Lets Talk About Draft Strategy For The #8 Spot (1 Viewer)

[TheWick]

6 pt all TDs, no ppr, no performance, standard scoring otherwise ... start 1,2,3,1,1,1Had my draft last night. Like I said, it's a 14 teamer banzai style draft. The 8th pick was literally the last pick I wanted and I ended up with it. Overall, I'm somewhat pleased with the results, because I feel like I got some pretty good value in the mid to late round picks.My first and second tier RBs go like this: LT, SJ, LJ, Addai, SA, Parker, Gore.Ok, so the draft starts ... the first 7 picks take the exact RBs mentioned above. Just as I had expected, but also feared. So ... I go for it and I take Manning at 1.08 . I was a bit afraid to do this, but went with it. I was banking on a solid RB falling to me in round 2 and banking on finding some RB depth later. The rest goes like thiseyton Manning, QB, 1.8Cedric Benson, RB, 2.7 - this was the last 3rd tier RB on the board at this time - I was happy with itLarry Fitzgerald, WR, 3.7 - debated between Houshmanzilly and Fitzy, figured I couldn't go too wrong with eitherCarnell Williams, RB, 4.7 - was happy with this, still needed to solidy RB corpsSantana Moss, WR, 5.8 - i like this guy a lot ... me thinks he's up for a good yearAhman Green, RB, 6.7 - awesome value here ... helped save me taking Manning in the firstJoey Galloway, WR, 7.8 - rounded out my 3 starting WRs here & happy with him as a WR3Jason Witten, TE, 8.7 - i think he was the 12th TE off the board. super happy he fell that farMiami Dolphins, DEF, 9.8 - why notLeon Washington, RB, 10.7 - RB depthJerry Porter, WR, 11.8 - WR depthOwen Daniels, TE, 12.7 - could be in for a very good yearChris Brown (TEN), RB, 13.8 - RB depthWes Welker, WR, 14.7 - WR depthJeff Garcia, QB, 15.8 - backup QBAdrian Peterson (CHI), RB, 16.7 - backup to Benson, almost forgot to get this guy (wolfe was drafted just before him)Jacoby Jones, WR, 17.8 - sleeper perhapsJosh Brown, K, 18.7 - need one of theseKeary Colbert, WR, 19.8 - debated btw him and a backup DEF (cincy)

Real good team. Only issue I have is the Witten pick. What RB/WR were available at 8.7? Not only the fact you took him there but also that you then took Daniels with a 12th rounder. Are you ever gonna start Daniels over Witten except the bye week? If so you probably should have waited and just took Daniels. Another RB in one of those spots (preferably the 8th round) might have been better. I'm saying this knowing I did almost the exact same thing in one of my drafts and as I look back at it...this is where I questioned myself.

 

[Mystery Achiever]

[Real good team. Only issue I have is the Witten pick. What RB/WR were available at 8.7? Not only the fact you took him there but also that you then took Daniels with a 12th rounder. Are you ever gonna start Daniels over Witten except the bye week? If so you probably should have waited and just took Daniels. Another RB in one of those spots (preferably the 8th round) might have been better. I'm saying this knowing I did almost the exact same thing in one of my drafts and as I look back at it...this is where I questioned myself.

i did it, also. well, 13th round for daniels. you don't know that witten will have the rebound season that those of us taking him in the 8th likely expect. ho knows? we could all end up playing daniels every week exc. his bye. i like having that depth - esp. in a ppr league.

 

[PsychoMan]

Real good team. Only issue I have is the Witten pick. What RB/WR were available at 8.7? Not only the fact you took him there but also that you then took Daniels with a 12th rounder. Are you ever gonna start Daniels over Witten except the bye week? If so you probably should have waited and just took Daniels. Another RB in one of those spots (preferably the 8th round) might have been better. I'm saying this knowing I did almost the exact same thing in one of my drafts and as I look back at it...this is where I questioned myself.

There was definitely some talent available, but at this point, I had Peyton Manning, 3 starting RBs, and 3 solid starting receivers. I knew that there were a couple other teams without a TE, and both would draft twice before it got back to me. Witten would surely have been gone - even though I got him, I think they both drafted TEs before it got back to me anyway.Here's who was available ...vincent jacksonkevin jonesdeshaun fosterben roethlisbergerfred taylorgreg jenningsbrandon marshallAll these guys were immediately taken after my Witten pick. I had a very hard time passing up on Vincent Jackson, Deshaun Foster, and Fred Taylor, but like I said, I didn't have a TE yet, and even though I planned on drafting Owen Daniels or Bo Scaife later, I thought it would be nice to have a little TE depth in case one of those don't pan out.

 

[Sheriff66]

I took Westbrook at 8, then T.O. on the way back down in a 10 team league and ended up with these backs and receivers.

RB - Westbrook, B. Jacobs, A. Green, F. Taylor, J. Norwood, L. Washington

WR - T.O., Fitz, Housh, Cotchery, T. Williamson

 

[TheWick]

Real good team. Only issue I have is the Witten pick. What RB/WR were available at 8.7? Not only the fact you took him there but also that you then took Daniels with a 12th rounder. Are you ever gonna start Daniels over Witten except the bye week? If so you probably should have waited and just took Daniels. Another RB in one of those spots (preferably the 8th round) might have been better. I'm saying this knowing I did almost the exact same thing in one of my drafts and as I look back at it...this is where I questioned myself.

There was definitely some talent available, but at this point, I had Peyton Manning, 3 starting RBs, and 3 solid starting receivers. I knew that there were a couple other teams without a TE, and both would draft twice before it got back to me. Witten would surely have been gone - even though I got him, I think they both drafted TEs before it got back to me anyway.Here's who was available ...vincent jacksonkevin jonesdeshaun fosterben roethlisbergerfred taylorgreg jenningsbrandon marshallAll these guys were immediately taken after my Witten pick. I had a very hard time passing up on Vincent Jackson, Deshaun Foster, and Fred Taylor, but like I said, I didn't have a TE yet, and even though I planned on drafting Owen Daniels or Bo Scaife later, I thought it would be nice to have a little TE depth in case one of those don't pan out.

How about Jackson, DeShaun, Taylor there and then Daniels and Scaife later...that is what I wish I'd done. Regardless your gonna have a competitive team.

 

[Shrek]

6 pt all TDs, no ppr, no performance, standard scoring otherwise ... start 1,2,3,1,1,1Had my draft last night. Like I said, it's a 14 teamer banzai style draft. The 8th pick was literally the last pick I wanted and I ended up with it. Overall, I'm somewhat pleased with the results, because I feel like I got some pretty good value in the mid to late round picks.My first and second tier RBs go like this: LT, SJ, LJ, Addai, SA, Parker, Gore.Ok, so the draft starts ... the first 7 picks take the exact RBs mentioned above. Just as I had expected, but also feared. So ... I go for it and I take Manning at 1.08 . I was a bit afraid to do this, but went with it. I was banking on a solid RB falling to me in round 2 and banking on finding some RB depth later. The rest goes like thiseyton Manning, QB, 1.8Cedric Benson, RB, 2.7 - this was the last 3rd tier RB on the board at this time - I was happy with itLarry Fitzgerald, WR, 3.7 - debated between Houshmanzilly and Fitzy, figured I couldn't go too wrong with eitherCarnell Williams, RB, 4.7 - was happy with this, still needed to solidy RB corpsSantana Moss, WR, 5.8 - i like this guy a lot ... me thinks he's up for a good yearAhman Green, RB, 6.7 - awesome value here ... helped save me taking Manning in the firstJoey Galloway, WR, 7.8 - rounded out my 3 starting WRs here & happy with him as a WR3Jason Witten, TE, 8.7 - i think he was the 12th TE off the board. super happy he fell that farMiami Dolphins, DEF, 9.8 - why notLeon Washington, RB, 10.7 - RB depthJerry Porter, WR, 11.8 - WR depthOwen Daniels, TE, 12.7 - could be in for a very good yearChris Brown (TEN), RB, 13.8 - RB depthWes Welker, WR, 14.7 - WR depthJeff Garcia, QB, 15.8 - backup QBAdrian Peterson (CHI), RB, 16.7 - backup to Benson, almost forgot to get this guy (wolfe was drafted just before him)Jacoby Jones, WR, 17.8 - sleeper perhapsJosh Brown, K, 18.7 - need one of theseKeary Colbert, WR, 19.8 - debated btw him and a backup DEF (cincy)

See, drafting Manning wasn't so painful, was it? Seriously, aside from my personal reservations about taking Fitz ( I would have taken Housh, no question) or C. Williams at or around their ADP's, I think you did very well. I do think you might have been served better to take Foster or Taylor where you took Daniels, as both of them are technically the starters on their teams, and both wwould have given you more solid depth at RB. But Washington was a good pickup, and I wouldn't discount the possibility that Porter may end up being in your lineup on a more regular basis than you thought.One question- you list "why not" as your reason for taking the Miami D in round 9. Is that a solid enough reason? Or are you really high on them this year? Seeing the players that you took in rounds 10-12, I would almost have to think that you could have passed on Miami in rd 9, gotten a comparable DEF in 10-12, and picked up another solid player.The main thing I notice is that you didn't seem to panic after selecting Manning, so it looks like your pre-draft strategy worked pretty well.

 

[djjosee]

6 pt all TDs, no ppr, no performance, standard scoring otherwise ... start 1,2,3,1,1,1Had my draft last night. Like I said, it's a 14 teamer banzai style draft. The 8th pick was literally the last pick I wanted and I ended up with it. Overall, I'm somewhat pleased with the results, because I feel like I got some pretty good value in the mid to late round picks.My first and second tier RBs go like this: LT, SJ, LJ, Addai, SA, Parker, Gore.Ok, so the draft starts ... the first 7 picks take the exact RBs mentioned above. Just as I had expected, but also feared. So ... I go for it and I take Manning at 1.08 . I was a bit afraid to do this, but went with it. I was banking on a solid RB falling to me in round 2 and banking on finding some RB depth later. The rest goes like thiseyton Manning, QB, 1.8Cedric Benson, RB, 2.7 - this was the last 3rd tier RB on the board at this time - I was happy with itLarry Fitzgerald, WR, 3.7 - debated between Houshmanzilly and Fitzy, figured I couldn't go too wrong with eitherCarnell Williams, RB, 4.7 - was happy with this, still needed to solidy RB corpsSantana Moss, WR, 5.8 - i like this guy a lot ... me thinks he's up for a good yearAhman Green, RB, 6.7 - awesome value here ... helped save me taking Manning in the firstJoey Galloway, WR, 7.8 - rounded out my 3 starting WRs here & happy with him as a WR3Jason Witten, TE, 8.7 - i think he was the 12th TE off the board. super happy he fell that farMiami Dolphins, DEF, 9.8 - why notLeon Washington, RB, 10.7 - RB depthJerry Porter, WR, 11.8 - WR depthOwen Daniels, TE, 12.7 - could be in for a very good yearChris Brown (TEN), RB, 13.8 - RB depthWes Welker, WR, 14.7 - WR depthJeff Garcia, QB, 15.8 - backup QBAdrian Peterson (CHI), RB, 16.7 - backup to Benson, almost forgot to get this guy (wolfe was drafted just before him)Jacoby Jones, WR, 17.8 - sleeper perhapsJosh Brown, K, 18.7 - need one of theseKeary Colbert, WR, 19.8 - debated btw him and a backup DEF (cincy)

See, drafting Manning wasn't so painful, was it? Seriously, aside from my personal reservations about taking Fitz ( I would have taken Housh, no question) or C. Williams at or around their ADP's, I think you did very well. I do think you might have been served better to take Foster or Taylor where you took Daniels, as both of them are technically the starters on their teams, and both wwould have given you more solid depth at RB. But Washington was a good pickup, and I wouldn't discount the possibility that Porter may end up being in your lineup on a more regular basis than you thought.One question- you list "why not" as your reason for taking the Miami D in round 9. Is that a solid enough reason? Or are you really high on them this year? Seeing the players that you took in rounds 10-12, I would almost have to think that you could have passed on Miami in rd 9, gotten a comparable DEF in 10-12, and picked up another solid player.The main thing I notice is that you didn't seem to panic after selecting Manning, so it looks like your pre-draft strategy worked pretty well.

I'm in the same boat in a 14 teamer. I can't see myself taking Manning ... I just can do it. (Maybe because we award 3 point per TD) I would rather have Rudi / Westy / Henry at #8. Take best receiver at two (Owens / harrison) and if Gates falls to 3 I'll take him there. I find that there's a lot of value in RBs in the 5 to 8 rounds.Where did Gates go in yours?

 

[The Kansas Comet]

Went from #8 slot in a 12 team redraft. No PPR, but, bonus for "distance" scores. TD's are 6 pts. (td's over 40yds. are 7 pts., 50 yds. and over are 8 pts.) Starting req: 1 qb, 2 rb, 3 wr, 1 te, 1 k, 1 d/st.Let me preface by saying this is NOT a "rate my draft" post .... I've been lurking here for 4 years, so, I know the drill. This is a glimpse into what the #8 spot held for me. Here's how my draft went ...1.08 FWP2.17 Edge (i'm high on him this year)3.32 Javon Walker (my highest rated receiver left)4.41 Andre Johnson5.56 Laveraneus Coles6.65 Jamal Lewis (not the sexiest pick, but a decent rb#3 here).7.80 Tony Romo8.89 Devery Henderson9.104 Jason Witten10.113 Leon Washington11.128 Mike Bell (bit of a reach with his injury, but I don't see Travis lasting a whole season).12.137 Troy Williamson13.152 Vernand Morency (slipping due to injury, B.Jackson's emergence, decent value here).14.161 Jason Elam15.176 Jeff Garcia16.185 Green Bay D/ST

I'm curious, because my league has similar scoring rules, which receivers were available at your second round pick, and which running backs were available at your third rounder?

 

[PsychoMan]

6 pt all TDs, no ppr, no performance, standard scoring otherwise ... start 1,2,3,1,1,1Had my draft last night. Like I said, it's a 14 teamer banzai style draft. The 8th pick was literally the last pick I wanted and I ended up with it. Overall, I'm somewhat pleased with the results, because I feel like I got some pretty good value in the mid to late round picks.My first and second tier RBs go like this: LT, SJ, LJ, Addai, SA, Parker, Gore.Ok, so the draft starts ... the first 7 picks take the exact RBs mentioned above. Just as I had expected, but also feared. So ... I go for it and I take Manning at 1.08 . I was a bit afraid to do this, but went with it. I was banking on a solid RB falling to me in round 2 and banking on finding some RB depth later. The rest goes like thiseyton Manning, QB, 1.8Cedric Benson, RB, 2.7 - this was the last 3rd tier RB on the board at this time - I was happy with itLarry Fitzgerald, WR, 3.7 - debated between Houshmanzilly and Fitzy, figured I couldn't go too wrong with eitherCarnell Williams, RB, 4.7 - was happy with this, still needed to solidy RB corpsSantana Moss, WR, 5.8 - i like this guy a lot ... me thinks he's up for a good yearAhman Green, RB, 6.7 - awesome value here ... helped save me taking Manning in the firstJoey Galloway, WR, 7.8 - rounded out my 3 starting WRs here & happy with him as a WR3Jason Witten, TE, 8.7 - i think he was the 12th TE off the board. super happy he fell that farMiami Dolphins, DEF, 9.8 - why notLeon Washington, RB, 10.7 - RB depthJerry Porter, WR, 11.8 - WR depthOwen Daniels, TE, 12.7 - could be in for a very good yearChris Brown (TEN), RB, 13.8 - RB depthWes Welker, WR, 14.7 - WR depthJeff Garcia, QB, 15.8 - backup QBAdrian Peterson (CHI), RB, 16.7 - backup to Benson, almost forgot to get this guy (wolfe was drafted just before him)Jacoby Jones, WR, 17.8 - sleeper perhapsJosh Brown, K, 18.7 - need one of theseKeary Colbert, WR, 19.8 - debated btw him and a backup DEF (cincy)

See, drafting Manning wasn't so painful, was it? Seriously, aside from my personal reservations about taking Fitz ( I would have taken Housh, no question) or C. Williams at or around their ADP's, I think you did very well. I do think you might have been served better to take Foster or Taylor where you took Daniels, as both of them are technically the starters on their teams, and both wwould have given you more solid depth at RB. But Washington was a good pickup, and I wouldn't discount the possibility that Porter may end up being in your lineup on a more regular basis than you thought.One question- you list "why not" as your reason for taking the Miami D in round 9. Is that a solid enough reason? Or are you really high on them this year? Seeing the players that you took in rounds 10-12, I would almost have to think that you could have passed on Miami in rd 9, gotten a comparable DEF in 10-12, and picked up another solid player.The main thing I notice is that you didn't seem to panic after selecting Manning, so it looks like your pre-draft strategy worked pretty well.

I'm in the same boat in a 14 teamer. I can't see myself taking Manning ... I just can do it. (Maybe because we award 3 point per TD) I would rather have Rudi / Westy / Henry at #8. Take best receiver at two (Owens / harrison) and if Gates falls to 3 I'll take him there. I find that there's a lot of value in RBs in the 5 to 8 rounds.Where did Gates go in yours?

6 pt passing touchdowns is obviously a must with Manning in the first. The 8 spot is just tough though. If one of my top 7 RBs would have fallen to me, I would have taken him, then done exactly what you said with a stud WR in round 2. Gates in the 3rd would be a no brainer at this point then.My draft turned out a bit different though. Gates ended up going in the 3rd round (3.5) 2 picks before me where I took Larry Fitzgerald. If Gates would have fallen to me, I would have had a tough choice between him, fitz and whosyomama. Not sure what I would have done.

 

[PsychoMan]

See, drafting Manning wasn't so painful, was it? Seriously, aside from my personal reservations about taking Fitz ( I would have taken Housh, no question) or C. Williams at or around their ADP's, I think you did very well. I do think you might have been served better to take Foster or Taylor where you took Daniels, as both of them are technically the starters on their teams, and both wwould have given you more solid depth at RB. But Washington was a good pickup, and I wouldn't discount the possibility that Porter may end up being in your lineup on a more regular basis than you thought.One question- you list "why not" as your reason for taking the Miami D in round 9. Is that a solid enough reason? Or are you really high on them this year? Seeing the players that you took in rounds 10-12, I would almost have to think that you could have passed on Miami in rd 9, gotten a comparable DEF in 10-12, and picked up another solid player.The main thing I notice is that you didn't seem to panic after selecting Manning, so it looks like your pre-draft strategy worked pretty well.

Don't say that about Fitz. I have been excited about Housh all off season and went with Fitz for some reason that I cannot completely explain. I'm still wondering if I made the right choice there. I feel pretty good about Caddy being a #2 back. I don't necessarily expect him to light it up, but I knew that was the risk I was taking when I went with Manning in round 1. The reason I passed on Foster and Taylor is because I don't think either will ever be a real good starting RB option. They may have some very good weeks, but I believe Deangelo and MJD will be better options throughout most of the season. I'd have a hard time benching Caddy or Ahman for one of those two. Anyway, I see what you're saying, but I do feel pretty good about Witten as a TE#1 and like having Daniels for the TE depth.Well, I guess I said "why not" about the Miami D is because I didn't feel like explaining. I think they can be a top 5 defensive unit, and they have a good strength of schedule. By this point in the draft, several defenses had already been taken, and I really didn't want to risk missing out on them. My other preferred options at D were already gone.Overall I was happy with it, but felt like I needed to go against the grain from the get go with getting stuck at the 8 spot. With all the stud RBs gone before me, I felt like I had to take a couple chances to compete with some of those teams. I think they'll have an edge on me at RB, but I got better depth throughout the draft.Anyways, I envy the rest of you that have to pick from this spot. Me no likey.

 

[Refbuz]

Drafted out out the 8 spot last night, seemed to produce a pretty good team (on paper). No PPR, yardage heavy scoring.

Start 1QB/2RB/2WR/1TE/1K/1DEF

Here's my team in the round that I took them:

1 - FWP (over westbrook, Bush)

2 - Travis Henry (over ANY WR)

3 - Larry Fitzgerald (over Holt, J Walker, Roy Williams)

4 - Gates (over Peterson/Jacobs)

5 - Braylon Edwards

6 - Calvin Johnson

7 - Brandon Jackson

8 - Vince Young

9 - Santonio Holmes

10 - Chris Brown

11 - Big Ben

12 - Stiller D

13 - Gostkowski

14 - Panthers D

15 - Bo Scaife

16 - Joe Nedney

17 - Dominic Rhodes

18 - Roydell Williams

All in all it was a pretty good draft, I made a couple gambles that paid off. Should be an interesting year

There were a couple head scratchers that led to me getting Travis Henry so I scooped him up in the blink of an eye.

 

[Shrek]

See, drafting Manning wasn't so painful, was it? Seriously, aside from my personal reservations about taking Fitz ( I would have taken Housh, no question) or C. Williams at or around their ADP's, I think you did very well. I do think you might have been served better to take Foster or Taylor where you took Daniels, as both of them are technically the starters on their teams, and both wwould have given you more solid depth at RB. But Washington was a good pickup, and I wouldn't discount the possibility that Porter may end up being in your lineup on a more regular basis than you thought.One question- you list "why not" as your reason for taking the Miami D in round 9. Is that a solid enough reason? Or are you really high on them this year? Seeing the players that you took in rounds 10-12, I would almost have to think that you could have passed on Miami in rd 9, gotten a comparable DEF in 10-12, and picked up another solid player.The main thing I notice is that you didn't seem to panic after selecting Manning, so it looks like your pre-draft strategy worked pretty well.

Don't say that about Fitz. I have been excited about Housh all off season and went with Fitz for some reason that I cannot completely explain. I'm still wondering if I made the right choice there. I feel pretty good about Caddy being a #2 back. I don't necessarily expect him to light it up, but I knew that was the risk I was taking when I went with Manning in round 1. The reason I passed on Foster and Taylor is because I don't think either will ever be a real good starting RB option. They may have some very good weeks, but I believe Deangelo and MJD will be better options throughout most of the season. I'd have a hard time benching Caddy or Ahman for one of those two. Anyway, I see what you're saying, but I do feel pretty good about Witten as a TE#1 and like having Daniels for the TE depth.Well, I guess I said "why not" about the Miami D is because I didn't feel like explaining. I think they can be a top 5 defensive unit, and they have a good strength of schedule. By this point in the draft, several defenses had already been taken, and I really didn't want to risk missing out on them. My other preferred options at D were already gone.Overall I was happy with it, but felt like I needed to go against the grain from the get go with getting stuck at the 8 spot. With all the stud RBs gone before me, I felt like I had to take a couple chances to compete with some of those teams. I think they'll have an edge on me at RB, but I got better depth throughout the draft.Anyways, I envy the rest of you that have to pick from this spot. Me no likey.

I think maybe I sounded too critical of your draft, when I was just trying to point out that there is a viable strategy there. I meant to raise questions that I personally would have had at some of your critical picks. In the end, I don't think you ended up with a bad team at all. I just think that since you had decided on Manning at #8, your next picks would have to be more judicious to get true value.If someone wants to go RB/RB at #8, more power to them. I'm more interested in hearing alternate strategies where people are forced to try something different to get good value.

 

[djjosee]

Drafted out out the 8 spot last night, seemed to produce a pretty good team (on paper). No PPR, yardage heavy scoring. Start 1QB/2RB/2WR/1TE/1K/1DEFHere's my team in the round that I took them:1 - FWP (over westbrook, Bush)2 - Travis Henry (over ANY WR)3 - Larry Fitzgerald (over Holt, J Walker, Roy Williams)4 - Gates (over Peterson/Jacobs)5 - Braylon Edwards 6 - Calvin Johnson7 - Brandon Jackson8 - Vince Young9 - Santonio Holmes10 - Chris Brown11 - Big Ben12 - Stiller D13 - Gostkowski14 - Panthers D15 - Bo Scaife16 - Joe Nedney17 - Dominic Rhodes18 - Roydell WilliamsAll in all it was a pretty good draft, I made a couple gambles that paid off. Should be an interesting yearThere were a couple head scratchers that led to me getting Travis Henry so I scooped him up in the blink of an eye.

That's a great line-up! I'd be thriller with what you got!1 - FWP (over westbrook, Bush) About right - I'd do the same2 - Travis Henry (over ANY WR) - Agree - great value for Henry3 - Larry Fitzgerald (over Holt, J Walker, Roy Williams) I agree4 - Gates (over Peterson/Jacobs) Surprised that Gates make it to the 4th5 - Braylon Edwards - Love him as well, not problem with WR26 - Calvin Johnson - Surprised he's in the 6th7 - Brandon Jackson - OK8 - Vince Young - NICE! for the 8th round9 - Santonio Holmes - I like as well10 - Chris Brown11 - Big Ben12 - Stiller D13 - Gostkowski14 - Panthers D15 - Bo Scaife - gret sleeper

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

From the 8 spot Thursday night; 12 teams, no PPR; 1-2RBs, 3-4WRs, 1-2TEs, QB, K, Def; just the core team:

6 Young

11 Favre

12 Leftwich

1 Westbrook

2 MJD

8 White

10 K Jones

3 Evans

4 Driver

5 Reg Brown

9 Glenn

7 Cooley

 

[Brunell4MVP]

I think we FBGs expect our real drafts to be similar to the mocks we've been doing. It's just not the case. Every league has atleast one, and sometimes, (as in my case), 2 or 3 just boneheaded owners!Drafting from the 8th slot in a 12 team standard serpentine draft, here are my picks. The first four just seem too good to be true! But again, it only takes 1 or 2 boneheaded picks to make it happen!1.8 Fast Willie Parker, (and this is a diehard Steeler League) 1-7 was, LT, SJax, LJ, Alexander, Gore, Addai, Manning. Edgerrin James went 1.9, not kidding!2.4 Portis, (almost took Steve Smith, but know it's a RB heavy league. 22 of first 24 picks were RBs. Manning 1.7, Brady 2.11)3.8 Steve Smith, (I almost felt bad, could not believe it myself!)4.4 Roy Williams, (I swear I'm not joking!)5.8 Norwood6.4 Betts, (almost took Calvin Johnson, but needed to insure Portis Pick, and already had 2 studs!)7.8 Michael Turner, (too early I know, but wanted to screw LT owner, and had a solid core to gamble with this pick IMO)8.4 Hasselbeck, (QBs were becoming scarce)9.8 Cotchery10.4 E.Manning, (great upside and solid backup QB for 10th round)11.8 Jags D/ST, (league also rewards D/STs heavily)12.4 Hackett, (huge ADP/VBD steal here!)13.8 Leonard, (probably just a preseason d!ck tease, but can't go wrong with upside in round 13)14.4 WR Chris Henry, (could be killer in playoffs!)15.8 Marcus Pollard, (kinda screwed at TE, but solid elsewhere, plus I have plenty of trade bait and careless owners who didn't backup their 1st round RBs!)16.4 MareSome random draft observations. Our token Chick took Manning 1st, Benson 2nd, Fitz 3rd (over Smith, TO and Wayne)Dude who took Edge 1.9 took TJ Housh ahead of TO and Wayne in 3rd. Bears in round 5.Division Doormat took Cadillac ahead of MJD, T.Jones, and every WR, Brees mid round 3, Ravens 5th, Chambers 7th, Rackers 8th.Another jabronie took Tatum Bell in 4th ahead of Deuce & MB3, Gonzo round 5, Pats D/ST round 6You just never know, be prepared for anything!

Well, we had our draft last Thursday night, and I had the #8 slot. 12 teams, normal scoring + PPR, QB/RB/RB/WR/WR/WR/TE/K/D starting lineups. My draft:1.08 Reggie Bush2.05 Steve Smith3.08 Terrell Owens4.05 Clinton Portis5.08 Laverneus Coles6.05 Thomas Jones7.08 Kellen Winslow8.05 Ben Roethlesberger9.08 Jerious Norwood10.05 Brett Favre11.08 Jerry Porter12.05 Brandon Jackson13.08 Seattle Defense14.05 Steve McNair15.08 Kevin Jones16.05 Joe Horn17.08 Rob Bironas18.05 Buffalo DefenseI knew going in, that if Travis Henry wasn't there at 2.05, I was going RB/WR/WR the first 3 rounds. I ended up alright, I have some ??'s at RB. If Portis and Jones ends up being healthy, I'll be happy.

Take it to the I draft with morons thread.9 of your players were taken in the first 4 rounds of both my drafts.

 

[facook]

8th slot, 12 Teams, No PPR, 1 QB/2 RB/3 WR or TE/K/D

Bush

Henry

Fitz

ROY

Lee Evans

J. Norwood

Ben Roeth

Berrian

Santonio Holmes

Deshaun Foster

Matt Shaub

Viking D

Gostkowski

Owen Daniels

League is a mix of sharks and guppies...Henry, Evans, Norwood, and Foster slid far lower than they should have IMO. If Ben and/or Shaub are solid, I like my chances.

 

[e.z. mac]

I drafted from the 8th slot this morning (12 teams, no PPR, normal scoring + 6 points for passing TDs, start 1qb/2rb/3wr/1te/1k/1def) and ended up with:

1 - F. Gore

2 - T. Henry

3 - R. Wayne

4 - A. Boldin

5 - A. Green

6 - B. Edwards

7 - J. Cotchery

8 - Kitna

9 - Norwood

10 - Roethlisberger

11 - D. Foster

12 - Carolina DEF

13 - Scaife

14 - Scobee

Definitely weak at TE and QB, but I'm happy with my backs and receivers.

 

[GOroute]

I think the 8th spot looks good this yr. in a 0.5 ppr lg, do you think Reggie Bush warrants consideration at this pick? Of all the guys listed he has some of the biggest boom potential.

 

[Josh the FunkDOC]

Well, our 12-team money league was this past Sunday, here's what my father & I did with pick #8! Note that we don't require TE and draft team D and ST separately.

1.08 - Willie Parker: Best player available, simple as that. His increasing involvement in the passing game helps, what with the ludicrous yardage bonuses in this league and all, and unlike Bush he should get most of the goal-line carries.

2.05 - Laurence Maroney: We were thinking WR here but just could not pass him up. Wouldn't trust him as my #1 guy, but love his potential in the RB2 spot - the Pats always generate nice rushing stats and goal-line opportunities.

3.08 - Reggie Wayne: Again, we could not believe ourselves when he dropped this far. Don't think any more needs to be said.

4.05 - Vince Young: For those who haven't read my previous post here, this league rewards running QBs even more than most; Vick was #1 last year, and VY himself was #7! We were planning on waiting until the 5th round for our QB, but they started going even earlier than we anticipated - no less than seven were already off the board by this time, so we figured we needed to make our move now.

5.08 - Andre Johnson: Hard to imagine a better result, as this is the guy we would have taken in the 4th anyway. One of my favorite quasi-sleepers, would not be surprised with top 5 numbers now that he has a QB who can actually go downfield.

6.05 - Santana Moss: Another quasi-sleeper of mine. People always draft the Plaxicos and Hines Wards and completely forget he exists. They still have no other decent targets except Cooley, and I think there's a good chance of a breakout year from Campbell.

7.08 - Ladell Betts: Given the continuing issues with Portis, I'm happy with this.

8.05 - Jerious Norwood: Since we missed out on the top RB3 types like Jamal Lewis & Peterson, we went for quantity and got decent quality to boot. Has a brutal schedule to start the season, but it gets easier afterward.

9.08 - D.J. Hackett: Unfortunately, Roethlisberger & Leinart were both already gone. So, time for a sleeper! Love his potential, and he'll likely get a bunch of targets.

10.05 - Texans ST: The Peyton Manning of team ST, one of the few sure things at a crapshoot position. Always terrible defense, always great returners!

11.08 - J.P. Losman: My next favorite backup QB option, as I like him to continue his performance from the second half of last season.

12.05 - Kevin Jones: One of my main late-round targets in every league, should be the starter for our stretch run & (hopefully!) playoffs.

13.08 - Panthers D: A nicely underrated unit, thanks to schedule!

14.05 - Vikings D: NFC North defenses are the win, except for the Lions of course! I wanted to secure a good platoon for two reasons: Matchups play a huge role with this position since we count points & yards allowed, and you're only allowed 8 waiver-wire moves for the season.

15.08 - Stephen Gostkowski: The kicker in this good of an offense is just common sense, yet nobody likes him for some reason. Some people had already drafted 2 kickers by this point!

16.05 - Ronald Curry: Simply a better player than Jerry Porter IMO, and the QB position will not be nearly as horrible now. He was the best WR available in the previous round and we figured this would happen, which is why we grabbed the kicker there.

17.08 - Chris Brown: The one pick I completely and utterly regret, as I was going off of reports that he would start. Apparently it's actually going to be Lendale, so he'll likely be the first guy we drop. Garrard was available here, but my dad probably wouldn't have allowed it even if I said anything - he killed us when we picked him up last year.

So overall, I am very pleased, probably the best we've ever drafted in this league! If you have any thoughts, I'd love to hear 'em! =)

-Josh