TBayXXXVII

You should tell her to google fellow TDS moron Jimmy Kimmel. I remember watching a video of him trying to convince 6(?) conservatives that the US should allow/grant citizenship to illegals, by using a guy in the military (clearly virtue signaling), who's "girlfriend", was having his baby, but at risk of being deported. One person asked if he married her, wouldn't that fix his problem. He said something to the effect of "No, it only allows for a path to get a green card, not citizenship". The guy replied with something like "Well, if you're not willing to commit to her, why should we?" They quickly moved off of that guy and went to someone else. The kicker was that the guy wasn't even white! So they couldn't call him racist! But, the point was made in there that marrying the person doesn't solve the issue.

7.04 - WR Jauan Jennings, SF

6.09 - WR Tetairoa McMillan, CAR

That's not going to have the affect they think it will.

5.04 - RB RJ Harvey, DEN

Did something I never do, take a QB in R4. We're about wrapping up the 4th round, Daniels was 1 of 2 guys that I have left rated as a 3rd round pick... so I took him. With 6 picks before my 5th Rd pick, I still have 4 guys with 4th round values. I'm just taking the guy with the best value... especially since the next 20+ guys, I don't see much of a difference.

4.09 - QB Jayden Daniels, WAS

I'm in a 10-team 2-QB Salary cap keeper league. I'm not restricted on the number of players I can keep, but am restricted on price... $28 (keeping it simple). Here's my roster (and costs): QB's Joe Burrow $7.88 Baker Mayfield $7.63 C.J. Stroud $5.83 Michael Penix $0.84 RB's Saquon Barkley $8.67 Jonathan Taylor $8.05 Rachaad White $5.34 Tyrone Tracy $3.24 Blake Corum $1.35 WR's Ja'Marr Chase $9.60 Courtland Sutton $5.59 Jaxon Smith-Njigba $5.17 Chris Godwin $3.85 Rome Odunze $3.77 Rashee Rice $3.37 Khalil Shakir $2.92 Brandon Aiyuk $1.13 I can keep Burrow, Penix, Barkley, and Chase for $27. Thing is, Barkley tallied 482 touches (including the playoffs), last year and I'd prefer to sell a year too early than a year too late. I have a buyer for Barkley, and keeping Taylor gives me financial flexibility. But a trade offer I'm thinking of offering is to the McCaffrey owner.... Mayfield + Taylor for McCaffrey. Here's that owner's roster. QB's Tua Tagovailoa $5.18 Sam Darnold $4.62 Mason Rudolph $1.63 Trey Lance $0.39 RB's Joe Mixon $6.37 James Conner $6.20 Christian McCaffrey $4.80 Brian Robinson $2.87 Jerome Ford $2.41 WR's Malik Nabers $6.27 Mike Evans $6.18 Tee Higgins $4.22 Chris Olave $4.16 Puka Nacua $3.38 Andrei Iosivas $1.99 Ja'Lynn Polk $0.69 Do you think that deal is even or lopsided based on the parameters (2 QB league, $28 cap)? His keepers could be Mayfield, Taylor, Nabers, Higgins, & Nacua for $27.98

I'm just taking the highest ranked player on my sheet. So far, got 3 guys with a 1st or 2nd round grade. We'll see what happens when my pick comes around again.

Not until a week before the draft... so August 27th(?), whatever that Sunday is.

Here's what sucks about trading in this league... well, it doesn't suck, but it is what it is. Expensive players are almost impossible to get value for. Reason being, every team has good players to keep and it's hard to justify spending $8+ for Barkley (for example), when you have say, Bucky Irving for $3 less and that would force you to not keep someone else that you like. So, what usually happens is that if you're not keeping a player, get the best deal you can... if warranted. I have the 9th pick. If I throw Barkley back into the draft, someone else will get him. At least I can get something for him. I think Barkley will be fine this year, but the whole 480 touches last year has me a bit nervous. I'd rather trade him a year early than a year late. Yeah, it's PPR. If it wasn't, I would be keeping both RB's. Yes, that's my plan. Grab an RB at #2 and then the next couple picks, use them to grab my another WR and probably my QB2. I like Penix as my 3, not my 2. Yeah, pretty much. His WR's had 2 great weeks at the end. Yeah, good points for Rice, and since I have JSN, I won't need to depend on him. Probably worth the risk.

3.04 - RB Jonathan Taylor, IND

LOL, @Ron_Artest doesn't think that the two biggest reason that China is ahead of us in these two areas aren't because of slave labor and IP theft.

With Rice coming off and ACL and the court ruling possibly resulting in a suspension, my guess is that this year his ceiling won't be high. He has a somewhat high draft value (9th round - which will become a 7th next year if I keep him), but I think with what I just mentioned, I could get a him back somewhere later in the draft.

So, to give an update.... I made 2 trades... Barkley and Mayfield. To the guy picking 2nd overall... we're flipflopping 1st and 3rd round picks. I get pick #2 & #22, he's getting Barkley, pick #9 & 29. To the guy picking 10th (this thread)... he gave me pick #11 for Mayfield. So, as we stand, I think my keepers are Burrow, Penix, Chase, JSN, and Odunze and I'll have picks 2, 11, 12, 22, & 32 in the first 4 rounds. With that, I'll throw Taylor back and give me a chance to get him back (or Jeanty).

We start 2QB, 1 RB, 1 RB/WR flex, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 RB/WR/TE flex. So, we could start 4 WR's and 1 RB.

2.09 - WR AJ Brown, PHI

Yeah, I don't see why he wouldn't.

Yes, that's fair. I'm ok with that. Everyone's opinions are different... all good. My opinion hasn't changed on Mayfield. He's on one of the most talented offenses in football. I think there's about 25 other QB's in this league who could put up the numbers he can (or better). I don't think there's many teams that have a top 2 WR corp better than Evans and Godwin. McMillan came along well with more playing time and with the addition of top tier draft talent in Egbuka, I think the Bucs have the #1 WR corp in the NFL. With Irving and White, I don't think there's too many teams that provide a 1-2 punch like the Bucs. Do teams like the Eagles, Ravens, Falcons, San Fran, and Lions have an RB1 better than Irving? Sure... but I'll take White over all of their #2's, with the exception of Detroit. They also have a top 10 OLine vs the run and the pass. I think PFF ranked both of them in the top 7 last year. Cade Otton is a perfectly acceptable TE in the NFL. Are there guys better than him? Of course, but he's a legit starter in the league. Mayfield's fantasy production is much like Rachaad White's from 2023. He was RB6 I believe. Why? Opportunity and volume. That's no different for Mayfield. They'll throw the ball 560 to 580 times this year. He's got WR's to where he should compete 65% for at least 7.5 ypa. I don't think I could name 10 QB's who couldn't do that in Tampa. The baseline for passing yards by any QB who plays in Tampa should start with 4000 yards and 30 TD's. To note, I didn't draft Mayfield last year in my keeper league, I drafted Trevor Lawrence. I only traded him for Mayfield because of bye weeks. Jacksonville had the same bye week as Cincy (or Houston - can't remember). When I offered him to the guy who had Mayfield, he jumped at the offer.

Yeah, I wasn't worried about the collusion/veto aspect, I was just curious if people thought the offer was absurd or reasonable given the circumstances.

Something to keep in mind, it's a 2 QB league, so a lot of QB's are kept. Talking to people, here's a list of QB's that are probably going to be kept. Bo Nix Brock Purdy Drake Maye J.J. McCarthy Jalen Hurts Jared Goff Jayden Daniels Joe Burrow Jordan Love Josh Allen Lamar Jackson Matthew Stafford Michael Penix Odds are, at least guys like Mahomes, Herbert, & Mahomes will be drafted in the first 9 picks... probably one or two more. At best, this guys best QB may be: Sam Darnold Kyler Murray Geno Smith Aaron Rodgers Caleb Williams Bryce Young Kirk Cousins Tua Tagovailoa Russell Wilson He'll probably have to draft 2 at the wrap around. If he really wanted Mixon, I think he'd have no problems getting him at his #10/#11 wrap around as well as getting Robinson even later. Now, if he thinks that one of those guys will equal Mayfield this coming season, then I'd agree, it makes no sense to do this deal.

1.04 - WR Justin Jefferson, MIN

Will be interesting to see how this works out.

School and endocrinologists I talk to. This is NOT and good vs bad situation, it's a really bad vs just as bad, but slightly worse situation. Every nutritionist and endocrinologist will tell you to avoid both, but if you don't and have a choice, choose sugar cane. Both will do the same thing to your body, but the risks are greater with corn syrup. Also, your brain doesn't recognize corn syrup as an adequate nutrient. When that happens, your body doesn't register it as satiating and you're more likely to keep eating/drinking. This is why the risks are higher. Again, people should avoid both. There's no winner. In a way, it's like a football team losing 14-0 or 17-0. No one wants either, but you're better off losing 14-0. Like you noted, the difference isn't great, but one is worse. Why choose that one?

"Nutritionally", this is true... long term, sugar is better. HFCS has a bigger negative impact on your metabolism, liver, and gut health. Neither are particularly good for you, but considering that the majority of people consuming them aren't doing it in true moderation, they're definitely better off, with cane sugar.