The Wolf Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 As posted on Yahoo! sports: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post/Br...?urn=nfl,106727 Brady's injury could shift $150 million in fantasy winnings Darren Rovell of CNBC wrote an eye-popping report on the money that could be lost by those who had Tom Brady on their fantasy teams. Brady's loss to those fantasy owners could shift about $150 million in fantasy league winnings from those who had Brady to those that didn't, according to Jeff Thomas, CEO of SportsBuff.com, a fantasy sports site. And some think that's at the low end of the spectrum since the total value of office pools is tough to ascertain. Greg Bebezas of The Fantasy Football Times thinks Brady's impact is likely closer to $1.5 billion. "His injury will reverberate much deeper than it initially appears," Bebezas told me. He points out that Brady's absence also affects the value of Randy Moss. Source: New York Times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Greg Bebezas of The Fantasy Football Times thinks Brady's impact is likely closer to $1.5 billion. "His injury will reverberate much deeper than it initially appears," Bebezas told me. He points out that Brady's absence also affects the value of Randy Moss.[/i] If that is the case, FF players stand to lose a LOT more than Bob Kraft does...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Considering Brady's ADP and what owners were expecting of him this year, I'd say that a lot of those owners weren't going to finish in the money in the first place.... I'd say the Brady effect is vastly overestimated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 Amen. Just a recockulous argument. The inverse suggests that taking him automatically made one a winner. I actually read their point to be that teams using a high pick (1st/2nd round) on Brady now have nothing to show for it for the entire season...it is this that is costing teams. They cannot be implying that Tom Brady = winning a championship, we all know that most teams with Brady on the roster did not win last season and there is no reason to think he would win this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriots Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I actually read their point to be that teams using a high pick (1st/2nd round) on Brady now have nothing to show for it for the entire season...it is this that is costing teams. They cannot be implying that Tom Brady = winning a championship, we all know that most teams with Brady on the roster did not win last season and there is no reason to think he would win this season. Agreed. Brady gets you to the playoffs last year, but if thats all you have you were in trouble. A team in our league last year had Brady, Moss and AD and lost in the championship. "Any given Sunday" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Considering Brady's ADP and what owners were expecting of him this year, I'd say that a lot of those owners weren't going to finish in the money in the first place.... I'd say the Brady effect is vastly overestimated. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Couch Potatoe Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Amen. Just a recockulous argument. The inverse suggests that taking him automatically made one a winner. +1 What are they predicting the future now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.J. Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I'd say that dollar amount is a little high, especially since those who had Brady have a good chance at waiver claims this week. Picking up Cassell should help them out at least a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk37 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Here's to not drafting Tom brady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjpro11 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Here's to not drafting Tom brady or any qb in the first round, or 6 rounds for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxfactor Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 or any qb in the first round, or 6 rounds for that matter. Unless your 2 QBs are Bulger and Hasselbeck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk37 Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 I took Peyton in round 2. I dont think I will regret it. Well see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hogwash. Money is won or lost by rounds 6+ drafting and WR acquisitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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