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Darlings and Busts - 2016 Edition (1 Viewer)

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Who hurt you from the draft and who saved you on the wire this season? Sure many have thoughts.

Darling - Spencer Ware
Honorable Mention: Jordan Howard

Bust - Nuk Hopkins
Honorable Mention: Cam Newton (Wear a tie, Cam)

Hopkins with pick 6 and Ware was a waiver pickup in week 1.

 
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Darling: Ajayi, Ty Montgomery (The weeks he was startable he provided me some big wins since, as you can see, my RB2 was debilitated)

Bust: Giovani Benard, Ameer Abdullah

Nothing too crazy for me... Brady was drafted 5th round, which I thought was late, and he turned out to be big. Bell fell to me at 1.10. That was huge. Diggs was big in Round 7 (I was debating him and K. White). 

I'm usually a better WW picker upper, and my RB2 usually strikes out. So this was true for me. Abdullah and Gio were pretty much a disappointment from the start. Luckily I was savvy on the WW and was able to grab Booker, Ajayi. I even pulled a nice trade for Crowell even though he hasn't done much since then. Depth is depth. RB was crazy tough this year. 

 
Darling: Ajayi, Britt

Bust: Lamar Miller, Hopkins, Allen Robinson, Alshon Jeffrey, Jeremy Maclin, John Brown

Throw in the injuries to Romo, CJ Anderson & Kevin White

Obviously, the team was not saved by the waiver wire.

It was easy enough to deal with the injured players, but the under performing players just killed the team. It's a dynasty league so waiving the players wasn't an option. It has been painful starting Hopkins for most of the season.

At least I'll be rewarded with the 1.1 rookie pick.

 
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Darling: Jordan Howard, Tyrell Williams, Terrell Pyor and Ajayi

Bust: Allen Robinson, NUK, Gronk, Gurley and Miller

 
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Lamar Miller and JCharles in Rounds 1 and 2 killed me.

Not really a lot of waiver wire saviors this year either.

 
In my only redraft (start 2QB/2RB/2/WR/2TE with one non-QB flex):

Darlings - DeMarco Murray (7th round) and Melvin Gordon (10th round)

Busts - Alshon Jeffrey (3rd round) and Michael Floyd (9th round)

 
Is there any criteria for this?  Like amount of games played or something?  I just found it odd for Montgomery to be on some list when he only had two good games and one OK game.  He bombed just as much as he helped after those three games.

 
Hawkeye21 said:
Is there any criteria for this?  Like amount of games played or something?  I just found it odd for Montgomery to be on some list when he only had two good games and one OK game.  He bombed just as much as he helped after those three games.
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He helped me win games when Diggs was underperforming. Without him I would have never made the playoffs. For my situation that makes him a darling

 
Darling: Davante Adams - He's been a top 5 WR since GBs BYE and was likely on waivers or a very late round selection in most redraft leagues until his breakout week 5 game and maybe even on waivers again after his week 6 dud. FantasyPros consensus ADP had him as WR73.  

 
14 Team Dynasty League

Darling: Deangelo Williams (while Bell was suspended) Quizz Rodgers (for 2 games)

Bust: Lamar Miller

Trade to save me: Traded away Allen Robinson/Jarvis Landry/2 2017 2nd Round Pick for AJ Green and Dez Bryant in Week 7 to a rebuliding team while Dez was hurt

 
Darling:. Matt Ryan, Ajayi

Bust: Lamar Miller, losing K Allen week 1, Floyd

 
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Darling - Melvin Gordon, Jay Ajayi, Cameron Brate (Not awesome but saved my season in the league I took Gronk in round 1)

Bust - Todd Gurley and AR15

 
Darlings:  Ajayi and Crabtree

Bust:  Gronk (I know an injury does not make him a bust on the field but it hurt my roster)

 
 Darling:  Justin Houston, with his 40 points out of the gate. 

 Honorable mention:  Michael Thomas 

 Bust:  Jeremy Maclin

 
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Ok, maybe people are getting confused as to what a Darling is, waiver wire darling and I doubt Gordon and Murray were on any wire.

 
Darling - Burfict (man was he huge once he came off suspension)

Bust - CJA (I know an injury - but it led to relying on Booker and Michael)

 
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WheelsUp said:
Ok, maybe people are getting confused as to what a Darling is, waiver wire darling and I doubt Gordon and Murray were on any wire.
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Darling: Rishard Matthews. Who could have expected a top-20 fantasy season out of this guy? ;)  

Bust: Everyone not named Le'Veon Bell I drafted in the first round of every league. Gurley, Nuk, A-Rob, Miller, ADP ... if ever there was a year to follow Coach Otis' advice to "toss your 1st-round pick," this was it. Just brutal.

 
Mr. Know-It-All said:
Darling - Burfict (man was he huge once he came off suspension)

Bust - CJA (I know an injury - but it led to relying on Booker and Michael)
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I think most IDP-ers have a better shot at a true "darling". I missed Burfict by about 1 minute (I was trying to figure out who to drop and a leaguemate moved in on him - analysis by paralysis)

he was a monster for sure.  

 
WheelsUp said:
Ok, maybe people are getting confused as to what a Darling is, waiver wire darling and I doubt Gordon and Murray were on any wire.
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WheelsUp said:
Ok, maybe people are getting confused as to what a Darling is, waiver wire darling and I doubt Gordon and Murray were on any wire.
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Sorry thought darlings were guys way out producing their adp...misses the waiver wire part.

 
 I think Allen Robinson has to be among the top at the "bust category".

 I don't know any of the others who were supposedly an elite WR1 (or RB1), who flopped as hard as Robinson did.  Even if you bought into regression as some did, none could have foreseen this dropoff.

 I mean, did you think Lamar Miller was elite RB1 material?  (I thought he might be due to workload alone, but nowhere near certain)

I was semi scared off Hopkins, as I knew Osweiler was incoming, and I wasn't fully sold. But even so, this is another case where it was a massive letdown.

 I knew the Jags would be behind enough in games where ARob would / SHOULD get enough late game stats to help, but this is off like a light switch. :wall:

 (there is hope brothers~!!!!!! Supposedly the Jags OC, Bortles and Robinson all had a meeting this week, to ensure they were all on the same page) If you are somehow still alive and have playoff hopes where you own him, there is a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately I have him in a couple start 3WR leagues, and I am still depending on him.  A couple late season explosions may well save us yet~!

 For those who bought in to the Gurley train............. I figured after the schedule came out, that he was going to be a significant dropoff. So glad I didn't touch him, but then again I don't acquire big ticket RBs. (and when I do, I draft DAVID JOHNSON) The one league I got an early slot I snagged him, and WRs everywhere else.

 The sad part about Gurley is, he might be destined to be on this crappy organization, and his numbers will suffer for it possibly.

 TZM

 
Darling - Greg Olsen (1st half of the season)

Bust - Greg Olsen (2nd half of the season)

FYI, I'm benching him for Jermaine Gresham this week.

 
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TZMarkie said:
 I think Allen Robinson has to be among the top at the "bust category".

 I don't know any of the others who were supposedly an elite WR1 (or RB1), who flopped as hard as Robinson did.  Even if you bought into regression as some did, none could have foreseen this dropoff.  I mean, did you think Lamar Miller was elite RB1 material?  (I thought he might be due to workload alone, but nowhere near certain)I was semi scared off Hopkins, as I knew Osweiler was incoming, and I wasn't fully sold. But even so, this is another case where it was a massive letdown.

 I knew the Jags would be behind enough in games where ARob would / SHOULD get enough late game stats to help, but this is off like a light switch. :wall: (ther is hope brothers~!!!!!! Supposedly the Jags OC, Bortles and Robinson all had a meeting this week, to ensure they were all on the same page) If you are somehow still alive and have playoff hopes where you own him, there is a glimmer of hope.Unfortunately I have him in a couple start 3WR leagues, and I am still depending on him.  A couple late season explosions may well save us yet~!

 For those who bought in to the Gurley train............. I figured after the schedule came out, that he was going to be a significant dropoff. So glad I didn't touch him, but then again I don't acquire big ticket RBs. (and when I do, I draft DAVID JOHNSON) The one league I got an early slot I snagged him, and WRs everywhere else.

 The sad part about Gurley is, he might be destined to be on this crappy organization, and his numbers will suffer for it possibly.

 TZM
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And nobody else on that team is getting any value either.  Freakin' Bortles.

 
TZMarkie said:
I mean, did you think Lamar Miller was elite RB1 material?  (I thought he might be due to workload alone, but nowhere near certain)

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The interesting thing is that Miller is 8th in the league in rushing yards, so he's not a complete bust. And a lot is outside his control: the dreadful play of Osweiler (resulting in few TDs and a lower YPC with stacked boxes) and O'Brien and Co.'s inconceivable lack of use of Miller in the receiving game are big factors.

All that said, a bust is a bust - and his own little injuries here and there haven't helped his cause in allowing the venerable Alfred Blue, Jonathan Grimes and Akeem Hunt to eat into his production.

 
Spike said:
Big mistake.  I'm calling it here.
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By all means, I'm more than happy to be wrong.  But I'd prefer to be wrong before Sunday so I can be right afterwards.

Here's what I know about Olsen vs. Gresham...

Gresham's had more fantasy points than Olsen each of the past 3 weeks.
He's been targeted more than Olsen over the past 2 weeks combined.
And the Dolphins have coughed up 5 touchdowns to opposing Tight Ends over the past 4 games.  And I'm not sure the Rams game counts.  They're barely a team.

I know every top expert says to keep trotting Greg out there because of some expectation that he'll revert back to early season form.  And I would love it if he did so I can trot him back out there with confidence in Week 15 if I'm still around.

But I'm not confident in him right now.  I think these lofty rankings are just chasing Cameron Brate's numbers from last week and the ghost of Greg Olsen from when he played on a competent offense that wasn't in love with only Ted Ginn.  And all of the evidence seems to indicate I should feel plenty confident about Gresham so long as Floyd continues to underperform, Nelson continues to be underutilized and Brown can't even stay healthy.

 
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How's this for the start of my draft in one 12 team non-ppr league: Hopkins, Doug Martin, Watkins, Rawls, Ryan Matthews. 

Needless to say I didn't make the playoffs in that league, though Kelley, Ajayi, Tate were waiver wire pick ups that kept me at .500 and in contention most of the year. Brady in the 6th round definitely won me a game or two when he returned. 

 
Darlings: James White, DeMarco Murray, Melvin Gordon, Terrelle Pryor

Busts: Gronk, Jeremy Maclin, Danny Woodhead, Keenan Allen (took him against my better judgment) 

 
zamboni said:
The interesting thing is that Miller is 8th in the league in rushing yards, so he's not a complete bust. And a lot is outside his control: the dreadful play of Osweiler (resulting in few TDs and a lower YPC with stacked boxes) and O'Brien and Co.'s inconceivable lack of use of Miller in the receiving game are big factors.

All that said, a bust is a bust - and his own little injuries here and there haven't helped his cause in allowing the venerable Alfred Blue, Jonathan Grimes and Akeem Hunt to eat into his production.
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Still, I'm pretty surprised to see so many people list Miller as a bust but not Gurley. Gurley was drafted in the middle of the first round and is performing below Miller, who was drafted near the top of the 2nd round. Doesn't make any sense to me.

Guys like Hopkins/Gurley/Robinson were all first round draft picks..... and missing on those guys really puts you behind the 8-ball. I guess you could lump Gronk in there but listing injured guys is pretty easy. Although I will admit Gronk has a bigger health risk than the average player.

 
One league - Darling is Tyrell Williams.....got him off the WW for $0 one week before he broke out.

Bust - pretty much my entire team....Cam, Gronk, AR15, Tate (cut him before he rebounded), Lockett, Tannehill

 
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