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[OU#1]

I'm also a firm believer in using as many roster spots as possible in this format. I don't understand why you would want to roll with 20 instead of 24. Increase your odds by taking fliers on a few 1$/$2 players. The one week that they contribute could be the difference between making the cut or not...or more importantly making the money in the playoffs.Lastly I think you have to take risks to win this thing and one way of doing that is reducing the number of "single position slots" for increased "multiple position slots". For example teams with 3+ QB's, 3+ K's, 3+ DST's are wasting valuable roster spots that should be filled by RB/WR/TE positions.

Not sure how you reconcile these two beliefs. If 24 is automatically better than 20, isn't 3 QB's better than 2? The one week the extra $4 QB contributes could be the difference between making the cut or not...or more importantly making the money in the playoffs. On the other hand, if you have to take risks, isn't going with 20 guys and risking an injury without an extra backup exactly the kind of risk it takes to win?

If you notice I took multiple solid "tier one or two" players in any single position draft slot. I don't see how wasting another slot on a $4 QB like Lienart is going to help my team. Even if Warner goes down he's not going to outproduce Rodgers. Like I said I doubt my system is perfect but what system is?Spending ~$4-12 on four extra "fliers" seems smarter than distributing that money to upgrade your other 20 positions. Also those fliers could very weel be the "common" players that get teams into the playoffs like last year.I think my overall point was you need to have the common guys to get you to the playoffs but have your uniqueness to set you apart from there. I think your odds are better to achieve this with 24 players versus 20...

 

[QuizGuy66]

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you on that. I know that's what it says, but I just don't believe that there was a team that took 10 QBs, and another that took 11, and another that took 12, but none that took 13. Oh, and coincidentally, the same thing was true at every other position, too.

People do crazy things. Someone took 14 kickers last year.

can you get me a list of those people? Im starting a new big money league and need owners.

GB 14-kicker guy Shocked nobody tried to one er two-up him and be 16-kicker guy -QG

 

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Don't have time for a detailed writeup but here's my squad.

24 Players - $250

QB - Donovan McNabb 4.5%

QB - Shaun Hill 10.1%

QB - Matthew Stafford 6.9%

One stud at QB with two up and comers who should post a few strong weeks. I'm a firm believer that 3 QBs is a very very good idea in this contest. Fairly Unique Combination

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RB - DeAngelo Williams 19.1%

RB - Ray Rice 25.3%

RB - Willie Parker 24.7%

RB - Kevin Faulk 3.0%

RB - Edgerrin James 34.4%

Big on DeAngelo this year...esp at PPR in this format. Rice is a stud in PPR and Willie has been announced as the featured back. Faulk is inconsistent but will put up 3-4 very big games in PPR. Edge has potential to play one or two weeks as well. VERY surprised Faulk isn't on more rosters at that price...

WR - Anthony Gonzalez 9.4%

WR - Eddie Royal 13.7%

WR - Josh Morgan 6.1%

WR - Chris Henry 35.3%

WR - Justin Gage 7.6%

WR - Nate Burleson 15.7%

WR - Chaz Schilens 23.7%

WR - Darrius Heyward-Bey 9.2%

Shotgun approach here. Lot of guys who are going to catch a lot of passes = Gold in PPR. Basically get 4 guys who are going to be consistent big numbers guys... 2 guys who are locks for consistent action and a few good weeks...and two low-risk upside guys who couldn blow up into WR2 type players.

TE - Greg Olsen 22%

TE - Chris Baker 17.1%

Olsen every week as a key outlet.. Baker will likely be featured a bit in NE and will at the very least provide great Bye Week action. All too common here.

PK - Josh Brown 15.5%

PK - Olindo Mare 11.4%

PK - Dan Carpenter 8.2%

3 Kickers = Good

TD - Green Bay Packers 31%

TD - Seattle Seahawks 8%

Cheap D tandem that compliment each other

 

[ctriopelle]

I'm also a firm believer in using as many roster spots as possible in this format. I don't understand why you would want to roll with 20 instead of 24. Increase your odds by taking fliers on a few 1$/$2 players. The one week that they contribute could be the difference between making the cut or not...or more importantly making the money in the playoffs.Lastly I think you have to take risks to win this thing and one way of doing that is reducing the number of "single position slots" for increased "multiple position slots". For example teams with 3+ QB's, 3+ K's, 3+ DST's are wasting valuable roster spots that should be filled by RB/WR/TE positions.

Not sure how you reconcile these two beliefs. If 24 is automatically better than 20, isn't 3 QB's better than 2? The one week the extra $4 QB contributes could be the difference between making the cut or not...or more importantly making the money in the playoffs. On the other hand, if you have to take risks, isn't going with 20 guys and risking an injury without an extra backup exactly the kind of risk it takes to win?

I look at it as a situation where with the best ball format, you want to minimize roster slots of the stable, consistent positions (like QB, and to some extent RB) and prepare multiple contingency plans for the highly variable positions (like 2nd-3rd string WR's). It is pretty easy to find a bunch of QB's that should score 15-20 points per week, but lots of times virtually no-name WR's rack up 20 point games 1-2 times a season. If you roster 4-5 of these guys, with 2-3 decent/consistent (i.e. more expensive) ones, I think you maximize your scoring potential, while minimizing the impact of having a high dollar guy going down to injury. I also figured that D performance is tough to predict, but those that score well typically really help your cause. With that in mind, having multiple opportunities at that position will increase your odds of a nice score for the week, and its not expensive to do. This year, I did the same with the PK position (took 3 spots), since my unscientific observations have lead me to believe that while kickers tend to score about the same over the year, you really need to make sure you don't have just 2 guys that kick a couple of extra points in a given week and leave you looking for points elsewhere. For a couple of bucks, I can give myself better opportunity for the 10 point kicker week too. With 20 roster spots, that is tough, but with 24, there was plenty of room to accomplish this with a ton of reasonable $1-$3 picks.

 

[gpalmer]

I am shocked at how few teams have the full 24 players. This is a best ball format!

The way to make it far in this contest is not by relying on a Stud at each roster spot. The way you win is by rostering lots of good players with big game potential. It all comes down to statistical probabilities and standard deviations, more so now with variable roster size.

As an example, my 3 TEs were $8 total, Bennet(4), Finley(3), Baker(1). Individually, do I think they will be productive every week? No, but I have a hunch that each week one out of the three will have a good game. I'd argue they may even be as productive ,as a group, as an upper tier TE, especially considering the $20 I saved.

The usefulness of the extra roster spots has nothing to do with injury protection, and everything to do with having an extra lottery ticket each week.

My guesses for how the contest will shake out:

Of the 250 teams that make the finals, more than half will roster the full 24 players.
The cut lines, after week 5, will be a full 5 points/week higher than last year, due to the extra 2 roster spots.
The team that wins it all will have at least 8 WR, and will not have a player on their roster over $32

 

[twbillingsley]

QB - Philip Rivers - 25

QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17

RB - Brandon Jacobs - 32

RB - Ryan Grant - 24

RB - Thomas Jones - 23

RB - Larry Johnson - 20

RB - Michael Bush - 6

RB - Edgerrin James - 1

WR - Anquan Boldin - 31

WR - Lance Moore - 20

WR - Chris Henry - 12

WR - Percy Harvin - 5

WR - Chaz Schilens - 3

WR - Davone Bess - 3

TE - John Carlson - 11

TE - Kevin Boss - 6

PK - Robbie Gould - 2

PK - Josh Brown - 1

TD - New York Jets - 4

TD - Arizona Cardinals - 3

TD - New Orleans Saints - 1

 

[apalmer]

I'm also a firm believer in using as many roster spots as possible in this format. I don't understand why you would want to roll with 20 instead of 24. Increase your odds by taking fliers on a few 1$/$2 players. The one week that they contribute could be the difference between making the cut or not...or more importantly making the money in the playoffs.Lastly I think you have to take risks to win this thing and one way of doing that is reducing the number of "single position slots" for increased "multiple position slots". For example teams with 3+ QB's, 3+ K's, 3+ DST's are wasting valuable roster spots that should be filled by RB/WR/TE positions.

Not sure how you reconcile these two beliefs. If 24 is automatically better than 20, isn't 3 QB's better than 2? The one week the extra $4 QB contributes could be the difference between making the cut or not...or more importantly making the money in the playoffs. On the other hand, if you have to take risks, isn't going with 20 guys and risking an injury without an extra backup exactly the kind of risk it takes to win?

If you notice I took multiple solid "tier one or two" players in any single position draft slot. I don't see how wasting another slot on a $4 QB like Lienart is going to help my team. Even if Warner goes down he's not going to outproduce Rodgers. Like I said I doubt my system is perfect but what system is?Spending ~$4-12 on four extra "fliers" seems smarter than distributing that money to upgrade your other 20 positions. Also those fliers could very weel be the "common" players that get teams into the playoffs like last year.I think my overall point was you need to have the common guys to get you to the playoffs but have your uniqueness to set you apart from there. I think your odds are better to achieve this with 24 players versus 20...

See, that's the part I don't understand. I took multiple tier one or two players at RB and WR (because I didn't waste money on extra $2-4 guys). You don't see the sense in wasting a slot on a 3rd QB because you don't think he'll ever outproduce the 2 guys you have. I don't see how spending $4-12 on guys just to fill a WR slot when I don't think they're ever going to outproduce those guys I have is any different. It's no more helpful than simply improving the 20 guys I have by $4-12. For the record, I'm not saying 20 guys is absolutely better than 24. I'm saying either approach has its benefits and can't be dismissed as lightly as people have been doing here.

 

[gregjcross]

I am shocked at how few teams have the full 24 players. This is a best ball format!

The way to make it far in this contest is not by relying on a Stud at each roster spot. The way you win is by rostering lots of good players with big game potential. It all comes down to statistical probabilities and standard deviations, more so now with variable roster size.

As an example, my 3 TEs were $8 total, Bennet(4), Finley(3), Baker(1). Individually, do I think they will be productive every week? No, but I have a hunch that each week one out of the three will have a good game. I'd argue they may even be as productive ,as a group, as an upper tier TE, especially considering the $20 I saved.

The usefulness of the extra roster spots has nothing to do with injury protection, and everything to do with having an extra lottery ticket each week.

My guesses for how the contest will shake out:

Of the 250 teams that make the finals, more than half will roster the full 24 players.
The cut lines, after week 5, will be a full 5 points/week higher than last year, due to the extra 2 roster spots.
The team that wins it all will have at least 8 WR, and will not have a player on their roster over $32

I rostered 24 players because of 3 kickers, 3 defenses and 8 WRs. But you sound so convinced that the number means more than the players selected. I think the facts stand show that not only do you need a bunch of players to beat thousands of other competitors over the long term you ALSO need Great Ones. It's not going to make a huge difference if you have 22 or 24, as long as you have the four or five that are going to have career years, such as Welker in 2007, Matt Forte and DeAngelo Williams last year.

This is about getting three things right,

1) hitting on players that score big huge numbers at lower than top prices

2) , avoiding large injuries,

3) timing crucial byes Weeks 6-9, appropriately.

 

[QuizGuy66]

The team that wins it all will have at least 8 WR, and will not have a player on their roster over $32

can you make that 7 WR? :( -QG

 

[rzrback77]

The team that wins it all will have at least 8 WR, and will not have a player on their roster over $32

can you make that 7 WR? :( -QG

Andre Johnson on my team eliminates me.

 

[tomarken]

Wow, when I went to bed last night this thread was 7 pages long. Are there any interesting stats from Drinen in here, or is it just everyone posting their rosters?

 

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Wow, when I went to bed last night this thread was 7 pages long. Are there any interesting stats from Drinen in here, or is it just everyone posting their rosters?

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/contes.../percentown.htm

 

[Sinn Fein]

The team that wins it all will have at least 8 WR, and will not have a player on their roster over $32

can you make that 7 WR? :( -QG

can you make that over $37 - damn you DeAngelo Williams

 

[jdoggydogg]

Going into this contest I had a few objectives.

1) Use every roster spot. I think it's crazy to roll with a 20 man team. Your odds of having a bad week go up and the injury risk is even greater. The money savings between 20 and 24 players is not great enough to make it worth it in a best ball format.

2) Don't waste money on the top three to five players at any position. Now, I'm not saying that Tom Brady isn't worth $37. He's a fantastic fantasy player. But if Brady gets hurt or has a bad game, your margin for error is very slim.

3) Make sure I have enough players at each position. I think rolling with two QBs, Ks, or TEs is a huge risk here.

QB - Donovan McNabb - 24

QB - David Garrard - 18

QB - Byron Leftwich - 4

I think McNabb is going to have a big year, and I think he will outscore the three most expensive guys some weeks. Garrard isn't a cheap backup. But I don't like the thought of rolling with a Chad Pennington in case McNabb gets hurt for the year. Leftwich is a scrub, for sure. I don't even expect him to score for me, but I like having a third body there for injury insurance. Other players seriously considered: Schaub (concerned about his ability to stay healthy), Hasselbeck, Hill, Pennington, Flacco.

RB - Steve Slaton - 37

RB - Willie Parker - 16

RB - Leon Washington - 12

RB - Michael Bush - 6

RB - Sammy Morris - 4

RB - James Davis - 2

Slaton seems like a good value at $37. I think Willie Parker is the steal of this contest. I considered Mendenhall as a backup3, but I am not sold on him. Washington is a great value at $12. I had Hightower on my team, and really wanted to keep him, but couldn't. I think Bush and Morris will score for me on certain weeks and represent good value as TD vultures. I had Edgerrin James on my team for several days. But I thought that James Davis represented far more upside. Other players seriously considered: Westbrook, Jacobs, Julius Jones, Larry Johnson, Ray Rice.

WR - Roddy White - 33

WR - Chad Ochocinco - 27

WR - Chris Henry - 12

WR - Derrick Mason - 9

WR - Nate Burleson - 5

WR - Percy Harvin - 5

WR - Patrick Crayton - 4

Of all the big name WRs, Roddy White represented great value for me. I've spent big money on guys like Larry Fitzgerald before and regretted it. I think Ochocinco is a steal. I didn't intend to have two Bengal WRs on my team, but Chris Henry was a bargain. Frankly, I am surprised that people were willing to spend $7 more for Coles. Derrick Mason is a no-brainer, and could be the best value in this contest. Nate Burleson seems healthy, and I am certain he will score for me many times this year. Harvin is a popular choice in this contest, but I didn't know that going in. I think Crayton is a super value at $4. FF experts and the Cowboys themselves always seem to be down on Crayton. But I really don't care if his hands aren't that great. He will absolutely score for me some weeks. Other players seriously considered: Royal, Boldin/Walter (hamstrings already? no thanks), Welker, Gage, Driver, Berrian, Hester, Vincent Jackson.

TE - John Carlson - 11

TE - Brent Celek - 7

TE - Jermichael Finley - 3

This is my favorite group in the contest. I think it's crazy to spend $27 on Witten. Carlson may very well outscore Witten some weeks for less than 1/2 the money. I think Celek is a bargain. I know Finley is on a ton of teams, but that guy is far too talented to not risk $3 on. Other players seriously considered: Daniels, Zach Miller, Chris Baker.

PK - Josh Scobee - 2

PK - Shayne Graham - 2

PK - Josh Brown - 1

TD - Green Bay Packers - 3

TD - Washington Redskins - 3

 

[jdoggydogg]

The team that wins it all will have at least 8 WR, and will not have a player on their roster over $32

can you make that 7 WR? :( -QG

I almost typed the same thing.

 

[rzrback77]

Interesting stats from Mr. Drinnen....

55% of all teams have six or less WRs and must have three score each week.

Only 17% have 8 or more WRs

the week to week scoring by WRs is so variable I am surprised that so many teams would go with six or less. I am curious as to whether some of these six or less WR teams would also select multiple bye WRs to further decrease their depth on certain weeks.

58% went with one or two QBs. I thought that my 2 TD team would be in the minority.

68% went with one or two TEs

66% went with one or two PKs

67% went with one or two DSTs

Only 3,328 (25%) of the total 13,277 teams went with the maximum roster allowed and even more astounding to me was that there were 5,181 teams (39%) that went with 20. For as low as $3 you could have added C Baker, a kicker, and a defense to buffer the random scoring. WOW!

Regarding some of the higher percentage player selections, you see a great deal of influence from recent events as well as the summer hype factor. RBs Ray Rice, Willie Parker, Leon Washington, Bradshaw and Coffee fit those conditions.

The hype fator is all over the WRs with Harvin, Henry, and Schilens leading the percentage list owned. Similarly Finley and Olsen leading the TEs. Baker came on strong, but the Patriot TEs are not targeted much so even with his $1 tag, I am not sure he was that much of a bargain.

Also surprised that a $3 kicker was the third favorite choice and that almost 10% spent $5 for Gostkowski and $4 for Kaeding.

 

[ScottyFargo]

Entry number 103710.

QB - Tony Romo - 23

QB - Matthew Stafford - 11

QB - Byron Leftwich - 4

RB - Steve Slaton - 37

RB - Darren McFadden - 29

RB - Ray Rice - 21

RB - Leon Washington - 12

RB - Correll Buckhalter - 2

RB - Edgerrin James - 1

WR - Anquan Boldin - 31

WR - T.J. Houshmandzadeh - 30

WR - Josh Morgan - 15

WR - Percy Harvin - 5

WR - Sidney Rice - 4

WR - Juaquin Iglesias - 2

WR - Laurent Robinson - 2

WR - Sam Hurd - 1

TE - Visanthe Shiancoe - 10

TE - Jermichael Finley - 3

PK - Josh Brown - 1

PK - Jason Hanson - 1

TD - New York Jets - 4

TD - New Orleans Saints - 1

I've never played PPR before, and I really wanted to get Olsen in there for TE but my last change was to bump Westie for Slaton and I think that's what cost me Olsen so I slid to Shiancoe. I hope Favre makes him produce as much as I think he will.

 

[Gr00vus]

Only 3,328 (25%) of the total 13,277 teams went with the maximum roster allowed and even more astounding to me was that there were 5,181 teams (39%) that went with 20. For as low as $3 you could have added C Baker, a kicker, and a defense to buffer the random scoring. WOW!

I'd guess many of those 5181 didn't know you could go over 20.

Regarding some of the higher percentage player selections, you see a great deal of influence from recent events as well as the summer hype factor. RBs Ray Rice, Willie Parker, Leon Washington, Bradshaw and Coffee fit those conditions.The hype fator is all over the WRs with Harvin, Henry, and Schilens leading the percentage list owned. Similarly Finley and Olsen leading the TEs. Baker came on strong, but the Patriot TEs are not targeted much so even with his $1 tag, I am not sure he was that much of a bargain.

I tried to avoid as many of the obvious choices as I could. Much of the time it was easy. There isn't a $1 Slaton out there at RB this year - I think the Edgerrin James, James Davis picks are a little bit of fools gold. I couldn't lay off Harvin though it was obvious he'd be a common pick. I'm glad my choice of TE took me out of Finley due to a shared bye week. I couldn't lay off Felix Jones or Leon Washington either - just too cheap for the production I expect them to get. I guess I'm as guilty of chasing DeAngelo Williams with them as others are of chasing Slaton with James Davis. I also couldn't avoid picking up a starting QB for $4 - again just too much obvious value there to overlook. I guess the guys who will win this thing are the ones who really commit to those value players as their top line performers and invest the money saved elsewhere. I didn't have the guts to do it, I used them mainly for depth.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Interesting look at the percentage of dollar amount I will have missing from my roster each week:

4 17.6%

5 27.2%

6 19.2%

7 19.6%

8 11.2%

9 5.2%

10 0%

I like that the most value is out early in the bye weeks - week 5. In that week, I am missing my top WR - but have 7 other WRs playing (assuming no injuries), and the other big chunk is Grant - but with DWill and Parker I should have RB covered. Given that many teams will be light with NO, GB and SD out that week I should be in line with others - plus it is still relatively early.

 

[whhwalker]

I am really surpised at how few took Brady.

I am equally surprised at how few took Peyton.

 

[Verbal Kint]

I hate my team.

 

[pizzatyme]

Will post now and add thoughts after reading the stats.

QB - Matt Schaub - 20 12.4%

QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17 13%

QB - Mark Sanchez - 9 15.3%

RB - DeAngelo Williams - 37 19.1%

RB - Ryan Grant - 24 25.3%

RB - Willie Parker - 16 24.7%

RB - Felix Jones - 11 19.7%

RB - Michael Bush - 6 8.4%

RB - Ladell Betts - 2 18.8%

WR - Marques Colston - 28 20.6%

WR - Vincent Jackson - 21 16.3%

WR - Kevin Walter - 14 8.3%

WR - Derrick Mason - 9 21.9%

WR - Nate Burleson - 5 15.7%

WR - Chaz Schilens - 3 23.7%

TE - John Carlson - 11 9.7%

TE - Todd Heap - 5 15.0%

TE - Jermichael Finley - 3 24.8%

PK - Robbie Gould - 2 22.2%

PK - Dan Carpenter - 1 8.2%

PK - Steve Hauschka - 1 7.5%

TD - Houston Texans - 2 9.1%

TD - Seattle Seahawks - 2 8.0%

TD - New Orleans Saints - 1 15.8%

Anyone have thoughts on my roster?

 

[jon_mx]

Will post now and add thoughts after reading the stats.QB - Matt Schaub - 20 12.4%QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17 13%QB - Mark Sanchez - 9 15.3%RB - DeAngelo Williams - 37 19.1%RB - Ryan Grant - 24 25.3%RB - Willie Parker - 16 24.7%RB - Felix Jones - 11 19.7%RB - Michael Bush - 6 8.4%RB - Ladell Betts - 2 18.8%WR - Marques Colston - 28 20.6%WR - Vincent Jackson - 21 16.3%WR - Kevin Walter - 14 8.3%WR - Derrick Mason - 9 21.9%WR - Nate Burleson - 5 15.7%WR - Chaz Schilens - 3 23.7%TE - John Carlson - 11 9.7%TE - Todd Heap - 5 15.0%TE - Jermichael Finley - 3 24.8%PK - Robbie Gould - 2 22.2%PK - Dan Carpenter - 1 8.2%PK - Steve Hauschka - 1 7.5%TD - Houston Texans - 2 9.1%TD - Seattle Seahawks - 2 8.0%TD - New Orleans Saints - 1 15.8%Anyone have thoughts on my roster?

Solid team. I think I would have found a way to get 7 WR's. Not sure about Kevin Walter or Nate Burleson. Maybe sacrifice a PK. For a position that starts three, you might be a bit shallow.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Only 3,328 (25%) of the total 13,277 teams went with the maximum roster allowed and even more astounding to me was that there were 5,181 teams (39%) that went with 20. For as low as $3 you could have added C Baker, a kicker, and a defense to buffer the random scoring. WOW!

This is astounding to me. I will bet that few 20 team entries will even have realistic shot at the money in the end.

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

QB - Kurt Warner - 25

QB - Brady Quinn - 9

QB - Matt Leinart - 4

I love the Warner Leinart combo. Bye week 4 will be easier to survive than later in the year. Quinn should way outperform 9$

RB - Ryan Grant - 24

RB - Marshawn Lynch - 22

RB - Willie Parker - 16

RB - LeSean McCoy - 7

I expect Westbrook will have some time on the DL. I hope it is towards the end of the year. Lynch's value is reduced because he won't play for the first 3 weeks, but if I need him to get through any of those weeks, my team isn't very good. Grant should bounce back to out perform $24. Parker could way outperform his value.

WR - Marques Colston - 28

WR - Antonio Bryant - 23

WR - Chris Henry - 12

WR - Derrick Mason - 9

WR - Nate Washington - 6

WR - Robert Meachem - 3

WR - Laurent Robinson - 2

I see no reason Bryant should drop off as much as people think this year. Henry and Mason should be on every roster.

TE - Jason Whitten - 27

TE - Greg Olsen - 15

TE - Jermichael Finley - 3

The strength of my team. I expect my flex will be from the TE spot often. With 1.5 per for TE's Whitten will perform as well as WR's or RB's who cost $40+

PK - Nick Folk - 3

PK - Jeff Reed - 2

TD - Pittsburgh Steelers - 7

TD - Dallas Cowboys - 3

I hate the cowboys. I have no idea how I ended up with their D and K.

 

[Mister CIA]

High risk entry:

Can I survive Peyton's week 6 bye. I think Peyton will be that good this season.

QB - Peyton Manning - 32

I like my chances for consistently getting two good best-ball scores every week at RB, occasionally getting good flex contribution too

RB - Ray Rice - 21

RB - Chris Wells - 15

RB - Leon Washington - 12

RB - Felix Jones - 11

RB - LeSean McCoy - 7

RB - Michael Bush - 6

RB - James Davis - 2

Nailed down the GB receiving corp (minus Driver). I also purposely paired DeSean and Maclin. Were Mark Clayton 100 healthy, I would have given strong consideration to pairing him alongside Derrick Mason. Semi-regretting not going with 1 more WR on the roster because, as I recall, poor WR performance seemed to be most teams undoing the week they got bumped. As it was, there were far more bargains at RB.

WR - Greg Jennings - 32

WR - DeSean Jackson - 24

WR - Chris Henry - 12

WR - Derrick Mason - 9

WR - Jordy Nelson - 5

WR - Percy Harvin - 5

WR - Jeremy Maclin - 4

WR - James Jones - 4

WR - Robert Meachem - 3

At 1.5 PPR, too much bang for the buck not to pick 3 TE. If I make a good run this year, I'm certain my TE will produce more than one of my weekly flex scores

TE - Greg Olsen - 15

TE - Dustin Keller - 12

TE - Jermichael Finley - 3

PK - Garrett Hartley - 4 ... my attempt at creating an imbalance with other rosters

PK - Matt Prater - 2

TD - Pittsburgh Steelers - 7

TD - Dallas Cowboys - 3

 

[jdoggydogg]

Will post now and add thoughts after reading the stats.QB - Matt Schaub - 20 12.4%QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17 13%QB - Mark Sanchez - 9 15.3%RB - DeAngelo Williams - 37 19.1%RB - Ryan Grant - 24 25.3%RB - Willie Parker - 16 24.7%RB - Felix Jones - 11 19.7%RB - Michael Bush - 6 8.4%RB - Ladell Betts - 2 18.8%WR - Marques Colston - 28 20.6%WR - Vincent Jackson - 21 16.3%WR - Kevin Walter - 14 8.3%WR - Derrick Mason - 9 21.9%WR - Nate Burleson - 5 15.7%WR - Chaz Schilens - 3 23.7%TE - John Carlson - 11 9.7%TE - Todd Heap - 5 15.0%TE - Jermichael Finley - 3 24.8%PK - Robbie Gould - 2 22.2%PK - Dan Carpenter - 1 8.2%PK - Steve Hauschka - 1 7.5%TD - Houston Texans - 2 9.1%TD - Seattle Seahawks - 2 8.0%TD - New Orleans Saints - 1 15.8%Anyone have thoughts on my roster?

Solid team. I think I would have found a way to get 7 WR's. Not sure about Kevin Walter or Nate Burleson. Maybe sacrifice a PK. For a position that starts three, you might be a bit shallow.

I like this team. I think Burleson is a great value and he's on my team. Burelson was like $18 last year and he is supposedly healthy now. Add in Houshmanzadeh, and you have some opportunities for Burleson to easily outperform his price.

 

[salmonstud]

QB - Peyton Manning - 32

QB - Mark Sanchez - 9

RB - Thomas Jones - 23

RB - Derrick Ward - 22

RB - Ray Rice - 21

RB - Ahmad Bradshaw - 8

RB - Glen Coffee - 2

RB - James Davis - 2

RB - Edgerrin James - 1

WR - Marques Colston - 28

WR - Eddie Royal - 26

WR - Ted Ginn - 16

WR - Derrick Mason - 9

WR - Jeremy Maclin - 4

WR - Hakeem Nicks - 4

WR - David Clowney - 2

WR - Laurent Robinson - 2

WR - Sam Hurd - 1

TE - Greg Olsen - 15

TE - Dustin Keller - 12

PK - Stephen Gostkowski - 5

PK - Kris Brown - 3

TD - Houston Texans - 2

TD - Oakland Raiders - 1

I decided to splurge this year at QB, WR, TE, & K this year.

If Peyton Manning goes down - I'm out of this contest. With his durability track record - I like the chances of him playing the entire season. I nabbed Sanchez before he was named the starter - cheap #2 for $9. I think he will be better than expected this year.

Due to the high cost of RB's - my goals was to load up on mid-tier guys that are starters or starter material.

I like Olsen & Keller allot this year. I think one will crack the top 5 this year in this scoring format. I would have preferred to load up on cheap D's and kickers...but due to my goal to load up on RB's & WR's with upside - I had to limit my roster slots at Kicker & Defense. I dropped a cool $5 on Gosty but went cheap at D's.

I liked my RB's for the cost allot before it was declared that Cadillac is starting this week for the Bucs. I thought Derrick Ward would give me 3 for sure starters with Thomas Jones and Ray Rice. It looks like James Davis wills tart - whom everyone in their neighbor selected for $2 along with myself. Edge could get decent touches, and if Jacobs or Gore goes down - I will hit a homerun with Coffee or Bradshaw.

Last year I skimped on WR and it cost me. I didn't want to get a top 5 guy - but I did drop some dough on my top 2 receivers in Royal and Colston. Ginn and Mason are both their teams respected #1 WR's and should give decent numbers. I went with upside and cheap decent upside with Maclin, Hurd, Nicks, Clowney, and Robinson. I think I will hit with 1 of them.

I lose every year at this contest - so probably this year will be no different. However, I have put more thought into it.

 

[WKTSWAY]

My team...my first year doing this...no idea really how I did. Looking back on it, My QBs could hurt me...

QB - Matt Ryan - 19

QB - Mark Sanchez - 9

I think Ryan will have a very good year, and Sanchez plays NO (I hope a high scoring game) during Ryan's bye.

RB - Ronnie Brown - 35

RB - Ray Rice - 21

RB - Ahmad Bradshaw - 8

RB - Jamaal Charles - 7

RB - Michael Bush - 6

RB - Edgerrin James - 1

I looked at byes when I picked out these RBs as well. Brown in week 6, Rice 7, Bradshaw 10, Charles 8, Bush 9, and I took a flier on Edge as I had another $1 to spend and I thought he would have the best chance of beating out some of these other RBs if they have down weeks. I think Bradshaw and Charles could have big years and were had very cheap. The Bush pick is hoping DMC is in a split with him and Oak knows how to run the ball well.

WR - Randy Moss - 42

WR - Anquan Boldin - 31

WR - Vincent Jackson - 21

WR - Derrick Mason - 9

WR - Patrick Crayton - 4

WR - Greg Camarillo - 4

WR - Davone Bess - 3

Byes: Moss 8, Boldin 4, VJack 5, Mason 7, Crayton 6, Camarillo/Bess 6. I think Moss is in for a huge year and was willing to spend the $42 on him for what I think will be great stats. Boldin lead WRs in pts/game last year, and I think will do the same this year and hopefully stay in for all 16. Mason, Camarillo, and Bess could have a few good weeks for PPR, so I picked them in case someone above has an off week and during byes. I thought when I started picking players, that WR would be the most important to get consistent players and I think I did that for ppr scoring.

TE - Greg Olsen - 15

TE - Brad Cottam - 2

I think Olsen could get close to 80 catches, so I think he is a no brainer at $15. I'm hoping Cottam has a good game vs. Dallas on Olsens bye, otherwise, I think Plsen will be good enough for all the other weeks.

PK - Rob Bironas - 3

PK - Josh Brown - 1

Bironas is very accurate from any distance and I think he should be a top 5 K this year. Brown is on a team that will hopefully be able to get around the red zone before they stall out.

TD - Pittsburgh Steelers - 7

TD - San Francisco 49ers - 2

I think Pit is far and away the best D and was willing to spend the $7 on them. I think the difference between them and every other D actually makes them a bargin at $7 when you compare them to the prices of the other Ds vs. how many pts they will get compared to them. I think SF will do fairly well and could be a sleeper D this year. Obviously, I'm expecting Pit to carry me here.

 

[huskers15]

Not sure what the heck I was thinking but I got the Minn Run/Dallas Passing game down.

QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17

QB - Mark Sanchez - 9

QB - Byron Leftwich - 4

RB - Adrian Peterson - 50

RB - Ryan Grant - 24

RB - Leon Washington - 12

RB - Chester Taylor - 11

RB - Michael Bush - 6

RB - Edgerrin James - 1

WR - Vincent Jackson - 21

WR - Roy Williams - 21

WR - Chris Henry - 12

WR - Earl Bennett - 11

WR - Justin Gage - 8

WR - Miles Austin - 6

WR - Patrick Crayton - 4

WR - Kenny Britt - 2

WR - Dexter Jackson - 1

TE - John Carlson - 11

TE - Visanthe Shiancoe - 10

PK - Neil Rackers - 3

PK - Josh Brown - 1

TD - Green Bay Packers - 3

TD - Atlanta Falcons - 2

 

[fsufan]

this contest alone makes the subscription fee worth it

 

[jdoggydogg]

this contest alone makes the subscription fee worth it

Totally. I had a lot of fun tweaking my roster.

 

[The Kerminator]

After countless revisions heres what I ended up with:

QB - Ben Roethlisberger - 19

QB - Matt Ryan - 19

Was tempted to go with Schaub and Garrard here but only taking two QBs Schaub being injury prone kept me away. Like Ryan's potential and early bye.

RB - Ryan Grant - 24

RB - Ray Rice - 21

RB - Leon Washington - 12

RB - Felix Jones - 11

RB - Ahmad Bradshaw - 8

RB - Jamaal Charles - 7

RB - James Davis - 2

Like Grant's value here at $24. The rest are in RBBC and should have a chance to catch a lot of passes. Each RB has a different bye week so I should have 6 RBs going each week.

WR - Eddie Royal - 26

WR - Vincent Jackson - 21

WR - Roy Williams - 21

WR - Muhsin Muhammad - 12

WR - Derrick Mason - 9

WR - Chaz Schilens - 3

WR - Laurent Robinson - 2

Like Royal's potential at $26. Jackson hopefully will be solid. I like Roy Williams week 6 bye compared to the other WRs in this range. Muhammad and Mason should give me steady scoring. Robinson and Schilens could catch a lot of balls for teams that will be forced to throw.

TE - Dustin Keller - 12

TE - John Carlson - 11

TE - Chris Baker - 1

Like Keller at TE with a rookie QB. Carlson I thought was good value. Hopefully Baker at $1 can catch a few TDs during bye weeks.

PK - Josh Brown - 1

PK - Dan Carpenter - 1

PK - Steve Hauschka - 1

3 cheap kickers with different byes.

TD - Arizona Cardinals - 3

TD - Green Bay Packers - 3

This is the group I seemed to struggle with most. Liked Dallas as well. The early bye weeks ultimately swayed my decision.

Any thoughts?

 

[HellToupee]

this contest alone makes the subscription fee worth it

Totally. I had a lot of fun tweaking my roster.

its the reason I subscribe

 

[MNTom]

QB - Aaron Rodgers - 27

QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17

RB - DeAngelo Williams - 37

RB - Willie Parker - 16

RB - LenDale White - 12

RB - Felix Jones - 11

RB - Edgerrin James - 1

RB - Chris Brown - 1

WR - Greg Jennings - 32

WR - Marques Colston - 28

WR - Kevin Walter - 14

WR - Chris Henry - 12

WR - Justin Gage - 8

WR - Percy Harvin - 5

WR - Laurent Robinson - 2

TE - Owen Daniels - 13

TE - Jermichael Finley - 3

TE - Chris Baker - 1

PK - Robbie Gould - 2

PK - Sebastian Janikowski - 1

PK - Steve Hauschka - 1

TD - Washington Redskins - 3

TD - Seattle Seahawks - 2

TD - Oakland Raiders - 1

 

[Neal Cassady]

matt schaub

matt ryan

byron leftwich

ronnie brown

brandon jacobs

ryan grant

ahhmad bradshaw

ladell betts

justin forsett

james davis

chad ochocinco

desean jackson

vincent jackson

percy harvin

patrick crayton

deon butler

anthony fasano

jermichael finley

chris baker

josh brown

dan carpenter

green bay packers

buffalo bills

new orleans saints

24 players..250 dollars

 

[Balco]

QB - Drew Brees - 35

QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17

QB - Brady Quinn - 9

I went with a stud, a very solid player with health concerns, and a young guy. Thinking about it again, I think 9 bucks for a 3rd qb might not have been the smartest move.

RB - Ray Rice - 21

RB - Willie Parker - 16

RB - LenDale White - 12

RB - Leon Washington - 12

RB - Michael Bush - 6

RB - Laurence Maroney - 4

RB - Correll Buckhalter - 2

I really like this group. Some solid ppr players (Rice, Washington), a td machine (White), a very nice value pick, IMO (Parker), a forgotten man who might surprise (Maroney), a solid vet who could see several starts (Buckhalter), and I took a chance on Michael Bush. I should be able to get solid scoring weeks from this collection.

WR - Anquan Boldin - 31

WR - Chad Ochocinco - 27

WR - Derrick Mason - 9

WR - Mark Bradley - 7

WR - Nate Burleson - 5

WR - Chaz Schilens - 3

WR - Laurent Robinson - 2

Tried a ton of combos here. The only question with Boldin is staying healthy. Was having a dominant season in 2008. Ochocinco seems rejuvenated. Mason is old steady, and Flacco was locked into him in the preseason. In a ppr, surprised Mason was only 9. Burleson was too good of value to pass up. Hoping Schillens comes back quick, and Bradley can continue the progress he showed last season. I think the change of scenery will help Robinson, who has talent, and might have just needed a change of scenery.

TE - Greg Olsen - 15

TE - Jeremy Shockey - 9

TE - Jermichael Finley - 3

I had Witten here for a while, but decided to spread the wealth a little. I think olsen is going to take the next step this year, and Shockey plays in a pass offense. Guy is as brittle as they come, but why not take a gamble, right?

PK - Phil Dawson - 1

PK - Dan Carpenter - 1

Did a little research here. Just wanted to make sure I had starters.

TD - Seattle Seahawks - 2

TD - Cleveland Browns - 1

I really like the Seahawks D this year. And I am banking on the Browns D improving on a dissapointing season.

Definitely looking forward to this game. First time I have played.

 

[Doug Drinen]

The simulator is back!

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

The simulator is back!

I come in at 2098 this week. I'll take it.

 

[dickey moe]

QB - Ben Roethlisberger - 19

QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17

RB - Frank Gore - 43

RB - DeAngelo Williams - 37

RB - Ray Rice - 21

RB - Ladell Betts - 2

RB - Tashard Choice - 2

RB - James Davis - 2

RB - Edgerrin James - 1

WR - Roddy White - 33

WR - Eddie Royal - 26

WR - Chris Henry - 12

WR - Greg Camarillo - 4

WR - Chaz Schilens - 3

WR - Sam Hurd - 1

TE - Greg Olsen - 15

TE - Brent Celek - 7

PK - Robbie Gould - 2

PK - Jay Feely - 1

TD - Cincinnati Bengals - 1

TD - New Orleans Saints - 1

Originally had 20 players but decided to downgrade at QB from Palmer to Roeth so that I could add Edgerrin (might make a good $1 value pick if Julius starts to suck or gets hurt). My basic philosophy was to get value at QB at TE, pick 3 potential stud RBs, WRs that are good in PPR format (including some deep sleepers), and minimize $$$ spent at PK and TD (too much variance at these positions). I like my squad but I wish I could be stronger at QB and WR, but this was the best I could come up with this strategy.

 

[Marauder]

The simulator is back!

WTF? This guy only has a 12% chance of surviving? His QB's look pretty strong.Entry 103815

This entry is still alive.

1

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Tony Romo $23 0.00

Ben Roethlisberger $19 0.00

Matt Ryan $19 0.00

David Garrard $18 0.00

Matt Hasselbeck $17 0.00

Eli Manning $16 0.00

Jason Campbell $15 0.00

Joe Flacco $14 0.00

Jake Delhomme $14 0.00

Chad Pennington $12 0.00

JaMarcus Russell $12 0.00

Shaun Hill $11 0.00

Matthew Stafford $11 0.00

Kerry Collins $10 0.00

Mark Sanchez $9 0.00

Byron Leftwich $4 0.00

James Davis $2 0.00

Edgerrin James $1 0.00

Nate Burleson $5 0.00

Joey Galloway $5 0.00

Percy Harvin $5 0.00

Chris Baker $1 0.00

Nate Kaeding $4 0.00

Green Bay Packers $3 0.00

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TOTAL 0.00

CUTOFF 0.00

 

[pizzatyme]

The simulator is back!

#395, not too bad

 

[cstruk]

The simulator is back!

So if I read this right, the 16 QB team has less of a chance of surviving than the 12 QB which is second from the bottom.

 

[socrates]

QB - Matt Ryan - 19

QB - Matt Hasselbeck - 17

QB - Matt Leinart - 4

My strategy was to draft any QB named Matt. Hasselbeck looked like a value. Leinart may be a small gamble, but Warner concerns me a little.

RB - Darren McFadden - 29

RB - Ray Rice - 21

RB - Willie Parker - 16

RB - Felix Jones - 11

RB - Glen Coffee - 2

RB - James Davis - 2

RB - Edgerrin James - 1

Parker and Felix looked like good values, and James Davis and Edge are players to be had cheap that could really produce, especially if I advance any distance.

WR - Roddy White - 33

WR - Vincent Jackson - 21

WR - Chris Henry - 12

WR - Derrick Mason - 9

WR - Percy Harvin - 5

WR - Hakeem Nicks - 4

WR - Chaz Schilens - 3

Roddy seemed like the best value of the stud receivers. Jackson looks poised to join the elite, and if so, this is a real value pick. Mason was cheap at 9, but I am not too excited about a pair of rookies and an injured Schilens.

TE - Greg Olsen - 15

TE - Tony Scheffler - 7

TE - Todd Heap - 5

I am really counting on Olsen here.

PK - Nate Kaeding - 4

PK - Nick Folk - 3

TD - Tennessee Titans - 4

TD - Green Bay Packers - 3

Total value: 250

Total Roster: 24

 

[BassNBrew]

Entry 103815 This entry is still alive. 1 ------------------------------------Tony Romo $23 0.00 Ben Roethlisberger $19 0.00 Matt Ryan $19 0.00 David Garrard $18 0.00 Matt Hasselbeck $17 0.00 Eli Manning $16 0.00 Jason Campbell $15 0.00 Joe Flacco $14 0.00 Jake Delhomme $14 0.00 Chad Pennington $12 0.00 JaMarcus Russell $12 0.00 Shaun Hill $11 0.00 Matthew Stafford $11 0.00 Kerry Collins $10 0.00 Mark Sanchez $9 0.00 Byron Leftwich $4 0.00 James Davis $2 0.00 Edgerrin James $1 0.00 Nate Burleson $5 0.00 Joey Galloway $5 0.00 Percy Harvin $5 0.00 Chris Baker $1 0.00 Nate Kaeding $4 0.00 Green Bay Packers $3 0.00 ------------------------------------TOTAL 0.00 CUTOFF 0.00

 

[dickey moe]

The simulator is back!

#1 ranked team drafted 1 QB. Good luck with that, buddy.

 

[Wadsworth]

The simulator is back!

Sweet. 1200 and something, anything under 12,001 doesn't matter, right?

 

[Sinn Fein]

The simulator is back!

109

 

[jon_mx]

The simulator is back!

#1 ranked team drafted 1 QB. Good luck with that, buddy.

This is just based on week 1. In Brees off week, he is in a heap of trouble.

 

[Verbal Kint]

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Donovan McNabb

Mark Sanchez

Brandon Jacobs

Ryan Grant

Leon Washington

Felix Jones

Ladell Betts

Edgerrin James

Braylon Edwards

Vincent Jackson

Lance Moore

Chris Henry

Derrick Mason

Nate Burleson

Chaz Schilens

Robert Meachem

Owen Daniels

Visanthe Shiancoe

Jermichael Finley

Jason Elam

Josh Brown

Houston Texans

Cincinnati Bengals

New Orleans Saints

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TOTAL 0.00

CUTOFF 0.00

Let's go these guys!