General 2011 Fantasy Football Discussion

[MiamiHomer]

Had my first of three drafts in the next week. Non PPR.



1. (3) Ray Rice (Bal - RB)
2. (22) Hakeem Nicks (NYG - WR)
3. (27) Vincent Jackson (SD - WR)
4. (46) Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB)
5. (51) Jason Witten (Dal - TE)
6. (70) Felix Jones (Dal - RB)
7. (75) Mike Tolbert (SD - RB)
8. (94) New York (NYG - DEF)
9. (99) Mike Thomas (Jac - WR)
10. (118) Fred Jackson (Buf - RB)
11. (123) Clay Matthews (GB - LB)
12. (142) Brandon Pettigrew (Det - TE)
13. (147) Lawrence Timmons (Pit - LB)
14. (166) Danny Amendola (StL - WR)
15. (171) Donovan McNabb (Min - QB)
16. (190) Alex Henery (Phi - K)
17. (195) Paul Posluszny (Jac - LB)
18. (214) Jason Snelling (Atl - RB)

[dim]

I got Adrian Peterson, Andre Johnson, and Larry Fitzgerald in the first 3 picks of my draft.

Cannot be beat.

[FishFF]

Early on Big Ben IMO, but love the Felix pick.

[FishFF]

Dim, 6 team league?

[MiamiHomer]

Early on Big Ben IMO, but love the Felix pick.

Yeah, I didn't want to go that early but there was a run on QBs and I didn't want to risk it. Really like my WRs though and I figured I could wait out these guys and get Felix/Tolbert/Jackson later on and it worked out. I also like getting Snelling purely for chances of a Turner injury.

[dim]

Dim, 6 team league?

10 team league. Roddy White, Greg Jennings, and Calvin Johnson all went ahead of Johnson/Fitzgerald.

EDIT: Picked Peterson #1, Johnson #20, Fitzgerald #21

[MiamiHomer]

PPR league?

[dim]

nah. Standard.

[Erick]

10 team league. Roddy White, Greg Jennings, and Calvin Johnson all went ahead of Johnson/Fitzgerald.

EDIT: Picked Peterson #1, Johnson #20, Fitzgerald #21

You were not playing with smart people.

[MiamiHomer]

I can understand those guys over Fitzgerald but to take them over Johnson is just plain stupid.

[Fish Tank Frenzy]

The only WR i take over Andre Johnson is Calvin Johnson.

I think Erick said it best thus far.

[MiamiHomer]

@ArianFoster: 4 those sincerely concerned, I'm doing ok & plan 2 B back by opening day. 4 those worried abt your fantasy team, u are sick

Clearly Arian doesn't understand how important fantasy football is.

[FishFF]

:lol Being the first overall draft pick in fantasy must be a nightmare for players

[MiamiHomer]

Got a big 12 team standard league draft tomorrow. Top team wins 500 dollars. Just found out I got the 3rd pick.

[DropkickAlex]

1. Adrian Peterson
2. Arian Foster
3. Roll the dice with Johnson or go Charles?

[MiamiHomer]

Right now I think Rice over Charles. McGahee gone means Rice gets goal line carries and good receiver out of the back field. Johnson's hold out is scaring me.

[MiamiHomer]

Draft just finished. Dude with the 2nd pick went Rice over Foster so I nabbed him. Here's my team:

QB- Matt Schaub
RB- Arian Foster
RB- Fred Jackson
WR- Hakeem Nicks
WR- Mike Wallace
WR- Steve Smith (CAR)
TE- Jermichael Finley
K- Dan Carpenter
DST- Giants

Reserves:
Josh Freeman
Ben Tate
Malcom Floyd
Mike Tolbert
Jacoby Ford

The draft froze on me and it took forever to get back in the room so Jackson and Smith were auto'd to me, I guess it could have been worse.

[Bobbob1313]

Fucking yahoo draft room wouldn't open for me on my work PC, so I'm being autodrafted right now. In an 18 team league. I'm definitely gonna have guys I've never heard of.

[MiamiHomer]

Is it a big money league because that would suck. I started to panic when mine froze because I didn't leave any guys in my quire and my browser froze on top of it.

[Bobbob1313]

180 for the winner. It's not my biggest league.

[MiamiHomer]

Mine has the winner getting 450 dollars so I was a bit hectic.

[Bobbob1313]

The other one is a 12 team league with $100 buy in, so I'd be much more worried. Winner gets $600, points champ gets $300.

[Bobbob1313]

Pretty happy with my autodrafted team.

18 team league.

1 point per all purpose yard (excluding returns)
4 points per catch
28 points per TD

Sam Bradford
Calvin Johnson
Kenny Britt
Rashard Mendenhall
Shon Greene
Beanie Wells
Jermichael Finley
Neil Rackers
New Orleans DST
Delone Carter
Marion Barber
Greg Little
Kevin Boss

Bench is super weak, which is to be expected, but I'm making a few waiver moves that I hope will help, and I like Carter as a sleeper.

Still, got two different number team's 1 WRs, and 3 RBs that should at least split carries or be the primary back, and two pretty good TEs. Just gotta hope Bradford is pretty good, because QBs are really important in this league. 15 QBs went in the first 3 rounds.

[DropkickAlex]

Arian Foster...torn hamstring...

[MiamiHomer]

Let me guess, you were watching ESPN interview their doctor after seeing Foster's MRI he tweeted out? Grade 1 strain isn't too bad, as someone who owns him in a league I wouldn't mind seeing him sit week 1 or even 2. I have Tate as a handcuff anyways.
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I've already had one guy offer me Hillis for Foster telling me he's out for 4 weeks :lol

[DropkickAlex]

Yeah MH I just turned on the tele after getting home from a job fair. Hillis is a nice player to get though if he's open to trading him.

[MiamiHomer]

Hillis isn't going to be what he was last year. I'd rather wait out however long Foster sits, if he does sit any, than move him for Hillis who has his share of issues. I have Tolbert and Tate to hold me over for the time being. I think people are panicking a bit too much on Foster.

[Mainge]

Hillis goes for 1200/500/12 barring injury

[DropkickAlex]

I approve. His last 3 weeks he played with broken ribs.
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I wouldn't trade Foster for Hillis. I'm saying if he was open to trading Hillis I'd be interested. I like stacking my RBs

[MiamiHomer]

It's a 3 WR league so I'm more focused on making sure I have good depth there to separate myself. RBs pop up through out the season every year.

[DropkickAlex]

Ah did not realize that. Only real deep sleeper I see in WR this year would be Simpson of the Bengals.

[Mainge]

Lee Evans gon bounce back.

[MiamiHomer]

Him and Burleson are two guys that I've been able to get in late rounds that I think are going to have really nice seasons.

[Metes]

Count me as one a little skeptical of Hillis

[Mainge]

Meh. He's gon be fine.

I'm not sold on Burly. There's a guy in Pitt who's name escapes me who gon be worth keeping an eye on.

[MiamiHomer]

Antonio Brown?

[Mainge]

Yeah him.
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Just for measure, Brandon Marshall has played in approximately 4 quarters this pre-season (so 1 game) and has 7 catches, 136 yards, TD, and 50 yards worth of interference penalties

He gon be killer as well.

[MiamiHomer]

Mario Manningham is another that I think is going to be nice with Steve Smith out of NY. I've taken Nicks in 2 of my leagues because that dude catches almost anything thrown his way but once Nicks is off the board I always look for Manningham but some guys in my league had already been big on him.

[Mainge]

Good call. I like Deion Branch too.

[Ramp]

I think Antonio Brown blows up

[Metes]

Me and Kujo are big believers in Danny "Amen Corner" Amendola

[MiamiHomer]

Dude is still trying to convince me to trade him Foster for Hillis:

Comment:
Last chance. If you havent seen the report on ESPN from the
doc you should. He is out for a bit with a torn hammy.

[TealMonster08]

Count me in on the Antonio Brown.
And Mike Tolbert. He is dreamy.
My draft is Sunday 12-team PPR. $25 each. $225 champ. $75 regular season champ.

[Bobbob1313]

Shit, I got the first pick in my other draft. I hate that!

[FishFanInPA]

Thoughts on this 10 team PPR:

QB - Vick, Bradford
RB - Blount, D. Williams, Tolbert, M. Bush, Ringer, D. Carter
WR - A. Johnson, Bowe, Garcon, Evans, Roberts
TE - Davis
K - Cundiff
D/ST - Ravens

[TealMonster08]

Count me in on the Antonio Brown.
And Mike Tolbert. He is dreamy.
My draft is Sunday 12-team PPR. $25 each. $225 champ. $75 regular season champ.

Just did this draft. Thoughts?

QB- Roethlisberger, Stafford
RB- Mccoy, Forte, Tolbert, Ben Tate
WR- Mike Wallace, Welker, Boldin, Ochocinco, Hines Ward
TE- Jimmy Graham, Todd Heap
D- Ravens
K- Kaeding

[Fritz]

I'm in a 10 team league with a PPR component and a WR/RB flex. What should I do?
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At what point do I consider picking Peyton Manning?

[Fritz]

Ok, here's my team. It's PPR.

QB - Manning/Orton
RB - CJ2K, Gore
Flex - Jackson, S.
WR - Lloyd, Manningham
Flex 2 - Williams, DeAngelo
TE - Graham, J.
D - San Diego
K - Crosby

[Metes]

What round did you grab Gore? I've avoided him like the plague the last few years with his glass endoskeleton.

[Fritz]

I got him in the second round, 15th overall. I figured my team is high risk high reward.


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[CrimsonCane]

I got an auction draft tomorrow.

Anyone know where I can get some decent player projections? Then, I can start messing around with a spreadsheet from there.

Alternatively, if you know of any auction cheat sheets, those would be helpful as well.

[jOOj]

http://walterfootball.com/fantasy.php

They usually do quality rankings, I haven't tried it but they have downloadable spread sheets that you could work off of.

[MiamiHomer]

CBS has accuscore projections for all positions:

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/stats/weeklyprojections/QB/season/as

Also their rankings had auction values for players but it seems they took them off once they put up their week 1 rankings.

[jOOj]

I wonder who's the fella that has to actually sit down and project Sage Rosenfels stats for the season.

[MiamiHomer]

A computer!

[FishFanInPA]

I hate my team. I usually do but this year I loathe it.

[MiamiHomer]

Already dying for the season to start. I'll be managing 3 money league teams this year.

[CrimsonCane]

CBS has accuscore projections for all positions:

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/stats/weeklyprojections/QB/season/as

Also their rankings had auction values for players but it seems they took them off once they put up their week 1 rankings.

This is for me.
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THe auction values and projected points are not as useful as the actual stat projections because I like to conform it to the specific scoring system in the league I'm in. That translates to me using Excel a lot tonight (Draft's in-person and right after work.)

[CrimsonCane]

My initial stats have shown me that people are VERY inefficient with distributing their money.

[Fish Tank Frenzy]

I'm managing 5 money leagues. Way too many but I have a problem saying No. A total of $835 in ante money. I hope I can win at least one of them and hopefully if I do win only one it's not the SFM league. Next year I am going to try and cut my leagues down to 3.

[CrimsonCane]

I'm just in the one league. I'm normally not a fan of fantasy football but I was dragged out of retirement because I'm interested in seeing if I can use some of the same principles I use in fantasy baseball drafting to get a competitive edge in building my team.

Regrettably, my models are having a hard time dealing with the fact that there's no benefit to having money left over when the auction draft is over. I know that there are ways of getting it to do these things, but my math skills are no where near where they were back when I was in college.

[jOOj]

Next year if I'm in Fla, I want to do a mighty money league if any of yawls are down. A. Festa hosted live draft with high stakes. /wants this, prolly won't happen

[Fritz]

I'm there if it happens. If MH is the commissioner, the 2012 draft will probably start next week.

[jOOj]

I'd let Omar & Festus host the event since they kinda run Miami :lol also our :: CENSORED :: winter meetings idea could be in play as well, maybe find a spot to have a big board draft war room and all the fixins.

The past few years I've been in a pretty legit one where the end pot has topped a grand, we did a live draft and pay for transactions. The heat on that league was a rush that you can't get unless you're paying in corn for a Korean hover job.

[Fish Tank Frenzy]

In my largest pot league the winner gets $2160, runner up gets $1080 and third place gets $360. I won this league 2 years ago it pwned!

[jOOj]

Sick. I haven't won a money league since like 2002 :lol It was for about $400, won a couple freebees here and there but it's been tough. I seem to just enjoy the live draft and having a legit reason to care. Even if CC gon win.

[Fish Tank Frenzy]

Drafting is the best part, it is so much fun. Hanging out with friends, drinking beer, smoking a lil something, BBQing, etc, that's one of the reasons I never say no to a league haha

[Bobbob1313]

I won my big money league and got first place in points in 07, so I won't $750. As a college freshman, I lived large and blew it very quickly.

Ive had to miss both of my live drafts this year because of work. Fucking weekends and shit.

[Branch]

I'm there if it happens. If MH is the commissioner, the 2012 draft will probably start next week.

Hey man there is no crying in fantasy football so you should stop being a crybaby and crying.

[CrimsonCane]

Just finished my auction draft (12 team, PPR League)

QB - Matt Ryan
RB - LaSean McCoy
RB - Fred Jackson
WR - Roddy White
WR - Wes Welker
WR - Santana Moss
K - Rob Bironas
Def - Pittsburgh

Bench
QB - Colt McCoy
RB - James Starks
RB - CJ Spiller
WR - Lance Moore
WR - Steve Smith (PHI)
Def - Cincinnati
K - Connor Barth

MiamiHomer was basically guiding my entire draft via G-Chat.

[Fritz]

I'm reporting you to the bar.

So you can get a shitty Coors Light.

[Bobbob1313]

We use a funky scoring system in this 10-team league:

Every all purpose yard is 1 point (except KOs)
TDs by DST, RB, WR, and TEs are worth 56 pts
TDs by QBs are 28 points
Receptions by WR and RB are 5 pts
receptions by TE are 10 pts

my team is:

QB Manning, Eli
RB Peterson, Adrian
RB Jackson, Steven
WR Austin, Miles
WR Fitzgerald, Larry
TE Clark, Dallas
RB-WR-TE Harvin, Percy
K- Laurence Tynes
DST Dolphins
RES Benson, Cedric
RES Woodhead, Danny
RES Crabtree, Michael
RES Tomlinson, LaDainian
RES Miller, Zach
RES Bush, Michael
RES Rice, Sidney

Moderately happy with my team. I like my receiving corps a lot, but I wish I had more depth at RB.

[MiamiHomer]

Funky scoring system would be an understatement.

[MiamiHomer]

Well, I benched Steve Smith so it sucks he's going off but it's good to see how much Newton likes to look his way.

[Bobbob1313]

Both of my teams will win this week. This is a good thing.

[MiamiHomer]

I'm most likely going to win 3 out of 4 of my leagues but that one loss is in the highest paid league. Tate makes me feel better about waiting on Foster and Newton seemed locked on Smith.

[MiamiHomer]

Down 85-84 and my opponent has McFadden while I have super kicker Dan Carpenter. A 5 FG night would be cool!

[FishFF]

You gon lose..

[MiamiHomer]

It's my own fault anyways. Had I not panicked and left Steve Smith in instead of putting Malcom Floyd to be my #3 I'd be up by 24 right now.

[FishFF]

Your not alone, I don't think anyone saw that coming.

[MiamiHomer]

Funny part is that Smith was auto'd to me during the draft when my draft room froze. Could that possibly been the best thing to happen for me? I hope he's back to his dominate self from a few years ago. Because my other two WR are Nicks and Wallace so he'd be an awesome #3 along with my RB group of F-Jax/Foster/Tolbert/Tate.

[FishFF]

I think it was more Arizona's awful defense. I don't think Cam comes near another game like that all year.

[Erick]

I benched Cam Newton and Mike Tolbert in one of my leagues. Good thing I still scored 120 points with my starters and will probably still win, anyway.

[MiamiHomer]

I think it was more Arizona's awful defense. I don't think Cam comes near another game like that all year.

Cam looked good regardless of the level of defense. Also he has the arm strength to take shots down the field so I still feel real good about Smith for now.

[Mainge]

I wonder if perhaps, Wes Welker's fantasy value will begin to wane in non-PPR leagues. It really seemed like Gronk and Hernandez are getting all of what used to be his targets in the middle of the field. Now obviously, he was a fantasy stud last night, but the majority of his points came from both his TDs. The 99 yard bullshit is never happening again, and he's never been a high volume TD guy.

If you own him in non-PPR leagues, the situation is worth monitoring over the next few weeks and if you get plus value in return, think about it. You're welcome.

So he's now a lock for 1500/12.

[MiamiHomer]

Brady still targeted him a ton in the middle of the field yesterday. Just the fact that his TEs kept getting free releases at the line made it easier to get them the ball in the middle.
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Brady targeted him 12 times last night. I'd have to watch the game again but I think two were redzone targets with 1 of them being the 2 or 1 yard TD catch.
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I think he racks up enough yards on his catches to still be good value in standard leagues. Maybe the TD total takes a hit though.

[Mainge]

I counted 10 targets. That's not enough. I just looked through his game log last year and he went through a rough stretch of shitty.

I'm just saying.

[MiamiHomer]

ESPN has him at 12 targets.

[Mainge]

I don't remember that many but whatevs. I'm just saying there's a reason he took a dive last year. Those TE's are insanely athletic and killer weapons. There are only handful of guys in the league who can cover them.

[MiamiHomer]

I think Moss gone an coming back from a torn ACL had something to do with it last year. Brady still seems to have a lot of faith in Welker to be his go to receiver but I guess we'll see.

[Mainge]

We'll see. Someone offered me Desean for him. I'm thinking pretty hard about it.

[MiamiHomer]

Jackson is probably more valuable in a standard league than Welker though.

[Mainge]

Maybe. He's not a big TD guy either. I do firmly believe that Wes has fell down the totem pole, the only thing I'm concerned about is, will they pass enough for it not to matter.

Belichick coaches with both middle fingers extended towards the opposing side line.

[Fritz]

I'm still baffled that Hernandez was a 3rd round pick in the NFL draft.


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[Metes]

Dem Gatas are never good in the league

[Mainge]

I'm still baffled that Hernandez was a 3rd round pick in the NFL draft.


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4th round*

It was because he's smallish and can't block, so NE took a larger traditional TE to start, and Aaron Hernandez to play with.

[MiamiHomer]

He's just a really thick WR.

[Mainge]

And Hback.

Who just turned Deion Branch into Antonio Gates? This guy?

[Erick]

Hugg, what do you think of the Bengals defense this year?

[Bobbob1313]

4th round*

It was because he's smallish and can't block, so NE took a larger traditional TE to start, and Aaron Hernandez to play with.

This is what makes them so god damned difficult to defend when they go no huddle. They can just leave Hernandez and Woodhead on the field all times and switch seamlessly between every package they have in their playbook, and it just exhausts or confuses the defense, or both as the Dolphins showed on Monday. They were totally unprepared for that.

[Ramp]

I think WR Greg Salas is gonna be a sneaky pickup now that he's in the slot for the Rams

[MiamiHomer]

I gon be thinking this over till game time on Sunday. Do I stay with Fred Jackson and Tolbert on Sunday or do I start Foster if he's going to play with the chance he doesn't get full reps. If I do start Foster then who do I sit!

[AdamRavs]

Didn't Tolbert go out last week in the game?

[MiamiHomer]

He's fine.

[Mainge]

I'd sit Foster 1 more week. We're still a good defensive front and it's hard to imagine Foster getting the majority of the carries when he's gimpy.

Def wait until Sunday morning though.

[MiamiHomer]

Michael_Fabiano Michael Fabiano
Report: Texans want to get Arian Foster 20 touches, Ben Tate at least 10 in Week 2. Could be very confusing for fantasy owners.


...

[Mainge]

Tough.

[MiamiHomer]

I also have to decide if I risk leaving Nicks in the lineup or play Jordy Nelson. I dislike that this league has it set up as divisions so this is a must win already after losing my first divisional game last week.

[Ramp]

Foster won't get 20 touches as of today.... Expect Tate to tote the rock early and often

[MiamiHomer]

I'm leaning to playing Jordy Nelson rather than risking playing Hicks. I have Brandon Gibson just in case but I think Nelson outperforms him anyways.

[Bobbob1313]

My opponent has Tom Brady, and everyone else on his team has already played. I am beating him, even though my QB hasn't played yet. That is very much for me.

Adrian Peterson and Larry Fitzgerald bounced back in a big way, and Miles Austin is blowing up. And my policy of picking up a defense every week is working out so far. Cincy's doing very poorly against Denver.
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And my policy of picking up a defense every week is working out so far. Cincy's doing very poorly against Denver.

Spoke way too soon on this. Jesus Christ, Denver. Way to come out of the half.

[Mainge]

I'd sit Foster 1 more week. We're still a good defensive front and it's hard to imagine Foster getting the majority of the carries when he's gimpy.

Def wait until Sunday morning though.

This guys a stud.

[MiamiHomer]

This guys a stud.

The unfortunate part is Tolbert didn't do much better and now I'm down 7 with Nicks (Gibson in if Nicks is out) and my opponent has Bradshaw. If I were facing 9 other teams in this league I'd be winning though but shit happens. Need Hicks to play real well and Bradshaw to fumble some.

[MiamiHomer]

I love it when guys you are playing against just say you are lucky in their match up. A dude I'm playing in one league is talking shit about how VJax and Fred Jackson had career games that will never happen again and Vick got hurt saved me from having a chance tonight since I'm down 7 with Hakeem Nicks left to play.

[MiamiHomer]

Need Nicks to get the damn ball!

Down 142.68-141.72

[Mainge]

I really dislike PPR.

[Erick]

The only thing my teams did well this week was get injured.

[MiamiHomer]

I lost 142.68-142.52

[MiamiHomer]

NFL came out with stat corrections for week 2 and Hakeem Nicks is now getting crediting for a 23 yard catch that didn't get recorded because the stat tracker thought the penalty on the play was accepted when it wasn't.

[Branch]

Does that mean you won?

Also, anyone know what Vick's status for week 3 is?

[MiamiHomer]

Yes, all the fantasy sites are saying it will be modified by tomorrow morning.

[Fritz]

I need help yawls. Pick two.

Jones-Drew @Car
Forte vs. GB
Jackson vs. NE
Best @Min
Jones, F. vs. Was

[jOOj]

I'd go with MoJo and 40. But what do I know!?

[Fritz]

That's how I feel too.

[jOOj]

We just shared a moment.

[MiamiHomer]

Yeah, MJD and Forte easy.

[Fritz]

Okee

[Branch]

Since Jerome Simpson is a dumbass, apparently, I now need to pick either Austin Collie or Donald Driver to start over his dumbass.

Who would you choose?

[MiamiHomer]

I wouldn't even have Collie on my team with the way Collins has looked, maybe if they signed Gerrard. I think there are better guys on waivers that have more upside as well.

[Erick]

Since Jerome Simpson is a dumbass, apparently, I now need to pick either Austin Collie or Donald Driver to start over his dumbass.

Who would you choose?

If those are the two options...Driver, without a doubt.

[Fritz]

Kolb @Sea
Romo vs. Was

Choose one.

[MiamiHomer]

I think I might go Kolb just because Romo is hurt and will be without Austin for sure and Bryant isn't 100% either. Only risk is Seattle sucks so much that they don't need to throw a lot.

[Mainge]

Romo.

[marlins_virus.exe]

quick: Scott Chandler vs NE or Kellen Winslow vs ATL? Winslow is listed as questionable

[Mainge]

Winslow.

[Branch]

I <3 Stevie Johnson.

Also, Jerome Simpson is playing, I can't believe it/that I started Brandon LaFell over him.

[FishFF]

Beanie fucked me this week

[Mainge]

Beanie fucked me this week

In our league?

[Branch]

Jerome Simpson had 1 point, Brandon LaFell had 0.

I broke even.

[MiamiHomer]

Was a monsoon in Carolina.

CC must be feeling good with McCoy, FJax and Welker today.

[CrimsonCane]

I am. 50 points just from Welker. One of the top 5 fantasy performances in the last 10 years.

[Branch]

Wes Welker > Calvin Johnson

/just pissed off like 6 people

[Mainge]

Maybe for retards.

[Bobbob1313]

Wes Welker > Calvin Johnson


Wait, like, as a football player?

[Branch]

I make joke!
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Bob, it should have been clear that I meant he is better than Calvin Johnson at being short and caucasian.

Duh.

[Bobbob1313]

I make joke!
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Bob, it should have been clear that I meant he is better than Calvin Johnson at being short and caucasian.

Duh.

And having death eyes.

[FishFF]

In our league?

nah my other league. Im short on RB depth after losing Jamaal, and Beanie goes inactive. DeAngelo Williams is the biggest POS on top of that.

[Bobbob1313]

Kenny Britt :(

Tomlinson on my bench :(

[MiamiHomer]

Nate Washington gon be a hot commodity.

[Bobbob1313]

Knew I shouldn't have started Steven Jackson at the last minute.

[Mainge]

Need a TD from Romo or Dez to win this week. This after I lost Charles, Britt, Gates, Beanie, Hillis, and had to roll the dice with Romo-Dez because I didn't have enough healthy players.

And Deion Branch had exactly 0 catches.
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:(.

[MiamiHomer]

Arian Foster getting a full workload after full week of practice. His healthy return would really solidify my line up especially with how Fred Jackson has played, a solid 1-2 RB combo there.

[Branch]

Jeremy Maclin and Steven Jackson are makin' me super nervous with their ham problems, but it's a better gamble than Johnny Knox and Shonn Greene, to my thoughts.

[Bobbob1313]

After our conversation, I ended up trading for Steven Jackson in one league!

Andre Johnson
Steven Jackson

for

Calvin Johnson
Beanie Wells

Wells and Jackson both have injury issues, but I think Jackson's the better player if healthy, and I think the Johnsons are basically a wash.

[jOOj]

Ehe Johnson wash.

[Fritz]

I would like a Johnson wash.

[Ramp]

Gore is playing, but Kendall Hunter gon start today

[Fritz]

Forte, F. Jackson, MoJo

Pick two

[MiamiHomer]

That's a tough one. Forte and Fjax i think.

[Fritz]

Thanks for the timely response. I went with those two though.

I have no hope for MoJo with Blonde Gabbert as QB.

[MiamiHomer]

Thank ya Jesus for holding onto to Foster!

[Bobbob1313]

This has been a good day. I'm glad I picked up the Saints Def and Jermaine Gresham this week.

[Mainge]

Romo is doing his best to throw away my lead.

[Bobbob1313]

Operation Johnson Wash was a failure week 1, but I'm confident Steven Jackson will outplay Beanie.

[MiamiHomer]

Calvin Johnson has had 2 TD in each of the first 4 games.

[Bobbob1313]

I benched Eli Manning against the Eagles last week. He did good.
I started him this week against the Cardinals and he's doing nothing.

I'm going to poop my pants.

[Fritz]

I had one of those dumb flukey moves today.

I sat Orton and picked up Hasselbeck off waivers. He did good for me.

[CrimsonCane]

I really need a Matt Ryan to Roddy White TD pass.

[Bobbob1313]

Operation Johnson Wash was a failure week 1, but I'm confident Steven Jackson will outplay Beanie.

:picard

I'm an asshole!

Week 1: Utter and complete failure.

[Erick]

I benched Eli Manning against the Eagles last week. He did good.
I started him this week against the Cardinals and he's doing nothing.

I'm going to poop my pants.

I was feeling the same way until the last couple of drives.

[Bobbob1313]

I was feeling the same way until the last couple of drives.

Yep. Pulled me ahead by a very comfortable margin and helped me be the 2nd highest scoring team in my league.

[Mainge]

Started the Sunday night game up big but Ravens D is putting me in serious danger of losing.

[Mainge]

Holy shit

[MiamiHomer]

The Ravens defense is putting up some staggering fantasy numbers for this week.

[Mainge]

I was up 138 to 91 before this game. Its now 138-125.

[Bobbob1313]

I won 1416-1240 :)

[Mainge]

Your league is stupid.

[Bobbob1313]

It's almost exactly the same as any league that uses decimals, but it doesn't use punctuation.

[Mainge]

Decimal leagues are stupid.

[Bobbob1313]

You're a bigot!

[Fritz]

I'm not sure how improved accuracy is stupid. I like decimal leagues.

[Mainge]

I like whole numbers.

[Fritz]

You're a bad person.

[Hugg]

I like decimal leagues too.

Kinda dumb that a player with 51 yards = one with 59 yards

[Metes]

Pick one: Blount, Greene, Santonio

[Fritz]

Punchy

[Mainge]

Yuh

[Metes]

Thought so

[Fritz]

Terrible fantasy QB week for me this week:

Dalton @Jax
Hasselbeck @Pit

Pick one.

[Mainge]

I had the exact same conundrum. I went with Dalton but I am not confident in that at all.

[Ramp]

Hasselbeck

[Metes]

Gotta go with Matty, he'll throw a few picks but they'll have to air it out a lot

[Mainge]

I don't think they will. The Steelers front 3 has been getting dominated on the LOS.

[Branch]

I gotta side with Mainge and say Dalton. I don't think Jacksonville's D is as good as the advanced metrics say they are. The Steelers have good numbers against the pass, coupled with problems on their line which incline me to think Seattle will lean on Lynch.

[Fritz]

Tennessee

[Branch]

You are correct. I have trouble thinking of Hasselbeck as anything but a Seahawk. Just substitute Tennessee and Chris Johnson in that sentence where appropriate.
--------------------
The fact that it's Tennessee further inclines me to say Dalton. I see a big day for CJ coming up.

[Miamarlin21]

Thoughts on this deal. I am close to trading Cam Newton and DeAngelo Williams for Miles Austin and Jordy Nelson. (My starting QB is Tom Brady so Cam has been riding the bench.)

[Bobbob1313]

I am very happy that Miles Austin is coming back this week. Him and Larry Fitzgerald is going to be fun for the rest of the season.

[Metes]

Thoughts on this deal. I am close to trading Cam Newton and DeAngelo Williams for Miles Austin and Jordy Nelson. (My starting QB is Tom Brady so Cam has been riding the bench.)

I'm kinda eh on Jordy. I'd try to get a better piece, but it's a good move to dish Cam.

[Miamarlin21]

I'm kinda eh on Jordy. I'd try to get a better piece, but it's a good move to dish Cam.

I need a RB or WR. He has Starks, Graham, Roddy White, Andre Johnson, Vincent Jackson Blount, Tolbert, and Julio Jones. I'd like Jackson or Johnson but he wouldn't do that.

[FishFF]

I think it's fine for your back up qb. Your getting a WR1 and a fine flex/bye week guy.

[MiamiHomer]

I need a RB or WR. He has Starks, Graham, Roddy White, Andre Johnson, Vincent Jackson Blount, Tolbert, and Julio Jones. I'd like Jackson or Johnson but he wouldn't do that.

I'd try to get Julio Jones instead of Jordy.

[Bobbob1313]

I play in an 18 team league where Sam Bradford is my QB. RB is my deepest spot.

I was offered Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jerome Simpson for Sam Bradford and Steven Jackson.

If I take the deal, my RBs would be Shonne Greene, Rashard Mendenhall, and Knowshon Moreno.

I'm leaning to no, but I desperately need an upgrade at QB.

[MiamiHomer]

Yeah, pass on that.

[Metes]

Pick up Tebow and win the championship

[Ramp]

I love Jordy Nelson. Do the deal fm

[Bobbob1313]

Pick up Tebow and win the championship

The best QB available in FA is Kerry Collins. For real.

[Mainge]

Jordy is the #2 WR for the best pass offense in the NFL. Do it.

[Branch]

Jordy Nelson doesn't play for the Patriots, Mainge. (Nitpicky, but GB is really the 2nd best passing offense, even though not much separates them)

[MiamiHomer]

He doesn't get a consistent amount of targets to be a really good #2 WR. With Jennings, Finley and now James Jones I'd feel better about Julio Jones for the rest of the season. Julio has been targeted 42 times this year already, his recent hamstring injury that will keep him out this week hurts him though. I really just see Nelson as a better version of what Devery Henderson does in the Saints offense.

[Mainge]

Jordy. Not worried about Jones or Finley.

[MiamiHomer]

Jordy. Not worried about Jones or Finley.

Finley was on the field this past week for 50 snaps, James Jones was in on 26 and Nelson on 30. Finley splits out wide a lot as well. I think Nelson is a good player but I don't think he'll be as consistent as Julio Jones being the definite #2 guy in Atlanta from a fantasy standpoint.

[Mainge]

Most likely not. But I think it's closer than you think it is. Atlanta definitely won't have this many attempts throughout the year. And I'm not worried about Finley because he is targeted in a different area of the field than Jordy is, even when split out wide. And as talented as Jones is, he's a grade A jackass.

[Miamarlin21]

I'm getting my ass handed to me this week. No Brady, McCoy or Green-Ellis.

[Beef]

Keep it in the NFL Season thread

[Miamarlin21]

But it's about "general fantasy football?"

[Beef]

I'm just playing with you, feller

[Miamarlin21]

haha?

[Beef]

Not haha playing.

:-(

I was using you to get to Moss

[Branch]

I was using the NFL Season thread to get to you!

[Bobbob1313]

Josh Freeman sucked for me, but I still could win.

I just need Jimmy Graham to have a below average day for me to win.

[Beef]

Interceptions are bad in your league?

[MiamiHomer]

Good thing I held onto Foster instead of trading him for Hillis. I'm kicking ass in that league with Fred Jackson and Foster leading the way. Wallace, Steve Smith and Nicks also helping the cause as well.

[Bobbob1313]

Josh Freeman sucked for me, but I still could win.

I just need Jimmy Graham to have a below average day for me to win.

He didn't do it. I lost.

Fuck.

[Mainge]

Is that sarcasm?

[Bobbob1313]

Graham has two touchdowns. What about that post says sarcasm?

[Mainge]

The way you worded it, I thought you were behind and needed Jimmy Graham to win. I see you're up against him now

[Bobbob1313]

Adrian Peterson, Steven Jackson, and Eli Manning are going to outscore my opponent :) I could be going for a league record this week if Jermaine Gresham wasn't a late scratch and I had started Harvin.

[MiamiHomer]

I need to get into a league like the one my brother is in. Weekly top scorer gets cash and I think he's done it 4 times already thanks to his studly team that I helped him draft.

[MiamiHomer]

For fantasy football junkies:

Draftstreet (http://www.draftstreet.com/register.aspx?r=MattUM02)

[Bobbob1313]

In my main league, my RBs were Steven Jackson, Adrian Petersen, Cedric Benson. My WRs were Larry Fitzgerald, Miles Austin, Sidney Rice, Percy Harvin, and James Jones.

I traded Fitzgerald and Benson for Michael Turner.

I really need Austin to pull his head out of his ass, and I'll need some luck and good planning to play the matchups for the other WRs. But my RBs are super nice. Gives me 3 of the top 16 scoring RBs in a 10 team league.

[Branch]

I shouldn't have gotten off the SJax Train :(

[Bobbob1313]

Yup. He's a pretty cool player.

I told you it's frustrating having him on your team, though!

This season is starting to line up perfectly for me. Picked up Michael Bush last week, and now it's looking like McFadden is out this week, meaning I've got a perfect bye week replacement for Adrian Peterson.

Then, after this week, I'll have Michael Turner, Steven Jackson, and Adrian Peterson all the way to the end (barring injury :()

[MiamiHomer]

Steven Jackson's schedule is awesome outside of the games against SF. Andre Johnson needs to get healthy again. He's a game time decision this week again.

[Bobbob1313]

If Miles Austin can get back on track, I'll feel extremely confident with my team.

What would be perfect is if McFadden misses a number of games, I could flip Bush for a WR.

[MiamiHomer]

After Sunday try to trade him to the McFadden owner, that is if he has some good WR options.

[Bobbob1313]

After Sunday try to trade him to the McFadden owner, that is if he has some good WR options.

Yup.

Looks like McFadden will be missing at least the next two weeks, since Oakland plays next Thursday. This is working out perfectly.

[Mainge]

Where did you hear that?

[Bobbob1313]

Where did you hear that?

Oakland coach Hue Jackson said RB Darren McFadden has made progress from a sprained right foot, but he could be held out against Denver in Week 9 because of the Raiders' quick turnaround the following week. McFadden has not practiced this week and left the team's facility Wednesday on crutches and with his foot in a walking boot. "I really think if a guy is close, but he's not totally where he needs to be, then I will take that into consideration," Jackson told the San Francisco Chronicle. "Because, obviously, we play again quickly the following week. But what I want to do is take the healthiest football team I can into this next game."
(Updated 11/03/2011).

Fantasy Analysis

Oakland has just four days following Sunday's game to prepare for its Week 10 matchup against San Diego on a Thursday. The Raiders are certainly being cautious with McFadden, who suffered the injury during the team's first offensive series against Kansas City in Week 7. McFadden has rushed for 614 yards and four touchdowns on 113 carries this season, but appears unlikely to play Sunday. Keep an eye on his status throughout the week, but Fantasy owners should have healthier replacements in mind, including McFadden's teammate Michael Bush.

This will be what I do, btw.

The two weeks thing is just my assumption.

[Mainge]

That says nothing about week 10. If anything, they'll probably hold him out so he can play on Thursday. Like a mini-bye week.

I'm playing the Devils advocate here because I'm debating whether or not I should follow through with a trade I agreed to minutes before he got hurt. My feeling is that he'll play on that Thursday game.

[Bobbob1313]

It's certainly possible. I like my interpretation better, though :)

[Mainge]

I bet I'm right.

[Bobbob1313]

I'M THE EXPERT

[Ramp]

For what it's worth, I've been doing what bobbob just started doing for the last 3 years (on a different site)

soooo I'm the expert

also

/oneupper

[Mainge]

Better start texting me before you right your blurbs, Bobby.

[MiamiHomer]

Pssh, I spend all hours of the day doing that.

[Mainge]

And I'm never wrong, ever.

[MiamiHomer]

Should start our own site.

[Bobbob1313]

Better start texting me before you right your blurbs, Bobby.

:-(

[MiamiHomer]

:lol