2008 $35,000 Subscriber Contest (3 Viewers)

[EFD]

I'm at 102.75. I've got Brees (-18.75), Bush (-7.1) & the Saints D (-0).

It seems I'm likely cooked, but I've got a shot...

 

[beto]

Glad to see the cut looking lower this week. I have around 140 with Chester Taylor going tonight.

My wastes of money so far - Chester $14, Rice $4, Northcutt $3

Injured - Burleson $18

 

[Cixelsyd]

I'm in the 150's this week... sounds like I will be ok...

 

[Sol D]

Week 6

6 times [1] - M.Prater (8)

5 times [3]- C.Portis (10), B.Marshall (8), K.Walter (b)

4 times [5]- M.Turner (7), T.Owens (10), J.Cutler (8), Clv.Johnson (b), J.Cotchery (b)

3 times [3]- S.Slaton (b), A.Fasano (b), Z.Miller (b)

2 times [5]- M.Schaub (b), R.Rice (b), NO Def (9), SF Def (9), Buf Def (b)

1 time [3]- K.Warner (7), C.Taylor (b), Hou Def (b)

0 times [2]- Ricky Williams (b), M.Nugent (b)

(b) = Bye Complete

(#) = Future Bye Week

162 points this week.

Positions Missing on Remaining Bye Weeks:

Week 7 - 1-of-3 QB, 1-of-5 RB

Week 8 - 1-of-3 QB, 1-of-6 WR, 1-of-2 K

Week 9 - 2-of-4 Def

Week 10 - 1-of-5 RB, 1-of-6 WR

Week 9 basically no players with a bye.

Weeks 7, 8 and 10 will be down 1 player at two of the three key positions. Week 10 those two are Portis and TO. So if I'm still alive that will probably be my toughest week.

 

[Alias]

5 times [1] - M.Prater (8)4 times [5]- C.Portis (10), M.Turner (7), B.Marshall (8), T.Owens (10), K.Walter (b)3 times [5]- J.Cutler (8), S.Slaton (b), Clv.Johnson (b), A.Fasano (b), SF Def (9)2 times [2]- J.Cotchery (b), Z.Miller (b)1 time [6]- M.Schaub (b), K.Warner (7), R.Rice (b), C.Taylor (b), Buf Def (6), NO Def (9)0 times [3]- Ricky Williams (b), M.Nugent (b), Hou Def (b)(b) = Bye Complete(#) = Future Bye Week148 points this week. Over half my team has completed the bye week. I would like to thank all 22 members of my team, even Ricky and Nugent. So far it has been a complete team effort!Positions Missing on Remaining Bye Weeks:Week 6 - 1-of-4 DefWeek 7 - 1-of-3 QB, 1-of-5 RBWeek 8 - 1-of-3 QB, 1-of-6 WR, 1-of-2 KWeek 9 - 2-of-4 DefWeek 10 - 1-of-5 RB, 1-of-6 WRWeeks 6 and 9 basically no players with a bye.Weeks 7, 8 and 10 will be down 1 player at two of the three key positions. Week 10 those two are Portis and TO. So if I'm still alive that will probably be my toughest week.

Is there a page where people are cutting and pasting this from or is it 1 large train?

 

[ctriopelle]

...Warner has been a waste of $5 so far even though he has put up excellent numbers. I will be happy if I can make it until Colston gets back in the game. Hoping Nugent is back in time for Prater's bye week. 2 weeks where I had to use a TE as my flex player and 1 weekend where I used a TE that scored 0.

I dont think Warner is a waste for anyone until he misses games. And it looks like he is one of the best values going next to S. Slaton and Desean Jackson And if wondering, I dont have Warner for the contest -- but the numbers are the numbers.

In theory, any player that hasn't scored for your team is a waste of money, so on his team Warner is a waste. On my team he's an MVP, but I have Delhomme and Warner as the only QBs.

Not necessarily, as I made some other moves that I probably wouldn't have made without Warner. I paired him with Cutler and Romo, and Warner has finished a point or 2 out of my score every week. For my team, I also have Fitz, and I love knowing that both of those guys get points every time Fitz has a nice game. I also paired Marshall with Cutler, so I have 2 pairs of huge weapons that can go off in a given week. Do I leave points on my bench? You bet I do, but I also have some pretty nice insurance if one of my other guys gets hurt. Warner is injury prone himself, but he provides some awfully good backup for his dirt cheap cost. It's also nice to know that even if I don't use him but he ends up on 70-80% of rosters by the finals, I won't potentially lose ground to the pack if he has a huge game, which is a definite possibility.I'm definitely in the camp of wanting all the hugely popular players on my team, as long as I have at least some means to separate in the end. Primarily, they become popular because they have scored well, and I don't want to be spotting the field a huge advantage that I can only make up by depending on one of my unique guys. This year, I think I have a handful of those unique players, and looking at the power rankings, my UQ supports that thought. Sitting at #2 in overall power, yet with a fairly low UQ compared to the other leaders, I feel pretty good about my chances assuming I don't get nailed by the injury bug..

 

[QuizGuy66]

This assumes Berrian doesn't pass Walter this week:

5 times: Prater (8), LT2 (9), Fitzgerald (7)

4 times: S Moss (10), Tennessee (6)

3 times: Warner (7), MJD (7), Slaton, Breaston (7), Walter, Keller

2 times: Romo (10), S Smith (Giants), Heap

1 time: Ray Rice, D Hagan, San Diego (9)

0 times: Ricky Williams, Berrian (8), P Dawson, Detroit, M Ryan (7)

basically, I'm gonna be really sweating it out week 7

-QG

 

[levinakl]

134.5 with Brees (-25.5); should be okay, glad to get past another week of byes (Cotchery, Winslow & Keller)

Week 6 leaves me with only Lindell and Buffalo Bills D on a bye, so I should be ok

Thanks to TO for that late TD! I still can't believe I took Dennis Northcutt at $3 instead of Breaston at $1, but too late to about that now....

 

[Giantseasonticketholder]

If this is a shootout with a 45-38 score, what are we looking at, like a 10 point bump?

 

[kevzilla]

Hey, I just noticed that I'm going to survive Braylon Edwards' bye week.

 

[H8fulHuck]

Feeling fortunate to get through this week with Boldin out, Cotchery (bye) Marshall and Megatron taking a dump this week.

Sitting at 139.6 with McAllister (-4.4) and Brees (-29.7)

 

[cjack]

This week is going to be interesting. I'm only at 95.7, but I have some hope of making it above the unofficial pre-MNF cut of 116.X. A. Peterson (-4.4), D. Henderson (-0.0), and Minn D (-0.0). So, almost anything those guys do will be additional points, so somehow I need at least 25 points generated from those 3. Please, Peterson, make this a big day.Good news is that if I do somehow survive, 4 of my 5 RBs have already passed their bye, and 2 of my 3 TEs have passed their bye. And, aside from WR (only 1 player has passed his bye), I have enough bye week support at the other positions.Prayers for McFadden and Shockey to get healthy as well.

Maybe I have a chance. Henderson and the Minn DT/ST already count.

 

[Twilight]

I have a prediction of one player that will likely be on a lot of the final teams....It's not who you might think...Matt Prater.I wish I had him on my contest team.

yeah he has been nailsJStewart + DWilliams combo has been pretty potent too

W1	  W2	 W3	  W4	  W59.50   19.70   7.50   11.20   33.30

I should have listened to my gut there. I had the combo in my first team incarnation, but I switched them out for Portis /Ricky

 

[Das Boot]

There is still a team left with Tom Brady as their only QB, and he's sitting at 123.1 right now. Looks like he'll make it another week. At least Brady had his bye already!

 

[Otis]

Do we get credit for Bush's TD return?

 

[Otis]

Do we get credit for Bush's TD return?

And that one...

 

[Twilight]

Do we get credit for Bush's TD return?

And that one...

no

 

[nzranger]

Do we get credit for Bush's TD return?

And that one...

no

But I do.. go NO DST baby go!!brings me up to 137, on my toughest bye week and Boldin back next week (hopefully). yeah baby..

 

[In The Zone]

Do we get credit for Bush's TD return?

And that one...

no

But I do.. go NO DST baby go!!brings me up to 137, on my toughest bye week and Boldin back next week (hopefully). yeah baby..

 

[bonesman]

ThefantasyStar has a 105 cutoff predicted... but I think I read earlier in this thread that it was already at 116 or so. Where we at? Reggie has given me HOPE!

 

[EFD]

I'm at 102.75. I've got Brees (-18.75), Bush (-7.1) & the Saints D (-0).It seems I'm likely cooked, but I've got a shot...

So with that I think I gained about 26 points tonight to end up around 128. Think that gets me to next week?

 

[meeka]

ThefantasyStar has a 105 cutoff predicted... but I think I read earlier in this thread that it was already at 116 or so. Where we at? Reggie has given me HOPE!

You know that Reggie only scored 12.6 right?

 

[QuizGuy66]

This assumes Berrian doesn't pass Walter this week:5 times: Prater (8), LT2 (9), Fitzgerald (7)4 times: S Moss (10), Tennessee (6)3 times: Warner (7), MJD (7), Slaton, Breaston (7), Keller2 times: Romo (10), S Smith (Giants), Heap, Walter1 time: Ray Rice, D Hagan, San Diego (9), Berrian (8)0 times: Ricky Williams, P Dawson, Detroit, M Ryan (7)basically, I'm gonna be really sweating it out week 7-QG

What do ya know, Berrian gets off the schneid after all. Done at 159.80 and on to week 6 -QG

 

[Dr. Horrible]

Longwell, Vikes D & Berrian saved my bacon

 

[bonesman]

ThefantasyStar has a 105 cutoff predicted... but I think I read earlier in this thread that it was already at 116 or so. Where we at? Reggie has given me HOPE!

You know that Reggie only scored 12.6 right?

Saints DST- 13 points.my other D had zero... i'll probably miss the cut... but only by a couple points w/ 126.9but I have HOPE!

 

[a_troll00]

Bernard Berrian put me at 148 for this week, see you all in week 6. Berrian, DeAngelo Williams, Prater, and Warner all pretty much saved my bacon. This was definitely my worst week and nobody was on bye

 

[meeka]

ThefantasyStar has a 105 cutoff predicted... but I think I read earlier in this thread that it was already at 116 or so. Where we at? Reggie has given me HOPE!

You know that Reggie only scored 12.6 right?

Saints DST- 13 points.my other D had zero... i'll probably miss the cut... but only by a couple points w/ 126.9but I have HOPE!

Got it. 13 from a defense is a nice game. Good Luck with the cut, you should be ok.

 

[Road Warriors]

127.8

Bush & Meachem bumped me by just over 10 pts... Hopefully just enough.

 

[Road Warriors]

Hey, I just noticed that I'm going to survive Braylon Edwards' bye week.

He was on a bye? I didn't notice any dropoff in production from Braylon this week.

 

[perry147]

167.70 - On to next week.

 

[ctriopelle]

ThefantasyStar has a 105 cutoff predicted... but I think I read earlier in this thread that it was already at 116 or so. Where we at? Reggie has given me HOPE!

Sorry, wasn't at my PC tonight, and my laptop bogs down when I open the massive scoring database. Prediction this week is showing 123.0, based on the full sample numbers.On to next week with a 172.4!

 

[gregjcross]

used 5 times: C.Chambers (this injury means lights out for my WR); Joe Nedney

used 4 times: Romo, Michael Turner, Desean Jax

used 3 times: K. Winslow, Santonio Holmes, Steve Slaton, Chris Johnson, R. Royal, SF Defense

used 2 times: F.Taylor, Deangelo Williams, Ted Ginn, ATL Def

used 1 time: M. Colston, M. Schaub

not used: Mike Nugent, M. Ryan, Miami D, Ricky Williams, Courtney Taylor

Still alive and in at 150. Colston will kill me though.

 

[bonesman]

ThefantasyStar has a 105 cutoff predicted... but I think I read earlier in this thread that it was already at 116 or so. Where we at? Reggie has given me HOPE!

Sorry, wasn't at my PC tonight, and my laptop bogs down when I open the massive scoring database. Prediction this week is showing 123.0, based on the full sample numbers.On to next week with a 172.4!

thanks for the update!

 

[Jayrod]

Finally used Nate Washington this week.

Over 150 and moving on!

 

[Doug Drinen]

122.20

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[SeniorVBDStudent]

Is this my swan song?

Week 6 OUT:

Parker, CJ3, Warner, Fitzgerald, Colston, Reggie Williams, Robert Royal, Rob Bironis

Week 6 LEFT:

Orton, Romo, TJones, Ricky Williams, Slaton, BMarshall, Harrison, KWalter, Greg Olson, AFasano, DKeller, PK Crosby, Bears, Rams

 

[apalmer]

Whew! When your highest scoring QB, RB & TE and 2 of your 3 top WR's (not to mention your K and D) all cost $5 or less, you know you're (a) in trouble; (b) very lucky; or ( c ) both. 127.3 moves me on, but I need a new set of fingernails.

 

[Aussie Cowboy]

Carlton & Woodrow

 

[renesauz]

Averaging over 180.

Scored 119 this week!!!!!

Good luck to the survivors.

 

[Doug Drinen]

Derek Hagan and Courtney Taylor provide an interesting lesson in correlation vs. causation. Despite their doing absolutely nothing this season, their owners are doing quite well. Jason Hill also.

 

[Big Score]

Courtney Taylor provide an interesting lesson in correlation vs. causation. Despite their doing absolutely nothing this season, their owners are doing quite well.

But about that Courtney Taylor pick

 

[dbc925]

Used 5 times (1): Cooley

Used 4 times (2): Forte, Santana Moss

Used 3 times (5): Chris Johnson, MoJo Drew, Slaton, Marshall, K Walter

Used 2 times (9): Cutler, Rivers, Gage, Ginn, Jenkins, Gould, Suisham, PHL, TEN

Used 1 times (4): Roethlisberger, Thomas Jones, Josh Brown, NYJ

Used 0 times (1): Ben Watson

I don't know what nine players used only twice means, but I'm going to read it as a good thing.

Interestingly (or maybe not so much) I'm the only one in the contest using the Gould/Suisham/J Brown kicker combo.

I was only one of six guys with Ben, Cutler and Rivers at QB and I'm the last one of those left.

5 of the 7 of us using the PHL, TEN, NYJ $8 defense combo are still alive.

165.65 keeps me around another week.

 

[eric rymer]

137....live to bite my nails another week

 

[PatrickT]

Used 5 times: Donald Lee, Greg Jennings

Used 4 times: D Henderson, TO, Elam, JAX

Used 3 times: Ben Roethlisberger, Slaton, M Turner

Used 2 times: Garrard, MJD, J Stewart, A Bryant,

Used 1 time: RIce, Hagan, Lindell, Miami,

4 Players who have merely occupied space on my roster: Ricky Williams, Jacoby Jones, Donte' Stallworth, Leonard Pope

Team 109840, #381 on the week, my best finish by a long shot. The dreaded week 7 approaches rapidly, although it may not be as bad as I thought. Only regular contributors out are Turner, Elam and JAX.

Anyone know a way to do a conditional if statement in excel based on font? ie. if(A2=redfont, Y, N)

 

[Kuz]

Is this my swan song?

Week 6 OUT:

Parker, CJ3, Warner, Fitzgerald, Colston, Reggie Williams, Robert Royal, Rob Bironis

Week 6 LEFT:

Orton, Romo, TJones, Ricky Williams, Slaton, BMarshall, Harrison, KWalter, Greg Olson, AFasano, DKeller, PK Crosby, Bears, Rams

FYI.. Arizona plays this week against the Cowboys. They are off week 7.. Should help you out a bit..

 

[MCguidance]

 

[tomarken]

I survived the cut this week with ~128 pts. Good enough for me.

But in more important news, THE GUY WITH 14 KICKERS IS STILL ALIVE!

 

[ConstruxBoy]

I survived the cut this week with ~128 pts. Good enough for me.

But in more important news, THE GUY WITH 14 KICKERS IS STILL ALIVE!

Un-freaking-believable.

 

[Fiddles]

sure would be nice to add bye weeks to the team report next year

 

[Fiddles]

I survived the cut this week with ~128 pts. Good enough for me.

But in more important news, THE GUY WITH 14 KICKERS IS STILL ALIVE!

Un-freaking-believable.

wow i hadnt seen that entry beforeclever