Philosophical Thought - Avoiding Players For Non Football Reasons? (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyU]

I try to avoid players with off the field issues, but that isn’t set in stone If I think they can become fantasy relevant in a reasonable timeframe and I can get them at a reasonable price. If they develop off the the field problems after I obtain them, I typically ride it out unless I’m surprised by a good offer. I don’t blacklist players for moral reasons, I do it for fantasy reasons ONLY. I would have OJ Simpson on my team if he was fantasy relevant. This is fantasy football, not marrying my granddaughter.

 

[osubuckeyeman]

Does not factor in my decision at all. It's not a real football team. I don't have to think of my fanbase. I don't have to answer questions at a podium. It's like poker to me. It's just a game of chance. It's a 15/16 week thinking game with 11 other friends.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Your moral compass can point 12 O'Clock North all you want but if some of the others have theirs set at say 11:50, you're spotting the other teams 6 points before you even take the first player in the Draft.

But feel good about it. I don't like what Watson did and have no intentions of drafting him but if for some reason he were available on waivers at a point int he season where I felt he could help my team with a late season surge assuming I even make it that far into the season and Playoffs, you're damn right I am going to pick him up and see what he does if I need some pop at QB. But the likelihood of actually "needing" him at QB if I am having a good season not as likely as just keeping him off someone else's roster with one of those 11:50 compasses

 

[Pip's Invitation]

It's fantasy football. I worry about points. They're awarded the same way without respect to personal character.

If there's a knucklehead factor that's going to get a player suspended, in the doghouse, or whatever else, I bake that risk in to my evaluation.

This is pretty much where I stand as well.