WTF is cat.gif? lol
The league that had This Is Tampa as a team last year.
WTF is cat.gif? lol
I think Running Backs are going to be a even greater premium this year than last year. I think that will be make or break for peoples seasons again this year.
I think RBs will be devalued bigtime, you can still get a decent RB2 in the later rounds due to the mid/late rounds. I just don't see RBs being that huge going by VBD.I think Running Backs are going to be a even greater premium this year than last year. I think that will be make or break for peoples seasons again this year.
There was no way to predict Jamaal getting injured last season. The exact opposite could happen this season. Charles could flourish and Rice could get hurt Week 2. Just the nature of the fantasy gods.RBs might not be make or break, but you'll still probably be fucked if you pick the equivalent of Jamaal Charles at #5 and lose him in week 2.
I actually took Charles in 3 different money leagues last year after he won me some decent cash the previous year. Horrible decision. I should have gone with Rice.
There was no way to predict Jamaal getting injured last season. The exact opposite could happen this season. Charles could flourish and Rice could get hurt Week 2. Just the nature of the fantasy gods.
Can't beat yourself up over those decisions. Just do your best to adjust and recover.
Given the shorter benches this season I'm thinking it may be easier to recover from an injury than it has been previously.That's actually my biggest issue with 16 teamers. It is SO hard to recover from an injury to one of your top 3 guys, especially a RB or QB. You can usually scrape together a WR corps over the course of a few weeks, and TEs are a crapshoot.
Thank goodness this isn't a keeper league. The last thing I want to see on draft day is kememsi draw the 1st overall pick again. We need to bring the money league championship trophy back to NeoGAF this year. I don't care who does it.Okay since we're closing in on 3 weeks to go until the 2012 NeoGAF Fantasy Football Paypal League Draft it's time to list who's who:
FPL-Defending Champs - kememsi. Defending champion. Not a GAFfer. Possessed some of the most amazing @#$%&*$#&%ing luck of all time. Possibly a time-traveling ninja. Looking to unseat Megatron as the leader of the Decepticons.
I may consider a team name change closer to opening day. Will ponder my options once my roster is set.Long Island Broskis - UberTag. Partyboy. Loves to hit the Jersey club scene and spend dough on foreign hair gel. However don't take him lightly; his FF acumen is matched only by the amount of trashtalk he enjoys dishing.
What is this new fabled Draft strategy you speak of? Apart from running a gauntlet of 14-team mock drafts that fail to take our unique league rules or size into consideration.I'm Doin' It Like Eli - The Frankman. After nearly being fired by ownership he hopes to new Draft strategy can pay off with a trip deep into the Second Season.
I'm mocking based on the League Rules, not to mention I only take positions 8-14. Everyone can draft well with Top 7 picks, the key is how well can you do with a low draft pick? Can you nab the guys you want in Rounds 4-8? Those are the guys that win you the League IMHO, and I've been scouring mocks to determine trends and conduct value analysis of certain players.What is this new fabled Draft strategy you speak of? Apart from running a gauntlet of 14-team mock drafts that fail to take our unique league rules or size into consideration.
How about this:League Champion - FirstPlaceLoser ($345)
2nd - Good As Gould ($225)
3rd - Dinner Out ($150)
4th - Long Island Broskis ($75)
Peyton's Creaky Neck - Cloudy. The Commish. Weird obsession with light-skinned black girls in Japanese animation.
My big thing last year was the Suck For Luck team tracker in the NFL thread.Love the who's who list Frank. Love entertaining posts like this. Same with UberTags post game recaps last year.
FPL-Defending Champs - kememsi. Defending champion. Not a GAFfer. Possessed some of the most amazing @#$%&*$#&%ing luck of all time. Possibly a time-traveling ninja. Looking to unseat Megatron as the leader of the Decepticons.
Does posting 4 times over a 5-year stretch make someone a GAFfer?I'm pretty sure kememsi has posted in this thread
This.Does posting 4 times over a 5-year stretch make someone a GAFfer?
A GAF lurker, maybe.
... and sorta this.Yeah, not really much a gaffer until you've accused Frankman of a crime.
Weren't you on vacation like most of last year? You were out of the US of something?What makes you think I'm traveller?
Apart from the fact I'll be playing Week 1 and 2 from a place where sunday gametime is 10pm
I will probably be in Shanghai week 1 and 2 so its around 1am for me when the Sunday noon games start.
Didn't we do an auction draft format last year for the Economy League? Or am I getting confused with the Cat.gif league?Edit: I just renewed the Economy League. Past owners will be getting invites. Anyone who wasn't in last year who wants in this year can PM me, and I'll add you if there's a spot. The buy-in will be $10. 12 owners, so $120. Payout will be 80-30-10. Draft is tentatively set for Sep 1st at 4pm PST.
Didn't we do an auction draft format last year for the Economy League? Or am I getting confused with the Cat.gif league?
What? Kendall Hunter isn't a 5th round pick this year? I'd better move him down my draft board.I'm checking out the draft in the Shirtless FF League (which can be found here)...
Is it me or do I see only 3 good drafted team there? I'm no stranger to reaching for players, but YIKES. I'm not going to name names, but I'll assume this is the first draft for some of those guys.
They did, it's right here.What? Kendall Hunter isn't a 5th round pick this year? I'd better move him down my draft board.
Did they even qualify league rules ahead of time (i.e. sack penalty, return yards counting, PPR, whether TDs count for 4 or 6, etc.) or are they just deciding this stuff on the fly?
I'd rather people continue to rely on Yahoo's rankings. In fact, I've been planning around that fact.Whoops, just noticed this: Yahoo! Default Draft Rank Order hasn't changed in a month. For some reason it still shows Ryan Matthews as the 5th pick, that's something to note for you guys later. Might have to do your own rankings.
...1st Round, 2nd pick - Eli Manning
2 - Jahvid Best
3 - Deangelo Williams
4 - Kenny Britt
5 - CJ Spiller
6 - Jason Witten
7 - Torrey Smith
8 - Mason Crosby
9 - Mike Williams
10 - Detroit D
11 - Matt Schaub
12 - Davone Bess
13 - Reuben Randle
14 - Heath Miller
15 - Jason Hanson
I think you're holding mock drafters to an unrealistic standard of quality.I am participating in a LEGENDARY Draft. Horrible selections everywhere, Jimmy Graham got picked 9th overall. Another guy took Andrew Luck in the 3rd round. Another drafter picked this team w/ draft order:
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Fuck this. I'm done drafting for the day.
I just can't stand it. I've been mocking on two different sites for two weeks, and I wasn't seeing this level of insanity until preseason started. Now I'm reading on boards people are trying to throw mocks intentionally for some mysterious reason, and I PRAY that's the case here.I think you're holding mock drafters to an unrealistic standard of quality.
Instead of getting unnecessarily frustrated, you should spend time contributing to discussion over in the Footballguys.com Forums.
Sensible explanation for me is that the casuals are mock drafting now whereas they weren't before. Better get used to more people drafting kickers in the 8th round, reaching for Randy Moss in the 5th because he's a recognizable name that used to be amazing and drafting Chad Johnson even though he's already been cut from the Dolphins.I just can't stand it. I've been mocking on two different sites for two weeks, and I wasn't seeing this level of insanity until preseason started. Now I'm reading on boards people are trying to throw mocks intentionally for some mysterious reason, and I PRAY that's the case here.
So are we gunna do the pre determine draft order stuff?
Is the Individual Trading of Picks allowed (1 for 1, 2 for 2)? Because I'd like that option on. Makes the Draft more dynamic/interesting.I'd rather let the system do it tbh