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Related: About this forumeissa
(4,238 posts)despite the fact that every single fucking time I bench someone, they end up having a monstrous game. After weeks of giving me nothing but single digits, I benched Eric Decker last week. Yeah -- 45 points. FORTY-FIVE!! When Nick Foles was injured and everyone said he was out, I cut him -- and he proceeded to throw 5 touchdowns a week later. And who did I pick up in his place? Geno Smith
Thankfully, Adrian Peterson, A.J. Green, Wes Welker, Eddie Lacy and Darren Sproles end up saving the day for me. And J.J. Watt -- he once earned me more points than 2 WR combined.
I know the feeling myself
Injuries nearly did me in. I had Alshon Jeffery and Keenan Allen to limp me through.
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)This year
I'm in 7th place also, out of 12
The good news (for me) is that the league is all guys except for me, so I'm ahead of 5 of them
Better luck next season!
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)Oh, yeah. Don't even need to set a roster this week. Playoff should be interesting with how closely matched we all are. My chances will depend a lot on Rodgers being back or not.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Another week with Josh McCown for me.
Congrats on the bye.
Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)He's been pretty hit and miss.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)Goblinmonger
(22,340 posts)He came through. As did Asianti (?), another last minute waiver pick up.
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)I had a lot of bad matchups coming so...
grabbed Gerhart, dropped Gerhart, and grabbed Asiata and played Asiata (Yay!) over Andre Brown.
Grabbed Ellington (who I had most of the year but dropped when he got injured) and played him over CJ2K (Push)
Grabbed Cutler and started him over Romo (I knew he'd melt - his two late picks made Cutler the better play).
Dropped Robbie Gould for Graham Gano right before kickoff when I saw snow in Cleveland (Worked out great)
I had a monster output - currently 1 off top point total.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)Winner gets #1 pick next year.
Working waiver wire now. Put in a claim for Kirk Cousins and Lions D.
May not play either but it's good to have options.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)my opponent won on a bench points tie breaker. tucker caused the tie.
i'm grabbing todman, may not play him either, but just to have him.
good luck
TBF
(34,402 posts)announced this afternoon.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Come on Josh! Bring me home
TBF
(34,402 posts)you guys go for it!
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Anyone else?
getting old in mke
(813 posts)getting into the playoffs. Only missed in one of my six leagues--two #1s, one #2, two #3s (including DU).
Missed in the last league because I made the genius moves of starting Riley Cooper over Eric Decker in week 13...and this week, starting Cam over Josh McCown. And these are guys I've played with for a decade, so you know the mockery is not exactly gentle...
One of the leagues is an ESPN standard league--I've never played there before--and has playoff games set up as two-week/total points contests. Kind of interesting in that it rewards building a consistent team and reduces the luck at the playoff level.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)That would make me schizophrenic
Good luck
eissa
(4,238 posts)Finished in 3rd, which is shocking considering the guys I went up against have stellar rosters. Now just have to keep my fingers crossed that Adrian Peterson plays this week. I've already lost Wes Welker, losing AP would definitely mean I'm out.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Is Tony Gerhart avail?
eissa
(4,238 posts)AP is out! I checked on Gerhart and he's "questionable." I've put in a request for Colston, so I think he should cover Welker's absence, but I don't think there is anyone who can replace AP
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)and one of 0.3% who started him.
Big payoff.
flying rabbit
(4,773 posts)number two in the league. Thanks Drew Brees and KC defense.
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Good luck
Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Boom Sound 416
(4,185 posts)Oh well, next year.
Any winners out there?
getting old in mke
(813 posts)for me in two championship games. Flat out lost another. In the last one, down 14 points going into next week (two week/total point playoff game).
eissa
(4,238 posts)24 points for my fantasy team, securing my 3rd place finish, AND the game-winning touchdown for my 49ers!