CB Posse Fantasy Football League: July 2021

Friday, July 23, 2021

Somebody Call a Doctor!: The Keeper Curse

Sahil debated long and hard whether to keep AJ Brown with his 4^th pick, or gamble on Cam Akers in the 6^th. He chose Akers, and just 16 days later, before the start of preseason, the running back was out for the season.

Akers continues the growing trend of keeper injuries. The 2020 NFL Season, the first CBPFFL employed keeper players, saw a rash of injuries to top players, many of whom were keepers.

Saquon Barkley (Kellie)

Missed 14 Games

Christian McCaffery (Me)

Missed 13 Games

Michael Thomas (Emre)

Missed 9 Games

Austin Ekeler (Murat)

Missed 6 Games

During the 2020 season, only three keepers played all 16 games:

Devin Singletary (Steve) may as well have been injured, finishing RB#31.

Darren Waller (Hank) balled out all season, helping Hank lift the trophy.

But, finishing QB#2 and selected in the very last round,

Josh Allen (Holden)

2020 Keeper of the Yeet Yeet

Keepers sure keep things interesting...

History of the League

In the fall of 1991, six young boys entered the hallowed halls of the Banfield Academic Center to embark upon a journey that would make them into men. They were lead by the eponymous Carl Brown and his obsession with Dennis Hopper. His group, which gathered each day in their private, brick-walled alcove, consisted of Steven Caggiano, James Pickard, Sahil Tak, Hank Zakroff, and Murat Zincir. Though other people drifted in and out, this was the core of the entity that would come to be known as the CB Posse.

CB Posse FF officially began in 1993. The early years of the league would be dominanted by Murat and Pickard, who took the trophy three time each. It wasn't until the seventh year of CB Posse FF that this dynamic duo of NFL knowledge failed to capture first place. Sadly, in 1999, as the Posse members finished college, only four owners played, and, due to lack of interest, the league would begin a decade long hibernation.

In 2009, Pickard asked Hank whether he would be interested in getting the league back together. After an emphatic "YES!" from his friend, Pickard made some phone calls and the league was reborn like a glorious phoenix from the ashes. The 21st Century has revolutionized FF into a more competitive monster. CB Posse FF went completely digital, and unless you can navigate the nearly endless amounts of NFL information available on the internet, you don't have a chance. Sahil would emerge as the dominant force, and he destroyed the league for back-to-back championships.

21st Century CB Posse FF has seen significant expansion. Murat and Pickard have lured several local friends into the ranks. Murat's New York crew has been dominant, consistently finishing near the top, and even claiming several championships. CB Posse FF has also become multi-generational, as young Jack Caggiano has boldly followed his parents' footsteps. Even the trophy underwent massive expansion, and is renamed The Caggiano.