Last Minute Lineup Changes... (1 Viewer)

[Rovers]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts.

It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works.

Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

 

[Mikel J. Anderson]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

I think that happens to all of us..every week...

 

[donkshow]

Yep, happens to me all the time.

Set your line-up early, barring injury, keep your line-up.

 

[Woogie Lee]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Maybe you should draft better?At this point in the season, I'm starting the guys I drafted first unless someone is hurt.

 

[Kwai Chang Caine]

At 12:58 I switched out Spiller for Ridley. I thought maybe Spiller was a flash against a Jet D that was playing with a lead and I was just SURE that NE would pound Arizona into oblivion.

I wanted to throw up in my mouth.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Maybe you should draft better?At this point in the season, I'm starting the guys I drafted first unless someone is hurt.

meh still glad I started Spiller over Torrey Smith even though I drafted Smith first. Also kind of glad I went with Celek over Fred Davis.

 

[ponchsox]

Don't do them unless there's an injury in play.

 

[Area51Inhabitant]

I almost pulled the plug on Reggie Bush this week for Antonio Brown but thanks to Sunday laziness I didn't feel like accessing the league website so by pure inertia I left Bush in my lineup. I think you might have something here. We're all guilty of last minute uncertainty but sometimes the best play is to just leave be.

 

[solorca]

Yesterday, I pulled Hakeem Nicks for Marshawn Lynch at the last minute. Even though Lynch put up a solid 19 point game for me, Nicks would have gotten me 39...and instead of sweating out a Matt Ryan performance tonight, I could already have a win locked up.

Usually I go with my gut. This was the one time I decided to actually listen to the "experts", who universally had Lynch rated higher than Nicks on their flex rankings.

I am about 50/50 on my last minute changes over the years though. I've had as many success stories as I've had failures.

 

[prgromek]

you might be addicted to making "shark moves" at the last minute

when you make one of these moves, you get a natural high that lasts until the games start.

you can get hooked on this pleasurable feeling

 

[matttyl]

I made the last minute move of benching Nicks (was worried about him with the foot still) in favor of Chris Johnson after I heard the news about CJ having a death in the family. I thought he would have a great game "in their honor", and man was I wrong.

Now I'm going into tonight's game down by 13.5 with DeMaryius Thomas only (but they have no one).

 

[Huntsman]

I hear ya. I've been playing FF for over 20 years but made a rookie mistake this weekend. At the last minute, I decided to bench Eli for RG3 based on week 1 performances. I should have known better to stick with the veteran, especially with his positive history vs TB. But the rookie was so enticing!! :/

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Fail from. The start. You benched SD wr1 to play the jets wr4 vs Pitt? That makes next to no sense.I make all such calls (non injury based) during The week. The last second tweak of the lineup usually is you outcrafting yourself.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

I made the last minute move of benching Nicks (was worried about him with the foot still) in favor of Chris Johnson after I heard the news about CJ having a death in the family. I thought he would have a great game "in their honor", and man was I wrong.

Now I'm going into tonight's game down by 13.5 with DeMaryius Thomas only (but they have no one).

Classic example of over thinking.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

I hear ya. I've been playing FF for over 20 years but made a rookie mistake this weekend. At the last minute, I decided to bench Eli for RG3 based on week 1 performances. I should have known better to stick with the veteran, especially with his positive history vs TB. But the rookie was so enticing!! :/

Yeah must suck to have opted for qb who put up 30+ in any scoring format. Mattyatl wants to kick you in the nads right now.

 

[matttyl]

I made the last minute move of benching Nicks (was worried about him with the foot still) in favor of Chris Johnson after I heard the news about CJ having a death in the family. I thought he would have a great game "in their honor", and man was I wrong.

Now I'm going into tonight's game down by 13.5 with DeMaryius Thomas only (but they have no one).

Classic example of over thinking.

Yup, I was mowing the lawn till 12:50 to come in to make last minute "tweaks", should have continued mowing for another 10 minutes until the lineup was locked (at least Nicks in the 1:00 game locked in).

 

[Woogie Lee]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Maybe you should draft better?At this point in the season, I'm starting the guys I drafted first unless someone is hurt.

meh still glad I started Spiller over Torrey Smith even though I drafted Smith first. Also kind of glad I went with Celek over Fred Davis.

Yea...well this is pretty obvious since Jackson is hurt.

 

[Rovers]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Maybe you should draft better?At this point in the season, I'm starting the guys I drafted first unless someone is hurt.

Drafted better? LMAO... you surely missed the point. I run a 1 RB 4 WR lineup. McFadden,Benson and Julio Jones, Wayne, B Lyoyd and M Floyd as my starters. Hill was drafted as a keeper pick for next year. The stupid attack came when I failed to start the guys I drafted, not a bad draft. I kept thinking about the TN D's number one ranking after one stinking week agaisnt WR's. There was the mistake, the over thinking, and believing Polamalu being out would help S Hill. I was concerned Floyd might have a bad game. Never bench your studs. A lesson I thought I had learned, but on occassion, stupidly violate. Draft better? Glad you and MoP don't write for FFG's.

 

[Amused to Death]

Took Brent Celek out of my lineup because I thought he'd be used more for blocking once Maclin and DJax were both cleared to play.

 

[Rick James]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Maybe you should draft better?At this point in the season, I'm starting the guys I drafted first unless someone is hurt.

Drafted better? LMAO... you surely missed the point. I run a 1 RB 4 WR lineup. McFadden,Benson and Julio Jones, Wayne, B Lyoyd and M Floyd as my starters. Hill was drafted as a keeper pick for next year. The stupid attack came when I failed to start the guys I drafted, not a bad draft. I kept thinking about the TN D's number one ranking after one stinking week agaisnt WR's. There was the mistake, the over thinking, and believing Polamalu being out would help S Hill. I was concerned Floyd might have a bad game. Never bench your studs. A lesson I thought I had learned, but on occassion, stupidly violate. Draft better? Glad you and MoP don't write for FFG's.

Were we really supposed to infer all of that out of your OP?

 

[Woogie Lee]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Maybe you should draft better?At this point in the season, I'm starting the guys I drafted first unless someone is hurt.

Draft better? Glad you and MoP don't write for FFG's.

Same here. It's a waste of time.

 

[Diamond One]

Don't do them unless there's an injury in play.

I typically agree here, however here is an example of failing to do a last minute change... My heart was telling me to start Big Ben over Cutler, but everything I had been reading leading up to the game said go with the CHI QB. Wish I had trusted my instinct on that one.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

I set it, forget it, and I'm winning in FFB and in life....and you can too!

 

[Rovers]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts. It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works. Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Maybe you should draft better?At this point in the season, I'm starting the guys I drafted first unless someone is hurt.

Drafted better? LMAO... you surely missed the point. I run a 1 RB 4 WR lineup. McFadden,Benson and Julio Jones, Wayne, B Lyoyd and M Floyd as my starters. Hill was drafted as a keeper pick for next year. The stupid attack came when I failed to start the guys I drafted, not a bad draft. I kept thinking about the TN D's number one ranking after one stinking week agaisnt WR's. There was the mistake, the over thinking, and believing Polamalu being out would help S Hill. I was concerned Floyd might have a bad game. Never bench your studs. A lesson I thought I had learned, but on occassion, stupidly violate. Draft better? Glad you and MoP don't write for FFG's.

Were we really supposed to infer all of that out of your OP?

No... nor did infering I had a bad draft could have been selectively culled from the OP. Point of the OP was overthinking. Starting a rookie who had a HUGE week 1 for a new #1 WR on a SD team facing a defense who was 1st against the pass vs. WR's in week 1. Yes, I should have stuck with the WR I drafted, not the flavor of the week. Why infer I had a bad draft, when I specifically stated that benching Floyd for S Hill was a stupid attack? Simple enuff, or so I thought.

 

[Quibbler]

Yeah, I hate this. It's totally convinced me to a little more towards a stars and scrubs approach to next years draft.

This year, I focused on getting value in the auction, and I ended up with ton of good-but-not-great guys, leaving me second-guessing every roster decision. (For example, I've got Nicks, Harvin, Lloyd, Maclin, and DT, but can only start 3WRs; I'm sure I'll be flip-flopping every damn week with this crowd).

 

[Rovers]

Yeah, I hate this. It's totally convinced me to a little more towards a stars and scrubs approach to next years draft.This year, I focused on getting value in the auction, and I ended up with ton of good-but-not-great guys, leaving me second-guessing every roster decision. (For example, I've got Nicks, Harvin, Lloyd, Maclin, and DT, but can only start 3WRs; I'm sure I'll be flip-flopping every damn week with this crowd).

Nicks and Harvin... not ever a question regardless of the matchup, same for a healthy Maclin. Lloyd... geeze, when I drafted him I had my doubts but took him based on expert rankings. I really don't know if he will ever live up to his ADP.

 

[49er fan]

0.5ppr + return yds league....

Week 1: started Amendola over Cobb

Week 2: started Cobb over Amendola

 

[Eminence]

Play in "best ball" leagues.

 

[Gunslinger58]

I carefully evaluate my starting lineup options every week. Then... I'm down early and think I need a home run instead of a single or a double. I yank M Floyd for S Hill. A 15 point swing towards the red, and now it's the difference between a good chance of winning on Monday night and now needing a miracle of sorts.

It's not like I second guess myself every week, but I do it often enough, and even once is too many times. I never fail to get burned. At the moment, I'm thinkin I'm a genius, making a shark move, and it never works.

Do any of you ever get this "I'm brilliant, this will work heat of the moment stupid attacks"? Or am I the only idiot around here? Well, I know I'm not the only idiot, I read the TB kneel down thread, but....

Maybe you should draft better?At this point in the season, I'm starting the guys I drafted first unless someone is hurt.

Drafted better? LMAO... you surely missed the point. I run a 1 RB 4 WR lineup. McFadden,Benson and Julio Jones, Wayne, B Lyoyd and M Floyd as my starters. Hill was drafted as a keeper pick for next year. The stupid attack came when I failed to start the guys I drafted, not a bad draft. I kept thinking about the TN D's number one ranking after one stinking week agaisnt WR's. There was the mistake, the over thinking, and believing Polamalu being out would help S Hill. I was concerned Floyd might have a bad game.

Never bench your studs. A lesson I thought I had learned, but on occassion, stupidly violate.

Draft better? Glad you and MoP don't write for FFG's.

I also dislike the posters who reply with the "draft better" answer. Would any of these supposed know-it-alls have known that Gore would have outscored McCoy and Martin in a PPR league and started Gore? Would they have started Vincent Jackson over Andre Johnson in the same type of league?I went with what I thought were my best players based on draft position and where they were ranked for the week. It did not work out this time.

FBG had Cutler ranked ahead of Romo the first two weeks, but I did not bite on that either.

Anyone who has played FF for any lenght of time and is honest with themselves, has out-though themselves on occassion.

 

[TwinTurbo]

Took Brent Celek out of my lineup because I thought he'd be used more for blocking once Maclin and DJax were both cleared to play.

I did the same with Celek and started Meachem instead after Gates was ruled out. Also started James Jones since Jennings was inactive. Sometimes I think you are better off not reading the gameday updates. My opponent started Keller and still beat me by 100.

 

[DoubleG]

Some people confuse activity with action. Just saying.

 

[Rovers]

Took Brent Celek out of my lineup because I thought he'd be used more for blocking once Maclin and DJax were both cleared to play.

I did the same with Celek and started Meachem instead after Gates was ruled out. Also started James Jones since Jennings was inactive. Sometimes I think you are better off not reading the gameday updates. My opponent started Keller and still beat me by 100.

Because I started Gronkowski, I can't second guess sitting Celeck. However, with Hernandez out now, that creates a dillemna next week. Can the NE offense run without a 2 TE set? I'm not sure...

 

[dehaven123]

0.5ppr + return yds league....Week 1: started Amendola over CobbWeek 2: started Cobb over Amendola

ouch. reasonable to do, but punished very severely. id quit ff.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

Took Brent Celek out of my lineup because I thought he'd be used more for blocking once Maclin and DJax were both cleared to play.

I did the same with Celek and started Meachem instead after Gates was ruled out. Also started James Jones since Jennings was inactive. Sometimes I think you are better off not reading the gameday updates. My opponent started Keller and still beat me by 100.

Because I started Gronkowski, I can't second guess sitting Celeck. However, with Hernandez out now, that creates a dillemna next week. Can the NE offense run without a 2 TE set? I'm not sure...

pretty sure things went ok for Gronk last year when Hernandez was out ...well week 3 he was a monster and week 4 he was a dud