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HaemishM
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I won this weekend because Haemish's defense completely shit the bed.
WIN'S A WIN!
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Paelos
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I won this weekend because Haemish's defense completely shit the bed.
WIN'S A WIN!
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HaemishM
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That was a MONSTER hit.
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shiznitz
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Just to be clear, I do not judge trades. I just approve them without thinking. Everyone here is old enough to live with their own potential stupidity. I am not implying that any of the trades I have seen are stupid by that remark.
I agree that it is nice to see such active roster transactions this year. It has been dead most years.
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Paelos
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I start dealing when I'm in the cellar.
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murdoc
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ugh seriously? I apparently forgot to actually put the players I picked up into my roster. Luckily it was DEF and K, but still - 16 pts sitting on the bench. What a stupid mistake.
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Have you tried the internet? It's made out of millions of people missing the point of everything and then getting angry about it
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sickrubik
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Grats to Haemish on his win this week. Your entire roster popped for you. Meanwhile, Cutler. :/
In another league, I lost both Doug Martin and Reggie Wayne. This season is rough.
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shiznitz
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Well, I will win with the 3rd lowest score this week. I'll take it.
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sickrubik
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beer geek.
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HaemishM
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He got knocked the fuck out!
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Man, brutal fucking weekend for stud injuries.
At least you don't have to carry Doug anymore.
I lost by Cutler, but don't feel bad about it because he looked slated to have a monster game. Instead he got me -2.0.
Back to Mattie Ice I guess.
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Segoris
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Yahoo really needs to create the possibility for responding with a comment in the trade section without needing to accept/reject/propose in order for the other party to see the comment  That said, a couple PMs are going out here, hope no one minds |
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sickrubik
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Yahoo really needs to create the possibility for responding with a comment in the trade section without needing to accept/reject/propose in order for the other party to see the comment Seriously. Not sure why, at the very least, they don't include a comment thread attached to the individual trade page. |
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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I love trading, but I'm having a hard time coming up with two team improvements in our league.
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Yegolev
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I like the idea of trading but in practice I don't have anything that anyone wants that isn't a starter.
However, I'm done with the NYG as a team. I still have one of them (Brandon Jacobs), somehow, but he's gone as soon as I figure out a replacement. I traded Victor Cruz for Philip Rivers.
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Segoris
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I love trading, but I'm having a hard time coming up with two team improvements in our league.
My brain is not right this morning, but what do you mean two team improvements? Mean trading players which would improve two teams or two team improvements which would make the league more competitive or trade friendly via settings? I like the idea of trading but in practice I don't have anything that anyone wants that isn't a starter.
It kind of depends on the league and the teams, but a lot of times people don't understand that giving up something is required to gain something. I've been on shitty teams and had to trade away top tier players, but when you receive 3-5 upper-mid tier players that are better than an injury plagued and underperforming shitpile of a team, it works for the better. |
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Nebu
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It kind of depends on the league and the teams, but a lot of times people don't understand that giving up something is required to gain something.
Making an opponent better can also work in your favor so long as they are still worse than you. It drives down the win rate of your competition. The idea of a good trade isn't about getting equal player value, it's about getting a significant improvement at a position where you have a weakness. Most people in FFL lose sight of this. |
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Paelos
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It's also about desperation. The bottom half teams should be initiating the trades.
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Segoris
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The idea of a good trade isn't about getting equal player value, it's about getting a significant improvement at a position where you have a weakness. Most people in FFL lose sight of this.
Yeah, that is a better way of saying what I meant. It's also about desperation. The bottom half teams should be initiating the trades.
I'm not completely sold on that as I think everyone should be trying to make some trades. The top teams should be trying to improve at the cost of some of their depth (which is likely to contain better players than lots of a bottom team's starters) to stay on top, while the bottom teams should be shopping their big players to improve their weak links to give them a chance at winning. |
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Paelos
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That's usually not how it works in practice. The top teams are afraid of initiating trades because they don't want to kill the golden goose. It's kind of like how coaches in the NFL are overly conservative even when the math shows that going for it on 4th and 1 succeeds almost 2/3rds of the time.
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sickrubik
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You still have to be careful to not firesale your players just because. You have to make an increase in points beyond what you lose by trading the other player out, otherwise just use the less player in that position and go out with guns blazing in those positions that you are stronger.
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Segoris
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Definitely can't kill a golden goose, but there's still almost always someway to preserve a winning core and improve it at the cost of some depth which statistically works for both parties involved.
And yeah sick, I'm not talking firesale, simply smart improvements.
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shiznitz
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When considering a trade, forget Yahoo projected points. Those are shit. Look at all the players on your team. Identify those that you think are going to perform worse the next 5 weeks than they have so far. This is your trade bait. Now go look at your opponents' rosters for players that have disappointed to some degree for whatever reason (Giants WRs for example) that have a decent chance of actually improving as the season comes to an end. Then make the offer.
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sickrubik
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When considering a trade, forget Yahoo projected points. Those are shit.
Yup. |
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shiznitz
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Damn you, Ginger Gorillas. How the fuck was Heyward-Bey a free agent? Nice snatch.
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MrHat
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Damn you, Ginger Gorillas. How the fuck was Heyward-Bey a free agent? Nice snatch.
Saw that too. I tried to make a pass at Brees with one of my WR3s, but completely underestimated the Waivers. Also, I hate myself for letting this happen while having Cobb on my bench:  That's 5-2 Invalids. :( |
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MrHat
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Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
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Thought I was closing in on the Kilt Wavers and then Denver decided to crush it on D.
Here's to hoping that SEA can't score TDs in the redzone...5 times tomorrow!
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Nevermore
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I drafted Keenan, and now I look like a genius instead of a Cal homer.  So, did you draft Marvin Jones too?  |
Over and out.
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sickrubik
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Second straight week of getting negative points out of my QB. I doubt I'll be able to eek out a victory this week in spite of it, however.
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shiznitz
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This week was a lesson in true Fantasy objective judgement. I went with the NYG defense against my Eagles because - honestly - they were going to suck. The fact that I had the NYG kicker was gravy. 5 FGs? Really? Thank you.
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MuffinMan
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Damn you Marvin Jones and damn you Paelos.
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« Last Edit: October 28, 2013, 09:14:22 AM by MuffinMan »
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Paelos
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Wait I won???
Holy shit I'd completely given up after all the early games and I had like 70 points with only Marvin Jones and Tony G left. Wow, Marvin Jones went off!
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HaemishM
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Thought I was closing in on the Kilt Wavers and then Denver decided to crush it on D.
Here's to hoping that SEA can't score TDs in the redzone...5 times tomorrow!
Worst part? I need Hauschka to score like 15 points in the JV league for a win, but less than 16 points in the main league to win that game. DILEMMA! Anyone want Mike Wallace in the JV league or Boldin in the main league? Both have been disappointments. |
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sickrubik
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Huh. I may actually win after all, as long as I can get 8 points out of the Seattle D.
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