Scumleague FF 2018 (First Game 9/6)

[BROseidon]

What does that look like when you change it to z-scores?

[BROseidon]

Also how does it inform wr vs rb in draft positions and the flex spot

[mith]

Fantasy football scores aren't normally distributed, and z-scores don't make sense here anyway. (Thought experiement: say you played in a league where RBs scored 1000 times as many points for everything as they do now. The z-score (vs. whatever mean you have defined) will remain exactly the same for each player. But the RB position is now way more important than any other position - whoever has the best two - three in flex - running backs each week will win. The relevant metric is value over replacement, which I've already discussed - value over replacement changed by a factor of 1000 in this example, while for other positions it remained the same. We also didn't increase the number of playable RBs, other than that they are now totally dominating any flex position. The mediocre running backs are still mediocre relative to their position, whether they are scoring 4 points or 4000.)

I've also already discussed WR vs. RB, and Flex - WR1s get a boost in non-Flex leagues (PPR is not the only way to do this - going to 2RB and 4WR would accomplish the same, for example), and if you have a 2-2-1Flex, and you want more WRs in the Flex spot, then PPR is one way to go (again, not the only way).

[Nero Cain]

Sorry Rob and Jahudo and Peg and Snakes

[Rhinox]

this is a few years old but has some data in it on ppr vs non-ppr: http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/4 ... not-to-ppr

[mith]

Yeah, I read that one a while back. The next part in the series touches on some alternatives for accomplishing the goals PPR is trying to accomplish.

[BROseidon]

His obsession with making QB more important because it's more important in real football is dumb

[mith]

Fantasy football in general is dumb.

[BROseidon]

Tru let's do fantasy rugby next year

[mith]

I only play PPR Fantasy Rugby.

[AGar]

Rivers plz stahp throwing to Mulvin Garden.

[D3f3nd3r]

Kmd and I are playing each other and we’re both projected to finish with top three scores for the week. Gonna be a sad 0-2 for one of us...

[Kmd4390]

Meh, if I lose I deserve it. Mahomes threw 6 TD passes and I left him on my bench. Picking up Ginn turned out to be a mistake as far as this week is concerned. And Drake on my bench may have been a mistake unless Lynch has a good game.

[Nero Cain]

I mean there was some preseason chatter about Mahomes being a sleeper but Jesus. Who'd you start instead of him?


I'm kinda thinking about sitting Cousins next week. Vikes might be running it all day.

[Kmd4390]

Started Watson

[BROseidon]

I only play PPR Fantasy Rugby.

Jokes on you receptions aren't a rugby stat

[mith]

thatsthejoke

[BROseidon]

Rugby stats are more fun tho

[Rob14]

This season is bullshit. I'm starting to understand how Mith always feels.

Meanwhile, I'm kicking some ass in my money league ($150 buy-in, 12 teams - money to 1st place, 2nd place, and 1st place of the regular season). 140 points each week in PPR, and I managed to pick up Lindsay. So that's very nice.

[Rhinox]

Thank you russel wilson garbage time td pass with 14s left lol

[Nero Cain]

on a scale of 1-10 how likely di you think it was that I'd accept your trade?

[Kmd4390]

Why wasn't I first in the waiver order being the only 0-2?

[mith]

It's a rolling waiver order (starting with reverse draft order) - it doesn't reset each week based on record. People just move to the bottom whenever they actually get someone off waivers.

[Kmd4390]

Ah, ok. Thanks.

[Nero Cain]

This season is bullshit

you're only saying this b/c you are 0-2. This doesn't seem any different from any other season.