honorentheos wrote:I've never played post-season fantasy. It's interesting that it doesn't use individual defensive players, though. I've only played in one league where we played with IDP, but that was a very different, much more involved game. It made the entire season more work than I actually enjoy when it comes to fantasy football, but I could see one game being a good place for that level of balance-seeking. But looking at your cap price for the Rams at half of Goff's value, I'm assuming the points system for defenses you're playing limits their scoring potential by quite a bit. IDP made a single good linebacker or corner about as valuable as a wide receiver.
During the season defenses, and kickers, can win the league for you. The players kind of balance out to a degree, but a high score from a defense...15 or higher can take you over the top in a close match up. To score high you need defensive scores, sacks, interceptions, fumble recoveries, blocked kicks, and special team scores. The best defenses in the league is not always a good fantasy team. A team can control a team with none of the above, but a team can loose and yet get 4 sacks, a fumble recovery and a pick six, and score more points than the better real defense.
Quarterback point differential on the average is not that large..maybe 6-8 points...the average defensive score is probably around 6 or 7 so if you get a 20-or 30 out of your defense it usually gets you the win. I usually stream my defense's and base it on match ups, but it is tough to guess right.
by the way I didn't do so well yesterday with my pro bowl picks...Kittle did okay for a TE with almost 7 points, but I switched to Thielen and he tanked, as did Barkley...they were screwing around playing defense and that screwed me. I will never bet on the pro bowl again...until next year :) I only wager around $ 1-10 a contest, and I am still in the black playing with monies I won during the year in the regular season, so it is just for fun.
I played fantasy Golf this week for the first time and lost three contests (8 dollars), but was close in two. I didn't really know what I was doing in regards to thinking about the cut, or doing research on players I don't follow, but it was fun in that it is a four day "game."
What is good about fantasy is if you are a fan it really gets you into the league, and other teams, and players...the down side is I find myself rooting against by team (Rams) sometimes, in regards to player points.