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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 9:57:57 GMT
Initiative time!
OK, so the standard league seems to be pretty much no chance of getting up, given the season starts in ten days, so a cut down, points only, one off league seems the way to go this season.
I've set up a Yahoo! league with the rules agreed at the end of last year's thread:
League ID: 692556 Password: canute
Keeper list will follow in just a tick. I prefer to keep four players, but am open to just three if that is as the group would prefer.
Proposed rules:
Autopick draft Monday night UK time Keep four players, which must have been on your roster last season, and must be nominated in thread For managers not participating, the top four ranked players according to Yahoo!'s ranks must be placed on the Do Not Draft list by playing managers (in case we get the league running properly in the future) Draft order is reverse of last season's finishing order - no snake unless so requested Straight points league - no H2H Roster QB, WR, WR, TE, TE/WR/RB, RB, DEF, K, IDP, 4 bench
If you join the league you can have a look at how I've set up the scoring and propose changes.
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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 10:07:27 GMT
Final rosters from last season:
Eclectic Donkeys - stu Reggie Bush (NO - RB) Antonio Gates (SD - TE) Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE) Greg Jennings (GB - WR) Chris Johnson (Ten - RB) Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB) Robert Meachem (NO - WR) Chad Ochocinco (Cin - WR) Carson Palmer (Cin - QB) Tony Romo (Dal - QB)
Charlotte Chevy Nova - DC Braylon Edwards (NYJ - WR) Devin Hester (Chi - WR) Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB) LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB) Randy Moss (NE - WR) Sidney Rice (Min - WR) Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB) Visanthe Shiancoe (Min - TE) Steve Slaton (Hou - RB) Hines Ward (Pit - WR)
Coffers Chokers - Coffers Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG - RB) Brent Celek (Phi - TE) Vernon Davis (SF - TE) Brett Favre (Min - QB) Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR) Pierre Thomas (NO - RB) Kurt Warner (Ari - QB) Roddy White (Atl - WR) DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)
Son of an iC - Sonic Miles Austin (Dal - WR) Anquan Boldin (Bal - WR) Jermichael Finley (GB - TE) Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR) Joe Flacco (Bal - QB) Ryan Grant (GB - RB) Donovan McNabb (Was - QB) Zach Miller (Oak - TE) LaDainian Tomlinson (NYJ - RB) Ricky Williams (Mia - RB)
Oxford Orangutangs - Boony Marques Colston (NO - WR) Steven Jackson (StL - RB) Julius Jones (Sea - RB) Eli Manning (NYG - QB) Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) Philip Rivers (SD - QB) Steve Smith (NYG - WR) Wes Welker (NE - WR) Kellen Winslow (TB - TE)
Nice Rotunda - me Marion Barber (Dal - RB) Drew Brees (NO - QB) Ronnie Brown (Mia - RB) Dallas Clark (Ind - TE) DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR) Brandon Marshall (Mia - WR) Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB) Ray Rice (Bal - RB) Mike Sims-Walker (Jac - WR) Beanie Wells (Ari - RB)
Toronto Storm - Bairn Michael Crabtree (SF - WR) Percy Harvin (Min - WR) Vincent Jackson (SD - WR) Larry Johnson (Was - RB) Laurence Maroney (NE - RB) Louis Murphy (Oak - WR) Matt Schaub (Hou - QB) Steve Smith (Car - WR) Jason Witten (Dal - TE) Vince Young (Ten - QB)
Garston Scalliwags - Hornet oseph Addai (Ind - RB) Cedric Benson (Cin - RB) Kevin Boss (NYG - TE) Jay Cutler (Chi - QB) Donald Driver (GB - WR) Frank Gore (SF - RB) T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Sea - WR) Knowshon Moreno (Den - RB) Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB) Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR)
Pachydermatous Pants - Fuzzy Jerricho Cotchery (NYJ - WR) Lee Evans (Buf - WR) Matt Hasselbeck (Sea - QB) Fred Jackson (Buf - RB) Calvin Johnson (Det - WR) Marshawn Lynch (Buf - RB) Peyton Manning (Ind - QB) Greg Olsen (Chi - TE) Eddie Royal (Den - WR) Michael Turner (Atl - RB)
Portland Dukes - Moo Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR) Tom Brady (NE - QB) Jamaal Charles (KC - RB) Matt Forte (Chi - RB) Quinton Ganther (Sea - RB) Jerome Harrison (Cle - RB) Andre Johnson (Hou - WR) Thomas Jones (KC - RB) Derrick Mason (Bal - WR) Heath Miller (Pit - TE)
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Post by Moo on Sept 3, 2010 10:22:21 GMT
Bah! You beat me to it. Boony isn't around, so he'll be out. And that's some fine players not being in the pool.
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Post by Moo on Sept 3, 2010 10:26:19 GMT
Yahoo table shows:
Rank Team W-L-T Pct Pts Streak Waiver Moves *1. Oxford Orangutangs 10-4-0 .714 1570.30 W-1 10 8 *2. Eclectic Donkeys 9-5-0 .643 1640.10 W-1 9 41 *3. Portland Dukes 7-7-0 .500 1425.00 W-2 7 36 *4. Nice Rotunda 8-6-0 .571 1478.50 W-1 8 63
5. Son of an iC 6-8-0 .429 1312.60 L-1 4 18 6. Garston Scalliwags 7-7-0 .500 1385.80 L-6 6 15 7. Coffers Chokers 6-8-0 .429 1312.10 L-1 3 15 8. Charlotte Chevy Nova 6-8-0 .429 1331.50 L-1 5 11
9. Pachydermatous Pants 6-8-0 .429 1262.00 W-1 2 3 10. Toronto Storm 5-9-0 .357 1173.80 L-1 1 34
But as it's only the stupidbowl contenders that are sent to the back (and I think the table was on W/L then points, right?) the draft order would be:
Toronto Storm Pachydermatous Pants
Coffers Chokers Son of an iC Charlotte Chevy Nova Garston Scalliwags
Portland Dukes Nice Rotunda Eclectic Donkeys Oxford Orangutangs
Is that right?
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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 10:33:07 GMT
I am very very sneaky.
Also, I've not kept any defenses, kickers or IDPs on the final roster list because, y'know.
Boony's kept players are: Adrian Peterson (Min, RB) Steven Jackson (StL, RB) Steve Smith (Car, WR) Marques Colston (NO, WR)
I concur with your draft order, Moo.
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Post by coffers on Sept 3, 2010 10:41:15 GMT
I thought it was 4 keepers last year or at least it was the plan for this year.
Ok my 4 keepers are:
Vernon Davis - SF - TE Roddy White - ATL - WR DeAngelo Williams - CAR - RB Pierre Thomas - NO - RB
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Post by coffers on Sept 3, 2010 10:46:27 GMT
Re this stipulation: For managers not participating, the top (three or) four ranked players according to Yahoo!'s ranks must be placed on the Do Not Draft list by playing managers
I presume that means the top 4 Yahoo ranked in there finishing line up can't be drafted?
Once we have a list of who is in, can a list of players to be placed in the can't draft liist be posted, with stipulations of who can draft them? It might make like a little easier for some, other than the poor bugger who posts the list obviously.
Or just highlight the players who can't be drafted in red inthe finishing line-ups above?
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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 10:48:38 GMT
I'll do a list of players who can't be drafted once the final managers are known.
So far it's just Boony's four as mentioned above. You can edit your pre-draft rankings straight away, so you can exclude them now if you want.
The keepers for active managers will be assigned to their teams pre-draft so you don't have to worry about them.
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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 10:53:25 GMT
DC got 19 or so more points than you.
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Post by coffers on Sept 3, 2010 10:53:59 GMT
I was looking at the wrong column, so deleted the post but you beat me to it.
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Post by Moo on Sept 3, 2010 10:55:43 GMT
Coffers - you had less points than Charlotte, so you are first. The above table was the order (on Yahoo) after the playoffs. It is a bit shit, I agree, but you actually finished below Charlotte in regular season. Elth - Smith and Colston in front of Welker? Is that based on yahoo predictions? If so, fair enough. Also, I'm fine with four, as I thought it was the intention to do that anyway. Stu - was it the intention? Also, snake... whatever, I know El Pres will explode if that happens... if he sees the thread and enters this thing, obv.
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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 10:58:24 GMT
Welker's only the 70th ranked player by Yahoo! Scared off by his injuries, perhaps?
I would have kept Rivers over either receiver, but he's ranked below them by Yahoo! though not by a lot.
I think no snake is best.
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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 11:00:20 GMT
My four keepers:
Drew Brees (NO - QB) Brandon Marshall (Mia - WR) Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB) Ray Rice (Bal - RB)
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Post by Moo on Sept 3, 2010 11:05:11 GMT
Should we include DC in this? As he's not certain to see the thread this weekend and he'll be pissed if he misses out. In related news, I like the idea of him missing out. No snake is fine. You said up front the Yahoo rankings, so that's fine, no worries. I need to think about my 4th keeper. Horrible choices. Who was my kicker?
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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 11:13:14 GMT
I've sent a PM to the managers who haven't posted asking them to check the thread. I suppose I could email them too, but that feels like effort.
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Post by coffers on Sept 3, 2010 11:15:02 GMT
Thankfully I didn't go for Santiano Holmes as my 4th choice. I've just found he is out until October for substance abuse.
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Post by elth on Sept 3, 2010 11:23:10 GMT
I need to think about my 4th keeper. Horrible choices. Can't see past Andre Johnson for the spot, personally.
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Post by Moo on Sept 3, 2010 11:42:26 GMT
He was #1, Elth.
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Post by Moo on Sept 3, 2010 11:59:46 GMT
Probably going to regret this, but...
Portland Dukes - Moo Tom Brady (NE - QB) Jamaal Charles (KC - RB) Matt Forte (Chi - RB) Andre Johnson (Hou - WR)
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The Bairn
Poo Fly
Drew Brees fanboy
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Post by The Bairn on Sept 3, 2010 17:58:43 GMT
Atlanta Failcons - Bairn
Michael Crabtree (SF - WR) Percy Harvin (Min - WR) Matt Schaub (Hou - QB) Jason Witten (Dal - TE)
Let the struggle begin...
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Fuzzy
Spider Monkey
stop chewing!
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Post by Fuzzy on Sept 3, 2010 18:40:52 GMT
For me, Selangor S1uts:
Peyton Manning (Ind - QB) Fred Jackson (Buf - RB) Michael Turner (Atl - RB) Calvin Johnson (Det - WR)
Gosh that was hard.
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Post by Sonic on Sept 5, 2010 3:43:44 GMT
Snoic-ing up on You
Miles Austin (Dal - WR) Jermichael Finley (GB - TE) Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR) Ryan Grant (GB - RB)
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Post by Sonic on Sept 5, 2010 3:46:00 GMT
Set for beating Fuzzy!
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Post by elth on Sept 5, 2010 7:54:51 GMT
6 players, excellent. Was hoping for at least that many.
Only missing stu, DC and Hornet now.
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Fuzzy
Spider Monkey
stop chewing!
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Post by Fuzzy on Sept 5, 2010 8:23:59 GMT
Can someone explain how I did not finish dead last for last season's helmetball?
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