Fantasy Football

@DarthMaximus:

Oh man, losing by .3!  Brutal!

It’s not even really that.  I mean, sure, I agonized that if Jacoby Ford (he was the last player to play for both teams, needed only 1 point) hadn’t fumbled I’d have won, or if Vick rushed for 2 more yards, or if Dwayne Bowe caught one more pass…

None it was that.  I was leading by more than 100 points going into Monday with a WR to play.  She had Brady, her kicker, and a couple defense players.  The thing that killed me is that BRADY SCORED 76 POINTS!!!

I mean, he had an INCREDIBLE game (and saved my ass in my money league).  He should be top scorer.  But he scored triple on Vick, and Vick had a good game.  He get 30 bonus points (more points than all but 2 quarterbacks in the league for the day) for simply passing for 400 yards. 5 at 300, 10 at 350, 15 more at 400.  It doesn’t make any sense.  I even looked at it before we started and assumed it was either/or/or but not cumulative.  A QB in our league can garner 34 points by passing 101 yards after 299.  It’s absolutely absurd.  I don’t even know why there are bonus points…the kickers, IDPs, and Def/ST don’t get any bonuses, and they actually could use help to score.  Tom Brady was nearly half the teams points, and that’s not right.  i’m just hoping stat adjustments change it in my favor.

Oh, and just to put it more into perspective:
Brees and Rodgers had nearly identical games, both over 300 yards, 3 TDs, no fumbles, no interceptions. Brees was sacked 3 times while Rodgers was sacked twice. Brees had 107 yards more than Rodgers. Yet, Brees scores 63.56, Rodgers scores 34.58.
Are you seriously telling me that Brees deserves 28.98 points more than Rodgers for throwing only 100 yards more than him? A QB that only throws 100 yards gets 4 points (8 points at 200 yards, 17 points at 300 yards, 29 points at 350 yards, 46 points at 400 yards). (cut and paste from my post to the league)

As it turns out the league head thought it was incremental and not cumulative, and hoped it helped against ties, which they had many last year.

@Guerrilla:

Jermo, he killed me (see below). I did do one stupid thing, I started Jared Cook instead of Tony Gonzalez (the latter had 72 points in our league), but it wouldn’t have mattered. I have a feeling I’ll have a better match against Kyle Orton next week.

GG

Well don’t sweat it, it wouldn’t have mattered and you know better.  I’d consider dropping Cook altogether, but that’s your decision.  I think you’ll do fine this week, giving your matchup a cursory glance.

@Guerrilla:

I am going to drop Cook if he does nothing this next week. I should figure that “Hassle” wouldn’t throw worth anything in Tennessee. Right now, I am working on getting Marion Barber off waivers. Someone dropped him cause of the injury and hopefully I’ll nab him in place of Delone Carter.

I dropped Andre Roberts for Emmanuel Sanders, and I am thinking of dropping him for Brandon Lafell, but that’s putting a lot of faith in the golden arm from Auburn.

GG

Marion Barber should have an upswing year, especially if Forte needs to sit.  I always liked him but his production had gone downhill in Dallas.  I think the O-Line is part of the blame there.  I also dropped Carter knowing if he does show up later he’ll be available from waivers/FA.  I still have Daniel Thomas and am unsure what he’ll do and may need to trade him out for someone else.

Also, as of right now, I’m leading the game I previously lost with the new stat corrections by .6 points (instead of losing by .3).

Start Sanders. He and Mike Wallace are the now and future in Pittsburgh, and Ocho has to compete with Welker, Branch, Gronkowski, Hernandez, and others.

@Jermofoot:

@Guerrilla:

I am going to drop Cook if he does nothing this next week. I should figure that “Hassle” wouldn’t throw worth anything in Tennessee. Right now, I am working on getting Marion Barber off waivers. Someone dropped him cause of the injury and hopefully I’ll nab him in place of Delone Carter.

I dropped Andre Roberts for Emmanuel Sanders, and I am thinking of dropping him for Brandon Lafell, but that’s putting a lot of faith in the golden arm from Auburn.

GG

Marion Barber should have an upswing year, especially if Forte needs to sit.  I always liked him but his production had gone downhill in Dallas.  I think the O-Line is part of the blame there.  I also dropped Carter knowing if he does show up later he’ll be available from waivers/FA.  I still have Daniel Thomas and am unsure what he’ll do and may need to trade him out for someone else.

Also, as of right now, I’m leading the game I previously lost with the new stat corrections by .6 points (instead of losing by .3).

Sure Barber has anything left? Soilder Field is the thickest grass in the NFL, that’s not a good combination with a guy that has thought to have lost a step.

Well, looks like Jamaal Charles is gone for the year in 2 of my leagues, which sucks because I lost my top RB last year early in the season (1st game, 5 minutes in).  I already have Dexter McCluster in one league and will pick him up in the other…he ought to do well and hasn’t been bad as a #2 RB or flex.  Thomas Jones will get some more carries too, but I think most of it will go to McCluster.

Sorry I didn’t get a chance to respond to your question, GG, but you got a good one anyway, so hope it worked out for you.

@ABWorsham:

Sure Barber has anything left? Soilder Field is the thickest grass in the NFL, that’s not a good combination with a guy that has thought to have lost a step.

I watched him in the preseason and he looked good.  Watching the current Dallas RBs compared to last year makes me wonder if it’s not so much Barber has changed, but the O-Line and offensive play calls due to coach change.

Yeah, I’m sure I’ll be fine, but I do have some other injuries to worry about. I’ve only lost one of six games so I guess I can’t complain too much.  8-)

It’s still very early.  Cam is kind of an unknown but he’ll put up more nice numbers.  Desean will too…he was kinda slow last year but had some great games.  Then the occasional one like last week where Vick only hit Maclin.  He’ll get a couple returns for TDs though, and he’s still the #1 receiver so don’t drop him.  McFadden is awesome…I picked him up early last year when someone dropped him as I had Ryan Grant go down in the first 5 minutes of the season.  Run DMC put up great numbers…some were really absurd.  He’s off to a great start this year.

I lost my 2 Yahoo games as I have only Romo in one, Vick didn’t produce in the other, forgot to hit submit from my lineup change in the second which would have given me a win, and both were without Jamaal Charles.  The bright side is that I have a few unknowns really working it like Daniel Thomas.  Glad I hung onto him.

On the other hand, I utterly DESTROYED in my ESPN league against my friend, 125-57.  I scored the most points and he scored the least.  Brady, Ravens D/ST, Run DMC, Mike Wallace all had phenomenal games, and Daniel Thomas did pretty good too.  My brother and I are the only ones undefeated right now, and I hope to keep it that way, but I have Arian Foster, Miles Austin, and Knowshon Moreno all out for most of the season.  I dropped Knowshon for Ryan Grant as I think he still has some ability.

i have 5 teams. my best record is 2/1

My games haven’t been too great.  I’m dying on my 12 team league because I don’t have a premier running back, but I’m stacked everywhere else.  Plus the weird scoring has QBs, RBs, and WRs that have good games carrying the entire team.  I’m trying to get a guy to trade me either Beanie Wells or Frank Gore for Dez Bryant or Dwayne Bowe, which would help and he needs a WR, but he’s currently in 1st place…

My 20 team league is ok.  I’m doing decent despite what I thought was a crappy team.  I could still use a good RB though, but so many people in the league it kind of balances everything out.

In my 8 team money league I’ve lost 2 straight and I’m in a 3 way tie for first.  I lost my 2 games against the other two guys in 1st place.  It’s been a bunch of crap because I have an elite lineup and guys haven’t produced, or I’ve had some crazy byes (both my QBs are out this week).  Either way, I’m still confident in my team to be in the playoffs.

@Guerrilla:

Worst week. Terrible game… Guess Freeman finally found his man card. That being said, someone just dropped David Nelson, and I’m not sure whether it’s better to pick him up or Jacoby Ford, who seems to have seized the starting spot in place of Moore.

GG

He’s still not throwing to Kellen Winslow though.  :x :x :x  I picked up Jacoby Ford and then dropped him when he was injured.  Wish I had stuck with him because on return yards he’s getting great numbers, plus the occasional run back or pass for TD.  He’s like a Devin Hester Lite (which I also have and is beast most of the time).

@Guerrilla:

I’m trading Washington Redskins for Minnesota and Carnell Williams. I don’t believe either one will have an outstanding game, perhaps Washington has the advantage, but I am confident Cadillac will rebound from his injury and I need him next week for bye.

I’m actually liking this setup, I just wished I knew how David Nelson is going to shape up. The other possibility is picking up the other Moore, the WR from Denver Broncos, but I’m not a big fan of Timmy’s arm (great guy, not great NFL QB).

GG

Not a bad trade, may help you out.  The Vikings D is good but with the O so bad, it may be a wash.  I’d just keep an eye out for people being dropped or impact players for a specific game.  I do a lot of rotation on my benches between 2-4 guys each week.  You have to put in research time though.

I went ahead and picked up TO in one of my leagues where I had the two main RBs for the Saints (dropped Pierre Thomas since Ingram gets all the TD runs) and didn’t see anything better.  He may give me some trade value or may produce.  Did it just for fun but we’ll see, and may do it in one of my other leagues.  You might want to see if you can spare a slot for a couple of weeks, but I’m betting he’s on the field and creating points within a month.