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Ok folks we have 10 paid up, I contacted the other two and they didn't really commit so I think we should go with 10.
I only just sent Funkymonk the details but there are two others who have paid up who have not signed up on the site.
To date we have 7 teams in the league.
Those are
Eagle Eye Patriots
Dollar Nightmares
Ghostface Eagles
Show us you TDs
Cork Cowboys
The Real McCoys
BigBoysStuff
If none of the above are your team then you need to sign up on the NFL site pronto.
What should we do with the prize money? We have $200 so I'd suggest $150 for the winner and $50 for second, reason being is there is a final and I think it would be cruel to make the final and get nothing for it.
As soon as everybody has put their team in, I'll put up some stuff here to help those who are new to the game. Its pretty easy but there are little things that you have to be aware of for the draft.
You can do a practice draft on the site any time because the default is ten so its perfect practice for this league.
So thoughts on the money thing would be appreciated and those who haven't signed up please do and post here when you have done it. If you have any problems post here or pm me.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by cooker3 View PostWhat's the name of the league?
The name of the league is 'IPB Fantasy NFL 2010''Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by Juan Pablo View PostSounds good to me, are we going for the standard snake or auction format? Never drafted in a 10 team league before, always 12, should prove interesting from a depth and subsequently waiver p.o.v. for positions like TE, K and DST.
I also need to find out who has not entered yet. I can't set up a draft date until the 10th guy has signed up on the NFL site. So can you guys fill in the blanks and I can fire off a pm to the guy who is missing and get this sorted.
Eagle Eye Patriots - eagle eye
Show us you TDs - Juan Pablo
Ghostface Eagles - Ghostface Ste
Cork Cowboys -
Dollar Nightmares -
The Real McCoys -
BigBoysStuff -
OchoQuatro -
The Hadron Colliders -'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by eagle eye View PostWe will go with the snake format. I think it would be too much to expect some of the guys to know enough to do an auction draft.
I also need to find out who has not entered yet. I can't set up a draft date until the 10th guy has signed up on the NFL site. So can you guys fill in the blanks and I can fire off a pm to the guy who is missing and get this sorted.
Eagle Eye Patriots - eagle eye
Show us you TDs - Juan Pablo
Ghostface Eagles - Ghostface Ste
Cork Cowboys -
Dollar Nightmares - Enzo Scifo
The Real McCoys -
BigBoysStuff -
OchoQuatro -
The Hadron Colliders -
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Originally posted by Funkymonk View PostI havent signed up yet. been busy the last couple of days but will get it sorted tomorrow'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Updated. I think Cooker3 might be OchoQuatro and BrianN might be Cork Cowboys which would leave Tony3004 as The Hadron Colliders but I'll await confirmation on those.
Eagle Eye Patriots - eagle eye
Show us you TDs - Juan Pablo
Ghostface Eagles - Ghostface Ste
Cork Cowboys -
Dollar Nightmares - Enzo Scifo
The Real McCoys - Bubbleking
BigBoysStuff - Jack Burton
OchoQuatro -
The Hadron Colliders -'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Great stuff.
Now that everybody is in we need to arrange a date for the draft that suits everybody, if thats possible.
So lets start off with what day over the next week suits all for the draft.
We can also arrange a practice draft if you guys want to, I can set one up for tonight at 10.30 pm if it suits people. I'll do up a post later on about tips and help for the draft.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Just a few tips for those who are new to the game.
The biggest thing is to know is the bye weeks. This is huge because in the week that a player is off you want to have a reserve drafted to replace him.
So if you take 3 running backs then they should all have different bye weeks. You will more than likely draft a reserve QB and of course he will have to have a different bye week to your first choice. Its a huge part of the game and many people make the mistake of not concentrating on bye weeks and end up in trouble when the bye weeks start. This information is available for every player on the site when you are drafting.
Injured players who are ranked is another thing to watch out for. If a guy is only out for 1 or 2 weeks then it might be worth drafting him but any player on IR is out for the season. This site is always up to date on injuries. http://espn.go.com/nfl/injuries
There are cheat sheets available online, all you have to do is google nfl fantasy cheat sheets but the rankings on the NFL site are good enough for this draft because its not going to be very deep with only 10 players in it.
So all you do is make sure you pick in the right order to maximise your starting lineup and then pick your backups after that.
Its handy enough, you look at who the next player up in their rankings is, you check to see if he fits your team at the present time and if he does just check the injury list and if he is not injured then pick him.
Anyways hope that helps people a bit but nothing like a practice draft to really understand it.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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How many did it eagle? Learned a lot from that. Happy enough with how the results tbh, but will be much wiser for the experience. Sorry didnt c u txting on the draft pageLast edited by JackBurton; 02-09-10, 21:58.''Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.'' - Richard Nixon
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Originally posted by JackBurton View PostHow many did it eagle? Learned a lot from that. Happy enough with how the results tbh, but will be much wiser for the experience. Sorry didnt c u txting on the draft page
I'm gonna reset it for tomorrow night at the same time in case any of the others want to try it out.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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yeah i was extremely impressed with the way it. pretty easy to follow in fairness, slightly annoying when ur next choice gets snatched by the pick before u. I'll be better prepared next time though''Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.'' - Richard Nixon
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Originally posted by JackBurton View PostOne piece of advice i would appreciate eagle, would u think it unwise or would u be indifferent into picking 2 wide receivers for the same team??
Reasons.
They have the same bye week is the most important one.
If they come up against a tough pass defense then you are going to have a very bad week.
And really you are looking for as many no.1s as you can get. A no.1 WR on a bad team is often much better than a no.2 on a really good team.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Ok folks I'm provisionally setting the draft for Tuesday 7th September at 10 pm.
If anybody has a problem with that date and time you need to post here before then.
If you don't have a problem with it then just thumbs up the post. We only have up to Wednesday night to do the draft. I'm leaving it as late as possible.
Anyways thumbs up if you are happy with the date and time, post if you are not and suggest an alternate date and time.Last edited by eagle eye; 03-09-10, 22:14.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by eagle eye View PostOk folks I'm provisionally setting the draft for Tuesday 7th September at 10 pm.
If anybody has a problem with that date and time you need to post here before then.
If you don't have a problem with it then just thumbs up the post. We only have up to Wednesday night to do the draft. I'm leaving it as late as possible.
Anyways thumbs up if you are happy with the date and time, post if you are not and suggest an alternate date and time.
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If everybody is happy to change to the same time Wednesday thank this post.
If everybody else is happy with Tuesday then we will stick with that date. I'll help Enzo to prepare for the draft if thats the case.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Well I sent Enzo a pm and was willing to help him set up for the draft seeing as he won't be there.
We go ahead tomorrow night as the majority are in favour of that.
Sorry Enzo but not enough were willing to change it. I might be available at some stage tomorrow to help you set it up if you want but I can't give you a definite time or anything.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by JackBurton View Posteagle i can switch my bench and starters as i please is that correct, what day is the cut off for changes?
excuse my noobiness (nice word)'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by eagle eye View PostWell that was fun, happy with my team but you just have to see how it goes now. Did Enzo make the draft? His team looks decent anyways.
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I gotta say I couldn't believe that Jahvid Best wasn't taken until I took him in the 6th or 7th. He is going to have massive yardage, I know its his rookie year but they guy has looked great in preseason in the few attempts he has had.
I know that in a couple of weeks he is going to be an elite RB. I look forward to getting an elite receiver for one of my RBs when somebody loses one of their running backs.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by Funkymonk View Postmissed this tonight. must go on and see what my team is like''Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.'' - Richard Nixon
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Managed to snatch V Jackson from chargers late on, should be great considering he never signed a contract so misses at least 6 games + bye week 10 ,
This is going to wreck my head. I have watched pretty much most live games on sky, channel 4, eurosport, screensport etc over the years but now I'm going to be jumping off chairs every time someone like the steelers throw a 50 yard pass in the hope that the black guy underneath not only catch's it but that the name on his back is Wallace, football is never going to be the same again...
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Hehe, thats funny. There will be a live scoring thing which is great fun too. You check it now and again to see how things are going. The NFL are saying that you will see every touchdown your players score this year. I don't know if thats gonna be available over here though.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by Funkymonk View PostIm 100% certain the auto pick knows more than me so maybe it was a good thing'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by eagle eye View PostEh you need to check your team again. Fyi you have 7 running backs
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Originally posted by Funkymonk View Postye i just checked it there now. that was the first thing i noticed. when is the first time i can make changes. playing 3WR every week and having no reserves but 2 RBs with 5 in reserve''Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.'' - Richard Nixon
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Originally posted by Funkymonk View Postye i just checked it there now. that was the first thing i noticed. when is the first time i can make changes. playing 3WR every week and having no reserves but 2 RBs with 5 in reserve
You can also look to trade. If you can identify a team with a problem at running back or too many wide receivers and you would like one then you just offer them a trade.'Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you' - Bill Belichick
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Originally posted by ghostface ste View PostLooking for Pierre Thomas to get me off to a good start tonight
Ur gonna regret not picking him first ghostie, mark my words''Any change is resisted because bureaucrats have a vested interest in the chaos in which they exist.'' - Richard Nixon
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