2017 HCM City Lead Farmers

Team: HCM City Lead Farmers
Owner: Pete Persampieri
2017 Synopsis: The culmination of several seasons of progress stalls out at silver

Final Roster:
QB: Dak Prescott, Josh McCown
RB: Leveon Bell, Lamar Miller, Buck Allen, Chris Ivory, Peyton Barber
WR: Tyreek Hill, Golden Tate, Desean Jackson, Danny Amendola, Chris Godwin, Malcolm Mitchell
TE: Rob Gronkowski, Jason Witten, Ben Watson
DL: Melvin Ingram, Deforest Buckner, Chris Jones
LB: Alec Ogletree, Wesley Woodyard, Christian Kirksey, Terrell Suggs, Mason Foster
CB: Kyle Fuller, Demarious Randall, Marcus Cooper, Rashard Robinson, Malcolm Butler
SS: Malcolm Jenkins, Sean Davis, Tavon Wilson
PK: Matt Prater

Trades:
NONE

Season Analysis:
For three years in a row, the Lead Farmers have scored well enough to be a playoff team, finishing 6th in overall points each time- but the record has lagged behind. Armed with the top overall pick (Le'Veon Bell) HCM put together a stellar roster through the draft and got off to a 5-1 start. There were a couple of hiccups in the second half of the year, as the team hit a lull (scoring 40 points under their average in back to back game wk 7 & 8) but got it back together down the stretch, dropping 243 in wk 13 and 262 in wk 14 to eliminate NYF, before scoring 'only' 215 (sans Gronk) to drop top seeded Deputy. Favored headed into Larkspur Bowl IX, HCM was let down by QB Dak Prescott who scored a -.16 as well as defensive captain Melvin Ingram who scratched out 2 points. A disappointing end in a game that was within reach- but still an incredibly successful season for the Lead Farmers, who finally cross the threshold and enter the promised land. They'll have to do it next year from a vastly inferior draft slot, but don't bet against them again.

TOTW Awards:

• WK2 TE R GRONKOWSKI (25.1)
• WK3 TE R GRONKOWSKI (27.4)
• WK5 DL M INGRAM (25)
• WK6 TE R GRONKOWSKI (24.5)
• WK7 QB D PRESCOTT (34.18)
• WK7 CB M BUTLER (15)
• WK13 RB L BELL (31.6)
• WK13 WR T HILL (43.3)
• WK13 CB K FULLER (23)
• WK14 RB L BELL (36.7)
• WK14 S S DAVIS (30.75)
• WK15 RB L BELL (29.4)
• WK16 RB L BELL (20.4)

Playoff Breakdown:

Power Rankings:

All-Larkspur Team:

• RB LE'VEON BELL (357.2 pts)
• WR TYREEK HILL (252.6 pts)
• TE ROB GRONKOWSKI (220.5 pts)