F13 2013/2014 Fantasy Football League

[shiznitz]

And Murdoc left his DEF open with Cinci putting up 25 from the bench.

[MrHat]

OK - Time for some big trades:

Demariyus, Charles and Gronk on the block.

[murdoc]

And Murdoc left his DEF open with Cinci putting up 25 from the bench.

Yup, second week in a row I pick up someone and just assume it puts them in my roster and I just leave them riding the bench. Can't fix stupid.

[shiznitz]

OK - Time for some big trades:

Demariyus, Charles and Gronk on the block.

Sent you Moreno for Thomas so there is BYE week parity.

[MrHat]

I should clarify - I really need a QB.

[MrHat]

Is it weird to expect top level talent for Jamaal Charles?

Most of these trade offers are just mean.

[Paelos]

Is it weird to expect top level talent for Jamaal Charles?

What do you want for him?

[MrHat]

Originally hoping I could get a top 5 QB, but I'm seeing now that is impossible so he's off the block.

Back to initiating trades.

[shiznitz]

From my Recap this week:

The draft continues to pay off for Shiznitz, which got 70.8% of their points from players they drafted.

Funny coming from the fuckers who gave me the worst draft grade in the league...

Three of the six losses for DrunksOnGrass this season have come when their opponent had their highest-scoring week of the season.

This is the worst part of head-to-head leagues, but I still prefer them to outright points leagues.

[Segoris]

I honestly think a top 5 QB for Charles is about right, or a low-mid QB1 and and a high end RB2, yet he's one of those guys where people don't offer enough for him even when he's playing lights out this season. I'm guilty of that stuff too sometimes, I don't value players on some teams enough and it costs me in the end.

In other news where I complain about my luck (again), in one league I needed 19 from Wilson + Hauschka, ended up with 18.55 between the two of them  

This is the worst part of head-to-head leagues, but I still prefer them to outright points leagues.

Normally I agree, but this year in all of my leagues I'm beginning to hate head to head

[Paelos]

Originally hoping I could get a top 5 QB, but I'm seeing now that is impossible so he's off the block.

Back to initiating trades.

I don't have that. I do have Lesean McCoy and Ryan Tannehill?

[sickrubik]

I initiated a couple of trades in JV, so check your teams.

[WayAbvPar]

IMO Points races are the better indicator of who had the best team. H2H is too flukey/luck-oriented.

[MrHat]

IMO Points races are the better indicator of who had the best team. H2H is too flukey/luck-oriented.

I actually like H2H for regular season and then two game top points for playoff games.

[Segoris]

I'm the opposite. I'd rather have points for the season and head to head for playoffs.

[sickrubik]

head to head roster moves, imo.

Also, Endonze Lurkers and Kaep'd Cursaders, you have mail.

[Paelos]

H2H is the only thing that makes sense. The highest scoring overall team doesn't always win in the NFL. It's a week-to-week thing.

[sickrubik]

The highest scoring overall team doesn't always win in the NFL.

Well aside from that one week. 

[MrHat]

H2H is the only thing that makes sense. The highest scoring overall team doesn't always win in the NFL. It's a week-to-week thing.

[sickrubik]

I see what you did there.

[Paelos]

My point is that H2H values players that are consistently good, rather than a team of bang or bust players in favorable matchups.

[WayAbvPar]

I would say it is the exact opposite (shocking, I know). H2h is subject to going against perfect storms of shit like Marvin Jones for a week, while someone with Dez Bryant or Calvin Johnson will be miles ahead of a team with Marvin Jones at the end of the season (all other things remaining equal, of course).

[Paelos]

For the most part, in our main league if you're top 3 in points, you have a good shot at winning it all. At the very least you're in the playoffs if not the finals.

[Ingmar]

IMO Points races are the better indicator of who had the best team. H2H is too flukey/luck-oriented.

That makes it feel more like 'real' football, which is the draw I think.

EDIT: Why I like it, though, is it keeps me on a schedule in terms of actually checking my team and prepping each week, just streaming stats for the whole season always seems to end up with me forgetting to pay attention at important times.

[Cyrrex]

Overall, I think H2H works fine.  The problem is that you always have the outliers.  Like me in the JV league this year.  I am a close second in points, but am 3 and 5 and in 7th place and almost no hope for getting a good playoff seed.  Yahoo told me that the H2H matchups were going to kill me despite a good draft, and Yahoo was right.

So while I am a little miffed about this, I think H2H is exciting in a way that pure points would not be.  Not only are you rooting for your own guy, but you are simultaneously hoping the other guy's players do poorly.  More fun that way.

[Yegolev]

My point is that H2H values players that are consistently good, rather than a team of bang or bust players in favorable matchups.

My record of going against at least three teams on their best week of the season, and having the highest points-against, and the recaps that say things like "Scissor Me Timbers would be 1-6 if they played the same schedule as Chalupa Batman" do give a counterpoint to that argument.  Not that I'm claiming to be consistently good but I think I should at least be 4-4 instead of 2-6.  But whatever, them's the rules!

[MrHat]

There's also the two game a week format where you get a win/loss for H2H and a win/loss for top half/bottom half of weekly points.

[shiznitz]

There's also the two game a week format where you get a win/loss for H2H and a win/loss for top half/bottom half of weekly points.

Never heard of that.  Interesting.

[Yegolev]

Andre Johnson, 49.90 points

[WayAbvPar]

My team (sans Peyton Manning  ) collectively crapped the bed. Also, my Fanduel teams were utter garbage as well. Good thing I upped my entries from $10 to $50 this week 

[HaemishM]

Andre Johnson, 49.90 points

Don't know what was going on, but it looked like he started all the plays off the field, then he just ran onto the field as a 12th man because the Colts' DB's left him so wide open they apparently didn't even think he was in on the plays. 

[Yegolev]

At some point the Colts got wise to Keenum's antics but it was a sweet ride up to that point.

[sickrubik]

To be fair, Houston was a little distracted at hallftime.

[MrHat]

At some point the Colts got wise to Keenum's antics but it was a sweet ride up to that point.

I feel like we're starting to see a trend this year with so many back up QBs playing a game.

When a backup QB comes into the game to play, the biggest beneficiary is the stud WR.  Seems they just throw it to that guy and hope it works.

[Yegolev]

You'd think they would already be covering the #1, but I'm new to all this.  More like the previous QB was playing a shorter game and the defense had to adjust.  Also Kubiak but I don't know the amount of impact that had.