2023 FBG Subscriber Contest (2 Viewers)

[Mister CIA]

If anyone is interested in splitting $10K, here you go.

QB - Deshaun Watson - CLE/5 - $18
QB - Bryce Young - CAR/7 - $9
QB - Sam Howell - WAS/14 - $8

RB - Alvin Kamara - NO/11 - $15
RB - Khalil Herbert - CHI/13 - $13
RB - Jaylen Warren - PIT/6 - $11
RB - Elijah Mitchell - SF/9 - $10
RB - Jerome Ford - CLE/5 - $8
RB - Zach Evans - LAR/10 - $5
RB - Ty Chandler - MIN/13 - $3

WR - Mike Evans - TB/5 - $16
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Jaxon Smith-Njigba - SEA/5 - $13
WR - Michael Thomas - NO/11 - $12
WR - Elijah Moore - CLE/5 - $11
WR - Jameson Williams - DET/9 - $9
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - DEN/9 - $8
WR - Tank Dell - HOU/7 - $3

TE - David Njoku - CLE/5 - $14
TE - Sam LaPorta - DET/9 - $9
TE - Jake Ferguson - DAL/7 - $6
TE - Noah Gray - KC/10 - $3

PK - Wil Lutz - DEN/9 - $4
PK - Graham Gano - NYG/13 - $4
PK - Anders Carlson - GB/6 - $3
PK - Brett Maher - LAR/10 - $3

TD - Dallas Cowboys - DAL/7 - $7
TD - Cleveland Browns - CLE/5 - $5
TD - Atlanta Falcons - ATL/11 - $3
TD - Detroit Lions - DET/9 - $3

 

[fightingillini]

After about 50 iterations, I have drawn the line in the sand. This contest is HARD. Good luck everyone!

QB - Trevor Lawrence - JAX/9 - $19
QB - Kenny Pickett - PIT/6 - $10
RB - Nick Chubb - CLE/5 - $30
RB - James Conner - ARI/14 - $20
RB - Khalil Herbert - CHI/13 - $13
RB - Kenneth Gainwell - PHI/10 - $8
RB - Ezekiel Elliott - NE/11 - $7
WR - Amon-Ra St. Brown - DET/9 - $30
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Michael Thomas - NO/11 - $12
WR - Nico Collins - HOU/7 - $10
WR - Van Jefferson - LAR/10 - $8
WR - Jalin Hyatt - NYG/13 - $4
TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Tyler Higbee - LAR/10 - $14
TE - Sam LaPorta - DET/9 - $9
PK - Brandon McManus - JAX/9 - $4
PK - Jason Sanders - MIA/10 - $4
PK - Cairo Santos - CHI/13 - $3
TD - Philadelphia Eagles - PHI/10 - $7
TD - New York Giants - NYG/13 - $4
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - LAC/5 - $3

 

[Joe Bryant]

I have elite, but don't see an option to enter. Help!

Please to go www.footballguys.com/help and click "contact support" and they'll try to help.

 

[Birdie048]

OK... I lied about not touching it from 2 weeks ago....

Multiple iterations later... here is my latest version .. That's my story and I am sticking with it!
3 QB / 4 RB / 5 WR / 3 TE / 2 PK / 2 Def
Balanced Bye weeks and potential SOS issues for those Byes ....

QB - Trevor Lawrence - JAX/9 - $19
QB - Derek Carr - NO/11 - $11
QB - Sam Howell - WAS/14 - $8

RB - Nick Chubb - CLE/5 - $30
RB - Travis Etienne Jr. - JAX/9 - $23
RB - Khalil Herbert - CHI/13 - $13
RB - Kyren Williams - LAR/10 - $4

WR - Chris Olave - NO/11 - $27
WR - Calvin Ridley - JAX/9 - $21
WR - Diontae Johnson - PIT/6 - $18
WR - Jordan Addison - MIN/13 - $15
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14

TE - David Njoku - CLE/5 - $14
TE - Hayden Hurst - CAR/7 - $8
TE - Michael Mayer - LV/13 - $6

PK - Cameron Dicker - LAC/5 - $4
PK - Joey Slye - WAS/14 - $4

TD - New York Jets - NYJ/7 - $6
TD - Green Bay Packers - GB/6 - $5

 

[chocula]

What is the bonus for submitting your lineup at the last second? I cannot put together a team I am thrilled with.

 

[mphtrilogy]

I've done about 30 iterations today (my home draft is tonight so in Draft mode)

I think this is it..

QB - Jalen Hurts - PHI/10 - $25
QB - Derek Carr - NO/11 - $11
RB - Bijan Robinson - ATL/11 - $33
RB - James Cook - BUF/13 - $18
RB - Jaylen Warren - PIT/6 - $11
RB - Tank Bigsby - JAX/9 - $9
RB - Tyler Allgeier - ATL/11 - $9
WR - Garrett Wilson - NYJ/7 - $29
WR - Calvin Ridley - JAX/9 - $21
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Marquez Valdes-Scantling - KC/10 - $7
WR - Jalin Hyatt - NYG/13 - $4
WR - Randall Cobb - NYJ/7 - $3
TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Sam LaPorta - DET/9 - $9
TE - Tyler Conklin - NYJ/7 - $7
TE - Noah Gray - KC/10 - $3
PK - Greg Zuerlein - NYJ/7 - $4
PK - Anders Carlson - GB/6 - $3
PK - Cairo Santos - CHI/13 - $3
TD - New York Jets - NYJ/7 - $6
TD - New York Giants - NYG/13 - $4

I decided to mix stud and upside and some of my favorite names from Camp and podcast chatter. I'm glad I found a way to get Warren and Bigsby on this squad. Good luck to the folks on the thread!

 

[rzrback77]

Team rzrback77 - NO LONGER Qualified for the additional Shark Pool "Pool" because I have been so busy, I really only reviewed this contest yesterday and today. When I first looked several weeks ago I struggled to come up with low cost value players, but I wound up going somewhat large roster. Two QBs, 5 RBs, 9 WRs, 4 TEs, 3 PKs and 3 DSTs.


QB - Patrick Mahomes - KC/10 - $25
QB - Kenny Pickett - PIT/6 - $10

RB - Joe Mixon - CIN/7 - $24
RB - David Montgomery - DET/9 - $18
RB - Jaylen Warren - PIT/6 - $11
RB - Raheem Mostert - MIA/10 - $10
RB - Ezekiel Elliott - NE/11 - $7

WR - Diontae Johnson - PIT/6 - $18
WR - Brandon Aiyuk - SF/9 - $18
WR - Mike Williams - LAC/5 - $17
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Zay Flowers - BAL/13 - $10
WR - Kendrick Bourne - NE/11 - $4
WR - Tank Dell - HOU/7 - $3
WR - Puka Nacua - LAR/10 - $3
WR - Michael Wilson - ARI/14 - $3

TE - Evan Engram - JAX/9 - $15
TE - Hunter Henry - NE/11 - $8
TE - Tyler Conklin - NYJ/7 - $7
TE - Luke Musgrave - GB/6 - $6

PK - Dustin Hopkins - CLE/5 - $3
PK - Anders Carlson - GB/6 - $3
PK - Cairo Santos - CHI/13 - $3

TD - Jacksonville Jaguars - JAX/9 - $4
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - LAC/5 - $3
TD - Houston Texans - HOU/7 - $3

Only one top position player, but that is Mahomes. No top twenty cost WRs, but a stable of nine total with five of them costing double digits. No top TEs, but one at $15 and three more totaling $36 for the position. Went light at QB, only two and $35 spent. Also small roster RB with five at $70.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Good news for you guys. I got so lost in everything this year I completely failed to promote this well. As of this morning, there are only 5300 teams entered.

Good for you but terrible for me. With a $35,000 prize pool, I'm paying $6 an entry. That's brutal. You guys benefit from me being stupid here though. So there's that.

 

[Puppies]

As usual, I am freaking out and changed my roster like 10 times in the past few hours

Stastical Trivia - Volume 2023, Number 2

Things to consider when balancing your roster between positions....

We all know that injuries are part of the game, and they do happen. So how do you structure your lineup so that you are at least somewhat insulated from a situation that invariably will happen?

I was curious about incidence of injuries, so I went back 5 years through my contest entries and calculated some statistics. Have you ever wondered if you are more likely to lose one position to injury more than others? Below is what I found. It is a calculation of the number of man-games lost to injury by players on my rosters for the last 5 years. These numbers are just for how many games were missed due to injury. This does not count situations where a player got cut and was without a job (like Rodrigo Blankenship last year).

QB = 1.96%
RB = 14.05%
WR = 8.45%
TE = 9.13%
PK = 4.05%

This is the percentage of games missed due to injury. Now granted, this is only the players that were on my rosters the last 5 years, but I suspect it's probably a fairly accurate estimate of what you can expect in a typical season. I have long believed for example that I was more likely to lose a running back than a wide receiver due to injury, due to the amount of normal wear and tear faced by running backs, vs WR or TE. These numbers appear to confirm that suspicion. Side note: The QB percentage may be small because I rarely roster a running QB like Lamar or Jalen.

Take it for what it's worth. But to me, it resulted in adding one extra RB even though I hated to spend the cap dollars there. Your mileage may vary.

Good luck everyone this year, and thanks to @Joe Bryant and @Contest Turk for making all this fun possible for all of us!

... and @TheWinz ... Now maybe you go back and change your roster a few more times....

I come up with the exact opposite conclusion. I want my cap dollars concentrated on positions where injuries are less likely. If you take CMAC and he's lost for the year, unless you have a horseshoe hidden somewhere we can't mention, you're not going to win. When you considered that RB $s also bring you fewer projected points, the optimum team will spend as little as possible once the two required RB scores are posted.

We both agree that you want to spend as little “extra money” as possible on RB, because those are the most expensive projected points in the contest. But if by “drawing the exact opposite conclusion “ you mean ignoring the likelihood that you might lose a RB to injury, then you increase the likelihood of eating donuts for breakfast. Everything is a trade-off.

I think you just have to risk eating the donut. Some years you will but in the years you don't, you'll have a much better chance at being a contender for real coin.

Probably true, if your main focus is trying to be the overall winner of the contest. But I'm personally more focused on trying to survive 14 weeks than actually winning the contest. Crazy things can happen if you make it that far.

This probably won't happen, but if I manage to survive 14 weeks, I would have a sense of satisfaction knowing I made if further than 98% of the participants. I doubt that anyone entering this contest is in it for the money. If you're like me, you're in it for the challenge, the strategy, and the fun. The first part of my challenge is surviving 14 weeks. Admittedly, if you are really trying to go for broke and risk all in order to have a slim chance at the top prize, then your approach is the correct one. I finished 4th in 2011 using that basic strategy, with an 18-player lineup of mostly studs, and with 6 players on bye in week 11. (talk about risking all...)

For me, the contest boils down to this question: Would I rather survive 14 weeks and at least make the playoffs, or would I rather go for broke, realizing I'll probably have shorter season before I get eliminated, in return for a slim chance of taking a bigger prize? My answer is the former, partly because I hate the feeling of alienation I have every year starting the week after I get eliminated, and going to his forum and still trying to enjoy what's left of the contest even though I'm no longer in it. At that time I always still track my players anyway, to find out if I would have survived to the end had I not been eliminated in that one dreadful week. You may remember last year I posted the "fantom standings" every week, showing how all the eliminated teams would be doing had they not been eliminated. That was a fun way to stay involved. Last year I got bounced in week 11, but would have made it to the finals if not for that one bad week, so I was pretty close with my roster. The bad news is this year I feel less confident in my lineup than I did last year. I found some good value players last year, but I'm not confident that I have done that well with my selections this year. I guess we'll soon find out...

 

[TheWinz]

Good news for you guys. I got so lost in everything this year I completely failed to promote this well. As of this morning, there are only 5300 teams entered.

Good for you but terrible for me. With a $35,000 prize pool, I'm paying $6 an entry. That's brutal. You guys benefit from me being stupid here though. So there's that.

Doing some quick math, if we start with 5300 teams, the finals will be around 100 teams.

 

[Simon Shepherd]

I have elite, but don't see an option to enter. Help!

are you monthly elite? Contest is only for annual subscribers.

But if you are annual, open a ticket at footballguys.com/help and mark it urgent FAO Sean and we'll get to you.

 

[PIK95]

I have elite, but don't see an option to enter. Help!

are you monthly elite? Contest is only for annual subscribers.

But if you are annual, open a ticket at footballguys.com/help and mark it urgent FAO Sean and we'll get to you.

I signed up pro, paid in full, then upgraded to elite, paid that full. Does that count?

 

[BassNBrew]

As usual, I am freaking out and changed my roster like 10 times in the past few hours

Stastical Trivia - Volume 2023, Number 2

Things to consider when balancing your roster between positions....

We all know that injuries are part of the game, and they do happen. So how do you structure your lineup so that you are at least somewhat insulated from a situation that invariably will happen?

I was curious about incidence of injuries, so I went back 5 years through my contest entries and calculated some statistics. Have you ever wondered if you are more likely to lose one position to injury more than others? Below is what I found. It is a calculation of the number of man-games lost to injury by players on my rosters for the last 5 years. These numbers are just for how many games were missed due to injury. This does not count situations where a player got cut and was without a job (like Rodrigo Blankenship last year).

QB = 1.96%
RB = 14.05%
WR = 8.45%
TE = 9.13%
PK = 4.05%

This is the percentage of games missed due to injury. Now granted, this is only the players that were on my rosters the last 5 years, but I suspect it's probably a fairly accurate estimate of what you can expect in a typical season. I have long believed for example that I was more likely to lose a running back than a wide receiver due to injury, due to the amount of normal wear and tear faced by running backs, vs WR or TE. These numbers appear to confirm that suspicion. Side note: The QB percentage may be small because I rarely roster a running QB like Lamar or Jalen.

Take it for what it's worth. But to me, it resulted in adding one extra RB even though I hated to spend the cap dollars there. Your mileage may vary.

Good luck everyone this year, and thanks to @Joe Bryant and @Contest Turk for making all this fun possible for all of us!

... and @TheWinz ... Now maybe you go back and change your roster a few more times....

I come up with the exact opposite conclusion. I want my cap dollars concentrated on positions where injuries are less likely. If you take CMAC and he's lost for the year, unless you have a horseshoe hidden somewhere we can't mention, you're not going to win. When you considered that RB $s also bring you fewer projected points, the optimum team will spend as little as possible once the two required RB scores are posted.

We both agree that you want to spend as little “extra money” as possible on RB, because those are the most expensive projected points in the contest. But if by “drawing the exact opposite conclusion “ you mean ignoring the likelihood that you might lose a RB to injury, then you increase the likelihood of eating donuts for breakfast. Everything is a trade-off.

I think you just have to risk eating the donut. Some years you will but in the years you don't, you'll have a much better chance at being a contender for real coin.

Probably true, if your main focus is trying to be the overall winner of the contest. But I'm personally more focused on trying to survive 14 weeks than actually winning the contest. Crazy things can happen if you make it that far.

This probably won't happen, but if I manage to survive 14 weeks, I would have a sense of satisfaction knowing I made if further than 98% of the participants. I doubt that anyone entering this contest is in it for the money. If you're like me, you're in it for the challenge, the strategy, and the fun. The first part of my challenge is surviving 14 weeks. Admittedly, if you are really trying to go for broke and risk all in order to have a slim chance at the top prize, then your approach is the correct one. I finished 4th in 2011 using that basic strategy, with an 18-player lineup of mostly studs, and with 6 players on bye in week 11. (talk about risking all...)

For me, the contest boils down to this question: Would I rather survive 14 weeks and at least make the playoffs, or would I rather go for broke, realizing I'll probably have shorter season before I get eliminated, in return for a slim chance of taking a bigger prize? My answer is the former, partly because I hate the feeling of alienation I have every year starting the week after I get eliminated, and going to his forum and still trying to enjoy what's left of the contest even though I'm no longer in it. At that time I always still track my players anyway, to find out if I would have survived to the end had I not been eliminated in that one dreadful week. You may remember last year I posted the "fantom standings" every week, showing how all the eliminated teams would be doing had they not been eliminated. That was a fun way to stay involved. Last year I got bounced in week 11, but would have made it to the finals if not for that one bad week, so I was pretty close with my roster. The bad news is this year I feel less confident in my lineup than I did last year. I found some good value players last year, but I'm not confident that I have done that well with my selections this year. I guess we'll soon find out...

Not arguing with you as I pretty much feel the same way. My question to you is if you goal is to make it to the finals, are you better off optimizing points each week by allocating budget to where you get your best return OR by putting in contingency plans for an injury that's 15% likely to happen? Furthermore if you can reduce the injury risk to your flex scorers by close to 50% by selecting WRs over RBs, aren't you more likley to make the finals?

 

[Steeler]

As usual, I am freaking out and changed my roster like 10 times in the past few hours

Stastical Trivia - Volume 2023, Number 2

Things to consider when balancing your roster between positions....

We all know that injuries are part of the game, and they do happen. So how do you structure your lineup so that you are at least somewhat insulated from a situation that invariably will happen?

I was curious about incidence of injuries, so I went back 5 years through my contest entries and calculated some statistics. Have you ever wondered if you are more likely to lose one position to injury more than others? Below is what I found. It is a calculation of the number of man-games lost to injury by players on my rosters for the last 5 years. These numbers are just for how many games were missed due to injury. This does not count situations where a player got cut and was without a job (like Rodrigo Blankenship last year).

QB = 1.96%
RB = 14.05%
WR = 8.45%
TE = 9.13%
PK = 4.05%

This is the percentage of games missed due to injury. Now granted, this is only the players that were on my rosters the last 5 years, but I suspect it's probably a fairly accurate estimate of what you can expect in a typical season. I have long believed for example that I was more likely to lose a running back than a wide receiver due to injury, due to the amount of normal wear and tear faced by running backs, vs WR or TE. These numbers appear to confirm that suspicion. Side note: The QB percentage may be small because I rarely roster a running QB like Lamar or Jalen.

Take it for what it's worth. But to me, it resulted in adding one extra RB even though I hated to spend the cap dollars there. Your mileage may vary.

Good luck everyone this year, and thanks to @Joe Bryant and @Contest Turk for making all this fun possible for all of us!

... and @TheWinz ... Now maybe you go back and change your roster a few more times....

I come up with the exact opposite conclusion. I want my cap dollars concentrated on positions where injuries are less likely. If you take CMAC and he's lost for the year, unless you have a horseshoe hidden somewhere we can't mention, you're not going to win. When you considered that RB $s also bring you fewer projected points, the optimum team will spend as little as possible once the two required RB scores are posted.

We both agree that you want to spend as little “extra money” as possible on RB, because those are the most expensive projected points in the contest. But if by “drawing the exact opposite conclusion “ you mean ignoring the likelihood that you might lose a RB to injury, then you increase the likelihood of eating donuts for breakfast. Everything is a trade-off.

I think you just have to risk eating the donut. Some years you will but in the years you don't, you'll have a much better chance at being a contender for real coin.

Probably true, if your main focus is trying to be the overall winner of the contest. But I'm personally more focused on trying to survive 14 weeks than actually winning the contest. Crazy things can happen if you make it that far.

This probably won't happen, but if I manage to survive 14 weeks, I would have a sense of satisfaction knowing I made if further than 98% of the participants. I doubt that anyone entering this contest is in it for the money. If you're like me, you're in it for the challenge, the strategy, and the fun. The first part of my challenge is surviving 14 weeks. Admittedly, if you are really trying to go for broke and risk all in order to have a slim chance at the top prize, then your approach is the correct one. I finished 4th in 2011 using that basic strategy, with an 18-player lineup of mostly studs, and with 6 players on bye in week 11. (talk about risking all...)

For me, the contest boils down to this question: Would I rather survive 14 weeks and at least make the playoffs, or would I rather go for broke, realizing I'll probably have shorter season before I get eliminated, in return for a slim chance of taking a bigger prize? My answer is the former, partly because I hate the feeling of alienation I have every year starting the week after I get eliminated, and going to his forum and still trying to enjoy what's left of the contest even though I'm no longer in it. At that time I always still track my players anyway, to find out if I would have survived to the end had I not been eliminated in that one dreadful week. You may remember last year I posted the "fantom standings" every week, showing how all the eliminated teams would be doing had they not been eliminated. That was a fun way to stay involved. Last year I got bounced in week 11, but would have made it to the finals if not for that one bad week, so I was pretty close with my roster. The bad news is this year I feel less confident in my lineup than I did last year. I found some good value players last year, but I'm not confident that I have done that well with my selections this year. I guess we'll soon find out...

I'm in the "make the playoffs" camp as well because I've never made it that far before. Closest I got was being eliminated in week 14 (or whatever the last week before the playoffs start) a few years ago. My best team ever didn't make it that far because C. Ridley flaked out that one year and I didn't have enough fire power at the WR spot without him. Every other position was pretty good.

 

[apalmer]

I have elite, but don't see an option to enter. Help!

1st Question: Where are you looking? On the Home page click on "More".

2nd Question: Do you have an annual subscription or paying monthly? Has to be annual to get into the contest.

 

[PIK95]

I have elite, but don't see an option to enter. Help!

are you monthly elite? Contest is only for annual subscribers.

But if you are annual, open a ticket at footballguys.com/help and mark it urgent FAO Sean and we'll get to you.

I just did this. Was on the road earlier. I was pro, updated to elite, paid in full for the year. One weird thing is my FBG ID for pay stuff is IMPIK95, while my forum ID has always been pik95. Not sure if that may be where the issue lies. Just trying to help. Thx

 

[PIK95]

I just opened an incognito tab on chrome and it's working. If help desk fixed it thanks. If not, screw u Russian bots who were keeping me down! I'm in!

 

[Puppies]

As usual, I am freaking out and changed my roster like 10 times in the past few hours

Stastical Trivia - Volume 2023, Number 2

Things to consider when balancing your roster between positions....

We all know that injuries are part of the game, and they do happen. So how do you structure your lineup so that you are at least somewhat insulated from a situation that invariably will happen?

I was curious about incidence of injuries, so I went back 5 years through my contest entries and calculated some statistics. Have you ever wondered if you are more likely to lose one position to injury more than others? Below is what I found. It is a calculation of the number of man-games lost to injury by players on my rosters for the last 5 years. These numbers are just for how many games were missed due to injury. This does not count situations where a player got cut and was without a job (like Rodrigo Blankenship last year).

QB = 1.96%
RB = 14.05%
WR = 8.45%
TE = 9.13%
PK = 4.05%

This is the percentage of games missed due to injury. Now granted, this is only the players that were on my rosters the last 5 years, but I suspect it's probably a fairly accurate estimate of what you can expect in a typical season. I have long believed for example that I was more likely to lose a running back than a wide receiver due to injury, due to the amount of normal wear and tear faced by running backs, vs WR or TE. These numbers appear to confirm that suspicion. Side note: The QB percentage may be small because I rarely roster a running QB like Lamar or Jalen.

Take it for what it's worth. But to me, it resulted in adding one extra RB even though I hated to spend the cap dollars there. Your mileage may vary.

Good luck everyone this year, and thanks to @Joe Bryant and @Contest Turk for making all this fun possible for all of us!

... and @TheWinz ... Now maybe you go back and change your roster a few more times....

I come up with the exact opposite conclusion. I want my cap dollars concentrated on positions where injuries are less likely. If you take CMAC and he's lost for the year, unless you have a horseshoe hidden somewhere we can't mention, you're not going to win. When you considered that RB $s also bring you fewer projected points, the optimum team will spend as little as possible once the two required RB scores are posted.

We both agree that you want to spend as little “extra money” as possible on RB, because those are the most expensive projected points in the contest. But if by “drawing the exact opposite conclusion “ you mean ignoring the likelihood that you might lose a RB to injury, then you increase the likelihood of eating donuts for breakfast. Everything is a trade-off.

I think you just have to risk eating the donut. Some years you will but in the years you don't, you'll have a much better chance at being a contender for real coin.

Probably true, if your main focus is trying to be the overall winner of the contest. But I'm personally more focused on trying to survive 14 weeks than actually winning the contest. Crazy things can happen if you make it that far.

This probably won't happen, but if I manage to survive 14 weeks, I would have a sense of satisfaction knowing I made if further than 98% of the participants. I doubt that anyone entering this contest is in it for the money. If you're like me, you're in it for the challenge, the strategy, and the fun. The first part of my challenge is surviving 14 weeks. Admittedly, if you are really trying to go for broke and risk all in order to have a slim chance at the top prize, then your approach is the correct one. I finished 4th in 2011 using that basic strategy, with an 18-player lineup of mostly studs, and with 6 players on bye in week 11. (talk about risking all...)

For me, the contest boils down to this question: Would I rather survive 14 weeks and at least make the playoffs, or would I rather go for broke, realizing I'll probably have shorter season before I get eliminated, in return for a slim chance of taking a bigger prize? My answer is the former, partly because I hate the feeling of alienation I have every year starting the week after I get eliminated, and going to his forum and still trying to enjoy what's left of the contest even though I'm no longer in it. At that time I always still track my players anyway, to find out if I would have survived to the end had I not been eliminated in that one dreadful week. You may remember last year I posted the "fantom standings" every week, showing how all the eliminated teams would be doing had they not been eliminated. That was a fun way to stay involved. Last year I got bounced in week 11, but would have made it to the finals if not for that one bad week, so I was pretty close with my roster. The bad news is this year I feel less confident in my lineup than I did last year. I found some good value players last year, but I'm not confident that I have done that well with my selections this year. I guess we'll soon find out...

Not arguing with you as I pretty much feel the same way. My question to you is if you goal is to make it to the finals, are you better off optimizing points each week by allocating budget to where you get your best return OR by putting in contingency plans for an injury that's 15% likely to happen? Furthermore if you can reduce the injury risk to your flex scorers by close to 50% by selecting WRs over RBs, aren't you more likley to make the finals?

I agree that money should be spent where the greatest return is found, once your requirements are met at each position. I approached that by going for a top QB (rather than 2 mid range guys like I have in the past), thinking if I get more at QB, I need less elsewhere each week. Then I rostered 1 more RB than I might need because it has a dual purpose: It covers both the injury contingency and possibly provides a flex score at the same time. So it's sort of like killing two birds with one stone, or if you prefer, you can call it a BOGO (buy one - get one FREE). Faulty strategy? ... maybe; maybe not. And we're only talking one player.

And to futher answer your question about how to best spend the extra dollars, I moved some dollars from WR to TE, which offers the best potential return in fantasy points compared to RB or WR, with injury risk only slightly more than WR. But all this discussion aside, it is also what fit in terms of bye week management.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

Let's set a calendar note for July 1 of next year to help Joe with crowd-sourced promotional activity for the contest.

 

[PIK95]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

 

[fightingillini]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

You are wasting way too much money at QB. I would choose one of Allen/Hurts and apply extra money to RB and WR.

 

[PIK95]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

You are wasting way too much money at QB. I would choose one of Allen/Hurts and apply extra money to RB and WR.

Do QB's score more in this like in regular fantasy? If so, I'll roll with those three. If I get a monster QB score every week I should advance I would think. I do see your point though. Just noticed we get TWO flexes in the starting lineup. That may change things a lil.

 

[TheWinz]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

Based on $$, week 13 you will be going with:

QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8

RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4

WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3

TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6

PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4

TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3

I dunno about you, but I would be sweating!

 

[BassNBrew]

Good news for you guys. I got so lost in everything this year I completely failed to promote this well. As of this morning, there are only 5300 teams entered.

Good for you but terrible for me. With a $35,000 prize pool, I'm paying $6 an entry. That's brutal. You guys benefit from me being stupid here though. So there's that.

The good news for you is that the total number of teams entered doesn't equal the total subscribers

 

[TheWinz]

I can't stop tinkering! I just swapped out my top QB

 

[BassNBrew]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

Based on $$, week 13 you will be going with:

QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8

RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4

WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3

TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6

PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4

TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3

I dunno about you, but I would be sweating!

See, I love that. I think Hurts is a top three and Dotson will be top five at his position. I am big on all of those guys really.

The purpose of Howell?

 

[Galileo]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

Based on $$, week 13 you will be going with:

QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8

RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4

WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3

TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6

PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4

TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3

I dunno about you, but I would be sweating!

See, I love that. I think Hurts is a top three and Dotson will be top five at his position. I am big on all of those guys really.

The purpose of Howell?

This. Personally, I don't think I would roll with 2 QB studs, but If your logic is you want the 2 studs to essentially be a sure thing, then you are banking on one stud picking up the slack if one has an off week. There is no need for Howell with this logic. That said, I have never finished in the money in this damn contest so you probably should do the opposite of whatever I say.

 

[apalmer]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

Based on $$, week 13 you will be going with:

QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8

RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4

WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3

TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6

PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4

TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3

I dunno about you, but I would be sweating!

See, I love that. I think Hurts is a top three and Dotson will be top five at his position. I am big on all of those guys really.

I'll agree that you have too much invested at QB. You'll be wasting 10% of your salary cap every week. If you want 3 QBs, trade in one of your studs for a cheap/midrange guy and use the extra money on WR or RB upgrade.

 

[Steeler]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

Based on $$, week 13 you will be going with:

QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8

RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4

WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3

TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6

PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4

TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3

I dunno about you, but I would be sweating!

See, I love that. I think Hurts is a top three and Dotson will be top five at his position. I am big on all of those guys really.

The purpose of Howell?

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

Based on $$, week 13 you will be going with:

QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8

RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4

WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3

TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6

PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4

TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3

I dunno about you, but I would be sweating!

See, I love that. I think Hurts is a top three and Dotson will be top five at his position. I am big on all of those guys really.

The purpose of Howell?

This. Personally, I don't think I would roll with 2 QB studs, but If your logic is you want the 2 studs to essentially be a sure thing, then you are banking on one stud picking up the slack if one has an off week. There is no need for Howell with this logic. That said, I have never finished in the money in this damn contest so you probably should do the opposite of whatever I say.

I agree. If you go with 2 studs you certainly don't need Howell.

 

[Mister CIA]

I edited this post three times before hitting "Post reply."

QB - Lamar Jackson - BAL/13 - $22
QB - Sam Howell - WAS/14 - $8

RB - Christian McCaffrey - SF/9 - $34
RB - Bijan Robinson - ATL/11 - $33
RB - Dameon Pierce - HOU/7 - $21
RB - Elijah Mitchell - SF/9 - $10

WR - Amari Cooper - CLE/5 - $21
WR - Calvin Ridley - JAX/9 - $21
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Jaxon Smith-Njigba - SEA/5 - $13
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - DEN/9 - $8

TE - David Njoku - CLE/5 - $14
TE - Jake Ferguson - DAL/7 - $6
TE - Noah Gray - KC/10 - $3

PK - Wil Lutz - DEN/9 - $4
PK - Anders Carlson - GB/6 - $3
PK - Brett Maher - LAR/10 - $3

TD - Cleveland Browns - CLE/5 - $5
TD - Minnesota Vikings - MIN/13 - $4
TD - Detroit Lions - DET/9 - $3

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

I can't stop tinkering! I just swapped out my top QB

You still have four hours left to tinker

 

[PIK95]

Newbie picks. Thoughts? 2 kickers?
It wasn't just random fwiw. TAMTMM.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Roschon Johnson - 8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4
WR - Justin Jefferson - 37
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250
Thanks!

Based on $$, week 13 you will be going with:

QB - Jalen Hurts - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8

RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
RB - Keaontay Ingram - 6
RB - Zack Moss - 4

WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Van Jefferson - 8
WR - Alec Pierce - 7
WR - Puka Nacua - 3

TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6

PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4

TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - 3
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3

I dunno about you, but I would be sweating!

See, I love that. I think Hurts is a top three and Dotson will be top five at his position. I am big on all of those guys really.

The purpose of Howell?

Monster weeks

 

[Bill Dauterive]

I guess I'm done. But the Orioles have a late game tonight, so I'll be up, so...

QB - Anthony Richardson - IND/11 - $15
QB - Bryce Young - CAR/7 - $9
QB - Sam Howell - WAS/14 - $8
RB - Jahmyr Gibbs - DET/9 - $25
RB - Rachaad White - TB/5 - $19
RB - Khalil Herbert - CHI/13 - $13
RB - Jerome Ford - CLE/5 - $8
RB - Deuce Vaughn - DAL/7 - $5
WR - Tyreek Hill - MIA/10 - $33
WR - Michael Pittman Jr. - IND/11 - $17
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Jonathan Mingo - CAR/7 - $8
WR - DeVante Parker - NE/11 - $6
WR - Josh Downs - IND/11 - $6
WR - Puka Nacua - LAR/10 - $3
TE - Chigoziem Okonkwo - TEN/7 - $14
TE - Hayden Hurst - CAR/7 - $8
TE - Noah Fant - SEA/5 - $8
TE - Logan Thomas - WAS/14 - $6
PK - Cameron Dicker - LAC/5 - $4
PK - Cade York - TEN/7 - $4
PK - Chris Boswell - PIT/6 - $4
TD - Philadelphia Eagles - PHI/10 - $7
TD - Detroit Lions - DET/9 - $3
TD - Carolina Panthers - CAR/7 - $3

 

[PIK95]

I took your advice and changed up. I really liked my two stud QB strategy, but at least I shouldn't be made fun of to much with this build.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - Travis Etienne Jr. - 23
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
WR - Garrett Wilson - 29
WR - Calvin Ridley - 21
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Zay Flowers - 10
WR - Romeo Doubs - 9
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Josh Downs - 6
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250

My eighteen y/o son pushed me to heavier WR, specifically Ridley and Flowers. I would rather have Jefferson myself. I like my TE's. This could work.

 

[BlackCrowes]

I took your advice and changed up. I really liked my two stud QB strategy, but at least I shouldn't be made fun of to much with this build.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - Travis Etienne Jr. - 23
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
WR - Garrett Wilson - 29
WR - Calvin Ridley - 21
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Zay Flowers - 10
WR - Romeo Doubs - 9
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Josh Downs - 6
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250

My eighteen y/o son pushed me to heavier WR, specifically Ridley and Flowers. I would rather have Jefferson myself. I like my TE's. This could work.

No way you win with those QBs

 

[TheWinz]

I took your advice and changed up. I really liked my two stud QB strategy, but at least I shouldn't be made fun of to much with this build.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - Travis Etienne Jr. - 23
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
WR - Garrett Wilson - 29
WR - Calvin Ridley - 21
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Zay Flowers - 10
WR - Romeo Doubs - 9
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Josh Downs - 6
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250

My eighteen y/o son pushed me to heavier WR, specifically Ridley and Flowers. I would rather have Jefferson myself. I like my TE's. This could work.

I would go with 2 stud QB's if I were you

 

[QuizGuy66]

I took your advice and changed up. I really liked my two stud QB strategy, but at least I shouldn't be made fun of to much with this build.
QB - Josh Allen - 25
QB - Sam Howell - 8
RB - Travis Etienne Jr. - 23
RB - James Cook - 18
RB - D'Andre Swift - 18
RB - Raheem Mostert - 10
WR - Garrett Wilson - 29
WR - Calvin Ridley - 21
WR - Jahan Dotson - 14
WR - Zay Flowers - 10
WR - Romeo Doubs - 9
WR - Marvin Mims Jr. - 8
WR - Josh Downs - 6
WR - Puka Nacua - 3
TE - Darren Waller - 17
TE - Juwan Johnson - 9
TE - Luke Musgrave - 6
PK - Cameron Dicker - 4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - 4
TD - Green Bay Packers - 5
TD - Tennessee Titans - 3
Total value: 250

My eighteen y/o son pushed me to heavier WR, specifically Ridley and Flowers. I would rather have Jefferson myself. I like my TE's. This could work.

Have you considered roostering 6 bad QBs?

-QG

 

[chocula]

Good news for you guys. I got so lost in everything this year I completely failed to promote this well. As of this morning, there are only 5300 teams entered.

Good for you but terrible for me. With a $35,000 prize pool, I'm paying $6 an entry. That's brutal. You guys benefit from me being stupid here though. So there's that.

Hopefully there are tons of last minute signups.

 

[SeniorVBDStudent]

Hurry up 11:59PM...I'm getting twitchy.

 

[Azzurri]

Hi Folks,

2023 Contest is Definitely On. Very similar to last year.

@Contest Turk will have more info soon but shooting for August 10.

Great contest I just wish I had another entry or three to put in to it

 

[TheWinz]

Last minute decision - all things equal - Tyler Lockett or DeAndre Hopkins?

 

[Army Eye]

For those 61 that posted a roster in time, then changed it, just remember, you have the right to change it back before the actual deadline. I will be confirming all 61 entries based on the roster submitted prior to midnite last night.

You can take me off the list. The situation was a little too smelly, so I got out of the Kelce business. (which led to massive changes haha)

 

[TheWinz]

For those 61 that posted a roster in time, then changed it, just remember, you have the right to change it back before the actual deadline. I will be confirming all 61 entries based on the roster submitted prior to midnite last night.

You can take me off the list. The situation was a little too smelly, so I got out of the Kelce business. (which led to massive changes haha)

I also had to take myself off the list. Mahomes ain't Mahomes without Kelce.

 

[barackdhouse]

only my 2nd iteration but it's the final for sure

QB - Lamar Jackson - BAL/13 - $22
QB - Desmond Ridder - ATL/11 - $7
RB - Rachaad White - TB/5 - $19
RB - Antonio Gibson - WAS/14 - $17
RB - Tank Bigsby - JAX/9 - $9
RB - Clyde Edwards-Helaire - KC/10 - $8
RB - Roschon Johnson - CHI/13 - $8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - ARI/14 - $6
RB - Israel Abanikanda - NYJ/7 - $4
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Skyy Moore - KC/10 - $12
WR - Elijah Moore - CLE/5 - $11
WR - Zay Flowers - BAL/13 - $10
WR - Romeo Doubs - GB/6 - $9
WR - Rashid Shaheed - NO/11 - $7
WR - Joshua Palmer - LAC/5 - $6
WR - Isaiah Hodgins - NYG/13 - $6
WR - Puka Nacua - LAR/10 - $3
WR - Michael Wilson - ARI/14 - $3
TE - Mark Andrews - BAL/13 - $28
TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Jake Ferguson - DAL/7 - $6
PK - Wil Lutz - DEN/9 - $4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - NYJ/7 - $4
TD - Chicago Bears - CHI/13 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - LAC/5 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Rams - LAR/10 - $3

If this team actually makes noise in this thing, it might be interesting to look back at the $1 I left on the table - I scoured the list looking for a pivot but Skyy Moore vs Kadarius Toney is the one. For $1 more I could have had Toney instead.

"I'm sure it's a decision you won't regret for the rest of your life." - Lance Armstrong, professional drug addict.

 

[TheWinz]

only my 2nd iteration but it's the final for sure

QB - Lamar Jackson - BAL/13 - $22
QB - Desmond Ridder - ATL/11 - $7
RB - Rachaad White - TB/5 - $19
RB - Antonio Gibson - WAS/14 - $17
RB - Tank Bigsby - JAX/9 - $9
RB - Clyde Edwards-Helaire - KC/10 - $8
RB - Roschon Johnson - CHI/13 - $8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - ARI/14 - $6
RB - Israel Abanikanda - NYJ/7 - $4
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Skyy Moore - KC/10 - $12
WR - Elijah Moore - CLE/5 - $11
WR - Zay Flowers - BAL/13 - $10
WR - Romeo Doubs - GB/6 - $9
WR - Rashid Shaheed - NO/11 - $7
WR - Joshua Palmer - LAC/5 - $6
WR - Isaiah Hodgins - NYG/13 - $6
WR - Puka Nacua - LAR/10 - $3
WR - Michael Wilson - ARI/14 - $3
TE - Mark Andrews - BAL/13 - $28
TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Jake Ferguson - DAL/7 - $6
PK - Wil Lutz - DEN/9 - $4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - NYJ/7 - $4
TD - Chicago Bears - CHI/13 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - LAC/5 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Rams - LAR/10 - $3

If this team actually makes noise in this thing, it might be interesting to look back at the $1 I left on the table - I scoured the list looking for a pivot but Skyy Moore vs Kadarius Toney is the one. For $1 more I could have had Toney instead.

"I'm sure it's a decision you won't regret for the rest of your life." - Lance Armstrong, professional drug addict.

With that extra buck, I would roster 3 kickers vs 2

 

[Army Eye]

only my 2nd iteration but it's the final for sure

QB - Lamar Jackson - BAL/13 - $22
QB - Desmond Ridder - ATL/11 - $7
RB - Rachaad White - TB/5 - $19
RB - Antonio Gibson - WAS/14 - $17
RB - Tank Bigsby - JAX/9 - $9
RB - Clyde Edwards-Helaire - KC/10 - $8
RB - Roschon Johnson - CHI/13 - $8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - ARI/14 - $6
RB - Israel Abanikanda - NYJ/7 - $4
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Skyy Moore - KC/10 - $12
WR - Elijah Moore - CLE/5 - $11
WR - Zay Flowers - BAL/13 - $10
WR - Romeo Doubs - GB/6 - $9
WR - Rashid Shaheed - NO/11 - $7
WR - Joshua Palmer - LAC/5 - $6
WR - Isaiah Hodgins - NYG/13 - $6
WR - Puka Nacua - LAR/10 - $3
WR - Michael Wilson - ARI/14 - $3
TE - Mark Andrews - BAL/13 - $28
TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Jake Ferguson - DAL/7 - $6
PK - Wil Lutz - DEN/9 - $4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - NYJ/7 - $4
TD - Chicago Bears - CHI/13 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - LAC/5 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Rams - LAR/10 - $3

If this team actually makes noise in this thing, it might be interesting to look back at the $1 I left on the table - I scoured the list looking for a pivot but Skyy Moore vs Kadarius Toney is the one. For $1 more I could have had Toney instead.

"I'm sure it's a decision you won't regret for the rest of your life." - Lance Armstrong, professional drug addict.

Sure you're good with Lamar and your two stud TE all on bye week 13?

 

[Protagonist702]

Just made the deadline. Much tougher this year with tighter $$$ I’m finding.
good luck everyone. Hope I can survive til kamara gets back and then go from there…

QB - Daniel Jones - NYG/13 - $16
QB - Jordan Love - GB/6 - $9
RB - Nick Chubb - CLE/5 - $30
RB - Jahmyr Gibbs - DET/9 - $25
RB - Alvin Kamara - NO/11 - $15
RB - Tyjae Spears - TEN/7 - $9
RB - Kenneth Gainwell - PHI/10 - $8
RB - Zack Moss - IND/11 - $4
WR - Ja'Marr Chase - CIN/7 - $36
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Gabe Davis - BUF/13 - $12
WR - Courtland Sutton - DEN/9 - $12
WR - Joshua Palmer - LAC/5 - $6
WR - Darius Slayton - NYG/13 - $5
TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Taysom Hill - NO/11 - $8
TE - Luke Musgrave - GB/6 - $6
PK - Cameron Dicker - LAC/5 - $4
PK - Brandon McManus - JAX/9 - $4
TD - Jacksonville Jaguars - JAX/9 - $4
TD - Atlanta Falcons - ATL/11 - $3
TD - Houston Texans - HOU/7 - $3

and I’m still tinkering. Maybe Chase to hill for improvement on Dotson. Ahhh

 

[Army Eye]

Last minute decision - all things equal - Tyler Lockett or DeAndre Hopkins?

Tough one, I might lean towards Lockett as he's a little more of a bestball guy

 

[barackdhouse]

only my 2nd iteration but it's the final for sure

QB - Lamar Jackson - BAL/13 - $22
QB - Desmond Ridder - ATL/11 - $7
RB - Rachaad White - TB/5 - $19
RB - Antonio Gibson - WAS/14 - $17
RB - Tank Bigsby - JAX/9 - $9
RB - Clyde Edwards-Helaire - KC/10 - $8
RB - Roschon Johnson - CHI/13 - $8
RB - Keaontay Ingram - ARI/14 - $6
RB - Israel Abanikanda - NYJ/7 - $4
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Skyy Moore - KC/10 - $12
WR - Elijah Moore - CLE/5 - $11
WR - Zay Flowers - BAL/13 - $10
WR - Romeo Doubs - GB/6 - $9
WR - Rashid Shaheed - NO/11 - $7
WR - Joshua Palmer - LAC/5 - $6
WR - Isaiah Hodgins - NYG/13 - $6
WR - Puka Nacua - LAR/10 - $3
WR - Michael Wilson - ARI/14 - $3
TE - Mark Andrews - BAL/13 - $28
TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Jake Ferguson - DAL/7 - $6
PK - Wil Lutz - DEN/9 - $4
PK - Greg Zuerlein - NYJ/7 - $4
TD - Chicago Bears - CHI/13 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Chargers - LAC/5 - $3
TD - Los Angeles Rams - LAR/10 - $3

If this team actually makes noise in this thing, it might be interesting to look back at the $1 I left on the table - I scoured the list looking for a pivot but Skyy Moore vs Kadarius Toney is the one. For $1 more I could have had Toney instead.

"I'm sure it's a decision you won't regret for the rest of your life." - Lance Armstrong, professional drug addict.

With that extra buck, I would roster 3 kickers vs 2

I agree but there isn't three kickers I like

 

[Stray Doug]

I'm no longer in the bonus contest, switched things up:

QB - Justin Herbert - LAC/5 - $21

Switched from Burrow (net $0 change) due to bye week shuffling below. Obviously rolling some serious dice on week 5 with a 0 at QB and only 2 RBs, but you gotta take chances somewhere and I figure the sooner (week 5) the better as the competition (and cut lines) only get fiercer later.

RB - Austin Ekeler - LAC/5 - $34
RB - Christian McCaffrey - SF/9 - $34
RB - Alvin Kamara - NO/11 - $15

I soured on Jaylen Warren which gave me $11 to play with. No other RB made me happy. I'm willing to ride-or-die with these 3 and hope they stay mostly healthy.

WR - Ja'Marr Chase - CIN/7 - $36
WR - Tyreek Hill - MIA/10 - $33
WR - Jahan Dotson - WAS/14 - $14
WR - Jayden Reed - GB/6 - $7
WR - Isaiah Hodgins - NYG/13 - $6
WR - Puka Nacua - LAR/10 - $3
WR - Michael Wilson - ARI/14 - $3

I also soured a bit on Chris Olave... considered Ridley but didn't like the conflict with McCaffrey, so upgraded to Chase instead for $9. Also with 1 less RB figured I should add a bit more depth here to help cover my flex spots on bye weeks, so with my $2 remaining I converted Zay Flowers into Hodgins, Nacua, and Wilson (which also took me from an ineligible 17 players to an eligible 19 players).

TE - Darren Waller - NYG/13 - $17
TE - Luke Musgrave - GB/6 - $6
TE - Jake Ferguson - DAL/7 - $6
PK - Anders Carlson - GB/6 - $3
PK - Cairo Santos - CHI/13 - $3
PK - Ka'imi Fairbairn - HOU/7 - $3
TD - Atlanta Falcons - ATL/11 - $3
TD - Houston Texans - HOU/7 - $3

Only changes were swapping my TDs for preferred bye weeks... Chargers -> Texans and Lions -> Falcons

As is probably evident, I'm in the "1st place or bust" camp when it comes to strategy this year. Having finished 2nd previously, simply "making the playoffs" isn't my objective... I want to beat my prior finish. I'll roll some dice on studs staying healthy and having big games in the contest playoffs (hopefully) with just enough depth to hopefully get me there.

All 7 of my $14+ guys at RB/WR/TE have different byes (and the bigger $$ earlier on), so I really like that distribution. I did consider consolidating Reed and Nacua back into Zay Flowers but that gave me too much $$$ on bye Week 13.