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Grok Purdy · week 1

gametime check

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Turn summary

Gametime check: every rostered player is locked and Week 1 games are already final, so the lineup cannot be changed. No swaps.

Week 6 slate is still scheduled (SEA-DEN TNF first); Barner remains the TE plan once locks lift and Chase should not start on CIN’s bye.

What it did

I'm managing a fantasy football team. This is a short Week 1 gametime check. I will review the team, matchup, and injuries. Only players whose games have not started can be swapped. Many players are locked. Check current roster, locks, injury statuses, and actual lineup slots for this 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. Pittman 6819 IR (spot used). Roster full.\n\nSTATE: Env labeled Week 1 but Wk1-5 games FINAL. Upcoming slate is Wk6 (DEN-SEA TNF scheduled). Opponent this turn: Mistral Trubisky (get_matchup week 6). Record still 0-0-0 in team object.\n\nWK6 BYES: CIN, MIN, HOU. Chase (CIN) BYE = 0 if started. Boutte HOU bye. Mahomes NOT on bye (KC vs LAC). Little JAX not bye. SEA DEF plays DEN TNF.\n\nBOWERS: PCL sprain + bone bruise. Miss Wk6; LV bye Wk7 so out Wk6-7, return Wk9/10 possible. NOT IR-eligible in Sleeper. Do NOT drop. Start Barner 11603 at TE until Bowers active.\n\nLINEUP INTENT (blocked this turn by locks):\nQB Mahomes 4046\nRB Javonte 7588, Swift 6790\nWR Chase 7564 LOCKED (bye 0) + Egbuka 12514\nTE Barner 11603 (Bowers BN)\nFLEX Tuten 12490 (over Odunze/Wilson/JCM)\nK Little 11786\nDEF SEA\nBN: Bowers, Odunze, Wilson, JCM, Golden, Boutte\nIR: Pittman\n\nIf Chase lock lifts: WR Egbuka + Odunze, FLEX Tuten. Wilson vs LAR, Golden vs DAL SNF, JCM vs SF MNF.\n\nDROP ORDER: Boutte (HOU bye Wk6), then Golden. Never Bowers/Barner until Bowers healthy. JCM only if committee bust. Activate Pittman only when healthy AND drop Boutte.\n\nTRADES: Do not pay skill for TE. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich if Bowers misses Wk8+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.\n\nWATCH: Bowers practice after LV bye. Tuten vs ETN (HOU Wk6). Odunze vs ATL. JCM vs SF. Stream DEF if SEA vs DEN bad. Freiermuth leftover if Barner busts.\n\nFAAB: save for RB injuries. No backup QB. No 2nd streamer TE.\n\nNEXT: retry set_lineup when locks clear. TE Barner. Do not start Chase on CIN bye if movable. Drop Barner only when Bowers is back and startable.",
  "record": "0-0-0",
  "roster": [
    {
      "slot": "WR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "7564",
        "team": "CIN",
        "adpRank": 3,
        "byeWeek": 6,
        "fullName": "Ja'Marr Chase",
        "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",
        "injuryStatus": "Questionable",
        "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": "IR",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "6819",
        "team": "PIT",
        "adpRank": 103,
        "byeWeek": 9,
        "fullName": "Michael Pittman",
        "injuryStatus": "IR",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 4,
        "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
      }
    },
    {
      "slot": "BN",
      "locked": true,
      "player": {
        "id": "11603",
        "team": "SEA",
        "adpRank": 166,
        "byeWeek": 11,
        "fullName": "AJ Barner",
        "seasonPoints": 0,
        "depthChartOrder": 1,
        "projectedPoints": 7.43,
        "fantasyPositions": [
          "TE"
        ],
        "lastThreeWeeksPoints": 0
      }
    }
  ],
  "faabRemaining": 100
}

The user is in a gametime_check turn. All players are locked, so no swaps are possible. The current starting lineup is being reviewed. The starting lineup appears to be missing a TE slot. Only QB, RBs, WRs, FLEX, DEF, IR, and K are accounted for. The TE slot is empty. Barner and Bowers are both on the bench. No lineup changes are possible. I will check the schedule to see if any games have started. I also noticed a scheduling inconsistency: Chase is listed as byeWeek 6, Boutte as 8, and Bowers as 13. The previous turn's week confusion is resolved. This is actual Week 1 of the 2025 or 2026 season. The byeWeek data now aligns with the current schedule. The roster confirms this is the 2025 season. Bowers is Questionable. I will check the week 1 schedule and injury news to see if any games have started. See which Week 1 games have kicked off so I know who is actually locked vs still swappable.

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 week 1 schedule is finalized. All players are locked. I will check the week 6 schedule to see if any games have not started yet. All games are final and the roster is locked. I will call finish_turn. Confirm whether any Week 6 games are live or upcoming so I know if this check is for the current slate.

Checked the week 6 schedule223s left
get_schedule · raw call
arguments
{
  "week": 6
}
result
[
  {
    "away": "SEA",
    "home": "DEN",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-16T00:15:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "HOU",
    "home": "JAX",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T13:30:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "CHI",
    "home": "ATL",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "BAL",
    "home": "CLE",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "TEN",
    "home": "IND",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "NYJ",
    "home": "NE",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "NO",
    "home": "NYG",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "CAR",
    "home": "PHI",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "PIT",
    "home": "TB",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T17:00:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "ARI",
    "home": "LAR",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T20:05:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "LAC",
    "home": "KC",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T20:25:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "BUF",
    "home": "LV",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-18T20:25:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "DAL",
    "home": "GB",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-19T00:20:00.000Z"
  },
  {
    "away": "WAS",
    "home": "SF",
    "status": "scheduled",
    "kickoffAt": "2026-10-20T00:15:00.000Z"
  }
]

The user wants a brief check rather than a full re-optimization. All roster slots are locked. Week 1 games are final and Week 6 is scheduled but not yet started. No lineup changes can be made. No injury news requires swapping players. I will call finish_turn. I cannot move anyone while every slot is locked, so I am ending this check without a lineup change.

Finished the turn215s left
finish_turn · raw call
arguments
{
  "notes": "12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF. Pittman 6819 IR (spot used). Roster full.\n\nSTATE: Env labeled Week 1; Wk1 games FINAL, all 16 rostered players LOCKED this check. Upcoming slate Wk6 (DEN-SEA TNF scheduled 2026-10-16). Opponent shown as Nemotron Johnson this turn. Record still 0-0-0.\n\nWK6 BYES: CIN, MIN, HOU. Chase (CIN) bye = 0 if started. Boutte HOU (bye listed 8 on roster — verify). Mahomes KC vs LAC (not bye). Little JAX not bye Wk6 (JAX bye 7). SEA DEF vs DEN TNF.\n\nBOWERS 11604: PCL sprain + bone bruise. Miss Wk6; LV bye Wk7 so out Wk6-7, return Wk9/10 possible. NOT IR-eligible. Do NOT drop. Start Barner 11603 at TE until Bowers active.\n\nLINEUP INTENT when locks lift (current locked: Chase WR, Egbuka WR, Tuten FLEX, Bowers BN, Barner BN):\nQB Mahomes 4046\nRB Javonte 7588, Swift 6790\nWR Egbuka 12514 + Odunze 11620 (do NOT start Chase on CIN bye)\nTE Barner 11603 (Bowers BN)\nFLEX Tuten 12490 (over Wilson/JCM/Golden)\nK Little 11786\nDEF SEA\nBN: Bowers, Chase (bye), Wilson, JCM, Golden, Boutte\nIR: Pittman\n\nWilson vs LAR, Golden vs DAL SNF, JCM vs SF MNF, Tuten JAX vs HOU London.\n\nDROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers/Barner until Bowers healthy. JCM only if committee bust. Activate Pittman only when healthy AND drop Boutte.\n\nTRADES: Do not pay skill for TE. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich if Bowers misses Wk8+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.\n\nWATCH: Bowers practice after LV bye. Tuten vs ETN (HOU Wk6). Odunze vs ATL. JCM vs SF. Stream DEF if SEA vs DEN bad. Freiermuth leftover if Barner busts.\n\nFAAB: save for RB injuries. No backup QB. No 2nd streamer TE.\n\nNEXT: retry set_lineup when locks clear. TE Barner. Sit Chase on CIN bye. Drop Barner only when Bowers is back and startable.",
  "summary": "Gametime check: every rostered player is locked and Week 1 games are already final, so the lineup cannot be changed. No swaps. Week 6 slate is still scheduled (SEA-DEN TNF first); Barner remains the TE plan once locks lift and Chase should not start on CIN’s bye."
}
Notes — rewritten (1669 → 1743 characters)
Received
12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF. Pittman 6819 IR (spot used). Roster full.

STATE: Env labeled Week 1 but Wk1-5 games FINAL. Upcoming slate is Wk6 (DEN-SEA TNF scheduled). Opponent this turn: Mistral Trubisky (get_matchup week 6). Record still 0-0-0 in team object.

WK6 BYES: CIN, MIN, HOU. Chase (CIN) BYE = 0 if started. Boutte HOU bye. Mahomes NOT on bye (KC vs LAC). Little JAX not bye. SEA DEF plays DEN TNF.

BOWERS: PCL sprain + bone bruise. Miss Wk6; LV bye Wk7 so out Wk6-7, return Wk9/10 possible. NOT IR-eligible in Sleeper. Do NOT drop. Start Barner 11603 at TE until Bowers active.

LINEUP INTENT (blocked this turn by locks):
QB Mahomes 4046
RB Javonte 7588, Swift 6790
WR Chase 7564 LOCKED (bye 0) + Egbuka 12514
TE Barner 11603 (Bowers BN)
FLEX Tuten 12490 (over Odunze/Wilson/JCM)
K Little 11786
DEF SEA
BN: Bowers, Odunze, Wilson, JCM, Golden, Boutte
IR: Pittman

If Chase lock lifts: WR Egbuka + Odunze, FLEX Tuten. Wilson vs LAR, Golden vs DAL SNF, JCM vs SF MNF.

DROP ORDER: Boutte (HOU bye Wk6), then Golden. Never Bowers/Barner until Bowers healthy. JCM only if committee bust. Activate Pittman only when healthy AND drop Boutte.

TRADES: Do not pay skill for TE. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich if Bowers misses Wk8+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.

WATCH: Bowers practice after LV bye. Tuten vs ETN (HOU Wk6). Odunze vs ATL. JCM vs SF. Stream DEF if SEA vs DEN bad. Freiermuth leftover if Barner busts.

FAAB: save for RB injuries. No backup QB. No 2nd streamer TE.

NEXT: retry set_lineup when locks clear. TE Barner. Do not start Chase on CIN bye if movable. Drop Barner only when Bowers is back and startable.
Written
12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF. Pittman 6819 IR (spot used). Roster full.

STATE: Env labeled Week 1; Wk1 games FINAL, all 16 rostered players LOCKED this check. Upcoming slate Wk6 (DEN-SEA TNF scheduled 2026-10-16). Opponent shown as Nemotron Johnson this turn. Record still 0-0-0.

WK6 BYES: CIN, MIN, HOU. Chase (CIN) bye = 0 if started. Boutte HOU (bye listed 8 on roster — verify). Mahomes KC vs LAC (not bye). Little JAX not bye Wk6 (JAX bye 7). SEA DEF vs DEN TNF.

BOWERS 11604: PCL sprain + bone bruise. Miss Wk6; LV bye Wk7 so out Wk6-7, return Wk9/10 possible. NOT IR-eligible. Do NOT drop. Start Barner 11603 at TE until Bowers active.

LINEUP INTENT when locks lift (current locked: Chase WR, Egbuka WR, Tuten FLEX, Bowers BN, Barner BN):
QB Mahomes 4046
RB Javonte 7588, Swift 6790
WR Egbuka 12514 + Odunze 11620 (do NOT start Chase on CIN bye)
TE Barner 11603 (Bowers BN)
FLEX Tuten 12490 (over Wilson/JCM/Golden)
K Little 11786
DEF SEA
BN: Bowers, Chase (bye), Wilson, JCM, Golden, Boutte
IR: Pittman

Wilson vs LAR, Golden vs DAL SNF, JCM vs SF MNF, Tuten JAX vs HOU London.

DROP ORDER: Boutte, then Golden. Never Bowers/Barner until Bowers healthy. JCM only if committee bust. Activate Pittman only when healthy AND drop Boutte.

TRADES: Do not pay skill for TE. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich if Bowers misses Wk8+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.

WATCH: Bowers practice after LV bye. Tuten vs ETN (HOU Wk6). Odunze vs ATL. JCM vs SF. Stream DEF if SEA vs DEN bad. Freiermuth leftover if Barner busts.

FAAB: save for RB injuries. No backup QB. No 2nd streamer TE.

NEXT: retry set_lineup when locks clear. TE Barner. Sit Chase on CIN bye. Drop Barner only when Bowers is back and startable.
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 [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 [IR, 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]
- AJ Barner [11603] (TE, SEA) season 0, last3 0, adp 166, proj 7.43 [LOCKED]

Your notes from last turn:
12-team half-PPR redraft. FAAB $100. Stream K/DEF. Pittman 6819 IR (spot used). Roster full.

STATE: Env labeled Week 1 but Wk1-5 games FINAL. Upcoming slate is Wk6 (DEN-SEA TNF scheduled). Opponent this turn: Mistral Trubisky (get_matchup week 6). Record still 0-0-0 in team object.

WK6 BYES: CIN, MIN, HOU. Chase (CIN) BYE = 0 if started. Boutte HOU bye. Mahomes NOT on bye (KC vs LAC). Little JAX not bye. SEA DEF plays DEN TNF.

BOWERS: PCL sprain + bone bruise. Miss Wk6; LV bye Wk7 so out Wk6-7, return Wk9/10 possible. NOT IR-eligible in Sleeper. Do NOT drop. Start Barner 11603 at TE until Bowers active.

LINEUP INTENT (blocked this turn by locks):
QB Mahomes 4046
RB Javonte 7588, Swift 6790
WR Chase 7564 LOCKED (bye 0) + Egbuka 12514
TE Barner 11603 (Bowers BN)
FLEX Tuten 12490 (over Odunze/Wilson/JCM)
K Little 11786
DEF SEA
BN: Bowers, Odunze, Wilson, JCM, Golden, Boutte
IR: Pittman

If Chase lock lifts: WR Egbuka + Odunze, FLEX Tuten. Wilson vs LAR, Golden vs DAL SNF, JCM vs SF MNF.

DROP ORDER: Boutte (HOU bye Wk6), then Golden. Never Bowers/Barner until Bowers healthy. JCM only if committee bust. Activate Pittman only when healthy AND drop Boutte.

TRADES: Do not pay skill for TE. Offer JCM only to RB-needy TE-rich if Bowers misses Wk8+. Too early to move Chase/Javonte/Odunze.

WATCH: Bowers practice after LV bye. Tuten vs ETN (HOU Wk6). Odunze vs ATL. JCM vs SF. Stream DEF if SEA vs DEN bad. Freiermuth leftover if Barner busts.

FAAB: save for RB injuries. No backup QB. No 2nd streamer TE.

NEXT: retry set_lineup when locks clear. TE Barner. Do not start Chase on CIN bye if movable. Drop Barner only when Bowers is back and startable.
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