2024 Fantasy Football Thread

But now ya'll got me interested in them. So I made 2 just to give it a try.

I can see the appeal. Hard to make a team that you can't convince yourself is the winner.

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They’re a lot of fun. They appeal to me much more than the salary cap contests.

Both look good to me, though I’m not really pairing WR/RB. Not sure if that’s good or bad in the BR. I know it’s fine in the smaller fields.

I like Otton as a scroll down this week.

I’m struggling understanding field size vs Giga stack

Logically I agree with you heels that you want ceiling outcomes which is harder to do with a gigastack

But I’m seeing a lot of ppl Youda, Levitan, Leonne, Dink, etc. all saying that in large field top heavy dfs contests you do want to Giga stack at higher frequencies than you’d logically think is optimal

I think the argument is that in a scenario where a team scores 40 that Giga stack can get there and if the rest of the slate is soft, it can really get there.

I have heard Pete say skinny stacking is best in Brs though

I’ve been targeting Olave and Henderson as scroll downs , but I’m literally brand new at it so idk anything haha

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This BR contest may be right up my ally. My strong suit is player takes so I should be able to pull up players to make unique line ups. Also, I never look at projections or rankings so I won't be doing what others are.

I'm still not getting this. He did underwhelm in his first game as a starter but this was a terrible game script for him. The Cards offense was pathetic in the first three quarters. The Seattle defense is strong. He looked good to me. Also, I would expect him to look better as the season goes on. Also, maybe MHJ is out of his slump which would greatly help this offense. Benson is clearly a bargain for where you drafted him.

PSA: after week 4 (@ DET), Browns defense looks like a must-have. Might scoop them up before tomorrow in a league where my bench is not great.

5 - MIN
6 - @PIT
7 - MIA
8 - @NE
9 - bye
10 - @NYJ

Those guys are all really sharp and certainly know way more than me or probably even Pete and the Badge Bros. But I think the UD games might create a different dynamic.

In salary cap GPPs, you have:

1. Start 3 WRs
2. Bonuses
3. PPR scoring
4. Infinite more combos of the way rosters are created compared to draft games

On UD, TDs are king and even when an offense goes off, there are only so many to go around. So I think the goal is to hopefully have the best piece from your skinny stack comboed with the best piece from another game that scores well.

That's not to say a giga stack can't win a BR, but I don't think it's the most optimal path to chase. I think you're trying to avoid negative correlation when you have two of the best pieces of the slate, but then you added a third stacked piece and it didn't quite get there relative to a few other plays that were available. I think the same concept can be applied to bring backs. Just because one offense is going off doesn't mean the other side is, so you have to be careful not to over stack and over correlate, especially since it's ingrained from best ball.

I don't want to post too much from the Masterclass since it's behind a paywall, but here is what they have to say about this concept.

I like Olave. I still don't trust Hendo or that backfield split, but it's a decent matchup. Panthers run defense is way worse than their pass defense. But I think I prefer Kamara, Judkins, Etienne, etc. over Hendo as scroll downs this week.

I like this one. Brock and Jauan are nice targets, since they weren't being drafted earlier in the week. Pete took 5th and 7th on a BR slate last year by targeting Love/Reed stacks late in the week when Love had been questionable and uncertain to play until overnight reports on Saturday into Sunday saying Love would play.

In a nutshell. It's the same when building DFS lineups on DK v FD.

On DK, it's much more likely that a lineup with Baker/Bucky/Egbuka/Otton will be in the top 10 than on FD.

I'm not loving this Sunday slate. I don't like the pay up options at QB. Josh could explode or not do much because he doesn't have to. The KC/Balt game might be uglier than people think. The KC defense is legit and KC isn't explosive on offense. The pay down options aren't as cheap as last week. I'm not sure I trust Caleb or Geno but the game looks great. I think Daniel Jones is coming back to Earth this week against the Rams. Goff is against a great D in what may be an uncompetitive game. The Chargers will probably smash the Giants in Darts first game and similar to Allen, Herbert may not have to do anything. It's hard to trust Penix after last week but he will be low owned.

I'm thinking Drake Maye, Baker and Hurts might be the plays this week. I'm assuming Baker is gonna play.

Just drafted next to Nez and he took a big Giga stack haha

Stafford, Kyren, Puka, Adams

I kinda like my squad in that one

Mahomes
CMC
Hampton
Btjr
Worthy
Bowers

In a BR? I just don’t see how it’s viable with Kyren too haha.

I could respect Stafford with Puka/Davante.

But Stafford is basically on my do not draft list. Even when his pieces hit, he almost never has the ceiling game.

Yep haha, I was shocked.

I also don’t draft Stafford in most formats just bc if feels like he never puts up over 20

Even Drake and Baker are tough plays. The Panthers defense is better than people think. Obviously some variance, especially with game script, but QBs have not scored well against the Panthers so far.

And Baker in a tough spot against a good D without Evans. I know Godwin is back, but I’m not expecting much in game 1. Wirfs back is nice.

I like Mariota.

I like and trust both Caleb and Geno too.

Here’s an interesting thought on Josh.

Thought this one was fun

I haven't decided if I like pulling players up that far. Nico/Nabers can be made with all of the first round RBs, and those combos will exist, so it's a tough bar for Kyren to clear as the replacement in that combo. I know people do it and get the argument for uniqueness, and it will pay off sometimes. But I think sticking close to ADP for the first 2 rounds is likely the best way to play it in the long run.

You also lose opportunities to build unique combos with the top guys when Lamar falls 8 picks.

I've been mixing in a little bit of Likely. Too galaxy brain?

Kmet is in play too since Loveland will be out.

That one looks good.

I’m guessing 3 WR becomes more viable once we get into byes and more injuries happen.

Makes sense.

I'll have 0 Likely in DFS and probably wouldn't play him in BR either.

Feels like he'd need to get 2 TDs to really hurt me as I just don't know if they're really going to use him fully in his first week back.

If he smashes, then it's on to next week.

Upon further review I think I am gonna get to a lot of the KC/Balt game. This is a must win for both teams so I'd expect big performances from both super star QB's. I don't see a big Henry game. Worthy is back. Madubuike will still be out for Baltimore which is huge. Van Noy is questionable. I always get some Josh. I'll play some Caleb and Geno. I forgot Evans is out so I probably will pass on Baker. I'll throw in a little hurt/AJ Brown combos. there is talk they want to get this going more and this should be a competitive game. It sounds like Maye is gonna be popular. I like playing Maye with Henderson and no pass catchers this week.

The only thing worse than waking up to the Jaylen news with him in 2 lineups, is seeing this Gainwell score.

Dart TD!

newguyhere - What was the final Dart exposure 😃

UD Bestball- 5%

DK Bestball - 9% (I think this is probably a mix or mostly pre-draft)

SuperFlex - 21%

Have goedert in a couple BRs today at low ownership . I’ll take a beginners luck victory haha