Regular Season Awards

Reviving an ancient tradition of former Commissioner psychdog, this year we welcome you to the PSAS 2013 Awards Ceremony.

Dorfman Memorial Maximum Titration Award - BldgDw3ll1ngTh1nk1ng (66)

-The Chico Bandits had  21 more roster moves than their nearest competitor, in keeping with a long line of BDT titrating.  Only four players took the whole ride with BDT this year and fittingly they were four of their top five picks. Bryant, Rice, Chicago and Amendola. Mixed in there were four trades which pulled in mercurial producers Romo, Deangelo and T.Y.  




Scott Boras Client Spend-down Award - HSNB (Brandon Jacobs $87)

-The Cyclotron tried to turn their season around with a big bid on Jacobs who threw down a 27 on SNF in week 6, unfortunately he didn't play the next three weeks, hobbling their pocket book and roster during some key bye weeks. 

Giveaway - Worst/Best Trade - PelicanBrief-GrossmanSachs (Manning-Helu for Romo/Ingram)

And an NFL Passing TD record

-About a day before Manning picked up five TDs in the opening game of the NFL season he was traded out of the Pelicans 3 QB draft strategy.  On paper, it seemed like a win for the Grishamites, they managed to convert two of their QBs into running backs.  RGIII was an injury risk and Peyton was bound to fall apart at his age.  Romo actually did respectably checking in as the sixth ranked QB by points (over 100 pts behind Manning), but it was struggles by the Grishamites chosen Brady checking in at 15th on the list behind both their other draft selections that makes this one sting.  Ingram's role in New Orleans' backfield never materialized either.

Honorable Mention - Goslings-Polk High Panthers (F-Jax for Jared Cook) -

Reading from the script in week 2 this didn't look too bad. F-Jax was just Spiller's older and less dynamic backup and Jared Cook was going to have a monster year with Sam Bradford. In hindsight, Spiller's balky ankle, F-Jax's vultures, and the high volume Buffalo running attack led F-Jax to be the 9th back by points.

Dollar General Super-Saver Award -

These guys should be back next year

Alshon Jefferies  (Grossman Sachs) $3
Knowshon Moreno (SanFranciscoFerries) $2
Antonio Brown (TakingTigerMountain) $5
Desean Jackson (TuskenRaiders) $7

Regular Season Coach of the Year - SanFranciscoFerries

This easily could have been a three-and-out year for the Boatmen, who started ominously by being to sole team unable to attend the auction draft in person. But the proxy did them right set an effective draft strategy.  Losing their first four, you could be forgiven for giving them up for dead in a 14 team league, but SFF rattled off nine straight wins to finish the season. When you lead the league in winning percentage a lot of things have to come together, like bargain draft picks (Moreno was the vulture of the year at $2) and offense leaders Bush, Lacy and Wilson all carved out premium seasons on a modest budget ($39,$22,$23), injury luck - Gronkowski returned to elite status to push the Ferries into the post-season, only to be struck down in their bye week, and waiver wire pick ups - Harry Douglas stepped into big wideout shoes in Atlanta. 

Rookie of the Year - The Goslings

2013 had two stellar rookies, but making the playoffs in your initial campaign is pretty impressive.  A seasoned veteran of other leagues the Goslings took a four game win streak into the playoffs, rounding out a stellar run. While they were the only team to take a negative point differential to the playoffs, they were consistent - scoring over 100 9/14 times and never scoring below 90 (or above 120).

Game of the Year - AEthernauts vs. Goslings Week 113.95 - 116.47

Recalc victories are always brutal but rarely are they so late in coming.  The Yahoo Recap still shows the Nauts taking this one by a point.  The Nauts went 4-3 to 3-4 on a Wednesday IDP reissue of Mathis' stats. It set in motion a chain of events that ended with the Goslings playing for the a playoff berth in the last game of the season despite ranking 10th in  points and the Nauts playing a lame duck game despite ranking fifth. 

Moral Victory / Tank for the Future Award - TakingTigerMountain

In the Middle of October the Commish announced Moral Victory - rewarding whichever non-playoff team finished with the most points in weeks 7-13 with extra draft dollars. Few would have expected TTM then 4-2, nearly 5-1 before their failed Quantum Point correction, to contend for this inauspicious honor. Yet contend they did. They ran through at 3-4, skillfully combining two 60+ point blowouts with two losses under 10 points. What did the TigerMountain Politburo see in the Ziggy's calculations that led them to this path? The league can only wonder. 

Comeback Kids - the Most Improved Award - Grossman Sachs 

At 6-7 in 2012 the g0dbank was relegated to spoiler in the playoff race, but they took to their new role as commish with a vengeance, making the playoffs while managing the league, casino and blog.  No easy feat, as this author knows.  Underachievers in the first half, the g0dbank had to win their last five to secure a bye, but few doubted they had the guns. A lethal combination of Peyton, Gordon and AP had them among the top point scorers all year long and they made it rain down the stretch, going over 120 in their last four games including a record shattering 205 in week 13.