2014 Fantasy Football Advice Thread
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Skiptastic
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10 people league, so yeah a bit smaller. It was also fortuitous drafting position and a bit of happenstance. Like, I drafted Emmanuel Sanders and Philip Rivers way later, so I traded the both of them for Dez Bryant. And TY Hilton I picked up off waivers because someone was REALLY impatient. And Alshon Jeffrey was a keeper from last year I drafted way late.
Here was the draft:
Stanford Savior
1. (7) Jimmy Graham (NO - TE) - Good Pick
2. (14) A.J. Green (Cin - WR) - Good Pick
3. (27) Andrew Luck (Ind - QB) - GREAT pick
4. (34) Vincent Jackson (TB - WR) - Disappointing and hard to know when to use
5. (47) Lavonte David (TB - LB) - awesome pick
6. (54) Giovani Bernard  (Cin - RB) - keeper who was awesome then got injured
7. (67) Marques Colston (NO - WR) - disappointing
8. (74) Luke Kuechly (Car - LB) - good pick
9. (87) Kyle Rudolph (Min - TE) - injured
10. (94) Patrick Willis (SF - LB) - injured but good at times
11. (107) Philip Rivers (SD - QB) - traded after sitting on my bench
12. (114) Emmanuel Sanders (Den - WR) - traded after being awesome
13. (127) Maurice Jones-Drew (Oak - RB) - dropped
14. (134) Alshon Jeffrey (Chi - WR) - keeper pick, awesome value
15. (147) Bobby Wagner (Sea - LB) - cut after sucking which I regret
16. (154) Johnny Manziel (Cle - QB) - cut but should have kept for keeper purposes
17. (167) Dan Bailey (Dal - K) - good pick
Any thoughts for my flex this weekend? Looking at:
Rashad Jennings - word is still not 100% and Andre Williams may share the workload to some degree. Also, going against Redskins run D. On the positive, I'm in a PPR league and he should get some catches.
Jonathan Stewart - Big game last week. Deangelo Williams looks like he'll be out, so carry volume looks good. Negative is that Cam is also out, which will probably hurt the run game vs. Tampa Bay.
Latavius Murray - Word is he'll get all the carries and is playing against a Chiefs team that gives up lots of run yardage. Negatives: KC doesn't seem to give up rush TDs, and Murray plays on Oakland, so who knows how often they'll see the endzone.
I made the worst choice out of 3 flex players last week, but I still won. Don't want to make the same mistakes this week. :|
Rashad Jennings - word is still not 100% and Andre Williams may share the workload to some degree. Also, going against Redskins run D. On the positive, I'm in a PPR league and he should get some catches.
Jonathan Stewart - Big game last week. Deangelo Williams looks like he'll be out, so carry volume looks good. Negative is that Cam is also out, which will probably hurt the run game vs. Tampa Bay.
Latavius Murray - Word is he'll get all the carries and is playing against a Chiefs team that gives up lots of run yardage. Negatives: KC doesn't seem to give up rush TDs, and Murray plays on Oakland, so who knows how often they'll see the endzone.
I made the worst choice out of 3 flex players last week, but I still won. Don't want to make the same mistakes this week. :|
Stewart and Jennings
I like Decker as a PPR guy. Sucks that I took him in my standard league.
I have a friend who does fan duel from time to time and seen how it works. It's pretty interesting.
Draft kings I've only seen the commercials. How does that work?
I'm not exactly the gambling type either. Any chance I could bet almost nothing but still win something (as stupid as that sounds)? XD
I guess I feel like just trying it and see how it goes. I'm not exactly a big spender but I can afford to lose like $10 or $20 to start out on.
Draft kings I've only seen the commercials. How does that work?
I'm not exactly the gambling type either. Any chance I could bet almost nothing but still win something (as stupid as that sounds)? XD
I guess I feel like just trying it and see how it goes. I'm not exactly a big spender but I can afford to lose like $10 or $20 to start out on.
I do fanduel. Usually a couple on Sunday and then a bunch of basketball ones throughout the week. I tried out a few different methods, but I feel like the 3, 5, or even 10 man leagues are the best way to make money.
You can do $1 50/50 leagues. You just have to place in the top half to make money. You'll get $1.80 if you win.
Ah ok. So here's a couple of questions I have
What does 50/50 leagues mean? My guess is 50 player leagues or something?
I was looking at these sign up promotions. What does "100% sign up bonus to $200" mean?
How quick are the payouts if I won some money and I wanted to cash out? Is PayPal the only service to use?
50/50 is just the percentage of ppl in the money. The top 50% ppl of a 100 person league will make money. The bottom 50 get nothing. There are 20, 40, 60, 80 person 50/50 leagues as well.
They double the initial deposit u make. However, you dont get it all right away. Each time you play in a league or tournament, fanduel will deposit some of the balance into your account. Eventually you'll get it all, it just might take a while.
PayPal and they can send you a check. I'm not sure how long it takes since I haven't cashed out yet.
Oh ok. So I guess as long as I don't suck too bad I can win a few bucks from time to time XD. (Then again, it's probably easier said then done)
Ah so that's the catch. Eventually is not a long time right?
So what are these head to head match ups that I've seen on fan duel? I've seen my friend do some of those sometimes but I don't know how different it is exactly compared to doing league play. Is it literally just against one other player and you either win or lose? Is it risker?
Btw thank you so much for answering these for me. It's very helpful.
Oh ok. So I guess as long as I don't suck too bad I can win a few bucks from time to time XD. (Then again, it's probably easier said then done)
Ah so that's the catch. Eventually is not a long time right?
So what are these head to head match ups that I've seen on fan duel? I've seen my friend do some of those sometimes but I don't know how different it is exactly compared to doing league play. Is it literally just against one other player and you either win or lose? Is it risker?
Btw thank you so much for answering these for me. It's very helpful.
No problem, I'm happy to help
If i'm reading the transaction history on my account right, I get $0.04 back for each $1 game and $.20 back for every $5 game.
Head to Heads are pretty cool. It's basically just you vs one other person. You each pick a lineup, but it doesnt reveal who your opponent has picked until gametime.
FanDuel takes a 10% cut of the winnings. So say it's a $5 head-to-head, the winner gets $9, fanduel gets $1, and the loser gets nothing.
No problem, I'm happy to help
If i'm reading the transaction history on my account right, I get $0.04 back for each $1 game and $.20 back for every $5 game.
Head to Heads are pretty cool. It's basically just you vs one other person. You each pick a lineup, but it doesnt reveal who your opponent has picked until gametime.
FanDuel takes a 10% cut of the winnings. So say it's a $5 head-to-head, the winner gets $9, fanduel gets $1, and the loser gets nothing.
Oh damn 10%? That sounds a little steep. I mean in the unlikely event that I win say $1K, they take $100 from it right? Is that normal?
In your experience, do you like doing league plays better or head to heads?
I guess it would be normal. I've never done anything other than fanduel so I'm not too sure.
I started out doing the big leagues with like 20,000 people. They were ok, but I never got a big payout. Maybe $1-$3 from time to time on $1 buy-ins. There's just so many ppl in them that it's hard to place high up. Especially when you can miss the money just from being short a couple fantasy points, or even short like 0.05 points.
I either recommend either head-to-head, 3, or 5 person leagues. Better chance for you to make more money. You just have to be smarter(or luckier) than a few people, as opposed to 15,000 people.
A couple friends have got lucky in bigger tournaments and won like $80 when they put down $5 or $10. I just feel like smaller league are better and have less risk.
I've been doing Fanduel since last season and I love it. You can definitely win a lot from betting a little. That's probably your best bet honestly. Last year I won 3K from a $2 bet (two week game) and this year I won $140 from a $5 bet. With that said, it's EXTREMELY hard and it's half luck half research.
I personally don't like head2head games. I feel like if I'm putting in the work I may as well try and win big. I see a lot of regret coming from that method of play.
Yeah I suspected as much.
Again, thanks for the help. I think I have a better idea of them now.
Also good to know. And damn nice job on the winnings yourself. 0_0
I'm having the same problem. My subs would be Rueben Randle or Eddie Royal. Free Agency options are the likes of Kendall Wright, Terrance Williams, Riley Cooper, Kamar Aiken.
DizzyCaffeine
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Ok guys, tomorrow is week 1 of the fantasy super bowl for me, and once again it's my WRs giving me trouble. Please help me by picking 1:
Cobb
Edelman
Gordon
Cobb
Edelman
Gordon
Hazelhurst
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Which two should I play out of these four?
Latavius Murray
Brandon Lafell
Jonas Gray
Fred Jackson
Latavius Murray
Brandon Lafell
Jonas Gray
Fred Jackson
I'd go FJax.
Hey, I desperately need a FLEX option for my playoff match. Should I go Asiata, Gore, Allen Hurns, Jarvis Landry, or pick someone up? Is someone in Jacksonville gonna get scoring opportunities with Denard Robinson on the IR?
I heard Landry is going to be on revis island. Out of all those options, I'd go with hurns
Dr.Horrible
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Eli or Russell Wilson? Leaning Wilson since he's more reliable, but Eli is going against a weak Washington.
Fuuuuuuuu Julio isn't playing...sigh.
Douglas is owned already unfortunately. Going with LaFell. Damn, I'm going to need a lot of help today to win :/
Douglas is owned already unfortunately. Going with LaFell. Damn, I'm going to need a lot of help today to win :/
Start 2:
Eddie Lacy
Isaiah Crowell
Latavius Murray
I was dead-set on Lacy and Crowell earlier in the week, but now with Lacy on timeshare and folks hyping up Murray, I'm considering benching Lacy against a stout BUF D. Lacy did terrible early in the year against the best rush D's, granted the pack are a lot hotter now than they were then.
Eddie Lacy
Isaiah Crowell
Latavius Murray
I was dead-set on Lacy and Crowell earlier in the week, but now with Lacy on timeshare and folks hyping up Murray, I'm considering benching Lacy against a stout BUF D. Lacy did terrible early in the year against the best rush D's, granted the pack are a lot hotter now than they were then.
Wilson's definitely more reliable but Eli should have good first half numbers throwing to OBJ (ODB?). Giants have been completely falling apart after the first half lately though, except for last week against the hapless Titans.
Yeah I have him and not starting him forget reason. My choice now is between desean jackson and moncrief. The rest of my wr are hurt. Rolling the dice with jsckson since he will play.
I would go Moncrief with Reggie Wayne out and a great matchup against the Texans, and Harry Douglas w/ both Julio out and Roddy White still injured.
Thanks.
Now that Julio is officially out, I'm definitely playing Douglas. Where did you see Wayne is inactive? Everything I'm looking at has him suiting up and playing.
ostrichKing
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Ugh..semi-finals and have to pick between Sanchez and Manziel...I know all the experts are saying Sanchez...am I crazy to consider Manziel?
He's playing, but hes palying w/ Torn Triceps, and after dropping 3 passes last week with only 8 targets, i cant see him being a big weapon this week
I think if you go with Manziel you are really hoping for some rushing yards and maybe a score. Reports coming from the stadium seem to indicate that they are going to try and limit his throws. Of course, that could just be a giant smokescreen, but who knows.
Brady's got the better matchup and the pats will throw the ball a lot more today the SEA
Maybe gonna use him as a decoy or something. I think if I had a lot of good options I'd sit him.
ostrichKing
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Yeah I think I'll go with Sanchez...thanks!
One more question...for Flex do I go Josh Gordon, Harry Douglass (with Julio out), or Marquess Wilson?
I have Reggie, Baldwin, and Boldin. Still haven't decided which one to start.
Morris apparently has a worse avg per carry when McCoy plays than when RG3 plays and Bell has become the lead back in Detroit, so I would prolly go with Bell there.
I think Thomas' ankle is supposed to be better this week, the real question is if they are going to keep forcing the running game over and over again.
DrForester
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I've decided to take a risk with Wilson over Sanchez.
Don't disappoint me again, Wilson.
Don't disappoint me again, Wilson.
UberTag
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What so-called "experts" said that?
All I heard was that Revis would be shadowing Landry and to fade him. If anything that would make Wallace an even better play than normal.
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