Well, it’s all over. Time to pack up the pads and the cheat sheets, put the field striper and mock drafts into storage, and delete the bookmarks from your Favorites. Fantasy Football is done for the year, much like my beloved Cleveland Browns and their latest former coach, Eric Mangini. As I’ve been saying for over 15 years, just wait until next year!

So how did my various fantasy teams fare through the playoffs this season? Let’s check it out:

Yahoo Teams

RTVP League:  Angus’ All Stars – League Champion!
Chix & Dix League: Stratoblasters – 9th Place (out of 12 teams)
Purple Pride League: 4th And 10 – 4th Place (out of 12 teams; next year I’m changing the name of the team to 1st And 10)
Beer & Brats League:  The Others – 8th Place (out of 10 teams)
Pros Joes & Schmoes League:  The New No. 2 – 3rd Place (out 0f 8 teams)

NFL.com

League 5101:  The Dharma Initiative – Regular Season Record – 6-8  (Missed Playoffs) – 7th Place (out of 10 teams)
League 6613:  Reedy Creek Ramblers- Regular Season Record – 8-6  (Missed Playoffs) – 6th Place (out of 10 teams)

Fox Sports Public League 6970A: A Team Called Brian – League Champion!

ESPN Players League: Intimidating Team Name- 7th Place (Out of 10 teams)

That wraps it up for this season. See you Fantasy Fanatics again in June!

We’re down to the last two weeks of the regular season, which means Fantasy Playoffs. Since my beloved Cleveland Browns decided not to show up against the Bengals this past Sunday, we’ll move on to my playoff results.

This week’s results:

Yahoo Teams

RTVP League:  (Semifinal Result – Moving on the the Championship Game!) Angus’ All Stars 80, MacD’s Ratbastards 61
Chix & Dix League: (Quarterfinal Result – Moving on to Semifinals ) Stratoblasters 405.0, Mudders 270.5
Purple Pride League: (Quarterfinal Result – Moving on to Semifinals) 4th And 10 134.50,  e’s raiders 111.50
Beer & Brats League:  (First Round Bye, Moving to Semifinals) The Others
Pros Joes & Schmoes League:  (Semifinal Result – Moving on to Finals, playing for 3rd Place)) The New No. 2 126.22,  RoughRiders 156.65

Fox Sports Public League 6970A: (Semifinals Result – Moving on to Championship Game!): A Team Called Brian 133.9, Hit Squad 93.1

ESPN Players League: (Consolation Ladder – Moving on to Consolation, Second Round) Intimidating Team Name 197, Team PAR 91

Well, my beloved Browns are back to their losing ways, against the Buffalo Bills, no less (and, believe me, you can’t get much less). Yes, the weather was cold and icy, but five fumbles? Three of them by the Other Peyton?  Still, I’m (mostly) happy with the improvement shown this year. I just hope we don’t embarrass ourselves too much in the final three weeks.

This week’s results:

Yahoo Teams

RTVP League:  (8-6 – First Round Playoffs Week 15) Angus’ All Stars 77, OM Rules 115
Chix & Dix League: (5-9 – Consolation Playoffs Week 15 ) Stratoblasters 328.0, Mudders 260.0
Purple Pride League: (11-3 –First Round Playoffs Week 15) 4th And 10 136.00,  Nordic Nightriders 104.50
Beer & Brats League:  (5-9 – Consolation Playoffs, First round Bye) The Others 105.04, Cayman Lions 122.14
Pros Joes & Schmoes League:  (8-6 – First Round Playoffs Week 15) The New No. 2 107.73,  LG’s Men of FF 88.72

NFL.com

League 5101: (6-8 – Missed Playoffs) The Dharma Initiative 100.5, mojo 86.92
League 6613: (8-6 – Missed Playoffs) Reedy Creek Ramblers 37.98, Special Needs 126.04

Fox Sports Public League 6970A: (10-4)  First Round Playoffs: A Team Called Brian 95.3, GIANTMEN III 81.7

ESPN Players League: (3-9-1) Consolation Ladder (In Progress) Intimidating Team Name 86, Team PAR 62

So I’m a combined 5-3  for the week, and 64-60-1 for the season in my head-to-head contests.

Football, like life itself, is a matter of perspective. How things look depends on where you’re looking at it from, and what you were hoping to see.

For example, my beloved Cleveland Browns eked out another win this week, albeit an ugly one, against the Miami Dolphins. The game itself was about as thrilling as as my last nap, but a W is a W, whether it’s come by ugly, sloppy, or whatever. Delhomme didn’t throw the ball to the wrong team, we mostly kept penalties in check, and, most important, we scored more points than they did. As a result, our record year-to-date is 5-7. We ended last season at 5-11; we have four more games to show an improvement over 2009, and, although we’ll be playing some tough teams, it should be doable. We’ve won four of our last six; we should certainly be able to snag one more W.

I have a friend who is a diehard Tennessee Titans fan, and has been since they were the Houston Oilers. Part of (or maybe most of) the reason is that his brother-in-law is the Titans’ offensive line coach, Hall of Famer Mike Munchak. Like most of us fans, Jeff’s mood at this time of year rises and falls with the fortunes of his team, and right now his team is sitting at 5-7. This was after a 5-2 start; they’ve lost five games in a row. Their starting quarterback had (another) meltdown after a recent loss, before being put on IR; back up QB Kerry Collins is playing banged-up after rookie third stringer Rusty Smith had a horrible game two weeks ago. hey are getting booed at home, fans are calling for Coach Jeff Fisher’s head, and things are basically in turmoil.

So you have two 5-7 teams. I’m thrilled and excited and can’t wait for next Sunday; Jeff is forlorn and can’t wait for the season to end so the Titans can hopefully put an end to their problems during the offseason.

Of course, we may not have a 2011 season anyway, so we may have to wait two years to see how things play out.

This week’s results:

Yahoo Teams

RTVP League:  (8-5 – Clinched Playoff Spot) Angus’ All Stars 95, RimRats 57
Chix & Dix League: (4-9) Stratoblasters 218.0, IceholeWarriors 341.50
Purple Pride League: (10-3 – Clinched Playoff Spot) 4th And 10 149.00,  Primetime 117.00
Beer & Brats League:  (5-8) The Others 106.98, Shafiano 104.02
Pros Joes & Schmoes League:  (7-6) The New No. 2 197.86,  Jayus’ Jesters 171.85

NFL.com

League 5101: (5-8) The Dharma Initiative 101.8, 49ER NATION 133.84
League 6613: (8-5) Reedy Creek Ramblers 103.96, Special Needs 75.38

Fox Sports Public League 6970A: (9-4 – Clinched Playoff Spot) A Team Called Brian 96.3, Newc’s Cowboys 88.3

ESPN Players League: (3-9-1) Intimidating Team Name 115, Team Curtis 135

So I’m a combined 6-3  for the week, and 59-57-1 for the season in my head-to-head contests. Playoffs start next week in most leagues.

My Brownies pulled out another nailbiter this week, although it shouldn’t have been necessary. They were playing the 1-9 Carolina Panthers, fer Chrissake. With Colt McCoy sidelined with an ankle injury (note to Eric Mangini: Train your QBs to play without using their ankles!), former Panther Jake Delhomme got the start. After playing great and building a nice lead in the first half, Jake the Slake tossed his first pass after halftime to a Panther. His second pass of the half was also caught by a Panther, and this one was returned for a touchdown. It was only a barely missed field goal (it hit the left upright) by Kasey with seconds left that allowed us to add a W to our record. Thank goodness they don’t separate the win column into “Good Wins” and “Sloppy Wins”.

This week’s results:

Yahoo Teams

RTVP League:  (7-5) Angus’ All Stars 68, MacD’s Rat Bastards 58
Chix & Dix League: (4-8) Stratoblasters 264.0, Thunder & Lightning 320.00
Purple Pride League: (9-3) 4th And 10 124.00,  tony’s purps 120
Beer & Brats League:  (4-8) The Others 131.58, Shafiano 83.02
Pros Joes & Schmoes League:  (6-6) The New No. 2 133.67, RxReaders 140.22

NFL.com

League 5101: (5-7) The Dharma Initiative 66.52, Gods 43.30
League 6613: (7-5) Reedy Creek Ramblers 58.08, Iggles For Life 83.52

Fox Sports Public League 6970A: (8-4) A Team Called Brian 119.8, frank’s Team 79.3

ESPN Players League: (3-8-1) Intimidating Team Name 112, Bret Favres 80

So I’m a combined 6-3  for the week, and 53-54-1 for the season in my head-to-head contests.

How ’bout those Browns! My fantasy teams sucked this week; I started as many Patriots as I have on hand (I think I might even have had Kraft in a lineup or two), but my Brownies kicked some serious New England ass! I can take my fantasy seasons going down the tubes if my RL team keeps playing like they are.

This week’s results:

Yahoo Teams

RTVP League:  (5-4) Angus’ All Stars 64, Wild Hanlons 89
Chix & Dix League: (2-7) Stratoblasters 154.0, Pat’s Packers 167.0
Purple Pride League: (6-3) 4th And 10 128.0,  Dan’s Destroyers 87.0
Beer & Brats League:  (2-7) The Others 76.14, Reddogs #2 96.76
Pros Joes & Schmoes League:  (6-3) The New No. 2 125.68, RoughRiders 109.28

NFL.com

League 5101: (4-5) The Dharma Initiative 89.72, Kentucky Fried Chickens 83.32
League 6613: (6-3) Reedy Creek Ramblers 68.26, Uncle Rico’s Time Machine 130.02

Fox Sports Public League 6970A: (5-4) A Team Called Brian 107.4, BLUE EAGLES TEAM 57.8

ESPN Players League: (1-7-1) Intimidating Team Name 93, Yukon OK Evil Eagles 111

So I’m a combined 4-5  for the week, and 37-43-1 for the season in my head-to-head contests.