Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
What do you think of a play like this? Obviously the rest of his team is terrible, but he does have two huge horses.
Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums
This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!
2006 BUMP: One guy in my auction league (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Lemmiwinks
- Start date
Keys Myaths
Pokerguy
Depends on how he used the rest of his money. If he got a lot of great value for the other 20%, then I think it's fantastic.
Spartans Rule
Footballguy
I like the strategy for an auction beginner. Beginners often way overbid on a few players, leave way too much money at the end, etc. and end up not getting much value for their $.
Spending 80% of your cap on two elite players ensures that 80% of your money was well-spent and that you'll probably only be able to get good values the rest of the way.
Spending 80% of your cap on two elite players ensures that 80% of your money was well-spent and that you'll probably only be able to get good values the rest of the way.
AZhardballz
Footballguy
This wouldn't be possible in our 12 team league because all of the top 3 will go for more than 50% of the cap but I think it is a decent strategy. Feast or famine but you have to take chances to win the league anyway. In our league you maybe could get a LT and Jackson and you'd be broke. But there are enuff decent dollar players left at the very end that you could find some value (because everybody overspends early).
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
Kleck.
Footballguy
Me too. Please post it Lem.
Bill Brasky
Footballguy
A guy in our league did this last year with LT and Shaun. I still don't get how it happened, but he also managed to get Larry Fitz, Shockey, and Hasselbeck and set the single season scoring record and lost in the championship by one point on Monday night. One injury could have killed him, but those guys stayed healthy all year.
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
8 team auction league $100 budget, $100 FAAB during the season.
My team:
His team:
My team is not nearly as sexy, but my WR are vastly superior and I have excellent RB depth. I'm actually thinking of offering this guy Chad Johnson and Westbrook for LT or LJ. Maybe he'll bite.
My team:
Code:
Pos Name Team Bye SalaryQB Matt Hasselbeck Seahawks (SEA) 5 5QB Drew Brees Saints (NOR) 7 1RB Ronnie Brown Dolphins (MIA) 8 23RB Willie Parker Steelers (PIT) 4 14WR Chad Johnson Bengals (CIN) 5 15WR Plaxico Burress Giants (NYG) 4 3WR Donald Driver Packers (GNB) 6 3TE Alge Crumpler Falcons (ATL) 5 2R/W/T Chester Taylor Vikings (MIN) 6 11B-QB Aaron Brooks Raiders (OAK) 3 1B-RB Dominic Rhodes Colts (IND) 6 3B-RB Brian Westbrook Eagles (PHI) 9 14B-RB Laurence Maroney Patriots (NWE) 6 2B-WR Rod Smith Broncos (DEN) 4 2B-WR Matt Jones Jaguars (JAC) 6 1
Code:
QB Jake Delhomme Panthers (CAR) 9 5QB Jake Plummer Broncos (DEN) 4 1RB Larry Johnson Chiefs (KAN) 3 39RB LaDainian Tomlinson Chargers (SDG) 3 40WR Joey Galloway Buccaneers (TAM) 4 1WR Michael Clayton Buccaneers (TAM) 4 1WR Antonio Bryant 49ers (SFO) 7 1TE Tony Gonzalez Chiefs (KAN) 3 3R/W/T Corey Dillon Patriots (NWE) 6 3B-QB Billy Volek Titans (TEN) 7 1B-RB Samkon Gado Packers (GNB) 6 1B-RB Fred Taylor Jaguars (JAC) 6 1B-WR Drew Bennett Titans (TEN) 7 1B-WR Keyshawn Johnson Panthers (CAR) 9 1B-TE Chris Cooley Redskins (WAS) 8 1
Last edited by a moderator:
his team is way better than yours.
Eli2Shockey
Footballguy
his team > your team
I love his team. For spending 80% on 2 players he has a very nice team. No, he won't bite on Westbrook and Johnson, why should he?his team is way better than yours.
ffchamp1
Footballguy
⚡DEADHEAD⚡
Footballguy
Might as well give him the championship now and do another draft.
Sinrman
Footballguy
Extremely risky move on his part in doing so. If one of them goes down or doesn't quite produce like in the past, he might be screwed.....................
Or will he? Looking at the full picture and seeing the rest of his team, he did an incredible job in finding value and picked up some great players that don't plain suck (like Cooley, Galloway, etc.)
I like that team even more now....
Or will he? Looking at the full picture and seeing the rest of his team, he did an incredible job in finding value and picked up some great players that don't plain suck (like Cooley, Galloway, etc.)
I like that team even more now....
Tick
Footballguy
As I look at it a second time, it even starts to make me slightly mad - how can a guy get away with this? his backups/flex:
R/W/T Corey Dillon Patriots (NWE) 6 3
B-QB Billy Volek Titans (TEN) 7 1
B-RB Samkon Gado Packers (GNB) 6 1
B-RB Fred Taylor Jaguars (JAC) 6 1
B-WR Drew Bennett Titans (TEN) 7 1
B-WR Keyshawn Johnson Panthers (CAR) 9 1
B-TE Chris Cooley Redskins (WAS) 8 1
$9 for all that? Cooley, Bennett, and Dillon are starters in a 12-team league. Fred Taylor's close. Keyshawn's respectable. Volek's a high upside backup in a 12-teamer.
Someone should see how much that group of players went for in the MB/Staff auction (halved since they had a 200 cap).
R/W/T Corey Dillon Patriots (NWE) 6 3
B-QB Billy Volek Titans (TEN) 7 1
B-RB Samkon Gado Packers (GNB) 6 1
B-RB Fred Taylor Jaguars (JAC) 6 1
B-WR Drew Bennett Titans (TEN) 7 1
B-WR Keyshawn Johnson Panthers (CAR) 9 1
B-TE Chris Cooley Redskins (WAS) 8 1
$9 for all that? Cooley, Bennett, and Dillon are starters in a 12-team league. Fred Taylor's close. Keyshawn's respectable. Volek's a high upside backup in a 12-teamer.
Someone should see how much that group of players went for in the MB/Staff auction (halved since they had a 200 cap).
Agreed, 1 dollar waiver wire players will produce from week to week, you might as well load up on studs and fill out your roster with players that are definately on teams in 12 man leagues.
coolnerd
Footballguy
Honestly, I trying to figure out how he has able to fund his entire WR corp for $5. Even in an 8-man league seems like he should have been forcing Jericho C. or Bernard Berian into his line-up. Yeah, his Wrs are not to your level, but they are probably not going losing games for him.
Last edited by a moderator:
Stealthycat
Footballguy
he'll win almost every game he plays this yeat - ya'll are SCREWED
coolnerd
Footballguy
Evilhomer3k
Footballguy
Also note that this is a 15 man roster. In an 8 team league with a roster of 15 there are probably still some nice starters sitting out there.
highlander23
Footballguy
I don't think he meant that roster wouldn't look good in a 12-14 league team.....I think he meant he wouldn't have been able to get a roster that looked that good in bigger league.please explain.
Tru dat
coolnerd
Footballguy
okay. that makes senseI don't think he meant that roster wouldn't look good in a 12-14 league team.....I think he meant he wouldn't have been able to get a roster that looked that good in bigger league.
yes that's what i meant. sorry for the confusion.okay. that makes senseI don't think he meant that roster wouldn't look good in a 12-14 league team.....I think he meant he wouldn't have been able to get a roster that looked that good in bigger league.
Sweeper
Footballguy
He won't bite. He didnt go through the trouble of getting LT and LJ only to trade down. As far as the wr's, there is still a lot of time for WR situations to pan out. Every year there are a handful of WR's that come out of nowhere and can be picked up cheap. Playing the waiver wire right can get you a very productive group of recievers.
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
The funny thing is he claims he accidentally bid $40 on LT. We use an online auction site, and he said he was trying to do something else, but accidentally hit the bid button.
So if this guy did have a great draft, it was totally dumb luck. Which also makes me think he'll be willing to trade with me.
So if this guy did have a great draft, it was totally dumb luck. Which also makes me think he'll be willing to trade with me.
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
No. You could have 6 bench runningbacks if you wanted.coolnerd said:
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
It's all relative. His WR and Bench stink compared to the rest of the league. This is an 8 teamer, so what might look like a good roster on a 12 team league is pretty bad here.Anyway, guess who plays this guy in week three when both LT and LJ are on a bye...Lemmiwinks said:
ME.
Capella
Footballguy
We're all excited.It's all relative. His WR and Bench stink compared to the rest of the league. This is an 8 teamer, so what might look like a good roster on a 12 team league is pretty bad here.Anyway, guess who plays this guy in week three when both LT and LJ are on a bye...Lemmiwinks said:
ME.
I think this stategy is that much better in an 8-team league. He's got the wire to scour all year (not to mention with only 8 teams the talent pool available is that much larger).
His bench is good enough:
B-RB Fred Taylor Jaguars (JAC) 6 1
B-WR Drew Bennett Titans (TEN) 7 1
B-WR Keyshawn Johnson Panthers (CAR) 9 1
B-TE Chris Cooley Redskins (WAS) 8 1
Gado & Volek, while I'm bullish right now on, could have solid value. Not only that, consider the value Volek to Bennett had just a couple years ago.
I would of done that same exact thing he did. 8 teams X only 15 players per team....that's only the top 120 players in the football. I actually did this in my baseball keeper several years ago....spent a boatload on A-rod and Pujols. Ended with $1 guys like Mauer, Peavy, Zambrano and Reyes.
His bench is good enough:
B-RB Fred Taylor Jaguars (JAC) 6 1
B-WR Drew Bennett Titans (TEN) 7 1
B-WR Keyshawn Johnson Panthers (CAR) 9 1
B-TE Chris Cooley Redskins (WAS) 8 1
Gado & Volek, while I'm bullish right now on, could have solid value. Not only that, consider the value Volek to Bennett had just a couple years ago.
I would of done that same exact thing he did. 8 teams X only 15 players per team....that's only the top 120 players in the football. I actually did this in my baseball keeper several years ago....spent a boatload on A-rod and Pujols. Ended with $1 guys like Mauer, Peavy, Zambrano and Reyes.
Last edited by a moderator:
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
Well, everyone spent all their money on RB and WR early in the draft. How do you think I was able to pull Hasselbeck for $5, Brees and Brooks for $1 each, Burress and Driver for $3 each?This was the first football auction draft any of us had ever done. I went for extreme depth at RB (Brown, FWP, Westy, C. Taylor, Rhodes, Maroney), and others spent ridiculous amounts on one or two players.Bottom line, some of the top players are going down with injuries, it happens every year. Who, then, becomes the ideal trading partner? The guy with RB depth. I won a championship last year when my first two picks of the draft were Deuce McAllister and Daunte Culpepper because I had huge RB depth. I think those of you who think my team doesn't stand a chance against this guy discount the effect of injuries and in season management.
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
This is a real league all with people I know. It was supposed to be a 10 teamer, but 2 guys dropped out when they heard we were going to an auction format. Anyway, you're not invited to join because you are merely an internet personna who I do not know personally.
blenderfrog
All your base are belong to us
I agree with the majority of the posters, that for this league, this was a good strategy. With only 8 teams and relatively small rosters, there must have been a lot of value at the end of the draft. Plus, there have to be a lot of viable players on the waiver wire now.
Wilbur Wood
Footballguy
In a long-standing live 12 team auction draft a week ago, a guy "bought" both LJ and Alexander for only ~ 70% of the cap ($182 of $260).
I'd post his roster but the Commish has yet to input into the website.
This is a deeper league inasmuch as each team starts 1 QB, 2 RB, 4 WR/TE, 1 D, 1 K, so there are 2 additional WR slots to deal with.
I like my team better than the LJ/Alexander team. There is little depth and some weakness at starting WR slots.
I'd post his roster but the Commish has yet to input into the website.
This is a deeper league inasmuch as each team starts 1 QB, 2 RB, 4 WR/TE, 1 D, 1 K, so there are 2 additional WR slots to deal with.
I like my team better than the LJ/Alexander team. There is little depth and some weakness at starting WR slots.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
Please give us at least quarterly updates on this situation.
CowboyFan
Footballguy
He'll be devastated by that blemish on his 15-1 recordIt's all relative. His WR and Bench stink compared to the rest of the league. This is an 8 teamer, so what might look like a good roster on a 12 team league is pretty bad here.Anyway, guess who plays this guy in week three when both LT and LJ are on a bye...Lemmiwinks said:
ME.
Lemmiwinks
Footballguy
If you're serious, I will. Bump this thread periodically to remind me.
Art_VanDalay
Footballguy
Ok first, you need to get all those hours back that you spent preparing and start over. Second, run immediately to your nearest Sporting goods store and have the trophy engraved with his team name as Champs for 2006. Third, either think about retiring or play some poker to get better at calling out other teams on players/bluffs. Seriously, his team is an outrage in an auction format by allowing him to obtain Gonzo and decent value at WR with a QB like Delhomme too who should be solid this year, I don't see how he can lose. I will check in at the end of the year but I don't expect this to change much. Best of luck...next year. 
