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FUBAR said:
One of my favorite sleepers this year, although he won't be rostered in small leagues is a $2 receiver.  I'm taking him everywhere except the one 12 team league I'm in this year.  
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I think your $2 receiver had a very good day today.

 
jolszews said:
I think your $2 receiver had a very good day today.
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He did.  

And I ended up taking a 3rd kicker and James instead :(  but I have him elsewhere. 

Otoh, the move that started the domino effect was taking out allen for Evans and adding Eli Rogers.  

 
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So, have been working some crazy hours and only did 1 change to my rooster this year.  All in all, I see a deficiency, but fairly pleased with how week 1 worked out so far.  Here's the thinking.

Strategy

  1. No TEN/CLE players due to the week 13 bye (unless they are cheap)
  2. 3 Kickers and 3 Defenses.  The cheaper the better.  I do this every year.
  3. Front load the byes with the stud players. Approximately 60% of my rooster cost is in weeks 4-6 and 10%in weeks 10-13
  4. WR looked cheap, therefore play the stud TEs for Flex.
  5. Love Bennett this year.  Wanted him on the rooster, and at $9, I figure he could be Hernandez 2.0.
  6. Go with a bigger rooster.  Target size 26-28 players. Ended at 27 players.
  7. Brady is mad this year. Get him on the rooster.  He should be value-priced.
QB ($31 - 12.4% of rooster cost):

  1. Brady ($15) - For the price and having him down the stretch.  I liked it.
  2. Smith ($10) - Andy Reid makes QB look good.  He doesn't make a lot of mistakes and should serve for Brady's bye week, as well as for early in the season.
  3. Wentz ($6) - I'm an eagle fan.  For $6 bucks, he was going on my rooster.  Go Birds!
RB ($77 - 30.8% of rooster cost):

  1. Leveon Bell ($27) - Stud.  Steelers should be solid this year.  I like him down the stretch and hopefully will survive eliminations until he is back.
  2. Mark Ingram ($27) - Should be solid. Figure he should consistently get carries and a few catches from Brees.
  3. Spencer Ware ($8) - Figure GL back with Charles.  Should get me some scores and count a few weeks.
  4. Jerrick McKinnon ($8) - Figure heavy run with MIN and if Peterson wears down, may get some touches.  Looking back, wish I would have changed this.
  5. Christine Michael ($4) - Looked good in preseason.  What the hay.
  6. Alfred Morris ($3) - Good value with that Oline in Dallas.
WR ($69 - 27.6% of rooster cost):

  1. Mike Evans ($24) - I think he could be huge this year.
  2. Mike Crabtree ($15) - I believe Oak is playoff bound.  I like the #2 WR as a possession receiver.  Ideally should get double digits each week.
  3. Mike Thomas ($9) - Looked good in camp.  Brees likes him and likes to throw.  We'll see.
  4. Rishard Matthews ($6) - Broke the TEN rule here, but he had a bunch of receptions in the preseason.  Could surprise and not really relying on him week in and out.
  5. Mike Wallace ($5) - Training camp says he and Flacco have a nice raport going on.  Flacco has a big arm and Wallace still has speed.
  6. Chris Hogan ($5) - Maybe Brady will like this WR.  Who knows.
  7. Leonte Caroo ($3) - Big receiver in Miami, could surprise.
  8. Cody Latimer ($2) - Make or break year for him.  For $2 bucks, let's see what happens.
TE ($55 - 2% of rooster cost):

  1. Travis Kelce ($20) - I like him for at least 5-8 receptions a game.  Should be consistent week in and out.
  2. Zach Ertz ($18) - With Wentz starting, I like Ertz to get a ton of receptions this year.  Should be a consistent flex player.
  3. Michael Bennett ($9) - Brady loves his TEs and Bennett is a solid receiver.  I expect a good flex play here as well.
  4. Jared Cook ($8) - With Aaron Rodgers, if he shows up, he could find himself in a flex play occasionally.
3 Kickers (Jax, Buf, LA) - $9 (3.6%).

3 Defenses (NO, TB, DAL) - $9 (3.6%)

 
No Gronk

No Gordon

Still have Antonio Brown, Gurley, David Johnson to go & I'm up on the cut by almost 40.

Piece of cake! ;)

 
rustycolts said:
It's fun to keep tabs on these guys,but I have never understood why so many folks don't take the contest seriously.I guess I should be glad there are so many junk entries .Guess I shouldn't wonder I think I went out before quite a few of the junk entries last year.
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I think the thinking is that these are people in states ineligible for prizes.

To my knowledge none of the 20+ kicker guys have ever identified themselves.

-QG

 
QuizGuy66 said:
I think the thinking is that these are people in states ineligible for prizes.

To my knowledge none of the 20+ kicker guys have ever identified themselves.

-QG
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If Michigan ever makes it illegal I will let you guys know about my crazy entry, or I will move.  I haven't decided yet. 

 
Quite the letdown to spend a month working on my roster and lose one of my top players in week 1.  Good chance I can advance deep still but that likely takes me out of any chance at finishing in the money.  

 
Ouch huge week 1 cut number! I'm at 151 with 1 left at -6.5 but I'm not comfortable at this rate lol could be a short year never been cut before week 9 but not lovin it this year!

 
Foxer2373 said:
Ouch huge week 1 cut number! I'm at 151 with 1 left at -6.5 but I'm not comfortable at this rate lol could be a short year never been cut before week 9 but not lovin it this year!
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Get back to me when you're at 131 with one left - 5.6.

The good thing is that there won't be many Rams and Niners going.  Skins are probably thin.  Lots of Steelers.

 
21.25 above the cutline with Jessie James (-8.8) left.Never left the 1st week before. Hope for some low scoring games tonight.

 
21 above cut with no players left. I took a chance on Bell, Brady, and Gordon this year so I may be done before week 4.

 
ponchsox said:
21 above cut with no players left. I took a chance on Bell, Brady, and Gordon this year so I may be done before week 4.
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I think the competition finally got strong in this contest.  Gronk missing week one is the only thing that gives me a ray of hope to advance this week.  When the cuts are real the next 2-3 weeks that won't be the case.

 
Tennessee_ATO said:
Good luck. I hope the 1 is a good one. 
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It's Antonio Brown so that's encouraging but he's 25.5% owned.  I do have Jessie James too but he'll help the the other 21.1% that own him long before he kicks in for me, so that's actually a negative.  Ownerships look low for two Monday night games. 

PlayerPct OwnedAntonio Brown25.5%Jesse James21.1%Kirk Cousins18.8%Vance McDonald13.4%LeVeon Bell12.5%Jordan Reed12.1%Chris Boswell10.7%DeAngelo Williams9.3%Todd Gurley8.0%DeSean Jackson7.1%Greg Zuerlein6.8%Eli Rogers6.8%Los Angeles Rams6.6%Pittsburgh Steelers6.1%Dustin Hopkins5.5%Ben Roethlisberger5.4%Washington Redskins4.7%Case Keenum4.7%Carlos Hyde3.9%Tavon Austin3.5%Sammie Coates3.3%Pierre Garcon3.2%San Francisco 49ers3.2%Torrey Smith2.8%Shaun Draughn2.5%Blaine Gabbert2.2%Chris Thompson1.9%Markus Wheaton1.9%Phil Dawson1.8%Jamison Crowder1.8%Josh Doctson1.6%Tyler Higbee1.6%Matt Jones1.6%Kenny Britt1.3%Darrius Heyward-Bey1.1%Niles Paul1.1%Quinton Patton1.1%Bruce Ellington0.9%Ladarius Green0.7%Vernon Davis0.7%Pharoh Cooper0.6%Tre Mason0.5%Benny Cunningham0.5%Lance Kendricks0.4%Jared Goff0.4%Keith Marshall0.4%Mike Thomas0.3%Colin Kaepernick0.3%Garrett Celek0.2%Fitzgerald Toussaint0.2%Ryan Grant0.1%Kelvin Taylor0.0%Blake Bell0.0%

 
I'm safe at over 165 so far with these guys left:

Cousins (-29.5)

DeAngelo Williams (-9.4)

Vance McDonald & Jesse James (-11.8 & -12.5)

My WR's were OK, but no one had a huge game, just 4 guys in the teens.  Ware was my top scorer so far.

 
LittlePhatty said:
Week 1 cut last year was 114.5

I agree - seems like there might be fewer "didn't understand the rules" junk entries this year.
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Hard to say after 1 week. Odd games on the early slate yesterday. Very low scoring @ the half in most games, then a ridiculous explosion in the 2nd everywhere except Buffalo-Baltimore. Lots of fantasy points lots of places -- anticipated and unanticipated. 

 
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