tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post5783139420174357162..comments2024-03-28T02:23:44.367-05:00Comments on Pacifist Viking: Fantasy Football: Head-to-Head Competition is Moronic.Pacifist Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-84259416260194026622013-05-09T10:28:28.937-05:002013-05-09T10:28:28.937-05:00For most up-to-date news you have to pay a quick v...For most up-to-date news you have to pay a quick visit web and on <br />world-wide-web I found this website as a best site for latest updates.<br /><br /><br />Review my homepage; <a href="http://one.butembo11.net/upload/index.php?do=/blog/106971/some-workouts-that-can-improve-your-ability-to-jump/" rel="nofollow">one.butembo11.net</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-26598635735365932882012-11-22T16:13:52.668-06:002012-11-22T16:13:52.668-06:00I would like to watch those games. 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Specially that it is one sided game. price per headhttp://www.hostpph.com/pay-per-head/index.aspxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-15507989260368622612010-08-19T22:33:45.654-05:002010-08-19T22:33:45.654-05:00I like head to head and in the keeper league I am ...I like head to head and in the keeper league I am in its always a nail biter.But we can only keep 2 players,and you have to do your homework.Any head to head could be converted to cross country with little effort.As with any FF any given Sunday can be your downfall,or your uprising its all in the matter of your draft spot and how you draft.I have for the past 3 years drafted either 10th or ninth,I enjoy thoses spots.I watch my leagues all the way down to the wire,wether its a blowout or very close,but then again I like football in all its aspects.I dont think there is any wrong or right way play FF,not everyone has the time,nor maybe cant comprehend diff aspects,or the drive to see it thru.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-14869840773282338022010-08-19T11:09:30.482-05:002010-08-19T11:09:30.482-05:00There are actually big peaks of excitement in cros...There are actually big peaks of excitement in cross country standings (and in my opinion, fewer lulls). But I can see how for a casual league, head-to-head is simpler and easier.pacifist vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639283781758286098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-37210192401576843542010-08-19T10:57:02.955-05:002010-08-19T10:57:02.955-05:00Yeah, clinched matchups have always bothered me. T...Yeah, clinched matchups have always bothered me. There's really something screwy when the best move is to actually pull a player in case they have a terrible game (negative points).<br /><br />The more I think about it, pretty much every comparison between head to head and cross country can be boiled down to peaks of intensity and valleys of disinterest (head to head) vs. sustained moderate excitement, and whether you tend to prefer one over the other dictates which mode would be more fun for you. I wouldn't mind giving cross country a try (it's by far more fair to everyone), but the league I have been in for the past few years is pretty casual, and I think head to head fits the overall group dynamic better.Bismuthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-69960176936307117462010-08-19T10:56:16.675-05:002010-08-19T10:56:16.675-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158435060969454050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-30366969079396105232010-08-19T09:17:41.772-05:002010-08-19T09:17:41.772-05:00By the way, in my view, here's another problem...By the way, in my view, here's another problem with head-to-head: the (near) necessity of a playoff. To me, a fantasy football playoff basically takes certain weeks and makes them more important than other weeks, just because it's late in the year. I get the reason for a playoff in real football (make the good teams earn it in head-to-head matchups against each other, the do-or-die nature is wildly exciting), but it doesn't make as much sense to me in fantasy football. I can see some arguments for it, however: you keep people interested during the season just to try make the playoffs (where they have a shot), and those playoff matchups are very exciting). I just don't think it's fair. In an NFL playoff game, the matchup matters, choking matters, and teams have to go out and earn a championship by defeating another team. In fantasy, you don't really control your players week to week, and you certainly can't do anything to influence your opponent.<br /><br />I haven't included a more detailed criticism of fantasy football playoffs here, because I think the argument against head-to-head can be a separate argument (in the 2009 Fanball fantasy mag, Danny Goldin describes what is essentially cross country standings--he calls it "power scheduling"--but it does include a playoff).pacifist vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639283781758286098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-24379786899167465402010-08-19T09:09:02.366-05:002010-08-19T09:09:02.366-05:00I see your point. For one thing, it's difficu...I see your point. For one thing, it's difficult to argue "You'll have more fun doing A than B," because different people find different things fun or not fun. I think there's more fun to be had in cross country standings, and encourage others to try it, but I recognize fun is entirely subjective. I stand by every argument, however, about the illogic and unfairness of head-to-head.<br /><br />Here's what happens for me: I end up NOT rooting hard against 80+ other players. With so many players, you have to take for granted that lots of them are going to score points. I end up rooting hard against players on a handful of teams that I'm in close competition with (for the week or for the season), accepting that there are going to be tons of fantasy points scored throughout the season. I mostly enjoy the games.<br /><br />But I see the point. If, say, Randy Moss is on a particular team I'm closely competing with, I'll be rooting against him all season long; in head-to-head I'd only have to root against him once or twice a year.<br /><br />For the hell of it, here's another problem with head-to-head: clinching the matchup. If at any point in a Sunday Night or Monday Night game (or even earlier) you clinch your matchup, you might have your own fantasy starters that you're not really rooting for: once you've scored enough points to defeat a single opponent, that's it (except to score more points to add to your total, which can matter for tie-breakers, though it doesn't have the immediacy).pacifist vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639283781758286098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-73630851216843308672010-08-19T08:23:56.276-05:002010-08-19T08:23:56.276-05:00I agree that head to head has its problems, but I&...I agree that head to head has its problems, but I'm just not sure I believe you when you try to convince me how much more FUN I could be having with cross-country scoring. Basically, it turns you against every fantasy-worthy player in the league that you don't own. In head to head, I've got around 8 players per week that I can root passionately against. If that number bloats up to 80 players, I feel like I just wouldn't have the same interest in their individual performances. And let's suppose Monday night rolls around and you don't have any players in the matchup. The best possible outcome for you is a low-to-no scoring snoozer of a game; you're disappointed in every score.<br /><br />Also, the inherent unfairness of head to head that you mentioned does have one advantage: it leads to memorable fantasy stories!Bismuthnoreply@blogger.com