Monthly Archives: December 2012

Sky

DeAngelo Will.i.ams Pumps It (LOUDER!)

| 2012 Fantasy Football, Fantasy Football Daily Notes | 10 Comments

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It seems to happen every year.  Ok, it’s now happened for two straight years at least but that’s NFL years.  In human years, that’s more akin to 13.  But back to the scoop, DeAngelo Williams has gone from fantasy flatliner to fantasy freak all over again when the last 4 weeks arrive.  After finishing the 2011 season with a week 14-17 output of 309 total yards and 4 touchdowns, DeAngelo has followed it up with a 517 total yard, 4 TD performance during the same span for the 2012 season, capping it off with a 210 yard, 2 TD crescendo to end the year.  If it hadn’t been for ‘Hey, Hey, Hey’ it’s Mike Tolbert and his 3 TD runs, we’d be talking about an even more amazing day.  However, ask anyone who drafted DeAngelo if they got to enjoy this explosion and I have a funny feeling you’ll start a fight.  The sad truth is, DeAngelo actually scored more touchdowns and gained more yardage in the final 4 games of the year than he did in the first 12.  It’s truly a case of bad team management with the Running Back attack of the Panthers and has little to nothing to do with the talent involved.  It’s like they finally figure out how to utilize their players in the final month only to forget it all the next year and start from scratch.  In either case, it was a week 17 to both remember and for the Panthers to forget when the 2013 season rolls around.  See you next year, DeAngelo…I’m pretty sure you’re gone till December for 2013 as well if you stay in Carolina.  Yes, I know that’s Wyclef Jean and not Will.i.am…but the reference was too good to not go out on it!  In other fantasy football news to wrap up the 2012 season…

Drew Brees – Completed another solid fantasy season by almost getting a 400 yard game – finished with 396 – to go with 4 touchdowns.  It was a season with a few hiccups for Brees but he’ll most likely end the year the leader at the QB position in touchdowns (43) and yards (5177), barring late game antics from Romo and Rodgers.  If you drafted this QB in the first round, ya done good son and I mean that ‘son’ in the figurative sense.  Stop asking me for lunch money.

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Zorboss

Eliminate the Suicide Week 17 –We’ve Come Full Circle on a Wagon Full of Picks and Suicides

| 2012 Fantasy Football, Eliminate The Suicide | 3 Comments

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Well here we are; week 17, the last coup de grace for a few of you, and for others, the Holy Grail of eternal survival and a suicide championship belt.  For many of us (me included), the year ended early with a bucket full of shame.  Again, how in the world has Arizona gone from a strong contender early on to the weakest of pretenders later on?  For some of you, the loss came in the middle of the season, raising your hopes just enough to curse your losing choice for a few weeks thereafter.  And for another select few, the season has boiled down to these last two weeks, creating stress levels beyond the reading ability of the stress test machine.  No matter what category you fall in, all we can hope for is that we don’t need too much therapy and rehabilitation at season’s end.  However, as always, it’s been a fun ride on the rollercoaster that is the National Football League.

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Josh Carey

Bet the Farm: Gambling on NFL Week 17

| 2012 Fantasy Football, Bet The Farm | 8 Comments

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Bet the Farm is Razzball’s weekly wagering column. Josh Carey and Zorboss compete against your picks in the comments. The rules?

- You start off with $1,000 (and can start playing along in the comments any time you want – even now)
- Every bet must be an increment of $10 up to your full bankroll ($1,000 or maybe more)
- You can bet on the over/under or spread for any NFL game (Yahoo Sports’ Odds page is a good place to pick your lines)
- Win, add $9 to your total for every $10 bet (you have to beat the rake).

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Tehol Beddict

Hard Targets: Dez Goes “Kobe” Bryant on Saints

| 2012 Fantasy Football, Hard Targets | 8 Comments

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Is your league still going in week 17? I’m not quite sure what to make of that quite honestly. On one hand I want to denounce you and watch my chicken viciously peck at your children, and on the other hand, can I, Tehol Beddict, fantasy writer extraordinaire, really blame you for wanting to extend fantasy football another week? Fantasy football is fantastic, maybe even better than pure columbian blow(that may be going too far), but some will state it unwise that your league is set up to play when numerous teams are usually set up to play meaningless games. When I say that the games are meaningless, I mean that a few of your fantasy stud muffins may be riding the pine this week in preparation for the playoffs. Talk to your league manager about it. When I say talk, I mean take him in a dark room and stroke him/her with a couple blows to the kidneys while sporting brass knuckles. Nothing like going into a title game having to start the likes of Harry Douglas. Either way, you get another Beddict post, and being that I am the Razzball fantasy football champion, how can you not heed my advice? You almost have no choice at this point. So, no matter that I don’t agree with your league set up. Just win Baby.

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Sky

FanDuel Value Plays: Week 17

| 2012 Fantasy Football, FanDuel | 6 Comments

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Sure, everyone likes top shelf.  Whether it’s the tequila or the vodka or my grandpappy’s moonshine, we all wanna live like we’re in a Nickelback video without looking like Chad Kroeger and without having to actually listen to Nickelback.  But not all of us can afford top shelf…hrm, could that be because we are constantly pumping money into gambling on football?  Nah, I see no correlation!  What I do see is one of the few remaining chances at cash in the football world by trying to buy as much bottom shelf options as I can afford on FanDuel this week.  So without any more references to Nickelback *shudders* let’s take a look at the cheap plays around the league for week 17.

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VinWins

RCL Football Update, Week 16

| 2012 Fantasy Football, Commenter Leagues | 3 Comments

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The Master Standings can be found here. You can also find a link to them in the drop-down menu above, under “Leagues.”

Congratulations to Moffitt Divers (Cracklin’ Brats), your 2012 RAZZBALL COMMENTER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!!! The Divers set the pace in the regular season, finishing at 13-1, and continued their winning ways in the playoffs, defeating Hot Sauce by 7 in an exciting final.

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Sky

Razzball Writer’s League Season Recap

| 2012 Fantasy Football, Razzball Writers League | 2 Comments

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It started off as a simple idea. We thought to ourselves ‘man, we have a lot of writers this year. Why don’t we all start a league together? Wouldn’t that be fun?’. And then a few weeks passed. And then a few more. And then a week before the season started we thought to ourselves ‘man, we have a lot of writers this year. Why don’t we all start a league together? Wouldn’t that be fun?’. Only the second time we followed through and in the end, twelve Razzball writers entered the yahoo league and only one left the victor. For your reading pleasure, we bring to you the Razzball Writers League that was, in their own words…

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Sky

Weekly Rankings: The One Featuring Justin Blackmon And Ferris Bueller

| 2012 Fantasy Football, 2012 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings | 13 Comments

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Well, it’s the end of the year and I have to ask…you’re still here?  It’s over, go home.  Week 16 is when championships are decided, not week 17.  Have you no shame?  Ok, so some of you play through to week 17.  Dear, sweet baby Jeebus I don’t know why you do but since you do, we’re gonna do what we came to do, ain’t that right boo?  Ahem, this is where the lady Razzballers say ‘True‘…hello?  Alright, fine, you’re not Notorious B.I.G.

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Loudon

Week 17 Rush and Pass Defense: Time to Bench Your #1 Pick?

| 2012 Fantasy Football, Rush & Pass Strategy | 4 Comments

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So you’re in a fantasy league that plays all 17 weeks huh?  That can always be rough for the teams whose early round picks are resting comfortably on the bench because their playoff seed is locked up.  Thankfully, this year there are fewer of those players than there typically are in week 17, but there are still plenty of concerns.  You can test your luck with backups, but in many cases, the backup has seen so little action that it’s impossible to tell whether they’ll be able to rise to the occasion.

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