Friday, November 9, 2007

Please sir, may I have some more (bad advice)?

I WISH I could offer some more kudos today, but there's nothing worthy out there.

Sportsline's 'Sit of the Week' is MoJo Drew. I can partially understand that, since he's facing the Titans. What Eisenberg forgot to mention was that if your league counts kickoff/punt return TDs for individual players, MoJo should be in there just in case.

Then there's this piece of dreck from FoxSports. My favorite parts are:
Talk to the guys at the top of the standings, because they have guys on their bench that are scoring. Don't let them hoard them, make a deal. It's now or never.

and
If you're not talking Larry Johnson or Lee Evans, who are both going to have bust-out second halves, everybody should be available. Look for solid 2-for-1 trade deals. Now is the time for consistency. You have to fill four stat boxes a week with double digits to have chance at winning.

First of all, the top teams have guys on their bench who can score because they picked their team well and value the depth. So you're NOT going to trade your one measely stud for 2 of the other team's bench players. Second of all, I've found it VERY hard to pull off 2-for-1 deals, but maybe that's just the leagues I've been in. What do you all think? Thirdly, this article was written AFTER LJ's recent health woes. How does this guy justify saying that he'll 'bust-out' in the 2nd half? He'll probably just be a bust.

Your best bet is what the writer mentions last: use the waiver wire. You're a low ranked team; use it to your advantage and claim ANYONE you think may help.

Really, at this point, you're just playing for pride. You need to cut your losses and focus efforts on your other teams that are doing better. Just make sure your lineup is legal every week (preferably containing viable players). It's common courtesy!!!! :)

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