SLGRAF Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I see people asking for advice on how to cover byes on their fantasy team, and I understand for some, they have had injuries. But for others, it appears that it only just occurred to them that "Player A" has a bye coming up. When I draft, I look carefully at bye weeks in order to avoid having weeks where I cannot field a full lineup with who I drafted. And during the season, I project future lineups based upon the bye weeks of my players when I consider player moves. Am I weird for doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobwaa Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I wouldnt assume that "it just occurs to them" ..... injuries have a huge impact on rosters and I would guess that this is the underlying reason for Bye week mayhem. We are heading into week 6....id bet that probably 90% (if not more) of teams have made some roster moves since draft day....to fill in for injuries or cover for drafted players that havent performed as expected. When that happens you gotta grab the best available, even if it conflicts with a Bye down the road. Now if you draft 4 WR's who are all on BYE the same week...well then you are an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rew70 Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Not weird, but often the best laid plans aren't always going to come to fruition. You may have drafted certain players and had the bye weeks covered. But as the season goes along, that drafted player has underachieved or been injured and you drop or trade him for the hot WW pickup of the week or with another league member and then you aren't looking at the bye week implications as much as you are trying to get the most valuable player you can at the time. Let's say you have Fitzgerald. He hasn't played all that great, a rookie QB comes in and now he's hurt. So you need to pickup someone. Are you going to pass on a player like Cotchery or Bryant Johnson just because they have the same bye week? They could still help your team before and after that week. Maybe the best player you can get happens to have the same bye. So do you pass and let another league member grab him and subsequently take the chance of him beating you with that player? Many things can determine what happens and how prepared we each are during the bye week periods. Some are in our control and some not. When drafting, I too try to field a team that allow for byes, but even on draft day, I will not pass up a player who I think has a greater value than another just because he has the same bye week as another I already have that position. Just my .02. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysDiehard Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 You know, unless my add/drops are expensive or strictly limited for the year, I completely ignore bye weeks altogether when drafting. I used not to, but I add/drop so many players, it's never a great concern. I'm willing to give up on a position for a week for a better roster at playoff time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soco Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 When I draft I always LOOK AT MY BYE WEEKS .. Im in first place 4-1 and this week I play my wifes aunt and she has 7 players off this week and is 1-4 . it never hurts to do a little extra work during your draft so you miss the hell of bye weeks !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelhead Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 It's worse this year with 6 teams out in Weeks 6 and 7. What the hell is the NFL thinking?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phat Rugby Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I have never really looked too much into the bye weeks. I always want the players that are going to perform. With that said, I try not to have studs off at the same time. If Tomlinson and PManning had the same bye week, I would draft them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth8ball Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 It's worse this year with 6 teams out in Weeks 6 and 7. What the hell is the NFL thinking?? Because the NFL cut back on one week of byes this season. This is due to the fact that starting on Thanksgiving night the NFL will have games every Thu and Sat night to finish out the season. They will also be picking which games they will play on Sat. as the season goes. IE if the sceduled Sat game is a crap matchup, then it will be switched to Sun and a better matchup will play on Sat night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelhead Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Because the NFL cut back on one week of byes this season. This is due to the fact that starting on Thanksgiving night the NFL will have games every Thu and Sat night to finish out the season. They will also be picking which games they will play on Sat. as the season goes. IE if the sceduled Sat game is a crap matchup, then it will be switched to Sun and a better matchup will play on Sat night. So bye weeks run 3-9 this year? I thought it was 3-10 again, just that they loaded up these two weeks to have more teams available towards the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 i agree that it doesn't hurt to know who's on bye when you're drafting. i usually always do...but for some reason in one of my leagues i didn't realize until 3/4 of the way through the draft that 3 of my first 4 WR's had the same bye (week 5). that actually changed the way i finished my draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelhead Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I've got 5 guys on bye this week and 5 more in week 7. Somehow i'm getting through it ok though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth8ball Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 So bye weeks run 3-9 this year? I thought it was 3-10 again, just that they loaded up these two weeks to have more teams available towards the end Correct week 9 is the final week for byes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelhead Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Damn I wished I realized that. I do our double header week in week 2 to get it out of the road before the bye weeks, and week 11 is too close to the end of the season (week 13). Week 10 might be better if they do that next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth8ball Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I've got 5 guys on bye this week and 5 more in week 7. Somehow i'm getting through it ok though. I have almost all my backups on bye this week, and will go short one WR and a backup QB in week 7. These two weeks have 6 teams each on bye the most ever in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzarvell Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 When I draft I always LOOK AT MY BYE WEEKS .. Im in first place 4-1 and this week I play my wifes aunt and she has 7 players off this week and is 1-4 . it never hurts to do a little extra work during your draft so you miss the hell of bye weeks !!!! I can't pass this up - sorry... but you're bragging about being 4-1 in the same line you tell us you're playing your wife's aunt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth8ball Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I can't pass this up - sorry... but you're bragging about being 4-1 in the same line you tell us you're playing your wife's aunt? I let that one slide but ama glad that you didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLGRAF Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I can't pass this up - sorry... but you're bragging about being 4-1 in the same line you tell us you're playing your wife's aunt? He who, according to his sig, is carrying two kickers should talk? : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzarvell Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 He who, according to his sig, is carrying two kickers should talk? : ) Very true - but we don't have WW every week - it's ever 4th week we can make a move (besides trades) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLGRAF Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Very true - but we don't have WW every week - it's ever 4th week we can make a move (besides trades) Ah. That makes sense. Must be sort of freeing in a way, not having to put in waiver claims every single week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzarvell Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 (edited) Ah. That makes sense. Must be sort of freeing in a way, not having to put in waiver claims every single week. Makes things interesting... I usually wouldn't have drafted 2 kickers b/c I would have been able to cover Indi's bye week later... glad I did with Vinatieiri getting hurt. We also do it this way making it sort of mandatory to be done in person - get's us out of the house an extra 4 times a year. - besides, the comish doesn't make enough $ to do that much work. Edited October 12, 2006 by pzarvell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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