Fantasy football

[PIMking]

this is my first year of fantasy football since 2006. I haven't kept up with the NFL well enough but I did a team this year with the group of mods on another forum this year. Our draft was last night and here is my team.

How bad is it?

[moon]

I am certainly no fantasy expert (as evidenced by my finishes last year) but that seems very light on RB and there is no need for 3 QBs especially QB's that are as good as you have.

I would move RG3 and even Schaub to get better RB's and then pick up some FA QB to fill in for the week Brees is on bye.

[PIMking]

yeah the draft threw me for surprise.


Round: 1
(1) Team Spivey - Adrian Peterson RB
(2) Team de la Torre - Arian Foster RB
(3) Team Thompson - Doug Martin RB
(4) Team Puglio - Calvin Johnson WR
(5) Team johnson - Marshawn Lynch RB
(6) Austin Steele - LeSean McCoy RB
(7) Team Maher - Peyton Manning QB
(8) Winter is Coming - Aaron Rodgers QB
** (9) team DV8 - Drew Brees QB
(10) Team Ahrens - Jamaal Charles RB

Round: 2
(11) Team Ahrens - Alfred Morris RB
** (12) team DV8 - Ray Rice RB
(13) Winter is Coming - Trent Richardson RB
(14) Team Maher - Dez Bryant WR
(15) Austin Steele - C.J. Spiller RB
(16) Team johnson - A.J. Green WR
(17) Team Puglio - Frank Gore RB
(18) Team Thompson - Tom Brady QB
(19) Team de la Torre - Steven Jackson RB
(20) Team Spivey - Julio Jones WR

Round: 3
(21) Team Spivey - Matt Ryan QB
(22) Team de la Torre - Jimmy Graham TE
(23) Team Thompson - Demaryius Thomas WR
(24) Team Puglio - Chris Johnson RB
(25) Team johnson - Matt Forte RB
(26) Austin Steele - Tony Romo QB
(27) Team Maher - Darren McFadden RB
(28) Winter is Coming - Vincent Jackson WR
** (29) team DV8 - Andre Johnson WR
(30) Team Ahrens - Cam Newton QB

Round: 4
(31) Team Ahrens - Brandon Marshall WR
** (32) team DV8 - Roddy White WR
(33) Winter is Coming - Darren Sproles RB
(34) Team Maher - Wes Welker WR
(35) Austin Steele - Randall Cobb WR
(36) Team johnson - Stevan Ridley RB
(37) Team Puglio - Eli Manning QB
(38) Team Thompson - Larry Fitzgerald WR
(39) Team de la Torre - Maurice Jones-Drew RB
(40) Team Spivey - Montee Ball RB

Round: 5
(41) Team Spivey - Victor Cruz WR
(42) Team de la Torre - Danny Amendola WR
(43) Team Thompson - Marques Colston WR
(44) Team Puglio - Jordy Nelson WR
(45) Team johnson - Rob Gronkowski TE
(46) Austin Steele - Torrey Smith WR
(47) Team Maher - David Wilson RB
(48) Winter is Coming - Mike Wallace WR
** (49) team DV8 - Eddie Lacy RB
(50) Team Ahrens - Reggie Wayne WR

Round: 6
(51) Team Ahrens - Reggie Bush RB
** (52) team DV8 - Vernon Davis TE
(53) Winter is Coming - Dwayne Bowe WR
(54) Team Maher - Tony Gonzalez TE
(55) Austin Steele - Lamar Miller RB
(56) Team johnson - Colin Kaepernick QB
(57) Team Puglio - DeMarco Murray RB
(58) Team Thompson - Le'Veon Bell RB
(59) Team de la Torre - Hakeem Nicks WR
(60) Team Spivey - Jason Witten TE

Round: 7
(61) Team Spivey - Steve Smith WR
(62) Team de la Torre - James Jones WR
(63) Team Thompson - Greg Olsen TE
(64) Team Puglio - Owen Daniels TE
(65) Team johnson - Eric Decker WR
(66) Austin Steele - Michael Vick QB
(67) Team Maher - Ryan Mathews RB
(68) Winter is Coming - DeAngelo Williams RB
** (69) team DV8 - 49ers D/ST D/ST
(70) Team Ahrens - Antonio Gates TE

Round: 8
(71) Team Ahrens - Shane Vereen RB
** (72) team DV8 - Sidney Rice WR
(73) Winter is Coming - Russell Wilson QB
(74) Team Maher - Steve Johnson WR
(75) Austin Steele - Jermichael Finley TE
(76) Team johnson - Cecil Shorts WR
(77) Team Puglio - Bears D/ST D/ST
(78) Team Thompson - Giovani Bernard RB
(79) Team de la Torre - Matthew Stafford QB
(80) Team Spivey - Daryl Richardson RB

Round: 9
(81) Team Spivey - Texans D/ST D/ST
(82) Team de la Torre - T.Y. Hilton WR
(83) Team Thompson - Seahawks D/ST D/ST
(84) Team Puglio - Antonio Brown WR
(85) Team johnson - DeSean Jackson WR
(86) Austin Steele - Matt Prater K
(87) Team Maher - Kenny Britt WR
(88) Winter is Coming - Anquan Boldin WR
** (89) team DV8 - Robert Griffin III QB
(90) Team Ahrens - Andrew Luck QB

Round: 10
(91) Team Ahrens - Golden Tate WR
** (92) team DV8 - BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB
(93) Winter is Coming - Brandon Myers TE
(94) Team Maher - Kyle Rudolph TE
(95) Austin Steele - Broncos D/ST D/ST
(96) Team johnson - Carson Palmer QB
(97) Team Puglio - Rashard Mendenhall RB
(98) Team Thompson - Pierre Garcon WR
(99) Team de la Torre - Mike Williams WR
(100) Team Spivey - Chris Ivory RB

Round: 11
(101) Team Spivey - Ahmad Bradshaw RB
(102) Team de la Torre - Tavon Austin WR
(103) Team Thompson - Andre Brown RB
(104) Team Puglio - Ben Roethlisberger QB
(105) Team johnson - Fred Davis TE
(106) Austin Steele - Jared Cook TE
(107) Team Maher - Dan Bailey K
(108) Winter is Coming - Miles Austin WR
** (109) team DV8 - Greg Jennings WR
(110) Team Ahrens - Jordan Cameron TE

Round: 12
(111) Team Ahrens - Bengals D/ST D/ST
** (112) team DV8 - Matt Schaub QB
(113) Winter is Coming - Vick Ballard RB
(114) Team Maher - Buccaneers D/ST D/ST
(115) Austin Steele - Aaron Dobson WR
(116) Team johnson - Steelers D/ST D/ST
(117) Team Puglio - Lance Moore WR
(118) Team Thompson - Joe Flacco QB
(119) Team de la Torre - Bilal Powell RB
(120) Team Spivey - Mark Ingram RB

Round: 13
(121) Team Spivey - Stephen Gostkowski K
(122) Team de la Torre - Ryan Tannehill QB
(123) Team Thompson - Jonathan Stewart RB
(124) Team Puglio - Matt Bryant K
(125) Team johnson - Sebastian Janikowski K
(126) Austin Steele - Patriots D/ST D/ST
(127) Team Maher - Sam Bradford QB
(128) Winter is Coming - Packers D/ST D/ST
** (129) team DV8 - Blair Walsh K
(130) Team Ahrens - Emmanuel Sanders WR

Round: 14
(131) Team Ahrens - Caleb Sturgis K
** (132) team DV8 - Chris Givens WR
(133) Winter is Coming - Brandon Pettigrew TE
(134) Team Maher - Kendall Wright WR
(135) Austin Steele - Cordarrelle Patterson WR
(136) Team johnson - Mikel Leshoure RB
(137) Team Puglio - Zac Stacy RB
(138) Team Thompson - Martellus Bennett TE
(139) Team de la Torre - Rams D/ST D/ST
(140) Team Spivey - Alshon Jeffery WR

Round: 15
(141) Team Spivey - Josh Gordon WR
(142) Team de la Torre - DeAndre Hopkins WR
(143) Team Thompson - Justin Tucker K
(144) Team Puglio - Justin Blackmon WR
(145) Team johnson - Bernard Pierce RB
(146) Austin Steele - Ryan Broyles WR
(147) Team Maher - Denarius Moore WR
(148) Winter is Coming - David Akers K
** (149) team DV8 - Vikings D/ST D/ST
(150) Team Ahrens - Robert Woods WR

Round: 16
(151) Team Ahrens - Ravens D/ST D/ST
** (152) team DV8 - Tim Tebow QB
(153) Winter is Coming - Falcons D/ST D/ST
(154) Team Maher - Malcom Floyd WR
(155) Austin Steele - Aaron Hernandez TE
(156) Team johnson - Bryce Brown RB
(157) Team Puglio - LeGarrette Blount RB
(158) Team Thompson - Isaiah Pead RB
(159) Team de la Torre - Greg Zuerlein K
(160) Team Spivey - Julian Edelman WR

Yes I picked Tebow with my last pick but promptly cut him as soon as the draft was over lol

[Jiggy_12]

I think you reached for a DST and TE a little too early, especially in a 10 team league. I'd wait a couple weeks until RGIII has a big game and then trade him for some RB help...although I think Lacy will be decent in Green Bay.

[PIMking]

That was the plan with RGIII, holding him for bait

[DropIt]

running backs will kill you unless you do swap one of your QBs for a running back.

but at least you aren't the guy who draftes McCoy in the first round. I'm pretty sure he is out for the season.

I think the guy who drafted #3 is the early favorite in my eyes

[Senator Clay Davis]

Someone drafting Aaron Hernandez? Lol nice joke pick right there.

[Hockeyguy15]

12 team league, 3 bench spots and 1 IR. I'm not a fan of the small bench, but what can you do? I drafted 11 and ended up with

QB Stafford
RB Spiller, Lamar Miller, Le'Veon Bell, Fred Jackson
WR Calvin Johnson, Reggie Wayne, Tavon Austin, Percy Harvin (put him on the IR)
TE Brandon Myers

[Knut]

Ok.., First time for me in a yahoo draft as well.

Questions:

1) Arian Foster going to play to start the season?
2) When is a good time to take DEF team ?
3) WR are going to be worth 0.5/reception... how does this affect their fantasy numbers in comparison to RB's and QB's ?

[wpgflamesfan]

Originally Posted by DropIt

but at least you aren't the guy who draftes McCoy in the first round. I'm pretty sure he is out for the season.

LeSean McCoy is injured?

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by wpgflamesfan

LeSean McCoy is injured?

I think that was just speculation on his part since McCoy isn't the most durable player.

[Trojan97]

Originally Posted by Hesla

Ok.., First time for me in a yahoo draft as well.

Questions:

1) Arian Foster going to play to start the season?
2) When is a good time to take DEF team ?
3) WR are going to be worth 0.5/reception... how does this affect their fantasy numbers in comparison to RB's and QB's ?

Arian is a huge gamble this year. The Texans are my team and his injury is scary. I would be very hesitant to take him unless you are getting him at a good value.

I'm of the belief that quality Kickers & ST/DEF can be had very late. I always save my kicker for my last pick and defence isn't to far ahead of that as D production is a crap shoot every year. Teams like Arizona/San Diego/Cinci/Chicago were all top-end performers last year and weren't nearly as hyped as many other teams prior to the season. Kickers are the same way, you can easily pickup a top fantasy producer at kicker off waivers when the season gets going.

[Jiggy_12]

Originally Posted by Hesla

Ok.., First time for me in a yahoo draft as well.

Questions:

1) Arian Foster going to play to start the season?
2) When is a good time to take DEF team ?
3) WR are going to be worth 0.5/reception... how does this affect their fantasy numbers in comparison to RB's and QB's ?

1) I think so
2) I wouldn't be the one who starts the run, but I wouldn't want to be too far behind too. Unless you have other key positions filled already and Seattle or San Fran is kicking around, I would wait until round 12 at the earliest.
3)It does bump their numbers, but there are still so many receivers to pick from...it really only matters if you have a flex position and can choose a WR over an RB. You still have to draft your RB's so I wouldn't put too much stock in to the PPR..I would however keep an eye on RB's that catch the ball a lot too. Matt Forte for instance gets a huge bump, same with guys like Rice & McCoy. Guys like Ridley and Morris who don't catch a lot get a slight downgrade because of it.

[MickMcGeough]

Originally Posted by PIMking

this is my first year of fantasy football since 2006. I haven't kept up with the NFL well enough but I did a team this year with the group of mods on another forum this year. Our draft was last night and here is my team.

How bad is it?

For every pick you made that I'd have done differently you got value somewhere else. There's crazy depth at QB this year so Brees in the 1st is going to hold you back (especially picking just before the turn with only 2 QBs gone), but getting Rice in the 2nd somewhat makes up for that.

You got some nice upside picks late in the draft with Jennings in the 11th and Givens in the 14th. RG3 in the 9th is fantastic, and may just save your team (more on that later).

I like Lacy but not as an RB2. I think Schaub will be fine as a QB2 for bye weeks - you have two QBs that should be every-week starters. I actually do not think you should trade RG3 unless you can get top 5 QB value for him. I think you should trade Brees and run with RG3. Brees is perceived as a superstud while people are worried about RG3's recovery, but at the end of the year I bet these two aren't separated by more than 2 or 3 points per game. You'll probably get a much better RB2 return on Brees.

Is your waiver wire open? These are the guys I don't see drafted that you need to go after immediately given your RB situation:

Ben Tate (Foster's having back injections and Tate's an instant top 10 RB if Foster misses time)
Ronnie Hillman (Montee Ball is whiffing on his opportunity to be the lead back here)
Danny Woodhead (SD likely to use him in the pass game a lot)

[Jiggy_12]

I need opinions on who to keep in my 12 team keeper league. The rules are; We can keep 3 players and we lose a draft pick this year based off where they were selected last year (or years past if they were kept before). If we picked a player off waivers and want to keep them, we lose our last round pick in the draft (so pretty much nothing).

This is what I have to choose from:

Aaron Rodgers for a 1st
Steven Ridley for a 6th
Andrew Luck for a 7th
Danny Amendola for an 11th
Marshawn Lynch for a 15th
Hakeem Nicks for a 15th
David Wilson for a 15th
T.Y. Hilton for a 15th
Ryan Matthews for a 15th

Its a good problem to have, but I am torn. Lynch is a no-brainer and I think so is Ridley, I am deciding between the value of Luck vs. Rodgers, or just re-draft a QB and keep Wilson or Nicks.

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by wpgflamesfan

LeSean McCoy is injured?

nope. my mistake.

I was thinking of Jeremy Maclin, I guess I got my eagles backwards

[Spuds_Buckley]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

I need opinions on who to keep in my 12 team keeper league. The rules are; We can keep 3 players and we lose a draft pick this year based off where they were selected last year (or years past if they were kept before). If we picked a player off waivers and want to keep them, we lose our last round pick in the draft (so pretty much nothing).

This is what I have to choose from:

Aaron Rodgers for a 1st
Steven Ridley for a 6th
Andrew Luck for a 7th
Danny Amendola for an 11th
Marshawn Lynch for a 15th
Hakeem Nicks for a 15th
David Wilson for a 15th
T.Y. Hilton for a 15th
Ryan Matthews for a 15th

Its a good problem to have, but I am torn. Lynch is a no-brainer and I think so is Ridley, I am deciding between the value of Luck vs. Rodgers, or just re-draft a QB and keep Wilson or Nicks.

I would keep Luck, Lynch, and Amendola. By keeping Luck you can still have a #1 pick and grab another good RB. I think Amendola is the new Welker for the Pats and will put up huge numbers considering their loss of depth at that position.

[DropIt]

Originally Posted by Hesla

Ok.., First time for me in a yahoo draft as well.

Questions:

1) Arian Foster going to play to start the season?
2) When is a good time to take DEF team ?
3) WR are going to be worth 0.5/reception... how does this affect their fantasy numbers in comparison to RB's and QB's ?

2. I typically play 'matchup' defenses on a week-to-week basis. I find you can usually bounce around until the bye weeks come and someone usually ends up dumping their defense for another rather then a non-performing bench player. This is how I got Seattle's defense last year.
Thus, I usually wait until the 14ish rounds to pick up my defense.

3. We also play with .5 receptions and it does give receivers and receiving backs more value, but the running backs are still priority #1. You will typically be paying more attention to targets then you would in the past, especially for TE's who may catch alot of balls but for small yardage (Brandon Myers).

[Sylvanfan]

Originally Posted by Jiggy_12

I need opinions on who to keep in my 12 team keeper league. The rules are; We can keep 3 players and we lose a draft pick this year based off where they were selected last year (or years past if they were kept before). If we picked a player off waivers and want to keep them, we lose our last round pick in the draft (so pretty much nothing).

This is what I have to choose from:

Aaron Rodgers for a 1st
Steven Ridley for a 6th
Andrew Luck for a 7th
Danny Amendola for an 11th
Marshawn Lynch for a 15th
Hakeem Nicks for a 15th
David Wilson for a 15th
T.Y. Hilton for a 15th
Ryan Matthews for a 15th

Its a good problem to have, but I am torn. Lynch is a no-brainer and I think so is Ridley, I am deciding between the value of Luck vs. Rodgers, or just re-draft a QB and keep Wilson or Nicks.

I loathe Ryan Matthews more than anyone in fantasy. But if this league has more than 4 teams...he's worth a 15th rounder.

Wilson and Ty Hilton in lieu of a 15th for sure. Amendola on the Pats for an 11th I'm the fat kid eating a cake on that one. Lynch for a 15th.....WTF? How is that possible?

[Sylvanfan]

12 team dynasty league with up to 8 keepers. The big time wrench here is that it's a 2 QB format, so QB values are a totally different animal here. Every keeper you lose a pick at the front of the draft. Right now I have 6 for sure guys, and will likely keep 7th since I have the 12th pick in the draft, giving me top pick in the even numbered rounds.

So far for keepers I was going to go

QB Brees
QB Luck
RB Ray Rice
WR Vincent Jackson
WR Crabtree
TE Witten

I have Vic Ballard and Ronnie Hillman as other RB options. I know Crabtree is out for a bit, but he pretty much won the championship for me last year as him and Kaepernick hit it off, so I think I lean to keep him as there is 1 IR spot. Should I keep Hillman and try to hancuff him to Ball with my first pick? Or just keep Ballard and hope he gets more of a roe in a West coast offence? Keeping in mind....3 teams needing 3 QB's means that 4 teams are really scraping the crapper or a bye week QB in a season that's only 11 weeks. So really if I'm not using all 8 keepers I should be trying to get the best bye week fill in at QB that I can.