Flex Option

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:31 am

GLY,

People have 2 options when they have an idea for a change in play.

1-Ask Greg discretely, and gets his sole opinion.
2-Bring it on the boards for all to mull over.

If you go the route of posting on the boards, there is always a GREAT possibility that there will be people in disagreement.

But reading these past 2 pages are killing me. People are arguing over the EXAMPLE that Gekko gave. Not so much the suggestion. Do you see my point here?

I see your disaproval of the SUGGESTION. That's fine. I'd like the idea of still being able to switch my flex if needed. If Greg says STATS can't fix it, OR if Greg thinks it over and says it's not in his best interest to change it, I won't lose a second's sleep.

Debates are great. It's what you expect from public messageboards, but when you're arguing over the example and not the suggestion, it's dribble. Sifting through dribble on the boards make people go away. I'd like to see more people chime in all year long, but dribble drives some away.

Finally, it IS pi$$ing me off how much you are dominating Monarchs fantasy baseball...But You getting A-ROD for PEAVY and some pitcher that looks like he's 12 years old only helps your team. You had a very good draft with solid free agent pickups, AND now you've had someone giving you A-Rod for a bag of peanuts. A REALLY good bag of peanuts. But none-the-less...A bag of peanuts.

I WILL be taking it out on you when football starts.

BillyWaz · Post by **BillyWaz** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 8:35 am

Originally posted by Diesel:
But You getting A-ROD for PEAVY and some pitcher that looks like he's 12 years old only helps your team. You had a very good draft with solid free agent pickups, AND now you've had someone giving you A-Rod for a bag of peanuts.I know this is off topic, but it just goes to prove why trading in ANY fantasy sport is NOT a good idea.

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:24 pm

Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:
anything been resolved yet? The game setup is the same as last year and thus your Flex spot was locked in on Monday night as its own position. I've asked STATS to give us more flexibility with that for 2007 and they are going to do that, but it won't be finished in time for this week. It's my fault on this as I didn't request this change after 2006 and thus it wasn't part of any rules change for this season. I, like you and others, forgot about this after it was brought up by 3INT last year. Once STATS has this finished, we will e-mail all NFFC owners and let them know that the players in your Flex spot have more flexibility than they do now.

Any other requests? [/QUOTE]This is from last year. It looks as though Greg is ready to implement it if STATS can handle it. If it does go through, I sure hope there's a million test runs to make sure it's ok. I'm guessing Greg needs to be reminded of this if it hasn't already been completed.

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:51 pm

The trade wasn't that bad. Peavy & Lincecum will help his team a lot more than Arod will help mine. If you go based on the Roto Points, Peavy is about equal to Arod anyways.

Like I told you before, barring injury, no other team really had a chance coming out of the draft. Not being arrogant, just brutally honest.

After prepping for 15 team drafts and one 30 teamer, this 12 teamer was a cakewalk....especially when I'm getting Hafner in the middle of the 3rd round. The hardcore Yank fans selecting "their" player way earlier than they should've caused a few good players to fall. Plus, I'm guessing a lot of owners don't even care due to their lack of agent pickups.

Again, I really wish we both weren't extremely pitching heavy so we could help out each other. I know Roberts has helped you some, but I don't think we can really do anything else for each others team, that is unless you want to get rid of Holliday.

You guys should be real happy that no one is trading because if I could get rid of another pitcher or 2 for another stud bat, I wouldn't have to make any changes to my lineup for the rest of the season and still win.

BTW, Billy, I offered the guy Haren and Peavy for Arod numerous times and he kept trying to screw me so I broke off all talks with him. He continued pestering me with offers only a moron would accept so I had to tell him to leave me alone all together....when we got back last weekend I saw the Peavy/Lincecum offer and had to laugh because it was worse than all of my offers to him. And you can quit the WTA league anytime you want...maybe I can get Arod from you in that league????

And I would apologize for getting off the subject, but I think it's diminished into nothing anyways.

Nag' · Post by **Nag'** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:30 pm

It took WCOFF 4 years to finally implement the ability to change lineups up to gametime for every player, including Sunday and Monday night games. It use to be 12:55 PM EST for the first 4 years. Having this ability seemed like a nobrainer to me but every time this was put up for a vote, there was at least 30% who were "against". Go figure. This is suppose to be the premiere FF contest in the world, right? As result, WCOFF was the last league I knew of to finally allow this flexibility.

Here you have the same exact situation. We have the NFFC with the cutting edge format, including 3RR and KDDS, top of the line customer servie with all issues handled immediately, etc. But with all this, we've played for 3 years (and maybe 4) without an ability to have total and complete control over our lineups at any point during the weekend. Doesn't the NFFC is also considered by it's participants as the premiere FF contest in the world? How it then allow such a restriction, ESPECIALLY due to an admitted software issue?

It doesn't make a damn difference what the specific example is when the ability to change the Flex is needed. There can be a million scenarios where this will not come into play, but even if there is one where it will, the option to make changes HAS to be there. The basic question is simple: do you, as a highstakes owner want complete and total flexibility in managing your roster? The answer should never be anything besides "YES".

[ June 10, 2007, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: Nag' ]

Route Collectors · Post by **Route Collectors** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:06 pm

Originally posted by Diesel:
Like Raiders stated...What does it mater whether you like Gekko's example? Sometimes I honestly feel as though 1-People write just to write. Or 2-people have fought with some on the messageboard and wait for any given moment to argue with that person.

Forget the example. This thread is dwelling on something so menial, it's ridiculous.

Case and point. Gekko's suggestion was a good one. Greg agreed. It's all a matter of whether or not STATS can do this within their system's capabilities. Marc

I was thinking the exact same thing before i read your post. Totally agree that it would be great if people stopped trying to get MB brownie points by finding fault.

When designing homes it always cracks me up when someone walks through a finished product and says..."I woulda done this or that different"

I'm always thinking "why the hell don't you start from scratch and design your own"

It's funny how the people without a creative bone in their bodies are the loudest critics.

Those who are in the know will get this with no further explaination.

Sound Advice · Post by **Sound Advice** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 3:39 am

Originally posted by BillyWaz:
Ok, so how about if you have LT and Cadillac Williams and they both are questionable playing in the late games.

You put LT at your flex, and although he plays, Caddy is declared out. You don't have another RB to put in for Caddy, but you do have a WR.

What Gekko is trying to say is why can't we put LT in Caddy's spot, and put the WR in at the flex (something you COULD NOT do last year)?

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I don't get it yet Bill.
In your example LD is at rb because he plays before Caddy. Correct?

[ June 11, 2007, 09:44 AM: Message edited by: Sound Advice ]

BillyWaz · Post by **BillyWaz** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 7:16 am

No, they both are playing in the late games.

Yes, if you were in front of your computer, you could switch it, but like Patrick said, "not everyone can get to a computer WHEN NEEDED on game day" (not exactly his quote, but you understand).

3INTBOY · Post by **3INTBOY** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:35 am

Originally posted by GOD Loves You:
quote:Originally posted by Greg Ambrosius:
quote:Originally posted by Gordon Gekko:
anything been resolved yet? The game setup is the same as last year and thus your Flex spot was locked in on Monday night as its own position. I've asked STATS to give us more flexibility with that for 2007 and they are going to do that, but it won't be finished in time for this week. It's my fault on this as I didn't request this change after 2006 and thus it wasn't part of any rules change for this season. I, like you and others, forgot about this after it was brought up by 3INT last year. Once STATS has this finished, we will e-mail all NFFC owners and let them know that the players in your Flex spot have more flexibility than they do now.

Any other requests? [/QUOTE]This is from last year. It looks as though Greg is ready to implement it if STATS can handle it. If it does go through, I sure hope there's a million test runs to make sure it's ok. I'm guessing Greg needs to be reminded of this if it hasn't already been completed. [/QUOTE]Good Change, hope it happens...

3'