Been a long...LONG time since I participated in a 10-Teamer. Took some getting used to. We'll see how this Team plays out, because in a 10-Teamer, no matter the prices, you HAVE to land some Studs, because everyone else is going to have their share. In retrospect, I could have pushed a little further on some Players, and ended up with a stronger Team...I really like my Team, don't get me wrong, but at face value it looks more like a Team from a 12-Team or larger League, and a little too weak for winning a 10-Teamer...
21 Players
WCOFF Scoring
Best Ball Lineup Maximization
Starting Lineup: 1/2/3/1 + 2 Flex (QB,RB,WR,TE - can't double them up on the same position)
QB: EManning/Cutler/Campbell: Cutler hit the board 1st, and I really wanted him in Best Ball. I got him at a decent price, but then Eli was one of the next Players nominated - it was my intent to nab either Cutler or EManning, and build a QBBC with Carson Palmer and Jason Campbell. I couldn't resist staying out of the Eli bidding, though. I got him at a fair price as well, but Palmer came a lot cheaper. I think if Eli had hit the board 1st, it would have been easier to say no to Cutler. Don't get me wrong, I like this QBBC a TON, I just could have used the extra money down the road.
RB: Portis/ABradsaw/MBush,McFadden/RBush, Hightower/Sproles: With WCOFF PPR, I wanted to focus on bargain pass-catching RB's, and bargains at RB in general. If I had been more cognizant of the 10-Teamer thing, I would have pushed the envelope on Ryan Grant. I got some nice buys, though, and if Portis has the kind of Season I think he can, I think I'll be OK. In effect I have 2 RBBC's: RB1BC (Portis/Bradshaw/MBush) and RB2BC (McFadden/RBush/Hightower/Sproles). I should have also pushed the envelope on Chester Taylor having him instead of either Hightower, McFadden or Sproles would have made me happier.
WR: Colston/BrMarshall/MSW/LEvans/Manningham/JJones(Packers): I planned on being strong here, and again I failed to recognize the 10-Team dynamic and didn't stay in the bidding and close the deal on Calvin Johnson, who I could have added to this group without losing anything, since I had $ left at the end. In many Leagues, I'd be thrilled to have a starting 3 of Colston/Marshall/MSW and an RB2BC of Evans/Manningham/Jones, but it's mediocre for a 10-Teamer...I also should have stayed in the bidding for Johnny Knox and Kevin Walter - I'd have much rather had them on the squad than Manningham and Jones.
TE: VDavis/ZMiller/KWinslow: I wanted to be able to flex TE every Week, and started strong with VDavis. I put Winslow out for bid to get others to bid him up, but wound up landing him for my opening bid of $10. My plan going in was to land the trio of VDavis/Celek/ZMiller, and I think I could have done it. I still think I'll land 2 TE in my Box Score often, just not every week, which was my intent going in.
PK & D/ST - All that matters here is that I threw the Jets out for $5 and landed them unexpectedly. I know better than that. A nice piece to have, but I overpaid, and when I look at the fact that I didn't 'overpay' or at least close the deal on Ryan Grant and Calvin Johnson, well...it's a little dumb.
I could have easily landed this Team:
EManning OR Cutler, along with Carson Palmer and Jason Campbell
Ryan Grant along with Portis, Bradshaw, Mike Bush, Rg Bush, Hightower and Chester Taylor (no McFadden or Sproles)
Calvin Johnson, along with Colston, BrMarshall, MSW, LEvans, Walter and/or Knox
VDavis, Celek and ZMiller
Now, THAT'S a 10-Teamer Team I would have been proud of.
Instead, sans Ryan Grant, Calvin Johnson and Celek, I think I might be in for plenty of Sundays where I score a healthy amount of points, but it winds up being just not enough to consistently win.
Well, at least it was a good time! Great seeing you guys, and good luck to everyone!
Pale Riders love to trade!
Oh yeah, FWIW:
EManning/26, Cutler/24, Campbell/5
Portis/12, ABradshaw/17, MBush/19, RgBush/18, Hightower/9, Sproles/4, McFadden/7
Colston/36, BMarshall/37, MSW/14, LEvans/8, Manningham/2, James Jones/10(final player, bidded max)
VDavis/21, ZMiller/14, KWinslow/10
Akers/2
NYJets/5