Top seed ethics? (2 Viewers)

[GregR]

Bryce Brown shows why my league locks rostersWhat if instead of 2 weeks ago this had happened in the playoffs. It happened to us, i forget the player. Someone got hurt in the playoffs and his owner picked up some other RB backup in despertion, dude caught fire and won the championship for the owner. it left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. A wild card team can luck onto a player once the regular season ends and win it all.just personal preference though, we make you use the regular season to get your playoff roster set. i can certainly see the other side of itfor the record we used a "you can only do pickups if a player is out". That made it worse. The teams who were not fortunate enough to have an injured RB had no chance at picking up the short term stud.

I hear you in a way, but isn't weekly roster management also part of FF? Why not reward those who do it well, whether during the playoffs or regular season?

i think because there are less teams in each round of the playoffs contending for the players, so roster management actually becomes easier.Now at the time we did not use bidding, but even with bidding i think the above still stands. The closer you get to your goal the easier it becomes to grab free agents because the less people there are that need them. This seems wrongThough I will grant you that the other playoff teams do share an equal advantage, so maybe it doesn't matter. But it seems to to me.

As you said, it's the same for all the playoff teams so there isn't really any edge.I just don't really see it addressing a problem that needed fixing... while the change it causes in player valuation and correct strategy seems to me a significant enough problem it should be fixed. Or in this case, avoided.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Bryce Brown shows why my league locks rostersWhat if instead of 2 weeks ago this had happened in the playoffs. It happened to us, i forget the player. Someone got hurt in the playoffs and his owner picked up some other RB backup in despertion, dude caught fire and won the championship for the owner. it left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. A wild card team can luck onto a player once the regular season ends and win it all.just personal preference though, we make you use the regular season to get your playoff roster set. i can certainly see the other side of itfor the record we used a "you can only do pickups if a player is out". That made it worse. The teams who were not fortunate enough to have an injured RB had no chance at picking up the short term stud.

What about a player that was picked up in Week 10 that catches fire and helps some one win a championship? or Week 6? or Week 12? or Week 8? How is it really any different?

 

[B-Deep]

Bryce Brown shows why my league locks rostersWhat if instead of 2 weeks ago this had happened in the playoffs. It happened to us, i forget the player. Someone got hurt in the playoffs and his owner picked up some other RB backup in despertion, dude caught fire and won the championship for the owner. it left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. A wild card team can luck onto a player once the regular season ends and win it all.just personal preference though, we make you use the regular season to get your playoff roster set. i can certainly see the other side of itfor the record we used a "you can only do pickups if a player is out". That made it worse. The teams who were not fortunate enough to have an injured RB had no chance at picking up the short term stud.

What about a player that was picked up in Week 10 that catches fire and helps some one win a championship? or Week 6? or Week 12? or Week 8? How is it really any different?

i see this pointbut as i said,. to us it seemed that if someone was not on your roster when the playoffs started it was different

 

[Quibbler]

Exactly. You're playing under one set of rules in the regular season and another in the postseason. Just because you know in advance it is coming doesn't alter that you're making what can be a pretty significant change to the league's setup.Again, if a league wants to do that they can. But I just don't see what benefit such a rule gives beyond "I like it that way". It certainly doesn't give the stated benefit of keeping things how you got to the playoffs. It does the opposite and changes what was correct allocation of roster space during the time you earned your way to the playoffs.

I agree, although switching to a playoff format is itself a pretty big change, IMO. For example, in the regular season, I almost never carry 2 D/STs, but I do in the playoffs, if I can get a pair with great matchps each week. At that point, it's a better use of the end of my bench than some upside WR/RB. That being said, I oppose on principle any rule that makes carrying a backup kicker an optimal strategy.

 

[Johnny Blood]

Bryce Brown shows why my league locks rostersWhat if instead of 2 weeks ago this had happened in the playoffs. It happened to us, i forget the player. Someone got hurt in the playoffs and his owner picked up some other RB backup in despertion, dude caught fire and won the championship for the owner. it left a sour taste in everyone's mouth. A wild card team can luck onto a player once the regular season ends and win it all.

By "luck" into a player you mean that you chose to burn your waiver priority (or dollars) and let him have the player?This is an argument against worst-to-first waiver priority, not playoff waiver adds.

 

[I Am the Stig]

Ethics is such a fun topic in fantasy football. This week I have a bye in one league and do not see the point in holding onto my K. Is it in any way unethical to drop said kicker and hold onto an extra bench spot player for the week?

LOL how is it even remotely unethical? But I see no tactical advantage in letting a player go for a empty spot on your roster. I might be missing something here. At least fill the roster spot on a speculative add now for free.

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"oof" all you want, there is no reason I see to do it, and there is no way it is unethical to do it.

Perhaps you should re-read the OP. It seems you're missing some info that everyone else has.

Um, yup rue read it. Nt seeing what the problem is with dropping the kicker. But I am surprised that you find it at all ethical though.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Ethics is such a fun topic in fantasy football. This week I have a bye in one league and do not see the point in holding onto my K. Is it in any way unethical to drop said kicker and hold onto an extra bench spot player for the week?

LOL how is it even remotely unethical? But I see no tactical advantage in letting a player go for a empty spot on your roster. I might be missing something here. At least fill the roster spot on a speculative add now for free.

oof

"oof" all you want, there is no reason I see to do it, and there is no way it is unethical to do it.

Perhaps you should re-read the OP. It seems you're missing some info that everyone else has.

Um, yup rue read it. Nt seeing what the problem is with dropping the kicker. But I am surprised that you find it at all ethical though.

 

[Sarnoff]

Ethics is such a fun topic in fantasy football. This week I have a bye in one league and do not see the point in holding onto my K. Is it in any way unethical to drop said kicker and hold onto an extra bench spot player for the week?

LOL how is it even remotely unethical? But I see no tactical advantage in letting a player go for a empty spot on your roster. I might be missing something here. At least fill the roster spot on a speculative add now for free.

oof

"oof" all you want, there is no reason I see to do it, and there is no way it is unethical to do it.

Perhaps you should re-read the OP. It seems you're missing some info that everyone else has.

Um, yup rue read it. Nt seeing what the problem is with dropping the kicker. But I am surprised that you find it at all ethical though.

Oof.