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post #121 of 309
9/28/04 at 2:41pm
My team the Angry Accountants in HTFII is 3-0!!!

(sorry, I've gotta brag somewhere )
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post #122 of 309
9/28/04 at 2:56pm
Yeah, but thats the wussy league.





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post #123 of 309
9/28/04 at 4:44pm
Ooooooooohhh. That hurt.
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post #124 of 309
9/28/04 at 7:56pm
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My team the Angry Accountants in HTFII is 3-0!!

...with the fourth, seventh, and and seventh highest scores for each of the first three weeks... in other words - Fortunate Scheduling!

Brad <- who outscored every other team in the league by at least 43 pts this week
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post #125 of 309
9/28/04 at 8:09pm
I suppose I'm not one to talk, since I'm tied for last place in HTFI. :b
Sometimes, having the 1st pick overall is not a great place to be. Sure you get to pick Priest, but by the time it gets back to you for the 2nd round pick, its slim pickins. I'm starting to think that the 3-5 spot or 8-12 is actually much better. For instance, in my money league, the team that picked 12th, then 13th overall, is in 1st place with a commanding lead.
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post #126 of 309
9/29/04 at 4:06am
Yeah, I know the scheduling god's have smiled upon me.

But that's why I've got to enjoy it now, because I know it probably won't last.

In my money league, I'm in first place and have the highest point total, so I feel much more confident in that one.
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post #127 of 309
9/29/04 at 7:28am
Week 4 dilema's (TD league only)
WR-Pick 2
D. Stallworth @ ARI
P. Burress vs CIN
R. Curry @ HOU
Leaning torwards Stallworth and Burress, but Curry has more touchdowns than either of them.

RB-Pick 2
C. Portis @ CLE (starting to worry me with that horrid O-Line. He had 3 chances to punch it in last monday and failed)
T. Jones vs PHI
D. Staley vs CIN (Didn't J. Lewis just run all over CIN?)
M. Pittman vs DEN
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post #128 of 309
9/29/04 at 7:50am
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I would probably go with Stallworth and Curry -- Burress now has a rookie QB throwing to him. For the RBs, stick with Portis (never bench your studs) and Jones. Staley has almost no value in a TD-only league, and it's Pittman's first week back, so you do not know what kind of shape he's in.

I have bad matchups this week -- my entire lineup seems to be facing quality defenses. Having Alexander on a bye doesn't help, either. Here's my current lineup, and I would appreciate suggested changes:

QB: Brady @ Buff
RB: Henry vs. NE
WR: CJohnson @ Pitt
Flex: RWayne @ Jax
Flex: RSmith @ TB
Flex: Branch @ Buff

Bench: Leftwich vs. Indy, Pittman vs. Denv, Fargas @ Hou, Calico @ SD
Bye week: Alexander, TGlenn
Injured: Gannon, CGarner

I've placed a waiver claim for Kerry Collins (I just waived him a week ago ), so if I get him, he would also be an option at QB at Houston.
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post #129 of 309
9/29/04 at 8:01am
Those are some brutal matchups Scott. Unfortunately, I cant come up with any arguement to start any of your bench players. Good Luck this week.
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post #130 of 309
9/29/04 at 11:19am
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Thank God McNabb got me the 8 pts (+12 more) that I needed last night. Next week is gonna be rough with the injuries and losing Branch & Pennington to byes.

Harrington
McNabb
Barber
Rhodes
Chambers
Walker
Mason
Vinatieri

may play Stecker for Chambers if I get him via waivers. Or maybe Emmitt or Eddie George.

I had forgotton that Vinatieri was out so I picked up Phil Dawson. Wouldn't have gotten Stecker, unfortunately. My lineup was:

McNabb
Harrington
James
Barber
Rhodes (just in case -- didn't think Chambers was going to do anything and he didn't)
J. Walker
Mason
Dawson

Ask me if I won

This week will be:

McNabb
Pennington
James
Barber
Branch
Walker
Mason
Vinatieri

My waivers preferences this week are:

Wheatley
Pittman
P. Rivers (may be starting soon)
Quinn
Chris Simms (again, may be starting soon)
Volek (McNair might be banged up for a while)
C. Reche
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post #131 of 309
9/29/04 at 11:35am
Looking for a little advice on my next week's starters.

Favre vs. NYG in GB -or- Brady at BUF

Pick two:

Barber @ GB
Dillion @ BUF
D. Foster vs. ATL in CAR

And for league B...

Pick one:

Bettis vs. CIN at PIT
C. Taylor vs. KC at BAL
L. Henry vs. NYJ at MIA

Pick one:

B. Schroeder vs. DEN at TB
L. Coles @ CLE

--I'll gladly offer my own advice on your "who do I start?" questions if you re-post em here. Thanks!
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post #132 of 309
9/29/04 at 11:45am
Scott M.,
I would go with what you have going now.

Scott W,
T Brady
D Foster
Barber

League B:
Bettis but that's just me.
L Coles vs CLE
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post #133 of 309
9/29/04 at 12:34pm
Thread Starter 
Scott W,

I would go with Brady, Barber and Dillon -- Atlanta has a very tough run defense (as does Buffalo, though). For league B, can you punt? You could always take a chance on LHenry at RB, since all your options are pretty bad. And I'm biased against Schroeder after watching him "play" in Detroit the past two seasons -- he's terrible and shouldn't even be on an NFL roster, let alone a fantasy football roster. I'd play anyone instead of him.

BTW, I picked up LHenry on waivers, too, but do not have the guts to start him this (or probably any) week. So, don't take my advice on starting him too seriously.
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post #134 of 309
9/30/04 at 9:27am
Thread Starter 
Well, Deion Branch is listed as "doubtful" on New England's injury report, so I need a replacement. My choices are Pittman vs. Denver, LHenry vs. Jets, or Calico vs. SD. Calico is still listed as questionable. Right now I have Pittman in the lineup.

The bye week and injuries are killing me this week! Between the two, I've lost SAlexander (bye), Branch (injured), CGarner (injured), Gannon (injured) and TGlenn (bye).
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post #135 of 309
9/30/04 at 9:39am
The bye week and injuries are killing me this week!

Well, at least its all at once so you can get it over with
I would stick with Pittman from your available options. With T. Pryce out of the line-up, you might be able to run against the Broncos, unless your name is L. Tomlinson.
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post #136 of 309
10/5/04 at 2:03pm
Week 5:
Portis vs BAL who has only allowed 3 rushing TD's all year
or
Staley vs CLE who has given up 5 TD's so far.
Basically, better RB vs better DEF
or
Not as good of RB (who usually ends up giving the ball to Bettis at the goal line anyways) vs a not so good run DEF.

I know I shouldn't bench my prime starter, but the matchups are telling me I should.

I have also been considering dumping either Staley or Pittman altogether and picking up Hambrick who may at least get some TD's, but Pittman is playing NO this week who has allowed the most rushing TD's of all.
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post #137 of 309
10/5/04 at 5:36pm
Philip,

Staley has zero TDs this year as Bettis gets the goal line carries. I would go with Portis.

Todd
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post #138 of 309
10/9/04 at 11:18pm
ugh
i'm in a bind

Reuben Droughns or M. Muhammad? or G.Hearst, but I'm almost positive Droughns will have more carries.


any advice?
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post #139 of 309
10/10/04 at 1:28am
I'm stuck worry about Vandy kicking or not. Of course with the bye week coming up I could just pick up another kicker anyway for this week and next I guess.
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post #140 of 309
10/10/04 at 8:51am
I had the same worry Seth. I picked up another kicker when I read that Dungy said "we are leaning towards playing it safe and starting Matt".

Add to that he's a gametime start, and I'll take a pass on him this week.
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post #141 of 309
10/10/04 at 9:18am
According to a recent report on ESPN, Vandy will be inactive this week.
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post #142 of 309
10/10/04 at 1:48pm
Culpepper is such a stud. He may have single handedly saved me this week. 5 TD's whoohoo!!!!
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post #143 of 309
10/11/04 at 7:22am
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My money team officially sucks this season! I will fall to 1-4 after tonight, unless Chris Brown and Drew Bennett do absolutely nothing for my opponent. Travis Henry and Chad Johnson are killing me.

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Reuben Droughns or M. Muhammad? or G.Hearst, but I'm almost positive Droughns will have more carries.

I hope you played Droughns, Mark.
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post #144 of 309
10/11/04 at 10:50am
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post #145 of 309
10/11/04 at 10:50am
still won though

i had to make another post, just to make my previous one look a bit more pathetic.
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post #146 of 309
10/11/04 at 11:17am
Kiddos, anyone with Culpepper cleaned up. 53 freaking FFL points? Jesus.
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post #147 of 309
10/11/04 at 12:45pm
Yea, I played against Culpepper in one of my leagues and against Carr in the other. Damn teams need to learn how to play defense.
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post #148 of 309
10/11/04 at 7:50pm
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My money team officially sucks this season! I will fall to 1-4 after tonight, unless Chris Brown and Drew Bennett do absolutely nothing for my opponent.
That doesn't appear to be happening.. Chris Brown is going nuts on the Packers.

This next week I have an issue. Do I play:

Philly D against Carolina Or Seattles D at New England?

I also need some advice on which QB to start:
Marc Bulger at home vs Tampa or
Tom Brady at home vs Seattle?

Tough calls
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post #149 of 309
10/11/04 at 8:39pm
Yeah, I also would like to know what everyone thinks about Bulger in general. He's getting better every game, and they have a lot of home games left, but they also face a lot of good secondaries throughout the season (Miami, NE, Buffalo, and then Philly in the fantasy playoffs). I have a lot of solid WR's (Horn/J Smith/Price/Branch/Boldin), but I'm thinking I could upgrade one to a top tier player or even upgrade my #2 RB (Henry/Droughns/Griffin). I pretty much build my $ league team without relying on the QB, just getting by at that position, and Big Ben seems like the perfect candidate.
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post #150 of 309
10/12/04 at 5:32am
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Shane, I would stick with Brady vs. Seattle. Bulger was able to pass on the Seahens, so Brady should have success, too. Tampa's secondary is pretty good.

However, I'm now 1-4, so my advice is not worth much.
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