Scumleague FF 2018 (First Game 9/6)

[Rob14]

Brady before Watson, for me. By a good margin. Watson probably has more upside, though, if that's your thing.

[BROseidon]

Play to win. Draft only upside.

It won me gay DC summer soccer. It's gonna win me some Fantasy Football

[Nero Cain]

but upside doesn't always pay off. You gotta hit a strike a balance between reliable production and upside.

[PokerFace]

I was gonna take Watson-Russel in L1 but both got snatched up so I took Cousins and i'm cool with that.

That's what I did in L2^

My receiving core is a little weak. If Allen gets injured early and or Crowder does not sync well with Smith, I could have trouble before Edelman comes back from suspension.

I am really glad I got Rudolph. He is a good tight end that now plays with a QB that likes to throw to the tight end and an offensive coordinator that likes to use the tight end

[BROseidon]

but upside doesn't always pay off. You gotta hit a strike a balance between reliable production and upside.

No upside only.

Obviously you don't take upside if there's someone reliable at that person's upside, but upside always

[xRECKONERx]

I was using a fairly obscure set of rankings from an analyst I trust, and he had Wilson higher than Brady, which I generally agreed with. I did have concerns regarding the Seattle OL and their general decline, so I grabbed Wentz a round earlier than I might usually draft QB2 as insurance.

wilson over brady is in no way obscure

[xRECKONERx]

that reach for watson was a beauty to behold

[T-Bone]

Taking Fitz over a starting RB =

[BROseidon]

RIP to everyone who took McKinnon in the third.

[Nero Cain]

The question for me is "How much of an ass am I?"

[AGar]

Matt Breida!

[Kmd4390]

Matt Breida!

Took him in the 13th round in my money league last night.

[BROseidon]

Uh Morris is getting the majority of touches.

[PJ.]

Because Breida is coming back from shoulder injury. It'll likely be a split with Breida on top once he's full back from the shoulder.

[Nero Cain]

I'm surprised that Agar had Breida given his stance that he wouldn't have eaten into Mckinnons touches.

[AGar]

I never said that? I specifically mentioned I don't trust McKinnon as holding onto the starting job, and Breida was the more opportune of the backups. Alfred Morris is trash. Plus, Breida is getting the reps with the 1s today.

[D3f3nd3r]

One game into the week, and goodbye chance of winning. Ryan and Freeman weren’t supposed to suck this much

[Nero Cain]

I avoid crowded backfields like the plague.

[Wraith]

Bell might legitimately be holding out for 10 weeks. He didn't report at today's deadline, meaning he forfeited his game check.

[PJ.]

The worst part about this bell thing is his O-line (and the Steelers' player union rep) is publicly harassing him via the media for holding out for money. Steelers need a new union rep.

[Wraith]

TBH his teammates are just mad that Bell hasn't clearly communicated his intentions. They assumed that this would be a repeat of last year - that Bell would hold out until after Labor Day as a statement of protest and then report as normal. They made multiple public statements that this was what they thought was going on. Since he didn't, and went even further, they now look like idiots and feel betrayed. It's still messed up.

I fully support Bell in a holdout - the bosses need to pay him or trade him. But I wish he'd just nakedly stated he was going to hold out from the start. While keeping the potential length of your holdout intentionally murky can be a valuable bargaining chip, I don't think it served him well here.

A lot will depend on how Conner performs in the first two weeks, and looking at the match-ups Bell might be pushing his chips to the center of the table based on that. Cleveland doesn't have a pushover run defense, nor does KC.

[Wraith]

This is actually the best take I've seen yet.

[Nero Cain]

I get sad when I have a big score only to be beaten by a bigger score. :/

[Rob14]

Bell might legitimately be holding out for 10 weeks. He didn't report at today's deadline, meaning he forfeited his game check.

God, I hope so. I made a series of bets with a friend.

I win $20 if Bell didn't play Week 1.
I win $20 if Bell doesn't play Week 8.
I win $20 if Bell doesn't play Week 10.

So I've already won $20. If he holds out, I'll win $60.

Separately, I bet Kamara will end with more fantasy points in PPR than Barkley.

[Rob14]

TBH his teammates are just mad that Bell hasn't clearly communicated his intentions. They assumed that this would be a repeat of last year - that Bell would hold out until after Labor Day as a statement of protest and then report as normal. They made multiple public statements that this was what they thought was going on. Since he didn't, and went even further, they now look like idiots and feel betrayed. It's still messed up.

I fully support Bell in a holdout - the bosses need to pay him or trade him. But I wish he'd just nakedly stated he was going to hold out from the start. While keeping the potential length of your holdout intentionally murky can be a valuable bargaining chip, I don't think it served him well here.

A lot will depend on how Conner performs in the first two weeks, and looking at the match-ups Bell might be pushing his chips to the center of the table based on that. Cleveland doesn't have a pushover run defense, nor does KC.

Conner was good enough that I don't see Bell reporting before Week 10. He's not going to make significant ground in negotiations.