FF2010: 2010 Fantasy Football catch-all thread

This interests me.

Grumpicus wrote:

In the first round, you will draft the entire starting lineup of an NFL team.

So the first pick might take, for example, the Colts.

Then, the other 15 managers will pick... and then pick 15 more in reverse order... and the guy with the first pick ends up with the 10 starters from whatever team is left... for example, the Bills.

Interseting...

So, the 20 players on the roster at the very start are all the Colts and all the Bills.

Then, we can pickup FA's... I'm guessing that their won't be many with all 32 teams starting rosters being chosen - including the Bills. (Let's hope the Colts and Bills don't have the same bye week. That guy would be screwed.)

And, we can intermingle those players to create our standard starting roster.

Very interesting... makes the draft go by in 30 minutes or less.

My only concern (as someone active in free agency) is that there wouldn't be any FA's to pickup.

What happens if a player is traded or waived?

@Dan Kelly: It's a 16-team league with a 20-man roster. FAs are going to be tight regardless of draft format. No, there won't be a whole lot of depth left in the free agent pool, which means you'd better figure out a way to evaluate 10-player blocks. You won't find that in any pre-season cheat sheet.

@LeapingGnome: I assume you are referring to a trade or cut that happens after the draft. It'll be handled just like it would in any other league - head to the waiver wire.

Since this doesn't really pertain to this year's GWJFFL, I'm posting it here instead.

Here's a format I intend to introduce next year if there's enough interest... and no lockout.

(Pre-)Announcing the GWJFFL Man's League: A 16-team, 4-division league with a twist. The format will be similar to the current GWJFFL as far as scoring, FAAB, etc., but...

The draft will have just two rounds - one up and one back. In the first round, you will draft the entire starting lineup of an NFL team. This will get you 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 FLEX, 1 TE, 1K, and 1D. In the second round, you guessed it, another 10 players. So the first pick might take, for example, the Colts and get...

QB Peyton Manning
RB Joseph Addai
RB Donald Brown
WR Reggie Wayne
WR Austin Collie
WR Pierre Garcon
FLEX Anthony Gonzalez
TE Dallas Clark
K Adam Vinatieri
D Colts

Then, the other 15 managers will pick... and then pick 15 more in reverse order... and the guy with the first pick ends up with the 10 starters from whatever team is left. If that team is, for example, the Bills, the owner may choose to take the third RB instead of fourth WR as their flex.

Finally, the FAAB budget will be $150 but you'll have to use part of it (up to $50) to bid for draft slots. The catch is... the draft will happen far enough in advance of the regular season to allow at least two rounds of waiver wire bids for customization. The cap for pre-season waiver wire bids is $50 minus whatever you bid for your draft position. I'll set them to that amount after the draft and then add $100 to everyone's balance at the start of the regular season.

More details will come in due time... but I figured I'd post it now for your entertainment and feedback.

Cheers.

Hm, so Mike Tolbert went for $40 in FF3. How about the other leagues?

Stele wrote:

Hm, so Mike Tolbert went for $40 in FF3. How about the other leagues?

I got him for $30 in the the keeper league. But he was only worth that much to me because I have Ryan Mathews.

*Legion* wrote:
Stele wrote:

Hm, so Mike Tolbert went for $40 in FF3. How about the other leagues?

I got him for $30 in the the keeper league. But he was only worth that much to me because I have Ryan Mathews.

Some of the recommended bids from "experts" I saw were $15-20. I went $25 I think, figuring after losing Ryan Grant and Kevin Faulk I could use another RB that actually gets some carries. Oh well.

I did manage to grab Green-Ellis from NE. Not sure how the split is going to go between him and F. Taylor though.

Stele wrote:

Hm, so Mike Tolbert went for $40 in FF3. How about the other leagues?

$30, $10, $15, $40

Stele wrote:

Some of the recommended bids from "experts" I saw were $15-20. I went $25 I think, figuring after losing Ryan Grant and Kevin Faulk I could use another RB that actually gets some carries. Oh well.

I think the concern is that he's not necessarily guaranteed many future carries. His workload depends on Mathews' health. Tolbert's a big, sorta one-dimensional back, so there's not a lot of threat of him being a permanent fixture in the offense outside of short-yardage duty (Sproles will get all 3rd-down duty, so there's little PPR action for Tolbert to boost his numbers with). The Chargers are counting on Mathews getting into a groove and being the answer to their needs at RB.

That said, Mathews apparently has a high ankle sprain, an injury that is often a nagging one. Though his doesn't appear to be as serious as some high ankle sprains, it's still a concern. Tolbert is definitely a startable RB2 for whenever Mathews is on the bench.

I guess some of the reports thought he might be the goal-line TD vulture, even if Mathews is healthy? Time will tell.

Got him in my non-GWJ league so I'll be watching.

Stele wrote:

I guess some of the reports thought he might be the goal-line TD vulture, even if Mathews is healthy? Time will tell.

He may well get goal-line work, but at least in PPR leagues like ours, goal-line vultures aren't very valuable. They don't score every week, and there's plenty of 3rd down backs out there who get a touchdown's worth of catches+yardage every week.

*Legion* wrote:
Stele wrote:

I guess some of the reports thought he might be the goal-line TD vulture, even if Mathews is healthy? Time will tell.

He may well get goal-line work, but at least in PPR leagues like ours, goal-line vultures aren't very valuable. They don't score every week, and there's plenty of 3rd down backs out there who get a touchdown's worth of catches+yardage every week.

"plenty"? right now in free agency? Name 3.... in GWJFFL1. (you can PM'em if ya want)

And, DeAngelo Williams (2 years ago) was a goal-line workhorse and scored a few points. And, LT had one of his best years, TD-wise, as the goalline guy.

I know.. it's only two guys... he could be a beast, he could be a flop.

Dan Kelly wrote:

And, DeAngelo Williams (2 years ago) was a goal-line workhorse and scored a few points. And, LT had one of his best years, TD-wise, as the goalline guy.

Neither of those players are 250 pound fullbacks. Those are both explosive, every-down backs, even if (at least in DeAngelo's case) he wasn't necessarily every-down because of the presence of another tailback.

DeAngelo Williams two years ago had 273 carries for 1515 yards. If that's your idea of a goal-line vulture, then trade me yours.

We're talking about goal-line vultures: players who come into the game and take carries in goal-line situations, while touching the ball very little otherwise. Leroy Hoard was a goal-line vulture. Tommy Vardell was a goal-line vulture. Mike Alstott was a goal-line vulture who got a little more work outside the goal-line than most.

If Ryan Mathews is on the field, Mike Tolbert's outlook is primarily that of a goal-line vulture. The presence of Sproles means he's not going to get the 3rd down work. If he's lucky, he'll show enough to do some change-of-pace on 1st and 2nd down.

"plenty"? right now in free agency?

Not so many in free agency, but at the bottom of everyone's rosters.

boogle wrote:

Anyone see this?
http://deadspin.com/5646431/how-to-h...

i can't imagine that would fly in any private league for sure.

Man, I almost made a desperation trade this week (non-GWJ league) with Ryan Mathews getting injured I was stuck starting Correll Buckhalter. Looks like I got lucky this week now that Moreno's been ruled out. Now I just have to cross my fingers he doesn't get injured early in the game.

garion333 wrote:

Moreno's been ruled out

f*ck!

iaintgotnopants wrote:
garion333 wrote:

Moreno's been ruled out

f*ck!

That was from last year.