Best Players to Stash in Your IR Spot?!?!?! (1 Viewer)

[eoMMan]

With the recent Ameer Abdullah news, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread listing players who are currently injured but slated to return later in the season. I think many teams leave their IR spot empty and that's a big mistake, imo. It's basically a free spot you are giving up.

So....

1. Dion Lewis, RB

2. Ameer Abdullah, RB

Who else?

 

[SameSongNDance]

Yahoo allows you to put players on PUP or listed as OUT on your IR. Currently I have Dixon, Ladarius Green and Lewis on my IR through-out all of my Yahoo leagues. Another candidate is Ertz if dropped.

 

[Zyphros]

MFL allows Suspended players to be on IR which opens up the list to quite a few.

Karlos Williams 

Josh Gordon

off the top of my head

 

[Timmay]

Eifert

 

[Deamon]

MFL allows Suspended players to be on IR which opens up the list to quite a few.

Karlos Williams 

Josh Gordon

off the top of my head

I don't think Karlos is worth keeping in that spot, and Gordon doesn't really count as he's rostered everywhere.  I mean if you own him definitely put him there but I think he meant who to grab and stash.

 

[Deamon]

With the recent Ameer Abdullah news, I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread listing players who are currently injured but slated to return later in the season. I think many teams leave their IR spot empty and that's a big mistake, imo. It's basically a free spot you are giving up.

So....

1. Dion Lewis, RB

2. Ameer Abdullah, RB

Who else?

Great thread... was thinking about this myself.  I have Dion in a few, but am eyeing up Dixon in a few leagues.  Going to wait another week on it.

 

[Deamon]

Eiffert is available too in some short bench leagues

 

[jvdesigns2002]

Romo for those who waited on QB?

 

[Zyphros]

I don't think Karlos is worth keeping in that spot, and Gordon doesn't really count as he's rostered everywhere.  I mean if you own him definitely put him there but I think he meant who to grab and stash.

I haven't seen a news blurb about him in about a month since he worked out for the Steelers but if you own him he has to go onto the IR spot.  Most leagues allow for 3+ spots so whats the harm?  He had a phenomenal rookie year behind Shady in a timeshare and the talent is there.  Could he be the next Justin Blackmon?  Sure, but he's free to roster for a RB landscape that is very much in flux right now.  If he gets a contract somewhere his value is skyrocketing.  

 

[Deamon]

I haven't seen a news blurb about him in about a month since he worked out for the Steelers but if you own him he has to go onto the IR spot.  Most leagues allow for 3+ spots so whats the harm?  He had a phenomenal rookie year behind Shady in a timeshare and the talent is there.  Could he be the next Justin Blackmon?  Sure, but he's free to roster for a RB landscape that is very much in flux right now.  If he gets a contract somewhere his value is skyrocketing.  

Most leagues allow 3+ IR spots???  I've never been in a league with more than 1.

 

[Short Corner]

Anyone know the criteria for CBS?

 

[jimmycperu]

Ladarius Green?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Romo for those who waited on QB?

He's not on IR

 

[mnmplayer]

Drafted Dion Lewis and put him on IR since day one.

 

[Tommy Collins]

I haven't seen a news blurb about him in about a month since he worked out for the Steelers but if you own him he has to go onto the IR spot.  Most leagues allow for 3+ spots so whats the harm?  He had a phenomenal rookie year behind Shady in a timeshare and the talent is there.  Could he be the next Justin Blackmon?  Sure, but he's free to roster for a RB landscape that is very much in flux right now.  If he gets a contract somewhere his value is skyrocketing.  

It's not just the suspension. I don't think Buffalo would have released him for that. He was 30 pounds overweight when he reported this off-season. He was put a training regimen and a diet. He then showed up to camp even heavier. He initially blamed it on his pregnant fiancé (this is his 3rd or 4th child now) and then subsequently failed a drug test leading to a 4 game suspension, so it wasn't his first failed test.

I'm sure some team would be willing to take a chance on him. After all, they would get him for the minimum and would be a low risk, high reward type of situation. The biggest obstacle would be his attitude and weight issue. We've all seen what Eddie Lacy has done when he put on some pounds. Karlos isn't a small guy to begin with. Adding 30 pounds isn't going to make him very nimble.

IF he gets in shape, keeps his nose clean and improves his attitude, he could be a big addition. The fact that 31 other teams still have yet to touch him (he still has 2 more weeks of his suspension left) makes me think there's more than we know.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Depends on your league & the rules governing the IR spot. 

In both of my leagues we collectively decided we'd rather have an extra bench spot than an IR spot, so it's not an issue any longer. 

Prior to that, a player had to be doubtful or out to be placed on the league's IR (similar to Yahoo default, I believe). 

That said, we weren't allowed to add a player directly to IR. If one of the players already on our roster was IR-worthy, we could park them there for as long as they qualified and pick up a FA to fill the vacant roster spot, but we couldn't treat the IR as "free parking" for a FA who happened to be hurt or suspended. 

Every league has different rules about it - IMO it's been much simpler to just have the bench spot. Then you can decide whether a player is worth holding or not, regardless of health. 

 

[bjabrad]

Depends on your league & the rules governing the IR spot. 

In both of my leagues we collectively decided we'd rather have an extra bench spot than an IR spot, so it's not an issue any longer. 

Prior to that, a player had to be doubtful or out to be placed on the league's IR (similar to Yahoo default, I believe). 

That said, we weren't allowed to add a player directly to IR. If one of the players already on our roster was IR-worthy, we could park them there for as long as they qualified and pick up a FA to fill the vacant roster spot, but we couldn't treat the IR as "free parking" for a FA who happened to be hurt or suspended. 

Every league has different rules about it - IMO it's been much simpler to just have the bench spot. Then you can decide whether a player is worth holding or not, regardless of health. 

Nobody does it that way because it's boring. 

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Nobody does it that way because it's boring. 

Apparently some people do it this way because 23 that I know do. 

Thank you for speaking for everyone though. 

 

[chad in Indy]

Kenneth Dixon.  For a couple reasons.  He is probably actually available on waivers and he should be back w/in 2 weeks, had a good preseason and neither RB in front of him is doing anything to not give him a early crack.

Dion Lewis isn't even eligible until week 8 IIRC and the Pats have a week 9 bye.  I doubt he even sees the field until week 10.

I doubt players like Eifert are available any many leagues simply bc he was expected back by week 4 at the latest.  If he is though, I would grab him.

 

[Runnyb]

Anyone know the criteria for CBS?

CBS IR is horrible, but it works. 2 options in CBS for IR.

Option one is a free for all, any player can go into the IR slot, even if he has no injury at all. It doesn't even require an injury symbol next to the player name, the owner can move him to IR to make room at any time even if the player is perfectly healthy.

Option two is only players who have been given the IR tag by the actual NFL team can go into the IR slot. Option 2 means 8 weeks minimum, and I believe each NFL team only gets a single IR designation per season.

It seems as if CBS designed IR for keeper/dynasty leagues and isn't very functional for redraft leagues.

We allow owners to use the IR slot once per season, but it has to be monitored by the commish because it's easily exploitable.

Hope that helps, I've had several support tickets to CBS to clarify how their IR commish options work and this is the conclusion after having it explained by their support staff.

 

[Runnyb]

In both of my leagues we collectively decided we'd rather have an extra bench spot than an IR spot, so it's not an issue any longer. 

Prior to that, a player had to be doubtful or out to be placed on the league's IR (similar to Yahoo default, I believe). 

That said, we weren't allowed to add a player directly to IR. If one of the players already on our roster was IR-worthy, we could park them there for as long as they qualified and pick up a FA to fill the vacant roster spot, but we couldn't treat the IR as "free parking" for a FA who happened to be hurt or suspended. 

Every league has different rules about it - IMO it's been much simpler to just have the bench spot. Then you can decide whether a player is worth holding or not, regardless of health. 

I like this concept of just ditching the IR slot and adding an extra bench slot, but it obviously just means the free agent pool is going to be smaller.

With so many injuries these last years, we felt that teams that suffered a loss of a player that is too good to be dropped, should get a little help by being able to create room to add a FA. Nothing worse than suffering multiple injuries to solid starting players and not having room on the bench to add someone without dropping one of their "should be owned in all leagues" players that are out for 2-4 weeks.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I like this concept of just ditching the IR slot and adding an extra bench slot, but it obviously just means the free agent pool is going to be smaller.

With so many injuries these last years, we felt that teams that suffered a loss of a player that is too good to be dropped, should get a little help by being able to create room to add a FA. Nothing worse than suffering multiple injuries to solid starting players and not having room on the bench to add someone without dropping one of their "should be owned in all leagues" players that are out for 2-4 weeks.

I think the IT is better for keeper leagues for the very reasons you state.

does your league have rules for who can be placed on IR?  

In one league in particular teams were using it to add players directly to IR, which was against out league rules. And managers would park a "doubtful" player there even after upgraded to "questionable" - commish kept getting complaints about it and then it became a PITA for the commish to have to monitor everyone's IR. 

So he proposed to eliminate it and we agreed. Peace & quiet ever since. So when I created my IDP league 10-11 years ago I didn't even bother creating the IR from jump. 

Neither are keeper leagues though. 

 

[Runnyb]

I think the IT is better for keeper leagues for the very reasons you state.

does your league have rules for who can be placed on IR?  

In one league in particular teams were using it to add players directly to IR, which was against out league rules. And managers would park a "doubtful" player there even after upgraded to "questionable" - commish kept getting complaints about it and then it became a PITA for the commish to have to monitor everyone's IR. 

So he proposed to eliminate it and we agreed. Peace & quiet ever since. So when I created my IDP league 10-11 years ago I didn't even bother creating the IR from jump. 

Neither are keeper leagues though. 

Our rules (mine I guess since I'm commish) is the player must have an injury tag. Doesn't matter if it's probable, questionable, doubtful etc. As long as he has an injury symbol he can go to IR. But if he plays in the game, and he is in your IR slot, you have to pull him off IR before the next week waiver run. Sure go ahead and put Desean Jackson in IR and pickup another FA tonight - but there goes your IR slot use for the year. Since we only allow the IR slot to be used once, it eliminates the possibility of any blatantly obvious exploit.

It requires a little more work for me, since I announce to the league when an owner uses their one time IR slot, and also have to keep an eye on rosters, but it's going well so far in this first year of implementing IR. The fact that everyone in the league loves it and doesn't want to risk getting kicked out for exploiting IR certainly helps. Would be hesitant to run it like this if it were with random unknown owners.

Strongly considering making the switch to another bench slot next year, but afraid it would make waivers less exciting and also mess with our 10 year league history books of season records since we would be effectively removing 12 players each season from the waiver wire all year.

Now if I could just figure out the best way to gradually switch it to a keeper league I'd be set. Been saying it every year but it just never happens, I'd imagine it should start slow with owners allowed to keep 2 players at the end of the season - but that's a whole different topic.

 

[Short Corner]

CBS IR is horrible, but it works. 2 options in CBS for IR.

Option one is a free for all, any player can go into the IR slot, even if he has no injury at all. It doesn't even require an injury symbol next to the player name, the owner can move him to IR to make room at any time even if the player is perfectly healthy.

Option two is only players who have been given the IR tag by the actual NFL team can go into the IR slot. Option 2 means 8 weeks minimum, and I believe each NFL team only gets a single IR designation per season.

It seems as if CBS designed IR for keeper/dynasty leagues and isn't very functional for redraft leagues.

We allow owners to use the IR slot once per season, but it has to be monitored by the commish because it's easily exploitable.

Hope that helps, I've had several support tickets to CBS to clarify how their IR commish options work and this is the conclusion after having it explained by their support staff.

Thanks. Redraft league and after the draft we had one and our co-commish was trying to explain how it worked, then it was gone.  If your just a regular owner CBS just bounces your questions and tells you to ask your commish.  Bouncing from that site next season.

 

[jvdesigns2002]

He's not on IR

You're right. Total brainfart on my end.   

 

[Deamon]

Just Moncrief, Eiffert, and Dion.  Passing on Abdullah at this point.  Dixon a dark horse IR candidate.