The Dynasty Aftermath Year End Wrap-up: Pulp Fiction

Ken Kelly Posted On January 6, 2018

Welcome to DLF’s Dynasty Aftermath. This staple article is our longest running signature piece as we have a little fun after a tough week at the Dynasty League Football office. You’ll find this article will review the week’s happenings in a variety of ways and help set you up for the coming weeks as we spin around the league in the way we know best. As you know, this year I’m covering movies I loved growing up and tying them into fantasy football.

My favorite movie of all-time is Pulp Fiction, so I saved that one for last. It’s the ultimate independent film and one I find to be creative, entertaining and extraordinarily unique.

Week Seventeen Fantasy MVP

Are the Steelers really this good at picking wide receivers or is their offensive system just that much better from a fantasy perspective? It’s a fair question when you see the players they’ve had who have been unbelievable in Pittsburgh (Santonio Holmes, Mike Wallace) and not so great elsewhere. Regardless, it really looks like they have a good one in JuJu Smith-Schuster, who took over for the hobbled Antonio Brown and posted nine catches for 143 yards and a touchdown to cap off a great rookie season that featured 58 catches for 917 yards and seven scores.

Week Seventeen Fantasy LVP

There were tons of important players who were on the bench for the final week of the season, forcing teams to go to many of their secondary options. Those who chose to roll with Eric Ebron (and nobody could blame them after he had posted three great weeks in a row) were rewarded with one catch for nine measly yards, reminding us all that Ebron’s production is always going to be feast or famine, with few games in between.

2017 Fantasy MVP

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It’s tough to justify picking anyone other than Todd Gurley this season, especially when he was a relative bargain in dynasty startup drafts after a disappointing season last year. Gurley posted career highs across the board with 1,305 rushing yards, 64 catches, 788 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns. At just 23 years old and clearly past his previous injuries, Gurley is going to be popular pick at 1.01 in startup drafts this off-season. I’d still prefer to build around wide receivers but there’s something about having a dominant running back on your team that makes dynasty leagues a lot of fun on Sundays. Gurley’s ADP took a serious spike this season as he became the Jules of dynasty leagues,

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Other considerations: Le’Veon Bell, Alvin Kamara, Antonio Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Travis Kelce, Russell Wilson

2017 Fantasy LVP

As usual, there are a lot of disappointments in every fantasy season. I’m not going to add players who were injured this season (and that’s a really long list). Instead, I’m going with Willie Snead. His year started with a three-game suspension that was then followed by a minor hamstring injury. After that, he was a total afterthought in the Saints offense, catching just eight passes for 92 yards this season. After the Saints traded Brandin Cooks to the Patriots in the off-season, most expected Snead to soak up even more targets this year and build on his strong 2016 campaign where he posted 72 catches for 895 yards and four scores. Instead, he was outplayed by Ted Ginn, Brandon Coleman, Michael Thomas, Tommylee Lewis and just about any other receiver New Orleans threw in the lineup. There are serious questions about just where his career is headed and his ADP has tanked. I’d rather store a gold watch in special place than have overpaid for Snead this past off-season.

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Other considerations: Doug Martin, Eddie Lacy, Dez Bryant, Corey Coleman, Amari Cooper, Sammy Watkins, Marshawn Lynch, Ammer Abdullah, Kenny Britt, Terrelle Pryor, and a whole host of others.

Lineup Fun

Week 17’s Royale with Cheese Unbeatable Lineup of the Week

QB Philip Rivers LAC = 387 passing yards, three touchdowns
RB Alvin Kamara NO = 44 rushing yards, six catches, 84 receiving yards, one touchdown, KO return score
RB Dion Lewis NE = 93 rushing yards, six catches, 40 receiving yards, two touchdowns
RB Devonta Freeman ATL = 23 rushing yards, nine receptions, 85 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Keenan Allen LAC = Nine catches, 133 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Golden Tate DET = Seven catches, 104 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT = Nine catches, 143 receiving yards, one touchdown
TE Jack Doyle IND = Four catches, 38 receiving yards, one touchdown

Week 17’s Comfortable Silence Underdog Lineup of the Week

QB DeShone Kizer CLE = 314 passing yards, 61 rushing yards, two touchdowns
RB Orleans Darkwa NYG = 154 rushing yards, one touchdown
RB Kapri Bibbs WAS = 47 rushing yards, eight receptions, 53 receiving yards
RB Alfred Blue HOU = 39 rushing yards, four catches, 36 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Albert Wilson KC = Ten receptions, 147 receiving yards
WR Rashard Higgins CLE = Three receptions, 68 receiving yards, two touchdowns
WR Tyler Boyd = Five receptions, 91 receiving yards, one touchdown, a lot of wings for Buffalo
TE Tyler Kroft CIN = Six catches, 53 receiving yards, two touchdowns

Week 17s Dead as Fried Chicken Disappointing Lineup of the Week

QB Blake Bortles JAX = 158 passing yards, two interceptions
RB Samaje Perine WAS = Three rushing yards
RB Isaiah Crowell CLE = 21 rushing yards
RB Jordan Howard CHI = Nine rushing yards, one catch, five receiving yards
WR Robby Anderson NYJ = One catch, two receiving yards
WR Corey Coleman CLE = One catch, 18 receiving yards
WR AJ Green CIN = Two catches, 17 receiving yards
TE Eric Ebron = One catch, nine receiving yards

“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of the evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and goodwill, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper, and the finder of lost children. And my Unbeatable Lineup of the Year will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”

(yes, that’s a long name but it fits and I couldn’t really type out the name on Jules’ wallet, though it DOES fit)

QB Russell Wilson SEA
RB Todd Gurley LAR
RB Le’Veon Bell PIT
RB Alvin Kamara NO
WR Antonio Brown PIT
WR DeAndre Hopkins HOU
WR Keenan Allen LAC
TE Travis Kelce KC

2017’s Three Little Fonzies Underdog Lineup of the Year

QB Jared Goff LAR
RB Kareem Hunt KC
RB Dion Lewis NE
RB Tarik Cohen CHI
WR Marvin Jones DET
WR Robby Anderson NYJ
WR Nelson Agholor PHI
TE Evan Engram NYG

2017’s “Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go home and have a heart attack” Disappointing Lineup of the Year

QB Matt Ryan ATL
RB Marshawn Lynch OAK
RB Adrian Peterson NO/ARI
RB Joe Mixon CIN
WR Dez Bryant DAL
WR Amari Cooper OAK
WR DeVante Parker MIA
TE Jordan Reed WAS

Gut Checks

I’d be worried if I owned Dez Bryant. It’s clear to me his career arc is on the way down.

I’d be worried if I owned Amari Cooper. Outside of one good game, that was a mess of a season.

I’d be worried if I thought my running backs were safe going into the draft. They’re not.

I’d be worried if I found myself in a dance competition against Travolta and Thurman. You’re going down.

I’d be worried if I owned Corey Coleman. Broken hands or not, he hasn’t been good.

I’d be worried if I owned Joe Mixon. He had every opportunity to dominate and the emergence of players like Hunt and Kamara make taking him highly even more concerning.

I’d be worried if I stole a briefcase with something mysterious in it.

I’d be worried if I owned Jameis Winston.

I’d be worried if I owned Doug Martin. That has to be the end of the road for him in Tampa.

I’d be worried if I thought both Allen Robinson and Marqise Lee would both be back with Jacksonville.

I’d be worried if I go back on my word on throwing a fight.

I’d be worried if I was riding in the backseat of a car with someone pointing a gun at me.

I’d be worried if I owned Larry Fitzgerald. He’s still great but no word yet.

I’d be worried if I owned DeVante Parker. Can’t wait for next year’s glowing camp reports!

I’d be worried if I didn’t go into McDonald’s and at least attempt to order a Royale with Cheese.

I’d be worried if I owned Christian McCaffrey. Yes, the production was there. However, he was very much a volume oriented player this season and didn’t look incredibly elusive.

I’d be worried if I was trusted with the wife of Marcellus Wallace.

I’d be worried if I owned any of the first round wide receivers from this year’s draft in the form of Corey Davis, Mike Williams or John Ross. It’s not time to hit the panic button but they didn’t have a great start here.

I’d be worried if I was relying on Jordan Matthews.

I’d be worried if I owned any running back over 28.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t willing to share my Big Kahuna burger.

I’d be worried if I had Willie Snead.

I’d be worried if I was relying on Jason Witten for one more season.

I’d be worried if I owned Dak Prescott. That was a clear step back.

I’d be worried if I didn’t take Jules serious when he told me not to say what again.

I’d be worried if I didn’t already own Jimmy Garoppollo. The window has closed.

I’d be worried if I owned Marshawn Lynch. I’m not always right but I called this one.

I’d be worried if I owned Jordan Reed. I just don’t think he’ll ever be healthy.

I’d be worried if I didn’t consider quitting my job and walking the earth like Kane from Kung Fu if I lost my dynasty league.

I’d be worried if I owned Laquon Treadwell. Wow, this is crazy.

I’d be worried if I owned DeMarco Murray. It just has to be Henry time in Tennessee.

I’d be worried if I owned Terrelle Pryor.

I’d be worried if my favorite cartoon wasn’t Fox Force Five.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t planning on visiting DLF every day this off-season. As always, we’ll have unrivaled coverage of the off-season, including all the following:

NFL Draft Combine Analysis
Free Agency Breakdowns
NFL Draft Coverage
Off-Season Value Analysis
Mock Drafts
And so much more

See you next season!

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Ken Kelly

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Ken is a corporate trainer by day an a tireless editor of dynasty content by night. His passion for the World Champion Seattle Seahawks is second only to his love of fantasy football and the dynasty format.

Ken is on Twitter at DLF_KenK