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[Foxhound]

Bloody hell!


So here I was with 101.2 Fantasy points just 24.3 behind the leader going into tomorrow's games. But!!! I still had all six of my players and the Argonauts defence in action which I believed left it quite possible for me to emerge as #1 for the week since the Fantasy participants ahead of me didn't have as many players as I did still in action.


And then late this morning coach Paul LaPolice of the Ottawa RedBlacks decided not to play Kenny Stafford tomorrow against the Alouettes despite Stafford catching three passes for 75 yards against the Argonauts on Wednesday.


Damn! Talk about a hard body blow to my hopes.

[Foxhound]

So with two weeks to go in the regular season I stand at #9 in Fantasy overall out of 9497 participants.


The problem now of course is moving up further since the Fantasy participants way high up in the overall standings are all very shrewd indeed. With three weeks to go last year I was #13 but dropped down to #23 by the end of the season. We'll see if I can move up instead of down this year.

[Foxhound]

So who's playing CFL Fantasy again this year?



Here are links to four TSN CFL Fantasy Leagues for old-time Argonaut fans.


For Cookie Gilchrist fans:

Chester's Cookies

For Dick Shatto fans:

Dick's Shadows

For Jackie Parker fans:

Ol' Spaghetti Legs

And for Mike Clemons fans:

Pinball Wizards


Here are links to two more CFL Fantasy Leagues that might be of interest to those in the Greater Toronto area and southwestern Ontario in general. First a League for those with Baltic ancestry:


Balticboys





And one for either old time O.R.F.U. fans or those with some connection to London:

London Lords




New members are very welcome. Join today!

[Foxhound]

So Greg Ellingson and Darvin Adams still seem to have it despite their changes in team. But will Kenny Lawler now pick up where he left off last season?

[Foxhound]

I've always thought that Fantasy operated as a kind of zero sum game when it came to total player payroll across the system. But now going into Week Two I see huge jumps in the salary of many players, particularly QBs, but I don't see nearly a proportional decrease in the salary of others.


What gives?

[Will]

It figures that two of my selections (Evans & White) didn't perform well in Week 1, but did well in Week 2 when I didn't select them.

[Will]

I've always thought that Fantasy operated as a kind of zero sum game when it came to total player payroll across the system. But now going into Week Two I see huge jumps in the salary of many players, particularly QBs, but I don't see nearly a proportional decrease in the salary of others.


What gives?

I didn't think they updated salaries until later in the season.

[Foxhound]

No, there's ongoing adjustments right from the first week as a function of both each player's performance and how popular each player is as a pick at the previous week's price.

But I always find trying to pare my picks of WR's in Fantasy down to three frustrating given that more often than CFL teams play with one set back and five receivers these days. I'm therefore suggesting that Fantasy up the number of WR slots to three so that Fantasy participants would with this suggested change select an eight position lineup:


QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
FLEX
Defence


I'd also then increase the salary cap to $50,000. The changes required in the Fantasy program would be minimal.

[AngeloV]

It figures that two of my selections (Evans & White) didn't perform well in Week 1, but did well in Week 2 when I didn't select them.

You get what you deserve for taking Ti-Cats players.

I took (oh no, I'm about to get hit. Better not catch this one) Thomas-Erlington in week 1. Big disappointment.

[AngeloV]

No, there's ongoing adjustments right from the first week as a function of both each player's performance and how popular each player is as a pick at the previous week's price.

But I always find trying to pare my picks of WR's in Fantasy down to three frustrating given that more often than CFL teams play with one set back and five receivers these days. I'm therefore suggesting that Fantasy up the number of WR slots to three so that Fantasy participants would with this suggested change select an eight position lineup:


QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
FLEX
Defence


I'd also then increase the salary cap to $50,000. The changes required in the Fantasy program would be minimal.

What's the difference? 40 or 50, everyone plays with the same rules. I like the smaller cap better. Those who find the better bargains deserve to win.

[Foxhound]

It figures that two of my selections (Evans & White) didn't perform well in Week 1, but did well in Week 2 when I didn't select them.

Under what name do you play Fantasy?

[Foxhound]

What's the difference? 40 or 50, everyone plays with the same rules. I like the smaller cap better.

Fine with me. The key part of my recommendation is adding an additional WR. I only suggested raising the salary cap to forestall the anguished screams I feared would be coming from those who feel unduly constrained under the present $40,000 salary cap for seven positions.

I like the smaller cap better. Those who find the better bargains deserve to win.

In fact I see so many value options I really want to pick right now that I don't know how I'm even going to spend $40,000 in this upcoming Week 3.

[Foxhound]

Well I'm up to #35 in the CFL Fantasy standings after just seven weeks so I'm off to a pretty good start. With the increase in the price of many of my go-to picks, I've had to hold my nose and make some truly reprehensible picks this week because that's where the best relative values lie. We'll see how that goes for me.