Had my 10 team draft last night (.5 PPR)... I made one mistake which was that I had planned on taking Olsen in the 5th rd and when it came along, I lost track and thought I had one more round before I had to take him. He and Bennett went right before my next pick so I had to wait on TE at that point. Decided to take a flyer on Gates and then take Ladarius Green along with him near the end. I'll scoop someone else for depth but I wouldn't be surprised if Green made some plays before Gates gets back. I might be ok.
Anyway.. here's my team.
QB: Brady, Bradford
RB: Lacy, Ingram, Abdullah, Vereen, Gray
WR: Jones, Cobb, Landry, Allen Robinson, Funchess
TE: Gates, Green
K: Bailey
D/ST: Denver
Absolutely love the WR's I came away with.. I couldn't take Jones fast enough when he fell to my 2nd pick then then Cobb fell to my 3rd. I know he banged up his shoulder but he should be good to go Week 1. The value was way too good to pass up.
Thoughts?
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Both of my leagues are not until This weekend and i am getting antsy to just get them over with...
Same here. The more time I have to think about it, the more I change my mind. I have the 2nd pick in a 12-team PPR league and my short list is getting longer rather than shorter as the days pass. On top of that, the league is a mix of experienced players with inexperienced players, so it's impossible to predict how it will unfold.
I had the 2nd pick in a 14 team league. Man, it felt like days would pass between my snaked picks.
I can keep TWO. Looks like I have great value with Bell and Evans.
Player Round it will cost me to keep
L. Bell 5th
M. Evans 13th
AJ Green 1st
Lacy 1st and 6th
Luck 2nd
Edelman 6th
R. Jennings 4th
Torrey Smith 10th
Oh, not even close. I took Gates way later. 11th or 12th round.
People forget that he was the 2nd best TE last year. The 4 game suspension hurts but even if he's just a middle-low end TE1 when he gets back the value is still there where I took him.
Antonio Brown, Justin Forsett/Lamar Miller, /Mike Evans/Jordan Matthews/Alshon Jeffery
OR
Lacy/Lynch, Brandin Cooks/Hilton, Frank Gore/Joseph Randle
Drafting well certainly helps though.
In my league I suspect a solid draft that gives my team an early season edge will help me on the waiver wire... I hopefully won't have to overbid on a player early to fill a hole and should therefore have more to spend late in the year.
Antonio Brown, Justin Forsett/Lamar Miller, /Mike Evans/Jordan Matthews/Alshon Jeffery
OR
Lacy/Lynch, Brandin Cooks/Hilton, Frank Gore/Joseph Randle
Antonio Brown, Justin Forsett/Lamar Miller, /Mike Evans/Jordan Matthews/Alshon Jeffery
but I'd take Lamar Miller over Forsett. I used to have Miller on my do not draft list, but I like him now.
Antonio Brown
Justin Forsett
Mike Evans
Travis Kelce
Jonathan Stewart
CJ Spiller
John Brown
Mike Wallace
Eli Manning
Jonas Gray
DeVante Parker
Still need another TE and QB but this is basically the type of team Id be looking at. I wouldn't hate it for a 12 team league
I haven't seen Graham go that early anywhere.
That was a shocker, Graham has been going in the 3rd mainly, but sometimes in the 4th depending on the size of the league. I've just stayed away from Tight Ends this year unless I can grab Gates or Thomas (9th round) and then I grab someone like Eifert in the final round. Graham could end up being a great value in the 4th, but I rather use that round to gamble on some gems at RB or grab a QB like Brees that may have slipped.
But if I can't get those two, I just grab one at the very end.
Basically I am just going to keep an eye on the grid and wait for most or all of the other teams to have drafted a QB and then I'll grab Eli before anyone starts taking backups.
12 team is hard. Talent really drains off the board fast. By the 7th round or so, the RB's and QB's are already very thin.
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before Gronkowski.
I haven't seen Graham go that early anywhere.
That was a shocker, Graham has been going in the 3rd mainly, but sometimes in the 4th depending on the size of the league.
Anyone who takes Graham that high deserves to lose his league.
True story...
One of my fantasy leagues is a group of Giants fans. Roughly 10 years ago someone took the Giants defense with the #1 overall selection. I was LMAO and actually felt bad for the guy. Luckily for him it was not a money league.
Basically I am just going to keep an eye on the grid and wait for most or all of the other teams to have drafted a QB and then I'll grab Eli before anyone starts taking backups.
12 team is hard. Talent really drains off the board fast. By the 7th round or so, the RB's and QB's are already very thin.
I took Luck in the 2nd in my 12-team ppr because we also get 6pts per passing TD and I just felt when I picked he was the best value.
My WR's need work though. I love Amari Cooper this year, I think he'll be Beckham like with his #'s and I have him and Edelman as my starters. Edelman is a ppr machine, but his health is always a question. We also get return points, so Edelman has more value.
After those two I have John Brown, Cole Beasley, Torrey Smith, Dorial Green-Beckham, and Rueben Randle.
Melvin Gordon (RB)
Amari Cooper (WR)
Todd Gurley (RB)
Devante Parker (WR)
T.J. Yeldon (RB)
Nelson Agholor (WR)
Ameer Abdullah (RB)
Breshad Perriman (WR)
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Yeah I am totally ok with Eli for a 12 team PPR... I think in PPR, if you're not going to take Luck early, the mid-tier QB's wind up forcing you to miss out on better value at RB or WR or even TE (Olsen, Kelce)
Basically I am just going to keep an eye on the grid and wait for most or all of the other teams to have drafted a QB and then I'll grab Eli before anyone starts taking backups.
12 team is hard. Talent really drains off the board fast. By the 7th round or so, the RB's and QB's are already very thin.
I took Luck in the 2nd in my 12-team ppr because we also get 6pts per passing TD and I just felt when I picked he was the best value.
My WR's need work though. I love Amari Cooper this year, I think he'll be Beckham like with his #'s and I have him and Edelman as my starters. Edelman is a ppr machine, but his health is always a question. We also get return points, so Edelman has more value.
After those two I have John Brown, Cole Beasley, Torrey Smith, Dorial Green-Beckham, and Rueben Randle.
Yeah, it's really all about value. At that point, it's definitely there for Luck. It's a good pick.
Bama.. I like Cooper the most of that group. I think he's poised to have a very good rookie campaign.
Normally you expect a learning curve with rookies.
First 5 picks
Brown
Forsett
Graham
Ellington
Wallace...
Not terrible...
I take Julio if I have that choice
Julio. Roddy is starting to decline and they're going to go downfield more this year. I really think he's going to have a monster year. Denver, on the other hand, I think is going to be a little more run oriented and lean on CJ Anderson the way they did last year down the stretch. They also have Sanders there and this may be the year Latimer emerges.
Atlanta also figures to be trailing more often than Denver and will probably just be throwing more overall.
Julio Jones(wr)
Jeremy Hill(rb)
Joseph Randle(rb)
Brandon Marshall(wr)
Tj Yeldon(rb)
Bobby Wagner(lb)
Eli (qb)
Reshad Jones(db)
Marcus Wheaton(wr)
Danny Trevathan(lb)
Cameron Wake(dl)
Robert Quinn(dl)
Tj Ward(db)
Anthony Barr(lb)
terrence Williams(wr)
Dwayne Allen(te)
Aaron Williams(db)
Breshad Perriman(wr)
Blake Bortles(qb)
Cameron Jordan(dl)
Devon Kennard(lb)
Larry Donnell(te)
Caleb Sturgis(k)
thoughts?
Any suggestion. I am going in blind and clueless as he just told me a few hours ago.
rb-hill,randle,yeldon
wr-julion,marshall,wheaton,williams,perriman
te-allen,donnell
k-sturgis
dl-wake,quinn,jordan
lb-wagner, trevathan, barr,kennard
db-jones,ward,williams
[quote] never did one before, doing it for my father. 200 dollar cap.
Any suggestion. I am going in blind and clueless as he just told me a few hours ago. [/quote}
let the draft come to you as most people spend all there money in the first 2-3 picks
Jeez.
Here's my team so far:
[.5 PPR team]
Am I crazy enough to dismiss this trade if it actually comes to fruition?
RB - Hill, anderson, jennings, spiller
WR - hilton, evans, cobb, bryant, charles johnson
te - daniels, gates
k - haushka
D - rams
non-PPR. no Flex.
RB - Hill, anderson, jennings, spiller
WR - hilton, evans, cobb, bryant, charles johnson
te - daniels, gates
k - haushka
D - rams
non-PPR. no Flex.
Very solid. How many teams?
What was your thought on auction vs snake draft?
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QB - Rivers, Palmer
RB - Hill, anderson, jennings, spiller
WR - hilton, evans, cobb, bryant, charles johnson
te - daniels, gates
k - haushka
D - rams
non-PPR. no Flex.
Very solid. How many teams?
What was your thought on auction vs snake draft?
10 teams. I disliked it. it's much easier to get a stacked team. my qb isn't the best, but he will still throw close to 30 tds.
RB- Hill, Gore, Ivory, Abdullah, D. Johnson
WR- Bryant, Matthews, Robinson, Boldin, Royal
TE- Olsen, Eifert
D- Broncos
K- Tucker
RB- Hill, Gore, Ivory, Abdullah, D. Johnson
WR- Bryant, Matthews, Robinson, Boldin, Royal
TE- Olsen, Eifert
D- Broncos
K- Tucker
well you probably had a later pick. I don't like gore that early. you probably could have gotten a better number 2 WR like an evans or hilton and come back with a l. murray or even drafted a cooks.
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QB - Rivers, Palmer
RB - Hill, anderson, jennings, spiller
WR - hilton, evans, cobb, bryant, charles johnson
te - daniels, gates
k - haushka
D - rams
non-PPR. no Flex.
Very solid. How many teams?
What was your thought on auction vs snake draft?
10 teams. I disliked it. it's much easier to get a stacked team. my qb isn't the best, but he will still throw close to 30 tds.
Even for an 8-team league, this team is too stacked.
RB- Hill, Gore, Ivory, Abdullah, D. Johnson
WR- Bryant, Matthews, Robinson, Boldin, Royal
TE- Olsen, Eifert
D- Broncos
K- Tucker
I guess Gore was your 3rd/4th pick? I'm not a fan of Gore as my RB2 but love him as a Flex. You have great depth at every position but no true game changer.
If you can package your depth with one more game changer in either QB/RB/WR, you'll position yourself nicely for the playoffs.
Someone like a Jeremy Maclin for your Abdullah and Robinson can yield you a monstrous return.