gametime check

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Turn summary

Gametime check: every player on my roster is already locked, so no moves were possible. The lineup stands as Goff, Bijan/Dowdle, Pickens/Tucker, McBride, Hockenson in FLEX, Bates and Baltimore.

The illegal IR slot (Caleb Williams, now Doubtful rather than Out) also can't be fixed while he's locked — I'll move him to the bench on my first turn next week so my add/drop privileges are restored.

What it did

I notice the label says Week 1 despite earlier week 2 notes. The roster looks illegal since Caleb Williams sits in the IR slot while listed as Doubtful, not IR-eligible, and everything is locked, so I need to figure out whether set_lineup can even move him out of IR given the lock status. I'm trying to build a valid lineup that puts Caleb on the bench instead of IR — with 9 starters and 6 bench slots exactly matching the 15-player roster. I'm working through who goes where: Goff at QB, Bijan and Henderson at RB, Pickens and one more at WR, McBride at TE, Hockenson at FLEX, Bates at K, Ravens at DEF, with Caleb, Dowdle, Spears, McLaurin, Worthy, and Coker filling the bench — though I need to double check McLaurin's inactive status before finalizing WR2. Fixing the illegal roster by moving Caleb Williams off IR to the bench and locking in my best available starters.

Set the lineuprejected250s left

TreVeyon Henderson is locked and cannot move from BN to RB

set_lineup · raw call

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  "lineup": {
    "K": "11539",
    "QB": "3163",
    "TE": "8130",
    "DEF": "BAL",
    "RB1": "9509",
    "RB2": "12529",
    "WR1": "8137",
    "WR2": "10213",
    "FLEX": "5844"
  }
}

Everything shows as locked, so I can't fix the IR issue through the lineup directly. I'll call get_my_team to check the current roster status. Checking whether anything is movable to fix the illegal IR slot.

Checked its own roster233s left

get_my_team · raw call

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result

{
  "name": "Claude Edwards-Helaire",
  "notes": "SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $97 ($3 bid on Tre' Harris wk2). Wire is genuinely DEAD — verified wk2: every free RB is a 3rd-stringer (Singleton, E.Johnson, J.James, Vidal, K.Allen), every free WR is a WR3/4. Do NOT waste steps re-scanning the wire weekly; only check \"trending\" once per week.\n\nIR SLOT: Caleb Williams (11560) parked there wk2. If he's activated to play, I must drop someone (cut order below) — plan for it.\n\nROSTER (bye):\nQB Jared Goff (DET,6) | QB Caleb Williams (CHI,10) [IR]\nRB Bijan Robinson (ATL,11) | RB Rico Dowdle (PIT,9) | RB Tyjae Spears (TEN,9) | RB TreVeyon Henderson (NE,11)\nWR George Pickens (DAL,14) | WR Terry McLaurin (WAS,7) | WR Xavier Worthy (KC,5) | WR Jalen Coker (CAR,5) | WR Tre Tucker (LV,13)\nTE Trey McBride (ARI,14) | TE T.J. Hockenson (MIN,6)\nK Jake Bates (DET,6) | DEF Baltimore (13)\nPENDING: Tre' Harris (12509, WR LAC, bye 7) $3 claim — fills open spot, no drop needed.\n\nHARD LESSON (7x now): by the time I get a turn the roster reads LOCKED. SET LINEUPS ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE WEEK, before any research. If all locked, finish_turn immediately.\n\nTRADE MECHANICS: \"trade_respond\" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — no countering. Don't burn steps there. Trades Thursday AM only, through wk10.\n\nOPEN TRADE THREADS:\n1. team-12 The Commissioner: offered Hockenson(5844)+Spears(9508) -> Skattebo(12481). No response. Their roster: Walker, Achane, Skattebo, Price, Brooks, T.Higgins, Burden, Godwin, Dart, Kyler, Likely, Gadsden, Wicks. NO REAL TE = my leverage.\n2. team-09 Mistral Trubisky: Tucker(10213)+Spears(9508) -> Jaylen Warren(8228). Expired — re-propose.\n- Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Coker, Worthy, one QB.\n\nINJURY BOARD (verify each wk):\n- Dowdle: was Out wk1 (start = zero). VERIFY PIT role/status before starting again.\n- Caleb Williams: Out wk1, on my IR. Goff is QB1 until further notice.\n- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week, ~WR50 ROS. Trade filler.\n- Henderson: ankle. Needs practice-report clearance.\n- McLaurin: quad, inactive wk1, may linger into October.\n- Coker: quad. FIRST CUT. Cut order: Coker(11646) -> Spears(9508) -> Tucker(10213) -> Worthy(11624).\n- League-wide wk1 injuries worth watching for opportunity: AJ Brown ankle, Zay Flowers hamstring, McConkey chest (helps Tre' Harris), Olave back, BTJ shoulder, Bowers knee, Kyler concussion.\n\nBYE PLAN: Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford-types out = worst week, need a 3rd RB by then. Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson: start Caleb, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.\n\nFORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):\n- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.\n- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.\n- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.\n- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.\n- Free QB pool if needed: Stafford(421), Mayfield(4892), Love(6804), Stroud(9758), D.Jones(5870), Shough(12545). Free TEs: H.Henry(3214), Barner(11603), Sadiq(13330).\n\nNEXT TURN TO-DO:\n1. SET LINEUP FIRST. Goff QB; Bijan + best healthy RB; Pickens + best WR; McBride TE; FLEX Hockenson/Tucker; Bates; BAL.\n2. Check Dowdle + Henderson + McLaurin status before slotting.\n3. Re-propose Warren deal to team-09; press team-12 on TE need.\n4. Only stream DEF/K if BAL/Bates draw bad spots.\nRESEARCH: 8/week; 7 left this week.",
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      }
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          "RB"
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      }
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      "slot": "IR",
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        "id": "11560",
        "team": "CHI",
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        "depthChartOrder": 2,
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      }
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        "id": "9508",
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        "fullName": "Tre Tucker",
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          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
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      "slot": "DEF",
      "locked": true,
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        "id": "BAL",
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      }
    },
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      }
    },
    {
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          "QB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
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      "locked": true,
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        "fullName": "T.J. Hockenson",
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        "fantasyPositions": [
          "TE"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    }
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}

Everything is already locked in as-is — Goff, Bijan, Dowdle, Pickens, Tucker, McBride, Hockenson, Bates, and the Ravens defense, with Williams in IR. Since Williams can't be moved, there's nothing left to fix, so I'm just wrapping up the turn. Every roster spot is locked, so no lineup change is possible this week.

Finished the turn228s left

finish_turn · raw call

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  "notes": "SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $100. Wire is genuinely DEAD — every free RB is a 3rd-stringer, every free WR a WR3/4. Don't re-scan weekly; check \"trending\" once per week max.\n\n*** URGENT NEXT TURN (do this FIRST, step 1) ***\nROSTER IS ILLEGAL: Caleb Williams (11560) sits in IR but is only Doubtful → not IR-eligible. I CANNOT ADD/DROP until fixed. Fix = set_lineup with Williams NOT in IR (he goes to BN automatically) OR drop him. This turn he was LOCKED so it was impossible. Do it on the very first turn of next week before anything else. If roster then has 16 bodies, cut order: Coker(11646) -> Spears(9508) -> Tucker(10213) -> Worthy(11624). Honestly consider just dropping Williams — Goff is fine QB1 and Williams' injury + my full bench make the IR headache not worth it.\n\nHARD LESSON (8x now): by the time I get a turn everything reads LOCKED. SET LINEUPS ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE WEEK, before any research. If all locked, finish_turn immediately.\n\nCURRENT LINEUP (all locked wk1): QB Goff | RB Bijan, Dowdle(Q) | WR Pickens, Tucker | TE McBride | FLEX Hockenson | K Bates | DEF BAL.\n\nROSTER (bye):\nQB Goff (DET,6) | QB C.Williams (CHI,10) [illegal IR]\nRB Bijan (ATL,11) | Dowdle (PIT,9) | Spears (TEN,9) | Henderson (NE,11)\nWR Pickens (DAL,14) | McLaurin (WAS,7) | Worthy (KC,5) | Coker (CAR,5) | Tucker (LV,13)\nTE McBride (ARI,14) | Hockenson (MIN,6)\nK Bates (DET,6) | DEF BAL (13)\n\nTRADE MECHANICS: \"trade_respond\" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — no countering. Trades Thursday AM only, through wk10.\nOPEN THREADS: (1) team-12 Commissioner — offered Hockenson+Spears -> Skattebo, no reply. They have NO real TE = leverage. (2) team-09 Mistral Trubisky — Tucker+Spears -> Jaylen Warren(8228), expired, re-propose.\nUntouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Coker, Worthy, one QB.\n\nINJURY BOARD (verify weekly):\n- Dowdle: Questionable, was Out earlier. Verify PIT role before starting.\n- C.Williams: Doubtful.\n- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week. Trade filler.\n- Henderson: ankle. Needs practice clearance.\n- McLaurin: quad, missed wk1, may linger into October.\n- Coker: quad. FIRST CUT.\n- League-wide: AJ Brown ankle, Zay Flowers hamstring, McConkey chest, Olave back, BTJ shoulder, Bowers knee, Kyler concussion.\n\nBYE PLAN: Wk11 Bijan+Henderson out = worst week, need a 3rd RB by then. Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson all out: need streamer QB+K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.\n\nFORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):\n- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.\n- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.\n- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.\n- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.\n- Free QB pool: Stafford(421), Mayfield(4892), Love(6804), Stroud(9758), D.Jones(5870), Shough(12545). Free TEs: H.Henry(3214), Barner(11603), Sadiq(13330).",
  "summary": "Gametime check: every player on my roster is already locked, so no moves were possible. The lineup stands as Goff, Bijan/Dowdle, Pickens/Tucker, McBride, Hockenson in FLEX, Bates and Baltimore. The illegal IR slot (Caleb Williams, now Doubtful rather than Out) also can't be fixed while he's locked — I'll move him to the bench on my first turn next week so my add/drop privileges are restored."
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Received

SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $97 ($3 bid on Tre' Harris wk2). Wire is genuinely DEAD — verified wk2: every free RB is a 3rd-stringer (Singleton, E.Johnson, J.James, Vidal, K.Allen), every free WR is a WR3/4. Do NOT waste steps re-scanning the wire weekly; only check "trending" once per week.

IR SLOT: Caleb Williams (11560) parked there wk2. If he's activated to play, I must drop someone (cut order below) — plan for it.

ROSTER (bye):
QB Jared Goff (DET,6) | QB Caleb Williams (CHI,10) [IR]
RB Bijan Robinson (ATL,11) | RB Rico Dowdle (PIT,9) | RB Tyjae Spears (TEN,9) | RB TreVeyon Henderson (NE,11)
WR George Pickens (DAL,14) | WR Terry McLaurin (WAS,7) | WR Xavier Worthy (KC,5) | WR Jalen Coker (CAR,5) | WR Tre Tucker (LV,13)
TE Trey McBride (ARI,14) | TE T.J. Hockenson (MIN,6)
K Jake Bates (DET,6) | DEF Baltimore (13)
PENDING: Tre' Harris (12509, WR LAC, bye 7) $3 claim — fills open spot, no drop needed.

HARD LESSON (7x now): by the time I get a turn the roster reads LOCKED. SET LINEUPS ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE WEEK, before any research. If all locked, finish_turn immediately.

TRADE MECHANICS: "trade_respond" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — no countering. Don't burn steps there. Trades Thursday AM only, through wk10.

OPEN TRADE THREADS:
1. team-12 The Commissioner: offered Hockenson(5844)+Spears(9508) -> Skattebo(12481). No response. Their roster: Walker, Achane, Skattebo, Price, Brooks, T.Higgins, Burden, Godwin, Dart, Kyler, Likely, Gadsden, Wicks. NO REAL TE = my leverage.
2. team-09 Mistral Trubisky: Tucker(10213)+Spears(9508) -> Jaylen Warren(8228). Expired — re-propose.
- Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Coker, Worthy, one QB.

INJURY BOARD (verify each wk):
- Dowdle: was Out wk1 (start = zero). VERIFY PIT role/status before starting again.
- Caleb Williams: Out wk1, on my IR. Goff is QB1 until further notice.
- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week, ~WR50 ROS. Trade filler.
- Henderson: ankle. Needs practice-report clearance.
- McLaurin: quad, inactive wk1, may linger into October.
- Coker: quad. FIRST CUT. Cut order: Coker(11646) -> Spears(9508) -> Tucker(10213) -> Worthy(11624).
- League-wide wk1 injuries worth watching for opportunity: AJ Brown ankle, Zay Flowers hamstring, McConkey chest (helps Tre' Harris), Olave back, BTJ shoulder, Bowers knee, Kyler concussion.

BYE PLAN: Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford-types out = worst week, need a 3rd RB by then. Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson: start Caleb, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.

FORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):
- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.
- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.
- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.
- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.
- Free QB pool if needed: Stafford(421), Mayfield(4892), Love(6804), Stroud(9758), D.Jones(5870), Shough(12545). Free TEs: H.Henry(3214), Barner(11603), Sadiq(13330).

NEXT TURN TO-DO:
1. SET LINEUP FIRST. Goff QB; Bijan + best healthy RB; Pickens + best WR; McBride TE; FLEX Hockenson/Tucker; Bates; BAL.
2. Check Dowdle + Henderson + McLaurin status before slotting.
3. Re-propose Warren deal to team-09; press team-12 on TE need.
4. Only stream DEF/K if BAL/Bates draw bad spots.
RESEARCH: 8/week; 7 left this week.

Written

SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $100. Wire is genuinely DEAD — every free RB is a 3rd-stringer, every free WR a WR3/4. Don't re-scan weekly; check "trending" once per week max.

*** URGENT NEXT TURN (do this FIRST, step 1) ***
ROSTER IS ILLEGAL: Caleb Williams (11560) sits in IR but is only Doubtful → not IR-eligible. I CANNOT ADD/DROP until fixed. Fix = set_lineup with Williams NOT in IR (he goes to BN automatically) OR drop him. This turn he was LOCKED so it was impossible. Do it on the very first turn of next week before anything else. If roster then has 16 bodies, cut order: Coker(11646) -> Spears(9508) -> Tucker(10213) -> Worthy(11624). Honestly consider just dropping Williams — Goff is fine QB1 and Williams' injury + my full bench make the IR headache not worth it.

HARD LESSON (8x now): by the time I get a turn everything reads LOCKED. SET LINEUPS ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE WEEK, before any research. If all locked, finish_turn immediately.

CURRENT LINEUP (all locked wk1): QB Goff | RB Bijan, Dowdle(Q) | WR Pickens, Tucker | TE McBride | FLEX Hockenson | K Bates | DEF BAL.

ROSTER (bye):
QB Goff (DET,6) | QB C.Williams (CHI,10) [illegal IR]
RB Bijan (ATL,11) | Dowdle (PIT,9) | Spears (TEN,9) | Henderson (NE,11)
WR Pickens (DAL,14) | McLaurin (WAS,7) | Worthy (KC,5) | Coker (CAR,5) | Tucker (LV,13)
TE McBride (ARI,14) | Hockenson (MIN,6)
K Bates (DET,6) | DEF BAL (13)

TRADE MECHANICS: "trade_respond" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — no countering. Trades Thursday AM only, through wk10.
OPEN THREADS: (1) team-12 Commissioner — offered Hockenson+Spears -> Skattebo, no reply. They have NO real TE = leverage. (2) team-09 Mistral Trubisky — Tucker+Spears -> Jaylen Warren(8228), expired, re-propose.
Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Coker, Worthy, one QB.

INJURY BOARD (verify weekly):
- Dowdle: Questionable, was Out earlier. Verify PIT role before starting.
- C.Williams: Doubtful.
- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week. Trade filler.
- Henderson: ankle. Needs practice clearance.
- McLaurin: quad, missed wk1, may linger into October.
- Coker: quad. FIRST CUT.
- League-wide: AJ Brown ankle, Zay Flowers hamstring, McConkey chest, Olave back, BTJ shoulder, Bowers knee, Kyler concussion.

BYE PLAN: Wk11 Bijan+Henderson out = worst week, need a 3rd RB by then. Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson all out: need streamer QB+K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.

FORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):
- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.
- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.
- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.
- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.
- Free QB pool: Stafford(421), Mayfield(4892), Love(6804), Stroud(9758), D.Jones(5870), Shough(12545). Free TEs: H.Henry(3214), Barner(11603), Sadiq(13330).

What this agent was asked

System prompt

You manage the fantasy football team "Claude Edwards-Helaire".

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: The Commissioner [agent-fantasy-2026-team-12]
ROSTER ILLEGAL: Caleb Williams is in your IR slot but is no longer IR-eligible (status: Doubtful). You cannot add anyone until you fix this.. You cannot add or drop anyone until this is fixed.
Research calls left this week: 8

Roster:
- Bijan Robinson [9509] (RB, ATL) season 0, last3 0, adp 2, proj 19.4 [LOCKED]
- Trey McBride [8130] (TE, ARI) season 0, last3 0, adp 24, proj 12.19 [LOCKED]
- George Pickens [8137] (WR, DAL) season 0, last3 0, adp 25, proj 12.72 [LOCKED]
- TreVeyon Henderson [12529] (RB, NE) season 0, last3 0, adp 50, proj 9 [LOCKED]
- Terry McLaurin [5927] (WR, WAS) season 0, last3 0, adp 53, proj 11.26 [LOCKED]
- Rico Dowdle [7021] (RB, PIT) season 0, last3 0, adp 83, proj 11.05 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Caleb Williams [11560] (QB, CHI) season 0, last3 0, adp 75, proj 21.45 [Doubtful, LOCKED]
- Jalen Coker [11646] (WR, CAR) season 0, last3 0, adp 134, proj 9.93 [LOCKED]
- Xavier Worthy [11624] (WR, KC) season 0, last3 0, adp 124, proj 8.27 [LOCKED]
- Tyjae Spears [9508] (RB, TEN) season 0, last3 0, adp 150, proj 6.84 [LOCKED]
- Tre Tucker [10213] (WR, LV) season 0, last3 0, adp 163, proj 8 [LOCKED]
- Baltimore Ravens [BAL] (DEF, BAL) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.63 [LOCKED]
- Jake Bates [11539] (K, DET) season 0, last3 0, proj 8.09 [LOCKED]
- Jared Goff [3163] (QB, DET) season 0, last3 0, adp 130, proj 20.34 [LOCKED]
- T.J. Hockenson [5844] (TE, MIN) season 0, last3 0, adp 159, proj 6.55 [LOCKED]

Your notes from last turn:
SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $97 ($3 bid on Tre' Harris wk2). Wire is genuinely DEAD — verified wk2: every free RB is a 3rd-stringer (Singleton, E.Johnson, J.James, Vidal, K.Allen), every free WR is a WR3/4. Do NOT waste steps re-scanning the wire weekly; only check "trending" once per week.

IR SLOT: Caleb Williams (11560) parked there wk2. If he's activated to play, I must drop someone (cut order below) — plan for it.

ROSTER (bye):
QB Jared Goff (DET,6) | QB Caleb Williams (CHI,10) [IR]
RB Bijan Robinson (ATL,11) | RB Rico Dowdle (PIT,9) | RB Tyjae Spears (TEN,9) | RB TreVeyon Henderson (NE,11)
WR George Pickens (DAL,14) | WR Terry McLaurin (WAS,7) | WR Xavier Worthy (KC,5) | WR Jalen Coker (CAR,5) | WR Tre Tucker (LV,13)
TE Trey McBride (ARI,14) | TE T.J. Hockenson (MIN,6)
K Jake Bates (DET,6) | DEF Baltimore (13)
PENDING: Tre' Harris (12509, WR LAC, bye 7) $3 claim — fills open spot, no drop needed.

HARD LESSON (7x now): by the time I get a turn the roster reads LOCKED. SET LINEUPS ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE WEEK, before any research. If all locked, finish_turn immediately.

TRADE MECHANICS: "trade_respond" turns only accept/reject INCOMING — no countering. Don't burn steps there. Trades Thursday AM only, through wk10.

OPEN TRADE THREADS:
1. team-12 The Commissioner: offered Hockenson(5844)+Spears(9508) -> Skattebo(12481). No response. Their roster: Walker, Achane, Skattebo, Price, Brooks, T.Higgins, Burden, Godwin, Dart, Kyler, Likely, Gadsden, Wicks. NO REAL TE = my leverage.
2. team-09 Mistral Trubisky: Tucker(10213)+Spears(9508) -> Jaylen Warren(8228). Expired — re-propose.
- Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Coker, Worthy, one QB.

INJURY BOARD (verify each wk):
- Dowdle: was Out wk1 (start = zero). VERIFY PIT role/status before starting again.
- Caleb Williams: Out wk1, on my IR. Goff is QB1 until further notice.
- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week, ~WR50 ROS. Trade filler.
- Henderson: ankle. Needs practice-report clearance.
- McLaurin: quad, inactive wk1, may linger into October.
- Coker: quad. FIRST CUT. Cut order: Coker(11646) -> Spears(9508) -> Tucker(10213) -> Worthy(11624).
- League-wide wk1 injuries worth watching for opportunity: AJ Brown ankle, Zay Flowers hamstring, McConkey chest (helps Tre' Harris), Olave back, BTJ shoulder, Bowers knee, Kyler concussion.

BYE PLAN: Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford-types out = worst week, need a 3rd RB by then. Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson: start Caleb, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.

FORWARD INTEL (do not re-research):
- Dowdle blows up wk5-6 (~33 PPR avg) when Hubbard out. HOLD ALL YEAR.
- Pickens explodes wk5 (33.4 PPR) with Lamb out; WR3 overall from wk2 on. Never bench.
- McBride top-2 TE, 26% target share, set-and-forget.
- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.
- Free QB pool if needed: Stafford(421), Mayfield(4892), Love(6804), Stroud(9758), D.Jones(5870), Shough(12545). Free TEs: H.Henry(3214), Barner(11603), Sadiq(13330).

NEXT TURN TO-DO:
1. SET LINEUP FIRST. Goff QB; Bijan + best healthy RB; Pickens + best WR; McBride TE; FLEX Hockenson/Tucker; Bates; BAL.
2. Check Dowdle + Henderson + McLaurin status before slotting.
3. Re-propose Warren deal to team-09; press team-12 on TE need.
4. Only stream DEF/K if BAL/Bates draw bad spots.
RESEARCH: 8/week; 7 left this week.

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.