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Mike Anderson Draft Tracking Thread (1 Viewer)
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Raiders Fan
The Black Hole
Yup when he is injured and done..
bocksheesh
Footballguy
That's kind of the point of the question. You or I may think taking MA at 3.01 or anywhere in the 3rd round for that matter is too early.But I wouldn't mind him in the 4th/5th round. The problem is he won't be there for me when I pick again. And I'd like to have MA on my team.
So, do I just suck it up and take him, if necessary, at 3.01? Or pass on him and take a 2nd WR (Holt/Harrison) and scramble for a RB2 in the late 4th/early 5th round?
Couch Potato
Footballguy
For me, the question would be whether I want to burn a 3.01 on a guy who won't be starting by the time the fantasy playoffs arrive. Just one man's opinion, but the answer here is no.
flipya4real
Footballguy
Why not just take Bell in the 6/7th and hope Anderson falters
thatguy
Footballguy
I'm not sure why everyone expects Anderson to a) get injured or b) be overtaken by Bell. I really think this is a case of fantasy experts/players not wanting to admit they were very wrong about Denver's RB situation. I thought the same thing. I didn't think there was any way Tatum wouldn't be Denver's starter. But now, I honestly believe the job is MAs as long as he's healthy, which I think should be for a while.Anderson is almost 32, yes, but he entered the league at age 27 (or 26). That puts him right about in his prime. Granted, his 32 year old body may be more fragile than a 27 year old who's been playing for the same number of years, but I really don't think by much. It's not so much an RBs age that usually leads to his decline as it is the number of hits he takes. And, MA had a full year off last season, plus he blocked for Portis for two seasons, so his legs should be very fresh. On that note, his injury last year was a freak thing (he basically ripped his groin) that is not likely to recur. And he's in the best shape he's been in since his rookie year, when he ran for 1500 yards and 15 TDs. The team and O Line are better overall, which does nothing for my point, but should help his numbers if I'm correct.Shanahan loves this guy. Anderson does all the little things right, things that Shanny loves and views as more important to a winning football team than, say, breakaway speed and ankle-breaking moves. I think he's onto something. Not only does Shanahan love him, but so do his teammates. Plummer said in an interview that he's glad MA is the starter. That means something. Anderson is also faster than we thought, as he showed against the Colts, and he can just run people over. He's very well-suited for Denver's system.The Broncos goal every year is to win the Super Bowl. They very rarely do things that they as an organization think will compromise their immediate success. Sure, they traded their first round draft pick this past offseason to Washington for future picks, but at pick 25, who wouldn't? That's very likely a top 10 pick in next years draft. Maybe top 5. Because they want to win now, they are going to put the best 11 guys on the field. Shanny fully believes Anderson is the best back, and as long as he believes this, MA will start. There is just no reason to think he'll throw Tatum in there merely because Tatum might be the future. Two years ago Portis was the future. Trust me, the Broncos are willing to wait for Tatum to live up to his billing.
bocksheesh
Footballguy
You know, I'll never understand this point. The whole idea of discounting a guy because he won't be starting in weeks 14-16 seems ridiculous.Who knows which players you'll have 3 months into the season? You could trade Anderson by Week 6. He could get injured by Week 8. You could trade him by Week 4.
Trying to project what a given player and what your roster is going to look like beyond the first 6 weeks of the season seems to be a waste of time. There are too many variables.
So, again, the question really is do you use an early round pick for a player that you want, acknowledge should be taken later, but know won't be there for you when you pick again.
Is Mike Anderson (the starting RB in the Bronco RB Factory) at 3.01 too early and therefore not a justifiable pick? Or do you take him early because he's worth it?
bocksheesh
Footballguy
Feel like this thread somehow got combined into another.Bump to revisit.
broncofan13000
Footballguy
Pampernick
Footballguy
5.01
The Indestructible
Footballguy
Date of Draft: 9/4Number of teams: 10Round.Pick selected: 5.10 (50th overall, as my RB3)# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB#20Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): mixWhen was Tater Bell taken? 8.10Other comments to add: No less than five other managers cursed me after I made the pick.
PatriotJohn
Footballguy
Date of Draft: Sun Sept 5Number of teams:10Round.Pick selected: Redraft 5.10 by me# at RB (e.g., RB25): 23rd RB takenOptional information:Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): 3 known sharks. 17 RB's were taken off the board in the first 20 picks.When was Tater Bell taken? 11.08Other comments to add: I already drafted Portis and J.Jones, and couldn't pass up on MA. Also got LJ at 8.01 and Stephen Davis at 12.01. I'm quite happy with my RB corps!
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The Mechanic
Footballguy
# of teams 12. ,19 rounds, flex
10 sharks.
re-draft league.
I had the 5 hole this year. Took Manning with #1, couldn't let him go by (value).
Got Rudi Johnson in the 2nd, (Guppies took a QB and S. jackson in the 1st)
Got to the 3rd round, 5 hole and I took Mike Anderson ( he would have never made it to the 4th in this league)
Bell went in the 6th round
R.B's I ended up with;
Rudi...2.08
Anderson...3.05
Barlow...5.05
B. Jacobs...11.05
W.Green...15.05
Hope this helps
10 sharks.
re-draft league.
I had the 5 hole this year. Took Manning with #1, couldn't let him go by (value).
Got Rudi Johnson in the 2nd, (Guppies took a QB and S. jackson in the 1st)
Got to the 3rd round, 5 hole and I took Mike Anderson ( he would have never made it to the 4th in this league)
Bell went in the 6th round
R.B's I ended up with;
Rudi...2.08
Anderson...3.05
Barlow...5.05
B. Jacobs...11.05
W.Green...15.05
Hope this helps
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AcousticNut
Footballguy
Date of Draft: Saturday, September 3rd
Number of teams: 12 Teams
Round.Pick selected: 6.03 by me
# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB25
Optional information:
Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): 3 Sharks, 4 mix, 5 guppies
When was Tater Bell taken? 9.10
Since I took him, I'm not sure if this is helpful. I probalby could have waited until an additional round, but thought he had the best avaialable RB value on the board by far and didn't want to take a chance of someone else snagging him.
Number of teams: 12 Teams
Round.Pick selected: 6.03 by me
# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB25
Optional information:
Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): 3 Sharks, 4 mix, 5 guppies
When was Tater Bell taken? 9.10
Since I took him, I'm not sure if this is helpful. I probalby could have waited until an additional round, but thought he had the best avaialable RB value on the board by far and didn't want to take a chance of someone else snagging him.
Canowupass
Footballguy
September 4th, 12-team redraft. He was taken with pick #28 overall.
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Date of Draft: 8/28
Number of teams: 12
Round.Pick selected: 4.08 (45th overall, as my RB2)
# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB#23
Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): mix
When was Tater Bell taken? 3.10
Other comments to add: Took him as my RB2 to pair with edge. RB's were flying off the board, and I wanted top tier WR. So i went: Edge/Holt/Horn/Anderson
Number of teams: 12
Round.Pick selected: 4.08 (45th overall, as my RB2)
# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB#23
Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): mix
When was Tater Bell taken? 3.10
Other comments to add: Took him as my RB2 to pair with edge. RB's were flying off the board, and I wanted top tier WR. So i went: Edge/Holt/Horn/Anderson
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bocksheesh
Footballguy
Wow. Somewhat as I sadly expected, Mike Anderson's draft position is all over the place.Have seen him going anywhere from mid 3rd round to the 7th round.Hard to tell where the consensus is at.
Main Force Patrol
Footballguy
Date of Draft: 9/4 live local draftNumber of teams: 10Round.Pick selected: 6.03
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Date of Draft: 8/30Number of teams: 12Round.Pick selected: 5.01 (49th overall, as my RB4)# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB#30Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): mixWhen was Tater Bell taken? 4.7Other comments to add: Even though I alread had S.Alexander, T.Barber, and F.Taylor, he seemed to be the best value on the board. Was still able to get Bulger in the 3rd, and D.Bennett, R.Williams, J.Smith, and T.Taylor at WR in the later rounds. Some people have big holes at RB and should be able to trade one of mine for a top 5 WR by week 3.
cheeseypoof
Footballguy
Date of Draft: 9/1Number of teams: 10Round.Pick selected: 4.04 34th# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB25Optional information:Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): MixWhen was Tater Bell taken? 7.02 62ndOther comments to add:
4 - Digit Shark
Footballguy
Date of Draft: 09/03Number of teams: 12Round.Pick selected: 3.02# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB20Optional information: We start "3 RB'S" every week, with 12 teams, so you have to take them early if you want 3 starters. Some owners take two and wait for a third, I chose to take Anderson, after getting L.T. at 1.02 (The first pick was Manning, we also start 2 QB'S and all TD's are 6 points), and S. Jackson at 2.11.Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): MixedWhen was Tater Bell taken? 6.04, as this teams #2 RB behind J. Lewis (guppy)Other comments to add: If he keeps the job, he will easily out produce the #20 RB spot. If not, I'll be in trouble. But having L.T., S. Jackson and M. Anderson, in a league that requires you to start 3 RB's, is pretty darn strong.
Shermanator
Footballguy
Im sorry but there's no way he should last past the third rd of a shark league in any recent drafts. You guys that got him in the 6 - 8 rd range should be thankful you are in guppy leagues.If you want to ensure you get him, you better take him by rd 4
ericttspikes
Footballguy
Got him at #27, 3rd round, in a 12 team league and heard laughs as guys poured over their months old magazines, some with Tatum Bell on the cover. It was my mistake to take him that early as obviously by the response I could of probably got him later.
Hook Em
Footballguy
Date of Draft: 09/05Number of teams: 10Round.Pick selected: 9.02# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB22Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): mixWhen was Tater Bell taken? 10.3Other comments to add: I disagree that Anderson warrants a 3rd Round pick. I've watched him all preseason and he has looked great (and he is obviously starting), but knowing how Shanahan works and the potential Bell has, the reality is that there is still a fair chance that by mid season he is either splitting carries or losing his starting job to Bell. I think the shark pick is to wait till the mid rounds when he represents a real value and low risk/high reward ratio. His risk factor is much higher with a pick in the early rounds. Having said that though, I didn't expect him to fall to me in the top of the 9th! I grabbed him as my RB4 behind LT, Kevin Jones, and Lamont Jordan. I passed up on filling some other team need in order to grab him though and now I fully intend to scope out the possibility trading him in the early season to someone who needs a quality starting RB.
ComfortablyNumb
Footballguy
Just took him at 5.02 in 12 team
4 - Digit Shark
Footballguy
Only 22 RB's gone by the 9th round?
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
I can't find the thread, but someone posted a few weeks back "what player's stock will rise most in the preseason?" to which I answered "whichever RBs break a long run in a meaningless pre-season game".Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... Mike Anderson, breaker of the long pre-season run.
Even in a 10 team league, RB22 should certainly be off the board by the 4th round (whether or not it's Mike Anderson).Well, the Mike Anderson pimps here on this forum won me over, as I actually spent my first round pick in our 12-team 4 keeper league on him today (much as I did on Q. Griffin last year. UGH!), translating roughly to Round 5(7). Bottom line, there were already 32 RB's off the board, F. Taylor and Barlow had just gone, and it was either Anderson or Larry Johnson (for his long-term keeper potential. I don't own Priest) or Chris Brown to handcuff with my weak T. Henry keeper (don't ask. It was a long, sad year last year!!!).We had to submit keepers 3 weeks ago, and Tinker Bell, FFI cover boy, was kept. Same guy grabbed Dayne late.I am one that strongly believed 2 weeks ago that Mike Anderson could not possibly hold on to this job. I still have my doubts. But looking at what Droughns did last year in Denver, the guy that starts in Denver has gotta be worth a shot. T. Bell scares the HELL out of me as a now proud (???) Mike A. owner, but like w/ Griffin last year, I'm pretty damned happy to have Anderson in my lineup week 1!
GoBears84
Footballguy
It's interesting that about 1/2 the responses were from guys who drafted MA and generally in the later 3rd to mid 4th round. This obviously skews the results a little bit Those leagues where he went late appear to be either earlier drafts or non-shark leagues.RB20 appears to be about right.Joel
Date of Draft: 09/04Number of teams: 10Round.Pick selected: 6.08 (pick 58)# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB23Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): mix - mostly guppiesWhen was Tater Bell taken? 5.07Other comments to add: we start 3 wrs, so after the intial 18 or so rbs are off the board, wrs start going fast.
bocksheesh
Footballguy
I think that's right. Anderson = RB20. The basic question though is given that MA is RB20, does he warrant an early 3rd round pick? Or is that too early given the presence of Bell and the ever evil Shanahan?
schooner44
Footballguy
Date of Draft: 8-28-05Number of teams: 12Round.Pick selected: 7.09# at RB (e.g., RB25): 34th RB selectedOptional information:Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): Mix but more guppies than sharksWhen was Tater Bell taken? 5.08, 28th RB selectedOther comments to add: The team that selected Bell was having MFL make his picks for him due to a family emergency and he didn't have time to enter pre-draft picks. I suspect Bell would have gone a couple rounds later had this not been the case.
Dynasty
Footballguy
Can someone give me a min-bio of Anderson?I see he rushed for 1,487 yards in 2000 as the Denver starter. Then, he dropped off quite a bit in 2001 with only 678 yards. In 2002 and 2003, Portis obviously took over and last year Anderson was out all year.What did you think of Anderson prior to the 2000 season? Were expectations high or low for him?And, why did he lose his starting job in 2001?
Fear The Turtle
Footballguy
I'll speak to the pre-explosion Anderson. I don't think anyone thought he was capable of performing as he did in 2000. He was a complete surprise unlike A. Green who also exploded onto the scene that year. There were definitely some murmurings about Green's talent, as I recall, but absolutely nothing about Anderson. I'll be shocked if someone says different.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Date of Draft: 9/3Number of teams: 12Round.Pick selected: 4.05 41th# at RB (e.g., RB25): RB21Optional information:Rough characterization of your league (Sharks, Gups, mix, etc): MixWhen was Tater Bell taken? 6.03Other comments to add: Taylor, Bennett, R. Brown, Tater, LJ, Droughens, StaleyK. Jones, Martin, Arrington, Anderson, Dunn, Benson, R. WilliamsDistance TD league w/ 2 pt per 25 yd, 1/2 ppr
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