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You are wrong, RB ppr is different this year...but to each their own.
That was me, and with every change I have made, my roster size has dwindled. I was one of the first to change my roster after Guice went down, adding Perine. Then, like you, I thought, yeah, he is only a few bucks, but how can I upgrade him? Is Perine really gonna become a viable FF starter? I could see if someone like Hunt or Cook go down, and you take Ware or Murray, because those guys will produce.
I have had lineups close to this in the past. My ride ended around week 8 when my stud RB went down. All it would take is an off game by a couple guys the same week to derail this train. If an injury occurs, then it could get ugly quickly.....but you already know all of this. I hope you catch lightning in a bottle. It would be fun to watch.
That's the thing - it would take probably 2 injuries (at the same position) to derail this team. Barring injury though, how could this team not kick some serious ###? I'll probably stick with it til the last day, then whimp out and have a 30-man roster of scrubs.
Week 9 and 10 would be the ultimate test for this team. There is no margin for error. You will have exactly enough at RB, WR, and TE to escape a zero at any position (including two flex scores). There are no backups for a bad game. On the positive,side....it's not impossible to overcome a couple dud performances with this stud filled line up...there are several players that can rip off a 30 to 40 point explosion.
Problem with too many studs is you have to have 18 roster spots. As for Miller and Goodwin, they are my insurance if the 2 studs in front of them have bad weeks. I felt these 2 players were RB2 and WR3-level on their own. Along with Kelce (TE1), I will be using one of their points each week (most likely Miller). There may even be weeks where Goedert has a decent game, in which I start all 3 TE's. Yes, weeks 9 & 10 I will be maxxed out, with 10 seeming to be hardest, but having to start 7 total RB/WR/TE, I think my roughest week of Zeke, Barkley, Michael Thomas, Marquise Goodwin, Gronk, Kelce, and Goedert looks pretty promising. Just take a minute to read those names and you will get a warm fuzzy. With my 9 position players at RB, WR, and TE, I don't think underperforming will be the problem; it will be injuries. Also, as you said, none of my 9 have byes on weeks 4, 5, or 7, so I may look to tweak that, thanx.
You could swap Parkey and the Colts for Perine or a WR as a little extra insurance.
I could adjust so my 9 players at RB, WR, and TE all have different bye weeks, but I refuse to change Gronk and Kelce, as I think they are in classes by themselves. Another player I refuse to drop is Marquise Goodwin, who shares a bye with Gronk. I think he is about $5 undervalued, and that is huge! I will just have to cross my fingers in week 11, and hope that Zeke, Barkley, Miller, Nuke, Michael Thomas, Kelce, and Goedert do their jobs. Again, just read those names and a smile comes to your face.
My thought on Perine (or whatever cheap RB/WR you like) is they could be useful in those tight bye week weeks where you have minimal options. If one of your guys happens to be dinged that week or has a bad game, at least you have someone who could put up 8-12 pts. Versus the marginal increase you would get from a 4th kicker or the Colts D - likely 0-2 pts over your other options at most. Just seems like a better emergency plan.
Let's just use Perine ($4) as an example. Since my roster is at the bare bones 18, I can't trade him in for a kicker ($2 each) and defense ($2 each). If I do, my roster drops to 17, and is illegal. I would have to trade a $2 kicker or $2 defense for a $2 RB or $2 WR. The only $2 RB or $2 WR options are:
You will be biting your nails in week 11, but otherwise, I like this team. I really like your combo of QB's for some reason. I just don't know why, but I do.
Hey Winz. Caught me. Lol. My biggest tip is to find those players that you perceive as under-appreciated or not respected. As you might guess, I am partial to my Rams. Many of us that were advancing far last year were lucky enough to be riding the Gurley wave. He was a bargain last year at $25. A steal last year was Greg the Leg at $2 who would have set many records if he had played weeks 16 and 17. I could have used him Week 16. Of course this year there was a market correction for Gurley and the Week 12 bye makes him less attractive.
And the master has spoken. If you read between the lines, he is telling you to draft Gurley, Goff, Cooks, Woods, Kupp, Zuerlein, the Rams D, and even TE Gerald Everett. Heck, you should also cuff Gurley with John Kelly. At least that's how I see it. Now I just need about 10.000 people to read this...
Well the Rams aren’t as disrespected this year. I did survive bye week 8 last year. The Rams TE combo was one of my mistakes last year. Was thinking McVay’s use of TEs in DC.
Hey, we are all wondering - what did you do with your loot? Put a pool in the backyard? Down payment on a killer car? Or maybe hosting this year's draft, complete with wings, beer, and strippers!
Ha! Punta Cana with my wife - 30th Anniversary trip. This was much to my buddy’s dismay. He said that was MDK (Momma Don’t Know) money.
Sweet! Going on my 32nd this yr - good to see an old fart took home some dough. And thanx for giving us a fighting chance this year...
Right, I realized the roster issue after I suggested it. That's why I said maybe spend a couple less dollars on one of your studs (like switch McCaffrey for Barkley for example). So you're still at 18 but you have $2 left. Now you drop the 4th kicker and you have $4 to spend on that last spot. Opens up your options a little. (Perine, Grant, Washington, etc..). Only worth it if you feel your "replacement stud" is really close to your "original stud".
First thought for me is that there are way too many good and cheap QBs out there to spend $22 for the Eagles QBs. I don’t like Chris Thompson at $17 when he isn’t fully healthy and RBs PPR is down to .5. Graham at $20 is not someone I am even considering. Other better options around that price IMO and there is a decent chance he is just done
There is also a saying if mamas happy everybody's happy. I think I may have that backwards but you get the gist.
I've gone back and forth on QBs. Probably will vacillate going forward.
Disagree on Jimmy for one specific reason: Jordy Nelson
I was thinking you would set up contest scoring as one of your league profiles. And then just use the "view stats" section. Requires a bit of set up but not too hard if you want to get the data. Can also just grab stats from wherever and then apply the scoring after the fact in Excel or something. Either way wouldn't be too much work to get.
Yeah, I think I figured it out. I couldn't find the "Different per position" button.
This is a very I zig when you zag roster....first time seeing many of these names being used. Should be a relatively unique roster.
Heh, I was filling out my roster by asking myself "who would I NOT pick?", just as an experiment to see how long it would take for someone to comment about it. I guess the answer is about 5 minutes.
That’s what I was thinking. As I looked through that roster I was thinking it was a list of guys I had given almost no consideration to ever adding to my entry.
Yeah, I'll admit that I am higher on a few of those guys, especially Robert Woods and Kelvin Benjamin than a lot of others, but it's still a weak and risky group. I made a couple changes today, getting Diggs into my lineup, finding a way to get Njoku in, etc. I'll tweak it a dozen more times before the season. I did correct the kicker and defense thing after I posted it.
Stafford and Lockett are the only names I would consider here.LittlePhatty said:
Interesting that you would not pick Fitzgerald or Lockett. Fitzgerald is about as consistent as they come. And Lockett has a dream scenario lining up in SeattleLittlePhatty said:Heh, I was filling out my roster by asking myself "who would I NOT pick?", just as an experiment to see how long it would take for someone to comment about it. I guess the answer is about 5 minutes.
So I lied. Sometimes I wonder how much "group think" affects the process of choosing my players. My actual current roster is very different, and probably contains several of the highly-owned players that readers of this forum have picked out as sleepers. I think a small amount of "zig" is necessary in the contest though...it's just a question of when and where.
I know you weren't asking me but for me the price is too high for Fitz. But yeah he probably finishes a WR1. Again. Dude is amazing.
I like the discussion. I have Fitz on my roster. Out of WRs 11-20 I like him and one other the best- everyone else I have issues with in some shape or form. And then below 20 I just feel like it will take more to win this year. I won't say too much about why I like Fitz so much, because I think then everyone buys him, but I think he's drastically under priced.
Wow...I didn't realize how good of a year Fitz had last year. I have not had him on my roster in years and it has slipped passed me.
