tubby_mcgee 691 Posted October 18, 2021 I though he was supposed to be so good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AxeElf 787 Posted October 18, 2021 Statistically, he's the best QB in the game today. In real life, he's not very good at covering opposing receivers or stopping the run. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serenity Now 44 Posted October 18, 2021 He’s been pretty solid for my first place team. His floor is so much higher than nearly every other qb. Having a set and forget it qb has also allowed me to free up a bench spot. I had stashed Hubbard, and both Williams before the starters went down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 18, 2021 Remember back when KC won the super bowl with Mahomes, and I posted than that KC won’t win another with Mahomes as Qb, book it. Look it up , Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,949 Posted October 18, 2021 It’s going to be interesting when he no longer has Kelce. He’s very good, but Kelce is what makes him great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tubby_mcgee 691 Posted October 19, 2021 Yeah but he's 3-3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEEZNUTS 18 Posted October 19, 2021 I completely abandoned my draft strategy, took him late in 2nd round, and so far I'm not happy. I agree, floor is high. Wondering how many fantasy football championships are had when you spend so much draft capital on a QB early. Kyler Murray or Lamar Jackson 2 rounds later, or Justin Herbert 3/4 rounds later is much better value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 19, 2021 How about Stafford about 7-8 rounds later. No need to draft a Qb until the double digit rounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,949 Posted October 19, 2021 6 hours ago, weepaws said: How about Stafford about 7-8 rounds later. No need to draft a Qb until the double digit rounds. Stafford wasn’t going in double digit rounds in 12 team competitive leagues. Anyone else from the actual double digit rounds you can point to? Hurts I guess, Carr for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,201 Posted October 19, 2021 There's nothing wrong with Mahomes, just that the gap between him and say, the #10 QB isn't what it used to be. That huge year he had, in 2018, he was the #1 QB and #2 was 60 points behind him. The #6 QB was over 100. Since then, he's fell back to the pack and the pack also got better. This year, right now he's #1 in my leagues, but #5 is only 10 points back. There is a gap after that though, as Aaron Rodgers is #12 and about 45 points (7.5 fpw), behind. Now, if you're talking about in the NFL, that's a different matter. There's plenty of people here who pretend that paying a QB $40M+ doesn't matter, as long as the cap hit percentage is low. That's not really the case. Teams payout the QB and structure those deals in order to re-sign current players to lock them in. The thing is, that doesn't improve the team, it just spreads out the money across the top. After they bring those guys back, that "cap money savings" is gone and they're right back to where they were before the restructure of the QB, with about $20M to spend. Of which, $7M will be for draft picks and about $5M will be saved for in-season expenses, leaving only about $8M to spend on back end roster fodder... guys who will likely be #45-50 on their roster. In the end, they really didn't "improve" their team, they kept it status quo. The only way they actually improve the team is via the draft and hope they hit. The Chiefs already restructured Mahomes' deal, the year after they signed him. Because of that, they can't restructure him again for another 5 seasons because there's nothing to restructure. Over the next 5 seasons, his average base pay is $2.5M or less in every year but one (in 2023, it's $5.5M). What the Chiefs did was take that savings and spent it on the offensive line. In theory, that's a good idea, but the problem is that it came at the expense of the defense. Looking at the rest of their schedule, I think they're going to be around 10 wins (give or a take a win). That might get them in the playoffs. Next year, they'll use their draft picks on defense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,949 Posted October 19, 2021 I don’t think anyone who went early on Allen, Brady, Herbert, Lamar, Murray, Rodgers regret it. Idiots like me who waited and took Tanehill later do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,201 Posted October 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Hardcore troubadour said: I don’t think anyone who went early on Allen, Brady, Herbert, Lamar, Murray, Rodgers regret it. Idiots like me who waited and took Tanehill later do. Yeah, that's looking like the case. I was high on Tannehill, well, at least him being a low end QB1. I did like Stafford more. I got him in the 9th round in one league and got Brady in round 8 in another. In the league I drafted Tannehill in, I was able to get Dak for Damien Harris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 19, 2021 31 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: I don’t think anyone who went early on Allen, Brady, Herbert, Lamar, Murray, Rodgers regret it. Idiots like me who waited and took Tanehill later do. If their teams aren’t winning they do, that’s often times the case when over ranking when to draft a Qb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Hardcore troubadour said: Stafford wasn’t going in double digit rounds in 12 team competitive leagues. Anyone else from the actual double digit rounds you can point to? Hurts I guess, Carr for now. Oh sure he was, right on this board many drafted him in the tenth round , depends also when ones drafted. Also Cousins would be on that list. No need to chase a Qb before double digit rounds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 19, 2021 I know Tannehill was a big topic during the offseason, of one finds my post about him , I said he wouldn’t avg 25 or so points per game like he did in 2020. His avg of 20 points per is on par for him Live and learn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrG 94 Posted October 19, 2021 The gap between Mahomes and everyone else is narrowed by the running QBS like Allen and Murray plus some teams are trying to play faster. Add the loss of Watkins and that CEH has been a little underwhelming and this offense hasn’t really hit stride. No other wr has stepped up after Kelce and Hill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny_Bastard 154 Posted October 19, 2021 I got Allen in the 3rd round after Mahommes went. Everyone was laughing screaming "QBs are DEEEEEPPPPP". No one laughing now with Allen dropping 40+ 3 out of past 4 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,949 Posted October 19, 2021 The only fantasy relevant players during Mahomes 4 years have been Hill and Kelce and Kareem Hunt the one year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 19, 2021 Stafford is avg only five points less per game, and Cousins is avg 6, and neither one of them are running qbs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serenity Now 44 Posted October 20, 2021 The correct answer to what position should have been waited on is WR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 20, 2021 No, qbs and tes and kicker and def. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,949 Posted October 20, 2021 23 minutes ago, Serenity Now said: The correct answer to what position should have been waited on is WR. Correct. If you didn’t go D Adams then you should have waited. Signed - AJ Brown and DK drafter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serenity Now 44 Posted October 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, weepaws said: No, qbs and tes and kicker and def. Not based on the stats and facts. Mid round wrs are not only a better value, but many are out producing early round wrs. You could have positional point advantages at RB, QB, & WR if you waited on WR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polecatt 405 Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Serenity Now said: The correct answer to what position should have been waited on is WR. Yep, what rounds did Cooper Kupp and Mike Williams go in? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 20, 2021 Kupp didn’t go double digit round. Now that’s true value where you land qbs and tes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serenity Now 44 Posted October 20, 2021 Pretty easy to out score the qb streamer crowd this year. With a stud qb and any number of Kupp, Chase, Williams, A. Brown, M. brown, Samuel, Patterson, Sanders and others. Draft the right rbs in the first two or three rounds and your opponent is chasing points at too many positions consistently to keep up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 20, 2021 Better yet, you draft those WRs and Rbs, while the non Qb streamers chase qbs, and those early tes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DEEZNUTS 18 Posted October 20, 2021 Because the gap has closed between Mahomes and other QBs he's far more difficult to trade for assets like a front line RB. So drafting Mahomes as early as late 2nd round in a 12 team league a bad move. Which is what I did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,949 Posted October 20, 2021 1 hour ago, DEEZNUTS said: Because the gap has closed between Mahomes and other QBs he's far more difficult to trade for assets like a front line RB. So drafting Mahomes as early as late 2nd round in a 12 team league a bad move. Which is what I did. Who was available? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 6:35 PM, weepaws said: Remember back when KC won the super bowl with Mahomes, and I posted than that KC won’t win another with Mahomes as Qb, book it. Look it up , Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 6:55 PM, Hardcore troubadour said: It’s going to be interesting when he no longer has Kelce. He’s very good, but Kelce is what makes him great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 9:18 AM, TBayXXXVII said: There's nothing wrong with Mahomes, just that the gap between him and say, the #10 QB isn't what it used to be. That huge year he had, in 2018, he was the #1 QB and #2 was 60 points behind him. The #6 QB was over 100. Since then, he's fell back to the pack and the pack also got better. This year, right now he's #1 in my leagues, but #5 is only 10 points back. There is a gap after that though, as Aaron Rodgers is #12 and about 45 points (7.5 fpw), behind. Now, if you're talking about in the NFL, that's a different matter. There's plenty of people here who pretend that paying a QB $40M+ doesn't matter, as long as the cap hit percentage is low. That's not really the case. Teams payout the QB and structure those deals in order to re-sign current players to lock them in. The thing is, that doesn't improve the team, it just spreads out the money across the top. After they bring those guys back, that "cap money savings" is gone and they're right back to where they were before the restructure of the QB, with about $20M to spend. Of which, $7M will be for draft picks and about $5M will be saved for in-season expenses, leaving only about $8M to spend on back end roster fodder... guys who will likely be #45-50 on their roster. In the end, they really didn't "improve" their team, they kept it status quo. The only way they actually improve the team is via the draft and hope they hit. The Chiefs already restructured Mahomes' deal, the year after they signed him. Because of that, they can't restructure him again for another 5 seasons because there's nothing to restructure. Over the next 5 seasons, his average base pay is $2.5M or less in every year but one (in 2023, it's $5.5M). What the Chiefs did was take that savings and spent it on the offensive line. In theory, that's a good idea, but the problem is that it came at the expense of the defense. Looking at the rest of their schedule, I think they're going to be around 10 wins (give or a take a win). That might get them in the playoffs. Next year, they'll use their draft picks on defense. @ Tenn - L NYG - W GB - L @ LV - W Dal - W Den - W LV - W @ LAC - W Pit - W @ Cin - W @ Den - W give or take a couple of the Ws they may lose, and a L they may win. We're talking about a 12-5 team. Chiefs have had the most difficult schedule to start the season of any team by far, and it shows. Get Frank Clark and Chris Jones and Willie Gay healthy, they've replaced Sorensen with Thornhill already and get Ben Niemann out of the lineup and this team may still end up being the top seed in the AFC when all is said and done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted October 20, 2021 Baltimore has the 4th toughest schedule remaining, while Buffalo has the easiest. And the Ravens just lost their Pro Bowl LT for the season. I still think the AFC bye comes down to the Chiefs and Bills, and that home loss on Sunday night could really end up being huge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: Hasn’t happen yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,201 Posted October 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, cmh6476 said: @ Tenn - L NYG - W GB - L @ LV - W Dal - W Den - W LV - W @ LAC - W Pit - W @ Cin - W @ Den - W give or take a couple of the Ws they may lose, and a L they may win. We're talking about a 12-5 team. Chiefs have had the most difficult schedule to start the season of any team by far, and it shows. Get Frank Clark and Chris Jones and Willie Gay healthy, they've replaced Sorensen with Thornhill already and get Ben Niemann out of the lineup and this team may still end up being the top seed in the AFC when all is said and done. This is absolutely possible. I have them beating Tennessee, but losing 1 game to the Raiders as well as the Cowboys, and either Denver or Cincinnati at the end. Why? The Raiders, Bengals, and Cowboys all have offenses that can put up enough points to beat the Chiefs. Two of the three are on the road. I figure that Denver could split or at the end, they lose to the Bengals. The Broncos have a defense that can slow down the Chiefs enough to where they could beat them. It's possible that they beat Denver both times, I just think that if they do, they'll have lost to the Bengals on the road the week before. I don't think the Bengals are the pushover they've been in the past. I think they get better and better as the season goes on. That's why I see a possible 10-7 season. I can see them losing another game, like at the Chargers, which I'm also giving them a win even though it's a road game. All that said, I can see them getting things fixed and finishing 13-4 or even run the table. They have the talent. But, the way the Chiefs have been playing these first 6 weeks, they're not the lock they'd otherwise have been in recent years, against some of these teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcBlitzkrieg 18 Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 7:35 PM, weepaws said: Remember back when KC won the super bowl with Mahomes, and I posted than that KC won’t win another with Mahomes as Qb, book it. Look it up , Well he just turned 26 years old so you might want to hold onto that book mark a few more years.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 20, 2021 Wilson was a young Qb back when he lead the Seahawks to a super bowl victory, plus he had a def , like I posted after Mahomes first super bowl, it will remind me of Wilson and the Seahawks, one and done. But let’s check back in a few years than. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weepaws 2,515 Posted October 24, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 4:35 PM, weepaws said: Remember back when KC won the super bowl with Mahomes, and I posted than that KC won’t win another with Mahomes as Qb, book it. Look it up , On 10/20/2021 at 12:28 PM, kcBlitzkrieg said: Well he just turned 26 years old so you might want to hold onto that book mark a few more years.... On 10/20/2021 at 11:32 AM, cmh6476 said: I’ll stand behind my statement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,201 Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/20/2021 at 2:46 PM, cmh6476 said: Baltimore has the 4th toughest schedule remaining, while Buffalo has the easiest. And the Ravens just lost their Pro Bowl LT for the season. I still think the AFC bye comes down to the Chiefs and Bills, and that home loss on Sunday night could really end up being huge. On 10/20/2021 at 3:22 PM, TBayXXXVII said: This is absolutely possible. I have them beating Tennessee, but losing 1 game to the Raiders as well as the Cowboys, and either Denver or Cincinnati at the end. Why? The Raiders, Bengals, and Cowboys all have offenses that can put up enough points to beat the Chiefs. Two of the three are on the road. I figure that Denver could split or at the end, they lose to the Bengals. The Broncos have a defense that can slow down the Chiefs enough to where they could beat them. It's possible that they beat Denver both times, I just think that if they do, they'll have lost to the Bengals on the road the week before. I don't think the Bengals are the pushover they've been in the past. I think they get better and better as the season goes on. That's why I see a possible 10-7 season. I can see them losing another game, like at the Chargers, which I'm also giving them a win even though it's a road game. All that said, I can see them getting things fixed and finishing 13-4 or even run the table. They have the talent. But, the way the Chiefs have been playing these first 6 weeks, they're not the lock they'd otherwise have been in recent years, against some of these teams. After yesterday, any thoughts I had of the Chiefs finishing above .500, are gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 777 Posted November 8, 2021 On 10/20/2021 at 1:39 PM, cmh6476 said: @ Tenn - L NYG - W GB - L @ LV - W Dal - W Den - W LV - W @ LAC - W Pit - W @ Cin - W @ Den - W give or take a couple of the Ws they may lose, and a L they may win. We're talking about a 12-5 team. Chiefs have had the most difficult schedule to start the season of any team by far, and it shows. Get Frank Clark and Chris Jones and Willie Gay healthy, they've replaced Sorensen with Thornhill already and get Ben Niemann out of the lineup and this team may still end up being the top seed in the AFC when all is said and done. Granted if Rodgers was playing he would have completely picked apart this defense and probably won the game. But as it sits, I'm +1 on my ROS projection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites