So yahoo keeps most league settings but resets the trade deadline to yahoo default (which was Nov 19 this year) and we usually set it to the latest yahoo allows, which I just changed it to, but that’s only until Dec 2 (tomorrow).
I remember last year or a couple of years ago we discussed allowing trades in the offseason when yahoo was dormant, and I think we also discussed just having no limitations on trade timing at all, that you could trade at any time during the season or off-season, and we’d process it manually rather than through yahoo, but I’m not 100% sure I remember the results. I’ll have to dig through old threads. Before I do, does anyone remember if that’s the case? I should have a single post of all the various league bylaws we’ve generated over the years.
I’m pretty sure we decided that trades are allowed through the end of the regular season, but not during the playoffs. Effectively meaning that our trading period is year-round with a brief two-week exception for the playoffs.
Being a dynasty league in and of itself largely removes any trading issues you might find in a redraft league. Nobody will collude their team away if they have to continue fielding them the following season.
Jules is going to beat Justin which locks up his division. I have my 19th RB injury this season as Rhamondre Stevenson goes out in the first quarter. Still neck and neck with RNATB.
On Thursday Geno Smith put up 33 points, replacing Josh Allen on a bye week, which exceeded any expectations. But it came against the Dallas defense I was also starting - highest scoring defense in fantasy this year - and they put up -5 this week, pretty much offsetting any gain I got from Geno.
Ellis is heavily favored against Mundi, which means I definitely need to win this week to stay in contention for the wildcard and division races.
I had to choose between the Dallas D against Seattle and the Chargers D against New England. Obviously New England is worse offensively, but the Dallas D is the top scoring defense and is almost always good for some turnovers and often defensive TDs. So I started my studs and got -5 when the Chargers ended up scoring 23. That one might come back to bite me right in the asshole.
On the plus side, Achane is back.
I also picked the wrong defense, but not by quite as much.
Love you Deebo. I survive another week.
RePetey currently has a 73/27 projected edge over Dale which would also be a happy result if it holds.
I have been Deeboed. Unless Rashee Rice has a re-breakout.
Looks like I will defeat Hamlet, but he should still have the tie-breaker in his favor.
Dale is on a 4 game losing streak, and I’m on a 2 game winning streak including defeating Dale, which puts me in the what seemed like very unlikely position of being win-and-in in the last week of the regular season. He still holds the division tiebreaker over me, so if I lose and he wins, he wins the sunbelt division. Any other scenario and I win.
By beating Hamlet, Retro is very much in both the Midwest division race and the wildcard race. He’s on a 5 game win streak, and I wasn’t even factoring him in to the playoff race a few weeks ago. He’s now tied with Hamlet in division record, and he has an insurmountable edge in points scored. So the only scenario where Hamlet gets in is a win with a Retro loss, otherwise Retro is in.
The wildcard race will be between Ellis Dee, whoever doesn’t win the division between Retro and Hamlet, and whoever doesn’t win the division between Dale and I. I’ll work out the details after this week is finalized since the points for tiebreakers aren’t complete yet this week.
Jules winning his division is no surprise, but Retro and I coming from behind to win our divisions is quite the upset if it happens.
Maybe I’m looking at it wrong, but wouldn’t Hamlet still have a 45ish point cushion in Points Scored over me?
I also always think its odd when the clear cut scoring champion also has the luxury of also being the Points Against champion.
My bad. I must’ve accidentally compared points against rather than points for. Retro needs to win and Hamlet lose, or both to win our lose but outscore him by 70 points.
I pretty consistently do that same thing when comparing points for. For whatever reason, I always end up checking points against first, and then just as I’m finishing I realize my mistake.
This is correct. On that note:
Trade to announce:
HungryHungryHaruspex receives:
QB Brock Purdy
TE George Kittle
WR Cooper Kupp
Peteys receives:
TE Mark Andrews
WR Davante Adams
2024 2nd round pick
Alright, now that the games are complete we know the scores for the playoff race.
The players in competition for the wildcard. Hamlet and Retro are battling for the division, so whoever wins the division is not competing for the wildcard. Same goes for Dale and I.
New York Fanboys, 8 wins, 1579 points
Moridwon (Hamlet), 8 wins, 1570 points
Retrovertigo, 8 wins, 1539 points
Exploding Pancakes, 8 wins, 1534 points
Warner’s Brothers, 7 wins, 1552 points
None of these players play each other and each is a favorite in their game. Dale has a shot if the two non-division winners both lose, depending on the scores for that week.
I had kind of a weird week with Hollywood Brown putting up a goose egg and only having one startable running back, with the other one, Samaje Perine, only putting up 1.6. Plus I got a very Mayfield-esque 11.4 out of the quarterback position. But goddamn my skill positions came up big with four guys scoring 20+: Mixon, Pittman, Puka and Nico, with Nico scoring damn near 30.
I actually had a fifth 20+ performance on my bench from Sam LaPorta. In fact Kelce was my lowest performing TE. This bodes well for my post-Kelce future:
24.50 Sam LaPorta
18.90 Trey McBride
11.10 Travis Kelce
Did not see that coming. In any case, I ended the week with a respectable 132.30 total despite having essentially two donuts in the starting lineup and a quarterback position in shambles.
This race for the wildcard has become a logjam. Love it. Though I guess two of the five contenders will actually win their divisions, so it’s really only three of us battling it out. But still.
I didn’t even make the consolation bowl last season. Going into the final week with the points lead in the wildcard race is a marked improvement. (Edit: I think I have the second most points in the entire league. Nice!)
I haven’t gone back to check yet, but I feel like this is the closest playoff scramble we’ve had in a long time. Jules will be the only one with 10+ wins (which probably isn’t as rare as I’m imagining), but all the wild card contenders are only separated by 40 points.
Usually feels a lot more clear cut during the last week than that.
For maybe the first time this year I feel like I don’t have any good options on defense. LA Chargers against Denver, or Denver against the chargers, or Dallas against Philly. Ugh. Nervous about the games today. Only 3 of my players involved in the early games today.
A Kyle Pitts touchdown! It’s a Christmas miracle!