(WatchBlog McGee is a fictionalized blogger but reports on actual, flesh and bone, real-life fantasy football leagues. This year, he is embedded deep in the CFFFL, and will be periodically blogging on league matters.)
WatchBlog here again. The CFFFL regular season is more than halfway over. Here is the WatchBlog’s Midseason Report Card for the bottom 5 teams, starting with WatchBlog’s worst:
10. The PlowBoys - It may be surprising that WatchBlog has picked them as the worst CFFFL team through the first half of the season when they have 2 more victories than the Badger, but WatchBlog looks at more than just wins and losses. Case in point: As far as fantasy points go, the Boys were 9th in Rushing, and 7th in Receiving, Kicking, and Defense. The only category the Boys were decent in was passing, and that still only got them a Passing rank of 5th overall. Add to that the 9th best coach rating in the league, and the numbers quickly point to the PlowBoys as the worst CFFFL team through 7 games. On a positive note, the team did manage 2 wins, and has recently turned over a pretty pathetic roster. Let’s see if the second half of the season can be better. It certainly couldn’t get much worse... Overall midseason grade: F-
9. Honey Badger - Why did the Badger escape WatchBlog’s pick as the worst in the CFFFL? Well, number 1, it was close, but the Badger actually has some pretty decent players, even if Andy “my team slogan says it all” Cook didn’t play many of them in the first 7 games. That being said the Badger still ranked 6th in Rushing and Passing and 1st and 4th in Kicking and Defense, respectively. Receiving is a problem for the Badger, as they rank last, but expect the Badger to sneak up on quite a few teams in the second half. A 10th best coach rating will need to improve, but some actual attention has been paid for a second straight week, so that rating has a chance to improve. Overall midseason grade: F
8. Hottez wit da bodiez - Perhaps another surprise in WatchBlog’s midseason report card is that the Hottez are ranked below the Offensives, a team they have more wins than, and a team they’ve already beaten - twice. However, a closer look at the team shows a strong running game (ranked 2nd) but nothing else. The Hottez rank 8th or lower in every other fantasy point category, and WatchBlog’s coach rating is also 8th in the CFFFL. The one thing that can be said in their favor is that they’ve won 3 games even though they’ve played the toughest schedule in the league thus far. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. Overall midseason grade: D-
7. Easily Offensive - This team has been quite the disappointment as they were one of the odds on favorites to win the league, until they actually started fake playing the games. As of now, they rank 8th in passing and rushing, 6th in receiving, and their only strength thus far has been special teams where they rank 3rd and 2nd in Kicking and Defense. A mediocre coach rating of 6 hasn’t helped, and neither has the 3rd toughest schedule in the league. What made WatchBlog give the Offensives the nod over the Hottez was their “breakdown ranking,” which is what WatchBlog refers to what a team’s record would be if they played every other team on every week. The Offensives had the league’s 6th best breakdown ranking. Too bad for the Offensives that they have to win the games that are on their actual schedule, which has thus far been pretty rare. Overall midseason grade: D
6. The Lions - Speaking of breakdown rankings, the Lions were tied with Hottez for 8th best in the league, but still managed an impressive 4-3 record through 7 games. A coach rating of 7 was not helpful, but having the 2nd easiest schedule was. What has saved The Lions thus far has been their QB, as he got them ranked 2nd in the league in passing. What will kill them going forward is their total lack of a running game, which has them 10th in rushing. (The Lions were the only CFFFL team to have 0 rushing TDs through 7 games.) Overall midseason grade: C-
WatchBlog out.
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