Ah, Fantasy Football - it's like Dungeons & Dragons for the guys who used to beat up on the kids who played Dungeons & Dragons.
(I kid, I kid. Just because I don't see the point in it doesn't mean I can't see that other people enjoy it. I just don't want to hear about their picks or how their team is doing, the same way they don't want to hear about my Night Elf Druid from WoW or how the last raid went. *grin*)
@Dromaro - For what it's worth, if my high school hadn't been so dinky it couldn't field a football team, I probably would have played football. A couple college buddies of mine noted in the past that I've got the build of someone who could have made a good strong safety. Unfortunately, I'm so far out of shape now that I'd be leery of even trying to play a pick-up game in the park.
Sadly, I work with a guy who makes it a point to stop and rattle on about his fantasy football team as well as his team of choice's standings whenever he catches me away from my desk. I've taken to turning around and heading for our secondary break room whenever I see he's refilling his coffee cup because he can't take the hint that I just don't care who his team snagged in the draft and what their defense strategy is going to be this year. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for being passionate about your hobbies, but he takes it to the extreme. I know I tend to ramble about some of the stuff I'm into, but I've learned to rein it in and recognize when those around me start to get that glazed-over look in their eyes.
Personally I find the default configuration for most fantasy football leagues to be very subject to luck. These are leagues with 10 teams, and only 1, maybe 2 players at each position. In this situation, everyone has a star player at each spot, and you might as well just roll dice to see which player does best. Default scoring also weighs very heavily on the touchdown, which is absurdly luck-based.
It really comes down not to a skill, but to education and dedication. Yes there is a basic level of intelligence that you must have in order to know what to do with said information. Let's say 2 of the 10 people in your league don't have this. So now you are competing amongst 8 people. Whichever ones are dedicated enough to be constantly up on all the football info such as injury information, matchup strengths, etc., they will all have an equal shot at winning, and from there it is down to luck.
The league I set up starts 11 players each week, and has several bench slots. It also gives you points for nearly everything you could see a player do on the field. This raises the cap in how much information people have to juggle in making their all-important decisions, and makes room for one player to be more informed than another.
- Large roster forces you to evaluate the players who are not all-stars. When you hit round 18 in the draft, you better know who you are looking at. - Large number of scoring rules increases the different ways a player can be considered good, making your scouting more difficult. Evaluate all the wide receivers available. In a normal league you look at yardage and touchdowns. Throw in receptions and return yardage and you've got the potential for a better player to make a more educated decision. Also, make sure to pay specific attention to the fact that completions and receptions get you points. This negates common fantasy strategy of "running backs are the best". This shakes up the positions big-time.
Oh good, another forum thread I never have to look at again. As long as this takes a quota of the chatter from the other threads, I'm going to be saving time on the forum.
Oh good, another forum thread I never have to look at again. As long as this takes a quota of the chatter from the other threads, I'm going to be saving time on the forum.
You should be like me. I read maybe 1/3 of the threads, if that.
Fake drafts, not bad. I can't believe this shit is in 13 days. We just finished football, and here it is again.
How do you think I feel? I work near the Patriots stadium. Pretty much every game involves about an hour of rush, and a few hours of mind-numbing boredom.
Yeah I also can't believe that football is here again. I am completely unprepared for it, even though baseball season ended for me when the mets went on that incredible losing streak out on the west coast. I wasn't watching the games because they were on so late, so I got in the habit of not following them. By the time they came back east I was too disgusted to care. Only two sports I pay any attention to.
Yeah I also can't believe that football is here again. I am completely unprepared for it, even though baseball season ended for me when the mets went on that incredible losing streak out on the west coast. I wasn't watching the games because they were on so late, so I got in the habit of not following them. By the time they came back east I was too disgusted to care. Only two sports I pay any attention to.
More observations
1) It's scary how many football players I know. 2) People aren't taking into account the fact that McNabb is going to be in Washington, and not in Philadelphia. That rising tide will probably lift all Redskin WR boats and sink all Eagle WR boats. 3) I really don't know shit about the AFC. That's fine, AFC SUCKS. :P 4) I can understand doing a fake draft to practice. I did it for a few rounds to see how it worked. But there are people doing practice drafts on auto-mode. WTF is the point of that? 5) Watching a lot of football is the key to winning. When you actually watch games, it's easy to see a player nobody ever heard of suddenly being good. Can't see it if you don't watch. 6) Taking any Minnessota players is basically gambling on the fate of Favre. 7) Big Ben will probably be suspended for some games, but if you get him as a bench player, you can bring him in when he returns. 8) Fantasy Football is entirely a game of knowledge and luck. It's somewhere exactly between a casino and the stock market.
5) Watching a lot of football is the key to winning. When you actually watch games, it's easy to see a player nobody ever heard of suddenly being good. Can't see it if you don't watch.
Congrats, you've figured out this is a game for people who watch football. An observation overlooked until now.
5) Watching a lot of football is the key to winning. When you actually watch games, it's easy to see a player nobody ever heard of suddenly being good. Can't see it if you don't watch.
Congrats, you've figured out this is a game for people who watch football. An observation overlooked until now.
The point is that someone with a sattelite dish will have a pretty big advantage over someone with no TV.
So there's only three people in the league, and the draft is Monday at 6:30pm, which is really inconvenient for me. Is it possible to reschedule or cancel or just forget about it?
Probably just cancel. Ideally the league runs with 10, so if we had pulled 6 or 7 people in off the forums we could scrounge a few additional heads. With only 3 people interested it's not really worth it.
When does the NFL season start? Because if you can delay the draft by a week or so, I will join and I know at least 2 maybe 3 other people who wanted to give Fantasy American Football a go this year.
When does the NFL season start? Because if you can delay the draft by a week or so, I will join and I know at least 2 maybe 3 other people who wanted to give Fantasy American Football a go this year.
The season (Week 1) starts Thursday evening, September 9th at 8:30PM EST, where Minnesota plays New Orleans at the Superdome. The bulk of the games will be played on Sunday September 12th, and two games Monday night (the 13th).
The season (Week 1) starts Thursday evening, September 9th at 8:30PM EST, where Minnesota plays New Orleans at the Superdome. The bulk of the games will be played on Sunday September 12th, and two games Monday night (the 13th).
PAX puts a big kibosh on drafting during the weekend prior to the season. Could always schedule it for the 7th/8th, but since we are not exactly playing for keeps here, there is always the option of starting the league in Week 2 of the season.
PAX puts a big kibosh on drafting during the weekend prior to the season. Could always schedule it for the 7th/8th, but since we are not exactly playing for keeps here, there is always the option of starting the league in Week 2 of the season.
Even doing it this weekend would be better for me. It's just specifically Monday we are doing some GeekNights action.
The latest time available on Yahoo for this Sunday was 4PM, which won't work here. I moved it to 8:30 PM on Wednesday the 8th, does that work for everyone?
The latest time available on Yahoo for this Sunday was 4PM, which won't work here. I moved it to 8:30 PM on Wednesday the 8th, does that work for everyone?
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(I kid, I kid. Just because I don't see the point in it doesn't mean I can't see that other people enjoy it. I just don't want to hear about their picks or how their team is doing, the same way they don't want to hear about my Night Elf Druid from WoW or how the last raid went. *grin*)
Geeking out on others who don't care is horrible. It's a sign of social ineptness. I've been that guy in the past and learned when not to be.
Sadly, I work with a guy who makes it a point to stop and rattle on about his fantasy football team as well as his team of choice's standings whenever he catches me away from my desk. I've taken to turning around and heading for our secondary break room whenever I see he's refilling his coffee cup because he can't take the hint that I just don't care who his team snagged in the draft and what their defense strategy is going to be this year. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for being passionate about your hobbies, but he takes it to the extreme. I know I tend to ramble about some of the stuff I'm into, but I've learned to rein it in and recognize when those around me start to get that glazed-over look in their eyes.
League ID#: 469404
League Name: Front Row Crew Fantasy
Password: geeknights
Custom League URL: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/frontrowcrew
Personally I find the default configuration for most fantasy football leagues to be very subject to luck. These are leagues with 10 teams, and only 1, maybe 2 players at each position. In this situation, everyone has a star player at each spot, and you might as well just roll dice to see which player does best. Default scoring also weighs very heavily on the touchdown, which is absurdly luck-based.
It really comes down not to a skill, but to education and dedication. Yes there is a basic level of intelligence that you must have in order to know what to do with said information. Let's say 2 of the 10 people in your league don't have this. So now you are competing amongst 8 people. Whichever ones are dedicated enough to be constantly up on all the football info such as injury information, matchup strengths, etc., they will all have an equal shot at winning, and from there it is down to luck.
The league I set up starts 11 players each week, and has several bench slots. It also gives you points for nearly everything you could see a player do on the field. This raises the cap in how much information people have to juggle in making their all-important decisions, and makes room for one player to be more informed than another.
- Large roster forces you to evaluate the players who are not all-stars. When you hit round 18 in the draft, you better know who you are looking at.
- Large number of scoring rules increases the different ways a player can be considered good, making your scouting more difficult. Evaluate all the wide receivers available. In a normal league you look at yardage and touchdowns. Throw in receptions and return yardage and you've got the potential for a better player to make a more educated decision. Also, make sure to pay specific attention to the fact that completions and receptions get you points. This negates common fantasy strategy of "running backs are the best". This shakes up the positions big-time.
1) It's scary how many football players I know.
2) People aren't taking into account the fact that McNabb is going to be in Washington, and not in Philadelphia. That rising tide will probably lift all Redskin WR boats and sink all Eagle WR boats.
3) I really don't know shit about the AFC. That's fine, AFC SUCKS. :P
4) I can understand doing a fake draft to practice. I did it for a few rounds to see how it worked. But there are people doing practice drafts on auto-mode. WTF is the point of that?
5) Watching a lot of football is the key to winning. When you actually watch games, it's easy to see a player nobody ever heard of suddenly being good. Can't see it if you don't watch.
6) Taking any Minnessota players is basically gambling on the fate of Favre.
7) Big Ben will probably be suspended for some games, but if you get him as a bench player, you can bring him in when he returns.
8) Fantasy Football is entirely a game of knowledge and luck. It's somewhere exactly between a casino and the stock market.
http://football.cbssports.com/splash/football/spln/opc/free
A little bit better than fantasy, and a chance of prizes.
The bulk of the games will be played on Sunday September 12th, and two games Monday night (the 13th).
http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/