Bruno Boys Fantasy Football

Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

Seven weeks ago the New York Giants were coming off their second loss of the season to the Washington Redskins. It was pathetic to say the least.  Who would have predicted that they’d finish the 2011 season as Super Bowl Champions?  For the second time in four years the Giants pulled off a miraculous run that saw them prove all the odds makers wrong. As a diehard fan of the G-Men, I’m absolutely giddy about the whole situation. Here’s what I learned on Super Bowl Sunday:

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

Super Bowl XLVI is just a few days away and now is a good time to take a look back at the 2011 fantasy football season. We certainly had another great year full of surprises, sleepers, busts and Tebow. The lockout took the fun out of the offseason and for a long time it seemed that there might not be a 2011 NFL season. Fortunately that didn’t happen and before we know it, the 17 weeks of the regular season have come and gone.  I always feel a little bit of a letdown when the season winds down. In my “A Look Back at 2010” article, I nailed a few of my predictions including the continued success of Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots; the lack of consistency among wide receivers; and that fans of the New York Jets should temper expectations for the team in 2011. Here’s a link to the article in its entirety for those of you who missed it: http://www.brunoboys.net/entry/10-things-i-learned-this-season-a-look-back-at-2010/.  I’m confident that I’ll be right about my observations and predictions for the year ahead. In the meantime, here are 10 things that I learned this season:

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

Could we have asked for a better pair of Conference Championship games than what the NFL gave us last Sunday? For better or worse, both games were won on the leg of a kicker. While I think that the two teams that will face off in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 were outplayed by their competitors in the Conference Championship games, that’s the way it goes sometimes.  In any case, here’s what I learned on Sunday:

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

The NFL Playoffs are the gift that keeps on giving. Epic games, fantastic upsets and even Tim Tebow haters were vindicated last Saturday night. As a New York Giants fan, I’m ecstatic with the 37-20 romping the team gave to Green Bay on the Packers’ home turf. Here are the 10 things I learned during the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs:

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by:Allie Fontana

Is there anything better than NFL playoff football? I love how history writes itself right before our eyes and this weekend we had front row seats to some awesome games. Tim Tebow once again proved the odds makers wrong with a thrilling, one-play overtime victory, while Drew Brees continued his torrid offensive pace. Eli Manning outplayed Matt Ryan the New York Giants defensive line seems to be back to its 2007 form, while T.J. Yates won the battle of the rookie quarterbacks with the help of Arian Foster and a focused Texans defense.  It was a great Wild Card Round weekend and here’s what I learned:

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

And then it was over. Just like that the 2011 NFL season has passed us by and I hope you all managed to win one or two of your fantasy leagues. What a way to finish the year as well with three 5,000-plus yard passers, lots of playoff drama and a Big Blue division title. Here’s what I learned on Sunday.

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

What a great weekend it was—Christmas and some awesome NFL football too. Week 16 determined the champions of many fantasy leagues, and I received an early Christmas present from Santa when the New York Giants laid claim to their city and stadium by beating up the New York Jets. I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend filled with family, friends and fantasy triumphs. Here’s what I learned on Sunday, well…Saturday…at least for this week!

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

Once again, the NFL never ceases to amaze. Who would’ve thought that both an undefeated and winless team would turn the tables on the same weekend? Who would have imagined that we’d see a 400-yard passer, a 200-yard rusher and a 200-yard receiver on the same weekend? Who would’ve believed that both New York franchises would deal devastating blows to their playoff hopes? Okay, okay…maybe two out of the three would be hard to believe. Here’s what I learned on Sunday:

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

Just when you thought you’ve seen everything that the NFL has to offer, it blesses us with new gifts for the holiday season. On Sunday, we watched five teams—the Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans and New York Giants—achieve comeback victories of 12 or more points for the first time in the league’s history. The Denver Broncos seemingly walked on water in the fourth quarter and notched their sixth straight victory, this time over the Chicago Bears. Week 14 was certainly an incredible week of football. Here’s what I learned on Sunday:

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Written by: James Burulcich
Edited by: Allie Fontana

Are you ready for your fantasy playoffs? Many leagues start their playoffs next week and Week 13 was a make or break one for a lot of fantasy owners. I hope you benefited from some of the explosive games had by players such as Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Drew Brees, Marshawn Lynch, LeSean McCoy, Ray Rice, Hakeem Nicks, Percy Harvin and Rob Gronkowski to name a few. There were also surprising performances from guys who were either on your bench or your league’s waiver wire including Shonn Greene, Pierre Garcon, Demaryius Thomas and Dexter McCluster and Curtis Painter’s backup, Dan Orlovsky. Here are a few things I learned on Sunday.

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