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by Glenneration X » Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:10 am
Originally posted by Sound Advice:
Glenn - He wasn't in my top 50.
That's more valuable than any consensus that I'm aware of.
I wouldn't take him in round 3 if my life depended on it, and I don't know of any respected fantasy player that would.
And if they did, you won't hear them suggesting rules changes because a player they drafted too early on their football squad got nicked.
I honestly heard less whimpering when Brady got hurt last year and was lost for the season.
Rule changes to help people recover from injuries always come from people recovering from injuries.
You're putting your 3rd or 4th round pick on waivers?
That is a bummer, sorry to hear about that.
Russ' gut feeling was correct - People that complain about skill vs luck deem themselves skillful and everyone else lucky. Hello once again Sound,
I respect your passionate response to this argument, though once again I wish you could support your argument with facts rather than bravado and gibberish.
AGon is a consensus top 50 player....easily....and I will support my argument with fact.....
AGon's draft spots in NY....
3-7, 3-3, 4-3, 3-6, 3-13, 4-1, 4,6
Chicago
3-9, 3-7, 3-11, 3-6
Las Vegas
4-2, 2-13, 4-10, 4-5, 3-12, 3-12
Phone/Online
4-3, 4-2, 4-3, 4-9, 4-8
So in 20 of 22 drafts, AGon is chosen in the top 50 and in the two he wasn't, he went 51 & 52.
I guess all 22 of these owners don't make your "respected" list, but I'd assume none of the 22 really care if they do or not.
I'd also tend to say Gekko & BillyWas are pretty respected and they both had AGon on one of their teams.
Now onto your other name-calling arguments (the last bastion of those who argue without fact), I will once again state that this is not "whimpering" as you call it.....as its not whimpering for those who posted on other threads questioning the game plan uses of Forte, Chris Johnson, & SJax or those who are now questioning the worth of players they picked on the St. Louis or Carolina offenses or etc. etc. etc. These owners are merely making observations about players they were counting on whose perceived value may be falling.
I happened to have chosen Brady with my first round pick in a league last year and won the league. It is not quite the level of this competition, but for me it proves any injury can be overcome. None of us with AGon are giving up whether he's out for the year or not....but I think its OK to remark on it on a contest's message board if that doesn't bother you too much.
Lastly, I don't believe Gekko was remarking on the rule change due to the injury. If you read his post, he clearly stated that he brought this up originally in a pre-season thread. I also happen to like the rule, but not because of this injury, but because it increases draft manuverability, increases weekly strategy, and help overcome the "luck" argument. If you don't like the rule, that's fine too....
Good luck this year Sound, but do me a favor, when you question one of my posts, please come back with facts, not insults.
Regards,
Glenn