Tanking?

[abloom]

So I’m in a league with a pretty unique situation. Two 1 win teams are squaring off in the finale. So the loser is rewarded with 1.01, and therefore, riches. One team has no incentive to tank because he previously traded the pick…so he’s playing his best players. The other has every incentive to tank, and he has filled his roster but he is currently starting a questionable David Bell over a health Terrace Marshall. Is this enough to call point shaving?

No bell over marshal is not questionable. If bell ends up not playing and he keeps him in the lineup then move in marshall.

[Jigga94]

Is David Bell v Marshall the only notable decision?

[PigeonBoys]

So I’m in a league with a pretty unique situation. Two 1 win teams are squaring off in the finale. So the loser is rewarded with 1.01, and therefore, riches. One team has no incentive to tank because he previously traded the pick…so he’s playing his best players. The other has every incentive to tank, and he has filled his roster but he is currently starting a questionable David Bell over a health Terrace Marshall. Is this enough to call point shaving?

No bell over marshal is not questionable. If bell ends up not playing and he keeps him in the lineup then move in marshall.

I'd agree that's not too bad of a call since both are dart throws. Heck I had a shaving situation where Amon Ra St. Brown was being benched for Gallup and Perine and apparently that wasn't egregious to some in my league.

[Jigga94]

So I’m in a league with a pretty unique situation. Two 1 win teams are squaring off in the finale. So the loser is rewarded with 1.01, and therefore, riches. One team has no incentive to tank because he previously traded the pick…so he’s playing his best players. The other has every incentive to tank, and he has filled his roster but he is currently starting a questionable David Bell over a health Terrace Marshall. Is this enough to call point shaving?

No bell over marshal is not questionable. If bell ends up not playing and he keeps him in the lineup then move in marshall.

I'd agree that's not too bad of a call since both are dart throws. Heck I had a shaving situation where Amon Ra St. Brown was being benched for Gallup and Perine and apparently that wasn't egregious to some in my league.

Perine with no Mixon mayyyybe but ARSB is a stud right now

[jman3134]

Is Devonta Smith a must start stud?

[Drewski]

I just found out that our league’s draft position is based off of regular season results and postseason finish doesn’t matter. We currently have teams already locked into a playoff spot for this year sitting players to earn a better draft spot. I’m curious as to what other people do to prevent tanking.

[Jigga94]

I just found out that our league’s draft position is based off of regular season results and postseason finish doesn’t matter. We currently have teams already locked into a playoff spot for this year sitting players to earn a better draft spot. I’m curious as to what other people do to prevent tanking.

Potential Points

[PigeonBoys]

Is Devonta Smith a must start stud?

No, he's the #21 WR, there's more volatility than I would like out of a "must start"

[jcc6fd]

I think he's likely starting Bell over Marshall because it's questionable and believes Bell will score less. FP has Marshall as the WR52 overall for week 14 and Bell as the WR78, and I think any reasonable observer of Marshall's recent production would expect him to outscore Bell and potentially put up okay numbers. While both are basement dwellers there's sufficient reason to believe there's willful intent to tank here. Don't know if it's egregious enough to warrant any real action though considering the relatively low projections for both. I know I wouldn't want to be told who to start if I was contending and believed a lower consensus players was a better option in a given week. But context also matters, and this is an owner who benefits greatly from losing.

I would consider bringing it up to your commissioner so that you know they are at least aware. If you are the commissioner I think you could approach that owner and ask why they were making that distinction and let them know it has the appearance of tanking. Ultimately, it's just grey enough (and I think that's what this owner is counting on) that action may not be possible without it causing more harm than good. Guess you could chalk that up to the overall roster construction for that owner is so poor that their "better" option is only Terrace Marshall and therefore regardless of outcome has earned the 1.01 if the point differential between him and Bell actually impacts the result. Kind of stinks but is a result of what I presume was a legitimately bad season, bad roster, the happenstance of two bottom teams playing each other in the final week, as well as the other owner trading away his first.

[j4pac]

His team is bad…so this is the only questionable call. But this game will be a lost scoring battle. It could easily be the difference between 1.01 and 1.02…which is about 1.5 first rounders different in value.

[murphysxm]

If you are calling tanking based on David Bell V Terrance Marshall, you are digging too deep.

[YouMightDieTryin]

We have a guy starting D'Ernest Johnson....his only other option is Gaskins.

[frerichs5]

If you are calling tanking based on David Bell V Terrance Marshall, you are digging too deep.

x2. And Amari Cooper may not be playing. I wouldn’t think twice about someone starting Bell over Marshall.

[jman3134]

Is Devonta Smith a must start stud?

No, he's the #21 WR, there's more volatility than I would like out of a "must start"

Well, I am being docked a 2nd round pick for not starting him.

[YouMightDieTryin]

Is Devonta Smith a must start stud?

No, he's the #21 WR, there's more volatility than I would like out of a "must start"

Well, I am being docked a 2nd round pick for not starting him.

Who'd you choose over said stud?