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12/26/00
Email Tim
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Hello, and welcome to this year's virtual awards banquet. I made
the playoffs in both of the leagues to which I belong, but no paydirt
this year. Oh well, it gives others hope. Now, on to the celebration:
Quarterback
Daunte Culpepper: Won by a close but clear margin. Led the league
in TD passes, not to mention his running threat. I counted only
one clunker game all year. Runners up: Manning, who is again only
the second best quarterback in the league; Garcia, who was splendid
(fantasy-wise) and Kurt Warner, who would have easily won again
were it not for the injury. Rams qbs combined for 37 touchdowns
and over 5000 yards. Too bad this feat was matched by the Rams'
D.
Running Backs
Breaking with tradition, I am selecting three instead of the usual
two. Marshall Faulk is way in: Despite injury, he made, I mean Made,
many Superbowl Champion teams. The "second" spot is a
tie between Edgerrin James and Eddie George. When I looked at stats
alone, James was superior, but not by much. Eddie George had nearly
as many receiving yards as James this year (a testimony to a Titans
offense that can only throw the ball 3 yards downfield). On stats
alone, I would have given it solely to James, but there were some
intangibles. As the season closed and in the playoffs, in every
crucial game James underperformed, and George overperformed. Way
to go, Eddie. Robert Smith stayed injury free (at least during the
fantasy season) and was a close runner up.
Wide Receivers
First, the Mortal Lock: Terry Glenn. This stud receiver, spurned
by most owners in all leagues, powered my teams to the playoffs
in both leagues. His value as trade bait was outstanding, too. Okay,
just kidding. The real selections are Isaac Bruce and Randy Moss.
Boring selections, I know, but the numbers don't lie. Both receivers
had dud games but piled on yards and touchdowns. Close consideration
was given to Rod Smith, who had his once-every-three-years good
season, Torry Holt, Terrell Owens, Marvin Harrison and Derrick Alexander,
of all people. And by the way, Terry Glenn did get over 1000 yards
and 7 TDs, so there.
Tight End
Tony Gonzalez. Absolutely no doubt about it. With Walls going down
with injury, there was no competition.
Kicker
Matt "Russell" Stover. Led the league in scoring. Enough
said. The only area where I draft very well is the kicker spot.
The 2000 Fantasy MVP
Marshall Faulk. Money. Money. He was the margin of victory for many
Superbowl victors. In every important playoff game, he just piled
on the numbers. Five touchdowns? No problem. 200 combined yards?
No problem. Emmitt Smith in my way? No problem. He won games during
the year which should have been lost. He wears his hat backwards.
What more can you say?
And Now... the Vaunted Jim "Name Concealed to Protect the Innocent
But You Know Who You Are"/Adrian Murrell All-Bust Team -- 2000:
Quarterback
Can Jake Plummer be considered good enough to bust? Brad Johnson
did zero. McNown was worse -- all hype, no performance. (Rams Fan
Note: He looked pretty good on fourth down this week!). McNair sucks.
But the bust of the year at qb? Beuerlein (hey, note the correct
spelling). From Hero to Zero in nothing flat.
Running Back
Levens, Enis and Jamal Anderson get votes, but how about Ron Dayne?
I didn't expect 1,300 yards and 10 TDs, but talk about hype. He
basically sucked, with some good games sprinkled in. He gets the
nod for ruining my team.
Wide Receiver
Galloway, Westbrook and Robinson all qualify, but they are spared
humiliation due to injury. The bust of the year here goes to Keyshawn
Johnson, who put up ok numbers but basically fell off of the face
of the earth. Unless he played the Rams, of course.
Tight End
Rickey Dudley. That is all.
Kicker
Can there be a bust in this category? We'll pin the bust on Todd
Peterson, who was drafted and signed as a free agent despite being
unable to hold a roster spot. Special consideration was given to
the ghost of Pete Stoyanovich.
Thanks go out to Mike at FFToday and all those who suffered through
this column. Hopefully, you'll get more of the same next year. By
the way, I have Kurt Warner, Curtis Martin, Marvin Harrison and
Wesley Walls in the keeper league I'm in, so the offseason will
be fairly enjoyable. Anybody want Ron Dayne?
:: comments to tim
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