Team Summary:
Anyone that knows Bobandy knows that he’s very talented when it comes to cleaning a church. ChurchCleanersDaily.com named him a top 5 church maid in the midwest during the 2017 church cleaning season, but unfortunately for Bobandy, his fantasy football record in the DFFL is anything but clean. From 2015-2017, Bobandy has posted an abysmal record of 14-25 and a league worst .358 win percentage. His teams have failed to produce a record above .500 and 2017 was his worst season yet. “The Lord of the Light” posted a franchise worst 4-9 record and dry heaved an embarrassing 82.86 ppg. To make matters worse, his team allowed the 4th most points in the league at 106 ppg.
“We were a defensive team last year.” – Andrew Dubanik
Now look, I understand that fantasy football is just as much a game of luck as it is a game of knowledge and preparation. Bobandy has not had much luck on his side especially when he drafted Todd Gurley and Jamaal Charles in 2016 who were both very disappointing. However it can’t be ignored that Bobandy has had some trouble in the scouting department, especially in 2017. His top four rounded out like this:
1: T.Y. Hilton (12)
2: Melvin Gordon (13)
3: Terrelle Pryor (36)
4: Isaiah Crowell (37)
Out of his top 4 draft picks, only Melvin Gordon finished in the top 20 at his position. Add insult to injury (literally) his 6th round pick Spencer Ware suffered a season ending injury in the preseason and has now totally lost the job to Kareem Hunt. One other interesting (and hilarious) fact is that Bobandy started 2 different QB’s that scored negative points on two separate occasions. (Andy Dalton, Week 1) and (Nathan Peterman, Week 11). No other starting QB scored negative points in the DFFL last season. Bobandy has chosen the name “The Implication” for his 2018 campaign, and in my opinion it’s the smartest fantasy choice he’s ever made.
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Looking Ahead:
Bobandy pretty much hit rock bottom in 2017, which means he presumably can’t get any worse. He selected the 1st overall pick in the Draft lottery which marks the second time he’s picked first in 4 seasons. In 2016 he selected Todd Gurley who was a major disappointment partly because the Rams were not the powerhouse that they’ve turned themselves into today. This season he went with David Johnson, the highest scoring RB in the 2016 season. A risky but reasonable pick first overall, Johnson’s 2017 campaign was drastically shortened by an injury (Sorry Jake) but Bobandy deemed his potential too high to pass up. I personally thought he might roll the dice on Gurley again after his 2017 decimation of the entire NFL, but the trauma of 2016 turned out to be too strong. Moving down the list of his draft picks, Bobandy went with the former Cincinnati Bearcat Travis Kelce in round 2. I was shocked to see so many tight ends drafted so early, but Kelce is an incredible talent who will see a huge workload in Andy Reid’s offense. He snagged T.Y. Hilton in round 3, Chris Hogan in round 4, and Lamar Miller in round 5.
This team doesn’t jump off the screen, but there is plenty of talent on this roster that could fuel a playoff push. Along with the talent, there also a lot of question marks to be sprinkled out. Will David Johnson be able to bounce back from his injury? Will the presence of Andrew Luck make T.Y. Hilton the receiver he used to be? Will taking a TE in the second round pay off? Does Phillip Rivers have any gas left in the tank?
Like I said before, this squad has the talent to win, but there are quite a bit of IF’s. David Johnson and T.Y. Hilton are the X factors, and it’s imperative that they both bounce back this season.
Best Draft Pick: Chris Hogan.
Although there were better receivers available, Hogan is a sneaky good player who will see a lot of targets in a depleted patriots receiving corps.
Worst Draft Pick: T.Y. Hilton
I love T.Y. Hilton as a player, but I hate this pick.. a lot. He was drafted 25th ahead of Tyreek Hill, Jordan Howard, Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, Doug Baldwin, Mike Evans and sadly the list goes on even longer. With Andrew Luck back, I understand the thought process, but for a guy who’s mainly a deep threat and doesn’t get a ton of receptions it makes me cringe to think that he went before some of those other WR’s, especially in a PPR league.
Sleeper: Dion Lewis
Dion Lewis is a fun player to watch who will be very active in the passing game, and the return game. Look for him to pick up a lot of receiving yards.
Draft Grade: C+
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