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2019 Post Season Subscriber Contest (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter TheWinz
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TheWinz
Footballguy
Prices by team...
NO - $205 - 12 players
BAL - $169 - 13 players
KC - $161 - 12 players
SF - $154 - 15 players
NE - $144 - 14 players
SEA - $128 - 12 players
HOU - $127 - 12 players
GB - $111 - 14 players
MIN - $105 - 15 players
PHI - $103 - 14 players
BUF - $92 - 12 players
TEN - $86 - 13 players
NO - $205 - 12 players
BAL - $169 - 13 players
KC - $161 - 12 players
SF - $154 - 15 players
NE - $144 - 14 players
SEA - $128 - 12 players
HOU - $127 - 12 players
GB - $111 - 14 players
MIN - $105 - 15 players
PHI - $103 - 14 players
BUF - $92 - 12 players
TEN - $86 - 13 players
Interseptopus
Footballguy
#1anddone
Interseptopus
Footballguy
The issue I have is getting past week 18. Too many 1st round byes. IMO BAL and SF are destined to meet in the Super Bowl
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Ignoratio Elenchi
Footballguy
You need to correctly predict the two Super Bowl teams and stack 8+ players from these teams (10+ if either one of them plays Wild Card weekend). Spend a little bit of money on a couple of players to help you get through the first couple weeks. Hope you guessed right.
The thing that makes it difficult is that the contest is also littered with tons of entries that take 2 players from all 8 teams playing this weekend, etc. which have literally no shot of winning but will drastically increase the early week cutlines. So the winner will always look like what I described above, but it's mostly a crapshoot whether any particular entry will have enough to make it to the final round.
Interesting. Thanks. No doubt there is some luck involved but I'd say it's nowhere near a crapshoot. I think this contest, maybe more than many others, demands a much higher level of skill. And the different strategies make it tough early as you said. But for sure, in a game with a ball shaped like that, there will be lucky things that happen.You need to correctly predict the two Super Bowl teams and stack 8+ players from these teams (10+ if either one of them plays Wild Card weekend). Spend a little bit of money on a couple of players to help you get through the first couple weeks. Hope you guessed right.
The thing that makes it difficult is that the contest is also littered with tons of entries that take 2 players from all 8 teams playing this weekend, etc. which have literally no shot of winning but will drastically increase the early week cutlines. So the winner will always look like what I described above, but it's mostly a crapshoot whether any particular entry will have enough to make it to the final round.
I hope you win!
Absolutely. I love this particular hurdle in the contest. You have to find that balance of doing enough to survive and advance.
TheWinz
Footballguy
Agree 100%. A bunch of entries will look like this...You need to correctly predict the two Super Bowl teams and stack 8+ players from these teams (10+ if either one of them plays Wild Card weekend). Spend a little bit of money on a couple of players to help you get through the first couple weeks. Hope you guessed right.
The thing that makes it difficult is that the contest is also littered with tons of entries that take 2 players from all 8 teams playing this weekend, etc. which have literally no shot of winning but will drastically increase the early week cutlines. So the winner will always look like what I described above, but it's mostly a crapshoot whether any particular entry will have enough to make it to the final round.
QB - Drew Brees - NO - $38
QB - Russell Wilson - SEA - $26
QB - Deshaun Watson - HOU - $25
QB - Tom Brady - NE - $23
QB - Josh Allen - BUF - $21
QB - Carson Wentz - PHI - $17
QB - Kirk Cousins - MIN - $15
QB - Ryan Tannehill - TEN - $14
RB - Frank Gore - BUF - $3
PK - Wil Lutz - NO - $14
PK - Nick Folk - NE - $11
PK - Jason Myers - SEA - $11
PK - Kaimi Fairbairn - HOU - $9
PK - Steve Hauschka - BUF - $7
PK - Dan Bailey - MIN - $7
PK - Jake Elliott - PHI - $5
PK - Greg Joseph - TEN - $4
This team has no shot at winning, but it will kick butt in week 1, and will also do fairly well week 2
-OZ-
Footballguy
Txns8
Footballguy
This always surprises me as the mix of entrants should be inteligent FF players given they paid for a subscription service. Can't wait to see the rosters in here once the competition closes. Good luck everyone!You need to correctly predict the two Super Bowl teams and stack 8+ players from these teams (10+ if either one of them plays Wild Card weekend). Spend a little bit of money on a couple of players to help you get through the first couple weeks. Hope you guessed right.
The thing that makes it difficult is that the contest is also littered with tons of entries that take 2 players from all 8 teams playing this weekend, etc. which have literally no shot of winning but will drastically increase the early week cutlines. So the winner will always look like what I described above, but it's mostly a crapshoot whether any particular entry will have enough to make it to the final round.
Smack Tripper
Footballguy
Hard to build one this year, challenging pricing
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Yeah, this one is tougher than past years, IMO. RB pricing seems too high to me.
apalmer
Footballguy
barackdhouse
Footballguy
There are few if any of the cheap options that will be worth rostering.
SeniorVBDStudent
Footballguy
current draft...zero ravens and zero 49ers...this should work out well 
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Right. So my guess is that it takes fewer players in the SB to win than normal, or in the past. Also more people probably doing what I did and changing my real SB prediction to find two teams that I can afford. Likely a wider range of SB participants on entries than most years. Will be interesting.
TheWinz
Footballguy
I decided to just start clicking all the cheapest boxes. I managed to field a roster of 65 players, covered all positions, and even have a buck to spare!
QB - Taysom Hill - NO - $8
RB - Gus Edwards - BAL - $8
RB - Darwin Thompson - KC - $6
RB - Kyle Juszczyk - SF - $5
RB - Alexander Mattison - MIN - $5
RB - Robert Turbin - SEA - $4
RB - Jordan Howard - PHI - $4
RB - Justice Hill - BAL - $4
RB - Dion Lewis - TEN - $4
RB - Brandon Bolden - NE - $3
RB - Ameer Abdullah - MIN - $3
RB - Mike Boone - MIN - $3
RB - Frank Gore - BUF - $3
RB - Dexter Williams - GB - $2
RB - Zach Line - NO - $2
RB - Jeff Wilson - SF - $2
RB - C.J. Ham - MIN - $2
WR - Corey Davis - TEN - $6
WR - Nelson Agholor - PHI - $5
WR - DeSean Jackson - PHI - $5
WR - David Moore - SEA - $5
WR - Phillip Dorsett - NE - $5
WR - Tajae Sharpe - TEN - $5
WR - Miles Boykin - BAL - $4
WR - Olabisi Johnson - MIN - $4
WR - Isaiah McKenzie - BUF - $4
WR - Demarcus Robinson - KC - $4
WR - Adam Humphries - TEN - $4
WR - Deontay Burnett - PHI - $4
WR - DeAndre Carter - HOU - $3
WR - Geronimo Allison - GB - $3
WR - J.J. Arcega-Whiteside - PHI - $3
WR - Laquon Treadwell - MIN - $3
WR - Richie James - SF - $2
WR - Kalif Raymond - TEN - $2
WR - Jaron Brown - SEA - $2
WR - Dante Pettis - SF - $2
WR - Marquez Valdes-Scantling - GB - $2
WR - Jake Kumerow - GB - $2
WR - Robert Foster - BUF - $2
TE - Hayden Hurst - BAL - $6
TE - Darren Fells - HOU - $6
TE - Jimmy Graham - GB - $6
TE - Josh Hill - NO - $6
TE - Irv Smith - MIN - $5
TE - Dawson Knox - BUF - $5
TE - Jordan Akins - HOU - $5
TE - Matt LaCosse - NE - $4
TE - Ross Dwelley - SF - $4
TE - Ben Watson - NE - $4
TE - Robert Tonyan - GB - $3
TE - Josh Perkins - PHI - $3
TE - Anthony Firkser - TEN - $3
TE - Luke Willson - SEA - $2
TE - Lee Smith - BUF - $2
TE - Blake Bell - KC - $2
TE - Marcedes Lewis - GB - $2
TE - Tyler Kroft - BUF - $2
TE - Tyler Conklin - MIN - $2
TE - MyCole Pruitt - TEN - $2
PK - Jake Elliott - PHI - $5
PK - Mason Crosby - GB - $5
PK - Greg Joseph - TEN - $4
TD - Philadelphia Eagles - PHI - $6
TD - Green Bay Packers - GB - $6
QB - Taysom Hill - NO - $8
RB - Gus Edwards - BAL - $8
RB - Darwin Thompson - KC - $6
RB - Kyle Juszczyk - SF - $5
RB - Alexander Mattison - MIN - $5
RB - Robert Turbin - SEA - $4
RB - Jordan Howard - PHI - $4
RB - Justice Hill - BAL - $4
RB - Dion Lewis - TEN - $4
RB - Brandon Bolden - NE - $3
RB - Ameer Abdullah - MIN - $3
RB - Mike Boone - MIN - $3
RB - Frank Gore - BUF - $3
RB - Dexter Williams - GB - $2
RB - Zach Line - NO - $2
RB - Jeff Wilson - SF - $2
RB - C.J. Ham - MIN - $2
WR - Corey Davis - TEN - $6
WR - Nelson Agholor - PHI - $5
WR - DeSean Jackson - PHI - $5
WR - David Moore - SEA - $5
WR - Phillip Dorsett - NE - $5
WR - Tajae Sharpe - TEN - $5
WR - Miles Boykin - BAL - $4
WR - Olabisi Johnson - MIN - $4
WR - Isaiah McKenzie - BUF - $4
WR - Demarcus Robinson - KC - $4
WR - Adam Humphries - TEN - $4
WR - Deontay Burnett - PHI - $4
WR - DeAndre Carter - HOU - $3
WR - Geronimo Allison - GB - $3
WR - J.J. Arcega-Whiteside - PHI - $3
WR - Laquon Treadwell - MIN - $3
WR - Richie James - SF - $2
WR - Kalif Raymond - TEN - $2
WR - Jaron Brown - SEA - $2
WR - Dante Pettis - SF - $2
WR - Marquez Valdes-Scantling - GB - $2
WR - Jake Kumerow - GB - $2
WR - Robert Foster - BUF - $2
TE - Hayden Hurst - BAL - $6
TE - Darren Fells - HOU - $6
TE - Jimmy Graham - GB - $6
TE - Josh Hill - NO - $6
TE - Irv Smith - MIN - $5
TE - Dawson Knox - BUF - $5
TE - Jordan Akins - HOU - $5
TE - Matt LaCosse - NE - $4
TE - Ross Dwelley - SF - $4
TE - Ben Watson - NE - $4
TE - Robert Tonyan - GB - $3
TE - Josh Perkins - PHI - $3
TE - Anthony Firkser - TEN - $3
TE - Luke Willson - SEA - $2
TE - Lee Smith - BUF - $2
TE - Blake Bell - KC - $2
TE - Marcedes Lewis - GB - $2
TE - Tyler Kroft - BUF - $2
TE - Tyler Conklin - MIN - $2
TE - MyCole Pruitt - TEN - $2
PK - Jake Elliott - PHI - $5
PK - Mason Crosby - GB - $5
PK - Greg Joseph - TEN - $4
TD - Philadelphia Eagles - PHI - $6
TD - Green Bay Packers - GB - $6
BassNBrew
Footballguy
I’m rostering Pat Mahomes. @Stinkin Ref has to be right once this season that he can perform over replacement level.
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
My first stab:
QB - Drew Brees - NO - $38
RB - Alvin Kamara - NO - $29
WR - Michael Thomas - NO - $34
QB - Patrick Mahomes - KC - $36
RB - Damien Williams - KC - $16
TE - Travis Kelce - KC - $22
WR - Sammy Watkins - KC - $9
RB - Sony Michel - NE - $12
RB - Miles Sanders - PHI - $8
TE - Zach Ertz - PHI - $11
RB - Matt Breida - SF - $7
WR - Emmanuel Sanders - SF - $14
WR - Willie Snead - BAL - $7
TD - Houston Texans - HOU - $7
QB - Drew Brees - NO - $38
RB - Alvin Kamara - NO - $29
WR - Michael Thomas - NO - $34
QB - Patrick Mahomes - KC - $36
RB - Damien Williams - KC - $16
TE - Travis Kelce - KC - $22
WR - Sammy Watkins - KC - $9
RB - Sony Michel - NE - $12
RB - Miles Sanders - PHI - $8
TE - Zach Ertz - PHI - $11
RB - Matt Breida - SF - $7
WR - Emmanuel Sanders - SF - $14
WR - Willie Snead - BAL - $7
TD - Houston Texans - HOU - $7
TheWinz
Footballguy
But, you can spend a mere $189 on all 27 PHI/TEN players, and still have $61 to get you to the big show.
apalmer
Footballguy
Lose a few of the bottom-end guys from both teams and you can hedge your bet by adding nearly all of the Seattle players.
TheWinz
Footballguy
SEA is actually the 6th most expensive team. They cost $17 more than GB, and GB has 2 more players than SEA.
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
I took a mix of strategies.
1. spent more on good players I believe are on teams that will advance.
2. sprinkled the rest on players I see as high performing 1 & dones
3. Deleted all those entries 3 hours later & started at step 1 again.
4. Got tired, said “f it!” & clicked “submit”.
y'all have no chance.
Interseptopus
Footballguy
Interseptopus
Footballguy
Zegras11
Footballguy
This contest and the FFPC/new FBG playoff contests are my two faves because they are so damn hard. I'd love to win this contest this year. I've only come close once. Won the FFPC last year.
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KingPrawn
Footballguy
TheWinz
Footballguy
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
QuizGuy66
Footballguy
Part of the question is...do you go with the Super Bowl most people are going to pick....or do you mix it up a little, go with a bit of an underdog and presumably have less competition when you get to the Super Bowl.
Closest I came was the Super Bowl XLVI year - if Baltimore and San Francisco had won (instead of stupidly waiting a year to do so) I would have had a mortal lock on the win.
But I at least got an entry in so I have a shot no matter what
-QG
Closest I came was the Super Bowl XLVI year - if Baltimore and San Francisco had won (instead of stupidly waiting a year to do so) I would have had a mortal lock on the win.
But I at least got an entry in so I have a shot no matter what
-QG
Hot Sauce Guy
Footballguy
That’s a lot of first round points to score. Makes it tough to take all the BYE team players.
Penguin
Footballguy
That one has a good chance to advance but come the Super Bowl it can't winplease track this even if you submit something else
-QG
Bruce Leroy
Footballguy
Last year....
CUTOFF 79.00 126.90 74.45 0.00
Survive & Advance
CUTOFF 79.00 126.90 74.45 0.00
Survive & Advance
TheWinz
Footballguy
The only way to win is to have a decent share of players from the 2 SB teams. If you believe in your underdogs, sure, choose them. But choosing them just to be different is a mistake. The goal is to choose just enough players from non-SB teams to advance each week. My current submission has $180 spent on my 2 SB hopefuls. I have faith in my 2 teams, and hopefully the remaining $70 was spent wisely to survive weeks 1 and 2.Part of the question is...do you go with the Super Bowl most people are going to pick....or do you mix it up a little, go with a bit of an underdog and presumably have less competition when you get to the Super Bowl.
Closest I came was the Super Bowl XLVI year - if Baltimore and San Francisco had won (instead of stupidly waiting a year to do so) I would have had a mortal lock on the win.
But I at least got an entry in so I have a shot no matter what
-QG
Bruce Leroy
Footballguy
I figured out your $180 on 2 teams 
-- Both #1 seeds aren't making it to the big dance this year. Maybe 1 will. Let's see what happens. Going to be a fun playoffs
-- Both #1 seeds aren't making it to the big dance this year. Maybe 1 will. Let's see what happens. Going to be a fun playoffs
Steeler
Footballguy
I'm going to run calcomatic for the playoff contest again this year!
It's a bit of work to change the scoring format, add all the new teams, etc. so donations are always appreciated at this time of year
http://calcomatic.com/Donate
It's a bit of work to change the scoring format, add all the new teams, etc. so donations are always appreciated at this time of year
http://calcomatic.com/Donate
TheWinz
Footballguy
You the man! Just a question though - what scoring has changed? Seems to mirror last year's contest, doesn't it?I'm going to run calcomatic for the playoff contest again this year!
It's a bit of work to change the scoring format, add all the new teams, etc. so donations are always appreciated at this time of year
http://calcomatic.com/Donate
Steeler
Footballguy
I used "scoring" broadly. The FF scoring per player is the same, yes. But the playoff and regular season contests are different in how the scores are counted for each entry. The regular season contest has 1 QB, 2RB, etc. etc. while the playoff contest uses the top 2 scores per NFL team per entry until the super bowl. Calcomatic has to change how it adds up the scores for each entry during the playoff contest.
TheWinz
Footballguy
Thanx for the clarification. I thought the FBG staff got sneaky and moved a decimal point or something. Imagine if they changed it to 15 points per reception for TE, and no one caught on until the contest kicked off?
The standard donation is still $100, right?
