Fantasy Football

[Dave and Helena 0]

yahoo is good. i use foxsports mostly, its very user friendly.(i commish 2-3 leagues a year) the only draw back to fox is - you have to have a hotmail account. but, those can be set up easily. i dunno how possible the live draft would be either. in fairness to newbie players (if we have any) an automated would be most fair. i'd hate to see people quit coz X & Y are more experienced & have loaded their roster w/ studs & everyone else has mid level talent.

I have my stud to load the roster for me. As a woman I will probably trump his recommendations and choose the players with the best looking uniforms.... or the best looking players.... e.g. Peyton. In all seriousness though, aren't the players ranked by the "experts"? Hence in a live draft you choose the best available player. Granted a newbie, like me, would miss out on the dark horse players.

I have heard that with ESPN you get real time updates for free. If one feels they know better than the people who get paid to rank them they can always rearrange the draft order, or so I'm told.

I definitely vote for a live draft (sounds more fun) if we can rearrange the draft priority of players ahead of time because I think I know more than the experts, I am all for it.

[scandal 951]

I might be enticed to play. I've played on Yahoo FF for the past few years with my buddies at old job in Israel (they're all expat Americans living there). I'm not sure if I'll play with them - if I do I doubt I'll want to play in two leagues, gets too confuzzing!! But if I don't play with them I'd be happy to join the VJ league.

Go Bears! Yah Jay Cutler!

A C4C hangin with jfj, hmmm interesting.

I don't understand your comment ... is Jay Cutler a j4j? I did not know that. If he is, so what? He's still the best QB Bears have had in years.

[Fandango 1,440]

I don't play fantasy football...but a friend of mine from here and I used to play a 'Fantasy VJ' game we made up We each picked a team of posters and set points for certain things...at the end of the month, we'd tally the points Like starting a flamewar +1 making an 'I'm leaving post +1, coming back after said post +3, etc...

We had the rules all written down and it was so much fun! Of course, both of us had a lot more time on our hands than we do now.

The captain of my team was invaluable The captain of the other team did his/her best, lol...but wasn't quite nutty enough.

[Teacher Mark 53]

Count me in.

I call dibs on Michael Vick, Steve McNair, Pac Man Jones, Donte Stallworth...

[_Simpson_ 250]

What can I say were a bunch of givers here at VJ

Just give me Peyton and I'll be a happy camper.

Peyton who?, what a has been.

Ill trade you Peyton and DeAngelo for Romo and Adrian Peterson, would you do that trade if it came up?

[_Simpson_ 250]

I might be enticed to play. I've played on Yahoo FF for the past few years with my buddies at old job in Israel (they're all expat Americans living there). I'm not sure if I'll play with them - if I do I doubt I'll want to play in two leagues, gets too confuzzing!! But if I don't play with them I'd be happy to join the VJ league.

Go Bears! Yah Jay Cutler!

A C4C hangin with jfj, hmmm interesting.

I don't understand your comment ... is Jay Cutler a j4j? I did not know that. If he is, so what? He's still the best QB Bears have had in years.

Didnt you know only Jews live in Isreal.

I think people are getting to excited about Cutler and forgetting that Chicago has never had a real QB for any good length of time and for a good reason, the windy city and oh yeah because the Bears suck. Go Miami!!!

[_Simpson_ 250]

I don't play fantasy football...but a friend of mine from here and I used to play a 'Fantasy VJ' game we made up We each picked a team of posters and set points for certain things...at the end of the month, we'd tally the points Like starting a flamewar +1 making an 'I'm leaving post +1, coming back after said post +3, etc...

We had the rules all written down and it was so much fun! Of course, both of us had a lot more time on our hands than we do now.

The captain of my team was invaluable The captain of the other team did his/her best, lol...but wasn't quite nutty enough.

What ended up being the money making posts? Who ended up winning?

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Joe & Nadya

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Dave and Helena

NotworkSte

Mr. Saigon

[Dave and Helena 0]

Ill trade you Peyton and DeAngelo for Romo and Adrian Peterson, would you do that trade if it came up?

After consulting with my VP of Player Personnel I have to decline. Peyton and Turner I would consider but it would be tough to part with AP.

I better pick Romeo before you do because I'd probably get great trade value. Sounds like he is your Peyton. Your real name isn't Jessica is it?

[_Simpson_ 250]

Ill trade you Peyton and DeAngelo for Romo and Adrian Peterson, would you do that trade if it came up?

After consulting with my VP of Player Personnel I have to decline. Peyton and Turner I would consider but it would be tough to part with AP.

I better pick Romeo before you do because I'd probably get great trade value. Sounds like he is your Peyton. Your real name isn't Jessica is it?

Good decision in my opinion, give your VP a raise. DeAngelo a great running(not as good as AP)back but nevertheless its a running back committee over there in Carolina. I think that Romo and Peyton will put up close to the same numbers even with TO gone. You heard it here first.

Actually I hope to get Brees, I would love to have Brees and AP.

[Dave and Helena 0]

Good decision in my opinion, give your VP a raise. DeAngelo a great running(not as good as AP)back but nevertheless its a running back committee over there in Carolina. I think that Romo and Peyton will put up close to the same numbers even with TO gone. You heard it here first.

Actually I hope to get Brees, I would love to have Brees and AP.

My VP's salary is heavily weighted on performance and is bonus based. Hence, no win = no gain.

With the Team Obliviator gone I think Romo will do better. Whitton will be the WR of choice and Romo will be able to throw him touchdown passes without worrying about TO's feelings getting hurt.

[_Simpson_ 250]

Good decision in my opinion, give your VP a raise. DeAngelo a great running(not as good as AP)back but nevertheless its a running back committee over there in Carolina. I think that Romo and Peyton will put up close to the same numbers even with TO gone. You heard it here first.

Actually I hope to get Brees, I would love to have Brees and AP.

My VP's salary is heavily weighted on performance and is bonus based. Hence, no win = no gain.

With the Team Obliviator gone I think Romo will do better. Whitton will be the WR of choice and Romo will be able to throw him touchdown passes without worrying about TO's feelings getting hurt.

That kind of thinking doesn't fit in in today's world.

Trent Edwards is my nominee for sleeper of the year.

Anyone intrested, we have 8 people so far -

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Joe & Nadya

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Dave and Helena

NotworkSte

Mr. Saigon

[Dave and Helena 0]

Trent Edwards is my nominee for sleeper of the year.

Anyone intrested, we have 8 people so far -

looking_up

*JG*

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Joe & Nadya

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Dave and Helena

NotworkSte

Mr. Saigon

Thanks for the heads up. I directed my VP of Player Personnel to keep an eye on him for me.

So... do you still like AP now that Wiffle Waffle Wiking Wannabe (aka Favre) is retiring again.

[scandal 951]

Well, I won't be participating in the VJ league, since I am joining my old office buddies in the league I've participated in for the past few years and managing one team is time consuming enough I find.

Good luck to you all!

SI Top 200 Fantasy picks are up here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/fant...yers/index.html

LaDainian is down to 8th spot this year, he's aging.

[_Simpson_ 250]

Well, I won't be participating in the VJ league, since I am joining my old office buddies in the league I've participated in for the past few years and managing one team is time consuming enough I find.

Good luck to you all!

SI Top 200 Fantasy picks are up here:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/fant...yers/index.html

LaDainian is down to 8th spot this year, he's aging.

Well thats too bad, I would of enjoyed schooling you in the art of FF. Good luck in your league.

Trent Edwards is my nominee for sleeper of the year.

Anyone intrested, we have 8 people so far -

looking_up

*JG*

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Joe & Nadya

Spies_Like_US

Dave and Helena

NotworkSte

Mr. Saigon

Thanks for the heads up. I directed my VP of Player Personnel to keep an eye on him for me.

So... do you still like AP now that Wiffle Waffle Wiking Wannabe (aka Favre) is retiring again.

I like him even more and thats a team that more geared for the run game anways. With Rosenfels and Jackson being there options for quarterback I really see AP having a good year.

Who is your sleeper pick?

Still looking for people, so far we have -

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Joe & Nadya

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Dave and Helena

NotworkSte

Mr. Saigon

Edited August 15, 2009 by looking_up

[Dave and Helena 0]

Who is your sleeper pick?

I'll tell you after the draft.