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I think it's pretty dull and predictable. DB gets beat up every week. He either faces Orton for 3 straight PPVs and loses 2 of those 3, or faces The Shield, HHH and Orton. Yawn. Why can't good guys ever form a stable? Non pre-existing of course.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 3, 2013 -> 02:39 PM) Loved that kid when Tressel was recruiting him. Great baseball player too. And he loved Texas. As did Manziel and Griffin III. Too bad Mack Brown is too much of an idiot and wants to recruit those guys as DBs and Athletes as opposed to QBs.

12 teamer QB Cam Newton, Car QB RB Ray Rice, Bal RB RB LeSean McCoy, Phi RB RB/WR Giovani Bernard, Cin RB WR Dwayne Bowe, KC WR WR DeSean Jackson, Phi WR TE Jason Witten, Dal TE OP Robert Griffin III, Wsh QB P DT Muhammad Wilkerson, NYJ DT, DE DE Jared Allen, Min DE LB Luke Kuechly, Car LB LB Bobby Wagner, Sea LB CB Cortland Finnegan, StL CB CB Devin McCourty, NE CB S Eric Weddle, SD S D/ST Broncos D/ST D/ST K Dan Bailey, Dal K Bench Vick Ballard, Ind RB Bench Rueben Randle, NYG WR Bench Andre Roberts, Ari WR Bench Zach Sudfeld, NE TE Bench Mark Barron, TB S Bench Santana Moss, Wsh WR Bench Aldon Smith, SF LB Q Bench Cowboys D/ST D/ST IR Here's the scoring breakdown I think I made out like a bandit to be honest.

I just saw, Matthews in the 3rd round? WTF?!

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 30, 2013 -> 07:27 PM) You know what's not fun? Losing by .9 in the f***in championship. These wounds will not heal. Losing by .9 to a team who has your favorite players on your favorite team who you chose not to draft because they've always choked in every other season when it counted.

Chromecast doesn't stream the media from your phone or tablet. Instead, it receives instructions from the phone or tablet to fetch the video based on what the tablet or phone tell it, then it rides your WiFi to get that content. Basically, think of your phone or tablet as a remote for the Chromecast. That's why when you stream, you get full HD video instead of a 10 inch screen magnified. BTW, got mine the other day and it's pretty badass. It's supposed to be adding HBOGo and Hulu soon.

RB Andre Brown of the Giants just broke his leg. Hope no one drafted him.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 28, 2013 -> 02:54 PM) I think it has more to do with how deep QB is ATM. If you're in a 10 or 12 team league with only 1 starting QB, you can wait until the 6th or 7th round and you'll still get a pretty good QB (Luck, Romo both fall that far usually). If you look at it, the dropoff in QB production between #1 and #12 is only around 20%. And even if you go above the 20% threshold, you can still get production out of QBs like Eli Manning or Ben Roethlisberger. Go to RBs and it's a completely different situation. After about the 15th RB in the draft, those RBs are iffy. Go beyond top 20 and you don't know what the hell you'll get. At least with QBs, they have stable jobs. It's purely based on the volatility and strength of the positions. Wide receiver is another position that isn't as valuable as RB since there are so many more good wideouts than RBs in the league. I made this chart a week ago for my draft. Each tier represents a 10% dropoff from the #1 performer at the position. These are based on a set of projections I chose from FantasyPros.com and the scoring is skewed towards my PPR league, so you can keep that in mind. Note that for RBs and WR all have about the same amount of tier 1 performers, but after tier 3, the amount of productive WRs far outnumbers that of RBs. Also note that the amount of QBs from the 10 to 20% range is 8. After the top 4 QBs, you're not losing out on much. Makes sense. Nice chart.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Aug 28, 2013 -> 02:15 PM) Adrian Peterson - Clear Cut #1 and Top 5 back - No argument there./// Agree, but if youre gonna mention other backs injuries cant forget APs injury too. Doug Martin - 2nd year RB - I'm weery//Martin gets all the carries, can catch the ball and plays in a weaker defensive division. He also single handidly won me a few games last season with insane numbers. LeSean McCoy - Usually is injured///In 3 of his 4 seasons hes played at least 15 games, with the odd year being last season. He will get the bulk of the eagles carries and can also catch passes. Hes 2 years removed from having 20 TDs in a season. If hes usually injured then so is AP Marshawn Lynch - He's been a consistent top 5 back for the past 5 years///Not even close to true. Hes been great the past 2 seasons in Seattle, but the 3 seasons prior to that he averaged under 400 yards and 3 tds per season. Hes a stud now, but he didnt become a "first round" FF RB until last season. Jamaal Charles - Came out of nowhere, already been injured///Very similar to McCoy. Injured 2 seasons ago but other than that has been great, even on bad teams. Has had over 1275 yards in 3 of the last 4 seasons. Ray Rice - Only guy you can really make a case for given that he has no injury history and is multi-threat///Rice has been consistent, but he also loses a lot of value in non ppr formats. He rarely hits yardage bonuses and isnt a big time TD threat. Hes a good back to own and will go early in most drafts. CJ Spiller - Fred Thomas///Assuming you mean Fred Jackson. What about him? This is Spillers show now and if hes healthy he is poised to have a huge season. Arian Foster - Oft Injured///Hes missed 3 games the past 3 seasons since he became the starter. Hes good for 1400 rushing yards, 50 receptions, 500 receiving yards and 12+ TDs. Trent Richardson - Got a lot of TDs, not that many yards///As a rookie, on a bad team, with a rookie QB and no other weapons around him on offense he still had a very productive season. He also had over 50 catches. Hes a workhorse and in FF that has a lot of value. Matt Forte - Michael Bush takes the TD///Forte has been inconsistent in FF. He is similar to Ray Rice but hasnt had an OL or capable play caller until hopefully this season. In ppr format Forte should be going late first round and in standard format in the 2nd. Hes looked great so far this preseason and looks to be used better by Trestman. Stevan Ridley - See my previous post on him. Any NE RB is never a good argument///Normally Id agree. Ridley was used a lot last season and now the Pat's are without Welker, Lloyd, Hernandez and Gronk will be out for a while. He might not be a sure thing, but he has a lot of value and a huge upside. Alfred MOrris - I'll give you him because he was a workhorse, got the yards and TDs///I like Morris, I had him on all but one of my teams last season and he was great. I wish hed catch some passes but I cant complain with what I got from him. Maurice Jones-Drew - Downhill///Dont disagree too much here. He has defied the odds a few times in his career though. Hes been on bad teams every season and has still produced most of the time. DeMarco Murray - What? As a Cowboys fan, I know he's not a good argument for fantasy FB. Heck, none have been since E. Smith. Look at his numbers///He killed me last season. Id stay away from him early but he has an upside. Reggie Bush - Hell no///Tough to say what he will do this season. He could be like Sproles in NO but with more carries. Lamar Miller - What?///Hes gonna be their workhorse and get all the carries. They also added some other offensive weapons but Miller is gonna get the ball a lot. What he does with it remains to be seen but its better to have someone like Miller who you know will be getting touches than having someone who will only be relevant if there is an injury. Darren McFadden - Injury prone//Agreed, but he isnt a 1st or 2nd rounder anymore. I got him in the 7th round, after I had all my starting RBs/WR and Qb. If your team is relying on him as a starter you are probably in trouble, but in later rounds he has a lot of upside. I'm sorry, I meant to say no consistent for Lynch. He was good for a year in BUF and then started getting good about two years ago with Seattle. It was a typo error. I pretty much agree with everyone on your list except for Spiller. Most of the guys I mentioned are injured to the point of not getting you the points you need on a week by week basis, not necessarily sitting out in games.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 28, 2013 -> 01:04 PM) Please let me play in pay leagues with you so you can pick up guys like Rashad Jennings and Daryl Richardson. I don't think I've seen rankings this misguided in a really, really long time. Injuries do not always force you to sit. You guys should know that. But in a league like the NFL, even playing dinged up can produce terrible results. Look at the gamelogs if you don't believe me. Plus, we're arguing how taking those guys early over QBs is a very bad move as QBs are much more consistent than RBs, year to year in fantasy.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 28, 2013 -> 12:45 PM) Actually, ironically enough the guy who won my league 2 years ago had Stafford as his starter and nobody cares about incompletions in fantasy. The guy who won my league last year had Matt Ryan as his starter who he obviously didn't have to waste a first rounder on either. So you just have the number 1 waiver priority all through out the season? You don't need it throughout the year because not every team needs RB.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 28, 2013 -> 11:01 AM) Brees, Rodgers, Brady, Peyton, Cam, RGIII, Matt Ryan, Matt Stafford, Kaepernik, Romo, Wilson, Luck should all be good fantasy qb's if you're in a 12 team league. Try to find 24 rb's that can be good fantasy rb's... It's not that hard because 3 or 4 of those RBs will get injured or lose their jobs. It happens every year. Then someone like me ends up picking them up.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 28, 2013 -> 09:50 AM) So the NFC North isn't tough? Interesting. Also, it's basic math. You have to start two running backs and only one quarterback in most leagues. I disagree wholeheartedly on the tandems - the NFL is getting away from that again, thank God. I'd say there's 14 or so backs who are workhorses. Are you trying to tell me any of the below aren't clear-cut #1 running backs? Adrian Peterson - Clear Cut #1 and Top 5 back - No argument there. Doug Martin - 2nd year RB - I'm weery LeSean McCoy - Usually is injured Marshawn Lynch - He's been a consistent top 5 back for the past 5 years Jamaal Charles - Came out of nowhere, already been injured Ray Rice - Only guy you can really make a case for given that he has no injury history and is multi-threat CJ Spiller - Fred Thomas Arian Foster - Oft Injured Trent Richardson - Got a lot of TDs, not that many yards Matt Forte - Michael Bush takes the TD Stevan Ridley - See my previous post on him. Any NE RB is never a good argument Alfred MOrris - I'll give you him because he was a workhorse, got the yards and TDs Maurice Jones-Drew - Downhill DeMarco Murray - What? As a Cowboys fan, I know he's not a good argument for fantasy FB. Heck, none have been since E. Smith. Look at his numbers Reggie Bush - Hell no Lamar Miller - What? Darren McFadden - Injury prone Minus about 4, all of those RBs either share touches because of talent or injury. Or never were that good like DeMarco Murray or Reggie Bush. Seriously, look up the numbers. Meanwhile, Matt Ryan will have another great year passing with his three receiving weapons and line and RB. Maybe you're in a different league because 2 points per game was not the different in any of my ESPN leagues. And also, consistency is huge in FF. You may have a QB who throws for 400 yards one week, then 100 the following. A guy like Brees will always get you 300 yards with the TDs. And more importantly, he'll be playing all game for you in the playoffs. Stafford throws for a lot of yards, but he also throws a lot of incompletions and picks. Again, maybe the scoring is different in your leagues, but I've never seen a team with Matt Stafford as their QB make it anywhere near the championship in anything.

Just a mini question, why are people going RB first? The only RB worthwhile is Adrian Peterson when he's healthy. In normal scoring leagues, especially ESPN ones, the QB is always the better pick since RBs these days work as tandems for the most part and they are so inconsistent year to year. AP has been the only one who if healthy, is a top 5 RB every year. The rest fluctuate wayyyyyyyyyyyy too much. Also as draft strategies, I also suggest picking QBs who are in tough divisions as they won't be resting come playoff time for you. Matt Ryan, Drew Brees > Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 03:04 PM) I remember we had a thread like this last season that a lot of people used. I need some keeper advice. This league has weird rules. You can keep up to 3 players, one is your "franchise" player and can play any position and be any age. The other two have to be going into their 2nd or 3rd seasons (Cam Newtons draft class). If you keep just one player you lose your 2nd round pick, if you keep 2 you lose your 2nd and 12th, and if you keep all 3 you lose your 2nd, 12th and 15th. This league is NOT PPR and its 12 teams. For my 2nd and 3rd year guys I have: Doug Martin, Julio Jones, Stevan Ridley and Colin Kaepernick For my franchise player options I have: Ray Rice, Dez Bryant I will obviously be keeping Martin. For my other 2nd/3rd year guy Im leaning towards Ridley but I think both of the other guys arent bad choices. For my franchise player I have no idea who to pick. Rice seems to be the easy choice but I could potentially have Martin and Ridley already at RB and since this league is a non ppr Bryant actually outscored Rice last season. Kaepernick seems like a stretch but as my 3rd keeper Id only lose a 15th round pick and would have a QB locked up and not have to worry about drafting one because based on these keeper rules Id imagine Brady, Rodgers, Brees, Manning, RG3, Luck, Stafford, Ryan etc will already be gone. I'd keep Kaepernick(I'd hesitate a little only because he's a 2nd year QB) Jones and Rice. That way you have a dominant QB, WR and RB as a base. Dez is still way too inconsistent to me. Ridley is a NE RB. Take it from me, who had him last year, he'll look great for a few weeks span, and then he won't get touches and probably will be dropped in the depth chart. It's happened with every NE RB I've had since 2008.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 23, 2013 -> 11:28 PM) Which really is what this team, and especially the offense, needs the most. You can get play nasty without being a playing dirty. Play with an edge. And yet, he probably could've been had in the 3rd round. No matter how good Long looks, you do not draft any guard in the 1st round of an NFL draft.

I've liked Morales for a long time. Really, since the season he broke his foot. His swing and his makeup made me think, he'd definitely recover. Anyone have a full list of free agents? I feel like Hahn is into rebuilding for the long haul. I think that's why this past offseason, you saw him make minimal moves. He kind of wanted to see this team fail so he wouldn't have to put up with "this team is close, we need to tweak it." He wants fresh blood on the squad. Clearing guys like Konerko, Dunn(after next season) and maybe Danks(though I think that's almost impossible), will give him the template he needs to start fresh. They do need to bring in some marquee players though to keep the fans they do have, going to the games. If you could get Cano, you do it. I'd let go or trade Beckham if at all possible. I'd try to stick Viciedo back at 3B where he would still be a plus bat. Probably get McCann while I'm at it, if not Morales. You have a glut of potential OFers in your system. Let them all play next season. Thompson, Mitchell, etc., you need to see if they can give you anything at all.

As a legend used to say around these parts...WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?!

Flash nailed it. I'm 27 now with two kids. I don't got time to make long ranted posts, wait for others to reply, then replay back with another few essays. I, like Flash, usually check up on the board, read it, and fade away. I guess we can all contribute a little bit more, but honestly, unless we start calling people out and having heated debates, it'll probably stay the way it is. I occasionally will post, but I don't follow to the degree in which I used to.

Pippen's dunk was much better. It was full body action, the rivalry that was there and him staring down at Ewing as he walks over him and then telling Spike to sit down. Just a much better dunk.

Apparently he got kicked out for plagarizing one of his final papers. ND is screwed. But you Gunner wishes he didn't transfer out.

QUOTE (MuckFinnesota @ May 5, 2013 -> 12:38 PM) Found this to be interesting. So the Bulls did not have to pay him $16 million this year, but instead about $10 million to recover and sit on the bench? This makes me wonder what happens in major league baseball when a pitcher hurts his pitching arm (Floyd or Kevin Brown). Is the team on the hook for the full amount of a player's salary? Oh no, he still gets his money. Difference is, the Bulls get a rebate back from the insurance company.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 14, 2013 -> 09:04 PM) Isn't this the one that's essentially Pineapple Express Part II? It may be, but it looks funny. McBride stole the trailer which I originally saw last year when he was ripping on everyone. Can't wait for that to come out. I'm also very interested in The Great Gatsby.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 09:57 AM) I've gotten a glimpse at those girls in their "costumes" and I like it. Eh, all of them still look like high schoolers to me. I think the big draw, at least for the male fans is just to see those girls in small outfits throughout the whole movie. It looks pretty dumb though. Looks like a movie that will be on FX within 6 months.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 08:10 PM) Looking at all of these Android phones that have come out recently, they all have some big negatives. Samsung S4 - Touchwiz (LOTS of negatives wrapped into this one), plastic backing HTC One - no expandable storage, doesn't come with 4.2 (and has poor reputation for rolling out updates), Sense interface, low-ish power battery Sony Xperia Z - waterproofing makes screen look like s***, bigger-than-need-be design, doesn't come with 4.2, questions about proprietary software add-ons, questions about Sony in general One of the lessons here is they should quit f***ing with the standard Android OS I fail to see the problem with Touchwiz still. *shrugs* With that said, the build quality of the S3 did feel very plasticy and flimsy. The S2 felt a whole lot more firm. HTC is a problem because of the battery. I'm not sure how the Xperia is going to turn out.