fantasy football: a league of our own

Originally posted by sweetcell:

Originally posted by SalParadise:
we're pulling an appalachian state this sunday.

i personally believe that the Miami Dolphins, from Miami, such as, are unable to win because some players don't have good play maps. i believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., err, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up a future for Dolphins of Miami fans.

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Originally posted by sweetcell:
question about trades (never done one before) - i see that someone has a player i might be interested in. the system allows me to select one or more players to offer in exchange for that desired player.

my question is: if i select two players, does the other team have to chose which of the two players to take, or am i offering up both players in exchange for that one? if its for both, do i lose a spot on my roster, or do i get to fill it with a free agent?

You're offering up both players, which in 2-for-1 trades means the team getting 2 players may have to drop one of his/her current players to make roster room. If you want to discuss possible trade options, I'd suggest PM'ing, sending an email (one of the options on the other players' team page), or heck, use this BB.

PS: I'm a supporter of free trade, particularly in fantasy sports. Are you trying to trade MoJo?

I've offered several trades in this league and not one person has been interested.

Originally posted by SalParadise:

Originally posted by sweetcell:

Originally posted by SalParadise:

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
You're like a fantasy football Miami Dolphins!

wow, i guess we're officially the laughing stock (is it stock or stalk?) of the league.

just came across this quip: "New England gets the first of its three bye weeks this season when it plays at Miami on Sunday." ouch.

we're pulling an appalachian state this sunday.

always happens.. once the collective media hangs unabashedly from the nuts of a team, they have a misstep. miami will deliver the upset of the year.

That EXACT situation happened to NE in Miami on Monday night a couple years back. And NE was double digit favorites on the road much like this game. (NE -16.5, last I checked.) I doubt a repeat of history, but hardly unprecedented . . .

Originally posted by Shadrach:
I've offered several trades in this league and not one person has been interested.

you scared me for a sec, as i realized that i haven't checked that e-mail address in over 2 weeks… but apparently i had nothing you were interested in, further testament to my draft-picking skills i guess… ugh.

dhinojwala - nah, now that jones-drew has woken up i'm going to keep him for a while. hopefully i'll still be able to get a few points outta him, he was one of my early picks and has been a major bust. i was willing to trade him away a while ago, but not anymore.

Originally posted by Shadrach:
I've offered several trades in this league and not one person has been interested.

I know, and I considered all of your offers. Even fresh-off-the-waiver-wire Brian Leonard & struggling-WR Marvin Harrison for my struggling-WR Steve Smith, just as soon as Steven Jackson went down. I'm not a big panic-seller or panic-buyer. I just didn't think Leonard (5 pts, 13 pts, and 3pts last 3 weeks) would be much different than the best remaining waiver-wire plug-n-play RB.

A good piece of advice: don't take any trade offer (especially a first offer) personally. There's a bid-ask spread to a lot of things in life…including fantasy sports. I'm sure to ask a higher price to trade away Ladell Betts than most people would bid on him. I see him as the Clinton Portis insurance policy…others might see him as a year-long benchwarmer. Make me an offer, the worst I can do is reject it. Maybe I counteroffer. Maybe we can meet in the middle and both improve our teams. Except with RNR Outlaws, as he's undefeated :p

Being undefeated isn't all it's cracked up to be. Mostly it's been some lucky coaching moves at QB since the guys I drafted were flops. I mean how is it that I haven't lost yet? Just look at my players who have suffered injuries:

Marvin Harrison
Rudi Johnson
Anquan Boldin
Ahman Green
Santonio Holmes

That's half my starting line-up. But it looks like this week my team may be suddenly healthy again. Of course that's a perfect set up for a loss.

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
The Broncos return from their bye this week lose horribly on national tv!

agreed

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:

Originally posted by miss pretentious:

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
P.S. The Broncos return from their bye this week to beat the Steelers!

Actually, that's another horribly wrong thing he's said

preach on!

Originally posted by killsaly:
Keep dreaming!! It will be a good game, dont forget the Steelers were on a bye and freshly rested. It will be a good game, but I think the Steelers will win this one.

How did that work out for you?

Brian

eh, what can you do? it was a good game, broncos pulled through though.

Originally posted by killsaly:
eh, what can you do? it was a good game, broncos pulled through though.

I don't know about you, but I am starting to get a little worried about Ben. He breaks a lot of tackles and is very athletic for his size, but man did he make some stupid passes last night - and all three TO's were his (although the fumble was a pass block break down, he should have done a better job protecting the ball). That's two bad road losses where both road teams stacked the box against the run and forced Ben to beat them, which he wasn't able to do.

Another week and another lucky win. If I would have played any other winning team this week I would have lost.

I'd say given the current situation you would have to like The White Stripes as the favorite to win this league. Brady is on an absolute tear and once Addai is healthy him and Peterson will pack a serious 1-2 punch at RB.

That is absolutely the last time I let LT take a week off. Must be watching ….wait for it… his VIZ-E-OH

i'm happy to be over .500 now.
with my crappy WR, i'll be happy if i make the playoffs.

newbie question alert: what does this mean? shadrach, are you offering up these players for trade?

10/23 Trading block: Rock N Roll Outlaws available positions set to 'QB,WR,TE' silverspringstar
10/23 Trading block: Rock N Roll Outlaws available players set to 'Marvin Harrison,Vincent Jackson,Selvin Young,DeShaun Foster,Jesse Chatman' silverspringstar

Originally posted by sweetcell:
newbie question alert: what does this mean? shadrach, are you offering up these players for trade?

That's exactly what that means.

But hey, answer a question for me guru's!

Pick two to start this weekend and why (1 point per 10 yards, 6 for a TD):

L. Coles vs. Buffalo
T. Holt vs. Cleveland
W. Welker vs. Washington

I am an 11 point favorite this week (with Holt and Coles). I'm considering continuing with Coles and Holt as I'm guaranteed 6-8 points from each with the possibility of more. With Welker, I have the possiblity of huge weeks, but it's NE, so I could get a golden goose. Thoughts?

Originally posted by Shadrach:
Another week and another lucky win. If I would have played any other winning team this week I would have lost.

I'd say given the current situation you would have to like The White Stripes as the favorite to win this league. Brady is on an absolute tear and once Addai is healthy him and Peterson will pack a serious 1-2 punch at RB.

Well my luck finally ran out. A combination of bye weeks, injuries and lack of consistant QB play have caused my first loss of the season. Congrats Carls!

This loss combined with my point total means I will drop into second place : (

i'm in third, but i dont know if my team can survive the travis henry debacle

Originally posted by vansmack:
With Welker, I have the possiblity of huge weeks, but it's NE, so I could get a golden goose. Thoughts?

Until they lose (which they just might this weekend in Indy), I would start the Patriot's water boy if I could. In their first eight games they have scored 38, 38, 38, 34, 34, 48, 49 and 52 points.

I mean, how many fantasy points does Mike Vrabel have this season? And he's a linebacker!

Brian

P.S. I think if anyone on your defense scores in an offensive capacity, the defense should get those points. Rainbows and Unicorns should have six more points. Rainbows and Unicorns has the New England defense. Mike Vrabel is on the New England defense. Mike Vrabel scored a touchdown.

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
i'm in third, but i dont know if my team can survive the travis henry debacle

Give the man a break. In a time when there are so many fathers who don't give a darn about their kids, you have a father who is literally running for his kids' well-being. Two more and he can field a side. God Bless Him.

Brian

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
Until they lose (which they just might this weekend in Indy), I would start the Patriot's water boy if I could.

Well, because the advice was coming so late from here, I let Smackette pick my wideouts this week. She said Holt and Welker and she was spot on (applying the no practice, no play theory about Coles).

And yes, Welker will start the rest of thes season until the Jets do something about Pennington.