Hat Trick Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I know this probably goes in that Forum, but nobody is ever in there and this area would generrate a b etter response. The marathon vs. sprinter debate has been discussed to some length over there. However, I am just observing what players are being used and who is starting who etc etc. I am way back in 3800 place or so mainly cause my week 1 bums tanked on me, well that and I am using players that are in comittees and are labeled injury prone. I am saving studs. What concerns me is looking at the top 500, seems like we are on a pace that is higher than last year, seems like a lot of teams are burning the likes of Alexander, Tomlinson, Manning, Gates and others. The top 500 has a solid one week in points lead on me. I don't want to burn my studs just to make the top 500 just to finish in 450 place again like last year, so I'm curious.......anyone think it might be possible that the top 500 might have used a lot of there studs and the point totals for the playoffs weeks 14-17 would be down in comparison to last years numbers......or will the average decline that these teams blowing there wads early on will fall back out of the top 500 after having nobody left? I am a little concerned but I want to stick with my strategy, i looked at last weeks lineups and randomly selected around 25 different teams int he top 500 and there lineups all looked around the same, and were full of studs 3-4 at least in every lineup, but many had them top to bottom......was there a ton of teams going for the weekly pize last week or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I know this probably goes in that Forum, but nobody is ever in there and this area would generrate a b etter response. The marathon vs. sprinter debate has been discussed to some length over there. However, I am just observing what players are being used and who is starting who etc etc. I am way back in 3800 place or so mainly cause my week 1 bums tanked on me, well that and I am using players that are in comittees and are labeled injury prone. I am saving studs. What concerns me is looking at the top 500, seems like we are on a pace that is higher than last year, seems like a lot of teams are burning the likes of Alexander, Tomlinson, Manning, Gates and others. The top 500 has a solid one week in points lead on me. I don't want to burn my studs just to make the top 500 just to finish in 450 place again like last year, so I'm curious.......anyone think it might be possible that the top 500 might have used a lot of there studs and the point totals for the playoffs weeks 14-17 would be down in comparison to last years numbers......or will the average decline that these teams blowing there wads early on will fall back out of the top 500 after having nobody left? I am a little concerned but I want to stick with my strategy, i looked at last weeks lineups and randomly selected around 25 different teams int he top 500 and there lineups all looked around the same, and were full of studs 3-4 at least in every lineup, but many had them top to bottom......was there a ton of teams going for the weekly pize last week or what? I was just having this conversation with a buddy ... I am empoying the marathon strategy but am somewhat concerned that there may be 500 teams that burn all their studs to get into the 500 and having reserved studs will do me no good. I'm currently sitting around 3600 without having burned any "studs" so to speak and will have to monitor the situation closely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm at 600 and something and I can't say I've burned a ton of studs...E. Manning, R. Johnson, Holt....but no major binge at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm around 2200 and usually mix it up with a few studs and then some potential big playmakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 The first two weeks I burned studs like there was no tomorrow in hopes of compiling an insurmountable lead. Didn't work what with some 'studs' flaming out before they even started. (Of course it never does seem to work...but thought I would try it this year.) Starting this week I will reserve whatever studs are left for me for the latter stages of the contest. Hopefully I can compete well enough to stay in the top 500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 lotta time left ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 lotta time left ... Yeah, just some distrubing things I noticed, like Blitz, I will monitor...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonorator Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Yeah, just some distrubing things I noticed, like Blitz i find blitz disturbing as well ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 (edited) I was just having this conversation with a buddy ... I am empoying the marathon strategy but am somewhat concerned that there may be 500 teams that burn all their studs to get into the 500 and having reserved studs will do me no good. I'm currently sitting around 3600 without having burned any "studs" so to speak and will have to monitor the situation closely. same here, I haven't used ANYONE of note yet and I am 3100...I am going to have to start using some Studs soon I feel... looking at the leaders, many have gone all out in the first few weeks and will probably start to fall fast... Edited September 22, 2006 by alexgaddis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 i find blitz disturbing as well ... +1 no doubt!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I forgot to put in a lineup last week. I'm done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I forgot to put in a lineup last week. I'm done. Ouch! That is gonna leave a mark for sure. Gonna be hard to come back from a zip.... but then again... I am sure that some had a real bad week where they got like 70 or something lower and made it to the end. A zip sure does make it an uphill battle though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm at 3800 and going to start panicking. I'm using 2 spots on STUDS this week, simply because of the advantageous matchups they have. I was extremely tempted to use a buttload of them in Week 1 due to the great matchups several of them had (especially Fitzgerald, Holt, C.Johnson, etc.) and was tempted to use P.Manning last week. I resisted and now I'm in El Crapo as a result. Will make the comeback that much sweeter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip_Side Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 Look at my team I believe I am ranked 335. The only "studs" I guess you could say I have burned are Anquan Boldin, and Frank Gore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 Look at my team I believe I am ranked 335. The only "studs" I guess you could say I have burned are Anquan Boldin, and Frank Gore. #367 you are, and I would add BAL D as a stud and Driver as well. What I consider studs is the tops at the position that you would save for the last 4 weeks, so that's 4 QB's, 8 RB's, 12 WR's and so on.......but nice hits on Stallworth and Grossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip_Side Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 (edited) #367 you are, and I would add BAL D as a stud and Driver as well. What I consider studs is the tops at the position that you would save for the last 4 weeks, so that's 4 QB's, 8 RB's, 12 WR's and so on.......but nice hits on Stallworth and Grossman Nah, I wouldn't add BAL D as a stud. I will play on matchups with D the rest of the season, all my D's should fair well. A looooot of people played Bal D by the way. I wouldn't necessarily consider Driver a stud either. There's just so much talent at WR, I just don't think you can call him that. Edited September 22, 2006 by Flip_Side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm in 2,316th place and the only good players I have used are: J.Lewis, D.Driver, & Ravens D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefjay Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I'm in 3700th and used a few studs I fricken pulled a zero from a WR in week 1, brutal. Fricken Cliaz and his stupid skins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 Nah, I wouldn't add BAL D as a stud. I will play on matchups with D the rest of the season, all my D's should fair well. A looooot of people played Bal D by the way. I wouldn't necessarily consider Driver a stud either. There's just so much talent at WR, I just don't think you can call him that. Well I guess that's where our opinion differs. Driver finished #12 last year for WR's in same scoring format. This year he is #7 WR and 18th overall. BAL D is #1 D so far this year and #16 overall. Guess you're defenition of STUD is completely different than mine, but if they are in the top 4 for DEF, top 4 for QB's, top 12 for WR's, top 8 for RB's then that constitues a STUD IMO for this contest. Now I know you have to play them the right week and you also have to look the matchups now and come playoffs time for the contest, just that we differ on this I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I thought I was going to go marathon again for a while this year. After week 1, I was so far back already that I feel like I am now forced into weekly sprint mode. So be it. I am just going to burn studs each week and hope I can piece something together at the end (and maybe take down a weekly pot along the way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicster Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I finished last year just outside of 100 at the end. I had used the marathon strategy last year and thought it worked well. I think the hard part is not panicking whenever you look and see that your down almost twice your total points after 2 weeks. Most of the teams that are burning studs will fade as the season progresses, as they did last year. Sure some will continue to put up numbers, but those aren't the teams your competing against. It's those teams that really only know the "name" players and are flying by the seat of their pants right now throwing darts. It happened last year as we got closer to the cutoff, those teams that used the studs up would be falling out while those that had their choice of the prime beef left, were more able to play matchups and catch studs or marginal players at the right time and make up the ground they needed. Once your in the playoffs, doesn't matter if you finished 499th or 1st. You are all even again. I'm currently sitting at 3763 place. But I've used the likes of Chad Pennington, Steve McNair, Thomas Jones, DeShaun Foster, Ahman Green, Randy McMichael (prob my highest ranked player vs his position I've used). I'm only 112 points out of 500th place, so I figure I need to average about 140 or 150 for a few weeks to get back in the hunt for that run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 I finished last year just outside of 100 at the end. I had used the marathon strategy last year and thought it worked well. I think the hard part is not panicking whenever you look and see that your down almost twice your total points after 2 weeks. Most of the teams that are burning studs will fade as the season progresses, as they did last year. Sure some will continue to put up numbers, but those aren't the teams your competing against. It's those teams that really only know the "name" players and are flying by the seat of their pants right now throwing darts. It happened last year as we got closer to the cutoff, those teams that used the studs up would be falling out while those that had their choice of the prime beef left, were more able to play matchups and catch studs or marginal players at the right time and make up the ground they needed. Once your in the playoffs, doesn't matter if you finished 499th or 1st. You are all even again. I'm currently sitting at 3763 place. But I've used the likes of Chad Pennington, Steve McNair, Thomas Jones, DeShaun Foster, Ahman Green, Randy McMichael (prob my highest ranked player vs his position I've used). I'm only 112 points out of 500th place, so I figure I need to average about 140 or 150 for a few weeks to get back in the hunt for that run. Now this is what I wanted to hear, cause last year I played a STUD or two each week, but got mauled in the playoffs with nobody left really, so I wanted to at this thing differently........good info and now I can relax for a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I used the other forum to question what #500 did last year to get in and it appears that averaging about 125 or so was adequate to qualify for the dance. Does that sound about right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 I used the other forum to question what #500 did last year to get in and it appears that averaging about 125 or so was adequate to qualify for the dance. Does that sound about right? yeah, that sounds about right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I think im at 560 and each week I look at matchups and sprinkle in A list and B list guys..Im not gonna keep Peyton Manning in my back pocket when he is facing the Texans..Start him and watch him max out..If a stud has a prime matchup im starting him bigtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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