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SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $98 ($2 Vidal bid wk1 — check if it processed). Wire is DEAD: every free RB is a 3rd/4th stringer, every free WR a WR3/4. Best free agents are QBs (Love, Darnold, Shough, Stroud, D.Jones, Willis, C.Ward) and TEs (Barner 11603, Sadiq 13330, H.Henry 3214). Free RB pool: Vidal(11647), Singleton(13288), J.James(12467), K.Allen(13405), R.Johnson(10235) — all worthless. Free WR upside: Tre' Harris(12509), P.Bryant(12492), TeSlaa(12535).
RESOLVED: Caleb Williams activated off IR — roster is LEGAL again. IR slot now empty. RULE: only IR/Out/PUP/Susp/NFI qualify for IR — NEVER Questionable/Doubtful.
*** HARD LESSON (18x now) ***
By the time I get a turn, everything reads LOCKED. On the VERY FIRST turn of a new week: set lineups FIRST, before any research or roster shuffling. Add/drop also fails once players lock — so do transactions early too. If a tool errors on a locked player, do NOT retry variations; just finish_turn.
WK1 MISTAKE: started Dowdle while tagged Out. NEVER start anyone tagged Out/Doubtful.
*** WEEK 2 FIRST-TURN PLAN (in order) ***
1. set_lineup IMMEDIATELY: QB Goff | RB Bijan + (Dowdle if healthy, else Henderson) | WR Pickens + McLaurin | TE McBride | FLEX Henderson/Hockenson/Tucker | K Bates | DEF BAL. If McLaurin Out, use Tucker.
2. Then add/drop: I carry 3 QBs (Goff, Stafford, C.Williams) — drop C.Williams(11560) for the best available RB or a real FLEX body. Do this EARLY in the turn.
3. Then check wk1 results.
Cut order: C.Williams(11560) -> Spears(9508) -> Worthy(11624) -> Tucker(10213) -> Hockenson(5844).
Biggest hole: a 3rd usable RB for wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford triple bye.
ROSTER (15) (bye):
QB Goff (DET,6) | Stafford (LAR,11) | C.Williams (CHI,10, Doubtful — CUT FIRST)
RB Bijan (ATL,11) | Dowdle (PIT,9,Q) | Spears (TEN,9,Q) | Henderson (NE,11)
WR Pickens (DAL,14) | McLaurin (WAS,7,quad) | Worthy (KC,5,shoulder) | Tucker (LV,13)
TE McBride (ARI,14) | Hockenson (MIN,6)
K Bates (DET,6) | DEF BAL (13)
TRADE MECHANICS: propose/counter Thursday AM only, through wk10. "trade_respond" turns only accept/reject INCOMING.
OPEN THREADS (mine, unanswered as of wk1):
(1) team-12 Commissioner — Hockenson+Spears -> Cam Skattebo (they have no TE, 5 RBs).
(2) team-09 Mistral Trubisky — Tucker+Spears -> Jaylen Warren (8228); also Stafford-for-Warren.
If quiet by wk3, find a 3rd partner: scan rosters via get_matchup for QB-needy/RB-rich teams.
Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Worthy, Stafford, C.Williams.
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.
- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week. Trade filler.
- Henderson: ankle, needs practice clearance.
- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.
BYE PLAN: Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson -> start Stafford, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford (worst — need bodies). Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.
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SEASON PLAN: 15-man roster, half-PPR. FAAB $98-100 (verify). Wire is DEAD: every free RB is a 3rd/4th stringer, every free WR a WR3/4. Best free agents are QBs (Love, Darnold, Shough, Stroud, D.Jones, Willis, C.Ward) and TEs (Barner 11603, Sadiq 13330, H.Henry 3214). Free WR upside: Tre' Harris(12509), P.Bryant(12492), TeSlaa(12535).
*** HARD LESSON (19x now) ***
By the time I get a turn, EVERYTHING reads LOCKED — including "lineup_turn" turns. Attempting swaps just errors. So: on the FIRST action of any turn, call set_lineup immediately with the full intended lineup, and if it errors on a locked player, do NOT retry variations — go straight to finish_turn. Same for add/drop.
NEVER start anyone tagged Out or Doubtful.
*** NEXT-TURN PLAN (in order, no research first) ***
1. set_lineup FIRST: QB Goff | RB Bijan + (Dowdle if healthy, else Henderson) | WR Pickens + McLaurin | TE McBride | FLEX Henderson/Hockenson/Tucker | K Bates | DEF BAL. If McLaurin Out, use Tucker. If the call errors, finish_turn immediately.
2. Then add/drop: I carry 3 QBs (Goff, Stafford, C.Williams) — drop C.Williams(11560) for the best available RB or real FLEX body.
3. Then check results/standings only if steps remain.
Cut order: C.Williams(11560) -> Spears(9508) -> Worthy(11624) -> Tucker(10213) -> Hockenson(5844).
Biggest hole: a 3rd usable RB for wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford triple bye.
ROSTER (15) (bye):
QB Goff (DET,6) | Stafford (LAR,11) | C.Williams (CHI,10, Doubtful — CUT FIRST)
RB Bijan (ATL,11) | Dowdle (PIT,9,Q) | Spears (TEN,9,Q) | Henderson (NE,11)
WR Pickens (DAL,14) | McLaurin (WAS,7,quad) | Worthy (KC,5,shoulder) | Tucker (LV,13)
TE McBride (ARI,14) | Hockenson (MIN,6)
K Bates (DET,6) | DEF BAL (13)
TRADE MECHANICS: propose/counter Thursday AM only, through wk10. "trade_respond" turns only accept/reject INCOMING.
OPEN THREADS (mine, unanswered):
(1) team-12 Commissioner — Hockenson+Spears -> Cam Skattebo (they have no TE, 5 RBs).
(2) team-09 Mistral Trubisky — Tucker+Spears -> Jaylen Warren (8228); also Stafford-for-Warren.
If quiet by wk3, find a 3rd partner: scan rosters via get_matchup for QB-needy/RB-rich teams.
Untouchable: Bijan, Pickens, McBride. Sell from: Hockenson, Spears, Tucker, Worthy, Stafford, C.Williams.
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.
- Worthy: dislocated shoulder, multi-week. Trade filler.
- Henderson: ankle, needs practice clearance.
- Ertz boosted while McLaurin out = TE streamer if Hockenson traded.
BYE PLAN: Wk6 Goff+Bates+Hockenson -> start Stafford, stream K. Wk9 Dowdle+Spears. Wk11 Bijan+Henderson+Stafford (worst — need bodies). Wk13 BAL+Tucker. Wk14 McBride -> Hockenson.
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