Team Summary:
Tyler Barge’s team name tells you everything you need to know about who he is as a person. Last year he went with the name “Brendan is a bitch” and this year he has decided to target Zig with the same hurtful template. Barge is by far the biggest shit talker in the league, but unfortunately for him, his fantasy football team hardly backs up his words. His best season came in 2016, where he finished with a solid 8-5 record and secured the #4 seed in the playoffs, but was defeated by Mason in the first round. 2015 and 2017 were frustratingly mediocre for Barge and he owns an overall record of 19-20. Although he finished 2017 with a 5-8 record, things were starting to look up for Barge near the end of the season. From weeks 10-13 (4 games) Barge’s squad averaged 112 ppg compared to just 92.8 ppg from weeks 1-9. Barge’s defense during those four games turned out to be the back breaker, as they allowed a catastrophic 116.3 ppg during that time frame. It is important to note that he was one of only two teams to take down Kaden’s championship juggernaut, defeating him 96-84 in week 7. Barge had also drafted Dez Bryant in every single season since the creation of the DFFL until this year.
Looking Ahead:
Barge was able to snag Todd Gurley with the second overall pick in this years DFFL draft. Barge has never selected in the top 5 before and the highest he’s ever drafted was seventh in 2017. Gurley was by far the highest scoring non-QB, pulverizing the league in 2017 racking up 351.1 points (22ppg). Barge selected Bills fantasy stud LeSean McCoy in the second round who is currently listed as Questionable but should be at full strength for week 1. Barge then took the lightning quick Tyreek Hill, Tom Brady, and Detroit’s own Marvin Jones.
I know I start most of these with “I think this team has a lot of talent but..” … but for this team I don’t really see a whole lot of buts. This is a really good team from top to bottom. There’s no glaring weaknesses, there’s a ton of playmakers, and a lot of consistency. Barring an injury, there’s no reason why Todd Gurley shouldn’t put up monster numbers this year, and LeSean McCoy has a very realistic chance to finish top 10-15 at RB if the Bills line can give him a couple of holes. At WR he got Tyreek Hill early in round three who finished last season as the WR5, and the Marvin Jones in round five who was the WR9 in 2017. His quarterback? Tom Brady. It’s also impressive that he was able to get a top ten tight end in the form of Kyle Rudolph without hitting the panic button in the early rounds. I haven’t covered defense at all, but picking up the Jaguars defense in round seven isn’t as terrible as it looks when you consider that the Jags defense outscored almost every WR/RB that was available that round, and has a good chance to do it again. The only player in Barge’s starting lineup that didn’t finish top ten at their position last season is rookie WR Michael Gallup, who is currently in the flex position. If Barge wants to win a championship, this season should be his best chance yet. LeSean McCoy and Tom Brady are the X factors. If McCoy can get space despite a putrid offensive line, it’ll be tough to outscore him and Gurley each and every week. As for Brady, I always think that he’s going to fall off one of these days, and it never seems to happen but… if this is the season the Brady’s age catches up to him it could create a significant hole in Barge’s roster unless Alex Smith can repeat his beautiful 2017 season.
Best Draft Pick: Todd Gurley
Todd Gurley at number 2 is just orgasmic.
Worst Draft Pick: Michael Gallup
Nothing against Gallup, but Barge probably could’ve waited a bit longer to make this pick.
Sleeper: Calvin Ridley
Beastly at Alabama, will the talent transfer to the NFL??
Draft Grade: A
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