Most common players on eliminated teams from Week 6 in Yahoo Fantasy death leagues – plus FAB rejection thread advice

Each week I’ll scan the most common NFL players on eliminated teams in the Yahoo Leagues of Death, asking where the puck is heading. I’ll also provide some FAB advice ($1,000 cap is Yahoo’s default), but remember this area is very context-sensitive and agent specific.

If you are new to this format, it is critical to understand that the rejection strategy is significantly different in the world of Death Alliance.

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You can often win a league with a little help from a traditional fantasy draft pick, maybe a strategic pickup or two. Of course, it’s great if you crush the market and land the right guys – the best actors always struggle to get hurt on the wire – but if your team pulls off stays healthy and runs clean, a few years would be enough.

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In Death League, the victorious director will assemble a team of monsters at the end of the year, from the magicians, from the Pro-type roster. And along the way you build that beast they have it all the time — by not using more of your tantalizing FAB in the first star. This function means that you should understand that the rejection thread should be stronger and stronger every week in Death Leagues, because the eliminated manager comes from a smaller and smaller size every week.

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Unless you have a potion touched by ghostly angels, you are unlikely to win the Death League without a successful plan and careful repelling.

My Death League strategy revolves around the concept that I like my squad early in the year and I’m confident that I can beat at least one team per week while the field of opponents is large. So, while I’m dipping my toes into the FAB market early, the first goal is to keep more reserves in the game after a year, when the bye weeks are tougher and injuries are more prevalent — and the pool of opponents is smaller (so, in theory, more difficult to progress). Again, I ask that you remember: the rejection thread in Death Leagues takes more and more years, the key reason is to be wise with your resources.

Not everyone will share my plan, of course. If you want to pursue bigger improvements and use the bulk of your FAB to load quickly, then shoot. You are comfortable playing with the plan. Understand that my recommendations are carefully predicted early, and if you prefer something more aggressive, you will have to jump numbers. You know your room better than a stranger.

Remember, the bye weeks are here – the Chiefs, Raiders, Bills and Jaguars don’t play in Week 7. Without a doubt, we’d prefer the players after the bye weeks – if you survive deep in this format, the number of weeks of money (working less byes). October absences can be harder to negotiate.

I will offer weekly FAB recommendations in three buckets;

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Proactively: This way you want this player the most, maybe you could even need a player. I understand that you won’t win these offers if someone burns money in your league, but as mentioned above, there is often a clear mistake in this format.

Reactive: This is the kind of player you want, but the offer makes sense for a short or long-term plan.

To keep himself honest: This offer is not for capture, but a surprise player land if your opponents are distracted by other available talents or by an unexpected passive that week. We often compare notes with other experienced Death League players and wonder how often Keep Honest offers to win (this is also a portable strategy for regular season long leagues; you never know what will happen with new market behavior).

One last note: Understand the FAB recommendations with the assumption that you will not be able to offer for each player.

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Henry had his first game without a touchdown this season and just had 3.4 YPC against a strong Cleveland defensive front. The veteran is maintaining a strong workload and the Ravens are finally getting Lamar Jackson back, but maybe Henry is finally showing signs of a gentle decline. However, follies are rare, so pay back.

$260 proactively

$160 reciprocal

$85 worth of them

Skattebo only saw six snaps and didn’t touch the ball in the loss to New Orleans. Worse yet, the Giants used three other backs, and Tyrone Tracy Jr. two touch points actually scored. Najee Harris was cut on Tuesday, so at least the team was cut to three. But Skattebo is still in bed.

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$50 proactively

$20 reciprocal

$5 them honest

By no reasonable measure, the bay green game rush eventually died out, in part because of the gruesome array. But Lloyd and his colleagues are much to blame. Josh Jacobs is now off the exempt list and can be used on Wednesday, so Lloyd is a fantasy drop in almost all formats.

Do not order

Ah, goodbye to those pesky weeks. The Sun God has gone untouched in the last two games, but he’s seen 11 or more targets in all but one start and Detroit is having a pretty good carnival (fun offense, bad defense). Get out the checkbook.

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$275 proactively

$175 reciprocal

$90 for her honest

One morning during the week, I saw the perfect place. But TreVeyon Henderson’s ankle injury wasn’t as bad as he thought, and Corey Kiner stepped up late on Sunday. Stevenson remains a solid player, but has the lowest YPC of this trio. Things are moving forward.

$85 proactively

$35 reciprocal

$8-10 for them is decent

Game-time fell in Week 6, but he was ultimately ruled out due to a groin injury. The Vikings are coming off an offensive Week 7 draw, and quarterback Daniel Jones hasn’t played well all year. But a healthy Warren can still move the needle.

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$ 100 proactively

$50 reciprocal

$5-10 for them to be honest

Guy can’t knock a bye week – he hasn’t set a schedule. Laporta is a decent starting player, but he’s at best third in this offense, and sometimes fourth. It’s just that it’s his real roof.

$85 proactively

$40 reciprocal

$3-6 worth of them

It wasn’t a fun week for tight ends, and we didn’t even mention Juwan Johnson (no catch). Fannin is a strong talent who has two obvious problems – Cleveland’s QB position is particularly weak, but the WR position is young and talented. That is a lot of fun.

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$60 proactively

$25 reciprocal

$2-4 worth of them

It’s reasonable to blame most of it on Deshaun Watson, but Watson isn’t anywhere else. Boston is still watching the rookie, but they count on their goal to toggle between four and seven weeks – they don’t force the ball. Again, the story is about Cleveland having a lot of pass-catching talent, but not a real answer at quarterback.

$40 proactively

$15 reciprocal

$1-3 them honest

When your 4-44-0 log is a bad game, you must be an honest player. Wilson will forever be upside down as long as the Jets no longer have a quarterback, and Omar Cooper Sr. But Wilson is a sure-and-forget WR2 in the regular league, and he’s still an interesting play in the League of Death as the roster keeps rising weekly.

$100 proactively

$75 reciprocal

$30 and honest

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