fantasy football: a league of our own

as a nfl player . . . exactly what do you have to do for the power money hungry nazi goodell to actually say, "hey maybe we should do something?"  i guess tyler brayton is too "important" to the "sport" and makes more revenue for the higher ups than alosi.  plus alosi can't be on your fantasy league, so why care, right?  and to add insult, they try to cover up it up?  god i'm glad i don't support the nfl and the hacks who control your minds. 

god, is there any thread you don't go into and act like a fucking idiot? can't you keep that to yr own 49 retarded threads you've started?

i get paid by the hour to be an idiot.  got to keep the bosses happy.  merry christmas. 

BookerT wrote:
god, is there any thread you don't go into and act like a fucking idiot? can't you keep that to yr own 49 retarded threads you've started?

Walkonby's awesome.  Quit hating on the man.

I actually thought Walkie was drawn to this issue because of this portion of the article:

"According to Glazer, other teams indeed use a ?wall? concept.  One team even calls the move ?Pink Floyd.?

Brian

BookerT wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
hey bookerT: starting webb as a WR?!?  fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…  how the hell is he still eligible/listed as a WR??

there should be a rule that if you don't start a player as a QB, you can't get a full game's worth of QB points. 

he was drafted as a WR. hey, i don't make the rules, i just play by them…

yeah, and the rule sucks.  he's not starting as a WR, he's not going to play as a WR - so he shouldn't be listed as a WR.  if anyone else pulled that move before you did i stongly suspect you'd think it stinks too.  oh well.

not that you need the extra points this week - looks like we're headed for a repeat of last year's finals.  with any luck the CHI d-line will destroy webb to such an extend that we won't have to worry about whether or not you start him next week ;D

i'm actually playing against webb in my other league … and now it looks like it's all a moot point because favre is back from the dead. in fact, if favre does play i'll win because of the attempted cheap-play-ploy with webb. and no matter what i wasn't gonna start him next week because there was no way i could "win cheap" (even if it's just the rules).

ANYWAY - next week, it's on. need arian foster to heal up and for darren mcfadden to not lose those goalline touches.

BookerT wrote:
ANYWAY - next week, it's on. need arian foster to heal up and for darren mcfadden to not lose those goalline touches.

one out of two ain't bad?  foster got the job done while mcfadden limped by.  still, they combined for 26 points - respectable.  hellova lot better than my CJ, boldin and TJones putting up a total of 8.  i came really really really close to putting in white instead of jones.  dammit.  and thank goodness you didn't start forte.

so the final is going down to the wire.  yours truly is leading BookerT by 7 points, but he has 4 players to go while i only have 3.  if you add up current score plus yahoo's projected stats, it'll end 113-110 in my favor.  another reputable site has projected final scores of 106-105.  projected stats are only a step above meaningless but i'm using them as statistical proof that this is still anyone's title (as if i needed it).  i'm going to be watching both remainings games with heightened interest.  my take: it'll come down to whether or not Vick pulls a superman tomorrow night.

shadrach has a pretty solid lock on 3rd place, barring ridiculous performances by colston and gonzales tonight. 

i gotta say that i like your chances. i was really hoping they'd play the philly game in bad weather, that seems to be the only possible way to slow vick. dude really wants to win mvp and brady just won another game with 3 TDs and no picks, so vick needs to step up. my best hope is lots of stalled drives that end in akers field goals. plus you got philly d against an incompetent QB.

Damn I didn't pay attention to how the playoffs worked and didn't know I was playing this week. I didn't set my team for the consolation game. Was there a 3rd place prize that I screwed myself out of?

damnnnnn - congrats to sweetcell, he won 102 to 100. each vick turnover and minnesota score (he had philly d) gave me a chance, but akers missing a 54 field goal at the end of the first half did me in. the eagles *should* have kicked a field goal with 30 seconds left and done an onsides kick (they needed 2 scores) but alas. fun season.

6949 wrote:
Damn I didn't pay attention to how the playoffs worked and didn't know I was playing this week. I didn't set my team for the consolation game. Was there a 3rd place prize that I screwed myself out of?

unfortunately, yes - 3rd place prize is $25.  ugh…  next year?

sweetcell wrote:
my take: it'll come down to whether or not Vick pulls a superman tomorrow night.

nevermind.

BookerT wrote:
plus you got philly d against an incompetent QB.

eh, can't say incompetent…

wow, what a final.  bookerT's decision to not start webb was very honorable and we went down to the last minute of last night's game without knowing if the threepeat was on or not.  i looked forward to waving a victory in BookerT's face but right now i'm humbled.  i consider myself very lucky to have won.  vick pulled a half superman, which was enough.  luckily i also finished the regular season in first place so i'll take that as backup of my superiority ;D

once again i had a blast playing FF with you lot.  hope to see you all, and maybe a new face or three, next year.  enjoy the (real) playoffs.

Are we doing this? Where's my invite?

I'd like to suggest a couple minor rules changes, like allowing percentage points.

yes, let's do this!  i'll set up the league this afternoon - unless anyone else wants to commish (commisherate?).

i'm happy to implement any and all rule changes, as long as no one in the league strongly objects.  by percentage points, do you mean fractional points - like 12 yards rushing is 1.2 points?

sweetcell wrote:
yes, let's do this!  i'll set up the league this afternoon - unless anyone else wants to commish (commisherate?).

i'm happy to implement any and all rule changes, as long as no one in the league strongly objects.  by percentage points, do you mean fractional points - like 12 yards rushing is 1.2 points?

Exactly.

I'd like an invite if there is space.

awrite ladies and gents,  let's do this: welcome to the 2011 season of League930 fantasy football!

to join:
    - go to yahoo fantasy football homepage (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/)
    - click on "JOIN an existing league and compete against other players - Join a League"
    - sign in to your yahoo account (or create one)
    - click on "Join Custom League"
    - League ID: 606094, password: "930rox"
    - create a team
    - beat BookerT

league dues are $20, payable before the first game of the season.  payment can be made via paypal or check & snail-mail, see commissioner's note on the league page: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/league930

last year's managers should have already received an invite to resurrect their old teams.  if you don't want to play this year, please decline the invitation as soon as you can - spots are reserved for returning teams, so free up your spot if your not going to use it. 

i have tentatively set the live online draft for Monday, August 29 8:30pm EDT.  i'm entirely flexible about when this goes down, both in terms of the date and time of day (lunch time is an option too).  please chime in with your preferences.

jeffml wrote:
I'd like an invite if there is space.

with pleasure - please PM me your e-mail address and i'll send you one, or follow instructions above.  because of our head-to-head format we need an even number of teams, but if that becomes an issue we'll deal with it later.

sweetcell wrote:
awrite ladies and gents,  let's do this: welcome to the 2011 season of League930 fantasy football!

to join:
    - go to yahoo fantasy football homepage (http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/)
    - click on "JOIN an existing league and compete against other players - Join a League"
    - sign in to your yahoo account (or create one)
    - click on "Join Custom League"
    - League ID: 606094, password: "930rox"
    - create a team
    - beat BookerT

league dues are $20, payable before the first game of the season.  payment can be made via paypal or check & snail-mail, see commissioner's note on the league page: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/league930

last year's managers should have already received an invite to resurrect their old teams.  if you don't want to play this year, please decline the invitation as soon as you can - spots are reserved for returning teams, so free up your spot if your not going to use it. 

i have tentatively set the live online draft for Monday, August 29 8:30pm EDT.  i'm entirely flexible about when this goes down, both in terms of the date and time of day (lunch time is an option too).  please chime in with your preferences.

jeffml wrote:
I'd like an invite if there is space.

with pleasure - please PM me your e-mail address and i'll send you one, or follow instructions above.  because of our head-to-head format we need an even number of teams, but if that becomes an issue we'll deal with it later.

I'm assuming the open spots have already been taken as I just tried to join…

yada - please try again, i've added 2 spots. 

former managers - please accept or decline your invites as soon as possible.  looks like we have a folks who would like to join, but can't.

aspiring new managers: if you can't sign up right away, please wait a little.  spots will open up as last year's managers retire.  i suspect that several of them won't be making decisions until tonight/this weekend.