Monday, December 30, 2024

2025 Official Rad Dynasty Offseason Tracker



All teams have submitted their 2025 keepers. Thank you!

Taxi players from 2024 have now been added to your rosters. Everyone who kept 20 players (which was most of you) now have 21 players on their roster. You'll have until the 2025 Rad Dynasty Draft (which is August 3rd, meaning these cuts are due by end of day on the 2nd) to trim those rosters down to 20 or fewer. Remember: you must keep at least 15 players. 

If you keep 20 players, you get 5 draft picks in the 2025 draft. If you keep 19, you get 6. If you keep 18, you get 7. If you keep 17, you get 8. If you keep 16, you get 9. If you keep 15 (the minimum) you get 10 picks in the August draft.

If you are one of the teams that kept less than 20 players, you actually don't need to do anything before the draft because you already have the proper amount of players. I know My Team wants to do a soft rebuild of his team, so he only kept 15. He now has the full 10 picks in the draft. So he does not need to cut anyone. In fact, he can't cut anyone because that would drop him below 15. Ned kept 18. His taxi player brought him back up to 19. So he meets the requirements too and does not need to drop anyone before the draft (unless he wants to).

At any point before the draft you can message me and tell me if you want to drop anyone and I will update this page. As long as you don't drop below 15 players. 

Aside from that? Enjoy the offseason and let me know if you have any trades you want to make. If you wish to reach out to your fellow players, I have listed everyone's contact info at the bottom of this post.

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This is the official thread to track activity for the 2025 offseason. Below I will post team assets, AKA the players on your roster at the end of the 2024 season, your taxi players, your FAB budget (you get $100 for this year, and then whatever you carried over from last season), and most importantly- your draft picks. But first, this is a space to track offseason trade announcements:


OFFSEASON TRADE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Dynastic Dan is sending his 3rd round pick (the 3.11) along with Sam Darnold, Trevor Lawrence, Keon Coleman, Jaylen Wright, and TJ Edwards to TBone's Terrific Team in exchange for TBone's 1st round pick (the 1.03) along with Tommy Devito and Gardner Minshew. Dynastic Dan subsequently dropped Tommy Devito and Gardner Minshew.

1.26 trade:
TDs or Bust sends Breece Hall and his 1st round pick (the 1.10) to Dynastic Dan for his 1st round pick (the 1.03).

2.15 trade:
TDs or Bust sends Jaylen Waddle, Antoine Winfield Jr., and the 1.03 (previously acquired from Dynastic Dan via TBone) to The Killing Fields for the 1.02.

4.18 trade:
TDs or Bust sends Bo Nix and his 2026 2nd round pick to Bluth Company for Drake London and his 2026 5th.

6.3 trade:
Show me the TDs sends Justin Jefferson, Isaiah Likely, a 2026 5th round pick, and a 2027 5th round pick to TDs or Bust for Zay Flowers, Sam LaPorta, a 2026 1st round pick, and a 2027 1st round pick.


2025 Team Assets:

Bluth Company (3-12), 12th place in 2024 - 2025 Keepers Finalized (20 brought over)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 1st overall (1.01)
2nd round, 13th overall (2.01)
3rd round, 25th overall (3.01)
4th round, 37th overall (4.01)
5th round, 49th overall (5.01)

FAB:
$168

Roster carried over from 2024:

QB: CJ Stroud
QB: Bo Nix
WR: Tee Higgins
WR: Ladd McConkey
WR: Jerry Jeudy
WR: Josh Downs
WR: Rashid Shaheed
WR: Christian Kirk
RB: Christian McCaffrey
RB: Jonathan Brooks
RB: Braelon Allen
RB: Jerome Ford
TE: TJ Hockenson
TE: Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE: Dalton Schultz
K: Younghoe Koo
LB: Jamien Sherwood
LB: Bobby Okereke
DB: Nick Cross
DL: Jared Verse


The Killing Fields (4-11), 11th place in 2024 (19 carried over, meets maximum requirement)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 3rd overall (1.03) *via TDs or Bust via Dynastic Dan via TBone
2nd round, 14th overall (2.02)
3rd round, 26th overall (3.02)
4th round, 38th overall (4.02)
5th round, 50th overall (5.02)
6th round, 61st overall (6.01)

FAB:
$200

Roster carried over from 2024

QB: Patrick Mahomes
QB: Geno Smith
WR: Davante Adams
WR: Jaylen Waddle
WR: Brandon Aiyuk
WR: Tre Tucker
RB: D'Andre Swift
RB: James Conner
TE: Cole Kmet
TE: Jonnu Smith
TE: Mike Gesicki
K: Cameron Dicker
LB: Foyesade Oluokun
LB: Roquan Smith
LB: Jordyn Brooks
LB: Ivan Pace Jr
DL: Maxx Crosby
DB: Joshua Metellus
DB: Antoine Winfield Jr.


TBone's Terrific Team (4-11), 10th place in 2024 - 20 players rostered, meets roster requirements

Draft Picks:
2nd round, 15th overall (2.03)
3rd round, 27th overall (3.03)
3rd round, 35th overall (3.11) *via Dynastic Dan
4th round, 39th overall (4.03)
4th round, 47th overall (4.11) *via Dynastic Dan

FAB:
$200


Roster carried over from 2024
QB: Trevor Lawrence
QB: Kirk Cousins
WR: Tyreek Hill
WR: Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR: Tyler Lockett
WR: K.J. Osborn
RB: Derrick Henry
RB: Brian Robinson Jr.
RB: Clyde Edwards-Helaire
TE: Pat Freiermuth
TE: Juwan Johnson
TE: Durham Smythe
K: Jake Moody
LB: Josey Jewell
LB: Nick Bolton
DL: Christian Wilkins
DL: James Lynch
DL: Nick Williams
DB: Harrison Smith
DB: Keisean Nixon


BDB's Jet Setters (4-11), 9th place in 2024 - 2025 Keepers Finalized (20 brought over)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 4th overall (1.04)
2nd round, 16th overall (2.04)
3rd round, 28th overall (3.04)
5th round, 52nd overall (5.04)
5th round, 59th overall (5.11) *via Dynastic Dan

FAB:
$200

QB: Justin Herbert
WR: Stefon Diggs
WR: Demarcus Robinson
RB: Saquon Barkley
RB: Aaron Jones
RB: Travis Etienne Jr.
RB: Antonio Gibson
RB: Khalil Herbert
TE: Zach Ertz
TE: Cade Otton
TE: Chig Okonkwo
K: Tyler Bass
K: Jason Meyers
DL: Leonard Williams
DL: Zach Sieler
DL: DeMarcus Lawrence
LB: Malcolm Rodriguez
LB: Elandon Roberts
DB: Amani Hooker
DB: Jordan Battle



My Team (6-9), 8th place in 2024 - 2025 Keepers Finalized (15 brought over)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 5th overall (1.05)
2nd round, 17th overall (2.05)
3rd round, 29th overall (3.05)
4th round, 41st overall (4.05)
5th round, 53rd overall (5.05)
6th round, 62nd overall (6.02)
7th round, 65th overall (7.01)
8th round, 66th overall (8.01)
9th round, 67th overall (9.01)
10th round, 68th overall (10.01)

FAB:
$199

QB: Baker Mayfield
QB: Jared Goff
WR: Rashee Rice
WR: Terry McLaurin
WR: Calvin Ridley
WR: Jakobi Meyers
WR: Darnell Mooney
WR: Marvin Mims Jr. 
RB: Tony Pollard
RB: Chuba Hubbard
RB: Joe Mixon
TE: Brock Bowers
TE: George Kittle
K: Jason Sanders
LB: Frankie Luvu


Teflon Don (7-8), 7th place in 2024 2025 Keepers locked in (20 carried over, meets maximum requirement)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 6th overall (1.06)
2nd round, 18th overall (2.06)
3rd round, 30th overall (3.06)
4th round, 42nd overall (4.06)
5th round, 54th overall (5.06)

FAB:
$139

QB: Jayden Daniels
QB: Dak Prescott
QB: Brock Purdy
WR: AJ Brown
WR: Malik Nabers 
WR: Xavier Worthy
WR: Chris Olave
WR: Chris Godwin
WR: Cedric Tillman
RB: Tyrone Tracy Jr.
RB: Zach Charbonnet
RB: Rachaad White
RB: JK Dobbins
RB: Nick Chubb
RB: Rico Dowdle
TE: Evan Engram
TE: Dallas Goedert
TE: Brenton Strange
DL: Myles Garrett
DL: DeForest Buckner


ned's rollers (8-7), 6th place in 2024 - 2025 Keepers locked in (19 carried over, meets maximum requirement)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 7th overall (1.07)
2nd round, 19th overall (2.07)
3rd round, 31st overall (3.07)
4th round, 43rd overall (4.07)
5th round, 55th overall (5.07)
6th round, 63rd overall (6.03)

FAB:
$100

QB: Jalen Hurts
QB: Kyler Murray
WR: CeeDee Lamb
WR: Jameson Williams
WR: Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR: Khalil Shakir
WR DeMario Douglas 
WR: Jordan Addison
WR: Jauan Jennings
WR: Courtland Sutton
RB: Isiah Pacheco
RB: Kenneth Walker
RB: Javonte Williams
RB: Isaac Guerendo
TE: Dalton Kincaid
TE: AJ Barner
LB: Ernest Jones
LB: Fred Warner
DB: Kyle Hamilton


Show me the TDs (9-6), 5th place in 2024 - 2025 Keepers locked in (20 carried over, meets maximum requirement)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 8th overall (1.08)
2nd round, 20th overall (2.08)
3rd round, 32nd overall (3.08)
4th round, 44th overall (4.08)
5th round, 56th overall (5.08)

FAB:
$119

QB Michael Penix Jr.
QB: Tua Tagovailoa
QB: Bryce Young
QB: Justin Fields
WR: Zay Flowers
WR: Deebo Samuel Jr.
WR: DJ Moore
WR: Mike Evans
WR: Michael Pittman
RB: Najee Harris
RB: Josh Jacobs
RB: Dameion Pierce
TE: David Njoku
TE: Trey McBride
TE: Noah Fant
TE: Sam LaPorta
K: Brandon Aubrey
DL: Micah Parsons
LB: Matt Milano
LB: Quay Walker


Alice in Horns (11-4), 4th place in 2024  - 20 players rostered, meets roster size

Draft Picks:
1st round, 9th overall (1.09)
2nd round, 21st overall (2.09)
3rd round, 33rd overall (3.09)
4th round, 45th overall (4.09)
5th round, 57th overall (5.09)

FAB:
$166

QB: Joe Burrow
QB: Jordan Love
QB: Caleb Williams
WR: Puka Nacua
WR: DK Metcalf
WR: Christian Watson
WR: Jalen McMillan
WR: Tank Dell
WR: Jordan Whittington
RB: Kyren Williams
RB: Bucky Irving
RB: Alvin Kamara
RB: David Montgomery
RB: Rhamondre Stevenson
RB: Ray Davis
RB: Tyjae Spears
RB: Blake Corum
TE: Travis Kelce
TE: Daniel Bellinger
DL: Josh Sweat

TDs or Bust (11-4), 3rd place in 2024 - 2025 Keepers locked in (20 carried over, meeting maximum requirement)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 2nd overall (1.02) *via The Killing Fields
2nd round, 22nd overall (2.10)
4th round, 46th overall (4.10)
5th round, 51st overall (5.03) *via Dynastic Dan via TBone
5th round, 58th overall (5.10)

FAB:
$100

Roster carried over from 2024 

QB: Matthew Stafford
QB: Drake Maye
WR: Drake London
WR: Justin Jefferson
WR: Cooper Kupp
WR: George Pickens
WR: Quentin Johnston
WR: Xavier Legette
RB: Jahmyr Gibbs
RB: Bijan Robinson
TE: Isaiah Likely
TE: Austin Hooper
TE: Ben Sinnott
K: Chris Boswell
DL: Trey Hendrickson
DL: Aidan Hutchinson
LB: Jack Campbell
LB: TJ Watt
LB: Zaire Franklin
DB: Brian Branch


Dynastic Dan (12-3), 2nd place in 2024 - 2025 Keepers locked in (19 carried over, meeting maximum requirement)

Draft Picks:
1st round, 10th overall (1.10) *via TDs or Bust
1st round, 11th overall (1.11)
2nd round, 23rd overall (2.11)
3rd round, 34th overall (3.10) *via TDs or Bust
4th round, 40th overall (4.04) *via BDB
6th round, 64th overall (6.04)

FAB:
$190

Roster carried over from 2024

QB: Josh Allen
QB: JJ McCarthy
QB: Anthony Richardson
WR: Ja'Marr Chase
WR: Garrett Wilson
WR: Brian Thomas Jr.
WR: Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR: Rome Odunze
RB: James Cook
RB: De'Von Achane
RB: Breece Hall
RB: Chase Brown
RB: Jaylen Warren
RB: Trey Benson
TE: Mark Andrews
TE: Tucker Kraft
TE: Kyle Pitts
LB: Edgerrin Cooper
LB: Daiyan Henley


Fergalicious (11-4), 1st place in 2024 - 20 players rostered, meets maximum of 20 requirement

Draft Picks:
1st round, 12th overall (1.12)
2nd round, 24th overall (2.12)
3rd round, 36th overall (3.12)
4th round, 48th overall (4.12)
5th round, 60th overall (5.12)

FAB:
$150

QB Lamar Jackson
QB Russell Wilson
WR Nico Collins
WR Devonta Smith
WR Amari Cooper
WR Romeo Doubs
WR Adam Thielen
WR Jayden Reed
WR DeAndre Hopkins
RB Jonathan Taylor
RB Austin Ekeler
RB Tank Bigsby
TE Hunter Henry
TE Jake Ferguson
TE Taysom Hill
K Ka'imi Fairbairn
DL Jeffery Simmons
LB Zach Baun
LB Quincy Williams
DB Julian Love


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That means that the following players have been left unrostered. They will be available (along with the incoming rookies) in next year's draft:


QB Sam Darnold
QB Will Levis
QB Mason Rudolph
QB Joe Milton III
QB Kenny Pickett
QB Daniel Jones
WR Ricky Pearsall
WR Keenan Allen
WR Rashod Bateman
WR Jalen Nailor
WR Keon Coleman
WR Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Luke McCaffrey
WR Curtis Samuel
WR Dontayvion Wicks
WR Wan'Dale Robinson
WR Diontae Johnson
WR Roman Wilson
WR Adonai Mitchell
WR Michael Wilson
WR Kayshon Boutte
WR Devaughn Vele
WR Hollywood Brown
WR Trey Palmer
WR Jermaine Burton
WR Malik Washington
WR Dyami Brown
WR Brandin Cooks
RB Jordan Mason
RB Keaton Mitchell
RB Audric Estime
RB Jaylen Wright
RB Kendre Miller
RB MarShawn Lloyd
RB Cam Akers
RB Elijah Mitchell
RB Roschon Johnson
RB Ty Johnson
RB Miles Sanders
RB Zach Moss
RB Sean Tucker
TE Foster Moreau
TE Noah Gray
TE Luke Schoonmaker
TE Cade Stover
TE Colby Parkinson
TE Luke Musgrave
TE Darnell Washington
TE Michael Mayer
LB Robert Spillane
LB Lavonte David
LB Omar Speights
LB Kyzir White
LB Bobby Wagner
DB Jessie Bates
DB Eric Murray
DB Brandon Jones



TRADES AND CONTACT INFO:

The offseason trade season begins immediately. It will go all the way until the day before the draft. Once a trade is agreed upon by both parties, message it to me and I will update this thread. Remember, you do not have to cut anyone until May 3rd, 2025. Keep in mind that you can make trades using your full compliment of players, and that you can go way over the roster size of 20 until May 3rd (at which point you'll be required to make cuts down to 20). Also remember that any trades involving draft picks must involve an even number of draft picks in return.

I will also post everyone's contact info so you can make trades. Only people who are in this league read these posts. There are no random psychos reading this, so hopefully you are okay with me posting this info. If not, message me and I'll remove it immediately.

Dynastic Dan:
Email: danra1782@gmail.com
Text: 414-534-6450
Facebook: Daniel Radmer

Teflon Don (Dan's brother Chris):
Email: badgerchrisradmer@gmail.com
Text: 414-840-7910
Facebook: none

TBone's Terrific Team (Dan's cousin in law Tim):
Email: teschmitty2@yahoo.com
Text: 262-757-5491
Facebook: Tim Schmidt

My Team (Dan's uncle Peter):
Email: wow4lyfe@yahoo.com
Text: 702-848-9943
Facebook: Peter Blasezyk

TDs or Bust (Dan's coworker Perry):
Email: pdiddlly2000@yahoo.com
Text: 262-389-9611
Facebook: Perry Dutcher

Fergalicious (Dan's coworker Mike):
Email: michaelhcrisp@gmail.com
Text: 262-302-0845
Facebook: Michael Crisp

Alice in Horns (Dan's friend Laurel):
Email: sweetalice4@ymail.com
Text: ?
Facebook: Laurel Kay

Show me the TDs (Dan's friend Sean):
Email: seanchazin99@yahoo.com
Text: 716-815-1187
Facebook: Sean Chazin

Bluth Company (Dan's friend Bryan):
Email: -hidden-
Text: 507-276-9450
Facbook: Bryan Hulke

BDB's Jet Setters (online friend from Survivor Sucks):
Email: oighearleacnaoi@yahoo.com
Text: 201-491-8014
Facebook: none
Survivor Sucks ID: B Debrun

ned's rollers (online friend from Survivor Sucks):
Email: nedloh3@pm.me
Text: 717-989-3722
Facebook: none
Survivor Sucks ID: nedloh3

The Killing Fields (Dan's co-worker Scotty):
Email: selliott4@wi.rr.com
Text: 414-841-6430
Facebook: none


Also feel free to use League Chat on the Yahoo app. I think it stays open all off season long? So if you want to chat with a league mate or put a player on the trade block, you can. If you use the website and not the app, you can hover over "League" on the top of the screen and you should see a drop down menu where you can pick League Chat. It's easy to miss if you are not checking for it.

Additionally, if you are already thinking about next season like me, check out some early dynasty rookie rankings for the incoming class next year:


Just 4 teams currently above 20 players:
Bluth
Tbone
BDB
Alice

414-534-6450 (Dynastic Dan, commish)
717-989-3722 (Ned)
414-841-6430 (Scotty, the Killing Fields new manager)
201-491-8014 (BDB)
702-848-9943 (My Team, Peter)
414-840-7910 (Teflon Don, Chris)
262-757-5491 (Tbone, Timmy)
507-276-9450 (Bluth, Bryan)
716-815-1187 (Show me the TDs, Sean)
262-389-9611 (TDs or Bust, Perry)
262-302-0845 (Fergalicious, Mike)
???-???-???? (Alice in Horns, Laurel)


The Rad Dynasty 2024 Season: Week Seventeen Recap: Second Round of Playoffs


Hard to believe it but this season of the Rad Dynasty is over. Time to start planning who you are going to keep for next season, time to start looking at the incoming rookies you might be interested in drafting, and time to start looking around to see if any trades could be made.

This season ends with a new winner being crowned. An improbable story of a team that had the second worst record in the league in year 1 of the Rad Dynasty. They turned it around in year 2 and came out on top of everyone else. Fergalicious. Who would have predicted this when the year started? 

Fergalicious was led by player of the week (and possible season MVP) Lamar Jackson. He had 33.42 points. Without his big game, this could have been a much different outcome. 


Fergalicious (#2) 155.27 vs Dynastic Dan (#1) 147.88

It was a hard fought championship game, with the projections going back and forth all weekend long. Dan was predicted to win by Yahoo, but fell 16 points shy of those projections. It was a weird game, with 3 players scoring zero points combined between the two teams. Dan came in red hot. This team has not had a scoring performance this low since week 12, when most of the team was on bye. It was just a bad time to have a bad week. This will sting for me because I don't think I'll ever have a fantasy team as good as this one ever again. Seriously, my team is loaded! Guess I need to run it back next year and hope the dynasty starts in year 3.

On the flip side, congrats to Mike! His team overperformed by 16 points, even with two players in his lineup scoring zero. Mike's been in many fantasy leagues of mine and he always has great luck. He won all 4 of my NBA leagues, to the point where I had to name the league in his honor. And now he comes in and wins the Rad Dynasty in year 2 of its existence. 4/5 leagues of mine that you've played in, you've won. That's a heck of a winning percentage. Congrats again to Mike. You are a fantasy god. CapTel crew is representing.

Here's a picture of the trophy you won this year. 



It's a free league. A picture is all you get!

For the rest of the league, I am about to post the official 2025 offseason thread (stay tuned). This will explain what you need to do this offseason, like how many players you'll be keeping, what will be happening with your taxi players, where you'll be drafting, and all the various deadlines. Don't worry, if you just want to "peace out" and be done with fantasy football, you don't need to take any action until May of 2025. I'll be reminding you closer to when the time comes.

Thursday, December 26, 2024

The Rad Dynasty 2024 Season: Week Sixteen Recap: First Round of Playoffs


I'm a little late with this, as week 17 and the championship round has already begun. I blame the holidays. Anyway, I am going to go ahead and do a quick update. In case I ever come back and read this in 10 years, I don't want there to be a week missing, especially an important one like round one of the playoffs!

Player of the week is Jonathan Taylor for the Colts. He scored 39.8 points, as he rushed for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns. His big performance led Fergalicious to a big win over TDs or Bust and a berth in the championship game.


#2 Fergalicious 169.88 vs #3 TDs or Bust 138.1

TDs or Bust has made the playoffs in each of the two seasons in this league so far, but unfortunately he has been unable to come away with a championship. Jahmyr Gibbs (23.4) and Bijan Robinson (23.3) carried the load, but unfortunately the rest of the team fell flat with their performances. Matthew Stafford with his 8 points and Cooper Kupp with his 3.9 fell extremely short of their projections, and the result was a blowout loss.

On the flip side of things, Lamar Jackson's 26.48 points, coupled with Jonathan Taylor's big performance, led Fergalicious to the win. The rest of the lineup did just enough to secure the playoff win.

Fergalicious will do battle with #1 seed Dynastic Dan in the championship round. What a turnaround for these two teams, as they combined to win ten games in 2023. Counting the playoffs, they have more than doubled that with 25 wins this season. 


#1 Dynastic Dan 168.01 vs #4 Alice in Horns 143.68

For once it was not Josh Allen or Ja'Marr Chase carrying Dynastic Dan. This time, it was the running back duo of James Cook (26.1) and De'Von Achane (28) doing the heavy lifting. Joe Burrow (27.98) and Kyren Williams (19.4) were the high scorers for Alice in the loss.

Despite the loss, this season has to be considered a win for Alice. They missed the playoffs by one game last season, and took a step forward this year to clinch their first postseason berth. The team looks strong and ready to take another step forward next season. Congrats, Alice, on a successful season.

Dynastic Dan moves to the title game to play Fergalicious. It should be a heck of a matchup between two teams that were battling for first place in the league all season long. At the time of this writing, Dan is favored to win 168.44 to 134.22, but I take projections with a grain of salt. It's going to come down to the wire, I can just feel it.


That is it for round one of the playoffs! Here is the updated draft order, with the two eliminated teams joining the ranks. Who will win it all in week 17? I can't wait to find out!


1. Bluth Company (3-12)
2. The Killing Fields (4-11) 
3. TBone (4-11)
4. BDB (4-11)
5. My Team (6-9)
6. Teflon Don (7-8)
7. ned's rollers (8-7)
8. show me the TDs (9-6)
9. Alice in Horns (11-4)
10. TDs or Bust (11-4)

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The Rad Dynasty 2024 Season: Week Fifteen Recap



The regular season is over, ladies and gents! While the playoff teams were determined last week, these matchups were important to determine the seeding and finalize our 2025 draft order. One last player of the week for the regular season: Jared Goff from My Team! Unfortunately, Goff's 494 passing yards and 5 TDs (51.06) were not enough to lift My Team to a season ending win against ned.


Dynastic Dan (12-3) 205.28 vs The Killing Fields (4-11) 128.56

Another blowout win for Dynastic Dan, who locks up the #1 seed in the playoffs. I am so proud of this team, which finished so poorly last year. This is now the 3rd time I've scored 200 points this season, which is wild. I obliterated the regular season scoring record in the Rad Dynasty, which was set by ned last year (2023). Ja'Marr Chase and Josh Allen have been taking this team to new heights. I won't be happy with anything less than a title win, especially considering I'm in 8 other fantasy leagues and I have not won a single playoff game in any of them. What a failure I've been after having a great regular season in all of them.


Show me the TDs (9-6) 145.19 vs Fergalicious (11-4) 140.10

This game ended up not meaning anything in the long run, as Fergalicious would have locked up the #2 seed in the playoffs win or lose. They'll square off against TDs or Bust in the first round of the playoffs next week. CapTel is representing the final four in serious fashion. 

Show me the TDs closes out the season strong, with its 5th win in a row. Looking back to earlier in the season, this team is a few tough losses away from being in the playoffs. They'll have to regroup and come back with a strong draft next year (and don't miss it!). I think this team easily turns it around in 2025.


TDs or Bust (11-4) 173.11 vs Teflon Don (7-8) 168.14

This was a super tight game. It actually had some big implications. If Perry had lost, he'd have dropped to the #4 seed and would have had to play #1 seed Dynastic Dan in the first round. Instead, he wins and clinches the #3 seed. Teflon Don was probably better off losing this game anyway, as they would have dropped to the #7 pick in next year's draft instead of the #6. 


Alice in Horns (11-4) 134.34 vs TBone's Terrific Team (4-11) 111.23

TBone's season ends with a whimper as they have now lost their tenth straight game after a 4-1 start. Ouch. They'll be picking 3rd in next year's draft.

Alice's win ups her record to 11-4, good for the 4th seed in the playoffs. She'll play Dynastic Dan in the first round. Should be a good matchup, as these two teams both have a higher point projection than either team in the 2/3 matchup.


ned's rollers (8-7) 147.95 vs My Team (6-9) 131.61

Defending champ ned avoids a losing record this season, as they pull one out against My Team. It has to be considered a disappointing season for ned, as he'll miss the postseason just a year after winning it all. I really thought ned would be the first dynasty in this dynasty league. He still can be, it will just have to resume next season. My Team drops to 6-9 and will be picking 5th in next year's draft.


Bluth Company (3-12) 113.94 vs BDB's Jet Setters (4-11) 108.10

This was probably the least consequential game of the week. Bluth has already locked up the #1 pick in next year's draft. BDB seems like he checked out of this season a long time ago. Hopefully 2025 brings better things to each of these teams.


Here is a look at the final standings for 2024, as we head into the postseason. Special thanks to all the teams who participated this year. This league wouldn't be as special to me as it is without each and every one of you.





For all eliminated teams, here is a look at how this upcoming offseason will play out. Check this out if you have not already:


Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The Rad Dynasty 2024 Season: Week Fourteen Recap



It was a record setting week in The Rad Dynasty, starting with our player of the week Josh Allen. He scored 6 TDs (3 rushing and 3 passing) while passing for 342 yards and rushing for 82. His 57.88 points were a Rad Dynasty record, and helped lift Dynastic Dan to a new record point total of 218.48 points this week. This record has been broken 3 times in the last month or two. Once by Dynastic Dan, then by Show me the TDs, then this week by Dynastic Dan again. Show me the TDs had the record for only one week! Crazy to think about.


Dynastic Dan (11-3) 218.48 vs ned's rollers (7-7) 156.27

No team had any chance against Dynastic Dan this week, with Josh Allen's giant performance. Also helping fuel the record setting performance were Jamarr Chase (39.35) and Chase Brown (21.9). This normally would have been a winning performance from ned, but even 156 points weren't enough this time around. Ned is in the middle of a startling collapse. The reigning champ began the year 7-2, but is now on a five game losing streak and has been eliminated from playoff contention. Dynastic Dan looks to wrap up the #1 seed next week with a win over the crappy Killing Fields.


Teflon Don (7-7) 178.05 vs Alice in Horns (10-4) 171.61

This one is a bit of a surprise. Teflon Don is no joke and has shown that he can hang with anyone this year. I think he had a really good draft and has a lot of great young talent on his team. He is in prime position in 2025 if he can have another great draft to jump straight into the contender bracket.

Alice's loss only effects possible playoff seeding. While Yahoo shows Alice in 4th place behind TDs or Bust in the standings, Alice is actually the 3rd seed because she holds the head to head tiebreaker. If things hold, Alice would play Fergalicious in the playoffs and The Ole Dutch would face off against Dynastic Dan.


TDs or Bust (10-4) 119.82 vs TBone's Terrific Team (4-10) 97.96

If this had been almost any other team, TDs or Bust might have been in trouble this week, as this team massively underperformed. Luckily they had a good matchup for them against TBone. This win cements TDs or Bust in the playoffs, as they would have had to lose all their remaining games for anyone else to have a chance. TBone has now lost nine in a row after a 4-1 start.


My Team (6-8) 101.37 vs Bluth Company (2-12) 35.70

What in the tarnation was this final score? This almost certainly seems be a game where a team tanked for playoff positioning. Bluth has always been competitive, despite the poor record. Heck, he beat me a few weeks ago and also almost upset TDs or Bust right after. Not setting a lineup seems awfully suspicious here, especially considering it has not been done all season long. I'm watching you, Bluth Company! 

Bluth has now secured the #1 pick in next year's draft, where he will have his pick of the litter among incoming rookies and unrostered free agents. My Team's season comes to a close next week, but you have to be impressed by how they turned things around after the 0-5 start. This team started to become respectable after a while. Hopefully they do something with their solid draft positioning next year and take a step into contender status.


Show me the TDs (8-6) 167.64 vs BDB's Jet Setters (4-10) 116.22 

Show me the TDs has quietly had an excellent season. They've moved up to second in total points scored AND has a chance to finish with a 9-6 record if they win next week... but they will still miss the playoffs. Tough luck, especially considering this team has had two 1 point losses. This team would be the team no one would want to play in the playoffs. Just shows how tough this league has been, with only four teams making the postseason. Every regular season game essentially carries the importance of a playoff game. And sometimes it comes down to just one point.

On the other side of things, BDB has certainly had a disappointing season after making the playoffs in 2023. Hopefully they can use the strong pieces they have, like Saquon, Diggs, Aaron Jones, and Justin Herbert, and build around them through the draft.


Fergalicious (11-3) 121.98 vs The Killing Fields (4-10) 86.30

This was a somewhat meaningless game. Fergalicious has already clinched a playoff spot and is just waiting to see who they'll play in the first round. The Killing Fields has clearly given up on the season already and has most likely clinched the #2 pick in the draft. 

Of all the playoff teams, Fergalicious has drawn probably the toughest matchup in week 15 (against Show me the TDs). They seem pretty well locked into the 2 or 3 seed though. They have an off chance at the #1 seed if they win next week and Dynastic Dan loses. But Dan has the much, much easier matchup.





The only real intrigue left? Draft positioning and playoff seeding. Week fifteen is coming up next week, and thus will conclude the 2024 Rad Dynasty regular season.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

The Rad Dynasty: 2024 Season: Week Thirteen Recap

                               

Here we go - week 13 is over and done, and we have just 2 more weeks left in the regular season. Today's player of the week would have been Jameis Winston (38.98) or Jerry Jeudy (36) but they were both left on the bench by their respective managers. Instead, player of the week goes to Jayden Daniels and his 33.64 fantasy points. His four total touchdowns unfortunately were not enough to lift Teflon Don for the win, as his opponent show me the TDs scored a new Rad Dynasty record with 211 points. 

Overall, this was a massive week. Due to a pretty big upset combined with a series of other events, the playoff field looks like it is pretty much set in stone, even with two weeks in the season still remaining. This week I am going to do things a little differently and post the standings first. As you can see, the top 3 teams have already clinched. Then I will recap each game simply based on the playoff implications of the game.



Dynastic Dan (10-3) 191.25 vs TBone's Terrific Team (4-9) 127.15

Poor TBone never had a chance as my team erupted for 190+ points for the third time this season. I had zero games like this last year. It's part of the reason I'm still in first with a 10-3 record, although I am tied with three other teams. It looks like we are all going to make the playoffs (along with TDs or Bust) but the question now will be where each team will be seeded. This scoring outburst was big for me because it continues to add to my total as highest scoring team in the league. I also hold the head-to-head tiebreaker against both Fergalicious and Alice this season. So my road to #1 looks pretty good, although I do have a tough matchup with ned coming up.


The Killing Fields (4-9) 108.99 vs ned's rollers (7-6) 97.02

This was a devastating loss for ned as he has now lost 4 in row. This puts him a solid two games behind TDs or Bust for the final playoff spot - with only 2 games left. He does hold the head to head tiebreaker, though. Ned needs to win out, hope show me the TDs loses a game, and hope TDs or Bust loses all their remaining games. And TDs has a pretty easy schedule the rest of the way, while ned has to play 1st place Dynastic Dan next week. It looks like it could be the end of the road for ned this year, and in shocking fashion. They were 7-2 and looking real good just 4 weeks ago. And some of these losses have been rough, as they have been to two bottom feeders in BDB and TKF. Both games that you'd think ned would win.


Alice in Horns (10-3) 158.21 vs My Team (5-8) 136.09

This game was a lot closer than it looked, as My Team was favored most of Sunday to win this game and lift my uncle Peter to an upset win. But the afternoon games had some big performances from Alice's Rams players and Bucky Irving to lift her to the big win. She needed this win, as it keeps her tied with Dan and Fergalicious for first in the league at 10-3. Alice will need a little help to finish higher than third in the standings, but she does have an easier schedule the rest of the way than both Mike and Dan. Regardless, this game locks her into the playoffs for the first time in the history of the league! Fun fact - this year will be the first time Dan, Fergalicious, and Alice have made the playoffs. BDB, ned, and show me the TDs will be the first teams to make the playoffs and then miss them the following year. I suppose technically things are not over yet, though.


Show me the TDs (7-6) 211.00 vs Teflon Don (6-7) 161.99

My Rad Dynasty record for most points scored in a game only lasted 3 weeks. Womp womp. We have a new king: Show me the TDs, who breaks the record by 8 points. This tough luck loss ends Teflon Don's season, as they can't make the playoffs now. Sucks to lose when you break out for such a high scoring game, but the fantasy gods can be cruel sometimes. Show me the TDs technically still can make the playoffs, but they would need a miracle. Even though they are 2 behind in the standings, they are almost 3 games out since they lose the head to head tiebreaker against TDs or Bust. So in order to make the playoffs they need a 3 way tie to happen. They need to win out, have ned win out, AND have TDs or Bust lose the rest of their games to do that. And they have to hope they hold the points tiebreaker at the end of the year. So a lot needs to happen. But guess what? TDs or Bust plays TBone next week. Uh oh. If they miss the playoffs, Show me the TDs will join last season's Bluth Company in suffering as two teams that were very high scoring, but still missed the playoffs because of bad luck. 


TDs or Bust 153.72 (9-4) vs Bluth Company (2-11) 150.63

TDs or Bust narrowly missed majorly getting upset, as Christian McCaffrey's season ending injury derailed Bluth's chances. Poor Bluth has just had the worst season luck wise this year. It's one devastating blow after another. I really think they regroup next year, especially with the high draft pick and better injury luck. TDs or Bust is as close to clinching as you can get. It would take a catastrophic collapse to miss the playoffs at this point. Win just one game against TBone or Teflon Don, both teams with losing records, and you are in.


Fergalicious (10-3) 177.83 vs BDB's Jet Setters (4-9) 146.53

It was a valiant effort from BDB, but Fergalicious was hot this week, scoring 177 points. This win keeps Fergalicious in first, tied with Dynastic Dan and Alice. Right now, Mike would hold the #2 seed based on points, but could rise to #1 with a Dan loss or potentially fall to #4 with a loss of his own. That should be the most interesting part of the rest of the season: the playoff jockeying and seeing who will play who in the first round. 


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What to watch for next week? All eyes will be on Perry as his team looks to win and clinch a playoff spot. If TDs or Bust loses, this opens the door back up for show me the TDs. It would be just a crack, but it would be open.

We also need to watch Alice, Mike, and Dan as each look to win their 11th game. None of these teams can miss the playoffs, but any win or loss will effect the seeding. 

The rest of the teams can start thinking about who they'll pick next season. Right now Bluth has the inside track to the #1 pick, but anything can happen if he wins out and the other teams above him lose out. The Killing Fields is in best shape for the #2 pick, with TBone right there, too.

Because it is never too early to think about dynasty, here is a look at the 2025 rookie class. It looks like a pretty good RB class. 




Until next time!


Sunday, December 1, 2024

The Upcoming 2025 Rad Dynasty Offseason

                            


Hi everyone. The regular season has come to a close and it is the end of the road for all of the eliminated teams. I just want to give a heads up as to how this offseason is going to work - as it will be a little different from the last offseason. Last offseason, I gave you all one week till after the season ended to name 15 to 20 players to keep for next year. I then allowed you the rest of the offseason to trade players and draft picks, assuming no one went above 20 or below 15 players. 

This year will be slightly different. Read the highlighted section below for the Cliff's Notes version, otherwise continue reading below it for the more detailed explanation.


Short version:
 - You have from the time the season is over until May 3, 2025, to send me a list of 20 players to keep. I'll send reminders a week before the deadline. It is best to wait until then before making your decision.
 - After the deadline, Taxi players go back to your team. You now have 21 players.
 - You then have until August 3rd to make any cuts to your 21 players. You must cut at least one (to bring you down to 20), but you can cut up to 6 (which means you are keeping 15).
 - Remember, the more players you release, the more draft picks you gain in compensation. But you must keep at least 15 players going into the draft.


Long version: When the season ends, you will have way more than one week to send me your keepers. The NFL Draft ends on April 26th of 2025. From that point forward, you will have one week to send me a list of TWENTY keepers. Not 15 to 20, but exactly 20. That means you have until the end of the day on May 3rd, 2025, to send me your keepers. If you do not submit them in time, your top 20 scorers regardless of position will be carried over this year. This gives you enough time to observe the draft and check how this effects your keeper picks. Like, if you have a mid-tier TE on your team, and then the real life NFL team drafts a stud TE out of college to play ahead of him, you might want to drop that so-so TE. Or if you have aging quarterbacks on your team, you can decide how many you want to keep or if you'll be pursing a rookie in the draft.

After this deadline ^ everyone will have 20 players on their team. 20 then will become 21 as your taxi squad players are released onto your team. I will post a list of who those are below, in case you forgot. So you will then have 21 players from this point until the draft, when you will be forced to drop down from 21 to anywhere between 15 and 20.

Trades can happen at any point in the offseason. Remember, there is no Yahoo board that tracks offseason activity, so you as managers have to message or email each other, agree to a trade, and then message that trade to me, and I will update the tracker for next season. This year, trades can put you above 20 players, but you still cannot make a trade that will drop you below 15. Any trades involving draft picks must involve an equal number of draft picks in return. Just remember, if you do make a trade that puts you about 20, you will still only be allowed to keep 15 to 20 of them going into the draft, just like everyone else.

As I stated last year, the Rad Dynasty draft will now take place every year on the first Sunday of August. In 2025, this falls on the 3rd. Entering the draft, you can carry over a maximum of 20 and a minimum number of 15 players from last year. I give everyone 10 days warning before the draft to make any cuts. That means I will message everyone on July 24, 2025 that they have ten days to make any roster cuts. Once the clock rolls over to the 3rd of August, the deadline passes and the keepers are locked in.

The draft works the same as last year. If you keep 20 players, you get 5 draft picks. If you keep 19, you get 6 picks, etc. If you keep 15 you get 10. It always equals 25. I think this is pretty clear, but I understand it can be confusing so message me if you have any questions. Also, if anyone wants me to post their email address, phone number for texting, etc. and make it available for everyone to see, please let me know and maybe I can make a post with everyone's contact information. This would be used for offseason trading. I don't want anyone to miss out because they don't have social media or they never check their Yahoo email address. Personally, I only use my Yahoo account for fantasy. I rarely check my Yahoo email. Trading is a big part of dynasty! I've been an active trader and so far it has paid off.

Last but not least - and this is the tough manager stuff - I really have some decisions to make when it comes to a few teams in the league this year. I want this league to have 100% participation from everyone trying to win, and I feel as if I'm not getting this from a couple teams. Lineups are not set, injured players are left in there, as are people on bye weeks. The draft was missed for these teams as well, and their rosters are terrible and devoid of young talent. These rosters look very bleak from a dynasty perspective.

For the sake of competitive balance, I'm going to have to replace the manager of one of these teams. For the other teams, you get one more chance to show you're at least trying to turn things around. Who will I replace? The Killing Fields - I am looking at you.  Hopefully you don't take it personally. But it seems like every time I've played in a league with you, you just abandon it midway. It's more than just a pattern at this point. It's what you do. That's who you are as a fantasy football manager. I hope you don't take it personally, but as a commissioner I expect a little bit more than that, and I know I will never get that from you. But hey, you filled a spot and gave me two good years in this league, which is what I had originally asked for. You were a big part of the early development of this fun little dynasty league of mine, and I have to thank you for that.

I think I am done rambling now. Below I will post everyone's taxi picks and also I will post the draft picks of people who made trades involving draft picks in 2024 (there are 4 affected teams).


TAXI LIST:

Dynastic Dan: TE Cade Stover (Hou)
Teflon Don: TE Erick All Jr. (Cin)
Bluth: RB Braelon Allen (NYJ)
Show me the TDs: QB Michael Penix Jr (Atl)
TDs or Bust: WR Troy Franklin (Den)
ned's rollers: WR DeMario Douglas (NE)
Alice: WR Jalen McMillan (TB)
My Team: WR Marvin Mims Jr. (Den)
Tbone: WR Jalin Hyatt (NYG)
Thunder Thighs: QB Spencer Rattler (NO)
BDB: WR Andrei Iosivas (Cin)
Killing Fields: WR Jacob Cowing (SF)


DRAFT PICK TRADES:


Dynastic Dan sent his 2025 5th round pick to BDB for his 2025 4th in the Justin Herbert/CJ Mosley offseason trade.

As part of a later trade for Trey Benson, Dynastic Dan sent his 4th rounder to Tbone for his 5th rounder. Dan still has BDB's 4th rounder though.

In the Jaylen Waddle trade, Dan acquired Perry's 3rd for the 5th Dan got from Tbone.

Dynastic Dan has:
1st rd
2nd rd
3rd rd
Perry's 3rd *acquired in Waddle trade
BDB's 4th *acquired in Herbert trade

Perry has:
1st rd
2nd rd
4th rd
Tbones 5th *acquired from Dan in Waddle trade, who acquired from TBone in Benson trade
5th rd

Tbone has:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Dan's 4th *acquired in Benson trade

BDB has:
1st rd
2nd rd
3rd rd
5th rd
Dan's 5th * acquired in Herbert trade

Everyone else just has their normal draft picks, rounds 1 through 5 (so far).


2025 Draft Order:

Locked in:

1. Bluth Company (3-12)
2. The Killing Fields (4-11) **seeking new management
3. TBone (4-11)
4. BDB (4-11)
5. My Team (6-9)
6. Teflon Don (7-8)
7. ned's rollers (8-7)
8. show me the TDs (9-6)
9. Alice in Horns (11-4)
10. TDs or Bust (11-4)
11. Dynastic Dan (12-3)
12. Fergalicious (11-4)


The eliminated teams are carrying this much FAB to next season:
$100: Tbone
$100: BDB
$100: The Killing Fields
$99: My Team
$68: Bluth Company
$39: Teflon Don
$19: Show me the TDs
$0: ned's rollers


Once the postseason ends and the champion is declared, I will be making a new post tracking things in a much more organized manner, to start the 2025 offseason.