DBN Fantasy Football League: November Update
by Chris Pokorny on Nov 30, 2010 9:51 PM EST
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PrintThere is one game left in the regular season of the Official Dawgs By Nature Fantasy Football League. Unfortunately, my reign as the two year regular season champion will end, and chances are that I will fail to make the playoffs. Our league is structured so that the playoffs take place Weeks 14-16, and six teams make it. The top two seeds get a bye. Which DBN members are in the hunt?
There are three divisions with four teams each. It just happened to be that the three best teams in the league all fall into one division and have clinched the top three spots. Currently, each of those teams have a 9-3 record. They are golanbatrac, rufio, and Buckeye Brad. Two of those teams will earn a first-round bye. Whoever the third team is will be the top seed in the first round of the playoffs.
This week, rufio takes on golanbatrac. If Brad is able to win his game, then he'll have the benefit of one of the two teams above him knocking each other out of the bye week. All three owners have something to play for.
In the other two divisions, all three of four teams are still alive in the chase for the division title. And, based on how the Week 13 schedule is set up, it looks like every single team still had a slight chance to snatch the final wildcard spot, even me. But, I would need all six games this week to go my way, plus I'd have to make sure I win a few other tiebreakers, for me to even have a chance. Feel free to discuss the intense competition this week as the season winds down!
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I think golan is the favorite.
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway
also, how do tie-breakers work?
"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway
by notthatnoise on Nov 30, 2010 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
That’s what I’d like to know. I tried to figure it out this morning, but the rules are vague / nonexistant.
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by golanbatrac on Nov 30, 2010 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
I just figured it was points. If it is Division record, that is complete bs.
"There are a lot of Steelers fans around the city so I hope people go to work and kick those Steelers fans.’’ - Josh Cribbs.
by TheDriveStillHurts on Nov 30, 2010 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
This is what the rules say:
Ties in the standings are resolved in this order: Winning Percentage, Total Points.
I don’t get “winning percentage” — isn’t that what determines standing in the first place?
"There are a lot of Steelers fans around the city so I hope people go to work and kick those Steelers fans.’’ - Josh Cribbs.
by TheDriveStillHurts on Nov 30, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s all I could find in the rules. Makes zero sense.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.
Can’t be division record because you are ahead of Brad who has the same record but better division record. Your points must be the tie breaker.
"There are a lot of Steelers fans around the city so I hope people go to work and kick those Steelers fans.’’ - Josh Cribbs.
by TheDriveStillHurts on Dec 1, 2010 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
What I will be applying, whether CBS does it correctly or not (this is the first time I’ve used the Commish league, but I can adjust the schedule if they screw it up), is the following:
1. Best Record
2. Most Points
If somehow two teams tie in points, I’ll consult other sites and see what the next common tiebreaker is. Division records won’t play a factor.
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by Chris Pokorny on Dec 1, 2010 12:18 AM EST up reply actions
That makes sense then. If either I win or Brad loses, I get a first round bye.
Third tie breaker should go to whoever has the most players on their roster with the last name Johnson.
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by golanbatrac on Dec 1, 2010 12:26 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
I am only a few points behind golan, yet I have a ton of more losses.
By the way, I am not seeing how I don’t win my division Chris.
"There are a lot of Steelers fans around the city so I hope people go to work and kick those Steelers fans.’’ - Josh Cribbs.
by TheDriveStillHurts on Nov 30, 2010 11:31 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, I should have looked more closely at the number of points. You are 200+ points ahead of the next team in your division, so even if you finish with the same record as someone, you’ll take the division.
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by Chris Pokorny on Dec 1, 2010 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
By the way, thanks for the commish duties. The league has been a lot of fun — I am getting killed in my money league so the DBN league has kept me interested in fantasy.
"There are a lot of Steelers fans around the city so I hope people go to work and kick those Steelers fans.’’ - Josh Cribbs.
by TheDriveStillHurts on Dec 1, 2010 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
So rufio, Brad and I are all in? How many playoff teams are there? I had assumed four (each division winner and one wildcard) which would have left one of the three of us out.
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Six playoff teams, with the top two teams getting a bye and teams 3 through 6 playing in the first round (week 14).
by Buckeye Brad on Nov 30, 2010 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
Awesome. I thought for sure not playing you twice would bite me in the ass.
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by golanbatrac on Nov 30, 2010 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
Mathews and Greene? Daaaaamn.
Anderception [an·der·cep·tion] -noun
1. the logical end result of a Derek Anderson pass
I drafted for upside. They pooped the bed.
by Bernie19Kosar on Dec 1, 2010 4:08 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve done pretty well considering my top two running backs (DeAngelo Williams and Beanie Wells) have done absolutely nothing and I lost my starting QB (Romo). Luckily Darren McFadden turned out to be a stud, I’ve got awesome WR’s (drafted Johnson and Bowe and picked up Brandon Lloyd), and Sanchez has done well since I’ve picked him up.
It looks like I’m “win and in” this week.
Peyton’s schizophrenia has hurt me a little, same with Boldin; best FA pickup was Benjarvus Green-Ellis.
i picked up BJGE also. He still plays buffalo… and in snow… NE could rely on him.
i’m liking the possibilities.
by discoinferno083 on Dec 1, 2010 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
My wide receivers are my biggest cause for concern. Wayne can’t catch, Moss is worthless and DeSean Jackson is up and down. I’ll go as far as Hillis and Foster can carry me.
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Also: rufio’s getting whomped this week.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.
by golanbatrac on Nov 30, 2010 11:15 PM EST up reply actions
Frank Gore hurt my chances this week and beyond. I’ll play my best guys and see what happens.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
This has been the least trashtalkinest fantasy league I’ve ever been in.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.
That’s more like it Mr. ivegotninewinsbecauseicatcheveryoneontheirworstweek!
Dawgs by Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.
That’s actually my surname in my money league. And in the UDBNFL it’s Mr. ivegotninelosesbecauseicatcheveryoneontheirbestweek!
Anderception [an·der·cep·tion] -noun
1. the logical end result of a Derek Anderson pass
I channel Belichick when it comes to fantasy leagues I care about.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
It looks like I have channeled Marty Mornhinweg.
by Bernie19Kosar on Dec 4, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I should add that I want to punch my computer every time I see that silly ass-face as my avatar.
by Bernie19Kosar on Dec 4, 2010 1:19 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
What I need to happen (the bolded teams need to win) this week:
TheDriveStillHurts at Holmgrens Stache
Rufio at golan – does not matter
Shaun Rogers’ Stomach at Pokorny Unleashed
Buckeye Brad at Sleepy’s Knightmares
Dawg Nuts at Dayton Doggs
rockybrown at Dorn
I need that exact scenario to happen for me to get in the playoffs. It’s not out of the question, since I am involved in one game, three of the games depend on favorites winning, and the other game depends on the underdog winning.
But then, on top of that, I need to score 50 more points than Dayton Doggs scores this week. I need a big-time shootout!
Anyone like my chances? :p
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I think you need Casino Royale luck. Straight flush over a full house over a full house over a flush.
by DisplacedBuckeye on Dec 1, 2010 12:45 AM EST up reply actions
I tried to get him too. Instead, I had to settle for Toby Gerhart and hope Peterson is out this week.
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by Chris Pokorny on Dec 1, 2010 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
Your in the same predicament that I’m in..I missed out on Westbrook but picked up Gerhart as well. LOL
So are you going to leave AP out and start Toby? I was going to wait until end of the day today to see how AP is doing. I’m worried he will start, then come right back out of the game in the 1st qtr and Gerhart plays if I start AP.
"Of course, I can get a hell of a good look at a T-Bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it."--Big Tom Callahan
I don’t have AP. I’ll probably only start Gerhart if I see Peterson listed as inactive, or if the coach says he’ll be limited.
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by Chris Pokorny on Dec 1, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
I figured someone else would get Westbrook since I was low on the waiver list, so I picked up their rookie RB (can’t think of his name right now) hoping that he’d share carries with Westbrook and hopefully pick up some TD’s. All my 2nd backs are terrible as well.
Watch Dixon be the goal line back and get 2-3 touchdowns a week now.
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by Chris Pokorny on Dec 1, 2010 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
definitely. I tried to get Dixon in the UDBN league, but missed out to WV Brownies.
I teach good life choices. That’s why I almost didn’t graduate High School.
Intensive Purposes? I could care less...
your whole argument is a fallacy!
I put in a claim on him as well. Got Jacoby Ford (JAX, DEN and IND in weeks 14 15 and 16) instead. With Oaklands playoff schedule, Darren McFadden should make Brad’s team a tough out in the playoffs.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.
I hope so, because McFadden has run for a total of 16 yards the past two games. Granted, one of those games was against PIttsburgh, but I’m worried that his injury will slow him down the rest of the season. If he’s not producing big numbers then I don’t have much of a shot to win.
by Buckeye Brad on Dec 1, 2010 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t know he was injured. Thought he was still rattling off 100 yard games every week.
Even if they amputate one of his legs, he’ll still have a shot at hanging 100 and a TD on Denver’s D.
Dawgs by Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.
He missed two games back in October and ran well in the 3 games after coming back, but after the past two terrible games there are worries that he’s either reaggrivated his injury or something else is wrong.
by Buckeye Brad on Dec 1, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
I hate you.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
TheDriveStillHurts at Holmgrens Stache
Ha.
Dawg Nuts at Dayton Doggs
Ha.
ROHC THE SOHC.
by SpecialBrownie on Dec 1, 2010 12:29 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
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