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i guess the fact that i could platoon maddox, holcomb, and collins every week would essentially give me a stud qb every week and get an eddie george to boot.this was obviously a very different strategy than what i employed in survivor ii by drafting both culpepper and brooks. however, we weren't restricted to a salary cap in that league.
it (5)NE (4)I liked this setup better before the Porter and Milloy news, but my gut told me to stand pat. Overall, solid everywhere, but lacking any true star power. Probably good enough to stick around for awhile, but I'll get smoked by someone who bought a couple studs, and guessed right on the cheap roster fill-ins. I'm anxious to get going and see how this plays out!
I though he had great value as a #2 RB. Considered Davis but thought the 1pt/rec and the fact that I expect Dillion to score more TD's than last year as my final swing vote. I also jumped on the O. Smith bandwagon ; at least I won't be beat by an owner who has him. Finally, with my last $2 I took White; I am not a big believer in Green and the 1pt per reception was intriguing. I did consider taking a risk on a back-up to a stud [L. Jordan] but did not want to waste a valuable roster spot on someone who never played.
.ortis $62S. Davis $35O. Smith $6Shipp $3I like my one/two punch (although they may not get me the receptions of some others) and then I'll ride the upside of the other two.WRs:C. Johnson $26C. Rogers $6A. Johnson $5A. Bryant $3J. McCareins $2D. Northcutt $2Here's hoping C. Johnson isn't really hurt and McCareins eventually wins the number two spot from Bennett. If they open up the passing game as they did in the pre-season, I think McCareins can have some big days. Rogers, Johnson and Bryant should see the most passes on their respective offenses, and they all have the athletic potential to be big. Northcutt had some big games last year (albeit it few), so I hope he can have a couple this year. I don't think you can hit for average here, I think you need homerun or strikeout.TEs:R. McMichael $7M. Pollard $3I spend a few extra bucks for McMichael hoping he can put a whole season together, and Pollard at $3 seemed like a good deal (a few others seemed to agree).Ks:J. Elam $4J. Brown $3Hoping Denver stalls in the red zone alot, and if everyone's so high on the Seattle O this year, Brown should be the beneficiary.DT/STs:Indy $3Seattle $2Two bargains with potential in this format. I'm thinking Ray Rhodes has immediate impact on Seattle's D. 
[Edited to add totals by position.]
I also had a bye problem on the final week of byes, week 10, but decided to roll the dice as I had enough to complete a starting line up. *Thats the sound of me knocking on wood* But I see aot of my cheap players are the same as everyone elses. So it will come down to our BIG DOGS.
Need to reread the rules (and Maxwell's confirmation in a thread somewhere): Week 10 cuts are based only on Week 10 production. THEN the 64 teams are seeded by cumulative points.Strategy-wise, I would think that Week 10 would be the best week to try to load up on player byes since that is the only week where advancement will be based on cumulative scoring rather than weekly scoring. Overall, I am very impressed with the design of this contest -- lots of forethought went into the structure.
D: Balt, IndyTheir schedules match up very well together, especially in the early season.
In that case I'm definitely glad I didn't adopt that strategy. Didn't see the clarification, but here is that section of the rules:Need to reread the rules (and Maxwell's confirmation in a thread somewhere): Week 10 cuts are based only on Week 10 production. THEN the 64 teams are seeded by cumulative points.Strategy-wise, I would think that Week 10 would be the best week to try to load up on player byes since that is the only week where advancement will be based on cumulative scoring rather than weekly scoring. Overall, I am very impressed with the design of this contest -- lots of forethought went into the structure.
I can see what you mean. If it weren't for that blank line between 9 and 10 the rules would be *very* clear.
Both your TEs have a bye in week 8.
I'm reading through your thread thinking at first, oh well, he sacrificed at QB to get great running backs. Then I look at your RBs and think, oh, okay, he must have great WRs. I get to WR, and think, wow this must be the only guy to spend half of his salary on TEs, Ks, and Ds. Then I get all the way through and wonder how much money must be left on the table.I realize the answer is next to none.I guess we just have different tastes, but I'm not impressed. Nothing personal.Feel free to find my team earlier in this thread and rip it apart (and yes, we do have some of the same players, but not the critical ones).I tried to get guys with different bye weeks, and if possible, later in the season.QB: Brady, Maddox, HolcombeI was shocked to get these three for a combined $10. Thinking I can load up on RBs or WRs with this savings.........RB: T.Henry, J.Lewis, G. Hearst, O.SmithUpgraded to Henry and Lewis after the roster was done and I had spent only 120 pts or so. Hearst at $6 is a bargain, and Smith might pan out. With Henry and Lewis, I feel very confident.WR: Wayne, Driver, Streets, Borigter, Rogers, HilliardHoping for Driver to improve on last year, and one of the other 5 should be good for at least a decent performance weekly.TE: Crumpler, PollardCrumpler and Pollard were great values. thought about upgrading here rather than at RB, but the gain in Pollard--> was less than Bettis-->Jamal Lewis, IMO.K: Akers, GramaticaKickers........
It's funny because it's TRUE!!!!I'm reading through your thread thinking at first, oh well, he sacrificed at QB to get great running backs. Then I look at your RBs and think, oh, okay, he must have great WRs. I get to WR, and think, wow this must be the only guy to spend half of his salary on TEs, Ks, and Ds. Then I get all the way through and wonder how much money must be left on the table.I realize the answer is next to none.I guess we just have different tastes, but I'm not impressed. Nothing personal.Feel free to find my team earlier in this thread and rip it apart (and yes, we do have some of the same players, but not the critical ones).I tried to get guys with different bye weeks, and if possible, later in the season.QB: Brady, Maddox, HolcombeI was shocked to get these three for a combined $10. Thinking I can load up on RBs or WRs with this savings.........RB: T.Henry, J.Lewis, G. Hearst, O.SmithUpgraded to Henry and Lewis after the roster was done and I had spent only 120 pts or so. Hearst at $6 is a bargain, and Smith might pan out. With Henry and Lewis, I feel very confident.WR: Wayne, Driver, Streets, Borigter, Rogers, HilliardHoping for Driver to improve on last year, and one of the other 5 should be good for at least a decent performance weekly.TE: Crumpler, PollardCrumpler and Pollard were great values. thought about upgrading here rather than at RB, but the gain in Pollard--> was less than Bettis-->Jamal Lewis, IMO.K: Akers, GramaticaKickers........
UNLESS guys like Portis, Priest, Henry, George, and Deuce go off for the first 8-9 weeks, and by the time they get to their bye weeks, most of the remaining owners have one or more of them on their rosters.With that many studs going out early, the Faulk owners may just mop everyone up... if Faulk (week 5 bye) has a good week against Baltimore (week 10), and survive whichever weeks Faulk is inevitably hurt. Or maybe the Alexander (week 4) owners will make it the furthest - he looks really good, and he was cheaper than the rest of the tier 1 backs. Of course, he could really hurt you the first few weeks if their line is bad. And of course there's his alleged inconsistency. I agree you don't want to load up on week 9 and 10 byes, but the winning strategy may be drafting to make it to week 9, not to win it. We'll see!Why is everyone smoking CRACK???IMO, you would want to get a lot of your BYE weeks out of the way early while there is still a large amount of teams in the mix. Having a BYE late will cost you your a** against someone who already was through them early. Man, this may be easier than I thought....
K Collins, K Warner, J PlummerM Faulk, S Davis, W Dunn, M AlstottI Hilliard, K Johnson, T Streets, J Reed, J Galloway, K McCardellJ Riemersma, D JolleyJ Nedney, J HallBuff D and Ten DP.S. How did you all get those cool pics above your names??pics?
