The Dynasty Aftermath: Super-Sized STAR WARS Year-End Edition

Ken Kelly Posted On January 6, 2020

Editor’s Note: Make sure you check back each and every day this off-season for all the latest fantasy football news and analysis. We have a tremendous number of articles planned and, as you know, we step it up as the other sites go dark and hibernate.

Spoiler Alert: There will be spoilers in here for The Mandalorian from Disney Plus. If you haven’t seen it, I’ll try not to tell you about Baby Yoda. Ignore the picture above as well. Hopefully I didn’t spoil anything.

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. It’s time for the year-end playoff edition!

I’ve written this column for nearly fifteen years and I really do enjoy it. I love combing through the stats of the week, putting together ridiculous lineups, picking MVPs/LVPs and discussing things to worry about.

That’s not all.

I also really love sharing little bits of my life with the community of DLF and picking a theme for this column each week. This year, I’ve started out focusing on TV shows and movies that are stream-worthy out there. If you’ve missed any, here are some previous versions:

The Office
The Last Man on Earth
Ode to Ron Swanson
“I’ve made a Huge Mistake”
Finkle and Einhorn
“Going to my Quiet Place”
The Hangover
“The Dude”
“Inconceivable”
“The Iron Lotus”
Eastbound and Down
Johnny Cash Telling Jokes in a Cornfield
Avengers
The Umbrella Academy

For the annual super-sized playoff edition, we’ve saved the best show to stream for last – The Mandalorian from Disney Plus, who has found a way to have me buy every movie on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray and now to stream. I’m not sure how that happened, but that’s impressive. If you haven’t watched it, you should.

It’s no secret I’m a huge STAR WARS fan (you know that because it’s properly put in all caps right there) and now that the Skywalker series has limped to an end, The Mandalorian has given us hope. So, what’s the takeaway with this? Well, it’s pretty easy. As one thing ends, another always begins. Much like The Mandalorian and other planned spin-offs keep STAR WARS alive and humming, the beauty of being in a dynasty league is the fact no one is ever gone, right Luke?

If you didn’t win this season, all hope is not lost. It’s time for you to build again and make the moves you need to in order to compete. The best part is your work in a dynasty league is never lost. If you were lucky enough to hit on a late round rookie sleeper or waiver wire gem, you don’t have to lose them. It’s truly the beauty of what makes this format the best. Next year, this could be you walking into your rookie draft.

Let’s get going! This is the way…

The Playoff MVP

I don’t typically have two players mentioned for any one single award. However, it’s tough to look past what Kenyan Drake and Breshad Perriman did to end the season. Drake had 303 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns in weeks 15 and 16. Meanwhile, the former first round bust Perriman posted 18 catches for 215 receiving yards and scored three touchdowns in weeks 15 and 16.

As a side note, Drake and Perriman are going to be really interesting players to watch this off-season. Drake seemingly has the Arizona job all sewn up and it will be a fascinating case study to see if his late season heroics can translate into a full season of production. He’s also a free agent and will likely command a nice salary from Arizona or elsewhere. Meanwhile, Perriman was a revelation for a Tampa team ravaged by injuries and has likely earned himself a nice payday as well after becoming fantasy football’s WR5 from weeks 12 through 16. His owners should hope that place isn’t Tampa behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

The Dynasty Aftermath Year-End MVP

It’s pretty easy to say Christian McCaffrey was the MVP, but it’s also not a huge surprise to see the numbers he put up. When you consider his draft position, Lamar Jackson was far and away the biggest difference maker this season. That was truly amazing. If Lamar Jackson was Han Solo, this is what I’d say to him.

The Playoff LVP

Amari Cooper continues to be one of the most maddening players to own. He had five games with 20 or more fantasy points, two with more than 30. However, he also dropped some real duds, including a total of just five catches for 43 scoreless yards during weeks 15 and 16 – that surely sunk your dynasty team this year. He was like the Jar Jar Binks of the playoffs.

The Dynasty Aftermath Year-End LVP

You could go so many ways with this. However, if anyone would have offered you a trade request of Antonio Brown, David Johnson and Le’Veon Bell for DeVante Parker, DJ Chark and Darren Waller in the off-season, you would have likely reported them to the league commissioner because it was so lopsided. What a difference a season makes as that trade would be soundly rejected at this point as it would lopsided the other way. In the end, the award has to go to Brown. The former WR1 just imploded and ruined fantasy seasons before they even began. To make things worse, his implosion happened so late in the game you couldn’t even work around it.

Lineup Fun

Baby Yoda’s Unbeatable Lineups of the Playoffs

Week 15

QB Lamar Jackson BAL = 212 passing yards, 86 rushing yards, five touchdowns
RB Kenyan Drake ARI = 137 rushing yards, one catch, 112 receiving yards, one touchdown
RB The Dude CAR = 87 rushing yards, eight catches, 88 receiving yards, two touchdowns
RB Miles Sanders PHI = 122 rushing yards, six catches, 50 receiving yards, two touchdowns
WR Julio Jones ATL = 13 catches, 134 receiving yards, two touchdowns
WR Michael Thomas NO = 12 catches, 128 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Jamison Crowder NYJ = Six catches, 90 receiving yards, two touchdowns
TE George Kittle SF = 13 catches, 134 receiving yards

Week 16

QB Daniel Jones NYG = 352 passing yards, five touchdowns
RB Saquon Barkley NYG = 189 rushing yards, four catches, 90 receiving yards, one touchdown
RB Devonta Freeman ATL = 53 rushing yards, nine catches, 74 receiving yards, two touchdowns
RB Kenyan Drake ARI = 166 rushing yards, three catches, 18 receiving yards, two touchdowns
WR Tyler Boyd CIN = Nine catches, 128 receiving yards, two touchdowns
WR Michael Thomas NO = 12 catches, 136 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Julio Jones ATL = Ten catches, 166 receiving yards
TE Mark Andrews BAL = Six catches, 93 receiving yards, two touchdowns

Week 17
Just in case your league was into that.

QB Dak Prescott DAL = 303 passing yards, four touchdowns
RB Derrick Henry TEN = 211 rushing yards, three touchdwowns
RB Ezekiel Elliott DAL = 122 rushing yards, one touchdown
RB Melvin Gordon LAC = 46 rushing yards, six catches, 76 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Michael Gallup DAL = Five catches, 98 receiving yards, three touchdowns
WR Keenan Allen LAC = Nine catches, 82 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Cooper Kupp LAR = Seven catches, 99 receiving yards, one touchdown
TE Tyler Higbee LAR = Eight catches, 84 receiving yards, one touchdown

The Unbeatable Lineup of the Year

QB Lamar Jackson BAL = 3,127 passing yards, 1,206 rushing yards, 43 total touchdowns, and only eight turnovers
RB The Dude CAR = 1,387 rushing yards, 116 catches, 1,005 receiving yards, 19 touchdowns
RB Aaron Jones GB = 1,084 rushing yards, 49 catches, 474 receiving yards, 19 touchdowns
RB Ezekiel Elliott DAL = 1,357 rushing yards, 54 catches, 420 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns
WR Michael Thomas NO = 149 catches, 1,725 receiving yards, nine touchdowns
WR Chris Godwin TB = 86 catches, 1,333 receiving yards, nine touchdowns
WR Julio Jones ATL = 99 catches, 1,394 receiving yards, six touchdowns
TE Travis Kelce KC = 97 catches, 1,229 receiving yards, five touchdowns

The Underdog Lineups of the Playoffs
“I can bring you in warm, or bring you in cold.”

Week 15

QB Garnder Minshew JAX = 201 passing yards, two touchdowns
RB Tony Pollard DAL = 131 rushing yards, two catches, 12 receiving yards
RB Joe Mixon CIN = 136 rushing yards, three catches, 20 receiving yards
RB Mike Boone MIN = 56 rushing yards, two touchdowns
WR Breshad Perriman TB = Five catches, 113 receiving yards, two touchdowns
WR Anthony Miller CHI = Nine catches, 118 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Chris Conley JAX = Four catches, 49 receiving yards, two touchdowns
TE Tyler Higbee LAR = 12 catches, 111 receiving yards

Week 16

QB Andy Dalton CIN = 419 passing yards, four touchdowns
RB Ronald Jones TB = 77 rushing yards, three catches, 32 receiving yards, one touchdown
RB DeAndre Washington OAK = 85 rushing yards, two catches, 21 receiving yards, one touchdown
RB Damien Williams KC = 65 rushing yards, three catches, 27 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Steven Sims WAS = Six catches, 64 receiving yards, two touchdowns
WR Hunter Renfrow OAK = Seven catches, 107 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Tajae Sharpe TEN = Five catches, 69 receiving yards, two touchdowns
TE Mike Gesicki MIA = Six catches, 82 receiving yards, two touchdowns

Week 17

QB Gardner Minshew JAX = 295 passing yards, three touchdowns
RB Boston Scott PHI = 54 rushing yards, four catches, 84 receiving yards, three touchdowns
RB Damien Williams KC = 124 rushing yards, four catches, 30 receiving yards, two touchdowns
RB Mike Boone MIN = 148 rushing yards, two catches, 12 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Breshad Perriman TB = Five catches, 134 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Deebo Samuel SF = Five catches, 102 receiving yards, one touchdown
WR Dede Westbrook JAX = Seven catches, 72 receiving yards, one touchdown
TE Dan Arnold ARI = Four catches, 76 receiving yards, one touchdown

The Underdog Lineup of the Year

QB Josh Allen BUF = 3,089 passing yards, 510 rushing yards, 29 total touchdowns
RB Austin Ekeler LAC = 557 rushing yards, 92 catches, 993 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns
RB Derrick Henry TEN = 1,540 rushing yards, 18 catches, 206 receiving yards, two touchdowns
RB Chris Carson SEA = 1,230 rushing yards, 37 catches, 266 receiving yards, nine touchdowns
WR DeVante Parker MIA = 72 catches, 1,202 receiving yards, nine touchdowns
WR DJ Chark JAX = 73 catches, 1,008 receiving yards, eight touchdowns
WR John Brown BUF = 72 catches, 1,060 receiving yards, six touchdowns
TE Darren Waller OAK = 90 catches, 1,145 receiving yards, three touchdowns

The Disappointing Lineups of the Playoffs
This is like having someone cut off your hand, then finding out he’s your Dad to make it even worse.

Week 15

QB Jacoby Brissett IND = 165 passing yards
RB David Johnson ARI = Six rushing yards
RB Marlon Mack IND = 19 rushing yards
RB Dalvin Cook MIN = 27 rushing yards, three catches, 16 receiving yards
WR Michael Gallup DAL = One catch, six receiving yards
WR Emmanuel Sanders SF = Two catches, nine receiving yards
WR Julian Edelman NE = Two catches, nine receiving yards
TE Jimmy Graham GB = One catch, zero receiving yards

Week 16

QB Aaron Rodgers GB = 216 passing yards
RB James Conner PIT = 32 rushing yards
RB Mike Boone MIN = 28 rushing yards, one catch, five receiving yards
RB Nick Chubb CLE = 45 rushing yards
WR Adam Thielen MIN = One catch, two receiving yards
WR Anthony Miller CHI = One catch, two receiving yards
WR Mecole Hardman KC = No catches
TE Darren Waller OAK = Four catches, 37 receiving yards

Week 17
Just in case your league was into that.

QB Jimmy Garoppolo SF = 285 passing yards
RB Carlos Hyde HOU = 13 rushing yards
RB Nick Chubb CLE = 41 rushing yards
RB Phillip Lindsay DEN = 53 rushing yards
WR Tyrell Williams OAK = No catches
WR Anthony Miller CHI = One catch, five receiving yards
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT = Two catches, six receiving yards
TE Jack Doyle IND = One catch, six receiving yards

The Disappointing Lineup of the Year
This was not the lineup you were looking for.

QB Marcus Mariota TEN = 1,203 passing yards, 129 rushing yards, seven touchdowns, one lost job
RB Kalen Ballage MIA = 135 rushing yards, 14 catches, 63 receiving yards, three touchdowns on 1.82 YPC
RB Royce Freeman DEN = 496 rushing yards, 43 catches, 256 receiving yards, four touchdowns
RB Sony Michel NE = 912 rushing yards, 12 catches, 94 receiving yards, seven touchdowns
WR AJ Green CIN = One long season of being “questionable,” with no catches in the end
WR DaeSean Hamilton DEN = 28 catches, 297 receiving yards, one touchdown in his “breakout season”
WR Jakobi Meyers NE = 26 catches, 359 receiving yards, and further proof the preseason can’t be trusted
TE Chris Herndon NYJ = One catch, seven receiving yards

…and just for fun

The Rookie Lineup of the Year

QB Kyler Murray ARI = 3,722 passing yards, 544 rushing yards, 24 touchdowns
RB Josh Jacobs OAK = 1,150 rushing yards, 20 catches, 166 receiving yards, seven touchdowns
RB Devin Singletary BUF = 775 rushing yards, 29 catches, 194 receiving yards, four touchdowns
RB David Montgomery CHI = 889 rushing yards, 25 catches, 185 receiving yards, seven touchdowns
WR AJ Brown TEN = 52 catches, 1,051 receiving yards, eight touchdowns
WR Terry McLaurin WAS = 58 catches, 919 receiving yards, seven touchdowns
WR DK Metcalf SEA = 58 catches, 900 receiving yards, seven touchdowns
TE Noah Fant DEN = 40 catches, 562 receiving yards, three touchdowns

…and honorable mention should go to Daniel Jones, Deebo Samuel, Gardner Minshew, Darius Slayton, Tony Pollard, Marquise Brown, Preston Williams, Alexander Mattison, Mecole Hardman, Drew Lock and a few others not named Darwin Thompson, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, N’Keal Harry, KeeSean Johnson, TJ Hockenson, Justice Hill, Darrell Henderson, Andy Isabella and Damien Harris, among others.

Off-Season Gut Checks

I’d be worried if I owned Le’Veon Bell. His days as being elite look over.

I’d be worried if I thought Aaron Rodgers was still a pillar to build around.

I’d be worried if I thought this was anything more than a blip on the radar for Saquon Barkley.

I’d be worried if I didn’t just wish the producers would have kept this scene in and killed JarJar.

I’d be worried if I didn’t believe in Courtland Sutton.

I’d be worried if I was still holding on to Marqise Lee.

I’d be worried if I thought the Texans wouldn’t look for a new running back.

I’d be worried if I believed Miami’s 2020 starting running back was on the roster.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t paying attention to Mike Gesicki’s late-season surge.

I’d be worried if I hadn’t bought early on Chris Godwin.

I’d be worried if I owned Eric Ebron.

I’d be worried if I was building around JuJu Smith-Schuster. He needs Ben back, big-time.

I’d be worried if I owned David Johnson. Wow, how the mighty have fallen.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think Daniel Jones had a pretty high ceiling.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t at least a little worried about where Austin Hooper may end up.

I’d be worried if I owned Rashaad Penny. Chris Carson is better and Penny has a pretty serious recovery.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think Josh Allen could be even better next year.

I’d be worried if I still though Jimmy Graham could help my team.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think Tyler Higbee has permanently replaced Gerald Everett.

I’d be worried if I was ignoring the year John Brown had.

I’d be worried if I was ever counting on Will Fuller staying healthy.

I’d be worried if I owned Tyrell Williams.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t holding out some serious hope for Raheem Mostert.

I’d be worried if I was ignoring the year Allen Robinson just posted.

I’d be worried if I thought Frank Gore could ever help a dynasty team again.

I’d be worried if I owned Cam Newton. The future is murky here.

I’d be worried if I was still counting on LeSean McCoy.

I’d be worried if I owned Nick Chubb if the Browns keep Kareem Hunt around. He would explode without him and is pretty touchdown dependent with him.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t looking to trade Julio Jones if I’m a non-contender. This might be your last window.

I’d be worried if I didn’t believe in Darren Waller.

I’d be worried if I thought Aaron Jones was going to score that many touchdowns again next year.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t holding on to Breshad Perriman at the moment.

I’d be worried if I was still building around Le’Veon Bell.

I’d be worried if I was counting on Vance McDonald.

I’d be worried if I owned Mike Williams. He has 12 touchdowns the last two seasons, but only two this season. While he posted his first 1,000 yard campaign, he’s just tough to count on.

I’d be worried if I owned James Conner. You marvel at what he’s fought through, but he just can’t stay healthy.

I’d be worried if I expected consistency from Stefon Diggs.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think Michael Gallup could explode if Amari Cooper leaves.

I’d be worried if I owned Sterling Shepard. The concussion issue is serious.

I’d be worried if I was ignoring Kelvin Harmon and Bryce Love as roster stashes.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t seriously concerned about what AJ Green may look like when he returns.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t excited to see just what Darius Slayton may do as a Sophomore.

I’d be worried if I didn’t have Tony Pollard if I owned Ezekiel Elliott.

I’d be worried if I owned Melvin Gordon. He held out, but didn’t look explosive when he returned.

I’d be worried if I owned Corey Davis. Yikes.

I’d be worried if I had David Njoku as my TE1. At least he gets a new coach if he sticks around.

I’d be worried if I still believed in Paul Richardson.

I’d be worried if I missed the window on Mark Andrews.

I’d be worried if I owned Baker Mayfield. That was an awful season.

I’d be worried if I owned Royce Freeman. Phillip Lindsey is just better.

I’d be worried if I thought Joe Mixon won’t be quite a bit better next year.

I’d be worried if I was still counting on Sammy Watkins. Good luck with that seventh year breakout.

I’d be worried if I had Josh Rosen as my developmental or stash quarterback.

I’d be worried if I owned Dante Pettis.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t looking to buy on Evan Engram.

I’d be worried if I was counting on Jameis Winston. He’s like the new age Jay Cutler or Jeff George.

I’d be worried if I was still holding Danny Amendola. He’s the definition of a roster clogger.

I’d be worried if I had Philip Rivers as my QB2. The future is unclear here as well.

I’d be worried if I had any Chiefs running back. Who knows how this is going to pan out next season.

I’d be worried if I owned Sony Michel or Damien Harris. It’s just classic New England.

I’d be worried if I was counting on Alshon Jeffery playing all 16 games next year.

I’d be worried if I thought Peyton Barber still had any real dynasty value.

I’d be worried if I thought Ronald Jones was going to be the one to take it from Barber permanently.

I’d be worried if I used a high rookie pick on David Montgomery. He’s was fine, but far from a star in the making.

I’d be worried if I somehow thought Patrick Mahomes couldn’t be the overall QB1 again next year.

I’d be worried if I owned Todd Gurley. Idiots or not, it’s clear the Rams coaches didn’t think he could handle the load.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think DeVante Parker may have finally arrived.

I’d be worried if I was ignoring the performance of Anthony Miller at the end of the season.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think Jarvis Landry was the top receiver in Cleveland at the moment.

I’d be worried if I was counting on Larry Fitzgerald next season.

I’d be worried if I owned Tom Brady. For the first time ever, he seems very mortal.

I’d be worried if I was ignoring the comeback year from Leonard Fournette.

I’d be worried if I owned Chris Herndon. What a disaster.

I’d be worried if I was counting on Brandin Cooks. That was a shockingly poor season.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think Terry McLaurin was a future star.

I’d be worried if I owned Jared Goff. This was a major step back for a player many have as their QB1.

I’d be worried if I owned Devonta Freeman. He really only had two really good games all season.

I’d be worried if I didn’t have Michael Thomas as my overall WR1. Amazing.

I’d be worried if I was “selling high” on Kenyan Drake. You may not be.

I’d be worried if I thought Jamaal Williams was still a realistic future threat to Aaron Jones.

I’d be worried if I owned John Ross. He needs a new start and possibly a new lower body.

I’d be worried if I still had Marcus Mariota on my roster. He’ll get a new start, but it won’t be as a starter.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think AJ Brown wasn’t going to join DK Metcalf as a future star.

I’d be worried if I was ignoring the late season production from Deebo Samuel.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t really disappointed about the lack of progress from TJ Hockenson.

I’d be worried if I owned Odell Beckham, Jr. That was a shockingly bad season from an uber-talented player.

I’d be worried if I didn’t think all your quarterbacks would somehow get hurt in week one next year, leaving you to pick up Ryan Fitzpatrick to lead you to fantasy wins for the 29th year in a row.

I’d be worried if I was counting on OJ Howard as my TE1. Bruce Arians is weird.

I’d be worried if I was holding out a ton of hope for Delanie Walker.

I’d be worried if I owned Antonio Brown. You have to ride it out, but the league isn’t really keen on keeping players who are insane.

I’d be worried if I wasn’t trying to find a sneaky way to acquire Preston Williams this off-season.

I’d be worried if I was completely dismissing Hunter Renfrow.

I’d be worried if I didn’t already know Dallas Goedert is a future star.

I’d be worried if I was counting on Jason Witten in any fashion.

I’d be worried if I didn’t believe in Austin Ekeler. I had someone ask about this in another edition and would like to address it. Ekeler averaged 17.9 ppg this year as a part-time player. Regardless of where he may end up, he’s going to have monster value in PPR leagues. To me, he’s giving you the part-time production everyone dreamed of when they had Reggie Bush. He can be a monster without the volume. Sign me up.

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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