Andrew Luck $16
Tony Romo $15
Went with two solid options that seemed to be values to me. Luck's running ability and Dez Bryant maturing (and a somewhat weaker running game) for Dallas were factors.
Jamaal Charles $31
LeSean McCoy $27
C.J. Spiller $26
Joique Bell $6
Chris Polk $2
Went big with 3 top RBs. The bye week for McCoy and Spiller is kind of risky, but with Charles as my other RB, I'm hoping to get something out of Joique Bell that week. I figured not a lot of people would be willing to double down on top RBs with the same late bye, so I'm hoping to differentiate myself. I think Bloom took both McCoy and Spiller though, so maybe others are doing the same thing. Polk is a cheap flier in case McCoy gets hurt, hangs onto the #2 job, and/or the Eagles run as much as expected.
Demaryius Thomas $24
Dwayne Bowe $19
Miles Austin $14
Alshon Jeffery $11
Andre Roberts $6
Stedman Bailey $3
Kenbrell Thompkins $2
I might be a little light on WR, but with the extra flex I'm hoping that one extra flex will always come from one of my top 3 RBs, and I think I've got a decent balance of studs, mid range with upside, and a couple of cheap fliers. Also toyed with Brian Hartline and TY Hilton, but ended up removing them (and making some other changes) to add Demaryius Thomas, Andre Roberts, and add a better TE option in Dwayne Allen (didn't want all of Luck, Hilton, and Allen on the same roster). Thompkins was always part of my roster, both for opportunity and defense against losing to other teams with Thompkins, but also added Stedman Bailey as a cheap flier. Chris Givens did pretty well last year as a rookie, I don't see any reason why Bailey can't work his way into the rotation by the end of the year, and Clayton Gray's SOS shows pretty favorable matchups in weeks 15 & 16 if I make it that far. Desean Jackson and Antonio Brown were also on my roster at various points.
Jermichael Finley $18
Dwayne Allen $9
Brent Celek $6
I don't like the bottom end of TE this year, so I changed TE a lot. Originally had various combinations of Martellus Bennett, Fred Davis, and a bunch of other $12-$15 guys. Also had Anthony Fasano late, but removed him when I added Dwayne Allen. Couldn't fit Graham into something I liked. I didn't consider Julius Thomas. Decided to follow my own gut this year instead of following the crowd, and the competition for targets in Denver was too great for my taste.
Kai Forbath $3
Josh Brown $3
Pittsburgh Steelers $5
Baltimore Ravens $4
I normally go with 3 kickers and 3 defenses, but decides to do something different this year. I looked at a small sample of top teams from last year, and several teams did fine with 2 at either or both positions. Those teams seemed to have enough firepower where it was rare that the extra points from a 3rd kicker or defense would have made a difference. So I went with the rankings from Mike Herman and found a combination of kickers both cheap, at least one early bye, and sufficient expected points. The Ravens were always on my roster, and toyed with several others. Settled on Pittsburgh because even though they are more expensive than I've ever spent on a defense, they play Oakland in week during Baltimore's bye.
