gametime check

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Turn summary

J. Brown can't be shifted off IR, so no fix is possible this week.

Left the roster untouched and logged the lesson: lineup must be complete and verified before the week's first kickoff, never at gametime.

What it did

This is a gametime check turn. Everything is locked. The instruction says: react to injury news and swap only players whose games have not started. But notes say at gametime every player is locked and even a drop is rejected. So the normal outcome is nothing to do. Wait — but the notes say "WEEK 2 INTEL" — this is week 1 turn gametime_check? The header says Week: 1. Hmm, notes reference Week 2 intel and Week 3 plans. Odd, but whatever. The state says Week 1, record 0-0-0. Possibly the notes are ahead. Let me just check my team and matchup quickly to see if anything is unlocked. Actually, given limited steps (9 left) and 250 seconds, the right play: call get_my_team to see lock status, and maybe get_matchup. If everything is locked, finish_turn with updated notes. Let me do both in parallel. Confirm lock status and whether any move is still possible at gametime.

Checked its own roster250s left

get_my_team · raw call

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  "name": "1st and Qwen",
  "notes": "LOCK RULE CONFIRMED AGAIN: at gametime every player is locked and even a DROP is rejected. All adds/drops/IR/lineup moves must happen on the turn BEFORE that week's first kickoff. ACT FIRST, research second, and never leave a turn without trying the moves.\n\nWEEK 2 INTEL (researched, don't re-search):\n- Zay Flowers (BAL WR): OUT Week 2, hamstring aggravated Wk1. Returned to practice Friday → likely short absence, but CONFIRM status for Week 3 before starting him. Bateman is BAL WR1 meanwhile (I don't own him).\n- Chig Okonkwo (WAS TE): OUT Week 2, hamstring, couldn't finish Wk1, no Wed practice. My plan to stash him as TE insurance for Kraft's bye (wk11) is now shaky. If he's still out/injured in Week 3-4, DROP him for a healthy TE. Do not start him.\n- Deebo Samuel: no injury news → treat as playing.\n- A.J. Brown: on IR (matches roster).\n\nMOVES STILL PENDING (do these FIRST next turn, in order):\n1. add_free_agent Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB1, bye 11) DROP Zach Charbonnet [9753] (SEA PUP, depth 5, worthless). Fixes my only structural hole: no backup QB behind Hurts (bye 10). If Love is gone, order: Darnold(SEA,bye11), Shough(NO,bye8), Willis(MIA,bye6), Stroud(HOU,bye8), D.Jones(IND,bye13). Don't re-search the QB wire.\n2. WR depth is the real problem (only Deebo + M.Wash healthy with Flowers out): Malachi Fields (NYG, bye8), Pat Bryant (DEN, bye10), Tre' Harris (LAC, bye7), Xavier Hutchinson (HOU). Add ONE only after Love is secured. Already rostered elsewhere (do NOT target): Jalen Coker, Kaelon Black, Tetairoa McMillan, Justice Hill.\n3. Consider dropping Okonkwo (see above) for a second add if bench space allows.\n\nLINEUP TEMPLATE (Week 3+, adjust to Flowers status): QB Hurts; RB1 Cook; RB2 Jeremiyah Love; WR1 Deebo; WR2 Flowers IF HEALTHY else M.Washington; FLEX Allgeier or Harvey (or M.Washington if Flowers out); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN. Benched: Okonkwo, backup QB, extra WR/RB.\n\nROSTER: Cook(BUF), Jeremiyah Love(ARI), Deebo(SF), M.Wash(MIA), Flowers(BAL), RJ Harvey(DEN), Allgeier(ARI), Charbonnet(SEA-PUP→DROP), Hurts(PHI), Kraft(GB), Okonkwo(WAS-inj), Butker(KC), MIN(DEF). IR: A.J. Brown(NE), Alec Pierce(IND) — BOTH IR SLOTS FULL, no room to stash anyone else.\n\nRESEARCH BUDGET: 8/wk, 7 left unused. Spend next week on: (1) Flowers Week 3 status, (2) Okonkwo recovery timeline, (3) ARI backfield — confirm Jeremiyah Love RB1 + who starts at QB, (4) MIN DEF matchup, (5) Deebo/Harvey usage after Week 2 stats.\n\nTRADES: NEVER TRADE Cook, Jeremiyah Love, Kraft, Flowers, Hurts. Don't send a WR to that week's opponent. Terra McLaurin (agent-05) is playoff-caliber: CMC, Nico Collins, Rice, Herbert, Tyler Warren, Mike Evans; Harvey-for-Doubs was the ceiling, Doubs is on their bench — retry only in a propose window.\n\nBYES: Hurts10, J.Love11 | Cook7, J.Love(RB)14, Harvey10, Allgeier14 | Brown11, Flowers13, Deebo8, M.Wash6 | Kraft11, Okonkwo7 | Butker5, MIN6. Gaps: wk6 DEF+M.Wash; wk7 Cook+Okonkwo; wk8 Deebo; wk10 Hurts+Harvey; wk11 Kraft+Brown; wk13 Flowers; wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier.",
  "record": "0-0-0",
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    {
      "slot": "RB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8138",
        "team": "BUF",
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        "byeWeek": 7,
        "fullName": "James Cook",
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        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 15.73,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "IR",
      "locked": true,
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        "id": "5859",
        "team": "NE",
        "adpRank": 19,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "A.J. Brown",
        "injuryStatus": "IR",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 6,
        "projectedPoints": 14.13,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "RB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "13287",
        "team": "ARI",
        "adpRank": 27,
        "byeWeek": 14,
        "fullName": "Jeremiyah Love",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 11.61,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "WR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "9997",
        "team": "BAL",
        "adpRank": 42,
        "byeWeek": 13,
        "fullName": "Zay Flowers",
        "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
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        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "QB",
      "locked": true,
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        "id": "6904",
        "team": "PHI",
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        "fullName": "Jalen Hurts",
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          "QB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
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      "slot": "TE",
      "locked": true,
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        "id": "9484",
        "team": "GB",
        "adpRank": 66,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "Tucker Kraft",
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        "depthChartOrder": 1,
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        "fantasyPositions": [
          "TE"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
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      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12489",
        "team": "DEN",
        "adpRank": 81,
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        "fullName": "RJ Harvey",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 2,
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        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8142",
        "team": "IND",
        "adpRank": 96,
        "byeWeek": 13,
        "fullName": "Alec Pierce",
        "injuryStatus": "IR",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 10,
        "projectedPoints": 7.61,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "FLEX",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "5872",
        "team": "SF",
        "adpRank": 126,
        "byeWeek": 8,
        "fullName": "Deebo Samuel",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 8.47,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
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      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8132",
        "team": "ARI",
        "adpRank": 127,
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        "fullName": "Tyler Allgeier",
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        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 7.88,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "9753",
        "team": "SEA",
        "adpRank": 128,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "Zach Charbonnet",
        "injuryStatus": "PUP",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 5,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "11610",
        "team": "MIA",
        "adpRank": 157,
        "byeWeek": 6,
        "fullName": "Malik Washington",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 6.72,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "DEF",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "MIN",
        "team": "MIN",
        "byeWeek": 6,
        "fullName": "Minnesota Vikings",
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        "projectedPoints": 7.27,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "DEF"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "K",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "4227",
        "team": "KC",
        "byeWeek": 5,
        "fullName": "Harrison Butker",
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        "depthChartOrder": 1,
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        "fantasyPositions": [
          "K"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8210",
        "team": "WAS",
        "adpRank": 168,
        "byeWeek": 7,
        "fullName": "Chig Okonkwo",
        "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 7.14,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "TE"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "faabRemaining": 100
}

Everything is locked, as expected. This is Week 1 gametime check — nothing can be moved. The lineup is set: QB Hurts, RB Cook, RB Jeremiyah Love, WR Flowers, WR (bench Pierce), FLEX Deebo, TE Kraft, K Butker, DEF MIN. Wait — the current lineup shows only WR: Zay Flowers, FLEX: Deebo. So it's a 1-WR start? Roster has 2 WR slots. A.J. Brown is on IR (locked in IR slot), Alec Pierce on IR (bench). So the second WR slot... let me check: slots listed are RB (Cook), IR (Brown), RB (J.Love), WR (Flowers), QB (Hurts), TE (Kraft), BAN (Harvey), BAN (Pierce), FLEX (Deebo), BAN (Allgeier), BAN (Charbonnet), BAN (M.Wash), DEF, K, BAN (Okonkwo). So WR2 slot is unfilled — Malik Washington is benched instead of starting at WR2. But everything is locked, so I can't fix it now. Hmm, can I try set_lineup anyway? The lock rule confirmed says every player is locked and even a DROP is rejected. But it costs nothing to attempt set_lineup — if some players' games haven't started, maybe an unlocked move is possible. Actually the note says all locked at gametime. But WR2 empty with M. Washington on the bench is a real loss. Let me check the schedule to see whether any games remain unstarted — if the week's games are staggered and some haven't kicked off, a move might still be possible for those players. Actually, all players show locked: true, including Malik Washington. So no move possible. But it's worth one attempt at set_lineup to see if it's accepted (the system may allow changes for players whose games haven't started despite the locked flag? No — locked means locked). Let me check the schedule quickly to understand: is this Week 1 with all games locked? The turn is "gametime_check" in Week 1. Everything is locked, so likely games have started or lock is at first kickoff. I'll make one attempt at set_lineup with M. Washington in WR2 (Flowers questionable but locked in, so keep him), and if rejected, finish turn. Actually attempting could produce an error, which is fine and informative. But careful: if set_lineup is validated atomically and rejected, nothing changes. Safe. Let me do: get_schedule (week 1) and set_lineup attempt in parallel? They're independent. But if the lineup attempt succeeds I'd want to know. Let's just do both in one block. Actually — is it worth spending a step? Yes, low cost. Let me attempt set_lineup including WR2 = Malik Washington, keeping everything else the same. Wait: Flowers is Questionable and locked in at WR. Deebo at FLEX. If Flowers sits out, I lose a WR slot. Alternative: Deebo at WR2, M.Wash at FLEX — same total roughly. Deebo proj 8.47 > M.Wash 6.72, so FLEX=Deebo is better if Flowers plays. Keep as-is; just add M.Wash at WR2. Hmm, but there's a risk: if the atomic validation rejects because some players are locked, no change happens. Fine. Let me try. WR2 slot is empty with Malik Washington healthy on the bench — worth one attempt in case any games have not kicked off yet.

Set the lineuprejected243s left

Jalen Hurts is not on your roster

set_lineup · raw call

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  "lineup": {
    "K": "Harrison Butker",
    "QB": "Jalen Hurts",
    "TE": "Tucker Kraft",
    "DEF": "MIN",
    "RB1": "James Cook",
    "RB2": "Jeremiyah Love",
    "WR1": "Zay Flowers",
    "WR2": "Malik Washington",
    "FLEX": "Deebo Samuel"
  }
}

The lineup call requires player IDs presumably, not names. It said "Jalen Hurts is not on your roster" — because it expects IDs. Let me retry with IDs: QB 6904, RB1 8138, RB2 13287, WR1 9997, WR2 11610, TE 9484, FLEX 5872, K 4227, DEF MIN. But note: everyone is locked, so it will likely fail. Still worth one attempt since WR2 slot appears empty. Let's try. Actually wait — the current lineup as reported: RB slot Cook, RB slot Jeremiyah Love, WR slot Flowers, QB Hurts, TE Kraft, FLEX Deebo, DEF MIN, K Butker. Malik Washington is on bench. So WR2 slot — the roster shows only one WR slot filled (Flowers) plus Deebo at FLEX. So there may be an open WR slot. Try with IDs. Retry using player IDs — attempt to fill the open WR slot with healthy Malik Washington if anything is still movable.

Set the lineuprejected220s left

A.J. Brown is locked and cannot move from IR to BN

set_lineup · raw call

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{
  "lineup": {
    "K": "4227",
    "QB": "6904",
    "TE": "9484",
    "DEF": "MIN",
    "RB1": "8138",
    "RB2": "13287",
    "WR1": "9997",
    "WR2": "11610",
    "FLEX": "5872"
  }
}

Everything is locked. The lineup attempt fails because Brown on IR can't be moved... but I didn't include Brown. It seems set_lineup requires listing all? No — it says anyone not named is benched, and Brown can't move from IR to BN. So it's locked out entirely. Everything is confirmed locked at gametime. The WR2 slot being empty is notable — but Flowers was listed as "WR" in roster slot, and Malik Washington is on bench. Actually the roster shows slots: RB Cook, IR Brown, RB Jeremiyah Love, WR Flowers, QB Hurts, TE Kraft, BAN Harvey, BAN Pierce, FLEX Deebo, BAN Allgeier, BAN Charbonnet, BAN Malik Washington, DEF MIN, K Butker, BAN Okonkwo. So there's no WR2 filled — wait, the current roster slots listed only one WR (Flowers) plus Deebo at FLEX. So WR2 is empty, and I'm short a starter. But everything is locked. Can't fix it now. Lesson: next turn (before kickoff), fill WR2. Actually, hmm — maybe the slot listing only shows what's there. WR2 appears empty. That's a real problem: I lose a starter's points this week. But nothing can be done at gametime. Wait — the error said "A.J. Brown is locked and cannot move from IR to BN" which means the system tries to bench everyone not named, including Brown, and fails. So set_lineup is unusable this week. Confirmed. Let me record this important lesson in notes and finish. No research needed — this is a gametime check, and everything's locked. I'll preserve research budget for next turn... actually research budget is weekly (8 this week, 7 left unused). Next turn may be a new week where budget resets. Using a research call now wouldn't help since I can't act. Better to finish. But wait — should I check if any games haven't started, e.g., get_schedule for week 1? Not necessary; the lock errors already prove nothing can move. Time is fine but actions are futile. Let me write concise notes carrying forward the key items: WR2 slot is EMPTY this week (Flowers WR1, Deebo FLEX, Malik Washington benched) — that's a self-inflicted hole; must fix lineup before kickoff next time. Also pending moves list. Notes must be under ~4000 chars. Let me rewrite efficiently. Nothing can be changed at gametime; recording the lock failure and the full pre-kickoff checklist so the empty-slot mistake never repeats.

Finished the turn211s left

finish_turn · raw call

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  "notes": "LOCK RULE (proven twice): at gametime every player is locked; even set_lineup FAILS outright because A.J. Brown (IR) can't be moved to BN → any unnamed-player benching is rejected. So a bad/incomplete lineup is UNFIXABLE after kickoff. RULE: on the pre-kickoff turn, set and verify the FULL lineup first (all 9 slots filled, no empty WR2), then do adds/drops, then research.\n\nWEEK 1 SELF-INFLICTED HOLE: WR2 was left empty (started Flowers WR1, Deebo FLEX, Malik Washington on bench). ~7 pts lost. Never again: template must fill all 9 slots.\n\nWEEK 2 INTEL (don't re-search): Zay Flowers OUT wk2 (hamstring, aggravated wk1, back at practice Fri → short absence; CONFIRM wk3 status before starting). Chig Okonkwo OUT wk2 (hamstring, no Wed practice) — if still out wk3-4, DROP for a healthy TE; never start him. Deebo no injury news → plays. A.J. Brown on IR.\n\nMOVES PENDING — do FIRST on next pre-kickoff turn, in order:\n1. add_free_agent Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB1, bye 11), DROP Zach Charbonnet [9753] (SEA PUP, depth 5). Fixes no-backup-QB hole behind Hurts (bye 10). Fallback order: Darnold(SEA,11), Shough(NO,8), Willis(MIA,6), Stroud(HOU,8), D.Jones(IND,13). Don't re-search QB wire.\n2. WR depth is the real problem (only Deebo + M.Wash healthy while Flowers out). Targets: Malachi Fields (NYG,8), Pat Bryant (DEN,10), Tre' Harris (LAC,7), Xavier Hutchinson (HOU). Add ONE after Love is secured. Already rostered elsewhere: Jalen Coker, Kaelon Black, Tetairoa McMillan, Justice Hill.\n3. If bench space allows, drop Okonkwo for a 2nd add.\n\nLINEUP TEMPLATE wk3 (FILL ALL 9 SLOTS): QB Hurts; RB1 Cook; RB2 Jeremiyah Love; WR1 Deebo; WR2 Flowers IF HEALTHY else Malik Washington; FLEX Allgeier or Harvey (M.Washington if Flowers out); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN. Bench: Okonkwo, backup QB, extra WR/RB. Note Flowers is Questionable and may play wk1-style; verify before locking WR2.\n\nROSTER: Cook(BUF), Jeremiyah Love(ARI), Deebo(SF), M.Wash(MIA), Flowers(BAL), RJ Harvey(DEN), Allgeier(ARI), Charbonnet(SEA-PUP→DROP), Hurts(PHI), Kraft(GB), Okonkwo(WAS-inj), Butker(KC), MIN(DEF). IR FULL: A.J. Brown(NE), Alec Pierce(IND) — no stash room.\n\nRESEARCH: 8/wk, only 1 used in wk1 (wasted on nothing actionable). Next week spend on: (1) Flowers wk3 status, (2) Okonkwo timeline, (3) ARI backfield/QB — confirm Jeremiyah Love RB1, (4) MIN DEF matchup, (5) Deebo/Harvey usage after wk2 stats. Don't burn calls on things I can't act on.\n\nTRADES: NEVER trade Cook, Jeremiyah Love, Kraft, Flowers, Hurts. Don't send a WR to that week's opponent. Terra McLaurin (agent-05) is playoff-caliber: CMC, Nico Collins, Rice, Herbert, Tyler Warren, Mike Evans; Harvey-for-Doubs was the ceiling, Doubs benched there — retry only in a propose window.\n\nBYES: Hurts10, J.Love(QB)11 | Cook7, J.Love(RB)14, Harvey10, Allgeier14 | Brown11, Flowers13, Deebo8, M.Wash6 | Kraft11, Okonkwo7 | Butker5, MIN6. Gaps: wk6 DEF+M.Wash; wk7 Cook+Okonkwo; wk8 Deebo; wk10 Hurts+Harvey; wk11 Kraft+Brown; wk13 Flowers; wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier.",
  "summary": "Gametime check: everything is locked and the WR2 slot is empty — set_lineup can't even run because A.J. Brown can't be shifted off IR, so no fix is possible this week. Left the roster untouched and logged the lesson: lineup must be complete and verified before the week's first kickoff, never at gametime."
}

Notes — rewritten (3025 → 3009 characters)

Received

LOCK RULE CONFIRMED AGAIN: at gametime every player is locked and even a DROP is rejected. All adds/drops/IR/lineup moves must happen on the turn BEFORE that week's first kickoff. ACT FIRST, research second, and never leave a turn without trying the moves.

WEEK 2 INTEL (researched, don't re-search):
- Zay Flowers (BAL WR): OUT Week 2, hamstring aggravated Wk1. Returned to practice Friday → likely short absence, but CONFIRM status for Week 3 before starting him. Bateman is BAL WR1 meanwhile (I don't own him).
- Chig Okonkwo (WAS TE): OUT Week 2, hamstring, couldn't finish Wk1, no Wed practice. My plan to stash him as TE insurance for Kraft's bye (wk11) is now shaky. If he's still out/injured in Week 3-4, DROP him for a healthy TE. Do not start him.
- Deebo Samuel: no injury news → treat as playing.
- A.J. Brown: on IR (matches roster).

MOVES STILL PENDING (do these FIRST next turn, in order):
1. add_free_agent Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB1, bye 11) DROP Zach Charbonnet [9753] (SEA PUP, depth 5, worthless). Fixes my only structural hole: no backup QB behind Hurts (bye 10). If Love is gone, order: Darnold(SEA,bye11), Shough(NO,bye8), Willis(MIA,bye6), Stroud(HOU,bye8), D.Jones(IND,bye13). Don't re-search the QB wire.
2. WR depth is the real problem (only Deebo + M.Wash healthy with Flowers out): Malachi Fields (NYG, bye8), Pat Bryant (DEN, bye10), Tre' Harris (LAC, bye7), Xavier Hutchinson (HOU). Add ONE only after Love is secured. Already rostered elsewhere (do NOT target): Jalen Coker, Kaelon Black, Tetairoa McMillan, Justice Hill.
3. Consider dropping Okonkwo (see above) for a second add if bench space allows.

LINEUP TEMPLATE (Week 3+, adjust to Flowers status): QB Hurts; RB1 Cook; RB2 Jeremiyah Love; WR1 Deebo; WR2 Flowers IF HEALTHY else M.Washington; FLEX Allgeier or Harvey (or M.Washington if Flowers out); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN. Benched: Okonkwo, backup QB, extra WR/RB.

ROSTER: Cook(BUF), Jeremiyah Love(ARI), Deebo(SF), M.Wash(MIA), Flowers(BAL), RJ Harvey(DEN), Allgeier(ARI), Charbonnet(SEA-PUP→DROP), Hurts(PHI), Kraft(GB), Okonkwo(WAS-inj), Butker(KC), MIN(DEF). IR: A.J. Brown(NE), Alec Pierce(IND) — BOTH IR SLOTS FULL, no room to stash anyone else.

RESEARCH BUDGET: 8/wk, 7 left unused. Spend next week on: (1) Flowers Week 3 status, (2) Okonkwo recovery timeline, (3) ARI backfield — confirm Jeremiyah Love RB1 + who starts at QB, (4) MIN DEF matchup, (5) Deebo/Harvey usage after Week 2 stats.

TRADES: NEVER TRADE Cook, Jeremiyah Love, Kraft, Flowers, Hurts. Don't send a WR to that week's opponent. Terra McLaurin (agent-05) is playoff-caliber: CMC, Nico Collins, Rice, Herbert, Tyler Warren, Mike Evans; Harvey-for-Doubs was the ceiling, Doubs is on their bench — retry only in a propose window.

BYES: Hurts10, J.Love11 | Cook7, J.Love(RB)14, Harvey10, Allgeier14 | Brown11, Flowers13, Deebo8, M.Wash6 | Kraft11, Okonkwo7 | Butker5, MIN6. Gaps: wk6 DEF+M.Wash; wk7 Cook+Okonkwo; wk8 Deebo; wk10 Hurts+Harvey; wk11 Kraft+Brown; wk13 Flowers; wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier.

Written

LOCK RULE (proven twice): at gametime every player is locked; even set_lineup FAILS outright because A.J. Brown (IR) can't be moved to BN → any unnamed-player benching is rejected. So a bad/incomplete lineup is UNFIXABLE after kickoff. RULE: on the pre-kickoff turn, set and verify the FULL lineup first (all 9 slots filled, no empty WR2), then do adds/drops, then research.

WEEK 1 SELF-INFLICTED HOLE: WR2 was left empty (started Flowers WR1, Deebo FLEX, Malik Washington on bench). ~7 pts lost. Never again: template must fill all 9 slots.

WEEK 2 INTEL (don't re-search): Zay Flowers OUT wk2 (hamstring, aggravated wk1, back at practice Fri → short absence; CONFIRM wk3 status before starting). Chig Okonkwo OUT wk2 (hamstring, no Wed practice) — if still out wk3-4, DROP for a healthy TE; never start him. Deebo no injury news → plays. A.J. Brown on IR.

MOVES PENDING — do FIRST on next pre-kickoff turn, in order:
1. add_free_agent Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB1, bye 11), DROP Zach Charbonnet [9753] (SEA PUP, depth 5). Fixes no-backup-QB hole behind Hurts (bye 10). Fallback order: Darnold(SEA,11), Shough(NO,8), Willis(MIA,6), Stroud(HOU,8), D.Jones(IND,13). Don't re-search QB wire.
2. WR depth is the real problem (only Deebo + M.Wash healthy while Flowers out). Targets: Malachi Fields (NYG,8), Pat Bryant (DEN,10), Tre' Harris (LAC,7), Xavier Hutchinson (HOU). Add ONE after Love is secured. Already rostered elsewhere: Jalen Coker, Kaelon Black, Tetairoa McMillan, Justice Hill.
3. If bench space allows, drop Okonkwo for a 2nd add.

LINEUP TEMPLATE wk3 (FILL ALL 9 SLOTS): QB Hurts; RB1 Cook; RB2 Jeremiyah Love; WR1 Deebo; WR2 Flowers IF HEALTHY else Malik Washington; FLEX Allgeier or Harvey (M.Washington if Flowers out); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN. Bench: Okonkwo, backup QB, extra WR/RB. Note Flowers is Questionable and may play wk1-style; verify before locking WR2.

ROSTER: Cook(BUF), Jeremiyah Love(ARI), Deebo(SF), M.Wash(MIA), Flowers(BAL), RJ Harvey(DEN), Allgeier(ARI), Charbonnet(SEA-PUP→DROP), Hurts(PHI), Kraft(GB), Okonkwo(WAS-inj), Butker(KC), MIN(DEF). IR FULL: A.J. Brown(NE), Alec Pierce(IND) — no stash room.

RESEARCH: 8/wk, only 1 used in wk1 (wasted on nothing actionable). Next week spend on: (1) Flowers wk3 status, (2) Okonkwo timeline, (3) ARI backfield/QB — confirm Jeremiyah Love RB1, (4) MIN DEF matchup, (5) Deebo/Harvey usage after wk2 stats. Don't burn calls on things I can't act on.

TRADES: NEVER trade Cook, Jeremiyah Love, Kraft, Flowers, Hurts. Don't send a WR to that week's opponent. Terra McLaurin (agent-05) is playoff-caliber: CMC, Nico Collins, Rice, Herbert, Tyler Warren, Mike Evans; Harvey-for-Doubs was the ceiling, Doubs benched there — retry only in a propose window.

BYES: Hurts10, J.Love(QB)11 | Cook7, J.Love(RB)14, Harvey10, Allgeier14 | Brown11, Flowers13, Deebo8, M.Wash6 | Kraft11, Okonkwo7 | Butker5, MIN6. Gaps: wk6 DEF+M.Wash; wk7 Cook+Okonkwo; wk8 Deebo; wk10 Hurts+Harvey; wk11 Kraft+Brown; wk13 Flowers; wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier.

What this agent was asked

System prompt

You manage the fantasy football team "1st and Qwen".

You manage one team in a 12-team half-PPR redraft league (ten other models and one human). Roster: QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), K, DEF, 6 bench, 1 IR.

ADP (average draft position) is provided as a rough starting point only. It reflects where human drafters were taking a player before the season, not a projection of how they will perform. It is frequently wrong, it does not account for injuries, depth-chart changes, or your roster needs, and it goes stale quickly. Treat it as one weak signal among many: do your own research and reach your own conclusions. Drafting strictly by ADP is not reasoning, and you will be judged on your reasoning.

The projection shown is Sleeper's model-generated estimate for the week. It is one model's opinion, not a fact and not a result. It misses late injury news, weather, game script, and coaching intent, and it is routinely wrong by a wide margin on individual players. Do not simply start whoever has the higher projection — that is not analysis, and it is not what you are being judged on. Use it as a sanity check against your own view, research the cases where you disagree with it, and be prepared to explain why you departed from it.

Every reply you make must be a tool call — text on its own does nothing and is not recorded as an action. You have a limited number of steps and a limited amount of time per turn, and you will be told how much of each remains at each step. A turn that runs out of time is abandoned. If you are told fewer than 20 seconds remain, stop gathering information, act immediately, and call finish_turn. Always end your turn by calling finish_turn with a summary and your updated notes. A turn that ends without it is recorded as incomplete, and your notes are left unchanged. Your notes are your only memory between turns: nothing else you do this turn is carried forward, and you will be shown them at the start of every future turn. Treat them as a working document — rewrite them each turn, keep what still matters, delete what does not, and record what you plan to do next rather than only what you have already done. Keep them under about 4000 characters. They are included in every turn you take for the rest of the season, so anything stale in them costs you on every future decision.

Turn instructions

This is a short check, not a full re-optimization. React to injury news and swap only players whose games have not started. If nothing needs changing, that is the normal outcome — call finish_turn and leave the lineup alone.

State it was given

Week: 1
Turn: gametime_check
Record: 0-0-0
FAAB remaining: $100
Opponent: Terra McLaurin [agent-fantasy-2026-team-05]
Research calls left this week: 8

Roster:
- James Cook [8138] (RB, BUF) season 0, last3 0, adp 9, proj 15.73 [LOCKED]
- A.J. Brown [5859] (WR, NE) season 0, last3 0, adp 19, proj 14.13 [IR, LOCKED]
- Jeremiyah Love [13287] (RB, ARI) season 0, last3 0, adp 27, proj 11.61 [LOCKED]
- Zay Flowers [9997] (WR, BAL) season 0, last3 0, adp 42, proj 12.86 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Jalen Hurts [6904] (QB, PHI) season 0, last3 0, adp 62, proj 21.92 [LOCKED]
- Tucker Kraft [9484] (TE, GB) season 0, last3 0, adp 66, proj 9.01 [LOCKED]
- RJ Harvey [12489] (RB, DEN) season 0, last3 0, adp 81, proj 8.82 [LOCKED]
- Alec Pierce [8142] (WR, IND) season 0, last3 0, adp 96, proj 7.61 [IR, LOCKED]
- Deebo Samuel [5872] (WR, SF) season 0, last3 0, adp 126, proj 8.47 [LOCKED]
- Tyler Allgeier [8132] (RB, ARI) season 0, last3 0, adp 127, proj 7.88 [LOCKED]
- Zach Charbonnet [9753] (RB, SEA) season 0, last3 0, adp 128 [PUP, LOCKED]
- Malik Washington [11610] (WR, MIA) season 0, last3 0, adp 157, proj 6.72 [LOCKED]
- Minnesota Vikings [MIN] (DEF, MIN) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.27 [LOCKED]
- Harrison Butker [4227] (K, KC) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.22 [LOCKED]
- Chig Okonkwo [8210] (TE, WAS) season 0, last3 0, adp 168, proj 7.14 [Questionable, LOCKED]

Your notes from last turn:
LOCK RULE CONFIRMED AGAIN: at gametime every player is locked and even a DROP is rejected. All adds/drops/IR/lineup moves must happen on the turn BEFORE that week's first kickoff. ACT FIRST, research second, and never leave a turn without trying the moves.

WEEK 2 INTEL (researched, don't re-search):
- Zay Flowers (BAL WR): OUT Week 2, hamstring aggravated Wk1. Returned to practice Friday → likely short absence, but CONFIRM status for Week 3 before starting him. Bateman is BAL WR1 meanwhile (I don't own him).
- Chig Okonkwo (WAS TE): OUT Week 2, hamstring, couldn't finish Wk1, no Wed practice. My plan to stash him as TE insurance for Kraft's bye (wk11) is now shaky. If he's still out/injured in Week 3-4, DROP him for a healthy TE. Do not start him.
- Deebo Samuel: no injury news → treat as playing.
- A.J. Brown: on IR (matches roster).

MOVES STILL PENDING (do these FIRST next turn, in order):
1. add_free_agent Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB1, bye 11) DROP Zach Charbonnet [9753] (SEA PUP, depth 5, worthless). Fixes my only structural hole: no backup QB behind Hurts (bye 10). If Love is gone, order: Darnold(SEA,bye11), Shough(NO,bye8), Willis(MIA,bye6), Stroud(HOU,bye8), D.Jones(IND,bye13). Don't re-search the QB wire.
2. WR depth is the real problem (only Deebo + M.Wash healthy with Flowers out): Malachi Fields (NYG, bye8), Pat Bryant (DEN, bye10), Tre' Harris (LAC, bye7), Xavier Hutchinson (HOU). Add ONE only after Love is secured. Already rostered elsewhere (do NOT target): Jalen Coker, Kaelon Black, Tetairoa McMillan, Justice Hill.
3. Consider dropping Okonkwo (see above) for a second add if bench space allows.

LINEUP TEMPLATE (Week 3+, adjust to Flowers status): QB Hurts; RB1 Cook; RB2 Jeremiyah Love; WR1 Deebo; WR2 Flowers IF HEALTHY else M.Washington; FLEX Allgeier or Harvey (or M.Washington if Flowers out); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN. Benched: Okonkwo, backup QB, extra WR/RB.

ROSTER: Cook(BUF), Jeremiyah Love(ARI), Deebo(SF), M.Wash(MIA), Flowers(BAL), RJ Harvey(DEN), Allgeier(ARI), Charbonnet(SEA-PUP→DROP), Hurts(PHI), Kraft(GB), Okonkwo(WAS-inj), Butker(KC), MIN(DEF). IR: A.J. Brown(NE), Alec Pierce(IND) — BOTH IR SLOTS FULL, no room to stash anyone else.

RESEARCH BUDGET: 8/wk, 7 left unused. Spend next week on: (1) Flowers Week 3 status, (2) Okonkwo recovery timeline, (3) ARI backfield — confirm Jeremiyah Love RB1 + who starts at QB, (4) MIN DEF matchup, (5) Deebo/Harvey usage after Week 2 stats.

TRADES: NEVER TRADE Cook, Jeremiyah Love, Kraft, Flowers, Hurts. Don't send a WR to that week's opponent. Terra McLaurin (agent-05) is playoff-caliber: CMC, Nico Collins, Rice, Herbert, Tyler Warren, Mike Evans; Harvey-for-Doubs was the ceiling, Doubs is on their bench — retry only in a propose window.

BYES: Hurts10, J.Love11 | Cook7, J.Love(RB)14, Harvey10, Allgeier14 | Brown11, Flowers13, Deebo8, M.Wash6 | Kraft11, Okonkwo7 | Butker5, MIN6. Gaps: wk6 DEF+M.Wash; wk7 Cook+Okonkwo; wk8 Deebo; wk10 Hurts+Harvey; wk11 Kraft+Brown; wk13 Flowers; wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier.

Appended to every step

Step {step} of {maxSteps}. You have {stepsLeft} steps left after this one, and {seconds} seconds before this turn is abandoned. If fewer than 20 seconds remain, stop researching, act now and call finish_turn. Every reply must be a tool call. When you are done, call finish_turn — a turn that ends without it is recorded as incomplete.