One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

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One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby saw061600 » Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:28 am

One thing I've learned about fantasy football is never, ever, NEVER assume that your player valuations and beliefs about team rosters (yours and competitors) are reality for the other owners in your league.

I've made trade offers for vets to teams that have no chance, rejected because "I'm a contender."
I've made trade offers of vets for picks to teams that should be rebuilding, accepted because "I'm a contender."
I've hesitated to make trade offers for Trade Bait (or just in general) because I was CERTAIN that the owner would not make the deal only to see a much weaker offer than what I considered getting accepted.

Add your own "One thing" or discuss someone else's. Good distraction from draft, ADP, and other arguments.
10 TM No PPR or waiver 85RST
Herbert Fields Garoppolo Ridder
JT Barkley Etienne Ingram Charb CEH
Evans Aiyuk Dionte Jeudy London JWill GWils EMoore JMyers Mims Moorex2
Andrews Kinkaid Pits Freiermuth
NBosa Quinnen DJJones Clark F-Myers Taylor Graham
Darius Okereke Kendricks DCampbell DJones Baker Kiser Brooks
Adams Simmons Vaccaro Joseph

12 TM .5ppr 45 RST
Herbert Stroud Mayfield
JT Achane Kamara Ford Pacheco Jaleel
AJB DK Godwin Aiyuk Kirk ZJones RMoore Thornton
Hock F-muth
LWilliams Payne Reed Greenard
Bernard Kendricks Warner Baker Williams Tranquil
Budda McKinney Clark Wilson

1-2QB 2-4RB 3-5WR 1-3TE 11OFF/DEF
Herbert Stafford Brock Dobbs
Taylor Jacobs Mattison Kyren Jaleel Ford Bigsby
AJB Diggs Evans Kirk McLaurin Dionte Boyd Renfrow JuJu
Kelce Pitts Deguara
Hutchinson Rousseau Greenard Travon Demarcus
QWilliams EJones TBernard Dean ShaqT Kyzir
Amos Bates Peppers Murray Fitz Clark

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby Pac_Eddy » Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:35 am

I've seen this too. When I thought it was clear that a team was in a rebuild, he's buying veterans for his playoff push. It's stunning sometimes. For bigger trades, I might open by asking if they're in a rebuild or playoff contending situation as I don't want to anger them.
Not all that counts can be counted. Not all that can be counted counts.

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby FastEddie » Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:13 am

Honesty & Candor - Building positive relationships through respectful communication has helped facilitate more trades in my experience. This is especially true when responding to a trade offer that doesn't necessarily jive with your roster construction.

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby killer_of_giants » Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:25 am

One thing I've learned about fantasy football...
... is that i'm probably wrong!

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby McCafsteez » Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:27 am

One thing I've learned is to be patient and roll back the quantity of offers being sent out. Sometimes other owners will instantly reject because they are overwhelmed. The longer the wait period, the more refreshing it is to receive an offer. This is of course league specific!
The Other Woman Dynasty League - 12 Team PPR (QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, 2 Flex)
QB: Herbert, Lance, Stafford
RB: Bijan, Hall, Cook, Chubb, Mattison
WR: Adams, Hill, Hopkins, Robinson
TE: Waller, Engram
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You’re in this for Life - 12 Team 0.5 PPR
(QB, 1 RB, 1 WR, TE, 3 Flex)

QB: Fields, Young, Richardson, Smith
RB: Bijan, Gibbs, A. Jones
WR: Metcalf, JSN, Addison, Q. Johnston, Mingo, Rice
TE: Kincaid, Mayer, Gesicki
2024 Picks - (x3) 1sts
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Dynasty Addiction - 12 Team PPR /SF (QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, 2 Flex, SF)
QB: Lawrence, Fields
RB: Bijan, Dobbins, Etienne, Walker
WR: AJ Brown, Godwin, Bateman
TE: Kittle

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby Shankopotamus » Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:35 am

FastEddie wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:13 am Honesty & Candor - Building positive relationships through respectful communication has helped facilitate more trades in my experience. This is especially true when responding to a trade offer that doesn't necessarily jive with your roster construction.
I've found this to be the best way to build trade relationships.
12 Team Super-Flex TEP Dynasty
22 CHAMP :dance:
(2019 & 2020 Runner-Up) :wall:


1 QB, 3 RB, 4 WR, Flex, SF, 2 TE

3 DL, 3 LB, 3 DB, 1 Flex IDP


QB- Justin Herbert, Baker Mayfield, Deshaun Watson, Marcus Mariota, Gardner Minshew, Sam Ehlinger
RB- D’Andre Swift, Nick Chubb, Javonte Williams, Cam Akers, Kyren Williams, Jerome Ford, D’Ernest Johnson, Darrell Henderson
WR- DK Metcalf, DJ Moore, Chris Godwin, Jameson Williams, Gabe Davis, Hollywood Brown, Josh Reynolds, Calvin Austin, Laviska Shenault, Kyle Phillips
TE-Mark Andrews, Greg Dulcich, Isaiah Likely, Donald Parham, Tyler Conklin
DL-Danielle Hunter, Nick Bosa, Deforest Buckner, Jonathon Allen
LB- Micah Parsons, Jack Sanborn, Logan Wilson, Cole Holcomb, Nakobe Dean, Brian Asamoah
DB-Jeremy Chinn, Jalen Pitre, Jalen Thompson, Kam Curl, Darrick Forrest
K-Tyler Bass

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby abloom » Tue Mar 30, 2021 8:37 am

2 things I have learned, and have to keep reminding myself of:

(1) Cashing out on small increases in value are sometimes better than waiting for a big payoff

(2) The goal of each trade shouldn't be the win the trade by as much as possible, the goal of each trade should be to make both teams better and all other teams in the league comparatively worse. If every trade accomplishes this you will a) be able to make more trades since both teams improve and b) gain far more value than other teams because you are making more trades.
Team #1: 2nd place
12 team, 1 ppr (1.5 te), 1Q,2R,2W,1T,2F,1D,1K

Q: Kyler, Fields, AR
R: JT, CMC, Barkley, chandler
W: Evans, Chase, Mooney, Collins, Dell, Pickens, wilson
T: Kelce, Goedert, Thomas, woods
D: cle, nyj
K: Sanders

Team #2: back to back champion
12 team, 1ppr (1.5 te), 1Q,2R,2W,1T,1SF,1F,1D,1K

Q: R Wilson, Murray, Watson, Browning, Rudolph, Zappe
R: Swift, Walker, Dobbins, gus bus
W: Puka, Metcalf, Dell, Cooper, DJM, K Allen, Nuk, Tre tucker, C Samuel,
T: Kelce, Pitts
K: Tucker
D: CLE

Team #3: back to back champion
14 team, SF, 1PPR (2PPR for TE), 1Q,2R,3W,1T,1SF,2F

Q: Mahomes, Rodgers, Watson, Heinicke, walker
R: Mostert, walker, a Jones, Wilson, Charb, Z White, McLaughlin, freeman, d Williams, Reynolds,
W: Waddle, A St Brown, K Allen, Cooper, Nuk, Juju
T: Kelce, Schultz, Thomas, Ferguson

Team #4 3rd
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Team #5 4th
https://www45.myfantasyleague.com/2023/ ... =0009&O=01

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby jordanzs » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:55 am

The past always repeats........it's just the names that change.

Skill gets you into the playoffs.......and luck wins you the championship once you're in there.

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby Bronco Billy » Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:19 pm

The thing I learned over the years is that I pretty much suck at it.

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby hankmurphy » Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:21 pm

It’s supposed to be fun.

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby SoftwoodGrampian » Tue Mar 30, 2021 3:37 pm

Future picks are valued very differently league to league

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby IR1 » Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:19 pm

Get your guy!
10Team PPR-QB/RB/WR/WR/TE/PK/flex-DT/DE/DE/LB/LB/LB/CB/CB/S/S/flex
QB- Herbert, Tua
RB- Barkley, Swift, Montgomery, Dobbins, Walker
WR-Adams, ARSB, JWilliams, Godwin, Metcalf, Allen, Kirk, Flowers
TE- Kelce, Goedert
PK
DT- Buckner, Simmons, QWilliams,
DE- Hunter, JBosa, Thibodeaux, JPHillips, Rousseau, Paye, Greenard
LB- Edmunds, Warner, E Kendricks, Wagner, De"Vondre Campbell, Asamoah, Sanders
CB- Moore, Howard, Reed
S- Dugger, Pitre, Thompson
IR Dobbins, Dulcich
Taxi- Kincaid, QJohnston

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby Pac_Eddy » Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:07 am

IR1 wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 5:19 pmGet your guy!
Yes! I have way more fun if I get my guys, even if I overpay. I'll go down with the ship if I have a bad take, but nothing worse than missing on your guy and he blows up.
Not all that counts can be counted. Not all that can be counted counts.

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby sugbear65 » Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:17 am

There is no such thing as a “fantasy expert”.

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Re: One thing I've learned about fantasy football...

Postby palevermilion » Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:38 am

My "one thing I've learned" is actually 4 things (a couple are repeats):
• Get your guy.
• Making the playoffs consistently takes skill. Winning the championship takes luck.
• Go against the hype. If a player is being overhyped, sell him (or don't even try to buy). If a player is being under hyped, or owners are buying into the "better to sell a year early than a year late", buy him (especially as a win now team).
• Going off of the previous point, ignore the "sell a year early" articles. I want to milk every good year of my players as possible. Unless I'm in a complete rebuild, it's always better to keep a player a year too long if my goal is to win a championship.


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