NFT: FF Thread Monday 11/23

and played against a team who had him in a different league.

that last TD pass put me up 35 points in the league I care more about (my opponent has Godwin tonight) and down .4 points and we're both done in the other league.

I hate being in multiple leagues for this reason, but have been in both for a long time.

Up over 90 despite losing Joe Burrow. Thank you Taysom Hill! My opponent has Godwin and Reynolds. I think I am safe! Win would clinch me a playoff spot, but I really want that #1 seed because the team likely finishing 2nd or 3rd is a juggernaut (some bad fantasy luck has kept hulk out of first place) so would love to not have to play him and if I get the bye then I don't have to watch my QB1 playing the Giants.

In one league I'm up 20.5 points. My opponent has Gronk so I feel confident in that one...In another league I need 8 points from Fournette to win...Finally, I'm up 3.5 points, but my opponent has TB DST so I need them to get blown out (like Miami's DST did vs. Denver who I started).

Could go 0-3 or 3-0 or somewhere in the middle.

unless Rams D outscores ROJO. Says 5 percent shot so I guess it could happen.

I've been benefitting from having backup RBs on my bench turn into starters, as C.Hyde, K.Ballage, W.Gallman, J.Williams, and G.Bernard have been saving my butt for the past several weeks.

Now it's the playoff push. I'm #1 in one league and #3 in another (both 12 teams with 6 playoff team spots).

Then we come to the league that I manage. I'm currently 7th in the league (12 team .5PPR) with six playoff seeds. However, we have a bit of a wrinkle for the #6 seed. It's based off of high total score for the regular season. So of the remaining seven teams outside of the top five, whichever team has the most total regular season points will take the #6 spot. After this weekend, I'll be almost 80 points ahead of my closest competitor (I have the 4th highest total points in the league and may finish with 2nd or 3rd), so I can actually lose the next two games and still take the #6 spot as long as I continue to put up points. Now if I end up either #4 or #5, it's all moot, but I like having multiple way of making the playoffs.

Lost in both of my important leagues. In one, I now have to run the table to *MAYBE* sneak in.

In the other, I was 7-3, and dropping a game puts me at 7-4, but all of the other teams I'm competing against won their games. Their are really 5 of us competing for 4 spots in the playoffs. On the positive side, Melvin Gordon had a good game, so hopefully that's a sign of good things to come. J.K. Dobbins, who I've stashed all year, might be getting more regular work, but not sure yet if I have confidence to play him. Salvon Ahmed looks solid, but with no TD the stat line wasn't that impressive. I did a deadline deal to acquire Wayne Gallman, so at least for the short-term, my RB situation is a little more stable, I think.

I did flex Nyheim Hines, what a disappointment. Droppable in standard leagues? I'm thinking yes.

in my "important" (re: big money) league is I have too many choices.

At RB I have:
Dalvin Cook
Josh Jacobs
Miles Sanders
Jonathan Taylor (is he back now?)
Austin Ekeler (expected off IR next week)
Zack Moss (not really a roster decision)

WR I have:
Keenan Allen (a PPR monster)
DJ Moore
Will Fuller
Chase Claypool
Michael Pittman
Denzel Mims

Pittman and Mims are not in my roster decision weekly, but the top 4 are.

So I have 4 or 5 RB 1's and 4 legit WR 1/2's for 5 spots (2 RB, 2 WR and 1 flex).

Mahomes is my QB

and I ALWAYS pick wrong. I am 7 - 4 (likely) and 3 of my 4 losses were by less than 1 point - no shit - no hyperbole and every one I had a player on my bench who would have led me to a victory - easily

personally I hate fuller and would never start him. He’s easy to take away and yes, you’ll give up his big games but his floor is so low on a weekly basis.

Allen, Moore and Claypool are all better options.

In comment 15054788 UConn4523 said:

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personally I hate fuller and would never start him. He’s easy to take away and yes, you’ll give up his big games but his floor is so low on a weekly basis. Allen, Moore and Claypool are all better options.

I agree. I hate Fuller, but he has a way of giving me the middle finger no matter what I do with him.

yesterday I started Claypool and Allen.

Moore outpointed Claypool by 5, but Allen had a monster game.

And on this team I have traded away Terry McLaurin (for Dalvin Cook) Tyler Boyd (for Drew Brees), Tee Higgins (for Engram), Darius Slayton, Travis Fulgham, and James Robinson (also in Engram trade)

play him if theres an injury and that's it. With JuJu getting phased out Claypool is a good weekly play and you have to start Allen with Herbert in. You also have to think about Moore as well.

In comment 15054783 pjcas18 said:

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in my "important" (re: big money) league is I have too many choices. At RB I have: Dalvin Cook Josh Jacobs Miles Sanders Jonathan Taylor (is he back now?) Austin Ekeler (expected off IR next week) Zack Moss (not really a roster decision) WR I have: Keenan Allen (a PPR monster) DJ Moore Will Fuller Chase Claypool Michael Pittman Denzel Mims Pittman and Mims are not in my roster decision weekly, but the top 4 are. So I have 4 or 5 RB 1's and 4 legit WR 1/2's for 5 spots (2 RB, 2 WR and 1 flex). Mahomes is my QB and I ALWAYS pick wrong. I am 7 - 4 (likely) and 3 of my 4 losses were by less than 1 point - no shit - no hyperbole and every one I had a player on my bench who would have led me to a victory - easily

I think it's Allen and Fuller for you at WR. At RB, very clearly I think it's Cook and Jacobs as your regular starters. When Ekeler comes back, I think you have to get him in your lineup. Sounds crazy to be benching some of those names, but you're in great shape.

This has been a bit of a strange year, but it's like WRs have grown on trees this year. If you didn't draft a WR in the first 4 or 5 rounds, you're probably in great shape. And ironically, if you went RB-RB in the first two rounds, you might not be doing that great, if say, your first round pick was something like Zeke, Saquon, McCaffrey, or Chubb, and your 2nd rounder was Mixon, Drake, or Ekeler.

Teams at the top of both of my key leagues have Kyler Murray at QB, and a premium WR like Davante Adams or DeAndre Hopkins.

to leave starting Houston Texans RB Duke Johnson on the bench and instead play both Taylor and Hines. Both Indy RBs exceeded Johnson's total. Both also had TDs called back on penalties. Now I have to decide whether to flex Slayton to replace one of them or leave both in next week.

who had an absolute hard-on for Duke Johnson? I remember that the poster constantly talked about Duke Johnson as the next great RB if just given a chance to show it.

Man, miss those crazy days.

Allowing Hill to be eligible for TE, they even said in the summer, once he's listed as a QB on the Saints official depth chart he is no long allowed to play TE in their leagues... that was not the case and I will lose because of it. I would've smoked my opponent, he has EE on bye and the waiver TE's did nothing outside of Rogers.

Not doing any ESPN leagues anymore, they make shit up as they go. Yahoo or CBS only for me.

Had to pick b/w starting Watson vs. NE and Roethlisberger vs. JAX. Every publication I could find pointed me to Ben; so I went with him. Watson out-gunned him by 20 points, and that would have won the week for me. May miss the cut for playoffs now, too. Uggh.

In comment 15055045 FranknWeezer said:

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Had to pick b/w starting Watson vs. NE and Roethlisberger vs. JAX. Every publication I could find pointed me to Ben; so I went with him. Watson out-gunned him by 20 points, and that would have won the week for me. May miss the cut for playoffs now, too. Uggh.

I benched Watson too in favor of Herbert, it was closer than yours but still the difference in a win or loss for me.

Pats D had been good, and was getting Gilmore back. Sure didn't look like it.

and have both Godwin and Robert Woods playing for me tonight in a half pt PPR league.

I am actually not feeling that good about this for some reason.

.5PPR 12 Team league

D.Adams & J.Taylor

for

CMC & T.Lockett

In comment 15055081 RC in MD said:

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.5PPR 12 Team league D.Adams & J.Taylor for CMC & T.Lockett

unclear as to which pair you would be receiving

In comment 15055081 RC in MD said:

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.5PPR 12 Team league D.Adams & J.Taylor for CMC & T.Lockett

Ronnie too much missing info. Is it a keeper league? What is your current record / playoff positioning?

In a bubble I like the CMC side but if he's out even one more week and you can't afford a loss, I stick with my horses.

also need to see your roster to see if you're the one receiving CmC if you can survive without starting him next week.

In comment 15054976 SoZKillA said:

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Allowing Hill to be eligible for TE, they even said in the summer, once he's listed as a QB on the Saints official depth chart he is no long allowed to play TE in their leagues... that was not the case and I will lose because of it. I would've smoked my opponent, he has EE on bye and the waiver TE's did nothing outside of Rogers. Not doing any ESPN leagues anymore, they make shit up as they go. Yahoo or CBS only for me.

Shoulda bitched about it week 1. This is when he was originally eligible for TE, QB and has been since. : )

In comment 15055218 allstarjim said:

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In comment 15055081 RC in MD said: Quote: .5PPR 12 Team league D.Adams & J.Taylor for CMC & T.Lockett Ronnie too much missing info. Is it a keeper league? What is your current record / playoff positioning? In a bubble I like the CMC side but if he's out even one more week and you can't afford a loss, I stick with my horses.

Sorry...it's a keeper league but only for players drafted in the 4th round or later, so only Taylor and Lockett will be eligible to be kept for exchange of pick one round higher.

I am currently in 6th place (with 5-6 record), but I don't need to win anymore games as long as I keep scoring since our #6 playoff seed goes to the team with the highest total regular season points for the remaining seven teams. I am currently leading by 60 points with two games left.

I am the Adams/Taylor owner, and CMC/Lockett owner proposed this trade. He proposed similar trade 3 weeks ago but CMC/Lockett for Adams/James Robinson, which I declined.

I've already said no, but was wondering what others would do.