It's year eight - the ocho - of the Breakfast League!
For those five of us that have been here ever since 2014 (when the stars were Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson and Adrian Peterson), we've had a lot of time to get to know one another - personalities, draft habits, favorite teams and the like.
For those newer members (boy do they have no idea what they just walked into), a little context is always appreciated. Who gets the first QB (hint: his last name rhymes with "boss")? Who studies the hardest (I wish it would PAY OFF AT LEAST ONCE IN A FRICKIN' WHILE!!!!!)?
Well, this column should answer those questions, and more: it's my yearly preview article that takes ten stats or figures in different categories depending on my fancy at that time. Let's dive in:
10. Ethan usually grabs the first QB - unless it's RJ
In the past four seasons, Ethan has drafted his first QB in the first five rounds. In three of those past four, it's been in the first three rounds. In 2019, he spent his first-round pick on a QB. Hey, who am I to argue - he's made the playoffs in half of those years (I have made the playoffs only once in the past four years).
On average, everyone else waits a little bit more for a QB - except for RJ, who's average QB1 draft pick is in the fourth round.
9. Dan is the only League member in the past four years to grab a kicker in a single-digit round - twice.
In fact, only three teams have taken a kicker in the first nine rounds - the only other was Ethan in 2017.
8. For the second year in a row, Kenny's draft research booklet is over 30 pages long.
The only correlation there will probably be that I will make 30 bad start/bench decisions.
7. Currently, Al, Aaron and Kenny are in a second league called a Dynasty league.
Why do we care? Well, Dynasty leagues are not for the faint of heart. They are year-round, you keep all your players, you get a rookie draft, and if you're bad, you're gonna be bad for a while.
If you were wondering who the craziest players in the League are, it's probably these three.
6. Kaelan is the only member with a perfect season.
Kaelan is also the only member with three titles. Kenny has two, the recently-departed Brandon Gaede has one, and Commissioner Al Ohlinger picked up his first last season.
5. Speaking of Kaelan, he currently leads any current owner in all-time points by over 400.
Sean Alumbaugh and Kenny Pancake trail closely in third and fourth respectively.
4. Daren currently holds the all-time points per season record with 140 more than second place!
...buuuuuut it's only because he's only played one season, and League settings changes have increased the likely points threshold for the more recent seasons we have played.
For owners with more than one season under their belt? Al leads the category with 1,686 points per season on average.
3. Al Ohlinger wins at a clip we've never seen - he wins two thirds of his games.
Ever since he came into the League with the class of 2016, Al has been a force to be reckoned with. Despite the stellar competition, Al soars above anyone else in the only category that matters - winning. In fact, Al has won two more games than two of the Charter members that have two seasons on him! Stunning.
2. Speaking of the Class of 2016, they're the best class the League has ever had.
Alex. Al. RJ. The names strike fear into the rest of the Breakfast League. They're all in the top six of average points per season (two in the top three), all in the top five for all-time winning percentage, they have four regular season titles, and finally ten playoff appearances (out of a possible fifteen). As a class, there's no beating them.
1a. In the most lopsided individual owner head-to-head record in the League... Kenny has only one win against Kaelan. Kaelan has nine.
Dead God if that number gets to 10 I'm gonna hit someone...
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