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All I can say is wow...

Doug Drinen (with over 3,000 lines of code) has masterminded a game-changer in the world of fantasy football.

We are calling it Rate My Team and it does exactly that. You put in your team, your scoring system and it analyzes your strengths, weaknesses, chances to make the playoffs and so much more...

I want to say more, but you guys will get to see for yourself soon enough. But mark my words, this is a game-changer in this industry.

This application will be 100% FREE for the entire preseason, but the in-season version of it will only be available to subscribers. Prepare to be blown away. It's that good.

 
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David Dodds said:
All I can say is wow...Doug Drinen (with over 3,000 lines of code) has masterminded a game-changer in the world of fantasy football.We are calling it Rate My Team and it does exactly that. You put in your team, your scoring system and it analyzes your strengths, weaknesses, chances to make the playoffs and so much more...I want to say more, but you guys will get to see for yourself soon enough. But mark my words, this is a game-changer in this industry.This application will be 100% FREE for the entire preseason, but the in-season version of it will only be available to subscribers. Prepare to be blown away. It's that good.
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i would have never thought i would have ever purchased a fantasy football membership on a website....but i am hooked on all the innovative ideas foootballguys comes up with and it's now a MUST each season......10 times worth more than any " outdated by august " fantasy football magazine a fellow could purchase!!looking forward to it..... :shrug:
 
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Here's a little sampling from an earlier version of this..... but this doesn't really do the thing justice as to the level of analysis it performs later....

Overview:

You've done a fine job of assembling above average units at quarterback and receiver. In a competitive league every team will have a bit of trouble at one position. We're guessing that you know running back is probably going to be that position for you. But your strengths elsewhere should more than make up for it. The tight end position is also a huge plus for you. You've got yourself a contender here.

Players we particularly like on this team include Antonio Gates, Randy Moss, Ray Rice, Jerious Norwood, and the Bears defense. We have all these guys ranked ahead of where they are typically being drafted.

QB Summary:

You don't need us to tell you this, but we'll tell you anyway: Tom Brady should ensure that your production at the quarterback position is among the best in the league. We have him as the #2 QB according to your scoring rules, and we figure he gives you about a 2.2 point-per-game advantage over an average starting QB.

 
another tidbit...

Want to see what Jason Wood or Bob Henry or Maurile Tremblay thinks? - Well just change the projection source and you have another expert rating your team.

 
David Dodds said:
All I can say is wow...Doug Drinen (with over 3,000 lines of code) has masterminded a game-changer in the world of fantasy football.We are calling it Rate My Team and it does exactly that. You put in your team, your scoring system and it analyzes your strengths, weaknesses, chances to make the playoffs and so much more...I want to say more, but you guys will get to see for yourself soon enough. But mark my words, this is a game-changer in this industry.This application will be 100% FREE for the entire preseason, but the in-season version of it will only be available to subscribers. Prepare to be blown away. It's that good.
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This sounds most excellent, can't wait to try it out.
 
Sounds good David, but does it include IDP's?

Can all our info be imported straight from MyFBG so we don't have to input everything in that's already here?

 
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puckalicious said:
Can you give us an ETA on this feature?
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June 1st to the general public. We will likely release it a day early here to the people of the Shark Pool. We are close, but still waiting to get the last pieces in place before letting you guys hammer the hell out of it
 
like I'd want someone else to tell me how crappy my teams are...the other guys in the league do that enough already. :lmao:

 
David Dodds said:
All I can say is wow...Doug Drinen (with over 3,000 lines of code) has masterminded a game-changer in the world of fantasy football.We are calling it Rate My Team and it does exactly that. You put in your team, your scoring system and it analyzes your strengths, weaknesses, chances to make the playoffs and so much more...I want to say more, but you guys will get to see for yourself soon enough. But mark my words, this is a game-changer in this industry.This application will be 100% FREE for the entire preseason, but the in-season version of it will only be available to subscribers. Prepare to be blown away. It's that good.
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Only speculating without seeing it but does this tool become less valuable as the season goes on?
 
HellToupee said:
David Dodds said:
All I can say is wow...Doug Drinen (with over 3,000 lines of code) has masterminded a game-changer in the world of fantasy football.We are calling it Rate My Team and it does exactly that. You put in your team, your scoring system and it analyzes your strengths, weaknesses, chances to make the playoffs and so much more...I want to say more, but you guys will get to see for yourself soon enough. But mark my words, this is a game-changer in this industry.This application will be 100% FREE for the entire preseason, but the in-season version of it will only be available to subscribers. Prepare to be blown away. It's that good.
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Only speculating without seeing it but does this tool become less valuable as the season goes on?
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If I were designing this application, I would allow the user to "make trades" and evaluate the team after the trade. I would also take the schedule into account for the remainder of the season and see if the loss of the player you traded away (and his schedule) hurt you more than the player you got in return.
 
Nice idea, but a few questions:

1. Does it take into account keeper leagues?

2. Do you enter ALL of your league's teams? How does it know you have a good team relative to your opponents?

3. Does it take schedules into account?

4. Does it take into account starting lineup requirements?

5. A nice feature would be to allow you to submit your team for other Shark Poolers to rank.

 
Ripleys said:
sounds awesome! will it account for PPR leagues?
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:thumbup: This is the all important question for me. After a few years of subscribing to Footballguys, I stopped a few years back when the site was slow to provide ppr based information. I know the site provided ppr rankings the last couple years, but have not seen staff rankings with ppr so far this off season. Will this new product rate a team based on points per reception, or is that something that will happen sometime after this product is developed more fully?Thanks David
 
When I first read this last night, my first impression was :excited:

But the more I think about it, the more I lean towards :thumbup:

I can't see the practical need or use right now. I mean....we can look at staff rankings and see how a staff member would like our team, and do so more quickly then it would take to input the data.

We can't replace the DD during the draft, so it's no help there.

Unless it simultaneously evaluates the whole league, it's use is limited. But the DD already does that (in a less cool, more generic sort of way)...so even if it DID evaluate the league, it seems it would hardly be worth the effort.

Also...it can say my team is a contender, but is that claim truly qualified without evaluating EVERY team in the league? Any shark can relate an experiance of drafting with mostly guppies, and building a team potent enough to dominate most shark leagues....and then getting their arrrrse handed to them because they can't trade away their RB depth for a QB worth using when it matters most. Or, a mixed league...where there's 4 other sharks with even better rosters, and a bunch of guppies who still draft their kicker (a starter) before their backup RB.

:shrug: I'm probably being too critical. This is definately a neat thing that I will check out. But I think it's practical application is virtually nil. More for the guppies (to feel better about themselves with) then the sharks.

 
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I realize someone asked it above but not sure it was answered....Can we import from "MyFBG" ?

This sounds like a great start for a cool program, definitely something that we can build on going forward.

I wish you would up your subscription to 50-75 year to weed out some of my fellow league mates :) ) Then I could enjoy it without everyone else in my league having the same information :rolleyes: Just kidding...

You guys are really going strong and love all the content -- Best site out there...

Looking forward to DD soon ...Got a draft this week...

Thanks Kev

 
HellToupee said:
Only speculating without seeing it but does this tool become less valuable as the season goes on?
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It's driven by current projections, schedule strength, etc. In-season it will use both the current week and forward projections to allow you to see a snapshot of every week. Much like the Lineup Dominator, the in-season Rate My Team application should be very well received.
 
3nOut said:
Nice idea, but a few questions:

1. Does it take into account keeper leagues?

2. Do you enter ALL of your league's teams? How does it know you have a good team relative to your opponents?

3. Does it take schedules into account?

4. Does it take into account starting lineup requirements?

5. A nice feature would be to allow you to submit your team for other Shark Poolers to rank.
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1. Not right now. We are not really sure how to tackle keeper leagues. How do you evaluate a team with picks, different cap levels, etc? It's driven by projections and right now we only project for the current season. It can however rate your team's chances this season.2. It was built so you just enter your team for now. This is not 100% perfect, but based on the total number of picks, we are able to estimate the pool of layers selected at each position against your scoring system. So all of the analysis is against the average opponent per any given week as opposed to an exact situation. Although we understand using the whole league would be a bit better, we do not expect everyone willing to do all of that entering.

3. It takes the players you selected schedules into account. It does not have you enter the league's schedule.

4. Yes, it calculates starting requirements , bench strength, and a bunch of other intense calculations based on Strength of Schedule as well. It then relates your score in relative terms indicating your strongest and weakest weeks.

5. Anyone can rank anyone's team if they fill out the form.

 
buddyboy said:
Ripleys said:
sounds awesome! will it account for PPR leagues?
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:rolleyes: This is the all important question for me. After a few years of subscribing to Footballguys, I stopped a few years back when the site was slow to provide ppr based information. I know the site provided ppr rankings the last couple years, but have not seen staff rankings with ppr so far this off season. Will this new product rate a team based on points per reception, or is that something that will happen sometime after this product is developed more fully?Thanks David
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Yes it works for PPR, 2 QBs, and a host of normal variations that include flex positions. You define your league variables, scoring, number of teams that make the playoffs, and the app uses all those variables when evaluating your team strength.
 
renesauz said:
When I first read this last night, my first impression was :lmao: But the more I think about it, the more I lean towards :shrug: I can't see the practical need or use right now. I mean....we can look at staff rankings and see how a staff member would like our team, and do so more quickly then it would take to input the data.We can't replace the DD during the draft, so it's no help there.Unless it simultaneously evaluates the whole league, it's use is limited. But the DD already does that (in a less cool, more generic sort of way)...so even if it DID evaluate the league, it seems it would hardly be worth the effort. Also...it can say my team is a contender, but is that claim truly qualified without evaluating EVERY team in the league? Any shark can relate an experiance of drafting with mostly guppies, and building a team potent enough to dominate most shark leagues....and then getting their arrrrse handed to them because they can't trade away their RB depth for a QB worth using when it matters most. Or, a mixed league...where there's 4 other sharks with even better rosters, and a bunch of guppies who still draft their kicker (a starter) before their backup RB. :shrug: I'm probably being too critical. This is definately a neat thing that I will check out. But I think it's practical application is virtually nil. More for the guppies (to feel better about themselves with) then the sharks.
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Nothing is going to replace the Draft Dominator during the draft. That's not the intended purpose here. This application allows you to quickly have 4 staffers (Dodds, Henry, Tremblay and Wood) take a look at your team and identify strengths/weaknesses at each position and show where you have dangers looming in the weeks ahead. For early drafts (happening in June), it can allow you to assess your team's chances as you get closer to crunch time (when all the projections have moved considerably). I suppose it can be viewed of as a "feel good" application, but I think most of us like to see what others think of our rosters (I know I do as I post my stuff after certain Expert Drafts).I am not going to hide the fact that we also think this application will be cool enough to bring people over from other websites after they have drafted their teams. We will be running an extensive internet campaign to get the word about what we are doing here.Is this application a cure-all. Of course not. But I think most of you will like the analysis this thing delivers.
 
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David Dodds said:
renesauz said:
When I first read this last night, my first impression was :lmao:

But the more I think about it, the more I lean towards :shrug:

I can't see the practical need or use right now. I mean....we can look at staff rankings and see how a staff member would like our team, and do so more quickly then it would take to input the data.

We can't replace the DD during the draft, so it's no help there.

Unless it simultaneously evaluates the whole league, it's use is limited. But the DD already does that (in a less cool, more generic sort of way)...so even if it DID evaluate the league, it seems it would hardly be worth the effort.

Also...it can say my team is a contender, but is that claim truly qualified without evaluating EVERY team in the league? Any shark can relate an experiance of drafting with mostly guppies, and building a team potent enough to dominate most shark leagues....and then getting their arrrrse handed to them because they can't trade away their RB depth for a QB worth using when it matters most. Or, a mixed league...where there's 4 other sharks with even better rosters, and a bunch of guppies who still draft their kicker (a starter) before their backup RB.

:shrug: I'm probably being too critical. This is definately a neat thing that I will check out. But I think it's practical application is virtually nil. More for the guppies (to feel better about themselves with) then the sharks.
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Nothing is going to replace the Draft Dominator during the draft. That's not the intended purpose here. This application allows you to quickly have 4 staffers (Dodds, Henry, Tremblay and Wood) take a look at your team and identify strengths/weaknesses at each position and show where you have dangers looming in the weeks ahead. For early drafts (happening in June), it can allow you to assess your team's chances as you get closer to crunch time (when all the projections have moved considerably). I suppose it can be viewed of as a "feel good" application, but I think most of us like to see what others think of our rosters (I know I do as I post my stuff after certain Expert Drafts).I am not going to hide the fact that we also think this application will be cool enough to bring people over from other websites after they have drafted their teams. We will be running an extensive internet campaign to get the word about what we are doing here.

Is this application a cure-all. Of course not. But I think most of you will like the analysis this thing delivers.
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I can definately see the "COOL" factor in this, and a heady business advantage. And as I said...I WILL use it to see what the staff guys think of my squads. I just don't see it helping me win my leagues.AND THAT'S OK! I'm being critical of it's practical application...not of it's intent.

 
As a long-time subscriber/reader, I really appreciate that y'all are always trying to make things better and add more value. I wish everyone had the same business model these days. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to test out the new product.

 
David Dodds said:
2. It was built so you just enter your team for now. This is not 100% perfect, but based on the total number of picks, we are able to estimate the pool of layers selected at each position against your scoring system. So all of the analysis is against the average opponent per any given week as opposed to an exact situation. Although we understand using the whole league would be a bit better, we do not expect everyone willing to do all of that entering.
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The Lineup Dominator supports entering the rosters of the entire league and your My Fantasy League Import application performs the tedious work for anyone with a league at MFL. Could they be leveraged here?
 
Wow, sounds amazing.

Verrrrry skeptical of it though, sounds too good to be true and/or actually work well enough to be helpful. Glad you're showcasing it for free through the preseason... That was a good decision.

Looking forward to it.

:unsure:

 
bcr8f said:
Nice. :thumbup: When does "Pick my team" and "Pick my starting lineup" come out? ;)
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draft dominator & lineup dominator down?seriously though, i'm sure this is a nice new toy, but @ what point does this hobby become fully automated? i.e. the (IMO inevitable) point where you can know absolutely nothing about the NFL or FF, and by using automated programs like this - be able to draft and manage a competitive team. i think we'd all agree there is some degree of luck involved, but I'll give it 3 more years till the technology sucks a lot of the fun out of it. and only the 53 man roster dynasty contract leagues will be interesting.
 
thecardiackid said:
bcr8f said:
Nice. :thumbup: When does "Pick my team" and "Pick my starting lineup" come out? ;)
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draft dominator & lineup dominator down?seriously though, i'm sure this is a nice new toy, but @ what point does this hobby become fully automated? i.e. the (IMO inevitable) point where you can know absolutely nothing about the NFL or FF, and by using automated programs like this - be able to draft and manage a competitive team. i think we'd all agree there is some degree of luck involved, but I'll give it 3 more years till the technology sucks a lot of the fun out of it. and only the 53 man roster dynasty contract leagues will be interesting.
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Yeah it is getting that way for some. Some will use tech and only show up to take credit when they win, but there will always be the rest of us who do things ourselves.
 
Love the innovation. Two things I would add to your list:

1. Football Outsiders- style projections based on season simulations (see their KUBIAK description). Basically, would love to see distributions of projections and have more control in making projections.

2. Similarity scores on player pages. I think someone on staff says they have a formula (Maurile?), so shouldn't be hard to add for each player page.

 
Great idea and another wonderful innovation by FootballGuys. Some subscribers will use it, others won't, but the quantity and quality of information, services and applications you get with a FBG subscription is pretty unbelievable.

 
David,

I don't want to be the kill joy, but what off season work has been done in order to allow you to get your work out on schedule? I mean isn't this just another application that is going to result in your customers complaining about the data required to make this work not being published by the time waiver wires run Tuesday night/Wednesday mornings? I'm not one of those that will be complaining, nor am I one that will be caring all that much about this application but it seems to me that you are just asking for trouble by keep adding applications dependent on data that isn't published in a timely enough manner for many of your customers.

 
Even though I posted above thanking you for all your hard work. I hope that these web based prograrms will NOT replace the applications like DD and LD.

Even though from a business perspective in many industrys, many applications are going to web based.

Ii would be nice to have integration across the programs, I like MFL but even more because I know that FBG has a MFL import program into your programs. At the end of the day, even if you keep your web based programs seperate form the individual programs. Do your best to integrate all these programs so it's easier for your end users. I'm sure you have discussed all of this, it's not rocket science from a business perspective. Keep up the good work.

As far as these programs taking out all the thinking involved, it does help us out but luck/skill will still keep these programs relevant plus make it fun.

Finally, any way to import MFL leagues into My FBG - Would be awesome!! I do not like the My FBG input page and especially having to take an extra step to hit "Go back to Admin" page when changing positions.

Thanks Kev

 
Londo said:
As a long-time subscriber/reader, I really appreciate that y'all are always trying to make things better and add more value. I wish everyone had the same business model these days. Keep up the good work and I can't wait to test out the new product.
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Thanks Londo. This thing is going to be a lot of fun.J
 
Do the sentences change at all, or will it always use the same formula to generate "I'm sure you know this already, but..." ?

I'm hoping there are links all throughout it with hard coded references to the FBG site that can't be removed.

Do you have a place in there where I can argue with the spreadsheet? Because I have that guy rated a lot higher than they do.

 
thecardiackid said:
seriously though, i'm sure this is a nice new toy, but @ what point does this hobby become fully automated? i.e. the (IMO inevitable) point where you can know absolutely nothing about the NFL or FF, and by using automated programs like this - be able to draft and manage a competitive team. i think we'd all agree there is some degree of luck involved, but I'll give it 3 more years till the technology sucks a lot of the fun out of it. and only the 53 man roster dynasty contract leagues will be interesting.
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I think we're already there. 10 years ago I could have told you before the draft of my local league who'd make the playoffs & feel pretty good about getting at least 5 out of the 6 right. But in tha last decade, there are so many info/instruction/managing-tools out there within easy reach of even the most casual player that the competitive gap is almost non-existent. In fact, there was a thread here back - I'd guess - about 5 years ago bemoaning this very thing.Anyway, this sounds like a cool app and I think it really has potential to bring in a lot of new subscribers (which is its main intent anyway). What I like most about it is that it tells me that FBGs is always looking for new ways to stay on the cutting edge. This particular app may or may not be of any use to me at all (we'll see once it's rolled out), but the idea of coming up with something like it is why I think FBGs if the best FF site on the net.

Oh, and add my voice to those asking for an MFL import option.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
thecardiackid said:
seriously though, i'm sure this is a nice new toy, but @ what point does this hobby become fully automated? i.e. the (IMO inevitable) point where you can know absolutely nothing about the NFL or FF, and by using automated programs like this - be able to draft and manage a competitive team. i think we'd all agree there is some degree of luck involved, but I'll give it 3 more years till the technology sucks a lot of the fun out of it. and only the 53 man roster dynasty contract leagues will be interesting.
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I think we're already there. 10 years ago I could have told you before the draft of my local league who'd make the playoffs & feel pretty good about getting at least 5 out of the 6 right. But in tha last decade, there are so many info/instruction/managing-tools out there within easy reach of even the most casual player that the competitive gap is almost non-existent. In fact, there was a thread here back - I'd guess - about 5 years ago bemoaning this very thing.Anyway, this sounds like a cool app and I think it really has potential to bring in a lot of new subscribers (which is its main intent anyway). What I like most about it is that it tells me that FBGs is always looking for new ways to stay on the cutting edge. This particular app may or may not be of any use to me at all (we'll see once it's rolled out), but the idea of coming up with something like it is why I think FBGs if the best FF site on the net.

Oh, and add my voice to those asking for an MFL import option.
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I hear you on this. I'm old enough to remember the pre internet days when it was a huge find to snare a 3 day old Boston Globe newspaper and catch up on what the Patriots were doing. Stuff that is available today from 20 different sources to even the most casual fan. But with that said, I still don't think it's getting anywhere near the "autopilot" area. Mainly because it's still based completely on projections. Sure, you can put a novice in front of the Draft Dominator and he'll draft a good team. But can he manage the team? Will the players perform as we've projected them to? What about injuries? Lots of teams with Tom Brady didn't look the same after Week 1 last year. There will always be stuff like that. And I think that keeps the game really fun and interesting.

J

 
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