RE: Bowe at the 2.02.
I carried this slug for four years in a contract League and could stand it no more, dropping him after fortifying with B. Lloyd in the Week #3 wavier processing.
My rational was that I couldn't justify him as even a bye week start for the rest of the season and his roster spot was no longer his. He was, as I rationalized, destined to mediocracy for basically forever.
This move didn't cost as much as I thought when Bowe was shut out (0 for 3 targets) in the DEN loss in Week #13, Week #1 for that League's playoff. Bowe is a talent that fits this format perfectly.
I am now consuming large quantities of crow by putting him in the 2.02 slot.
Spare me, Lord.
3.15 Toads - BenJarvis Green-Elis, RB19, New England
Better see a doctor for your dislocated shoulder issue. Late 6th round in wsl1 and Law Firm is still on the board.
The word is contrarian.Each year we do this exercise as a learning experience. Each year we are faced with how much information we got at the time we get it. Each year we allow reality to meet up with expectation and perception.
The "popular rap" is that NE is gonna snag "a stud" RB and that the stud RB is gonna knock 'em dead.....shades of Lawrence Maroney there.
What all this means to me is that Ben is going to be available later than I anticipated (now....at this juncture in the information curve) in these drafts. As the information curve unfolds, he probably won't enjoy much of jolt in positive information.....the ADP will unfold and if I want Ben I'll be able to get him later which means that if/when he's available later I'll be able to snag him later.
He'll probably go to camp with NE and he'll compete with who ever NE brings to camp. As the reality curve unfolds, Ben will be drafted in all leagues based on the
commonly shared perception. What Ben did this last year was amazing and he did it in a great situation.
What I believe may not be what you believe. What I saw leads me to register Ben high on the Richter scale. What I do know is that if he's not resigned by NE, he's not in the same great situation, and he'll suffer tremendously. What I do know is that he's one of "Bill's guys" and that Bill is loyal to his guys.
The only thing we have in these drafts is the preception of what reality is. Just a question: how many drafts did we do last year....what, I'd guess more than sixty-seventy drafts in all? Out of all those drafts there's an ADP that developed for
Ben Tate, Steve Slaton and Arian Foster. I was all over Foster early and he gradually went from a late (12-14 rounder) to a bit earlier (10-12 rounder) to a bit earlier (8-10 rounder and earlier) as these drafts unfolded. If everyone of us (
the CSP) was all over Foster, he'd not be available that late.
So, you are asking me to defend my perception? My perception is that Ben will prevail....not Maroney, not Morris, not Taylor, not a rookie or a FA signee. My perception is that Ben earned his place and that Ben will keep it.
Now, back to the curve, the information curve. As it unfolds, the CSP will change. As the rookie(s), as the FA signs appear, the CSP will change. I'll learn that Ben makes it to what turn, is available at what ADP, and I'll draft Ben accordingly and that, my friend, that's why we do this. Being at the curve and drafting a player you want is a bit tricky. My perception was that he'd not be available 30 picks down the road and that was, evidently, not the commonly held perception, at least in League #1.
My shoulder will recover and I'll live to throw again..... just from a different mound elevation.
marked for a later return and discussion since obviously some people didn't watch games or look at stats
Need three to fill and that's not a big deal.It's: "Your money for nothin' and your chick's for free." 
