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FBG Survivor - League 4 (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter David Yudkin
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Chris Smith
The Head Goon!
Best Ball format...
FLEX at RB/WR/TE
NO PPR
Smith - SmithPlayer YTD Pts Bye
Garrard, David JAC QB - 7
Palmer, Carson CIN QB - 8
Brown, Ronnie MIA RB - 6
Johnson, Larry KCC RB - 8
Jones, Thomas NYJ RB - 9
Portis, Clinton WAS RB - 8
Bradley, Mark KCC WR - 8
Coles, Laveranues CIN WR - 8
Ginn Jr., Ted MIA WR - 6
Higgins, Johnnie Lee OAK WR - 9
Holmes, Santonio PIT WR - 8
Moss, Santana WAS WR (P) - 8
Nelson, Jordy GBP WR - 5
Thomas, Devin WAS WR (P) - 8
Davis, Vernon SFO TE - 6
Scaife, Bo TEN TE - 7
Shockey, Jeremy NOS TE - 5
Bironas, Rob TEN PK (P) - 7
Folk, Nick DAL PK - 6
Colts, Indianapolis IND Def - 6
Giants, New York NYG Def - 10
Redskins, Washington WAS Def - 8
22 Total Players
This guy's squad is the bomb! :X
FLEX at RB/WR/TE
NO PPR
Smith - SmithPlayer YTD Pts Bye
Garrard, David JAC QB - 7
Palmer, Carson CIN QB - 8
Brown, Ronnie MIA RB - 6
Johnson, Larry KCC RB - 8
Jones, Thomas NYJ RB - 9
Portis, Clinton WAS RB - 8
Bradley, Mark KCC WR - 8
Coles, Laveranues CIN WR - 8
Ginn Jr., Ted MIA WR - 6
Higgins, Johnnie Lee OAK WR - 9
Holmes, Santonio PIT WR - 8
Moss, Santana WAS WR (P) - 8
Nelson, Jordy GBP WR - 5
Thomas, Devin WAS WR (P) - 8
Davis, Vernon SFO TE - 6
Scaife, Bo TEN TE - 7
Shockey, Jeremy NOS TE - 5
Bironas, Rob TEN PK (P) - 7
Folk, Nick DAL PK - 6
Colts, Indianapolis IND Def - 6
Giants, New York NYG Def - 10
Redskins, Washington WAS Def - 8
22 Total Players
This guy's squad is the bomb! :X
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DeAngelo at 15, LT at 18 is interesting. So is Moss at 3.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
The league is only for the first 5 weeks of the season. It's not as crazy as it sounds.
MrPhoenix
Ron Paul Soldier
I know, I'm in league 3.I just find it hard to believe there weren't better options at 5th overall.
That's right. that makes more sense then. Hard to gauge ADPs in this draft as a result
SOD there.I wouldn't take him 5th overall, or Moss #3 overall, but in a league like this, bye weeks and SOS have very heightened importance. Portis has a later bye week and a great looking schedule.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
I see Moss having 500/5 (or more) by the time this league is done.
Chris Smith
The Head Goon!
Moss was a great pick there.In this draft, I was looking strictly at strength of schedule and bye week for my players. I agree 100% with Portis in most leagues but really, if it wasn't him there, I likely would have looked at Ronnie Brown. Having only a five week window made it a very interesting draft.Time will tell if I made a mistake or not..one thing is for sure, I wouldn't have been able to land Portis in the 2nd round. I wanted RBs likely to have 20+ touches per game.David Yudkin said:
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Bye weeks are a big deal and they may screw me. I had a wedding reception last night with a hotel room rather than driving and a boatload of free booze. So today I was exhausted by about 4 and threw up some automated picks not thinking that the draft would take like 2 hours and took a nap. I took ADP 1.1 but my second two picks were Colston and Jennings. Both have week 5 byes. I didn't really expect both of them to be there. I thought 1 but not both.
Tack on the fact that while I knew leg 1 was in this format, I didn't realize we redrafted after 5 weeks if we advance. So I took Lynch. Waste of a good pick. Suspended the first 3 weeks and a week 5 bye.
I'm thinking that I need to almost go 4-0 over the first 4 games to make the next round...
Tack on the fact that while I knew leg 1 was in this format, I didn't realize we redrafted after 5 weeks if we advance. So I took Lynch. Waste of a good pick. Suspended the first 3 weeks and a week 5 bye.
I'm thinking that I need to almost go 4-0 over the first 4 games to make the next round...
David Yudkin
Footballguy
You play every team every week, so you play a total of 55 games.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
That's all the chatter we can muster?
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
Im still tryin to figure out who your first pick was? did you trade out of round 1?Chris Smith said:Best Ball format...FLEX at RB/WR/TENO PPRSmith - SmithPlayer YTD Pts ByeGarrard, David JAC QB - 7Palmer, Carson CIN QB - 8Brown, Ronnie MIA RB - 6Johnson, Larry KCC RB - 8Jones, Thomas NYJ RB - 9Portis, Clinton WAS RB - 8Bradley, Mark KCC WR - 8Coles, Laveranues CIN WR - 8Ginn Jr., Ted MIA WR - 6Higgins, Johnnie Lee OAK WR - 9Holmes, Santonio PIT WR - 8Moss, Santana WAS WR (P) - 8Nelson, Jordy GBP WR - 5Thomas, Devin WAS WR (P) - 8Davis, Vernon SFO TE - 6Scaife, Bo TEN TE - 7Shockey, Jeremy NOS TE - 5Bironas, Rob TEN PK (P) - 7Folk, Nick DAL PK - 6Colts, Indianapolis IND Def - 6Giants, New York NYG Def - 10Redskins, Washington WAS Def - 822 Total PlayersThis guy's squad is the bomb!
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Well then I need to dominate the first 4 weeks. Have the top score a couple of those weeks to pull this out. It's not an impossible task but I'll need a lot of luck...
Portis at 1.05
David Yudkin
Footballguy
Since no one else is really running with this . . .
Orton, Kyle DEN QB - 7
Schaub, Matt HOU QB - 10
Schaub should be decent enough and Orton will probably have one or two decent weeks. Certainly not a cornerstone of my team but should be middle of the road and good enough.
Barber, Marion DAL RB - 6
Bradshaw, Ahmad NYG RB - 10
Bush, Michael OAK RB - 9
McCoy, LeSean PHI RB - 4
McFadden, Darren OAK RB (P) - 9
Morris, Sammy NEP RB - 8
Braber always does well when healthy. One of the other of DMAC/Bush should be good each week. The other guys may be FLEX candidates now and again. McCoy probably has more value early if Westy doesn't practice much and has to kick off the rust.
Austin, Miles DAL WR (P) - 6
Burleson, Nate SEA WR (P) - 7
Burton, Keenan STL WR - 9
Chambers, Chris SDC WR - 5
Crayton, Patrick DAL WR - 6
Marshall, Brandon DEN WR (P) - 7
Moss, Randy NEP WR - 8
Royal, Eddie DEN WR - 7
People may scoff at the Moss pick, but I see him repeating what he did to start of the 07 season (but then colling off as the season goes on). He had 551/7 in the first 5 games in 07. One of the DEN WR should score each week, as should one of the DAL WR. With Avery out, Burton may be a candidate early on. The other guys will also chip in now and again.
Cooley, Chris WAS TE - 8
Daniels, Owen HOU TE - 10
Didn't plan on taking two top TE but I thought the value was better there than at the other positions at the time I took Daniels. If Daniels can score a few more TD htis year he will be a top five TE this year. If they both have strong weeks one could be a FLEX.
Graham, Shayne CIN PK - 8
Prater, Matt DEN PK - 7
They're kickers and don't have bye week issues.
Cowboys, Dallas DAL Def - 6
Raiders, Oakland OAK Def - 9
They're ok but nothing to write home about.
Overall, I avoided taking guys with weeks off early and given the depth at RB and WR I think I'll be ok.
Orton, Kyle DEN QB - 7
Schaub, Matt HOU QB - 10
Schaub should be decent enough and Orton will probably have one or two decent weeks. Certainly not a cornerstone of my team but should be middle of the road and good enough.
Barber, Marion DAL RB - 6
Bradshaw, Ahmad NYG RB - 10
Bush, Michael OAK RB - 9
McCoy, LeSean PHI RB - 4
McFadden, Darren OAK RB (P) - 9
Morris, Sammy NEP RB - 8
Braber always does well when healthy. One of the other of DMAC/Bush should be good each week. The other guys may be FLEX candidates now and again. McCoy probably has more value early if Westy doesn't practice much and has to kick off the rust.
Austin, Miles DAL WR (P) - 6
Burleson, Nate SEA WR (P) - 7
Burton, Keenan STL WR - 9
Chambers, Chris SDC WR - 5
Crayton, Patrick DAL WR - 6
Marshall, Brandon DEN WR (P) - 7
Moss, Randy NEP WR - 8
Royal, Eddie DEN WR - 7
People may scoff at the Moss pick, but I see him repeating what he did to start of the 07 season (but then colling off as the season goes on). He had 551/7 in the first 5 games in 07. One of the DEN WR should score each week, as should one of the DAL WR. With Avery out, Burton may be a candidate early on. The other guys will also chip in now and again.
Cooley, Chris WAS TE - 8
Daniels, Owen HOU TE - 10
Didn't plan on taking two top TE but I thought the value was better there than at the other positions at the time I took Daniels. If Daniels can score a few more TD htis year he will be a top five TE this year. If they both have strong weeks one could be a FLEX.
Graham, Shayne CIN PK - 8
Prater, Matt DEN PK - 7
They're kickers and don't have bye week issues.
Cowboys, Dallas DAL Def - 6
Raiders, Oakland OAK Def - 9
They're ok but nothing to write home about.
Overall, I avoided taking guys with weeks off early and given the depth at RB and WR I think I'll be ok.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Sorry, for making a mistake doing this format for the first time. Must be nice never having made a mistake.This stuff never ceases to amaze or amuse me.
No apology needed, I just wish you were in my league.Sorry, for making a mistake doing this format for the first time. Must be nice never having made a mistake.This stuff never ceases to amaze or amuse me.
Mik789fl
Footballguy
O.K. I'll put my 2 cents in. Drafted from the 12 hole so I looked for depth in the later rounds:
Manning,Peyton IND QB-6
Hill,Shaun SF QB-6
No bye issues,obviosly gonna ride Manning,remember it's a 5 week season.
Slaton,Steve HOU RB-10
Benson,Cedrick CINN RB-8
Sproles,Darren SD RB-5
Norwood,Jerious ATL RB-4
Graham,Ernest TB RB-8
Forsett,J SEA RB-7
Moore,Mewelde PITT RB-8
Slaton was the best RB on the board at 12.1,no bye made him a solid pick.
No PPR made Benson a nice choice. Sproles and Norwood could contribute a nice week or two
given their history. Graham was a nivr value pick late,the others are for depth,might jump in
with a flex a week or two.
White,Roddy ATL WR-4
Welker,Wes NE WR-8
Gonzalez,Anthony IND WR-6
Berrian,Bernard MINN WR-9
Nicks,Hakeem NYG WR-10
Muhammed,M. CAR WR-4
Henderson,D. NO WR-5
White,Welker and Gonzalez will be depended on to produce.
Berrian could jump up as a flex and bye week filler.
The others are for depth,hoping for a week from 1 or 2 of them as a flex.
Keller,Dustin NYF TE-9
Lewis,Marcedes JAX TE-7
Smith,Alex NE TE-8
Waited on TE a bit,Keller was a decent pick late,not great.
The others might jump up one week with some value. No bye issues.
Nedney,Joe SF PK-6
Scobee,Josh JAX PK-7
Drafted with last 2 picks. No byes,both available each week
Ravens,Baltimore BALT DEF-7
As the draft unfolded decided to stick with the Ravens as my sole Def.
The extra position player could prove more valuable than a second Def.
Manning,Peyton IND QB-6
Hill,Shaun SF QB-6
No bye issues,obviosly gonna ride Manning,remember it's a 5 week season.
Slaton,Steve HOU RB-10
Benson,Cedrick CINN RB-8
Sproles,Darren SD RB-5
Norwood,Jerious ATL RB-4
Graham,Ernest TB RB-8
Forsett,J SEA RB-7
Moore,Mewelde PITT RB-8
Slaton was the best RB on the board at 12.1,no bye made him a solid pick.
No PPR made Benson a nice choice. Sproles and Norwood could contribute a nice week or two
given their history. Graham was a nivr value pick late,the others are for depth,might jump in
with a flex a week or two.
White,Roddy ATL WR-4
Welker,Wes NE WR-8
Gonzalez,Anthony IND WR-6
Berrian,Bernard MINN WR-9
Nicks,Hakeem NYG WR-10
Muhammed,M. CAR WR-4
Henderson,D. NO WR-5
White,Welker and Gonzalez will be depended on to produce.
Berrian could jump up as a flex and bye week filler.
The others are for depth,hoping for a week from 1 or 2 of them as a flex.
Keller,Dustin NYF TE-9
Lewis,Marcedes JAX TE-7
Smith,Alex NE TE-8
Waited on TE a bit,Keller was a decent pick late,not great.
The others might jump up one week with some value. No bye issues.
Nedney,Joe SF PK-6
Scobee,Josh JAX PK-7
Drafted with last 2 picks. No byes,both available each week
Ravens,Baltimore BALT DEF-7
As the draft unfolded decided to stick with the Ravens as my sole Def.
The extra position player could prove more valuable than a second Def.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Me too. I usually crush overconfident blow hards. Maybe you should try to join Hyper Active 1 next time we have an opening?No apology needed, I just wish you were in my league.Sorry, for making a mistake doing this format for the first time. Must be nice never having made a mistake.This stuff never ceases to amaze or amuse me.
3nOut
Footballguy
Drafted from the 9 slot, which was harder than i had thought. I am used to playing in a keeper league where most of thetop players are already off the board before the draft starts, so this was refreshing and different. I didn't really know what to expect since I wasn't sure when certainn players would go or when runs at certain positions would start. I found myself waffling on my strategies constantly which was my first mistake. With starting 3 WRs , my initial strategy was to try to corner the WR market and take 2 stud WRs. Took Calvin at 1.9.
Then I considered that QB TDs are 6 pts, not the traditional 4 so I targeted a top stud QB (already deviating from my plan) and got Brees at 2.4. Didn't pick again until 3.9 and was able to snag Pierre Thomas, which I thought was a great value there.
In retrospect, I wonder what kind of team I would have had if i gone the traditional RB/RB route. Seeing how things actually played out, I could have had 2 of Jacobs, LT, or Westbrook, then picked up TO or Roddy White as my WR1 at 3.9. That would have been pretty solid, but its easy looking back.
My team is OK I suppose, though week 5 is gonna kill me with 7 players on bye that week, 3 being RBs.
My roster:
Brees, Drew NOS QB - 5
Ryan, Matt ATL QB - 4
Sanchez, Mark NYJ QB - 9
Like my QBs. Really need Ryan week 5 and hope that he can connect with Gonzo a few times that week vs. SF. Sanchez was a flier that I took with my last pick (22nd) of the draft in case one of my 2 QBs goes down (see Brady, 2008).
Betts, Ladell WAS RB - 8
Bush, Reggie NOS RB (P) - 5
Grant, Ryan GBP RB - 5
Lewis, Jamal CLE RB (P) - 9
McGahee, Willis BAL RB (P) - 7
Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB - 8
Thomas, Pierre NOS RB (P) - 5
3 Rbs on bye week 5. Didnt pay attention at first but Bush was a value at 7.9. No real studs here, but I think I got some depth and some players that can put up some points. Hoping Mendehall takes on GL carries at least.
Hester, Devin CHI WR - 5
Hurd, Sam DAL WR (P) - 6
Johnson, Calvin DET WR (P) - 7
Rice, Sidney MIN WR - 9
Schilens, Chaz OAK WR - 9
Stuckey, Chansi NYJ WR - 9
Williams, Demetrius BAL WR (P) - 7
Except for Hester, no bye week issues here. My thought is that WRs are inconsistent week to week so thats why I wanted to load up on stud receivers. Changed my gameplan and that didnt work out, but at least I got one. Hester was a value at 8.9 i thought.
Celek, Brent PHI TE - 4
Olsen, Greg CHI TE - 5
To make upfor my WRs, went higher on TEs than I wanted to but Olsen was the 6th TE taken and I wanted someone who can get some TDs. A semi-TE run already started in the 4th so I needed to get one before it was too late.
Tynes, Lawrence NYG PK - 10
With no bye week issues, thought I'd go with lnly one K.
Bears, Chicago CHI Def - 5
Cardinals, Arizona ARI Def
Bears homer who never had a chance to draft the Bears D. Oh why not?
Like I said, it was fun and made me think a bit. Just happy for a chance. We'll see how it turns out. Good luck everyone.
Then I considered that QB TDs are 6 pts, not the traditional 4 so I targeted a top stud QB (already deviating from my plan) and got Brees at 2.4. Didn't pick again until 3.9 and was able to snag Pierre Thomas, which I thought was a great value there.
In retrospect, I wonder what kind of team I would have had if i gone the traditional RB/RB route. Seeing how things actually played out, I could have had 2 of Jacobs, LT, or Westbrook, then picked up TO or Roddy White as my WR1 at 3.9. That would have been pretty solid, but its easy looking back.
My team is OK I suppose, though week 5 is gonna kill me with 7 players on bye that week, 3 being RBs.
My roster:
Brees, Drew NOS QB - 5
Ryan, Matt ATL QB - 4
Sanchez, Mark NYJ QB - 9
Like my QBs. Really need Ryan week 5 and hope that he can connect with Gonzo a few times that week vs. SF. Sanchez was a flier that I took with my last pick (22nd) of the draft in case one of my 2 QBs goes down (see Brady, 2008).
Betts, Ladell WAS RB - 8
Bush, Reggie NOS RB (P) - 5
Grant, Ryan GBP RB - 5
Lewis, Jamal CLE RB (P) - 9
McGahee, Willis BAL RB (P) - 7
Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB - 8
Thomas, Pierre NOS RB (P) - 5
3 Rbs on bye week 5. Didnt pay attention at first but Bush was a value at 7.9. No real studs here, but I think I got some depth and some players that can put up some points. Hoping Mendehall takes on GL carries at least.
Hester, Devin CHI WR - 5
Hurd, Sam DAL WR (P) - 6
Johnson, Calvin DET WR (P) - 7
Rice, Sidney MIN WR - 9
Schilens, Chaz OAK WR - 9
Stuckey, Chansi NYJ WR - 9
Williams, Demetrius BAL WR (P) - 7
Except for Hester, no bye week issues here. My thought is that WRs are inconsistent week to week so thats why I wanted to load up on stud receivers. Changed my gameplan and that didnt work out, but at least I got one. Hester was a value at 8.9 i thought.
Celek, Brent PHI TE - 4
Olsen, Greg CHI TE - 5
To make upfor my WRs, went higher on TEs than I wanted to but Olsen was the 6th TE taken and I wanted someone who can get some TDs. A semi-TE run already started in the 4th so I needed to get one before it was too late.
Tynes, Lawrence NYG PK - 10
With no bye week issues, thought I'd go with lnly one K.
Bears, Chicago CHI Def - 5
Cardinals, Arizona ARI Def
Bears homer who never had a chance to draft the Bears D. Oh why not?
Like I said, it was fun and made me think a bit. Just happy for a chance. We'll see how it turns out. Good luck everyone.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
Cutler, Jay CHI QB 5
Quinn, Brady CLE QB 9
Warner, Kurt ARI QB (P) 4
Obviously there are concerns of a SB loss hangover and Warner's durability issues but if he holds up for 5 weeks I should have one of the top 3 QB's. That week 4 bye week is a bit problematic but I have Cutler for that week and he has Detroit at home that week.
Addai, Joseph IND RB (P) 6
Lynch, Marshawn BUF RB (O) 9
McClain, Le'Ron BAL RB 7
Peterson, Adrian MIN RB 9
Wells, Chris ARI RB 4
ADP was a no brainer at 1 with no PPR and no bye till week 9. Lynch was my bonehead pick. I am an Addai believer that thinks that he suffered last year due to O-Line injuries. Brown missing some of TC holding out hurts his value IMO as he never really pass blocked in college. That may keep him off the field. I'm hoping Addai can be the primary guy for the first few weeks. Wells got into camp but then go injured but he was a nice depth pick. And McClain is just there to hopefully hawk some TD's. If he scores 3-4 TD's the first 5 games I will be giddy with a flex option in best ball.
Britt, Kenny TEN WR 7
Colston, Marques NOS WR (P) 5
Curtis, Kevin PHI WR (P) 4
Garcon, Pierre IND WR 6
Jennings, Greg GBP WR 5
Maclin, Jeremy PHI WR 4
Mason, Derrick BAL WR 7
Colston and Jennings are a great 1-2 punch. But that week 5 bye for the two of them is not good. I loved getting Mason as he is pretty much the only option there in Balt. Particularly in a start 3 WR set. Kevin Curtis who was injured half the year last year could also be in line for some consistent play. I grabbed he and Maclin in the hopes that McNabb who spreads the ball around from game to game might get me a big game out of one or both a couple of weeks of the 5. Same thought on Garcon. If teams try to take away Wayne and Gonzo2, that may allow Manning to take what the D gives him which would hopefully be Garcon. Britt was just a really late round pick.
Mason has week 5 against Cinci at home. Curtis/Maclin have TBB at home week 5. Indy is at Tennessee week 5. Those are not great matchups to compensate for the Jennings/Colston bye weeks. But ADP against the Rams that week will hopefully go a long way.
Cook, Jared TEN TE 7
McMichael, Randy STL TE (Q) 9
Rucker, Martin CLE TE 9
Winslow, Kellen TBB TE (P) 8
Winslow is a guy that I love at TE, but while guys were looking to reach WR's I did the same thing with TE's. McMichael, to me, could be huge in a WCO in which Donnie Avery may miss the first few weeks of the season. Rucker is a guy with good pass catching ability and great opportunity. Jared Cook was just a whim because someone was pimping him prior to the HOF game. I may kick myself for not taking Finley from GB.
Dawson, Phil CLE PK 9
Who cares? It's an F'ing Kicker.
Falcons, Atlanta ATL Def 4
Patriots, New England NEP Def 8
Patriots with that offense make the D good by default. Simply by outscoring and putting guys in pass mode to keep up. I took the Falcons because they have a strong O as well that should only be stronger this year considering the big three on that team, Ryan/White/Turner, have only been together for 1 year and now Gonzo is in the mix.
Quinn, Brady CLE QB 9
Warner, Kurt ARI QB (P) 4
Obviously there are concerns of a SB loss hangover and Warner's durability issues but if he holds up for 5 weeks I should have one of the top 3 QB's. That week 4 bye week is a bit problematic but I have Cutler for that week and he has Detroit at home that week.
Addai, Joseph IND RB (P) 6
Lynch, Marshawn BUF RB (O) 9
McClain, Le'Ron BAL RB 7
Peterson, Adrian MIN RB 9
Wells, Chris ARI RB 4
ADP was a no brainer at 1 with no PPR and no bye till week 9. Lynch was my bonehead pick. I am an Addai believer that thinks that he suffered last year due to O-Line injuries. Brown missing some of TC holding out hurts his value IMO as he never really pass blocked in college. That may keep him off the field. I'm hoping Addai can be the primary guy for the first few weeks. Wells got into camp but then go injured but he was a nice depth pick. And McClain is just there to hopefully hawk some TD's. If he scores 3-4 TD's the first 5 games I will be giddy with a flex option in best ball.
Britt, Kenny TEN WR 7
Colston, Marques NOS WR (P) 5
Curtis, Kevin PHI WR (P) 4
Garcon, Pierre IND WR 6
Jennings, Greg GBP WR 5
Maclin, Jeremy PHI WR 4
Mason, Derrick BAL WR 7
Colston and Jennings are a great 1-2 punch. But that week 5 bye for the two of them is not good. I loved getting Mason as he is pretty much the only option there in Balt. Particularly in a start 3 WR set. Kevin Curtis who was injured half the year last year could also be in line for some consistent play. I grabbed he and Maclin in the hopes that McNabb who spreads the ball around from game to game might get me a big game out of one or both a couple of weeks of the 5. Same thought on Garcon. If teams try to take away Wayne and Gonzo2, that may allow Manning to take what the D gives him which would hopefully be Garcon. Britt was just a really late round pick.
Mason has week 5 against Cinci at home. Curtis/Maclin have TBB at home week 5. Indy is at Tennessee week 5. Those are not great matchups to compensate for the Jennings/Colston bye weeks. But ADP against the Rams that week will hopefully go a long way.
Cook, Jared TEN TE 7
McMichael, Randy STL TE (Q) 9
Rucker, Martin CLE TE 9
Winslow, Kellen TBB TE (P) 8
Winslow is a guy that I love at TE, but while guys were looking to reach WR's I did the same thing with TE's. McMichael, to me, could be huge in a WCO in which Donnie Avery may miss the first few weeks of the season. Rucker is a guy with good pass catching ability and great opportunity. Jared Cook was just a whim because someone was pimping him prior to the HOF game. I may kick myself for not taking Finley from GB.
Dawson, Phil CLE PK 9
Who cares? It's an F'ing Kicker.
Falcons, Atlanta ATL Def 4
Patriots, New England NEP Def 8
Patriots with that offense make the D good by default. Simply by outscoring and putting guys in pass mode to keep up. I took the Falcons because they have a strong O as well that should only be stronger this year considering the big three on that team, Ryan/White/Turner, have only been together for 1 year and now Gonzo is in the mix.
Chris Smith
The Head Goon!
Best Ball format...
FLEX at RB/WR/TE
NO PPR
Garrard, David JAC QB - 7
Palmer, Carson CIN QB - 8
I think I have a strong duo at QB. Palmer should rebound with a fast start and Garrard could supply points in one or two of the weeks. Good enough.
Brown, Ronnie MIA RB - 6
Johnson, Larry KCC RB - 8
Jones, Thomas NYJ RB - 9
Portis, Clinton WAS RB - 8
If I have injury woes at RB, I'm sunk but I went into this draft, hoping to secure my RB depth early, loading up on plenty of receivers later as the WR position is more prone to ups and downs and big weeks from surprise players. Each of my four RBs should be able to average 20 touches per game. The strategy will either carry my squad to dominance or crash and burn royally. We will see.
Bradley, Mark KCC WR - 8
Coles, Laveranues CIN WR - 8
Ginn Jr., Ted MIA WR - 6
Higgins, Johnnie Lee OAK WR - 9
Holmes, Santonio PIT WR - 8
Moss, Santana WAS WR (P) - 8
Nelson, Jordy GBP WR - 5
Thomas, Devin WAS WR (P) - 8
I went 100% here for boom/bust players week to week. All eight of these players are capable of putting up a 120-yard / 2 touchdown performance and I just hope its spread throughout the five weeks.
Davis, Vernon SFO TE - 6
Scaife, Bo TEN TE - 7
Shockey, Jeremy NOS TE - 5
Did not really want to take three tight ends but I saw weakness here and decided a 3rd tight end is a better option than 9th receiver.
Bironas, Rob TEN PK (P) - 7
Folk, Nick DAL PK - 6
Two good kickers, good offenses, no bye week concerns... good enough.
Colts, Indianapolis IND Def - 6
Giants, New York NYG Def - 10
Redskins, Washington WAS Def - 8
A big week from a defense can move a best ball team from 8-4 to 12-0 in a hurry. Better to have depth here than a marginal at best RB or WR...
Took some risks but nailed my strategy heading into the draft pretty well. I was happy with the draft and we'll see how selecting RB in the first four rounds and then no more works out...
BTW: To answer your 'no first round pick' question... Portis is a first round talent and with only 5 weeks to worry about, even injuries are not as big of a concern. I liked his 5 games in the opening stretch, he has no bye week and wouldn't be there round two. I also thought about Ronnie Brown believe it or not and he dropped to my 2nd pick.
It was a fun draft with many different strategies going on. I enjoyed the challenge and everybody did well I thought.
FLEX at RB/WR/TE
NO PPR
Garrard, David JAC QB - 7
Palmer, Carson CIN QB - 8
I think I have a strong duo at QB. Palmer should rebound with a fast start and Garrard could supply points in one or two of the weeks. Good enough.
Brown, Ronnie MIA RB - 6
Johnson, Larry KCC RB - 8
Jones, Thomas NYJ RB - 9
Portis, Clinton WAS RB - 8
If I have injury woes at RB, I'm sunk but I went into this draft, hoping to secure my RB depth early, loading up on plenty of receivers later as the WR position is more prone to ups and downs and big weeks from surprise players. Each of my four RBs should be able to average 20 touches per game. The strategy will either carry my squad to dominance or crash and burn royally. We will see.
Bradley, Mark KCC WR - 8
Coles, Laveranues CIN WR - 8
Ginn Jr., Ted MIA WR - 6
Higgins, Johnnie Lee OAK WR - 9
Holmes, Santonio PIT WR - 8
Moss, Santana WAS WR (P) - 8
Nelson, Jordy GBP WR - 5
Thomas, Devin WAS WR (P) - 8
I went 100% here for boom/bust players week to week. All eight of these players are capable of putting up a 120-yard / 2 touchdown performance and I just hope its spread throughout the five weeks.
Davis, Vernon SFO TE - 6
Scaife, Bo TEN TE - 7
Shockey, Jeremy NOS TE - 5
Did not really want to take three tight ends but I saw weakness here and decided a 3rd tight end is a better option than 9th receiver.
Bironas, Rob TEN PK (P) - 7
Folk, Nick DAL PK - 6
Two good kickers, good offenses, no bye week concerns... good enough.
Colts, Indianapolis IND Def - 6
Giants, New York NYG Def - 10
Redskins, Washington WAS Def - 8
A big week from a defense can move a best ball team from 8-4 to 12-0 in a hurry. Better to have depth here than a marginal at best RB or WR...
Took some risks but nailed my strategy heading into the draft pretty well. I was happy with the draft and we'll see how selecting RB in the first four rounds and then no more works out...
BTW: To answer your 'no first round pick' question... Portis is a first round talent and with only 5 weeks to worry about, even injuries are not as big of a concern. I liked his 5 games in the opening stretch, he has no bye week and wouldn't be there round two. I also thought about Ronnie Brown believe it or not and he dropped to my 2nd pick.
It was a fun draft with many different strategies going on. I enjoyed the challenge and everybody did well I thought.
huskers15
Footballguy
After the draft I thought I had a pretty good team but after looking at it I think I'm gonna be on the bubble for the final spot.
After looking at it I could've waited another round to take Rodgers.
Collins, Kerry TEN QB - 7
Manning, Eli NYG QB - 10
Rodgers, Aaron GBP QB - 5
After looking at it I could've waited another round to take Rodgers. I think Eli will do better then where he's getting drafted. I got Collins late to help out week 5.
Gore, Frank SFO RB - 6
Jackson, Brandon GBP RB (P) -5
Jackson, Fred BUF RB - 9
Jacobs, Brandon NYG RB - 10
Jordan, Lamont DEN RB (P) -7
Taylor, Chester MIN RB - 9
This is the strong point of my team. Hopefully Fred Jackson can serve as my flex for at least the first three weeks. Not sure what to expect out of Taylor this year but hopefully can steal some carries for ADP. No real bye problems. I knew there were guys I didn't want so that's why I took Gore and A Johnson and LT went just before Jacobs.
Driver, Donald GBP WR - 5
Hixon, Domenik NYG WR - 10
Jackson, Vincent SDC WR - 5
Johnson, Bryant DET WR (P) 7
Smith, Steve CAR WR (P) - 4
Walker, Mike JAC WR (P) - 7
Washington, Nate TEN WR - 7
This is my weak point and will also have some bye issues 4 and 5. I'm gonna need some young guys to step up.
Boss, Kevin NYG TE - 10
Gates, Antonio SDC TE (P) - 5
A few TE went off the board so I got Gates. Took Boss to double up with Manning.
Janikowski, Sebastian OAK PK - 9
Rackers, Neil ARI PK - 4
These guys can boom it.
Buccaneers, Tampa Bay TBB Def - 8
Titans, Tennessee TEN Def - 7
A couple of stout defenses.
Like I said I think I'm gonna be on the bubble. I do have a few double up options with Rodgers/Driver, Eli/Hixon/Boss and Collins/Washington and have Jackson and Gates going for SD.
After looking at it I could've waited another round to take Rodgers.
Collins, Kerry TEN QB - 7
Manning, Eli NYG QB - 10
Rodgers, Aaron GBP QB - 5
After looking at it I could've waited another round to take Rodgers. I think Eli will do better then where he's getting drafted. I got Collins late to help out week 5.
Gore, Frank SFO RB - 6
Jackson, Brandon GBP RB (P) -5
Jackson, Fred BUF RB - 9
Jacobs, Brandon NYG RB - 10
Jordan, Lamont DEN RB (P) -7
Taylor, Chester MIN RB - 9
This is the strong point of my team. Hopefully Fred Jackson can serve as my flex for at least the first three weeks. Not sure what to expect out of Taylor this year but hopefully can steal some carries for ADP. No real bye problems. I knew there were guys I didn't want so that's why I took Gore and A Johnson and LT went just before Jacobs.
Driver, Donald GBP WR - 5
Hixon, Domenik NYG WR - 10
Jackson, Vincent SDC WR - 5
Johnson, Bryant DET WR (P) 7
Smith, Steve CAR WR (P) - 4
Walker, Mike JAC WR (P) - 7
Washington, Nate TEN WR - 7
This is my weak point and will also have some bye issues 4 and 5. I'm gonna need some young guys to step up.
Boss, Kevin NYG TE - 10
Gates, Antonio SDC TE (P) - 5
A few TE went off the board so I got Gates. Took Boss to double up with Manning.
Janikowski, Sebastian OAK PK - 9
Rackers, Neil ARI PK - 4
These guys can boom it.
Buccaneers, Tampa Bay TBB Def - 8
Titans, Tennessee TEN Def - 7
A couple of stout defenses.
Like I said I think I'm gonna be on the bubble. I do have a few double up options with Rodgers/Driver, Eli/Hixon/Boss and Collins/Washington and have Jackson and Gates going for SD.
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3nOut
Footballguy
Who do you think are the three above you? Who will you be battling for the last spot?
Gatorman
Supreme Elite Maximum Tier
Bulger, Marc STL QB - 9Cassel, Matt KCC QB - 8Pennington, Chad MIA QB - 6Faulk, Kevin NEP RB - 8Hightower, Tim ARI RB - 4Jones, Greg JAC RB - 7Taylor, Fred NEP RB - 8Tomlinson, LaDainian SDC RB - 5Turner, Michael ATL RB - 4Boldin, Anquan ARI WR (P) - 4Bryant, Antonio TBB WR (O) - 8Galloway, Joey NEP WR - 8Morgan, Josh SFO WR - 6Robinson, Laurent STL WR - 9Walker, Javon OAK WR (O) - 9Walter, Kevin HOU WR - 10Clark, Dallas IND TE (Q) - 6Gonzalez, Tony ATL TE - 4Brown, Kris HOU PK - 10Kaeding, Nate SDC PK - 5Dolphins, Miami MIA Def - 6Jaguars, Jacksonville JAC Def - 7Okay, I will start out by saying I was paying more attention to the non PPR than I was the 5 week thing when I drafted, but I do like my team.
QB:
Pennington, Bulger, Cassel
I went with 3 solid QBs in the sense that 300 yard games and 2+ TDs are attainable, without having to overpay for the QB spot. While I would not want to start anyone of them vs. Manning or Brady hth, the three of them should combine to be a decent QB.
RB:
Turner, Tomlinson, Hightower, Taylor, Faulk, Greg Jones
No ppr, so I did not look for WRs early. everyone seemed to bite on the stud WR theory, and in best ball, it is kind of dumb. Turner and tomlinson should carry this team, but the 4 backups should get a good amount of carries and or td opportunities to keep me in games. I wanted fred Jackson, but he went 1 pick before I took Hightower.
WRs:
Boldin, Bryant, Walker, Walter, Morgan, Robinson, galloway
Again, in best ball I think quantity beats quality in the WR corps. Boldin in round 3 is always a steal considering Fitz goes in round 1. Bryant is now hurt (oh well) but I like walter, morgan and galloway to pick up the slack there. Robinson was a grab based on the news about avery, and Javon Walker was a nice add on in round 19+
TE:
Dallas Clark, Tony Gonzalez
Decided to gamble here, and take two of the top guys as a hedge vs. My WRs (for the Flex) as well as to shorten the bench of other teams. Both these guys in my te = wr leagues tend to be a WR2, so I feel that it makes for some nice flexibility at the flex position.
K:
Kaeding and K Brown
For this format, I just want kickers on good offenses. Love the Houston Offense this year, and they are not afraid to let brown kick from far away.
D:
Miami and Jacksonville
The dolphins, I feel, are quite underrated this year with the return of Jason Taylor and the drafting of some young corners. I always look at sacks and turnovers as my main looks when deciding on a defense, and MIami should get a good amount of both with the way this d is being built. Jacksonville is a hedge, but I do not expect a lot out of them (i was hoping to get Miami and Indy for the sack/turnover deal, but indy went earlier than I expected)
All in all, I may miss out b/c of the 5 week thing, but My team has the goods to compete, so we'll see what happens.
QB:
Pennington, Bulger, Cassel
I went with 3 solid QBs in the sense that 300 yard games and 2+ TDs are attainable, without having to overpay for the QB spot. While I would not want to start anyone of them vs. Manning or Brady hth, the three of them should combine to be a decent QB.
RB:
Turner, Tomlinson, Hightower, Taylor, Faulk, Greg Jones
No ppr, so I did not look for WRs early. everyone seemed to bite on the stud WR theory, and in best ball, it is kind of dumb. Turner and tomlinson should carry this team, but the 4 backups should get a good amount of carries and or td opportunities to keep me in games. I wanted fred Jackson, but he went 1 pick before I took Hightower.
WRs:
Boldin, Bryant, Walker, Walter, Morgan, Robinson, galloway
Again, in best ball I think quantity beats quality in the WR corps. Boldin in round 3 is always a steal considering Fitz goes in round 1. Bryant is now hurt (oh well) but I like walter, morgan and galloway to pick up the slack there. Robinson was a grab based on the news about avery, and Javon Walker was a nice add on in round 19+
TE:
Dallas Clark, Tony Gonzalez
Decided to gamble here, and take two of the top guys as a hedge vs. My WRs (for the Flex) as well as to shorten the bench of other teams. Both these guys in my te = wr leagues tend to be a WR2, so I feel that it makes for some nice flexibility at the flex position.
K:
Kaeding and K Brown
For this format, I just want kickers on good offenses. Love the Houston Offense this year, and they are not afraid to let brown kick from far away.
D:
Miami and Jacksonville
The dolphins, I feel, are quite underrated this year with the return of Jason Taylor and the drafting of some young corners. I always look at sacks and turnovers as my main looks when deciding on a defense, and MIami should get a good amount of both with the way this d is being built. Jacksonville is a hedge, but I do not expect a lot out of them (i was hoping to get Miami and Indy for the sack/turnover deal, but indy went earlier than I expected)
All in all, I may miss out b/c of the 5 week thing, but My team has the goods to compete, so we'll see what happens.
huskers15
Footballguy
I like Backno, 3nOut, Yudkin and fatness to move on. Anyone else want to take a stab?
3nOut
Footballguy
I'll have to take a closer look at the rosters, but thanks for the vote. I don't think I will make the top four but I hope for top 6. We'll see.
David Yudkin
Footballguy
I had already forgotten about this league. 
Since you brought it up, I couldn't even remember who I drafted . . .
Orton, Kyle DEN QB (Q) - 7
Schaub, Matt HOU QB (P) - 10
Barber, Marion DAL RB - 6
Bradshaw, Ahmad NYG RB - 10
Bush, Michael OAK RB - 9
McCoy, LeSean PHI RB - 4
McFadden, Darren OAK RB - 9
Morris, Sammy NEP RB (Q) - 8
Austin, Miles DAL WR (P) - 6
Burleson, Nate SEA WR - 7
Burton, Keenan STL WR - 9
Chambers, Chris SDC WR - 5
Crayton, Patrick DAL WR - 6
Marshall, Brandon DEN WR - 7
Moss, Randy NEP WR - 8
Royal, Eddie DEN WR - 7
Cooley, Chris WAS TE - 8
Daniels, Owen HOU TE - 10
Graham, Shayne CIN PK - 8
Prater, Matt DEN PK - 7
Cowboys, Dallas DAL Def - 6
Raiders, Oakland OAK Def - 9
I think I loked who I drafted all those weeks ago, but I'm starting with two unhealthy QB. Yuck. Hopefully Marshall suits up and plays or I could be in trouble.
Since you brought it up, I couldn't even remember who I drafted . . .
Orton, Kyle DEN QB (Q) - 7
Schaub, Matt HOU QB (P) - 10
Barber, Marion DAL RB - 6
Bradshaw, Ahmad NYG RB - 10
Bush, Michael OAK RB - 9
McCoy, LeSean PHI RB - 4
McFadden, Darren OAK RB - 9
Morris, Sammy NEP RB (Q) - 8
Austin, Miles DAL WR (P) - 6
Burleson, Nate SEA WR - 7
Burton, Keenan STL WR - 9
Chambers, Chris SDC WR - 5
Crayton, Patrick DAL WR - 6
Marshall, Brandon DEN WR - 7
Moss, Randy NEP WR - 8
Royal, Eddie DEN WR - 7
Cooley, Chris WAS TE - 8
Daniels, Owen HOU TE - 10
Graham, Shayne CIN PK - 8
Prater, Matt DEN PK - 7
Cowboys, Dallas DAL Def - 6
Raiders, Oakland OAK Def - 9
I think I loked who I drafted all those weeks ago, but I'm starting with two unhealthy QB. Yuck. Hopefully Marshall suits up and plays or I could be in trouble.
TheFanatic
Footballguy
I thought this was best ball? Does it true up after the games? Makes watching the live scoring pretty pointless since the top scorers for each team are not being tracked right now. The guy who has the second most points right now has Chris Johnson on the bench right now. He's barely second and has 40 points sitting on the bench...
Twilight
Footballguy
There is something weird going on with the live scoring for these. Use the standalone Gameday instead. It's been working perfect and is fantastic when you have multiple leagues on MFL.
3nOut
Footballguy
I am starting to believe there's a lot of luck involved here, especially in the first round when we drafted so early. I think my team stinks on paper but can't complain about how things are turning out. Who woulda thunk? Maybe in the second round, if we make it, it will be easier to draft since we have a better idea of how certain players are performing.
And if anyone is familiar with this format from last year, do you know what the "magic number' of wins or points is to move o to the next round?
And if anyone is familiar with this format from last year, do you know what the "magic number' of wins or points is to move o to the next round?
David Yudkin
Footballguy
Your going to advance if that is what you are getting at.3nOut said:
David Yudkin
Footballguy
Looks like you held on to advance. By my unofficial math, 3nOut, Yudkin, Smith, and Huskers15 advance to Leg 2.
