Fantasy Football 2016: There is no god. Existence is a joke

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3 DONG HORSE: May 22, 2008; I'd like to thank Satan for everything he's done for this organization

I made a Rate My Team thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3787234

# ? Aug 20, 2016 22:22

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# ? May 10, 2024 00:30

sourdough: Apr 30, 2012

I drafted two tight ends :haw:

# ? Aug 20, 2016 22:24

3 DONG HORSE: May 22, 2008; I'd like to thank Satan for everything he's done for this organization

I draft two kickers just to survive, get on my level

# ? Aug 20, 2016 22:26

Tiptoes: Apr 30, 2006; You are my underwater, underwater friends!

Cervixalot posted:

He's killing it. Targeted 3 of first 4 offensive plays the Titans ran. Now let's shut up about him!

He looks like he has a bright future ahead of him if he's going to become one of Mariota's top two guys but how much redraft value can we expect out of Sharpe for 2016? I'm iffy about drafting him as anything more than a bye week fill-in. I'm skeptical of his upside in his rookie year. He's a route-running specialist but DBs are going to play a lot more physical once the regular season starts up and I still expect Rishard Matthews to likely lead the team in targets.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 22:54

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3784874&pagenumber=1&perpage=40

Come join the Charity League. It's a ton of fun, ridiculously competitive, and all a good cause!

# ? Aug 20, 2016 23:31

Tiptoes: Apr 30, 2006; You are my underwater, underwater friends!

https://twitter.com/ZachZaidman/status/767126167015002113

Langford has been impressive this preseason and it looked like he was well on his way to having a real three-down role but this is mighty concerning. Especially because the Bears as an organization refuse to give out injury information.

# ? Aug 20, 2016 23:58

Papes: Apr 13, 2010; There's always something at the bottom of the bag.

Tiptoes posted:

https://twitter.com/ZachZaidman/status/767126167015002113

Langford has been impressive this preseason and it looked like he was well on his way to having a real three-down role but this is mighty concerning. Especially because the Bears as an organization refuse to give out injury information.

Are we sure those aren't the new curry's?

# ? Aug 21, 2016 00:22

Benne: Sep 2, 2011; STOP DOING HEROIN

Tiptoes posted:

https://twitter.com/ZachZaidman/status/767126167015002113

Langford has been impressive this preseason and it looked like he was well on his way to having a real three-down role but this is mighty concerning. Especially because the Bears as an organization refuse to give out injury information.

John Fox is Diet Belichick when it comes to injury news and it's so loving annoying.

This is probably nothing but for all we know Langford got his foot amputated.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 00:59

MrSargent: Dec 23, 2003; Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's Jimmy T.

Is it just me or are the Mock Draft rankings and report card on Yahoo just awful? I seem to be ranked substantially lower because I decided to not roster 2 Tight Ends and 2 Quarterbacks.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 01:28

surf rock: Aug 12, 2007; We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.

Trying to decide on a trade offer, would love advice.

I'm in a 16 team keeper league. The trade offer is I would get Demaryius Thomas in exchange for Tyler Lockett and a third-round pick (#35 pick overall). My reflexive reaction "Oh poo poo, awesome" but now I'm not sure. Thomas is older and has a horrendous QB situation, whereas Lockett might be a superstar in the next year or two.

Maybe I've overthinking this? Thomas has had four straight years of great production, and he was still a top 15 receiver last year despite having a major down season. How much worse could things get when last season's QB play in Denver was so bad already.

Please, advice?

# ? Aug 21, 2016 02:01

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

Vance McDonald's hands seem to have unshitted themselves under pressure buy buy buy

# ? Aug 21, 2016 02:20

Mikey Purp: Sep 30, 2008; I realized it's gotten out of control. I realize I'm out of control.

surf rock posted:

Trying to decide on a trade offer, would love advice.

I'm in a 16 team keeper league. The trade offer is I would get Demaryius Thomas in exchange for Tyler Lockett and a third-round pick (#35 pick overall). My reflexive reaction "Oh poo poo, awesome" but now I'm not sure. Thomas is older and has a horrendous QB situation, whereas Lockett might be a superstar in the next year or two.

Maybe I've overthinking this? Thomas has had four straight years of great production, and he was still a top 15 receiver last year despite having a major down season. How much worse could things get when last season's QB play in Denver was so bad already.

Please, advice?

I would take that deal at face value, but what are the keeper rules?

# ? Aug 21, 2016 02:57

surf rock: Aug 12, 2007; We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.

Mikey Purp posted:

I would take that deal at face value, but what are the keeper rules?

My other keepers are Aaron Rodgers, Eddie Lacy, Julio Jones, Donte Moncrief, and Greg Olsen. Everybody gets to keep six, so that's 96 players off the board before the draft begins. No limit to how many years you can keep the same guy, no punishment for keeping guys.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 03:11

Papes: Apr 13, 2010; There's always something at the bottom of the bag.

Only a few spots left in the Scott Fish Bowl ripoff dynasty startup. Auction draft is this wednesday, 8/24. Will certainly play differently than any other league you are playing in this year.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3785728 if you are interested.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 03:15

Mikey Purp: Sep 30, 2008; I realized it's gotten out of control. I realize I'm out of control.

surf rock posted:

My other keepers are Aaron Rodgers, Eddie Lacy, Julio Jones, Donte Moncrief, and Greg Olsen. Everybody gets to keep six, so that's 96 players off the board before the draft begins. No limit to how many years you can keep the same guy, no punishment for keeping guys.

I say mash. Also that's a hell of a lineup for a 16 team league.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 03:51

surf rock: Aug 12, 2007; We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.

Mikey Purp posted:

I say mash. Also that's a hell of a lineup for a 16 team league.

Sorry, not up-to-date with the slang. Does "mash" mean "mash the keyboard yes do it" or something else?

Also, thanks for the compliment. The team literally lost every game before I took over the team three years ago, and I won the championship last year.

Edit: Thank you!

surf rock fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Aug 21, 2016

# ? Aug 21, 2016 03:58

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

Mash is go in there and accept with the fury of the gods before the person has the chance to undo it

# ? Aug 21, 2016 04:00

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

MrSargent posted:

Is it just me or are the Mock Draft rankings and report card on Yahoo just awful? I seem to be ranked substantially lower because I decided to not roster 2 Tight Ends and 2 Quarterbacks.

Yes, because the website assumes you are too stupid to take care of bye weeks.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 04:52

RisqueBarber: Jul 10, 2005

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

Yes, because the website assumes you are too stupid to take care of bye weeks.

Thanks for the beersheet!

# ? Aug 21, 2016 15:15

Papes: Apr 13, 2010; There's always something at the bottom of the bag.

RisqueBarber posted:

Thanks for the beersheet!

Speaking of this, does anyone know how FantasyPros ECR is calculated? I cant figure out any logical way it is calculated, and often times has someone who did something dumb like draft 4 qbs at the top.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 16:08

Pain of Mind: Jul 10, 2004; You are receiving this broadcast as a dream...We are transmitting from the year one nine... nine nine ...You are receiving this broadcast in order t

I ended up with the number 1 pick in the goon 20 team league. Does the scarcity of decent RBs and the fact I will not pick again for almost 40 picks put someone like Gurley (or whoever is the #1 RB) over Brown, even though Brown gets ~ an extra point per game for return yards and is typically the number 1 pick in more traditional leagues? Standard scoring outside of some points for returns.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 17:10

Metapod: Mar 18, 2012

Draft a kicker

# ? Aug 21, 2016 17:16

corn on the cop: Oct 12, 2012; Break what must be broken, once for all, that's all, and take the suffering on oneself.

â Corey Dostoyevsky

breaking: dion lewis

# ? Aug 21, 2016 17:27

sourdough: Apr 30, 2012

Poonerman posted:

breaking: dion lewis

rip

# ? Aug 21, 2016 17:31

Leperflesh: May 17, 2007

The new 25 yard touchback rule is going to reduce kickoff runbacks significantly, so I would put less emphasis on kickoff return guys even if you get 1 point per 25 yards or whatever.

We are not seeing it as much in the preseason because in the preseason, teams are evaluating runback performances and so they don't care as much about kick returns that don't make it to the 25 yard line. I expect in the regular season to see the ration of touchbacks to runs skew significantly (which is the actual intent of the rule).

I don't think this affects punt returns, so if your player does both, I wouldn't worry about it.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 17:32

Matt Zerella: Oct 7, 2002; Norris'es are back baby. It's good again. Awoouu (fox Howl)

This Dion Lewis news makes me sad. He was so good when he played last year. Dude just can't stay healthy (going all the way back to his Philly days).

# ? Aug 21, 2016 17:32

MrSargent: Dec 23, 2003; Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's Jimmy T.

Poonerman posted:

breaking: dion lewis

I already had marked Lewis as too risky to draft even within a round of his ADP because he has yet to practice in full with the team. Now its obvious to most people unfortunately.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 17:35

Pain of Mind: Jul 10, 2004; You are receiving this broadcast as a dream...We are transmitting from the year one nine... nine nine ...You are receiving this broadcast in order t

Leperflesh posted:

The new 25 yard touchback rule is going to reduce kickoff runbacks significantly, so I would put less emphasis on kickoff return guys even if you get 1 point per 25 yards or whatever.

We are not seeing it as much in the preseason because in the preseason, teams are evaluating runback performances and so they don't care as much about kick returns that don't make it to the 25 yard line. I expect in the regular season to see the ration of touchbacks to runs skew significantly (which is the actual intent of the rule).

I don't think this affects punt returns, so if your player does both, I wouldn't worry about it.

Yea, Brown has not done any kick returns for a while anyway, just punt returns.

Pain of Mind fucked around with this message at 18:02 on Aug 21, 2016

# ? Aug 21, 2016 17:46

MrSargent: Dec 23, 2003; Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's Jimmy T.

I have only seen a few series but Langford has looked pretty solid right? For a 7th Round ADP, that's a steal.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 18:46

Hand Row: May 28, 2001

MrSargent posted:

I have only seen a few series but Langford has looked pretty solid right? For a 7th Round ADP, that's a steal.

He wasn't a good receiver or pass blocker and with Fox's history of RBBC, I wouldn't use the word steal.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 19:05

Silly Burrito: Nov 27, 2007; SET A COURSE FOR
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Pain of Mind posted:

I ended up with the number 1 pick in the goon 20 team league. Does the scarcity of decent RBs and the fact I will not pick again for almost 40 picks put someone like Gurley (or whoever is the #1 RB) over Brown, even though Brown gets ~ an extra point per game for return yards and is typically the number 1 pick in more traditional leagues? Standard scoring outside of some points for returns.

Do like I did last year and draft Andrew Luck. Surely nothing wrong will come with that decision.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 20:00

MrSargent: Dec 23, 2003; Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's Jimmy T.

Hand Row posted:

He wasn't a good receiver or pass blocker and with Fox's history of RBBC, I wouldn't use the word steal.

Maybe steal is a strong word. I think the opportunity is there for him if he can make some improvements in the areas you mentioned. Thanks for pointing out his pass blocking and receiving though because I think I will be slightly less trigger-happy grabbing him. The problem is I draft in the #1 spot so it is really hard to target specific dudes without reaching due to the 22 pick gap.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 20:14

Tiptoes: Apr 30, 2006; You are my underwater, underwater friends!

MrSargent posted:

Maybe steal is a strong word. I think the opportunity is there for him if he can make some improvements in the areas you mentioned. Thanks for pointing out his pass blocking and receiving though because I think I will be slightly less trigger-happy grabbing him. The problem is I draft in the #1 spot so it is really hard to target specific dudes without reaching due to the 22 pick gap.

Langford has played an overwhelming majority of first-team snaps so far in the preseason so the RBBC fears seem to be overblown. He looks like he actually will have a three-down role, if his health cooperates. He was spotted in a walking boot yesterday and the Bears are going to give us nothing to go on. Even if it's just a minor sprain, he looked like he was going to start the season hot before this and if that turns into a cold start now, the RBBC fears could come back. There's real upside to Langford but he's a question mark for Week 1.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 20:21

bbf2: Nov 22, 2007; "The White Shadow"

Pain of Mind posted:

I ended up with the number 1 pick in the goon 20 team league. Does the scarcity of decent RBs and the fact I will not pick again for almost 40 picks put someone like Gurley (or whoever is the #1 RB) over Brown, even though Brown gets ~ an extra point per game for return yards and is typically the number 1 pick in more traditional leagues? Standard scoring outside of some points for returns.

That's probably a good idea. Although Gurley is a bit risky, you would probably be best off taking Adrian Peterson (who I believe is number one on ESPN) in order to be super set at the RB spot since you're not going to pick again for such a long time. Of course you'll always be solid picking Antonio, but the WRs you'll be able to get at pick 40/41 are going to be pretty decent and all the remaining RBs will pretty much be trash.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 20:48

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/767442446003339264?s=09

# ? Aug 21, 2016 22:31

MarquisDeCarabas: Jun 16, 2012

I'm the commissioner of my office's 12-team league. I've never played in anything but 10-team leagues before. Are there any recommended setting changes for a larger league, e.g. Less bench spots?

# ? Aug 21, 2016 22:42

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

MarquisDeCarabas posted:

I'm the commissioner of my office's 12-team league. I've never played in anything but 10-team leagues before. Are there any recommended setting changes for a larger league, e.g. Less bench spots?

Avoid 2QB, but in general it's pretty interchangeable.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 22:47

MrSargent: Dec 23, 2003; Sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's Jimmy T.

Beer4TheBeerGod posted:

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/767442446003339264?s=09

Am I the only one seeing this as being a major headache for fantasy owners? Everyone with a cut or bruise will be listed as Q now. I'm going to have to actually look to see how much they participated in practice.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 22:50

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

MarquisDeCarabas posted:

I'm the commissioner of my office's 12-team league. I've never played in anything but 10-team leagues before. Are there any recommended setting changes for a larger league, e.g. Less bench spots?

The only thing I would say is depending on the experience level of the league, you may want to shorten the benches a slot. This will put more talent back on the wire for people to go after and will make replacement level higher. This will keep less hardcore people engaged and less likely to quit because there isn't anything on the waiver wire and they think they can't possibly improve their team because the best WR on the wire is Terrance Williams.

If it's people that have been playing for a while, don't change anything.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 22:52

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# ? May 10, 2024 00:30

VietCampo: Aug 24, 2010

quote:

Jeremy Langford shed his walking boot at Bears practice on Sunday.
Langford didn't participate in practice, but it's clear the boot was purely precautionary after Langford got "stepped on" in the Bears' second preseason game. Langford's status for next week's regular season dress rehearsal is unclear. He's shaping up as an enticing fantasy pick in the fifth and sixth rounds.

So there's that.

# ? Aug 21, 2016 23:39

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