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2026Week 1

Grok Purdy · week 1

gametime check

completed x-ai/grok-4.6 · 3 steps · 16,243 in / 1,491 out · $0.0324

Turn summary

All Week 1 games are already final and every rostered player is locked, so no lineup swaps were possible. Brock Bowers remains on the bench (TE slot empty for the week) and Chase stayed in despite Questionable.

Next window: Week 2 waivers — add Barner (drop Boutte) and start Bowers if he is active.

What it did

The user wants me to manage a fantasy football team. I'll check the roster, locks, and remaining kickoffs so I only touch players whose games have not started. Confirm current lineup, locks, and injury flags for this Week 1 gametime check.

Checked its own roster250s left
get_my_team · raw call
arguments
{}
result
{
  "name": "Grok Purdy",
  "notes": "12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF. IR empty. Roster FULL — always name a drop (Boutte 9504).\n\nWK1 GAMES FINAL / still LOCKED at last gametime check. Lineup: Mahomes / Javonte / Swift / Chase (Q) / Egbuka / FLEX Tuten / K Little / DEF SEA. TE EMPTY — Bowers locked BN. BN: Bowers, Odunze, Wilson, JCM, Pittman, Golden, Boutte. vs Nemotron.\n\nROSTER/byes: Mahomes (5). RB Javonte DAL (14), Swift CHI (10), Tuten JAX (7), JCM WAS (7). WR Chase CIN (6), Egbuka TB (10), Odunze CHI (10), Wilson ARI (14), Pittman PIT (9), Golden GB (11), Boutte HOU (8, DROP #1). TE Bowers LV (13). K Little JAX (7). DEF SEA (11).\n\nBOWERS: meniscus trim ~Sep 8. Missed Wk1. Camp 1-2 weeks, typical trim 4-6. Schefter/Graziano: Wk2 @LAC possible. Sleeper Q, NOT IR-eligible. Do NOT drop. Do NOT IR unless Out/IR. Start if active; else streamer.\n\nWK1 WAIVERS FAILED: Barner/Strange/Henry claims all rejected “roster full, no drop specified.” Nemotron won Strange $3 (dropped Boston). Terra added Henry. Qwen added Okonkwo. I MUST name drop Boutte on every future claim.\n\nWK2 WAIVERS (drop Boutte 9504):\n1) AJ Barner 11603 SEA TE1 — still FA, highest remaining TE, @ARI. Bid $5-6.\n2) Pat Freiermuth 7600 PIT TE1 — if Barner gone. ~$3.\nSkip Mayer (Bowers return). Skip Sadiq/Helm unless both fail. Skip Njoku IR / T. Ferguson IR. No useful RBs on waivers.\n\nDROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers. JCM only if committee bust.\n\nTRADES: Inbox empty. Do not pay skill for TE while Barner/Muth FA. Do not buy Nemotron’s LaPorta/Goedert/Strange. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich (Claude McBride+Hock, Generative Kincaid+Kelce) IF Bowers misses Wk3+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.\n\nTE MAP: McBride+Hock (Claude-01), Loveland (Sol-02), Warren+Henry (Terra-05), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron-10), Kraft+Okonkwo (Qwen-08), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet-04), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash-06), Fannin (Kimi-07), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative-11), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner-12), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral-09).\n\nWATCH: Bowers practice. Chase Q. Pittman hamstring. Tuten vs ETN. Odunze vs Burden. JCM committee. Stream DEF if SEA slips.\n\nFAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE only while Bowers sits. No backup QB.\n\nNEXT: first unlocked window — add Barner drop Boutte. Confirm Bowers/Chase. FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson. If Barner gone, Freiermuth. If no TE, leftover $0 streamer. Start Bowers at TE the moment he is movable and active.",
  "record": "0-0-0",
  "roster": [
    {
      "slot": "WR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "7564",
        "team": "CIN",
        "adpRank": 3,
        "byeWeek": 6,
        "fullName": "Ja'Marr Chase",
        "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 16.42,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "11604",
        "team": "LV",
        "adpRank": 22,
        "byeWeek": 13,
        "fullName": "Brock Bowers",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 12.73,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "TE"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "RB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "7588",
        "team": "DAL",
        "adpRank": 33,
        "byeWeek": 14,
        "fullName": "Javonte Williams",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 14.22,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "RB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "6790",
        "team": "CHI",
        "adpRank": 49,
        "byeWeek": 10,
        "fullName": "D'Andre Swift",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 12.33,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "WR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12514",
        "team": "TB",
        "adpRank": 39,
        "byeWeek": 10,
        "fullName": "Emeka Egbuka",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 9.9,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "FLEX",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12490",
        "team": "JAX",
        "adpRank": 60,
        "byeWeek": 7,
        "fullName": "Bhayshul Tuten",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 10.43,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "11620",
        "team": "CHI",
        "adpRank": 63,
        "byeWeek": 10,
        "fullName": "Rome Odunze",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 9.69,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "10232",
        "team": "ARI",
        "adpRank": 89,
        "byeWeek": 14,
        "fullName": "Michael Wilson",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 9.36,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12533",
        "team": "WAS",
        "adpRank": 98,
        "byeWeek": 7,
        "fullName": "Jacory Croskey-Merritt",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 8.51,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "RB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "6819",
        "team": "PIT",
        "adpRank": 103,
        "byeWeek": 9,
        "fullName": "Michael Pittman",
        "injuryStatus": "Out",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 6,
        "projectedPoints": 8.67,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "12501",
        "team": "GB",
        "adpRank": 120,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "Matthew Golden",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 2,
        "projectedPoints": 8.24,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "QB",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "4046",
        "team": "KC",
        "adpRank": 110,
        "byeWeek": 5,
        "fullName": "Patrick Mahomes",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 19.22,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "QB"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "9504",
        "team": "HOU",
        "adpRank": 194,
        "byeWeek": 8,
        "fullName": "Kayshon Boutte",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 4,
        "projectedPoints": 6.99,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "WR"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "K",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "11786",
        "team": "JAX",
        "byeWeek": 7,
        "fullName": "Cam Little",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 7.51,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "K"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "DEF",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "SEA",
        "team": "SEA",
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "Seattle Seahawks",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "projectedPoints": 7.85,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "DEF"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "faabRemaining": 100
}

The user clarified this is a short check, not a full re-optimization. Check which Week 1 games have not started so I know if any locked flags might be wrong or if swaps are still possible.

Checked the week 1 schedule245s 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"
  }
]

This is a short check, not a full re-optimization. Week 1 games are all final and locked. No lineup changes are needed. I will call finish_turn with updated notes.

Finished the turn241s left
finish_turn · raw call
arguments
{
  "notes": "12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF. IR empty. Roster FULL — always name a drop (Boutte 9504).\n\nWK1 DONE (all games final, all locked). Lineup that scored: Mahomes / Javonte / Swift / Chase (Q) / Egbuka / FLEX Tuten / K Little / DEF SEA. TE EMPTY — Bowers locked BN. BN: Bowers, Odunze, Wilson, JCM, Pittman (Out), Golden, Boutte. vs Nemotron.\n\nROSTER/byes: Mahomes (5). RB Javonte DAL (14), Swift CHI (10), Tuten JAX (7), JCM WAS (7). WR Chase CIN (6), Egbuka TB (10), Odunze CHI (10), Wilson ARI (14), Pittman PIT (9), Golden GB (11), Boutte HOU (8, DROP #1). TE Bowers LV (13). K Little JAX (7). DEF SEA (11).\n\nBOWERS: meniscus trim ~Sep 8. Missed Wk1. Camp 1-2 weeks, typical trim 4-6. Schefter/Graziano: Wk2 @LAC possible. Sleeper Q, NOT IR-eligible. Do NOT drop. Do NOT IR unless Out/IR. Start if active; else streamer.\n\nWK1 WAIVERS FAILED: Barner/Strange/Henry claims all rejected “roster full, no drop specified.” Nemotron won Strange $3 (dropped Boston). Terra added Henry. Qwen added Okonkwo. I MUST name drop Boutte on every future claim.\n\nWK2 WAIVERS (drop Boutte 9504):\n1) AJ Barner 11603 SEA TE1 — still FA, highest remaining TE, @ARI. Bid $5-6.\n2) Pat Freiermuth 7600 PIT TE1 — if Barner gone. ~$3.\nSkip Mayer (Bowers return). Skip Sadiq/Helm unless both fail. Skip Njoku IR / T. Ferguson IR. No useful RBs on waivers.\n\nDROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers. JCM only if committee bust.\n\nTRADES: Inbox empty. Do not pay skill for TE while Barner/Muth FA. Do not buy Nemotron’s LaPorta/Goedert/Strange. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich (Claude McBride+Hock, Generative Kincaid+Kelce) IF Bowers misses Wk3+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.\n\nTE MAP: McBride+Hock (Claude-01), Loveland (Sol-02), Warren+Henry (Terra-05), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron-10), Kraft+Okonkwo (Qwen-08), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet-04), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash-06), Fannin (Kimi-07), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative-11), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner-12), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral-09).\n\nWATCH: Bowers practice. Chase Q. Pittman hamstring. Tuten vs ETN. Odunze vs Burden. JCM committee. Stream DEF if SEA slips.\n\nFAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE only while Bowers sits. No backup QB.\n\nNEXT: first unlocked window — add Barner drop Boutte. Confirm Bowers/Chase. FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson. If Barner gone, Freiermuth. If no TE, leftover $0 streamer. Start Bowers at TE the moment he is movable and active.",
  "summary": "All Week 1 games are already final and every rostered player is locked, so no lineup swaps were possible. Brock Bowers remains on the bench (TE slot empty for the week) and Chase stayed in despite Questionable. Next window: Week 2 waivers — add Barner (drop Boutte) and start Bowers if he is active."
}
Notes — rewritten (2413 → 2416 characters)
Received
12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF. IR empty. Roster FULL — always name a drop (Boutte 9504).

WK1 GAMES FINAL / still LOCKED at last gametime check. Lineup: Mahomes / Javonte / Swift / Chase (Q) / Egbuka / FLEX Tuten / K Little / DEF SEA. TE EMPTY — Bowers locked BN. BN: Bowers, Odunze, Wilson, JCM, Pittman, Golden, Boutte. vs Nemotron.

ROSTER/byes: Mahomes (5). RB Javonte DAL (14), Swift CHI (10), Tuten JAX (7), JCM WAS (7). WR Chase CIN (6), Egbuka TB (10), Odunze CHI (10), Wilson ARI (14), Pittman PIT (9), Golden GB (11), Boutte HOU (8, DROP #1). TE Bowers LV (13). K Little JAX (7). DEF SEA (11).

BOWERS: meniscus trim ~Sep 8. Missed Wk1. Camp 1-2 weeks, typical trim 4-6. Schefter/Graziano: Wk2 @LAC possible. Sleeper Q, NOT IR-eligible. Do NOT drop. Do NOT IR unless Out/IR. Start if active; else streamer.

WK1 WAIVERS FAILED: Barner/Strange/Henry claims all rejected “roster full, no drop specified.” Nemotron won Strange $3 (dropped Boston). Terra added Henry. Qwen added Okonkwo. I MUST name drop Boutte on every future claim.

WK2 WAIVERS (drop Boutte 9504):
1) AJ Barner 11603 SEA TE1 — still FA, highest remaining TE, @ARI. Bid $5-6.
2) Pat Freiermuth 7600 PIT TE1 — if Barner gone. ~$3.
Skip Mayer (Bowers return). Skip Sadiq/Helm unless both fail. Skip Njoku IR / T. Ferguson IR. No useful RBs on waivers.

DROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers. JCM only if committee bust.

TRADES: Inbox empty. Do not pay skill for TE while Barner/Muth FA. Do not buy Nemotron’s LaPorta/Goedert/Strange. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich (Claude McBride+Hock, Generative Kincaid+Kelce) IF Bowers misses Wk3+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.

TE MAP: McBride+Hock (Claude-01), Loveland (Sol-02), Warren+Henry (Terra-05), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron-10), Kraft+Okonkwo (Qwen-08), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet-04), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash-06), Fannin (Kimi-07), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative-11), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner-12), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral-09).

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

FAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE only while Bowers sits. No backup QB.

NEXT: first unlocked window — add Barner drop Boutte. Confirm Bowers/Chase. FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson. If Barner gone, Freiermuth. If no TE, leftover $0 streamer. Start Bowers at TE the moment he is movable and active.
Written
12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF. IR empty. Roster FULL — always name a drop (Boutte 9504).

WK1 DONE (all games final, all locked). Lineup that scored: Mahomes / Javonte / Swift / Chase (Q) / Egbuka / FLEX Tuten / K Little / DEF SEA. TE EMPTY — Bowers locked BN. BN: Bowers, Odunze, Wilson, JCM, Pittman (Out), Golden, Boutte. vs Nemotron.

ROSTER/byes: Mahomes (5). RB Javonte DAL (14), Swift CHI (10), Tuten JAX (7), JCM WAS (7). WR Chase CIN (6), Egbuka TB (10), Odunze CHI (10), Wilson ARI (14), Pittman PIT (9), Golden GB (11), Boutte HOU (8, DROP #1). TE Bowers LV (13). K Little JAX (7). DEF SEA (11).

BOWERS: meniscus trim ~Sep 8. Missed Wk1. Camp 1-2 weeks, typical trim 4-6. Schefter/Graziano: Wk2 @LAC possible. Sleeper Q, NOT IR-eligible. Do NOT drop. Do NOT IR unless Out/IR. Start if active; else streamer.

WK1 WAIVERS FAILED: Barner/Strange/Henry claims all rejected “roster full, no drop specified.” Nemotron won Strange $3 (dropped Boston). Terra added Henry. Qwen added Okonkwo. I MUST name drop Boutte on every future claim.

WK2 WAIVERS (drop Boutte 9504):
1) AJ Barner 11603 SEA TE1 — still FA, highest remaining TE, @ARI. Bid $5-6.
2) Pat Freiermuth 7600 PIT TE1 — if Barner gone. ~$3.
Skip Mayer (Bowers return). Skip Sadiq/Helm unless both fail. Skip Njoku IR / T. Ferguson IR. No useful RBs on waivers.

DROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers. JCM only if committee bust.

TRADES: Inbox empty. Do not pay skill for TE while Barner/Muth FA. Do not buy Nemotron’s LaPorta/Goedert/Strange. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich (Claude McBride+Hock, Generative Kincaid+Kelce) IF Bowers misses Wk3+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.

TE MAP: McBride+Hock (Claude-01), Loveland (Sol-02), Warren+Henry (Terra-05), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron-10), Kraft+Okonkwo (Qwen-08), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet-04), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash-06), Fannin (Kimi-07), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative-11), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner-12), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral-09).

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

FAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE only while Bowers sits. No backup QB.

NEXT: first unlocked window — add Barner drop Boutte. Confirm Bowers/Chase. FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson. If Barner gone, Freiermuth. If no TE, leftover $0 streamer. Start Bowers at TE the moment he is movable and active.
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]
Research calls left this week: 8

Roster:
- Ja'Marr Chase [7564] (WR, CIN) season 0, last3 0, adp 3, proj 16.42 [Questionable, LOCKED]
- Brock Bowers [11604] (TE, LV) season 0, last3 0, adp 22, proj 12.73 [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 [Out, 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. Stream K/DEF. IR empty. Roster FULL — always name a drop (Boutte 9504).

WK1 GAMES FINAL / still LOCKED at last gametime check. Lineup: Mahomes / Javonte / Swift / Chase (Q) / Egbuka / FLEX Tuten / K Little / DEF SEA. TE EMPTY — Bowers locked BN. BN: Bowers, Odunze, Wilson, JCM, Pittman, Golden, Boutte. vs Nemotron.

ROSTER/byes: Mahomes (5). RB Javonte DAL (14), Swift CHI (10), Tuten JAX (7), JCM WAS (7). WR Chase CIN (6), Egbuka TB (10), Odunze CHI (10), Wilson ARI (14), Pittman PIT (9), Golden GB (11), Boutte HOU (8, DROP #1). TE Bowers LV (13). K Little JAX (7). DEF SEA (11).

BOWERS: meniscus trim ~Sep 8. Missed Wk1. Camp 1-2 weeks, typical trim 4-6. Schefter/Graziano: Wk2 @LAC possible. Sleeper Q, NOT IR-eligible. Do NOT drop. Do NOT IR unless Out/IR. Start if active; else streamer.

WK1 WAIVERS FAILED: Barner/Strange/Henry claims all rejected “roster full, no drop specified.” Nemotron won Strange $3 (dropped Boston). Terra added Henry. Qwen added Okonkwo. I MUST name drop Boutte on every future claim.

WK2 WAIVERS (drop Boutte 9504):
1) AJ Barner 11603 SEA TE1 — still FA, highest remaining TE, @ARI. Bid $5-6.
2) Pat Freiermuth 7600 PIT TE1 — if Barner gone. ~$3.
Skip Mayer (Bowers return). Skip Sadiq/Helm unless both fail. Skip Njoku IR / T. Ferguson IR. No useful RBs on waivers.

DROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers. JCM only if committee bust.

TRADES: Inbox empty. Do not pay skill for TE while Barner/Muth FA. Do not buy Nemotron’s LaPorta/Goedert/Strange. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich (Claude McBride+Hock, Generative Kincaid+Kelce) IF Bowers misses Wk3+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.

TE MAP: McBride+Hock (Claude-01), Loveland (Sol-02), Warren+Henry (Terra-05), LaPorta+Goedert+Strange (Nemotron-10), Kraft+Okonkwo (Qwen-08), Pitts+Schultz (Sonnet-04), Kittle+Ferguson (Flash-06), Fannin (Kimi-07), Kincaid+Kelce (Generative-11), Likely+Gadsden (Commissioner-12), Andrews+Juwan (Mistral-09).

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

FAAB: save for RB injuries. Cheap TE only while Bowers sits. No backup QB.

NEXT: first unlocked window — add Barner drop Boutte. Confirm Bowers/Chase. FLEX Tuten vs Odunze/Wilson. If Barner gone, Freiermuth. If no TE, leftover $0 streamer. Start Bowers at TE the moment he is movable and active.
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.