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Me likey that avatar pix...
leaving about 30 on the bench. This brilliant move on my part will likely cost me a game.
Bailey is only one player. Roethlisberger had 290 yards passing and 4 touchdowns for crying out loud.FBG and their "stat projections" blew it on this one. Big time.
So you are saying that the fbg cheatsheet is completely worthless?
no but BigBen>>>>>>Garrard.
Benched him for friggin Campbellleaving about 30 on the bench. This brilliant move on my part will likely cost me a game.NEVER BENCH YOUR STUDS!say it with me now...NEVER BENCH YOUR STUDS!
I got screwed with Campbell too, should have gone with my gut...Cheatsheets are meant to be a reference tool. Obviously, noone has a crystal ball.Rule 1: Start your studs.Rule 2: Start your studs.Rule 3: TRUST YOUR GUT. Don't let FBG or anyone else tell you who to start after your studs. It's your team. Run it.Rule 4: Enjoy the defeats and the victories. It's a game.
Maybe you should lobby to have the rules changed so the deadline is 12:50 AM on Tuesday morning so you will be guaranteed to start the right players every week
yea but, they played Buffalo, oakland, Jax, SD. 2 of those teams suck at passing and 2 are great at running. and Champ wasnt playing
i don't use it, so i am not making a statement about it one way or the other.i am sure many people find it valuable. to me, especially once we are into week 7 of the season, i look at the players on my roster, what their PPG has been, and if it is a player i consider a "stud" or at least really good, i start him regardless. i only get into matchups for WR3s or other backups for my main players on their bye weeks.
ONLY WHEN U LOSE
They didn't blow it. They took all the available info and formulated the most likely scenario. I rated it the same way, expecting Parker and Davenpoop to have big games and Ben to have a modest one. Just because that didn't happen doesn't mean they blew it. You can't predict right all the time. If anyone expected Ben to have a 4 TD game when playing the worst rush defense and best pass defense, then I'll call you a dirty liar right to your face. I get so sick of threads bashing the predictions and saying FBG blew it because someone had a good day when statistical analysis suggested they wouldn't. If you're so smart, follow your own predicitons and stay away from here. If you blindly accepted their ranking then you blew it big time. Use your noodle instead of being a sheep and blaming the weatherman when it rains.And for the record I sat Ben for Garrard in 2 leagues and started Davenpoop in 2 expecting the same results that FBG had in mind, based on the same predictions I made. Playing the numbers doesn't work every week and I'll probably lose 2 games from it. But blaming FBG is as ignorant as the day is long. That ranking had every basis in solid analysis and I would make the same decision based on the evidence every single time.Take your whining to the venting thread or shut it.
Exactly. I do not see why this is so complicated. Looking at the matchup before the game started this did not look good for Ben. I started him in one league because I had NO other option, but would have gladly started a Griese or Garrard had that option been available to me.FF works out this way sometimes. You have to do your best with what you have.
big ben is a stud fantasy qb?Snow (and I live in Denver), solid run game vs. the inept donkeys, DEN struggling, possible blow out w/ no reason to pass, etc...Benched him for friggin Campbell
First, anything can happen the rankings are no gaurantee. Look at the rankings as if it's more probable to happen that way.It was not probable for Ben Rothlesburger to go off against one of the toughest pass defenses in the NFL, especially with a weather alert.I would have started Garrard over Ben this week as well. You really should make your own decisions and use their selections as a reference rather than the Bible. I have Seattle D and Kansas City D, and even though Kansas City D was ranked higher on their defensive chart, no way was I sitting them while playing St. Louis. Sometimes you'll agree with their selections, sometimes you won't but in the end, take ownership of your team so that you don't make last minute switches like you did because someone else told you to.
It was also VERY VERY forseeable that Pittsburgh would run all day and Ben would score very little. Man do I love hindsight ( I ended up starting Ben over Campbell in two leagues and Garrard in one).
And it was even more foreseeable that he would have a bad game while FWP and Davenpoop ran all over a weak Broncos rush D. And since he did a little of both, I'd say knocking a conservative prediction of his performance is pretty pathetic. If you knew that Champ was hurt all week and that the Broncos were emphasizing the run D, why didn't you play Roth? You obviously had a different opinion of the rankings and should have gone with it instead of blindly following someone else's prediction and crying about it after. If you don't have the guts to stick with your own predictions then crying about it only makes you twice the fool.
Did you put your neck out and predict a big day for Ben? I came to the same conclusion as FBG and started Bulger, and now I'm sweating MNF instead of celebrating victory. My mistake. And I don't use FBG or any pay service for this kind of stuff, MFL and ESPN league sites, and these boards usually have plenty of info to go by.
ditto that.there were 2 unforseen factors that made predicting a med.-poor game for ben the correct call at the time.1-i wouldn't have thought there was any chance in hell of champ missing the game. not in a 2005 AFC champ. rematch on primetime.2-how many times this season has pittsburgh need to score 32 points to win a game?i didn't think they'd need to this week, either. they ran the ball effectively, but QBs have big games when they are down 2 TDs for much of the game.denver's offense and run defense has been terrible much of this season.the predictions were fine, it just didn't happen the way many knowledgeable people thought it would.i benched ben in 2 leagues and would do it again based on the same info.
Yep.It didn't turn out that way. Adjust all Pittsburgh starters accordingly.
Had the same choice and went with Roethlisberger at the last minute.
I absolutely love these threads
When someone makes the right call, it was their decision.When someone makes the wrong call, it is all FBG's fault.Classic.Here is a novel concept.......Decide for yourself.....hell, if all you do is follow someone else's cheatsheets / advice, its not really your team anymore. If you win the league , you owe all your winnings to FBG.I hate what this game has become....
I take full responsibility for the fact that I have followed every cheatsheet all year and they told me that I would win and be 7-0 and I am now 2-5.NOTE: I may have followed the sheet, but I did due diligence every time and each time it seemed like the right call to me.I suck. I can't evenI absolutely love these threads
When someone makes the right call, it was their decision.When someone makes the wrong call, it is all FBG's fault.Classic.
cause I've run out of excuses.
Because you used the 12:51PM version of the cheatsheets?
Nope, because I went with my gut and started Ben 'Cheeseburger.'
I missed the thread where you posted this BEFORE last nights game - please provide a link. TIA.
Well, he's my stud (that doesn't sound rightbig ben is a stud fantasy qb?Snow (and I live in Denver), solid run game vs. the inept donkeys, DEN struggling, possible blow out w/ no reason to pass, etc...Benched him for friggin Campbell
). That's what you get when you wait to grab a QB till the 8th round in a 14 team league.Also adding, I think many of us BB owners (myself included) were kind of lulled to sleep stat wise after his past month or so of ~ 200 yds and ~ 1 td performances. At least that's what I was thinking before kickoff, sitting here in Denver watching the snow dumping - just about any QB can go for 200 and 1, right? At least (on the bright side) the loss to Denver will probably ensure PIT is playing starters through the FF season since they'll now be chasing NE and INDY for playoff HFA.
Is Ben really a stud though? I've been trying to upgrade him all season.Snow (and I live in Denver), solid run game vs. the inept donkeys, DEN struggling, possible blow out w/ no reason to pass, etc...Benched him for friggin Campbell
Amen. Friggin Campbell.Benched him for friggin Campbell
I'm in the same boat...Benched Roth for Garrard after going back and forth all week. The huge difference in rankings in the cheatsheets made my decision for me. Oh well
Man I did the same and traded Big Ben for Jon Kitna on Friday so it will clear before kick off. Kitna scored 5 while Big Ben scored 31! luckily i still won but i'm really regretting big time!
The FBG Cheatsheet is not a time machine that can see into the future, it is someones best guess.
didnt Dre BLy bang up his shoulder too?
