Hey doods,
Wondering if I could get help with my team. I just finished my draft and the rest of the league thinks my team is the worst, as I was ranked 14 out of 14 in the power rankings. Well you can imagine my pain when they revealed this to me, as I thought (and still think) my team is solid. No flashy players, but solid all around. Here it is:
QB: Tyrod Taylor (Round 6)
RB: Todd Gurley (Round 1)
RB: Melvin Gordon (Round 5)
WR: Mike Evans (Round 2)
WR: Keenan Allen (Round 3)
TE: Zach Ertz (Round 7)
Flex(WR/RB/TE): Michael Floyd (Round 4)
K: Robert Agwayo (Round 14)
DEF: Vikings (Round 13)
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Reserves:
Kamar Aiken (Round 8)
Bilal Powell (Round 9)
Charles Sims (Round 10)
Sterling Shepard (Round 11)
Martellus Bennett (Round 12)
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For those of who still reading this, I commend you for taking your time to help a fellow BBIer. I wouldn't have taken the time to type this just so people can console me and say "Oh, your team isn't so bad!" as I sulk behind an LED screen. So, please take your best shots and advise me on potential trade pieces and positional needs. Take these points into account. Thank you, friends -
* I am in a league with 14 people with a snake draft format (I was pick #3), so obviously you have to go dumpster diving earlier than other leagues.
* I am usually very against going QB in the 6th round, but everyone in my league started hurrying up to get quarterbacks as early as the third round, so naturally I felt rushed to get one.
* Draft pick I like the most is snagging Keenan Allen in the third round, and the pick I worry the most about is Michael Floyd in the fourth (he shows promise, but he doesn't live up to the hype each year).
* My friends are idiots
Your bench is shaky at best.
-Taylor is a better fantasy QB than real life QB and I think he'll have a decent year. He's definitely among the lower tier QB 1's but he has upside.
-Gurley should be fine. I'm a bit concerned on how he slumped end of the year but he'll get around 250-280 carries, 300 yards or so receiving, and is another year off of ACL injury. Even with low YPC numbers he'll be productive
-Gordon burned me last year but I would have to assume he'll be a bit better this year. He'll get carries.
-I like the rest of your starters a lot.
Bench is tricky - I'm sure you can get better guys in your FA pool
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I think if Gordon turns it around and Floyd continues his really good end of the year, you'll have a solid team
Final 8 games: 639 yards and 4 TD's
In those final 8 games he had 5 100+ yard games including TD's in 3 of those 5 games.
Entering a contract year now as well
If I was you I would look at the waiver wire for some potentially high upside RBs. I do think Charles Sims could be a stud if Doug Martin happened to get injured so I would keep him.
Aiken - I see him being a solid bench player for me. With Steve Smith being old and hobbled, Mike Wallace not being what he used to be, and Aiken drawing the lesser cornerbacks, I have faith in his production.
Sims, Powell - Both backups that have average production. I like the pass catching RBs, so for any hurry up or chew the clock situations they're used. Also, both are behind injury-prone guys.
Shepard, Bennett - Best available IMO during my picks. Guys I can monitor on the bench and see how well they do, developmental picks. Low team security.
I agree with the guys in your league.
How did you rank players pre draft?