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Re: The Difference Between a RB1 and RB2

Jacob Sloan — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 03:36:27 -0000

Hope this reply is still useful for you, Paul, as I know you posted it last week, but I don't think Hayne will have much value this season. Hyde looked great so far. Assuming his injury doesn't hold him out of any games, he'll likely perform well in good matchups. Reggie Bush, when healthy, will cut into his touches, which doesn't leave much room for Hayne unless Bush or Hyde miss multiple games. The lack of experience in the NFL probably doesn't help Hayne either. Good luck, Paul!

Re: How to Evaluate a Fantasy Football Trade

Jacob Sloan — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:49:23 -0000

That's a good rec. I've experimented with the Fantasy Sports Portal trade analyzer a bit in past seasons, Shane. When I used it previously, if I remember correctly, it wasn't as updated as the two I discussed here. I was unable to find a few players in the database.

Testing it just today, it looks like it's ready to go for the 2014 season so I'll have to give it another shot. I've never been able to find one that really covers all the bases, but it doesn't hurt to have options.

Re: Announcing CoSchedule’s $500K Series A Funding

Jacob Sloan — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:42:08 -0000

Congrats! I'm sure you guys will put that money to good use.

Re: How to Evaluate a Fantasy Football Trade

Jacob Sloan — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:41:04 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Shaun.

I do agree that some human element is necessary to truly evaluate all aspects of a fantasy football trade. The problem is that it's just not feasible for tools that automate trade valuations throughout the season.

Providing weekly opinions alone is time consuming, which means most experts have no time during the season to analyze specific trade scenarios. Dave Richard's value charts provide a ranking system for trades, but even these charts don't necessarily take into consideration your scoring system specifics. But short of paying an expert for personal fantasy football advice all season long, his charts are probably the closest thing you'll find to human trade analysis each week during the season.

Re: Own your very own Kluneberg from The League

Jacob Sloan — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 02:25:09 -0000

Apologies we couldn't get back to you in time to help in the Christmas search, @Jessica Hulsizer-Rowe. Your best bet to find one is probably going to be on Ebay, but the original seller doesn't seem to be offering Kluneberg reproductions any longer. You might also check out the shirt sold through FX: http://shop.fxnetworks.com/...

Re: Week 10 Fantasy Football Pickups: Replace Your Quarterback? Rodgers That.

Jacob Sloan — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 10:02:22 -0000

Hope this comment didn't get caught in the system, @Preeti Mittal, since it's just showing up Monday morning after Cutler and Locker both got sidelined yesterday. I'd have to say Cutler would be the better add at this point considering Locker's injury could end his season.

Re: Pricing Reboot, Buffer Integration, Google+ Pages Support

Jacob Sloan — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:10:24 -0000

Great update. I've been looking forward to when Google+ would be available through CoSchedule.

Re: To Waiver Wire or Not to Waiver Wire?

Jacob Sloan — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:06:55 -0000

No idea. Maybe you put in two claims and accidentally prioritized the other first? If that's not the case, I'd check to make sure the order didn't change or that you don't have some other unique league rule in place.

You might have to contact the man behind the curtain at ESPN to figure that one out.

Re: Week 3 Starts and Sits: Poor Browns, the Vikings will destroy you

Jacob Sloan — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:37:52 -0000

Oops is right, @DAVEP. It seems the Browns have more life than we thought without Trent Richardson...or perhaps the Vikings secondary is just that terrible.

Re: Week 3 Starts and Sits: Poor Browns, the Vikings will destroy you

Jacob Sloan — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:36:14 -0000

You should definitely be worried. The Chargers coaching staff doesn't seem to trust Mathews, and as such, he isn't getting enough touches to justify an RB2 play. It's especially alarming that he gets passed over for Ronnie Brown and Woodhead when the Chargers fall behind, which could happen more and more as the season progresses. I'd look to make a move if you can work anything out in your league.

As for his spelling, @Potato Gunners, I don't know. Maybe his family just wanted to be unique? Or perhaps they ran out of boxes filling out those forms that require you to put one letter in each space?

Re: Week 3 Starts and Sits: Poor Browns, the Vikings will destroy you

Jacob Sloan — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:32:05 -0000

Savvy move, @Michael Mountain. I agree. I don't think you should feel bad about dropping Jacobs for Starks at all.

Re: Week 3 Starts and Sits: Poor Browns, the Vikings will destroy you

Jacob Sloan — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:30:34 -0000

Sorry for the late response, @nahtanhoj ebutuoy, but as I said in the Week 3 pickups post - http://www.fantasyfootballf... - I wouldn't have spent more than 10 percent of your budget on Starks.

Re: How to Evaluate a Fantasy Football Trade

Jacob Sloan — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:28:02 -0000

While it would be nice if tools could account for the total sum and parts of the two teams involved, @andy, I'm not sure I agree with saying any benched player's value is zeroed out.

Sure, you as owner of Team A may look at Team B and say their benched RB is worthless to them, but that doesn't mean you can offer them scraps to acquire a player worthy of starting for your team. There's still a fair market value for each player, regardless of who owns them and whether they are starting, and tools do a pretty good job of accounting for that.

Re: Week 3 Pickups: Eddie Royal takes the crown

Jacob Sloan — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:25:50 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Isaac.

Snelling is definitely under-appreciated. And Royal is back for now, but I don't know how long it will last. I managed to get him in a few leagues but am pairing him alongside Vincent Brown, who I was high on going into the season.

Re: Who are you overdrafting in 2013?

Jacob Sloan — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:58:29 -0000

That's a bold prediction. Unfortunately, he hasn't looked so good thus far. I think he's got some work to do to prove himself to his team and coaches.

Re: To Waiver Wire or Not to Waiver Wire?

Jacob Sloan — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:57:15 -0000

Actually, @bow, that sounds like the system I described as "Use It and Lose It." I didn't specify that these usually begin with the last pick in the draft at the top of the order, but that is the traditional practice with the "Use It and Lose It" format.

What do you like about that format? Do you find it is more fair than others?

Re: How to Evaluate a Fantasy Football Trade

Jacob Sloan — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:51:48 -0000

That would definitely be great, @Nick Falvo. Unfortunately, I think it's just too difficult to create this at the moment in a way people could trust. Projections can be subjective, so some of these future values wouldn't be reliable when calculating based on scoring system.

It'd be nice if some of the fantasy league hosts like ESPN or Yahoo! worked to integrate this into their platform so that they could score trades. Maybe we'll see that in the future.

Re: Terrelle Pryor: Sleeper Fantasy Quarterback?

Jacob Sloan — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:47:55 -0000

Glad you agree with me, @tmcneezy. Pryor's already shown his ability to take over a game this season. If he puts it all together, I think he could be money. I'm keeping him stashed as a QB2 in all the leagues I can.

Re: CoSchedule Features, Homepage Preview

Jacob Sloan — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:53:20 -0000

Looking forward to the launch. I think we've all said one or more of the above at one time or another.

Re: PROMOTION + GIVEAWAY: Dave & Busters wants you to #BringYourD

Jacob Sloan — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 16:42:46 -0000

WINNER!

Re: To Waiver Wire or Not to Waiver Wire?

Jacob Sloan — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:47:55 -0000

Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) is what my most competitive league has switched to as well. It definitely levels the playing field for everyone, and I like that it adds a little more excitement to the waiver claim period as we see who paid the most for the top talent. Now that we switched to it, I don't think we'll ever go back to any of the other waiver methods.

Re: feedly. feed your mind.

Jacob Sloan — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 22:12:54 -0000

Good times, Google Reader! Thanks for the memories (and the data export).

Re: The State Of Filtering

Jacob Sloan — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:18:48 -0000

On the question of author vs team member, I'd say a team member is someone involved with the editorial side of the blog and/or someone on the community/social team who is scheduling. posting, and replying to content on social networks.

An author could be active or passive in the actual distribution of content since authors may come from any part of the organization behind the WordPress site. Some may not even truly use WordPress but need an account simply to be identified as the source. That's how I'd differentiate the two.

Re: Experiencing Medium.com

Jacob Sloan — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:12:14 -0000

You're one of the first I've seen to use the large image on the side/header on Medium. It really is a beautiful interface. The slick editing interface, in particular, is something I'd like to see WordPress explore.

Re: Who Do You Know?

Jacob Sloan — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:52:10 -0000

I couldn't help but be reminded of the SXSW 2013 panel titled "The New Serendipity?" (http://schedule.sxsw.com/20... while reading this newsletter today.

The panelists there discussed a very similar idea — keeping in touch with your loose ties because they're the ones that will provide you with interesting opportunities, information, and trends. Specifically, I remember them talking about the unique folks they followed on Twitter and how they (the panelists) had noticed rare tweets in the past across various sections of friends that signaled to them when things like Instagram were emerging. The panel was more focused on startups/investing trends, but I believe the advice rings true for everyone. We should all keep our ears open and connect early and often.

Thanks, @chrisbrogan.