Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Playoff Predictions: Final Round (Tim vs. Andrew)

Both Tim and Andrew are looking for their first FF championship. Will Tim's dominance continue  this week? Or will Andrew pull off the upset?

This is for Jordy (10-3) vs. Unicorn Queen (9-4)

QB: Cam Newton is going to win the MVP this year. Another five touchdowns last week, and it looked effortless. Two other things to consider: 1) the Panthers play the Falcons this week, a team they trashed two weeks ago and 2) the Panthers need one more win to clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs, so Cam and co will be motivated.

If Andrew has any hope of pulling off an upset here, he's going to need another great day from Kirk Cousins. Last week Cousins had 4 TDs against Buffalo. This week he has a savory matchup against Philly. Cousins is very capable of matching Newton point for point next week, but I still have to give Tim the edge here.

Advantage: Unicorn Queen

WR: All of Tim's WRs have great matchups this week. Allen Robinson is up against a New Orleans defense that looked like it couldn't stop anybody last week. Martavis Bryant is on a potent Steelers offense that faces the beat up Baltimore Ravens. And Maclin has a great matchup against Cleveland.

In Andrew's corner, he's got Brandon Marshall, who's been playing pretty darn well the last couple weeks. At WR #2, he's got Tyler Lockett who is averaging 7 targets a game and a TD over the last three week. Finally at WR #3, Andrew's got Tedd Ginn Jr. Cam Newton seems to favor throwing to Ginn, so I expect Ginn to get a bunch of points this week. The more yards and TDs he gets, the more he offsets Cam Newton.

Advantage: Unicorn Queen

RB: My only regret in drafting David Johnson was that he didn't get more opportunities earlier in the season. I knew he was going to be really good when I drafted him, but what I didn't know was when he was going to emerge. Congrats Tim on landing a stud at RB. You are going to ride David Johnson all the way to the championship. As for Lamar Miller, I can't seem to wrap my head around him. Some weeks he plays awesome, and other weeks he does absolutely nothing. If I were you Tim, I would consider starting Denard or White instead. Both are much more consistent options. I personally like White. Brady's got to give the ball to someone, and it looks like he trusts White as his new Dion Lewis receiving back.

Andrew's going to need AP and Gurley to blow up this week if he wants to keep up with Tim. The Vikings are still in the playoff hunt, so I expect AP to go full force against a soft NY Giants defense. Gurley is also going strong but facing a tough Seattle front seven.

This one was tough, but I'm going to give Andrew the slight edge here. Two steady RBs > 1 awesome RB. It's unlikely David Johnson will have another 3 TD day against Green Bay, and I'll take the proven Gurly over the shaky Miller any day.

Advantage: This is for Jordy

TE: Jordan Reed is the top receiving option on a Redskins team that controls its own destiny. He regularly scores 18+ per game. Olsen has been averaging a solid 10 FF points a game in a high-powered Carolina offense. This matchup goes to Andrew.

Advantage: This is for Jordy 

K/DEF: Kansas City is playing out of its mind right now on defense. Over the last three weeks, it has scored a minimum of 14 points. This week KC faces an awful Cleveland team quarterbacked by the inexperienced, "I don't know what I'm doing in the NFL" Manziel. Meanwhile, Andrew's taking a gamble on Miami's defense this week. This is the same Miami defense that allowed a hapless San Diego team to drop 30 points on it.

Cantanzaro is on a roll right now but so is Gano. The kicker matchup is too close to call.

Advantage: Unicorn Queen

Winner: Unicorn Queen
Was there ever any doubt? Barring any major setback, I expect Tim's team to win the championship.

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