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Fantasy Week 11 . Down to the Wire

This is it. A few people have been eliminated (Kenny/Justin, Dill, and Nate), two clinched (John and I), and the rest have to wait and see. Now, for Andy/Shane, Kurt, and Keith it is going to take some huge performances by their guys because they do not only need to win out, they need one either Krack, Bambi, DDC, or Pat to Lose out and they need to also gain some serious tiebreak points… which can be done. As for some other things around the league. I have updates the Power Ranks, The Stats, and the What-Ifs. Instead of 5Qs I have the voting results for next season and the weekly Gif/Image/Video.

The league party information and pick-up report are also updated. We have it narrowed down to two days (both week 16).

Lastly, the money for transactions and fines will be due by week 15.

Quick Links

Deadlines Pick-up Report Stats and Ifs Voting Ranks IVG


League News

Options for the League Party remain….

Week 16 Saturday 22 December 2012 – 1 NFL game (Falcons/Lions 8:30)
Week 16 Saturday 23 December 2012 – 11 1pm games (Steelers/Bengals), and 3 4pm games.


Deadlines

Money Due: Monday October 15, 2012 (End of Week 6) PASSED

Trade Deadline: Wednesday November 7, 2012 (Noon) PASSED

Transaction Money Due: Monday December 17, 2012 (End of Week 15)

Playoffs: Week 13, 14, 15&16

Year End Party: TBD


Pick-Up Report
As of 9:03AM on 16 November 2012
Lisfranc Injury: 10 (50)
Lawrenceville United: 10 (50)
MSIDE’s Year: 10 (50)
Revis and Butthead: 10 (50)
Suck My Ditka: 9 (40)
Sweaty BALSAGNA: 8 (30)
Red Rocket Andy: 7 (20)
Krack: 6 (10)
Stuart Scott’s Eye: 5
|\/|cNair’s Mayhem: 5
Monday Nightshift: 5
Discount Double Check: 4

Party total = (50 from SB suit fine) + (300 from transactions) = (350)
To get an idea… last year we ended up with a total of 300 for the year.


Stat Report and What If’s

Stats

What-Ifs


Voting Results
1: Fractional Scoring? FAILED

2: 14 Team League? FAILED

3: Payouts Change? FAILED

4: Yardage Bonus Reduced? FAILED

5: KR/PR TD to Player? FAILED

6: 2 QB League? FAILED

League members can talk about it HERE on the ESPN site.


Week 10 Power Ranks

And for those of you wondering where the “Starters” and “Team” rankings come from, it is the same site I use post draft, FantasySP. Here is a link to our league. Not exactly sure if they update after Thursday games or wait until after the whole week is over, though. You can click the tab to toggle between Starters Only and Whole Team. You can also click on your team name to see a breakdown of the value of your individual guys.


Images/Videos/GIFs of the Week: Von Miller
via SB*Nation


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Fantasy Week 10 . Simple

Quick Links

League News Deadlines Pick-up Report Stats and Ifs 5 Qs Ranks IVG



Nothing crazy this week. Just updated most of the stuff. We will be deciding on the party still but it has been narrowed down a little.


League News

Options for the League Party remain….

Week 14 – Sunday 9 December 2012 – 10 1pm games(Steelers/Chargers), and 3 4pm games.
Week 15 – Sunday 16 December 2012 – 8 1pm games, and 5 4pm games.(Steelers/Cowboys)
Week 16 Saturday 22 December 2012 – 1 NFL game (Falcons/Lions 8:30)
Week 16 Saturday 23 December 2012 – 11 1pm games (Steelers/Bengals), and 3 4pm games.

Also, Check out the pick-up report update. It has some information on where we stand as far as money for the party goes.


Deadlines

Money Due: Monday October 15, 2012 (End of Week 6) PASSED

Trade Deadline: Wednesday November 7, 2012 (Noon) PASSED

Playoffs: Week 13, 14, 15&16

Year End Party: TBD


Pick-Up Report
As of 12:47PM on 11 November 2012
Lisfranc Injury: 10 (50)
Lawrenceville United: 10 (50)
MSIDE’s Year: 10 (50)
Revis and Butthead: 9 (40)
Suck My Ditka: 8 (30)
Sweaty BALSAGNA: 8 (30)
Red Rocket Andy: 7 (20)
Krack: 6 (10)
Stuart Scott’s Eye: 5
|\/|cNair’s Mayhem: 5
Monday Nightshift: 5
Discount Double Check: 4

Party total = (50 from SB suit fine) + (280 from transactions) = (330)
To get an idea… last year we ended up with a total of 300 for the year.


Stat Report and What If’s

Stats

What-Ifs


5 Quick Questions
1: Saturday December 22 for Party
2: Player for the rest of the season?
3: First Pick All time?
4: Texans @ Bears?
5: Time Travel?

Bambi

1: N/A


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A

Krack

1: No, I will be at a wedding.


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A

K-Mart

1: Sure


2: Spiller


3: M. Harrison


4: Bears


5: N/A

Mahon

1: N/A


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A

Dill

1: Yes


2: McCoy


3: Rice (Jerry)


4: Houston


5: I would go back 10 years and spend one more day with my Dad.

Beiber

1: Yes


2: Decker


3: Marino


4: Bears


5: Egyptian times when the pyramids were built so I can see how the fuck they made all that shit. My guess, Aliens.

Walter

1: Yes


2: Gronk


3: T.Davis


4: Bears


5: Fast forward 50 years just to see what my life is like.

Legend

1: Ya


2: Rice and Forte


3: Emmitt Smith


4: Houston


5: Go Forward to April 2013 for the Bucs home opener and Wrestlemania cause I’m going to both.

Nate

1: Ok


2: Gore


3: Barry Sanders


4: Chicago


5: 2/3/13 Steelers playing with a beer in hand.

Kurt

1: That is fine.


2: Cam


3: Rice (Jerry)


4: Bears


5: N/A

Akoz

1: That’s Fine


2: Daryl Richardson


3: Fred Taylor


4: Houston


5: I’d go beck to the golden days when I was in high school, why you ask? Because people used to actually like me back then.

Pat

1: Actually not going to be here December 20th to Jan 3rd


2: Charles.


3: Jerry Rice


4: Houston


5: Wow, that’s a tough question. 1973 to see Led Zeppelin at the arena.

Staudt

1: Yes


2: Wallace


3: Barry


4: Bears


5: I want to ride on a Dinosaur.

Crawford

1: N/A


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A


Week 6 Power Ranks


Images/Videos/GIFs of the Week: Face

~Staudt

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Fantasy Week 9 – Voting Week

Quick Links

League News Deadlines Pick-up Report Stats and Ifs Voting Ranks IVG


Alright guys, with the Presidential Vote coming in a few days I figure this would be a good week to do some voting. Instead of the weekly 5Qs I have links to some polls I want everyone to vote on. I will have both some sports/funny related polls, as well as league questions. In order to make sure only we vote and each team only votes once I will be conducting them on ESPN and will show the results in next weeks update on here. Everything else is updated.


League News

Options for the League Party remain….

Week 14 – Saturday 8 December 2012 – NO NFL games.
Week 14 – Sunday 9 December 2012 – 10 1pm games(Steelers/Chargers), and 3 4pm games.
Week 15 – Saturday 15 December 2012 – NO NFL games.
Week 15 – Sunday 16 December 2012 – 8 1pm games, and 5 4pm games.(Steelers/Cowboys)
Week 16 Saturday 22 December 2012 – 1 NFL game (Falcons/Lions 8:30)
Week 16 Saturday 23 December 2012 – 11 1pm games (Steelers/Bengals), and 3 4pm games.

Also, Check out the pick-up report update. It has some information on where we stand as far as money for the party goes.


Deadlines

Money Due: Monday October 15, 2012 (End of Week 6)

Trade Deadline: Wednesday November 7, 2012 (Noon)

Playoffs: Week 13, 14, 15&16

Year End Party: TBD


Pick-Up Report
As of 10:39PM on 4 November 2012
Lisfranc Injury: 10 (50)
Revis and Butthead: 9 (40)
Lawrenceville United: 9 (40)
MSIDE’s Year: 9 (40)
Suck My Ditka: 8 (30)
Red Rocket Andy: 7 (20)
Sweaty BALSAGNA: 6 (10)
Stuart Scott’s Eye: 5
|\/|cNair’s Mayhem: 5
Monday Nightshift: 5
Krack: 5
Discount Double Check: 3

Party total = (50 from SB suit fine) + (230 from transactions) = (280)
To get an idea… last year we ended up with a total of 300 for the year.


Stat Report and What If’s
Stats

What-Ifs


Polls for Voting Week
League Voting Thread on ESPN

Fun Voting Thread on ESPN


Week 7 Power Ranks


Images/Videos/GIFs of the Week: Donald Driver Leap after TD

~Staudt

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Fantasy Week 8 – Stats and What Ifs

Quick Links

League News Deadlines Pick-up Report Stats and Ifs 5 Qs Ranks IVG


Sorry for the missed week. Had a bunch of stuff going on. As for this weeks update, we do not have that much League News besides the Party dates still, Power Ranks, 5 Qs, Image/Gif/Video, and instead of an interview I have compiled a “Slighty past Mid-Season Stat and What-If Report.”


League News

Options for the League Party remain….

Week 14 – Saturday 8 December 2012 – NO NFL games.
Week 14 – Sunday 9 December 2012 – 10 1pm games(Steelers/Chargers), and 3 4pm games.
Week 15 – Saturday 15 December 2012 – NO NFL games.
Week 15 – Sunday 16 December 2012 – 8 1pm games, and 5 4pm games.(Steelers/Cowboys)
Week 16 Saturday 22 December 2012 – 1 NFL game (Falcons/Lions 8:30)
Week 16 Saturday 23 December 2012 – 11 1pm games (Steelers/Bengals), and 3 4pm games.

Also, Check out the pick-up report update. It has some information on where we stand as far as money for the party goes.


Deadlines

Money Due: Monday October 15, 2012 (End of Week 6)

Trade Deadline: Wednesday November 7, 2012 (Noon)

Playoffs: Week 13, 14, 15&16

Year End Party: TBD


Pick-Up Report
As of 9:01PM on 26 October 2012
Revis and Butthead: 9 (40)
Lisfranc Injury: 9 (40)
Suck My Ditka: 8 (30)
Lawrenceville United: 8 (30)
MSIDE’s Year: 7 (20)
No One Runs With My Bulls: 6 (10)
Sweaty BALSAGNA: 6 (10)
Stuart Scott’s Eye: 5
|\/|cNair’s Mayhem: 5
Monday Nightshift: 5
Krack: 4
Discount Double Check: 3

Party total = (50 from SB suit fine) + (150 from transactions) = (200)
To get an idea… last year we ended up with a total of 300 for the year.


Stat Report and What If’s
So, as you all have grown to know I mess around a lot with the stats and different possible scenarios. I have compiled the “Coaching Stats” for this year, like you may remember from previous seasons.

To refresh your memory, takes the stats from your starters only and ranks each position. Then, like the power ranks, just averages out your ranks for everything. QB, RB, WR, TE, D, and K. Whatever you play in your flex boosts that specific category…

Here they go. Yellow mean you lead that category, Blue means you are in second, Green means you are in third, and like always Red is last place.

Next… I have the three scenarios if we would introduce a new Standings procedure. You will notice that it has the ability to shake things up but for the most part the teams leading, stay leading. This is just the idea I had to try and reward teams for scoring high each week, even if they are unlucky and face someone with a higher score.
The three scenarios are as follows…

1) 2 points for a head2head win, 1/2 point for having the high score of the week, and 1 point for being in the top 6 for the week.

2) 1 point for a head2head win, 1 point for finishing in the top 6 for the week.

3) 1 point for a head2head win, 1 point for being the high scorer of the week, and 1 point for being in the top 6 for the week.

You will notice each scenario is a different color and on the far right yellow means that scenario would move you up in the standings and red means it would move you down. Also, the standings would have to be points based, like Hockey, since you would be able to get more than just wins. I have the picture sorted by the current standings but you will see the standings in each scenario, with the top 6 being in bold and italics. Lastly, some people are tied in the scenarios but I have the correct standings by the Total Points tiebreaker.


5 Quick Questions
1: World Series?
2: Saints/Broncos?
3: Mike/Jason/Freddy?
4: Halloween Costume?
5: Contender or Pretender (MIN/PIT/SEA/SD/DEN)?

Bambi

1: Tigers in 7


2: Saints


3: Jason


4: My one night stand costume or Rob and Big


5: All are Contenders

Krack

1: N/A


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A

K-Mart

1: Giants in 6


2: Broncos


3: Mike Myers


4: Keith as Urkel


5: Vikings and SD Pretenders… Steelers, Seattle, and Denver Contenders

Mahon

1: Giants in 6


2: Saints


3: Freddy


4:


5: Vikings and SD Pretenders… Steelers, Seattle, and Denver Contenders

Dill

1: Tigers in 6


2: Saints


3: Mike Myers


4:


5: SD and Seattle Pretenders… Steelers, Vikings, and Denver Contenders

Beiber

1: Giants in 6


2: Denver


3: Mike Myers


4: Big Black


5: Vikes, Seattle, and SD Pretenders… Steelers and Denver Contenders

Walter

1: N/A


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A

Legend

1: Giants in 6


2: Broncos


3: Mike Myers


4: Rob n Big


5: All Pretenders

Nate

1: Giants in 7


2: Broncos


3: Mike Myers


4: Rob n Big


5: Vikings and SD Pretenders… Steelers, Seattle, and Denver Contenders

Kurt

1: Giants in 5


2: Saints


3: Mike Myers


4: N/A


5: Denver and SD Pretenders… Steelers, Vikings, and Seattle Contenders

Akoz

1: Giants in 5


2: Saints


3: Mike Myers


4: Mac Rams


5: Viking, Seattle, and SD Pretenders… Steelers Denver Contenders

Pat

1: Giants in 6


2: Saints


3: Freddy


4: N/A


5: Steelers and SD Pretenders…. Denver, Seattle, and Vikings Contenders

Staudt

1: Giants in 4


2: Saints


3: Jason


4: N/A


5: SD is the only Pretender

Crawford

1: N/A


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A


Week 6 Power Ranks
Big jump for the current #1


Images/Videos/GIFs of the Week: Brees to Morgan TD
via SBNation

~Staudt

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Fantasy Week 6 – Stat Changes Will Get You

Well, if you have yet to hear, two game decisions were reversed (one twice) to change the outcome of a match-up. Keith got the win with the overnight Nate Washington catch and Big Nate pulled out the tie early in the week with Matt Ryan’s fumble only later to get the win with one of Jamaal Charles catches being turned into a rush. What is funny though is that the biggest change of all, giving Big Ben a TD pass, didn’t effect Krack’s game decision, just more overall points for him. I guess it just goes to show that you are never safe. Not even on Wednesday.

Moving on. We are almost at the halfway point of the regular season so everyone needs to be aware of the dues and deadlines. Money on Monday and Trade deadline is in a few weeks. Also, I think it is time to start thinking about the year end party. The first of this week’s five questions was if we should have the party at Fieldhouse Stack’d. The MENU has changed to burgers, but the price is relatively the same, so the food and beer situation will be about the same. Also, at the pace that RB’s are going down and we are picking up and dropping people it looks like we might end up with some more money for the party. I think that it currently hold’s as the best location, but we are always open for suggestions. We could do the upstairs to lot17, but probably for a fee this time. We could do a keg and someone’s house, or a camp as Andy suggested. Regardless of location, it will always be difficult for everyone to be able to make it for the whole thing, if at all, but the more the better. So, the major question at this point is the date. I was looking ahead at the NFL schedule to see if there were any good Saturday’s with a bunch of NFL games and unfortunately there are none. Well, only one Saturday night game in week 16 between Atlanta and Detroit. Bambi works every Sunday, but said he could just work our party if we prefer a Sunday. Personally, I would like for there to be a bunch of games on, but I will do whatever the league wants. However, the party I think should be either Week 14 (leading up to the Championship), 15 (first week of Ship), or 16 (final week of Ship). However, week 16 is days before Christmas so not sure how that would work out.

With that being said I am looking at these days as our options…
Week 14 – Saturday 8 December 2012 – NO NFL games.
Week 14 – Sunday 9 December 2012 – 10 1pm games(Steelers/Chargers), and 3 4pm games.
Week 15 – Saturday 15 December 2012 – NO NFL games.
Week 15 – Sunday 16 December 2012 – 8 1pm games, and 5 4pm games.(Steelers/Cowboys)
Week 16 Saturday 22 December 2012 – 1 NFL game (Falcons/Lions 8:30)
Week 16 Saturday 23 December 2012 – 11 1pm games (Steelers/Bengals), and 3 4pm games.

So, take a look at the days, the games, whatever you want to do. I will send out a mass text that will ask for which days you are available and which day you prefer. I will choose the day that fits the most people schedule and then it is up to everyone to personally get off or make yourself available (if you so choose). Hopefully, if we do this soon enough as many people as possible can clear their schedule.


Deadlines

Money Due: Monday October 15, 2012 (End of Week 6)

Trade Deadline: Wednesday November 7, 2012 (Noon)

Playoffs: Week 13, 14, 15&16

Year End Party: TBD


Pick-Up Report
As of 5:22PM on 11 October 2012
Suck My Ditka: 7
Lawrenceville United: 6
Revis and Butthead: 6
Lisfranc Injury: 6
No One Runs With My Bulls: 5
Sweaty BALSAGNA: 5
Stuart Scott’s Eye: 5
MSIDE’s Year: 4
|\/|cNair’s Mayhem: 3
Discount Double Check: 2
Krack: 2
Monday Nightshift: 1


Kurt’s Weekly Interview Hypothetically Intimate with the NFL: LVU Owner, Defending Champ, and currently holder of First place… ME

K(urt): If you were the father of either Santonio, Pacman or Plax who would have been harder to raise and why?

S(taudt): First, I would like to say that the level and creativity of these questions has me losing sleep at night. Out of the three knuckleheads above I would have to break down each one.

Starting with Holmes I think that he would be the least of my troubles. You know, mostly everyone dabbles a bit with the hasheesh and that really has been his major downfall. Yeah, he isn’t the brightest bulb in the shed, but who am I to judge. I think with some love and real father-son time I could make this little man into a real stand up guy. Smoke or no smoke he did finish High School with a 3.4 GPA so he was doing something right, even if it was cheating.

Moving on to Pacman I want to have everyone stop and look again to this jagoffs mugshot. Anyways, he would be a little more on the difficult side of things. Seems like a real “hood” kind of guy with his antics. Like he is straight out of a damn Rap song, which he probably is anyway. I sense some anger issues and some misogyny which would be my first concerns. I would have to bring this dude up and teach him to treat women, as well as the general public, with some respect. He has always had some kind of trouble wherever he goes… shooting, fights, gambling… the list goes on. Growing up without a father had to have some type of impact, but if I was around I feel strongly that I could make a change for the good.

Plax ohh Plax. What to do with this guy. As far as these three are concerned, I think that Plax is the least harmful. Well, least harmful in terms of meaning it. This guy is just straight up dumb and that apparently puts himself and everyone else around him in danger. I think he would have been a struggle to raise and reach out to, even at a young age. Space Cadet. Aside from athletics, I envision him as a young lad with a good sense of creativity. Why? Maybe his inability to read forced him to make a bunch of nonsense up when flipping through school books.

So, after looking at the three I think my decision as the most difficult to raise would fall on Pacman. He just seems the a dick kid that you can’t really reach out to. One of those do-what-I-want types that just doesn’t give a shit about anyone or anything. Like I mentioned before, I think Plax and Santon would be able to be molded and little better with the right guidance and teaching. Jones. Final Answer.

K: Which NFL player would you feel most uncomfortable watching Broke Back Mountain with and why?

S: Even though I have never myself seen this movie, I think it might have been the easiest of the questions to answer. Tim Tebow. It would just be really awkward with this guy and I wouldn’t know really what to expect.
The whole religion thing is a start so I am sure he wouldn’t really be for the gay aspect of things. He did have an “Anti-Gay” commercial.

But then again he could just be a really emotional type of guy and make everything even more awkward.

Finally, the worst case scenario this guy does the unthinkable. You know dammit.

Moving on.

K: If Big Ben wasn’t playing football what other profession would he be doing?

S: Simply because of the guy Ben is this question has endless answers. So, I present to you…

MY 10 FACES of BIG BEN

Big Ben On Sons of Anarchy


Big Ben a.k.a. Big Money (Rapper)


Big Ben the Fighter Pilot


Big Ben the Plumber


Big Ben the Politician


Big Ben the Car Salesman


Big Ben the NBA Scout


In Prison


Big Ben the Gangster


Big Ben the DIsh Washer and Cook at Barb's Country Kitchen

K: If Ray Lewis lived in your basement because he lost all his money on a failed business venture like a bubble that you put all your furniture in in-case of a hurricane, how would you get him to leave?

S:I think this might be the most difficult question. How the hell am I supposed to get this guy out? I think my best bet would be to challenge him to a series of obscure tasks. First, due to his highly successful commercials, I think I would play against him in some Madden games. I haven’t played it in years, but by the looks of it Ray is really bad so I think I could take him. Next we would try out a triathlon. He would probably crush me in this, but it’s get’s us both outside, moving around, and staying active. Last we would have to go into the woods and build a hut or campsite that we could live at. Without him knowing it, I would would be helping him build his own new home. You know, with Madden I would want to crush his spirits and show him who is boss. Then, with the triathlon he would win gaining some of his dignity back. Finally, with the camp site we would building his new home. Hopefully he would be so pumped at this point that he would want to actually live in what we made. If not, I guess I would just be stuck with him down there. Good home security at least.

K: Mark Madden recently called Mendenhall Rashard Al-Shabaz alluding to him potentially being a terrorist. With that said, what terrorist act would you see Mendenhall performing on a football field?

S: I am sure if he had something up his sleeve he would act out during the National Anthem. Maybe do something to disgrace the American Flag. Wipe his ass with it or something. Or maybe, in order to show his terrorist side and get an edge in the run game he would bring and replace the football with a bomb shaped like the ball. Then, he would toss it to the ball boy on the opponents sideline. Obviously he would blow it up when none of his teammates are around, maybe try and get a few defensive linemen in the process. Idk.


5 Quick Questions
1: League Party?
2: World Series?
3: Steeler game?
4: Packers/Texans?
5: Theme Song?

Bambi

1: Same place, different day.


2: Nats


3: Sunday Night


4: Texans


5:

Krack

1: N/A


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A

K-Mart

1: Don’t care where as long as we party.


2: Bmore


3: MNF


4: Texans


5:

Mahon

1: Yes.


2: Yankees


3: Any night game because my dad won’t go and I might get the tickets.


4: Texans


5:

Dill

1: Yea


2: Detroit


3: SNF


4: Packers


5:

Beiber

1: Sure


2: Washington


3: SNF


4: Packers


5:

Walter

1: Yea


2: Nats


3: 1 oclock


4: Texans


5:

Legend

1: Don’t matter to me.


2: Nationals


3: Don;t care for the Steelers, but earlier the better.


4: Texans


5:

Nate

1: N/A


2: N/A


3: N/A


4: N/A


5: N/A

Kurt

1: I would not mind having the party there.


2: The Reds


3: 1pm


4: Texans


5:

Akoz

1: Nah, A Camp.


2: Orioles


3: 4pm


4: Texans


5:

Pat

1: Yes and we should have a foosball tourney.


2: Cardinals


3: SNF


4: Houston


5:

Staudt

1: Yeah


2: Yankees


3: 4


4: Texans


5:

Crawford

1: Only if the Cricket is closed that day.


2: Cinci


3: I prefer them to be on a bye.


4: Texans


5:

Week 4 Power Ranks
We have a tie for first.


Images/Videos/GIFs of the Week: DeAngelo Williams Tweet

~Staudt

 

Fantasy Week 5 – Not The Best

Again, no weekly interview and I really don’t have much to put together this week. However, everything is updated.


Deadlines

Money Due: Monday October 15, 2012 (End of Week 6)

Trade Deadline: Wednesday November 7, 2012 (Noon)

Playoffs: Week 13, 14, 15&16

Year End Party: TBD


Pick-Up Report
As of 12:22PM on 7 October 2012
Lawrenceville United: 6
Revis and Butthead: 5
Suck My Ditka: 5
No One Runs With My Bulls: 5
C[][]L BREES: 4
Sweaty BALSAGNA: 4
Stuart Scott’s Eye: 3
MSIDE’s Year: 2
|\/|cNair’s Mayhem: 2
Discount Double Check: 2
Krack: 1
Monday Nightshift: 1


Kurt’s Weekly Interview: None


5 Quick Questions
1: Ship Favorite?
2: Top Scorer?
3: Super Bowl?
4: Undefeated?
5: Non-Sports Site?

Bambi

1: Lawrenceville United
2: RG3
3: Falcons-Texans
4: Texans
5: Weather

Krack

1: N/A
2: N/A
3: N/A
4: N/A
5: N/A

K-Mart

1: LVU
2: Matt Ryan
3: Denver vs. Atlanta
4: Atlanta
5: spankwire (Recommended by Beav) (NSFW)

Mahon

1: Kurt
2: Brees
3: Rams vs. New England
4: Houston
5: IGN

Dill

1: Mayhem
2: RGIII
3: Houston vs. Bears
4: Atlanta
5: Round & Brown (NSFW)

Beiber

1: N/A
2: N/A
3: N/A
4: N/A
5: N/A

Walter

1: Staudt
2: Aj Green
3: 9ers Pats
4: Atl
5: Wikipedia

Legend

1: Someone in my division
2: Calvin
3: Cowboys
4: I think they all will win this week.
5: Poker Stars

Nate

1: N/A
2: Brees
3: Pats/Niners
4: Houston
5: N/A

Kurt

1: M-Side
2: M-Side
3: Texans
4: Texans
5: Huffington Post

Akoz

1: Monday Nightshift
2: Run DMC
3: Steelers Niners
4: Arizona
5: XNXX (NSFW)

Pat

1: Staudt
2: Brees
3: ATL > NE
4: Atlanta
5: Reddit

Staudt

1: MSIDE
2: Foster
3: Texans > Niners
4: Texans
5: Reddit, but This is a close second.

Crawford

1: Mayhem
2: Adrian Peterson
3: Niners > Pats
4: Arizona
5: XNXX (NSFW)

Week 4 Power Ranks
Stuart Scott’s Eye with the big jump.


Images/Videos/GIFs of the Week: Just some stuff from Week 4
via Reddit.

~Staudt

 

Fantasy Week 4 – The Bye Weeks Are Among Us

Alright gentlemen, the first round of divisional games is over and the bye weeks are starting. There has been a very interesting change in just about everyone’s team thus far. BY trade, by injury, or by up and down play, there are no true teams that have dominated… like I did last year. It will be a very interesting next couple of weeks to see how everyone handles the byes and some of the bigger names that went down early come back. With that being said… err go the week 4 update.

For this week’s update there will be no interview instead I will raise some questions to think about the league and some possible rule changes or added things. The 5 quick questions, the weekly photo/video section, pick-up report, and Power Ranks have been updated.

Lastly we are half way to the first deadline… Money Due.


Deadlines

Money Due: Monday October 15, 2012 (End of Week 6)

Trade Deadline: Wednesday November 7, 2012 (Noon)

Playoffs: Week 13, 14, 15&16

Year End Party: TBD


Pick-Up Report
As of 5:22PM on 28 September 2012
Lawrenceville United: 5
Revis and Butthead: 5
Suck My Ditka: 4
C[][]L BREES: 4
No One Runs With My Bulls: 3
Sweaty BALSAGNA: 2
Stuart Scott’s Eye: 2
Krack: 1
|\/|cNair’s Mayhem: 1
Discount Double Check: 1


Kurt’s Weekly Interview:

Nobody this week. Instead, I will be bringing up some things about the league that we are going to vote on and I would like to see everyone’s response to some different ideas. I have been looking around at different message boards and websites for ideas regarding league rules. Also, the past few season I have created or joined some different free leagues on ESPN (2QB, Return Yards, 20 Team League, etc.) to see how things work out. So, none of this has to be an actual change but to get you thinking. I am also aware that some of this stuff has been voted on before but it never hurts to bring some stuff up again. I will conduct an official vote on each of these topics at some point, but want to get everyone thinking. IF they do pass, they WILL take effect next season and if it is unanimous, this season.

Scoring
First thing I wanted to start with was scoring. I feel that most of our scoring system is on point. With receptions the WR and pass catching RBs do get a bump, but it’s not too too much and actually levels things out as far as the top X amount goes. Qb’s at 4 might seem low but they have the ball every play and score the most touchdowns. There are three things at this point that I want us to think about.
1. Fractional scoring. Mostly every other league I have seen or read about has it. It does not change much, but will make a tie much more difficult and rewards players for those extra yards between whole points.

2. Return TDs for players rather than the defense.

3. Defense Points, yardage and points allowed in particular. In most of the other leagues I came across, kickers lose points for missed FG and defenses lost points once they reach a certain amount of points against. Now, theyw ouldnt start losing points right at 21, but more like 40. Also, defenses in some leagues get points for yards against. I personally like this, but only as like a bonus. Much like how we give WRs and RBs a bonus at 200 and QBs at 400, we could give the defense a 5 point bonus for holding a team under 100 total yards.

Rosters
The main thing with rosters that I wanted to bring up was the size and the starters. I like the idea of a two QB league, but it might not be right for 12 guys. I feel it is more like a 10 team league thing. With that being said, I like the 9 starters we have, even more so now with the Flex, but do you think the 9 person bench is too much and takes away from the glory of the waiver wire? We used to have 7 and we added two more, but it’s deep and thins out the wire. Many of the sites I go to for information has people talking about guys to pick up and when I look at our league, they are already on someones roster just about every time. That isn’t always a bad thing, but it might make the wire a little more interesting while generating more end of the year party funds at the same time. Also, thinking about the draft, no matter if we draft 10 or 20 guys every pick will always matter.

Payouts
I do not plan on changing the payout format as far as first, second and third goes but I do want to think about a weekly payout winner. As I mentioned last week, we could do a few things. The first is simply raise the entrance fee by a 12 or 24 and pay out the top scorer each week based on that (meaning like 10 or 20 bucks each week to the high scorer)…This wouldn’t be such a bad idea and is only a few bucks more for a chance to win more money. We could keep the entrance the same and take a percentage out… this is my least favorite. Lastly, and I think could be the best idea is to simply have the person with the lowest score for the week owe the person with the highest score of the week 10 bucks. It makes every week important for every person… even if you have 6 guys on the bye and 3 hurt, you have incentive to not come in last.

Tradition
This league is based on traditions. You know, we have grown from just about nothing, to a waiting list. We have the weekly updates, power ranks, interviews, and now the year end party. Well, I am looking to add a little more to this with some fun things. This idea is more open for talk (I will start a post on the ESPN site so that we can discuss further) but I am thinking some awards and bets. Like ideas that a person has to do if the come in last every year. Or some “beer” awards at the year-end-party for stuff like Most games correctly chosen from 5 questions, highest scoring qb/rb/wr/etc.


5 Quick Questions
1: Favorite retired player?
2: Worried or not about the byes?
3: How bad are the refs?
4: Saints @ Packers?
5: If you were an animal what would it be and why?

Bambi

1: Jamal Anderson, originator of the dirty bird.
2: Not worried
3: They are Chuck Barkley turrible.
4: Packers
5: Cheetah and because they are fast as shit.

Krack

1: N/A
2: N/A
3: N/A
4: N/A
5: N/A

K-Mart

1: Jim Harbaugh
2: Not worried, my team sucks as is.
3: Baaaaaad
4: Saints
5: I’d be one of those little monkeys that ride the dogs like a rodeo, cause that would be sweet.

Mahon

1: N/A
2: N/A
3: N/A
4: N/A
5: N/A

Dill

1: Trent Dilfer
2: Can’t be afraid, if you don’t have the depth it’s your own fault.
3: T-Bird could do a better job than these idiots.
4: Saints 6-0
5: Lion, dude. Anyone can get past a dog, nobody fucks with a Lion.

Beiber

1: Dnt got any… Big Ben still plays.
2: Worried about the bye weeks.
3: So bad… but watching the real refs now… I can’t tell the difference.
4: Packers
5: A Lion… no one fucks with a Lion.

Walter

1: Keyshawn Johnson
2: Not
3: Pretty fucking bad.
4: Packers.
5: Tropical Fish so I would swim in the Coral Reef all day.

Legend

1: Marshall Faulk or Emmit Smith
2: Not worried
3: Horrible
4: Packers
5: A bear because I am built like one and all I do is destroy people.

Nate

1: Barry Sanders
2: Not Afriad
3: Disgraceful
4: Packers
5: Probably a Grizzley Bear. With the amount of power, strength, and underrated agility, you can just run shit. Fearless.

Kurt

1: Bertie (I think he meant Bettis)
2: Everyone should be worried about bye weeks, it’s just a matter of how worried. In that sense, I’m not extremely worried because the emergence or should I say reemergence of Benson and Holmes gives my team some depth at two most valuable positions
3: The refs are bad, but their mistakes are being overblown Empire
4: Packers
5: A chimpanzee because I would start a chimpanzee fantasy football league to see how it goes.

Akoz

1: Fred Taylor
2: Not at all son.
3: They are pretty fucking bad, but people look for missed calls more than the reg refs, but I could do a better job ten deep.
4: Packers
5: A wolf because fear the wolf pack….snap.

Pat

1: Priest Holmes
2: I am afraid… for whoever plays me.
3: The refs are worse that Bambi’s Jahvid Best pick.
4: Packers
5: I would be a killer whale. It can kill a great white shark…

Staudt

1: Barry Sanders
2: Just week 8, I might have a bad time.
3: They are ridiculous, but I love some of the physical play they let slide.
4: Saints, ftw.
5: Sea Turtle. Those things have been tracked on one side of the world, then the other side of the world a week later. So, they travel the world, live until they are old as fuck, and get to party with the Kraken on a weekly basis. Lastly, they are bigger than one would think.

Crawford

1: Jerry Rice
2: Not worried
3: “They’re Awesome.” – Golden Tate
4: Packers
5: I would like to be a wolf so that me and my wolf buddies could go around the town causing all sorts of ruckus; stealing cars, making bomb threats, contracting aids then biting pedestrians. Real sick shit.

With all the favorite players listed I have to give a shout out to the recent topic of conversation, Sean Taylor.


Week 3 Power Ranks
Again, another shake up.


Image/Video of the Week: Replacement Ref’s get the Taiwanese Animation Treatment
via Reddit.

~Staudt