# SDMB Fantasy Football Auction League

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 4, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304 "2009-08-04T16:15:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/161 "2009-10-31T23:10:42Z")

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> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> Trade:
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> Quentin’s Jammers gives up Antonio Bryant and Kevin Smith  
> The One Man League gives up Greg Jennings and TJ Houshmanzadeh
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> I assume you guys want this to go through today?

Sure. But if not, I’m OK with that. The other party involved may be in more of a rush.

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**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/162 "2009-11-01T03:29:08Z")

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I think we both benefit from it going through for tomorrow’s games.

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**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 1, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/163 "2009-11-01T06:07:28Z")

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Interesting trade. IMHO, it works out to Jennings for Smith, which I don’t think I’d do.

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**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:** [November 1, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/164 "2009-11-01T11:58:49Z")

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The One Man League and New York Fanboys have roster spots that need to be tended to.

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**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:** [November 1, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/165 "2009-11-01T12:01:55Z")

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This is a list of people who have empty slots still. This may be for good reason, like you don’t have a replacement for that player. I’m just putting this out as a reminder in case someone forgot to set their rosters.

Scissor me timbers  
Fightin quakers  
VarlosZ  
We Do HGH  
Kid\_A  
Phoenix Redbirds  
Quentin’s Jammers

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**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:** [November 2, 2009, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/166 "2009-11-02T22:43:10Z")

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My 6 game win streak may be coming to an end tonight.

I’ve got a 11.88 point edge with Pierre Thomas and Roddy White still to play, but Show Me Your TDs has Drew Brees and Henderson. So it’ll come down to how many of NO’s touchdowns are scored by Brees and how many are scored by Thomas.

2 other matches will be resolved on MNF:

Varlos needs Colston, Turner, and the Saints D to outscore Tony Gonzalez and and 13.42 point deficit.

Cobra Kai needs Elam to put up 6.2 points.

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**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/167 "2009-11-03T21:32:20Z")

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> [@VarlosZ](#):
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> So, assuming I forget, someone be sure to remind me at season’s end to go back and check on the relative production Randy Moss, Marques Colston, and Michael Turner from Week 7 on. Actually, looking back at trades in general is something fun that almost never gets done.

Through 2 Weeks (W7-W8), the trade looks like this:

Michael Turner: 201 yards, 2 TDs – **32.1 points.**  
Randy Moss: 69 yards, 0 TDs – **6.9 points (one game).**  
(Marques Colston: 157 yards, 2 TDs – **27.7 points.** )  
Now, the fact that Moss, unlike Turner and Colston, had a bye week coming up was part of my motivation for doing the trade, as well as for choosing to trade him instead of Colston. However, it’s not exactly fair to give Moss a 0 for the missed week in the comparison, since his slot was never going to be left empty. Instead, he should get credit in this analysis for the production of the bench player who took his spot in Week 8. In Cobra Kai’s case, that was Brandon Stokley, who put up . . . 0 points. If I’d traded Colston and had to replace Moss this past week, I would’ve started Torry Holt, who put up 1.7 points. So, what the hell, we’ll give Moss credit for the 17 yards that Holt put up, making the adjusted totals through Week 8:  
Michael Turner: 201 yards, 2 TDs – **32.1 points.**  
Randy Moss: 86 yards, 0 TDs – **8.6 points.**  
(Marques Colston: 157 yards, 2 TDs – **27.7 points.** )

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**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:** [November 19, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/168 "2009-11-19T06:45:50Z")

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Trade to announce

Overly Sentimental gives up the Pittsburgh defense and Exploding Pancakes gives up Steve Breaston.

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**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 19, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/169 "2009-11-19T14:57:22Z")

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Just what we didn’t need - _your_ team getting stronger.

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**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:** [November 19, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/170 "2009-11-19T15:02:14Z")

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My WRs are an all you can eat buffet. I’m like 6 deep with startable WRs, had to get something for them.

My team is weakened by the Ronnie Brown news, though. It’s going to hurt me come playoff time.

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**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 19, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/171 "2009-11-19T15:25:06Z")

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You _are_ looking pretty threadbare at running back.

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**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:** [November 19, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/172 "2009-11-19T15:28:28Z")

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I’d be willing to consider a trade for RB. If anyone wants Welker, Roddy White, Welker, Mason, or Maclin, I’d consider a trade for a comparably valued RB.

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**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:** [November 23, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/173 "2009-11-23T00:55:15Z")

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My 9 game winning streak comes to an end. And not peacefully - it got demolished by Overly Sentimental’s 156 points.

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**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:** [December 7, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/174 "2009-12-07T01:00:47Z")

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I got home and found that I had an e-mail sent from Overly Sentimental that arrived at 1:02 eastern saying

> [@](#):
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> oh kind beef  
> i’m one minute late! please let me start stewart in place of williams in the auction league!
> 
> regards  
> CHUCK  
> overly sentimental

I’ve never run across this situations before. I’ve had people e-mail me a few minutes before the game saying that they were on a mobile device and couldn’t set their roster (but could send me an e-mail) and honored that request. In this case I assume he just got to the computer a little late and just found out Williams was out and missed the deadline to switch by a minute. I don’t know if I should grant his request - on one hand he’s not trying to do any sort of gaming the system for an advantage here, he just missed the deadline for whatever reason - but on the other hand I can imagine people having a problem with it, so I wanted to ask the league if it was cool.

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**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:** [December 7, 2009, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/175 "2009-12-07T02:09:19Z")

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_checks to see who I’m playing_

Doesn’t bother me. 😉

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**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:** [December 13, 2009, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/176 "2009-12-13T18:02:18Z")

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Wow - the playoffs are still wide open. Exploding Pancakes have already locked up a playoff spot, but The One Man League are in a very tenuous second place. If they lose and New York Fanboys win (and score 7 more points), both NYFB and the winner of my game with Show Me Your TDs will leapfrog him. I, on the other hand, am virtually guaranteed a playoff spot with a New York Fanboys loss, or with a win today (as is Show Me Your TDs). Overly Sentimental and Quentin’s Jammers can both theoretically steal the fourth playoff spot with huge wins (ie., outscoring everyone else by 50+ points) and a NYFB loss.

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**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/177 "2009-12-15T16:40:00Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Wow - the playoffs are still wide open. Exploding Pancakes have already locked up a playoff spot, but The One Man League are in a very tenuous second place. If they lose and New York Fanboys win (and score 7 more points), both NYFB and the winner of my game with Show Me Your TDs will leapfrog him. I, on the other hand, am virtually guaranteed a playoff spot with a New York Fanboys loss, or with a win today (as is Show Me Your TDs). Overly Sentimental and Quentin’s Jammers can both theoretically steal the fourth playoff spot with huge wins (ie., outscoring everyone else by 50+ points) and a NYFB loss.

Well, I (One Man League) did get leapfrogged, but only by 2 teams, so I fell from 2nd to 4th place. But we’re in the playoffs, baby! Yeah!

Now, off to find a replacement RB for Kevin Smith…

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**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:** [December 16, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/178 "2009-12-16T11:30:50Z")

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And so ends the regular season. Our final regular season standings are:

1. Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef)
2. Orlando Rage (RNATB)
3. New York Fanboys (Ellis Dee)
4. The One Man League (It’s Not Rocket Surgery!)
5. Show Me Your TDs (J. Michael\*)
6. Quentin’s Jammers (Jules Andre)
7. Varlos’ Zzzzzz (VarlosZ)
8. Overly Sentimental (Chuck\*\*)
9. Last Place (Kiros)
10. The Jackson 4 (Hamlet)
11. Chicago Cutlery (Omniscient)
12. Cobra Kai (Boozahol Squid, PI)

- If you don’t remember, he’s not an SDMBer - he was the guy who filled our 12th slot during the draft/mock draft screwup in year 2 and since he was competant and took it seriously he was invited to stay n our league.  
\*\* Also not an SDMBer, but Boozahol Squid’s roomate when we had an extra spot open in year 1  
The order of standings if we were playing a points league and it was ranked by total score:  
\*2. Orlando Rage (RNATB) 9-5 1410.50  
\*1. Exploding Pancakes 10-4 1394.76

1. Show Me Your TD’s 8-6 1389.80  
\*3. New York Fanboys 9-5 1355.42  
\*4. The One Man League 9-5 1338.14
2. Varlos’ Zzzzzzz 7-7 1284.70
3. Overly Sentimental 7-7 1281.44
4. Quentin’s JAMmers 8-6 1271.86
5. The Jackson 4 (Hmlet) 5-9 1240.26
6. Last Place 7-7 1217.56
7. Cobra Kai 2-12 1060.52
8. Chicago Cutlery 3-11 1049.96

Nothing egregiously unfair between the scoring ranks and actual ranks in this league this year, unlike certain other leagues I was in this year (_cough_ top 2 scorers couldn’t make 8-man playoffs _cough_). Show me your TDs got a little hosed, but by a pretty small margin.

After winning the first 9, I lost 3 out of my last 4 … but I’m not too worried, people just put up good scores against me. My team has been remarkably consistent - in 9 games I scored in the 95-111 range, and in the others not too far outside of that. I haven’t had any really bad games nor any of the highest scores of the year. I guess whoever plays me in the playoffs will win if they put up 115.

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**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:** [December 16, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/179 "2009-12-16T11:59:03Z")

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Er, correction, I didn’t win my first 9. I went on a 9 game winning streak after losing the first game by less than a point.

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**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2009, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/505304/180 "2009-12-16T12:47:01Z")

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I thought I had snuck into the playoffs until I realized that, for some reason, this was a 12 team league with only 4 playoff spots. I guess I was thinking of the All Pro league. Pretty shitty realization to have! ☹ I had a pretty good forecast for this coming week, too.

Well, good luck playoff teams!

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