07-16-2019, 04:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-23-2019, 07:49 AM by Fordhammer.)
[Ready for grading - 1008 words]
Hello everyone, and welcome to the beginning of a much anticipated new series for NSFL fantasy football! And by much anticipated, I mean I came up with the idea 10 minutes ago and didn't tell anybody. Tuhmayto tomahto. Anywho, let's start this sucker off with an answer to the question everybody is asking: What the hell is this?
Anybody who has seen the TV show "The League" can probably guess what that answer is. If you haven't seen it, I'd definitely recommend it since it has great humor surrounding a group of guys that participate in a fantasy football league. One of the guys in their group is a carefree clueless dude that makes really questionable picks in his fantasy drafts (the more kickers the better!). From there, we can say that the person with the most boneheaded picks is the "Taco" of the group when it comes to fantasy football. Every Tuesday I will point out the "Taco" of our league (the person who currently has the lowest score) and analyze each of their picks to see what lead to their poor performance. If the same person has the lowest score again the next Tuesday, I will go to the next lowest score and so on to get some variety. NOTE: I will not include a player if they haven't made all of their picks.
So, without further ado, lets meet this weeks Taco! Drum roll please!
@TomHanks
If you look at the fantasy master sheet, it shows that @Daybe has the worst score, but it appears there have been obvious scoring errors on his players. So, I'm sorry Mr. Hanks, but you are the Taco of this round. This was a close as it gets, as Hanks has 400.9 currently, which is only .02 lower than @TickleTim who has 400.92. What might have contributed to this low score compared to his peers? I mean, there is a guy that drafted a QB with the 2nd pick and he's doing just fine. Lets take a look at this team and their current scores:
Reese, A. 67.5
Shady, S. 57.9
Bishop, J. 43.8
Parker, J. 37.3
L'Alto, V. 27.7
Gump ®, F. 76.9
Donaldson, N. 49
Chicago Butchers 40.8
Now, on paper this is not a terrible team. It definitely should not be the worst performing team, in my opinion, but that is how fantasy football goes sometimes. Where were these players picked?
R1 - Pick 4 - Slim Shady
Shady was a common pick in the 4th spot across the league, and was #4 in ADP according to @Bigred1580 (shout out for that media post btw, very helpful), so it was not a reach. This could be classified as a solid pick, but Shady just has not been living up to expectations up to this point. He is currently the 11th best RB in points. Ouch.
R2 - Pick 9 - Forrest Gump
TomHanks picked himself this time to fill his FLEX position early. This seemed to be a bit early, as he was #20 in ADP, and I would say was a bit of a reach. However, despite that sentiment, Gump is the 5th best at RB, so it makes up for Shady's performance at least and definitely not a bad guy to have in the FLEX. That said, guys like Vinny Valentine, Jordan Von Matt, and Errol Maddox were available and he still likely would have gotten Gump with his next pick. That is likely the main thing that's hurting him.
R3 - Pick 16 - James Bishop
According to ADP, Bishop was projected around #17, so this isn't a bad pick on paper. However, again Von Matt was available and snagged right after this pick. That would have been huge. Bishop is the 12th best receiver so far, and someone ranked higher like Sunnycursed would have been an upgrade.
R4 - pick 21 - Verso L'Alto
L'Alto was #22 in ADP, so again not a terrible pick on paper, but Blaze was ranked a spot ahead and has been going off while L'Alto is looking like a dud as the 6th best TE. With the power of hindsight I'd say he should have picked Blaze, but honestly I had them at about the same position, and I like the idea of getting a top tier TE as it can be super helpful if it pans out. A case of bad luck strikes on this one.
R5 - pick 28 - Josh Parker
This pick could be considered a value pick if you were looking at it before the season started. At #25 in ADP, Gump was able to take Parker earlier. However, Parker has not been playing well through week 5 of the NSFL season. With only 37.3 points, that makes him the 15th best WR. That kind of receiving corps is not going to help in fantasy positioning.
R6 - pick 33 - Chicago Defense
I would have rather seen a QB pick here as defenses are such a crap shoot that it is tough to determine who will actually be good. Chicago was 34 in ADP, so not the worst that you can do here, but they are the number 8 defense out of 10 teams. Yikes.
R7 - pick 41 - Andrew Reese
I'd be alright with this pick, but can't help but wonder how much better off Hanks would be picking Cooter or Havran earlier and then taking a defense here. Reese was 26 in ADP, so Hanks is lucky to have gotten him this late. However, you hope to do better than the 6th ranked quarterback.
R8 - pick 46 - Neo Donaldson
A kicker in the last pick is respectable, and he got a good one here. #47 in ADP and the 4th ranked kicker, he could have definitely done worse. However, the difference between the kickers is so miniscule that it hasn't made a big difference.
In conclusion, Mr. Hanks has got to be kicking himself over a few of these picks. There were some that would have helped him build a better overall team, and a bit of bad luck has contributed to the low scores. Best of luck on the rest of the season, and here's to hoping you don't get the Sacko!
Hello everyone, and welcome to the beginning of a much anticipated new series for NSFL fantasy football! And by much anticipated, I mean I came up with the idea 10 minutes ago and didn't tell anybody. Tuhmayto tomahto. Anywho, let's start this sucker off with an answer to the question everybody is asking: What the hell is this?
Anybody who has seen the TV show "The League" can probably guess what that answer is. If you haven't seen it, I'd definitely recommend it since it has great humor surrounding a group of guys that participate in a fantasy football league. One of the guys in their group is a carefree clueless dude that makes really questionable picks in his fantasy drafts (the more kickers the better!). From there, we can say that the person with the most boneheaded picks is the "Taco" of the group when it comes to fantasy football. Every Tuesday I will point out the "Taco" of our league (the person who currently has the lowest score) and analyze each of their picks to see what lead to their poor performance. If the same person has the lowest score again the next Tuesday, I will go to the next lowest score and so on to get some variety. NOTE: I will not include a player if they haven't made all of their picks.
So, without further ado, lets meet this weeks Taco! Drum roll please!
@TomHanks
If you look at the fantasy master sheet, it shows that @Daybe has the worst score, but it appears there have been obvious scoring errors on his players. So, I'm sorry Mr. Hanks, but you are the Taco of this round. This was a close as it gets, as Hanks has 400.9 currently, which is only .02 lower than @TickleTim who has 400.92. What might have contributed to this low score compared to his peers? I mean, there is a guy that drafted a QB with the 2nd pick and he's doing just fine. Lets take a look at this team and their current scores:
Reese, A. 67.5
Shady, S. 57.9
Bishop, J. 43.8
Parker, J. 37.3
L'Alto, V. 27.7
Gump ®, F. 76.9
Donaldson, N. 49
Chicago Butchers 40.8
Now, on paper this is not a terrible team. It definitely should not be the worst performing team, in my opinion, but that is how fantasy football goes sometimes. Where were these players picked?
R1 - Pick 4 - Slim Shady
Shady was a common pick in the 4th spot across the league, and was #4 in ADP according to @Bigred1580 (shout out for that media post btw, very helpful), so it was not a reach. This could be classified as a solid pick, but Shady just has not been living up to expectations up to this point. He is currently the 11th best RB in points. Ouch.
R2 - Pick 9 - Forrest Gump
TomHanks picked himself this time to fill his FLEX position early. This seemed to be a bit early, as he was #20 in ADP, and I would say was a bit of a reach. However, despite that sentiment, Gump is the 5th best at RB, so it makes up for Shady's performance at least and definitely not a bad guy to have in the FLEX. That said, guys like Vinny Valentine, Jordan Von Matt, and Errol Maddox were available and he still likely would have gotten Gump with his next pick. That is likely the main thing that's hurting him.
R3 - Pick 16 - James Bishop
According to ADP, Bishop was projected around #17, so this isn't a bad pick on paper. However, again Von Matt was available and snagged right after this pick. That would have been huge. Bishop is the 12th best receiver so far, and someone ranked higher like Sunnycursed would have been an upgrade.
R4 - pick 21 - Verso L'Alto
L'Alto was #22 in ADP, so again not a terrible pick on paper, but Blaze was ranked a spot ahead and has been going off while L'Alto is looking like a dud as the 6th best TE. With the power of hindsight I'd say he should have picked Blaze, but honestly I had them at about the same position, and I like the idea of getting a top tier TE as it can be super helpful if it pans out. A case of bad luck strikes on this one.
R5 - pick 28 - Josh Parker
This pick could be considered a value pick if you were looking at it before the season started. At #25 in ADP, Gump was able to take Parker earlier. However, Parker has not been playing well through week 5 of the NSFL season. With only 37.3 points, that makes him the 15th best WR. That kind of receiving corps is not going to help in fantasy positioning.
R6 - pick 33 - Chicago Defense
I would have rather seen a QB pick here as defenses are such a crap shoot that it is tough to determine who will actually be good. Chicago was 34 in ADP, so not the worst that you can do here, but they are the number 8 defense out of 10 teams. Yikes.
R7 - pick 41 - Andrew Reese
I'd be alright with this pick, but can't help but wonder how much better off Hanks would be picking Cooter or Havran earlier and then taking a defense here. Reese was 26 in ADP, so Hanks is lucky to have gotten him this late. However, you hope to do better than the 6th ranked quarterback.
R8 - pick 46 - Neo Donaldson
A kicker in the last pick is respectable, and he got a good one here. #47 in ADP and the 4th ranked kicker, he could have definitely done worse. However, the difference between the kickers is so miniscule that it hasn't made a big difference.
In conclusion, Mr. Hanks has got to be kicking himself over a few of these picks. There were some that would have helped him build a better overall team, and a bit of bad luck has contributed to the low scores. Best of luck on the rest of the season, and here's to hoping you don't get the Sacko!
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