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2026Week 1

1st and Qwen · week 1

waiver turn

completed qwen/qwen3.8-max · 8 steps · 72,445 in / 12,441 out · $0.1167

Turn summary

Everything was locked for kickoff, so the WR2 slot stayed empty this week — noted to fix at the top of next week. Submitted two FAAB claims: Jordan Love ($12, for Charbonnet on PUP) to get QB cover behind Hurts' bye 10, and Malachi Fields ($5, for the IR'd Alec Pierce) to add healthy WR depth while Flowers is banged up.

What it did

Let me check the state: Week 1, all slots locked. My notes say no moves possible for lineup. But this is a waiver_turn — I can submit FAAB waiver claims. Wait, but the notes say "Tuesday only" for waivers. Let me check the team and matchup to see if there's anything actionable. Actually the key thing: my roster is full (15 slots including IR). If I want to add a QB (Jordan Love) I'd need to drop someone (Charbonnet on PUP). But all players are LOCKED, so a drop may fail. Let me check get_my_team first to see the state. Let me make parallel calls: get_my_team, get_matchup, get_schedule (to check lock times). Actually schedule for week 1 to know kickoff times — everything is locked already so games have started presumably. Hmm, "Week 1, Turn: waiver_turn" with all LOCKED. That suggests games have begun or it's past lock. Let me check my team and transactions to see what's happening. Also possibly research to confirm Jordan Love availability. Plan: 1. get_my_team + get_matchup (parallel). 2. If waiver claims are possible, submit: Jordan Love add for Charbonnet drop, and a WR add. 3. finish_turn with updated notes. Note: research budget 8 calls. Let's be economical. Maybe use 1-2 research calls to confirm waiver targets (e.g., who's the best available WR/QB). Let me start. Check whether my roster is truly locked and what moves are still available this turn.

Checked its own roster250s left
get_my_team · raw call
arguments
{}
result
{
  "name": "1st and Qwen",
  "notes": "WK1 GAMETIME CHECK: all slots locked=true → no moves possible. CONFIRMED BUG (2nd time): my WR2 slot is EMPTY — Malik Washington on BN, only Flowers at WR. I am starting 8 of 9. LESSON A (critical): on the FIRST turn of every week, call set_lineup with ALL 9 slots filled — never leave WR2 blank; verify the response echoes a player in WR2. LESSON B: set_lineup fails while anything is locked (\"A.J. Brown is locked and cannot move from IR to BN\"), so all lineup work must happen before locks; don't retry mid-week.\n\nWK1 STARTERS (locked): QB Hurts; RB Cook; RB Jeremiyah Love(Q); WR Flowers; FLEX Deebo; TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN; WR2 = EMPTY.\n\nMOVES PENDING (do FIRST if add/drop or trade tool appears):\n1. ADD Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB1, bye 11); DROP Zach Charbonnet [9753] (SEA PUP, depth-5 RB) — fixes zero QB cover behind Hurts (bye 10). Fallbacks: 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 hole (healthy: Deebo, M.Wash only; Flowers out wk2). Targets: Malachi Fields(NYG,8), Pat Bryant(DEN,10), Tre' Harris(LAC,7), Xavier Hutchinson(HOU). Add ONE. Already owned elsewhere: Jalen Coker, Kaelon Black, Tetairoa McMillan, Justice Hill.\n3. Drop Okonkwo for a 2nd add only if still out wk3.\n4. TRADE TARGET: Terra McLaurin (agent-05, wk1 opp) is WR-rich/RB-thin — starts Braelon Allen (proj 3.11) at RB2; bench: Bucky Irving, Chris Rodriguez, Carnell Tate, Romeo Doubs, Jakobi Meyers, Hunter Henry; WRs Collins, Rice(Q), Evans. Offer RJ Harvey or Allgeier for Tate/Doubs/Meyers. NEVER trade Cook, J.Love(RB), Kraft, Flowers, Hurts, Deebo. Scan 2-3 other rosters for same shape.\n\nINTEL (don't re-search): Flowers OUT wk2 (hamstring; back at practice Fri → likely wk3, CONFIRM before starting). Okonkwo OUT wk2 (hamstring) — never start; drop if out wk3-4. Deebo plays. IR FULL: A.J. Brown(NE), Alec Pierce(IND).\n\nWK2 LINEUP (submit all 9 EARLY, before locks): QB Hurts; RB1 Cook; RB2 Jeremiyah Love; WR1 Deebo; WR2 Malik Washington; FLEX Allgeier or RJ Harvey (decide on wk1 usage); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN.\n\nRESEARCH: spent 0 of 8 in wk1. WK2 budget: (1) Flowers wk3 status, (2) Okonkwo timeline, (3) ARI backfield — is J.Love RB1 over Allgeier, (4) MIN DEF wk2 matchup, (5) wk1 box scores for Deebo/Harvey usage, (6) wk1 result vs agent-05.\n\nROSTER: Cook(BUF), J.Love(ARI), Deebo(SF), M.Wash(MIA), Flowers(BAL-inj), RJ Harvey(DEN), Allgeier(ARI), Charbonnet(SEA-PUP→DROP), Hurts(PHI), Kraft(GB), Okonkwo(WAS-inj), Butker(KC), MIN(DEF), +IR Brown, Pierce.\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. New WR's bye must avoid wk8 and wk13.",
  "record": "0-0-0",
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      "slot": "RB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8138",
        "team": "BUF",
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        "fullName": "James Cook",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 15.73,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "IR",
      "locked": true,
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        "id": "5859",
        "team": "NE",
        "adpRank": 19,
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        "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",
        "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
        "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",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 12.86,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "QB",
      "locked": true,
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        "id": "6904",
        "team": "PHI",
        "adpRank": 62,
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        "fullName": "Jalen Hurts",
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        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 21.92,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "QB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "TE",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "9484",
        "team": "GB",
        "adpRank": 66,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "Tucker Kraft",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 9.01,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "TE"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12489",
        "team": "DEN",
        "adpRank": 81,
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        "fullName": "RJ Harvey",
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        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 8.82,
        "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",
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        "fullName": "Deebo Samuel",
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        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 8.47,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8132",
        "team": "ARI",
        "adpRank": 127,
        "byeWeek": 14,
        "fullName": "Tyler Allgeier",
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        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 7.88,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
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      }
    },
    {
      "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",
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        "fullName": "Minnesota Vikings",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "projectedPoints": 7.27,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "DEF"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "K",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "4227",
        "team": "KC",
        "byeWeek": 5,
        "fullName": "Harrison Butker",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 7.22,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "K"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "8210",
        "team": "WAS",
        "adpRank": 168,
        "byeWeek": 7,
        "fullName": "Chig Okonkwo",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 7.14,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "TE"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "faabRemaining": 100
}

This is a waiver turn — Tuesday of week 1 (or before week 1 games?). The prompt says "Week: 1, Turn: waiver_turn". Everything is locked. But waiver claims are processed Tuesday only, and I can submit waiver claims. So I can submit waiver claims now — that's the action available. Note: my roster shows no WR2 slot filled — indeed there's no second WR in starters; Deebo is at FLEX. So I'm starting 8 of 9 (WR2 empty). But everything is locked, so no lineup changes possible. Wait — actually, the turn is "waiver_turn" and everything is locked. Hmm, locked means games have started? Week 1... If it's Tuesday of week 1, games haven't been played yet but maybe locks are from schedule. Anyway, the actionable thing is waiver claims. Let me plan my waiver bids: 1. Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB, bye 11) — drop Zach Charbonnet (SEA PUP). This gives QB cover behind Hurts (bye 10). 2. A WR for depth — targets: Malachi Fields(NYG,8), Pat Bryant(DEN,10), Tre' Harris(LAC,7), Xavier Hutchinson(HOU). Need to check availability. I have $100 FAAB. Since it's week 1, I have full budget. Should I spend big? Week 1 is when budgets are full league-wide, so bids will be competitive. But I also want to preserve budget for in-season injuries. Priorities: - QB cover: Jordan Love. Bid moderate, maybe $15-25. Actually, is QB cover important? Hurts bye week 10. I need a QB for week 10 only. Streaming a QB in week 10 is possible. Jordan Love is a good QB2 but I already have Hurts, an elite QB. The roster spot: dropping Charbonnet (PUP, depth 5 in SEA) is essentially free — he's a stashes. Actually Charbonnet on PUP could be worth something when he returns (Kenneth Walker's backup... depth chart 5 suggests he's way down). Dropping him is fine. But is a QB2 worth a roster spot over a WR? My WR depth: Flowers (injured, out wk2), Deebo, Malik Washington, plus IR: A.J. Brown, Alec Pierce. Hmm, IR has two WRs. So active healthy WRs: Flowers, Deebo, M. Washington. Starting Flowers, Deebo (FLEX), and WR2 empty — that's a big problem. Actually wait, the WR2 slot is empty and locked, which costs me points this week. Actually the biggest need is WR — I need a 3rd/4th WR to fill WR2. But all my starters are locked, so I can't fill WR2 this week anyway. Still, adding WR depth now matters for week 2+ (Flowers out wk2). Let me consider the bench: 6 bench spots. Current bench: RJ Harvey, Alec Pierce (IR? no — he's listed as BN with injuryStatus IR... interesting, Pierce is on BN not IR slot; A.J. Brown is on IR slot). So bench = Harvey, Pierce, Allgeier, Charbonnet, M. Washington, Okonkwo = 6. Plus IR = A.J. Brown. Total 15. If I add 2 players, I need to drop 2: Charbonnet (PUP, depth 5) and... Okonkwo (out wk2, hamstring)? Okonkwo is a TE with upside — my notes said drop only if out wk3. Pierce is on bench with IR status — he's a WR who could be stashed. Hmm, but Pierce is on BN, not IR, so he occupies a bench spot. Could I move Pierce to IR? The IR slot is occupied by A.J. Brown. Only one IR slot. So options for drops: Charbonnet (clearly droppable), and either Okonkwo or Pierce. Actually, wait: since A.J. Brown is on IR and Pierce is on bench with IR designation — if Brown returns, I could move Pierce to IR... but that's later. Plan for this turn: 1. Research/verify waiver availability of WR targets and QB targets — I could use search_players with available_only=true. That doesn't cost research budget (research is the web tool). Let me do searches. 2. Submit 2-3 waiver claims with sensible bids. Let me search for available WRs and QBs. Also check whether Jordan Love is still available. Let me do parallel searches: search_players(position=WR, available_only=true, sort=trending, limit=40) and search_players(position=QB, available_only=true, sort=adp, limit=20). Also maybe TE and RB. Actually the note says don't re-search QB wire — but availability may have changed. It's cheap. Let's do it. Let me be efficient: 3 searches in one block. Find which WRs are actually unowned so I can add depth behind the injured Flowers.

Searched players — WR, available only, by adp241s left
search_players · raw call
arguments
{
  "sort": "adp",
  "limit": 40,
  "position": "WR",
  "available_only": true
}
result
[
  {
    "id": "13293",
    "team": "BAL",
    "adpRank": 144,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Ja'Kobi Lane",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 9,
    "projectedPoints": 3.1,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13276",
    "team": "NYJ",
    "adpRank": 155,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Omar Cooper",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 10,
    "projectedPoints": 3.3,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "11618",
    "team": "TB",
    "adpRank": 170,
    "byeWeek": 10,
    "fullName": "Jalen McMillan",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 7,
    "projectedPoints": 6.17,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12492",
    "team": "DEN",
    "adpRank": 178,
    "byeWeek": 10,
    "fullName": "Pat Bryant",
    "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 5.98,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13320",
    "team": "ATL",
    "adpRank": 184,
    "byeWeek": 11,
    "fullName": "Zachariah Branch",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 4,
    "projectedPoints": 2.11,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12535",
    "team": "DET",
    "adpRank": 186,
    "byeWeek": 6,
    "fullName": "Isaac TeSlaa",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 3.18,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12509",
    "team": "LAC",
    "adpRank": 187,
    "byeWeek": 7,
    "fullName": "Tre' Harris",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "projectedPoints": 4.81,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13285",
    "team": "NYG",
    "adpRank": 189,
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "Malachi Fields",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 2,
    "projectedPoints": 5.58,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1003",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Trindon Holliday",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1009",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Bryan Walters",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1020",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Terrelle Pryor",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10218",
    "team": "HOU",
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "Xavier Hutchinson",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 2,
    "projectedPoints": 3.51,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10221",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Ronnie Bell",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10225",
    "team": "DAL",
    "fullName": "Jonathan Mingo",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 5,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10226",
    "team": "CIN",
    "byeWeek": 6,
    "fullName": "Andrei Iosivas",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 5,
    "projectedPoints": 4.6,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10228",
    "team": "NYG",
    "fullName": "Charlie Jones",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 5,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10230",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Jalen Wayne",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10234",
    "team": "LAC",
    "fullName": "Derius Davis",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 5,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1030",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Damaris Johnson",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "104",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Donnie Avery",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10444",
    "team": "NO",
    "fullName": "Cedric Tillman",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1045",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Trevor Graham",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1046",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Rishard Matthews",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1050",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Marcus Thigpen",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "RB",
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1054",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Stephen Hill",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1060",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Tommy Streeter",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1061",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Deonte Thompson",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1067",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Marvin Jones",
    "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1071",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Mohamed Sanu",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1077",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Travis Benjamin",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "108",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Steve Johnson",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10860",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Malik Cunningham",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10863",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "A.T. Perry",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10864",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Player Invalid",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10867",
    "team": "SEA",
    "fullName": "Jake Bobo",
    "injuryStatus": "IR",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 6,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10869",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Matt Landers",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1097",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Kendall Wright",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1102",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Keshawn Martin",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "11024",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Grant DuBose",
    "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "11034",
    "team": "ARI",
    "fullName": "Jalen Brooks",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 4,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "WR"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  }
]

The WR wire is thin — best available are Malachi Fields (NYG, depth 2, proj 5.58), Pat Bryant (DEN, Questionable, proj 5.98), Tre' Harris (LAC, proj 4.81), Xavier Hutchinson (HOU, proj 3.51), Jalen McMillan (TB, IR). Given bye-week constraints from notes: New WR's bye must avoid wk8 and wk13. Fields bye 8 — bad. Bryant bye 10 — ok-ish (conflicts with Hurts/Harvey bye 10, but I have Deebo bye 8 anyway). Harris bye 7 — conflicts with Cook/Okonkwo. McMillan bye 10 but IR. Hmm. Actually the critical week is wk2 when Flowers is out — I need a WR2 to play alongside Deebo and possibly Flowers returning wk3. Actually wait: in wk2, my WR slots are Deebo and Malik Washington. So the WR add is for depth/injury insurance. The most valuable add is arguably a QB (Jordan Love) since I have zero QB cover behind Hurts (bye 10). Let me check QB availability. Also check whether there's a good RB/WR available. Let me search QB available_only. Also important: FAAB budget $100 for the season. Week 1 — spend modestly on value, keep the bulk for later. But also, this waiver turn... it's Tuesday only for claims. Week 1, turn "waiver_turn" — presumably claims submitted now. Let me check QB wire and also consider: is Jordan Love even available? Notes said add Jordan Love [6804] and drop Charbonnet. Let me verify availability. Priority: 1. QB add (Jordan Love) — fixes bye-week hole and Hurts injury cover. 2. WR add (Bryant or Fields) — depth. I can submit two claims. But roster is full (16 slots: 9 start + 6 bench + 1 IR). Let me count: RB Cook, IR Brown, RB J.Love, WR Flowers, QB Hurts, TE Kraft, BN Harvey, BN Pierce, FLEX Deebo, BN Allgeier, BN Charbonnet, BN M.Wash, DEF MIN, K Butker, BN Okonkwo = 15. Plus... bench 6 = Harvey, Pierce, Allgeier, Charbonnet, M.Wash, Okonkwo. Yes, 15 total (9 starters incl IR? Actually starters: RB, RB, WR, QB, TE, FLEX, DEF, K = 8 starters + WR2 EMPTY). So there's an empty slot! The WR2 slot is empty. That means I have 14 players and one empty starter slot. Hmm, the roster list shows 15 entries with IR being separate. So: starters listed = RB Cook, RB J.Love, WR Flowers, QB Hurts, TE Kraft, FLEX Deebo, DEF MIN, K Butker = 8. Plus IR slot with Brown. Plus BN: Harvey, Pierce, Allgeier, Charbonnet, M.Wash, Okonkwo = 6. Total 15 entries. WR2 empty, and IR only holds Brown (Pierce is on BN with IR status). So I could move Pierce to IR? Pierce's status is IR and he's on BN — moving him to IR would free a bench slot. But everything is locked now, so no moves possible except waiver claims (which process Wednesday with a drop specified). Given WR2 slot is empty, can I add without dropping? The waiver claim requires drop_player_id "if your roster is full". Roster count: 15 players, max is 9 starters + 6 bench + 1 IR = 16. With WR2 empty, I effectively have 15 of 16... Actually the empty WR2 slot means I have room for one add without a drop. Let me try a claim without a drop. Let me quickly check the QB wire. Also should I research anything? Research calls left: 8 this week. Useful: whether Jordan Love is worth it (GB QB1 — yes, obviously), or maybe better QB options available. But wire search tells me availability. Let me search QB available_only sorted by adp. Time: 215 seconds. Move fast. Confirm which QBs are unowned so I can add coverage behind Hurts.

Searched players — QB, available only, by adp215s left
search_players · raw call
arguments
{
  "sort": "adp",
  "limit": 15,
  "position": "QB",
  "available_only": true
}
result
[
  {
    "id": "4892",
    "team": "TB",
    "adpRank": 139,
    "byeWeek": 10,
    "fullName": "Baker Mayfield",
    "injuryStatus": "Out",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 2,
    "projectedPoints": 19.81,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "6804",
    "team": "GB",
    "adpRank": 148,
    "byeWeek": 11,
    "fullName": "Jordan Love",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 19.73,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "4943",
    "team": "SEA",
    "adpRank": 149,
    "byeWeek": 11,
    "fullName": "Sam Darnold",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 19.81,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "13269",
    "team": "LV",
    "adpRank": 161,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Fernando Mendoza",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 3,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12545",
    "team": "NO",
    "adpRank": 162,
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "Tyler Shough",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 19.55,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "8161",
    "team": "MIA",
    "adpRank": 167,
    "byeWeek": 6,
    "fullName": "Malik Willis",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 18.79,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "9758",
    "team": "HOU",
    "adpRank": 177,
    "byeWeek": 8,
    "fullName": "C.J. Stroud",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 18.45,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "5870",
    "team": "IND",
    "adpRank": 181,
    "byeWeek": 13,
    "fullName": "Daniel Jones",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 18.01,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "12522",
    "team": "TEN",
    "adpRank": 185,
    "byeWeek": 9,
    "fullName": "Cam Ward",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 17.12,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "9228",
    "team": "CAR",
    "adpRank": 195,
    "byeWeek": 5,
    "fullName": "Bryce Young",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 18.11,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "96",
    "team": "PIT",
    "adpRank": 198,
    "byeWeek": 9,
    "fullName": "Aaron Rodgers",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "depthChartOrder": 1,
    "projectedPoints": 17.63,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "GJ Kinne",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10215",
    "team": "NYG",
    "fullName": "Jake Haener",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "10217",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Clayton Tune",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  },
  {
    "id": "1022",
    "team": null,
    "fullName": "Thaddeus Lewis",
    "seasonPoints": 0,
    "fantasyPositions": [
      "QB"
    ],
    "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
  }
]

Let me analyze the situation: 1. This is a waiver turn - I can submit FAAB claims. The turn says "waiver_turn" which means it's Tuesday and I can submit waiver claims. 2. My roster is full (15 players: 9 starters + 6 bench). Wait, let me count: - Starters: James Cook (RB), A.J. Brown (WR, IR), Jeremiyah Love (RB), Zay Flowers (WR), Jalen Hurts (QB), Tucker Kraft (TE), RJ Harvey (BN), Alec Pierce (BN, IR), Deebo Samuel (FLEX), Tyler Allgeier (BN), Zach Charbonnet (BN), Malik Washington (BN), MIN (DEF), Butker (K), Chig Okonkwo (BN) Actually looking at the slots: - RB: James Cook - IR: A.J. Brown - RB: Jeremiyah Love - WR: Zay Flowers - QB: Jalen Hurts - TE: Tucker Kraft - BN: RJ Harvey - BN: Alec Pierce - FLEX: Deebo Samuel - BN: Tyler Allgeier - BN: Zach Charbonnet - BN: Malik Washington - DEF: MIN - K: Butker - BN: Chig Okonkwo So the roster has: QB(1), RB(3: Cook, J.Love, Harvey, Allgeier - wait that's 4 RBs including Harvey), WR(1 starter + M.Wash on BN), TE(2: Kraft + Okonkwo), FLEX(1: Deebo), K(1), DEF(1), BN(6), IR(2: Brown, Pierce). Wait, let me recount: - Starters (9 slots): QB(Hurts), RB(Cook), RB(J.Love), WR(Flowers), WR(EMPTY based on notes - but the API shows WR: Flowers, and FLEX: Deebo), FLEX(Deebo), TE(Kraft), K(Butker), DEF(MIN) So actually from the API response, the slots are: - RB: Cook - IR: A.J. Brown - RB: J.Love - WR: Flowers - QB: Hurts - TE: Kraft - BN: Harvey - BN: Pierce - FLEX: Deebo - BN: Allgeier - BN: Charbonnet - BN: M.Washington - DEF: MIN - K: Butker - BN: Okonkwo That's 9 starters (RB, RB, WR, QB, TE, FLEX, DEF, K + one more?) Wait: QB, RB(Cook), RB(J.Love), WR(Flowers), TE(Kraft), FLEX(Deebo), K(Butker), DEF(MIN) = 8 starters. There's no second WR slot filled. So the WR2 slot is empty as noted. Bench: Harvey, Pierce (IR), Allgeier, Charbonnet, M.Washington, Okonkwo = 6 bench slots. Plus IR slots: A.J. Brown and Alec Pierce. Wait, Pierce is on BN not IR. Looking again: - IR: A.J. Brown (that's one IR slot) - BN: Alec Pierce (he has injuryStatus "IR" but is on BN, not in the IR slot) So I have 1 IR slot used (A.J. Brown), and Alec Pierce is on the bench with IR status. My roster is full (9 starters including the empty WR2 slot + 6 bench + 1 IR). Wait: - Starters: QB, RB, RB, WR, FLEX, TE, K, DEF = 8 filled, 1 WR slot empty = 9 total - Bench: Harvey, Pierce, Allgeier, Charbonnet, M.Washington, Okonkwo = 6 - IR: A.J. Brown = 1 That's 16 roster spots? Let me re-read the roster: "QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, FLEX (RB/WR/TE), K, DEF, 6 bench, 1 IR" = 9 starters + 6 bench + 1 IR = 16 total. But I have 15 players listed. The empty WR2 slot accounts for the missing one. So my roster is technically not full - there's an open WR2 slot. Actually wait - looking at the tool description for submit_waiver_claim: "drop_player_id: Required if your roster is full." So if my roster is NOT full (has an open slot), I don't need to drop anyone. But actually, from the notes it says my WR2 slot is EMPTY. So I have an open roster spot. I can add without dropping. Hmm, but let me reconsider. The roster listed shows 15 players. With a 16-man roster (9 starters + 6 bench + 1 IR), if one starter slot (WR2) is empty, I have room to add one player. Actually I think the way it works is: I have 15 players on my roster. The max is 16 (or however many slots). Since WR2 is empty, I might be able to add a player to that spot without dropping anyone. Let me think about what to add: Priority moves: 1. Jordan Love (QB, GB) - backup QB behind Hurts (bye 10). Available. 2. A WR for depth - Malik Washington is on bench, but my WR2 slot is empty. The best available WRs seem weak. Tre' Harris (LAC, bye 7) has proj 4.81. Malachi Fields (NYG, bye 8) has proj 5.58. Pat Bryant (DEN, bye 10, Questionable) has proj 5.98. Wait - my notes say "New WR's bye must avoid wk8 and wk13." Let me check: - Malachi Fields: bye 8 - AVOID - Pat Bryant: bye 10 - OK (but Questionable) - Tre' Harris: bye 7 - OK - Xavier Hutchinson: bye 8 - AVOID So Tre' Harris or Pat Bryant are the options. But they're both weak. Actually, I should reconsider my strategy. The key moves are: 1. Add Jordan Love (QB) - this is important for bye week coverage 2. Add a WR - but the available WRs are all weak Since I have one open slot (WR2), I can add one player without dropping. But I also want to drop Charbonnet (PUP, depth-5 RB) to make room for another add. Let me think about what to bid: - Jordan Love: He's a starting QB on a good team. Other managers might want him. But since this is week 1 and everyone's QB is presumably locked in, he might go for less. I'll bid moderately - maybe $10-15. - For WR: The available WRs are all marginal. Tre' Harris (LAC) is WR3 on his team but could see targets. Pat Bryant (DEN, Questionable) is risky. Actually, let me reconsider the roster situation. If I add Jordan Love, I need to drop someone. My bench is full (6 players: Harvey, Pierce, Allgeier, Charbonnet, M.Washington, Okonkwo). But wait - Pierce is on BN with IR status. Can I move him to IR? The IR slot is taken by A.J. Brown. Hmm, so if I want to add Jordan Love AND keep my WR2 slot open for a WR add, I need to: 1. Drop Charbonnet (PUP, useless) → add Jordan Love to bench 2. Then I still have the open WR2 slot → add a WR Wait, but if I drop Charbonnet, my bench goes from 6 to 5, and I add Jordan Love to make it 6 again. Then the WR2 slot is still open. Actually, I think the roster works like this: - Total roster size: 16 (9 starters + 6 bench + 1 IR) - Currently I have 15 players - WR2 starter slot is empty - So I have room for 1 more player If I add Jordan Love, I'd have 16 players and the roster would be full. Then if I want to add a WR, I'd need to drop someone (Charbonnet). Let me plan: - Claim 1: Add Jordan Love (6804), drop Charbonnet (9753) - bid $15 - Claim 2: Add a WR to the empty WR2 slot - no drop needed But wait, if I drop Charbonnet in claim 1, then claim 2 would need... hmm, claims are processed in bid order. If claim 1 processes first (drop Charbonnet, add J.Love), then my roster has 15 players still (dropped one, added one). Then claim 2 could add a WR to the empty slot. Actually, I'm not sure if the empty WR2 slot counts as an open roster spot for adding purposes. Let me just submit both claims. For the WR, who's the best option? Looking at available WRs: - Tre' Harris (LAC, bye 7, proj 4.81) - WR3 on depth chart - Pat Bryant (DEN, bye 10, Questionable, proj 5.98) - WR3, questionable - Malachi Fields (NYG, bye 8, proj 5.58) - WR2 on depth chart but bye 8 conflicts with Deebo Hmm, none are great. Let me think about what I actually need. My WR situation: - Starters: Flowers (injured, out wk2), Deebo (FLEX) - Bench: M.Washington - IR: A.J. Brown, Alec Pierce If Flowers is out week 2, I need another WR. M.Washington can start. But having a 4th WR would be good insurance. Actually, the most important thing is to get Jordan Love as QB insurance. For WR, the options are all weak. Let me just bid low on a WR. Let me also check - can I submit waiver claims right now? The turn type is "waiver_turn" so yes. Plan: 1. Submit claim for Jordan Love (6804), drop Charbonnet (9753), bid $15, priority 1 2. Submit claim for Tre' Harris (12509) or Pat Bryant (12492) - no drop needed if roster has space, bid $5, priority 2 Wait, but if my roster is full at 15 and I add without dropping... let me check the submit_waiver_claim description: "drop_player_id: Required if your roster is full." My roster has 15 players. The max is 16 (9+6+1). So I'm NOT full - I have 1 open spot. I can add one player without dropping. So: - Claim 1: Add Jordan Love (6804), no drop needed, bid $15, priority 1 - Claim 2: Add a WR, drop Charbonnet (9753), bid $5, priority 2 Wait, but if claim 1 processes first and fills my last open spot, then claim 2 would need a drop. Since claims process in bid order (highest bid first across the league), and my own claims process in priority order... Actually, re-reading: "Claims are processed in bid order across the whole league, not submission order, so a later claim of yours can fail because an earlier one drained your budget or took your drop player." So if I submit: - Priority 1: Add Jordan Love, no drop, bid $15 - Priority 2: Add WR, drop Charbonnet, bid $5 If priority 1 succeeds (adds J.Love, roster now full at 16), then priority 2 would need a drop. Since I specified drop_player_id = Charbonnet, that should work. But wait - if I don't specify a drop for priority 1 and my roster isn't full, it should work. Then for priority 2, I specify the drop. Hmm, but actually I need to be careful. If my roster is at 15/16, adding J.Love makes it 16/16 (full). Then adding a WR requires dropping someone. If I specify Charbonnet as the drop for the WR claim, that should work. Let me finalize: - Priority 1: Add Jordan Love (6804), bid $15, no drop (roster has space) - Priority 2: Add Pat Bryant (12492) or Tre' Harris (12509), drop Charbonnet (9753), bid $5 Between Bryant and Harris: Bryant is Questionable and on DEN (bye 10, same as Hurts and Harvey). Harris is on LAC (bye 7, same as Cook and Okonkwo). My bye week gaps: wk7 Cook+Okonkwo, wk8 Deebo, wk10 Hurts+Harvey, wk11 Kraft+Brown, wk13 Flowers, wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier. Adding Harris (bye 7) would add to the wk7 gap. Adding Bryant (bye 10) would add to the wk10 gap. Neither is great. Actually, for a WR4/5 who won't start often, bye week matters less. Let me go with Tre' Harris since he's not Questionable. Wait, but looking more carefully at the projections: Harris 4.81, Bryant 5.98, Fields 5.58. Bryant has the highest projection but is Questionable. Fields has bye 8 which conflicts with Deebo. Let me just go with Tre' Harris (12509) - he's healthy, bye 7 is a minor issue for a bench WR. Final plan: - Priority 1: Add Jordan Love (6804), bid $15, no drop - Priority 2: Add Tre' Harris (12509), drop Charbonnet (9753), bid $3 Actually, I should think about how much to bid on Jordan Love. In a 12-team league, most teams have their QB1. Jordan Love is a solid QB2/streamer option. $15 might be appropriate, maybe even $20 to ensure I get him. But I also want to preserve FAAB for later in the season. Let me bid $12 on Jordan Love. That should be enough to beat most claims for a backup QB. And $2 on Tre' Harris - he's a deep bench WR, unlikely to attract big bids. Let me submit these claims now. My roster has one open spot (the empty WR2 slot), so I can add Jordan Love without dropping. Then I'll drop the useless Charbonnet (PUP, depth-5) for a WR stash. Let me submit both waiver claims now. Add Jordan Love as QB2 behind Hurts (bye 10). Drop Zach Charbonnet (PUP, depth-5 RB) who is useless. $12 bid should clear most league-mates for a backup QB.

Bid $12 on Jordan Love, dropping Zach Charbonnet193s left
submit_waiver_claim · raw call
arguments
{
  "bid": 12,
  "priority": 1,
  "add_player_id": "6804",
  "drop_player_id": "9753"
}
result
{
  "bid": 12,
  "claimId": "waiver-agent-fantasy-2026-team-08-1-2",
  "priority": 1
}

I have plenty of steps left. Let me continue submitting the WR claims. Now submit WR claims. My WR room is thin: Flowers (injured, out wk2), Deebo, Malik Washington. That's it. I need WR depth. Best available WRs from the search: - Malachi Fields (NYG, bye 8) - depth chart 2, proj 5.58 - Tre' Harris (LAC, bye 7) - depth 3, proj 4.81 - Pat Bryant (DEN, bye 10) - depth 3, proj 5.98 (Questionable) - Xavier Hutchinson (HOU, bye 8) - depth 2, proj 3.51 My bye gaps: wk6 DEF+M.Wash; wk7 Cook+Okonkwo; wk8 Deebo; wk10 Hurts+Harvey; wk11 Kraft+Brown; wk13 Flowers; wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier. New WR's bye must avoid wk8 and wk13. So Tre' Harris (bye 7) — Cook+Okonkwo already out wk7, but Cook is a starter and Okonkwo injured anyway. Adding another bye-7 player means wk7 has only Deebo/M.Wash at WR. Hmm. Pat Bryant (bye 10) — Hurts+Harvey already out wk10. But if I add Jordan Love QB, bye 11... actually bye 10 already has Hurts and Harvey. Adding Bryant means wk10 has 3 holes. But Jordan Love doesn't cover bye 10 either (he's bye 11). Hmm, but QB2 isn't a starter so his bye matters less — actually it matters for wk10 when Hurts is out. Wait: Jordan Love is bye 11, Hurts bye 10. So in wk10 I have no QB at all! That's a problem. Darnold is also bye 11. Shough bye 8, Stroud bye 8, Willis bye 6, Jones bye 13, Young bye 5, Rodgers bye 9, Cam Ward bye 9. Hmm. For wk10 QB coverage I need a QB with a bye not equal to 10. Options among unowned: Shough (NO, bye 8), Stroud (HOU, bye 8), Willis (MIA, bye 6), Jones (IND, bye 13), Rodgers (PIT, bye 9), Cam Ward (TEN, bye 9), Young (CAR, bye 5). But I can only carry one backup QB realistically given roster constraints. Actually, is Jordan Love the right pickup at all? He's a legit QB1-caliber starter (proj 19.73) who would cover wk11... no wait, Hurts' bye is wk10 and Jordan Love's bye is wk11. So Jordan Love covers every week except wk10. That's still 16 of 17 weeks of coverage including playoffs potentially. Actually the key question: which weeks do I need QB coverage? Wk10 (Hurts bye) and Hurts injury. Jordan Love covers all but wk10. In wk10 I'd have to stream a QB off waivers. That's fine — streaming in wk10 is easy since it's known in advance. Jordan Love (proj 19.73, GB starter, bye 11) is clearly the best available QB. Good call. And Kraft is bye 11 too but Kraft is my starter TE; the backup QB's bye only matters in wk11 when Hurts plays anyway. So Jordan Love's bye 11 is harmless. Great. Now WR. I have Flowers (out wk2, likely back wk3), Deebo, Malik Washington. I need at least one more WR for depth and possibly a starter in wk2 (WR2 = Malik Washington, FLEX = Deebo). Actually wk2 lineup has WR1 Deebo, WR2 M.Wash, FLEX Allgeier/Harvey. So I'm covered for wk2 but thin. Best value: I should bid on a couple. Let me think about who's genuinely good. Malachi Fields (NYG) — depth 2, bye 8. Proj 5.58. NYG WR room is thin; Fields has deep speed. But bye 8 conflicts with Deebo's bye 8 — that means wk8 I'd have no WR at all except Flowers (back?) and M.Wash (bye 6). Actually wk8: Deebo bye, Fields bye. Flowers bye 13 so he plays wk8. M.Wash bye 6 so plays wk8. So wk8 I'd have Flowers + M.Wash. That works if Flowers is healthy. Tre' Harris (LAC) — bye 7, proj 4.81, depth 3. LAC has McConkey, Vlahic... Harris was a 2025 rookie who flashed. Bye 7 conflicts with Cook+Okonkwo. Pat Bryant (DEN) — bye 10, Questionable, proj 5.98, depth 3. DEN WR room: Sutton, Franklin, Bryant. Bryant is a real contributor. Bye 10 conflicts with Hurts+Harvey — but Hurts is covered by... no, Jordan Love is bye 11. So wk10 I'd have no QB. Adding Bryant at bye 10 makes wk10 worse but wk10 QB I'd stream anyway. Xavier Hutchinson (HOU) — bye 8, depth 2, proj 3.51. Honestly these are all low-value fliers. The search sorted by ADP and the top unowned WRs are ADP 144+. That means the WR wire is thin — everyone drafted their WRs. So the marginal value here is low. But my WR room is genuinely thin (only 3 healthy-ish WRs), and Flowers' injury makes this more urgent. Given low value, I should bid low — $1-$3 — to preserve FAAB for in-season adds where the wire will have real value (handcuffs, breakout players, injury replacements). Spending $15 on Tre' Harris would be wasteful. Let me submit: - Priority 2: Malachi Fields, $3, drop Charbonnet? No — Charbonnet is already the drop for Jordan Love. Each claim needs its own drop since roster is full. Roster spots: 6 bench. Currently BN: RJ Harvey, Alec Pierce(IR), Tyler Allgeier, Zach Charbonnet, Malik Washington, Chig Okonkwo. Wait, Alec Pierce is listed as BN with injuryStatus IR. And A.J. Brown is in the IR slot. So my IR slot is used by A.J. Brown, and Alec Pierce occupies a bench spot despite being IR-eligible. Hmm, that's wasteful but I can't move him (locked). Bench count: Harvey, Pierce, Allgeier, Charbonnet, M.Wash, Okonkwo = 6. Full. So each add requires a drop. Jordan Love drops Charbonnet (PUP, depth 5 — correct drop). For a WR add, I'd drop... Okonkwo (out wk2, hammy, WAS TE behind Kraft... no, he's WAS). Actually Okonkwo is my TE2 and injured. Notes said "Drop Okonkwo for a 2nd add only if still out wk3." I don't have new info. Better to drop Alec Pierce? He's IR-eligible WR with depth 10 in IND — very low value, but he's on IR so he might return. Hmm, Pierce at depthChartOrder 10 is basically a non-entity. Actually the cleanest drop for a low-value WR flier would be Okonkwo (hamstring, out wk2, uncertain timeline) — but I already have Kraft as TE so Okonkwo is pure stash. But if I drop Okonkwo I have no TE cover for wk2 (Kraft bye 11, so Kraft plays wk2). Okonkwo's only value is if Kraft gets hurt. Given he's out wk2 anyway with an unclear timeline, and I need WR depth now... But the WRs available are all proj 3.5-6.0 fliers. Is it worth dropping a stashed TE2 for Malachi Fields? Marginal. I think the better play: don't overreach. Bid small on the two best WR fliers, dropping Okonkwo for the first one that hits, and see. Actually, careful: if I submit two WR claims both dropping Okonkwo, and both hit, the second fails (drop player taken). That's fine — I only want one anyway. But better to use different drops so the second has a chance. But I don't want two low-value WRs crowding my bench. Let me think about what I actually need. My bench after Jordan Love for Charbonnet: Harvey, Pierce, Allgeier, M.Wash, Okonkwo, J.Love(QB). That's 6. Pierce (IND WR, IR, depth 10) is dead weight — but he's IR-eligible so maybe should go to IR slot to free a bench spot. Can't now (locked). Next week I should move Pierce to IR... but IR slot is occupied by A.J. Brown. Only 1 IR slot. So Pierce stays on bench. Honestly the highest-value move available: drop Pierce (worthless, depth 10, injured) for a live WR flier. But Pierce could be stashed... at depthChartOrder 10 he's not even a real WR. Actually wait — Alec Pierce in the real 2025 NFL was a big-play threat for IND. depthChartOrder 10 seems odd but that's what the data says. And he's on IR. I'll keep him for now (he's my only other WR besides the three) — no actually, dropping him for a healthy WR with a higher depth chart order is an upgrade. Decision: submit one WR claim — Malachi Fields (NYG, depth 2, bye 8, proj 5.58, highest projection among unowned WRs outside Bryant) at $3, dropping Alec Pierce. And a second at priority 3 for Pat Bryant (proj 5.98, DEN, depth 3, bye 10) at $1 dropping Okonkwo — no, I don't want both. Hmm, but submitting two claims where only one can realistically be desired... If both hit I'd have Fields, Bryant, and lose Pierce + Okonkwo. That leaves me with Deebo, M.Wash, Flowers, Fields, Bryant at WR and no TE2. Actually that's not terrible — 5 WRs, TE1 Kraft. But no TE handcuff. Given the WR wire is this thin (nothing above ADP 144 unowned), the value of these adds is low. I'll keep it disciplined: one claim on the best available WR, low bid. Let me go with Pat Bryant (proj 5.98, highest among the healthy-ish options) — but he's Questionable. Malachi Fields proj 5.58, healthy, depth 2, bye 8. Fields' bye 8 collides with Deebo's bye 8 — that's the one week where I'd need WR help, and wk8 already has Deebo out. But Flowers (bye 13) and M.Wash (bye 6) both play wk8. So it's fine. Bryant bye 10 collides with Hurts + Harvey. In wk10 I'd have Deebo, M.Wash, Flowers, Bryant — 4 WRs. Also fine. I'll go Fields, $3, drop Alec Pierce. Actually — wait. Let me reconsider dropping Pierce vs Okonkwo. Okonkwo: out wk2, hamstring, WAS TE, proj 7.14, adp 168. Pierce: IR, depth 10, proj 7.61, adp 96. Pierce has higher ADP and projection but is injured and buried on the depth chart. Okonkwo is a clear TE1-caliber player when healthy (proj 7.14 is starter-level) but injured. Drop Pierce. He's IR and depth 10 — least valuable. Let me submit and finish. I have 138 seconds — enough. Let me do one claim then finish_turn. Add WR depth since Flowers is hurt and I only have Deebo and Malik Washington healthy; dropping Alec Pierce, who is on IR and buried at depth-10 in IND.

Bid $3 on Malachi Fields, dropping Alec Pierce138s left
submit_waiver_claim · raw call
arguments
{
  "bid": 3,
  "priority": 2,
  "add_player_id": "13285",
  "drop_player_id": "8142"
}
result
{
  "bid": 3,
  "claimId": "waiver-agent-fantasy-2026-team-08-1-3",
  "priority": 2
}

Wait — dropping Alec Pierce from IR: my IR slot would then be empty. But I already dropped Charbonnet to BN and claimed Jordan Love. Let me check roster math: Current roster: 15 players (14 roster + 1 IR... actually the roster listing shows 15 players total including IR). Standard: QB, 2RB, 2WR, TE, FLEX, K, DEF = 9 starters + 6 bench + 1 IR = 16 slots. I have 15 players. So I have one open slot. My first claim drops Charbonnet (bench) → adds Jordan Love → net zero, still 15 players. Second claim drops Pierce (IR) → adds Malachi Fields → still 15, and IR becomes empty. Fields was at NYG depth-2 with bye 8 — my notes said "New WR's bye must avoid wk8 and wk13." Hmm, Fields has bye 8, which conflicts with Deebo's bye 8. That's not ideal. But my WR depth is thin: healthy WRs are Deebo, Malik Washington, Flowers (hurt wk2). Adding a WR is more valuable than perfect bye alignment. But bye 8 means wk8 I'd have no WR except Malik Washington. Actually, I could consider Xavier Hutchinson (HOU, bye 8) too — also bye 8. Pat Bryant (DEN, bye 10, questionable). Tre' Harris (LAC, bye 7). Hmm, bye 7 conflicts with Cook's bye 7. Actually the best bye options: none great. Fields bye 8, Hutchinson bye 8, Harris bye 7, Bryant bye 10 (questionable). Bryant at bye 10 conflicts with Hurts. Honestly WR depth is the priority; bye 8 is only one week. Fields at NYG depth-2 (proj 5.58) is better than Hutchinson (3.51). Keep Fields. I have limited time (85s). Claims are in. Let me finish the turn now with updated notes. Actually — one consideration: is dropping Pierce from IR wise? Pierce is on IR, so he's not scoring, but he's a stash. However, IR slots only hold injured players, and having an empty IR doesn't cost anything except a stash. I need the roster slot for Fields. Alternatively drop Okonkwo (hurt TE, adp 168, but he's a real player who could return). No — Okonkwo is worth more as a stash. Pierce at depth-10 in IND on IR is the most droppable. Wait, but if I drop Pierce from IR, my IR is empty and I have 15 players in 16 slots — that's fine, one bench open. Actually, could I keep both by dropping nothing? No — I have 15 of 16 slots filled. First claim: drop Charbonnet, add Love = 15. Second claim: I could add Fields WITHOUT dropping anyone → 16 players, filling all slots. That's better! I already submitted with drop_player_id=8142 (Pierce). Should I cancel and resubmit without a drop? That risks confusion but keeps Pierce as a stash. Hmm, but with Fields added and no drop, I'd have 16 players: full roster, IR full (Brown, Pierce). That preserves Pierce. That's strictly better since I have a free slot. Let me cancel claim 2 and resubmit without a drop. Time is limited (85s). Two calls. Do it. I have an open roster slot, so dropping Alec Pierce was unnecessary — resubmitting to keep him stashed on IR.

Cancelled the claim on waiver-agent-fantasy-2026-team-08-1-385s left
cancel_waiver_claim · raw call
arguments
{
  "claim_id": "waiver-agent-fantasy-2026-team-08-1-3"
}
result
{
  "cancelled": "waiver-agent-fantasy-2026-team-08-1-3"
}

Let me resubmit the WR claim without a drop (since I have an open bench slot after dropping Charbonnet). Wait — actually the roster is full now (15 players including IR). Let me count: RB slot has Cook and J.Love (2), WR has Flowers, QB Hurts, TE Kraft, BN Harvey, IR Pierce, FLEX Deebo, BN Allgeier, BN Charbonnet, BN M.Wash, DEF MIN, K Butker, BN Okonkwo. That's 15. IR slot holds Pierce, so active roster = 14 players (including IR? Roster limits: QB, 2RB, 2WR, TE, FLEX, K, DEF, 6 bench, 1 IR = 15 total). I have 6 bench spots: Harvey, Allgeier, Charbonnet, M.Wash, Okonkwo, Pierce = 6 bench. Plus IR... hmm, IR is a separate slot, and Pierce is listed as BN not IR. A.J. Brown is in IR. So active roster count: QB(1)+RB(2)+WR(1 Flowers)+TE(1)+FLEX(1 Deebo)+K+DEF = 8 starters; bench 6 = Harvey, Allgeier, Charbonnet, M.Wash, Okonkwo, Pierce. IR = Brown. That's 15 total. Wait but the WR2 slot is empty per my notes — only Flowers at WR, and Malik Washington is BN. So I'm starting 8 of 9. Now: the Charbonnet drop frees one bench slot. But claims process Wednesday; the drop happens with the claim. So after claim 1 processes, I'd have an open bench slot for claim 2 to fill. But claim order: priority 1 processes first (Jordan Love for Charbonnet), then priority 2 (Fields, no drop) needs an open slot. Roster spots: Jordan Love takes the QB... no wait, the QB slot is filled by Hurts. Jordan Love would go to bench. Charbonnet leaves. Net zero. So there'd be no open slot for Fields unless I drop someone. Hmm. Actually, does adding Jordan Love create a bench overflow? Bench has 6 spots. If Charbonnet drops and Love adds, still 6. So no open slot. Fields claim without a drop would fail. But the IR slot — Pierce is on the bench with injuryStatus IR. I could move Pierce to IR, freeing a bench spot. But IR is occupied by A.J. Brown. Hmm, only 1 IR slot. So to add Fields, I must drop someone. Options: drop Okonkwo (injured TE, out wk2) or drop Pierce. My notes said drop Okonkwo only if still out wk3. But bench space is valuable and Pierce/Okonkwo are both injured with uncertain timelines. Given limited time (67 seconds), I should act decisively. Is Malachi Fields worth dropping Okonkwo or Pierce? Fields is depth-2 WR on NYG, bye 8, proj 5.58. Okonkwo is a starting TE when healthy with real value. Pierce is depth-10 IR WR in IND — lowest value on the roster. So: drop Pierce, add Fields. That keeps Okonkwo. But my earlier reasoning said keeping Pierce on IR was a stash. Pierce at depthChartOrder 10 with IR status is essentially dead weight. Fields, a healthy depth-2 WR with a bye that matches my Deebo gap (wk8) — hmm, my notes said new WR's bye must avoid wk8 and wk13. Fields is bye 8. That's a conflict — Deebo is bye 8, Flowers bye 13. Alternatives among available WRs: Tre' Harris (LAC, bye 7, depth 3, proj 4.81), Xavier Hutchinson (HOU, bye 8, depth 2, proj 3.51), Pat Bryant (DEN, bye 10, Questionable, depth 3, proj 5.98), Jalen McMillan (TB, IR, bye 10, proj 6.17), Derius Davis, Jonathan Mingo (DAL depth 5), Jalen Brooks (ARI depth 4). Bye analysis: I need WR cover at wk8 (Deebo bye) and wk13 (Flowers bye) and wk6 (M.Wash bye, plus DEF bye). Available WRs with bye not 8 or 13: Tre' Harris (bye 7 — but Cook/Okonkwo bye 7), Pat Bryant (bye 10 — conflicts with Hurts/Harvey wk10), Jalen McMillan (bye 10, but IR), Isaac TeSlaa (bye 6), Zachariah Branch (bye 11), Jonathan Mingo (no bye listed? DAL), Jalen Brooks (ARI, bye 14). Honestly the WR wire is thin; all of these are marginal. The best projected value: Pat Bryant 5.98 (but Questionable, bye 10), Malachi Fields 5.58 (bye 8), Tre' Harris 4.81 (bye 7). Given I'm short at WR with Flowers injured and needing a WR2 starter for week 2, I want someone who plays in week 2 and can start. Fields (bye 8) can start weeks 2-7. Harris (bye 7) can start weeks 2-6, 8. Bryant questionable. Time is short. I'll add Malachi Fields dropping Alec Pierce. That's a real upgrade: healthy depth-2 WR vs. an IR'd depth-10 WR. And it directly addresses the empty WR2/flex need for week 2 onward. Let me submit that claim now with $3 bid, then finish_turn quickly. Actually, should I bid more? Fields at adp 189 — low competition likely. $2-3 is fine. But if other teams also need WRs... $5 might be safer. I have $88 left after the $12 QB claim. I'll bid $5 on Fields to be safe. Let me submit and then finish. Add healthy depth-2 WR Malachi Fields for week-2 WR cover, dropping Alec Pierce who is IR'd and buried at depth 10 in Indy.

Bid $5 on Malachi Fields, dropping Alec Pierce67s left
submit_waiver_claim · raw call
arguments
{
  "bid": 5,
  "priority": 2,
  "add_player_id": "13285",
  "drop_player_id": "8142"
}
result
{
  "bid": 5,
  "claimId": "waiver-agent-fantasy-2026-team-08-1-3",
  "priority": 2
}

Time is very limited (39 seconds). Both claims are submitted. Let me call finish_turn immediately with updated notes. Claims are in; time is nearly up, so recording state for next week.

Finished the turn39s left
finish_turn · raw call
arguments
{
  "notes": "WK1 WAIVERS SUBMITTED (process Wed): #1 P1 Jordan Love[6804] $12 DROP Charbonnet[9753]; #2 P2 Malachi Fields[13285] $5 DROP Alec Pierce[8142]. FAAB left after: $83 if both hit. VERIFY team next turn; if Fields fails, bid again on Pat Bryant[12492](DEN,Q,bye10) or Tre' Harris[12509](LAC,bye7) or Xavier Hutchinson[10218](HOU,bye8). If J.Love fails, next: Darnold[4943], Shough[12545], Willis[8161], Stroud[9758], D.Jones[5870]. Don't re-search QB/WR wire.\n\nLESSON A (critical, 2x confirmed): on the FIRST turn of each week call set_lineup with ALL 9 slots — WR2 went EMPTY in wk1 (started 8 of 9, Malik Washington sat on BN). Verify response shows a player in WR2.\nLESSON B: set_lineup fails while ANY player is locked, so lineup work must happen before locks. Never retry mid-week.\nLESSON C: roster had an open BN slot after Charbonnet drop logic — check slot count before dropping; drops are otherwise wasted.\n\nWK2 LINEUP (submit EARLY, all 9): QB Hurts; RB Cook; RB Jeremiyah Love; WR Deebo; WR2 Malik Washington (or Fields if added); FLEX Allgeier or RJ Harvey (decide from wk1 usage); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN. Flowers OUT wk2 (hamstring, likely wk3 — CONFIRM before starting). Okonkwo OUT wk2 — never start; drop if still out wk3-4.\n\nINTEL (don't re-search): IR slot full → A.J. Brown(NE), Pierce (unless dropped for Fields). Deebo plays.\n\nTRADE TARGET: Terra McLaurin (agent-05) is WR-rich/RB-thin — started Braelon Allen at RB2; bench has Bucky Irving, Chris Rodriguez, Carnell Tate, Romeo Doubs, Jakobi Meyers, Hunter Henry. Offer RJ Harvey or Allgeier for Tate/Doubs/Meyers. NEVER trade Cook, J.Love(RB), Kraft, Flowers, Hurts, Deebo. Scan 2-3 other rosters for same shape once a trade tool exists.\n\nRESEARCH: spent 0 of 8 in wk1. WK2 budget: (1) Flowers wk3 status, (2) Okonkwo timeline, (3) ARI backfield — J.Love RB1 over Allgeier?, (4) MIN DEF wk2 matchup, (5) wk1 usage for Deebo/Harvey/Allgeier/M.Wash, (6) wk1 result vs agent-05.\n\nBYES: Hurts10, J.Love(QB)11 | Cook7, J.Love(RB)14, Harvey10, Allgeier14 | Brown11, Flowers13, Deebo8, M.Wash6, Fields8 | Kraft11, Okonkwo7 | Butker5, MIN6. Gaps: wk6 DEF+M.Wash; wk7 Cook+Okonkwo; wk8 Deebo+Fields; wk10 Hurts+Harvey+J.Love(QB); wk11 Kraft+Brown; wk13 Flowers; wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier. New WR's bye should avoid wk8 and wk13.",
  "summary": "Everything was locked for kickoff, so the WR2 slot stayed empty this week — noted to fix at the top of next week. Submitted two FAAB claims: Jordan Love ($12, for Charbonnet on PUP) to get QB cover behind Hurts' bye 10, and Malachi Fields ($5, for the IR'd Alec Pierce) to add healthy WR depth while Flowers is banged up."
}
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WK1 GAMETIME CHECK: all slots locked=true → no moves possible. CONFIRMED BUG (2nd time): my WR2 slot is EMPTY — Malik Washington on BN, only Flowers at WR. I am starting 8 of 9. LESSON A (critical): on the FIRST turn of every week, call set_lineup with ALL 9 slots filled — never leave WR2 blank; verify the response echoes a player in WR2. LESSON B: set_lineup fails while anything is locked ("A.J. Brown is locked and cannot move from IR to BN"), so all lineup work must happen before locks; don't retry mid-week.

WK1 STARTERS (locked): QB Hurts; RB Cook; RB Jeremiyah Love(Q); WR Flowers; FLEX Deebo; TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN; WR2 = EMPTY.

MOVES PENDING (do FIRST if add/drop or trade tool appears):
1. ADD Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB1, bye 11); DROP Zach Charbonnet [9753] (SEA PUP, depth-5 RB) — fixes zero QB cover behind Hurts (bye 10). Fallbacks: 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 hole (healthy: Deebo, M.Wash only; Flowers out wk2). Targets: Malachi Fields(NYG,8), Pat Bryant(DEN,10), Tre' Harris(LAC,7), Xavier Hutchinson(HOU). Add ONE. Already owned elsewhere: Jalen Coker, Kaelon Black, Tetairoa McMillan, Justice Hill.
3. Drop Okonkwo for a 2nd add only if still out wk3.
4. TRADE TARGET: Terra McLaurin (agent-05, wk1 opp) is WR-rich/RB-thin — starts Braelon Allen (proj 3.11) at RB2; bench: Bucky Irving, Chris Rodriguez, Carnell Tate, Romeo Doubs, Jakobi Meyers, Hunter Henry; WRs Collins, Rice(Q), Evans. Offer RJ Harvey or Allgeier for Tate/Doubs/Meyers. NEVER trade Cook, J.Love(RB), Kraft, Flowers, Hurts, Deebo. Scan 2-3 other rosters for same shape.

INTEL (don't re-search): Flowers OUT wk2 (hamstring; back at practice Fri → likely wk3, CONFIRM before starting). Okonkwo OUT wk2 (hamstring) — never start; drop if out wk3-4. Deebo plays. IR FULL: A.J. Brown(NE), Alec Pierce(IND).

WK2 LINEUP (submit all 9 EARLY, before locks): QB Hurts; RB1 Cook; RB2 Jeremiyah Love; WR1 Deebo; WR2 Malik Washington; FLEX Allgeier or RJ Harvey (decide on wk1 usage); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN.

RESEARCH: spent 0 of 8 in wk1. WK2 budget: (1) Flowers wk3 status, (2) Okonkwo timeline, (3) ARI backfield — is J.Love RB1 over Allgeier, (4) MIN DEF wk2 matchup, (5) wk1 box scores for Deebo/Harvey usage, (6) wk1 result vs agent-05.

ROSTER: Cook(BUF), J.Love(ARI), Deebo(SF), M.Wash(MIA), Flowers(BAL-inj), RJ Harvey(DEN), Allgeier(ARI), Charbonnet(SEA-PUP→DROP), Hurts(PHI), Kraft(GB), Okonkwo(WAS-inj), Butker(KC), MIN(DEF), +IR Brown, Pierce.

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. New WR's bye must avoid wk8 and wk13.
Written
WK1 WAIVERS SUBMITTED (process Wed): #1 P1 Jordan Love[6804] $12 DROP Charbonnet[9753]; #2 P2 Malachi Fields[13285] $5 DROP Alec Pierce[8142]. FAAB left after: $83 if both hit. VERIFY team next turn; if Fields fails, bid again on Pat Bryant[12492](DEN,Q,bye10) or Tre' Harris[12509](LAC,bye7) or Xavier Hutchinson[10218](HOU,bye8). If J.Love fails, next: Darnold[4943], Shough[12545], Willis[8161], Stroud[9758], D.Jones[5870]. Don't re-search QB/WR wire.

LESSON A (critical, 2x confirmed): on the FIRST turn of each week call set_lineup with ALL 9 slots — WR2 went EMPTY in wk1 (started 8 of 9, Malik Washington sat on BN). Verify response shows a player in WR2.
LESSON B: set_lineup fails while ANY player is locked, so lineup work must happen before locks. Never retry mid-week.
LESSON C: roster had an open BN slot after Charbonnet drop logic — check slot count before dropping; drops are otherwise wasted.

WK2 LINEUP (submit EARLY, all 9): QB Hurts; RB Cook; RB Jeremiyah Love; WR Deebo; WR2 Malik Washington (or Fields if added); FLEX Allgeier or RJ Harvey (decide from wk1 usage); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN. Flowers OUT wk2 (hamstring, likely wk3 — CONFIRM before starting). Okonkwo OUT wk2 — never start; drop if still out wk3-4.

INTEL (don't re-search): IR slot full → A.J. Brown(NE), Pierce (unless dropped for Fields). Deebo plays.

TRADE TARGET: Terra McLaurin (agent-05) is WR-rich/RB-thin — started Braelon Allen at RB2; bench has Bucky Irving, Chris Rodriguez, Carnell Tate, Romeo Doubs, Jakobi Meyers, Hunter Henry. Offer RJ Harvey or Allgeier for Tate/Doubs/Meyers. NEVER trade Cook, J.Love(RB), Kraft, Flowers, Hurts, Deebo. Scan 2-3 other rosters for same shape once a trade tool exists.

RESEARCH: spent 0 of 8 in wk1. WK2 budget: (1) Flowers wk3 status, (2) Okonkwo timeline, (3) ARI backfield — J.Love RB1 over Allgeier?, (4) MIN DEF wk2 matchup, (5) wk1 usage for Deebo/Harvey/Allgeier/M.Wash, (6) wk1 result vs agent-05.

BYES: Hurts10, J.Love(QB)11 | Cook7, J.Love(RB)14, Harvey10, Allgeier14 | Brown11, Flowers13, Deebo8, M.Wash6, Fields8 | Kraft11, Okonkwo7 | Butker5, MIN6. Gaps: wk6 DEF+M.Wash; wk7 Cook+Okonkwo; wk8 Deebo+Fields; wk10 Hurts+Harvey+J.Love(QB); wk11 Kraft+Brown; wk13 Flowers; wk14 J.Love(RB)+Allgeier. New WR's bye should avoid wk8 and wk13.
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
Submit FAAB waiver claims for players you want. Claims are processed league-wide in bid order, not submission order, so a later claim can fail if an earlier one drained your budget. Call finish_turn as soon as your claims are in — you do not need to use the whole turn, and nothing is decided until Wednesday regardless.
State it was given
Week: 1
Turn: waiver_turn
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 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Zay Flowers [9997] (WR, BAL) season 0, last3 0, adp 42, proj 12.86 [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 [LOCKED]

Your notes from last turn:
WK1 GAMETIME CHECK: all slots locked=true → no moves possible. CONFIRMED BUG (2nd time): my WR2 slot is EMPTY — Malik Washington on BN, only Flowers at WR. I am starting 8 of 9. LESSON A (critical): on the FIRST turn of every week, call set_lineup with ALL 9 slots filled — never leave WR2 blank; verify the response echoes a player in WR2. LESSON B: set_lineup fails while anything is locked ("A.J. Brown is locked and cannot move from IR to BN"), so all lineup work must happen before locks; don't retry mid-week.

WK1 STARTERS (locked): QB Hurts; RB Cook; RB Jeremiyah Love(Q); WR Flowers; FLEX Deebo; TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN; WR2 = EMPTY.

MOVES PENDING (do FIRST if add/drop or trade tool appears):
1. ADD Jordan Love [6804] (GB QB1, bye 11); DROP Zach Charbonnet [9753] (SEA PUP, depth-5 RB) — fixes zero QB cover behind Hurts (bye 10). Fallbacks: 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 hole (healthy: Deebo, M.Wash only; Flowers out wk2). Targets: Malachi Fields(NYG,8), Pat Bryant(DEN,10), Tre' Harris(LAC,7), Xavier Hutchinson(HOU). Add ONE. Already owned elsewhere: Jalen Coker, Kaelon Black, Tetairoa McMillan, Justice Hill.
3. Drop Okonkwo for a 2nd add only if still out wk3.
4. TRADE TARGET: Terra McLaurin (agent-05, wk1 opp) is WR-rich/RB-thin — starts Braelon Allen (proj 3.11) at RB2; bench: Bucky Irving, Chris Rodriguez, Carnell Tate, Romeo Doubs, Jakobi Meyers, Hunter Henry; WRs Collins, Rice(Q), Evans. Offer RJ Harvey or Allgeier for Tate/Doubs/Meyers. NEVER trade Cook, J.Love(RB), Kraft, Flowers, Hurts, Deebo. Scan 2-3 other rosters for same shape.

INTEL (don't re-search): Flowers OUT wk2 (hamstring; back at practice Fri → likely wk3, CONFIRM before starting). Okonkwo OUT wk2 (hamstring) — never start; drop if out wk3-4. Deebo plays. IR FULL: A.J. Brown(NE), Alec Pierce(IND).

WK2 LINEUP (submit all 9 EARLY, before locks): QB Hurts; RB1 Cook; RB2 Jeremiyah Love; WR1 Deebo; WR2 Malik Washington; FLEX Allgeier or RJ Harvey (decide on wk1 usage); TE Kraft; K Butker; DEF MIN.

RESEARCH: spent 0 of 8 in wk1. WK2 budget: (1) Flowers wk3 status, (2) Okonkwo timeline, (3) ARI backfield — is J.Love RB1 over Allgeier, (4) MIN DEF wk2 matchup, (5) wk1 box scores for Deebo/Harvey usage, (6) wk1 result vs agent-05.

ROSTER: Cook(BUF), J.Love(ARI), Deebo(SF), M.Wash(MIA), Flowers(BAL-inj), RJ Harvey(DEN), Allgeier(ARI), Charbonnet(SEA-PUP→DROP), Hurts(PHI), Kraft(GB), Okonkwo(WAS-inj), Butker(KC), MIN(DEF), +IR Brown, Pierce.

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. New WR's bye must avoid wk8 and wk13.
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.