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Houston/Balt game postponed (1 Viewer)

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I am wondering people are handling this in their leagues. Are you simply telling the owners not to start these players? Will you count the points from this game whenever it is played for week 2?

 
If it's really not played at all, I think this would be treated just like any other bye week. The only thing we know for sure is that it won't be played at Reliant. The ESPN.com headline is a bit misleading, I think.

 
I'm just going with the sub route. If they start a BAL or HOU player, they can announce a sub that will be switched in if the game isn't played.

 
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I'm just going with the sub route. If they start a BAL or HOU player, they can announce a sub that will be switched in if the game isn't played.
thats not a bad idea. will cbs sportsline let me do this after the games are played? will it make all the scoring and other adjustments?
 
1) If game is postponed and Houston and Baltimore have their bye weeks this week, then so be it. Just continue as if it was a regular bye week for those players.

2) If the game is postponed to a later date (ie. HOU-BAL Week 2 game is played in November) then assign the stats from that game back to each fantasy team's week 2 matchup. The only real problem this could cause is if this game is postponed to sometime after your fantasy regular season. (i.e. HOU-BAL game is played in Week 18 - what if the stats the players get would have changed the outcome of the regular season standings but its too late cause you have awarded your championship)

 
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Did we really need another thread about this?
I assume this one is specifically about commissioner-talk. That's why I didn't play Honda police in the first response.
:goodposting: no hondas here. I am just trying to see what other commissioners are doing so that i can handle this the best way i can in my league.
This has already been discussed in the other three threads. :shrug:
Thanks for contributing. You could have just ignored this thread if it bothered you so.
 
1) If game is postponed and Houston and Baltimore have their bye weeks this week, then so be it. Just continue as if it was a regular bye week for those players.2) If the game is postponed to a later date (ie. HOU-BAL Week 2 game is played in November) then assign the stats from that game back to each fantasy team's week 2 matchup. The only real problem this could cause is if this game is postponed to sometime after your fantasy regular season. (i.e. HOU-BAL game is played in Week 18 - what if the stats the players get would have changed the outcome of the regular season standings but its too late cause you have awarded your championship)
The only way scenario 2 could happen in my mind is if it's played after the regular season. If it's played at any other time, wouldn't it just be a bye week for both teams.BTW, this should be much clearer this afternoon. I've just told my guys to be on stand-by at this point and treat it like an injury that will be a GTD for their Houston and Baltimore players.
 
The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.

 
The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.
Does anyone know what time they will be announcing the decision?
 
The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.
I just heard on TV it is postponed.
 
I kinda hope the game gets re-scheduled & the BYE for Hous is changed...would solve a BYE week problem I have at QB is Schaub would be available week 8 (my other QB is Cutler).... My opponent this week has K Kris Brown, and our waiver deadline for the week ended on Friday; the owner of Balt DST will also be going w/out a DST this week. Our commish is kind of a punk and sets transaction deadlines to suit his personal schedule, instead of for the good of the league.

 
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The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.
I just heard on TV it is postponed.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5999358.htmlThe NFL will determine where and when the Texans play the Ravens. The Texans' bye week (Oct. 26) is a possibility. The Texans and Bengals have the same bye week. The Ravens' bye week is Nov. 9. The Texans host the Bengals on Nov. 9. The Texans could host the Bengals on Oct. 26 and the Ravens on Nov. 9.

 
The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.
I just heard on TV it is postponed.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5999358.htmlThe NFL will determine where and when the Texans play the Ravens. The Texans' bye week (Oct. 26) is a possibility. The Texans and Bengals have the same bye week. The Ravens' bye week is Nov. 9. The Texans host the Bengals on Nov. 9. The Texans could host the Bengals on Oct. 26 and the Ravens on Nov. 9.
So that would mean 15 straight games for both the Ravens and Texans... that would hurt IMOIs there any chance they could move the game to Austin or San Antonio. I know in San Antonio we have not had a drop of rain.. I am pretty sure Austin is pretty dry as well.

:angry: Man my yard could of used a little bit of rain. :confused:

 
The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.
I just heard on TV it is postponed.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5999358.htmlThe NFL will determine where and when the Texans play the Ravens. The Texans' bye week (Oct. 26) is a possibility. The Texans and Bengals have the same bye week. The Ravens' bye week is Nov. 9. The Texans host the Bengals on Nov. 9. The Texans could host the Bengals on Oct. 26 and the Ravens on Nov. 9.
This looks like the same news that it won't be played at Reliant stadium. Has the decision been made to reschedule the date of the game?
 
We'll know in a couple hours, when the NFL announces what they'll do, whether BAL and HOU players will play this week or not. I had previously asked the leagues I commish to give me contingency players, but there s/b enough time now for people to fix their lineups once the NFL announces.

All I need to check are lineups from folks who did give me contingency players then maybe went out of town and won't be around to make their own changes if it becomes necessary.

 
As the manager in my ESPN league, I simply posted a "Hurricane Warning" notice in my LM note yesterday to let people know the game was moved to Monday and that a slim possibility existed that it could be moved to another week. The LM note is prominently displayed, so I know everyone will see it before any of the games start. I let everyone know that they should monitor the situation, but that if the game doesn't happen this weekend, they get 0 points for anyone left in their lineup from either team, since this would become both teams bye week. If everyone was warned what might happen, I don't think it would be reasonable to do anything more than that. Any scoring adjustments for week 2 based on games actually played later would be kind of lame, and you'd run the risk that the players involved might be sitting out when the game is rescheduled anyway.

 
The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.
I just heard on TV it is postponed.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5999358.htmlThe NFL will determine where and when the Texans play the Ravens. The Texans' bye week (Oct. 26) is a possibility. The Texans and Bengals have the same bye week. The Ravens' bye week is Nov. 9. The Texans host the Bengals on Nov. 9. The Texans could host the Bengals on Oct. 26 and the Ravens on Nov. 9.
So that would mean 15 straight games for both the Ravens and Texans... that would hurt IMOIs there any chance they could move the game to Austin or San Antonio. I know in San Antonio we have not had a drop of rain.. I am pretty sure Austin is pretty dry as well.

:angry: Man my yard could of used a little bit of rain. :confused:
Austin is dry, Ike took a turn East and we are just getting a bit of wind. No real rain to speak of. Would love to have the game in Austin, but the Alamodome would make more sense.
 
The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.
I just heard on TV it is postponed.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5999358.htmlThe NFL will determine where and when the Texans play the Ravens. The Texans' bye week (Oct. 26) is a possibility. The Texans and Bengals have the same bye week. The Ravens' bye week is Nov. 9. The Texans host the Bengals on Nov. 9. The Texans could host the Bengals on Oct. 26 and the Ravens on Nov. 9.
So that would mean 15 straight games for both the Ravens and Texans... that would hurt IMOIs there any chance they could move the game to Austin or San Antonio. I know in San Antonio we have not had a drop of rain.. I am pretty sure Austin is pretty dry as well.

:angry: Man my yard could of used a little bit of rain. :confused:
Teams played 16 straight weeks for quite a while. The bye week is a construct by the NFL to squeeze out another week of revenue, not a chance for teams to get rest.
 
The chronicle article has been updated, the only news is that the game will not be played at Reliant, they could still play Monday night somewhere else. NFL will make a decision today.
I just heard on TV it is postponed.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5999358.htmlThe NFL will determine where and when the Texans play the Ravens. The Texans' bye week (Oct. 26) is a possibility. The Texans and Bengals have the same bye week. The Ravens' bye week is Nov. 9. The Texans host the Bengals on Nov. 9. The Texans could host the Bengals on Oct. 26 and the Ravens on Nov. 9.
If this is the case, the most logical thing to do is to treat this as a bye week.
 
2) If the game is postponed to a later date (ie. HOU-BAL Week 2 game is played in November) then assign the stats from that game back to each fantasy team's week 2 matchup. The only real problem this could cause is if this game is postponed to sometime after your fantasy regular season. (i.e. HOU-BAL game is played in Week 18 - what if the stats the players get would have changed the outcome of the regular season standings but its too late cause you have awarded your championship)
There are some issues with this, assuming the game is postponed to a later week.1. I assume you'd have to get fantasy teams to designate who their starters are now, and add their points later. So those teams would not be able to cut or trade those players by the time the game is played, or they would get a zero... right?2. If those points are going to count retroactively in week 2, then that means HOU/BAL players cannot be counted in the week the game is actually played... right?3. Will the teams who are waiting on points from this game receive no win or loss for this week until the game is played? This affects waiver order in many leagues.IMO the only possible option is to treat week 2 like the bye weeks for HOU and BAL. That will no doubt hurt some owners, but I don't think other options are logical.
 
Should this be rescheduled in another week later in the season, it will have HUGE impacts on the subscriber contest, the ultimate survivor leagues, and all other survivor and best ball leagues.

 
Should this be rescheduled in another week later in the season, it will have HUGE impacts on the subscriber contest, the ultimate survivor leagues, and all other survivor and best ball leagues.
Hope people have adequate backups for all those Ray Rice/Steve Slaton tandems...
 
Say for example, you have Balt D only. The waiver period is over, if this is treated like a bye, you'd get a zero for D this week? That doesn't sound fair.

 
Say for example, you have Balt D only. The waiver period is over, if this is treated like a bye, you'd get a zero for D this week? That doesn't sound fair.
Well, first there's no guarantee that this game is being cancelled. Second, a reasonable commish would open up the waiver period for such an owner.
 
Say for example, you have Balt D only. The waiver period is over, if this is treated like a bye, you'd get a zero for D this week? That doesn't sound fair.
Sometime life ain't fair. That's not news. In this sort of league, I'm sure you've been stuck with a zero due to Sunday morning players ruled out so it's not a lot different. But if I were in a league where there were no last minute pickups allowed, I'd be looking to change the rules anyway.
 
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I'm just going with the sub route. If they start a BAL or HOU player, they can announce a sub that will be switched in if the game isn't played.
same here in the leagues I commish...Only clarification is that location of the game does not matter... IF it gets moved to Waco or something, the starters would still count, if it gets cancelled, the backup points count.
 
Here is what I am doing in my league.

Set your lineup as if the game will be played.

Submit to commish(me) any lineup contingencies you may have in case the game is not played, including any waiver moves you may need.

Our waiver wire is open until the first game of the week, so it is not a problem for us. However, what I would do is have a waiver wire contingency that is only implemented if the game is in fact cancelled.

 
A guy in my 14 team league looks like he was planning on starting Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, Baltimore's defense, and Ray Rice. That's a pretty tough blow if they postpone the game to another week although I'm not really sure what he's thinking in starting Rice over Selvin Young.

 
My guess is that if the game is skipped this week.....

The Texans will play the Bengals in week 8 instead of week 10 and

The Texans and Ravens will make up this weeks game in week 10.

The Bengals would move thier bye week from 8 to 10.

Just my 2 cents.

 
In my league, we're waiting for the NFL conference call announcement. However we've considered a separate email submission of a contingency player, if the game is cancelled or delayed beyond week 2.

Don't forget that standings will be delayed and could affect waiver wire and FA pickups for week 3, if your league is designed that way.

IMO, I feel that there's ZERO chance this game will not be played somewhere, somehow this week. When Katrina hit New Orleans they didn't postpone their game, it ws simply moved to Giants stadium and treated like a Saints home game. Yikes!!!!

Also, two NFL franchises in the 'general' area of Houston, Atlanta and New Orleans (irony anyone?) are on the road this weekend. It would surprise me to see if the NFL doesn't try to one of these locations. San Antonio is a great suggestion, too, as this was the foster home of the Saints after Katrina.

In the end, I bet this will be much ado about nothing for fantasy football. I just hope loses in the Houston area are as minimal as possible.

 
Moving the game to San Antonio as a few other suggested was my first thought. Surely the NFL has contingency plans. I'll be surprised if they don't play somewhere this week.
 
In my league, we're waiting for the NFL conference call announcement. However we've considered a separate email submission of a contingency player, if the game is cancelled or delayed beyond week 2.Don't forget that standings will be delayed and could affect waiver wire and FA pickups for week 3, if your league is designed that way.IMO, I feel that there's ZERO chance this game will not be played somewhere, somehow this week. When Katrina hit New Orleans they didn't postpone their game, it ws simply moved to Giants stadium and treated like a Saints home game. Yikes!!!!Also, two NFL franchises in the 'general' area of Houston, Atlanta and New Orleans (irony anyone?) are on the road this weekend. It would surprise me to see if the NFL doesn't try to one of these locations. San Antonio is a great suggestion, too, as this was the foster home of the Saints after Katrina.In the end, I bet this will be much ado about nothing for fantasy football. I just hope loses in the Houston area are as minimal as possible.
ESPN is reporting the game was postponed and has not been re-scheduled as of right now...looks like it will be played at a later date.
 
In my league, we're waiting for the NFL conference call announcement. However we've considered a separate email submission of a contingency player, if the game is cancelled or delayed beyond week 2.

Don't forget that standings will be delayed and could affect waiver wire and FA pickups for week 3, if your league is designed that way.

IMO, I feel that there's ZERO chance this game will not be played somewhere, somehow this week. When Katrina hit New Orleans they didn't postpone their game, it ws simply moved to Giants stadium and treated like a Saints home game. Yikes!!!!

Also, two NFL franchises in the 'general' area of Houston, Atlanta and New Orleans (irony anyone?) are on the road this weekend. It would surprise me to see if the NFL doesn't try to one of these locations. San Antonio is a great suggestion, too, as this was the foster home of the Saints after Katrina.

In the end, I bet this will be much ado about nothing for fantasy football. I just hope loses in the Houston area are as minimal as possible.
ESPN is reporting the game was postponed and has not been re-scheduled as of right now...looks like it will be played at a later date.
ESPN's doing a crappy job of reporting this.Houston Chronicle

 
I'm just going with the sub route. If they start a BAL or HOU player, they can announce a sub that will be switched in if the game isn't played.
exactly what I already posted only problem is teams who have Balt defense and Kris Brown and don't have backups. What then
 
I'm just going with the sub route. If they start a BAL or HOU player, they can announce a sub that will be switched in if the game isn't played.
exactly what I already posted only problem is teams who have Balt defense and Kris Brown and don't have backups. What then
That's why my opinion was that everyone should just treat it as a player that's going to be a GTD with injury until after the NFL makes their announcement.
 

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