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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 31, 2015 11:46:07 GMT -5
I guess let's make an official fantasy football thread to not clutter up the regular NFL thread.Have 2 drafts in the up coming week.Any advice or required reading?
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Post by domrep on Aug 31, 2015 15:55:52 GMT -5
I'd target running back early, I looked at the ESPN rankings the other day and once you get to around #15, it drops off. The top 10 or 11 backs go in the first two rounds.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2015 22:27:50 GMT -5
the top RBs have always been going very early.
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Post by domrep on Sept 1, 2015 9:55:55 GMT -5
the top RBs have always been going very early. Yeah but this year it seems like the position is paper thin. Also see guys like Gronk going super early, as good as he is, I wouldn't think of taking him until around round 4 or 5.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Sept 1, 2015 10:32:26 GMT -5
the top RBs have always been going very early. Yeah but this year it seems like the position is paper thin. Also see guys like Gronk going super early, as good as he is, I wouldn't think of taking him until around round 4 or 5. But Gronk is worth a 1st rounder considering the drop off between his production and all the other TEs. Sure if you don't have a TE position in the league he's not as great but if you do that's production from a spot you don't get much from.
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Post by domrep on Sept 1, 2015 11:00:11 GMT -5
Yeah but this year it seems like the position is paper thin. Also see guys like Gronk going super early, as good as he is, I wouldn't think of taking him until around round 4 or 5. But Gronk is worth a 1st rounder considering the drop off between his production and all the other TEs. Sure if you don't have a TE position in the league he's not as great but if you do that's production from a spot you don't get much from. True, but I'd rather load up at running back first than taking Gronk. I like Kelce, I think he'll be a beast. Jordan Reed if he stays healthy can be a top five tight end. I guess my point is, if you don't have at least one top notch running back then the chances of succeeding are slim IMO, unless you make a trade.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Sept 1, 2015 11:36:50 GMT -5
But Gronk is worth a 1st rounder considering the drop off between his production and all the other TEs. Sure if you don't have a TE position in the league he's not as great but if you do that's production from a spot you don't get much from. True, but I'd rather load up at running back first than taking Gronk. I like Kelce, I think he'll be a beast. Jordan Reed if he stays healthy can be a top five tight end. I guess my point is, if you don't have at least one top notch running back then the chances of succeeding are slim IMO, unless you make a trade. Well depending on your league scoring system too. But as said before the running back position has become so interchangable that other then the top few there is so much uncertainty as who will be a started. Then you got guys who age out. It's a crap shoot
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Post by "Mr Wonderdick" Dick Dastardly on Sept 1, 2015 12:19:13 GMT -5
But Gronk is worth a 1st rounder considering the drop off between his production and all the other TEs. Sure if you don't have a TE position in the league he's not as great but if you do that's production from a spot you don't get much from. True, but I'd rather load up at running back first than taking Gronk. I like Kelce, I think he'll be a beast. Jordan Reed if he stays healthy can be a top five tight end. I guess my point is, if you don't have at least one top notch running back then the chances of succeeding are slim IMO, unless you make a trade. Depending on which Fantasy provider you are using, some of the good RBs are a bit low. I was able to get Shady and Doug Martin in the 4th and 7th rounds. I also picked up Carlos Hyde as their backups and Arian Foster just in case he comes back earlier than later. I must say, Yahoo's Draft Report Card is silly as f***. They say I project as finishing 6th based on my draft grade, yet my grade is the same as the five teams "ahead" of me. Then try to say Ryan Tannehill and Tom Brady are the worst QB duo in my league when one team only has one QB (Peyton) and another has a QB tandem of Russell Wilson and Eli Manning.
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Sept 1, 2015 18:00:13 GMT -5
I've got two drafts in the books, and two to go. My two teams are as follows: {Spoiler}With pick #8 out of 8 players:
1. Marshawn Lynch 2. Odell Beckham Jr. 3. Justin Forsett 4. Alshon Jeffery 5. Russell Wilson 6. Travis Kelce 7. Melvin Gordon 8. DeSean Jackson 9. Davante Adams 10. Giovani Bernard 11. Julius Thomas 12. Victor Cruz 13. LeGarrette Blount 14. Mason Crosby 15. Denver Defense {Spoiler}This one was pick #10 out of 12 teams.
1. Odell Beckham Jr. 2. A.J. Green 3. Davante Adams 4. Joseph Randle 5. Travis Kelce 6. T.J. Yeldon 7. Tom Brady 8. Stephen Gostkowski 9. Charles Johnson 10. Joe Flacco 11. Reggie Bush 12. Jonas Gray 13. Denver Defense 14. Duke Johnson Jr. Any thoughts? I have another draft Sunday and another sometime next week.
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Post by lildude8218 on Sept 2, 2015 12:43:34 GMT -5
So I went to sign up for my yearly Yahoo draft and something happened so I assumed I missed out on my chance to join that league and tried again. What I didn't know is that the first one did go through so I was on autodraft that whole time while I was drafting a second team. So that first team is going to SUCK.
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Post by lildude8218 on Sept 2, 2015 12:45:02 GMT -5
also whoever writes the draft analysis for Yahoo is kind of a dick.
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Sept 10, 2015 6:00:21 GMT -5
Guess there will be no NFL Pick'Em this year
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Sept 10, 2015 10:19:16 GMT -5
ESPN Team. Yeah my time was half Auto Drafted because of Wifi issues at the place we went to draft. Since I play with friend we do a big party deal. Of course just before Draft started the place kicked my out there Wifi and Two rounds came past by the time I got back in and both times auto picked an RB for me. So missed up my game plan but this is what I got. Putting them in draft Starting line up.
QB: Drew Breeze RB1: Jamaal Charles RB2: CJ Anderson WR1: Alshon Jeffrey WR2: Keenan Allen WR/TE: Vincent Jackson TE: Travis Kelce D/ST: Rams K: Justin Tucker
Bench: QB: Philip Rivers RB: Joique Bell TE: Larry Donnell WR: Alan Robinson D/ST: Lions
Yeah It is great to have to great RBs but had I drafted my own way I would went RB, WR, QB,
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Sept 10, 2015 10:27:02 GMT -5
Post by theslickness on about an hour agoQB Drew Brees RB Matt Forte RB Alfed Morris WR Odel Beckham Jr WR: Sammy Watkins TE: Jason Witten Flex: Malcom Floyd D/ST: Texans K Steve Hushkia
BN Michael Floyd BN Brian Quick BN Larry Donnell BN: Teddy Bridgewater BN: Patriots Defense BN: Todd Gurley BN: DeVante Parker
That's my fantasy team. Thoughts?
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Post by Oak: Certified Jade Hater on Sept 10, 2015 11:50:45 GMT -5
Got a draft in two hours. Any early suggestions?
I'm thinking Josh Hill at TE for my bench. Davante Adams is another popular choice.
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Post by domrep on Sept 10, 2015 12:21:28 GMT -5
Got a draft in two hours. Any early suggestions? I'm thinking Josh Hill at TE for my bench. Davante Adams is another popular choice. Running back/running back. QB class is deep, I think you should pass on Gronk in Rounds 1 and 2. Had an ESPN draft last night: QB - Brady/Stafford RB - Anderson/Hill/Martin/Forsett/Michael. Sidenote about this, I didn't realize Hill and Anderson had bye weeks on the same week so I went RB heavier than usual WR - Cooks/Landry/Wright/Wheaton TE - Walker/Ertz Defense - Jets and Patriots K - Gostkowski
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Post by Cyno on Sept 10, 2015 13:11:48 GMT -5
I'm doing a Yahoo league that had keepers this year, which bit me in the ass this year as I didn't know how they affected the draft. I probably would've skipped picking keepers if I knew ahead of time that it'd cost me a chance at drafting Peterson or Lacey.
Still, I managed to get a pretty decent lineup for the Quinzee Deflators, with Arian Foster waiting in the wings to come back from his groin injury.
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Post by Pooh Carlson on Sept 10, 2015 16:24:29 GMT -5
In the flex should I pay Isaiah Crowell or Deangelo Williams?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 16:31:22 GMT -5
my team:
QBs: Aaron Rodgers/Eli Manning RBs: DeMarco Murray/Tre Mason/Shane Vereen/Todd Gurley/Darren Sproles WRs: Randall Cobb/Desean Jackson/Anquan Boldin/Percy Harvin TEs: Jimmy Graham/Owen Daniels D/ST: Bills/Rams K: Stephen Gostokowski
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Post by Cyno on Sept 10, 2015 17:02:17 GMT -5
And here's the 2015 Quinzee Deflators:
QB: Drew Brees RB: Demarco Murray, Jonathan Stewart, Arian Foster, Shane Vereen WR: Emmanuel Sanders, Jeremy Maclin, Vincent Jackson, Davante Adams, Anquan Boldin TE: Jason Witten, Delanie Walker K: Steven Hauschka, Josh Brown D/ST: Carolina, Arizona DE: Robert Golden, Darrelle Revis DL: Michael Bennett, Justin Tuck
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