Tweeners on MFL (1 Viewer)

[JaxBill]

Every year before our draft, the league declares the position for these tweeners and that's what they stay all year. This info is sent out to all teams. (If MFL changes their position, the Commish will manually override them.) Might not be the best way to do it, but we feel it's best to clear up the positions prior to draft.

Anyhow, here are a few tweeners and their current MFL position.

Terrell Suggs (DE)

Julius Peppers (DE)

Justin Smith (DE)

Kiwanuka (DE)

Aaron Kampman(DE)

Demarcus Ware (LB)

Matt Roth(LB)

Chike Okeafor (LB)

Any that I should add to the list ?

Any positions wrong?

Any safety/LB hybrids this year?

We lump DT & DE together so our designations are either DL, LB, or S.

 

[Zoomanji]

Kampman and Suggs are both LBs IMO

Kampman is listed by virtually everyone as a LB as well.

We all know the Suggs saga by now

 

[kurtrudder]

Greg Ellis is currently listed as a LB but should get a DL designation now that he no longer playing in the Dallas 3-4 defense.

 

[grantsa4]

CBS has the same thing - very annoying. I would consider getting him at DL, but not at LB

 

[ATC1]

Jermaine Phillips listed as a S, but will be playing WLB.

Jason Taylor (DE)

Suggs has just always been a DE.

Peppers should be a DE, Ware should be a LB.

 

[Tenacious]

Jermaine Phillips listed as a S, but will be playing WLB.

Jason Taylor (DE)

Suggs has just always been a DE.

Peppers should be a DE, Ware should be a LB.

It looks like Phillips may be headed back to S.

 

[bonscott]

And the Phillips situation is why MFL waits until after the pre-season is nearly over, at least until the first roster cut downs, to actually make position changes. Too fluid right now.

In my IDP league our rule is simply whatever MFL says goes. You take the chance by drafting these hybrid guys as if their position changes then you must make a transaction to get your roster back within position limits.

Frankly that's the simplest way to handle it and no manual work going on for the commish. We all voted that in a few years ago when Suggs started coming into question.

 

[the UFFRM]

I think guys like Kampman and Suggs should stay designated at DE because that is their natural position and is what they will always be playing on 3rd down when it counts the most.

 

[JaxBill]

mfl has Brian Orakpo listed as a DE. Shouldn't he be a LB?

 

[Anthony Borbely]

mfl has Brian Orakpo listed as a DE. Shouldn't he be a LB?

They usually change the positions sometime around the 3rd preseason game, but not sure exactly when.

 

[Super King]

Hali is listed as a DE on MFL, but he's slotted at OLB. Does he have any value?

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Hali is listed as a DE on MFL, but he's slotted at OLB. Does he have any value?

He has very little value as an OLB in standard leagues, moderate to low in big play leagues. He seems totally out of position at OLB to me. In the "gut feeling with no factual basis" department, I do not think he will be with the Chiefs all season. Nothing to base this on except a feeling.

 

[Liquid Tension]

Does any site have the CB's and safeties broken out or are they always listed as DB's? Does anyone break out the DB's into safeties and CB's when they play? We are having this discussion now and the sites don;t seem to break them out and using NFL.com to be the keeper of the positions is a pain

thanks

 

[treat88]

Does any site have the CB's and safeties broken out or are they always listed as DB's? Does anyone break out the DB's into safeties and CB's when they play? We are having this discussion now and the sites don;t seem to break them out and using NFL.com to be the keeper of the positions is a pain

thanks

Best site on the web.http://subscribers.footballguys.com/apps/v...mp;howrecent=14

 

[Michael Fox Fan]

I think guys like Kampman and Suggs should stay designated at DE because that is their natural position and is what they will always be playing on 3rd down when it counts the most.

Green Bay is playing a base 3-4 defense. In that defense, Kampman will often line up at LB. Thus, he should be listed as a LB.

 

[golfguy]

our league has always stated whatever position they are listed on NFL.COM is what it is.

what the real league states is what matters, since that's how they determine their position and contracts.

 

[johnb]

http://football26.myfantasyleague.com/2009...ICLE=1251092366

This should provide clarity (for now) on many of the players listed above. I guess Suggs continues at a DE for now since he still plays down on a lot of plays. But, it really seems odd to have him at as LB on their official (Ravens) depth chart and DE elsewhere. Not to mention he went to the Pro Bowl as a backer. Maybe if they are going to play more 4-3, then this makes sense.

Regardless, hope this helps some prepare for their drafts.

 

[bonscott]

http://football26.myfantasyleague.com/2009...ICLE=1251092366

This should provide clarity (for now) on many of the players listed above. I guess Suggs continues at a DE for now since he still plays down on a lot of plays. But, it really seems odd to have him at as LB on their official (Ravens) depth chart and DE elsewhere. Not to mention he went to the Pro Bowl as a backer. Maybe if they are going to play more 4-3, then this makes sense.

Regardless, hope this helps some prepare for their drafts.

Remember that the Ravens list him on the depth chart as LB/DE because of his contract a couple years ago. They made a compromise to pay him more then a DE but less then a LB and listed him as such. Suggs plays most of his downs as a DE and as an article recently stated the Ravens look to be going to a 4-3 as their base defense most games anyway.Honestly I don't trust any of the depth charts posted on a team's page or NFL.com anymore when many times it's just for contractual or marketing obligations and has little reflection on what is really gong on.