#1 Waiver Priority (1 Viewer)

[JMJ]

#1 waiver priority is something that should only be used after calculated consideration as it provides you an opportunity to add a valuable contributor to your team at some point during the season. However, jump the gun and pick up a backup RB you thought would be starting for weeks and the starter returns the following Sunday and you squandered an opportunity to improve your team and burry your competition.

Lets update this thread throughout the season with what other Sharks with #1 waiver priority are doing and thinking.

 

[Keys Myaths]

:whitecorner:

 

[Mystery Achiever]

do many people have this system in their leagues? all of mine reset every week based on prior week's performance.

 

[JMJ]

do many people have this system in their leagues? all of mine reset every week based on prior week's performance.

I'm pretty sure the standard is as follows:The team that drafted last has #1 waiver priority to start the season and the team that drafted first has last waiver priority to start the season. Once anybody claims a player off of waivers, they are now dropped to last waiver priority and every team that did not make a waiver claim is bumped up one spot a piece.I've never played in a league where it was done differently.

 

[Avery]

do many people have this system in their leagues? all of mine reset every week based on prior week's performance.

I'm pretty sure the standard is as follows:The team that drafted last has #1 waiver priority to start the season and the team that drafted first has last waiver priority to start the season. Once anybody claims a player off of waivers, they are now dropped to last waiver priority and every team that did not make a waiver claim is bumped up one spot a piece.I've never played in a league where it was done differently.

All my leagues have been much like Mystery Achiever's.The waiver priorities get reset each week on a worst to first basis: The losers from the previous week pick first (from lowest to highest loosing score) followed by the winners in the same fashion.

 

[Chiefs Transplant]

We do blind bid waivers. We started a couple years ago and have never looked back. Very fair overall and alot of strategy involved as well.

 

[-OZ-]

:whitecorner:

:sehorn:

 

[Avery]

We do blind bid waivers. We started a couple years ago and have never looked back. Very fair overall and alot of strategy involved as well.

I had a dynasty league that did that. I liked it. It added another level of strategy where everybody has a shot at anybody.

 

[Wingnut]

Im thinking I will hold the #1 WW spot to snag this years Colston.

Thats what Im thinking, anyway. Whether or not it happens remains to be seen.

 

[SSOG]

I agree that the #1 waiver priority represents big value, but I'm a firm believer in using it during the first four weeks of the season. If you look at history, 90+% of the time when someone has come from nowhere and finished the season as a stud, they've broken out by week 4. Most of the guys who break out after that are either a mirage, or too little, too late.

 

[Rotten Egg]

Ok, I'll start. I may have bit too early but we shall see. Somebody in our league dropped Kevin Jones before the info. came out of him NOT going on the PUP. Decided to use the #1 waiver priority on him instead of letting someone else get him. That now leaves me with Maroney, Henry, Lamont Jordan, and now Kevin Jones.

 

[videoguy505]

do many people have this system in their leagues? all of mine reset every week based on prior week's performance.

I'm pretty sure the standard is as follows:The team that drafted last has #1 waiver priority to start the season and the team that drafted first has last waiver priority to start the season. Once anybody claims a player off of waivers, they are now dropped to last waiver priority and every team that did not make a waiver claim is bumped up one spot a piece.I've never played in a league where it was done differently.

All my leagues have been much like Mystery Achiever's.The waiver priorities get reset each week on a worst to first basis: The losers from the previous week pick first (from lowest to highest loosing score) followed by the winners in the same fashion.

IIRC, my league is worst to first in the standings, by winning %, every week, with total points being the tiebreaker. Week 1, obviously, everyone is 1.000 or .000, but after that, the worst teams are always getting first shot. Then when you use your claim, you drop to the back of the list.I've very, very rarely claimed off waivers... and I'm the most active owner in the league in add/drops. I made more than 40 last season (Twice I changed 6 of my 14 in the same week). But, I always had the best record, so I was always last on the list.What I'd do is, since I'm on the West Coast, log onto the site late on Tuesday, around 11pm, and the waivers would have already been processed. Then I'd go through and add/drop everyone when they were Free Agents. Pretty much everyone I would have gotten as a waiver claim would still be there, because I was picking last anyway. But now, I could then get dropped down in the priority for the next run on Thursday evening, when I may have the #1 or #2 priority. Everyone who made a waiver claim was now behind me, and the formerly rostered players were now on waivers and there was one more waiver run before Sunday's games--and occasionally someone would drop their QB2 or a DST to make room for a bye week fill in, and that's when I'd pounce. I also didn't make my bye-week moves until the second round of waivers, so no one could claim my old players on a bye that I probably wanted back before the Sunday games got run. Then it'd be more likely I could get them back later.Anyway, I'm the #1 for the preseason, and I don't have any claims in yet. My draft was held last weekend and nothing's changed--there's no free agents that I like more than the guys I rostered.

 

[JMJ]

Im thinking I will hold the #1 WW spot to snag this years Colston.Thats what Im thinking, anyway. Whether or not it happens remains to be seen.

Exactly.That is why we need to continue to update this thread.

 

[JMJ]

I agree that the #1 waiver priority represents big value, but I'm a firm believer in using it during the first four weeks of the season. If you look at history, 90+% of the time when someone has come from nowhere and finished the season as a stud, they've broken out by week 4. Most of the guys who break out after that are either a mirage, or too little, too late.

I agree to a large extent.

 

[davidwb]

I agree with this strategy as well -- and have the #1 waiver pick in one of my leagues (14th pick out of 14 in the draft). Don't want to waste this pick!

 

[Pittsburgh United]

do many people have this system in their leagues? all of mine reset every week based on prior week's performance.

You may be in the minority on this one. I think most leagues nowadays ask, "Why reward losers?"

 

[gianmarco]

Since switching to blind bidding, don't think I'll ever go back to waiver priority.

 

[Frank Black]

Great thread. I don't see the point in discussions about what other WW systems exist out there. It would be nice to keep the posts focused on the OP's question.

I agree with the post about the 1st 4 games. It is hard to think of someone who broke out after week 4 who was not a mirage. To me, this particularly seems true with WRs.

 

[JMJ]

Great thread. I don't see the point in discussions about what other WW systems exist out there. It would be nice to keep the posts focused on the OP's question.I agree with the post about the 1st 4 games. It is hard to think of someone who broke out after week 4 who was not a mirage. To me, this particularly seems true with WRs.

#1 WW priority usually gets used on breakout WRs or backup RBs to injured starters. We have to use this thread to determine collectively if we think a WR who starts off with a few hot weeks (Boldin in '03, Colston in '06, etc) is the real deal or not or whether or not an injury to a starting RB seems serious or not considering most waiver claims are Tuesday morning and no real injury info gets released by then. We have to depend on people who have seen the games of both the potential breakout WRs or the injured RBs to report what they see and what NFL.com's in-game updates can't show us.

 

[Pittsburgh United]

Great thread. I don't see the point in discussions about what other WW systems exist out there. It would be nice to keep the posts focused on the OP's question.I agree with the post about the 1st 4 games. It is hard to think of someone who broke out after week 4 who was not a mirage. To me, this particularly seems true with WRs.

#1 WW priority usually gets used on breakout WRs or backup RBs to injured starters. We have to use this thread to determine collectively if we think a WR who starts off with a few hot weeks (Boldin in '03, Colston in '06, etc) is the real deal or not or whether or not an injury to a starting RB seems serious or not considering most waiver claims are Tuesday morning and no real injury info gets released by then. We have to depend on people who have seen the games of both the potential breakout WRs or the injured RBs to report what they see and what NFL.com's in-game updates can't show us.

Great thread! I'll be following it closely all season.

 

[Team Legacy]

Nice.

I'm betting many of the leagues will be taking Roydell Williams after we see what he does Week 1.

 

[AB in DC]

Good thread. I'm in a very small roster league (only 108 roster spots for QB/RB/WR combined), so I guarantee there will be some names each week who will already be rostered in most leagues, and some names who would be good pickups for most leagues but who would be a reach for a small league like this.

 

[culdeus]

David Garrard should be a big target in nearly all leagues.

 

[SSOG]

David Garrard should be a big target in nearly all leagues.

Not if he costs your high waiver priority. Garrard has the potential to be a serviceable QB, but serviceable QBs are a dime a dozen and not worth the chance of missing out on the next Anquan Boldin.

 

[Wingnut]

David Garrard should be a big target in nearly all leagues.

Believe it or not he was drafted in my league. We have to carry 3 QBs, so our league has to draft 36 total. Slim WW picking for QBs all year

 

[mlball77]

I passed on Jesse Chatman to hopefully better use my #1 WW priority in a dynasty league. Hope I don't regret it.

 

[sos32]

Nice.I'm betting many of the leagues will be taking Roydell Williams after we see what he does Week 1.

 

[joey]

:sehorn:

 

[JMJ]

Bump.

 

[GCP]

Randel El wasn't drafted in my league. Colts D gets an honorable mention.

 

[moleculo]

tossing out some names:

Shaun McDonald: 6-90-1 - not too bad. A bit late for a breakout though, no? Does Detroit have enough fire power to warrant 3 rosterable WR's?

Laurent Robinson: 3-32 - Rookie, has had some rookie hype on this board, but you had to look to find it. One would have to think Atl will be throwing alot, and the WR's currently on their roster have never reached their potential.

Brandon Stokley: 3-65 - had a decent game today. Not sure if the Broncos WR3 is rosterable - has never been as long as I can remember. Then again, I've never seen the Broncos run the option before...

Wes Welker: 6-61-1 - shouldn't be on anyones WW, but you never know...

 

[Keys Myaths]

tossing out some names: Shaun McDonald: 6-90-1 - not too bad. A bit late for a breakout though, no? Does Detroit have enough fire power to warrant 3 rosterable WR's?Laurent Robinson: 3-32 - Rookie, has had some rookie hype on this board, but you had to look to find it. One would have to think Atl will be throwing alot, and the WR's currently on their roster have never reached their potential.Brandon Stokley: 3-65 - had a decent game today. Not sure if the Broncos WR3 is rosterable - has never been as long as I can remember. Then again, I've never seen the Broncos run the option before...Wes Welker: 6-61-1 - shouldn't be on anyones WW, but you never know...

Nah. If I have first or second WW priority, these aren't the type of players I'm looking for.

 

[moleculo]

tossing out some names: Shaun McDonald: 6-90-1 - not too bad. A bit late for a breakout though, no? Does Detroit have enough fire power to warrant 3 rosterable WR's?Laurent Robinson: 3-32 - Rookie, has had some rookie hype on this board, but you had to look to find it. One would have to think Atl will be throwing alot, and the WR's currently on their roster have never reached their potential.Brandon Stokley: 3-65 - had a decent game today. Not sure if the Broncos WR3 is rosterable - has never been as long as I can remember. Then again, I've never seen the Broncos run the option before...Wes Welker: 6-61-1 - shouldn't be on anyones WW, but you never know...

Nah. If I have first or second WW priority, these aren't the type of players I'm looking for.

I agree. Just tossing out names for discussion sake.eta: if these guys improve next week, would that make you think different?

 

[AB in DC]

Small roster league (~40 RBs and ~50 WRs drafted), Chris Brown and Ronald Curry should be the top two available.

 

[AB in DC]

Derrick Ward, of course, if the Jacobs injury is severe.

 

[Frank Black]

tossing out some names: Wes Welker: 6-61-1 - shouldn't be on anyones WW, but you never know...

He's on one of mine because I dropped him for Crayton. However, it's a Yahoo league so he could be snatched up at any moment even during the football weekend.McDonald is tough because he could easily lay a goose egg in any given week due to the other options.

 

[Keys Myaths]

tossing out some names: Shaun McDonald: 6-90-1 - not too bad. A bit late for a breakout though, no? Does Detroit have enough fire power to warrant 3 rosterable WR's?Laurent Robinson: 3-32 - Rookie, has had some rookie hype on this board, but you had to look to find it. One would have to think Atl will be throwing alot, and the WR's currently on their roster have never reached their potential.Brandon Stokley: 3-65 - had a decent game today. Not sure if the Broncos WR3 is rosterable - has never been as long as I can remember. Then again, I've never seen the Broncos run the option before...Wes Welker: 6-61-1 - shouldn't be on anyones WW, but you never know...

Nah. If I have first or second WW priority, these aren't the type of players I'm looking for.

I agree. Just tossing out names for discussion sake.eta: if these guys improve next week, would that make you think different?

Maybe Robinson. I just don't trust when experienced, long time NFL WRs go off for a week or two. It usually doesn't last.

 

[JMJ]

Derrick Ward, of course, if the Jacobs injury is severe.

Agreed.

 

[SlaX]

 

[JMJ]

Here is what this thread is for:

If Bradon Jacobs is indeed done for the season, then Derrick Ward is the obvious choice here. However, if Jacobs is only supposed to be out for the now reported 3-5 weeks, does that still make Ward the unnanimous choice for people with WW #1 priority?

Discuss.

 

[Frank Black]

Here is what this thread is for:If Bradon Jacobs is indeed done for the season, then Derrick Ward is the obvious choice here. However, if Jacobs is only supposed to be out for the now reported 3-5 weeks, does that still make Ward the unnanimous choice for people with WW #1 priority?Discuss.

I used to deliberate hard on this one. Now, I believe that this is the type of situation where you use a high WW pick for a guy like Ward in his situation. What if Jacobs won't be back in 3-5 weeks, or is not completely healthy when he returns. At worst, if Ward continues to run well, we probably see RBBC. Also, when Jacobs returns, you may be able to trade Ward to the Jacobs owner for good value. I would use a high WW pick on Ward if I had it.

 

[[scooter]]

Consider this:

The sooner you use your #1 priority, the sooner the top spot rotates back around to you.

 

[Penguin]

I'm pretty sure the standard is as follows:The team that drafted last has #1 waiver priority to start the season and the team that drafted first has last waiver priority to start the season. Once anybody claims a player off of waivers, they are now dropped to last waiver priority and every team that did not make a waiver claim is bumped up one spot a piece.I've never played in a league where it was done differently.

 

[JMJ]

Here is what this thread is for:If Bradon Jacobs is indeed done for the season, then Derrick Ward is the obvious choice here. However, if Jacobs is only supposed to be out for the now reported 3-5 weeks, does that still make Ward the unnanimous choice for people with WW #1 priority?Discuss.

I used to deliberate hard on this one. Now, I believe that this is the type of situation where you use a high WW pick for a guy like Ward in his situation. What if Jacobs won't be back in 3-5 weeks, or is not completely healthy when he returns. At worst, if Ward continues to run well, we probably see RBBC. Also, when Jacobs returns, you may be able to trade Ward to the Jacobs owner for good value. I would use a high WW pick on Ward if I had it.

I already have my claim in for Ward.

 

[pizzatyme]

So, I have Jacobs. I have a $1000 blind bidding budget. It is a 14 team league. Jacobs was my #2 RB. What should I put out for Ward? I'm thinking $500 to make sure I get him. I know it's a high bid, but without Ward, I'm left without a RB 2.

Thoughts?

 

[Fear The Turtle]

Here is what this thread is for:If Bradon Jacobs is indeed done for the season, then Derrick Ward is the obvious choice here. However, if Jacobs is only supposed to be out for the now reported 3-5 weeks, does that still make Ward the unnanimous choice for people with WW #1 priority?Discuss.

I used to deliberate hard on this one. Now, I believe that this is the type of situation where you use a high WW pick for a guy like Ward in his situation. What if Jacobs won't be back in 3-5 weeks, or is not completely healthy when he returns. At worst, if Ward continues to run well, we probably see RBBC. Also, when Jacobs returns, you may be able to trade Ward to the Jacobs owner for good value. I would use a high WW pick on Ward if I had it.

I already have my claim in for Ward.

Does this mean you are going to lose interest in your thread now that you'll be at the bottom of the WW priority list?

 

[Fear The Turtle]

So, I have Jacobs. I have a $1000 blind bidding budget. It is a 14 team league. Jacobs was my #2 RB. What should I put out for Ward? I'm thinking $500 to make sure I get him. I know it's a high bid, but without Ward, I'm left without a RB 2.Thoughts?

I guess you'll have to. I won't be surprised if the top bid in my league reaches $55-60 (out of $100) for him. Of course, we start 30 RBs each week so take that into account.

 

[JMJ]

Here is what this thread is for:If Bradon Jacobs is indeed done for the season, then Derrick Ward is the obvious choice here. However, if Jacobs is only supposed to be out for the now reported 3-5 weeks, does that still make Ward the unnanimous choice for people with WW #1 priority?Discuss.

I used to deliberate hard on this one. Now, I believe that this is the type of situation where you use a high WW pick for a guy like Ward in his situation. What if Jacobs won't be back in 3-5 weeks, or is not completely healthy when he returns. At worst, if Ward continues to run well, we probably see RBBC. Also, when Jacobs returns, you may be able to trade Ward to the Jacobs owner for good value. I would use a high WW pick on Ward if I had it.

I already have my claim in for Ward.

Does this mean you are going to lose interest in your thread now that you'll be at the bottom of the WW priority list?

Haha. Maybe. But I don't view it as "my thread." Its the Shark's thread to be updated all year long. Plus, you never know. Maybe a guy can fall through the cracks for me at some point. And, I won't be down the bottom forever. Especially in the early stages of the season when people are panicking over their draft, waivers move quickly.

 

[Routilla]

I grabbed Welker, E. Johnson and S. Morris.

 

[TommyGilmore]

So, I have Jacobs. I have a $1000 blind bidding budget. It is a 14 team league. Jacobs was my #2 RB. What should I put out for Ward? I'm thinking $500 to make sure I get him. I know it's a high bid, but without Ward, I'm left without a RB 2.Thoughts?

Ward isn't going to be the only RB to appear on the WW in the next 16 weeks.