Scumleague FF 2015 (Locke, Yiley, TD37!)

[hasdgfas]

I seem to be doing JUST barely enough to not get relegated, while not doing even close to well enough to make the playoffs. Mid-table would do me just fine with how miserable a season this has been so far.

[zoraster]

never tell me the odds.

[Nero Cain]

So I've been thinking and points for/points against are prob a decent indicator of team performance/strength of schedule.

team performance based on points for

1. Rob
2. Toad
3. Lamora's
4. JPP's
5. Tally
6. KMD
7. Wrath of Romo
8. Heifer
9. Mask of Zorotter
10. Beavers
11. Instagram
12. Bone

Strength of schedule based on points against

1. Wrath of Romo
2. KMD
3. Beavers
4. Heifer
5. Bone
6. Mask
7. Instagram
8. JPP
9. Tally
10. Rob
11. Toad
12. Lamora

Its funny as fuck to me that our top 3 teams also have the weakest schedule.

[AGar]

Points against are a modest indicator (bye week/injuries are a thing that impact, you may have caught a good team on a bad week, or a bad team on an explosive week) of SOS but not team performance - you do nothing to control points against. This is why pythag win probabilities don't work for fantasy.

[T-Bone]

Oh man I am finally in line for a win, and it only took my opponent starting 3 players who aren't playing...

[D3f3nd3r]

I can't fucking catch a break, Ben is out a few weeks and now I have to rely on Flacco. IK Enemkpali's Hospital.

[PokerFace]

Devonta freeman has worked out well for me for most part

Palmer has worked well for zach. Ben was back long enough to play during palmer's bye week

Our trade was even in before sight and is even in hindsight

[Wraith]

mith pls

[Rob14]

So I've been thinking and points for/points against are prob a decent indicator of team performance/strength of schedule.

team performance based on points for

1. Rob
2. Toad
3. Lamora's
4. JPP's
5. Tally
6. KMD
7. Wrath of Romo
8. Heifer
9. Mask of Zorotter
10. Beavers
11. Instagram
12. Bone

Strength of schedule based on points against

1. Wrath of Romo
2. KMD
3. Beavers
4. Heifer
5. Bone
6. Mask
7. Instagram
8. JPP
9. Tally
10. Rob
11. Toad
12. Lamora

Its funny as fuck to me that our top 3 teams also have the weakest schedule.

The problem with points against as a measure of SOS is that it doesn't tell you how much SOS actually affected the teams. Both measures are also very susceptible to one really bad/good week.

Like I have one of the "weakest schedules" because one week my opponent flamed out with a 40. The rest of my weeks have been pretty good, though. If we removed that one really bad week, I'm guessing my SOS would shoot up several ranks.

Meanwhile, on an unrelated note, flameaxe pushed my shit in this week, dropping 134.84 points. I could have made some better choices as far as who to start (Ryan Mathews over Duke Johnson Jr.; Eric Decker over Stefon Diggs), but it wouldn't have done anything. Two of my most important and consistent players just didn't do anything (Gronk with a terrible week for him, Edelman with a mediocre week that was only saved by a TD). My higher risk higher reward player in Stefon Diggs did awful (42 yards, no TD). Meanwhile, DeAngelo Williams put up over 30 points off the waiver wire and Tyler Eifert bizarrely scored 3 TDs. Not much I can do there.

Luckily, Agar appears to also be losing this week, so I'm still in the wild card slot for now. hasdgfas just moved into striking distance.

[Flameaxe]

Eifert scoring TDs is bizarre? News to me.

[Rob14]

Three touchdowns in six targets? Yeah, pretty bizarre.

[Flameaxe]

RESPECTFUL DISAGREEMENT

[PokerFace]

Devonta freeman has worked out well for me for most part

Palmer has worked well for zach. Ben was back long enough to play during palmer's bye week

Our trade was even in before sight and is even in hindsight

Going to withdraw this as it seems lewis is out for the year now.

Zach still has peterson and miller so its not like he needed lewis

[Zachrulez]

Palmer may actually end up being a much better QB to have this year, so that trade might end up being win/win for us.

[Wraith]

This week probably ruined my Everyone Plays Everyone record but fuck it I won

[AGar]

Three touchdowns in six targets? Yeah, pretty bizarre.

I mean, the targets were low, but Cincy pulled away in that game pretty quick.

Eifert was pretty much predicted to have a breakout year this year across the board, and yet was drafted comically low in all 3 drafts I was in this year.

[pickemgenius]

3tds in 6 targets is pretty silly/definitely fluky.

eifert being a stud is definitely not.

[Rhinox]

In another league, I have a chance to trade away Langford for Stefan Diggs. Just looking for a sanity check. Is this something I should definitely not be doing?

[Rob14]

3tds in 6 targets is pretty silly/definitely fluky.

eifert being a stud is definitely not.

Honestly, 3 TDs from any receiver is surprising. Doesn't happen too often, especially not from a TE. Even Gronk surprised me when he put up 3 TDs Week 1.

[AGar]

In another league, I have a chance to trade away Langford for Stefan Diggs. Just looking for a sanity check. Is this something I should definitely not be doing?

Do it and don't look back. Diggs is legit. Langford is going to lose his job when Forte comes back.

[Rhinox]

In another league, I have a chance to trade away Langford for Stefan Diggs. Just looking for a sanity check. Is this something I should definitely not be doing?

Do it and don't look back. Diggs is legit. Langford is going to lose his job when Forte comes back.

Yeah. That was my thinking. Unfortunately the guy smartened up and backed out of the trade after realizing that bridgewater wasn't going to miss any time with his concussion.

I do have a standing offer of Karlos Williams for Diggs instead that I can accept right now if I want. Only problem is KW is my only backup RB so even if Diggs is an upgrade for me currently for my last lineup slot, I'd be screwed if one of my RB's goes down. On the flip side, KW is already pretty productive and if LeSean McCoy misses more time (which is probably pretty likely tbh) then KW would be just as or more valuable than Diggs in my lineup.

[PokerFace]

What rbs and wrs you got in that league Rhinox?

Andrew Luck getting hurt again sucks. Its a good thing Bortles is doing well and has a nice schedule moving forward. AFC South is a division full of bad defenses that he gets to play multiple times.

At start of this season I believed I had best qb situation and one of worst RB situations. I now have one of best rb situations (Yeldon, L. Murray, McFadden, Freeman) and worst QB situation. It's funny how the tables have turned

[Rhinox]

What rbs and wrs you got in that league Rhinox?

Starting lineup is:
RB-A. Peterson, L. Blount
WR- D. Thomas, L. Fitzgerald, A. Cooper

Position Slots are 2RB, 2WR, W/R, and W/R/T, so I have 5 out of 6 slots locked in basically, as long as they stay healthy.

Remaining players are:

RB-Langford, K. Williams, Crowell, Morris, C. Michael
WR- Ginn
TE- Reed

[PokerFace]

Langford is worth keeping until forte is back

C. Michael does not deserve a roster spot. Mc Fadden is king in Dallas now. I'd drop C Michael if there is a free agent worth getting

K Williams, Crowell and Morris are ok back ups but none are likly to carry your team if blount or AP go down

I'd keep the 2 of them with best stats and get rid of which one has the worst for another free agent add

As I think K williams is the best in that group of 3, I wouldn't make the deal

[Zachrulez]

Taking reasonable offers for Big Ben is anyone is interested.