Zooty Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Don't spend all season waiting on CMike to get his shot. It may never come 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolhandsean Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Don't spend all season waiting on CMike to get his shot. It may never come lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 This was my first time playing fantasy football--my girlfriend needed help with her team so I read like crazy 2 days before the draft about basic drafting strategy. Next year, I'll place an eve higher value on WR's rather than RB's (besides the top 5 or so) and I will care about defenses or QB even less (I took a QB in round 8 and a defense in the 12th round). I drafted pretty well, but probably grabbed some RB's (because I was told you should get those first) when I could have gotten a better WR. Â Another big thing I learned is to not waste waiver wire picks on stuff you don't really need. I should have waited patiently for someone like Charles or Bell to go down before wasting a waiver wire pick. I'll change that next season. Â Having said all that, I have a pretty solid team. And I am glad I was patient with people like Stewart and D. Murray. Â Regarding using waiver wire picks that depends a lot on how your league handles them. Sounds like in your league the waiver order does not reset each week, so if you don't make a claim for 2-3 weeks you eventually move up to first place. Some leagues reset the waiver order each week using reverse standings. Some don't use waiver order at all, and use blind bidding (fake or real $) to allow all owners a shot to acquire any free agent. Â In my league where waivers reset every week you cannot count on having a top pick (unless your team is good) so that player replacing an injured starter is somebody you need to grab before then. Or like Starks it was pretty clear he was better than Lacy and might replace him, you need to add them before he is named the starter, then he's on everybody's radar. Â Being patient is important, it is good you learned that early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 FYI...the theory of draft RB first, was sound advice 10 yrs ago. Imo, you should tier draft these days...so the position you draft is determined by your draft position really. You have to adapt... Â That being said, with all the injuries this year...i think no strategy would have resulted in better results for anyone. This years results have been determined bt happen-stance. I cant imagine anyone made it this year unscathed... Â The biggest injury I have had to deal with was losing Lance Dunbar (at the time my 4th best RB). Have not had a single key QB/RB/WR get hurt and miss a lot of time. Â But I had several bust or underperforming players like Peyton, Jordan Matthews, even Calvin/DT fall into that category. Oh and Ameer Abdullah, how can I forget that clod. All those guys were keepers or drafted in first 2 rounds (like rounds 6/7 in redraft). Â One thing I learned is to trust my gut a little more over rankings, still kicking myself for keeping Jordan Matthews over Fitz. Â Â Learned again that I am sick of the NFL and will never play fantasy again because I am sick of supporting Goodell and the NFLPA and the owners. Also learned this last year, and the year before that. Will probably learn it again next year. Â That isn't learning, that is insanity (doing the same thing over and expecting different results). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Named Suh Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 The biggest injury I have had to deal with was losing Lance Dunbar (at the time my 4th best RB). Have not had a single key QB/RB/WR get hurt and miss a lot of time. Â But I had several bust or underperforming players like Peyton, Jordan Matthews, even Calvin/DT fall into that category. Oh and Ameer Abdullah, how can I forget that clod. All those guys were keepers or drafted in first 2 rounds (like rounds 6/7 in redraft). Â One thing I learned is to trust my gut a little more over rankings, still kicking myself for keeping Jordan Matthews over Fitz. Â Â Â Â That isn't learning, that is insanity (doing the same thing over and expecting different results). Quite possibly. The problem is memory loss. I forget my rage in the offseason and then there's nothing better to do in september again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avernus Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I don't know honda 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AX2RUN Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I learned that people who waste draft picks on kickers and defense normally run into depth issues in the late part of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inziladun Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I learned that people who waste draft picks on kickers and defense normally run into depth issues in the late part of the year. Lol, you can't stop me from drafting Gostowski bro! I do it every year and I'll do it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I learned again fantasy football is 90% luck and 15% luck +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Drinking and Drafting can produce the same results as drafting sober. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Drinking and Drafting can produce the same results as drafting sober. I think they produce better results. Now drinking and trading is a different story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTheWebToedBoy Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 That sometimes the Fantasy Gods are cruel and early drafts suck balls 1. Jamal Charles 2. Jordy Nelson 3. Kelvin Benjamin  Stop drafting San Diego rookie running backs, That's right Melvin I'm looking at you  Oh, and (the really bad word) Jeremy Hill, (the really bad word) him in the heart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015  Stop drafting San Diego rookie running backs, That's right Melvin I'm looking at you  Stop drafting Wisconsin RBs overall. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I've learned never to post "getting his shot" because it is unfunny, annoying and obnoxious when every third thread starts with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawks21 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Take the guys you really like, even if you have to "reach." I took Gurley, Freeman and A. Robinson probably well before most would take them. In the past, I might have tried to outsmart everybody, sneak a TE or QB in there, hoping the guys I really wanted would come back around, and lose the guys I really liked. I ended up with crap at TE and QB, but it hasn't mattered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 What else can you learn when you already know it all, and have known it all for 25 years or more? Â Funny, after typing that I got to thinking that the beauty/wonder of this 'game' is that you never really know much of anything, except that whenever you think you've got it figured it out something goes terribly wrong and you're left to wonder if you ever really knew anything at all. Â But just wait til next year, then my new strategy will overwhelm all those wannbes! Â Whatever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qball86 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 The definition of insanity is doing things the same way and expecting different results....and yet every year at the draft I assume I am smarter than I am. Â I give fantasy gods, you win, I admit it, I don't know what I'm doing. Â Next year I will not: Take a flyer on players almost every round. I haven't picked the 7 lottery numbers in a single ticket yet, so odds are I'm not going to pick 16 of them for my fantasy team. Maybe a flyer or two but not 10. The "if these guys all hit I'll have a dominate squad and look like a genius " plan usually has me dismantling a team through waivers by week 5. Â ... play the waiver wire as often as I shower. Pick up a moderate player after a good week, drop him after he comes back to earth the next week. Meanwhile the guy I drop for him goes on a 5 week tear. And now with two weeks left I have 1 measly dollar left in my budget. Â ...draft over weight out of shape RBs at 4 just because "I have to draft a RB in the first". Â ...draft just any rookie RB In round 4/5 just because of our rookie keeper rule. Thanks Mel. And certainly not two of them(see swinging for the fences draft strategy above) adding Tevin Coleman to that misery. Â I'm sure this post will be edited to add much more before the end of the season. As for something I WILL do, I will revisit this post in mid-August next year. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaklandfaders Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Little late, but thanks for all the replies. Fantasy football is meant to be shared, and those who drafted Eddie Lacy in the first round, I share that sympathy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popcrnchicken Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) Don't draft a quarterback early ever again (Peyton in the 3rd), good running backs are rare and wide recievers are a dime a dozen, good tight ends are rare (always draft Gronk), don't give up on players to soon, HANDCUFF YOUR SOLID RUNNING BACKS (it could be the o-line making them good). Edited November 28, 2015 by popcrnchicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Josh Norman = Richard Sherman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomebench Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 What else can you learn when you already know it all, and have known it all for 25 years or more? Â Funny, after typing that I got to thinking that the beauty/wonder of this 'game' is that you never really know much of anything, except that whenever you think you've got it figured it out something goes terribly wrong and you're left to wonder if you ever really knew anything at all. Â But just wait til next year, then my new strategy will overwhelm all those wannbes! Â Whatever. So true!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I think they produce better results. Now drinking and trading is a different story. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Josh Norman > Richard Sherman Foxed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm learning that this thread will be useless next year because all of these lessons will be null and void with next season's new lessons that will contradict everything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud29 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 I learned that Taz likes frogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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