Stanima week 15

It's here. The all important week 15 which will narrow down the remaining field of 29 to the lucky final 6. The final 6 will be guaranteed at least $500 and will get a free weekend in Vegas. Having been a part of one of these finals parties in the past, the package is valued at over $500, so essentially, each finalist is getting at least $1000 and one hell of a time in Vegas!


I've gone through all the final 29 teams in hopes to make a prediction for the final 6. To pick the final 6 is like picking powerball winners. Not quite as tough, but anyone to correctly guess at least 4 final teams would be doing great. Anyone else who wants to guess 6 teams to make the finals,  is welcome to post a comment here, or send them to me via email at saw111671@yahoo.com 

At first glance, the only team that jumped out to me as a final 6 team is "Plan Eight from Outer Space". All teams in the top 29 have talent. A few have some key injuries (Forte, McFadden, Jennings). This team has both talent and matchups I like. They are the team to beat this week IMO.  My other first glance impressions show 11 teams I feel have a shot at making the top 6, 8 teams that might have an oustide shot, and 9 teams that I don't think have a shot in making it. Granted, any couple of players can have a big week giving their owners a chance. However, with matchups and talent, I have given the following 9 teams no chance. If you are on the least and make it, feel free to rub it in my face.

No chance: Special k2, Lugnuts 2, boldin shower, daddys little angel, azzuri 4, for a good time...., skyt 2 hotty, team boogs 8, lugnuts 1

I also see a number of lineup changes that I would do if I were the teams owner. I realize they still have a few days to make these changes, so it's possible that some teams haven't gone through their lineup yet. I won't post the changes here as I don't want to be accused of helping someone win. My advice is free, but I won't go out of my way to tell someone my opinion on who they should/shouldn't start.

I already mentioned "Plan Eight from Outer Space" as one of my final 6 predictions. Going through the 11 other teams I think have a decent chance to advance, I have picked out the following 5 as my other final 6 predictions:

Team Boogs 2
Skowman
 Drabus3
Panda Boy
 Eagles 6

Those are my official picks, and I stand by them. My short list of honorable mentioned include:

31st bday present from mom
Brown is Beast
Dreamers

The other interesting part about this time of year is that the games aren't all played on Sunday. So after Thursday, owners of Ryan, Turner, White, Bryant, ATL and MJD may think they have a good/bad shot depending on how their players do. Then on Saturday, some more teams will be excited with Romo, F.Jones, Austin, Bryant, Witten, DAL, Winslow and M.Williams going. 

For what it's worth, here's my prediction for the highest scorer at each position, using only players owned by the final 29:

qb - Drew Brees

rb -  Arian Foster
wr - Roddy White
te - Jimmy Graham
k - Neil Rackers
def - Steelers 

There aren't a lot of teams with players going on Monday night, but hopefully it's enough to make the cutline watch interesting. Hopefully it is a blog-worthy night.

Good luck to everyone!