FanEx Analysis Draft 2010 (1 Viewer)

[Faust]

I am looking forward to seeing information on this year's edition of the FanEx analysis draft.

TC,

Any information on when this kicks off?

Regards,

Faust

 

[Mohawk]

Good, I was thinking of the same thing. Doldrums are here! Any news on the FanEx.com draft?

 

[Mohawk]

i guess silence means fanex is not happening yet?

 

[TC]

Hiya -

Thanks for the interest. The FanEx Analysis Draft (FAD) will begin Saturday May 15th. Will post more info on this prior to kickoff.

TC

 

[Faust]

Hiya -Thanks for the interest. The FanEx Analysis Draft (FAD) will begin Saturday May 15th. Will post more info on this prior to kickoff. TC

TC,Thanks for the update. I always enjoy following the selections and analysis for FanEx and look forward to it again this year. Please feel free to post the link in this thread when it is ready to go.Regards,Faust

 

[dolfanatic]

I looked for the FanEx Analysis draft last year and only found the 2008 results on teir website. I just assumed that it was no longer active. Is there a new website or can somebody provide a link?

 

[Faust]

I looked for the FanEx Analysis draft last year and only found the 2008 results on teir website. I just assumed that it was no longer active. Is there a new website or can somebody provide a link?

2009 Draft & Analysis here:

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0109.htm

 

[dolfanatic]

ahhh, okay- thru Youth Fantasy Football site... used to be www.fanexfootball.com

Thanks for the update- I'll bookmark it

 

[Mr.Blonde]

It's great to see Fan-Ex still going after all these years.

 

[Mohawk]

Thanks TC

Looking forward to following the draft again this year!

 

[Faust]

Starts today. Looking forward to analysis on the picks again.

 

[Faust]

Ok - here is the link:

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0110.htm

1.01 - RB Chris Johnson

1.02 - RB Adrian Peterson

1.03 - RB Maurice Jones-Drew

1.04 - RB Ray Rice

1.05 - RB Frank Gore

 

[Faust]

Interesting trade by Duane Cahill to grab both Chris Johnson and Ray Rice while not being able to make a pick again until the fourth round. I wonder if the distant threat of a possible Chris Johnson holdout had anything to do with this move?

 

[gregjcross]

Interesting trade by Duane Cahill to grab both Chris Johnson and Ray Rice while not being able to make a pick again until the fourth round. I wonder if the distant threat of a possible Chris Johnson holdout had anything to do with this move?

For Cahill, I think its an "all in move" where he believes he has the best RBs by far due to explosiveness and pass receptions/yardage; and my belief is there is no way he takes Chris Johnson at 1.1. if he believed there is any material threat of a hold out past September 1st. Personally, I view it as an equal trade concerning the picks exchanged but because he got a solid performer in Ray Rice, he looks like an early winner of the trade. He is looking great. If the other guy picks up Aaron Rogers or Tony Romo with that pick, it does even out quickly 1) Cahill now has two sure things with two picks spent before 66% of the league have taken even their first pick. Either guy can carry his RB production; both can carry his team2) It only cost him a third rounder and a VERY LOW 2nd; and chances are that one of a second or third would be a bust anyway. 3) Of course, if one of Rice or CJ holds out or gets injured he is in deep trouble, but that applies to anything in Fantasy.4) He has the rest of the draft to dig out of the missing 3rd rounder, he should stay conservative and pluck a WR such as Roddy White, VJAX or Hackim Nicks when up next, if possible. He will probably have to rely on a cast of QBs rather than a front line performer, I am sure he is comfortable with that seeing he has CJ and Ric.

 

[Sinrman]

Interesting trade by Duane Cahill to grab both Chris Johnson and Ray Rice while not being able to make a pick again until the fourth round. I wonder if the distant threat of a possible Chris Johnson holdout had anything to do with this move?

For Cahill, I think its an "all in move" where he believes he has the best RBs by far due to explosiveness and pass receptions/yardage; and my belief is there is no way he takes Chris Johnson at 1.1. if he believed there is any material threat of a hold out past September 1st. Personally, I view it as an equal trade concerning the picks exchanged but because he got a solid performer in Ray Rice, he looks like an early winner of the trade. He is looking great. If the other guy picks up Aaron Rogers or Tony Romo with that pick, it does even out quickly 1) Cahill now has two sure things with two picks spent before 66% of the league have taken even their first pick. Either guy can carry his RB production; both can carry his team2) It only cost him a third rounder and a VERY LOW 2nd; and chances are that one of a second or third would be a bust anyway. 3) Of course, if one of Rice or CJ holds out or gets injured he is in deep trouble, but that applies to anything in Fantasy.4) He has the rest of the draft to dig out of the missing 3rd rounder, he should stay conservative and pluck a WR such as Roddy White, VJAX or Hackim Nicks when up next, if possible. He will probably have to rely on a cast of QBs rather than a front line performer, I am sure he is comfortable with that seeing he has CJ and Ric.

What he said...

 

[gregjcross]

I am looking forward to seeing information on this year's edition of the FanEx analysis draft.TC,Any information on when this kicks off?Regards,Faust

Rookie RB Ryan Matthews and WR Calvin Johnson just went first round and ahead of Larry Fitzgerald and Brandon Marshall. Did not see that coming!The Matthews pick is, well, stunning. Mainly because nobody would have said he was ultra elite, so while he looks to be tremendous; he is still a rookie and would typically go in round 3. That was characterized as "swinging for the fences" by the drafter but it doesnt make sense to me, he could have been had later, even probably later than a Beanie Wells or Rashad Mendenhall type, who probably wont sniff round 1. If one is going to be unconventional; that is fine, but value is value. You could have had Peyton Manning, a top WR and then still gotten MatthewsOn Calvin Johnson, I have held him 2 of 3 years in redraft leagues and he dissapointed me both times, barely serving as a #3. That doesn't mean he wont be a top 3 WR in 2010 (we know his talent) and I can understand this pick , even with a dash of "man love" on Megatron. Yet again, there is little value at taking him 1.8 when he is easily available leading into the 3rd round. People drafting more proven RBs are going to be happy about both of these developments so early.Michael Turner, Peyton Manning among others are sitting out there as value over the next 10 picks.

 

[Faust]

Kellogg's pick of Jamaal Charles with the 1.11 pick must mean that he isn't worried about TJ or McCluster taking looks away from him in the offense. Also the scoring format which rewards break out games, as you get your top scoring line-up.

 

[Faust]

Round One

1.01 - RB Chris Johnson

1.02 - RB Adrian Peterson

1.03 - RB Maurice Jones-Drew

1.04 - RB Ray Rice

1.05 - RB Frank Gore

1.06 - RB Steven Jackson

1.07 - WR Andre Johnson

1.08 - RB Ryan Mathews ®

1.09 - WR Calvin Johnson

1.10 - RB Michael Turner

1.11 - RB Jamaal Charles

1.12 - RB DeAngelo Williams

Round Two

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0210.htm

2.01 - WR Randy Moss

2.02 - WR Reggie Wayne

2.03 - WR Larry Fitzgerald

I like the big trade for Duane Cahill to move up to secure two blue chip RBs. It will be interesting to see what picks Ian Allan now makes to build depth, but he missed out on most of the top 20 players.

Some other surprising picks...the selection of Ryan Mathews with the 1.08 pick as mentioned by another post.

 

[Captain Hook]

I always think this draft is interesting because they are Supposed to make their comments in real time (although we already see some participants NOT doing that).....BUT this year's draft has two stunning developments. Here is the first round:

Round One

1.01 - RB Chris Johnson

1.02 - RB Adrian Peterson

1.03 - RB Maurice Jones-Drew

1.04 - RB Ray Rice

1.05 - RB Frank Gore

1.06 - RB Steven Jackson

1.07 - WR Andre Johnson

1.08 - RB Ryan Mathews ®

1.09 - WR Calvin Johnson

1.10 - RB Michael Turner

1.11 - RB Jamaal Charles

1.12 - RB DeAngelo Williams

I admit that I don't know/remember who Chris Dolfi and Tom Walls are, but other than having an interesting article to explain their pick at 1.08, the actual pick is dumb in my opinion.....here is their comment:

"We swing for the fences here. Yes Michael Turner was there. Yes Randy Moss and Reggie Wayne were there - and no, they won't be around for our second pick. We're changing our philosophy in this year's FAD (more on that with our second round pick); and wanted to get a very good RB here. The Chargers traded up a bunch in the first round to take this kid with the #12 pick; he's been practicing with the first team, and Norv Turner has been singing his praises. We think this kid needs to excel to help Norv keep his job, and we think he will. Is it a stretch to take him here? Maybe - given current rankings on him, but we expect him to be in the top 20 in forecasts come August, and think he will have an excellent year."

Okay, I like Matthews. I saw him play in college and I think he landed in a very good situation and obviously San Diego liked him enough to trade up for him....BUT they could have taken anyone they wanted at 1.08 and still have drafted Matthews at 2.05, so I just don't understand the selection from a draft standpoint.

I understand the guy who traded picks 1.04 and 20.09 for picks 2.12 and 3.01 a lot more....he will build a pretty nice base with picks

2.09

2.12

3.01

3.04

His trade partner won't go again until 4.12, but he does have Chris Johnson and Ray Rice as a great foundation for his team.

 

[Donnybrook]

Okay, I like Matthews. I saw him play in college and I think he landed in a very good situation and obviously San Diego liked him enough to trade up for him....BUT they could have taken anyone they wanted at 1.08 and still have drafted Matthews at 2.05, so I just don't understand the selection from a draft standpoint.

 

[Faust]

Round Two

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0210.htm

2.01 - WR Randy Moss

2.02 - WR Reggie Wayne

2.03 - WR Larry Fitzgerald

2.04 - WR Brandon Marshall

2.05 - WR Miles Austin

2.06 - WR Roddy White

The WR run continues...still no QBs selected!

 

[radballs]

The WR run continues...still no QBs selected!

And there shouldn't be any yet with this format.

 

[Faust]

The WR run continues...still no QBs selected!

And there shouldn't be any yet with this format.

Agreed - usually somebody takes at least 1 QB in the 2nd round

 

[Faust]

Round Two

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0210.htm

2.01 - WR Randy Moss

2.02 - WR Reggie Wayne

2.03 - WR Larry Fitzgerald

2.04 - WR Brandon Marshall

2.05 - WR Miles Austin

2.06 - WR Roddy White

2.07 - WR Sidney Rice

2.08 - RB Ryan Grant

2.09 - RB Rashard Mendenhall

2.10 - QB Drew Brees

2.11 - WR Vince Jackson

2.12 - RB Cedrick Benson

Third Round

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0310.htm

3.01 - RB Knowshon Moreno

3.02 - QB Peyton Manning

3.03 - QB Aaron Rodgers

3.04 - QB Tony Romo

3.05 - WR Marques Colston

3.06 - WR DeSean Jackson

3.07 - RB Chris Wells

3.08 - RB Shonn Greene

3.09 - RB LeSean McCoy

3.10 - RB Ronnie Brown

3.11 - RB Jahvid Best ®

3.12 - WR Steve Smith

Ian Allan comments on his trade:

OK. This draft isn’t going that well. I traded away Ray Rice (a great player) for two later picks, but all of the receivers I wanted were gone when that choice came around. Then I traded down from 2.12 to 3.03 to move up from the 17th to 11th round (where I may or may not get a player of any significance). I figured I sneak Peyton Manning down to 3.03. But Manning got grabbed by Pitzer. So now I’ve got picks 3.03 and 3.04, and there’s nobody there I feel I’m getting a great deal on. So I traded away pick 3.03 to Nazarek, and I’m taking one of the franchise-type quarterbacks. The wide receivers should look more palatable in the 4th and 5th rounds.

 

[Faust]

Fourth Round:

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0410.htm

 

[Donnybrook]

I never play in this format but I am little surprised at the Reggie Bush free fall. I like Pierre Thomas better than Reggie but I would have a hard time putting Best and Spiller ahead of him.

 

[Faust]

Fifth Round:

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0510.htm

Tony Holm grabs Gates to go along with Dallas Clark:

I've been wanting to try this "maneuver" in the FAD for a couple of years now. The draft just never quite lined up in a way where I could try it. From the outside looking in this may appear like an odd strategy, maybe it is? But with your second TE allowed to be part of the group that scores in your flex spot week to week, having Dallas Clark and Antonio Gates on the same team means one will be scoring from my TE slot while the other will always be eligible in my flex slot each week. They both should be great FAD players as they have days where they rip off some ridiculous fantasy stats when the offense finds a mismatch in the defense, usually a slow OLB that just can't keep up with the freak'ish skills of either Clark or Gates. I thought about Vernon Davis here too but decided Gates was more of a sure thing. Both Davis and Gates are up for contract renewals, both teams will lean on both players, both have the same QB from the year before, there are so many positives for both players but I just think Gates has the track record of being a perennial pro-bowler and I know he'll be great, Vernon Davis has one more year of proving he is the real deal before we can really call him great but being a Vernon Davis fan, I'm confident he will show exactly that. Still, I'll go with the guy I know is the man. Next up, the little used 6 place kicker carpet bomb strategy I've also been dying to try..

 

[HenryMuto]

Very interesting strategy to take 2 TE's. I would love to be drafting in 1 of these leagues like this.

 

[FUBAR]

1.08 - RB Ryan Mathews ®

I admit that I don't know/remember who Chris Dolfi and Tom Walls are, but other than having an interesting article to explain their pick at 1.08, the actual pick is dumb in my opinion.....here is their comment:

"We swing for the fences here. Yes Michael Turner was there. Yes Randy Moss and Reggie Wayne were there - and no, they won't be around for our second pick. We're changing our philosophy in this year's FAD (more on that with our second round pick); and wanted to get a very good RB here. The Chargers traded up a bunch in the first round to take this kid with the #12 pick; he's been practicing with the first team, and Norv Turner has been singing his praises. We think this kid needs to excel to help Norv keep his job, and we think he will. Is it a stretch to take him here? Maybe - given current rankings on him, but we expect him to be in the top 20 in forecasts come August, and think he will have an excellent year."

Okay, I like Matthews. I saw him play in college and I think he landed in a very good situation and obviously San Diego liked him enough to trade up for him....BUT they could have taken anyone they wanted at 1.08 and still have drafted Matthews at 2.05, so I just don't understand the selection from a draft standpoint.

Seems dumb to take a guy they seem excited to later be a top 20 player at #8.

 

[rzrback77]

1.08 - RB Ryan Mathews ®

I admit that I don't know/remember who Chris Dolfi and Tom Walls are, but other than having an interesting article to explain their pick at 1.08, the actual pick is dumb in my opinion.....here is their comment:

" Is it a stretch to take him here? Maybe - given current rankings on him, but we expect him to be in the top 20 in forecasts come August, and think he will have an excellent year."

Okay, I like Matthews. I saw him play in college and I think he landed in a very good situation and obviously San Diego liked him enough to trade up for him....BUT they could have taken anyone they wanted at 1.08 and still have drafted Matthews at 2.05, so I just don't understand the selection from a draft standpoint.

Seems dumb to take a guy they seem excited to later be a top 20 player at #8.

Doesn't match up at all. Text maybe should have indicated top ten player and then if that was there projection not so bad a decision

 

[Wyld Stallyns]

I really, realllllly hope I can nab Shonn Greene in the middle of the 3rd round in some leagues this year. I'm not counting on it though.

 

[Mohawk]

4.01 - WR Steve Smith NYG

4.02 - WR Anquan Boldin BAL

4.03 - WR Chad Ochocinco CIN

4.04 - TE Dallas Clark IND

4.05 - WR Greg Jennings GB

4.06 - RB Felix Jones DAL

4.07 - RB Matt Forte CHI

4.08 - RB Joseph Addai IND

4.09 - RB Pierre Thomas NOS

4.10 - RB Jonathan Stewart CAR

4.11 - WR Hines Ward PIT

4.12 - WR Michael Crabtree SF

5.01 - QB Tom Brady NE

5.02 - RB Brandon Jacobs NYG

5.03 - WR Pierre Garcon IND

5.04 - RB CJ Spiller ® BUF

5.05 - QB Phillip Rivers SD

5.06 - WR Mike Sims-Walker JAX

5.07 - QB Matt Schaub HOU

5.08 - WR Percy Harvin MIN

5.09 - TE Antonio Gates SD

5.10 - TE Jason Witten DAL

5.11 - WR Hakeem Nicks NYG

5.12 - WR Donald Driver GB

I like Rivers at 5.05 and Schaub at 5.07

 

[LordBourbon]

1.08 - RB Ryan Mathews ®

I admit that I don't know/remember who Chris Dolfi and Tom Walls are, but other than having an interesting article to explain their pick at 1.08, the actual pick is dumb in my opinion.....here is their comment:

"We swing for the fences here. Yes Michael Turner was there. Yes Randy Moss and Reggie Wayne were there - and no, they won't be around for our second pick. We're changing our philosophy in this year's FAD (more on that with our second round pick); and wanted to get a very good RB here. The Chargers traded up a bunch in the first round to take this kid with the #12 pick; he's been practicing with the first team, and Norv Turner has been singing his praises. We think this kid needs to excel to help Norv keep his job, and we think he will. Is it a stretch to take him here? Maybe - given current rankings on him, but we expect him to be in the top 20 in forecasts come August, and think he will have an excellent year."

Okay, I like Matthews. I saw him play in college and I think he landed in a very good situation and obviously San Diego liked him enough to trade up for him....BUT they could have taken anyone they wanted at 1.08 and still have drafted Matthews at 2.05, so I just don't understand the selection from a draft standpoint.

Seems dumb to take a guy they seem excited to later be a top 20 player at #8.

I am part of the team who took Mathews... I wrote that by August, I expected Mathews to be forecasted in the top 20 (he's currently forecasted around 30-40 now). I really expect him to be a top 5 RB, but by August forecasts will change to show him as a higher ranked player. He was the RB who I thought had the best chance to be a top 5 player.The other RBs just weren't as exciting to us - yes, we could have probably gotten him in the second round, but we ended up with Austin in the second (the last of tier 1a of WRs (tier 1 is Andre Johnson)). Michael Turner or the next set of RBs won't do as well as Mathews, according to my projections. Is Reggie Wayne/Ryan Mathews better than Ryan Mathews/Miles Austin - yes - if you have Wayne as a better WR than Austin - we have them in the same ballpark. Maybe that's wrong, but one man's projections are just as good as another until week 17 anyway.

This pick was more about the WR we end up with in round 2 than Ryan Mathews (see the comment about projections above) - if we thought the other RBs were as good as Mathews, we would have taken the WR in round 1... We knew that given the PPR weighting we had to be more WR heavy than in the past - and that meant only 1 RB in the first two rounds (and at the time - we thought likely first 3 rounds); it had to be the best RB - no matter how other people rank him currently.

Basically, we took the best player left on our draft board...And we expect other people to adjust their forecasts after training camp begins and pre-season begins (doing this in mid May can rpesent some challenges...)

Anyway, I enjoy seeing your takes on our team and the other teams...and wish you luck going forward!

 

[Faust]

Round 6

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0610.htm

6.01 - TE Jermichael Finley

6.02 - TE Vernon Davis

6.03 - RB Steve Slaton

6.04 - QB Matt Ryan

6.05 - TE Brent Celek

6.06 - RB Reggie Bush

6.07 - RB Tim Hightower

6.08 - WR Dwayne Bowe

6.09 - TE Tony Gonzalez

6.10 - WR Braylon Edwards

6.11 - WR TJ Houshmandzadeh

6.12 - WR Wes Welker

 

[Faust]

Round 7

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0710.htm

7.01 - WR Devin Aromashodu

7.02 - RB Chester Taylor

7.03 - WR Steve Breaston

7.04 - WR Mike Wallace

7.05 - RB Ricky Williams

7.06 - QB Jay Cutler

7.07 - WR Robert Meachem

7.08 - QB Brett Favre

7.09 - QB Kevin Kolb

7.10 - QB Eli Manning

7.11 - WR Dez Bryant ®

7.12 - RB Marion Barber

Round 8

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0810.htm

8.01 - WR Jeremy Maclin

8.02 - RB Montario Hardesty ®

8.03 - QB Carson Palmer

8.04 - WR Kenny Britt

8.05 - QB Ben Roethlisberger

8.06 - QB Joe Flacco

8.07 - QB Donavon McNabb

8.08 - TE Owen Daniels

8.09 - WR Derrick Mason

8.10 - WR Santana Moss

8.11 - WR Lee Evans

8.12 - WR Antonio Bryant

Round 9

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad0910.htm

9.01 - RB Ben Tate ®

9.02 - WR Jerricho Cotchery

9.03 - WR Johnny Knox

9.04 - WR Chris Chambers

9.05 - WR Devin Hester

9.06 - RB LenDale White

9.07 - WR Donnie Avery

9.08 - RB Carnell Williams

9.09 - RB Ahmad Bradshaw

9.10 - RB Darren McFadden

9.11 - QB Matthew Stafford

9.12 - QB Chad Henne

 

[Faust]

Round 10

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1010.htm

10.01 - WR Santonio Holmes

10.02 - RB Jerome Harrison

10.03 - WR Mohamed Massaquoi

10.04 - RB LaDainian Tomlinson

10.05 - DT Jets

10.06 - RB Michael Bush

10.07 - TE Chris Cooley

10.08 - WR Bernard Berrian

10.09 - QB Vince Young

10.10 - TE Kellen Winslow

10.11 - RB Fred Jackson

10.12 - WR Anthony Gonzalez

 

[Faust]

Round 11

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1110.htm

11.01 - WR Julian Edelman

11.02 - TE Visanthe Shiancoe

11.03 - RB Clinton Portis

11.04 - TE Heath Miller

11.05 - QB David Garrard

11.06 - RB Thomas Jones

11.07 - TE Zach Miller

11.08 - RB Justin Forsett

11.09 - RB Darrin Sproles

11.10 - TE John Carlson

11.11 - QB Alex Smith

11.12 - WR Nate Burleson

 

[Faust]

Round 12

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1210.htm

12.01 - TE Jeremy Shockey

12.02 - QB Matt Leinhart

12.03 - WR Kevin Walter

12.04 - QB Matt Cassell

12.05 - WR Terrell Owens

12.06 - WR Demaryius Thomas ®

12.07 - WR Mario Manningham

12.08 - RB Lawrence Maroney

12.09 - WR Golden Tate ®

12.10 - QB Mark Sanchez

12.11 - RB Toby Gerhart ®

12.12 - QB Kyle Orton

 

[Faust]

I was a little surprised to see Montario Hardesty selected almost a full round before Ben Tate as that seems to be going against the current rookie draft consensus and also to see Hardesty go 2 rounds before Jerome Harrison.

I think Greg Kellogg made a good move to pair both Cleveland RBs together in this particular format.

 

[buck naked]

1.08 - RB Ryan Mathews ®

I admit that I don't know/remember who Chris Dolfi and Tom Walls are, but other than having an interesting article to explain their pick at 1.08, the actual pick is dumb in my opinion.....here is their comment:

"We swing for the fences here. Yes Michael Turner was there. Yes Randy Moss and Reggie Wayne were there - and no, they won't be around for our second pick. We're changing our philosophy in this year's FAD (more on that with our second round pick); and wanted to get a very good RB here. The Chargers traded up a bunch in the first round to take this kid with the #12 pick; he's been practicing with the first team, and Norv Turner has been singing his praises. We think this kid needs to excel to help Norv keep his job, and we think he will. Is it a stretch to take him here? Maybe - given current rankings on him, but we expect him to be in the top 20 in forecasts come August, and think he will have an excellent year."

Okay, I like Matthews. I saw him play in college and I think he landed in a very good situation and obviously San Diego liked him enough to trade up for him....BUT they could have taken anyone they wanted at 1.08 and still have drafted Matthews at 2.05, so I just don't understand the selection from a draft standpoint.

Seems dumb to take a guy they seem excited to later be a top 20 player at #8.

I am part of the team who took Mathews... I wrote that by August, I expected Mathews to be forecasted in the top 20 (he's currently forecasted around 30-40 now). I really expect him to be a top 5 RB, but by August forecasts will change to show him as a higher ranked player. He was the RB who I thought had the best chance to be a top 5 player.The other RBs just weren't as exciting to us - yes, we could have probably gotten him in the second round, but we ended up with Austin in the second (the last of tier 1a of WRs (tier 1 is Andre Johnson)). Michael Turner or the next set of RBs won't do as well as Mathews, according to my projections. Is Reggie Wayne/Ryan Mathews better than Ryan Mathews/Miles Austin - yes - if you have Wayne as a better WR than Austin - we have them in the same ballpark. Maybe that's wrong, but one man's projections are just as good as another until week 17 anyway.

This pick was more about the WR we end up with in round 2 than Ryan Mathews (see the comment about projections above) - if we thought the other RBs were as good as Mathews, we would have taken the WR in round 1... We knew that given the PPR weighting we had to be more WR heavy than in the past - and that meant only 1 RB in the first two rounds (and at the time - we thought likely first 3 rounds); it had to be the best RB - no matter how other people rank him currently.

Basically, we took the best player left on our draft board...And we expect other people to adjust their forecasts after training camp begins and pre-season begins (doing this in mid May can rpesent some challenges...)

Anyway, I enjoy seeing your takes on our team and the other teams...and wish you luck going forward!

You know what? Good for you, especially for taking him in a public draft.90% of the crowd just has a herd mentality and will criticize because the strategy is different. If you believe in Mathews, go for it. The idea is for you to win in the way you deem best, not placate the masses.

 

[Faust]

Round 13

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1310.htm

13.01 - QB Jason Campbell

13.02 - DT Vikings

13.03 - WR Austin Collie

13.04 - WR Jabar Gaffney

13.05 - WR Eddie Royal

13.06 - WR Malcom Floyd

13.07 - RB Donald Brown

13.08 - RB Fred Taylor

13.09 - RB Willis McGahee

13.10 - RB Julius Jones

13.11 - WR Arrelious Benn ®

13.12 - RB Derrick Ward

Round 14

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1410.htm

14.01 - DT Eagles

14.02 - RB Larry Johnson

14.03 - RB Jerious Norwood

14.04 - WR Devin Thomas

14.05 - TE Greg Olsen

14.06 - TE Jermaine Gresham ®

14.07 - QB Matt Hasselbeck

14.08 - RB Marshawn Lynch

14.09 - RB Corell Buckhalter

14.10 - DT Packers

14.11 - QB Matt Moore

14.12 - DT Steelers

Round 15

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1510.htm

15.01 - PK Nate Kaeding

15.02 - QB Josh Freeman

15.03 - DT Cowboys

15.04 - DT 49ers

15.05 - WR Dexter McCluster ®

15.06 - DT Ravens

15.07 - TE Dustin Keller

15.08 - WR Josh Morgan

15.09 - WR Davone Bess

15.10 - DT Saints

15.11 - WR Devery Henderson

15.12 - RB Javon Ringer

 

[Faust]

Round 16

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1610.htm

16.01 - WR Roy Williams

16.02 - TE Todd Heap

16.03 - PK David Akers

16.04 - PK Garrett Hartley

16.05 - RB Leon Washington

16.06 - QB Sam Bradford ®

16.07 - TE Brandon Pettigrew

16.08 - TE Kevin Boss

16.09 - PK Ryan Longwell

16.10 - TE Fred Davis

16.11 - PK Rob Bironas

16.12 - WR Brandon LaFell ®

Interesting take on LaFell:

And still I continue to bypass tight ends. I have none. Every other owner has two. I'm curious to see if more than one owner will change their strategies and pick up a third TE in order to completely shut me out at the position. I don't see it happening, but you never know...

Brandon LaFell might be better suited as an in-season pickup. However, without that luxury in this league, I'm taking a swing. LaFell has a decent chance at landing the WR2 position on a Carolina team that is very weak at that position. If he earns that spot, you can figure on a stat line that looks something like 45-500-5 -- which ain't bad production for a 16th round pick. If he doesn't pan out, he's only my WR7, making him a pick with very little risk.

I had considered Early Doucet with this pick, as he moves up to the WR3 spot in Arizona's offense, but I decided that Mat Moore's #2 receiver has more upside than Matt Leinart's #3.

Is LaFell a lock to be the #2 WR? I think I would prefer Doucet myself, as he flashed some potential late last year.

 

[Faust]

Round 17

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1710.htm

17.01 - RB Jonathan Dwyer ®

17.02 - DT Giants

17.03 - WR Early Doucet

17.04 - WR Chaz Schilens

17.05 - PK Stephen Gostkowski

17.06 - PK Mason Crosby

17.07 - DT Chargers

17.08 - PK Dan Carpenter

17.09 - PK Lawrence Tynes

17.10 - PK Matt Prater

17.11 - DT Broncos

17.12 - PK Robbie Gould

Round 18

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1810.htm

18.01 - DT Patriots

18.02 - PK Jason Hanson

18.03 - DT Bears

18.04 - WR Laurent Robinson

18.05 - WR Jacoby Jones

18.06 - PK Sabastian Janikowski

18.07 - RB Tashard Choice

18.08 - DT Colts

18.09 - DT Dolphins

18.10 - WR Mike Williams ®

18.11 - WR James Jones

18.12 - DT Titans

Round 19

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad1910.htm

19.01 - TE Rob Gronkowski ®

19.02 - PK Neil Rackers

19.03 - PK Davis Bauehler

19.04 - TE Zach Miller

19.05 - PK Shayne Graham

19.06 - DT Redskins

19.07 - DT Panthers

19.08 - PK Jeff Reed

19.09 - DT Bengals

19.10 - WR Nate Washington

19.11 - DT Chiefs

19.12 - PK Jay Feely

 

[Faust]

Round 20

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad2010.htm

20.01 - RB Brian Westbrook

20.02 - PK Ryan Succop

20.03 - QB Jim Sorgi

20.04 - DT Texans

20.05 - RB Arian Foster

20.06 - WR Earl Bennett

20.07 - PK Joe Nedney

20.08 - DT Cardinals

20.09 - PK Adam Vinatieri

20.10 - PK Matt Bryant

20.11 - PK Nick Folk

20.12 - TE Ben Watson

 

[Donnybrook]

Round 20

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad2010.htm

20.01 - RB Brian Westbrook

20.02 - PK Ryan Succop

20.03 - QB Jim Sorgi

20.04 - DT Texans

20.05 - RB Arian Foster

20.06 - WR Earl Bennett

20.07 - PK Joe Nedney

20.08 - DT Cardinals

20.09 - PK Adam Vinatieri

20.10 - PK Matt Bryant

20.11 - PK Nick Folk

20.12 - TE Ben Watson

Some more analysis:So we are quarter way in to the season and the experts that endorsed taking Ryan Mathews at 1.08 are 2nd to last in total points. They probably would have been dead last if they didn't take a flier on Arian Foster in the 20th round.

http://www17.myfantasyleague.com/2010/home/31314#0

 

[HenryMuto]

Round 20

http://youthfantasyfootball.com/fanex/fad2010.htm

20.01 - RB Brian Westbrook

20.02 - PK Ryan Succop

20.03 - QB Jim Sorgi

20.04 - DT Texans

20.05 - RB Arian Foster

20.06 - WR Earl Bennett

20.07 - PK Joe Nedney

20.08 - DT Cardinals

20.09 - PK Adam Vinatieri

20.10 - PK Matt Bryant

20.11 - PK Nick Folk

20.12 - TE Ben Watson

Some more analysis:So we are quarter way in to the season and the experts that endorsed taking Ryan Mathews at 1.08 are 2nd to last in total points. They probably would have been dead last if they didn't take a flier on Arian Foster in the 20th round.

http://www17.myfantasyleague.com/2010/home/31314#0

Wow Foster in round 20 pick of the year!

 

[HenryMuto]

I really, realllllly hope I can nab Shonn Greene in the middle of the 3rd round in some leagues this year. I'm not counting on it though.

Did you get Greene in the 3rd ? Not a good pick this year at all that Greene fella.