Process Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 For those in leagues where owners typically get together for the draft, what are you doing this year? Still getting together? Moving everything online? Video chatting? Making any adjustments to rosters/bench given the possibility of players missing time? Making any decisions now on what to do if season gets suspended/postponed/doesn't finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I don’t even know if we’re doing our league this year. We were chatting in our league text chain, and the consensus seems to be that everyone wants to see what the “COVID NFL” is going to look like before we commit to anything. Will we need to allow for larger rosters? What happens if your starting QB tests positive and is out for 2 or more weeks? Some strange things can come into play. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Proceeding like a normal season. We did add an extra roster spot and will hold off on any money for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Ammendment NoMas Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Cutting down on all my leagues and involvement. As much fun as it has been over the years, I'm just turned off by the leagues attitude and response. They are a joke. "Football Team" How pathetic is Washington. Once the league got political, it started losing my monetary support. I'll root for the Bills (of course) but outside of them, interest is lost for now. Edited July 26, 2020 by BillsRdue 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Draft on, baby -- we're gonna have NFL football! 54 minutes ago, BillsRdue said: Cutting down on all my leagues and involvement. As much fun as it has been over the years, I'm just turned off by the leagues attitude and response. They are a joke. "Football Team" How pathetic is Washington. Once the league got political, it started losing my monetary support. I'll root for the Bills (of course) but outside of them, interest is lost for now. Edited July 26, 2020 by eball 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I am sitting out all together this year. I am not sure how my leagues are going to run though, I think there is still a huge amount of uncertainty from a fantasy football perspective. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckyBoys Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I quit playing last season from burnout. A fanduel here and there cures the itch. Season long league got old and the fun parts of it disappeared with time (in person drafts/trades/contact during the season all faded away over the years) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Smoke signals. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I want to play but it’s going to be weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 This is one of the few distractions I have. I'm gonna play and enjoy it as long as the NFL plays. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaSnow Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Same rules as usual--though my league already has two extra bench spots by default. We did agree that if the season ends early, our 1-4 money spots will be determined by overall points. This is a low-stakes friendly league though, so it wasn't too difficult to come up with a plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin C Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 We added an extra I/R spot strictly for a player out because of COVID. We also allowed are traditional I/R spot to be used for a player on COVID as well. I'm more looking forward to going to place bets at the Sports Book downtown on weekly games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 It’s in the works. Knowing my group, we’ll probably have it figured out by Christmas 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) I have worked in the ER for 24 years and the job is a meat grinder. I follow politics closely because I think it's my duty to be an informed citizen and voter. Over the last several years the political world has become so vicious and personal and nasty that watching the news is now almost as bad as being at work for me. The Buffalo Bills and my fantasy football league have been a needed escape for me and I have looked forward to every new season like a five year old waiting for Christmas . Now that has changed. Despite the Bills looking better than they have in twenty years, I just am not excited for the season to start or to play fantasy football. Football has been polluted by politics to the point that it has taken a lot of the joy out of it for me. I can't listen to sports radio anymore because they don't talk about sports, it's all politics. The NFL, which used to be a treasured escape from my daily grind, is now just one more place where people are fighting and at each others throat. I'm not excited about the upcoming season. I'm mad that my escape has been ruined by people who need to shove their unsolicited political opinions in my face. I'm mad at the NFL for not standing up at the beginning and saying that everyone has a right to speak their mind and be politically active on their own time, but when you are at work you need to stick to your job and not talk politics. Just like I don't walk into my patient's room here in the ER and talk politics because it's not appropriate, the NFL should have said this is a place for unity not division, and the players, coaches, and owners should check their politics at the door. The NFL should be a place that brings all Americans together despite their race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation. If you're wearing Bills gear on Sunday then you are my brother or sister. We're family. Now that is being taken away and it's a damn shame. The NFL is going to suffer for this unnecessary and divisive embrace of politics and many long time fans will start to slowly drift away. Our country will lose another institution that brought us all together and we will all be worse off for it. Edited July 27, 2020 by Inigo Montoya 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Studiously ignoring them, as I do every year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 I'm always in online leagues anyway. My work league we usually get together for the draft but it will be easy to do that over zoom or something this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 My fantasy is that the Covid thing will go away and we have a league. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Egg Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Have been in three leagues for quite a while. Just ain't feeling it this year. If I opt out, Draftking/Fanduel are always there. I spend more money there anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Same thing we do every year. No reason to change anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 6 hours ago, MJS said: Smoke signals. Can't wait to see the smoke signal for Tuanigamanuolepola Tagovailoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, Golden Goat said: Can't wait to see the smoke signal for Tuanigamanuolepola Tagovailoa. That one is actually the most simple in smoke signal language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 9 hours ago, Inigo Montoya said: I have worked in the ER for 24 years and the job is a meat grinder. I follow politics closely because I think it's my duty to be an informed citizen and voter. Over the last several years the political world has become so vicious and personal and nasty that watching the news is now almost as bad as being at work for me. The Buffalo Bills and my fantasy football league have been a needed escape for me and I have looked forward to every new season like a five year old waiting for Christmas . Now that has changed. Despite the Bills looking better than they have in twenty years, I just am not excited for the season to start or to play fantasy football. Football has been polluted by politics to the point that it has taken a lot of the joy out of it for me. I can't listen to sports radio anymore because they don't talk about sports, it's all politics. The NFL, which used to be a treasured escape from my daily grind, is now just one more place where people are fighting and at each others throat. I'm not excited about the upcoming season. I'm mad that my escape has been ruined by people who need to shove their unsolicited political opinions in my face. I'm mad at the NFL for not standing up at the beginning and saying that everyone has a right to speak their mind and be politically active on their own time, but when you are at work you need to stick to your job and not talk politics. Just like I don't walk into my patient's room here in the ER and talk politics because it's not appropriate, the NFL should have said this is a place for unity not division, and the players, coaches, and owners should check their politics at the door. The NFL should be a place that brings all Americans together despite their race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation. If you're wearing Bills gear on Sunday then you are my brother or sister. We're family. Now that is being taken away and it's a damn shame. The NFL is going to suffer for this unnecessary and divisive embrace of politics and many long time fans will start to slowly drift away. Our country will lose another institution that brought us all together and we will all be worse off for it. The social issues and pandemic has been a pain on NFLR. The only show that avoids all that stuff is the MTC guys. They are very good unless it’s one of the doctors they interview like Chow or one of the league docs, and even then their questions are more about how to get to play during the pandemic. I’d love it if they just stuck to football, players, and so on. We are inundated on the pandemic and social issues in every other venue, so a distraction would be appreciated. I wouldn’t do fantasy this year, but it’s you’re guys $. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 15 hours ago, BillsRdue said: Cutting down on all my leagues and involvement. As much fun as it has been over the years, I'm just turned off by the leagues attitude and response. They are a joke. "Football Team" How pathetic is Washington. Once the league got political, it started losing my monetary support. I'll root for the Bills (of course) but outside of them, interest is lost for now. The politics don't bother you when you watch the Bills, just the rest of the league? Does anyone think about all the crap going on in the world when watching a game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 @Inigo Montoya, @BillsRdue, and @machine gun kelly — how, precisely, is the NFL “too political” such that it has impacted your ability to watch a football game? Sorry, I don’t get it. It seems to me a lot of you want to run around like ostriches with your heads in the sand. I’m pretty sure players aren’t going to stop in the middle of a game to make political statements. If you’re still on the “I don’t like kneeling” bandwagon go get yourself a beer before the game starts. This whining over “just play football” is pretty ridiculous, and it also serves to further the notion that professional athletes’ opinions on issues are not important. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 All 3 of the big money ones that I'm in voted unanimously to cancel due to Covid. Everyone agreed that it would be a ***** show, players not ready to play and key players being out from getting Covid for 4 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Call_Of_Ktulu Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 10 hours ago, Justin C said: We added an extra I/R spot strictly for a player out because of COVID. We also allowed are traditional I/R spot to be used for a player on COVID as well. I'm more looking forward to going to place bets at the Sports Book downtown on weekly games. Just one? I would probably add 3 I/R spots and even that might not be enough when you add in that there will most likely be more injuries this year due to player not being in game shape. Total ***** show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 28 minutes ago, eball said: @Inigo Montoya, @BillsRdue, and @machine gun kelly — how, precisely, is the NFL “too political” such that it has impacted your ability to watch a football game? Sorry, I don’t get it. It seems to me a lot of you want to run around like ostriches with your heads in the sand. I’m pretty sure players aren’t going to stop in the middle of a game to make political statements. If you’re still on the “I don’t like kneeling” bandwagon go get yourself a beer before the game starts. This whining over “just play football” is pretty ridiculous, and it also serves to further the notion that professional athletes’ opinions on issues are not important. Honestly, the opinions of these athletes on any issues are not important to me. Neither are any of the opinions from the Hollywood crowd, the music industry, the national media, or any other form of celebrity in this country. The only influence they have is the influence you allow and I have never given them that sway in my life. I've also taught my children the same, to follow your own convictions and not those projected onto you by others. As far as the FF leagues? I don't have any interest. My keeper league is still having the draft, which is always fun, but with all of the uncertainty around everything it makes it hard to get amped up about it like I normally would. I've seen an inning of baseball, a few highlights from basketball games, and it's just meh all the way around. I'd imagine I will feel the same way about the NFL when they start up as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 5 hours ago, eball said: @Inigo Montoya, @BillsRdue, and @machine gun kelly — how, precisely, is the NFL “too political” such that it has impacted your ability to watch a football game? Sorry, I don’t get it. It seems to me a lot of you want to run around like ostriches with your heads in the sand. I’m pretty sure players aren’t going to stop in the middle of a game to make political statements. If you’re still on the “I don’t like kneeling” bandwagon go get yourself a beer before the game starts. This whining over “just play football” is pretty ridiculous, and it also serves to further the notion that professional athletes’ opinions on issues are not important. eball, what are you talking about as it pertains to me? I never, I mean never said I’m not watching football. I said I’m sick of all the other dialogue when I just want to watch and listen to ball. My point was simply, let’s stick to ball. I never said a word about kneeling, not watching football, or anything else. Either ask to understand or get your facts straight. You’re normally a really good poster and like reading you’re posts. Don’t lump me into the above mentioned topics. To make it crystal clear, I’ve heard enough on a football board the social issues, and pandemic posts. Now I am interested in you’re opinions on the Bills, the AFCE, and the NFL as you’re a sharp guy. I just don’t want on this board to hear anymore about things that have nothing to do with the game. I hope that clarifies it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, machine gun kelly said: eball, what are you talking about as it pertains to me? I never, I mean never said I’m not watching football. I said I’m sick of all the other dialogue when I just want to watch and listen to ball. My point was simply, let’s stick to ball. I never said a word about kneeling, not watching football, or anything else. Either ask to understand or get your facts straight. You’re normally a really good poster and like reading you’re posts. Don’t lump me into the above mentioned topics. To make it crystal clear, I’ve heard enough on a football board the social issues, and pandemic posts. Now I am interested in you’re opinions on the Bills, the AFCE, and the NFL as you’re a sharp guy. I just don’t want on this board to hear anymore about things that have nothing to do with the game. I hope that clarifies it. Sorry man, it sounded to me like you were agreeing with the other two about politics being "too much to take" in football. As for this board, there are lots of threads simply talking about players and the sport so I think it's pretty easy to avoid the political stuff if you want to. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Can a mod please go through and delete all the political bs in this thread? I get having an opinion on it and certainly have one myself but find a different thread to discuss it, I made this one to get ideas on what to do for fantasy leagues this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 minute ago, Process said: Can a mod please go through and delete all the political bs in this thread? I get having an opinion on it and certainly have one myself but find a different thread to discuss it, I made this one to get ideas on what to do for fantasy leagues this year. Not sure what you can do but just have your draft and go from there. Ours is a money league but will hold off collecting any until probably late in the season, if at all. We do auction draft and it's a lot of fun so looking forward to that. Then we'll hope there are games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 9 minutes ago, Process said: Can a mod please go through and delete all the political bs in this thread? I get having an opinion on it and certainly have one myself but find a different thread to discuss it, I made this one to get ideas on what to do for fantasy leagues this year. I'm thinking about limiting my league to 10 owners and expanding the rosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 1 minute ago, eball said: I'm thinking about limiting my league to 10 owners and expanding the rosters. we have 11 starters, (3) IDP and 7 bench. 12 teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybe Someday Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Have any of the online leagues incorporated any adjustments into their setup/lineups? For example a covid IR list so you can move a guy there to open a roster spot when needed. Problem with expanding the rosters is you draft to fill those spots and then there are no FAs out there when injuries, bye weeks and now outbreaks collide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 The OP requested moderator assistance for political opinions run amok yet again. Sorry, guy. This exploded into a crapshow too quickly. WhatTheHellIsTheMatter with you all?? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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