I hate that I have to be a part of my own #MondayNightmare column. pic.twitter.com/Sctz7BN3fO
— Adam Rank (@adamrank) December 15, 2015
I went to bed with my eyes locked on that point total. Woke up this morning and continued to look at it. As if my eyes have somehow been deceived. As if somehow I was going to be able to use my Jedi powers to change that .24 outcome into something more favorable to me. But alas, it looks like it's going to stand.
Though it shouldn't have because of that New York Giants kicker who shall not be named here. Nine points. NINE POINTS! That's all we needed. (Don't bother looking it up, he scored eight.)
@adamrank Josh Brown is dead to me... He pulled a Scott Norwood for my playoff game...
— Jim Collins (@zonabona4243) December 15, 2015
This one is going to sting for a long time. Losing in my League of Record is always tough (the league now in its 19th season, hence the Yahoo! platform). I've known just about everybody in my league since elementary school. I remember the day my buddy Steve was dropped into my combo-class at Coronita Elementary School in Corona, Calif. A fellow lefty, we bonded quickly. Though this relationship is now going to be frayed because he was able to eliminate me with Michael Floyd and Golden Tate.
Floyd and Tate, you have to be (expletive) me.
A quick look at my roster shows the Thomas Rawls injury of course cost me a little. But it goes back much further than that to draft night. I had the eighth overall pick. And if you know me; that was where I would typically take Antonio Brown if he was available (this is a standard league). But somehow Le'Veon Bell fell to me at that spot. I didn't want to take him there, but I always didn't want Bell to fall to Daver behind me, because he's a pretty shrewd operator. I took Bell, Daver took Brown and I ended up with Julio Jones in the second. So a Bell/Jones combo looked great in Week 3. Not so much in Week 14.
(Side note, my nemesis Brent drafted DeAngelo Williams in like the fifth-round and held him all season. Nice move. But hurts because Brent isn't even from Corona and should have been bounced from the league years ago, though I'm not bitter.)
My point is, if my league mates had done their job and taken Bell before me (I blame Frank who eliminated me last year), I would have drafted Brown, probably not got Julio (Daver has said as much) and probably Odell Beckham Jr. And my team would have been awesome.
But alas, I've been eliminated once again. The coaching rumors about my team in the Corona Football League are now going to start in full force again.
All right, I feel like I've name-dropped just about everybody in my league so enough about me. Congratulations to all of you who advanced. But this is for everybody who took the #MondayNightmare in Week 14. Share, people. You'll feel better if you do.
@adamrank #ThanksOdell pic.twitter.com/RQQj81QHZA
— Babyface & Balding (@ATROfficial) December 15, 2015
@adamrank Had T Hightower but didnt start him Eli Manning knocked me out of the playoffs last night #MondayNightmare pic.twitter.com/MmMaeKisa9
— Tony Carr (@TheFastCarr) December 15, 2015
@adamrank Went into MNF with NYG Def down by 7.2 because I started Eifert instead of waiting on Gronk's status. Lost by 4.2 #MondayNightmare
— Colin After Dark (@RideTheBomb) December 15, 2015
@adamrank Mexican and Giants fan. Down 38 pts. Left ODB and JPP. Lost by 0.06 #MondayNightmare pic.twitter.com/cTYFQ60veD
— Villarreal Villalbazo (@OmarVV9) December 15, 2015
@adamrank down 19.25 only Landry left .... I gave a #MondayNightmare pic.twitter.com/T1cqnqVS2O
— Derrick Charlton (@darkrinn) December 15, 2015
@adamrank I was up 35+ points. he had @OBJ_3 and J. Brown left. missed play-offs. #mondaynightmare #odellowsme #mnf pic.twitter.com/IujnMGgqyu
— Paul (@nameinuse85) December 15, 2015
@adamrank #mondaynightmare. He made the playoff because he beat me. 51 points behind, he had OBJ, Miller, Cameron... pic.twitter.com/IpVhqFHUsL
— Benoit Vanier (@benvanier) December 15, 2015
@adamrank awesome #mondaynightmare for me, thanks to landry pic.twitter.com/uiC1bXyWoA
— Choche (@chochelc) December 15, 2015
@adamrank Miller Vs OBJ in the quarts. 2 td lead from Miller. Then got stabbed by that 84 yard td. #MondayNightmares pic.twitter.com/brAD1jOcDZ
— Bonesy (@TeaWhy26) December 15, 2015
@adamrank when OBJ made the last catch #MondayNightmare pic.twitter.com/3Qvd32eD12
— Steve Reagin (@bohunkus66) December 15, 2015
@adamrank @MatthewBerryTMR OBJ 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/KKnL3ERH07
— Julio Martinez (@juliomtz99) December 15, 2015
How about that Andre Williams fumble that cost Eli 2 points. SMH.... https://t.co/OyhGyu67c0
— SC (@ScGoldblood20) December 15, 2015
@adamrank needed just one more Eli kneel down pic.twitter.com/Uels2TiBs2
— Bill kennedy (@goatryder84) December 15, 2015
Take us home, Packer Girl 9!
@NFLfantasy @adamrank what was that you were saying about Eli? #IBelieveInEli pic.twitter.com/o7xGl5iyey
— packergirl (@p9cker_girl) December 15, 2015
Probably said the same thing I said about Hakeem Nicks. How did he do? But not even Eli could save every team.
@adamrank even w/ Eli I lost cuz my opponent had Khalil Mack as an IDP. #MondayNightmare #PlayoffPrayer #17week pic.twitter.com/6RqiAq977R
— packergirl (@p9cker_girl) December 15, 2015
I don't know if it would have mattered, but I hate fractional points.
It will feel better if you share. Be sure to hit me up on Twitter @adamrank.
For the record, you can submit your fantasy questions to NFL Fantasy Live or me on Twitter. But realize, NFL Fantasy Live has 300K followers. Me? Just 14. See, the odds are better I will answer your question, so hit me up both via Twitter or via Facebook (if you're RG3). And if you follow me on Sundays, I'll quote "The Wolf" from "Pulp Fiction" and then it's game on! Although, it's tough to catch me on Facebook. Twitter is your go-to." Plus seriously people, I'm not taking your tweets after Midnight. I'm into the #HashtagWars via @Midnight. I've started to mute people who ask me questions at that time.