Has anyone ever pick a team that had all the same byes (1 Viewer)

[ratdog]

way to draft.

I finished a 12 team redraft and went to check the other teams and I noticed that one guy had his starting QB and 1 RB and 2WR and the TE and the Def with a bye in the 3rd week. It's not like he made bad picks but there may have been better picks but his team seems good.

A. Brooks #8

LJ #1

Moss #3

Owens #2

TGonzo #4

Dallas Def #9

I thought this may be by accident then I remember he took A. Brooks a little early and everyone jumped on him about the pick but now I think he did this as a strategy.

Does anyone have data about if it is better to dump a week and then be at full strength the rest of season?

It seems to me that depth is the way to go but this might work also.

Seems like it could be a good thing to test

Any thoughts

 

[Nigel]

I intentionally don't pay attention to byes when I draft and ended up doing it by accident last night.

My RB 1 (SJax) RB2 (Bush) WR1 (Holt) TE (Heap) and two reserves (Chris Brown & Drew Bennett) are all on bye week 7. I will have no chance that week, but don't mind getting it all over with in one week.

 

[toppshelff]

It is wise, the analysis has been run. I've seen it and it makes a lot of sense. Buy yourself a few more points every other week, and perhaps another couple of wins, and sacrifice completely one week.

Check 4for4.com

 

[Texican]

I would hope I played him in week 3

 

[ratdog]

I do that why I checked so I love it

but stil sounds like you can go after studs and forget about depth for the most part and as long as there are no injuries you should be awesome.

 

[ratdog]

nobody has anything on this.

 

[cstruk]

I did this in a 14 team league two years ago and it worked out well. With the talent pool so spread out in a 14 team league, you already have at least one hole in your lineup every week if you are starting 2rb's, 3 wr's and a te as we do. Having a second hole due to a bye makes for a very weak starting lineup so I find it worth it to just get it over at once.

However, in the 12 team leagues I have been in, they generally allow either a 2rb/3wr lineup or a 1rb/4wr lineup. In these cases, I don't try and load up on players having the same bye weeks as I usually have a decent 3rb and/or 4th wr to cover bye weeks. I also really try to avoid having multiple weeks with multiple starters at the same position having a bye week i.e. 2rb's one week, 2wr's a different week as this is just a recipe for two losses.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Hi Rat,

I've done this in leagues in the past. It's sort of like bailing on a category in roto baseball. You just admit you're going to suck on that one week and throw everything you can into all the other weeks.

I don't know that I'd intentionally go after it but if it starts shaping up that way after a few picks, I could see it for sure.

J

 

[ratdog]

Hi Rat,I've done this in leagues in the past. It's sort of like bailing on a category in roto baseball. You just admit you're going to suck on that one week and throw everything you can into all the other weeks. I don't know that I'd intentionally go after it but if it starts shaping up that way after a few picks, I could see it for sure.J

Thanks Joe

 

[chris1969]

I did this once and picked week 9 as the bye week to tank. I could still at least get a starting line-up together for that week though. It turned out that my opponent was a deadbeat and gave up a week or 2 earlier. I not only won, but I scored better than 2/3 of the other teams based on mostly luck. I've never intentionally thrown a week since, but I know longer worry about the bye weeks during the draft. I can trade my way out of a bad week better than I can predict a good fill in on draft day.

 

[Brewdude]

Unintentionally did it this year in week 3.

I'd think this year we'll see this play more a factor than in the past as the NFL has condensed their byes into fewer weeks.

I think there's something to being at full strength for every week but one. Most teams are lacking at some position several games a year.

 

[toppshelff]

Here's the link: 4for4 bye week analysis

 

[flooredyas]

While my week 6 sees 7 of my 18 players (Def) on a bye, I won't worry about it, as likely my roster will have changed 20% by then. Part of the game. Replacements would cover missing ingredients accordingly.

 

[Raider Nation]

We know our schedules before we draft.

I would make sure the one "tank week" didn't come when I have to play the one DB owner with whom I've had a heated rivalry for over a decade. He's one of those guys that, if you could only win one game all year, you'd want it to be against him.

Make sure you actually LIKE the guy you're giving an automatic "W" to.

 

[pizzatyme]

Something that shaped up for me tonight was My 2 stud RBs had different bye weeks, then I noticed my RBs 3&4 also had the same bye weeks. Si I get a stud and a depth player for each of the bye weeks. It also happened to work out that way for my WRs.

Strange coincidence.

 

[The Jerk]

It is wise, the analysis has been run. I've seen it and it makes a lot of sense. Buy yourself a few more points every other week, and perhaps another couple of wins, and sacrifice completely one week.Check 4for4.com

And if you drafted decent backups and one or two of them hit big, you can still win the game. One year I had my top 2 RBs and top 2 WRs out on bye and ended up winning huge and having one of my highest scores of the season. Of course that was luck, but the whole idea is that you're not forfeiting the game. You can still win if your players outperform their expectations or if your opponent has an off week.I don't try too hard to force most of my top players into the same bye week. Trying too hard to find the same bye week can force you to lose value as you ignore better players to fit the bye. However, I ignore my bye weeks nearly entirely until I'm drafting backups during the last few picks.This year, I picked Hasselbeck and Vick. Oops! Both off Week 5. At first I was disgusted with myself. Then I realized I just have to make a roster move for Week 5. Vick was clearly the best QB left when I drafted him, so I'd rather have the better 2nd option for 16 weeks than have bye week coverage for one week. This of course can present a bigger problem if you have very small rosters with few bench players, or if you are in a league that has limits on roster moves for the season.

 

[Jagov]

I have done this with success in the past. One word of advice though ... try to avoid having this happen during a week that you play a divisional opponent.

 

[lions327]

I have done this with success in the past. One word of advice though ... try to avoid having this happen during a week that you play a divisional opponent.

 

[buck naked]

Here's the link: 4for4 bye week analysis

THANKS FOR THE LINK! Its this reason I come to this Board.

 

[-OZ-]

it would make sense to not worry about this, and if it unintentionally happens, good.

But would you actively strive for it, when it probably means some minor reaches?

 

[Tubalcane]

I try for this whenever possible. In my experience, it helps you get a few points advantage in each game for a six week space. I credit this strategy for giving me one extra win each year. That really makes a big difference in ultra competitive leagues. To clue you in on how much that changes things, I’ve won my division in my home league by one game three out of the past four years.

The key to this is your schedule. Pick a week in which you don’t play your divisional opponent. I use a spread sheet for the planning of this strategy, but you can use a pen and paper. Take the weeks that you don’t play divisional rivals and list the top fantasy players for their respective teams. Next, besides their names write their ADP. If you know your league’s owner’s tendencies make sure to add notes beside the players [i use the draft dominator and put these notes in the draft pool list]. That way you can account for homer picks. To master this strategy you MUST mock it with other people to gauge if it will work. It’s useless if you don’t mock it. I also trade up or down (usually down) to put me in the premium draft position for each round.

You want to get at least 5 players who will be your regular starters on your team. These are the combinations I look for if possible:

QB RB RB WR WR

QB RB RB WR TE

RB RB WR WR TE

RB RB RB WR WR

RB RB RB WR TE

You’ll notice I always try to get at least two RBs. You’ll stand a lot better chance of winning that extra game if both your starting RBs are on bye together. I for the most part ignore kickers and Def. They are inconsequential at best. Adjust your core groups according to your scoring rules.

Some things to remember:

-If this strategy does not take shape by round 5 (usually 2 RBs and 1 WR or QB) then abandon it. It will distract you in the middle rounds and cause you to miss value players or sleepers.

-DO NOT IGNORE VALUE. If there is a player left when he should already have been taken, and he’s an excellent value then grab him. It’s better to have that player on your team than on another team scoring points against you.

-For this year, do not plan on getting Antonio Gates with this strategy. He goes way too early in my opinion. Grab him if he falls to you by luck, but don’t plan of it.

-Do not reach for any player outside of the round his ADP indicates. If he does not fall to you at a projected spot or round, just move on to the other guys on your list.

I drafted my home league team (10 teams) this past weekend and ended up with the following combination:

Ronnie Brown 1.07

Willis McGahee 2.04

Kevin Jones 3.07

Chris Chambers 4.04

Lee Evans 8.04

Chris Cooley 9.07

John Kitna 13.07 (as a backup)

This no doubt was one of my best accomplishments with this strategy yet. I targeted Santana Moss and Dante Culpepper but in the end couldn’t get them.

WARNING: If you are in an ultra competitive league and you get this strategy to work, you will have to notify other owners in both divisions of your plans. For you own good do this immediately after the draft before the season starts. I did this once in a league and a player in the other division tried to get me thrown out of the league for throwing a game. The player from the other division that I played on the bye week in question was my best friend. I was accused of trying to help him move up in his division. Do yourself a favor and communicate your plans to someone after the draft is completed

 

[Ducegonads]

I don't even look at bye weeks before the draft. Early in my FF days I would hope to have my guys on several different bye weeks but now I hope that my guys mostly share one or two weeks. I've never intentionally picked guys trying to get the same bye's though. Sounds like this guy did.

 

[ratdog]

I have done this with success in the past. One word of advice though ... try to avoid having this happen during a week that you play a divisional opponent.

Funny thing is I'm playing him on the 3rd week and he is in my division. I have to play him on the last game also.he seems to be the guy to beat.my core teamR. JohnsonC. PortisBoldinDJaxVickThanks for all your awesome posts.if anything else worth saying keep them coming