Fins tied for 1st place! Amazing!

[EKnight]

It seems to me that today, we're tied for the division lead (tiebreakers not withstanding) but that we're also tied for both wildcard spots.  Is this the case?

Yes. 7-way tie for the WC. Effectively 5th if you include the tie-breakers. ESPN ran an interesting piece on the AFCE with the writer's opinion on likelihood of making the playoffs for each team. They have the Pats 90% "likely," with Miami second in the division at 40% "likely," citing the lack of depth straight across the board and the poor play of the secondary (4/6 QBs have gone for over 300 yards against them) as the biggest potential stumbling blocks. -EK

http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/49376/sizing-up-the-afc-east

[Brian Fein]

When you draft your fantasy teams, do you pass on Brady or Welker or the Jets D because they play for a rival? -EK

Yes.
I have never once had a Jets player on my fantasy team.

[EKnight]

Yes.
I have never once had a Jets player on my fantasy team.

You don't play for Miami. You have no stake in their winnings or losings. If I'm in a money league (or even a non-money league), I'm not passing on a better player at a position because he plays for a rival. -EK

[Brian Fein]

Your choice.
I am in a money league, have been for 12 years.  Never had a Jets player on my team.

[EKnight]

Your choice.
I am in a money league, have been for 12 years.  Never had a Jets player on my team.

And what about New England? I did ask about them both. You really gonna pass on Brady and perhaps lose money? No one is that delusional. -EK

[Brian Fein]

I have never had Brady on my team but my hatred for the Patriots is significantly less than that for the Jets.  But I still have never had Brady, or Welker, Moss, Corey Dillon, etc.  I currently have Brandon Bolden in one league and Patriots defense in another league.

I avoid having to root for players who play for teams that I want to rot in hell.

[EKnight]

Some of you guys take this shit far too seriously. It's just a freaking game. Good lord. I just don't get it. If Miami wins, I don;t get up happier or feel like my life is in any way better. If they lose, I don't get upset or depressed. Likewise if the Jets/Pats/Bills win I'm not bummed, nor am I happy if they lose, unless they were playing Miami. There are far too many things in the real world that matter more than the outcome of a game to me. -EK

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Yes.
I have never once had a Jets player on my fantasy team.

I won't play in a money leagues anymore.  Cause the problem isn't just not having rival players but also you oppenant might have a player you want to do well for the real game purposes but do poorly for FF purposes.  

[Dave Gray]

I have no issues drafting Jets players, despite my hatred of them personally.

[Pappy13]

Some of you guys take this shit far too seriously. It's just a freaking game. Good lord. I just don't get it. If Miami wins, I don;t get up happier or feel like my life is in any way better. If they lose, I don't get upset or depressed. Likewise if the Jets/Pats/Bills win I'm not bummed, nor am I happy if they lose, unless they were playing Miami. There are far too many things in the real world that matter more than the outcome of a game to me. -EK

Well this revelation clears up a lot for me EK. You see I AM one of those guys that gets up happier on a Monday when the Dolphins win on Sunday. It used to get me depressed for a couple days when the Dolphins would lose, but I shrug it off better now then I did because it has been happening far too often for me to let it bother me that much. Everyone of my family/friends knows that if you want to buy me a gift, just get something with a Dolphins logo on it and I will like it. My password for a lot of sites is Dolphins related. My PIN on my credit card is related to the Dolphins. I pretty much spend a part of everyday doing something Dolphins related (like checking out these forums).

I'm like you when it comes to every other team and every other sport I'm a fan of. I'm a Blackhawks and WhiteSox fan too, but if they lose it's no big deal and if they win it's nice, but unless it's the playoffs, I really don't care. So yes the Dolphins are different for me and I suspect that they are different for some of the others here too. Maybe that's why it's been so hard for me to understand your stance on Tannehill, but now I understand. I'm sorry if I offended you for suggesting that maybe you weren't a Dolphins fan, I didn't mean to offend you, but I think it's clear now that you're not the same kind of Dolphins fan that I am and I suspect you're not the same kind of Dolphins fan as some of the others here as well. That's not on you, it's on me, but I think if you were to put yourself into my shoes, you could better understand where I was coming from. When you live and die with a team the way I do, it's hard to imagine another fan being so negative about one of their players.

[MikeO]

Some of you guys take this shit far too seriously. It's just a freaking game. Good lord. I just don't get it. If Miami wins, I don;t get up happier or feel like my life is in any way better. If they lose, I don't get upset or depressed. Likewise if the Jets/Pats/Bills win I'm not bummed, nor am I happy if they lose, unless they were playing Miami. There are far too many things in the real world that matter more than the outcome of a game to me. -EK

If football isn't that important to you and if so many other things are so much more important then its very odd you spend a lot of time on this board arguing about it 24/7/365. Just an observation.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Not any longer. 

Fins are now in second place. 

[MikeO]

Not any longer. 

Fins are now in second place. 

was going to happen regardless, someone had to win

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

was going to happen regardless, someone had to win

Not necessarily, Donovan. 

[MikeO]

Not necessarily, Donovan. 

Yeah one of those "ties" that take place once every 10 years...lol

I guess so, but lets be real.