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• I’m pissed that I didn’t trust Bo Nix over Williams. I’d feel a lot better about Nacua tonight if I had lol
  Round Rock Armadillos at Nov 11, 2024 7:01 PM
• Thank you, Round Rock! Much appreciated. And I know exactly what you mean about how certain trades can blow up trust in a league. I do believe that the Ottoneu structure and community is in general much more immune to it. But I really appreciate you sharing your thoughts, and thank you to Lake Gage and King for chiming in too. One of things that can truly kill a league is silence and indifference.
  
  As you were, friends! I've got a Monday night game to bite my nails over. Will I eke out a victory? Or will Kyren Williams break my heart?
  Squirrel Interrupted at Nov 11, 2024 7:00 PM
• Thanks for saying that Rock... All good on my end.
  I'm pulling for you and naccua tonight! Fingers crossed for a rams offensive explosion!
  King of the North at Nov 11, 2024 7:00 PM
• After getting up to speed, I’m willing to admit I may have read too much into Lake’s comment about tanking and that may have resulted in projecting worries from previous leagues. For that, I apologize. I have seen leagues where similar trades have essentially broken those leagues.
  
  I will also admit I am still definitely a novice with Ottoneu leagues and how they differ from “traditional” auction-dynasty leagues.
  
  To Lake and North, and to all others in the league, please accept my apologies for overreacting and hopefully we can all move forward.
  Round Rock Armadillos at Nov 11, 2024 6:50 PM
• Well put, Lake Gage. We're all good souls on this ship.
  Squirrel Interrupted at Nov 11, 2024 6:28 PM
• More broadly, can we take it down a notch? We’re here to have fun, and I don’t think anybody here is operating their team in bad faith. Let’s give each other the benefit of the doubt.
  Lake Gage Lornes at Nov 11, 2024 5:46 PM
• I think the trade is perfectly fine. I understand your concern, Round Rock, but I know both managers are well informed. I don't think either one is at a real disadvantage here. Lake Gage is certainly playing for the future with all three pieces he's targeted, and after the season he will get a ton of cash back to challenge for high-end players available in the next draft. Might even include CeeDee Lamb--a very pricey, win-now type player (so long as Dallas can put an arm on the field). The King is certainly pushing his chips all in to hang onto this league's crown.
  
  I understand the concerns, and when you have studs and large loans it can appear outsized, but I honestly think we might wind up next year looking at this trade as McBride for Pacheco. Everyone else in the transaction has future uncertainties (either for cost or sustained production concerns in their offenses). Or Mahomes becomes insurance for King on Lamar Jackson's salary, which, like Lamb's, is really hard to carry year over year.
  Squirrel Interrupted at Nov 11, 2024 5:28 PM
• Yeah, I thought about the trade for a while. We did a lot of negotiating, because I wanted to make sure that I was getting enough future value - I was aware I was giving up three very currently valuable players. I don't know if it's just because I'm more of a baseball guy than a football one, but it seems pretty normal for a team who's out of contention to trade away players who are going to walk in free agency - which is essentially what Lamb and Mahomes would be doing here - for talented young players that will help his squad in the future.
  
  I am new to fantasy football, and last year I did not do a good job of shoring up the future of my team. I only had one college player on my roster - Drake Maye. I think I got lucky by hitting on some aberrant performances - Raheem Mostert for instance - but my team wasn't fundamentally sound. The first quarter of this season bore that out. Everything I'm doing is part of an effort to retool my approach and lay the foundation for having a good team for a long time, rather than relying on the draft every year. Again, you want to dunk on me for being bad at fantasy football, go ahead.
  
  Believe me or not, but I promise you I made that trade in good faith. You don't want to believe me, fine.
  Lake Gage Lornes at Nov 11, 2024 5:26 PM
• @roundrock, what do you mean taking advantage of his situation? He was shopping Mahomes and lamb to more than just you and I would presume. What's wrong with trading some of your future for current gain? Isn't that one of the points of dynasty.
  Just to let you know, Lake and I had been in talks for over a week. I was and still am hesitant about the trade. It was not an easy decision for me to trade away cornerstones of a dynasty just to slightly bolster my chances this year. McBride and Thomas are huge loses for me, I value them very highly.
  King of the North at Nov 11, 2024 5:18 PM
• Yeah man, I was kidding. We're adult men pretending to be football GMs. Just having some fun.
  Lake Gage Lornes at Nov 11, 2024 5:15 PM
• I think you may have misinterpreted lake's tank tank tank comment. I think he was just making light of the bad luck he's had this season.
  Do you see this as a lopsided trade? Lake is receiving an elite TE (yes, McBride is already considered in the top tier of TE in fantasy by many of the "experts"), Thomas Jr. shows nothing but a bright future, and an already good contributer in his rookie year and milroe is a top rated QB prospect. And those three guys cost less than $10 combined.
  Do you actually think this trade "damages the integrity of the league?"
  Please let me know, I'm genuinely interested in understanding why if that is the case.
  King of the North at Nov 11, 2024 5:13 PM
• I have less issue with you than your trade partner taking advantage of your situation. Heck, you even shopped Mahomes and Lamb to me at one point and I passed, and I still would. Idk. Maybe I should have waited until after the veto vote to voice my opinion on that trade.
  Round Rock Armadillos at Nov 11, 2024 5:12 PM
• Okay, once again, I would appreciate that if you have an issue with me, you bring it to me directly.
  
  I spent the first quarter of the season trying to compete: it appears that you missed that I traded for Mahomes before trading him away. I made big bets this year on Herbert and Pacheco and missed badly. If you want to pile on because I’m bad at fantasy football, go ahead I guess.
  
  I have absolutely no chance of being competitive this year. I would have to cut Lamb at that price at the end of the season. I would likely cut Mahomes too. Pacheco is the only one I would have kept. I’d rather get something for those players than simply cut them and get nothing. With no chance this year, I’m doing my best to be competitive for next year.
  
  There are better ways to air grievances than this. Don’t be passive aggressive. If you have a problem, talk to me directly, or approach the commissioners.
  Lake Gage Lornes at Nov 11, 2024 5:08 PM
• In an auction league outright tanking has significantly less value (and arguably no value at all) compared to a standard league.
  
  Not to mention a pretty blatantly lopsided trade brings insinuation of collusion and damages the integrity of the league.
  Round Rock Armadillos at Nov 11, 2024 5:00 PM
• Good week not to be facing Chase. Bad enough to be playing against Burrow.
  Love is Patient at Nov 8, 2024 12:06 AM
• 10, out of 20?! that hurts … but at least you have an excuse … I have too many and still losing 😂
  13 it is at Nov 6, 2024 11:31 AM
• Gah! This year hurts in Ottoneu. Between IR and BYES, I have 10 guys out this week! 😂 Even my Ottoneu baseball team is taking hits that will affect opening day availability--and it's the offseason! >> shakes fist at indifferent Ottoneu gods <<
  Squirrel Interrupted at Nov 6, 2024 11:03 AM
• Sorry what’s that? *gestures in 1-7 record*
  Lake Gage Lornes at Nov 3, 2024 11:12 AM
• ps now I will also join you with the less-than-stellar-team-performance 🙂
  13 it is at Nov 3, 2024 11:11 AM
• so happy and proud to be Canadian! 😂
  13 it is at Nov 3, 2024 11:09 AM
• I'm so annoyed by political coverage that with one of the Bosas getting political in interviews I had to change my team name. Just leaning back on an old nickname (Squirrel). And now back to our regularly scheduled programming ... in which my guys underperform! :)
  Squirrel Interrupted at Nov 3, 2024 10:45 AM
• As usual, my projected points were about 20-25 higher than they will get to. 😂 These underperformers!! (Your guys ARE showing up today, Lake Gage!)
  Squirrel Interrupted at Oct 27, 2024 3:35 PM
• Can not am*
  Lake Gage Lornes at Oct 27, 2024 1:15 PM
• Let’s see if I can actually win one this week, otherwise I am pretty conclusively say that I am the Jerry Reinsdorf of this league. I know who can fix this. *fishes around in pockets for Tony La Russa’s number*
  Lake Gage Lornes at Oct 27, 2024 1:14 PM
• Full slate of games this weekend--NO BYES!--and no international games, so normal broadcast times. Also, looks like a number of cats MIGHT return from injury (e.g., Kupp & Hockensen tonight). Check your IR guys and enjoy the games. Cheers!
  Squirrel Interrupted at Oct 24, 2024 1:39 PM
• Hahaha! Yes. I have been very entertained by the Project Pts column in the weekly matchups, as I consistently have a forecasted win or at least very close match.... But, by the 3:00 pm games on Sunday, the Ottoneu gods are like, "So. We're going to revise the projection--downward." I have a real knack for rostering the wrong WRs! :)
  Squirrel Interrupted at Oct 21, 2024 9:14 AM
• Some weeks, your team performs well and it just doesn’t matter because the opponent is close to perfect. Halftime of the 1pm games and I already can focus on next week.
  Black and Blue at Oct 20, 2024 2:40 PM
• Let's let things go, friends. It's going to be alright. Lake Gage, no worries. Don't let it roil ye. King, you had a dominating lineup this week regardless (3rd highest in pts). I filled a roster yet (1) Cook never took the field for BUF, (2) Wicks got hurt early for GB, (3) LV forgot Tucker played for them, (4) Dak forgot how to QB, (5) Burrow forgot Gesicki was a TE and (6) Zack Moss fumbled away what little production he brought. Those 6 guys produced 4.62 pts for me. Combined. Things happen. It's alright. Forward!
  Squirrel Interrupted at Oct 15, 2024 1:59 PM
• Hey man, I'm sorry if I offended you.
  It wasn't to make you look shitty or anything, just a reminder to the rest of the league to try not to let it happen.
  I have young kids as well, I get it it's not easy. I didn't ask for an explanation, we all have our own lives and shit happens. You do not need to explain yourself to me. I'm just a random dude on a fantasy site.
  I've been in other leagues where this has happened, hasn't been brought to the league's attention, and the season went downhill from there. Trying to avoid that here.
  So again, I did not mean to offend you, just wanted to make sure all 12 of us are on the same page.
  King of the North at Oct 15, 2024 1:55 PM
• I have a 2 year old, I was on vacation, and I haven’t won a match all year. Next time you have something to say to me, come to me directly.
  Lake Gage Lornes at Oct 15, 2024 1:17 PM
• Dude you could’ve messaged me privately.
  Lake Gage Lornes at Oct 15, 2024 1:15 PM
• Hey guys, I hate having to call anyone out, but this week Lake George did not field a starting lineup in his matchup against me, despite having players on the bench that could have been put in.
  Please, everyone, even if you are busy, take the 5 mins to at least make sure that starting roster positions are filled.
  That is all, your King has spoken!
  King of the North at Oct 15, 2024 12:19 PM
• Hahaha! I've been absolutely murdered by the NFL this week for Ottoneu and my Draftkings group. I started out feeling very good about things, and then people kept getting injured, or the player produced ZERO points, or they had epically terribly games (Dak!?!? >> flails arms <<). Brutal. Meanwhile, in my two confidence pool leagues ... I'm perfect on picking winners. Looks like I'm in the wrong racket. :) Oh, ye, football gods!
  Squirrel Interrupted at Oct 14, 2024 7:17 PM
• REMINDER FOR ALL: The NFL Bye Weeks start now (Week 5) so be sure to update your lineups! A few of you do have regular starters on the bye this week. Peace!
  Squirrel Interrupted at Oct 1, 2024 2:02 PM
• Yes, if it's the right deal I will move him
  Pepe Silvia at Sep 25, 2024 4:07 PM
• Chase was killing me! You still unloading him? Good game.
  Black and Blue at Sep 23, 2024 11:13 PM
• Fun match up Black and Blue, congrats on the W. Heck of a catch by McLaurin!
  Pepe Silvia at Sep 23, 2024 10:54 PM
• Shopping Chase to anyone who can afford him, I'm willing for it to be a loan deal as long as I am freeing up a good bit of cap space as well.
  Pepe Silvia at Sep 17, 2024 7:03 PM
• Wow, what a clutch finish by the Chickens last night!
  Love is Patient at Sep 17, 2024 2:24 PM
• Lol... I think between 11am and 1 pm est today
  King of the North at Sep 10, 2024 8:36 AM
• What time to score adjustments finalize? Asking for a friend
  Pepe Silvia at Sep 9, 2024 11:20 PM
• Solid stat, 13! And I will be in Montreal on ... Friday the 13th. :) Staying at the Intercontinental by the Palais de congres de Montreal just off of Old Town.
  Squirrel Interrupted at Sep 6, 2024 4:25 PM
• ok Bosa, but next week it will be another one of stars … so don’t bet the house yet! lol
  
  on a side note - the Corinthians Arena for tonight’s game is the 13th largest stadium in Brazil (capacity of 47,252). did I mention the *13th*?! :)
  13 it is at Sep 6, 2024 3:40 PM
• Looks like I picked the wrong week not to start Xavier Worthy! (2 TDs, 19.8 pts so far) Gah!
  Squirrel Interrupted at Sep 5, 2024 11:33 PM
• It's August 30, so you can now set your lineup for Week 1's games. I encourage you all to set up your first lineup, check any injury news, and all in all take stock of what you actually have. It's funny to view a roster and think, "That's alright," but then you plug in your guys for the opening round and think, "Oh. Okay. Well, let's try it for a couple weeks...."
  Squirrel Interrupted at Aug 30, 2024 10:46 AM
• Thank you, everyone! Great draft. You can set your lineups starting August 30 (once IRL teams pretty much set their rosters). Season kicks off Thursday, September 5. Good luck to all! And remember: We will try the consolation bracket this season to give the non-playoff teams some bragging rights.
  Squirrel Interrupted at Aug 26, 2024 11:46 PM
• About 15 minutes to draft time! See you all soon.
  Squirrel Interrupted at Aug 26, 2024 9:14 PM
• Draft day! 9:30 pm EDT. Later, Realmers!
  Squirrel Interrupted at Aug 26, 2024 4:50 PM
• The draft is now scheduled for 9:30 pm EDT on August 26. (We have one manager who needs the additional 30 minutes to ensure another draft is over in time.) I don't expect we will need to go even 90 minutes this year, since we don't have to build full rosters this time around. Half of the league needs 6 or fewer players to reach a full roster and the other half ranges no deeper than 12 needed for a full roster. Thank you, everyone!
  Squirrel Interrupted at Aug 19, 2024 2:55 PM
• Good for me. Has anyone said they can't make it?
  Love is Patient at Aug 19, 2024 12:50 PM