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

Travis Kelsey came in second with 23% of the vote, and then Zacherts came in third. Kiddle was both a breakout and ended up at the end of the year very close to that top spot. But Travis Kelsey, I'm surprised it was not a little bit closer. I voted for Kelsey, and I thought when I clicked vote, I literally was like, oh, this one's clearly going to be Kelsey. He had, you know, he was already a top three tight in, but he.

completely took it to the next level this year. He was the number one tied in in fantasy. He didn't cost you a first rounder, so I thought for sure it was going to be Kelsey. But I guess when you factor in the draft cost or getting him off of the waiver wires more appropriately, Kittle probably helped more people win championships. And at the end of the day, when you win a championship, you don't vote elsewhere. Yeah. I'm not going to not vote for Devante Adams.

The fantasy quarterback of the year. I'm really glad I get to do this one. Are you telling me it was Mitch Trubisky? He was a nominee. I will say this. He did get 1% of the vote. So, okay, so this is how intense this vote was. Andrew Luck was in second place with 2.8%.

2.8% of the votes for second place. I mean, we've never, ever seen any, you know, we say, oh, this guy, Derek Henry ran away with it. Yeah. Yeah, because he had like 60% of the vote or something. This is insane. Well, and we all knew it was going to happen. We should have had one option. Yes. When the quarterback puts up what the best fantasy scoring season of all time. 50 touchdowns, 5,000 yards. Welcome to the NFL, Patrick Mahomes. And I'll just follow right in with the breakout.

player of the year. Great options like George Kittle and James Connor and Philip Lindsay. It was closer, but obviously the breakout was the best quarterback performance of fantasy football in the history of the NFL in his first season as starter. Patrick Mahomes, both of your footies are in the mail. The breakout player of the year. Second place was James Connor. And then it was Kittle and Lindsay. So those were.

High impact players. Now, the rookie of the year, which player was fantasy football is rookie of the year? Lindsay, Monster Year, Chubb, Solid, Baker, breaking records, more touchdowns than any rookie quarterback in history despite not playing in a couple of games. Lamar Jackson, well, none of them could compete with the obvious winner here. Sequin Barclay, the rookie of the year. In our half-point league format, he is currently the point-per-game champ at the running back position and looks to have a long

Workhorse style career in the NFL. The comeback player of the year. This one was very interesting with the nominees being Andrew Luck, Adrian Peterson, Lamar Miller, Mari Cooper, and Emmanuel Sanders. But the Foot Clan came with a resounding final for Mr. Andrew Luck. Congratulations, Andrew Luck. Welcome back. It was... And welcome to the playoffs. It was a tumultuous...

offseason for Andrew Luck of him not throwing, not throwing. We're getting close to draft season. He still hasn't thrown a football. He's not throwing a full size football. He's not throwing the Duke. Well, he, I'm glad we don't have to talk about that next off season. Yeah, he's great. And he came back and Frank Reich found a way to get that offensive line to protect him along with some of the draft picks. For fantasy football news, I don't know if you guys saw their center.

Ryan Kelly is going to be healthy for the playoffs. That's good news. So very, very interesting coming up here. Marty Cooper finished second, Adrian Peterson third. And for the steel, I think that's a shame for Adrian Peterson. To finish third? Yeah. No. A thousand, more than a thousand yards rushing. Adrian Peterson was left for dead, man. He wasn't in the league. It's just recency bias, right?

Yeah, maybe. But I don't think it's just recency bias. I think it's Andrew Luck. He deserved it. He was, you know, unbelievable. I don't think many people are winning, you know, a lot of games with Adrian Peterson this year. He had a couple of monster games, but he didn't take people to championships. Andrew Luck did. For the steal of the draft in 2018, your nominees are Chris Carson, Andrew Luck, Robert Woods, Pat Mahomes.

James Connor, Adam Thielen, and Matt Berita, and this was close between two players, and James Connor has done what no one else in any other category seems to have been able to do, which is defeat Patrick Mahomes. That's how valuable James Connor was in the draft, because when you drafted him, you said, I don't believe Levi-on Bell's coming back. And you were rewarded with a...

Top five running back week in and week out whenever he played. Or you were just handcuffing. I'll have you on Bell. Sure. Maybe you did that. But I think the voters, they called their shot. The week in and week out only lasted until your fantasy playoffs. That is true. But then a lot of times those are the players who were handcuffing with Jalen Samuels. So I don't feel like people were, I mean, a lot of times the James Connor owner had Samuel. So it might have been the Lev Bell owner with.

James Connor with Jalen Samuels. But he took it down with 52% of the vote. Next closest Pat Mahomes was right there in the 40s. Absolutely. When you get a guy at 153, that's a top five running back. Yeah. Means good things. I think he's one of the top five players that are common on championship rosters. Hey, guess what? The guest host of the year. Another close one. I'm so excited with the opportunity to give this one away yet again. Went to Jay Gris this year.

Jay Gris with the, what, this is our fourth footy awards, Brooks? Yeah. So he's won, what, four of these? Yeah. Has he? I don't know if he was around. No, he wasn't even born yet. Right. He's only three years old. He hadn't been cut out. Yeah. Jay Gris, your footie is in the studio. You can pick it up at any time. All right. Well, I'll let you, I'm going to let you do this one. Yeah, we'll, uh, it's time for the nickname of the year.

which incredible life-changing fantasy football nickname from the show was the foot clan's favorite in 2018 the nominees oh there were so many good ones not of them as good as this music i know i just don't want it to stop i feel like i'm walking into a theme park um so what are they mike hot locket hot loggett we got booty scooting cam newton oh oh oh

Hey, guys, don't forget about me. Mark Waltonberg. Mark Waltonberg. We got Adam Gase. Mr. Bhole, it was apparently a real hot commodity. People are all about a coach who was just fired. Well, yeah. As long as you're young. They love it. Will Disley, big Montana. And I was chastised for not proclaiming the moose is loose. Yeah. Will Disley. Come back strong.

Red Dead Dixon. I don't know how he's in this list. He just needs one more big score. The Infinity Stone, Frank Gore. He is infinite. He is all. He is Frank Gore. Jared Garf. Yeah. Wow. Lakeumber. Josh Stallion. Excellent.

Turok the dinosaur hunter. How do Jasons get on this list? I love it. Don't worry. Turok got a solid 1.7% of the boat. That's 1.7 more than he deserved. Darnold Schwarzenegger, who he's going to be strong this year. I'm feeling that one. He's going to be a strong contender. Carry on my wayward son. Which is not really a nickname. No. Luckily, it did not win. It's close. Performed really well. And then the final nickname.

Nominy of the year was our fitness consanglier Sony, Michelle. Now, before you reveal the winner, or before I reveal the winner, I want to break down. This was a close, close vote. The winner had 18% of the vote. In second place, it was 17.5% of the vote. And two more nicknames at 15 and 14% of the vote. So this was narrow.

I make sense, highly competitive. They put this one on par with kind of like a best picture of the Oscars. That's kind of the publicity that this will get you. The winner of the 2018, nickname of the year, was Mr. Mark Waltonberg. Oh, what? Oh, this is incredible. Congratulations, Mark. I can't believe it. I mean, it's like I can't get playing time, but here I am winning awards. This is fantastic. Hey, guys, do me a favor. What, Mark?

Say hi to your mother for me. Okay. I'm taking the footie right now. Yeah. Your footie is not in the mail. It's right here. Yes, it is. Congratulations, Mark. Thanks. Thanks so much. Hey, can I, can I say hi to my mother for me? Yes, you may. For me. Can you congratulate, can you congratulate Mr. Bhole? Yes. Oh, hey, Bihull. I'd like to thank the other nominees, a great group. Mr. Bhole. Look, I'm sorry that you got.

You lost your job and you got second place. This is a bad time for you. Say, hide your mother for me and booty scoot. I mean, you did it. You did good. Sorry about your shoulders. I know that's not feeling well right now. Heal up. And, of course, carry on my wayward son. But I took it down. Say, howdy your mother for me? Mark Waltonberg. I think we may need a Mark Waltonberg t-shirt at this point with the award. So congratulations, Mr. Mark Waltonberg. Thanks. Yes.

And then new, new for 2018, our final award. You hit that music again! Yes! The fantasy footballers moment of the year! Which moment from the show was your favorite from 2018? Your nominees, Jared Garf. Jeri Garf. Hate blockers. Starring Jason Mort. Accidental, funky news drop with the crew.

Jason hating on Mitch Trubisky before his six touchdown explosion. Horse puns featuring Michael Gallup. Breaking news, huge action, fired. Mark Waldenberg. Mike gets his Twitter verification starring Mike Wright. And Red Dead 2 references starring not a sponsor. Red Dead 2. Oh, good timing! That was wonderful timing, Mike. I'm jacked up. All right, the winner. By the way.

The winner had 36% of the vote. A very close result for second. Second was Mark Waltenberg. Third was... Whoa, spoilers! I know. Third was Jason hating on Mitch Trubisky. But the winner, with 36% of the vote... The best moment of the year! Was really... Let's just flash back to it. All right, let's do it. Okay, let's move on to the news. Oh, yeah.

Super newsy. We're going back to the 80s. What on earth? I'm leaving this in. Oh, this is magical. ESPN's Adam Schuster reports. The MRI has confirmed Jimmy Garoppolo's initial diagnosis of a torn left ACL. Someone call Axel F. Get Axel Foley in here immediately. So if you could see Brooks face, it's a gas. So a couple days ago. What?

We lost our whole soundboard. Where did that even come from? We lost our whole soundboard, and Brooks rebuilt it. And we hadn't played news since then. That is maybe my fit. Yeah. Cardinals coach Steve Wilkes announced Monday that rookie Josh Rosen will start a quarterback going forward. Oh, man. Dalvin Cook, day-to-day, unsure of his week four status.

Jaguars, coach Doug Marone, said running backs Leonard Fournette and T.J. Yeldon will be day to day this week. Speaking Monday, Titans coach Mike Brable said there are still throws Marcus Marriota can't make. Hey, guess what? Alshund Jeffrey still hasn't been cleared for contact. The best news statement of all right. Well, the funky news, Brooks, you took it down. You had to make the greatest mistake you've ever made. Yeah, pretty much. That's the only way to put it.

Until forgetting the drum roll. Oh, yeah. Wow. Maybe that'll be a show of the moment of the year. So the winner was the funky news drop. Congratulations to the funky news drop. And so it will make the future appearance. Your footie is. It's already here. It's on the internet? Yes. So I want to thank everybody in the football team for an incredible fantasy football season. I'm so excited for the prolonged by week, the offseason, the NFL draft, free agency.

All the discussions that we're going to have on strategy, on commissioning a league, on how to making a league better. All the coaching changes. Oh, yeah, the coaching changes. Oh, my goodness. We're going to be hearing about those very, very soon and breaking them down each and every week. Again, the show, Tuesday and Thursday, and we want to thank Pristine Auction for being the new studio sponsor for 2019. That's a big deal. You can see them right here on the set. You can check them out at pristine auction.com. And every day, we're going to close it out with the pristine deal of the day.