GWC Fantasy Football League

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I overslept. Who is Mark L? He’s my opponent, but only has 8 players in his line up.

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scott rupert has 8 players too, but doesn’t look like he can do anything about it.

Can anyone contact Mark L over twitter?

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It’s crazy today. Folks, check your lineups. Aset has a kicker who is out starting at 1pm et…

[Jarathen]

i’m dreading going 1-3, but it’s starting to turn that way. turn it out, houston. i need you guys to deliver.

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i’m dreading going 1-3, but it’s starting to turn that way. turn it out, houston. i need you guys to deliver.

Did you receive my last email? I never got a response.

[frakkintalos]

What the craaaaap!!!

Second week in a row that my best performer is on the bench!

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What the craaaaap!!!

Second week in a row that my best performer is on the bench!

TO is hard to count on. He’s so inconsistent, and it’s hard to predict when he’ll have a good game.

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TO is hard to count on. He’s so inconsistent, and it’s hard to predict when he’ll have a good game.

I know when. When I bench him. :rolleyes:

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I know when. When I bench him. :rolleyes:

I can stop envying you now. Ouch on Vick…

[frakkintalos]

I can stop envying you now. Ouch on Vick…

Oh no! Don’t tell me. Vick. Is. Hurt?

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Oh no! Don’t tell me. Vick. Is. Hurt?

Ok. I won’t tell he he was just walking into the locker room for x-rays on his ribs…

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Charger Defense was scary. They are my MVP so far this week. Feels like last year’s Saints except earlier.

wonders if he can trade them for a good RB

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Glad you didn’t trade them, I reckon.

Nice to get off the schnied this week. Tight playoff group. Gotta win NOW.

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Chicago is burning through QBs like Spinal Tap drummers. Or, magic shop owners in Sunnydale. ^^

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Quite a few folk had an off week. Some people didn’t reset their line ups and bye week got them. Other people left injured players in their line ups. So, I’m quoting helpful tips again.

Just to let people know, don’t be surprise if your score right at this moment changes tomorrow. Once the official stats get in and rounding errors are adjusted, scores can change slightly, or drastically in the case of Defense/ST.

So, don’t freak out if that happens… Ok. If you wind up losing, I guess you can freak out. d:

Time for another heads up to newcomers to this season’s fantasy league. Now, with the first week officially over, we have the choice/chance of adjusting our line ups with waivers. Some of you may have already discovered this. Waivers work by selecting players we want and exchanging players we want to drop. You’d want to do it simultaneously instead of dropping players first and hoping your waiver comes through to prevent having gaps in your lineup.

The site has an order to go through which favors owners with lower standings. This week standings seems a bit off since it’s our first. However, usually owners with higher standings have the worse chances of getting the best players because the lower standings owners get their picks first.

Then on early Thursday AM US time, the site goes through and adjusts our rosters. If a player was dropped by another owner, we’ll be able to pick that player up using the same process. The site goes through the process again early Sunday AM US time.

It is worth noting that after Thursday, the lock on Free Agents/Available Players is released and we can manually add/drop players at will unless a player was recently dropped. So, you can choose to ignore waivers, but you may miss out on that week’s or season’s top players.

Finally, try to get your waiver picks in by Thursday 12:01 AM ET/Wednesday 9 PM PT. The waiver process occurs later in the AM, but this deadline will guard against potential site lockouts or other mishaps/forgetfulness on our end.

If anyone have questions, disagree with, or find any or all of my explanations unclear, please speak up. I’m typing this info based off my experiences from last season, and I may not be apprised of changes or forgotten important info.

Would someone else care to explain trades?

Good luck to us all. ^^

Np. Just doing my bit to level the playing field so to speak.

I didn’t go into the UI and other stuff. You can set up which order your waivers will (hopefully) execute without cancelling existing waivers for example.

Like FC said, if there are players that have piqued your interest, feel free to “add” as many as you like. Stack 'em. I’ve got two pending claims myself. Sometimes you’ll get what you want. Sometimes you’ll get the second one. Sometimes neither, if your priority is too low and others got there first. Think of it as a new draft every week where last place gets first dibs each week. For one pick. Then it goes through everyone else before coming back to you.

Paying attention to waivers is KEY to being successful all season. Some teams will get better because their owners are paying attention, and that can be the difference in the end.

Most importantly, if you’re putting out mutliple claims, PRIORITIZE THEM. Make sure the one you want most is #1.

Another piece of advice: Make sure you all check your line ups 5-10 minutes before the late afternoon and evening games. I got burned last season due to a late injury report.

No takers eh?

I’ll try to make this short.

Trading Block
http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/tradingblock?leagueId=661299&teamId=6

Click “Edit Your Trading Block” and make your decisions. Make sure you click “Save Changes” at the bottom before leaving the page.

Back on “Trading Block”, select players you’re interested and not interested in. Again, click “Save Interests” after making changes and before leaving the page.

Now, you can make offers blindly, but I suggest communicating with the owner(s) first.

Finally, remember trades take 2 days to complete. So, try to complete the proposals before Friday 12:01 AM in order to make it in time for Sunday’s games.

If anyone wishes to correct or expand on what I’ve said, please do so.

I didn’t know a trade explanation call had gone out.

About hoarding, now. In a league of 14 teams, you have to be pretty careful to make sure your bases are covered. If everyone has a backup for their single-play positions, for example, you’ve only got a handful of options to choose from. Like four. Four of the worst. So witht his much depth, you’ve really got to cover your bases and make sure you’re not in a position to be stuck with some dregs, or if people carry three of something, even worse.

The bench depth in this league is also, in my opinion, a bit high. In my own league it’s five spots, which is pretty tight but also keeps the free agent pool a bit more interesting. With seven, you get people holding three QB’s, or maybe three defenses, or the like. It happens.

The upside is I’ve usually got one or two spots that I don’t feel too strongly about playing mix-and-match with. I’ve got John Kuhn on my roster, and I have no intention to play hima nytime soon, but he COULD have value if Brandon Jackson goes down.

I am disappointed I did not keep my Michael Turner handcuff, sinec I drafted the right guy and everything, IIRC. Now someone else has him and I’m kind of over a barrel if Turner is injured.

There were quite a few injuries this weekend, so check your lineups. D (Doubtful) are not players you want to count on until they are listed as ok on game day.

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I’ve sent mail to Scott Rupert and Jeannie Szarama about their lineups. Can someone twitter or contact them via IM or some other method?

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Yes, I’m starting Kolb. Gradkowski has an injury and I’m afraid he’ll only play half a game. Watch me get burned badly.

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I called Bruce Gradkowski leaving the game early. But, I forgot we’re not playing whose bench can score the most this week. ):

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I called Bruce Gradkowski leaving the game early. But, I forgot we’re not playing whose bench can score the most this week. ):

I think I won that honor last week. 71 points on the bench.

[Jarathen]

I’ve never had a defense do so well. I can’t believe this hail mary waiver wire pickup is what won me this game after most of my starters blew up.

I think I can officially start Orton over Schaub.