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Thought we could us a place to discuss picks, issues, etc., so we do not muddle up the drafting thread. Also thought Rene could use a place to vent when I snipe him
By iffy you mean what?I was surprised that after the first ten picks there had been only one of the top wideouts taken when there were some iffy running backs taken instead
Adrian Peterson - may not even playBy iffy you mean what?I was surprised that after the first ten picks there had been only one of the top wideouts taken when there were some iffy running backs taken instead
As we all know, you sometimes have to take BIIIG risks to win these things. Not sure I'm willing to risk that early a pick on those two, but I can't say I blame some for reaching for them. RBs are very thin nowadays.Adrian Peterson - may not even playBy iffy you mean what?I was surprised that after the first ten picks there had been only one of the top wideouts taken when there were some iffy running backs taken instead
Marshawn Lynch - may retire
am I missing something.....those two went in the other draft....not here right?As we all know, you sometimes have to take BIIIG risks to win these things. Not sure I'm willing to risk that early a pick on those two, but I can't say I blame some for reaching for them. RBs are very thin nowadays.Adrian Peterson - may not even playMarshawn Lynch - may retireBy iffy you mean what?I was surprised that after the first ten picks there had been only one of the top wideouts taken when there were some iffy running backs taken instead
yeah sorry mistaken - still very surprised they went in the first roundam I missing something.....those two went in the other draft....not here right?As we all know, you sometimes have to take BIIIG risks to win these things. Not sure I'm willing to risk that early a pick on those two, but I can't say I blame some for reaching for them. RBs are very thin nowadays.Adrian Peterson - may not even playMarshawn Lynch - may retireBy iffy you mean what?I was surprised that after the first ten picks there had been only one of the top wideouts taken when there were some iffy running backs taken instead
thats cool....as you indicated the pick was kinda made due to positional scarcity...the as good a bet to finish rb1 "as any" just kinda made me think I need to take another look....Yes, really. Not sure why you think it's crazy.
I was pretty happyI was shocked at how long it took for another WR to go
I was shocked Brady was still on the board when it got back to me - I had Witten and McKinnon queued up to go basically assuming that Sinr would jump on him. Of course he snagged my choice at TE instead, so that left me in a quandary ... I don't know that either Reed or Cameron with their injury histories are great value at this point, but there's at least TE1 upside with either ... and in a 2PPR format with 28 picks until my next one I can't afford to get left out in the cold. Oh the joys of being near the turn ...6.01 Tom Brady QB NE
3.16 Latavius Murray RB OAK
4.01 Tre Mason RB STL
1.16 Calvin Johnson WR DET
2.01 A.J. Green WR CIN
5.16 Jordan Reed TE WAS
so I took quick look at things before heading to bed last night, as my pick was getting close....knew I needed to take a look at QB with one of the picks at the turn....was a little surprised to see Brady still on the board....not that I will argue with any of the QB's taken ahead of him but still a little surprised...Shadow, Sinr, and Mr I were still OTC before me, but only Sinr didn't have a QB....really thought he would snag Brady since he probably knew I was going to pull the trigger on one...but he didn't....I was happy to see that this morning as I still have Brady in my top 5, so getting him as QB9 was nice...I had the rest of the QB's left ranked much lower and really didn't want to have to try and decide between them....Brady and NE got off to a slow start and had a tough stretch maybe thats why he is falling, people wrote him and the Pats off after the KC game....but after that he was pretty much money from week 5 on....between weeks 5-15 he was QB3 points per week average...I intentionally took Reed ahead of him at 5.16 and Brady at 6.01 because he is after all....a 6th round pick...
almost decided to double up at QB at this turn and kind of play keep away, but TE's are pretty important in these so felt I needed to snag one....I have my eye on a QB I'd like to pair with Brady and I think he will make it back to me....TE might start going....felt Reed offered the highest ceiling of the TE's still available, he can be heavily targeted when healthy....
pretty much set to head in any direction at this point....
doesn't matter - five hours later you still aren't upOldMilwaukee said:gotta crash..............anyone around to give a pick to?
Yesterday was one of our best days...doesn't matter - five hours later you still aren't uplike watching paint dry todayOldMilwaukee said:gotta crash..............anyone around to give a pick to?
But last night and the start to today is brutalYesterday was one of our best days...doesn't matter - five hours later you still aren't uplike watching paint dry todayOldMilwaukee said:gotta crash..............anyone around to give a pick to?
less than one round is not a very good dayYesterday was one of our best days...doesn't matter - five hours later you still aren't uplike watching paint dry todayOldMilwaukee said:gotta crash..............anyone around to give a pick to?
somehow I missed Boldin or would have taken him over Andre Johnson. I passed on Clay thinking I could get him after the turn. So, I messed that up pretty good. Nice picks.Glad to get Boldin there and decided to take Clay and strengthen TE over picking a mediocre RB2
Curious as to your thought process there ... as (a) it seems like 3.01 is a lot of capital to spend on a pick that you feel the need to back up this quickly and (b) Olsen's pretty much the most reliable TE in the NFL whose name doesn't start with a G. Besides, what's the alternative to a "mediocre RB2"? A "less than mediocre RB2" that's likely to be what you're stuck with at the 8/9 turn?through seven rounds
QB - Russell Wilson (5.01)
RB - Le'Veon Bell (1.01)
WR - Jeremy Maclin (2.16), Martavis Bryant (4.16), Anquan Boldin (6.16)
TE - Greg Olsen (3.01) & Charles Clay (7.01)
Glad to get Boldin there and decided to take Clay and strengthen TE over picking a mediocre RB2
With two ppr tight ends are very valuable in this format so why not have two good ones - Olsen is definitely a Tier 2 tight end but even he had four games with less than ten points last season - Why wouldn't I have another good alternative to hopefully cover the bye week and any low weeks Olsen might have?Curious as to your thought process there ... as (a) it seems like 3.01 is a lot of capital to spend on a pick that you feel the need to back up this quickly and (b) Olsen's pretty much the most reliable TE in the NFL whose name doesn't start with a G. Besides, what's the alternative to a "mediocre RB2"? A "less than mediocre RB2" that's likely to be what you're stuck with at the 8/9 turn?through seven rounds
QB - Russell Wilson (5.01)
RB - Le'Veon Bell (1.01)
WR - Jeremy Maclin (2.16), Martavis Bryant (4.16), Anquan Boldin (6.16)
TE - Greg Olsen (3.01) & Charles Clay (7.01)
Glad to get Boldin there and decided to take Clay and strengthen TE over picking a mediocre RB2
Don't get me wrong, I like doubling up on TE in these things - but not sure I'd have gone that way after picking Olsen ...
Singlehandedly breaking down the over 30 RB rule.damn Busman, Good pick - I was hoping FJax would be one of my picks on this turn
Like what you did at QB and RB. Foles is a huge steal.renesauz said:Through 8 picks, the theme of my draft seems to be slipping value:
QB: 3.11 Peyton Manning (QB3), 7.11 Nick Foles (QB18).
If stories of an arm injury are accurate, Manning could be great value late third. If he matches 2014 numbers, he'd still be appropriate value, and he's already stated he's coming back. Not sure why Foles has slipped so much. Philly isn't going to pay the price to go up to get Mariota, and even with his shaky start o last season he was well out-pacing a QB18 price-tag. If that O-line gets back to 2013 health, Nick will be a top 10 QB. If it doesn't, I'm very confidant he'll still easily out-perform QB18 in a Chip Kelly offense.
RB: 4.6 Melvin Gordon (RB20), 6.06 Ryan Mathews (RB29)
Took a bit of a risk here at RB1, but some rookie RB will end up well ahead of RB20, and Gordon is as good a bet as any to be that RB. Mathew's injury history is scary, but when healthy he's been much better than RB29, and his end of year totals have always been much better as well. No way he should have fallen this far. Obviously a weak spot overall here, and I'll have to spend at least a couple of mid round picks at RB, but love the value I got here.
WR: 1.11 Demaryius Thomas (WR2), 2.06 Mike Evans (WR10), 8.06 Michael Crabtree (WR 49)
Loved getting a top 3 WR stud at pick 11, and firmly believe Evans flirts with top 10 production this year after a terrific rookie campaign. Neither of them represents sick value though (and I'm sure some would consider both a hair early), but Crabtree at WR49 is all upside. The guy still has plenty of talent and would anyone be shocked if he put up solid WR2 numbers?
TE: 5.11 Zach Ertz (TE9)
Meh. I think he has the talent to out-produce this draft slot but hasn't been leaned on consistently enough in Philly. 2015 could be the year. If it's not, He should still put up lower end TE1 production. Unsexy and relatively safe pick here with a little upside.