Comments on: To Waiver Wire or Not to Waiver Wire? http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/on-the-wire/to-waiver-wire-or-not-to-waiver-wire/ We play with it until it sticks that way. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:55:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jacob http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/on-the-wire/to-waiver-wire-or-not-to-waiver-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 Jacob Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:34:19 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/?p=1928#comment-1227 That's a good point. The "worst picks first" waiver wire system has always received the most criticism in my experience as well. It pops up in a great deal of office leagues, but I think it's something fantasy football veterans grow to hate. The guys (or gals) who really do pay attention don't want the worst teams to benefit by simply by skimming ESPN on Tuesday.<br><br>At the same time, I am not sure your second league is an improvement if you can add players at any time as long as you have someone who hasn't played to drop. I'm not a fan of having to sit within my waiver wire system all day on the computer to grab the breakout performers from the afternoon games.<br><br>It's hard to find that compromise. Thanks for the comment. That's a good point. The “worst picks first” waiver wire system has always received the most criticism in my experience as well. It pops up in a great deal of office leagues, but I think it's something fantasy football veterans grow to hate. The guys (or gals) who really do pay attention don't want the worst teams to benefit by simply by skimming ESPN on Tuesday.

At the same time, I am not sure your second league is an improvement if you can add players at any time as long as you have someone who hasn't played to drop. I'm not a fan of having to sit within my waiver wire system all day on the computer to grab the breakout performers from the afternoon games.

It's hard to find that compromise. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/on-the-wire/to-waiver-wire-or-not-to-waiver-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-729 Jacob Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:34:19 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/?p=1928#comment-729 That's a good point. The "worst picks first" waiver wire system has always received the most criticism in my experience as well. It pops up in a great deal of office leagues, but I think it's something fantasy football veterans grow to hate. The guys (or gals) who really do pay attention don't want the worst teams to benefit by simply by skimming ESPN on Tuesday.<br><br>At the same time, I am not sure your second league is an improvement if you can add players at any time as long as you have someone who hasn't played to drop. I'm not a fan of having to sit within my waiver wire system all day on the computer to grab the breakout performers from the afternoon games.<br><br>It's hard to find that compromise. Thanks for the comment. That's a good point. The “worst picks first” waiver wire system has always received the most criticism in my experience as well. It pops up in a great deal of office leagues, but I think it's something fantasy football veterans grow to hate. The guys (or gals) who really do pay attention don't want the worst teams to benefit by simply by skimming ESPN on Tuesday.

At the same time, I am not sure your second league is an improvement if you can add players at any time as long as you have someone who hasn't played to drop. I'm not a fan of having to sit within my waiver wire system all day on the computer to grab the breakout performers from the afternoon games.

It's hard to find that compromise. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/on-the-wire/to-waiver-wire-or-not-to-waiver-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Jacob Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:34:19 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/?p=1928#comment-727 That's a good point. The "worst picks first" waiver wire system has always received the most criticism in my experience as well. It pops up in a great deal of office leagues, but I think it's something fantasy football veterans grow to hate. The guys (or gals) who really do pay attention don't want the worst teams to benefit by simply by skimming ESPN on Tuesday.<br><br>At the same time, I am not sure your second league is an improvement if you can add players at any time as long as you have someone who hasn't played to drop. I'm not a fan of having to sit within my waiver wire system all day on the computer to grab the breakout performers from the afternoon games.<br><br>It's hard to find that compromise. Thanks for the comment. That's a good point. The “worst picks first” waiver wire system has always received the most criticism in my experience as well. It pops up in a great deal of office leagues, but I think it's something fantasy football veterans grow to hate. The guys (or gals) who really do pay attention don't want the worst teams to benefit by simply by skimming ESPN on Tuesday.

At the same time, I am not sure your second league is an improvement if you can add players at any time as long as you have someone who hasn't played to drop. I'm not a fan of having to sit within my waiver wire system all day on the computer to grab the breakout performers from the afternoon games.

It's hard to find that compromise. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Fantasy Sports Dish http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/on-the-wire/to-waiver-wire-or-not-to-waiver-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Fantasy Sports Dish Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:02:50 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/?p=1928#comment-722 Last year I participated in two FF leagues. One league's WW was based on record and points scored for the week for the tiebreaker (<a href="http://MFL.com" rel="nofollow">MFL.com</a>). Once the games start on Sunday everything is frozen until early Wednesday morning so if you're the worst craptastic team you get first pick when the WW process begins. <br><br>However, the second league's WW never freezes, only your players do so you can still add them, but you can't drop someone who is currently playing (<a href="http://Yahoo.com" rel="nofollow">Yahoo.com</a>).<br><br>I actually hate #1's WW process as it gives everyone 3 days to catch up on who did what during the weekend instead of rewarding the ones who were paying attention to the games and so forth. Granted, the craptastic teams can't get better if they're always last to get the good players on the WW, but they should also be paying attention more in my opinion. :) Last year I participated in two FF leagues. One league's WW was based on record and points scored for the week for the tiebreaker (MFL.com). Once the games start on Sunday everything is frozen until early Wednesday morning so if you're the worst craptastic team you get first pick when the WW process begins.

However, the second league's WW never freezes, only your players do so you can still add them, but you can't drop someone who is currently playing (Yahoo.com).

I actually hate #1's WW process as it gives everyone 3 days to catch up on who did what during the weekend instead of rewarding the ones who were paying attention to the games and so forth. Granted, the craptastic teams can't get better if they're always last to get the good players on the WW, but they should also be paying attention more in my opinion. :)

]]> By: Daily Haze | The Hazean http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/on-the-wire/to-waiver-wire-or-not-to-waiver-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-721 Daily Haze | The Hazean Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:00:58 +0000 http://www.fantasyfootballfools.com/?p=1928#comment-721 [...] does your league regulate the waiver wire rules?  It can be a difficult and often testy conversation between managers, as nobody wants to [...] [...] does your league regulate the waiver wire rules?  It can be a difficult and often testy conversation between managers, as nobody wants to [...]

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