Playoff Push: Spunky Misunderstood Geniuses

Three weeks left in the regular season and let's take a quick look at where everyone is headed shall we? The playoff spots are pretty much locked in on the Spunky Misunderstood Geniuses division but there's an outside chance for a wild card battle over in Inscrutable Drama Kings. Let's go!

Fat Jubas (7-3)
Already matching their win total from last season with seven victories, Eric's team is poised to double up in division crowns. They have a team game lead and is the highest scoring team in Spunky Misunderstood Geniuses by a wide margin. After shooting out of the gate with four wins, they stumbled a bit before recovering with another three win streak. With Cam Newton a bit shaky this season, much of the heavy lifting has been on the deep speed of Vincent Jackson, Eric Decker, and Torrey Smith. Chris Johnson is finally back but there is literally non one behind him as Darren McFadden is still hurt and nobody else has stepped up. The good news is that the incredible Bears defense has been a huge advantage and are one of the primary reasons for Eric's march to the top this season. The big question will be if the Fat Jubas can avenge last year's Super Bowl loss to Buffy…

Philadelphia Phreaks (5-5)
Last year this team had only four wins total but now they are poised to enter the playoffs. In fact, Ping's squad is a little bit on fire. Four century games and four wins from weeks six through nine, and also home to the new belle of the fantasy ball: Doug Martin. Having rookies Martin and Robert Griffin III on board has rejuvenated this franchise and they are dark horse contenders, perhaps for the first time in their history. RB Marshawn Lynch has been a top six performer and if DeSean Jackson, Mike Wallace, and Jeremy Maclin can inject some explosiveness to the air game, the fans in Phreak land could have a lot to celebrate soon. We wish Justin Blackmon had emerged some this season, as that could be one of the best QB-RB-WR rookie classes in CTDB history. Still, what a haul!

Battle Angel (5-5)
Vu's team got into second place in this division despite being under 0.500 and it's possible they -- or someone else -- could do it again. They have righted the ship by going 3-1 in recent weeks and will now let Drew Brees lead them to the post-season. It's troubling that Brees has nobody supporting him, as the rest of the roster is devoid of firepower. For example, young Andre Roberts is leading a WR corps in points, despite having Andre Johnson, Sidney Rice, and Mike Williams around -- and Greg Jennnings out. It's true that Rice has come into his own again recently but not one of these receivers has cracked the top twenty at their position. Same thing with the running backs. Fred Jackson and DeAngelo Williams have not been the answer. Still, Brees has clearly been good enough to get this team to five wins and Vu is will see how far he can get in the playoffs with almost literally no running game.

Gang Green (3-7)
This team is in freefall. After mustering only five wins last year, the Greenies are headed toward a similar fate this season. All this after winning the championship in 2009. Has Greg finally lost the magic touch? With a five game losing streak this year, it's possible. The good news is that while one Manning brother (Eli) has slumped, the other has been outright amazing recently. Brandon Marshall has also been a revelation, reunited with Jay Cutler. He the second best WR this year, by a wide margin. Frank Gore has had a bounce back year too, and Stevan Ridley has totally eclipsed sad sacks Ahmad Bradshaw and Shonn Greene. And Steve Johnson and Hakeem Nicks should be fine as the second and third receivers -- if healthy. Here's the kicker: during that five week losing streak, Gang Green faced century opponents each time, and four of those games were against opponents who scored 120+ or better. Heck, Greg even lost 137.2 - 137.8 to Chunky Monkeys in WK5, likely our closest and highest scoring matchup ever. That's something to hang his hat on, right?

Fobsters (3-7)
Jimmy's squad snuck into the playoffs last year with a losing record but a 0-3 cold open following by their current four game losing streak has dashed this year's post-season hopes. Much like the Battle Angels, this team has one star quarterback - Tom Brady -- and a bunch of lesser lights. Willis McGahee and Michael Turner are erratic at best, and McGahee hasn't even played much for Fobsters. Losing Jordy Nelson to injury has hurt a lot, and while Dwayne Bowe, Steve Smith, Antonio Gates, and Dez Bryant have had their explosive games, they're hardly sure things week to week.  The Fobsters made a surprise run to the Super Bowl in 2010, so they've had some success recently. Perhaps they can get back to those glory days with a Toilet Bowl win, as a way to salvage another lost season?