Lessons for 2016

[DrG 103]

The wire is more important than ever as are match ups.

You cannot have too many running backs.

Now you can stream k, d, qb and/or te

[cyclone24 1,913]

My thought for 2016 is I don't give two shiits who I have for backs......I'm loading up on WRs.

[jimaveli 119]

Streaming more than one spot at a time only works when you're lucky and things fall right. That and you can't be dropping good folks to chase. A year like this one SHOULD make fantasy players more alert all year long. That would make free agent lists more scarce if so. Who am I kidding!? The psychos will be all over everything and the lazy folks will lay on their teams and be inactive no matter what.

[phillygrrl08 139]

Don't draft a RB or TE not named Gronk before the 5th round.

[Magnificent Bastard 191]

Every year is vastly different. Aaron Rodgers and Andrew Luck were the two safest picks In the draft. Adapt, adjust, overcome. And the only way to draft is best player available.

[Footballcrazy33 1]

You will not win a Championship with AP as ur no 1 pick!!!

[Djgb13 2,339]

You will not win a Championship with AP as ur no 1 pick!!!

Did that this year lol

[SpenceToons 70]

Burn at least one roster spot on a handcuff. Here's looking at you, D Will.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,264]

My thought for 2016 is I don't give two shiits who I have for backs......I'm loading up on WRs.

Every team in ever league is going to do this.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,264]

Streaming more than one spot at a time only works when you're lucky and things fall right. That and you can't be dropping good folks to chase. A year like this one SHOULD make fantasy players more alert all year long. That would make free agent lists more scarce if so. Who am I kidding!? The psychos will be all over everything and the lazy folks will lay on their teams and be inactive no matter what.

We all have these mental notes for next year, but by the time the season rolls around again we are more likely to wonder What the hell did i learn from last year? Ahh screw it. Ill take Charcandrick West with the 7th pick! Championship!!

[jimaveli 119]

Stop drafting Tom Brady and then being shocked when he lays an egg in important spots and screws you.

 

Qbs get hurt too. You need two on your roster most of the time. Also. You can't allow players who can eliminate you to be on the wire so there's that too.

 

But please do a little research so you don't 'have to' draft a qb super early to feel like you have a good one. Luck and Rodgers owners likely have very few championships to show.

 

Calvin Johnson...let him fall a bit next year.

 

AJ Green is a classic 'the end of the year stats look good but owning him every week sucks' bengals wr.

 

With that written, look at some game logs when you're prepping for drafts. Don't end up with a team full of boom and bust folks because you just looked at total points from the previous year.

 

Brandon Marshall...stop not drafting him. He's usually better than whatever hot take guy is around in the 3-5 rounds.

 

Except Nuk. Draft the hell out of Nuk. He's early days Andre Johnson in a league where it is much easier to pass. Aka his td rate is much better...like 2x the tds. No matter what Houston is up to, he's gonna kill it.

 

Zero rb is like wearing a pink shirt...it's not bold now that damn near everyone is doing it. Get the players you like most. And don't act like your Doug Martin, Ivory, and Gurley couldn't have been Abdullah, Tevin Coleman, and Melvin Gordon. Right? Right.

 

By the way...there were good wrs to be had late too. Again, you had to get the 'right ones'.

[jimaveli 119]

Tight end is lucking up and getting they guy with tds. Gates last year. Eifert this year.

 

Or get the guy who always gets hurt and then be lucky if the guy doesn't get/stay hurt. Gronk every year or Jordan Reed.

 

Or Delanie Walker because no one ever want him.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,264]

Stop drafting Tom Brady and then being shocked when he lays an egg in important spots and screws you.

 

Qbs get hurt too. You need two on your roster most of the time. Also. You can't allow players who can eliminate you to be on the wire so there's that too.

 

But please do a little research so you don't 'have to' draft a qb super early to feel like you have a good one. Luck and Rodgers owners likely have very few championships to show.

 

Calvin Johnson...let him fall a bit next year.

 

AJ Green is a classic 'the end of the year stats look good but owning him every week sucks' bengals wr.

 

With that written, look at some game logs when you're prepping for drafts. Don't end up with a team full of boom and bust folks because you just looked at total points from the previous year.

 

Brandon Marshall...stop not drafting him. He's usually better than whatever hot take guy is around in the 3-5 rounds.

 

Except Nuk. Draft the hell out of Nuk. He's early days Andre Johnson in a league where it is much easier to pass. Aka his td rate is much better...like 2x the tds. No matter what Houston is up to, he's gonna kill it.

 

Zero rb is like wearing a pink shirt...it's not bold now that damn near everyone is doing it. Get the players you like most. And don't act like your Doug Martin, Ivory, and Gurley couldn't have been Abdullah, Tevin Coleman, and Melvin Gordon. Right? Right.

 

By the way...there were good wrs to be had late too. Again, you had to get the 'right ones'.

Dont allow players who can eliminate you to be on ww. That was the reason i held onto David Johnson all year. I knew if he was the workhorse he would be an absolute stud. I did hold Coleman all year thinking he might be good too, that one didnt work out so well.

 

I cant wait to see everyone go zero rb and not draft a qb till late next year.

 

I will add one more, draft Jordy Nelson next year. Ywia

[Franknbeans 46]

never rely on Ben in a championship game

[jimaveli 119]

Home/road splits matter to some players. Look at them. Big Ben and Brees have announced to the world that they are unreliable on the road regardless of opponent. It is totally okay to draft Brees and then only start him when he's at home.

[IGotWorms 4,058]

As always: get lucky.

 

I picked some of the right sleepers and managed to stay relatively healthy in a year of many injuries. Boom, 'ship.

[ravenwood 1]

Every team in ever league is going to do this.

That's exactly why I will save some budget for RBs, WRs will be overbought and the mid-level RBs will get bid up to pay for the top WRs.

[jgcrawfish 232]

If we all just admit it mostly luck, we'd all be happier. I have ridden Delanie Walker all season. I got him off waivers after someone dumped him early in the season after his injury. He has been a plug and play starter for me ever since. Guys like Reed, Barnidge, B Watson are all waiver wire fodder yet finished in the top 8. Devonta Freeman, Doug Baldwin, DeAngelo Williams, Thomas Rawls, Darren McFadden, Tim Hightower...the list goes on and on.

 

I've mentioned this before, but one year we had a guy not show up for draft day which left us with 11 teams. Even with double headers nobody liked the way the schedules worked so I suggested creating a 12th team that I would run as the commish. It would not be allowed to trade with anybody, and would be fielded only with waiver wire guys. League agreed so I got set up. League was set up as "worst gets first waiver" so we made one more change to keep waivers week to week. "The Replacements" was horrible for about 4 weeks, then started being a bit more competitive as injuries happened. Finished 5-8 if I recall winning 4 of the last 5 games including 3 in a row at one point. It proved to me that the only real skill in this is working the waiver wire, which i did like a demon for that team.

 

For me personally, this was my first year of "Stay away from OLD guys" draft strategy, particularly at RB/WR/TE. The one guy I drafted consistently burned me in all my leagues, Steve Smith, and I blame myself for drafting his old ass.

[Law 241]

I said this previously and after fading down the stretch with injuries, but with too many wins to get good waivers....

 

 

 

Here is my new strategy for 2016: fade early and often, grab the hot undrafted waiver commodities, get stronger as the season goes, and dominate the playoffs to victory.

 

This is contrary to my previous strategy of the last 15+ years which is: draft exceedingly well, race out of the gate, win and win again, slowly fade down the stretch as injuries set in and others grab the waiver claims, wimper into the playoffs, and end up the highest scoring 4th team finisher, yet again.

 

 

http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=451730&hl=

 

[cyclone24 1,913]

I said this previously and after fading down the stretch with injuries, but with too many wins to get good waivers....

 

 

 

Here is my new strategy for 2016: fade early and often, grab the hot undrafted waiver commodities, get stronger as the season goes, and dominate the playoffs to victory.

 

This is contrary to my previous strategy of the last 15+ years which is: draft exceedingly well, race out of the gate, win and win again, slowly fade down the stretch as injuries set in and others grab the waiver claims, wimper into the playoffs, and end up the highest scoring 4th team finisher, yet again.

 

 

http://www.fftodayforums.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=451730&hl=

 

I'm seriously considering this. The team in the final with me next week started off 1 and 6. Picked up McFadden and DeAngelo to go with AP. Has rolled everyone essentially since then.

[tanatastic 2,062]

We all have these mental notes for next year, but by the time the season rolls around again we are more likely to wonder What the hell did i learn from last year? Ahh screw it. Ill take Charcandrick West with the 7th pick! Championship!!

So true. Thats why I tried to make that thread some time back about notes to remind us for next season before we forget.

[Frozenbeernuts 2,264]

So true. Thats why I tyried to make thatthread some time back about notes to remind us for next season before we forget.

A ffball time capsule. I have david johnsons left shoelace from his 3 td game. I also have deangelo williams gatorade cup from yesterday.

[murf74 461]

Draft best available regardless of position

 

Handcuffs are more valuable than mediocre backups at RB

 

Add waivers best available regardless of position

 

There are few if any RBs capable of carrying your team all year. Draft accordingly.

 

Consistency wins championships not the boom or bust scorers.

 

Streaming QBs can pay huge dividends

[VJaye 7]

Resist the temptation to change your roster, 1 hour before game time.

[Viking14 5]

I have won my league. A lot of luck. I scored 155 point in a non ppr and no bonus points. The only starters that I drafted in the starting lineup were my 2nd Julio and 3rd Cooks. It did draft Gurley in the 6th, but I benched him. I did draft Dez in the first, but he has been benched for 4 weeks. It is a 12 team league and Gurley would have done better than his replacement. I have always used the first round on a RB (since 1981) this year drafted 11th Dez and 2nd in round 2 Julio. With Cooks 3rd. I let it go automatic after that and round 4 was a big mistake Peyton.

[jimaveli 119]

Old players in good situations are tough to avoid when their draft price gets down to mid-round and beyond. It's probably wise if your 2nd rounder isn't ancient. Same time though, having Brandon Marshall instead of Abdullah would've been pretty sweet. Maybe that's more about how we label certain players.

[jimaveli 119]

What's the thought/lesson for hurt guys or guys with injury history concerns?

 

I tend to be unlucky with those types of players so I usually steer clear. But there's going to a slew of dudes coming off injuries next year. I'm gonna be tempted. Folks like Foster are easy enough to avoid. But what about some others. Ie: staying with Jordan Reed as a stash tight end this year could've equaled a title.

[phillygrrl08 139]

Old players in good situations are tough to avoid when their draft price gets down to mid-round and beyond. It's probably wise if your 2nd rounder isn't ancient. Same time though, having Brandon Marshall instead of Abdullah would've been pretty sweet. Maybe that's more about how we label certain players.

 

True, but nobody thought the Jets would be as good as they have been or that the Lions would be as bad as they have been. The uncertainty surrounding the Jets QB situation in the beginning of the year made Marshall drop, and seeing Abdullah play well in preseason in an offense everyone thought would score points made him overvalued.

[Drizzay 720]

Jacksonville and Oakland are no longer irrelevant, as far as fantasy goes. Cleveland still is.

[Law 241]

Jacksonville and Oakland are no longer irrelevant, as far as fantasy goes. Cleveland still is.

 

Gary Baaaaarnidge says

[jimaveli 119]

That dude punching Geno led to lots of fantasy championships. You're right. I almost had Marshall as undraftable based on my Geno fears.

[jimaveli 119]

Blake Bortles COULD be this year's Nick Foles.

[weepaws 3,191]

To enjoy to ride once again .

[Bills04 56]

My notes from this year: agree with previous poster - don't draft old guys (my WR2 was A. Johnson). Draft big / tall / dominating WRs (my WR1 was 5'10" R. Cobb).

[Frozenbeernuts 2,264]

My notes from this year: agree with previous poster - don't draft old guys (my WR2 was A. Johnson). Draft big / tall / dominating WRs (my WR1 was 5'10" R. Cobb).

Antonio brown, odell beckham, doug baldwin all 5'10. Calvin johnson, dez, nelson all big

[Mr Neil 63]

I was 10 pts away from making the SB and won the third place game. Only player I drafted on my current roster was ODB. Every other single person was from the waivers on my roster. Streamed qb all year long with pretty good effectiveness. Prolly avg around 18-20 pts a game. Waivers and match ups is what's most important now a days

[giraldi02 474]

There isn't a single running back in the NFL I would take with a first round pick anymore in fantasy. Not one. I could be sitting with the 16th pick in a 16 team league. I'm going WR.

[murf74 461]

Resist the temptation to change your roster, 1 hour before game time.

 

You just learned that this year?

[ThatDude 12]

Don't draft Jordan Mathews again

[murf74 461]

Don't draft Jordan Mathews again

 

One of my leagues, I was so convinced he was the real deal, I waited at WR so long specifically because I thought I could grab him late as my #1. Holy crap did that team suck.