I've never paid much attention to playoff fantasy leagues. They're missing just about everything I love about fantasy football - trades, waivers, a three-hour draft that largely determines the team you have to live with for an entire season, and so on. I tried out NFL.com's playoff challenge a couple of years back, forgot about my team after the first week, and that was pretty much that.

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This season has been one of my best years ever in terms of fantasy football, as I made the championship in three seperate leagues, while playing in the third place game in two others. For that reason, I figured it made sense to create an All Fantasy Football Playoffs MVP team, highlighting the players that either caused me joy or pain over the past few weeks. Interestingly enough, only one of these players even made the Pro Bowl (Wes Welker...as a reserve). Anyways, let's jump into the MVP awards for the 2008 playoffs...

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Of all the cars out there to get a nickname from (see: Cadillac Williams), I'm not sure I would want people calling me the name of one of the worst new vehicles to come out this century, but whatever works I guess! It apparently IS working for Saints running back Pierre Thomas, who has put up some great fantasy numbers over the past few weeks in an offense that is traditionally pass-first (and made a lot of fantasy team managers very happy in the process.) This weekend you should have the PT Cruiser parked right in the RB1 or RB2 slot on your roster when the Saints head to Detroit, helping your team cruise to a fantasy football championship!

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In case you weren't aware, not only do we have a Thursday game this week, but we also have a Saturday game now that college football is coming to an end. I'll get to my official HIts and Misses post at some point over the next day or so, but I wanted to get started with the game tonight, which features a few players that could hurt/help your chances at winning that Championship (or third place game) this week (or next week) as the Indianapolis Colts head to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars, so here we go...

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If you haven't seen them yet, the 2009 Pro Bowl rosters were announced today and you can see the entire teams here. I've already been reading articles mentioning Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams (2nd in NFL for rushing touchdowns, 4th in NFL for rushing yards), Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (leads the NFL in passer rating and touchdown passes) and Texans rookie running back Steve Slaton as the biggest snubs, while listing Jets quarterback Brett Favre (leads NFL in interceptions) and Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown (17th in NFL for rushing yards, got 4 of 10 touchdowns in one game) as the most undeserving of a roster spot. After reviewing the stats, a few other snubs, who will probably make it anyways after guys drop off due to injuries/injury worries/laziness, include Chicago rookie running back Matt Forte and Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (tied for 2nd in NFL in receiving touchdowns.) I'll open it up to the forum for anyone else's opinions on the selections...

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Earlier this year, Matt blogged about the different services that companies offered for your mobile phone regarding fantasy football. However, there's an additional service that he did not mention, which is ESPN's alert service to provide "breaking news" on fantasy football, as well as all other sports, straight to your phone via text message. Up until now, I didn't think that I needed additional updates on my cell phone, but today I decided that I'd give it a shot (during the Championship week...go figure!) and see what all the fuss was about. I signed up for the fantasy football alerts, as well as an update on all score changes during Patriots games (let's hope for lots of spam this Sunday against the Cardinals!) this morning and so far this is what I've received today:

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Editors' note: The following post was written by a guest blogger, Josh from Pro Football 101.

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Brandon and I are in two leagues together, the keeper league I've commished for three seasons, and the "League of Champions" (aka LoC) that's older than dirt (well, dirt that was born in 2002 or later). Brandon more or less dominated the LoC all year, finishing the regular season in first place with an 11-2 record, while I finished second at 10-3. My team is suffering from injuries and inconsistency, with the likes of Marion Barber, Kellen Winslow, and Reggie Wayne giving me some serious heartburn of late. Brandon's team, meanwhile, is something of a juggernaut, with A-Pete and Forte at RB, Jay Cutler at QB, and the downright-terrifying Steve Smith at WR1.

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As we head to the CHAMPIONSHIP, there's a pretty good chance that your team is already set and you are not in need of any desperation picks. Just in case though, here's a look at the players to target on your league's waiver wire this week. This list is ordered by the percentage of ESPN leagues in which the player is available, but even if you're not a ESPN user, it's a decent indication of how likely you are to find the player on waivers in your league. We also note here how strongly we feel about this pickup with three categories: Instant Starter, Grab 'n' Stash, or Desperation Pickup.

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In most of my leagues, week 15 means we're two games away from a 2008 fantasy football championship, so the hits and misses this week are magnified dramatically. In some twist of fate, neither of my best fantasy teams were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs this year, meaning I'm right there with you in using my own advice to get to the next round.

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