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This is a nice call. I passed on early pickups like Moreno and Vick to hold on to guys like Miles Austin and Kenny Britt <_<
Charles was on a "terrible" team last year. He's on an incredible team this year. Not always difficult to project each team's record in advance.i need to pick better players
although I am sitting 1st and second in my two money leagues, my teams could be soooo much better. one thing that I knew before and is reinforced now is decent players on great teams are worth more than great players on bad teams. most of the time
I made the decision to step away after this year as well. My teams have actually been as successful this year as they ever have, but ultimately this is a hobby that I simply can't participate in without it negatively affecting many other more important parts of my life.
I'm exactly the same way. I take losses hard. I get pissed lol. I check stats all day long every few minutes on Sundays. I watch as much of the games as I can and I stress when I'm not able to. I get lazy on Sundays. I go through an emotional roller coaster. I obsess. I am also not a guy that can play this hobby without becoming that way. And while I recognized this last year after 12+ years of playing ff, this year really solidified it for me. Too much time wasted on what really amounts to a hobby that is mostly guided by luck and not skill.
it Affects some players. The wet field had an effect on Reggie Bush's ability to make cuts so the Lions upped Joique Bell's workload since Bell is more of a straight-ahead runner. Probably some other examples.
A handful of posters on here including myself preached this for a few years and back it up with data and stats. Still people refuse to accept it and continue the absolutely idiotic practice of picking 3 running backs in the first 4 rounds. The days of going RB-RB in rounds 1,2 are long gone. Its a different NFL.
As part of my MAP (Male Action Plan) I am considering this as well. I have good team, will make the playoffs in all leagues. But it is a total time suck. Productivity needs to increase to bring my family out of debt and its tough when you spend every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday pouring over stats. And for what? Maybe win $400? If I flipped just one more house each year, I'd make 50 times that in the same amount of time.
This is so true! It's a shame that it seems that in a lot of our natures we focus on the negative far more than the positive.
He struggled this year, but he did well last year and James did well this year.Because Doug Martin did such a great job this year right?
If by "well" you mean he had one good game and didn't score a single TD before getting injured and placed on IR, then yes, James was spectacular.He struggled this year, but he did well last year and James did well this year.Because Doug Martin did such a great job this year right?
Bingo. My Ben Tate and Bernard Pierce pickups haven't done much for me either.Because Doug Martin did such a great job this year right?
I see this debate pretty often online, and I'm not so sure if it's one player being better than the other, but rather, Tampa's offense coming together later in the season, due to better offensive line play, and Glennon's surprise performance. I have a feeling Doug Martin would have been playing more like a #2 overall pick in the second half of the season, if he never got hurt.If by "well" you mean he had one good game and didn't score a single TD before getting injured and placed on IR, then yes, James was spectacular.He struggled this year, but he did well last year and James did well this year.Because Doug Martin did such a great job this year right?
This. I was going to post - For the next 3 years or so, I will never pass on Calvin Johnson in a ppr league.
I think you just got the wrong WRS. In today's NFl, I have been focussing on WR-heavy teams for about 6 years now and they blwo every other "normal" team I have out of the water in terms of wins, consistency, etc. Unless you have had Peterson or Rice or Foster for the last 3-4 years (until this year, of couse), You haven't fared nearly as well as if you have been holding the Calvins and Waynes and Roddys.
How did you learn this lesson this year? Since none of these guys have proven to be worth it so far, the evidence you use for what you "learned" is specious at best.
Both may have been true. Bush and Leveon both lost their footing a few times, especially at one end.
lol, I was about to say "never build a team about RB's" Like always, depends who you draft.
Man, it is like you are in my head (or I am living your "double" life). I have had the exact same thoughts this year, more than ever and have the same situation. I have playoff bound teams. I have one team that has dominated for a handful of years and looks like it won't slow down anytime soon. I win money every year. I have bragging rights.
