DreamOnDan

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Hi everyone, Sorry for the OT post but I never really check the Fantasy Football Forum so I'm assuming most of you don't either. My name is Dan Neilly from Bradford Pa. I have met 20-30 of you at Hammers lot at the Home Openers and have been trolling/posting on the Stadium Wall for a long time. I have been a commissioner of 3 pay to play fantasy football leagues, one per year for the last 3 years. I am currently going to commish 2 leagues this year. One is a 12 team league with a 250 dollar entry fee. That league is full. The other is a 10 team league with a 500 dollar per team entry fee. This is the league I have an opening in. There are two 5 team divisions, and the winner of each division gets a bye in week 14 which is week one of the playoffs. 2nd place plays 3rd place that week for a chance to play the division winner in the championship rd. The winner of the superbowl gets paid 4000 dollars and the loser of the superbowl earns 1000 dollars. I had one player drop out recently and am having a difficult time finding a replacement. Reasons being, it is expensive and I really don't want anyone playing that isn't really into fantasy football. This league is very well run, and very competitive. I will list the league rules below and if it interests you please contact me asap. Draft: • Live Draft, 8/23/08 07:00 pm ET. • 17 Rounds. • Draft robot not enabled - no time limit between picks. Player Pool: AFC and NFC Players. Positions: TQB, RB, WR, TE, RB-WR-TE, K and DST. Transactions: • Lineup deadline is 5 minutes before gametime for each player. • Owners may set lineups. • Transactions will lock five minutes before the first game on Sunday. Players whose teams play before Sunday will be locked for the remainder of the scoring period. • Owners may do add/drops. • Owners may do trades. • No trades can be made after the trade deadline of 11:59 pm et 11/8/08. (click here to set a reminder) • Owners may make trades during the offseason. Schedule: Playoffs start in Week 14 and last for 3 Weeks. Fees: League Entry Fee: $500 Add Fee: $.50 Drop Fee: $.50 Scoring: Head-to-Head, Points Based System. Scoring based on total stats each period. Ties in the standings are resolved in this order: Winning Percentage, Total Points, Head to Head Record, Division Record. Scoring for Offensive Categories FG - Field Goals 3 points Plus 1 point for a FG of 40 to 49 Yds Plus 2 points for a FG of 50 to 55 Yds Plus 3 points for a FG of 56 to 99 Yds FL - Fumble Lost, Including ST plays -3 points IKRTD - Individual Kick Return TD 6 points IPRTD - Individual Punt Return TD 6 points MFG - Missed Field Goal -1 point MXP - Missed Extra Point -1 point Pa2P - Passing Two-point Conversion 2 points PaInt - Passing Interception -3 points PaTD - Passing TD 6 points Plus 1 point for a PaTD of 20 to 29 Yds Plus 2 points for a PaTD of 30 to 39 Yds Plus 3 points for a PaTD of 40 to 49 Yds Plus 4 points for a PaTD of 50 to 59 Yds Plus 5 points for a PaTD of 60 to 99 Yds PaYd - Passing Yards 1 - 300 PaYds = 1 point for every 25 PaYds 301 - 999 PaYds = 2 points for every 25 PaYds Plus a 3 point bonus @ 300+ PaYd Re2P - Receiving Two-point Conversion 2 points ReTD - Receiving TD 6 points Plus 1 point for a ReTD of 20 to 29 Yds Plus 2 points for a ReTD of 30 to 39 Yds Plus 3 points for a ReTD of 40 to 49 Yds Plus 4 points for a ReTD of 50 to 59 Yds Plus 5 points for a ReTD of 60 to 99 Yds ReYd - Receiving Yards 1 - 100 ReYds = .1 points for every 1 ReYd 101 - 999 ReYds = .2 points for every 1 ReYd Plus a 3 point bonus @ 100+ ReYd Recpt - Reception 1 - 10 Recpts = 1 point for every 1 Recpt 11 - 99 Recpts = 2 points for every 1 Recpt Plus a 3 point bonus @ 10+ Recpt Ru2P - Rushing Two-point Conversion 2 points RuTD - Rushing TD 6 points Plus 1 point for a RuTD of 20 to 29 Yds Plus 2 points for a RuTD of 30 to 39 Yds Plus 3 points for a RuTD of 40 to 49 Yds Plus 4 points for a RuTD of 50 to 59 Yds Plus 5 points for a RuTD of 60 to 99 Yds RuYd - Rushing Yards 1 - 100 RuYds = .1 points for every 1 RuYd 101 - 999 RuYds = .2 points for every 1 RuYd Plus a 3 point bonus @ 100+ RuYd XP - Extra Points 1 point Scoring for Defensive Categories BFB - Blocked Field Goals (ID/ST/DST) 1 point BP - Blocked Punts (ID/ST/DST) 1 point BXP - Blocked Extra Points (ID/ST/DST) 1 point DFR - Defensive/ST Fumble Recovered (ID/DT/DST) 3 points DPA - Defensive Points Against 0 - 0 DPAs = 10 points 1 - 3 DPAs = 9 points 4 - 7 DPAs = 8 points 8 - 10 DPAs = 7 points 11 - 14 DPAs = 6 points 15 - 17 DPAs = 5 points 18 - 21 DPAs = 4 points 22 - 24 DPAs = 3 points 25 - 28 DPAs = 2 points 29 - 31 DPAs = 1 point 32 - 35 DPAs = -1 point 36 - 38 DPAs = -2 points 39 - 42 DPAs = -4 points 43 - 99 DPAs = -8 points DTD - Total Defensive and Special Teams TD 6 points Int - Interceptions 3 points SACK - Sack 1 point STY - Safety 2 points YDS - Yards Allowed 0 - 49 YDSs = 12 points 50 - 99 YDSs = 10 points 100 - 149 YDSs = 8 points 150 - 199 YDSs = 6 points 200 - 249 YDSs = 4 points 250 - 299 YDSs = 2 points 300 - 349 YDSs = 1 point 350 - 999 YDSs = 0 points I can promise and assure you that if you join you will be treated very fairly. You have absolutely nothing to worry about whatsoever as far as getting paid promptly.

Hey guys, My name is Dan Neilly from Bradford Pa. I have met 20-30 of you at Hammers lot at the Home Openers and have been posting on the Stadium Wall for a long time. I have been a commissioner of 3 fantasy football leagues, one per year for the last 3 years. I am currently going to commish 2 leagues this year. One is a 12 team league with a 250 dollar entry fee. The other is a 10 team league with a 500 dollar per team entry fee. This is the league I have an opening in. There are two 5 team divisions, and the winner of each division gets a bye in week 14 which is week one of the playoffs. 2nd place plays 3rd place that week for a chance to play the division winner in the championship rd. The winner of the superbowl gets paid 4000 dollars and the loser of the superbowl earns 1000 dollars. I had one player drop out recently and am having a difficult time finding a replacement. Reasons being it is expensive and I really don't want anyone playing that isn't really into fantasy football. This league is very well run, and very competitive. I will list the league rules below and if it interests you please contact me asap. Draft: • Live Draft, 8/23/08 07:00 pm ET. • 17 Rounds. • Draft robot not enabled - no time limit between picks. Player Pool: AFC and NFC Players. Positions: TQB, RB, WR, TE, RB-WR-TE, K and DST. Transactions: • Lineup deadline is 5 minutes before gametime for each player. • Owners may set lineups. • Transactions will lock five minutes before the first game on Sunday. Players whose teams play before Sunday will be locked for the remainder of the scoring period. • Owners may do add/drops. • Owners may do trades. • No trades can be made after the trade deadline of 11:59 pm et 11/8/08. (click here to set a reminder) • Owners may make trades during the offseason. Schedule: Playoffs start in Week 14 and last for 3 Weeks. Fees: League Entry Fee: $500 Add Fee: $.50 Drop Fee: $.50 Scoring: Head-to-Head, Points Based System. Scoring based on total stats each period. Ties in the standings are resolved in this order: Winning Percentage, Total Points, Head to Head Record, Division Record. Scoring for Offensive Categories FG - Field Goals 3 points Plus 1 point for a FG of 40 to 49 Yds Plus 2 points for a FG of 50 to 55 Yds Plus 3 points for a FG of 56 to 99 Yds FL - Fumble Lost, Including ST plays -3 points IKRTD - Individual Kick Return TD 6 points IPRTD - Individual Punt Return TD 6 points MFG - Missed Field Goal -1 point MXP - Missed Extra Point -1 point Pa2P - Passing Two-point Conversion 2 points PaInt - Passing Interception -3 points PaTD - Passing TD 6 points Plus 1 point for a PaTD of 20 to 29 Yds Plus 2 points for a PaTD of 30 to 39 Yds Plus 3 points for a PaTD of 40 to 49 Yds Plus 4 points for a PaTD of 50 to 59 Yds Plus 5 points for a PaTD of 60 to 99 Yds PaYd - Passing Yards 1 - 300 PaYds = 1 point for every 25 PaYds 301 - 999 PaYds = 2 points for every 25 PaYds Plus a 3 point bonus @ 300+ PaYd Re2P - Receiving Two-point Conversion 2 points ReTD - Receiving TD 6 points Plus 1 point for a ReTD of 20 to 29 Yds Plus 2 points for a ReTD of 30 to 39 Yds Plus 3 points for a ReTD of 40 to 49 Yds Plus 4 points for a ReTD of 50 to 59 Yds Plus 5 points for a ReTD of 60 to 99 Yds ReYd - Receiving Yards 1 - 100 ReYds = .1 points for every 1 ReYd 101 - 999 ReYds = .2 points for every 1 ReYd Plus a 3 point bonus @ 100+ ReYd Recpt - Reception 1 - 10 Recpts = 1 point for every 1 Recpt 11 - 99 Recpts = 2 points for every 1 Recpt Plus a 3 point bonus @ 10+ Recpt Ru2P - Rushing Two-point Conversion 2 points RuTD - Rushing TD 6 points Plus 1 point for a RuTD of 20 to 29 Yds Plus 2 points for a RuTD of 30 to 39 Yds Plus 3 points for a RuTD of 40 to 49 Yds Plus 4 points for a RuTD of 50 to 59 Yds Plus 5 points for a RuTD of 60 to 99 Yds RuYd - Rushing Yards 1 - 100 RuYds = .1 points for every 1 RuYd 101 - 999 RuYds = .2 points for every 1 RuYd Plus a 3 point bonus @ 100+ RuYd XP - Extra Points 1 point Scoring for Defensive Categories BFB - Blocked Field Goals (ID/ST/DST) 1 point BP - Blocked Punts (ID/ST/DST) 1 point BXP - Blocked Extra Points (ID/ST/DST) 1 point DFR - Defensive/ST Fumble Recovered (ID/DT/DST) 3 points DPA - Defensive Points Against 0 - 0 DPAs = 10 points 1 - 3 DPAs = 9 points 4 - 7 DPAs = 8 points 8 - 10 DPAs = 7 points 11 - 14 DPAs = 6 points 15 - 17 DPAs = 5 points 18 - 21 DPAs = 4 points 22 - 24 DPAs = 3 points 25 - 28 DPAs = 2 points 29 - 31 DPAs = 1 point 32 - 35 DPAs = -1 point 36 - 38 DPAs = -2 points 39 - 42 DPAs = -4 points 43 - 99 DPAs = -8 points DTD - Total Defensive and Special Teams TD 6 points Int - Interceptions 3 points SACK - Sack 1 point STY - Safety 2 points YDS - Yards Allowed 0 - 49 YDSs = 12 points 50 - 99 YDSs = 10 points 100 - 149 YDSs = 8 points 150 - 199 YDSs = 6 points 200 - 249 YDSs = 4 points 250 - 299 YDSs = 2 points 300 - 349 YDSs = 1 point 350 - 999 YDSs = 0 points I can promise and assure you that if you join you will be treated very fairly. You have absolutely nothing to worry about whatsoever as far as getting paid promptly.

I just cried

So far so good, I haven't heard anything on the injury report

hardy would make dan happy

Spot on, none of the above are available at #41

That would be great. He has tremendous value in rd 5. He is maybe the best recieving TE in the draft. Then the Bills could draft 2 wr in the first 4 rds. I'd like to see a trade down with Philly and acquire Sheppard and #19 for #11. Then I'd like to see Hardy at 19, Nelson in the 3rd, and Rucker at the comp pick(just to be safe). That would help Trent out and make defenses actually have to gameplan... Best Player Available every other pick.

I agree, I also like Rucker as a recieving TE and 5th WR type. If Bennett is gone I'd wait and take him in the 3rd... It would be great to have some tall physical type of playmakers locked up for the next 5 years...

Maybe?

I respect your point, but I just disagree. I think that the Buffalo Bills have the best DL rotation of any team I can think of. Very deep.

That is some good stuff BrooklynBills! I'd love to have any of those guys. It seems that we are set at their positions, but any upgrade would be great. Most of in not all of these guys would upgrade the Bills talent. History has proven that there are traditionally good Defensive players available around the #11 spot. I disagree about the DE every time though. I really like what James Hardy brings to the table. More so than Harvey or a lesser ranked DE.

So are you implying that Plaxico Burress isn't an important component to the Giants team? I know that Hardy isn't going to put pressure on Brady but that is a totally different subject. The DT are going to be signifigantly better than the last 4 years. Don't you think that Kyle Williams is a great #4 DT? I do. I like a healthy Schobel, Kelsay, Denney, Johnson, McCargo combination for a damn good pass rush. I didn't state that I wanted 50 700 and 5 td from a 1st rd WR at any point. I stated that I wanted defenses to actually have to figure out a way to defend our offense. You could seriously gameplan to stop this pathetic bunch of offensive players. ITs not about what # pick the Bills have. It just doesn't. They like every other team evaluate needs and talent then make the most logical pick. Its about needs, not about who is on the board. There are exceptions but it is highly unlikely that any of the exception players (usually 5-8) will be available at #11. If one is take him. Because there are only a handful of potential HOF players in each draft class. The NFL is getting way better at evaluating talent now with so many opinions. There is a tremendous success rate in recent drafts for a very high percentage of teams. The calculated risks usually don't pan out. I think that if they like a guy than that is who they should draft. Only if he is guaranteed not to be there at #41.

The dynamic of the offense could significantly change with the acquisition of both. I'm not entirely against drafting on the lines. I like the OL in particular. I actually think that DL is a strength.

I like Brandon Flowers but the possibility of drafting the #1 TE in this years draft is too hard to pass up. Bennett in a sprint to the podium.

It makes me happy that we have 3/4 good DE locked up... Schobel, Kelsay, Denney, Johnson. They can combine for 30 sacks from the DE position. That is a rare commodity in the NFL. Thank goodness that the Bills actually added a dominant DT and finally gave up on the Tripplett experiment. I fully expect this D-line to have 40+ sacks this season if everyone stays healthy and our offense can stay on the field and score points. Awesome stuff!

I agree 100%. Its a personal preferance of mine to get the best TE. If that is not possible at 41 then I love the value of Brandon Flowers or Antoine Cason if one is still available...

I appreciated your posts. I do a lot of studying to form my own opinions. I can tell that you and a handful of other posters do the same. I appreciate everybody's points of view and try very hard to not be a jerk, or push my feelings onto others. I very much agree with you on a ton of stuff, this being one of the biggest topics recently. The Bills have a hard time scoring touchdowns. Hardy will help the Bills score more td. Davis is the most NFL ready te out there in my opinion. It would be awesome to add a TD maker and a every down TE that is a threat. I think that most people really need to check their expectations for the player that they are trying to "push". I for one am trying to talk about positions of need and players available at those positions. Realistically, what does somebody expect to get from a wr? I can expect 50 catches from our #2 wr this year. Is that realistic? I think so... Ok, so how many td could Thomas score this year? I don't know. I can honestly say that I think that Hardy is good for 10td every year. Maybe he catches 50 passes maybe he catches 100 passes. But I think he can step right in and cause matchup problems all day. Think of what a combination of a TD making wr and a legit threat at TE can open up for an offense? With the safety unable to play in the box, we can realistically expect Lynch's average per carry to skyrocket. We can realistically expect less sacks, more under routes open, more screens, better play action success, and most importantly more points. The main reason that our rb position doesn't catch screen/flare passes is because he can't get away from the safety. Currently, Who else does the strong safety have to worry about? Reed? Royal? I don't expect that to change with an addition of whoever slips(for good reason) into the 2nd at Wr and whoever slips(for good reason) into the 3rd at TE. So let me ask this question, not to you Astro. But to everyone in complete disagreement with what I have to say. What do you realistically expect to get out of our 1st and 2nd rd draft pick this season? How about beyond that? I expect that our 1st and 2nd rd pick does something to change the way defenses defend us. It is not Fairchilds fault. I would be able to come up with a sure fire plan to stop this offense. Double Lee, stack the box, safety keys on RB. Bills are stopped. LOL, its funny cause its true. The way I see it is like this. This is the perfect scenario for the Bills to be drafting. Teams aren't putting a high value on Wr in this draft. The Bills can't afford to miss at WR. They will have their choice of all of them. TE is a similar position this year. The Bills should realistically have thier choice of TE this year. If they take anything else other than WR in rd 1 and TE in rd 2, they run a very high risk of not getting the best player available at these positions in this draft. What more can you ask for than the absolute best WR and absolute best Te when they are obviously a teams biggest needs. Every addition after that is just great! Its not like the Bills are gonna ignore our needs elsewhere. Its just that they won't be getting the top player at those positions. Its not very likely that Buffalo will be able to address their needs with the best player at their biggest weekness every season. At this point will be impossible to convince me that there isn't at least one superstar available at every single position in every single NFL draft. Show me otherwise...

This is the best thing that has happened in a long time! I am very happy to hear this fantastic news.

I've been thinking about that for a while now. Take Hardy at #11 and thank the lord that he was overlooked that long...

If I was drafting and he really isn't a charactor risk, Id be surprised he was on the board at #11. This guy is every bit as gifted as Plaxico Burress.

I'f I were drafting I'd pick Hardy and Keller and it would be the greatest draft scenario that I could possibly imagine... If there wasn't a DE with a 4th rd or better value, I'd maybe draft another WR or a QB if there was somebody with a lot of value there. This draft would solidify our offense for a very long time. Flowers is one of my favorite CB in this draft. Maybe he is gone, if so a guy like Lawrence Jackson or Calias Campbell might slip?

its even making its way to credible mock drafts... http://walterfootball.com/draft2008alt.php

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Stroud, Johnson, or Mitchell will surprise the most... One of the 3 Kelsay is a breakout waiting to happen...