By Brooksie on January 24, 2023
Before we get into the year in review, let’s see what I got right and what I got wrong with the starters from week 18.
QB: Stidham had 219 yards passing with 1 TD, 1 pick, 1 fumble lost and 50 yards rushing. The 2 turnovers made me wrong to start him. Dobbs numbers are similar to Stidham, so i was wrong to start him too. It is weird to make note of Rodgers going over 200 yards in a game, but he did. He had 1 TD and a pick to go with it. Not enough though. I was wrong to start him too.
RB: Moss had 114 yards rushing and a TD. Yep, i was right to start him. I was also right to start Latavious Murray too. He had a TD along with 103 yards rushing. Akers did not score, but he had 104 yards rushing and 24 receiving. These numbers put him slightly over making me right to start him. Sweeeep.
WR: Kirk did not have 99 problems, but he did have 99 yards along with a TD, thereby making me right to start him. Sorry Diontae, looks like you have the record. No TD and only 38 yards receiving made me wrong to start him. Wilson by far led his team in yards with 89, but this was not enough, since he had no TD, in order for me to be right to start him.
TE: Well. Mr. Do-It-All Taysom Hill? More like, Mr. Do-Nothing-At-All. I was wrong to start him, even at tight end. Our boy Gesicki led the Dolphins in yards, but he only got 46. And since there was no TD to go along with this, i was wrong to have hoped he would shine this final week. I tried with Higbee too, but with no TD to go with his 33 yards, i was wrong to start him as well. I got swept.
D: Jags got the W, held Tennessee to 16 points, had an INT, a fumble recovery, and 4 sacks. I was right to start them. I was also right to say the Texans would win. They got the W, gave up 31 points, had a fumble recovery, 2 sacks, 2 picks and a defensive TD. I was right to start them two. Finally, the Seattle D got the W, gave up 16 points, along with 5 sacks and a pick. I was right to start them three. “I love when a plan comes together.”
Now, let me get into how the year panned out. So, since i took a week off, there are 17 weeks at 3 persons per week giving us a total of 51. Each one was honestly, mostly, decided as me being right, me being wrong, or a push. Here is how everything broke down this year:
Quarterbacks: I was right 18 times, 35%. I was wrong 23 times, 45%. There was a push 10 times, 20%.
Running Backs: I was right 20 times, 39%. I was wrong 25 times, 49%. There was a push 6 times, 12%.
Wide Receivers: I was right 18 times, 35 %. I was wrong 32 times, 63%. There was a push 1 time, 2 %.
Tight Ends: I was right 18 times, 35 %. I was wrong 30 times, 59%. There was a push 3 times, 6%.
Defenses: I was right 36 times, 71%. I was wrong 11 times, 22%. There was a push 3 times, 6%.
I was pretty consistently wrong on each of the position players about a third of the time, but i was very strong, however, regarding which defenses to start. Spoiler alert coming up, if you have not read the sit article. It is rather interesting how these results are almost the opposite from the sit list. Simple conclusion from this first season: It was hard to say who will do well. It was easier to say who will not. Oh fantasy football you wicked temptress. No matter what the stats say on paper, sometimes the players do what they do, or don’t do what they are supposed to do. If it wasn’t for the players, i would have done much better. 😉