Draft slot #2 - Didn't see it covered. (1 Viewer)

[podunker]

I just drafted in a 12 teamer ppr league with 1qb,2rb,2wr,1te,1flex(rb,wr,te), 1k,1d. Kind of happy with it, but will point out some mistakes I think I made.

1.2 - Alexander (LJ went first, I had Alexander #1 on my board. LT is good is PPR, can't go wrong)

2.11 - Bush (Hoping for FWP, but he and Chester, Droughn, Westy all got taken. Liked Bush just as much as KJ, JJ, Dunn. Could have went WR, with Holt, Moss, TO, Harrison still available. Figured I would get one of them on the way back, but could get two)

3.2 Holt (Had him as my top WR. Harrison and JJ taken at turn.)

4.11 Foster (Best RB left on the board, all top 10 WR's were gone.)

5.2 McNabb ( I didn't want to take a QB this early, but liked his value vs everyone else. Lookkng back, should have taken Heap. My plan was to take Watson later fell through. Other availables: DJax, Branch, Horn, Walker, AJohnson,)

6.11 Evans ( I was happy to get him here, was between him and Coles for me)

7.2 A Green ( I think he was a steal here, but this pick cost me Watson, he went in this rd)

8.11 Coles ( He was still here, so I jumped all over him)

9.2 Bulger ( I couldn't believe he was still on the board! Wanted Keyshawn, but couldn't pass on his value)

10.11 Williamson ( Took him over Micheal Clayton, maybe a mistake)

11.2 Winslow ( Not much left at this position, between him and Troupe)

12.11 Morency ( Took him in an attempt to get Lundy at 13.2)

13.2 Lundy ( One of these guys will be the man in Houston)

14.11 Miami Defense ( My sleeper defense)

15.2 G Jennings (My sleeper WR)

16.11 Wilkins (Indoor Kicker)

 

[Double_J]

LT will outperform SA in a PPR league. Bush in the 2nd was a reach, but I assume you would have taken him in the 3rd if you took Holt in the second so nothing's changed.

 

[bocksheesh]

You're right. The #2 pick has not been covered. I too am picking #2 so this is great.

Like you're draft. Think you gave yourself a realistic assessment of how you did. Bust at 2.11 seems a bit early, but it sounds like there was a serious run on RBs if Holt and Harrison were still on the board and FWP and Westbrook weren't. I would have taken Holt at 2.11 and waited on Bush, but it worked out for you.

I sympathize with your McNabb pick at 5.2. He is nice value there. I think McNabb is going to have a big season this year. He's looked great so far. Can't say I wouldn't have made that pick.

Like that you locked up Morency/Lundy real late - that's a great move. Didn't like that you failed to get DeAngelo Williams after taking Foster late in the 4th (another good pick).

Overall, I think you made a slight mistake in gobbling up a bunch of RBs at the expense of your WRs. Holt is always nice, but I would have locked in a good WR2 in lieu of Ahman Green or maybe even McNabb - as tempting as he is at 5.2.

But intersting draft. Thanks for posting it. Very helpful. Were there any players that went particularly early that you were surprised by?

 

[Ministry of Pain]

If LT is on the board at #2 you take him. The reason I like LT is quite selfish...if he were to get hurt or miss time or somehow the Chargers are in the playoffs and lock up home field...Michael Turner is a very capable back up and i sleep better knowing I have that a my tandem.

LJ has a ton of question marks in my mind...if he can't make it look like last season and then furthers the problem by missing time...not sure Bennett or Brown or anyone can do a capable job.

Shaun...I don't like MoMo enough to take Shaun over LT. Shaun will not score 28 TDs this season...15-20 fine. LT will score a lot more points thru the air than Shaun...edge to LT.

Reggie Bush in the 2nd...Deuce seemed to be fine the other night...looks like a split situation there right now...maybe Bush is like Tatum bell of last season(Bush is way more talented), but maybe Bush racks up 1,200-1,500 total yds best case scenario...TDs are harder to gauge.

Holt, Foster, McNabb all solid...didn't get D.Williams to back DeShaun though.

Evans, Green, Coles, Bulger...all solid to super picks for those slots.

Like the Morency/Lundy pick in the 12/13th...FF owenrs should put that on their radar, although Lundy seems to have the upper hand.

Nice solid draft.

 

[podunker]

Some thoughts on why I took who when I did!!!

1. I was going to take Alexander or LJ. My reasoning was that I wouldn't have to draft their backups with them and waste a draft spot on another backup. I also think Turner is very talented and will get more playing time than the other two guys backups.

2. Bush was tough. I think Coach Payton is not showing his full hand with Bush in the pre-season. I really believe he is worth 100 - 125 total rush/rec yards a game, plus 5-8 receptions. That is 15-20 pts a game without any TD's added in. Their defense sucks, so they will be in a lot of high scoring games also. I knew I would get one of Holt/Moss/Harrison/To in the third, but didn't know if Bush would be there, so took him first. 16 RB's, 3 WR's, 2qb's, 1 te were taken by the time it got to me in the second round.

3. DeAngelo Williams was taken at 6.02. That was way earlier than I thought, so I wasn't able to get him. My goal was to combo some RB's at some point in the draft. You can't do that drafting in the middle, but can at the ends. My first choice was Foster/Williams, Bell/Bell, Rhodes/Addai, Jones/Benson, JJ/Barber, Morency/Lundy. I think it's a good stategy to do that, but it is hard to do from the middle spots. It seems like when you take one of the combo it perks the interests of the other owners. If they think your a shark, they don't want you to get the other part of the combo, and they jump on him early.

4. Some suprises :

Brady at 2.10 (Guess he saw the last 2 games)

R. Moss lasting until 3.11

Basicly all the top RB's and Wr's were gone after rd 4.

R. Wayne at 4.06

Duece at 5.07

Mike Bell at 5.10 and T Bell at 6.12

Several starting quality QB's available in 9th and beyond (Bulger, Bledsoe, Warner, Vick, Green, Plummer

Brooks didn't go until the 16th round!

Watson at 7.07 (The secret is out on him)

 

[podunker]

Just for kicks I put our draft in the DD to see what it thought about the teams. I was first in total team strength with 2717, and 2546 being the next closest. I was also first in Starters only with 2029, with 1972 being the next closest.

I looked over the draft board again, and think an owner could do well going RB, WR,WR in the first 3 rds. I could have had:

Alexander/LT (1)

Holt/Harrison (2)

Moss/TO/Wayne (3)

Then go for those combo RB's I talked about:

Foster (4)

M. Bell (5)

T. Bell (6)

D Williams (7)

Then pick up Coles, Keyshawn, Bennett, etc. and a starting QB in the 8th and beyond.

 

[Darcimer]

I don't want to jump on the Bush bandwagon, but I don't think it was a "reach" or "bust" at 2.11. Firstly, he is one of Dodd's 14 elite RB's. And second, I think Bush isn't a bad RB2. Perfect spot for a high reward play, seeing that you already had Alexander. And the risk isn't more than anyone else you could have had there, probably less. The fact that Holt was still there at 3.2, only 2 picks away, as was already mentioned, is fantastic. Although I am curious to know who #1 took at the turn after LJ.. Third, I think it's important to like your team too. I pesonally want to watch that kid play..

I remember taking Ricky Williams and Edge at the 1.12-2.1 turn in their rookie year and got ridiculed for hours. That's what is going to happen if you take Bush anywhere before the third round... Don't lose any sleep over it...

I too would have grabbed more receivers, they tend to be more volatile. You will probably be playing Jennings at some point. Holt Evans and Coles could be a little thin.. What round did Favre, Bledsoe, Mcnair go? I don't know your scoring, but I have them scoring only 2 points per game less than Mcnabb. You saw what happened with Bulger... You could have thrown 40 or 50 extra fantasy points with a REC there. Your Heap call was probably the right one.. Projection-wise, you burned 6 points per week there..

Still looks like a good team..I hope for as much luck tomorrow..

Todd

PS.

Taking from what I see about your team, in my league I only need to start 1 RB and 1 WR (3 flex) and I am taking Bush at 1.12/Holt2.1. Bush is no more of a stretch then KJ or Mcgahee in my opinion. I expect Dunn Droughns or Foster, (maybe even Portis: Is he slipping or am I dreaming?) to be there at 3.12/and a top 12 Rec to go with Holt ( yep, it's PPR too, was TO there at the end of round 3, god I hope not?) If the REC's dropoff too much, and a top 4 TE is avalable at 4.1, I might bite because we have bonus points for TE receiving yardage. That will either take care of, or put TE's on emergency status for next turn, as TE's might run thin here. At 5/6, TE's are already thin, I doubt I will be able to get Watson, but maybe I can nab Winslow or or Cooley. Otherwise, I need to add some depth at WR. LJ is my backup plan if I don't like what's available at 5/6, but I could be S.O.L. at 7. Round 7 is the sweetspot in this league for QB. I hope to land a Bulger type there. I think round 8(really round 7 for #12 slot) is a great place to grab some great deals at RB. My league historically has 25 Rb gone after round 7. I am hoping to lock up a Rhodes, M Bell, T Jones, or start a Dillon and Maroney handcuff. Next few rounds I will get backups at QB, TE and a DEF. Wiggins I bet is available around 9 or 10, and I can live with Big Ben, Brooks, Mcnair, Rivers, B Johnson, I even think Vick will be available here. The last few rounds I'll snipe a few value plays and tie up loose ends, grab a kicker, take a few fliers( Jennings, Chad Jackson, Jerry Porter, C Wilson, Lundy, Norwood )

Here's a few guys I'd like to know where they are going:

Lundy, Gore, Barlow, Matt Jones, J Walker.

 

[podunker]

Gore went 5.08

Walker went 6.05

Jones 8.07

Barlow 8.06

Lundy 13.2 (Just took him there because I just took Morency

Forgot to mention the Dillon/Maroney combo 3.09/7.12

 

[Darcimer]

Gore went 5.08Walker went 6.05Jones 8.07Barlow 8.06Lundy 13.2 (Just took him there because I just took MorencyForgot to mention the Dillon/Maroney combo 3.09/7.12

Thanks. I had those recs targetted for 5/6. Maybe I'll get a tier up, or wait until 7/8 for them..Did same guy get Maroney/Dillon? The gap has really closed between those two..

 

[podunker]

Did same guy get Maroney/Dillon? The gap has really closed between those two

No, but he could have he took Benson at 7.09 and Maroney went at 7.12. A big mistake on his part!

 

[bocksheesh]

Think you're definitely right that a strong case can be made for going RB-WR-WR at the #2 spot. Very, very tempted to do that.

I say that because I think there are a whole host of RBs that will trickle down into the late 4th round when you'd pick again. And you can either double them up (Addai-Rhodes, Foster-Williams, etc) or take the current starter, and count on pretty good odds that the other will be there in the 6th/7th.

It's certainly a risky play, but when you look at ALL the RBs that are sliding around right now, the odds are that there's going to be a decent RB2 option for you at 4.11.

And I look at the RBs that will go late 2nd/early 3rd (FWP, R.Bush, Droughns, K.Jones, Dunn, etc.) and all of them have question marks that are only slightly less so than the Fosters and Dillons and Gores of the world.

So what happened with Benson-Jones, Foster, Gore, Julius Jones et al? What rounds did they go?

 

[kingmalaki]

Yeah, I was pissed for the longest that there wasn't a thread about drafting from the 2 spot. I'm in a redraft flex league where we only have to start 1 RB and WR's and TE's get 1/2 a PPR (must start 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex, 1 K, 1 Def). My draft went as follows:

1.02 - Shaun Alexander - LJ went first and I liked SA's playoff schedule better than LT's. Plus LT has a bye during week 3 and thats a division game for me.

2.11 - Larry Fitzgerald - I liked him better than the RB's available, as I only have to start 1 RB.

3.02 - Reggie Wayne - I liked him better than the RB's available, as I only have to start 1 RB. I did pass on Chambers for him though.

4.11 - Donald Driver - I passed on RB's like Portis, K.Jones and T.Bell. I made a mistake here because Driver has the same bye week as Wayne, and I could have taken D.Mason. This prevented me from picking D. Branch & Matt Jones later, and from taking a chance on T.Williamson.

5.02 - Clinton Portis - The guy picking first took K.Jones and I am more than happy to risk a 5th rounder on Portis. I figure I can run with SA and three WR's until he gets healthy.

6.11 - Marc Bulger - He was the best QB left and I knew the guy picking first was going to take a QB because he didn't have one (he took Vick with the next pick). I would have taken Gore if he fell, but he went the pick right before mine.

7.02 - L.J.Smith - TE's were coming off the board and I liked him better than the ones left, so I took him here (over Miller, Watson, Cooley and D.Clark).

8.11 - Ben Watson - I think he's a sleeper and the guy picking first was still in need of a TE (he picked Cooley next) so I figured I would nab him here.

9.02 - Aaron Brooks - Warner was still on the board but I didn't want to invest in 2 QB's with injury history. I'm still not sold that I made the right decision here though.

10.11 - Marc Clayton - He had the best SOS for week 6 (when Wayne and Driver are on bye) and the highest upside of the receivers left. I wanted Coles since this is a PPR league but he went 3 picks before mine.

11.02 - T.J.Duckett - Just in case the Portis injury is serious. I did pass on Addai here though.

12.11 - Miami defense - I love their schedule.

13.02 - Maurice Morris - Just in case Alexander falls prey to the Madden curse. Unfortunately we can only roster 4 backs in this league so I'm basically stuck with the Seahawks and Redskins backfields.

14.11 - Nate Kaeding - I figure the Bolts will kick more FG's this year.

Since we only have to start 1 RB my plan was to go RB/WR/WR all along, and pray that I got Driver or Mason in the 4th, or was in a position to grab both backs from the Car, Chi, NE backfields (like one in the 5th and hope the other fell to the 6th). Portis falling to me in round 5 was a gift that I couldn't have even dreamed about though.

I think the #2 spot is a good place to pick this year..........

 

[Mystery Achiever]

Yeah, I was pissed for the longest that there wasn't a thread about drafting from the 2 spot.

Yet you didn't start one, because....... A link is now in the Index of Draft Slots thread.

 

[pheagles]

I drafted #2 out of 12 last weekend (8/19) and found value going RB, WR, WR. We start 1 QB, 2Rb, 3WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex, 1 Def, 1 K and have distance scoring bonuses. Here's how mine came together:

1.02 - LT - no brainer to me here.

2.11 - CJ - couldn't believe how many guys were drafting quesitonable RBs through round 2. my top WR made it to me and I was very happy to select him.

3.02 - M Harrison - again, all the RBs had major Q's so I grabbed my next WR - very happy to have two Top 5 (on my board) WRs and LT to anchor the team this year.

4.11 - F Gore - was hoping he fell to me and took him without hesitation. Barlow's subsequent trade will prevent others drafting from the #2 spot to have him fall this far, IMO.

5.02 - T. Jones - Perhaps a bit of a reach, but after going RB, WR, WR, I definitely wanted to stock up on RBs with my next couple of picks.

6.11 - L Maroney - I just love the way this kid runs and feel like NE's offense will offer him plenty of touches even if Dillon stays healthy. I felt very good about my RB depth at this point.

7.02 - R. Brown - A bit of a reach perhaps (and a homer pick), but I see Reggie as a great WR3 and wanted to solidify that starting WR position before grabbing QB or TE (the top guys in both positions were gone).

8.11 - Warner - Waiting so long to take QB, I grabbed two upside guys at the 8/9 turn and moved on.

9.02 - Vick

10.11 - Betts - He was on my target list before Portis' injury, so I grabbed him here as I didn't really like the WR options available and the guy on the turn already had Shockey...

11.02 - B Watson - perhaps the steal of the draft, IMO. I was the next to last to grab a TE I believe, and was still able to grab the guy I thought about in Round 7.

12.11 - M Booker - grabbed the best WR left on my board, but should have grabbed M Turner (was going to the next pick but the guy on the turn snagged him out from under me)

13.02 - TB Def - we have restrictions on roster positions (must have 2 TE, DEF, K), and I had several fliers I like for my last RB/WR positions, so I grabbed the best Def on my board

14.11 - Jay Feeley - Like above, just wanted to fill out the roster knowing my fliers would likely be there anyway

15.02 - Phi Def - Another homer pick, but I think they will surprise many this year, so I wanted to make sure they were on my side.

16.11 - V. Morency - My last RB spot for the guy I had pegged to grab the starter's spot in Houston - we'll see how that shakes out.

17.02 - Jerricho Cotchery - It seems like this kid has uber potential and could wind up starting in NY ahead of McCareins.

18.11 - Tony Scheffler - I've been watching him all preseason and think he could wind up as a starting quality TE in the Shanahan Offense. I wound up with the same pair of TEs (Watson, Sheffler) in my keeper league which drafted right after this one.

19.02 - Scobee - backup K

 

[kingmalaki]

Yeah, I was pissed for the longest that there wasn't a thread about drafting from the 2 spot.

Yet you didn't start one, because....... A link is now in the Index of Draft Slots thread.

Because you only have to start 1 RB in my league, so I didn't think my strategy would work for others.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

Yeah, I was pissed for the longest that there wasn't a thread about drafting from the 2 spot.

Yet you didn't start one, because....... A link is now in the Index of Draft Slots thread.

Because you only have to start 1 RB in my league, so I didn't think my strategy would work for others.

Fair enough. I just got a little crazy because it seemed like several people wanted threads, but wouldn't start them

 

[podunker]

I really think RB,WR,WR is the way to go is this spot. There is just too many decent RB's that are falling to the 4th and beyond.

A couple years ago there was no way to Alexander, R. Moss, Harrison, and A. Green on the same team. Now you can, and I think they'll still be decent!

 

[TheLaw]

How does Oben being placed on the PUP list affect LT, SA, and the #2 pick??

 

[Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll]

Yeah, I was pissed for the longest that there wasn't a thread about drafting from the 2 spot. I'm in a redraft flex league where we only have to start 1 RB and WR's and TE's get 1/2 a PPR (must start 1 QB, 1 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex, 1 K, 1 Def). My draft went as follows:

1.02 - Shaun Alexander - LJ went first and I liked SA's playoff schedule better than LT's. Plus LT has a bye during week 3 and thats a division game for me.

3.02 - Reggie Wayne - I liked him better than the RB's available, as I only have to start 1 RB. I did pass on Chambers for him though.

Excellent point about the division game. Speaking of which, the Colts playoff schedule is ridiculous, so I like the Wayne pick...

 

[tangfoot]

12 teams - First year of a keep-3

starters - QB/RB/RB/WR/WR/TE/Flex/K/D

1.02 - LT

2.11 - W. McGahee

3.02 - R. Moss

4.11 - Roy Williams

5.02 - R. Droughns

6.11 - A. Green

7.02 - Rod Smith

8.11 - L. Coles

9.02 - LJ Smith

10.11 - M. Barber

11.02 - S. McNair

12.11 - C. Simms

13.02 - V. Morency

14.11 - M. Turner (handcuff)

15.02 - S. Gostowski

16.11 - B. Engram

17.02 - Rams D

 

[Reagan]

I drafted #2 out of 12 last weekend (8/19) and found value going RB, WR, WR. We start 1 QB, 2Rb, 3WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex, 1 Def, 1 K and have distance scoring bonuses. Here's how mine came together:

1.02 - LT - no brainer to me here.

2.11 - CJ - couldn't believe how many guys were drafting quesitonable RBs through round 2. my top WR made it to me and I was very happy to select him.

3.02 - M Harrison - again, all the RBs had major Q's so I grabbed my next WR - very happy to have two Top 5 (on my board) WRs and LT to anchor the team this year.

4.11 - F Gore - was hoping he fell to me and took him without hesitation. Barlow's subsequent trade will prevent others drafting from the #2 spot to have him fall this far, IMO.

5.02 - T. Jones - Perhaps a bit of a reach, but after going RB, WR, WR, I definitely wanted to stock up on RBs with my next couple of picks.

6.11 - L Maroney - I just love the way this kid runs and feel like NE's offense will offer him plenty of touches even if Dillon stays healthy. I felt very good about my RB depth at this point.

7.02 - R. Brown - A bit of a reach perhaps (and a homer pick), but I see Reggie as a great WR3 and wanted to solidify that starting WR position before grabbing QB or TE (the top guys in both positions were gone).

8.11 - Warner - Waiting so long to take QB, I grabbed two upside guys at the 8/9 turn and moved on.

9.02 - Vick

10.11 - Betts - He was on my target list before Portis' injury, so I grabbed him here as I didn't really like the WR options available and the guy on the turn already had Shockey...

11.02 - B Watson - perhaps the steal of the draft, IMO. I was the next to last to grab a TE I believe, and was still able to grab the guy I thought about in Round 7.

12.11 - M Booker - grabbed the best WR left on my board, but should have grabbed M Turner (was going to the next pick but the guy on the turn snagged him out from under me)

13.02 - TB Def - we have restrictions on roster positions (must have 2 TE, DEF, K), and I had several fliers I like for my last RB/WR positions, so I grabbed the best Def on my board

14.11 - Jay Feeley - Like above, just wanted to fill out the roster knowing my fliers would likely be there anyway

15.02 - Phi Def - Another homer pick, but I think they will surprise many this year, so I wanted to make sure they were on my side.

16.11 - V. Morency - My last RB spot for the guy I had pegged to grab the starter's spot in Houston - we'll see how that shakes out.

17.02 - Jerricho Cotchery - It seems like this kid has uber potential and could wind up starting in NY ahead of McCareins.

18.11 - Tony Scheffler - I've been watching him all preseason and think he could wind up as a starting quality TE in the Shanahan Offense. I wound up with the same pair of TEs (Watson, Sheffler) in my keeper league which drafted right after this one.

19.02 - Scobee - backup K

Very similiar to my draft....1.03 LT

2.08 CJ

3.03 Fitz

4.08 Gore

5.03 Driver

6.08 T. Jones

7.03 Maroney

8.08 Jason Witten

9.03 T. Green

10.08 D. Williams

11.03 Matt Jones

Waited too long for QB and settled for Trent Green. Wished I had taken a Delhomme/Bulger in round 7. Maroney might have lasted to round 8 and I could have taken an LJ Smith in round 10 or so.

 

[Mene]

1.02 LJ (SA went first)

2.11 Randy Moss

3.02 Kevin Jones ( Was him or Droughns, figured K.J. has more upside )

4.11 Dominic Rhodes

5.02 Donald Driver ( Steal in my opinion )

6.11 Joseph Addai ( Thinking at the end of the year, I will like having these two )

7.02 Eddie Kennison

8.11 Brett Favre

9.02 Greg Jones ( Draft was the night of his injury... yay )

10.11 Ben Watson ( Big run on TE's, I was the 11th to take one, felt REALLY fortunate )

11.02 Mike Vick ( Could be huge at this position )

12.02 Seattle D

13.11 Mark Clayton

14.02 Ben Troupe

15.11 John Kasay

16.02 Maurice Hicks

17.11 Eric Parker

 

[Crazy8s]

1.02 LT (LJ went 1.01)

2.11 Holt - I was hoping for Dunn but he went two picks before.

3.02 Wayne (Quality RBs were all gone so, I went with the STUD WR thery a bit here.

4.11 Gore (Not a stud but he is all they got there.)

5.02 Roy Williams (Surprised he was there in the fifth)

6.11 D. Rhodes

7.02 Addai - went with the handcuff here. After looking back, I should have grabbed a QB here - Backups started to go in this round

8.11 Lundy - reach here but it wasnt worth a QB since most were gone

9.02 Marion Barber III

10.11 - Bruce (Steal in the 10th if you ask me.)

11.02 Rivers - my starting QB...I'm asking alot from him

12.11 Morency Hand cuff Lundy

13.02 Turner Hand cuff LT

14.11 Wiggins (I really like Wiggins and I knew he'd e available late

15.02 Kitna - another risk at QB

16.11 Keading

17.02 Seattle Def

18.11 Travis Taylor...couldnt let him go undrafted.

Overall I am thrilled with the WRs, After LT I'm a bit shaky. So that is why I handcuffed most of them. My biggest weakness is QB. I'm hoping that Rivers produces this year and I kinda bought into the Martz theory with Kitna.

 

[Sake-Bombers]

12 Teamer, start 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D (roster limits: 4 QB, 5 RB, 5 WR, 2 TE)

1.02 L. Tomlinson

2.11 W. Parker – Was ready to take Gates, but couldn’t pass on Willie here

3.02 T. Owens – Gates gone, TO best WR available

4.11 R. Bush - Surprised he was here. I’m not the biggest Bush guy, but couldn’t pass here even though I needed another starting WR (Housh, Driver, Moss, J. Walker still on board)

5.02 D. Driver - Housh taken at turn

6.11 D. Culpepper – Between him and Bulger

7.02 L. Evans - Solid number 3 WR IMO

8.11 D. Rhodes – Although Bush has huge upside, taking another RB made me feel better, and again I was surprised he was available

9.02 B. Watson – TE time, and like everyone else here I love this guy

10.11 J. Plummer – I messed up here, should have taken Coles and gotten Brees or Plummer on wraparound

11.02 H. Miller - Coles gone, big dropoff after him. Reeling from my mistake, I took the other TE I’m pretty high on

12.11 C. Brown – I still would have liked more WR depth, but loved getting Brown here. Figured I’d get Williamson or B. Edwards after the turn and would be okay

13.02 E. Wilford – Fiddlesticks, turnaround took both WRs I wanted. Settled for Wilford.

14.11 T. Taylor – Pretty much just took best WR available. Could have taken Jennings but already had Driver.

15.02 C. Pennington – Still refusing to take K or D

16.11 J. Losman – Upside at QB, but probably won’t use it.

17.02 S. Gostkowski

18.11 Cardinals – They play the Niners week 1.

So yeah, I think I could have played it slightly better and had better WRs, but hopefully I'll be able to turn my strength at RB into a better WR at some point soon

The second slot is an interesting one. I feel like if you have any desire to get Gates, there's a good chance he's there at 2.11, but you probably won't get him at 3.02.

 

[JohnHenry]

1.02 LT

2.11 Holt

3.02 Moss

4.11 Kevin Jones

5.02 Delhomme

6.11 F. Taylor

7.02 Kennison

8.11 McCardell

9.02 Chris Brown

10.11 McNair

11.02 Ben Watson

12.11 Mark Clayton

13.02 Rackers

14.11 Derrick Blaylock

15.02 Travis Taylor

16.11 Rechee Caldwell

17.02 Vernand Morency

18.11 M. Pittman

19.02 Jacksonville

20.11 Musa Smith

 

[ghosttothepost]

I drafted #2 out of 12 last weekend (8/19) and found value going RB, WR, WR. We start 1 QB, 2Rb, 3WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex, 1 Def, 1 K and have distance scoring bonuses. Here's how mine came together:

1.02 - LT - no brainer to me here.

2.11 - CJ - couldn't believe how many guys were drafting quesitonable RBs through round 2. my top WR made it to me and I was very happy to select him.

3.02 - M Harrison - again, all the RBs had major Q's so I grabbed my next WR - very happy to have two Top 5 (on my board) WRs and LT to anchor the team this year.

4.11 - F Gore - was hoping he fell to me and took him without hesitation. Barlow's subsequent trade will prevent others drafting from the #2 spot to have him fall this far, IMO.

5.02 - T. Jones - Perhaps a bit of a reach, but after going RB, WR, WR, I definitely wanted to stock up on RBs with my next couple of picks.

6.11 - L Maroney - I just love the way this kid runs and feel like NE's offense will offer him plenty of touches even if Dillon stays healthy. I felt very good about my RB depth at this point.

7.02 - R. Brown - A bit of a reach perhaps (and a homer pick), but I see Reggie as a great WR3 and wanted to solidify that starting WR position before grabbing QB or TE (the top guys in both positions were gone).

8.11 - Warner - Waiting so long to take QB, I grabbed two upside guys at the 8/9 turn and moved on.

9.02 - Vick

10.11 - Betts - He was on my target list before Portis' injury, so I grabbed him here as I didn't really like the WR options available and the guy on the turn already had Shockey...

11.02 - B Watson - perhaps the steal of the draft, IMO. I was the next to last to grab a TE I believe, and was still able to grab the guy I thought about in Round 7.

12.11 - M Booker - grabbed the best WR left on my board, but should have grabbed M Turner (was going to the next pick but the guy on the turn snagged him out from under me)

13.02 - TB Def - we have restrictions on roster positions (must have 2 TE, DEF, K), and I had several fliers I like for my last RB/WR positions, so I grabbed the best Def on my board

14.11 - Jay Feeley - Like above, just wanted to fill out the roster knowing my fliers would likely be there anyway

15.02 - Phi Def - Another homer pick, but I think they will surprise many this year, so I wanted to make sure they were on my side.

16.11 - V. Morency - My last RB spot for the guy I had pegged to grab the starter's spot in Houston - we'll see how that shakes out.

17.02 - Jerricho Cotchery - It seems like this kid has uber potential and could wind up starting in NY ahead of McCareins.

18.11 - Tony Scheffler - I've been watching him all preseason and think he could wind up as a starting quality TE in the Shanahan Offense. I wound up with the same pair of TEs (Watson, Sheffler) in my keeper league which drafted right after this one.

19.02 - Scobee - backup K

Very similiar to my draft....1.03 LT

2.08 CJ

3.03 Fitz

4.08 Gore

5.03 Driver

6.08 T. Jones

7.03 Maroney

8.08 Jason Witten

9.03 T. Green

10.08 D. Williams

11.03 Matt Jones

Waited too long for QB and settled for Trent Green. Wished I had taken a Delhomme/Bulger in round 7. Maroney might have lasted to round 8 and I could have taken an LJ Smith in round 10 or so.

Ditto here. I'm in a 12 team (non-PPR) league where you start 1QB, 2RBs, 2WRs, 1TE, 1Flex, 1K, and 1 D/ST. 18 RB's were drafted before my 2nd round pick and thus I couldn't resist going the RB-WR-WR route. I may be a little thin at the RB2 spot, but I'm loving my chances if I can somehow get a good year out of Droughns, T. Bell or Morency. Here's how it went for me out of the 2 spot:1.02 LT

2.11 C. Johnson

3.02 Holt

4.11 Droughns

5.02 Driver

6.11 T. Bell

7.02 Culpepper

8.11 Reggie Brown

9.02 A. Brooks

10.11 Watson (loved getting him here)

11.02 Morency

12.11 Bruce

13.02 Kasay

14.11 Tampa Bay

15.02 Troupe

16.11 Kitna

FWIW, while it was technically a "drafting from the 3 spot" thread, I thought the insight HERE (particularly Wannabee's post) was very helpful. I wasn't able to (or didn't) actually pull off the "sluffing RB2" theory, but I tried to follow the same general approach of waiting a bit and using a "committee approach" to fill the RB2 spot.