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Non GAA Discussion => General discussion => Topic started by: AZOffaly on June 03, 2010, 09:49:25 AM
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Don't worry, it's not actually starting yet, but as I'm off on holidays to Portugal for 2 weeks, with very limited internet access, I want to get a bit of feedback regarding the Tool we use, and even any scoring changes ye'd like to see.
www.nfl.com have launched a new free fantasy game,
www.espn.com has a well established fantasy game, which is the basis for the podcasts they do (ESPN Fantasy Focus Football)
www.yahoo.com is our own 5 year old home.
If anyone has any strong preferences, please let me know and I'll take a look. We've had to have two seperate leagues the past two seasons due to Yahoo capping at 20, so if any of these are better that would be a good start. It has to be head to head (i.e. weekly matchups) though, no league tables of points scored.
Cheers
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Good to see this back again. Hoping to go one better than last years final appearance.
One change id like to see this year is the Playoffs moved from weeks 16 & 17 to weeks 15 & 16.
If i remember right i lost my QB, WR & 3 RBs for the final as they were being rested for the playoffs. Ended up fielding a much weakened team and got hammered...
Not sure on which site is the best, maybe someone with experience of all 3 can give an insight...
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have used yahoo, espn and cbssports, preferred cbs version
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Just in case this would be forgotten about :D
Preseason games start August 8th
Regular season starts September 9th
I think Yahoo would still be ok to use as last year they sorted out any problems with the waivers with waiver priority...
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As a side note does anybody fancy setting up an auction draft outside the official Fantasy Football. You'd need to be fairly serious about it as everyone would have to make the draft.
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Alright lads, it's time to start getting thinking about this. Where does the time go. The teams are about to hit training camp, so we need to start gathering names.
I haven't seen a swell of support for switching providers or formats, to I'll go with renewing the Montana and Payton conferences again. I will post details here.
We can trash out season length, scoring etc once we have an idea of numbers, but I'd be hoping for at least 2 x 10 again.
cheers
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Montana Conference....
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216977&password=cardinals (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216977&password=cardinals)
Payton Conference
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216978&password=cardinals (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216978&password=cardinals)
REgister for either one, and we'll balance them out later.
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Which division is the premier division and which is for beginners?
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You get a mix in both Capt. Pat. I'd say just enrol in either, you'll get the hang of it quick.
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I'm in. I've improved my finish each year, finishing second last year, so...
No doubt I'll be last this year.
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In for this,Hopefully i will once again score the most points,but choke when it comes to crunch time.
You would know i support the Colts,wouldnt you??? :D :(
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12 teams in already lads, good stuff.
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12 teams in already lads, good stuff.
AZ make sure their is a spot for bombidal if he hasnt joined yet,what would a gaaboard fantasy game be without him spouting shite all week long!! ;D
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That's reserved. He parks in the motormouth section :D
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The Clowns are back... :)
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Going to be tough to defend the title but the New York Jets IV are in
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18 teams in lads, two more for the Payton league and we have a quorum. We'll keep taking applications up to the day, but at least if we have 10 in each it's a decent competition.
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Well down on last year...
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Ah 'tis early yet. I'd say we're actually ahead in terms of sign up rate based on the amount of days since we opened it. How many was there last year?
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When i wrote that I had it in my head that we had two 14 team leagues, but I think it was two 12 team leagues.
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Just signed up there - is this an auto draft or a snake draft or whats the score?
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Just signed up there - is this an auto draft or a snake draft or whats the score?
Snake draft. Draft order is determined at random by Yahoo a half hour before the draft.
Head to head league, with 4 playoff spots.
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havent done this before so keep me right!! Reckon I'm in with a shout ;) Rehab is 4 Quitters
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Any word of bombidal yet?
If he doesn't show up soon are we going to make him do a fitness test before he can participate?
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He's in now :D Although his delusions of grandeur seem to have gotten worse :D
We now have 21 teams, 11 in Montana, 10 in Payton. We will just have to make sure we have even numbers before the draft. Keep joining and we'll revisit next week.
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just joined up guys
no real idea what im doing though ???
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Join the club. You'll be grand. Do you watch the games on Sky?
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not as much nowadays.
i do try and squeeze the odd game in between Mickey mouse clubhouse and Ben 10 >:(
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Ara the Clubhouse and Ben 10 are well over by Sunday night :) Anyhow if you watch the games on Sunday evening (or Sky Plus Monday night football this year on ESPN!!) then it's a good auld craic comparing your scores in running with the opposition for the week.
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i know, it just seemsto be all i get to watch at the minute ::)
got ESPN a few months back so along with this it might help to get the interest back.
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I'll be on again this year- cant do it from work
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Will you be ranking players who are injured or do we do that ourselves?
Maybe post up some rules or instructions? Sorry if this has all been covered.....
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I'll post up some stuff beforehand, but basically it's as follows.
We do a live online snake draft, usually takes about an hour and half, using the Yahoo tool. (Go and 'test your system' beforehand). Basically in the draft you have required rosters to fill, and when they are filled you can populate your bench with any combination of the starting positions.
There are numerous draft kits and packs that help in your draft, and if you think you won't make it, you can pre-rank the players in order of who you think are the best. Each time your turn comes around the computer will pick the highest available ranked player, pending roster spot completion. e.g. if you have one pick left, and have not picked a kicker, the computer will get you the highest ranked kicker you have left, even if he's not the highest overall left.
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six oclock on a friday morning.what if you miss it?
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I'm in for my usual pasting...
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There's 13 in Montana now. How many in Payton? To be honest I think 10 or 12 is the optimum number for a fantasy league. 14 is too many IMO as a couple of lads tend to lose interest not to mention it adds potentially another 30 minutes onto the draft. If there is 11 in Payton someone could switch across to make in an even 12 in both.
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13 in Montana, 12 in Payton. We'll need to make it even anyway. 14 and 12 is not too bad. It'll just make the draft harder in Montana.
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Feck it. Hate 14 team leagues. Extra two picks every round means you are really taking long-shots in the middle rounds at marginal players who might not see much gametime anyway. Not to mention the draft goes on forever. Oh well.
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Stop whining :D It'll put hair on your chest like Bullwire.
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Guys as i am new to this and i havent a clue what ive to do, i will pull out leaving 12 & 12 which seems to suit better.
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A 14 team league will make it very tough and probably should be maxed at that. If each team owner was to keep 2 quarterbacks, a starter and 1 to cover the bye week and if i remember right some bye weeks have 6 teams off then its possible that a team could have no quarterback to replace their starter... So remember lads Manning & Brady with your first two picks ;)
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Never mind him Shrek. We need new lads to freshen it up. GBB see what you're doing now? :D
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I will cap it at 14 each though. So only 3 places left now.
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keep forgetting to enter league must do it when i go home this evening thats if 3 others don't before me i think i got an invite for the payton
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Never mind him Shrek. We need new lads to freshen it up. GBB see what you're doing now? :D
Ok no problem,
All i have to do now is remember my yahoo user ID - made one to join up and have forgotten it already :-[
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It's shrek0505 unless somebody else has Shrek's Ogres :D
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I'll be in this evening with a rushed effort
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No bother. No need to rush lads, just register. Ye've 3 weeks before the drafts.
By the way, somebody asked earlier on what happens if you miss the draft. Make sure you pre-rank your players and you'll get the highest ranked player that's available to you each time.
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Even if you don't pre rank your players your picks will be whatever the highest ranked available player is according to Yahoo. Their ranking is probably going to be pretty close to the consensus about who are the better players.
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Good point dec, but if you don't want to be completely lazy about it ..... :D
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Does anyone know what the TV coverage is like this year with Sky & ESPN? Is it the same as last year with sky having 2 sunday night games and ESPN having MNF? Also any of them got the preseason games?
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Does anyone know what the TV coverage is like this year with Sky & ESPN? Is it the same as last year with sky having 2 sunday night games and ESPN having MNF? Also any of them got the preseason games?
didn't hear anything dec but i hope sky have the red button games this year
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ESPN didn't have MNF last year did they?
Anyhow, Sky have the Sunday games, and ESPN have Monday Night Football. Not sure if the red button games are on.
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It's shrek0505 unless somebody else has Shrek's Ogres :D
Thats it alright, Its the password ive got wrong then ??? ah feck it i will keep trying
i take it theres a how to play thingy on the site, will give it a read when i get in.
EDIT - Got in ok ;D - is the draft in 3 weeks time.
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Just got this from the NFLUK website...
"Sky air live games at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. every Sunday night through the 2010 NFL season, as well as providing coverage of the Saturday and Thursday night games that take place during the final seven weeks of the season. From early January 2011, Sky will show all the live postseason action, followed by Super Bowl XLV live from Dallas on Sunday February 6th. Sky will also have coverage of the Pro Bowl, also from Miami, on Sunday January 31st. In addition to their coverage of live NFL fixtures, Sky will broadcast NFL Network programming, including NFL Total Access, the NFL Network's flagship news program which keeps fans up-to-date with all the latest news from around the league.
ESPN's live coverage of Monday Night Football games kicks off at the start of the regular-season. Before kick-off of every Monday Night game you can review all the action from the previous weekend on Monday Night Countdown."
No mention of the red button games coming back, they lost the rights to those before last season. Might have a look at the GamePass on nfl.com to check the price. Giving UPC enough money at the minute between TV and braodband...
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It's shrek0505 unless somebody else has Shrek's Ogres :D
Thats it alright, Its the password ive got wrong then ??? ah feck it i will keep trying
i take it theres a how to play thingy on the site, will give it a read when i get in.
EDIT - Got in ok ;D - is the draft in 3 weeks time.
Draft is in three weeks, yep. 26th or 27th of August. 2pm Irish time
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Does anyone know if Channel Five are showing the Sunday night-time games?
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Feck it I'm in. Don't have the first clue how to work this and don't know a lot about other teams bar da Bears but I'll have to have a crack.
Can't wait for the season to start.
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Nice way to use your 5000th post Seanie..
Dont worry about lack of knowledge sure Mayomen have won 2 out of the last 3...
:D
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Right lads,
Payton Conference is *CLOSED* for business. 14 teams in and going to post. Does anyone want to do the draft earlier than I had provisionally booked?
Montana has 1 team opening left. Lets try and fill that today, and then I'll put the tin hat on that as well.
For any new lads, take a look at maybe joining a 'mock' draft. They are dry runs for what you would see in our real draft and are well worth doing if you've not seen one or taken part in one.
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By the way, I think it was declan who was asking about moving the playoff weeks to 15 and 16 instead of 16 and 17, on the basis that a lot of lads get burned when people sit if they have the division wrapped up, etc.
I have no objection to this in principle, but I think the NFL have recognised that themselves, and if you look at the last two weeks of the season, there are a lot more intra division and intra conference games, which mean it'll be harder for people to sit out as the division may not be locked up yet, and wild cards etc will still be in the pot.
Week 16
Carolina @ Pittsburgh
Dallas @ Arizona - Conference game
New England @ Buffalo - Division Game
NY Jets @ Chicago
San Francisco @ Saint Louis - Division Game
Detroit @ Miami
Minnesota @ Philly - Conference Game
Seattle @ Tampa - Conference Game
Washington @ Jacksonville
Baltimore @ Cleveland - Division Game
Tennessee @ Kansas City - Conference Game
Indianapolis @ Oakland - Conference Game
Houston @ Denver - Conference Game
NY Giants @ Green Bay - Conference Game
San Diego @ cincinnatti - Conference Game
New Orleans @ Atlanta - Division Game
Week 17 is *all* division games. On that basis I think it's okay to stay on weeks 16 and 17. What do ye think?
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i know its early to be saying this and you are organising the golf classic in September Az but i wonder how many would be interested in meeting up for the super bowl final in some location next year
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By the way, I think it was declan who was asking about moving the playoff weeks to 15 and 16 instead of 16 and 17, on the basis that a lot of lads get burned when people sit if they have the division wrapped up, etc.
I have no objection to this in principle, but I think the NFL have recognised that themselves, and if you look at the last two weeks of the season, there are a lot more intra division and intra conference games, which mean it'll be harder for people to sit out as the division may not be locked up yet, and wild cards etc will still be in the pot.
Week 16
Carolina @ Pittsburgh
Dallas @ Arizona - Conference game
New England @ Buffalo - Division Game
NY Jets @ Chicago
San Francisco @ Saint Louis - Division Game
Detroit @ Miami
Minnesota @ Philly - Conference Game
Seattle @ Tampa - Conference Game
Washington @ Jacksonville
Baltimore @ Cleveland - Division Game
Tennessee @ Kansas City - Conference Game
Indianapolis @ Oakland - Conference Game
Houston @ Denver - Conference Game
NY Giants @ Green Bay - Conference Game
San Diego @ cincinnatti - Conference Game
New Orleans @ Atlanta - Division Game
Week 17 is *all* division games. On that basis I think it's okay to stay on weeks 16 and 17. What do ye think?
Completely agree AZ. Was gonna suggest this myself after last year but I forgot. Good call Minder.
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Sorry McGrens, agree with what? I'm saying leave it as is because the NFL have catered for it themselves, whereas Minder (was it?) wanted to move the playoffs forward.
I guess it'll be unlikely that the Colts will be sitting Manning if they are playing the Titans in the last game.
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I wouldn't be totally against having it in week 15,16 but I would prefer for it to stay at week 17. Its part of the excitement whether they will start. I remember last year in another league I participated in that I was two points away from winning my leage. I just needed two points from Thomas Jones against the Bengals and he had been killing them all day, all I need was 20 more yards... what happened? Woodhead comes on and takes the last 5 snaps or so, I lose the final.
But that is part of it IMO, you have to pay attention to who usually sits their starters etc
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By the way GT - is the draft really going to be a six in the morning? That would actually suit me becaue I cannot access yahoo here at work!!
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It's 2 PM Irish time. So whereever you are in the world from that :D
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Right, might have to pull an extra long lunch out of the bag!
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Meant I agree with Minder. Many of the Division races will be over by the last weekend I think.
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When is the draft?
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Even with every game in the last week being a Division game? If that's the consensus I'm fine with it, but I think it might not be as big an issue this year.
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Drafts are Thursday 26th or Fri 27th of August. 2 PM. Check your league to see which one you're in.
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My tuppence worth. Regardless of divisional matchups week 15 and 16 will have a higher number of "honest" games than week 17. There should be more teams still in with a chance of winning divisions, making playoffs etc than there will be in the final match.
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I say leave it,as it is,Its always great craic panicing when you have about 5 starters being rested for the last week,when you desperately need a win,when you should have planned ahead 2/3 weeks before :D
(or is it just me thats happened to)
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Still no takers for the 14th & last place in the Montana Conference... Is everyone back in from last year or are some missing?
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Give it a go on week 17 again sure.
Fella I work with was askin did I know any NFL Fantasy Leagues going. I said Id check out here. If nobody takes the final place I'll say it to him tomorrow if thats OK.
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I believe a lot of fantasy league in the US do not use week 17 because of the issue of resting players. Use week 17 as a prediction competition to decide the winner between our two conferences.
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I think you have to avoid the final being in week 17 at all costs. That is the way most leagues are run. Think about how bad it would be if you had Drew Brees and Chris Johnson on your team already qualified for the playoffs and rested in week 17.
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This is all true, but AZ has a point... The NFL. scheduled all division games for week 17 this year specifically to try to avoid that set of circumstances.
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This is all true, but AZ has a point... The NFL. scheduled all division games for week 17 this year specifically to try to avoid that set of circumstances.
wow do the nfl really take fantasy leagues that seriously
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This is all true, but AZ has a point... The NFL. scheduled all division games for week 17 this year specifically to try to avoid that set of circumstances.
wow do the nfl really take fantasy leagues that seriously
No, but they don't like seeing the good players pulled out in meaningless week 17 games either. I;m easy, but I do like the idea of the Week 17 predictions competition.
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This is all true, but AZ has a point... The NFL. scheduled all division games for week 17 this year specifically to try to avoid that set of circumstances.
wow do the nfl really take fantasy leagues that seriously
No, but they don't like seeing the good players pulled out in meaningless week 17 games either. I;m easy, but I do like the idea of the Week 17 predictions competition.
i was thinking that . doesn't bother me either Az , i'll have qualified for the semi final by that stage ;) :D ( come on bombidal your far too quite )
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This is all true, but AZ has a point... The NFL. scheduled all division games for week 17 this year specifically to try to avoid that set of circumstances.
wow do the nfl really take fantasy leagues that seriously
No, but they don't like seeing the good players pulled out in meaningless week 17 games either. I;m easy, but I do like the idea of the Week 17 predictions competition.
i was thinking that . doesn't bother me either Az , i'll have qualified for the semi final by that stage ;) :D ( come on bombidal your far too quite )
Whos this bombidal guy? Dont remember him :D :D
Personally id prefer weeks 15 & 16. Last year my players that were rested for week 17 only qualified for the playoffs in week 16 so couldnt really plan a few weeks in advance...
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Take the points on the new schedule to try and prevent this happening but the fact is there is no evidence that it will.
I think we should experiment with a change for 1 year and if it works well in the real world we can think about reverting back.
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OK, I'm all for democracy (when it suits :) ) so done. Playoff semi finals week 15m, finals week 16. We'll use week 17, as suggested for the Superbowl predictions competition.
One other quick vox pop. The option is there now to create divisions in each of the conferences. I could set up two or even 3 divisions, with the winners making the playoffs, and then the next best runner up(s) making the other playoof spots.
For e.g. I could have 2 divisions in Montana. Winner of each division seeds 1 & 2. Seeds 3&4 are the remaining teams with the best record, regardless of division.
Is this of interest?
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OK, I'm all for democracy (when it suits :) ) so done. Playoff semi finals week 15m, finals week 16. We'll use week 17, as suggested for the Superbowl predictions competition.
One other quick vox pop. The option is there now to create divisions in each of the conferences. I could set up two or even 3 divisions, with the winners making the playoffs, and then the next best runner up(s) making the other playoof spots.
For e.g. I could have 2 divisions in Montana. Winner of each division seeds 1 & 2. Seeds 3&4 are the remaining teams with the best record, regardless of division.
Is this of interest?
If you could identify the province/county of the team managers you could break the divisions up on that basis.
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OK, I'm all for democracy (when it suits :) ) so done. Playoff semi finals week 15m, finals week 16. We'll use week 17, as suggested for the Superbowl predictions competition.
One other quick vox pop. The option is there now to create divisions in each of the conferences. I could set up two or even 3 divisions, with the winners making the playoffs, and then the next best runner up(s) making the other playoof spots.
For e.g. I could have 2 divisions in Montana. Winner of each division seeds 1 & 2. Seeds 3&4 are the remaining teams with the best record, regardless of division.
Is this of interest?
If you could identify the province/county of the team managers you could break the divisions up on that basis.
Does this affect your schedule?
What happens if one division drafts well and the other doesnt? Say if we ended up with an AFC West and O'Neill wins it at 7-7 after 14 weeks, and a team in the other division (AFC East) has a far superior record and doesnt make the playoffs?
And Dec..., are we not trying to get away from that in the GAA? lol.
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Not sure if it would affect your schedule or not. but in terms of the winner of division B potentially having a worse record than the 4th place in Division A, well that's called the NFC West :D
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i'm in favour of smaller divisions- more competitive I think
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Any newbies out there, or even experienced lads. I'd highly recommend a 'mock draft'. You can find the link there on the league page. Make sure you choose a league with 14 teams, to make it representative.
It's handy to walk you through a draft, but also to help you formalise a strategy, and back up plans if a lad you want goes.
Cheers
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Lads, we need 1 more for the Montana Conference. All are welcome, even if you are interested in NFL but haven't played fantasy before. It's good craic.
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14 now in the Montana Conference. "Shower of tramps" the last team in :D :D
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Good stuff. We're locked and loaded so.
As I said, I'd encourage people to take part in a mock draft or two before hand, especially if you haven't taken part in one before.
Other than that, I'll keep this thread updated with Random Fantasy type news, but we are on for the 26th and 27th of August.
Cheers
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good man Az , allways enjoy this competition .
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Do you have the power to custom name the Divisions Az ??
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Apparently I do. Just checked there.
Any requests/ideas?
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The Canavan Conference.
The Sludden Division.
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Joy Division ;)
Ill get me coat...
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Apparently I do. Just checked there.
Any requests/ideas?
Was thinking of continuing the theme of naming it after players but I wasn't playing this when ye decided the confrence names so does the guy have to be dead??
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Jaysus I hope not, or Joe Montana is a walking zombie :D
Who have you got in mind?
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Jaysus I hope not, or Joe Montana is a walking zombie :D
Who have you got in mind?
Should have wikipedia him :-[ i'm not too well read on the history of the game ....Av a couple of personal favourites, Joe Namath/Tom Brady/Madden or Art/Dan Rooney cos of the Irish Connection
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Not Tom Brady. He's still playing.
Joe Montana is probably the greatest quarterback to play the game.
How about in the Montana Conference two divisions. The Rice Division (For Jerry) & The Madden Division (for John)
In Payton, the Starr Division for Bart, and the Nameth Division for Broadway Joe.
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For the Divison with most Mayo men I propose the Norwood Divison after the great
Bills kicker..
Shouldnt need wiki to work that out Ceiphas.. ;D
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For the Divison with most Mayo men I propose the Norwood Divison after the great
Bills kicker..
Shouldnt need wiki to work that out Ceiphas.. ;D
The name rings a bell now allright but hey the only reason i suggested naming the Divisions is because i didnt want the rossie players to get nose bleeds when they seen they were n Division 1 or 2
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For the Divison with most Mayo men I propose the Norwood Divison after the great
Bills kicker..
Shouldnt need wiki to work that out Ceiphas.. ;D
The name rings a bell now allright but hey the only reason i suggested naming the Divisions is because i didnt want the rossie players to get nose bleeds when they seen they were n Division 1 or 2
Ceiphas 1 - Rossie 0. :D
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How about the Divisions based on Geography. If ye can send me where ye are based we can formulate the divisions based on East/West with the dividing line down the midlands. North Americans are in the West, Australians and Europeans in the East
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You mentioned something in jest there AZ about having division 1 and 2 - how about next year or sometime having such a structure whereby the last two in division one fall down and the top 2 in division 2 get "promoted" to division 1? Any newcomers would have to start in division 2. I think it would be interesting, it would at least give us one overall champion
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How about the Divisions based on Geography. If ye can send me where ye are based we can formulate the divisions based on East/West with the dividing line down the midlands. North Americans are in the West, Australians and Europeans in the East
The NY Jets IV are from Mayo
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The Smackdown Clowns have their home in Roscommon :)
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Coolera Bears - Sligo.
Did a couple of mock drafts and am none the wiser. I think "cannon fodder" is the term.
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Yeah right, you're fooling nobody.
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I wish!
Anyway, time will tell.
How do trades work? Will we be able to see each others squads and make offers etc?
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I wish!
Anyway, time will tell.
How do trades work? Will we be able to see each others squads and make offers etc?
You will be able to see everyone else's squad after the draft and make offers. It is simple enough once you mess around with the site.
AZ - Meathman here.
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Yep. Exactly that.
When you draft your squad, you can change it all the way through the season.
There are two ways to change it.
Trades (which work as you might think), but there is a transfer window as such. Trades can only be made up to Nov. 13th. That's to stop teams which fall out of contention giving away all their best players to their mates.
Add Free Agent.
Undrafted players are all available, and you can pick up one of them immediately, if you make room on your own roster. This is very handy if one of your guys gets injured, and you need to release him off your squad. You can pick up a Free Agent to replace him straight away. It's not only for injuries though. Theoretically you could change your entire roster this way.
Drafted players who get 'dropped' by other teams go onto the 'waiver wire'. This means they cannot be picked up for 2 days or so, but you can 'Add' them. Each team has a waiver priority, (like your draft position).
As an example, if I drop Braylon Edwards because I'm picking up Jericho Cotcherry, Edwards will go to the Waiver wire. If you want him, and manager X also want him, Yahoo will look at your waiver position to see who wins. (1 beats 12).
Waiver wire position goes by your draft position (Draft last = 1st on Waiver wire). However the kicker is that whenever you pick someone up off waivers in a contest like that, your waiver position goes back to 12, and everyone else moves up one.
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By the way, both conference drafts are this week, Thursday for the Montana Conference, and Friday for the Payton. I'll set up the divisions before then.
Try and make it to the draft (2 pm Limerick time :) ) if you can, because if not you have to be careful on your pre-rankings. I missed a draft on a different league last week, because I assumed the draft would move (we only had 6 members the day before the draft). On the last day we got 8 more entrants, and it went ahead. My receivers are Cotcherry, Edwards, Meachem, Mike Williams and Nate Burleson :(
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AZ when divisions are set up, will we just play against the teams in the same division or will it be the entire conference?
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By the way, both conference drafts are this week, Thursday for the Montana Conference, and Friday for the Payton. I'll set up the divisions before then.
Try and make it to the draft (2 pm Limerick time :) ) if you can, because if not you have to be careful on your pre-rankings. I missed a draft on a different league last week, because I assumed the draft would move (we only had 6 members the day before the draft). On the last day we got 8 more entrants, and it went ahead. My receivers are Cotcherry, Edwards, Meachem, Mike Williams and Nate Burleson :(
Is that the Tampa Mike Williams? If so there's hope for you yet- He's the only show in town. Burleson could be a pretty good sleeper too.
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Are we still on the same scoring as last year Az??ie PPR etc
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AZ when divisions are set up, will we just play against the teams in the same division or will it be the entire conference?
Entire Conference I think. I'll let Yahoo work that one out :)
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Are we still on the same scoring as last year Az??ie PPR etc
What does PPR mean? I've seen it mentioned a few times. Our scoring system is on the website isn't it?
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It is, but PPR means Point Per Reception. In other words each time one of your players catches a pass, he gets a point. That makes pass catching running backs and Tight Ends and Receivers more valuable.
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are people going to be allowed to sit in on sunday and pick up players. ( basically cheating ). I myself have recently got myself a life and cannot spend sunday nights sitting in front of a computer ?
Yours in sport,
bombidal ( living legend at this game )
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Nope. I'll lock the rosters from the start of the week until after the Monday night game.
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are people going to be allowed to sit in on sunday and pick up players. ( basically cheating ). I myself have recently got myself a life and cannot spend sunday nights sitting in front of a computer ?
Yours in sport,
bombidal ( living legend at this game )
I don't understand how you can call this cheating. I don't see the difference between doing it on Sunday and doing it on Tuesday. At least on Sunday you have the opportunity to access a computer, I cannot access yahoo in work when the FAs are unlocked therefore I consider that more unfair.
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Are the two divisions in the Montana meant to be lopsided? Seems to be 8 teams in Ulster and 6 in the rest. Partionist b**tards.
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Nah, I gave up when I was only guessing. There'll be 7 in each division.
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are people going to be allowed to sit in on sunday and pick up players. ( basically cheating ). I myself have recently got myself a life and cannot spend sunday nights sitting in front of a computer ?
Yours in sport,
bombidal ( living legend at this game )
I don't understand how you can call this cheating. I don't see the difference between doing it on Sunday and doing it on Tuesday. At least on Sunday you have the opportunity to access a computer, I cannot access yahoo in work when the FAs are unlocked therefore I consider that more unfair.
Agreed.
Old Jack City are managed by a Derry man living in Dublin. You can put me in whichever division you'd like AZ, but I'd prefer not to have to associate with too many Tyronies.
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are people going to be allowed to sit in on sunday and pick up players. ( basically cheating ). I myself have recently got myself a life and cannot spend sunday nights sitting in front of a computer ?
Yours in sport,
bombidal ( living legend at this game )
I don't understand how you can call this cheating. I don't see the difference between doing it on Sunday and doing it on Tuesday. At least on Sunday you have the opportunity to access a computer, I cannot access yahoo in work when the FAs are unlocked therefore I consider that more unfair.
the game is flawed unless a waiver system can be brought in like on nfl.com/fantasy... the worst teams get the first pick on Wednesday morning....
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are people going to be allowed to sit in on sunday and pick up players. ( basically cheating ). I myself have recently got myself a life and cannot spend sunday nights sitting in front of a computer ?
Yours in sport,
bombidal ( living legend at this game )
no you spend you nights in watching the rose of tralee instead it appears ;) :D
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are people going to be allowed to sit in on sunday and pick up players. ( basically cheating ). I myself have recently got myself a life and cannot spend sunday nights sitting in front of a computer ?
Yours in sport,
bombidal ( living legend at this game )
I don't understand how you can call this cheating. I don't see the difference between doing it on Sunday and doing it on Tuesday. At least on Sunday you have the opportunity to access a computer, I cannot access yahoo in work when the FAs are unlocked therefore I consider that more unfair.
the game is flawed unless a waiver system can be brought in like on nfl.com/fantasy... the worst teams get the first pick on Wednesday morning....
In what way is the waiver system on NFL.COM? (By the way, I'm sick of asking if people would prefer a different web site to use). I'll take a look and see if I can modify the Free Agent Pickups. (The waiver wire does work on waiver priority, but I don't believe always giving the 'worst' team first pick is the best way).
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Do we know what Division we are in. Havent been on the site for a bit
Im going golfing on Thursday so hope im in Fridays Roster thingy.
Seannie - i have no idea what im doing so you wont be last. :'(
Oh, Antrim btw.
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Lads, I may have an all day meeting on Thursday, so what are the chances of moving the Montana draft to 2pm Monday?
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are people going to be allowed to sit in on sunday and pick up players. ( basically cheating ). I myself have recently got myself a life and cannot spend sunday nights sitting in front of a computer ?
Yours in sport,
bombidal ( living legend at this game )
I don't understand how you can call this cheating. I don't see the difference between doing it on Sunday and doing it on Tuesday. At least on Sunday you have the opportunity to access a computer, I cannot access yahoo in work when the FAs are unlocked therefore I consider that more unfair.
the game is flawed unless a waiver system can be brought in like on nfl.com/fantasy... the worst teams get the first pick on Wednesday morning....
In what way is the waiver system on NFL.COM? (By the way, I'm sick of asking if people would prefer a different web site to use). I'll take a look and see if I can modify the Free Agent Pickups. (The waiver wire does work on waiver priority, but I don't believe always giving the 'worst' team first pick is the best way).
I think the way it worked last year was very good, anybody sitting watching the games couldnt pick up the next superstar straight away, they had to wait until Wednesday after making the claim on the waivers and they would only get him then if they had the highest waiver priority(lowest number). This gives everyone 2-3 days after the games on Sunday to get to a computer and make a claim. If the settings are still the same as last year then it will work well again...
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Lads, I may have an all day meeting on Thursday, so what are the chances of moving the Montana draft to 2pm Monday?
Fine by me anyway.
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I think I can work around that.
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Lads, I may have an all day meeting on Thursday, so what are the chances of moving the Montana draft to 2pm Monday?
I will struggle to access the system during work on either day so I don't mind the move.
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Lads, I may have an all day meeting on Thursday, so what are the chances of moving the Montana draft to 2pm Monday?
suits me better anyway Az
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So explain to me what happens after the regular snake auto draft takes place?
We have a team of 15 players and then what happens?
I don't understand why we have to be available during the draft if its automatic - are there players to be picked up and traded immediately afterward?
I've tried running a mock draft but it wont launch the window......it just posts me the results to my email account
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The draft is not automatic. A snake draft is where each of us make a manual pick in order 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 and so on.
If you cannot make the draft, or your system cannot handle it (use the 'test my system' link) then it is important you pre rank your players, or make sure you are happy with the Yahoo ones, as your picks will be automatic when it comes to your turn.
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I am flexible about changing the draft time. The only problem is you will never get a time to suit everyone. My suggestion is to edit your pre draft rankings slightly and the auto pick function will go BPA throughout the draft. The only fault with that is the system drafts kickers earlier than you might like.
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Ah right Ted. I thought it was the automatic snake draft.
My system isn't able to launch the window unfortunately so that leaves me daffy ducked.
So if I pre-rank the players and it auto picks 15 for me - what happens after that?
sorry for all the questions bud
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Ah right Ted. I thought it was the automatic snake draft.
My system isn't able to launch the window unfortunately so that leaves me daffy ducked.
So if I pre-rank the players and it auto picks 15 for me - what happens after that?
sorry for all the questions bud
If you update Macromedia flash you should be OK.
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Ah right Ted. I thought it was the automatic snake draft.
My system isn't able to launch the window unfortunately so that leaves me daffy ducked.
So if I pre-rank the players and it auto picks 15 for me - what happens after that?
sorry for all the questions bud
You could still end up with a very competitive team even with an automatic draft although there is a bigger chance that you might end up with a few duds especially towards the middle and end of the draft.
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Wouldn't dare stay online for the draft here in work so gonna skip off out of the office for a while. How long will it take from past experience? We're not talking hours are we? And if it is going to be very long can you log into it mid-draft?
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You could be looking at 2 hours Seanie, but yes, you can dip in and out. Just remember to tick the 'I'm away' when you bugger off :)
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Wouldn't dare stay online for the draft here in work so gonna skip off out of the office for a while. How long will it take from past experience? We're not talking hours are we? And if it is going to be very long can you log into it mid-draft?
With 12 teams last year the draft was pushing on for well over an hour. With 14 this year I'd say it won't be far off 2 hours alright. The computer will pick for you though if you can't do the whole thing. You'd definitely want to be there to pick your first half a dozen players or so though.
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I updated Flash and I still can't get in - maybe its blocked here in work - who knows?
I will have to go with the pre-rankings.
Any advice on the later rounds - should I pre rank a ton of players?
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I updated Flash and I still can't get in - maybe its blocked here in work - who knows?
I will have to go with the pre-rankings.
Any advice on the later rounds - should I pre rank a ton of players?
Its very hard to know how to pre-rank your players because it is hard to tell how yahoo will judge it. Foe example, you could have a RB ranked at 50 but the computer might determine that you need a QB and therefore pick a qb you have ranked 60. My advice would be to change the first two rounds ranking to your liking and then broadly leave the rest of the players but move a few players up and down that you really like.
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Cheers for all the advice.
Last question.
Do we know the pick order yet? Can it be posted up or is it on the league page anywhere?
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Iceman,
Yahoo determines the order, seems fair. Usually listed 45 min before draft.
Most employers have fantasy leagues blocked.
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Thanks lads, I moved the Montana draft until Monday. The first draft is, therefore, the Payton Draft on Friday at 2pm.
Just to recap...... League settings are as follows...
Playoffs: Week 15 and 16 (4 teams) Note: Week 16 runs 7 days from Dec 21 to Dec 27
Divisions: Yes (2 divisions)
Playoff Seeding Options: Division winners awarded top playoff seeds
Roster Positions: QB, WR, WR, RB, RB, TE, W/R, K, DEF, DB, DB, DL, DL, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN (BN = Bench)
Scoring:
Offense
Passing Yards 50 yards per point; 2 points at 250 yards; 2 points at 300 yards; 5 points at 400 yards
Passing Touchdowns 4
Interceptions -2
Rushing Yards 20 yards per point; 2 points at 100 yards; 2 points at 150 yards; 5 points at 200 yards
Rushing Touchdowns 6
Receptions 1
Reception Yards 20 yards per point; 2 points at 100 yards; 2 points at 150 yards; 5 points at 200 yards
Reception Touchdowns 6
Return Yards 40 yards per point; 2 points at 100 yards; 2 points at 150 yards; 2 points at 200 yards
Return Touchdowns 8
2-Point Conversions 2
Fumbles Lost -2
Offensive Fumble Return TD 6
Kickers
Field Goals 0-19 Yards 3
Field Goals 20-29 Yards 3
Field Goals 30-39 Yards 3
Field Goals 40-49 Yards 4
Field Goals 50+ Yards 5
Field Goals Missed 0-19 Yards -5
Field Goals Missed 20-29 Yards -4
Field Goals Missed 30-39 Yards -2
Field Goals Missed 40-49 Yards -2
Field Goals Missed 50+ Yards -1
Point After Attempt Made 1
Point After Attempt Missed -3
Defense/Special Teams
Sack 2
Interception 2
Fumble Recovery 2
Touchdown 8
Safety 2
Block Kick 2
Kickoff and Punt Return Touchdowns 8
Points Allowed 0 points 15
Points Allowed 1-6 points 10
Points Allowed 7-13 points 7
Points Allowed 14-20 points 2
Points Allowed 21-27 points 0
Points Allowed 28-34 points -1
Points Allowed 35+ points -4
Individual Defensive Players
Tackle Solo 1
Sack 4
Interception 4
Fumble Force 4
Fumble Recovery 4
Defensive Touchdown 6
Safety 2
Pass Defended 1
Block Kick 2
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On the waivers, the following will apply.
At the start of the first game of the week through to 8pm Tuesday evening, *ALL* unclaimed players will be put on waivers. Any claims on those players in that timeframe will be treated as Waiver Claims, with the Waiver Rules.
The Waiver Rules will be 'Weekly Rolling List based on standings' i.e. Each Week you will be assigned a Wiaver position based on your current standing in the league. If you claim a player, you will move to last position on the waiver wire for that week.
Any questions give me a shout.
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Walter Payton Conference - Draft.
Draft will take place Friday August 27th at 2pm Irish Time.
Draft Order will be randomly generated by Yahoo approx 30 minutes before Draft Time. Test your system here http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/testdraft (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/testdraft)
Drafters, by Division: (All teams were placed in a division to try and keep geographic rivalries but maintain 7 in each. An odd one or two may be in the wrong division strictly, but hey, The Arizona Cardinals played in the NFC EAST for years.)
South and West
mayo warriors
Coolera Bears
Ballyhaise Bills
The ConVICKS
Rehab is 4 Quitters
L'Esprit de Biff
Faithful Turfmen B
North and East
Crossmaglen Hitmen
Old Jack City
Red Hand Helmets
Carlow for Sam 2011
North Antrim Nuggets
Shreks Ogres
puppet master
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Joe Montana Conference - Draft.
Draft will take place Monday August 30th at 2pm Irish Time. *** NOTE CHANGE OF DATE ***
Draft Order will be randomly generated by Yahoo approx 30 minutes before Draft Time. Test your system here http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/testdraft (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/testdraft)
Drafters, by Division: (All teams were placed in a division to try and keep geographic rivalries but maintain 7 in each. An odd one or two may be in the wrong division strictly, but hey, The Arizona Cardinals played in the NFC EAST for years.)
North and South
CAPT PATs VIKINGS
O'Neill's Chargers
Shower of tramps
Big Apple Orchards
Craigyhill Terrors
RedBolts MightyOaks
hegan's helmets
East and West
Ruthless Rossies
The Curragh Rams
Faithful Turfmen
Smackdown Clowns
New York Jets IV
Galway Bay Tribesmen
The Royal Badgers
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Again - sorry for all the questions. Do we have to draft two Defensive Backs and two Defensive Linemen? The two mock drafts I attempted had no individual defensive players and I don't recall seeing them on the yahoo system. Am I missing something?
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Yep Seanie, we felt a few years ago that Defensive Players was something we wanted to recognise and reward. DLs are either Defensive Linemen or Linebackers, DBs are Safeties and Cornerbacks.
They should be there alright, and will be available in our draft. I wouldn't be spending a top 7 or 8 round draft pick on them though.
Try this link. You can filter on positions to view players.
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/216977/players?status=A&pos=DB&stat1=S_PS_2010 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/216977/players?status=A&pos=DB&stat1=S_PS_2010)
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what will happen in the Draft is someone ::) hasnt the slightest clue what they are doing or who / player position they are meant to pick
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Feck - that's more homework for me to do.
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what will happen in the Draft is someone ::) hasnt the slightest clue what they are doing or who / player position they are meant to pick
To be honest, that rarely happens, but even if it does, don't panic :) Yahoo will make sure you pick a decent player at your turn, even if you get a brain freeze.
A tip for you. Print out one of the top 200 rankings from Yahoo or ESPN or NFL or somewhere like that, and just cross off lads as they get selected.
Decide your draft strategy beforehand if you are unsure of your plan of attack, e.g. 'I'm going heavy on runningbacks early, then Wide Recievers, and am only picking one QB and one TE', or whatever. Then stick to that plan unless something crazy like Chris Johnson falls to you in the 5th round or something like that.
It really is easier than it might sound, but it is no harm to have a printout of the top 200 (at least) players, and a little plan.
One other tip. When I'm waiting for my time to come around, I look at what position I'm thinking of drafting next. So if I want a WR, I'll pull my next favourite 4 or 5 into the queue, and they will disappear as other lads pick them. When it comes to my turn, whatever is left is probably someone I like.
Use the time between your picks to a) keep track of what others are picking, and b) deciding a set of lads you wouldn't mind picking next.
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Decide your draft strategy beforehand if you are unsure of your plan of attack, e.g. 'I'm going heavy on runningbacks Cardinals early,
Fixed that for ya... :P
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If I am doing pre-ranked player and I include DB and DL as my last picks then I usually only get one or two max in a mock draft. I can't ensure I have the correct positional players by drafting this way.
So my question is what happens if my positions do not match up with the ones the league requires?
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If I am doing pre-ranked player and I include DB and DL as my last picks then I usually only get one or two max in a mock draft. I can't ensure I have the correct positional players by drafting this way.
So my question is what happens if my positions do not match up with the ones the league requires?
You will only be allowed fill the roster positions mandated by the league, so if you have only 1 DB, you will only be able to play 1 DB, you won't be allowed put an extra RB or whatever.
Don't worry though, there'll be loads of DBs and DLs left over if that happens, but I don't think Yahoo will allow you to leave without 2 of each if you are not at the draft.
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Decide your draft strategy beforehand if you are unsure of your plan of attack, e.g. 'I'm going heavy light on runningbacks Cardinals early,
Fixed that for ya... :P
Fixed that for ya again...
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Amarach lads. Don't forget.
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Can I edit it tonight so my players are picked automatically, instead of "staying on the clock" and wasting peoples time ( Yahoo blocked in work).
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yeah, of course. If you don't you'll inherit the Yahoo rankings.
By the way if you don't/can't join, Yahoo will automatically mark you as 'away'. It's only if you join and leave you have to be careful about that.
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yeah, of course. If you don't you'll inherit the Yahoo rankings.
By the way if you don't/can't join, Yahoo will automatically mark you as 'away'. It's only if you join and leave you have to be careful about that.
Dead on, no I won't be joining at any stage due to the IT policy at work, which stinks.
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I think Minder we'll end up with Pre Draft rankings a decent enough first few picks and then get smoked on the rest. Will have to play the trading game to build up any kind of team.
Would have enjoyed the live draft but as you say IT policy!!!
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Are you ready for some Football?
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On a side note, did anyone see 'The Blind Side'? The true story of Michael Oher (Left Tackle for the Baltimore Ravens at the moment - protecting the QB's 'blind side').
Very good movie, I'll be watching him closely this year. Great story.
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Haven't seen it but am looking forward to watching it. Heard the movie chick on Moncrieff's show on Newstalk reviewing it and she said it was good except for all the American Fooball stuff she didn't understand which souinded like a good recommendation to me!
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On a side note, did anyone see 'The Blind Side'? The true story of Michael Oher (Left Tackle for the Baltimore Ravens at the moment - protecting the QB's 'blind side').
Very good movie, I'll be watching him closely this year. Great story.
Good player. Thought he played better at RT last year before they had to move him to the left. Bearing in mind all that he had gone through he's certainly the type of player you'd take into the trenches in Pittsburgh or Tennesse with you!
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Very good film, though I was dreading watching it as once I hear the words "true story" and "heartwarming tale" in the same sentence, it's usually lined up to be two horrendous hours. I wouldn't have said that they focussed on the football too much at all, but they managed to make it quite watchable and for the first time ever, I came away thinking Sandra Bullock did a good job.
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As is usually the case, the book kicks the films arse. By all means watch the film but make sure you read the book too.
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not sure if this has been posted, but a great video. can't all be real tho!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQsDZ0FXqSI&feature=related
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H hour minus 2 for the Payton draft. Try and be there, if you can, 10 minutes beforehand or so, so you can get used to the interface and all.
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As is usually the case, the book kicks the films arse. By all means watch the film but make sure you read the book too.
Agreed, I really liked Lewis' analysis of how the position of left tackle went from being just another man on the O Line to being one of the most important players on the team because of the evolution of the game from a running league to a passing league.
Thought the film did a decent job of it. Bullock was ok, but not sure the role was really deep enough to win an oscar, seemed pretty similar to her other roles.
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H hour minus 2 for the Payton draft. Try and be there, if you can, 10 minutes beforehand or so, so you can get used to the interface and all.
I get my lunch from 1 - 2 so should make it, will be closer to 2 if not after though. can you join in late?
stilll havent a clue what im to do though (which i hope doesnt spoil things for everyone else)
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Should be ok for just before 2.
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H hour minus 2 for the Payton draft. Try and be there, if you can, 10 minutes beforehand or so, so you can get used to the interface and all.
I get my lunch from 1 - 2 so should make it, will be closer to 2 if not after though. can you join in late?
stilll havent a clue what im to do though (which i hope doesnt spoil things for everyone else)
I think you can join late, but you may miss a pick. There's a 'chat' function there, so we should be able to answer questions. Don't trust any answers that start 'You should draft x here'. :D (especially if you are picking just before me) :)
By the way, I looked at the schedule there. Yahoo have determined that you play each team in your division twice, and two non division games. That seems fair to me, and will lead to more 'grudge' matches during the season.
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Oh, and don't stress about it. Seriously. If you enjoy American Football, this will only add to your enjoyment, and if you like watching the games, you'll pretty soon find your feet.
So never mind someone saying 'What did you do that for?', just go for it, and see what happens.
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Draft Window is open lads. If you go to the league home page, you should see a link... http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/216978/enterdraft (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/216978/enterdraft)
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Draft Order
1. Puppet Master
2. Red Hand Helmets
3. Faithful Turfmen 'B'
4. Crossmaglen Hitmen
5. Shrek's Ogres
6. Mayo Warriors
7. North Antrim Nuggets
8. Rehab is 4 Quitters
9. L'Esprit de Biff
10. Convicks
11. Ballyhaise Broncos
12. Old Jack City
13. Coolera Bears
14. Carlow for Sam 2011
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Post up the results when ye're finished lads so we can praise and/or mock ye.
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Anyone fancy posting up the picks as I can't access the draft?
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Anyone else just get blacked out of the draft?
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Not bad. Happy enough even though I missed the first round, and Shonne Green would NOT have been my pick!
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I'll post the picks up here now. We did well in fairness, 19 rounds x 14 teams in just over an hour. A good few were on autopick, but still good going.
puppet master
1. (1) Chris Johnson
2. (28) Cedric Benson
3. (29) Jahvid Best
4. (56) Brett Favre
5. (57) Jermichael Finley
6. (84) T.J. Houshmandzadeh
7. (85) Mike Wallace
8. (112) Philadelphia
9. (113) Garrett Hartley
10. (140) Craig Terrill
11. (141) Dan Klecko
12. (168) Michael Adams
13. (169) Morgan Trent
14. (196) Alex Smith
15. (197) Eddie Royal
16. (224) Donnie Avery
17. (225) Marshawn Lynch
18. (252) Ryan Succop
19. (253) Jermaine Gresham
Red Hand Helmets
1. (2) Adrian Peterson
2. (27) Pierre Thomas
3. (30) Beanie Wells
4. (55) Vernon Davis
5. (58) Hines Ward
6. (83) Malcom Floyd
7. (86) Eli Manning
8. (111) Rob Bironas
9. (114) New York
10. (139) Danieal Manning
11. (142) Jon McGraw
12. (167) Marques Douglas
13. (170) Cullen Jenkins
14. (195) Braylon Edwards
15. (198) Steve Breaston
16. (223) Vince Young
17. (226) Toby Gerhart
18. (251) Tennessee
19. (254) Zackary Bowman
Faithful Turfmen B
1. (3) Ray Rice
2. (26) Greg Jennings
3. (31) Jamaal Charles
4. (54) Dwayne Bowe
5. (59) Marion Barber
6. (82) Joe Flacco
7. (87) Ricky Williams
8. (110) Jacoby Jones
9. (115) Owen Daniels
10. (138) Tim Hightower
11. (143) Robert Meachem
12. (166) New England
13. (171) Eric Weddle
14. (194) Kenny Britt
15. (199) Darren Sproles
16. (222) Josh Scobee
17. (227) Andre Carter
18. (250) Charles Tillman
19. (255) Darnell Dockett
Crossmaglen Hitmen
1. (4) Maurice Jones-Drew
2. (25) Tony Romo
3. (32) LeSean McCoy
4. (53) Felix Jones
5. (60) Pierre Garcon
6. (81) Johnny Knox
7. (88) Matt Ryan
8. (109) Heath Miller
9. (116) Donald Brown
10. (137) Julius Peppers
11. (144) Dwight Freeney
12. (165) Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
13. (172) San Diego
14. (193) Asante Samuel
15. (200) Kevin Walter
16. (221) Joshua Cribbs
17. (228) John Kasay
18. (249) Fred Davis
19. (256) Correll Buckhalter
Shreks Ogres
1. (5) Aaron Rodgers
2. (24) Dallas Clark
3. (33) Stephen Gostkowski
4. (52) San Francisco
5. (61) Dominique Barber
6. (80) Donald Driver
7. (89) Reggie Bush
8. (108) Vincent Jackson
9. (117) Antrel Rolle
10. (136) Adrian Wilson
11. (145) Antonio Smith
12. (164) Brandon Jacobs
13. (173) Devin Aromashodu
14. (192) Keyunta Dawson
15. (201) Mohamed Massaquoi
16. (220) Arrelious Benn
17. (229) Kyle Orton
18. (248) Larry Johnson
19. (257) Benjamin Watson
mayo warriors
1. (6) Michael Turner
2. (23) Roddy White
3. (34) DeSean Jackson
4. (51) Chad Ochocinco
5. (62) Ahmad Bradshaw
6. (79) Jay Cutler
7. (90) Kellen Winslow
8. (107) Baltimore
9. (118) Nate Kaeding
10. (135) Chris Crocker
11. (146) Leodis McKelvin
12. (163) Jay Richardson
13. (174) Mike DeVito
14. (191) Lee Evans
15. (202) Darren McFadden
16. (219) Devin Thomas
17. (230) Dustin Keller
18. (247) Miami
19. (258) Byron Leftwich
North Antrim Nuggets
1. (7) Frank Gore
2. (22) Brandon Marshall
3. (35) Jonathan Stewart
4. (50) Michael Bush
5. (63) Mike Sims-Walker
6. (78) Kevin Kolb
7. (91) John Carlson
8. (106) Pittsburgh
9. (119) Mason Crosby
10. (134) Eric Smith
11. (147) Quintin Demps
12. (162) William Hayes
13. (175) Chris Long
14. (190) Chester Taylor
15. (203) LenDale White
16. (218) Demaryius Thomas
17. (231) Marcedes Lewis
18. (246) Matt Cassel
19. (259) Indianapolis
Rehab is 4 Quitters
1. (8) Andre Johnson
2. (21) Calvin Johnson
3. (36) Matt Schaub
4. (49) Hakeem Nicks
5. (64) New York
6. (77) Ryan Longwell
7. (92) Derrick Ward
8. (105) Julius Jones
9. (120) Kevin Boss
10. (133) Will Blackmon
11. (148) Brett Keisel
12. (161) Shaun Ellis
13. (176) T.J. Rushing
14. (189) Jerricho Cotchery
15. (204) Sidney Rice
16. (217) Mark Sanchez
17. (232) Brian Westbrook
18. (245) Anthony Fasano
19. (260) Matt Prater
L'Esprit de Biff
1. (9) Drew Brees
2. (20) Larry Fitzgerald
3. (37) Joseph Addai
4. (48) Knowshon Moreno
5. (65) Jason Witten
6. (76) Santana Moss
7. (93) Terrell Owens
8. (104) Laurence Maroney
9. (121) New Orleans
10. (132) Charles Woodson
11. (149) Sebastian Janikowski
12. (160) Steve Slaton
13. (177) Antwan Odom
14. (188) Santonio Holmes
15. (205) David Akers
16. (216) Darren Sharper
17. (233) Charles Johnson
18. (244) Brandon Pettigrew
19. (261) Matt Moore
The ConVICKS
1. (10) Ryan Mathews
2. (19) Reggie Wayne
3. (38) Steve Smith
4. (47) Antonio Gates
5. (66) Michael Crabtree
6. (75) Thomas Jones
7. (94) Matthew Stafford
8. (103) Green Bay
9. (122) Lawrence Tynes
10. (131) Justin Miller
11. (150) Jason McCourty
12. (159) Luis Castillo
13. (178) Nick Eason
14. (187) Devin Hester
15. (206) Julian Edelman
16. (215) Chad Henne
17. (234) Tashard Choice
18. (243) Todd Heap
19. (262) Jeff Reed
Ballyhaise Bills
1. (11) Peyton Manning
2. (18) Ryan Grant
3. (39) Anquan Boldin
4. (46) Arian Foster
5. (67) Percy Harvin
6. (74) C.J. Spiller
7. (95) Visanthe Shiancoe
8. (102) Ben Roethlisberger
9. (123) Clinton Portis
10. (130) Dallas
11. (151) Golden Tate
12. (158) Robert Mathis
13. (179) Will Smith
14. (186) Greg Olsen
15. (207) Willis McGahee
16. (214) Anthony Gonzalez
17. (235) Chris Carr
18. (242) Jairus Byrd
19. (263) Dan Carpenter
Old Jack City
1. (12) Shonn Greene
2. (17) Miles Austin
3. (40) Tom Brady
4. (45) Wes Welker
5. (68) Justin Forsett
6. (73) Jerome Harrison
7. (96) Bernard Berrian
8. (101) Derrick Mason
9. (124) Zach Miller
10. (129) Jared Allen
11. (152) Trent Cole
12. (157) Bernard Pollard
13. (180) Carnell Williams
14. (185) Cincinnati
15. (208) Leon Washington
16. (213) Nate Burleson
17. (236) Kevin Smith
18. (241) Johnathan Joseph
19. (264) Aaron Schobel
Coolera Bears
1. (13) Randy Moss
2. (16) Steven Jackson
3. (41) Marques Colston
4. (44) Philip Rivers
5. (69) Tony Gonzalez
6. (72) Matt Forte
7. (97) Fred Jackson
8. (100) Carson Palmer
9. (125) Dez Bryant
10. (128) Robbie Gould
11. (153) Chicago
12. (156) Mario Williams
13. (181) LaDainian Tomlinson
14. (184) Quentin Jammer
15. (209) Austin Collie
16. (212) Al Harris
17. (237) Justin Tuck
18. (240) Jeremy Shockey
19. (265) Matt Leinart
Carlow for Sam 2011
1. (14) Rashard Mendenhall
2. (15) DeAngelo Williams
3. (42) Ronnie Brown
4. (43) Steve Smith
5. (70) Jeremy Maclin
6. (71) Brent Celek
7. (98) Donovan McNabb
8. (99) Minnesota
9. (126) Rian Lindell
10. (127) Lardarius Webb
11. (154) Derek Cox
12. (155) Victor Adeyanju
13. (182) Alfonso Boone
14. (183) Montario Hardesty
15. (210) Antonio Bryant
16. (211) Chris Cooley
17. (238) Dexter McCluster
18. (239) Josh Johnson
19. (266) Arizona
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Not a great team at all. Proves you need to be there for the LIVE draft and pick manually.....
When do the trades start and how are they done?
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That's strange. I left before the last pick thinking it'd pick me a kicker. It took Aaron Schobel instead!!!
Strange.
I'd ave picked Moss had I made my r1 pick. Think Coolera Bears looks strong at the mo.
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didnt get back from lunch till after 2, got on for 5 mins then the damn boss came into the office so had to log out. :(
Got to pick 3 players which i dont knowwho they are.
So whats my team like guys, im guessing its pants.
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This is yours Shrek
Shreks Ogres
1. (5) Aaron Rodgers
2. (24) Dallas Clark
3. (33) Stephen Gostkowski
4. (52) San Francisco
5. (61) Dominique Barber
6. (80) Donald Driver
7. (89) Reggie Bush
8. (108) Vincent Jackson
9. (117) Antrel Rolle
10. (136) Adrian Wilson
11. (145) Antonio Smith
12. (164) Brandon Jacobs
13. (173) Devin Aromashodu
14. (192) Keyunta Dawson
15. (201) Mohamed Massaquoi
16. (220) Arrelious Benn
17. (229) Kyle Orton
18. (248) Larry Johnson
19. (257) Benjamin Watson
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The lack of comment speaks volumes AZ ::)
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The lack of comment speaks volumes AZ ::)
Its not bad in fairness Shrek.
Tipping L'espirit de Biff and Crossmaglen to make the playoffs easily
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This is yours Shrek
Shreks Ogres
1. (5) Aaron Rodgers
2. (24) Dallas Clark
3. (33) Stephen Gostkowski
4. (52) San Francisco
5. (61) Dominique Barber
6. (80) Donald Driver
7. (89) Reggie Bush
8. (108) Vincent Jackson
9. (117) Antrel Rolle
10. (136) Adrian Wilson
11. (145) Antonio Smith
12. (164) Brandon Jacobs
13. (173) Devin Aromashodu
14. (192) Keyunta Dawson
15. (201) Mohamed Massaquoi
16. (220) Arrelious Benn
17. (229) Kyle Orton
18. (248) Larry Johnson
19. (257) Benjamin Watson
I think he was looking for reviews :)
14 teams makes it very tough to be strong everywhere but youve got the top quarterback, top tight end, top kicker & one of the top d's. Will have to look for good pickups during the year at WR & RB but thats the same for everyone...
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The lack of comment speaks volumes AZ ::)
Its not bad in fairness Shrek.
Tipping L'espirit de Biff and Crossmaglen to make the playoffs easily
I think this is my year :D Wacko for Flacco :D
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Cheers Declan
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This is yours Shrek
Shreks Ogres
1. (5) Aaron Rodgers
2. (24) Dallas Clark
3. (33) Stephen Gostkowski
4. (52) San Francisco
5. (61) Dominique Barber
6. (80) Donald Driver
7. (89) Reggie Bush
8. (108) Vincent Jackson
9. (117) Antrel Rolle
10. (136) Adrian Wilson
11. (145) Antonio Smith
12. (164) Brandon Jacobs
13. (173) Devin Aromashodu
14. (192) Keyunta Dawson
15. (201) Mohamed Massaquoi
16. (220) Arrelious Benn
17. (229) Kyle Orton
18. (248) Larry Johnson
19. (257) Benjamin Watson
How the hell did it autopick a kicker in the 3rd round? Not to mention a defence in the 4th.
Seanie's draft wasn't bad in fairness. Even managed to get a Bears influence in there. ;D
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i was farting about with it yesterday choosing my own picks ???
No real idea what i was doing as you can tell, didnt make it on time for the draft so autopicked from my list :o
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`Was wondering that, but it may have been rankings that Shrek did. Shrek, did you have them relatively high? Bear in mind that you're 3rd and 4th picks would have been in the mid 30s/high 40s range.
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Tipping L'espirit de Biff and Crossmaglen to make the playoffs easily
Woejus early to be making such comments. I'm not terribly unhappy, the system froze me out for the last few rounds so I really would have preferred to have done a lot better at DL and my RB core full of potential but short of dependability.
Depending on what sort of a year Eli and the Giants D has, Red Hand Helmets look in very decent nick to me too.
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The auto picks were definitely very suspect.
I posted up some of my trades already so if anyone is interested check the Trading Block.
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Tipping L'espirit de Biff and Crossmaglen to make the playoffs easily
Woejus early to be making such comments. I'm not terribly unhappy, the system froze me out for the last few rounds so I really would have preferred to have done a lot better at DL and my RB core full of potential but short of dependability.
Depending on what sort of a year Eli and the Giants D has, Red Hand Helmets look in very decent nick to me too.
Giants are trying to rebuild the running game and Eli should be solid enough if that knock on the head hasn't shook his confidence even more.
Giants D? Who knows what this new guy can get from them - they certainly have the talent but that doens't always guarantee success.
Trading to be done boys!!!
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I'm happy enough too. That luder coming up looking for me to do a meeting didn't help, but according to ESPN rankings, in PPR I have the 10th QB, 10th TE, 2nd and 10th RB, 10th and 20th WR , along with some decent depth at WR and RB, which was my strategy. I suppose the year coming will prove whether the strategy is correct, but it's something I wanted to try.
If the Ravens have a good year, I might be set up well :)
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The lack of comment speaks volumes AZ ::)
Its not bad in fairness Shrek.
Tipping L'espirit de Biff and Crossmaglen to make the playoffs easily
Strongly disagree!
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The lack of comment speaks volumes AZ ::)
Its not bad in fairness Shrek.
Tipping L'espirit de Biff and Crossmaglen to make the playoffs easily
Strongly disagree!
Written off already..... :-[
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Everyone being very modest on here. Wheres bombidal???
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Reasonably happy all told. Got a few lads I really thought would be gone before they'd get to me. Didn't intend to pick a QB so early but when Rivers was available at the time I took him. DB's and DL's were a joke for me, had no research done there. The bro spent a bit of time in Houston and picked Mario Williams out. The Al Harris pick was hilarious. I just had a few names I recognised in the column on the right and didn't realise it auto picked of that column if you let the clock run to zero! Al Harrisould be injured or suspended or on his last legs for all I know. Last pick of a 3rd QB was a bit dumb too but we reckoned Leinart cannot but do ok with the WR's at his disposal. Didn't see any RB's or WR's available at that stage I fancied so went for it (had decided it before one of the lads spcualted about picking him up in free agency - honestly!).
Should be good craic. Never really took huge interest in other teams but this season will be very different.
As for getting a Bears flavour - hardest thing for me was not to draft few more! Good luck to all.
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Sony think I would have picked Frank Gore that high but sure what the hell. Looking forward to it. Need a better QB than Kevin Kolb though.
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Kolb will be grand. I wouldn't panic on him.
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Kolb has Celek,Jackson,Maclin,McCoy.
He will put up some good numbers.
Seanie,sorry for mixing ya up with sligonian in the chat room :P,you had a good draft anyway.
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Not a bother.
That's the draft over. How do the trades/free agents work now?
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puppet master
1. (1) Chris Johnson
2. (28) Cedric Benson
3. (29) Jahvid Best
4. (56) Brett Favre
5. (57) Jermichael Finley
6. (84) T.J. Houshmandzadeh
7. (85) Mike Wallace
8. (112) Philadelphia
9. (113) Garrett Hartley
10. (140) Craig Terrill
11. (141) Dan Klecko
12. (168) Michael Adams
13. (169) Morgan Trent
14. (196) Alex Smith
15. (197) Eddie Royal
16. (224) Donnie Avery
17. (225) Marshawn Lynch
18. (252) Ryan Succop
19. (253) Jermaine Gresham have not saw a game in about 3 years.no idea who most of these boys are,whats the verdict on this team.i thought favre had retired AGAIN
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You did alright :) You got the first pick, so were picking 1st, 28th, 29th, 56th etc. Chris Johnson is an animal running back, and by fat the best running back last year. Cedric Benson is a more than solid number 2. Favre had a great year last year, but his receiving corps is a bit banged up this year. Rice is out at least half the season, Harvin has a chronic migraine issue. He should still be a decent QB though.
Finlay is a great tight end up in Green Bay.
I'd say the rest of your picks are decent, but not great. That's often the way in the later rounds when you are on the autopick.
Best of luck with it. I know it has stoked other lads interest in the game, so I hope it does the same for you. I think you'll enjoy the head to head format.
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cheers AZ,must try and offload a few of these boys. does channel 5 or itv4 show any more live games
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C5 showed the Sunday night games last season, not sure about this year. They are late though, 7.30 Eastern Time, so after midnight here.
The best is obviously Sky Sports, 6pm and 9.15 on a Sunday evening.
ESPN are showing Monday night football live this year as well. Again, very late for a 'school' night but sure you can tape it and avoid the internet :D
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Total Access is on at 11pm tonight on Sky Sports 2.
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Tipping L'espirit de Biff and Crossmaglen to make the playoffs easily
Woejus early to be making such comments. I'm not terribly unhappy, the system froze me out for the last few rounds so I really would have preferred to have done a lot better at DL and my RB core full of potential but short of dependability.
Depending on what sort of a year Eli and the Giants D has, Red Hand Helmets look in very decent nick to me too.
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Considering I couldn't make the draft, my first impression looking at it was that I made out like a bandit. Mightn't be too overly enamored with my DE selections but I certainly can't complain considering I put them on my draft list.
Looking at the rest of the teams, I'd agree that Lone Shark and XMG hitmen look in very good shape and as usual bombidal will be hard to beat again with a decent selection
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The lack of comment speaks volumes AZ ::)
Its not bad in fairness Shrek.
Tipping L'espirit de Biff and Crossmaglen to make the playoffs easily
Strongly disagree!
Strongly Agree!!
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What is the story with defensive players in the draft? How do they score points.
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They can be relatively high scorers if you get a good one. They score for tackles, sacks, forced fumbles, interceptions, fumbles recovered, passes defended, blocked kicks and touchdowns.
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couldn't make the live draft so i pre ranked the players i wanted but got fcuk all of them , going to be a long season :(
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The Faithful Turfmen B team are annoyed at being discounted in the pre season prognostications and are determined to confound the 'experts'. That is all.
:D
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By the way, is anyone interested in a season long Pigskin Pick'em predictions competition? It's on Yahoo as well I think.
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By the way, is anyone interested in a season long Pigskin Pick'em predictions competition? It's on Yahoo as well I think.
what does this involve Az ?
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Basically just predicting the games against a spread.
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The Faithful Turfmen B team are annoyed at being discounted in the pre season prognostications and are determined to confound the 'experts'. That is all.
:D
Agreed!
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Alright Montana Conference Team owners. We're up today at 2pm. Don't forget to arrive 10 minutes early if you can.
Cheers
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puppet master
1. (1) Chris Johnson
2. (28) Cedric Benson
3. (29) Jahvid Best
4. (56) Brett Favre
5. (57) Jermichael Finley
6. (84) T.J. Houshmandzadeh
7. (85) Mike Wallace
8. (112) Philadelphia
9. (113) Garrett Hartley
10. (140) Craig Terrill
11. (141) Dan Klecko
12. (168) Michael Adams
13. (169) Morgan Trent
14. (196) Alex Smith
15. (197) Eddie Royal
16. (224) Donnie Avery
17. (225) Marshawn Lynch
18. (252) Ryan Succop
19. (253) Jermaine Gresham have not saw a game in about 3 years.no idea who most of these boys are,whats the verdict on this team.i thought favre had retired AGAIN
Gresham in round 19? What a steal!! Mike Wallace is going to be a very good pick for you, a bargain in round 7
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Are many going to make the live draft for the Montana Conference today. I should get in meself...
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There are 4 people logged in for the draft at the moment. I am picking 12 out of 14.
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5 in now.
Royal Badgers #1
Faithful Turfmen #2
Redbolts MightyOaks #3
The Curragh Rams (In Mourning) #4
Smackdown Clowns #5
New York Jets IV #6
Craigyhill Terrors #7
Big Apple Orchards #8
Hegan's Helmets #9
Shower of Tramps #10
Ruthless Rossies #11
Capt Pats Vikings #12
O'Neill's Chargers #13
Galway Bay Tribesmen #14
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Draft results in. Some interesting stuff here. Ray Rice fell to 6th!.
The Royal Badgers
1. (1) Chris Johnson
2. (28) Beanie Wells
3. (29) Jahvid Best
4. (56) Dwayne Bowe
5. (57) Brett Favre
6. (84) Malcom Floyd
7. (85) Owen Daniels
8. (112) Dallas
9. (113) Garrett Hartley
10. (140) Eric Smith
11. (141) Chris Crocker
12. (168) Antonio Smith
13. (169) Brett Keisel
14. (196) Mike Williams
15. (197) Devin Thomas
16. (224) Mark Sanchez
17. (225) Leon Washington
18. (252) Ryan Succop
19. (253) Benjamin Watson
Faithful Turfmen
1. (2) Adrian Peterson
2. (27) Greg Jennings
3. (30) Matt Schaub
4. (55) Felix Jones
5. (58) Hines Ward
6. (83) Justin Forsett
7. (86) T.J. Houshmandzadeh
8. (111) Derrick Mason
9. (114) Chris Cooley
10. (139) Carnell Williams
11. (142) Steve Breaston
12. (167) Justin Tuck
13. (170) Yeremiah Bell
14. (195) Darnell Dockett
15. (198) Tyvon Branch
16. (223) Kevin Walter
17. (226) Early Doucet
18. (251) Matt Prater
19. (254) New England
RedBolts MightyOaks
1. (3) Maurice Jones-Drew
2. (26) Cedric Benson
3. (31) Philip Rivers
4. (54) Michael Crabtree
5. (59) Santana Moss
6. (82) Visanthe Shiancoe
7. (87) New York
8. (110) Dez Bryant
9. (115) Nate Kaeding
10. (138) Jared Allen
11. (143) Dwight Freeney
12. (166) Vincent Jackson
13. (171) Kyle Orton
14. (194) Devery Henderson
15. (199) Kevin Smith
16. (222) David Akers
17. (227) Fred Davis
18. (250) Erik Coleman
19. (255) Richard Marshall
The Curragh Rams
1. (4) Calvin Johnson
2. (25) Tony Romo
3. (32) Sidney Rice
4. (53) Chad Ochocinco
5. (60) Michael Bush
6. (81) John Carlson
7. (88) San Francisco
8. (109) Stephen Gostkowski
9. (116) Clinton Portis
10. (137) Will Blackmon
11. (144) Craig Terrill
12. (165) Quintin Demps
13. (172) Mario Williams
14. (193) Vince Young
15. (200) Greg Olsen
16. (221) Cincinnati
17. (228) Josh Scobee
18. (249) Arrelious Benn
19. (256) Chaz Schilens
Smackdown Clowns
1. (5) Aaron Rodgers
2. (24) Pierre Thomas
3. (33) Jamaal Charles
4. (52) Jason Witten
5. (61) Hakeem Nicks
6. (80) Ahmad Bradshaw
7. (89) Devin Aromashodu
8. (108) Robert Meachem
9. (117) Lee Evans
10. (136) LaDainian Tomlinson
11. (145) Santonio Holmes
12. (164) Joshua Cribbs
13. (173) Donald Brown
14. (192) Andre Carter
15. (201) Randy Starks
16. (220) San Diego
17. (229) Charles Tillman
18. (248) Josh Wilson
19. (257) Robbie Gould
New York Jets IV
1. (6) Ray Rice
2. (23) Roddy White
3. (34) Ryan Grant
4. (51) Vernon Davis
5. (62) Joe Flacco
6. (79) Mike Wallace
7. (90) Jerome Harrison
8. (107) Donald Driver
9. (118) Philadelphia
10. (135) Darren Sproles
11. (146) Braylon Edwards
12. (163) Ben Roethlisberger
13. (174) Denver
14. (191) Rian Lindell
15. (202) Jason McCourty
16. (219) Derek Cox
17. (230) Mike DeVito
18. (247) Cullen Jenkins
19. (258) Will Heller
Craigyhill Terrors
1. (7) Frank Gore
2. (22) Brandon Marshall
3. (35) DeSean Jackson
4. (50) Knowshon Moreno
5. (63) Matthew Stafford
6. (78) Kellen Winslow
7. (91) Steve Slaton
8. (106) Carson Palmer
9. (119) New York
10. (134) Sebastian Janikowski
11. (147) Golden Tate
12. (162) Darren Sharper
13. (175) Darren McFadden
14. (190) Mario Manningham
15. (203) Antwan Odom
16. (218) Donnie Avery
17. (231) Chris Long
18. (246) Vontae Davis
19. (259) Rob Gronkowski
Big Apple Orchards
1. (8) Ryan Mathews
2. (21) Larry Fitzgerald
3. (36) Jonathan Stewart
4. (49) Eli Manning
5. (64) Percy Harvin
6. (77) Devin Hester
7. (92) Thomas Jones
8. (105) Zach Miller
9. (120) Indianapolis
10. (133) Laurence Maroney
11. (148) Jerricho Cotchery
12. (161) Lawrence Tynes
13. (176) Jon McGraw
14. (189) Adrian Wilson
15. (204) Mathias Kiwanuka
16. (217) Sam Bradford
17. (232) Marques Douglas
18. (245) John Kasay
19. (260) Jeremy Shockey
hegan's helmets
1. (9) Michael Turner
2. (20) Reggie Wayne
3. (37) LeSean McCoy
4. (48) Dallas Clark
5. (65) Arian Foster
6. (76) Pierre Garcon
7. (93) Kevin Kolb
8. (104) Baltimore
9. (121) Mason Crosby
10. (132) Justin Miller
11. (149) Dan Klecko
12. (160) Antrel Rolle
13. (177) William Hayes
14. (188) LenDale White
15. (205) Julian Edelman
16. (216) Marshawn Lynch
17. (233) Marcedes Lewis
18. (244) Matt Cassel
19. (261) Jeff Reed
Shower of tramps
1. (10) Andre Johnson
2. (19) Steven Jackson
3. (38) Marques Colston
4. (47) Steve Smith
5. (66) Jermichael Finley
6. (75) C.J. Spiller
7. (94) Matt Ryan
8. (103) Pittsburgh
9. (122) Rob Bironas
10. (131) Lardarius Webb
11. (150) Leodis McKelvin
12. (159) Luis Castillo
13. (178) Shaun Ellis
14. (187) Mohamed Massaquoi
15. (206) Antonio Bryant
16. (215) Willis McGahee
17. (234) Brandon Pettigrew
18. (243) Josh Johnson
19. (262) Dan Carpenter
Ruthless Rossies
1. (11) Drew Brees
2. (18) Miles Austin
3. (39) Joseph Addai
4. (46) Wes Welker
5. (67) Reggie Bush
6. (74) Ricky Williams
7. (95) Minnesota
8. (102) Heath Miller
9. (123) Jacoby Jones
10. (130) Eddie Royal
11. (151) Chester Taylor
12. (158) Trent Cole
13. (179) Dustin Keller
14. (186) Ray Edwards
15. (207) Kris Brown
16. (214) Anthony Gonzalez
17. (235) Brian Dawkins
18. (242) Derek Anderson
19. (263) Dashon Goldson
CAPT PATs VIKINGS
1. (12) DeAngelo Williams
2. (17) Tom Brady
3. (40) Anquan Boldin
4. (45) Antonio Gates
5. (68) Mike Sims-Walker
6. (73) Brandon Jacobs
7. (96) Terrell Owens
8. (101) New Orleans
9. (124) Donovan McNabb
10. (129) Kenny Britt
11. (152) Fred Jackson
12. (157) Charles Woodson
13. (180) Julius Peppers
14. (185) Bernard Pollard
15. (208) Robert Mathis
16. (213) Jermaine Gresham
17. (236) Tennessee
18. (241) Dexter McCluster
19. (264) Jay Feely
O'Neill's Chargers
1. (13) Shonn Greene
2. (16) Rashard Mendenhall
3. (41) Steve Smith
4. (44) Ronnie Brown
5. (69) Jeremy Maclin
6. (72) Tony Gonzalez
7. (97) Jay Cutler
8. (100) Green Bay
9. (125) Ryan Longwell
10. (128) Dominique Barber
11. (153) Danieal Manning
12. (156) Victor Adeyanju
13. (181) Jay Richardson
14. (184) Alex Smith
15. (209) Demaryius Thomas
16. (212) Austin Collie
17. (237) Toby Gerhart
18. (240) Anthony Fasano
19. (265) Arizona
Galway Bay Tribesmen
1. (14) Randy Moss
2. (15) Peyton Manning
3. (42) Matt Forte
4. (43) Marion Barber
5. (70) Johnny Knox
6. (71) Brent Celek
7. (98) Montario Hardesty
8. (99) Bernard Berrian
9. (126) Miami
10. (127) Tim Hightower
11. (154) Jabar Gaffney
12. (155) Troy Polamalu
13. (182) Will Smith
14. (183) Chad Henne
15. (210) Louis Murphy
16. (211) Todd Heap
17. (238) Oshiomogho Atogwe
18. (239) Juqua Parker
19. (266) Neil Rackers
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5 in now.
Royal Badgers #1
Faithful Turfmen #2
Redbolts MightyOaks #3
The Curragh Rams (In Mourning) #4
Smackdown Clowns #5
New York Jets IV #6
Craigyhill Terrors #7
Big Apple Orchards #8
Hegan's Helmets #9
Shower of Tramps #10
Ruthless Rossies #11
Capt Pats Vikings #12
O'Neill's Chargers #13
Galway Bay Tribesmen #14
The Curragh Rams may have been in mourning but i dont think there was any need for Calvin Johnson with the 4th pick...
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Especially when Andre Johnson fell to 10th!.
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Draft results in. Some interesting stuff here. Ray Rice fell to 6th!.
Well Calvin Johnson was gone off the board, so he had to take him 6th. ;)
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5 in now.
Royal Badgers #1
Faithful Turfmen #2
Redbolts MightyOaks #3
The Curragh Rams (In Mourning) #4
Smackdown Clowns #5
New York Jets IV #6
Craigyhill Terrors #7
Big Apple Orchards #8
Hegan's Helmets #9
Shower of Tramps #10
Ruthless Rossies #11
Capt Pats Vikings #12
O'Neill's Chargers #13
Galway Bay Tribesmen #14
The Curragh Rams may have been in mourning but i dont think there was any need for Calvin Johnson with the 4th pick...
This day just gets worse, stupid automatic draft :-[
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Az any chance you can put the DLs & DBs to free agency??
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As it stands now there on the waiver so you lose your waiver position if you want to pick one up, nearly sure last year you could add & drop them at will
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Think they all become FA on Sept 2nd so plenty of time to change before it starts.
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As it stands now there on the waiver so you lose your waiver position if you want to pick one up, nearly sure last year you could add & drop them at will
You can't seperate them from the other players. They're just like a roster position after all.
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So any players you pick up from Free Agency don't affect your waiver position - is that correct?
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Think they all become FA on Sept 2nd so plenty of time to change before it starts.
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That expains it,didnt want to waste my waiver position on a defensive guy ;D
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Think they all become FA on Sept 2nd so plenty of time to change before it starts.
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That expains it,didnt want to waste my waiver position on a defensive guy ;D
Just in case you didnt see the rule change the waivers this year are based on standings each week. Last year you moved to last if you picked up a guy off the waivers, this year i think your last if youve got the best winning record...
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Think they all become FA on Sept 2nd so plenty of time to change before it starts.
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That expains it,didnt want to waste my waiver position on a defensive guy ;D
Just in case you didnt see the rule change the waivers this year are based on standings each week. Last year you moved to last if you picked up a guy off the waivers, this year i think your last if youve got the best winning record...
Almost correct declan. Your waiver position (during the season), is determined EACH WEEK based on your standings, however, if you select someone off waivers, you still move to the back of the queue for THAT WEEK.
The next week it's determined off standings again.
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Sorry forgot to say that its based on each weekly standings. So probably best to throw the first two games, pick up this years Miles Austin & Jamaal Charles and win it out then. Its that easy...:D
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Sorry forgot to say that its based on each weekly standings. So probably best to throw the first two games, pick up this years Miles Austin & Jamaal Charles and win it out then. Its that easy...:D
Didnt see that but it seems fair, presume for the first couple weeks it will go by the amount of points you get beat by as a lot of teams would be 0-2 etc
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Sorry forgot to say that its based on each weekly standings. So probably best to throw the first two games, pick up this years Miles Austin & Jamaal Charles and win it out then. Its that easy...:D
Ahhhh, but last year Mies Austin didn't start until week 5 and Jamaal Charles didn't start until week 11!
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Sorry forgot to say that its based on each weekly standings. So probably best to throw the first two games, pick up this years Miles Austin & Jamaal Charles and win it out then. Its that easy...:D
Ahhhh, but last year Mies Austin didn't start until week 5 and Jamaal Charles didn't start until week 11!
Accepted its not a fool proof plan :D :D
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To save all this back and forth I need a decent RB.
Whos ready to trade????
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What league are you in Iceman? Team name?
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I have a bit of depth at receiver and want to trade for an RB.
Old Jack City in the Payton Conference.
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Is kick off this week?
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Is kick off this week?
Kick off for both fantasy league and national football league is next Thursday the 9th, Vikings @ Saints...
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College football kicks off tomorrow night
Marshall @ #2 Ohio State
Florida A&M @ #13 Miami
#14 USC @ Hawaii
#15 Pitt @ Utah.
NFL is tomorrow night week, as mentioned above.
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What league are you in Iceman? Team name?
Rehab is 4 Quitters
Payton conference
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I wouldn't mind WR Hakeem Nicks from the Giants. Take a look at my roster and see if anything (other than Charles and Rice) take your fancy. Let's talk :)
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I wouldn't mind WR Hakeem Nicks from the Giants. Take a look at my roster and see if anything (other than Charles and Rice) take your fancy. Let's talk :)
Its a RB I'm after man. And if you're not willing to give up Rice you're not much good to me :P
I would trade Schaub and Nicks for Rice.......
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Some of my other running backs are better than what you have. Nicks is rated 61 by Yahoo overall. Ricky Williams is 70. Just sayin'.
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Some of my other running backs are better than what you have. Nicks is rated 61 by Yahoo overall. Ricky Williams is 70. Just sayin'.
Might be interested in something. Make me an offer through yahoo and lets see....Williams is tempting
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The Arizona Cardinals have put Matt Leinhart on the trading block !! 1 week before the season starts. He's gone from starter to quarterback contest to backup to now trade bait within 1 month. Unreal. He took umbrage at being in a contest with Derek Anderson, and when Anderson was named starter against the Bears he went balubas.
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Yeah, that is some turnaround in a couple of weeks.
A few other situations that will be very interesting before the start of the regular season. This fantasy thing is bloody addictive and hard work! Am convinced I'm going to leave someone on the bench who goes on to post good numbers. Good craic already though and we haven't had a game yet.
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Yeah, that is some turnaround in a couple of weeks.
A few other situations that will be very interesting before the start of the regular season. This fantasy thing is bloody addictive and hard work! Am convinced I'm going to leave someone on the bench who goes on to post good numbers. Good craic already though and we haven't had a game yet.
it really is Seanie , You will find yourselve glued to the games and the half time reports from sky sports on the sunday
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I'm considering that trade iceman. I'm not keen on losing Williams because I think he'll have a big year. I hate Barber because he's a Cowboy. :D
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Yeah, that is some turnaround in a couple of weeks.
A few other situations that will be very interesting before the start of the regular season. This fantasy thing is bloody addictive and hard work! Am convinced I'm going to leave someone on the bench who goes on to post good numbers. Good craic already though and we haven't had a game yet.
it really is Seanie , You will find yourselve glued to the games and the half time reports from sky sports on the sunday
I'd recommend watching Stat Tracker (you can link to it from our league page) on a Sunday evening as you're watching the live games. You can show the games by real game, or fantasy game, and every play is updated live, so you can see your fantasy game 'as it happens'.
I bought a netbook and put in wireless this year so I could do this :D Sad.
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Yeah, that is some turnaround in a couple of weeks.
A few other situations that will be very interesting before the start of the regular season. This fantasy thing is bloody addictive and hard work! Am convinced I'm going to leave someone on the bench who goes on to post good numbers. Good craic already though and we haven't had a game yet.
it really is Seanie , You will find yourselve glued to the games and the half time reports from sky sports on the sunday
I'd recommend watching Stat Tracker (you can link to it from our league page) on a Sunday evening as you're watching the live games. You can show the games by real game, or fantasy game, and every play is updated live, so you can see your fantasy game 'as it happens'.
I bought a netbook and put in wireless this year so I could do this :D Sad.
jesus Az your bringing this fantasy football to another level :D :D
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Any of the rest of ye do the season pass thing from NFL.com? Did last year and the reception was excellent, but watching it on the laptop wasn't ideal. Still, I'd have no interest in anything else on Sky barring the Heineken Cup, and this way you get the Monday night games as well.
If you want to bet in running, the delay is a bit annoying though. Otherwise it's all good.
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Heres some good news..
http://www.nfluk.com/news/football-is-coming-home-to-channel-4-010910.html
NFL football is coming home! Almost three decades after first appearing on Channel 4, the NFL is returning to its original station in a new deal to broadcast Sunday Night Football.
Channel 4 will air the league's premier match-up at 1 a.m. every Sunday night, with the game kicking off at 1.20. The new season will begin with the Dallas Cowboys' trip to arch-rival Washington Redskins on September 12.
The NFL was first introduced to the UK on a weekly basis when newly-launched Channel 4 began airing its ‘American Football' show in November 1982. The station's coverage evolved into a mix of live, highlights and magazines shows and continued until January 1998, when the Denver Broncos beat the Green Bay Packers in the last game to be aired on the channel.
Alistair Kirkwood, managing director of NFL UK, said: "This is very exciting news. Not only does this deal ensure that the NFL's biggest game of the week and the sport's most exciting stars are available on free-to-air television in the UK, but it takes the league back to the station that many of our fans grew up watching all those years ago. It is also fitting that this new deal comes in the year when we have two of the most successful teams from the first Channel 4 era, the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos, playing in our annual game at Wembley in October."
Details of the broadcasts, including the presenters, will be announced in the near future, but Kirkwood added: "The shows will be contemporary in presentation and style, but fans should expect a little taste of the past in there as well. We expect it to be a lot of fun."
In 1982, when Channel 4 launched American Football at 6 p.m. on Sunday evenings:
•A pint of beer cost 62 pence
•Culture Club were number one with Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
•Among the most popular shows on TV was Fame - the era's version of Glee
•The mullet was the new men's hairstyle of choice
•ET and Bladerunner were among the year's big movie releases
•England were unbeaten in the World Cup finals, but still went home early
•Decathlete Daley Thompson was BBC Sports Personality of the Year
•The first commercial CD was produced
The deal with Channel 4 completes the line-up of NFL broadcasters for the 2010 season, which kicks off on Thursday September 9th:
•Sky Sports - two lives games every Sunday (6 p.m. and 9 p.m.), plus Thursday and Saturday night games throughout the season and every playoff game live, including Super Bowl XLV from North Texas, on Sunday February 6.
•Channel Four - Sunday Night Football every week.
•ESPN - live Monday Night Football every week (1.30 a.m.)
•BBC TV - Super Bowl XLV live; weekly playoff highlights; Wembley game highlights on October 31.
•BBC Radio - weekly live game commentary (9 p.m.) on 5Live Sports Extra.
Sunday Night Football fixtures:
Week Date
1
Sunday, September 12
Dallas @ Washington
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Sunday, September 19
NY Giants @ Indianapolis
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Sunday, September 26
NY Jets @ Miami
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Sunday, October 3
Chicago @ NY Giants
5
Sunday, October 10
Philadelphia @ San Francisco
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Sunday, October 17
Indianapolis @ Washington
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Sunday, October 24
Minnesota @ Green Bay
8
Sunday, October 31
Pittsburgh @ New Orleans
9
Sunday, November 7
Dallas @ Green Bay
10
Sunday, November 14
New England @ Pittsburgh
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Sunday, November 21
NY Giants @ Philadelphia
12
Sunday, November 28
San Diego @ Indianapolis
13
Sunday, December 5
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore
14
Sunday, December 12
Philadelphia @ Dallas
15
Sunday, December 19
Green Bay @ New England
16
Sunday, December 26
San Diego @ Cincinnati
17
Sunday, January 2
TBD @ TBD
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Any of the rest of ye do the season pass thing from NFL.com? Did last year and the reception was excellent, but watching it on the laptop wasn't ideal. Still, I'd have no interest in anything else on Sky barring the Heineken Cup, and this way you get the Monday night games as well.
If you want to bet in running, the delay is a bit annoying though. Otherwise it's all good.
I use it. I dont have the betting problem, and I find the service brilliant. its great being able to switch back and forwards between games as you please.
Get a HDMI cable and connect the laptop to your HDTV, thats what I do. I also plan to use my old craptop to follow stat-tracker.
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That is great news about the channel 4 coverage. A pity they only have one vikings game. They should get it back on rte as well.
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That is great news about the channel 4 coverage. A pity they only have one vikings game. They should get it back on rte as well.
Bring back Myles Dungan and his dodgy sweaters!
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By the way, I think the Leinhart move would be good for any Larry Fitzgerald owners, but potentially bad for Tim Hightower owners.
Leinhart is afraid to throw INTs at this point, he's like a dog that's been kicked too often. If he was starting, he wouldn't even trust the great Fitz to go up and grab 60-40 balls, so everything becomes a checkdown. He's gotten a name for checking down way too quickly, but that means loads of catches for slot receivers like Earley Doucet or half backs like Tim Hightower.
Anderson wil probably throw 20+ Interceptions this year ::) but at least he will keep throwing it up for Larry to catch. Of course the ones that are INTs will not be points for Larry, but at least he'll have a chance. In contrast he is slow to check down, and loves throwing down the field. Breaston and Fitzgerald might be happier with this.
Either way, it looks a bit of a mess over in the Desert, and I think the Cards will be lucky to finish 7-9, 8-8 this season. It's the 49ers to throw away.
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By the way, I think the Leinhart move would be good for any Larry Fitzgerald owners, but potentially bad for Tim Hightower owners.
Leinhart is afraid to throw INTs at this point, he's like a dog that's been kicked too often. If he was starting, he wouldn't even trust the great Fitz to go up and grab 60-40 balls, so everything becomes a checkdown. He's gotten a name for checking down way too quickly, but that means loads of catches for slot receivers like Earley Doucet or half backs like Tim Hightower.
Anderson wil probably throw 20+ Interceptions this year ::) but at least he will keep throwing it up for Larry to catch. Of course the ones that are INTs will not be points for Larry, but at least he'll have a chance. In contrast he is slow to check down, and loves throwing down the field. Breaston and Fitzgerald might be happier with this.
Either way, it looks a bit of a mess over in the Desert, and I think the Cards will be lucky to finish 7-9, 8-8 this season. It's the 49ers to throw away.
Larry Fitzgerald will also be happy because Anderson gets more zip in his long ball even though he's inaccurate. Leonard had less arm strength and Larry was putting his neck in the line every time he went to catch one of Leinart's high, arching deep balls.
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Correct Mcgrens. Any other Fantasy news to debate in this last week? Be a good way to start the interest burning.
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This may come under fantasy news... Has Revis of the Jets been given a new contract yet? Is he going to play if he doesnt get one?
If hes playing it means 2 weeks in the year when Randy Moss & Brandon Marshall dont score...
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Revis is still holding out, but the signs are that they both want something done. His fine is now at 530k. The Jets want him, but he wants top defensive player money, and the Jets don't want to do that before a possible new CBA for 2011.
At the moment the predictions are that he will not start the season for the Jets, but will be back in harness in about week 3. He's missed an entire pre-season at this stage, and there's only so much you can do working out with a trainer.
you're right though. If he's not there the Jets defence obviously suffers a bit, but if he is, and if he's going at top notch, then Randy Moss, Lee Evans and Brandon Marshall are in for 2 quiet games each this year.
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Revis is still holding out, but the signs are that they both want something done. His fine is now at 530k. The Jets want him, but he wants top defensive player money, and the Jets don't want to do that before a possible new CBA for 2011.
At the moment the predictions are that he will not start the season for the Jets, but will be back in harness in about week 3. He's missed an entire pre-season at this stage, and there's only so much you can do working out with a trainer.
you're right though. If he's not there the Jets defence obviously suffers a bit, but if he is, and if he's going at top notch, then Randy Moss, Lee Evans and Brandon Marshall are in for 2 quiet games each this year.
Knew i seen this somewhere. What effect will Revis Island have on your fantasy team...
http://www.sporcle.com/games/nyjet624/revisland
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Scary alright, but if he's missing until September, will he be at that level?
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Scary alright, but if he's missing until September, will he be at that level?
Revis not being at full tilt is one of the things that convinced me I was OK drafting both Brady and Welker. I now it's unlikely he would be match up direct with Wes, but it just means that where it wouldve been the 2nd corner it's now the third.
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Scary alright, but if he's missing until September, will he be at that level?
Revis not being at full tilt is one of the things that convinced me I was OK drafting both Brady and Welker. I now it's unlikely he would be match up direct with Wes, but it just means that where it wouldve been the 2nd corner it's now the third.
Also, I know I'm being controversial here, but think Nnamdi is better.
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Declan - I've just wasted an hour on that Sporcle website. Thanks a bunch!
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AZ its there for the rest of the week then I'll have to see who else is interested.
I've had some bad luck with my auto draft picks and what the computer chose for me.
Sidney Rice out for some time and D Ward out. Leaves my bench week but still a decent core team, decent def and defense individual D picks.
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AZ its there for the rest of the week then I'll have to see who else is interested.
I've had some bad luck with my auto draft picks and what the computer chose for me.
Sidney Rice out for some time and D Ward out. Leaves my bench week but still a decent core team, decent def and defense individual D picks.
is it possible to know whether anyone has a good defense @ this stage of the year??Because " Did you know that in the last 6 years, only 2 "consistently" projected top 10 FF defenses actually finished in the top ten at the end of the year? Only Chicago & Baltimore a few years back. There is absolutely no clear cut #1 fantasy defense this year." Discuss
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AZ its there for the rest of the week then I'll have to see who else is interested.
I've had some bad luck with my auto draft picks and what the computer chose for me.
Sidney Rice out for some time and D Ward out. Leaves my bench week but still a decent core team, decent def and defense individual D picks.
is it possible to know whether anyone has a good defense @ this stage of the year??Because " Did you know that in the last 6 years, only 2 "consistently" projected top 10 FF defenses actually finished in the top ten at the end of the year? Only Chicago & Baltimore a few years back. There is absolutely no clear cut #1 fantasy defense this year." Discuss
Says a quietly confident Jets fan ;)
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That's true actually. I know the Steelers were a consensus #1 defense pick last year, but of course Troy Polamalu's injury bolloxed them. I think they finished 22nd or something like that.
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I am confident enough with the Jets if they get this Revis thing sorted out. They definitely strengthened the team again this year.
yes it is hard to pick a DEF that will remain consistent. Jets still have the same Def coordinator so I'll stick with them.
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Any of the rest of ye do the season pass thing from NFL.com? Did last year and the reception was excellent, but watching it on the laptop wasn't ideal. Still, I'd have no interest in anything else on Sky barring the Heineken Cup, and this way you get the Monday night games as well.
If you want to bet in running, the delay is a bit annoying though. Otherwise it's all good.
How much is it!
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$280? Too saucy for me I'm afraid, especially since I'm paying for Sky (2 games), ESPN AMerica (MNF) and we'll get the SNF game on C4 now. That'll do me.
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$280? Too saucy for me I'm afraid, especially since I'm paying for Sky (2 games), ESPN AMerica (MNF) and we'll get the SNF game on C4 now. That'll do me.
says the man who bought a new notebook and wireless connection for the new season ;)
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$280? Too saucy for me I'm afraid, especially since I'm paying for Sky (2 games), ESPN AMerica (MNF) and we'll get the SNF game on C4 now. That'll do me.
Mother of Moses!!
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That's the thing - I used to pay for Sky, back when they had red button, all three games on a Sunday and plenty of good magazine programming during the week. Now their service has slipped way back and while I like seeing the Heineken Cup, that's really the only other thing I'd look at - and so for me, it's a case of Sky or Season Pass, not both.
Basically I'll be doing one or the other - for now trying to source a TV to link up via HDMI - laptop doesn't really do justice to these things!
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That's the thing - I used to pay for Sky, back when they had red button, all three games on a Sunday and plenty of good magazine programming during the week. Now their service has slipped way back and while I like seeing the Heineken Cup, that's really the only other thing I'd look at - and so for me, it's a case of Sky or Season Pass, not both.
Basically I'll be doing one or the other - for now trying to source a TV to link up via HDMI - laptop doesn't really do justice to these things!
What kind of picture do you get if watching a HD game on a regular TV? Am going to get the game pass for the season and if the picture was ok i could watch it using the PS3...
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That's the thing - I used to pay for Sky, back when they had red button, all three games on a Sunday and plenty of good magazine programming during the week. Now their service has slipped way back and while I like seeing the Heineken Cup, that's really the only other thing I'd look at - and so for me, it's a case of Sky or Season Pass, not both.
Basically I'll be doing one or the other - for now trying to source a TV to link up via HDMI - laptop doesn't really do justice to these things!
what im going doing is, if you upgrade to sky sports now you get three months at half price so ill do that then pay full whack for a month & then ring them up sayin i'm going pulling the plug they usually offer ya a discount to stay on then again(i hope ;D)
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That's the thing - I used to pay for Sky, back when they had red button, all three games on a Sunday and plenty of good magazine programming during the week. Now their service has slipped way back and while I like seeing the Heineken Cup, that's really the only other thing I'd look at - and so for me, it's a case of Sky or Season Pass, not both.
Basically I'll be doing one or the other - for now trying to source a TV to link up via HDMI - laptop doesn't really do justice to these things!
What kind of picture do you get if watching a HD game on a regular TV? Am going to get the game pass for the season and if the picture was ok i could watch it using the PS3...
The picture is fine, as good as if you were getting it through Sky, however you'd need a high def TV to really do it justice. Even on the laptop screen the high def is very noticeable.
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When does your starting team lock for a week? Not convinced as to what I'm going to do about my flex starter and want to know when I'll have to decide by.
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When does your starting team lock for a week? Not convinced as to what I'm going to do about my flex starter and want to know when I'll have to decide by.
From memory you can change your team right up until kickoff of the first game(s) each weeks which will be this Thursday.
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You can move players around as long as their game hasnt started.
i.e if you had a WR and RB playing on Monday night you could choose either
for the flex spot providing you have left it free to use.
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I am confident enough with the Jets if they get this Revis thing sorted out. They definitely strengthened the team again this year.
yes it is hard to pick a DEF that will remain consistent. Jets still have the same Def coordinator so I'll stick with them.
I picked the saints who were excellent last year because of their turnovers and defensive touchdowns. They might not repeat it but I got Tennessee as the backup plan. They were a top defense the year before, they lost the run of themselves last year but I think they will bounce back.
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News coming through today that Byron Leftwich has a torn MCL from last night. He was going to be the Steelers' starter for whatever time Big Ben was cooling his jets.
That means Dennis Dixon or Charlie Batch will fill in for those 4 or 6 weeks. Bad news for Hines Ward, Mike Wallace and the other Steelers receivers, but possibly good for Rashard Mendenhall and even Mewelde Moore.
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News coming through today that Byron Leftwich has a torn MCL from last night. He was going to be the Steelers' starter for whatever time Big Ben was cooling his jets.
That means Dennis Dixon or Charlie Batch will fill in for those 4 or 6 weeks. Bad news for Hines Ward, Mike Wallace and the other Steelers receivers, but possibly good for Rashard Mendenhall and even Mewelde Moore.
Roethlisberger's suspension cut to four games
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In other 'cuts' the teams are trimming down to 53 man rosters, always a couple of surprises.
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Dallas just traded WR Patrick Crayton to San Diego. That might have fantasy impact in our 14 man leagues.
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Dallas just traded WR Patrick Crayton to San Diego. That might have fantasy impact in our 14 man leagues.
I think that leaves VJ one step nearer the door.
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TJ Housh cut by SEA!
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TJ Housh cut by SEA!
To make cap room for Vincent Jackson.
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Looks like it. I wonder if Housh will end up in Cincy again :)
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TJ Housh cut by SEA!
To make cap room for Vincent Jackson.
f**k maybe not. Read the bit in this article about "offset language". Seattle are tied into paying Housh the difference between what his new team pays him and his current deal. How did they let that happen!
http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?w=19upu&storyId=5529209&i=TOP&topslot=1 (http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?w=19upu&storyId=5529209&i=TOP&topslot=1)
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Darelle Revis signs for four years at €46 million. It's a seven year deal that can (and in all likelyhood will) be voided to four years. Team but not league record.
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And Leinart went from 'trade bait' to 'Good Luck and See Ya'.
Is that the fastest fall from #1 starter ever? I've seen starters lose their jobs, and get traded even, but seldom in the same off season. But to lose your job, get touted for a trade, and then actually cut is some dose.
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Leinart signs with Houston. 1 year deal.
First game Thursday night, don't forget your rosters!
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And Leinart went from 'trade bait' to 'Good Luck and See Ya'.
Is that the fastest fall from #1 starter ever? I've seen starters lose their jobs, and get traded even, but seldom in the same off season. But to lose your job, get touted for a trade, and then actually cut is some dose.
JaMarcus Russell
NFL.com's Steve Wyche claimed that Russell is the biggest draft bust in NFL history.[38] The Huffington Post named Russell one of the 13 biggest draft busts in NFL history.[39] ESPN's Bill Williamson called Russell a "talented but extremely disappointing" quarterback.[29]
His tenure with the Oakland Raiders was the shortest tenure with the drafting team among quarterbacks taken number 1 overall in the NFL draft.[40] Also among those quarterbacks, Russell has the worst starting record.[29]
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Ah yeah, Russell was worse, but I mean in terms of the speed of the tailspin. Leinart was starter at the start August. He's in Kansas today, and he went through an awful quick fall from grace.
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Leinart signs with Houston. 1 year deal.
First game Thursday night, don't forget your rosters!
I have not looked at the other league, but in the Payton League there are some teams who have Defensive players projected with less than 1 point for week 1.
There are plenty of DP players who could get some teams a win for the week.
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Looking for running backs. Starters or backups. Will listen to all offers.
I have sent a trade proposal to new york jets
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I will put Tom Brady on the trading block for a trade that helps me upgrade the running back position.
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How long does it take for the league to approve a trade?
I have an agreed upon trade but still waiting on approval 3 days later from the league?
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It should be 2 days review Iceman. I just agreed on Sunday evening, so it's not quite 48 hours yet.
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How can some teams have RB's in their WR slots?
Are some RB's considered WR's???
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Nope. Give me an example and I'll look into it.
Basically the positions are determined by Yahoo. When you look at a player's name it will say his team, and his position beside it. Some lads have more than one position, but they are ususally #3 or #4 on the depth chart, or else are defensive players. Quite a few secondary players might be listed as Safety and Corner Back.
The other thing to watch out for is that our weekly lineups contain a FLEX position, which allows you to play *either* a running back or a wide receiver in that position. They are still RB or WR, but you can choose to put them in that spot, which is WR/RB.
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Nope. Give me an example and I'll look into it.
Basically the positions are determined by Yahoo. When you look at a player's name it will say his team, and his position beside it. Some lads have more than one position, but they are ususally #3 or #4 on the depth chart, or else are defensive players. Quite a few secondary players might be listed as Safety and Corner Back.
The other thing to watch out for is that our weekly lineups contain a FLEX position, which allows you to play *either* a running back or a wide receiver in that position. They are still RB or WR, but you can choose to put them in that spot, which is WR/RB.
was that allways the case Az ?
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Yep. We've always had a flex position.
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Yep. We've always had a flex position.
the brain cells are going at a faster pace than i thought :D Looking forward to the game tomorrow night , what time is throw in
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Throw in is at stupid o'clock for us in Ireland, but sure that's what Sky Plus is for :D
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Il be using flexitime on Friday morning.
Vikings@Saints is a must see game.
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Nope. Give me an example and I'll look into it.
Basically the positions are determined by Yahoo. When you look at a player's name it will say his team, and his position beside it. Some lads have more than one position, but they are ususally #3 or #4 on the depth chart, or else are defensive players. Quite a few secondary players might be listed as Safety and Corner Back.
The other thing to watch out for is that our weekly lineups contain a FLEX position, which allows you to play *either* a running back or a wide receiver in that position. They are still RB or WR, but you can choose to put them in that spot, which is WR/RB.
Check out Beanie Wells - maybe he is in the FLEX spot?
I'd like to understand this spot better - can you do screen shots perhaps and walk us through it? Is it open for any player?
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Beanie Wells on your team?
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Flexi position is an extra spot for a Running back/Wide Receiver
Its gives you a third starter from either one of those positions, you decide which.
Its not that complicated lads.
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OK, here goes. Consider the screenshot below...
I have highlighted a couple of things. This is a our standard weekly starting team (excludes the bench basically).
You can see I have highlighted, for clarity, Darnell Docket, to show what Yahoo consider Darnell's team (ARI) and position(Defensive Tackle DT) to be. When I talk about someone being a Wide Receiver or a Running Back (or any other position) that's what I mean, i.e. Yahoo's designation of him, not what he might actually be in real life. They are almost always the same anyway.
For an example of someone who Yahoo have designated as being eligible for 2 positions, see Andre Carter above Dockett. He is down as a Linebacker and a Defensive End. That's immaterial for our game, because both DE, LB and also DT for that matter are counted in our positions as DL (Defensive Line).
I have also highlighted the position W/R. This is the flex position. In every other position on our roster, the player you want to pick must be eligible to play that position. Example, in our two RB positions, the players must be RBs according to Yahoo. Tight Ends must be TE, Quarterbacks must be QBs and so on.
The Flex position is slightly different in that it allows the manager to select *either* a RB or a WR to fill that position. In other words you can have 2 WRs, 2 RBs and 1 Flex which is either another RB, or another WR. No other positions are eligible for the Flex (W/R) position.
In my example, you can see that I have Tim Hightower (RB) playing in the flex, while the ConViCKS have Michael Crabtree, a WR.
It's almost like a formation in soccer. I'm picking 1 QB, 3 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, , he's picking 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE.
Hope that helps.
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perfect - good work!
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Picks for Week 1 Matchups in P.C:
Rehab is 4 Quitters
Shreks Ogres
Ballyhaise Bills
Puppet Master (barely)
Coolera Bears
faithful Turfmen B
Old Jack city
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Picks for Week 1 Matchups in P.C:
Rehab is 4 Quitters
Shreks Ogres
Ballyhaise Bills
Puppet Master (barely)
Coolera Bears
faithful Turfmen B
Old Jack city
thanks for that wholehearted vote of confidence :D
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Willing to put Calvin Johnson WR on the trading block. Number 14 overall pick in the draft. Looking for an even trade in a RB or open to offers........
This would work best for a team with poor WR's and several RB's.
Carlow for Sam you would be a prime candidate.....
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should haye practised setting my team up.just dropped two of my players. :'( :'(
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I made them free agents eiled. Housh and Royal?? You can pick them up immediately if you go to add players. They should be available for you.
Everybody else, please stay away from them.
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AZ - are you doing a predictions competition?
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jeez, i have no idea what im doing
i dropped a couple of players yesterday just for the sake of dropping them, for all i know they could have been my best players ::)
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AZ - are you doing a predictions competition?
I am. If you are interested go here...
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem/register/joingroup (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem/register/joingroup)
The group ID id 36080
Password is cardinals
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2 people in lads :) Keep it coming.
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jeez, i have no idea what im doing
i dropped a couple of players yesterday just for the sake of dropping them, for all i know they could have been my best players ::)
bombidal could have a bit of competetion this year :D
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In for predictions comp myself.
Watched "The Blindside" last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it. SKY+ set for tonight, nip out of work early to watch it tomorrow.
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In for predictions comp myself.
Watched "The Blindside" last night. Thoroughly enjoyed it. SKY+ set for tonight, nip out of work early to watch it tomorrow.
i bet seanie that if you have a few players playing you won't wait to watch the match you will find youself logging in the morning to see how you players fared. Slighly off topic , did you go to any of the matches in wembley the past 3 years ?
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No, I didn't go to any of the Wembley games. I didn't particularly fancy going over on my tobler so didn't make any effort to get tickets. None of my mates here would have any interest and the brother who is mad into it lives in the US (bar the last 6 months but he's soon heading back....to live in Tampa!).
Will find it hard to avoid checking how my guy(s) did in the game. To be honest knowing the way I am I'll probably check them and know the result but I'll still watch it.
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5 in for the predictions comp lads. Keep her lit.
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5 in for the predictions comp lads. Keep her lit.
i'll join this evening AZ
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5 in for the predictions comp lads. Keep her lit.
i'll join this evening AZ
Ditto.
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See on the Fantasy Football - Matchup section you can make your picks on each matchup for the upcoming week.
Think I'm in the running for the biggest upset of the week!
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Dammit,
when is the roster freeze for the weekend- I went to change this morning and 3 of my guys are NA. Thats what happens on an autopick draft...
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What is the League ID and password for Payton conference? Or else a direct link.
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Dammit,
when is the roster freeze for the weekend- I went to change this morning and 3 of my guys are NA. Thats what happens on an autopick draft...
I think the free agents go on waivers a hour or two before the first game of the week. Bad luck for you this week with thursday nights game, next week it will be on sunday evening they freeze...
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What is the League ID and password for Payton conference? Or else a direct link.
Minder, check the first page of this thread im sure AZ posted links and passwords to each conference there...
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What is the League ID and password for Payton conference? Or else a direct link.
Minder, check the first page of this thread im sure AZ posted links and passwords to each conference there...
I checked earlier there and couldn't see them, I went through most of the thread.
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Montana Conference....
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216977&password=cardinals (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216977&password=cardinals)
Payton Conference
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216978&password=cardinals (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216978&password=cardinals)
REgister for either one, and we'll balance them out later.
Try this minder...
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Montana Conference....
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216977&password=cardinals (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216977&password=cardinals)
Payton Conference
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216978&password=cardinals (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216978&password=cardinals)
REgister for either one, and we'll balance them out later.
Try this minder...
Just found that, will try it now, cheers.
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Montana Conference....
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216977&password=cardinals (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216977&password=cardinals)
Payton Conference
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216978&password=cardinals (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/register/tos?league_id=216978&password=cardinals)
REgister for either one, and we'll balance them out later.
Try this minder...
Just found that, will try it now, cheers.
Isnt letting me in
Edit - Sorted
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Went to bed late last night with a 17 point lead and thought if Rivers has a decent game, even though my opponent has 3 players left I have a good shout. Looked in this morning and the gap is down to 11. It seems Kiwanuka scored 6 points overnight. Great. ::)
Agonised over which QB to start but reckoned I had to go with Rivers. I might pay for it.
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Went to bed late last night with a 17 point lead and thought if Rivers has a decent game, even though my opponent has 3 players left I have a good shout. Looked in this morning and the gap is down to 11. It seems Kiwanuka scored 6 points overnight. Great. ::)
Agonised over which QB to start but reckoned I had to go with Rivers. I might pay for it.
i must be playing you seanie , i should be ahead of you at this stage one of my benched players scored 19 points
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Yeah, I'm similar though as my benched QB got 17 and one of my benched wr's got 4 more than one I played. The joys of this game! One things for sure, a few people will win games this week with less points than the loser of our game.
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Yeah, I'm similar though as my benched QB got 17 and one of my benched wr's got 4 more than one I played. The joys of this game! One things for sure, a few people will win games this week with less points than the loser of our game.
i don't fee l too bad now thought i had thrown this one away :D i'm just hoping baltimore knock the shit* out of rivers tonight :D
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Rivers and San Diego are playing against Kansas. Baltimore are playing against the Jets and I hope their offence has a field day (not likely though!).
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Well Rivers did enough for me last night to clinch the win though I must admit its tough on Deel Rover to rack up such a good score (with McFadden on the bench) and not get the win.
Shonn Greene's two fumbles last night could turn out to be very interesting for me.
Good craic next weekend for me with Bears v. Cowboys on Sky. It being All-Ireland Sunday it might not be very practical for me to get to watch it.
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when will the waivers go through?
does anyone even want to trade? I've sent out decent offers and nobody interested.
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Montana Conference - Week 1 Roundup
Well, week 1 is in the books, and we are off and running again. We had some good matchups, and some surprising (good and bad) individual performance during the week, which started all the way back last Thursday.
Faithful Turfmen 119.87 - 109.59 O'Neill's Chargers
The Turfmen held out for an unlikely win, as the Chargers' Shonn Greene suffered with the rest of the New York Jets offense against the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. Leading by just over 10 points coming into the last day's game, the Turfmen were relying on Shonn Greene to be held by Ray Lewis and the Ravens, and it came to pass. Greene contributed a measly 0.35 points as the Ravens held him to 18 yards rushing on just 6 touches, including a fumble. Surprisingly enough LT actually got most of the work for the Jets in Week 1, whatever that might mean. The Turfmen had a weak display from Matt Schaub, as the Texans stayed on the ground to beat the Colts behind Arian Foster, but Greg Jennings (WR-GB 15.10 points), Hines Ward (WR-PIT 13.40 points), and the New England Defense (22 points) made up for steady but unspectacular returns from Adrian Peterson, Justin Forsett and Carnel Williams.The Chargers would have felt confident when Jay Cutler (QB-CHI) weighed in with 16.54 points, and there were similar returns from Steve Smith (WR-CAR, 14.75 points), Jeremy Maclin (WR-PHI, 12.45 points), Rashard Mendenhall (RB-PIT, 16.75 points), Ronnie Brown (RB-MIA, 12.25 points) and the Green Bay Defense with 14 points. However, this matchup was a textbook case of Stars and Scrubs losing out to consistent solidity of the Turfmen. the Turfmen's lowest total was 6 points on the individual defense, while Chargers had 6 players with less than that. It all added up to a tight victory for the Turfmen in this inter divisional battle.
The Royal Badgers 80.27 - 126.09 New York Jets IV
A solid start for the Jets IV, and a good 45+ point victory as they overpowered the Badgers in this matchup of East and West Division teams. A feature of the Jets' performance was the solid output from the individual defense players, who contributed 34 points between them, including a pair of 12 spots from Bernard Pollard (S-HOU) and Osi Umenyiora (DE-NYG). This bolstered an already solid showing from Tom Brady (QB-NE, 19.16), Roddy White (WR-ATL, 20.55), Donald Driver (WR-GB, 13.50), Vernon Davis (TE-SF, 11.65 points) and the Eagles Defense (10 points). The Badgers couldn't really match that pace, despite a huge effort from Chris Johnson (RB-TEN). CJ2K ran for 142 yards and 2 TDs in a 25.50 point effort, but a disappointing return from all bar Jahvid Best (RB-DET, 18.80) on his team spelled defeat and an 0-1 start for the Badgers.
Craigyhill Terrors 91.61 - 105.94 RedBolts MightyOaks
A North South division match this time, and a pretty close affair in reality, which was probably decided by the contrasting performance of the quarterbacks. Whereas the MightyOaks were able to call upon San Diego signal caller Philip Rivers (16.21 points), the Terrors had the misfortune of seeing their QB (Matt Stafford of the Lions) go down with a seperated shoulder and a grand total of -0.34 points. Given the fact tht the difference in the end was just over 14 points, the importance of a swing of 16.55 at QB is self evident. Elsewhere, it was very even, with Visanthe Shiancoe (TE-MIN, 13.80), Dez Bryant (WR-DAL, 11.08 points) and the Jets Defense (17 points) top scoring for the MightyOaks, while Brandon Marshall (WR-MIA, 10.65), Frank Gore (RB-SF, 10.15), Knowshon Moreno (RB-DEN, 10.20), Darren McFadden (RB-OAK, 19.50) and the Giants D (20 points) did their stuff for the Terrors.
Galway Bay Tribesmen 147.56 - Ruthless Rossies 100.60
This clash of East and West division teams was notable for featuring the top scoring team in the Montana Conference as the Tribesmen amassed over 147 points. Despite the relatuvely high totals, the tie was never really in doubt once the early games were over on Sunday. The reason is that both Peyton Manning (QB-IND) and Matt Forte (RB-CHI) went fantasy mad. Manning contributed 29.66 points in the Colts' losing effort against the Texans, while Matt Forte's receiving threat was well in evidence as he chalked up 31.05 points in the win over the Lions. The Tribesmen had a couple of mediocre performances to go with the big two, but Tim Hightower (RB-ARI, 10.70 points (despite two stupid fumbles)), Neil Rackers (K-HOU), the Miami D (15 points) and Rams S Oshiomogho Atogwe (12 points) all contributed heavily to the win. For the Rossies it was more a case of even distribution with only 3 big time returns. Miles Austin lived up to his billing as a #1 type receiver for the Cowboys with 25.30 in a losing effort against the Redskins and another NFC East player, Trent Cole (DE-PHI) added 10 points. The last notable contribution was the Bears D with 12 points, and that was never going to be enough to reel in such a big score from the Tribesmen.
hegan's helmets 136.68 - Big Apple Orchards 86.92
Hegan's helmets gave the Tribesmen a run for their money in this 50 point demolition of perennial front runner, Big Apple Orchards. It may have been a North-South division match, but it was never really a battle as the helmets had far too much for the Orchards. Given the fact that the helmets had Kevin Kolb (QB-PHI) knocked out after only 0.53 points, and went into battle with only 2 individual defenses, it makes their performance all the more impressive. Of course, having an absolutely monster performance from Houston Running Back Arian Foster will help, as the second year undrafted Tennessee Volunteer absolutely tore up the Colts to the tune of 231 running yards and 3 TDs, for an eye popping 39.90 points. Marry that with 17.95 points from old reliable Reggie Wayne (WR-IND), 15.10 points from Eagles RB LeSean McCoy, 21 points from Dallas Clark (TE-IND), 12 points from Mason Crosby (K-GB) and 13 points from a Ravens 'D' that looked like the Ravens D, and it's easy to see where the win came from. Mind you, that Colts-Texans game was particularly good to the helmets as it produced 85.6 of the helmets' points. The Orchards had some valiant battlers, but Eli Manning (QB-NYG, 13.16), LArry Fitzgerald (WR-ARI, 11.15), Adrian Wilson (S-ARI, 18,00) and Mathias Kiwanuka (DE-NYG, 15.00) were unable to inspire the full team to deliver enough.
Shower of Tramps 88.82 - CAPT PATs VIKINGS 99.06
The only game of the week to not feature a 100 point team, albeit falling only .94 short, saw Capt Pat's Vikings hold onto an 10+ point win over the Tramps, depite not fielding a kicker. Joe Flacco (QB-BAL) hardly inspired the Vikings either, as he was held to 2.06 points by the tough Jets 'D', but ironically his WR Anquin Boldin ended up with 14.50 points in the same game. Antonio Gate (TE-SD), the Chargers fantasy banker had 14.80 points while the Tennessee Defense had 19 points in the only other 10 point plus performance for the winners. The Tramps only had two defensive performances to be pleased about, as the Steelers D contributed 13 points, to go with the individual performance of Shaun Ellis (DE-NYJ) and his 11 points. Not enough, unfortunately for the Tramps, and they find themselves 0-1 after the first week.
The Curragh Rams 75.89 - 103.81 Smackdown Clowns
The dubious honour of the lowest score of the week falls to the Curragh Rams as the Kildare men continue to experience a miserable late summer. Chad Ochocinco (WR-CIN) did his best to carry the load with 29.95 points in a great effort, but only Tony Romo (QB-DAL) and his 11.64 came close to doing enough to help him. On the Clowns' side, it wasn't sensational but it was more than enough to seal a 28 point victory as everyone's favourite sleeper Hakeem Nicks (WR-NYG) awoke spectacularly with 25.75 points in a 3 TD effort against the hapless Panthers. Pierre Thomas (RB-NO) conributed 13.30 points while Jamaal Charles (RB-KC) had a nice 12 point effor on Monday night. Ahmad Bradshaw was solid with the Giants' RB picking up 12.65 points in the same game that Nicks owned, and that combination was the difference for the Clowns as they got away to a 1-0 start.
Payton Conference to follow...
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I got the win with the lowest score. After not having a kicker and Flacco getting very low points against the jets and no points from simms walker and very low production from my running backs. I don't know how I got through.
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I got the win with the lowest score. After not having a kicker and Flacco getting very low points against the jets and no points from simms walker and very low production from my running backs. I don't know how I got through.
It's because my clowns were even worse!! ;D
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Wish i got hammered, looks like ryan grant is done for the season & i'm 12th on the waiver wire :'(
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Can anyone explain why I was 1st in waivers yesterday (after getting the last pick in the draft) and now I'm 14th today? What the feck is that all about?
Plus what happens if I put in a claim when I was in 1st yet today I'm back in 14th? How does that work?
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I think it is different this year in that the lads at the bottom of the league get the first pick in the waivers
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Well Rivers did enough for me last night to clinch the win though I must admit its tough on Deel Rover to rack up such a good score (with McFadden on the bench) and not get the win.
Shonn Greene's two fumbles last night could turn out to be very interesting for me.
Good craic next weekend for me with Bears v. Cowboys on Sky. It being All-Ireland Sunday it might not be very practical for me to get to watch it.
well done seanie , i'm really looking forward to this weeks games against bombidal ;D seem to recall him saying a year or 2 ago that if you couldn't win with Brady in your team then you should forgot about it itf thats the case i haven't a chance as he has Brady and welker :o
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No he doesn't. Bombidal is Carlow for Sam 2011. He has McNabb at QB.
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No he doesn't. Bombidal is Carlow for Sam 2011. He has McNabb at QB.
apologies , i don't know who i'm playing then :D
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Payton Conference - Week 1 Roundup
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 94.06 - 79.56 The ConVICKS
A l ow scoring game to start us off in the Payton Conference, thanks largely to a dour defensive struggle between the Jets and Ravens on Monday night. This tie featured few enough stellar performances, although the New England Patriots' slightly surprising 22 points gained against the Bengals did bolster the Turfmen's effort. Greg Jennings, the Green Bay wideout contributed 15.10 points, Kansas City RB Jamaal Charles added 12 and Arizona RB Tim Hightower contributed 10,70 points of his own. It was enough to squeak by a disappointing ConVICKS performance, for whom Colts' warhorse Reggie Wayne (WR) had 17.95 points, Steve Smith, WR of Carolina had 14.75 points and Chargers TE Antonio Gates added 14.80 points. The Green Bay 'D' rounded off the high scoring for the ConVICKS with 14 points. Despite having more high scorers than the Turfmen, there were too many 0s and 1s and even minus figures to really mount a serious challenge, but with Smith, Wayne and Gates, the ConVICKS will expect higher returns most other weeks.
puppet master 79.87 - 76.13 North Antrim Nuggets
Another very low scoring game, as neither team breached the 80 mark, but a win is a win and puppet master will be delighted to escape with a victory despite having 3 inactive positions. Chris Johnson (RB-TEN) was the puppet master (pun intended) this week as he chipped in with 25.50 points, while he was supported by Detroit RB Jahvid Best (18.80 points) and the Eagles Defense (10 points). Garrett Hartley, the New Orleans kicker will have better weeks than his minus 2 return, but it didn't matter in the windup. For the Nuggets, the injury (and hitherto poor performance) of Eagles QB Kevin Kolb certainly didn't help matters, but with 5 positions returning more than 10 points (Brandon Marshall (WR-MIA - 10.65), Frank Gore (RB-SF - 10.15), Mercedes Lews (TE-JAC, 15.55), Mason Crosby (K-GB, 12) and the Steelers D (13)) they should have had enough to reel in the modest target set by the masters. Unfortunately 6 positions returning less than 1 point tells it's own story of how that worked out. In a game decided by less than 4 points, every position does indeed count.
L'Esprit de Biff 100.29- 71.74 Rehab is 4 Quitters
The first ton up in this conferences was enough for past champion L'Esprit de Biff to prevail against newcomer Rehab is 4 Quitters, who registered the lowest score of the week. Quitters were certainly not helped by a combination of events, from Houston's great day running the ball against the Colts (which meant Matt Schaub (QB) didn't have to do much more than hand the ball off,a nd Andre Johnson had nothing to catch), Calvin Johnson's ((WR-DET) harsh disallowed TD against Da Bears, Kevin Boss' (TE-NYG) injury and Darrelle Revis' not being thrown at. There will undoubtedly be better days for a roster boasting such names, but this weekend, only the Jets 'D' showed up with 17 points. L'Esprit will be happy to have the win in the books, if not particularly enamoured with the manner of the win. Larry Fitzgerald (WR-ARI - 11.15) did score a TD, but the fact that Derek Anderson missed him on 12 of 15 throws does not inspire confidence for the future. Knowshon Moreno (RB-DEN) added 10.20 points, while the Saints 'D' added 13. The rest were solid, if unspectacular and managed to do enough for a 28+ point victory.
Shrek's Ogres 88.09 - Carlow for Sam 2011 77.57
Another low scoring encounter in a week of them in the Payton Conference saw a major shock as perennial favourite (running under new name) Carlow for Sam 2011 was defeated by 10+ points by rookie Shrek's Ogres. Indianapolis Colts TE Dallas Clark, with 21 points, was the main man for the Ogres, and the fact that only really Donald Driver (veteran GB WR with 13.50 points) managed to help out significantly was a major factor in the winning total being just 88 points. For Carlow, it's a week best forgotten, but at least there were hopeful signs from Rashard Mendenhall (RB-PIT, 16.75 points), Jeremy MAclin (WR-PHI, 12.45 points) and Ronnie Brown (RB-MIA, 12.25 points).
Coolera Bears 147.56 - mayo warriors 132.59
What an introduction to the world of GAABoard Fantasy NFL for Sligo rookies Coolera Bears, as themselves and Connacht rivals, and 3rd place finisher last year, mayo warriors served up a right barnburner. The clash of South and West division rivals went the way of the newcomer, but it was the highest grossing tie of the week, across both conferences. The Bears can really thank 4 positions for their big score, as remarkably only that amount grossed double digits. However a solid combination of 6,7 and 8s combined with really big totals from some positions did the trick. Fittingly enough, given the team owner, pride of place goes to the real Bears' RB Matt Forte who had 31.05 points. Also contributing heavily to the debut win were Colts WR Austin Collie, and his 27.15 points, San Diego QB Philip Rivers and his 16.21 points and, again fittingly, the Bears 'D', with 12 points. The warriors' brave effort was headlined by loudmouth Chad Ochocino (WR-CIN) and his 29.95 points, but also impressing were Bears QB Jay Cutler (16.54), Atlanta WR Roddy White (20.55 points), Ahmad Bradshaw (RB-NYG-12.65 points) the Baltimore D (13 points) and Giants' DE Mathias Kiwanuka (15 points), It's fair to surmise that the warriors won't lose too many games if they average 130 points, but in this case the support cast just fell short against their Bears counterparts.
Crossmaglen Hitmen 87.34 - Old Jack City 120.31
They say revenge is a dish best served cold. If so the Old Jack City squad will be able to attest to that this week. Last years conference final saw the Hitmen run out winners in a nailbiter, but the rebadged Old Jack City turned the tables in style with better than 30 points to spare over their 2009 conquerers. A tragic effort by the Bengals Defense (-1) threatened to derail the ambitions of City, but Tom Brady (QB-NE, 19.16), Miles Austin (WR-DAL, 25.30), Wes Welker (WR-NE, 23.20), Neil Rackers (K-HOU, 11), Bernard Pollard (S - HOU, 12) and Trent Cole (DE - PHI, 10 points) all contributed heavily in making up for that setback. The result wasn't really in doubt when Welker and Brady went off, and Austin put the tin hat on it, but the Hitmen couldn't really respond in a meaningful manner. Too many men left their A game at home, and while all positions contributed something positive, only Tony Romo (QB-DAL, 11.64) and LeSean McCoy (RB-PHI, 15.10) did enough to impact the tie. People like Knox, Jones Drew and Garcon will be better on other weeks, but it wasn't to be in week 1, and Old (Jack) Jack City can bask in the redemptive glow of this win. The Hitmen may retort that they 'Won the one that mattered'.
Ballyhaise Bills 143.82 - 116.71 Red Hand Helmets
It's a fair bet that if you get 70.56 points from two starters, you have a good chance to win your tie on any given week, and that is how it worked out for the Bills as they saw off a solid challenge from the Red Hand Helmets in the second tie to produce more than 100 points each. The fact that the Bills 143.82 is only good enough for second in the conference is testament to the quality of the Coolera Bears' performance, but it was very impressive nonetheless. The two men that did all the damage were Peyton Manning (QB-IND, 29.66) and the star of week 1 Houston RB Arian Foster (39.90 points). They were ably helped out by Anquan Boldin (WR-BAL, 14.50) and Visanthe Shiancoe (TE-MIN, 13.80), but suffice to say that without one or both of those big time performances, the Bills would have struggled mightily here. The Helmets will curse their luck that they drew one of only 4 teams with better totals this week, but they will be given hope by the performances of Eli Manning (QB-NYG, 13.16), Hines Ward (WR-PIT, 13.40), Pierre Thomas (RB-NO, 13.30), Vernon Davis (TE-SF, 11.65) and the Titans' D (19 points). Beanie Wells (RB-ARI), a late scratch on Sunday, missing didn't help, nor did the underwhelming outings from Malcolm Floyd (WR-SD), and Adrian Peterson (RB-MIN), but it would have taken a special outing to beat the Bills on that display.
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No he doesn't. Bombidal is Carlow for Sam 2011. He has McNabb at QB.
apologies , i don't know who i'm playing then :D
That'll be me.
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Two things-
1) Love the recaps AZ. Here's hoping il be back in the conference final this year again!
2) Who's got two thumbs, depth at receiver, and is worried about his Running Backs..? Yup, this guy right here. Trade requests involving my receivers and your backs will be happily considered people.
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When does the waiver thing get sorted? When do the players come off waivers?
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In the Montana Conference we see some interesting Week 2 Fixtures as some teams look to kick start their season, while others obviously hope to keep early momentum going.
The first fixture on our slate sees an all East and West division matchup as the Faithful Turfmen and New York Jets IV put their 1-0 records on the line while next up, The Royal Badgers face a tough task against top scoring Galway Bay Tribesmen in a bid to get off the mark.
An intra North and South division matchup sees the 0-1 Craigyhill Terrors try to redeem themselves against the division leading hegan's helmets while another North and South division battle, the O'Neill's Chargers will try to get their first win against the 1-0 RedBolts MightyOaks.
Another North and South battle, this time of 0-1 teams, is next up as the 6th place Shower of Tramps and 7th place Big Apple Orchards lock horns to try and avoid starting 0-2, and at the same time over in the other division, we have a pure East and West division battle. The 0-1 pair of the Curragh Rams (east) take on the Ruthless Rossies (west) with both sides anxious not to let a gap appear already, this early in the season.
The final game of the week sees an inter division matchup as the North and South division 3rd place team, Capt Pats Vikings, takes on the East and West division 4th place squad, Smackdown Clowns, in a battle of unbeatens.
Over to the Payton Conference, where a similar situation obviously exists, given that we only have one week in the books. First off we have an all South and West battle, and an all Offaly battle, as the unbeaten pair of Faithful Turfmen 'B' and L'Esprit de Biff face up in an early rivalry game.
Next on the docket, there is another intra division meeting of 1-0 teams as the North and East's puppet master and Shrek's Ogres square off as 2nd plays 3rd. In the other division, bottom placed Rehab is 4 Quitters will try to get going with a contest against the 2nd placed Ballyhaise Bills.
The pivot game in the seven game schedule features an all North and East clash as the 7th placed North Antrim Nuggets attempt to get off the mark against the unlucky Red Hand Helmets while in the same division the 0-1 Carlow for Sam 2011 will be looking for much better things against the 5th place and also fresh off a defeat Crossmaglen Hitmen.
The penultimate game is a South and West division clash between 0-1 6th placed the ConVICKS and the free scoring Conference #1 ranked Coolera Bears while the week closes off with a potential doozey between the 0-1 mayo warriors (who scored 132.59 points in week 1) and the 1st place North and East division Old Jack City who scored 120.31 in a winning Week 1 effort.
Best of luck everyone, and remember to check injury news, and the waiver wire.
Also, I noticed a query about your roster being locked. The roster is not locked at all, only when individual positions have played will that position be locked. If you have guys that are NA or on IR, you can drop them to the bench assuming a) Their team has not yet played and b) You have someone to replace them. The only restriction is that you will not be able to pick up new players once the games have started for the week.
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When does the waiver thing get sorted? When do the players come off waivers?
You can bid for them at any time, you just won't get them until they come off waivers, depending on your waiver priority.
They will be assigned off waivers, to the highest positioned bidder, today. Not sure what time.
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I wonder what time that might be. Things have gone very strange on the add players page now, it doesn't make any sense. I tried to cancel one of my waivers, I wonder if I was too late
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Just took a look, I'd say the waivers are in the process of being applied. Remember it's just gone 8AM eastern in the US, so this would be about the time. On the add players now, the player I put in for a waiver on is listed in 'All Available Players' but is not actually available to add (no green cross). I'd say it's because they are in the middle of working through them.
On a seperate note, any player on waivers who was not claimed is now a Free Agent (FA). That means you can pick him up immediately without affecting your waiver slot.
*ALL* free agents will again go on the waiver wire when the games begin next Sunday.
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Last week I wasn't able to pick up a kicker before the games kisked off, they were on waivers for a long time before kick off.
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no they weren't. They all went on Waivers on Thursday, which was the day of the first game.
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Leinart signs with Houston. 1 year deal.
First game Thursday night, don't forget your rosters!
Capt Pat, you can't say I didn't warn you :D
Edit. Jaysus that *wasn't* a freudian slip :D
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Our Predictions Competition.
1 Ruthless Rossies 8 8-5
2 Craigyhill Nittany Beavers 8 8-5
3 Tramps' picks 7 7-6
4 AZOffaly's Picks 7 7-6
5 MagpieSeanie 7 7-6
6 shre0505 6 6-7
7 Rehab is 4 Quitters 6 6-7
8 Nostradamus Go ND 5 5-8
9 mayo warriors 4 4-9
10 RedBolts MightyOaks 0 0-13
11 Jets 0 0-13
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AH now I see. ???
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Great work lad on the recaps -you have a bright future ahead of you.
I seriously was unlucky to get some of the results I did - but I'm dusted down and ready to take on the Number 2 guy this week. Will he put up the same numbers? Lets see. Its not about one game - I'll be in the playoffs and then we'll see where we all are.......
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Waivers have been processed. I managed to get Ryan Grant's backup in the Payton Conference, but the same waiver request in the Montana Conference failed because someone else went for him :D
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I was surprised you were able to pick him up AZ. Didn't bother myself as with my waiver position it was a waste of time. That's a great land for you.
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Feckin poxy new waiver system just cost me Brandon Jackson. I was number 1 on the wire when I put in a claim for him (after getting last pick in the draft) only to be dumped to number 14. What a load of shite. >:(
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I'm happy with that alright, but lets see what happens. A few interesting drops today. Anyone interested in picking up Vincent Jackson dropped by Shrek's Ogres? Might be a good pick and hold if he gets traded.
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Feckin poxy new waiver system just cost me Brandon Jackson. I was number 1 on the wire when I put in a claim for him (after getting last pick in the draft) only to be dumped to number 14. What a load of shite.
You did got near 150pts in week 1.. Do you really need him? Forte and hightower will be more productive.. even with all their lost fumbles.
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Feckin poxy new waiver system just cost me Brandon Jackson. I was number 1 on the wire when I put in a claim for him (after getting last pick in the draft) only to be dumped to number 14. What a load of shite.
You did got near 150pts in week 1.. Do you really need him? Forte and hightower will be more productive.. even with all their lost fumbles.
Well he'll be the starter. Can't see much coming from Hightower after his 2 fumbles. One of which nearly cost them the game. Plus Larod Stephens-Howling is beginning to eat into his carries. Picked Hardesty as my RB3 and he got injured before the season even started. Don't have a great team really. Only freak weeks from Manning and Forte got me a big score week 1 which booted my arse back to the end of the queue.
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Feckin poxy new waiver system just cost me Brandon Jackson. I was number 1 on the wire when I put in a claim for him (after getting last pick in the draft) only to be dumped to number 14. What a load of shite.
You did got near 150pts in week 1.. Do you really need him? Forte and hightower will be more productive.. even with all their lost fumbles.
arah them galway boys are greedy whores rossie :D not like ye roscommon bucks
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Feckin poxy new waiver system just cost me Brandon Jackson. I was number 1 on the wire when I put in a claim for him (after getting last pick in the draft) only to be dumped to number 14. What a load of shite.
You did got near 150pts in week 1.. Do you really need him? Forte and hightower will be more productive.. even with all their lost fumbles.
Well he'll be the starter. Can't see much coming from Hightower after his 2 fumbles. One of which nearly cost them the game. Plus Larod Stephens-Howling is beginning to eat into his carries.
good spot GBB. Whiz sat with Hightower on the plane back to Phoenix apparently, and told him that the fumbles were not acceptable. With Beanie back, if Hightower looks anyway unsafe, then LSH will start getting more work. Hightower's real value is going to be the 2nd down dump off throws when Wells comes back, which could be this week. However, they do like Hightower, so if he sorts himself out he'll be grand.
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I felt like a Mayo manager this week Deel.. had a good player and decided not to play him.. Welker.. ::)
It didnt matter against the greedy Wegian anyways
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I felt like a Mayo manager this week Deel.. had a good player and decided not to play him.. Welker.. ::)
It didnt matter against the greedy Wegian anyways
:D jeez rossie surprised at you not playing welker who did you play instead . Are you headng to wembley this year ?
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jeez rossie surprised at you not playing welker who did you play instead . Are you headng to wembley this year ?
Take your pick.. Ricky Williams or Jacoby Jones.. shocking..
Not sure about Wembley. Been stopped going into a pub by a bouncer in a Galway jersey
last year still hurts.. :D
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jeez rossie surprised at you not playing welker who did you play instead . Are you headng to wembley this year ?
Take your pick.. Ricky Williams or Jacoby Jones.. shocking..
Not sure about Wembley. Been stopped going into a pub by a bouncer in a Galway jersey
last year still hurts.. :D
Ah Rossie... Never, ever drop Welker in a point per catch league. Even without yds or tds he'll get 6/7 receptions and will almost always guarantee you 10+ points.
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He was listed as a "fantasy lame" by the experts
http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/blog/roto_arcade/post/Lames-Giant-sized-payback-coming-for-DeAngelo-W?urn=fantasy-268448
Thats what caused me to drop him.
Didnt matter anyway would only have closed to within 30pts of Galway bay with him starting!!
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Aye, but they are thinking of standard leagues.
In a std league Welker wasnt a great play if you take out the two TD's (which you can never hang your hat on). He only got about 60 yds receiving, which would be approx 6 points.
But in a PPR- even leaving out the TD's- he was good for 14 points because of the 8 receptions.
Welker has led the league in receptions for the last 3 years or so with around 110-120 per year, which makes him a beast in the PPR format.
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jeez rossie surprised at you not playing welker who did you play instead . Are you headng to wembley this year ?
Take your pick.. Ricky Williams or Jacoby Jones.. shocking..
Not sure about Wembley. Been stopped going into a pub by a bouncer in a Galway jersey
last year still hurts.. :D
he must have known you were a rossie ;) fair play to the man he let his mayo neighbours in and the place packed to the ceiling , i thought he was a gent :D
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can we put a time limit on trades? This way we dont have them hanging for days or weeks?
I am willing to trade Calvin Johnson for a top 20 RB
Or Andre Johnson for a top 10 RB +1
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I never realized how much craic this Fantasy Football could be. I put in fantasy teams in premiership soccer before but this is completely different. Because I'm in America i am now able to carry a conversation with the yanks all about the draft and my team and who's who.....
I think I have a team on the way to the playoffs! Heavy on the WR's light on the RB's but I'll get there with a few more trades.......
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Iceman - You mustn't have gone for Brandon Jacobs. That could have been the making of ya. Very hard to work something with trades for RB's by the look of it. More depth at other positions.
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I went for Brandon Jackson from GB but didn't get him. I messed up with the waivers in all honesty but I have the debth now at WR to trade for something in the next couple of weeks.
There are some solid teams in our league -I came last this week but its my first time out and i think I'll do well overall. Bit of craic if nothing else. Fairly expands the knowledge on the NFL and keeps the interest level peaked!
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I agree, its mental how much I've learned in the last month or so. Really enjoyable.
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i am completely lost as to transfers and waivers,have not got a clue what i am doing.think i picked a few boys but when do i get them and can somebody else steal them from me. is there a picking [or pecking] order? help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ???
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Howya eiled,
What are you struggling with? I'll try and help out if I can.
Let's start at the beginning. After the draft you have now got a roster with starters and bench players. Obviously you try to put what you think are your best players on the starting team each week to get points from them.
Occasionally, or frequently, throughout the season, you might want to pick up different player because of things like injury or general uselessness.
To do that you basically have 3 options, which I will describe below (in straightforward terms. There are other ways to do all of this, but I'll try to keep it simple).
1) The Trade. - A Trade is basically an agreement to swap one of more players between two managers in the league. If you notice a player on another team that you like the look of, and you have something you think the other manager might be interested in, you can offer a trade. You offer a trade as follows.
a) Go to 'MY TEAM'.
b) On the top bar select 'Trade'
c) Choose the team you want to trade with
d) Tick the box beside the player(s) you want and select 'Continue' at the bottom.
e) Tick the box beside the player(s) you are offering in return and select 'Continue' at the bottom
f) Add a note for the other manager, and click 'Send Trade Proposal'.
Now the other manager will get a notification that says a trade has been proposed, and they will either accept, refuse or make a counter offer to you. You will be notified either way, (make sure you watch your email).
Assuming the other manager agrees, there is then a 2 day period where the rest of the managers in the league are notified of the trade that is about to happen, and they can object to me about it. If there are enough objections, or I feel it is unfair (one team is getting ripped off either deliberately or accidentally), I can veto (cancel) the trade.
That is trading.
2 - The Waiver Wire
The Waiver wire is another way of picking up players, but in this case NOBODY owns them. The concept of a Waiver Wire (as opposed to immediate pickups) was born in Fantasy to stop unfair advantages. For example, if I lived in Arizona, and was watching a game on Monday night and saw the best running back get injured, it's not fair that I could jump onto Yahoo, and pick up his backup while the lads in Ireland are asleep.
Therefore this concept of a Waiver Wire was enacted. Think of a Waiver Wire as a holding pen, where players are held while managers have a chance to say they are interested in picking them up.
Now, the way it works is as follows.
a) All players not on a fantasy team are placed on the Waiver Wire EVERY WEEK from the moment the first game kicks off, until the day after the last game of the week.
b) Outside of those days, only players dropped by a fantasy team go on the waiver wire. All other players are called 'Free Agents' (see point 3).
c) In order to pick up someone on the waiver wire, select MY TEAM, and then 'ADD' from the top menu.
d) You will be taken to the available players list, and you can filter on various positions, etc.
e) When you see the player you want, you will see that he has his name, team, next opponent and the letter 'W' with a date after it. The 'W' means he is on the waiver wire, and the date is the date he will become a free agent (again, see point 3 below). During the game weekend, as I mentioned above, ALL players will be 'W' with the same end date (which will be the day after the last game).
f) There will also be a green cross beside the player, and this is what you click if you want to submit a 'Waiver Claim', basically saying you are interested in picking him up.
g) When you select the green cross, you will need to tick a player you want to drop to make room for this new guy, unless you have an empty spot, and then click 'Add this player and drop another player'.
h) You will then be presented with a confirmation screen where you click 'Add this player'. (It will tell you the lad you are dropping as well).
How do you know if your claim is successful???? This is the bit some people struggle with. JUST BECAUSE YOU CLAIM A PLAYER DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL GET HIM. Why not? Read on.
A claim on a player is just that, a claim. It is not a guarantee. On the Waiver wire, every manager has what is called a Waiver Priority. This is a number between 1 and 14 (the number of managers in the league). If two or more managers make a claim on the same player, the manager with the lowest number wins. So if you have a waiver priority of 11, and I have one of 9, then I will win if we both claim the same player.
IMPORTANT NOTE - The Waiver priority is re-set each week, with the person with the best record getting 14, and the worst team getting 1.
IMPORTANT NOTE 2 - Each time you have a successful claim, your waiver priority is reset to 14 for that week. So if in our example above, I won that claim, I would then be waiver priority 14, the person that was 10th, would move up to 9, you would move up to 10, and so on.
You know if your claim is successful on the day that the player comes off waivers. Yahoo looks at who (if any) have claimed him, and assigns the player to the owner with the best waiver priority. An email then goes to all owners who tried to claim the player.
3. Free Agents
Free Agency is the easiest way to pick up players, in terms of understanding. Waiver Priority doesn't come into it, and the player immediately joins your roster, so you don't have to wait to see if you are successful.
The important thing to note about Free Agency is that it is NOT AVAILABLE during the times the games are on, as all players go on Waivers for that period (see 2 above).
The rest of the week, most players not owned by someone else will be Free Agents, and only players recently dropped by other managers will go to Waivers.
To pick up a player off Free Agency, do the following.
a) Go to MY TEAM and select 'ADD' from the top menu.
b) Look for a player you like, and if he has his name, team, opponent and the letters 'FA' beside him, then he's available for you to pick up immediately.
c) Click the green cross beside his name.
d) You will then have to select a player to drop to make room for him, unless you have empty spots on your roster.
e) Click 'Add this player and drop another'.
f) You will then get the confirmation screen, click 'Add this Player'.
At this point, congrats, you have successfully added the free agent. If you look at 'MY TEAM' you will see him there straight away.
So, to summarise.
1) TRADE - When you offer to swap one of your players for someone on another team. Takes 2 days after the other manager accepts, assuming no one objects.
2) WAIVER WIRE - When you claim a player on Waivers (W), normally during the weekend as games are being player, or shortly after the player is dropped by someone else. Success or Failure depends on Waiver Priority if other people also claim the same player. Becomes effective when the specified date is reached, e.g. W (21 Sep) would be effective on the 21 Sep.
3) FREE AGENTS - When you immediately pick up an unowned players, who is not on the Waiver Wire. No waiting period, no priorities. First come first served. NOTE - This is NOT available during the Waiver Wire period.
Hope this helps
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I should have said. You can see your current waiver priority if you look at the standings section of the league. Each team's waiver priority is listed in the second last column - titled 'Waiver''
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AZ I sent you a trade proposal in Montana. Can you have a look before the weekends games if you get a chance
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Don't forget the predictions Comp everyone...
Rossie, I was thinking about this one, but I want to hold Cooley. Certainly not for Miller or Jones.
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No bother
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Anyone know how to get rid of those yahoo fantasy football live fúckfaces from the "My team" page?
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I dont understand why teams are sandbagging players.
Why do you need 5 RB's on your team and 2 on the bench. I have a bunch of solid WR's available to trade and there are RB's on the bench!
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I dont understand why teams are sandbagging players.
Why do you need 5 RB's on your team and 2 on the bench. I have a bunch of solid WR's available to trade and there are RB's on the bench!
Because people need backups for bye weeks and you never know when an RB could get injured. One that's a backup this week could be next weeks starter with 100 yds and a TD.
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There is no point keeping a load of back up running backs, you will need to trade them for other positions.
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Backs are the most injured position on the field. It's well worth holding onto a guy like Johnsthon Stewart, even though he's probably at best a flex starter, in case DeAngelo Williams gets hurt. Likewise if you've three top RB's it's worth holding them unless you've a serious need elsewhere. All it takes is one planted foot leading to an ACL injury, or a concussion from a big hit to make that third RB a vital investment.
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I understand the odd backup but holding on to a mid tier RB when you have no WR's doesnt' make sense.
Theres boys out there with 3 starting RB's and 2 on the bench......
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AZ,
Is there a way you could open up LB's for DL's on the league site?
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I don't think so DH. I didn't exclude anyone. I have noticed some Safeties and LBs missing, but I don't know why.
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I don't think so DH. I didn't exclude anyone. I have noticed some Safeties and LBs missing, but I don't know why.
Clay Matthews would look great on my team ::)
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I understand the odd backup but holding on to a mid tier RB when you have no WR's doesnt' make sense.
Theres boys out there with 3 starting RB's and 2 on the bench......
I think you can propose trades directly to other teams so maybe you should give that a go?
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could some one post the results from the payton conference lads
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I understand the odd backup but holding on to a mid tier RB when you have no WR's doesnt' make sense.
Theres boys out there with 3 starting RB's and 2 on the bench......
I think you can propose trades directly to other teams so maybe you should give that a go?
Aye already did Seanie - sorry for the rant. I just get frustrated with all these bench players
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In the Montana conference I am willing to look at offers for Wes Welker for a top tier RB.
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could some one post the results from the payton conference lads
Payton Cof results (congrats, you won!)
Coolera Bears 137.03, The ConVicks 85.70;
Rehab is 4 Quitters 92.13, Ballyhaise Bills 130.90;
Mayo Warriors 116.42, Old Jack City 112.19;
Puppet Master 85.05, Shrek's Ogres 88.03;
North Antrim Nuggets 136.37, Red Hand Helmets 109.15;
L'esprit de Biff 124.93, Faithful Turfmen B 78.03;
Carlow For Sam 2011 77.37, Crossmaglen Hitmen 148.00.
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could some one post the results from the payton conference lads
Payton Cof results (congrats, you won!)
Coolera Bears 137.03, The ConVicks 85.70;
Rehab is 4 Quitters 92.13, Ballyhaise Bills 130.90;
Mayo Warriors 116.42, Old Jack City 112.19;
Puppet Master 85.05, Shrek's Ogres 88.03;
North Antrim Nuggets 136.37, Red Hand Helmets 109.15;
L'esprit de Biff 124.93, Faithful Turfmen B 78.03;
Carlow For Sam 2011 77.37, Crossmaglen Hitmen 148.00.
cheers seanie season back on track :) looks like the rookie from sligeach could be the 1 to watch this year
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Any recaps???
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There will indeed. I'll get them out tomorrow. I'll bring in the weekend matches as well to make them relevant :D
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I am throwing Mike Vick up for Trade for anyone interested or weak on the QB side.
I want a RB in return. Peyton conference.
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Seeing as how I'm a bit late this week, I think I'll do it 'Janus' style. (Look it up :D) If it works out, this might be the best way of doing recaps etc, because I'm usually a little less pressured on a Friday.
Anyhow, with the previews of this weekends action, and a nod to the past week, here we go for the Montana Conference. Please note comments in the preview are based on the current line up.
First on the slate is the clash of two unbeatens in the East and West division, and current incumbents of first and second place respectively as the Galway Bay Tribesmen take on the Faithful Turfmen. The Tribesmen are coming off a hard fought 125.60 - 116.65 victory over the Royal Badgers, and will be confident having top scored by quite a distance in this conference over the first 2 weeks. Payton Manning (QB-IND) is coming off two big weeks, and Matt Forte (RB-CHI) has been a revelation as he makes his way back to 2008 form in the Chicago passing attack as Jay Cutler's primary dump off guy. Tim Hightower (RB-ARI) may suffer slightly with the return of Beanie Wells, but all the indications are that Hightower will still get the most work, and be the passing back, at least initially on Wells' return. Last week big performances from the aforementioned trio were the backbone of the Tribesmen's victory, and they will need to replicate, and possibly get more out of Randy Moss (WR-NE) that to ensure victory here.The Turfmen moved onto a 2-0 mark with a good win over the NEw York Jets IV, and would have been delighted to see Matt Schaub (QB-HOU) bounce back after a poor opening weekend. Adrian Peterson (RB-MIN) also looked more like himself, while Chris Cooley (TE-WAS) continued his nice start on the season. Greg Jennings (WR-GB) was disappointing in what should be a high powered offense in Green Bay, and he will need to pick it up for the Turfmen to be serious candidates. Hines Ward (WR-PIT) struggled as the Steelers went from Dixon to Batch (3rd to 4th choice Starters at QB), so this week's matchup is unlikely to set pulses racing as Batch will start against the fast starting (but probably falsely positioned) Tampa Bay Buccs.
Next up in the Montana Conference sees the Royal Badgers (0-2), bottom of the East-West division, taking on the 1-1 Ruthless Rossies. Given the fact that the Badgers scored 116.65 points last week, they can be pretty angry at Brett Favre (QB-MIN). They're not the first team to live and die by the old gunslinger, but Favre's 3 INTs and -3.50 points really hurt in a 9 point loss. On the bright side, the performances of Malcolm Floyd (WR-SD) in Vincent Jackson's continued absence in San Diego, and especially Jahvid Best (RB-DET) will be bright spots. Best had a ridiculous day the last time out as he chalked up 42.60 points against a Philadelphia Eagles defense who did not make their name giving up days like that to rookie running backs, even if it was mostly through the air. This week Best faces a formidable Vikings Run defense, so any production may need to be through the air again. Can lightening strike twice? Better to plan for not. Also fristrating for the Badgers was the poor outing for Chris Johnson (RB-TEN) as the Steel Curtain slammed shut on him for only 6.65 points, but the glass half full perspective there is that Johnson takes on a NYG defense that was gashed by a notoriously brittle Colts run game last Sunday night. For the Badgers to feel good, you would think Best, Johnson, Favre and Floyd will all have to have significant double digit outings this week. On the Rossies side of the ball, they are coming off a great win against the Curragh Rams (134.26 - 125.13). Miles Austin (WR-DAL) continued to be the man in big D as he added 20.10 points, and coming up against a Texans defense that gives up as much as it does through the air, you have to like Austin in Week 3. Drew Brees (QB-NO), Wes Welker (WR-NE) and Eddie Royal (WR-DEN) are others that are chipping in with big points for the Rossies, but Reggie Bush's broken leg is going to hurt the Rossies, no pun intended. The Rossies look like replacing Bush with Ricky Williams (RB-MIA) and Heath Miller (TE-PIT) with Dustin Keller, the Jets TE. Keller should contribute more than Miller has been doing, but a lot will depend on Williams and Joseph Addai (RB-IND) stepping up to the mark.
The third match features the last placed 0-2 Big Apple Orchards and the 1-1 Craigyhill Terrors in what looks like a mismatch at first glance, given the Orchards have just 175 points through 2 weeks, as opposed to the Terrors' 229. A closer look doesn't inspire much hope for the Orchard, although Eli Manning (QB-NYG), Larry Fitzgerald (WR-ARI), Devin Hestor (WR-CHI) and Thomas Jones (RB-KC) can all go off at verious times. The problems are many however. Fitzgerald is suffering through the rough genesis of the Derek Anderson 'era' as QB of the Cardinals, while Thomas Jones is affected by sharing time with another quality RB in Jamaal Charles. Devin Hestor doesn't seem to have really progressed into a main receiver, and Johnny Knox, Matt Forte and Tight End Greg Olsen seem to have passed him on the targets front up there in the Windy City. Ryan Matthews (RB-SD) tweeting that he had a high ankle sprain (3 bad words in Fantasy league) also contributes to a feeling of unease around the Orchards. In contrast the Terrors are coming off a good bounce back week as they totted up 138 points in a win over the hegan's helmets in week 2. Primarily responsible for this win was the standout performances of DeSean Jackson (WR-PHI), who is presumably a paid up member of the Michael Vick fan club, Knowshown Moreno (RB-DEN) and especially a monster day for SF Runner Frank Gore. Gore is a solid, solid producer, and this week he will not fear the Chiefs defense too much. Darren McFadden (RB-OAK) will be licking his lips at the thoughts of running at the soft Cardinals underbelly while Carson Palmer, QB-CIN, will hope to have a better outing against the Panthers than the stingy Ravens. Knowshown Moreno ran riot against the Seahawks, and the Colts 'D' sans Bob Sanders might be exploitable on the ground as well.
Following on from that, we have an interesting clash of 4th and 5th place East-West teams, as a pair of 1-1 sides clash. The Smackdown Clowns are coming off a very disappointing 40 point mauling by Capt Pat's Vikings, and will be keen to rebound. Aaron Rogers (QB-GB) lived up to his billing with a 22.90 point return, and Pierre Thomas (RB=NO) was fine with 13.15 points of his own. Apart from that, there were too many underperformers and that will have to be sorted for Week 3. You would expect better than 28 points total out of Hakeem Nicks (WR-NYG), Jamaal Charles (RB-KC), Jason Witten (TE-DAL) and Ahmad Bradshaw (RB-NYG) and if the Clowns are to bounce back, they will need closer to 40+ points from that quartet. As mentioned, Charles is impacted by the fact that Thomas Jones eats some of his carries, and Bradshaw has a similar issue with Jacobs in New York. Witten had the concussion, so there were mitigating circumstances. This week the Clowns will hope his timeshare guys find the endzone to boost their totals, and that Nicks and Witten can get on the end of some more passes. Opponents the New York Jets IV are likewise coming off a loss to the Turfmen, but at least the Jets IV did manage to amass 101 points. Michael Vick has been a bonus for the Jets IV, as he has won the QB job in Philly, and added 17 points last week, However, playing the matchups, the Jets IV are going with Tom Brady instead this week against the Bills, and it's hard to question that move. The next 3 names on the Jets IV starting roster are formidable written down. Roddy White (WR-ATL), Donald Driver (WR-GB) and Ray Rice (RB-BAL). White and Driver have delivered thus far, but Rice has struggled in a Ravens' offense that has flattered to deceive, albeit against two good defenses. This week Rice faces the Browns, so that might be about to change.
The next match on the slate is a top of the table clash in the North-South division as the 2-0 pair of the RedBolt MightyOaks and the Capt Pat's Vikings meet up. Starting with the top ranked Capt. Pat's Vikings, they'll be delighted to have put the hammer down against the Smackdown Clowns, as mentioned above, and will be happy with how Donovan McNabb is setting in as QB of WAS. He was quiet enough against the Cowboys in Week 1, but Week 2 against the Texans was a break out of 21.52 points. This week against Saint Louis will hardly have him shaking in his boots. Another newcomer, Anquan Boldin (WR-BAL) has made a nice start to his Ravens career, in a spluttering offense, so any recovery by Flacco against the Browns will undoubtedly raise his profile as well. Santana Moss (WR-WAS), McNabb's teammate is another who will enjoy the Rams secondary on Sunday. Antonio Gates (TE-SD) is obviously a big time fantasy producer, but the running back tandem of DeAngelo Williams (CAR) and `Jerome Harrison (CLE) will have to step it up significantly if the Vikings are to really push on in this league. The MighyOaks will be leaning heavily on Philip Rivers (QB-SD), Maurice Jones-Drew (RB-JAC), Cedric Benson (RB-CIN) and Visanthe Shiancoe (TE, MIN), but only really Rivers and Shiancoe have stepped up to the mark thus far. The WR trio of Crabtree (SF), Bryant (DAL) and Henderson (NO) have big upside, but if you got all of them contributing heavily then that's a big bonus.
KC, Houston and Atlanta respectively may allow for one or more of those WRs delivering such a bonus in week 3.
The penultimate game in this conference is an all North-South division matchup between the 3rd place hegan's helmets and the 6th place O'Neill's Chargers. The 1-1 Helmets are coming off a defeat to the Craigyhill Terrors, but are in decent shape. Miami QB chad Henne is still a bit of a worry as he is solid rather than a stud, but Reggie Wayne at WR is a fantasy owner's manna from heaven, when healthy. The old man is still Peyton Manning's favourite target, along with Dallas Clark. In a happy coincidence, the TE is also owned by the helmets which gives them approximately 2/3rds of the Colts receiving yards. LeSean McCoy (RB-PHI) had a big week and should continue to impress as he benefits from Weaver's injury. Vick doesn't help McCoy because the triggerman likes to run it himself as well, rather than dump it off, but McCoy's called plays worked well last week.Arien Foster (RB-HOU) had a quiet week last week, but the Texans had to come back against the 'Skins, which would have meant more passing. This week he sees the Dallas Cowboys, so it may be closer early on, which means he has the chance to run again.The Chargers will be disappointed to only score 99 points in a loss last week, but there are some reasons to be hopeful for them also. Jay Cutler (QB-CHI) is going pass happy in Chicago, and Steve Smith (WR-CAR) and Austin Collie (WR-IND) are coming off nice weeks. Shonn Greene (RB-NYJ) Rashad Mendenhall (RB-PIT), Ronnie Brown (RB-MIA) and Tony Gonzalez )TE-KC) have potential to be high scoring threats, but all 4 had poor weeks in week 2, and cannot afford that again in week 3.
Finally in the Montana Conference, we have the 1-1 Shower of Tramps from the North-South division going up against the 0-2 Curragh Rams from the East West Division. Ironically this is actually a midlands derby of Offaly and Kildare. The Shower of Tramps are coming off a very nice week where The Pittsburgh Steelers Defense dominated against the Titans and Chris Johnson, to the tune of 37 points, but on an individual basis Matt Ryan (QB-ATL) had his way with the Cardinals while Andre Johnson (WR-HOU) proved why he is regarded as the best WR in the game. There is a solid support cast with Steven Jackson (RB-STL), Brandon Jackson (RB-GB) and Jermichael Finley (TE-GB) all capable of contributing heavily, but you suspect the season will depend on the third level guys like Steve Smith of the Giants at WR and Marques Colston (WR-NO). A couple of big weeks from them will likely mean wins for the Tramps. On the Rams side, you can't help but be frustrated and disappointed when you score 125 points, have 7 players in double figures and still lose by 9. The Defensive side of the ball is really holding the fort for the Rams as Cincinnati D, Brandon Flowers (CB-KC), Mario Williams (DE, HOU) and rookie Ndamukong Suh (DT-DET) all scored heavily in week 2. On offense, only Tony Romo (QB-DAL), Calvin Johnson (WR-DET) and CLinton Portis (RB-WAS) delivered much in Week 2, but even they will need to pick up the pace,and get help from the likes of Chad Ochocinqo.(WR-CIN).
The Peyton Conference will follow.
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I am throwing Mike Vick up for Trade for anyone interested or weak on the QB side.
I want a RB in return. Peyton conference.
For those willing to give away decent RB's, allow me to up that.
Larry Fitz for any RB who is a starter, carries at least 60% of his team rush attempts and doesn't hand over to somebody else on the goal line. That's the first drafted receiver in the league there people.
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I am throwing Mike Vick up for Trade for anyone interested or weak on the QB side.
I want a RB in return. Peyton conference.
For those willing to give away decent RB's, allow me to up that.
Larry Fitz for any RB who is a starter, carries at least 60% of his team rush attempts and doesn't hand over to somebody else on the goal line. That's the first drafted receiver in the league there people.
It is Lone Shark, but jo is going to throw the ball to him for the Cards ??
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whats the story with bombidal 0-2 he seems to have no interest in it , he seems to be happy with the 1 ring ;)
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I am throwing Mike Vick up for Trade for anyone interested or weak on the QB side.
I want a RB in return. Peyton conference.
For those willing to give away decent RB's, allow me to up that.
Larry Fitz for any RB who is a starter, carries at least 60% of his team rush attempts and doesn't hand over to somebody else on the goal line. That's the first drafted receiver in the league there people.
It is Lone Shark, but jo is going to throw the ball to him for the Cards ??
In fairness, Anderson will throw the ball - I'd prefer to have him than Leinart. He might throw three INT's as well, but that's not Larry's problem.
I still think it's a hell of a lot better offer than Mike Vick who's one bad game away from the bench again.
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Those previews are very good AZ, took some time I would imagine
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whats the story with bombidal 0-2 he seems to have no interest in it , he seems to be happy with the 1 ring ;)
Not judging by the major surgery he undertook today! Think he dropped and picked up quite a few.
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whats the story with bombidal 0-2 he seems to have no interest in it , he seems to be happy with the 1 ring ;)
Not judging by the major surgery he undertook today! Think he dropped and picked up quite a few.
thats more like the bombidal we know and love ;) :D
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Just as a heads up there there are three proposed trade son the table for Vick.......
Anyone struggling at QB might be interested in this. If you have 2 or 3 decent RB's then Vick is a smart choice......
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Just as a heads up there there are three proposed trade son the table for Vick.......
Anyone struggling at QB might be interested in this. If you have 2 or 3 decent RB's then Vick is a smart choice......
Are you Rehab is 4 Quitters ?
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yes sur
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yes sur
Gore is the only decent player I have so I will have to politely decline your trade offer. If the Cowboys ran the ball a bit more I also may have been more interested in Marion Barber. I do need a QB though. I signed David Garrard the other day, anyone is better than Matt Cassell.
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Payton Conference
The Faithful Turfmen B squad face a tough task in Week 2 as they attempt to bounce back from a bad loss in the Offaly derby to L'Esprit de Biff. The Baltimore offensive struggles have really held the Turfmen back Joe Flacco (QB) and Ray Rice (RB) haven't hit the heights as of yet. Cleveland may be an antidote to that this week however. Jamaal Charle's woes in terms of Thomas Jones taking his carries means he has to break one to be really dangerous. Of course he is more than capable of it, and if the Ravens duo explode, then the likes of Greg Jennings (WR-GB) and Charles may just spark the 'B' team into life. Facing down the Turfmen this week are the formidable 2-0 Ballyhaise Bills, and unlike their real life namesakes, the Bills are going very well in second place in the South-West division. Payton Manning (QB-IND) and Visanthe Shiancoe (TE-MIN) are the backbones, but there is an all round solid squad there, including Percy Harvin, Anquan Boldin, Arien Foster, Clinton Portis and even the mercurial CJ Spiller. Spiller is being held back in Buffalo, but if he breaks through the Fred Jackson roadblock, he may just be the player they, and Ballyhaise, thought they drafted.
Next on the docket is the clash of the 1-1 puppet master and the 0-2 Carlow for Sam 2011 squad. Carlow for Sam have really struggled thus far, gaining a mere 77 points in an almost double score spanking last week, and will be hoping for a radical change in fortunes soon. Donovan McNabb (QB-WAS) can't be blamed after a 21.52 point return in Week 2, and the Vikings 'D' have also starred. It will be important for the Carlow boys that the likes of Steve Smith (WR-NYG), Jeremy Maclin (WR-PHI) , Rashard Mendehall (RB-PIT) and DeAngelo Williams (RB-CAR) start to produce, but if they do then the Carlow squad might well re-emerge as a force in the North-East division. puppet master could easily be 2-0 at this point, losing a squeaker by less than 3 points in Week 2. However, it is hard to feel real sympathy when the target to win that game was just 88 points. One man could probably carry the can for the loss however, and that is Brett Favre, as old greybeard accounted for minus 3.50 points all on his own. It didn't help that puppet master fielded with an empty WR slot either, and that has been corrected for this week. The puppet master manager should probably look at his individual defensive players though, as two of them are NA for this week.It is a shame to waste a great week, but that is what happened the puppets in week 2, as Jahvid Bests 40+ points went unrewarded. You can't rely on a Detroit Running Back, a rookie to boot, to do that every week, so Favre, Chris Johnson (RB-TEN), Cedric Benson (RB-CIN) and co will have to raise their games to give the puppets a chance. Eddie Royal of Denver and Mike Wallace of Pittsburgh carry the WR threat, so perhaps a trip to the waiver wire or trade city is in order.
The third game on the slate is the South-West clash of the 1-1 L'Esprit de Biff and the 0-2 ConVICKS. With almost 60 points between them in points scored, and a direct formline through the Faithful Turfmen 'B' team, you would have to make L'Esprit de Biff favourite. Drew Brees (QB-NO) is a fantasy stud, as are the likes of Larry Fitzgerald and Jason Witten normally. However, Larry Fitzgerald at WR is up against Nnamdi Asomugha this week, and also has to contend with Derek Anderson's accuracy issues. However Fitz is still Fitz, and he's a hard man to miss, so he'll catch his fair share. It might not be Andre Johnson territory is all. Jason Witten had other issues, namely being unable to remember his name after a hit, but he should be okay for the battle of Texas against the Houston Texans. the Texans pass defense has been poor, so it could be an opportunity for Tony Romo and the Cowboys to get their offense moving, which should help TE Witten. The ConVICKs have struggled, and really need to do something about QB. Matt Stafford (DET) is down and out for a while with a seperated shoulder, so he needs to be replaced. Reggie Wayne (WR-IND) will gather points as long as he stays healthy, while Steve Smith (CAR-WR) and Antono Gates (TE-SD) are also reliable. Running back is a problem though, as Thomas Jones (KC) is fighting for carries with Jamaal Charles and Ryan Matthews (SD) has let the twitterverse know that he has a high ankle sprain. That normally spells a week at least on the bench, as that's a troublesome injury for Running Backs, and it stops them cutting back. All that considered, it's hard to see a ConVICKS bounce back here, and moves may be necessary, at least at QB.
The pivot game sees the 0-2 rookies of the Rehab is 4 Quitters squad face up against doughty veteran, 1-1 mayo warriors. The Quitters squad hada good week from Michael Vick in Week 2, but unfortunately left an even better week in Matt Schaub (QB-KC) sitting sadly on the bench. Schaub is reinstated for Week 3, against Dallas, and the Quitters will be hoping this roll of the dice pays off. Andre Johnson (WR-HOU) had a monster week last week, and Quitters will be hoping the Schaub-Johnson double act will fire again. The Other Johnson, Calvin, WR-DET is another serious threat at WR, and his trip to the Vikings might be a big opportunity for him. Again, as is common in this conference, RB seems to be an issue for the Quitters. Last week was Marion Barber (DAL) and Fred Taylor (NE - Running by committee). This week Mike Tolbert (SD) gets his chance as a replacement for the likely injured Ryan Matthews, and might be a good play. Either way, it's a safe bet that the Johnsons, Schaub and even TJ houshmanzadeh will have to be big scorers to secure a win here. The mayo warriors bounced back from an opening week loss to top the Old Jack City team 116.42 - 112.19, and will be delighted to see a 1-2-3 punch of Jay Cutler (QB-CHI), Roddy White (WR-ATL) and DeSean Jackson (WR-PHI) all pile up the points, along with Darren McFadden (RB-OAK). Cutler is going to throw all year, for good or bad, and should score v Green Bay. White will have a tougher secondary this week in the Saints, but not a frightening one, while Jackson should be okay against Jacksonville. McFadden will be hopeful against a Cardinals D that has yet to stop anybody, but if they do the likes of Ahmad Bradshaw (RB-NYG) and Chad Ochocinco (WR-CIN) will have to show something.
On now to the North-East 3rd versus 4th clash as the 1-1 pair of Old Jack City and North Antrim Nuggets get up close and personal. Old Jack City was on the receiving end of that result for the mayo warriors in round 2, and will be hoping to get back to winning ways. Tom Brady (QB-NE) was uncharacteristically quiet last week, but against a very good Jets defense. You can almost chalk down 15 points + this week against the hapless Bills, especially in Roxboro. Miles Austin (WR-DAL) has been a beast thus far, and should be again against Houston, while Wes Welker (WR-NE) should be the target for a lot of Brady's throws in New England. Yet again, running backs are an issue. Shonn Green (NYJ) and Jerome Harrison (CLE) have fallen way below expectations so far, but they both have undoubted potential. If they fail to spark, then there will be serious pressure on the likes of Derek Mason (WR-BAL) and Zach Miller (TE-OAK) to show much more than they have done to date. The Nuggets, on the other hand, rebounded in week 2, with a strong showing of 136 points to see off the Red Hand Helmets. This win came despite a horror show from KC quarterback Matt Cassel, as Mike Sims-Walker (WR-JAC) and Frank Gore (RB-SF) especially, carried a huge load. Brandon Marshall (WR-MIA) and Mercedes Lewis (TE-JAC) are two potential match winners as well, but Jonathan Stewart (RB-CAR) and Chester Taylor (RB-CHI) are suffering in the shadow of DeAngelo Williams and Matt Forte respectively. This matchup features two of the better team defenses as well, as the Nuggets Steelers D faces off against the Old Jack City's Bengals, however it might be the triple threat of Brady, Welker and Austin that swing it the way of the Old JAck City squad.
Next to last on the schedule is the suprise leading 2-0 Shrek's Ogres putting their unbeaten start on the line against the 0-2 Red Hand Helmets in a North-East division matchup. The Ogres squeaked past the puppet master in week 2, registering only 88.03 points, while the Helmets scored 104 points in defeat. The Ogres will suffer with Reggie Bush's broken leg, but Aaron Rogers (QB-GB), Donald Driver (WR-GB) and Dallas Clark (TE-IND) will be asked to carry the load. Nate Washington(WR-TEN), Brandon Jacob (RB-NYG) and Devin Aromashodu (WR-CHI) have not given much yet (apart from JAcobs throwing his helmet into the crowd) and will need to give some support or Bush's injury may prove catastrophic. On the Helmets sidelines, the manager will be looking at the likes of Adrian Peterson (RB-MIN) and Pierre Thomas (RB-NO) to continue their momentum gained last week, and will look to the likes of Vernon Davis (TE-SF) and Eli Manning (QB-NYG) to provide solid support. Wide Receiver is a bit of a weakness on this team, with Steelers Wideout Hines Ward being the most dangerous, and he is a bit long in the tooth at this stage. Steve Breaston (ARI) is having a good start to the season, but also might suffer from the Derek Anderson factor, while Braylon Edwards (NYJ) seems to be on a one man mission to get kicked out of the NFL.
Finally (phew, I need a voice recognition software pack) we come to the story of the year so far as rookie Coolera Bears put their 2-0 record and 142 point average on the line against the 1-1 Crossmaglen Hitmen. The Bears have been a breath of fresh air so far as Philip River (QB-SD), Randy Moss (WR-NE), Marr Forte (RB-CHI) and Austin Collie (WR-IND) have lead a supporting cast including Steven JAckson (RB-STL) to a very quick start. There may be a couple of flies gathering around the ointment though. Can Rivers really keep throwing all over the field when Vincent Jackson is sitting out, especially now that Ryan Matthews is out of action? Will Randy Moss start sulking in New England? And can Matt Forte really keep up this pace? Even if the answer to some of those questions are negative, you would suspect that the Bears have enough to keep competitive every week, in a fine debut season. This week they'll see a Fantasy old timer in the Hitmen. Tony Romo (QB-DAL) and Maurice Jones Drew (RB-JAC) are the big names here, and both have been below par to average so far. Romo is up against the Texans on Sunday, and Drew takes on a Philly D that got slaughtered by Jahvid BEst last week. Could this be the week where you see 20 points + from each of them? If so, then LeSean McCoy (RB-PHI), Kevin Walter (WR-HOU) and co may just earn enough to eek out a win, but I think my money will still be on the upstart Sligo team.
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great stuff Az . Especially like the Doughty part :D
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good work lad
you should seriously consider submitting a write up to UTV or the Belfast Telegraph. A mate of mine started writing about the UFC fights (no reporting background) and now is writing about every event for UTV. Not a whole pile of money but they help with expenses etc when there is a show in town....press pass for interviews etc....worth considering. If you want I could put you in touch with him for his contacts....
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Boldin is carrying my team this week. 35 points and the rest could have stayed at home.
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Another solid performance from Vick this week lads - 28 points and he is sitting on my bench.....
He's a cert now to be the starter this year at Philadelphia.
I'm willing to trade Vick or even Schaub at this point for a decent RB.....or combination...
Open to offers in the Peyton Conference - Rehab is 4 Quitters
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Julius Peppers- I love you for that blocked Field Goal!
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Julius Peppers- I love you for that blocked Field Goal!
f**k Peppers. Beaten by 0.44 pts.
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Julius Peppers- I love you for that blocked Field Goal!
f**k Peppers. Beaten by 0.44 pts.
Ahhh Minder, don't be like that... It's all part of the fun!
;D
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My fantasy team is going down hill fast after a good win in week one but at least the bears are giving me a reason to be happy :)
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My fantasy team is going down hill fast after a good win in week one but at least the bears are giving me a reason to be happy :)
Amen to that. Great to see Devin Hester back to what made him famous.
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Rehab Is For Quitters- Seriously... If you do that trade you're crazy.
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starting to get the hang of this now.pick up a few more players soon,heading to top of league. RISER!!!!!!!!!!!
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Rehab Is For Quitters- Seriously... If you do that trade you're crazy.
I think it's fair enough actually.
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can you only pick up players through the waiver system now ?
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Rehab Is For Quitters- Seriously... If you do that trade you're crazy.
I think it's fair enough actually.
Yeah, think its fine myself for what its worth.
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Lads,
Whoever is doing that trade, can you just PM me the rationale behind it? It's basically Andre Johnson for Chris Johnson (fair enough) and Michael Vick AND Marion Barber for Mike Wallace (?).
I'm not necessarily objecting to it, but I'd like to hear the reasoning from both sides.
Cheers
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thanks for the confidence and lack thereof......
Some of you would be shocked at the trades I have had turned down. In hindsight this 14 man league leaves things too deep with the smarter guys who actually were able to draft sitting way ahead of the rest. With few core players us mid tier men and bottom of the league guys have hardly anything, to trade with.
This is a decent trade for both Puppetmaster and I - lets see what happens.
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thanks for the confidence and lack thereof......
Some of you would be shocked at the trades I have had turned down. In hindsight this 14 man league leaves things too deep with the smarter guys who actually were able to draft sitting way ahead of the rest. With few core players us mid tier men and bottom of the league guys have hardly anything, to trade with.
This is a decent trade for both Puppetmaster and I - lets see what happens.
i'm glad you didn't play vicks against me iceman it would have made the match a whole lot closer .
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Lets see lad if this works for me. If it does I'll be a Champ and if it doesn't I'll be a chump - but thats what high stake risks are all about
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Lads I need some advice in another league, I don't know what to do and you fine gentlemen are my last resort. Starting roster is 2 rbs, 2 wr and one flex position. I have been offered Ryan Matthews and Mike Sims Walker for DeSean Jackson. My receivers are DJax, Mike Wallace, Braylon Edwards, Mike Williams, and Vincent Jackson. My rbs are Shonn Greene, Jonathan Stewart, Knowshawn Moreno and James Harrison. My RBs are not doing well because Greene is losing carries to LT, Harrison losing carries to Hillis, and Stewart is just not doing it. Moreno is doing well. Jackson is probably my top performer but Matthews could be a beast when fit, and Vincent Jackson could be good when he comes back.
Views will be greatly appreciated.
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@The Claw: All indicators are that VJax will sit out the season at the mo, so I'd drop him to be honest... at the very least dont be doing the trade based on him coming back...
@AZ/ Iceman... I wasnt raising an objection to the trade I just think its mad to trade away AJ80 in a PPR, especially when you're also giving away potentially the best player in fantasy with him! Vick has never had these weapons before, he's never had such good QB coaches as Reid and Worinwheg (sp?), and his performance is showing it. I would wait until after this weekend to do the trade, as Vick has his first test against a pretty good D, and we'll know if he's for real 100% of the time by Monday morning.
As it stands you think you're doing OK from the trade, so does your trade partner, and when that is the case, who are we to question it?
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I think the trade is ok. I know Vick is making a bit of a splash at the moment but I don't expect it to last. Also Barber is doing nothing. On the other side of the trade, I expect Mike Wallace to improve Once Ben Rothliesberger comes back in week 5.
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I think the trade is ok. I know Vick is making a bit of a splash at the moment but I don't expect it to last. Also Barber is doing nothing. On the other side of the trade, I expect Mike Wallace to improve Once Ben Rothliesberger comes back in week 5.
Exactly what I think.
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any reports this week Az ?
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I'm kind of chocca at work. It usually takes over an hour to do both of them. I'm thinking of a podcast :)
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I'm kind of chocca at work. It usually takes over an hour to do both of them. I'm thinking of a podcast :)
no probs Az i figured it took a fai bit of time. podcast could be the way to go :D
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McGrens - They must have amended our scores from last week. I just checked and i won 111.55 to 111.54 ;D
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Yeah they did. You got two stat adjustments. I can live with it. I lost the final last year on a stat adjustment remember!
.01 points that has to be the closest match in GAAboard superbowl history!
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Yeah they did. You got two stat adjustments. I can live with it. I lost the final last year on a stat adjustment remember!
.01 points that has to be the closest match in GAAboard superbowl history!
I'm watching Pittsburgh- Baltimore. I can't believe I didn't use Mason this week.
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T.O. 8 catches for 209 yds and a TD, still 9 mins left too.
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Disasterous week.
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It looks like another win for me, 65 points up on O'Neills Chargers at this point in time. A long way to go but I think I can feel confident.
My defenderes always seem to be delivering for me, Woodson with 23 points this week. It really helps bring things on.
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T.O. 8 catches for 209 yds and a TD, still 9 mins left too.
Two days after I gave up on him. Stands to reason. :-[
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My horrible week has been saved by Zach Miller!
I now need 28 points out of Brady and Welker tonight... Their combined average for the season? 29.33.
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Scoring is all over the place this week with the Giants boosting everyone's bottom line.
This season has been crazy so far with a lot of big teams not performing.......
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First W of the year!!!!
This could be the start of my run lads!!! You heard it here first!!!
what about my Trade of Vick now? Frig I was lucky to make the move when I did.....
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Brady and welker didn't get those 29 points, did they McGrens. It was a strange game with defense and special teams winning it for the Patriots.
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Brady and welker didn't get those 29 points, did they McGrens. It was a strange game with defense and special teams winning it for the Patriots.
I'm having a w**k year...
I made the draft only to get kicked out because of a crappy pc in an internet cafe just 3 picks before my first rounder. The computer then picked stupid Shonne Green for me. I'd have taken Miles Austin (Even though Moss was still available, I thought Austin had the potential to be the No2 receiver after AJ80), that would have left me a decent RB in round 2 (My plan was to take Williams, Grant, Benson, Charles, or Foster if they were there).
Everything went downhill from there. Suck, suck, suck. Now... If Sidney Rice makes it back by week 8 or so, and I'm around .500 by then...
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Brady and welker didn't get those 29 points, did they McGrens. It was a strange game with defense and special teams winning it for the Patriots.
I'm having a w**k year...
I made the draft only to get kicked out because of a crappy pc in an internet cafe just 3 picks before my first rounder. The computer then picked stupid Shonne Green for me. I'd have taken Miles Austin (Even though Moss was still available, I thought Austin had the potential to be the No2 receiver after AJ80), that would have left me a decent RB in round 2 (My plan was to take Williams, Grant, Benson, Charles, or Foster if they were there).
Everything went downhill from there. Suck, suck, suck. Now... If Sidney Rice makes it back by week 8 or so, and I'm around .500 by then...
Moss to Vikes for a 3rd round pick. I expect Rice to go on IR as a result. Like I said... w**k.
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That's an interesting one with Randy Moss. Will he be on Revis Island this weekend? Minnesota really need him but I wonder is his addition going to be enough to open up the passing game for them. Favre should be better after the bye week. From a fantasy point of view Moss should be receiving more targets than in recent weeks in New England.
About time Marshawn Lynch was traded too!
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Seanie, i hope you're ready for your first loss this weekend :P
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What does it take to make the playoffs normally in the league lads?
How many wins or points or how does it work?
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Points only matter if you're on the same record as another,or so i believe.
As for the playoffs
Is it 2/3/4 from each division of 7?
if it were 2
You would definetely need to be around 10-4 or 11-3
3/4 teams
8-6 might get you in the last spot.
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no more losses then!!!
Get up you son of bitch - coz Micky loves ya
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Seanie, i hope you're ready for your first loss this weekend :P
I'm not fond of losing so you'll get nowt handy from me! By the looks of the aggregate scoring and projections it will be very close to see who gets to 5-0.
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Brady and welker didn't get those 29 points, did they McGrens. It was a strange game with defense and special teams winning it for the Patriots.
I'm having a w**k year...
I made the draft only to get kicked out because of a crappy pc in an internet cafe just 3 picks before my first rounder. The computer then picked stupid Shonne Green for me. I'd have taken Miles Austin (Even though Moss was still available, I thought Austin had the potential to be the No2 receiver after AJ80), that would have left me a decent RB in round 2 (My plan was to take Williams, Grant, Benson, Charles, or Foster if they were there).
Everything went downhill from there. Suck, suck, suck. Now... If Sidney Rice makes it back by week 8 or so, and I'm around .500 by then...
Moss to Vikes for a 3rd round pick. I expect Rice to go on IR as a result. Like I said... w**k.
And it gets worse... I had the choice of picking up Shaun Hill or Sam Bradford today as bye week cover for Brady... I chose Bradford.
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faithfull turfmen racking up a huge score in the payton his kicker has got 23 points :o
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faithfull turfmen racking up a huge score in the payton his kicker has got 23 points :o
Don't ask what his score is in the Montana conference, probably 100 or more less than in the manning conference.
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Seanie is annihilating me 132-53
Everyone flopped for me this week, :D
Congrats on your 5-0 start lad!!!
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Shower of Tramps are a shower of tramps.
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faithfull turfmen racking up a huge score in the payton his kicker has got 23 points :o
Don't ask what his score is in the Montana conference, probably 100 or more less than in the manning conference.
ask him ask him ask him
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god, i got some hammering this week,
although i dont know how i managed to win 3 games before now :-)
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Seanie is annihilating me 132-53
Everyone flopped for me this week, :D
Congrats on your 5-0 start lad!!!
Cheers. A lot of things went right for me, racking up a big score.
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Anyone looking for Running Backs in the Montana Conference, my Smackdown Clowns have a few and a need for Wide Receivers...
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Shower of Tramps are a shower of tramps.
Excellent tramping!
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2 wins in 2 weeks and in good shape to win again this week (fingers crossed)
Big Ben is back and my trade for Wallace will hopefully make sense. Chris Johnson is putting numbers up again and if i can get my QB back on track I should be in good shape to make the playoffs
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Have Tony Moeaki up for trade if anyone needs a TE in the Peyton Conference? He served his purpose for me during the bye week for Hernandez and although they are ranked close I am sticking with Hernandez.
TE Tony Moeaki continues to lead the team in receiving, as he has 16 catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Moeaki has become QB Matt Cassel's go-to receiver in just four games. No one else on the team has more than nine receptions.
Let me know? There are a few candidates out there weak on the TE side. Puppet Master you could do with strengthening your TE bench while Finley is out....
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Me and apple orchards are caught in a very low scoring struggle at the moment. 23-11 to him at half time.
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Looks like my first defeat is on the way. Too small of a lead despite LT's late heroics. Balls to it anyway.
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Me and apple orchards are caught in a very low scoring struggle at the moment. 23-11 to him at half time.
It is not close now (104.87-33.43) , but you still have six players left. However I am still hopeful of my first win of the season
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That is my first defeat as well unless the Titans win 60 nil tomorrow night. The bye week for T.O and De angelo and the injury to gates brought me down a lot this week.
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AZoffaly. What are the point scoring rules in this thing. I can't really work them out. I don't see them anywhere. I think they need changin if possible.
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AZoffaly. What are the point scoring rules in this thing. I can't really work them out. I don't see them anywhere. I think they need changin if possible
No problem with them for first 5 weeks though... :D
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I know but I do well out of the current system. I lost this week because of players just not performing and others having a bye week. My main point would be that it is too hard for QBs and running backs to generate points in this league in comparison to say wide receivers or even kickers.
It doesn't seem right to have your kicker generating more points than your quarterback every week.
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My kicker doesn't outscore my QB, unless the QB has a mare.
The scoring can be found on the league home.
Sorry about being quiet lads, the last few weeks have been busy. I was away last weekend and forgot to set my lineup (cardinal sin) so that's why I lost to the Kildare loopers.
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I know but I do well out of the current system. I lost this week because of players just not performing and others having a bye week. My main point would be that it is too hard for QBs and running backs to generate points in this league in comparison to say wide receivers or even kickers.
It doesn't seem right to have your kicker generating more points than your quarterback every week.
We used to have it the other way round, but the problem is there are less good QB's to be had, so if someone drafted say, Brees or Manning it gave them a massive example. Some quiet young fella won the league a few years back purely on the strength of having Brady the year he and Moss exploded.
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Seanie, are you nervous? I think I'm 6+ points behind you, but I have the Jacksonville kicker and a Titans' lineman. A few sacks and Jags having to kick field goals all night would be ideal :D
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I was away last weekend and forgot to set my lineup (cardinal sin) so that's why I lost to the Kildare loopers.
Made the same mistake myself this week, so that's no excuse you didn't just lose you were hammered...
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My kicker doesn't outscore my QB, unless the QB has a mare.
The scoring can be found on the league home.
Sorry about being quiet lads, the last few weeks have been busy. I was away last weekend and forgot to set my lineup (cardinal sin) so that's why I lost to the Kildare loopers.
Pity it wasn't this week!
I'm not nervous - I'm completely resigned to my first defeat. The Washington DL man getting 6 points last night sealed it. The Jax kicker alone will probably get you over the line, he has some boot on him. You deserve it anyway looking at your bench but my last minute decision to bench Collie for Marques Colston (surely he has to score a TD some week soon?) will likely be the difference.
I've a few tricky weeks with byes coming up so will need to halt the slide.
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Halt the slide? Even if, and it's an if, I do get the 7 points tonight, 5-1 is hardly a slide :D
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Its my worst week ever in Fantasy NFL!
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A lot of players are just not performing. A lot of players struggling with injury.
A lot of guys involved in the Board league seemed to have lost interest or are busy as there were a serious amount of teams with active players on a 'bye' week.
I'm happy to take advantage of it all. The game isn't over yet but I should pick up the 'W' tonight and go 3-3.
Still open to some trades if anyone is interested.
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should be 3 -3 myself tonight , seems like it could be a close 1 this year , have to say delighted to have picked up osi umenyiona as a free agent last week, got me 19 points last week and 18 points this week.
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I know but I do well out of the current system. I lost this week because of players just not performing and others having a bye week. My main point would be that it is too hard for QBs and running backs to generate points in this league in comparison to say wide receivers or even kickers.
It doesn't seem right to have your kicker generating more points than your quarterback every week.
We used to have it the other way round, but the problem is there are less good QB's to be had, so if someone drafted say, Brees or Manning it gave them a massive example. Some quiet young fella won the league a few years back purely on the strength of having Brady the year he and Moss exploded.
that must have been me :(
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should be 3 -3 myself tonight , seems like it could be a close 1 this year , have to say delighted to have picked up osi umenyiona as a free agent last week, got me 19 points last week and 18 points this week.
I was the dumbie that dropped him. In first two weeks he didnt make a tackle and then became a stud.
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My kicker doesn't outscore my QB, unless the QB has a mare.
The scoring can be found on the league home.
I think some of the scoring stats should probably be knocked back to the defaults, but that's one for another day.
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I know but I do well out of the current system. I lost this week because of players just not performing and others having a bye week. My main point would be that it is too hard for QBs and running backs to generate points in this league in comparison to say wide receivers or even kickers.
It doesn't seem right to have your kicker generating more points than your quarterback every week.
We used to have it the other way round, but the problem is there are less good QB's to be had, so if someone drafted say, Brees or Manning it gave them a massive example. Some quiet young fella won the league a few years back purely on the strength of having Brady the year he and Moss exploded.
that must have been me :(
Was that not Bombidal?
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I knew it was an if >:( Scobee kicks just one FG as the Titans hammer the Jaguars, and Ball only gets 1 tackle and .5 of a sack. I reckon I'll be 2 points short.
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Argh. The results are in. Lost by 0.28 of a point. Even one TD for them useless Jacksonville tramps would have given me the win on the XP.
Langers the lot of them. And me for leaving Dwayne Bowe on the bench as well.
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I know but I do well out of the current system. I lost this week because of players just not performing and others having a bye week. My main point would be that it is too hard for QBs and running backs to generate points in this league in comparison to say wide receivers or even kickers.
It doesn't seem right to have your kicker generating more points than your quarterback every week.
We used to have it the other way round, but the problem is there are less good QB's to be had, so if someone drafted say, Brees or Manning it gave them a massive example. Some quiet young fella won the league a few years back purely on the strength of having Brady the year he and Moss exploded.
that must have been me :(
Was that not Bombidal?
not sure mc grens all but i has him the year i won ;D anyway up to 3-3
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Lost by 0.76. Chargers horrible. Birds still crapping on car.
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I knew it was an if >:( Scobee kicks just one FG as the Titans hammer the Jaguars, and Ball only gets 1 tackle and .5 of a sack. I reckon I'll be 2 points short.
Yeah, I'm really jammy to pick that one up. Can understand why you had no faith in Bowe after the previous week. Hard luck AZ.
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Aghhh, should be 3 & 3, stupid Dinny...
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no idea how im 4 and 2 but i will take it
i expect a sudden slide donw the table very shortly
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Aghhh, should be 3 & 3, stupid Dinny...
Sorry Dinny. Didn't expect your kicker to put up only 3 points last night. Thought you had that one in the bag.
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3-3 facing Coolera Bears 6-0
Reckon I could take this one. Bye week for my QB, WR, DEF and two DL's but there's fight in this dawg yet
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Royal Badgers I have put in a trade proposal to help upgrade your QB position. Not an elite QB but it will help.
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Faithful Turfmen B, looks like you need a TE this weekend - have one on my bench if you want to trade for him.
Reasonable offers only..... dont want another TE by the way
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3-3 facing Coolera Bears 6-0
Reckon I could take this one. Bye week for my QB, WR, DEF and two DL's but there's fight in this dawg yet
You'll not be far off I reckon. I'm missing LT and Austin Collie among others this weekend.
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Faithful Turfmen B, looks like you need a TE this weekend - have one on my bench if you want to trade for him.
Reasonable offers only..... dont want another TE by the way
what are you up to Iceman i need all the help i can get without you tring to trade a TE to my opposition this week :D
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bump Looks like I have bounced back from lat weeks setback
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46 points for kenny britt!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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can any one post the results and tables for week 7
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Feck off Deel :D I can;'t believe you had Roddy White AND Darren McFadden. f**ks sake :D
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Faithful Turfmen B
128.55 Final
mayo warriors
182.17
*
puppet master
120.89 Final
L'Esprit de Biff
121.74
*
Rehab is 4 Quitters
107.54 Final
Coolera Bears
125.37
*
North Antrim Nuggets
59.40 Final
Crossmaglen Hitmen
89.36
*
Shreks Ogres
71.60 Final
Old Jack City
98.73
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Carlow for Sam 2011
74.65 Final
Red Hand Helmets
149.82
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The ConVICKS
72.85 Final
Ballyhaise Bills
129.88
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Feck off Deel :D I can;'t believe you had Roddy White AND Darren McFadden. f**ks sake :D
:D :D couldn't help it az ;) i also had chad ochocinco (spl) and michael turner think i got 90 points from the atlanta bengals game alone, and i had evans on the bench with 33 points if i only had a quarter back , anyway i fcuked this week most of my players are on a bye
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any one going to wembley this year ? not as much talk as previous years not going myself :(
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I'm not going either. 2nd year to miss it now. Next year please God, although I'd actually prefer it in a European City at this stage. I'm sick of going to London for work etc.
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I'm not going either. 2nd year to miss it now. Next year please God, although I'd actually prefer it in a European City at this stage. I'm sick of going to London for work etc.
i would rather go some where else as well Az. I don't think there is much to do before the game in Wembley sure it neigh impossible to find a good watering hole
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Wembley is a bit of a shit hole. Somebody in Germany asked Roger Goodell, the boss of the NFL, why not hold a game in Germany as NFL Europe was much more popular in Germany and Goodell basically told him to shut up and forget about it.
I think they are genuinely hoping that it would be possible to have an NFL franchise in London and are trying to build up demand and a fan base for the NFL product in London.
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Great start for you Seanie well done!
I reckon if my stronger players hadn't been on their bye weeks I could have given you a closer run.
Hoping to bounce back this week against the ConVicks
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any one going to wembley this year ? not as much talk as previous years not going myself :(
Not going this year either, the horrible matchup is the main reason. Kinda knew when these teams were announed that neither would be good enough to tempt me to go. Similar to last years game i think everyone knew that the Patriots were gonna beat the buccs out the gate in a pretty rubbish game but at least you would get to see Brady, Moss, Welker and a few other big names play. This year it just seems to be Frank Gore worth watching.
Might make it an American evening at home with a fridge full of beer and pizza...
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az are the red hand hemets 2nd because they are topping their group
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I'm off to Wembley folks, good match or not!
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az are the red hand hemets 2nd because they are topping their group
Yeah.
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Great start for you Seanie well done!
I reckon if my stronger players hadn't been on their bye weeks I could have given you a closer run.
Hoping to bounce back this week against the ConVicks
I kind of ground that one out. It looked for a good while like you had me in bother but the Bears Defense (which is practically their offense) came up big for me.
Nightmare for me next weekend with byes and injuries.
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az are the red hand hemets 2nd because they are topping their group
Yeah.
so do the top 2 of 1 conference play the top2 of the other conference ??? if that s the case i might aswell forget about it
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Nope. The two winners of the divisions will be seeded 1 & 2. Seeds 3 & 4 will be the 'wildcards' with the best record, so you could have 3 & 4 from the same division. Then 1 v 4, 2 v 3.
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Nope. The two winners of the divisions will be seeded 1 & 2. Seeds 3 & 4 will be the 'wildcards' with the best record, so you could have 3 & 4 from the same division. Then 1 v 4, 2 v 3.
i think next year you should just look at a straight league then Az like it was before because you could be the winner of one of the divisions and yet be maybe 5 or 6 best overall (probably not expaining myself too well here ) plus with the divisions epecially this year its a balls for our divison as we have to play the top 2 teams in the league twice . i think i may be taking this fantasy football a little too serious :D
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Lads I've sent about 5 trade proposals in the Montana conference that have been outstanding for about 2 weeks. Would ye mind looking to see if you are one of them because people don't seem to be responding. Looking for a decent qb to replace Favre. Offers welcome. Whoever offered me big Ben, I'll probably come back to you this week. I'm Royal Badgers
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Lads I've sent about 5 trade proposals in the Montana conference that have been outstanding for about 2 weeks. Would ye mind looking to see if you are one of them because people don't seem to be responding. Looking for a decent qb to replace Favre. Offers welcome. Whoever offered me big Ben, I'll probably come back to you this week. I'm Royal Badgers
My Smackdown Clowns offered the Badgers a trade yesterday, any chance of an answer either way. Or is it still being considered? Im open to negotiations if your any way interested...
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Sorry declan, I didn't check it last night. I'll have a look this evening as I cannot access in work.
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Lads I've sent about 5 trade proposals in the Montana conference that have been outstanding for about 2 weeks. Would ye mind looking to see if you are one of them because people don't seem to be responding. Looking for a decent qb to replace Favre. Offers welcome. Whoever offered me big Ben, I'll probably come back to you this week. I'm Royal Badgers
I responded there Claw. Sent it back on Sunday or Monday.
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Ive offered a trade to O'Neills Chargers. If you could have a look and let me know...
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When is the league trade deadline?
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November 12th. But Waiver wire pickups will continue all the way through to the end.
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November 12th. But Waiver wire pickups will continue all the way through to the end.
Is it just me or is that very early to stop all trades? Theres 5 "league" games left after that date then the playoffs...
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It's actually a week later than default. It's a device to stop dead teams trading away good players. With 5 weeks left everyone should still be interested.
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Deel Rover - sent you one that might interest you there.
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Deel Rover - sent you one that might interest you there.
sound seanie i'll have a look at it this evening
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Nope. The two winners of the divisions will be seeded 1 & 2. Seeds 3 & 4 will be the 'wildcards' with the best record, so you could have 3 & 4 from the same division. Then 1 v 4, 2 v 3.
i think next year you should just look at a straight league then Az like it was before because you could be the winner of one of the divisions and yet be maybe 5 or 6 best overall (probably not expaining myself too well here ) plus with the divisions epecially this year its a balls for our divison as we have to play the top 2 teams in the league twice . i think i may be taking this fantasy football a little too serious :D
Some very valid points. I think it makes a lot of sense. Trouble is in the interest of getting more people involved we open the doors then people lose interest or have a shit team because they were not sure what they were at during the draft.
I definitely think a revised approach next year would be worth considering.
The only chance I have of getting anywhere is divine Intervention and the top teams lose some of their star players to injury. Nobody is really trading and there isn't much left to pick up on Waivers at this point.
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Nobody is really trading and there isn't much left to pick up on Waivers at this point.
In fairness, you're in a similar boat to myself - it's not that nobody is trading, it's that nobody is trading running backs that are likely starters. These players have huge value, to the point that last week I ended up trading a second receiver in a pass-happy team for a third down back - and while that might sound stupid, it's because I know that I'll be able to pick up a receiver on the waiver wire each week, while I won't get any RB's that are worth anything.
I'm not trying to pick a row and I appreciate what you're saying, but you were on this thread looking to offload a QB who was a 50/50 long term starter in a league with 32 starting QB's every week, and to get a starting RB in exchange? My best RB is Joseph Addai, who only hits 100 yards every 10 games but does start when fit. There's no way I'd give him up for Tom Brady or Payton Manning, never mind somebody like Vick. It's not fair to say that no-one is trading.
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I might not be one to talk about bad trades after trading Tom Brady and Brand on Jacobs for Jerome Harrison and Joe Flacco, but I think it was a bad idea to trade a good receiver for an average running back. This league is all about receivers with the points for receptions and only 1 point for 20 yards.
A running back could have a big week with 160 yards and only gets 8 points. if he had a couple of fumbles it would be back down to 4 points. All a receiver needs to do to match that is 2 receptions and 40 yards. THe only running backs that are worht a lot are the ones who score touchdowns and catch the ball.
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That's all very well, but the point is that receivers that are projected to score 7 points or so are easy enough to find. Of course I expect Jabar Gaffney to outscore Justin Forsett, but the point is that I can't play Gaffney as a RB, while I still have two competent receivers on the bench to cover me for bye weeks and the like, and that's with three receivers starting since I have Mike Thomas as the flex player. It's just supply and demand and if you go through the league, there are probably 10-20 decent receivers being dropped every week by teams, while there are very few (if any) good RB's left unused.
Your logic would stand up if it was an option to just start any player in any position, but it isn't so that's why RB's attract a premium.
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Miles Austin is up for grabs if anyone in Payton is interested.
As far as Waivers go... I got Marshawn Lynch and Ryan Torain off the waiver wire in the last three weeks- both are now starting RB's!
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in fairness Lone shark I made a trade at 0-3 and it was the turning point for me. When I traded vick he was the starting QB.
Some of it was good luck on my part in that Vick and Johnson both got injured the week after the trade and I am 3-1 since that trade with a good chance to win again this weekend. Some of that luck seems to be coming full circle and Puppet Master is doing ok again - I honestly felt bad about the injuries.....
With 14 in the league, teams are so spread thin and injuries are definite that people dont want to trade. I was also caught out on the Draft being blocked here in work so had to rely on auto picks so my options are very limited. I've done OK but don't have the solid teams some of the other lads have (and as was mentioned we have to play them twice in our divisions).
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in fairness Lone shark I made a trade at 0-3 and it was the turning point for me. When I traded vick he was the starting QB.
Some of it was good luck on my part in that Vick and Johnson both got injured the week after the trade and I am 3-1 since that trade with a good chance to win again this weekend. Some of that luck seems to be coming full circle and Puppet Master is doing ok again - I honestly felt bad about the injuries.....
With 14 in the league, teams are so spread thin and injuries are definite that people dont want to trade. I was also caught out on the Draft being blocked here in work so had to rely on auto picks so my options are very limited. I've done OK but don't have the solid teams some of the other lads have (and as was mentioned we have to play them twice in our divisions).
I wouldn't argue with the trade you made at all - I thought it was a fair swap at the time and nobody can predict injuries. I was just putting together some of the trade requests you were suggesting on here with the idea that there's no trading to be done and there was a degree of causality there.
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Lets break down the trade proposal put forward by Mcgrens
Miles Austin.
Top WR ranked well at the beginning of the season. Has since drifted to about #60 with hot and cold performances and poor service from Romo who is now out.....
With the depth he has at WR, Mcgrens is probably hoping for a RB. He needs a starter, of which there are few unless you pick up someone who is a kick return guy. He has Greene on the bench but LT seems to be getting more of the carries. Nobody is in a position to trade because of the 14 players in the league. Teams are so thin that nobody has starters on the bench worth talking about or of major value.......I wouldn't swop any of my starters for greene or austin right now.....
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in fairness Lone shark I made a trade at 0-3 and it was the turning point for me. When I traded vick he was the starting QB.
Some of it was good luck on my part in that Vick and Johnson both got injured the week after the trade and I am 3-1 since that trade with a good chance to win again this weekend. Some of that luck seems to be coming full circle and Puppet Master is doing ok again - I honestly felt bad about the injuries.....
With 14 in the league, teams are so spread thin and injuries are definite that people dont want to trade. I was also caught out on the Draft being blocked here in work so had to rely on auto picks so my options are very limited. I've done OK but don't have the solid teams some of the other lads have (and as was mentioned we have to play them twice in our divisions).
not half as bad as i did :( but it was a fair trade at the time. cant believe i lost this week,thought it was in the bag. scumbags have turned of my internet at work,said it was infecting the whole system. bustards >:(
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Lets break down the trade proposal put forward by Mcgrens
Miles Austin.
Top WR ranked well at the beginning of the season. Has since drifted to about #60 with hot and cold performances and poor service from Romo who is now out.....
With the depth he has at WR, Mcgrens is probably hoping for a RB. He needs a starter, of which there are few unless you pick up someone who is a kick return guy. He has Greene on the bench but LT seems to be getting more of the carries. Nobody is in a position to trade because of the 14 players in the league. Teams are so thin that nobody has starters on the bench worth talking about or of major value.......I wouldn't swop any of my starters for greene or austin right now.....
Clos-ish. I'd actually think about trading Welker instead, because I have decent depth and I dont actually think Austin will struggle too much with the loos of Romo- He's a Yards After The Catch on crossing routes kind of receiver at his best anyway. I would like an RB, but Ive got two promising starters (particularly this week) in Lynch and Torain, both of whom will be starters for their respective teams for the remainder of the year if they stay fit. Im set at QB, set at TE, happy at WR (If Sidney Rice ends up being anywhere near what he was last year I'll have mega receiver depth), I could just use a bit of depth at RB.
At the mo the only reason Im keeping Greene (Stupid f**king auto draft) is in case LT breaks down (he's done that two straight years now), or for when the Jets start to pull back on LT's work to keep him fresh for the playoffs. Michael Bush is a very good backup to one of the NFL's most brittle players.
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Deel Rover - sent you one that might interest you there.
sound seanie i'll have a look at it this evening
Did you look at that? If its not going to go through this weekend I need to look elsewhere.
When is the latest a trade could be agreed so that it would go through before game time Sunday?
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Benched Garrard and he proceeded to throw for 4 tds and run for another :'(
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I started the Broncos defense against the Raiders last week :'(
Started the Cowboys against Jacksonville who proceeded to give up 35 points :o
Wade Phillips should get his P45 this week,that cowboys team is too talented to be losing to a lower tier team like the Jags, at home.
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I started the Broncos defense against the Raiders last week :'(
Started the Cowboys against Jacksonville who proceeded to give up 35 points :o
Wade Phillips should get his P45 this week,that cowboys team is too talented to be losing to a lower tier team like the Jags, at home.
Jones has never sacked a coach mid season. I, on the other hand am seriously thinking of sacking my entire fantasy team.
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You must have went shite this week Mc Grens if I beat you, between Garrard and Sims Walker I left 52 pts on the bench too.
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It looks like O'Neills chargers has me beaten, I am a bit fed up that Garrard got a big score against Kitna for my team. It should have been the other way round. Britt also messed up his hamstring and didn't score, but that is just the way it goes some times.
Phillips is finished in Dallas, Jones will sacrafice him. The only question is now or the end of the season.
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Relatively easy and expected victory over Capt Pats who send out a shoddy team. In time he'll get the hang of it.
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You must have went shite this week Mc Grens if I beat you, between Garrard and Sims Walker I left 52 pts on the bench too.
Shocking. My worst week ever in my worst season ever. My picks are going south too at the moment.
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My first defeat should be confirmed in the early hours of the morning. Even if Vinatieri matches Lone Shark's kickers (Carpenter, Mia) ridiculous tally it will still leave me needing about 5 sacks from Super Mario to steal it. At least it took a good score to beat me, well done.
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My first defeat should be confirmed in the early hours of the morning. Even if Vinatieri matches Lone Shark's kickers (Carpenter, Mia) ridiculous tally it will still leave me needing about 5 sacks from Super Mario to steal it. At least it took a good score to beat me, well done.
Only levelling the series even if I do hold on - hopefully we'll get a chance for a decider in the playoffs! ;)
As for Carpenter, that's what you call dumb luck. I had David Akers all year and while he had one disaster week, generally he was going well - but he was on a bye, so in came Carpenter. Happy day. :D
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any one got the results this week i assume i was beat, up by 25 points but up against manning and another rb , have to say i was happy enough got over 45 points from my 2 free agents and my waiver last week .
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Yeah, 122-103. Manning got 15pts and Arian Foster got 25. And here was me looking for you to take a win off the rampaging Bills.... :-[
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Yeah, 122-103. Manning got 15pts and Arian Foster got 25. And here was me looking for you to take a win off the rampaging Bills.... :-[
i knew i was under pressure lone shark, 5 of my main boys were on byes :( actually happy enough to get to within 20 points of him . any one interested in a trading a quarter back for a running back have a look at my team (mayo warriors ) i have a few good ones pm me iif interested
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actually happy enough to get to within 20 points
The mayo motto!!!!
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actually happy enough to get to within 20 points
The mayo motto!!!!
:D :D :D shite i left myself wide open for the hit and fair play rossie11 delivered it like Ray Lewis :D
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Cant say much. Got a 40pt beating this week myself.
Dumped the Saints DEF to pick up San Diego.
They contributed a big fat duck egg.. zero
I'm rapidly making progress down the table..
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At 3-5 i think ive given everyone enough of a head start to start trying to win now ;)
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after a good start my not having a clue what im doing is starting to show as im going down the table very quickly
i have two good QB's (i think) should i trade one of them?
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actually happy enough to get to within 20 points
The mayo motto!!!! ??? ??? >:( >:(
its been over 2 years since my mayo team has been beaten by a Roscommon team( clowns n rossies) ;D ;D
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after a good start my not having a clue what im doing is starting to show as im going down the table very quickly
i have two good QB's (i think) should i trade one of them?
You can pick up a starting QB any time. Holding on to Orton is of no real value to you and in fairness not too many would trade for him.
Your priority at this point in the season should be strengthening your core team - getting some boys off your bench and bundling them with some decent players and trading. Holding boys on the bench doesnt make a pile of sense unless you have a lot of players on bye weeks coming up.
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I have a couple of extra defensive players throwing up 10+ points each every week that I am willing to trade in a bundle with a starting RB (Blount) and starting WR (Brandon Tate) for a top 15 RB.
Offered a fair trade to Carlow for Sam there.......
Any other offers considered.....
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Here is the Montana Conference table:
North and South
2. CAPT PATs VIKINGS 6-2-0 .750 5-2-0 980.84 794.87 L-1
3. Craigyhill Terrors 6-2-0 .750 5-2-0 932.44 890.97 W-3
5. Shower of tramps 5-3-0 .625 4-3-0 988.80 844.56 L-1 7
8. RedBolts MightyOaks 4-4-0 .500 4-3-0 774.17 899.88 W-1
11. hegan's helmets 3-5-0 .375 2-4-0 853.25 977.58 W-1
12. O'Neill's Chargers 2-6-0 .250 2-5-0 912.24 948.32 W-1
13. Big Apple Orchards 2-6-0 .250 2-5-0 839.97 918.23 L-1
East and West
1. New York Jets IV 7-1-0 .875 6-1-0 1038.38 729.58 W-6
4. Faithful Turfmen 6-2-0 .750 5-2-0 907.74 908.59 W-3
6. Ruthless Rossies 4-4-0 .500 3-3-0 891.08 1007.21 L-2
7. Galway Bay Tribesmen 4-4-0 .500 3-4-0 875.22 923.91 L-2
9. Smackdown Clowns 3-5-0 .375 3-4-0 941.19 915.30 L-1 :'( :'(
10. The Curragh Rams 3-5-0 .375 3-4-0 867.66 850.02 W-1
14. The Royal Badgers 1-7-0 .125 1-6-0 778.37 972.33 L-3
Can someone post up the other conference so we can see how all are performing...
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Payton
South and West
1. Coolera Bears 7-1-0 .875 6-1-0 1100.28 892.43 L-1 10 17
3. Ballyhaise Bills 7-1-0 .875 6-1-0 1014.57 874.57 W-3 12 20
4. L'Esprit de Biff 6-2-0 .750 5-2-0 919.15 813.32 W-2 11 25
5. mayo warriors 4-4-0 .500 3-4-0 987.01 889.48 L-1 8 20
7. Rehab is 4 Quitters 4-4-0 .500 3-4-0 880.74 906.62 W-1 14 42
12. Faithful Turfmen B 2-6-0 .250 1-5-0 855.58 943.86 L-3 3 11
14. The ConVICKS 1-7-0 .125 0-7-0 678.45 931.16 L-4
North and East
2. Red Hand Helmets 5-3-0 .625 5-2-0 927.16 873.36 W-2 9 12
6. Crossmaglen Hitmen 4-4-0 .500 4-3-0 896.96 803.39 W-2 7 20
8. Old Jack City 4-4-0 .500 4-3-0 845.50 805.79 L-1 6 30
9. Shreks Ogres 4-4-0 .500 4-3-0 706.58 774.60 L-2 5 14
10. puppet master 3-5-0 .375 3-4-0 792.94 875.57 L-2 13 28
11. North Antrim Nuggets 3-5-0 .375 3-4-0 755.27 814.21 W-1 4 3
13. Carlow for Sam 2011 2-6-0 .250 1-5-0 754.20 916.03 W-1 2 11
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It looks like a 2 game gap is opening up in the Joe Montana conference. What week are the play offs scheduled for.
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L'Espirit de Biff you're one jammy git. New Orleans 30 points on DEF - who would have thought.....
Two big names playing tonight - still fight left in me!!!
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L'Espirit de Biff you're one jammy git. New Orleans 30 points on DEF - who would have thought.....
Two big names playing tonight - still fight left in me!!!
It was a big display from my kicker last week, so I'm really all about the team ethic - different players step up at different times to make a contribution...... :P
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yeah yeah
If I had Johnson in it might have been a different story. My QB struggled yet again :(
Need the Steelers to win big tonight and the RB and WR to haul in the points - this one could go to the wire!
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yeah yeah
If I had Johnson in it might have been a different story. My QB struggled yet again :(
Need the Steelers to win big tonight and the RB and WR to haul in the points - this one could go to the wire!
anything could happen iceman thought i was cuising to victory last night low and behold greenbay defence go and score 39 :o i didn't realise vicks was back either so i left lesean jackson on the bench and he scores 20 points
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Payton Conference - Would be interested in doing a deal with someone before the deadine. My main concern is WR, think I could do with an upgrade there and injuries/uncertainty hampering me a bit. I've 4 starting RB's on my roster - Coolera Bears - for anyone who is short there.
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you picked up a nice tight end last week seanie
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Payton Conference - Would be interested in doing a deal with someone before the deadine. My main concern is WR, think I could do with an upgrade there and injuries/uncertainty hampering me a bit. I've 4 starting RB's on my roster - Coolera Bears - for anyone who is short there.
Proposal gone through there now.
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Lone Shark and Old Jack City - thanks for the offers but I really can't let Steven Jackson go. I should have been clearer, sorry for that. Would possibly be interested in dealing Fred Jackson though.
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Lone Shark and Old Jack City - thanks for the offers but I really can't let Steven Jackson go. I should have been clearer, sorry for that. Would possibly be interested in dealing Fred Jackson though.
Okay, I've tried again there. Again you're getting a guy with a lot more points that than the one you're giving away, so I can only presume that you'll be happy out.... :D
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Just want to thank whoever dropped TO :o
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i think the iceman had a win over lone shark last night to bring us back in the mix now if i could manage a win over seanie this weekend
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i think the iceman had a win over lone shark last night to bring us back in the mix now if i could manage a win over seanie this weekend
You've a great chance. Rivers and Colston on byes. >:(
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AHOY
3 point win over Lone Shark! Was down to the wire but looks like Our Lady of Victory was looking down on me lol
Was even sweeter because he royally beat at the beginning of the league......
One for the under dogs!
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Don't forget this week starts Thursday night !!!
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Don't forget this week starts Thursday night !!!
do the waivers have to be done before thursday then Az ?
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Don't forget this week starts Thursday night !!!
do the waivers have to be done before thursday then Az ?
Ya, all free agents go on waivers until next Wednesday after the first game of the week starts...
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you picked up a nice tight end last week seanie
That could be great or strange comment if it wasn't fantasy football
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you picked up a nice tight end last week seanie
That could be great or strange comment if it wasn't fantasy football
God be with the days!
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Everyone is gone asleep in the Montana conference this week, I put in 5 waiver requests this week and got 4 of them. Eddie Royal, Portis, Delmas the safety and Brionas the kicker.
I only missed out on my third waiver request on a D line man.
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Montana Conference. Anyone interested in Steve Breaston, back in action with the Cards? I don't want to give him up but I want a 2nd level RB in exhange.
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Don't forget the Ravens play the Falcons tonight.
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Feck Roddy White anyway.
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Feck Roddy White anyway.
but turner only carried for 32 yards and only got me 1.5 points so i'm only up 8 points on the projected total seanie
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I expected Turner to get it tough but with the knock White had I was hopeful he'd not score like he did.
How are you only 5-4 with that squad?
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I notice this is rivalry week. I'm playing Lone Sharkin a battle of Ferbane in the Payton Conference. Mayo v Sligo as well I see. :)
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I expected Turner to get it tough but with the knock White had I was hopeful he'd not score like he did.
How are you only 5-4 with that squad?
Well you beat me the 1st week Seanie even though i had a great score and on another week i had 5 of my stand out on i bye so i got stuffed .
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I notice this is rivalry week. I'm playing Lone Sharkin a battle of Ferbane in the Payton Conference.
In Endrim fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
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Armagh local derby as well with Rehab is 4 Quitters taking on Crossmaglen Hitmen
I also think we should call this revenge week - as I am not planning on losing this one!
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Are the Royal Badgers a Meath Team?? If I can't get to play a Roscommon team during Rivalry Week a Meath Team will do
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Armagh local derby as well with Rehab is 4 Quitters taking on Crossmaglen Hitmen
I also think we should call this revenge week - as I am not planning on losing this one!
Iceman,
when you fail to plan you plan to fail
I think this will be your next FB quote :D
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What a disaster this week was, didn't even come close. Shower of tramps moves up the league table now as well.
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Only an unreal performance by Santana Moss will deny me my first Ferbane derby win in a long time..... 40+ point lead heading into it.
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Are the Royal Badgers a Meath Team?? If I can't get to play a Roscommon team during Rivalry Week a Meath Team will do
The Mayomen(Jets IV) could be about to rewrite history against the old rivals in Meath, just need 4 points outta the Philly D tonight for victory. Surely they cant choke in this one ;D
The Royal Badgers 163.29
New York Jets IV 159.40
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I had already chalked that one down as a win for the Jets, but consdiering where they are coming from and the opposition I may have spoke too soon.
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Armagh local derby as well with Rehab is 4 Quitters taking on Crossmaglen Hitmen
I also think we should call this revenge week - as I am not planning on losing this one!
Iceman,
when you fail to plan you plan to fail
I think this will be your next FB quote :D
Check the scores Kid - I did my planning
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I had already chalked that one down as a win for the Jets, but consdiering where they are coming from and the opposition I may have spoke too soon.
If I had a six point lead going into tonights game i'd be worried ;D..... And if History does repeat itself there'll be some poor referring & and a good fight tonight
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Rivalry week turned out to be a very exciting week across the board with a lot of games going to the wire on a Michael Vick Roadshow.
The Crossmaglen Hitmen were taken out and I managed to slide into 4th position with Faithful Turfmen B in my sights.......
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Hardly Faithful Turfmen B. I'm 3-7 :) Although a happy 3-7 after taking down the local bully :D
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Hardly Faithful Turfmen B. I'm 3-7 :) Although a happy 3-7 after taking down the local bully :D
Between the ECB/IMF on our doorstep and AZ actually beating me, things really have gone to hell in a handbasket altogether these days.
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Well seanie well done on giving me another beating, looks like i picked the wrong tight end :( plus my kicker and defence let me down as wel as turner . have to try and win every week to have any chance on making the playoffs but hey we will give it a go ;D
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Well seanie well done on giving me another beating, looks like i picked the wrong tight end :( plus my kicker and defence let me down as wel as turner . have to try and win every week to have any chance on making the playoffs but hey we will give it a go ;D
New York Jets IV didnt let the mayomen down against the Meath rivals, the Philly D notched up 17 points to make sure there was more than the bounce of the ball in it ;) ;)
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Yeah, I really had to work hard at it this week with my lineup (WR hell going on for me) and got a bit of luck with Steve Smith going down after I picked up Manningham. Thankfully I left out the right RB (Forte), a decision I agonised over for a long time.
Big one next week with Ballyhaise Bills, someone will drop to 9-2. Both teams currently projected to score approx 135 so will probably be verytight.
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I gave up Manningham there last week or the week before Seanie. I have a very different team these days than the one I started with.
How many teams make the Playoffs?
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I gave up Manningham there last week or the week before Seanie. I have a very different team these days than the one I started with.
How many teams make the Playoffs?
4 make the playoffs Iceman . Then the winners of both leagues have a forecast competion to see who the numero uno is
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I gave up Manningham there last week or the week before Seanie. I have a very different team these days than the one I started with.
How many teams make the Playoffs?
Yeah, you've a strong roster now. You've done some wheeling and dealing all season!
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Rivalry week turned out to be a very exciting week across the board with a lot of games going to the wire on a Michael Vick Roadshow.
The Crossmaglen Hitmen were taken out and I managed to slide into 4th position with Faithful Turfmen B in my sights.......
Nice win Iceman, I tried brown (indy) as rb--big failure.
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Cheers C. Was happy with the win - thought I was beat at half time in the Eagles game. Crossmaglen had the Eagles D and McCoy.
Akers balanced it out for me and Laron Landry put in some tackles again for Washington so managed to keep in front.
What team are you or league?
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Seanie you're some hoor,the second time this season you've annihilated me,congrats on a great first season so far.
Viking players let me down big time this week.
Brett Farve out !!!!!! >:( >:( >:( ;D
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I hope Eddie royal doesnt play tonight for you puppet master, i might break my 4 game losing streak >:(
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Capt Pats Vikings have gone into a serious decline since Antonio Gates got injured, he was the main man. I am almost? out of the playoff spots in the Joe Montana conference.
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Capt Pats Vikings have gone into a serious decline since Antonio Gates got injured, he was the main man. I am almost? out of the playoff spots in the Joe Montana conference.
New York Jets will be hard to beat, their name is on the trophy.
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Seanie you're some hoor,the second time this season you've annihilated me,congrats on a great first season so far.
Viking players let me down big time this week.
Brett Farve out !!!!!! >:( >:( >:( ;D
Yeah, those Vikings guys fecked you up altogether. When I saw I scored 30 odd points last night I assumed Manningham had got the bulk of them but it was Tuck who went ape. You've been unlucky that I posted big totals the weeks against you.
I think Favre may have taken his last snap. There is no sense in keeping playing him.
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This has been my worst Fantasy Football year ever. Not happy.
I will return (evil laugh)...
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close match up right down to tonight for me and Faithful turfmen b
Laron Landry didn't start and I did myself out of 6 points with another safety I would have slotted in, in his place.
Faithful Turfmen should have this one in the bag tonight though as its one DEF player going up against the SD D.
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close match up right down to tonight for me and Faithful turfmen b
Laron Landry didn't start and I did myself out of 6 points with another safety I would have slotted in, in his place.
Faithful Turfmen should have this one in the bag tonight though as its one DEF player going up against the SD D.
Yeah, but i think I got a 0 from a TE that pulled out late, when the rest had gone to Waivers. What's the betting the SD D will concede about 50 points tonight?
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I hope Eddie royal doesnt play tonight for you puppet master, i might break my 4 game losing streak >:(
knowing my luck,he'll probably play and get me 3.45 points ;D
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I hope Eddie royal doesnt play tonight for you puppet master, i might break my 4 game losing streak >:(
knowing my luck,he'll probably play and get me 3.45 points ;D
should have kept my mouth shut - he did play and got you 4.78 points, i lost by 1.32 points losing streak contunues :-(
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3 games on sky tomorrow so looking forward to that . Playing Az who is on a bit of a run and putting up big scores if i could get a win (big if) and lone shark looses i could be still in with a chance of making the play offs
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Montana Conference. Anyone interested in Steve Breaston, back in action with the Cards? I don't want to give him up but I want a 2nd level RB in exhange.
Is The draft deadline not closed AZ?? (I'm all for opening it up by the way for one more week at least)
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Montana Conference. Anyone interested in Steve Breaston, back in action with the Cards? I don't want to give him up but I want a 2nd level RB in exhange.
Is The draft deadline not closed AZ?? (I'm all for opening it up by the way for one more week at least)
meant to say trade deadline there :-[
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Lions against Patriots has already kicked off. Jeets V Bengals kicks off at 1 am and Saints v Cowboys kicks off at 9 pm I think. It kind of makes a mess of trying to sort out your teams.
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aw feck,didnt know there was games on today >:( was just about to organise my team.
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Ahhh Brady to Welker. Welcome back. Missed you for a while mid-season there...
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At long last my running backs have delivered a good performance. Ivory has 2 TDs and Barber 1 and about 25 rushing yards between them coming to the end of the third quarter. 22.4 points and I haven't even come close to getting that from running back play all season.
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a diasaster for me last night . My projected score for my players involved was 33 but ended up with 12 . I think this game is yours Az
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my first loss in ten games on the way, better now than in the playoffs ;D
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Lucky I was playing a dud team this week.
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whats the score Az? ;) :D
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I have managed to sneak back into a playoff spot in the Montana conference with 1 week to go. It is very tight for that last spot.
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All hanging on the game tonight Seanie!
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All hanging on the game tonight Seanie!
I'm not optimistic, think you'll have me by a couple of points.
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Old Jack City v Red Hand Helmets
Collera Bears v Rehab is 4 Quitters
Two games that will really move the table around.......
Top 4 for the playoffs?
Going to be a tight race for the 4th spot!!!!
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i'd say my season is all over too far behind , really pissed off because i left loads of points on the bench , plus my kicker only score 1 point last night and my TE have been useless the past 5 weeks
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I think for 2011 we should have some feedback from teams to make it a better league.
AZ if you're planning on running the show next year again might be an idea to email everyone offline afterwards.
Hope to clinch the 4th spot but not sure if I'll manage it. My BIG players are not scoring the points they should be.......
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I was jammy. Never expected the Jets defense to get cleaned like that, even by Brady. Hope I've some luck left for the fantasy playoffs!
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can you post up the scores and the league tables seanie
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I think for 2011 we should have some feedback from teams to make it a better league.
AZ if you're planning on running the show next year again might be an idea to email everyone offline afterwards.
Hope to clinch the 4th spot but not sure if I'll manage it. My BIG players are not scoring the points they should be.......
In fairness to our esteemed commissioner he's asked for suggestions for next year at the end of every league.
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typical, i have one of my best scoring weeks to date and still get beat >:(
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Anyone know how the standings are decided if teams have an equal record? Does it go on Division record first then points scored or points scored first then division record?
Reason i ask is that in the Montana conference 4-5 teams are trying for 3rd & 4th place and could all finish on the same record. I dont see anything in the league rules section...
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Payton Conference this week (sorry about the formatting, in a hurry):
Coolera Bears 100.40 Rehab is 4 Quitters 100.04
puppet master 96.82 Crossmaglen Hitmen 122.29
L'Esprit de Biff 113.54 mayo warriors 91.01
Faithful Turfmen B 112.47 The ConVICKS 98.95
North Antrim Nuggets 77.00 Carlow for Sam 2011 93.62
Shreks Ogres 128.96 Ballyhaise Bills 135.40
Old Jack City 141.17 Red Hand Helmets 104.62
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Div Pts For Pts Against Streak Waiver Moves
South and West
*1. Coolera Bears 12-1-0 .923 10-1-0 1780.68 1441.06 W-5 14 21
*3. Ballyhaise Bills 11-2-0 .846 9-2-0 1718.53 1458.36 W-2 12 25
4. L'Esprit de Biff 9-4-0 .692 7-4-0 1535.80 1362.64 W-3 11 36
7. Faithful Turfmen B 6-7-0 .462 5-6-0 1569.96 1504.01 W-4 8 14
8. mayo warriors 6-7-0 .462 4-7-0 1524.43 1537.77 L-2 7 24
9. Rehab is 4 Quitters 6-7-0 .462 4-7-0 1506.54 1595.67 L-3 6 49
14. The ConVICKS 1-12-0 .077 0-12-0 1042.65 1517.05 L-9 1 -
North and East
2. Crossmaglen Hitmen 8-5-0 .615 8-3-0 1523.32 1324.17 W-3 13 27
5. Red Hand Helmets 8-5-0 .615 8-4-0 1426.32 1339.27 L-2 10 17
6. Old Jack City 7-6-0 .538 7-4-0 1400.17 1337.99 W-1 9 32
10. puppet master 6-7-0 .462 6-5-0 1319.39 1399.41 L-1 5 30
11. Shreks Ogres 5-8-0 .385 5-6-0 1163.45 1270.18 L-1 4 18
12. Carlow for Sam 2011 3-10-0 .231 2-9-0 1216.59 1424.76 W-1 3 11
13. North Antrim Nuggets 3-10-0 .231 3-8-0 1120.06 1335.55 L-5 2 3
* = clinched playoff spot
Last standings update: Tue Dec 07 12:37am PST
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I think I had a shot at the 4th spot.
Its all about pride at this point.
Good luck Seanie in the playoffs!!!!
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Heres the standings in the Montana Conference going into the final week before the playoffs. Matchups this week also including last nights games. 6 teams still vying for 3 playoff places...
North and South
2. Shower of tramps 9-4-0 .692 8-3-0 1550.04 1328.62
4. CAPT PATs VIKINGS 8-5-0 .615 7-4-0 1515.53 1312.14
5. Craigyhill Terrors 8-5-0 .615 7-4-0 1473.21 1436.21
8. hegan's helmets 6-7-0 .462 5-6-0 1508.91 1514.03
10. RedBolts MightyOaks 6-7-0 .462 5-6-0 1313.74 1535.89
12. Big Apple Orchards 4-9-0 .308 4-8-0 1341.07 1500.74
13. O'Neill's Chargers 3-10-0 .231 3-8-0 1449.15 1570.36
East and West
*1. New York Jets IV 11-2-0 .846 9-2-0 1713.47 1346.69
3. Smackdown Clowns 8-5-0 .615 7-4-0 1719.31 1543.18
6. Faithful Turfmen 8-5-0 .615 7-5-0 1457.92 1520.42
7. Galway Bay Tribesmen 7-6-0 .538 5-6-0 1537.96 1569.53
9. Ruthless Rossies 6-7-0 .462 5-6-0 1422.64 1540.36
11. The Royal Badgers 4-9-0 .308 3-8-0 1409.80 1567.25
14. The Curragh Rams 3-10-0 .231 3-8-0 1347.99 1475.32
* = Clinched Playoff Spot
Smackdown Clowns 0.00
The Royal Badgers 24.95
Craigyhill Terrors 0.00
O'Neill's Chargers 0.00
New York Jets IV 0.00
The Curragh Rams 0.00
Galway Bay Tribesmen 24.18
Ruthless Rossies 7.00
RedBolts MightyOaks 5.00
CAPT PATs VIKINGS 20.00
hegan's helmets 33.95
Shower of tramps 6.00
Big Apple Orchards 0.00
Faithful Turfmen 0.00
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Gutted :) Well done to the 4 playoff bound teams in the Montana Conference. I ended up just on the outside, looking in, but a 9-5 record is my best for some couple of seasons, so happy enough with that. Missing out on points difference is a bummer, but it shows how tight the league is.
So, in Montana Conference, well done to our top seed New York Jets IV, who finished with a 12-2 record, a full 2 games better than their nearest rival, to win the East and West Division, and claim #1 rankings in the playoffs.
#2 seed will be the Shower of Tramps who clinched victory this week in the North and South division by beating hegan's helmets to claim a 10-4 record and a berth in the conference playoffs.
#3 seed is from the East and West Conference, and the runner up there, Smackdown Clowns. 9-5 was good enough to take the #3 seed, with an impressive 1836 points. The #4 seed, by a mere 50 points over 14 games was the North and South runner up, Craigyhill Terrors, also on a 9-5 mark who pipped the in no way bitter Faithful Turfmen.
So, the playoffs for the Montana Conference next week will feature
1) New York Jets IV v 4) Craigyhill Terrors
2) Shower of Tramps v 3) Smackdown Clowns
In the Payton Conference, pride of place goes to the unbelievable rookie performance of the 13-1 Coolera Bears. #1 seeds and 1893 points is a great debut season for the Bears, and they will be hoping to carry on through the playoffs now.
The number 2 seed goes to the Crossmaglen Hitmen, division winners of North and East, with a record of 9-5, illustrating the disparity between performances in these two divisions. That record and points status would be good for 4th in the South and West Division.
#3 and #4 seeds, as wildcards with the best records, both go to South and West teams, with the number 3 seed going to the 12-2 Ballyhaise Bills, and the #4 seed going to the L'Esprit de Biff squad, who make a welcome return to the playoffs by squeaking in on points difference on a 9-5 mark, ahead of the Red Hand Helmets, albeit by a margin of 100 points.
So, in the Payton Conference
#1) Coolera Bears v #4) L'Esprit de Biff
#2) Crossmaglen Hitmen v #3) Ballyhaise Bills.
Semi Finals to be played this week, so remember your teams for Thursday night!!
There are also consolation matches for the teams ranked 5-8 in each conference, so check them out and submit your teams if you are in.
Hope everyone enjoyed the league this year, and as always, suggestions welcome for next season.
Enjoy the Playoffs, and may the best two teams win to face off for the title of GAA Board Superbowl VI Champion in our playoff predictions competition.
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What a disaster that was, after a 5-1 start, I finished 3-5. I had a bit of bad luck with Antonio Gates who was the best fantasy player in the league at one point getting injured and the Tennessee Titans turning a corner and going backwards, I had 4 players, Britt, Bironas, Griffin and the Tennessee defense who were also league leaders in their positions, whose production all fell off dramatically. I thought I would cruise into the playoffs at one stage. TO went quiet after a strong start to the season as did Boldin. De Angelo Williams my top draft pick went on IR after doing nothing and I traded away Tom Brady and Brandon Jacobs for a bag of doughnuts and Joe Flacco.
Well done to those that got through, but I will be back next year.
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What a disaster that was, after a 5-1 start, I finished 3-5. I had a bit of bad luck with Antonio Gates who was the best fantasy player in the league at one point getting injured and the Tennessee Titans turning a corner and going backwards, I had 4 players, Britt, Bironas, Griffin and the Tennessee defense who were also league leaders in their positions, whose production all fell off dramatically. I thought I would cruise into the playoffs at one stage. TO went quiet after a strong start to the season as did Boldin. De Angelo Williams my top draft pick went on IR after doing nothing and I traded away Tom Brady and Brandon Jacobs for a bag of doughnuts and Joe Flacco.
Well done to those that got through, but I will be back next year.
Not trying to make you feel any worse but if you hadnt traded Brady away you easily would have made the playoffs and i think it would be yours to lose now...
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can anyone post up the payton results this week just to see did i even finish with a win . i think i left mc fadden on the bench (and he scored a bagfull of course) which has been typical of my season this year . any way well done to Az on running it again this year and heres hoping the title comes west ;)
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I'm afraid I beat you to the post lad
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Rehab is 4 Quitters
136.36 Final
mayo warriors
127.47
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puppet master
91.50 Final
Old Jack City
99.83
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L'Esprit de Biff
116.40 Final
Ballyhaise Bills
124.61
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Faithful Turfmen B
101.55 Final
Coolera Bears
112.42
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North Antrim Nuggets
106.03 Final
Crossmaglen Hitmen
114.74
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Shreks Ogres
97.82 Final
Carlow for Sam 2011
46.39
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The ConVICKS
54.25 Final
Red Hand Helmets
125.81
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well done AZ,that was a great league you ran. it was my first year trying this kind of thing and next year i will learn from some of the silly rookie mistakes i made this time :-[
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Great stuff yet again AZ. My worst year, but very enjoyable none the less.
Good stuff.
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I am tipping myself for the title next year!
People's Champion after this weeks performance - highest scoring team.... :)
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Fuc%!ng TO (not Tyrones Own) takes himself out of the game with a sore knee and 0 points.
I lost by 3.18 points
Congrats Ballyhaise Bills and good luck against the Coolera Bears , you will need it.
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Big upset in the making in the Payton Conference thanks to John Abraham a DL.
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Firstly congrats to Ballyhaise. You won the most important of our 3 tussles this season. I am completely gutted. Was convinced all along I'd beat you in this one and even with the Bears D going awol and San Diego imploding I couldn't see Abraham outscoring Colston in the last game but hey - I guess that's fantasy NFL. Good luck in the predictions comp that I think you have to win to take the overall title.
Thanks a million to AZ for organising it. I genuinely hadn't much of an idea at the start but I got hooked. I'm sick I didn't win it out but I'm also raging its over either way. Massive craic. Doubt I'll be as tuned in next year but roll on August and we'll get it going again.
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After a one year stopover to bitter rivals Mayo the Montana Conference Crown has returned to Roscommon ;D Though it must be said that the two counties have shared the last 4 Montana titles.
Review of my Fantasy Season:
Best Draft Pick: A Rodgers (1)
Honourable Mentions: J Witten (4), H Nicks (5)
Worst Draft Pick: P Thomas (2)
Honourable Mentions: None close to Thomas
Best Pickup: D Bess
Honourable Mentions: M Tolbert, B Green-Ellis, J Tuck
Worst Pickup: Deji Karim (A one week stop gap at RB for his return yards, got me 1 point)
No Honourable Mentions
Worst Drop: S Holmes
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Well lads, it's wrap up time on another Fantasy season, and congrats to everyone who took part and stuck with it, but special congratulations to our two conference Champions, the Smack Down Clowns and the Ballyhaise Bills. Also a special mention for our undisputed Rookie of the year, the Coolera Bears. They just came up short at the end, but certainly put paid to the notion that you have to be a multi year veteran to be competitive.
Now it's time to crown our GAABoard Superbowl champion. As you know, we do a predictions competition for all the playoff games up to and including the Superbowl itself. In prior years it's been based on the results of the game, but I think it's fair to say that the competition peetered out as one or the other surged ahead, so this year the head to head between our two conference Champions will be based on more Fantasy type scores.
So, Smackdown Clowns and Ballyhaise Bills, please PM me your picks in the following areas. PM do not post :) You need to make a pick in each category for ech game, 16 picks in total. Each pick you get right will get you 10 points. A wrong pick will be 5 points. The categories are the same for all 4 games.
1. Winning Team (Team that wins through to the next round, OT counts)
2. Team with most Rushing Yards
3. Team with most Passing Yards
4. Team winning the Turnover Battle.
All Stats will be taken from the official NFL.COM game centre of each game. Any ties in a category for 2,3 or 4 will be declared no bet.
As an example I have filled out my picks for the first game of the weekend, New Orleans @ Seattle in the NFC. This takes place on Saturday.
Please remember you should pick for all 4 games, and if you do not enter, you get 0 points.
Wild Card Weekend (4 Games).
New Orleans @ Seattle (SAT)
New York Jets @ Indianapolis (SAT)
Baltimore @ Kansas City (SUN)
Green Bay @ Philly (SUN)
Sample picks for game 1.
Team to win - New Orleans
Most Rushing Yards - New Orleans
Most Passing Yards - Seattle
Turnover Battle - New Orleans
Anyone not involved in the final can feel free to post their picks, I'll keep a running count out of interest.
Hope ye enjoyed the season!
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Well done AZ for running it again this year. Managed to go one better than my final appearance last year, now its time to finish ;)
Just one question, picking the "Team winning the Turnover Battle" is dead even an option or do we have to pick a team?
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Well done AZ for running it again this year. Managed to go one better than my final appearance last year, now its time to finish ;)
Just one question, picking the "Team winning the Turnover Battle" is dead even an option or do we have to pick a team?
Sorry just read this:
"Any ties in a category for 2,3 or 4 will be declared no bet"
Never mind... :-[
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Wild Card Weekend (4 Games).
New Orleans @ Seattle (SAT)
Team to win - New Orleans
Most Rushing Yards - New Orleans
Most Passing Yards - New Orleans
Turnover Battle - New Orleans
Saints to run roughshod over Seattle. Brees sits out the 4th Quarter.
New York Jets @ Indianapolis (SAT)
Team to win - Indy
Most Rushing Yards - New York
Most Passing Yards - Indy
Turnover Battle - Indy
I see this one being close. I'm not comfortable with the Jets to have most rush yards pick, as Indy's run D has been extremely strong of late (check out what they did against good run offenses in the last few weeks). Regardless, never bet against Peyton Manning at home, in a big game, or at night. Last time the Colts were the three seed they won the Superbowl.
Baltimore @ Kansas City (SUN)
Team to win - Kansas City (at the very least to beat the spread)
Most Rushing Yards - Kansas City
Most Passing Yards - Baltimore
Turnover Battle - Kansas City
I just have a feeling. Ive thought Baltimore were way overrated all year long. I dont think Baltimore match up well with the KC offense, and I think Baltimore have no explosiveness in their O.
Green Bay @ Philly (SUN)
Team to win - Philly
Most Rushing Yards - Philly
Most Passing Yards - Green Bay
Turnover Battle - Philly
This one is a coin flip. Everything rides on the fitness of the two QB's. Above I've assumed they will be OK. If Vick isn't OK to go at 100% I'm changing to Green Bay- I LOVE the Green Bay WR's against the Philly D backs.
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A wrong pick will be 5 points.
Should this be -5pts?
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Sorry Rossie, Spot on. - 5 points.
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Still gutted! Following on from Declan's post a few days ago:
Review of my Fantasy Season:
Best Draft Pick: A. Collie (15)
Honourable Mentions: P. Rivers (4), Chicago DEF (11), L. Tomlinson (13)
Worst Draft Pick: R. Moss (1)
Honourable Mentions: Nothing near as bad as that
Best Pickup: J. Tamme
Honourable Mentions: M. Manningham
Worst Pickup: V. Jackson. Got injured straight away, had him on the bench when he scored 3 TD's and then flopped a week later when I needed it most.
Honourable Mentions: None
Worst Drop: D. Bryant. Worked out ok for me in the end when I got Manningham and injuries to Nicks/Smith but I missed out on his most productive period of the season.
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Review of my Fantasy Season:Had a good year went 12-2 & you could say I'm the regular season Montana Champion ;D
Thanks Az for setting it up etc & keeping with tradition I'm suspending border rivalries for the final so I hope the clowns go on to win it
Best Draft Pick: Roddy White (23)
Honourable Mentions: Mike Wallace (79),
Worst Draft Pick: R.Grant (34)(IR'd himself day 1!)
Honourable Mentions: Jerome Harrison(90) I did manage to trade him with Flacco for Brady Though
Best Pickup: D.Whitner,consitently got me 8-10 points per match up
Honourable Mentions: M. Vick,The Law Firm,Deoin Branch
Worst Pickup:A Load of DL guys but can't really complain when they bad,Maurice Morris let me down as well
Honourable Mentions: None
Worst Drop: M.Vick,stupid enough to trust reid when he said Kolb would be his starter
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The picks are in from the two finalists. For the record my picks are
NO @ SEA
Win - NO
Passing Yards - NO
Rushing Yards - NO
Turnover - NO
NYJ @IND
Win - NYJ
Passing - IND
Rushing - NYJ
Turnover - NYJ
BAL @ KC
Win - Bal
Passing - Bal
Rushing - KC
Turnover - Bal
GB @ PHI
Win - GB
Passing - GB
Rushing - PHI
Turnover - GB
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Wild Card results are in.
Game 1 - New Orleans at Seattle
win - Seattle 41-36
passing - New Orlean (404 versus 272)
rushing - Seattle (151 v 71)
Turnovers - No Bet (1 fumble versus 1 Interception)
Game 2 - New York Jets @ Indianapolis
win - New York Jets 17-16
passing - Indianapolis (225 v 189)
rushing - New York Jets (169 v 93)
Turnovers - Indianapolis (0-1 Interception)
Game 3 - Baltimore @ Kansas City
win - Baltimore 30-7
passing - Baltimore (265 v 70)
rushing - Baltimore (152 v 108)
Turnovers - Baltimore (2 Fumbles versus 2 Fumbles plus 3 interceptions)
Game 4 - Green Bay @ Philadelphia
win - Green Bay 21-16
passing - Philadelphia (292 v 180)
rushing - Green Bay (138 v 82)
Turnover - Philadelphia (1 Interception v 2 Fumbles)
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From our two finalists....
Game 1 - New Orleans @ Seattle
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos -5, Smackdown Clowns - 5
Rushing Yards - BB -5, SC +10
Passing Yards - BB -5, SC +10
Turnovers - BB 0, SC 0
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos -15, Smackdown Clowns +15
Game 2 - New York Jets @ Indianapolis
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos -5, Smackdown Clowns - 5
Rushing Yards - BB +10, SC +10
Passing Yards - BB +10, SC +10
Turnovers - BB +10, SC +10
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos +25, Smackdown Clowns +25
Game 3 - Baltimore @ Kansas City
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos -5, Smackdown Clowns - 5
Rushing Yards - BB -5, SC -5
Passing Yards - BB +10, SC +10
Turnovers - BB -5, SC -5
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos -5, Smackdown Clowns -5
Game 4 - Green Bay @ Philadelphia
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos -5, Smackdown Clowns + 10
Rushing Yards - BB -5, SC -5
Passing Yards - BB -5, SC -5
Turnovers - BB +10, SC -5
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos -5, Smackdown Clowns -5
Running Total after Wildcard Weekend
Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns 30
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Don't forget to PM me with your picks for the divisional games this weekend. Same categories, i.e. Game winner, Rushing Yards, Passing Yards and Turnover Battle.
Game 1 - Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
Game 2 - Green Bay @ Atlanta
Game 3 - Seattle @ Chicago
Game 4 - New York Jets @ New England
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My cut at it:
BAL @ PITT:
Winner: PITT
Rush: PITT
Pass: BAL
Turovers: PITT
GB @ ATL
Winner: GB
Rush: ATL
Pass: GB
Turnovers: GB
SEA @ CHI:
Winner: CHI
Rush: CHI
Pass: SEA
Turnovers: CHI
NYJ @ NE:
Winner: NE
Rush: NYJ
Pass: NE
Turnovers: NE
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Any scores in the predictions after last weekend?
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Hi Declan,
Unfortunately Ballyhaise Broncos gave you a walkover last weekend, despite a PM to him and a post here as well. I hope he's alright :D Anyway, that gave you a free run at extending your lead, and just gives the Broncos 3 games to pull you back.
For what it's worth, your scores for the Divisional Round were as follows.
Game 1 - Seattle @ Da Bears
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns +10
Rushing Yards - BB 0, SC +10
Passing Yards - BB 0, SC +10
Turnovers - BB 0, SC -5
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns +25
Game 2 - Green Bay @ Atlanta
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns +10
Rushing Yards - BB 0, SC -5
Passing Yards - BB 0, SC +10
Turnovers - BB 0, SC +10
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns +25
Game 3 - Jets @ Pats
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns - 5
Rushing Yards - BB 0, SC +10
Passing Yards - BB 0, SC +10
Turnovers - BB 0, SC -5
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns +10
Game 4 - Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns + 10
Rushing Yards - BB 0, SC +10
Passing Yards - BB 0, SC +10
Turnovers - BB 0, SC +10
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns +40
Running Total after Wildcard Weekend
Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns 30
Running Total after Divisional Weekend
Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns 130
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the games this week are, same categories.
Game 1 - National Football Conference Championship Game
Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears
Winner
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Turnover Battle
Game 2 American Football Conference Championship
New York Jets @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Winner
Rushing Yards
Passing Yards
Turnover Battle.
should be two great games in fairness. Picks to me before First game on Sunday...
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My stab:
GB @ CHI
Win: CHI (Go Bears!)
Pass: GB
Run: CHI
Turnovers: CHI
Jets @ Steelers
Win: JETS
Pass: PITT
Run: JETS
Turnovers: JETS
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Alright lads, it's Superbowl time, and the last round of our predictions competition. As we approach the superbowl the Clowns have an unassailable lead, so congratulations to them. The Broncos paid the price for missing the Divisional Round of games, but I think the Clowns will be decisive victors in any case.
The final Prediction for the Superbowl is due before kickoff on Sunday, so lets get them in and make this thing official :D.
Winning Team :
Team Most Rushing Yards :
Team Most Passing Yards :
Turnover Battle :
The scores from the Conference Championships were :
Game 1 - Packers @ Da Bears
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos +10, Smackdown Clowns +10
Rushing Yards - BB +10, SC +10
Passing Yards - BB -5, SC +10
Turnovers - BB +10, SC +10
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos +25, Smackdown Clowns +40
Game 2 - New York Jets @ Pittsburgh
Win - Ballyhaise Broncos +10, Smackdown Clowns +10
Rushing Yards - BB +10, SC +10
Passing Yards - BB +10, SC -5
Turnovers - BB -5, SC -5
Total - Ballyhaise Broncos +25, Smackdown Clowns +10
Running Total after Wildcard Weekend
Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns 30
Running Total after Divisional Weekend
Ballyhaise Broncos 0, Smackdown Clowns 130
Running Total after Conference Weekend
Ballyhaise Broncos +50, Smackdown Clowns +180
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So who won then?? ;D ;D
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Jaysus Sorry lads. Of course Declan85 is our Superbowl Champion !!! congrats to the Smackdown Clowns, and also well done to Ballyhaise Broncos on winning the conference title.
Hopefully we'll see ye next year again lads, if the CBA can be sorted out.
PS, I was looking at buying trophies for this Declan, that's why I took so long :) Sorry about that. Should I get a perpetual trophy for next year?
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Now that everything is sorted, it must be this time of year again
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Few weeks early but i agree we should get the chat going!
AZ are you going to renew the league?
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Of course we will. I'll set it up this weekend. I want to see if Kolb becomes a Cardinal. :D
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I've set one of these up for myself and a few friends. Explaining the draft system to people used to fantasy football (soccer) is like talking to the wall ffs
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I've set one of these up for myself and a few friends. Explaining the draft system to people used to fantasy football (soccer) is like talking to the wall ffs
You think that's bad you should try explaining an auction draft... Anybody wanna make it an auction draft this year by the way? lol
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I've set one of these up for myself and a few friends. Explaining the draft system to people used to fantasy football (soccer) is like talking to the wall ffs
You think that's bad you should try explaining an auction draft... Anybody wanna make it an auction draft this year by the way? lol
Jaysus I don't even wanna know!
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I've set one of these up for myself and a few friends. Explaining the draft system to people used to fantasy football (soccer) is like talking to the wall ffs
You think that's bad you should try explaining an auction draft... Anybody wanna make it an auction draft this year by the way? lol
Hell no!
I can't even log in here at work for the regular draft and have to rely on my picks. End up missing out on the players I want.
considering taking a day off just to get on!!!
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Count me in again.
Haven't really followed any NFL news since the Superbowl though as all the lockout talk was tedious. Must brush up a little.
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I'm in, go Pats.
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Every year i say i will try and dedicate more time to it so maybe this year. Makes the other matches more interesting anyway.
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Looking forward to this, count me in.
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We should have the draft outside of work hours so people aren't inconvenienced like that. It is not fair to have to break from work for it. People who will only turn up for the draft if it is in work hours are less important than those who will give up their free time for it.
I've set one of these up for myself and a few friends. Explaining the draft system to people used to fantasy football (soccer) is like talking to the wall ffs
You think that's bad you should try explaining an auction draft... Anybody wanna make it an auction draft this year by the way? lol
Hell no!
I can't even log in here at work for the regular draft and have to rely on my picks. End up missing out on the players I want.
considering taking a day off just to get on!!!
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I shall also take part this year.
It was very hard to genrate points with running backs last year. It needs to be 10 yards a point.
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Lads, I've played in fantasy football leagues but not this one. Can anyone direct me to a site where the rules are laid out? Is there a place to participate in a mock draft?
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Chalk me in surely. Still looking to regain my title since GAAboard Superbowl I!
Has anyone won two by the way?
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count me in too,would also like to see draft done in evening,as not all of us are sitting on our arses all day playing with their pc's. ;D
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Of course we will. I'll set it up this weekend. I want to see if Kolb becomes a Cardinal. :D
Done. Way overrated in my opinion but couldn't be worse than what they had.
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Count me in ;)
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Of course we will. I'll set it up this weekend. I want to see if Kolb becomes a Cardinal. :D
Done. Way overrated in my opinion but couldn't be worse than what they had.
Correct on both counts. I can't believe they gave up DRC AND a second round pick for him. I'm not too pushed about losing DRC because he cannot tackle, but he's a good cover corner. Lot of pressure on Peterson now.
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I'll play if ye need me lads
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Kolb may be a poor man's Matt Cassel imo, will be interesting to see how he does.
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I'll give it a rattle again
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Would suggest taking note of some of the feedback from last years crew and restricting the number of teams per conference.
was a great season and I really enjoyed it - thanks again for managing again this year AZ!!!
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My interest in the sport isn't sufficient to participate in this but I suggest everyone playing here watches the comedy "The League" if they haven't already. Very good show.
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The Montana Conference is set up with the defaults from last season. Any changes will have to be agreed by majority (I'll add a poll here if I receive proposed changes). If you were in the montana conference last year you should receive an invitation.
If you don't get the email, or you weren't in it last year, they league id is 305938
and the password is cardinals.
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
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The Payton Conference is now also set up with the defaults from last season. Any changes will have to be agreed by majority of both conferences(I'll add a poll here if I receive proposed changes). If you were in the Payton conference last year you should receive an invitation.
If you don't get the email, or you weren't in it last year, they league i is 305948
and the password is cardinals.
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948)
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Lads, I've played in fantasy football leagues but not this one. Can anyone direct me to a site where the rules are laid out? Is there a place to participate in a mock draft?
You will find all of those things on the yahoosports fantasy site.
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Will I have to set up a Yahoo account?
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Any chance we could reduce the number of teams per conference?
If necessary add a third and go no less than 10 teams per ocnference and no more than 12.
Last year a few of the teams stopped playing (or lost interest) so maybe if more than 4 games were missed they should be dropped this year..?
I dunno - just a few suggestions.
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Will I have to set up a Yahoo account?
Yep, although I think you might be able to sign in with a gmail or facebook account.
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Any chance we could reduce the number of teams per conference?
If necessary add a third and go no less than 10 teams per ocnference and no more than 12.
Last year a few of the teams stopped playing (or lost interest) so maybe if more than 4 games were missed they should be dropped this year..?
I dunno - just a few suggestions.
I've no issue with that, but we'll have to think of a better way to determine our overall winner in any case. I don't like the predictions thing, it's an anti climax.
How about trying to seperate the teams into 3 hierarchical divisions (or conferences, based on last year?) Top 10 scores from last year go into the Montana conference, and fight for the Division 1 or A championship. 2nd 10 go into the Payton conference to play for the B Championship, and the last 10 go into the C championship (along with newbies?)
Thoughts? Would we get 30?
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I like that idea a lot!
we might be able to get 30 - we have 23 days now so see who is genuinely interested.
Even 20 would be fine.
Top 4 move up bottom 4 move down next year...
With only ten teams in a conference it would leave more players available instead of fighting for scraps..... Could make for an interesting year and a tight competition.
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Thanks Capt Pat
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AZ, I received the following message when I tried to sign up:
There was a problem
There is not room in this league if all teams from last year return. To join, get the commissioner to increase the maximum number of teams, or remove teams that will not be returning. (Error #638)
If you do intend to expand, I'd like to join. Would be quite happy to be the Junior C team of this league. If there's no room, no bother.
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Try again there. We'll see how many we get, and then decide whether to split into A, B and C. If we get 24, I like 3x 8 less than 24, I think we go 2 division.
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Maybe start a new SuperBowl VII thread?
This could be my year!
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So. ... is it essentially going to be two tiered with two totally separate leagues?
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Yep OffalyLad, or maybe even 3. Last year we had 28 teams I think. The problem we've had is getting an overall winner. Yahoo doesn't allow for seperate leagues to have 'champions' that play against each other. Therefore we were using a predictions competitions where the two winners predicted the playoff games to give us an overall champion.
I'm kind of liking the idea of splitting into two or three leagues of 8-10 each, and each league is a seperate competition, with it's own playoffs etc, just like now. Except we tier them according to previous (2010) points totals so the top 8-10 are in Division 1, 11-20 in Division 2 and 20+ newbies are in division 3.
Anyone have a major issue with that? If not, I'll put up a proposed divisional split.
One other thing, I don't think Yahoo allows non playing commisioners, so I'll have to have a team in each league, no matter how good or bad I do. Is everyone okay with that?
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I like the idea of a promotion/relegation structure, but it's easy for me to say that since I'd get to be in the top division. Majority rule I suppose.
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Based on the points accrued last year, the following is the breakdown of the divisions.
Joe Montana Conference - Playing for GAA Superbowl VII
Coolera Bears 1893.10
Ballyhaise Bills 1848.14
Smackdown Clowns 1836.28
New York Jets IV 1827.45
Shower of Tramps 1699.98
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 1666.51
L'Esprit de Biff 1652.20
mayo warriors 1651.90
Galway Bay Tribesmen 1651.29
Hegan's Helmets 1650.03
Walter Payton Conference - Playing for the Superbowl B Championship
Rehab is 4 Quitters 1642.90
Crossmaglen Hitmen 1638.06
Craigyhill Terrors 1628.61
Captain Pats Vikings 1589.18
Faithful Turfmen 1584.13
Red Hand Helmets 1552.13
O'Neill's Chargers 1534.09
Ruthless Rossies 1513.06
The Royal Badgers 1503.01
Old Jack City 1500.00
Jerry Rice Conference - Playing for Superbowl C Championship
Big Apple Orchards 1441.35
The Curragh Rams 1420.23
puppet master 1410.89
Redbolt's Mighty Oaks 1406.16
Carlow for Sam 2011 1262.98
Shrek's Ogres 1261.27
North Antrim Nuggets 1228.09
The ConVICKS 1096.90
Offaly Lad - Newbie
Faithful Turfmen C - Newbie
Of course, this assumes all the old lads come back. If not, we move everone up a slot.
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Based on the points accrued last year, the following is the breakdown of the divisions.
Joe Montana Conference - Playing for GAA Superbowl VII
Coolera Bears 1893.10
Ballyhaise Bills 1848.14
Smackdown Clowns 1836.28
New York Jets IV 1827.45
Shower of Tramps 1699.98
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 1666.51
L'Esprit de Biff 1652.20
mayo warriors 1651.90
Galway Bay Tribesmen 1651.29
Hegan's Helmets 1650.03
Walter Payton Conference - Playing for the Superbowl B Championship
Rehab is 4 Quitters 1642.90
Crossmaglen Hitmen 1638.06
Craigyhill Terrors 1628.61
Captain Pats Vikings 1589.18
Faithful Turfmen 1584.13
Red Hand Helmets 1552.13
O'Neill's Chargers 1534.09
Ruthless Rossies 1513.06
The Royal Badgers 1503.01
Old Jack City 1500.00
Jerry Rice Conference - Playing for Superbowl C Championship
Big Apple Orchards 1441.35
The Curragh Rams 1420.23
puppet master 1410.89
Redbolt's Mighty Oaks 1406.16
Carlow for Sam 2011 1262.98
Shrek's Ogres 1261.27
North Antrim Nuggets 1228.09
The ConVICKS 1096.90
Offaly Lad - Newbie
Faithful Turfmen C - Newbie
Of course, this assumes all the old lads come back. If not, we move everone up a slot.
always liked jerry rice,
that will do rightly,loving the idea of fighting for promotion.division two next year. riser.......
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right ive signed up to this but haven't much of a notion of how it works. Going to give it a lash anyway!
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AZ, I signed up earlier today, but if you need me to withdraw to allow regulars to play, just let me know.
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A 14 team top division would be better for me being number 14 in the rankings. I did think the 14 team set up in each division was a more challenging and competitve way of doing things.
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Based on the points accrued last year, the following is the breakdown of the divisions.
Joe Montana Conference - Playing for GAA Superbowl VII
Coolera Bears 1893.10
Ballyhaise Bills 1848.14
Smackdown Clowns 1836.28
New York Jets IV 1827.45
Shower of Tramps 1699.98
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 1666.51
L'Esprit de Biff 1652.20
mayo warriors 1651.90
Galway Bay Tribesmen 1651.29
Hegan's Helmets 1650.03
Walter Payton Conference - Playing for the Superbowl B Championship
Rehab is 4 Quitters 1642.90
Crossmaglen Hitmen 1638.06
Craigyhill Terrors 1628.61
Captain Pats Vikings 1589.18
Faithful Turfmen 1584.13
Red Hand Helmets 1552.13
O'Neill's Chargers 1534.09
Ruthless Rossies 1513.06
The Royal Badgers 1503.01
Old Jack City 1500.00
Jerry Rice Conference - Playing for Superbowl C Championship
Big Apple Orchards 1441.35
The Curragh Rams 1420.23
puppet master 1410.89
Redbolt's Mighty Oaks 1406.16
Carlow for Sam 2011 1262.98
Shrek's Ogres 1261.27
North Antrim Nuggets 1228.09
The ConVICKS 1096.90
Offaly Lad - Newbie
Faithful Turfmen C - Newbie
Of course, this assumes all the old lads come back. If not, we move everone up a slot.
I was robbed last year, robbed I tell ye! John Abraham outscoring Colston to pip me with Marques dropping a ball in the end zone! ROBBED.
I'm over it though. ;D
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the warriors are back for another year. It Will be tough going though, most of the squad have spent the lock out on the beer in Westport not in great shape truth to be told. Good to see a strong connacht representation in the top tier ;)
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And 3 Offaly men in the top 10 too :) And my 'B' team there on merit!
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I was thinking of getting cheap trophies from the US for this, a friend is over there at the moment. What do ye think? Too much ? :D
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I was thinking of getting cheap trophies from the US for this, a friend is over there at the moment. What do ye think? Too much ? :D
:D not at all Az get a miniature version of the superbowl and we should try and turn up for the presentation to the eventual winner and have a few scoops at the same time ;)
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I'm thinking of the following. All 3 for $30 :)
Superbowl Trophy
Superbowl 'B'
Superbowl 'C'
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Really like the 2nd one for 30 dollars ya can't go wrong how do we pay for it . Do they do superbowlrings :D
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Don't worry about the paying. I'll stump up for these :)
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I'll save you some money on shipping to Ireland AZ, you can just send mine by USPS to NJ.
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I have a friend over in Scottsdale for 10 days. I'm trying to convince here to bring them back :)
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I was thinking of getting cheap trophies from the US for this, a friend is over there at the moment. What do ye think? Too much ? :D
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From runner-up 2 years ago to Bowl C this year :-[
Might retire my franchise...
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From runner-up 2 years ago to Bowl C this year :-[
Might retire my franchise...
The vagaries of the NFL. Parity is king. Don't retire though, my C team needs a good run out.
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18 in so far lads. Keep registering, and when we get enough for 3 leagues, I'll make the C Division. If everyone just registers in one of the two divisions that are there now, that should allow for up to 32.
We'll then split out by the divisions after that, so you'll just have to rejoin the league I send you individually. Sounds complicated, but it isn't.
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Us Connact teams love February bound to be a winner from the province. Any sign of Bombidal ?
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AZ are you planning on following the same rules and positions as last year?
Also what about the draft? I wasn't able to make the draft (my work blocks it) but if you plan on going ahead and following the normal draft I will possibly "work from home" that day.....
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Was planning on it Iceman, unless people have proposals, which I'll put to demographic vote via a poll here.
As for the draft, I'm going to aim for weekend evenings, Irish Time, if that's okay. Probably a Saturday evening, or maybe a Friday night. How does that sound?
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Saturday would be best for me as Friday Ireland time is afternoon here but don't go according to me - whatever is handier for the majority.
I think the format worked well last year.
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Lads I have a couple of questions as I'm a newcomer to this game. I'm guessing its like fantasy soccer where you pick a team of players and they get you points based on how they do. Most points win and you can make changes at various times during the year. Any other basic things I'm missing?
Also the draft, I take it this is where you get your players but how does it work? Is it automatically picked or do we all pick out of a pot at the same time? If you miss the draft do you get left with the players nobody else wanted? Cheers for the advice in advance!
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Same principle doireabu, except each week you are playing against 1 other manager. Your points for that week versus his determines the winners.
The draft is how you get your initial roster, from which you pick a weekly team.
Just before the draft, you are assigned a draft position. (e.g 3) That means you pick 3rd the first time, and 3rd last the second time, 3rd again the 3rd time and so on.
The trick with the draft, unlike the soccer, is that everyone is basically picking from the same pool. So it's not based on money or a budget. You can pick anybody still available, as long as you fill the required positions. As soon as a player is picked though, he is gone for everyone else.
So in my example, you'll have the third pick in round one, and will be able to select anybody except the two players selected by the lads picking in positions 1 and 2.
Obviously as the rounds go on, less and less players are available. You should try a few mock drafts on Yahoo. (It's called a 'snake' draft).
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Lads I have a couple of questions as I'm a newcomer to this game. I'm guessing its like fantasy soccer where you pick a team of players and they get you points based on how they do. Most points win and you can make changes at various times during the year. Any other basic things I'm missing?
Also the draft, I take it this is where you get your players but how does it work? Is it automatically picked or do we all pick out of a pot at the same time? If you miss the draft do you get left with the players nobody else wanted? Cheers for the advice in advance!
Here ya go http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/sports/fantasysports/football/rules/
Basics
1) look at league scoring rules per position
2) how many starters needed per postion
3) look for backups at rb, qb & wr positions
4) score more points than opponent and win
5) wait for another week before rating players (free agency still going on)
6) the draft is live where you pick from the player pool (sometimes yahoo misses players ie DL,LB)
7) pick players based on point projection
8) if you can't make the draft, yahoo will pick auto for you from your pre-ranked players
9) trash talk is encouraged
10) set lineups every week, look at injury reports and have fun
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The New York Jets V are in,the only thing i would like to see changed is the 2 roster spots for DL men, there a obscure enough bunch & are nearly impossible to predict form wise outside the top 4-5 guys.Ideally id like to see them dropped altogether but if we have to have x amount of D men theres plenty of DBs out there for every1 to have four decent players
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Was planning on it Iceman, unless people have proposals, which I'll put to demographic vote via a poll here.
As for the draft, I'm going to aim for weekend evenings, Irish Time, if that's okay. Probably a Saturday evening, or maybe a Friday night. How does that sound?
Royal Badgers are in.
Weekend would suit me better also as its blocked in work. I'd say a Sunday evening when everyone is watching the Sunday game would be a good time, people won't have engagements like they might on the Friday or Saturday...
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22 in lads, keep em coming.
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Good stuff AZ, good to have this back.
The reigning champions Smackdown Clowns are back in...
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Was planning on it Iceman, unless people have proposals, which I'll put to demographic vote via a poll here.
As for the draft, I'm going to aim for weekend evenings, Irish Time, if that's okay. Probably a Saturday evening, or maybe a Friday night. How does that sound?
Royal Badgers are in.
Weekend would suit me better also as its blocked in work. I'd say a Sunday evening when everyone is watching the Sunday game would be a good time, people won't have engagements like they might on the Friday or Saturday...
yeah sunday evening suits me too
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OK, I'll try for Sunday Evenings so. Keep the entries coming. I'll be contacting all of ye to leave/join the relevant A/B/C competition when we have everyone in.
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If we are putting things up for a vote. Here are 2
1 point for a running back gaining 10 yards instead of 20 which is too difficult.
The size of the divisions. Should there be 8 10 12 or 14 teams in each division?
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If we are putting things up for a vote. Here are 2
1 point for a running back gaining 10 yards instead of 20 which is too difficult.
The size of the divisions. Should there be 8 10 12 or 14 teams in each division?
I think the 1 point for 20 yards rushing and receiving is good, it keeps better parity between Rbs, Wrs & Qbs. If you change it for the Rbs the you have to look at changing the 1 point for 50 yards passing also which would cause a lot of hassel.
Done a quick check and A Foster the top RB from last year would have almost double P Mannings score last year if it was 1 point for 10 yards and manning had 4700 yards + 33TDs a good year by all accounts...
Dont mind how many teams in each division. I suppose the number of entrants is going to determine it in the end...
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For what its worth I don't agree with 1 point for 10 yds rushing for RB's. 60 yds rushing would be the same as a TD and that can't be right.
Size of division doesn't bother me too much. I think 10 or 12 is ideal but I'm cool like the Fonz on that one.
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I think I agree with Declan on the scoring. It also is reflective of the fact that it's a passing league now (the NFL), so our league is in line with that. I suppose it's a judgment call as to where you draft your players.
As for structure, this is what I'm thinking, as per earlier emails.
3 seperate leagues, with promotion and relegation for next year. We currently have 24 i think, and are pushing for 30 which would give us 3 leagues of 10.
The Montana League (as I'll rename it) is the 'A' competition, and would be made up of the top 10 point scoring teams from last year.
The Payton League will be the 'B' competition and has teams ranked 11-20.
The new Rice League will be the 'C' competition and is for newbies and teams ranked 20+
Each League will have 2 divisions of 5 teams each (or whatever). The winners of each division will make the playoffs, as will 2 wildcards.
Weeks 15 and 16 will be each leagues semi final and final.
That will end the Fantasy Season then, and we'll have 3 champions (and 3 trophies). We might do a predictions thing for everyone for the playoffs, but I don't like the way that's been deciding our 'Champion' up to this year.
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I think I agree with Declan on the scoring. It also is reflective of the fact that it's a passing league now (the NFL), so our league is in line with that. I suppose it's a judgment call as to where you draft your players.
As for structure, this is what I'm thinking, as per earlier emails.
3 seperate leagues, with promotion and relegation for next year. We currently have 24 i think, and are pushing for 30 which would give us 3 leagues of 10.
The Montana League (as I'll rename it) is the 'A' competition, and would be made up of the top 10 point scoring teams from last year.
The Payton League will be the 'B' competition and has teams ranked 11-20.
The new Rice League will be the 'C' competition and is for newbies and teams ranked 20+
Each League will have 2 divisions of 5 teams each (or whatever). The winners of each division will make the playoffs, as will 2 wildcards.
Weeks 15 and 16 will be each leagues semi final and final.
That will end the Fantasy Season then, and we'll have 3 champions (and 3 trophies). We might do a predictions thing for everyone for the playoffs, but I don't like the way that's been deciding our 'Champion' up to this year.
Yeah that seems good Az like you i didn't like the predictions competetion to decide the winner. Good to see such interest in it
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How many are we talking about going up and down each year? I'd be in favour of a lot of movement, give plenty of people a crack at the Superbowl over a few years.
Actually, how about the Div 3 winner going straight up to Div 1? That way the ultimate trophy is no more than two seasons away for any newbie?
Bottom team in Div 1 goes to 3, 2nd and 3rd from bottom to 2. Top 2 in 2 go up, bottom 2 go down, top 1 in 3 goes to 1 and 2nd and 3rd go to 2?
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Always looking for the short cut Lone Shark ;)
D1 is earned with hard work and persistence!!!
Not crazy about 1 point for 10 yards either in fairness. I think the 1 point for 20 yards hurt people last year who's RB didn't get the goal line carries. 1 point for 10 gives RB's too many points.
Change your draft picks this year if you don't think your RB's carry the most points then draft a QB and WR early! :)
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I'd be thinking that 4 up, 4 down would be fair enough. 40% turnover is huge.
so if you make your playoffs, you get promoted. Finish in the bottom 4 on points, and you're gone.
I don't like the Div 3 to Div 1 and vice versa though. I think a straightforward 3-2-1 is better.
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yeah don't like the jump from division 3 to division 1 either . I think to many points are giving to defensive plays have you a breakdown of the points Az ?
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yeah don't like the jump from division 3 to division 1 either . I think to many points are giving to defensive plays have you a breakdown of the points Az ?
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938/settings (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938/settings)
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Hey Az did you give any taught to the dumping of the DLs in favour of one/two more DB(s)
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Hey Az did you give any taught to the dumping of the DLs in favour of one/two more DB(s)
I hadn't to be honest, but I kind of like that idea. Anyone else got strong feelings on that?
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Hey Az did you give any taught to the dumping of the DLs in favour of one/two more DB(s)
I hadn't to be honest, but I kind of like that idea. Anyone else got strong feelings on that?
No strong feelings but I don't mind having to pick some obscure players. Maybe move to 1 DL and 3 CB/S
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Always looking for the short cut Lone Shark ;)
D1 is earned with hard work and persistence!!!
Not crazy about 1 point for 10 yards either in fairness. I think the 1 point for 20 yards hurt people last year who's RB didn't get the goal line carries. 1 point for 10 gives RB's too many points.
Change your draft picks this year if you don't think your RB's carry the most points then draft a QB and WR early! :)
I agree with Iceman. You reward a position for doing their job with performance. A very good RB on average rushes for 85 yards per game. That is a lot of yards for getting a beating running between the offensive tackles (position).
The point system should reward top performances and punish poor performances. The one league I play in for $$ you can end up with negative points for the week.
The point system seemed very fair from last year, maybe a little too generous at times. I will review the whole point system later tonite and suggest tweaks.
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Thanks very much. I'll get to ignoring them immediately :D
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Not every RB is like Arian Foster. 60 yards rushing is easily a more worthy effort than a 1yard rushing effort or a one yard reception for a TD. That is just the way it should be. If the rules remain 1 point for 20 yards rushing I will just draft the much more effective wide receivers first and leave the RBs until the later roundsn
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I don't see why we'd be dropping DL men personally. I'd love it if LB's were included!
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These would be the only changes I see that are needed:
All (passing, rushing, receiving, defensive* or return) TD's should have the same value of 6.
*A defensive player will get bonus pts for recover/Int so it should be just 6.
PAT miss should have a higher minus value (like -9 or -10) since it is pretty much a given point play.
30-39 yd FG miss -3
Keep the DLs but have an option to put a LB in their spot if possible on yahoo.
Otherwise it is set up pretty fair. You don't want to reward mediocre play.
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Hey Az did you give any taught to the dumping of the DLs in favour of one/two more DB(s)
I hadn't to be honest, but I kind of like that idea. Anyone else got strong feelings on that?
Personally I'd be against, the status quo was good. I used to enjoy picking out matchups each week against weak offensive lines, or QB's who liked to hold on to the ball to the last second (Big Ben!).
That's the beauty of NFL, the roles are genuinely different and yet each one is crucial in it's own way. If there was a way of incorporating offensive line, I'd be for that too.
Four up and four down is fine - to be honest I was just thinking that it might encourage more people to get involved if you can fly up the rankings a bit quicker. I know I'd be frustrated if I was div 2 or 3 and it was harder to go up than to get to the Div 1 playoffs. Plus if I get relegated and say this next year, people will say it's only out of self interest... :)
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There should hardly be divisions at all. It is a bit too serious and takes some of the crack out of it. There will be people joining this year who will be unfairly stuck in divisions 2 & 3 for donkeys years. The four up four down system would be more effective and interesting.
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There should hardly be divisions at all. It is a bit too serious and takes some of the crack out of it. There will be people joining this year who will be unfairly stuck in divisions 2 & 3 for donkeys years. The four up four down system would be more effective and interesting.
Four up Four down it is. It's only a way to have a satisfactory way of deciding the champion that's driving this, and I think a hierarchy is the best way of doing that, each league has a champion.
The Divisions within the leagues are only for the purposes of mimicing the real deal, and a preference I have.
As for the DL, the reason I don't like it is that there are often people missing off the DL lists, and LBs are rolled in with DLs, which is unfair because it's a completely different position. Also a lot of LBs are not included. DB seems to have most if not all Safeties and Corners, which is why I like it, but I'm not pushed either way. Can we get a last minute push for the leagues to join up lads, Dinny are you in? I'm going to be contacting ye shortly to get moving into your leagues, and finalising draft dates and overall rules.
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OK. Can the following teams please LEAVE the Joe Montana GAABoard Superbowl League. Go here to leave the league. http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948)
If you are a 'rebranded/renamed' team from last year, and you feel you should be in the top 10, please let me know.
North Antrim Nuggets. - You can Join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/382045 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/382045) - password cardinals
Revis and Butthead - Same as North Antrim Nuggets
Derry No CLues - Same as North Antrim Nuggets
Oraisteach's Browns- Same as North Antrim Nuggets
Red Hand Helmets - You can Join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938) - password cardinals
Puppet Master - Same as North Antrin Nuggets
Rehab is 4 Quitters - Same as Red Hand Helmets
Crossmaglen Hitmen - Same as Red Hand Helmets.
That leaves us with the following teams CORRECTLY in this league.
Coolera Bears 1893.10
Ballyhaise Bills 1848.14
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 1666.51
mayo warriors 1651.90
L'Esprit de Biff 1652.20
The Following Teams please join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948)
Smackdown Clowns 1836.28 - currently registered in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
Shower of Tramps 1699.98 - currently registered in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
New York Jets IV 1827.45 - currently registered (as NYJ 5) in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
Galway Bay Tribesmen 1651.29 - currently registered in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
Hegan's Helmets 1650.03 - currently unregistered?
In the event of teams not registering in time, we'll have to start promoting people from the other leagues based on performance. Can ye pelase do this today?
Cheers
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I deleted the Tribesmen from the Payton but it says I need a league ID and password to join a new league (Montana)? I tried 305948 and cardinals but it says there is no room in the league. Presume teams still have to leave it to make space.
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I deleted the Tribesmen from the Payton but it says I need a league ID and password to join a new league (Montana)?
The league id is the last 6 digits in that URL (305948) and the password is cardinals.
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All (passing, rushing, receiving, defensive* or return) TD's should have the same value of 6.
We had that at the start and the QBs had massive scores up.
The points have been modified down the years and are fairly close to been fair at the moment.
The obvious glich is the RBs and its very hard to deal with it.
Currently a 20yd TD run will get you virtually the same points as a guy who goes in from half a yard.
Buts it the same in soccer. The penalty taker will be worth more due to getting the "easy" shot.
Maybe if there was a way to credit the guy doing the hard work
For example if you gave 2bonus points if an RB has 20+ (or 25+) in the game.
It might soften the blow for the owners of guys who lose goal line carries.
As regards the DB and DL. I would be in favour and 1 X DL and 2 X DB and use the extra space for another receiving position like a W/T (WR or TE) which we previously had.
If there are only 12 teams per division there would be more than enough to fill the rosters.
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All (passing, rushing, receiving, defensive* or return) TD's should have the same value of 6.
We had that at the start and the QBs had massive scores up.
The points have been modified down the years and are fairly close to been fair at the moment.
The obvious glich is the RBs and its very hard to deal with it.
Currently a 20yd TD run will get you virtually the same points as a guy who goes in from half a yard.
Buts it the same in soccer. The penalty taker will be worth more due to getting the "easy" shot.
Maybe if there was a way to credit the guy doing the hard work
For example if you gave 2bonus points if an RB has 20+ (or 25+) in the game.
It might soften the blow for the owners of guys who lose goal line carries.
As regards the DB and DL. I would be in favour and 1 X DL and 2 X DB and use the extra space for another receiving position like a W/T (WR or TE) which we previously had.If there are only 12 teams per division there would be more than enough to fill the rosters.
i like that idea Rossie
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All (passing, rushing, receiving, defensive* or return) TD's should have the same value of 6.
We had that at the start and the QBs had massive scores up.
The points have been modified down the years and are fairly close to been fair at the moment.
The obvious glich is the RBs and its very hard to deal with it.
Currently a 20yd TD run will get you virtually the same points as a guy who goes in from half a yard.
Buts it the same in soccer. The penalty taker will be worth more due to getting the "easy" shot.
Maybe if there was a way to credit the guy doing the hard work
For example if you gave 2bonus points if an RB has 20+ (or 25+) in the game.
It might soften the blow for the owners of guys who lose goal line carries.
As regards the DB and DL. I would be in favour and 1 X DL and 2 X DB and use the extra space for another receiving position like a W/T (WR or TE) which we previously had.
If there are only 12 teams per division there would be more than enough to fill the rosters.
Actually there should only be 10 teams per league if we all sign up to make 30 (3x10).
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Lets focus on filling the 3 leagues, and then we can tweak the scoring/rules if we want to. There are a couple of ideas I've seen that I think merit some discussion, but lets do one thing at a time.
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I deleted the Tribesmen from the Payton but it says I need a league ID and password to join a new league (Montana)?
The league id is the last 6 digits in that URL (305948) and the password is cardinals.
Having the same problem as GBB. Can you increase the max teams per league while we are moving house...
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Looks like I got it sorted there and I'm now registered for the B Championship
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Will do.
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OK, teams increased.
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puppet master, I note you have correctly joined the Rice Leage, but you were still in the Montana one as well so I deleted you from that one. Hope there's no confusion there.
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I deleted the Tribesmen from the Payton but it says I need a league ID and password to join a new league (Montana)? I tried 305948 and cardinals but it says there is no room in the league. Presume teams still have to leave it to make space.
Can you try again? I bumped it up to 20.
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I'm in like Flynn.
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Update for Current State of Affairs
OK. Can the following teams please LEAVE the Joe Montana GAABoard Superbowl League. Go here to leave the league. http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948)
If you are a 'rebranded/renamed' team from last year, and you feel you should be in the top 10, please let me know.
North Antrim Nuggets. - You can Join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/382045 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/382045) - password cardinals
Revis and Butthead - Same as North Antrim Nuggets
Red Hand Helmets - You can Join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938) - password cardinals
Crossmaglen Hitmen - Same as Red Hand Helmets.
That leaves us with the following teams CORRECTLY in this league.
Coolera Bears 1893.10
Ballyhaise Bills 1848.14
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 1666.51
mayo warriors 1651.90
L'Esprit de Biff 1652.20
Galway Bay Tribesmen 1651.29
The Following Teams please join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948)
Smackdown Clowns 1836.28 - currently registered in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
Shower of Tramps 1699.98 - currently registered in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
New York Jets IV 1827.45 - currently registered (as NYJ 5) in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
Hegan's Helmets 1650.03 - currently unregistered?
In the event of teams not registering in time, we'll have to start promoting people from the other leagues based on performance. Can ye pelase do this today?
Cheers
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puppet master, I note you have correctly joined the Rice Leage, but you were still in the Montana one as well so I deleted you from that one. Hope there's no confusion there.
no bother,thought i had deleted it but thanks anyway
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Smackdown Clowns have signed up for the Superbowl League. Just need the Nuggets, Revis and Butthead, Red Hand Helmets and Corssmaglen Hitmen to slink off to their lesser leagues now, and the Shower of Tramps, New York Jets 5 and Hegan's Helmets to take their rightful place at the top table.
We'll move on to settling the 'B' championship then, but a lot of that will be done by this movement.
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Is everything ok with the Royal Badgers AZ? don't see you asking me to leave or rejoin any league so haven't done anything....
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Is everything ok with the Royal Badgers AZ? don't see you asking me to leave or rejoin any league so haven't done anything....
Just focussing on the top 10 at the moment. When they're done we'll be onto the second ten, and Ithink that's where you are.
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Can we get a last minute push for the leagues to join up lads, Dinny are you in?
@AZ
I am, have swapped leagues.
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All (passing, rushing, receiving, defensive* or return) TD's should have the same value of 6.
We had that at the start and the QBs had massive scores up.
The points have been modified down the years and are fairly close to been fair at the moment.
The obvious glich is the RBs and its very hard to deal with it.
Currently a 20yd TD run will get you virtually the same points as a guy who goes in from half a yard.
Buts it the same in soccer. The penalty taker will be worth more due to getting the "easy" shot.
Maybe if there was a way to credit the guy doing the hard work
For example if you gave 2bonus points if an RB has 20+ (or 25+) in the game.
It might soften the blow for the owners of guys who lose goal line carries.
As regards the DB and DL. I would be in favour and 1 X DL and 2 X DB and use the extra space for another receiving position like a W/T (WR or TE) which we previously had.
If there are only 12 teams per division there would be more than enough to fill the rosters.
Rossie, I understand your point on the QBs but how many are going to throw 3+ TDs a game? Maybe 4 in the league.
The RB who is a goal line scoring specialist will get 6 for the TD but only maybe another 3-6 points for yardage while a starter who scores 1 TD but has 100+ yards will have far more points. The one league I play in has it set if your RB does not rush for a min. of 80 yards he gets minus points and if he gets less than 2 catches minus points. That scoring rewards starters and punishes goal line vultures which makes sense although the way Yahoo is set up you can not do that.
If every TD is of equal points you still reward the workhorses by passing yardage, rushing yardage and receiving yardage. So it makes your draft decissions more important just like a real team. If I have the option of picking a stud QB or stud RB who do I choose? Well thats what makes it interesting, there are maybe 3-4 top tier QBs and maybe 4-7 top tier RBs. So I have to look at the possible scenarios playing out till my next pick (11picks later) will an above average player I need to fill out my roster be there or do I settle?
Last year at the high end New England averaged 31.7 pts per game and the low end was Carolina at 12.pts per game with an NFL average of 21.95 pts per game. So a team should average 3 TDS per game. Thats why I feel ALL TDs should be of equal points. Where a Fantasy team scores their points from is the rushing, receiving and passing yardage based on your draft choices.
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AZ I'd love to take part but don't want to read 55 pages of this thread. Is there a simple link you could point me to so I could put in a team? Cheers
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AZ, I'll surely do what you've asked, but it'll take me a while. I'm in France at the mo and interweb is at a premium, I'm just posting here from the phone.
Am I in the top division? (runner up 2 years back, 3rd the year before- bitter victim of a bad Internet connection and bloody autopick in last years draft!) if not it's cool. I renamed my team Revis and Butthead this year.
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Update for Current State of Affairs
OK. Can the following teams please LEAVE the Joe Montana GAABoard Superbowl League. Go here to leave the league. http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948)
If you are a 'rebranded/renamed' team from last year, and you feel you should be in the top 10, please let me know.
North Antrim Nuggets. - You can Join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/382045 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/382045) - password cardinals
Revis and Butthead - Same as North Antrim Nuggets
Red Hand Helmets - You can Join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938) - password cardinals
Crossmaglen Hitmen - Same as Red Hand Helmets.
That leaves us with the following teams CORRECTLY in this league.
Coolera Bears 1893.10
Ballyhaise Bills 1848.14
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 1666.51
mayo warriors 1651.90
L'Esprit de Biff 1652.20
Galway Bay Tribesmen 1651.29
The Following Teams please join http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305948)
Smackdown Clowns 1836.28 - currently registered in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
Shower of Tramps 1699.98 - currently registered in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
New York Jets IV 1827.45 - currently registered (as NYJ 5) in http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938 (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/305938)
Hegan's Helmets 1650.03 - currently unregistered?
In the event of teams not registering in time, we'll have to start promoting people from the other leagues based on performance. Can ye pelase do this today?
Cheers
AZ i have had very sporadic internet access for the last week or so, i left the Montana league as instructed and followed the link you provided to join but get an error, "You are not allowed to view this page because you are not in this league. (Error #152)" It is probably something fairly boneheaded i am doing. Cheers.
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I had the same problem. Go to the main fantasy league page and go to join custom league, enter the 6 digit league number - e.g. 382045 if you're the nuggets and enter the password and register update the details from there
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I had the same problem. Go to the main fantasy league page and go to join custom league, enter the 6 digit league number - e.g. 382045 if you're the nuggets and enter the password and register update the details from there
Thats me in, cheers for that.
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AZ I'd love to take part but don't want to read 55 pages of this thread. Is there a simple link you could point me to so I could put in a team? Cheers
Try this http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/. You'll need a yahoo account to log in.
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What Seanie said, and then select 'join an existing league'. Put in the code 382045, and the password is cardinals
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Thanks Lads.
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Thanks lads.
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Just seen this, In as well - cheers Shifty ;)
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Hi, I'd be in favour of just resetting the scoring to the default yahoo settings. Remove bonuses for yardage milestones etc.
Defensive players are a bit random but make it fun
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Ah no turk, that's no fun.
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By the way, you are still in the wrong division.
The Montana Superbow League should be :
Coolera Bears 1893.10
Ballyhaise Bills 1848.14
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 1666.51
mayo warriors 1651.90
L'Esprit de Biff 1652.20
Galway Bay Tribesmen 1651.29
Smackdown Clowns 1836.28
Shower of Tramps 1699.98
New York Jets IV 1827.45
Hegan's Helmets 1650.03
If you are on this list, and not in the league, please join League ID 305948 password cardinals.
If you are in this league, and shouldn't be, then please leave it now, and join the relevant one. Just for clarity, the splits are below. If you are a new team, join 'C'. If you are a renamed team, please join the division listed for your old team, and let me know:
Joe Montana Conference - Playing for GAA Superbowl VII
Coolera Bears 1893.10
Ballyhaise Bills 1848.14
Smackdown Clowns 1836.28
New York Jets IV 1827.45
Shower of Tramps 1699.98
Faithful Turfmen 'B' 1666.51
L'Esprit de Biff 1652.20
mayo warriors 1651.90
Galway Bay Tribesmen 1651.29
Hegan's Helmets 1650.03
Walter Payton Conference - Playing for the Superbowl B Championship
Rehab is 4 Quitters 1642.90
Crossmaglen Hitmen 1638.06
Craigyhill Terrors 1628.61
Captain Pats Vikings 1589.18
Faithful Turfmen 1584.13
Red Hand Helmets 1552.13
O'Neill's Chargers 1534.09
Ruthless Rossies 1513.06
The Royal Badgers 1503.01
Old Jack City 1500.00
Jerry Rice Conference - Playing for Superbowl C Championship
Big Apple Orchards 1441.35
The Curragh Rams 1420.23
puppet master 1410.89
Redbolt's Mighty Oaks 1406.16
Carlow for Sam 2011 1262.98
Shrek's Ogres 1261.27
North Antrim Nuggets 1228.09
The ConVICKS 1096.90
Offaly Lad - Newbie
Faithful Turfmen C - Newbie
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Ah no turk, that's no fun.
1 point for 10 yards!
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Just seen this, In as well - cheers Shifty ;)
No bother Braz
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By the way, you are still in the wrong division.
Fixed now, I think
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Great stuff. REvis and Butthead needs to head off to the 'C' competition now, and The Jets V and Hegan's Helmets need to join the A competition and we are set
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Signed up.
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Jets V are now in the A league, side note on the relegation issue if its not to late. If you finish in the bottom two thats fine your gone but if you finish 3rd/4th last the coresponding team coming up should have more points than that team in order to get promoted.9 times out of ten probably this will be the case anyway. it wouldn't be fair if a team scored say 1500 points got unlucky with match ups got relegated & the team coming up only scored 1000.
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OK. I like that idea. Let's sort all that out when we have the leagues finalised. If you are in the A competition, then we are nearly sorted. Revis and Co, sling yer hook. Hegan's Helmets, where are you?
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I seem to have registered in the "C' championship even though i am a returning team, does it make any odds?
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what team are you?
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what team are you?
North Antrim Nuggets
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You're in the right league. You finished with 1228 points last year, so in the third tier.
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You're in the right league. You finished with 1228 points last year, so in the third tier.
Dead on.
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thats hegan's helmets in sorry about the delay...
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No bother. Now, Revis and Butthead, get the hell out :D I just check mcgrens, you were Old Jack City, so you should be in the 'B' Championship - 305938
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OK, while we are waiting for Revis and Butthead (formerly Old Jack City) to clear out of the A championship, let's move onto the 'B' championship. Heganboy, you need to move your team to the 'A' Championship (305948)
According to Rankings from last year, this should contain
Rehab is 4 Quitters 1642.90
Crossmaglen Hitmen 1638.06
Craigyhill Terrors 1628.61
Captain Pats Vikings 1589.18
Faithful Turfmen 1584.13
Red Hand Helmets 1552.13
O'Neill's Chargers 1534.09
Ruthless Rossies 1513.06
The Royal Badgers 1503.01
Old Jack City (now Revis and Butthead) 1500.00
At the moment we have the following correctly there...
Crossmaglen Hitmen 1638.06
Craigyhill Terrors 1628.61
Captain Pats Vikings 1589.18
Faithful Turfmen 1584.13
O'Neill's Chargers 1534.09
Red Hand Helmets 1552.13
The Royal Badgers 1503.01
Ruthless Rossies 1513.06
Rehab is 4 Quitters 1642.90
Very good. 9/10 correct and in place.
The following are there and shouldn't be....
Hegan's Helmets needs to move to League ID 305948
The following are not here, and should be ......
Revis and Butthead (formerly Old Jack City)
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How's the Tommy Murphy section shaping up?
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Ye are actually looking good. 10 in it, and all 10 look correct. The only thing I need to check is if we are likely to have late entrants because we did get a few newbies. When we get them all sorted we'll discuss the rules and setup, which will be the same across all 3 leagues.
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Lads, just doing the draw for the Divisions within the 'A'Championship at the moment. East and West, North and South is not really applicable any more, so any suggestions for names? (I've all 10 team names, including hegans helments in a hat).
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OK Draw Done. Division A is ...
Coolera Bears
Ballyhaise Bills
Shower of Tramps
may warriors
Faithful Turfmen B
Division B is
Smackdown Clowns
Galway Bay Tribesmen
L'Esprit de Biff
Hegan's Helmets
New York Jets V
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OK Draw Done. Division A is ...
Coolera Bears
Ballyhaise Bills
Shower of Tramps
may warriors
Faithful Turfmen B
Division B is
Smackdown Clowns
Galway Bay Tribesmen
L'Esprit de Biff
Hegan's Helmets
New York Jets V
at least ya haven't renamed my team the Gay Warriors Az, wouldn't really have put the Fear of god into the oppostion teams ;) :D
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Alright, same question re division names for the 'B' Championship. Let me know.
Division A
Revis and Butthead
Rehab is 4 Quitters
Craigyhill Terrors
Crossmaglen Hitmen
Faithful Turfmen
Division B
Red Hand Helmets
Royal Badgers
Ruthless Rossies
Captain Pat's Vikings
O'Neill's Chargers
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Finally for the new 'C' championship
Division 1
Uibh Fhailians
Curragh Rams
Superdubs
North Antrim Nuggets
Savage Bears
Division 2
Puppet Master
Oraisteach's Browns
Faithful Turfmen 'C'
Derry No Clues
Big Apple Orchards
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Remember, the divisions are important in this game. No matter what league you are in, the playoff (and promotion) will be decided as follows.
2 Divisions of 5 teams in each.
The winner of each division qualifies for the playoffs. The division winner with the best win-loss record is seed #1, the other division winner is seed #2
seeds #3 and #4 are the wildcards, and are the two best losers (in win-loss) regardless of which division they come from.
Seeds #1,2,3 and 4 will be promoted for next year.
The playoffs will see #1 v #4. #2 v #3 in the semi.
This holds true for all Leagues.
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I've an idea for 4 of the 6 divisions - name after the modern era players enshrined into the Hall of Fame this year. Richard Dent, Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders and Shannon Sharpe. That's 4.
Throw in current commentators and former Superbowl MVP's Troy Aikman and Phil Simms just cos it came into my head reading a list of Superbowl MVP's and there you have it!
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I like all that except Phil Simms and Troy Aikman. i do like the idea of naming them after the hall of fame class. How about those 4, plus the John Madden and Pat Summerall divisions as well?
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Cool with me. As I said the Simms/Aikman thing was just a completely random thought.
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I'd feel a whole lot better about being "C" quality if the division was Jim Brown.
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After Shannon Sharpes speech at Canton he defiently has to be in, but if were going with HOFs we should go with HOF managers thats what were all tryn to be like
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After Shannon Sharpes speech at Canton he defiently has to be in, but if were going with HOFs we should go with HOF managers thats what were all tryn to be like
That was a great touch by Shannon Sharpe in fairness, Sterling tried not to cry but ended up sobbing like a baby.
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I'm sorted now AZ.
Sorry for the delay.
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no worries. Is Revis out yet?
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no worries. Is Revis out yet?
All done now.
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Great stuff. Now the entire league waits for heganboy to move into the A Championship. That will sort out A, B and C :D
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Lads, just doing the draw for the Divisions within the 'A'Championship at the moment. East and West, North and South is not really applicable any more, so any suggestions for names? (I've all 10 team names, including hegans helments in a hat).
My 2 cents
Since we are the manager/coach the divisions should reflect that title.
A Championship Vince Lombardi George Halas divisions The two most famous coaches in the history of the league.
This would be the elite of the elite hence A championship
B Championship John Madden George Allen divisions The two coaches with most wins behind Lombardi.
Almost the best but not there yet makes the B championship.
C Championship Bill Belichick Andy Reid divisions The two active coaches with most wins.
The new guys on the block trying to make it to the show at the C championship .
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Excellent suggestion.
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Bill Walsh?
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Don Shula?
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Tom Landry?
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Not sure Andy Reid should be mentioned in the same breath as those other suggestions.
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i nominate a player of utmost integrity and great skill,who turned into an international role model and an inspiration for glove salesmen.take the field mr oj "the juice" simpson. ;D ;D
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How could you have Andy Reid over Tom Landry or Joe Gibbs??
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How could you have Andy Reid over Tom Landry or Joe Gibbs??
Emmm. ''Active'' coaches. Joe Gibbs hasn't been active in a while...
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I like that idea, and I like the names suggested originally. Let's go with that.
Now, can anyone contact hegan boy and tell him to get his bloody helmets into the A championship. The whole show is waiting on him :)
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I like that idea, and I like the names suggested originally. Let's go with that.
Now, can anyone contact hegan boy and tell him to get his bloody helmets into the A championship. The whole show is waiting on him :)
I got in touch, he'll have it sorted in an hour or so
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What about 1 point for 10 yards for running backs? I feel that is the only way to go. Are we going to vote on it.
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I'm not a big fan of 1 point per 10 yards, but I'll put it to a vote here.
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I like that idea, and I like the names suggested originally. Let's go with that.
Now, can anyone contact hegan boy and tell him to get his bloody helmets into the A championship. The whole show is waiting on him :)
I got in touch, he'll have it sorted in an hour or so
Done sorted...
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If we are putting things up for a vote. Here are 2
1 point for a running back gaining 10 yards instead of 20 which is too difficult.
The size of the divisions. Should there be 8 10 12 or 14 teams in each division?
I think the 1 point for 20 yards rushing and receiving is good, it keeps better parity between Rbs, Wrs & Qbs. If you change it for the Rbs the you have to look at changing the 1 point for 50 yards passing also which would cause a lot of hassel.
Done a quick check and A Foster the top RB from last year would have almost double P Mannings score last year if it was 1 point for 10 yards and manning had 4700 yards + 33TDs a good year by all accounts...
Dont mind how many teams in each division. I suppose the number of entrants is going to determine it in the end...
As mentioned before 1pt for 10yards is too much.From the example above no way was Foster twice the worth of Manning last year.
I would be in favour for a few bonus pts for a high number of carries but giving RBs this extra value would mean your 1st 2 picks would have to be RBs.
That distorts the draft and isnt close to the reality of the players value
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It really is too much to give 1 point for 10 yards. You'd actually have to draft RB's with your first 3 picks if this came through.
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I thought the scoring system last year was bang on. RB's are not madly valuable in the real game so they shouldn't be in our game- it's a passing league.
Also- any player based naming system for the divisions without including Jerry Rice is just wrong.
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I thought the scoring system last year was bang on. RB's are not madly valuable in the real game so they shouldn't be in our game- it's a passing league.
Also- any player based naming system for the divisions without including Jerry Rice is just wrong.
Jerry Rice has a whole League named after him :)
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Ah. Can I blame the fact that I was on hols when all that was discussed?
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You can. :D OK, good news is leagues are now locked and loaded. Looks like the 1 point for 10 yards change is defeated.
Any other proposals for vote before we set draft dates/times? I'm doing that today.
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Argh. I spoke too soon. Hegan's Helmets, you are *still* in the B competition. You are supposed to be in the 'A' competition.
Please leave league 305938 and join league 305948. Can you do this today?
In the meantime, I will name the divisions along the coaching lines mentioned above. I like that idea, and I like the rationale behind it too.
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You can. :D OK, good news is leagues are now locked and loaded. Looks like the 1 point for 10 yards change is defeated.
Any other proposals for vote before we set draft dates/times? I'm doing that today.
I propose that the DL men be abolished/reduced to one in favour of any four defensive players maybe or an extra DB
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Argh. I spoke too soon. Hegan's Helmets, you are *still* in the B competition. You are supposed to be in the 'A' competition.
Please leave league 305938 and join league 305948. Can you do this today?
Left 305938 and in 305948
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I would like a change to defensive players also but maybe make it
1 x DL and 2X DB and use the extra player on offence.
Bringing back the old W/T position (either receiver or tight end).
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OK. So Running Back Points Change is defeated.
Next Poll.
Should we change from 2 x DL plus 2 x DB to 1 x DL plus 2 x DB plus 1 x W/T (a flex position for either another WR or TE)
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I like the idea of another offensive player, in a ten team league there are plenty of players to go round...
The poll says W/R, im guessing that should be W/T?
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Correct. W/T. I'll change it now.
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I have retired from management... best of luck to all
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This vote is pretty tight. 7 so far voted and it's 4-3 to change. A 51-49 would do it, but I think we'll need to let this run a while longer to get a quorum of votes.
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What was the result of the last referendum? Is it still one points for 20 yards rushing?
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Yeah Pat. The change was defeated 9-2 or 9-4.
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Lads I'll probably stay out of these votes incase I affect something in a negative way without realising. As I'm new to this theres little point in me voting anyway because I'm not totally sure what ye are all on about anyway!! :D
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A bit of a gap opening up at 9-5 at the moment in favour of change. If I got 2 more votes and the gap remained at 4 or more, I'd probably call it passed.
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Hi AZ and lads.
I'm not online enough to follow all these polls. My main issue with deviating from yahoo standard scoring is that if you're not online the day of the draft then the team you get is picked on the basis of yahoo standard scoring and not any system we pick. Yes, i know all the players can be reranked. Ok I would vote for a w/r/t position
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OK, It's 12-6 now. 18/30 is a decent quorum, so I'm calling this 'passed'.
I'm proposing that this be the final change, so unless you have anything you really want to get in, that's it.
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Yeah AZ I'd agree, that's gonna make it a pretty deep draft as it is.
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I have made one small change on all leagues as well. I've added a Roster Spot for IR. (Injury Reserve). Basically if on of your players is on IR, or goes on IR, you can put him in here so you don't take up a roster spot, but you don't have to get rid of him.
Generally speaking IR means you're gone anyway, but occasionally lads come off IR after the season starts.
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When's the draft again?
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That was my next question to ye :) Remember I have to do 3 drafts. Now with 10 teams it should be shorter than last year.
Our options are either Weekday (nights) Irish time, but that discommodes the American based lads who work, or else Weekends.
Given that there are 3 weekends between now and the launch of the season on 8th Sept, we have to get our house in order.
On the basis of my own availability (selfish I know), I would prefer three drafts on the following times.
This weekend - Sunday Evening (after the Football Semi Finals)
Next Weekend - Sunday Evening (after the Football Semi Finals)
Saturday 3rd September Evening OR Sunday 4th September Evening (after the hurling finals).
In fact, if it is Sunday evening, then the later the better. I'm talking Sunday game time. What do ye think?
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Thatd be fine for me.
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Yeah any weekend is better, i have never been able to make any of the previous weekday drafts.
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Anything EXCEPT this weekend. Given a choice, I'd go Sunday, Sept. 4. But, of course, I'm merely a newly formed Junior team yearning for the intoxicating heights of Intermediate status.
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Anything EXCEPT this weekend. Given a choice, I'd go Sunday, Sept. 4. But, of course, I'm merely a newly formed Junior team yearning for the intoxicating heights of Intermediate status.
OK. How about as follows.
Walter Payton - This Sunday 9pm Irish Time (should be over by 10-10.30)
Jerry Rice - Sunday 28th 9pm.
Joe Montana Superbowl - Sunday September 4th 9.00 pm.
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cool with me
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I have made one small change on all leagues as well. I've added a Roster Spot for IR. (Injury Reserve). Basically if on of your players is on IR, or goes on IR, you can put him in here so you don't take up a roster spot, but you don't have to get rid of him.
Generally speaking IR means you're gone anyway, but occasionally lads come off IR after the season starts.
Is this the same as an extra bench place or are there any specific rules with the IR spot?
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I have made one small change on all leagues as well. I've added a Roster Spot for IR. (Injury Reserve). Basically if on of your players is on IR, or goes on IR, you can put him in here so you don't take up a roster spot, but you don't have to get rid of him.
Generally speaking IR means you're gone anyway, but occasionally lads come off IR after the season starts.
Is this the same as an extra bench place or are there any specific rules with the IR spot?
You can only have people there who are on IR in real life. In the NFL IR is used for people who are injured. If you are put on IR you cannot come off it that season, so if one of your guys goes on IR he's gone. However, I think you can be on IR from a previous season, and come off it during the current season. That's the only reason you would pick up someone on IR.
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Anything EXCEPT this weekend. Given a choice, I'd go Sunday, Sept. 4. But, of course, I'm merely a newly formed Junior team yearning for the intoxicating heights of Intermediate status.
OK. How about as follows.
Walter Payton - This Sunday 9pm Irish Time (should be over by 10-10.30)
Jerry Rice - Sunday 28th 9pm.
Joe Montana Superbowl - Sunday September 4th 9.00 pm.
Fine by me anyway.
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OK, It's 12-6 now. 18/30 is a decent quorum, so I'm calling this 'passed'.
I'm proposing that this be the final change, so unless you have anything you really want to get in, that's it.
Sorry i voted against after it was passed (read your post after), I don't feel strongly about it so don't mind my vote.
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Anything EXCEPT this weekend. Given a choice, I'd go Sunday, Sept. 4. But, of course, I'm merely a newly formed Junior team yearning for the intoxicating heights of Intermediate status.
OK. How about as follows.
Walter Payton - This Sunday 9pm Irish Time (should be over by 10-10.30)
Jerry Rice - Sunday 28th 9pm.
Joe Montana Superbowl - Sunday September 4th 9.00 pm.
Fine by me anyway.
Me too, Sunday evening is the best time.
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Draft Times are now fixed as above.
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Draft Times are now fixed as above.
Ah feck it anyway, Sunday 4th is a mess for me.
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Would Saturday be better?
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Anyone do any mock drafts? If you do, make sure you do a 10 team one as it will prepare you better for ours.
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Would Saturday be better?
Saturday is worse. I've sorted things out that I can make 9pm that Sunday evening leave it as is.
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Why are they not all on this weekend?
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Because I'm in all of them, I have intermediate football on Saturday and each of them will take a couple of hours.
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Make sure you test the draft system to make sure it works. Still can't get mine to get past connecting to server.
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AZ could you post the order of the draft?
Who gets first pick etc?
Also if its a ten person draft if you get 1st pick do you then get the last pick in Rd 2 or how is it working?
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AZ could you post the order of the draft?
Who gets first pick etc?
Also if its a ten person draft if you get 1st pick do you then get the last pick in Rd 2 or how is it working?
I think yahoo only reveal the order of the draft in the 30 or so minutes before it starts.
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AZ could you post the order of the draft?
Who gets first pick etc?
Also if its a ten person draft if you get 1st pick do you then get the last pick in Rd 2 or how is it working?
I think yahoo only reveal the order of the draft in the 30 or so minutes before it starts.
What he said Iceman. Also, you are correct, it is a snake draft, so in a 10 team league if you are picking first you will be picking 1st, 20th, 21st, 40th, 41st etc etc
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That was my next question to ye :) Remember I have to do 3 drafts. Now with 10 teams it should be shorter than last year.
Our options are either Weekday (nights) Irish time, but that discommodes the American based lads who work, or else Weekends.
Given that there are 3 weekends between now and the launch of the season on 8th Sept, we have to get our house in order.
On the basis of my own availability (selfish I know), I would prefer three drafts on the following times.
This weekend - Sunday Evening (after the Football Semi Finals)
Next Weekend - Sunday Evening (after the Football Semi Finals)
Saturday 3rd September Evening OR Sunday 4th September Evening (after the hurling finals).
In fact, if it is Sunday evening, then the later the better. I'm talking Sunday game time. What do ye think?
Definitely. Offaly SFC on Sunday evening AZ!
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Just over three hours to go until the first draft. Chris Johnson is still holding out but for how long will that last? Ryan Williams the cardinals rookie running back is out for the year as is RB Mikkel Le Shoure of the Lions.
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For anyone who hasnt tested the draft Mozilla has issues with it.
Definitely seems to work fine in IE8
Best of luck!
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Just over three hours to go until the first draft. Chris Johnson is still holding out but for how long will that last? Ryan Williams the cardinals rookie running back is out for the year as is RB Mikkel Le Shoure of the Lions.
Didn't stop O'Neill picking him up to fill the IR spot!!!
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I actually picked up Steve Smith to do just that, but I cant seem to find out how to do it.
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That was a good draft though I must say. Good to have everyone online and not just players being picked according to the rankings.
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That was a good draft though I must say. Good to have everyone online and not just players being picked according to the rankings.
Yeah, I enjoyed that.
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I'm not in this division, but is there any way to see who drafted what players? All of this might be moot if tropical storm Irene hits.
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I picked
Aaron Rodgers QB
Larry Fitz WR
Reggie Wayne WR
Julio Jones WR
Chad Ochocinco WR
Jermichael Findley TE
Beanie Wells RB
Ryan Torain RB
Mike Simms Walker WR
Matt Schaub QB
Lance Moore WR
Ronnie Brown RB
Joe Flacco QB
Mercedes Lewis TE
The Bears
Sebastian Jankowski kicker
Antoine winfield DB
and 2 other defenders the computer picked for me after a freeze on my phone.
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Thanks a lot, Capt. Pat. Is it possible to cut and paste the entire draft? BTW, Capt., why three QBs?
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Thanks a lot, Capt. Pat. Is it possible to cut and paste the entire draft? BTW, Capt., why three QBs?
I might trade one. Schaub was the best player on the board at about pick 50 so I took him. A bit greedy but it will work out well for me having two elite QBs and Flacco. I don't know what the plan is I could even trade Rodgers and run with Schaub and Flacco.
I can't copy and paste on the phone. Drafting on the phone which blacks out at times contributed to some strange draft choices.
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Thanks a lot, Capt. Pat. Is it possible to cut and paste the entire draft? BTW, Capt., why three QBs?
I might trade one. Schaub was the best player on the board at about pick 50 so I took him. A bit greedy but it will work out well for me having two elite QBs and Flacco. I don't know what the plan is I could even trade Rodgers and run with Schaub and Flacco.
I can't copy and paste on the phone. Drafting on the phone which blacks out at times contributed to some strange draft choices.
You're a bollix. I was taking schaub with the next pick!
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I had him all of last year, clean useless
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How many good players did you take off the board ahead of my pick? It will be dog eat dog in division 2 of the league after AZ Offaly changed the rules this year to have divisions. Now I know how the Limerick hurlers feel. :P
Thanks a lot, Capt. Pat. Is it possible to cut and paste the entire draft? BTW, Capt., why three QBs?
I might trade one. Schaub was the best player on the board at about pick 50 so I took him. A bit greedy but it will work out well for me having two elite QBs and Flacco. I don't know what the plan is I could even trade Rodgers and run with Schaub and Flacco.
I can't copy and paste on the phone. Drafting on the phone which blacks out at times contributed to some strange draft choices.
You're a bollix. I was taking schaub with the next pick!
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1. Arian Foster
(Hou - RB) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Adrian Peterson
(Min - RB) Ruthless Ros...
3. Jamaal Charles
(KC - RB) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Chris Johnson
(Ten - RB) Craigyhill T...
5. Ray Rice
(Bal - RB) The Royal Ba...
6. Michael Turner
(Atl - RB) Faithful Tur...
7. Andre Johnson
(Hou - WR) Red Hand Hel...
8. Rashard Mendenhall
(Pit - RB) Crossmaglen ...
9. Aaron Rodgers
(GB - QB) CAPT PATs VI...
10. LeSean McCoy
(Phi - RB) Revis and Bu...
Round 2
1. Roddy White
(Atl - WR) Revis and Bu...
2. Larry Fitzgerald
(Ari - WR) CAPT PATs VI...
3. Darren McFadden
(Oak - RB) Crossmaglen ...
4. Calvin Johnson
(Det - WR) Red Hand Hel...
5. Michael Vick
(Phi - QB) Faithful Tur...
6. Philip Rivers
(SD - QB) The Royal Ba...
7. Drew Brees
(NO - QB) Craigyhill T...
8. Hakeem Nicks
(NYG - WR) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Tom Brady
(NE - QB) Ruthless Ros...
10. Maurice Jones-Drew
(Jac - RB) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 3
1. Peyton Manning
(Ind - QB) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Miles Austin
(Dal - WR) Ruthless Ros...
3. Shonn Greene
(NYJ - RB) O'Neill's Ch...
4. LeGarrette Blount
(TB - RB) Craigyhill T...
5. Vincent Jackson
(SD - WR) The Royal Ba...
6. Frank Gore
(SF - RB) Faithful Tur...
7. Matt Forte
(Chi - RB) Red Hand Hel...
8. Steven Jackson
(StL - RB) Crossmaglen ...
9. Reggie Wayne
(Ind - WR) CAPT PATs VI...
10. Greg Jennings
(GB - WR) Revis and Bu...
Round 4
1. Antonio Gates
(SD - TE) Revis and Bu...
2. Jermichael Finley
(GB - TE) CAPT PATs VI...
3. DeSean Jackson
(Phi - WR) Crossmaglen ...
4. Ahmad Bradshaw
(NYG - RB) Red Hand Hel...
5. Mike Wallace
(Pit - WR) Faithful Tur...
6. Peyton Hillis
(Cle - RB) The Royal Ba...
7. Dez Bryant
(Dal - WR) Craigyhill T...
8. Tony Romo
(Dal - QB) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Jahvid Best
(Det - RB) Ruthless Ros...
10. Mike Williams
(TB - WR) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 5
1. Jason Witten
(Dal - TE) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Marques Colston
(NO - WR) Ruthless Ros...
3. DeAngelo Williams
(Car - RB) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Dallas Clark
(Ind - TE) Craigyhill T...
5. Santonio Holmes
(NYJ - WR) The Royal Ba...
6. Daniel Thomas
(Mia - RB) Faithful Tur...
7. Jeremy Maclin
(Phi - WR) Red Hand Hel...
8. Dwayne Bowe
(KC - WR) Crossmaglen ...
9. Julio Jones
(Atl - WR) CAPT PATs VI...
10. Ryan Grant
(GB - RB) Revis and Bu...
Round 6
1. Wes Welker
(NE - WR) Revis and Bu...
2. Beanie Wells
(Ari - RB) CAPT PATs VI...
3. Matt Ryan
(Atl - QB) Crossmaglen ...
4. Ben Roethlisberger
(Pit - QB) Red Hand Hel...
5. Brandon Lloyd
(Den - WR) Faithful Tur...
6. Mark Ingram
(NO - RB) The Royal Ba...
7. Percy Harvin
(Min - WR) Craigyhill T...
8. Stevie Johnson
(Buf - WR) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Mario Manningham
(NYG - WR) Ruthless Ros...
10. Mason Crosby
(GB - K) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 7
1. Green Bay
(GB - DEF) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Joseph Addai
(Ind - RB) Ruthless Ros...
3. Brandon Marshall
(Mia - WR) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Knowshon Moreno
(Den - RB) Craigyhill T...
5. Austin Collie
(Ind - WR) The Royal Ba...
6. Vernon Davis
(SF - TE) Faithful Tur...
7. Ryan Mathews
(SD - RB) Red Hand Hel...
8. Anquan Boldin
(Bal - WR) Crossmaglen ...
9. Matt Schaub
(Hou - QB) CAPT PATs VI...
10. Fred Jackson
(Buf - RB) Revis and Bu...
Round 8
1. Josh Freeman
(TB - QB) Revis and Bu...
2. Chad Ochocinco
(NE - WR) CAPT PATs VI...
3. Pittsburgh
(Pit - DEF) Crossmaglen ...
4. Owen Daniels
(Hou - TE) Red Hand Hel...
5. Kenny Britt
(Ten - WR) Faithful Tur...
6. Jimmy Graham
(NO - TE) The Royal Ba...
7. Zach Miller
(Sea - TE) Craigyhill T...
8. Kellen Winslow
(TB - TE) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Santana Moss
(Was - WR) Ruthless Ros...
10. Johnny Knox
(Chi - WR) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 9
1. Braylon Edwards
(SF - WR) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Marshawn Lynch
(Sea - RB) Ruthless Ros...
3. Philadelphia
(Phi - DEF) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Felix Jones
(Dal - RB) Craigyhill T...
5. New York
(NYJ - DEF) The Royal Ba...
6. Cedric Benson
(Cin - RB) Faithful Tur...
7. Baltimore
(Bal - DEF) Red Hand Hel...
8. BenJarvus Green-Ellis
(NE - RB) Crossmaglen ...
9. Ryan Torain
(Was - RB) CAPT PATs VI...
10. Roy Williams
(Chi - WR) Revis and Bu...
Round 10
1. New Orleans
(NO - DEF) Revis and Bu...
2. Mike Sims-Walker
(StL - WR) CAPT PATs VI...
3. Tony Gonzalez
(Atl - TE) Crossmaglen ...
4. Nate Kaeding
(SD - K) Red Hand Hel...
5. Steve Smith
(Car - WR) Faithful Tur...
6. Mike Tolbert
(SD - RB) The Royal Ba...
7. Jacoby Ford
(Oak - WR) Craigyhill T...
8. Stephen Gostkowski
(NE - K) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Pierre Garcon
(Ind - WR) Ruthless Ros...
10. Sidney Rice
(Sea - WR) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 11
1. Justin Tuck
(NYG - DE) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. New York
(NYG - DEF) Ruthless Ros...
3. Cassius Vaughn
(Den - CB) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Matthew Stafford
(Det - QB) Craigyhill T...
5. Reggie Bush
(Mia - RB) The Royal Ba...
6. Brandon Jacobs
(NYG - RB) Faithful Tur...
7. Darnell Dockett
(Ari - DT) Red Hand Hel...
8. Troy Polamalu
(Pit - S) Crossmaglen ...
9. Chicago
(Chi - DEF) CAPT PATs VI...
10. Trent Cole
(Phi - DE) Revis and Bu...
Round 12
1. LaRon Landry
(Was - S) Revis and Bu...
2. Joe Flacco
(Bal - QB) CAPT PATs VI...
3. Plaxico Burress
(NYJ - WR) Crossmaglen ...
4. Bryan McCann
(Dal - CB) Red Hand Hel...
5. Mike Thomas
(Jac - WR) Faithful Tur...
6. Neil Rackers
(Hou - K) The Royal Ba...
7. Ndamukong Suh
(Det - DT) Craigyhill T...
8. Shaun Smith
(Ten - DT) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Chris Cooley
(Was - TE) Ruthless Ros...
10. Roman Harper
(NO - S) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 13
1. Kerry Rhodes
(Ari - S) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Danny Amendola
(StL - WR) Ruthless Ros...
3. Cary Williams
(Bal - CB) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Davone Bess
(Mia - WR) Craigyhill T...
5. A.J. Green
(Cin - WR) The Royal Ba...
6. Kevin Kolb
(Ari - QB) Faithful Tur...
7. Dominique Barber
(Hou - S) Red Hand Hel...
8. Ed Reed
(Bal - S) Crossmaglen ...
9. Ronnie Brown
(Phi - RB) CAPT PATs VI...
10. Eric Berry
(KC - S) Revis and Bu...
Round 14
1. Kyle Orton
(Den - QB) Revis and Bu...
2. Lance Moore
(NO - WR) CAPT PATs VI...
3. Michael Crabtree
(SF - WR) Crossmaglen ...
4. Eli Manning
(NYG - QB) Red Hand Hel...
5. Dallas
(Dal - DEF) Faithful Tur...
6. Steve Breaston
(KC - WR) The Royal Ba...
7. Devin McCourty
(NE - CB) Craigyhill T...
8. Jonathan Stewart
(Car - RB) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Darren Sproles
(NO - RB) Ruthless Ros...
10. Jason Snelling
(Atl - RB) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 15
1. Mark Sanchez
(NYJ - QB) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Rob Gronkowski
(NE - TE) Ruthless Ros...
3. Ryan Williams
(Ari - RB) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Tim Hightower
(Was - RB) Craigyhill T...
5. Sam Bradford
(StL - QB) The Royal Ba...
6. Aqib Talib
(TB - CB) Faithful Tur...
7. Michael Bush
(Oak - RB) Red Hand Hel...
8. LaDainian Tomlinson
(NYJ - RB) Crossmaglen ...
9. Marcedes Lewis
(Jac - TE) CAPT PATs VI...
10. Malcom Floyd
(SD - WR) Revis and Bu...
Round 16
1. Danny Woodhead
(NE - RB) Revis and Bu...
2. Antoine Winfield
(Min - CB) CAPT PATs VI...
3. Matt Cassel
(KC - QB) Crossmaglen ...
4. Jordy Nelson
(GB - WR) Red Hand Hel...
5. John Abraham
(Atl - DE) Faithful Tur...
6. Hines Ward
(Pit - WR) The Royal Ba...
7. Charles Woodson
(GB - CB) Craigyhill T...
8. Jay Cutler
(Chi - QB) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Ray Edwards
(Atl - DE) Ruthless Ros...
10. Michael Griffin
(Ten - S) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 17
1. Donte Whitner
(SF - S) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Julius Peppers
(Chi - DE) Ruthless Ros...
3. Jerome Simpson
(Cin - WR) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Detroit
(Det - DEF) Craigyhill T...
5. Eric Smith
(NYJ - S) The Royal Ba...
6. Brandon Pettigrew
(Det - TE) Faithful Tur...
7. Rashad Jennings
(Jac - RB) Red Hand Hel...
8. Mike Williams
(Sea - WR) Crossmaglen ...
9. Sebastian Janikowski
(Oak - K) CAPT PATs VI...
10. C.J. Spiller
(Buf - RB) Revis and Bu...
Round 18
1. Steve Smith
(Phi - WR) Revis and Bu...
2. Chris Crocker
(Cin - S) CAPT PATs VI...
3. Matt Bryant
(Atl - K) Crossmaglen ...
4. Deion Branch
(NE - WR) Red Hand Hel...
5. Asante Samuel
(Phi - CB) Faithful Tur...
6. Robert Meachem
(NO - WR) The Royal Ba...
7. Garrett Hartley
(NO - K) Craigyhill T...
8. Dustin Keller
(NYJ - TE) O'Neill's Ch...
9. Tracy Porter
(NO - CB) Ruthless Ros...
10. Thomas Jones
(KC - RB) Rehab is 4 Q...
Round 19
1. Louis Murphy
(Oak - WR) Rehab is 4 Q...
2. Josh Brown
(StL - K) Ruthless Ros...
3. Danario Alexander
(StL - WR) O'Neill's Ch...
4. Nate Burleson
(Det - WR) Craigyhill T...
5. Aaron Hernandez
(NE - TE) The Royal Ba...
6. Jay Feely
(Ari - K) Faithful Tur...
7. Visanthe Shiancoe
(Min - TE) Red Hand Hel...
8. Jared Allen
(Min - DE) Crossmaglen ...
9. Luis Castillo
(SD - DE) CAPT PATs VI...
10. Alex Henery
(Phi - K) Revis and Bu...
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Thanks for taking the time.
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These are the team by team results. I missed the first 5 rounds or so thanks to a combination of Mayo, Kerry and a snack box in the Midway Service Stop around Portlaoise.
Rehab is 4 Quitters
1. (1) Arian Foster (Hou - RB)
2. (20) Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)
3. (21) Peyton Manning (Ind - QB)
4. (40) Mike Williams (TB - WR)
5. (41) Jason Witten (Dal - TE)
6. (60) Mason Crosby (GB - K)
7. (61) Green Bay (GB - DEF)
8. (80) Johnny Knox (Chi - WR)
9. (81) Braylon Edwards (SF - WR)
10. (100) Sidney Rice (Sea - WR)
11. (101) Justin Tuck (NYG - DE)
12. (120) Roman Harper (NO - S)
13. (121) Kerry Rhodes (Ari - S)
14. (140) Jason Snelling (Atl - RB)
15. (141) Mark Sanchez (NYJ - QB)
16. (160) Michael Griffin (Ten - S)
17. (161) Donte Whitner (SF - S)
18. (180) Thomas Jones (KC - RB)
19. (181) Louis Murphy (Oak - WR)
Ruthless Rossies
1. (2) Adrian Peterson (Min - RB)
2. (19) Tom Brady (NE - QB)
3. (22) Miles Austin (Dal - WR)
4. (39) Jahvid Best (Det - RB)
5. (42) Marques Colston (NO - WR)
6. (59) Mario Manningham (NYG - WR)
7. (62) Joseph Addai (Ind - RB)
8. (79) Santana Moss (Was - WR)
9. (82) Marshawn Lynch (Sea - RB)
10. (99) Pierre Garcon (Ind - WR)
11. (102) New York (NYG - DEF)
12. (119) Chris Cooley (Was - TE)
13. (122) Danny Amendola (StL - WR)
14. (139) Darren Sproles (NO - RB)
15. (142) Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE)
16. (159) Ray Edwards (Atl - DE)
17. (162) Julius Peppers (Chi - DE)
18. (179) Tracy Porter (NO - CB)
19. (182) Josh Brown (StL - K)
O'Neill's Chargers
1. (3) Jamaal Charles (KC - RB)
2. (18) Hakeem Nicks (NYG - WR)
3. (23) Shonn Greene (NYJ - RB)
4. (38) Tony Romo (Dal - QB)
5. (43) DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)
6. (58) Stevie Johnson (Buf - WR)
7. (63) Brandon Marshall (Mia - WR)
8. (78) Kellen Winslow (TB - TE)
9. (83) Philadelphia (Phi - DEF)
10. (98) Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K)
11. (103) Cassius Vaughn (Den - CB)
12. (118) Shaun Smith (Ten - DT)
13. (123) Cary Williams (Bal - CB)
14. (138) Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB)
15. (143) Ryan Williams (Ari - RB)
16. (158) Jay Cutler (Chi - QB)
17. (163) Jerome Simpson (Cin - WR)
18. (178) Dustin Keller (NYJ - TE)
19. (183) Danario Alexander (StL - WR)
Craigyhill Terrors
1. (4) Chris Johnson (Ten - RB)
2. (17) Drew Brees (NO - QB)
3. (24) LeGarrette Blount (TB - RB)
4. (37) Dez Bryant (Dal - WR)
5. (44) Dallas Clark (Ind - TE)
6. (57) Percy Harvin (Min - WR)
7. (64) Knowshon Moreno (Den - RB)
8. (77) Zach Miller (Sea - TE)
9. (84) Felix Jones (Dal - RB)
10. (97) Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR)
11. (104) Matthew Stafford (Det - QB)
12. (117) Ndamukong Suh (Det - DT)
13. (124) Davone Bess (Mia - WR)
14. (137) Devin McCourty (NE - CB)
15. (144) Tim Hightower (Was - RB)
16. (157) Charles Woodson (GB - CB)
17. (164) Detroit (Det - DEF)
18. (177) Garrett Hartley (NO - K)
19. (184) Nate Burleson (Det - WR)
The Royal Badgers
1. (5) Ray Rice (Bal - RB)
2. (16) Philip Rivers (SD - QB)
3. (25) Vincent Jackson (SD - WR)
4. (36) Peyton Hillis (Cle - RB)
5. (45) Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR)
6. (56) Mark Ingram (NO - RB)
7. (65) Austin Collie (Ind - WR)
8. (76) Jimmy Graham (NO - TE)
9. (85) New York (NYJ - DEF)
10. (96) Mike Tolbert (SD - RB)
11. (105) Reggie Bush (Mia - RB)
12. (116) Neil Rackers (Hou - K)
13. (125) A.J. Green (Cin - WR)
14. (136) Steve Breaston (KC - WR)
15. (145) Sam Bradford (StL - QB)
16. (156) Hines Ward (Pit - WR)
17. (165) Eric Smith (NYJ - S)
18. (176) Robert Meachem (NO - WR)
19. (185) Aaron Hernandez (NE - TE)
Faithful Turfmen
1. (6) Michael Turner (Atl - RB)
2. (15) Michael Vick (Phi - QB)
3. (26) Frank Gore (SF - RB)
4. (35) Mike Wallace (Pit - WR)
5. (46) Daniel Thomas (Mia - RB)
6. (55) Brandon Lloyd (Den - WR)
7. (66) Vernon Davis (SF - TE)
8. (75) Kenny Britt (Ten - WR)
9. (86) Cedric Benson (Cin - RB)
10. (95) Steve Smith (Car - WR)
11. (106) Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB)
12. (115) Mike Thomas (Jac - WR)
13. (126) Kevin Kolb (Ari - QB)
14. (135) Dallas (Dal - DEF)
15. (146) Aqib Talib (TB - CB)
16. (155) John Abraham (Atl - DE)
17. (166) Brandon Pettigrew (Det - TE)
18. (175) Asante Samuel (Phi - CB)
19. (186) Jay Feely (Ari - K)
Red Hand Helmets
1. (7) Andre Johnson (Hou - WR)
2. (14) Calvin Johnson (Det - WR)
3. (27) Matt Forte (Chi - RB)
4. (34) Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG - RB)
5. (47) Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR)
6. (54) Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB)
7. (67) Ryan Mathews (SD - RB)
8. (74) Owen Daniels (Hou - TE)
9. (87) Baltimore (Bal - DEF)
10. (94) Nate Kaeding (SD - K)
11. (107) Darnell Dockett (Ari - DT)
12. (114) Bryan McCann (Dal - CB)
13. (127) Dominique Barber (Hou - S)
14. (134) Eli Manning (NYG - QB)
15. (147) Michael Bush (Oak - RB)
16. (154) Jordy Nelson (GB - WR)
17. (167) Rashad Jennings (Jac - RB)
18. (174) Deion Branch (NE - WR)
19. (187) Visanthe Shiancoe (Min - TE)
Crossmaglen Hitmen
1. (8) Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB)
2. (13) Darren McFadden (Oak - RB)
3. (28) Steven Jackson (StL - RB)
4. (33) DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR)
5. (48) Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR)
6. (53) Matt Ryan (Atl - QB)
7. (68) Anquan Boldin (Bal - WR)
8. (73) Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF)
9. (88) BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE - RB)
10. (93) Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE)
11. (108) Troy Polamalu (Pit - S)
12. (113) Plaxico Burress (NYJ - WR)
13. (128) Ed Reed (Bal - S)
14. (133) Michael Crabtree (SF - WR)
15. (148) LaDainian Tomlinson (NYJ - RB)
16. (153) Matt Cassel (KC - QB)
17. (168) Mike Williams (Sea - WR)
18. (173) Matt Bryant (Atl - K)
19. (188) Jared Allen (Min - DE)
CAPT PATs VIKINGS
1. (9) Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB)
2. (12) Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR)
3. (29) Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR)
4. (32) Jermichael Finley (GB - TE)
5. (49) Julio Jones (Atl - WR)
6. (52) Beanie Wells (Ari - RB)
7. (69) Matt Schaub (Hou - QB)
8. (72) Chad Ochocinco (NE - WR)
9. (89) Ryan Torain (Was - RB)
10. (92) Mike Sims-Walker (StL - WR)
11. (109) Chicago (Chi - DEF)
12. (112) Joe Flacco (Bal - QB)
13. (129) Ronnie Brown (Phi - RB)
14. (132) Lance Moore (NO - WR)
15. (149) Marcedes Lewis (Jac - TE)
16. (152) Antoine Winfield (Min - CB)
17. (169) Sebastian Janikowski (Oak - K)
18. (172) Chris Crocker (Cin - S)
19. (189) Luis Castillo (SD - DE)
Revis and Butthead
1. (10) LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB)
2. (11) Roddy White (Atl - WR)
3. (30) Greg Jennings (GB - WR)
4. (31) Antonio Gates (SD - TE)
5. (50) Ryan Grant (GB - RB)
6. (51) Wes Welker (NE - WR)
7. (70) Fred Jackson (Buf - RB)
8. (71) Josh Freeman (TB - QB)
9. (90) Roy Williams (Chi - WR)
10. (91) New Orleans (NO - DEF)
11. (110) Trent Cole (Phi - DE)
12. (111) LaRon Landry (Was - S)
13. (130) Eric Berry (KC - S)
14. (131) Kyle Orton (Den - QB)
15. (150) Malcom Floyd (SD - WR)
16. (151) Danny Woodhead (NE - RB)
17. (170) C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB)
18. (171) Steve Smith (Phi - WR)
19. (190) Alex Henery (Phi - K)
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10 team leagues make for good drafts. Everyone should feel they have a decent team at the end of it as well. Capt. Pat's Vikings would be some offense in real life. When you see Shiancoe going in the 19th round it shows you what a 10 team draft can do. That was the 187th pick. Last year I'd say Shiancoe went in the 6th or 7th round.
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AZ Offaly - Sent you a PM enquiry about my team.
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Missed 1st round and got AP in the default. Cant believe 8 RBs went in 1st round.
I wasnt going to pick one until the 3rd round at least.
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AZ Offaly - Sent you a PM enquiry about my team.
I didn't get that Minder?
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AZ Offaly - Sent you a PM enquiry about my team.
I didn't get that Minder?
Resent it.
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10 team leagues make for good drafts. Everyone should feel they have a decent team at the end of it as well. Capt. Pat's Vikings would be some offense in real life. When you see Shiancoe going in the 19th round it shows you what a 10 team draft can do. That was the 187th pick. Last year I'd say Shiancoe went in the 6th or 7th round.
I'd say they'd throw the ball a little!
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10 team leagues make for good drafts. Everyone should feel they have a decent team at the end of it as well. Capt. Pat's Vikings would be some offense in real life. When you see Shiancoe going in the 19th round it shows you what a 10 team draft can do. That was the 187th pick. Last year I'd say Shiancoe went in the 6th or 7th round.
I'd say they'd throw the ball a little!
They certainly wouldn't be pounding it up the middle!
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Best drafts for me would be:
Hitmen, Turfmen, Capt Pat's, Rehab, Craigyhill.......
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Best drafts for me would be:
Hitmen, Turfmen, Capt Pat's, Rehab, Craigyhill.......
After looking over all teams I don't see any one team running away with the title. One team maybe stacked at rb or wr but not qb, te or vice versa. The ten team limit is ideal in that every team is competitive and there are enough players to be picked up off of waivers due to injuries or suspension.
On a side note, based on this draft it does look like most owners have a grasp for players and their position needs compared to drafts from just a couple of years ago. Should make for a competitive and fun season as long as everyone participates.
Hitmen to win it all ;)
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AZ,
On waiver wire pickups, I think it should be locked again like last year so those of us State side don't vulture the wire while your side is sleeping. Tuesday night at 6pm (Irish time) would be the best time after the Monday Night Game. This would give people stateside and people getting home from work time to hit the computer.
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Best drafts for me would be:
Hitmen, Turfmen, Capt Pat's, Rehab, Craigyhill.......
After looking over all teams I don't see any one team running away with the title. One team maybe stacked at rb or wr but not qb, te or vice versa. The ten team limit is ideal in that every team is competitive and there are enough players to be picked up off of waivers due to injuries or suspension.
On a side note, based on this draft it does look like most owners have a grasp for players and their position needs compared to drafts from just a couple of years ago. Should make for a competitive and fun season as long as everyone participates.
Hitmen to win it all ;)
I'd agree with you almost totally. The only things I'm unhappy about are that I didn't get an elite QB (thought they went too early), and that I didn't get a quality backup for Gates (a TE will show up at some stage).
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Best drafts for me would be:
Hitmen, Turfmen, Capt Pat's, Rehab, Craigyhill.......
After looking over all teams I don't see any one team running away with the title. One team maybe stacked at rb or wr but not qb, te or vice versa. The ten team limit is ideal in that every team is competitive and there are enough players to be picked up off of waivers due to injuries or suspension.
On a side note, based on this draft it does look like most owners have a grasp for players and their position needs compared to drafts from just a couple of years ago. Should make for a competitive and fun season as long as everyone participates.
Hitmen to win it all ;)
I'd agree with you almost totally. The only things I'm unhappy about are that I didn't get an elite QB (thought they went too early), and that I didn't get a quality backup for Gates (a TE will show up at some stage).
Why do you think that Mcgrens?
Last year top 10 points scorers were 5 X QB's 4 X WRs and 1 X RB
This year its projected that it will be similar 5 X QBs 3 X WRs and 2 X RBs
Great pick on Gates at 31 by the way. He is projected to be 14th overall.
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How long before Vick gets injured? :) I'm not worried though because I have the great Kevin Kolb as backup"!
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Best drafts for me would be:
Hitmen, Turfmen, Capt Pat's, Rehab, Craigyhill.......
After looking over all teams I don't see any one team running away with the title. One team maybe stacked at rb or wr but not qb, te or vice versa. The ten team limit is ideal in that every team is competitive and there are enough players to be picked up off of waivers due to injuries or suspension.
On a side note, based on this draft it does look like most owners have a grasp for players and their position needs compared to drafts from just a couple of years ago. Should make for a competitive and fun season as long as everyone participates.
Hitmen to win it all ;)
I'd agree with you almost totally. The only things I'm unhappy about are that I didn't get an elite QB (thought they went too early), and that I didn't get a quality backup for Gates (a TE will show up at some stage).
Why do you think that Mcgrens?
Last year top 10 points scorers were 5 X QB's 4 X WRs and 1 X RB
This year its projected that it will be similar 5 X QBs 3 X WRs and 2 X RBs
Great pick on Gates at 31 by the way. He is projected to be 14th overall.
I just didnt like the value that I was getting when x QB came to me. I think, without checking, that 30/31 when I picked 5 of the 6 elite QBs had gone, and I'm very wary of Manning's injury. Then I was getting ready to pick Shaub but he got snatched away by Capt Pat. Which was a surprise. I thought I was nailed on, as everyone had a QB by then and I'd rate Schaub 7th on my board and was getting him 11th or 10th among QBs.
I had planned to go for Ryan grant in pick 6 as I felt he'd drop to me there and I could strengthen WR and take a TE early, which is worth it if you can get Clark, Witten, or Gates. I'm happy with my receivers- Welker at pick 6 was a change since I didn't get Schaub, and represents great value in a PPR.
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Best drafts for me would be:
Hitmen, Turfmen, Capt Pat's, Rehab, Craigyhill.......
After looking over all teams I don't see any one team running away with the title. One team maybe stacked at rb or wr but not qb, te or vice versa. The ten team limit is ideal in that every team is competitive and there are enough players to be picked up off of waivers due to injuries or suspension.
On a side note, based on this draft it does look like most owners have a grasp for players and their position needs compared to drafts from just a couple of years ago. Should make for a competitive and fun season as long as everyone participates.
Hitmen to win it all ;)
I'd agree with you almost totally. The only things I'm unhappy about are that I didn't get an elite QB (thought they went too early), and that I didn't get a quality backup for Gates (a TE will show up at some stage).
Why do you think that Mcgrens?
Last year top 10 points scorers were 5 X QB's 4 X WRs and 1 X RB
This year its projected that it will be similar 5 X QBs 3 X WRs and 2 X RBs
Great pick on Gates at 31 by the way. He is projected to be 14th overall.
I just didnt like the value that I was getting when x QB came to me. I think, without checking, that 30/31 when I picked 5 of the 6 elite QBs had gone, and I'm very wary of Manning's injury. Then I was getting ready to pick Shaub but he got snatched away by Capt Pat. Which was a surprise. I thought I was nailed on, as everyone had a QB by then and I'd rate Schaub 7th on my board and was getting him 11th or 10th among QBs.
I had planned to go for Ryan grant in pick 6 as I felt he'd drop to me there and I could strengthen WR and take a TE early, which is worth it if you can get Clark, Witten, or Gates. I'm happy with my receivers- Welker at pick 6 was a change since I didn't get Schaub, and represents great value in a PPR.
Actually scratch that I remember now- I took Welker because he's a PPR beast (was really good for me last year except for the couple of weeks after Randy Moss got the boot when the Pats were trying to revamp their Offence). I felt I had to take him, and knew I was gambling that Roethlisberger or Schaub would drop to me. I think Matt Ryan was also on the board at that stage, and it looks like the Falcons are going to throw it more this year. I also quite like the two QBs I took as decent low round value. If Capt Pat hadn't picked up 3 QBs I'd have been ok.
When I saw I was picking 10/11 I knew I'd only take a QB there if Rodgers was still on the board as I don't like Vick from a health stand point- he gets killed at the end of every one of those rushes. I had decided that if the other top QBs had gone I'd wait and strengthen other positions instead.
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Don't blame me McGrens I just took the best player after all the good running backs were gone. I play fair I even gave a warning before the draft about not drafting Ryan Williams and Mikkel Leshoure. You got Lesean McCoy and Ryan Grant who are a level above Beanie Wells and Ryan Torain who I ended up with
You still got the next best QB in Freeman who is still on the up. There will be little or no difference between him and Schaub. Orton should get better support from his team mates this year as well. You also got Gates who is a cut above all the other tight ends leaving me to take Findley. It is all a part of the game.
PS that Giants cornerback Terell Thomas with all the fantasy points last year is gone on IR. No need for anybody to waste their waiver pick on him.
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Don't blame me McGrens I just took the best player after all the good running backs were gone. I play fair I even gave a warning before the draft about not drafting Ryan Williams and Mikkel Leshoure. You got Lesean McCoy and Ryan Grant who are a level above Beanie Wells and Ryan Torain who I ended up with
You still got the next best QB in Freeman who is still on the up. There will be little or no difference between him and Schaub. Orton should get better support from his team mates this year as well. You also got Gates who is a cut above all the other tight ends leaving me to take Findley. It is all a part of the game.
PS that Giants cornerback Terell Thomas with all the fantasy points last year is gone on IR. No need for anybody to waste their waiver pick on him.
Don't get mr wrong fella, not giving out at all, I'm happy with my team!
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So the 2nd draft is on tomorrow . Juding by the comments after the 1st draft been able to participate in the draft seems to make it a lot more interesting than previous years when a lot of us just auto picked our players. Intersting in the 1st draft the importance different teams placed on the defense and Kicker judging by the way they were picked.
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Anyone recall how long last week's draft lasted? Thanks.
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About 1 hour 15
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Thanks, Commish.
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1. Arian Foster
(Hou - RB) Superdubs
2. Adrian Peterson
(Min - RB) The Uibh Fha...
3. Andre Johnson
(Hou - WR) Faithful Tur...
4. Roddy White
(Atl - WR) puppet master
5. Jamaal Charles
(KC - RB) Big Apple Or...
6. Ray Rice
(Bal - RB) North Antrim...
7. Rashard Mendenhall
(Pit - RB) The Curragh ...
8. Darren McFadden
(Oak - RB) Savage bears
9. Chris Johnson
(Ten - RB) Derry No Clues
10. Michael Turner
(Atl - RB) Oraisteach's...
Round 2
1. Aaron Rodgers
(GB - QB) Oraisteach's...
2. Calvin Johnson
(Det - WR) Derry No Clues
3. Maurice Jones-Drew
(Jac - RB) Savage bears
4. LeSean McCoy
(Phi - RB) The Curragh ...
5. Larry Fitzgerald
(Ari - WR) North Antrim...
6. Tom Brady
(NE - QB) Big Apple Or...
7. Drew Brees
(NO - QB) puppet master
8. Philip Rivers
(SD - QB) Faithful Tur...
9. Michael Vick
(Phi - QB) The Uibh Fha...
10. Hakeem Nicks
(NYG - WR) Superdubs
Round 3
1. Shonn Greene
(NYJ - RB) Superdubs
2. Frank Gore
(SF - RB) The Uibh Fha...
3. Steven Jackson
(StL - RB) Faithful Tur...
4. Mike Wallace
(Pit - WR) puppet master
5. Greg Jennings
(GB - WR) Big Apple Or...
6. Matt Forte
(Chi - RB) North Antrim...
7. Peyton Hillis
(Cle - RB) The Curragh ...
8. Vincent Jackson
(SD - WR) Savage bears
9. Miles Austin
(Dal - WR) Derry No Clues
10. Reggie Wayne
(Ind - WR) Oraisteach's...
Round 4
1. Antonio Gates
(SD - TE) Oraisteach's...
2. LeGarrette Blount
(TB - RB) Derry No Clues
3. Tony Romo
(Dal - QB) Savage bears
4. Mike Williams
(TB - WR) The Curragh ...
5. Ahmad Bradshaw
(NYG - RB) North Antrim...
6. Dwayne Bowe
(KC - WR) Big Apple Or...
7. Felix Jones
(Dal - RB) puppet master
8. DeSean Jackson
(Phi - WR) Faithful Tur...
9. DeAngelo Williams
(Car - RB) The Uibh Fha...
10. Ryan Grant
(GB - RB) Superdubs
Round 5
1. Brandon Lloyd
(Den - WR) Superdubs
2. Dez Bryant
(Dal - WR) The Uibh Fha...
3. Brandon Marshall
(Mia - WR) Faithful Tur...
4. Stevie Johnson
(Buf - WR) puppet master
5. Peyton Manning
(Ind - QB) Big Apple Or...
6. Matt Schaub
(Hou - QB) North Antrim...
7. Ben Roethlisberger
(Pit - QB) The Curragh ...
8. Jermichael Finley
(GB - TE) Savage bears
9. Mark Ingram
(NO - RB) Derry No Clues
10. Jahvid Best
(Det - RB) Oraisteach's...
Round 6
1. Wes Welker
(NE - WR) Oraisteach's...
2. Eli Manning
(NYG - QB) Derry No Clues
3. Vernon Davis
(SF - TE) Savage bears
4. Mario Manningham
(NYG - WR) The Curragh ...
5. Chad Ochocinco
(NE - WR) North Antrim...
6. Cedric Benson
(Cin - RB) Big Apple Or...
7. Dallas Clark
(Ind - TE) puppet master
8. Knowshon Moreno
(Den - RB) Faithful Tur...
9. Anquan Boldin
(Bal - WR) The Uibh Fha...
10. Matt Ryan
(Atl - QB) Superdubs
Round 7
1. Jason Witten
(Dal - TE) Superdubs
2. Marques Colston
(NO - WR) The Uibh Fha...
3. Beanie Wells
(Ari - RB) Faithful Tur...
4. New York
(NYJ - DEF) puppet master
5. Santonio Holmes
(NYJ - WR) Big Apple Or...
6. Jeremy Maclin
(Phi - WR) North Antrim...
7. Austin Collie
(Ind - WR) The Curragh ...
8. Pittsburgh
(Pit - DEF) Savage bears
9. Owen Daniels
(Hou - TE) Derry No Clues
10. BenJarvus Green-Ellis
(NE - RB) Oraisteach's...
Round 8
1. Percy Harvin
(Min - WR) Oraisteach's...
2. Santana Moss
(Was - WR) Derry No Clues
3. Kenny Britt
(Ten - WR) Savage bears
4. Jimmy Graham
(NO - TE) The Curragh ...
5. Kellen Winslow
(TB - TE) North Antrim...
6. Tony Gonzalez
(Atl - TE) Big Apple Or...
7. Marshawn Lynch
(Sea - RB) puppet master
8. Greg Olsen
(Car - TE) Faithful Tur...
9. Green Bay
(GB - DEF) The Uibh Fha...
10. Julio Jones
(Atl - WR) Superdubs
Round 9
1. Philadelphia
(Phi - DEF) Superdubs
2. Jared Cook
(Ten - TE) The Uibh Fha...
3. Mike Tolbert
(SD - RB) Faithful Tur...
4. Neil Rackers
(Hou - K) puppet master
5. Reggie Bush
(Mia - RB) Big Apple Or...
6. Baltimore
(Bal - DEF) North Antrim...
7. New Orleans
(NO - DEF) The Curragh ...
8. Ryan Mathews
(SD - RB) Savage bears
9. Antrel Rolle
(NYG - S) Derry No Clues
10. Matthew Stafford
(Det - QB) Oraisteach's...
Round 10
1. Sidney Rice
(Sea - WR) Oraisteach's...
2. New York
(NYG - DEF) Derry No Clues
3. Rob Gronkowski
(NE - TE) Savage bears
4. Mason Crosby
(GB - K) The Curragh ...
5. Nate Kaeding
(SD - K) North Antrim...
6. Plaxico Burress
(NYJ - WR) Big Apple Or...
7. Mike Thomas
(Jac - WR) puppet master
8. Josh Freeman
(TB - QB) Faithful Tur...
9. Stephen Gostkowski
(NE - K) The Uibh Fha...
10. Matt Bryant
(Atl - K) Superdubs
Round 11
1. Cassius Vaughn
(Den - CB) Superdubs
2. Darnell Dockett
(Ari - DT) The Uibh Fha...
3. Tim Hightower
(Was - RB) Faithful Tur...
4. Joe Flacco
(Bal - QB) puppet master
5. Steve Smith
(Car - WR) Big Apple Or...
6. Shaun Smith
(Ten - DT) North Antrim...
7. Bryan McCann
(Dal - CB) The Curragh ...
8. Sebastian Janikowski
(Oak - K) Savage bears
9. Antonio Smith
(Hou - DE) Derry No Clues
10. Chicago
(Chi - DEF) Oraisteach's...
Round 12
1. Daniel Thomas
(Mia - RB) Oraisteach's...
2. Eric Smith
(NYJ - S) Derry No Clues
3. Braylon Edwards
(SF - WR) Savage bears
4. Cary Williams
(Bal - CB) The Curragh ...
5. Dominique Barber
(Hou - S) North Antrim...
6. Brandon Jacobs
(NYG - RB) Big Apple Or...
7. Lance Moore
(NO - WR) puppet master
8. New England
(NE - DEF) Faithful Tur...
9. Chris Crocker
(Cin - S) The Uibh Fha...
10. Jon McGraw
(KC - S) Superdubs
Round 13
1. Luis Castillo
(SD - DE) Superdubs
2. Rashean Mathis
(Jac - CB) The Uibh Fha...
3. Mike Sims-Walker
(StL - WR) Faithful Tur...
4. Joseph Addai
(Ind - RB) puppet master
5. Johnny Knox
(Chi - WR) Big Apple Or...
6. Orlando Scandrick
(Dal - CB) North Antrim...
7. C.J. Ah You
(StL - DE) The Curragh ...
8. Jay Cutler
(Chi - QB) Savage bears
9. Josh Brown
(StL - K) Derry No Clues
10. Fred Jackson
(Buf - RB) Oraisteach's...
Round 14
1. Marcedes Lewis
(Jac - TE) Oraisteach's...
2. Kyle Orton
(Den - QB) Derry No Clues
3. Deion Branch
(NE - WR) Savage bears
4. Jonathan Stewart
(Car - RB) The Curragh ...
5. Pierre Thomas
(NO - RB) North Antrim...
6. San Diego
(SD - DEF) Big Apple Or...
7. Michael Bush
(Oak - RB) puppet master
8. Brandon Pettigrew
(Det - TE) Faithful Tur...
9. Kevin Kolb
(Ari - QB) The Uibh Fha...
10. Pierre Garcon
(Ind - WR) Superdubs
Round 15
1. Malcom Floyd
(SD - WR) Superdubs
2. Roy Williams
(Chi - WR) The Uibh Fha...
3. Jordy Nelson
(GB - WR) Faithful Tur...
4. Zach Miller
(Sea - TE) puppet master
5. Mikel LeShoure
(Det - RB) Big Apple Or...
6. Sam Bradford
(StL - QB) North Antrim...
7. Willis McGahee
(Den - RB) The Curragh ...
8. Corey Webster
(NYG - CB) Savage bears
9. Charles Johnson
(Car - DE) Derry No Clues
10. Dallas
(Dal - DEF) Oraisteach's...
Round 16
1. David Buehler
(Dal - K) Oraisteach's...
2. LaDainian Tomlinson
(NYJ - RB) Derry No Clues
3. Michael Crabtree
(SF - WR) Savage bears
4. Danny Amendola
(StL - WR) The Curragh ...
5. Rashad Jennings
(Jac - RB) North Antrim...
6. Brent Grimes
(Atl - CB) Big Apple Or...
7. Hines Ward
(Pit - WR) puppet master
8. Rob Bironas
(Ten - K) Faithful Tur...
9. A.J. Green
(Cin - WR) The Uibh Fha...
10. C.J. Spiller
(Buf - RB) Superdubs
Round 17
1. Jerome Simpson
(Cin - WR) Superdubs
2. James Starks
(GB - RB) The Uibh Fha...
3. Cortland Finnegan
(Ten - CB) Faithful Tur...
4. William Gay
(Pit - CB) puppet master
5. Terrell Thomas
(NYG - CB) Big Apple Or...
6. Davone Bess
(Mia - WR) North Antrim...
7. Ryan Fitzpatrick
(Buf - QB) The Curragh ...
8. Chris Long
(StL - DE) Savage bears
9. Jacoby Ford
(Oak - WR) Derry No Clues
10. Derek Cox
(Jac - CB) Oraisteach's...
Round 18
1. Jason McCourty
(Ten - CB) Oraisteach's...
2. Thomas Jones
(KC - RB) Derry No Clues
3. Drew Coleman
(Jac - CB) Savage bears
4. Lee Evans
(Bal - WR) The Curragh ...
5. Mike Williams
(Sea - WR) North Antrim...
6. Justin Tuck
(NYG - DE) Big Apple Or...
7. Shaun Ellis
(NE - DE) puppet master
8. Yeremiah Bell
(Mia - S) Faithful Tur...
9. Robert Meachem
(NO - WR) The Uibh Fha...
10. Matt Cassel
(KC - QB) Superdubs
Round 19
1. Dustin Keller
(NYJ - TE) Superdubs
2. Lance Kendricks
(StL - TE) The Uibh Fha...
3. Justin Smith
(SF - DE) Faithful Tur...
4. Marcus Trufant
(Sea - CB) puppet master
5. Adam Vinatieri
(Ind - K) Big Apple Or...
6. Aaron Hernandez
(NE - TE) North Antrim...
7. Detroit
(Det - DEF) The Curragh ...
8. Cam Newton
(Car - QB) Savage bears
9. Nick Folk
(NYJ - K) Derry No Clues
10. Kenyon Coleman
(Dal - DE) Oraisteach's...
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I f**king forgot about this !
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Just over an hour
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Any chance of posting up the results in team format.
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Superdubs
1. (1) Arian Foster (Hou - RB)
2. (20) Hakeem Nicks (NYG - WR)
3. (21) Shonn Greene (NYJ - RB)
4. (40) Ryan Grant (GB - RB)
5. (41) Brandon Lloyd (Den - WR)
6. (60) Matt Ryan (Atl - QB)
7. (61) Jason Witten (Dal - TE)
8. (80) Julio Jones (Atl - WR)
9. (81) Philadelphia (Phi - DEF)
10. (100) Matt Bryant (Atl - K)
11. (101) Cassius Vaughn (Den - CB)
12. (120) Jon McGraw (KC - S)
13. (121) Luis Castillo (SD - DE)
14. (140) Pierre Garcon (Ind - WR)
15. (141) Malcom Floyd (SD - WR)
16. (160) C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB)
17. (161) Jerome Simpson (Cin - WR)
18. (180) Matt Cassel (KC - QB)
19. (181) Dustin Keller (NYJ - TE)
The Uibh Fhailians
1. (2) Adrian Peterson (Min - RB)
2. (19) Michael Vick (Phi - QB)
3. (22) Frank Gore (SF - RB)
4. (39) DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)
5. (42) Dez Bryant (Dal - WR)
6. (59) Anquan Boldin (Bal - WR)
7. (62) Marques Colston (NO - WR)
8. (79) Green Bay (GB - DEF)
9. (82) Jared Cook (Ten - TE)
10. (99) Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K)
11. (102) Darnell Dockett (Ari - DT)
12. (119) Chris Crocker (Cin - S)
13. (122) Rashean Mathis (Jac - CB)
14. (139) Kevin Kolb (Ari - QB)
15. (142) Roy Williams (Chi - WR)
16. (159) A.J. Green (Cin - WR)
17. (162) James Starks (GB - RB)
18. (179) Robert Meachem (NO - WR)
19. (182) Lance Kendricks (StL - TE)
Faithful Turfmen 'C'
1. (3) Andre Johnson (Hou - WR)
2. (18) Philip Rivers (SD - QB)
3. (23) Steven Jackson (StL - RB)
4. (38) DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR)
5. (43) Brandon Marshall (Mia - WR)
6. (58) Knowshon Moreno (Den - RB)
7. (63) Beanie Wells (Ari - RB)
8. (78) Greg Olsen (Car - TE)
9. (83) Mike Tolbert (SD - RB)
10. (98) Josh Freeman (TB - QB)
11. (103) Tim Hightower (Was - RB)
12. (118) New England (NE - DEF)
13. (123) Mike Sims-Walker (StL - WR)
14. (138) Brandon Pettigrew (Det - TE)
15. (143) Jordy Nelson (GB - WR)
16. (158) Rob Bironas (Ten - K)
17. (163) Cortland Finnegan (Ten - CB)
18. (178) Yeremiah Bell (Mia - S)
19. (183) Justin Smith (SF - DE)
puppet master
1. (4) Roddy White (Atl - WR)
2. (17) Drew Brees (NO - QB)
3. (24) Mike Wallace (Pit - WR)
4. (37) Felix Jones (Dal - RB)
5. (44) Stevie Johnson (Buf - WR)
6. (57) Dallas Clark (Ind - TE)
7. (64) New York (NYJ - DEF)
8. (77) Marshawn Lynch (Sea - RB)
9. (84) Neil Rackers (Hou - K)
10. (97) Mike Thomas (Jac - WR)
11. (104) Joe Flacco (Bal - QB)
12. (117) Lance Moore (NO - WR)
13. (124) Joseph Addai (Ind - RB)
14. (137) Michael Bush (Oak - RB)
15. (144) Zach Miller (Sea - TE)
16. (157) Hines Ward (Pit - WR)
17. (164) William Gay (Pit - CB)
18. (177) Shaun Ellis (NE - DE)
19. (184) Marcus Trufant (Sea - CB)
Big Apple Orchards
1. (5) Jamaal Charles (KC - RB)
2. (16) Tom Brady (NE - QB)
3. (25) Greg Jennings (GB - WR)
4. (36) Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR)
5. (45) Peyton Manning (Ind - QB)
6. (56) Cedric Benson (Cin - RB)
7. (65) Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR)
8. (76) Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE)
9. (85) Reggie Bush (Mia - RB)
10. (96) Plaxico Burress (NYJ - WR)
11. (105) Steve Smith (Car - WR)
12. (116) Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB)
13. (125) Johnny Knox (Chi - WR)
14. (136) San Diego (SD - DEF)
15. (145) Mikel LeShoure (Det - RB)
16. (156) Brent Grimes (Atl - CB)
17. (165) Terrell Thomas (NYG - CB)
18. (176) Justin Tuck (NYG - DE)
19. (185) Adam Vinatieri (Ind - K)
North Antrim Nuggets
1. (6) Ray Rice (Bal - RB)
2. (15) Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR)
3. (26) Matt Forte (Chi - RB)
4. (35) Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG - RB)
5. (46) Matt Schaub (Hou - QB)
6. (55) Chad Ochocinco (NE - WR)
7. (66) Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR)
8. (75) Kellen Winslow (TB - TE)
9. (86) Baltimore (Bal - DEF)
10. (95) Nate Kaeding (SD - K)
11. (106) Shaun Smith (Ten - DT)
12. (115) Dominique Barber (Hou - S)
13. (126) Orlando Scandrick (Dal - CB)
14. (135) Pierre Thomas (NO - RB)
15. (146) Sam Bradford (StL - QB)
16. (155) Rashad Jennings (Jac - RB)
17. (166) Davone Bess (Mia - WR)
18. (175) Mike Williams (Sea - WR)
19. (186) Aaron Hernandez (NE - TE)
The Curragh Rams
1. (7) Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB)
2. (14) LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB)
3. (27) Peyton Hillis (Cle - RB)
4. (34) Mike Williams (TB - WR)
5. (47) Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB)
6. (54) Mario Manningham (NYG - WR)
7. (67) Austin Collie (Ind - WR)
8. (74) Jimmy Graham (NO - TE)
9. (87) New Orleans (NO - DEF)
10. (94) Mason Crosby (GB - K)
11. (107) Bryan McCann (Dal - CB)
12. (114) Cary Williams (Bal - CB)
13. (127) C.J. Ah You (StL - DE)
14. (134) Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB)
15. (147) Willis McGahee (Den - RB)
16. (154) Danny Amendola (StL - WR)
17. (167) Ryan Fitzpatrick (Buf - QB)
18. (174) Lee Evans (Bal - WR)
19. (187) Detroit (Det - DEF)
Savage bears
1. (8) Darren McFadden (Oak - RB)
2. (13) Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)
3. (28) Vincent Jackson (SD - WR)
4. (33) Tony Romo (Dal - QB)
5. (48) Jermichael Finley (GB - TE)
6. (53) Vernon Davis (SF - TE)
7. (68) Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF)
8. (73) Kenny Britt (Ten - WR)
9. (88) Ryan Mathews (SD - RB)
10. (93) Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE)
11. (108) Sebastian Janikowski (Oak - K)
12. (113) Braylon Edwards (SF - WR)
13. (128) Jay Cutler (Chi - QB)
14. (133) Deion Branch (NE - WR)
15. (148) Corey Webster (NYG - CB)
16. (153) Michael Crabtree (SF - WR)
17. (168) Chris Long (StL - DE)
18. (173) Drew Coleman (Jac - CB)
19. (188) Cam Newton (Car - QB)
Derry No Clues
1. (9) Chris Johnson (Ten - RB)
2. (12) Calvin Johnson (Det - WR)
3. (29) Miles Austin (Dal - WR)
4. (32) LeGarrette Blount (TB - RB)
5. (49) Mark Ingram (NO - RB)
6. (52) Eli Manning (NYG - QB)
7. (69) Owen Daniels (Hou - TE)
8. (72) Santana Moss (Was - WR)
9. (89) Antrel Rolle (NYG - S)
10. (92) New York (NYG - DEF)
11. (109) Antonio Smith (Hou - DE)
12. (112) Eric Smith (NYJ - S)
13. (129) Josh Brown (StL - K)
14. (132) Kyle Orton (Den - QB)
15. (149) Charles Johnson (Car - DE)
16. (152) LaDainian Tomlinson (NYJ - RB)
17. (169) Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR)
18. (172) Thomas Jones (KC - RB)
19. (189) Nick Folk (NYJ - K)
Oraisteach's Browns
1. (10) Michael Turner (Atl - RB)
2. (11) Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB)
3. (30) Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR)
4. (31) Antonio Gates (SD - TE)
5. (50) Jahvid Best (Det - RB)
6. (51) Wes Welker (NE - WR)
7. (70) BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE - RB)
8. (71) Percy Harvin (Min - WR)
9. (90) Matthew Stafford (Det - QB)
10. (91) Sidney Rice (Sea - WR)
11. (110) Chicago (Chi - DEF)
12. (111) Daniel Thomas (Mia - RB)
13. (130) Fred Jackson (Buf - RB)
14. (131) Marcedes Lewis (Jac - TE)
15. (150) Dallas (Dal - DEF)
16. (151) David Buehler (Dal - K)
17. (170) Derek Cox (Jac - CB)
18. (171) Jason McCourty (Ten - CB)
19. (190) Kenyon Coleman (Dal - DE)
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Curragh Rams look good with those three running backs.
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Sky have released their first month's games.
Thu 8 New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers Sky Sports HD2
[Sky Sports 2 alt=] 1.00am (Fri)
Sun 11 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens Sky Sports HD3
[Sky Sports 3 alt=] 5.30pm
Sun 11 NY Giants @ Washington Redskins Sky Sports HD3
[Sky Sports 3 alt=] 9.00pm
Sun 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Minnesota Vikings Sky Sports HD4
[Sky Sports 4 alt=] 5.30pm
Sun 18 San Diego Chargers @ New England Patriots Sky Sports HD4
[Sky Sports 4 alt=] 9.00pm
Sun 25 New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles Sky Sports HD4
[Sky Sports 4 alt=] 5.30pm
Sun 25 Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears Sky Sports HD4
[Sky Sports 4 alt=] 9.30pm
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Puppet Master and Savage Bears - 2 good teams
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Raging I missed this for some reason I had it in my head it would be held this week. GRRR
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Is it a couple of weeks yet til the first game?
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Is it a couple of weeks yet til the first game?
1st game next Thursday night, Packers v Saints.
Full programme on Sunday 11th.
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I may as well give up now.... Foster and Manning both injured...... feck me
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What time is draft Sunday evening - is it 9pm Irish time?
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Yep, 9pm Irish time. I need to make a call. Do I go on the lash watching the hurling, as is my tradition, or do I keep myself for the draft?
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Yep, 9pm Irish time. I need to make a call. Do I go on the lash watching the hurling, as is my tradition, or do I keep myself for the draft?
go for it AZ,doing the draft half loaded is fun!!!!
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Kevin Kolb, first pick, Beanie Wells second pick, Jay Feely third pick, Henry Shefflin 4th pick, I can see it now.
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Kevin Kolb, first pick, Beanie Wells second pick, Jay Feely third pick, Henry Shefflin 4th pick, I can see it now.
:D Do we know what order we will be picking in yet ?
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Great turnout for the Montana Draft, 9/10 turned up. Results were
Coolera Bears
1. (1) Adrian Peterson (Min - RB)
2. (20) Hakeem Nicks (NYG - WR)
3. (21) Philip Rivers (SD - QB)
4. (40) Stevie Johnson (Buf - WR)
5. (41) Dallas Clark (Ind - TE)
6. (60) Kenny Britt (Ten - WR)
7. (61) Fred Jackson (Buf - RB)
8. (80) Pierre Garcon (Ind - WR)
9. (81) Cedric Benson (Cin - RB)
10. (100) Davone Bess (Mia - WR)
11. (101) Marshawn Lynch (Sea - RB)
12. (120) Justin Tuck (NYG - DE)
13. (121) Eli Manning (NYG - QB)
14. (140) Tyvon Branch (Oak - S)
15. (141) Michael Bush (Oak - RB)
16. (160) Lance Kendricks (StL - TE)
17. (161) Donte Whitner (SF - S)
18. (180) Atlanta (Atl - DEF)
19. (181) Alex Henery (Phi - K)
L'Esprit de Biff
1. (2) Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB)
2. (19) Darren McFadden (Oak - RB)
3. (22) Peyton Hillis (Cle - RB)
4. (39) Mike Williams (TB - WR)
5. (42) Jason Witten (Dal - TE)
6. (59) Mark Ingram (NO - RB)
7. (62) Austin Collie (Ind - WR)
8. (79) Mike Thomas (Jac - WR)
9. (82) Philadelphia (Phi - DEF)
10. (99) Devin Hester (Chi - WR)
11. (102) Kellen Winslow (TB - TE)
12. (119) Eric Berry (KC - S)
13. (122) Joshua Cribbs (Cle - WR)
14. (139) Darren Sproles (NO - RB)
15. (142) Matt Bryant (Atl - K)
16. (159) Mario Williams (Hou - LB,DE)
17. (162) Dexter McCluster (KC - WR,RB)
18. (179) Danieal Manning (Hou - S)
19. (182) Deion Branch (NE - WR)
Faithful Turfmen B
1. (3) Arian Foster (Hou - RB)
2. (18) Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR)
3. (23) Tom Brady (NE - QB)
4. (38) Matt Forte (Chi - RB)
5. (43) Brandon Lloyd (Den - WR)
6. (58) Anquan Boldin (Bal - WR)
7. (63) Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR)
8. (78) Mike Tolbert (SD - RB)
9. (83) BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE - RB)
10. (98) Baltimore (Bal - DEF)
11. (103) Greg Olsen (Car - TE)
12. (118) Josh Freeman (TB - QB)
13. (123) Brandon Pettigrew (Det - TE)
14. (138) Daniel Thomas (Mia - RB)
15. (143) Robert Meachem (NO - WR)
16. (158) Aqib Talib (TB - CB)
17. (163) Cortland Finnegan (Ten - CB)
18. (178) Robert Mathis (Ind - DE)
19. (183) Jay Feely (Ari - K)
Ballyhaise Bills
1. (4) Chris Johnson (Ten - RB)
2. (17) Michael Turner (Atl - RB)
3. (24) Matt Schaub (Hou - QB)
4. (37) Chad Ochocinco (NE - WR)
5. (44) LeGarrette Blount (TB - RB)
6. (57) Percy Harvin (Min - WR)
7. (64) Green Bay (GB - DEF)
8. (77) Marcedes Lewis (Jac - TE)
9. (84) Jordy Nelson (GB - WR)
10. (97) Danny Woodhead (NE - RB)
11. (104) Joe Flacco (Bal - QB)
12. (117) Ed Reed (Bal - S)
13. (124) Tramon Williams (GB - CB)
14. (137) Dwight Freeney (Ind - DE)
15. (144) Michael Crabtree (SF - WR)
16. (157) Todd Heap (Ari - TE)
17. (164) New York (NYG - DEF)
18. (177) Neil Rackers (Hou - K)
19. (184) Thomas Jones (KC - RB)
mayo warriors
1. (5) Ray Rice (Bal - RB)
2. (16) Michael Vick (Phi - QB)
3. (25) DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR)
4. (36) Shonn Greene (NYJ - RB)
5. (45) Jermichael Finley (GB - TE)
6. (56) Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF)
7. (65) Mario Manningham (NYG - WR)
8. (76) Mason Crosby (GB - K)
9. (85) Sidney Rice (Sea - WR)
10. (96) Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE)
11. (105) Troy Polamalu (Pit - S)
12. (116) Jared Allen (Min - DE)
13. (125) Braylon Edwards (SF - WR)
14. (136) Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB)
15. (145) Willis McGahee (Den - RB)
16. (156) Antoine Winfield (Min - CB)
17. (165) Mark Sanchez (NYJ - QB)
18. (176) San Diego (SD - DEF)
19. (185) Mike Williams (Sea - WR)
New York Jets V
1. (6) Andre Johnson (Hou - WR)
2. (15) Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)
3. (26) Miles Austin (Dal - WR)
4. (35) Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR)
5. (46) Peyton Manning (Ind - QB)
6. (55) Vernon Davis (SF - TE)
7. (66) Knowshon Moreno (Den - RB)
8. (75) Beanie Wells (Ari - RB)
9. (86) Reggie Bush (Mia - RB)
10. (95) Lee Evans (Bal - WR)
11. (106) Zach Miller (Sea - TE)
12. (115) Steve Smith (Car - WR)
13. (126) Jay Cutler (Chi - QB)
14. (135) Plaxico Burress (NYJ - WR)
15. (146) Chicago (Chi - DEF)
16. (155) Devin McCourty (NE - CB)
17. (166) Julius Peppers (Chi - DE)
18. (175) LaRon Landry (Was - S)
19. (186) Sebastian Janikowski (Oak - K)
Galway Bay Tribesmen
1. (7) LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB)
2. (14) Vincent Jackson (SD - WR)
3. (27) Jahvid Best (Det - RB)
4. (34) Wes Welker (NE - WR)
5. (47) Matthew Stafford (Det - QB)
6. (54) Jimmy Graham (NO - TE)
7. (67) Tim Hightower (Was - RB)
8. (74) Lance Moore (NO - WR)
9. (87) Mike Sims-Walker (StL - WR)
10. (94) Joseph Addai (Ind - RB)
11. (107) Sam Bradford (StL - QB)
12. (114) Ndamukong Suh (Det - DT)
13. (127) Charles Woodson (GB - CB)
14. (134) Patrick Chung (NE - S)
15. (147) Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE)
16. (154) Donald Driver (GB - WR)
17. (167) New England (NE - DEF)
18. (174) Ronnie Brown (Phi - RB)
19. (187) Rob Bironas (Ten - K)
Smackdown Clowns
1. (8) Drew Brees (NO - QB)
2. (13) Greg Jennings (GB - WR)
3. (28) Mike Wallace (Pit - WR)
4. (33) Antonio Gates (SD - TE)
5. (48) Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG - RB)
6. (53) Marques Colston (NO - WR)
7. (68) Julio Jones (Atl - WR)
8. (73) Danny Amendola (StL - WR)
9. (88) Ryan Mathews (SD - RB)
10. (93) Johnny Knox (Chi - WR)
11. (108) Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB)
12. (113) Hines Ward (Pit - WR)
13. (128) Earl Bennett (Chi - WR)
14. (133) Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR)
15. (148) Charles Tillman (Chi - CB)
16. (153) Charles Johnson (Car - DE)
17. (168) Yeremiah Bell (Mia - S)
18. (173) Arizona (Ari - DEF)
19. (188) Robbie Gould (Chi - K)
hegan's helmets
1. (9) Jamaal Charles (KC - RB)
2. (12) Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB)
3. (29) Frank Gore (SF - RB)
4. (32) Tony Romo (Dal - QB)
5. (49) Dez Bryant (Dal - WR)
6. (52) Brandon Marshall (Mia - WR)
7. (69) Santana Moss (Was - WR)
8. (72) Owen Daniels (Hou - TE)
9. (89) New York (NYJ - DEF)
10. (92) Nate Kaeding (SD - K)
11. (109) Cassius Vaughn (Den - CB)
12. (112) Darnell Dockett (Ari - DT)
13. (129) Bryan McCann (Dal - CB)
14. (132) Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB)
15. (149) Pierre Thomas (NO - RB)
16. (152) Kyle Orton (Den - QB)
17. (169) A.J. Green (Cin - WR)
18. (172) Jared Cook (Ten - TE)
19. (189) Nate Burleson (Det - WR)
Shower of Tramps
1. (10) Calvin Johnson (Det - WR)
2. (11) Roddy White (Atl - WR)
3. (30) Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR)
4. (31) Steven Jackson (StL - RB)
5. (50) Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR)
6. (51) Felix Jones (Dal - RB)
7. (70) Matt Ryan (Atl - QB)
8. (71) DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)
9. (90) Malcom Floyd (SD - WR)
10. (91) Ryan Grant (GB - RB)
11. (110) Aaron Hernandez (NE - TE)
12. (111) Kevin Kolb (Ari - QB)
13. (130) T.J. Ward (Cle - S)
14. (131) Trent Cole (Phi - DE)
15. (150) James Starks (GB - RB)
16. (151) Chris Cooley (Was - TE)
17. (170) Michael Griffin (Ten - S)
18. (171) Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K)
19. (190) Cleveland (Cle - DEF)
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Well, it's nearly upon us. NFL Week 1 starts on Thursday night with a great game between the last two superbowl champions as Drew Brees and his Saints travel to holders Green Bay Packers and Aaron Rogers. Make sure you have your teams set before then.
Remember our Waiver Wire rules. Newbies, pay attention. Anyone who has not been picked on a team in our league will automatically go on Waivers from the day of the first game of the week, until the following Tuesday. This means anyone who wants any of those players can put in a claim for them.
If your claim is successful (i.e. has the highest Waiver position) you will add that player when the window opens. The reason we have a window is to stop an unfair advantage for people who have access to a PC as the games go on and a starter gets injured or something.
Waiver Position is determined in inverse order to the draft order. If you are successful with a waiver claim, you will be put to the back of the queue for the next claim you make.
So, here we go. Best of luck to everyone. Any questions, let me know.....
NFL Fixtures
Thursday September 8th
New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers - 1am Friday morning
Sunday September 11th
Atlanta Falcons @ Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles @ Saint Louis Rams
Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens
Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans
New York Giants @ Washington Redskins
Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers
Minnesota Vikings @ San Diego Chargers
Carolina Panthers @ Arizona Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys @ New York Jets
Monday September 12th
New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins
Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos
But the real important stuff
GAA Board - Joe Montana Superbowl Championship
Faithful Turfmen B -v- Ballyhaise Bills
Galway Bay Tribesmen -v- Mayo Warriors
Coolera Bears -v- Shower of Tramps
L'Esprit de Biff -v- hegan's helmets
Smackdown Clowns -v- New York Jets V
Top 4 go into playoffs in week 15 and 16. Bottom 4 relegated to the 'B' Championship. Positions determined by Win/Loss Record. Points scored is tiebreaker.
GAABoard - Walter Payton 'B' Championship
Faithful Turfmen -v- Revis and Butthead
Ruthless Rossies -v- Crossmaglen Hitmen
Capt. Pat's Vikings -v- Red Hand Helmets
Rehab is 4 Quitters -v- Craigyhill Terrors
The Royal Badgers -v- O'Neill's Chargers
Top 4 go into 'B' playoffs, and are automatically promoted to the Superbowl Championship for 2012. Bottom 4 get relegated to the 'C' championship. Positions determined by Win/Loss Record. Points scored is tiebreaker.
GAABoard - Jerry Rice 'C' Championship
Faithful Turfmen 'C' -v- Superdubs
Derry No Clues -v- The Uibh Fhailians
Puppet Master -v- The Curragh Rams
Oraisteach's Browns -v- Big Apple Orchards
North Antrim Nuggets -v- Savage Bears
Top 4 go into 'C' playoffs, and are automatically promoted to the 'B' Championship for 2012. Positions determined by Win/Loss Record. Points scored is tiebreaker.
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I'm some tool, just presumed the 'C' championship draft would be the third and final one, went online last night only to see it had already been done :-[
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Have to say I found that draft tough Sunday night. First pick means long waits and then two picks in a row which isn't as easy as it sounds. I was much better off last year when I hadn't much of a clue!
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It's good craic though. I did an ESPN one last night with lads from Ferbane, and their draft room is far better than Yahoo's.
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Yeah, the window for the comments and who has picked who is bloody annoying. Too small and too difficult to scroll unless I'm doing something wrong. I heard that ESPN is good. What's NFL.com like?
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NFL.com is okay, but a but clunky. ESPNs is very slick.
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Have to say I found that draft tough Sunday night. First pick means long waits and then two picks in a row which isn't as easy as it sounds. I was much better off last year when I hadn't much of a clue!
found it good crack even though i kept getting logged off at various stages which kinda ballsed my selection up . Looking forward to the season . Your team still has the highest projected score for the 1st week Seanie .
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Yeah, I had awful problems with my connection. For future reference, we won't leave it until the last Sunday.
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Yeah, I had awful problems with my connection. For future reference, we won't leave it until the last Sunday.
Yup good call Az having said that some of my picks were f**king Afull :D The minute and a half picking time fairly flew
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Actually, I think with the 10 team league format, I'd nearly be suggesting we move to ESPN. Ye should try a mock draft there and see what ye think of it.
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Actually, I think with the 10 team league format, I'd nearly be suggesting we move to ESPN. Ye should try a mock draft there and see what ye think of it.
For next year Az ?
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Actually, I think with the 10 team league format, I'd nearly be suggesting we move to ESPN. Ye should try a mock draft there and see what ye think of it.
For next year Az ?
Yeah, for next year.
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Actually, I think with the 10 team league format, I'd nearly be suggesting we move to ESPN. Ye should try a mock draft there and see what ye think of it.
For next year Az ?
Yeah, for next year.
Just as an aside...
I think both ESPN and yahoo now afford the opportunity to do Dynasty (Keeper) leagues. Would anyone be interested in starting one of these on the side?
I'd love to do it, but we'd need 10 or even 12 to make it interesting.
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Have to say I found that draft tough Sunday night. First pick means long waits and then two picks in a row which isn't as easy as it sounds. I was much better off last year when I hadn't much of a clue!
found it good crack even though i kept getting logged off at various stages which kinda ballsed my selection up . Looking forward to the season . Your team still has the highest projected score for the 1st week Seanie .
I was a bit disappointed immediately afterwards but on reflection I did ok. I suppose everyone has the feeling that they just missed out on one or two guys that would have nailed it for them. The 1.5 mins flew alright, nearly didn't get one of my picks off.
Will have a look at ESPN.
Also - would be interested in a keeper league, I'm addicted to this stuff now!
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Actually, I think with the 10 team league format, I'd nearly be suggesting we move to ESPN. Ye should try a mock draft there and see what ye think of it.
For next year Az ?
Yeah, for next year.
Just as an aside...
I think both ESPN and yahoo now afford the opportunity to do Dynasty (Keeper) leagues. Would anyone be interested in starting one of these on the side?
I'd love to do it, but we'd need 10 or even 12 to make it interesting.
How does this league work Mc Grens ?
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Actually, I think with the 10 team league format, I'd nearly be suggesting we move to ESPN. Ye should try a mock draft there and see what ye think of it.
For next year Az ?
Yeah, for next year.
Just as an aside...
I think both ESPN and yahoo now afford the opportunity to do Dynasty (Keeper) leagues. Would anyone be interested in starting one of these on the side?
I'd love to do it, but we'd need 10 or even 12 to make it interesting.
How does this league work Mc Grens ?
We'd draft teams this year and play as normal, probably with one or two IR slots in case your best player gets injured.
Then for next year we'd have agreed a number of players to keep before the draft. E.g if we agreed to keep 3 players. Each team keeps the 3 players they want to and we redraft the rest of our teams.
However, (taking my team from this year as an example) as payment for the players you keep you lose the draft pick that you used last year on them. So if I decided to keep McCoy, Freeman, and CJ Spiller (If Freeman continues to evolve and Spiller breaks out).
That would mean that next year I'd have no 1st, 8th, or 17th round picks, but potentially I'd have my starting QB and RB's sorted.
You can have all sorts of different options on how many players you keep, what the compensation would be, etc. I haven't checked the system out yet, but I'd imagine the ESPN/ yahoo systems replicate that.
The one thing is it's a multiple year thing that you'd be signing up to. I've a mate in the states who's been in the same league for 15 years!
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sounds good mc grens . i'd be interested
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I would too, but it would kind of screw our promotion relegation approach :)
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I would too, but it would kind of screw our promotion relegation approach :)
i think mc g intention would be to run this as a seperate legue Az
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Traitor!
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I'll check out the systems tonight... It might be a bit late this year, but it might be something to consider for next year for the harder core NFL fans.
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Traitor!
:D it would be like the darts a pdo and pdc championship with mc grens offering huge money for the top men to transfer over. it wouldn't surprise me if seanie has all ready received such an offer.
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I'm amused that you think a minute and a half flew. Last night I drafted in an ESPN league with only 30 secs picking time. Screwed up some of my selections big time.
Also, in our league, albeit the lowly "C" division, I picked up Aaron Rodgers with the 11th pick (1st QB to go), but last night he was first to go followed by Brees. In fact, 8 of the first 12 players to go were QBs.
Keeper leagues are fun if you have players worth keeping, but if you don't, it's like gawking at sweets without a penny to buy one. I like the system as it is. Nothing like a newbie (at least in this league) with an opinion.
Curious to see the differences between the Yahoo and ESPN leagues.
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Matt Schaub in the 3rd round
Jesus H Christ what was i thinking... :-[
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I'm amused that you think a minute and a half flew. Last night I drafted in an ESPN league with only 30 secs picking time. Screwed up some of my selections big time.
Also, in our league, albeit the lowly "C" division, I picked up Aaron Rodgers with the 11th pick (1st QB to go), but last night he was first to go followed by Brees. In fact, 8 of the first 12 players to go were QBs.
Keeper leagues are fun if you have players worth keeping, but if you don't, it's like gawking at sweets without a penny to buy one. I like the system as it is. Nothing like a newbie (at least in this league) with an opinion.
Curious to see the differences between the Yahoo and ESPN leagues.
ESPN is gas with the autopicks as well. I was in an ESPN draft last night too, with 7 people out of 10 turning up. However, the 3 autopicks pick immediately in ESPN, there's no '30 second lad', so it was like Bang bang bang when they came up. You're head would be spinning trying to keep track of who was autopicked.
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Matt Schaub in the 3rd round
Jesus H Christ what was i thinking... :-[
"He's going to throw for 5000 yards" is what you said anyway. You might not be far off on that though. My favourite was when you said - "watch this lads" just before your pick and then went for Ochocinco. Not a percentage play but the guy is talented and is teaming up with the best QB (certainly that is healthy) and coach in the league.
AZ - are we doing a Pick em or Survivor competition this year?
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Don't mind. Do ye want to?
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What's a Pick 'em or Survivor competition?
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Here ye go, roll up if interested
http://games.espn.go.com/pigskin-pickem/en/group?groupID=19500
Group: GAABoard Pickem
Password: cardinals
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WTF? Odd move by the Jags so close to the season. Will Blaine Gabbard start?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have released veteran quarterback David Garrard, a stunning move that will save the franchise $9 million this season.
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I had first pick in our division too Seanie and it definitely is challenging. Will make for an interesting season.
Hopefully be going up against you next year!
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In a 10 team league, I always like picking 8,9 or 10. There's going to be plenty of good players to go around, and to have 2 excellent players there is ideal. The problem with picking 1st is you have 1,20,21,40. I'd prefer 10,11,30,31.
In a 14 team league, I'd prefer to be in the top 3 or 4.
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Draft question. Or more likely, a daft question. I must be a complete galoot.
I and a couple of others drafted two defenses, but most others drafted only one. Why is that? What will happen when that team has a bye week? Will they simply pick up another, and probably weaker, team off the waiver wire, or will they simply take the points hit that week?
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Pick up a def on the waiver wire that week. Based on matchups a defense could score decent points but may not be consistent enough to be your regular defense.
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Thanks, Iceman, so I squandered a pick.
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Depends on how good your bench defense is. Maybe combined with another player or two you could use it in a trade with someone with a weaker D. I did a trade last year with 3 players, all about needs and wants. Good luck!
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Thanks, Iceman, so I squandered a pick.
I picked Randy Moss in the first round last year and he caught a total of 28 passes for the season with 3 different teams! I was very competitive despite this so don't worry about picking up a second defense in the late rounds instead of a guy who might be a long shot anyway.
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anyone want to join that Pigskin Pick 'Em I posted? Basically a predictions competition all through the season.
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anyone want to join that Pigskin Pick 'Em I posted? Basically a predictions competition all through the season.
Gonna join it when I get home later.
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anyone want to join that Pigskin Pick 'Em I posted? Basically a predictions competition all through the season.
I joined about an hour ago.
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Joined up too
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"Unofficial Report" coming from WNDE Radio has Peyton Manning out for the season. Again unofficial, wait and see.
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I wouldn't be surprised. When all them doctors are looking at it and 're-evaluating' I wouldn't be surprised if that's code for 'open him up again and reboot'.
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"Unofficial Report" coming from WNDE Radio has Peyton Manning out for the season. Again unofficial, wait and see.
Jim Irsay (Colts Owner) tweeted last night that Peyton has not had any new procedures.
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Jim Irsay is a liar, like his father.
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Just got some box seats for Cowboys at the JETS on sunday night!!!!!!! BRING IT ON
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Just got some box seats for Cowboys at the JETS on sunday night!!!!!!! BRING IT ON
ah here Iceman that will be an Epic game. 9/11 and all that, the two Ryans, good O vs good D etc. You must give us a follow up on it goes.
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Jim Irsay is a liar, like his father.
Turns out he was telling the truth!
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Here ye go, roll up if interested
http://games.espn.go.com/pigskin-pickem/en/group?groupID=19500
Group: GAABoard Pickem
Password: cardinals
If you are picking a winner for tonights game do you have to submit all picks now?
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I don;t know to be honest, I did anyway.
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I don;t know to be honest, I did anyway.
I picked them all anyway.
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Can't remember - do lineus lock when game starts tonight? What about the waiver wire. Have one or two injury concerns for Sunday - do I need to have help drafted in to bench before tonights game?
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Can't remember - do lineus lock when game starts tonight? What about the waiver wire. Have one or two injury concerns for Sunday - do I need to have help drafted in to bench before tonights game?
The free agents will be locked before tonights game so if you have a few injury worries for Sunday you will need to have their replacements ready on your bench.
Players in your lineup only lock into their position a few minutes before their own game kicks off...
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Sproles on the bench.. That's the place for him!! :-[
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The Packers offense is on fire in thecfirst half. The saints can't really pin them down.
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How many fantasy points did Sproles pick up tonight?
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How many fantasy points did Sproles pick up tonight?
27.3! Maybe he didn't belong on the bench!
Id a decent start, but I need one of the Green Bay backs to establish himself as #1. For the moment I'm OK, but if Shady McCoy got hurt I'd be in the shits.
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Delighted with Brees' start - but I suppose that's what he's there for.
The 10-team format made the draft a bit easier but, I have to say, it's really making for some selection posers for the weekend.
Should be interesting
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Ah crap, I didn't realise that we couldn't pick up players before the game. I didn't get to draft any defensive players so I won't get to start any this week! Easy win for O'Neill week 1...
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My week one injury jinx strikes again >:( >:( This time i lose colston for 4-6 weeks...
Last year Pierre Thomas went out for 10-11 weeks, previous year Anthony Gonzalez on IR and ended some bills tight end career the year before, cant remember his name >:( >:(
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Rehab is for Quitters, what players are you willing to trade for Matt Schaub. I need a RB.
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Capt Pat I had Shaub last year and he was dung. I had Vick and traded him last year. BIG mistake on my part but I used him to pick up Chris Johnson......
Not interested in someone like Shaub, would have to be a few spots higher in the rankings....
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still in the game against the galway bay tribesmen despite the best efforts of the steelers -2 points ffs >:( 30 points up with gbt projected to get 29 however he has wes welker , the patriots and patrick chung can't see them been held to 29 . The red zone is deadly I Found myself watching this most of the night instead of the actual game
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Agree about the red zone. I actually saw a decent amount of the Cardinals game on it. Fecking Cardiac Cards again. Can't defend the pass to save their lives. Over 400 yards to a rookie QB! And then, in traditional Cardinal fashion, they have a 4th down stop as time expires, on their own 2 yard line!
Beanie looked good, as did Kolb. Last year the Cards lose that game by 30 points.
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still in the game against the galway bay tribesmen despite the best efforts of the steelers -2 points ffs >:( 30 points up with gbt projected to get 29 however he has wes welker , the patriots and patrick chung can't see them been held to 29 . The red zone is deadly I Found myself watching this most of the night instead of the actual game
Jaysus I was only 24 behind earlier this afternoon and now I'm 30. Where did these extra points appear from?
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still in the game against the galway bay tribesmen despite the best efforts of the steelers -2 points ffs >:( 30 points up with gbt projected to get 29 however he has wes welker , the patriots and patrick chung can't see them been held to 29 . The red zone is deadly I Found myself watching this most of the night instead of the actual game
Jaysus I was only 24 behind earlier this afternoon and now I'm 30. Where did these extra points appear from?
A lot of stat corrections are done on Monday usually where a forced fumble or a tackle was awarded to the wrong player. Thats the likely reason...
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still in the game against the galway bay tribesmen despite the best efforts of the steelers -2 points ffs >:( 30 points up with gbt projected to get 29 however he has wes welker , the patriots and patrick chung can't see them been held to 29 . The red zone is deadly I Found myself watching this most of the night instead of the actual game
Jaysus I was only 24 behind earlier this afternoon and now I'm 30. Where did these extra points appear from?
antoine winefield was awarded points for an interecption that he did not have this morning
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need a miacle from moreno 2night 2 get the W,Left the points on the bench which is the most frustating part, bowe n evans combined for a massive 2.85 points,actually combined wrong word evans didn't score,thats probably going to happen a lot more this season due to the extra talent available though.......wish the colts would clear up the manning situation 2
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Got there in the end but got a good run for my money from the Shower of Tramps (that's turk isn't it?). This is going to be a dog eat dog league this season.
Am in 2 other leagues this year so suffered the same number of defeats this week as I did in my previous fantasy "career" to date! Very unlucky in both though!
AZ - think the ESPN draft room is first class but not sure the rest of it is better than Yahoo.
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Question - made a bit of a boo boo picking up a Defense from a waiver wire (not our league). I dropped my starting tight end instead of the Defense I wanted to get rid of. I've immediately stuck in a waiver claim (I'm 4th on list). Question is - should I post this up on league forum and ask that no-one else pick him up or keep shctum and hope the guys with priority 1-3 don't go for him?
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Do you know the lads?
On our league you'd be fine, but if it's a league with Yanks, you might just be drawing attention to yourself. How many in the league, how many TE slots? Unless it's a big name TE not many will pick him.
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Its Owen Daniels so not soooooo big but don't want to lose him. Its a random league, no idea who the others are. Only one TE in play and I've just picked up Hernandez off the waiver wire so not the end of the world if someone gets Daniels ahead of me.
Probably best if I say nothing?
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I'd probably check what TEs the lads have a look at their bench and gauge whether it is likely that they will pick him up. If so, I'd just post if on the board.
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Two of them have top 3 guys and no backup on bench, the other has a top TE and a good backup. Think I'll say nothnig and hope for the best - its my own stupid fault if I get caught out.
Any reason why our waivers haven't processed?
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Waivers should have a date on them. If it's passed that date, then it's just a Yahoo error.
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AZ, I know you're a very busy three-headed commissioner, but any chance of posting the results of the first wee kfor all three leagues since you have sole access to all three.
If not, no bother at all.
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Hang tough, I'll pull something together :)
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And so the first week of the 7th year of GAA Board fantasy NFL is in the books, and I thought I’d take a different slant on it this year. Given the fact that we have 3 leagues, with the same players featuring in all the leagues, it would be very confusing to go down the route of a commentary on each game. Suffice to say the results were as follows
Joe Montana Superbowl Championship
Faithful Turfmen ‘B’ 162.74 – 111.23 Ballyhaise Bills
Galway Bay Tribesmen 146.10 – 120.89 Mayo Warriors
Coolera Bears 150.93 – 134.38 Shower of Tramps
L’Esprit de Biff 167.87 – 104.89 hegan’s helmets
Smackdown Clowns 166.23 – 156.99 New York Jets V
Wins for the Turfmen, Tribesmen, Bears, Biffs and Clowns, with L’Esprit de Biff taking top scoring honours in a division where every team topped the ton. Game of the week must be the Clowns beating the Jets 166.23 to 156.99.
Walter Payton ‘B’ Championship
Faithful Turfmen 154.64 – 135.43 Revis and Butthead
Ruthless Rossies 152.29 – 115.98 Crossmaglen Hitmen
Capt Pat’s Vikings 142.69 – 148.71 Red Hand Helmets
Rehab is 4 Quitters 97.05 – 120.94 Craigyhill Terrors
Royal Badgers 158.40 – 130.19 O’Neill’s Chargers
More high scoring in the ‘B’ Championship as the Badgers top scored with 158.40, while the Vikings and Helmets fought out a titanic tussle with just 6 points separating them at the end. The Turfmen, Rossies and Terrors will also be happy to start 1-0.
Jerry Rice ‘C’ Championship
Faithful Turfmen ‘C’ 130.70 – 104.88 Superdubs
Derry No Clues 111.96 – 103.84 Uibh Fhailians
Puppet Master 141.58 – 98.25 Curragh Rams
Oraisteach’s Browns 179.67 – 119.29 Big apple Orchards
North Antrim Nuggets 111.55 – 137.82 Savage Bears
The Turfmen ‘C’ made it 3 from 3 for the Turfmen stable, while the No Clues, Puppet Master and Bears all claimed victories in the third tier. Pride of place, however, must go to the Browns, managed by Oraisteach, who tallied 179.67 points, the best score among all 30 teams.
In terms of a rundown, I thought I’d give a real life reprise of the games, mentioning the big Fantasy hitters and that might be more informative in general to all users.
So, here goes.
On Thursday the Packers outlasted the Saints in a thriller to get the season up and running, as Aaron Rogers and Drew Brees had a ding dong battle in a 42-34 victory for the Superbowl Champs. Rogers passed for 312 yards and 3 scores, while Brees actually outdid him in the stats department with 419 yards and 3 TD passes. The rushing games were sedentary enough with rookie Mark Ingram the Saints top yardage man with 40, while James Starks from Green Bay was the day’s top rusher with a modest 57 yards. With such high passing yardage, there were a few good receiving days, including Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Marques Colston and top of the bunch Devery Henderson with 100 yards and a touchdown on 6 receptions.
The roundup of Sunday’s slate of games begins in Baltimore, Maryland, where the Ravens absolutely destroyed Big Ben and the AFC Champion Steelers on a scoreline of 35-7. 7 turnovers in one game is unheard of in the NFL, and when it’s such a team as the Steelers, then eyebrows are raised even more. Perhaps rumours of the Ravens’ defensive demise were exaggerated, and Fantasy owners were feeling smug if they started the birds. Speaking of smug owners, the managers who own Ray Rice will be happy as the Raven’s top man rushed for 107 yards on 19 attempts and a TD, as well as another TD reception and 42 yards on 4 catches. If Rice was the player of the game, Joe Flacco pushed him close with 3 TD passes and 224 yards, while Anquin Boldin looked sharp early, even though he faded as the game went on, and finished with 74 yards and a TD on 4 receptions. For the Steelers, Roethlisberger had the proverbial nightmare with 3 interceptions and 2 fumbles, but he did manage 280 yards to the right jerseys and a TD. Rashard Mendenhall didn’t produce as owners would have hoped with only 45 yards on 12 carries as the Steelers had to abandon the run. Mike Wallace had a promising game with 107 yards on 8 receptions, but again the Steelers were throwing more than they will normally.
The first battle of Ohio saw the Bengals overcome the Browns and Colt McCoy in a tight struggle, thanks largely to recently incarcerated running back Cedric Benson, who took advantage of his new freedom to run for 121 yards and a touchdown. Colt McCoy was the top QB on show with 213 yards and 2 TDs, but the Texas Alum had less than 50% completion percentage, which will not do the job in the NFL. There were no outstanding receiving performances on the day, with Mohammad Massaquoi the best of a mediocre bunch with 3 for 77.
Not a million miles away from Ohio, it was a case of Oh-oh in Indianapolis as the Colts had a glimpse of what a season without Peyton Manning might look like. The Houston Texans strolled into town and obliterated back up QB Kerry Collins and the Colts by 34 points to 7 in a big early season AFC South showdown. Matt Schaub was an efficient 17 of 24 for 220 yards and a TD, but he didn’t need to be much more. The Texans made light of Arian Foster’s absence as backup Ben Tate torched the Colts ‘D’ for 116 yards and a TD, while big time receiver Andre Johnson chipped in with 7 receptions and a TD to go with his 95 yards. The Texans may just be ready to take the mantle from the Colts in the AFC South, even if Manning returns. For the Colts, Reggie Wayne did his bit with 106 yards and a TD receiving, and Kerry Collins wasn’t horrible, with 197 yards and a TD, but he wasn’t, well, Peyton Manning. The ground game was tepid, with Joseph Addai the best of a poor showing with 39 yards.
Also in the AFC South, a close and tight game went the way of the home town Jacksonville Jaguars, despite dispensing with the services of David Garrard just a few days before the opener, as they beat the Tennessee Titans 16-14. This was a matchup between two of the top running backs in the league, and Maurice Jones-Drew outshone the top paid back in the league, Chris Johnson, with 97 yards and a score, while Johnson was held to 24 yards on the ground. Kenny Britt, of the Titans, was the big receiving story in the game as he hauled in 136 yards worth of passes on 5 catches, 2 for TDs. Those 2 TDs were Matt Hasselbacks only 2 TD tosses in the game, but he also had 263 yards in a solid debut for the Titans. Luke McCown did just enough to get the win, but he won’t be having fantasy owners reaching for the waiver wire.
One of the shocks of the day took place in Kansas City, Missouri, as the Chiefs were rocked 41-7 at Arrowhead by the Buffalo Bills of all teams. Ryan Fitzpatrick had a stellar day with 4 TD passes off only 208 yards , while Fred Jackson racked up 112 yards on the ground. Steve Johnson and David Nelson each had 4 catches for 66 yards, which is about as balanced a 1-2 receiving threat as you can get. As might be expected, the Chiefs were a ghost town for fantasy points, with Matt Cassel having 119 yards and 1 TD pass, while their best rusher had 56 yards, and the best receiver had 26 yards. Enough said.
Meanwhile, up in the Windy City, the Chicago Bears had an impressive victory over one of the fancied pre-season teams in the Atlanta Falcons. The Bears prevailed 30 points to 12, and managed to keep the Falcons danger men out of the endzone, and the fantasy reckoning as well. Michael Turner did have 100 yards, and Matt Ryan passed for 319 yards but had an INT and a fumble, while Roddy White had 8 catches for 61 yards, but none made the endzone. Jay Cutler got the better of the QB Battle with 312 yards and 2 TDs, although the Falcons only TD came from a pick 6 Cutler threw. Matt Forte looked more like himself with 158 all purpose yards, including 90 receiving, and a TD. Brian Urlacher was the defensive player of the game with a fumble recovery for a TD, and an interception, as well as 6 tackles.
In Tampa Bay, the Detroit Lions served notice that they may indeed be a force even though they are in a competitive division as they came away with a 27-20 victory. Matthew Stafford is a big factor for the Lions at QB, and if he can stay injury free his 305 yards and 3 TDs show what a weapon he can be. Of course he has weapons to aim at, and Calvin Johnson hauled in 2 TDs from Stafford. Jahvid Best had 72 yards on the ground on 21 carries, and has the potential to be more productive in fantasy terms as well, as has TE Brandon Pettigrew. For Tampa, Josh Freeman was dinged up, but managed to return to the game and accrue 259 yards and a passing TD, but when he is also the Buccs top rusher with 26, you can see the problems they had. Kellen Winslow and Earnest Graham had decent receiving games but Winslow is a Tight End, and Graham is a Running Back. Mike Williams did receive a TD pass, but with only 50 yards, the receiving corps are going to have to step it up better than that.
In Saint Louis, the Rams provided staunch opposition to the ‘dream team’ Eagles, but at the end of the day Philly were able to prevail 31-13. Worryingly for Rams fans, and fantasy owners, Sam Bradford left the game in the 4th for X-Rays on a finger injury. He hadn’t lit up the game in any case, with 17/30 for 188 yards, and no TDs. Steven Jackson may be a bigger worry for fantasy owners. He looked great in 2 carries early on, racking up 56 yards including a 47 yard score, but pulled a play later with a suspected thigh injury. He left the game, and must be a worry for future games. Veteran Cadillac Williams took over and had 91 yards, so he may be a viable handcuff option for Jackson owners. Michael Vick, the preseason MVP favourite in many peoples eyes had an ok day with the arm, 14 of 32 for 187 yards and 2 TDs, but his running was again a huge weapon as had 97 on the ground. LeSean McCoy took up where he left off last year with 122 yards and a TD on the ground, while DeSean Jackson also hit the high notes with 102 yards and a receiving TD.
Up in the capital, the Washington Redskins had a great win over the New York Giants, 28-14, and a man that will feature in very few 10 team leagues, Rex Grossman, was the star of the show. The Redskins QB threw for 305 yards and 2 scores against the Giants Defense, while Timmy Hightower validated his good preseason form with 72 yards rushing and a TD, as well as 25 yards receiving. Grossman’s favourite target was Santana Moss, with 6 receptions, but Tight End Fred Davis had 105 yards receiving on just 5 catches. For the Giants, it was a disappointing start to the season, and Eli Manning didn’t manage to find the endzone with 268 yards and a pick thrown in for good measure. The much heralded running attack never really motored either, with a combined 73 yards for Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs, although Bradshaw did hit paydirt. Hakeem Nicks did give his owners some hope though, with 7 receptions for 122 yards total, but nothing in the endzone.
Out in the desert, the Arizona Cardinals hung on in a crazy game as Can Newton, the Panthers QB, blew away all sorts of records in his rookie debut. 422 yards and 2 TDs may say more about the Cardinals secondary and pass rush than it does about Cam, but it was some performance for a debutant, and didn’t deserve to end on the losing side. Steve Smith, the evergreen receiver, dispelled doubts about his conditioning with 2 TD catches and 178 receiving yards in total. Greg Olsen, the TE also had 78 yards from Newton. With all those balls flying around the air, it was no wonder that DeAngelo Williams (30 yards) and Jonathan Stewart (26 yards) were quiet enough. The Cardinals only hung on thanks to a 4th down stop on their own 2 yard line to preserve a 28-21 win, but Kevin Kolb and Beanie Wells will have encouraged their fantasy owners. Kolb was 18/27 for 309 yards and 2 TDs, while Wells gained 90 yards on the ground and had a rushing TD as well. Early Doucet reappeared on the fantasy radar with 105 yards and a TD off 3 receptions, while Larry Fitz had just 3 catches for 62. Of course if Doucet, King, Heap and Roberts keep making plays, defences may give Larry a bit more space as well.
In an NFC West showdown in the city by the bay, the 49ers had a great win over the Seahawks, largely thanks to special teams, and particularly Ted Ginn Jr, as the former Ohio State Buckeye had a 102 yard kickoff return and a 55 yard punt return for touchdowns. Alex Smith at QB had a slow start with 124 yards passing and won’t be on many 10 team rosters, but he didn’t make many mistakes either. Frank Gore had a decent, but not great, 59 yards on the ground, while Vernon Davis the TE was the most productive receiver with 47 yards on 5 catches. For Seattle, Tavaris Jackson was as advertised, as feared, and while he had 197 yards and 2 TDs, he also had an interception and 2 lost fumbles. Stanford Rookie Doug Baldwin was a surprising receiving leader across both teams with 83 yards and a TD, and it will be interesting to see if this is the start of a good career for him. Big Mike Williams had 4 catches also, but for only 34 yards.
Down the coast in lovely San Diego, the Chargers overcame a shocking start, and a dodgy first half in general to get by the Vikings 24-17. Percy Harvin took the opening kickoff 103 yards to the house, to start off on a savage note, but while the Vikings had some success on the ground, Adrian Peterson had 98 yards on 16 carries, Donovan McNabb had a very strange day, and one that won’t have Fantasy owners worrying about their waiver position. McNabb’s line read 7 of 15 for 39 yards (!), 1 TD and 1 INT. Obviously in such a scenario it’ll be hard for receivers to shine, even though Michael Jenkins caught the TD. For San Diego, Philip Rivers had a so-so day, but he showed the potential he has on a high powered passing offense. He had 2 INTs, but added 335 yards and 2 scoring passes as well. Mike Tolbert, splitting time with Ryan Matthews at running back in San Diego had a great scoring day as a receiver and a rusher, without a pile of yardage. He found himself in the endzone 3 times, once rushing and also twice as the recipient of those Rivers passes. Antonio Gates was Rivers favourite receiver, apart from check downs to Tolbert, with 8 receptions for 74 yards, while Vincent Jackson owners will be slightly worried about a 2 for 31 yard day.
Sunday night saw ‘America’s team’ travel to play the feisty Jets and Jerry Jones will certainly see this as a game thrown away as Tony Romo and the Cowboys had one of those 4th quarters that make people question their right to be called contenders. Nick Folk’s kick won the game for the Jets, but Tony Romo’s pick moments before was the critical moment, as Revis Island claimed another victim. Mind you, a blocked Matt Briar punt that was returned for a TD by the Jets special teams 5 minutes earlier was just as important in the larger picture. Romo also fumbled, unluckily, as he was trying to eke out some more yardage. In fantasy terms, Romo was ok, despite the turnovers as he had 342 yards and 2 TDs, while Jason Witten and Miles Austin were productive receivers. Felix Jones had 44 yards and a TD on the ground as well. Mark Sanchez, or Sanchise as the press call this ‘Franchise’ player, was encouraging in his opening game of just his third season as he had 335 yards and 2 TDs, as well as an INT himself. He spread the ball around too, which is a good sign for the Jets, if not great for fantasy owners, as Tomlinson caught 6 for 73, Plexico avoided shooting himself in the arse to get 4 for 72 and a TD, Santonio Holmes had 6 for 70 and Dustin Keller had 5 for 61 and the other TD. The Jets’ ground game was worrying for fantasy owners, and Shonn Greene’s 10 for 26 yards will not do at all.
Monday night’s first game saw one of the all time Fantasy points feasts, especially through the air, as the Miami Dolphins fell 38-24 to the New England Patriots. The Patriots, and Tom Brady looked awesome, but Chad Ochocinco was not a big factor at all, which is slightly worrying for his owners. Wes Welker was outstanding, but in general commentary is superfluous. Just look at the lines, and you’ll see why a lot of fantasy ties had dramatic late swings with totals like this.
Passing- Brady 32/48 – 517 yards – 4TDs – 1 INT; Henne 30/49 - 416 yards – 2 TDs, 1 INT.
Receiving – Welker 8-160, 2TD; Hernandez 7-103 1TD; Branch 7-93; Gronkowski 6-86 1 TD
Marshall 7-139; Bess 5-92; Fasano 5-82; Bush 9-56 1TD; Hartline 4-47 1TD.
Yep, that’s 62 completions combined, 97 passing attempts, 933 passing yards and 6 passing touchdowns. Incredible stuff. Not surprisingly, the running backs didn’t have much to do with things, but Danny Woodhead did manage 69 yards with his legs, while Chad Henne actually had 59 yards and a TD on the ground as well.
The last game of the weekend was a more sedate affair in fantasy terms, unsurprisingly, but it still featured a record tying performance as Sebastian Janikowski, the Raiders kicker, took advantage of the thin air in Denver to kick a 63 yard field goal to help beat the Broncos 23-20. Kyle Orton had the Te-boo boys after him in the first half, but finished with a respectable 304 yards 1 TD and 1 INT. HE is certainly a better option than Tim Tebow at the moment, and fantasy owners must be hoping the Broncos don’t do something stupid there. Jason Campbell, in a win, was very ordinary. 105 yards and a TD with no INTs is just about serviceable in this league, but you need other players to lift the team if you are to win, and you could say Darren McFadden’s 150 yards on the ground was just what they needed. McFadden didn’t find the endzone, but Campbell himself did on a QB keeper. The Broncos were more productive through the air, and Brandon Lloyd had a decent 8 for 89 showing, but they featured 9 different pass catchers, which took away from any one being dominant. Knowshon Moreno was a huge disappointment, with 8 carries for just 22 yards, and fantasy owners will need to keep an eye on that to make sure Denver don’t lose faith with the 3rd year starter.
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Wow! What a tour de force. Amazing work.
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It´s easier when you´re just talking about the real games. Trying to figure out who owned whom in the past was a nightmare. With 3 leagues it was just not a runner.
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For those of you who like to keep an eye on the other leagues, this is the Fixture List for Week 2
Joe Montana Superbowl
Faithful Turfmen ´B´ (1-0) v Shower of Tramps (0-1)
Galway Bay Tribesmen (1-0) v New York Jets V (0-1)
Coolera Bears (1-0) v Mayo Warriors (0-1)
L'Esprit de Biff (1-0) v Ballyhaise Bills (0-1)
Smackdown Clowns (1-0) v hegan's helmets (0-1)
Walter Payton 'B' Championship
Faithful Turfmen (1-0) v Craigyhill Terrors (1-0)
Ruthless Rossies (1-0) v O'Neill's Chargers (0-1)
CAPT PAT's Vikings (0-1) v Revis and Butthead (0-1)
Rehab is 4 Quitters (0-1) v Crossmaglen Hitmen (0-1)
Royal Badgers (1-0) v Red Hand Helmets (1-0)
Jerry Rice 'C' Championship
Faithful Turfmen 'C' (1-0) v Curragh Rams (0-1)
Derry No Clues (1-0) v Savage Bears (1-0)
puppet master (1-0) v Uibh Fhailians (0-1)
Oraisteach´s Browns (1-0) v Superdubs (0-1)
North Antrim Nuggets (0-1) v Big Apple Orchards (0-1)
By the way heganboy, any word on those trophies?
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trophies- yep- will email you later today- sorry
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Vincent Jackson owners shouldn't be too worried... Rivers just missed him in a 60 yard bomb on an outside/ inside post route that would've been a sure TD. More often than not they connect on that.
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Vincent Jackson owners shouldn't be too worried... Rivers just missed him in a 60 yard bomb on an outside/ inside post route that would've been a sure TD. More often than not they connect on that.
Aye but even if he caught it it would have been 3 catches. I´d expect 5 or 6 per game from him with Rivers throwing.
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Vincent Jackson owners shouldn't be too worried... Rivers just missed him in a 60 yard bomb on an outside/ inside post route that would've been a sure TD. More often than not they connect on that.
Aye but even if he caught it it would have been 3 catches. I´d expect 5 or 6 per game from him with Rivers throwing.
Apparently the Vikings were fixated on stopping Jackson so kept rolling coverage his way. Meanwhile Rivers kept dumping the ball off to Tolbert and Gates instead with Tolbert ending up having a career day because of it.
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Vincent Jackson owners shouldn't be too worried... Rivers just missed him in a 60 yard bomb on an outside/ inside post route that would've been a sure TD. More often than not they connect on that.
Aye but even if he caught it it would have been 3 catches. I´d expect 5 or 6 per game from him with Rivers throwing.
Apparently the Vikings were fixated on stopping Jackson so kept rolling coverage his way. Meanwhile Rivers kept dumping the ball off to Tolbert and Gates instead with Tolbert ending up having a career day because of it.
Yep, but that may be a theme is what I´d be afraid of. I suppose if Gates and co can hurt the opposition, then coverage on Jackson might ease a little. It´s great for the Chargers, not great for his owners :)
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Vincent Jackson owners shouldn't be too worried... Rivers just missed him in a 60 yard bomb on an outside/ inside post route that would've been a sure TD. More often than not they connect on that.
Aye but even if he caught it it would have been 3 catches. I´d expect 5 or 6 per game from him with Rivers throwing.
Apparently the Vikings were fixated on stopping Jackson so kept rolling coverage his way. Meanwhile Rivers kept dumping the ball off to Tolbert and Gates instead with Tolbert ending up having a career day because of it.
Yep, but that may be a theme is what I´d be afraid of. I suppose if Gates and co can hurt the opposition, then coverage on Jackson might ease a little. It´s great for the Chargers, not great for his owners :)
True although I don't think every team they play is going to play two safeties deep just to try and stop Jackson. All it did was leave huge space for Tolbert and Gates to abuse.
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is galway bb score a record 209 points :o
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Vincent Jackson owners shouldn't be too worried... Rivers just missed him in a 60 yard bomb on an outside/ inside post route that would've been a sure TD. More often than not they connect on that.
Aye but even if he caught it it would have been 3 catches. I´d expect 5 or 6 per game from him with Rivers throwing.
Apparently the Vikings were fixated on stopping Jackson so kept rolling coverage his way. Meanwhile Rivers kept dumping the ball off to Tolbert and Gates instead with Tolbert ending up having a career day because of it.
Yep, but that may be a theme is what I´d be afraid of. I suppose if Gates and co can hurt the opposition, then coverage on Jackson might ease a little. It´s great for the Chargers, not great for his owners :)
True although I don't think every team they play is going to play two safeties deep just to try and stop Jackson. All it did was leave huge space for Tolbert and Gates to abuse.
You were right. Instead of going over the top with both safeties the Pats used Pat Chung in coverage on Gates. Worked a treat too. VJ ended up with a decent game.
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Yer boy I'm up against is going to break the 200 as well.
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I know I'll sound like a real rookie but what are the red letters that appear beside some of my players names? Checked the help topics but can't find it anywhere
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O = Out for that week
P = Probable to play that week
Q = Questionable to play that week
D = Doubtful to play that week
IR = He's fooked and on Injured Reserve
All official designations by the way, not made up fantasy stuff. The teams have to submit injury reports every day.
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O = Out for that week
P = Probable to play that week
Q = Questionable to play that week
D = Doubtful to play that week
IR = He's fooked and on Injured Reserve
All official designations by the way, not made up fantasy stuff. The teams have to submit injury reports every day.
Small point, but not anymore. The teams no longer have to give designations until the Friday. Up until then they only have to give info on what part the player took in practice... E.g.
Did not practice
Was limited in practice
I don't know how yahoo work this during the week now. They could just not update it at all until Friday, or perhaps they make educated guesses. I find Stephania Bell on ESPN.com a good source for keeping abreast with injuries.
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So this is my thinking on the 10 man league. Most people have solid teams and the smarter picks from waiver wires and trades dont necessarily have the same impact because people's rosters are already so deep.
I lost Foster and Manning (should be close to 40 points a week) and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Nearly ruined my season. I need a RB but have nothing to trade with......
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So this is my thinking on the 10 man league. Most people have solid teams and the smarter picks from waiver wires and trades dont necessarily have the same impact because people's rosters are already so deep.
I lost Foster and Manning (should be close to 40 points a week) and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Nearly ruined my season. I need a RB but have nothing to trade with......
You're kinda right... The challenge in a ten man league is that it forces you to make decisions between lads. Like this week I chose Cadillac Williams at flex over Devery Henderson, whereas in say a 16 team league my choice probably wouldve been much simpler, maybe Henderson over Jordan Shipley or Eric Decker.
Also FAO The Claw. Just saw your trade now. I'll have a think.
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So this is my thinking on the 10 man league. Most people have solid teams and the smarter picks from waiver wires and trades dont necessarily have the same impact because people's rosters are already so deep.
I lost Foster and Manning (should be close to 40 points a week) and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Nearly ruined my season. I need a RB but have nothing to trade with......
Don't be playing the poor mouth. Who's your starting QB at the moment? Mark Sanchez, and Cam Newton on the bench :D And you also have Tate, who is the Foster 'handcuff' and has started with 2 100+ yard games :)
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feck it this league is tough 145 points and still loose could really do with a top class wide receiver
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It is tough alright, but it's good. I lost twice this week by a combined total of less than 7 points :D And the one I won I won by 6.91 points. In fact my 'Points difference' for the week on my combined teams was +1.27!!
And in one of the games I lost my TE, Greg Olsen from Carolina, had a TD catch waved off for a penalty, and the TD went to the other TE on the next play. Vonkers.
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feck it this league is tough 145 points and still loose could really do with a top class wide receiver
I was worried heading into last night as there was a chance Nicks and Tuck mightn't play. I was toying with playing safe all week and putting Fred Jackson in at flex instead of Nicks and was crapping myself that I'd fooked it up!
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Can anyone explain how I went from number 1 to number 10 on the waiver wire over the weekend seeing as I haven't put in a single waiver claim yet? Surely you have to actually put in a waiver claim before you are sent to the back of the pack again?
Or am I thinking that it's now done by overall points total?
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Waiver Type: Weekly rolling list based on standings
I wasn't even sure of that :D
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Waiver Type: Weekly rolling list based on standings
I wasn't even sure of that :D
Ballix. Here was me hanging onto it like an eejit.
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Waiver Type: Weekly rolling list based on standings
I wasn't even sure of that :D
Ballix. Here was me hanging onto it like an eejit.
who were you interested in Gbb ;) :D
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Waiver Type: Weekly rolling list based on standings
I wasn't even sure of that :D
Ballix. Here was me hanging onto it like an eejit.
who were you interested in Gbb ;) :D
Nobody really. It was just nice to hold onto it. ;D
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So this is my thinking on the 10 man league. Most people have solid teams and the smarter picks from waiver wires and trades dont necessarily have the same impact because people's rosters are already so deep.
I lost Foster and Manning (should be close to 40 points a week) and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Nearly ruined my season. I need a RB but have nothing to trade with......
Don't be playing the poor mouth. Who's your starting QB at the moment? Mark Sanchez, and Cam Newton on the bench :D And you also have Tate, who is the Foster 'handcuff' and has started with 2 100+ yard games :)
Sure I'll swop you both QB's then for your starter and backup.........
Tate isn't Foster and hopefully Foster is well enough rested and comes back 100%, my problem is that I have started off bad and it will be difficult to pull it back. Like I said about last year, with 14 teams there was a chance of a trade and some smarter pickups.....
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Yer boy I'm up against is going to break the 200 as well.
I think we might see a 300+ point score this year. A ten team league has prime starters in every position for most teams, the waiver wire still has plenty players which can help any team compared to the larger leagues of the past years.
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So this is my thinking on the 10 man league. Most people have solid teams and the smarter picks from waiver wires and trades dont necessarily have the same impact because people's rosters are already so deep.
I lost Foster and Manning (should be close to 40 points a week) and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Nearly ruined my season. I need a RB but have nothing to trade with......
Don't be playing the poor mouth. Who's your starting QB at the moment? Mark Sanchez, and Cam Newton on the bench :D And you also have Tate, who is the Foster 'handcuff' and has started with 2 100+ yard games :)
Sure I'll swop you both QB's then for your starter and backup.........
Tate isn't Foster and hopefully Foster is well enough rested and comes back 100%, my problem is that I have started off bad and it will be difficult to pull it back. Like I said about last year, with 14 teams there was a chance of a trade and some smarter pickups.....
Surely with only ten teams there are more players available on the waiver wire/free agents? Am I missing something?
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So this is my thinking on the 10 man league. Most people have solid teams and the smarter picks from waiver wires and trades dont necessarily have the same impact because people's rosters are already so deep.
I lost Foster and Manning (should be close to 40 points a week) and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Nearly ruined my season. I need a RB but have nothing to trade with......
Don't be playing the poor mouth. Who's your starting QB at the moment? Mark Sanchez, and Cam Newton on the bench :D And you also have Tate, who is the Foster 'handcuff' and has started with 2 100+ yard games :)
Sure I'll swop you both QB's then for your starter and backup.........
Tate isn't Foster and hopefully Foster is well enough rested and comes back 100%, my problem is that I have started off bad and it will be difficult to pull it back. Like I said about last year, with 14 teams there was a chance of a trade and some smarter pickups.....
Surely with only ten teams there are more players available on the waiver wire/free agents? Am I missing something?
Thats what i would have thought Turk however there are not that many quality players available, Some teams have very strong benches don'tt hink there is as much trading as other years . Tis early days yet but i'm going for a galway sligo final in our league
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So this is my thinking on the 10 man league. Most people have solid teams and the smarter picks from waiver wires and trades dont necessarily have the same impact because people's rosters are already so deep.
I lost Foster and Manning (should be close to 40 points a week) and I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. Nearly ruined my season. I need a RB but have nothing to trade with......
Don't be playing the poor mouth. Who's your starting QB at the moment? Mark Sanchez, and Cam Newton on the bench :D And you also have Tate, who is the Foster 'handcuff' and has started with 2 100+ yard games :)
Sure I'll swop you both QB's then for your starter and backup.........
Tate isn't Foster and hopefully Foster is well enough rested and comes back 100%, my problem is that I have started off bad and it will be difficult to pull it back. Like I said about last year, with 14 teams there was a chance of a trade and some smarter pickups.....
Surely with only ten teams there are more players available on the waiver wire/free agents? Am I missing something?
With only 10 teams per league most people were able to pick up 4-5 solid players that last year would have been 2-3. Waiver Wire pickups could have been made on players that might grab 10 points here or there but 10 points isn't going to do you any good when teams are throwing up 200 +
People are less open to trades because they already have a strong bench.
I was just unlucky to have Foster and Manning on the same team. These next few weeks will knock a few people out with a lot of injuries that normally occur in the preseason. Might open it up a bit....
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Iceman, methinks you're overdoing the complaining here. 150 points would have won three out of the five division one games, and you have thirteen slots to fill. Getting ten points out of a waiver wire pick up is very useful, when you still have a few frontliners capable of contributing more.
All that said, I still prefer to see more players starting for this very reason, to dilute the importance of the top 3 or 4 players on each roster and give more weight to good analysis of either/or situations. I can't remember the last time a player like Tom Brady, Ray Rice, Aaron Rodgers or Andre Johnson got traded, so the top draft picks seem to just get picked and sit.
All ye who voted to get rid of an extra DL should go to the back of the class and think about what ye've done... :D
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Iceman, methinks you're overdoing the complaining here. 150 points would have won three out of the five division one games, and you have thirteen slots to fill. Getting ten points out of a waiver wire pick up is very useful, when you still have a few frontliners capable of contributing more.
All that said, I still prefer to see more players starting for this very reason, to dilute the importance of the top 3 or 4 players on each roster and give more weight to good analysis of either/or situations. I can't remember the last time a player like Tom Brady, Ray Rice, Aaron Rodgers or Andre Johnson got traded, so the top draft picks seem to just get picked and sit.
All ye who voted to get rid of an extra DL should go to the back of the class and think about what ye've done... :D
Yes we Should :D
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Wasn't complaining - just making a point. Something to be considered for next year.
Oh and if you recall I traded out Andre Johnson last year.......
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I saw the Gates news too late to do anything about it...
But...
Thank God for Wes Welker!
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I saw the Gates news too late to do anything about it...
But...
Thank God for Wes Welker!
.19 pts for the victory F#$k!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thought I had no chance to gain on you after Welker's performance, good match.
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I saw the Gates news too late to do anything about it...
But...
Thank God for Wes Welker!
.19 pts for the victory F#$k!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thought I had no chance to gain on you after Welker's performance, good match.
If I remember rightly you beat me in the final by .05 a couple years ago... Some measure of revenge! I had two players who didn't play- Gates and Chung. Welker totally saved me.
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0-3 after a defeat by the Rossies for Capt Pat after 3 weeks in division2 ??? I was better than half the teams in 2 of the weeks and deserve better. Still I knew there was a reason I avoided Kenny Britt in the draft. After two good weeks he is likely out for the season. He is car crash tv a double whammy of character and injury issues holding back his undoubted talent.
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Kenny Britt tore his ACL and MCL. Pick up Torrey Smith to replace him.
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A big third Quarter for me in the second set of gamesn After being 31 points behind I am now 16 points ahead of the hitmen. Rodgers has run for a couple as well as passing for three?
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A big third Quarter for me in the second set of gamesn After being 31 points behind I am now 16 points ahead of the hitmen. Rodgers has run for a couple as well as passing for three?
Two weeks in a row going against another team who has a player go off for 40+ points, last week Wes Welker. ::)
Need Tampa D to pitch a shutout and get lots of turnovers.
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Lardarius Webb gets an interception return touchdown to end this contest? My biggest score ever I think 166 with Reggie Wayne still to play. There have been 5 non offensive TDs out of 6 in the Jets Ravens game. The most in NFL history. There could be more?
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Well foster looks like he is back but I'm still down one RB, will have to keep tate on the bench though as he may get injured again
I missed out on Tuck.... not bad matchup though
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not going well for me this year at all . i had the 3rd highest point total in our leaguE on sunday and still end up with nada. Feck Rodgers anyway especialLy since he didn't through any to my man Finley :D
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Jaaaash Freeman wins football games!
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AZ, could you post the standings in all three divisions? Thanks.
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I will indeed.
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I have 50+ points more than the 1st place team but have the most points scored against me in my division leaving me at 1-3.
Waiting for the bye weeks now to shoot ahead here the next month or so.
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The advantage is you get a good waiver pick every week even though you have the best team already. Soon your team will be unbeatable.
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The Superbowl Championship - Montana Conference
Vince Lombardi Division
2. Faithful Turfmen B 4-0-0
5. Coolera Bears 3-1-0
7. mayo warriors 1-3-0
8. Shower of Tramps 0-4-0
9. Ballyhaise Bills 0-4-0
George Halas Division
1. Smackdown Clowns 4-0-0
3. Galway Bay Tribesmen 3-1-0
4. L'Esprit de Biff 3-1-0
6. New York Jets V 2-2-0
10. hegan's helmets 0-4-0
Walter Payton 'B' Championship
John Madden Division
1. Craigyhill Terrors 4-0-0
4. Revis and Butthead 3-1-0
6. Faithful Turfmen 2-2-0
7. Crossmaglen Hitmen 1-3-0
9. Rehab is 4 Quitters 1-3-0
George Allen Division
2. Ruthless Rossies 3-1-0
3. Red Hand Helmets 3-1-0
5. Royal Badgers (Claw) 2-2-0
8. CAPT PATs VIKINGS 1-3-0
10. O'Neill's Chargers 0-4-0
Jerry Rice 'C' Championship
Bill Belichick Division
2. puppet master 3-1-0
6. The Curragh Rams 2-2-0
8. Faithful Turfmen 'C' 1-3-0
9. Superdubs 1-3-0
10. The Uibh Fhailians 0-4-0
Andy Reid Division
1. Oraisteach's Browns 4-0-0
3. Savage bears 3-1-0
4. North Antrim Nuggets 3-1-0
5. Derry No Clues 2-2-0
7. Big Apple Orchards 1-3-0
Things take a wrinkle here now as we head into the bye week portion of the season. It becomes less about picking matchups and more about skillful use of the waiver wire as well as availability and backups in your roster. This is where the draft gets tested :D
If the season ended today, the Playoffs in the Superbowl would see the top ranked Smackdown Clowns face off against the #4 L'Esprit de Biff while the #2 Faithful Turfmen 'B' would be facing the GalwayBay Tribesmen in a repeat of last weekends tussle. The Helmets, Bills, Tramps and Warriors would be facing the drop.
In the 'B' division, the promoted teams and playoff hopefuls would be Craigyhill Terrors, Ruthless Rossies, Red Hand Helmets and Revis and Butthead, while O'Neill's Chargers, Rehab is 4 Quitters, Captain Pat's Vikings and the Crossmaglen Hitmen would be plying their trade in 'C' next year.
The Jerry Rice Championship would be between the Oraisteach's Browns, puppet master, Savage Bears and North Antrim Nuggets, and these 4 would be looking at promotion to the 'B' division.
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Something i noticed in the scoring that i think should be changed for next year, its very minor though. A blocked kick is only worth 2 points to the player that blocked it, think this should be 4 points, the same as a forced fumble as the result of both is a loose ball...
As i said its very minor but it could cost someone in a close matchup...
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Good point Declan. I think the reason is that this was always a 'team' stat rather than an individual one, and so when they added it I must have missed it. I would normally give more points for a named person making those plays rather than the 'team'.
Of course I could have missed it from Day 1 (7 years ago) but I'm not sure it was there then.
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Ballyhaise Bills fairly made up for me taking guys ahead of him in the draft with this weeks waiver wire. Totally screwed me over.
I've some decent RB cover on my bench especially Michael Bush who will be a top 6 RB when Run DMC gets injured but I need help at WR/TE. Anyone got any proposal for me?
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I have made one small change on all leagues as well. I've added a Roster Spot for IR. (Injury Reserve). Basically if on of your players is on IR, or goes on IR, you can put him in here so you don't take up a roster spot, but you don't have to get rid of him.
Generally speaking IR means you're gone anyway, but occasionally lads come off IR after the season starts.
i can't find this roster spot at all :-[
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It's actually pointless for our leagues anyway because it's not a keeper league, as I realised belatedly. What you can do is select the guy you want to move, and you'll see a new blank spot open up.
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Fcuk Jahvid Best anyway. He'll probably sprain a nail next week and be out for the season but when he is playing the real and my Bears he breaks off an 88 yard TD run. Hate that. GGrrrrrrrrrrr.
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I won the local derby this week, but with a fairly poor return. It's noticeable the scores dropping off with the bye weeks.
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I won the local derby this week, but with a fairly poor return. It's noticeable the scores dropping off with the bye weeks.
Wait til week 7. I'll be lucky to fill out my roster!
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Does anybody give a read to the Fantasy message boards on the Yahoo fantasy football homepage? I read one yesterday evening where in a ten team league over half of the league voted to change the scoring settings, so after drafting & playing 5 weeks the commissioner changed all the settings. Some guy went from 4-1 to 1-4. The commissioner went from 1-4 to 5-0...
They had all paid $30 each into the league...
Good thing our commish is the bees knees :D :D
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Was offered Hillis in a trade if its one thing my team doesn't need right now its the madden curse
1. (6) Andre Johnson WR ........gets injured looks serious & i trade him for julio jones who i hope will carry me to a few wins n the meantime & not be too much of a drop off from andre when he comes back.....jones scores 3 points & gets johnsons injury!
2. (15) Maurice Jones-Drew RB...ok
3. (26) Miles Austin WR.... starts out slow has one good game n injured since
4. (35) Dwayne Bowe WR....getting good
5. (46) Peyton Manning QB .......going to miss 3 games day of draft,day after draft probably out for the season
6. (55) Vernon Davis TE ....only catches TDS(not a complaint)
7. (66) Knowshon Moreno RB .....soon to be waiver wire fodder,loses starting place & now tewbow is the goal line rb
8. (75) Beanie Wells RB ...ok
9. (86) Reggie Bush RB,,,reggie 1 good score against the pats cos of garbage time when he was on my bench.dropped
10.(95) Lee Evans,....1 catch in three games & injured since
11. (106) Zach Miller TE........who???
12. (115) Steve Smith WR .....good
13. (126) Jay Cutler QB ....started him instead of cam first 3 games >:( dropped
14. (135) Plaxico Burress WR ....jets passing offense is :'(
15. (146) Chicago DEF ...dropped
16. (155) Devin McCourty CB....ok
17. (166) Julius Peppers DE ...ok
18. (175) LaRon Landry S ..dropped
19. (186) Sebastian Janikowski K ....what a pick ;D
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Does anybody give a read to the Fantasy message boards on the Yahoo fantasy football homepage? I read one yesterday evening where in a ten team league over half of the league voted to change the scoring settings, so after drafting & playing 5 weeks the commissioner changed all the settings. Some guy went from 4-1 to 1-4. The commissioner went from 1-4 to 5-0...
Love to know what the feck they changed to produce swings like that.
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You missed one:
17. (166) Julius Peppers DE ...ok
Hes doubtful this weekend...
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That was me offering up Hillis. I just have depth at RB and would like WR strength instead, anyone else in Division 1 looking to make a trade is welcome to make suggestions!
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Does anybody give a read to the Fantasy message boards on the Yahoo fantasy football homepage? I read one yesterday evening where in a ten team league over half of the league voted to change the scoring settings, so after drafting & playing 5 weeks the commissioner changed all the settings. Some guy went from 4-1 to 1-4. The commissioner went from 1-4 to 5-0...
Love to know what the feck they changed to produce swings like that.
They were doing something like a point per yard for rushing & receiving to give the guy with the carries the edge over the goal line back, dont know what a TD was worth. A point per two yards passing. Changed that to a point per 20yards for both...
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That was me offering up Hillis. I just have depth at RB and would like WR strength instead, anyone else in Division 1 looking to make a trade is welcome to make suggestions!
Any of my WRs interest you? Apart from Mc Gearailt of course.
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That was me offering up Hillis. I just have depth at RB and would like WR strength instead, anyone else in Division 1 looking to make a trade is welcome to make suggestions!
Any of my WRs interest you? Apart from Mc Gearailt of course.
I expected to be able to say yes, seeing as you are 5-0, but there really isn't anyone there that would be jumping out at me. I'm looking at Mike Williams, Mike Thomas, Deion Branch and Nate Washington as my four - while I'd like to upgrade that, I don't think any of yours really is an improvement, other than Larry Mac G of course. And for obvious reasons, I'm not expecting him to be up for grabs!
i would have expected more from Brandon Lloyd, but until we see what kind of QB Tim Tebow is going to be, it would be a huge punt.
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That was me offering up Hillis. I just have depth at RB and would like WR strength instead, anyone else in Division 1 looking to make a trade is welcome to make suggestions!
Any of my WRs interest you? Apart from Mc Gearailt of course.
I expected to be able to say yes, seeing as you are 5-0, but there really isn't anyone there that would be jumping out at me. I'm looking at Mike Williams, Mike Thomas, Deion Branch and Nate Washington as my four - while I'd like to upgrade that, I don't think any of yours really is an improvement, other than Larry Mac G of course. And for obvious reasons, I'm not expecting him to be up for grabs!
i would have expected more from Brandon Lloyd, but until we see what kind of QB Tim Tebow is going to be, it would be a huge punt.
I've been scoring well until this week, but the core lads are Brady and Forte really. If Fitz and Arian Foster pick up the pace I should be in a good position, but my receivers are of the solid 10 point a game type, rather than the 20+ point monsters.
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That was me offering up Hillis. I just have depth at RB and would like WR strength instead, anyone else in Division 1 looking to make a trade is welcome to make suggestions!
Any of my WRs interest you? Apart from Mc Gearailt of course.
I expected to be able to say yes, seeing as you are 5-0, but there really isn't anyone there that would be jumping out at me. I'm looking at Mike Williams, Mike Thomas, Deion Branch and Nate Washington as my four - while I'd like to upgrade that, I don't think any of yours really is an improvement, other than Larry Mac G of course. And for obvious reasons, I'm not expecting him to be up for grabs!
i would have expected more from Brandon Lloyd, but until we see what kind of QB Tim Tebow is going to be, it would be a huge punt.
I've been scoring well until this week, but the core lads are Brady and Forte really. If Fitz and Arian Foster pick up the pace I should be in a good position, but my receivers are of the solid 10 point a game type, rather than the 20+ point monsters.
i hope you don't score too well this weekend either Az i could really do with a win
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AZ, squinting as I am from the depths of Division 3, could you cut and paste all three divisional standings, including points for and against.
Sorry for the imposition.
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Many on here heading to London next weekend for Bears @ Bucs?
Hester got injured last night but hopefully not too serious and hes playing. Hoping to see a kick return for the bears ;)
Have a spare ticket also if anyone is interested...
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Looks like I'm not going to score too well, but I should make the ton, and that might be enough unless Shonn Greene does something big. If I get to 6-0 it'll be very lucky.
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Quick question Az.
It occurred to me over the weekend that you're unlikely to be relegated from Div.1, and you're currently in a top 4 position in Div. 2. What happens if you get promoted. You can't do a Berlusconi and own two teams in 1 division!
Will the 5th placed team go up, or will 4th from bottom get a repreive?
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Quick question Az.
It occurred to me over the weekend that you're unlikely to be relegated from Div.1, and you're currently in a top 4 position in Div. 2. What happens if you get promoted. You can't do a Berlusconi and own two teams in 1 division!
Will the 5th placed team go up, or will 4th from bottom get a repreive?
I think I need to have one team in each division as commisioner. So if I get promoted, I'll just stay and let team 5 go up. That was my thinking anyway. If I get relegated, which is not unlikely :) I'm not sure what to do. Obviously team 1-4 need to come up, but do I send down team 6?
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Quick question Az.
It occurred to me over the weekend that you're unlikely to be relegated from Div.1, and you're currently in a top 4 position in Div. 2. What happens if you get promoted. You can't do a Berlusconi and own two teams in 1 division!
Will the 5th placed team go up, or will 4th from bottom get a repreive?
I think I need to have one team in each division as commisioner. So if I get promoted, I'll just stay and let team 5 go up. That was my thinking anyway. If I get relegated, which is not unlikely :) I'm not sure what to do. Obviously team 1-4 need to come up, but do I send down team 6?
Yeah that's what I thought. I just thought it'd be best to bring it up now and lay down what would happen so that nobody would be put out in the event of it happening. I'm totally comfortable with what you're proposing.
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Many on here heading to London next weekend for Bears @ Bucs?
Hester got injured last night but hopefully not too serious and hes playing. Hoping to see a kick return for the bears ;)
Have a spare ticket also if anyone is interested...
Like yourself I'm hoping to see some fireworks from Hester so hope his injury isn't going to stop him playing. I'm going over and have a ticket already. Both teams badly need a win.
Fairly pee'ed off with this fantasy malarkey. After a shaky week and a player I dropped awaking from his torpor against me I was still comfortably ahead when I checked this morning with only Plaxico Burress to come for my opponent. Somehow between that and me arriving in work he got 10 more points so now I need Burress to do nothing tonight or I'm 3-3 (with same points scored a the guy going to 6-0!!!!). Only lost 2 games the whole of last season and next week is going to be verrrrry ugly for me - 8, that's right, 8 of this weeks starters on bye next week!
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Many on here heading to London next weekend for Bears @ Bucs?
Hester got injured last night but hopefully not too serious and hes playing. Hoping to see a kick return for the bears ;)
Have a spare ticket also if anyone is interested...
Like yourself I'm hoping to see some fireworks from Hester so hope his injury isn't going to stop him playing. I'm going over and have a ticket already. Both teams badly need a win.
Fairly pee'ed off with this fantasy malarkey. After a shaky week and a player I dropped awaking from his torpor against me I was still comfortably ahead when I checked this morning with only Plaxico Burress to come for my opponent. Somehow between that and me arriving in work he got 10 more points so now I need Burress to do nothing tonight or I'm 3-3 (with same points scored a the guy going to 6-0!!!!). Only lost 2 games the whole of last season and next week is going to be verrrrry ugly for me - 8, that's right, 8 of this weeks starters on bye next week!
I time it Seanie, no point wasting all your points in an easy win. Just do enough.
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Results and Standings after Week 6
GAA Board Superbowl - Montana Championship
Faithful Turfmen B 111.03 mayo warriors 92.89
Galway Bay Tribesmen 148.79 hegan's helmets 155.64
Coolera Bears 118.59 New York Jets V 115.84
L'Esprit de Biff 129.33 Smackdown Clowns 138.76
Shower of Tramps 102.96 Ballyhaise Bills 118.01
Faithful Turfmen B scrape another low-scoring, lucky win over the luckless warriors who fall to 1-5. Great game, especially in a bye week between the Tribesmen and the Helmets sees the Helmets take a great scalp for their first win of the season. Despite Seanie's fears, Plexico Burress did indeed do very little, and so the Coolera Bears held on in a close one against the New York Jets V. Another good high scoring game saw the unbeaten Smackdown Clowns edge out L'Esprit de Biff while the last game provided another first win, this time for the Bills as they saw off the Tramps. All of this means there is no winless team in the league, and the standings are as follows.
Vince Lombardi Division
2. Faithful Turfmen B 6-0-0 1.000 4-0-0 818.01 644.79 W-6 9 4
4. Coolera Bears 4-2-0 .667 2-1-0 804.79 799.33 W-1 7 20
7. mayo warriors 1-5-0 .167 1-2-0 789.70 833.00 L-3 4 9
8. Ballyhaise Bills 1-5-0 .167 1-2-0 697.73 819.85 W-1 3 14
9. Shower of Tramps 1-5-0 .167 0-3-0 689.07 791.04 L-1 2 13
George Halas Division
1. Smackdown Clowns 6-0-0 1.000 3-0-0 891.04 770.36 W-6 10 15
3. Galway Bay Tribesmen 4-2-0 .667 2-1-0 977.36 844.11 L-1 8 17
5. L'Esprit de Biff 3-3-0 .500 1-2-0 819.02 817.52 L-2 6 8
6. New York Jets V 3-3-0 .500 1-2-0 813.49 790.07 L-1 5 15
10. hegan's helmets 1-5-0 .167 1-3-0 664.41 854.55 W-1 1 8
The Smackdown Clowns are the #1 seed and sit atop the Halas division on 6-0 while fellow unbeaten Faithful Turfmen claim #2 as first place in the Lombardi Division. The two wildcards at the moment are #3 Galway Bay Tribesmen, and #4 Coolera Bears. With 8 games left, a lot can still happen, but the 4 1-5 teams will need some recovery to get back into Wildcard Contention. #10 Hegan's Helmets, #9 Shower of Tramps, #8 Ballyhaise Bills and #7 mayo warriors occupy the drop zone at the moment.
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Results and Standings after Week 6
GAA Board - Payton 'B' Championship
Faithful Turfmen 130.79 Crossmaglen Hitmen 129.76
Ruthless Rossies 116.56 Red Hand Helmets 161.80
CAPT PATs VIKINGS 85.10 Royal Badgers 144.72
Rehab is 4 Quitters 101.39 O'Neill's Chargers 113.02
Craigyhill Terrors 91.69 Revis and Butthead 135.88
Faithful Turfmen will be having a nervous look for stat corrections this week as at the moment they are declared winners over the Hitmen by just over 1 point in a great scrap. The Red Hand Helmets had a big score, and a great win over the Rossies, while Capt Pat's Vikings struggled in a heavy loss to the Badgers. O'Neill's Chargers got off the mark with a win over fellow strugglers Rehab is 4 Quitters while Revis and Butthead maintained their winning streak with a comprehensive victory over the Terrors. Another competition with no winless teams, the standings are :
John Madden Division
2. Revis and Butthead 5-1-0 .833 2-1-0 866.95 783.05 W-5 9 23
5. Craigyhill Terrors 4-2-0 .667 2-1-0 710.89 710.77 L-2 6 3
6. Faithful Turfmen 3-3-0 .500 2-2-0 738.61 767.60 W-1 5 3
8. Crossmaglen Hitmen 1-5-0 .167 1-2-0 828.51 849.13 L-4 3 8
9. Rehab is 4 Quitters 1-5-0 .167 1-2-0 681.18 801.93 L-3 2 13
George Allen Division
1. Red Hand Helmets 5-1-0 .833 3-1-0 952.75 764.30 W-4 10 8
3. Ruthless Rossies 4-2-0 .667 2-1-0 896.58 807.38 L-1 8 21
4. Royal Badgers (Claw) 4-2-0 .667 3-0-0 873.90 777.02 W-2 7 10
7. CAPT PATs VIKINGS 2-4-0 .333 0-3-0 797.31 827.74 L-1 4 24
10. O'Neill's Chargers 1-5-0 .167 0-3-0 669.54 927.30 W-1 1 13
No winless teams, and no unbeaten teams in the Payton Championship, so the current playoff seeds are #1 Redhand Helmets, #2 Revis and Butthead and the two wildcard, #3 Ruthless Rossies and #4 Royal Badgers, both from the George Allen Division. Those currently in Relegation trouble are #7 Capt Pat's Vikings, #8 Crossmaglen Hitmen, #9 Rehab is 4 Quitters and #10 O'Neill's Chargers.
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Results and Standings after Week 6
GAA Board - Rice 'C' Championship
Faithful Turfmen 'C' 128.76 The Uibh Fhailians 111.24
Derry No Clues 94.34 Big Apple Orchards 90.83
puppet master 112.26 Savage bears 88.94
Oraisteach's Browns 171.79 North Antrim Nuggets 121.78
The Curragh Rams 118.60 Superdubs 81.31
Faithful Turfmen 'C' won the battle of the bogs with a win over the Uibh Fhailians in week 6 which condemns the fellow Offaly men to an 0-6 start. The Derry No Clues are belying their name with a third win of the year in a low scoring tussle with the Orchards. Puppet Master claimed their 5th win of the year with a comfortable win over the Savage Bears. Oraisteach's Browns are the dominant team in the competition thus far, and added to this with a big win over the North Antrim Nuggets. The Curragh Rams had a good win over the Superdubs and therefore claimed their 4th win of the year. The Standings thus far are :
Bill Belichick Division
2. puppet master 5-1-0 .833 3-0-0 803.84 660.53 W-2 9 13
5. The Curragh Rams 4-2-0 .667 2-1-0 690.50 700.02 W-3 6 7
7. Faithful Turfmen 'C' 2-4-0 .333 2-2-0 721.57 806.33 W-1 4 5
9. Superdubs 1-5-0 .167 1-2-0 579.66 717.65 L-3 2 -
10. The Uibh Fhailians 0-6-0 .000 0-3-0 658.96 760.99 L-6 1 1
Andy Reid Division
1. Oraisteach's Browns 6-0-0 1.000 3-0-0 957.06 717.53 W-6 10 16
3. North Antrim Nuggets 4-2-0 .667 1-2-0 811.41 816.75 L-1 8 10
4. Savage bears 4-2-0 .667 3-0-0 781.93 672.22 L-1 7 6
6. Derry No Clues 3-3-0 .500 1-2-0 763.19 804.61 W-1 5 3
8. Big Apple Orchards 1-5-0 .167 0-4-0 688.21 799.70 L-2 3 7
The current occupants of the playoff and promotion spots are #1 Oraisteach's Browns, #2 puppet master, #3 North Antrim Nuggets, #4 Savage Bears. Obviously there's no relegation from this Division this year.
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Feck's sake. Went to bed with a 60 point lead last night and awoke this morning to see I'd lost. The Jets D, Revis and Marshall put up 65 odd points overnight. Unbelievable. I wasn't even worried about being overhauled. I even remember thinking yesterday it would take a couple of Revis interceptions and him running one back for a TD to have any chance of being caught and the bollocks did exactly that in the first quarter. Absolutely sick especially with half my team on a bye next week. Way out in front on points scored and I'm only 3-2. Soon to be 3-3.
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Feck's sake. Went to bed with a 60 point lead last night and awoke this morning to see I'd lost. The Jets D, Revis and Marshall put up 65 odd points overnight. Unbelievable. I wasn't even worried about being overhauled. I even remember thinking yesterday it would take a couple of Revis interceptions and him running one back for a TD to have any chance of being caught and the bollocks did exactly that in the first quarter. Absolutely sick especially with half my team on a bye next week. Way out in front on points scored and I'm only 3-2. Soon to be 3-3.
You are 4-2 :) Chin up !
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By the way, the trophies are in Hegan's possession and on the way to me. I vote we make them perpetual :D
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Feck's sake. Went to bed with a 60 point lead last night and awoke this morning to see I'd lost. The Jets D, Revis and Marshall put up 65 odd points overnight. Unbelievable. I wasn't even worried about being overhauled. I even remember thinking yesterday it would take a couple of Revis interceptions and him running one back for a TD to have any chance of being caught and the bollocks did exactly that in the first quarter. Absolutely sick especially with half my team on a bye next week. Way out in front on points scored and I'm only 3-2. Soon to be 3-3.
You are 4-2 :) Chin