The day we've dreaded has arrived. The team called "Klingons Around Uranus" put up the high score (202 points) in the Fantasy Index Super League this week. We tip our hat to Bud Stafford of El Dorado Hills, Calif. He went off script, using quarterbacks Matthew Stafford (28 points) and Russell Wilson (20). His other stars included Calvin Johnson (29), Lesean McCoy (26) and Antonio Brown (26). We're sending Bud a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card.
Actually, it's not fair to say he went off script. If you look at the Player Utilization table for Week 11, you'll see that Wilson was used by 26 percent of SuperLeague contestants last week, and Stafford was used by 12 percent. Antonio Brown was used by almost 11 percent. Calvin Johnson, on the other hand, was the (deservedly) most-used player with 78 percent utilization. Top scorer Ben Roethlisberger (35 points) was utilized by 0.82 percent of players, and No. 2 Bobby Rainey (34) was not utilized by anybody.
Next year we intend to make changes to the Super League. Fantasy Index publisher Ian Allan has long lobbied for the exclusion of top players. If you take Peyton Manning, Jimmy Graham and Calvin Johnson off the table, suddenly the game becomes more interesting. So we will "black out" certain players next year.
Fantasy Index publisher Ian Allan wants to include team defense as a position next year. What do you think? Worthy position that adds an element of skill to the game? Or an unpredictable wild-card that merely adds randomness to the game?
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Our own Michael Murillo has climbed to first place overall in the standings, and longtime Fantasy Index contributor Justin Eleff is eighth overall.
Here's the overall top 25 following Week 11:
Fantasy Index Super League | |||||
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Overall standings through Week 11 | |||||
Rk | Last | Pts | Team | Name | Hometown |
1. | 2. | 1817 | Viva Murillo! | Michael Murillo | Brandon, Fla. |
2. | 4. | 1816 | Cancer Kills | Michael Stanco | Clermont, Fla. |
3. | 5. | 1799 | NUDGE | Ryan McCutcheon | Nashville, Tenn. |
4. | 7. | 1794 | Sub-City Warriors | Bruce Boase | Ogden, Utah |
5. | 6. | 1792 | Reggie Cobb '93 | Bill Rehor | Culver City, Calif. |
6. | 9. | 1789 | Horny Horny Hippos | Junior Ayers | Ferguson, N.C. |
7. | 8. | 1787 | Caught Red Hernandezed | Cecil Miles | Pinson, Ala. |
8. | 10. | 1784 | @FantasyIndexJE | Justin Eleff | Lake Charles, La. |
9. | 3. | 1782 | Texas Pink Flamingos | Travis Henry | Rowlett, Texas |
10. | 17. | 1780 | Missouri Texan | Daniel Mauldin | Farley, Mo. |
11. | 15. | 1777 | SEWER RATS | Hank Dabruzzi | Oakdale, Minn. |
12. | 16. | 1776 | Lacy Swiss Cheese Heads | Jim Cannata | Surprise, Ariz. |
13. | 25. | 1776 | Team Venture | Chris Schatz | New Hampton, Iowa |
14. | 14. | 1774 | Coleman Omens | Stephen Coleman | Aurora, Ill. |
15. | 11. | 1772 | East Ave White Harlem | Adam Massaro | Akron, N.Y. |
16. | 1. | 1771 | Manifest Density | Mike McIlraith | Fort Worth, Texas |
17. | -- | 1769 | OSmith's Wizzards | Bill Zorbas | Canton, Ohio |
18. | 18. | 1766 | Merlin's Magic | Dave Bouchard | Fort Kent, Me. |
19. | -- | 1766 | The Rat Pack | Joe Caimona | Youngstown, Ohio |
20. | -- | 1765 | Jay Roberts | Johnathan Roberts | San Luis Obispo, Calif. |
21. | -- | 1763 | Ancient Chinese Secret | Mark Maloney | Andover, Minn. |
22. | 12. | 1763 | BugEaters55 | Errol Coslor | Kearney, Neb. |
23. | 24. | 1761 | Buck Xpress | Robert Buckman | Mt. Dora, Fla. |
24. | 13. | 1759 | Monsters of Midway | Bill Berg | Spokane Valley, Wash. |
25. | -- | 1758 | 1/2 Star | Charles Raifman | Short Hills, N.J. |
Here are this season's weekly winners. The "perfect" column represents the highest possible score for the week.
Week-by-week champions - Fantasy Index Super League | ||||||
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Wk | Pts | Team | Owner | City | perfect | pct |
11 | 202 | Klingons Around Uranus | Bud Stafford | El Dorado Hills, Calif. | 263 | 76.8% |
10 | 212 | Summerlin Raiders | Christopher Blacksmith | Las Vegas, Nev. | 250 | 84.8% |
9 | 212 | Red Raiders | George Bluhm | Arden, N.C. | 316 | 67.1% |
8 | 213 | idizwudidiz | Ray Calisto | Fishers, Ind. | 265 | 80.4% |
7 | 191 | Fubar | Tom Morande | Tinley Park, Ill. | 243 | 78.6% |
6 | 179 | NextLevel | Aaron Tomaschko | Hamburg, N.Y. | 258 | 69.4% |
5 | 200 | Commitment to Mediocrity | Jason Chan | Federal Way, Wash. | 284 | 70.4% |
4 | 229 | NUDGE | Ryan McCutcheon | Nashville, Tenn. | 262 | 87.4% |
3 | 200 | RuralJurors | Michael Heppeler | Evergreen Park, Ill. | 268 | 74.6% |
2 | 205 | Matt Blair Witch Project | Brian Van Dorn | Crystal, Minn. | 275 | 74.5% |
1 | 228 | Metal Dung | Dan Boysen | Morrison, Colo. | 301 | 75.7% |