My Yearly Fantasy Football Dilemma...

by raclark11986 on May 25, 2010 1:48 PM EDT

So this is what happens...

I Draft too many Bengals, I never take them out, and I refuse to draft any Ravens, Steelers, or Braylon Edwards.

Most of my cohorts do their best to keep their hometown fanaticism out of their draft-board, but I can't. I would reap no joy from a good day out of Flacco, or even a match-winning half-point from Hines Ward. I started Chad, Carson, and our D all year no matter who we played, and lost in the Superbowl of our 10 team league. In three years I've come in 2nd, 3rd, and 2nd, respectively, using these highly debatable guidelines. Fortunately for my cause, the Superbowl winner for the last 2 years in a row also gos by this mantra.

A fantasy win is pretty golden when you've got 21 points from the Bengals D and they have 6 from Big Ben.

By the way I have the hippest FF team name ever, The Electric Mayhem

Poll

What do you do when drafting?

Draft with Bengals in mind/Pass on Division Foes

3 votes

Draft with Benglasin mind/ Pass on Ravens and Steelers only

8 votes

Draft with Bengals in mind/ Pass on Hines and Big Ben only

4 votes

Draft with Bengals in mind/ take any Division Foes accordingly

8 votes

Attempt an unbiased draft

26 votes

Unbiased except no Division Foes

5 votes

Unbiased except no Ravens or Steelers only

4 votes

Unbiased except no Hines or Big Ben only

10 votes

Avoid Bengals

2 votes

70 votes | Poll has closed

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Cincy Jungle's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Cincy Jungle's writers or editors.

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I draft division opponents but don’t play them against the Bengals. I don’t take Rothelsberger because I think he is overrated. I don’t take Ward because someone else in variably values him more.

I use the Bengals for sleepers. I took Benson in the 4th or 5th round last year, because I knew he would be a 1,000 yard back. I also took Coffman in the last round and dropped him shortly there after. I have had Cincy’s D for 2 years it served me well.

I also take a NFC player over an AFC player if the are rated close, because I never play a Bengal opponent. I refuse to cheer for them. (my buy-in is very low)

by jim0ijk on May 25, 2010 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

I too take Bengals as sleepers, used to make a killiing off of Housh until people caught on, I knew Chad would draw the double teams, hopefully could do the same with Antonio this year, but, yes, I too could never take any Steelers or Ravens, and who would I take from Cleveland anyway?

by whodeydoc on May 25, 2010 2:41 PM EDT reply actions

Massaquoi maybe, Cribbs?

MwWsA

by raclark11986 on May 25, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

gotta go unbiased.

i don’t even pay attention to the teams they are on when i pick them (other than byes), and I don’t worry if they are Bengals or not.

And the results have been worth it….i’ve won 5 titles in 11 seasons, with either overall high score or a playoff appearance in 5 of those remaining 6 seasons when i didn’t win the championship.

by ephram on May 25, 2010 2:54 PM EDT reply actions

Use your Bengals fandom wisely...

by that I mean, use it to get steals.

I was able to snag Ced Benson in the 7th round last year and the Bengals D in the 12th. Both of which had strong finishes to the ’08 season and were still undervalued.

I would look to grab Palmer a little earlier than most would this year because I think he will air it out more than he did last year with his new toys at WR and TE. Bryant might be worth a late grab too if he hangs around a while

Hi fans it Brandon Roy.
And ME.....LaMarcus Aldridge

by Derftron on May 25, 2010 4:45 PM EDT reply actions

even if he doesn't air it out more

I expect better redzone production and better efficiency.

by jim0ijk on May 25, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

I got Ced in the late rounds last year too, and he's a big reason why I came in 2nd.

I wanted to get the Bangals D, but somebody took them in the 4th round last year, and they weren’t even a Bengals fan!!

No amount of prosperity is sufficient to eliminate all misfortune, and sloth is impervious to opportunity.

by kazahani2 on May 26, 2010 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

don't hit me

but I drafted Ray Rice last year, and it payed off for me big time.

This is our year!

by Paul Cannon on May 26, 2010 7:18 PM EDT reply actions

He would be a great pick 14 games of the season.

One issue I have is that I take no Cosolation in a FF win after a Bengals loss. I stop checking Fantasy for the weekend if the Bengals lose and check to see if I won on Tuesday.

by jim0ijk on May 27, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I drafted carson and chad last year too and chad was decent in the beggining but Palmer wasn’t really all that great. I expect Palmer to be a top 7 QB this year and Chad will also have a better year. Antonio Bryant will outperform anyone though and will be a top 5 reciever

by anderk8 on May 29, 2010 1:55 AM EDT reply actions

Unbiased...

As shitty as it sounds it’s the best way to win in FF. I played in two leagues last year and finished 1st and 2nd. I generally pick outside our division so I have no quarrels with my fandom.

Plus when there is money on the line I’m out for blood.

by TCfromDubVee on Jun 2, 2010 11:26 AM EDT reply actions