Using my flawless mathamatical equation, I have for years determined where each individual season ranks. I’ll probably be making changes to the math at some point in the future, but for now, this is how we do it. You can find the complete list HERE.
Well, after twenty years of Robioland Fantasy Football, here are the top-20 seasons of all-time. To keep things fun, I’m not including three seasons performed by former league members, because fuck ’em!
However, before we head to the list, let’s give some props to a couple of people who failed to crack the top-20 (because Bob is hogging the entire spotlight).
#51 – Don Vozzola (2007) Don has won two championships in this league, but both were as low-scoring 7-seeds. Titles are nice, but this list isn’t about luck. That’s why those championship squads are ranked 69th (2008) and 75th (2006) all-time. In fact, Don has three seasons ranked ahead of those two, led by his 2007.
Coming off his first championship, he actually put together his most impressive squad yet, with a pair of former Miami Hurricanes (McGahee, Portis) eventually leading the way, along with Terrell Owens and Tony Gonzalez in their primes.
Of course, the ride got off to a rocky start, as the defending champ lost his first two games, as both his opponents scored that week’s high point total. After seven weeks, Don still was struggling to get above water, sitting at 3-4. However, a week-eight win over me sparked a winning streak and Don finished the year winning five of six.
His eight wins were enough to capture his third division title, but it was the points that he scored that made this Don’s greatest season. He produced five 1,500-point games (failing to hit 1,000 just once). He earned one weekly high score. Although, he only went 2-5 against the top-six that year, Don earned his first and only scoring crown, averaging a solid 1,436 points per game. In the playoffs as a two-seed, he nailed his season average, scoring 1436 points in the quarterfinals. However, it wasn’t enough, as Calderon scored 1,604 and upset Don. This squad proved to be the 10th best team to not win a playoff game, but the third lowest team that scored the most points.
#32 – Rob Masterson (2011) Heading into the season, Masterson may not have been Eric, in terms of losing in this league, but he wasn’t too far behind. He had missed the postseason party four times in six seasons. His players couldn’t stay healthy, his stars always faded and his opponents always seem to show up. He hit rock bottom the year before, when he won a total of two games (which still wasn’t bad enough to give him the top overall pick).
Hopefully with a core group of Roddy White (second overall pick), Tony Romo and Ray Rice, he might be able to win a few and sneak back into the playoffs. Of course, instead of sneaking, Rob bursted through the door to begin the season. He started 3-1 and scored over 1,600 in his first three (including one defeat). He kept on winning, before losing a second game where he scored over 1,600. Yet, a final three-game winning streak to end the season handed Rob nine victories (a career high still) and his only division title (we got rid of divisions the next year).
Rob finished the regular season going 4-3 against the elite, producing seven games over 1,500 and three weekly high scores, averaging 1,530 points per game. Only one person prior to 2011 had ever scored more. Everything about this season screamed top-5 all-time, yet Molly and Bob robbed him of that glory. First, Molly outscored Rob, averaging 1,536 points, thus she got the scoring crown bonus. On top of that, despite her opponents actually outscoring Rob’s, she still managed to win ten games and earn the top seed (taking that bonus away from Rob).
Of course, the biggest stab in the gut had to be in the quarterfinals. Facing a 6-7 Bob team, who he just crushed the week before, Rob scored 1,623 points, but for the third time that season, it wasn’t enough, as Bob scored two more points in the final minute of the last game. He would go on to win the championship. Meanwhile, Rob’s 2011 team is now best remembered for being the second best team to not win a playoff game. The first? 2011 Molly.
THE TOP-20 SEASONS OF ALL-TIME
#20 – Richard Burrier (2003) In his second year in the league, one season after missing the playoffs as a fantasy rookie, Burrier shocked the world by winning an unexpected championship with the arm of Peyton Manning and the legs of Tomlinson. Of course, like all great teams, Rich caught a break, when Calderon became the first 8-seed to knockoff a 1-seed, when he beat me in the quarterfinals.
Of course, Rich wasn’t some lucky 7-seed sneaking into the title game. He earned the 3-seed that season winning the toughest division in fantasy football. How good was the division that also featured Calderon, Masterson and Colby? All four made the playoffs and the team that finished last (Colby), earned the scoring crown.
Anyhow, Burrier won eight games, before cruising through the postseason, averaging 1,410 points per game. Oddly enough, he went just 2-5 against the top-six teams in the league that year. He hit 1,500 just three times in the regular season, but produced three weekly high scores. However, in the playoffs, he broke 1,500 two more times, including, becoming the first person to score over 2,000 in the title game win over Griff.
#19 – Bob Castrone (2010) Heading into the 2010 season, Bob was just a scrappy go-getter. He already had one championship in his back pocket and now had won 9 or more games in four straight seasons. Impressive, yes. But, during this streak, he failed to turn really good into greatness, as he had failed to visit the title game (three times losing in the semifinals).
He began the year doing what he seemed to do best, winning. He won five of his first six and was 7-2 through nine games. Yet, he seemed to be playing settle fiddle to Calderon, who was dominating the points and myself, who had won eight in a row after a week one defeat. When Bob lost back-to-back games in weeks 10 and 11, it looked like the title would come down to Rich or I. Yet, Bob finished strong though, winning nine games total, finishing fourth in scoring. He went over 1,500 three times and had one weekly high score, never dipping below 1,000 in any contest. He played a tough schedule, facing the top-six teams a total of ten times, but managed to win six of them.
Still, as a four-seed, nothing about Bob should have scared anyone. He would lose in the semifinals like he always does. After defeating 5-seed Griff in the quarterfinals, he would catch a break, avoiding the scoring champ Calderon, who was upset in the quarters. Bob would defeat 6-seed Colby and then stun the world by ending my record setting 14-game winning streak, earning his second career title. In that postseason run, the most any opponent scored was 1,015 in a game. The 2,643 points Bob faced in the playoffs are the lowest ever for a championship team.
#18 – Robio Murray (2008) Two seasons after losing to Don in the 2006 title game and one year removed from missing the playoffs, I was determined to return to greatest. Of course, I didn’t draft a great team. However, after working the wire and the trades, by the time the postseason rolled around, I had arguable one of the best rosters ever assembled.
I only managed to win seven games that year (going 4-2 against the elite), earning the 5-seed, but my 1,464 points per game were enough to hand me the scoring crown. My seven games over 1,500 and six weekly high scores in the regular season both remain tied for most all-time. Nothing was going to prevent me from winning my fourth career championship that year, especially after scored over 1,500 in both the quarterfinals and semifinals…except myself. Yep, I pulled out the league’s best back because of matchups and the decision cost me a second title to Don in a three year period.
#17 – Robio Murray (2000) A year after winning the first ever championship in league history the previous season, I came out gunning for a second title. At one point, I sat at 7-1 and never looked back. I ended up winning 10 games in the regular season. I averaged 1,423 points per game, the second most for the season, producing five games over 1,500 and three weekly high scores, going an impressive 5-1 against the elite of the season. In the postseason, I struggled to put up a ton of points, scoring just 3,887 points in three games (the 5th lowest among this list), but my opponents scored less and I cruised to a second straight championship over Griff.
#16 – Robio Murray (2002) Yep, me again. In 2001, I shrugged off a bad start (0-4) and entered the playoffs with a great team. However, I was upset in the semifinals, denying me a third-straight championship. In 2002, things would be different. Or would they? Like the year before, I struggled early, winning just two of my first seven. However, I again got things rolling and won six of seven, entering the playoffs with a 8-6 record, averaging 1,431 points per contest, earning the three-seed.
However, unlike the previous season, nothing was going to stop me. I became the first person to hit over 1,500 in all three playoff games to cruise to a third title. My 5,254 playoff points were the best ever, until Neatock passed it in 2009. Overall,. I finished the season with only two weekly high scores, one low score and one game below 1,000, but my 10 total games over 1,500 remains tied for most all-time in a single season.
#15 – Robio Murray (2013) Christ, me again. After winning my fourth career title in 2012, I just assumed I’d fall on my ass, because that’s my style lately, but instead, I dominated. After losing in week one to Masterson, I would win my next six and finish the regular season with a 10-3 record. I came up five points short of averaging 1,500 per game for the first time in my career, barely beating Masterson out by 66 points for the scoring crown.
I finished the regular season with five games over 1,500, three weekly low scores and a 4-3 record against the elite from that season. Once again, the only thing that would get in my way could be myself. Yep, it happened again. After beating Jeff easily in the quarterfinals, I made a late Saturday night roster change that would cost me the game. I would lose in the semifinals to Griff by 68. This season would be the third best season for a team that lost in the semifinals.
#14 – Marc Pattini (2018) Who is this Pattini guy and what business does he have being here? After producing what is now considered the 226th best season out of 236, Marc made a slight 222-spot jump during his sophomore campaign. Due to having the top pick, making great keeper decisions and a solid draft, Pattini dominated 2018 from the start.
He jumped out to three straight wins and was in first place or tied for first place the entire season. He would go on to win 10 games, earning the top seed, thanks to a solid 4-1 record against the league’s top-six that season. He broke 1,500 six times in the regular season, earning two weekly high scores, including a 2,205-point game. Oddly enough, because 2018 was the year of the points, despite averaging 1,511 per contest, Marc finished just fourth in scoring.
Still, in the postseason, he kept on dominating, scoring over two grand in the quarterfinals (his second 2,000-point game in three weeks). However, his team picked a bad time to put up their lowest point total (1,016) in the semifinals and he was upset by 7-seed and eventual champ, Neatock.
#13 – Rich Calderon (2013) We have our second team from 2013 to appear on this list. For Calderon, frustration had probably overwhelmed his soul by the time 2013 rolled around. Three times over the previous five seasons he had won at least nine games, earned a 2-seed, but then failed to escape the quarterfinals. Why would 2013 be any different for the greatest team to never win a title?
Oddly enough, Rich had no problem stacking up victories, despite the fact his numbers weren’t gaudy. He began the year 6-1, despite breaking 1,500 just one time. He would go on to win 10 games that regular season, becoming just the second person in league history to win 10 in back-to-back seasons. Yet, it wasn’t a dominating season. He did finish 4th in scoring, but he had just two games over 1,500 and one weekly high score, while producing one game below 1,000.
With that kind of digits, it appeared Rich, who earned the 2-seed for the fourth time in six seasons, was primed for another quarterfinals upset. Yet, that’s not what happened. Instead, he had his second best game of the season and took down 7-seed Bob. Then he escape with victories over Masterson and Griff, to earn his first ever title. Oddly enough, his postseason points ended up being his 2nd, 4th and 5th highest scoring games of the season, while none of his opponents sniffed 1,300. His three 1,500-point games for the full season are the least amount by any team on this list.
#12 – Robio Murray (2010) Heading into 2010, I was coming off my worst year ever in Robioland; a season that saw me pile up two total wins. It was ugly. I needed something glorious and glorious was what I got. In week one, I lost to Griff. I wouldn’t lose again. I would become the first person in league history to go 12-1, doing it by only scoring over 1,500 twice and earning one weekly high score, although I still did manage to finish third in scoring. I benefitted from my opponents not showing up.
Still, who cares? When I beat Burrier in the quarterfinals, I broke the record with 13 straight wins and when I scored over 1,700 in a second straight game in a win over Don in the semifinals, I secured my 14th straight win. With scoring champ Calderon already eliminated, all I had to do was a take down Bob to maintain my title as greatest team in Robioland history. Unfortunately, my squad shit the bed. They failed to break 1,000 for the first time all season and I lost my third title game in six years.
#11 – Eric Vozzola (2012) Eric was a loser. Not the man himself, he’s done well for himself, despite being born a Vozzola. I’m talking about his fantasy football career. By 2012, Eric had been in this league for 11 seasons and in those 11 seasons, he had produced one single winning season, just three trips to the playoffs and zero playoff wins. Worst yet, he was coming off two awful seasons, where his squad went a total of 3-23 (the worst back-to-back seasons ever). Sure, he had the top pick, but he had it the year before, becoming the first ever top pick not to make it to the playoffs.
Yet, with a good team under his belt after the draft, I predicted good things for Eric and out of the gate, he made me look wicked smart, winning his first five games, earning two weekly high scores. He looked primed for a in-season triple double, but a 4-3 finish down the stretch meant he had to settle for a 3-seed. However, thanks to five games over 1,500 (a 2,000-point game) and those weekly highs, Eric averaged a stunning 1,503 points per game, earning his first ever scoring crown.
In the postseason, Eric finally got that monkey off his back and defeated 6-seed Masterson. He caught a massive break when both the 1-seed (Griff) and 2-seed (Rich C) lost in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Eric eliminated 8-seed Burrier. However, in the finals, he would face me. I had entered the playoffs losing three straight and six of eight, due to injuries. Yet, by playoff time, I was finally healthy. Yet, after I jumped out to a solid Thursday night lead, Eric dominated Sunday and had an over 300-point lead. The win was his. That is, until Marshawn Lynch went beast mode. By the third quarter, I had past him and Eric’s dream of a title ended. His 1,871 points scored in a defeat, remains the most points ever scored in a title game by a team that failed to win it all.
#10 – Bob Castrone (2017) A season after what would be classified as a down year for Bob (he won eight games and reached the semifinals), he was ready to bounce back onto his perch of greatness. Fact is, going two seasons without a title for him now seemed like a lifetime. Oddly enough, for the fourth time in six seasons, Bob began the campaign with a loss, but like so many times in the past, it was just a little hiccup. He would win and keep in winning.
At first, the wins seemed lucky, as he was 7-1 through eight games, averaging only 1,225 points per game. However, thanks to Cam Newton, Julio Jones and late-round steal Alvin Kamara, Bob got hot at the end. After producing no 1,500-point games though eight weeks, he scored that many four times in his final five, averaging 1,540 points per game. He became just the second person in league history to finish a regular season 12-1.
Despite earning the top seed and finishing strong in points, Bob was still heading into the playoffs playing second fiddle to the favorite (Neatock). While Matt was going back-to-back 2,000 in the quarterfinals and semifinals, Bob escaped with a win over 8-seed Burrier and then crushed 6-seed Eric in the semifinals. However, in the finals, the magic that always appeared when Bob showed up in the title game never appeared and he fell to Matt.
It was Bob’s first defeat in five championship games. In total, his 14-straight victories is tied for the most ever, but his 1,347 points per game are the lowest on this list. He did hit 1,500 five times total, totaling one weekly high score, while never dipping below 1,000.He went an impressive 7-2 against the elite. Those seven wins are the most anyone has ever gotten against the league’s top-six.
#9 – Jeff Greenblatt (2016) Mr. Greenblatt, who is a two-time champion in Robioland baseball, makes his first and only appearance on the list. When 2016 rolled around, Jeff was not known for his playoff invites. In fact, through eight years in the league, he had yet to make it to the postseason two straight seasons. Since he made it the previous season with a six-win, 7-seed team, it was expected he’d sit this one out.
Instead, behind veterans Drew Brees and LeSean McCoy, along with newcomer Melvin Gordon, Jeff refused to take a seat. He began the year with three wins, all featuring scores over 1,500 (and one weekly high score). At one point during the season he would win a career best six straight. He would only suffer two loses to two Rob’s and posted a career high in wins (11) and points, barely missing 1,500 average (1,499 PPG). Over half of his wins involved him hitting over 1,500 (seven), as he delivered three weekly high scores, finishing second in scoring to Calderon.
In the postseason, he caught a huge break. He scored just 905 points in the quarterfinals, but 8-seed Burrier managed only 840, so Jeff moved on. In the semifinals, he topped 1,800 and beat me. However, in his first title game appearance, Jeff struggled to show (Gordon was out) and got owned by Calderon. To this day, Jeff’s 2016 season is the second greatest by a team that didn’t win a championship.
#8 – Griff Coomer (2005) By the time 2005 kicked in, the one thing the newly arrived teams knew about Griff was that he like to win and he liked to go to the title game and lose. That was his thing. In six seasons of Robioland Football, four of the championship games featured a Griff Coomer defeat (five of the six if you include the other Coomer). Yet, 2005 didn’t start off with a bang. Griff lost his first two and after six weeks, he would sit at just 2-4. However, those two wins featured a 1,951-point game and a 1,787-point game, so the potential was there.
Yet, the potential turned into greatness when Masterson lost Priest Holmes. Of course, as we all know now, Rob didn’t have the handcuff, Larry Johnson. Griff did. Along side Shaun Alexander, he now had the best backfield the game had ever seen. Griff would easily win six of his final seven games (in the league’s first ever 13-game season).
In the playoffs, despite being just the 4-seed, Griff was the clear favorite and it was never much of a competition. He crushed Molly in the quarterfinals, got punched by David, but survived the semifinals, before handing Colby the largest title game defeat in league history (1,882 – 739). He finished the season as the scoring champ, producing eight total 1,500-point games and three weekly high scores. Six of those eight 1,500-pt contest came in his final 10 games (including playoffs), while he never dipped below 1,300 in those final ten.
#7 – Bob Castrone (2015) This is when things started to get down-right scary. A year after Bob produced a fantastic 2014 season, that produced a top seed, scoring crown and a stunning one-point victory for the championship, no one would have blamed four-time champion, Bob, if he took a season off riding a wave of groupies through a alcohol-drenched victory tour. Yet, Bob just keep making history.
He started the year with a flurry, scoring over 1,600 in his first there, all wins. He kept on winning through week eight, going a 8-0 (second best start ever), scoring at least 1,400 in every win. Even win he finally lost to Griff in week nine, he scored 1,670. However, during the back end of the winning streak, Bob lost the league’s best running back, Le’Veon Bell and he failed to have his handcuff. He finished 3-1 down the stretch, failing to hit 1,100 twice.
Still, Bob once again tackled the record book and made it his bitch, becoming the first team to go back-to-back top seed and back-to-back scoring crown. Oddly enough though, it was Griff who entered the playoffs as the slight favorite, as he was riding a wave called David Johnson. He entered the playoffs as the two-seed, having won five in a row and eight of nine. It looked like we were headed for a dream rematch of the 2004 title game, especially after Griff scored 1,847 in a quarterfinals win and Bob broke 2,000 in a victory over Burrier. Unfortunately, that matchup never came to be, as Bob was shocked by 6-seed, Colby, by just 81 points in the semifinals.
Thanks to the 11 wins, top seed and scoring crown that featured a 1,507 PPG average, this team that didn’t even reach the finals is the greatest team to not win it all. In 15 games, Bob tallied up nine total games over 1,500, one weekly high score, going an impressive 5-2 against the elite.
#6 – Griff Coomer (2015) That 2015 Bob team (above), if that squad had managed to win the championship and scored at least 1,400 points in that title game, it would have been the greatest ever. Would, should, didn’t. Who did walk away with that title in 2015? Mr. Coomer.
Heading into that season, Griff seemed poised to compete with Bob for the title of greatest ever. He had had produced six straight trips to the playoffs, all six winning squads, including five 9-win teams. After a string of quarterfinal defeats (including one as a 1-seed), he had recently rediscovered his postseason success, reaching the finals in 2013 and the semifinals in 2014.
Oddly enough, his team seemed conflicted about its ability early on. Griff did have a 1,952-point victory, followed by a 1,689 win in weeks two and three, but they were sandwiched by a pair of loses where he barely hit a grand. Who was this team, was the question we needed answering. Soon, we would know.
Behind Cam Newton, Adrian Peterson and Odell Beckham, Griff would slowly begin to dominate. He would win three in a row, losing a tough one in week nine to Neatock. yet, that same week, he picked up David Johnson, who would become the best back in football. With him leading the way, Griff would win his final five, breaking 1,500 four times.
He finished the year as the 2-seed and arguable the favorite. He kept up the digits, scoring over 1,800 in the quarterfinals’ win over Jeff and then topped that in the semifinals by scoring 1,962 points in a win over Matt. Of course, the best news was that Colby stunned the top seed and scoring champ, Bob, in the semifinals. With his greatest competition gone, Griff was able to have a so-so title game, yet still walk away with a 1,333-1,049 win over Colby. He would end the campaign with nine games over 1,500, including one weekly high score and a solid 6-1 record against the elite.
#5 – Rich Calderon (2016) Calderon’s 2016 squad was a bit of a strange team. They were a great team, led by one of the best backfields the league has ever seen with Le’Veon Bell and DeMarco Murray. Yet, they struggled at times to look great. Of course, that wasn’t too much of a problem in the beginning. Rich got the ball rolling winning four of his first five, earning the weekly high score three times, twice breaking 2,000. Yet, in week three he failed to hit 1,000 in a loss to Don. It was performances like that and his 1,250-point week six defeat to Jeff, or when he fell to a non-playoff Colby team in week 13, by scoring only 1,172 points, that made us question whether Rich had the goods to win it all.
The squad did manage to win nine games on the year, breaking 1,500 six times. He averaged a stunning 1,532 points per game before everyone started doing it in 2018. To this day, it’s still the third most ever scored in the regular season and helped him earn a league high four weekly high scores. But those four loses and the fact he managed to earn only one 3-game winning streak all season, made him a shaky favorite.
Yet, come postseason play, Calderon dominated like few have. He easily dispatched all his foes (#8 Eric, #5 Bob and #1 Jeff) scoring 1,878, 1,588 and 1,846 in his three postseason wins. Only three teams in league history have scored more than his 5,312 postseason points. His nine total 1,500-point games, is just one behind the record of ten. His 25,233 total points in both regular season and playoffs are the third most ever.
#4 – Robio Murray (1999) Yep, the year that began it all. It certainly didn’t look like greatness when the ball started to roll. I lost in week one, scoring just 280 points. Things didn’t get much better, as I was just 3-3 through six weeks. Yet, behind the discovery of Kurt Warner, along with Edgerrin James, Randy Moss and Marvin Harrison, I would never taste defeat again. I would go on to win my final eight regular season games and I swept my three postseason games.
With my 11 wins, I earned the top seed and by averaging 1,487 points per game, I earned the league’s first ever scoring crown. I earned six weekly high scores (tied for most ever), went 4-2 against the elite and my eight games over 1,500 in the regular season and 10 for the total season are both still tied for the most ever. If it wasn’t for that 280-point game in week one, this team would easily be the greatest.
#3 – Matt Neatock (2017) While Neatock’s 2018 championship sort of just fell in his lap with a late-season trade with me, his 2017 was sort of expected from the beginning. With a pair of great keepers (Todd Gurley and Carson Wentz) and the top overall pick (Le’Veon Bell), Matt was the crystal clear favorite heading into the 2017 season. Coming off an awful 2-win season, it was just what the doctor ordered for a guy still suffering emotionally through a 1-point title game defeat to Bob three years earlier.
After sluggish week one win over me (scoring just 1,209 points), Matt began to dominate. He would win six of his next eight, producing five weekly high scores. Even when he dropped back-to-back games in weeks ten and eleven, it wasn’t much to sweat over, as his foes scored the weekly high score against him in three of his four loses. Matt would win with two victories, including one more weekly high score. His six weekly high scores would tie a record by one team in a single season. While he dominated the scoring crown, averaging 1,509 points per contest, his four loses kept him from earning the top seed over Bob. If he could’ve taken that, this season would’ve been the greatest ever, according to my math.
Anyhow, Matt would have to settle for greatest playoff run. In the quarterfinals and semifinals, he would become the first team ever to go back-to-back 2,000 in the playoffs and then in a much-hyped rematch against Bob for the championship, there would be no one-point defeat, as he scored over 1,500 and won his third career title easily. The 5,684 points scored in the postseason were the most ever and Matt’s 25,302 total points are second most ever. He is just one of two people to produce 10 total games over 1,500.
#2 – Matt Neatock (2009) While my 1999 team will always be the original great team, Matt’s 2009 squad is considered the first great team in my mind, since it’s the first one after the great NYC migration of Robioland. Anyhow, two years removed from winning it all in 2007, Matt still had plenty of pieces from that club (Adrian Peterson and Wes Welker), but he also had Aaron Rodgers in round nine and Frank Gore in his prime.
Of course, what this team is known for is the fact Matt, thanks to good fortune, started the same lineup (minus kicker) in week one, as he did in the title title game. To this day, that’s never happened again. In fact, Frank Gore missing two weeks early in the season are the only games where Matt lost a starter to an injury. He would win seven of his first eight and ten total victories. He lost just once all season with a full roster (twice losing when starters were on a bye).
In the postseason, no one was really given a chance to compete with Neatock’s squad and no one did. He scored 1,832, 1,950 and 1,608 in three wins. Only Griff in the title game managed to stay within 300 of him. Overall, Matt earned the in-season triple crown with a top-seed, scoring crown (1,497 PPG) and an actual title. He scored an impressive 5,390 in the postseason, becoming the second person to score over 1,500 in all three playoff games. His ten games over 1,500 is tied for the most and Matt’s the only person to do it twice. He missed out on the top spot on this list by just three points. Go ahead and blame it on the fact that a team that dominating only produced one weekly high score for the entire year.
#1 – Bob Castrone (2014) Come on, did you expect anyone else? Heading into the 2014 season, Bob had already done a lot of great things. He had secured three championships, including back-to-back titles in 2010-2011. He was already riding an eight-year playoff run, which was tied for the record at that point. Yet, two things eluted him up for his career: a top seed and a scoring crown.
Bob said, fuck that noise, in 2014. The season began with only one important keeper, Rob Gronkowski, but a good draft landed him Aaron Rodgers, Antonio Brown, Lamar Miller and much later, Cam Newton. The results? Pretty good. After a week one defeat where he only scored 861 points (a weekly low score), Bob would win eight in a row, before falling again. Through ten weeks, he was 8-2, leading the league in scoring, thanks to back-to-back games where he scored 2,179 and 1,818.
Then in week 11, unsatisfied with just being the best, he turned Cam Newton and Tom Brady (yes, one team had Rodgers, Cam and Brady) into Calvin Johnson. Later that day, he swap more spare parts for Le’Veon Bell. When the wheeling and dealing was done, Bob had four All-Robio players and was only unstoppable when someone scored over 2,000.
He would win two of his final three. His only defeat was in week 13, when he became the first person to score 2,000 and taste defeat (to Burrier). At 10-3, Bob earned his first ever top seed, going 6-2 against the elite, and after nearly breaking a 13-year record for most regular season points (1,552 points per game), he had his first scoring crown. He had his three weekly high scores and seven games over 1,500, although that one weekly low score where he failed to hit 900 was a slight negative.
In the postseason, he would score 2,333 points in the quarterfinals against 8-seed Calderon. The total was the fourth most ever for a single game and Bob became the first person to score 2,000 in back-to-back games. In the semifinals, Griff kept it close for a bit, before Bob hit 1,5oo for the ninth time in eleven games. In the finals, he avoided the second best team (Colby) and instead faced the little upstart in Neatock. Bob was the heavy favorite, but needed a fourth quarter miracle to escape with a one-point victory.
Bob earned his fourth career title (tied for most) and scored a total of 25,509 points in both the regular season and post. It’s the most points ever scored in a full season.
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