If you were Unlucky, which 11 would you pick? (1 Viewer)

[Aaron Rudnicki]

What was there to write? We can all go on and on about whatever random league we were in that did well Blah blah blah. As for this board, I won the inagural survivor championship. I might also add that last year I helped David get the S2 thing organized, but again there are a lot of people here that organize things for a living. As for who wants it bad, yes I want to compete, but in the end it isn't for what I consider real money nor is it something where I feel I am head and shoulders above the rest. I don't consider anyone here staff or message boarders to be more of an expert than anyone else. Dodds loses in plenty of leagues he's in (I'm not even sure joe plays anymore, btw). What difference does that make.I am who I am around here. That is a benefit or a detriment I guess. However, If I was captain, I don't think cobalt crusin or purplehaze would need to do anything more than say I'm interested for me to decide whether or not they should be in. As for the guys I chose on the squad in the hypothetical, it has more to do what OTHERS said about them than what they said about themself.Again, Pick me pick me is not my style, nor is it for most of those with quiet confidence. It is also why I tend to gravitate more towards those staf members who got the job on merit vs. those with the "I want to be important so I'll write for FBG." That's why I'll look at Maurile first for a lot of insight, and probably why I'll look to your stuff if I ever do an IDP league.In the end, it is an opinion. I disagree with yours, but what else is new.

fair enough.as I've said multiple times and as you said yourself, picking 11 guys is not an easy task. thus, what is there to go on? what we know about each other and what people write in their applications. that's about it. from what I know, all 9 guys from SII are clearly deserving, yourself included. I don't think you should take me leaving you out of my list as a slight in any way. Besides, it's not like my list means anything at all anyway. Was just something to spark some discussion around here.we'll get the SII gang together again anyway, and I think FBG might have another survivor league in the works for some time later this offseason. These two leagues will be a lot of fun, but it's not like this will be the only opportunity for MB regulars to compete against staff members. Heck, the way things are going, I might end up in as many leagues as sinrman this year.It is impossible to pick the 11 most knowledgeable people. I just tried to use a combination of knowledge, activity level on the boards, writing skill, and entertainment value to create what looks to me like a very solid team. I'm sure I could have picked 11 other people and ended up with a team that was just as good.After all is said and done, maybe the Bills fan in me just left you off the list because of your allegiance with the 'Fins. gllll peas

 

[BassNBrew]

Hey Aaron, is the draft order going to be random or will the captains be able to assigned the picking order. Given the differences of opinion on some of the first round talent, it could be beneficial to slot people. For instance, if Joe likes Duece #1 overall, it might be beneficial to slot him 3 or 4 and leave 1 or 2 to someone who likes Padre or LT better.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Hey Aaron, is the draft order going to be random or will the captains be able to assigned the picking order. Given the differences of opinion on some of the first round talent, it could be beneficial to slot people. For instance, if Joe likes Duece #1 overall, it might be beneficial to slot him 3 or 4 and leave 1 or 2 to someone who likes Padre or LT better.

captains can pick and choose who gets which draft slots

 

[Gatorman]

Hey Aaron, is the draft order going to be random or will the captains be able to assigned the picking order. Given the differences of opinion on some of the first round talent, it could be beneficial to slot people. For instance, if Joe likes Duece #1 overall, it might be beneficial to slot him 3 or 4 and leave 1 or 2 to someone who likes Padre or LT better.

captains can pick and choose who gets which draft slots

this will be the key, imho

 

[popeye]

I haven't been mentioned on any lists for some reason.

 

[popeye]

Id be included to agree with you if I had more info.

What means this?

 

[Couch Potato]

this will be the key, imho

Ha! Your 'o' is seldom 'h.' Btw, I liked your eyes blinking avatar. Sorry to see it go.

 

[tommyGunZ]

If I'm a target, so be it. I'll survive.

I meant it in a positive way - having folks fired up to beat you should be taken as a compliment. Guess I should have included a smiley.No thin skin issues here. I don't think I'm any more qualified than the other 89 who have applied, nor do I think I'm any less qualified than anyone. If I were Unlucky, I'd pick 11 guys, and forget about it explaining how he narrowed the field. Surely you didn't think you were going to post lists of who should be in without catching some flak.

 

[BassNBrew]

Hey Aaron, is the draft order going to be random or will the captains be able to assigned the picking order.  Given the differences of opinion on some of the first round talent, it could be beneficial to slot people.  For instance, if Joe likes Duece #1 overall, it might be beneficial to slot him 3 or 4 and leave 1 or 2 to someone who likes Padre or LT better.

captains can pick and choose who gets which draft slots

this will be the key, imho

No one has more experience getting stuck at the end of the serpent then me. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, I drew 16 of 16 in SSL2. Every freaking year I have to decide between Taylor's groin and Moss's driving habits.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Hey Aaron, is the draft order going to be random or will the captains be able to assigned the picking order.  Given the differences of opinion on some of the first round talent, it could be beneficial to slot people.  For instance, if Joe likes Duece #1 overall, it might be beneficial to slot him 3 or 4 and leave 1 or 2 to someone who likes Padre or LT better.

captains can pick and choose who gets which draft slots

this will be the key, imho

No one has more experience getting stuck at the end of the serpent then me. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, I drew 16 of 16 in SSL2. Every freaking year I have to decide between Taylor's groin and Moss's driving habits.

Might as well volunteer for the slot in this league.Dom Davis? Barlow? Henry? Harrison?I'd hate to be hanging out at the end in 14 and 16 teamers this year. You're basically dodging land mines.

 

[BigCats]

You know, in all honesty, it is impressive to see this much talent coming from our Shark Pool. I would put you guys up against any other board out there and I believe you would come out on top.

Funny you should mention that. I have sent "Goat Boy" a couple of PMs extending an invitation to go up against the "True" Survivors over at Xperts. Since he hasn't responded I assume He and the Staff are either afraid, or can't handle more than one challenge at a time. So if the rest of you boys are done breaking you arms patting yourself on the back, maybe one of you can organize the "B" Team and come on over for a Survivor Challenge against the best at Xperts. We currently have challenges set-up with Antsports and NFL-Fans. Three Survivor leagues against each site, with 6 representatives from each site composing the teams.... so come get some. If your interested, elect a captain or two, and send me an e-mail at: [email protected] can also be reached via PM at Xperts ID: BigCats

 

[nerangers]

There's a reason why these guys are just regular old Message Board guys . . . they don't have what it takes to be a Football Guy. We've forgotten more about fantasy football than they will likely ever know. If they're so smart, where's THEIR fantasy football site, huh?!?

Those that can, do. Those that can't, hire guys from a message board and make them FootballGuys Staff!! Most of the guys that are on staff were the cream of the crop of this message board. Hmmm looks like a new group of Message Boarders are going to show why the Staff here has to keep coming back to pick from the Crop!Keep practicing the following David... "At least we tried!" :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

 

[Redhots GM]

If I were Unlucky, I'd pick 11 guys, and forget about explaining how he narrowed the field.

There you have it!Let Unlucky pick his 11 this year.Kick their ####.Next year draw names out of a hat.Then, kick their #### again.Simple.If you haven't figured it out yet... the FBG guys ain't any better then the rest of us. We've all been there, done that. Who's kidding who? It will be a whole lot of fun though!! :gang:

 

[bagger]

I have to commend Aaron on stirring the pot and actually stepping up and saying who he thinks should be on the team. He could have taken the easy road and not said anything or listed 30 people and said any would make it. But he actually narrowed down the list to the 11. I already posted who I thought should be on the team in the original thread, so no need to rehash it here.To everyone who is hurt because Aaron doesn't see your fantasy football genius, get over it. The way you can show him he's wrong is posting in the Shark Pool with meaningful, insightful posts and over time he'll recognize your Nobel-like work here. The 11 that Unlucky picks will be subjective in that there are far more quality fantasy footabllers here (both known and unknown) on the message board than there are spots. Aaron didn't pick me to be on his holy of holy teams and that's all right. That is subjective as well and we have a lot of different viewpoints regarding fantasy football draft theory as noted in a lot of the Survivor II threads from last year.So anyway, big props to Aaron for being bold and stating his mind. That is done not often enough anymore in the Shark Pool without a lot of people .

 

[LHUCKS]

I have to commend Aaron on stirring the pot and actually stepping up and saying who he thinks should be on the team. He could have taken the easy road and not said anything or listed 30 people and said any would make it. But he actually narrowed down the list to the 11. I already posted who I thought should be on the team in the original thread, so no need to rehash it here.To everyone who is hurt because Aaron doesn't see your fantasy football genius, get over it. The way you can show him he's wrong is posting in the Shark Pool with meaningful, insightful posts and over time he'll recognize your Nobel-like work here. The 11 that Unlucky picks will be subjective in that there are far more quality fantasy footabllers here (both known and unknown) on the message board than there are spots. Aaron didn't pick me to be on his holy of holy teams and that's all right. That is subjective as well and we have a lot of different viewpoints regarding fantasy football draft theory as noted in a lot of the Survivor II threads from last year.So anyway, big props to Aaron for being bold and stating his mind. That is done not often enough anymore in the Shark Pool without a lot of people .

Nicely stated Sandbagger.

 

[Peens]

Alot of good people have been mentioned already to do this. I wonder if Unlucky has considered JohnnyU, Steelers4Life or Joffer for this team. I would think they could hold there own against any of them.

 

[Steelers4Life]

Alot of good people have been mentioned already to do this. I wonder if Unlucky has considered JohnnyU, Steelers4Life or Joffer for this team. I would think they could hold there own against any of them.

Hahaha, thanks Greg. Something tells me you could more than hold your own too!I applied, but the bottom line is that I don't think enough people on this board have a clue who I am, and I'm not a guy who feels these complex drafting strategies are really worth the time they take to prepare. Doesn't bode well to be selected by a guy with his own spreadsheet projection model! It comes down to how much you love and follow football. Take all of the projections you want, but they all boil down to whether or not you like the guy or not. VBD, DVBD... whatever. Mix in a little luck, and everyone takes their chances. I'd take my chances against anyone on these boards, but if I'm not selected (which I realistically don't expect to be), no problem. I'll just have to settle for taking your money, Greg... in GMDFFL!! If I AM selected, I'll represent the message board well.

 

[Family Matters]

I know you guys are better than us, so I'm going to type slower this time so I won't miss anything (you know we can't even read). I mean, if we were bank guards, we wouldn't even know we were being robbed until we read it in tomorrow's paper!I've seen better organization in a pack of drunk rats scurrying out of a burning building.You are the best of the best of the best, gods. We cut are face shaving in Vietnam taking slugs for the good old U.S. of A. (For the Generation X-boxers out there, Vietnam was a war in the jungles of Southeast Asia). We are sorry @$% football fans, you know. We were the guys with our shirts off in Playgirl.We've tried to have a mock draft, but we had trouble coming up with staff due to our limited cunning and intellect. We finally pulled our yanks long enough to fill the Message Board slots.We've already drawn straws to see which one of us staff guys has to throw up the last week of the regular season to allow one Message Boarder into the final 8--or else we would have whined that we got hammered.The Chargers have a better chance of winning the Super Bowl than we have have at winning this thing.

Dave,Your post is a little confusing. I'm surprised to see you give up so easily. On the other hand...reality sucks. It's probably best that you recognize the facts now rather than later. It's easier to accept losing if you know well in advance how things will turn out. I think most of us feel you guys will do better than your post suggest. Keep the faith and remember to were your diaper up and tight!

 

[JAA]

I'll try to justify my selections:

LHUCKS

bostonfred

purplehaze67

GregR

these guys all finished in the top-4 of the Survivor II FBG Invitational last year. They deserve entry for that reason alone, but they are also some of the best contributors in the Shark Pool. I left off other strong candidates from Survivor II (Gatorman, sandbagger, Cobalt Cruisin', bueno, BassNBrew) just to mix it up a bit, but anyone from that league would be a worthy selection for Unlucky.

EastBayFunk

I enjoy EBF's posts and think he knows a lot. He's one of the most active posters in the shark pool and also willing to think outside the box.

Rebel34

I thought his application was one of the strongest in the bunch. Fantasy football is his job and he watches a ton of film. I don't think you can go wrong with a guy like that.

Twilight

Twilight is the man when it comes to survivor leagues. I think he would have been a very good choice as the MB captain due to his experience running the MB survivor leagues. He knows all about what it takes to win in survivor leagues and his performance last year in multiple leagues was impressive.

General Malaise

One of the most entertaining posters on the boards. I didn't want to leave the FFA guys out and I think GM would be a very strong selection from that crowd.

Joseph

He doesn't post a ton of stuff but I find his insights to always be solid and informative. His performance in the UFFP shouldn't be ignored. I tend to get him confused with joffer though because their names are similar and they both use the Mr. Burns avatar.

Couch Potato

He deserves strong consideration for 2 things: (a) winning the Team Survivor competition last year, beating out a ton of people, and (b) being one of the most entertaining posters in the shark pool.

radballs

Ollie might not be well known around these parts but he's a hardcore FF fantatic and I've competed against him in several leagues. He's passionate about the game and knows his stuff.

It was hard to leave some of these guys off:

Cobalt Cruisin'

sandbagger

BassNBrew

bueno

Gatorman

switz

JAA

Joffer

FM696969

Tiger Fan

Mr. Pickles

JoeT

rabidfireweasel

Mark Speener

Sinrman

As I said, it would be very easy to come up with 24 MB team members. It is a deep group and I do not envy Unlucky for having to narrow it down. I do think he should speed things up a bit though and perhaps start choosing people before Wednesday's deadline. If I were him, I'd select Twilight and perhaps a couple of the Survivor II guys right away and get their input on who the other choices should be.

Fair enough. Like I said, may not agree, just curious.

 

[JAA]

So what Im gathering from this thread is that if you dont compete in FREE leagues in the FBG area, then you are not considered good competition. Thats somewhat funny.It would be like having a poker tourney and not inviting Johnny Chan because he didnt play in any of the free satelites. I guess I dont get it since I refuse to play in leagues where there is no $$ involved.To each his own,JAA

 

[David Yudkin]

I know you guys are better than us, so I'm going to type slower this time so I won't miss anything (you know we can't even read). I mean, if we were bank guards, we wouldn't even know we were being robbed until we read it in tomorrow's paper!I've seen better organization in a pack of drunk rats scurrying out of a burning building.You are the best of the best of the best, gods. We cut are face shaving in Vietnam taking slugs for the good old U.S. of A. (For the Generation X-boxers out there, Vietnam was a war in the jungles of Southeast Asia). We are sorry @$% football fans, you know. We were the guys with our shirts off in Playgirl.We've tried to have a mock draft, but we had trouble coming up with staff due to our limited cunning and intellect. We finally pulled our yanks long enough to fill the Message Board slots.We've already drawn straws to see which one of us staff guys has to throw up the last week of the regular season to allow one Message Boarder into the final 8--or else we would have whined that we got hammered.The Chargers have a better chance of winning the Super Bowl than we have have at winning this thing.

Dave,Your post is a little confusing. I'm surprised to see you give up so easily. On the other hand...reality sucks. It's probably best that you recognize the facts now rather than later. It's easier to accept losing if you know well in advance how things will turn out. I think most of us feel you guys will do better than your post suggest. Keep the faith and remember to were your diaper up and tight!

Go away or I shall taunt you a second time.You don't frighten us, English pig dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called "Arthur King," you and all your silly English K-nig-hts. I don't want to talk to you, no more, you empty-headed animal, food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. You mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

 

[Family Matters]

I know you guys are better than us, so I'm going to type slower this time so I won't miss anything  (you know we can't even read).  I mean, if we were bank guards, we wouldn't even know we were being robbed until we read it in tomorrow's paper!I've seen better organization in a pack of drunk rats scurrying out of a burning building.You are the best of the best of the best, gods.  We cut are face shaving in Vietnam taking slugs for the good old U.S. of A.  (For the Generation X-boxers out there, Vietnam was a war in the jungles of Southeast Asia).  We are sorry @$% football fans, you know.  We were the guys with our shirts off in Playgirl.We've tried to have a mock draft, but we had trouble coming up with staff due to our limited cunning and intellect.  We finally pulled our yanks long enough to fill the Message Board slots.We've already drawn straws to see which one of us staff guys has to throw up the last week of the regular season to allow one Message Boarder into the final 8--or else we would have whined that we got hammered.The Chargers have a better chance of winning the Super Bowl than we have have at winning this thing.

Dave,Your post is a little confusing. I'm surprised to see you give up so easily. On the other hand...reality sucks. It's probably best that you recognize the facts now rather than later. It's easier to accept losing if you know well in advance how things will turn out. I think most of us feel you guys will do better than your post suggest. Keep the faith and remember to were your diaper up and tight!

Go away or I shall taunt you a second time.You don't frighten us, English pig dogs. Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called "Arthur King," you and all your silly English K-nig-hts. I don't want to talk to you, no more, you empty-headed animal, food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. You mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

Gee David, does your mother know you talk this way? Are you even allowed up this late? Such big words for a staffer. Hope you don't get put into timeout. LOL

 

[switz]

There are a ton of good applicants and I'm sure Unlucky is going to have a very hard time deciding. I figured it would be interesting to see who others would select. Perhaps a thread like this would end up making his job easier.Based on the applications thus far, I'd go with these guys:EastBayFunkRebel34Twilightbostonfredpurplehaze67General MalaiseLHUCKSJosephCouch PotatoGregRradballsThere were some very tough choices and it was hard to leave some guys out but with only 11 available spots, the competition is fierce. No offense intended to anyone I left off my recommendation list. It would be easy to fill 24 spots with the guys that applied.I'd also like to point out that purplehaze, GregR, LHUCKS, and bostonfred deserve to be included as they all finished in the top-5 of Survivor II last year.I know I'm staff now and will be competing against this team, but I think this would be a very strong group and I'm sure their commentary would be entertaining and informative. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing who is chosen.

I'm not going to look at the applications themselves, but I will merely post 11 guys I would go to war with or against any day from this board, these are the best and brightest from my POV (and it's not intended as an insult to anyone I've left off)GeneralMalaiseEastBayFunkbostonfredradballssandbaggerBassNBrewswitz (humility says not to include yourself, honesty says I have to)JofferFM696969rabidfireweaselSinrmanthe only part tough was picking between Sinrman, bueno, purplehaze, and JoeT for the last spot...

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

It seems like a lot of the same names keep appearing on the lists that keep popping up, which means the guys on there are probably pretty good.However, the only problem with keep picking the same guys is that, well. you never see what anyone else has, and you have the same clique year after year. I know that's fun and all for you guys but sometimes it's hard to stomach watching everyone pat each other on the back.If I had to pick 11, it would be a well rounded team. It wouldn't be 6 guys from a select group over there and 4 more from over here. And I wouldn't pick anyone that turned in an app that basically said: You know me, I'm interested, I'm good. To take offense from the 11 candidates that anyone chooses is silly. Have some confidence in yourself. I don't need Aaron R. to tell me whether I'm worthy or not, no offense Aaron, but you really don't know much about me rather than I like Dallas. What you don't know is that I love football and have a passion for the game. I don't go to regular season football games because I have to stay home with Direct TV Football package to Tivo plays over and over. I know just about every players weekly stats by 7:00 P.M. on Sunday night because I've seen them so many times during the day. I submit my weekly lineups Tuesday morning's at 10:00 A.m. so in case I have some type of an accident that would keep me out of my computer for a week my lineup would be in and my opponent wouldn't have an easy weak. I haven't been in SSL1,2 or 8 or any other abbreviated leagues around here but have been in a redraft league through the Detroit Motor City Casino for 4 years and won it 3 times. I've been in a 14 team redraft (The Eric Hipple Fantasy Football Leauge) with guys who know football and won it 3 out of 7 years and been to the playoffs every year. I respect many in this forum, but fear no one. My feelings won't be bruised if I'm not selected. I'm still going to kick butt and take names in the leagues I"m in.

 

[bueno]

I'm not going to rise to the bait - Unlucky will pick a good team. He's getting plenty of advice that he'll probably just ignore - as he probably should.

 

[Marc Levin]

Instead of the Dirty Bird, y'all need the Dirty Word.Quality, not quantity - I only see a post from him once every few days, but I hope for y'all's sake he at least threw his hat in the ring.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Instead of the Dirty Bird, y'all need the Dirty Word.Quality, not quantity - I only see a post from him once every few days, but I hope for y'all's sake he at least threw his hat in the ring.

Dirty Word rocks...haven't seen him around much lately though

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

To take offense from the 11 candidates that anyone chooses is silly.  Have some confidence in yourself.  I don't need Aaron R. to tell me whether I'm worthy or not, no offense Aaron, but you really don't know much about me rather than I like Dallas. What you don't know is that I love football and have a passion for the game. I don't go to regular season football games because I have to stay home with Direct TV Football package to Tivo plays over and over.  I know just about every players weekly stats by 7:00 P.M. on Sunday night because I've seen them so many times during the day.  I submit my weekly lineups Tuesday morning's at  10:00 A.m. so in case I have some type of an accident that would keep me out of my computer for a week my lineup would be in and my opponent wouldn't have an easy weak.  I haven't been in SSL1,2 or 8 or any other abbreviated leagues around here but have been in a redraft league through the Detroit Motor City Casino for 4 years and won it 3 times.  I've been in a 14 team redraft (The Eric Hipple Fantasy Football Leauge) with guys who know football and won it 3 out of 7 years and been to the playoffs every year.  I respect many in this forum, but fear no one.  My feelings won't be bruised if I'm not selected.  I'm still going to kick butt and take names in the leagues I"m in.

guys...if I was still a MB regular, and someone left me off their list, I wouldn't start #####ing and moaning about it. lighten up...there are only 11 spots available, some people are going to get left out. it's not the end of the world. heck, there were plenty of staff members that got left out and I don't see them I picked my 11. feel free to post your 11 if you disagree, and please justify your picks as I have done.EVERYBODY who applied and posts here regularly loves football and probably does very well in whatever leagues they join. what sets you all apart from the rest though?BTW, I can't in good conscience vote for any Cowboys or Dolphins fans. Sorry guys, but that just isn't going to happen in this lifetime. Old grudges die hard.

 

[Family Matters]

The competition is tough and there will be far more great players left out than gets in. Either way you can count on my full support! It will be interesting to see how well the MB does against these pros. Kick some #### boys!

 

[tommyGunZ]

guys...if I was still a MB regular, and someone left me off their list, I wouldn't start #####ing and moaning about it. lighten up...there are only 11 spots available, some people are going to get left out. it's not the end of the world. heck, there were plenty of staff members that got left out and I don't see them

Who's crying? You know how this board works Aaron - if you start a thread, you'd better be ready to have your opinions and observations picked apart. And if you start a thread listing your opinion of who the most knowledgable and valuable posters are in the shark pool, how do you not expect folks to disagree and debate your opinions? Guess I'm just wondering what you thought this thread was going to be about when you decided to post it.

I picked my 11. feel free to post your 11 if you disagree and please justify your picks as I have done.

No way I'd post my 11. The results are always the same and easy to predict: 11 people getting pats on the back, and a couple hundred wondering why they aren't viewed as valuable and as knowledgeable as those listed.Personally, I like your list - I'd probably take 3-4 of the guys you listed if I were captain. But you knew (or should have known) that those not listed were going to defend themselves and argue for their inclusion when you started this thread.It's all in good fun.

 

[jurb26]

Just thought I would point something out real quick. It seems that one of the major factors that is being looked at in deciding who gets picked is the amount of passion, interest, or emotion they seemed to show in their application. Lots seemed to have very strong arguements and are clearly emotionaly attached to this competition for some reason or other. It all most seems as if these are prerequisits to be considered. So why than are people getting upset that these same people (all of which can not be picked mind you) are now a bit upset and emotional that their name is not one being picked or recommended. Seems to me that it is only the logical and expected reaction. Now I am in no way defending this behavor, as we are all adults (I think so anyways) and people should be able to deal with disappiontment as it is part of life. However, I think that some of what we are seeing should be expected. Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. I mean yeah it would be great to compete with what is IMO the best FF competition out there. I understand though that there is a ton of all very skilled and worthy people that hang out here though. So in no way do I find insult in the fact that I may not be selected or am not receiving recommendations. Of course I believe if given the chance I will win, but that is just being a competitor and every person out there should feel that way. Like I said in my app, this would be a great challenge and honor. But the fact is, I don't need to be in this competition for any other reason. I can surely find other leagues to compete in and would bet that everyone else can as well. Actually, this all seems like a bit too much chest thumping for my taste any ways. At any rate, I will be supporting the MB and know no matter who is choosen they will represent us well. Good luck to all, Staff your going to need it.

 

[Family Matters]

Just thought I would point something out real quick. It seems that one of the major factors that is being looked at in deciding who gets picked is the amount of passion, interest, or emotion they seemed to show in their application. Lots seemed to have very strong arguements and are clearly emotionaly attached to this competition for some reason or other. It all most seems as if these are prerequisits to be considered. So why than are people getting upset that these same people (all of which can not be picked mind you) are now a bit upset and emotional that their name is not one being picked or recommended. Seems to me that it is only the logical and expected reaction. Now I am in no way defending this behavor, as we are all adults (I think so anyways) and people should be able to deal with disappiontment as it is part of life. However, I think that some of what we are seeing should be expected. Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. I mean yeah it would be great to compete with what is IMO the best FF competition out there. I understand though that there is a ton of all very skilled and worthy people that hang out here though. So in no way do I find insult in the fact that I may not be selected or am not receiving recommendations. Of course I believe if given the chance I will win, but that is just being a competitor and every person out there should feel that way. Like I said in my app, this would be a great challenge and honor. But the fact is, I don't need to be in this competition for any other reason. I can surely find other leagues to compete in and would bet that everyone else can as well. Actually, this all seems like a bit too much chest thumping for my taste any ways. At any rate, I will be supporting the MB and know no matter who is choosen they will represent us well. Good luck to all, Staff your going to need it.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

To take offense from the 11 candidates that anyone chooses is silly.  Have some confidence in yourself.  I don't need Aaron R. to tell me whether I'm worthy or not, no offense Aaron, but you really don't know much about me rather than I like Dallas. What you don't know is that I love football and have a passion for the game. I don't go to regular season football games because I have to stay home with Direct TV Football package to Tivo plays over and over.  I know just about every players weekly stats by 7:00 P.M. on Sunday night because I've seen them so many times during the day.  I submit my weekly lineups Tuesday morning's at  10:00 A.m. so in case I have some type of an accident that would keep me out of my computer for a week my lineup would be in and my opponent wouldn't have an easy weak.  I haven't been in SSL1,2 or 8 or any other abbreviated leagues around here but have been in a redraft league through the Detroit Motor City Casino for 4 years and won it 3 times.  I've been in a 14 team redraft (The Eric Hipple Fantasy Football Leauge) with guys who know football and won it 3 out of 7 years and been to the playoffs every year.  I respect many in this forum, but fear no one.  My feelings won't be bruised if I'm not selected.  I'm still going to kick butt and take names in the leagues I"m in.

guys...if I was still a MB regular, and someone left me off their list, I wouldn't start #####ing and moaning about it. lighten up...there are only 11 spots available, some people are going to get left out. it's not the end of the world. heck, there were plenty of staff members that got left out and I don't see them I picked my 11. feel free to post your 11 if you disagree and please justify your picks as I have done.EVERYBODY who applied and posts here regularly loves football and probably does very well in whatever leagues they join. what sets you all apart from the rest though?BTW, I can't in good conscience vote for any Cowboys or Dolphins fans. Sorry guys, but that just isn't going to happen in this lifetime. Old grudges die hard.

Hey, I was wondering if those Super Bowl defeats had anything to do with it You mentioned a good team, it appears you would have made a good captain.I'm going to just get into some leagues with some of the names mentioned in the posts in this thread.So if some of you guys out there need an opening in leagues (money or not), need help on Mock drafts etc... just PM me anytime. I figure the only way some are going to find out if Cowboy can back up his words is to beat you. Good luck

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Who's crying? You know how this board works Aaron - if you start a thread, you'd better be ready to have your opinions and observations picked apart.

And if you start a thread listing your opinion of who the most knowledgable and valuable posters are in the shark pool, how do you not expect folks to disagree and debate your opinions? Guess I'm just wondering what you thought this thread was going to be about when you decided to post it.

I picked my 11. feel free to post your 11 if you disagree and please justify your picks as I have done.

No way I'd post my 11. The results are always the same and easy to predict: 11 people getting pats on the back, and a couple hundred wondering why they aren't viewed as valuable and as knowledgeable as those listed.Personally, I like your list - I'd probably take 3-4 of the guys you listed if I were captain. But you knew (or should have known) that those not listed were going to defend themselves and argue for their inclusion when you started this thread.

It's all in good fun.

I guess I'd just rather people answer the question that I posed when I started this thread:If you were Unlucky, which 11 would you pick?

rather than complaining about how I could possibly leave them out and telling me how much they love football.

I'm one person and my opinion means nothing when it comes to Unlucky's decision. Consider this thread a place to make recommendations for people that you think should be included...not necessarily a place to talk about and defend your own qualifications.

Obviously, everybody who applied thinks THEY should be included. But, what other posters would you like to see included besides yourself?

BTW, jurb26, I know and respect you as a poster around here. No slight was intended by leaving you off the list...just not enough spots to go around.

 

[jurb26]

BTW, jurb26, I know and respect you as a poster around here. No slight was intened by leaving you off the list...just not enough spots to go around.

None taken what so ever. I understand and hey, its not like my app was all that great. Pretty half arsed compared to what was in there.

 

[Scrooloose]

If I was to choose just one, I would pick Cornholio.He is simply the greastest Fantasy Football mind that ever existed. No one knows who he is but many of you have competed against him with less than stellar results. I cannot find comparisons in history that can come close to the expertise that he exhibits in this great hobby. Genghis Kahns penchant for slaying is zilch when assessing Cornholios drafting Prowess. What Stephen Hawking thinks he knows about the Big Bang is miniscule when mentioned in the same breath with Cornholios knowlegde of free agent evaluation. Gary Kasparov is a patzer when stacked up against a true Grand Master of the fantasy gridiron like Cornholio.Look, Botton line is there is not one example that is a fair benchmark because no exists. So, stroke the Staffs delicate psyches by picking the run of the mill and avoiding what can only be described as the Ultimate of time past, present and future.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Consider this thread a place to make recommendations for people that you think should be included...not necessarily a place to talk about and defend your own qualifications.

Cool. I think all of these people are qualified: switz Northern Voice tommyGunZ Jock Off PFS Iwannabeacowboybaby! rebel34 JZilla Brave Sir Robin Yah_Shoor_Yoobetchya Gambler EastBayFunk nightshift Tiger Fan vinwinephans Turbo Punch Yamato Chaz ShadowMaster Drugrunner Deranged Hermit gateway Capella Sinrman LHUCKS Joe T domer MelvinTScupper crazygutgut Holy Schneikes Mark Speener JAA DenverBuc Joseph RustyFA Warehouse Nasty GregR WisWolvrns purplehaze67 spOOfy Family Matters grouse Pick sandbagger Steelers4Life mbuehner BigRed Alias Chemical X Twilight rzrback77 ardethan CobaltCruisin' BassNBrew Mr. Pickles bostonfred Bird [icon] Bluesbomber Couch Potato Juicecore bts4bkfst rotodcf Zaphod scoobygang Zartan joffer Musesboy Wu-banger rgabbard General Malaise S.K.A. ExtraPoint valence Redhots GM Psychology Kev Davej626 bueno jurb26 reg Fullback Fro ravnzfan gallamann radballs Cornholio Gatorman footballman_696969 rabidfireweasel 3nOut Kleck RBM I'd pick 11 from that group.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Consider this thread a place to make recommendations for people that you think should be included...not necessarily a place to talk about and defend your own qualifications.

Cool. I think all of these people are qualified: (snip)I'd pick 11 from that group.

copout

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Consider this thread a place to make recommendations for people that you think should be included...not necessarily a place to talk about and defend your own qualifications.

Cool. I think all of these people are qualified: switz Northern Voice tommyGunZ Jock Off PFS Iwannabeacowboybaby! rebel34 JZilla Brave Sir Robin Yah_Shoor_Yoobetchya Gambler EastBayFunk nightshift Tiger Fan vinwinephans Turbo Punch Yamato Chaz ShadowMaster Drugrunner Deranged Hermit gateway Capella Sinrman LHUCKS Joe T domer MelvinTScupper crazygutgut Holy Schneikes Mark Speener JAA DenverBuc Joseph RustyFA Warehouse Nasty GregR WisWolvrns purplehaze67 spOOfy Family Matters grouse Pick sandbagger Steelers4Life mbuehner BigRed Alias Chemical X Twilight rzrback77 ardethan CobaltCruisin' BassNBrew Mr. Pickles bostonfred Bird [icon] Bluesbomber Couch Potato Juicecore bts4bkfst rotodcf Zaphod scoobygang Zartan joffer Musesboy Wu-banger rgabbard General Malaise S.K.A. ExtraPoint valence Redhots GM Psychology Kev Davej626 bueno jurb26 reg Fullback Fro ravnzfan gallamann radballs Cornholio Gatorman footballman_696969 rabidfireweasel 3nOut Kleck RBM I'd pick 11 from that group.

Tommy, I'm assuming that you put those picks in order of best to least, so thanks for putting me near the top, I'm in! :rotflmao:

 

[Marc Levin]

Consider this thread a place to make recommendations for people that you think should be included...not necessarily a place to talk about and defend your own qualifications.

Cool. I think all of these people are qualified: (snip)I'd pick 11 from that group.

copout

There's a bunch of names on that list I don't recall from the Shark's Pool.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Consider this thread a place to make recommendations for people that you think should be included...not necessarily a place to talk about and defend your own qualifications.

Cool. I think all of these people are qualified: (snip)I'd pick 11 from that group.

copout

Perhaps, but I'll stick to what I said earlier:

No way I'd post my 11. The results are always the same and easy to predict: 11 people getting pats on the back, and a couple hundred wondering why they aren't viewed as valuable and as knowledgeable as those listed.

And like I also stated earlier in this thread - I like your list. But we'll just have to agree to disagree as to what constitutes #####ing and crying. To you: #####ing and crying = people advocating their inclusion onto your list of who deserves to be choosen.To me: #####ing and crying = your reaction when others disagreed with your original post.No worries bro - I just think we see this one from different angles.

 

[tommyGunZ]

Tommy, I'm assuming that you put those picks in order of best to least, so thanks for putting me near the top, I'm in! :rotflmao:

Incorrect assumption. switz would NEVER be listed above tommygunZ when we're talking about ff knowledge.

 

[WisWolvrns]

My view, since it is Survivor format, with no trades or free agency and being drafted this early, is that alot of luck will be needed to win. So on that note, it might be good to hand select 10 owners and for the final spot just randomly assign one of the remaining applicants. Anyone posting on this board in May is probably just as good as the next guy in FF, so having one wildcard owner might turn out to be a bonus. If that person was "lucky" enough to win the random draw for the final owner spot, maybe that "luck" will carry into the season too! If I was picking, I'd definitely want the "luckiest" owner on my squad. As the saying goes, and I have seen many a time in FF, it's better to be lucky than good!It might also be an interesting compromise from just picking 11 applicants and thus denying all the rest. If the final spot was randomly assigned, then everyone was in the running and would have less to grip about since they could have got a spot, if they were lucky enough to have been randomly selected...

 

[footballman_696969]

As the saying goes, and I have seen many a time in FF, it's better to be lucky than good!

It looks like the message board is doomed with unlucky as our captain.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

To you: #####ing and crying = people advocating their inclusion onto your list of who deserves to be choosen.To me: #####ing and crying = your reaction when others disagreed with your original post.No worries bro - I just think we see this one from different angles.

to be fair, there hasn't been a lot of #####ing and crying in here. Just a bunch of people who are apparently too afraid to step up and list their top 11 choices.I also don't think my reaction was at all aimed at people who disagreed with me. In fact, I encourage people to disagree with me on my selections and list their own. Just seems silly for people to take offense and try to change my mind when my opinion means so little in this matter anyway.no worries indeed.

 

[WisWolvrns]

Sorry, I posted, but didn't list my 11. But I wouldn't feel qualified to know the individuals worths of the various message board posters, since I'm not a regular poster/reader. I just figure anyone who is reading atleast frequently enough to notice a contest is ramping up, in May, has enough FF skill/fanatism to pull their own weight in any league.

 

[switz]

Tommy, I'm assuming that you put those picks in order of best to least, so thanks for putting me near the top, I'm in! :rotflmao:

Incorrect assumption. switz would NEVER be listed above tommygunZ when we're talking about ff knowledge.

:rotflmao: too funny

 

[popeye]

Consider this thread a place to make recommendations for people that you think should be included...not necessarily a place to talk about and defend your own qualifications.

Cool. I think all of these people are qualified: (snip)I'd pick 11 from that group.

copout

I'm just glad to be on a list. Thanks TGUNZ.

 

[bostonfred2]

11 guys I'd probably pick, although there's a lot more that could and probably should make this list. Just thought I'd post something to take the heat off aaron. BassNBrewbostonfredBruce Hammond (Couch Potato)GregRJoseph/Joffer - definitely somebody with a Burns avatarLHUCKSpurplehazerabidfireweaselsandbaggerSinrmanswitzI'd probably have put Gatorman on the list, too, if he'd put me in his. I also really liked this idea that 3nOut put in the application thread, although I don't think it's really feasible.

I believe everyone deserves at least a shot at going against the big guys. Therefore, I am again submitting my idea, on behalf of THE UNCHOSEN (ths would be a nice team name now that I think about it), that the 12th MB 'player' be a composite of the rest of us MBers. When its our turn to draft, we vote on a player. First player receiving 10 votes gets drafted. I know this may make the draft a little longer, but this way we ALL are involved. We wouldn't be in it for the money, just the honor of having a chance of going aganst the staff. If team MB12 wins, the money goes to charity. I think there are many deserving MBers here that won't get a chance to play. Thoughts?

 

[bostonfred2]

EastBayFunk is another one I'd look strongly at. I don't envy Unlucky the job of selecting 11 other people.