FinishTheDrill Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I'll spare the long diatribe that I was going to type. Here's the thumbnail version. I'd appreciate your thoughts on it: Kickers rankings are somewhat contrarian. Whereas team that scores a lot of TD's has the potential for a bunch of 1 pointers for your kicker, A very difficult opponent, with a great D, increases the chances of kicking FG's instead of PAT's... and potentially long ones. SO, choosing a K vs a tough opponent is sound strategy. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 But you have to get close enough to kick the field goal. I've done anaylsis on kickers a few times in the past, and the only factor that was consistently and somewhat reliably true is that the top kickers in a week are from teams that win their games. Losing teams tend to not only have fewer kicks anyway, but at the end of their games they are more likely to go for a TD than a FG when they are behind. Teams that are ahead will often end up with a field goal because they are just killing the clock and then taking the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinishTheDrill Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 DMD, thanks. Appreciate your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplemonster Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I don't tend to have much of a strategy when it comes to picking kickers but I do tend to pick them from good teams. At least then you're getting extra points and you won't get a zero for that week. It seems like mainly a crapshoot though 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fastdoc Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 We abolished that position and everyone is happier for it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, 1fastdoc said: We abolished that position and everyone is happier for it but don't you all miss that guy who always drafts Tucker in round 7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Quarter Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 We have that guy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 5 hours ago, Dcat said: but don't you all miss that guy who always drafts Tucker in round 7? 1 hour ago, No Quarter said: We have that guy! every league has "that guy". It wouldn't be fantasy football without a premature Tucker draft pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 4 hours ago, Dcat said: every league has "that guy". It wouldn't be fantasy football without a premature Tucker draft pick. That and whatever the top defense was from the previous season going like 4 rounds before any other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNOWBOUND33 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 24 minutes ago, DMD said: That and whatever the top defense was from the previous season going like 4 rounds before any other. Yeah. We have a guy in an auction league that will throw out the Bears D about 20 picks into the draft. It's a joke, he always overpays to get them but he loves to be able to root for them every week. (We are all Bears fans.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, SNOWBOUND33 said: Yeah. We have a guy in an auction league that will throw out the Bears D about 20 picks into the draft. It's a joke, he always overpays to get them but he loves to be able to root for them every week. (We are all Bears fans.) It makes him happy. There's sentimental value in that, along with added draft value for all the other teams to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinishTheDrill Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 hours ago, SNOWBOUND33 said: Yeah. We have a guy in an auction league that will throw out the Bears D about 20 picks into the draft. It's a joke, he always overpays to get them but he loves to be able to root for them every week. (We are all Bears fans.) That, IMO, is the essence of FF. Pick who and what you want, to root for who and what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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