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Irsay was interviewed on ESPN and tried to backpeddle. He said, "It's hard for me to see why anyone would think what I said was negative." Very simply, he threw Peyton directly under the bus by implying that Peyton had underperformed and was less than a total success in Indy because: (1) Peyton...

Update to previous post from last week. I think there are three separate issues to be considered: (1) what level of value is represented by TEs this year, (2) what is the level of production for TEs this year, and (3) how do the results affect strategy for roster development? I'll consider each...

"TE core is the highlight of my team." "Seems like everyone in here has the value TE's.""Right now if there's any larger theme I am taking away from the standings it's that I didn't spend enough on the Tight End position. Lots and lots of production coming out of that position at the flex slot."...

It's probably not fair to kick Peyton when he's down, but .....QBs are the obvious leaders of their teams. Some QBs (like Peyton) post great statistics over the course of their careers and deserve HOF status based on their entire "body of work." However, "great career statistics" is a different...

This year, I think there was a lot of value with mid-priced players (not studs or low-cost players). For example: QB's: $13 - Schaub $11 - Flacco * RB's: J. Stewart ($16) W. McGahee ($16) * D. Williams ($15) WR's: Most WR's priced between $10 and $18 looked like they represented good...

I think the more relevant question is how many people took MJD at $25? About 2%. And is he a good value? Granted, he'll have low production during the first 2-3 games of the season, but that won't be crucial to surviving if you have a decent RB corps -- and he'll probably have a somewhat higher...

Consider the last 10 years (from 2002 to 2011) and exclude the one season missed by Brady (2008) or Manning (2011). The Patriots are 112-32 and the Colts are 109-35 in those 9 seasons, with almost identical winning percentages.The Colts made the playoffs all 9 seasons. They lost their first...

This year 33.1% of entries had 18-player rosters, compared to 41.5% last year. A big majority (66.3%) had small rosters last year of 18-20 players, while a smaller majority of 55.9% had small rosters (18-20 players) this year. Last year only 11.8% of entries had big rosters of 25 to 30...

I did a similar thing with the FBG projections. The guys who popped out to me were:QB:Rivers ($24) - owned by 25.8%Schaub ($20) - owned by 7.8%Stafford ($18) - owned by 39.3% ***Freeman ($18) - owned by 9.1%Bradford ($17) - owned by 19.7%Kolb ($15) - owned by 12.4%Sanchez ($14) - owned by...

Ok, I decided to test the impact of 2 kickers vs. 3 kickers vs. 4 kickers (with pen and paper). I went to the game logs (2009 was the latest posted) and picked 4 kickers: Longwell (132 points), Feely (122 points), Bironas (122 points), and Gould (105 points). Then I selected 2 of these...

I guess my response to the 2 bolded statements above is that, with hindsight, you could construct a roster with only 17 players (2 QB, 4 RB, 5 WR, 2 TE, 2 D, and 2 K) that survived weeks 1-13 and produced more points than the team that won the contest last year (and every year). Also, the...

Geez, I get criticized for taking 3 QBs instead of 2 -- and the argument is that the 3rd QB will never really add anything. Now I get criticized for the reverse -- taking only 2 kickers instead of 3.My $.02 FWIW. Both QB and kicker scores count for only the highest player on your roster (a...

I think you make a valid point -- that having a stud QB like Rodgers, Brady, Brees, etc. is worth the price you pay -- but I think you're underestimating the week-to-week variation in points produced by a stud. You state that: "I ran an analysis based on adding Flaco's contributions to Brees...

I strongly agree with the two bolded statements above. This year, suppose there are 10 players that are "obviously the best values" -- either they were priced as backups and are now starters, or their value has increased substantially since the salaries were set (for whatever reason) and thus...

Here's my team summary:QB 3 ($43) - 17.2% [2 players in eaglezzz' team above, with 12.8% of total dollars]RB 8 ($84) - 33.6% [8, 33.6%]WR 10 ($85) - 34.0% [9, 38.4%]TE 4 ($27) - 10.8% [5, 10.4%]K 2 ($4) - 1.6% [3, 2.4%]D 3 ($7) - 2.8% [3, 2.4%]Total - 30 players, $250 salaryMy team is similar to...