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Bragging, venting, crowing, grieving... (1 Viewer)

I had a monster dynasty team on paper to start the season and scored nearly 400 points in the first 2 weeks, now my team has turned into a wasteland that struggles to win games.....I hate this hobby sometimes. 

Ljax, Barkley, Gibson, AJ Brown, D.Hopkins, Diggs, Hockenson, Andrews.......

 
Had my best week of the season this week, ran into Brady/Adams/Knox. Also would have still won despite that, had Barkley scored even 4 points before getting hurt.

 
My team went OFF this week, even with Ridley out. 182.94 points.

Nearly the same lineup last week = 99.76 points. 

??? 

This week, I have three players on Bye weeks, I'm hanging onto Jeudy and I have two RBs taking up 4 roster spots. CMC/Hubbard, Carson/Collins. Roster: Clogged.

 
Didn't happen to me but a game in my league this week had one team leading 214-94 going into MNF. Other team had 4 players left but this is normally over. Average score for a team each week is about 157. The other teams 4 players were Lamar, Taylor Brown and Tucker. Other team won 235-214. 

Never seen anything like it. 

 
I had a monster dynasty team on paper to start the season and scored nearly 400 points in the first 2 weeks, now my team has turned into a wasteland that struggles to win games.....I hate this hobby sometimes. 

Ljax, Barkley, Gibson, AJ Brown, D.Hopkins, Diggs, Hockenson, Andrews.......
Crazy how 48 hours can change things - I was down by 62 with only L-Jax and Andrews to go on MNF....they scored me 97 points.......So maybe I don't hate this hobby this week....lol!

 
Mentioned this in the game thread. In my main money league, I started out 1-3, including each of my previous two losses due to my opponent coming back on MNF. This time I thought I would be OK, since I was up by 29 ... except my opponent had Taylor, who started the game off with a 76yd TD. Still, it seemed like I'd be OK until the fumble return TD got overturned and then he scored again on the ensuing drive.

Now, Indy is driving in the 4th quarter and Taylor is slowly chipping away at my lead. He finally gets a run on second down that puts my opponent over the top by 0.1. And then on 3rd down he loses 4, which puts me back in the lead.

After that I had to sweat out a bunch of circumstances that could have given Taylor more chances to rack up yards. Blankenship misses the FG that would have put the game away. Ravens get it back down 8 and drive down. As long as they don't get a TD plus the 2-pointer, I should be fine, since Indy will just run out the clock. But of course they do.

Now I just need Indy to win the game on the final drive. Some ups and downs within the drive, but the unsportsmanlike penalty puts them in position to win, except Blankenship misses again.

OK, so now my rooting allegiance has shifted. Only way I can win is if Baltimore wins the toss and scores a TD on their first drive ...

:pickle:

 
IDK where to begin with my main redraft league....

  1. Week 1, lost by 0.14
  2. Week 2, had the second most points in the league = lost by 7.79
  3. Week 3, had the high score of the week and won by over 100 points against my closest friend in the league
  4. Week 4, the entire lineup crapped out - lost by 120. I #### you not.
  5. Week 5, outscored 8 of the other 11 teams - but. lost by 70 to a guy who set the all time record for most points in a week (set back in 2013, and the league is in its 17th year.)
3rd in points, sitting at 1-4 in 10th place. This week I'm favored by 40. I was favored by 30 last week and lost by 70....

lol

it's not even a bad team by any stretch, but I'm first in points allowed by a whopping margin. 3 Top 24 RBs (led by Najee & Swift), 3 Top 24 WRs (Adams & CeeDee), Hock at TE. Like seriously, what the actual ####.

net hobby, eh?

 
Count me in the boat of teams whose scoring swings wildy, and also in the "when I lose it's just barely" group.  

Week 1 - Good week for me, but I lose 159-161 on a MNF comeback.  
Week 2 - Great week for me, but a random week where my QB (Dak) got no TDs and only put up 9 points.  My opponent has Gano who scores 22 (WTF?!?!) and I lose 165-167.  
Week 3 - Another outstanding week for me, but my opponent had a miracle combination of players and I lose again 172-175Now I'm 0-3 on a combined ~7 pt margin. 
Week 4 - My team somehow fell apart.  Got 1 pt from my kicker, 1 pt from my defense, WRs didn't get any TDs, started the wrong flex, wrong QB, and I scored 89 points. Lost to a guy who also #### the bed and only put up 105, so should have been an easy win for me on any normal week (typically projected ~140 pts in this league).  Hate when I suck but my opponent sucks just a little bit less.
Week 5 - I scored 193 points.  My opponent lost Russ Wilson and had Golliday put up a zero and I cruise to an easy win 183-104. 

1-4 record, second most points scored, 10th place out of 12.  Love this game. 
 

 
I think I'm hanging them up after this season. I dropped all my other leagues but kept my one dynasty league.  Was going to bail but ended up winning. My past 3 drafts I basically just used mfl adp ... I didn't even know half the guys I drafted.  I start guys who are injured because I fail to check back before Sunday when they were Questionable before.  I don't bother with FA half the time.  I think I just don't care anymore.  Been going since 1994.... Think it's just time

 
Carolina defense ####ed me this week. Took a zero even with a defensive TD. I could have chosen 6 teams off the WW and won my game. 

 
Up 18 plus Bass vs. Henry.  Lost by 2.  Did I mention I had Bass?  #### you, McDicknutt!!!

Just tackle the m'fer, Buffalo defense!!!!!  I'm going to ruin that guy's career, I'm drafting him next year.

 
Is Tannehill even allowed to throw TD's anymore?  Is there a clause in his contract that says he must hand-off 5 TDs to Henry before he's allowed to throw for one?  I guess he did get the one rushing TD himself, sorry Henry owners for robbing you of one more...For a couple years now all I've heard about is how good Tannehill has been, such a value as a cheap QB1, not a flashy name but always puts up points, etc etc.  I feel lied to...  

 
Lost by .14 pts last night.  That's one rushing or receiving yard plus one passing yard.

And I was eliminated in the subscriber contest by less than 2 pts.

Rough night for me.

 
I think I'm hanging them up after this season. I dropped all my other leagues but kept my one dynasty league.  Was going to bail but ended up winning. My past 3 drafts I basically just used mfl adp ... I didn't even know half the guys I drafted.  I start guys who are injured because I fail to check back before Sunday when they were Questionable before.  I don't bother with FA half the time.  I think I just don't care anymore.  Been going since 1994.... Think it's just time
This reads like a cry for help.

Or-- you have other good things happening in your life that are more rewarding, in which case, good for you 😄

 
Also, there is no such thing as having a good approach structurally to your draft. I need to remember that next year.

There is only evaluation (which is only half right, half the time), plain old luck, injury luck, paying attention closely to what's happening and managing the fudge out or your team. Ride that mf'er like a horse at the Kentucky derby. 

 
Brutal week for byes/injuries.

16-team contract league: Already have CMC on the shelf. Collins questionable for MNF (but I picked up D'Ernest Johnson).  Sterling Shepard out; subbed in Quez Watkins. Now Waller GTD which would mean starting Juwan Johnson if he can't go.

12-team salary cap dyno: CeeDee and Diontae on bye, Mayfield and Chubb out, and Waller again. If Waller can't go, I choose from Damien Williams fresh off COVID, Gio, and Khalif Raymond. :X

 
Brutal week for byes/injuries.

16-team contract league: Already have CMC on the shelf. Collins questionable for MNF (but I picked up D'Ernest Johnson).  Sterling Shepard out; subbed in Quez Watkins. Now Waller GTD which would mean starting Juwan Johnson if he can't go.

12-team salary cap dyno: CeeDee and Diontae on bye, Mayfield and Chubb out, and Waller again. If Waller can't go, I choose from Damien Williams fresh off COVID, Gio, and Khalif Raymond. :X
Just picked up Moreau in both leagues as another option.

 
So many things could have won that game for me.   SF dropped a couple possible ints.  Swift dropped a couple passes. Currently down by .3 points.   
ugh

 
SF was the better play. You made the right call, whether it worked out or not imo. 
It did not.

Cooks sucking eggs/Davis Mills also ended it.   Crosby having a kick blocked didnt help.

Just an all around stupid loss this week.

Godwin getting a late catch going over 100 yards when Tampa was up big.

 
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Yeah, I only play in one money league and this week was the worst as almost every team had many players on bye or out and thought I was fortunate with everyone available  -- alas, even thought I had Pitts, McLaurin and Rogers, the likes of A. Jones, (3.9 pts) Ravens D, (zero) Ruggs (3.1pts) and 2 points from McManus killed me 😬

 
the injury bug hit my team hard this year.  Lost James White for the year.  CMC and Montgomery for a few weeks.  Also lost Logan Thomas.

Just trying to tread water right now at the rb position until CMC and Montgomery come back.  Had to start

Freeman and Stevenson yesterday.  I have Michel and Mack on the bench.  Hopefully Mack gets traded soon.

4-3 record, 2 games out of first.  Rough season....  I pray it doesnt get worse.

 
The confluence of events leading to a narrow loss.

Swift and Goff not on the same page on an easy reception that may turn into a TD.  But at the very least gets him over 100yards receiving and nets me at least 3-4 more points.   Swift also missing on the last reception that was then picked off.

Mason Crosby having a kick blocked.

The last TD by the Colts costing me points by the SF D.

The complete suckage that was Tryreek Hill and Brandin Cooks.

And all that while playing against Jamar Chase and Damian Harris and still lost by just over 1 point.

Also playing against both of them in another league and have to sweat out NO defense and Lockett tonight.

 
Season long PPR team is full of hot garbage at this point: 

RBs McKissic/Pollard after Carson goes down

WRs are Cook, Shepard, Mooney & Callaway after burning through Aiyuk, Meyers, Crowder, Bateman and some other nonsense

TE Waller who of course gets injured but only after lagging numbers recently. 

Only bright spot is Lamar at QB but he's floored out two weeks in a row. 

Boo hoo.😪  I'll just enjoy the games from here on out. Start thinking about next season for FF. 

 
I don't know how a dynasty team consisting of players mostly belonging to separate NFL teams manages to pick up bad Ju-Ju, but a couple of them must have gotten together to dig up a sacred burial ground.

Last season they set a league scoring record for the 3-year history of the league and manage to finish 6-7.

This season they're on pace to beat that scoring record, scoring 6 PPG more than the 2nd highest scoring team.    Good for 3-4 at the half-way point.   

Literally allergic to winning fantasy football.   Waiting for regression to the mean to happen any week now.    

 
Nothing in this life is more certain than me having horrible luck on Thursday games.  So much so that I am considering benching K Murray and Edmonds tonight as they will for sure lay an egg.  You have been warned!

 
Starting to get really tired of Justin Herbert. He's had 3 really good games but 3 pretty crappy games for fantasy. And he's working on his 4th crappy game. If Mike Williams can't get deep, Herbert generally sucks.

 
I'm done. 

11th place playing last place team. 

  • Had Rogers going Thurs with A, Jones ...they snuck in Cobb. --lost that
  • Had Calvin starting -- lost that
  • Played the Bears D.  -- lost that negative points
  • Played hyped up Pitts. --> 1.3 points --lost that
  • McLaurin. --lost that
done with 2021 😔

 
This year feels like a constant war of attrition. Is it always this bad?

Yesterday, the Ridley/Robinson combo had me feeling particularly grumpy. Not sure how many more times I can go to the well for enthusiasm. I put so much effort to trying to improve my team. Every ####### time I put another pillar in under a crumbling wall, the next wall seems to be caving in. It's getting old.

Oh, and I dropped Carson after mister Jacked and Pumped literally said "in danger of missing entire season" but now he's expected to play week 10?

 
Oh just chillin setting my week 10 lineup in my dynasty league where i've built a juggernaut...

12 team Superflex with .25 point per carry so stud RBs matter:

Lamar
Stafford
Jacobs
Mixon
Diontae
Sutton
Boyd
Shenault
Gabriel Davis
T Sweeney

My bench...just look at how insane this team was...
Derrick Henry
CMC💀
Saquon💀
Akers💀
Ridley💀
Fuller💀
Golladay💀
Shepard💀
Tonyan💀

DK Metcalf - BYE
T McLaurin - BYE
Hockenson - BYE
Seals-Jones - BYE


I'm done. I'm quitting all fantasy after this year. Eff this. The team that gets lucky and doesn't get injuries is the team that wins.

 
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BINGBING said:
Oh just chillin setting my week 10 lineup in my dynasty league where i've built a juggernaut...

12 team Superflex with .25 point per carry so stud RBs matter:

Lamar
Stafford
Jacobs
Mixon
Diontae
Sutton
Boyd
Shenault
Gabriel Davis
T Sweeney

My bench...just look at how insane this team was...
Derrick Henry
CMC💀
Saquon💀
Akers💀
Ridley💀
Fuller💀
Golladay💀
Shepard💀
Tonyan💀

DK Metcalf - BYE
T McLaurin - BYE
Hockenson - BYE
Seals-Jones - BYE


I'm done. I'm quitting all fantasy after this year. Eff this. The team that gets lucky and doesn't get injuries is the team that wins.
OK I guess I would be willing to take over your dynasty team.

 
BINGBING said:
Oh just chillin setting my week 10 lineup in my dynasty league where i've built a juggernaut...

12 team Superflex with .25 point per carry so stud RBs matter:

Lamar
Stafford
Jacobs
Mixon
Diontae
Sutton
Boyd
Shenault
Gabriel Davis
T Sweeney

My bench...just look at how insane this team was...
Derrick Henry
CMC💀
Saquon💀
Akers💀
Ridley💀
Fuller💀
Golladay💀
Shepard💀
Tonyan💀

DK Metcalf - BYE
T McLaurin - BYE
Hockenson - BYE
Seals-Jones - BYE


I'm done. I'm quitting all fantasy after this year. Eff this. The team that gets lucky and doesn't get injuries is the team that wins.
It's been that way as long as I've been playing FF. Others can honestly say what they believe, but the reality is that luck plays a huge part of success. Those that haven't been hit with injuries to stars, and/or, running into the highest scoring team weekly, simply might not understand it. Those that have been at this for awhile, understand it much more. Others don't realize that having no injuries is also luck. I won the last two seasons in our keeper, and that's only because of minimal injuries to my starters. This year I'm on the other side of the pendulum swing.

I've never seen a lineup like yours, with that many star injuries. You take first prize my friend.

 
Venting/grieving on behalf of another team in my dynasty league. 

Started this season with the following WRs:

Calvin Ridley
Michael Thomas
D.J. Chark
Odell Beckham
Michael Gallup
Henry Ruggs
Sterling Shepard
Terrace Marshall

You'd figure you'd be able to field an ok lineup with that. As of now he can't fill a full WR lineup (start 3-4) and will have to cut RB/TEs to add guys like Byron Pringle and Berrios Braxton off waivers. 

 
You know its bad when the evening news (not sports) has lead back to back stories of two of your fantasy players (Rodgers and Ruggs) 😬

 
Plugged Elijah Moore into my starting lineup this week for the first time ever.


 I did the same, in one league.  Unfortunately, its a league where I've suffered horrendous luck with injuries and "mental/time off needed" type bull####.

Moore got me over 20 points in our league (essentially standard), but at 1-7 I'm already out of it.

Good news though, in the other three leagues I am in, I'm in contention and should likely make the playoffs in all 3.

I try and stay away from Jets players........... but I feel like MICHAEL CARTER might be a great volume play in spots from here on, and may help some desperate teams make the playoffs.

 He's got TWO Miami matchups, a JAX and a HOUSTON matchup coming down the last half of the fantasy season.

 TZM

 

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