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0	Subject: RIFC 2005: Regular Season Discussion #2 Posted by: Guru - [330592710] Fri, Nov 04, 2005, 11:08 Time to reload with a fresh thread. The playoffs are still 6 weeks away, but as we are about to emerge from the bye week period of the season, I though it would be appropriate to refresh everyone's memories about our add/drop policy during the playoffs, since it might impact your bench managemnent decisions over the weeks leading up to the playoffs: Players at the primary skill positions (QB, RB, WR) are frozen for the playoffs. Team defenses are also frozen, since they are not subject to injury uncertainty. Other positions are eligible for injury-replacement add/drop/claim transactions only. Specifically, players in the other slots (TE, PK, IDP) may only be replaced if they are designated as questionable or worse on the NFL injury report. This allowance does not apply to any player who was designated questionable or worse for the week 14 game. Thus, you cannot add or drop a QB, RB, WR, or team Def after the week #14 freeze, period. You can only drop someone else if that player is designated as "Questionable" or lower. If one of those players is dropped, he can only be replaced by a player fulfilling the same position. (IDPs will be considered the same position for this purpose.) So, once we reach the playoffs, you need to have your backups for QB, RB, and WR already in place.
1	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Fri, Nov 04, 2005, 11:52	When's the trade deadline, Guru?
2	Challenger *Donor* ID: 481126818 Fri, Nov 04, 2005, 12:01	League's season ending trading deadline is: Fri 11/11 11:30p EST
3	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Fri, Nov 04, 2005, 12:19	I thought it was coming up soon. I assume that is the deadline for agreeing to trades, not the date by which they must be approved and processed? So two people could work out a deal anytime up until 11:30 next Friday?
4	Guru ID: 330592710 Fri, Nov 04, 2005, 13:21	Correct.
5	Sludge ID: 14411118 Sat, Nov 05, 2005, 14:18	Well there goes about 20% of my scoring and about 100% of my season. I'm obviously in the market for a good wide receiver.
6	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 23916230 Sun, Nov 06, 2005, 12:50	Looks like the 2nd straight week where a manager decides to give me a free pass by not starting a full roster?
7	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 23916230 Sun, Nov 06, 2005, 13:07	I AIM'ed him and he managed to get them in under the wire... live scoring shows them in at least.
8	BoNkA ID: 21033623 Mon, Nov 07, 2005, 00:33	Yeah, I'm not sure what the deal was, I thought I had everyone started since I know I had the box checked for both lineups when I did it. Not that it really matters, lost both games anyways. Two WR and one RB bye really hurts.
9	Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Tue, Nov 08, 2005, 00:15	What a way to end the game. Mathis gets a sack that ought to be the difference in my game with Bandos. I've been following the live scoring all night and I don't think it's right (they've given Vrabel many more points than I think he should have), but that sack ought to provide a margin of victory. The streak continues (I think!).
10	Guru ID: 341036514 Tue, Nov 08, 2005, 09:41	Looks like your margin of victory was more than that final sack, MC.
11	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 08, 2005, 10:01	Yes, somehow Cooley also "unfumbled" a ball, 24 hours later. Add in the sack and a forced fumble for Mathis on the last play, and the score was extremely close. Like, within a point and a half.
12	Bandos *Sustainer* ID: 279492419 Tue, Nov 08, 2005, 21:51	I really needed those wins as my points are nowhere close. But with 10 minutes left, I knew that my slim leads wouldnt hold just as my beloved pats couldnt either. Wherefore art though Seymour and Harrison?! The NE D pick is proving to be costly in MANY ways. Gonna have to pull a Crue and win out to make the offs.
13	Doug *Leader* ID: 02730280 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 03:04	Anybody interested in picking up a quality TE? I have 2 (LJ Smith and Heath Miller) and would be willing to move one to upgrade at some other position... maybe packaged with another player on my squad (or a team D)... just need to know if you'd be interested in order to formulate an offer. Trading deadline is this Friday. Drop me a line!
14	Guru ID: 341036514 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 13:15	I've got this sinking sense that I'm going to face Challenger in the playoffs and the combo of Peyton Manning and Donald Driver are going to clean my clock. If the Holmes rumors are true, then that trade certainly backfired. Somewhat perversely, the immediate impact of losing Holmes is probably to improve my team on the margin, since Larry Johnson as the sole RB for the Chiefs is probably better than having Holmes and Johnson share the load. But it also leaves me much more vulnerable to a RB injury. This was a tricky week for me for F/A claims. There were four players that I had interest in: Staley, Reggie Brown, M. Bennett, and S. Gado. I figured there was a good chance that I'd get one of them, but only a slim chance that I'd get more than one. Staley was my top choice, but Doug nabbed him. I had Brown 2nd, who I got, and then the other two disappeared quickly. The tough issue was that any of those RBs would probably be only an injury replacement for me, while Brown might end up as a starter. But then, Brown is such an unknown that he could turn out to be a bust.
15	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 13:42	No worse than any other Philly WR, pre-TO. The investment was worth it. I am still playing TE roulette and having a great time doing so. I've had Cooley in my sights all season (after drafting and dropping him) and I'm happy to have him back in the fold. But I felt bad ditching Kinney who has played so well the last few weeks (no WR's in Tennessee has turned Kinney into a stud), so I ran out and picked him back up. Nothing like having 2 mid-range TE's and being forced to hang onto them until the Playoffs. Only 4 weeks left!
16	leggestand ID: 11102399 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 15:08	I have sent out a couple of trade offers, but figured I would post here in case I missed any interested teams... I am looking to ship Jamal Lewis (and his handcuff) with Joey Galloway for an upgrade at RB. I am looking for a reliable RB2 (unless you want to trade me a top tier RB!). Just an FYI...my personal email has been blocked at work, so, email me at matthew.legge@db.com if you would like to chat during working hours. On a side note, I am not sure I if I should be happy or mad about last week's games...for the first time all season I used two different lineups, with the only difference being Chambers and Jurevicius. If I started Jurevicius on both teams, I would of been 2-0. If I started Chambers on both, I would of been 0-2. I guess I should be happy with being 1-1, especially since I didn't break 100 either way.
17	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 15:12	I noticed that and was thinking at first "Damn, he's lucky he started Jurevicius on one team." Then I realized you were probably mad you started Chambers on one team. You should probably be thankful. You could have lost both and then you'd be tied with me.
18	leggestand ID: 11102399 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 15:15	I was out of town Monday/Tuesday, and the last time I checked Sunday night, I was sure you were going to lose at least one game and that I'd keep a 2 game lead over you, but alas, never underestimate the fantasy power of the Colts.
19	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 15:38	Haha. Also, you are forgetting about the late season surge capabilities hardwired into Motley Crue teams. They get better at the end... Actually, I was pretty unhappy looking at the deficits I had to overcome Monday morning, too. I thought 0-2 was more likely. I am continually amazed at the quality of IDP's available as Free Agents each week.
20	Doug *Leader* ID: 02730280 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 18:16	Re: 14... I had the same 4 players on my FA radar this week, but am pretty happy w/ my existing WRs and clearly RB is where I lack depth so Brown was at the bottom of the list. I was pretty surprised that Staley got past the first two in the claim order, though I would have been happy to even have received Bennett and roll the dice on him, or Gado to pair up with Fisher. Of course, in the latter case, I'm sure Rashard Lee would have emerged as the starter the rest of the way, just to spite me! =-) This is was the first time in several weeks where it seemed to me that there was more than one player who was definitely claim-worthy. Kinda busy just now, but just FYI, Tax and Leggestand, I'll probably drop trade offers later tonight trying to get those GB RBs paired up... especially Tax since he's also a little weak at TE and I've got one to spare.
21	Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 18:29	It feels weird having only 5 RB's. With one on bye, and 2 questionable, this might be the week to go with the Indy tandem. Can't ask for a much better matchup. I'm still happy that I traded Anderson and Parker to Ender. I suspect Anderson will tear it up this week, but I have won a couple of games since the trade because of Brees. I think that trade helped us both a lot. It sucks about Parker, Ender, but he may be back sooner rather than later.
22	Ender ID: 406351010 Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 23:20	Again, no worries. I won't look back. Of course, with Cincy on bye this week I'll have to see what I can do...
23	Trip *Leader* ID: 13961611 Fri, Nov 11, 2005, 11:17	A thought for next year. I would propose the trade deadline to be set for the Friday after the week 10 games. The reason being is that after week 10, it is no longer necessary to carry backups for your bye week players.
24	Guru ID: 330592710 Fri, Nov 11, 2005, 11:25	A reasonable proposal. Now someone has to remember it next summer.
25	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 3579513 Fri, Nov 11, 2005, 19:02	WOA!!! Problem!!! I PUT IN NO SUCH Claim... The pickup of TO for Witten is an error. Please review this ASAP... I will admit that I put in a claim for TO with D.Clark, but I have since dropped Clark thus I didn't think I had to go and change my claim. Please fix this ASAP. Thx.
26	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 23916230 Fri, Nov 11, 2005, 22:59	hmmm, interesting! Apparently I now dropped TO @ 10:38PM? There's no mention of this being a commish imposed moved, but I guarrantee that it once again it wasn't me. I guess I give this a little time to sort itself out. :)
27	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 23916230 Fri, Nov 11, 2005, 23:05	Thank you Guru! Lineups updated and ready to go.
28	Guru ID: 330592710 Fri, Nov 11, 2005, 23:05	I was able to release Owens from your roster, but the only way I could put Witten back was to turn off Waivers. That allowed me to access players who were on waivers, but it also dropped allother players on waivers into the free agent pool. If anyone had a waiver claim on any of the following players, please let me know and I can process it manually. Priest Holmes Dallas Clark Daylon McCutcheon Az Hakim Terrell Owens
29	Guru ID: 330592710 Fri, Nov 11, 2005, 23:31	I just went through a gyration to put Hakim back on waivers, since he had been dropped only a couple hours ago. I can't imagine that Priest Holmes would be of interest to anyone. Dallas Clark and Daylon McCutcheon were supposed to go off waivers tomorrow, so I left them as free agents. If anyone had a pending claim for either one, let me know. Ditto for T.O., if someone had a waiver claim on him that was usurped by I_A_C's bogus claim.
30	Guru ID: 330592710 Sat, Nov 12, 2005, 11:34	For the record, I submitted a support ticket to Fanball, reporting the erroneous waiver claim. They responded that IAC did not submit a waiver claim to drop Clark and pick up Owens. The original claim was to drop Witten and pick up Owens. If so, it sounds like you may have simply had a brain fart, IAC.
31	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 3579513 Sat, Nov 12, 2005, 12:12	Hmmm... considering that I put in the claim sometime on Wednesday... it's hard for me to say for sure at this point... considering when you sellect the player to be dropped that both TE's are one on top of the other... I guess this is a posibility. Also, the player to be droped is then "hidden" in the drop-down list afterwards. Fanball's claiming interface is kinda screwy... even though I raised "flags" as soon as I saw the problem... I'll accept however the league wants to deal with this. For the record... I certainly never "intended" to click that player, and I don't think anyone would think that this was an intentional claim either.
32	Guru ID: 330592710 Sat, Nov 12, 2005, 12:48	I wasn't suggesting that we undo the undo. I'm content with your initial explanation. I just wanted to point out that it's possible that the system didn't screw up.
33	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 3579513 Sat, Nov 12, 2005, 13:03	Thx Guru...and my appologies to any owner that was hoping to put in a claim for Witten. :)
34	Challenger *Donor* ID: 481126818 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 01:19	Red Flag I dropped RW McQuarters Fri 11/11 5:31p ET Taxman picks up McQuarters Sat 11/12 12:46p ET Only a 19 hour time difference instead of the league rules 48 hours.
35	kev *Donor* ID: 043111845 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 06:07	Big ups to Ender for emailing me to tell me my kicker wasn't in my starting lineup. Good on you dude...I wouldn't have noticed it, and I don't think Im gonna make it for the AM kickoff as well, it's late, and I have been drinking!
36	Guru ID: 330592710 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 07:26	Challengers issue is valid - I neglected to notice a few more players who were on waivers and should not have been available for pickup before today's games: McQuarters B.J. Sams Kyle Orton Bills defense I will be away from about 8am until after the early kickoffs, so I don't know if Taxman will notice this before the freeze. So this may or may not be resolvable.
37	Guru ID: 330592710 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 07:37	I sent an email to Taxman this morning, but I realize he may not get it before kickoff. If someone wants to call him to alert him, please do. I won't be available to do that, and it's too early now. I just dropped Gates in order to cycle Sams, Orton, and the Bills onto waivers, since they should be there. Don' get excited. I will restore Gates to my roster shortly after the freeze, and before the claiming period. It was simply the quickest way to waiver those players in a hurry this morning without any other unintended consequences.
38	Taxman *SuperDude* ID: 029463114 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 12:50	Per p/c from challanger...dropped McQuarters...then picked up Hope of Pitt...who didn't make it to my roster...I may just play w/o a DB this week.
39	Challenger *Donor* ID: 481126818 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 12:59	Tax, Don't know why Hope didn't make it to your roster, but I have no problem considering him your starting DB in our matchup. Good Luck! (on your other match) ;>)
40	Guru ID: 330592710 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 13:26	Taxman had some trouble picking up Hope, but I just spoke with him by phone, and that was the guy he intended to have. So, I will put Chris Hope in his DB slot, and remove Anthony Henry. However, I am going to wait to do that until later, because to do so now would risk creating other waiver problems. Taxman plays against Challenger and me this week, and we are both aware of the situation, so a delayed processing is no big deal. When I make the switch, it will be retroactive to today's freeze.
41	GoatLocker *Sustainer* ID: 060151121 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 14:32	Figure the odds that at the half, Legge and I would both have QBs with Negative Points. And I sure did make the right choice in going with Roy Williams after all. Cliff
42	Guru ID: 330592710 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 17:09	Word of warning regarding live scoring - virtually every IDP that I've looked at today has incorrect stats in live scoring, and some of those that have correct stats have incorrect point calculations. Something is obviously going haywire.
43	Guru ID: 330592710 Sun, Nov 13, 2005, 19:54	I think I may be in the running for the boneheaded move of the week. I dropped Josh Scobee to pick up Rian Lindell. Lindell=0 points Scobey=13 points Those 13 points are looking pretty important this week, too.
44	kev *Donor* ID: 043111845 Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 00:40	Those 13 points did me great! I was going to pick up Edinger until I saw him available.
45	Challenger *Donor* ID: 481126818 Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 09:37	re #42 - This inaccurate, or not even close, scoring for a good percentage of IDP's have been going on for the last 4-5 weeks, at least for my teams. I've lost more than 5 points on an IDP score at least 4 times over this period. Quite a discreancy between unofficial live scoring and scores posted the next day.
46	leggestand ID: 11102399 Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 10:27	Me too, Challenger...What I have been seing is that Fanball is combining solo and assisted tackles into solo tackles; therefore overscoring the IDP's. For example: Aaron Schobel had 4 solo tackles and 2 assists yesterday, but Fanball gave him credit for 6 tackles and 2 assists. Fanball also doesn't track fumbles or Missed FG's correctly during Live Scoring...No matter the outcome of a fumble (recovered by offense) or missed FG (43 yards miss), you will get negative points during Live Scoring.
47	leggestand ID: 11102399 Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 10:35	I ran into the aptly named Bruisers yesterday...and I am kicking myself for relying on Jamal Lewis too long. With Gado and Wells on my bench, I figured I should just ride my "#1 pick" and Gado puts up what could easily be the best fantasy game of his career.
48	GoatLocker *Sustainer* ID: 060151121 Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 14:23	Legge That's what you deserve for getting Gado ahead of me on the WW. Of course, odds were I wouldn't have played him either if I had him. And my giving up on Lee Evans finally bit me. But, the good news is it looks like I will go 2-0 and the points were there. Thank goodness I get Palmer back. Cliff
49	kev *Donor* ID: 043111845 Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 18:39	A huge 2-0 for my team as well. Much needed after the 0-2 I put up 2 weeks ago. Even more surprising, is the fact I got away with having Dom Davis start. All I can say, is lets hope Peppers keeps up this hot streak. I need it...badly.
50	Athletics Guy ID: 539531515 Mon, Nov 14, 2005, 20:04	My points were there, but it looks like I'm going 0-2. I seem to be having some poor luck so far.
51	Bandos *Sustainer* ID: 279492419 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 09:58	After two solid weeks point wise (and a 1-3 record) it looks like I stand a chance at the 7th highest in points. Now If I could just stop losing games in the 130's... To think I was soooclose to picking Stallworth and S Moss...
52	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 10:09	I don't think 7th highest in points gets you anything. You have to be Top 6 in standings, or Top 2 in points, excluding the Top 6 in standings to make the Playoffs. As a practical matter, the Top 6 in standings probably have the highest scores for the most part. So, Guru, how does it feel having a points against average under 100? You're the only one. Does that make for less stress each weekend? I stayed up late again last night to root against McNabb, but I kept falling asleep in the 3rd quarter so I missed the "Grand Finale".
53	Guru ID: 330592710 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 10:32	I have certainly benefitted from having the easiest competition, although my team has been doing pretty well, regardless. I've only had one week with more than 130 points, but I've also been above 100 points every single game. Meanwhile, only 9 (out of 20) opponents have scored more than 100 points against me, and only three opponents put up more than 130 against me. At this point, I've clinched a playoff spot, since my record can be no worse than 17-9. I'm still expecting that I'll come up against a juggernaut in the first round of the playoffs and go down in flames. If the playoffs were seeded today, here is the lineup: 1 Guru 2 leggestand 3 Motley 4 Oaktown 5 I am Canadian 6 Goatlocker 7 Bandos 8 Sludge
54	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 10:55	So this week's game between GoatLocker and me is a potential first round Playoff matchup. I doubt I've mathmatically wrapped up a Playoff berth, but I'm #4 in points and would be 14-12 if I lose the rest of my games. That was good enough to get into the Playoffs last year, and I think it will be again this year. Glad to see Sludge is in the running. When I saw the standings this morning I forgot to look at the points and I noticed he was near the bottom. The Playoffs just aren't the same without the slimy, green S.
55	kev *Donor* ID: 043111845 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 10:58	It's going to be close for the last 4 spots looking at the standings. I'm going to have to go 4-0 the next 2 weeks to feel really good about my chances.
56	kev *Donor* ID: 043111845 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 11:03	I have also placed a phone call to Cooper Manning, telling him to phone his brothers, make up a story in which it is very important they not play this weekend.
57	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 11:13	Peyton, Cooper, and Eli. Nice. Sort of like a redneck version of Friends.
58	Guru ID: 330592710 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 11:25	There's a pretty decent chance that Eli wil be on my bench this week anyway, as I'll probably start Plummer at home vs. the Jets. For those of you with Eli on other teams, take that as a strong sign to start Eli. Most weeks this season have seen my best QB performer on the bench. In fact, of the eight weeks in which I had two active QBs, only twice have I started the QB with the better output.
59	Sludge ID: 14411118 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 11:25	Glad to see Sludge is in the running. Well, at least someone feels my pain... well, okay... not so much "feels" but "notices". I honestly don't think I have a chance. This season is nearly exactly like last season, except I haven't started scraping by at 0.500 since I made the following observation on Sept. 28: Gee, thanks for reminding me that I was 5-1 with the second highest PF after three weeks last year, which is very similar to where I am now... If history repeats, I guess this is where I start scraping by with a sub 0.500 record... Injury bug has bit me really hard in RB and the stupidity bug bit me really hard in WR. (Not that I mind, really. I still think it's funny someone finally told one of these jokers to go home and take a long time-out.) The "I have no team around me" bug bit me really hard at QB, but that one's my fault. (Of course, I would point out that Favre finally has a decent game Week 10... Ahhh... Week 10. Horn on a bye. LT on a bye. Thanks for nothin', Brett.)
60	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 15, 2005, 12:22	I was just looking at last year's standings and noticed that legge finished with an 11 game winning streak. That means at one point he was 5-10. Nice comeback. That means that 8-12 is nothing you can't overcome, sludge. Heck I was 5-12 at one point last year, and then I won 9 to end the season. I was 2-6 before my current streak started. An ugly record at this point doesn't eliminate anyone.
61	Guru ID: 330592710 Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 13:28	Well, I sold my soul to the devil, picking up T.O. I figured it was worth a gamble just in case the arbitrator's ruling allows him to play for another team. A long shot, but presumably one that will be resolved quickly, and with bye weeks now done, I figured I could invest a roster spot on him for a week. Of course, the football gods - who have been smiling on my team all year as evidenced by my Points Against average - will now bring all of their fury and wrath upon me, and I will never win another game this season, regardless of the T.O. verdict. Woe is me...
62	Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 16:22	I have him in a keeper league. Until today I was hoping he'd come back at some point this season. Now that you picked him up, though, I think I'd rather he stay banished. I don't like the looks of your lineup with him starting in it. It should be tough enough to beat you without him if we face off in the Playoffs. TO starting would shift the advantage to you against virtually anyone.
63	kev *Donor* ID: 043111845 Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 20:19	Blasted. With the 2nd waiver wire priority, Adrian Peterson went...gah. Would have helped my RB needs...now once again, Im left in the dust.
64	Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Sun, Nov 20, 2005, 18:17	Per this thread, I am claiming 6 extra fantasy points for Mike Vrabel, who scored a TD on offense this week.
65	GoatLocker *Sustainer* ID: 060151121 Sun, Nov 20, 2005, 18:28	Yeh, rub it in. Cliff
66	kev *Donor* ID: 043111845 Sun, Nov 20, 2005, 21:51	Well, when it comes down to reviewing why my year was unsuccessful, the answer will be as easy as 1,2,3 1.Dom Davis 2.Curtis Martin 3.Darrell Jackson My first 3 round draft picks ammounted to nothing.
67	Guru ID: 330592710 Sun, Nov 20, 2005, 22:11	Well,... 1. My first rounder was Peyton Manning, subsequently traded for Priest Holmes, now done. And while I owned Peyton, Eli was outscoring him. 2. Second rounder - Brian Westbrook. No complaints. 3. Third rounder - Andre Johnson. Averaging about 3.5 per game. If he had been healthy all year, he would still be on pace to have about one-third the total points of either D. Davis or C. Martin. Based on this, I don't think my top 3 picks get much credit. Well, 2 out of 3, at least.
68	leggestand ID: 11102399 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 09:02	I can play this game, too... 1. Jamal Lewis - worst pick of the 1st round 2. LaMont Jordan - good pick. 3. Michael Bennett - cut. 4. Trent Green - Not even a top 15 QB
69	Guru ID: 330592710 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 09:53	I have a tough schedule for the next two weeks, facing both leggestand and Motley. Fortunately, I can afford to rest my regulars and prepare for the playoffs. The injury to Gates is worrisome. Ditto for McGee. Hopefully, they can get back to full strength by playoff time, because it appears that I'll continue to bench my more productive QB each week. At this juncture, Motley is looking like he's ready to defend - even if Bulger is out again. If he'd have started Brees yesterday, he'd have close to 190 points for the week!
70	leggestand ID: 11102399 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 10:14	I am staring an 0-2 week in the face...can Gado outscore Sam Cowart by 13 points to salvage 1 win for me? Against Minnesota, anything can happen. All in all, I will be dropping to 3rd in the standings, with IAC 1 game back. With my points, I should be able to get the #3 seed in the playoffs if I can just win 2 of my last 4 games, but taking two L's this week certainly hurts.
71	Frick@Work *Donor* ID: 3410101718 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 10:27	Excuse me for interupting, but what is the criteria for making the play-offs? I know their is a provision for the highest points, but is it the highest 2 in points get in regardless of their record or the last two in are decided by points? I looked through the prior threads, but couldn't find the rules.
72	Guru ID: 330592710 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 10:34	Top six teams are based on W/L record. Last two spots are for the top total points among the remaining teams. Rules - post 184 In the case of ties, Fanball only applies the head-to-head tiebreaker in the case of a tie between 2 teams. If 3 or more teams are tied with the same W/L record, the tie is broken based on total points.
73	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 10:42	It really makes things comfortable when all three WR's go off. Of course, Guru, Bulger being out affects Holt and Curtis, too. Jamie Martin is no where near as talented and if he has to start for any length of time, I expect to suffer in all 3 spots. Brees explodes like once a month. Too bad it came this week when I needed it least. Now it's probably back to the Chargers riding the LT Express for a few weeks.
74	Ender ID: 285713 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 11:44	I was bummed after the early games seeing that I was chasing ~35 pts. I knew I had Johnson and Anderson left, but the way my season has gone I wasn't optimistic. They were huge and I'm a solid Sam Cowart game away from winning 2. I hope he's Gado's shadow all night long and keeps him in check.
75	Guru ID: 330592710 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 13:24	The Gado-Cowart swing has now expanded to 17 points. My games are both over, so I guess that's one of the interesting matchups to watch tonight. Other interesting matchups: Taxman needs 25+ from Brad Johnson, Chatman, and Franks (vs. BoNkA) Sludge needs 31+ from Favre (vs. Doug) Sludge also has a seemingly comfortable lead of 26 over Taxman (with the above listed players stil to play) All of the other unfinished games seem to be pretty well in hand.
76	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 13:25	Yes, Anderson finally tore it up! And Bell was slightly injured. Anderson's value could be creeping up by the week now, Ender. What a great value. I have him in another league and he put me over the top yesterday. Awesome.
77	Guru ID: 330592710 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 13:40	Looks like Doug and Challenger will move into the top 6 based on W/L thru week 11. Oaktown and Goatlocker will probably take over the 7/8 spots, and Kev, Bandos, and Sludge will be bunched together, just below the cut line.
78	GoatLocker *Sustainer* ID: 060151121 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 14:19	It is getting tight and I expect it to stay that way all the way through to the playoffs. Sure got hurt by the 0-2 this week, but not much I could have done about it. Not a good week for both Portis and Jackson to not perform. Cliff
79	Guru ID: 330592710 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 14:45	Actually, GL, given your competition this week, it was a very good week to have your guys underperform. No sense getting a respectable 120 points and still lose both games. If you are going to face two of the top teams for the week, you might as well have the bottom result. I salute your efficiency!
80	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 14:50	I was thinking the same thing, Cliff, but I didn't want to rub it in any more than I have to. Save the 140's for the Playoffs.
81	Ender ID: 285713 Mon, Nov 21, 2005, 16:46	Anderson finally did payoff :) I knew it was a good trade. I may not make the playoffs, but I'll have some say-so in who does :)
82	leggestand ID: 11102399 Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 08:59	Didn't have to stay up very late to see Gado wasn't going to get me the points...nice wins Ender and MC!
83	Guru ID: 330592710 Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 10:39	If the playoffs started today, Motley would be seeded 2nd and would get to face Oaktown, whose total points are second overall (and just a few points behind MC). It's also quite possible that Motley could still get the top seed, which might put me in that enviable seed. I suppose I should root for Oaktown to finish strong (and he does face four teams with losing records), just to get him seeded out of harm's way. That said, the playoff opponent I'd most hate to face in the first round is Challenger. But I'll bet that's exactly who I do face. Peyton Manning and Donald Driver would undoubtedbly come home to bury me.
84	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 10:55	I'm doing what I can to make sure I'm in RIFC again next year. That's my main goal. Claiming a second Championship would be icing on the cake, but I really just want to be in this league again. It's the most competitive one I play in. I would love it if I could find another one like this one By the way, since we are doing the experimental implementation of the other Playoff format--the higher seed advantage format--in parallel, I've already decided who I am going to choose to play against in round 1. But I'll need to get the #1 seed to make it happen.
85	Guru ID: 330592710 Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 11:06	You'll also need to make sure that team is seeded somewhere from #5-8. You can't pick me.
86	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 11:21	Booo, what fun is that?
87	Challenger *Donor* ID: 481126818 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 12:49	Guru, why you so worried about piddling old me in the 1st round? ;>) If I qualify, it looks to me I'll have to do it with W/L record as my points would need another great boost like last week to qualify in the 7/8 slots, prolly both remaining weeks. Under the W/L scenerio, you would have to slip to third to face me in the 6th slot, right? Since I'm playing MC & Legge this week, 2nd & 3rd places, I would prolly need to beat at least one of them (prolly both for good measure) to keep my hopes alive under W/L. If for some unknown reason MC finally loses again, you're secured as #1, no matter how your games play out. and I'll have to drop to #8 to avenge last seasons 1st round playoff lost to you. Here's hoping I can improve on last weeks numbers so I can at least have the chance for Peyton & Driver to beat you w/Plummer on your bench as I don't foresee you benching little brother anymore this year if he remain healthy.
88	Challenger *Donor* ID: 481126818 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 13:11	Oops! I have IAC this week and MC next week.
89	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 14:02	Why are there guys in the waiver pool that can't be claimed until next week? This message Players who will become free agents next week: appears above these names QB Harrington DL Rod Coleman DB Anthony Henry The site says none of them is available until next Tuesday. Is that a mistake?
90	GoatLocker *Sustainer* ID: 060151121 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 14:37	MC, it is because they were dropped today for pickups this week. So, they are not available until next week. Cliff
91	Guru ID: 330592710 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 14:39	Challenger[87] - Murphy's law can be a very powerful force. Logic is futile. Motley - no mistake. Those three play tomorrow, so they won't clear waivers until after the game freeze. Once a player's game is frozen, they can't be picked up until the next week.
92	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 14:55	Oh, duh. The early games caused the situation. If they all played Sunday, they would be available Friday. OK.
93	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 3579513 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 16:21	I was just wondering... was I the only manager who put in a claim for Jamie Martin? I noticed that MC made a claim l8r in the day... being the Bulger manager... I would have thought you would have put in a claim for sure?
94	Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 16:53	Why? I have Brees. Martin has proven he is not a great alternative no matter who the opponent. Good luck to you with him.
95	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 3579513 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 18:01	Why? Cause his previous starts for the Rams were w/o Holt & Bruce I believe yes/no? Having those two guys back in the offense would certainly give me a little more confidence in him. Of course... you know I'm praying that Bulger will be out all year... and you of course are hoping for a speedy recovery. Too bad it's too late for trades at this point in the year.
96	Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 18:41	My team wins because it is well-rounded and I get points from every position. Brees will be fine. If Brees gets injured, then maybe I will run out and make a panic move.
97	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 23916230 Wed, Nov 23, 2005, 23:44	RE MC: I guess we'll soon see how effective he is w/o Gates in the lineup? Week 1 was a mediocre week for him. And this is not to give any disrespect to your team... because I certainly view it as highly explosive... but certainly not "well-rounded". Too many RBs to be well rounded.
98	Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Thu, Nov 24, 2005, 21:20	I guess my team isn't well-rounded in that I haven't picked up and dropped the same guys over and over again several times this season. I am not currently concerned or worried about the composition or configuration of my roster. I appreciate your input and look forward to the Playoffs, where results will likely be more conclusive as to the adequacy of my team.
99	Doug *Leader* ID: 02730280 Fri, Nov 25, 2005, 02:50	Early season commentary: Wow, I was nearing the panic point only 1-2 weeks into the season... Nene, Shaq, Kiri... I was sitting in 9th with 42 points. Almost made some dumb offers. But things have turned around. One week later (Nov 16th) I was up to 6th with 49.5 and now through yesterday's games I'm tied for 4th with 61.5... thank goodness for early season volatility! (At least when it seems to be favoring you!) I certainly don't have any delusions of my teams recent level of performance maintaining, but as long as I can weather this storm of early season injuries, then I really like my chances long-term, assuming both Shaq and Kiri get healthy in the next few weeks and live up to their typical form! My blocks are suffering as of late...
100	Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Fri, Nov 25, 2005, 07:42	Yeah, Doug. So, did you eat too much turkey yesterday or what?
101	Challenger *Donor* ID: 481126818 Fri, Nov 25, 2005, 08:37	Scratching my head trying to figure out Doug's standing and points commentary, then I realized Shaq doesn't play footsball...
102	Guru ID: 330592710 Fri, Nov 25, 2005, 10:31	I wonder how Shaq would be as a short yardage RB? Or maybe a DE? "Too tall O'Neal"?
103	Doug *Leader* ID: 02730280 Fri, Nov 25, 2005, 12:39	DOH! Football, basketball... it's all the same, right? He's not bulky, but I guess with all those blocked shots (PDs) and steals (FRs) Kiri would have to be on the defensive line as well. sigh I'll leave the post here for self-depricating and embarrassing comic effect. "Who's the idiot who posted bask... oh... wait, that's me..."
104	leggestand ID: 17744278 Sun, Nov 27, 2005, 12:57	Well, I had been wavering back and forth between Jamal Lewis and BJ Sams before settling on Sams at 12:53...then at 12:55 I changed my mind to Lewis, but our rosters are frozen. Hopefully my indecision doesn't cost me. Here's to a blowout in Cincy!
105	leggestand ID: 17744278 Sun, Nov 27, 2005, 16:43	Looks like starting Sams could cost me...lost 13 points by changing my mind last minute. Both my games look to be close ones until tomorrow night.
106	I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 23916230 Sun, Nov 27, 2005, 21:57	My QB situation has gone from being my strongest assett to crap in a hurry. Out goes McNabb, then Leftwich, and even my backup J.Martin went out concussed. And I thought taking the two loses this week was bad enough?
107	Guru ID: 330592710 Mon, Nov 28, 2005, 11:59	leggestand - if you are going to leave a 21 point RB on the bench, you picked a good week for it. If you had started Lewis, Galloway, and Jurevicious this week, you would be approaching 200 points! That makes me feel better about benching Dante Hall (18.6) in favor of Reggie Brown (0). Even with an extra 18.6 points, I'd be toast this week against you. And I apparently didn't need Dante's points in my other game. Here's my early take on the playoff picture: There are still a lot of points available in tonight's game, but unless Motley gets 61 from Edge, Wayne, and Mathis, I'll clinch the top playoff seed. Admittedly, 61 is plausible from those three, but certainly a longshot. They did combine for almost 57 in week 6 vs. the Rams. But this time they'll have to better that combined mark against the Steelers. If they get less than 61, then it looks like the #2-3 seeds will be probably be all but locked up by Motley and leggestand, with the #4-6 seeds controlled by Doug, IAC, and Challenger. Oaktown could potentially take the #6 seed from one of them, but if not, Oaktown has a virtual lock on the #7 seed. And the # 8 seed will be up for grabs from among Goatlocker, Sludge, BoNkA, and Bandos, with Kev as a real dark horse. It looks like Goatlocker will enter the final weekend with the inside track, but the point totals are bunched together enough to make it interesting. As Challenger mentioned above, he really needs to get at least the #6 seed, because his total points aren't going to work for the last two slots.
108	leggestand ID: 11102399 Mon, Nov 28, 2005, 13:49	Yep, everything just seemed to come togetehr for my team this week, even though I left 85-90 points on the bench between 5 guys. I won't say I am guaranteed two wins, though, Guru, as you could possibly catch me. I was kicking myself after the 1 o'clock games as I thought losing 13 points could put me at 0-2. Then, Gado goes for a 33 yd TD and Jurevicius catches a TD in their 1st quarters, and I am kicking myself even more. IAC losing two was big for me as well, as that should lock up at least the 3 seed for me. Could still catch Motley and the two seed with a good week next week, as he looks to be ending his winning streak this week. Let me get this in, too: Could I be the only one to give Guru two losses? Let's hope so.
109	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Mon, Nov 28, 2005, 13:54	I beat Guru. And I'm playing him next week.
110	leggestand ID: 11102399 Mon, Nov 28, 2005, 13:56	But you won't win next week because I am going to get the 2 seed...
111	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Mon, Nov 28, 2005, 14:25	Huh? Maybe I'll beat him and lose my other game. And you'll win both.
112	Guru ID: 330592710 Mon, Nov 28, 2005, 15:37	My team has been consistent, but unable to post a big score (or a bad score) so far. My closest loss so far was by 12.4 points to leggestand. My narrowest win was by 12.5 over Sludge. No games have been settled by a margin inside of 12 points. Barring a collapse tonight, this will only be my third week with a score over 130. My previous high is 138.58, and I have a good chance to top that tonight, if I can get about 8 points or more from the Indy defense and Randle El. But it would take a real monster to catch leggestand, and if Randle El has that kind of game, then the Indy defense will have difficulty putting up a good score - and vice versa. While any team is capable of putting up a monster score on any given weekend, it seems to me that Motley, leggestand, and Oaktown are the three teams most likely to do so (although I haven't checked the actual game scores to see if the actual game scores support this - it's just based on looking at averages.) So, I'm pleased to see that the likelihood is good that those three teams will probably be in the 2-3-6-7 bracket. If I can get the top seed, then I think I have a better chance in the early rounds to continue to survive with modestly decent scores. (Knock on wood.) Even so, I'll be the first to admit that the playoffs are pretty much a crapshoot, with each game not much different than a coin flip.
113	GoatLocker *Sustainer* ID: 060151121 Mon, Nov 28, 2005, 15:53	Naw Dave, you get the number 1 seed and I get revenge from last years squeeker loss. ;) Of course that is based on hanging on. It sure will be tight. Cliff
114	GoatLocker *Sustainer* ID: 060151121 Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 00:14	Yep, it'll be tight all the way to the end. My 26.32 point lead over Bandos is now down to 18.20. Fun, fun, fun. Cliff
115	Guru ID: 330592710 Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 09:04	...and Sludge is only 7 points behind Bandos.
116	GoatLocker *Sustainer* ID: 060151121 Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 09:13	Yep, Actually, it is now a 20.2 point lead and Sludge 7.1 behind him. This is gonna be fun. And I get Rotoguru and Challenger this week. Could be a preview of the first round of the playoffs. Cliff
117	Guru ID: 330592710 Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 09:16	Please review the rules for player substitutions during the playoffs, stated in the opening post. In short, you cannot make any transactions involving QB, RB, WR, or team defense after this week's freeze. You can only make add/drops for other slots if you drop a player who is listed as questionable and you replace him with someone at the same position (all IDPs are considered the same for ths purpose). There will be a "losers bracket" as well, but teams in that bracket will not be able to make any transactions during the playoffs, regardless of position. Once the playoffs are seeded, I will turn off all free agent add/drop capabilities, and any transaction will need to be done through the Commish. Transaction requests should be posted here, and will be processed first come, first served. There will be no claiming process on Wednesday, Dec. 7, since players will not yet have their injury status determined for week 14.
118	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 09:59	Guru, I thought we actually used claim priority last year in the Playoffs. There weren't many transactions, but didn't we still follow the priority order? I seem to remember that happening once. Did you also disallow Consolation bracket teams from making Playoff transactions in `04? I don't remember that either. So to be clear, no transactions (outside of emergency replacements for PK, TE, and IDP's) will be allowed after Sunday 4 December (unless Seattle or Philly players are dropped and picked up before the MNF game on 5 December). Correct?
119	Guru ID: 330592710 Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 10:47	I'll dig through last year's thread to see if we used claim priorities. I don't recall. I do recall that Consolation bracket teams were locked. That was to ensure that those teams could not impact the "true" playoffs. Your final statement is correct - with the proviso that if you want to pick up a replacement at TE (for example), you must drop the injured TE on your roster. So, for example, if Gates is injured in week 14, I can only pick up a replacement for him if I drop him. I can't drop a backup IDP to get a replacement TE.
120	Guru ID: 330592710 Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 10:56	MC is correct about claiming during the playoffs. Copied from last year's thread: All adds may now be done only via the claiming system. Claims will be processed at noon on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, but you may only drop a TE, PK, or IDP who is designated "Questionable" or lower, and then you may only pick up a replacement for that position. So we'll follow that approach once again. That allows everyone to make transactions without my intervention - assuming I am clever enough to get things set up correctly.
121	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Tue, Nov 29, 2005, 11:00	It just didn't seem right that people would have to post their claim requests publicly, even though it would have been first come, first served. I still think claims are the way to go. If you use them the first 13 weeks, may as well use them in the Playoffs, if common interest in a player occurs. It's doubtful there will be more than 2 or 3 transactions during the Playoffs anyway, in my mind. I had a questionable DL that I swapped out last year. There weren't many others that I recall. Thanks for clarifying, Guru.
122	Toral ID: 541029611 Wed, Nov 30, 2005, 11:50	Question, urgent, from a AAA League. Can't read through the thread, in great hurry. What is the last day when waiver claims or FA pickups are allowed this week? Toral
123	Toral ID: 541029611 Wed, Nov 30, 2005, 11:53	OK, I did read up and far as necessary and went to post 1. It's thhis week's freeze, right? No Saturday games, so this Sunday? No longer urgent question. Tx anyway.
124	Guru ID: 330592710 Wed, Nov 30, 2005, 12:15	Monday, if you get a player from a Monday game.
125	Toral ID: 541029611 Wed, Nov 30, 2005, 12:16	Ah! Good catch. thanx.
126	Motley Crue *Dude* ID: 439372011 Wed, Nov 30, 2005, 12:27	Monday, if you get a player from a Monday game. In which case you must also have a player from the Monday game to drop, as those will be the only players whose status isn't frozen after Sunday.
128	Da Bomb ID: 43359416 Wed, Nov 30, 2005, 16:11	AAer question here. Say for the semifinals Gates is Q and isn't expected to play. Why is it so that he would need to be dropped to pick up a replacement instead of dropping a 6th string WR to pick up a TE so that Gates could potentially be used for the finals?
129	Guru ID: 330592710 Wed, Nov 30, 2005, 16:51	Because those are the rules we developed last year, and we did not change them for this year. If you want a sub for Gates while keeping him on the roster, then you need to have a backup TE in place before the playoff rosters are frozen. It may seem onerous, but it is more flexible than completely freezing the roster altogether - which was another possibility we considered.