The Footie Awards! + Top 10 for 2019, Brown Bombshell

Something awesome. Oh, it's going to be incredible. It's going to be amazing. No, I don't think we know, but trust us, it'll be great. Here's what matters. Here's what matters. Last year, I think we had the fourth largest group because there's groups on the playoff challenge over NFL.com. I think we had the fourth and fifth largest. No, fourth and third. But this year, I want to be outside of like the actual NFL's group because that's the website. They put everyone in it. Yeah. Outside of them, I want to be the biggest. That's fine. So go do it.

That's fine. And you don't even know we're giving away. It doesn't matter. Play for fun. I'm playing for fun. I can't even win. Mike, you want to break down how that works real quick? The playoff challenge? Yeah. So you can. Certainly, you pick your, it's just fantasy football. You pick your players. And if your player survives into the next week, they get a multiplier. So double the points. Yeah. So first round, let's say I play Dak Prescott.

Cowboys win. Next week, because I have Dak, his points will be worth two. If they go further, his points will be worth three. And you can take bi-week players even for week one. Obviously, you're not going to score anything week one. But you got them on a multiplier for week two. Yeah, you guarantee that. They'll get more points next year. It is. It's super fun. And they have prizes over there, too. So we do it every year. Footclanchallenge.com to enter our group. Or you can go to the NFL Playoff Challenge website and just type in.

um fantasy footballers and find us and join it for free and we wanted to break down our picks for wild card weekend and beyond because look there's nothing we like more than bragging and if we get it right right now i mean you've got the whole audio record i want the glory man i want the glory of nailing it perfect i am perfect i'm pretty confident that i have a perfect is it similar to your giants

Pick at the beginning of the year? I hope not. Last year in the playoffs, you mean. I think it was a couple years ago. Yes, two years ago. But no, don't worry. Before the season, you said they were going to make the playoffs. Don't worry about that. I said they were. All right. I might have. Yeah. Yeah. All right. Let's walk through the first round with our picture real quick. Ravens. Chargers. Who do you have one in that game? I've got the Chargers. I do as well. I got the Ravens. Okay. Texans Colts. Who do you got winning that one? Texans. Colts. Colts.

Cowboys Seahawks. I have the Seahawks. Cowboys. And I have the Cowboys as well. All right. The Bears Eagles game, I have the Bears. Bears. And I have the Eagles. So we have no unanimous. That is the first time in the history of the show that the first round has not won. No, we're all in agreement. I don't want to share any of that glory. All right. So my second round matchup on the AFC side Chiefs, Colts, I have the Chiefs winning.

I have the Chiefs winning that matchup as well. I have the Chiefs playing the Chargers and losing. So you have the Chargers going to the AFC title game. I have the Chargers and the AFC title game. I have the Chargers and the AFC title game. I have the Chargers and the AFC title game. I have the Chargers and the Chiefs winning that match. And I have Patriots, Texans, and I'm taking the Texans for the three feet of all three of us saying no.

No Patriots. Now, Mike, just to be clear, that means your AFC title game is Chiefs Ravens. Two rookie, or I guess not rookie, but first year. Yes. Quarterbacks. On the NFC side, I have the Saints Seahawks playing one another and the Saints winning, going to the NFC title game. I have the Saints also winning but against the Eagles. I have the Saints losing. Really? Losing to the NFC North Division Champion, the Chicago Bears.

I have the Rams Bears in the other matchup and the Rams winning. So they face the Saints in my bracket in the NFC title game. And I have the Rams playing the Cowboys, but the Rams are going to win. I have the exact same as you there, Mike. Rams Cowboys, Rams wins. Rams for me. In the NFC Championship? Yes. And who wins? I have the Saints winning in New Orleans. They're the home team. So you have the Saints Rams in the title game as well and the Saints winning going to the Super Bowl. So I'm with you on the Saints.

And I have the Rams playing the Bears to go to the whole big dance. The whole big dance. That's what they call it. The whole big day. Well, you got to use. Who wins? The Rams. Okay. So, and then on the other side, I've got the Chargers facing the Texans with the Chargers winning. So Chargers, Saints, Super Bowl. Chargers seems like such an improbable AFC title game. Yeah. But you never know. Chiefs Chargers, I have the Chiefs winning to take on the Saints in the Super Bowl. I have Chiefs Rams, and I got the Rams winning.

Super Bowl. I have the Chiefs playing the Ravens and the Chiefs winning and then the Chiefs playing the Rams, but losing. So you have the, just to be clear, the Rams are your Super Bowl title. That is correct. Sorry. That was a little tough, Mike. Chiefs Saints, I got the Chiefs winning the Big Dance. And I've got Chargers Saints with the Saints winning the Super Bowl. So you got Saints, Mike, you've got the Rams. Rams and I have the Chiefs. We'd love to hear from you on Twitter at the FF Ballers. Let us know.

Who you think is going to win. And my bracket is going to be perfect, obviously. And you guys can give me praise for it. All right. Let's move on. Welcome, one and all to the 2018 Footiola! We've got your winners, Foot Clan. We've got your winners. We got your losers. And we got this music. That I never want to stop.

All right, let's break it down, guys. You excited? I'm very excited. So a very close match. Brooks is excited. He just tried to cheer or what he's heard people do when they cheer. Very nice. Oh, yeah. You know what would be fun next year? I'm just throwing this out there. Keep in mind, no chance we were to remember. Zero. Okay. What if I write it down, Jason? Then you'll lose that paper. But it would be fun next year if...

We don't because we, the three of us, we've tracked these results. We've watched the votes come in. We know who wins. I don't completely know that, actually. I don't know what you're going to say. I haven't looked in a while. It would be fun. Oh, you want to make an envelope? We put this out and Brooks tracks it and prints out the winners and the voting record. And then we open it up and we're surprised. That needs to be what it is. Yeah. I'm writing. I'm writing it down. Brooks, I believe that you can remember for next year. It's going to happen. All right. Brooks doesn't forget.

Number one, our first category, the performance of the year, which single week performance was the most impressive of the entire year. Well, our winner ran away with this one figuratively, literally 59% of the vote. The next closest was 15%. And that was Derek Henry in week 14. Congratulations. Derek Henry, you have a footie for that 17. Your footie is in the mail.

Yeah, your footies in the mail. 17 for 238 and 4 against Jacksonville. I liked sending the footies in the mail when we didn't have to pay for the shipping. Yeah, now that they actually exist. Of this trophy. Well, this trophy. Yeah, this trophy is there. You got to pay some tariffs or taxes or something. Yeah, it's not insurance on the product itself. It's life insurance on the recipient. So congratulations. The big winner, Derek Henry, in our first category. Yes.

The second, Mike, you want to alternate with me? Sure. I'll jump in here. Question number, not question number two. Award number two. All right. I'm taking it back, Mike. Get out of my face. It's the fantasy reapers man of the year. Talking about that painful injury. We had two very close vote leaders in this one. And Leonard Fournette came out on top. People felt the sting of Leonard Fornett just barely over Devonta Freeman.

I voted for Freeman myself. I voted for Freeman. I voted for Leonard Furnett. I felt like he had the most drastic impact because Freeman, beginning of the year injury, time to pivot. Farnett felt like it was the meat. That's why I took that bite in the middle of the season, that meaty bite of failure. I don't know, man. As a Freeman owner, because he wasn't put on IR until late in the season. And you kept thinking.

He's back this week. He's back this week. Then he gets back. Then he goes out. But he only missed two games. He was, sorry. He only missed. He only played two games. Yes, he only started two games. It was not good. I'll take the Poopiest Pants Award on for obvious reasons. The Poopious Pants Award was not a close race. They were Big Boy Pants. And it was taken down with a home run by Rob Grankowski. Grog Poop.

gronk had of course 69% of the vote uh and of course he did gronk he let everyone down he let mike down more than anybody there wasn't even i mean thanks for the reminder you're welcome david johnson was the next closest with only 10% of the vote and you know he was the running back nine yeah see you later gronk

Yeah, that was a runaway Rob Gankowski was a disaster. I believe Bill Belichick is the one that just pulled that lever. All right, the Waver Wire Wonder Award. Which undrafted WaverWire stud was the best signing of the 2018 season? Didn't we used to have a drum roll sound effect? Yeah, I feel like we need a, we need that. Did we? I'm pretty confident. I feel like the quality of the footie awards this year.

is the best ever. No, it's the best. Somehow. We've added the most special award this year, making this year's awards clearly the best. I don't have one. I don't have one. All right. Well, keep moving. All right. Here we go. The waiver wire wonder, which undrafted waiver wire stud was the best signing of the 2018 season. This one was very close as well. The winner had 41% of the vote. The second place contestant, 37% of the vote. So it was close. And George Kittle ran.

Well, he might have won more than one award this year. Well, let's put it that way. But he won. Philip Lindsay was second. Nick Chubb was third. I voted for Philip Lindsay and I instantly regretted it. Not only because Kittle was unbelievable, but Kittle became an actually, like the definition of a Kittle was established as $44 FAB dollars on the waiver wire. If there's ever a person in the history of the show that deserves the waiver wire award, it's Mr. Kittle.

He almost had 44% of the vote. I mean, that would have been perfect. He let us down again. Well, you let him down because you voted for Philip Lindsay. You could have really helped that. I would not have been 3% of the vote. So congratulations, George Kittle. Your footies in the mail. It's in the mail. Number five, the fantasy wide receiver of the year. I forgot we were alternating. But factoring draft position and the big game performances, who was the wide receiver of the year? This one.

was not close, receiving almost 50% of all votes. Green Bay Packer, Mr. Devante Adams. Congratulations, sir. This was truly a breakout year for you, even though you've had multiple seasons of many, many touchdowns. I think that this was the year that the NFL and NFL casual NFL fans. This was the year shocked. I am shocked by this result. Because Tyree Kill is well worth.

a conversation here. He is currently the points per game leader on the season. I feel like he must have had these, you know, I know Devante Adams was just unbelievably consistent. That's what it was. I'm just surprised, though, that the gap is 47 to 17. It shows that maybe the consistency of Adams led to more Foot Clan titles. Yes, the last few weeks. The last few weeks. You had Tyree Kill on your team that lost in the semifinals. I had Devante Adams on my team that won the championship because he was so.

He was so dominant and so consistent. He did this year. What he did was what you have to do if you are the middle seat on an airplane. And that is established dominance on those armrests. He established dominance this season. Elbows out. The most consistent wide receiver in fantasy football. Certainly for this year and in your top 10 for next year. Yes. So the fantasy running back.

of the year. Drum roll, please. You're welcome. I'm so sad we don't have a drum roll. This, what happened? I don't know. Brooks ate it. He ate a sound effect? You know, this one, I feel the way about this. You got to be Pac-Man. You're going to eat a sound effect. I feel the same way about this one that you feel about the wide receivers, because there was a pretty heavy favorite receiving

Over 50% of the vote, and that's Christian McCaffrey. Look, he was amazing. He was consistent. His volume was there, and he finished the year in some scoring formats as the number one running back. But the conversation with how dominant Gurley was, Sequin's value, they were the next closest, but it was really, look, the Footland decided that it was Christian McCaffrey as the most valuable running back this year.

Well, you had a couple of marks against Barclay and against the Gurley. Barclay in the playoffs, the fantasy playoffs, and then Gurley towards the end as well, missing the big game. And when you look at impact, I guess Christian McCaffrey was on more winning teams. And CMC, your footy is in the mail. All right, the fantasy tight end of the year when factoring in all those things, it was George Kittle. Man, which may be surprising again. It is. 60.9% of the vote.