Frozen Tundra wrote:I don't quite understand the point you guys make: If the contest allows stacking one team, then everyone will do it and the contest will lose value. I don't think so. Let me explain.
First, stacking ONE team will not work. You have to stack TWO teams and that makes it harder (NFC and AFC). However, stacking is a risky strategy, even if you decided to stack two #1 seeds. #1 seeds routinely get knocked out. This year when we have #1 vs #2 in both conferences is the EXCEPTION and not the norm in the NFL.
Some argue, with some validity, that a player who does multiple entries can choose to stack two #1s and have other combinations with other entries. I don't know how that is different from the current situation. If I played 10 entries, I can choose one with Brady and Cam, and then add Gronk and Olsen, and then Edelman and Ginn or whoever.
My biggest question about this contest is: how can I play for 4 weeks and still be interested/have a chance? I am sure many of you might ask this same question. Without lifting the limit, I don't know how. Under the current design, this does not work for me.
The point is, if you can stack teams, everyone will stack. Same as there are 300 teams with Brady and Cam as their QBs, there will be 300 teams with all Pats and Panthers.... 200 teams with Pats and Cardinals, 100 teams with Broncos and Panthers, and so on.... There would still be no way for you to catch up, if you were far behind, even if you were able to stack, since whichever teams you pick, there will be 100+ teams ahead of you, with basically the same stack. You have to limit the players per team.