7.14 Tony Romo QB25 DAL
12.03 Jay Cutler QB30 CHI
1.14 LeSean McCoy RB6 BUF
6.03 Adrian Peterson RB24 MIN
9.14 Danny Woodhead RB42 FA
8.03 Christian McCaffrey RB/WR44 ROOK
2.03 Michael Thomas WR9 NOS
4.03 Tyreek Hill WR24 KC
5.14 Brandon Marshall WR35 NYJ
10.03 Chris Hogan WR56 NE
3.14 Jimmy Graham TE8 SEA
11.14 Kansas City DST1
I didn't really expect 24 QB's to be gone by 7.14. I think 20 went by that point in WSL1 so at the 5-6 turn I thought would still be able to assemble a combo at 7-8. Misread that big time. Oh well. Romo should be starting somewhere so I got that going for me. Fragile, whatever, hopefully he is playing. Cutler, meh, personally I think he is one of the top 32 QB's on the planet so hopefully he turns things around and is starting somewhere as well. The only other thing I have going for me is that I think I have seen some incredibly bad QB teams win these things.
I find the end of the first round one of the more interesting parts of these drafts as guys down here get to be the first to kind of put their stake in the ground being the first to have 2 spots filled. The first 10 picks or so are pretty by the book, but the 1-2 turn is where we start getting a vibe for the temperature of guys in the Mock Draft Forum. No real rhyme or reason for McCoy other than he is pretty solid when healthy. Pretty monster year I hope he sniffs again but I am expecting some regression from the 14 TD's and 51 receptions. He seems to get dinged a lot but in best ball we don't worry about all the questionable tags. Guess I'll be all over Peterson in these this year at these prices. Woodhead has been an overlooked monster in these leagues for years and reports are
SD LA wants him back and his recovery is way ahead of schedule. Sign me up at RB42 in the 9th. A return to
SD LA and his use in the red zone sounds like best ball happiness.
I left McCaffrey dangling in the middle there but I expect him to be classified by MFL as a RB. At least that's how I am approaching it with these drafts. Was kind of surprised to see him available in the 8th. He went in the 4th in WSL1. Either way should produce as a rook and loved the price.
Not much value with Thomas in the 2nd and really just personal preference over the other WR's. Think it is tough in this start 3 format to come out of the first two rounds without a WR. Hill will be on most of my teams by the third and definitely 4th round. Marshall is already announcing his revisit to the top 5 WR group in 2017 so that made it a no brainer to take him at WR35...right? Not sure his desire is really there, but he is saying the right things and if that really translates to the field he could be an ok WR3 in this format no matter where he is playing and who is throwing him the ball. Hogan is a tough call for me when everybody is healthy in NE, but I think he has carved out a spot to see significant snaps and even if he doesn't, he can still be a best ball producer on limited touches in that offense.
Graham is going to have to do the heavy lifting for this team as I just can't seem to pull the trigger on a TE2 yet. Wouldn't be surprised to see him outproduce TE8.
Before making my 11th round pick I was still pouting about only having Romo on my roster, so I thought maybe I would take the 11-12 turn to just get the best DST and PK I could on the board, hoping that would give me a few extra points each week I was missing at QB. I took KC but chickened out on the PK and took Cutler. I like potential double ups with KC D and Tyreek Hill. If KC can keep Berry and Poe and get Houston and the rest healthy, they should be towards the top again.
While I like the foundation at most positions, this team is pretty much toast with my misread at QB.