# SDMB Big League fantasy football 2015 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 6, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184 "2015-08-06T19:50:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**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, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/101 "2015-09-28T13:14:32Z")
Bah. Second highest score of the week, and I’m losing. That’s an especially tough pill to swallow in a league this size. Last week I had the fifth highest score and lost. In fact, I’ll have the most points through three weeks but I’ll be 1-2. I’m actually still interested in trading for a wideout even though Old Steve Smith has officially gone bananas on his retirement tour. Ronnie Hillman, Lance Dunbar and/or Khiry Robinson are available. If you have two playable tight ends and want to ship me one for ASJ that would help, too. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/102 "2015-09-28T15:15:58Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Bah. Second highest score of the week, and I’m losing. That’s an especially tough pill to swallow in a league this size. Last week I had the fifth highest score and lost. In fact, I’ll have the most points through three weeks but I’ll be 1-2. 6th highest this week, and also losing. Cutler being out has absolutely killed Bennett. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/103 "2015-09-28T16:44:39Z")
If it makes you feel better (and I know it won’t), third lowest score going into Monday, and hope is not totally lost. I only need Rodgers to outscore Charles by 23 points… ---
**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:** [September 29, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/104 "2015-09-29T03:10:55Z")
Hmmm, 12 minutes left and my deficit is down to 1.5 points, and KC isn’t running anywhere while down 24. Just have to hope Rodgers throws a few more. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/105 "2015-09-29T05:00:14Z")
Of course, when Alex Smith needs to throw, he gives it to Charles for two scores. Should have kept my big mouth shut (like that would have made a difference). ---
**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, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/106 "2015-10-01T20:52:09Z")
Nobody wants Ronnie Hillman? ---
**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 11, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/107 "2015-10-11T15:20:36Z")
Dangit. I thought I had tweaked my roster on Wednesday, since I knew I wasn’t gonna get to check on Thursday due to being stuck at work all day. And apparently, it didn’t take, so I played Shorts and sat Foster. D’oh. ---
**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 11, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/108 "2015-10-11T17:02:12Z")
I usually fix plausible/obvious problems like that. Mentioning it Sunday morning makes it a little tougher - we have no time to talk before the games about whether it’s okay to fix it. But if your opponent MTRG is okay with making the swap, I’ll do it. ---
**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 12, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/109 "2015-10-12T17:04:03Z")
Well, I unnecessarily blew a quarter of my FAAB on Weedon, but a win is a win. I’ll take it. Speaking of which, has anyone else noticed the waiver wire to be even worse this year? Granted, it’s always thin in our league, but I’m not seeing the couple of players that have a huge breakout game after going undrafted this year. Hell, both of Charles’ backups are already taken. ---
**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 12, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/110 "2015-10-12T17:18:18Z")
The only thing on the waiver wire in this league are kickers. Even DEF is hard to replace in the bye week. ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/111 "2015-10-12T21:46:10Z")
The occasional TE is about the only thing useful on the waiver wire unless someone comes out of nowhere. It’s always tough in this league but we usually have a few “maybe” options that will have a few monster games even if they mostly put up sub-4.5 pt performances. Usually I’m nervous about the QB situation in this league but I actually had options (ok only 2 but still) when Brady was on BYE. ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/112 "2015-10-14T14:19:55Z")
Why don’t all the teams in a division have the same schedule? I thought we agreed they would years ago given division leaders get an automatic playoff birth? ---
**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 15, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/113 "2015-10-15T12:14:40Z")
> [@brickbacon](#): > > Why don’t all the teams in a division have the same schedule? I thought we agreed they would years ago given division leaders get an automatic playoff birth? Because creating that schedule is a pain in the ass (it has to be done manually), and we didn’t think of it in time. ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/114 "2015-10-15T12:34:40Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Because creating that schedule is a pain in the ass (it has to be done manually), and we didn’t think of it in time. We thought of it a long time ago, and it’s trivially easy to do. I don’t mind doing it in the future, but the it’s necessary if you want anything reseming fairness. ---
**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 16, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/115 "2015-10-16T00:03:46Z")
> [@brickbacon](#): > > We thought of it a long time ago, and it’s trivially easy to do. I don’t mind doing it in the future, but the it’s necessary if you want anything reseming fairness. As the person that has manually done it the last several seasons, I will simply disagree with that statement. If you’d like the honor of knocking that task out, please don’t hesitate to volunteer next season. ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/116 "2015-10-17T03:31:18Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > As the person that has manually done it the last several seasons, I will simply disagree with that statement. [Free Fantasy Football Schedule Maker](http://schedules.footballguys.com/index.php?teams=20). There are others. The larger point is it makes no sense to have divisions and to reward division winners when the teams in a given division don’t have schedules that resemble one another at all. > [@Munch](#): > > As the person that has manually done it the last several If you’d like the honor of knocking that task out, please don’t hesitate to volunteer next season. ---
**Author:** ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/117 "2015-10-17T03:32:21Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > As the person that has manually done it the last several seasons, I will simply disagree with that statement. [Free Fantasy Football Schedule Maker](http://schedules.footballguys.com/index.php?teams=20). There are others. The larger point is it makes no sense to have divisions and to reward division winners when they don’t have schedules that resemble one another at all. > [@Munch](#): > > As the person that has manually done it the last several If you’d like the honor of knocking that task out, please don’t hesitate to volunteer next season. Done. ---
**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 17, 2015, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/118 "2015-10-17T03:44:28Z")
> [@brickbacon](#): > > [Free Fantasy Football Schedule Maker](http://schedules.footballguys.com/index.php?teams=20). There are others. Congratulations - you know how to use Google. The schedule is easy to create (especially since all you really have to do is look back at last year’s schedule). It’s just a pain in the ass plugging it in to Yahoo. And more accurately, it was a pain in the ass plugging anything into my own personal schedule this year. I apologize for not bending over backward to accommodate something you didn’t happen to notice until Week 6. > [@](#): > > The larger point is it makes no sense to have divisions and to reward division winners when they don’t have schedules that resemble one another at all. And no one will argue this point with you, since that’s the EXACT reasoning we made to switch to such a schedule. Please - just stop bitching about something that just happened to slip through the cracks like it was some intentional slight meant to screw you over for some reason. > [@](#): > > Done. Your Medal of Honor is in the mail. ---
**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 17, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/119 "2015-10-17T15:56:33Z")
+1 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184/120 "2015-10-18T00:18:42Z")
Maybe I’m crazy , but the schedule doesn’t bother me at all. I play to win every season and every week. I play the team that’s in front of me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2015/727184.md?page=7)