PPR Fantasy Football

[Chorgey]

@TBC Enjoy! Iron Hill's King's Gold is a GABF winner (American Lager - 'King's Gold' GABF Gold Medal winning Pre-Prohibition Lager) from our very own @kingmatt

Cheers!

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

@troglodytes punches his ticket to the 2023 with this collection of goodies. Thanks!

 

[troglodytes]

@betarhoalphadelta Congrats and enjoy. I tried to get a good mix of some of our best offerings north of Boston. We've got a couple amazing breweries flying under the radar in these tiny coastal towns.

 

[TBC]

Package received from @Spundit. Thanks they’re loaded into the beer fridge. I never knew Genny made a RIS. I can’t wait to try them all.

 

[Spundit]

Package received from @Spundit. Thanks .......

Good deal. I figured we probably were in the same distrubution areas for the flashier regional breweries so I went with mostly micro brews. I am a fan of the Too Kind from Three Heads brewing.

 

[LoneTreeFarms]

I haven't forgotten about you @TBC just haven't been anywhere to pick up some decent brews.

 

[TallDan]

Same. I haven’t forgotten. It’s good weather for shipping beer right now. I should get on it.

 

[TallDan]

Email today says our league is ready to go.

But I still haven’t shipped beer! Also, it’s MAY! We still have hockey and basketball, it’s not even close to time for football!

(But yeah, should probably stop procrastinating on shipping some beer.)

 

[Chorgey]

I am so ready for football and a shot at winning the league!

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Any interest in changing up the format a little? A couple ideas...

• 2 QB / Superflex league: The only difference being that in a 2 QB league, you're required to start 2 QBs. In superflex, you add one additional flex slot that can be QB/RB/WR/TE. That basically becomes 2 QB in practice (because QB scores the most), but in the weeks where one of your QBs is on bye (if you're not rostering 3) you can put in another position. Both options help to value the QB position higher than traditional fantasy, which is usually preferred considering it's just about the most important offensive position and traditional fantasy devalues it...
• Add a third WR slot to starting lineup: WR has grown to be an increasingly-important position in the NFL and a lot of teams are in 3-WR sets as their primary formation. This forces managers to dig deeper into the waiver wire and draft for WR gems to fill their roster.
• If no on the 3 WR, add a second [traditional, not super] Flex: Has the advantages of requiring you to go deeper in your waiver wire and draft strategy, but is not locked to a WR... You can fill that extra spot with RB/WR/TE as the weekly situation requires.

Obviously all of these will require expanding the bench sizes a little and thus a few more rounds come draft-time. But this has an added benefit that if your benches are fuller and the waiver wire is more barren, it gives more incentive to trade, which is something that I think a lot of more casual leagues don't really do...

 

[gromitdj]

I'm open for anything. But also, I don't get a vote until I've actually shipped beer. (Which I haven't forgotten about, I just haven't done it yet) I could use a draft date for motivation though!

 

[Chorgey]

Any interest in changing up the format a little? A couple ideas...

• 2 QB / Superflex league: The only difference being that in a 2 QB league, you're required to start 2 QBs. In superflex, you add one additional flex slot that can be QB/RB/WR/TE. That basically becomes 2 QB in practice (because QB scores the most), but in the weeks where one of your QBs is on bye (if you're not rostering 3) you can put in another position. Both options help to value the QB position higher than traditional fantasy, which is usually preferred considering it's just about the most important offensive position and traditional fantasy devalues it...

I see where Superflex leagues have a lineup something like this:

• 9 Total Starters
• 1 Quarterback
• 2 Running Backs
• 3 Wide Receivers
• 1 Tight End
• 1 Flex RB / WR / TE
• 1 Flex RB / WR / TE / QB

I (for one) am not a fan of trading but whatever you guys want, is fine with me.

Cheers!

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I see where Superflex leagues have a lineup something like this:

• 9 Total Starters
• 1 Quarterback
• 2 Running Backs
• 3 Wide Receivers
• 1 Tight End
• 1 Flex RB / WR / TE
• 1 Flex RB / WR / TE / QB

I (for one) am not a fan of trading but whatever you guys want, is fine with me.

Cheers!

Yep. Add a kicker and a DST and you've got 11 total starting positions. You probably need a little deeper bench too to support those additional positions.

As for trading, I do think that sometimes it tends towards stress for people who aren't in leagues where trading is common. But I think this is something that can work into league culture over time. There should NEVER be pressure to accept a trade just because someone offered one. But trades are designed to be mutually beneficial--one owner needs X but is overbuilt in Y, while another owner needs Y but is overbuilt in X. Every trade offer is step one in a negotiation. The easiest answer is "no" and offer no counter. The next step is "yeah, I want that player but I'm not going to trade the guy you want, how about I offer this other guy instead?"

The deeper a league gets (whether that's due to more teams, or due to deeper benches), the less you find valuable on the waiver wire and in FA. The more it requires engagement with league-mates to find mutually-beneficial trades that help both parties.

Whether that's something we want or not isn't something I know... It's just my opinion that it makes everything more interesting.