Craig Davis
86-55 (.609) Overall Record
Season Record Finish Postseason PF (rank) PA (rank)
2019 - 8-6 5th None 5593 (1st) 5035 (4th)
2018 - 5-9 7th None 5477 (5th) 6168 (8th)
2017 - 11-3 1st Lost in Championship 5233 (2nd) 4607 (2nd)
2016 - 7-7 5th None 5369 (2nd) 5198 (6th)
2015 - 7-7 4th Lost in Championship 4902 (5th) 5008 (5th)
2014 - 8-6 t-3rd Lost in 1st round
2013 - 10-4 t-1st Won Championship
2012 - 7-7 t-4th Lost in 1st round
2011 - 13-1 1st Lost in Championship
2010 - 10-5 t-2nd Lost in 1st round
Joined in 2010
Keepers History:
2019 - RB Le'Veon Bell, RB Christian McCaffrey
2018 - RB Le'Veon Bell
2017 - RB Le'Veon Bell
2016 - QB Cam Newton
2015 - QB Cam Newton, RB LeSean McCoy
2014 - QB Cam Newton, RB LeSean McCoy
2013 - QB Cam Newton, RB Jamaal Charles
2012 - QB Cam Newton, RB LeSean McCoy
2011 - QB Philip Rivers, RB Maurice Jones-Drew
2010 - QB Philip Rivers, RB Maurice Jones-Drew
Trivia:
-Only franchise to never post a losing season.
-2011 season set record for highest single-season win percentage (.928) in league history.
-2011 season tied league record for wins (13; Ryan Hill, 2008).
-Six win decrease from 2011 to 2012 (13 to 7) is biggest consecutive season decrease in league history.
-Career 4-5 Postseason Record.
Trade History:
-September 11, 2014: Craig Davis acquires WR T.Y. Hilton and WR Michael Floyd and gave up RB Andre Williams, WR Torrey Smith and WR Justin Hunter in a three-way trade with Andrew Tolbert and Adam Spinella.
Head-to-Head Records:
vs. Bennett: 16-6 (1-0 postseason)
vs. Russ: 14-7 (2-2 postseason)
vs. Snow: 15-7 (0-2 postseason)
vs. Austin: 11-11 (0-2 postseason)
vs. Spinella: 8-13 (1-2 postseason)
vs. Tolbert: 6-3 (0-1 postseason)
vs. Bloom: 4-5 (1-0 postseason)
vs. Poitras: 4-4
vs. Ryan H: 4-4
vs. Varney: 1-0
vs. Worth: 1-0
Abridged History:
Craig Davis joined the fantasy league for the 2010 season, and he hasn't looked back since. Initially skeptical of the scoring system and its unique features, Davis quickly learned to master the system and earned himself a postseason birth in his rookie season. Despite inheriting a poor roster, Philip Rivers and Maurice Jones-Drew provided adequate keeper selections and a foundation for the roster. David went 10-5 and tied for second with Adam Spinella, getting the two to face off in the first round. Jones-Drew was hurt and missed the matchup, and replacement Mike Tolbert added a nice negative-two points in his stead. Spinella also got a huge performance from Aaron Rodgers as Davis was knocked out in the first round, 384-335.
Rivers and Jones-Drew returned in 2011, the historic campaign that resembles the 2007 New England Patriots. Davis went a wondrous 13-1 in the regular season, dropping a game to Kyle Russ in Week 12. Davis had all the confidence in the world, despite amassing 450 points only three times in the regular season. After exacting revenge on Russ in the first round of the playoffs, Davis lost the championship game in stunning fashion. Facing Austin Hill's Drew Brees-led squad, Davis had a comfortable lead heading into Monday Night Football. Despite having clinched a division title and having the game at hand, Brees was left in deep into the 4th quarter that Monday night to chase the passing record, which he achieved that game. It was enough to push Hill from behind to beat Davis for the title. If you still ask Craig about that Saints game today, he'll complain that Sean Payton lost him a championship.
The rivalry for Davis was always with and always has been with Team Spinella. The two winningest teams in the league's history were both in danger of missing the postseason in 2012, battling each other for the fourth and final spot. Davis snuck ahead of Spinella by virtue of a tiebreaker and garnered himself the 4th overall seed. Led by his 2011 keeper success story Cam Newton (who led the team to a 13-1 record), the sophomore slump was very real. A poor season for other keeper LeSean McCoy hurt Craig personally and in fantasy as well. Davis may have gotten into the postseason to keep his playoff streak alive, but he was embarrassed in the first round by the eventual champion Austin Hill. Davis put up only 218 points as he was knocked out by the eventual champion for the third-straight season.
Losing to the champion three years in a row is never an easy pill to swallow. 2013 proved to be the year Davis finally got over the hump. After choosing to keep Jamaal Charles over LeSean McCoy, David had McCoy fall into his lap again in the second round of the draft. The two ended up being the top-two scoring running backs in the league in 2013. Cam Newton regained his form as an elite fantasy quarterback. Late-round fliers on Josh Gordon and Eric Decker proved fruitful; Gordon led all receivers in points and Decker had 56 points in the championship game. But prior to that championship victory over Russell Bloom, there was the most controversial finish in the history of the league. A postseason matchup between Davis and Russ (the old fella that ended Craig's unbeaten season in 2011) was a thrilling duel, and it ended in a dead-on tie, 421 to 421. The first tie in league history, the tiebreaker went to Davis, but it wasn't without controversy. Davis went on to win the title, and that's all the history books will recognize.
The title defense was not as easy as Davis had hoped. Cam Newton once again battled consistency issues, finishing with his worst fantasy season of his career. Outside of LeSean McCoy and a solid year from Alfred Morris, the team had little to no running back depth. A mid-season trade to acquire two high-powered receivers flamed out -- both Torrey Smith and Michael Floyd were off the roster by the end of the season. Davis made the postseason by going a respectable 8-6 during the regular season (keeping his postseason streak in tact) but put up an embarrassing 266 points against Kyle Russ in the first round.
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