2017 Deputy Van Halens

Team: Deputy Van Halens
Owner: Ajay Patel
2017 Synopsis: Dominant season that ran out of steam approaching the finish line

Final Roster:
QB: Jared Goff, Brett Hundley
RB: Zeke Elliot, Carlos Hyde, Mike Davis, Alfred Morris, Matt Berida, Corey Clement
WR: Larry Fitzgerald, Doug Baldwin, Michael Crabtree, Marqise Lee, Deonte Thompson, Albert Wilson, Terrance Williams
TE: Jack Doyle, Marcedes Lewis, Ryan Griffin
DL: Jadeveon Clowney, Jurrell Casey, Alex Okafor
LB: CJ Mosley, KJ Wright, Craig Robertson, Nick Vigil, AJ Klein
CB: Trae Waynes, Quandre Diggs, Ryan Smith, Bash Breeland, Trevor Williams, Tramon Williams
SS: Kevin Byard, TJ McDonald, Bradley McDougals, Eric Reid
PK: Robbie Gould

Trades:

Season Analysis:
The Van Halens went wire to wire as the regular season's best team, winning ten of their first eleven games and scoring in the league's top half in all but two games. The spectre of an Ezekiel Elliot suspension hung over the squad from the moment they traded for him, but ultimately it had almost no impact on their season: After clinching a playoff bye the team lost its final two (meaningless) games, and then there was only one left to toll following the bye. While his presence might have made a difference in their semifinal loss to HCM, it would have taken a 40 point effort from Zeke to change the outcome. Another respectable loss to Savannah in the bronze medal game meant Deputy lost their final four games (despite scoring 194, 189, and 205 in the last three) which fits thematically, wearing down with stalwart Jadeveon Clowney. This was a great team that lacked the wherewithal to take it all the way to the finish line: a thin receiving corps and some stubborn roster moves (or non moves) left the cupboard just a little too bare when they needed to reach deeper in the post season.

TOTW Awards:

• WK2 WR M CRABTREE (30.5)
• WK2 DL J CLOWNEY (16.45)
• WK3 DL J CLOWNEY (38.1)
• WK7 RB E ELLIOT (45.5)
• WK7 S K BYARD (37)
• WK8 TE J DOYLE (26.9)
• WK9 QB J GOFF (33.04)
• WK9 S K BYARD (26.65)
• WK10 DL J CLOWNEY (16.5)
• WK10 LB K WRIGHT (27)
• WK11 DL J CLOWNEY (21)
• WK15 CB Q DIGGS (22.5)
• WK16 WR L FITZGERALD (26.44)

Playoff Breakdown:

Power Rankings:

All-Larkspur Team:

• LB CJ MOSLEY (247.6 pts)
• S KEVIN BYARD (200.7 pts)