Rothlisbergers QB rank. (1 Viewer)

[SSOG]

Actually Chris was critical in the Dynasty thread of people calling Josh McDaniels, 'McFool" - so yes I would not expect him to use a cutesy nickname, and his doucher comments were before he got more involved at Rotoworld IIRC. And you talk about playing in big money leagues, which is odd for someone who only plays only in free leagues (perhaps that explains where you are coming from more than anything else).

You recall incorrectly. Chris Wesseling has been writing for Rotoworld since 2008, and didn't even coin the term "doucher" until October 2009. And as for not expecting him to use a cutesy nickname... are we talking about the same Chris Wesseling, here? The guy who has been calling referring to the Houston RB as "Snacks Slaton" for the past year? And what about Bloom and his EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?My "big money" point was simply that either you're playing FF for money, or you're playing for fun. If you're playing for money, I can understand how fantasy football could be seen as serious business. I play for fun, so I have a hard time seeing what, exactly, is so serious about fantasy football. It's a hobby, a means of entertainment. I play because I'm passionate about football, because it's a great way to keep in touch with people I care about, and because I simply love the hobby and all of its quirks and nuances. That's why I pour so much time and effort and money into this endeavor year after year.

 

[Homer]

Homer hasn't posted again, probably because he couldn't find 6 names that met his own criteria (thereby proving my point for me), but I've already done the research so I'll post it anyway. I'll assume that if he DID name 6 names, either Tony Romo or Matt Schaub would have made the list. So let's compare Roethlisberger, Romo, and Schaub, shall we?

Number of top-5 weeks

Roofles/Dixon: 4

Romo: 4

Schaub: 5

Number of top-7 weeks

Roofles/Dixon: 7

Romo: 5

Schaub: 6

Number of top-12 weeks

Roofles/Dixon: 8

Romo: 7

Schaub: 7

Number of weeks outside the top 18 (not including byes)

Roofles/Dixon: 2

Romo: 4

Schaub: 3

Summary? Criticizing Roofles for inconsistency is laughable. Despite scoring fewer total points than Romo or Schaub over the first 14 weeks, Roethlisberger was MORE LIKELY to get you a quality start (top 7), MORE LIKELY to get you a decent start (top 12), and LESS LIKELY to get you absolutely killed (20th or lower).

If you compare Romo to Roofles, Romo's best game through 14 weeks ranked higher than Roeth's, Romo's 2nd best game ranked higher than Roeth's, his 3rd, 4th, and 5th games ranked higher than Roeth's... but Roeth's 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th best games all ranked better than Romo's. And ROETHLISBERGER was the inconsistent one?

The truth is that Roethlisberger was the 13th QB off the board according to ADP, was essentially tied for 8th in total points through 14 weeks (if you count Dixon's points), and was the 6th most consistent QB through 14 weeks... and Homer is suggesting that you couldn't have even sniffed the playoffs with him at the helm. Unless your league only lets 2 teams into the playoffs, it's simply an indefensible position.

Homer went to bed, fortunately has a day job and was busy with a party celebrating NFL season last night. Homer also tired of debating with you. OK, I admit Big Ben's owner could have sniffed the playoffs last year. Big Ben's not for me as a fantasy owner any time soon.