# SDMB FF Dynasty League: Year Four **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 15, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336 "2012-07-15T20:03:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/321 "2012-09-04T00:39:50Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > This is fair. I’ve got my fingers crossed that Dalton is for real, but I still believe that Gabbert will at least rise to the level of productive starter someday. But you forgot to mention that I also have Gore’s backup, Brandon Jacobs. So if he gets hurt, I’m not quite as screwed as I would have been last year when Jacobs was with the Giants. I believe Jacobs is behind Kendall Hunter on the depth chart, but you’re right that Jacobs would see more carries with a Gore injury. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/322 "2012-09-04T04:23:01Z")
> [@Stringer](#): > > **8. Ides of Martz (1588.58 points)** > > _Rookie Draft_ > 1.2 – Ides of Martz – Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis > 2.2 – Ides of Martz - Ronnie Hillman, RB, Denver > 3.2 – Ides of Martz - Danny Almendola, WR, St. Louis > > I actually really liked this draft of Luck, Ronnie Hillman and Danny Amendola. With Roethlisberger entering his 9th year in the league, Cassell being generally a bad QB, and Jake Locker still being mostly a project, getting Luck is really nice for this team. Danny Amendola is immediately startable, which is something you can’t say about many 3rd round picks, Ronnie Hillman has been impressing in camp and is likely a future starter. > > _Team Outlook_ > > I love how young this team is. Andrew Luck, Torrey Smith, Julio Jones, DeMarco Murray, Donald Brown, Kyle Rudolph could be a real nice core over the next few years. I am not sure this team will be competitive this year, but I love the youth and upside of both the starters and bench. Somehow my last draft pick got cropped there. I picked Indy rookie TE Dwayne Allen at 4.2. He’s a nice addition there I think and could be the Hernandez to Fleener’s Gronk. Assuming Luck is all he’s cracked up to be having one of his targets who’ll be there for at least 3 years is great. My team is a serious rebuilding project, when I took it over it was in dire, dire condition. Still has a long ways to go and I think the odds of me being 8th is pretty slim. But look at where my team is compared to what I inherited: Matt Cassel (KC - QB) Kerry Collins (Ten - QB) Tarvaris Jackson (Min - QB) Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB) Joseph Addai (Ind - RB) Kevin Faulk (NE - RB) BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE - RB) Clinton Portis (Was - RB) DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB) Reggie Brown (TB - WR) Mark Clayton (Bal - WR) Kevin Curtis (Phi - WR) Sinorice Moss (NYG - WR) Terrell Owens (Buf - WR) Antwaan Randle El (Pit - WR) John Standeford (Det - WR) Hines Ward (Pit - WR) Nate Washington (Ten - WR) Wes Welker (NE - WR) Dallas Clark (Ind - TE) Donald Lee (GB - TE) Kris Brown (Hou - K) Nick Folk (NYJ - K) Carolina (Car - DEF) Tennessee (Ten - DEF) Not a single valuable young player in that list. Made all the worse by the fact that I cut BJGE prior to the draft and didn’t get anyone worth a squirt in my first draft (Naanee is the 1st round? Yeesh.) Looking forward in the course of the last 2 drafts I’ve put together a pretty good roster of high upside youngsters who could be league leaders in 2-3 years. If I win this thing in the next 3 years while basically turning over the entire roster it’ll be an accomplishment. Still have a lot of work to do at RB, but I think I’m getting pretty close to finishing the job at QB, WR and TE. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/323 "2012-09-04T05:03:11Z")
I customized our schedule – [it’s the same as in previous years](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11532643&postcount=222). And once again, each division’s top two from last year will face each other in the last week of our regular season. ---
**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 9, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/324 "2012-09-09T23:21:22Z")
Stephen Hill sons! 89 yards 2 tds Figured he’d need a few years to learn the game but he’s already better than Calvin Johnson. Only upside from here. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/325 "2012-09-10T00:16:17Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Stephen Hill sons! > > 89 yards 2 tds I hate to break it to you, but he’s on your bench. As is Brandon Wheedon and his negative points scored this week. ---
**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 10, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/326 "2012-09-10T00:38:30Z")
Oh I don’t require him for mere technicalities like regular season wins. Dynasty, sons. ---
**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 10, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/327 "2012-09-10T02:32:24Z")
Georgia Tech receivers! Should I collect them all?! ---
**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 10, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/328 "2012-09-10T13:07:34Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Oh I don’t require him for mere technicalities like regular season wins. Dynasty, sons. I think the point is that you don’t get to crow about drafting him when you also drafted Brandon Weeden, ---
**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 11, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/329 "2012-09-11T00:53:38Z")
Weeden is fine. I had 1 qb on my roster and there are no starters left to Draft and I got him with the last pick of the third. Even if he’s the worst starter in the league I needed something. If anything I’d think you’d be mocking trading up for Richardson, ---
**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 11, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/330 "2012-09-11T00:55:01Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Weeden is fine. I had 1 qb on my roster and there are no starters left to Draft and I got him with the last pick of the third. Even if he’s the worst starter in the league I needed something. If anything I’d think you’d be mocking trading up for Richardson, If you’re looking for a QB, I do have a spare. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/331 "2012-09-11T02:24:08Z")
I also have Cam Newton available for trade, looking for a WR. ---
**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 11, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/332 "2012-09-11T03:58:45Z")
I might trade for a QB, but not of Cam Newton’s caliber - I’m starting Rodgers every week he can play, so I only really need a backup or developmental player unless he gets seriously hurt. Question - we have 2 IR slots on our roster, right? Could I place a guy in the IR slot and later cut him? Like if 2 more guys go onto IR, and I preferred to use the IR slots for them instead, I could just cut the first guy I put on IR later, right? ---
**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 11, 2012, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/333 "2012-09-11T06:30:41Z")
How do you actually put a player on IR? My roster appears locked so I don’t know if I can do it, but how would you do it normally? Okay, here’s the thing - I may not be around on a computer tomorrow before you have to put in waiver claims on players. I want to put David Nelson in an IR slot, thereby freeing up a slot to pick up someone off waivers. But because I can’t figure out how to set Nelson on IR now, I’m just going to have it set up to cut him to pick up the new player. I’ll try to figure out how to IR him tomorrow before the actual pickup/drop happens, but like I said I may not be on a PC in time, so I might not. But I’m declaring my intent now so it can be retroactively fixed later if necesary. ---
**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 11, 2012, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/334 "2012-09-11T11:32:43Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > How do you actually put a player on IR? My roster appears locked so I don’t know if I can do it, but how would you do it normally? When you go to move a player eligible to be put on IR (they need the red IR tag), an IR slot will open up at the bottom below your bench players. Just drop them down there and you’re good to go. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/335 "2012-09-11T12:54:03Z")
Wow, way to go, Yahoo! They now offer a “recap” of each matchup, with all sorts of stats and graphs. Excerpts from the recap of my game with **Justin** : > [@Yahoo](#): > > Varlos’ Zzzzzzz defeated The Gusterrhoids 122.85 - 93.97, led by Matt Ryan, who got the highest player point total in the league this week with 34.95 points. Varlos’ Zzzzzzz was better than projected and put up 16.6% more than their projected 105.32 points, while The Gusterrhoids fell just short of projections and scored 94.8% of a projected 99.10. > > . . . The Baltimore Ravens Defense was the highest-scoring DEF in the league this week with 22.00 points. > The 34.95 points by Matt Ryan led the entire league in scoring. > Even with a zero from starter Jonathan Stewart, Varlos’ Zzzzzzz was still able to win. > > . . . The Gusterrhoids left the 15.50 points scored by Alshon Jeffery on the bench this week. He beat his projected point total by 443.9%, the sixth-highest percentage in the league. > > . . . The 28.88-point win by Varlos’ Zzzzzzz beat the 6.22-point spread. > Varlos’ Zzzzzzz beat The Gusterrhoids at the top, with two of their starters outscoring the leading point-getter for The Gusterrhoids. > Varlos’ Zzzzzzz got smallest total score from their RB position of any team this week with 6.40 points. And then there are the graphs. Really, this is very cool. ---
**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 11, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/336 "2012-09-11T13:18:56Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I might trade for a QB, but not of Cam Newton’s caliber - I’m starting Rodgers every week he can play, so I only really need a backup or developmental player unless he gets seriously hurt. I’ve got a lovely Christian Ponder going for a song. Wait, not a song. A running back. ---
**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 11, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/337 "2012-09-11T14:43:33Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > And then there are the graphs. Really, this is very cool. That is seriously awesome. Although I would have liked to see a best possible score graph for both of us. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/338 "2012-09-12T15:54:02Z")
$94 for Ogletree? Seems excessive. ---
**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 12, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/339 "2012-09-12T15:58:13Z")
Stephen Hill went for $100 in the Big League, and Ogletree was actually _drafted_ there. ---
**Author:** ![Stringer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336/340 "2012-09-12T16:05:01Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Stephen Hill went for $100 in the Big League, and Ogletree was actually _drafted_ there. That surprises me less. We have 36 starting WRs but the big league I assume has 50+. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-four/628336.md?page=18)