I hate arguments like this. That just say "it's different, learn to adjust". It DIRECTLY punishes GOOD fantasy players. Saying "Good fantasy players should learn to adjust" is so wrong on so many levels. I like leagues that reward good fantasy play. If the final was "only start kickers", I would not say that smart, good owners should draft 5 kickers and be watching them closely all year.
Exactly.
It’s a bit like Roto FBB vs H2H weekly roto FBB.
I’m about to make the playoffs in my FBB League, in a H2H weekly format (6x6, w/OBP & QS)
if we were straight roto i’d have had the championship locked up a month+ ago since I’m 1-2 in every category. Instead I’m the 3-seed, because the season is inexplicably split up onto rando 1-2 week slices, where luck plays a huge role. (But alas, 8 of my league-mates are FFB managers, and lack the intensity/attention span for straight roto)
A week 17 FFB championship is a kindergarten league, and straight training wheels format.
Relying on waiver pickups of scrub players who won’t even play in a meaningful contest is ridiculous, and waters down the entire season.
It devalues good drafting & trades, and puts a huge emphasis on who can pick up “guys still playing” in week 17. In FF you want the best teams playing, which in general are comprised of good players from great teams. And in general many of those players have a higher % chance of sitting in week 17, as their real teams may have locked up a playoff spot.
Why punish a FF manager for drafting those top players from top teams?
Sure - you could draft all players from teams you think will either miss the playoffs or be in more competitive divisions, but that’s a dumb strategy to place emphasis on for a league outcome.
Week 17 playoffs are for chumps.
hell, so is a wildcard round for that matter. 12 teams, 6 make the playoffs? What is this, the NBA?
Boo to week 17 LCG. Boo I say!