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« Reply #425 on: Sep 9th, 2015, 2:51pm » |
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Fellas, kickoff week is, alas, upon us!  Remember that, if your Week 1 lineup is not in by the kickoff of Thursday night's game, what is deferred to is order of acquisition, that is, the order in which your players are listed on the "Rosters" page. Good luck! 
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« Reply #426 on: Sep 16th, 2015, 4:48am » |
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Heya, Fellas... I have gone ahead and turned over the lineups section so that lineups can be submitted for Week 2. I am going to need you guys to bear with me this season with the posting of results. Every time I think that the minefield must surely be clear, another one blows up right in front of me. It is not all bad, mind you. I am just at one of those junctures in life where career is taking off (but there are loose ends that need to be tended to to really make that happen -- dissertation), mother is aging and ailing, daughter is growing and both are needy and a handful, and making ends meet is still a challenge. It really is an unbelievable confluence, and, if I told you the "good news" I received tonight, you would be like how the hell are you going to pull it off. But, I digress. I hope to have the results posted by, for you guys on the mainland, Thursday morning. It could be by tomorrow evening, but, please, do not count on it! Over and out... 
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« Reply #427 on: Sep 24th, 2015, 3:09am » |
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Heyas, fellas... I forgot to turn the lineups section over this week until tonight. I apologize. I just plumb forgot. 
In connection with this, a small disaster was narrowly averted. Bottom line, if you notice on, say, Tuesday night that the lineups section has not been turned over, pop me a private message and let me know. I would prefer you do that first than send me your lineup by e-mail or private message, which I could accidentally open and, in any event, I have to then input (which is extra work for me). Only submit lineups to me by e-mail, private message or phone as a last measure. Thank you! 
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« Reply #428 on: Sep 28th, 2015, 2:57pm » |
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REMINDER... League fees are due by kickoff THIS Thursday, October 1st! Remember that your ability to conduct transactions (at least, those involving your free-agent picks) will be frozen until you submit your $50 league fee! You will not be permitted to pick up free-agents this week, Week 4, if your league fee is not received by the kickoff of the game on Thursday!
The most immediate way to make a payment is by clicking the "Lend a hand... Make a donation to 'the Gridiron'!!!" link above and following the instructions... That said, here is a direct link for your,... eh-hem,... Danny's  convenience: http://www.fantasyfootballer.com/donate.htm.
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« Reply #429 on: Oct 4th, 2015, 2:19am » |
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Yo, fellas... Stumbled upon a BIG error in Week 3's results [if I told yous the story of the dominoes that fell that led me to even be in a position to find it (Trout could tell you), you would not believe it, but you would get a good laugh -- thank God it happened  -- has to do with my dirty mind, though, actually  ]! Thank God (again) that it had NO bearing on the free-agents for this week, BUT it does change who currently stands atop the standings and does drop one team significantly down! Sorry for the mistake! Thank you for your anticipated understanding!
Take away word to the wise... Especially if the final score does not seem like what you were anticipating, CHECK THOSE SPREADSHEETS, PLEASE!!!
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« Reply #430 on: Oct 5th, 2015, 3:08pm » |
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on Oct 4th, 2015, 2:19am, StegRock wrote:Yo, fellas... Stumbled upon a BIG error in Week 3's results [if I told yous the story of the dominoes that fell that led me to even be in a position to find it (Trout could tell you), you would not believe it, but you would get a good laugh -- thank God it happened -- has to do with my dirty mind, though, actually ]! Thank God (again) that it had NO bearing on the free-agents for this week, BUT it does change who currently stands atop the standings and does drop one team significantly down! Sorry for the mistake! Thank you for your anticipated understanding!
Take away word to the wise... Especially if the final score does not seem like what you were anticipating, CHECK THOSE SPREADSHEETS, PLEASE!!! |
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Yo, guys... One more VERY SLIGHT change to Week 3's results had to be made. It affected nothing except a couple teams' points differentials ever so slightly.
That said, if you need to make changes to your lineup after submitting it, here is the preferable protocol:
1) Resubmit it via the lineups submission page;
2) Send the changes to me by private message here on "the Gridiron";
3) E-mail the changes in to me to the LEAGUE E-MAIL ADDRESS per the "Owner Information" page (gbrfl@...);
4) Phone the changes in to me.
This situation was simply a case where I had not checked the e-mail address to which a lineup change had been submitted.
Also, if any of you have had any trouble opening the scoring spreadsheets, you will not now. There was a problem with the links. I fixed that too.  Whew... 
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« Reply #431 on: Oct 7th, 2015, 2:02pm » |
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Holy shit!  Week 3 has become the never-ending week from hell! One of our owners, doing his homework, found one more error! It is, thankfully, TOTALLY inconsequential. It did not even change the scores of his games. Whew...  Nevertheless, I thank this owner for doing his due diligence.  At any rate, small though the error may be, if you collect the spreadsheets for your own records, I would advise downloading the updated spreadsheet for Week 3 that I just uploaded. Thank you for your anticipated understanding and cooperation!
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« Reply #432 on: Oct 19th, 2015, 5:33pm » |
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Well, fellas, as if things could not get more complicated in the life of the Steg... We have hit a week where I may need some proactive cooperation from yous. This week may require some "exceptional" efforts (double entendre intended). But, this too shall come to pass, and, indeed, it probably will by week's end...
With that said, the week has finally come when my old Bessie computer that I have been using as my primary computer and running the league on since 2005 has finally died. I was not good with backing things up (save, for my dissertation -- and even that was slightly behind), and the computer is now in for data recovery at Geek Squad. While I am very optimistic about the recovery of my files as it was not a virus or reformat or physical damage or anything really bad (the computer just would no longer start), it will not be done until Friday. The bigger problem, though, is that I lose all the programs. So, as if I have time for any of this, I am going to have to go on a research expedition for the most affordable and familiar (to me, given what I have become used to using), yet good-quality FTP and webpage-editing programs. When and how that goes, along with how long the data recovery of my old hard drive takes, will dictate how things will proceed with the league this week. The good thing is that I have a fallback, the small, but brand-new laptop I had with me this summer in Jersey. It, however, is bare because I have barely used it since that trip.
So, anyway, please bear with me this week, and be on the lookout here daily for updates. I will try my best to make this as seamless as possible... I apologize in advance for any potential hubbub, and thank you all in advance for your anticipated understanding and cooperation... 
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Re: GBRFL Web Site, League Fee & General Announcem
« Reply #433 on: Oct 21st, 2015, 5:06am » |
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on Oct 19th, 2015, 5:33pm, StegRock wrote:Well, fellas, as if things could not get more complicated in the life of the Steg... We have hit a week where I may need some proactive cooperation from yous. This week may require some "exceptional" efforts (double entendre intended). But, this too shall come to pass, and, indeed, it probably will by week's end...
With that said, the week has finally come when my old Bessie computer that I have been using as my primary computer and running the league on since 2005 has finally died. I was not good with backing things up (save, for my dissertation -- and even that was slightly behind), and the computer is now in for data recovery at Geek Squad. While I am very optimistic about the recovery of my files as it was not a virus or reformat or physical damage or anything really bad (the computer just would no longer start), it will not be done until Friday. The bigger problem, though, is that I lose all the programs. So, as if I have time for any of this, I am going to have to go on a research expedition for the most affordable and familiar (to me, given what I have become used to using), yet good-quality FTP and webpage-editing programs. When and how that goes, along with how long the data recovery of my old hard drive takes, will dictate how things will proceed with the league this week. The good thing is that I have a fallback, the small, but brand-new laptop I had with me this summer in Jersey. It, however, is bare because I have barely used it since that trip.
So, anyway, please bear with me this week, and be on the lookout here daily for updates. I will try my best to make this as seamless as possible... I apologize in advance for any potential hubbub, and thank you all in advance for your anticipated understanding and cooperation... |
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Data from old hard drive recovered! Only took them a day! It seems like I still have my FTP program, so I should be able to turn over the lineups section tomorrow. Just be patient, please.
Now, I just need to hunt down an appropriate webpage-editing program for myself. Over and out... -> 
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« Reply #434 on: Oct 22nd, 2015, 12:04pm » |
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Yo Steg,
Is it permissible to submit a line up that clearly contains a potential change if a certain player is inactive.
For example, can I list my receivers as follows:
Cooper
Allen
Beckham
LaFell
Harris
If I then note that "if Beckham is inactive this week, then I move Harris up to #4 and LaFell down to #5". In that case, if Beckham is active, then the lineup stays as is. If not, then the change is triggered. Let me know if that is allowed.
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« Reply #435 on: Oct 22nd, 2015, 2:59pm » |
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on Oct 22nd, 2015, 12:04pm, DB wrote:Yo Steg,
Is it permissible to submit a line up that clearly contains a potential change if a certain player is inactive.
For example, can I list my receivers as follows:
Cooper
Allen
Beckham
LaFell
Harris
If I then note that "if Beckham is inactive this week, then I move Harris up to #4 and LaFell down to #5". In that case, if Beckham is active, then the lineup stays as is. If not, then the change is triggered. Let me know if that is allowed. |
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Sure, but I do not know why you would want to do that. It seems to unnecessarily complicate things. Why would you not just list Harris at #4? But, anyway, that is academic. Go ahead and do whatever. 
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« Reply #438 on: Oct 23rd, 2015, 5:36am » |
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on Oct 22nd, 2015, 12:04pm, DB wrote:Yo Steg,
Is it permissible to submit a line up that clearly contains a potential change if a certain player is inactive.
For example, can I list my receivers as follows:
Cooper
Allen
Beckham
LaFell
Harris
If I then note that "if Beckham is inactive this week, then I move Harris up to #4 and LaFell down to #5". In that case, if Beckham is active, then the lineup stays as is. If not, then the change is triggered. Let me know if that is allowed. |
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Well, I thought about this some more...  To be clear, it is not about whether he is "active" or "inactive" for the Giants. It is about whether he catches any balls or not and is, thus, respectively active or inactive for you. I hope that is the auspices you too were operating under. I surely do not want another layer of work added to the process of processing the weekly results, nor does interpreting it any other way seem to be within the spirit of our system. Alright, out...
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« Reply #439 on: Oct 23rd, 2015, 7:02am » |
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on Oct 23rd, 2015, 12:18am, StegRock wrote:I agree that it sounds like a total headache (for me). With that said, I still do not get why you would want to do this...  What is the benefit??? |
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I see the biggest benefit of changing the line up as protecting against injury. For example, see the example below. If I wanted to l have Rawls play if Lynch doesn't play, I would list him 4th in the current process. However, suppose Lynch DOES play, but Gore gets into a car accident and does NOT play. I would then get Rawls stats since he is my 4th RB listed.
If I could start specifying the order based on injury, I could list Hillman as my 4th RB and get his stats instead of Rawls because Gore did not play. If I could start specifying, Rawls would ONLY play as my 4th RB if Lynch does not play, thus assuring Rawls would get better stats. If I got Lynch's AND Rawls stats, that would probably suck
Does that make sense? I personally think it sets a bad precedent and makes things really confusing.
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« Reply #441 on: Oct 23rd, 2015, 8:27am » |
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I will explain the benefit but first I will say that I am not trying to make things more confusing. Sometimes it is better to keep things simple. However, I know that we try to set up our rules to maximize strategy/minimize luck and a big part of that is dealing with the disadvantage that we all have in dealing with the need to submit lineups on Thursday when many injury situations are unknown.
In my case, I have 2 players who may or may not play, Keenan Allen and Odell Beckham. I also have both backups, Dwayne Allen and Malcolm Floyd. While it is likely that Odell will play and Keenan will not, I am not sure. I set my lineup with Floyd at #4 assuming that Keenan will be out, but in the event that Keenan plays and Odell does not, I would prefer to play D. Allen rather than Floyd.
So I am basically trying to set up a contingency in my lineup for the possibility that if Keenan not does play then I have his backup in and if Odell does not play I have his backup in. In a CBS/Yahoo league, I would be able to make that switch on Sunday morning based on who is active. Here, we cannot do that because we set our lineups before the first game.
I do not think this is too confusing. Some of us were initially confused by the flex lineup but now I assume we all get it. On the other hand, if is seems too confusing or if it is too much work for the commish, that is fine to not allow this.
Another thought that I have for dealing with Thursday's games would be to set up another round of free agency on Saturday night/Sunday morning. That would be more work for the commish as well, so that may not be a good idea.
Another option is to perhaps set up a system similar to the replay challenges in football where a team can make a lineup changes Sunday morning a certain number of times per year. This would only be for players who have not yet played. If this is limited to 2x per year (for example) like replay challenges, then this would limit the use of this rule.
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« Reply #442 on: Oct 23rd, 2015, 4:51pm » |
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I get it now. Thanks, Steve, Dave!
This Thursday night stuff is causing us to be much more attentive to handcuffs. Interesting. Anyway, contrary to Steve, I do not think this is a big deal as long as the instructions are clear AND it is understood that what is meant by "active" and "inactive" for our purposes are, respectively, "produced stats" or "not". Otherwise, regarding the latter, it is as if we are changing the rules during the game as a player's "real" injury status has never been considered an "official" factor in our game before whereas the production of stats OR NOT has been an official factor (for cascading). Also, interpreting it this way somewhat mitigates the effect of this strategy as, to use DB's current situation as the example, it is possible that, say, Allen plays but does not record any stats BUT gets playing time and targets at the (partial, potential) expense of Floyd, who he now has in his lineup based on Allen's actual "inactivity" in terms of producing stats. So, it is in this somewhat middle-ground way that I am going to proceed. But, moreover there is precedence for doing so!
Indeed, the syntax on this when filling out the lineup form would be:
1) Amari Cooper
2) Odell Beckham/Dwayne Harris
3) Keenan Allen
4) Malcom Floyd
5) Dwayne Harris
(Since Floyd is listed at #4, it is needless to indicate "Keenan Allen/Malcom Floyd".)
The meaning would be, if Beckham accrues NO stats, then Harris goes in over Floyd. Not only does this not seem like that big of a deal, but it seems to serve as a possible, albeit partial, SOLUTION to the problem that the Thursday night kickoff causes us! MOREOVER, as I stated above, we even have precedence for such a practice in the form of our extended Week 17 lineups, wherein we are basically allowed to submit lineups in this very fashion, indeed, factoring in and making contingencies for injuries(, Week 17 benchings and playoff matchups). What Dave is suggesting is really just to apply what we do Week 17 to the whole season, and that seems fine.
So, PROCEED! Just understand that "inactive" does NOT mean "officially inactive" but "NO stats", and we are good to go!
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« Reply #443 on: Oct 28th, 2015, 5:35pm » |
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In the face of existential threats here this week, I got the results done early!  <-That is my crazy clown face. Anyway, enjoy! AND, please, double-check stuff! Thank you!
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« Reply #444 on: Oct 30th, 2015, 12:07am » |
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Heyas, fellas... Sorry about the lineups section's not getting turned over tonight right at kickoff. I did not forget. Still getting used to the new system. I set it to automatically turn over. But, it did not. I think I have to adjust the system's "sleep" settings. I think the computer went to "sleep" and in so doing made the FTP program inoperable. Again, I apologize. It is turned over now. I still have to process the transactions for the week, but you can at least view the lineups. Thank you for your anticipated understanding and patience!
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« Reply #445 on: Nov 11th, 2015, 11:20pm » |
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Heyas, fellas... This might be a week worth double-checking the spreadsheet. I am good on my end, I believe, BUT I picked off an error in the raw stats provided by CBS Sports. I only noticed because it involved one of my games. PK Matt Bryant's stats were totally jacked. Do not get excited, DB. Our game is correct. Before running the stats, I had figured it out manually. That is how I noticed the error. The final score per the spreadsheet did not match what I had meticulously figured out on my own. This development caused me to go through a handful of the place-kickers' stats. They were all correct, so...  Anyway, it is always worth double-checking!
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« Reply #446 on: Nov 26th, 2015, 3:45pm » |
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Just so you ALL know moving forward, Javorius Allen = Buck Allen, who Joe drafted and has had on his roster all year. "Buck" is the nickname prevalently used for him. One of you realized that this week and phoned in the change (thank you). BUT, PLEASE remember this moving forward. Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving! 
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« Reply #447 on: Nov 26th, 2015, 4:13pm » |
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on Nov 26th, 2015, 3:45pm, StegRock wrote:| Just so you ALL know moving forward, Javorius Allen = Buck Allen, who Joe drafted and has had on his roster all year. "Buck" is the nickname prevalently used for him. One of you realized that this week and phoned in the change (thank you). BUT, PLEASE remember this moving forward. Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving! |
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Okay, so I have, alas, changed this on the Rosters page. He is Javorius Allen. So, hopefully that is that for that... Again, Happy Thanks-for-giving!
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on Dec 31st, 2015, 6:12pm, DirkDiggler wrote:| So the question is.....has DB won the championship already or does my game against him actually matter? |
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When submitting your Week 17 lineups, remember that, as usual, Week 17 EXTENDS through the end of the postseason!
I will get Week 16's results posted as soon as I can. Just going through a hectic patch here of late.
Happy New Year! 
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