Your most impressive team?

Hootie · 10-27-2011, 01:52 PM

Mine is 7-0. It's a keeper league, PPR, point bonus league where you can trade draft picks for keepers in the offseason.

I had Brees (1), Rivers (2), Felix Jones (6), Dwayne Bowe (6) and Darren McFadden (8).

You lose a draft pick for the keeper you select. You cannot acquire a pick from an owner that is the same round as the player you trade...so I couldn't get a 1st round pick for Brees since the owner would need to use that 1st round pick to keep him.

So I went into the year loving Bradford and Stafford and decided, in basically a 2 QB league, I could get a ton of value out of my QB's.

So I traded Rivers (2) to the guy who had Vick (17) for his 1st round pick (meaning he'd keep Rivers 2 and Vick 17 and forfeit his 1st round pick as well, pretty good deal for both) and I traded Brees (1) for an owner's 3rd and 5th round pick. This was right before the Peyton Manning announcement and he was planning on fielding a team with Brees and Manning (two top 3 scorers the previous year)...

and then I kept Felix Jones (6) and Darren McFadden (8)...

So I loaded up with an extra 1st, 3rd and 5th while many of the owners had to give up their 1st and 2nd (or at least early picks) for their two keepers while my two keepers were both mid round picks...

So I stacked my team...I drafted Stafford, Bradford, Dwayne Bowe, Reggie Wayne, Steven Jackson, Dez Bryant, Brandon Marshall, Tim Hightower, Jimmy Graham etc...

before week 1, an owner in my league wanted to trade Brady, and I knew he was as high on Felix and Bradford as I was...I offered him a deal, and he countered with Brady and Reggie Bush for Bradford, Steven Jackson and Felix Jones. I accepted.

After week 1 I watched the Chiefs and sold Dwayne Bowe (again) after a lousy start (again) and had no faith in him (again)...but I got a very nice return...Dwayne Bowe, James Starks, and Reggie Wayne (back when he had value) for Calvin Johnson.

and then, just two weeks ago (I hate RB's because they always get hurt, I always get elite receivers in a PPR and pick up RB scraps on the waivers)...I wanted to combo up Brady and Welker more than anything...so I traded the guy who has Rivers/Vick Darren McFadden and Brandon Marshall for Wes Welker and Ryan Torain. (And then McFadden gets hurt just two weeks later!)

So in a 12 team, keeper league, PPR bonus league...

I have this as my starting lineup:

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Ryan Torain
RB: Bernard Scott
RB/WR: Maurice Morris (James Jones on BYE)
WR: Dez Bryant
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Wes Welker
TE: Jimmy Graham
OP: Matthew Stafford

I have 5 of the top 11 scorers in a 12 team league. 7-0!!!

http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/clubhou...96578&teamId=1

**The Franchise** · 10-27-2011, 02:04 PM

I may have missed it but do you have a limit on how many players you can keep?

Hootie · 10-27-2011, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pestilence

I may have missed it but do you have a limit on how many players you can keep?

2

so I have quite the conundrum next year with Brady, Stafford, Dez, Calvin, Welker and Graham...

and I doubt anyone trades with me during draft day next year since they know I can only keep 2

last year in this league I got 4th and won the overall points prize...#1 seed and lost after the BYE week in the playoffs and then the 3rd place game too...

**The Franchise** · 10-27-2011, 03:10 PM

I would probably keep Megatron and Stafford.

**Ming the Merciless** · 10-27-2011, 03:26 PM

Keeper League in 4th season

Brady w/ Cam Newton as backup

Fitzgerald & welker as WR 1 & 2, Wr 3 is my weakest point....

Ray Rice, Beanie Wells, Peyton Hillis (sucking this season), Shonn Greene (meh)

Hanson is my Kicker, Tony G is my TE

In this league we also have 1 each of a DL (DE or DL), LB, and S or DB

I have Polamalu, Charles Johnson, and Lawrence Timmons

I am 5-2 after going 5-0...

Its a yahoo league with PPR and custom defensive scoring....

We keep 6 players each season..

Hootie · 10-28-2011, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pestilence

I would probably keep Megatron and Stafford.

They, along with brady, all have 1st round grades so id lose a 1st and 2nd

MoreLemonPledge · 10-28-2011, 03:22 AM

10 Team PPR, with an extra WR/TE position in addition to the usual flex.

QB: Matthew Stafford, Tim Tebow
RB: Ray Rice, Ryan Mathews, Felix Jones, Mark Ingram, Willis McGahee
WR: Calvin Johnson, Hakeem Nicks, Dez Bryant, Marques Colston, Mike Williams TB, Sidney Rice
TE: Jermichael Finley, Jermaine Gresham
K: Who cares, but it was Janikowski
DEF: Saints this week

**The Franchise** · 10-28-2011, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

They, along with brady, all have 1st round grades so id lose a 1st and 2nd

But you still have an extra 1st, 3rd and 5th round pick.

**The Franchise** · 10-28-2011, 09:13 AM

What's Jimmy Graham worth as a keeper?

Hootie · 10-28-2011, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pestilence

But you still have an extra 1st, 3rd and 5th round pick.

That was last year...that's how I stacked my team this year.

Hootie · 10-28-2011, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pestilence

What's Jimmy Graham worth as a keeper?

He has WR1 value if you ask me...no other TE is really in his stratosphere right now except maybe Hernandez

**The Franchise** · 10-28-2011, 09:31 AM

Ahhh....gotcha. Nevermind that then.

**The Franchise** · 10-28-2011, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

He has WR1 value if you ask me...no other TE is really in his stratosphere right now except maybe Hernandez

What pick would you lose if you kept him?

Skyy God · 10-28-2011, 09:45 AM

12 team, start 3WR, 2RB, and a W/R/T flex. Not the highest scoring team in the league, but I'm 5-2.

QB: Romo
WR: Nicks, AJ Green, Stevie J, Wayne, Breston
RB: McFadden, DeMarco, Battle, Tolbert
TE: Hernandez (thanks, waiver wire)

sedated · 10-28-2011, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Ryan Torain
RB: Bernard Scott
RB/WR: Maurice Morris (James Jones on BYE)
WR: Dez Bryant
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Wes Welker
TE: Jimmy Graham
OP: Matthew Stafford

I have 5 of the top 11 scorers in a 12 team league. 7-0!!!

very similar to mine; PPR, 2 QBs, and not a keeper league

QB: Matthew Stafford
RB: Arian Foster
RB: LeGarrette Blount (-or- Shonn Greene -or- Cedric Benson -or- Ben Tate)
WR: Calvin Johnson
WR: Wes Welker
TE: Jimmy Graham
OP: Ryan Fitzpartirck (-or- Matt Shaub)
DEF: PIT (-or- SF)
K: Sebastian Janikowski

10-27-2011, 01:52 PM
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	Your most impressive team? Mine is 7-0. It's a keeper league, PPR, point bonus league where you can trade draft picks for keepers in the offseason. I had Brees (1), Rivers (2), Felix Jones (6), Dwayne Bowe (6) and Darren McFadden (8). You lose a draft pick for the keeper you select. You cannot acquire a pick from an owner that is the same round as the player you trade...so I couldn't get a 1st round pick for Brees since the owner would need to use that 1st round pick to keep him. So I went into the year loving Bradford and Stafford and decided, in basically a 2 QB league, I could get a ton of value out of my QB's. So I traded Rivers (2) to the guy who had Vick (17) for his 1st round pick (meaning he'd keep Rivers 2 and Vick 17 and forfeit his 1st round pick as well, pretty good deal for both) and I traded Brees (1) for an owner's 3rd and 5th round pick. This was right before the Peyton Manning announcement and he was planning on fielding a team with Brees and Manning (two top 3 scorers the previous year)... and then I kept Felix Jones (6) and Darren McFadden (8)... So I loaded up with an extra 1st, 3rd and 5th while many of the owners had to give up their 1st and 2nd (or at least early picks) for their two keepers while my two keepers were both mid round picks... So I stacked my team...I drafted Stafford, Bradford, Dwayne Bowe, Reggie Wayne, Steven Jackson, Dez Bryant, Brandon Marshall, Tim Hightower, Jimmy Graham etc... before week 1, an owner in my league wanted to trade Brady, and I knew he was as high on Felix and Bradford as I was...I offered him a deal, and he countered with Brady and Reggie Bush for Bradford, Steven Jackson and Felix Jones. I accepted. After week 1 I watched the Chiefs and sold Dwayne Bowe (again) after a lousy start (again) and had no faith in him (again)...but I got a very nice return...Dwayne Bowe, James Starks, and Reggie Wayne (back when he had value) for Calvin Johnson. and then, just two weeks ago (I hate RB's because they always get hurt, I always get elite receivers in a PPR and pick up RB scraps on the waivers)...I wanted to combo up Brady and Welker more than anything...so I traded the guy who has Rivers/Vick Darren McFadden and Brandon Marshall for Wes Welker and Ryan Torain. (And then McFadden gets hurt just two weeks later!) So in a 12 team, keeper league, PPR bonus league... I have this as my starting lineup: QB: Tom Brady RB: Ryan Torain RB: Bernard Scott RB/WR: Maurice Morris (James Jones on BYE) WR: Dez Bryant WR: Calvin Johnson WR: Wes Welker TE: Jimmy Graham OP: Matthew Stafford I have 5 of the top 11 scorers in a 12 team league. 7-0!!! http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/clubhou...96578&teamId=1
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10-27-2011, 02:04 PM	#2
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Ming the Merciless Emporer of Mongo Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Milky Way Casino cash: $2877556	Keeper League in 4th season Brady w/ Cam Newton as backup Fitzgerald & welker as WR 1 & 2, Wr 3 is my weakest point.... Ray Rice, Beanie Wells, Peyton Hillis (sucking this season), Shonn Greene (meh) Hanson is my Kicker, Tony G is my TE In this league we also have 1 each of a DL (DE or DL), LB, and S or DB I have Polamalu, Charles Johnson, and Lawrence Timmons I am 5-2 after going 5-0... Its a yahoo league with PPR and custom defensive scoring.... We keep 6 players each season.. __________________ ---- 2018 Adopt-A-Chief : Chris Conley 2017 Adopt-A-Chief : FRANK ZOMBO Click here-->*The Holy Chiefsplanet Lexicon **
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10-28-2011, 03:22 AM	#7
MoreLemonPledge M-I-Z S-E-C Join Date: Apr 2009 Casino cash: $10004927	10 Team PPR, with an extra WR/TE position in addition to the usual flex. QB: Matthew Stafford, Tim Tebow RB: Ray Rice, Ryan Mathews, Felix Jones, Mark Ingram, Willis McGahee WR: Calvin Johnson, Hakeem Nicks, Dez Bryant, Marques Colston, Mike Williams TB, Sidney Rice TE: Jermichael Finley, Jermaine Gresham K: Who cares, but it was Janikowski DEF: Saints this week __________________
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10-28-2011, 09:13 AM	#9
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10-28-2011, 09:31 AM	#12
The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $3025047	Ahhh....gotcha. Nevermind that then.
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10-28-2011, 09:45 AM	#14
Skyy God 11-5, baby Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Livin the dream Casino cash: $2191557	12 team, start 3WR, 2RB, and a W/R/T flex. Not the highest scoring team in the league, but I'm 5-2. QB: Romo WR: Nicks, AJ Green, Stevie J, Wayne, Breston RB: McFadden, DeMarco, Battle, Tolbert TE: Hernandez (thanks, waiver wire)
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