The Elite Forum
The Big Three Plus One => General Chat => Topic started by: Ngamer on August 13, 2019, 03:07:22 pm
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Our League: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/th3_elite/
Advanced Stats/Youse Stuff: https://bryou.se/ffs/2019.862917/
(luckiest teams, strength of schedule, record versus the entire league, closest games, etc)
Settings this year are the same as 2018: standard scoring, 3 WRs plus a Flex position, standard snake draft which we're currently shooting to run Saturday afternoon on August 31st, starting at 3pm Eastern. If you're in but that time doesn't work out for you let us know!
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League Dues: $10 entry fee paypaled to ngamer AT google mail service.com, Super Bowl winner takes the whole pot
(going to go with the same setup as last year: if you haven't paid up by week 3 you're out of the money aka the pot would go to the second place team if you finish first)
Elite League for 2019
Ng - PAID
Neo - PAID
autocad - PAID
QB - PAID
wiff
Qwec
Spicy - PAID
Stone Cold
Nate
Shep
Last year's results
wiff defeats QB in the Super Bowl 140 to 105
Neo beats caddy for 3rd place 108 to 101
5. Qwec
6. Ngamer
7. Nate
8. Shep
9. Spike
10. Clark
League History
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Most Championship Rings:
Come - 3
QB, Clark, and Ngamer - 2
Most Podium Finishes:
Come - 8
Ng - 7
QB - 7
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Fantasy superfans might recall how six years ago QB had an Excel sheet that tracked our league's history. Well, he brought it up to date for this season and, wowza!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GKKaE1g96w3MDje60l9QunHrPy0ONtDlNkwIH5bNE6s/edit?usp=sharing
* 34 Eliters have competed at Fantasy over the years
Top Ten Most Successful Owners, by Points Per Season (minimum 3 seasons)
1. QB - 1202
2. Boss - 1175
3. DK - 1163
4. Come - 1157
5. Ngamer - 1150
6. Qwec - 1133
7. wheat - 1121
8. Qwalm - 1103
9. Shep - 1076
10. Third - 1075
Top Ten Most Regular Season Wins
1. Ngamer 126-96, 57%
2. QB 125-71, 64%
3. Come 112-71, 61%
4. wiff 101-93, 52%
5. Neo 86-108, 44%
6. Shep 79-100, 44%
7. Jimbo 62-65, 49%
8. Third 61-62, 49%
9. wheat 55-58, 49%
10. Boss 53-46, 54%
Top Five Most Postseason Wins
1. Ngamer 10-8, 56%
2. Come 10-8, 56%
3. QB 9-9, 50%
4. Clark 4-0*, 100%
5. wiff 4-3, 57%
* interestingly Clark's perfect in the postseason despite a 51-86 (37%) mark in the regular season. that's called pure clutch, baby
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I'm in for this year, but could we push the draft back an hour earlier (3 PM eastern)? If that doesn't work I can probably move things around with work. Then again, I finally won it all last year and I autodrafted lol.
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I was literally about to ask about a fantasy league in Discord. Great news. If you have a free spot, I'll take one!
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Yes
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Okay I've moved the Draft to an hour earlier, let's see if that will be okay for the Aussies.
EDIT - It's 5am on a Sunday for Neo but he's a trooper and will wake up early for us, should be good!
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I'll take an open spot if there's one available.
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caddy will be working from London that week- fortunately this draft will be 9pm his time so it will still work for him... so let's set it in stone!
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Okay I've sent invites to Spice and Stone Cold at their gmail addresses, I'll add them to the roster.
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Alright locking down the current roster of 10, remember our Draft is Saturday afternoon!
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Draft complete!
Draft Order
1. Ngamer, Score Squad
2. Neo, Killer Kangaroos
3. Nate, Nasty Crew
4. QB, Easy Breezy
5. wiff, Tender Tenths
6. caddy, 2 Girls 1 Kupp
7. StoneCold, The Squad
8. Spicy, The Heat
9. qwec, Autodraft Team (not this year though!)
10. Shep, The Shambles
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StoneCold's Squad
1. (7) Kirk Cousins (Min - QB)
2. (14) Todd Gurley II (LAR - RB)
3. (27) Greg Zuerlein (LAR - K)
4. (34) Chicago (Chi - DEF)
5. (47) Tyler Lockett (Sea - WR)
6. (54) Allen Robinson II (Chi - WR)
7. (67) Miles Sanders (Phi - RB)
8. (74) Josh Gordon (NE - WR)
9. (87) Curtis Samuel (Car - WR)
10. (94) David Njoku (Cle - TE)
11. (107) Cam Newton (Car - QB)
12. (114) Austin Hooper (Atl - TE)
13. (127) Dante Pettis (SF - WR)
14. (134) Jamison Crowder (NYJ - WR)
15. (147) Kalen Ballage (Mia - RB)
16. (154) Houston (Hou - DEF)
StoneCold Should Have Done His Homework
If you can't handle the heat, get out of the draft room. StoneCold's Squad wilted under the pressure of this draft. Picking No. 7 overall, they were clearly unprepared. Behind multiple Rams in the early rounds (Todd Gurley II and Greg Zuerlein), StoneCold's Squad are predicted to finish 10th in The Elite with a record of 0-13 (1,528 points).
* StoneCold's Squad scored an outstanding late-round bargain when they picked up Kalen Ballage with the 7th pick in the 15th round, about two rounds later than his ADP of 126. After a rookie season in which he accumulated 191 yards and 1 TD on 36 attempts in 12 games, totaling 29 fantasy points, Ballage is projected to score 82 fantasy points with the Dolphins. That makes him a valuable No. 3 RB for this squad.
* We're going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you got distracted right before selecting Kirk Cousins at No. 7, about 12 rounds earlier than his ADP of 126.
* If you're not first, you're last. You got out ahead of your opponents at quarterback, drafting Kirk Cousins (No. 7 overall) as the first QB off the board. You demonstrated more patience at wide receiver, becoming the last owner in the league to draft a WR with the selection of Tyler Lockett (No. 47 overall).
* StoneCold's Squad must be counting on youthful exuberance, compiling a squad with an average of 4.3 years of NFL experience, ranking as the youngest group in the league. Demonstrating their commitment to youth, they selected one rookie (Miles Sanders). In total, there were nine rookies selected over the course of the The Elite draft.
Draft Grade: D
Nasty Nate's Crew
1. (3) Christian McCaffrey (Car - RB)
2. (18) Tyreek Hill (KC - WR)
3. (23) Joe Mixon (Cin - RB)
4. (38) Robert Woods (LAR - WR)
5. (43) Josh Jacobs (Oak - RB)
6. (58) Tyler Boyd (Cin - WR)
7. (63) Hunter Henry (LAC - TE)
8. (78) Will Fuller V (Hou - WR)
9. (83) Marvin Jones Jr. (Det - WR)
10. (98) Kenyan Drake (Mia - RB)
11. (103) Courtland Sutton (Den - WR)
12. (118) Darwin Thompson (KC - RB)
13. (123) Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB)
14. (138) Delanie Walker (Ten - TE)
15. (143) Ka'imi Fairbairn (Hou - K)
16. (158) New Orleans (NO - DEF)
Despite an Exciting Set of WRs, Nate Has a Solidly Average Roster
Nasty Nate's Crew was handed a solid draft position, and they fumbled it away. Even though they had the No. 3 overall pick, they're projected to finish 7th in The Elite. For some good news, the team is particularly talented at receiver, as Tyreek Hill, Robert Woods, and Tyler Boyd are slated to combine for the 3rd-highest point total of all starting WR groups in the league. Nasty Nate's Crew are looking at a final record of 5-8 (1,769 points).
* What a tremendous mid-round bargain for Nasty Nate's Crew, who got Kenyan Drake with the 8th pick in the 10th round, about 17 spots later than his ADP of 81. Coming off a season in which he rushed for 535 yards and 4 TDs and recorded 53 catches for 477 yards and 5 TDs, totaling 153 fantasy points, Drake is projected to score 174 fantasy points with the Dolphins. That makes him a valuable No. 3 RB for this squad.
* Are you friends with Denzel Washington? Because you must have had an "Inside Man" telling you to select Marvin Jones Jr. in the 9th round, about two rounds earlier than his ADP of 114.
* Fashionably late? With the selection of QB Ben Roethlisberger (No. 123 overall), you became the last owner in the league to draft a quarterback.
* With a strength of schedule rated as the 3rd-most difficult according to projected records, Nasty Nate's Crew have one of the most challenging schedules in The Elite this season.
* In spite of unfilled positions at QB, WR, and TE in the 5th round, Nasty Nate's Crew chose RB Josh Jacobs at No. 43, filling the WR/RB/TE flex position at the expense of a position of higher need. They were the second squad to make their first flex pick.
Draft Grade: C
Spicy with the HEAT
1. (8) DeAndre Hopkins (Hou - WR)
2. (13) Dalvin Cook (Min - RB)
3. (28) Zach Ertz (Phi - TE)
4. (33) David Montgomery (Chi - RB)
5. (48) Kenny Golladay (Det - WR)
6. (53) Devonta Freeman (Atl - RB)
7. (68) D.J. Moore (Car - WR)
8. (73) Tevin Coleman (SF - RB)
9. (88) Lamar Jackson (Bal - QB)
10. (93) Sterling Shepard (NYG - WR)
11. (108) Rashaad Penny (Sea - RB)
12. (113) Devin Funchess (Ind - WR)
13. (128) Golden Tate (NYG - WR)
14. (133) Minnesota (Min - DEF)
15. (148) Mason Crosby (GB - K)
16. (153) DK Metcalf (Sea - WR)
After a Couple Reaches, Spicy Needs to get to Work
It's going to be a long year if Spicy with the HEAT deals with pressure during the season the way they did in this draft. Picking No. 8 overall, they were clearly ill-equipped. Spicy with the HEAT are predicted to finish 9th in The Elite with a record of 3-10 (1,726 points).
* Spicy with the HEAT notched a great late-round value with the pick of DK Metcalf at No. 153, about three rounds later than his ADP of 125. Metcalf is projected to score 84 fantasy points with the Seahawks.
* You may have gotten a bit too excited when making the decision to draft Lamar Jackson with the 8th pick of the 9th round, about 21 slots earlier than his ADP of 109.
* With a strength of schedule rated as the 2nd-most difficult according to projected records, Spicy with the HEAT have one of the hardest schedules in The Elite this season.
* With the 2nd-youngest group in the league at an average of 4.4 years of NFL experience, Spicy with the HEAT appear to be counting on youthful exuberance. Case in point: they selected two rookies (David Montgomery and DK Metcalf), the highest total of first-year players in the league.
* Even with remaining openings at QB and WR in the 6th round, Spicy with the HEAT drafted RB Devonta Freeman with the 53rd pick, filling the WR/RB/TE flex position at the expense of a position of higher importance.
Draft Grade: C
Easy Breezy
1. (4) Nick Chubb (Cle - RB)
2. (17) JuJu Smith-Schuster (Pit - WR)
3. (24) Leonard Fournette (Jax - RB)
4. (37) Stefon Diggs (Min - WR)
5. (44) Duke Johnson Jr. (Hou - RB)
6. (57) Deshaun Watson (Hou - QB)
7. (64) Dede Westbrook (Jax - WR)
8. (77) A.J. Green (Cin - WR)
9. (84) Corey Davis (Ten - WR)
10. (97) Devin Singletary (Buf - RB)
11. (104) Matt Breida (SF - RB)
12. (117) Latavius Murray (NO - RB)
13. (124) Jordan Reed (Was - TE)
14. (137) Seattle (Sea - DEF)
15. (144) Greg Olsen (Car - TE)
16. (157) Jason Myers (Sea - K)
After a Few Reaches, QB's Team Is Good Enough to Barely Miss Playoffs
Entering the draft with a solid draft position (No. 4 overall), expectations were high for Easy Breezy. Then they drafted, and those expectations disappeared quickly, as this team is on track for a lackluster 6th-place finish in The Elite. Easy Breezy are projected to post a record of 6-7 (1,778 points).
* Easy Breezy notched a late-round bargain in choosing Latavius Murray in the 12th round, about two rounds later than his ADP of 99. After a season in which he rushed for 578 yards and 6 TDs and snagged 22 balls for 141 yards, totaling 110 fantasy points, Murray is projected to score 157 fantasy points with the Saints.
* We're going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you fell asleep right before the selection of Duke Johnson Jr. in the 5th round, about four rounds earlier than his ADP of 89.
* Patience is a virtue. You became the last owner in the league to draft a tight end with your selection of Jordan Reed (No. 124 overall).
* According to projected records, Easy Breezy have drawn one of the least challenging schedules in The Elite this season with a strength of schedule rated as the 3rd easiest.
* Even with offensive openings at QB, WR, and TE in the 5th round, Easy Breezy selected RB Duke Johnson Jr. at No. 44, filling the WR/RB/TE flex position rather than a position of greater importance. They were the third squad to make their first flex pick.
Draft Grade: C+
Killer Kangaroos
1. (2) Alvin Kamara (NO - RB)
2. (19) Michael Thomas (NO - WR)
3. (22) Damien Williams (KC - RB)
4. (39) Chris Carson (Sea - RB)
5. (42) Chris Godwin (TB - WR)
6. (59) Mark Ingram II (Bal - RB)
7. (62) O.J. Howard (TB - TE)
8. (79) Christian Kirk (Ari - WR)
9. (82) Carson Wentz (Phi - QB)
10. (99) Sammy Watkins (KC - WR)
11. (102) Marquez Valdes-Scantling (GB - WR)
12. (119) Donte Moncrief (Pit - WR)
13. (122) Philip Rivers (LAC - QB)
14. (139) Cleveland (Cle - DEF)
15. (142) Wil Lutz (NO - K)
16. (159) T.J. Hockenson (Det - TE)
Led by a Pair of Saints, Neo Has A Legit Squad
Killer Kangaroos turned a solid draft slot (No. 2 overall) into a respectable performance. After picking up multiple Saints in the early rounds (Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas), Killer Kangaroos are predicted to finish 8-5 (1,771 points), which would place them 4th in The Elite.
* Killer Kangaroos netted a mid-round value in picking Mark Ingram II with the 9th pick of the 6th round, about 10 spots later than his ADP of 49. After a season in which he ran for 645 yards and 6 TDs and recorded 21 receptions for 170 yards and 1 TD in 12 games, totaling 122 fantasy points, Ingram II is projected to score 173 fantasy points with the Ravens.
* Do you know something nobody else does? We're not sure why else you would choose Marquez Valdes-Scantling in the 11th round, about 22 picks earlier than his ADP of 124.
* With only three tight ends off the board, Killer Kangaroos foresaw a run coming and jumped in early, taking O.J. Howard with the No. 62 pick. Four more tight ends came off the board in the subsequent round.
* Even with openings on offense at QB, WR, and TE in the 4th round, Killer Kangaroos drafted RB Chris Carson at No. 39, filling the WR/RB/TE flex position rather than a higher leverage position. They were the first squad to fill a flex position.
Draft Grade: C+
2 Gurleys 1 Kupp
1. (6) Ezekiel Elliott (Dal - RB)
2. (15) Le'Veon Bell (NYJ - RB)
3. (26) Antonio Brown (Oak - WR)
4. (35) Brandin Cooks (LAR - WR)
5. (46) Mike Williams (LAC - WR)
6. (55) Marlon Mack (Ind - RB)
7. (66) Evan Engram (NYG - TE)
8. (75) Jarvis Landry (Cle - WR)
9. (86) Derrius Guice (Was - RB)
10. (95) Russell Wilson (Sea - QB)
11. (106) Eric Ebron (Ind - TE)
12. (115) Darrell Henderson Jr. (LAR - RB)
13. (126) Nelson Agholor (Phi - WR)
14. (135) Mohamed Sanu (Atl - WR)
15. (146) Ted Ginn Jr. (NO - WR)
16. (155) Matthew Stafford (Det - QB)
In Spite of a Set of Monster RBs, caddy Has a Great Team if the Goal is to Finish Dead Last
2 Gurleys 1 Kupp can blame this poor performance on their unfortunate draft position after selecting in the back half of the first round (No. 6 overall). This team won't concern anyone with a projected record of 5-8 (1,716 points). For some good news, the team is especially talented at running back, as Ezekiel Elliott and Le'Veon Bell are expected to combine for the 2nd-highest point total of all starting RB groups in the league. 2 Gurleys 1 Kupp are predicted to finish 8th in The Elite.
* What a tremendous mid-round value for 2 Gurleys 1 Kupp, who selected Russell Wilson at No. 95, about three rounds later than his ADP of 68. Coming off a season in which he threw for 3,448 yards and 35 TDs with 7 INTs and racked up 376 yards, totaling 298 fantasy points, Wilson is projected to score 314 fantasy points with the Seahawks.
* Are you in a sharing mood? We'd love to learn what prompted the selection of Derrius Guice in the 9th round, about 17 spots earlier than his ADP of 103.
* Whatever the plan heading into the draft, it surely didn't involve putting together such a small group of stars, as 2 Gurleys 1 Kupp drafted a back-loaded group of players. As a group, the top players from each position are forecasted to score the lowest point total in the league. Fortunately, the rest of the roster is predicted to make up for it and combine for a point total that would rank 1st.
* Even with open slots at QB and TE in the 6th round, 2 Gurleys 1 Kupp selected RB Marlon Mack at No. 55, filling the WR/RB/TE flex position instead of a position of higher importance.
Draft Grade: B
Autodraft team btw
1. (9) James Conner (Pit - RB)
2. (12) Odell Beckham Jr. (Cle - WR)
3. (29) George Kittle (SF - TE)
4. (32) Amari Cooper (Dal - WR)
5. (49) Sony Michel (NE - RB)
6. (52) Baker Mayfield (Cle - QB)
7. (69) Alshon Jeffery (Phi - WR)
8. (72) Robby Anderson (NYJ - WR)
9. (89) Mark Andrews (Bal - TE)
10. (92) Austin Ekeler (LAC - RB)
11. (109) Michael Gallup (Dal - WR)
12. (112) Geronimo Allison (GB - WR)
13. (129) Baltimore (Bal - DEF)
14. (132) Tyrell Williams (Oak - WR)
15. (149) Brett Maher (Dal - K)
16. (152) Tom Brady (NE - QB)
Chock-Full of Great Receivers, Qwec's Team Is Loaded with Talent
Although they ended up with the No. 9 overall selection, Autodraft team btw held their ground, building a roster capable of dominating any team in The Elite. The team is notably strong at the wide receiver position, as Odell Beckham Jr., Amari Cooper, and Robby Anderson are slated to combine for the 2nd-highest point total of all starting WR groups in the league. Autodraft team btw are predicted to finish with a record of 8-5 (1,801 points), good enough for 3rd.
* You may have gotten a little too excited when making the decision to choose Mark Andrews in the 9th round, about three rounds earlier than his ADP of 122.
* Autodraft team btw seem to be all in on the Cowboys this season, as the selections of Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, and Brett Maher give them three Dallas players, more than any other team in The Elite. League-wide, the most popular team was the Rams, as eight of them were selected in the draft.
* Autodraft team btw waited until all of their individual offensive positions were full before choosing WR Robby Anderson with the 2nd pick of the 8th round as the first flex player on the roster.
Draft Grade: B
Tender Tenths
1. (5) David Johnson (Ari - RB)
2. (16) Patrick Mahomes (KC - QB)
3. (25) Melvin Gordon III (LAC - RB)
4. (36) Adam Thielen (Min - WR)
5. (45) Phillip Lindsay (Den - RB)
6. (56) T.Y. Hilton (Ind - WR)
7. (65) Jared Cook (NO - TE)
8. (76) Los Angeles (LAR - DEF)
9. (85) Tarik Cohen (Chi - RB)
10. (96) Emmanuel Sanders (Den - WR)
11. (105) Drew Brees (NO - QB)
12. (116) Kyle Rudolph (Min - TE)
13. (125) DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR)
14. (136) Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K)
15. (145) New England (NE - DEF)
16. (156) Adrian Peterson (Was - RB)
With a Projected Second-place Finish, wiff Has a Chance to Win this Thing
After receiving a favorable draft slot (No. 5 overall), Tender Tenths had an excellent showing. Tender Tenths are predicted to finish 2nd in The Elite with a mark of 11-2 (1,872 points).
* What a fantastic late-round value for Tender Tenths, who selected Adrian Peterson with the 6th pick in the 16th round, about four rounds later than his ADP of 122. Following a season in which he ran for 1,042 yards and 7 TDs and caught 20 passes for 208 yards and 1 TD, totaling 169 fantasy points, Peterson is projected to score 93 fantasy points with the Redskins.
* Are you in a sharing mood? We'd love to hear what prompted the selection of Emmanuel Sanders at No. 96, about 23 slots earlier than his ADP of 119.
* Tender Tenths seem particularly thin at wide receiver, drafting the fewest of any team in the league with only four, trailing the league average of 5.8.
* With a strength of schedule rated as the 2nd-easiest based on projected records, Tender Tenths have drawn one of the least challenging schedules in The Elite this season.
Draft Grade: B
Shep's Shambles
1. (10) Davante Adams (GB - WR)
2. (11) Julio Jones (Atl - WR)
3. (30) Keenan Allen (LAC - WR)
4. (31) Aaron Jones (GB - RB)
5. (50) Kerryon Johnson (Det - RB)
6. (51) Julian Edelman (NE - WR)
7. (70) Matt Ryan (Atl - QB)
8. (71) Vance McDonald (Pit - TE)
9. (90) Jacksonville (Jax - DEF)
10. (91) Justin Tucker (Bal - K)
11. (110) Kyler Murray (Ari - QB)
12. (111) Royce Freeman (Den - RB)
13. (130) Keke Coutee (Hou - WR)
14. (131) Trey Burton (Chi - TE)
15. (150) Ronald Jones II (TB - RB)
16. (151) Los Angeles (LAC - DEF)
Led by a Pair of Packers, Shep Can Compete With Anyone
The sign of a wonderful GM? Turning a bottom-half draft slot into top-half results. Such was the case with Shep's Shambles, which flipped its No. 10 overall pick into a projected 5th-place finish in The Elite. After picking up multiple Packers in the early rounds (Davante Adams and Aaron Jones), Shep's Shambles are predicted to put up a total of 1,790 points based on the current roster, which would result in a 7-6 record.
* Shep's Shambles netted a great early-round bargain with the pick of Johnson in the 5th round, about 17 spots later than his ADP of 33. After a rookie season in which he ran for 641 yards and 3 TDs and recorded 32 catches for 213 yards and 1 TD in 10 games, totaling 107 fantasy points, Kerryon Johnson is projected to score 198 fantasy points with the Lions.
* Either you know something that your opponents don't or you got ahead of yourself with the choice of Vance McDonald in the 8th round, about 16 spots earlier than his ADP of 87.
* Patience is a virtue. You became the last owner in the league to draft a running back with your selection of Aaron Jones (No. 31 overall).
* Even with openings on offense at QB and TE in the 6th round, Shep's Shambles drafted WR Julian Edelman at No. 51, filling the WR/RB/TE flex position at the expense of a position of higher need.
Draft Grade: B
Ng's Score Squad
1. (1) Saquon Barkley (NYG - RB)
2. (20) Mike Evans (TB - WR)
3. (21) Travis Kelce (KC - TE)
4. (40) Derrick Henry (Ten - RB)
5. (41) Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB)
6. (60) Cooper Kupp (LAR - WR)
7. (61) Calvin Ridley (Atl - WR)
8. (80) James White (NE - RB)
9. (81) Jordan Howard (Phi - RB)
10. (100) Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR)
11. (101) John Brown (Buf - WR)
12. (120) Jared Goff (LAR - QB)
13. (121) Peyton Bearder (TB - RB)
14. (140) Harrison Butker (KC - K)
15. (141) Kareem Hunt (Cle - RB)
16. (160) Kansas City (KC - DEF)
Behind a Quality Backfield, Ng Was A Beast in the Draft Room
Having the top pick in the draft doesn't guarantee a championship-caliber squad. But it very well could in this case. Ng's Score Squad did what professional fantasy owners do when they land the No. 1 overall pick. They put together a juggernaut. The team is especially strong at the running back position, as Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry are expected to combine for the highest point total of all starting RB groups in the league. Ng's Score Squad are predicted to finish in first place in The Elite with a mark of 12-1 (1,901 points).
* What a great late-round bargain for Ng's Score Squad, who selected Kareem Hunt with the 1st pick of the 15th round, about four rounds later than his ADP of 115. After a season in which he ran for 824 yards and 7 TDs and snagged 26 passes for 378 yards and 7 TDs in 11 games, totaling 204 fantasy points, Hunt is projected to score 70 fantasy points with the Browns.
* Everyone, it seems, considers themselves the next Brad Evans nowadays, so there's no telling who inspired you to choose John Brown at No. 101, about two rounds earlier than his ADP of 130.
* If you're not first, you're last. You got out ahead of your opponents at tight end, drafting Travis Kelce (No. 21 overall) as the first TE off the board.
* Ng's Score Squad won't encounter too many speed bumps in The Elite this season according to projections with a strength of schedule rated as the easiest.
Draft Grade: A-
Best Draft
Ng's Score Squad
Best Draft is awarded to the team with the most projected season points based on weekly optimal starting lineups.
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Picking Kirk Cousins within the first 7 rounds is a very bold move, let alone 7th overall.
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My draft is living proof that half-assing two things is never a wise move. Some of my picks were autodrafted because I was streaming (Hopkins, Freeman). When I was picking, my mind wasn't fully committed, and when I was playing on stream, I wasn't one hundred percent there because of the draft. Lesson learned.
I will do the best with what is available, and work the waivers really hard to salvage this coming season. Good luck to everyone!
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My draft results was proof that I had gotten too overboard with autodrafting. Hard but very important lesson learned. But I'll do with what I got for now despite wavering off some players yesterday. Good luck to everyone out there this season.
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[12:36 PM]~Ng:man this is too funny. Nate puts up 155 last week, would have been 200 if he started the right players, could have been 210 if he didn't get zero from his TE... and Yahoo still gives him only a 44% chance to win this week
[12:37 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> you got to be realistic
[12:38 PM]kyleb30:as a proud fan of the historic stinson franchise, i gotta say i feel disrespected by these "experts" that aren't giving us a chance to win
[12:44 PM]~Ng:it was the most points of the season but leaving the wrong players on the bench cost him in the record books, as Third's 175 against Nate in 2016 is still #1 for our history
[12:59 PM]kyleb30:we don't care about records, just Ws and Ls
[1:01 PM]Infilament:that's what the braves said before giving up the most runs in any inning in postseason history yesterday
[1:21 PM]~Ng:the most unlucky team in Elite history was Neo, who had 113 pts scored against him per week last season. that's pretty unfortunate
[1:21 PM]~Ng:...until this year, where so far 130 points per week have been scored against Ngamer
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Week 10 Review
Ngamer loses a tight one to 9-1 Spicy Team after being outbid by QB for a Ravens defense that went nuts
[9:30 PM]nstinson:I bet Ng is sure kicking himself for sitting Gallup!
[9:53 PM]QBreezy:also for his frugality when bidding for Balt D
[10:05 PM]nstinson:he's got no one to blame but himself I'm afraid
12:23 PM]~Ng:nah I don't regret it, Gallup would only have saved me if I play him instead of Cooper Kupp, which was never going to be considered. the question was Gallup versus Golden Tate, and I NAILED IT
[12:23 PM]~Ng:however yes, I should have spent more to secure those Ravens
[12:24 PM]nstinson:counter-point: You should have sat Kupp
[12:25 PM]nstinson:how do you see the fantasy league playing out the rest of the season, Ng?
[12:25 PM]nstinson:biggest surprises and disappointments so far?
[12:47 PM]~Ng:There was no way to expect a complete donut in the box score. The Steelers have historically struggled against slot receivers and Brandin Cooks was out, so this was a complete outlier performance.
[12:48 PM]nstinson:Tyreek Hill sure looking good
[12:48 PM]nstinson:Joe Mixon coming around
[12:48 PM]nstinson:everything looking good for Nate except for TE position :open_mouth:
[12:50 PM]~Ng:a small stumble for the Super Boys but not to worry, we've secured old reliable AP and Brady to get us through the W11 byes minefield
[12:53 PM]~Ng:surprise of the season is Spicy, it's a nice team but should be fighting for good playoff seeding, not sitting at 9-1 with the #1 spot already wrapped up
[12:54 PM]~Ng:secondary surprise to Neo, who really should be in the thick of things for the final playoff spot, not battling StoneCold to get out of last place
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The regular season is complete! Final standings:
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[11:58 AM]~Ng:Neo ain't kiddin, what a Season From Heck! 2nd most pts, only 8 away from winning the whole league, won 5 games in a row... but could only manage 7th overall
[11:59 AM]~Ng:(that being said, his Points Against was actually no problem at all. compare that to the All Star squads Ng's boys had to defeat every week)
[11:59 AM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> THESE STATISTICS ARE INVALID FFS
[11:59 AM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> bryou.se/ffs/2019.????
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[12:17 PM]~Ng:the Youse Stats say Neo was ridiculously unlucky in his matchups, with a -16% which means he deserved to win an extra 2.1 games this year. StoneCold was also cursed at -11%, deserving 1.4 more Ws
[12:18 PM]~Ng:who got all that Luck? wiff, of course! just like every year wiff earned 2.4 wins more than he deserved, or an extra 19%. Spice was also quite fortunate, getting 1.9 more wins than expected
[12:20 PM]~Ng:eliminate the luck factor and our playoffs teams would have been Spicy, Neo, Ng, Nate, Shep, QB in that order. actual #3 finisher wiff wouldn't have made the cut
[12:20 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> wowza
[12:20 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> those are some big gaps
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[12:24 PM]~Ng:my opponents went 80-37 this year, an absurd win percentage of 68%, 10 point higher than anyone else faced. wiff's opponents went 34-83 or 29%, 12 point lower than anyone else
[12:51 PM]~Ng:now to see if any of these are World Records. wiff's Luck isn't- Jim was 21% lucky in 2010, earning 2.9 wins more than he deserved. Neo's Unluck isn't either- Boss got 16% screwed in 2010, getting 2.2 fewer wins than he deserved
[12:54 PM]~Ng:however the Strength of Schedule records both hold up. in our league's history dating back to 2009 we've never had someone face harder than 66% SoS, or weaker than 33% before this year
More advance stats can be found at https://bryou.se/ffs/2019.862917/
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[1:41 PM]nstinson:good stats, Ngerino
[2:37 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> https://bryou.se/ffs/2019.862917/wos i think this page is the most telling for Neo
[2:37 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> If he had Tender's schedule, he would ahve been 11-2
[2:37 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> From 11-2 to 6-7 is a pretty dramatic swing
[2:39 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> Kangaroos having a winning record against every individual team is hilarious too
[2:39 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> Since not even Spicy did that
[2:42 PM]Neo:fuck my life
[2:43 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> You're the reason the FFS site was created, it's in the mission statement
[2:43 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> "I scored the 2nd most points" is even the first bullet point on the about page
[2:43 PM]Neo:It just sucks cause I tried really hard this year
[2:44 PM]Neo:Made the most moves I have during a season, etc
[2:44 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> I think it just is a good sign that if you put in the same amount of effort next year, your chances are pretty good
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Neo would've ended up 6-7 with 3 different schedules, why he's just very unlucky rather than an all time unlucky.
man the "if ng's schedule" is hilarious. Wiff goes 2-11. Spicy goes 5-8. Only nate/ng still make the playoffs with it. (nate would've done BETTER somehow)
Ng also goes 7-6 with 3 other schedules + 6-7 with spicy's, so when he complains about bad luck I'm just rolling my eyes. He's <1 win under his avg.
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I think my favorite one is Neo having a winning record against every single other team, not even Spicy can say that. Yet he ended up with a losing record in reality.
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None of this makes me feel any better :(
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Fantasy Playoff Breakdown
[11:22 AM]nstinson:Ng and I looking like we will be the top 2 scoring players in fantasy this week
[11:22 AM]nstinson:sucks that we play each other
[11:24 AM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> good job
[11:24 AM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> do they let everyone else set a roster too so neo can see how many people he would have lost to
[3:30 PM]~Ng:the Nasty Crew leads the Score Squad 116 - 112 in our winner take all playoff tilt, however he is out of players and I have the overall #1 pick Saquon Barkley set to carry the ball 30 times tonight so Yahoo likes my chances
[3:31 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> is it too late to swap him out of your roster to make sure the best player wins
[3:31 PM]~Ng:I could swap him out for a WR to give Nate a more sporting chance
[3:32 PM]BOTtheelite-aim:<isthatagoodthing> can you swap for a Tight End? Nate has a history of being bitten badly by the tight end
[3:33 PM]~Ng:our battle has been competitive and high scoring and back and forth, everything you want in a Fantasy playoff game. unfortunately the same can not be said for the other game, as QB will need a massive 30 point day from Alshon Jeffery to come back and defeat wiff
[3:34 PM]~Ng:funny you should mention that, because Nate owns two excellent tight ends this year. he picked the one who scored 3 points instead of the one who scored 18 points this week
[3:39 PM]~Ng:but yes we can see how many points all the other teams would have scored if they had real games this week, and it appears Nate and I will finish ahead of all 8 others, so it's a bit of a shame for whoever goes out
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Fantasy Super Bowl Weekend
6:08 PM]~Ng:over in Fantasy Land, Spike leads the Super Bowl by 5 points. however Shep is coming at him HARD with Davante Adams and Aaron Jones. Spike can only counter with some bum off the street named Mike Boone
[6:11 PM]~Ng:despite the loss of Henry, Mike Evans, and Calvin Ridley, Ngamer still has a shot to finish on the Podium in 2019. to get there he'll need 31 points from Aaron Rodgers and Dan Bailey
[6:12 PM]~Ng:Neo validated some of his Unluckiest Ever complaints with 136 points to lead the league here on the most important week of the season
[2:25 AM]~Ng:Final Update: Boone did nothing while Shep's Packers tore it up (116 for Davante, 154 and 2 touches for Aaron Jones) to complete the Super Bowl comeback versus Spicy! this is Shep's first Elite Championship ring
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[2:28 AM]Neo:yet I was the top scorer for both of the last two weeks, so who is the real winner :k11:
[2:29 AM]~Ng:and that despite losing studs in Carson and Godwin to IR this week!
Congrats to Shep on his first Elite Fantasy Championship!