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Title: Fantasy Football 2014 - Post your questions but don't answer anybody else's here
Post by: SunMo on August 04, 2014, 10:00:29 AM
First mock draft, 10 team league drafting 8.  Held off on QBs to load up elsewhere.  Not sure I like my backs but my WR are strong which is what seems to win fantasy these days.

1. Marshawn Lynch (Sea - RB)
2. Brandon Marshall (Chi - WR)
3. Andre Ellington (Ari - RB)
4. Vincent Jackson (TB - WR)
5. Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE)
6. T.Y. Hilton (Ind - WR)
7. Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR)
8. Stevan Ridley (NE - RB)
9. Steven Jackson (Atl - RB)
10. Jay Cutler (Chi - QB)
11. Bernard Pierce (Bal - RB)
12. Brandin Cooks (NO - WR)
13. DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)
14. Alex Smith (KC - QB)
15. Buffalo (Buf - DEF)
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Post by: ice grillin you on August 04, 2014, 10:09:38 AM
im taking marshawn now
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on August 04, 2014, 10:15:56 AM
Only one Eagle?
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Post by: ice grillin you on August 04, 2014, 10:21:01 AM
btw where is a good place to do a mock draft....ive never tried one mostly because i always assume the people doing them never actually stay and finish it out

also do they have mocks with IDP's
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Post by: SunMo on August 04, 2014, 10:23:43 AM
they do not have mocks with IDPs that I've seen, but yahoo runs them nonstop. 

i don't know if this is permanent or not but the mock drafts are 30 seconds per pick which is awesome.  shortens the whole thing up tremendously
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Post by: Rome on August 04, 2014, 10:30:24 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 04, 2014, 10:15:56 AM
Only one Eagle?

lol
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Post by: SunMo on August 06, 2014, 10:03:46 AM
tried out CBS for a mock, their draft module sucks.  their rankings list is a lot different from Yahoo...not sure which is better but it's different.  drafted 8 of 10 and was able to get demaryious thomas and aj green with my first two picks.  i'd take that if it presented itself

QB   Romo, Tony (QB DAL)   11   QB
RB   Stacy, Zac (RB STL)   4   RB
RB   Sankey, Bishop (RB TEN)   9   RB
WR   Thomas, Demaryius (WR DEN)   4   WR
WR   Green, A.J. (WR CIN)   4   WR
WR   Patterson, Cordarrelle (WR MIN)   10   WR
TE   Gates, Antonio (TE SD)   10   TE
K   Hauschka, Steven (K SEA)   4   K
DST   Bears (DST CHI)   9   DST
RES   Cooper, Riley (WR PHI)   7   WR
RES   Spiller, C.J. (RB BUF)   9   RB
RES   Ridley, Stevan (RB NE)   10   RB
RES   Williams, Terrance (WR DAL)   11   WR
RES   Cooks, Brandin (WR NO)   6   WR
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Post by: rjs246 on August 18, 2014, 10:39:57 AM
I did an auction draft last night. I have less than zero idea what I'm doing in fantasy auctions, but I'm not angry about my roster.

Mock mercilessly, please:
QB - Willson
QB - Roethlisberger
RB - M. Ball
RB - L. Bell
RB - Richardson
RB - Christine Michael (ha, that's a girl's name)
WR - J. Nelson
WR - Alshon
WR - DeSean
WR - TY Hilton
WR - E. Decker
WR - D. Hopkins
TE - Olson
TE - Ertz
D - Phi

Mostly I hate having Roethlisberger and DeSean on the team. Other than that, I'm thinking guaranteed victory.
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Post by: SunMo on August 18, 2014, 10:42:00 AM
how many wrs do you start?  is there a flex?
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Post by: Munson on August 18, 2014, 10:42:08 AM
Auction drafts are awesome.

Your WR's should be awesome, and the RB's should be solid. Not a bad two QB's to end up with, I had both of them last year in my auction league.
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Post by: rjs246 on August 18, 2014, 10:43:01 AM
Quote from: SunMo on August 18, 2014, 10:42:00 AM
how many wrs do you start?  is there a flex?

QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, FLEX (RB, WR or TE), D/ST

The budget was $200. Spent $12 on QBs, $5 on TEs and $1 on D/ST. Everything else went to WR/RB.
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Post by: SunMo on August 18, 2014, 10:51:17 AM
you should be right in the mix assuming that either qb doesn't turn into stephen hawking.  if both your 2nd year backs progress you should be in really good shape
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Post by: rjs246 on August 18, 2014, 10:53:24 AM
Let's be honest, I'm really just rooting for Marshawn to get hurt. Then I'll be golden. And I have the biggest collection of boom or bust WRs in history. So that should be fun.
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Post by: SunMo on August 18, 2014, 10:54:10 AM
no he's on the lions now
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Post by: Zanshin on August 18, 2014, 12:57:22 PM
I see what you did there.
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Post by: SD on August 18, 2014, 01:36:30 PM
Doing a 2 qb live draft Saturday. Any mock draft sites anyone can recommend?
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Post by: rjs246 on August 18, 2014, 01:55:11 PM
I haven't run through a mock draft in years but usually whatever site is running the league will have the ability to run mocks using the league settings.
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Post by: smeags on August 19, 2014, 04:01:06 PM
got back in a 2 player keeper league after a few years off. i inherited the last place team so i have the #1 & #11 picks before the order scrambles. the best players are the roster were jordy nelson and julio jones.

the best part is someone decided to keep jay culter over matt forte.

hello matt.
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Post by: Munson on August 20, 2014, 10:52:26 PM
First draft of the year, big money league I co-manage with my buddy. We had the 9th pick, 12 teams, .5 PPR

QB-Cam Newton (6)
RB-C.J. Spiller (4)
RB-Ray Rice (5)
WR/TE-Dez Bryant (1)
WR/TE-A.J. Green (2)
WR/TE-Roddy White (3)

D/ST-Carolina Panthers (10)
K-Nick Novak (13)

Bench-Ben Roethlisburger (11)
Bench-Bernard Pierce (7)
Bench-Steven Jackson ( 8 )
Bench-Danny Woodhead (9)
Bench-Dwayne Bowe (12)

We knew going in we were probably going to get two WR's in our first two picks, but I don't think either of us expected to get two top 4 guys. We actually had our pick between Green,  Julio, and Marshall (and Graham) for the 2nd round pick.We both preferred D.Thomas in the first, but he was picked right before us.

I think if the QB and three WR's do what they're supposed to do this year, we only need one of the RB's to break out and be a stud. C.J. was the best RB available by the time we picked in the 4th, and definitely the one with the most upside.
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Post by: Munson on August 22, 2014, 12:48:43 AM
Draft #2....I knew going into this draft that it wasn't gonna be that great of a team because my keepers weren't that great, and I traded my 2nd round pick during the course of the season last year.

12 teams, .5 PPR, Ended up with this....

QB-Matt Ryan
RB-Shane Vereen (keeper)
RB-Andre Ellington (keeper)
WR-A.J. Green
WR-Vincent Jackson
TE-Marcellus Bennet
W/R-T.Y. Hilton

K-Mason Crosby
D/ST-San Fransisco

Bench-Jay Cutler
Bench-Marques Colston
Bench-DeAngelo Williams
Bench-Khiry Robinson
Bench-Devonta Freeman
Bench-Lance Dunbar

Not too upset with my starting lineup, but my bench is brutal. Need some starting RB's to get hurt.
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Post by: SD on August 23, 2014, 04:06:53 PM
Live draft. You start 2 QBs but can't have any more than that on your roster. Your QB passing/rushing TDs are 6 points...same as WR/RB. QBs get .04 per yard and RBs/WRs .01 per yard instead of 25 yards per point and 10 yards per point. Odd league.

You have:
2 QBs
2 RBs
2 WRs
1 TE
1 Flex TE/RB/WR
D
PK

You pick cards, whatever card you get you can determine where you draft, so the Ace picks wherever they want, 2 wherever they want etc. It's a snake league. I got card #10, wound up picking 8th.

Picks by round
Adrian Peterson
Nick Foles
Alshon Jeffery
Andre Ellington
Cordarelle Patterson
Ryan Tannehill
Emmanuel Sanders
Jordan Cameron
Joique Bell
Tavon Austin
Patriots Defense
Mark Ingram
Rod Streater
Terrance West
Ahmad Bradshaw
Marquies Lee
Tyler Eifert
Graham Gano

Could not have been happier with my draft

QB Foles
QB Tannehill
RB Peterson
RB Ellington
WR Jeffery
WR Patterson
TE Cameron
Flex Sanders or Bell
D Pats
PK Gano
Title: Re: Fantasy Football 2014 - Post your questions but don't answer anybody else's here
Post by: Munson on August 23, 2014, 07:06:55 PM
Your team is definitely real solid, but in a 2 QB league you probably should have tried to solidify that spot. Foles will be decent (I hope so for everyone here's sake), but ideally you'd probably want another top 15 QB there. Tannehill is a good sleeper though.


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Alright, draft #3..the one I consider my "main league". 10 team keeper league auction. Keepers cost 10% more of last year's draft value. PPR, 6 points for passing touchdowns. We can keep 1QB, 1RB, 1WR, 1TE, 1 Rookie, and 1 Any position.

QB-Colin Kaepernick ($4)
RB-Adrian Peterson ($35, keeper)
RB-Eddie Lacy ($31, keeper)
WR-Percy Harvin ($5, keeper)
WR-Antonio Brown ($36)
WR-Pierre Garcon ($21)
TE-Julius Thomas ($6, keeper)
W/R/T-Alfred Morris ($7, keeper)

K-Robbie Gould ($1)
D/ST-Panthers ($4)

Bench-Roddy White ($20)
Bench-Frank Gore ($7)
Bench-Russell Wilson ($7)
Bench-Devonta Freeman ($4)
Bench-Jordan Matthews ($4)
Bench-Bryce Brown ($2)
Bench-Carlos Hyde ($1)


I am realllllly happy with this team. I honestly have no idea what the farg I'm going to do with my starting line up though. Roddy has to start over Harvin for now...but then who do I put into my flex?? Harvin, Morris, or Gore? And I love all the cheap young guys with upside I got. Despite how deep this league is for a 10 teamer, there's still a lot of names out on the FA market. Jarret Boykin is one of them, but I really do like having Bryce Brown for cheap....

Thoughts?
Title: Re: Fantasy Football 2014 - Post your questions but don't answer anybody else's here
Post by: SD on August 23, 2014, 07:32:13 PM
Tannehill threw for almost 4000 yards last season and had 24 TD passes. He should be able to put similar if not better numbers up this season. It's hard to pick two good QBs when all the good ones are flying off the boards early and all the receivers/RBs are going too. It's a 12 team draft. You really have to draft for value. Ideally I would have taken a guy like Cutler/Dalton/Rivers later but those guys were gone so I waited it out and took Tannehill.

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Post by: Sgt PSN on August 24, 2014, 07:33:05 PM
Had a draft tonight and Yahoo! decided it was time to take a huge dump.  No one in our league could enter the draft room and our entire league was auto drafted.  I ended up with RG Knee and my starting running backs are Lamar Miller and Andre Ellington. 

Luckily, we are going to draft again once Yahoo! unfargs themselves. 
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on August 24, 2014, 07:35:19 PM
Yeah I just tried to log in and look at my baseball stuff and it is down
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Post by: smeags on August 25, 2014, 12:49:58 PM
my team

qb
a. dalton
c. palmer

rbs
m. forte
b. sankey
l. miller
p. thomas
c. ivory

wrs
j. jones
j. nelson
p. harvin
m. wallace
a. boldin

tes
j. witten
m. bennett

k
s. hauschka

dst
49ers
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Post by: phillycrew on August 29, 2014, 02:10:12 PM
Should I make the offer of Frank Gore and Alshon Jeffrey for Calvin Johnson and Tony G.(obvious newbie who picked a guy who retired)?  3WR, 2RB, 1QB league, standard scoring

My team:
Jay Cutler, Carson Palmer
LeSean McCoy, Frank Gore, Steven Jackson, Davonta Freeman, Chris Ivory
Jordy Nelson, Alshon Jeffrey, Percy Harvin, Torrey Smith, Doug Baldwin
Zach Ertz
Mason Cosby
NE DEF
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Post by: Munson on August 29, 2014, 04:11:11 PM
I wouldn't. Your WR's are pretty good now, and you need RB help. Ertz should have a good season, and even if he doesn't you can probably find acceptable replacement level TE play on the waiver wire. I think Alshon has a big year.

In a similar question...I'm considering shopping Gore/Roddy White for one of the top 7 WR's. I think I could possibly pry AJ Green or Brandon Marshall away from some of the teams. Possibly even D.Thomas. It's a PPR league, and my other WR's are Brown and Garcon. I think Roddy has a bounce back year, but with my RB depth being what it is (Peterson, Lacy, Morris, Gore, Hyde, Freeman, B. Brown), I feel like I can take a chance on one of those top WR's being a head above Roddy.

I did draft Roddy for $20 this year though, so if he has a big year, it'll only be $22 to keep him next year.
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Post by: Munson on September 01, 2014, 07:06:17 PM
It's week 1, time for the start/sit advice...

Pick 2, PPR:
Alfred Morris @HOU
Frank Gore @DAL
Percy Harvin vs. GB
Pierre Garcon @HOU

Pick 1, .5 PPR:
Marques Colston @ATL
T.Y Hilton @DEN

Pick the QB between the two pairs:
Matt Ryan vs NO
Jay Cutler @BUF

Russell Wilson vs. GB
Colin Kaepernick @DAL
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Post by: SunMo on September 02, 2014, 09:41:59 AM
http://www.fftoday.com/articles/orth/14_pma_bold_predictions.html

"It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where you're going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice."
- Jim Morrison

Success in any walk of life rarely comes as a result of waiting your turn or hoping luck will find you. Certainly, there are plenty of instances in which patience pays off, but life typically rewards the bold more often than the meek. Then again, it is often the people that find the happy medium between the two that find consistent success in areas where most people do not. That certainly tends to be the case when it comes to fantasy football, where understanding a good draft is only the start of the journey. Composers can create the most beautiful music on a sheet of paper, but they need to find the right cast of players to bring their art to life. Similarly, owners can feel they nailed their draft, only to discover they need to continue tweaking the members of their symphony in order to achieve the desired result.

New Pro Football Hall of Famer Aeneas Williams used a quote during his induction speech this summer that really summarizes how I choose to live my life and also encapsulates my approach to fantasy football:

"Begin with the end in mind..."

I understand why many fantasy owners don't like to look too far ahead. It's unpredictable and scary...I get it. But I have yet to meet a fantasy owner who doesn't want to win, so why do so many use the approach, "I'll worry about the playoffs when I get there."? In other words, rather than expecting success, most owners are satisfied leaving their playoff fate to chance rather than exercising what little control they have over it. Ask any of the greats in any team sport and I'm sure they will say their preparation for a title run didn't start by letting the chips fall where they may.

Most of my regular readers will remember that my last Bold Predictions column was heavy on the Denver Broncos and for good reason. This year's piece won't be a repeat of that, although the Green Bay Packers are definitely set up for a great deal of offensive success.

For what is worth, I approach my Big Boards each year as if I am attending a suit-and-tie affair and my Bold Predictions as if I'm going business-casual. In other words, I take May-August pretty seriously and try to relax a bit with my final preseason contribution. As you make your way through the rest of this column, I ask that you consider the prediction and the rationale behind it (and remember it only if I am correct). After all, it doesn't do my reputation any good if you remember everything I get right AND everything I get wrong...

Note: I receive e-mails about this column every year, so allow me to issue this disclaimer for those that will inevitably ask: my Big Boards are what I believe will happen. These predictions should be considered more what I believe could happen. Additionally, all these predictions were made with PPR scoring in mind. Also, bold does not mean ridiculous, so I apologize in advance if the following predictions don't meet your expectations as it relates to being bold.

Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Tanehill will fit just fine into Bill Lazor's offense.
1. Ryan Tannehill will end up among the top 10 quarterbacks in fantasy AND Matt Cassel will finish among the top 15.

I might as well start off with a bit of an eyebrow-raiser. As much as former OC Mike Sherman should have been good for Tannehill, he wasn't. Sherman knew he had an athletic quarterback and one of the best deep threats in the game in Mike Wallace behind a bad offensive line. If you think that sounds like a recipe for a play-caller to lean on the running game and utilize a lot of play-action passing while getting Tannehill outside the pocket, you're not the only one. Instead, Tannehill ranked 17th (out of 22 qualifying quarterbacks) in play-action percentage (14.8) and only three teams attempted a higher percentage of pass plays (62.99) than Miami. The result: a league-high 58 sacks. This year, new OC Bill Lazor takes over for Sherman and has installed the up-tempo, shotgun-heavy spread attack that Chip Kelly used with great success as a rookie head coach last year (with Lazor serving as his QB coach). And although Dolphins HC Joe Philbin publicly stated last week that he thought his offense would move at a faster pace than it has to this point, it is already very clear from preseason action that Tannehill is going to have the same kind of running lanes that allowed a limited athlete like Nick Foles (who is not a former college receiver like the Dolphins' quarterback) to run for 221 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games (10 starts) last year. Let's also not forget that Wallace also won't be used solely as the league's most highly-paid clear-out receiver anymore and that Miami added significant talent to the front five as well. Last but not least, Tannehill will have bigger passing windows to throw through because of the wide-open nature of the new offense, while his athleticism will allow him to extend plays. It would not surprise me at all if the third-year pro surpassed 4,000 yards passing, 500 yards rushing and 30 total touchdowns.

So maybe the notion of Tannehill ascending into the top 10 fantasy quarterbacks isn't bold enough for your liking since he is rated as my No. 17 signal-caller. Fine. Let's take a quarterback that isn't an overwhelming favorite to keep his job all season long and have him crack the top 15. I remain firmly in on the Teddy Bridgewater bandwagon and believe he is easily the better quarterback long-term, but the new starter in Minnesota is most definitely set up for success if he can keep his job through the first five weeks of the season against a brutal schedule (Rams, Patriots, Saints, Falcons and Packers). Cassel doesn't exactly wow me and could easily give way to Bridgewater around Week 6 if the Vikings start out 2-3 or worse, but the reason I like the veteran here is because his supporting cast (including new OC Norv Turner) will probably be too good to fail. Assuming good health, it is pretty much a given Adrian Peterson will give him a ground game. Cordarrelle Patterson has already emerged as a dynamic playmaker. Kyle Rudolph is already a beast in the red zone and will be utilized heavily downfield. Greg Jennings, who was the clear top option on a poor receiving corps this time last year, will be the third man on the totem pole this year. That is a lot of firepower for any quarterback to have at his disposal, so when one considers that Peterson will almost guarantee each of those playmakers will draw single coverage on a fairly regular basis, it seems incredibly likely that Cassel will thrive.

2. Both Eddie Lacy and Montee Ball will be among the first five picks in most fantasy drafts next season.

The boldness of this prediction isn't so much that either Lacy or Ball will go off the board early in 2015, but that they both will. Adrian Peterson will turn 30 next March and has his sights set on retiring in Dallas (allegedly), although if any back is a good bet for top-five production going into his early 30s, it is "All Day". At any rate, the odds the trio of Matt Forte, Jamaal Charles and LeSean McCoy all come out of 2014 unscathed are somewhat long considering Forte played his first full season in three years last year, Charles will be operating behind a much weaker offensive line and McCoy has already suffered supposedly minor thumb and toe injuries throughout the preseason. The only reason I downgraded Lacy on my Big Boards throughout August has to do more with his physical running style and injury history in college, so if he proves to play through pain as well as he did last season and can avoid another head shot like the one Brandon Meriweather delivered last year, he's going to get the rock a lot.

Ball is a much more curious case in that owners seem to be lukewarm on him despite the fact Denver didn't bother to address his position, even after letting Knowshon Moreno go without a fight. Some have suggested he has a fumbling problem (he had 655 carries and 802 touches in college before he lost his first one), so I believe whatever issues he had early in his rookie season, they are no longer an issue (one fumble after Week 3). Others have expressed concern that Ball, who was supposed to be the man as a rookie, will get upstaged by the next Moreno in Denver. Sorry folks, I'm not sure I'm buying that one either. Moreno actually had a modicum of success in the NFL before last year; Ronnie Hillman may finally be turning the corner in his third season, but I think he is a long ways away from even earning a split role with Ball. And while I do like former undrafted free agents C.J. Anderson and Juwan Thompson, I don't think Denver is going to put its hopes of making another Super Bowl run in their hands if it has the choice. Ball may not be the 300-carry back he was in college anytime soon for the Broncos, but 300-plus touches, 1,500 total yards and 12-15 touchdowns are more than doable – even against Denver's very challenging 2014 schedule.

3. Arian Foster will play all 16 games and produce his final elite RB1 season.

Judging by most people's reaction whenever Foster's name is mentioned, it seems as if he is a lock to miss some time due to injury this year. Will we all look back at the hamstring concerns or the career workload worries of Foster at the end of the year and hate ourselves for not rolling the dice on him? I find it odd that new HC Bill O'Brien hasn't expressed more concern about Foster than he has, especially since the sixth-year back is supposed to be the centerpiece of the Texans' offense. And for what little it is worth, Foster didn't appear to be all that concerned on the sidelines during preseason games either. This year marked the third straight preseason Adrian Peterson hasn't logged a carry and while I acknowledge that "All Day" and Foster are two different cats when it comes to any number of things, would it really surprise any of us if O'Brien – a Bill Belichick pupil – decided to play up (note I did not say make up) an injury to his star offensive player (how long has Tom Brady had a shoulder issue?). Even with a healthy Foster, Houston's offense probably is going to finish in the bottom half of the league, but that doesn't mean Foster isn't capable of another top-five finish at his position since he should have the backfield to himself, has a solid defense to keep games close and has the potential to haul in 60-70 passes.

4. Toby Gerhart will be a top-10 running back in all leagues.

Over the last three years, there have been 37 instances in which a running back has carried the ball at least 250 times in one season. Of those 37 instances, 27 times that back has finished among the top 12 at his position in standard leagues. In other words, if you agree that Gerhart is in line for roughly 15.6 carries per game in 2014 but don't believe he will be a RB1 for some owner in a 12-team league, recent history suggests you have about a 27 percent chance of being right. Going one step further, none of the nine instances over that same time has a back with at least 300 rushing attempts finished lower than sixth in standard scoring. There are a myriad of reasons being tossed around as to why Gerhart won't succeed in Jacksonville, including the ridiculous notion that the Jaguars' offense will stink because it has pretty much ever since Jimmy Smith and Fred Taylor moved on or retired. Gerhart served as the third-down back on a regular basis in Minnesota – bumping Peterson to the sideline – so let's dismiss the idea that he isn't adept in the passing game. Gerhart is a 230-pound bulldozer that will grind out yards after contact, has a career 4.7 YPC and broke off three runs of 26 yards or more on 36 carries last year. Is he a big-play back? No, at least not in the same way that C.J. Spiller or Chris Johnson are (or were). But the Jaguars didn't sign him to be a big-play back either. It should be fairly clear from its personnel moves over the last year or so that Jacksonville is trying to emulate Seattle (where HC Gus Bradley left to join the Jags). Part of that blueprint includes establishing a punishing ground game, which locks Gerhart into a big-time role. Perhaps Denard Robinson, Jordan Todman or even recent addition Henry Josey end up stealing some passing- down snaps as the season progresses when the Jags need a big play late, but in terms of likely workload, it is going to be difficult to find a RB2 available in the third or fourth round that rivals Gerhart's.

5. More owners will kick themselves for passing on Bishop Sankey in the middle rounds than just about any other player.

I'll stop just short of proclaiming him my pick for NFL Rookie of the Year. And yes, I'll acknowledge that Shonn Greene has looked better in the preseason than at any time in recent memory, but to say he has taken a firm hold of lead-back duties would be more of a stretch than just about any prediction I'm going to make in this article. Greene may be built like a workhorse, but he is not one – at least not anymore. Dexter McCluster has some Danny Woodhead in his game, but he isn't quite his equal either. Leon Washington is the other back (excluding converted FB Jackie Battle) and saw some early third-down work in preseason action, although his long-term home is likely in the return game. In short, Tennessee has a fair amount of quantity, but not much quality, keeping Sankey from a 15-touch role in this offense. New HC Ken Whisenhunt can play the veteran deference card all he wants now, but Greene's right knee is unlikely to hold up all season and no other back on the roster can be expected to assume more than 10 carries on a regular basis besides Sankey. Furthermore, the rookie is clearly a better all-around player than Greene and it's not even really much of an argument in my mind. The Titans anticipated a three-back committee upon Sankey's arrival and that is what Tennessee will get back to in relatively short order, with the University of Washington standout operating in the Ryan Mathews' lead-back role in the offense Whisenhunt used with great success in San Diego. I chose Sankey at the top of the seventh round in my first money-league draft last week and will do the same in my remaining drafts if he continues to slide that far. While no one should expect Sankey to match Mathews' 2013 production or become the featured back at any point this season, he should be good for somewhere around 1,200 total yards and six touchdowns. At a spot of the draft where most owners are taking aging and/or injury-prone backs, owners should feel good about landing a young, high-end flex option like Sankey at a RB4 price.

6. Deep-league owners are going to use Kyle Juszczyk as a desperation play or bye-week fill-in more often than they care to admit.

Shame on you if you aren't already familiar with the second-year Harvard alum, who is listed as a fullback but will more than likely be a Swiss Army knife kind of player for the Baltimore Ravens. Kyle Juszczyk (pronounced USE-chick) has been likened to another athletic player that made a bit of a fantasy impact in Houston under new OC Gary Kubiak in James Casey, who evolved into a bit of a hybrid player before signing with Philadelphia in free agency before last season. What makes the second-year pro unique is that he checks in 6-1 and 248 pounds and is lining up at fullback, H-back and tight end this year. While preseason stats aren't worth much in the overall scheme of things, it is still fairly notable that Juszczyk leads the team with 10 receptions. Why? Another former Kubiak protégé, TE Owen Daniels, is expected to be a big part of the offense because the ex-Texans coach loves to utilize two-tight sets, but Daniels missed most of August with leg soreness and wasn't exactly drawing raves prior to sitting out. Admittedly, Casey wasn't exactly a big draw even in his heyday with Houston and was strictly a tight end in most fantasy leagues, but is it really that hard to imagine a troubled Baltimore backfield using its versatile fullback as a goal-line option or as a fill-in to Daniels? It shouldn't be. Juszczyk probably has 30-40 catch upside and we've seen backs (even fullbacks on occasion) with that kind of involvement in the passing game come in handy from time to time.

7. Jordy Nelson will give A.J. Green a run for his money as a top-five receiver in fantasy.

(Of course, this assumes Calvin Johnson, Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas and Julio Jones all stay healthy and are the first four receivers.) After years of underestimating Nelson because of the many mouths Aaron Rodgers had to feed in Green Bay, I'm done selling him short. The seventh-year pro averaged 6.1 catches for 101.2 yards and scored seven times in the eight full games Rodgers played last season, so it is very much possible that he could be primed for a career year almost across the board (his 15 touchdowns from 2011 will be hard to top). Even though HC Mike McCarthy has gushed about Jarrett Boykin, it seems unlikely he will be able to fill the James Jones role in this offense quite as well as the current Raider did. If that is in fact the case, perhaps half of the 13 red-zone targets that went to Jones last year could fall into the lap of Nelson, who had only two fewer red-zone targets than NFL leader Larry Fitzgerald (24) a season ago. But even if Nelson simply matches last year's production in the red zone (six scores), the odds of him being more involved in the regular offense are high this year because the Packers want to move at a faster tempo. This could be incredibly good news for owners of Randall Cobb and Nelson, the latter of which I ranked right below Green and above Brandon Marshall on my final PPR Big Board.

8. John Brown may sound like a common name for a receiver, but his uncommon game – especially for a rookie – will allow him to finish as a top 40 receiver in standard leagues.

If Rudolph has stolen my fantasy heart at the tight end position, I suppose I could probably be accused of loving this rookie wide receiver from Pittsburg State a little too much as well. In a world in which it seems just about every fantasy owner is quick to jump on any rookie that creates a bit of a buzz, the third-round rookie is just now starting to break into 18-round drafts despite drawing the praise of HC Bruce Arians from the time he arrived at rookie minicamp. I'm not going to proclaim him as every-week starter material in fantasy leagues right away or even at any point this season, but there is reason to make sure he is attached to your bench and not some other owners'. While I have grown tired of some of Arians' recent ramblings about his players (Rob Housler last year, for example, or the notion that Andre Ellington will touch the ball 25-30 times a game this spring), Brown is more than just another speed demon. Carson Palmer and GM Steve Keim have joined in on the praise and Arians even suggested Brown could play up to 60 percent of the Cardinals' offensive snaps. Even if that number ends up being closer to 50 percent, the rookie – who Arians has compared to former pupils T.Y. Hilton and Antonio Brown – should be a more than capable bye-week fill-in for a team that will probably throw it a lot this year.

10. Kyle Rudolph will finish No. 2 overall at his position behind Jimmy Graham and Jordan Reed will also wind up among the top five at his position in PPR leagues.

By now, just about every loyal reader knows how optimistic I am about Rudolph's ability to thrive under new OC Norv Turner. However, I am going to take it one step further and suggest that he could possibly rival Graham (in the same way Julius Thomas did a season ago) at tight end. One of the reasons this prediction has a relatively decent chance of playing out is that most of Rudolph's main competition at his position (Rob Gronkowski, Thomas and Reed) all either have trouble staying healthy or have significant injury histories. The other reason is because defenses aren't going to take their eyes off Adrian Peterson or move bodies around to double team Rudolph at the goal line in the same way Tony Gonzalez was at times last year when Roddy White and Julio Jones were hurt. Rudolph's floor should be 10-12 touchdowns if he plays all 16 games (with 13-14 scores a realistic possibility) considering he will probably have at least two or three multi-touchdown games.

Reed being a top-five tight end isn't so much a bold prediction as it relates to his skill as it is a bold prediction that he will remain healthy enough to do so after suffering four documented concussions over the last four years. Were it not for that, the University of Florida alum would probably be in the same tier of tight ends (in PPR leagues) as Thomas and Gronkowski...and rightfully so. There is some thought in the fantasy community that the addition of DeSean Jackson will hurt Reed's potential for major fantasy production, although I'm not sure why a quarterback who seems to be struggling as much as Robert Griffin III did during the preseason is going to spend a lot of time throwing the ball 20-plus yards down the field when Reed is routinely beating a linebacker 5-10 yards from the line of scrimmage. If RG3's struggles carry over into the regular season, it will be Reed and Pierre Garcon that will benefit the most (and probably in that order).

11. The consensus top pick in rookie drafts next spring will be University of Georgia junior RB Todd Gurley, who will also break the two-year drought of a running back not going in the first round.

This is typically where I pronounce which team will end up with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft next spring, but I'm going in a different direction this time around. One reason for the change is because I'm torn between about four teams that could really stink up the joint this year (Dallas, New York Giants, New York Jets and Oakland – potentially none of which might feel the need to draft Florida State QB Jameis Winston, who I'm not even sure will be the consensus top pick anyway because of his off-field decision-making. The other reason (and more significant) reason is because those of us in dynasty leagues always need to keep one eye on the future and acquire draft picks whenever the opportunity presents itself. Let's just say that what the 2014 draft was for wide receivers, the 2015 draft could/should be for the running back position. Gurley, Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon III (MG3?), Alabama's T.J. Yeldon, South Carolina's Mike Davis and Miami's Duke Johnson are all unique talents that I would rank above any back that was taken in May's draft. The crown jewel figures to be Gurley, who combines impressive size (6-1, 226) and speed with an ability to be an asset in the passing game. As far as I'm concerned, Gurley is the most talented college back I have seen since probably Adrian Peterson. Now let's be clear: he is not Peterson and that is not what I will project him to be. He runs high and doesn't go out of his way to avoid contact, which could lead to injuries down the road. Outside of that, he's about as solid of a running back prospect as one could hope for in a college game that has been overtaken by spread offenses. At any rate, if the five players I mentioned earlier (Gurley, Gordon, Yeldon, Davis and Johnson – all of whom are juniors) all opt for the draft at the end of the college season, I would suspect that nearly all of them will be first-round picks in 12-team rookie drafts...and legitimate ones at that.
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Post by: phillycrew on September 03, 2014, 10:14:38 AM
Quote from: Munson on August 29, 2014, 04:11:11 PM
I wouldn't. Your WR's are pretty good now, and you need RB help. Ertz should have a good season, and even if he doesn't you can probably find acceptable replacement level TE play on the waiver wire. I think Alshon has a big year.

In a similar question...I'm considering shopping Gore/Roddy White for one of the top 7 WR's. I think I could possibly pry AJ Green or Brandon Marshall away from some of the teams. Possibly even D.Thomas. It's a PPR league, and my other WR's are Brown and Garcon. I think Roddy has a bounce back year, but with my RB depth being what it is (Peterson, Lacy, Morris, Gore, Hyde, Freeman, B. Brown), I feel like I can take a chance on one of those top WR's being a head above Roddy.

I did draft Roddy for $20 this year though, so if he has a big year, it'll only be $22 to keep him next year.

If you can get AJ Green, I would do it.  I also have Gore and I'm worried about the age and Hyde.  I wouldn't do it for Marshall or Alshon Jeffrey.
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Post by: phillycrew on September 03, 2014, 10:17:08 AM
Quote from: Munson on September 01, 2014, 07:06:17 PM
It's week 1, time for the start/sit advice...

Pick 2, PPR:
Alfred Morris @HOU
Frank Gore @DAL
Percy Harvin vs. GB
Pierre Garcon @HOU

Pick 1, .5 PPR:
Marques Colston @ATL
T.Y Hilton @DEN

Pick the QB between the two pairs:
Matt Ryan vs NO
Jay Cutler @BUF

Russell Wilson vs. GB
Colin Kaepernick @DAL
Morris and Gore.  Colston since I think NO/ATL is usually high scoring.  Matt Ryan.  Kaepernick since Dallas defense is awful.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 03, 2014, 11:02:20 AM
Sunny - you and Havas should have a Gerhart bet

if he sucks then you have to buy and wear a jersey of his for one night when you guys go out and chill....if he balls out then Havas gets to wear one of those atrocious monstrosities
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Post by: SunMo on September 03, 2014, 11:05:27 AM
i can't think of something that he would hate more than a jersey bet lol

and i'm alone on the gerhart island.  i was roundly mocked for drafting him at his draft and rjs killed me for taking him in the keeper draft.  i will prevail though.
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Post by: Rome on September 03, 2014, 11:09:09 AM
Not everyone mocked you.  I liked the pick but that's probably faint praise, so...
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Post by: SunMo on September 03, 2014, 11:14:26 AM
thanks sweetie pie.


i have another draft tonight in a keeper league and i just know he's going to be there at my first round pick.  might as well go ALL IN
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Post by: rjs246 on September 03, 2014, 01:20:40 PM
SunMo thinks he's found the new Michael Turner, as the backup to a Hall of Famer who gets a fresh start with a new team. But instead what he's found is Toby farging Gerhart. Michael Turner was fast. Toby Gerhart is white. These are facts. No amount of copying and pasting fantasy football word salad will change these facts.
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Post by: SunMo on September 03, 2014, 01:26:38 PM
no, i think i found an somewhat productive RB2 to go with my team of nick foles, julio jones, demaryious thomas, and demarco murray. 
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Post by: Sgt PSN on September 03, 2014, 02:16:52 PM
I picked up Gerhart a few years back when AP tore his ACL. He performed pretty well for me over the last few weeks of the season if I recall. Not a fantasy stud, but should be a decent bye week filler or injury replacement.
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Post by: SD on September 03, 2014, 02:45:10 PM
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2185440-how-the-eagles-can-shut-down-toby-gerhart-jaguars-offense#articles/2185440-how-the-eagles-can-shut-down-toby-gerhart-jaguars-offense

QuoteMeanwhile, Gerhart is likely to find tough sledding behind Jacksonville's offensive line. The club was 31st in yards and yards per attempt in '13, and that was with three-time Pro Bowler Maurice Jones-Drew shouldering the load. Even with the previous year's second overall pick, Matt Joeckel, returning from a season-ending injury, the line doesn't project to be worlds better.
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Post by: Munson on September 03, 2014, 02:47:42 PM
I'm rolling with the Eagles D in a few of my fanduels this week. They're cheap
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Post by: SD on September 03, 2014, 03:03:29 PM
So is Houston and they're playing the Skins.
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Post by: Munson on September 03, 2014, 03:12:08 PM
Quote from: SD on September 03, 2014, 03:03:29 PM
So is Houston and they're playing the Skins.

I'm not completely sold on RGIII being totally suck just yet. Garcon had a pretty good year last year, Reed is healthy, and DeSean is there to blow the lid off the top of the D. I considered HOU for a minute but the talent on that offense is pretty good, even with zesty RGIII
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Post by: rjs246 on September 03, 2014, 03:14:12 PM
Quote from: SunMo on September 03, 2014, 01:26:38 PM
no, i think i found an somewhat productive RB2 to go with my team of nick foles, julio jones, demaryious thomas, and demarco murray.

Hahahahahahaha. Nice roster.
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Post by: SunMo on September 03, 2014, 03:18:24 PM
yes, i know it is
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Post by: Sgt PSN on September 03, 2014, 03:35:12 PM
Panthers D vs Tampa
Eagles D vs Jax

Go. 
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Post by: rjs246 on September 03, 2014, 03:47:03 PM
I have the Eagles D in most of my leagues for two reasons:
1. Week 1 matchup.
2. They are awful and would be unplayable against anyone other than the Jaguars so there was literally no chance anyone would draft them which meant that I could wait until the last round to grab them. They will be dropped immediately after week 1.
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Post by: Sgt PSN on September 03, 2014, 03:56:13 PM
That's all wonderfully irrelevant info. 
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Post by: rjs246 on September 03, 2014, 04:18:21 PM
You're welcome.
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Post by: Tomahawk on September 03, 2014, 09:28:57 PM
He basically said play the Eagles D in Week 1, dickcheese.

Is it too late to start looking forward to next years draft? We should have a snaking draft since we're only keeping 3, as opposed to the dynasty keeper league we had years previous.
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Post by: SunMo on September 04, 2014, 08:09:35 AM
no you should never had a snaking draft for a keeper league
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Post by: SD on September 05, 2014, 10:12:37 AM
I'm in favor of the snake...not really sure why it matters since everyone gets keepers.

Need advice...PPR for flex spot:
Kendall Wright - playing KC
Jordan Cameron - playing Pitt
CJ Spiller - playing Bears
Chris Johnson - playing the Raiders
Stevan Ridley - playing Miami
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Post by: phillycrew on September 05, 2014, 01:52:07 PM
Quote from: SD on September 05, 2014, 10:12:37 AM
I'm in favor of the snake...not really sure why it matters since everyone gets keepers.

Need advice...PPR for flex spot:
Kendall Wright - playing KC
Jordan Cameron - playing Pitt
CJ Spiller - playing Bears
Chris Johnson - playing the Raiders
Stevan Ridley - playing Miami
I would think CJ Spiller in a PPR league would be the call.  Chris Johnson could be a sneaky play since the Raiders will be awful but I think CJ Spiller is more of a sure thing.
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Post by: SunMo on September 05, 2014, 01:57:12 PM
QuoteThe Arizona Cardinals have another injury to a key player to worry about.


NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported that running back Andre Ellington underwent an MRI in last night according to two sources informed of the situation. Ellington will not require surgery, but he won't know his status for Monday night's contest against the Chargers until closer to game time. The running back is hopeful he will play.

Foot injuries can be tricky and long lasting. If Ellington missed an extended period of time, it would be a devastating loss for the Cardinals on the heels of all their defensive issues. Defensive lineman Darnell Dockett is out for the season with a torn ACL and inside linebacker Daryl Washington is suspended for the season. Last year's No. 7 overall pick Jonathan Cooper is benched to start the season.

Ellington has the ability to be a breakout star if he can stay healthy. He changes the way the Cardinals run their offense because of his impressive receiving skills and there is a steep drop off at the running back position. Jonathan Dwyer and Stepfan Taylor are next in line for carries.

The latest "Around The NFL Podcast" recaps the season opener and previews every Week 1 game.

that sucks. 
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Post by: rjs246 on September 07, 2014, 02:58:51 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on September 03, 2014, 03:14:12 PM
Quote from: SunMo on September 03, 2014, 01:26:38 PM
no, i think i found an somewhat productive RB2 to go with my team of nick foles, julio jones, demaryious thomas, and demarco murray.

Hahahahahahaha. Nice roster.
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Post by: phattymatty on September 07, 2014, 07:54:47 PM
I made a bet with a stranger at halftime after he said how is Toby gerhert killing us. I said I bet he has no more than 25 yards. Dude said at least 75. Answer was 17.
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Post by: rjs246 on September 07, 2014, 08:04:00 PM
To be fair, though, no one could run for yardage against this stellar Eagles defense. They are impenetrable.
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Post by: phattymatty on September 08, 2014, 10:04:55 PM
i have 175 points in one of my leagues with one player remaining.
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Post by: Sgt PSN on September 08, 2014, 11:07:56 PM
I dropped 170 in my non keeper league. Megatron,  Orange Julius, Cordell Patterson,  Giovanni Bernard, Mike Wallace.

Mark Ingram, Rashard Jennings, Chris Ivory all on the bench.
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Post by: phattymatty on September 09, 2014, 09:16:56 PM
One of my leagues uses CBS Sportsline and they send out this pretty detailed newsletter every Tuesday. This year has these little Mad Lib style quotes to fill out..it made me laugh.

QuoteCakefoot absolutely embarrassed Here for Phil's $$$ (again) this week, winning by the score of 175 to 93. The 175 points Cakefoot scored set the high mark for the league this week.

"Made my balls swell up to almost three times normal size", said Coach Phatty after the game.

Cakefoot had all (well, most) hands on deck in this win, with seven players beating their positional averages. Le'Veon Bell and Marshawn Lynch were the best of the bunch, each doing 18 points better than the average player at their position.1 Bell made at least five cuts through the Cleveland defense on this play before somersaulting into the end zone.

"I'd probably give him a handjob if he asked nicely", Coach Phatty told reporters after the game.

Meanwhile, Coach Mickey can look to Geno Smith and Demaryius Thomas when passing out blame for the loss. The two combined to score only 17 points.

Coach Phatty did his part to secure the victory this week. He started Knowshon Moreno instead of Fred Jackson, despite the experts' prediction that Jackson should have played.

This great decision netted Coach Phatty an extra 17 points, which only added to Cakefoot's domination. Starting Moreno also earned Coach Phatty the Volkswagen Start of the Week honors, netting more points than any other coaching move.
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Post by: Munson on September 14, 2014, 12:45:45 AM
PPR, pick 3:

Alfred Morris v JAX
Frank Gore v CHI
Pierre Garcon v JAX
Roddy White @CIN

I'm leaning towards the first three because of the matchups, but can't decide on benching Roddy in a PPR or not..
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 14, 2014, 01:27:40 AM
I'd go last three
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Post by: SD on September 14, 2014, 11:06:34 AM
I have Adrian Peterson, Andre Ellington, Jordan Cameron, and Alshon Jeffery all on the same team. I'm starting Terrance West in place of Peterson. I picked up Travis Kelce this morning and he's getting the start since Cameron isn't playing.

Doesn't look like Jeffery is playing tonight. It's a half PPR league, so I have to chose between:
Joique Bell
Mark Ingram
Marquis Lee
Brian Quick
Jeremy Hill
Ahmad Bradshaw

The league is a 12 team 2 QB 18 round draft so the waiver wire is thin. Out of those listed above who should I start in my flex? My team is doomed anyway but I'm at least making an effort. I'm leaning towards Bell because Bush might be injured but Ingram has a favorable match up against the Browns D that got torched last week by Bell.

I have Bradshaw, so if I wait till game time tonight to see if Jeffery plays I can always roll Bradshaw in the flex tomorrow.
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Post by: Munson on September 14, 2014, 11:22:29 AM
I might actually lean towards Brian Quick there. He's the only guy on that list that 1. Doesn't have an awful match up, and 2. Will be guarenteed volume. Bradshaw should catch a few balls but the Eagles run D is real solid. Bell's got a tough matchup, Ingram could have 15 carries or he could have 6.
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Post by: SD on September 14, 2014, 11:33:11 AM
I had Quick in the mix, especially since their game starts at 4. Might know a bit more on Jeffery.

I mean, I'm doomed either way since I'm playing
Peyton Manning
Philip Rivers
Demarco Murray
Gio Bernard
Maclin
TY Hilton
Pitta (only scored 4 pts. thursday night)
Spiller
Dan Bailey
Cards D

Right now I have:
Foles
Tannehill
Ellington
West
Cordarelle Patterson
Emmanuel Sanders
Travis Kelce
Flex is up in the air
Shayne Graham
Pats D

Unless my entire team has a career game I have no chance, so I might as well swing for the fences.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 14, 2014, 02:52:34 PM
Is sunny regretting the Gerhart pick yet?
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Post by: SunMo on September 15, 2014, 08:18:20 AM
what i'm regretting is that i have rg3, desean, aj green, jamal charles, and knowshown moreno all on one team.  i didn't do well in that league yesterday
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 15, 2014, 09:18:30 AM
Holy shtein that's awful and like impossible to have such a bad run of luck
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Post by: SunMo on September 15, 2014, 09:33:56 AM
luckily (i guess?) rg3 and desean aren't starters...but still that sucks
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 15, 2014, 10:14:22 AM
Was igy mad you beat him to drafting Washington players?
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Post by: ice grillin you on September 15, 2014, 10:21:28 AM
lol....not our league....i have rg3
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Post by: ice grillin you on September 15, 2014, 10:23:21 AM
fyi

i started jake locker yesterday
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 15, 2014, 12:03:21 PM
What caused you to think that was a sound decision?
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Post by: SD on September 15, 2014, 12:08:52 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on September 15, 2014, 12:03:21 PM
What caused you to think that was a sound decision?

Dallas's D is horrid and Locker looked great against the Chiefs week 1.


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Post by: ice grillin you on September 15, 2014, 12:13:57 PM
pretty much
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Post by: SD on September 24, 2014, 08:58:03 AM
Ppr...I'm being offered Andre Ellington for Alfred Morris

My other backs are Demarco Murray, Ridley, Spiller, CJK2

Advice needed
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Post by: Zanshin on September 24, 2014, 09:25:32 AM
Ellington just feels like an injury risk to me. It doesn't sound ridiculous, but I don't see how it would clearly help you to make it worth going through with it.
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Post by: Tomahawk on September 24, 2014, 01:31:24 PM
I'd keep Morris over Ellington.
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Post by: Sgt PSN on September 25, 2014, 07:14:21 AM
Could you use wr or te help?  If this guy has someone you can actually use then I'd make a counter offer.

But that trade offer just doesn't make sense.
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Post by: SD on September 25, 2014, 08:51:39 AM
His WRs blow. It's a non TE league, meaning you can play a TE but you don't have to. There's 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 Flex (TE/WR/RB) DST and K. He has Graham but his #1 WR is Cruz who wouldn't even play on my team.

I took the trade. If this was a standard league or half PPR I would not have made the deal. But in a PPR league if Morris doesn't score a TD he's no worth it. Plus I see Ellington as the better overall player. He gets the bye this week and should come back strong.
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Post by: Zanshin on September 25, 2014, 08:55:55 AM
At the end of the year, you should check to see their point totals just for shteins and giggles. I bet they're close even under your rules. Doesn't sound like it matters much one way or another.
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Post by: ice grillin you on September 27, 2014, 08:13:52 PM
is this a good starting lineup?

qb - cousins
rb - kniles davis
rb - doug martin
wr - keenan allen
wr - hakeem nicks
wr - terrence Williams
te - jimmy graham
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 27, 2014, 09:44:52 PM
No.

Cousins?

Jamaal Charles is expected to play so Davis may not get much run. And Andy is his coach so running is tough to come by anyways.

Martin is always hurt and TB sucks.
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Post by: SD on September 27, 2014, 10:32:47 PM
I think he was joking although I do expect big weeks from Allen and Graham so maybe he's serious
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Post by: ice grillin you on September 28, 2014, 09:43:43 PM
not joking that was my real starting lineup

my fantasy career is over after this season
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Post by: Sgt PSN on September 30, 2014, 08:18:56 AM
I lost my non keeper match up this week by 2.5 pts. I have Carolina def, which gave me -4 pts. Ain't that some shtein.
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Post by: SD on September 30, 2014, 01:35:30 PM
2 QB league, when your QB has a bye you have to put him on IR and pick an available QB up. Tannehill is on a bye this week, here's the pool of QBs I have to chose from:

Bridgewater vs. Packers D (Thursday night football)
EJ Manuel vs. Detroit D
Hoyer vs. Tenn D
Fitzpatrick vs. Dallas D
Glennon vs. Saints D
Austin Davis/Hill vs. Eagles D
Whitehurst/Locker for Browns D

I'm leaning towards Bridgewater even though he's injured and they're playing on Thursday night.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 30, 2014, 01:44:24 PM
I'd probably go Orton since he will throw the ball down the field in Buffalo or Glennon because the Saints D is dreadful
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Post by: SD on September 30, 2014, 01:47:10 PM
I was thinking along those same lines with Fitzpatrick being in the mix because Dallas's D isn't very good.
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Post by: Sgt PSN on September 30, 2014, 02:52:40 PM
I'd go Orton or Glennon as well.
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Post by: SD on October 02, 2014, 09:11:25 AM
Put in a claim for Fitzpatrick and Glennon, both were picked up by the people in front of me. So I'm leaning towards Bridgewater tonight but he might not play or Austin Davis. I think the Eagles will route the Rams but even when they do route teams they let trash TDs up.

Drew Stanton is still available, too. But I'm not sure if Palmer is playing.
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Post by: SD on October 02, 2014, 12:01:59 PM
Doesn't look like Bridgewater is playing. Stanton vs. the Broncos in Denver coming off a bye scares me. Cousins is available, but they're playing Seattle who's coming off a bye. I went with Austin Davis.

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Post by: Munson on October 03, 2014, 11:47:33 AM
Austin davis is pretty much the only way you can go there.

So, PPR....

Alfred Morris v SEA
Frank Gore V KC
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Post by: SD on October 03, 2014, 12:31:17 PM
Gore in a landslide

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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 03, 2014, 12:49:38 PM
Yeah Morris isn't really a pass catcher...plus...Washington blows
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Post by: Sgt PSN on October 05, 2014, 10:27:52 AM
Frank Gore vs KC
Chris Ivory vs SD
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 05, 2014, 11:21:38 AM
I'd go with Gore
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Post by: SD on October 20, 2014, 11:40:41 PM
I'm 2-5 in my one league. My team is decent I just keep playing the wrong guys and I have highest points against. So I needed to shake things up. I have:

(dropped Peterson)
Andre Ellington
Ahmad Bradshaw
Mark Ingram
Jerick Mckinnon
Joique Bell
Jeremy Hill
Ronnie Hillman

Ellington is my best back but on most weeks he's outscored by 2 or 3 of the other backs. My WRs are:
Alshon Jeffery
Emmanuel Sanders
Brian Quick
Cordarrelle Patterson
Josh Gordon

Guy kept throwing me random offers for Ellington. Tonight I offered him Jeffery and Ellington for Jordy Nelson and he accepted. It's a two QB league and half point PPR. The way I look at it, Nelson is an upgrade over Jeffery, and Ellington can be replaced by Bradshaw/Hillman/Bell/Mckinnon.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 24, 2014, 05:20:25 PM
http://deadspin.com/two-grown-men-get-in-a-fistfight-over-fantasy-football-1650500700?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

I am pretty sure Fortenbaugh is from the Philly area...so this probably happened somewhere back home
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Post by: Sgt PSN on October 25, 2014, 05:15:06 PM
I think that might be the only fight either of them have ever been in.
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Post by: SD on November 02, 2014, 04:09:51 PM
Rivers got me -1.8 pto today
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Post by: SunMo on November 03, 2014, 04:41:37 PM
need Larry Donnell and Ruben Randle to outscore Adam Vinateri by 11.20 points to beat young Matthew this week

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Post by: SD on November 03, 2014, 04:53:22 PM
I need Trent Richardson and Vinatieri to combine for less than 11 pts.
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Post by: phattymatty on November 04, 2014, 08:13:18 AM
Quote from: SunMo on November 03, 2014, 04:41:37 PM
need Larry Donnell and Ruben Randle to outscore Adam Vinateri by 11.20 points to beat young Matthew this week

you deserve that for having two awful giants on your team.
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Post by: SunMo on November 04, 2014, 10:09:33 AM
bye weeks man...i dunno
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Post by: ice grillin you on November 11, 2014, 12:57:27 PM
got my first win this week
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Post by: SD on November 13, 2014, 08:51:13 AM
Need advice: I have Demarco Murray and Denard Robinson on a bye. I have Ben Tate on my bench and was going to start him. I'm 10th out of 10 on the waiver order and put in for CJ Anderson thinking there's no way I'd get him. Wake up this morning and I got him. So now I have a decision to make, do I start CJ Anderson with Montee Ball coming back in a monster offense or Ben Tate in a 3 headed attack that likes to ground the ball out.

The guy I'm playing this week is one win behind me, he has about 20 more points though. His team is pretty stacked. The 3rd and 4th place teams are facing off this week too. So I win this week and I'm looking good for the rest of the season, especially since I have Josh Gordon coming back next week. Guy I'm facing is starting Jordan Matthews over Edelman, I think that's a huge mistake.


My Team:
QB Phillip Rivers

RB CJ Anderson

RB Demarco Murray

RB Andre Ellington

RB Ben Tate

RB Denard Robinson

WR Demariyus Thomas

WR Randall Cobb

WR Eric Decker

WR Josh Gordon

WR Martavias Bryant

WR MIchael Crabtree

TE Greg Olsen

Kicker Nick Novak

Kicker Justin Tucker

Defense Houston



I have Gordon coming back which is huge



Here's what I'm up against

QB Luck

QB Eli Manning

RB Eddie Lacy

RB Leveon Bell

RB Lorenzo Taliaferro

WR  Dez Bryant

WR Jermey Maclin

WR Jordan Matthews

WR Deandre Hopkins

WR Julian Edelman

WR Keenan Allen

WR Andrew Hawkins
TE Rob Gronkowski

TE Antonio Gates

Kicker Matt Bryant

Defense Broncos

It's a 3 WR league and no TE slot, although you can start one in the flex.

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Post by: Tomahawk on November 13, 2014, 04:37:42 PM
I wouldn't worry about Montee Ball
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Post by: Munson on November 13, 2014, 05:29:28 PM
PPR keeper auction league, about to do this trade:

I give:
Julius Thomas ($7 to keep next year)

I get:
Calvin Johnson
Martellus Bennett ($2)
Monte Ball

I gotta do this, right? We start 3 WRs, 2 RBs, and a flex. I'm currently starting Antonio Brown, AJ Green (acquired in trade earlier this week), Roddy White, Percy Harvin (bye), with Garcon on the bench. RBs are Lacy, Morris, Gore, Hillman, and Peterson.
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Post by: SD on November 15, 2014, 10:14:05 AM
New twist: Alfred Blue or CJ Anderson ppr
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Post by: Sgt PSN on November 16, 2014, 09:42:56 AM
I have the Eagles Def but picked up San Diego early in the week because they play Oakland. Still can't decide if I should go with the better  match up on paper or go with the Def/ST unit that has basically been fantasy boom (14+ points in 5 games) or bust (7 pts or less in 4 games).

SD def is mostly a bust def, but they can't get rolled by Oak, right?

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Post by: SD on November 16, 2014, 11:06:08 AM
SD is also coming off a bye and that's a rivalry. Birds might give up a lot of points today but they're second in the league in sacks and there's always the Sproles factor. I'd roll with the birds d if you're looking for high upside...if you're looking for the safe play go SD
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Post by: ice grillin you on November 16, 2014, 07:31:17 PM
Quote from: SD on November 16, 2014, 11:06:08 AMI'd roll with the birds d if you're looking for high upside

Quote from: SD on November 05, 2014, 07:15:25 PM
The Jags are going to upset the boys this week in London

sd is on a roll lately
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Post by: SD on November 16, 2014, 07:40:27 PM
Says the guy who bet me $25 the skins would win 8+ games this season
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Post by: ice grillin you on November 16, 2014, 07:42:58 PM
best reverse psychology loss ever
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Post by: rjs246 on November 19, 2014, 09:49:45 AM
Wow. FanDuel has completely destroyed my fantasy football attention. I just checked my rosters for the first time in weeks and I've got dudes on the IR all over the place. I need to tighten that shtein up.
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Post by: ice grillin you on November 19, 2014, 01:06:21 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on November 19, 2014, 09:49:45 AM
Wow. FanDuel has completely destroyed my fantasy football attention. I just checked my rosters for the first time in weeks and I've got dudes on the IR all over the place. I need to tighten that shtein up.

fantasy football sucks...get out as soon as you can....i have three games left in my career and i cant wait
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Post by: rjs246 on November 19, 2014, 01:08:57 PM
Fantasy Football is amazing. Fantasy football that pays out immediately and lets you reset every week is almost as good as sex.
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Post by: ice grillin you on November 19, 2014, 01:11:12 PM
it was good when it was a niche thing....now theres a huge amount of people who care more about it than the actual sport of football...it might even be a majority
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Post by: rjs246 on November 19, 2014, 01:14:50 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 19, 2014, 01:11:12 PM
it was good when it was a niche thing....now theres a huge amount of people who care more about it than the actual sport of football...it might even be a majority

You get pretty hung up on how many people like something and which ones are 'real' fans and it seems to actually influence your enjoyment of those things. Let it go, man.
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Post by: SD on November 19, 2014, 01:43:26 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on November 19, 2014, 01:14:50 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 19, 2014, 01:11:12 PM
it was good when it was a niche thing....now theres a huge amount of people who care more about it than the actual sport of football...it might even be a majority

You get pretty hung up on how many people like something and which ones are 'real' fans and it seems to actually influence your enjoyment of those things. Let it go, man.

ha...pretty much. It's year two for me in fantasy and I'm more addicted than bubs on wmd. I just wish I was involved when the Eagles blew because it would have made the season more palatable.
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Post by: ice grillin you on November 19, 2014, 01:58:31 PM
because you are new...take this pointer...no one gives a farg about your team or how they lost by one point because of a late garbage touchdown by malcom floyd or how many games back you are or that you are in first in your "real" league....there is nothing that can happen to your players your team or your league that has not happened numerous times in the last 20 years of ffb

and i dont mean on a thread dedicated to your league...this is ok i suppose tho still silly...i mean at a tailgate or a cookout or at thanksgiving....dont bring up ffb...especially to someone not in your league...ever

its kind of like facebook in that its a channel for people to talk about themselves....because believe me no on gives a shtein about anyone elses fantasy situation...while you are telling the guy next to you about your fantasy life he is not hearing a word you say he is counting down the seconds until you are mercifully finished talking so that he can go on a diatribe about his own team

this is a terrible thing when two people in the same league do it....now imagine doing it to someone who isnt in your league and doesnt know your friend george who is an idiot cause he dropped randall cobb

respect others....DONT TALK FANTASY
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Post by: SD on November 19, 2014, 02:06:11 PM
My buddy on facebook just posted he lost by .7 in his keeper league because of that late TD by Maclin.

That about covers it
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Post by: ice grillin you on November 19, 2014, 02:26:33 PM
lol....pretty much

except there is the guy (my cousin is a classic example) whose team sucks and he will go on and one about how his first round pick screwed him and four other guys got injured which crushed his team.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....yeah thanks chief...bust draft picks...injuries!!....no way?? - that happens to about half the teams in every fantasy league every year
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 20, 2014, 08:48:30 PM
Agreed on the fantasy talk. Some small talk is fine...me and one particular customer will make mentions of it...but when you go in depth...no.

The FanDuel thing is awesome and I love it. I am gonna nail one of those big pots...its become mt life goal And when I do I am throwing a CF Pizza Party.
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Post by: SunMo on November 21, 2014, 07:22:53 AM
maybe you should pay your baseball money first
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 21, 2014, 10:27:30 AM
Once again...I sent that when I returned from New Orleans...so it went out last week. In a company envelope. $30 cash addressed to Havas.

I just got back from South America...if he doesn't receive it by this weekend then I will re-send it.
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Post by: Tomahawk on November 21, 2014, 01:43:12 PM
I think you should get that money back and worry about having a pizza party first
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Post by: phattymatty on November 25, 2014, 07:58:37 AM
i've been doing terrible in my pick em pool this year so last week when the guy sent me i filled it out in about 30 seconds and sent it back and got 14/15 right.
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Post by: Rome on November 25, 2014, 01:17:24 PM
Rome Hates Humans is having a nice year so far.

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Post by: SD on November 25, 2014, 02:15:19 PM
Quote from: Rome on November 25, 2014, 01:17:24 PM
Rome Hates Humans is having a nice year so far.

You should give Dio proceeds from your winnings if you win

I was down lastnight to sunny, Graham scored a junk TD and I won by a point.
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Post by: Sgt PSN on December 04, 2014, 07:56:46 AM
Bernard vs Pitt
Gore v Oak

Pick 1.
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Post by: SunMo on December 04, 2014, 08:02:52 AM
i say Gore, that 49er offense is best when they run the ball so Gore should get a steady dose.

Bernard was starting to lose carries to Hill, I'm not sure how last week was but Hill was definitely getting goalline.
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Post by: Sgt PSN on December 04, 2014, 08:18:04 AM
Yeah, I'm already leaning towards Gore because he should get more carries than Bernard and it's a great match up that should allow for the 9ers to close the game by running.  Volume + match up should = no brainer.

Problem though is that I could easily see Bernard's 12-15 carries being more productive than, say 25 touches for Gore. Even in a reduced role, Bernard is still a big play threat...much more so than Gore is at this point in his career.
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Post by: Munson on December 07, 2014, 12:21:24 PM
PPR, pick one

Frank Gore vs. OAK
Roddy White @GB
or I can pick up J. Stewart @ NO

Roddy if healthy would be the obvious play, but his being gimpy and going into GB is a bit scary.
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Post by: SD on December 08, 2014, 11:46:01 AM
Idiot move of the season:

Had either Greg Olsen, Isaiha Crowell, or Martavias Bryant for my flex. Was leaning Olsen but the Saints are one of the best teams in the league vs. the TE and he just had his knee drained. Crowell was banged up, and Bryant hasn't done much the past month. So I picked up Stedman Bailey because the Skins pass D blows and he's looked good the past few weeks. Bailey got me 6.7, meanwhile Olsen and Bryant had over 20 and Crowell had 11. I'm second in this league and have 250 more points against than the next guy. 
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Post by: SunMo on December 15, 2014, 09:39:38 AM
I need 21 points from Drew Brees tonight to pull off a nice little upset in my semifinal
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Post by: SunMo on December 19, 2014, 03:07:59 PM
I'm in the finals of Igys lead and I'm actually the favorite.  $1k on the line, winner take all.

Brees
Murray
CJ Anderson
Demayrious
Gordon
Garcon
Jared Cook/Larry Donnell


so obviously the issue is Murray.  If he's active I have to play him right?  I have Joseph Randle as insurance but I also have Jeremy Hill on the bench.  With the Bengals game Monday I have options if Murray isn't playing.  It sounds like he will though and that makes it tough.  Does he get a few carries and then they realize he's not going to be effective and I've blown a roster spot?  If Randle is active I think I still go with Hill but it's a tough call.

THANKS, I'LL HANG UP AND LISTEN TO YOUR ANSWER.
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Post by: SD on December 19, 2014, 03:10:55 PM
You're lucky the Bengals play Monday. I'd go Hill too if Murray doesn't play. Although Randle isn't bad and the Colts run D is horrid.

You should split the winnings since this is such a tough decision
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Post by: SunMo on December 19, 2014, 03:30:22 PM
Igy would never talk to me again
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Post by: SD on December 19, 2014, 03:32:18 PM
Quote from: SunMo on December 19, 2014, 03:30:22 PM
Igy would never talk to me again

even more incentive
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 19, 2014, 03:43:55 PM
Exhibit A of why you don't have Cowboys on your team.

THATS ON YOU BUDDY!
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Post by: SunMo on December 19, 2014, 06:33:09 PM
that mofo (taken in 3rd round btw) carried me to the finals son...
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 19, 2014, 06:50:27 PM
Enjoy your tainted winnings!

But yeah ya gotta play him if he's active.

Doug Free is out and Zack Martin questionable tho
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Post by: SD on December 19, 2014, 07:21:47 PM
I offered some guy Dez in a trade and he opted for Jeffery.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 19, 2014, 07:34:31 PM
No Cowboy rule in effect.
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Post by: ice grillin you on December 19, 2014, 08:21:42 PM
Quote from: SunMo on December 19, 2014, 03:30:22 PM
Igy would never talk to me again

would never happen because its not allowed in the league

this aint fanduel....12 team league....flex position....team defense....$25 entry fee shtein

get real son
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Post by: Munson on December 22, 2014, 11:28:19 PM
Mother farger A.J. Green. Needed 10.2 points out of him in a half point PPR league for the chip. Dude gets hurt 2nd play of the game. Cost me $575
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 22, 2014, 11:32:17 PM
Ouch. Bad beat there, buddy
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Post by: SD on December 22, 2014, 11:39:37 PM
That blows

Between the 3 money leagues I'm in ( including cf) and fanduel I'll have grossed $550 with a $300 profit.
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Post by: Munson on December 22, 2014, 11:49:01 PM
I'll still finish up in that league because we won our buy in back with the division crown/2nd best record, and we'll get $250 to split for 2nd place, but still....Starting student teaching on January 5th, really coulda used that extra $575 :-D. Buy in for that league is bumping up to $300 next year, so prizes will be a little better too.

Got my buy in back in my main league with a 3rd place finish. Lost the 3rd place game in the other league. CF league farg Rusty.

I put $25 into one fanduel game earlier this year, then put in another $50 to last me the season...am down $10 after tonight's games end. Was up early and then had a bunch of awful weeks. Think I'm gonna play the 2.5 million jaun for the last week, though my early line ups I'm putting together right now don't give me the good feels.
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Post by: SunMo on December 23, 2014, 09:49:09 AM
got smoked in my 1k final.. wah wahhhh
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Post by: SD on August 30, 2015, 10:57:14 AM
2 qb league...qbs get 6 pts per td pass. I had the first overall pick and took Luck. Figured I could get another qb late or in the mid rounds. Then they'd go on runs and when it would snake back around there would be better options available. So in the 15th round I was forced to take Alex Smith. At first I was pissed but then I looked up his stats last season and he was a top 20 qb. Watched as much preseason footage as possible and he and Maclin already have a nice chemistry. Add in 3rd round pick Conly who's an athletic freak, Kelce getting more targets, and an improved o line...not to mention Charles...and I'm coming around on the pick. He still has a noodle arm but I think he has a chance to be a top 20 qb again.

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Post by: Tomahawk on December 03, 2017, 12:55:07 PM
Should I start Wentz (@SEA) or Wilson (vs PHI)
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Post by: Sgt PSN on December 03, 2017, 01:16:02 PM
Wilson. No homer.
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Post by: Tomahawk on December 03, 2017, 02:00:34 PM
Muchas danke...I've been playing either one based on matchups, but @SEA had me questioning Wentz who I was leaning toward because their defense is sofa king hurt
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Post by: SD on December 25, 2017, 03:15:45 PM
2 qb league, 6 pts per TD pass, half ppr. For the chip today against my uncle. He's up 7 with Lamar Miller left and I have St. Nick.
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Post by: Munson on October 20, 2019, 11:13:44 AM
So....Dak Prescott or Josh Allen v. Miami?
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Post by: ice grillin you on August 15, 2022, 10:11:09 AM
Need one for a cheap 25 dollar league


Football season is upon us! Join my league "Football 2022"
https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/1154074/invitation?key=076c6d4ef67cf0b6&ikey=602860f84580c13e&soc_src=app-sh
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Post by: SD on August 15, 2022, 10:53:00 AM
When's the draft
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Post by: ice grillin you on August 16, 2022, 09:26:51 AM
It's filled
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Post by: Diomedes on September 09, 2022, 07:29:37 AM
Whoo the hell is Gabe Davis...f'n opponent started this guy and he nearly outscored Kupp....gdamnit

I'm thin at RB...function of drafting late and going with top tier WRs, forsaking the position until later....

who is the better play this week:  Antonio Gibson v. Jax or Rashad Penny v. Denver and why

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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 09, 2022, 08:21:14 AM
I kinda did what you did - focused more on a top QB and WRs and took lesser RBs. Josh Allen was my target QB this year and i have him in the three leagues I am in - paired with Gabe Davis. He's a match up problem and his breakout game was the playoff classic against the Chiefs last season.

Gibson vs JAX would be my play. The Seattle offense is likely going to be dreadful and the Broncos have a decent defense.
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Post by: SD on September 09, 2022, 11:01:40 AM
Started Allen/Gabe Davis/Knox/Bass in one league pretty happy with the results. Have Diggs in a full ppr and he killed it. So glad I passed on Akers and ARob
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Post by: Diomedes on September 15, 2022, 08:02:14 PM
I just noticed Taysom Hill was listed as a Q/TE.  He was on the field not a small bit last week. 

What think you of this?  Worth a bottom rung spot, instead of someone like Goedert, or Renfrow? (I don't have to start a TE at all)
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on September 15, 2022, 08:56:32 PM
I don't believe so. They have a lot of receiving options so his touches could be limited outside of the h back type role.
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Post by: Diomedes on September 21, 2022, 07:19:15 AM
my RB situation is crap...

this week my starters look like...

Who would you put in at RB2? 

QB - Hurts @ Was
WR - Cupp @ Ariz
WR - Chase @ NYJ
RB - Gibson v. PHI
RB - ??? SEE BELOW
W/R/T - McLaurin v. PHI
W/R/T - Andrews @ NE
K - Elliott
DEF - PIT

bench

Etienne @ LAC
Penny v. ATL
Williams @ MIN (just added to my bench...Swift has nagging ankle thing--Williams was by far the RB with most touches that was available.. )

Goedert @ Was
B. Aiyuk @ Den
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Post by: SD on September 21, 2022, 09:38:46 AM
In standard definitely Penny

If you're ever stuck you can compare two players using this tool

https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/start/

It compiles all the experts rankings then gives you a % of which player to start. I always go with my gut but if you're stuck between two players it's a good tiebreaker
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Post by: Diomedes on September 23, 2022, 07:43:07 AM
word...

I'm two weeks in and fantasy has already ruined me

spent the better part of yesterday trying to decide if I should just sit with PIT D or make a move to PHI or another....decided to sit tight

GREAT CALL icehole
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Post by: Diomedes on October 03, 2022, 05:00:31 PM
Throw to Cooper Kupp please
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Post by: Diomedes on October 05, 2022, 08:29:15 AM
Jamaal Williams was a recent add, when I saw Swift was hurting...and I started him last week.  Ka-ching.
I also had Penny in my starting lineup (over the likes of Devin Singletary, Dallas Goedert, Travis Etienne, and Brandon Aiyuik)...Ka-ching.

Those two players bailed me out and deliverd my third win of the season...at 3-1

How you all doing?
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Post by: SD on October 05, 2022, 11:12:14 AM
4-0, 3-1, 1-3 (2nd highest points though), 1-3.

Taylor's killing me
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Post by: Diomedes on October 07, 2022, 11:29:14 AM
I hope you weren't starting Hines in his absence...
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Post by: SD on October 07, 2022, 12:53:32 PM
No but played against him in a league though. Ran Russ out there so he's getting benched maybe released
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Post by: Diomedes on October 08, 2022, 08:50:01 AM
DEF is hard to figure...first few games of the season you don't know what you've got.  Had PHI at first, and they let Detroit put up a million points so I moved on...wishing of course I had not done that, but at the time it looked like a bad idea to keep them....

PIT was my most recent starter, but another dude in my league cut DAL for some reason, and at a weird time so the waiver period was today, not mid week like normal.   

I didn't wanna use my waiver position, whcih I figure is more valuable to me in case I suddenly need to add a player at a more important position....So I got up at 3 a.m. (Yahoo runs on Pacific time) for the chance no one else had placed a waiver claim and lo and behold...no one did and I got DAL for nothing.

These are the small victories I have learned to content myself with....
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Post by: SD on October 08, 2022, 10:55:51 AM
I have insomnia so I'm a 3am pick up junkie too...Dallas d has been money all season have them in 2 leagues.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 08, 2022, 11:55:35 AM
Watching Dio descend into a deep fantasy football addiction is awesome.

If I don't land a top defense in my drafts I usually will play match ups throughout the season - pick up and drop on a 1-2wk basis. But this season I have the Eagles in all three and they've been money.
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Post by: Diomedes on October 08, 2022, 12:03:27 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 08, 2022, 11:55:35 AM
Watching Dio descend into a deep fantasy football addiction is awesome.

I don't really do anything half ass.  There are reasons I don't gamble.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 08, 2022, 01:04:31 PM
Like big daddy Kane said - ain't no half steppin
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Post by: Diomedes on October 13, 2022, 10:56:13 AM
okay, so here's my question for this week:

Byes have started.  Injuries have hurt me. 

I've got to decide on a flex spot.  Terry McLaurin or:  Taysom Hill or B. Aiyuk....and then, depending on which RB takes my RB2 posiiton, I could also put either Eno Benjamin or Travis Etienne in place of Terry in that flex position

I think Terry is the best bet?  The comparison site SD uses isn't too reliable for comparing across positions, and I don't have a TE only slot requirement, so I'm often comparing a TE to an RB or whatever...

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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2022, 11:48:44 AM
I'd take a shot with Hill coming off his performance last weekend. I think the Saints are going to use him and Kamara to death. And then Eno against Seattle.
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Post by: Diomedes on October 13, 2022, 12:05:44 PM
If I don't go with Terry, that's my call as well.  Etienne isn't doing much..few times I've seen him he's clearly got the spark but he's dropping passes and just not settled down.

Wentz is hurt (allegedly) and not finding Terry as much as he should...

argh

Whatever call I make, imma lose out, watch
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2022, 12:40:52 PM
haha welcome to the fantasy world.

Even if Wentz wasn't hurt - he still hasn't been finding much success with his WRs.
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Post by: Diomedes on October 13, 2022, 12:43:59 PM
I know, delicious isn't it?  I mean, except for fantasy. 
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Post by: Diomedes on October 13, 2022, 08:46:15 PM
First quarter of first game is over and not a single score of any kind in my league so far.  Not even a fraction of a point.
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Post by: Diomedes on October 14, 2022, 07:22:23 AM
lol...turns out not one single player from either team last night was in play across the entire league....zero points posted to any team

I benched Terry McLaurin after all and it turned out to be a good move ... if Hill scores more than 5.2 points, anyway...
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Post by: Diomedes on October 15, 2022, 01:25:22 PM
my options at RB this week

Eno Benjamin @ Seattle
Deon Jackson v. JAX
Travis Etienne @ IND
Devin Singletary @ KC
Jamaal Williams (BYE)

I'm starting Benjamin and Jackson because both are going to get the bulk of carries/targets due to injuries to the usual starters.  Etienne is in a true RB committee and Singletary ain't gonna get the ball much in a shootout in enemy territory.  We'll see if this thinking works out for me
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Post by: SD on October 15, 2022, 01:44:32 PM
I'd go Eno/DJ too just off volume. I think Etn has sneaky potential this week. He finally looked like the better back last week so we'll see.
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Post by: Diomedes on October 15, 2022, 05:49:29 PM
Thanks.  Etienne has more juice but he's inconsistent. 

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Post by: Diomedes on October 16, 2022, 07:19:51 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2022, 11:48:44 AMI'd take a shot with Hill coming off his performance last weekend. I think the Saints are going to use him and Kamara to death. And then Eno against Seattle.

So it looks like the Saints have none of their top three WRs today...meaning Hill should do better than the 5.2 points Terry would have given me....
The real coup of the day for me will be if I get anything from Eno and especailly Deon Jackson, who I had never heard of before yesterday when I read the RBs ahead of him for KKKland are out today, and was able to add for free (dumped Aiyuik.)
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Post by: SD on October 17, 2022, 01:03:45 PM
Jackson went off yesterday was fortunate the guy I played left him on the bench
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Post by: Diomedes on October 18, 2022, 06:45:41 AM
He did and I still lost, by less than a point.

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Post by: Diomedes on October 19, 2022, 08:22:40 AM
For those of you following my fantasy travails closely:  my opponent gloated over his less-than-a-point win....then stat corrections were applied and I won.

thank you Deon Jackson.
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Post by: Munson on October 20, 2022, 08:17:25 PM
QB has been a farging black hole this year. After a few years of 10-15 solid fantasy contributors, it's basically a wasteland beyond the top 5
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Post by: Diomedes on October 23, 2022, 06:53:19 AM
I'm living and dying by the FA pick up.

Question of the day:  IF Swift is OUT, do I roll with Jamaal Williams @ Dallas, or Kenyan Drake v. Cleveland?    J.K.Dobbins was IR'd, and Drake had a monster game last week, so he's looking good to get the bulk of the touches...but in that offense do you really want anyone other than Lamar or Andrews?  On the other hand, Jamaal Williams against Dallas in Dallas doesn't look too promising either....

What say you fools?

Quote from: Munson on October 20, 2022, 08:17:25 PM
QB has been a farging black hole this year. After a few years of 10-15 solid fantasy contributors, it's basically a wasteland beyond the top 5

Jalen has been good to me.  For his bye this week I scooped Geno a week early...he's the seventh highest scoring player in our league.

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Post by: SD on October 23, 2022, 08:48:23 AM
If Swifts out I'd  roll with Williams. Birds ran the ball all over Dallas and Detroit has a great o line. Ravens backfield is unpredictable with which backs they're going to use and Jackson is essentially another rb.
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Post by: Diomedes on October 24, 2022, 05:58:27 AM
This was fine advice.  Williams yielded me only 6 points or so, but the "Ravens backfield is unpredictable" and so Drake was abominable with 11 touches for 14 yards and Gus Edwards straight off the street got the carries and TDs.
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Post by: Diomedes on October 27, 2022, 07:14:37 AM
In a league where you're not required to start a TE...I have

Andrews tonight at TB

He was blanked last week, travelling on a short week....TB Def is good, especially their LBs...

or, a few others I could consider for that slot...

Eno Benjamin (James Conner should be back this week)
Kenyan Drake (great game two weeks ago stepping in for JK Dobbins, but completely shoved aside last week by return of Gus Edwards....plus...a Raven not named Lamar or Andrews and again, travelling on a short week into teeth of a tough front seven
Khalil Herbert going to Dallas....Montgomery healthy, but not showing the spark Herbert does....probably my best bet here I think, as he should see 15 touches, right?  Facing Dallas in Dallas.
Terry McLaurin - surprise surprise, finally got his second TD once Carson was replaced...Heinecke has been playing with Terry for years now, and he's the kind of WR who finds a way to help out his QB..
Jamaal Williams - Swift is finally gonna play again, so he's back to backup

any suggestions/comments appreciated.  I'm leaning toward benching Andrews for now and then figuring out in the next couple days which of these options is best...?
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Post by: SD on October 27, 2022, 08:54:30 AM
I'd roll with Andrews
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Post by: Diomedes on October 27, 2022, 07:03:00 PM
okay okay

I'll play it safe

but I'm not loving the Ravens O right now....
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Post by: Diomedes on November 01, 2022, 08:25:55 AM
I'm done with Andrews.  In a league where I don't ahve to start a TE...why am I playing this guy?  Does he get 10 chances per game, like most RB by committee guys do?  Sometimes, but not consistently...and he gotta catch the ball first.  Throw at him ten times and he catches seven.  That's seven chances.  Not ten.  Last week literally every RB I might have put into that slot returned 13+ points to my bench, while Andrews was out after three passes.  In his best games, he's getting the same number of opportunites as someone like Khalil Herbert...

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Post by: Diomedes on November 17, 2022, 07:15:19 AM
I know what the who to start website says, but I want to hear what :CF says:

Hurts or Fields this week?
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Post by: SD on November 17, 2022, 09:20:11 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on November 17, 2022, 07:15:19 AM
I know what the who to start website says, but I want to hear what :CF says:

Hurts or Fields this week?

Fields against Atlanta. Hottest player in fantasy. Im starting him in 3 leagues 1 league over Mahomes.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 17, 2022, 04:15:03 PM
Agreed.
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Post by: Diomedes on November 17, 2022, 08:04:13 PM
Ok then.  Thanks.

This means Hurts is going to have his best game ever on my bench....
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Post by: Diomedes on November 30, 2022, 11:36:40 AM
imma add a guy 

following are available...who you like best for the stretch?

zay jones
zonovan knight
treylon burks
jamychal hasty


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my roster at present:  (dropping Fields for whoever I add)

QB Jalen Hurts Phi - QB
-
WR Ja'Marr Chase Cin - WR
WR Garrett Wilson NYJ - WR

RB Jamaal Williams Det - RB
RB Devin Singletary Buf - RB
   
W/R/T Travis Etienne Jr. Jax - RB
W/R/T Brian Robinson Jr. Was - RB

BN Terry McLaurin Was - WR
BN Latavius Murray Den - RB
BN Justin Fields Chi - QB
BN Geno Smith Sea - QB
BN Marquise Brown Ari - WR

K Jason Myers Sea - K
D Dallas Dal - DEF
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on November 30, 2022, 04:36:46 PM
I'd say Zay or Burks

Hasty is just a fill - but I don not know Etienne's status. If he's out then maybe Hasty is the guy there.
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Post by: Diomedes on November 30, 2022, 08:20:11 PM
I'm thinking Hasty and probably bench both him and Etienne for this week, playing the others instead.  Let things settle down there before i lean on Jax run game again.  Don't know what Doug is up to there.

Trouble is the matchup is so juicy.
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Post by: SD on December 02, 2022, 08:35:24 AM
Most wins/most points league no playoffs. Fields vs GB or Geno vs the Rams. I like Geno's floor but after watching what Hurts did to GB last week I can't help but to think Fields will run wild.
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Post by: Diomedes on December 02, 2022, 09:08:25 AM
I decided against Hasty.  No way to predict what Doug is doing with Etienne.  Picked up Zonovan Knight.  He'll ride the bench this week and be a strong candidate to displace Singletary in my lineup next week.

I cut Fields to make that move, SD, keeping Geno instead.  He's not exciting, but he's consistent.  Fields is really pretty hurt, and I'm not confident he'll finish the game if he starts.  I say go with Geno @ Rams than Fields @ NYJ. 

I'm second in my league right now, playoff spot secured, facing #3 in the league, which will net me a bye if I can pull it out.  Last night Singletary did just enough to warrant the start, so I'm relieved.  My oppnent had Diggs, who logged a decent but not great game and Stephenson, who came in under par. 
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Post by: SD on December 02, 2022, 09:49:36 AM
Fields currently has no injury designation and I can't imagine a team with no chance of making the playoffs sending their future franchise qb to play if they thought he'd get hurt. My one holdup is it's a huge rivalry game but it's in Chicago and Fields has fresh legs. He doesn't have the line the Eagles have but he's more fleet of foot than Hurts and GB had no answer for him last week.
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Post by: Diomedes on December 02, 2022, 09:59:06 AM
Sounds like you've made up your mind then.  Good luck!

p.s. your who-to-start site likes Smith 80%
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Post by: SD on December 02, 2022, 11:30:45 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on December 02, 2022, 09:59:06 AM
Sounds like you've made up your mind then.  Good luck!

p.s. your who-to-start site likes Smith 80%

I checked it out, they don't always update daily. Projections on cbs slightly favor Fields. I'm not 100% sure gonna think it out more.
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Post by: SD on December 04, 2022, 11:02:11 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on December 02, 2022, 09:59:06 AM
Sounds like you've made up your mind then.  Good luck!

p.s. your who-to-start site likes Smith 80%

Rolling with Fields. Just an fyi the who to start site is now 64% Fields 36% Smith

Good luck today fellas coming down the stretch
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Post by: Diomedes on December 04, 2022, 08:04:58 PM
in my league, Geno and Justin were within a point or two of each other today
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Post by: SD on December 04, 2022, 08:07:44 PM
Quote from: Diomedes on December 04, 2022, 08:04:58 PM
in my league, Geno and Justin were within a point or two of each other today

Geno had 14 more pts in the league I started Fields but I still won by over 30 pts. It's a points/wins no playoff league so every point counts
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Post by: Diomedes on December 04, 2022, 08:36:48 PM
I went back and forth over it but finally decided to put Garrett Wilson in over Terry McLaurin. 
I made the right call there.
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Post by: Diomedes on December 07, 2022, 07:36:21 AM
This is the last week of regular season in my league.  At 10-3, I'm tied for first by record.  I've got a first week bye locked up.  So the next two weeks don't matter to me at all.

Question:  After dropping him last week for Zonovan, Fields (on a BYE this week) did not get picked up by any of my opponents.  He's currently fifth highest scoring player in the league.

Question: should I add Fields again, just to keep another team from adding him?  If yes, who do I cut?

----------------------------

my roster at present: 

QB Jalen Hurts Phi - QB
-
WR Ja'Marr Chase Cin - WR
WR Garrett Wilson NYJ - WR

RB Jamaal Williams Det - RB
RB Devin Singletary Buf - RB
   
W/R/T Travis Etienne Jr. Jax - RB
W/R/T Brian Robinson Jr. Was - RB

BN Terry McLaurin Was - WR
BN Latavius Murray Den - RB
BN Zonovan Knight NYJ - RB
BN Geno Smith Sea - QB (Seventh highest scoring player)
BN Marquise Brown Ari - WR

K Jason Myers Sea - K
D Dallas Dal - DEF
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Post by: SD on December 07, 2022, 08:07:59 AM
You're set at qb and I wouldn't carry 3 and deplete your depth. Fields is still a scary play but he's slowed down fantasy wise and who knows if he'll run wrecklessly down the stretch with that shoulder injury.
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Post by: Diomedes on December 07, 2022, 08:30:38 AM
Quote from: Hurts_Defense_Superbowl on December 07, 2022, 08:07:59 AMYou're set at qb and I wouldn't carry 3...

Yeah, agreed.  So the question is, do I swap Geno for Fields? 

The answer is yes, I suppose I should.  At the very least, it robs anyone the chance to add Fields for the stretch, and also puts Geno out of reach for a few days while he's held for waivers, preventing anyone from snagging him this week too.

Either way, I have a good backup option.
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Post by: PhillyPhreak54 on December 07, 2022, 08:46:09 AM
I'd roll with Geno.

Seattle is a good team and he has weapons there (DK, Lockett, Fant) whereas Chicago isn't playing for anything and they have injuries at the skill positions
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Post by: SD on December 07, 2022, 10:35:21 AM
I'd roll with Geno too, more consistent and Seattle is a playoff team. Teams are starting to scheme to cut running lanes off from Fields and his favorite WR Mooney is done for the year. He might pop off for 40 but in my big money league I'm rolling with Geno over Fields rest of season.
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Post by: Diomedes on December 13, 2022, 07:48:17 AM
Drafted second from last and managed second place overall on points, tied for first by head to head record (10-3).  No matchup this week/on a bye.

Not bad for first time playing in ten years or so.
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Post by: SD on December 13, 2022, 07:55:11 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on December 13, 2022, 07:48:17 AM
Drafted second from last and managed second place overall on points, tied for first by head to head record (10-3).  No matchup this week/on a bye.

Not bad for first time playing in ten years or so.

Congrats

Finished 1st in 2 leagues, only 1 has a playoffs so I have a 1st round bye. The other I won but the guy ahead of me won...his opponent only needed 10 and had Kyler so now I'm playing this next week. League I'm commissioner in I'm dead last. 3 leagues finished with highest points against 1 league with least points against.

Geno vs SF on brutal TNF or Fields vs the Birds. Leaning Fields because the Eagles blow at containing mobile qbs and game script I can see some garbage time points.

Only other option I'd consider on waivers is Rodgers
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Post by: Diomedes on December 13, 2022, 08:49:44 AM
tough call

SF def is the harder matchup so I'm going with Fields in your spot
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Post by: Diomedes on December 13, 2022, 04:12:10 PM
to add a little to that argument, the following is from a WaPo article about betting, not fantasy football, but the point is relevant

Quote
The Eagles' defense, meanwhile, leads the NFL in expected points allowed per drop-back but struggles against the run: Philadelphia ranks 25th in expected points allowed per rush and 29th in defensive rushing success rate. Only one team — the Falcons — runs the ball more in early-down situations when the score is close than the Bears, who also run the ball more than expected in nearly every down-and-distance situation.

Bears quarterback Justin Fields ranks eighth in the NFL in rushing yards, and the Eagles are coming off a game in which they allowed Giants quarterbacks Daniel Jones and Tyrod Taylor to average 11 yards per carry. The Cardinals' Kyler Murray (10.5 yards per carry) also found success scrambling against Philadelphia this season.
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Post by: SD on December 20, 2022, 01:31:23 PM
How's everyone's team looking?

I'm still in in 3 leagues

Big money league (over $2k payout) I need to either win or lose by less than 28. It's full ppr and 6 pts per passing td so that 28 is less than it looks

Was pretty set on going with Geno vs KC probably minus Lockett instead of Fields vs Buffalo but the comparison site says 100% Fields over Geno. Cbs projection is higher for Geno, he offers a safer floor, and Seattle is still in the playoff hunt. Other decision (full ppr) is do I go Montgomery over Chubb in my flex. Chubb hasn't scored over 10 pts in 4 weeks and they're up against a good Saints team who did get torched in the ground last week. Herbert's supposed to be back this week though.

2qb league I'm playing the commissioner in the semi's, he has Hurts and Cousins. Qb waiver wire is slim and he's a huge Birds fan so im assuming he'd go with Minshew.

Last league I should win the semis and whole thing but any given week who knows how your teams gonna perform. It's .5 ppr...for flex trying to decide between Patterson, Mostert or possibly Allgier. Even if Wilson's back leaning Mostert who looked great last week.
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Post by: phattymatty on December 20, 2022, 01:59:25 PM
I'm playing again for the first time in 5-6 years.  Small money and ten teams, only 4 made playoffs.  I was in first all by myself with a few games to go, lost 4 in a row to drop to 6th and almost choked it away, and then squeezed into the playoffs as the 4th seed yesterday.

The top scoring and 3rd top scoring teams didn't make the playoffs lol. sucks to be them.

I might need to start Jared goff if Lamar doesn't play this weekend. 

Probably once and done playing again regardless if I win or lose, just can't get into it anymore. 
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Post by: Munson on December 23, 2022, 12:58:34 PM
My best team (or, was my best team until the Kupp and Pierce injuries crushed me) lost in the first round.

My main league auction keeper I made it to the playoffs as a 5 seed, upset a clearly better 4 seed in the first round, and am now facing the #1, undefeated seed. Probably gonna get waxed. Didn't start off good for me with Zay Jones.

One of the big money leagues I do and Co-manage a team with my buddy, we've been good all year and had a first round bye. Tough matchup this week
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Post by: SD on December 23, 2022, 05:37:30 PM
3 wr .5 ppr league. Cheetah and Godwin are locked into the first 2 spots but Olave's out and not sure I'd start him anyway with the weather

My options:
Jakobi Meyers
Richie James
KJ Osborne

Chris Moore is on waivers and the Titans pass d is horrific but Cooks back.

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Post by: Diomedes on December 28, 2022, 03:53:55 PM
James?   Hard to say.

My sole team shat the bed in the playoffs, will end 3rd or 4th

I think I'm quitting again after this year.  It was a nice reminder...but takes way too much energy and I simply can't do anything half assed.  I'll just go back to watching.
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Post by: SD on December 28, 2022, 05:07:22 PM
I went with Meyers who got me 17. Projected to win by 25, lost by 50. Finished in that league.

Other leagues:
Needed to lose by less than 28 to win in my big money league. Lost by 40, finished 2nd.

2 qb league lost by 6. If Tua doesn't throw 3 picks or I go with anyone other than Zay Jones or Mike Evans I win.