Get Your Popcorn Ready Historical Power Rankings

So i might as well use my blog for something since i havent used it otherwise in a couple of months. Members of the Get Your Popocorn Ready fantasy football league enjoy the following:

So now with 3 full seasons of Get Your Popcorn Ready under its belt its time I introduced these historical power rankings. It’s something I do every year for my SD league that’s been going on for like 6 years now. Its pretty fun to go back and look at the previous years and then add to them every year. Of course these are subjective (sometimes though, like in the case of Chris, there is no other choice but to put that luckbox at #1) ) but my criteria includes the following in no particular order of importance:

Titles, won-loss record, championship playoff record, consolation playoff record, last place finishes, years in the league (weighted in your favor the longer youve been in the league).

The numbers next to your name are: Average final standing (after playoffs), Regular Season Record, Winning Percentage (Championship Playoff Record, Consolation Playoff Record) (Years of Service) (Titles)

Also note that there were no consolation playoffs in 2009.

1. Chris: 1.66, 30-9, .769 (7-1, 0-0) (3 years)(2 TITLES) 

Those are pretty dominating stats. Like I said there is nowhere to put him but here. Given how good his teams have been over the last three years even a last place finish may not knock him from the top spot going into 2013. I will say though winning a title as the #6 seed is pretty lucky. Avoiding my 155 points in the championship round in 2010 is case in point.  

2. Rene: 3.33, 28-11, .718 (4-3, 0-0) (3 years)

Very good stats as well, the disparity between Chris and Rene simply lies in that playoff record. He has been there all 3 seasons and just can’t seem to survive, last year being the first year in the championship game. I would think if anyone could dethrone Chris after this season it would be Rene. It would probably take a title and a really bad season from Chris. But I’d expect him in contention again this year.  

3. Bostick: 4.5, 17-9, .654 (1-3, 0-0) (2 years) 

This was a tough call for me. I didn’t want to place a 2 year guy here above a couple of 3 year guys but his first two years have been good in the regular season. The postseason is a different story. Its clear bringing him on in 2010 and then keeping him has made the league stronger. His position here is tenuous as the next two guys could knock him off fairly easily.  

4. Roberts: 6, 22-17, .564 (1-3, 1-1) (3 years)

It starts to get difficult as we get through the 4-6 range. I definitely had a difficult year last year after posting what is now the 2^nd highest point total in league history in 2010. Although given that mine was with 14 teams and the record of 1590 last year was with 12 the feats are pretty comparable. As with Bostick above being 4^th is tenuous at best as the next few teams could go a long way towards dropping me in the rankings. 

5. Cirimele: 6, 17-22, .436 (3-3, 0-0) (3 years)

Not the best regular season record, but I think 2009 bears a lot of weight on his ranking. There he went 1-12 and finished last. I’m not sure if it was because he didn’t monitor his team, didn’t know what he was doing, or just sucked in 2009. I do know he has probably been the 3^rd or 4^th best player in the last two seasons and so sitting him here at 5^th I think is a good compromise. I’ll probably continue to weigh that last place finish less and less if Cirimele continues to put up really solid seasons.  

6. Lee: 7, 21-18, .538 (2-0, 1-1) (3 years) (1 TITLE) 

Yeah you just can’t have one of the two players that has a title in this league sitting in the bottom half. Even though that’s the type of player he was heading into 2012. Riding the broad shoulders of Calvin Johnson and Matthew Stafford, Lee posted the highest point total in league history last year. All of this was good enough to get him to 6^th in my book despite 9^th and 11^th place finishes the years before. Besides his regular season record is decent, and in his bad seasons he never had a really atrocious record.

7. Drew: 6, 20-19, .513 (1-4, 1-1) (3 years) 

At the time of this writing we aren’t sure if Drew’s Boys in Blue are coming back. It would be a shame too. We need that perfect example of mediocrity. Never really good, never really bad, each of his seasons have been 7-6, 7-6, 6-7. Even his final finishes 4, 6, 8 put him right in the middle. Where else to find him in these rankings then?

8. Keller: 7.66, 20-19, .513 (1-3, 0-2) (3 years) 

Captain Exclamation Marc (get it?) had a really unfortunate run last year finishing with 5^th most points and dead last at the end of the playoffs. Even in the years he did go to the playoffs he couldn’t do anything there with 5^th and 6^th place finishes. While this might be a little harsh, that last place finish last year is a pretty bad black mark. Come back strong kid to move on up.

9. Landers: 7.66, 15-24, .384 (1-1, 3-0) (3 years)

Had to put him here as the last of the players to actually make the championship playoffs. So if you haven’t seen your name yet, hang your head in shame as in 3 years you couldn’t find your way into the top 6 once. The resume here is pretty bleak with the exception of a run in 2009 that landed him a 2^nd place finish. He also has a last place finish of 14^th where he couldn’t even make the consolation playoffs. That being said he has tasted some meaningful fantasy football in December and his final finish ranks are in line with this position. He won’t be returning so he’ll likely slide down these rankings in future years.

10. Rob, 10.33, 16-23, .410 (0-0, 1-3) (3 years)

Hasn’t had a truly terrible season, but still hasn’t been to the playoffs and of course doesn’t have a winning record in any season. Despite the awful final finish score, I think a good season could move him up.

11. Rick: 9, 12-27 .307 (0-0, 4-1) (3 years) 

I’m still not sure this is the appropriate spot for Rick. I think its all on the power of that incredible consolation playoff record and the fact he’s been around 3 years. When the games don’t matter Rick’s team comes to play. That regular season record is atrocious. In fact that winning percentage is far and away the worst. I’m not quite sure what it’s going to take to move out of this spot but I can say it starts with actually making the playoffs once.

12. Fregosi: 9.5, 11-15 .423 (0-0, 0-2) (2 years) 

Not a super terrible two years but of course no playoff appearances. He wasn’t invited back last year and might not be back again. Without him coming back he has nowhere to go but down.

13. Nam: 9, 9-17 .346 (0-0, 3-3) (2 years) 

My friend from SD, he jumped in in 2010 and underwhelmed. He has decided not to return as he focuses on attaching that ball and chain to his ankle. Much like Rick, a pretty poor regular season turned into a decent consolation playoffs.

14. McWhorter: 10.5, 9-17 .346 (0-0, 0-0) (2 years) 

The only guy never to make either playoffs. Sad.