Fantasy Football 2012 Thread

[mredskins]

I put the bottle down this year. First time since I was 12 I will not be playing any Fantasy Football. That is 27 year stretch of playing FF.

I can remember when I was teenager we had a 5 Star Notebook for each year that we kept the stats and teams in. You handed in your lineup Friday afternoon before school ended then Tuesday the Commish would use the USA Today newspaper and calculate everyone's score. You really had to love it back in those days; lots of work involved without the web.

Any ways good luck to everyone this year! Maybe I will be back next year.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I put the bottle down this year. First time since I was 12 I will not be playing any Fantasy Football. That is 27 year stretch of playing FF.

I can remember when I was teenager we had a 5 Star Notebook for each year that we kept the stats and teams in. You handed in your lineup Friday afternoon before school ended then Tuesday the Commish would use the USA Today newspaper and calculate everyone's score. You really had to love it back in those days; lots of work involved without the web.

Any ways good luck to everyone this year! Maybe I will be back next year.

I think I started playing in the mid 90s. Back then everything was over the phone. I remember being in a league where trades and free agent pick-ups were like a $1 each. I wasted so much money it wasn't even funny.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I think I started playing in the mid 90s. Back then everything was over the phone. I remember being in a league where trades and free agent pick-ups were like a $1 each. I wasted so much money it wasn't even funny.

That is right too! LOL! yo ureally need to have a commish you trusted back then; it was way to easy to cheat.

[CultBrennan59]

My team;
QBs: Matt Ryan (Keeper), Cutler
RBs: Ray Rice (Keeper), Doug Martin, Royster, Brandon Jacobs, Ronnie Hillman, David Wilson
WR: Brandon Marshall, Greg Jennings, Kendall Wright, Leonard Hankerson
TE: Martellus Bennett, Jacob Tamme
Defense: San Fran
K: Matt Bryant


My question is I have San frans defense week 1 and they play Green Bay week 1. Detroits defense is still available. Should I pick them up and drop Jacobs? Hillman? Royster?

[30gut]

QB: Romo
RBs: McFadden, Donald Brown, Mark Ingram, CJ Spiller, Rashard Jenning
WRs: Jordy Nelson, Victor Cruz, Vincent Jackson, Kendall Wright, Santana Moss
TE: Gronkowski, Jared Cook
DEF: 49ers
K: Gotkowski

Draft position 11th in a 12 team draft
don't kill me on Romo I took him in the 5th round

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by 30gut

QB: Romo
RBs: McFadden, Donald Brown, Mark Ingram, CJ Spiller, Rashard Jenning
WRs: Jordy Nelson, Victor Cruz, Vincent Jackson, Kendall Wright, Santana Moss
TE: Gronkowski, Jared Cook
DEF: 49ers
K: Gotkowski

Draft position 11th in a 12 team draft
don't kill me on Romo I took him in the 5th round

You have the needed depth at RB cause McFadden first round is a hell of a gamble. Cook is a nice sleeper.

I always like drafting at the end of the round

[TheMalcolmConnection]

How do most of your leagues do scoring? This year I dropped TDs to 4 points because I was getting annoyed at TD vultures. I added bonuses for topping 100, 150 and 200 yards for RB/WR and for throwing certain numbers for QBs as well. This way you get rewarded for great performances versus people like Jacobs who used to have 5 yards and 3 TDs.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

How do most of your leagues do scoring? This year I dropped TDs to 4 points because I was getting annoyed at TD vultures. I added bonuses for topping 100, 150 and 200 yards for RB/WR and for throwing certain numbers for QBs as well. This way you get rewarded for great performances versus people like Jacobs who used to have 5 yards and 3 TDs.

I wouldnt have changed it, different lil different strategy keeps it fresh. TD to 3 or 4 point only for QBs when throwing the ball. Every person who scores should get 6 imo.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

I wouldnt have changed it, different lil different strategy keeps it fresh. TD to 3 or 4 point only for QBs when throwing the ball. Every person who scores should get 6 imo.

I dunno. For that I would think I was punishing something that was more impressive than a one yard run. We'll see how it goes this year, but I always thought it was BS when a single player beat you who didn't even rush for fifty yards.

[los panda]

td vultures?

[Monksdown]

Originally Posted by los panda

td vultures?

no yardage, medium to high td counts at year end. Alstott, Kuhn, etc.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by los panda

td vultures?

Cooley! :headbange

[skinsfan69]

what would you guys do? i'm in a 4 player keeper league and rashard mendenhall has been one of my keepers the past few years. he might not play this year. should i keep him and waste a roster spot? or drop him and keep one of these dudes...kevin smith blount or antonio brown.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

what would you guys do? i'm in a 4 player keeper league and rashard mendenhall has been one of my keepers the past few years. he might not play this year. should i keep him and waste a roster spot? or drop him and keep one of these dudes...kevin smith blount or antonio brown.

Keep Antonio Brown, drop Mendenhall, he's done.

[scowan]

We dropped our TD passing points to 4 instead of 6 a few years ago, to lessen the impact of the stud QBs, but every other TD is 6 points. But I'm finding that 4 points for passing TDs is more common than being the exception anymore.