Friday, October 26, 2012

Halfway Through

Well we've reached the halfway point in the inaugural season of The Ultimate Dynasty League and while some teams have met expectations (Sharks) other teams have surprised (Dynasty Kings) and others have failed to live up to their preseason hype (CLO Collins).

NFL

1. Miami Sharks (5-1-1) - Solid start for the Sharks as they boast the league's best record along with its best runningback (Foster) and best receiver (AJG). This team has arguably the best line up with everyone healthy and not on byes but the Achilles heel for this team is depth. If they can go into the playoffs with a fully healthy line up they're gonna be hard to beat.

2. Dynasty Kings (5-2) - Was building for the future until he kept winning and winning but now sitting at 5-2 the Kings made a monster move bringing in McCoy which gives him a pair of franchise backs to operate with between him and Spiller. The Kings are a solid team, the receivers are a little weak but no team has more boom potential than this one as they showed in week 6 posting 155 points in their match up with John Gallimore. They play in the strongest division but have as good a chance as anyone to be punching a ticket to the dance.

3. Kory Adams (5-2) - Brees, Peterson, and VJAX are putting this team on their collective backs doe. Kory is clearly in the race for not only a playoff spot but the #1 seed overall. I would go as far as to say the best three teams in the league reside in the NFL division and it's going to be a dog fight to see which 1 of the 3 is left out in the cold come playoff time.

4. Matt Boles (3-3-1) - How good is the NFL division? Only 3 teams outside of the NFL have scored 600+ points, all four teams in the NFL have scored 600+. Boles has impressed and fielded a very solid team and with Chris Johnson showing signs of life he can only get better. Unfortunately in this division that's not going to be good enough, it would be considered a success for Boles to make it out of the basement of this division.

UFL

1. Eagle Eggs and Lions Sperm (4-3) - No one in the UFL has really stepped up and separated themselves but Luke Zente has emerged enough to be leading after 7 weeks. This team is built in a weird way with many older on their last leg players surrounding a super star rookie QB but the formula may be good enough for Luke to punch a ticket to the dance and that's all you can really ask.

2. Scott's Tots (3-4) - It may just be because I've known Tray in the fantasy community for a while but he's who I think will eventually take this UFL division and is even a sleeper candidate of mine to walk away with the title. Ray Rice and Matt Forte are as solid of two backs as you could ask for combined with a nice receiving combo in Cruz and Colston. If I was a betting man, and I am, I'd say take Tots to win the UFL Division.

3. Beat Skeet Eat Leave (3-4) - Andrew's surprising run may have come to a screeching halt courtesy of the MJD injury. The bright spot is Morris unlike most Shannahan backs looks like he may have some staying power. Other than that it may be time to look to move Reggie Wayne for picks after his resurgent season has restored a good chunk of his value.

4. Super Manning (2-5) - McFadden has been the culprit in this rough start failing to come close to meet preseason expectations while Steve Smith hasn't helped either currently the 40th best receiver in fantasy. This team does have some potential for a strong second half but if the wins don't come soon it may be time to start entering the trade market.

AFL

1. Red Rockets (5-2) - The Rockets may need to go ahead and start selling playoff tickets because as weak as this division is they've basically already clinched. Julio and Mathews aren't performing up to expectations but John has the luxury of not needing wins too badly right now so he can wait them out and just hope they start going around playoff time. Ahmad Bradshaw's health could play a big role on just how good this team's chances will be come playoff time.

2. CLO Collins (3-4) - One of the preseason favorites to make it to the Ultimate Dynasty Bowl has failed to pan out. Stafford and Megatron's disappointing season have had this team struggling mightily. Now that he's sold off his star runningback LeSean McCoy you can tell this team has their eye on the future.

3. Bi Polar Bears (2-4-1) - Set up solid for the future but this year they aren't ready to quite make the jump especially with a slumping Cam. The Doug Martin-David Wilson backfield of the future shows a lot of promise as well as the widereceiver duo of Marshall-Harvin should be solid. Scary team for the future.

4. Tick (0-6-1) - Tick's season starts in April but it would behoove him to win one game in the regular season to avoid having an inaugural winless season. Outside of Luck, Wallace, and Gordon there's not much else on this roster at the moment but he'll change that come draft day.

PROJECTED PLAYOFF BRACKET

1. Miami Sharks
4. Dynasty Kings

2. Red Rockets
3. Scott's Tots

ULTIMATE DYNASTY BOWL I
3. Scott's Tots AT 1. Miami Sharks

CHAMPION: Miami Sharks