I thought the two were the same type. A dynasty league is something that would be interesting over a long period of time. I like the idea of a keeper league - seems like the best of both worlds.Quote:
Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs
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I thought the two were the same type. A dynasty league is something that would be interesting over a long period of time. I like the idea of a keeper league - seems like the best of both worlds.Quote:
Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs
I don't think anyone is suggesting kicking people out the league to make it smaller. I think there are suggestions that we run more than one league - that's certainly doable with multiple people acting as commissioner. I could run a 12-man league on ESPN for example.
I already know that I am not interested in a 16-man league so that frees up one space.
Graham is injured pal, has been for weeks now, we are trying to use him as a decoy, which explains his non-existant point totals recently, im surprised we havent put him on IR TBHQuote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
Cant see us getting another 8 players from on here tbh. Even if we did, who sets the leagues? Might sound a bit daft and no harm to anyone but I like being in the league with some of the guys and if we werent in the same league it maybe wouldnt appeal as much.Quote:
Originally Posted by HibsMax
Well there's Max for a start saying he's no interest in a 16 team leagueQuote:
Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs
All this talk of next year is taking aww from the fact that, barring a massive stats correction, it's the Monsters versus the Dolphins in the championship game this weekend. I'm hoping for a championship ring this year, but I cant say I'm too confident when my opponent has the defense which will be taking on Tim Tebow Mk II at the weekend... :greengrin
I think we should run the normal league as it is next season with whoever wants to play then have a second dynasty or keeper league for those that want it. I'd be up for both.
Good luck Sergio :aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
I hear ya. I don't think there should be any issues with having people in the league with the people they want to be with. All / most of the suggestions I am making are related to adding another league as opposed to changing what we already have. I accept that I am in the minority re: online draft and size of league, so I am bowing out of the 16-team league which makes room for someone else. I'll play with you guys in an additional league if there is one.Quote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
Good luck mate :aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
I'd be a whole lot more confident tonight had Jordy Nelson not decided to butter up his fingers prior to yesterday's game...94 yd TD...and it's gone!:grr:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
It's gonna be a close one I think. Teams are fairly matched. First year playing and in the championship game. I'll take that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
Thank you Jimmy Graham :aok:
Good luck in the championship games!!
As others have said I think we should carry on this league as it is whether folk want to take part or not I will leave that to them (I would prefer it if folk stayed though, it is supposed to be a bit of fun after all).
If someone (MAX! :wink:) wants to set up a keeper league or Dynasty league or live draft that would be awsome, I would be looking to take part in that as well.
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Definitely looking to be back next season and as ever, thanks for your peerless work in setting up and managing the league again G.
It's been a different challenge this season, not being able to rely so heavily on the waiver wire, but it certainly taught me to trade a bit better! I really enjoy this format - I enjoy the draft (despite the protestations of some :wink:) and I enjoy playing in a league with like-minded folk and fellow Hibbys, with good banter all around.
I'd be willing to get involved with any new Dynasty/keeper league to give it a go but it would be in addition to and not not at the expense of our current setup.
I will do that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Dilemma for this weekend - Cutler or Geno Smith :greengrin
How are you even IN the situation for that dilemma to occur?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
Cutler sucks and has been disappointing for a few weeks now - Smith had an impressive outing last time he played against our hit or miss defense and I fancy he'll get some good opportunities again this weekend, so I picked him up off of waivers :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
And people say I am crazy! :crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
:greengrin
Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is a sign of madness - like starting Cutler :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
But putting Geno ahead isn't madness?! :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
I haven't done it yet! :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
Cutler dropped according to several sources on twitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
Yer ****ed now Scott! :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by lugz
How the **** is my kicker on a bye?
Smashing! :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
At least if Smith has a horror show this week, I'll be happy on a personal level! Jennings and Matthews didn't practice so far this week so it's not looking good.
Shame, as I'm playing James too :greengrin
Dilemma averted. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
Indeed - Kaepernick acquired :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by HibsMax
Even his worst performances of late have been more fantasy relevant than Smith's best so in he goes!
It doesn't really matter this weekend as 2 of my star RBs are out, Edelman is questionable and both TEs are up against 2nd and 4th fewest points vs TEs in the league this year.
Expecting a thumping this week :agree:
Championship week and I drop my TE because Jonny Football is going to be throwing the ball to him. What happens? Brian Hoyer comes into the game and said TE scores an 81yd touchdown.... typical!
This. All season! Every season!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
Wow James - Romo putting up one hell of a performance for you so far sir! :agree:
I was feeling quite aggrieved earlier that Graham had what looked to be a legitimate TD ripped away as a 'fumble' but it looks like the eventual margin of defeat means it wouldn't have made a difference!
Left Witten out for dwayne Allen. Big mistake. Looks like it's your championship Sergio.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
Andrew Luck...:confused: 0.36 points
2 interceptions in 3 passes. Benched from half way into 3rd quarter. Saving him for the play offs I'd imagine.Quote:
Originally Posted by KirkyK
Awfy inconsiderate of my fantasy football team!:greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by brythehibby
Gio Bernard only needs to score 16.2 points for you to win. Not bad considering you've got two players who've scored 0. It's not over yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by brythehibby
I'd need 1.16 points if I had witten in my side :brickwall. 2 players on 0 hasn't helped my cause but a big night for Gio and you never know, I cant see it happening though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
It would have been a lot closer if chandler hadnt scored that TD last night :greengrin
Congratulations Sergio:aok: just shows the value of getting two quality running backs. Bry the dolphin ran you very close at the end, well done both.
It was far too close for comfort! :greengrin If it is any consolation, by my calculations if we'd both managed to pick our strongest teams, I'd have still won.... By less than one point! :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by brythehibby
In the spirit of the NFL I'm now going to declare myself World Champion! :greengrin
Thanks! Yeah, picking up Eddie Lacy on a trade was key for me. There's no way I'd have won it with Reggie Bush as my number 2 and Shonn Greene as my number 3 RB....Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Thanks bollahQuote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Well done Sergio. As frustrating as it was having 15 points on my bench I know you had big points on yours too. In my first year I done better than I thought. Fairly enjoyed playing with all you fellow hibby's. I'll definitely be back in next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
Congrats Sergio! :aok:
Yep, congratulations SS :aok:
Well done to you too James :agree:
Congratulations Sergio!
Congrats Sergio!
Well done Sergio, and everyone involved, really enjoyed the league
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Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
Still can't believe that trade lol 😁 gratz on the win!
Well done segio! :not worth
Congrats Sergio on the win!
Really enjoyed this year!
Good game everyone and well done, Sergio!
Cheers guys enjoyed bringing up the rear, roll on the next one, well done Sergio :cup:
Thanks all! So............ When does the draft start for next year..... :greengrin
So what you're basically saying is the win was all down to me?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
Congrats :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
Exactly :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
:greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
I think an enquiery into match fxing should be in order :greengrin. Them patsies have been involved in some right dodgy trades and pick ups
Not in the UK at the moment so havent been on much of late so well done sergio. Hope you guys all have a good christmas.
:greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
I noticed that myself - Max releasing Kapernick all of a sudden when Scott was needing a QB. Still wiped the floor with him though! :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by DH1875
Merry Christmas!
LOL. Typical fantasy poor timing. Kap did nothing for me, I drop him and this happens.Quote:
Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs
In another league I have Russell Wilson. I bench him for Flacco and he has a career game (this was week 16). I put Wilson back in my line-up instead of Flacco, yeah I got about 7 points.
Anyone interested in a weekly playoff fantasy football league? I heard about it on the radio this morning and will set something up if people are interested. Here is what I know in a nutshell but I need to read more. The format I heard about was one where you pick any that is playing that week but you it's like a survivor league, once you have used a player you can't use them again. Multiple people can own the same players, it's not like a yearly game where each player is rostered only once. I will look into it and let you know. Let me know if you are interested.
EDIT: I just read about the ESPN version and it's not like a survivor league (that must be a different vendor) but it sounds fun. Here are the basic rules copied from the site:
The excitement of fantasy football doesn't end when the regular season wraps up. With Gridiron Playoff Challenge, you can continue the fun throughout the NFL postseason, with the additional risk that the pool of available players shrinks as their teams are eliminated.
The basic gameplay is similar to the regular Gridiron Challenge game: You get $50 million in fantasy money to build the roster that scores the most fantasy points as possible each week. The team with the most points at the end of the playoffs wins a great prize.
However, there are a couple of wrinkles to this playoff version of the game that players should know when setting rosters.
First off, there are three scoring "weeks" in which you can adjust your roster: wild-card weekend, divisional playoff weekend and conference championship weekend. Thus, your roster for wild-card weekend should just include players with teams in those games. There's no reason to have players on your roster from the top two seeds in either conference during this week. You can put them in there for divisional playoff week.
Second, the roster you set for conference championship weekend lasts all the way to the Super Bowl. So not only are you predicting which players will score the most points in the conference title games, but you should also take into account which players you think will end up playing for the Lombardi Trophy.
So how well can you pick out the best fantasy performers given the constraints of a salary cap while also potentially predicting who's going to win the Super Bowl?
Here is a link to our Private Group.
The password is SevenNil.
You can create as many personas as you like but each one is only allowed to create a single entry. If you want to submit multiple entries then you need to join the league multiple times.
Done.Quote:
Originally Posted by HibsMax
Awesome! This is a really good way to introduce yourself to the world of daily fantasy football. It's not exactly the same but the format is very similar. I think this is more similar to how fantasy football (soccer) runs back home? Not too sure since it's been about 20 years since I played that! What's great is you can't blame the draft, you can't blame anything other than your crappy selections. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by lugz
I am in, lets do this!
And straight away a player is injured!
Well at least you can drop him and add someone who is less injured. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
If I get the time I'll do this before the weekend!
I'm in :aok:
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Originally Posted by HibsMax
What Jets players are available? Might as well weaken them as much as possible...
Oh, wait...
:greengrin
I'm in!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sergio sledge
Are we only picking players in the teams playing this weekend?
Joined, though I wasn't prompted for any password Max :confused:
Think so because otherwise you wouldn't get any points!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
It looks easy. $50million gets you mostly marquee players.
Hard part is next weeks picks. You take your team through to the Super BowlQuote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Maybe when you click on the direct link you don't need the password? Just a guess. I checked again and there is definitely a password specified.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sylar
Yes, you only pick players that are actually playing...unless you want to give the rest of us a head-start? :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
It looks easy but it's all about balance. I haven't checked out the costs yet but I've played daily fantasy before and even though every player is affordable you can't buy all the best players within budget. That means figuring out which studs to trust and which lower-tier players will possible explode. I'm assuming the player selection is just asa tricky with this but maybe it's easier. I will need to check that out.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
That's only true for the Conference Titles. You get to manipulate your roster through the first three weeks but whatever your line-up is before the SuperBowl, that's what it will remain. That means if you pick a team of players who play for teams that don't make it to the SuperBowl, you stand to score zero points that week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
Sorry, getting ahead of myself!
When I first set it up, I misread the brief entirely as I thought you were trying to pick players for a single team (i.e., no scope to change it throughout) and you were having to try and pick players you thought would last the distance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
As a result, I have a whopping 44 points for this week :greengrin
Remember that this week you're setting your line-up for the Conference Games and the Superbowl! Pick wisely.
Highest point scorer for the week - really wish I had been paying more attention now in week 1 :greengrin
Top of the league! :woohoo:Quote:
Originally Posted by HibsMax
I suspect this may be the week it all goes wrong, the games, particularly the pats v the colts are pretty tough to call.
This is where it gets tricky! Basically you can't hedge your bets and pick best player available anymore and you're choosing from the two teams you think will make the Super Bowl?
Or do you just go for best player available spread out over the four teams and hope it's enough over the fortnight?
Or go for the two teams you think will make the Super Bowl with just a couple of decent players from the other two (eg. Lacy and Gronkowski) ?
My head hurts :greengrin
Forgot to set mine for last week! :rolleyes:
Either tactic could win the whole thing. Spreading over all 4 teams guarantees you that you will be represented in the SB but that doesn't guarantee you points (thanks, Jordy Nelson!). I haven't set my line-up yet but I suspect I will go with players from two teams rather than hedging my bets. Go Big or Go Home!Quote:
Originally Posted by AyrshireHibs
My line up is set and being 2nd bottom I'm no bothered about telling everyone. I've went with Patriots and Seahawks players apart from my 2nd RB as NE appear to not have a running game and the selection of Blount just there was a mistake.
That's definitely one tactic but consider this. It's possible that a player like Eddie Lacy only plays in the Conference Championship because the Packers lose to the Seahawks, but in that game he could get more points than your chosen RB2 does over two games...Quote:
Originally Posted by lugz
I know what I'm calling my team next season :rotflmao:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...-new-york-bozo
Well done for Hibsmax winning! I finished second.
Thanks. Three point separated the top three teams in my other league. I finished third.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
Must be time to start the epic draft! :hyper
Have we decided on a format for next season or same as last season. Have to say I really enjoyed my first season!
Plenty of time to worry about that. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by lugz
Draft day tomorrow. Which means it is nearly time for our draft :hyper
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Originally Posted by Haymaker
Yep, think we should start it soon just to be safe 😁
I am starting. I select Tim Tebow! :hyperQuote:
Originally Posted by NOLA
I 100% think you should be held to this decision! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
Whose turn is it anyway? Didn't gatecrasher pick the day before yesterday? :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker