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Footballguy
My draft...
1.07 Jamaal Charles- easy pick, was hoping I would not be forced to take Chris Johnson. I had not followed the other drafts and was unsure where he was going.
2.06 Chris Johnson- again, not sure of his recent ADP, but in a free roll league like this, I am glad to take a chance that he plays 5 weeks
3.07 Frank Gore- was ready to take Wayne, but he went right before, so I decided to go RB heavy, knowing this would allow me to ignore RB for the next several rounds
4.06 Brandon Lloyd- never been a fan, but camp reports have been good and his bye made him the choice over Marshall
5.07 Jeremy Maclin- with CJ and Gore already on the team, I knew I would be taking some risks with this squad. Chose Maclin over Britt as my WR2
6.06 Kenny Britt- after considering him in the 5th, was an easy pick in the 6th to give my WR group some depth
7.07 Matt Ryan- I was the last to take a QB and was pretty happy to get Matt Ryan and his late bye in the 7th
8.06 Steve Smith (CAR)- my toughest choice, was all set to take Sid Rice and he went right before my pick again
9.07 Braylon Edwards- knew I needed a TE, but thought some might fall, so added WR depth
10.06 Greg Olsen- probably the same guy i would have taken in the 9th, should be solid low end TE1
11.07 Javon Ringer- one of the easier choices, needed TE2 and QB2, but had to back up CJ
12.06 Kyle Orton- missed on the QB2 run, but Orton should hold the job for the first month, if not the whole season
13.07 Zach Miller (SEA)- was surprised to see him fall so far, even with the poor offense
14.06 Bears D- did not love anyone at the skill spots, so went with a decent defense
15.07 Kendall Hunter- reached to backup Gore
16.06 Colt McCoy- wanted a better QB3, but McCoy has looked good this preseason
17.07 Fred Davis- very big upside if Cooley misses any time, took him over Kendricks
18.06 Bucs D
19.07 Adam Vinatieri
20.06 Rob Bironas
21.07 Seahawks D
22.06 Emmanual Sanders- like this guy a lot, hopefully he is healthy enough to get some snaps
23.07 David Akers
24.06 Damien Williams- another guy playing well in camp, also gives me some Britt insurance
QB- Ryan/Orton/McCoy
RB- Charles/C Johnson/Gore/Ringer/Hunter
WR- Lloyd/Maclin/Britt/Smith/Edwards/Sanders/Williams
TE- Olsen/Z Miller/Davis
K- Vinatieri/Bironas/Akers
D- Bears/Bucs/Hawks
Thoughts?
1.07 Jamaal Charles- easy pick, was hoping I would not be forced to take Chris Johnson. I had not followed the other drafts and was unsure where he was going.
2.06 Chris Johnson- again, not sure of his recent ADP, but in a free roll league like this, I am glad to take a chance that he plays 5 weeks
3.07 Frank Gore- was ready to take Wayne, but he went right before, so I decided to go RB heavy, knowing this would allow me to ignore RB for the next several rounds
4.06 Brandon Lloyd- never been a fan, but camp reports have been good and his bye made him the choice over Marshall
5.07 Jeremy Maclin- with CJ and Gore already on the team, I knew I would be taking some risks with this squad. Chose Maclin over Britt as my WR2
6.06 Kenny Britt- after considering him in the 5th, was an easy pick in the 6th to give my WR group some depth
7.07 Matt Ryan- I was the last to take a QB and was pretty happy to get Matt Ryan and his late bye in the 7th
8.06 Steve Smith (CAR)- my toughest choice, was all set to take Sid Rice and he went right before my pick again
9.07 Braylon Edwards- knew I needed a TE, but thought some might fall, so added WR depth
10.06 Greg Olsen- probably the same guy i would have taken in the 9th, should be solid low end TE1
11.07 Javon Ringer- one of the easier choices, needed TE2 and QB2, but had to back up CJ
12.06 Kyle Orton- missed on the QB2 run, but Orton should hold the job for the first month, if not the whole season
13.07 Zach Miller (SEA)- was surprised to see him fall so far, even with the poor offense
14.06 Bears D- did not love anyone at the skill spots, so went with a decent defense
15.07 Kendall Hunter- reached to backup Gore
16.06 Colt McCoy- wanted a better QB3, but McCoy has looked good this preseason
17.07 Fred Davis- very big upside if Cooley misses any time, took him over Kendricks
18.06 Bucs D
19.07 Adam Vinatieri
20.06 Rob Bironas
21.07 Seahawks D
22.06 Emmanual Sanders- like this guy a lot, hopefully he is healthy enough to get some snaps
23.07 David Akers
24.06 Damien Williams- another guy playing well in camp, also gives me some Britt insurance
QB- Ryan/Orton/McCoy
RB- Charles/C Johnson/Gore/Ringer/Hunter
WR- Lloyd/Maclin/Britt/Smith/Edwards/Sanders/Williams
TE- Olsen/Z Miller/Davis
K- Vinatieri/Bironas/Akers
D- Bears/Bucs/Hawks
Thoughts?
LHUCKS
Footballguy
Awesome start...Jesus
Not a huge Maclin guy particularly in a first five week league.
Solid picks...like the wait on QB strategy in most leagues this year.
Solid all around, although there were probably TEs available that I like more than Miller.
Love the Davis and McCoy picks in this format...Browns start off with easy schedule.nice job going 3K and 3D
BroadwayG
Footballguy
My plan was to drink some beer, get all the Packers and hitch the wagon to Rodgers. Unfortunately, Jennings didn't make it to me in round 2, so I had to improvise and adapt. Luckily, I didn't run out of beer. I snagged a couple of big play WRs early, which I love in best ball, then went to work on zigging and zagging. While everyone else was sucking up the 2nd rate WRs, I was getting my fill of the RB scraps. When the backup QB and TE run was going on, I went to work on the kicker and defenses. I then completed the draft by trying to select the least moldy dregs from the WR garbage. I don't think it worked very well.
Prediction: Aaron Rodgers - 824 points in the first 5 games.
Prediction: Aaron Rodgers - 824 points in the first 5 games.
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1.03 Rodgers, Aaron GBP QB 2.10 Wallace, Mike PIT WR 3.03 Finley, Jermichael GBP TE 4.10 Johnson, Steve BUF WR 5.03 Mathews, Ryan SDC RB 6.10 Addai, Joseph IND RB 7.03 Wells, Chris ARI RB 8.10 Grant, Ryan GBP RB 9.03 Winslow, Kellen TBB TE 10.10 Ward, Hines PIT WR 11.03 Sproles, Darren NOS RB 12.10 Eagles, Philadelphia PHI Def 13.03 Kaeding, Nate SDC PK 14.10 Lions, Detroit DET Def 15.03 Falcons, Atlanta ATL Def 16.10 Nelson, Jordy GBP WR 17.03 Crosby, Mason GBP PK 18.10 Janikowski, Sebastian OAK PK 19.03 Smith, Steve PHI WR 20.10 Hill, Jason JAC WR 21.03 Royal, Eddie DEN WR 22.10 Avery, Donnie STL WR 23.03 Flynn, Matt GBP QB 24.10 Young, Titus DET WR
kip stabone
Footballguy
Great draft, went much faster than I was expecting. Gotta admit didn't really have a strategy heading into the draft and didn't really develop one. Picked players I think are going to do well regardless of ADP. Should be fun...
Brady, Tom NEP QB
Fitzpatrick, Ryan BUF QB
Bush, Reggie MIA RB
Carter, Delone IND RB ®
McCluster, Dexter KCC RB
Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB
Redman, Isaac PIT RB
Starks, James GBP RB (P)
Tate, Ben HOU RB
Berrian, Bernard MIN WR
Brown, Antonio PIT WR
Bryant, Dez DAL WR (P)
Cobb, Randall GBP WR ®
Douglas, Harry ATL WR
Moore, Lance NOS WR
Roberts, Andre ARI WR
Wayne, Reggie IND WR
Hernandez, Aaron NEP TE
Witten, Jason DAL TE
Dawson, Phil CLE PK
Folk, Nick NYJ PK
Browns, Cleveland Def
Raiders, Oakland OAK Def
Ravens, Baltimore BAL Def
Brady, Tom NEP QB
Fitzpatrick, Ryan BUF QB
Bush, Reggie MIA RB
Carter, Delone IND RB ®
McCluster, Dexter KCC RB
Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB
Redman, Isaac PIT RB
Starks, James GBP RB (P)
Tate, Ben HOU RB
Berrian, Bernard MIN WR
Brown, Antonio PIT WR
Bryant, Dez DAL WR (P)
Cobb, Randall GBP WR ®
Douglas, Harry ATL WR
Moore, Lance NOS WR
Roberts, Andre ARI WR
Wayne, Reggie IND WR
Hernandez, Aaron NEP TE
Witten, Jason DAL TE
Dawson, Phil CLE PK
Folk, Nick NYJ PK
Browns, Cleveland Def
Raiders, Oakland OAK Def
Ravens, Baltimore BAL Def
DepthCharts
Footballguy
Quick Draft for sure. I was drafting between Greg and Chris at the 09. Only plan going in was to be heavy on WR with 1 and 2 picks an not roll dice on johnson/manning/unknown.
1.09 Andre Johnson - no brainer, meets my game plan
2.04 Michael Vick - (Jennings, Miles and Wallace were next 3 taken therefore all I wanted were gone, went with best bang for 5 wewek buck)
3.09 Wes Welker - WR's dropping like flies, wont get 4 locks, take the best 3 i can get now at this stage is game plan
4.04 Marques Colston - (Harvin, Bryant5, Lloyd, S Johnson, Manningham, Marshall5, Gates on board)
5.09 Dallas Clark - Only Finley (3rd), Gates (4th) and Witten 5.06 gone at this point.
6.04 Marshawn Lynch - Need RB's, clearly. Be smart, pick guys who aren't in RBBC. Benson and Green went 2 and 3 picks before me, was actually what I wanted here, so took the next full time guy I could find.
7.09 BJGE Lawfirm - dont like this play unless i can make some moves later that give me the NE Best Ball RB. see rounds 9 and 13
8.04 Michael Tolbert - just need 2 a week to put some tds on the board, find teams that score a lot of points, find their goalline RB. This guy tops that list.
9.09 Danny Woodhead - NE ahead, law firm gets points, NE behind Woodhead gets points....this was required with the law firm as #2
10.04 Pierre Thomasa - one more RB, that should do it...would not shock me if he leads my RB's in scoring after 5 weeks.
11.09 James Jones - needed a 4th after reeling off 5 rb's in a row. needed a big play guy on a potent offense, considered amendola5.
12.04 GB D - Pitt went the pick before me, this was a must, was going to take 3 D's regardless, wanted woodson on my side.
13.09 Shane Vereen - Hoping he doesnt contribue
14.04 Matt Cassel - have faith in vick to carry for 5 weeks, but cant be foolish, just looking for someone who can sit upright and take nourishment here
15.09 Tony Moeaki - better get a backup for Dallas, hey, if the guy i just took goes off, his TE just might go off, lets stay with the chief theme (get healthy)
16.04 Jacoby Jones - just in case andre has like 9 guys covering him
17.09 Lance Kendricks5 - i am thinking he may contribute in 1 or 2 of the first 4 weeks
18.04 Ben Watson5 - i like my te's the first 4 weeks, and will roll with dallas week 5....and if needed that chief mug i picked up
19.09 CIN D - there are like 5 d's left, targeting 3 defenses (cards, bengals and jags) cards gone round 15
20.04 JAC D - there simply is no time left to wait
21.09 Matt Prater - Kicker
22.04 Ryan Succop - Kicker
23.09 Olindo Mare - Kicker (best contributor im guessin)
24.04 Andy Dalton - QB3, it was him or vince young, i figured this was a no brainer.
Happy as heck with speed of draft. I mentioned the words "started the tailspin" in draft..tailspin was wrong word, really meant "hard change of plans by taking no RB in first 4 picks" and couldnt produce one word for that...controlled tailspin would have been more appropriate. Looking back now, I'd do it again the same way if vick dangled in rd2. (brings back memories of WCOFF 2002, warner in round 2.....I should know better!!)
I decided early that injuries and wr3's were not gonna be a target at all. Build the best scoring team I could with who was avail on board. Once i was "content" with with wr and rb backups i went right for bye week5 te's and think this will pay off as well. Would have grabbed evan moore possibly too but he went.
Would love to see DD predictions for us, or any other trick draft analysis tool that advises how we did. I can sum mine up i think with: If i stay healthy, and get ANY production from 2 RB's, I feel safe. would have liked another stud wr, but I think my top 3, 4 and 5 wr's are comparable to anyone's.
QB - Vick, Cassel, Dalton
RB - Lynch, BJGE, Tolbert, Woodhead, P Thomas, Vereen
WE - Andre Johnson, Welker, Colston, James Jones, Jacoby Jones
TE - Clark, Watson, Moeaki, Kendricks
K - GB, CIN, JAC
Thoughts?
TE -
1.09 Andre Johnson - no brainer, meets my game plan
2.04 Michael Vick - (Jennings, Miles and Wallace were next 3 taken therefore all I wanted were gone, went with best bang for 5 wewek buck)
3.09 Wes Welker - WR's dropping like flies, wont get 4 locks, take the best 3 i can get now at this stage is game plan
4.04 Marques Colston - (Harvin, Bryant5, Lloyd, S Johnson, Manningham, Marshall5, Gates on board)
5.09 Dallas Clark - Only Finley (3rd), Gates (4th) and Witten 5.06 gone at this point.
6.04 Marshawn Lynch - Need RB's, clearly. Be smart, pick guys who aren't in RBBC. Benson and Green went 2 and 3 picks before me, was actually what I wanted here, so took the next full time guy I could find.
7.09 BJGE Lawfirm - dont like this play unless i can make some moves later that give me the NE Best Ball RB. see rounds 9 and 13
8.04 Michael Tolbert - just need 2 a week to put some tds on the board, find teams that score a lot of points, find their goalline RB. This guy tops that list.
9.09 Danny Woodhead - NE ahead, law firm gets points, NE behind Woodhead gets points....this was required with the law firm as #2
10.04 Pierre Thomasa - one more RB, that should do it...would not shock me if he leads my RB's in scoring after 5 weeks.
11.09 James Jones - needed a 4th after reeling off 5 rb's in a row. needed a big play guy on a potent offense, considered amendola5.
12.04 GB D - Pitt went the pick before me, this was a must, was going to take 3 D's regardless, wanted woodson on my side.
13.09 Shane Vereen - Hoping he doesnt contribue
14.04 Matt Cassel - have faith in vick to carry for 5 weeks, but cant be foolish, just looking for someone who can sit upright and take nourishment here
15.09 Tony Moeaki - better get a backup for Dallas, hey, if the guy i just took goes off, his TE just might go off, lets stay with the chief theme (get healthy)
16.04 Jacoby Jones - just in case andre has like 9 guys covering him
17.09 Lance Kendricks5 - i am thinking he may contribute in 1 or 2 of the first 4 weeks
18.04 Ben Watson5 - i like my te's the first 4 weeks, and will roll with dallas week 5....and if needed that chief mug i picked up
19.09 CIN D - there are like 5 d's left, targeting 3 defenses (cards, bengals and jags) cards gone round 15
20.04 JAC D - there simply is no time left to wait
21.09 Matt Prater - Kicker
22.04 Ryan Succop - Kicker
23.09 Olindo Mare - Kicker (best contributor im guessin)
24.04 Andy Dalton - QB3, it was him or vince young, i figured this was a no brainer.
Happy as heck with speed of draft. I mentioned the words "started the tailspin" in draft..tailspin was wrong word, really meant "hard change of plans by taking no RB in first 4 picks" and couldnt produce one word for that...controlled tailspin would have been more appropriate. Looking back now, I'd do it again the same way if vick dangled in rd2. (brings back memories of WCOFF 2002, warner in round 2.....I should know better!!)
I decided early that injuries and wr3's were not gonna be a target at all. Build the best scoring team I could with who was avail on board. Once i was "content" with with wr and rb backups i went right for bye week5 te's and think this will pay off as well. Would have grabbed evan moore possibly too but he went.
Would love to see DD predictions for us, or any other trick draft analysis tool that advises how we did. I can sum mine up i think with: If i stay healthy, and get ANY production from 2 RB's, I feel safe. would have liked another stud wr, but I think my top 3, 4 and 5 wr's are comparable to anyone's.
QB - Vick, Cassel, Dalton
RB - Lynch, BJGE, Tolbert, Woodhead, P Thomas, Vereen
WE - Andre Johnson, Welker, Colston, James Jones, Jacoby Jones
TE - Clark, Watson, Moeaki, Kendricks
K - GB, CIN, JAC
Thoughts?
TE -
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GregR
Footballguy
Unlike kip, I did a fair amount of strategizing before the draft. And then watched as the draft went completely different than I expected. Considering that I'm fairly happy with what I ended up with, though I need my RBs to stay healthy.
Romo, Tony DAL QB - 5 5.08
Manning, Eli NYG QB - 7 7.08
Campbell, Jason OAK QB (P) - 8 14.05
I was fairly flexible about QB coming in, fine with taking Rivers in the 4th if he was there, or waiting and taking QBs late. I felt coming in that a lot of the bye week 5 players were being undervalued and I had in mind a draft plan to let me take advantage of them. Though I didn't think I'd end up with Romo, I had planned ahead and knew that Eli had a very easy schedule including a week 5 home game against Seattle, who were a hotbed for QB points last year and who I think may be the case again. And I'd checked the other leagues to have a good feeling that I'd need to take him in the 7th.
But what really went wrong here for me were how slow the QBs went compared to the other Survivor drafts with similar formats. I expected them to come off the board a little slower given the 4 pt passing TDs. But I was surprised when only 13 QBs were taken at 7.08 and then no more until the 11th round. Some of the other leagues by comparison had 16 and 20 QBs taken by the 11th. So where I thought Romo+Eli would give me a strong pair and let me take down some value in rounds 8-10 when others were picking QBs, instead everyone else was using those picks on other positions. Doh!
McFadden, Darren OAK RB (P) - 8 1.08
Best, Jahvid DET RB (P) - 9 3.08
Thomas, Daniel MIA RB ® - 5 11.08
Jones, Thomas KCC RB - 6 12.05
Rodgers, Jacquizz ATL RB ® - 8 22.05
Ward, Derrick HOU RB - 11 18.05
I love my starting RBs... as I think Best has top 7 RB potential especially when getting 1 pt PPR. But this was another spot that I got surprised by how the league drafted. In other leagues I was seeing RBs I was fine with being my RB3 last into the 8th round and even as late as late 9th. So when the last RB I was happy with went at 7.11 when I was aiming to grab one at 8.05, it left me in a bind. I decided I wasn't going to immediately chase a bunch of the bottom half RBBC guys yet, and was surprised at how quickly they came off the board too. Been awhile since I've played in a league where RBs are worth more than other positions, mine are 2 QB, 4-5 WR and 2-3 TE. Forgot how fast the backups can come off. That said, I'm ok with where I got Thomas and Jones, and I think in a PPR league that Rodgers could put up a week or two where I might need it. But overall, disappointed with lack of depth and if I go out early it will probably be poor performances/injuries to my top 2 that do it.
It was really hard to pass on Chris Johnson when he was there, but I think he could miss several games and I decided I'd play it safe for now and be able to go after more bye week 5 guys later.
Jennings, Greg GBP WR (Q) - 8 2.05
Harvin, Percy MIN WR (P) - 9 4.05
Rice, Sidney SEA WR (P) - 6 8.05
Moore, Denarius OAK WR ® - 8 9.08
Evans, Lee BAL WR (Q) - 5 10.05
Driver, Donald GBP WR - 8 17.08
I was expecting to go after Miles Austin in the 3rd or Brandon Marshall in the 4th, but Moose surprised me by taking Austin in the 2nd, and I wasn't going to take Marshall in the 3rd. I also wanted to get a QB in the third if I was going to go after Marshall so I'd be strong at QB1, RB1 and WR1. I could see at my 4th round pick that I was probably going to end up with Romo or a pair of late QBs so decided to pass on him to not weaken myself too much week 5. I'm fairly happy with these as a group. I'm high on Moore and Lee Evans, especially in this format where they can blow up for a game, and I think Rice was a steal, going a full 1-2 rounds later than other Survivor drafts, even some that were not PPR.
Daniels, Owen HOU TE - 11 6.05
Heap, Todd ARI TE (P) - 6 15.08
Beckum, Travis NYG TE - 7 24.05
I think Owen Daniels probably ends up around TE4, but that he's probably the last TE with potential to be TE1. I was happy to get him at TE6 and a round later than Witten, Clark and VD, all of whom I think have question marks. Heap is one of my sleepers this year, Beckum was more covering for injury than anything. Was looking to get Evan Moore for my TE3 but he went the pick before me.
Tynes, Lawrence NYG PK (Q) - 7 19.08
Hanson, Jason DET PK (P) - 9 21.08
Reed, Jeff SEA PK - 6 23.08
I waited a bit longer than most to take my kickers but am pretty happy with the first two. Both are on offenses who can move the ball so should get opportunities. I think a format like this needs 3 kickers. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get my third quite as early as I'd have liked.
Patriots, New England NEP Def - 7 13.08
Cowboys, Dallas DAL Def - 5 16.05
Broncos, Denver DEN Def - 6 20.05
I think only BroadwayG and Chris Smith have defenses to compare to mine. Patriots are in the mix of teams who might end up #1 through 5 weeks, with games against Miami, Buffalo and Oakland on the road and getting San Diego and the Jets at home. And I got them as the 5th or 6th D off the board IIRC. Of those they play, only the Chargers are a high octane offense, though the Jets might start to throw the ball a bit more with Sanchez in his third year. Still, it's probably the best schedule for a top defense other than the Giants, whose CB injuries worry me now. Broncos, there was very little left when I took them, but they have games with the Titans, Bengals and Raiders, so could surprise and contribute one week. I just wish they had a better matchup week 5 (Chargers) when the Pats have the Jets and the Cowboys are on bye.
All in all I think I got a solid team but I could have done a lot better if I hadn't misjudged how the draft would go in a few spots. I think DD with Dodds projections had me as 4th in total roster points and 2nd in starter points. With mine I'm a bit higher, go figure since I took players I had ranked higher than him.
It's a tough league though, I won't be surprised if I make it through and won't be surprised if I don't.
Romo, Tony DAL QB - 5 5.08
Manning, Eli NYG QB - 7 7.08
Campbell, Jason OAK QB (P) - 8 14.05
I was fairly flexible about QB coming in, fine with taking Rivers in the 4th if he was there, or waiting and taking QBs late. I felt coming in that a lot of the bye week 5 players were being undervalued and I had in mind a draft plan to let me take advantage of them. Though I didn't think I'd end up with Romo, I had planned ahead and knew that Eli had a very easy schedule including a week 5 home game against Seattle, who were a hotbed for QB points last year and who I think may be the case again. And I'd checked the other leagues to have a good feeling that I'd need to take him in the 7th.
But what really went wrong here for me were how slow the QBs went compared to the other Survivor drafts with similar formats. I expected them to come off the board a little slower given the 4 pt passing TDs. But I was surprised when only 13 QBs were taken at 7.08 and then no more until the 11th round. Some of the other leagues by comparison had 16 and 20 QBs taken by the 11th. So where I thought Romo+Eli would give me a strong pair and let me take down some value in rounds 8-10 when others were picking QBs, instead everyone else was using those picks on other positions. Doh!
McFadden, Darren OAK RB (P) - 8 1.08
Best, Jahvid DET RB (P) - 9 3.08
Thomas, Daniel MIA RB ® - 5 11.08
Jones, Thomas KCC RB - 6 12.05
Rodgers, Jacquizz ATL RB ® - 8 22.05
Ward, Derrick HOU RB - 11 18.05
I love my starting RBs... as I think Best has top 7 RB potential especially when getting 1 pt PPR. But this was another spot that I got surprised by how the league drafted. In other leagues I was seeing RBs I was fine with being my RB3 last into the 8th round and even as late as late 9th. So when the last RB I was happy with went at 7.11 when I was aiming to grab one at 8.05, it left me in a bind. I decided I wasn't going to immediately chase a bunch of the bottom half RBBC guys yet, and was surprised at how quickly they came off the board too. Been awhile since I've played in a league where RBs are worth more than other positions, mine are 2 QB, 4-5 WR and 2-3 TE. Forgot how fast the backups can come off. That said, I'm ok with where I got Thomas and Jones, and I think in a PPR league that Rodgers could put up a week or two where I might need it. But overall, disappointed with lack of depth and if I go out early it will probably be poor performances/injuries to my top 2 that do it.
It was really hard to pass on Chris Johnson when he was there, but I think he could miss several games and I decided I'd play it safe for now and be able to go after more bye week 5 guys later.
Jennings, Greg GBP WR (Q) - 8 2.05
Harvin, Percy MIN WR (P) - 9 4.05
Rice, Sidney SEA WR (P) - 6 8.05
Moore, Denarius OAK WR ® - 8 9.08
Evans, Lee BAL WR (Q) - 5 10.05
Driver, Donald GBP WR - 8 17.08
I was expecting to go after Miles Austin in the 3rd or Brandon Marshall in the 4th, but Moose surprised me by taking Austin in the 2nd, and I wasn't going to take Marshall in the 3rd. I also wanted to get a QB in the third if I was going to go after Marshall so I'd be strong at QB1, RB1 and WR1. I could see at my 4th round pick that I was probably going to end up with Romo or a pair of late QBs so decided to pass on him to not weaken myself too much week 5. I'm fairly happy with these as a group. I'm high on Moore and Lee Evans, especially in this format where they can blow up for a game, and I think Rice was a steal, going a full 1-2 rounds later than other Survivor drafts, even some that were not PPR.
Daniels, Owen HOU TE - 11 6.05
Heap, Todd ARI TE (P) - 6 15.08
Beckum, Travis NYG TE - 7 24.05
I think Owen Daniels probably ends up around TE4, but that he's probably the last TE with potential to be TE1. I was happy to get him at TE6 and a round later than Witten, Clark and VD, all of whom I think have question marks. Heap is one of my sleepers this year, Beckum was more covering for injury than anything. Was looking to get Evan Moore for my TE3 but he went the pick before me.
Tynes, Lawrence NYG PK (Q) - 7 19.08
Hanson, Jason DET PK (P) - 9 21.08
Reed, Jeff SEA PK - 6 23.08
I waited a bit longer than most to take my kickers but am pretty happy with the first two. Both are on offenses who can move the ball so should get opportunities. I think a format like this needs 3 kickers. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get my third quite as early as I'd have liked.
Patriots, New England NEP Def - 7 13.08
Cowboys, Dallas DAL Def - 5 16.05
Broncos, Denver DEN Def - 6 20.05
I think only BroadwayG and Chris Smith have defenses to compare to mine. Patriots are in the mix of teams who might end up #1 through 5 weeks, with games against Miami, Buffalo and Oakland on the road and getting San Diego and the Jets at home. And I got them as the 5th or 6th D off the board IIRC. Of those they play, only the Chargers are a high octane offense, though the Jets might start to throw the ball a bit more with Sanchez in his third year. Still, it's probably the best schedule for a top defense other than the Giants, whose CB injuries worry me now. Broncos, there was very little left when I took them, but they have games with the Titans, Bengals and Raiders, so could surprise and contribute one week. I just wish they had a better matchup week 5 (Chargers) when the Pats have the Jets and the Cowboys are on bye.
All in all I think I got a solid team but I could have done a lot better if I hadn't misjudged how the draft would go in a few spots. I think DD with Dodds projections had me as 4th in total roster points and 2nd in starter points. With mine I'm a bit higher, go figure since I took players I had ranked higher than him.
It's a tough league though, I won't be surprised if I make it through and won't be surprised if I don't.
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DepthCharts
Footballguy
I gotta admit what a weird change of events in our league week to week. Pretty easy to see BroadwayG is the strongest left IMO. It's the oddities like the fact that our high scorer week 1 was gone week 2, and the first place team overall after week 2 if it were it All Play is now gone.....did not expect that to be the case. Brutal.
DepthCharts
Footballguy
Good run Broadway....Broadway, Parmcat, Maggot Brain and myself get in although Chris chopped most of that 60 point deficit down and almost got in.
We were a survivor league, but it is interesting to note that if we were All Play, 3 of the 4 that made it would have advanced. I sumbit nomination for our 4th place finisher Jeter23 to be the first alternate due to his volunteering in the draft to be commish....simply....also his 4th place best ball record is worthy as well if there is a drop.
good luck all rest of the way, no matter what league it is.
Kurt
We were a survivor league, but it is interesting to note that if we were All Play, 3 of the 4 that made it would have advanced. I sumbit nomination for our 4th place finisher Jeter23 to be the first alternate due to his volunteering in the draft to be commish....simply....also his 4th place best ball record is worthy as well if there is a drop.
good luck all rest of the way, no matter what league it is.
Kurt
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