F13 2013/2014 Fantasy Football League

[Segoris]

So I've figured that all I can do at this point is curse my luck and laugh about the little things I guess. For instance - I played Garret Graham in two leagues this week, he went off. I played Ray Rice in two leagues this week and Chicago made him look like he was healthy again. 

However, as frustrating as the season has been (in all my leagues) and as annoying as it is still having a chance at the playoffs in all of them instead of just being knocked out at this point, I do think this shows that the scoring is in a decent place in both leagues.

And now for the usual recap which could be a copy/paste each week from Yahoo at this point, but I'll spoiler this shit this time:

[Nevermore]

So I swung a major trade right before the trade deadline and picked up Knowshon Moreno, just in time for Denver to decide this was the week to give all the goal line carries to Ball. 

[sickrubik]

So I swung a major trade right before the trade deadline and picked up Knowshon Moreno, just in time for Denver to decide this was the week to give all the goal line carries to Ball. 

That's probably going to be the game plan going forward too. Part of that wsa matchup related and Moreno will still have some really good games coming up.

[Yegolev]

That's fine.  Consider that I picked up Arizona D since they were going against Jax.  Guess who scored their first at-home TDs this past weekend?

[Nevermore]

Oh, I picked up the Jets D because they were playing against a rookie QB without his two starting WRs playing in bad weather and they did well against the Bills earlier in the season.  That worked out really well. 

[Yegolev]

I may be cursed and in last place, but I'm going down swinging.

Flex slot opinions: DeAndre Hopkins or Garrett Graham?

[Paelos]

Well I'd never want to start anyone on Houston as general principle, but I'd say of those two you'd take Graham given his success against the Jags last year, and the last game where he was effective and Hopkins got benched.

However, Hopkins has more talent and he is due at some point to really go off. You'd gamble with him, but I think Graham is the safer choice. Depends on if you want decent points, or possible explosive points.

[Yegolev]

That's sort of where my math is, so I appreciate the confirmation.  Also, unless my curse is real, it's fucking Jacksonville.

But let us wait for sickrubik's counterpoint.

I don't know how I ended up with so many Houston players.  They crept in as I was ejecting Giants, I guess.

I'm offering Rivers to my wife for Keenan Allen.

[Paelos]

I got Flacco off the wire in my other league because my other QBs are facing SF and KC this week. 

[Yegolev]

Godspeed.

Also, wife is accepting the trade because Matt Ryan.

[Nebu]

I laugh every time I hear Joe Flacco's name.  I still can't believe what Baltimore is paying him.  I think he's like 26th among QB's.

[Paelos]

I laugh every time I hear Joe Flacco's name.  I still can't believe what Baltimore is paying him.  I think he's like 26th among QB's.

It was like some perfect storm of conditions where they couldn't turn him down. They let him play out the contract, he won a Super Bowl, and the fans would have lynched the front office if they cut him. They were over a barrel by their own front office incompetence.

[HaemishM]

Flex slot opinions: DeAndre Hopkins or Garrett Graham?

I have Hopkins in one of the leagues. He IS playing Jacksonville, but I'm still not starting him. The kid is talented, but I don't think he's going to be consistent enough this year to warrant even a matchup friendly spot unless you have nothing else, and especially not with the QB carousel they got going on in Houston these days.

[Yegolev]

I don't really have much else for the slot until I can get my grabbers on Keenan Allen.  I'm probably going to go with Graham since he looked good last weekend.

[shiznitz]

I may be cursed and in last place, but I'm going down swinging.

Flex slot opinions: DeAndre Hopkins or Garrett Graham?

Who and who?   

[Nevermore]

Hopefully Keenen Allen's knee is OK.  It didn't sound bad the day after but you never know.

[Yegolev]

Who and who?   

[Paelos]

The only thing worse than filling your team with Houston players this year is filling it with Falcons.

[Yegolev]

It's dark at the bottom of the barrel.

[Nevermore]

Or Browns.  There's exactly one good Browns fantasy player: Josh Gordon.  There used to be two but apparently Jason Campbell doesn't know what a tight end is.  

[Paelos]

Even with that Jordan Cameron is still 3rd amongst TE's. So I'd count him, though all of it was early.

But yeah, Cleveland sucks.

[Yegolev]

I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED ON INJURIES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

[WayAbvPar]

I SHOULD HAVE CHECKED ON INJURIES YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

Yeah I was midcommute when I remembered I hadn't set my lineups. And had Sproles starting 

[Paelos]

I started Sproles too, but everyone else is literally on a bye for my shitty team. I'd like to pretend I'm gunning for a first round pick next year, but we don't do that.

[Yegolev]

I guess I don't feel too bad, then.  Fucking Sproles and/or New Orleans.

I think I'm going to change my team name from Chalupa Batman to Taco Bye.

[shiznitz]

I'd like to pretend I'm gunning for a first round pick next year, but we don't do that.

I wonder if that is an option.

[MrHat]

I'd like to pretend I'm gunning for a first round pick next year, but we don't do that.

I wonder if that is an option.

Wish we had some sort of continuity.

[Nevermore]

That would be a terrible option that would lead to people who think they're out of contention to throw games to try to improve the next year's draft position, which could screw up games involving the people who are actually still in contention.

[Paelos]

That would be a terrible option that would lead to people who think they're out of contention to throw games to try to improve the next year's draft position, which could screw up games involving the people who are actually still in contention.

If possible what I would like isn't a straight position draft based on finish. I just think if you weren't in the playoffs last year, all those people should get the 1-6 spots in a lottery.

[Nevermore]

That might be better but in fantasy snake drafts I don't think draft position is as important as in real life drafts.  So far my best years have been when I've picked right in the middle of the pack and the worst year I ever had was the year I picked first.

[Yegolev]

Fux you Jax.

[shiznitz]

My run for the title is now tainted because I beat Murdoc with two of his guys on BYE even though he had viable options.

I can live with this.  One week left before playoffs.

[murdoc]

My run for the title is now tainted because I beat Murdoc with two of his guys on BYE even though he had viable options.

Yeah, I was busy interviewing for my own job last week so messed up both my fantasy teams. I would have most likely beaten you too, at least in my other league I would have gone down in defeat even if I had field a full team.

As much as I hate to say it, I think this will probably be my last year. I need to bow out and let someone else take my spot. It always upset me greatly when someone would join a league and not monitor their team, and I have become that person.

[shiznitz]

Well, regardless, you made the playoffs.  It is all about seeds now.

[El Gallo]

I wish I could say that I wasn't paying attention this year, that I autodrafted, that I left roster slots open, that I didn't make roster moves.  But none of that is true.  The cold, hard truth is that I tried, and really did that badly.