2022 Fuck Fantasy Football

[TXSooner518 2,438]

Could have advanced to final if I started 29 of the 32 defenses, but luckily I started one of the 3 that would lose me the game. Cool.

[closetohumping 17,435]

2 hours ago, TXSooner518 said:

Could have advanced to final if I started 29 of the 32 defenses, but luckily I started one of the 3 that would lose me the game. Cool.

Lead my league in scoring. Missed the playoffs.   If I had made it, I’d be in the finals this week.  One of my losses, my opponent played the Tennessee defense at the last second because his defense was on a bye. I think they scored 30

 

also lost starting Watson over Brady a couple weeks ago

Edited December 27, 2022 by closetohumping

[Tailgate 3,021]

Made it to the final for the first time in years…really hoping Pollard is healthy.

For D I’m looking at:

 

GIANTS v Indy

DETROIT v Chi

JAGUARS at Hou

My normal D is BILLS at Cincy

 

Thoughts Fantasy wizards?

 

[shadow_operative2.0 15,948]

Giants 

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2 hours ago, Tailgate said:

Made it to the final for the first time in years…really hoping Pollard is healthy.

For D I’m looking at:

 

GIANTS v Indy

DETROIT v Chi

JAGUARS at Hou

My normal D is BILLS at Cincy

 

Thoughts Fantasy wizards?

 

Giants

[Hank_Hill 18,793]

Yea, just look at what the Chargers D put up on the Colts

[shadow_operative2.0 15,948]

Ouch, D-train officially downgraded to doubtful. That will piss off some owners nationwide. 

[ballrific 215]

Shit, thinking about sitting Jacobs vs niners? I was already considering it before Carr got benched. My other options are Moss or Murray. Was leaning Moss but also dont know if they'll limit Jacobs touches.

[Hank_Hill 18,793]

Ekeler looking like a maybe with them having clinched. Fuck me.

[closetohumping 17,435]

Just had an hour long text chat with a buddy who’s claiming collusion.   And you know what he may be right.  All over 500 bucks?

[shadow_operative2.0 15,948]

Well, we don’t give a fuck unless you explain. 

[ballrific 215]

Schultz or Higbee? I dont trust that fucking sooner turs even though Higbee is his fave now. Thinking Dak might have alot of play action opps for Dalton

[achooloco 1,067]

Made it to the championship in my money league. Offered to split prize with contender, said no. First year of the league so our rules still need adjusting. Big big money to winner, payback of buy in to loser. Guess we're rolling the dice!

That said, are dortch or hidgens worth playing over kirk or gabe davis? Don't know how dortch is with Colt, gabe is streaky, hidgens is just unknown. Excited for the wknd but sure is a tad stressful. Currently predicted to win 52-48% but this year has taught me that means fuck all once the ball is in tee'd off.

[shadow_operative2.0 15,948]

Who the hell is Hidgens? 

[achooloco 1,067]

Lol, exactlY. The giants wr, had two great games so going with the proven studs and not untested hot flashes in the pan (least for now, might change my mind ten times between now and Sunday)

[ballrific 215]

Glad I went with Schultz

[ztejas 43,411]

What backs/receivers would y’all play here. 

 

[achooloco 1,067]

Is Stevenson good to go? Otherwise I read panthers are gonna be running it against TB but that’s internet talk so grain of salt and all that. 

[ztejas 43,411]

4 hours ago, achooloco said:

Is Stevenson good to go? Otherwise I read panthers are gonna be running it against TB but that’s internet talk so grain of salt and all that. 

So you think Chubba over Stevenson potentially? 

[achooloco 1,067]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

So you think Chubba over Stevenson potentially? 

Me? Kinda only cause panthers can run and if Stevenson not 100. If Stevenson good to go, go with him. Much smarter folk than me saying panthers running this wknd but who knows. My dumbass torn over playing hodgins over gabe or jeudy 

[Tailgate 3,021]

RB…what you say Surly?

D. Foreman at TB

or

Pacheco vs DEN

I also have the option of dropping D. London vs AZ into flex and using D. Montgomery vs DET as my RB.

 

Final thought…would it be “safe” to start QB Goff vs CHI over Allen at CINCY? I haven’t benched Allen all year.

Edited January 1, 2023 by Tailgate

[shadow_operative2.0 15,948]

You ain't benching Josh for the $ either. 

[Stunns38 3,460]

Stevenson is starting slow. Like he has for a while now. I should have benched him. Goff is kicking my ass. Headed to 2nd place.

[Guest]

One of our CCG owners started Brady, but kept Evans on the bench.  He almost certainly would have won SB had he started Evans.   One roster decision worth about $400... LOL.

 

[Party_Taco 3,723]

Who else is incredibly impatient?

Made the playoffs in all of my leagues yet again, but what I’ve found in the last couple of years to be keeping me from championships is simple: Impatience

Though I’m super active on waivers, most of my leagues have relatively shallow benches, and that often drives me to release players with potential too early.

Here are a few from across my leagues this year that would have made a difference if I simply held on and resisted the temptation of grabbing the “next best thing”:

- Etienne
- Godwin
- G Wilson
- Dobbins
- Hubbard
- Akers
- Pickens
- J Cook
- Hockenson
- Di Johnson

Each of them had multi-week stretches where they either underperformed or directly cost me matchups and we’re promptly jettisoned. But I was probably too hasty… who else has similar (bad) impulses?

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27 minutes ago, Party_Taco said:

Who else is incredibly impatient?

Made the playoffs in all of my leagues yet again, but what I’ve found in the last couple of years to be keeping me from championships is simple: Impatience

Though I’m super active on waivers, most of my leagues have relatively shallow benches, and that often drives me to release players with potential too early.

Here are a few from across my leagues this year that would have made a difference if I simply held on and resisted the temptation of grabbing the “next best thing”:

- Etienne
- Godwin
- G Wilson
- Dobbins
- Hubbard
- Akers
- Pickens
- J Cook
- Hockenson
- Di Johnson

Each of them had multi-week stretches where they either underperformed or directly cost me matchups and we’re promptly jettisoned. But I was probably too hasty… who else has similar (bad) impulses?

Yea a lot of those guys were keepers.  Akers?   Don’t blame you.  I cut Kenneth walker btw

[Hank_Hill 18,793]

Need J Chase to have less than 5 points tonight to win it all. Yea right. If Cousins had even an average game I likely win, meanwhile I have D Jones at 36 points on the bench. What a kick in the nads.

[Blotto 23,488]

Its been a solid FF year so far. Two leagues, two finals. In one league I need McPherson  to score 4 pts which he's done most games (but not last week). Hate relying on kickers for anything in FF. In the other league I need 12 pts from Burrow, which he has managed every game this season. Of course, the Bungals will probably get shut out tonight,  and i'll be left standing with my 2nd place dick in my hand. Guess its time to head over to the sportsbook and see if there are any player props I can use as a hedge. 

[achooloco 1,067]

first off, hope hamlin is okay! but has anything like this happened before? thinking game is called at this point.

[kingkoopa6 8,347]

12 minutes ago, achooloco said:

first off, hope hamlin is okay! but has anything like this happened before? thinking game is called at this point.

Not that i know of  

and no idea what happens on this side of the game. 
 

Prayers 

[Guest]

In our league's SB, at the time of injury, our game was 52%-48% for each team's chance of winning. one team was done but had a lead.  Other team had Stefan Diggs and Joe Mixon still to go.

Do y'all think just splitting the 1st/2nd place purses is reasonable?

[achooloco 1,067]

yeah, i had the game on for all of 10 seconds when I made that post. Game secondary to Hamlin's health. 

[Blotto 23,488]

3 hours ago, Blotto said:

Its been a solid FF year so far. Two leagues, two finals. In one league I need McPherson  to score 4 pts which he's done most games (but not last week). Hate relying on kickers for anything in FF. In the other league I need 12 pts from Burrow, which he has managed every game this season. Of course, the Bungals will probably get shut out tonight,  and i'll be left standing with my 2nd place dick in my hand. Guess its time to head over to the sportsbook and see if there are any player props I can use as a hedge. 

Got damn.... This is gonna rank pretty high on the all-time bad beat assfuckings if they don't complete this game this week. 

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1 hour ago, slorch said:

In our league's SB, at the time of injury, our game was 52%-48% for each team's chance of winning. one team was done but had a lead.  Other team had Stefan Diggs and Joe Mixon still to go.

Do y'all think just splitting the 1st/2nd place purses is reasonable?

Yep. What we did in our league after realizing the severity of the situation. Hard to think about football or fantasy right now.

[BearSchlong 8,083]

In our league's SB, at the time of injury, our game was 52%-48% for each team's chance of winning. one team was done but had a lead.  Other team had Stefan Diggs and Joe Mixon still to go.
Do y'all think just splitting the 1st/2nd place purses is reasonable?

Same thing here. I’m going to suggest that we just call it Co-champs. But I was down 12 with a 64% win probability with both Josh Allen and Tyler Boyd and the other guy was finished.

[Dr Fear 1,268]

Commish here, I'm up 63 points in the championship, I'm done and opposing team only has Diggs and Allen left.  I think I am going to agree that Diggs and Allen's Week 18 stats against the Pats count for this week assuming they don't announce before then that the game is going to be made up.

[Firemans4Horn 18,034]

17 minutes ago, Dr Fear said:

Commish here, I'm up 63 points in the championship, I'm done and opposing team only has Diggs and Allen left.  I think I am going to agree that Diggs and Allen's Week 18 stats against the Pats count for this week assuming they don't announce before then that the game is going to be made up.

we have something similar. Team 1 had a huge lead (99% win expectancy on ESPN) but team 2 had Burrow and Chase so if they had a Brady-Evans type  day they could have won. I think team 2 should get Burrow-Chase’s points from next week. 

[Hank_Hill 18,793]

Yeaaaa I have a 5 point lead with the other guy having just Chase left. Interested to see how this debate plays out. My top 2 receivers combined for 3.9 points last week so it’s not inconceivable butttt 

Edited January 3, 2023 by Hank_Hill

[NevaLost 284]

I think the best option is to just abide by the rules of the platform that you play on (which seems to primarily be that if a game is not completed by Wednesday of the game week, scores and results stand as is) and split the winnings and/or have co-champions if the result was materially impacted by the postponement. 

[TXSooner518 2,438]

Or count performances this weekend from any Bills or Bengals players. 

[closetohumping 17,435]

1 hour ago, TXSooner518 said:

Or count performances this weekend from any Bills or Bengals players. 

This is what I would do.  

[Guest]

Not a fan of giving last night’s players zeroes.  We voted today and decided on 50-50 split between 1st & 2nd since one guy had Diggs and Mixon remaining. I feel like that was right for our situation. 

[ChickenSandwich 9,827]

We are playing a wait and see approach. Letting the 4 players involved in the money games decide. Thankfully both are blow outs 

[7KHorn 2,620]

I'm up by 12 points (factors in points made until postponement) for the 3rd place game (3rd wins $, 4th wins $0) and I have Allen and Singletary while my opponent has Buurreeaauxx.  I have a 92% chance of winning. 

My thought is to go with whatever Yahoo (our FFL site) decides and if the game is not replayed or continued, results are final.  

  I suppose we may also need to have a league vote on what to do.

Seems like the game will have to be continued if there are NFL playoff seeding implications.

Using stats for players for next week's games seems a bit arbitrary. A player could have a bad matchup next week that the FFL manager might not want.  A player could also be rested due to wrapping up a division.

[Blotto 23,488]

Both my leagues (espn,nfl.com) now have statements saying the scoring period for week 17 will be extended, more details to follow. So we'll give it a couple days to see what they come up with. 

[DougO 5,243]

One of my leagues, Yahoo league, one of the teams in the championship game had three guys playing Monday night and ended up losing by 1 point. I'm pretty sure in three more quarters he would have had far more points than needed to claim the trophy.

[TXSooner518 2,438]

Yeah if I'm the opp there, I'm just conceding. 

[Firemans4Horn 18,034]

On 1/3/2023 at 1:29 PM, Firemans4Horn said:

we have something similar. Team 1 had a huge lead (99% win expectancy on ESPN) but team 2 had Burrow and Chase so if they had a Brady-Evans type  day they could have won. I think team 2 should get Burrow-Chase’s points from next week. 

 

correction,

 

the manager with a 1% chance graciously conceded defeat. 

[shadow_operative2.0 15,948]

I went 60/40 in the big league, 45/55 in smaller. Can’t complain too much. 

[Assman 1,830]

Our dumbass commish made Week 18 the championship, therefore last weekend was the semis.  I'm up 7 with my opponent having Allen and the Buf D.  In the other game, one team is up 16 with the opponent having Higgins and McPherson.  Since we can't just split the pot or use Week 18 points to determine, we've decided to just wipe the slate clean and use Week 18 points to decide 1-4.