You know you're in a league with guppies when... (1 Viewer)

[JoeyJoeJoeJr]

Saw the great discussion on the guppies vs. sharks article, and I wanted to hear a few more stories.

I have a few good ones:

I knew I was in a league with guppies when one year, there was a run on Kickers in the 8th round, and on QBs in the 5th round. I think people were filling out their starting lineups in order (RB,RB,WR,WR, QB, TE, K, Def). Last year, in the same keeper league, someone actually kept a kicker instead of Marion Barber or Chester Taylor.

Another live draft in another league, 3 people strolled in with magazines at hand, asking for a pen: SI, USA Today, and Sporting News. The magazines did ok in the early rounds, but it was funny seeing them with their magazines, while other guys have draft dominator up and running on their laptops.

 

[RonnieBrown23]

.......Someone attempts to draft RB Tiki Barber with pick 2.10

(Yes this did just happen last night in my draft)

 

[Darth Cheney]

Someone refers to other owners as guppies.

 

[BroadwayG]

...you are one.

 

[Warhogs]

The guy with the 8th pick gladly exclaims I will take Tomlinson because he did not notice he was drafted first overall. Yeah, Tomlinson was sitting there at pick #8.

 

[hellz_fireflies]

Saw the great discussion on the guppies vs. sharks article, and I wanted to hear a few more stories.I have a few good ones:I knew I was in a league with guppies when one year, there was a run on Kickers in the 8th round, and on QBs in the 5th round. I think people were filling out their starting lineups in order (RB,RB,WR,WR, QB, TE, K, Def). Last year, in the same keeper league, someone actually kept a kicker instead of Marion Barber or Chester Taylor.Another live draft in another league, 3 people strolled in with magazines at hand, asking for a pen: SI, USA Today, and Sporting News. The magazines did ok in the early rounds, but it was funny seeing them with their magazines, while other guys have draft dominator up and running on their laptops.

Were you one of those guppies?Most sharks or pups (baby shark in training) joined the #1 rated FF site (FBG's) long time ago..you joined 10 days ago!

 

[ExtremeFajita]

You show up to the draft and find out that, instead of snaking, the draft order goes 1-12, then 12, 1-11 then 11-12, 1-10 etc. because "It's not fair that the person with the 1st pick has to wait until #24 to pick again."

 

[JohnnyU]

When others have to use draft dominator on their laptops, when I have draft dominator in my head.

Yes, the FF magazines is a dead giveaway.

 

[j3r3m3y]

Were you one of those guppies?Most sharks or pups (baby shark in training) joined the #1 rated FF site (FBG's) long time ago..you joined 10 days ago!

I remember when FBG bought the site I was a member of, but I can't remember the name of the site...

 

[smcindoe]

I once saw a guy show up with a hand-written cheat sheet. It had a WR section with five guys listed.

Just his rotten luck, more than five WRs were selected in the league that season.

 

[shredhead]

Yes, the FF magazines is a dead giveaway.

Whenever I join a new league or there is owner turnover in a league I like to bring a magazine so they think I don't know what I'm doing. I hide my real rankings where they can't see them. The people who have played with me for a while know, but the new guys don't.

 

[saintfool]

I once saw a guy show up with a hand-written cheat sheet. It had a WR section with five guys listed.Just his rotten luck, more than five WRs were selected in the league that season.

Third round...."Uh, Jerry Rice? No? Hold on a sec..."

 

[hellz_fireflies]

Were you one of those guppies?

Most sharks or pups (baby shark in training) joined the #1 rated FF site (FBG's) long time ago..you joined 10 days ago!

I remember when FBG bought the site I was a member of, but I can't remember the name of the site...

It was called cheatsheets.net...was a member too!

 

[BIGGjohnny]

You know you're in a league with guppies when....

Every year for the past three years the crazy Canadian drafts his boyhood hero....Tom Brady.

I am messing with him this year and telling him that if he doesn't draft Brady in the first round then I am gonna have to screw him and take Brady in the second round before the draft order makes it back to him.....Those new WRs in NE are just too good to pass up a 2nd round pick on fantasy stud.....Tom Brady

Kindly

BIGG Johnny

 

[David Yudkin]

All of these happened IN THE SAME DRAFT a few years ago (2003).

1) In the first round, with Michael Vick already known to have a broken leg/ankle, someone took him as the 5th overall pick. That had to be the single worst pick I had ever seen UNTIL . . .

2) The very next pick (1.06) was Chad Pennington, who ALSO was hurt and was expected to miss all or most of the season.

I suppose if you lived under a rock that you could have missed Vick getting hurt and while a healthy Vick taken in the first would have only been a bad pick, taking a healthy Pennington would have been a TERRIBLE pick in the first. Add in that these two were hurt well before the draft and I was speechless.

3) As if those two picks were not bad enough, a huge Pats fan took Tom Brady AND Adam Vinatieri at the 1.12/2.01 turn.

We can debate which of those 3 is the worst of the lot . . .

 

[j3r3m3y]

I once saw a guy show up with a hand-written cheat sheet. It had a WR section with five guys listed.Just his rotten luck, more than five WRs were selected in the league that season.

Third round...."Uh, Jerry Rice? No? Hold on a sec..."

Another one that throws people of is to curse when someone takes an obvious pick and your pick is 8 picks away. I know I would never have gotten that guy but it gives a fish like appearance.

 

[j3r3m3y]

Were you one of those guppies?

Most sharks or pups (baby shark in training) joined the #1 rated FF site (FBG's) long time ago..you joined 10 days ago!

I remember when FBG bought the site I was a member of, but I can't remember the name of the site...

It was called cheatsheets.net...was a member too!

That was it!Good times.

 

[Sweetness_34]

We had a Cal Bear guy draft Marshawn Lynch in the 3rd round.....and then he proceeded to draft every back up RB in the world late in the draft but he did not take Anthony Thomas (so I took him late). Not kidding, this is how his draft went.

Mike's old and tired

1. (4) Shaun Alexander

2. (21) Larry Fitzgerald

3. (28) Marshawn Lynch

4. (45) Anquan Boldin

5. (52) Ahman Green

6. (69) Matt Hasselbeck

7. (76) Jamal Lewis

8. (93) Dallas Clark

9. (100) Miami

10. (117) Shayne Graham

11. (124) Chad Pennington

12. (141) Kevin Curtis

13. (148) Ronald Curry

14. (165) Brian Leonard

15. (172) Sammy Morris

16. (189) Adrian Peterson

17. (196) Kevan Barlow

 

[j3r3m3y]

All of these happened IN THE SAME DRAFT a few years ago (2003).1) In the first round, with Michael Vick already known to have a broken leg/ankle, someone took him as the 5th overall pick. That had to be the single worst pick I had ever seen UNTIL . . .2) The very next pick (1.06) was Chad Pennington, who ALSO was hurt and was expected to miss all or most of the season.I suppose if you lived under a rock that you could have missed Vick getting hurt and while a healthy Vick taken in the first would have only been a bad pick, taking a healthy Pennington would have been a TERRIBLE pick in the first. Add in that these two were hurt well before the draft and I was speechless.3) As if those two picks were not bad enough, a huge Pats fan took Tom Brady AND Adam Vinatieri at the 1.12/2.01 turn.We can debate which of those 3 is the worst of the lot . . .

Last year someone in my leagueerek Abney in the 9thAbney was cut, not even on a practice roster.

 

[crimsonrebel]

lol my first draft 5 of the first six players were Qbs. Yeah i was a noob and took the 5th of six at pick 6. Dont laugh. I finished 3rd that year by dumb luck.

 

[Shrek]

You show up to the draft and find out that, instead of snaking, the draft order goes 1-12, then 12, 1-11 then 11-12, 1-10 etc. because "It's not fair that the person with the 1st pick has to wait until #24 to pick again."

I think my head would explode

 

[Exile]

I already knew my wife's league was a guppie league (I'm just psyched she plays). But they just made a

rule change that was so ridiculous, I convinced her to protest it.

Basically, they shortened the bench from 8 to 5 to "prevent talent hording". Uh...HELLO?!? Isn't that the whole freaking point of building your roster? All this does is punish good owners and ensure that the worse owners will be able to field better teams. Ridiculous.

 

[zDwinger]

Someone refers to other owners as guppies.

 

[Snot Bubbler]

Three years ago, a league I was in switched from a draft to an auction with a $100 salary cap (QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, Flex, D, K, 5 Bench). For the most part everyone was paying fair value for their players, then about 20 players in someone nominates Mike Vanderjagt for $1...I hear, "Two dollars"..."Going once, going twice..."..."Ten dollars!" Everyone else was like

Everyone let him hear it. But then about half an hour later someone nominates another kicker for $1..."Two dollars"..."Going once, going twice..."..."Three dollars." It was the same guy that already paid $10 for Vanderjagt! "I need a backup," he says.

 

[parrot]

I already knew my wife's league was a guppie league (I'm just psyched she plays). But they just made a rule change that was so ridiculous, I convinced her to protest it.Basically, they shortened the bench from 8 to 5 to "prevent talent hording". Uh...HELLO?!? Isn't that the whole freaking point of building your roster? All this does is punish good owners and ensure that the worse owners will be able to field better teams. Ridiculous.

We have a similar rule in my league. 18 player rosters but you're required to have a minimum of two at every position at all times, including def, pk, and TE. It was instituted a couple years ago amid complaints that I "had all the running backs" because I would grab guys when they got an opportunity or started showing flashes. Then they would have a full-blown breakout week and everyone would rush to grab them off the WW only to find out I already had them.

 

[The Kansas Comet]

...when someone asks, "Is Jeff George still around?"

A guy in one of my leagues asked that last season when he was looking to draft his backup QB.

 

[NinerK]

Were you one of those guppies?

Most sharks or pups (baby shark in training) joined the #1 rated FF site (FBG's) long time ago..you joined 10 days ago!

I remember when FBG bought the site I was a member of, but I can't remember the name of the site...

It was called cheatsheets.net...was a member too!

That was it!Good times.

Did y'all take a 4 year break from FF?

 

[j3r3m3y]

Were you one of those guppies?

Most sharks or pups (baby shark in training) joined the #1 rated FF site (FBG's) long time ago..you joined 10 days ago!

I remember when FBG bought the site I was a member of, but I can't remember the name of the site...

It was called cheatsheets.net...was a member too!

That was it!Good times.

Did y'all take a 4 year break from FF?

Maybe that wasn't it. It was years ago, before the FBG moved to the new forum on the date I created this account.Man, I wish I could remember... I was bummed when it happened, but FBG has been good to me.

Mr. Football comes to mind, that might have been the name.

 

[hellz_fireflies]

Were you one of those guppies?

Most sharks or pups (baby shark in training) joined the #1 rated FF site (FBG's) long time ago..you joined 10 days ago!

I remember when FBG bought the site I was a member of, but I can't remember the name of the site...

It was called cheatsheets.net...was a member too!

That was it!Good times.

Did y'all take a 4 year break from FF?

This y'all never took a break..since all know this is the best site... all owners I play against know my subscriber name here...by using this name they don't get the edge. :(

 

[curta269]

Back in 1996, someone took Mark Chmura in the 1st round! And, that wasn't even the team that was run by 2 girls. Of course, my dumb a## drafted Lawrence Phillips in the 2nd round. I remember saying when I picked him, that he was going to make or break my team. He broke it, and I finished in last place. Easily, my worst fantasy year ever. I think I was the guppie that year.

 

[shredhead]

Guppy =>Last year in a league there was 20 teams with 2-10 team conferences each having a separate draft. ie. 2 teams in the league will have Tomlinson, one per conference. Now with 24 teams instead of doing 2 conferences of 12 the pooosay's voted to do 3 conferences with 8 teams each. Their reasoning is that there is not enough talent on the waiver wire in a 12 team league. They think 8 will be much better. I'm wondering how their going to do it with 23 teams because I refuse to play in an 8 team league.

 

[Pick]

This year:

2.12 Cutler

5.01 Vinatieri (same team)

In the same league one team traded Shaun Alexander, Jason Whitten, Braylon Edwards, and Reggie Brown for Mike Bell, Antonio Gates, Laveranous Coles, and Matt Jones.

 

[Skinsfansince72]

I know I'm playing in a league with guppies when I hear people making negative or rude comments about how other people are drafting(lots of fortune tellers on draft day). It's as if these people can't grasp the idea that somebody else may not agree with the prevailing "wisdom". Of course most of the time it's that they wanted the guy who got picked but they wanted to "Steal" him later in the draft and can't deal with the fact that somedbody else took them sooner than the mob thought they should be taken.

As an aside, I'm not a big fan of drafting a starting lineup in order but many people like to do just that. I've not noticed that they do any worse than those who think they are drafting the "best player available". After almost 20 years of doing this I'd say that it doesn't really matter one way or the other. Depends on how well you draft.

 

[Skinsfansince72]

Back in 1996, someone took Mark Chmura in the 1st round! And, that wasn't even the team that was run by 2 girls. Of course, my dumb a## drafted Lawrence Phillips in the 2nd round. I remember saying when I picked him, that he was going to make or break my team. He broke it, and I finished in last place. Easily, my worst fantasy year ever. I think I was the guppie that year.

No way in hell that one player can kill your draft. You obviously didn't have a good draft. If you did, you'd have been able to withstand second round bust. A late round gem can easily cancel out a bad early pick. Happens all the time.

 

[Skinsfansince72]

To paraphrase a line from Rounders-if, after 10 minutes of showing up to your draft ,you cant tell who the sucker is, it's you.

 

[barndog]

1. Someone takes Carolina DEF late in the draft and posts, "They led the league in takeaways last season!"

Actually, they were about 29th, but what's a couple dozen ranks?

2. THE NAME OF ONE TEAM IS IN ALL CAPS

 

[Phurfur]

When the guy in front of you steals your 1st round pick declaring "James Edgerrin RB Indy!"

 

[TinHat]

Someone refers to other owners as guppies.

 

[dwarfboy]

One of our owners kept Ahman Green for $35 instead of Larry Johnson for $27, presumably because of Johnson's hold out.

 

[Phil Elliott]

guppies = the ones that "justify" each of their picks

 

[SmoovySmoov]

A friend of mine this offseason drafted Darrent Williams followed by Corey Dillon. I couldn't get to the message board to flame him fast enough.

 

[phthalatemagic]

Why do you people play in leagues like this?

 

[majech]

I once saw a guy show up with a hand-written cheat sheet. It had a WR section with five guys listed.Just his rotten luck, more than five WRs were selected in the league that season.

 

[majech]

I already knew my wife's league was a guppie league (I'm just psyched she plays). But they just made a rule change that was so ridiculous, I convinced her to protest it.Basically, they shortened the bench from 8 to 5 to "prevent talent hording". Uh...HELLO?!? Isn't that the whole freaking point of building your roster? All this does is punish good owners and ensure that the worse owners will be able to field better teams. Ridiculous.

 

[majech]

last year a guy took S Davis in the 2nd

this year same guy took C Dillon in the 3rd

I guess you could say he's showing signs of improvement....

 

[davearm]

We had a Cal Bear guy draft Marshawn Lynch in the 3rd round.....and then he proceeded to draft every back up RB in the world late in the draft but he did not take Anthony Thomas (so I took him late). Not kidding, this is how his draft went. Mike's old and tired 1. (4) Shaun Alexander 2. (21) Larry Fitzgerald 3. (28) Marshawn Lynch 4. (45) Anquan Boldin 5. (52) Ahman Green 6. (69) Matt Hasselbeck 7. (76) Jamal Lewis 8. (93) Dallas Clark 9. (100) Miami 10. (117) Shayne Graham 11. (124) Chad Pennington 12. (141) Kevin Curtis 13. (148) Ronald Curry 14. (165) Brian Leonard 15. (172) Sammy Morris 16. (189) Adrian Peterson 17. (196) Kevan Barlow

Actually, the guppy move there is to take Anthony Thomas.Thomas is not a guy you'd want starting on your FF team even if Lynch got hit by a bus. He's a waste of a roster spot. Hopefully you can look at your own roster and conceive of approximately zero scenarios in which Thomas cracks your starting lineup.At least Leonard, Morris, and Peterson have the upside of being RB2 or RB3 material if the guys they're behind go down.As for Barlow... well, the last round is meant to be for off the wall, longshot flyer picks.

 

[Johnny Ryall]

I know I'm playing in a league with guppies when I hear people making negative or rude comments about how other people are drafting(lots of fortune tellers on draft day). It's as if these people can't grasp the idea that somebody else may not agree with the prevailing "wisdom". Of course most of the time it's that they wanted the guy who got picked but they wanted to "Steal" him later in the draft and can't deal with the fact that somedbody else took them sooner than the mob thought they should be taken.As an aside, I'm not a big fan of drafting a starting lineup in order but many people like to do just that. I've not noticed that they do any worse than those who think they are drafting the "best player available". After almost 20 years of doing this I'd say that it doesn't really matter one way or the other. Depends on how well you draft.

 

[FavreCo]

When someone says to keep an eye on David patten.

Or when someone asks about Tim Carter being a weapon on the Browns.

 

[shadyridr]

Someone refers to other owners as guppies.

Seriously I hate that term

 

[shadyridr]

We had a Cal Bear guy draft Marshawn Lynch in the 3rd round.....and then he proceeded to draft every back up RB in the world late in the draft but he did not take Anthony Thomas (so I took him late). Not kidding, this is how his draft went. Mike's old and tired 1. (4) Shaun Alexander 2. (21) Larry Fitzgerald 3. (28) Marshawn Lynch 4. (45) Anquan Boldin 5. (52) Ahman Green 6. (69) Matt Hasselbeck 7. (76) Jamal Lewis 8. (93) Dallas Clark 9. (100) Miami 10. (117) Shayne Graham 11. (124) Chad Pennington 12. (141) Kevin Curtis 13. (148) Ronald Curry 14. (165) Brian Leonard 15. (172) Sammy Morris 16. (189) Adrian Peterson 17. (196) Kevan Barlow

Who cares about Anthony Thomas? He has some great backups in Green and Lewis and his late round RBs are better options than Thomas regardless.