Anybody thinking about Fan-Duel teams only next year? (1 Viewer)

[Da Guru]

Since my main 14 team league folded this year after almost 20 seasons my interest has waned playing in a couple of crappy leagues that have teams tanking, making stupid trades, playing players on byes..things that never happened in my main league. I started playing Fan Duel a month or so ago and now am getting hooked. Really like playing when I feel like playing and not having injuries cripple your team in the first few weeks. Do your research and put your best salary capped team in every week.

 

[Bad_Mo]

Since my main 14 team league folded this year after almost 20 seasons my interest has waned playing in a couple of crappy leagues that have teams tanking, making stupid trades, playing players on byes..things that never happened in my main league. I started playing Fan Duel a month or so ago and now am getting hooked. Really like playing when I feel like playing and not having injuries cripple your team in the first few weeks. Do your research and put your best salary capped team in every week.

Spending my entry fees on contests where I can actually win some $ back seems like a better alternative.First season in 17 years I won't make the playoffs. I've kept busy on the wire and actually traded the most of any team in one league which ended up helping my roster. Yet, consistently poor performances by my starters, terrible matchups vs. teams having their best performances, etc. pretty much sunk my season. FF is not enjoyable to me at all this year.About 4 weeks ago, I started getting more excited about tracking my fanduel entries than my regular FF teams. I think its time for a break.

 

[Chazzhawk]

I am considering it, I am third in points and was sitting at 3 - 6 before I won the last two. I must win the next two and then I could get the last playoff spot or the division if I get lucky. For kicks I am down 37.5 something and I have Carolina defense, and Greg Olsen, to make it worse I would have already beat half the teams in the league and wouldn't need too many points to beat the rest.

With fanduel I can do 50/50's and be making money by starting a good lineup. In this league without a miracle tonight I will get nothing for drafting that well and running into a lot of bad luck.

I have another league like it as well but I will spare everyone my sob story on that league (we all have them and I sympathize) I need 21 points out of Carolina defense tonight or I am eliminated.

 

[PatsFanCT]

I never considered it until now. For all the money I spend on FFL each year, I could cut that number down 90% and have the same amount of fun and probably will much more than the regular leagues.

 

[Kleck]

Considering getting rid of redrafts next year. Dynasty leagues keep me busy enough, and it's nice to pick and choose what weeks I want to play Fan Duel.

 

[just_want_2_win]

Last year I took a break from playing a full season of FF because of time constraints; I felt like I couldn't put in the effort that I usually did on a weekly basis.

Rather than forgoing FF altogether, I played in daily leagues (not FanDuel but along the same lines). I really liked the experience. It was nice to have a shot at owning different players weekly and to enter contests in different size "leagues" playing for different sized pots. In addition, I liked the distinct strategy involved in daily leagues. Lastly, those weeks where I had no time on my hands for FF were no big deal -- I just didn't enter a contest that week.

If you're feeling burned out by regular FF, be it dynasty, keeper, or redraft, I'd say taking a break and playing only daily leagues is definitely worth considering. It's also good for those who feel that they might not have the time to spend week in and week out on FF but still want to dip their toes in the FF pool now and then. The daily league experience also teaches you to look at every player and hones your talent at finding bargains, which are skills that carry over nicely to regular FF.

I came back to the full season management type of FF this year because I missed it. I had my hands full with my regular teams so I didn't play any daily leagues this year.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

not enough smack/trash talk with my friends in those.