KPAFFL

Although Week 1 of the NFL season is just about in the books, I will still list the KPAFFL predictions and superlatives of this year's draft. Before making predictions with limited bias after a weeks worth of games, lets look back at 2012 predictions and how they panned out. Biggest Reach - Fred Jackson taken by Manifest Destiny (Graham) in Round 2, Pick 17 Overall A slam dunk, as Jackson finished 40th overall amongst running backs with 81.4 fantasy points.  Much of Jackson's lack of success can be attributed to C.J. Spiller's role as the feature back, as well as the Bills being forced to throw as they often found themselves behind in games.  However, the worst part about the pick was not that Jackson failed to produce, but that he was taken BEFORE Adrian Peterson, who was taken with the 19th pick.  I could go into the long list of names available when Jackson was picked, but AP and his league-leading 307 fantasy points says all you need to know. Biggest Steal ...

With the upcoming draft this Wednesday, the KPAFFL officially begins for the 2013 NFL season.  The draft order has been determined via random selection, and the process can be watched in the video below.  The order is as follows: Holmes Higgins Kevin Hopkins Pat Boulter Graham Jon Brett Tyler Sean Bluhm

The 2012 KPAFFL Season has come to an end, but the records and statistics will live on forever.  I leave you with some interesting tidbits to take note of heading into the future.  Below are the champion rosters from each of the 10 KPAFFL seasons, as well as the current participant's all-time records.  Pertaining specifically to 2012, I have also included a list of the top single game performances, as well as the worst QB performances.  Thanks and have a wonderful end of 2012.

Tom Brady finished 4th in Fantasy Points among all QB's in 2012. Congratulations to the 2012 KPAFFL Champion, Team Pfunk.  After opening the season with two straight losses and going 4-4 through eight weeks, Pfunk rattled off eight straight wins en route to their second KPAFFL title.  Pfunk also took first in 2007.  Led by strong performances by QB Tom Brady all season, Pfunk put up 99.34 points in the championship match-up against Brett's Nasty Bunch, who managed just 76.76 points, the team's lowest total since week 10. Much like many regular season games, Pfunk was bolstered by a strong performance by WR Brandon Marshall, who certainly would be named the team's Most Valuable Player of 2012.  Marshall finished 2012 with 212.60 fantasy points, just .60 less then top WR Calvin Johnson, and good for twelfth best among all offensive players.  Pfunk also benefited from a solid defensive-foresight, rotating four different starting D's into the lineup ...

Packers WR Randall Cobb has 892 yards receiving and 7 TD's this season. Week 1 of the playoffs has concluded, and the final two championship contenders are no surprise.  Brett's Nasty Bunch stayed in the hunt wire-to-wire, and despite two straight season opening losses, team pfunk never strayed from playoff contention.  The two heavyweights will square off on Sunday, and with no players in the Sunday night game, the title should be decided by 7pm EST. Both teams looked competitive immediately post draft, but lets look back at the surprises that led to the 1 vs 2 championship matchup: Brett's Nasty Bunch Robert Griffin III - There was no doubt the kid had talent, but solidifying himself as a top 5 QB in his rookie season was certainly one of the biggest surprises of the 2012 season.  With 228.84 fantasy points, Griffin is tops among all QB's in the league, thanks to his dual-threat ability.  Rushing for 748 yards through 14 games, one of which he sat out, G...

RGIII continues to dominate, throwing for 511 yards and 8 TD's in wins over Philly and Dallas. With two weeks remaining in the fantasy regular season, only kevin and Team Tyler have been officially eliminated from playoff contention.  However, its all about the w and Wasted Talent are as good as done at 5-7, and nearly 100 points behind 4th and 5th place for the tiebreaker.  It remains to be seen if chopkins will continue to fall and miss the playoffs after a 6-0 start, but he rebounded with a win this past week after 5 consecutive losses dropped his team to 4th place.  Week 11 and week 12 recaps are below.