Ok looks like we will have 14 people... I'm going to make the bench spots 5 as I said earlier and to redo the Top 4 Payouts...
By vphys Go To Postmgreen says he couldn't never connect with you for paypal info, his spot is openJust tell him my e-mail address for Paypal, it's the same I gave you. Dunno why he didn't e-mail me or post on any forum.
I'm interested in joining if you need another. I believe I sent a message, but am not sure on this forum.
By vphys Go To Postit's too late now he joined a different league... and he couldn't contact me? Good Lord he was all over the forum the other day. This is ridiculous... have to scramble so much to find people.
By Dr.Horrible Go To PostI'm interested in joining if you need another. I believe I sent a message, but am not sure on this forum.Ok gimme your e-mail so I can send you an invite. If you know others on GAF who are looking for a league last-second and can pay the buy-in, send them here.
By diehard Go To PostI can't make the draft.Set it to Autopick at least... try to ask Dy if he wants to draft for you, he knows his NFL stuff. Even Blackace might.
Anybody want my yahoo info to draft for me?
By Dr.Horrible Go To PostSo how many teams are we at?14. Initially I wanted 16 but probably won't make it. Going to lock teams in 30-40 minutes. We lost alot of guys from last year and a few who had joined recently.
I've tried to get Dy into FF alot, I don't think he'd mind honestly. I'm going to keep trying to get someone last second for ya diehard. Don't worry about payment yet, I might be able to find a guy. Spamming Yahoo and other FF boards I know.
Hey koko I sent you a PM. Thanks man! If you can't that's ok an auto draft will get me the same results as me drafting lol
By diehard Go To PostI was dumb and didn't select your name. Should be there nowStill nothing.
By The Frankman Go To PostCJ Anderson having a monstrous game. Getting all the dumpoffs and two TDs.
He looked damn good against a great CAR defense. DT and my kicker barely scored more than Cano :(
I love how StatTracker is still broken on the first week on Fantasy Football season. Maybe if they didn't infect it with ads it would work.
By The Frankman Go To PostCJ Anderson having a monstrous game. Getting all the dumpoffs and two TDs.
he carried me in two of my other leagues.
Here are a few good sites to use if you are newer to Fantasy Football and could use advice on moves.
Rotoworld NFL
CBS Fantasy Football
Rotogrinders
The last one is especially good because it's a DFS site... people tend to ignore those sites because of the daily nature, but football is a one week game where you just need to win that one week. I've been a Rotogrinders member for 2+ years, they give some of the best stats/info for NFL games and tons of content to analyze.
Rotoworld NFL
CBS Fantasy Football
Rotogrinders
The last one is especially good because it's a DFS site... people tend to ignore those sites because of the daily nature, but football is a one week game where you just need to win that one week. I've been a Rotogrinders member for 2+ years, they give some of the best stats/info for NFL games and tons of content to analyze.
I'm going to lose my matchup to cloudy this week but I am so happy with my young receivers so far. Shepard clicking with Eli Manning (you SUCK Randle), Sharpe had an off game but he's seeing lots of targets, and Coleman looked awesome with McCown (Baltimore secondary doe).
SOS is meaningless this year. With 14 people we all face each other once, so it's just about facing guys at the right time and Lady Luck.
By diehard Go To PostI lost this week when i shouldn't have. If this comes back to bite me .. ughJust remember to set your lineup before 1 PM Sunday! You have some injuries to worry about but just 30 minutes of checking each day on a few sites is all you need to really be ok.
By cloudy Go To PostHow do the Weekly prizes work?There are weekly prizes?
ESPN's Matt Berry: I hate you, John Kuhn … I hate you.
Through four games, John Kuhn has 11 touches for 29 yards. And four touchdowns, three of which came in Week 4. Mark Ingram was a high draft pick and started in almost every league, including by me. And he scored against San Diego early on. Great. And then ... disaster. Not one, not two, but three vultures by Kuhn. Fine, if not to Ingram, let Drew Brees throw it to Coby Fleener. Or Brandin Cooks. Or Willie Snead. Or anyone but John Kuhn. Because I am a glutton, I sent the play to our "all-22" guru Matt Bowen and asked him to diagram exactly how Brees gave the middle finger to fantasy owners. Take it away, Matt.
Matt Bowen: This is called a "Hide Boot" (as Kuhn "hides" behind the line of scrimmage). Lot of window dressing with Cooks on the jet motion to show the play-action and Ingram bursting to the flat. The TE is taught to block down and then release (he is not a primary read) with Thomas (backside WR) on the crossing route. At the snap, Kuhn comes behind the line of scrimmage to run the underneath route.
TMR: This is exactly what happens. Ingram is open out to the flat and Fleener releases, getting open. Pick a guy, Drew! Anyone works.
Bowen: From what I can see, Brees reads the OLB. If the OLB continues up the field, then Brees can dump the ball to Ingram.
Me: Exactly. That is exactly what happens. But does the linebacker continue up the field? No, of course not.
So, instead of a touch throw to Ingram, which would have worked, or hitting Fleener (less of a sure thing, but this is Drew Brees, it probably would have worked), Brees instead throws it to Kuhn. Yes, it worked, and yes, Kuhn was open, but whatever. This is me whining about fantasy football, dammit! And Ingram and Fleener were also open seconds after this photo was taken. But fine, great, Kuhn now has his second TD of the year. Does he need two more?! This could have been a huge game for Ingram. Or for Brees passing.
The vulture is pound-your-fist-into-the-couch, curse-at-the-TV and tweet things like "Why does Sean Payton hate Mark Ingram??? And me???" maddening.
Fun fact: Brees was actually throwing it to Fleener that drive but got distracted and threw the ball errantly and Kuhn grabbed it.
Through four games, John Kuhn has 11 touches for 29 yards. And four touchdowns, three of which came in Week 4. Mark Ingram was a high draft pick and started in almost every league, including by me. And he scored against San Diego early on. Great. And then ... disaster. Not one, not two, but three vultures by Kuhn. Fine, if not to Ingram, let Drew Brees throw it to Coby Fleener. Or Brandin Cooks. Or Willie Snead. Or anyone but John Kuhn. Because I am a glutton, I sent the play to our "all-22" guru Matt Bowen and asked him to diagram exactly how Brees gave the middle finger to fantasy owners. Take it away, Matt.
Matt Bowen: This is called a "Hide Boot" (as Kuhn "hides" behind the line of scrimmage). Lot of window dressing with Cooks on the jet motion to show the play-action and Ingram bursting to the flat. The TE is taught to block down and then release (he is not a primary read) with Thomas (backside WR) on the crossing route. At the snap, Kuhn comes behind the line of scrimmage to run the underneath route.
TMR: This is exactly what happens. Ingram is open out to the flat and Fleener releases, getting open. Pick a guy, Drew! Anyone works.
Bowen: From what I can see, Brees reads the OLB. If the OLB continues up the field, then Brees can dump the ball to Ingram.
Me: Exactly. That is exactly what happens. But does the linebacker continue up the field? No, of course not.
So, instead of a touch throw to Ingram, which would have worked, or hitting Fleener (less of a sure thing, but this is Drew Brees, it probably would have worked), Brees instead throws it to Kuhn. Yes, it worked, and yes, Kuhn was open, but whatever. This is me whining about fantasy football, dammit! And Ingram and Fleener were also open seconds after this photo was taken. But fine, great, Kuhn now has his second TD of the year. Does he need two more?! This could have been a huge game for Ingram. Or for Brees passing.
The vulture is pound-your-fist-into-the-couch, curse-at-the-TV and tweet things like "Why does Sean Payton hate Mark Ingram??? And me???" maddening.
Fun fact: Brees was actually throwing it to Fleener that drive but got distracted and threw the ball errantly and Kuhn grabbed it.
Kuhn has long been a connoisseur of the vultured touchdown, but he outdid himself against the Chargers. After already stealing two short scores, Kuhn jumped in front of a wide-open Coby Fleener in the fourth quarter to literally intercept a touchdown before plunging in from one-yard out on the next play to rob Mark Ingram of a score. He managed to vulture BOTH Fleener and Ingram on the same drive. It was truly a special performance by an all-time master.Fucking vulturing racist fantasy vampire leeching off the talent of actual football players.
By The Frankman Go To PostWhat weekly prizes? I didn't do them, you mean on Yahoo?
I thought you were going to do that. nm lol
Just sent a link to everyone on Trade Negotiation on Fantasy Football. Hearing alot of negatives about past experiences regarding negotiating deals, maybe this can help people. Decent enough read IMHO.
Just did a Trade Push for TD's and Beer. I should keep track in the OP but I doubt it comes into play much.
Well that trade was a complete waste. Frank you team is.... Uhhh... Not looking good. Then we have UberTag 5-1 with 6 teams below him outscoring him for the year.
By Minx Go To PostWell that trade was a complete waste. Frank you team is…. Uhhh… Not looking good. Then we have UberTag 5-1 with 6 teams below him outscoring him for the year.Trades are never evaluated after 1 game. As long as you got what you needed in the long run, hey. And I said it earlier, strength of schedule is static since we all face each other once.
Hey it's been a rough year. Just playing the percentages and doing what it takes to make the 8th spot is possible. Doing my due diligence with deals and offers and hitting the wire.
I'm not gonna lie, I get we are getting close to Bye Week Hell but I would LOVE to know the negotiation that went on to result in that trade between Slaent Dropout and Ameer Lions Fan. Greg Olsen for Jordan Howard? Dayum call a brother up, I been trading my whole team for weeks!
Just popping in to pass along congrats to both Cloudy and Frankman for toppling my Broskis in our respective matchups this week. For the record, I wholeheartedly agree with Minx that my SLAENT squad is garbage and has benefited greatly from a cushy schedule. Doesn't help matters that I outright dropped the likes of Jay Ajayi before he got hot. I'll be shocked if I make the playoffs to be honest.
My Quitters team I adore (despite the lower record) but Cloudy made all the right calls this week and benefited from some fantasy luck as well courtesy of that OT field goal from Josh Lambo. Hoping this is finally the year I'm able to lay claim the No Quitters league title but I've had great teams in the past and lost (twice in the championship game) so I'm not taking anything for granted.
My Quitters team I adore (despite the lower record) but Cloudy made all the right calls this week and benefited from some fantasy luck as well courtesy of that OT field goal from Josh Lambo. Hoping this is finally the year I'm able to lay claim the No Quitters league title but I've had great teams in the past and lost (twice in the championship game) so I'm not taking anything for granted.
I'm toast in No Quitters, didn't even get hit by injuries, not not winning close matchups plus inconsistent players. I'm liking my chances in this league. Then again, I believe last year I had the highest points scored for the year and got knocked out by the 8th seed who went on to win it all.
If you can at least manage to claw out a win against the Commish this week, I know I'd be appreciative. It would be nice to have the one-game cushion on him along with my points scored advantage. I have an uneasy expectation that one of us is going to wind up facing rinker's powerhouse of a team on Money Week and I'd rather it be him.
Trade deadline is this week, please check your teams daily because I know I'll be firing off trades (and canceling offers) starting today.
Secured a playoff spot so I will take a small breath. Although from my little bit of analyzing , I think Minx is going to win it this year.
By Acksman Go To PostSecured a playoff spot so I will take a small breath. Although from my little bit of analyzing , I think Minx is going to win it this year.
Anything can happen in the playoffs. I was the highest scoring team last year with the best record and was knocked out by the 8th seed who eventually went on to win in all after having one of the lowest point totals for the entire season.