4.14 Cam Newton QB8 CAR
9.03 Tony Romo QB26 DAL
Cam seemed like value and a solid pick nearing round 5 if you believe this was a down year and he and the rest of the team should improve. I guess if you split the difference between this year and the year before he maybe is right where he should be, but I won't be surprised if he finishes top 4. Romo was a late target all along knowing he would fall but also knowing he will be starting for somebody next year. He should piss all over QB26.
Update: was tempted to add a third but needed the pick elsewhere…looking back, glad I stayed with just these two, as I think I will feel much better about this combo, particularly the Romo side of it, months from now.
1.03 Ezekiel Elliot RB3 DAL
5.03 Thomas Rawls RB19 SEA
7.03 Adrian Peterson RB29 MIN
13.03 James White RB58 NE
Zeke was basically an auto pick as we know who the top 3 will be. I have my own opinions on how they should be ranked, but you really can't go wrong with any of them (maybe). I'm assuming Rawls is the main man so I'll gobble him up all day at RB19. Speaking of all day....I guess the Mock Draft Forum thinks ADP is dead with his initial ADP of RB29. Maybe I'm completely misreading it. But whether he stays at a reduced rate or goes elsewhere, I still feel he has enough left to be a difference maker in the 7th round. Dude has comeback before at a high level and I'm not gonna say it can't happen again. I'd actually prefer he go elsewhere, but I'll roll the dice at RB29 in the 7th.
Update: added White at 13.03 shortly after the SB IIRC…decent RB4 in this format will see what his role is with Lewis hurt and Blount a FA….but he should still see some snaps and receptions no matter what….felt little need to add a 5th as feel the top 3 should be just fine…I don’t really draft in these worrying about injury, I usually take the mindset that my guys will be healthy all year, if not I probably shouldn’t have drafted them….so if all 4 of these guys are healthy, I’ll put them up against any other group in this draft.
2.14 Doug Baldwin WR14 SEA
3.03 Tyreek Hill WR17 KC
6.14 Martavis Bryant WR39 PIT
11.03 Pierre Garcon WR60 FA
12.14 J.J. Nelson WR73 ARZ
17.03 Dorial Green-Beckham WR86 PHI
20.14 Brandon Coleman WR106 NOS
Baldwin and Wilson seem to have a consistency thing going on that works pretty well in this format. He was WR8 last year so a decent start at WR from the 2-3 turn. Hill was a reach at WR17....by one spot. He finished WR18. Dripping with best ball juiciness. Will reach for him a ton in this format. He will only get more touches. Bryant is the captain of my go big or go home attitude. Another dice roll like ADP that I hope pays off.
Update: Garcon had a pretty solid year but is a FA, should still be solid no matter where he goes. Nelson came on a little down the stretch and Palmer seems to look for him at times. Should have more opportunity now with Floyd gone and brown doing the sickle cell thing. Nelson can post a score on limited touches. DGB was a total crapshoot/gamble hoping he gets it figured out at some point. Went with little upside I still think he has. Not sure what his role will be and what PHI will end up doing, but if DGB can at least be a starter in 3 wide sets, he might score for me occasionally but I’m not real optimistic. There was very little left in the 20th round but thought I needed to go WR. Almost pulled the trigger on Kearse but thought that was playing it a little too safe and he has some guys already behind him that are pushing for PT. As a Michael Thomas owner in both of my main leagues last year I watched several Saints games last year and sure enough Coleman would find his way on the field every once in a while. Many times in the red zone. He needs an injury from one of the 3 guys in front of him to do anything significant, so like DGB, I’m not real optimistic, but the talent is there. I will admit, I have some kind of weird thing for both DGB and Coleman, it just seems like the talent is there, they just haven’t used it yet. If nothing else they seem to be decent red zone guys. Top 5 will have to do the heavy lifting here. May have rolled the dice a little too much with group overall.
8.14 Martellus Bennett TE15 NE
10.14 O.J. Howard TE25ROOK
19.03 A.J. Derby TE36 DEN
In the 8th I was sitting on Jared Cook, as I almost took him at the 6-7 turn but couldn't pass on ADP, and couldn't believe he almost made it back to me until Bass ####ed that all up. Bennett will suffice whether he stays in NE or not. We get two extra picks in WSL so can throw some darts here later.
Update: Well, darts it is. Howard seems to have the goods. But so did other guys like him in the past. If he sticks a good landing spot, he could be money, even in his rookie year. Hate the Broncos but I can’t ignore what Derby did after coming to DEN and prior to his concussion. Now it wasn’t anything spectacular but it was enough of an eyebrow raiser to file it away as a late pick in these drafts. Probably shouldn’t post it here, cause I’m hoping to snag him in WSL2 too, but he could be a double digit scorer most weeks.
14.14 Brandon McManus PK15 DEN
15.03 Josh Lambo PK19 LAC
16.14 Miami Dolphins DST16
18.14 New York Jets DST30
Update: So generally not a fan of players in the same division at these spots due to potential bye week issues, but you really never know what you are going to get from the NFL anymore, so I just went with who I wanted. PK’s should be just fine, and really have no clue about the DST’s.
Overall: Felt like my draft lost a little steam after round 13, but 4 of the last 7 picks go to PK and DST so I guess it’s going to feel like that. The other 3 picks were DGB, Coleman, and Derby so yeah, not much to get excited about. I could have the highest scoring QB and the highest scoring RB, so I got that going for me. Rawls, Peterson, White….pretty solid. If Bryant comes back and assumes his role with PIT, I like my top 5 WR’s. TE…meh…could ham and egg a decent score, and some potential to actually have 3 pretty good options. WR production will determine my survival, but I feel I have immunity earning pop up and down this lineup. Good luck guys.
we'll see how this plays out of course. But I don't think ref was predicting anything. 
Ervin's a dart-throw, but his upside as PR/KR could be useful under the new rules. 
And yet I haven't rebalanced my 401(k) in two years. 
