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For the spergiest of spergy FF playing goons: here's a thread to talk about Individual Defensive Players. WDIS, news, debating whether Watt is worth a 1.1 still, bitching about the meltdown that is the Miami front 7... let's have at it.
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# ? Oct 17, 2015 03:01 |
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# ? May 4, 2024 13:21 |
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As far as your comment about Watt, yes. He's still the best, although I think teams are learning to double team him better and better. If loving Clowney would ever play up to his potential (how bad is his current injury anyway) he'll get free again and be running down QBs in no time. For fill in players, I personally like to pick up high volume players on teams who's offenses can't stay on the field. Quantity over quality for tackles. What's your preferred fill in strategy? Go after bad QB matchups? Look for bad weather conditions maybe?
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# ? Oct 17, 2015 03:43 |
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Anubis posted:For fill in players, I personally like to pick up high volume players on teams who's offenses can't stay on the field. Quantity over quality for tackles. What's your preferred fill in strategy? Go after bad QB matchups? Look for bad weather conditions maybe? Depends on the position but yeah, usually I find it's best to play matchups since there's relatively less IDPs that meet the DSYS rule overall. For instance, with DEs / rush OLBs: anyone playing against SF is going to get a ton of points. Similarly with safeties and the Lions. For instance I just picked up Adrian Amos (Bears FS) vs the Lions to start over Morgan Burnett (who'll probably sit on the bench yet again, rubbing that hamstring and watching Hyde and Ha-Ha take his job away from him)
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# ? Oct 17, 2015 03:59 |
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Does anyone have a good source for IDP injury news? I check rotoworld but they often just repost tweets and stuff. There's also the NFL injury report, but that only gives a status. What I want is some insight as to whether someone who is Questionable is actually likely to play or not. This week, for example, if I can't start Dont'a Hightower, I'm going to have to drop someone and grab a LB off waivers. Which I'd really rather not do (this is in IDP Frenzy league) because I've got good players on bye and don't want to lose them. Same with Aquib Talib. In both cases it'd be useful just to know if, say, they practiced this week, and if so, whether they were limited or not.
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# ? Oct 17, 2015 17:35 |
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I'm in a similar boat with Bobby Wagner who I have in the Frenzy league and an IDP league with my IRL friends. If he doesn't play I have Dumervil who is also hurt apparently and Armbrister, Posluszny's replacement in one league and David Harris and Kevin Minter in the other. I have no idea what a good strategy is for picking up replacement linebackers. I pretty much just try for whatever the IDP guru talks about on his site, though most of them were already owned in the Frenzy league. Uani Unga was my best pickup though I sat him during his big week against the Redskins.
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# ? Oct 17, 2015 18:02 |
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I've been filtering the list of free agents by how many solo tackles they have and just taking the top one. This strategy does not work very well.
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# ? Oct 17, 2015 18:14 |
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For streaming LB I look at whoever is playing a team that likes to rush the ball a ton or throws to the TE a lot. Leperflesh posted:I've been filtering the list of free agents by how many solo tackles they have and just taking the top one. This strategy does not work very well. Also this if I'm in a bind. Edit, this helps too: Click on the team's opponent in Yahoo and it opens up a nice host of tools to figure out fantasy scoring against Spoeank fucked around with this message at 18:19 on Oct 17, 2015 |
# ? Oct 17, 2015 18:17 |
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Leperflesh posted:Does anyone have a good source for IDP injury news? I check rotoworld but they often just repost tweets and stuff. There's also the NFL injury report, but that only gives a status. What I want is some insight as to whether someone who is Questionable is actually likely to play or not. Usually the local beat reporters who attend the practices can give you a good sense for that sort of thing. Search the player's name in Google News, and sort by date. Sometimes it's useful (i.e. Burnett might sit out this week and thru the bye) and sometimes it's... well, the Patriots. You can also go the paid article route... Doc Bramel with Footballguys is invaluable when it comes to both injury assessment and IDPs, at least judging by all the free stuff (and his Twitter) that I've read.
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# ? Oct 18, 2015 03:45 |
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Footballguys Podcast feed is mostly useless except for IDP Roundtable, where Dr. Jene is pretty good for what you're looking for.
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# ? Oct 18, 2015 04:04 |
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Dont'a Hightower is Out. I grabbed some Charger named Donald Butler. Is he good? I hope he's good.
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# ? Oct 18, 2015 06:40 |
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Leperflesh posted:Dont'a Hightower is Out. I grabbed some Charger named Donald Butler. Is he good? I hope he's good. Ssssssorta. He's only on the field maybe 2/3rds of the time (plus some special teams play), but the matchup against GB is decent. If there's no 3-down options on the wire, he'll have to do.
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# ? Oct 18, 2015 06:57 |
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I don't have anything to contribute but I like that this thread exists.
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# ? Oct 18, 2015 06:58 |
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Professor Moriarty posted:Ssssssorta. He's only on the field maybe 2/3rds of the time (plus some special teams play), but the matchup against GB is decent. If there's no 3-down options on the wire, he'll have to do. He got two solos and two assists, which isn't great but is better than nothing. I won this week's matchup but would have won without him so meh. Wilhoite was a recent acquisition for me I think, and he's been blowing up! Super pleased with that one.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 20:43 |
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Leperflesh posted:He got two solos and two assists, which isn't great but is better than nothing. I won this week's matchup but would have won without him so meh. Wilhoite was a last second add for me in my other league and was definitely a great pickup since Manti Te'o was unexpectedly inactive.
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# ? Oct 19, 2015 22:30 |
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I think I'm going to blow my #1 waiver on Wilhoite. He's doing better than any offensive player I could pick up right now.
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# ? Oct 20, 2015 20:35 |
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He's a good pickup. I do not expect great production from him against Seattle - a short week, Wilson is not going to get intercepted by a linebacker, and Lynch is harder to tackle than assorted Giants and Ravens. On the other hand, Bowman and Brooks were both limited in practice yesterday (both with shoulder trouble), so Wilhoite is the #1 healthy LB on a defense that uh... well, let's say it tends to spend a lot of time on the field. So who knows.
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# ? Oct 20, 2015 21:18 |
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Leperflesh posted:He's a good pickup. I do not expect great production from him against Seattle - a short week, Wilson is not going to get intercepted by a linebacker, and Lynch is harder to tackle than assorted Giants and Ravens. On the other hand, Bowman and Brooks were both limited in practice yesterday (both with shoulder trouble), so Wilhoite is the #1 healthy LB on a defense that uh... well, let's say it tends to spend a lot of time on the field. So who knows. I figure if he can keep his tackle rate up, he'll be a solid DP flex. My offensive line up is pretty drat solid so I don't really have any needs there. Might as well use the waiver to gain positional advantage!
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# ? Oct 20, 2015 22:58 |
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Dont'a Hightower is apparently a gametime decision (ribs). He practiced, but last week he practiced and then didn't play. Yahoo thinks labels the matchup against the Jets as red - but it seems to me that a tough running team is more likely to generate LB tackles. If Hightower doesn't start, Jamie Collins' score probably goes up a notch or two.
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# ? Oct 25, 2015 07:21 |
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Leperflesh posted:Dont'a Hightower is apparently a gametime decision (ribs). He practiced, but last week he practiced and then didn't play. Yahoo thinks labels the matchup against the Jets as red - but it seems to me that a tough running team is more likely to generate LB tackles. If Hightower doesn't start, Jamie Collins' score probably goes up a notch or two. So I'm hoping Also Yahoo's predictions never should be paid much credence, of course
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# ? Oct 25, 2015 17:04 |
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Well, hightower is in and playing.
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# ? Oct 25, 2015 18:08 |
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Using my #1 waiver on Wilhoite and Wake paid off so much better than any offensive player I've grabbed off the wire
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# ? Oct 25, 2015 21:15 |
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old dog child posted:Using my #1 waiver on Wilhoite and Wake paid off so much better than any offensive player I've grabbed off the wire For most of the afternoon, Wake was my highest scoring player. That was interesting. Not sure how you'll feel about Wilhoite down the line though, dude's getting blown out in coverage and that's what Hodges (who the Niners traded to get from the Vikings) does really good, so...
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 00:53 |
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I just need him to last until Kiko is back in my life e: or I might pick up Vincent Rey again but I am also not sure what kind of knee injury he sustained e2: or is it ankle? I can't find any news on this guy 3 DONG HORSE fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Oct 26, 2015 |
# ? Oct 26, 2015 01:04 |
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old dog child posted:I just need him to last until Kiko is back in my life Likewise, so we'll probably have to wait until Tuesday practices to see how he's doing.
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 04:22 |
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Up 19 pts in one league with no one left against Tyrann Mathieu and Sean Weatherspoon left for my opponent. Weatherspoon seems to have been inactive for most of the season so I just need to hope Tyrann doesn't have multiple splash plays. I have no idea how safe I am.
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 17:56 |
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Fletcher Cox had a really garbage game last night. He did nothing worth points for the first half, and only racked up a couple of tackles by the end. Sometimes I really hate how swingy IDP can be; this is the #2 defensive end in fantasy points in my league, going into this weeks' games.
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 18:36 |
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I'm so glad that I picked up Telvin Smith week one when DeAndre Levy started his whole what's up with my hip??? nonsense. my defense has been carrying me in my keeper league this season
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 20:32 |
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Started Telvin Smith and Reshad Jones in the Cheating for Charity league. Make it rain.
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 20:34 |
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Clowney had a big day. Do you guys think he's startable now?
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# ? Oct 26, 2015 20:59 |
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Leperflesh posted:Clowney had a big day. Do you guys think he's startable now? Hard to say. Isn't Miami's o-line (along with Tannehill's awareness of the pash rush) comically bad? Haven't been watching Miami much tbh. In other news, currently 7-0 in the 16-team dynasty w/ IDPs league that I run. What's a good gif of a villain triumphantly laughing that I could use as my team av for the duration of this week?
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# ? Oct 27, 2015 04:47 |
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Honeybadger owns
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# ? Oct 27, 2015 04:49 |
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Do any of you guys think QB hits should be tracked and scored? For instance Elvis Dummervil definitely made his presence known last night and messed up a few of Palmer's throws through hitting him during the throw and forcing him to throw before the hit. Yet he ended the night with just an assisted tackle as his only action that translated to points. Wouldn't tracking QB hits translate to Defensive Linemen getting points that more accurately reflect their impact on the game?
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# ? Oct 27, 2015 18:46 |
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I would definitely score QB hits if I could. I would probably score them maybe between an assist and a full tackle. Like 1 for tackle, .75 for QBH, .5 for AST, for example.
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# ? Oct 27, 2015 19:04 |
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I'd love to track and score hits and hurries. If the QB has to throw away the ball, the closest defender to him should get some credit.
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# ? Oct 27, 2015 19:09 |
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Yeah, same. I like every action to be rewarded.
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# ? Oct 27, 2015 20:49 |
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Dandy Kaiser posted:I would definitely score QB hits if I could. I would probably score them maybe between an assist and a full tackle. Like 1 for tackle, .75 for QBH, .5 for AST, for example. Yeah that's where I'd put them, between solo tackles and assists. Does anywhere track those stats accurately? This is pretty much something where we're at the mercy of ESPN/Yahoo/etc I guess.
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# ? Oct 27, 2015 21:32 |
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Best I think you can generally do in that direction is give points for stuffs/tackles for losses. I added points for that recently, made it roughly worth a sack, and it's definitely made DL worth paying more attention to. Helps gives rushing OLBs a bit extra value as well.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 05:04 |
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Professor Moriarty posted:Likewise, so we'll probably have to wait until Tuesday practices to see how he's doing. Finally found some news. Vincent Rey is back at practice so my guess is he'll start this week.
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# ? Oct 28, 2015 07:51 |
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S Mark Barron has been playing LB after Ogletree went down a couple of weeks ago. Don't think that resignation is gonna change. Between him and Khalil Mack, that means I get to roll out 4 LBs in my 2 LB/1 DL/1 DB league.
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# ? Nov 5, 2015 00:37 |
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Ogletree is IR-R but yeah, you're set there for awhile at least. How many people are rolling with JPP out of desperation and/or insanity this week?
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# ? Nov 5, 2015 17:26 |