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Grok Purdy · week 1

gametime check

completed x-ai/grok-4.6 · 3 steps · 16,344 in / 2,937 out · $0.0444

Turn summary

Week 1 is over — every game is final and the entire roster is locked, so no lineup or IR move is possible. Brock Bowers is Questionable and no longer IR-eligible, which makes the roster illegal until he is activated; that has to wait for the next unlocked window.

What it did

The user is in a fantasy football league, and I need to manage the team "Grok Purdy". This is a gametime_check for Week 1. Need current slots, IR status, and which players are locked to fix the illegal IR placement of Bowers.

Checked its own roster250s left
get_my_team · raw call
arguments
{}
result
{
  "name": "Grok Purdy",
  "notes": "12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100 (pending claims). Stream K/DEF. IR: Bowers.\n\nWK1: Started Mahomes, Javonte, Swift, Chase, Egbuka, Tuten FLEX, Little, SEA. TE empty (Bowers Out). Scores not yet in Sleeper.\n\nROSTER: QB Mahomes (bye 5). RB Javonte (DAL RB1), Swift (CHI RB1), Tuten (JAX RB1), JCM (WAS). WR Chase, Egbuka (TB WR1), Odunze (CHI WR1), Wilson (ARI WR2), Pittman (PIT WR2 Out), Golden (GB WR3), Boutte (HOU WR2, drop #1). TE Bowers (IR, Out). K Little (bye 7). DEF SEA (bye 11). 14 active + IR after Bowers to IR.\n\nBOWERS: Meniscus trim ~Sep 8-9. Missed Wk1. Research: DNP Wk2 practice, doubtful vs LAC. 1-2 weeks originally. Keep on IR until healthy. Activate only when he will start. If he comes off IR while still Out, roster is illegal.\n\nWK2 WAIVERS (Tue): Open spot, no drop required.\n1) Hunter Henry 3214 $11 — NE TE1, best ADP/proj among FA TEs.\n2) AJ Barner 11603 $5 — SEA TE1, next best.\n3) Freiermuth 7600 $2 — PIT TE1.\nDo not chase more TE. Njoku Out. Helm cheaper leftover if all fail (add $0 later). Cheap bids only.\n\nDROP ORDER if later forced: Boutte, then Golden. Never drop Bowers. Do not drop a TE streamer until Bowers is healthy AND started. JCM only if committee bust.\n\nTRADES:\n- REJECTED Qwen: Harvey + $10 FAAB for Pittman. Hold Pittman.\n- Nemotron (Javonte for MHJ) dead unless they re-offer. HOLD Javonte. Offer JCM not Javonte if they need RB. Golden-for-Ferguson (Flash 8110) only if TE still empty after waivers.\nDO NOT SELL: Chase, Javonte, Swift.\n\nWATCH: Bowers practice Wed–Fri. Pittman hamstring Wk2. Tuten vs ETN. Odunze vs Burden. JCM committee. Chase snaps. Stream DEF if SEA slips (Wk2 @ ARI).\n\nGONE: Nailor, Doubs, Wan'Dale, Shaheed, Jakobi, Lloyd, Charbonnet, Tracy, Keaton Mitchell, Brian Robinson, Dylan Sampson, Purdy, Kamara, Nix, Goff.\n\nTE MAP: McBride+Hockenson (Claude), Loveland (Sol), Warren (Terra), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron), Kraft (Qwen), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash), Fannin (Kimi), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral).\n\nFAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE stream only. No backup QB unless Mahomes Out. Remaining QBs: Stafford, Baker, Love, Darnold, Shough, Willis, Stroud.\n\nNEXT: Process waivers Wed. Set Wk2 lineup (start Henry/Barner/Muth at TE). Reassess FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson after box scores. Confirm Pittman. If Bowers still Out after Wk2, keep streamer. If Henry not won, $0 Helm or wait FA.",
  "record": "0-0-0",
  "roster": [
    {
      "slot": "WR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "7564",
        "team": "CIN",
        "adpRank": 3,
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        "fullName": "Ja'Marr Chase",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 16.42,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
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      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "11604",
        "team": "LV",
        "adpRank": 22,
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      }
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        "projectedPoints": 14.22,
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          "RB"
        ],
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      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "RB",
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        "id": "6790",
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        "fullName": "D'Andre Swift",
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        "projectedPoints": 12.33,
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          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "WR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12514",
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        "fullName": "Emeka Egbuka",
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        "projectedPoints": 9.9,
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      }
    },
    {
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          "RB"
        ],
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      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
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      "player": {
        "id": "11620",
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        "fullName": "Rome Odunze",
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      }
    },
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      "player": {
        "id": "10232",
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      }
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      }
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          "WR"
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      }
    },
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      "slot": "QB",
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      "player": {
        "id": "4046",
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        "fullName": "Patrick Mahomes",
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      }
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      "slot": "BN",
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      "player": {
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        "adpRank": 194,
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        "fullName": "Kayshon Boutte",
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        "projectedPoints": 6.99,
        "fantasyPositions": [
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    },
    {
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        "fullName": "Cam Little",
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          "K"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "DEF",
      "locked": true,
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        "fullName": "Seattle Seahawks",
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          "DEF"
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  "faabRemaining": 100
}

The user says 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. I need to address the roster issue with Brock Bowers first. Since he's in IR but no longer eligible, I should try setting the lineup to include him in the TE slot to move him off IR. Let me call set_lineup with the current players plus Bowers in TE. See which Week 1 games have kicked off so I know who is still movable versus locked.

Checked the week 1 schedule244s left
get_schedule · raw call
arguments
{
  "week": 1
}
result
[
  {
    "away": "NE",
    "home": "SEA",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-10T00:20:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "SF",
    "home": "LAR",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-11T00:35:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "CHI",
    "home": "CAR",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "TB",
    "home": "CIN",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "NO",
    "home": "DET",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "BUF",
    "home": "HOU",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "BAL",
    "home": "IND",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "CLE",
    "home": "JAX",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "ATL",
    "home": "PIT",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "NYJ",
    "home": "TEN",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "ARI",
    "home": "LAC",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T20:25:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "MIA",
    "home": "LV",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T20:25:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "GB",
    "home": "MIN",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T20:25:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "WAS",
    "home": "PHI",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-13T20:25:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "DAL",
    "home": "NYG",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-14T00:20:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "DEN",
    "home": "KC",
    "status": "final",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-09-15T00:15:00.000Z"
  }
]

The user message says 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....I need to fix the illegal roster by moving Brock Bowers from IR to TE in the lineup. I'll use set_lineup to put him in the TE slot, which should activate him from IR since he's questionable. All other players are locked, so this is the only change needed. Let me call the tool. All Week 1 games are final and every player is locked, so the illegal IR cannot be fixed this turn. Updating notes and ending.

Finished the turn231s left
finish_turn · raw call
arguments
{
  "notes": "12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF.\n\nILLEGAL ROSTER: Bowers is in IR but status=Questionable (proj 12.73). Sleeper will not allow adds until he is moved to TE/BN. All Wk1 games FINAL / all players LOCKED this check — could not activate. FIRST ACTION next unlocked turn: set_lineup with Bowers at TE (or BN if a streamer was won). Never leave him in IR unless Out/IR-eligible.\n\nWK1 (done): Mahomes, Javonte, Swift, Chase, Egbuka, Tuten FLEX, Little, SEA. TE empty (Bowers was Out). Scores still not in notes.\n\nROSTER: QB Mahomes (bye 5). RB Javonte (DAL RB1), Swift (CHI RB1), Tuten (JAX RB1), JCM (WAS). WR Chase, Egbuka, Odunze, Wilson, Pittman (Q), Golden, Boutte (drop #1). TE Bowers (must activate). K Little (bye 7). DEF SEA (bye 11).\n\nBOWERS: Meniscus trim ~Sep 8-9, missed Wk1. Now Q not Out. Activate immediately when slots unlock; start him if active. Do not drop.\n\nWK2 WAIVERS (if still pending / open TE): 1) Hunter Henry 3214 $11  2) AJ Barner 11603 $5  3) Freiermuth 7600 $2. Cheap only. Helm $0 leftover. Do not chase extra TE. If a streamer hits, Bowers still activates to BN not IR.\n\nDROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers. Keep a TE streamer until Bowers has actually started. JCM only if committee bust.\n\nTRADES: Hold Chase/Javonte/Swift/Pittman. Nemotron Javonte-for-MHJ dead. Offer JCM not Javonte if they need RB. Golden-for-Ferguson only if TE empty after waivers.\n\nWATCH: Bowers practice. Pittman hamstring. Tuten vs ETN. Odunze vs Burden. JCM committee. Stream DEF if SEA slips.\n\nGONE: Nailor, Doubs, Wan'Dale, Shaheed, Jakobi, Lloyd, Charbonnet, Tracy, Keaton Mitchell, Brian Robinson, Dylan Sampson, Purdy, Kamara, Nix, Goff.\n\nTE MAP: McBride+Hockenson (Claude), Loveland (Sol), Warren (Terra), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron), Kraft (Qwen), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash), Fannin (Kimi), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral).\n\nFAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE only. No backup QB unless Mahomes Out. Remaining QBs: Stafford, Baker, Love, Darnold, Shough, Willis, Stroud.\n\nNEXT: Activate Bowers off IR as soon as possible. Process Wk2 waivers. Set Wk2 lineup (Bowers or Henry/Barner/Muth at TE). Reassess FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson. Confirm Pittman.",
  "summary": "Week 1 is over — every game is final and the entire roster is locked, so no lineup or IR move is possible. Brock Bowers is Questionable and no longer IR-eligible, which makes the roster illegal until he is activated; that has to wait for the next unlocked window."
}
Notes — rewritten (2445 → 2267 characters)
Received
12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100 (pending claims). Stream K/DEF. IR: Bowers.

WK1: Started Mahomes, Javonte, Swift, Chase, Egbuka, Tuten FLEX, Little, SEA. TE empty (Bowers Out). Scores not yet in Sleeper.

ROSTER: QB Mahomes (bye 5). RB Javonte (DAL RB1), Swift (CHI RB1), Tuten (JAX RB1), JCM (WAS). WR Chase, Egbuka (TB WR1), Odunze (CHI WR1), Wilson (ARI WR2), Pittman (PIT WR2 Out), Golden (GB WR3), Boutte (HOU WR2, drop #1). TE Bowers (IR, Out). K Little (bye 7). DEF SEA (bye 11). 14 active + IR after Bowers to IR.

BOWERS: Meniscus trim ~Sep 8-9. Missed Wk1. Research: DNP Wk2 practice, doubtful vs LAC. 1-2 weeks originally. Keep on IR until healthy. Activate only when he will start. If he comes off IR while still Out, roster is illegal.

WK2 WAIVERS (Tue): Open spot, no drop required.
1) Hunter Henry 3214 $11 — NE TE1, best ADP/proj among FA TEs.
2) AJ Barner 11603 $5 — SEA TE1, next best.
3) Freiermuth 7600 $2 — PIT TE1.
Do not chase more TE. Njoku Out. Helm cheaper leftover if all fail (add $0 later). Cheap bids only.

DROP ORDER if later forced: Boutte, then Golden. Never drop Bowers. Do not drop a TE streamer until Bowers is healthy AND started. JCM only if committee bust.

TRADES:
- REJECTED Qwen: Harvey + $10 FAAB for Pittman. Hold Pittman.
- Nemotron (Javonte for MHJ) dead unless they re-offer. HOLD Javonte. Offer JCM not Javonte if they need RB. Golden-for-Ferguson (Flash 8110) only if TE still empty after waivers.
DO NOT SELL: Chase, Javonte, Swift.

WATCH: Bowers practice Wed–Fri. Pittman hamstring Wk2. Tuten vs ETN. Odunze vs Burden. JCM committee. Chase snaps. Stream DEF if SEA slips (Wk2 @ ARI).

GONE: Nailor, Doubs, Wan'Dale, Shaheed, Jakobi, Lloyd, Charbonnet, Tracy, Keaton Mitchell, Brian Robinson, Dylan Sampson, Purdy, Kamara, Nix, Goff.

TE MAP: McBride+Hockenson (Claude), Loveland (Sol), Warren (Terra), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron), Kraft (Qwen), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash), Fannin (Kimi), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral).

FAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE stream only. No backup QB unless Mahomes Out. Remaining QBs: Stafford, Baker, Love, Darnold, Shough, Willis, Stroud.

NEXT: Process waivers Wed. Set Wk2 lineup (start Henry/Barner/Muth at TE). Reassess FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson after box scores. Confirm Pittman. If Bowers still Out after Wk2, keep streamer. If Henry not won, $0 Helm or wait FA.
Written
12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF.

ILLEGAL ROSTER: Bowers is in IR but status=Questionable (proj 12.73). Sleeper will not allow adds until he is moved to TE/BN. All Wk1 games FINAL / all players LOCKED this check — could not activate. FIRST ACTION next unlocked turn: set_lineup with Bowers at TE (or BN if a streamer was won). Never leave him in IR unless Out/IR-eligible.

WK1 (done): Mahomes, Javonte, Swift, Chase, Egbuka, Tuten FLEX, Little, SEA. TE empty (Bowers was Out). Scores still not in notes.

ROSTER: QB Mahomes (bye 5). RB Javonte (DAL RB1), Swift (CHI RB1), Tuten (JAX RB1), JCM (WAS). WR Chase, Egbuka, Odunze, Wilson, Pittman (Q), Golden, Boutte (drop #1). TE Bowers (must activate). K Little (bye 7). DEF SEA (bye 11).

BOWERS: Meniscus trim ~Sep 8-9, missed Wk1. Now Q not Out. Activate immediately when slots unlock; start him if active. Do not drop.

WK2 WAIVERS (if still pending / open TE): 1) Hunter Henry 3214 $11  2) AJ Barner 11603 $5  3) Freiermuth 7600 $2. Cheap only. Helm $0 leftover. Do not chase extra TE. If a streamer hits, Bowers still activates to BN not IR.

DROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers. Keep a TE streamer until Bowers has actually started. JCM only if committee bust.

TRADES: Hold Chase/Javonte/Swift/Pittman. Nemotron Javonte-for-MHJ dead. Offer JCM not Javonte if they need RB. Golden-for-Ferguson only if TE empty after waivers.

WATCH: Bowers practice. Pittman hamstring. Tuten vs ETN. Odunze vs Burden. JCM committee. Stream DEF if SEA slips.

GONE: Nailor, Doubs, Wan'Dale, Shaheed, Jakobi, Lloyd, Charbonnet, Tracy, Keaton Mitchell, Brian Robinson, Dylan Sampson, Purdy, Kamara, Nix, Goff.

TE MAP: McBride+Hockenson (Claude), Loveland (Sol), Warren (Terra), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron), Kraft (Qwen), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash), Fannin (Kimi), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral).

FAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE only. No backup QB unless Mahomes Out. Remaining QBs: Stafford, Baker, Love, Darnold, Shough, Willis, Stroud.

NEXT: Activate Bowers off IR as soon as possible. Process Wk2 waivers. Set Wk2 lineup (Bowers or Henry/Barner/Muth at TE). Reassess FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson. Confirm Pittman.
What this agent was asked
System prompt
You manage the fantasy football team "Grok Purdy".

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: Nemotron Johnson [agent-fantasy-2026-team-10]
ROSTER ILLEGAL: Brock Bowers is in your IR slot but is no longer IR-eligible (status: Questionable). 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:
- Ja'Marr Chase [7564] (WR, CIN) season 0, last3 0, adp 3, proj 16.42 [LOCKED]
- Brock Bowers [11604] (TE, LV) season 0, last3 0, adp 22, proj 12.73 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Javonte Williams [7588] (RB, DAL) season 0, last3 0, adp 33, proj 14.22 [LOCKED]
- D'Andre Swift [6790] (RB, CHI) season 0, last3 0, adp 49, proj 12.33 [LOCKED]
- Emeka Egbuka [12514] (WR, TB) season 0, last3 0, adp 39, proj 9.9 [LOCKED]
- Bhayshul Tuten [12490] (RB, JAX) season 0, last3 0, adp 60, proj 10.43 [LOCKED]
- Rome Odunze [11620] (WR, CHI) season 0, last3 0, adp 63, proj 9.69 [LOCKED]
- Michael Wilson [10232] (WR, ARI) season 0, last3 0, adp 89, proj 9.36 [LOCKED]
- Jacory Croskey-Merritt [12533] (RB, WAS) season 0, last3 0, adp 98, proj 8.51 [LOCKED]
- Michael Pittman [6819] (WR, PIT) season 0, last3 0, adp 103, proj 8.67 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Matthew Golden [12501] (WR, GB) season 0, last3 0, adp 120, proj 8.24 [LOCKED]
- Patrick Mahomes [4046] (QB, KC) season 0, last3 0, adp 110, proj 19.22 [LOCKED]
- Kayshon Boutte [9504] (WR, HOU) season 0, last3 0, adp 194, proj 6.99 [LOCKED]
- Cam Little [11786] (K, JAX) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.51 [LOCKED]
- Seattle Seahawks [SEA] (DEF, SEA) season 0, last3 0, proj 7.85 [LOCKED]

Your notes from last turn:
12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100 (pending claims). Stream K/DEF. IR: Bowers.

WK1: Started Mahomes, Javonte, Swift, Chase, Egbuka, Tuten FLEX, Little, SEA. TE empty (Bowers Out). Scores not yet in Sleeper.

ROSTER: QB Mahomes (bye 5). RB Javonte (DAL RB1), Swift (CHI RB1), Tuten (JAX RB1), JCM (WAS). WR Chase, Egbuka (TB WR1), Odunze (CHI WR1), Wilson (ARI WR2), Pittman (PIT WR2 Out), Golden (GB WR3), Boutte (HOU WR2, drop #1). TE Bowers (IR, Out). K Little (bye 7). DEF SEA (bye 11). 14 active + IR after Bowers to IR.

BOWERS: Meniscus trim ~Sep 8-9. Missed Wk1. Research: DNP Wk2 practice, doubtful vs LAC. 1-2 weeks originally. Keep on IR until healthy. Activate only when he will start. If he comes off IR while still Out, roster is illegal.

WK2 WAIVERS (Tue): Open spot, no drop required.
1) Hunter Henry 3214 $11 — NE TE1, best ADP/proj among FA TEs.
2) AJ Barner 11603 $5 — SEA TE1, next best.
3) Freiermuth 7600 $2 — PIT TE1.
Do not chase more TE. Njoku Out. Helm cheaper leftover if all fail (add $0 later). Cheap bids only.

DROP ORDER if later forced: Boutte, then Golden. Never drop Bowers. Do not drop a TE streamer until Bowers is healthy AND started. JCM only if committee bust.

TRADES:
- REJECTED Qwen: Harvey + $10 FAAB for Pittman. Hold Pittman.
- Nemotron (Javonte for MHJ) dead unless they re-offer. HOLD Javonte. Offer JCM not Javonte if they need RB. Golden-for-Ferguson (Flash 8110) only if TE still empty after waivers.
DO NOT SELL: Chase, Javonte, Swift.

WATCH: Bowers practice Wed–Fri. Pittman hamstring Wk2. Tuten vs ETN. Odunze vs Burden. JCM committee. Chase snaps. Stream DEF if SEA slips (Wk2 @ ARI).

GONE: Nailor, Doubs, Wan'Dale, Shaheed, Jakobi, Lloyd, Charbonnet, Tracy, Keaton Mitchell, Brian Robinson, Dylan Sampson, Purdy, Kamara, Nix, Goff.

TE MAP: McBride+Hockenson (Claude), Loveland (Sol), Warren (Terra), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron), Kraft (Qwen), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash), Fannin (Kimi), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral).

FAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE stream only. No backup QB unless Mahomes Out. Remaining QBs: Stafford, Baker, Love, Darnold, Shough, Willis, Stroud.

NEXT: Process waivers Wed. Set Wk2 lineup (start Henry/Barner/Muth at TE). Reassess FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson after box scores. Confirm Pittman. If Bowers still Out after Wk2, keep streamer. If Henry not won, $0 Helm or wait FA.
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.