# SDMB Big League Fantasy Football 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 1, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588 "2014-08-01T17:25:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/81 "2014-10-20T01:01:25Z")
I’d like to think my opponent this week for not setting his lineup and playing Matt Schaub over Drew Brees. Although depending on how Gore plays it might be a moot point. Although it looks like Up By Three will be extending his lead over me. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/82 "2014-10-20T02:26:49Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I’d like to think my opponent this week for not setting his lineup and playing Matt Schaub over Drew Brees. Although depending on how Gore plays it might be a moot point. Although it looks like Up By Three will be extending his lead over me. That was me, and that was a complete screw-up. How I forgot to swap back QB is beyond me. I also benched Charles Clay for the first time, and he wakes up this week. I could ensure a Giants 16-0 season by drafting half the offense and keeping them on my bench. ---
**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 20, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/83 "2014-10-20T13:39:57Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > What’s the scoring record for an individual player in this league? Flacco is already at 31 points and it’s not halftime yet. I know Peyton had that big game in the opener last year and there was that insane Michael Vick Monday night game a few years ago. Whatever the record is, I suspect Russell Wilson’s 39 points is close to it. Fuck. I have half the players in the Monday night game to go but I’m down by 15 and Curry Porkrinds (no idea which Doper that is) still has Antonio Brown. My scoring upside is also limited by the fact that I have Heath Miller going against the Houston defense. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/84 "2014-10-20T18:04:54Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I’d like to think my opponent this week for not setting his lineup and playing Matt Schaub over Drew Brees. Although depending on how Gore plays it might be a moot point. Although it looks like Up By Three will be extending his lead over me. Yeah, I’d trash talk in the thread more, but my success is 80% Demarco Murray getting way too many carries, and there’s no way that lasts in the playoffs. ---
**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 20, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/85 "2014-10-20T18:06:32Z")
You might be surprised. I looked up other running backs that had similar early-season dominance and for the most part it carried through the whole season. They generally promptly fell apart the following season, though. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/86 "2014-10-20T20:11:07Z")
My team is slowly, slowly getting weaker every game. My kicker was my 3rd highest scoring player, after my QB and defense. My only real hope for the rest of the season is if McCoy finally starts putting decent numbers up after the bye. ---
**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 27, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/87 "2014-10-27T13:35:31Z")
Big Monday nighter for me. I have Romo going against Living Through Them’s 15 point lead and Jason Witten. Rough and Tumblrs finally lost so a win here would put me back into a first place tie _and_ make me the wildcard frontrunner, should it come to that. Witten has yet to post a 10 point game, but Romo only has three 20 point games on the year. Yahoo is projecting a 5 point loss, though. I’ll just have to hope for three TDs, none of which go to Witten. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/88 "2014-10-27T15:13:49Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Big Monday nighter for me. I have Romo going against Living Through Them’s 15 point lead and Jason Witten. Rough and Tumblrs finally lost so a win here would put me back into a first place tie _and_ make me the wildcard frontrunner, should it come to that. > > Witten has yet to post a 10 point game, but Romo only has three 20 point games on the year. Yahoo is projecting a 5 point loss, though. I’ll just have to hope for three TDs, none of which go to Witten. Ugh yeah, this was my worst game so far. I had all but two players underperform. This is gonna knock me back a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/89 "2014-10-28T02:29:36Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Big Monday nighter for me. I have Romo going against Living Through Them’s 15 point lead and Jason Witten. Rough and Tumblrs finally lost so a win here would put me back into a first place tie _and_ make me the wildcard frontrunner, should it come to that. > > Witten has yet to post a 10 point game, but Romo only has three 20 point games on the year. Yahoo is projecting a 5 point loss, though. I’ll just have to hope for three TDs, none of which go to Witten. Yahoo has comfortably exceeded his actual production for all but one week, IIRC. I’m praying they both suck, and I eke out a win I had no business getting. So far, so good. Really surprised by how well Moncrief and Riddick did. It won’t last, but I’ll take it right now. How is Dallas letting the Redskins hang around this far? Another case of Bad Tony? ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/90 "2014-10-28T02:31:46Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Big Monday nighter for me. I have Romo going against Living Through Them’s 15 point lead and Jason Witten. Rough and Tumblrs finally lost so a win here would put me back into a first place tie _and_ make me the wildcard frontrunner, should it come to that. > > Witten has yet to post a 10 point game, but Romo only has three 20 point games on the year. Yahoo is projecting a 5 point loss, though. I’ll just have to hope for three TDs, none of which go to Witten. Yahoo has comfortably exceeded his actual production for all but one week, IIRC. I’m praying they both suck, and I eke out a win I had no business getting. So far, so good. Really surprised by how well Moncrief and Riddick did. It won’t last, but I’ll take it right now. How is Dallas letting the Redskins hang around this far? Another case of Bad Tony? Oh, and I really have to get another name for this team by next year. Beats By Ray was really funny, but too topical. I’ll think of something. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/91 "2014-10-28T04:10:10Z")
Oof. I wish I had caught that Sproles was out in time. Now I must hope for some stat corrections in my favor. ---
**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 28, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/92 "2014-10-28T13:13:59Z")
Well, that didn’t go well. At least Romo won’t be out long-term though. That would pretty much have put an end to my season. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/93 "2014-10-28T14:15:05Z")
Hoorah. A 0.26 victory for me, second smallest margin of victory in the league this season. Almost makes up for the 1.01 loss in All-Pro. _Almost_. I’m really limping this year with everyone and their grandmother underperforming. Lowest points this season by far (me: 612 / next lowest: 721) and yet I’m not in last place. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/94 "2014-11-05T19:30:36Z")
I can’t tell you what a relief it is to now be king of garbage QB mountain. I really didn’t want to be completely reliant on Austen Davis. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/95 "2014-11-06T21:11:05Z")
I don’t know if he’ll ever get the starting job back, but good pickup on Ball ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/96 "2014-11-06T22:19:47Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > I don’t know if he’ll ever get the starting job back, but good pickup on Ball Crowell is clearly on the outs, so I figure it’s worth a shot to grab him. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/97 "2014-11-10T16:11:10Z")
Wow, I thought this week was going to be a cakewalk, but I’m a Maclin explosion + a Cam shitting the bed away from losing to a guy in bye week hell (no rbs, te, or flex). And it’s not like I’m putting up a stinker, I have 98 pts with 2 guys to go ---
**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:** [November 18, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/98 "2014-11-18T14:06:58Z")
Gah. Lost to Rough and Tumblrs by half a point - or .4 less than the .9 negative points Ben Tate put up. And that loss puts me two games back in the division, and essentially ends my season. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/99 "2014-11-18T14:59:16Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > …And that loss puts me two games back in the division, and essentially ends my season. Um, aren’t you still seeded 6th? And 8 teams go to the playoffs. Am I missing something? Because if you’re screwed at 6-5, I’m \*definitely \*screwed at 6-5 and over a hundred points behind you. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588/100 "2014-11-18T15:36:41Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Gah. Lost to Rough and Tumblrs by half a point - or .4 less than the .9 negative points Ben Tate put up. And that loss puts me two games back in the division, and essentially ends my season. I spent the last two minutes of that game staring at my phone, refreshing. I can’t believe it. Easily my closest win ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2014/694588.md?page=6)