Quick note: this year, instead of putting out a full week's worth of game reviews in one post, I'll be spreading them out over a few days. This makes it easier on me in that I can spend a little time each day writing instead of several hours on Tuesday or Wednesday night, and better for you in that you can check Commandant Lassard almost any day and there will be some new content, and if you (gasp) don't check every day, you can just scroll down and see what you missed.
If you haven't read Part A yet, click here.
Two unexpectedly tight, down-to-the-last minute games last night, though I admit that after Thursday night football, all day and night Sunday football, and the nail-biting Bills-Pats game, fatigue had set in for me by the second half of Raiders-Chargers. I suspect many, if not all, of you were already fast asleep by the time the game ended, sometime around 1:45am. If so, you missed not only some exciting NFL action, but some down-to-the-wire NBD action as well. None was closer than...
Wild Stallions (93) defeat Matt Ryan Loves Dogs (92)
Closing with a 14-point performance from the Green Bay defense, Koehler came out of the weekend with an 18-point advantage over DeYoung. With Philip Rivers and Nate Kaeding going in the late game, the Stallions had reason to feel confident, but not certain. That uncertainty must have heightened as the Raiders somewhat dominated the time of possession, giving the Chargers offense little opportunity to overtake the dog-lovers. Finally, though, the supposedly most-talented offense in the league rose to the occasion, driving in the fourth quarter to lead the Chargers, and the Stallions, to victory.
Also of note in this match-up were Koehler's Cedric Benson (17 pts) and DeYoung's Willis McGahee (20 pts), two rushers given up for dead by this blog who showed they're not quite done yet.
The Death Panel (95) defeats Woody's Warriors (88)
Though it also came down to Monday night, this contest wasn't nearly as dramatic as the last. Woody needed about 14 points out of his favorite early-round draftee, Antonio Gates. Unfortunately for him, Gates fell short (8 pts) and the Death Panel earned the victory. Thanks are due in enormous part to Drew Brees, whose 37 points constituted nearly 40% of DP scoring this week. I guess that answers my question about whether it was worth it to use a 2nd-round pick on him. The bad news for me in this one is that most of Woody's losing roster (Donovan McNabb, Calvin Johnson, Torry Holt, Michael Turner) are my players in other leagues. I did not do well this week.
A-Town Starbuckers (98) defeat You Got Got (91)
A (distant) second to Drew Brees in quarterback scoring this week was Tony Romo, whose early draft selection I similarly questioned. Romo proved me wrong to the tune of 26 points this week, enough to lead his Starbucker team to victory over You Got Got. Like his mascot, Big Brother's Jeff, Colly's team was ambushed before he could even get to the final, with A-Town's Santonio Holmes (19 pts) out-scoring Chris Johnson (6 pts) handily in the season opener. That was enough to overcome Derek's 0-fer from the WR2 position, as Anthony Gonzalez crumpled to the ground untouched early in the Colts-Jags game. One shudders to imagine what might happen if he were actually tackled at some point.
Your final two game re-caps will be posted tomorrow.
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9.15.2009
8.25.2008
NBD - Official Keepers
The keeper declaration deadline has come and gone, and the results are in. Your keepers are posted below:
Ray Tarasovic:
no keepers
Mike Tarasovic:
keeps Andre Johnson in the 2nd round, loses an 8th-round pick
Jon DeYoung:
keeps Steven Jackson in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Braylon Edwards in the 2nd round, loses an 8th-round pick
Michael Toobin:
keeps Marshawn Lynch (Rookie) in the 3rd round
Elliott Toobin:
keeps Adrian Peterson (R) in the 3rd round
Matt Haller:
keeps Joseph Addai in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Clinton Portis in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Justin Koehler:
keeps Frank Gore in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Tom Brady in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Sam Papkin:
keeps Willis McGahee in the 2nd round
Eric Sherwood:
keeps Brian Westbrook in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Calvin Johnson (R) in the 6th round
Kevin Manning:
keeps Terrell Owens in the 1st round, loses an 8th-round pick
keeps Peyton Manning in the 2nd round, loses a 9th-round pick
Derek Haller:
keeps Randy Moss in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Marion Barber in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Joe Colly:
keeps LaDainian Tomlinson in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Tony Romo in the 2nd round, loses a 9th-round pick
The Supplemental Round will go in the order that picks were lost, as follows:
DeYoung, Sherwood, Colly, Derek, Koehler, Matt, Matt, Koehler, Derek, Manning, DeYoung, Sovic, Manning, Colly
The Draft is Tuesday night, 9pm eastern.
Ray Tarasovic:
no keepers
Mike Tarasovic:
keeps Andre Johnson in the 2nd round, loses an 8th-round pick
Jon DeYoung:
keeps Steven Jackson in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Braylon Edwards in the 2nd round, loses an 8th-round pick
Michael Toobin:
keeps Marshawn Lynch (Rookie) in the 3rd round
Elliott Toobin:
keeps Adrian Peterson (R) in the 3rd round
Matt Haller:
keeps Joseph Addai in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Clinton Portis in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Justin Koehler:
keeps Frank Gore in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Tom Brady in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Sam Papkin:
keeps Willis McGahee in the 2nd round
Eric Sherwood:
keeps Brian Westbrook in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Calvin Johnson (R) in the 6th round
Kevin Manning:
keeps Terrell Owens in the 1st round, loses an 8th-round pick
keeps Peyton Manning in the 2nd round, loses a 9th-round pick
Derek Haller:
keeps Randy Moss in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Marion Barber in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Joe Colly:
keeps LaDainian Tomlinson in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Tony Romo in the 2nd round, loses a 9th-round pick
The Supplemental Round will go in the order that picks were lost, as follows:
DeYoung, Sherwood, Colly, Derek, Koehler, Matt, Matt, Koehler, Derek, Manning, DeYoung, Sovic, Manning, Colly
The Draft is Tuesday night, 9pm eastern.
8.18.2008
NBD - Manifesto '08
Site:
Once again this year we will be using Yahoo, but we have upgraded to PLUS status. To join the league, head to Yahoo’s fantasy football page and select “Join a League” under the “Football PLUS ‘08” section. Our league ID number is 13698 and the password is “brooklyn.” Since we have upgraded to PLUS, you do not need to pay for Stat-Tracker this year.
Fees/Payouts:
The entry fee this year will once again be $100. I will be collecting and paying out the money via PayPal, and all payments are due by the draft. If you have not paid, you will not draft. To submit your payment, go to paypal and send $100 to sr.sovic@gmail.com. You can use a credit card, but PayPal charges a fee for this, so ideally everyone can set up a PayPal account (if they don’t already have one) connected to a bank account so that we don’t get charged the fee. If you don’t want to use PayPal, you won’t be able to pay me at the draft this year (unless you come to Brooklyn) so get a check in the mail to
Mike Tarasovic
163 Huntington Street, Apt. 2
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Payouts will be $575 for the league champion, $250 for the runner-up, $150 for the regular season champ, and $100 for the third place finisher ($125 pays for the site itself).
Scoring:
Scoring will be the same as last season: a point for every 10 rushing or receiving yards and a point for every 25 passing yards. Rushing/Receiving touchdowns are worth 6 points each, while passing touchdowns are worth 4 points each. For a full explanation of the scoring system, check out the league site.
Keepers:
This year we will be using the keeper tax system again. Each owner is entitled to two keepers, subject to the keeper tax, as well as one additional rookie keeper slot, meaning that you can keep any rookie you drafted last year in the round he was drafted in. We will be using the most updated version of Yahoo’s “Big Board” rankings, and the taxes will be assessed as follows:
-players ranked 1-4: uses 1st round pick & loses 5th round pick
-players ranked 5-8: uses 1st round pick & loses 6th round pick
-players ranked 9-12: uses 1st round pick & loses 7th round pick
-players ranked 13-18: uses 2nd round pick & loses 8th round pick
-players ranked 19-24: uses 2nd round pick & loses 9th round pick
-players ranked 24- : uses 2nd round pick, does not lose any other round
Only players who were drafted and remained on a roster for the entire season last year can be kept. Keepers need to be reported to me at least 48 hours before the draft (Sunday, August 24th, 9pm). They will be published to the league shortly thereafter.
Please keep in mind that next year we will be switching over to “Option B,” meaning that only players drafted after the 3rd round in this year’s draft will be keepable (other than rookies). You will not be able to keep anyone more than once.
Rosters/Draft:
Each team will start the following positions: 1 QB, 2 WR, 2RB, 1 WR/RB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST. There will be 6 bench spots, meaning a full roster of 15 players. Each team will also be able to designate a player for Injured Reserve (they must be on the NFL’s official list) that they can drop from their roster but who will be protected from free agency pick-up. The draft will be 16 rounds, with the sixteenth round consisting of a supplementary round for anyone who has lost picks due to the keeper tax. The order for that round will follow the order in which draft picks were lost.
Draft order is the reverse of last season’s final standings, as follows:
1) Ray Tarasovic
2) Mike Tarasovic
3) Jon DeYoung
4) Michael Toobin
5) Elliott Toobin
6) Matt Haller
7) Justin Koehler
8) Sam Papkin
9) Eric Sherwood
10) Kevin Manning
11) Derek Haller
12) Joe Colly
The date for the draft is Teusday, August 26th at 9:00pm, and will be held using Yahoo’s online draft application. If anyone can not make that date, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can try and work out a date that works for everyone.
Once again this year we will be using Yahoo, but we have upgraded to PLUS status. To join the league, head to Yahoo’s fantasy football page and select “Join a League” under the “Football PLUS ‘08” section. Our league ID number is 13698 and the password is “brooklyn.” Since we have upgraded to PLUS, you do not need to pay for Stat-Tracker this year.
Fees/Payouts:
The entry fee this year will once again be $100. I will be collecting and paying out the money via PayPal, and all payments are due by the draft. If you have not paid, you will not draft. To submit your payment, go to paypal and send $100 to sr.sovic@gmail.com. You can use a credit card, but PayPal charges a fee for this, so ideally everyone can set up a PayPal account (if they don’t already have one) connected to a bank account so that we don’t get charged the fee. If you don’t want to use PayPal, you won’t be able to pay me at the draft this year (unless you come to Brooklyn) so get a check in the mail to
Mike Tarasovic
163 Huntington Street, Apt. 2
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Payouts will be $575 for the league champion, $250 for the runner-up, $150 for the regular season champ, and $100 for the third place finisher ($125 pays for the site itself).
Scoring:
Scoring will be the same as last season: a point for every 10 rushing or receiving yards and a point for every 25 passing yards. Rushing/Receiving touchdowns are worth 6 points each, while passing touchdowns are worth 4 points each. For a full explanation of the scoring system, check out the league site.
Keepers:
This year we will be using the keeper tax system again. Each owner is entitled to two keepers, subject to the keeper tax, as well as one additional rookie keeper slot, meaning that you can keep any rookie you drafted last year in the round he was drafted in. We will be using the most updated version of Yahoo’s “Big Board” rankings, and the taxes will be assessed as follows:
-players ranked 1-4: uses 1st round pick & loses 5th round pick
-players ranked 5-8: uses 1st round pick & loses 6th round pick
-players ranked 9-12: uses 1st round pick & loses 7th round pick
-players ranked 13-18: uses 2nd round pick & loses 8th round pick
-players ranked 19-24: uses 2nd round pick & loses 9th round pick
-players ranked 24- : uses 2nd round pick, does not lose any other round
Only players who were drafted and remained on a roster for the entire season last year can be kept. Keepers need to be reported to me at least 48 hours before the draft (Sunday, August 24th, 9pm). They will be published to the league shortly thereafter.
Please keep in mind that next year we will be switching over to “Option B,” meaning that only players drafted after the 3rd round in this year’s draft will be keepable (other than rookies). You will not be able to keep anyone more than once.
Rosters/Draft:
Each team will start the following positions: 1 QB, 2 WR, 2RB, 1 WR/RB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST. There will be 6 bench spots, meaning a full roster of 15 players. Each team will also be able to designate a player for Injured Reserve (they must be on the NFL’s official list) that they can drop from their roster but who will be protected from free agency pick-up. The draft will be 16 rounds, with the sixteenth round consisting of a supplementary round for anyone who has lost picks due to the keeper tax. The order for that round will follow the order in which draft picks were lost.
Draft order is the reverse of last season’s final standings, as follows:
1) Ray Tarasovic
2) Mike Tarasovic
3) Jon DeYoung
4) Michael Toobin
5) Elliott Toobin
6) Matt Haller
7) Justin Koehler
8) Sam Papkin
9) Eric Sherwood
10) Kevin Manning
11) Derek Haller
12) Joe Colly
The date for the draft is Teusday, August 26th at 9:00pm, and will be held using Yahoo’s online draft application. If anyone can not make that date, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can try and work out a date that works for everyone.
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