awesomebench Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Is it me, or is 80% of info these days seem like watered down parroting of each other? Example: everywhere i look starks is a "hot waiver wire commodity'...show me a league that he's still available! There are plenty of people out there with true analysis, but much of it (probably network sponsored) seems like most media today...watered down bulltaco... Rant over* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inziladun Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) They go based off generic ownership statistics. A lot of times in competitive leagues you'll have to use a little common sense with waiver pickups as often times they're gone 1-2 weeks before they make lists like those, starks and deangelo are good examples of handcuffs thst should've been tied down two weeks in after the performance of lacy and Williams respectively. I usually like lists that spout off numbers and statistics as their reasoning as that's the most useful for me as I can full in the blanks with common sense. Whereas I'm not willing to do the footwork tracking percentages. Also gotta keep in mind most leagues aren't really competitive, mostly friends just playing together, starks got picked up this week in waivers after I told my brother to grab him lol Edited November 13, 2015 by Inziladun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I sometimes wonder if we overshoot free agents meaning we don't take into account how many little leagues there are out there. Most "veteran" FF'ers play in 12 team leagues or at least 10 team leagues with deeper rosters of 18 or more. But there are a lot of pay leagues that are 12 team with rosters of 14 or 15. And there is a widely varying level of expertise of team owners. I was over on NFL.com a few weeks ago and saw a free agent help piece. Every single one of the ten guys mentioned not only were not available in any league I was in, but they had been taken weeks before. But the guy gave out ownership percentages and I can only guess that the NFL.com leagues must have really small rosters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana is da Man Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 The "grab and stash" and "dumpster dive" players are usually available in my 14 and 16 team leagues. So the article on here is usually very helpful. The espn.com and cbssports.com articles.......not so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inziladun Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I think that says more about the leagues you play in DMD as opposed to how helpful these "Waiver Wire targets" lists are. You probably play with people who've been around the block quite a few times and dedicate a little "too much time" to fantasy football. All of my leagues are filled with idiots who love to drop people and chase hype or just choose not to do much waiver wire targeting at all. To the point of me just being on this website on a semi-regular basis this season has been a huge advantage to me (combined with my sleeper bot updates) I'd imagine most leagues are pretty non-competitive like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 It's because we are addicts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Put in the time to be your own expert. DMD is fun to read - most aren't, and it's crap. It's pretty simple on MFL. % of adds/drops is where I start, and when you sort by free agent - that information is customized to your roster size. It's interesting to contrast as I play in 16, 14, and 12 team leagues. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbrake Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 The days are over where you could scoop up a guy sunday morning. All sites and sports tv give the same pickups these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Put in the time to be your own expert. this is the correct answer kids 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesomebench Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Well, i wouldn't call myself an expert...but i do sumple research a lot. I haven't played for 5 years...i don't remember this much info being available. I've always followed the huddle, and one other site. But now with social media, too much crap is out there. Imo. Just an observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qdaddyo Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I had a passing thought the other day while listening to SiriusXM Fantasy Radio. What if all these experts are touting certain waiver pickups and DFS choices, and don't pick them up or fade them in their lineups? Probably not, but the cynic in me had that brief thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksimus Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Fantasy Football expert? ...isn't that an oxymoron or something? FF is 90% luck (mostly bad) and 10% more luck (mostly bad as well). Edited November 13, 2015 by Macksimus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Reminds me of an online article circa 1999. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorttynaz Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Lol. Look for advice on a free site for Start/Sit. Start: Peterson. Sit: Abdullah. Start: Julio Jones. Sit: K Stills. Start: Gronk. Sit: Gresham. LOL. Thanks for the advice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmike254 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I need some advice I need three recivers to start out of Sanders,Hurns,Aiken,davante adams,DeSean jackson,nate Washington and Michael Floyd who do I start this week I need three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 This thread is commentary of advice some sites are providing. Please ask your advice questions in the advice forum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Problem is the "experts" that provide bottom feeder advice, like most of those on TV, or big sites like CBS nd ESPN. Here at the Huddle we get good info, there's another free site I use that is pretty good too. Free agent stuff is very difficult because of the different roster size and other factors. We have a deep bench so I'm used to most of them not being available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Most of the fantasy shows regurgitate advice for the novice player. I watch them and usually chuckle at the vanilla coverage they provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Couch Potatoe Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Well, i wouldn't call myself an expert...but i do sumple research a lot. I haven't played for 5 years...i don't remember this much info being available. I've always followed the huddle, and one other site. But now with social media, too much crap is out there. Imo. Just an observation. Well if it's as sumple as that then do more sumple research it sounds hot. Edited November 15, 2015 by Sunday Couch Potatoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Problem is the "experts" that provide bottom feeder advice, like most of those on TV, or big sites like CBS nd ESPN. Here at the Huddle we get good info, there's another free site I use that is pretty good too. Free agent stuff is very difficult because of the different roster size and other factors. We have a deep bench so I'm used to most of them not being available. Generally, I look over every box score to see if anyone had a big day....if something is particularly eye-popping, I'll check to see if he is on a roster; very rarely do I jump on a player after ONE big week, but if he has a 2nd solid day, I'll probably jettison a non-performer for him. That method got me Gary Barnidge and Ben Watson this season. Barnidge has been a stone-cold stud, and Watson has been surprisingly solid. RBs and, increasingly, WRs are getting to be pretty combed-over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Yeah on almost every occasion where I have watched a fantasy football hot free agent pick ups segment the players identified were either DRAFTED or have been unavailable for weeks. But they always talk about the low ownership percentage on what ever hosting site they use. Makes me think that it is lots of free leagues where owner interest is low, smaller leagues or leagues with very limited rosters. Whatever the reason, those segments have almost no value. The Huddle has a free agent pick up report on Tuesday mornings ... they are better but I find that mostly half to three quarters of the players recommended there are not available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Which free agent to pick up is the easy part. Who to drop is the hard part. Very little advice on that front. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Which free agent to pick up is the easy part. Who to drop is the hard part. Very little advice on that front.good pt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bad Example Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Yeah on almost every occasion where I have watched a fantasy football hot free agent pick ups segment the players identified were either DRAFTED or have been unavailable for weeks. But they always talk about the low ownership percentage on what ever hosting site they use. Makes me think that it is lots of free leagues where owner interest is low, smaller leagues or leagues with very limited rosters. Whatever the reason, those segments have almost no value. The Huddle has a free agent pick up report on Tuesday mornings ... they are better but I find that mostly half to three quarters of the players recommended there are not available. It depends on your league....I recall during a BOTH draft, one of my leaguemates pointed out "this sucks, NO ONE is falling" - with a league of informed owners, good values and savvy waiver pickups get thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 It depends on your league....I recall during a BOTH draft, one of my leaguemates pointed out "this sucks, NO ONE is falling" - with a league of informed owners, good values and savvy waiver pickups get thin. Sadly, all my leagues are like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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