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Fantasy football myths? (1 Viewer)
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freshly_shorn
Footballguy
No, that's Joey Harrington.My God, Joey and Joe on the same team. The world is ending.
FantasyTrader
Footballguy
1) The bye week blues.
strong
Footballguy
FantasyTrader
Footballguy
Flex players are your "other" starter.
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
RB-RB is the best way to go in the first two rounds.
lastcall4oh
Footballguy
After week 14, all the teams rest their studs.
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
You can wait until the later rounds for a good QB.
fsufan
Footballguy
i was just fixing to post this
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
I'm looking at the QB's this year.......and I'm not seeing it. I'm not seeing this depth of talent that is enabling people to wait until the later rounds to get QB's. I think alot of guys are going be tearing their hair out playing the weekly matchup game with two mediocre QB's whose downside are a lot greater than their upside.i was just fixing to post this
I got Carson Palmer late two years ago and Bulger last year.
Is it fun playing in 6 team leagues?I got Carson Palmer late two years ago and Bulger last year.
I wouldn't know, I've never tried it. I'll tell you what is fun though; watching you throw out pathetic insults with no premises.Is it fun playing in 6 team leagues?I got Carson Palmer late two years ago and Bulger last year.
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
Would it make you feel better if I changed the OP to, Generally you can wait..... or In certain leagues you can wait? Is that what you're looking for?I got Carson Palmer late two years ago and Bulger last year.
got me there, I have no comeback.I wouldn't know, I've never tried it. I'll tell you what is fun though; watching you throw out pathetic insults with no premises.Is it fun playing in 6 team leagues?I got Carson Palmer late two years ago and Bulger last year.
-OZ-
Footballguy
It's difficult to predict, but I have no doubt that at least a couple upper echelon QBs will be taken late.When was Drew Brees taken last year?Bulger?Kitna?Rivers?Two years ago, Palmer was a great late pick. IIRC Plummer was solid.I'll be happy with Ben (ADP #98), Losman (128), and maybe Rex Grossman and Jason Campbell (150, 152). You go ahead and take Brees and Greg Jennings (not a bad combo really), I'll take Evans and Roethlisberger.I'm looking at the QB's this year.......and I'm not seeing it. I'm not seeing this depth of talent that is enabling people to wait until the later rounds to get QB's. I think alot of guys are going be tearing their hair out playing the weekly matchup game with two mediocre QB's whose downside are a lot greater than their upside.i was just fixing to post this
The Man Who Met Andy Griffith
Footballguy
Maurice Jones-Drew is a Leprechaun.
a_troll00
Footballguy
I've been burned badly last season waiting on QBs. I had a draft on Saturday, and Bulger was available in the 4th round. I didn't even hesitate to nab him. Still got Andre Johnson in the 5th round, people were shy on him for some reason. Grabbing Bulger in the 4th turned out to be a stellar move, no regrets at all!
GregR_2
Footballguy
Myths: 1. Past consistency is a good indication of future consistency. The truth: there is no meaningful correlation between consistency one year and consistency the next year. 2. Past injuries are a good indication of future injuries. The truth: IIRC, players who missed a lot of time the previous season are only likely to miss around 0.5 - 1 game more the next season than a guy who played all 16 games. 3. RBs are more valuable than WRs because they are more consistent. The truth: They aren't more consistent, they just score more. Both have the same range of consistency vs what they score. 4. Projections are a waste of time. The truth: Even if you never use them to draft from, just the act of doing them makes you much more knowledgeable, and forces you to put your gut feelings to the test. That's apart from the ways you can actually put them to use once you have them. 5. Small rosters increase the role that skill plays and create trading in a league. The truth: The players you would have drafted get put on waivers where you still have access to them, as well as having access to the extra players every other team would have drafted. Players you would have had to trade to get. Players that can be picked up by the team that made poor decisions and took less valuable players, after it's apparent that he chose wrong.
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Gonzo Stokes
Footballguy
Handcuffing your studs is a good way to protect your team.
bentley
Footballguy
Jeff Tefertiller
Footballguy
MYTH: all fantasy football websites are created equal ...
GregR_2
Footballguy
I'm interested to hear the reasoning for why this is a myth.Edit to add: Though handcuffing "your studs" isn't an appropriate way to put it, in my opinion. Handcuffing can be a useful thing to do whether it's a stud or not.
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Department 400
Footballguy
FOOTBALL MYTHS
Joey Harrington will be a good QB, he just needs some WR's to throw to! (The Lions rock! Kinda.)
John Gruden is one of the elite coaches in the NFL. (One hit wonder??)
The lower the member number on these forums is a greater guarantee of useful insight and opinion. (You know who you are.)
LIFE MYTHS
Safe legal advice is always good legal advice. (Um, yeah.)
Your significant other has never thought about cheating on you. (Messes with you, just a bit, doesn't it?)
Cars painted black are immune to the effects of police radar. (Uh-huh, suuuuure they are.)
Joey Harrington will be a good QB, he just needs some WR's to throw to! (The Lions rock! Kinda.)
John Gruden is one of the elite coaches in the NFL. (One hit wonder??)
The lower the member number on these forums is a greater guarantee of useful insight and opinion. (You know who you are.)
LIFE MYTHS
Safe legal advice is always good legal advice. (Um, yeah.)
Your significant other has never thought about cheating on you. (Messes with you, just a bit, doesn't it?)
Cars painted black are immune to the effects of police radar. (Uh-huh, suuuuure they are.)
My freelance article was on this exact topic....but it does seem it was not selected....should it not be posted...I can post in the forums for anyone interested in the raw data showing why handcuffing is not getting the most value out of your draft.I'm interested to hear the reasoning for why this is a myth.Edit to add: Though handcuffing "your studs" isn't an appropriate way to put it, in my opinion. Handcuffing can be a useful thing to do whether it's a stud or not.
Mr. Pickles
Footballguy
Jealous much?Myth: Fantasy football involves skill.
GregR_2
Footballguy
I hope you do. I have an extremely hard time envisioning that when the players left worth drafting are down to NFL backup RBs, that your own backups aren't more valuable to you than are someone else's.My freelance article was on this exact topic....but it does seem it was not selected....should it not be posted...I can post in the forums for anyone interested in the raw data showing why handcuffing is not getting the most value out of your draft.I'm interested to hear the reasoning for why this is a myth.Edit to add: Though handcuffing "your studs" isn't an appropriate way to put it, in my opinion. Handcuffing can be a useful thing to do whether it's a stud or not.
chook
Footballguy
Myth: more than 2% of fantasy football players know the difference between there / they're / their.
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
More power to you. Last year my comparable combo was McNabb and Jones-Drew. For a few weeks I was on the top of the world.....then NcNabb went down and I was Qbin by the week between Kitna, Rivers and Grossman. It's not fun to have a QB on your bench go off while the one you were starting (against the team he was supposed to dominiate) was putting up junk. I'd much rather go established QB (to start) and take a chance on a diamond in the rough ( to sit on the bench and maybe do well) than get depth (that can easily be found in later rounds) and play the QB dance.It's difficult to predict, but I have no doubt that at least a couple upper echelon QBs will be taken late.When was Drew Brees taken last year?Bulger?Kitna?Rivers?Two years ago, Palmer was a great late pick. IIRC Plummer was solid.I'll be happy with Ben (ADP #98), Losman (128), and maybe Rex Grossman and Jason Campbell (150, 152). You go ahead and take Brees and Greg Jennings (not a bad combo really), I'll take Evans and Roethlisberger.I'm looking at the QB's this year.......and I'm not seeing it. I'm not seeing this depth of talent that is enabling people to wait until the later rounds to get QB's. I think alot of guys are going be tearing their hair out playing the weekly matchup game with two mediocre QB's whose downside are a lot greater than their upside.i was just fixing to post this
-OZ-
Footballguy
Fair enough, I have done the same dance with WRs and RBs. In the end, each of us may just not want to repeat our past "mistakes", and overcompensate.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Myth: Don't drink at your FF draft.
Reality: Unless you are in a BIG money league you should enjoy some cold ones while you draft. FF is supposed to be fun.
Reality: Unless you are in a BIG money league you should enjoy some cold ones while you draft. FF is supposed to be fun.
TJ-Raider
Footballguy
Couldn't let this go by without showing a little bit of appreciation.P.S. Hopefully there will be a better effort on their part if they're going to post here.
moleculo
Footballguy
I was told by a very prominent reporter that consistency breeds success.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
Fantasy football is all about luck, starting with your draft slot through the entire season including injuries, how much your opponent scores, which studs have an off week in the playoffs, etc.
Strong FFL owners can be better informed and better prepared so when something doesn't go their way they can still put themselves in a position to win. I've had leagues where I won the league title after my first 4 picks went out early in the year with injuries and I had to replace my entire RB corps from guys available on the waiver wire.
It may not be chic to have to start the likes of A-Train, Goings, Rhodes, William Green, Shipp, Droughns, or Moe Williams, but if it gets you the victory that's all that matters.
Strong FFL owners can be better informed and better prepared so when something doesn't go their way they can still put themselves in a position to win. I've had leagues where I won the league title after my first 4 picks went out early in the year with injuries and I had to replace my entire RB corps from guys available on the waiver wire.
It may not be chic to have to start the likes of A-Train, Goings, Rhodes, William Green, Shipp, Droughns, or Moe Williams, but if it gets you the victory that's all that matters.
Does it ever seem like you have a better "feel" for certain positions? I've always had great success in picking later QBs, but have been consistently terrible in trying to find late round RBs (actually my early round RBs tend to bust too,
). So therefore I'm much more prone to loading up on backs and let QB slide. I wonder if that is not some of the difference in why certain strategies work for some people and not for others.Prof. Chaos
Footballguy
I don't think I have picked a top 10 te since the Eric Green era. Rb.s I frequently draft 2 that end up top ten. Qb.s are either feast or famine.Does it ever seem like you have a better "feel" for certain positions? I've always had great success in picking later QBs, but have been consistently terrible in trying to find late round RBs (actually my early round RBs tend to bust too,). So therefore I'm much more prone to loading up on backs and let QB slide. I wonder if that is not some of the difference in why certain strategies work for some people and not for others.
phthalatemagic
Footballguy
Kevin Jones is healthy
Rounders
Footballguy
mozzy84
Footballguy
this is not a myth
Gottabesweet
Footballguy
draft size does matter
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