YoHoChecko wrote: ↑21 Aug 2024 22:31
Honestly, if you don't put in a claim for Carson Wentz when these waivers open up, we should implement FCFS immediately. You would deserve it at that point, given how valuable you assert that he is.
Red herrings are fun! He would be VERY valuable if Mahomes got hurt.
But seriously, the QB2s will probably all be grabbed in the first round of waivers.
Now it is probably all, not every??
Remember that NO ONE has denied that after the draft there should be a round of waivers. Not a single person has argued against that. That hasn't happened yet.
I haven't claimed anything to the contrary. It has not happened yet because we do not yet know how to proceed after that.
Carson Wentz played only once last year, in week 18 after our season was done and rosters are locked. Given your assessment of his value, you should have spent a 4th on him in the draft.
I didn't claim he help any value at this time. You are again misconstruing what I said.
But other than the draft, we haven't had the opportunity to roster him yet this year. That's why he's not on a roster.
I thought he was too terrible to be of use as the Chiefs would likely trade for or pick up a replacement? He can't be so terrible he holds little value as a pickup if Mahomes is hurt and yet be so valuable that he would definitely have been picked up had we run waivers.
Your whole argument revolves around 3 QB2s sitting available. Three guys. Three guys that will probably be claimed. And after this discussion, if they are not claimed, then you don't have any credibility complaining if someone beats you to him.
LOL no, not at all, they are simply examples. Nice Red Herring again through!
As for the quotes you grabbed of mine, each of them had explanations. My assertions are not inconsistent, in full.
They aren't inconsistent, they simply change.
My point is that the type of fantasy player who makes a bunch of pickups due to pressing a button and being on their phone 24/7 is just as likely, on balance (that's a word you quoted) to drop someone useful as they are to claim someone useful. The odds are long for all players down at the 36th and 37th spots on these rosters. The decisions will involve chance, randomness, luck, circumstance. Some work out, some don't.
Yet you say the bottom of our 37 man rosters rarely succeed? There are PLENTY of examples of useful players that were added to rosters because the starter ahead of them was injured. Jake Browning (another example, along with Siemian, who was not snatched up) is 1 that readily comes to my mind. Guys like him aren't meant to be long term success stories, but their play is useful to short term success. The additions I know you know I am talking about are very likely to be thrust into a starting roll or greatly increase roll. These types of additions are not comparable to roster 36 and 37 guys.
On balance, I think being the first to grab players doesn't guarantee you anything. Individually, in the very specific case of a QB2 being available, yeah, of course that helps.
Nothing guarantees anyone anything so saying so is pointless. However, these injury replacements have a much better chance to do something than the guys are the very bottom of our rosters.
But also if a QB2 is available and wasn't claimed, you had your shot.
That's nonsensical to this argument...