Fantasy Football 2014

[thoughtomator]

Fwiw i was computer drafted last year and came in 2nd place.

I should have let the computer draft for me last year - my post-draft holdings really could not have turned out worse if I did. Between the two of us we just showed that the draft isn't that important, how you play it and trade and work the wire during the year have much more impact on the final outcome.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

I tend to think fantasy football as a whole is a crap shoot due to the injuries which are simply a part of the sport.

 

[Christian Liberty]

@Bastiat- I don't know that that makes it a "crapshoot", just more like poker than chess.

In chess, the game is 100% strategy, no luck involved. If you play better than your opponent, you win, period.

By contrast, in poker you can make good decisions and thus manipulate the odds in your favor. Its not just luck. But it does include luck. Even if you make the best decisions possible and get your money in when its good, your opponent can still suck out on you. THat's not the case in chess. In chess when you lose you always played poorly compared to the winner.

Fantasy football... you can make good decisions to put the odds in your favor, (And obviously draft position makes a difference to, though I'm not certain what the best position is) but you can make all the best decisions and still lose as well.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

@Bastiat- I don't know that that makes it a "crapshoot", just more like poker than chess.

In chess, the game is 100% strategy, no luck involved. If you play better than your opponent, you win, period.

By contrast, in poker you can make good decisions and thus manipulate the odds in your favor. Its not just luck. But it does include luck. Even if you make the best decisions possible and get your money in when its good, your opponent can still suck out on you. THat's not the case in chess. In chess when you lose you always played poorly compared to the winner.

Fantasy football... you can make good decisions to put the odds in your favor, (And obviously draft position makes a difference to, though I'm not certain what the best position is) but you can make all the best decisions and still lose as well.

The unknown and unpredictable makes it more fun.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

@Bastiat- I don't know that that makes it a "crapshoot", just more like poker than chess.

In chess, the game is 100% strategy, no luck involved. If you play better than your opponent, you win, period.

By contrast, in poker you can make good decisions and thus manipulate the odds in your favor. Its not just luck. But it does include luck. Even if you make the best decisions possible and get your money in when its good, your opponent can still suck out on you. THat's not the case in chess. In chess when you lose you always played poorly compared to the winner.

Fantasy football... you can make good decisions to put the odds in your favor, (And obviously draft position makes a difference to, though I'm not certain what the best position is) but you can make all the best decisions and still lose as well.

The unknown and unpredictable makes it more fun.

 

[Christian Liberty]

The unknown and unpredictable makes it more fun.

Agreed.

So, are we still on August 10?

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Agreed.

So, are we still on August 10?

We're still 3 teams short, so we might have to bump it back.

 

[dannno]

I tend to think fantasy football as a whole is a crap shoot due to the injuries which are simply a part of the sport.

I just went from 1st to 8th in baseball from having a couple of my top pitchers getting injured.

 

[Christian Liberty]

We're still 3 teams short, so we might have to bump it back.

Depending on when exactly it is, I may have to drop out or let the computer draft for me (I can live with the latter if that is allowed). The thing is, I'm going away to college and I'm moving on the 18th. And obviously that means I'm going to be busy on the dates that are around the 18th. I'll have some time at some point to set my rosters each week, but I'm not sure WHEN I'll have time and I won't know that until I'm there. So, the delay might be an issue for me. I'm not totally sure yet. Keep me posted on when it is.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

I just went from 1st to 8th in baseball from having a couple of my top pitchers getting injured.

Yeah, baseball might be even be more unforgiving.

 

[dannno]

Depending on when exactly it is, I may have to drop out or let the computer draft for me (I can live with the latter if that is allowed). The thing is, I'm going away to college and I'm moving on the 18th. And obviously that means I'm going to be busy on the dates that are around the 18th. I'll have some time at some point to set my rosters each week, but I'm not sure WHEN I'll have time and I won't know that until I'm there. So, the delay might be an issue for me. I'm not totally sure yet. Keep me posted on when it is.

Hmm ya my first week or so of college was a lot of partying and drinking fairly heavily. In fact, I think I pretty much just kept partying and drinking until I graduated

You should have plenty of time for the draft while everybody else is out partying and drinking

 

[EBounding]

Can I join? Fantasy Football is the only reason I bother to watch football.

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Can I join? Fantasy Football is the only reason I bother to watch football.

Send me your contact info, son!

 

[Massachusetts]

I am looking forward to the draft!

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Has everyone received their invite?

 

[thoughtomator]

Two days to draft time... seems we're 3 teams short of 20

 

[Christian Liberty]

Where are we at? Still tomorrow or no?

 

[thoughtomator]

Looks like it. 10 hours to the draft... good luck everyone!

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

We got 20 teams now!

 

[Christian Liberty]

Hmm ya my first week or so of college was a lot of partying and drinking fairly heavily. In fact, I think I pretty much just kept partying and drinking until I graduated

You should have plenty of time for the draft while everybody else is out partying and drinking

I'm going to Christian school, so its going to be different.

We got 20 teams now!

Are we on for today?