IntheBullseye.com Fantasy Football Dynasty League-2008

[Keith]

Our dynasty league draft will kick off this Sunday at 8pm CT.

http://www21.myfantasyleague.com/2008/home/40648

I renamed the league to be consistent with the new site name. I'll initially use this thread to update draft status and notifications.

The league is full, but if you are someone who thinks they want to play, let me know via email. We have unplanned openings from time to time, averaged about one per year in fact. And fyi - when adding new owners, I usually favor active posters over lurkers.

[Keith]

bumping the thread to alert the owner on the clock.

[Keith]

Fun first round. Three big trades completed on Sunday impacting first round selections. Draft results through one round:

1.01 1. McFadden, Darren OAK RB (Dave)
1.02 2. Stewart, Jonathan CAR (NickO)
1.03 3. Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB (Froback)
1.04 4. Jones, Felix DAL RB (jcp)
1.05 5. Smith, Kevin DET RB (Keith)
1.06 6. Forte, Matt CHI RB (bckey)
1.07 7. Johnson, Chris TEN RB (Warren)
1.08 8. Rice, Ray BAL RB (Mike)
1.09 9. Charles, Jamaal KCC RB (RoyP)
1.10 10. Slaton, Steve HOU RB (infantrycak)
1.11 11. Brown, Chris HOU RB (bckey)
1.12 12. Hardy, James BUF WR (Mike)
1.13 13. Henne, Chad MIA QB (RoyP)
1.14 14. Torain, Ryan DEN RB (popanot)

[Dave]

No access at work. I won't get to it until about 4 this afternoon.

[Vinny]

man Roy...you sure gave up a producer (projected) in Brandon Marshall and a solid fantasy defense for the eagle D.

[popanot]

Originally Posted by Dave

No access at work. I won't get to it until about 4 this afternoon.

I sent you a trade offer for 2.01. Just letting you know so you'll check before pulling the trigger on your pick. If you're interested, let me know and I'll PM the details to your account here.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Dave

No access at work. I won't get to it until about 4 this afternoon.

I can pick for you if you tell me who you want.

[popanot]

Anyone else having a problem getting to the FFL site?

[Keith]

The site just loaded okay for me. Maybe there was a blip.

[popanot]

Very strange... It's not loading for me at all. It just sits there and eventually times out. I'm not having any issues browsing other sites. Oh well... I'm about to head home anyway.

[popanot]

Closed down and restarted my browser and all is happy again. Odd...

[Keith]

Draft update:

1.01 1. More Cowbell McFadden, Darren OAK RB
1.02 2. Reservoir Dogs Stewart, Jonathan CAR RB
1.03 3. Froback Players Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB
1.04 4. SweetPea Jones, Felix DAL RB
1.05 5. Tequila Mockingbird Smith, Kevin DET RB
1.06 6. Bad Clams Forte, Matt CHI RB
1.07 7. Maroons Johnson, Chris TEN RB
1.08 8. South Texas Sooners Rice, Ray BAL RB
1.09 9. Devildogs Charles, Jamaal KCC RB
1.10 10. Infantryrules Slaton, Steve HOU RB
1.11 11. Bad Clams Brown, Chris HOU RB
1.12 12. South Texas Sooners Hardy, James BUF WR
1.13 13. Devildogs Henne, Chad MIA QB
1.14 14. Pops Piranhas Torain, Ryan DEN RB
2.01 15. Pops Piranhas Flacco, Joe BAL QB
2.02 16. DMG's Machines Carlson, John SEA TE
2.03 17. Froback Players Ryan, Matt ATL QB
2.04 18. SweetPea Brohm, Brian GBP QB
2.05 19. More Cowbell Doucet, Early ARI WR
2.06 20. Bad Clams Sweed, Limas PIT WR
2.07 21. Maroons Nelson, Jordy GBP WR
2.08 22. South Texas Sooners Thomas, Devin WAS WR
2.09 23. Froback Players Jackson, DeSean PHI WR
2.10 24. Pops Piranhas Manningham, Mario NYG WR
2.11 25. Tequila Mockingbird Simpson, Jerome CIN WR
2.12 26. CharismaticEgotisticalBuffoons Avery, Donnie STL WR
2.13 27. SweetPea Kelly, Malcolm WAS WR
2.14 28. Tequila Mockingbird Keller, Dustin NYJ TE
3.01 29. SweetPea Omon, Xavier BUF RB
3.02 30. CharismaticEgotisticalBuffoons Bradley, Mark CHI WR
3.03 31. Froback Players Bennett, Martellus DAL TE
3.04 32. Reservoir Dogs Davis, Fred WAS TE
3.05 33. Reservoir Dogs Hightower, Tim ARI RB
3.06 34. Bad Clams Cottam, Brad KCC TE
3.07 35. Maroons Jackson, Dexter TBB WR
3.08 36. South Texas Sooners Johnson, Josh TBB QB
3.09 37. More Cowbell Booty, John David MIN QB
3.10 38. Infantryrules Choice, Tashard DAL RB
3.11 39. Macho-Macho Men Parmele, Jalen MIA RB
3.12 40. Pops Piranhas Caldwell, Andre CIN WR
3.13 41. Devildogs Hart, Mike IND RB
3.14 42. Froback Players Royal, Eddie DEN WR
4.01 43. SweetPea Finley, Jermichael GBP TE
4.02 44. SweetPea Franklin, Will KCC WR
4.03 45. Froback Players Douglas, Harry ATL WR
4.04 46. Reservoir Dogs Hawkins, Lavelle TEN WR
4.05 47. Pops Piranhas Tamme, Jacob IND TE
4.06 48. Bad Clams Boyd, Cory TBB RB
4.07 49. Maroons Moore, Matt CAR QB
4.08 50. CharismaticEgotisticalBuffoons Hester, Jacob SDG RB
4.09 51. Pops Piranhas Washington, Chauncey JAC RB
4.10 52. Infantryrules Steptoe, Syndric CLE WR
4.11 53. Macho-Macho Men Thigpen, Tyler KCC QB
4.12 54. CharismaticEgotisticalBuffoons Utecht, Bten CIN TE
4.13 55. Devildogs Waiting On Devildogs For The Next Pick

[Keith]

Cutdown day is coming.

Get your cuts down to 28 done by Labor Day Monday (or earlier), then sub your waiver requests (up to 4 rounds) for anyone you want to pick up after that.

Then... don't forget to set your week one lineups!!

Specifically, we'll continue with "first come, first serve" waivers until midnight on 8/27, then any players you want to add after that time will need to be requested through waivers, which will run at 8pm CT on Tues 9/2. Then we'll be in our regular weekly waiver process afterward.

Looking ahead, we will freeze our 28-man rosters on 12/23, the day after our championship game.

Also like last year, the deadline to cut rosters down to 26 players will be 2/14.

Afterward, I will bump up the roster capacity back up to 34 to facilitate the draft and any offseason trading. We'll then cut back down to 28 players again on Labor Day in 2009.

[Keith]

Congrats to Mike for his second championship in the league's five years. He took down ArlingtonTexan in the final (after AT took me out as the #1 seed the week before, sweet revenge for him after 2007!). Here's the blurb I posted on the league's message board about the winning team:

HPF Dynasty Championship Game V
South Texas Sooners 109.5 vs. CharismaticEgotisticalBuffoons 85.0

How They Did It
The South Texas Sooners claimed the league title - the first team to earn its second championship - after a 7-6 repeat campaign last season in which a tie-breaker cost them a shot in the playoffs. The Sooners, with an astounding 8-0 postseason record since 2005 (having missed the inaugural playoffs in 2004 when no consolation bracket existed), entered this year's playoffs as the #2 seed with a 9-4 record, including a 7-1 run down the stretch.

Though this is the Sooners' second championship in three seasons, the winning rosters hardly resemble one another. At quarterback, a May waiver wire pickup in Kyle Orton proved just good enough to take over for 2006's QB, Carson Palmer, who was hurt and ineffective for most of the 2008 season. At running back, LaDainian Tomlinson remains, but Larry Johnson was acquired via trade for Marvin Harrison last year and Brandon Jacobs assumed a more prominent role on the roster to help fuel a steady stream of points. And 2005 draft pick Roddy White has taken over since the '06 championship for the departed Harrison as the team's leader at wide receiver to join Steve Smith and '07 draft pick Anthony Gonzalez. Tight end Owen Daniels, a rookie on the first championship squad, proved to be a solid contributor again in 2008 for the Sooners.

Key Players - How the Sooners were built:
QB - Kyle Orton (2008 Waivers), Carson Palmer (2004.9.01)
RB - LaDainian Tomlinson (2004.1.01), Brandon Jacobs (2006 Waivers), Larry Johnson (2007 Trade), Sammy Morris (2006 Waivers)
WR - Roddy White (2005.2.06), Steve Smith (2004.3.01), Anthony Gonzalez (2007.1.14)
TE - Owen Daniels (2006.4.08)
PK - Dan Carpenter (2008 Waivers)
DEF - Minnesota (2004.10.14), Washington (2004.18.14)

Note - Draft pick in parens shown as YYYY.Round.Pick. The 2004 draft was the league's inaugural selection. Subsequent drafts consisted of rookies and free agents.

Side note - SweetPea (jcp) won the Petey Faggins Award as the champs of the consolation bracket.

Upcoming dates:
12/23 - Roster freeze at 28
2/14 - Roster cutdown to 26
2/15 - Trading re-opens and roster sizes increased to 34 to facilitate trading
5/17 - DRAFT DAY!! for rookies and free agents. Begins at 9pm CT.

[Keith]

Teams -

Roster cutdown to 26 is due by Saturday 2/14. Please do not delay.

I will probably create the 2009 league site over the weekend, so look out for the link.