Mercy Rule (1 Viewer)

[TheDeparted]

So, somehow I've made it to a 5-1 record so far, with an auto-drafted team and a slew of FA/waiver-wire pickups.

The last 3 weeks, however, I've come out of Sunday night as the clear victor with one or more players YTP on Monday Night after my opponents' players have all been 'used'.

So, because there's a 0.0000000001% chance that my YTP players score enough negative points to lose the game for me, I bench them and just take 100.0% chance of a win. This week I benched Kyle Orton and Antonio Gates because I've already won 71.5 to 57.


Is this considered insulting or merciful?

 

[d3cyph3r]

you put forth your best starting line up and you let them play

don't be a dbag

 

[jayhawk66]

Yeah, now your thinking too much about it.

Score the points. It's the other teams problem if they can't score points.

 

[TheDeparted]

dbag? Really?

Okay, I'll just put them back in, then.

But what if, as in a previous week, I've only got the lead by 1 point and I have the only player YTP? Do I risk losing the game if that one player has a horrible outing scoring -1 or -2 points or do I guarantee myself the victory by benching said player?

 

[ibelieve]

I have benched a kicker before witha 1 point lead.

 

[TheDeparted]

So, for the people who think it's insulting, you'd rather lose by 60 points than by, say, 15? Or am I misinterpreting the reasons?

 

[ULL_Scott]

I can't believe this is a thread.....

 

[Galbreath34]

lus-un2:
Folks are missing sarcasm right and left on SSF, and here, where I was sure it was sarcasm, it isn't.

If you lock up a playoff spot be sure to drop 3 starters, just to be cool.