"With great in season management you have a 99% chance (1 Viewer)

[bagger]

This was my grade from the FBG Rate My Team from my draft on Sunday.

Pretty sure this is the kiss of death and will miss the playoffs by a wide margin.

But seriously, anyone else get this if so, what was your strategy? Curious to see if there is a trend of strategies or if others have found alternative ways to build what FBG thinks will be a greatly successful team. Also curious to see if anyone thinks they have a great team but didnt get the FBG seal of approval.

I had the 3rd pick, which I liked the best of any slot this year. Curious to see trends on that as well (i.e. people getting great grades at the 12 slot, or 7 slot).

Would be interesting to compare at the end of the season. Someone can bump this and i can post my 3-11 team at the end of the year.

 

[solorca]

In my friends league, I usually always get that score if I plug it in (in most cases, I'll get the "virtual lock to make the playoffs" comment). In a normal league with better players, I'll get it occasionally, I'll get it sometimes.

Anytime I've had a high score in this area, I typically make the playoffs..but it's more of a result of building a good team.

Another thing to note is that if you just use Draft Dominator or use this site to do your rankings, you'll almost always get a really high score, since they are basing it on their own rankings.

I would say that you shouldn't get too excited based on that score. Last year for instance, here is a team of mine that was rated as a "virtual lock" to make the playoffs (which is a step up for 99%)

1 - Lesean McCoy

2 - Vincent Jackson

3 - Tony Romo

4 - Felix Jones

5 - Jahvid Best

6 - Mario Manningham

7 - Santana Moss

8 - Jacoby Ford

9 - Greg Olsen

10 - Mark Sanchez

11 - Rashad Jennings

12 - Jermaine Gresham

13 - Nate Burleson

14 - Andre Roberts

15 - Garrett Hartley

16 - San Fran Defense

I did end up making the playoffs, but only because I made a ton of trades and worked the wire all season. Turning that terrible draft into a league champion was probably my greatest achievement in a redraft.

 

[bagger]

In my friends league, I usually always get that score if I plug it in (in most cases, I'll get the "virtual lock to make the playoffs" comment). In a normal league with better players, I'll get it occasionally, I'll get it sometimes.Anytime I've had a high score in this area, I typically make the playoffs..but it's more of a result of building a good team. Another thing to note is that if you just use Draft Dominator or use this site to do your rankings, you'll almost always get a really high score, since they are basing it on their own rankings.

true but i used my own projections in the dd for the most part.i will say i mocked probably over 100 times with the dd, and never hit it likely because a computer model that drafts by adp inherently does not let value slip.probably a big part is my league over values qbs so i wait, which falls in line with dodds' strategy so that likely correlates as well.

 

[moderated]

even with the top players at every position i wouldn't put any team at 99% to make the playoffs. I've seen dominant teams who led the league in total points miss out on the playoffs multiple times.

 

[David Yudkin]

I once had 99% across the board from Rate My Team. No, I did not make the playoffs.

 

[bagger]

even with the top players at every position i wouldn't put any team at 99% to make the playoffs. I've seen dominant teams who led the league in total points miss out on the playoffs multiple times.

oh i agree. i find it interesting thats all.thats why i hate looking at point spreads in fantasy based on average points scored....every time i am a 20 point favorite i know its going to be a loss >.<

 

[solorca]

In my friends league, I usually always get that score if I plug it in (in most cases, I'll get the "virtual lock to make the playoffs" comment). In a normal league with better players, I'll get it occasionally, I'll get it sometimes.Anytime I've had a high score in this area, I typically make the playoffs..but it's more of a result of building a good team. Another thing to note is that if you just use Draft Dominator or use this site to do your rankings, you'll almost always get a really high score, since they are basing it on their own rankings.

true but i used my own projections in the dd for the most part.i will say i mocked probably over 100 times with the dd, and never hit it likely because a computer model that drafts by adp inherently does not let value slip.probably a big part is my league over values qbs so i wait, which falls in line with dodds' strategy so that likely correlates as well.

Go ahead and post the team. I'd be interested in seeing it.Here's a team I drafted last week that was ranked at that level, for comparison (since we all tend to overvalue our own teams)QB - Ryan, Vick, LockerRB - Mcfadden, Murray, Lynch, Rodgers, Vereen, FelixWR - Marshall, Harvin, Stevie Johnson, Meachem, CobbTE - Vernon, RudolphK - BaileyD - Bills

 

[One]

Here's my 14 teamer that had the "99%" result.D McFaddenA BradshawJ NelsonR WhiteE ManningD BoweT GerhartD WilliamsK HunterR Griffin IIIG Little R TurbinQB: Robert Griffin III, Eli ManningRB: Darren McFadden, Ahmad Bradshaw, DeAngelo Williams, Toby Gerhart, Kendall Hunter, Robert TurbinWR: Roddy White, Jordy Nelson, Dwayne Bowe, Greg LittlePK: Mike Nugent, Justin MedlockTD: New England Patriots, Detroit LionsMy strat for this early pick 14 teamer:- Go RB-RB in rd 1 & 2. (Unless Julio, Graham, Megatron or Fitz fell to me in the 2nd, they didn't.)- Go WR-WR in rd 3 & 4. (SO many stud WRs in those two rounds)- Go BPA in 4 & 5- Draft RB depth for my injury-prone RBs (not lottery tickets, guys who can actually get playing time right away in case of an injury)- BPA after I find quality backup RBs.

Overview:Congratulations! You seem to have grabbed quality players at every turn of this draft. It's rare indeed to be better than the average team at the three core positions (quarterback, running back and receiver), but we think this team is. And it's above average at the supporting positions as well.You must be among the favorites in this league and have positioned yourself to grab one of the playoff spots. But before you start engraving the trophy, realize that the draft is not the end of the story. Things can and do go wrong, so you need to remain diligent throughout the year to ensure you remain strong until the playoffs.Players we particularly like on this team include Kendall Hunter, Ahmad Bradshaw, Dwayne Bowe, DeAngelo Williams, the Patriots defense, and the Lions defense. We have all these guys ranked ahead of where they are typically being drafted.Bottom line:With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.With good inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.With average inseason management, we think you have a 90 percent chance of making the playoffs.In any event, we wish you the best of luck. Here's hoping all your weeks are like week 7 of 2010arren McFadden vs. DEN: 196 combined yards, 4 TDRoddy White vs. CIN: 201 receiving yards, 2 TDDwayne Bowe vs. JAX: 81 receiving yards, 2 TDEli Manning vs. DAL: 306 passing yards, 4 TD

 

[bagger]

In my friends league, I usually always get that score if I plug it in (in most cases, I'll get the "virtual lock to make the playoffs" comment). In a normal league with better players, I'll get it occasionally, I'll get it sometimes.Anytime I've had a high score in this area, I typically make the playoffs..but it's more of a result of building a good team. Another thing to note is that if you just use Draft Dominator or use this site to do your rankings, you'll almost always get a really high score, since they are basing it on their own rankings.

true but i used my own projections in the dd for the most part.i will say i mocked probably over 100 times with the dd, and never hit it likely because a computer model that drafts by adp inherently does not let value slip.probably a big part is my league over values qbs so i wait, which falls in line with dodds' strategy so that likely correlates as well.

Go ahead and post the team. I'd be interested in seeing it.Here's a team I drafted last week that was ranked at that level, for comparison (since we all tend to overvalue our own teams)QB - Ryan, Vick, LockerRB - Mcfadden, Murray, Lynch, Rodgers, Vereen, FelixWR - Marshall, Harvin, Stevie Johnson, Meachem, CobbTE - Vernon, RudolphK - BaileyD - Bills

ok, i didnt want this to turn into a rate my team since that gets booted to another forum, but here it is for strategic purposes only (and i dont care what everyone thikns of my team ).all tds 6 points, 1 ppr, .1 per 1 rush/rec, .04 per passdrafted from the 3 spot, 12 team league snake draftstart 1 qb, 2 rb, 3 wr, 1 te, 1 pk, 1 dtQB - RG3, FitzpatrickRB - Rice, T Richardson, K Smith, C Benson, F Jones, L Blount WR - AJ Green, Harvin, Austin, S Holmes, N WashingtonTE - F Davis, G OlsenPK - HeneryDT - Miami, New Englandquick summary was i felt like i was,light on wrs (usually draft 6 at a minimum) but after i got washington in the 11th there were no other wrs i liked when it came to my picks. with minimal bye week conflicts this is ok, but was a valid comment from the rate my team....this is probably my immediate WW need for depth or trading one of my excess RBs.however, spending 5 pf my first 11 picks on wrs gave me a very good starting 5, which is always my goal. i wanted 3 rbs by round 8, and 5 wrs by round 11.did not want to draft 6 rbs but kepth on landing at picks with rbs i could not pass on.really bummed i did not get a hernandez at 4.10 (he went at 4.08) but harvin was my alternative 4th round pick in my mocks so was very happy he was there. f davis was my alternate te i wanted as was his backup olsen.RG3 i am not sure what to make of, but he was the 11th qb off the board and my next best option was big ben. paired up with fitzpatrick should be fine to stat the season but i am keeping an eye on the many FA QBs, if one blows up week 1 i will try to add depth if able.henery was a throw away kicker pick. i really wanted 2 of buffalo, miami, new england so i got my wish there. playing the jets for 4 weeks is nice.

 

[Saint]

[*]David Dodds:

[*]With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

[*]Maurile Tremblay:

[*]With great inseason management, we think you have about a 75 percent chance of making the playoffs.

[*]Bob Henry:

[*]With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

[*]With good inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

[*]Jason Wood:

[*]With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

[*]With good inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

Maurile is dogging me.....

Drafted 9th spot in 12 team league

QB: 7.09, 10.04, 19.09

RB: 1.09, 3.09, 5.09, 12.04, 16.04

WR: 4.04, 6.04, 8.04, 11.09, 13.09, 14.04, 18.04

PK: 15.09, 17.09

TD: 02.04, 09.09 (Unique scoring rules in this league necessitate early defense draft)

 

[moderated]

i think Dodds needs to fix the formula a bit. 99% for everyone's team is pretty ridiculous.

 

[solorca]

I plugged in the other teams in my league, and I was the only 99 percent, but there were 5 or 6 at 90 and 3 or 4 at 80. Only one team was under 70 percent with "Excellent in season management". A number of them were 50 percent t or less with "average".

Maurille gave me 99 percent this year. His settings usually hate my team as well.

 

[FavreCo]

I was a lock last year. Scored the most points. Didn't make the playoofs. I'm a stone cold lock again this year.

 

[SelenaCat]

I once had 99% across the board from Rate My Team. No, I did not make the playoffs.

I had this for two of my teams last year, and neither made the playoffs either. The biggest problem with this tool (other than injuries, which did one of my two teams in) is that it makes the flawed assumption that their projections are in fact correct. Unfortunately, if they whiffed on some of the major players (*cough* Ingram), your chances were much lower. So what it really should say is: "You have a 99% chance of making the playoffs if our projections are correct."

 

[Deamon]

The guy who won our league last year had one of the worst teams I've ever seen drafted... FBG gave him a 1% chance to make playoffs with average management and like 10% with great management haha. (He had Calvin/Brees/Jimmy and no one else though)

They tend to put stock in RB's and in their rankings, so take it as it is. I like to look at it after the draft though because it often gives you a pretty good idea of what ballpark your team is in.

 

[Pura Vida]

The guy that won our league had a 50% chance of making the playoffs- cam newton helped.

Still, it has become a tradition to post the percentages after the draft. It makes for fun sh-t talking

 

[solorca]

I once had 99% across the board from Rate My Team. No, I did not make the playoffs.

I had this for two of my teams last year, and neither made the playoffs either. The biggest problem with this tool (other than injuries, which did one of my two teams in) is that it makes the flawed assumption that their projections are in fact correct. Unfortunately, if they whiffed on some of the major players (*cough* Ingram), your chances were much lower. So what it really should say is: "You have a 99% chance of making the playoffs if our projections are correct."

I just started takings things seriously and creating my own projections about two years ago. Prior to that, I pretty much took FBG's as gospel and used the Draft Dominator and rankings on this site to determine my draft. I was thrilled every year to be told that I was a lock to make the playoffs. More often than not, I missed out, or barely made it.I've found that I've been much more successful trusting my gut and getting the guys I like, and I don't get too upset when it "rates" me as only an 80% chance to make the playoffs. Plus, it's much more fun when I feel like I've done the work scouting a guy and making a decision, rather than just picking the player that is highest on the Draft Dominator board.

 

[Dragon1952]

For my latest draft it rated my 2 starting WR's (start 2 WR min. league), Brandon Marshall and Brandon Lloyd, as quote "We see both your starters at receiver as below average. Brandon Marshall is our seventh ranked WR, and we have Brandon Lloyd at #27."

 

[moderated]

I plugged in the other teams in my league, and I was the only 99 percent, but there were 5 or 6 at 90 and 3 or 4 at 80. Only one team was under 70 percent with "Excellent in season management". A number of them were 50 percent t or less with "average". Maurille gave me 99 percent this year. His settings usually hate my team as well.

I'm no mathematician but how can 7 teams be over 90% and 10 be over 80% to make the playoffs.

 

[da_budman]

For my latest draft it rated my 2 starting WR's (start 2 WR min. league), Brandon Marshall and Brandon Lloyd, as quote "We see both your starters at receiver as below average. Brandon Marshall is our seventh ranked WR, and we have Brandon Lloyd at #27."

assuming a 12 team league.... 7th rated is below average for a #1 wr and 27 isnt even a#2 wr..... looks like both are below average to me?

 

[dickey moe]

It's the most meaningless component of an otherwise cool feature/tool.

 

[DoubleG]

i think Dodds needs to fix the formula a bit. 99% for everyone's team is pretty ridiculous.

Dodds is just an optimist - that's why everybody likes him.

 

[Runningman]

The guy that won our league had a 50% chance of making the playoffs- cam newton helped.Still, it has become a tradition to post the percentages after the draft. It makes for fun sh-t talking

I remember that.

 

[solorca]

I plugged in the other teams in my league, and I was the only 99 percent, but there were 5 or 6 at 90 and 3 or 4 at 80. Only one team was under 70 percent with "Excellent in season management". A number of them were 50 percent t or less with "average". Maurille gave me 99 percent this year. His settings usually hate my team as well.

I'm no mathematician but how can 7 teams be over 90% and 10 be over 80% to make the playoffs.

That was the setting with "Excellent in season management" the others were lower. Even so, it seems to be a very generous rating system.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

So what it really should say is: "You have a 99% chance of making the playoffs if our projections are correct."

I think that's implied.

 

[gandalas]

This is an IDP league, so it is only looking at the offensive side of the ball, but I got a few 99%ers as well:

Dodds:

With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With good inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With average inseason management, we think you have a 87 percent chance of making the playoffs.

Trembley:

With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With good inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With average inseason management, we think you have a 91 percent chance of making the playoffs.

Henry:

With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With good inseason management, we think you have about a 90 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With average inseason management, we think you have a 82 percent chance of making the playoffs.

Wood:

With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With good inseason management, we think you have about a 90 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With average inseason management, we think you have a 81 percent chance of making the playoffs.

QB: Michael Vick, Ben Roethlisberger, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Kevin Kolb

RB: Arian Foster, Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch, Isaac Redman, James Starks, Brandon Saine

WR: Demaryius Thomas, Marques Colston, Dwayne Bowe, DeSean Jackson, Randy Moss, Santana Moss, Emmanuel Sanders, Andre Roberts, Donald Jones, Rod Streater

TE: Brent Celek, Ed Dickson, Anthony Fasano, Jordan Cameron

PK: Dan Bailey, Matt Bryant, Sebastian Janikowski

 

[gbill2004]

I also got 99% with this team:

QB (2) - Michael Vick, Matt Ryan, Tim Tebow, Blaine Gabbert, Russell Wilson

RB/FLEX (3) - Ryan Matthews, Jamaal Charles, Darren Sproles, Stevan Ridley, Mark Ingram, Jacquizz Rodgers

WR (4) - Julio Jones, Dwayne Bowe, Reggie Wayne, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Steve Smith (Stl), Brian Quick, Braylon Edwards

TE (2) - Jimmy Graham, Kyle Rudolph, Lance Kendricks

K (2) - Garrett Hartley, Nate Kaeding

DEF (2) - Kansas City, Miami

IDP (4) - Curtis Lofton, Karlos Dansby, Sean Weatherspoon, DJ Smith

 

[Routilla]

Wouldn't put much into that application. They railed on me for having D Martin, Hillis, D Brown, Benson and Gerhart as RBs. Pretty sure they all play huge roles on their respective teams barring injuries. With Rodgers, Julio, Jordy, Marshall, DET D and Tamme they gave me like 60% chance of making the playoffs in a 10 teamer. Sure.

 

[FFLaddiction]

With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With good inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With average inseason management, we think you have a 89 percent chance of making the playoffs.

QB: Robert Griffin III, Alex Smith, Carson Palmer

RB: Ray Rice, Doug Martin, Ahmad Bradshaw, Mark Ingram, Felix Jones, Alfred Morris

WR: A.J. Green, Miles Austin, Darrius Heyward-Bey

TE: Jason Witten, Kyle Rudolph

PK: Mason Crosby

TD: Detroit Lions

(Start 1QB, 1RB, 1WR, 2 Flex, 1TE, 1D, 1PK) PPR

Also ... passing TD's ONLY 4 points and ZERO penalty for int's. A lot of guys in the draft don't seem to understand that the QB TD's are only 4 points. Big run on QB's early while I was drafting other positions. I won't stay with Smith and Palmer, just can't make up my mind yet on which to keep.

 

[Pura Vida]

The guy that won our league had a 50% chance of making the playoffs- cam newton helped.Still, it has become a tradition to post the percentages after the draft. It makes for fun sh-t talking

I remember that.

With as much as u drank that day.....how can you remember anything?

 

[Warrior]

Wouldn't put much into that application. They railed on me for having D Martin, Hillis, D Brown, Benson and Gerhart as RBs. Pretty sure they all play huge roles on their respective teams barring injuries. With Rodgers, Julio, Jordy, Marshall, DET D and Tamme they gave me like 60% chance of making the playoffs in a 10 teamer. Sure.

60% seems waaaaaaay too high. Good luck with a backup as your RB2.

 

[3 hour lunch]

Has anyone ever put all 12 teams from a league into the tool? I wonder if it would average '50%' to make the playoffs like it should.

 

[Dragon1952]

For my latest draft it rated my 2 starting WR's (start 2 WR min. league), Brandon Marshall and Brandon Lloyd, as quote "We see both your starters at receiver as below average. Brandon Marshall is our seventh ranked WR, and we have Brandon Lloyd at #27."

assuming a 12 team league.... 7th rated is below average for a #1 wr and 27 isnt even a#2 wr..... looks like both are below average to me?

That's really stretching it considering there is about 1ppg difference in Dodd's PPR projections between the #3-#8 WR, and less than that between #14-#27 WR's. So yeah, I found it a little humorous that those 2 could be considered below average as a starting pair, when in reality there is very little separating them from any other starting pair unless you happened to have 2 of the top 5.EDIT: Yes, it's obviously a computer program that looks at the median and makes a line in the sand, but it's not that cut and dried in reality.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

first time for me virtual :IBTL: solid keepers helped

We'll start by complimenting you on your strength at quarterback, receiver, and tight end. As you know, it's very difficult in a competitive league to assemble a team that is strong at QB, RB, and WR, so just about every team will have a weakness. As you probably suspect, we perceive yours to be at running back.In 2012, that's not an instant fantasy team killer like it might have been five years ago. And in this particular case, we absolutely think you're strong enough elsewhere to overcome it. You've definitely got a good team here, but we'd feel better if we knew you were committed to keeping an eye out for the 2012 version of 2010's Peyton Hillis or LeGarrette Blount or 2009's Ricky Williams, Jamaal Charles, or Fred Jackson.Players we particularly like on this team include Brandon Marshall, A.J. Green, Aaron Hernandez, Bilal Powell, Brandon LaFell, DeAngelo Williams, Michael Crabtree, and Ben Roethlisberger. We have all these guys ranked ahead of where they are typically being drafted.Bottom line: This team is a virtual lock to go to the playoffs.

 

[ponchsox]

My big money league team I drafted last night got the kiss of death:

With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With good inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With average inseason management, we think you have a 91 percent chance of making the playoffs.

 

[gethugefast1]

Let's not forget, there's is that 1% chance you have **** inseason management

 

[Tchula]

I got the same grade 2 years ago and lost in the first round of the playoffs when Rodgers got injured in the first quarter of week 14

 

[The_Wolfman]

Got the dreaded 99/99/90 for this team I just drafted (12 teamer: QB/RB/RB/WR/WR/TE/Flex)

QB: Tony Romo, Philip Rivers, Josh Freeman

RB: LeSean McCoy, Jamaal Charles, Mark Ingram, Rashad Jennings, Ryan Williams

WR: Julio Jones, Victor Cruz, Brandon Lloyd, Randall Cobb

TE: Antonio Gates, Jason Witten

PK: Alex Henery

TD: Green Bay Packers

 

[mjr]

You really shouldn't need this app to tell you your team is good enough to make the playoffs if you're getting the "virtual lock" or the "99% chance" rating. It should be obvious. The same can be said for an equally horrible team. Obvious.

The real, in-between, make or break stuff that can win or lose your league just can't be put into app form.

 

[stbugs]

first time for me virtual :IBTL: solid keepers helped

We'll start by complimenting you on your strength at quarterback, receiver, and tight end. As you know, it's very difficult in a competitive league to assemble a team that is strong at QB, RB, and WR, so just about every team will have a weakness. As you probably suspect, we perceive yours to be at running back.In 2012, that's not an instant fantasy team killer like it might have been five years ago. And in this particular case, we absolutely think you're strong enough elsewhere to overcome it. You've definitely got a good team here, but we'd feel better if we knew you were committed to keeping an eye out for the 2012 version of 2010's Peyton Hillis or LeGarrette Blount or 2009's Ricky Williams, Jamaal Charles, or Fred Jackson.

Players we particularly like on this team include Brandon Marshall, A.J. Green, Aaron Hernandez, Bilal Powell, Brandon LaFell, DeAngelo Williams, Michael Crabtree, and Ben Roethlisberger. We have all these guys ranked ahead of where they are typically being drafted.

Bottom line: This team is a virtual lock to go to the playoffs.

LOL, I think I got somewhere in the 75% range on my team that was light on RB (it is, Martin is my RB1), but it complements you on Marshall and Hernandez, but I didn't seem to get any love for my QB, WR, TE and Flex (can be TE). In a start 1 QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1 TE and 1 Flex TE/RB/WR, I have Ryan, Marshall, Harvin, Graham and Gronkowski. So, according to the rankings, Ryan is the #6 QB (12 teams) and Harvin/Marshall are #6 and #8 and Graham and Gronk are #1/#2 and I can start Gronk at Flex.Here are a couple lines I love:

Your receivers are the strongest part of this team and you look good at tight end as well.

Rob Gronkowski is another viable starting tight end in this league, and he'll likely play a big role as a flex starter.

Really? My WRs are better than having Graham and Gronkowski? Also, Gronkowski will likely play a big role? Huh, I drafted both in a start 1TE league to have an advantage in both slots and take away the chance of any other team having one of the top two TEs (another team took Vernon Davis and Hernandez, so that helps my strategy as well). It even says that I am weak at QB, but I think that is because I decided to not draft a backup during the draft.DD had my team as the number 1 projected team, but I think rate my team doesn't quite have oddball strategies worked out yet. It is almost like it doesn't even think of Gronkowski as a key part of my team.

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

I have one league done and I got this:

Bottom line:

With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With good inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.

With average inseason management, we think you have a 90 percent chance of making the playoffs.

 

[SonnyD]

I suppose I have the ULTIMATE kiss of death. Drafted Saturday in my big money, 12 team league and got "virtual lock to make the playoffs" from all 4 writers:

QB: Drew Brees, Andy DaltonRB: LeSean McCoy, Ahmad Bradshaw, Willis McGahee, Rashad Jennings, Jonathan DwyerWR: Brandon Marshall, Hakeem Nicks, Torrey Smith, Titus YoungTE: Jason Witten, Owen DanielsPK: Stephen Gostkowski, Randy BullockTD: New England Patriots, Atlanta FalconsOverview:Congratulations! You seem to have grabbed quality players at every turn of this draft. It's rare indeed to be better than the average team at the three core positions (quarterback, running back and receiver), but we think this team is.You must be among the favorites in this league and have positioned yourself to grab one of the playoff spots. But before you start engraving the trophy, realize that the draft is not the end of the story. Things can and do go wrong, so you need to remain diligent throughout the year to ensure you remain strong until the playoffs.Players we particularly like on this team include Torrey Smith, Drew Brees, Rashad Jennings, Willis McGahee, Titus Young, the Patriots defense, Stephen Gostkowski, and the Falcons defense. We have all these guys ranked ahead of where they are typically being drafted.Bottom line: This team is a virtual lock to go to the playoffs.

 

[Gatorman]

"with great inseason management" is your downfall. Not your draft, bagger.

Gator

 

[pollardsvision]

In my friends league, I usually always get that score if I plug it in (in most cases, I'll get the "virtual lock to make the playoffs" comment). In a normal league with better players, I'll get it occasionally, I'll get it sometimes.Anytime I've had a high score in this area, I typically make the playoffs..but it's more of a result of building a good team. Another thing to note is that if you just use Draft Dominator or use this site to do your rankings, you'll almost always get a really high score, since they are basing it on their own rankings.I would say that you shouldn't get too excited based on that score. Last year for instance, here is a team of mine that was rated as a "virtual lock" to make the playoffs (which is a step up for 99%)1 - Lesean McCoy2 - Vincent Jackson3 - Tony Romo4 - Felix Jones5 - Jahvid Best6 - Mario Manningham7 - Santana Moss8 - Jacoby Ford9 - Greg Olsen10 - Mark Sanchez11 - Rashad Jennings12 - Jermaine Gresham13 - Nate Burleson14 - Andre Roberts15 - Garrett Hartley16 - San Fran DefenseI did end up making the playoffs, but only because I made a ton of trades and worked the wire all season. Turning that terrible draft into a league champion was probably my greatest achievement in a redraft.

Sounds like you had great in-season management

 

[petenice15]

I had a 99% chance of making the playoffs last year and then 50% of my starting rsoter got hurt and my team went to ####. If these guys are so good, how come they can't account for injuries?