2023 RB Fantasy Guru Competition -- *** LOCKS 9/7 @ KICKOFF ***

[MEuRaH]

Out of curiosity. Do you get negative points if they finish lower than projected?

Yes! Projection minus Actual = Points

I wasn't going to play but this looks fun as hell lol. Gonna go all rookies.
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81 Rodriguez, Chris WAS RB (R)
97 Miller, Kendre NOS RB (R)
123 Johnson, Roschon CHI RB (R)

[FiremanEd]

Roschon
Warren
Chandler

[honcho55]

interesting exercise. At first glance I thought, meh, this will just be 3 solid backups/rookies that are behind whatever starters get hurt. Then I thought, let’s take a peek at who woulda won this game last year.

I do fear the “winners” are gonna be guys who are projected super low (120-150) and tally up like 350 yards and end the season as the 50-60th. Not a terribly useful find necessarily.

Last year ‘winners’ of this game that were (at least somewhat) fantasy relevant: d’onte foreman, Tyler algeir, Pacheco, Jeff Wilson, Kenyan drake, Chuba Hubbard, Jaylen warren, Zach moss, lat Murray.

You woulda got decent marks for picking guys like pollard, ETN, jam Williams, along with actual usable fantasy production, but not win this game.

So. If it kinda plays like last year, looks like you want rookies or younger guys that are settling into a career fantasy RB3 role, in more open backfields, and don’t bother anyone projected top 30, and be real hesitant using a guy in the top 50.

All that nonsense said, I’ll take:

Pierre Strong
Ty Chandler
Zach Evans

[Jigga94]

interesting exercise. At first glance I thought, meh, this will just be 3 solid backups/rookies that are behind whatever starters get hurt. Then I thought, let’s take a peek at who woulda won this game last year.

I do fear the “winners” are gonna be guys who are projected super low (120-150) and tally up like 350 yards and end the season as the 50-60th. Not a terribly useful find necessarily.

Last year ‘winners’ of this game that were (at least somewhat) fantasy relevant: d’onte foreman, Tyler algeir, Pacheco, Jeff Wilson, Kenyan drake, Chuba Hubbard, Jaylen warren, Zach moss, lat Murray.

You woulda got decent marks for picking guys like pollard, ETN, jam Williams, along with actual usable fantasy production, but not win this game.

So. If it kinda plays like last year, looks like you want rookies or younger guys that are settling into a career fantasy RB3 role, in more open backfields, and don’t bother anyone projected top 30, and be real hesitant using a guy in the top 50.

All that nonsense said, I’ll take:

Pierre Strong
Ty Chandler
Zach Evans

This is exactly the strategy to take. No reason to pick a top 50 RB. You're capped at <50 points. Meanwhile if the 120th guy here just gets a few hundred yards, they're probably going to earn you 50+ points regardless.

Not to mention going for the gold. 2nd place is the 1st loser

[Valhalla]

interesting exercise. At first glance I thought, meh, this will just be 3 solid backups/rookies that are behind whatever starters get hurt. Then I thought, let’s take a peek at who woulda won this game last year.

I do fear the “winners” are gonna be guys who are projected super low (120-150) and tally up like 350 yards and end the season as the 50-60th. Not a terribly useful find necessarily.

Last year ‘winners’ of this game that were (at least somewhat) fantasy relevant: d’onte foreman, Tyler algeir, Pacheco, Jeff Wilson, Kenyan drake, Chuba Hubbard, Jaylen warren, Zach moss, lat Murray.

You woulda got decent marks for picking guys like pollard, ETN, jam Williams, along with actual usable fantasy production, but not win this game.

So. If it kinda plays like last year, looks like you want rookies or younger guys that are settling into a career fantasy RB3 role, in more open backfields, and don’t bother anyone projected top 30, and be real hesitant using a guy in the top 50.

All that nonsense said, I’ll take:

Pierre Strong
Ty Chandler
Zach Evans

This is exactly the strategy to take. No reason to pick a top 50 RB. You're capped at <50 points. Meanwhile if the 120th guy here just gets a few hundred yards, they're probably going to earn you 50+ points regardless.

Not to mention going for the gold. 2nd place is the 1st loser

If you ain’t first you’re last

[Ice]

James Cook BUF
Austin Ekeler LAC
Rachaad White TBB

[remedy29]

Easy peasy

26 Pacheco, Isiah KCC RB
70 Williams, Kyren LAR RB
102 Chandler, Ty MIN RB

[mild]

Easy peasy

26 Pacheco, Isiah KCC RB
70 Williams, Kyren LAR RB
102 Chandler, Ty MIN RB

You won't win but I like your backs

[YouMightDieTryin]

Can we get an updated list after all the cuts?

[SteveMaddensShoes]

Roschon
Achane
Kendre Miller

Since the list isn’t exactly a hot take, my tie breaker would be Evan Hull

[Two Cents]

56 Bigsby, Tank JAC RB (R)
75 Hill, Justice BAL RB
123 Johnson, Roschon CHI RB (R)

[Cherokee]

Jerrick McKinnon
Ty Chandler
Rocshon Johnson

[Pet_Smith]

Hull, 111
Warren, 58
R White, 40

[MEuRaH]

Weekend bump for anybody that has yet to play.

You can edit your picks up until 9/7 at kickoff.

[repkllrs]

Roschon
Achane
Chase