Chase Stuart
Footballguy
Great job picking the message board members bostonfred...a very strong squad indeed.
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Rematch: Message Board Vs. Staff Survivor (2 Viewers)
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ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
Good luck guys! Bring home the trophy or we'll cut your nuts off. 
bostonfred
Footballguy
Three. Myself, as team captain, because I had the second highest scoring team last year, and the highest belonged to Cecil Lammey who is now staff. Unlucky, the previous year's team captain, adds a lot to the boards, provides an excellent complete alternate source of projections, and has a long standing tradition with the board. And JoeT, who is a solid drafter and writes the most entertaining pick commentaries out there. I deliberately avoided picking guys who were on it last year, which is why guys like Fro, joffer and Sinrman didn't make it again, despite being excellent posters. Some of the other guys I picked have done other survivor drafts with the board before, which I think is valuable experience for this. Others are just top posters who I wanted to have on the team. There were so many good posters to pick from it was really a lot harder than you'd think.
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trader jake
Guest
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Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
Who are you laughing at CrackJack? :blackeye: Pressure is all on the staff..........the Sharks are in a feeding frenzy as they smell fresh blood.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
IN.Thanks for the nod, BF - sending PM now.
Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
Nice selection BF. I was looking forward to going against joffer, but will have to wait until next year. IWBACB & Family Matters, be ready because you know I'm the rebel of the staff!
Family Matters
Footballguy
Calling us out? I don't think Cowboy's going to take to kindly to a staffer and former MB member calling him out like that? Especially one that won it for the MB team just last year. How do you live with yourself Cecil? No wonder you were called a rebel.
Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
You've went to the Dark Side my friend. You're like Darth Vader.......you're going to be torn this entire experience.You've probably got different rules on that side on who you can draft, so you better check with Big Brother to see who you're allowed and not allowed to take. For me, just leave me a couple of Cowboys and I'll be happy.
bostonfred
Footballguy
I thought that was Chase.
Jason Wood
Zoo York
Solid choices BF 
Iwannabeacowboybaby!
Footballguy
Flattery is going to get you no where, you're going downSolid choices BF
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
My money's on Colin. He was sneaking around at his old job, working on his startup company. He has all the makings of a double agent.or Colin.
Mike Anderson
Footballguy
That is an impressive group of runner ups there BF, quality Job.
Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
Calling us out? I don't think Cowboy's going to take to kindly to a staffer and former MB member calling him out like that? Especially one that won it for the MB team just last year. How do you live with yourself Cecil? No wonder you were called a rebel.
Let's do this!
Cecil Lammey
Footballguy
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
:bugsbunny: This promises to be fun!
Not to give too much away, but I will NOT be drafting Drew Henson
Bankerguy
Footballguy
http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...240739&hl=jones
I started out as a bit of an ### in this thread, but showed my heart was in the right place.
I'm in!!!
I started out as a bit of an ### in this thread, but showed my heart was in the right place.
I'm in!!!
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
Who's picking the team this year? I want another shot so badly, I can taste it. This year, I won't have to draft by proxy.
Hear-the-Footsteps
Footballguy
Would love to be in!
LHUCKS
Footballguy
Mistake #1After agreeing with LHUCKS far too often this preseason, I would certainly like to go head to head against him with something like MB vs. Staff on the line
I'm pretty sure the staff has had enough of the LHUCKS...stick to writing articles for Joe and Dodds fellas. :challenge:
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Winston Wolfe
The Cleaner
I thought for sure that this post would have been manually selected for purging. ;-)
Three straight years of making the finals and coming away with nothing. Hey Aaron, maybe I can match the Buffalo Bills streak this year.
Three straight years of making the finals and coming away with nothing. Hey Aaron, maybe I can match the Buffalo Bills streak this year.
Winston Wolfe
The Cleaner
With Joe T on his honeymoon, are you filling in as the official "Stater of the Obvious"?
What are the two most infamous words in FBG history?QB Squeeze.
Why are people responding to bfred still?
Winston Wolfe
The Cleaner
I don't know, but I think Cecil is in here taking notes to try and regain what has been lost.
Why are people responding to bfred still?
Family Matters
Footballguy
Me too. I need to redeem myself.
Evilgrin 72
Distributor of Pain
I had to let my GF draft my team last year while I called in from Tropicana Field, where I was entertaining clients, every other inning. It sucked because I couldn't get a feel for the draft, how position runs were going, etc... She made mistakes I wouldn't have made like not dropping Reggie Brown after it became clear that T.O. was going to play from week 1 on, drafting two defenses with the same bye week, etc. She did a damned good job for a girl, but that and Ahman Green going down doomed me from the start.
Fullback Fro
yesno
Sounds like you should've of dropped out a gave your spot to a more commited contestant. Your greed hurt the Message Boarders. I pray for your soul.
EvilGrin shouldn't be invited back if he can't even be a team player and have a girlfriend draft for him."My girlfriend drafted for me."
Anywho, enough piling onto EG...
Fullback Fro
yesno
resorting to beggingCome on BF, I need in this year! Who else is gonna go to bat for you in a 10 page long Manning vs Brady thread? Hook a brother up here.
There had been no mention of the contest yes. Why would bfred be picking again this year?
jurb26
Footballguy
Oh lighten up francis. I really don't care if I'm in or not. There are plenty of other leagues around already. Just having a little fun with BF.Oh and yes, I am fully aware of the fact that it is highly unlikely he will be the one picking again this year. Hence the bit of sarcasim.resorting to beggingCome on BF, I need in this year! Who else is gonna go to bat for you in a 10 page long Manning vs Brady thread? Hook a brother up here.
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Fullback Fro
yesno
nice outOh lighten up francis. I really don't care if I'm in or not. There are plenty of other leagues around already. Just having a little fun with BF.Oh and yes, I am fully aware of the fact that it is highly unlikely he will be the one picking again this year. Hence the bit of sarcasim.resorting to beggingCome on BF, I need in this year! Who else is gonna go to bat for you in a 10 page long Manning vs Brady thread? Hook a brother up here.
Chill dudes...the point of the bump was to glorify another messageboard victory over the staff.
FYI...This years contest won't be announced until FBG.com has concluded signing another wave of messageboard talent to their payroll. Much like the QB squeeze, this tactic is doomed to fail as apparently the FBG training regiment depletes your cognitive ability to sucessfully draft.
FYI...This years contest won't be announced until FBG.com has concluded signing another wave of messageboard talent to their payroll. Much like the QB squeeze, this tactic is doomed to fail as apparently the FBG training regiment depletes your cognitive ability to sucessfully draft.
Tick
Footballguy
This post isn't getting enough credit. I rarely laugh out loud at a message board, but this one got me.There isn't nearly enough Tick ###kissing going on in this thread.EvilGrin shouldn't be invited back if he can't even be a team player and have a girlfriend draft for him.
"My girlfriend drafted for me."
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David Dodds
Administrator
I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but:
I think we are going to bail on using message board people for the Survivor stuff.
These issues have led to this decision:
1. People complained that everyone deserved a fair shot to earn a spot to play in one of these. We made Survivor I open to all and made it a series of writing contests (haiku, funny story) so that we would get good writers for the commentary piece. The contests were fun and people put out a great effort to earn a spot.
2. One of the Survivor I winners then turned in garbage writeups for his picks. He said he wasn't an expert and he didn't know enough to write about the players. But he demanded he get paid and compete for the $1,000 as he won the Haiku contests, etc to get a chance. Clayton and I did the writeups for his team (and we left out all strategy talks regarding his roster). This is the number one reason we have these commentary drafts (to get insight and learn more about the players). Having Clayton and I do these writeups defeated the whole purpose of this thing for us. Our goal is to end with quality commentary.
2. The Survivor I winner won a free article in the magazine. He failed to ever turn one in so we made other arrangements.
3. The MB team (Survivor II) was essentially the same between the two years. This resulted in a ton of complaints by people that wanted a fair shot at playing against us instead of the same team getting to compete every year.
In all fairness, the message board team for Survivor II submitted great writeups which resulted in excellent content. So that's where I sit. I don't feel like begging people to turn in the writeups anymore. I don't feel like answering why the MB team always is the same people.
We will still have a Survivor Commentary draft, but the plan is to use staff to accomplish it. This way I can maintain control of getting the content in.
Maybe something will change in the next month, but this is where I am at right now.
I think we are going to bail on using message board people for the Survivor stuff.
These issues have led to this decision:
1. People complained that everyone deserved a fair shot to earn a spot to play in one of these. We made Survivor I open to all and made it a series of writing contests (haiku, funny story) so that we would get good writers for the commentary piece. The contests were fun and people put out a great effort to earn a spot.
2. One of the Survivor I winners then turned in garbage writeups for his picks. He said he wasn't an expert and he didn't know enough to write about the players. But he demanded he get paid and compete for the $1,000 as he won the Haiku contests, etc to get a chance. Clayton and I did the writeups for his team (and we left out all strategy talks regarding his roster). This is the number one reason we have these commentary drafts (to get insight and learn more about the players). Having Clayton and I do these writeups defeated the whole purpose of this thing for us. Our goal is to end with quality commentary.
2. The Survivor I winner won a free article in the magazine. He failed to ever turn one in so we made other arrangements.
3. The MB team (Survivor II) was essentially the same between the two years. This resulted in a ton of complaints by people that wanted a fair shot at playing against us instead of the same team getting to compete every year.
In all fairness, the message board team for Survivor II submitted great writeups which resulted in excellent content. So that's where I sit. I don't feel like begging people to turn in the writeups anymore. I don't feel like answering why the MB team always is the same people.
We will still have a Survivor Commentary draft, but the plan is to use staff to accomplish it. This way I can maintain control of getting the content in.
Maybe something will change in the next month, but this is where I am at right now.
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