Official Fantasy Football Thread

Post #1 » by **LyricalRico** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:15 pm

It's that time of year, folks - time for all of you to fight for second place to yours truly. :wink:

Here's the info to join this year's Wiz Fans fantasy football league:

Site: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com
League ID: 562663
Password: continuitysucks

There are 16 teams in this league and it's first come, first serve. (If we run out of space and you want to start your own league, feel free.) Once you join, you can bookmark the following url to access the league page:

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com ... _fans_2008

Let's get it on!

WizBiz · Post #2 » by **WizBiz** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:31 pm

I joined.

Dat2U · Post #3 » by **Dat2U** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:24 pm

I'm in. Funkadelic Rhapsody will win it all.

Soup's Uncle · Post #4 » by **Soup's Uncle** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:58 pm

Saaaweet. I wasnt gonna join an ESPN league (more cus of unfamiliarity)...I'm glad yall are doing yahoo. I do multiple leagues every year with Football and B-Ball. I figured I'd keep the Soup's Uncle name. Holla.

Oh yeah, we're autodrafting, right?

Soup's Uncle · Post #5 » by **Soup's Uncle** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:04 pm

Whoops, nevermind...okay, I'll be ready for it. I'm so siked, I've never done the draft, I've always auto drafted.

BigA · Post #6 » by **BigA** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:08 pm

Never done IDPs before. Should be educational.

FreeBalling · Post #7 » by **FreeBalling** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:14 am

Sweet, I'm in. Can we auto draft if i'm not around.

WizBiz · Post #8 » by **WizBiz** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:28 am

Live drafts are so much better than autodrafts imo.

Soup's Uncle · Post #9 » by **Soup's Uncle** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:27 am

Hopefully I can be up by then....haha...jk

TheKingOfVa360 · Post #10 » by **TheKingOfVa360** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:24 pm

I Joined, I won the title last season in the Wizards Real GM league, time for a repeat.

Post #11 » by **LyricalRico** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:26 pm

This is my 7th league this year: 4 on Yahoo, 2 on ESPN (for some reason the people in my office prefer theirs), and 1 on CBS Sportsline. I've never done CBS so I just joined a public league to see what it's like. They have free live scoring but it doesn't look like you can customize the options as much as you can on Yahoo.

Soup's Uncle · Post #12 » by **Soup's Uncle** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:43 pm

I never dir CBS, but a friend of mine did. He said it was cool, but he liked Yahoo best.

Post #13 » by **jmrosenth** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:41 pm

I'm in...

Am I reading the settings correctly - a point for completion and .5 (positive points) for QBs?

Also Lyrical, I was 13th team to join...consider just a 14-team league. With the way rosters are set up, a 16 team league would require a bunch of scrubs to fill out the rosters. With bye weeks and injuries, I think anything over 12 teams is too much for football. Just my opinion.

Hope all is well everyone.

Post #14 » by **LyricalRico** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:55 pm

Good catch, JRo. It's supposed to -.5 for incomplete passes.

As for the # of teams, I'm fine with it. The more the merrier, I say. It makes knowing/working the scoring system, scouting players/matchups, and making smart trades all more important. As long as everybody keeps up with their teams it shouldn't be a problem.

Post #15 » by **LyricalRico** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:28 am

FYI - The draft has been moved to Tuesday at 7:45pm.to accommodate those who will be out of town this weekend. If you can't make it, pre-rank.

BigA · Post #16 » by **BigA** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:21 pm

Thanks for changing the time. With the IDPs, unconventional scoring, and uncertainty about the number of teams in the league, pre-ranking will be challenging. Would rather just sit there with some cheatsheets and go seat of the pants.

mzaretsk · Post #17 » by **mzaretsk** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:22 pm

i have joined as well...good luck everyone.

as a suggestion - instead of having 2wr's, 2rb's and a te, consider QB, WR, WR, RB, W/T, W/R setup. with 14 teams folks will struggle to find two good starting backs. not to mention the dropoff from top 5 tight ends.

Post #18 » by **LyricalRico** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:57 pm

mzaretsk wrote:as a suggestion - instead of having 2wr's, 2rb's and a te, consider QB, WR, WR, RB, W/T, W/R setup. with 14 teams folks will struggle to find two good starting backs. not to mention the dropoff from top 5 tight ends.

I've made all the changes I'm going to make.

The Commish has spoken!

WizBiz · Post #19 » by **WizBiz** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:01 am

I have class at the new time

Post #20 » by **LyricalRico** » Thu Sep 4, 2008 7:35 pm

It's on like Donkey Kong!

The games start tonight so please check your rosters. For those who auto-drafted, check your individual defensive players because the CPU is notoriously bad at picking IDP's.