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How Much Does Losing A Star Actually Hurt? (1 Viewer)

Well, how much does losing multiple stars hurt? This thread is ridiculous. Every year some of us are affected by injuries and some years we are not. If we're lucky to not be affected by injuries, but still suck, what then? The point is that injuries happen every year and I'm sick and tired of hearing fantasy players complain of injuries.
 
Well, how much does losing multiple stars hurt? This thread is ridiculous. Every year some of us are affected by injuries and some years we are not. If we're lucky to not be affected by injuries, but still suck, what then? The point is that injuries happen every year and I'm sick and tired of hearing fantasy players complain of injuries.

Do you think the article is ridiculous? Adam does the math on how losing a star affects your chances.
 
The best part of the article was the subtle reference to the movie Bullet Train ("hurt people hurt people" lmao).

The answer is not much in the regular season if the injury is early enough to not impact December and the post-season.

Remember when everyone said the Chiefs were screwed by the loss of Hill in pre-season? And then the Chiefs looked bad for 4 games and everyone said "see, I told you they were in trouble". The truth is quality organizations can overcome this stuff in the regular season. (Obviously?) its a different story in the post-season.
 
If lady luck is on your side, (which to me is still the biggest factor in FF no matter what anyone tells me after 20 years in the hobby), and you drafted strength elsewhere, then yes one can recover most of the time.

Problem arises if you're in a league that values one position over another and have intelligent FF owners, which is usually a RB, and then good luck finding a capable backup, especially during the bye weeks. Now if you start losing 2 or more, then all bets are off. I have been there many times, and already have Breece and Penny out for the year this season.
 
What I got out of the article was dont be one of the owners who get complacent just because they have some studs and carry a weak bench. In the example he had someone outscore Chase 4/7 weeks anyway. Heck not that anybody ever wants a star player for multiple weeks BUT sometimes it simplifies things and makes filling out a lineup much easier. I lost Breece Hall this week. Last week was the first week I started him (sorry for breaking him for all of us guys lol) . I also have ekler, stevenson, and James robinson. Losing Hall, while losing a great player, didnt affect me as much as alot of other people. Im having a hard time with his math since it is impossible to calculate how much losing Chase hurts a team unless you take the rest of the roster into account. I know in math you some times start off with some assumptions then run the math but if those assumptions arent relaible due to so much variation then the math that it is based on is also unreliable.
 
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I've never seen a team that was most balanced win leagues.

It's always the top 3 or so guys that win you the title.
Yep. I won a year thanks to OBJs breakout. Last year it was the guy who picked up Amon Ra St. Brown late. You need a decent team, of course, that gets you to the playoffs, but it's that late season add that can make all the difference.
 
Depends how good the backup is. As good as Chase is, Higgins and Boyd can make up most of that. It will allow Cinn to use Mixon more also. When the stars go down, the Vegas line may move a point max outside of qb.

Like others have mentioned here, you have to keep working the roster. One of the most valuable resources are the rankings from this week on if your draft is today. If nothing else, you pick up to block someone else.
 
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Havent read the article yet, but having a hard time envisioning any answer besides.....depends on the league and depends on your depth. In most of my bigger leagues, losing a single star is far from a death knell. If your one of those put all your eggs in just a few basket types and insist only your starters matter (gotta have the UBER studs!) then yeah losing a Chase can definitely hurt
 
If lady luck is on your side, (which to me is still the biggest factor in FF no matter what anyone tells me after 20 years in the hobby), and you drafted strength elsewhere, then yes one can recover most of the time.

Problem arises if you're in a league that values one position over another and have intelligent FF owners, which is usually a RB, and then good luck finding a capable backup, especially during the bye weeks. Now if you start losing 2 or more, then all bets are off. I have been there many times, and already have Breece and Penny out for the year this season.
Agree. In leagues that require at least two starting RBs, good luck replacing someone like Breece Hall. Unless you drafted heavy RB early, you are probably hurting at his point. Was able to package Gus Edwards and a couple #3 type receivers for AJ Brown after Hall went down. Obviously a good deal for me but easier to replace a WR that scores 15-16 points a week than a RB who does. Time for people with some RB depth to take advantage.
 
Well, how much does losing multiple stars hurt? This thread is ridiculous. Every year some of us are affected by injuries and some years we are not. If we're lucky to not be affected by injuries, but still suck, what then? The point is that injuries happen every year and I'm sick and tired of hearing fantasy players complain of injuries.

Do you think the article is ridiculous? Adam does the math on how losing a star affects your chances.
I don’t need math to tell me that I am screwed with multiple losses of key players.
 

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