The Irrational Hatred Thread

[Outshined_One]

Are there any particular players you hate simply because of how their play affects you in fantasy sports? If so, who?

 

I'll start with my year-in, year-out favorite: Brian Westbrook

 

I have never seen such an unbelievably talented football player in my life who is constantly injured. Every time I get some enthusiasm that he finally got over his hump of nagging injuries, he goes and gets dinged up again. It is such a rarity to have a week go by without a P or a Q next to his name. What's worse, Andy Reid constantly makes game-time decisions on Westbrook when it comes to sitting him or giving him a light load. It seems like every time I play him when he's dinged up, Reid sits him. However, when I bench him, Reid plays him and he promptly scores 3 TDs with 100 yards rushing and 80 yards receiving.

 

I seriously can't stand the guy, even though I've never met him and I have no rooting interest for or against the Eagles. I've had him in my dynasty league for a few years now, but I can't stand the thought of trading him because I feel like I wouldn't get fair value and because I worry that he'd promptly put up a fully healthy fantasy season for the ages after I trade him. I hate the guy.

 

How about you?

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

The entire defense of the San Diego Chargers.

[B]

Frank Gore, Shaun Alexander, and Marvin Harrison

 

They all sucked or got hurt the year I had them

 

Alexander broke his leg

Harrison broke his knee

Gore just sucked last year

[Vanilla Ice]

Clinton Portis

[SouthSideRyan]

Seriously? Fred Taylor.

[evv98]

Carson Palmer.

 

He teased greatness a few years ago so made him my keeper (I had a lousy team). He didn't do so great the next year, but my intended keeper got injured in the pre-season, so I kept him again. This year I kept someone else, but drafted him because I thought he was the best available QB. He is horrible this year.

[Andy]

I drafted Daunte Culpepper with I think a 3rd-round pick in 2004, and he almost single handedly led my team to a fantasy title - I won the regular season but ended up in 3rd place. I then drafted him in the 2nd round the following year. I have not quite forgiven him - even though it wasn't his fault he got hurt, he was awful up until then too.

[17 Seconds]

Ocho Cinco

 

Roy Williams

 

Willis McGahee

[JimSorgi]

Chad Johnson

 

Steven Jackson (unless he starts improving)

[wade]

I hate Donovan McNabb because any year I have him is a year he misses most of the season with injury or plain sucks. Every year I don't have him he blows up the scoreboard.

 

At least it seems that way.

[rawaction]

Javon Walker and Greg Jennings. Both have killed me in games against what I thought would be tough pass defenses against them. I faced a team that had Walker in his 3 TD, 800 yard receiving game vs. Pittsburgh a few years back. Jennings did it a couple times last year. Walker even did it in Green Bay before he got hurt, probably against the Bears.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

do we have to stick with football and the fantasy impact? I hate Hunter Pence, and he's never really done anything to earn it that I can recall.

[RedFlash]

do we have to stick with football and the fantasy impact? I hate Hunter Pence, and he's never really done anything to earn it that I can recall.

 

Ryan Braun........and Hunter Pence "The Haterade Boys."

[Outshined_One]

I'll put Ryan Grant on my list. He's been killing me this year.

[Vanilla Ice]

OH YEA

 

add roy williams to my list

[B]

I'll put Ryan Grant on my list. He's been killing me this year.

I would hate him for this year, but when I picked him up last year he won me the championship.

[splintersag]

Chad Ocho Cinco. ](*,)

 

He's killing me this year.

[JimSorgi]

Stupid Andre Johnson. Edited September 28, 2008 by JimSorgi

[Clem Fandango]

I hate any player I pick up who has performed consistently enough to makeup a little for the injuries to my starters and then performs like crap when I put them in the lineup to replace them

 

I'm looking at you, Pierre Thomas. Of course, the news articles on my fantasy site that said Thomas would be the short yardage carrier from here on out failed to mention that McCallister was healthy and playing this week

[JimSorgi]

AP

 

Last year you were amazing as a mid-round pick, but this year you sucked against the Lions. Come on man, don't you know you're killing my fantasy team?

[wekse]

FWP

 

 

f'in willie parker

[Jehrico]

Ryan Longwell. He sucks every time I start him, he puts up huge numbers every time I bench him. I miss every time with him. I finally lost in my head to head league for the first time this week because of him. I had the second highest overall score for the week, but lost 110-113 because of him.

[NCCubFan]

Larry Johnson. He rushes for 2 yards the week after he rushes for 198, then he gets himself suspended for a game.

[Jehrico]

FWP

 

 

f'in willie parker

I just picked up Parker for next to nothing. Hope he's healthy for the last 6 games.

[Sammys Boombox]

Randy Moss is "hurting" me this year. I'm 5-1...

 

But seriously, I can't stand Edgerrin James. Last year I got stuck with him in a non-live draft league that only had 4 bench spots and he was on the can't cut list. It was a total waste of a roster spot last year.

 

We only had the 4 bench spots but 2 QB, 3 RB, 3 WR, 2 TE. Honestly, it was just a stupid setup, but James killed me.