I wanna see Jason Peters play well before I bank on anything that Eagles offense does.... we saw last year what happens if their line starts to fall apart...
Does anyone think daniel thomas has value? I'm trying to get sudfield to handcuff gronk and also keep him off the market, but I already have jermichael. Daniel thomas and f jax are my only droppable guys but I want to keep f jax since he can still go off if cj goes down again.
Thomas is droppable in a standard format league. He will get some carries but only to spell Miller. I suspect Gray and/or Gillisee will take some carries as well
Smart. Does he play gronks role or a herns role? Im set with gronk and finley, who I think is gonna do just fine while gronk is hurt. I'm just trying to stack trade assets and keep him from helping other guys.
I'm not sure anyone on the roster can bring the versatility Hernandez did, I'm just hoping being 6'7 with Brady is hard to stop.
My team from last night. 12 team PPR league, snake draft had the 6th pick. For RB and WR, I can either start 2 and 2 or 3 and 1. ()= round player was drafted in. QB Aaron Rodgers (2) Carson Palmer (12) RB Trent Richardson (1) Montee Ball (7) Ronnie Hillman (11) Johnathan Franklin (9) WR Roddy White (3) Marques Colston (4) Mike Wallace (6) T.Y. Hilton (8) TE Jason Witten (5) Brandon Myer (10) K Caleb Sturgis (14) Team D Green Bay (13)
Not bad but I dont like the rb depth. If anything happens to richardson youre dead. Also feel like there are better d options.
QBTony Romo QB Big Ben RB Chris Johnson RB Lamar Miller RB David Wilson WR Dez Bryant WR Julio Jones WR DeSean Jackson WR T.Y. Hilton TE Jermichael Finley TE Tyler EIfert K Janikowski K Greg Zuerlein D Miami D Buffalo I definitley waited to long for a D , but overall i'm happy Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk
In a 12 team thats a very strong team. In a 10 team league its still very good but not sure thats championship caliber. D and RB could use upgrades in a 10 team. I like the phins d of course. Buffalo d is eh...look for a good sleeper d like cleveland or pitt who ive seen go undrafted or be undervalued
Defenses are overrated IMO, unless there's custom scoring to boost generic stats like PDs and TFL... I always take D and K last two rounds and then play a defense by committee watching the waivers. You'll be fine.
believe me there is nothing left there , i had to pick between the jets and bills, or what do you think of tampa bays D
Just finished the draft earlier today, 12 team league: QB - Andrew Luck RB1 - Doug Martin RB2 - Frank Gore WR1 - Dez Bryant WR2 - Mike Wallace Flex - Torrey Smith TE - Greg Olsen D/ST - Packers K - Randy Bullock Bench: RB Chris Ivory WR T.Y. Hilton RB Pierre Thomas RB Danny Woodhead WR Josh Gordon There was an absolute blitz for RBs in the first two rounds of the draft. I drafted TE/D/Kicker with the last three picks in that order. I used my fifth round pick on Luck after securing starting RBs and WRs with the first four picks.
Just finished up my first League Draft pretty happy about it, though thin at RB.. Most of my Bench will probably be dropped for other FA's QB: Matt Ryan RB: Adrian Peterson RB: Daryl Richardson WR: Demaryius Thomas WR: Dwayne Bowe W/R: T.Y. Hilton W/R/T: Jermichael Finley TE: Jimmy Graham DST: Pitt K: Matt Bryant BN: Le'Veon Bell BN: DeAndre Hopkins BN: Zach Sudfeld BN: Zac Stacy BN: Ryan Williams
12 team .5ppr 3rd round reverse draft....now think of your 11 nerdiest friends/people you ever met....that was this draft. The past few years what Ive learned in this league is grab your handcuff rbs because these dudes are vultures. QB Cam Newton (37) WR Andre Johnson (36) WR DeSean Jackson (60) WR Greg Jennings (84) RB Adrian Peterson (1) RB Frank Gore (24) TE Jordan Cameron (108) W/R Ahmad Bradshaw (61) K Caleb Sturgis DEF Pittsburgh BN Golden Tate (85...computer froze...probably saved me from taking Owen Daniels after getting sniped on Greg Olsen by the dweeb 2 picks in front of me) BN Vick Ballard BN Carson Palmer BN LaMichael James BN Toby Gerhart BN Washington
If its a non ppr I like your wr's more then in a PPR. RB's QB TE are fine as is WR1. Cant really grade it til I know the parameters of the league VERY thin at RB. If you have byes before Bell gets back youre screwed because the Cards are going to cut or trade Ryan Williams. Rest of it is very strong though. Id probably look in to trading a TE for another RB you can start at the flex spot and fwiw I like Finley a lot this year.
My two money league drafts were last night... pretty much had one draft then another an hour later. I wound up with the seventh pick in both drafts. League A (12 team, 1PPR - QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, RB/WR/TE, K, DEF) QB - Tony Romo (8), Eli Manning (9) RB - Ray Rice (1), Stevan Ridley (3), Daryl Richardson (7), Danny Woodhead (10), Bernard Pierce (11), Pierre Thomas (14) WR - AJ Green (2), Marques Colston (4), DeSean Jackson (6), Jeremy Kerley (12), Andre Roberts (13) TE - Tony Gonzalez (5), Ed Dickson (16) K - David Akers (17) DEF - St. Louis (15) League B (14 team, Standard but TDs are 7 points across the board - QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, RB/WR, WR/TE, K, DEF) QB - Drew Brees (2) RB - Arian Foster (1), Lamar Miller (4), Andre Brown (9), Fred Jackson (11), Joique Bell (13) WR - Randall Cobb (3), Cecil Shorts (6), Chris Givens (7), Michael Floyd (8), Jeremy Kerley (12), Andre Roberts (14) TE - Rob Gronkowski (5), Brandon Myers (10) K - Sebastian Janikowski (15) DEF - Miami (16)
Yeah I had to pick Bell, Though i've read a few articles saying its just a sprain so he should be back soon. I'm also stoked I got Finley with pick 120 I think he's in for a monster year. I picked Ryan Williams with my 16rd pick for the "just in case" he's been on everyone's sleeper list for 2 years and with the last pick in the draft who else could I pick. Going QB and TE early really hurt my RB Draft strategy. My Big money league is coming up and i'm considering by-passing on Graham and taking the best RB available like MJD or Reggie Bush with the 24th pick.
MJD went at pick 13 in the above draft I just did. I was a bit ticked that Graham went 23rd in this league and 1 pick in front of me. Even in a 3rd round reversal draft id have taken Graham at 24.
Team 2 isnt as strong as team 1 unless Floyd or Givens breaks out. Im not a believer in Shorts. Team 2 is also in deep doo doo if Gronk starts the year on PUP. Team 1 is a solid A-. WR depth and D are my only 2 blemishes.
The difference between a 12 team draft and a 14 team draft is huge... I was stunned by what was available by round seven. If I hadn't taken Lamar Miller in round four, I would have maybe had a shot at someone like Shane Vereen or someone like that in round five. Not a fan of Myers? I think he'll be solid for Eli.
I'm not a fan of the depth (but understand why you went the way you did) and I am uneasy about Jennings and Cameron. Any potential waiver wire pick-ups for a back-up TE?
Ive done 14 teams and I think you were in the league the year we did like 20 teams or something absurd. You know I know the difference. Team 2 isnt a bad team. Its that team A is championship caliber (barring injuries and bad luck of course) and I view team 2 as a make the playoffs but out before the finals team. My criticisms are more related to the players themselves then anything else. RE Myers...He will do ok but hes a TE2 imo. I could see him with 650/6TDs. Remember Oakland there were no other g=targets, now Cruz and Nicks are around. Different ball game though you could do worse certainly. IMO you will be starting Floyd soon over shorts. Floyd is getting big praise and hes got a competent QB this year Im uneasy about Jennings but as a WR3 I can alternate he and Tate (who will see a lot of targets as their WR1 in Seattle and in a contract year). TE i took Cameron very late but there are some players out there I really like including Rob Housler who I love. The deciding factors on choosing Cameron were...A) Lack of surrounding targets for Cameron With Gordon suspended at least for the first few games Cameron is going to get all the work he can handle and B) Housler has Fitz, Floyd, Roberts around him and C) Arians offenses fluctuate drastically with TE involvement. Heath Miller had his best year after Arians leaves..not a coincidence. Housler, Dion Sims, Vance MacDonald (in case SF flexes Davis out wide since they have terrible wr's right now), Pettigrew, Dwayne Allen/Fleener, Eifert (who IM not high on as long as Gresham is ahead of him on the depth chart) and Ed Dickson are the others out there. Dickson or Housler would be the next in line just cause Housler did finsih the last half of last year as a top 10 TE. I may simply drop Washington D to procure Dickson or Housler....but I am very high on Cameron
First ever draft (14 team league - ESPN scoring). Pick 1 Snake QB - Russell Wilson RB1 - Adrian Peterson RB2 - David Wilson Flex/RB3 - Shane Vereen WR1 - Torrey Smith WR2 - T.Y. Hilton TE - Jimmy Graham K - Garrett Hartley Def - Miami (homer !!! but if we create more turnovers) Bench QB - Phillip Rivers RB - Zac Stacy RB - Marcel Reece WR3 - Josh Gordon WR4 - Vincent Brown TE2 - Dustin Keller TE3 - Zac Sudfeld Obviously this was completed before DK's injury, I had picked up Sudfield as Mr. Irrelevant and had earmarked him for some trade bait as a couple of teams only had one tight end. Now have traded DK for Brandon Gibson as zip TE's left. A worry is that in week 8, Smith, Hilton & Brown are on all on the bye week, so I trying to set up a couple of trades where I trade Brown for DeMarco Murray and then trade Vereen (though he really wants Wilson) for Steve Smith. Does this make sense for me? Also with Bye weeks, do you swap out the Kickers & Defense on a BPA basis on waivers and then stay with the new guy/team or swap again?
1st official league draft, casual... 10 team, non PPR. 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 RB/WR/TE Flex, and K Def QB: Andy Dalton RB: Adrian Peterson RB: Chris Johnson WR: AJ Green WR: Dwayne Bowe WR: Hakeem Nicks TE: Jimmy Graham Flex: Stevan Ridley K: Randy Bullock D: Green Bay Bench: QB Carson Palmer Bench: RB Reshard Mendenhall Bench: WR Josh Gordon Bench: WR Jordy Nelson Bench: WR Cecil Shorts Bench: TE Zach Sudfeld
Honestly, Team B is a bigger risk reward while team A is playing it safe IMO. Team B, if Foster stays healthy and Gronk comes back at full health for the second two thirds of the season, you hit it out of the park for a 14 person league. Brees Gronk Foster can easily outplay having that weak WR3 spot.
A lot of IF's there though. Anyone who has ever played fantasy football knows its 33% draft, 33% waiver claims/FA grabs when someone gets hurt, and 33% luck. By starting out with an injured TE who you spent a 5th rounder on (at pick 70) in a league where you know depth will be lacking AND a 1st round pick on a RB who will have a nagging injury all year youre starting out behind the 8 ball on the luck part. I hope it works out for him. I prefer limiting the injury risks in deeper leagues.
I am not concerned about Foster and I am comfortable with Myers starting too. Would you have honestly passed on Foster at #7 overall? Gronkowski at #61 overall?
Fosters usage is a concern for me but I feel more confident in him then Gronk. If Foster is available at 5 in my other money league tomorrow then ill find out if I would have passed. At 7 in a 14 team league Im assuming AP, McCoy, Spiller, Charles, Martin and either Rice or Lynch are gone which means at 7 you probably had a choice between Rice or Lynch or Foster. Foster is probably a higher reward but also a bigger risk. I can see the argument for and against Foster there. Bigger problem for me is Gronk at 61. TE is very boom or bust no doubt and studs are hard to come by there but at 61 I probably would have gone elsewhere knowing youre probably not getting more then 12 games out of him this year. Myers is 3rd fiddle on a team thats going to be better running the ball then they were last year. Adequate backup but imo strictly a matchup play.
I can tell we're not going to agree here... I feel you have two tier one TEs (Graham, Gronk), two tier two TEs (Gonzalez, Written), and then everyone else... basically they are risky or have a 600 yard, 5 TD ceiling. I think Myers is a 600/5 guy.
Fantasy football is won in the second half of the year is all I'm sayin. Gronk on a Hernandezless Patriots, there's not much bust there....
12 team league PPR with some other rules I've never used before like .5 per completion and rushing attempts. Defenses get 1 pt for a 4th down stop and .5 for tackles for loss and three and outs. The thing is the rules were changed late. I and most players didn't find out until right before the draft (minutes). The rules I'd reviewed about a week before the draft when I printed some cheat sheets were for a non-PPR league. I got the 3rd pick in a snake draft. There are some quirks in that these guys (and girls) take QBs ridiculously early. For example: last year 7 of the first 8 picks were QBs. Also you better get a back-up kicker and back-up D or there may not be one available at all on your bye week. Anyway here's my draft: QB: Peyton Manning RB: Lesean McCoy WR: Julio Jones TE: Greg Olsen WR/RB: Maurice Jones-Drew WR/RB/TE: Danny Amendola K: Randy Bullock Def: Miami Bench QB: Brandon Weedon RB: Pierre Thomas RB: Isaiah Pead RB: LeGarret Blount RB: Jordan Todman WR: Antonio Brown WR: Josh Gordon WR: Brandon Gibson TE: Fred Davis TE: Ed Dickson K: Caleb Sturgis Def: Dallas I like my starters and my depth at WR, TE and K. I'm not happy with my depth/back-ups at QB, RB or Def. But at worst I could play three WRs and only one RB should the need arise.
Just did a 10 team mock, my first one. For crap sake why can't I land this haul in my other league! QB- Stafford RB- Spiller RB- R Bush WR- Calvin WR- Wallace TE- Graham Flex- Gronkowski K- Phil Dawson D- St Louis ....and yes this draft did really happen.
Well I've had my own fantasy league with buddies for about 8 years now. This year we expanded. Merge with another long time league of friends. So we have 18 teams. QB RB RB/WR WR WR TE DT/ST K Anyone been in a football league this deep? Any advice? I'm in a 20 team baseball league so I think that will prepare me. But I've me never been in this deep of a football league and with there being less depth in football I'm worried. Draft is tonight. Ima scaredddd
Originally had this in the wrong thread: I give you 2013s Resultant Fart Bubbles. 12 teams, non PPR, no keepers, Homer picks in bold (4) Resultant Fartbubbles - Calvin Johnson WR (21) Resultant Fartbubbles - Julio Jones WR (28) Resultant Fartbubbles - David Wilson RB (45) Resultant Fartbubbles - Danny Amendola WR (52) Resultant Fartbubbles - Tony Romo QB (69) Resultant Fartbubbles - Jason Witten TE (76) Resultant Fartbubbles - Giovani Bernard RB (93) Resultant Fartbubbles - Andre Brown RB (100) Resultant Fartbubbles - Ben Tate RB (117) Resultant Fartbubbles - Kenbrell Thompkins WR (124) Resultant Fartbubbles - Justin Blackmon WR (141) Resultant Fartbubbles - Broncos D/ST D/ST (148) Resultant Fartbubbles - Brian Hartline WR (165) Resultant Fartbubbles - Matt Schaub QB (172) Resultant Fartbubbles - Pierre Thomas RB (189) Resultant Fartbubbles - Caleb Sturgis K Starters: QB: Tony Romo RB: David Wilson RB: Giovani Bernard WR: Calvin Johnson WR: Julio Jones WR: Danny Ammendola TE: Jason Witten DST: Broncos K: Caleb Sturgis I see counting on Giovani as RB2 as this team's biggest weakness.
Have a depth chart that includes every NFL team and every position. You will be drafting backups that nobody has ever heard of, and you want to be prepared with a current depth chart and take the best backups first. Especially at the RB position.
