Fantasy Football--the fierce urgency of now
by Red Menace on Aug 25, 2008 9:45 PM EDT
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PrintWe need to get moving on a RR fantasy football league if we want to be able to do a live draft on Yahoo. The past few years we were forced to draft on Red Reporter which was a pain (although the new system should alleviate that if it comes to it).
The following people expressed interest the last time the waters were tested:
sonant1
MixFMKyle
Charlie Scrabbles
BK
Lakeman
snohio
jacob brumfield
crolfer
obc
Red Menace
Officer Dibble
greg456
chesirecat
chandrathan
Caleb (if needed)
In addition the following were involved last year (sorry if I missed you)
Ash
Brian B
sledridge (where has he been?)
Anyone else is welcome to throw their hat into the ring now. So far it looks like 14 strong committments with a potential for 18, plus whoever jumps in now. I think we should be able to get to 20 so we can have two leagues. That would increase the chances that everyone could make their draft time.
What time works best for drafting? 7-ish on a weeknight? Stay tuned to this thread for league-joining info which will probably be forthcoming.
UPDATE
The league with a live draft will be this Wednesday at 7:45pm Eastern (8 was unavailable and the next time was 10). If enough people really have a problem starting this soon we can move to Thursday, but the times would still be 7:45 or 10.
League ID #: 554660 (Yahoo)
Password: cincy
The max teams is 14. You can still edit your rankings and let the computer autodraft for you if you like. However there is also an
Autodraft league
League ID #: 554710
Password: cincy
I will hand over commissionership and drop out once enough people join this one. Once everyone is ready the commish will tell the computer to do the autodraft. There’s more time to get a crew together here and fantasy first timers are welcome to join as it should be a more mellow scene.
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would 8:00 ET be too late?
here in the central time zone, it would be very difficult to make a 7:00 ET start. but if that’s what it must be, i’ll live.
personally
I’d much rather do it as late as possible. I don’t know how the daywalkers feel about it.
jeez
move to a REAL timezone
losers
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 24, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate live drafting...
But mark me down just the same.. And truthfully, the later the better for me.. 9pm and on, broken up to two nights like last year. I got to help with getting the chitlens to bed.
I don’t know why we can’t just autodraft and have folks set their priorities before it starts. Truthfully, I am just the SUCK at drafting and would prefer to let a monkey (or a computer) do it for me..
Hey, if I had some place to go I certainly wouldn't be in 'Cleve-Land'. -H.T.Duck
9pm+ on schoolnights
dumb question, yahoo blows up my Mozilla. It freezes it every time. im tinkering, and will contact jch for advice. lol, remember i went to college pre-internet!!!
maybe we could have one live draft and one auto draft if we have two leagues?
I'm drafting in yahoo right now on FF
No problems whatsoever. Other than my WR corps. :)
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
Yahoo Live Draft
Not sure if anyone has done it yet this year, but the interface seems to be markedly better other than the annoying as hell Chex Mix ad that even AdBlock couldn’t get rid of. We drafted a 12 team/15 round league in just over an hour. Not bad at all, other than the fact that I’m depending on the likes of Calvin Johnson and Patrick Crayton for fantasy success.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
Two Leagues.
I’d be down for two leagues.
I’m terrible at these 16 team leagues. We could make an auto “draft beer” league. Anyone for a second – less pressure – non-official RR NFL league?
Hey, if I had some place to go I certainly wouldn't be in 'Cleve-Land'. -H.T.Duck
I would be interested in a less competitive league.
How long do these drafts usually take? Is it really 10 hours?
Tanzen!
by Verka Serduchka on Aug 25, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm insanely busy this week, but I'll try and make it...
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by Brendanukkah on Aug 24, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting Fantasy Draft strategy
on Advanced NFL stats.com. It is a great site anyways to check out.
btw I love that ESPN ad for NFL Live
“Get expert insider information!”
Cut to Mark Schlereth “This is guy is a flat out winner!”
Now I see why Jeff Brantley flat out had a gig on baseball tonight.
Norris Hopper's #1 fan!!!
I'm not going to participate but I cast my meaningless vote for an RR draft thread
I had hoped that such an absolute clusterfuck would become an annual public event.
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Aye
Heer Hear.
I probably won’t play, but I’d love to see a draft thread.
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
I set up my own league
I already bore you with soccer, so I want to keep my football (mostly) to myself. But the idea of participating in a draft thread and throwing out names to confuse the people who are actually drafting is evil genius on a shortstopv2 level.
by Brendanukkah on Aug 25, 2008 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
that was ten hours of my life that i would like to have back.
by chandrathan on Aug 25, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
and this is coming from a guy who annually goes to Jimmy Buffett concerts
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
by Slyde on Aug 25, 2008 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
that's because buffett concerts are awesome!
by chandrathan on Aug 25, 2008 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
See, Scrabbles
If you want to get rec’d, you don’t need to be funny, you just need to insult ’than.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
hey 'than!
your mama is so fat, when they were handing out brains she thought they said trains and then the doctor slapped her!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 25, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
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What about a Yahoo draft with an open thread here on RR?
Would that appease all parties involved?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 25, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
i would be open to anything...
but the yahoo draft is best because no one has to upload rosters
by chandrathan on Aug 25, 2008 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, and it you know, doesn't take 7 hours.
And when people inevitably don’t show up, people don’t have to pick for them.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 25, 2008 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions
As if anyone cares
My results from last night:
QB – Romo/Rivers
RB – Tomlinson(keeper)/Willie Parker/Fred Taylor/Kevin Smith/Kolby Smith
WR/T – Calvin Johnson/Cotchery/Crayton/Dallas Clark/Marty Booker/Owen Daniels
K – Kaeding
DEF – Tennessee
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
you did pretty well
in assuming that no one cares
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
That's it
Now I hate you too. Are you happy?
How can such a good looking man be so bad at getting to first base?
not really
I thought it would feel better than this. Don’t get me wrong, it feels good, but just not as good as I expected.
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
thats what she said
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 25, 2008 3:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
all too often
I’m more a hello man and a welcome man than a good-bye man. And to me Adam Dunn was more a person than a player.
yes!
now maybe i can get an ally and gang up on someone!
by chandrathan on Aug 25, 2008 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't mind a later start time, necessarily
But I can tell you that with a new baby, it would be difficult for me to engage in one of those 26 hour game thread marathon fantasy draft thingys.
I would much prefer a live draft set up through the draft tool on Yahoo or Espen that would allow me to drift in and out if I need to.
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball" - Pete Rose
Ok, we're good to go
The league with a live draft will be this Wednesday at 7:45pm Eastern (8 was unavailable and the next time was 10). If enough people really have a problem starting this soon we can move to Thursday, but the times would still be 7:45 or 10.
League ID #: 554660 (Yahoo)
Password: cincy
The max teams is 14. You can still edit your rankings and let the computer autodraft for you if you like. However there is also an
Autodraft league
League ID #: 554710
Password: cincy
I will hand over commissionership and drop out once enough people join this one. Once everyone is ready the commish will tell the computer to do the autodraft. There’s more time to get a crew together here and fantasy first timers are welcome to join as it should be a more mellow scene.
by Red Menace on Aug 25, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Thanks Menace
I joined the wus league.. Thanks for getting them set up.. I might have a better chance of making the playoffs this year.
Sept 6th - Duffers Open - http://duffersopen.org/ - Play some golf with your fellow RRs.
FYI
The autodraft has to be done by Sept 1st for week 1 to count. If you do it after that (first game is the 4th) there’s a setting you have to check to make week 1 stats count.
10:00 would be great
Seriously. But I understand if there are people who can’t do it.
If it’s at 7:45, I’ll have to autodraft.
yeah, 7:45 is going to be brutal, but possible. My wife is going to kill me.
We’re closing on our house Wednesday, and she’s going to pushing me to start moving everything we can afterwards. But, hey, the football draft is the football draft. Ain’t nuthin’ I can do about it.
I can switch it to 10
What are people’s thoughts? I thought fewer people would want to do 10 but I would definitely prefer it as late as possible.
lesson for next year
I should just sign up for a half dozen leagues early on and get a good mix of times. Then after one is decided on I can delete the extraneous leagues.
i'd rather it not be thursday
there’s football on then!
by chandrathan on Aug 26, 2008 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm good with anytime Wednesday.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
by BK on Aug 26, 2008 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
just joined the puss..uh, I mean autodraft league
still plenty of room for those who want to play fantasy football, and still have a life.
And whoever ’I’m All In’ is prepared to be destroyed! Or at least rocked, cause I’m gonna have Charlie Batch and Ricky Williams on my team. One to give ya an ugly look, and the other to smoke ya!
by jacob brumfield on Aug 26, 2008 12:45 PM EDT reply actions
WOO!
nothing like trash talking on a draft run by a.i.
The players chosen by some computer for me are going to be better than the players some computer chose for you! Ha! Go find comfort in a baseball blog for the fake football game you are going to lose!
by jacob brumfield on Aug 26, 2008 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
my projected lineup
QB Boller
RB R. Johnson
RB F. Gore
WR C. Johnson
WR E. Kennision
TE J. Shockey
Thats my story…
Yeah, I'm the commish..
Thanks RM. Just what I wanted to be. I’m going to run this league STRAIGHT into the ground! I’m going to start paying off teams to put in their worst players.. It’s going to be fun.. Just kidding kids..
I know we’ve got 6 so far and RM makes 7 if he stays.. Sign up quick Boys and Girls. You’ve got until Sunday to get in!
Sept 6th - Duffers Open - http://duffersopen.org/ - Play some golf with your fellow RRs.
i'll take 10 bucks
to start the Bengals defense all year.
Dusty Baker is dumb.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Aug 26, 2008 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I joined the autodraft league
but if someone wants that spot please let me know
Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds
This draft still going down tonight at 7:45?
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Also, we need one more player to make it 10 teams.
Common guys!
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
i hope i get first pick
if i do get first pick, who should i take?
by chandrathan on Aug 27, 2008 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Take the running back from San Diego
Umm… Darren Sproles is his name. Take him.
Or Chris Henry, if the league gives points for getting underage girls drunk and making it rain.
"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands
Still need a player?
Hey all, I’m new here, but I’d be interested in Fantasy Football if there’s still a spot.
go get em
i just signed up, just to kick the shat outta snohio’s arse.
loser buys beers after the season..
Between you and me?
Or last place?
And beers all off-season?
Sept 6th - Duffers Open - http://duffersopen.org/ - Play some golf with your fellow RRs.
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