Ref....19 hole
Such a crazy way to end the drafting season....in the BLC I invest very little time in trying to figure out a strategy...I'm sure there is one or several...but I just try to have some fun, piece it together as I go...but really just follow my gut...
1.19 Patriots, New England NEP TMQB1
right away my gut said Brady and the Pats are a good place to start....didn't love anything at other positions...other sniffs: PHI and GB TMQB's
2.14 Smith-Schuster, JuJu PIT WR19
with RB's getting a PPR in this bad boy, I felt I could wait and snag/cobble together some late round pass catching backs and just roll with them...so I focused on WR here since we have to draft at least 3....was hoping Cooks fell just a little more as he would have been the easy pick.....and I may have really sniffed Landry if he fell one more spot....but JuJu will suffice...I didn't realize he is 6'1....in my head for some reason I always thought he was short....that means nothing really but I realized I never really spent much time looking at the dude as he hasn't been on many/any of my teams...hopefully an extra playoff game or two
3.19 Gordon, Josh CLE WR32
uhhhhhhh....yeah....
kinda like when you go somewhere that has breakfast burritos sitting on the table and you take one.....but then you sheepishly go back a couple more times hoping nobody notices and you snag another one "for later" ....and then another one that you can heat up "tomorrow morning" for breakfast....you feel really bad doing it but really good all at the same time....but you just snag em and go and make ZERO eye contact with anybody else in the room...
4.14 Peterson, Adrian WAS RB38
got two of the needed three WR's and a QB....my TE target Burton was taken even before my third round pick so I was going to wait and pray Watson would make it to the 5th....so I took a look at RB...well, I guess I'll be that guy that falls for it here....he looked good against DEN in preseason and looks to be the early down back....Kelly and Perine suck, so Peterson should play...we will see, but if he plays like he looked in the preseason....he should exceed RB38
5.19 Watson, Ben NOS TE16
if you add up the ages of my QB/RB/TE it comes up to 111 years old....feels like I am falling for ALL of the preseason tricks that get played on fantasy football newbs....Gordon is going to play all year not get suspended and show us THIS year that he really is a top 10 talent....ADP is back baby!....and remember when Watson played with Brees in 2015 and went for 74/825/6?....he's gonna do that #### AGAIN this year....well anyway, they say he still looks like a physical specimen, so I'm all in....weren't any other real sniffs here as I felt it was time for a TE and nothing screaming value fell...
6.14 Sutton, Courtland DEN WR65
I kinda been pimping this guy all summer....I will continue to put my money where my mouth is....going strictly for high upside/breakout here....usually gotta hit something to win these things
7.19 Ekeler, Austin LAC RB57
one of my favorite late round targets this year and a guy I don't think is getting the love he actually kinda deserves from last year....kind of a do it all type of guy, but it feels like many think he is just a 3rd down COP dude....I think he is more than that and smashes the 74 touches he got last year...he moves the chains when he touches the ball...and I always tend to shy away from Gordon for some reason...this kid is from the town I live in, went to high school with both of my kids...so it doesn't get any more HOMER of pick than this for me....but he has ALWAYS exceeded expectations....I need some more of that here...felt like most upside of the backs left...
8.14 Lambo, Josh JAC PK16
3 picks left and need my flex, PK and DST....committed to taking my medicine at DST and know that will be my last round pick...and think I can find a decent RB/WR/ or TE in the 9th so snagged a potential playoff PK here on a decent team...he only missed one FG last year...
9.19 Gabriel, Taylor CHI WR96
this may seem like and look like a ho hum pick....probably is...but he will be opposite Robinson in the starting lineup with Miller in the slot in 3 WR sets...with Nagy in town, bigger/better things are expected on offense....Nagy will use his speed and with Arob, Miller, and Burton demanding some attention, Gabriel could have some nice weeks that hopefully add up to some end of season production....
10.14 Bengals, Cincinnati CIN Def29
CIN finished 22nd last year....I'll take a repeat and be happy...
overall: not a ton of playoff potential...but if my 3-4-5-6 picks are treats instead of tricks....I could maybe hang around middle of pack or around 12 or so at the finish....good luck to all of you (in your home leagues)....