Why no email alerts from FBGs? (1 Viewer)

[Jason Wood]

We're also updating the Free Agent Tracker in near real-time. Pretty much 90% of the signings have gone up on the tracker within minutes of being announced, and the rest within an hour or so.

 

[BassNBrew]

lol...........where are you guys getting 15 or 30 emails from?Big Signings so fareAngeloS. HolmesSidney RiceLesser Signings:McNabbHassReggie BushAnd it's been over 2 days of this now. Look, there are services that are provided that I have no use for. But if they stopped and others brought it up, I wouldn't say "so what, who needs it". If you guys don't see the usefulness of email updates, that's fine. But they ARE useful for some. When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email. This is something that used to be done and isn't anymore for whatever reason. It's disappointing to some even if it's not for you. Thanks for sharing all the ways you get your information but it's not necessarily useful for everyone.

Bush a lesser signing??? Maybe in your 3 team league. Here's a list of all the signings for the year with most occurring in the last couple of days. Half would warrant an in season e-mail. From there, depth of league roster and number of teams and IDP would impact the need for e-mailJosh Wilson CB SIGNED BAL WAS 3 3-year, $13.5mm deal to lure corner to D.C. Chris Chester OG SIGNED BAL WAS 3 Donte' Stallworth WR SIGNED BAL WAS 2 Deep threat vet gets one-year deal as WR3 Stephen Bowen DE SIGNED DAL WAS 3 5-year, $27.5mm deal for 27yr old end Barry Cofield DT SIGNED NYG WAS 4 6-year deal lands run stuffer from NFC East rival Kellen Clemens QB SIGNED NYJ WAS 1 Shanahan adds another reclamation project Oshiomogho Atogwe FS SIGNED STL WAS 4 5-year, $26mm deal with $9.4mm guaranteed Santana Moss WR SIGNED WAS WAS 4 3-year, $15mm deal with $6mm guaranteed Jabar Gaffney WR TRA DEN WAS 2 Veteran possession receiver traded to Shanny Matt Hasselbeck QB SIGNED SEA TEN 4 Rumor becomes reality, signs 3-year deal with Titans Rendrick Taylor FB SIGNED TB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract J.D. Folsom LB SIGNED MIA TB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Simoni Lawrence LB SIGNED PHI TB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Vince Anderson CB SIGNED TB TB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Ronde Barber CB SIGNED TB TB 3 Re-signed for 1-year, $4mm contract E.J. Wilson DE SIGNED TB TB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Quincy Black LB SIGNED TB TB 4 5-year, $29mm with $11.5mm guaranteed for SLB John Malecki OG SIGNED TB TB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Marc Dile OG SIGNED TB TB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Maurice Simpkins LB SIGNED GB STL 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Quintin Mikell SS SIGNED PHI STL 3 4-year, $28mm to reunite with Coach Spagnuolo Ray McDonald DT SIGNED SF SF 3 $20mm with $7mm guaranteed to stay by the Bay Tony Wragge OG SIGNED SF SF 1 Baas signing in NY opened door for Wragge to re-up Alex Smith QB SIGNED SF SF 3 1-year, $5mm deal to win Harbaugh's staff over Lance Long WR SIGNED SF SF 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Tarvaris Jackson QB SIGNED MIN SEA 2 2-year, $8mm deal to compete for #1 role Sidney Rice WR SIGNED MIN SEA 5 Nate Burl-er…Rice jumps from Min for 5yr, $41mm Robert Gallery OG SIGNED OAK SEA 3 Gallery follows Tom Cable to SEA with 3-year deal Michael Robinson FB SIGNED SEA SEA 1 H-Back type surprisingly gets re-upped Matt McCoy LB SIGNED SEA SEA 1 Special teamer gets another season Leon Washington RB SIGNED SEA SEA 3 4-year, $12.5mm contract with $3.5mm guaranteed Mike "BMW" Williams WR SIGNED SEA SEA 3 4-year, $11.74mm contract including $1.75mm in '11 Bob Sanders FS SIGNED IND SD 3 Former DPOY signs incentive laden 1-year deal in SD Frank Summers FB SIGNED PIT SD 1 FB signed to reserve/futures contract Jacques Cesaire DE SIGNED SD SD 2 2-years to stay, likely now as backup to Liuget Mike Tolbert FB SIGNED SD SD 3 Chargers savior and RFA will be back in SD Eric Weddle FS SIGNED SD SD 4 Richest deal ever for safety (5yr, $40mm) Antwan Barnes LB SIGNED SD SD 2 Late season heroics earned him 2-year deal Jeromey Clary OT SIGNED SD SD 3 4-year, $20mm contract to remain in San Diego Randy McMichael TE SIGNED SD SD 2 Remains a Charger with 1-year deal Vincent Jackson WR SIGNED SD SD 5 Wants to test market, but San Diego has him locked up Kelley Washington WR SIGNED SD SD 1 Special teams is his domain Takeo Spikes LB SIGNED SF SD 3 Signs in San Diego, will start for DC Manusky Baraka Atkins LB SIGNED DEN PIT 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract James Johnson RB SIGNED GB PIT 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Swayze Waters PK SIGNED NO PIT 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Donovan Warren CB SIGNED NYJ PIT 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Nevin McCaskill OG SIGNED NYJ PIT 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Ike Taylor CB SIGNED PIT PIT 4 4-year deal keeps starting CB in PIT LaMarr Woodley LB SIGNED PIT PIT 5 Franchised edge rusher will remain in PIT Shaun Suisham PK SIGNED PIT PIT 2 Steelers saw enough last year to re-sign Suisham Jamie McCoy TE SIGNED STL PIT 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Rashad Jeanty LB SIGNED CIN PHI 1 1-year, $640K contract, must contribute on Specials John Nalbone TE SIGNED DEN PHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Sinorice Moss WR SIGNED NYG PHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Jamar Wall CB SIGNED PHI PHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Michael Vick QB SIGNED PHI PHI 5 Eagles starting QB may get long-term extension soon Jamal Jones WR SIGNED PHI PHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Jason Babin DE SIGNED TEN PHI 3 5-year deal brings Babin back to Philly Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB TRA ARI PHI 3 Immediately starts opposite Asante John Henderson DE SIGNED OAK OAK 2 2-year, $8mm contract with $5.5mm guaranteed Richard Seymour DT SIGNED OAK OAK 5 2-year, $30mm contract with $15mm guaranteed Hiram Eugene FS SIGNED OAK OAK 2 4-year, $10.3mm contract Kamerion Wimbley LB SIGNED OAK OAK 3 Raiders franchised their top pass rusher Jarvis Moss LB SIGNED OAK OAK 1 1-year, $1.25mm deal to stick in O-Town Jon Condo LB SIGNED OAK OAK 1 Long snapper re-ups with Silver and Black Daniel Loper OG SIGNED OAK OAK 2 2-year, $4.2mm contract Kyle Boller QB SIGNED OAK OAK 2 Signed one-year deal to stay in Oakland Michael Bush RB RFA OAK OAK 4 Bush remains Raider property with 1st/3rd round tender Michael Bennett RB SIGNED OAK OAK 1 1-year, $890K contract Drew Willy QB SIGNED IND NYJ 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Cody Brown LB SIGNED NYJ NYJ 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract David Harris LB SIGNED NYJ NYJ 5 Premier inside 3-4 force staying in NY Marlon Davis OG SIGNED NYJ NYJ 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Wayne Hunter OT SIGNED NYJ NYJ 2 4-year, $13mm deal for Nick Folk PK SIGNED NYJ NYJ 2 Big leg, inconsistent under pressure though Will Billingsley SS SIGNED NYJ NYJ 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Santonio Holmes WR SIGNED NYJ NYJ 5 5-year, $50mm deal with $24mm guaranteed Cary Harris CB SIGNED BUF NYG 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Sam Giguere WR SIGNED IND NYG 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Mathias Kiwanuka DE SIGNED NYG NYG 4 2-year deal keeps Kiwi in New York Kevin Boothe OG SIGNED NYG NYG 1 2-year deal for everyman lineman Jamon Meredith OT SIGNED NYG NYG 1 1-year, $480K contract Domenik Hixon WR SIGNED NYG NYG 2 1-year, $900K contract Darius Reynaud WR SIGNED NYG NYG 1 1-year, $586K contract David Baas C SIGNED SF NYG 4 Surprising defection as SF viewed Baas as priority Shaun Rogers DT SIGNED CLE NO 3 1-year, $4mm contract to plug middle Mark Parson CB SIGNED NO NO 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Leigh Torrence CB SIGNED NO NO 1 Brian De La Puente OG SIGNED NO NO 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Roger Allen OG SIGNED NO NO 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Jermon Bushrod OT SIGNED NO NO 3 Starting LT remains in N'awlins Garrett Hartley PK SIGNED NO NO 4 5-year, $10.3mm deal with $3mm guaranteed Sean Canfield QB SIGNED NO NO 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Pierre Thomas RB SIGNED NO NO 3 4-year, $11.2mm deal signals key role behind Mark Ingram Joique Bell RB SIGNED NO NO 2 3-year, $1.2mm contract Chris Taylor RB SIGNED NO NO 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Jed Collins TE SIGNED NO NO 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Tyler Lorenzen TE SIGNED NO NO 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Lance Moore WR SIGNED NO NO 3 Moore, a perfect fit in slot, returns with 5-year deal Will Herring LB SIGNED SEA NO 2 3-year deal, will compete for OLB snaps Josh Barrett FS SIGNED NE NE 1 Pats Signed special teamer for another two years Logan Mankins OG SIGNED NE NE 5 Elite interior lineman signed franchise tender Sammy Morris RB SIGNED NE NE 2 Morris gets 1yr deal to earn roster spot in camp Albert Haynesworth DT TRA WAS NE 4 Pats claim another reclamation project on cheap Devin Aromashodu WR SIGNED CHI MIN 2 1-year deal likely as a backup Brian Robison DE SIGNED MIN MIN 3 3-year, $14.1mm contract with $6.5mm upfront Chad Greenway LB SIGNED MIN MIN 5 Vikings franchised this very good LB Ryan Longwell PK SIGNED MIN MIN 3 4-year, $12mm deal to keep kicking in Minny Remi Ayodele DT SIGNED NO MIN 2 3-year, $9mm deal for 28yr old DT Donovan McNabb QB TRA WAS MIN 3 Goes to MIN a year later than he should've Jason Trusnik LB SIGNED CLE MIA 2 2-year deal for versatile special teamer Paul Soliai DT SIGNED MIA MIA 4 Run stuffer got the franchise tag Tony McDaniel DT SIGNED MIA MIA 3 2-year, $6mm deal seems like a bargain Brashton Satele LB SIGNED MIA MIA 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Richie Incognito OG SIGNED MIA MIA 2 3-year deal, terms undisclosed Reggie Bush RB TRA NO MIA 4 Extremely valuable as slot receiver/3rd down back Steve Breaston WR SIGNED ARI KC 3 Reunites with Haley as starter opposite Bowe Casey Wiegmann C SIGNED KC KC 2 1-year deal to return as starting center Tamba Hali LB SIGNED KC KC 5 Edge pash rusher not going anywhere Jon McGraw SS SIGNED KC KC 2 1-year, $810K deal is no guarantee of role Terrance Copper WR SIGNED KC KC 1 3-year deal for special teamer Paul Posluszny LB SIGNED BUF JAX 4 6-year deal to anchor Jags rebuilt defense Clint Session LB SIGNED IND JAX 3 5-year, $30mm deal with $11mm guaranteed David Jones CB SIGNED JAX JAX 2 Re-signed for 1-year deal Tyron Brackenridge FS SIGNED JAX JAX 2 Re-signed in March Jeremy Cain LB SIGNED JAX JAX 2 3-year, $2.5mm contract Adam Podlesh P SIGNED JAX JAX 2 Top notch young punter gets 4-year deal Luke McCown QB SIGNED JAX JAX 2 Signed a $1.8 million, 1-year deal Marcedes Lewis TE SIGNED JAX JAX 5 Franchise player expects long-term contract Jason Hill WR SIGNED JAX JAX 3 Signed 2-year contract, could start in JAX DeMario Pressley DT SIGNED HOU IND 1 1-year, $480K contract Adam Vinatieri PK SIGNED IND IND 3 Colts re-sign aging star PK for 3 years Peyton Manning QB SIGNED IND IND 5 Neck worries, but still all-time great Melvin Bullitt SS SIGNED IND IND 3 Indy loves injury-riddled safeties, Bullitt re-ups Nate Davis QB SIGNED SF IND 1 Indy signs to 2-year deal after SF/SEA released in '10 Shaun Cody DE SIGNED HOU HOU 2 2-year, $5.75mm contract with $1.5mm guaranteed Damione Lewis DT SIGNED HOU HOU 1 1-year deal to stick in HOU Rashad Butler OT SIGNED HOU HOU 1 Swing tackles sticks in HOU Matt Leinart QB SIGNED HOU HOU 1 Looked around market, decided to stay in Texas Derrick Ward RB SIGNED HOU HOU 2 1-year, $1.75mm contract to stay in HOU Owen Daniels TE SIGNED HOU HOU 4 4-year, $22mm contract with $6mm guaranteed Jacoby Jones WR SIGNED HOU HOU 2 3-year, $10.5mm deal surprisingly keeps him in HOU Jay Ross DT SIGNED GB GB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract A.J. Hawk LB SIGNED GB GB 4 5-year, $34mm contract with $8mm guaranteed Cardia Jackson LB SIGNED GB GB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Adrian Battles OG SIGNED GB GB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Mason Crosby PK SIGNED GB GB 4 Packers lock down PK for another 5 years Charlie Peprah SS SIGNED GB GB 3 2-year, $2.3mm contract to stay in GB Anthony Levine SS SIGNED GB GB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Michael Greco SS SIGNED GB GB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Antonio Robinson WR SIGNED GB GB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Chastin West WR SIGNED GB GB 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Erik Coleman SS SIGNED ATL DET 2 1-year, $765K contract -- Could start Rashied Davis WR SIGNED CHI DET 1 Special teams is where he'll make his money Nathan Vasher CB SIGNED DET DET 2 1-year contract, likely vying for nickel back role Cliff Avril DE SIGNED DET DET 3 Avril is not a FA after all John Wendling FS SIGNED DET DET 1 Special teamer gets $2.8 mm for three years Drew Stanton QB SIGNED DET DET 1 Re-ups for one year deal Justin Durant LB SIGNED JAX DET 4 2-year deal for coveted linebacker Maurice Leggett CB SIGNED KC DET 1 Backup DB and special teams contributor Champ Bailey CB SIGNED DEN DEN 4 4-year, $43mm contract with $15mm guaranteed Kevin Vickerson DT SIGNED DEN DEN 2 2-year, 4.75mm contract with $1mm guaranteed Jeremy Jarmon DE TRA WAS DEN 2 DEN hopes Jarmon can make new DL rotation Mike Balogun LB SIGNED BUF DAL 1 1-year, $405K contract Kyle Kosier OG SIGNED DAL DAL 3 Cowboys keep 32-year old guard Doug Free OT SIGNED DAL DAL 4 4-year, $32mm for young, starting tackle DeAngelo Smith CB SIGNED CLE CLE 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract D'Qwell Jackson LB SIGNED CLE CLE 2 1-year, $4.75mm contract Phil Dawson PK SIGNED CLE CLE 4 Franchised and staying in CLE Seneca Wallace QB SIGNED CLE CLE 3 3-year, $9mm contract -- will be McCoy's top backup Alex Smith TE SIGNED CLE CLE 1 1-year, $640K contract Usama Young FS SIGNED NO CLE 2 Joins Browns to compete for FS spot Andrew Gardner OT SIGNED CIN CIN 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Bruce Gradkowski QB SIGNED OAK CIN 2 2-year deal and probable Week 1 starter Chris Johnson LB SIGNED ARI CHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Onrea Jones WR SIGNED ARI CHI 1 No guarantee to make roster Eddie Williams FB SIGNED CHI CHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Matt Gutierrez QB SIGNED CHI CHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Tank Tyler DT SIGNED HOU CHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Matt Spaeth TE SIGNED PIT CHI 2 Blocker joins Martz' offense to open holes Patrick Trahan LB SIGNED TEN CHI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Ryan Kalil C SIGNED CAR CAR 4 Young center got the franchise designation Charles Johnson DE SIGNED CAR CAR 5 6-year, $72mm deal with $30mm guaranteed for top DE James Anderson LB SIGNED CAR CAR 4 5-year deal to retain starting OLB DeAngelo Williams RB SIGNED CAR CAR 5 Fantasy owners sigh as D-Will stays for $43mm Sean Considine SS SIGNED JAX CAR 2 Journeyman with starting experience Ron Edwards DT SIGNED KC CAR 2 Panthers swipe Edwards from Chiefs for $8.25mm Jeremy Shockey TE SIGNED NO CAR 3 1-year, $3.8mm deal and becomes CAR starter Ben Hartsock TE SIGNED NYJ CAR 1 2-year deal as blocking compliment to Shockey Olindo Mare PK SIGNED SEA CAR 2 4-year, $12mm deal for free spending Panthers Louis Ellis DT SIGNED CAR 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Drayton Florence CB SIGNED BUF BUF 3 3-year, $15mm keeps him in upstate NY Shawne Merriman LB SIGNED BUF BUF 2 2-year, $10.5mm contract with $5mm guaranteed George Wilson SS SIGNED BUF BUF 3 3-year, $7.1mm contract with $2.3mm guaranteed Tyler Thigpen QB SIGNED MIA BUF 2 3-year deal to reunite with Chan Gailey Brad Smith WR SIGNED NYJ BUF 3 Versatile vet gets $15mm to jump ship Haloti Ngata DT SIGNED BAL BAL 5 Dominant DT gets franchise tag Marshal Yanda OG SIGNED BAL BAL 4 5-year, $32mm contract to anchor Ravens OL Brady Bond OT SIGNED BAL BAL 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Sam Koch P SIGNED BAL BAL 4 5-year, $11.5mm contract with $2mm guaranteed Hunter Cantwell QB SIGNED BAL BAL 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract James Hardy WR SIGNED BUF BAL 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Andre Ramsey OT SIGNED NYJ BAL 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Trey Lewis DT SIGNED ATL ATL 1 2-year, $1.29mm contract Stephen Nicholas LB SIGNED ATL ATL 3 5-year, $17.5mm keeps starting OLB in ATL Mike Peterson LB SIGNED ATL ATL 2 35 year old re-ups, mainly as a backup now Bear Woods LB SIGNED ATL ATL 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Coy Wire LB SIGNED ATL ATL 2 2-year, $1.64mm Marquez Branson TE SIGNED DEN ATL 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Ken Parrish P SIGNED PHI ATL 3 Signed to 2-year deal in March Rafael Priest CB SIGNED ATL 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Charles Ali FB SIGNED ARI ARI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Ben Graham P SIGNED ARI ARI 2 Re-signs with Arizona in spite of middling stats Alfonso Smith RB SIGNED ARI ARI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Jeff King TE SIGNED CAR ARI 2 Signs in 'Zona, but not a fantasy commodity Brandon Sharpe LB SIGNED DAL ARI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Daryn Colledge OG SIGNED GB ARI 3 Cards sign interior starter with SB ring Jeremy Navarre DE SIGNED JAX ARI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Cliff Louis OT SIGNED ARI 1 Signed to reserve/futures contract Kevin Kolb QB TRA PHI ARI 4 5-year, $64mm deal with $22mm guaranteed

 

[Joe Bryant]

We're also updating the Free Agent Tracker in near real-time. Pretty much 90% of the signings have gone up on the tracker within minutes of being announced, and the rest within an hour or so.

J

 

[gianmarco]

We're also updating the Free Agent Tracker in near real-time. Pretty much 90% of the signings have gone up on the tracker within minutes of being announced, and the rest within an hour or so.

J

That's great if you get on the site and keep checking the FA Tracker. Look, I understand you can't please everybody. I also know how RSS feeders work and Twitter as well. I've got both, on my computer and on my phone. But neither of those are able to distinguish big news. So I can keep checking on them for the constant updates and read through it all and waste a lot of time if I want. When I'm home and not doing much, that's what I do. But when I'm at work, as I'm sure I can't be the only ones, I can't keep checking my phone for the near constant twitter updates and RSS feed updates. There's tons of noise with that. That's where Breaking News Emails comes in. I don't need constant updates to my email account. I don't need a Breaking News email because Nick Folk signed a 1 year contract. But if DeAngelo Williams signs a huge contract to stay in Carolina when everyone was expecting him to go to Denver or Sidney Rice agrees to a huge deal in Seattle where it was unknown where he was going and these moves have big fantasy implications, I don't see how sending emails about these would be viewed as clutter. Not only that, but this crazy FA period is going to last a matter of days. We're not talking about 20 emails a day for 4 months straight. Using a little discretion, the big news from the last few days would have amounted to 4-5 emails, tops.We've gotten Breaking News emails in the past for some silly stuff, especially in season. But we've still gotten them and while some may not care for them, some do. And this year, with one of the most different and crazy and exciting FA periods in the history of the NFL takes place, this was the time to decide to not send any? Not a one? This is where the human filter of determining which are big and which aren't is useful. A lot of people assume THEIR situation is how it is for others. I try not to do that. But, to give an example, this afternoon I didn't get to do any web surfing from my phone while I was out. But when my phone chimed that I had a new email, which happened a few times during the afternoon, it took all of 2 seconds to look at that briefly and continue what I was doing. I'm not sitting there constantly refreshing my email. Similarly, I can't keep pulling up twitter feed after twitter feed every 10-15 minutes to see what I missed. I can't be the only one that has this type of situation. So while some may not care for emails, some do. As someone else pointed out, I couldn't care less that projections aren't out by Wed morning as promised, but I can see why others would. It takes me no time to move an email I already know about to my trash can. But the time that I'm not connected and receive it as true breaking news for me, it's very appreciated and helpful.So, while I don't count on those emails for all my information and I'll live by finding out about a few of these deals later than others, I just find it odd to pick THIS as the time to completely stop sending them out.Rant over.

 

[Joe Bryant]

We're also updating the Free Agent Tracker in near real-time. Pretty much 90% of the signings have gone up on the tracker within minutes of being announced, and the rest within an hour or so.

J

That's great if you get on the site and keep checking the FA Tracker. Look, I understand you can't please everybody. I also know how RSS feeders work and Twitter as well. I've got both, on my computer and on my phone. But neither of those are able to distinguish big news. So I can keep checking on them for the constant updates and read through it all and waste a lot of time if I want. When I'm home and not doing much, that's what I do. But when I'm at work, as I'm sure I can't be the only ones, I can't keep checking my phone for the near constant twitter updates and RSS feed updates. There's tons of noise with that. That's where Breaking News Emails comes in. I don't need constant updates to my email account. I don't need a Breaking News email because Nick Folk signed a 1 year contract. But if DeAngelo Williams signs a huge contract to stay in Carolina when everyone was expecting him to go to Denver or Sidney Rice agrees to a huge deal in Seattle where it was unknown where he was going and these moves have big fantasy implications, I don't see how sending emails about these would be viewed as clutter. Not only that, but this crazy FA period is going to last a matter of days. We're not talking about 20 emails a day for 4 months straight. Using a little discretion, the big news from the last few days would have amounted to 4-5 emails, tops.We've gotten Breaking News emails in the past for some silly stuff, especially in season. But we've still gotten them and while some may not care for them, some do. And this year, with one of the most different and crazy and exciting FA periods in the history of the NFL takes place, this was the time to decide to not send any? Not a one? This is where the human filter of determining which are big and which aren't is useful. A lot of people assume THEIR situation is how it is for others. I try not to do that. But, to give an example, this afternoon I didn't get to do any web surfing from my phone while I was out. But when my phone chimed that I had a new email, which happened a few times during the afternoon, it took all of 2 seconds to look at that briefly and continue what I was doing. I'm not sitting there constantly refreshing my email. Similarly, I can't keep pulling up twitter feed after twitter feed every 10-15 minutes to see what I missed. I can't be the only one that has this type of situation. So while some may not care for emails, some do. As someone else pointed out, I couldn't care less that projections aren't out by Wed morning as promised, but I can see why others would. It takes me no time to move an email I already know about to my trash can. But the time that I'm not connected and receive it as true breaking news for me, it's very appreciated and helpful.So, while I don't count on those emails for all my information and I'll live by finding out about a few of these deals later than others, I just find it odd to pick THIS as the time to completely stop sending them out.Rant over.

Thanks for the feedback there. We'll keep trying to find that balance of what people want. J

 

[Tau837]

This isn't a big issue for me, but I feel compelled to mention that my workplace blocks fantasy football sites (and Facebook), and that bears on this issue. If I am in the office, I can't go to this board, FBG.com, Rotoworld, Facebook, etc., but emails are not blocked. Maybe a RSS feed is a possibility, haven't looked into it, as this is a recent change and I haven't had time. That's not really my point, my point is that some of the solutions mentioned (e.g., the Free Agent Tracker is kept updated, the updates are added to the Facebook page, etc.) don't really work for me, and I'm sure there are others in the same situation. I had assumed there would be a large number of Breaking News emails during this period and was surprised not to get them.

 

[Longshot88]

I have too agree, I expected it , and dissapointed they did not come

 

[Novice2]

I can see both sides of this. I personally would prefer to not get the emails, but I can see why some people would want them. With that said:

When I'm at work, I don't always have time to keep pulling up websites or feeds to check if something else happened. It's easy for me to get an email notification and pull up the email.

If you're busy at work, why do you need to know right away whether a player has tentatively agreed to a deal? I mean, if you're too busy to check websites and whatnot, wouldn't you also be too busy to do anything meaningful with a breaking update email? I don't mean that as a criticism, just an honest question - I'm not seeing why you care so much to know right away when a free agent deal is announced. I do support your gripe, though. Like I said, I don't care about the emails but it is a service FBG touts and you wouldn't expect that service to stop during the most exciting FA period, maybe ever. I hadn't noticed but now that you brought it up I'm surprised I haven't gotten any emails about the big name deals that have been announced.

Maybe to busy to get to a computer but not so busy he can't reach in his pocket and get his smartphone to check email?

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Maybe to busy to get to a computer but not so busy he can't reach in his pocket and get his smartphone to check email?

I get that; my point is if he's too busy to be on a computer, why does he need to know right away if a player gets traded or something? It's not like he has time to suddenly go on his league website to send out trade offers or do whatever else he would do with that information. But I was just curious about that - I'm the kind of person who doesn't care at this point how soon I find out about this kind of information, the only time I would really need a breaking news email is during my draft, or at like 12:30 on a Sunday. The concept of needing to follow these free agent moves in realtime is a little foreign to me.But my larger point is that it's not my place to determine when or where or why anyone would want access to that information. Just because I don't care to have it doesn't mean thousands of subscribers don't want it. I get Joe's explanation, but like I said, this past week has been a period unlike any we've seen in years. If ever FBG was going to send out breaking news emails, I'd have expected them to do so this week.

 

[ChromeWeasel]

I am glad to have only received the one daily digest e-mail during this period. I like getting breaking news alerts at other times, but this is an unusual time. Everyone knew that for these several days right after an agreement was reached there would be a frenzy of activity. Because there is so much going on, I would prefer to check twitter to see all the latest happenings, and leave the breaking news alerts for the rest of the year.

Essentially you are saying that the product you get for free (Twitter) is better than the product that you're expected to pay for (Footballguys).For what it's worth, I agree. You'd think that something you're paying for would make it worth your while though, especially when they list it specifically as reason #5 for why you should give them your money.

 

[ChromeWeasel]

Maybe to busy to get to a computer but not so busy he can't reach in his pocket and get his smartphone to check email?

I get that; my point is if he's too busy to be on a computer, why does he need to know right away if a player gets traded or something?

Because Footballguys specifically listed their phenomenal email update system as a reason that you should pay Footballguys for their services. It's pretty simple. You can argue whether or not this site is worth the subscription fee or not. You can't argue whether or not Footballguys should be providing great email updates to their subscribers, because Footballguys SPECIFICALLY listed their email updates as a reason to subscribe. Footballguys really shouldnt have made that statement in the first place, especially since they have never been particularly good with their email updates. As many people here have stated, you get better information in more effective ways elsewhere from other free sites.

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

Maybe to busy to get to a computer but not so busy he can't reach in his pocket and get his smartphone to check email?

I get that; my point is if he's too busy to be on a computer, why does he need to know right away if a player gets traded or something?

Because Footballguys specifically listed their phenomenal email update system as a reason that you should pay Footballguys for their services. It's pretty simple. You can argue whether or not this site is worth the subscription fee or not. You can't argue whether or not Footballguys should be providing great email updates to their subscribers, because Footballguys SPECIFICALLY listed their email updates as a reason to subscribe. Footballguys really shouldnt have made that statement in the first place, especially since they have never been particularly good with their email updates. As many people here have stated, you get better information in more effective ways elsewhere from other free sites.

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