It seems like a good time to do a little team-by-team analysis, since I have some down time.* Some of this was done earlier in the season, but we now have all the details for support. I'll start with my own tea,, because I'm nothing if not self-serving.
*It should be noted that I'm at my in-laws in Iowa, which means two things: 1) This time would probably be better spent socializing; and 2) I'm on an incredibly slow internet connection owing to the rather middle-of-nowhereness location that is the in-laws place.
MVP
Wes Welker -- It would be easy to say Peyton Manning, here, but that seemed a little too obvious. Plus, Manning was very unManning-like early on, and had he contributed a little more, then, my team's W/L record might be more impressive. Welker, on the other hand, was gold in our PPR league -- he had only one game during the fantasy season, both regular and post, with less than 6 catches -- and added 4 100-yd games in the final 7 and a TD in each of last two. Granted, I was out of the playoffs for the final two, but it was still nice to see him add TDs. For a team that looked like it had a great WR corps to start the year, this position was a real weakness. Welker was the lone bright spot.
LVP
Was there a bigger bust than Torry Holt? Players like Kevin Walter, DeSean Jackson, Ted Ginn, and even his own teammate, Donnie Avery, had better seasons, and Holt was a third-round pick.
Probable Keeper
Kevin Smith (7th Round) -- Smith played fairly well down the stretch, and this team can only get better, right? The most attractive thing about Smith is that he was the featured back once the Lions came to their senses, which is a valuable commodity these days.
Ronnie Brown remains a possibility. In a perfect world, we'd find that the Dolphins were saving Brown's newly repaired knee for next season, but the fact remains that Brown split carries with Ricky Williams, only once toting the rock more than 20 times. What's worse, the Dolphins were quite successful, leading me to believe that they aren't going to scrap the RBC approach anytime soon.
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reporting on all 12 teams might take all 12 months at this rate :)
Tell me about it. I had a sliver of a window that matched up with a sliver of inspiration, and now both are gone. Maybe I'll do one a week, which should be completed before the next fantasy draft.
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