I said I would set up a league, with standard scoring, this year, and it is about time. I would like to keep the IDP, as that worked well, but I hated the scoring options.
Anyone interested?
[ August 25, 2008, 06:06 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
I set up the IDP's, so we WILL be drafting defensive players again this year. Take a look at the scoring...I had to enter scoring for the IDP, but I left the other scoring alone. I can adjust it if need be...I think we probably should go to 20 yards = 1 point for receptions and passing, but I wanted to see what everyone else had to say about it before changing it.
We can have 16 players, but we need to have an even # of players to start if we want to stay head to head. We could switch to points, but I like the head to head. Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
Agreed about the head to head, I think reception yeards should be worth more than passing, otherwise it'd be impossible for a reciever to score more than, or even close to, a quarterback. Receiving and rushing should be 10 a point while throwing is 20.
Edit: Kwea we need the password and league name to sign up.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Kwea, I really hated the yahoo site. [not your league, just the whole FF site]
Why not consider ESPN? The leagues there can continue from year to year with stored histories, trophy icons, live-scoring, league voting and complete flexibility. And the live draft is much, much better.
I have set up a site but can easily transfer league manager over to you.
In fact, after the problems last year, I figured two or three leagues might be appropriate. A regular one with team defence for those who didn't like the Individual Defensive Players (IDP). Another with the IDP's.
And another, which I would like, a keeper league where each team gets to keep 5 players or so from season to season.
Some people, like me, might even want to play all three. League sizes are very flexible so that shouldn't be a problem.
[ January 25, 2009, 02:44 AM: Message edited by: orlox ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Is ESPN a free league? That matters to me, because I don't want to block anyone out for a pay-to-play league.
Here are the settings as of right now: Passing Yards (25 yards per point) Passing Touchdowns (4) Interceptions (-1) Rushing Yards (10 yards per point) Rushing Touchdowns (6) Reception Yards (10 yards per point) Reception Touchdowns (6) Return Yards (20 yards per point) Return Touchdowns (6) 2-Point Conversions (2) Fumbles Lost (-2) Offensive Fumble Return TD (6) Field Goals 0-19 Yards (3) Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3) Field Goals 30-39 Yards (3) Field Goals 40-49 Yards (4) Field Goals 50+ Yards (5) Point After Attempt Made (1) Tackle Solo (.5) Tackle Assist (.25) Sack (1) Interception (2) Fumble Force (1) Fumble Recovery (1) Touchdown (6) Safety (2) Pass Defended (.5) Block Kick (2)
No negative points for attempts at passing/rushing, but fractional points are on.
[ July 06, 2007, 07:56 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
ESPN is free of course. You can be in up to 10 leagues per identity. And the scoring can be set in the same way. The Yahoo live drafting is the same and still no real-time scoring.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I will take a look at it..has anyone else tried the ESPN?
I don't want a live draft, to be honest. I have too much stuff IRL to deal with. Last year we did the automated one, and it worked well. You can rank players rather than use Yahoo's auto picks, which gives you some freedom to customize your pics.
I don't care either way, myself, but my default is Yahoo because I have used it before.
ESPN updates live? That would be really cool...
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Yahoo can do it but ya gotta pay.
Maybe the automated/live draft is another reason to have more than one league. Live drafts are great fun. Of course, I'll still play the autodraft too but it just isn't the same as hand-picking your team!
Sign into ESPN, I'll turn the league over to you and you can check it out seriously, see what you think.
I've been playing FF for 15 years. I know all the sites NFL/CBS, Fox, ESPN, Fanball, Yahoo... NFL/CBS is the prettiest but ESPN is the best for free leagues. Last year I ran 27 teams. Only one team on Yahoo however, the Hatrack League. The changes do seem better on Yahoo but they are going to have to prove it to me. Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Kwea check your email as per profile.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I am trying to recover my ESPN password. I didn't even remember registering.
League ID# is 145106 and the Password is Hatrack
[ July 06, 2007, 12:53 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
You have to send invites from LM Tools/Edit Owners and Send Invitations.
[ January 25, 2009, 02:45 AM: Message edited by: orlox ]
Posted by striplingrz (Member # 9770) on :
i'm in, but i vote for yahoo... i have this semi-boycott of espn for their stupid "insider" articles (not fantasy related)... why should i have to pay $4 a month just to read your "insider" story that i can find at other sites for free?
Anyway, i'll get off the soapbox. I have played yahoo for several years now and I prefer it over even cbssportsline's pay site. Real-time stats don't mean anything to me in Football.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I'm in at Yahoo. Other leagues will be joined if posted too, i'm a fantasy football junkie.
edit: AOL has fantasy sports too, they intrigued me as they had a keeper league you could play for free. Not sure if it is still offered, though.
[ July 06, 2007, 09:24 AM: Message edited by: TheTick ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I wouldn't mind having options, and we could even have different Commissioners.....I woudn't be comfortable running a version I have never played.
I understand why Jay made scring changs last year, and it was still fun, but I just wanted a more traditional scoring setup this year, as did a lot of the players.
I have to make a new ESPN membershp....I was unable to recover my old password as it was assocaited to a dead email account.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Well, why don't we run the IDP/autodraft that Kwea is keen on on Yahoo and the live draft/keeper on ESPN. We can have a bunch of people try out both and next year will be much clearer. I'll sign up for the yahoo too.
[ January 25, 2009, 02:46 AM: Message edited by: orlox ]
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Kwea, I sent you invites to the ESPN to the gmail address.
Maybe we should delete this tread, you can then start another one with all the options and info for both sites in the opening post so it is less confusing. Or perhaps you can edit the OP in this thread and delete the erroneous KISS password in the later post.
Posted by otterk10 (Member # 10463) on :
I reccomend yahoo. I've done fantasy football there for years and always thought it was the best site for fantasy football.
Unfortunately, I am probably going to be in a league with my high school friends, so I won't be able to participate in the hatrack league.
I hate having more than one team because then I don't know what players to root for.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
OK, looks like a plan to me.
Posted by striplingrz (Member # 9770) on :
What are the yahoo specifics? I wasn't able to get in with that ID.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
League ID# is 145106 and the Password is Hatrack
Posted by striplingrz (Member # 9770) on :
I'm in... thanks.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I suppose it is time for all this again.
I'm in: Yahoo for sure, but I'm considering the ESPN one. Let me toss it around a bit - I've got time. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That's why I mentioned it now, so we could plan a bit.
Did everyone else like the IDP's, or just me?
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I liked it, as it meant I had to spend that much more time on football. Darn. It certainly sucked up a bit of time, but I'm glad you decided to keep it.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
16 starting positions will make for a very diffuse league. Are you sure about the w/t and w/r positions? It boils down to starting 3 rbs and 4 wrs every week. I know we started a lot last year though... What was the line up?
[ July 10, 2007, 08:01 PM: Message edited by: orlox ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That was something I was wondering about myself. I think I may change it to what it was last year....3 WR and 2 RB.
I like the 1 TE / WR slot though.....what do you guys think?
How about 2 TE slots then? It allows for a little bit more offence without unbalancing it.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
We have 6 teams as of today. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
We are up to 8 teams now. What do you think we should limit the size to? Is there a "best" size?
I edited the positions, and changed the settings because it had the receiving yards set at 10 per point, and most of the leagues I checked out had it at 20 yards per point. If you disagree please let me know, and why.
For position edits, I got rid of the TE/WR and TE/RB combo positions, so edit your draft choices accordingly.
[ August 11, 2007, 10:39 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by graywolfe (Member # 3852) on :
I'm down with ten because every league I've ever been in gives WR's ten, or decimal (.1 points per yard) values. A point per 20 yards is the QB standard (generally 1 pt per 20 or 25 yards passing).
Posted by KetchupPrinceConsort (Member # 8047) on :
I'm in, although I just made it an uneven number of teams.
Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
It's even now.
Posted by striplingrz (Member # 9770) on :
lets go!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
OK, I will change it back to 10 yards per point for receivers then.
Any more interested? We have ten so far....
How many did we have last year?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
When should we have the draft? Some time next week?
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
We had 16 teams last year and 20 the year before that.
Next week sounds fine to me to have the draft. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
So next week it is!
Ask people if they want to play....I am asking my BIL, as he is crazy for these fantasy games. Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Looks like we are down one...someone join!
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
I'm in if you guys will have me... go easy, this is my first FFL
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I don't know....
Sign on up! We should have fun. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
When I said, "I'm in" I meant I had signed up.
See you on game day.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
lol
Good deal!
Anyone else?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Last call for players...we draft this weekend!
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
(another reminder that the season starts on a thursday)
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
I guess that means we're skipping week 1?
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Why are we skipping week 1 exactly?
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Kwea, what is the problem here? Why are we missing the season opener?
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Dude, chill... because we're taking late applicants...
you'll survive, I promise.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
quote:Originally posted by TheTick: (another reminder that the season starts on a thursday)
Where was the FIRST reminder? lol
My internet has been on the fritz, so I had not even seen the new posts until tonight.
To be honest, things have been crazy at work, and I thought it all started next week.
We will start the draft tonight, if everyone is OK with that.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Starting at 10:30. Hope everyone is OK with that. I don't want to piss anyone off, but I also don't want to miss the first game of the season.
Edit: This is messed up....I guess you can't just click on a button and start the draft at any time, even on Auto Draft! I would have thought you could.....
I clicked on ready to draft, and it says it will be completed sometime before Sunday.
Talk about crappy!
[ September 05, 2007, 10:37 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I tried....all I could find was the button to chage our status. I thought there would be an actual place to click :draft now", or a date I could change to today, but if there is I can't find it.
Keep your eyes peeled, though....the draft could happen at any time, if I read it right.
If anyone else knows anything about how to actually kick the draft off in Auto-Pick, I would be glad to hear it. Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
From the site:
quote:Once draft status is set to Ready, the results will be posted by the following day.
Sounds like we will be ok... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I found statements on the same site that said 1-2 days, and the info in the league itself says between now and the 9th. Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
yahoo!
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Well, the site also says that we can draft as late as the 8th and still play week 1, which is weird.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
As commish I can retro the week 1 scores, but I think it will use the default starting rosters. It is better than nothing, but I wish I had processed this three days earlier to make sure.
Oh well...live and learn. Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
We are drafted!
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Considering I drafted far enough down to miss the top level backs, I LOVE my team.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
... I've never picked first before. I've never even had a top-level back.
Too bad I'll wind up blowing it anyway. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
So you are my first game, eh Carrie? (The Bombs?)
I am thrilled with my team. I expect Demarcus Ware to win me a couple of games on his own Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I should give up at this point....there really isn't any point to even playing ...
Then again, I do have Willie Parker and Reggie Bush. I have Romo as well, but I am not convinced he will continue to perform at the level he did before.
I ended up with the entire Patriot receiving corps, which sucks when they have a bye week.
Still, Stallworth, Welker and Moss are not bad choices overall, although they aren't top tier receivers. I got screwed on WR's, I guess.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
I'm in a fantasy football league (a Yahoo! one) this year. It's the first time I've ever done it so I didn't want to add another one and do the Hatrack one. Sadly, my home computer wasn't able to handle a live draft so I got a bunch of automatic picks (I only had the patience to rank the top 160 or so players).
I ended up with Frank Gore, Willie Parker and Antonio Gates. Which made me reasonably happy. But my QB's are Chad Pennington and Jay Cutler -- although we get 3 QBs in the league I'm in and my third is Jason Campbell so if Pennington gets replaced and/or Campbell blossoms, I might be in a decent position. And Yahoo! automatically drafted me a kicker in the 10th round -- and then drafted me another kicker and two defenses. Ugh.
Still. I'm excited about my first foray into fantasy sports.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I forgot I have not finished my pre-rankings as well. I would not have picked a kicker, even Mr. Wonderful, in the early rounds deliberately.
Welker wouldn't have gone so high either.
Still...I have Isaaic Bruce as well, and I got him in the 17th round, so he was a bargain.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Yahoo does that to everyone in the auto draft - you HAVE to have a player at every position before it goes for depth picks...in a draft where everyone autopicks, it works fine. Not so much if you are the only one missing from a live draft, though. I've heard that if you exclude all kickers and defenses from your draft list you can get it to stack up on skill players but I didn't test it.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I was picking 8th, IIRC, so I really like the guys I got. I imagine Maroney will have another good year, and Westbrook (if healthy) should be his normal productive self. Nervous about the Eli effect on Plax, but solid WRs overall. Should be some great defensive contributors. I am ready to rock this.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I am cursed though...last year I had the #1 pick, and took Alexander, who didn't play for most of the season. I tied someone else in points for the last playoff spot, and I had beat him head to head so I thought I was in, but he beat me out on points...and Alexander had a good post season.
This year I picked 10th.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
The way I figure it, I'm looking at a mediocre team -- unless my QBs do better than expected and Randy Moss has a great year.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Um...I have Randy Moss.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Zal's talking about a different league.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
It'd be great if all of fantasy football was condensed into tonight for me.
I'm in two leagues. I have Deuce McAllister on both teams. One team has Drew Brees, the other has Peyton Manning.
Given that the Colts are notroiously bad on run defense and the Saints are kinda rough on defense, period, I may have a pretty good night.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Yeah, sorry for the confusion there Kwea. I joined a different league before I knew there was this one.
--- Jim-Me: Somehow a dude in my league managed to get *both* Drew Brees and Peyton Manning. Next year, I'm either going to go with a non-live-draft league or make sure I can do the live draft.
Anyway. I have Miami's defense. Yahoo! is telling me I should pick up Philadelphia instead. Anybody willing to toss out some advice?
I'm not totally pathetic when it comes to football knowledge -- but my knowledge is more that of a casual but interested fan. That is, focused on individual players and a few teams that I follow.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Miami has a defense? Who knew? Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Miami has a very good defense. Philly has one as well, and one that is more geared to the big play.
I'd lean towards Philly in a fantasy league, myself.... but this is my first fantasy foray, so we'll see how much I know, I s'pose.
Is Oakland available? this is from Bill Simmons on ESPN:
quote:Sleeper No. 7: The Oakland defense They were a top-five defense last season (secretly) and now they have a real coaching staff and the following QBs on their schedule: Jon Kitna, Jay Cutler (twice), Charlie Frye/Derek Anderson, Trent Green, Damon Huard (twice), Vince Young, Matt Schaub, Rex Grossman. Tavaris Jackson, Brett Favre, Byron Leftwich[substitute David Garrard for this one]. That's a lot of potential turnovers, no? I just made your second-to-last round pick for you.
Kwea, when do I find out about my attempted Undrafted Free Agent acquisitions?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I will look now, but the game said on Sunday the 8th when I tried to get some as well.
I changed the wavier time to 1 day for this week, as we got a late start, but it will be going back up to 2 days after this week.
Sound fair?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Also, since we were short teams, I probably should have chaged the team setups. We could have used two QB's, 4 WR, and 3 RB to make each pick count. As it stands now, I am not sure it did.
We have more talented players than chances to play this year.
Once again, live and learn. Posted by GaalDornick (Member # 8880) on :
I'm in a 12 team league (I dropped out of this one, sorry guys but I hate having two teams) with friends for money and my RB duo is Larry Johnson and Joseph Addai. On the Big Board on Yahoo LJ is ranked 3 overrall and Addai 5 overrall. I think I may have the best RB duo in a money league out of any team in all of Yahoo.
LJ dropped to 9 in my draft because we drafted when he didn't sign yet and nobody knew if he would play this year and people were scared to touch him. And Addai somehow managed to drop to 16 for my 2nd round pick. Major steal, IMO.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
especially after tonight-- 118 yds and a TD.
I'm a bit disappointed in Sean Payton's play calling... went away from the run too soon, leaving my Deuce with 10 carries and going one-dimensional putting an enormous pressure on Brees.
I expected Indy to win, but I thought Payton would call a smarter game than that.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I am not happy with Bush either. My kicker got more points than he did. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
The good news (for me) is I have Peyton Manning on my other fantasy team...
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That works....for you. Posted by striplingrz (Member # 9770) on :
Well, I'm not too disappointed in my team to have been picking that low. Also, I absolutely hate auto-drafts, there is simply no way to accurately predict how things will go.
Anyway, I am a bit leary about the Defensive player stuff. I had forgot we were doing that, and I just imported my rankings from my other non-idp league. So the autodraft really sucked for me on Defense. I'm hoping my waiver wire stuff goes through to improve that a little bit.
Funny enough, I got the same 2 starting RB's in each league! Can't complain about that, helps to root for less players on the weekend.
Looking forward to beating you guys!
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Yeah, I don't know what the heck Yahoo does with the IDP rankings...I got nailed by those last year, this year I was obsessive enough I went down the list and added a few to my rankings. I still ended up with Tony Beckham (?) as a backup.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Yahoo's defensive rankings had Steven Bowen (backup DE), Remi Ayodele (released DT), Jay Ratliff (backup DE) and Joey Thomas (released CB) all ranked ahead of Demarcus Ware.
That was about as silly as I've seen.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I had a good week, other than my RB's not running well. Parker ran well, but didn't score, and Bush was a disaster.
But Romo and Moss made up for it. Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
Yes, I need a huge night from Carson Palmer (and Adrian Wilson) if I want to beat ya. Stupid Tony Romo. Should've started Lynch too, that was an awesome TD run he had.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Having Brees and McAllister both no-show was a pretty big blow. I think Frank Gore has to out-do Larry Fitzgerald and Neil Rackers by 20 points for me to win.
Unlikely.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Jim-Me: Yeah, Yahho's defensive rankings are all messed up. They kept suggesting I take Ty Law. Great corner and I almost pulled the trigger but then I realized that the last thing you want on a fantasy team is a shut-down corner. He's not going to earn any points if no one throws in his direction.
Week 1:
Jay Cutler came up big for me. I hope he's the real deal because he's my only hope at QB. I also had Moss -- amazing what he can do with an actual QB to throw to him (mutter, mutter Raiders mutter). Parker was solid. So was Javon Walker. Pennington was okay (even though he got cheered when he walked off the field injured). Antonio Gates was his usual solid self. The only mistake I made was having Fred Taylor in my 3rd RB/WR slot.
I'm in second place in my league and I still have Frank Gore to go.
Okay so I got lucky. But I'm beginning to think that this is less about "name" players and more about getting solid production up and down the roster.
<---fantasy football noobie
Posted by calaban (Member # 2516) on :
I was up against Minnesota's defense. Ouch. They had more points than Peyton Manning. Two picks returned for TDs. And held Atlanta to 3 points. They went nuts.
That combined with Reggie Brown and Chris Cooley doing absolutely nothing cost me the game by a small amount. Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
The Civic Minded Five put up a tough fight, but ultimately we fell. Looks like a solid team though, so we should rebound for next week.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
No offense, but I hope you don't...
Yeah, it does look like a solid team, though.
Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :
I might have to rethink starting Marshawn Lynch. With the new WR toys in New England, Maroney may not see the field as much. Lynch, at least, is getting the call and shows the strength to drive through tacklers.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Same here with Peterson... I might have had a chance this week if I had played him.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
I was would have been within striking distance of the leader in my league even though Frank Gore didn't have the best game -- but somehow the guy in the number one spot picked up 356 points from the Baltimore defense even though they lost the game and gave up 27 points. I think it was the blocked kick, turnovers and that our Yahoo! settings are set up to add return yardage to the defense. I only got 118 points out of the Miami defense.
Meanwhile my first rookie mistake: I didn't read all of the rules/settings so I didn't know that we are only allowed 50 moves. I've made 12 already so far -- had to get rid of quite a bit of baggage from the auto-draft.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That was a hell of a game, Tick! I really wish I had formatted this different...is everyone happy with the starting positions we have?
I really think this would have been better if we had started 2 QB's, 3 RB's and 4 WR's....with so few people playing this year we all have more talent than we can play, and I hate to see some fo the guys sitting out this week, both on my team and on others.
There is too much talent sitting out there unused, which makes making fixes easier, I guess, but if you can't play them then what is the point?
Posted by striplingrz (Member # 9770) on :
No, I'm totally against making changes to how many we can start. First, I just hate the idea of starting more than 1 QB, 2 RB, etc... Been playing that way for 10 years, wouldn't know what to do now. Second, it doesn't make sense to change after the season has started. It'd be like Week 1 didn't count.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Plus, I think it makes the management aspect more important... it's easy to decide who to start when you have diluted talent... not so much so when you know you have to leave a stud player on the bench... deciding *which* stud player becomes of paramount importance.
I think if I had started Peterson instead of McAllister (I'm doing the math in my head and half from memory) I would have won my game. I called it wrong, and I lost. And that is, IMO, how it should be.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
I don't know yahoo, because I hate it so, but most sites like ESPN don't allow roster position changes after the draft.
The best way to think about the roster positions is how deep into the NFL they take you.
For instance, 10 teams starting 2 qbs with 1 on the bench goes 30 qbs deep in the league. There are only 32 starting qbs so that is pretty much all of them.
In an autodraft it is near impossible to ensure that your 3 qbs don't have a bye conflict.
Not to mention the difficulties that injuries, game-time decisions and the Browns will present.
Also, the "don't drop list" then becomes a problem combined with roster maximums when a big name goes down, so IR roster slots become vital.
If people can't field a competitive team, can't fill all their roster slots even by following the rules, they become frustrated and often abandon the team to the whole league's detriment.
The only thing I would have done differently from the slots you already have, is that 3rd wr slot, which I would have made a wr/rb flex position. But I think what we have is fine. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
ok... advice everyone
in my other league, I have Randy Moss, Lauvernius Coles, and Darrell Jackson as my primary WRs.
My backups are Bernard Berrian and Mushin Muhammad.
Grossman tends to run very hot or very cold. Pennington may be out, and they are playing Baltimore while Chicago is playing KC.
Do I start one of the Chi-town WRs in place of Coles? Whatdya think?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I don't know, that is a tough one. Coles is a darn good receiver, and will probably be the primary target for whoever is throwing the ball for the Jets.
I might sit him, based on the matchup.
Speaking about OUR league, there are some GREAT matchups this week. BB and Whipsmarts should be tough, and Vash and Civic...hell, ALL of them should be fairly close.
Should be a fun week!
I have some tough choices to make as well....I will keep my 2 best RB in this week, s the matchups seem to be in their favor, but I could possibly start all 3 of the Patriots WR....Moss, Stallworth, and Welker (who had a very good week while I sat him)...but that means sitting out Holmes, which I don't want to do. I also picked up Curry, Toomer, and MacDonald...all of whom would be good level 2-3 WR choices in any other league.
Stallworth had a bad week, but I don't want to repalce him because now that people realize Moss is back (at least for now) they will double team him, opeing up lanes for Stallworth, who is blazingly fast.
I probably will stand pat, but......
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
that is wise (realizing that Stalworth will get a lot of single coverage)... also curse you for stealing Holmes before I could get him.
I was shocked he went undrafted.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
So was I. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Talk about a close game so far.....if my on-the-fly fantasy math is right, Whipsmarts is leading me by between 1 and 2 points....
...but I still have a guy playing tomorrow night, and last week he had 12 solo tackles.
Great game so far though!
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
I hate the Bengals defense. If they don't let CLEVELAND run rough shod over them, Carson Palmer probably isn't chunking 6 TDs... and with one less TD pass from Palmer, I win my match up. GRRR!
It would help if Brees decides to wake up and play footballnext week.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
I've discovered that in the way our league counts points (and also because of some wacky, sloppy play yesterday), defense is the difference between those on top and those at the bottom. In fact, I'd be at the top of my league if Baltimore hadn't racked up 250 more points than Miami.
I'm trying to figure out if I should keep Miami and be safe and solidly in the middle or gamble and go for another team defense. Baltimore, of course, is already taken. My current strategy was to drop the defensive player in my bench (because they don't get you many points and my current players are pretty solid) and add SF's defense. That way I have a choice.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
quote:Originally posted by Kwea: Talk about a close game so far.....if my on-the-fly fantasy math is right, Whipsmarts is leading me by between 1 and 2 points....
...but I still have a guy playing tomorrow night, and last week he had 12 solo tackles.
Great game so far though!
I must have missed return yardage or something, because my matchup wasn't even close let alone within 2 points.
That's nothing for two weeks in a row from Stallworth and Bush.....
Superstars my A$$.
[ September 17, 2007, 11:30 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
We are using IDP's, and they had a HUGE effect on my match up this week. I picked up some good people, but my defense was outscored by about 12 points or so.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
If Jay Cutler and Jason Campbell continue to perform, I may just have a chance to finish in the top 3 in my league. If not, I'm sunk.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Thanks for putting up the history Kwea, it was interesting. Last year only 2 players I drafted made it to my final roster!
Speaking of which, my WR1 has gone down. Anyone who wants a RB for a good WR send trade proposals!
Also, Vilma and Bullock are available for anyone needing defensive help.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
That is one of the problems with the league as it is set up right now...I have a very, very deep team.
Most of us do.
I doubt we will see a lot of trades.
I am giving Stallworth 1 more week....he has the speed, and Brady has the arm, but there are only so many passes a game, and Stallworth is wasted on short routes. Moss is doing so well tha there just isn't enough left over for Stallworth....but double teaming Randy HAS to open up some room for Dante, doesn't it?
[ September 18, 2007, 10:09 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
In week 1, Stallworth only saw the field as flanker when Moss wanted a breather. I think it was 9 plays he was one the field. In week 2, the stats say was on the field for about 40 snaps (stats from memory but fairly close). For the most part, it seemed to come when Randy lines up in the slot, Stallworth takes flanker.
I never noticed him lining up at split end, although I can't say for sure he didn't. Of course, the Pats will move everyone around looking for mismatches, and it is a long season. I would expect Stallworth is going to have some big games, the problem will be figuring out when.
However, if Moss gets hurt, it seems plain that Stallworth with be the flanker. Until then, I suspect that Welker will be the second most productive wr coming out of the slot.
It is worth noting, that only Moss saw more snaps than Stallworth last weekend so that may point to a more prominent role in the future.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Well, don't blame me if he does go off. He is going have some big weeks. But I think Welker is the more consistent weekly play. All I can tell you is my take. Many FF sites like rotonews are suggesting to drop Stallworth. I only have him on 1 or 2 teams but I am keeping him on the bench.
Like I say, if Moss gets hurt or if Stallworth starts playing at split end, he turns into gold. I would assume the Pats will want to move him there once they are confident he knows the flanker position well enough. But who knows with Bill: plans within plans.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Do I go with Chris Brown or Fred Taylor as my flex back?
Taylor is likely to get more touches, but Jacksonville is playing in Denver which has a decent defense and a semi-potent offense which could lead to the Jags getting behind early and thus not much rushing.
Brown has to share touches with Lendale White, but NO has not shown to have much of a defense this season.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Do I go with Chad Pennington (Jets play Buffalo) or Jason Campbell (Redskins play New England)?
Pennington has been shaky, but from a fantasy perspective, he's been doing (slightly) better than Campbell.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Pennington, IMO, simply because he isn't playing the Pats.
I have been playing Welker, and it is working out well for me. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Actually Denver has been very run-weak, Jones-Drew is more banged up than Taylor is. I'd go with Taylor (and am, in fact, in my other league).
I'd also go with Pennington, but I'm biased-- I have Lavernius Coles on both my teams and I'd want double action on his catches.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I tried to get Griese, because he is playing Det, but I missed him by 2 seconds. Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Hey, guys. Can anyone point to a good site for learning about FF? I know it's too late but I've always been interested in it.
Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
Pennington it is. Thanks for the help. I promise not to whine if you all have steered me wrong. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
quote:Originally posted by PSI Teleport: Hey, guys. Can anyone point to a good site for learning about FF? I know it's too late but I've always been interested in it.
What do you want to know? There's not a whole lot to it...
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
FF is pretty easy, at least in concept. In a league like ours, just for bragging rights, there isn't much to it.
You pick a roster of players at the beginning of the season. You don't get everyone you want, because other players have to pick as well, so the league is limited in number of possible teams.....although the limit varies from league to league.
The rules are fluid from league to league as well. There are a number of ways a player can score points for you each week, based on how the league is set up. Right we are using a pretty standard set up.....1 point for every passing yard, 1 point for every 10 running yards. Touchdowns are worth 6 points, field goals are worth differeing amounts of points depending how long of a kick is was....
You draft more players than play each week, so every week you have to make decisions about who to play. We are playing 1 QB, 3 WR's, 2 RB's.....different leagues set different rules for positions that play weekly as well. There is a lot of info about players and teams at all the major websites...NFL.com, ESPN.com, Yahoo.com....so you can check on injuries and team information. You can also pick up undrafted players or players who have been dropped by other team owners (waivers), and add them to your team during the season to cover bye weeks or injuries.
Each week you are paired off against another players fantasy team. Whoever gets the most points from their players performances wins.
Any questions? Remember, the computer sites do all the math for you, so all you do is root for your players, and hope their good individual performances don't ruin your home teams winning percent.
I would rather have the Patriots win another Superbowl than win this FF league.
Of course, with Moss, Welker, Stallworth, Watson, Bruschi, Hobbs, and Harrison on my fantasy team, if one happens I have a good shot at the other.
[ November 01, 2007, 03:43 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Thanks, Kwea. I think your shot at the Superbowl is good, considering the crap they stomped out of the Cowboys.
So, do you take turns choosing players, then?
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
It's a few years old but still a good overview.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
This has been one weird season for me. I am 6-4, but have scored the most points of any team.
I think I have just lost again this week despite playing against someone who bowed out weeks ago, all because Moss had a weak week and Owens had 4 touchdowns.
Weird.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Scored more points than most teams perhaps, but not all.
And Owens only got one TD this week.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I was # 1 in points at the beginning of the week, even ahead of you actually.
For the record....Reggie Bush sucks. Parker can't find an endzone. And I have no #3 WR, really.
I lost to a team that hasn't really played in 3 months today. Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Actually you weren't (1323.18 to 1303.46) but that isn't really important.
What is important, is that you clinched a playoff spot. Once the playoffs start it is all sudden death and anyone has a shot. I would feel pretty comfortable going into the playoffs with Romo, Moss, Welker and Watson.
Heh, my RBs are dropping like flies, I would be delighted to have either Bush or Parker much less Moss and Welker. Burleson gets a big boost too with Hackett out.
Record schmecord, you are still the team that concerns me most through the playoffs. Surviving that barrage of points when we went head to head a few weeks back was solely due to Chester's 3TD performance and my temporary good fortune that AD was injured.
Will I be so lucky in playoffs?
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
BTW, I am glad we stayed on Yahoo. I still hate the site but having that long history attached to the league is great.
You were right and I was wrong.
This message will self destruct to eliminate evidence of fallibility. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, perhaps that was the week before last then. I remember because it was weird to be tops in points (although only by a few) but have a 6-4 or 6-5 record.
I think I will offer to run it next year as well, and start recruiting earlier. It has gone well, but I would like more people, or to change the setup per team regarding positions played each week.
I like the IDP's too....how does everyone else feel about them? Would you prefer to switch to regular defences next time?
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I was originally ambivalent on the IDPs, but I've grown rather accustomed to them. I enjoy the increased variability, even with so few teams. I'm also very happy we stayed on Yahoo.
With a win this week, I think I've clinched the second seed. I love Tom Brady, and not just because he's hot. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
This should be a fun week. I think my game against SW will be close.
I don't suppose the Steelers are playing at home, huh? If so I am praying for rain.....
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
My team sucks, and I would take my RB (particularily Bush) out back and shoot them but they aren't worth the price of the bullets.
Parker need to be face planted in the much until he knows how to hold on to a football.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Congratulations to the Bombs! They trounced me soundly for the championship... Too much O for my D!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Weird, weird season...
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
*takes a bow*
I got really really lucky with that, especially since my D didn't play. At all, apparently. But with Fitzgerald and Hester having huge days, it was a good one for me.
Congrats to you also, orlox, for scaring me out of my pants when I found I was going to face you in the finals. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
I don't mind the IDPs, but it takes some re-thinking on my part. Tackles obviously build up... which is weird because a team having a really good defensive game will actually have *fewer* tackles.
The only other thing that was wacky was playing on week 17-- tough to decide who to play with all but two playoff spots and one seeding determined.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I am always willing to take suggestions, but particularly at the end of the season I would like to hear peoples thoughts about the league. I like the IDP's, and I would like to keep them next year, but it isn't a deal breaker to me.
I will say this....if I am Commish next year we will be making some changes on how many of each position we play. I want at least 12 teams, but if we don't get that many we will play more of each position to make it more interesting. I have heard good things about doing that.
I also like the points-per-reception/carry idea, although I don't know if anyone else is.....has anyone played in one of those types before?
I also like the idea of the playoffs starting earlier, so we don't have wacky stuff like entire teams sitting out for our playoffs.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I forget if we used to have points-per-reception in the league, but we certainly had points for completions and incompletions as well, which is something I sometimes miss. Those latter originally, IIRC, counted for a point for/against; that changed to fractional after a year or two. I distinctly remember having to re-learn how to do my mental scoring on gamedays when we switched over.
I'm becoming more a fan of the IDP's than I was when we started using them. I say keep 'em.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I didn't like the fractional points last year, as there was too much up and down. I have seen leagues that award points based on receptions, completions and carries though, which rewards a team for sticking with a back or receiver.
I think someone who catches 12 passes a game should get something for it, even if he only gets 60 yards a game. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
we gonna do this again?
1st preseason games are coming up...
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I am up for it, is anyone else?
I am also open for suggestions this year is anyone had any issues with the rules or the way we formated it.....
I put the league back up for this year, and I made some changes. None of them are cut in stone, but I had discussed them at the end of the season last year.
Unless we have a great turnout...and I really hope we do....I want to increase the number of players per position that an play each week. I think we would have had a better, more competitive league last year. So I am thinking....2 QB's, 3 RB's and 4 WR's....and one extra defensive player per position as well, making it 3 of each for D, DL and DB's.
Maybe 2 kickers each as well.....
If we get 12-16 teams that wouldn't work at all, of course.
[ July 29, 2008, 07:15 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
That's... a lot of players on a team. I vote we wait and see how many people sign up, though having to play the waivers could be amusing - if time-consuming.
Oh, and I'm back in. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I played around with it today, and we are a little limited by the max slots per team allow. I increased it to this:
Q x2; WR x4; RB x3; TE x1; K x1; DL x2; DB x2; Dx3
I can always reset it if necessary, I just wanted to know how to do it.
I also put 2 bonus points for the following achievements:
300 yrs passing; 200 yrds rushing
I added .25 points per reception, and will probably do that per rushing carry as well.
[ July 29, 2008, 08:38 PM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
I continue to think that there should be two leagues: one with standard def/st and one with Individual Defensive Players (IDP). I think we scare away some potential participants by having only IDPs. Participation rates have declined... I am not positive that this is the reason but it certainly doesn't help.
Generally, I consider leagues with 2 QBs etc. to be 'novelty', not serious, leagues. It gets tremendously complex covering the bye weeks in such schemes and encourages orphaned teams. Being the Hatrack League, I might make an exception but usually I wouldn't even consider joining such a league.
I have no problems with the performance bonuses. Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
I'm in and signed up. A heads-up: the invite e-mail makes it sound like you have to pay (it says you "purchase" your team). You do not.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I find the IDP to be easier than the standard defense, to be honest. You pick 6 players, just like on offense, and see how they do.
Two leagues seems cumbersome, and we had enough trouble last year getting players for ONE league.
As far as the positions go, I don't really care. Majority rules on that if it comes to it. The problem last year was that I was able to pick up players from the slush pile who should have been playing all along. There was too much talent, and not enough teams to play them.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
I like the IDP too. My motivation here is NOT my personal preference (which is for IDP) but rather for the health of the League. Look over the stats from the last 2 years and I am surely the largest beneficiary of IDP.
But, it simply cannot be easier than team defense. There are magnitudes of difference in the player universe from which the owner must select.
In any case I am not proposing an either/or choice. I think we could do both. I would think that almost everyone willing to play the IDP league would also be willing to play a def/st league especially if it was more populous.
The history of all this is instructive. Originally it was argued that we had so many owners that the def/st pool was not large enough (a common problem in big leagues) and we had to go to IDP. Now, a few years later, we have so few owners that you are worried the free agent pool is too rich.
The number of people who want to play IDP fantasy football MUST be a subset of those who want to play fantasy football. Even on serious FF sites, it is only a small fraction.
You can see from the link that I have always argued this exact line and that my prediction of declining participation has unfortunately come to pass. I have been commishing leagues for well over a decade and have seen all this before. But no one has listened to me so far, so I don't expect anyone to start now!
In the meantime, my yahoo id fell into disuse so I need the league # and password which would also be useful to any new owners.
[ July 30, 2008, 04:02 PM: Message edited by: orlox ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I am not sure if the league ID# (145106) changed since last year, but the password is still Hatrack.
As is the name of the league.
I made a custom URL for it: Here it is. Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
The league ID is 249341 (Password: Hatrack)
The url only works if you are already registered.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Come on....any new blood this year?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I just signed up a friend of mine, both here at Hatrack and for the league....anyone else ready to sign up?
Posted by striplingrz (Member # 9770) on :
hey guys, i signed up a week or two ago, thx for inviting me back...
not that you asked but i have some opinions on the things you've been throwing around. First I've been playing FF since 1996, so i've seen or done about all there is to be done. My favorite way of doing things are as follows:
fractional points are allowed... i.e. 66 yds (1 pt per 10 yards rushing) = 6.6 pts
I absolutely hate playing with IDP's, its cumbersome and quite useless in my opinion. The few times I've played in IDP leagues it convoluted the draft pool, and didn't have that much affect on the outcome of games. I think if you look at the concept as a whole, its more about fielding a "realistic" team. I don't much care about that.
And the 2 QB's can start idea is very strange to me. I'll do it, but I vote against it. Here is the lineup I think is most fair and works the best. 1 QB 2 RB 2 WR 1 TE 1 K 1 D/ST 1 Flex (can be RB/WR/TE)
Thanks for listening. Hope to have a great year in FFL land.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
OK....what is everyones view on the positions....should we keep it as it was last year, or try how it is set up now? Last year we had 1QB, 3WR, 2RB, 1K, 2DB, 2DL. and 2 flex D.
I am not set on it...I could care less, really. I had fielded some suggestions at the end of the year last year and this was what people were talking about to make it more competitive. However, we could modify it as well....keep 1 QB but go to 4 WR and 3 RB.
I think we are keeping the IDP's, and they DID have a HUGE effect on the standings last year. Once again, though, while my preference is to keep them, if everyone else wants to get rid of them we will. I think the consensus so far is that most people want to keep them.
The draft is going to be next week....I will post a date and time within a few days. I think probably next Sunday night.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
I am against the 2 QBs and prefer the usual positions as striplingrz.
If you really feel we need more starters, they should be flex positions. I could roll out the math and explain why but it seems likely to be ignored in any case.
I like the IDPs but feel they are inappropriate for this type of league and keep away casual players who might otherwise join in.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I like flex players, but it usually seems that tehy always turn out to be RB's.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
But there are times when being able to start a WR is a lifesaver, covering byes, injuries or even a bad draft.
Posted by striplingrz (Member # 9770) on :
if you have to start 3+ WR then of course the flex starter will usually be a RB. Thats why I prefer 2 RB & 2 WR starters... then that flex is just that flex... heck, i've even seen some folks start a 2nd TE at that flex spot... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I have seen 2 TE starting in some leagues.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
So are you going to make any changes Kwea?
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Yeah...we are probably going back to the old system.
Also, the draft will be this week, probably on Sat.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Cool.
BTW I dropped a note to graywolf reminding him to join but haven't heard back. Maybe we should try to email more of the old participants. I have hundreds of ff contacts and can get as many players as you want but that sort of defeats the hatrack part.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I will play around with the starting positions....if any changes are made from last year it will probably be adding a flex player rather than revamping the whole shebang....and will post the final positions by wed.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Last call....come on in, we don't bite (much)!
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Kwea, don't forget that if we don't draft by Monday, we miss the first week of the season.
Looks like we have 10 teams!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I know....but thanks for the reminder.
The draft will be Sat, leaving a little bit of time to adjust rosters and pick up players before Monday night.
I released it for the draft about 10 min ago, but have no idea when the draft will release.
[ August 30, 2008, 03:32 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Also, I went with last year's roster positions, with one addition....I added a flex rb/wr position as suggested.
If anyone has an objection to this let me know and we will discuss it. I can always change it before Monday. Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Draft still hasn't released yet, but is pending. Keep an eye out, it could release at any point.
I just saw a note from Yahoo! that was sent when I released the draft. It said that we will draft between now and Wed....which isn't good. I had no idea it could take that long, and I am hoping it doesn't. If it does, we have two choices....we could start in week 2, or I can adjust the settings to allow for week one, but that would mean people would be playing players knowing how well they had already done.
Hopefully it won't happen, but I wanted to let you all know it was a possibility.
[ August 30, 2008, 11:43 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Draft has posted!!!
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Looks like an interesting year. Go figure....there are some real powerhouse teams (and once again I am not one of them ).
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I went and signed up for that on-line offer that gives you a free stat-tracker subscription....and it worked! No cost, just open an account and they deposit $10 in it for you and buy you Statracker! Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
I have the Fear this year. First pick, LT, Manning, Willis... It all seems too good.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Yeah....you have the best team on paper, and will be hard to beat for sure.
Guys...check your rosters! I see a lot of people with players that are Not Available still on their starting rosters, and that isn't good! If there is a red NA next to their name they are not available for the game this week. Some may be out all season, some just for this week, but I don't think they are playing....so check your rosters, offense AND defense, and make sure you are ready for game day!
[ September 04, 2008, 01:57 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
You may not be a powerhouse this year, Kwea, but you're certainly dangerous. There are a good few dangerous teams in the league this year, and a couple superstars.
*runs off to start scouting depth charts for future reference*
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
I just don't know how I passed on Moss, Brady and Westbrook. I got three decent running backs, but I had the #3 pick for heavens sake!
I have 3 players on the can't cut list. 3.
Half of us have at least 5 people on that list.
I am cursed. I had the #1 pick two years ago, and I got ....Alexander, right off his record breaking season. He spent almost half the season on the injury list. Last year I had....Parker. The man who couldn't find the end zone all year.
This year I have to face all three powerhouse teams twice, and none of the "weaker" teams ore than once. I play Whipsmarts....and he has better players benched each week than I play....twice, and the last time is the second to last week of teh season.
May God have mercy on my team. Posted by Zalmoxis (Member # 2327) on :
My entire strategy this year hinges on Jake Delhomme putting up huge numbers and Jamal Lewis and Selvin Young tearing it up. If my league would limit how many players you can play, I'd be in good shape, but we do 3 WR, 2 QB, 2 RB, 1 TE, and 2 flex positions (WR/TE and WR/RB). If we limited it to 1 QB and no flex positions, I'd be in pretty good shape.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
KQ, check your roster thie week.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Well, that sucked. I managed to be 3rd in points scored, yet lose almost every week. I also managed to be one of two teams to not make the playoffs.
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It certainly sucked up a bit of time, but I'm glad you decided to keep it.
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