The keeper declaration deadline has come and gone, and the results are in. Your keepers are posted below:
Ray Tarasovic:
no keepers
Mike Tarasovic:
keeps Andre Johnson in the 2nd round, loses an 8th-round pick
Jon DeYoung:
keeps Steven Jackson in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Braylon Edwards in the 2nd round, loses an 8th-round pick
Michael Toobin:
keeps Marshawn Lynch (Rookie) in the 3rd round
Elliott Toobin:
keeps Adrian Peterson (R) in the 3rd round
Matt Haller:
keeps Joseph Addai in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Clinton Portis in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Justin Koehler:
keeps Frank Gore in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Tom Brady in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Sam Papkin:
keeps Willis McGahee in the 2nd round
Eric Sherwood:
keeps Brian Westbrook in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Calvin Johnson (R) in the 6th round
Kevin Manning:
keeps Terrell Owens in the 1st round, loses an 8th-round pick
keeps Peyton Manning in the 2nd round, loses a 9th-round pick
Derek Haller:
keeps Randy Moss in the 1st round, loses a 6th-round pick
keeps Marion Barber in the 2nd round, loses a 7th-round pick
Joe Colly:
keeps LaDainian Tomlinson in the 1st round, loses a 5th-round pick
keeps Tony Romo in the 2nd round, loses a 9th-round pick
The Supplemental Round will go in the order that picks were lost, as follows:
DeYoung, Sherwood, Colly, Derek, Koehler, Matt, Matt, Koehler, Derek, Manning, DeYoung, Sovic, Manning, Colly
The Draft is Tuesday night, 9pm eastern.
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8.25.2008
8.18.2008
NBD - Manifesto '08
Site:
Once again this year we will be using Yahoo, but we have upgraded to PLUS status. To join the league, head to Yahoo’s fantasy football page and select “Join a League” under the “Football PLUS ‘08” section. Our league ID number is 13698 and the password is “brooklyn.” Since we have upgraded to PLUS, you do not need to pay for Stat-Tracker this year.
Fees/Payouts:
The entry fee this year will once again be $100. I will be collecting and paying out the money via PayPal, and all payments are due by the draft. If you have not paid, you will not draft. To submit your payment, go to paypal and send $100 to sr.sovic@gmail.com. You can use a credit card, but PayPal charges a fee for this, so ideally everyone can set up a PayPal account (if they don’t already have one) connected to a bank account so that we don’t get charged the fee. If you don’t want to use PayPal, you won’t be able to pay me at the draft this year (unless you come to Brooklyn) so get a check in the mail to
Mike Tarasovic
163 Huntington Street, Apt. 2
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Payouts will be $575 for the league champion, $250 for the runner-up, $150 for the regular season champ, and $100 for the third place finisher ($125 pays for the site itself).
Scoring:
Scoring will be the same as last season: a point for every 10 rushing or receiving yards and a point for every 25 passing yards. Rushing/Receiving touchdowns are worth 6 points each, while passing touchdowns are worth 4 points each. For a full explanation of the scoring system, check out the league site.
Keepers:
This year we will be using the keeper tax system again. Each owner is entitled to two keepers, subject to the keeper tax, as well as one additional rookie keeper slot, meaning that you can keep any rookie you drafted last year in the round he was drafted in. We will be using the most updated version of Yahoo’s “Big Board” rankings, and the taxes will be assessed as follows:
-players ranked 1-4: uses 1st round pick & loses 5th round pick
-players ranked 5-8: uses 1st round pick & loses 6th round pick
-players ranked 9-12: uses 1st round pick & loses 7th round pick
-players ranked 13-18: uses 2nd round pick & loses 8th round pick
-players ranked 19-24: uses 2nd round pick & loses 9th round pick
-players ranked 24- : uses 2nd round pick, does not lose any other round
Only players who were drafted and remained on a roster for the entire season last year can be kept. Keepers need to be reported to me at least 48 hours before the draft (Sunday, August 24th, 9pm). They will be published to the league shortly thereafter.
Please keep in mind that next year we will be switching over to “Option B,” meaning that only players drafted after the 3rd round in this year’s draft will be keepable (other than rookies). You will not be able to keep anyone more than once.
Rosters/Draft:
Each team will start the following positions: 1 QB, 2 WR, 2RB, 1 WR/RB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST. There will be 6 bench spots, meaning a full roster of 15 players. Each team will also be able to designate a player for Injured Reserve (they must be on the NFL’s official list) that they can drop from their roster but who will be protected from free agency pick-up. The draft will be 16 rounds, with the sixteenth round consisting of a supplementary round for anyone who has lost picks due to the keeper tax. The order for that round will follow the order in which draft picks were lost.
Draft order is the reverse of last season’s final standings, as follows:
1) Ray Tarasovic
2) Mike Tarasovic
3) Jon DeYoung
4) Michael Toobin
5) Elliott Toobin
6) Matt Haller
7) Justin Koehler
8) Sam Papkin
9) Eric Sherwood
10) Kevin Manning
11) Derek Haller
12) Joe Colly
The date for the draft is Teusday, August 26th at 9:00pm, and will be held using Yahoo’s online draft application. If anyone can not make that date, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can try and work out a date that works for everyone.
Once again this year we will be using Yahoo, but we have upgraded to PLUS status. To join the league, head to Yahoo’s fantasy football page and select “Join a League” under the “Football PLUS ‘08” section. Our league ID number is 13698 and the password is “brooklyn.” Since we have upgraded to PLUS, you do not need to pay for Stat-Tracker this year.
Fees/Payouts:
The entry fee this year will once again be $100. I will be collecting and paying out the money via PayPal, and all payments are due by the draft. If you have not paid, you will not draft. To submit your payment, go to paypal and send $100 to sr.sovic@gmail.com. You can use a credit card, but PayPal charges a fee for this, so ideally everyone can set up a PayPal account (if they don’t already have one) connected to a bank account so that we don’t get charged the fee. If you don’t want to use PayPal, you won’t be able to pay me at the draft this year (unless you come to Brooklyn) so get a check in the mail to
Mike Tarasovic
163 Huntington Street, Apt. 2
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Payouts will be $575 for the league champion, $250 for the runner-up, $150 for the regular season champ, and $100 for the third place finisher ($125 pays for the site itself).
Scoring:
Scoring will be the same as last season: a point for every 10 rushing or receiving yards and a point for every 25 passing yards. Rushing/Receiving touchdowns are worth 6 points each, while passing touchdowns are worth 4 points each. For a full explanation of the scoring system, check out the league site.
Keepers:
This year we will be using the keeper tax system again. Each owner is entitled to two keepers, subject to the keeper tax, as well as one additional rookie keeper slot, meaning that you can keep any rookie you drafted last year in the round he was drafted in. We will be using the most updated version of Yahoo’s “Big Board” rankings, and the taxes will be assessed as follows:
-players ranked 1-4: uses 1st round pick & loses 5th round pick
-players ranked 5-8: uses 1st round pick & loses 6th round pick
-players ranked 9-12: uses 1st round pick & loses 7th round pick
-players ranked 13-18: uses 2nd round pick & loses 8th round pick
-players ranked 19-24: uses 2nd round pick & loses 9th round pick
-players ranked 24- : uses 2nd round pick, does not lose any other round
Only players who were drafted and remained on a roster for the entire season last year can be kept. Keepers need to be reported to me at least 48 hours before the draft (Sunday, August 24th, 9pm). They will be published to the league shortly thereafter.
Please keep in mind that next year we will be switching over to “Option B,” meaning that only players drafted after the 3rd round in this year’s draft will be keepable (other than rookies). You will not be able to keep anyone more than once.
Rosters/Draft:
Each team will start the following positions: 1 QB, 2 WR, 2RB, 1 WR/RB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST. There will be 6 bench spots, meaning a full roster of 15 players. Each team will also be able to designate a player for Injured Reserve (they must be on the NFL’s official list) that they can drop from their roster but who will be protected from free agency pick-up. The draft will be 16 rounds, with the sixteenth round consisting of a supplementary round for anyone who has lost picks due to the keeper tax. The order for that round will follow the order in which draft picks were lost.
Draft order is the reverse of last season’s final standings, as follows:
1) Ray Tarasovic
2) Mike Tarasovic
3) Jon DeYoung
4) Michael Toobin
5) Elliott Toobin
6) Matt Haller
7) Justin Koehler
8) Sam Papkin
9) Eric Sherwood
10) Kevin Manning
11) Derek Haller
12) Joe Colly
The date for the draft is Teusday, August 26th at 9:00pm, and will be held using Yahoo’s online draft application. If anyone can not make that date, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can try and work out a date that works for everyone.
8.06.2008
BIFL - Keep the Populace Alarmed
As our draft order has been announced and the keeper declaration deadline nears, it's time for my annual assessment of each team's options. Some of us have difficult decisions ahead of us, with a number of players available who would give us value at their draft spots. Still others (Billy) stare at a bare cabinet, bereft of talent. Either way, it's good to try and get an idea of what these other fuckers might be up to. To that end:
Bardois - lacks the franchise player that we all expected Larry Johnson (2nd round) to be a year or two ago, but still has plenty of options for supporting talent, including the afore-mentioned Mr. Johnson, Thomas Jones (2) and the finally-starting Michael Turner (8) all options at the running back spot. If he follows the pervasive fantasy expert wisdom these days and moves away from the traditional supremacy of rushers, he could lean towards Andre Johnson (3) or Santonio Holmes (6).
Hollywood Meyers - used last year's 1st-round pick on Travis Henry, who is currently unemployed (which must make it hard to buy weed and pay child support -- and i presume that's the order of priority for him), and has another of last year's over-hyped running backs, Maurice Jones-Drew, available in the 2nd. Beyond that, Ben Roethlisberger looks like the only solid keeper option, though his value does look good all the way down in round 9.
Chester McNester - a few of Chuck's big guns (Shaun Alexander and Marvin Harrison) have gone defunct in the off-season, but his engine of Tom Brady and Randy Moss (1 and 5, respectively) still looks awfully appealing. If Chuck thinks the 1st round is too high for Brady or if he doesn't feel he can trust Moss for another year, Jason Witten (9) certainly made a strong case for himself last year as the top tight end in the league.
Sussenfrank - takes over a team from Cody that may have been abandoned for its suckiness as much as for any sort of financial or time commitment reasons. Souts is welcomed back to the league with a trio of 1st-round options that includes the jobless Cedric Benson, the suspended Steve Smith, and the touchdown-less Willie Parker. Jamal Lewis, however, was a pleasant surprise in the 6th for Cody last year, and may prove to be a good value for Souts this season; and if David Garrard can continue his success from the second half of last year, he's certainly worth a 12th-round selection.
Inspecta Dekk - does not find himself with a wealth of options, but the ones he does have -- T.O. in the 3rd and Brian Westbrook in the 4th -- look strong. If he fears for Westbrook's physical health or Owens' mental health, he may find himself wondering if Ronnie Brown (1) can repeat his brief but outstanding performance last year (before his legs exploded).
Dick - will finally be forced to loose his vice-like grip on Edgerrin James this year, a boon to anyway in the league in search of a washed-up runner in a lousy running offense, but his draw as the 1st pick in the draft secures him the services of LDT. In support of Tomlinson, we could see Fred Taylor (6) as a reasonable, if aging, RB-2 or Chris Cooley (7) in the tight end spot.
Dr. Dre - has two Super Bowl winners amongst his possible keepers, and either would probably represent a good value with Brandon Jacobs in the 7th or Eli Manning in the 9th. Our collective fears of a Portis-Betts time-share dropped Sheriff Gonna-Gitcha to the 2nd round last year, but as an almost definite 1st-round selection this year, Andre would be hard-pressed not to keep him. With Portis, Jacobs, and Kenny Watson (13) all available to him, Dre did a pretty good job of preparing his team for the post-LDT era.
Juse - traded 1st-round albatross Reggie Bush away last season for two keepable players, Plaxico Burress (4) and Julius Jones (6), who now finds himself the starter in Seattle without the touchdown-poaching presence of Marion Barber. Of his own draft picks, Roy Williams seems like an unlikely reach in the 2nd round, but Brandon Marshall almost certainly out-values his 8th-round spot -- provided Justin is willing to go through at least the first two games of the season without his services.
Marcus Brody - once got lost in his own museum, but that didn't stop him from building a solid potential running back corps with Marshawn Lynch (2) and Marion Barber (7). This combo would also give Chalski arguably the toughest team in the league, as I have personally witnessed both of these guys literally punch defenders in the face to get into the end zone. If Chalski wants to get a little fancier, however, he could also exercise a 7th-round on option on smiley faggot playboy Tony Romo. [Update: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHALSKI! YOU OLD FUCK!]
God Shammgod - has won the league two years running on the wide back of Steven Jackson (1), and despite Jax's holdout, this year will probably be no different. Reggie Wayne (1) was another significant piece of those two championships, so his services would be welcome again, but as a receiver it'll be hard to beat the value of Wes Welker all the way down in the 13th round. The loss of team talisman and Hall of Fame Hot-Cock Willis McGahee will hurt, but if Sovic is looking for sentimental favorites, he need look no further than the 10th round for detired Southern fucktard Brett Favre [Update: Brett Favre is a Jet. Holy shit, that's weird].
Spence-Frogg - had a seemingly unstoppable running back combo going into last year with Joseph Addai (1) and Frank Gore (2), but somehow the fantasy gods seemed to conspire against him. Still, Jones(!) will have a hard time resisting the temptation to go with these two again, unless he feels really bullish on Torry Holt (1), Anquan Boldin (3), or Calvin Johnson (6).
William K. Shoot - fancies himself in wonderful position with Adrian Peterson, who some are touting at the #1 spot, available in the second round and Braylon Edwards, one of this year's top wide receivers, available in the 5th. Then again, Will declared himself a "genius" mid-way through the 2007 season and then proceeded to get bumped in the first round of the playoffs, so he probably doesn't have the first shit of an idea what he's talking about. Should he second-guess his genius instincts, he might think about keeping Greg Jennings in the 9th.
Hopefully this has given you a good idea of where you and the other owners stand heading into this season, and reminded you of all the horrible, horrible mistakes you made last year when you were drafting, trading, picking up free agents, and just generally fucking up the awful bunch of losers you call a team. In a week and a half you'll all announce your keepers for real, and we'll have an idea of the nucleus of your team that's going to lose to me, again, in 2008.
Your attempts to contend bore me. Good day.
Bardois - lacks the franchise player that we all expected Larry Johnson (2nd round) to be a year or two ago, but still has plenty of options for supporting talent, including the afore-mentioned Mr. Johnson, Thomas Jones (2) and the finally-starting Michael Turner (8) all options at the running back spot. If he follows the pervasive fantasy expert wisdom these days and moves away from the traditional supremacy of rushers, he could lean towards Andre Johnson (3) or Santonio Holmes (6).
Hollywood Meyers - used last year's 1st-round pick on Travis Henry, who is currently unemployed (which must make it hard to buy weed and pay child support -- and i presume that's the order of priority for him), and has another of last year's over-hyped running backs, Maurice Jones-Drew, available in the 2nd. Beyond that, Ben Roethlisberger looks like the only solid keeper option, though his value does look good all the way down in round 9.
Chester McNester - a few of Chuck's big guns (Shaun Alexander and Marvin Harrison) have gone defunct in the off-season, but his engine of Tom Brady and Randy Moss (1 and 5, respectively) still looks awfully appealing. If Chuck thinks the 1st round is too high for Brady or if he doesn't feel he can trust Moss for another year, Jason Witten (9) certainly made a strong case for himself last year as the top tight end in the league.
Sussenfrank - takes over a team from Cody that may have been abandoned for its suckiness as much as for any sort of financial or time commitment reasons. Souts is welcomed back to the league with a trio of 1st-round options that includes the jobless Cedric Benson, the suspended Steve Smith, and the touchdown-less Willie Parker. Jamal Lewis, however, was a pleasant surprise in the 6th for Cody last year, and may prove to be a good value for Souts this season; and if David Garrard can continue his success from the second half of last year, he's certainly worth a 12th-round selection.
Inspecta Dekk - does not find himself with a wealth of options, but the ones he does have -- T.O. in the 3rd and Brian Westbrook in the 4th -- look strong. If he fears for Westbrook's physical health or Owens' mental health, he may find himself wondering if Ronnie Brown (1) can repeat his brief but outstanding performance last year (before his legs exploded).
Dick - will finally be forced to loose his vice-like grip on Edgerrin James this year, a boon to anyway in the league in search of a washed-up runner in a lousy running offense, but his draw as the 1st pick in the draft secures him the services of LDT. In support of Tomlinson, we could see Fred Taylor (6) as a reasonable, if aging, RB-2 or Chris Cooley (7) in the tight end spot.
Dr. Dre - has two Super Bowl winners amongst his possible keepers, and either would probably represent a good value with Brandon Jacobs in the 7th or Eli Manning in the 9th. Our collective fears of a Portis-Betts time-share dropped Sheriff Gonna-Gitcha to the 2nd round last year, but as an almost definite 1st-round selection this year, Andre would be hard-pressed not to keep him. With Portis, Jacobs, and Kenny Watson (13) all available to him, Dre did a pretty good job of preparing his team for the post-LDT era.
Juse - traded 1st-round albatross Reggie Bush away last season for two keepable players, Plaxico Burress (4) and Julius Jones (6), who now finds himself the starter in Seattle without the touchdown-poaching presence of Marion Barber. Of his own draft picks, Roy Williams seems like an unlikely reach in the 2nd round, but Brandon Marshall almost certainly out-values his 8th-round spot -- provided Justin is willing to go through at least the first two games of the season without his services.
Marcus Brody - once got lost in his own museum, but that didn't stop him from building a solid potential running back corps with Marshawn Lynch (2) and Marion Barber (7). This combo would also give Chalski arguably the toughest team in the league, as I have personally witnessed both of these guys literally punch defenders in the face to get into the end zone. If Chalski wants to get a little fancier, however, he could also exercise a 7th-round on option on smiley faggot playboy Tony Romo. [Update: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHALSKI! YOU OLD FUCK!]
God Shammgod - has won the league two years running on the wide back of Steven Jackson (1), and despite Jax's holdout, this year will probably be no different. Reggie Wayne (1) was another significant piece of those two championships, so his services would be welcome again, but as a receiver it'll be hard to beat the value of Wes Welker all the way down in the 13th round. The loss of team talisman and Hall of Fame Hot-Cock Willis McGahee will hurt, but if Sovic is looking for sentimental favorites, he need look no further than the 10th round for detired Southern fucktard Brett Favre [Update: Brett Favre is a Jet. Holy shit, that's weird].
Spence-Frogg - had a seemingly unstoppable running back combo going into last year with Joseph Addai (1) and Frank Gore (2), but somehow the fantasy gods seemed to conspire against him. Still, Jones(!) will have a hard time resisting the temptation to go with these two again, unless he feels really bullish on Torry Holt (1), Anquan Boldin (3), or Calvin Johnson (6).
William K. Shoot - fancies himself in wonderful position with Adrian Peterson, who some are touting at the #1 spot, available in the second round and Braylon Edwards, one of this year's top wide receivers, available in the 5th. Then again, Will declared himself a "genius" mid-way through the 2007 season and then proceeded to get bumped in the first round of the playoffs, so he probably doesn't have the first shit of an idea what he's talking about. Should he second-guess his genius instincts, he might think about keeping Greg Jennings in the 9th.
Hopefully this has given you a good idea of where you and the other owners stand heading into this season, and reminded you of all the horrible, horrible mistakes you made last year when you were drafting, trading, picking up free agents, and just generally fucking up the awful bunch of losers you call a team. In a week and a half you'll all announce your keepers for real, and we'll have an idea of the nucleus of your team that's going to lose to me, again, in 2008.
Your attempts to contend bore me. Good day.
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