected.
On a separate note, I watched the game live. When Buck mentioned they were doing CPR, it got scary. I don’t think ESPN knew how bad it was until after the second commercial break. After the first break, they replayed him collapsing and, call me out if I’m wrong, I don’t think the networks ever replay a gruesome injury, and this one was unique because it wasn’t obvious from the jump.
@njfan I didn’t realize there isn’t a Thursday game this week so we have some time to decide.
I missed this one live fortunately but was watching when Ryan Shazier was injured. That was the last game I saw that season. I think I even skipped the Super Bowl. Football can suck.
@sammydog01 Thanks for everything you do! Hamlin’s injury really did hobble my end game, but more importantly he’s on his way to recovery. Love to all the teams this year - can’t wait for next season!
@brendles
It seemed a bit long. I probably would have figured the diagonal when I tried to hang out. Need to go grab some hooks
@metaphore I’m pretty sure it’s a cape and the ribbon is supposed to go around your neck.
@metaphore @njfan Ooh ideas for next year!
By the way Dragontrainer doesn’t visit the forums but I’m happy to pass along any messages. She appreciates insults just as much as anyone.
@metaphore
@njfan that’s a little per-emptive, i still have time for zeke to get 44 more points
@metaphore @njfan We’ll see who’s knee bending next week.
/giphy I’m coming for you.
@metaphore @njfan Well that’s a bit extreme.
@metaphore
I DON’T CARE WHAT THEY SAY I TRUST YOU MATTHEW STAFFORD.
@sammydog01 I should have trusted Matthew Stafford after all. I was watching the Miami game when Tua got hurt and decided I’d had enough NFL for a while. Hope you’re OK Tua.
WE’RE DONE STAFFORD.
/giphy we’re through
@sammydog01
@njfan You sure lucked out with the schedule this week. ESPN told me to go get drunk.
@sammydog01 Interesting. Thank you for sharing. Now that you’re done w/ your soliloquy…
@njfan
/giphy NEVER
@njfan THE PACKERS DST AGAINST THE BILLS?
@sammydog01
/image sad charlie brown
@njfan You won by 0.06 points.
/giphy lucky
@sammydog01 flashback to Chiefs v Rams on Monday Night Football a few years back.
Hey @brendles- @zinimusprime got screwed worse than you this week.
@brendles @sammydog01 he speaks truth - screwed hard
/giphy loser
@sammydog01 @zinimusprime I didn’t get screwed this week, surprisingly.
@zinimusprime At least you’re in the loser division. Did you see we all lost last week?
/giphy Go East!
I started off this season with suck hope and now I’m picking meme running backs from reddit.
@zinimusprime Pretty ballsy not bothering to play a kicker this week.
@sammydog01 well, when you’re this good…
/giphy brushing off shoulders
Hi @njfan, how’s it going this morning? Check your fantasy app lately?
@sammydog01 it’s been a little stressful and the blowers from the landscapers nearby isn’t really helping but other than that I am doing okay. Yes, I checked the app. You’re still 4-7 but know I still think you’re a winner, hahahaha.
@njfan Hey I have an 11% chance of making the playoffs.
@sammydog01 that’s the spirit kiddo!
This is a real nail biter. Is @zinimusprime watching both match up, cursing Mostert so I don’t pull this off?
@metaphore It’s more exciting than the football game.
@sammydog01 OOOOOOF. Miss the playoffs by less than a point.
@metaphore
/giphy NOOOOOO
I will admit that zinimus has the better team and it is well deserved that he makes it into the playoffs. But being so close stings
@metaphore You’re in the loser bracket now.
/giphy one of us
@metaphore I showed someone my team in this league and they asked why I wasn’t undefeated. I blamed the goat.
ESPN is opening waivers early tomorrow morning so now is the time to claim any players you want.
Edit: you can enter your waiver claims starting tomorrow morning and they will clear on Friday morning. I don’t read good.
@sammydog01
/giphy no good read
PSA: There’s a game tomorrow at 9:30 am. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
@gallogj You can’t say I didn’t warn you.
@sammydog01 Lol…too early in the morning for me to wake up. At least 2 of my players scored double what they normally do… hopefully that helps.
@gallogj If it makes you feel better you’ll beat me.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChFrWEwJFV1/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
Stupid Instagram
If Trevor Lawrence doesn’t play I’m picking up Nathan Peterman.
/giphy dibs