Reply With QuoteYou shouldn't pick backup Ds or Kickers. You can get one that is adequate for the bye week from the waiver wire. Only pick TE's if they are mandatory for your league. Very few are worth having.
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I got invited to join a fantasy league with some of my flight members. It's my first ever, so I'm a total noob. I'll list my roster, and you guys can pick it apart and discuss your own drafts.
Roster:
QB Tom Brady
RB Frank Gore
RB Fred Jackson
RB Cedric Benson
WR Andre Johnson
WR Lance Moore
TE Antonio Gates
K David Akers
D Ravens
Bench:
QB Jake Locker
TE Martellus Bennett
WR Nate Burleson
D Cowboys
K Mike Nugent
WR James Jones
RB Jason Snelling
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
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You shouldn't pick backup Ds or Kickers. You can get one that is adequate for the bye week from the waiver wire. Only pick TE's if they are mandatory for your league. Very few are worth having.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
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Phantasmal (09-03-2012)
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Yeah, I have no idea what the fuck the waiver wire is. Do leagues generally allow people to swap out from their bench with leftover players? Obviously, I am banking on the Bye weeks versus injured players, but, oh, well. I guess I'll learn up this season and keep playing in the future.
One guy on my flight gambled on Russell Wilson.
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
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"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
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"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
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Flight? Do you mean Division?
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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In the AF you have the unit/squadron, and each duty section is generally called a flight.
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
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Let me see...
Major Command > Numbered AF > Wing > Group > Squadron/Unit > Flight/Section
In the deployed field, their is Air Expeditionary Force which is between Group and Squadron.
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
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For me it goes like this:
ACC & NORAD > 1AF and USNORTHCOM > I don't really fall under a group but there is Continental NORAD Region > WADS > G Flight
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
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Yeah, in the Football leagues, you have a division. There should be three of them in a twelve team division. You will play each of your own division twice and each other player once in a season. Believe me you need to drop the kicker and extra defense. Keep the best of the two, you will be able to adequately fill those in when you need one by dropping your worst bench player and picking up a kicker or D when you need it.
Again, if you are not required to have a tight end you may want to replace tight ends with better receivers, there are only maybe five tight ends you want over a receiver, there just aren't that many that will score that well for you.
Keep a backup QB, keep back up RBs and WRs, pick up when necessary a D a K or a TE if you have to have one.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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Hmm, okay. Yeah, we are required to have a TE, and since mine is the #3 rank overall, I am happy with that. I figure I'll just hang onto my back-up K and D for now, and if I have an injury plague one of my starting RB and/or WR, I'll drop one of them, as needed, and replace it with another from the remaining pool...
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
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Here is my draft this season (we are not required to have a TE):
QB: Michael Vick
WR: Wes Welker
WR: Marques Colston
RB: Arian Foster (My first pick this year, I had pick 2, the first pick was Aaron Rogers).
RB: Maurice Jones-Drew (When we did the draft he hadn't stopped his holdout).
W/T: Torrey Smith (this is a flex position where we can put in a TE or a WR).
K: Alex Henery
D: Packers D
Bench:
RB: Peyton Hillis (M'eh... I needed something to toss in if MJD wasn't going to play on Monday).
WR: Demarius Moore (I hate the Raiders)
QB: Carson Palmer (I hate the Raiders)
RB: Mikel Lashoure (Suspended for two games made one of the best rookie RBs drop lower in the draft than I expected.)
WR: Santana Moss (M'eh. High round number).
WR: Randall Cobb (I took a flyer on this one and will only hold him as long as he shows promise).
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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Good job getting Foster. I would have 1st Round drafted him, but I was like 9th from a massive pool of 14 players...
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
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I think middle of the pack is hardest. I like at the front or the end of the pile. That way you get two quick picks and can usually get somebody you want rather than get them scooped by all those people between your picks.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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Yeah, I'm surprised Brady was still available to me by 9th pick. Basically, Rodgers, Foster, Harris had all been picked, and someone picked Brees for some reason, which allowed me to grab Brady. Well, my auto-picker grabbed him for me, because I couldn't manage to figure out how to disengage it. Luckily, it got me Brady and Andre Johnson before I could take the wheel...
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
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Brees is an awesome fantasy QB, probably less this year than last with them being caught buying injuries, but he pumps up the points. Last year I was 8th pick and got Brees, I placed 2nd in my league largely because of him.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but rather we have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
- -- Aristotle
Believe nothing on the faith of traditions, even though they have been held in honor for many generations and in diverse places. Do not believe a thing because many people speak of it. Do not believe on the faith of the sages of the past. Do not believe what you yourself have imagined, persuading yourself that a God inspires you. Believe nothing on the sole authority of your masters and priests. After examination, believe what you yourself have tested and found to be reasonable, and conform your conduct thereto.
- -- The Buddha
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- -- Aristotle
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Yeah, the Saints are hurting all over, which would tend to cause fantasy players to be wary of him. I think Brees will rack up points that Brady can't deliver, but Brady will still throw for a lot more yards, and plays for a team which is far more solid overall.
"It [the draft] is duty rather than slavery. I part with the author on the caviler idea that individual freedom (whatever that may be to the person) leads to nirvana, anyone older that 12 knows that is BS."
-(Midcan5)
"Allow me to masturbate my patriotism furiously and publicly at this opportunity."
-(Ib1yysguy)
"There is no 'equal opportunity' today unless the government makes it so."
-(apple0154 )
"abortion is not killing Its birth control"
-(Desh)
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