2020 Power Rankings-Season Finale

## Introduction

Good day to all of you and congrats on a completed 2020 season. The moral of the story this year is that nothing stops the NFL train. And if the NFL train does not stop, neither does the LOC train. Weird that both trains managed to handle everything thrown their way but when Pain Train was thrown a free WR1 it still derailed. I guess not all LOComotives are made alike.

This year may have sucked for me as a manager, but I still had more fun playing fantasy than I have in recent memory. I look forward to a 2021 season that will present us with even more challenges than 2020, namely the adding of a 17th NFL game. What does that mean for fantasy? An extra regular season game? A bye week? A two-week Glory Bowl? We have time to figure that out. That's months away.

For now, we wrap up the 10th season in LOC history.

## LOC Honors

Last season I don't think we ended up doing LOC Honors. I ran out of steam at the end of the year and didn't even do the season finale writeup, which still eats away at me. This year I'm taking it upon myself to hand out the league awards. So without further adieu, here are the 2020 LOC Honors winners:

* **2020 Comeback Manager of the Year** - RIPDab (went 5-8 to 8-5 and a 4th place finish)
* **2020 Keeper of the Year** - Duck Punchers (14th overall pick Derrick Henry breaks 2,000 rushing yards and is back-to-back league rushing champ)
* **2020 Manager of the Year** - Paddock 9 (back-to-back championships and team's first Commissioner's Cup)
* **2020 Michael Thomas Steal of the Draft Award** - Garoppoblow Me (98th overall pick Justin Jefferson breaks single-season rookie rec yard record)
* **2020 Game of the Year** - Week 13 Battle for the Bye: RIPDab (243.64) vs. Pain Train (243.03)
* **2020 Alexis Texas "I Got Fucked" Award** - Garoppoblow Me (4th team in league history to face more than 3,000 points in a single season)
* **2020 Forgetting Sarah Marshall "Do Less" Award** - Paddock 9 (73 roster moves is 2nd all-time, behind 2017 Paddock 9 with 74 moves and just ahead of 2019 Paddock 9 with 69 moves).
* **2020 Inconsistency Award** - Duck Punchers (7 games over 240, 5 games under 180).
* **2020 Participation Trophy** - Papa's Posse (league low 18 roster moves, 6th in points, 7th in standings)
* **2020 Tank of the Year** - The Shotti Bunch (Traded Josh Jacobs for 3rd/6th round picks)
* **2020 Villain of the Year** - COVID (Pain Train disqualified for not setting a lineup in week 15)

So there you have it, the 2020 honors. Pain Train is disqualified as villain of the year for a second time for being too villainous to even be worthy of a trophy honoring villains. Paddock 9 remains undefeated in the "do less" catagory. Derrick Henry's keeper value may have been poor (2nd round picks are rare and become ineligible the following season), but he was the most consistant and irreplacable player of the year. Until Wild Card weekend...

Better luck next year to ma ma momma said, Sweet Dee, and The Stupid Idiots, who were not good enough or bad enough to earn themselves an award.

## The Keeper Rules

Just a rehash the keeper rules:

1. Every team may take two, one, or zero keepers.
2. Any player drafted between rounds 3-17 are eligible.
3. Keepers will cost you a round higher than they were drafted (a 10th rounder will be kept in the 9th, 6th will be kept in the 5th, etc.)
4. The Saints Rule of 2019 prohibits a player from moving BACKWARDS in the event of a traded pick. Therefore, if you do not have a pick in the round of your keeper, that keeper now moves to a higher pick and not a lower pick. This rule passed almost unanimously and I will honor it even though I am against it and everyone but me and Jared probably forgot this happened.
5. Undrafted keepers cost a 7th.

## The Seven-Time Champ

Without further adieu, let's get down to business and introduce the reigning LOC Champion....

ME!

That's right, for the seventh year in a row GBM has won the League of Champions Fantasy Pick'Em Competition.

This year the battle was tougher than ever, but I'm happy to have come out on top.

Let's take a look at the all time standings.

Updated Through 2020

League Pick'em Wins by Team

Wow, total dominance by GBM ever since 2014. Back to back to back to back to back to back to back. Kings stay kings.

## Glory Bowl X Recap

The final score of the 2020 Glory Bowl will not tell the whole story of the intensity of the game. The game was a defensive battle all the way up until Monday night, when Stefon Diggs took over. Players across the board underperformed, with 14 total starters falling below projection. Each team employed bold strategies that are deserving of recognition. In the end, the Paddock Nynasty was born.

Quickly going from position to position:

* QB: When P9 dropped Jalen Hurts, Duck pulled a Doug Pederson and jumped on the opportunity to bench his season-long starter. Russell Wilson had gotten Duck to the Glory Bowl, but Punchers made a bold and correct choice in benching him for the hot hand. Hurts finished 2nd among all Glory Bowl starters with 43.26, over 14 more than Wilson. On the other side, Patrick Mahomes was held in check but still managed 34.90 in a frustrating day against the Falcons.
* RB: Duck's risky chess move at QB was matched by an even riskier strategic decision by Paddock 9 at RB. With McKissic and Gibson both rostered, P9 had a tough choice to make. Gibson was coming off injury, and RIPDab had learned the hard way not to trust a star in their first game back (Keenan Allen was used as a decoy in week 14). But Paddock's other option was James Connor, also coming back off injury, and Mike Davis, whose usage the prior week was raising red flags. Paddock did something unconventional and decided to start both Washington runningbacks. The decision netted him 41.61 points off a projection of 29.17. It was only 5.05 points less than the optimum lineup of McKissic and Connor and 14.98 more than the worst case scenario of Gibson and Davis. With a game looking like it would come down to just a handfull of points, the decision was under a microscope all day. But it was Josh Jacobs on Saturday night, falling on the goal line and finishing with just over 13 points, that seemed destined to haunt. P9 announced after the game that Josh Jacobs, who was also on the 2019 championship team, would never take another snap for Paddock 9. Alas, on the other end, it turned out Derrick Henry wasn't THE GUY. In the snow against a determined Green Bay Packer defense, Henry could not break 20 for just the third time all season. Taking away Duck's biggest weapon, the door had re-opened for Paddock 9.
* TE: The obvious advantage went to Travis Kelce and Paddock 9. Kelce has had so many good seasons in a row that I think we are all waiting to see who is going to get caught drafting him way too high on the year his production sharply drops, as is typical for every tight end. 2020 was not that year and Paddock 9's reach for Kelce was not a reach at all. It was another stroke of genius for the guy who can't spell "table." Meanwhile, Duck may have found a hidden gem in Logan Thomas.
* K: Nothing quite like having one team's kicker on the same team as the other team's star RB, and having said kicker outscore said RB. That's what happened in Las Vegas on Saturday night, as Duck's Carlson came through with 16 points. That ranks 10th among the 22 Glory Bowl starters in points. Blankenship scored only 7, but we will not say anything negative about him because Kenzie loves him and we all must #RespectTheSpecs.
* DEF: The big story here was that CLE was projected to be the top D by everyone with a brain. P9 benched his favorite team, BUF, only to have BUF outscore CLE 20-17. Advantage Duck, who started BAL to the tune of 25. And as a side note, I think we are all hoping for a Buffalo vs. Browns AFCCG so let's put that good non-jinx energy out into the world okay?
* WR: I save WR for last because it was the final performance of the season that won Paddock 9 his second Eternal Cup of Glory. While CeeDee Lamb had gone off for Duck, DeAndre Hopkins had simply looked off. In fact, all the wide receivers looked off. Lockett, on his way to breaking the single season reception record for the Seahawks, managed just 9. A.J. Brown, just 10.10. Aiyuk scored 5 and got hurt. Tyron Johnson turned back into a pumpkin and scored 5.80. So when Monday night rolled around and Paddock 9 needed 26.53 from Stefon Diggs, you could be excused for thinking this may be all but wrapped up. A team with a weak 168.29 points through ten players, Paddock 9 did not look like a champion. And Diggs was shut out almost the entire first half. That's when J.C. Jackson did the unthinkable. He talked shit. The rest, as they say, was history. Stefon Diggs broke free for a 50+ yard TD, the first of three touchdowns on the evening. Devoid of Gilmore, the Patriots defense had no response for Josh Allen and his favorite toy. Diggs dropped 56.10 and just like in 2011 when Duck Punchers became the first team to lose a Glory Bowl, we all watched as his insurmountable lead was mounted by an all-time performance in primetime.

## The Guy (Turns out it was Diggs)

Another truly special postseason performance, this time from Stefon Diggs.

## Stat Stat

* With Stupid Idiot's Salty Dolphin victory in week 16, every active team has now finished in the top three at least once.
* Garoppoblow Me becomes the first team to break 300 points in the consolation tournament.
* Garoppoblow Me becomes the first team to break 300 points five times.
* Garoppoblow Me becomes the first team to win consecutive Million Dollar Games.
* Ma ma momma said has more last place finishes (4) than any other team in LOC history.
* Paddock 9 breaks the record for most postseason wins against another team with their 6th victory against Duck Punchers. This breaks the record previously held by The Shotti Bunch (5-0 vs. RIPDab).
* Ma ma momma said posts the 7th-highest score ever for a losing team in the postseason.

## Matchup Recaps

* The Paddock Nynasty is born with a Glory Bowl X victory against Duck Punchers (11-10). **2021 Schedule: Single-Header**
* The Stupid Idiots pours salt on the wounds in their Salty Dolphin victory vs. RIPDab (6-1). **2021 Schedule: Double-Header**
* Papa's Posse didn't have a winning season, but they had heart and soul and proved it in their Heart and Soul Bowl victory over The Shotti Bunch (5-10). **2021 Schedule: Single-Header**
* Garoppoblow Me feels like a million bucks after completing the trilogy against ma ma momma said in the Million Dollar Game (8-8). **2021 Schedule: Double-Header**

## 2020 Post-Season Scoring Leaders

By playing three games, Duck scores the most points this year, but the DiGennaro boys take the crown for the highest average scores per game. Commish's 276.77 is the 6th highest average score in postseason history.

Duck's 747.51 is the 4th highest point total of all-time in the postseason.

## Glory Bowl Championship (2011-Present)

\*Then named NK Anacondas

Paddock 9 now has the 1st and 3rd lowest scores of all-time for a winning Glory Bowl team.

### Consecutive Winners

Two different franchises have won consecutive Glory Bowls

* The Shotti Bunch (Glory Bowls V, VI, and VII)
* Paddock 9 (Glory Bowls IX and X)

## Glory Bowl Margins of Victory

Paddock 9 now has the 3rd and 4th most narrow margins of victory for a Glory Bowl winner.

## The 2020 Heart and Soul Bowl

While the Salty Dolphin Bowl is played for a shot at getting your league dues back and the Million Dollar Game is played for pride, the Heart and Soul Bowl actually has the potential to alter the future of the league. This year, there was no stopping Papa's Posse. The team was the 2nd hottest DiGennaro-run team in the league and they took care of business against Shotti to control their fate in 2021.

## Seasons with At Least One Postseason Victory (Playoffs/Consolation Games Combined)

With their Million Dollar Game win, Garoppoblow Me joins Shotti, Sweet Dee, and Papa with a seventh season of at least one postseason win. Sweet Dee, RIPDab, and ma ma momma said were the only teams that did not win a game in the 2020 postseason. Momma is the only team without a win in FIVE postseasons. Paddock 9 is the only team with at least one win in all ten.

## Bowl Game Appearances by Team

With Stupid Idiot's appearance in the Salty Dolphin Bowl, it is getting increasingly rare to see a team playing in their first bowl game.

Updated through 2020

## Bowl Games Won by Team

Updated through 2020

There is still some room for new wins for many teams. No team has swept the Bowl Week. In the chart below, an X (black on a computer, not colored on mobile) indicates that the team has won the bowl at some point. An L means they have played in that bowl but never won. A line means they have never played in that bowl game. Paddock 9, Sweet Dee, and Papa's Posse are the only teams to have won four different bowl games. All three need a Salty Dolphin Bowl victory to complete the sweep.

## The Future is NOT Written

The projections were something this year...

## 2020 Pro-Bowlers by Team

Below is the list of pro-bowlers rostered by each time.

d)
 RIPDab
 Pain Train
 Garoppoblow Me
 Duck Punchers
 The Stiupid Idiots
 Papa's Posse
 The Shotti Bunch
 ma ma momma said
 Sweet Dee

It is important to note that Pain Train and ma ma momma said both had pro-bowl kickers. Whether you want to count that or not is up to you.

## Starter? I don't even know her!

This year I decided to take a look at something we've never discussed before. Now we all know that Pat is the add/drop king of the LOC. But when it comes to start/sit, who has the most fluid roster? Yahoo has a rarely used feature that allows you to see every player that got at least one start on your roster. Here is how things shook out in 2020 (defenses included):

I am hoping that during the hiatus I will have time to make a chart like this for every season so by next year we will have a complete picture of the activity of all the league managers. This might be helpful or it might be nothing, but I definitely find it interesting. The two teams who only won three regular season games made the most moves in 2020, with both rotating the most WR's and defenses. Duck Punchers was the only team to start less than 30 players (29). This makes sense because of the elite level of their draft (more on that below).

## Parity Chart

As I do every year, here is the parity chart. The team on the left beat the team on the right. It’s not as neat as a circle would be but what this basically says is any team is capable of beating any team on any given Sunday.

Garoppoblow Me>ma ma momma said

ma ma momma said>The Shotti Bunch

The Shotti Bunch>Duck Punchers

Duck Punchers>Sweet Dee

Sweet Dee>The Stupid Idiots

The Stupid Idiots>Pain Train

Pain Train>Papa's Posse

Papa's Posse>RIPDab

RIPDab>Paddock 9

Paddock 9>Garoppoblow Me

## Draft Analysis

I don't know if people enjoy this but I'm doin' it anyway. It's the Draft retrospective!

### Round 1

* Best Pick: Dalvin Cook - 4th (Papa's Posse)

Papa was given the greatest gift of all when Sweet Dee handed him the 4th overall pick. McCaffrey, Zeke, and Bark were all various degrees of bust, but Dalvin Cook lit it up. Kelce is an honorable mention.

* Worst Pick: Saquon Barkley - 3rd (Garoppoblow Me)

Bad. Very bad.

### Round 2

* Best Pick: Derrick Henry - 14th (Duck Punchers)

The keeper of the year will go back into the pool for 2021, but for this season Duck got to enjoy a layup keeper selection in Henry. Regardless of how early in the draft this guy went as a keeper, he was the guy to own.

* Worst Pick: Odell Beckham Jr. - 13th (The Shotti Bunch)

Had a couple big games before tearing his ACL. OBJ has disappointed fantasy owners in this league for years now.

### Round 3

* Best Pick: Amari Cooper - 21st (Sweet Dee)

Lockett may have out-scored DJ Moore and Amari Cooper, but Lockett also had 7 games under 10 points and only made up for it with a 69.10-point performance in week 7. Cooper broke 300 points in a season that saw utter devastation for the Dallas offense and would have been a perfect compliment to Dak if...well, you know.

* Worst Pick: Mark Ingram - 30th (Paddock 9)

Just over 68 points in 11 games, less than 300 yards rushing and just six receptions.

### Round 4

* Best Pick: Keenan Allen - 39th (RIPDab)

Allen may have burned Dab in the playoffs, but Keenan has come through year after year for RIPDab and is a staple to his offense. He came 8 yards short of his fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season.

* Worst Pick: Courtland Sutton - 31st (Paddock 9)

Only 14 points off 3 receptions for Sutton on the season. A complete disaster. Rough stretch for Paddock 9, who sorta makes up for it with...

### Round 5

* Best Pick: Stefon Diggs - 50th (Paddock 9)

I don't really associate DK with Dee for obvious reasons, but her amazing pick to start the round isn't even the best non-keeper in round five. Adams is clearly the best WR this season, but he missed games. I'd rather have a player there for 16 weeks. Diggs had an incredible season, showed up every week, and he wasn't even a keeper. Phenominal pick.

* Worst Pick: Zach Ertz - 43rd (Garoppoblow Me)

After missing on Mark Andrews in the 4th, GBM made a panic pick of Zach Ertz against his better judgment and it cost him. Only a lucky grab of T.J. Hockenson off free agency mid-season saved Commish at the TE position.

### Round 6

* Best Pick: Alvin Kamara - 58th (Garoppoblow me)

If there was any doubt, the 6-TD performance on Christmas sealed the deal for Kamara as a certified stud in the 6th round yet again.

* Worst Pick: A.J. Green - 60th (Sweet Dee)

One of those players that is talented but purely undraftable.

### Round 7

* Best Pick: AJ Brown - 70th (Paddock 9)

The best of the two WR's with the initials AJ and then a color, AJ Brown became a pro-bowler for the first time in 2020. Looking back, it's hard to believe P9 had serious doubts over keeping him over Hollywood Brown. Honorable mention to JK Dobbins for ma ma momma said and obviously the Aaron Jones keep.

* Worst Pick: Julian Edelman - 68th (The Shotti Bunch)

Not startable before he got hurt, and then he got hurt.

### Round 8

* Best Pick: Antonio Gibson - 71st (Paddock 9)

The best back-to-back action of the draft is P9 taking Brown and Gibson on consecutive picks.

* Worst Pick: Sony Michel - 76th (ma ma momma said)

Taken just two picks after James White, momma selected the worst back in a crowded group of RBs for New England. In general, experts warned us to stay away from the Patriors offense and they were ultimately correct...with one exception...

### Round 9

* Best Pick: Damien Harris - 89th (Pain Train)

His healthy stretch from week 7 to week 13 was amazing and he looks like he could be a stud if he stays healthy. Granted, he did not make much of an impact in 2020 but the talent assessment was correct.

* Worst Pick: Tevin Coleman - 83rd (Garoppoblow Me)

Nailbiter for worst pick, but Coleman just narrowly beats out the 82nd pick, Tarik Cohen. Dab's Chicago RB finished with 21.15 points. Coleman? 16.73.

### Round 10

* Best Pick: Justin Jefferson - 98th (Garoppoblow Me)

The team that discovered Michael Thomas in the 16th and Cooper Kupp in the 13th has gone and done it again, finding a WR gem in the later rounds of the draft.

* Worst Pick: Marlon Mack - 95th (The Stupid Idiots)

Hurt in the opening game and probably would not have been that big of a factor in a crowded RB field that included the talented rookie Jonathan Taylor and determined vet Nyheim Hines.

### Round 11

* Best Pick: Calvin Ridley - 108th (The Shotti Bunch)

Shotti didn't have much going for him this season, but with Julio Jones missing a lot of time with nagging injuries, Calvin Ridley shined and will continue to be a valuable keeper asset for years to come.

* Worst Pick: Jordan Howard - 105th (ma ma momma said)

It's obvious that momma does not have an eye for RB talent. He would end up with the REAL RB1 in Miami, but not through the draft.

### Round 12

* Best Pick: Nick Chubb - 115th (The Stupid Idiots)

No explanation necessary.

* Worst Pick: Blake Jarwin - 111th (Paddock 9)

One target. Every other player taken in this round, including guys like Boston Scott and Latavius Murray, had valuable starts at some point in the season. Jarwin did not. Lots of better TE talent was still out there, AND he got hurt.

### Round 13

* Best Pick: Chase Edmonds - 128th (The Shotti Bunch)

If this guy was supposed to be a "backup," he didn't get the memo. He finished with 243 points (more than 3 first-round picks) and only 50 less than Kenyan Drake.

* Worst Pick: AJ Dillon - 130th (Paddock 9)

Not even the handcuff in Green Bay and a lot of starting talent still out there.

### Round 14

* Best Pick: Josh Allen - 138th (Garoppoblow Me)

This round should have gone to George Kittle, but his mid-season injury opened the door for Josh Allen to be the best steal in the 14th round. Josh Allen's performance would have earned him an MVP award in any NFL season from 1918-2017.

* Worst Pick: Carson Wentz - 132nd (Pain Train)

Taken seven picks before Allen, the bad offensive line should have been the red flag that kept people away from Philly. But Wentz took sucking to the next level.

### Round 15

* Best pick: Robby Anderson - 141st (Sweet Dee)

A lot of QBs went in this round but Robby Anderson had 282 points in the 15th round on the same NFL team as DJ Moore, who scored 290 points. But Anderson was taken twelve rounds later than Moore, making him the obvious choice.

* Worst Pick:  Chris Herndon - 149th (The Shotti Bunch)

Shotti already had a pro-bowl TE on his roster and he didn't even know it. After cutting both Herndon and Hockenson, he would try to plug the leak all season and never did. Herndon just isn't going to happen in the NFL.

### Round 16

* Best Pick: Joe Burrow - 155th (The Stupid Idiots)

Sure he tore his leg to pieces, but he could be a valuable keeper for 2021.

* Worst Pick: Ryquell Armstead - 158th (Garoppoblow Me)

I remember when this pick happened and then Fournette got cut. Everyone thought I had lucked into a super team. Then Armstead was hospitalized with COVID and never heard from again, which hardly mattered because Jax had stumbled upon a genuine bell cow in James Robinson.

### Round 17

* Best Pick: Myles Gaskin - 169th (Pain Train)

The steal of the draft and Pain Train DROPPED him the day after the draft for Chris Thompson! Gaskin finished the fantasy season with 183 points, Chris Thompson had 44.

* Worst Pick: DeAndre Washington - 170th (Paddock 9)

The Dolphins RB you wanted had already been taken.

## 2020 Points Drafted

 Papa's Posse
 RIPDab
 Garoppoblow Me
 The Stupid Idiots
 Pain Train
 ma ma momma said
 Paddock 9
 Sweet Dee
 The Shotti Bunch

I think we all kind of had a feeling that the 2020 draft for Shotti was not his best, and this proved true by the numbers. It makes sense looking back at the started players. Shotti started the most players. Duck the fewest. Duck had the best draft. Shotti had the worst.

## Final Standings By Year Sorted by Draft Order

2020 marked the first season where a top-four pick did not yield a top-three finish.

The 7th pick continues to be a success factory, with six consecutive years of top-four finishes by teams that have drafted in that position. The 5th overall pick, on the other hand, continues to be a death sentence. Two consecutive last place finishers and only 40% of the teams have made playoffs out of that spot. Third overall pick doesn't do much better, with a 50/50 split of playoff/non-playoff teams coming from that slot.

## Point Totals Drafted in the First Round

A year after making the worst 8th pick ever, GBM makes the worst 3rd pick ever.

## The Amazing but True Tragedy of GBM and the No Good, Horrible, Very Bad First Round Picks

Over the years, GBM has done a lot of things well. He's found so many great late round wide receivers, for example. In fact, I am positive there is a round late in the draft where GBM has drafted more points than he has in the first round over the years. He picked up Kamara in free agency. That's good! And while no one may ever be able to top the all-time worst first overall pick (Eddie Lacy) or the all-time worst second overall pick (Le'Veon Bell in 2018), cumitively I don't think anyone has ever done worse than Commish at drafting in the opening round.

In the early days of the LOC, when no one but Commish knew what was going on, he was able to grab a clear super-weapon in the first round. This was back before QB scoring reform and before the league settled down and basically came to the silent agreement that QBs could wait until later in the draft. Since then, Commish has hit on just ONE player in the first round in his eight subsequent years. From 2016-2020, Commish has failed to draft a player that broke 200 points on the season four times out of five. 200 points would be just over 13 points per game. It doesn't seem like it should be that difficult. The league averages 352.20 per player in the first round, an average of 23.48 per game.

## 2021 Draft Order

1. Papa's Posse/The Shotti Bunch/Garoppoblow Me/ma ma momma said
2. The Shotti Bunch/Garoppoblow Me/ma ma momma said/Papa's Posse
3. Garoppoblow Me/ma ma momma said/Papa's Posse/The Shotti Bunch
4. ma ma momma said/Papa's Posse/The Shotti Bunch/Garoppoblow Me
5. Sweet Dee
6. Pain Train
7. RIPDab
8. The Stupid Idiots
9. Duck Punchers
10. Paddock 9

## 2021 Double Headers

The double headers have been decided through the 2024 season and they are designed to make sure we all play each other an equal number of times. By the end of the 2024 season, 80% of the double headers will be in the 4-6x range, vs. 51% as it stands now. Trust me, this all makes sense. That being said, these were decided before the season even began and performances in 2020 had no bearing on the schedule.

Combined record is ranked from hardest (1st) to easiest (10th). Bold indicates a rivalry that was listed in the previous section

* Duck Punchers (2nd in 2020)
	+ Garoppoblow Me
	+ Pain Train
	+ **RIPDab**
	+ **The Stupid Idiots**
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 50-54 (7th)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: If Duck wants to become the first team to reach 100 wins in the LOC, he'll have to grab victories against some fierce rivals.
* Garoppoblow Me
	+ Duck Punchers
	+ **Ma ma momma said**
	+ Papa's Posse
	+ Pain Train
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 52-52 (5th)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: Not a fun schedule for GBM, who gets Papa again (0-3 in 2020) as well as Pain Train, who is GBM's kryptonite.
* Ma ma momma said
	+ **Garoppoblow Me**
	+ **Paddock 9**
	+ **The Shotti Bunch**
	+ The Stupid Idiots
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 46-58 (9th - Tied for Easiest)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: Might be the easiest looking schedule but if you think that GBM and Shotti are going to combine for six wins in back-to-back seasons you haven't been paying close enough attention.
* Paddock 9
	+ **Ma ma momma said**
	+ Papa's Posse
	+ Pain Train
	+ Sweet Dee
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 54-50 (3rd)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: Based solely on records, this is about as tough a schedule you can get for a 10-win eam that is unable to face itself.
* Papa's Posse
	+ Garoppoblow Me
	+ Paddock 9
	+ RIPDab
	+ Sweet Dee
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 58-46 (1st - Tied for Hardest)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: Papa faces the three teams with the best records of the year.
* Pain Train
	+ Duck Punchers
	+ Garoppoblow Me
	+ Paddock 9
	+ The Shotti Bunch
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 46-58 (9th - Tied for Easiest)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: I'm sure Chris will find some way to say that this screws him.
* RIPDab
	+ **Duck Punchers**
	+ **Papa's Posse**
	+ Sweet Dee
	+ The Stupid Idiots
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 54-50 (3rd)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: Whoa is me - Nate probably
* The Shotti Bunch
	+ **Ma ma momma said**
	+ Pain Train
	+ Sweet Dee
	+ The Stupid Idiots
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 58-46 (1st - Tied for Hardest)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: Shotti's worst ever season is rewarded by facing the league's toughest schedule in 2021 (at least based on record).
* The Stupid Idiots
	+ **Duck Punchers**
	+ Ma ma momma said
	+ RIPDab
	+ The Shotti Bunch
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 50-54 (7th)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: Facing two top-four finishers is balanced by facing two bottom-four finishers.
* Sweet Dee (6th)
	+ Paddock 9
	+ **Papa's Posse**
	+ RIPDab
	+ The Shotti Bunch
	+ COMBINED RECORD: 52-52 (5th)
	+ KNEE-JERK ANALYSIS: Her first year as a mom might be tough, but her first year as a fantasy football mom should be relatively easy. Dee faces the team with the most wins but also the team with the least.

## 2021 Begins Now...

And so a decade of fantasy football is in the books. They say your past becomes your present if you spend all your time looking back at it. But I only partly agree. I think our past is our present because it makes us who we are every moment that we exist. 2011 made 2012, 2011 and 2012 made 2013, and so on. Yesterday made today. Today and yesterday combine to give us tomorrow. We are the product of everything we've done and said and started and sat. I don't mind doing all these stats because it helps me record all those past decisions, heartbreaks, triumphs. It helps me quantify what I have done with my life and who I have done it with. It's why I did the autograph notecads in high school, why I keep a really detailed journal. It's why I take pictures and save texts. I love my life and I love sharing it with you guys, and if that means updating my fantasy team page to reflect a 3-10 season than so be it. The numbers are a historical record that no one can take away from me, or any of us for that matter. And while I know (I KNOWWWW) no one ever uses this website except to maybe click the link to the writeup, it's all here when you need it. If you need to escape for a while, hit up the Site Index and just go to town. And when you're ready, the future awaits...

2021 will start off exactly how 2020 ended.

Week One 2021:

* Glory Bowl X grudge match: Paddock 9 vs. Duck Punchers
* Salty Dolphin Bowl grudge match: The Stupid Idiots vs. RIPDab
* Cinco De Lose-O grudge match: Pain Train vs. Sweet Dee
* Heart and Soul Bowl grudge match: The Shotti Bunch vs. Papa's Posse
* Million Dollar Game grudge match: Garoppoblow Me vs. ma ma momma said

Until next time...Commish OUT!