After a hard fought fantasy year, it is time to reflect on who got us to The Fantasy Super Bowl and who left us and slammed the fantasy football door in our face. Position by position we will look at our fantasy MVPs and our Busts for the last year. Then we will take a look at the most valuable Chargers’ player. So let’s begin…
Quarterbacks:
MVP: Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Rodgers has been the top scorer over the last two years and as the fourth quarterback coming off the board he was a better deal than Manning, Brees, and Brady. This year Rodgers has thrown or ran in a touchdown in every game, but one. For all these reasons and more, he is the MVP.
Bust: Jay Cutler, Chicago
Jay Cutler has been a complete disappointment and killed many good teams who failed to cut him early. A top ten quarterback selection, he finished as the 18th rated quarterback in standard fantasy leagues on Yahoo. I’m not a business major but that is what I call a bad return on one’s investment.
Running Backs:
MVP: Chris Johnson, Tennessee
He is above and beyond the highest scoring running back this year. Although, I almost didn’t put him up here as he stunk it up with the rest of the Titans the first six games of the year. He was “that guy that led many fantasy teams to the finals” this year. Each year there is a guy who gets hot and single handedly leads a team to the playoffs, and this year it was CJ. Add 12 touchdowns to his yardage total and he is 50 points above the #2 back.
Bust: Matt Forte, Chicago
The Chicago bust train continues. Forte wasn’t the worst player in terms of points but my other options were hurt and you could at least have benched those guys. Bad matchup or good, he scored 4 touchdowns all season. Yeah 4!!! This all from a guy who played the Rams, Lions, Browns, and Seahawks. Oh, did I mention that against the Atlanta Falcons on 15 carries he was outrushed by Jay Cutler. This year the luckiest Forte owners were bald, because they didn’t have any hair to pull out.
Wide Receivers:
MVP: Andre Johnson, Houston
This year the debate has been settled, AJ is the best receiver in the NFL. The man is a beast and is the top scoring receiver in the NFL. He leads the NFL in receiving yards and will reach the 100 catch plateau with 10 catches in the next two games. Based on his season, I would not be surprised if it only takes him one. Oh, and I forgot to mention that he did this without a complimentary receiver for half the year.
Bust: Calvin Johnson, Detroit
One of the top 5 talents at the wide receiver position Megatron had an injury plagued year that hurt many fantasy owners. Next year appears to be more promising as QB Matt Stafford and Johnson have a great rapport and if he can stay healthy he will ascend to great heights.
Tight Ends:
MVP: Antonio Gates, San Diego
1100+ yards and seven touchdowns have brought Mr. Gates back to the top of the tight end position. It was a close battle between Clark and Gates but the yardage was what really separates the two plus he is still the most difficult mismatch in the league.
Bust: John Carlson, Seattle
He came into the year as a sleeper after a promising rookie season, but he was a total disappointment. Carlson had 8 games with 3 catches or less and that made him too difficult to trust. Thanks for nothing, John!
Chargers MVP: Philip Rivers, QB
Drew Brees who? Rivers has grown into the leader of this team and had a fantastic year by throwing 27 touchdowns in contrast to only 9 interceptions. A bigger steal than most quarterbacks that were taken ahead of him, Rivers has been the most consistent Bolt all year.
