Playoff Fantasy Football (1 Viewer)

[On The Rocks]

Last year I got lucky and Colts players just seemed to fall to me. I didn't go into it with the intention of getting Colts players but it just happened that way and I got lucky and won.

This year I don't what the strategy should be...other than maybe get as many Patriots players as possible.

Do you go after players from mutiple teams in one conference?

Or do you spread it all over for players in both conferences....just to make sure you try and get a couple of players from every team?

Or do you just go after players from one team?

 

[Rounders]

For my league it's a numbers game. RBs are a premium but they guys in my league love QBs. I try to grab 2 starting RBs and 1 WR in the first 3 rounds, look for QB in rounds 4-5, and then fill in the roster later.

Basically to win you need a good mix of players and a few on the Super Bowl winning team.

This year the NFC players will be important. Everyone knows about the Pats, and will try to load up. But the NFC players will make the difference IMO.

 

[One]

Same here.

I usually try to go for whoever I think will crack the Super Bowl, 1st round bye or not. I like to take RBs first since the weather seems to give them a lot of work.

Anybody got a site with FF Playoff Cheatsheets?

 

[tick dog]

the years i've won i've had gut feeling on wildcard weekend teams who will go farther than expected and mayybe get in 4 games, e.g. two years ago i loaded up on #6 seed steelers and #5 seed carolina (who surprisingly made the NFC champ), and had big ben, willie, steve smith, hines, steelers D and ran away with the league over the guy who had one stud seahawk (#1 seed) and one stud colt (#1 seed), and then a bunch of scattered guys who got knocked out after a game or two.

this year, yeah, the pats/cowboys are obvious so most guys will try to load up there, but if you think, say, a #3 seed like last year's colts or a #6 like the '06 steelers will get 4 games in, then go for that strategy (SD this year?). i find that in these leagues it's better to go for broke on one or two teams than to "spread your bets," so to speak, but everyone's different. alllll that said, it you have the #1 or #2 pick you'd be foolish not to start with brady/moss and then build from there....

and rotoworld has good playoff cheat sheets....

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Dodd's Playoff Cheatsheet

Dodd's Playoff Top 130

 

[Bobcat10]

Same here. I usually try to go for whoever I think will crack the Super Bowl, 1st round bye or not. I like to take RBs first since the weather seems to give them a lot of work. Anybody got a site with FF Playoff Cheatsheets?

 

[Bobcat10]

Depends on the league structure...but usually you gotta decide who is advancing in your mind and get the best players from those teams.

In my league, we can only have 1 player per playoff team (qb, rb, 3wr, te, k, dst), so you can't load up on one team you think might win it all or just take a shot with Jax for example. More strategy in this format, imo.

 

[fsufan]

what site do you use to run your ff playoffs

 

[Bobcat10]

what site do you use to run your ff playoffs

myfantasyleague.com

 

[On The Rocks]

what site do you use to run your ff playoffs

Our playoff league is done manually. (old school) Points are tallied from stats on NFL.com

 

[Bobcat10]

what site do you use to run your ff playoffs

Our playoff league is done manually. (old school) Points are tallied from stats on NFL.com

Which is really not that daunting of a task for the playoffs. We used to do it this way too. Players get eliminated every week. But MFL is free, so we figure why not, you get live scoring and you can check standings whenever you want.

 

[BoomBoom]

Not really strategy, but our playoff league format is:

Start 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF each week, with WCOFF scoring.

You can only start a player ONCE during the playoffs, so you have to weigh matchups + odds of advancing, making sure to try and leave yourself with the opportunity to field a full starting roster come Super Bowl Sunday.

PS. We also use the MFL site for this, and it works great with live scoring, standings, etc. completely free.

 

[Rounders]

I have been toying around with an idea for my playoff draft and wanted to share.

Our league has a starting lineup of 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 2 FLEX, 1 K, 1 DT, 1 Coach. The Flex can be RB/WR/TE.

Because of the limited supply of TEs I was thinking about grabbing Gates and Witten as my TE forcing some teams to scramble for them later in rounds. If these guys can play 2 games and put up their normal stats, I think that I would have a nice advantage over my league mates.

Thoughts?

The real question is where will they go in the draft? How can I maximize the value?

 

[LionsFan78]

I have 3 different playoff games, each with completely different rosters and scoring. In the past I've always tried to mix it up a bit, spreading the players around, and I've never really done that well. This year, I'm going for it all. I'm picking the two teams I feel will be in the Super Bowl, maximizing points from those two teams, and fielding the best possible team around them.

My gut tells me it's NE vs. GB in the Super Bowl, so I'm going with it.

 

[red]

if it's a pick one player from each team format and depending on scoring (TD pass = 4 or 6 points), i try to have a QB and/or K in the superbowl. ideally, if you can pick a QB or K who will play 4 games (i.e. WC game to the superbowl) then you're in great shape. if you're QB or K are in the superbowl, then that team has likely scored a lot of points which usually translates into points for those positions. IIRC, the guy who has won the tourney the past few years invariably has the kicker from the superbowl champs. i know i did with vinatieri last year and vinatieri the year NE upset STL.

i see NE and GB in the superbowl. too hard to NOT pick brady this year, so i'm going with crosby as my kicker. Garrard is not a bad pick either only because he won't have a bye, and if by some miracle JAX upsets NE, then you might be the only owner with him on your roster (in my league it's a pick 2 QB, so i'm debating between garrard and hasselbeck as my QB#2)

 

[Bobcat10]

if it's a pick one player from each team format and depending on scoring (TD pass = 4 or 6 points), i try to have a QB and/or K in the superbowl. ideally, if you can pick a QB or K who will play 4 games (i.e. WC game to the superbowl) then you're in great shape. if you're QB or K are in the superbowl, then that team has likely scored a lot of points which usually translates into points for those positions. IIRC, the guy who has won the tourney the past few years invariably has the kicker from the superbowl champs. i know i did with vinatieri last year and vinatieri the year NE upset STL.i see NE and GB in the superbowl. too hard to NOT pick brady this year, so i'm going with crosby as my kicker. Garrard is not a bad pick either only because he won't have a bye, and if by some miracle JAX upsets NE, then you might be the only owner with him on your roster (in my league it's a pick 2 QB, so i'm debating between garrard and hasselbeck as my QB#2)

Why wouldn't you take Favre and Brady?Overall, not a bad strategy.....you can even work this into a draft format league (take Brady or Favre in the 1st, if you can't, go with Grant, Moss, or Maroney, then get the GB/NE kicker later on depending on who you take in the 1st).

 

[red]

if it's a pick one player from each team format and depending on scoring (TD pass = 4 or 6 points), i try to have a QB and/or K in the superbowl. ideally, if you can pick a QB or K who will play 4 games (i.e. WC game to the superbowl) then you're in great shape. if you're QB or K are in the superbowl, then that team has likely scored a lot of points which usually translates into points for those positions. IIRC, the guy who has won the tourney the past few years invariably has the kicker from the superbowl champs. i know i did with vinatieri last year and vinatieri the year NE upset STL.i see NE and GB in the superbowl. too hard to NOT pick brady this year, so i'm going with crosby as my kicker. Garrard is not a bad pick either only because he won't have a bye, and if by some miracle JAX upsets NE, then you might be the only owner with him on your roster (in my league it's a pick 2 QB, so i'm debating between garrard and hasselbeck as my QB#2)

Why wouldn't you take Favre and Brady?Overall, not a bad strategy.....you can even work this into a draft format league (take Brady or Favre in the 1st, if you can't, go with Grant, Moss, or Maroney, then get the GB/NE kicker later on depending on who you take in the 1st).

i thought about favre, but our scoring system 1 pt for passing TD, no points for yardage, favors kickers IMO. plus, it's a survivor style where there's no draft. i think crosby will be the difference as many people are going to take brady + favre or romo

 

[Bobcat10]

if it's a pick one player from each team format and depending on scoring (TD pass = 4 or 6 points), i try to have a QB and/or K in the superbowl. ideally, if you can pick a QB or K who will play 4 games (i.e. WC game to the superbowl) then you're in great shape. if you're QB or K are in the superbowl, then that team has likely scored a lot of points which usually translates into points for those positions. IIRC, the guy who has won the tourney the past few years invariably has the kicker from the superbowl champs. i know i did with vinatieri last year and vinatieri the year NE upset STL.i see NE and GB in the superbowl. too hard to NOT pick brady this year, so i'm going with crosby as my kicker. Garrard is not a bad pick either only because he won't have a bye, and if by some miracle JAX upsets NE, then you might be the only owner with him on your roster (in my league it's a pick 2 QB, so i'm debating between garrard and hasselbeck as my QB#2)

Why wouldn't you take Favre and Brady?Overall, not a bad strategy.....you can even work this into a draft format league (take Brady or Favre in the 1st, if you can't, go with Grant, Moss, or Maroney, then get the GB/NE kicker later on depending on who you take in the 1st).

i thought about favre, but our scoring system 1 pt for passing TD, no points for yardage, favors kickers IMO. plus, it's a survivor style where there's no draft. i think crosby will be the difference as many people are going to take brady + favre or romo

Oh 1pt....interesting.

 

[red]

if it's a pick one player from each team format and depending on scoring (TD pass = 4 or 6 points), i try to have a QB and/or K in the superbowl. ideally, if you can pick a QB or K who will play 4 games (i.e. WC game to the superbowl) then you're in great shape. if you're QB or K are in the superbowl, then that team has likely scored a lot of points which usually translates into points for those positions. IIRC, the guy who has won the tourney the past few years invariably has the kicker from the superbowl champs. i know i did with vinatieri last year and vinatieri the year NE upset STL.i see NE and GB in the superbowl. too hard to NOT pick brady this year, so i'm going with crosby as my kicker. Garrard is not a bad pick either only because he won't have a bye, and if by some miracle JAX upsets NE, then you might be the only owner with him on your roster (in my league it's a pick 2 QB, so i'm debating between garrard and hasselbeck as my QB#2)

Why wouldn't you take Favre and Brady?Overall, not a bad strategy.....you can even work this into a draft format league (take Brady or Favre in the 1st, if you can't, go with Grant, Moss, or Maroney, then get the GB/NE kicker later on depending on who you take in the 1st).

i thought about favre, but our scoring system 1 pt for passing TD, no points for yardage, favors kickers IMO. plus, it's a survivor style where there's no draft. i think crosby will be the difference as many people are going to take brady + favre or romo

Oh 1pt....interesting.

errrrrrrr...i meant 4 pt per passing TD. assuming GB makes the SB, favre may throw 6-9 TDs during that stretch for a range of 24-36 points. if GB is winning, then i see crosby possible scoring 2-3 FG/game + PATs for a range of something like 27-33 points. ryan grant has the opportunity to score 1-2 TDs per game which will hurt favre's numbers but not crosby's. so that's my thinking more or less

 

[BustedKnuckles]

Auction style draft. We get 200 points to use and draft 2 QB-2 RB-3 WR-2 TE-2 KICKERS- 2 D/ST.

You can go as high as 110 points to grab ,say ,Brady but that leaves you just 1 point per player at all positions left...so you would get the bottom of the barrel so to speak.

Standard scoring.

Makes it nerve racking when going for top players as the points just keep adding up and you keep thinking about saving enough to grab quality players later. Alot of stratagy and balls involved.

I`m thinking of going for mostly GB players (farve ,jennings,grant,crosby) and some pats mixed with colts.

 

[posty]

Nope... Just hope my 100% luck is luckier than the rest of the leagues 100% luck...

 

[mggoilers]

we are using Bullysports.com . they run a fantasy challenge, and you start 1 QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 1 K , 1 Def = 8 starters and 3 bench buys = 11 total.

30,000,000 cap

you can go anywhere between 8-11 players...

OFFENSIVE POINTS

Touchdown 6 points

Passing yards 1 point every 25 yards

Receiving yards 1 point every 10 yards

Rushing yards 1 point every 10 yards

2 point conversion 2 points

Interception -2 points

Lost fumble -2 points

Field goal 3 points for 7-49 yarders or

5 points for +50 yarders

Extra point 1 point

DEFENSIVE POINTS

Touchdown 6 points

Safety 2 points

Interception 2 points

Fumble recovery 2 points

Sack 1 point

Points allowed

0-6 = 8 points

7-13 = 6 points

14-20 = 4 points

21-27 = 2 points

28+ = 0 points

Yards allowed

0-49 = 12 points

50-99 = 10 points

100-149 = 8 points

150-199 = 6 points

200-249 = 4 points

250-299 = 2 points

300+ = 0 point

I did a bye week player at each major position (QB, RB, WR), hoping to get 2 games out of each player