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Subject: RIFC 2007: Regular season discussion

  Posted by: Guru - [330592710] Sat, Sep 01, 2007, 14:12
All set to go.

I printed the Fanball rules page into a PDF file. Commissioners from QLs are encouraged to check this against their leagues. Please report any discrepancies. Most of these items have not been changed since last year, but it's possible that some error has crept in.

RIFC 2007 rules (Fanball)
 
1Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sat, Sep 01, 2007, 14:18 		One issue that warrants attention.

This year, we have two "flex" slots.

For receivers, we need:
2 WRS
1 TE
1 WR/TE

For IDP, we need:
1 DL
1 LB
1 DB
3 IDP

Because of the way Fanball allows us to set this up, it is possible to set an invalid lineup. For example, Fanball will allow you to have 2 WR, 1 TE, and 7 IDP. Alternatively, you could have 3 WR, 2 TE, and only 5 IDP. Neither of these configurations is valid, but Fanball would not prohibit them.

So, it would be good if Commissioners could routinely check their league lineups each week to ensure that all lineups are valid. In the event an invalid lineup is in place, Commissioners should have the discretion to "fix it" as deemed appropriate. Obviously, if the situation is detected in advance of games, the best way to fix it is to tell the offending manager to fix it.
 
2youngroman
      ID: 3751268
      Sat, Sep 01, 2007, 17:27 		I just noticed that I can't set a lineup without a kicker. I hoped that I could wait until the Sunday afternoon games to pick up a kicker. this way I need to pick up one before the opener on Thursday. damn!
 
3I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Mon, Sep 03, 2007, 09:57 		I was looking over a few teams, and noticed that Goatlocker has Chris Davis, WR, TEN, and not Craig Davis, WR, SD, as he originally drafted. Hopefully he can get that changed before Thursday.

He also hasn't set his lineups yet. (As well as: BMD, YR, & Beezer)
 
4Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Mon, Sep 03, 2007, 11:32 		Good catch. I just made that substitution for him.
 
5GoatLocker
      Sustainer
      ID: 060151121
      Mon, Sep 03, 2007, 16:37 		Thanks IAC and Guru.
I've been out of pocket and didn't catch it.
Really appreciate the assist.

Cliff
 
6holt
      ID: 587112719
      Thu, Sep 06, 2007, 20:20 		worst pregame show ever.

thanks for the vanilla music NFL. just what I watch football for.
 
7Mötley Crüe
      Dude
      ID: 439372011
      Fri, Sep 07, 2007, 18:08 		How about Keith Olberman? I watched it just to see him. And he didn't disappoint. Maybe next they can bring in Zsa Zsa Gabor or Freddie Prinze Jr. to talk some football at halftime.
 
8Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 11:03 		I am a little confused as to when we can make FA claims for the next week. Does that start on Tuesdays?
 
9Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 11:34 		I just set it up so you should be able to submit a claim now. To do so, you'll have to go to the claims item under the transactions menu, and choose "Create/edit your claiming system request".

If you wait until tomorrow, then I think you can also initiate a claim request from the player listings.

Claims are processed at noon on Wednesday.
 
10holt
      ID: 587112719
      Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 19:29 		My top 3 point-scorers so far are:
Mario Williams, 24th rd pick, 17.5 pts
Rocky McIntosh, 17th rd pick, 15.5 pts
E.J. Henderson, 13th rd pick, 13.5 pts

I still have Gore, Fitzgerald, and V.Davis to go tonight, but for now I can find amusement in this.


 
11The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 20:10 		Cadillac over Wayne isn't exactly filling me with joy at this point. Good thing there's still a lot of time to get better.
 
12I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 22:00 		It's true that Top RBs are so much more valuable/consistent than Top WRs... but they do go down to injury so much more often as well. Thus why depth is so important at that position.
 
13Slackjawed Yokel
      Leader
      ID: 052347519
      Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 23:31 		wow, just checked the scoring for the first time tonight and Greybear really closed the gap against me after the first game tonight. Fanball is now showing me up by under a point and a half. Hopefully D. Jackson can make some more catches tonight to help pad my lead against any scoring corrections...

All in all, pretty happy with my team after this first week's games. Monster outing this week, though, by Smith32.
 
14I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 23:59 		Smith32's combined team almost put up 300 points (290 actually).
 
15I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Tue, Sep 11, 2007, 00:05 		Guru looks like he'll have a little luck on his side to hook up in one his matchups with the only team with a lower score than him this week. That and if your to pick a week to go against a 190 point opponent, may as well be this one.
 
16Greybear
      ID: 43710116
      Tue, Sep 11, 2007, 11:06 		Well, I just fell a tad bit short I guess. The Raven's D really shut down Rudi, which hurt a lot. Oh, well, there are worst things than starting out a 500.

Should go trolling for improvements now...
 
17Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Sep 11, 2007, 13:56 		League summary page is now updated: RIFC 2007

You can also get to the page by clicking on the RIFC icon on the blurb page.

I update this page once per week, on Tuesday.
 
18Smith32
      Sustainer
      ID: 139592519
      Wed, Sep 12, 2007, 21:25 		IAC - I can see now why you don't like Romo and Eli "in this format" - they only get 16 pts for throwing 4 TDs instead of 24 ;) But thank you for pointing out my near 300 full roster total. Too bad Osi got hurt or maybe I'd have gotten 200 from the starters and 300 overall.

Holt - just wanted to remind you of your Rivers rationale... "glad I didn't get Romo". Still feeling that way? ;)

 
19I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Wed, Sep 12, 2007, 22:12 		RE Smith32:
Who said I didn't like higher caliber QBs? I like them IF I can get them at a good value. In the Keeper league that we started amongst RIFCers, I have Romo (and Roethlisberger). It just so happens that, with the way the draft fell, I was more comfortable with taking a QB outside of the top 10 rounds.
 
20I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Wed, Sep 12, 2007, 22:20 		RE Guru:
Just an FYI - I believe 2 of the 14 managers teams don't appear in the "rosters area" of the League summary page.
 
21The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Wed, Sep 12, 2007, 23:18 		Actually, I believe I was the one that said I didn't like those guys in this format. Still don't, for that matter. Regardless, that's an impressive performance, especially compared to those of us on the opposite end of the standings.
 
22Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Sep 12, 2007, 23:40 		[20] fixed.
 
23Smith32
      ID: 487302216
      Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 08:50 		Shoot - I can't even talk trash on the right guy. Sorry IAC.
 
24I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 09:04 		Yeah, way to go Smith32. Put down the guy who's in last place. That's real sportmanlike! ;)
 
25Smith32
      ID: 487302216
      Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 13:05 		Hey, I gotta talk trash on anybody I can (the wrong person, the last place team, whoever) while it lasts. Both of my blind squirrels decided to find a whole pile of nuts on the same week, so the law of averages is likely to be punishing. :)
 
26Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sun, Sep 16, 2007, 17:47 		This is shaping up like a long season....
 
27GoatLocker
      Sustainer
      ID: 060151121
      Sun, Sep 16, 2007, 18:40 		Ditto What Guru Said.
Kitna going out early was my death knoll this week it looks like.

Cliff
 
28leggestand
      ID: 258301215
      Sun, Sep 16, 2007, 21:25 		Ditto Guru and Cliff...So many players exploded today, and I didn't have any of them. I took Marvin Harrison for his consistency, and it seems like any other WR would of have given me 20+ ppg at this juncture.
 
29The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Sun, Sep 16, 2007, 21:46 		Quaditto? At least Caddy's playing, even if it didn't help me today.
 
30holt
      ID: 587112719
      Sun, Sep 16, 2007, 22:24 		ug. I'm sitting on 152 pts and losing both my games. looks like my game with nerfherders might come down to McIntosh vs. Cole tomorrow night.
 
31holt
      ID: 587112719
      Sun, Sep 16, 2007, 22:33 		another Moss TD. great luck I have to run into the 2 highest scoring teams this week.

: (
 
32Nerfherders
      ID: 64532914
      Sun, Sep 16, 2007, 23:30 		11 points up with Mcintosh vs Cole. I should be okay as long as Cole stays in the game. Moss is looking like the steal of the 4th round. ;)
 
33Kyle
      Donor
      ID: 052753312
      Tue, Sep 18, 2007, 16:24 		Guru, I know this isn't earth shattering but I thought it was interesting.
Last year Electroman finished the year in AAA #2 on a 12 game winning streak. He lost in the playoffs, but none-the-less I thought it'd be interesting to see how long he kept that regular season streak alive. He won both games of Week 1 this year and also won Game 1 of Week 2 giving him a 15 game regular season winning streak. I don't know if you are able to go back and look at past leagues, or if you or someone in RIFC can remember, but this seems like it might be the longest winning streak in RIFC history. I can say that in my 3 years in the RIFC (AA the first year and AAA2 last year and this year) that I haven't seen a streak like that. Just an FYI and some work for someone who likes to research these sorts of things.
 
34The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Tue, Sep 18, 2007, 23:45 		My plan to get the top claims pick each week is working so far. Unfortunately.
 
35I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sun, Sep 23, 2007, 19:24 		Hey Guru,

Do you happen to still have easy access to the team-by-team breakdown of how we are scoring at each position easily available? Was just wondering for comparitive interest. I believe it was you who was posting these tables last year?
 
36Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sun, Sep 23, 2007, 23:49 		Yes, I'll work that up again this year.
 
37 I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Mon, Sep 24, 2007, 16:55 		FYI - I'm willing to move one of these WRs in a deal. Contact me if your interested. (Mainly looking for a QB, but open to other offers)

Greg Jennings
Wes Welker
Antwaan Randle El
Sharod (Roddy) White
 
38The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Mon, Sep 24, 2007, 18:31 		With Jackson out for week 4 and my season in dire straights, I can't afford to wait for him to get healthy. I know I'll have to sell him for less than 100 cents on the dollar to move him, so let those offers roll in and let's make a deal. I'll probably wait until after claims process to see where everyone is before accepting any offers, but I plan to make a move this week if a deal I can live with comes in.
 
39leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 09:49 		Ugh. Down 14 to Smith32 with Brees and Hope to play and Brees puts up a negative. This season seems lost, like the Saints offense. I am going to send out some trade offers. I am looking to send Chambers and Alex Smith to someone for a QB...not a top tier QB, but better than Brees.
 
40Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 14:34 		Here are the charts through three weeks. The top chart shows the average points per slot by position. The bottom chart shows the total points by position over or under the average for that position. Thus, while the top chart shows per-player averages, the bottom chart multiplies the differences by the number of lots per position.

(I'm using the same template that I developed last season. Hope I'm remembering how to set up the data correctly.)

Our flex WR/TE creates a minor predicament for this chart. So far, Slackjawed Yokel has started two TEs every week, and two WRs. (I don't think anyone else has doubled up at TE.) For this chart, his TE number reflects the average of the two TEs, and that average is also added to the WR column. In effect, his average TE is considered to be a WR.

Suffice it to say that I suck. Without McNabb's explosion last weekend, I'd be below average across the board.

 
41 I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 17:59 		Several trades proposals sent out. I've put some thought into most of them. Please get back to me ASAP. Thx.
 
42Bags
      ID: 2500120
      Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 20:07 		leggestand I will accept your trade but fanball will not let me drop a player until Wed.
 
43leggestand
      ID: 68112520
      Tue, Sep 25, 2007, 21:14 		Sounds good, Bags. I'll withdraw the rest of my offers out there.
 
44 Smith32
      ID: 487302216
      Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 14:29 		Beezer,

Would like to discuss trade options for Jackson - please email me or provide your address.

Smith32
 
45Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 14:53 		Did everyone receive this trade announcement?

Beezer's Crazy 88s has approved a trade with Bags on Wed 09/26 2:00p ET.

The commissioner will need to approve this trade to finalize the transaction.

Bags has traded:
RB Shaun Alexander, SEA
WR Jacoby Jones, HOU

And received from Beezer's Crazy 88s:
RB Steven Jackson, STL



The trade is now in the 24 hour review period. If any manager wishes to protest the trade, they must send me an email within 24 hours, or post the protest here.

If there are less than 3 protests, then the trade will be approved and processed tomorrow. If there are 3 or more protests, it will be subject to a vote of all 14 managers.
 
46Smith32
      ID: 487302216
      Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 16:04 		Guess I was a half hour late and a Shaun Alexander short on that one :)
 
47Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 17:32 		Bags has approved a trade with Leggestand on Wed 09/26 5:21p ET.

Leggestand has traded:
QB Alex D. Smith, SF
WR Dwayne Bowe, KC

And received from Bags:
QB Matt Schaub, HOU
 
48The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 18:56 		Yeah, Bags and I decided to swap a whole bunch of injured guys and see what happens. Of course, Doug traded for Alexander at about the same time last year, and that didn't work out too well...
 
49Smith32
      Sustainer
      ID: 139592519
      Wed, Sep 26, 2007, 19:56 		Oddly, I got an email notification for the leggestand/Bags trade but not the Beezer/Bags trade.
 
50holt
      ID: 587112719
      Thu, Sep 27, 2007, 16:30 		This season is so frustrating. Sitting on 1-5 (while having outscored a 4-2 team by 66 points), I know it's still early in the season, but my back is against the wall. Brutal.

 
51Smith32
      Sustainer
      ID: 139592519
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 09:51 		I am not desperate to make a move, but would certainly consider giving up one of my WR for a RB. Feel free to contact me or make an offer if you need some help at WR.
 
52I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 13:45 		Similar situation to Smith... I'd be willing to deal away "depth" (1 or multiple good players) in order to upgrade a position. A good potential trade, would be one where I'm giving up one of my 6 WRs, and upgrading another position.
 
53leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 14:17 		My turn:

I don't have too much to offer other people, but I do have a plethora of "bye week RB" fill ins, including:

Leon Washington
Jerious Norwood
Sammy Morris
Chester Taylor
Tatum Bell

Heck, I'd even put Mcgahee on the block and try to run with two of my above RB's if I get the right offer.

Just know that I am looking for a lot of help. I'll entertain any offers as long as I am upgraded.
 
54I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 15:22 		Deal offered Legge.
 
55leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 17:17 		I sent a message back, IAC. Let me know if you didn't get it.
 
56 I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 17:49 		Nope, didn't get the msg. Don't know what's up with Fanball lately. Just email me Legge.
 
57leggestand
      ID: 68112520
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 20:35 		Ben, I just sent another message on Fanball...it doesn't look like my last one went through, but this one did. I don't have great email access from this cpu, so, league messaging may be ideal during the weekend.
 
59I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 20:57 		kewl legge. I re-replied.
 
60 I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 21:17 		Deal agreed upon:

From Greybear:
Clinton Portis
Keith Bulluck

From IAC:
Greg Jennings
Adrian Peterson (MIN)

Greybear has been having some "access" issues (golf tournament), over the last little bit, and would like to "hurry" the trade IF possible pre-snap to Sunday. Please let us know if this is possible ASAP.
 
61I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 21:21 		Errr... woops, left a player out of the original post... I'll also be giving up Chad Greenway.

So to confirm:

From Greybear:
Clinton Portis
Keith Bulluck

From IAC:
Greg Jennings
Adrian Peterson (MIN)
Chad Greenway
 
62I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Fri, Sep 28, 2007, 21:24 		FYI - Greybear won't have computer access till tomorrow... but IF it helps, I can provide her phone # to confirm the deal.
 
63Bags
      ID: 2500120
      Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 10:20 		Post 47

The trade has not gone through on fanball. Have their been protests to this trade?

I would like to start Bowe for this weekend.

Thanks.
 
64Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 15:56 		Sorry - I forgot there was a third trade to process.

I just put it through.
 
65Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 16:13 		Greybear's Vicious Goats has approved a trade with I_AM_CANADIAN on Sat 09/29 4:06p ET.

I_AM_CANADIAN has traded:
RB Adrian Peterson, MIN
WR Greg Jennings, GB
LB Chad Greenway, MIN

And received from Greybear's Vicious Goats:
RB Clinton Portis, WAS
LB Keith Bulluck, TEN


This trade will not be processed until after the applicable freezes for week #4.
 
66I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 16:20 		Ummm... Not that it hurts MY team much (Both players that I'm aquiring will be on bye weeks), but, I had a deal in "principle" with Greybear, since yesterday. She just was unable to get access to approve it till today. I offered to give her telephone # out to confirm the deal. I'd ask, that since league managers had over 24 hours to see the deal in the post, that it still go through in time. I hope this can be resolved.
 
67Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 16:49 		Oops, I had failed to notice posts 60-61 about this one.

Since the trade was announced here yesterday, I'll process it tomorrow morning, assuming there are no protests prior to 8am ET.
 
68I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 18:20 		Thanks Guru. A MAJOR part of the deal for Greybear, was the ability to plug those players straight into her lineup. She has been dealing with a bunch of injuries, and although the trade isn't JUST for one week, she still wants to make sure she doesn't fall too far behind in the standings early.
 
69holt
      ID: 587112719
      Sun, Sep 30, 2007, 13:34 		I could have swore I swapped Toomer in for C.Johnson. ug. Points flushed down the drain.
 
70The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Sun, Sep 30, 2007, 20:54 		Well, not much to be said at this point, eh? Early reports are that Caddy is out for the season. I'm bummed as I'm a fan of his even when he isn't on one of my teams. *sigh*

 
71GoatLocker
      Sustainer
      ID: 060151121
      Sun, Sep 30, 2007, 22:29 		I hate this game, sometimes.
2 RB and 0 points, ugh.
But, I sure am consistent.
2 Ws, 2 Ls, 2 Ws, 2 Ls

Cliff
 
72Kyle
      Donor
      ID: 052753312
      Mon, Oct 01, 2007, 23:27 		Just double checking,
Vrabel should be credited for 6 points for his reception TD, but no points for his 1 reception yard. Currently nothing is showing up on AOL, but if I am reading everything right the commish (myself) should manually change this.
 
73Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 10:31 		Yep, the commish will need to manually adjust for offensive TDs scored by IDPs.

I'll adjust Vrabel for Smith32, but it won't change the outcome of his two games.
 
74Smith32
      Sustainer
      ID: 139592519
      Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 11:39 		Sweet. Thanks Guru.
 
75Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Oct 02, 2007, 15:46 		Leggestand has approved a trade with youngroman's Luschen on Tue 10/02 2:00p ET.

The commissioner will need to approve this trade to finalize the transaction.

youngroman's Luschen has traded:
RB Jesse Chatman, MIA
WR Braylon Edwards, CLE

And received from Leggestand:
QB Matt Schaub, HOU
RB Sammy Morris, NE
 
76leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Wed, Oct 03, 2007, 17:42 		After 4 weeks, and a 1-7 start, I finally think my team looks good. My season will hinge on Brees, though, as if he continues to average 5 ppg, I may not win another game. I like my RB's, I like my WR's, I like my TE, I like my D/K, and I really like my IDP's.

I feel bad that Schaub got comfortable on my team and was shipped on his merry way only a week after I acquired him, but I needed a WR with Curtis on bye and Harrison dinged up.

It is painful to know that I thought I had traded Bowe at his high point for Schaub, and that if I had kept him and started him I would of been 2-0 last weekend and may have been able to get more for him. To go along with that, if I had started Curtis the weekend before, I would of been 2-0 that week...two starts away from 4-4 instead of 1-7. Such is fantasy football I guess. You win some and you lose some, it just seems that I am losing a lot more than I am winning.
 
77I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Wed, Oct 03, 2007, 23:00 		Hey GoatLocker... I sent you an offer.
 
78Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Thu, Oct 04, 2007, 12:19 		Here is the update through week 4:

On the bright side (for me):
I have an above average kicker.
I have amassed 3 wins while posting the lowest number of total points.

[ugh...]

 
79The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Thu, Oct 04, 2007, 17:36 		Wow, can we get a parental advisory or something before you post that chart, Guru? Brutal.
 
80leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Thu, Oct 04, 2007, 17:41 		I am just glad I improved over the last one!

I am at -15.7, almost totally caused by the -7.7 and -9.7 that I am getting for QB's and WR's, respectively. I assume I have shored up my WR issues (Marvin, Chambers, and Braylon have to at least get me average WR scores each week) but my Qb is my question mark. As I have said before, my season will ride on Brees now. I go as he goes.
 
81GoatLocker
      Sustainer
      ID: 060151121
      Thu, Oct 04, 2007, 18:53 		IAC,
You sent it, but then cancelled it one minute later.

Cliff
 
82I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Thu, Oct 04, 2007, 19:49 		RE Goatlocker:

I "accidentally" sent the same offer twice, so I cancelled 1 of the 2. I still have one offer "out there" according to Fanball. Feel free to send me back the same offer, or another offer if you get the time. FYI - Any deals got to be wrapped up before noon tomorrow, in order to have the players make it onto our rosters for Sunday.
 
83beastiemiked
      ID: 3095258
      Fri, Oct 05, 2007, 11:09 		Sorry to all that sent me an offer last week. I've been travelling and usually only have 5-10 minutes a day to check emails and set lineups. Pretty sure I'll need a running back in the next few weeks so Vince Young should be available after this week or the next.
 
84 leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Fri, Oct 05, 2007, 12:51 		bmd - when you get a chance, if you like any of my RB's for Vince Young, feel free to send me an email or offer.

I have a bunch of guys that may work including Norwood, Leon Washington, Chester Taylor, and even Selvin Young at this point. I probably won't do McGahee for Young straight up, but if you did want Mcgahee, you could do a Young+someone.

Let me know.
 
85I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sat, Oct 06, 2007, 03:01 		Off to see the Patriots game this weekend... any offers will have to wait till after Monday. Here's hoping that I don't have any "last-minute" decisions to pull.
 
86Kyle
      Donor
      ID: 052753312
      Sat, Oct 06, 2007, 03:51 		Guru:
There is some confusion with the F/A vs WW rankings.
After the Free Agent Priority is finished on Wednesdays, does the WW rankings adjust to show the F/A pick ups, or is the WW ranking the order based on record from last to first.
The real question is if you make a F/A Priority pick up do you go to the back of the line for the WW and do the people who didn't make a F/A pick up move up?
 
87holt
      ID: 587112719
      Sat, Oct 06, 2007, 07:26 		kyle, I'm pretty sure the commish has to manually adjust (carefully) the waiver priority every week after claims go through.

unfortunately claims and waivers are two separate systems and it takes commish over-ride to make them work together.

claims do drop your waiver priority for that week.
 
88Mötley Crüe
      Dude
      ID: 439372011
      Sat, Oct 06, 2007, 13:18 		They've finally synchronized the two in Fanball Commissioner. At least, we think they have. We'll see how it implements soon enough.
 
89Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sat, Oct 06, 2007, 13:23 		Yes, claims and waiver priorities are automatically syncronized this year, so no manual intervention is required, as long as the commish has coded it this way.

Once F/A claims are processed, the post-claim priorities should automatically be in effect for subsequent waiver claims. In previous years, the commish had to do this manually.

 
90holt
      ID: 587112719
      Sat, Oct 06, 2007, 19:51 		hey GL - I sent you a private message at fanball. basically, I'm looking for an upgrade at QB.
 
91GoatLocker
      Sustainer
      ID: 060151121
      Sat, Oct 06, 2007, 22:18 		holt,
I answered the PM in Fanball.

Cliff
 
92holt
      ID: 587112719
      Sun, Oct 07, 2007, 14:01 		Naturally, the first game I start Trent Green instead of Rivers he gets taken off on a stretcher in the 1st quarter. Sorry Green. Looks like J.Lewis has been taken out of the game after one carry too. Disaster.
 
93holt
      ID: 587112719
      Mon, Oct 08, 2007, 02:52 		absolutely disgusting. rivers scores 24.5.

if i were a real head coach the fans and media would have my head on a platter.
 
94youngroman
      ID: 3751268
      Mon, Oct 08, 2007, 13:29 		the last few days are horrible:
QB Bulger not playing
QB Huard injured and out for a few weeks
QB Delhomme out for the season
RB Maroney inactive
WR Santonio Holmes injured in pre-game warmups
TE Todd Heap with 0 yards (don't know if he even played)

I don't know of other injuries, but I am sure there are some more. I am already way behind in points and all these injuries aren't really helping.
 
95holt
      ID: 587112719
      Tue, Oct 09, 2007, 08:53 		wow - I can't imagine a crazier finish to a fantasy game. BMD and I were basically tied going into last night's game. He had Crayton and I had Folk. I had something like a 3 or 4 pt lead til it looked like my ship was sunk with that last minute Crayton TD.

at that point I figured I needed dallas to convert the 2 pt so Folk would have a chance at an OT field goal. Well we know what happened. Dallas fails the 2 pt, gets the onside kick, gets 2 quick OB passes (with an owens catch overturned in there somewhere) and Folk nails a 53 yarder with no time left, BUT, timeout was called and he has to try again! AND IT'S GOOD, AGAIN! OMG
BMD 115.18
Holt 116.70

Patrick Crayton 14.20
Nick Folk 16.00

this helps remove a little of the sting of the 22 points I lost by starting Green over Rivers (that cost me my game against IAC).

ug. now back to work on my team this week. I feel like I need to make some kind of trade, but no idea what that trade would be.
 
96I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Thu, Oct 11, 2007, 21:18 		BMD, Trade Offered.
 
97holt
      ID: 587112719
      Fri, Oct 12, 2007, 05:24 		anyone have a backup QB they're looking to move? my QB2 got kneed in the head.
 
98The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Fri, Oct 12, 2007, 11:09 		I would if I didn't need him the same week you need him. That's the peril of 6-team bye weeks, I guess.
 
99Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Fri, Oct 12, 2007, 13:12 		Here is the update through week 5:

 
100leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Fri, Oct 12, 2007, 15:33 		Still moving up...I currently hold the 10 seed, and after my debacle of a start, I'll take it. Brees is going to the bench and Griese is formally taking the reins this week. Go Bears!

 
101I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sun, Oct 14, 2007, 12:47 		Facing up against Yokel this week... we'll see If I can manage to knock off the 10-0 team?
 
102Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sun, Oct 14, 2007, 19:32 		Reminder: this is the last week that claim priorities reset. Once they reset on Tuesday, they will simply carry forward for the rest of the regular season without any resets. Successful claims (F/A or waiver) will move you to the end of the line, and the only way you will move up the priority list is when the claims of other teams are processed.
 
103Slackjawed Yokel
      Leader
      ID: 052347519
      Mon, Oct 15, 2007, 20:27 		IAC(101) looks like it... I think this is the most I've scored all season, and you're still beating me handily. LT picked this week to really wake up, apparently (along with the Ravens' D).
 
104Greybear
      ID: 43710116
      Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 15:57 		IAC, 193.3 points!? Way to have a week there buddy!

As for the Goats, I don't think I've ever won such a close game in my FF career: 0.74 points! I feel like I should apologize to Legge: Sorry man. I had to start Lemon by shear desperation, and it paid off... Between my bye week issues and the injuries, I must say that I've been finding the year to be quite a challenge so far.
 
105leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 16:24 		No apology needed Greybear. Just look at my games the previous week and you'll see that our game this week was less heartbreaking than my game against the Yokels last week...I had the 2nd highest score, but happened to play Yokels, and he beat me by 0.36. And he beat me on a 4 yard pass to Marion Barber after the Cowboys onside kick against the Bills to set up the GW FG. I watched the whole game, and when the Cowboys scored, and even recovered the onsides kick, I figured I squeaked one out against him, but I was wrong.

As for Lemon, you starting him actually messed me up. I had Curtis slated as my WR3, and figured if Lemon played well, it had to be because Chambers played well. I was wrong again, and Curtis put up 10 more points. I scored 163 points against holt, but I needed the 163 against you.

On a positive note, I have moved up into a playoff spot because of my points. My team seems pretty strong, and I would be open to unloading a RB to someone who needs help. There is no real position I am looking for, but if I upgrade my starters, I am open to anything.
 
106leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 16:25 		And, for those who are counting, I have two losses in two weeks by a combined total of 1.08 points.
 
107Slackjawed Yokel
      Leader
      ID: 052347519
      Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 18:42 		leggestand - yeah, I was surprised to see I won last week after the MNF game. I timeshifted the game a bit, as I was watching both it and the baseball game, so I didn't look at the scoring until after the game was over. In fact I was thinking I needed about 8 points from Barber, so I thought I lost. I also lost a game in G24 by a similar margin last week - by .46 points.
 
108I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Tue, Oct 16, 2007, 20:25 		RE 104 - Thanks Grey. I was hopping to crack into 200+ fp range for bragging rights... but I'll take it. I was really relieved to have Baltimore "show up", this week. I was getting ready to turn to the Jags on a more regular basis (who aren't a bad D either), but this will keep Ravens as my "every week" team.
 
109I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 20:19 		Trade offer submitted to SR...
 
110 judy
      ID: 7771722
      Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 21:48 		Guru -- help me with #102. I have both claims and WW set for the
4 criteria on the list. Do I delete them or does the order reset each
Tuesday as per the rules I have?

Judy in AA.
 
111judy
      ID: 7771722
      Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 22:40 		guru

please check back to my questions in the rifc reg season Chat #2

post #39 The big problem is that AOL does not link up claims,
FA and WW.

Last year I am pretty sure they were separately treated (ie., left
alone -- but under what setting?) after week 6. I sent mjd an
email to see what he remembers.

thanks.
 
112 I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Thu, Oct 18, 2007, 22:26 		Just checking arround, If anyone has an "extra" QB that they are interested in dealing, give me a holler. Maybe we can work something out.
 
113Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Mon, Oct 22, 2007, 17:30 		Here is the update through week 6:

 
114 beastiemiked
      ID: 65112917
      Tue, Oct 23, 2007, 14:19 		Looking for a RB. Vince Young can be had for a non stud RB.
 
115holt
      ID: 129202215
      Wed, Oct 24, 2007, 08:34 		I might be able to trade E.Graham, K.Watson, or Warrick Dunn if I'm offered a player I can make use of.
 
116I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Wed, Oct 24, 2007, 19:06 		FYI - I know there's been a lot of "talk" about trades, and yet very little action going on...

For those of you that need to get one done, don't forget that there is roughly 2 weeks till the deadline:

Fri 11/09 11:30p EST
 
117Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Oct 24, 2007, 19:59 		Here is the update through week 7:

 
118holt
      ID: 129202215
      Fri, Oct 26, 2007, 16:57 		After a couple of deals were shot back and forth, I just accepted this deal with s_R. It's an obvious upgrade for me at QB, and fills a hole for s_R at RB (he has Henry, Buckhalter, and G.Jones atm).

s_R trades:
QB David Carr, CAR
QB Tom Brady, NE

to Holt For:
QB Philip Rivers, SD
RB Frank Gore, SF

 
119Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Fri, Oct 26, 2007, 17:04 		I assume that, absent any protests, you two intended for this trade to be processed prior to this weekend's freeze?
 
120holt
      ID: 129202215
      Fri, Oct 26, 2007, 17:27 		yeah, if possible. this late in the week I can understand if it's not possible though.
 
121I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Fri, Oct 26, 2007, 18:49 		Trade Announcement:

from BMD:
QB Vince Young, TEN

from I_AM_CANADIAN:
RB Fred Taylor, JAC
 
122Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Sat, Oct 27, 2007, 20:29 		No protests were received within 24 hours, and both trades have been approved and processed.
 
123I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sun, Oct 28, 2007, 20:14 		Looks like a "low scoring" week. Very few teams look like they'll break 150+.
 
124Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Mon, Oct 29, 2007, 11:36 		Yeah I noticed that so far with my 129 that I am second place. Very odd.
 
125Smith32
      Sustainer
      ID: 139592519
      Mon, Oct 29, 2007, 19:10 		Somebody call ESPN, I want to be in one of those fantasy football commercials handing Mike Vrabel a little trophy for "Bye-week fill-in of the Year".
 
126 I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Tue, Oct 30, 2007, 17:58 		FYI - Sent out a few "feelers". Lemme know ASAP, as the deadline is quickly approaching.
 
127leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Tue, Oct 30, 2007, 18:11 		Bags - I responded to your trade offer, but it looks like you may have declined it. Send me an email if you are still interested, because I was interested in the player you were sending me...
 
128Bags
      ID: 2500120
      Tue, Oct 30, 2007, 19:13 		I saw the trade in my email but it did not show up on Fanball. Strange.
 
129leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Wed, Oct 31, 2007, 09:53 		Weird - I just approved it. Thanks for the offer, Bags, as with Daniels going down with a high ankle sprain, I needed a TE for at least the next couple of weeks.

On that note, I am in the market for sending two RB's away for a solid RB. I have McGahee, Norwood, Leon Washington, and Selvin Young. I would be interested in sending two for one, as long as the "one" has had his bye week. I can also probably be talked into throwing in one of the following three WR's: Harrison, Curtis, Chambers.

Finally got two wins this week...maybe I can sneak into the 8 spot!
 
130holt
      ID: 129202215
      Mon, Nov 05, 2007, 19:57 		whew - just checked live scoring and see I'm up on Guru by less than 1 point. when i logged off last night he was up by a few points. I didn't figure it was close enough that I could be helped by adjustments.

when is the trade deadline? this week or last week?
 
131Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Nov 06, 2007, 09:41 		Trade deadline is this Friday (Nov 9) at 11:30pm. Trades must be proposed and accepted by that time.
 
132leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Tue, Nov 06, 2007, 10:02 		Another two losses this week...by a total of 3 points, including another loss by 0.5 (that's 3 losses by 1/2 a point this season). At some point I expect the bad luck to turnaround.
 
133Smith32
      Sustainer
      ID: 139592519
      Tue, Nov 06, 2007, 15:04 		Any of my 5 WR (S Smith, R Williams, Cotchery, B Marshall, and Engram) are up for grabs if anyone has any trade interest.
 
134Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Fri, Nov 09, 2007, 10:57 		Here is the update through week 9:

I'm closing in on mediocrity!

 
135Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 11:13 		Here is the update through week 10:

Not only is my march to mediocrity continuing, but I'm starting to get a whiff of the final playoff spot. I'm still not there, but if the playoffs were seeded today, I'd be only 10 points out of the 8th seed.

 
136The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 17:46 		I'm just happy to be out of the cellar, even if it's short-lived.
 
137GoatLocker
      Sustainer
      ID: 060151121
      Tue, Nov 13, 2007, 18:31 		Yep Guru, 3 of us within a 20 point range of each other for the last 2 playoff slots right now.

Will be fun as always.

Cliff
 
138Slackjawed Yokel
      ID: 25105466
      Wed, Nov 14, 2007, 21:17 		Something I noticed about your spreadsheet, Guru, is that you're assuming we start 3 WR each week and 1 TE, where that's not always the case. In fact I've started two TE's every week except for bye weeks. You should actually take the sum of the WR and TE points and divide it by 4 like you do for the IDP's.

(mainly to pick nits, but partly to explain my lack of wr points..)
 
139I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sat, Nov 17, 2007, 17:25 		Critical matchup for my team this week. The top two points scored teams and #1/2 seeds for the playoffs will be facing up. As Yokel is ahead of me in record, IF I can beat him this week, I would have won in both my matchups against his team, thus having the upper edge for the tie breaker.
 
140Slackjawed Yokel
      ID: 25105466
      Sat, Nov 17, 2007, 18:56 		Yeah, I've been hoping someone else would help me out, but I guess it's up to me. Hadn't realized the first tie-breaker was h2h, so it makes this game doubly important. Now, hopefully Manning bounces back huge after last game (and not by going to Wayne...).
 
141holt
      ID: 129202215
      Sat, Nov 17, 2007, 20:50 		What are the requirements to get an invite back to rifc next year? I mean I plan on winning. I'm just wondering which of the rest of you will be back as well.
 
142I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sun, Nov 18, 2007, 07:48 		RE 141 Holt

From this thread :

Teams to be invited to the 2006 RIFC:
1. me (Guru)
2. The top 4 playoff seeds in the RIFC
3. The RIFC Playoff winner
4. The top 2 playoff seeds in each AAA league
5. The playoff winner in each AAA league
6. The playoff winner in the AA league
 
143I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sun, Nov 18, 2007, 12:26 		Yokel looks like he's already locked in to one of the top 4. After this week, I should hopefully have secured my re-invite back as well. We know that Guru will be back in all cases. That leaves only 3 others that'll be returning... it should be a bloody battle to the end.
 
144Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Mon, Nov 19, 2007, 11:24 		There is only one AA league this year, so I'd expect the following teams should be "safe" to return/advance to next year's RIFC:

Top 4 seeds in RIFC playoffs (4)
Winner of RIFC playoffs (1)
Top 2 seeds in each AAA league (4)
Winner of each AAA playoffs (2)
Winner of AA playoffs (1)
Me (1)

At most, that list will include 13 teams, assuming no duplication. After that, everyone is on the bubble.
 
145Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Mon, Nov 19, 2007, 11:48 		Yikes, I thought all I had to do was make the playoffs to stay in... so I need to hope the top seeds in RIFC and AAA's win the playoffs, then the top 7 seeds get in? Unless of course I win the whole thing and make it a moot point. :)
 
146holt
      ID: 129202215
      Mon, Nov 19, 2007, 19:18 		Ya, I'm assuming that I'm going to have to win the whole thing to get an invite back. Running out of time to make a serious charge for 4th seed.

just noticed my points against is 2764 right now, only 4 pts less than the current 4 seed has. so my average opponent is almost qualified for rifc next year. it's been a brutal season.
 
147Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Nov 21, 2007, 17:41 		Here is the update through week 11:

 
148Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Nov 27, 2007, 10:27 		This would be a good time to review the rules for roster adjustments during the playoffs:
Players at the primary skill positions (QB, RB, WR) and team defenses may not be added for any reason during the playoffs. Free agents at these positions will be locked out after the final regular season game. You may drop a player at one of these positions, but once dropped, that player cannot be added later.

Players at the other positions (TE, PK, IDP) may be added or dropped according to normal regular season guidelines, subject to playoff claiming priorities, if applicable.

Team which are not still active in the Championship playoffs may not make any transactions - adds or drops - even if they are still competing in the Consolation bracket.

Also, claiming/waiver priorities will be reset one last time. Following the final regular season game, priorities will be reset based on playoff seed, with the top seed getting the top priority. Thereafter, throughout the playoffs, priorities will again adjust only when a claim is awarded.


 
149Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Tue, Nov 27, 2007, 16:33 		It looks like the first 7 playoff teams are pretty much set. The top 5 have clinched, while Goatlockers has split with the 12-12 teams, and are down in points by enough that it is safe to say that Holt and Greybear are in. S_R is the one team that could still get beat but Goatlockers would need alot of help to do it. 2-0 vs 0-2 and outscore by 30 points.

It also looks like the top 4 seeds are set. As for me, it seems my team either runs hot or cold. I either score 160+ or languish with 110 or less. I was hoping to steal a top 4 but now I will have to hope that I do enough in the last week or in the playoffs to warrant an invite for the free spot.

Any ideas on what you are going to do with the free spot(s), Guru? Top 5 seeds? 5-8 seeds in the final four? Inquiring minds want to know.
 
150leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Tue, Nov 27, 2007, 17:43 		Nerf - You must not of scrolled down the standings far enough to see that I am currently the 8th seed since I am 60 points up on SR. If I can get into the playoffs....lookout!
 
151Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Nov 27, 2007, 18:26 		[149] - Depends on many factors, including how the playoffs go in this league and in the QLs, and also on which teams (if any) decide not to return next year.

I can't give you any guidance.
 
152holt
      ID: 129202215
      Wed, Nov 28, 2007, 07:02 		argh. fanball has been down a couple hours now. can't get my claims done. had all the pages open for the players I wanted to pick up. was just trying to figure what order I wanted to do them in when the server went down. nothing earth shattering, but kind of annoying all the same.
: /
 
153SwinganaMiss
      ID: 1472415
      Thu, Nov 29, 2007, 18:26 		I was wondering about playoff seeding if there are more than two teams tied in record--I don't see this covered in the RIFC rules. In AA there's a possibility of a 6-team tie for second or even a 4-team tie for 6th.
In the case of a 6-team tie, do you just go by points, or do you go head-to-head records against the other 5 teams? If it were to happen we'd have two 6-4 H2H teams, two 5-5 H2H teams, and two 4-6 H2H teams. Would the 6-4 H2H teams get the top two seeds, and the one with a better H2H(then points) would get the top seed?
 
154I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Thu, Nov 29, 2007, 19:03 		Anybody know what's up with SR? He's sporting a roster with these players:

Adrian Wilson (IR)
Sean Taylor (RIP)
Travis Henry (Suspension looming?)

I know that most of this stuff is recent, or still pending... but for a team on the bubble to make the playoffs, I don't see why he'd be giving up yet?
 
155holt
      ID: 129202215
      Thu, Nov 29, 2007, 20:20 		He's had some other questionable lineups recently. Like starting RB's who were inactive for the week, if memory serves.
 
156holt
      ID: 129202215
      Thu, Nov 29, 2007, 21:41 		at least he has em on the bench. thought you meant he had em all starting at first.
 
157Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Thu, Nov 29, 2007, 21:46 		[153] If it's a 2-way tie, go head-to-head first, then total points. If there are more than 2 teams tied, then just use total points.
 
159The Beezer
      Dude
      ID: 191202817
      Sun, Dec 02, 2007, 10:26 		Well, I'm looking forward to my last game in the RIFC until at least 2009. I can't wait to claw my way back up here next season. Good luck to the playoff teams.
 
160I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Sun, Dec 02, 2007, 12:15 		With having taken 1st place regular season again this year, I feel like the Peyton Manning of FF. I need that playoff championship in order to get that bit of extra respect.
 
161holt
      ID: 129202215
      Mon, Dec 03, 2007, 22:56 		looks like these will be the playoff teams, in order of seed:

I_AM_CANADIAN
Slackjawed Yokel
Smith32
Bags
Holt
Nerfherders
Greybear's Vicious
Leggestand



 
163holt
      ID: 129202215
      Mon, Dec 03, 2007, 23:04 		edit to above list. this is assuming I can pull out the win against slackjaw. if not, then I drop to 7th seed.
 
164Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Tue, Dec 04, 2007, 11:52 		Yep, that's it. I had some crappy luck this week with weather - Parker, Housh, Moss, and Hasselbeck all were affected by it. But I managed to get at least one win and make the 6th seed. It's a pretty good spot because I wont have to face IAC until the finals, if I make it that far.
 
165Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Dec 04, 2007, 14:21 		Playoff brackets have been set. Claim priorities have also been reset in order of Championship bracket seeding.

Teams not in the Championship bracket may no longer add or drop players.

In the Consolation bracket, the losing team with the most points in the first week will advance. Pairings will be adjusted if necessary to avoid a repeat matchup.

 
166StLCards
      Dude
      ID: 31010716
      Tue, Dec 04, 2007, 21:47 		Are the playoff teams reseeded after the first round or do they progress following the pre-set playoff bracket?
 
167StLCards
      Dude
      ID: 31010716
      Tue, Dec 04, 2007, 23:46 		I seems like their is no reseeding, but just wanted to double check.
 
168Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 16:47 		No reseeding. Bracket is set.
 
169Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 16:49 		Regular season results:

 
170leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 17:05 		Well, my unanimous weak spot in the rationales, RB, ended up being my strength! McGahee has been solid, and Norwood, Washington, Young, and Chester Taylor have been servicable in playing matchups. The surprise has been at WR, as Harrison as the first WR off the board in the early 2nd round has basically been a "skip" pick. My only saving grace at WR has been dealing for Edwards early in the year (sorry about Sammy Morris, yr...seriously).

Now here comes the hard part...knocking off IAC in the first round. IAC's squad has been a train the past half of the season and I top out at about 155 points, and he easily hits the 170's. Good luck to all except IAC.
 
171holt
      ID: 129202215
      Wed, Dec 05, 2007, 20:01 		This is a bad time for Fitzgerald to go down. I didn't mind him sitting last week, but this week it's showtime. Get your butt out there Larry. Bryant Johnson, you're no Larry Fitzgerald.
 
172StLCards
      Dude
      ID: 31010716
      Tue, Dec 11, 2007, 10:43 		Our AAA league has a rules question:

For clarification, this week only the final 4 teams will be able to add non-prime players or still top 8?
 
173Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Tue, Dec 11, 2007, 11:48 		Well I thought I did decently this week - My two best players came through - but Smith just manhandled me. 34 points from a defense is tough to overcome. The Bucs defense also let me down a bit as I thought they had very good matchups for the three weeks of the playoffs.

Thanks for the opportunity to play with the big boys. I'm happy that I was competitive, just bummed that my usual playoff magic could not be summoned. I am now 5-2 in RIFC/Qualifying playoffs.
 
175I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Tue, Dec 11, 2007, 18:56 		So 4 of the top 5 advance. No big surprises yet... this weeks matchups should prove to be very close.
 
176I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Tue, Dec 11, 2007, 18:57 		RE 172: My interpretation of the rules is... once a seed is elimated, he stops making roster moves.
 
177I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Mon, Dec 17, 2007, 17:16 		Congradulations to Holt who moves on. This is now the third straight year where make team is knocked out in the semi's. Luckily, my regular season performance will once again earn me an invite to next year.
 
178holt
      ID: 129202215
      Mon, Dec 17, 2007, 17:26 		took a minor miracle to win that one, considering that Brady only got me like 4.5 points. luckily for me, IAC's WR's didn't show up at all. probably the first time all season that happened. good season IAC. bad luck that you don't move on, but at least you're already qualified to come back next season. I still need to win one more for that.
 
179holt
      ID: 129202215
      Mon, Dec 17, 2007, 20:55 		this game between smith32 and slackjaw is still up for grabs.
Smith32 and the Vikings: 132.36
Slackjaw Yokel & A.Winfield 132.32
 
180holt
      ID: 129202215
      Mon, Dec 17, 2007, 21:57 		oops, that should be 113, not 132.

smith32/vikings: 113.36
slackjaw/winfield: 117.82
 
181Slackjawed Yokel
      ID: 25105466
      Mon, Dec 17, 2007, 22:15 		yeah, it's strange rooting for Winfield but not the rest of his teammates. And hoping the Bears offense does something is certainly futile. I just gotta hope the Bears D keeps giving them good field position (I like that gift right before halftime.), and the Bears O don't let the Vikes get a defensive score.
 
182Smith32
      Sustainer
      ID: 139592519
      Mon, Dec 17, 2007, 23:52 		Those gooseeggs from Watson and Umenyiora really killed me. My team name next year will be "The Curse of Jessica Simpson". But congrats to the Yokel for assembling a top-notch team and having a great season.
 
183Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Tue, Dec 18, 2007, 16:35 		Grats to Yokel and holt for making it to the finals.

Just looking at the outcomes and my own score from last week it is evident that luck was not on my side. There was a game in week 10 or so that I chose to play Longwell over Wilkins at K and it was a 15 point mistake (Wilkins 15, Longwell 0). That mistake cost me a game that week, which would have given me the 5th seed instead of the 6th, and that would have gotten me into the finals. Funny how one bad decision can hold so many consequences down the road.
 
184Guru
      ID: 330592710
      Tue, Dec 18, 2007, 20:40 		Sometimes it's better not to know...
 
185Slackjawed Yokel
      ID: 425869
      Thu, Dec 20, 2007, 22:17 		Is it too late for me to put Davenport in my lineup? I mean, I tried to earlier, but the site was down, yeah... that's it.
 
186holt
      ID: 191159188
      Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 07:01 		lol, saw that. I mean, I saw that Davenport did well, but I didn't actually see him play because of stupid NFL network. hate hate hate NFL network.
 
187KrazyKoalaBears
      ID: 15023167
      Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 09:13 		hate hate hate NFL network.

Hate your cable company for not using all their profits to pay for you to have it. I have Comcast and I have NFL Network. It's part of the "expanded" package, which you need to have to get HD anyhow.
 
188holt
      ID: 191159188
      Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 09:54 		Suddenlink Communications has started up a section on their website called "Play Fair". Suddenlink claims that they want to carry the network and be fair to the customer who want the network and to the customers who don't want the network. The site claims that Comcast and Cox can carry NFL Network on a sports tier and Suddenlink wants the same option and by placing NFL Network on the sports tier allows customers who want the network to pay for it. The site further claims that NFL Network doesn't have the kind of year-long programming that justifies putting it on basic cable services.

Recently Suddenlink made several offers to the NFL Network that included one that would make the NFL Network available; all the network had to do was name its price and keep all advertising and related revenues, with no compensation due to Suddenlink. The NFL Network denied this and other offers on November 27, 2007. Suddenlink claims that the network "reiterating that they would accept nothing less than the same $100 million ransom they demanded more than a year ago." Suddenlink states that they are ready to make a deal with the NFL Network and ask "the citizens and leaders of the communities we serve to contact the NFL and ask them to accept Suddenlink's generous offer of a free channel, widely available to customers who want it."

The other offers Suddenlink proposed but were turned down by the NFL Network were to carry the network on their digital sports tier, at a reasonable fee, and to make NFL Network’s eight live NFL primetime games and its college bowl game coverage available on pay-per-view at a rate determined by the network, with all revenue remitted to the channel.

I do not want Suddenlink caving in to these guys. The cable rates are high enough as it is. I can just picture the NFL honchos sharing some laughs over it in the executive board room with their Direct TV and Dish Network buddies.
 
189holt
      ID: 191159188
      Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 10:01 		Maybe this should be in a thread of it's own. This is the last post I'll make in this thread on this topic.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009505986


Senators Leahy, Specter Warn NFL Of Limited Game Broadcasts

December 20, 2007 7:01 a.m. EST

Christine Agus Gaylican - AHN News Writer

Washington (AHN) - Two senators sent a warning letter to the National Football League on Wednesday asking authorities to make more games available to viewers and not doing so could make the league loose its anti-trust exemption.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-VT, and Sen. Arlen Specter, R-PA, both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have warned the league not to limit the broadcast programming reach of NFL games to the benefit of their own NFL Network.

The Senators' written letter quoted on Associated Press said: "Now that the NFL is adopting strategies to limit distribution of game programming to their own networks. Congress may need to reexamine the need and desirability of their continued exemption from the Nation's anti-trust laws."

They have raised concerns that fans in their home states will not be able to see games on the channel involving the New England Patriots or the Pittsburgh Steelers, a related ESPN report said.

The NFL has been in contention with some cable companies regarding the NFL Network's inclusion in their basic cable offerings. This has led to only 40 % of the nation's homes able to watch the games.

Due to the tight distribution airing of the NFL, there are some areas in Vermont or parts of Pennsylvania that could not receive telecasts of the games.

The CNN report said the league favors year-round broadcasts of the entire NFL Network shows lineup and not just of important games.
 
190Slackjawed Yokel
      ID: 25105466
      Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 10:58 		Yeah, I gotta pay like $6/month for the sports package to get NFL network. The crazy thing is for the first game last year on Thanksgiving, I turn it on ready to watch the game and they're showing some NY firefighters league football game. Then a banner goes across the bottom of the screen saying my cable company (Insight) decided not to pay the extra fee for the games! I called in the next week to complain, and enough others must have that we've since gotten the games, but not in HD.

Now Insight has been bought by Comcast, and it's supposed to switch over at the end of the year. And, Comcast has been unable to negotiate with the Big 10 Network, so despite living not 10 miles from a Big 10 campus, I can only see the games that are on national TV.

Back on topic - Holt, not having NFL network, you missed the forced fumble and recovery that James Harrison had that was overturned - not to mention a sack he should have had right off the bat. So, things could've been worse than just your namesake's stinker.
 
191Nerfherders
      ID: 501035289
      Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 12:58 		I'd say that my chances would have been nil if I was playing this week, having Parker go down on the second play. There was alot of offense in that game but the usual suspects didn't show up much.

The NFL network should do what ESPN/TNT did in years past - show the games they broadcast on a local channel for the cities whose teams are playing. I remember this happening in 1991 when channel 9 in DC, the CBS affiliate, showed the Giants/Redskins game that was on ESPN. No big deal in preempting CBS' coverage that night, it only happened to be game 7 of the 1991 World Series.
 
192Slackjawed Yokel
      ID: 25105466
      Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 13:42 		Yeah, the NBC-affiliate from Indy picked up the Colts game on Thanskgiving; of course it was blacked out outside of Indy for some reason - so people here were screwed unless they had NFL network.

Speaking of the Colts, I just got a pair of tickets for Sunday's game against Houston. I'm on the season ticket waiting list, so I've regularly gotten emails that there were some extra tickets available last minute, but I've never checked my email quick enough. Today, slacking off at home, I happened to check probably within minutes of receiving it. woohoo! Of course now, I won't be able to react to late-breaking fantasy news (not that I have much depth now to speak of), or 'watch' my two super bowls live. Now, hopefully Manning will be playing the whole game...
 
193holt
      ID: 191159188
      Fri, Dec 21, 2007, 17:37 		Yeah I "saw" that Harrison forced fumble/recovery watching the gameday thing at nfl.com. Seeing it overturned on replay was exciting. Not as exciting as watching the game would have been, but it was good.

btw, the two teams I pull for are the Rams and the Steelers. Such a crappy feeling to know they were playing on a Thursday night and I couldn't watch it. It's not like they play each other very often.
:/
 
194holt
      ID: 1811422312
      Sun, Dec 23, 2007, 17:01 		1st and goal from the 1 and Brady goes to Moss for the TD! I gotta love those evil bstards (at least for one more week).

GOOOOO!
 
195Slackjawed Yokel
      ID: 25105466
      Sun, Dec 23, 2007, 21:16 		well, it was a good day to see the Colts play. The offense was able to move the ball at will today, and their D was solid all game as well (allowed the Texans to score on their first drive and then held them until the waning minutes) I hadn't been to a Colts' game in the Peyton era, and the crowd was pumped.

Listening to the updates on the way home it sounded like Brady and the Pats were going to run up the score, but from what I saw in the second half, they didn't look too sharp. It was funny seeing Brady getting sacked and fumbling in the 4Q in a game he shouldn't even have been in.

Hopefully, my guys'll hold on here.. I know fanball is missing a Colts's pick right now, so it looks like I'm up by 9 with 40 minutes of Henderson vs 60 minutes of Wilhelm.
 
196holt
      ID: 1811422312
      Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 09:46 		Congrats Slackjaw! I've fallen a little short. 1 TD total between my RB's and receivers isn't going to cut it. Twice I watched the Browns get within touching distance of the end zone, only to throw it to Braylon Edwards. It was a painful day. Before the New England game started I really thought everything was in my favor, but Brady and the Pats def only totaled 32 points. Wasn't meant to be.

Again, congrats on your victory Slackjaw, and thanks to Guru again for throwing this party. Merry Christmas to everyone!

 
197I_AM_CANADIAN
      Donor
      ID: 1361448
      Mon, Dec 24, 2007, 13:56 		Congrats SlackJawed... I knew that Holt and your teams were both big time contenders. Looking forward to seeing ya next year.
 
198leggestand
      Leader
      ID: 451036518
      Wed, Dec 26, 2007, 09:08 		Congrats Yokels. There were a couple teams out there that were close to unbeatable, and you were one of them. I wish I had done enough to get an invite back next year, but with Guru out of the playoffs, that is pretty much impossible. Hopefully I will be back in 2009.
 
199Slackjawed Yokel
      ID: 25105466
      Wed, Dec 26, 2007, 19:17 		Thanks guys. Congrats, holt on your run through the playoffs (and thanks for knocking out IAC! I think he would have owned me in the playoffs just like he did in the regular season.)
 
200GoatLocker
      Leader
      ID: 060151121
      Wed, Dec 26, 2007, 21:23 		Congrats Slackjawed.
Great season and good run in the playoffs.
Well, looks like I'm in the same boat as legge.
Guess we both need to get our b*tts back here next year.

Cliff