***OFFICIAL*** FBG Subscriber Contest Stragedy Thread (1 Viewer)

[jdoggydogg]

I did a search for this, and there doesn't appear to be a thread for the new contest.

Post your teams, your strategies, and whatever random, incoherent babblings that come to mind...

 

[butcher boy]

We don't really need a thread because I'm going to win.

 

[bcat01]

It is on page six

 

[QuizGuy66]

It is on page six

Perhaps a merge with the ***OFFICIAL*** title is in order Otherwise

-QG

 

[Modog814]

I'm curious to hear thoughts on how the new rules (i.e. rosters between 18 and 30, 6 pts per pass td) as well as the removal of lower priced players will affect overall scoring and cut lines.

Obviously 6 pt TD's are going to increase scoring and thus the cut line each week, but will less bargain players and mid-tier players being more closely priced to tier 1 players going to drop the overall scores?

 

[jdoggydogg]

It is on page six

Darn it!

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

ok just rename it the STRAGEDY thread.

Which there isnt too much of in the other thread, maybe no one is giving

away there insight but this freaking contest will make you pull your hair out.

Its soooo many ways you can set your teams up and they really did a number on the player

values. It seems they brought the mid tier players values a bit higher and dropped the elites just alittle

making them closer in value...and who you going to take a super elite stud for lets say 29 or a guy on the

verge who isnt elite for 23 bucks.

I change mines so much but im seeing some good value plays popping up now.

 

[QuizGuy66]

ok just rename it the STRAGEDY thread.

Which there isnt too much of in the other thread, maybe no one is giving

away there insight but this freaking contest will make you pull your hair out.

Its soooo many ways you can set your teams up and they really did a number on the player

values. It seems they brought the mid tier players values a bit higher and dropped the elites just alittle

making them closer in value...and who you going to take a super elite stud for lets say 29 or a guy on the

verge who isnt elite for 23 bucks.

I change mines so much but im seeing some good value plays popping up now.

STRAGEDY may be my favorite typo ever. Seems like it's a sniglet* or something:STRAGEDY: What happens when the best laid plans don't work out as intended.

-QG

*-ask your grandpappy if you don't know what a sniglet is.

 

[jdoggydogg]

ok just rename it the STRAGEDY thread.Which there isnt too much of in the other thread, maybe no one is givingaway there insight but this freaking contest will make you pull your hair out. Its soooo many ways you can set your teams up and they really did a number on the playervalues. It seems they brought the mid tier players values a bit higher and dropped the elites just alittle making them closer in value...and who you going to take a super elite stud for lets say 29 or a guy on the verge who isnt elite for 23 bucks. I change mines so much but im seeing some good value plays popping up now.

done.

 

[QuizGuy66]

wanted a STRAGEDY thread

Instead this one's all about strategy now.

-QG

 

[Jayrod]

So my strategy is basically to change my roster every single day, sometimes multiple times per day.

I'm pretty set on going with 4 TE's, 4 PK's & 4 TD's. Leaning towards 2 QB's. Trying out various combos of 4-6 RB's & 5-8 WR's. That's where this thing is won and lost. The other 4 positions can really help get you to the final rounds, but the ridiculous RB/WR performances in the final 3 weeks are what wins it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

wanted a STRAGEDY thread Instead this one's all about strategy now.-QG

:( done.

 

[jdoggydogg]

So my strategy is basically to change my roster every single day, sometimes multiple times per day.

Same here. Hooray for obsession!

 

[Jayrod]

So my strategy is basically to change my roster every single day, sometimes multiple times per day.

Same here. Hooray for obsession!

Seriously. This entire hobby (not just the contest) is threatening both my job and my marriage. And I don't even play in any money leagues.

 

[QuizGuy66]

wanted a STRAGEDY thread :( Instead this one's all about strategy now.-QG

done.

Stragedy is the fate of most of these entries - right after we get eliminated -QG

 

[jdoggydogg]

So my strategy is basically to change my roster every single day, sometimes multiple times per day.

Same here. Hooray for obsession!

Seriously. This entire hobby (not just the contest) is threatening both my job and my marriage. And I don't even play in any money leagues.

Between FF and video games, I am dreading the inevitable family intervention.

 

[jdoggydogg]

It's a good thing there's no limit to the amount of times you can tweak your team in this contest. I think I've already submitted 150 lineup changes.

 

[rzrback77]

Really struggling with where to spend the salary.......

1) QB Scoring is up by rules, but you can only play one

2) RBs salary cost is so compressed it is a challenge whether to go short roster studs or scatter shot

3) WRs are so hit or miss, but even the lowest tier players are not as cheap as they have been forcing a real consideration to grab studs

4) TEs get 1.5 but upper tier cost similar to upper WRs and you can score three WRs against only one TE

5) No penny stocks at PK or DST

Most challenging contest by far in my opinion and I will enjoy tweaking it till the last minute

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

Really struggling with where to spend the salary.......1) QB Scoring is up by rules, but you can only play one2) RBs salary cost is so compressed it is a challenge whether to go short roster studs or scatter shot3) WRs are so hit or miss, but even the lowest tier players are not as cheap as they have been forcing a real consideration to grab studs4) TEs get 1.5 but upper tier cost similar to upper WRs and you can score three WRs against only one TE5) No penny stocks at PK or DSTMost challenging contest by far in my opinion and I will enjoy tweaking it till the last minute

Actually 2 te's can play (one as a flex) if he produced good enough to make the flex position. Comparing #s and dollar values, give me 2 real good te's i can get for under 20bux and the will produce like a 25.00 wr.

 

[Str8Male Flight Attendant]

Really struggling with where to spend the salary.......1) QB Scoring is up by rules, but you can only play one2) RBs salary cost is so compressed it is a challenge whether to go short roster studs or scatter shot3) WRs are so hit or miss, but even the lowest tier players are not as cheap as they have been forcing a real consideration to grab studs4) TEs get 1.5 but upper tier cost similar to upper WRs and you can score three WRs against only one TE5) No penny stocks at PK or DSTMost challenging contest by far in my opinion and I will enjoy tweaking it till the last minute

Actually 2 te's can play (one as a flex) if he produced good enough to make the flex position. Comparing #s and dollar values, give me 2 real good te's i can get for under 20bux and the will produce like a 25.00 wr.

That's why I am going 5 TEs, upper mid and low costs.

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

Really struggling with where to spend the salary.......1) QB Scoring is up by rules, but you can only play one2) RBs salary cost is so compressed it is a challenge whether to go short roster studs or scatter shot3) WRs are so hit or miss, but even the lowest tier players are not as cheap as they have been forcing a real consideration to grab studs4) TEs get 1.5 but upper tier cost similar to upper WRs and you can score three WRs against only one TE5) No penny stocks at PK or DSTMost challenging contest by far in my opinion and I will enjoy tweaking it till the last minute

Actually 2 te's can play (one as a flex) if he produced good enough to make the flex position. Comparing #s and dollar values, give me 2 real good te's i can get for under 20bux and the will produce like a 25.00 wr.

That's why I am going 5 TEs, upper mid and low costs.

yeah im going to go 4 but 3 really nice ones. Using FBG scoring for the contest i see that the te's outscore rb's near the same value. Well there are a few gems at rb but the over 20.00 ones can be outscored by te's. Im leaning TE and WR heavy with about 3 rb's myself.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Really struggling with where to spend the salary.......

Same here. Since the bargain players are few and far between this year, we're left to spend the money on either middle or upper tier players. On one hand, I'd love to have Miles Austin, Drew Brees, and Antonio Gates on my team. But I can't force myself to spend that kind of money. As of now, my highest priced player at any position is $27, and then after that it's $19, then $15.

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

i have one lineup (have many) where i have like 8 wr's all under 14.00, but im loaded at te and qb and have 3 very nice middle value rb's.

I actually think thats the lineup im going to use. Although bargains are popping up by the day.

 

[jdoggydogg]

i have one lineup (have many) where i have like 8 wr's all under 14.00

This is exactly what I am doing.

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

i have one lineup (have many) where i have like 8 wr's all under 14.00

This is exactly what I am doing.

May come back and bite me in the ### but i need for a few of them cheapies to hit.

 

[rzrback77]

When several agree that is the correct stragedy, its time to look elsewhere. Yesterday I had 11 WRs and only one was over $10.

 

[jdoggydogg]

When several agree that is the correct stragedy, its time to look elsewhere. Yesterday I had 11 WRs and only one was over $10.

I need to find a balance. On one hand, no way am I going to spend a ton of money on four WRs. On the other hand, I don't want 12 cheap ones. I think my final roster will have eight WR ranging in price from $5 to $18.

 

[HALtheCOW]

It's a good thing there's no limit to the amount of times you can tweak your team in this contest. I think I've already submitted 150 lineup changes.

I think I have you beat. I seriously love this contest every year. This year looks to be the most challenging contest yet.

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

When several agree that is the correct stragedy, its time to look elsewhere. Yesterday I had 11 WRs and only one was over $10.

Playing with FIRE there....

 

[BassNBrew]

When several agree that is the correct stragedy, its time to look elsewhere. Yesterday I had 11 WRs and only one was over $10.

Same here. Can get myself to take a high dollar WR. I can easily see down weeks for all of the top guys until you get to AJ. Can't just The RB hit needed to take him. Futhermore, 6 $3-$7 WRs will probably outproduce him most weeks.

 

[Donsmith753]

My latest effort (with brief summary):

QB - Matt Schaub - HOU/7 - $23

QB - Ben Roethlisberger - PIT/5 - $14

Tempted to go slightly cheaper with my qb1 (maybe an Eli/someone similar) but the 6pts per TD swung me. Schaub could easily produce like one of the top 3 and seems like a good value provided he can stay healthy. His week 7 bye means I can carry Roeth till then and he should hopefully be top 10 on his return.

RB - DeAngelo Williams - CAR/6 - $28

RB - Ahmad Bradshaw - NYG/8 - $18

RB - Michael Bush - OAK/10 - $16

RB - Willis McGahee - BAL/8 - $8

RB - Thomas Jones - KC/4 - $7

RB - Fred Taylor - NE/5 - $6

RB - Mike Tolbert - SD/10 - $1

Quite happy with my RB's mix of quality and quantity, week 8 worries me a bit but I should be ok, hopefully Jones/Taylor have bigger roles than expected. Tolbert could get goalline work and was worth my final buck.

WR - Wes Welker - NE/5 - $21

WR - Jabar Gaffney - DEN/9 - $16

WR - Mike Williams - TB/4 - $8

WR - Bernard Berrian - MIN/4 - $7

WR - Harry Douglas - ATL/8 - $5

WR - Eric Decker - DEN/9 - $4

WR - Louis Murphy - OAK/10 - $4

WR - Deion Branch - SEA/5 - $3

WR - Jordan Shipley - CIN/6 - $3

WR - Emmanuel Sanders - PIT/5 - $2

Recently changed these so that I could add Berrian who seems like a great value at $7 with the issues surrounding Rice and Harvin. Very worried about Welker as my WR1 and tempted to change this to Crabtree, Welker could be huge in PPR though. That was the strategy I took for my WR's, couple of slot guys who could catch a lot of balls and some guys with little competition for No1 receiver spots.

TE - Antonio Gates - SD/10 - $26

TE - Aaron Hernandez - NE/5 - $5

TE - Tony Moeaki - KC/4 - $4

Originally had Gates/Carlson but decided to go with the two rookies. With 1.5ppr for TE's I wanted atleast one elite player and Gates should be Rivers main target this year with Vjax out. I know that rookies TE don't often contribute but think Hernandez could be the exception to that rule as he won't be used much for blocking, Moeaki has been getting good reviews and has little competition.

PK - Nick Folk - NYJ/7 - $4

PK - Joe Nedney - SF/9 - $3

PK - Sebastian Janikowski - OAK/10 - $2

Meh

TD - New Orleans Saints - NO/10 - $4

TD - Tennessee Titans - TEN/9 - $4

TD - Carolina Panthers - CAR/6 - $4

Meh

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

My latest effort (with brief summary):QB - Matt Schaub - HOU/7 - $23QB - Ben Roethlisberger - PIT/5 - $14Tempted to go slightly cheaper with my qb1 (maybe an Eli/someone similar) but the 6pts per TD swung me. Schaub could easily produce like one of the top 3 and seems like a good value provided he can stay healthy. His week 7 bye means I can carry Roeth till then and he should hopefully be top 10 on his return.RB - DeAngelo Williams - CAR/6 - $28RB - Ahmad Bradshaw - NYG/8 - $18RB - Michael Bush - OAK/10 - $16RB - Willis McGahee - BAL/8 - $8RB - Thomas Jones - KC/4 - $7RB - Fred Taylor - NE/5 - $6RB - Mike Tolbert - SD/10 - $1Quite happy with my RB's mix of quality and quantity, week 8 worries me a bit but I should be ok, hopefully Jones/Taylor have bigger roles than expected. Tolbert could get goalline work and was worth my final buck.WR - Wes Welker - NE/5 - $21WR - Jabar Gaffney - DEN/9 - $16WR - Mike Williams - TB/4 - $8WR - Bernard Berrian - MIN/4 - $7WR - Harry Douglas - ATL/8 - $5WR - Eric Decker - DEN/9 - $4WR - Louis Murphy - OAK/10 - $4WR - Deion Branch - SEA/5 - $3WR - Jordan Shipley - CIN/6 - $3WR - Emmanuel Sanders - PIT/5 - $2Recently changed these so that I could add Berrian who seems like a great value at $7 with the issues surrounding Rice and Harvin. Very worried about Welker as my WR1 and tempted to change this to Crabtree, Welker could be huge in PPR though. That was the strategy I took for my WR's, couple of slot guys who could catch a lot of balls and some guys with little competition for No1 receiver spots.TE - Antonio Gates - SD/10 - $26TE - Aaron Hernandez - NE/5 - $5TE - Tony Moeaki - KC/4 - $4Originally had Gates/Carlson but decided to go with the two rookies. With 1.5ppr for TE's I wanted atleast one elite player and Gates should be Rivers main target this year with Vjax out. I know that rookies TE don't often contribute but think Hernandez could be the exception to that rule as he won't be used much for blocking, Moeaki has been getting good reviews and has little competition.PK - Nick Folk - NYJ/7 - $4PK - Joe Nedney - SF/9 - $3PK - Sebastian Janikowski - OAK/10 - $2MehTD - New Orleans Saints - NO/10 - $4TD - Tennessee Titans - TEN/9 - $4TD - Carolina Panthers - CAR/6 - $4Meh

Good team, although i would try and find 5 extra bucks to add Edleman to cover your bases on Wes. (just incase he gets hurt)

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

Anyone get the feel there will be a high cutoff line with the scores.

I mean it seems smart to go with depth this yeah but those teams probably wont be able to match the higher powered lineups.

Wonder if the 24+ rosters stand a chance if the cutline is real high.

 

[Donsmith753]

Anyone get the feel there will be a high cutoff line with the scores. I mean it seems smart to go with depth this yeah but those teams probably wont be able to match the higher powered lineups. Wonder if the 24+ rosters stand a chance if the cutline is real high.

My initial rosters were 22-24 and I felt like I had nowhere near enough cover for potential injuries and down weeks. I would think the person who wins will have a roster of around 24 with good talent and a slice of luck with regards to injuries.