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Do you hope for injuries that help your fantasy team? (1 Viewer)

Do you hope for injuries that help your fantasy team?

  • Yes

    Votes: 59 51.8%

  • No

    Votes: 55 48.2%
  • Total voters
    114
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An example might be for instance hoping Arian Foster went out for the year if you had Ben Tate, or Rashard Mendenhall went down if you had Isaac Redman, you get the drift.

Do you hope this kind of thing happens? It's anonymous so please answer honestly. This came up in a discussion I had with someone the other day and it got me to thinking. Thus.... this poll.

 
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I wouldn't necessarily use the word "hope" as much as "plan" for the potential of injuries to help my team.

I might stash a given RB on the bench who could be starter-caliber due to an injury -- particularly if he is the weaker part of a committee, as one of the reasons you do this is to have a starting option should an injury occur.

I would never "root" for an injury. I certainly "plan" for the possibility of an injury. "Hope" is somewhere in between the two, but I'm uncomfortable -- perhaps superstitious -- about specifically "hoping" for injury, as it is bad fantasy karma, although not to the same extent as celebrating an injury.

 
No, I do not.

These guys have families to support. That's far more important than getting a guy on my bench to become a feature RB.

 
Anybody that says yes, do you also root for injuries to the opponent of the team you root for?

IMHO you have to be a complete dbag to hope for injuries.

 
'The Jerk said:
I wouldn't necessarily use the word "hope" as much as "plan" for the potential of injuries to help my team.I might stash a given RB on the bench who could be starter-caliber due to an injury -- particularly if he is the weaker part of a committee, as one of the reasons you do this is to have a starting option should an injury occur.I would never "root" for an injury. I certainly "plan" for the possibility of an injury. "Hope" is somewhere in between the two, but I'm uncomfortable -- perhaps superstitious -- about specifically "hoping" for injury, as it is bad fantasy karma, although not to the same extent as celebrating an injury.
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For the record, no problem with planning. Some players are more likely to be hurt during the season and as such you take the gamble it might happen. I don't see much of difference between hope and root though.
 
'dcgangstas said:
No, I do not. These guys have families to support. That's far more important than getting a guy on my bench to become a feature RB.
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The backup has a family to support too, and he'll be able to get a bigger contract to do it with if he can get a few games in as a starter and boost his options :boxing:
 
'notdarkyet said:
'The Jerk said:
I wouldn't necessarily use the word "hope" as much as "plan" for the potential of injuries to help my team.I might stash a given RB on the bench who could be starter-caliber due to an injury -- particularly if he is the weaker part of a committee, as one of the reasons you do this is to have a starting option should an injury occur.I would never "root" for an injury. I certainly "plan" for the possibility of an injury. "Hope" is somewhere in between the two, but I'm uncomfortable -- perhaps superstitious -- about specifically "hoping" for injury, as it is bad fantasy karma, although not to the same extent as celebrating an injury.
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For the record, no problem with planning. Some players are more likely to be hurt during the season and as such you take the gamble it might happen. I don't see much of difference between hope and root though.
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I may be in the minority but I see root as the stronger, more active behavior of the two. To me, hope involves a more passive approach, in which the possible outcome you favor could happen. Root invokes the connotation of fans at a game audibly getting behind a given desired outcome.
 
'The Jerk said:
I wouldn't necessarily use the word "hope" as much as "plan" for the potential of injuries to help my team.I might stash a given RB on the bench who could be starter-caliber due to an injury -- particularly if he is the weaker part of a committee, as one of the reasons you do this is to have a starting option should an injury occur.I would never "root" for an injury. I certainly "plan" for the possibility of an injury. "Hope" is somewhere in between the two, but I'm uncomfortable -- perhaps superstitious -- about specifically "hoping" for injury, as it is bad fantasy karma, although not to the same extent as celebrating an injury.
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:goodposting:
 
'The Jerk said:
'notdarkyet said:
'The Jerk said:
I wouldn't necessarily use the word "hope" as much as "plan" for the potential of injuries to help my team.I might stash a given RB on the bench who could be starter-caliber due to an injury -- particularly if he is the weaker part of a committee, as one of the reasons you do this is to have a starting option should an injury occur.I would never "root" for an injury. I certainly "plan" for the possibility of an injury. "Hope" is somewhere in between the two, but I'm uncomfortable -- perhaps superstitious -- about specifically "hoping" for injury, as it is bad fantasy karma, although not to the same extent as celebrating an injury.
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For the record, no problem with planning. Some players are more likely to be hurt during the season and as such you take the gamble it might happen. I don't see much of difference between hope and root though.
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I may be in the minority but I see root as the stronger, more active behavior of the two. To me, hope involves a more passive approach, in which the possible outcome you favor could happen. Root invokes the connotation of fans at a game audibly getting behind a given desired outcome.
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I can see that. :thumbup:
 
Injuries are going to happen, regardless of if we are hoping for them or not ... there is as much cause and effect of hoping for an injury ... as there is for hoping for your QB to have a great fantasy game ....

 
'FunkyTeaParty said:
I wouldn't openly root, but I find some injuries a little less sad than others.
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Kinda much where I'm at, as well.I don't hope anybody gets hurt. But injuries happen in football. We take the possibility and probability of injuries/demotions into account when rostering many sleepers. When injuries happen, we must adjust our rankings on all affected players. If one of my bench players goes from sleeper to starter some Sunday afternoon, I don't dwell on the misfortune of the player whose injury precipitated this change. Injuries happen in football. Injuries happen in fantasy football. My guys will get injured, as well.
 
Why the heck else would I pick up a hand cuff to a guy like Foster if I didnt want him to go down so that Tate can be the man. If you say otherwise you are lying your ### off. :football:

 
I also think there is a difference between being hurt and being injured.

I will hope someone gets knocked out of a game. I never wish an injury on anyone.

I don't know if that's bad karma or not, but I guarantee there are 11 guys on every defense in every game that hope someone on the offense gets hurt also.

Like Suh said. He isn't trying to hurt anyone, but it just might happen.

 
I never root for injuries. I root for some players to do poorly and others to do great... but rooting for somebody to get injured is pretty horrible.

 
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'Breesisdaman said:
Why the heck else would I pick up a hand cuff to a guy like Foster if I didnt want him to go down so that Tate can be the man. If you say otherwise you are lying your ### off. :football:
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:goodposting: I dont root, like Im not sitting there this week watching Pierre Thomas and saying.."c'mon tear that knee to shreds". But, if it happens, Id be pretty pumped about Mark Ingram being on my bench.
 
'The Jerk said:
I wouldn't necessarily use the word "hope" as much as "plan" for the potential of injuries to help my team.I might stash a given RB on the bench who could be starter-caliber due to an injury -- particularly if he is the weaker part of a committee, as one of the reasons you do this is to have a starting option should an injury occur.I would never "root" for an injury. I certainly "plan" for the possibility of an injury. "Hope" is somewhere in between the two, but I'm uncomfortable -- perhaps superstitious -- about specifically "hoping" for injury, as it is bad fantasy karma, although not to the same extent as celebrating an injury.
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I totally understand. I drafted Isaac Redman in the 13th round for exactly this reason, even though I don't own Mendy.
 
Injuries are a fact in the NFL. It's just smart to load your bench with lotto tickets because the inevitable happens and you have an instant stud. Except for me of course, someday never comes.

 
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