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No Quitters Fantasy NFL Football League (Season 10) |OT|
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It's the nature of the fantasy beast. Frankly, I'm happy to see grang so invested out of the gate.
New blood in the league is always welcome. Even better if it's both hungry and competitive. Wouldn't want it any other way.
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Had nothing to do today, so been on my couch with a Fargo marathon and refreshing r/nfl for roster news all day long
Glad to be here :D Even if it just ends up being spoiler, gonna be as active as I can this season.
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Yeah I heard about the McKinnon news too late, wasn't able to jump on Morris or Breida either lol.
I least I got Morris in the Era League.
I least I got Morris in the Era League.
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grang has a bounty of RB talent that should ideally provide him some leverage for nabbing an upgrade at WR down the road.
I don't envy the dilemma he'll have on who to start and who to bench each week once Ingram is off suspension.
I don't envy the dilemma he'll have on who to start and who to bench each week once Ingram is off suspension.
No quitters last year for me - Allen Robinson 3rd round pick, out for the season after first play.
The one time I played No Quitters, I lost Jamaal Charles, my first round pick, in week 1. It was virtually impossible to find starting-caliber RBs that year too. This was before the rise of timeshares and passing down backs being viable.
Yep. Picked up John Kelly and hoping maybe Gurley's contract has a clause where he does not need to play and still get paid.
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It is possible to recover after some unfortunate early injuries or disappointing performers.
My 2nd round pick last year, Dalvin Cook, went up in smoke in Week 4. I had him handcuffed w/ Latavius Murray whom I dumped immediately prior to his Week 7 explosion into actually being usable.
My 4th round pick was Joe Mixon... who was pretty much garbage outside of home matchups in Weeks 8 and 12.
My 6th round pick was James White... who failed to rush for more than 23 yards after Week 3 (no rushing TDs the entire season).
That's my ENTIRE drafted running back lineup from last season... and I finished second in the league.
So you CAN find success and persevere... even if you run into bad luck like McKinnon's injury.
My 2nd round pick last year, Dalvin Cook, went up in smoke in Week 4. I had him handcuffed w/ Latavius Murray whom I dumped immediately prior to his Week 7 explosion into actually being usable.
My 4th round pick was Joe Mixon... who was pretty much garbage outside of home matchups in Weeks 8 and 12.
My 6th round pick was James White... who failed to rush for more than 23 yards after Week 3 (no rushing TDs the entire season).
That's my ENTIRE drafted running back lineup from last season... and I finished second in the league.
So you CAN find success and persevere... even if you run into bad luck like McKinnon's injury.
Dalvin Cook was more of an unknown though, people were taking him high because of that Peterson effect, thinking it was going to be plug and play.
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Impressive start for Deacon's Business Time as he makes his introductory splash in No Quitters Year 10 courtesy of a monster night from Julio Jones and a solid effort from the Eagles D/ST unit. That TD from Coleman is keeping Crazymoogle's Bail Kings in play and Coleman's long-term value may well enjoy a season-long stock boost depending on whether Freeman's knee injury proves serious.
Freeman hitting the shelf following a lackluster effort is not the way 2-time champ Dinner Out wanted to kick off this season... especially against Angel's Superb Team who fields the lineup with the most projected points for Week 1.
Freeman hitting the shelf following a lackluster effort is not the way 2-time champ Dinner Out wanted to kick off this season... especially against Angel's Superb Team who fields the lineup with the most projected points for Week 1.
I'll take those 20 points from Ajayi. He's not going to get any looks in the passing game, but he looked like he was running strong.
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Main challenge with Matt Ryan this season is going to be that they stuck it out with Steve Sarkisian despite their abhorrent red zone success in 2017 and failed to make any adjustments in the off-season. Ryan finished as QB15 in our league last season in total points (QB20 in fantasy points per game) - which effectively puts him in the category of "guy you can stream favorable matchups with that you don't want to rely solely upon".
The real kick in the teeth is that Dinner Out plucked Andrew Luck as his QB2 in Round 8 just a few picks ahead of you. Waiting on Luck was a viable strategy in drafts this season... and only two owners after your pick in Round 7 needed a QB still and you had Rivers on the board along with him. The Brees owner grabbing Luck for potential trade capital no doubt came as a surprise to both you and SaveWeyard but Luck represented great value at that point so I honestly can't fault the move.
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Yeah was planning on grabbing Luck but when he got taken I panicked lmao.
Here's hoping Russell Wilson gets mauled by the Broncos D.
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I'm a big fan of how SaveWeyard reacted by not panicking, grabbing some WR depth, landing Goff in the 9th (who put up better numbers than Ryan last year, will have one of the best defenses in the league putting him in great field position and a new toy in Brandin Cooks to throw to) and subsequently backing him up with Trubisky in the 11th as insurance. Trubisky will similarly have a great defense putting him in decent field position... and while he was awful last season, he has the potential to grow with more experience under his belt similar to how Goff did last year and a significant coaching shuffle.
There will be plenty of opportunities to address that QB hole off the wire or via trades throughout the season so I wouldn't sweat too much, TSP. Having three consecutive home games to regroup should bode well for Matt Ryan as well.
There will be plenty of opportunities to address that QB hole off the wire or via trades throughout the season so I wouldn't sweat too much, TSP. Having three consecutive home games to regroup should bode well for Matt Ryan as well.
Thanks! And yeah, I really thought Luck was going to fall to me in the 8th round as I was tracking who still needed to fill the position in the 7th and figured I could sneak in another RB pick for depth before grabbing him. When he was snagged early I decided to delay even longer and fill out WR some more, as you said. After that I was hoping either Alex Smith or Goff would still be available in the 9th.
My plan going in was always to be one of the last to grab a QB, especially when they started going as early as round 3. I was also surprised at how early defenses and kickers were going. Am I behind the times in thinking you can just save them until the last two picks and then just stream the best available option each week?
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You're not behind the times when it comes to kickers. On the defense / special teams front, it's not a terrible idea to nab a defense slightly early as streaming for value at that position with 15 other savvy owners is easier said than done.
But I still prefer to wait if I can. Last year, I grabbed Jacksonville in the 2nd to last round with no concerns whatsoever. I reached a little early on Baltimore this season in the 10th but I also did less draft prep than I would like. I suspect Minx will wind up with a defense just as good if not better from his pick of the Bears in the 13th.
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You're always welcome to join up next season. We're always happy to have new recruits.
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I had a pretty lousy week and lost Walker for the year. Plenty of time to recover, though.
Meanwhile, my auto-draft team in Cloudy's league that I've done absolutely nothing with is 1-0.
Yeah I should be good with Sony coming back. He has some huge upside.
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Looks like me and Sinistar are embroiled in the shootout of the week.
Both teams projected for 131+ points... but we're facing each other so one of our teams is going down to defeat.
Hopefully it won't be my Broskis or I'll be sitting at 0-2.
EDIT: Yeah, I'm clearly going to lose. Can't withstand the force that is Gurley, Diggs and Kelce. That #1 draft slot is paying immediate dividends.
Frankly, I caught a break that you benched Fuller when you could have started him to cancel out my QB.
Nice win, Sinistar.
EDIT 2: Damn, I might have spoken too soon. Gurley's taking a sabbatical with the Rams dominating and the Broncos D isn't really showing up today. This might go down to the wire... the Broskis have already outscored every Week 1 performance despite a combined 0 points from my team defense and kicker.
EDIT 3: Angel's Superb Team has also now bested all of last week's teams. He's still projected to win this matchup but it remains close.
EDIT 4: Damn, that Stafford TD to Jones likely sealed the win. What a matchup!
Both teams projected for 131+ points... but we're facing each other so one of our teams is going down to defeat.
Hopefully it won't be my Broskis or I'll be sitting at 0-2.
EDIT: Yeah, I'm clearly going to lose. Can't withstand the force that is Gurley, Diggs and Kelce. That #1 draft slot is paying immediate dividends.
Frankly, I caught a break that you benched Fuller when you could have started him to cancel out my QB.
Nice win, Sinistar.
EDIT 2: Damn, I might have spoken too soon. Gurley's taking a sabbatical with the Rams dominating and the Broncos D isn't really showing up today. This might go down to the wire... the Broskis have already outscored every Week 1 performance despite a combined 0 points from my team defense and kicker.
EDIT 3: Angel's Superb Team has also now bested all of last week's teams. He's still projected to win this matchup but it remains close.
EDIT 4: Damn, that Stafford TD to Jones likely sealed the win. What a matchup!
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So I did a bit of digging and it turns out that the 131.50 points put up by the Broskis in a losing effort today were the most by a team in a losing capacity since SirGarbagemen had their 5-game win streak snapped in a 133.59-133.10 nail biter vs. Rinker's Good As Gould squad back in Week 9 of the 2015 season.
Looks like I've got my work cut out for myself to make a return trip to the playoffs this year.
Looks like I've got my work cut out for myself to make a return trip to the playoffs this year.
I hate my team so god damn much right now. I have zero depth at WR and my RB2 is shit. Basically writing it off until Jeffery and Edelman come back to save me, and even then, a bunch of old scrubs likely won't salvage this.
I just don't get it. My other money team is absolutely balling. Only good thing I did this year was skip over David Johnson in the draft, I knew the Cards were going to be shit this year.
I just don't get it. My other money team is absolutely balling. Only good thing I did this year was skip over David Johnson in the draft, I knew the Cards were going to be shit this year.
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That'll make for some fun FAAB gamesmanship after GCQ dumped him to the wire after it was announced the Browns planned to cut him. Wonder how much he'll go for.