Grits and Shins Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I hate when there are free agents available that I want but can't find the roster room for them ... waivers ran in my local league today and I watched several players I coveted get picked up because I can't find the roster room. I even dropped my backup QB (so now I only have 1) to make a move. Anybody else out there sitting on their roster dying as they watch coveted free agents get scooped up? Anybody else playing with just 1 QB? I also only have 1 TE and 1 PK. I'm going to have some tough decisions soon (or maybe they won't be so tough when the time comes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalEmpire.com Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yes. I lobby every year to expand our rosters, but the league and the commish won't budge. I think it - in addition to our waiver rules - has the effect of rewarding crappy owners who draft crappy teams and bomb in the first couple of weeks. The combination of their losing records, low scores, and the fact that our waivers reset to worst record each week allows these crap owners to level the playing field by seeing how the large FA pool plays in the first month. In the past two seasons, I've had solid to good teams that started out hot then missed the playoffs due to injuries and being unable to grab the early-season surprise stud (ie, Miles Austin). I think the winner of our league the past two seasons has started 0-2. Certainly they lost their opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yes. I lobby every year to expand our rosters, but the league and the commish won't budge. I think it - in addition to our waiver rules - has the effect of rewarding crappy owners who draft crappy teams and bomb in the first couple of weeks. The combination of their losing records, low scores, and the fact that our waivers reset to worst record each week allows these crap owners to level the playing field by seeing how the large FA pool plays in the first month. In the past two seasons, I've had solid to good teams that started out hot then missed the playoffs due to injuries and being unable to grab the early-season surprise stud (ie, Miles Austin). I think the winner of our league the past two seasons has started 0-2. Certainly they lost their opener. Miles Austin is "an early surprise stud" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalEmpire.com Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Last year, I would certainly say yes. He didn't do jack until Week 5, then scored 10 times in the next 10 games. Am I missing something here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustDoIt Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Last year, I would certainly say yes. He didn't do jack until Week 5, then scored 10 times in the next 10 games. Am I missing something here? Huddle's 2009 cheet sheet at him at the 78th ranked WR... So no... you're not missing anything... http://www.thehuddle.com/myHuddle/2009/ccs...%20Performance/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Company of Heroes Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Both leagues I play in (12 teams) have 16 man rosters. One league has 8 starters, one league has 9. I can never pick up enough sleepers, then bye weeks come and it is even worse. But every draft, most owners act like finding 16 rounds worth of players is a major chore... It helps if you have a couple every week starters both at RB or both at WR, then you can leave that position thinner and load up on sleepers at the other position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I'm eyeing that deadbeat Rothlisberger on my bench and thinking...what has he done for me lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Anybody else playing with just 1 QB? I have Schaub and Favre...so yes, I play with just one QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balzac Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Drafting Kolb as my QB1 has killed my ability to pick up guys off waivers, as I can't bring myself to drop him. Due to the inherent QB uncertainty I've got, I've also had to pick up 2 other QBs to make sure that nobody else grabs them - burning 3 roster spots on QBs is crippling. Given Orton's performance and the makeup of that offense thus far, though, I might be bidding adieu to the Philly QB later this week - depends who is available on the FA market after waivers are processed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalEmpire.com Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Philly QB problems were certainly another problem for me last year. With the short rosters, I had to watch McNabb waste a bench spot while viable FA's got picked off. That's another thing I've tried lobbying for... some sort of IR in our league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfer Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yes. I lobby every year to expand our rosters, but the league and the commish won't budge. I think it - in addition to our waiver rules - has the effect of rewarding crappy owners who draft crappy teams and bomb in the first couple of weeks. The combination of their losing records, low scores, and the fact that our waivers reset to worst record each week allows these crap owners to level the playing field by seeing how the large FA pool plays in the first month. In the past two seasons, I've had solid to good teams that started out hot then missed the playoffs due to injuries and being unable to grab the early-season surprise stud (ie, Miles Austin). I think the winner of our league the past two seasons has started 0-2. Certainly they lost their opener. you'd sleep better at night with blind bidding waivers. Convince your league to switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Waterboy Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 burning 3 roster spots on QBs is crippling. Guy in my league once said "if you have 3 QBs on your roster, then you don't have any" Funny, and I think he's right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Last year, I would certainly say yes. He didn't do jack until Week 5, then scored 10 times in the next 10 games. Am I missing something here? When he got the job last year he excelled ... I never saw him projected out of the top 10 of WRs for 2010 ... he never made it past the 3rd round of any of my league ... so I find it hard to call his performance this year "a surprise". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 I have Schaub and Favre...so yes, I play with just one QB. I drafted Schaub and Anderson ... I cut Anderson today to reacquire Demaryius Thomas whom I cut last week to pick up Todd Heap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yes. I lobby every year to expand our rosters, but the league and the commish won't budge. I think it - in addition to our waiver rules - has the effect of rewarding crappy owners who draft crappy teams and bomb in the first couple of weeks. The combination of their losing records, low scores, and the fact that our waivers reset to worst record each week allows these crap owners to level the playing field by seeing how the large FA pool plays in the first month. In the past two seasons, I've had solid to good teams that started out hot then missed the playoffs due to injuries and being unable to grab the early-season surprise stud (ie, Miles Austin). I think the winner of our league the past two seasons has started 0-2. Certainly they lost their opener. i am commissioner of a 12-team league with 15-man rosters. what you see as a detriment, i see as a plus. having quality players on the waiver wire means the teams at the bottom have a chance to stay competitive. and it's not always crappy owners who bomb -- someone with kolb, grant and reggie bush on their team could be in last place because of bad luck, not bad drafting. perhaps the commissioner won't budge because he knows how much of a pain it is to replace owners who lose interest and quit because anyone worth claiming off waivers is already being stashed on 17- or 18-man rosters. by the way, last year we had 16-men rosters plus 1 IR spot; this year, we have 15-man rosters, no IR. we had five trades all of last season; this year, we've had five trades in the first two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balzac Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Guy in my league once said "if you have 3 QBs on your roster, then you don't have any" Funny, and I think he's right! he's 100% correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balzac Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 When he got the job last year he excelled ... I never saw him projected out of the top 10 of WRs for 2010 ... he never made it past the 3rd round of any of my league ... so I find it hard to call his performance this year "a surprise". who said this year? he's talking about last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHook Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) When he got the job last year he excelled ... I never saw him projected out of the top 10 of WRs for 2010 ... he never made it past the 3rd round of any of my league ... so I find it hard to call his performance this year "a surprise". what part of "last year" do you keep missing? Edited September 21, 2010 by CaptainHook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Is this thread about HOTD ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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