Fantasy Football '09

[aMillionDreams]

So far it looks like this:

YAYs
Crispy
Captain Headdy
Ruckus
Taterbug (He is in our league right?)

NAYs
Walts
JonT
true

Whatevers
aMD
Corey


Also, Yark votes NO provisionally.

If Chris is out are we going to cut it off at ten?  We hav ten registered right now.  BTW, the only two of the ten that are registered haven't voted, Killgies and EasyE.

[corey]

I say we cut it at 10 if Chris decides not to play. Seems like the draft got a little thin last year with 12 players.

[capt. scotty]

I was hanging out with my boy tonight who I first played in an IDP league a few years ago, and had to ask him:

"So if you dont want to do IDP instead of team defense, what is wrong with that?"

Basically, his answer was "because using IDP's takes more skill"

It seems to me everyone against using IDP's feels that way because theyve never done it before and only used Team D.  IDP's arent hard to grasp, and if you have someone unworthy on your team, there are plenty of options out there as pickups, and youll realize that within a couple weeks.

I hate Team D ever since I started doing IDP's, its like picking a kicker and sticking with him/it all year pretty much. IDP's are a ton better than Team D, and you dont even know it until you start using IDP's instead of Team D. Its MONEY.

[aMillionDreams]

Upon further review, Taterbug doesn't appear to be in our league so he probably shouldn't get a vote.  That makes it 3 for, 3 against, 3 on the fence, and the two people not in our league as of now voted one for and one against.  Pretty close, if we don't have somebody break the tie by tomorrow maybe I'll come off the fence and break the tie.

Any word on Chris, Corey?  If he wants to play, make sure he tells us how he feels about this craziness.

[corey]

I'll call him today and try to get an answer.

[.Walt]

I'll call him today and try to get an answer.

I don't understand why he wouldn't join?

[corey]

I don't understand why he wouldn't join?

I figured it was a no-brainer as well. But he didn't give me an answer when I asked last week.

I say we make a decision on the IDPs by tomorrow night. I was a "whatever" vote before, but I'll make a solid decision between now and then.

[.Walt]

I don't understand why he wouldn't join?

I figured it was a no-brainer as well. But he didn't give me an answer when I asked last week.

I say we make a decision on the IDPs by tomorrow night. I was a "whatever" vote before, but I'll make a solid decision between now and then.

I changed my vote. I don't like team defense that much. I would rather have IDP.

[aMillionDreams]

Alright, Im changing my vote, too.  But only because Captain and I are so tight.  ;D

I vote yes!

[EAZYE]

Sorry, haven't been around in awhile, no Internet, things of that nature etc.  It doesn't matter to me I've done both.  So if the yays have it I'm fine with that.  Just have to pay a little more attention.  Have we decided on a draft date yet?  Sorry for not being more involved.

[corey]

YAYs
Crispy
Captain Headdy
Ruckus
Walts
aMD

NAYs
JonT
true

Whatevers
Corey

There's the newest breakdown with the changed votes. I meant to do this last night, but I got drunk because I was up at 3AM yesterday morning and started smoking a pork shoulder for some pulled pork BBQ.   :)
Anyway, I think if I had to go YAY or NAY, I'd say YAY just to give it a test run.

So it looks like we'll be rolling with IDPs instead of team defenses this year.

SO.... now we need to figure out which positions we want and a draft time and date.  Any thoughts on this?
I'm in the Central Time Zone and I'd prefer for it to be after 6 PM.

Also, Chris said that he's going to sit out this year. Not sure why... so I guess we'll keep it at 10 players.

[capt. scotty]

woohoo!

as for the positions, it appears Yahoo changed the structure a little. The "DL" category used to include both the actual DLine and LB's, but now it appears to only include the actual DLinemen. Ive never really used DL as in the past I always plug in an LB in that category, but I wouldnt be opposed to having a DL starter this year because there is a premium on them since there's only so many to go around.

I say 3 starting IDP's: DL, DB, and D (flex). Id be fine with DB, D, and D (2 flexes) though as well.

We need to figure out the scoring as well, but I say we just decide on this first and then figure scoring out. I think the scoring I use is similar to what Taterbug posted, with a few differences.

[aMillionDreams]

I'm cool with DL, DB, and D flex. Scoring just needs to be reasonable, err on the side of not enough points instead of too many.

I'll bet Chris doesnt want to play because he's afraid of me.  ;)

[capt. scotty]

Based on what I remember from Tater's scoring, the basic difference was his scoring being more points that mine (2 more for INT's, 1.5 more for sacks, and 6 points for safeties being the main ones I remember).

But yeah, lets hammer out the positions first.

[corey]

I like the idea of having a flex player in there for variety. I say we try to get this resolved in the next couple of days and not spend too much time on it so we can hammer out the scoring and draft time.  Cool?

[Ruckus]

I'm cool with DL, DB, and D flex. Scoring just needs to be reasonable, err on the side of not enough points instead of too many.

I'll bet Chris doesnt want to play because he's afraid of me.  ;)

I agree with this.

As for the draft time, I'd prefer any Wednesday night or Sunday anytime.  If it is any other weeknight, 10pm eastern or later would be preferable.

I can be flexible.  Unfortunately, for the baseball league, I had to have a friend draft for me because I couldn't make the draft time and he drafted Reyes ahead of Pujols for me. >:(

My 2 cents.  Cheers :)

[corey]

Wednesday night works for me as well. Most nights do, but since you're the first to list a specific day, I thought I'd mention that.  

[EAZYE]

I'm good with any day anytime of the week.

[aMillionDreams]

I'd rather not go too late.  I go to sleep pretty early while school is in session.  Is 9pm eastern doable?  If not I can tough it out.

[corey]

Sounds good to me. If we do Wednesday, it could be even earlier according to Ruckus.  Say, 8 PM eastern?