Xavier McDaniel FF 2010

And so ends another season in the competitive Xavier

McDaniel fantasy football league.

Fleharty really did feel the burn when he started using

his very own shake weight. He said it was just a joke,

but his forearms certainly looked bigger at the draft.

Hakeem Nicks as a 4th rounder next year and Marshawn

Lynch running behind Russell Okung as an 8th rounder

and Flea might have the best keepers, helping the sting

of last place. Here are some things we can talk about at l

unch: politics, religion, history, literature, and cinema.

Financially, we are even.

Dernbach, are you there? After showing up at the draft

with nothing, the commish was happy (pissed?) to print

out a draft sheet and Flea was happy (pissed?) to give

him one of his magazines. The league showed it’s soft

side when Dave tried to draft Ben Tate in the 3rd round

despite being out for the year. Probably wouldn’t have

mattered, as Dave didn’t change his lineup anyway. After

a solid start, the Shakes lost 7 in a row to finish outside

the playoffs for the first time in league history. Happy

Birthday Dave, I miss you, you still owe $68.

Ross Laursen has a math degree and a background in

data analysis and actuarial work. He loves crunching

numbers and makes his decisions based on empirical

data. He understands the subtle nuances of drafting in

the late rounds and looking at schedules to make projections

for the future. He was set with great matchups in the playoffs,

but lost a heartbreaker to Reister in the first round. Lost on

a tie! He was a Neil Rackers kick from advancing, but Josh

Wilson broke his heart. Ross is owed $20 for one honey pot

and putting up with my Shonn Greene jersey at every family

function.

Justin Cooley welcome to FF! Thanks to MJD, Tom Brady,

and Dwayne Bowe, Cooley had the second best regular season

record, and if he were in Division I he would have had the

best record in that division. With two honey pots and a fine

draft (only two tight ends!), Cock Pics are on the rise!

Insert erection joke here. Cooley owes $24.

Kathy DeVries and her husband Darrel love nothing more

than spending time with their grandkids, and to a lesser

extent, their children. Kathy takes an interest in Jay’s activities,

by yelling at officials at Hoopfest or providing input about

Jerome Harrison’s keeper potential. She should be proud

that Jay won three honey pots, but the cruel hand of fate

(and the dynamic duo of Matt Schaub to Andre Johnson)

sent the Forehead home early this year in the playoffs.

Jay has solid keeper possibilities for he and Kathy to

discuss when camping this summer in LeSean McCoy

and Dez Bryant. Jay is owed $60.

Tim Beck had the best team this year, and I would argue

that with anyone. He had the most points, and his opponents

had the second least points. This is a good combo. He

was able to finish in first place in the toughest division. I

am not sure what happened… oh yeah! Fragile Frank Gore

broke his hip. You know who breaks their hips? Grandparents.

It is what happens right before they can’t live alone and have

to move into an assisted living facility. Tim is owed $182 for

three honey pots plus winning his division minus the money

he still owed from last year.

Bill Eseltine and I have been friends now for 10 years. We

worked together at the stoneyard and bonded over similar

tastes in sports, movies, music, top fives and “Would you

rathers”. The classic “Dana vs. Emily” means nothing to most,

but to old SDW and I, it means everything. When Ryan Grant

went down in week one, Willie was second on the waiver wire

and ended up with the #2 pick-up of the year Peyton Hillis.

Everytime that guy scored I thought he was going to yell, “By

the power of Greyskull, I HAVE THE POWER!" By the end of

the season, Willie had three of the top five TD scorers but AP’s

last second scratch screwed Willie when he needed 10 points

to beat Reister in the semifinals. Eseltine is owed $20 for his

one honey pot.

Surintr hit his peak at the end of the season. Entering the playoffs

as the number seven seed meant facing 3am Doughnuts and their

impressive lineup. No big deal, as Surintr got a healthy dose of

points from Tim Hightower, as well as Peyton Manning and his

always-solid play. With DeSean Jackson and Jamal Charles,

the TR always had the ability to put up a lot of points. The commish

would like to thank Surintr for rejecting his trade offer of

Michael Vick and Antonio Gates for Peyton Manning and Brent

Celek. Boy, would that have been a mistake! I would also like

to thank 53 Packages for his constant reminders that my Shonn

Greene jersey was not money well spent. It made the semifinals

a little more satisfying. TR is owed $50 for his 3rd place finish.

Reister picked Arian Foster in the fourth round and I thought he

was crazy. But Arian (when choosing names for our second this

definitely comes up a lot) was a pure blue-eyed blonde-haired

superman. He had keepers Chris Johnson and Aaron Rodgers.

This helped him recover from his first round pick of Randy Moss,

arguably this season’s most disappointing player. Reister was in

first from the beginning, but still did well picking guys up from

the waiver wire (41 acquisitions!). For what it is worth, I feel for

Reister having sat Aaron Rodgers in the championship game to

play Jon Kitna (did you go to Central?). Hopefully the $340 he is

owed helps him realize he did more right than wrong. Reister won

his division, had the best overall record, won two honey pots, and

finished second in playoffs to earn his money.

Sarah and I are expecting our second, and the due date is January

9th. This takes most of my time. But I am also in the process of

filming a press conference to talk about the season with a focus

on what I have done. Spoiler alert: there will be a sweatshirt with

the sleeves cut off and extensive use of the word “Dynasty”. Come

on, I won both my leagues this year, I have won Xavier McDaniel

twice in the last three years, and last year though I didn’t win in the

playoffs I won the regular season. It won’t mention how excited

I was about Shonn Greene and Beanie Wells, or how lucky I was

with pickups and trades, or how I tried to trade Michael Vick

multiple times (for LaDanian Tomlinson, Peyton Manning, etc.).

It will focus on the positives of pretend football. “VICTORY!”

Contemplating some changes to the league. Let me know what you

think:

1. Increase the entry fee to $100.
2. Reduce the entry fee to $20.
3. Increase the acquisition cost to $2 for the first 20, $5 after

that. Make it so that you can keep a waiver wire pickup, but it

would cost a 4th round pick the following year. More expensive,

but more value.
4. Keeper rights follow a player in a trade.
5. Increase the number of roster spots, possibly putting in position

limits.

Plan on the draft in mid August. Would love to do a Saturday, so

everyone can be there for longer.

Wuj
2010 Playoff Champion
2009 Regular Season Champion
2008 Playoff Champion