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I am a Wayne owner and I'm happy. I also tried to trade for him in another league and the asking price was high.
Hakeem Nicks and Roddy White.
I got really lucky and drafted Wayne, White and Nicks in a 12 team league out of the 10 spot. I wouldn't give any of them up for Austin.....ever.
First, I drafted out of the #1 slot... In this league you can keep one player that you drafted from the 4th round on the previous year. I kept Charles, I drafted Chris Johnson first... on the turn around coming back I got Wayne, Austin (Johnson/Johnson/Moss/Fitz/White were already gone. As well as most of the top backs because we have to start 3 RB). I got Moreno/Gates at the next turn around. Coming back around, QB's are pretty important in this league and ALL of the top QB's were gone really early. I ended up grabbing Nicks (who everyone let slip, but wasnt that suprising), Portis, Lynch (wish I didn't pass up LT who I got in other leagues)Fast forwarding to the season. I go nuts on the waiver wire. After week 2 when Ray Rice hadn't done anything(and was questionable with a knee injury), and the owner that had him, also had Ryan Grant who went out with an injury.. Moreno was producing pretty good in our PPR league and Portis had a 2 TD game. I traded them both along with Mario Manningham (producing great at the time) for Ray Rice with the hope that Rice would come around. The owner almost had to, because he only had one starting RB after Grant went down, and it was Rice who wasn't doing anything. He was also weak in WR depth. Jonathan Stewart wasn't doing anything for him either.Ok... Fast forward to last week. Once again... I grabbed good pickups off on the waiver wire. I had Mark Clayton (after week 1) who was outproducing guys like Wes Welker, Randy Moss, Fitzgerald, ect... He was 11th in WR scoring in my PPR league. I also had the #1 and #2 TE's in the league. We have to start TE's. I also scopped up Ryan Torain who was now the Starting RB in Washington and looked promising in the game that Portis went down. I went to another owner.... and traded him Keller, Clayton, Torain for Roddy, Shiancoe (who was injured and on a bye for him). This owner also had Beanie Wells who was really underproducing for him. Remember, we have to start 3rb and 3wr... so Depth is extremely important. This trade actually was a huge plus for his team... as Clayton became his best WR (he also had Welker and Floyd that Clayton was outproducing which I also used during negotiations), he now had another starting RB, and the 2nd best TE in the league behind Gates. Remember that Keller was also outproducing many top WR's. Of course... Clayton got hurt... Just as Portis did after I traded him.Basically, I made the right moves at the right time. I also went after owners who were really hurting with injuries in a league where depth is crucial. So, that's how I ended up with that team. If that comment was directed towards me.... lolCaptainHook said:
You could have just said you play in a league with idiots and saved the long explanation.
I knew that this would be the reaction on this message board. Jealousy is easy to predict. There was nothing wrong with either of those trades, or the draft that went down. I had a great draft, I made the best moves off of the WW, and I sold high. I play in 4 different very competitive money leagues. I am 5-0 in one.... 4-1 in 2... and 3-2 in the other. Even in the 3-2 league, I am the top scorer and lost both games by 1 point. Go ahead... be envious. I would be doing the same thing in your league.
Okay, relax.....as you said, you knew it was coming. Good luck this week in your efforts to get to 6-0, 5-1, 5-1, and 4-2!!!!!
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