Fantasy Homer League 2015 - Discussion

[Exe Gesis]

I reckon as LM edit his team so theres starters. Just right thing to do win or lose. Especially as hes been trying to fix the ae website all weekend.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

I reckon as LM edit his team so theres starters. Just right thing to do win or lose. Especially as hes been trying to fix the ae website all weekend.

Okay, I've picked a team for JeffDunne. Still won't alter the final outcome, as you've already scored more points.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Okay, I've picked a team for JeffDunne. Still won't alter the final outcome, as you've already scored more points.

An aberration

 

[fuey]

Big late night pick up for fuey, Travis Benhamin... Scores 3 TDs only hours later...

 

[GreyWind]

Big late night pick up for fuey, Travis Benhamin... Scores 3 TDs only hours later...

And here I am benching Carr in favour of Foles.....

 

[EagleOz]

Damn yahoo had Decker as OUT this week. lucky didn't cost me my first win

 

[EagleOz]

WEEK 2 RECAPS

Eagle's Army Throat-Punches JD's Team, Emerges as an Early Favourite

Eagle's Army

• 1-1
• Weekly Grade: B+
• 137.19

JD's Team

• 0-2
• Weekly Grade: C
• 87.47

Eagle's Army benefited from 28.33 points from Chandler Jones to annihilate JD's Team 137.19 to 87.47. This is the kind of victory the grandchildren will hear about. The 49.72-point margin of victory was the fifth-highest recorded in the league this season. Cameron Jordan led JD's Team with 13.01 points while Gerald McCoy brought in 12.66. Adding insult to injury, JD's Team had several starters score zero points. Eagle's Army (1-1, 233.74 points) moves into 12th place and JD's Team (0-2, 191.16 points) goes to last place.

Winter Is Coming Wins Against Los Borrachos

Winter Is Coming

• 1-1
• Weekly Grade: A+
• 177.98

Los Borrachos

• 1-1
• Weekly Grade: B+
• 140.66

Winter Is Coming has to like where their team is at after they recorded the highest point total this season to beat Los Borrachos 177.98 to 140.66. Each side hit their projections, but Winter Is Coming scored 34.2% more points than projected (132.63) to earn the win. Los Borrachos was led by the tag team of Aaron Rodgers, with 21.35 points, and Adrian Peterson, who scored 18.49. Winter Is Coming (1-1, 295.60 points) shifts into sixth place and Los Borrachos (1-1, 282.41 points) goes to eighth place.

Brokens East Beasts Beats The North

Brokens East Beasts

• 2-0
• Weekly Grade: B
• 134.51

The North

• 0-2
• Weekly Grade: B
• 125.85

Brokens East Beasts took advantage of 31.09 points from Jamie Collins, an upgrade on his 8.82 projection, and took down The North 134.51 to 125.85. The North hit their projections and got 2.4% more points than projected (122.91). Brokens East Beasts scored 98.7% of a projected 136.24 points. For The North, Justin Houston and Anquan Boldin played the roles of Maverick and Goose, scoring 23.27 and 15.23 points, respectively. This game tape won't be broken down at upcoming coaching clinics, as both sides missed scoring opportunities. Brokens East Beasts had one starter turn in zero points and The North had one. Brokens East Beasts (2-0, 262.36 points) shifts into fifth place and The North (0-2, 237.12 points) goes to 14th place.

A valid team name Pulls Off Upset Against Long Reef Riders

A valid team name

• 1-1
• Weekly Grade: A-
• 130.93

Long Reef Riders

• 1-1
• Weekly Grade: C
• 95.45

A valid team name took advantage of the third-highest score by a player this week (32.86 points) from Travis Benjamin, taking down Long Reef Riders 130.93 to 95.45. A valid team name came into the matchup as the underdog, with a projected spread of 18.46. A valid team name beat their projections and scored 18.3% more than their projected 110.70 points, while Long Reef Riders failed to live up to expectations and scored only 73.9% of a projected 129.16. Long Reef Riders, coming off a 145.94 to 103.69 win against JD's Team, saw their scoring fall off this week. To make matters worse, Long Reef Riders had three starters put up zeros. A valid team name (1-1, 250.65 points) shifts into ninth place and Long Reef Riders (1-1, 241.39 points) goes to 10th place.

House of Miles Brings Down SW's Team

House of Miles

• 2-0
• Weekly Grade: B+
• 138.91

SW's Team

• 0-2
• Weekly Grade: B
• 124.5

House of Miles is probably a huge fan of Larry Fitzgerald right now, after he recorded the second-highest player point total this week with 33.69 points, leading to a 138.91 to 124.50 victory over SW's Team. While each team hit their projections, House of Miles scored 8.9% more than a projected 127.52 points to get the win. Emmanuel Sanders led SW's Team with 24.42 points while Carson Palmer brought in 19.29. On top of the loss, SW's Team had a starter score zero points (Dontari Poe). House of Miles (2-0, 310.47 points) moves into second place while SW's Team (0-2, 265.14 points) goes to 13th place.

scaryness Stomps Out Special Patrol Group, Makes an Early Statement

scaryness

• 2-0
• Weekly Grade: A+
• 166.28

Special Patrol Group

• 1-1
• Weekly Grade: C
• 99.79

scaryness picked up 30.29 points from Tom Brady and 28.49 from Sean Lee to stomp Special Patrol Group 166.28 to 99.79. Is this fantasy football or mixed martial arts? Because this 66.49-point margin of victory was nothing short of a beatdown and was the second-highest recorded in the league this season. Special Patrol Group, coming off a 165.21 to 102.51 win against Homer's Special Team, saw their scoring drop substantially this week. To make matters worse, Special Patrol Group had a starter score zero points (Jurrell Casey). scaryness (2-0, 323.11 points) moves into first place and Special Patrol Group (1-1, 265.00 points) winds up in fourth place.

Satisfactories Gets Win Against Homer's Special Team

Satisfactories

• 2-0
• Weekly Grade: B
• 138.25

Homer's Special Team

• 0-2
• Weekly Grade: C
• 108.59

Satisfactories benefited from 22.32 points from Steve Smith Sr. and 21.04 from Matthew Stafford to get the win over Homer's Special Team 138.25 to 108.59. Each team failed to hit their projections, but Satisfactories managed to score 98.9% of a projected 139.75 points for the win. Cam Newton led Homer's Special Team with 26.98 points while Julio Jones brought in 23.04. When assigning blame following this loss, Homer's Special Team can look in the mirror. They started a player with zero points (Angelo Blackson). Satisfactories (2-0, 279.37 points) shifts into third place and Homer's Special Team (0-2, 211.10 points) stays in 15th place.

Black Army Spanks sam's Team, Makes Early-Season Statement

Black Army

• 1-1
• Weekly Grade: A+
• 166.95

sam's Team

• 1-1
• Weekly Grade: C
• 95.98

Black Army laid waste to sam's Team 166.95 to 95.98, sniffing the record books in the process with the second-highest score this week. This is the kind of victory the grandchildren will hear about. The 70.97-point margin of victory was the highest recorded in the league this season. Following a 143.76 to 140.64 win against SW's Team, sam's Team saw their scoring drop off this week. The buck stops with sam's Team following this setback, as they had two starters score zero points (Todd Gurley and Michael Floyd). Black Army (1-1, 289.33 points) shifts into seventh place while sam's Team (1-1, 239.74 points) winds up in 11th place.

 

[fuey]

Not to be a whiny little bitch, but JD picked up Andy Dalton on Waivers and he's not supposed to and I had a waiver claim for Dalton too. :/

 

[GreyWind]

Booooooooooooo

 

[Exe Gesis]

Dixie Flatline

 

[fuey]

Not to be a whiny little bitch, but JD picked up Andy Dalton on Waivers and he's not supposed to and I had a waiver claim for Dalton too. :/

Dixie Flatline

And I would've won if I had Dalton this week.

Not happy!

 

[Exe Gesis]

Week 5

• Long Reef Riders
• 4-1
• Weekly Grade: A-
• 137.93

• Satisfactories
• 3-2
• Weekly Grade: A
• 134.59

Long Reef Riders has been hot lately, earning their third straight win when they nudged past Satisfactories 137.93 to 134.59. They got a lift from Devonta Freeman, who led the team with 33.89 points and Blake Bortles who had 24.22. Going streaking usually draws attention to yourself, but not in positive way. Not in this case. Since starting their win streak in Week 3, Long Reef Riders has moved from 10th place to second. They also have the fourth-highest scoring output in the league at 133.74 points per matchup. Satisfactories got zero points from Jarvis Jenkins, which might have made the difference in the outcome. Satisfactories goes to 3-2 and falls to sixth place. Long Reef Riders has now knocked over Brokens East Beasts (125.86 to 125.65) and Special Patrol Group (163.53 to 91.03).

Top Players

• • Devonta Freeman
  • 33.89
• • Gary Barnidge
  • 24.78
• • Blake Bortles
  • 24.22
• • Matt Forte
  • 21.01

Smooth Moves by Long Reef Riders

• Devonta Freeman didn't have the best score of the week, but there ain't no shame in his game. He had 33.89 points, the second-highest RB score of the week and the third-highest RB score in the league this season.
• With 8.28 points, Dwight Lowery, who Long Reef Riders picked up this week, beat his 4.75-point projection by 74.3%.
• Quarterbacks get the blame when the team loses and the glory when the team wins. With 24.22 points, Blake Bortles had the third-highest score of any QB in the league this week and earned his praise.
• Willie Snead scored 18.69 points, the ninth-highest WR score in the league this week.
• The 17.21 points were a season-high for Lavonte David. The score beat his 11.92-point projection by 44.4%, which also was a season-high.

Toyota Roster Tune-up

• Losing is a proven way not to win a game. For a more successful season, try not losing.
• The 6.56 points scored by Eddie Lacy fell short of his 16.53-point projection, the fourth straight game where that has happened.
• C.J. Mosley was last on the team in scoring with 1.05 points, 10.0% of his projected 10.49, which is his lowest percentage of the season.
• A heated blanket would be a great gift for Matthew Stafford during this cold streak. He scored below his projection in three straight games after scoring 7.71 points against a projected 15.55 this week.
• Long Reef Riders had a better day at the QB position, topping Satisfactories 24.22 - 7.71.

What If

• If Long Reef Riders played Satisfactories every week, they would be 3-2 this season.
• Besides Satisfactories, Long Reef Riders would have defeated 12 other teams this week.
• Were they resting their players for this week? Long Reef Riders would have defeated Satisfactories 163.53 - 96.85 had they played each other last week.
• Long Reef Riders would be 2-2 if they played the same schedule as Satisfactories.
• If Long Reef Riders had played every team in the league each week, they would be 46-29.
• Satisfactories would have lost to just three other teams besides Long Reef Riders this week.
• If they played the same schedule as Long Reef Riders, Satisfactories would be 4-0.
• Satisfactories would be 48-27 if they played every team every week.

Game Notes

• Don't you hate that guy that always has to one-up everybody? Satisfactories scored 134.59 points and lost. It is the sixth-highest losing score in the league this season.
• Satisfactories got a combined 30.59 points from their TEs, the highest combined scoring output from the TE position for any team this season.
• Long Reef Riders did not cover the 18.84-point spread, winning by 3.34 points.
• The 49.80 points by the RBs on Long Reef Riders was the season-high for combined points from the position.
• James Jones scored 14.63 points against a projected 9.52 in the loss and has now beaten his projection in three straight games.
• Just because Robert Horry has seven NBA championship rings, doesn't mean he's one of the greats. Despite being on the winning team, Henry Anderson scored 2.45 points against a projected 5.11 and has now underachieved in three straight games.
• Satisfactories falls to 1-1 in close games this season.
• Long Reef Riders didn't meet expectations in the victory, recording 98.9% of their projected 139.41, while Satisfactories performed better than expected, beating their 120.57-point projection by 11.6%.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Missed the tag fuey.

I'll have a look and see what I can do.

Just a reminder that we just can't grab players off the waiver wire without checking what division they play in.

 

[Exe Gesis]

Missed the tag fuey.

I'll have a look and see what I can do.

Just a reminder that we just can't grab players off the waiver wire without checking what division they play in.

Strip them of points!!!

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Forgot to change my team. . Stafford, Smith and Starks killing it on the bench.

Next week I'm ****ed with basically my entire offense on a bye

 

[fuey]

Missed the tag fuey.

I'll have a look and see what I can do.

Just a reminder that we just can't grab players off the waiver wire without checking what division they play in.

Yeah, could really do with that this week!

Cutler on bye and Roethlisberger still injured!!!

 

[Dixie Flatline]

JeffDunne - adjust your team immediately by dropping players from outside the NFC and AFC South.

This needs to be done before Sunday else I'll remove them for you.

 

[JeffDunne]

 

[Exe Gesis]

Yahoo! has some very nice fantasy things going for it.

Interesting record book pages....click other sub-menus for more records...

https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/282424/recordbook?type=headtohead

 

[Exe Gesis]

Everyone wondered how balanced this league concept might be, citing especially how weak the South NFL divisions were.

But at the halfway point of the season, in the Homer League, the amount of wins per division are...

18 - South
17 - North
16 - East
13 - West

And points scored per division...

4,010.13 - North
3,975.63 - South
3,896.10 - West
3,712.36 - East

 

[Broken]

How is it that with only an AFC East game played this week 5 teams have registered points instead of the expected 4?

 

[FlowersByIrene]

How is it that with only an AFC East game played this week 5 teams have registered points instead of the expected 4?

Someone be cheating

 

[Broken]

Someone be cheating

Looks like one of the North teams (Winter is Coming) has snuck an East player in.

Dixie Flatline

 

[drd23]

My bad, don't know why I must have thought Buffalo was in the North when I picked Graham up.

Ill drop him when I can

 

[Exe Gesis]

Currently....

Riders 124.49
The North 124.48



But I have jj watt left and not sure what they have left to play