The end is here. It is Super Bowl 49! Sadly, we are seeing very familiar teams as the Seahawks return to defend their crown and the Patriots return for the 6th time under Belichick and Brady. However, these were the two best regular season teams, so it is nice to see that the regular season followed through into the post-season, though it wasn’t easy. The Packers had the Seahawks pinned to the mat with the final count on its way down before they decided to find every way imaginable to blow, what seemed like, an insurmountable lead in the last 5 minutes of the NFC Championship game. The Patriots cruised past Indy but found themselves embroiled in, yet another, controversy. Who really wanted to fill the two weeks between the championships and the Super Bowl with human interest stories, anyway? With the season coming to an end, let’s take a quick look at a positional summary.
QB Stud: Andrew Luck (sadly, 3 of his 4 worst games were in weeks 15-17)
QB Disappointment: Jay Cutler (good thing for Garbage time points)
QB Surprise: Russell Wilson (Wilson had more a few more points than Rodgers and was drafted 8 rounds later, on average)
QB To Watch: Teddy Bridgewater (monster first game vs Atlanta, regressed for a month, and then finished consistently strong the last 6 weeks)
QB Biggest Waste: Johnny Manziel (his first start vs Cincy said it all. He knew it was coming and still wasn’t prepared.)
QB Disappointment: Jay Cutler (good thing for Garbage time points)
QB Surprise: Russell Wilson (Wilson had more a few more points than Rodgers and was drafted 8 rounds later, on average)
QB To Watch: Teddy Bridgewater (monster first game vs Atlanta, regressed for a month, and then finished consistently strong the last 6 weeks)
QB Biggest Waste: Johnny Manziel (his first start vs Cincy said it all. He knew it was coming and still wasn’t prepared.)
RB Stud: DeMarco Murray (DeMarco outscored Peyton this year. He was run into the ground, but 2014 owners didn’t care.)
RB Disappointment: Zac Stacy (THUD. Kudos to Rams brass who felt this could happen and drafted Tre Mason)
RB Surprise: Justin Forsett (Jeremy Hill and Matt Asiata could have qualified but Forsett had a more productive 16 weeks though he ran out of gas in the end)
RB To Watch: C.J. Anderson (Anderson put in a full year of stats in 8 games of work and made owner ecstatic. He looks like the real deal for the long run.)
RB Biggest Waste: Ben Tate (After getting out of Arian Foster’s shadow, he flopped so badly in the perfect situation that he ended up playing for 3 teams this season)
RB Disappointment: Zac Stacy (THUD. Kudos to Rams brass who felt this could happen and drafted Tre Mason)
RB Surprise: Justin Forsett (Jeremy Hill and Matt Asiata could have qualified but Forsett had a more productive 16 weeks though he ran out of gas in the end)
RB To Watch: C.J. Anderson (Anderson put in a full year of stats in 8 games of work and made owner ecstatic. He looks like the real deal for the long run.)
RB Biggest Waste: Ben Tate (After getting out of Arian Foster’s shadow, he flopped so badly in the perfect situation that he ended up playing for 3 teams this season)
WR Stud: Antonio Brown (Receivers dominated the landscape this year but Brown takes the crown. He only had 2 single-digit games and ruled PPR leagues)
WR Disappointment: Cordelle Patterson (No one saw this coming after his rookie season. He even started game 1 with 102 yards rushing. He would get 15 more the next 15 weeks and rarely saw the field after midseason)
WR Surprise: Odell Beckum Jr {Mike Evans had this wrapped up until Beckum’s hammy healed up enough and Victor Cruz went down. Fantasy playoff MONSTER this year.)
WR To Watch: Brandin Cooks (Loads to choose from but let’s go with Cooks since his season was cut short due to injury. Youth is a good thing in the Saints receiving corp.)
WR Biggest Waste: Josh Gordon (What a waste. He was given a break and let back into the league early this year, flopped and is now rumored to be facing a potential 2015 season-long suspension.)
WR Disappointment: Cordelle Patterson (No one saw this coming after his rookie season. He even started game 1 with 102 yards rushing. He would get 15 more the next 15 weeks and rarely saw the field after midseason)
WR Surprise: Odell Beckum Jr {Mike Evans had this wrapped up until Beckum’s hammy healed up enough and Victor Cruz went down. Fantasy playoff MONSTER this year.)
WR To Watch: Brandin Cooks (Loads to choose from but let’s go with Cooks since his season was cut short due to injury. Youth is a good thing in the Saints receiving corp.)
WR Biggest Waste: Josh Gordon (What a waste. He was given a break and let back into the league early this year, flopped and is now rumored to be facing a potential 2015 season-long suspension.)
TE Stud: Gronk (Easily outpointed all other tight ends this year. Runaway winner.)
TE Disappointment: Jimmy Graham (With an ADP of 8, he was a flop with 900 yards and 10 TDs considering Greg Olsen picked up a few more points 6 rounds later.)
TE Surprise: Antonio Gates (Many of us were putting him out to pasture before the season and anointing Ladarius Green the new Go-To option. Gates has the 2nd highest TE fantasy output this year.)
TE To Watch: Mychal Rivera (The numbers were there on certain weeks but the Targets were there almost every week. That bodes well in 2015 with a more seasoned Derek Carr under center.)
TE Biggest Waste: (Injuries and poor QB play are more to blame than Cameron himself, but 2014 was a downer for one of 2014’s Breakout Candidates.)
TE Disappointment: Jimmy Graham (With an ADP of 8, he was a flop with 900 yards and 10 TDs considering Greg Olsen picked up a few more points 6 rounds later.)
TE Surprise: Antonio Gates (Many of us were putting him out to pasture before the season and anointing Ladarius Green the new Go-To option. Gates has the 2nd highest TE fantasy output this year.)
TE To Watch: Mychal Rivera (The numbers were there on certain weeks but the Targets were there almost every week. That bodes well in 2015 with a more seasoned Derek Carr under center.)
TE Biggest Waste: (Injuries and poor QB play are more to blame than Cameron himself, but 2014 was a downer for one of 2014’s Breakout Candidates.)
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