#ALSO LET'S NOT FORGET THAT A LOSS FOR THE CHIEFS IS A LOSS FOR HARRISON BUTKER

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Fantasy G.O.A.T.s

Now we are officially past the halfway point of the season, and every game from here on out counts! Although this past week was the lowest average scoring week in the league, we also have a new season high (Bob) with 148.8 points, and a new season low (Melissa) with 51.7. The week-over-week race has tightened up at the top with Randall (50) only training Chris (51) by one point. Brent (46) is the only other team within ten points of the leader.

Last week the Heat Index was five for five predicting the winners of each matchup. Granted in fantasy sh*t happens, but momentum and solid lineups seem to be a good indicator of winning. This week:

Prince No Stars Randall (81) faces English Matthew (62) in a game that could be tighter than records would suggest.

Bad Luck Brent (56) plays Trash Can Jered (40) which indicates Brent’s season is not going to be over without a fight. Jered can also get back in the playoff conversation with a win.

In the game of the week, Melissa (48) plays Jocelyn (30). Although both of their records indicate playoff contention at 4-3, their Heat Index numbers suggest a lower scoring game between them.

The Rising Sun Bob (58) plays Fantasy Twilight Preston (39) in a game that could solidify Bob’s push toward the top four.

Calvin Diddley Chris (60) plays Bottom of the Barrel Dave (70) whose Heat Index should have Chris worried going into week 9 with only one loss.

Going back to last season, Randall is on a nine game winning streak. We have seen long streaks before, and they have not always ended up with the fantasy crown at season’s end. Last year David had a 9 game streak, and he also had a 10 game streak when he won the championship in 2016.

These are the other longest streaks:

2015 - Melissa wins 5 regular season games, two playoff games to become champion, and then wins he first game the next season going eight games without a loss

2016 - Brian wins 6 straight regular season games

2017 - Ed wins 7 straight regular season games

2018 - John wins 6 straight regular season games out of the gate

This week I did some work on figuring out how to measure the fantasy football GOAT in our league. Throughout the years we have moved from 15-game, 12-game, and 13-game regular seasons. We have had 10-man and 12-man leagues with up to seven bench spots originally. We have evolved as a league with 17 different team managers playing throughout the past seven years (2013 data is gone, but remember that Aubrey Caine and Brian’s nephew Austin also played with us before). With that being said, we should be able to start seeing who is just good (or lucky) in the Rugged Nugget Fantasy Football League.

The highest scoring season ever is held by Melissa (1490) but that was a 15 game regular season, and also the season she had the worst record in the league with the most points (4-10-1). Outside of that, Monson’s 1409 points last season were the highest 13 game season total.

The best regular season record was David’s 11-1 season in 2018 which Jered ended up winning the championship.

But let’s look deeper at more significant measurements of greatness:

If we look at average points per regular season game throughout our history, Brian leads that group at 97.1; followed by Jocelyn (95.1), Jered (94.6), and David (94.1). We are seeing an obvious scoring increase this year and all three newcomers are averaging the highest, but they still have much to prove over the years.

If we look at win percentages, Jocelyn is the leader in her fourth season at 66%; followed by Brian (62%), Ashleah (55%), David (54%), Monson (53%) and Jered (51%). Those are the only teams who have won more games than they have lost in our league. Chris’ 71%, although a small sample size, is trying to make the case he belongs in the great category, but there’s still a lot of season left.

And of course CHAMPIONSHIPS are a huge measure. If you don’t have a ring how can you be an all-time great. David (2), Jered (1), Melissa (1), Ed (1), and Brian (1) are all etched on the trophy.

I would dare say that Brian was one hell of a fantasy player. With the highest average points, second highest win percentage, and a championship; year after year he was one to be feared. Jered is third in average points, has more wins than losses and a trophy; quite impressive. Jocelyn, although has never won a trophy, has been in the playoffs each year and has the second highest average points and best win percentage... also a contender.

But even though the old man can’t tell you 10 starting quarterbacks during the offseason, David has the fourth highest point average, fourth best win percentage, and two championships making David the current GOAT of our league.

But let’s not forget the other side of the coin...

Excluding Roger’s single season and Taija’s two seasons, Preston has the lowest average game score with 82.5. Brent (85.7) and Randall (87.8) are not too far behind.

Outside of Taija (28%), Preston also has the worst win percentage at 38%. Bob and Matthew in their first seasons are at 43%, but Brent (44%) and Randall (46%) are also down at the bottom.

Without any championships, and having posted the worst single season point total (929) and the worst ever record (2-11) in 2019.... my best buddy Grizz, 32-52-1 all time, may have the worst fantasy football story. But Randall has also had a 2 win (2-10 in 2018) season, so you’re not alone. We can suck together.

In waivers this week, Randall overspent for Hasty at $21 with the next highest bid coming in at $7. Dionte Johnson was picked up by David for $9 with Jered falling short by $1. Joe Burrow was picked up for $7 with no other bids, and the Saints DST received $6 with another bid coming in for $2.

Melissa still has $91, and Preston ($84) and Bob ($82) have been conservative in the early half of the season. Brent is the lightest in his piggy bank with $39 followed by Randall ($45) and David ($49).

Best QB: Justin Herbert (38.4) - Bob

Best RB: Jeff Wilson (30.0) - FA

Best WR: Tyler Lockett (38.0) - Bob

Best TE: Harrison Bryant (17.6) - FA

Best DST: Chiefs DST (21.0) - Bob

Best K: Tyler Bass (21.0) - FA

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They “Predicted” The SuperBowl And Took A Shot At Matthew Stafford

They “Predicted” The SuperBowl And Took A Shot At Matthew Stafford

The SuperBowl has come and gone but as Lions fans we try to stay up on all the news regarding the Lions, and this little gem kinda got ignored primarily due being super busy for the SuperBowl; see what we just did there (lol)! Well take a look at it and tell us if it’s enough for you start demanding the Lions move on from Matthew Stafford at all costs…

They “Predicted” The SuperBowl And Took A Shot At Matthew Stafford

He’s only been leading the Kansas City Chiefs for two seasons, but Patrick Mahomes is already considered by some to be one of the best quarterbacks ever, which means that years down the line — when the internet is consumed with angry fans petitioning for a remake of the Game of Thrones prequel and complaining about how Kylo Ren’s son (don’t ask me how that’d work) shouldn’t have perished in Star Wars episode 12 — Mahomes is going to be measured against Tom Brady, the quarterback most consider to be the best to have ever played the game.

Barring a career-derailing injury to Mahomes or a new Patriots scandal that renders Brady’s accomplishments illegitimate, the comparison is inevitable. The number of championships they’ve won will undoubtedly be used as a measuring stick. So will their fourth-quarter comebacks and game-winning drives, since it’s one tool we often use to judge great quarterbacks — like Brady, whose legacy began with a game-winning drive in Super Bowl XXXVI and peaked with the most improbable of comebacks in the history of sports against the Falcons in Super Bowl LI.

What’s interesting about Mahomes, who will make his Super Bowl debut against the same coach who was coordinating the offense of the team that fell victim to that historic Brady comeback, is that his resume doesn’t include many game-winning drives or fourth-quarter comebacks. In 31 career starts in the regular season, he’s pieced together only four game-winning drives and three fourth-quarter comebacks. In four playoff starts, he technically has zero of either. For the sake of comparison, Deshaun Watson already has 10 game-winning drives and eight fourth-quarter comebacks in 38 regular-season games. Jimmy Garoppolo, who will meet the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, has four of each this season alone.

Peyton Manning holds the all-time record in fourth-quarter comebacks with 43. Brady isn’t far behind with 36. Manning also ranks first in game-winning drives with 54. Brady ranks fourth with 45. But if you factor in the postseason too, Brady actually has 45 fourth-quarter comebacks and 58 game-winning drives. Manning has 45 and 56, respectively. That’s why Brady has earned the reputation as the most-clutch quarterback of all time.

Using game-winning drives and fourth-quarter comebacks to measure a quarterback’s greatness has always been somewhat paradoxical. Mounting a game-winning drive or fourth-quarter comeback means the quarterback in question didn’t play well enough to be carrying a lead late in the game. Ideally, a quarterback would play well enough in quarters one through three to be in a situation where his team is winning comfortably throughout the final quarter. That’s why it felt weird wrong when Matthew Stafford was briefly garnering MVP support in 2016 as he broke Peyton Manning’s single-season record for the most fourth-quarter comebacks. It ignored the fact that Stafford was actively playing a role in creating the deficits he was later overcoming much later in the game.

Mahomes’ lack of game-winning drives and fourth-quarter comebacks shouldn’t be held against him. In his 31 career regular-season starts, the Chiefs are 24-7 and they’ve outscored their opposition by an average of 9.5 points per game. In his four career playoff starts, the Chiefs are 3-1 and they’ve outscored their opposition by an average of 10.8 points per game. Going through his game log and box scores, it’s remarkable how many big leads the Chiefs have held with Mahomes at quarterback. That’s far more important than game-winning drives or come-from-behind wins, because it eliminates the possibility of a loss…

How do the 49ers prevent Mahomes from engineering another remarkable comeback? They probably can’t.

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They game played out just like that, a remarkable comeback for the Kansas City Chiefs, and Patrick Mahomes…a similiar quarterback to our very own!

We may not like what was said about Matthew Stafford but there’s not much ground to stand on when all we have is the “almost” flag to plant as Lions fans!

We almost beat the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs barring the referees’ envolvement

  We almost made the playoffs with homefield advantage barring dropping the ball in the Green Bay game for the division title!

We almost had a defensive identity that could have still been ongoing with pairing N’Damukong Suh and Aaron Donald and not drafting Eric Ebron.

We almost had an offensive identity that could have still been ongoing with pairing O’Dell Beckham Jr and Calvin Johnson and not drafting Eric Ebron.

With the 3rd pick in the 2020 NFL draft, the Lions have the opportunity to set themselves up for the next decade and become a true contender for the title! Could they shake off the overwhelming weight of not winning a Superbowl ever by doing the unthinkable (at least here in Detroit) by taking Tua at #3 if as expected, Chase Young isn’t there?

Perhaps they could go Jerry Jeudy and pair him with Kenny Golladay for a dynamic duo for the next 5 years!

Or do the “easy and much needed”…pay Darius Slay and draft a Robin to his Batman by picking Ohio State’s Jeffery Okudah!

Honorable mention “move” convince Snacks Harrison to NOT retire and draft DT Derrick Brown to add to the expected strength of this much maligned defense!

Either way you slice it if the next 10 years are to be better than the last it’s either be by doing the conventional way of team building which will take almost a decade to completely do or be highly successful at spotting generational and talents that are last long in your system at nearly every draft pick you select!

Am we wrong for thinking to get the quick success of a playoff win or more the Lions and Bob Quinn may have to make the tough decision to move on from Stafford like this season or next?

Let me know below…

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Morris Claiborne picked a bad time for his worst game

December 11, 2017 | 12:46am Modal Trigger Morris Claiborne misses a tackle on wide receiver Demaryius Thomas in the fourth quarter of the Jets’ 23-0 loss to the Broncos on Sunday. Getty Images DENVER — Morris Claiborne has been one of the best additions the Jets made this season, but Sunday was a day he’d like to forget. Claiborne gave up repeated big plays to Demaryius Thomas, who had eight catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. “I gave up too much,” Claiborne said. “I gave up entirely too much today.” Claiborne got twisted up and interfered with Thomas on the Broncos star’s first-quarter touchdown. Claiborne grabbed him on the play and then never saw the ball coming. Thomas made the catch despite Claiborne being draped all over him for the 20-yard touchdown from Trevor Siemian. “He was just finding ways to get open, period, point blank,” Claiborne said. Claiborne called Sunday’s 23-0 loss, “embarrassing,” but said he believes the team will bounce back. “S–t, I sure hope so,” Claiborne said. “We still have some games to play. We have to finish what we started here. We can’t lay down right now just because it’s not going our way. We have some more games to play. Knowing the guys in this locker room, we have a lot of pride. I don’t believe we’re just going to lay down and let it be what it is.” --- Some of the Jets players indicated the team came out flat and without energy, but Jets coach Todd Bowles said he did not sense any problems before the game. “If I’d seen it coming, I’d have stopped it,” Bowles said. “We had a good week of practice and we were up in pregame. They played hard. We just didn’t execute.” --- The Jets lost long snapper Thomas Hennessy to a head injury in the first quarter. He was covering a punt when he was injured. The injury forced tight end Eric Tomlinson into emergency long-snapping duty. He snapped on four punts without an issue. --- Running back Elijah McGuire started the game for the Jets, but exited in the first quarter with an ankle injury. The rookie had just one carry for minus-3 yards on the game’s first play. --- The Jets inactives were QB Christian Hackenberg, CB Derrick Jones, CB Jeremy Clark, LB Freddie Bishop, LB Bruce Carter, OT Ben Ijalana and OL Jonotthan Harrison. … ILB Darron Lee was back in the starting lineup after being inactive last week against the Chiefs for being late to the team walk-through the day before the game. DE Muhammad Wilkerson was also back in the starting lineup after getting benched last week for being late to the team meeting on the day before the game. Share this: Source http://www.anglenews.com/morris-claiborne-picked-a-bad-time-for-his-worst-game/