2019 Regular Season Final Issue

MVFFL
The magazine

The CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK Moose
Gorgeous Knuckles
Gorillas



2020
QB
Sneak…
Peak

Joe
Burrow

Easily the fastest riser for the NFL draft “Burrow has
gone from a
this year is Joe Burrow. Prior to the start of day 3 prospect
the season, he was regarded as a 5th to a potential
round pick. Currently, some mock drafts first-rounder in
having him going first overall, over Tua six games.”
Tagovaiola. What has changed? Well,
leading the LSU Tigers to an 12-0 start - Todd McShay
helps him out. How does he compare to
other prospects we have looked at in the
2020 draft class? Others have hype and
have not always produced this year,
Burrow came in with no hype and is the
hottest player in college football currently.

Vision turn back the clocks clicked for the former
just one year, and a 3 star recruit in the
Vision is clearly a different story is told. vision department.
strong suit for Joe Burrow is completing We can only assume
Burrow. Nothing is just below 60% of his that with more
more clear than his passes rather than experience in the
game vs Alabama, the efficient 78% he LSU’s system since
where he lead the is completing this transfering, Burrow
LSU Tigers to victory season. Simply put, has become more
46-41. It was a mix of he has improved comfortable and his
a lot of things, great more than any other performance shows
anticipation, great player in the nation this. Vision has a
reads, and pin-point over the course of the strong correlation
accuracy vs the year. It is clear that with intelligence; you
Crimson Tide’s future something has won’t find many more
NFL players. If we

Intelligent than Joe At 6’4”, one would in arm strength he
Burrow, as he makes up for with his
graduated from Ohio expect Burrow to pin-point accuracy
State in 3 years! and his great decision
have elite arm making.
Arm Strength
strength. His lack of
Without a doubt
Burrows’ weakest an arm is an issue,
area, and what could
hold him back in the giving defensive
next level. His arm
strength is average at backs more time to Accuracy
best, and he makes
his money on short make a play on the Joe Burrow’s lack of
intermediate passes.
ball. Scouts have elite arm strength is a

stated that his deep concern, but his

ball is more of a accuracy makes up

rainbow arc, rather for this. As stated

than a dart. With that previously, his

being said, what rainbow arc is a

“Broadway Joe” lacks concern as it gives

the opposition time to field. Joe simply TDs. Joe is a pass
doesn’t make many first QB though. We
get to the ball. What mistakes. He moves see him as a QB like
defenses with his Carson Wentz, but
has happened eyes, which opens up with a slightly weaker
natural passing lanes arm. Great guy in the
throughout his time at for him to throw locker room who has
through. the ability to be a
LSU though, is that leader in the NFL for
Athleticism the next decade.
ball always drops Burrow was also a
Burrow is a tall QB, 1st team all state
right into a LSU but he is no statue in point guard in high
the pocket. Burrow school.
Receivers arms. His has a career long
rush of 59 yards, and
dominance in the 11 career rushing

short to intermediate

game is due to his

anticipation and

knowing where both

the defense and his

receivers are on the

Overall

We project Burrow to be a Top 5
pick in the 2020 Rookie Draft, with
the potential of going #1 overall. His
lack of starting experience will scare
some teams, but his intelligence,
great accuracy and his surprising
athleticism will give him an
opportunity to be the face of a
franchise for years to come.

Awards

● Ohio Mr. Football
● SEC single season passing TD

record holder (48)
● SEC single season passing

yards record holder (4,715)
● 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden

Arm Award
● Davey O’Brien Award
● Maxwell Award
● Heisman Trophy
● Walter Camp Award
● Consensus All-American

Career Stats (thru 12/20/19)

● 68.8% completion percentage
● 7,896 yards
● 66 passing / 11 rushing TDs
● 11 INT
● 26 starts, 36 games played

MVP

CHRISTIAN

MCCAFFREY

Regular Season Stats

310 1,811 16 315.6

TOUCHES YARDS TDs FANTASY
POINTS

Josh Jacobs

Rookie of the Year 236 1,207 7 169.7

TOUCHES YARDS TDs FANTASY
POINTS

Manager of
the Year

Grant Zimmerman

Can’t
Flim
Flam the
Zim Zam

10 Wins
3 Losses

1,910.62
Fantasy Points

New League
Record!

All-MVFFL
Team

All-MVFFL
1st Team

All-MVFFL 1st Team

QB I Lamar Jackson

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

323.98 977

Passing Yards Passing TDs

2,532 25

All-MVFFL 1st Team

RB I Christian McCaffrey

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

315.6 1,167

Receptions Total TDs

75 16

All-MVFFL 1st Team

RB I Dalvin Cook

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

243.6 1,046

Receptions Total TDs

48 12

All-MVFFL 1st Team

WR I Michael Thomas

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

219.1 1,290

Receptions Total TDs

110 6

All-MVFFL 1st Team

WR I Chris Godwin

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

205.9 1,121

Receptions Total TDs

74 9

All-MVFFL 1st Team

TE I Travis Kelce

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

150.3 923

Receptions Total TDs

68 4

All-MVFFL 1st Team

FLEX I Derrick Henry

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

212.5 1,140

Receptions Total TDs

17 13

All-MVFFL 1st Team

FLEX I Aaron Jones

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

201.7 645

Receptions Total TDs

39 14

All-MVFFL 1st Team

K I Wil Lutz

Fantasy Points FG Made

132.2 27

XP Made Long

29 58

All-MVFFL 1st Team

D/ST I New England Patriots

Fantasy Points Takeaways

180 29

Sacks TDs

40 6

All-MVFFL
2nd Team

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

QB I Russell Wilson

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

264.48 284

Passing Yards Passing TDs

3,177 26

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

RB I Ezekiel Elliott

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

194.1 990

Receptions Total TDs

39 8

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

RB I Austin Ekeler

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

200.3 380

Receptions Total TDs

69 10

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

WR I Mike Evans

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

186.6 1,096

Receptions Total TDs

66 7

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

WR I DeAndre Hopkins

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

174.14 903

Receptions Total TDs

86 6

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

TE I Mark Andrews

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

134.8 693

Receptions Total TDs

53 7

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

FLEX I Nick Chubb

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

193.5 1,175

Receptions Total TDs

31 7

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

FLEX I Leonard Fournette

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

191.8 989

Receptions Total TDs

65 3

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

K I Harrison Butker

Fantasy Points FG Made

131.9 25

XP Made Long

37 54

All-MVFFL 2nd Team

D/ST I San Francisco 49ers

Fantasy Points Takeaways

150 24

Sacks TDs

45 4

All-MVFFL

Honorable
Mention

Team

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

QB I Deshaun Watson

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

261.42 300

Passing Yards Passing TDs

3,133 23

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

RB I Josh Jacobs

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

169.7 1,061

Receptions Total TDs

18 7

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

RB I Mark Ingram

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

180.9 837

Receptions Total TDs

20 12

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

WR I Kenny Golladay

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

170.5 950

Receptions Total TDs

47 9

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

WR I Amari Cooper

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

171.1 971

Receptions Total TDs

64 7

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

TE I Darren Waller

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

132.2 807

Receptions Total TDs

66 3

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

FLEX I D.J. Chark

Fantasy Points Receiving Yards

169.1 881

Receptions Total TDs

58 8

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

FLEX I Chris Carson

Fantasy Points Rushing Yards

167.8 981

Receptions Total TDs

32 7

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

K I Justin Tucker

Fantasy Points FG Made

126.3 22

XP Made Long

44 51

All-MVFFL Honorable Mention Team

D/ST I Pittsburgh Steelers

Fantasy Points Takeaways

140 30

Sacks TDs

43 3

The MVFFL VILLIAN

The MVFFL VILLIAN

“”

Every villain

is a hero in

their own

mind

- Tom Hiddleston

Envy is a hell of a wall. When discussing on season for Knucks and
division rival, Somali
thing. We all joined the which way to draft, Mr. Pirates. Knucks won in a
close game, by 6 points.
MVFFL with one goal in Brandt stated that he “could What Mark gained that day,
was his number one rival
mind, year after year careless. I’m gonna win for years to come. Mark
went on to win the
dominance. Each team anyways.” And win he did. championship over The
Gorgeous Gorillas in a
has had some success in Mark Brandt’s Moose close game (116.42 -
110.4) following through on
the league, but as of Knuckles ended the season his prediction prior to the
start of the league.
December 20th, 2019, with a 9-4 record, 2nd best

there has only been one in the league.

championship team… Unfortunately, Moose

Moose Knuckles. “Knucks” Knuckles had to play the

owner Mark Brandt made it first round of the playoffs as

clear from the start up draft the Somali Pirates had won

that he is not here to make the Avery Division, with a

friends, he is here to 10-3 record, securing them

dominate. Prior to the start the #1 overall seed in the

of the draft, his confidence playoffs. Moose Knuckles

in his abilities to lead his went on to win by 24 in the

franchise to a first round of the playoffs vs

championship exuded with Boy Named Suh. This set

each post on the league up the third meeting of the

The MVFFL VILLIAN

One to never be complacent, Mark
spent all off season sending offers
throughout the league. Knowing
that he already had most of the
league gunning for him,, Mark was
going to have an uphill battle.

Mark sent offer after offer… after
offer after offer. It is a strategy that
has been known to be an effective
one in fantasy football, send mass
trade offers, and hope that one
sticks. Where this backfired to
Moose Knuckles, is his
indecisiveness with the offers he
sent, cancelling them soon after
being sent.

This frustrated The Bearded Another franchise who we can assume studies his
Savages owner, Jeff Poff, who matchups a little more when he sees Moose Knuckles
posted on message boards “ Mark as his opponent that week. As the mass trading has
Brandt, stop sending me trades. stopped, the movement did not. Mark utilized the buy
You’ve sent me the same trade 34 low, sell high strategy, and finagled upgrades to the
times (I counted) and before I can QB position, as well as acquiring a much needed TE
even reject it you cancel it. I’ve mid season, while acquiring a potential early 2021 1st
rejected your shitty trade once so round pick. These moves propelled the disappointing
please stop bombing my email with 6-7 Moose Knuckles into the Championship Game for
these shitty trade offers and the second year in a row, creating another upset
cancellations. Thank you” franchise, Can’t Flim Flam the Zim Zam. The
consensus number one team all year, CFFtZZ came
“Already feel like one 5 yard catch from Michael Thomas /an
the league villian. unfortunate Dalvin Cook injury away from his first
Championship appearance in league history.
Makes it more
challenging This leads to our last rivalry/upset franchise, The
Gorgeous Gorillas. As both franchise play to repeat
haha” last years championship, The Gorgeous Gorillas are
looking to avenge last years 6 point loss to Moose
Knuckles franchise. While no team or owner actually
hates anyone in the league, 11 owners have upwards
of $1200 worth of reasons to envy Mark and the
Moose Knuckle Nation. Best of luck to both teams in
the Championship game this weekend.

Cursed

Visual representation of Regular Season Pirates vs Post Season Pirates.

No team has been as dominant in the regular season since the MVFFL started in 2018 than

the Somali Pirates. The Pirates have an impressive regular season record of 19-7, with first
round byes in both of the seasons. One would assume this would lead to post-season
success.. Right? WRONG! Somali Pirates have gone 0-3 in playoff games, with the potential
to go winless for two years straight, Dan “Spike” Szpek loses this week to Grant Zimmerman
and Can’t Flim Flam the Zim Zam. We sat down with Spike, and asked him about the
post-season curse of the Somali Pirates franchise.

SS: How does it feel having SS: Who is to blame for the With that being said, have
the best record all time in lack of playoff wins? your franchises plans
the regular season (19-7 changed due to how this
career record) yet have DS: That falls on me. I season has panned out?
gone winless in 3 could call it bad luck all I
meaningful playoff games? want, but lack of research DS: Not really. I’ll consider
on playoff matchups and moves like every other
DS: It’s tough. Regular thinking ahead was really a competent manager and try
season success is great, downfall. Depth was an and build the best team
but it’s not the end goal for issue towards the end of possible for next year. Juju
the Pirates. Getting that the year too. underperformed but I’ve got
trophy is the ultimate goal. all the faith in him.
It really speaks to the SS: Talks around the
quality of teams in this league vary anywhere from SS: Ian Rapoport recently
league that the regular this being a curse from tweeted that Deshaun
season doesn’t necessarily draft day, to the Watson is “unofficially on
dictate the champion in the underwhelming play of the trading block” due to
playoffs. Cooks and Smith-Schuster. the recent success of future

Cursed 1st Annual MVFFL
Prison Break Pro Bowl
MVP of the NFL Lamar Jackson. With
Watson being a top 3 QB, and with at Presented by: Waukesha
least ⅓ of the league with a need at the County Sheriff's Department
position, can we assume the price tag, if
any, is high on him? Starting this season, Week 17 will now be
known as the Prison Break Pro Bowl which will
DS: If Deshaun were to be on the move, I
would get a fair price for him. It’s a luxury be drafted by division winners each year for
not having to worry about quarterback bragging rights going into next season. Each
because behind your MVP QB1, you’ve team will roster a team from their own division
got a top tier backup.
only in a 3 way matchup!
SS: You’ve got options for sure, a good
problem to have without a doubt. You face D
a tough matchup this weekend vs the AA
league record setting single season VHG
scoring leader, Can’t Flim Flam the Zim E ME
Zam: Simply put, can you beat him this RE I
week? YRN

DS: Absolutely. Grant has a great squad,
but I’ve beaten him once already. We’ve
both got talent top to bottom, but it’s a
winnable matchup.

SS: Thank you for your time, good luck
this week and if there is a curse, we hope
it will be broken sooner rather than later.