Today I tried my first message board post!
I went to a fantasy football message board and posted my thoughts on taking Marion Barber with the second pick. Within an hour I had the most commented thread.
I pretty much laid out my reasoning for choosing Barber with the second pick (basically my last blog post) and challenged the rest of the online community to refute my reasoning or make a case for a back that is rated higher. Basically, tell me why I should take Adrian Peterson over Barber. Or Westbrook over Barber. Not too much to ask.
My responses can be paraphrased like this:
"Dude, you're fucking stupid."
"Dude, Westbrook is way better than Barber."
"Dude, AP is a beast."
"Dude, Barber is like 7th on boards and AP is like 2nd."
Sigh.
When I respond with...
"Why I am stupid. Tell me why. I gave you reasons for my choice, tell me why I'm wrong."
or
"Why is Westbrook better than Barber...right now. I know he was better last year, but tell me why now."
or
"Why is AP a beast? He was up and down all last year and had only two monster games."
or
"Draft boards are typically incorrect. They are to be used as guides, not as strict laws to follow."
...I get more of:
"Dude, you're dumb."
Message boards are frustrating. I don't think I'll do that again.
~Mikey D
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5 comments:
ur dumb if u dont like the boards. they always give the most good ansers.
Ur fny.
But that's it for me.
Another thing to consider while reading responses is that yards are undervalued in our league compared to standard rules. Marion Barber makes more sense in our league than a league that gives 1 point for 10 yards.
That definitely helps guys like Westbrook and Parker, and makes guys like LT the best in the business.
And those point-per-reception leagues value Westbrook and LT wayyyy more, too.
I still like our scoring system best, personally.
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I posted the same question on two chatboards, by the way, and the ESPN message board was a lot better than the one on this fantasy site I was at. Still some knuckleheads, but it was okay. I guess it all depends where you go for some advice.
you are silly baby... i leave you home alone for one day...
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