01-25-2022, 02:08 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-31-2022, 05:27 PM by Crunk. Edited 1 time in total.)
With Week 8 now in the books, and Week 9 rapidly approaching, it’s time to crank out some reflections on Season 33 at its halfway point.
So let’s hand out some Unofficial Mid-Season Awards, shall we?
MVP: GOAT TANK, RB, Berlin Fire Salamanders
Rushing: 928 yards, 16 TD
Receiving: 20 catches, 243 yards, 2 TD
With rare exception, this is going to be a quarterback award. However, I think this might be one of those exceptional years. When you’ve scored literally half of your team’s total touchdowns (18 out of 37) for the year, that makes you a pretty dang Valuable Player. I don’t think any single player has contributed as much to his team’s success this season so far as GOAT TANK. The Fire Salamanders are just 4-4 on the year, which dents his candidacy a little, but also begs the question: where would they be without him? GOAT TANK is on pace to smash the existing records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns with games to spare. Oh, and he’s averaging 4.9 yards per carry. Congratulations to his fantasy owners. A quarterback could perhaps make a late MVP charge, but we’re in the middle of what's likely to be the best running back season in league history.
Offensive Player of the Year: Wendell Sailor, QB, Arizona Outlaws
181/276 (65.6%) / 2485 yards / 25 TD / 7 INT / 113.9 QBR
My philosophy on this award is that it should generally go to a position other than quarterback, particularly when a quarterback wins MVP. But since my MVP at the halfway point is a running back, let’s give this award to Wendell Sailor, who has the Arizona Outlaws comfortably atop the ASFC at 6-2. He’s the only QB in the league with a passer rating above 100 for the season so far, and comfortably leads the league in touchdown passes with 25.
Quarterback of the Year: Sailor
In the conversation: Mattathias Caliban
, Jackie Daytona 
Running Back of the Year Century: GOAT TANK
Wide Receiver of the Year: Jake Fencik
61 catches, 783 yards, 6 TD
In the conversation: Bayley Cowabunga , Taro Raimon
Jake Fencik has picked up right where he left off after last year’s outstanding season. At the halfway point he’s caught 6 touchdown passes and leads the league in catches and yards. Copperheads fans may protest that Bayley Cowabunga has an additional TD and is tied with Fencik at 12.8 yards per catch, so it will be interesting to watch these two All-Pros battle it out in the second half of the year! Taro Raimon’s 11 TDs raise the eyebrows, but just 46 catches could be a sign that we’ll see some regression to the mean in Weeks 9-16.
Tight End of the Year: Mario Messi
48 catches, 355 yards, 2 TD, 36 pancakes
In the conversation: Sal Ami
, Buffalo Hunter 
Sal Ami leads all TEs in TDs with 4 on the year so far, and Buffalo Hunter is on pace for a 1000-yard season, but Mario Messi is proving he’s the most complete TE in the league. He’s a big target in the redzone and a reliable safety blanket for rookie QB Carter Knight, but Messi really earns his money as a blocker. It’s an underrated, underappreciated aspect of the TE’s job, but Messi is the league’s best at it. He’s on pace to exceed his personal best of 64 pancakes in a season, and hasn’t been charged with allowing a sack since Week 3 of Season 31.
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Icebox Riposte
62 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
In the conversation: Alexander Franklin , Connor Quigley
On pace to exceed 120 pancakes for the second consecutive season and yet to allow a sack, the Butchers’ veteran left tackle has been as reliable as ever. He has 9 more pancake blocks than San Jose’s JaJa Ding Dong and 11 more than Sarasota’s Stumpy Jones, the only other linemen with 50+ pancakes and no sacks allowed so far.
Stay tuned for the Unofficial Mid-Season Awards for defense and special teams, coming *soon!
*if I remember and have time to write them...
So let’s hand out some Unofficial Mid-Season Awards, shall we?
MVP: GOAT TANK, RB, Berlin Fire Salamanders
Rushing: 928 yards, 16 TD
Receiving: 20 catches, 243 yards, 2 TD
With rare exception, this is going to be a quarterback award. However, I think this might be one of those exceptional years. When you’ve scored literally half of your team’s total touchdowns (18 out of 37) for the year, that makes you a pretty dang Valuable Player. I don’t think any single player has contributed as much to his team’s success this season so far as GOAT TANK. The Fire Salamanders are just 4-4 on the year, which dents his candidacy a little, but also begs the question: where would they be without him? GOAT TANK is on pace to smash the existing records for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns with games to spare. Oh, and he’s averaging 4.9 yards per carry. Congratulations to his fantasy owners. A quarterback could perhaps make a late MVP charge, but we’re in the middle of what's likely to be the best running back season in league history.
Offensive Player of the Year: Wendell Sailor, QB, Arizona Outlaws
181/276 (65.6%) / 2485 yards / 25 TD / 7 INT / 113.9 QBR
My philosophy on this award is that it should generally go to a position other than quarterback, particularly when a quarterback wins MVP. But since my MVP at the halfway point is a running back, let’s give this award to Wendell Sailor, who has the Arizona Outlaws comfortably atop the ASFC at 6-2. He’s the only QB in the league with a passer rating above 100 for the season so far, and comfortably leads the league in touchdown passes with 25.
Quarterback of the Year: Sailor
In the conversation: Mattathias Caliban
, Jackie Daytona Running Back of the Year Century: GOAT TANK
Wide Receiver of the Year: Jake Fencik
61 catches, 783 yards, 6 TD
In the conversation: Bayley Cowabunga
, Taro Raimon Jake Fencik has picked up right where he left off after last year’s outstanding season. At the halfway point he’s caught 6 touchdown passes and leads the league in catches and yards. Copperheads fans may protest that Bayley Cowabunga has an additional TD and is tied with Fencik at 12.8 yards per catch, so it will be interesting to watch these two All-Pros battle it out in the second half of the year! Taro Raimon’s 11 TDs raise the eyebrows, but just 46 catches could be a sign that we’ll see some regression to the mean in Weeks 9-16.
Tight End of the Year: Mario Messi
48 catches, 355 yards, 2 TD, 36 pancakes
In the conversation: Sal Ami
, Buffalo Hunter Sal Ami leads all TEs in TDs with 4 on the year so far, and Buffalo Hunter is on pace for a 1000-yard season, but Mario Messi is proving he’s the most complete TE in the league. He’s a big target in the redzone and a reliable safety blanket for rookie QB Carter Knight, but Messi really earns his money as a blocker. It’s an underrated, underappreciated aspect of the TE’s job, but Messi is the league’s best at it. He’s on pace to exceed his personal best of 64 pancakes in a season, and hasn’t been charged with allowing a sack since Week 3 of Season 31.
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Icebox Riposte
62 pancakes, 0 sacks allowed
In the conversation: Alexander Franklin
, Connor Quigley On pace to exceed 120 pancakes for the second consecutive season and yet to allow a sack, the Butchers’ veteran left tackle has been as reliable as ever. He has 9 more pancake blocks than San Jose’s JaJa Ding Dong and 11 more than Sarasota’s Stumpy Jones, the only other linemen with 50+ pancakes and no sacks allowed so far.
Stay tuned for the Unofficial Mid-Season Awards for defense and special teams, coming *soon!
*if I remember and have time to write them...
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