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FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 5, 2008, 4:45 pm
by Bubba Grizz
It's almost that time again! Aaron Rogers will be a first round pick!

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 5, 2008, 5:11 pm
by Winnow
$10 says he runs onto the field the first game still holding a clipboard.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 6, 2008, 3:01 pm
by Zamtuk
I must repeat my title.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 8, 2008, 3:15 am
by Mak
I'm in if there's a spot open.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 8, 2008, 3:33 am
by Spang
Flying Wombats are always ready.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 8, 2008, 12:12 pm
by Animale
Always enjoy this, the Terrors will be on the loose.

Animale

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 8, 2008, 12:36 pm
by Boogahz
The Noobtastics are ready! From last to mid-pack to #1!

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 8, 2008, 4:56 pm
by Taison Earbiter
Count me in. Going to try and be sure and make it to the draft this year.

I blame the auto-draft for my shitty finish last year. :)

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 8, 2008, 11:44 pm
by Gamei
I'll be in again too.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 9, 2008, 9:25 am
by Canoe
I'll be in again as well.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 10, 2008, 9:24 am
by Bubba Grizz
Here we go folks. I set us up for August 23rd, a Saturday, the weekend BEFORE Labor Day weekend. This is the same scoring as last year. Sign up or wait for the AFC to be formed by someone...I think Masteen is the commish for that.
Welcome to Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football.

This is to confirm that you've created the Custom League named Veeshan Vault NFC and the team called Sleazy Cheese in that league.

To allow other managers to join your league, send them the League ID# and Password. In your case, the ID# is 943 and the Password is bacon.

You have chosen for your league to take part in a live online draft on Sat Aug 23 11:00am PDT. Until that time, you (and only you) can change the type of draft by using the Change Draft Type option found among your Commissioner Tools, which can be reached from your League Overview page.

If you choose to remain in a live draft, please arrive at the draft 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. The draft will start promptly and may conclude rapidly if only a few managers are logged in.

We also suggest that all league members custom rank their players in case a manager can't make it to the draft. Managers can do this at any time by simply going to the Fantasy Football home page and clicking on their team name.

Thanks for joining. Good luck.

--Fantasy Football Commissioner
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 10, 2008, 10:29 am
by Boogahz
Took a few tries, but I am signed up

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 10, 2008, 3:39 pm
by Spang
I registered in 1 try.

I win!

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 10, 2008, 4:25 pm
by Winnow
Had to pick a new name for my team this year. Favre finally went!

Who picked the green helmet?

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 10, 2008, 4:59 pm
by Spang
I chose a green helmet.

I'll choose a different color helmet in exchange for your 1st round draft pick.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 10, 2008, 5:08 pm
by Winnow
Nah, I made a custom logo instead!

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 11, 2008, 10:02 am
by Bubba Grizz
We need someone to Commish the AFC side of things. That is if there is enough interest. The NFC only has 3 slots left.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 11, 2008, 2:10 pm
by Taison Earbiter
I'm in. Two spots remaining in NFC.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 11, 2008, 10:56 pm
by Gamei
I'm all registered up.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 12, 2008, 2:36 pm
by Mak
I'm in. Great to be a part of this finally! I've missed the sign-ups every year.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 12, 2008, 2:57 pm
by Bubba Grizz
NFC is FULL!!!

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 13, 2008, 2:55 pm
by Zamtuk
well balls, i was gone this week =(

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 13, 2008, 11:22 pm
by Spang
Commish the AFC.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: June 26, 2008, 4:27 pm
by Bubba Grizz
So who in your opinion will be the biggest sleeper surprise in the draft? Do you think Aaron Rogers will be as good as Favre? What about some of the new running backs? Think they will make an impact?

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 4:33 pm
by Bubba Grizz
You will all drown in lakes of blood!

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 4:35 pm
by Spang
I will do no such thing.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 5:45 pm
by Midnyte_Ragebringer
Any openings?

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 6:20 pm
by Winnow
#1 Adrian Peterson
#2 LT

after that, who knows.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 6:41 pm
by Aardor
Winnow wrote:#1 Adrian Peterson
#2 LT

after that, who knows.
Peterson before LT, really? I might be willing to make a bet on that, though it really depends on how fantasy football is scored (since LT gets more passes than Peterson).

Also: #3 Brian Westbrook

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 7:00 pm
by Sueven
Peterson over Tomlinson is stupid. Even if Peterson does end up having a better season, it's still stupid. If you have the number one pick, you cannot afford to botch it. The slightly higher upside that Peterson has is absolutely not offset by the drastically higher chance of him shitting the bed.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 7:08 pm
by Zamtuk
That and Peterson won't make it a full season without getting injured since he is as soft as hospital cotton.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 7:23 pm
by Winnow
It's time for an avatar bet.

Peterson will outperform LT2 next year. Vikings have the best O line and Peterson is amazing

You guys are nuts. I'm a huge LT2 fan as well.

People tend to live in the past a year too long when it comes to FF.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 7:56 pm
by Boogahz
LT or LT2, make up your mind.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 8:07 pm
by Sueven
If you cut out Peterson's two monster games last year, he ran for 188 times for 821 yards (4.36 average) in 12 games, with 6 touchdowns. Good numbers, sure. But what you're saying is that at the first pick-- where you need a sure thing because you don't get to pick again for a long time-- you would pass up one of the 10 or so best running backs in NFL history in his prime in order to take an injury-prone second year player on the basis of 2 strong games? Uhh, OK.

Again, he very well could dominate this year, but it's still a ridiculously stupid choice.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 8:25 pm
by Midnyte_Ragebringer
Did someone make an AFC league?

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 10:15 pm
by Winnow
Sueven wrote:If you cut out Peterson's two monster games last year, he ran for 188 times for 821 yards (4.36 average) in 12 games, with 6 touchdowns. Good numbers, sure. But what you're saying is that at the first pick--
care to go ahead and cut out LT2's two best games and give me his stats for last year?

One of them's going to be 198 yards and 4 TDs, the other is probably 177 yars and 2 TDs.

Big games are part of a players season. Not sure why people want to take them out. They're going to happen with great players.

And remember that LT2 improved from his rookie season. LT2 peaked in 2006 and is on the decline now with seven brutal NFL years logged.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 23, 2008, 10:31 pm
by Winnow
This is the best place to check out average draft position/mock drafts:

http://www.antsports.com/adp.aspx

LT2 and Peterson are neck and neck for #1.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 24, 2008, 8:49 am
by Sueven
Sure: 1100 yards and 9 touchdowns.

And anyone would go down from what was probably the best season in fantasy history.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 24, 2008, 12:42 pm
by Winnow
LT2 was looking pretty beat up all last season. He's been one of the best RBs ever over his career but it looks like it's taking its toll on him.

You can't even consider LT2 a safe pick because he might play a single series, not being put on the DL, and screw you for a week or two. With Peterson, you'll probably have a more accurate injury report and replacing a start with half assed RB is better than one that plays a single series or not at all.

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This evaluation would favor LT2

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Consider this: Peterson had 77 fewer carries than LaDainian Tomlinson but wound up with just 133 fewer yards. Had Peterson maintained his yard per carry average with 77 more carries, he would have gained 1,775 yards and scored 16 touchdowns.

Peterson also benefits from being in a run-first offense with a great offensive line. The Vikings ranked 6th in rush attempts last season and first in yards, yards per attempt, and touchdowns.

And there is some danger in drafting LT. While I'm not predicting it, I wouldn't be shocked to see Tomlinson break down this season. He has 2,365 career carries and nearly 3,000 total touches, having carried at least 313 times every season since entering the league in 2001. He's had three 400-touch seasons and has never had fewer than 375 in any given year. Suffice to say, he's been a workhorse back for the Chargers for seven seasons. And that may mean he's destined to break down sometime in the near future. Whether it will be this season or next season or two years from now, it's hard to say. But that's the one pitfall that could end up biting owners who draft Tomlinson first.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 24, 2008, 1:03 pm
by Kilmoll the Sexy
My gut instinct tells me to avoid Peterson this year if I have a high pick. I just feel an injury coming for him...and Winnow siding with him has completely sealed my gut feeling with the Anti-Winnow Sports Theory.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 24, 2008, 1:19 pm
by Winnow
Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:My gut instinct tells me to avoid Peterson this year if I have a high pick. I just feel an injury coming for him...and Winnow siding with him has completely sealed my gut feeling with the Anti-Winnow Sports Theory.
What if I have the second pick and am trying to pump him up so LT2 falls?

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 24, 2008, 1:25 pm
by Kilmoll the Sexy
You are not savvy enough to play that card sir.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 24, 2008, 3:04 pm
by Aardor
Winnow wrote:
Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:My gut instinct tells me to avoid Peterson this year if I have a high pick. I just feel an injury coming for him...and Winnow siding with him has completely sealed my gut feeling with the Anti-Winnow Sports Theory.
What if I have the second pick and am trying to pump him up so LT2 falls?
It would backfire, like every sports prediction you've made in the past year.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 24, 2008, 3:17 pm
by Winnow
Arizona Cardinals slogans for 2008:

Dreaming is Free

One Glass of Kool-Aid, 53 straws

Because we are who we though we were.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 24, 2008, 8:03 pm
by Sabek
I heard Cleveland Browns slogan for the year is:
There's always this year.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 25, 2008, 9:28 am
by Kilmoll the Sexy
The Browns don't have this year either....sorry.

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 25, 2008, 5:14 pm
by Clatis
so, do you guys already have max capacity for the league ? if not could i get in on this?

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 25, 2008, 6:08 pm
by Spang
One of you guys who didn't get into the NFC needs to start an AFC so you guys can play too!

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 27, 2008, 1:00 am
by Zamtuk
Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:The Browns don't have this year either....sorry.
sheeeeeeeeit. i would be going to the steelers/browns week 2 game if i wasnt going to be comatose from osu/usc.

we will still win

Re: FANTASY FOOTBALL!!!

Posted: July 28, 2008, 2:55 pm
by Bubba Grizz
If someone wants to commish the AFC, I have the settings we have been using for the last 3 years or so in the NFC if you want to replicate.
Draft Type: Live Draft
Draft Time: Sat Aug 23 1:00pm CDT [ Add to My Calendar ]
Max Teams: 10
Scoring Type: Head-to-Head
Start Scoring on: Week 1
Can't Cut List Provider: Yahoo! Sports
Max Moves: No maximum
Max Acquisitions per Week: No maximum
Max Trades: No maximum
Trade Reject Time: 2
Trade End Date: November 14, 2008
Trade Review: League Votes
Waiver Time: 2 days
Post Draft Players: Follow Waiver Rules
Playoffs: Week 15, 16 and 17 (6 teams)
Roster Positions: QB, WR, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, K, DEF, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN
Stat Categories: Completions (1)
Incomplete Passes (-.5)
Passing Yards (40 yards per point; 3 points at 200 yards)
Passing Touchdowns (6)
Interceptions (-2)
Sacks (-1)
Rushing Yards (10 yards per point; 3 points at 150 yards)
Rushing Touchdowns (6)
Receptions (1)
Reception Yards (20 yards per point; 3 points at 100 yards)
Reception Touchdowns (6)
Return Touchdowns (6)
2-Point Conversions (2)
Fumbles Lost (-2)
Offensive Fumble Return TD (6)
Field Goals 0-19 Yards (3)
Field Goals 20-29 Yards (3)
Field Goals 30-39 Yards (3)
Field Goals 40-49 Yards (4)
Field Goals 50+ Yards (5)
Field Goals Missed 0-19 Yards (-3)
Field Goals Missed 20-29 Yards (-3)
Field Goals Missed 30-39 Yards (-3)
Field Goals Missed 40-49 Yards (-2)
Field Goals Missed 50+ Yards (-1)
Point After Attempt Made (1)
Point After Attempt Missed (0)
Sack (2)
Interception (2)
Fumble Recovery (2)
Touchdown (6)
Safety (2)
Block Kick (2)
Return Yards (40 yards per point; 3 points at 250 yards)
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns (6)
Points Allowed 0 points (12)
Points Allowed 1-6 points (8)
Points Allowed 7-13 points (6)
Points Allowed 14-20 points (3)
Points Allowed 21-27 points (0)
Points Allowed 28-34 points (-3)
Points Allowed 35+ points (-5)
Fractional Points: Yes
Negative Points: Yes