This above text/picture message exchanged between Todd Losey and Patrick Fahey sums up perfectly the theme for this years fantasy league in the Detroit Pigskin Dynasty.
Or should I say factually NOT EXCHANGED.
To give you a background on the picture above Todd Losey and his wonderful wife Jennifer recently had the birth of there first child. To welcome Nolan Todd Losey in this world, Patrick Fahey (evidently) put a lot of thought and time into a gift congratulating them for this eventful time in their lives. On the bottom of the card Todd sent a personal message to Patrick saying "Todd is going to OWN the fantasy league this year."
Patrick, appreciating the fact that Todd still had his priorities in order tried responding by simply saying "Anybody but the Pietrangelos"
iPhone obviously disagreed.
After a third failed attempt, iPhone laughed hysterically and said "Listen buddy give it up, if you are going to take down the Pietrangelo's this year, you are going to have to prove it. To this point you group of imbeciles have shown complete and utter incompetence."
I know right? iPhone made it personal REAL FAST.
Well then to no further ado: Here are the preseason predictions to this year's league.
| Rnd | Don Megge | Patrick Fahey | Todd Losey | Little daddyZeb | Don Davis | Steve Pietrangelo | Brian Stillwell | Matt Crowell | Matt Pietrangelo | Brad Bailey | Rnd |
| 1 |
LeSean McCoy (RB, PHI)
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Jamaal Charles (RB, KC)
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Adrian Peterson (RB, MIN)
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Eddie Lacy (RB, GB)
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Calvin Johnson (WR, DET)
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Matt Forte (RB, CHI)
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Marshawn Lynch (RB, SEA)
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Jimmy Graham (TE, NO)
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Demaryius Thomas (WR, DEN)
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Peyton Manning (QB, DEN)
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1
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| 2 |
Aaron Rodgers (QB, GB)
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Drew Brees (QB, NO)
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Julio Jones (WR, ATL)
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Brandon Marshall (WR, CHI)
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Arian Foster (RB, HOU)
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DeMarco Murray (RB, DAL)
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Alfred Morris (RB, WAS)
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Montee Ball (RB, DEN)
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Dez Bryant (WR, DAL)
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AJ Green (WR, CIN)
| < 2 |
| 3 |
Jordy Nelson (WR, GB)
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Julius Thomas (TE, DEN)
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Alshon Jeffery (WR, CHI)
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Antonio Brown (WR, PIT)
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Giovani Bernard (RB, CIN)
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Rob Gronkowski (TE, NE)
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Matthew Stafford (QB, DET)
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Randall Cobb (WR, GB)
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Andre Ellington (RB, ARI)
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Zac Stacy (RB, STL)
| > 3 |
| 4 |
Toby Gerhart (RB, JAC)
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Keenan Allen (WR, SD)
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CJ Spiller (RB, BUF)
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Jordan Cameron (TE, CLE)
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Vernon Davis (TE, SF)
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Vincent Jackson (WR, TB)
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Andre Johnson (WR, HOU)
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Doug Martin (RB, TB)
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Rashad Jennings (RB, NYG)
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LeVeon Bell (RB, PIT)
| < 4 |
| 5 |
Roddy White (WR, ATL)
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Torrey Smith (WR, BAL)
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Tom Brady (QB, NE)
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Victor Cruz (WR, NYG)
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Larry Fitzgerald (WR, ARI)
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Pierre Garcon (WR, WAS)
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Dennis Pitta (TE, BAL)
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Cordarrelle Patterson (WR, MIN)
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Reggie Bush (RB, DET)
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DeSean Jackson (WR, WAS)
| > 5 |
| 6 |
Jason Witten (TE, DAL)
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Marques Colston (WR, NO)
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Michael Floyd (WR, ARI)
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Frank Gore (RB, SF)
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Andrew Luck (QB, IND)
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Percy Harvin (WR, SEA)
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Julian Edelman (WR, NE)
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Joique Bell (RB, DET)
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Michael Crabtree (WR, SF)
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Ray Rice (RB, BAL)
| < 6 |
| 7 |
TY Hilton (WR, IND)
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Shane Vereen (RB, NE)
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Greg Olsen (TE, CAR)
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Emmanuel Sanders (WR, DEN)
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Jeremy Maclin (WR, PHI)
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Nick Foles (QB, PHI)
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Sammy Watkins (WR, BUF)
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Russell Wilson (QB, SEA)
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Mike Wallace (WR, MIA)
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Wes Welker (WR, DEN)
| > 7 |
| 8 |
San Francisco 49ers (D/ST, SF)
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Bishop Sankey (RB, TEN)
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Chris Johnson (RB, NYJ)
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Trent Richardson (RB, IND)
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Seattle Seahawks (D/ST, SEA)
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Ryan Mathews (RB, SD)
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Robert Griffin III (QB, WAS)
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Golden Tate (WR, DET)
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Matt Ryan (QB, ATL)
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Reggie Wayne (WR, IND)
| < 8 |
| 9 |
Ben Tate (RB, CLE)
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Bernard Pierce (RB, BAL)
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Colin Kaepernick (QB, SF)
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Jay Cutler (QB, CHI)
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Anquan Boldin (WR, SF)
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Eric Decker (WR, NYJ)
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Stevie Johnson (WR, SF)
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Maurice Jones-Drew (RB, OAK)
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Carolina Panthers (D/ST, CAR)
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Denver Broncos (D/ST, DEN)
| > 9 |
| 10 |
Markus Wheaton (WR, PIT)
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Rueben Randle (WR, NYG)
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Gordon
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Cincinnati Bengals (D/ST, CIN)
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Steven Jackson (RB, ATL)
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Cam Newton (QB, CAR)
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Stephen Gostkowski (K, NE)
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Brandin Cooks (WR, NO)
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Carlos Hyde (RB, SF)
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Terrance Williams (WR, DAL)
| < 10 |
| 11 |
Lamar Miller (RB, MIA)
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New England Patriots (D/ST, NE)
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Riley Cooper (WR, PHI)
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Kelvin Benjamin (WR, CAR)
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Eric Ebron (TE, DET)
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Jordan Reed (TE, WAS)
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Kansas City Chiefs (D/ST, KC)
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Tony Romo (QB, DAL)
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Zach Ertz (TE, PHI)
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Kyle Rudolph (TE, MIN)
| > 11 |
| 12 |
Justin Tucker (K, BAL)
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Jeremy Hill (RB, CIN)
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Steven Hauschka (K, SEA)
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Justin Hunter (WR, TEN)
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Mike Evans (WR, TB)
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St Louis Rams (D/ST, STL)
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Martellus Bennett (TE, CHI)
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Arizona Cardinals (D/ST, ARI)
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Kendall Wright (WR, TEN)
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Danny Woodhead (RB, SD)
| < 12 |
| 13 |
Cecil Shorts (WR, JAC)
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Dan Bailey (K, DAL)
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Buffalo Bills (D/ST, BUF)
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Philip Rivers (QB, SD)
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Carson Palmer (QB, ARI)
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Mason Crosby (K, GB)
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James Jones (WR, OAK)
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Stevan Ridley (RB, NE)
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Fred Jackson (RB, BUF)
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Marvin Jones (WR, CIN)
| > 13 |
| 14 |
Ben Roethlisberger (QB, PIT)
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Danny Amendola (WR, NE)
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DeAngelo Williams (RB, CAR)
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Devonta Freeman (RB, ATL)
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Phil Dawson (K, SF)
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Mark Ingram (RB, NO)
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Pierre Thomas (RB, NO)
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Ladarius Green (TE, SD)
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Andy Dalton (QB, CIN)
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Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE, TB)
| < 14 |
| 15 |
Dwayne Bowe (WR, KC)
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Andre Williams (RB, NYG)
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Antonio Gates (TE, SD)
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Adam Vinatieri (K, IND)
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Knowshon Moreno (RB, MIA)
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (D/ST, TB)
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Derek Dimke (K, NO)
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Blair Walsh (K, MIN)
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Nick Novak (K, SD)
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Matt Bryant (K, ATL)
| > 15 |
2-1 ODDS DON MEGGE AKA DONNY FOOTBALL
Yahoo Projections: 4th Place
Don Megge came in so focused on the draft that he forgot he had one Job and that was to bring
Stillwell with him.
Stillwell with him.
Hell maybe that was his plan, while everyone was losing thier patience with Stillwell being on his own schedule Mr. Megge took the #1 pick and absolutely destroyed his draft this year.
LeSean McCoy was a coin flip between him and Jamaal Charles but you cant go wrong with either one.
ESPN actually had AP has the #1 overall player this year, Don Megge actually took him #2 overall last year. Don Megge showing some resentment towards AP's performance last year, felt burned and wasn't going to put the same faith into him.
As we all know in fantasy football once you get burned by a player, That player automatically gets blacklisted from your squad for future years to come.
2nd and 3rd rounds Megge went Aaron Rodgers to Jordy Nelson. A pretty sexy duo with all the potential and hype to win fantasy games by themselves.
Toby Gerhart, being Don Megge's #2RB has been getting a lot of preseason hype to be this year's breakout back and be a potential top ten RB.
Don Megge utilized the #1 pick to perfection this year and one could argue after the season that his draft strategy could be the blueprint on how it was done.
Don Megge's odds also were bumped up because I don't believe Yahoo took into account that Don (along with the likes of Steve, Todd, Zeb, and Bailey) has the favorable schedule of facing Stillwell twice this year.
The fact alone makes this team a virtual lock for the playoffs.
Also some special credit for the new team name. Very Catchy.
3-1 ODDS STEVE PIETRANGELO
Yahoo Projections: 1st Place
HELL, Yahoo has this team projected to go F'N undefeated at 14-0
This IS NOT keeping with the "Down with the Pietrangelo's" theme.
I want all of you to take a self-imposed time out and think about what you guys could of done better!
Seriously go sit in a corner or something and think of ways on how to improve on life.
Last year Cam Newton was a top 3 QB
This year he is a backup on Steve's bench.
I know Cam already has some injury concerns and some questions at WR, but that just shows how balanced this squad is.
If Nick Foles can avoid that "sophomore slump phenomenon" then Steve wont have to worry about Cam's ribs. Regardless Steve has proven he can use his GM skills and play QB's based on their match-ups in the past.
To start the season Steve easily has the best backfield with the duo of Matt Forte and DeMarco Murray.
Rob Gronkowski is going to what makes or break this team.
If Gronk can play in at least 60% to 80% of the games this year this team is playoff bound.
( if it wasn't there already)
I tried every way possible to knock this team down because last year's Superbowl runner-up usually tends to struggle the following year, but again, this team also faces Stillwell twice this year.
6-1 ODDS: PATRICK FAHEY
Yahoo Projections: 3rd Overall
Jamaal Charles, Drew Brees, and Julius Thomas are all studs.
Keenan Allen, Torrey Smith, and Marques Colston is average WR core with the potential to steal some games away.
Shane Vereen, Bernard Pierce, or Jeremy Hill.
Just need some average production throughout the year out of these group for the #2RB spot and this team is a lock for the playoffs.
Last years #1 seed has proven he can dominant in the regular season, can he get over that hump and make the next step in taking down the Pietrangelo's this year?
10-1 ODDS: MATTHEW ZEBULA
Yahoo Projections: 6th place
"The GM of daddyZeb took the fourth overall pick in the draft and turned it into a pretty decent team. Unless of course they planned on winning, because if that was the plan, then it didn't go very well. "
-Yahoo Draft Report Card
Man.......I honestly thought, under the circumstances, Zeb drafted a pretty solid, maybe above average team.
I mean, we all should give a special shout out to Mr Zebula has he was drafting strictly off text msgs while he was in an airport and traveling home. And he was on point when it came to using his time.
Yahoo is clearly not a fan of Jay Cutler or Phillip Rivers, but if Zeb can channel is inner Pietrangelo and play the correct match ups this QB duo should be able to produce.
Lot of potential hype surrounding Cutler this year if he can play a full season, has A LOT of weapons around him to turn into a fantasy stud.
This is actually one of the easier teams to predict because its all going to be about the QB play and whatever Running back steps up to claim that #2 RB spot.
Eddy Lacy is already considered a proven stud, but I still think he has his best season ahead of him.
Zeb just needs Frank Gore to maintain his consistency, Trent Richardson to learn a playbook, or The star of HBO's Hard Knocks Devonta Freeman to capitalize on his opportunity to be the feature back in Atlanta this year.
Zeb has his a very nice WR core of Brandon Marshall, CMU's FINEST Antonio Brown, and Victor Cruz.
Zeb also drafted Emmanual Sanders (whose stock obviously just skyrocketed) as his FOURTH WR.
Zeb is a former a Superbowl champion and no stranger to the playoffs so he will be knocking on the door all season long to claim that 4th playoff spot.
and of course he plays Stillwell twice. This bumps his odds up, yet again and gives him a nod over Matt Pietrangelo.
(WE REALLY NEED TO INCORPORATE POSITION ROUNDS IN THE SCHEDULE NEXT YEAR)
15-1 ODDS: MATTHEW PIETRANGELO
Yahoo Projections: 5th Place
Please, Please, Please NOBODY fall for this man's tomfoolery this year and trade with him. That might be the only way our defending champion makes his way back into the playoffs.
***Quick Reminder, Matt Pietrangelo traded CALVIN JOHNSON & MSU's OWN LEVEON BELL and the Minnesota Defense last year to Matt Zebula for Trent Richardson, Vernon Davis, and the San Francisco Defense. Initially on paper it looked like one hell of a deal for Zeb. As it turned out Vernon Davis had a 30 point game by himself and single handily stole a win away (from Todd) and we will never forget how the San Francisco Defense sealed the deal on Matt Pietrangelo's second Superbowl victory on that pick 6. Hell man, Looking back on that now that was one hell of a move. Lot of credit towards Matt Pietrangelo on that one. No fault on Zeb's part either, I think we would of all done that deal.****
| Oct 12 4:25am |
| Trade | daddyZeb | Straight Cash Homey |  |
| Straight Cash Homey | daddyZeb |  Matt P |
Continuing on:
Listen, when you can go Demaryius Thomas and Dez Bryant with your first two picks, you can start Crowell at your 3rd WR and you will easily have the best WR core in the league.
I honestly believe Andre Ellington is extremely overrated this year. Were not talking CJ Spiller or Darren McFadden overrated, but will Andre prove that is worth that 3rd round price tag? ESPECIALLY over the likes of Zac Stacy or MATT'S VERY OWN TWITTER BUDDY LEVEON BELL?!?!?
( I wonder if there is some story we didn't hear about where Bell BIG TIMED Pietrangelo so now Matt refuses to have him on his team anymore)
And I can repeat the same statement about Rashad Jennings in the 4th round. Doug Martin was the very next running back picked. I have more faith in Martin at that 4th round price tag.
Matt Ryan is going to have to rebound this year and I actually think Reggie Bush will have to step up for Matt Pietrangelo to defend his title this year.
25-1 ODDS: TODD LOSEY
Yahoo Projections: 2nd place
#1 reason why I believe Yahoo has Todd's team projected so high: C.J. Spiller
#1 reason why I have Todd's odds so high (or is it low? You get the point): C.J. Spiller
ESPECIALLY with that 4th round price tag.
(Crowell is reliving a flashing nightmare right now)
The next 2 running backs to go where Toby Gerhart and Reggie Bush. ( Which in my very educated humbled opinion, I believe are better options then C.J. Spiller)
Running back depth will also be a concern here because if CJ Spiller fails to perform and well, acts like CJ Spiller. Todd's only other options are Chris Johnson and DeAngelo Williams.
One other critical mistake Todd might of made is when he went into Stillwell time and wasted a draft pick ( and a lot of our time) on Josh Gordon. Lamar Miller and Jeremy Hill where the Running backs that went next. Hell having Pierre Thomas would of been a better option then coming away with nothing.
30-1 ODDS: BRAD BAILEY
Yahoo Projections: 9th place
On paper this team could actually compete for a playoff spot.
Snagging LeVeon Bell at the beginning of the 4th round might end up being the steal of the draft now that no suspension will be coming down this year.
Picking AJ Green over Dez Bryant could prove to be a fatal early round mistake.
Picking Wes Welker over Golden Tate WILL prove to be a fatal mistake.
This all comes down to Bailey and EMBRACING the waiver wire.
It has been documented that Bailey is no fan of the Wednesday morning waiver wire, in order for Bailey to be competitive this year he will have to step up his game and focus on updating his team throughout the year.
At times like this you have to look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself the question:
Do I want to compete for the playoffs or do I want to be like Stillwell?
40-1 ODDS: DON DAVIS
Yahoo Projections: 7th Place
"The GM of DoubleD took the fifth overall pick in the draft and turned it into a pretty decent team. Unless of course they planned on winning, because if that was the plan, then it didn't go very well."
-Yahoo Draft Report Card
Arian Foster and Giovani Bernard is your STARTING backfield with Steven Jackson and Knowshon Moreno as your back ups.
Anybody want to bring up an argument that this ISN'T the worse backfield in the entire league?
I mean........It brings genuine feelings of disappointment looking at how Don Davis mailed it in for this years draft.
If I had faith in ANYONE (certainly not Don Megge) to bring down the Pietrangelo's this year I would of banked on this man. A former two-time regular season champion, Don Davis has proven in the past that he is capable of dominating the draft. ( Even though there have been some questions about his football IQ)
One of the highlights of Don's Draft this year? He drafted Eric Ebron in the 11th round.
50-1 ODDS: MATT CROWELL
Yahoo Projections: 8th place
"With Too Many Reaches Early, Team Germaine looks like Cellar Dweller"
"Team Germaine should consider renaming the team "Learning Experience," because that's what this draft was."
-Yahoo Draft Report Card
uhhh..........ummmmm.......mmmmm.
I cant be the only that literally laughed out loud to this.......Right?
I mean Jimmy Graham is a stud, and your backfield has a little potential there with Montee Ball and Doug Martin
but...come on guys, how do you expect me to follow that up?
Yahoo absolutely blow torched Crowell's draft.
Who am I to disagree?
***YAHOO WAS ABSOLUTELY ON FIRE THIS YEAR WITH THE SOLID BURNS ON THE REPORT CARDS!***
( all puns intended)
100-1 ODDS: BRAIN STILLWELL
"Maybe these pre-season projections will get Don is a Big Baby to play with a chip on their shoulder. It's definitely going to require some sort of extra effort if they hope to reach the playoffs. Hell, it may require extra effort just to get a win"
-Yahoo Draft Report Card
and its going to take a Matthew Stafford miracle just for him to get anymore then that one win.
MY PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS:
Don Megge, Steve Pietrangelo, Patrick Fahey, & Matthew Zebula
Remember, to post you very own playoff predictions on the yahoo message board!
MY PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS:
Don Megge, Steve Pietrangelo, Patrick Fahey, & Matthew Zebula
Remember, to post you very own playoff predictions on the yahoo message board!
