The anatomy of a winning squad.
The anatomy of a winning squad.
Originally posted by King of Queens:
quote:Originally posted by Blue_Foot:
3. You have to have four starting recievers who lead their team (or very close second) in fantasy points and pay close attention to match-ups. You have to be willing to bench your 3rd best WR on any given week if your 4 or 5 has a better match-up. This is easier said than done and in my opinion it only applies to the WR position.Devin Hester? check
Justin Gage? check
Reggie Williams? check
DeSean Jackson? check
Championship! [/QUOTE]I'm hoping that those are the guys on your bench.
quote:Originally posted by Blue_Foot:
3. You have to have four starting recievers who lead their team (or very close second) in fantasy points and pay close attention to match-ups. You have to be willing to bench your 3rd best WR on any given week if your 4 or 5 has a better match-up. This is easier said than done and in my opinion it only applies to the WR position.Devin Hester? check
Justin Gage? check
Reggie Williams? check
DeSean Jackson? check
Championship! [/QUOTE]I'm hoping that those are the guys on your bench.
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The anatomy of a winning squad.
I think Greg and Tom both , have said it best in some of thier previous post.
# 1 - Solid Draft
# 2 - Roster Managemant
# 3 - Free Agent Moves
# 4 - Little Good Fortune
Anyone of these factors, can break you at anytime !
Id rather be Lucky than Smart
# 1 - Solid Draft
# 2 - Roster Managemant
# 3 - Free Agent Moves
# 4 - Little Good Fortune
Anyone of these factors, can break you at anytime !
Id rather be Lucky than Smart
" When you are in any contest you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. "
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The anatomy of a winning squad.
Here are 3 teams from my Draft Champion league last year. One finished in 1st place, one in 8th and one in 13th. See if you can figure out which was which. Should be simple, right?
Team A.
QB -
R Grossman
P Rivers
RB -
K Barlow
M Bush
C Houston
J Jones
M Lynch
L Tomlinson
WR -
K Curtis
D Hall
D Hester
B Jones
R Meachem
R Moss
J Walker
C Wilson
TE -
D Clark
L Smith
M Spaeth
Cleveland DST
Pittsburgh DST
San Francisco DST
Minnesota DST
Denver DST
J Brown
P Dawson
Team B.
QB -
B Favre
M Hasselbeck
S McNair
RB -
A Green
N Herron
G Jones
M Jones-Drew
A Peterson (Chicago)
F Taylor
WR -
R Caldwell
B Engram
S McDonald
J Reed
S Smith
N Washington
R Williams
D Williams
TE-
D Clark
T Heap
B Scaife
Buffalo DST
Green Bay DST
New York (N) DST
J Kasay
R Longwell
J Reed
Team C.
QB -
M Bulger
J Campbell
K Clemens
B Griese
K Orton
RB -
D Foster
T Hunt
S Jackson
B Jackson
T Jones
J Snelling
WR -
K Colbert
J Cotchery
J Cribbs
B Davis
L Fitzgerald
C Henry
B Marshall
T Perry
TE -
B Franks
S Heiden
R Royal
New England DST
J Elam
O Mare
A Vinatieri
Team A.
QB -
R Grossman
P Rivers
RB -
K Barlow
M Bush
C Houston
J Jones
M Lynch
L Tomlinson
WR -
K Curtis
D Hall
D Hester
B Jones
R Meachem
R Moss
J Walker
C Wilson
TE -
D Clark
L Smith
M Spaeth
Cleveland DST
Pittsburgh DST
San Francisco DST
Minnesota DST
Denver DST
J Brown
P Dawson
Team B.
QB -
B Favre
M Hasselbeck
S McNair
RB -
A Green
N Herron
G Jones
M Jones-Drew
A Peterson (Chicago)
F Taylor
WR -
R Caldwell
B Engram
S McDonald
J Reed
S Smith
N Washington
R Williams
D Williams
TE-
D Clark
T Heap
B Scaife
Buffalo DST
Green Bay DST
New York (N) DST
J Kasay
R Longwell
J Reed
Team C.
QB -
M Bulger
J Campbell
K Clemens
B Griese
K Orton
RB -
D Foster
T Hunt
S Jackson
B Jackson
T Jones
J Snelling
WR -
K Colbert
J Cotchery
J Cribbs
B Davis
L Fitzgerald
C Henry
B Marshall
T Perry
TE -
B Franks
S Heiden
R Royal
New England DST
J Elam
O Mare
A Vinatieri
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The anatomy of a winning squad.
Originally posted by Go Getta:
I'm relaxed. I just think it's funny how everyone wants to throw their opinion out on what it takes to be a "winning team", you included. have you not as well?
allowed are opinions on public forum
joined the message board police have you?
new vehicle purchased,,know everything do you now?
even with rain man in draft
in two hundreds does your team finish this year
[ September 02, 2008, 10:28 AM: Message edited by: Yoda's S*x Slave ]
I'm relaxed. I just think it's funny how everyone wants to throw their opinion out on what it takes to be a "winning team", you included. have you not as well?
allowed are opinions on public forum
joined the message board police have you?
new vehicle purchased,,know everything do you now?
even with rain man in draft
in two hundreds does your team finish this year
[ September 02, 2008, 10:28 AM: Message edited by: Yoda's S*x Slave ]
HE LIKES TO USE THE FORCE
The anatomy of a winning squad.
It was A - 8th, B - 1st and C - 13th. Congrats if you figured it out!
The anatomy of a winning squad.
Originally posted by King of Queens:
quote:Originally posted by Blue_Foot:
3. You have to have four starting recievers who lead their team (or very close second) in fantasy points and pay close attention to match-ups. You have to be willing to bench your 3rd best WR on any given week if your 4 or 5 has a better match-up. This is easier said than done and in my opinion it only applies to the WR position.Devin Hester? check
Justin Gage? check
Reggie Williams? check
DeSean Jackson? check
Championship! [/QUOTE]SHHHHHH..... those were the 4 I was targetting in the AC auction this weekend!!!
quote:Originally posted by Blue_Foot:
3. You have to have four starting recievers who lead their team (or very close second) in fantasy points and pay close attention to match-ups. You have to be willing to bench your 3rd best WR on any given week if your 4 or 5 has a better match-up. This is easier said than done and in my opinion it only applies to the WR position.Devin Hester? check
Justin Gage? check
Reggie Williams? check
DeSean Jackson? check
Championship! [/QUOTE]SHHHHHH..... those were the 4 I was targetting in the AC auction this weekend!!!
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The anatomy of a winning squad.
I believe the Blue Foot analysis of "what it takes" is just plain wrong.
It would take an article length post to explain why but I'll leave it at that.
It would take an article length post to explain why but I'll leave it at that.
The anatomy of a winning squad.
I told you before I have no stress. Go crawl back in your hole before I release my mongoose on you.
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