anyone else suffering from Roster Lock? (1 Viewer)

[moleculo]

my team is stacked at almost every position - top to bottom. I need to make some bye-week adjustments (I don't usually carry two TE's), but because I'm so awesome, I don't have anyone I want to cut.

I have 2 QB's - Flacco is the worst. I have 6 RB's, the worst one being Caddy. I have 5 WR's, the worst is Kevin Walter, but I want to hold on to him as a hedge against an AJohnson injury (whom I also have) Walter is also WR17 in terms of PPG, so I doubt he's make it through waivers if I were to let him go. Gates is my TE, and is on bye week. I mention all of this not as a "Hey look at me!" or WDIS - merely an illustration that right now, I don't have anyone rostered that should be on the WW. for next weeks waivers, I'm in position #7.

As far as I can see, I have four possible options:

1) cut someone talented to cover a one week issue w/ my TE - I don't like the idea of this because one of my arch rivals will no doubt pick up whomever I drop - overall, I get weaker, someone else gets stronger.

2) work a 2 for 1 trade - tough, traditionally there aren't a whole lot of trades in the league. Plus, no one wants to make me better.

3) cut my kicker or LB's - these guys are fairly replacable so even if I loose the guy I let go, I could probably find a WW guy just as good. Downside is I would still be taking a 0 in that roster spot, and there's no guarantee that Shianco, Mercedes Lewis, etc. would actually outscore a kicker or a LB.

4) take the 0 @ the TE position.

Anyone else in the same boat, and what are you doing about it?

 

[The Jerk]

The decision you face will differ if it is a dynasty or redraft, and also depending on your record and matchup this week.

If it's a redraft and you expect a close matchup, unless you're 4-0 I would not take a 0. I suspect you should drop your weakest RB or WR. Are you really going to play Cadillac Williams this year if there are five RBs ahead of him?

In general, I have found a similar problem with respect to bunching of players that makes it much harder to make clear-cut roster moves. In the Lineup Dominator for one league, my four bench WRs are ranked #21, #22, #23 and #24. To break the logjam, I looked at playoff matchups and chose to keep the players with the higher projections and lower chance of weather issues.

Also in general, if benches are small, I try to make sure my byes at TE, PK and DT don't overlap and I plan to have one roster spot dedicated to handling the bye fill-in player for those weeks. Sometimes it works out easier than others in that one of your players tails off or gets injured, other times the pickup is tempting to hold on while no one else is appearing to decline. All in all, a deep roster is a good problem to have even if you get annoyed every time the one you let go posts a good week.

 

[Star Jones Donut]

4) take the 0 @ the TE position.

I did this last week as I also only carry one TE and didn't want to drop Celek for someone that might only get me a few points. It was a risk move as the guy I was playing matched up well. I ended up winning but only by 2 points.

 

[shredhead]

I was weak at WR in a TD heavy league, and I still might be, I had decided even before the injury that McFadden was getting cut from my roster. I was able to grab Sidney Rice who I hope will be a redzone threat. Someone just dropped AGonzo, who I want to pick up and stash for a playoff run, but my worst player is either Rice who I just picked up or Leon Washington. I got Brady through a trade and Garrard at QB. Turner, SJax, Ray Rice, Bradshaw, McCoy, Leon at RB. Sims-Walker, Santonio Holmes, Housh, and Sidney Rice at WR. I do have 2 defenses right now, but I want to hold GB because they play Cleveland in week 7 during the Raven's bye. I think I have to hope AGonzo stays on waivers until after week 7. I can't drop a receiver, because 2 of them (Sims-Walker and Housh) also have week 7 byes.

Another league, someone just dropped McCoy, who I think will be very valuable later in the season, this decision is a little easier, as I have 2 TE's right now. I am actually on my 4th TE so far this season. I drafted Finley in the later rounds because I never felt a TE was a value pick and all the preseason darlings went before I acted. Someone dropped Zach Miller before week 1, so I picked him up and played him week 1. then someone dropped Heap, so I picked him up and played him for 3 weeks. I saw Celek on the wire last week and decided he shouldn't be there, so I picked him up. I kind of wanted to keep both Celek and Heap and play matchups, but I really want McCoy. I can't decide which TE to go with, but since Celek has already had his bye, I'll probably drop Heap and grab McCoy when he clears waivers.

I have a third league, where an owner gave up on Caddy to pick up Crabtree, I was intrigued, but have decided to let that one pass, I feel good enough about my team in that league to let someone else have Caddy.

 

[The Gray Hood]

kind of depends on your lb's, how many start, etc, but I'd take the lb hit as there's normally pretty good depth there, but it all depends on league rosters, scoring, etc.

 

[encaitar]

If you're worried about one of your main competitors picking up either Caddy or Walter if you drop them, why not find one of the lower placed teams in your league and offer them a 1 for 1 trade for their TE(especially if any of them have two decent TEs)?

ETA: I'm sure there's at least one lower tier team that would rather have Walter or Caddy than a mid-level TE.

 

[shredhead]

If you're worried about one of your main competitors picking up either Caddy or Walter if you drop them, why not find one of the lower placed teams in your league and offer them a 1 for 1 trade for their TE(especially if any of them have two decent TEs)?ETA: I'm sure there's at least one lower tier team that would rather have Walter or Caddy than a mid-level TE.

I like this advice for you moleculo! Find a team that you think won't be a playoff threat. Be a little more careful if it's a dynasty though.

 

[ttea]

I face the same issue. I usually draft so well that sometimes it handicaps the roster moves I need to make.

The only solution is to trade, but I tend to still try to get best value I can (I've also been trying to shop Caddy with no success) since I see no point in trading Caddy for Jermichael Finley as a bye week filler.

Maybe Finley is a bad example, but yeah... ya know what I mean.

 

[mcnabbmcnow]

I tried to trade Carson Palmer several times, but no takers. I have to cut him this week, since I have Mcnabb and Flacco, and I like Flacco a little more than Palmer...I can't keep 3 QB's as it is killing me at other positions.

 

[SSOG]

I'm in the same boat in my keeper league. Kaeding is on bye. I don't want to cut Kaeding to pick up a replacement kicker, but I also don't want to burn a roster spot on a second kicker. If I can't work out a 2-for-1, I'll be forced to cut Burleson or Kaeding in order to pick up a kicker.

In your case, Moleculo, I'd cut Caddy without any concern. Sure, he's looked better than he has at any point in his career... but at the end of the day, he's a committee back with a lengthy injury history who is already dinged up and who is playing in a brutal offense behind a porous o-line taking handoffs from a first-time starter at QB. I would love it if one of my rivals tried to use him against me at any point during the season.

 

[SuperGreen]

I'm in the same boat in my keeper league. Kaeding is on bye. I don't want to cut Kaeding to pick up a replacement kicker, but I also don't want to burn a roster spot on a second kicker. If I can't work out a 2-for-1, I'll be forced to cut Burleson or Kaeding in order to pick up a kicker.

IT'S A KICKER

 

[SSOG]

I'm in the same boat in my keeper league. Kaeding is on bye. I don't want to cut Kaeding to pick up a replacement kicker, but I also don't want to burn a roster spot on a second kicker. If I can't work out a 2-for-1, I'll be forced to cut Burleson or Kaeding in order to pick up a kicker.

IT'S A KICKER

The difference between a top-3 kicker and a 9-10 kicker is about 2 points per game over a full season. Sure, it might not seem like a lot, and the production might be erratic... but I suspect that that 2 ppg difference far outweighs any advantage I might gain from holding on to Burleson, who is my #8 WR behind, in no particular order, DeSean, Cotchery, Ward, Smith South, Sims-Walker, Hester, and Breaston (league rewards punt return yardage, both Hester and Breaston are top 10 WRs in PPG).So, the options are lose 8-10 points this week, lose 2 points per game over the full season, or cut my #8 WR who will realistically NEVER see my starting lineup no matter how many injuries or byes strike my team at once. Given the three options, I'm leaning towards cutting my WR8. Even if is just A KICKER. Worst case scenario, someone else picks up Burleson, and now I have a free roster spot to grab another prospect off of waivers.The whole "IT'S A KICKER" thing is dumb. Do they or do they not get you fantasy points?

 

[Neil Beaufort Zod]

I'm in the same boat in my keeper league. Kaeding is on bye. I don't want to cut Kaeding to pick up a replacement kicker, but I also don't want to burn a roster spot on a second kicker. If I can't work out a 2-for-1, I'll be forced to cut Burleson or Kaeding in order to pick up a kicker.

IT'S A KICKER

The difference between a top-3 kicker and a 9-10 kicker is about 2 points per game over a full season. Sure, it might not seem like a lot, and the production might be erratic... but I suspect that that 2 ppg difference far outweighs any advantage I might gain from holding on to Burleson, who is my #8 WR behind, in no particular order, DeSean, Cotchery, Ward, Smith South, Sims-Walker, Hester, and Breaston (league rewards punt return yardage, both Hester and Breaston are top 10 WRs in PPG).So, the options are lose 8-10 points this week, lose 2 points per game over the full season, or cut my #8 WR who will realistically NEVER see my starting lineup no matter how many injuries or byes strike my team at once. Given the three options, I'm leaning towards cutting my WR8. Even if is just A KICKER. Worst case scenario, someone else picks up Burleson, and now I have a free roster spot to grab another prospect off of waivers.The whole "IT'S A KICKER" thing is dumb. Do they or do they not get you fantasy points?

NFL teams do it, too. The cut the kicker to save a little money and get a cheaper one, who inevitably costs them a game or two...and they miss the playoffs by one game. All because they were too cheap to pay a little more for a reliable guy.Fantasy teams lose plenty of games by just a couple of points. Sure, they could have come from anywhere...but that includes the kicker. A better kicker could have gotten them another win, into the playoffs, whatever. That being said, I don't think Kaeding is so awesome that you would want to keep him at all costs. I guess it depends on what's out there.

 

[glumpy]

I suspect everyone in my league has 'roster lock' every week--try playing in a league that only goes 150 players deep and see how many you look at each waiver wire!!

Sure does make for a competitive league though--I've lost in the first playoff round each of the last two years after going in with the top scoring team. :(

 

[SSOG]

That being said, I don't think Kaeding is so awesome that you would want to keep him at all costs. I guess it depends on what's out there.

I love Kaeding this year, especially with San Diego's offensive line problems. They're still an elite offense (and generally kicker scoring correlates very strongly to offensive strength), but their OLine and RB issues mean they're going to have a very difficult time punching in scores once they hit the red zone all year long. We've already seen it in action- witness week 2 vs. Baltimore, when SD had 4 trips to the red zone... and walked away with 4 field goals.Kaeding's 4th in my league in scoring this year, behind Tynes, Gostkowski, and Carney. I think those guys are the four "elite" kickers going forward this season, if Carney can manage to hold on to his job when Hartley returns. Any kicker other than those four, I'd just drop him and pick up another. With any of those four, I'd open another roster spot to cover the bye and then roll with that kicker for the rest of the season.

 

[FUBAR]

trading Caddy + Walter for a slight upgrade at WR down?

 

[sho nuff]

Yes...I have been suffering from it. Especially when I look around the league and see who some of these guys are rostering right now.

It caused me to miss out on Sims-Walker a few weeks ago.

Had to drop Michael Bush even (though, I don't feel that bad about losing him if he gets picked up) to have a bye week defense.

 

[Black]

Comments are for shallow-Keeper leagues / Redraft.

My thought is you cover the player's bye. I don't see a situation when I take a '0'.

My Keeper league roster is listed below, and I also need to drop someone to cover for Witten's bye next week. I would also like to pickup Crabtree and stash him since he was dropped just before the contract. With only 16 roster spots, I don't think I have the luxury of stashing anyone. I already dropped A.Gonzo and L.Moore.

Normally I carry just one QB, but with McNabb's situation and a backup with good matchups in Garrard, I am carrying two. I also won't want to drop my DEF later in the year, as I have NYJ.

In this year, more than before, it seems there are alot of decent players in decent situations who can put up numbers. There are not a ton of 'obvious' stars and then scrubs.

There are also alot of good players who had early not-so-bad injuries with the promise to return...the type of player you 'can't' drop. I have been holding McRib, LT, A. Bryant all season but had to get pickups to cover for them, too.

The 2-Fer trade is always desirable, but even that's hard to swing. Noone wants to get two lesser players for one of their stars. Anyways, who do you target? The typical target guy is someone any other team will also probably covet.

I guess you could target guys who are hurt or hopefully will break out soon. You could try to trade players like Re Bush/Addai for Gore or something like that.

To safely drop a player, you can try to sneak a player thru on their bye week. Drop them just before the weekend, so if anyone acquires them, they'll have to spend a Waiver request (we have a Sunday-Tuesday Waiver window).

You can try to drop the players that are easiest to replace on the Waiver Wire. Example: backup RBs/lottery tickets like J.Stewart. If J.Stewart, Fred Jackson, L. Betts and Justin Forsett are on the wire, you can probably drop J. Stewart and if someone grabs him, then pickup Betts. Just saying, might be the least 'bad' idea.

I think we'll see other teams in the same situation, dropping decent players. So you may even get an upgrade during the churn if the timing is right.

If you lose someone now, just realize other teams are in the same situation and the 6-team byes will be killers. You'll see mannah falling from the sky those weeks, and that's when you'll be gearing up for the playoffs.

 

[Fat Nick]

Definately suffering.

My roster is currently:

QB: McNabb and Garrard

WR: Wayne, Jennings, Bowe (JUST traded for), H. Ward, N. Washington

RB: LT2, Slaton, Rice, P. Thomas, Lynch

TE: Carlson, Celek

K: NONE

Def: NYJ

One of my big strategies is to use the K position as a decision maker...I'll pick up the week's hot flyer and drop my kicker, then make the decision on who to drop to pick up a FA kicker late in the week. It buys me a few more days. I don't honestly believe K's are predictable on most weeks anyway. That said, I'd NEVER take a zero on a roster spot voluntarily. I've lost too many games by 1 point.

This week, Carlson is getting dropped for a kicker. I'm waiting till the last minute b/c my opponent has Gates, and I don't want him picking up Carlson and using him against me. I wish I could take a flyer on one of the risky RB's (Harrison is STILL there), but I can't drop any of the ones I have. I kind of wish LT2 would just stop trying. I can't get ANYTHING for him at this point, but he's too good to drop. Given what I've seen, I don't think I'll ever start him.

 

[moleculo]

If you're worried about one of your main competitors picking up either Caddy or Walter if you drop them, why not find one of the lower placed teams in your league and offer them a 1 for 1 trade for their TE(especially if any of them have two decent TEs)?ETA: I'm sure there's at least one lower tier team that would rather have Walter or Caddy than a mid-level TE.

I like this advice for you moleculo! Find a team that you think won't be a playoff threat. Be a little more careful if it's a dynasty though.

yes, I like this answer. If I'm gonna dump a player, I might as well dump strategically.if I can't make something swing, I'll dump my worst LB, take a zero at that position, and re-stock next week.

 

[Black]

The whole "IT'S A KICKER" thing is dumb. Do they or do they not get you fantasy points?

It's not their points, it's the difference between your 'stud' kicker and some dude on the wire. You can play matchups. No kicker is scoring 20 points a week. I don't want to diss the teams that love their kickers, just saying it's the least painful drop. I dropped Akers for his BYE, and he was sniped by another team after the bye. I picked up Scobee. I probably won't lose sleep (or games) over it.

 

[Black]

Definately suffering.

My roster is currently:

QB: McNabb and Garrard

WR: Wayne, Jennings, Bowe (JUST traded for), H. Ward, N. Washington

RB: LT2, Slaton, Rice, P. Thomas, Lynch

TE: Carlson, Celek

K: NONE

Def: NYJ

One of my big strategies is to use the K position as a decision maker...I'll pick up the week's hot flyer and drop my kicker, then make the decision on who to drop to pick up a FA kicker late in the week. It buys me a few more days. I don't honestly believe K's are predictable on most weeks anyway. That said, I'd NEVER take a zero on a roster spot voluntarily. I've lost too many games by 1 point.

This week, Carlson is getting dropped for a kicker. I'm waiting till the last minute b/c my opponent has Gates, and I don't want him picking up Carlson and using him against me. I wish I could take a flyer on one of the risky RB's (Harrison is STILL there), but I can't drop any of the ones I have. I kind of wish LT2 would just stop trying. I can't get ANYTHING for him at this point, but he's too good to drop. Given what I've seen, I don't think I'll ever start him.

I have done that before, and think it's a fine strategy. Your roster has some of the constraints mine does...McRib, LT, Bowe.I would think you probably have comparable WR on the wire to N. Washington, or even Ward. Bet if you drop/lose one of those guys, you'll get another similar WR back in coming weeks.

 

[gethugefast1]

HAD to trade a RB in order to fill-in Jennings bye week. Didn't want to just drop a RB so another challenging owner.

Traded K Smith for TO.

See my Sig for updated Roster.

 

[Black]

HAD to trade a RB in order to fill-in Jennings bye week. Didn't want to just drop a RB so another challenging owner.Traded K Smith for TO.See my Sig for updated Roster.

Ouch. Sorry to say, but I would rather take the 0, since you might get that with T.O. anyways.

 

[OU#1]

Trade two guys for one guy then use the free roster spot.

 

[stevegamer]

You guys are missing one point.

He might be able to deal Williams or Walter to a team with a solid spare TE that could use a RB or WR that Moleculo's team has already played. That way, he doesn't have to face the upgraded team until at least the playoffs.

Plus if he gets a decent enough TE, the guy might have value to deal later.

 

[RudeDog]

Take a 0 in the kicker position. That's a no-brainer for me.

 

[Doug B]

my team is stacked at almost every position - top to bottom. I need to make some bye-week adjustments (I don't usually carry two TE's), but because I'm so awesome, I don't have anyone I want to cut.

I have 2 QB's - Flacco is the worst. I have 6 RB's, the worst one being Caddy.

Haven't read any responses, so someone may have pointed this out: if you've got five RBs better than Caddy, cut him and don't look back. You've got way more than enough depth (you all don't start 3 RBs, do you?), and I doubt Cadillac becomes a FFB difference-maker.

 

[SSOG]

The whole "IT'S A KICKER" thing is dumb. Do they or do they not get you fantasy points?

It's not their points, it's the difference between your 'stud' kicker and some dude on the wire. You can play matchups. No kicker is scoring 20 points a week. I don't want to diss the teams that love their kickers, just saying it's the least painful drop. I dropped Akers for his BYE, and he was sniped by another team after the bye. I picked up Scobee. I probably won't lose sleep (or games) over it.

Akers isn't an elite fantasy kicker, though. I'm not saying that I couldn't get by playing the matchups at kicker. In fact, that's what I do in every league where I don't feel like I have a top-3 kicker after week 4. The point is, I believe that Kaeding will average 2 more points per game over the season than a "just getting by" kicker. History shows that, if he really is a top 3 kicker (as I believe him to be), then he will.I understand hating on kickers. I commish a dynasty league and I outlawed all kickers for that very reason. Still, as long as they score fantasy points, they merit consideration.

 

[dagwood]

Take a 0 in the kicker position. That's a no-brainer for me.

That certainly is a "no brains" move....taking a zero is just dumb....

 

[RudeDog]

Take a 0 in the kicker position. That's a no-brainer for me.

That certainly is a "no brains" move....taking a zero is just dumb....

Do you enjoy insulting people you don't even know, or is this just a special occasion

 

[LittlePhatty]

my four bench WRs are ranked #21, #22, #23 and #24. To break the logjam, I looked at playoff

Best advice. Drop the WR or RB with the worst playoff schedule.You're so awesome that you're gonna make it to the Superbowl, right?Make the move that is least likely to bite you in the #### in Week 16.

 

[Fat Nick]

Take a 0 in the kicker position. That's a no-brainer for me.

That certainly is a "no brains" move....taking a zero is just dumb....

Do you enjoy insulting people you don't even know, or is this just a special occasion

Minus all the insults above, I do agree that taking a zero is not a wise move. Last year, I think I probably lost 3 games by 5 points or less, and missed the playoffs by 1 game. Taking a zero, for anyone, is taking a BIG risk. In terms of W/L record, a K in a starting spot will almost always get you more points than anyone on your bench.That said, I like the strategy of trading someone to a low-ranking team. It effectively "hides" them from your main competitors. The only drawback is that you have no chance of later picking that guy back up, which you may if you send him off to Waivers and nobody bites. @Black, re. dropping N. Washington or H. Ward in my situation...Ward has been $$ (PPR league), so no way there. There are -some- comparable WR's, but I need Washington this week most likely for a Bye week filler, and if nothing else, I'll need him in a few weeks. Oddly, I think there's better RB prospects (Harrison, L. Washington) on our wire than WR prospects.

 

[moleculo]

my team is stacked at almost every position - top to bottom. I need to make some bye-week adjustments (I don't usually carry two TE's), but because I'm so awesome, I don't have anyone I want to cut.

I have 2 QB's - Flacco is the worst. I have 6 RB's, the worst one being Caddy.

Haven't read any responses, so someone may have pointed this out: if you've got five RBs better than Caddy, cut him and don't look back. You've got way more than enough depth (you all don't start 3 RBs, do you?), and I doubt Cadillac becomes a FFB difference-maker.

I hear what you are saying, but in reality it's a logjam of mediocrity @ the end of my RB bench. I'm calling Caddy the worst of this bunch: Fred Jackson, Hightower, Sproles and Caddy - this group is behind Lynch and Chris Johnson. so, in reality I've got one every game starter, one who might eventually be an every game starter, and a four guys who could definitely be startable depending on match-ups. In aggregate, Caddy is the worst, but any given day he might be my RB2.

not that it matters - I have no qualms with losing some RB depth if necessary; I've got plenty to spare and the core strength of my team is @ WR anyways. I suppose it boils down to me being reluctant to cut someone who has value for a back-up TE who will be a one week play anyways. I think this stems from the RB position being abnormally deep this year with so many teams having viable FF RB's.

To be perfectly honest, a month ago I had kind of hoped Caddy would be hurt by now so I wouldn't have to deal with this. I drafted Caddy at the end of my draft - a round ahead of my kicker, with the hopes of getting a few good games and then churning him over in the WW.

ETA: if anyone is scoring at home, I have offered Caddy (or Hightower) for Owen Daniels to a team currently in the bottom 1/3 in scoring. He is thin at RB and carries two TE's. I included in my sales pitch the bit about Caddy getting a bigger workload moving forward. I have not heard from him yet, and am not hopeful that this will go down.

My fallback plan is to drop my weakest LB (Laurenaitis) to snag Heath Miller off of the WW, run with a zero at that IDP spot, and then next week replace with Darren Sharper (who right now looks like an upgrade over Laurenaitis).

 

[NeverEnough]

I was recently suffering from this being in a small rotser salary cap keeper league. I was going back & forth on dropping of SHonn Greene, Felix Jones or Mendenhall for Crabtree. (We can keep 2 rookies per year in addition to our 4 vets) Since I am pretty deep @ RB and would likely never play Felix + he seems to get hurt a lot, I dropped him after no one would trade for him.

 

[cubbie5150]

The damn Welker injury situation has been causing me issues. I felt I had to pick up Edelman a couple weeks ago in case Welker was ever a late scratch (plus Edelman did put up nice #'s week 2). Now I am hesitant to drop him. Missed out on getting MoMass b/c of it...my opponent this week placed the highest bid, so MoMass will be his WR3 & w/ my luck, will drop a line of 8/130/2 against me.

 

[Black]

What RBs are on your Wire? If ANY of them are as good as Fred Jackson/Caddy, then you are probably safe to drop them.

In my 10 team, 2-person keeper, PPR league the following were just dropped this week: Fred Jackson, McFadden...Just saying.

I don't know about IDP, but I would use the same philosophy there...

 

[Fat Nick]

Yeah, Jackson was dropped early this week in my league, and nobody's touched him. I'm holding Lynch, and if the carries stay 50/50 for him, and Harrison gets more carries in Cleveland, I'm going to consider making that switch. (Of course by dropping my K so I have a few extra days to ponder).

 

[Instinctive]

Take a 0 in the kicker position. That's a no-brainer for me.

That certainly is a "no brains" move....taking a zero is just dumb....

Do you enjoy insulting people you don't even know, or is this just a special occasion

1. Good lord, grow some thicker skin2. It is a dumb move. Why not drop WR6 who never sniffs your lineup to get (probably) 6 or so points? What happens when you take the zero and lose by 4? 3. You could potentially, depending on league settings, wait until Monday and take a MNF kicker if you need the points then. Some leagues don't allow pickups after Sunday morning, and some the MNF kickers are rostered. But you can always check.

 

[DexterDew]

taking zero points is the problem i'm facing as Olsen is on Bye. 14 Team league with shallow bench (5), and I really don't feel like dropping him for a 2nd or 3rd Tier TE and risk losing him the rest of the year. The other option is dropping my RB4 (start 2 with a RB/WR flex), but i like Morris in a TD heavy league.... and i have made a handful of offers to trade, but no luck on that front.

how about this angle: does your record and YTD points factor in? Or opponent?

This week's matchup for me is tough and points will be a premium (low scoring league, too), but i'm in first place and high point man...

interesting

 

[dagwood]

Take a 0 in the kicker position. That's a no-brainer for me.

That certainly is a "no brains" move....taking a zero is just dumb....

Do you enjoy insulting people you don't even know, or is this just a special occasion

Nothing personal dude...just commenting that I don't think its EVER a smart move to intentionally take a zero......unless you are playing in a league and against an opponent where YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED A WIN....and absolutely guaranteed to not have the lost points affect your tiebreaker.....People come here for opinions....I gave mine....chill out...

 

[dagwood]

Take a 0 in the kicker position. That's a no-brainer for me.

That certainly is a "no brains" move....taking a zero is just dumb....

Do you enjoy insulting people you don't even know, or is this just a special occasion

1. Good lord, grow some thicker skin2. It is a dumb move. Why not drop WR6 who never sniffs your lineup to get (probably) 6 or so points? What happens when you take the zero and lose by 4? 3. You could potentially, depending on league settings, wait until Monday and take a MNF kicker if you need the points then. Some leagues don't allow pickups after Sunday morning, and some the MNF kickers are rostered. But you can always check.

This guy gets it....

 

[dagwood]

taking zero points is the problem i'm facing as Olsen is on Bye. 14 Team league with shallow bench (5), and I really don't feel like dropping him for a 2nd or 3rd Tier TE and risk losing him the rest of the year. The other option is dropping my RB4 (start 2 with a RB/WR flex), but i like Morris in a TD heavy league.... and i have made a handful of offers to trade, but no luck on that front.how about this angle: does your record and YTD points factor in? Or opponent? This week's matchup for me is tough and points will be a premium (low scoring league, too), but i'm in first place and high point man... interesting

Shallow bench means the free agent market is probably strong....who is the last guy on your bench.....keep Olsen....drop that guy...pick up the Number 13-15 best TE in the league and go get a win....chances are even if you lose that WR or RB or QB you cut, there is probably someone just as good on the WW....

 

[fantasy nut]

Trade two guys for one guy then use the free roster spot.

Bingo! Great answer. This is one of the strategies I try to do...trying to take advantage of hot, possibly over-valued players and trading them with a bench player for a starter. For example, this week I traded McGahee and Choice for Welker (in a PPR league). This opened up a spot for me to add a player. Sometimes I will "over pay" (3 for 1 or 4 for 1) with a team lower in the standings to acquire a stud. For example I offered LT, F. Jackson and SF for Fitzgerald -- I am very deep at RB and LT is about my 5th-6th option. The key to being able to do this is to constantly look to upgrade your roster by scouring the FA/WW pool, selling high and not carrying more than 1 K or TE.

 

[just_want_2_win]

I am not sure any one strategy will cover all scenarios. That's why I handle roster lock with several techniques, depending on my record and my current opponent.

1) If I am playing a team that is unlikely to score much, I might take a zero if the position is TE, because usually the WW options at TE are not worth dropping my starting TE or even a 3rd/4th RB or WR for. I may also be willing to take a zero at K if my opponent is depleted. I usually am not willing to take a zero at D; those points tend to be a little more significant.

2) If my opponent is strong, I look to ideally do a 2-for-1 trade so I can move dead weight, add a decent role player via trade, and get a WW guy I covet1. Or I make a 1-1 trade so each team can fill a need.

3) If no one bites on the trades, which is often the case, I drop a guy with lean stats, low upside, who is injured, or is on bye. Then I can either pick them back up or get something comparable off the wire. I use Scout Teams a lot to track players that could replace a dropped player from the previous week. This works well.

4) I don't carry two Ks. I almost always manage to pick up a K that will produce during a bye week based on SoS. Last year, for instance, I picked up a very underwhelming Dan Carpenter based on a favorable match up and he rewarded me with something near 20 points. If I am forced to release a really good K, I first will try to trade him for something or if nothing else, I will bite the bullet and release him and just play match ups thereafter. There have been very few times I regretted letting a K go.

I rarely will carry two TEs unless I've managed to pick up a very good backup and either need to cover a bye week that will happen within the next two weeks or that I hope to use as trade bait. I try to keep the two TE period as short as possible.

I rarely carry two Ds unless one D is too good to drop or, as the playoffs loom, I can rotate to play match ups. I don't necessarily see the two D thing as a bad; that second D could be much more useful than a seldom used 4th/5th RB or WR.

 

[Instinctive]

I am not sure any one strategy will cover all scenarios. That's why I handle roster lock with several techniques, depending on my record and my current opponent.I rarely will carry two TEs unless I've managed to pick up a very good backup and either need to cover a bye week that will happen within the next two weeks or that I hope to use as trade bait. I try to keep the two TE period as short as possible.I rarely carry two Ds unless one D is too good to drop or, as the playoffs loom, I can rotate to play match ups. I don't necessarily see the two D thing as a bad; that second D could be much more useful than a seldom used 4th/5th RB or WR.

I also don't like carrying 2 defenses, but after my main W/R byes are gone, I like to store one or extremely rarely 2 Defenses that have awesome playoff matchups.This week I had to pick up Shiancoe to cover my Antonio Gates bye...and Sydney Rice the WR5 still is there...I may just pick him up again tuesday morn. Or go drop Orton for him (excpet he's my only backup QB to Schaub and no other starters on WW)Point being, I totally agree. TE/K/D I hate carrying 2. Especially kicker. TE I can stomach early if it was like Keller and Celek waiting to see one decide to have a great year.