IDP Wednesday: 2009 Fantasy Football Recap

I was in three leagues this year and made it to the playoffs in all of them, but I found myself coming up just short as I lost in the championship game in two of them (thank you Mr. Curtis Lofton and Peyton Manning).

Though I'm still a little bitter, overall, it was a great year. This post is intended to recap the season from an IDP perspective so nothing will be forgotten when draft time starts back up in August.

I've run the numbers for you on all the IDPers from this season by category (DL, LB, DB) and compiled a list of what each averaged each game for the entire year, Weeks One through Five, Weeks Six through 11, and Weeks 12 through 16. I've also included one of my favorite sections—IDP Opportunity —to show which teams had the most and fewest opportunities to pad their stats this year.

Solo	Assists	Sack	Int	FF	PD	TD
2	1	4	4	3	2	6

Rank	Player
1	Antwan Odom
2	Jared Allen
3	Justin Tuck
4	Andre Carter
5	Terrell Suggs
6	Will Smith
7	Trent Cole
8	Aaron Schobel
9	Julius Peppers
10	David Bowens
11	C.J. Ah You
12	Ray Edwards
13	Darnell Dockett
14	Robert Mathis
15	Marcus Stroud
16	Kyle Williams
17	Mario Williams
18	Chris Kelsay
19	Calais Campbell
20	Louis Leonard

No surprise here—Patrick Willis ended as the No. 1 overall LB of the 2009 season. He is simply a man amongst boys at this point and will be for the foreseeable future. Other interesting points: Don't forget the power of the weakside linebacker position in Carolina. Whoever started there seemed to produce very well alongside Jon Beason.

When looking at the three subsections, Willis was the only top 15 performer in all three. Thomas Davis, Paul Posluszny, Jon Beason, Brian Cushing, London Fletcher, Ray Lewis, and D.J. Williams were in the top 15 for two of them and should all be considered upper echelon guys in 2010.

Also, I will preach this just like I have all year: YOU WANT JUSTIN DURANT on your squad in 2010!

Rank	Player
1	Patrick Willis
2	Thomas Davis
3	Paul Posluszny
4	Jon Beason
5	DQwell Jackson
6	Brian Cushing
7	London Fletcher
8	Ray Lewis
9	Curtis Lofton
10	D.J. Williams
11	Kirk Morrison
12	Barrett Ruud
13	James Laurinaitis
14	David Harris
15	Michael Boley
16	Justin Durant
17	Keith Bulluck
18	David Hawthorne
19	Lance Briggs
20	Jonathan Vilma

After looking at the numbers on DBs, a lot of unexpected names (if you don't truly follow IDP) came up to the top of the list this year. This is a great lesson on where you can really do damage in your draft next year. Whoever starts at SS for Oakland and Buffalo in 2010 should be high on your list to draft.

Other takeaways: Bernard Pollard is simply a beast. I don't see that fact being any different in 2010. Also, hopefully you were able to jump on the Bryan Scott train this year. Next year should be good for him as well.

Speaking of Scott, only he and Tyvon Branch found themselves in the top 15 every part of this year. Pollard (not really fair because he didn't have a home for a while until he went to Houston), Brian Dawkins, Charles Woodson, and Antoine Winfield found themselves in the top 15 for two of them. All of these guys should be on your radar in the 2010 draft as well.

Even though he's a CB (those that regularly read my blog know how much I try to stay away from them), I also really like Nick Harper in 2010.

Rank	Player
1	Bryan Scott
2	Bernard Pollard
3	Kenny Phillips
4	Tyvon Branch
5	Brian Dawkins
6	Charles Woodson
7	Nick Harper
8	Yeremiah Bell
9	Dashon Goldson
10	Oshiomogho Atogwe
11	Tanard Jackson
12	Antoine Winfield
13	Roman Harper
14	Jordan Babineaux
15	Erik Coleman
16	Jacob Lacey
17	Tracy Porter
18	Eric Weddle
19	Antoine Bethea
20	Mike Brown

Rank	DL	LB	DB
1	Jared Allen	Thomas Davis	Troy Polamalu
2	Trent Cole	Patrick Willis	Bryan Scott
3	Antwan Odom	Curtis Lofton	Kenny Phillips
4	Julius Peppers	Stephen Cooper	Danieal Manning
5	Marcus Stroud	London Fletcher	Antoine Bethea
6	Justin Tuck	DQwell Jackson	Eric Weddle
7	Robert Mathis	James Harrison	Brian Dawkins
8	Terrell Suggs	Kirk Morrison	Tyvon Branch
9	Jimmy Wilkerson	Mike Peterson	Donte Whitner
10	Andre Carter	Ray Lewis	Charles Woodson
11	Adewale Ogunleye	David Harris	Roman Harper
12	Kroy Biermann	Elvis Dumervil	Chris Harris
13	Will Smith	Stephen Tulloch	Antoine Winfield
14	Aaron Schobel	D.J. Williams	Chris Hope
15	Greg Ellis	Justin Durant	Derek Cox

Rank	DL	LB	DB
1	David Bowens	Brian Cushing	Leon Hall
2	Andre Carter	David Hawthorne	Tanard Jackson
3	Greg White	Paul Posluszny	Erik Coleman
4	Ray Edwards	Thomas Davis	Bryan Scott
5	Robaire Smith	Clint Session	Reed Doughty
6	Jared Allen	Patrick Willis	Roman Harper
7	Chris Kelsay	Nick Barnett	Dashon Goldson
8	Kevin Williams	Keith Bulluck	Danieal Manning
9	Brett Keisel	Julian Peterson	Bernard Pollard
10	Robert Mathis	Calvin Pace	Ko Simpson
11	Julius Peppers	Justin Durant	Tyvon Branch
12	Anthony Hargrove	Lawrence Timmons	Tracy Porter
13	Jonathan Babineaux	Ray Lewis	C.C. Brown
14	Will Smith	Jon Beason	Cary Williams
15	Marques Douglas	D.J. Williams	Jairus Byrd

Rank	DL	LB	DB
1	Justin Tuck	Jon Beason	Bernard Pollard
2	Aaron Schobel	Patrick Willis	Antoine Winfield
3	Sedrick Ellis	London Fletcher	Bryan Scott
4	Will Smith	Paul Posluszny	Tyvon Branch
5	Trent Cole	Hunter Hillenmeyer	LaRon Landry
6	Kyle Williams	James Laurinaitis	Brian Dawkins
7	Anthony Adams	Jonathan Vilma	Charles Woodson
8	Darnell Dockett	Lamarr Woodley	Jordan Babineaux
9	Mario Williams	Brian Cushing	Yeremiah Bell
10	Derrick Harvey	Geno Hayes	Nick Harper
11	Tony Brown	Michael Boley	Brent Grimes
12	Daniel Muir	Demorrio Williams	Malcolm Jenkins
13	Mathias Kiwanuka	Gary Brackett	Tracy Porter
14	Trevor Scott	Barrett Ruud	Adrian Wilson
15	Shaun Ellis	Clint Session	Mike Brown

Rank	Team	Plays
1	Buffalo Bills	1,086
2	Indianapolis Colts	1,084
3	Cleveland Browns	1,072
4	Kansas City Chiefs	1,062
5	Seattle Seahawks	1,050
6	New Orleans Saints	1,044
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1,039
8	Arizona Cardinals	1,038
9	Tennessee Titans	1,038
10	Philadelphia Eagles	1,037

Rank	Team	Plays
1	Minnesota Vikings	940
2	New England Patriots	941
3	Green Bay Packers	948
4	New York Giants	953
5	New York Jets	953
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	967
7	Miami Dolphins	968
8	Houston Texans	974
9	Carolina Panthers	976
10	Dallas Cowboys	979