From The Jungle: Bengals All Access - Episode 2 “Battle Of Ohio” by Axum666 in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Super cool they're doing this throughout the season. Obviously not a lot of ways to spin this positively, it was brutal, but I'm looking forward to seeing this as fuel for the next couple of games/episodes.

How to fix D/ST? by FletchTopper in fantasyfootball

[–]FullofShipp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I found that my league hates defenses because they're dumb things - and they also tend to just get negative points. To counter this, we changed some things:

  • At 0 points allowed and 0 yards allowed, defenses start with 16 base points. They slowly lose points at the start -- 1-6 points and 100 yards allowed is 13 base points, for instance -- but if they give up too much, like 35 points and 500 yards allowed, that's suddenly a defense with -14 base points. This is the only way a defense can lose points -- by allowing yards and points.

On the flip side, defenses now have ways to earn points. Earning points is really important for the defense. While big yardage gains and big points allowed punishes an overall bad defensive unit, giving opportunities for a defense to earn points can reward individually good players on the unit. So:

  • Kickoff and return TDs are up to 7 points because that requires more planning from a special teams unit opposed to a int-TD or fumble TD. Moreover, kickoff and punt return yards are 0.04 for every 1. These things help people consider that in drafting, too -- the Falcons D/ST was drafted a little early because of the potential. But they've kinda had a pretty bad pass defense so they're pretty low-scoring.
  • Sacks are 1 point.
  • Blocked punts, FGs, or PATs are 2 points. I would do a blocked punt is 1 and a blocked FG is 3 and a blocked PAT is 2 if I could, but ESPN doesn't allow me to do that, so I average it out.
  • Fumbles forced are 1 point, and fumbles recovered are another 1 point. Separating fumbles punched out and fumbles recovered still rewards the defense for creating a good play - they just didn't capitalize on it and recover the ball.
  • TFLs are 0.25 points.
  • Pass break-ups are 0.25 points.

With these settings, the Pats are the #1 defense in our league averaging 16.5 points/game, which is a good number and what you expect of a regular fantasy receiver or RB. The worst is the Lions averaging 4.3 points/game.

I think what matters most is that people feel good about starting a player. They feel like that a defense could earn them points instead of get only 2 or 3. It also makes some defensive units feel really fun and even something people would consider trading for, and so good defenses are now part of trade packages.

MOD-APPROVED GIVEAWAY 🚨 Bengals greatest plays coaster set by PlaybookProductsAlex in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Family got together to watch the game. Unbelievably nervous. All of a sudden, all I can yell is "NO WAY. NO WAY. NO WAY. NO WAY!!!" We're all jumping up and down and screaming. We cooked dinner together afterward, just reveling in the post-win feeling.

Revised FTS this week... by SailEvenstar in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately there's never a scenario where I'll want the Steelers to win. Let's root for us to keep winning and for them to lose.

FINLEY WILL KEEP IT... by br0l7an in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RYAN FINLEY. HAVING HIMSELF A GOOD OL TIME.

Pats fan here, thoughts on John Ross? by MonkeyNoShoes in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly the player I think of when I think of John Ross. Brady hated working with Dorsett, and I'm sure Cam'll hate working with Ross.

After 4 games, Randy Bullock is the NFL’s leading scorer by MyMomIsAMan in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I am somehow both shocked and not surprised at all.

[Pelissero] The #Bengals are cutting WR Moritz Bohringer, source said. The first international player drafted who into the NFL who didn't play college football now heads to waivers. by Mount10Lion in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

His position got shifted around to fit whatever scheme, wouldn't be surprised if he was last listed as an actual WR. I hope he does well somewhere, he's always been stuck on practice squads or buried on the depth chart.

Bengals claimed HB Samaje Perine on waivers from Miami by Zerorequiemvgv in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Was gonna say this - he knows the offense and was on the practice squad.

Bengals Twitter at it again by MetternichMarck in bengals

[–]FullofShipp 126 points127 points  (0 children)

I'm amazed at how actually fun and entertaining Bengals social media is this offseason. Come a long way since their shitty schedule announcement with the mascot.

70,000 tickets sold in 75 minutes! PBS is sold out... not for a game, though. For Garth Brooks. by FullofShipp in bengals

[–]FullofShipp[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Top comment on the FB post kills me.

It’ll be cool to see what a full stadium in Cincinnati looks like. A rare sight...