ESPN Fantasy Draft Special is Tonight (1 Viewer)

[RamMan]

For anyone who cares, here are the ESPN show "EXPERT" (ahem) picks so far...

1. LT

2. S. Jackson

3. LJ

4. Gore

5. Maroney

6. Addai

7. Manning

8. C. Palmer

9. Harrison10. T. Jones

11. T. Henry

12. Rudi

13. Alexander

14. W. Parker

15. R. Bush

16. McGahee

17. Bulger

18. Gates

19. Westy

20. Holt

21. C. Benson

22. Chad Johnson

23. Steve Smith

24. Roy Williams

25. M. Barber26. Edge

27. Brees

28. Kitna

29. Brady

30. McNabb

31. MJD

32. J. Walker

33. Deuce McA34. TJ

35. R. Wayne

36. Fitz

37. TO

38. Andre Johnson

39. Colston

40. Adrian Peterson

41. Vernon Davis

42. Shockey

43. Driver

44. Calvin Johnson45. Portis

46. Lee Evans

47. Boldin

48. Randy Moss

where the heck is Ronnie Brown!!!!

Be patient. He'll be picked in a couple more rounds....a few spots after Chatman.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

I agree that it's fun to rag on this as this is the premier FF think tank out there, but seriously, what did you expect from ESPN? Hopefully exactly what they're giving us.

Well, admittedly it's great to have this kind of coverage for our hobby but that's what makes it so frustrating. All I can think about is how awesome a draft I could have had drafting with these clowns.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

For anyone who cares, here are the ESPN show "EXPERT" (ahem) picks so far...

1. LT

2. S. Jackson

3. LJ

4. Gore

5. Maroney

6. Addai

7. Manning

8. C. Palmer

9. Harrison10. T. Jones

11. T. Henry

12. Rudi

13. Alexander

14. W. Parker

15. R. Bush

16. McGahee

17. Bulger

18. Gates

19. Westy

20. Holt

21. C. Benson

22. Chad Johnson

23. Steve Smith

24. Roy Williams

25. M. Barber26. Edge

27. Brees

28. Kitna

29. Brady

30. McNabb

31. MJD

32. J. Walker

33. Deuce McA34. TJ

35. R. Wayne

36. Fitz

37. TO

38. Andre Johnson

39. Colston

40. Adrian Peterson

41. Vernon Davis

42. Shockey

43. Driver

44. Calvin Johnson45. Portis

46. Lee Evans

47. Boldin

48. Randy Moss

where the heck is Ronnie Brown!!!!

Be patient. He'll be picked in a couple more rounds....a few spots after Chatman.

 

[Diamond One]

For anyone who cares, here are the ESPN show "EXPERT" (ahem) picks so far...1. LT2. S. Jackson3. LJ4. Gore5. Maroney6. Addai7. Manning8. C. Palmer

9. Harrison10. T. Jones11. T. Henry12. Rudi13. Alexander14. W. Parker15. R. Bush16. McGahee17. Bulger18. Gates19. Westy20. Holt21. C. Benson22. Chad Johnson23. Steve Smith24. Roy Williams

25. M. Barber26. Edge27. Brees28. Kitna29. Brady30. McNabb31. MJD32. J. Walker

33. Deuce McA34. TJ35. R. Wayne36. Fitz37. TO38. Andre Johnson39. Colston40. Adrian Peterson41. Vernon Davis42. Shockey43. Driver

44. Calvin Johnson45. Portis46. Lee Evans47. Boldin48. Randy Moss

49. Kellen Winslow50. CHI Bears51. BAL Ravens52. Jason Witten53 thru 56. Heap, Gonzo, Buress, S. Moss (sorry, missed the exact draft order) 57. Branch58. Julius Jones59. Ronnie Brown60. C. Cooley61. H. Ward62. M. Lynch63. Reggie Brown64. Fred Taylor

 

[Gonzo Stokes]

I agree that it's fun to rag on this as this is the premier FF think tank out there, but seriously, what did you expect from ESPN? Hopefully exactly what they're giving us.

I don't go to many other places, but I would think the average fantasy player is looking down his nose at this production.

 

[Diamond One]

For anyone who cares, here are the ESPN show "EXPERT" (ahem) picks so far...

1. LT

2. S. Jackson

3. LJ

4. Gore

5. Maroney

6. Addai

7. Manning

8. C. Palmer

9. Harrison10. T. Jones

11. T. Henry

12. Rudi

13. Alexander

14. W. Parker

15. R. Bush

16. McGahee

17. Bulger

18. Gates

19. Westy

20. Holt

21. C. Benson

22. Chad Johnson

23. Steve Smith

24. Roy Williams

25. M. Barber26. Edge

27. Brees

28. Kitna

29. Brady

30. McNabb

31. MJD

32. J. Walker

33. Deuce McA34. TJ

35. R. Wayne

36. Fitz

37. TO

38. Andre Johnson

39. Colston

40. Adrian Peterson

41. Vernon Davis

42. Shockey

43. Driver

44. Calvin Johnson45. Portis

46. Lee Evans

47. Boldin

48. Randy Moss

49. Kellen Winslow50. CHI Bears

51. Buress

52. Gonzo

53. S. Moss

54. Heap

55. BAL Raven

56. Jason Witten

57. Branch

58. Julius Jones

59. Ronnie Brown

60. C. Cooley

61. H. Ward

62. M. Lynch

63. Reggie Brown

64. Fred Taylor

That's it; the pain has ended. Eight round draft. Sorry about missing the exact order at 53 thru 56 (edit to fix)... I was throwing up... Link to rest of the rounds: http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/tools/draftre...leagueId=330574Enjoy...

 

[BigRed]

For your entertainment and opportunity to go the annual ESPN Fantasy Draft is6:30pm-8pm eastern. Don't know who is drafting this year.

Wow sounds so interesting and worthwhile and I'd love to but I'll be doing something else. Anything else.

 

[rkrgoat]

Full Rosters here:

http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/tools/draftre...leagueId=330574

 

[Blackjacks]

Oh, my gosh is this awful. Jones Drew in the 4th round? Wow.

I agree that this show is horrific, but what's wrong with MJD in the 4th? Are you saying that's too early, or that he fell too far?

Too early IMO

 

[Tom Servo]

To me, Wingo had the best line of what I watched (about 30 minutes). He cracked on Cato June after he drafted PM with his first pick. When Manning was interviewed a short time later, Wingo stated Juno "still has a man-crush" on Manning.

 

[JimmyD]

Caddy went pick #99 - Round 13

 

[Colin Dowling]

Caddy after defenses were taken.....great googily moogily.

 

[Dought Man]

Is this the thread where we point, laugh and make fun of people for not being fantasy nerds?

 

[Tillmanisahero]

I think these guys embarrassed themselves and either should put a show together with real experts or just stop it altogether...it hurts their credibility...if ESPN had any left.

 

[coolnerd]

Is this the thread where we point, laugh and make fun of people for not being fantasy nerds?

Yes.

 

[texasheat]

"because I watched the ESPN fantasy draft special"



In other news, Team Young has a great squad, he didnt embarrass himself.

 

[Tom Baker]

where the heck is Ronnie Brown!!!!

Be patient. He'll be picked in a couple more rounds....a few spots after Chatman.

They must be reading this forum then . . .

 

[Doug B]

Through 8 rounds, it looked like Nick Bakay was owning this thing pretty hard.

Jerry O'Connell was doing OK, but who did he ever get at QB?

 

[The Kansas Comet]

Next on ESPN...Which fantasy team is more Now?

 

[Gottabesweet]

LT went 1 - Nice pick.

 

[Christo]

The funny thing is so many of them were making off-the-wall picks, quite a few ended up with pretty solid teams because they were able to make up for it later. It's not like one or two idiots were drafting with a bunch of people who could take advantage of the situation. All of the dumb picks canceled each other out.

ETA: Except for Team Smith. He has no hope.

 

[Jason Wood]

It's pretty sad...it's being rebroadcast right now and I'm chuckling, A LOT.

 

[Tillmanisahero]

They have solid teams because it is an 8 (7.5 actually :X ) team league.......In a 12 league (with guys who subscribe to FBGs ) they would be punished for all that crazy reaching.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Next on ESPN...Which fantasy team is more Now?

:X

 

[Jason Wood]

I just don't understand this at all...they are running tens of thousands of free ESPN leagues that all have the same format:

10 Teams

No PPR

1 QB

2 RB

1 RB/WR

2 WR

1 TE

1 PK

1 DST

How do they not get 10 guys and craft the draft so that's it's the "Perfect Draft" version of the league format they are actually forcing tens of thousands of people to utilize? :X

 

[Nemesis Enforcer]

What is Steve Young on? I couldn't understand that incoherent rant on Bakay he just spouted.

Michael Smith seems to be picking every other position aside from rb to prove some point that is not yet clear to me.

 

[Nemesis Enforcer]

how does the worlwide leader in sports consistently get fantasy football wrong every season? You would think they would make it a priority to get it right, is someone sitting in an office in Bristol, CT thinking they really "nailed this show?" I would have to think that even ff novices understand some of the issues with the picks being made.

as far as businesses are run, ESPN should outsource their fantasy football to footballguys. At some point keeping it inhouse just doesn't make sense.

 

[Capella]

Some of you guys take this way too serious. This show was nothing more than a vehicle to get people to use their fantasy leagues. 95% of the audience watching this were probably lightly entertained by it; not everybody playing FF is a dice-rolling die-hard nerd about it.

If they got all serious about it, the casual viewer would flip it off.

 

[joffer]

Some of you guys take this way too serious. This show was nothing more than a vehicle to get people to use their fantasy leagues. 95% of the people watching this were probably lightly entertained by it, not everybody playing FF is a dice-rolling die-hard nerd about it.

kind of reminds me why i don't like 8 team leagues though. you could draft the waterboy in round 1 and still end up with a good team.

 

[CrossEyed]

Watched this for a few minutes. Schlereth and Salisbury are obnoxious.

 

[Sinners]

"because I watched the ESPN fantasy draft special" In other news, Team Young has a great squad, he didnt embarrass himself.

What does that finger pointing at the shirt mean?

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

"because I watched the ESPN fantasy draft special"



In other news, Team Young has a great squad, he didnt embarrass himself.

What does that finger pointing at the shirt mean?

See #10.FFA FAQ

 

[Sinners]

"because I watched the ESPN fantasy draft special"



In other news, Team Young has a great squad, he didnt embarrass himself.

What does that finger pointing at the shirt mean?

See #10.FFA FAQ

Thanks for the info.

 

[joffer]

Bakay cleaned up

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Special is right, :11:

 

[yinzer]

I actually thought Michael Smith knew what his football, not sure if he was blatently trying to lose with his squad, bc it kind of seemed like it, but that was ridiculous

Maybe since everyone was ripping on him and he took ADP ppl will be scared of ADP now though hah

I don't remember every team exactly, but it looked like it would be between Bakay and Young to me

FWP @ 17...TJ Housh ahead of Wayne and Fitz...Kitna in what, the 3rd? :X

I really hope some of my old high school buddies in my league watched this, but I think they learned their lesson last yr

 

[a_troll00]

Caddy after defenses were taken.....great googily moogily.

Caddy and Brown got drafted exactly where they should have been. Both of them are trash.

 

[AnonymousBob]

Can I join their league?

 

[coolnerd]

Some of you guys take this way too serious. This show was nothing more than a vehicle to get people to use their fantasy leagues. 95% of the audience watching this were probably lightly entertained by it; not everybody playing FF is a dice-rolling die-hard nerd about it.If they got all serious about it, the casual viewer would flip it off.

Most of the real world people that I know that play fantasy football fall into the category of the ESPN drafters. They enjoy getting together, having a few beers and ragging on each other's pick. In fact, even when there is money on the line, they are not pulling out draft dominator and VBD spreadsheets. We on this board are the minority of serious hobbyist, and honestly probably too serious at that.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

Some of you guys take this way too serious. This show was nothing more than a vehicle to get people to use their fantasy leagues. 95% of the audience watching this were probably lightly entertained by it; not everybody playing FF is a dice-rolling die-hard nerd about it.If they got all serious about it, the casual viewer would flip it off.

Great analysis! This is for fun, not a round-by-round analysis. And Michael Smith had the last laugh. Seriously. Actulally heard him say this A.M that Caddilac W killed his team last year because he took him early (and Caddy was an early pick last year) -- despite all of his talk last night about ho you can always find a running back. Gotta say, I like the guy more after last night.

 

[Jabroniking]

I am deeply saddened that I wasted an hour and a half of my life that I will never be able to get back. Is it just me , or is Nick Bakay's forehead growing more and more each year? I give him another 3 years and he'll look like that kid in the movie Mask.

 

[roadkill1292]

Some of you guys take this way too serious. This show was nothing more than a vehicle to get people to use their fantasy leagues. 95% of the audience watching this were probably lightly entertained by it; not everybody playing FF is a dice-rolling die-hard nerd about it.If they got all serious about it, the casual viewer would flip it off.

Most of the real world people that I know that play fantasy football fall into the category of the ESPN drafters. They enjoy getting together, having a few beers and ragging on each other's pick. In fact, even when there is money on the line, they are not pulling out draft dominator and VBD spreadsheets. We on this board are the minority of serious hobbyist, and honestly probably too serious at that.

Two s.

 

[ScoobyDoo]

Are we to assume they couldn't make an entertaining show and still have a legit VBD based draft? C'mon folks let's be real.

 

[Jason Wood]

I actually thought Michael Smith knew what his football, not sure if he was blatently trying to lose with his squad, bc it kind of seemed like it, but that was ridiculousMaybe since everyone was ripping on him and he took ADP ppl will be scared of ADP now though hahI don't remember every team exactly, but it looked like it would be between Bakay and Young to meFWP @ 17...TJ Housh ahead of Wayne and Fitz...Kitna in what, the 3rd? I really hope some of my old high school buddies in my league watched this, but I think they learned their lesson last yr

Michael Smith does know his football, for sure. But he also clearly didn't know fantasy football. To be fair though, there was a time when none of us did. I remember my first year, I traded away Emmitt Smith for Ben Coates My buddy, the guy who got me into fantasy football lo those many years ago, drafted TEs in two of his first three picks one year. There's a learning curve to be sure. If they play this league out (they do, right?), Smith will learn. Ironically, even though he made some mistakes, I don't think MJD and Peterson are horrible in an 8-teamer when push comes to shove. 8-team leagues are so much more fluid, every team is stacked and it's whoever stays healthy and makes savvy waiver pickups that usually wins it.

 

[Pocket Joker]

There is a lot of negativity on this site. Too much hate.

 

[Tillmanisahero]

Are we to assume they couldn't make an entertaining show and still have a legit VBD based draft? C'mon folks let's be real.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

I actually thought Michael Smith knew what his football, not sure if he was blatently trying to lose with his squad, bc it kind of seemed like it, but that was ridiculousMaybe since everyone was ripping on him and he took ADP ppl will be scared of ADP now though hahI don't remember every team exactly, but it looked like it would be between Bakay and Young to meFWP @ 17...TJ Housh ahead of Wayne and Fitz...Kitna in what, the 3rd? I really hope some of my old high school buddies in my league watched this, but I think they learned their lesson last yr

Michael Smith does know his football, for sure. But he also clearly didn't know fantasy football.

I'm holding to my position that he is having the laugh last here. As I said above, he took Cadillac early last year in his FF draft -- he KNOWS you take RBs early. I remain convinced that all his talk about "You can always find a running back late"is, what we like to call here, shtick.

 

[Sinners]

Are we to assume they couldn't make an entertaining show and still have a legit VBD based draft? C'mon folks let's be real.

The two primary reasons any of the guys have decent teams is because it's an tiny eight team league, and they were all equally horrible. Someone is praising the Caddy pick in the later rounds? What real league has all these RBs getting to the last few rounds???

 

[wildbill]

The picks were bad, but the banter was brutal. They should've gotten their picks from the Shark Pool and their insults from the FFA.

 

[ceo3west]

Are we to assume they couldn't make an entertaining show and still have a legit VBD based draft? C'mon folks let's be real.

I TIVO'd this thing and just watched it, had to turn it off after about 15 minutes. I understand that not all football fans are hardcore FFLers, but this is just ridiculous. The world leader in sports isn't even in touch with a product thats driving it's ratings. ESPN has become the the E! Network of sports.