I'm seriously considering tanking this week (1 Viewer)

[warpedone]

12 team league; I'm 1-6 sucking hind teat

Of my five WR, one is on a bye and Jones is suspended. Of those available Coles is questionable with a thigh and head (although I think he'll play); Ike Hilliard is questionable with a head; and my other WR is Colston so it's possible that I have one receiver play this weekend.

At TE, Winslow is suspended and my backup's on a bye.

I only have one kicker and he's on a bye.

I have no trade bait and each waiver move costs $5. Weekly winner gets $25. If I had to pick up a kicker or something, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

So...do I spend $15-$20 on available, low-rent WRs, TE and PK with the way outside chance of netting $10?

Sticky wicket.

 

[Perfect Tommy]

You have no obligation to spend $5 a pickup to make your team more competitive for one week. You are only obliged to put in the best lineup you can with the players you have.

 

[fred_1_15301]

12 team league; I'm 1-6 sucking hind teat

Of my five WR, one is on a bye and Jones is suspended. Of those available Coles is questionable with a thigh and head (although I think he'll play); Ike Hilliard is questionable with a head; and my other WR is Colston so it's possible that I have one receiver play this weekend.

At TE, Winslow is suspended and my backup's on a bye.

I only have one kicker and he's on a bye.

I have no trade bait and each waiver move costs $5. Weekly winner gets $25. If I had to pick up a kicker or something, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

So...do I spend $15-$20 on available, low-rent WRs, TE and PK with the way outside chance of netting $10?

Sticky wicket.

No you're toast this week. Just save your money and go for it another week.

 

[awesomeness]

it's not really tanking if you're still playing your best players who are active for the week.

 

[FantasyTrader]

it's not really tanking if you're still playing your best players who are active for the week.

End of thread.

 

[lion_crazz]

What happens though when he is not playing players that are active?

And why did the OP mention that he was 1-6? Should it matter? Shouldn't every FF team try to win each week? I have 2 teams in my league that are 1-6 and they are both still playing very hard, even though they are at the bottom of their divisions.

 

[daveR]

Save the cash.

 

[radballs]

This is why I eliminated transaction fees when I took over as commish in my local league. We raised the entry fee from $100 with transaction fees to $150 without them. I want people in the league to put their best foot forward each week without playing it cheap and potentially compromising the integrity of the league.

 

[Twilight]

What happens though when he is not playing players that are active? And why did the OP mention that he was 1-6? Should it matter? Shouldn't every FF team try to win each week? I have 2 teams in my league that are 1-6 and they are both still playing very hard, even though they are at the bottom of their divisions.

It wouldn't factor in if transactions are free, but it is a big factor in $/pickup leagues. If he was 6-1 instead, it would be worth it to throw money away for one week only players to keep a lead. But @ 1-6, he's not winning any prize money to recoup the outlay, so I wouldn't.As a note, I hate $/pickup leagues. When I took over my local league 6 years ago, it was the first thing I killed. Extra prize money is nice, but once teams are out of the running, it kills any attempts to keep fielding a competitive team. The chance at weekly money just isn't enough, as this thread justifies.

 

[Twilight]

This is why I eliminated transaction fees when I took over as commish in my local league. We raised the entry fee from $100 with transaction fees to $150 without them. I want people in the league to put their best foot forward each week without playing it cheap and potentially compromising the integrity of the league.

Great minds think alike?

 

[T Bell]

it's not really tanking if you're still playing your best players who are active for the week.

End of thread.