F13 2013/2014 Fantasy Football League

[Murgos]

Ah, week one.

Let's see how I did...

Roddy White, Eric Decker, Maurice Jones Drew and Zach Sudfield have so far combined for 12 points.  Yay fantasy?

In other news, good-bye Sudfield don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[Cyrrex]

While we're at it, why don't everyone with the initials "CJ" just go fuck themselves.  Unproductive spunk buckets.

[MrHat]

While we're at it, why don't everyone with the initials "CJ" just go fuck themselves.  Unproductive spunk buckets.

Heh.

D. Wilson -2.1.

Still got to go up against Gates and Morris and Washington D and a kicker tonight.  I'm up by 65 points.  It's actually feasible I could lose by 2.1 (20+25+10+10).

Fucking Wilson and Sudfield.

It's ok, those live game waiver wires are crazy grabbed Edleman and Cameron for next week.

[Paelos]

I'd be doing pretty well if not for the Manning-rape.

Time to rack up some points for my inevitable tiebreaker.

[Yegolev]

You need to make friends with the waiver wire.  STAT!

This is basically what happened, although I waited two days for everyone to go free, then I did major surgery on my team.  We are PPR, by the way.

Current roster for Chalupa Batman:
Starters:
QB - RGIII
WR - Andre Johnson
WR - Victor Cruz
RB - Sproles
RB - Jamaal Charles
TE - Brandon Myers
WRT - Mike Williams
WRT - Emmanuel Sanders
K - Gostkowski
DEF - New England
Bench:
Cordarrelle Patterson
Gronkowski
Bernard Pierce
Eli Manning
DeAndre Hopkins

I seem to have contained most of the shit to the bench.

If RGIII doesn't get 35 points, I'll be irritated.  However I'm already ahead or my opponent without Griffin or Johnson pitching in, and projected to win week 1 by ~30 points so it's not a tragedy.

That NYG/DAL game was a clowncar.

[Cyrrex]

If he comes back well from his injury and he's stays injury free...you have a goldmine sitting on your bench in Gronkowski.  I had him last year, and up until he got injured I was KILLING the JV league.  Up until that point he was probably the best overall value in the entire NFL (in terms of % of points over average for his position).  Top three at least.  I think he is schedule to be back to full speed pretty soon, is he not?  At least until he shatters another important bone, absolutely do not trade him.  He will instantly become Brady's #1 target.

[sickrubik]

Gronk is back in Week 3, probably.

[HaemishM]

I seem to have made all the right moves in both the leagues except that I left Boldin on the bench in the JV league. It doesn't appear that I will need his points but that shit won't happen again.

[Yegolev]

Our commish left Welkin on the bench this week.

I believe Gronk will be active in week 3 if not week 2, so he's not going anywhere yet.

We actually have a six-deep bench.  I forgot to mention I have Jacquizz on a waiver.  His 1.2 points is pretty crappy, though.

[sickrubik]

Welkin?

I'll assume Welker, but without knowing who the other Receivers are, that's not easy to say "HA HA BAD CHOICE".

New system, new team, new QB.... against what should have been at LEAST a slightly better Defense.

[Segoris]

And it's a 10man team, so there were probably a shitload of options for WR.

I seem to have made all the right moves in both the leagues except that I left Boldin on the bench in the JV league. It doesn't appear that I will need his points but that shit won't happen again.

Heh, exactly the same for me in the other f13 league

[Rasix]

My general tendency continues.  Destroy in one league, get destroyed in the other.

McCoy needs put up 30 tonight, just so I can send a clearer message to the JV league field.  

Of course, it's still possible to lose my JV league game, just somewhat improbable.

[Yegolev]

I was thinking it had to be Welkin since Welker is Fred Jones' voice.

This guy: http://media.nj.com/giants_impact/photo/wes-welker-patriotsjpg-2a6730d81cf3e3e3.jpg

[sickrubik]

That would be indeed be Welker. My above statement stands true. Without knowing who the WRs the person started ARE... It's always easy to say who you should have started in hindsight.

[Yegolev]

Hindsight is 20/20 but trust me, he was kicking himself during that game.  He could have shuffled around and let go Chris Johnson in a RB slot and moved either RB in from WRT, then moved Welker into WRT.

I'm sure I'll have a sob story next week.  I don't know why I find this so engaging.

[Ingmar]

Yeg already said it's a PPR league, there's just no way Welker goes on a bench in one of those. Self-kicks by the dude were well-deserved.

[Yegolev]

Is the F13 league not PPR?

[sickrubik]

I'm not sure If I missed the roster posted anywhere of said person with Welker, but even in PPR, if the dude has studs that would go ahead of Welker anyway.... my statement still stands.

But generally speaking, yes, in a PPR, Welker should always be in at least a flex spot.

The F13 JV League is .5 PPR.

I'm not baggi non Welker at ALL. Hell, someone in my work league dropped Welker in an exchange to grab Julius Thomas. I immediately grabbed Welker, even if I have D Thomas already.

[taolurker]

Ah, week one.

Let's see how I did...

Roddy White, Eric Decker, Maurice Jones Drew and Zach Sudfield have so far combined for 12 points.  Yay fantasy?

In other news, good-bye Sudfield don't let the door hit you on the way out.

You mean you don't think Arian Foster will score 60+ points tonight?

[Nebu]

I'm starting to believe that Haemish is a sports book for a Mississippi river boat casino.   

[HaemishM]

I'm starting to believe that Haemish is a sports book for a Mississippi river boat casino.   

You haven't seen my car. 

[Yegolev]

I want to get an opinion from the Brain Trust.
Fact list:
RGIII is playing against Green Bay.
Clay Matthews is completely pissed off.
Eli is playing Denver.
I haven't looked into Denver's defense yet.

Who would bench RGIII and put Eli on the field for week 2?

[HaemishM]

Based on Monday night's performance, go with RGIII. But really, based on performances so far, you're screwed either way.

[Cyrrex]

I want to get an opinion from the Brain Trust.
Fact list:
RGIII is playing against Green Bay.
Clay Matthews is completely pissed off.
Eli is playing Denver.
I haven't looked into Denver's defense yet.

Who would bench RGIII and put Eli on the field for week 2?

Not me.  Green Bay defense is known to give up lots of points, and RG3 is way faster than Clay Matthews.  Besides, they haven't shown any affinity whatsoever in defending the new breed of QBs.  

But could I see Denver's Defense totally shutting down Eli?  Yes, I could.  It is possible that one turns into a high scoring dogfight if Denver starts scoring in bunches and Eli has to air it out a lot, but I would still feel better betting on RG3 in that situation.

That's the cool-headed analysis.  But before you decide, ask yourself this:  Is Green Bay really going to open up the season with two straight losses?  And isn't this their home opener?  I don't see them losing that game...but then, that doesn't necessarily mean RG3 won't still net you 25 to 30 points.  More likely, it just means Aaron Rodgers is going to throw 18 touchdowns.  

So yeah, I would still go with RG3.

[sickrubik]

RG3, easy.

[HaemishM]

More likely, it just means Aaron Rodgers is going to throw 18 touchdowns.  

Based on Washington's defensive play last night, I'd bet on this. 

[Nebu]

More likely, it just means Aaron Rodgers is going to throw 18 touchdowns. 

Good.  I have Randall Cobb and Jermichael Finley!

[Cyrrex]

Also, I see I am going to have the unenviable task of figuring out over the next few weeks what to do with Mike Vick and DeSean Jackson, who are both on my bench (they scored big, obviously).  I mean, I doubt there are many situations where I would be in my right mind and move Drew Brees to the bench, but damn if I won't be tempted over the next few weeks.  I am sure that defenses will figure this thing out eventually, but that fast paced offense is probably going to score a lot of points over the next several weeks.  If nothing else, maybe it makes DeSean a viable option.  Maybe.  Fuck.

[sickrubik]

in JV, Brees was worth 23.98. Vick was worth 29.77. The risk for 5 points is not enough, imo. There may be some matchups you might want to switch him out for, but I doubt it.

Saints have a Week 7 Bye, where Vick plays the fucking cowboys... so yeah, then will be a good one to plug in.

[Yegolev]

Small amount of research casts doubt on Broncos defense.  I suppose the question, in that case, is how much possession time will NY get?  I'm sure Peyton will throw five or six TDs but fuck that guy, I don't have Giants for defense.  I'm getting a bit moist thinking what Cruz and Eli might do.

[sickrubik]

Broncos might give up yards (bend, but don't break), but there will be INTs and a couple of sacks. I expect Eli to bounce back, but still thinking 2 picks and at least 3 sacks. They "only" gave up 362 and 2. Most of that was because Balitmore had to give up on the run and throw it up all afternoon. It's possible that NYG will be in a similar situation, however. But Baltimore is a better team than the NYG.

Meanwhile, Green Bay looked porous with Kaepernick and now faces a similar QB in RG3, who looked better and better as the night went on.

[Yegolev]

I'm going with RGIII based on consensus, and GB defense being composed of dumbasses.  Also Eli apparently liked to eat butter with his hands in the locker room.

[MrHat]

Also, I see I am going to have the unenviable task of figuring out over the next few weeks what to do with Mike Vick and DeSean Jackson, who are both on my bench (they scored big, obviously).  I mean, I doubt there are many situations where I would be in my right mind and move Drew Brees to the bench, but damn if I won't be tempted over the next few weeks.  I am sure that defenses will figure this thing out eventually, but that fast paced offense is probably going to score a lot of points over the next several weeks.  If nothing else, maybe it makes DeSean a viable option.  Maybe.  Fuck.

I think Jackson has become a SOLID WR2, maybe even WR1 if this continues.  Just too much space out there with McCoy and Vick in the back making people jump.

[Nevermore]

Did Yahoo ditch the game synopsis thing as part of their really shitty redesign?  Because I liked that.  It was entertaining.  I am not entertained by the useless 'Brandon's Big Board' that is still welded onto a prime spot on the front page.  Did I mention I think the redesign is really, really shitty?

[Yegolev]

I didn't see it before the redesign but Yahoo is all-around ass.  People say NFL.com is worse?  What about ESPN?