I don't know of any owners that would bench those guys if they are playing.
I think quite a few people benched LT2 in Week 16, after his poor performances in the weeks leading up to it. I could be wrong, though...but I saw it done a couple of times.But, the original poster is right about the playoffs being mostly luck. It's the way FF works. You put in 14 weeks to have a 2 week coinflip. But, that's half the fun, IMO.
So true regarding skill vs. luck....More skill than luck to make the playoffs, then luck is more a factor (but not the only factor) come playofftime.
A 2-week combined total may be a way to mitigate the "one-hit wonders" that go off in Weeks 14-16.
That would seem like the most fair way to do it, especially for the championship game.But, that shortens the regular season to 13, even 12 games. That sucks.
Depends on your format.If you have a 13 week schedule, you have 3 weeks for playoffs.
If you have a 4 team playoff, not a big deal (1 vs 4, 2 vs 3) then championship 2 game match.
6 teams (or even *ack* 8) is obviously more complicated.
What I'm looking at is either:
1. Overlapping scores for matchups
2. Using average scores to date as a "virtual week".
3. Combination of both.
Format 1 would be:
4 teams: Week 14 and 15 are the semis. Winners have Week 15 carry over to Week 16 matchup for a 2-week total.
6 or 8 teams: Week 14 for the wild cards. Week 14 carries over to Week 15 for semis (add them). Week 15 and 16 for championship.
Format 2:
4 teams: Week 14 plus average score to date (Weeks 1 - 13) for a 2 week total.
6 or 8 teams: Week 14 plus average score to date (Weeks 1 - 13) for a 2 week average for the Wild Cards. Week 15 and your average to date (Weeks 1-14) for semis. Week 16 and your average to date (1-15) for championship.
Format 3:
4 teams: Weeks 14 and 15 plus average score to date (Weeks 1 - 13) for a 3 week total.
6 or 8 teams: Week 14 plus average score to date (Weeks 1 - 13) for a 2 week average for the Wild Cards. Weeks 14 and 15 and your average to date (Weeks 1-14) for semis for a 3 week total. Weeks 15 and 16 and your average to date (1-15) for a 3 week championship.
The reasons for two weeks is to average out the anomalous scores (i.e. LT for 2 points or Santana Moss for 40 in a given week). Three weeks averages it even more.
The reasons to use your average score to date is to sort of "handicap" the matchup before it begins - that is, if one team scored 1300 points and the other scored 1352 in 13 Weeks, the higher team would benefit by a 4 point "spread" before that week. Rewards you for scoring well in the regular season....