The SHHFFB JewBowl!

[JewishHobbit]

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first ever Superherohype Fantasy Football JewBowl! Why the JewBowl? Because I think it sounds snazzy! Anyhow, this is a 16-person league gathering for our very first season. It is my hopes that this league continue to move forward season after season and that we all get to know and hate each other for years to come.

I've borrowed the exact same settings of the "Official SHHFFL" from TheManOfBat, who was gracious enough to allow me to do so. We are not in connection to the Official League but being that they have been around for 7 seasons, I make all acknowledgment that they are THE League and we're just the up and comers, so if there's any openings in their League in upcoming seasons, they very well may talent scout through this one. I've given them this permission, so know that if you play well you may be invited into the Elite. But for now, we're still building our name... though let's be honest... we're all here for the same reason; to play some fantasy football, talk a little smack, and just have a lot of fun.

I wish everyone the best of luck and here's to a good season.

Our Players: (I will include team names as I receive them)

CYM's Spartans (owner - CalebYourMaster)
E's Excellence (owner - E-Man)
Galley-La Company (owner - vindrow)
Hawk fan (owner - Phaedrus45's Son)
Matt's Man-Spiders (owner - Matt)
Nazgul (owner - Witchking)
New York Spiders (owner - NewYorkSpider)
Packer Backers (owner - WitchKing's Wife)
PhaedsTeam (owner - Phaedrus45)
Poeman's PoeStars (owner - Poeman)
Purple Drank (owner - Holiday)
SF's Backstabbers (owner - Spider-Fan)
Steel Spider's (owner - SpideyInATree)
The Hobbit Brigade (owner - JewishHobbit)
The Ringers (owner - Green Lantern)
The Rumpton Raiders (owner - Hunter Rider)

[JewishHobbit]

A Note To Players:

1) I have the League set up, please PM me your E-Mails so that I may send you an invite.

2) Please post your team name here once you set that up.

3) I currently have the Draft set up for Monday night, August 30th, but that is subject to change if needed. Let me know if there is a problem with this and I will attempt to find a better date.

4) Please let me know your timezone so that I can plan the time of the draft accordingly to best fit as many of our scheduals as possible.

5) Don't be procrastinators!!!! Start getting your fantasy draft lists together. Obviously you don't have to have them asap, as we aren't drafting for another month, but I don't want to have to be waiting on draft lists the morning of the draft.

6) And lastly, for new players... when you get the invite feel free to root around the League page. It's fairly user friendly but just takes some time to get used to. If you need help setting up your draft or team name or anything of that nature, just as me or any other experienced Fantasy Football player. We'll be happy to help set you up to fail :up:

[JewishHobbit]

Another thought I had was that not all of us know each other here, so maybe a little bit about each other.

My name is JewishHobbit (though I'm neither Jewish nor Hobbit). I've debated dropping the Jewish part to just being The Hobbit for years... sadly though, I've been JewishHobbit for 7 years now and it'd be wierd to change... so I never do. I've hosted three seasons of the Contest of Marvels here on the hype and I'll be hosting my first game of Survivor here in about a month (I tend to overload myself... I know), and I've enjoyed playing several seasons of the Marvel RPG and the Dream Team League. I just love playing games.

I'm a Bengals fan but haven't been for very long. I grew up not liking sports at all but my wife got me into Football by forcing me to sit down and watch a game just a few years ago (the game where Carson Palmer's leg got taken out). I was hooked immediately and have loved it ever since. I played in my first ever fantasy league last year among some church friends and fell in love, finishing 2nd out of 8 players (Witchking finishing 1st), and have been dying to play again. I wasn't necessarilly looking to host a league but with the Official League full I decided to just go balls in and give it a shot. Here's hope I don't suck, but if I do, blame TheManofBat... just for the fun of it.

So let me hear a little about you guys.

[Green Lantern]

My SN is Green Lantern obviously, but you all can call me GL or Rob. I've been a football fan since 1996, though I've always been a Bronco fan, just didn't understand the sport until then. I do prefer college football to professional, if only because the players still have heart. For college I'm a fan of the Texas Longhorns. I played football all through high school, at receiver and safety. This time of year when two-a-days are starting up, I miss it a lot. Until I remember what a ***** two-a-days were.

[E-Man]

I'm E-Man. I take pride in having the hyphen in my name like Spider-man. I'm that guy. What guy? That guy! I'm that guyyyyyyyyyyyy.

But yeah, about football I'm a die-hard Cowboy fan. I've been watching football for probably about 20 years now, and hardcore for about 15 of those years when I could pay attention easier. I can't get enough of the sport. It is far and away my favorite sport.

I don't know what my team name will be yet, but as soon as I set it up I'll post all the details in this thread. If I win prepare for me to dance and taunt you all with the greatest celebration ever. If I somehow am not the winner, then this competition is rigged and I will call the FBI and/or Batman to take you all down!

[Poeman]

I'm Poeman....Yeah, thats right. I am die-hard suffering New York Jets fan. However since the Tandem of Rexy and Tanny joined things are going bright for us. Superbowl? Maybe. Possibly...Okay! PLEASE!

Im going to make my team name "Poeman's PoeStars"... Lets get this started. Im in the east coast, but I am good to have late night drafts.

JewishHobbit check your PM...Sent you my email address

[JewishHobbit]

Okay, I sent the E-Mail invite to everyone who's sent me an E-Mail address, but while doing that I realized that I can just link people to the site and dont' really need the E-Mail, so I sent that to everyone else.

[E-Man]

I just signed up. E's Excellence is the name of my team.

[Poeman]

whoa whoa wait....This is going to be a autopick draft?

Um can we have a live draft? I was under the assumption that this was going to be a live draft. Can those who dont attend set their player selection rankings?

[JewishHobbit]

That was the plan... I'll check to make sure I didn't click the wrong thing but I thought I set it up Live.

[Poeman]

Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football
Hey ,

This note is to confirm that you have created a team called Poeman's PoeStars, which has been placed in the Custom League named The SHHFFL JewBOWL! (262691).

You have chosen to participate in a league with an Autopick draft. Your commissioner will set your league's draft status to ready and we'll notify you by email as soon as your team has been selected.

We have set default player rankings for you, but suggest you personalize them to your liking. You can begin ranking players as soon as you want to by simply going to the Fantasy Football page and clicking on your team name.

Thanks for joining. Good luck.
--Fantasy Football Commissioner

On the game page it says its a autopick draft

[JewishHobbit]

Hmm, that's wierd. I read through them to find the live one and selected it. I KNOW I did. Oh well, it should be fixed now.

Yeah, if anyone wishes to read through the League and make sure everything is good feel free. I put it together today to get this thing started but I've not really been in a mood to do so. Today is the one year anniversary of my baby niece's death, add that to the fact that we had to go to a baby shower for a friend who's due in October, one day prior to when my wife and I were due prior to our miscarriage, it's been a rough day. So I'm prone to make mistakes while getting the League together. Hopefully that was the only one.

[Green Lantern]

The Ringers

[Poeman]

Its live now...I think you fixed it!

Im sorry for your family's loss...Dont worry that was not a mistake, we also have plenty of time to discuss things with football :)

[NewYorkSpider]

My name is NewYorkSpider. I joined the hype a little over 4 years ago. This will be my 4th year in fantasy football. I'm actually not from New York. The name PennsylvaniaSpider just didn't sound good. :csad:


I''ve been a Carolina Panthers fan since they were brought into the league. I'm hoping they can get back to the playoffs this year and make a run for the Super Bowl. They have a lot of weapons on offense and should contend for a Wild Card spot.


I'm naming my team the New York Spiders

[JewishHobbit]

Why not a Steelers fan if you're from Pennsylvania?

[Green Lantern]

Or Eagles :oldrazz:

[NewYorkSpider]

I wasn't really a huge football fan back then. I remember watching the Hall of Fame game(which featured the Carolina Panthers vs Jacksonville Jaguars). The Panthers won that game and I just said that's my team. I never thought once about changing to the Steelers/Eagles.

[SpideyInATree]

I just registered under the team name of the Steel Spider's.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh I really had no choice but to be a Steelers fan.

[Matt]

I'm registered. Matt's Man-Spiders are in the SHHFFB! Complete with our custom helmets:

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r62/stref2001/8081908.jpg

:ikyn

[SpideyInATree]

I'm messing around with the whole league thing and checking out the page. I have never done fantasy football before and I noticed that you can do mock drafts to kind of get a feel for how the system works.

Seems that I am going to have a problem because I go to the mock draft and then when it starts to go to the page to start my draft my browser keeps crashing and when I keep going back it just continues to crash no matter what I do.

This may be a problem when it comes to the live draft. I am not sure what the problem is.

[Holiday]

My handle here is Holiday of course but y'all can call me H for short (I think it sounds cool :o). I've been a fan of the NFL since I was kid, minus a few years I didn't watch until about 03-04 when I picked it up again. Been a Charger fan since '06.

I'd join in officially once I come up with a decent team name.

[JewishHobbit]

I'm messing around with the whole league thing and checking out the page. I have never done fantasy football before and I noticed that you can do mock drafts to kind of get a feel for how the system works.

Seems that I am going to have a problem because I go to the mock draft and then when it starts to go to the page to start my draft my browser keeps crashing and when I keep going back it just continues to crash no matter what I do.

This may be a problem when it comes to the live draft. I am not sure what the problem is.

You can set up your draft list so that the computer will automatically draft for you during our live draft (just taking the next available player on the top of your list). This is used for those who can't be on during the actual live draft. Likely, you can set this up and that way you can still draft without crashing. Just take a lot of care into puting your list together, accounting for positions and who you think would be taken early and all that.

[JewishHobbit]

Who's team is the CYM's Spartans?

[E-Man]

When is the live draft happening?

[JewishHobbit]

I currently have it set up for Monday August 30th, but if that's not good for a lot of people then I can change it. I wanted it later in the month though to allow for placements and all that, keeping it close to the actual start instead of drafting Brees, who suddenly breaks a leg water skiing mid-August or something stupid like that.

[E-Man]

I'm staying far far away from Brees. He's a great QB, but nobody gets away from the Madden curse. He's going to end up missing a few games due to concussion because an apple fell from a tree and hit him on the head.

[Alex The Great]

After that, he discovers gravity?

[LegendaryCaleb]

Hello...I'm CalebYourMaster and I (for now) will be CYM's Spartans unless I find somethin clever to call it...
I am a Detroit Lions fan by birth unfortunately...and although for 10 years ive been in TX and adapted to loving the Mavs and Rangers...I just cant love the Cowboys...I prefer the Texans

thats my story and I'm stickin to it

[E-Man]

Hello...I'm CalebYourMaster and I (for now) will be CYM's Spartans unless I find somethin clever to call it...
I am a Detroit Lions fan by birth unfortunately...and although for 10 years ive been in TX and adapted to loving the Mavs and Rangers...I just cant love the Cowboys...I prefer the Texans

thats my story and I'm stickin to it

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2094/surprised2520monkey.jpg

:argh:

[LegendaryCaleb]

I'm sorry E-Man...I do cheer for them in the playoffs when my teams obviously dont make it...but I just cant be a fan :(

[SpideyInATree]

I fixed the problem that I was having with the draft page.

Adobe Flash doesn't seem to like the Safari web browser. I switched over to Firefox and it works perfectly. I busted out a few mock drafts.

You guys are going down. :o

[Themanofbat]

I like how a few guys from THE league ( :woot: ) have joined this league...

:cwink:

[JewishHobbit]

It's just the beginnings of my diabolical plan. Soon, you will be all alone.... mwahahaha!

Though due to an issue of my not knowing Phaedrus45 meant his son would have a separate team and that they werent together as one team means we now have 17 players signed up out of 16. He did sign up early on before we reached our 16-man mark so I'll throw it out there. Is there anyone willing to step down to make way for him? I'd hate to do it but otherwise I may have to drop either Norman or Matt. I know Matt's already signed up in the League so I sent Norman a PM asking if he minded. Still waiting for a reply.

[JewishHobbit]

Okay... first thing first... there's a team called the Rumptin Raiders.. WHO BE THE OWNER?!!!!


And now, on to official buisness. I've given it a lot of thought and I'm just going to make a call. Phaed signed his son up on time and it isn't either of their faults that I didn't make room for his son or wait for the official call on whether or not they were going to share a team or be playing separately. So due to that Phaed's son is definately in this year. He is signed up.

I also don't feel right asking anyone not in the "Official" League to step down so it falls to Matt and Norman. I checked the old thread and Matt officially signed up first, so I feel that he should have rightaway. So sadly, I'm going to as Norman to not play this season.

However, there are still 4 players who have not signed in to yahoo yet (5 if Norman is a Rumptin Raider) and if any of these players fail to sign up, the spot will automatically be Norman's if he still wants it.

Sorry Norman. I was looking forward to playing with you but Phaed's son is excited to play and I want to give as many people a chance this season as possible (the whole point of this League). No hard feelings I hope.

[Holiday]

I'm in as Purple Drank.

[Matt]

Thanks Jewhob. :up: And Rumpton Raiders are Hunter Rider's team. :)

[JewishHobbit]

Thanks Matt. Looks like we're still waiting on two people to sign up. I spoke with Witchking's wife today and she'll be signing up soon (her husband did it today but she had somewhere to be and didn't have time). So all we're waiting for to fulfill our roster is the lazy gonna get his butt kicked Spider-Fan.

[JewishHobbit]

Okay SF!!! You're it! Get on it :mad: !!!!!!

[ComicChick]

is this full Jew? I know some ppl who are interested

[JewishHobbit]

Yup, we're full. They can always try a third game :)

[JewishHobbit]

Right now I have the draft set up for August the 30th (which is not this coming Monday but the one following) at 8:15pm EST. Is this okay with everyone, or at least the majority of you? I know it's good for me, Witchking, and Witchking's wife. I can move it as needed (the 29th is out of the question), give me some feedback people.

[Holiday]

I'm good with the 30th myself. Only day that doesn't work for me is Saturdays.

[E-Man]

I probably will miss it, but I set up my auto picks anyway. I wouldn't want to hold things up.

[SpideyInATree]

The 30th works for me. It's on like donkey kong!

[Green Lantern]

30th works for me, I may be getting off at six (eight eastern) but I'll make it home as fast as I can.

[JewishHobbit]

Would an extra 15 minutes help? I can change the time to 8:30 if it helps. I don't want to get it too late because I know several of us have to work the next morning and we don't want to be up too late over on this side of the country.

[Green Lantern]

That would help. I could probably be home by 6:15, but can definitely be home by 6:30.

[JewishHobbit]

That works. I'll push the time back 15 minutes then. I'd hate for someone to be on the entire draft EXCEPT their first round pick.

[JewishHobbit]

Huh, okay it's not letting me choose 8:30 for some reason. So depending on what everyone else says, I can keep it at 8:15 or jump it up to 9:00 EST.

[JewishHobbit]

Okay, so I saw that the Official League named their leagues after the original Marvel/DC names... National and Timely. I thought I'd stick with the comicbook theme so we have the Valient and Dark Horse Divisions. Currently here's how the divisions are separated, let me know if it's okay or if anyone would prefer to switch divisions:

Valiant
Matt
JewishHobbit
New York Spider
Witchking
WitchKing's Wife
Phaedrus45
CalebYourMaster
Spider-Fan (or at least will be once he signs up)

Dark Horse
E-Man
vindrow
Phaedrus45's Son
Poeman
Holiday
SpideyInATree
Green Lantern
Hunter Rider

Also, it won't schedual matches until Spider-Fan signs up and we have even numbers, but once that happens I can also go through and change matches if I choose. I don't feel the need to do this but if you look and see that you're not going against someon you really want to play, let me know.

[Green Lantern]

Good, I'm in the good company :o

[E-Man]

Huh, okay it's not letting me choose 8:30 for some reason. So depending on what everyone else says, I can keep it at 8:15 or jump it up to 9:00 EST.

Hmmm, that 15 minutes would have guaranteed my spot to be there. It's no biggie though. There is probably a 55% chance that I can make it in time. Worse case scenario I end up getting home about 10 minutes too late.

[JewishHobbit]

Good, I'm in the good company :o

You really did. I've never read a single Valiant comic but thought it sounded better than the other indy companies. Malibu, Crossgen, Dynomite, Image.

Plus Valiant has a bit of a "Light" feel to it while Dark Horse has a darker implication. I kinda liked how they bounced off one another.

[LegendaryCaleb]

Good, I'm in the good company :o
hey hey hey man!
dont make me jealous :(

[SpideyInATree]

Oh snap I am in Dark Horse. Nice! :woot:

[NewYorkSpider]

I'm fine with what ever time you have this. I have Mondays off.

[Poeman]

im good to go...

[JewishHobbit]

Excellent! And just so everyone knows, the order of where we are on the draft order is randomly set. I saw that there's an option of setting up the order but I didn't feel right doing that.

[Themanofbat]

Excellent! And just so everyone knows, the order of where we are on the draft order is randomly set. I saw that there's an option of setting up the order but I didn't feel right doing that.

I agree... when we had our draft on Saturday (which I overslept by 20 minutes :o ), it was on auto-pick, and I ended up picking 14th... which was fine by me.

:yay:

[JewishHobbit]

I've been doing mock drafts and I was surprised that when I was 14 (of 14) I ended up having a pretty good team. Both Mannings, Cedric Benson, etc. It just sucked waiting forever between picks.

[SpideyInATree]

I did a mock draft earlier today as well and got 13 of 14 and ended up with pretty much all the players that I wanted. Could have been drafting with people who had no idea what they were doing but it made me feel extremely confident. :o

[JewishHobbit]

I've been doing at least one a day for the past week, more than once often, and have only had a bad team maybe once or twice.

[JewishHobbit]

Let's all give Spider-Fan a BIG round of applause for FINALLY signing up his team into the first ever JewBowl!!!!! FINALLY!!!!

:D

And with his signing up we have even teams again so we can see our first few matchups. And as punishment for making me nervous that he was dropping out, I get the first oppertunity to beat Spider-Fan down like a something that gets beat down hard!


And a reminder, Draft is only about 4 days away!

[SpideyInATree]

Yes, indeed. We will have a nice weekend of pre-season football to further assess our picks and then the fun will begin! :wow:

[JewishHobbit]

I'm excited!!!

[ComicChick]

i wish one more person was in this so it'd be an odd number and I could play

[JewishHobbit]

I wish you could. I'd love to have you.

First year playing and already you're trying to jump into multiple leagues? Ambitious young lass aren't you?

[Poeman]

Guys just another reminder...we have a draft in 5 minutes.

[Hunter Rider]

Just made it in time for my first pick!

[ComicChick]

good luck drafting everyone. can't wait to see the rosters

[SpideyInATree]

That was a pretty awesome draft. Very pumped to see how the first week goes!

[Matt]

I'm suprised my receivers were ranked low by them. I think my receiving squad is my best aspect.

Here's the link to get your own free analysis:

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/rate-my-team/form.php

QB: Drew Brees, Matt Cassel
RB: Ryan Grant, Chris Wells, Justin Forsett
WR: Hines Ward, Steve Smith, Steve Breaston, Braylon Edwards, Santonio Holmes
TE: Kellen Winslow, Anthony Fasano
PK: Nick Folk, John Kasay
TD: Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons


Overview:


This team is built around strong quarterback play. Despite not being strong at running back and receiver, we think this team should be among the top teams in the league.

Nevertheless, we feel compelled to mention that the RB and WR positions make us a bit nervious and are likely to require some attention throughout the year. We'd feel much better if we knew you were committed to scooping up 2010's breakout players at RB and WR. Getting one or more of these would take this team to the next level.

Players we particularly like on this team include Matt Cassel and Nick Folk. We have both these guys ranked ahead of where they are typically being drafted.

Bottom line:
•With great inseason management, we think you have about a 70 percent chance of making the playoffs.
•With good inseason management, we think you have about a 55 percent chance of making the playoffs.
•With average inseason management, we think you have a 40 percent chance of making the playoffs.

QB Summary:

You don't need us to tell you this, but we'll tell you anyway: Drew Brees should ensure that your production at the quarterback position is among the best in the league. We have him as the #2 QB according to your scoring rules, and we figure he gives you about a 3.3 point-per-game advantage over an average starting QB.

Matt Cassel, who we have rated as the #20 QB, is a fine backup.

Incidentally, Cassel has what we project as a good matchup (DEN) during Brees's bye.


RB Summary:

We like Chris Wells as a second RB, but we consider your starting running backs, as a group, to be a little below par. Our projections have Ryan Grant ranked 11th and Wells ranked 19th.

Justin Forsett should serve as a very solid third running back; he's a likely flex starter.

We might suggest adding a bit more depth here. See the end of the report for some suggestions on who to pick up.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Ryan Grant is ranked #7 by some of our writers, which would make him an above average first running back. Mark Wimer reasons, "Grant has the great advantage of playing on one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL. While he may not be an elite talent, he has the opportunities to post elite-level numbers simply because opposing defenses face a plethora of weapons when the Packers stride onto the field. They cannot stack the box unless they wish to be dismantled by Aaron Rodgers and company. Grant should enjoy big creases and benefit from the Packers moves to upgrade the offensive line during the draft. He's a safe bet to be a top-10 back, and may challenge for a top-5 finish. "


WR Summary:

We like Steve Smith as a second WR, but we consider your starting receivers, as a group, to be a little below par. Hines Ward is our #24 ranked receiver, and we have Smith at #25.

Your bench looks good and should help offset the unexciting starting unit. Steve Breaston should be a good third receiver. Braylon Edwards will also be among the best WR4s in the league.

Santonio Holmes is an excellent depth pick, though you may not end up using him much.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Some members of our staff have Hines Ward ranked as high as eighth, which would make him an above average first receiver. Maurile Tremblay defends his high ranking as follows: "Ward is the most reliable receiver in what should be a fairly pass-oriented offense this season, at least once Roethlisberger returns."

Some members of our staff have Steve Breaston ranked as high as 21st, which would make him a great third receiver and even a legitimate WR2. Mark Wimer defends his high ranking as follows: "Breaston is the #2 WR in Arizona this year, a position he has been thoroughly groomed for (and done well in, when Anquan Boldin was sidelined due to injury in the past). Though the team may regress in the passing department with Kurt Warner riding off into the sunset, Matt Leinart has to throw to somebody to keep defenses honest. I think the #3 and #4 receivers on the Cardinals' team will see a drastic drop in targets, but Larry Fitzgerald and Breaston should be productive fantasy players given their lead positions in ARI."


TE Summary:

Kellen Winslow should be above average as a starting tight end. We have him ranked eighth overall at the position. We also think Anthony Fasano is a starting quality tight end in this league. He's a luxury.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Some of our staffers have Kellen Winslow as high as #5, which would make him an above average first tight end. Jeff Pasquino's take: "Kellen Winslow is going to be the top target once again in the Tampa Bay passing game in 2010. Josh Freeman is still learning, so having a big target over the middle to check down to several times a game is a huge help. Look for the Bucs to manage Winslow in practices to limit the impact on his knee and to keep him healthy for as long as possible. Targeting KW2 often will also open up deep balls to Arrelious Benn and Mike Williams on the outside."


Kicker Summary:

With Nick Folk and John Kasay, you should be above average at the position.


Defense Summary:


When you don't have an elite defense, one option is a committee approach. That is, try to get two cheap defenses whose schedules fit well together. Here are a few teams who we think may be available and whose schedules fit best with the Bills', along with the combined schedule that each would create:

Bills + Patriots = MIA | NYJ | BUF | NYJ | JAX | BAL | BAL | KC | CLE | DET | CIN | DET | NYJ | CLE | MIA | BUF
Bills + Dolphins = BUF | MIN | NYJ | NYJ | JAX | GB | BAL | KC | CHI | DET | CHI | OAK | CLE | CLE | BUF | DET
Bills + Cardinals = STL | ATL | OAK | NYJ | JAX | | SEA | TB | CHI | DET | KC | SF | STL | CLE | MIA | DAL

[Green Lantern]

Figures, I miss my first round pick (and only that one) and it picks probably my least favorite top tier running back. Fumblesrooskie Peterson :(

[Poeman]

Figures, I miss my first round pick (and only that one) and it picks probably my least favorite top tier running back. Fumblesrooskie Peterson :(

Well be glad that it was Peterson and not Sidney Rice

[E-Man]

Well be glad that it was Peterson and not Sidney Rice

Hey! Sidney Rice will own all............in week 9!:csad:

[LegendaryCaleb]

I'm sorry I missed the draft...Girl troubles made me miss the dang thing

[vindrow]

Seems the Football guys liked my team:


Galley-La Company, rated by footballguys.com
Edit this team Input another team with the same league settings

Your team is currently being rated by the projections of David Dodds Switch to: Bob Henry Maurile Tremblay Jason Wood

QB: Matt Schaub, Ben Roethlisberger
RB: Frank Gore, C.J. Spiller, Matt Forte
WR: Greg Jennings, Mike Sims-Walker, Jabar Gaffney, Nate Burleson, Austin Collie
TE: Heath Miller, Jermaine Gresham
PK: Shayne Graham, Kris Brown
TD: New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos

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.

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 C.J. Spiller, Jabar Gaffney, and Matt Forte. 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 90 percent chance of making the playoffs.
* With good inseason management, we think you have about a 85 percent chance of making the playoffs.
* With average inseason management, we think you have a 77 percent chance of making the playoffs.

QB Summary:

We expect Matt Schaub to be a solid starter. According to our projections, he's the #6 QB, so you should be better off than most teams in the starting quarterback slot.

Ben Roethlisberger, who we have rated as the #25 QB, is a nice backup and could conceivably emerge as either a starter for your team or, if Schaub plays as expected, some tempting trade bait for teams with quarterback troubles.

Incidentally, Roethlisberger has what we project as a neutral matchup (MIA) during Schaub's bye.

RB Summary:

Nice work here. We like both your starting running backs, as our projections indicate that they give you a combined 2.2 point-per-game advantage over an average opponent in this league. Our projections have Frank Gore ranked fifth and C.J. Spiller ranked at #14.

Your bench also looks good. Matt Forte looks great as a third running back; he's a likely flex starter.

We might suggest adding a bit more depth here. See the end of the report for some suggestions on who to pick up.

WR Summary:

Your starting receivers should, as a unit, be adequate but not great. In particular we like Mike Sims-Walker as a second WR. Greg Jennings is our 10th ranked WR, and we have Sims-Walker at #24.

Your bench looks good and should help offset the unexciting starting unit. Tough to do better than Jabar Gaffney at WR3. Nate Burleson should also be solidly above average at WR4. Austin Collie should serve as a very solid fifth receiver.

TE Summary:

Heath Miller is just OK as a starting tight end (we have him ranked #10). So the selection of Jermaine Gresham, who we see as a solid backup, was wise.

Kicker Summary:

Shayne Graham, our 10th ranked kicker, won't win the league for you, but he'll do.

Defense Summary:

When you don't have an elite defense, one option is a committee approach. That is, try to get two cheap defenses whose schedules fit well together. Here are a few teams who we think may be available and whose schedules fit best with the Saints', along with the combined schedule that each would create:

Saints + Dolphins = BUF | SF | NYJ | CAR | ARI | TB | CLE | CIN | CAR | TEN | SEA | OAK | CLE | STL | BUF | DET | TB
Saints + Patriots = CIN | SF | BUF | MIA | ARI | TB | CLE | PIT | CLE | PIT | SEA | DET | NYJ | STL | BAL | BUF | TB
Saints + Titans = OAK | SF | ATL | DEN | ARI | TB | CLE | PIT | CAR | MIA | SEA | HOU | CIN | STL | BAL | KC | TB

[JewishHobbit]

Man... I really need to work on some stuff :(


QB: Brett Favre, Mark Sanchez
RB: Cedric Benson, Jonathan Stewart, Fred Jackson, Mike Bell
WR: Percy Harvin, Derrick Mason, Jerricho Cotchery, Visanthe Shiancoe, Vincent Jackson, Fred Davis
PK: Matt Prater, Sebastian Janikowski
TD: Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns


Overview:


Let us say this as nicely as we can. This team is brutal. It is below average and/or too thin at all three core positions (quarterback, running back and receiver).

To make this team into a serious contender, you are going to need to be extremely active in trades and on the waiver wire. You esentially need to turn over significant parts of this roster. Last year running backs like Ricky Williams, Jamaal Charles, and Fred Jackson all could be had dirt cheap at the draft. Additionally, wide receivers like Miles Austin, Sidney Rice, and Mike Sims-Walker were available after a lot of the drafts. Quarterbacks like Brett Favre in 2009, Matt Cassel in 2008, and Derek Anderson in 2007 could all be had cheap just after draft time. You are likely going to need to land many of this year's top waiver plays to make any significant noise, so pay close attention to increased workloads, targets, injuries, etc.

Bottom line:
•With great inseason management, we think you have about a 40 percent chance of making the playoffs.
•With good inseason management, we think you have about a 25 percent chance of making the playoffs.
•With average inseason management, we think you have a 3 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 8 of 2009:

Jonathan Stewart vs. ARI: 87 combined yards, 2 TD
Mark Sanchez vs. MIA: 265 passing yards, 3 TD
Brett Favre vs. GB: 244 passing yards, 4 TD
Vincent Jackson vs. OAK: 103 receiving yards, 1 TD


QB Summary:

We have Brett Favre rated #17 among quarterbacks, so we're not even sold on him as a fantasy starter in your league. But #23-rated QB Mark Sanchez provides you with another viable option. So while the position doesn't figure to be a strength, with shrewd management and a little luck you might end up with decent production at QB

Incidentally, these two have a terrific combined schedule , though their playoff schedule isn't so great. If you simply played the one with the better matchup each week, this is the schedule you'd face:
NO | MIA | DET | BUF | MIN | DEN | GB | GB | DET | CLE | HOU | CIN | NE | MIA | CHI | CHI | DET

A quick note about the same-team hookups (Favre/Percy Harvin and Favre/Visanthe Shiancoe) you've got here: while we think the effect of the quarterback/receiver hookup has largely been exaggerated in fantasy football circles, it does have a tendency to make your team somewhat more inconsistent than comparable scoring duos from different NFL teams. But if you like the players at both ends of the connection, we do not see any need to make a change because of it.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Brett Favre is ranked #7 by some of our writers, which would make him an above average first quarterback. Jeff Tefertiller reasons, "This ranking is with the graybeard is coming back. He was elite last year and could repeat at a great price. Favre is a steal this year."


RB Summary:

We like Jonathan Stewart as a second RB, but we consider your starting running backs, as a group, to be a little below par. Our projections have Cedric Benson ranked 18th and Stewart ranked at #20.

Fred Jackson should be a good third running back. We also see Mike Bell as an above average RB4.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Some members of our staff have Cedric Benson ranked as high as seventh, which would make him an above average first running back. Matt Waldman defends his high ranking as follows: "I believe Benson will take a slight up-tick in production after his first season mirroring what most expected from him circa 2005 when he was drafted out of Texas. The addition of Terrell Owens, Antonio Bryant, and Jermaine Greshman should improve the passing game. And an improved passing game will extend drives and increase opportunities for the running backs in River City. Based on situation and ability he's one of the safer backs to take in the early rounds. "

Fred Jackson is ranked #24 by some of our writers, which would make him a great third running back and even a legitimate RB2. Jeff Tefertiller reasons, "I expect Jackson to be back in the lineup week one or two. his role will be much larger than most expect, even after the drafting of Spiller. I expect Spiller to be used in a variety of ways: returning kicks, as a slot receiver, and running the ball ... leaving Jackson as the primary ball carrier. Chan Gailey's ingenuity will find ways to use Spiller, but the team will need to run the ball consistently. This is where Jackson excels. "


WR Summary:

We see all your starters at receiver as below average. Percy Harvin is our 39th ranked WR, Derrick Mason is #41, Jerricho Cotchery is #55, and we have Visanthe Shiancoe 61st.

We see Vincent Jackson as an average fifth receiver.

Because you're not particularly strong overall at the position, adding some depth here was a good idea. But we're not convinced Fred Davis is the right player for the job. Check the end of the report for some alternative suggestions.

As we mentioned earlier, the QB/receiver hookup tends to make your team a little more inconsistent. But that's not the case with the Harvin/Visanthe Shiancoe and Shiancoe/Percy Harvin pairs you've got here. Though the effect is probably negligible, this kind of pairing is likely to make your team more consistent if anything. See this article (which was written before the 2008 season) for more discussion.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Some members of our staff have Percy Harvin ranked as high as 15th, which would make him a fine first receiver. Jason Wood defends his high ranking as follows: "Harvin's situation is in flux. I was completely on board with further growth from Percy this year, but he's since missed more than a week of camp with what has now been disclosed as a recurrence of his migraines. That makes him riskier and now projects more as a high quality WR3 with upside, than someone on the cusp of elite production."

Derrick Mason is ranked #17 by some of our writers, which would make him an above average second receiver. David Yudkin reasons, "Mason has had a squabillion targets the past few years. If he's Flacco's favorite target, he's Flacco's favorite target. Many have presumed that Boldin will take the lead in this race, but I am not so sure."

Some members of our staff have Visanthe Shiancoe ranked as high as sixth, which would make him a great fourth receiver and even a legitimate WR1. Mark Wimer defends his high ranking as follows: "Shiancoe is the Rodney Dangerfield of fantasy tight ends: he's finished as the #5 and #6 fantasy scorer at his position the last two years (42/596/7 in '08; 56/566/11 during '09), yet he's going off the board at 11th tight end right now. Brett Favre loves to throw TDs to Shiancoe (Shiancoe saw 16 redzone targets with 13 receptions for 94 yards, and 11 TDs). He is one of the premier weapons for the Vikings - and with Sidney Rice out for at least half of 2010, he's likely to be even more heavily involved in the passing game. Now that Favre is in camp, Shiancoe's ADP is probably going to rise - get him while the getting is good. "

Some of our staffers have Vincent Jackson as high as #35, which would make him a great fifth receiver and even a legitimate WR3. Jeff Tefertiller's take: "His three-game suspension for the DUIs and expected holdout are major concerns, but Jackson could be traded which would bump him back the rankings"

Some of our staffers have Fred Davis as high as #11, which would make him a great sixth receiver and even a legitimate WR1. Jason Wood's take: "Davis was terrific in Chris Cooley's stead last year and there's no reason to assume a new coaching staff is simply going to relegate him back to the bench. I see a time share for both, which makes neither a great bet for a Top 10 season."


Kicker Summary:

Matt Prater, our 16th ranked kicker, is below average but probably adequate.


Defense Summary:


When you don't have an elite defense, one option is a committee approach. That is, try to get two cheap defenses whose schedules fit well together. Here are a few teams who we think may be available and whose schedules fit best with the Dolphins', along with the combined schedule that each would create:

Dolphins + Patriots = BUF | NYJ | BUF | MIA | | BAL | PIT | CIN | CLE | TEN | CHI | DET | CLE | NYJ | BUF | DET | MIA
Dolphins + Colts = BUF | NYG | DEN | JAX | KC | WAS | PIT | CIN | BAL | TEN | CHI | OAK | CLE | NYJ | BUF | DET | TEN
Dolphins + Redskins = BUF | MIN | STL | PHI | GB | GB | CHI | DET | BAL | TEN | TEN | OAK | CLE | TB | BUF | DET | NYG

[Hunter Rider]

JH, check your team, there's a trade offer waiting.

[E-Man]

My team is only lacking in a few areas IMO. I went two for three on auto pick before I did things myself. I love getting Romo and Fitzgerald, but Sidney Rice that early wasn't a cool move by the computer.:cmad:

Here are my guys:

QBs: Tony Romo, Derek Anderson, and Josh Freeman
RBs: Thomas Jones, Donald Brown, and Arian Foster, and LenDale White
WRs: Larry Fitzgerald, Sidney Rice, Terrell Owens, Anthony Gonzalez, and Mark Clayton
TE: Greg Olsen
Kicker: Mason Crosby
Defenses: Dallas and Tampa Bay

I like everything but my runners. Hopefully I can get a couple of Colts steals with Brown and Gonzalez. Both guys were first rounders in a high volume offense, so I think I'll hit it big with one of them.

[Matt]

I can't believe you picked Romo when Brady was still available.

[ComicChick]

he's a dallas fan. believe it

[E-Man]

He was an auto pick, but it's not bad at all. Romo has a lot of weapons to work with. He actually averages more TDs per season than Brady does.

[NewYorkSpider]

THE NEW YORK SPIDERS

QB - Joe Flacco, Trent Edwards
RB - DeAngelo Williams, Rashard Mendenhall, LaDanian Tomlinson
WR - Marques Colston, Santana Moss, Lee Evans, Mario Manningham, Earl Bennett
TE - Owen Daniels, Bo Scaife
K - Lawernce Tynes, Adam Vinateri
DEF - Cinncinati Bengals, Detroit Lions

[Spider-Fan]

I decided to get my team rated...I should thank yahoo because I couldn't make the draft, but they got me a team I am happy with, LOL!

SFs Backstabbers, rated by footballguys.com

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QB: Jay Cutler, Jake Delhomme
RB: Maurice Jones-Drew, Jahvid Best, Chester Taylor
WR: Roddy White, Dwayne Bowe, Malcom Floyd, Mohamed Massaquoi, Arrelious Benn
TE: Vernon Davis, Marcedes Lewis
PK: Garrett Hartley, Ryan Succop
TD: New York Giants, St. Louis Rams
Overview:

In a competitive league, almost every team has a weakness. It's almost impossible to build a team that is strong at all three core positions (quarterback, running back and wide receiver). As you probably suspect, we perceive your weakness to be at the quarterback position. Of all the deficiencies to have though, this is usually the easiest one to mask.

Footballguys owner David Dodds even recommends you go into your draft with the goal of landing the top RBs and WRs while waiting to grab QBs late. Value-Based Drafting principles also suggest that teams constructed in this manner end up being strong. But for this team to reach it's full potential, you might need to have a quick trigger finger at the QB position and stay on the look out for good quarterback help. Last year, Brett Favre could be had very cheap in August and September, but he ended up contributing to a lot of fantasy championships. In 2008, the same could be said of players like Aaron Rodgers, Kurt Warner, and Matt Cassel. In 2007, it was Derek Anderson and Kurt Warner. Quarterbacks like these can be found every year, and that could be the key to your team's success.

So although this team isn't perfect (few are), it should still be a strong contender.

Players we particularly like on this team include Jahvid Best, Malcom Floyd, Maurice Jones-Drew, Dwayne Bowe, and Mohamed Massaquoi. 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 90 percent chance of making the playoffs.
With good inseason management, we think you have about a 85 percent chance of making the playoffs.
With average inseason management, we think you have a 80 percent chance of making the playoffs.
QB Summary:

We expect Jay Cutler to be a solid starter. According to our projections, he's the #8 QB, so you should be better off than most teams in the starting quarterback slot.

We're not excited about Jake Delhomme (our #32 QB) as a backup, but he'll probably be adequate.

Note that Cutler and Delhomme have the same bye week. We don't necessarily disapprove of this if you like both of them, but don't forget about it. You have no other options at this point.

RB Summary:

Nice work here. We like both your starting running backs, as our projections indicate that they give you a combined 4.5 point-per-game advantage over an average opponent in this league. Our projections have Maurice Jones-Drew ranked second and Jahvid Best ranked at #8.

We see Chester Taylor as an average third running back.

We might suggest adding a bit more depth here. See the end of the report for some suggestions on who to pick up.

WR Summary:

Nice work here. We like both your starting receivers, as our projections indicate that they give you a combined 1.1 point-per-game advantage over an average opponent in this league. Roddy White is our eighth ranked WR, and we have Dwayne Bowe at #17.

Your bench also looks good. We love Malcom Floyd as a third receiver; he's a likely flex starter. Mohamed Massaquoi should also be solidly above average at WR4. Arrelious Benn should be a good fifth receiver.

TE Summary:

As you are well aware, Vernon Davis is an elite tight end. We have him ranked fifth overall at the position. He's about 1.5 points per game better than an average starting TE in this league. Marcedes Lewis is an adequate second tight end.

Kicker Summary:

With Garrett Hartley and Ryan Succop, you should be above average at the position.

Defense Summary:

When you don't have an elite defense, one option is a committee approach. That is, try to get two cheap defenses whose schedules fit well together. Here are a few teams who we think may be available and whose schedules fit best with the Giants', along with the combined schedule that each would create:

[JewishHobbit]

Forming up a Counter option for you Hunter

[JewishHobbit]

Okay, I'll just throw some stuff out there.

I'm on the look out for a decent Defense if anyone has one they're willing to work up a deal for.

I'm also curious about trying to trade Fred Jackson (RB) for another equal-level RB that isn't bye week 6. Fred's got a hurt hand but should be good by week 2, maybe 3. He says he's fine for week 1 and can play then but his coach isn't as sure, so I'm expecting a week 2 start with week 3 being closer to a full game. Just fyi. Otherwise he's a good player, decent #2 RB. I don't mind having him but all my RB's have week 6 bye week and I like the other two better.


Anyone have some options to throw out there? I likely won't trade Benson or Favre but I'm up to hearing any offers thrown out there.

[JewishHobbit]

Hunter Rider.... to allow the trade between you and Matt you need to drop someone or you'll end up with one person more than you're allowed. It won't let me allow the trade until you do this.

[Hunter Rider]

Done. :up:

[JewishHobbit]

Okay, much thanks to Witchking for the deal he's offered and it's gladly accepted. Fred Jackson is now his, along with Jericho Cotchery... and I now have Jamaal Charles.

[Matt]

And thanks to Hunter Rider for trading the NYJ defense for the Atlanta defense and Braylon Edwards. :up:

[JewishHobbit]

After spending a lot of time working out that Jamaal Charles deal with Witchking and rooting through available players I feel much more comfortable with my team.

The only other thing I wouldn't mind playing with is if someone would like to make a trade for Jonathon Steward, a decent #2 RB (safely after week 1) for either a decent DEF or WR. If anyone's interested feel free to make an offer.

[JewishHobbit]

After spending a lot of time working out that Jamaal Charles deal with Witchking and rooting through available players I feel much more comfortable with my team.

The only other thing I wouldn't mind playing with is if someone would like to make a trade for Jonathon Steward, a decent #2 RB (safely after week 1) for either a decent DEF or WR. If anyone's interested feel free to make an offer.

[Green Lantern]

Okay, much thanks to Witchking for the deal he's offered and it's gladly accepted. Fred Jackson is now his, along with Jericho Cotchery... and I now have Jamaal Charles.I liked your backfield when they were in college #diehardtexasfan

[Poeman]

And thanks to Hunter Rider for trading the NYJ defense for the Atlanta defense and Braylon Edwards. :up:

hunter got robbed for trading the jets

[SpideyInATree]

I did that football guys analysis and I don't even want to post it here, haha. Apparently I drafted quite a crappy team. Other than my quarterbacks and my defenses according to their analysis I will have a long season.

I will see how it goes for week 1 and then go from there. I have never done fantasy football before so hopefully i will get the hang of it as each week goes by.

[NewYorkSpider]

Here's my overview.




THE NEW YORK SPIDERS

QB - Joe Flacco, Trent Edwards
RB - DeAngelo Williams, Rashard Mendenhall, LaDanian Tomlinson
WR - Marques Colston, Santana Moss, Lee Evans, Mario Manningham, Earl Bennett
TE - Owen Daniels, Bo Scaife
K - Lawernce Tynes, Adam Vinateri
DEF - Cinncinati Bengals, Detroit Lions



Overview:
In a competitive league, almost every team has a weakness. It's almost impossible to build a team that is strong at all three core positions (quarterback, running back and wide receiver). As you probably suspect, we perceive your weakness to be at the quarterback position. Of all the deficiencies to have though, this is usually the easiest one to mask.
Footballguys owner David Dodds even recommends you go into your draft with the goal of landing the top RBs and WRs while waiting to grab QBs late. Value-Based Drafting principles also suggest that teams constructed in this manner end up being strong. But for this team to reach it's full potential, you might need to have a quick trigger finger at the QB position and stay on the look out for good quarterback help. Last year, Brett Favre could be had very cheap in August and September, but he ended up contributing to a lot of fantasy championships. In 2008, the same could be said of players like Aaron Rodgers, Kurt Warner, and Matt Cassel. In 2007, it was Derek Anderson and Kurt Warner. Quarterbacks like these can be found every year, and that could be the key to your team's success.
So although this team isn't perfect (few are), we still see it as an above average team.
Players we particularly like on this team include Santana Moss, Lee Evans, and Lawrence Tynes. 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 75 percent chance of making the playoffs.
With good inseason management, we think you have about a 60 percent chance of making the playoffs.
With average inseason management, we think you have a 41 percent chance of making the playoffs.
QB Summary: We have Joe Flacco rated #11 among quarterbacks, which makes him a viable starter if not an exciting one. And we're not crazy about Trent Edwards (ranked #31 among quarterbacks) as a backup. If Flacco turns in the season we expect, this position won't ruin you, but it probably won't be a strength either. And if things go wrong, it could be a long year at QB.
Incidentally, Edwards has what we project as a neutral matchup (KC) during Flacco's bye.
Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:
Some members of our staff have Joe Flacco ranked as high as eighth, which would make him an above average first quarterback. Bob Henry defends his high ranking as follows: "Cam Cameron opened up the Ravens offense in Flacco's second year. With more talent to work with this year, Cameron will unleash Flacco on defenses this year as they have the talent, balance and depth at key positions to boost Flacco's production and overcome injuries. Flacco has elite arm strength and the running game to keep defenses honest. My current ranking reflects my strategy. If you don't grab an elite QB, don't panic. Fill out your lineup at RB/WR/TE and focus on grabbing a QB combo of Flacco, Ryan and/or Kolb. "


RB Summary: Your starting running back group is a strength, particularly Rashard Mendenhall as a second running back. We figure them at a combined 2.4 points per game better than an average opponent in this league. Our projections have DeAngelo Williams ranked eighth and Mendenhall ranked at #9.
Not only do we like LaDainian Tomlinson as a third running back, we love that you stole him from the Shonn Greene owner.
We might suggest adding a bit more depth here. See the end of the report (http://subscribers.footballguys.com/rate-my-team/team.php?team=2Ptc78w7s779#fa) for some suggestions on who to pick up.
Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:
DeAngelo Williams is ranked #4 by some of our writers, which would make him an above average first running back. Mark Wimer reasons, "DeAngelo Williams is Carolina's 1A starter, handling the ball 246 times during 2009 (216/1117/7 with 40 targets for 29/252/0 receiving over 13 games last year). Williams finished the 2009 season at 14th among all fantasy RBs in total points (he was eighth among all fantasy RBs in points per game in the PPR scoring format last season). Williams' production declined somewhat from his stellar 2008 campaign, when he posted 274/1518/18 rushing and 22/121/2 receiving. The decline was due in part to missing three games with some nagging ankle trouble (since surgically 'cleaned out' during the offseason), and also due to the emergence of the Panthers' 1B starter, Jonathan Stewart, who commanded virtually half of the touches on the ball that the Panthers' RBs enjoyed last season. However, Carolina rushes the ball a lot - 525 times last year alone, which was the second-most in the NFL - so on this squad there is room for two top-tier fantasy backs given the Panthers' run-first, run-often philosophy on offense. There is no reason to think that the 27-year-old Williams, who is in the prime of his NFL career on a team blessed with an outstanding run-blocking offensive line, shouldn't be able to challenge for a top-10 finish among all fantasy backs again this season. He's a great bet to roster at your RB1, in my opinion. In addition, the ongoing Achilles' woes for Jonathan Stewart makes Williams secure as the 1A back for the Panthers."


WR Summary: Your starting receiver group is a strength, particularly Santana Moss as a second receiver. We figure them at a combined 1.3 points per game better than an average opponent in this league. Marques Colston is our 10th ranked WR, Moss is #15, and we have Lee Evans 30th.
Mario Manningham should be a good fourth receiver. But Earl Bennett is out of his league as a fifth WR.
Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:
Some members of our staff have Marques Colston ranked as high as eighth, which would make him an above average first receiver. John Norton defends his high ranking as follows: "Colston may not be an elite fantasy receiver but he has become a very dependable option for us. With Brees throwing the ball to him, there is always the potential for a huge season. "
Some of our staffers have Mario Manningham as high as #41, which would make him a great fourth receiver and even a legitimate WR3. Mark Wimer's take: "Eli Manning went over 4,000 yards passing for the first time in his career last year, and also hit career highs in passing TDs. With a very talented crew of young receivers, I expect him to thrive during 2010 again. Manningham should be one of Manning's important targets this year, which is a good place to be for fantasy owners' purposes. He's a solid WR#4 with upside potential, in my opinion. The loss of Domenik Hixon to IR increases Manningham's chances at seeing significant action during the coming year. Hakeem Nicks and Steve Smith were banged up early during training camp - Manningham got a lot of valuable reps during preseason."


TE Summary: Owen Daniels is viable but below average as a starting tight end (we have him ranked #11). We're also not too fired up about Bo Scaife as a backup.
Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:
Owen Daniels is ranked #6 by some of our writers, which would make him an above average first tight end. Jeff Pasquino reasons, "Owen Daniels was on a pace to be either the #1 fantasy tight end last year or close to it before he was stricken by a knee injury that cost him the second half of 2009. Daniels has looked to be solid in OTAs so far and his recovery seems to have him on pace to be ready not just for Week 1 but also for training camp, making Daniels a nice sleeper tight end to draft later in fantasy drafts after most owners have already grabbed a their tight ends. Waiting to grab Daniels may be a league-winning move this year."


Kicker Summary: With Lawrence Tynes and Adam Vinatieri, you should be above average at the position.


Defense Summary:
The Bengals are probably not a difference-maker at defense, but they should be OK.
When you don't have an elite defense, one option is a committee approach. That is, try to get two cheap defenses whose schedules fit well together. Here are a few teams who we think may be available and whose schedules fit best with the Bengals', along with the combined schedule that each would create: Bengals + Cardinals = STL | BAL | OAK | CLE | TB | | SEA | TB | PIT | SEA | KC | SF | STL | DEN | CLE | SD | SF
Bengals + Patriots = CIN | NYJ | BUF | CLE | TB | BAL | ATL | MIA | CLE | PIT | BUF | DET | NYJ | CHI | CLE | BUF | MIA
Bengals + Dolphins = BUF | BAL | NYJ | CLE | TB | GB | ATL | MIA | BAL | TEN | BUF | OAK | CLE | NYJ | CLE | DET | BAL

[LegendaryCaleb]

Hey guys...Just wanted to say everyone on my team is up for Trade Bait...including Andre Johnson!

[Poeman]

Hey guys...Just wanted to say everyone on my team is up for Trade Bait...including Andre Johnson!

made an offer

[JewishHobbit]

I'll be honest Caleb... my team kinda sucks and I need some good talent there. So I'm not sure what I could offer but if you want to take a look at my team is there anything there that could get me McNabb, Johnson, Jackson, or Minnesota?

[Matt]

Hey guys...Just wanted to say everyone on my team is up for Trade Bait...including Andre Johnson!

I made you an offer. It may not look great on paper but it would offer you a potentially explosive receiver after work 4 in exchange for taking a downgrade at RB.

[Poeman]

Caleb my offer is going to set up well for the complete season. It gives you options and sets you up at your RB position and other areas

[SpideyInATree]

I'll be honest Caleb... my team kinda sucks and I need some good talent there. So I'm not sure what I could offer but if you want to take a look at my team is there anything there that could get me McNabb, Johnson, Jackson, or Minnesota?

Heh, don't worry my team really is no better. I've got a great QB and a solid defense but that's really it, so it seems.

I'm just getting more and more excited for this damn season to start!

And I've got a question. Most of my players play on Sunday but two of them don't play until Monday. On Sunday if I were to put my Sunday benched players up to starting and then on Monday night I put those players back up into the starting position...is that allowed or when you have your starters set for the week thats it.

[ComicChick]

And I've got a question. Most of my players play on Sunday but two of them don't play until Monday. On Sunday if I were to put my Sunday benched players up to starting and then on Monday night I put those players back up into the starting position...is that allowed or when you have your starters set for the week thats it.

that's a good question

[SpideyInATree]

I've never played fantasy football before so I was just curious if that were "legal" or not.

Because I know there are people who probably have players that will play tomorrow night, if they have anyone from New Orleans or Minnesota.

[bored]

Wish I'd heard of this before. I'm in the official league already, but I AM the biggest football-loving Jew on the Hype.

[vindrow]

And I've got a question. Most of my players play on Sunday but two of them don't play until Monday. On Sunday if I were to put my Sunday benched players up to starting and then on Monday night I put those players back up into the starting position...is that allowed or when you have your starters set for the week thats it.


Nope, you won't be able to do that....some time before the game starts it locks your players in and once those players have played they remain locked out until after teh last game is played on Monday night. Now if you are playing players on Monday night you can switch them out with other players that are playing on Monday night, but you can't switch them out with players that have already played.

Hope that helps.

[Poeman]

Heh, don't worry my team really is no better. I've got a great QB and a solid defense but that's really it, so it seems.

I'm just getting more and more excited for this damn season to start!

And I've got a question. Most of my players play on Sunday but two of them don't play until Monday. On Sunday if I were to put my Sunday benched players up to starting and then on Monday night I put those players back up into the starting position...is that allowed or when you have your starters set for the week thats it.

I think you need to finalize your rosters by tomorrow. Before week 1 game

[vindrow]

I think you need to finalize your rosters by tomorrow. Before week 1 game

He only needs to decide if he has any players on the saints or vikings if he wants to play them..if he does play them then those positions will be locked out once the games starts and will remain locked out until after teh Monday night game, but he will still be able to make changes to the other players on Fri, Sat and Sunday morning..he just wont be able to change out any players that played on Thurs.

[JewishHobbit]

Would have loved to have you bored but I already had to let an "Official" leaguer go due to new guys coming in. Matt's lucky no one else new wanted to play or he'd have gotten the boot as well.


And I'm seriously stoked for tomorrow's game. Besides the fact that it's the official season starter... I got three Vikings on my team! Go Favre, Harvin, and Shianco!

[SpideyInATree]

Nope, you won't be able to do that....some time before the game starts it locks your players in and once those players have played they remain locked out until after teh last game is played on Monday night. Now if you are playing players on Monday night you can switch them out with other players that are playing on Monday night, but you can't switch them out with players that have already played.

Hope that helps.

Yes, that helps immensely. Just wanted to make sure. I mean I figured that's probably how it would go, it would only be most fair, but you never know!

I don't have any players on the Saints or Vikings, however, I will be watching because it's the season opener and I need a reason to get DRUNK!

[JewishHobbit]

Come OOOOOOON Favre, Shianco, and Harvin!

[SpideyInATree]

Looks like whoever has Brees and NO's receivers and TE's are gonna have a good week!

There's still three quarters of play so far JH, Favre can pull out some magic for you hopefully

[JewishHobbit]

I'm hoping bout I'm not holding my breath.

[SpideyInATree]

Well, they are starting to get something going now. Better than that first series, that's for sure.

[JewishHobbit]

YEAH!!! My Favre to My Shianco to My end zone equal My Points going up X2!!!

[SpideyInATree]

Nice, told you there was still time for something to happen...however, sucks bout the blocked extra point, haha

[LegendaryCaleb]

wow just noticed all the trades and posts!
ill take a look at everything and consult with my bro(who is part owner since he couldnt get in on this :oldrazz:)

we are all jealous jewish :(
but vik def got me 10 so far and my kicker 4...so....ehh

[JewishHobbit]

I had Favre and Shianco last year and I really liked them together. I'm hoping that continues this year as long as Favre doesn't get beat up too much. I'm still waiting for Harvin to show up.

[LegendaryCaleb]

Harvin is frustrating me due to my other league...grr...but Favre needs to pick it up again!

[SpideyInATree]

Yeah he does. The Saints defense is eating him alive out there. He needs to visit the fountain of youth back in the locker room, heh

[JewishHobbit]

I have Harvin in both this league and my other league. He's KILLING me.

[LegendaryCaleb]

Im waiting for that one big play that makes me confident in Percy again....and im sweating it out...so...not a good deal at all right now

[Matt]

Why do our QBs score so low? Brees has 30 points in the other league and 9 in ours.

[SpideyInATree]

I feel sorry for whoever has the Saints kicker right now, haha. Missed quite an easy field goal.

[Alex The Great]

And in a dome of all places

[SpideyInATree]

Haha, I know. He's gonna get the verbal beat down.

[JewishHobbit]

Why do our QBs score so low? Brees has 30 points in the other league and 9 in ours.

I copied everything exactly how MoB told me from the other league. There shouldn't be any reason for a differance.

[JewishHobbit]

Man, Harvin killed me this week.

[SpideyInATree]

Yeah, the Saints defense kind of had their number it seems. It's a long season they have time to get their stuff together. They will have a long week to get ready for week 2.

[vindrow]

Nice, the Saints D came through for me tonight:)

[JewishHobbit]

Percy Harvin was the top projected player for me this week by far (the only one in double digets). He gives me 2.52... great. And Favre underperformed too. At least Shiancoe overperformed to make up for some of that. Man, if only Harvin would have caught that long throw for a touchdown. That would have made me VERY happy.

And I'm expecting Sunday to come and SF to kill me, so I'll just go ahead and brag now that I'm winning 23.74 to -1 while I still can :)

[Matt]

I copied everything exactly how MoB told me from the other league. There shouldn't be any reason for a differance.

There's a huge difference. In our league Brees scored 10 points. In TMOBs he scored 34.

[Alex The Great]

Probably a Yahoo error Matt

[bored]

Would have loved to have you bored but I already had to let an "Official" leaguer go due to new guys coming in. Matt's lucky no one else new wanted to play or he'd have gotten the boot as well.




No worries. It was too late by the time I posted any way.

[Green Lantern]

So I'm leading the game in both my leagues. I joined a Pay League at work ($100) and got a pretty spiffy team set up in that one too. My first opponent is my boss. His starting QB was Favre, my starting Defense was Nawlins. Beautiful.

[JewishHobbit]

Heh, heck of a way to start the League by pounding on the boss's quarterback with your defense :up:

[JewishHobbit]

Okay guys, half hour to the big game day. Shiancoe did his job well for me but Favre struggled and Harvin fell flat... time to pick up the slack for them team. Benson, I'm looking at you!

[SpideyInATree]

I am getting pumped. It sucks that I'm already down 21 points going in, haha.

All I gotta say is Manning, Welker, and the Pittsburgh defense need to really kick ass! :o

[JewishHobbit]

Sorry if I don't root for the Pittsburgh D... me being a Cincy fan and all :)

[JewishHobbit]

Wait... Wes Welker's playing against Cincy today... can't root for that guy either. Well Spidey... I just kinda hope you suck hard today :)

[SpideyInATree]

Hey I understand. My girlfriend is a Bengals fan so she's sitting here talking crap on me. I told her to keep it down outside of the house because Steeler fans are known to beat and destroy Bengals and Browns fans. :oldrazz:

[JewishHobbit]

That's alright, we like to destroy Steeler fans around here. We pity Browns fans :)

[Alex The Great]

Browns fans can take it. They're a hardy bunch :o

[JewishHobbit]

Freakin' Wes Welker :mad:

[SpideyInATree]

Yes, Wes Welker!! Scorin' TD's! And Fred Taylor getting good yardage too! HELL YEAH! Now for the Pittsburgh Defense to own these Falcons!! :cmad:

[JewishHobbit]

I feel dirty rooting for New England's kicker against my Bengals :(

[SpideyInATree]

It is the power of fantasy football, unfortunately.

[JewishHobbit]

Witchking (Nazgul) refuses to draft Cowboys for that reason. Does not want any reason to root for them :)

[Alex The Great]

Witchking (Nazgul) refuses to draft Cowboys for that reason. Does not want any reason to root for them :)
Haha Idiot

[JewishHobbit]

Sooooo, these Bengals planning on playing any today?

[SpideyInATree]

I don't know, man. Welker scores another TD! He's doing awesome for me! Now if Manning would wake the hell up and throw some TD's. The Steelers defense is TOTALLY rocking it for me right now!

[JewishHobbit]

Maybe I should be watching the Reds.

[SpideyInATree]

Heh. At this point the way things are going it may be your best bet. Manning FINALLY tosses a TD. Lets hope this is the beginning of a TD onslaught for him.

[Green Lantern]

My boss has Ochocinco, as do I, makes for a bad situation as he's saving me in one league and killing me in the other.

[E-Man]

Arian Foster is making me a very happy man.

[SpideyInATree]

Manning and Welker completely saved my butt so far. If Pittsburgh would have tightened up that defense more I would be dominating! Grrr! My opponent still has Baltimore's defense to get calculated tomorrow night. Looks like I will be losing this week but wasn't a total loss.

[Green Lantern]

You still have Heap :o But I still have Akers and Cooley as well.

[Green Lantern]

Err. Bryant. Cooley's in my other league. Sorry :o

[SpideyInATree]

Yeah, Heap will probably have to have like ten catches and a TD or a couple TD's. I think you got me but it was a good close one, that's for sure. I just have weak Running backs and I need another good receiver.

[E-Man]

Derek Anderson is pissing me off now. Chunk the damn ball to Fitz so I can get some points dammit! :cmad:

[Alex The Great]

The Cards a run oriented team now, so you be ****ed :csad:

[Poeman]

Derek Anderson is pissing me off now. Chunk the damn ball to Fitz so I can get some points dammit! :cmad:

why is Derek Anderson your quarterback?

[Green Lantern]

I think he's referring to Fitz being his WR :o

[Green Lantern]

I think he's referring to Fitz being his WR :o

[SpideyInATree]

David Ackers REALLY needs to stop kicking field goals! :oldrazz:

[Poeman]

I think he's referring to Fitz being his WR :o

makes sense :doh:

[Green Lantern]

David Ackers REALLY needs to stop kicking field goals! :oldrazz:
David Ackers didn't kick a single field goal. Akers kicked quite a bit though. :o

[SpideyInATree]

David Ackers didn't kick a single field goal. Akers kicked quite a bit though. :o

Hey now...no one likes a smart ass. :oldrazz:

[Green Lantern]

Less people like a dumbass :o

[SpideyInATree]

I guess so. I need Baltimore's defense to start sucking and Todd Heap to start catching passes and scoring touchdowns. So, yeah, I guess I am a dumbass.

[E-Man]

Thank you Thomas Jones for giving me the slim win.

[JewishHobbit]

Man, rough week... but at least I wasn't the worst :)

Here's for a better week 2!

[NewYorkSpider]

The Bengals D really screwed me. :csad: If I had started the Lions' defense, it would have been much closer.

[Alex The Great]

"If I had started the Lions I would have won :csad:" is not said very often :awesome:

[JewishHobbit]

Yeah, as a Bengals fan I'm ashamed that that actually CAN be said.

[Green Lantern]

As someone who predicted the Bengals to go 13-3 and win the Superbowl (seriously, what was I thinking?) I'm angered :(

[JewishHobbit]

Hey, we got a good run going in the 2nd half... we were just absent the first half. Consider this the first loss and you still have a shot at it. I don't believe you, but I'm willing to entertain the thought.

[Green Lantern]

I had specific losses, New England wasn't one of them :( @Pittsburgh, @Indy and New Orleans were the only three losses I had figured. :(

[Matt]

The Bengals are basically the same team they were two years ago. Everyone gets excited and praises Marvin Lewis when he has a winning season (all two of them in what, seven years?) but they are less the accomplishments of the Bengals and more the fact that the other two contenders, the Steelers and Ravens have down years. In the end, the Bengals won't win under Marvin Lewis because he is a mediocre coach, and the team is full of mediocre yet overrated talent. Until you have new ownership who is willing to try to win, you can get used to this.

[JewishHobbit]

I'm not getting my hopes up for this year for anything more than a wildcard slot, if that.

I like Lewis but I do think he's not all that... same with Palmer. I do love Benson, Joseph, and Ochocinco though :D

[SpideyInATree]

Man, rough week... but at least I wasn't the worst :)

Here's for a better week 2!

Yeah, I'm actually surprised that I did as well as I did. For my first time doing fantasy football I'm actually impressed with myself. I just need a better Running back and another solid WR and I could be set.

[Matt]

I've figured out why Brees has 30+ points in the other league and ten in ours. Its because there is no point value for completions, where as in the other league there is. I now feel like I wasted my first round pick on Brees as this seemingly little change makes this a very running back-centric league. I could've had Ray Rice or Cedric Benson instead. :( Not really anyone's fault, though our commissioner did tell us that the settings were EXACTLY the same as the other league. :argh: (Just bustin' your balls Jewhob, besides, you need a little warm up complaining for Survivor ;)). But between this and Ryan Grant's injury, my team is screwed despite my great draft.

[Green Lantern]

Who's ready for some football? WOO!

[JewishHobbit]

I've figured out why Brees has 30+ points in the other league and ten in ours. Its because there is no point value for completions, where as in the other league there is. I now feel like I wasted my first round pick on Brees as this seemingly little change makes this a very running back-centric league. I could've had Ray Rice or Cedric Benson instead. :( Not really anyone's fault, though our commissioner did tell us that the settings were EXACTLY the same as the other league. :argh: (Just bustin' your balls Jewhob, besides, you need a little warm up complaining for Survivor ;)). But between this and Ryan Grant's injury, my team is screwed despite my great draft.

Man... you're right. I just checked the scans MoB gave me and he does give a point for receptions. I love that and I don't know how I overlooked it. That kinda ticks me off. Sorry man... and sorry league. That'll definately be changed next year.

[Matt]

You've failed us all. But especially me. :(

[JewishHobbit]

What you don't realize is that I did this to purposely screw up your draft. I'm evil like that... just wait and see what I do to you in Survivor 30: Big Brother!!!

[SpideyInATree]

I love the Steelers defense right now!!! Oh my god they just got a fumble recovery!!!

[Matt]

What you don't realize is that I did this to purposely screw up your draft. I'm evil like that... just wait and see what I do to you in Survivor 30: Big Brother!!!

:argh: :(

I was so excited when I landed Brees and still managed to draft a quality running back in Ryan Grant. Now Brees is worthless in our running focused league and Grant is on the IR. I just have to hope that Santonio Holmes comes back and starts putting up Randy Moss numbers.

I love the Steelers defense right now!!! Oh my god they just got a fumble recovery!!!

This is a great day to have the Steelers offense.

[SpideyInATree]

I have Randel El but he's on the bench. I just noticed that Cribbs ran a 65 yard TD run and Hillis has a TD from the Browns game. I have both those guys on the bench. :cmad:

However, thanks to the Steelers defense getting two INT's and a fumble recovery that will make up for my bonehead moves this week.

[JewishHobbit]

Well Matt, if it makes you feel any better I got Favre 6 minutes from the end of the game sitting at -2 points :mad:

[Green Lantern]

I have Randel El but he's on the bench. I just noticed that Cribbs ran a 65 yard TD run and Hillis has a TD from the Browns game. I have both those guys on the bench. :cmad:

However, thanks to the Steelers defense getting two INT's and a fumble recovery that will make up for my bonehead moves this week.
Welcome to the pain that was my pay league's bench last week. I had Hakeem Nicks and Boldin on the bench last week :(

[Matt]

:hehe: It sort of does, Jewhob. :oldrazz:

[SpideyInATree]

Well Matt, if it makes you feel any better I got Favre 6 minutes from the end of the game sitting at -2 points :mad:

Yeah, don't worry Ricky Williams really screwed the pooch for me with that fumble of his! :cmad:

However, thanks to the Steelers defense I may still have a fighting chance this week. Five turnovers baby!!!

[Green Lantern]

Made a call about 20 minutes prior to kick off to start Ryan instead of Orton. Best call I've made all year. Also, figured against Baltimore, Palmer might have to rely on his 3rd receiver a bit more, so I started Shipley, seems to also be a good call.

[Green Lantern]

And Shipley misses a potential touchdown. FML.

[JewishHobbit]

Man, make that Favre finishes at -3.50

I'm so glad he's my starting quaterback. I may have to start Sanchez from now on.

[Green Lantern]

Are we sure that Favre actually came out of retirement this year?

[JewishHobbit]

HAH!

I like the fantasy team name "Do us a Favre and retire"

:P

[SpideyInATree]

God bless the Pittsburgh defense because as long as I get mediocre performances out of my WR's and my opponent's guys play mediocre I could squeak out a win even though I made a lot of stupid decisions. :o

Plus I still have Peyton Manning tonight.

[SpideyInATree]

I don't understand the points system I guess. When the Colts/Giants game started I noticed that Poeman's Colts defense automatically got like 24 points right off the bat and the defense hadn't even taken the field yet. How does that work?

[Poeman]

I don't understand the points system I guess. When the Colts/Giants game started I noticed that Poeman's Colts defense automatically got like 24 points right off the bat and the defense hadn't even taken the field yet. How does that work?

I dont know, but I want peyton manning to cool off now and have the colts shut out the giants.

[SpideyInATree]

I dont know, but I want peyton manning to cool off now and have the colts shut out the giants.

I'm sure that you do! :oldrazz:

The Giants need to regroup in the half and score a couple TD's so that I can have a chance. And Peyton needs to stop throwing it to Dallas Clark! :oldrazz:

[SpideyInATree]

Wow, ok. This scoring system on defense has me BAFFLED! Giants score one TD and Poeman lost 15 points? :huh:

I'm not gonna complain about that because now it's a close game and as long as Peyton doesn't toss to Dallas Clark and throws like a madman it's on like DONKEY KONG!!! :oldrazz:

But seriously I'm just glad it's a close game. Definitely making this exciting for me.

[JewishHobbit]

I don't know about that 15 point loss but you can see how the defense points are supposed to go by going to League and then Score and Settings. Defense is toward the bottom.

[SpideyInATree]

Oh I get the scoring but when the game started the Indy defense had 24 points and the defense hadn't even taken the field. It was just weird.

This is turning out to be quite a close game between myself and Poeman. I need the Giants to score some more points, haha. That's NOT going to happen they way the Indy defense is playing.

[SpideyInATree]

Holy...poop...sticks...

I won by .14. That is unreal! I thought that I was done for there and then the Giants squeak out a final TD there at the end. Poeman has got to be furious! :wow:

[vindrow]

I don't understand the points system I guess. When the Colts/Giants game started I noticed that Poeman's Colts defense automatically got like 24 points right off the bat and the defense hadn't even taken the field yet. How does that work?


Unlike the other players on a team the defense starts out with "X" number of points depending on the rules of the league your in. Now, that number will fluctuate depending on what your defense does...if the team that your defense is playing against scores you lose points, or if they rack up a lot of yards on your defense, but you can get points as well like if your team gets an INT, or sack, or force a fumble or recover it or if they score a TD.

[SpideyInATree]

Unlike the other players on a team the defense starts out with "X" number of points depending on the rules of the league your in. Now, that number will fluctuate depending on what your defense does...if the team that your defense is playing against scores you lose points, or if they rack up a lot of yards on your defense, but you can get points as well like if your team gets an INT, or sack, or force a fumble or recover it or if they score a TD.

I get the scoring system. It was just weird that it started out with 24 points. I get it now though. First time doing fantasy football so I'm going to ask a lot of stupid questions. :o

[Poeman]

what a crap loss...Eli throws a 'no one cares' pass which costs me some cheap points at the end and I lose by .14 points

I made a mistake by not using Britt or keller today though

[SpideyInATree]

I made a huge mistake leaving Ricky Williams ass in there and not putting in Peyton Hillis. Then I substituted Brandon Lloyd for Josh Cribbs. Meh. I guess that's the throes of fantasy football. I got VERY lucky.

In the end I should be thanking the crap out of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. They got me most of my points. :o

[Poeman]

I made a huge mistake leaving Ricky Williams ass in there and not putting in Peyton Hillis. Then I substituted Brandon Lloyd for Josh Cribbs. Meh. I guess that's the throes of fantasy football. I got VERY lucky.

In the end I should be thanking the crap out of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. They got me most of my points. :o

yeah luck...lol, anyways its fantasy

[SpideyInATree]

Yes, it is. I know that, so far, this was the most fun I've had with it. That Colts/Giants game I was having a blast. :o

[Poeman]

Yes, it is. I know that, so far, this was the most fun I've had with it. That Colts/Giants game I was having a blast. :o

yeah thats what makes fantasy football really amazing...Short schedule makes it easier to check out games and players. Im not really big on other fantasy teams.

Maybe basketball

[vindrow]

Poor Hawk Fan will be 0-2 after tomorrow night...I am 2 1/2 points behind but still have
Gore and the Saints D.

[SpideyInATree]

Poor Hawk Fan will be 0-2 after tomorrow night...I am 2 1/2 points behind but still have
Gore and the Saints D.

Yeah, I saw that. Talk about being torn though. On one hand you want Frank Gore to kick ass but on the other you want the Saints defense to knock some heads! That's a tough position, haha

[vindrow]

Yeah, I saw that. Talk about being torn though. On one hand you want Frank Gore to kick ass but on the other you want the Saints defense to knock some heads! That's a tough position, haha


Heh...as long a Gore rushes for 25-30 yards i'm good or a variation of Gore's rushing and a good show by the Saints D.

[E-Man]

I really hope Reggie Bush doesn't kill me today. All of my players are done playing, and I have a comfortable lead. If Reggie is his usual mediocre self I'll be 2-0. I hope that he doesn't have a big punt return or something though.

[Holiday]

Carson Palmer can go die in a fire.

:(

[SpideyInATree]

Haha. I'm just happy that the Bucs defense is totally blowing it because that's helped me in points. And thank you Peyton Hillis for having a pretty good game so far against the Ravens defense. He's gotten me some big points.

Hoping that in the second half the Steelers defense busts out a couple more turnovers to cement my victory. :oldrazz:

[E-Man]

Haha. I'm just happy that the Bucs defense is totally blowing it because that's helped me in points. And thank you Peyton Hillis for having a pretty good game so far against the Ravens defense. He's gotten me some big points.

Hoping that in the second half the Steelers defense busts out a couple more turnovers to cement my victory. :oldrazz:

And to think that I benched the Dallas D because I thought the Bucs D would have an easy day against a depleted Steelers offense.:csad:

[SpideyInATree]

And to think that I benched the Dallas D because I thought the Bucs D would have an easy day against a depleted Steelers offense.:csad:

Hey...I made a dumb decision last week not putting in Hillis over Williams. I rectified that, however, this week.

There is still the 4:15 games to go and I know you got a couple guys who play Monday night. It's still up in the air.

[E-Man]

Yeah it's still up in the air, but Tampa killed me big time when the Cowboys had their best defensive performance. I also meant to start Donald Brown over Thomas Jones, so we'll see how that mistake plays out. Come on Fitzgerald and Greg Olsen! lol

[SpideyInATree]

I still have Peyton Manning to go, haha! :oldrazz:

[Poeman]

I messed up, left Moreno to start....ahh

[SpideyInATree]

I messed up, left Moreno to start....ahh

I noticed that! Whoever owns Rumpton Raiders left Reggie Bush in his lineup, and he's still kicking butt. :o

Looks like a lot of people are having monster weeks. I know whoever had Bolden, the wideout for the Ravens, had a killer week.

[Hunter Rider]

I noticed that! Whoever owns Rumpton Raiders left Reggie Bush in his lineup, and he's still kicking butt. :o

Looks like a lot of people are having monster weeks. I know whoever had Bolden, the wideout for the Ravens, had a killer week.

That was me. :O

[SpideyInATree]

That was me. :O

Heh. You are still kicking butt even without Bush's contributions.

[Green Lantern]

Got my first loss here, won my ESPN league and finally got my first win in my pay league (by a handy margin to boot :))

[E-Man]

Damn, even if I started the Cowboys' D I would have gotten beat. Due to this, I would like to take the opportunity to say that Peyton Hillis has a hit out on his head for causing me to lose my first game. If anyone wants to collect, there is a nice bag of Cool Ranch Doritos in it for you.

[vindrow]

Ok, I'm down 17 pts. but still have Greg Jennings, and Matt Forte tomorrow night so heres to them having a good game.

[JewishHobbit]

I hate Fantasy Football :mad:

[Themanofbat]

I hate Fantasy Football :mad:

Ha!!!!! :woot: :woot: :woot:

:csad:

[Alex The Great]

Fantasy Football hates you! :cmad:

[JewishHobbit]

I'm starting to believe it. I'm in two leagues and have only won one game so far... barely!

I think the more appropriate phrase would be, "I suck at Fantasy Football!"

[Green Lantern]

So not only did I win my pay league this week by 30 points, I did so with 84 points sitting on the bench :doh:

[SpideyInATree]

Damn, even if I started the Cowboys' D I would have gotten beat. Due to this, I would like to take the opportunity to say that Peyton Hillis has a hit out on his head for causing me to lose my first game. If anyone wants to collect, there is a nice bag of Cool Ranch Doritos in it for you.

I'd like to send Peyton Hillis many hookers and all the alcohol he wants to help celebrate his awesome performance. :oldrazz:

You also have to account for Brand Lloyd's big performance and, also, the amazing play of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Plus the always dependable Peyton Manning. :o

I thought that I had a pretty craptacular team but apparently it's not too bad.

And, JH, no worries, man. You have a pretty good team and the season is still early. You just need them all to perform good at once, heh. I have to admit you got robbed with the San Fran defense. Normally they are pretty solid.

[vindrow]

With that TD pass to Jennings I only need 8 points between him and Forte to win :)

[SpideyInATree]

With that TD pass to Jennings I only need 8 points between him and Forte to win :)

Yes, that'll be an interesting development to watch. Just hope your guys don't bust out any fumbles or anything. :oldrazz:

[vindrow]

Yes, that'll be an interesting development to watch. Just hope your guys don't bust out any fumbles or anything. :oldrazz:

HEy, stop trying to jinx me:cmad:

[SpideyInATree]

HEy, stop trying to jinx me:cmad:

Mwahaha!! :woot::oldrazz:

[vindrow]

Bah....screw Rodgers..he stopped throwing the ball to Jennings after that 1st quarter TD and the Bears never really got Forte into the game..so, thanks for nothing. :cmad::cmad:

[SpideyInATree]

Yeah, that does blow. They were starting to get Forte back into it. They just handed off to him now...almost got in the endzone too. :o

[E-Man]

Oh joy. I have to bench Romo in favor of Derek Anderson this upcoming week. I picked him because I figured he'd at least know enough to just chuck it to Fitz(who is on my team) and Breaston the one week Rom would have a bye. Instead he just stands there like an idiot and acts like there is a reverse cheat code on Fitzgerald or something. :cmad:

[JewishHobbit]

Hey SF... tell your Browns to stop beating my Bengals!

[SpideyInATree]

Yeah, Bengals can win as long as Hillis and Cribbs get some TD's and some big yardage plays! :oldrazz:

[JewishHobbit]

Yeah, I'm wanting the Bengals to just barely win and Palmer to do badly :)

There's something just wrong about Fantasy Football :mad:

[SpideyInATree]

Yeah, I definitely agree. This week I don't really have any conflicting games or players. I just need the Bills to start scoring some offensive TD's or the damn Steelers defense to start generating some turnovers and sacks! :cmad:

[JewishHobbit]

Yeah, I'm rooting for the Steelers to go down myself. If they lose and Bengals win, I think we're first in our devision if I'm doing my figurings right.