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Let's discuss fun light hearted topics like gun control, abortion, and racism. That always seems to go super well. What's everyone's thoughts on the first couple months of Trumps presidency? Your stance on DEI in the work place? I think we could get some real progress done here boys (and girls).
I don't see how you DEVY guys have the time to scout both the NFL, College, and often High School. I will forever be in debt to y'alls insight and knowledge of the incoming rookies.
I don't pay attention to high schoolers, but I do pay attention to in coming college freshman and what they did their freshman year. HS rankings are mostly inaccurate long term. You can make big mistakes by drafting HS seniors in DEVY and thus don't waste my time with them. With DEVY you will also see a roller coaster in value for players that may fade for a little while, then may reappear, or not. A good example of this is Evan Stewart, Zachariah Branch, Isaiah Bond, Barion Brown, Raheim Sanders, Ollie Gordon, Cedrick Baxter, Justice Haynes, and even TreVeyon Henderson. I remember Stewart being a hot commodity in DEVY a few years ago and his star definitely dimmed the last couple of years and he just went back to school for another year. I think Bond has always been more about projection than substance, so we will see. Branch was a hot pickup last year, but definitely faded in 2024. Same goes for Barion Brown. As a UK fan I always thought he was overrated. He transferred schools in the off-season. Raheim Sanders star faded and he was a highly ranked RB prospect a couple of years ago and has been injured a lot with knee, ankle, and shoulder injuries. He transferred from Arkansas to South Carolina and had a little bit of resurgence in 2024, but nothing earth shattering. Ollie Gordon was a hot DEVY player in 2023 and had a monster year, then disappeared in 2024 and seem to have lost all his vision on the field. The combiine is probably more important to Gordon than any other RB, to see if he can recapture some of that potential NFL draft capital. He might be able to do that, or he could even be an undrafted FA. Cedric Baxter was a hot name last year before tearing his ACL. Let's see if he can bounce back this year. Justice Haynes is a good example of a highly ranked RB coming out of HS and hasn't really done anything yet, but the potential is still there. He did score 7 TDs last year, with a 5.7 yards per carry. Same for Reuben Owens (injury to knee) and Richard Young, and the jury is still out on them as well. Because of Henderson's past injuries his star faded, then had a rebound in 2024. Also, the fantasy community can get prospect fatigue with highly ranked players early in their college career. Good examples of this are Emeka Egbuka, TreVeyon Henderson and Nick Singleton.
Drink
And work. Maybe an occasional team run.
Speaking of pickleball, I played while in college back in the early 80s before anyone even knew what it was. It's a cool game. I remember it being a cross between tennis and ping pong using a paddle and whiffle ball.
Even as a DEVY player I usually relax after the season, then in March and April I ramp up my research more getting ready for drafts. I have baseball coming up and it’s a dynasty league that includes minor leaguers. That kind of baseball format is ten times harder and more time consuming than fantasy football, including DEVY leagues. Thus the reason I only play in one dynasty baseball league. I retire later this spring and will have more time to devote to fantasy sports. As if I don’t already
That's me as well, especially in dynasty/devy. People who are interested in leagues in February/March are most likely to make committed owners.
I don't play IDP, but wanted to ask, do LB and DL ususally score more points than DBs? The reason I ask is in reference to Travis Hunter. If DBs don't score as much and Hunter gets minimal play at WR, is he a valuable draft piece in IDP?
I think most IDP leagues try to balance out the scoring between defensive positions. CB is an oddity because the best real CBs didn't usually make good IDP candidates. The #2 CB opposite a stud CB usually score higher because they are targeted more. BUT, even an average IDP CB can become a high scoreer if you add in receiving, rushing or return stats.
Gradually, as my commissioners update my MFL leagues to 2025, I’ve taken some satisfaction in activating the 5 to 10 players on each squad that have languished on the IR.
At DL you are seeking consistency and snap count. So any info that suggests a young DE has taken a step up the rotation means get him. LB can vary according to new defensive coach or potential FA/draft arrivals. DB are very interchangeable during the season and most of my leagues are not CB required, so I usually start 4 x S.
