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 LET'S BITCH ABOUT OUR TERRIBLE DECISIONS LIVE! #fantasyfootball on irc.synirc.net  Welcome back Fantasy Sports Fans, it's 2014. It's officially time to  In addition to the links below you can also check out this list from Dynasty League Football. This Reddit post also has a ton of useful information. Free League Hosting Services
Special Thanks Finally since you've already read to this point I would like to extend my thanks to DraftCalc, 4For4, Rotoworld, PFF Fantasy, and FantasyPros for all generously donating subscriptions for my charity league last year. Many of them have already pledged to donate again this year, as did Rotoviz. All of them are quality sites that deserve a close look. I would also like to thank Febreeze of The Draw Play and Toaster Beef of Too Much Mustard (if he ever comes back  ) for donating some of their time for art work. Thanks to their help we were able to raise over $1000 that was split between two children's hospitals.Want to know when a previously unheard of player is starting, or that your stud is out for the game because of a DUI? Twitter is your friend! These recommendations come from Dirt Worshipper and Azhais. Football Guys @Sigmundbloom Produces the excellent "Audible" podcast. My favorite follow. @MattWaldman Writes the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. I'm not sure he sleeps. @JeneBramel MD and Football Guy, excellent for injury updates on gameday morning and IDP advice Misc. Writers @4for4_Paul - from 4for4, most accurate guy the last couple years @ChrisWesseling Former writer for NBC rotoworld, works for Falcons media now I think. Not sure if he's still gonna do fantasy when 2013 rolls around. If he does, he's one of the best, and well worth the follow. @dpbrugler Dane Brugler, former NFL scout and writer for CBS, good follow. @SC_DougFarrar Doug Farrar of shutdown corner @LanceZierlein Runs thesidelineview.com, great follow @Dumonjic_Alen Bleacher report/sidelineview contributor, player evals. Smart kid. Pro Football Focus @MikeClayNFL Accurate, prolific, one of the better writers @JeffRatcliffe Great for IDP @PFF_RossMiles Also great for IDP, does a weekly IDP show with Ratcliffe @dynastytim used to write for Dynasty League Football, just joined PFF. Great dynasty follow. NFL Guys @AlbertBreer @gregcosell @mortreport @AdamSchefter Podcasts Just listen to Azhais: Azhais posted:
Also Dren: Dren posted:You should add Christopher Harris's Fantasy Underground (available on iTunes) podcast to the podcast list.  Introduction Fantasy Football is the ancient art of nerds pouring over statistics in the hopes of predicting how infinitely more athletic and successful men will perform over the course of a professional football game. In recent history it has become a billion dollar industry while infusing itself into the collective psyche of the NFL. Countless podcasts, articles, websites, and every other source under the sun have sprung up in support of what is essentially glorified socialized gambling. There's even a television show about a league. Fantasy Football is basically Dungeons & Dragons for The leagues themselves vary from friendly to insane, including at least one where the loser gets a tattoo chosen by the winner. Other leagues have pots worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, or byzantine rules about relegation, delegation, salary caps, and every other statistic under the sun. We are collectively insane, and we can't get enough. Fantasy Football itself is a lot of fun. Not only do you get to make a game out of watching football, but it also forces you to learn about the sport as a whole. I would never have known (or cared) that last year Darren McFadden was struggling with the Raider's transition from a power blocking scheme to a zone block until he became my first round draft pick and started costing me games. It makes you a better fan when you know all the players on the field. Dirt Worshipper said it best: Dirt Worshipper posted:Before I played fantasy I despised it. We all know the obnoxious guy at the sports bar in the Brady jersey, running in between TV’s screaming ”Throw Jennings the ball!”. They disagree fundamentally with the lessons our fathers taught us about football: You root for your home team, through good years and bad. The bad years are meant to be borne with grim fidelity, the good years are our reward. Fantasy was just wrong. The Basics A league consists of several owners (typically 12), one of whom is the commissioner who manages the league. At the beginning of the season each owner drafts a roster of players. Rosters are typically fifteen players and consist of starters and a bench of reserve players to replace starters who are injured or on bye weeks. A typical starting lineup that will mirror NFL positions and consist of 1 Quarterback (QB), 2 Running Backs (RB), 3 Wide Receivers (WR), 1 Tight End (TE), a Place Kicker (PK), and a Team Defense/Special Teams (DST). Each week your players will score points for your team according to their performance. Scoring can be very simple or incredibly complicated depending on the league, but many leagues use a standard scoring system where passing provides 1 point per 25 yards, 4 points per passing touchdown, and -1 point per interception and receiving and rushing gain 1 point per 10 yards, 6 points per receiving/rushing touchdown. Field goals are typically worth 3 points, and team defense scoring depends on a number of factors including sacks, interceptions, points allowed, defensive touchdowns, etc. Many leagues will use different scoring systems depending on the preferences of the players. One significant difference is PPR, or Points Per Reception, where wide receiver are awarded a set number of points (typically 0.5 or 1) for every reception. The league season will go for a set number of weeks during the regular NFL season. Typically the last two to four weeks of the regular season are reserved for the playoffs, and most leagues end on the sixteenth week because many NFL teams will sit their star players in Week 17 if the outcome doesn't matter. Variations There are many roster variations that different leagues will use. Many leagues use a flex position where different positions can fit into a slot. The most common form of flex position replaces the third WR position in the standard lineup above with a WR/RB/TE flex position. That means that any Wide Receiver, Running Back, or Tight End player could be used in that slot. Leagues where that flex position allows a QB are typically called "2 QB leagues" because quarterbacks typically score far more points that other players. Other leagues utilize IDP or Individual Defensive Players instead of Team Defenses. IDP players score points for tackles, sacks, interceptions, touchdowns, etc. Many leagues are several years old and include rules to provide continuity between seasons. In contrast to a redraft league where every player is drafted at the start of each season some leagues use keepers where team owners are allowed to keep a set number of players per year. Other leagues are dynasty leagues where the entire roster is kept from year to year. Typically dynasty leagues use much deeper benches and include a rookie draft. The Draft Every league starts with a draft, where team owner pick their players. There are two major types of draft; the snake draft and the auction draft. A snake draft is where every owner receives a draft position and then picks a player in order for a number of rounds equal to the roster size. It's called a snake draft because the order "snakes" back and forth each round. In other words the owner who picked last in the first round will pick first in the second. Auction drafts are where each team owner has a set budget and they bid for each player until everyone's roster has been filled. There are numerous drafting strategies out there, but ultimately the goal of any draft is to get the maximum amount of value for your players. Trades and the Waiver Wire While drafting is essential, the most successful teams typically win by taking advantage of the waiver wire and trades. Trading is precisely what it sounds like; players offer each other trades that are accepted or rejected. Many leagues incorporate an approval process to prevent collusion where two players will deliberately stack one team and then split the winnings; there is no universe where Adrian Peterson is worth Mark Sanchez. Depending on the league trading may either be nonexistent or commonplace. Many leagues will end trading several weeks before the playoffs begin. The NFL has hundreds of players and most of them will not be on a team roster. As players are injured or fall out of favor team owners will be forced to pick up free agents to replace them. To do this they use the waiver wire. Each week individual players are locked the moment their team starts their game. For the duration of this "waiver period" owners who wish to claim a free agent submit a "waiver claim." Owners who wish to make more than one waiver claim must indicate the priority of their claims. At the end of the waiver period (typically a day or two after the beginning of the new week) the league software checks the standings of the teams. Going in reverse order (worst standing to highest) the teams get their highest priority claim. If multiple teams have submitted waiver claims for the same player it will go the team with the lowest standing, and the other teams will get their lower priority claims. After the waiver period has ended every player is available to be claimed immediately. The waiver wire is extremely important. Alfred Morris, the 5th ranked running back of 2012, was a free agent in most leagues until the first week. Many owners use the waiver wire to "stream" defenses and other players based on that week's match. Beer4TheBeerGod fucked around with this message at 00:07 on Oct 6, 2014 |
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What's the general philosophy on sitting studs? Play the matchups, right?
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You should add Christopher Harris's Fantasy Underground (available on iTunes) podcast to the podcast list.
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Spoeank posted:What's the general philosophy on sitting studs? Play the matchups, right? Precisely. I mean the most consistent stud in 2013 was Jamaal Charles, and he only put up starter worthy points 87% of the time. Total scrub.
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May 10, 2014 18:48
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Ground floor. Rip in peace Josh Gordon
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Over/under on the number of fantasy "experts" who will swear up and down that anyone on the Giants will be worth anything: 2. Also, how did the 4for4 podcast turn out last year?
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Thwomp posted:Over/under on the number of fantasy "experts" who will swear up and down that anyone on the Giants will be worth anything: 2. If this rookie C they just drafted is as good as advertised, i can see the Giants O become a serviceable fantasy option. I'd still stay the gently caress away from Randle/Jernigan though.
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Thwomp posted:Over/under on the number of fantasy "experts" who will swear up and down that anyone on the Giants will be worth anything: 2.
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LmaoTheKid posted:If this rookie C they just drafted is as good as advertised, i can see the Giants O become a serviceable fantasy option. I'd still stay the gently caress away from Randle/Jernigan though. I'm not sure about that, since Eli is now in the "should only be owned in 2 quarterback leagues" tier. I waited on QBs in one league and took him as my starter, and it ended up ruining an otherwise great team.
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Way too early thoughts on rookies in the first 3 rounds: QBs Late round flier Johnny Manziel, Browns Watch but don't draft: Teddy Bridgewater, Vikings Stay the gently caress away: Blake Bortles, Jaguars Derek Carr, Raiders WRs Late round flier Odell Beckham, Giants Marqise Lee, Jaguars Jordan Matthews, Eagles Davante Adams, Packers Cody Latimer, Broncos Donte Moncrief, Colts Watch but don't draft: Sammy Watkins, Bills Mike Evans, Bucs Brandin Cooks, Saints Kelvin Benjamin, Panthers Allen Robinson, Jaguars Stay the gently caress away: Paul Richardson, Seahawks Jarvis Landry, Dolphins Josh Huff, Eagles John Brown, Cardinals TEs Must draft Jace Amaro, Jets Watch but don't draft: Eric Ebron, Lions - Really don't like Ebron, want to say stay the gently caress away, but the Lions are just too drat pass happy to ignore Troy Niklas, Cardinals Richard Rogers, Packers Stay the gently caress away: ASJ, Bucs Crockett Gillmore, Ravens C.J. Fiedorowicz, Texans I'm an RB hoarder by nature, so these below are all inflated by that. RBs Must draft Bishop Sankey, Titans Late round flier Jeremy Hill, Bengals Carlos Hyde, 49ers Charles Sims, Bucs Tre Mason, Rams Watch but don't draft: Terrance West, Browns Jerick McKinnon, Vikings Dri Archer, Steelers
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Manziel could be interesting. His situation is similar to RG3, with nobody to really throw to (except for Cameron) and Kyle Shanahan at the OC position.
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coronaball posted:I'm not sure about that, since Eli is now in the "should only be owned in 2 quarterback leagues" tier. Eli seems to be an "every other year" kind of guy. He might not be worth rostering or just a late round flyer but I still think his WRs might benefit. If OBJ is hanging around after the 9th, I'll pick him up. Why not.
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Beer4TheBeerGod posted:Manziel could be interesting. His situation is similar to RG3, with nobody to really throw to (except for Cameron) and Kyle Shanahan at the OC position. Don't forget the Browns added Andrew Hawkins and Nate Burleson. Plus Cameron and Greg Little, I think Manziel (if he doesn't massively flop) will still have targets.
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Burleson re fractured his arm in OTAs. No bueno. Still love baby Hawk tho.
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 Poor Burleson/Browns.Still, he'll be back for the preseason. He should still be able to contribute during the season.
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Yep. I still worry about a guy who re fractures his arm. Apparently in the same spot.
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Thwomp posted:Over/under on the number of fantasy "experts" who will swear up and down that anyone on the Giants will be worth anything: 2. I like Rashad Jennings - NFCE defense is always terrible and Jennings scored lots of points behind oakland's UDFA O-line.
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Admittedly I'm not as familiar with all the drafted players as most of you guys, but what makes Amaro and Sankey 'Must Drafts' as rookies? Are you talking more for a dynasty league, or are they going to be viable in re-draft leagues as well?
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Kloaked00 posted:Admittedly I'm not as familiar with all the drafted players as most of you guys, but what makes Amaro and Sankey 'Must Drafts' as rookies? Are you talking more for a dynasty league, or are they going to be viable in re-draft leagues as well? In Amaro's case he basically has no competition for targets and will be a good safety valve for whoever is the QB in the Jets shitshow. Sank ey because lol Shonn Greene. Both are later round picks in redraft leagues. Edit: maybe even waiver pickups for free.
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I've had Ben Tate stashed on my bench for three years and it's finally about to pay off  At least until Week 4 or 5, where he goes down due a combination of having to do 60 rush plays a game, and every linebacker trying to put their shoulder through his ribcage.
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Professor Moriarty posted:I've had Ben Tate stashed on my bench for three years and it's finally about to pay off Terrance West is one of my late round targets this year for this exact reason.
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I picked up Toby Gerhart off the waiver wire for this very reason. I started off with a very solid team when I joined my dynasty league last year, and I'm pretty proud of the changes I've made: Original Team (Pre 2013 Draft, 16 Kept): QB: Jake Locker, Tony Romo RB: Jamaal Charles, DeMarco Murray, Rashard Mendenhall, LaMichael James WR: Calvin Johnson, Demaryius Thomas, Jeremy Maclin, Danny Amendola, Kendall Wright, Reuben Randle, Dexter McCluster, Nick Toon TE: Jimmy Graham, Fred Davis Current Team (Pre 2014 Draft, Before Keeper Selection): QB: Peyton Manning, Tony Romo, Ryan Mallett, Brock Osweiler RB: Jamaal Charles, Doug Martin, DeMarco Murray, Christine Michael, Toby Gerhart, Roy Helu, Jordan Todman WR: Calvin Johsnon, Demaryius Thomas, DeAndre Hopkins, Rueben Randle, Terrance Williams, Da'Rick Rogers, Danny Amendola, Doug Baldwin, Marlon Brown TE: Jimmy Graham, Jordan Cameron, Jordan Reed This year I don't have any first rounders, but I have three picks in the second to make up for it.
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LmaoTheKid posted:In Amaro's case he basically has no competition for targets and will be a good safety valve for whoever is the QB in the Jets shitshow. Decker
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IcePhoenix posted:Decker I'm still skeptical about how they plan on using him. Possibly as a "deep threat".
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LmaoTheKid posted:In Amaro's case he basically has no competition for targets and will be a good safety valve for whoever is the QB in the Jets shitshow. Shonn Greene sucks and had knee surgery this week, I'd bump Sankey up higher than a late round pick.
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coronaball posted:Shonn Greene sucks and had knee surgery this week, I'd bump Sankey up higher than a late round pick. Thats all dependent on how he looks in the preseason IMO. Though that TEN line is much improved.
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Zypher posted:WRs Your second list though? Most of those guys are guaranteed work this year. Watkins and Benjamin are the clear #1s on their teams now. Mike Evans is inheriting the Mike Williams role opposite V-Jax; ton of value there if the Bucs get more consistent QB play this year. And apparently the Saints envision Cooks taking over a lot of Darren Sproles' role. It's early but I can easily see all of them being worth rostering. quote:TEs
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TE Zach Ertz gonna own this year, y'all.
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89 posted:TE Zach Ertz gonna own this year, y'all. iawtp
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Tiptoes posted:Honestly, I think I'd basically flip these two categories. ODB and Matthews are probably solid bets to make an impact in year one, but Adams/Latimer/Moncrief all seem like Dynasty targets for the 2015 season. I'd take a flier on Lee but he's way lower on my list. Watkins is a clear #1 in an offense that barely had any wideouts worth rostering last year. It was a wasted season for Stevie Johnson owners, and Woods was more bust than boom. I'm not trusting any Buffalo skill position players this year until proven otherwise. I don't have any faith in Kelvin. I feel that he's going to be overdrafted simply because of "who else is Cam going to through to?" He may get a lot of red zone looks out of necessity, but I can't imagine him playing at a high level lined up across from every team's #1 CB. I probably like Mike Evans the most in that group (I didn't put them in any order besides draft order), but there's so much uncertainty with McCown/Glennon. Cooks is great dynasty prospect, but there's a couple guys ahead of him. Not sure if he's gonna be taking over Sproles' role, but even so he had a pretty disappointing year last year. I'm not gonna get too excited about him until I hear more from training camp. Normally I agree about rookie TEs (and why I didn't recommend any others) but like we were just talking about, who the hell else is Geno going to throw to? Matthews/Adams/Latimer/Moncrief are more about the QB throwing to them. Worth taking a gamble because of how prolific the offenses are. I suppose Cooks falls in that category, too.
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Zypher posted:Normally I agree about rookie TEs (and why I didn't recommend any others) but like we were just talking about, who the hell else is Geno going to throw to? The other team? And no rookie WR is really worth rostering in redraft, they rarely do anything year one unless they're a superstud, which Watkins is not.
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Other than being a total homer, I like to believe Jordan Matthews is gonna see some of the most production out of the rookie WR's. BUT, I also see the scenario where basically the Eagles offense is just about as it was last year, fantasy wise. Except, Maclin takes over Jackson's role (PS. everybody draft Maclin as your WR2, expect WR1 numbers). Cooper is Cooper. Jordan Matthews fills the Jason Avant role (he's supposed to start in the slot....at least early in the season anyways), and then Ertz sees the majority of the red zone looks. Sproles is a bit of a wildcard to me, really. He's older, yes. But, he's not your typical running back by any means. He has a significantly less damage done to him than a typical RB at his age. I'm just gonna have to learn how to constrain this massive boner I'm gonna have seeing "MCCOY" and "SPROLES" in the backfield next to each other. That's my main worry, really.
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Azhais posted:The other team? All fair points.
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Borrowing from rookie chat, thanks to a miserable year last year I have a top pick in my dynasty league rookie draft. I don't know much about college football, but general consensus has led me to think my top three targets should be Sankey, Evans and Watkins in that order. I get them for 3 years starting at 15 out of 250 budget in a 2 RB, 3 WR .75ppr league. Based on their college careers is that the right order?
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Hixalot posted:Borrowing from rookie chat, thanks to a miserable year last year I have a top pick in my dynasty league rookie draft. I don't know much about college football, but general consensus has led me to think my top three targets should be Sankey, Evans and Watkins in that order. I get them for 3 years starting at 15 out of 250 budget in a 2 RB, 3 WR .75ppr league. Based on their college careers is that the right order? I'd still go Watkins #1. Sankey isn't some great talent, he's just in a decent situation.
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So....slow draft anyone? EDIT: I think we should name teams after slow jams for the slow draft. EDIT2: got mine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRQIdpBAdTw Matt Zerella fucked around with this message at 18:48 on May 12, 2014 |
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May 12, 2014 18:34
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OH poo poo HERE WE GO! http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3633817&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post429568664
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Zypher posted:Eh, overall rookie WRs are such a crapshoot. I stand by my initial thoughts other than maybe downgrading some of the late round fliers to watches. Azhais posted:And no rookie WR is really worth rostering in redraft, they rarely do anything year one unless they're a superstud, which Watkins is not. Tiptoes fucked around with this message at 06:00 on May 13, 2014 |
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For any of you with an vested interest in the Rams' backfield: Daryl Richardson got waived
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