So what has happened so far this year in the world of fantasy football? A whole lot. We have seen the continuing emergence of the over-passing offenses, the decline of prosperous running backs, and rookies making a huge impact immediately.
The final week of the regular season is approaching this weekend. We figured this would be a good time to start looking at some of this season's MVPs. We'll start this week looking at our MVPs at the quarterback and running back positions.
Our MVPs
Quarterback, QB
In recent years, fantasy QB's have been targeted more and more often as high first round draft picks. Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees were all major first rounders that were viewed as can't miss picks. While they all have had great seasons, we're focusing our QB MVP pick to the amazing rookie sensation Robert Griffin III. Check out this awesome highlight reel from this year, with some pretty dramatic music accompanying it.
We were extremely high on RG3 before this season and not to brag, but we were dead on. Through week 12 of this year's season, Griffin has posted an incredible 2193 passing yards with 12 touchdowns to only 3 interceptions while adding 624 rushing yards and 6 more TDs on foot. His powerful arm strength and break away speed have landed him with the second most fantasy points this year. Not bad for a guy who rarely went before the 7th round in most drafts.
Running Back, RB
What's the number one complaint I hear from other fantasy football players in this 2012 season? "I have no running backs!" While it's true that the NFL is still continuing to shift to a pass dominated league, a lack of RB presence can really hurt your team. This year has showed that having a stud running back is easier said than done. We have seen the likely characters like Ray Rice and Arian Foster continue to be dominant (while staying healthy) as well as an emergence of some big play rookies like Doug Martin and Trent Richardson. While these guys have all had great seasons, we elect Adrian Peterson for our RB President this year (see why below).
I just got a little choked up there....OK, so I'm a little bias when it comes to "All Day" because I've drafted him 3 straight years. But let's get real. Coming off a season ending ACL/MCL tear just 8 months before this season, few people had confidence in this long time stud. At this point in the season, AP leads the league in rushing (123 yards more than second place, Marshawn Lynch) and has put up some big numbers on just about everybody. We love this guy, and why not? With many wondering if he would even be healthy enough to make an impact this year, Adrian has shown what the true meaning of a stud running back is.
Thanks for stopping by. This blog will be updated weekly so don't forget to check in regularly and see what's new in the amazing world of fantasy football. Next week we will look at our wide receiver and tight end MVP's, as well as give you a little fantasy playoff preview. See you soon!
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Nice blog, I agreed 100% on RG3 for MVP, especially at the quarterback position. It is crazy to think how low he was selected in about every league in the nation, including in my own league, where I was able to get him in the sixth round. On the other hand I'm still undecided on the running back position. If you go for surprise factor, then yes I agree Peterson is the man, but if you think about it so is Foster. It was almost better not to have the #1 pick this year simply because Foster never comes through for the entire season without injury, however this year he's still right up there with the top scoring RB. So time will tell which of those two backs can be consistent enough to carry their fantasy teams to a championship.
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