Mixed bag Monday for me.
Biggest disappointment, in my 14-team, 2-keeper league, playing the last place team who is 2-8, projected to beat the snot out of him, guy puts up 123 fantasy points on me.
He got about 43 points from Darius Slayton (who played 2 quarters), RonDale Moore, and Courtland Sutton. Unreal. Did I mention I need to win out for a chance at the playoffs?
He doesn't have anyone left for tonight, I have Mahomes, and I need 40 points from him. It's not unprecedented, but he's only eclipsed that total once this year. This oddly seems like a game where that might be possible, though.
Disappointing game for Sam LaPorta for me, and Khalil Herbert didn't give me much in his return. I was really hurt with the bye week, having to play George Pickens and Tyjae Spears in my flex with Olave and Drake London on bye.
In my most important league, I have A.J. Brown and Travis Kelce going tonight down by 11 points, with my opponent having Pacheco. Feeling fairly confident in that one, but fantasy football this year has been about expecting the unexpected. So I suppose I am expecting a stupid good game from Pacheco and falling just short.
I'm dominating in my Dynasty league, putting up 150 fantasy points. This team has really hit it's stride in recent weeks, buoyed by Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery (yup, have played them both in my lineup the last two weeks), Tank Dell, and even Saquon Barkley.
I had a really slow start to the season in that league, but have put up a ton of points for 4 weeks straight. So I'll be improving to 5-6. Still 4 weeks to go and may need to win out to make the playoffs, but I'm crushing the "points for" category, so should win any tiebreakers.
How about you guys? Reflections from yesterday's game?
All of you Zach Charbonnet stashers will now get your chance to play him, although a short week matchup against the 49ers on Thanksgiving is not the greatest spot. That said, I would not be surprised to see Walker III out for multiple weeks. Sucks for me with multiple shares of Walker and none of Charbonnet.
the other league I'm done.
But...I crushed DFS again. I'm in first place in a season long DFS pool and I have won 3 times and come in the top 3 (who get paid) 7 times in 11 weeks.
I really like DFS more than traditional FF, not just because of my success this year in DFS, but because it levels the playing field. There is obviously luck involved in all this but everyone in DFS can get the exact same players every week, which makes it more skillful IMO and normalizes the luck.
Not one TD from a WR/TE/ or RB this week. But hey, the QB of my RBs had 4 rushing TDs instead!
I’m still fine at RB with White, Ford, Warren and Spears until Walker returns hopefully for the pkayoffs ( assuming I make them)
Even with acquiring Puka I am in rough spot at WR.
Hopkins, Higgins, Hollywood, and Rice are the rest.
TE I am set with the Hockdaddy.
Hoping Stroud continues to play well rest of the way and I think I have a shot.
the other league I'm done.
But...I crushed DFS again. I'm in first place in a season long DFS pool and I have won 3 times and come in the top 3 (who get paid) 7 times in 11 weeks.
I really like DFS more than traditional FF, not just because of my success this year in DFS, but because it levels the playing field. There is obviously luck involved in all this but everyone in DFS can get the exact same players every week, which makes it more skillful IMO and normalizes the luck.
Hey! Nice on the DFS. I don't blame you with Lawrence and Ridley. I did put Ridley in a DFS lineup. Didn't help, played a Quintuple up, finished 23rd out of 57, needed to finish in the top 10.
Really high scores this week with some popular names getting in a lot of lineups. My lineup was Fields, Mostert, Brian Robinson Jr, McLaurin, DJ Moore, Ridley, Kmet, Derrick Henry, and the Dolphins DEF. Henry, Mostert, and McLaurin were big disappointments, I felt pretty good about that trio going in.
Plus Howell has an obsession with Logan Thomas. Its scary.
I’m still fine at RB with White, Ford, Warren and Spears until Walker returns hopefully for the pkayoffs ( assuming I make them)
Even with acquiring Puka I am in rough spot at WR.
Hopkins, Higgins, Hollywood, and Rice are the rest.
TE I am set with the Hockdaddy.
Hoping Stroud continues to play well rest of the way and I think I have a shot.
I think you're going to be ok at WR...maybe? I do like Stroud offering a good weekly floor with great upside. My concern with Stroud is despite a fairly favorable schedule, week 14 @Jets and week 16 (playoff week for everyone) is vs Browns.
I will definitely need to have him perform in those weeks, I think. In my Dynasty league I have Stafford and Levis as backups. I don't think I could start either of them, regardless of matchup, over Stroud at this point.
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one league because last second I swapped out Trevor Lawrence and Calvin Ridley for Justin Fields and Khalil Herbert - 30 point mistake.
the other league I'm done.
But...I crushed DFS again. I'm in first place in a season long DFS pool and I have won 3 times and come in the top 3 (who get paid) 7 times in 11 weeks.
I really like DFS more than traditional FF, not just because of my success this year in DFS, but because it levels the playing field. There is obviously luck involved in all this but everyone in DFS can get the exact same players every week, which makes it more skillful IMO and normalizes the luck.
Hey! Nice on the DFS. I don't blame you with Lawrence and Ridley. I did put Ridley in a DFS lineup. Didn't help, played a Quintuple up, finished 23rd out of 57, needed to finish in the top 10.
Really high scores this week with some popular names getting in a lot of lineups. My lineup was Fields, Mostert, Brian Robinson Jr, McLaurin, DJ Moore, Ridley, Kmet, Derrick Henry, and the Dolphins DEF. Henry, Mostert, and McLaurin were big disappointments, I felt pretty good about that trio going in.
I had Kyler at QB that saved me some $$$, but I had Tyreek, Rondale, Singletary, Dell, Kinkaid, McCaffrey, etc.
I think I have had Tyreek and McCaffrey almost every week in my lineups...
It will be close I imagine.
I am nervous because Brown has had some 35+ point games.
I need Hurts to score a TD or two on the ground.....six points vs. passes where he earns 4 points.
I also can really use a 5 FG game from Harrison! LOL.
So, I really benefited from Tank Dell (31.9 points) and Devin Singletary (22.8). I did leave Calvin Ridley on my bench while he went off for 34.1. UGH.
I am nervous because Brown has had some 35+ point games.
I need Hurts to score a TD or two on the ground.....six points vs. passes where he earns 4 points.
I also can really use a 5 FG game from Harrison! LOL.
So, I really benefited from Tank Dell (31.9 points) and Devin Singletary (22.8). I did leave Calvin Ridley on my bench while he went off for 34.1. UGH.
Don't worry, I think you have this in the bag. Even if Butker gets you 6 points, that's huge, as you hedge A.J. Brown's scores with Hurts. And he's going to get points that aren't to Brown. Don't sweat it.
Winning and losing is literally the difference between 5th place and 10th place for me. Wildly close. Gotta have this one.
Winning and losing is literally the difference between 5th place and 10th place for me. Wildly close. Gotta have this one.
In PPR Rashee Rice has averaged over 10 points per week since week 5. Good news for you is 17 is his high vs LAC. Bad news for you is PHI has the worst DEF for allowing points to WRs.
Could be a nail biter.
In the SuperFlex league I commish, I'm currently in the the last place (2-8) in a nightmare of a season in which I've lost four matchups by less than 3 points each. My goal with only two weeks left is to finish 10th or better so I can have a keeper (my league voted a few weeks ago to keep the punishment of the last two finishers not being able to keep a player...most of their reasoning was that the last two finishers will be drafting #1 and 2...I voted to get rid of the rule but lost), who will most likely end up being K.Murray for 9th round pick. I was actually projected to get crushed this weekend by 20 points but will end up winning by almost 50 after C.Ridley, J.Cook, B.Robinson, and K.Murray went to work for me.
In another league, I have been bouncing between 4th and 9th every other week as there is a huge logjam in the middle of the league. I lost last week by .9 points after T.Bass kicked his last PAT, which dropped me from 4th to 9th. As long as J.Hurts and H.Butker scores enough to keep my 20 point cushion intact against D.Swift and AJ.Brown, I'll win that one.
And in our league, Jim, my 150 point weekend will help me down the stretch...hopefully.
I need Mahomes/Pacheko/AJ Brown/Eagles D to get less than 82 pts in the other
Then, in my most important league, down by 11 but with A.J. Brown and Travis Kelce to play, opponent has Pacheco. Kelce ho hum game outside of a TD, and Brown has his worst game of the year.
Sucks. At least in that league I have an essentially 2-game lead on the last playoff spot by virtue of a healthy margin in the points for category. 2nd in the league in points and am 6-5.
Still in the playoffs in both leagues for now. For me to take the championship in one of them, I need for Jefferson to come back.
It will be close I imagine.
Lost by 3 damn points as Mahomes receivers sucked last night and he didn't get the 20 points I needed.
Valdes-Scantling with a ridiculous drop on perfectly pass in last minute that would have been a touchdown, won the game for KC and, most importantly, my fantasy team.
Valdes-Scantling is not a favorite this morning for Chiefs fans or me.