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Post by thejuice on Sept 1, 2016 8:04:18 GMT -5
Updated keepers for me... 1-wr julio Jones 2-aj green 3-rb jeremy langford
Still may change by end of day tomorrow lol but ill go with these 3 for now
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Post by homefield on Sept 1, 2016 10:02:55 GMT -5
What was the original rule or was there one? I can't remember if it was mandatory for Sportsbozo to select his own keeper? It is close to the draft and we need at least 6 votes to overturn it if there was any rule in place. They do allow it in another keeper league I play in, but that league allows up to 8 keepers. So many don't want to start drafting in round 9, lol. Let's just keep it as you have to keep 3 this year. We van discuss any potential changes to vote on during the season Ok, it was a rule for last year. For a rule change, there needs to be 6 votes. Its 3 days before the draft, so chances of it being changed are slim. I don't care either way, whether people enter early or not but they need to state if they are or not, so everyone knows who will be available. If people don't select 3, then I will pick them (which I really don't want to do)
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Post by patseng on Sept 1, 2016 12:13:50 GMT -5
It has come to my attention that there is a rule requiring a mandatory choice of 3 keepers moving forward. I would like to see if people would like to move to a more traditional keeper league style that introduces new strategies to the draft process. Namely, you don't need to keep 3 players. How it works is if you decide to keep all 3 players it's like you used up your first 3 picks on those players. If you chose to say keep only 2 you use up only your first 2 picks so you get an extra pick before anyone else who kept all 3. This gives new players the option to start fresh if the abandoned team was truly bad or gives owners the ability to get first crack at a player they prefer over their 3rd option. Since draft order is random anyways there is just as good of an outcome everyone will get a shot at the released player as it would for the owner to pick them back up again (though if they released them chances are they won't want to use an early pick on them anyways)
What does every think and if you are in favor or against why?
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Post by homefield on Sept 1, 2016 13:13:58 GMT -5
It has come to my attention that there is a rule requiring a mandatory choice of 3 keepers moving forward. I would like to see if people would like to move to a more traditional keeper league style that introduces new strategies to the draft process. Namely, you don't need to keep 3 players. How it works is if you decide to keep all 3 players it's like you used up your first 3 picks on those players. If you chose to say keep only 2 you use up only your first 2 picks so you get an extra pick before anyone else who kept all 3. This gives new players the option to start fresh if the abandoned team was truly bad or gives owners the ability to get first crack at a player they prefer over their 3rd option. Since draft order is random anyways there is just as good of an outcome everyone will get a shot at the released player as it would for the owner to pick them back up again (though if they released them chances are they won't want to use an early pick on them anyways) What does every think and if you are in favor or against why? I'm ok with it and what I placed in bold in your post is a big reason why. Another is if a player who someone planned keeping suffers an injury during training camp. But I think it should be voted on. You and APpats are in favor of it. I'll go along with it but need 4 more to change it. Also with the draft on Sunday, it will need to be decided soon, like tomorrow. If it is voted in, I think at least for this year, it should 1. Be mandatory to select at least 2 keepers. So the earliest you can enter into the draft is round 3. 2. People who are entering early must state here in the thread they are doing so, otherwise I will select their keepers. (people need to know who will be available)
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Post by digger0862 on Sept 1, 2016 14:16:42 GMT -5
I don't like any of my keepers.
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Post by homefield on Sept 1, 2016 14:26:24 GMT -5
I don't like any of my keepers. Lol! Hopkins and Nelson are good, Graham hasn't put up the same in Seattle though. Does this mean you want to enter the draft early?
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Post by thejuice on Sept 1, 2016 15:11:02 GMT -5
It has come to my attention that there is a rule requiring a mandatory choice of 3 keepers moving forward. I would like to see if people would like to move to a more traditional keeper league style that introduces new strategies to the draft process. Namely, you don't need to keep 3 players. How it works is if you decide to keep all 3 players it's like you used up your first 3 picks on those players. If you chose to say keep only 2 you use up only your first 2 picks so you get an extra pick before anyone else who kept all 3. This gives new players the option to start fresh if the abandoned team was truly bad or gives owners the ability to get first crack at a player they prefer over their 3rd option. Since draft order is random anyways there is just as good of an outcome everyone will get a shot at the released player as it would for the owner to pick them back up again (though if they released them chances are they won't want to use an early pick on them anyways) What does every think and if you are in favor or against why? Im fine with whatever the majority wants. But we need everyone's vote id say to do any changes. And keepers are suppose to be finalized by end of tomorrow. Can this all happen that quickly or does it make miss sense to just do it next year
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Post by TFB12 on Sept 1, 2016 17:02:14 GMT -5
It has come to my attention that there is a rule requiring a mandatory choice of 3 keepers moving forward. I would like to see if people would like to move to a more traditional keeper league style that introduces new strategies to the draft process. Namely, you don't need to keep 3 players. How it works is if you decide to keep all 3 players it's like you used up your first 3 picks on those players. If you chose to say keep only 2 you use up only your first 2 picks so you get an extra pick before anyone else who kept all 3. This gives new players the option to start fresh if the abandoned team was truly bad or gives owners the ability to get first crack at a player they prefer over their 3rd option. Since draft order is random anyways there is just as good of an outcome everyone will get a shot at the released player as it would for the owner to pick them back up again (though if they released them chances are they won't want to use an early pick on them anyways) What does every think and if you are in favor or against why? I'm with Homefield on this, the only reason I would agree to this rule is because of a new player coming in and taking over an abandon team. However, I think everyone should have to keep AT LEAST 1 player, maybe even 2 players. I don't think it's fair for one person to be able to drop all their players and get the first 3 rounds to draft before others have the chance. Even if most people keep 3 players, there is going to be some great players in the draft pool. I wish you could keep your 3 players but everyone still goes through the draft and if it is your pick and there is a better player available then the 3 you picked to keep then you could drop a player and draft the player from the draft pool. I suppose that's not an option on the site!?!?!
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Post by croc on Sept 1, 2016 17:05:59 GMT -5
I have no issue with taking 3 keepers and I'm taking over a team.
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Post by thejuice on Sept 1, 2016 19:34:26 GMT -5
It has come to my attention that there is a rule requiring a mandatory choice of 3 keepers moving forward. I would like to see if people would like to move to a more traditional keeper league style that introduces new strategies to the draft process. Namely, you don't need to keep 3 players. How it works is if you decide to keep all 3 players it's like you used up your first 3 picks on those players. If you chose to say keep only 2 you use up only your first 2 picks so you get an extra pick before anyone else who kept all 3. This gives new players the option to start fresh if the abandoned team was truly bad or gives owners the ability to get first crack at a player they prefer over their 3rd option. Since draft order is random anyways there is just as good of an outcome everyone will get a shot at the released player as it would for the owner to pick them back up again (though if they released them chances are they won't want to use an early pick on them anyways) What does every think and if you are in favor or against why? I'm with Homefield on this, the only reason I would agree to this rule is because of a new player coming in and taking over an abandon team. However, I think everyone should have to keep AT LEAST 1 player, maybe even 2 players. I don't think it's fair for one person to be able to drop all their players and get the first 3 rounds to draft before others have the chance. Even if most people keep 3 players, there is going to be some great players in the draft pool. I wish you could keep your 3 players but everyone still goes through the draft and if it is your pick and there is a better player available then the 3 you picked to keep then you could drop a player and draft the player from the draft pool. I suppose that's not an option on the site!?!?! I still think as I've been saying all week, everyone has to keto 3 guys then duringthis season we Discuss potential changes for next season.
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Post by TFB12 on Sept 1, 2016 21:51:57 GMT -5
I'm with Homefield on this, the only reason I would agree to this rule is because of a new player coming in and taking over an abandon team. However, I think everyone should have to keep AT LEAST 1 player, maybe even 2 players. I don't think it's fair for one person to be able to drop all their players and get the first 3 rounds to draft before others have the chance. Even if most people keep 3 players, there is going to be some great players in the draft pool. I wish you could keep your 3 players but everyone still goes through the draft and if it is your pick and there is a better player available then the 3 you picked to keep then you could drop a player and draft the player from the draft pool. I suppose that's not an option on the site!?!?! I still think as I've been saying all week, everyone has to keto 3 guys then duringthis season we Discuss potential changes for next season. Yeah, that would be fine. I'm good either way. I would like to think this one out for awhile before I gave my final decision. But as I said, I'm good either way.
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Post by homefield on Sept 1, 2016 21:59:46 GMT -5
I still think as I've been saying all week, everyone has to keto 3 guys then duringthis season we Discuss potential changes for next season. Yeah, that would be fine. I'm good either way. I would like to think this one out for awhile before I gave my final decision. But as I said, I'm good either way. Unless there are 4 votes in favor of early draft entrance by tomorrow afternoon, we'll just keep as is, 3 keepers is mandatory.
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Post by TFB12 on Sept 1, 2016 22:26:05 GMT -5
Yeah, that would be fine. I'm good either way. I would like to think this one out for awhile before I gave my final decision. But as I said, I'm good either way. Unless there are 4 votes in favor of early draft entrance by tomorrow afternoon, we'll just keep as is, 3 keepers is mandatory. That's cool. It doesn't bother me one way or the other. I won't vote as I really don't have a strong opinion on it so I'll let those who do vote on it.
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Post by TFB12 on Sept 2, 2016 0:38:46 GMT -5
Here are my keepers...
1. Aaron Rodgers 2. Amari Cooper 3. Mark Ingram
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Post by patseng on Sept 2, 2016 6:51:58 GMT -5
Bell is my 3rd keeper. If we want to kick it in next season that's cool and I agree unless you are new you shouldn't be able to boot all 3 players but maybe a system in place that at bare min you have to keep 2 but can get rid of 1 and get a head start in the draft. Just adds a bit of strategy to the draft process.
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Post by NEGAME on Sept 2, 2016 9:43:46 GMT -5
Forte Gurley Rawls Too late to change now IMO, Maybe net year.
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Post by TFB12 on Sept 2, 2016 10:41:18 GMT -5
Here are my keepers... 1. Aaron Rodgers 2. Amari Cooper 3. Mark Ingram Hey Homefield, you have no idea how hard it was to choose between Ingram and Martin, that's why it took me so long to post my keepers. Flip flopping back and forth between those two. I finally went with all the rankings I have seen over the past few days. If I went with my gut feeling I would have kept Martin. Hurry and lock these keepers in before I change my mind, haha!!
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Post by BostonBruinss on Sept 2, 2016 10:44:51 GMT -5
KEEPERS Goodell Cronies
Adrian Peterson Alston Jeffery Brandon Cooks.
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Post by homefield on Sept 2, 2016 11:05:08 GMT -5
Here are my keepers... 1. Aaron Rodgers 2. Amari Cooper 3. Mark Ingram Hey Homefield, you have no idea how hard it was to choose between Ingram and Martin, that's why it took me so long to post my keepers. Flip flopping back and forth between those two. I finally went with all the rankings I have seen over the past few days. If I went with my gut feeling I would have kept Martin. Hurry and lock these keepers in before I change my mind, haha!! Yeah its hard to say who will have the better season between the two, both did well last year. I'll lock them in for you
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Post by homefield on Sept 2, 2016 11:30:34 GMT -5
A few things before the draft: -Juice, you still have Charles selected on the league site and not Langford -NEGame, Croc, APpats and Bruinss, if you want me to lock your keepers for you, let me know. -Everyone be sure to check your keepers before they lock 1 hour before the draft. Last year, for some reason, 1 of my guys unlocked (I think because I submitted twice). So had I not checked, I would've entered early by accident. This may have been what happened to Sportsbozo last year. If you see the blue K, next to your keepers name, you should be all set. -I have a foolproof draftplan this year and that is to stay away from alcohol and cannabis before the draft starts
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Post by thejuice on Sept 2, 2016 11:37:16 GMT -5
A few things before the draft: -Juice, you still have Charles selected on the league site and not Langford -NEGame, Croc and Bruinss, if you want me to lock your keepers for you, let me know. -Everyone be sure to check your keepers before they lock 1 hour before the draft. Last year, for some reason, 1 of my guys unlocked (I think because I submitted twice). So had I not checked, I would've entered early by accident. This may have been what happened to Sportsbozo last year. If you see the blue K, next to your keepers name, you should be all set. -I have a foolproof draftplan this year and that is to stay away from alcohol and cannabis before the draft starts Cool. Thanks. Changed it.
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Post by croc on Sept 2, 2016 11:40:32 GMT -5
I have a foolproof draftplan this year and that is to stay away from alcohol and cannabis before the draft starts That should help...as the Gin & Tonic did not help the latter half of one of my drafts. I selected my keepers, same as above.
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Post by homefield on Sept 2, 2016 11:48:44 GMT -5
I have a foolproof draftplan this year and that is to stay away from alcohol and cannabis before the draft starts That should help... as the Gin & Tonic did not help the latter half of one of my drafts.I selected my keepers, same as above. LOL someone drafted shitfaced a few years back (I forget who) and drafted 2 QB's in like the first 3 or 4 rounds haha
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Post by jri37 on Sept 2, 2016 11:54:19 GMT -5
That should help... as the Gin & Tonic did not help the latter half of one of my drafts.I selected my keepers, same as above. LOL someone drafted shitfaced a few years back (I forget who) and drafted 2 QB's in like the first 3 or 4 rounds haha Nice to see somebody already has the same strategy I have. My keepers based on my fantasy criteria of no AFCE team players, ravens, steelers, Dolts, Donkeys or Jints. Gary Barnidge T.J. Yeldon Ryan Mathews
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Post by APpats21 on Sept 2, 2016 19:33:05 GMT -5
Bricksquad Keepers Antonio Brown Kamar Aiken Michael Floyd
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