# Fantasy football general discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 23, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955 "2009-07-23T02:54:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/401 "2009-09-28T02:43:33Z")
Hugged with feeling, you mean. > [@](#): > > Round 5 > > 1. Willie Parker Warner’s Bro… > 2. Jason Witten The Gusterrh… > 3. Greg Olsen Varlos’ Zzzzzzz > 4. Eddie Royal Exploding Pa… > 5. Antonio Gates New York Fan… > 6. Felix Jones RetroVertigo > 7. Roy Williams Isotopes > 8. Ray Rice We Do HGH > 9. Joseph Addai Deliverance > 10. Chad Ochocinco CuteWiddleBu… > 11. DeSean Jackson 9 Inch Neils… > 12. Rashard Mendenhall Fightin’ Qua… ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/402 "2009-09-29T03:34:15Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > I did not. We’ll see if Choice does anything tomorrow, but it can’t be much worse than the 'llac. And who is my top scorer for the week? I guess it turned out to be a good Choice (sorry, I couldn’t resist…) 3 - 0 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/403 "2009-09-29T08:56:15Z")
What a rough start for me. I did some really damn good drafting this year, I think, and yet my 4 SDMB teams are going to be a combined 4 and 8 after week 3. In 11 out of 12 matchups, I was a projected score favorite, and in about half of them a 10+ point projected score favorite, but I’m off to a pretty harsh losing record. I don’t think my high projections were just in my head either - the people doing draft reviews generally put me amongst the best in all the leagues. Oh well. Still plenty of time to get on track. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/404 "2009-09-29T09:43:07Z")
Woops, 5-7, not 4-8. And I’d be 6-6, except I got cute and I thought NO/BUF was gonna be a shootout and GB/StL was gonna be a runfest so I started Trent Edwards over Aaron Rodgers. Woops. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/405 "2009-09-29T12:49:49Z")
I would like to thank DeAngelo Williams for not running rampant all over Dallas last night, securing my first win in the 20 team league. I can’t believe my WRs have been reduced to Breaston/Chambers/Rashied Davis! C’mon Bowe and Welker - you can get better… And I about crapped myself when I heard that Tashard Choice put up big numbers, because I went up against Quentin’s JAMmers in the He Hate Me league. I guess I hadn’t checked in, because I put up quite a lead late on Sunday. Quentin put up a great week with a bunch of young guys, so I got lucky. 3-0 on the week for the first time feels good, but I have a lot of questions across the board to feel too confident about any of my teams. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/406 "2009-09-29T16:01:21Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I would still have started him in your case, simply because he was bound to get more touches. I was speaking more generally, though - everyone I know, plus all the talking heads, keep talking about Sproles as if he’s supposed to be a star, but in truth all he’s done this year is take a pass 80 yards (and there was nobody covering him on the play, so it wasn’t difficult). A lot of his value depends on whether your league counts return yards. In my league he’s the #5 RB in total points so far with 52, but 15 of those are from returns. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/407 "2009-09-29T16:16:37Z")
I didn’t realize that he was still going to be returning kicks while starting at tailback. I commented in the Week 3 thread that that seems like a really bad idea on the Chargers’ part. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/408 "2009-09-30T07:45:21Z")
Hmm, did no one in the SDMB leagues make a waiver claim this week, or is yahoo being weird? Edit: I made 2 claims in the all pro league, and neither have been processed yet. But when I go to the available players list, some players are on waivers (ex: Health Miller, Matt Hasselbeck, Laverneous Coles) but most are in free agency. Not quite sure what’s going on. Some of those players were dropped by owners and may still be on waivers from that if the automatic waiver period prolongs it, but some players currently listed on waivers were never owned). Not quite sure what’s going on. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/409 "2009-09-30T12:19:39Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Hmm, did no one in the SDMB leagues make a waiver claim this week, or is yahoo being weird? I made a waiver claim yesterday in the dynasty league and it processed fine this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/410 "2009-09-30T12:22:41Z")
Looks like they were late, and everything’s going through now. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/411 "2009-09-30T12:26:36Z")
I think there was a several-hour period where waiver claims were held, but not yet processed. So players who had a pending claim stayed under waivers, and players that didn’t became free agents. So we had instances of people adding free agents before waivers were announced - but no one was able to steal someone else’s waiver claim as a free agent. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/412 "2009-09-30T18:18:36Z")
Witnessed another mugging. A guy traded away Steve Breaston and Julius Jones and got Darren McFadden, Marshawn Lynch, and Patrick Clayton. I was offered Breaston and Julius for Sproles, but I didn’t take it because I didn’t trust Julius, and Sproles was my handcuff for the injured LT. I think I probably should have. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/413 "2009-10-01T14:13:43Z")
I am in the top 4 in total scoring in all 3 SDMB fantasy leagues I’m in (HHM, auction, dynasty) and I’ve won all three weeks of the NFL Yardage Pool thread so far. Bow before me, minions! ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/414 "2009-10-01T14:19:16Z")
It’s early yet. I’m going to give you a beat down over the long haul. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/415 "2009-10-01T14:21:22Z")
If by ‘long haul’ you mean “in 14 years from now, in the dynasty league”, then perhaps. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/416 "2009-10-01T14:52:32Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I am in the top 4 in total scoring in all 3 SDMB fantasy leagues I’m in (HHM, auction, dynasty) and I’ve won all three weeks of the NFL Yardage Pool thread so far. > > Bow before me, minions! Your smack talk would be a lot more effective if you’d ever finished in the top 3 before… ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/417 "2009-10-02T14:13:46Z")
So, with Warner on a Bye this week, Joe Flacco comes off the bench. I’ve been itching to get him in there all season. I expect Belicheck to try and rattle him, but we’ll see how it goes. Anyone comfortable putting LDT back in against Pittsburgh? How about Knowshon vs. Dallas OR Cadillac vs. Washington? ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/418 "2009-10-02T14:21:38Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > Anyone comfortable putting LDT back in against Pittsburgh? Not me. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/419 "2009-10-02T14:30:17Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Your smack talk would be a lot more effective if you’d ever finished in the top 3 before… This is my second year in the HHM league, and I inherited a really keeper roster last year. I thought I did finish in the top three in the auction league last year (also my first), but I can’t find a recap thread. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955/420 "2009-10-02T14:32:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Anyone comfortable putting LDT back in against Pittsburgh? > > How about Knowshon vs. Dallas OR Cadillac vs. Washington? I’d want to see LT play a full game before putting him back in, unless I was desperate. Honestly, I probably wouldn’t want to play anyone against Pittsburgh anyway. I’d take Knowshon over Caddy. He’s still banged up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-general-discussion/503955.md?page=22)