2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Blibbleblabble] #555274 09/17/09 07:35 AM 09/17/09 07:35 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,389 Staten Island / New Jersey Just Lou OP
Just Lou OP Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,389 Staten Island / New Jersey	Originally Posted By: Blibbleblabble The Raiders might finish in second, but might do it with only 4 or 5 wins. The whole division is bad, except San Diego. Their defense isn't half bad, and their running game is decent. BUT, Russell truly looks awful. He doesn't just miss open receivers. He misses them by 10 yards sometimes.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: BAM_233] #555277 09/17/09 08:27 AM 09/17/09 08:27 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,762 Anytown, USA goombah
goombah Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,762 Anytown, USA	Originally Posted By: BAM_233 goombah if the browns win 1 game and detroit win 2 games then the browns could get tebow (yea i know the browns have two qbs right now, but would you pass a heisman trophey winner who would improve the team better than anderson or quinn) I'm not going to pretend that I know all of the prospects coming out for the 2010 draft. However, I do not think I would go with Tebow. Not all the scouts are convinced his game translates to an NFL QB. The Browns have so many holes. If (when) they draft in the Top 5 next year, I would seriously look at an elite RB, if available, or a game-changing defensive player (whether it is a LB, S, or DL).

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: goombah] #555288 09/17/09 10:57 AM 09/17/09 10:57 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,845 Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK Yogi Barrabbas
Yogi Barrabbas Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,845 Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK	I am well happy with MY Steve Smith I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees!

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Longneck] #555355 09/18/09 09:34 AM 09/18/09 09:34 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361 Don Sicilia
Don Sicilia Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361	Originally Posted By: Longneck Originally Posted By: Just Lou Originally Posted By: Longneck The new waiver system is absolutely horrible. And why didn't we discuss it before it was implemented? Ahhh, the pitchforks and torches, you have to love them. Unless anybody else has retorts beyond the new waiver system is "horrible" or "sucks", I'm not going to address it anymore. My reasons for the change and my apologies for having the change post-draft are above.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555362 09/18/09 09:58 AM 09/18/09 09:58 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,845 Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK Yogi Barrabbas
Yogi Barrabbas Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,845 Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK	I don't understand the rule anyways DS so you won't hear me complaining I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees!

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555425 09/19/09 01:36 AM 09/19/09 01:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river! Longneck
Longneck Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river!	Originally Posted By: Don Sicilia Unless anybody else has retorts beyond the new waiver system is "horrible" or "sucks", I'm not going to address it anymore. My reasons for the change and my apologies for having the change post-draft are above. Not discussed. Post draft. If you are interested in multiple people but only want to drop one person, you have to decide between your first choice and who you will likely end up with. Anyone who is late to change kickers or defense during a bye week gets screwed. Anyone looking to add the backup to their player after they go from questionable to out pre-game, is screwed. It slows everything down. Trades have to wait for waivers to clear in some cases. (For instance, I had to wait to see if I got Sanchez before going after another QB too hard) .... ... .. ....I could probably come up with more if you'd like. Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Longneck] #555432 09/19/09 04:05 AM 09/19/09 04:05 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet?
Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet? Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay	"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Blibbleblabble] #555441 09/19/09 11:45 AM 09/19/09 11:45 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361 Don Sicilia
Don Sicilia Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361	LN, I could respond to each and everyone of your points (except the post-draft one, which I apologized for. I am already on the record that I didn't like having to do it post-draft). Bottom-line, as the commissioner, I am the only one that has to look out beyond my own self-interest. I think my record in looking out for the leagues speaks for itself. I overturned my own trade this year in baseball because for whatever reason, players in the league decided they wanted to negotiate for another player. No offense to anybody, but I view running these leagues more as a benevolent dictatorship rather than a democracy. If I feel a change will better the league, I'll make it. You all just have to trust that I'm a fair person, which I hope I've proven. Furthermore, if you are late in changing because of a bye week or if you fail to add a back-up because of a questionable designation (which happens at the end of the week when ALL the available players are FREE AGENTS), what the heck does that have to do with the new waiver system? With that said, I do appreciate that you feel strongly about the change one way or another. I like that you guys are engaged.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: goombah] #555442 09/19/09 11:52 AM 09/19/09 11:52 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361 Don Sicilia
Don Sicilia Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361	Originally Posted By: goombah I use the same system Don Sicilia implemented in my league. It's just to give everyone a fair shot at acquiring a player. The teams at the bottom of the standings should have more of a chance to improve with a roster move than the team in 1st or 2nd place. I imagine that the decision went down something like this: Longneck: "Who ordered the change in the waiver rules after the draft? J Geoff: "It was the moderator." Just Lou: "Yeah, I know. But who gave the order? I know I didn't." J Geoff: "There was this kid I grew up with - he was younger than me. We played in our first fantasy leagues together. This was a man of vision and guts. Later, he had an idea to manage an online fantasy sports website as a stopover from the daily grind. That kid's name was Don Sicilia and the game he invented was Gangster BB Fantasy Football. Sometimes he has to make tough choices that not everyone agrees with...so when he made an adjustment to the waiver rules, I let it go. I knew Don Sicilia was busy and headstrong, always rooting for his Chicago teams. And I said to myself 'This is the fantasy football league we have chosen.' I didn't ask why the change was made because it had nothing to do with business!" Fantastic!

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555450 09/19/09 03:34 PM 09/19/09 03:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,389 Staten Island / New Jersey Just Lou OP
Just Lou OP Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,389 Staten Island / New Jersey

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Just Lou] #555451 09/19/09 04:13 PM 09/19/09 04:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet?
Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet? Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay	DB, you've become quite a controversial commissioner this year. "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555496 09/20/09 03:49 AM 09/20/09 03:49 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river! Longneck
Longneck Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river!	Originally Posted By: Don Sicilia Furthermore, if you are late in changing because of a bye week or if you fail to add a back-up because of a questionable designation (which happens at the end of the week when ALL the available players are FREE AGENTS), what the heck does that have to do with the new waiver system? With that said, I do appreciate that you feel strongly about the change one way or another. I like that you guys are engaged. There are some Questionables that play like nothing happened and there are some Questionables that don't play at all. Hence the whole Questionable thing. Say McNabb, we won't know if he will play or not until minutes before the game. Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Longneck] #555501 09/20/09 12:06 PM 09/20/09 12:06 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet?
Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet? Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay	After Tuesday you can pick up people instantly like normal again. So if you find out Saturday that your QB is out, then you can pick someone up right away. You don't have to wait two days. The only time you have to wait is from Sunday to Tuesday to give everyone a chance to pick up players that might have had breakout weeks or backups for injured players, etc... "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Blibbleblabble] #555502 09/20/09 12:34 PM 09/20/09 12:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,389 Staten Island / New Jersey Just Lou OP
Just Lou OP Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,389 Staten Island / New Jersey	What about when you find out your player is out on Sunday? Wes Welker was listed as "Questionable" and "Probable", but "expected to play" all week. Now right before game time, he's not playing. Fri, Sep 18 WR Wes Welker (knee) was listed as limited in Friday's practice and is probable.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Just Lou] #555503 09/20/09 12:42 PM 09/20/09 12:42 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet?
Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet? Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay	Right now it's about 20 minutes before the first games, can't you still pick up a player to replace him? I just tested it and it said the transaction would be reflected on my week 2 lineup. "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Blibbleblabble] #555504 09/20/09 12:47 PM 09/20/09 12:47 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet?
Blibbleblabble Poo-tee-weet? Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 5,944 East Bay	^^ Yeah, I just dropped a player and picked up a free agent and he's available for my games today, on Sunday. So this new waiver rule must go into effect once a game starts. I imagine the players in the later games are still available until their games start as well. "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." -Calvin and Hobbes

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Blibbleblabble] #555507 09/20/09 01:05 PM 09/20/09 01:05 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,389 Staten Island / New Jersey Just Lou OP
Just Lou OP Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 8,389 Staten Island / New Jersey	OK. If that's the case, then scratch that negative.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Just Lou] #555529 09/20/09 03:34 PM 09/20/09 03:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river! Longneck
Longneck Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river!	Not sure about early games but everyone is on waivers now so late games you're just screwed. Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Longneck] #555556 09/21/09 09:37 AM 09/21/09 09:37 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361 Don Sicilia
Don Sicilia Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361	Originally Posted By: Longneck Not sure about early games but everyone is on waivers now so late games you're just screwed. Yes, you're screwed if you didn't do anything to prepare for any roster contingencies in the 7 days before the week's slate of games started. Long time to prepare if you ask me.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Blibbleblabble] #555557 09/21/09 09:40 AM 09/21/09 09:40 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361 Don Sicilia
Don Sicilia Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361	Originally Posted By: Blibbleblabble After Tuesday you can pick up people instantly like normal again. So if you find out Saturday that your QB is out, then you can pick someone up right away. You don't have to wait two days. The only time you have to wait is from Sunday to Tuesday to give everyone a chance to pick up players that might have had breakout weeks or backups for injured players, etc... BL, thanks for your clarifying comments over the weekend. Go Dallas Clark and the rest of the Colts offense!

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555560
09/21/09 10:20 AM 09/21/09 10:20 AM

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Week 2 - Pre-MNF

PTS = Actual Points
[OPT] = Optimal Points (coulda had)
(P) = # Players left

Code:

 
     PTS    [OPT]     (P)
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DB    97    [000]    (1)     D. Clark vs.
BL    90    [000]    (1)     MIA D... Will be a close one
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BB   106    [115]    (0)     Tough matchup
GO   156    [172]    (0)     Gore (40), Manningham (31)
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IM   142    [159]    (0)     Very tough matchup
PP   171    [172]    (0)     Chris Johnson (54), Sproles (27)
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YO   108    [108]    (0)     Brees and Smith show
BA    92    [124]    (0)     At least the Bears won
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JL   110    [000]    (1)     Manning to go
KF    81    [091]    (0)     Another tough week
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JD   110    [141]    (0)     Poor Brady performance = loss
LN   147    [000]    (2)     Schaub (41) pretty good after all
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JG    89    [000]    (3)     Wayne, Brown, Colts D vs.
BL   111    [000]    (1)     Davone Bess
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Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555595 09/21/09 01:59 PM 09/21/09 01:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river! Longneck
Longneck Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river!	Originally Posted By: Don Sicilia Originally Posted By: Longneck Not sure about early games but everyone is on waivers now so late games you're just screwed. Yes, you're screwed if you didn't do anything to prepare for any roster contingencies in the 7 days before the week's slate of games started. Long time to prepare if you ask me. Really? Say there was a Monday Night Football game with say the Colts. Say you had Austin Collie but then read Polian interview saying Garcon would be the #2 receiver. OH CRAP you're stuck with Collie. There goes your league championship as you lose by 1 point and miss the playoffs by 1 game. The biggest problem comes from Monday night games. All your options other than your guy's backup have already played and with the way teams dick around with the injury report.... Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Longneck] #555604 09/21/09 03:01 PM 09/21/09 03:01 PM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361 Don Sicilia
Don Sicilia Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,361	Originally Posted By: Longneck Really? Yes really. Hey JG, do you have a beaten dead horse smilie? Applicable in this case.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555615 09/21/09 04:36 PM 09/21/09 04:36 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,762 Anytown, USA goombah
goombah Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,762 Anytown, USA	In my non-BB league, we have a different scoring system, which awards bonus points for yardage and also PPR. With Joseph Addai still playing for me tonight, I have a current score of 295 points from my team. I would like to top 300 points for the week. QB Drew Brees - 83 WR DeSean Jackson - 31 WR Marques Colston - 29 RB Marion Barber - 33 RB Joseph Addai - MNF TE Owen Daniels - 19 W/R/T (flex) Frank Gore - 75 Ryan Longwell (Min - K) 13 Defense/Special Teams Green Bay - 12

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555616 09/21/09 04:36 PM 09/21/09 04:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,746 BAM_233 Underboss
BAM_233 Underboss Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 3,746	man...yogi your lucky that you picked the (right) steve smith, and not the one that is on team with a backup qb.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555648 09/22/09 01:58 AM 09/22/09 01:58 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river! Longneck
Longneck Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,528 In a van down by the river!	Originally Posted By: Don Sicilia Originally Posted By: Longneck Really? Yes really. Hey JG, do you have a beaten dead horse smilie? Applicable in this case. I'm gonna beat everyone in the league like they're dead horses this year! If it wasn't such a horrible change I wouldn't still be talking about it. Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Longneck] #555653 09/22/09 02:20 AM 09/22/09 02:20 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 31,330 New Jersey, USA J Geoff The Don
J Geoff The Don Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 31,330 New Jersey, USA	Originally Posted By: Longneck If it wasn't such a horrible change I wouldn't still be talking about it. I can't even find the yawn smiley. W T F ?? Win or lose... pick one and be done with it I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy? --Peter Griffin My DVDs \| Facebook \| Godfather Filming Locations

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555654
09/22/09 07:38 AM 09/22/09 07:38 AM

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Week 2 - FINAL

PTS = Actual Points
[OPT] = Optimal Points (coulda had)
(P) = # Players left

Code:

 
     PTS    [OPT]     (P)
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DB   128    [141]    (0)     D. Clark has huge game
BL    91    [112]    (0)     Not much time on the field for MIA D
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BB    98    [115]    (0)     Tough matchup
GO   156    [172]    (0)     Gore (40), Manningham (31)
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IM   142    [159]    (0)     Very tough matchup
PP   171    [172]    (0)     Chris Johnson (54), Sproles (27)
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YO   108    [108]    (0)     Brees and Smith show
BA    92    [124]    (0)     At least the Bears won
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JL   137    [138]    (0)     Didn't need Manning in MNF
KF    81    [091]    (0)     Another tough week
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JD   110    [141]    (0)     Poor Brady performance = loss
LN   162    [175]    (0)     Schaub (41) pretty good after all
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JG   125    [158]    (0)     What can Brown do for you
DM   116    [136]    (0)     Looking for momentum
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Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: Don Sicilia] #555667 09/22/09 10:36 AM 09/22/09 10:36 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 11,797 Pennsylvania klydon1
klydon1 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 11,797 Pennsylvania	I don't have the time to play in any fantasy leagues this year, DS, but I've always enjoyed your little phrases and comments after each team score.

Re: 2009 Yahoo! Fantasy Football [Re: klydon1] #555668 09/22/09 10:40 AM 09/22/09 10:40 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,845 Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK Yogi Barrabbas
Yogi Barrabbas Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,845 Newcastle-upon-Tyne UK	Yes,i liked the comment about Smith showing. My new favourite player....well second favourite behind Mr. Brees anyways Last edited by Yogi Barrabbas; 09/22/09 10:41 AM. I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees!

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