Head-Case Fantasy Football

[shellylh]

Nate, thanks but I think I'll keep Schaub for now. I like having home team players. Plus, he might start throwing to Johnson more in future games...

[deepak]

Lost to Brent. fuuuuu (only kidding Brent )

I really need to pay more attention

[The Monkey]

Bah. Unless the Jets defense becomes superheroes tomorrow, I lost.

AH, and there you have it: the Jets defense ARE superheroes! And I'll be there to cheer them on, so you can't lose.

In other news, note to self: maybe I should actually be present for a draft one year. My team sssuuuuuu

[Salt Peanuts]

In other news, note to self: maybe I should actually be present for a draft one year. My team sssuuuuuu

At least you can blame the ESPN draft-bot. I'm looking at my team (even before this weekend) and I wonder if ESPN draft-bot wouldn't have done a better job.

[VPI]

You got beat by Brent, and he played one player that was out with an injury. It is certainly possible.

At least you didn't take Raffy's beat down.

[Salt Peanuts]

Damn, I hadn't noticed Raffy's game against Shelly - that just looks mean.

As for my team, here's hoping my WRs will score more than 7 points combined. At least they apparently have found what's been causing Harvin's migraine, though that won't matter unless Favre starts throwing better.

Edited September 13, 2010 by Salt Peanuts

[VPI]

So the Brent and Deepak game still has some mystery, and Nate and Vicki still have some points to score to determine winner. Looks like the rest are fairly well settled.

Now it comes down to overall high score between Shelly, Nate, Brent, Brian and me to see who leads the league after week one.

[shellylh]

Sorry Raffy.

Raffy does have 4 players left but...

Jeff, your projection is looking pretty good for overall score.

By the way, either I don't understand the D/ST scoring or they are incorrect as stated on ESPN.

The league rules say that you are supposed to get 10 points for 0 points allowed. It seems that we are starting with 15 points for 0 points allowed. I am guessing that this is new and that they haven't updated the rules or is there something more subtle happening?

http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/leaguesetup/settings?leagueId=432830

Edited September 13, 2010 by shellylh

[Salt Peanuts]

By the way, either I don't understand the D/ST scoring or they are incorrect as stated on ESPN.

The league rules say that you are supposed to get 10 points for 0 points allowed. It seems that we are starting with 15 points for 0 points allowed. I am guessing that this is new and that they haven't updated the rules or is there something more subtle happening?

League Settings - Free Fantasy Football - ESPN

Shelly, you also get 5 points for the defense allowing less than 100 total yards, which is why your defense starts with 15 points (10 points for 0 points allowed and 5 points for less than 100 total yards allowed).

[shellylh]

I missed that. Thanks.

[MoonShine]

As for my team, here's hoping my WRs will score more than 7 points combined.

Mine had a combined 4 points. Oy vey.

I need the Jets to score like 42 points w/ Grant & Keller getting all the TD's.

[raffy]

Wow, this is the worst ass beating I've ever had in Fantasy Football.....great job Shelly! I'm still bitter about you plucking Arian Foster from under my nose during the draft

[shellylh]

[guzziguy]

I missed that. Thanks.

Did you forget to apply Lemma 22.1?

[The Monkey]

i hate the Jets and NJ Transit.

[boomana]

The Jet gave me 23 points before the half, but by the end, it was 14. I lose.

[Salt Peanuts]

I hadn't checked my final score until this morning - I can't believe I would have won had Rodgers not thrown that 2nd interception.

[VPI]

So Shelly starts the season in First Place, though she should be careful as she is a 5 point underdog next week when she plays against Deepak.

Second and Third place face off next week so there will be some changes at the top.

We will have to wait and see how our returning champ responds to Shelly's beat down but Raffy has some work to do.

Dinny's team played almost as badly as his Jets did last night. Almost.

Vicki and Ivan face off against Blows Goats and the Goat Blower has a slight advantage on paper. Ivan better look at his line-up.

Somehow we ended up with all the 1-0 teams facing off and all of the 0-1 teams facing off so there will be a lot of 1-1 teams at the end of next week.

Edited September 14, 2010 by VPI

[shellylh]

Did you forget to apply Lemma 22.1?

That must have been my problem Ken.

[raffy]

We will have to wait and see how our returning champ responds to Shelly's beat down but Raffy has some work to do.

I'm glad the sodomization of my team is over.....looking forward to playing better on Week 2. My starters have a lot of room to improve but I did like what I saw from my bench, particularly Palmer and Dez. Time to work the waiver wire!

On a more positive note, I "lost" in my paid league last night by around 2 points but when I woke up this morning after the stats were made official, I ended up winning by 3.5 points.....I'd rather be lucky than good!

[VPI]

We have our first trade in the works. Teams need to vote on the trade to determine if it goes through. This is really to weed out the lopsided trades.

[Salt Peanuts]

And hopefully, it won't be the first and last trade.

Jeff, would it be possible to move the waiver period? Assuming the trade gets approved, I'll have a roster spot open and want to put a waiver claim (or two), but as of now the trade won't process until after the waiver period ends.

[MoonShine]

When exactly does the waiver period end?

And it's use it or lose it for my #1 correct?

[Salt Peanuts]

The waiver period ends on early Wednesday, 3AM, I think.

Yes, if you don't use your #1 this week, it's gone (the waiver order is on rotating schedule, IIRC).

[VPI]

Waivers are set each week in the reverse order of standings. I can either set the trade review to a shorter period or make waivers a longer period. The easiest way would be for 5 people to approve and then I make the trade official.