11-19-2016, 02:21 PM
(11-19-2016, 02:06 PM)lostpoet2 Wrote: I don't think the bet was especially crazy. Looking at standard Yahoo Fantasy scoring:
-Andy was the 17th ranked QB in 2014
-In 2015, he was on pace to finish as the 4th-7th QB if he had played all 16 games (it depends how you count the Steelers game where he was injured).
-4 weeks ago, when the OP made his bet, Dalton was the 7th ranked QB in 2016.
So the neighbor bet that Andy's stats would regress by 4 spots throughout the remainder of the season, and Hammerthis bet that Andy would remain in the top 10. Seems like a fair bet to me.
Fwiw, Dalton was 3rd in fantasy points in 2013, so he's had 2 really good years in fantasy, and he was probably top 12 in 2012 as well, when he had 31 TDs and 3800 yards.
The bet wasn't crazy as long as they're not judging Dalton - as a real life QB - on fantasy stats. If you do that, you're either ******** or you're trolling. Just being blunt.
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