Official Pick 11 Thread (1 Viewer)

[Sage Rosenfels]

Options for drafting from the 11 spot:

RB: Slaton, DeAngelo Williams, Gore (Meanwhile, in 6 PT Passing TD Leagues I am expecting LT and maybe Chris Johnson to fall as people tend to go QB early.) If I am in a 6 point TD league I would take Brady/ Brees at 11 and pray for Slaton or Gore after the turn.

Rounds 3/4: In most mocks I've done, Pierre Thomas is going early to mid-third. I'm finding I end up pairing Kevin Smith with T.J. Houshmandzadeh after the turn. If you don't like Smith, your options are: Marshawn Lynch, Reggie Bush or reaching for Ward, McFadden, or Moreno. I don't know how comfortable most would be with a move like that.

Rounds 5/6: Going for WR2 here I see sometimes DeSean Jackson or Santonio Holmes, but you might find one of Thomas Jones/Larry Johnson/Jonathan Stewart/ Cedric Benson and grab one of Lee Evans / Bernard Berrian or Vincent Jackson on the other side. Does anyone advocate trying to take two of these RBs here and fill out their WRs later?

Out of my first ten rounds of the draft, I would generally prefer to get 5 RBs and know I'm set at depth for the season.

 

[WampusCat43]

I had just come in to start this thread, thanks. Moved up from the 12th spot last year

In a 6-pt passing TD league as well, and am considering...well, everyone else in the league is a member of this site, so let's just say I've seen a lot of the same players in the few mocks I've seen. I was liking the 'stud WR' strategy, but some of these RBs are awful hard to pass up early.

 

[jobarules]

Im in a .5 PPR league with all TDs being worth 6 pts (-2 for INT).

I would never take a QB this early. I prefer to grab a Carson Palmer or Schaub later.

IMO the 1st and 2nd round is easy. Take the best RB & WR available. Id be happy with Johnson, Gore, Slaton type RB and a Fitz, AJohnson, Moss, CJohnson type WR.

Then in the 3rd/4th rounds I take either 2 RBs or RB WR. Again Im not sure who will be available cuz I didnt do the research yet but Smith, Bush, Lynch, Thomas, or McFadden are all solid options. I dont like the 4th round WRs much so I might wait for the 5th to take Desean. Then hopefully scoop my QB in the 5th or 6th. TE Im willing to wait for an Olsen, Carlson type.

Bottom line I want 3 RBs in the first 5 round because Ill be missing out on a stud with the 11th pick and then pair him with a stud WR and Ill be happy.

 

[Darko M]

I pray Brady is there at 1.11 and Moss is there at 2.2.

If Brady isn't there I have no idea what I'll do.

 

[Zow]

Just found out I am picking there in my big money league (.5ppr, yardage bonuses, only 4 per passing TD). It's been a tough decision all afternoon but am thinking of going Best player available at RB/WR and then grabbing the opposite position at 2.2. It's tough though because I have a sneaky feeling the top 10 picks may be all running backs making it possible I can get 2 of the big 4 WRs. If that happens I think it is something I may do. I'm not considering Brady or Manning because of the lesser scoring for QBs. I think my ideal draft here is Fitzgerald in the first and then grabbing Slaton/Gore/LT in round two. However a Fitz/Moss or Fitz/AJ is insanely tantalizing.

To be honest, I'm happy with the pick. I don't want to deal with the RB questions with picks 2-8 or so and I feel good about taking at least one WR here.

 

[Captain Hook]

The key thing, even if you have mocked your ars off - is to be Flexible when you actually sit down at the draft table.

It does make a huge difference is we are going to discuss players and strategy in more depth whether this is a PPR league or not.

With PPR leagues, I generally see people thinking they will go WR/WR...............but the reality in many $$ drafts is that the TOP WR are going earlier and that pushes huge value in RB to the end of the first round and beginning to middle of the second round (although invariably when some of these drafters really have their money on the line they will go back to that first round RB - When it's a great windfall they should but often their nads are just shrinking.

There is a lot of value in RB in the 4th and 5th and 6th rounds, so you could easily grab your second and third RB there and be fine - not quite a RB2BC....but close

And even with six point touchdown passes you should not be looking at any QB with your first two picks (the one exception to me is in leagues where there is a sizeable payout for the Weekly High Score, in which case I might consider Brady and Randy with the 1.11 and 2.02 picks)

 

[TenTimes]

I pray Brady is there at 1.11 and Moss is there at 2.2.If Brady isn't there I have no idea what I'll do.

Not that I don't like this idea as I love tandems and am also considering this from the 10 spot, but is it worth it to reach for Brady a round before his ADP?I guess its not as much a reach in a 6 for pass TD league but would you bypass Brees to get the tandem?

 

[hotboyz]

my league give 6pts for alltd's under 40 yds and 9pts for all td's over 40yds Brady will probaly be the 2nd player drafted after peterson goes first i also believe brees will go in the first I think at 11 im looking at gore,lt St Jackson, Slayton,C Johnson, Portis, A. johnson.

Im going strictly by my overal sheet for the first 7 rd of this 14 rd draft I think htis may lead to me taking 2 rb's with my first 2 picks maybe Slayton and Gore

 

[Mack DAddy]

Great thread! We drew our draft slots last week and I was disappointed to get 11. I've been doing some mocks as well, so I'll try to provide some insight based on how I drafted in the mocks and how I'll draft in my actual league. I'm in a non PPR league, 4pt for pass TD's and 6 for all others, and no TE is required. Basically we start 1QB,2RB, 3 WR/TE. K, D. That being said here are my thoughts.

Round 1 and 2: My league tends to go RB first round and very rarely is a WR taken. But this year I see 3 legit 1st rounders in Fitz, AJ, and Moss. Personally I will be ecstatic if Frank Gore is there for me at 11. I'm very high on him this year and he's more of an every down back. I see some RBBC guys going before Gore in Johnson and Williams. If Fitz falls to me, then he's a no brainer. So to sum it up, I'm targeting Fitz, Gore, or Slaton as my one pick. On the turn in the 2nd round I'm targeting Slaton, Megatron, or Brandon Jacobs.

Rounds 3 and 4: A lot depends on if I go RB/RB or some type of WR/RB combo, but I like some of the RB value in the 3rd and 4th rounds. If I can nab Kevin Smith or Ryan Grant, I'm going that route. I don't like taking Lynch here simply because we have a 13 game schedule and I can't afford a pick this high to miss 4 games(if you include the bye week). Receivers could be a crap shoot, so I'd be thrilled if TO falls. But I'm guessing I'll be going after the likes of Roy Williams, Stinko, or Vjax. Ultimately I'd like to end up with 2 RB's and 2 WR's after four rounds.

Rounds 5 and 6: Since we only allow 4 points for passing TD's, this is usually where I start to target a QB if a good mid tier one is available. So, the guys I'd take in these rounds would be Warner, McNabb, Romo. Warner will most likely be gone, but I'd be happy with Romo or McNabb in late round 5 if they're available. On the turn in the 6th round, I'll most likely be going after my 3rd RB or 3rd WR. Guys I see being available for RB's seem to be Stewart, Benson. FWP, T. Jones, and Lendale White. All of which are fine 3rd RB's in a 12 teamer. The WR's I see being available aren't really appealing to me with Berrian, Holmes. S. Moss, and Bryant looking like the tier that would be available. I'd rather wait until rounds 7 and 8 to go WR/WR and play my luck there.

After this it is pretty much draft the best player available and the guys you've got on your sleeper list.

 

[Darko M]

I pray Brady is there at 1.11 and Moss is there at 2.2.If Brady isn't there I have no idea what I'll do.

Not that I don't like this idea as I love tandems and am also considering this from the 10 spot, but is it worth it to reach for Brady a round before his ADP?I guess its not as much a reach in a 6 for pass TD league but would you bypass Brees to get the tandem?

I'm fairly confident Brees will go in the first half of round 1. Brady would too, but he's coming off a major surgery.

 

[sbonomo]

The key thing, even if you have mocked your ars off - is to be Flexible when you actually sit down at the draft table.

It does make a huge difference is we are going to discuss players and strategy in more depth whether this is a PPR league or not.

With PPR leagues, I generally see people thinking they will go WR/WR...............but the reality in many $$ drafts is that the TOP WR are going earlier and that pushes huge value in RB to the end of the first round and beginning to middle of the second round (although invariably when some of these drafters really have their money on the line they will go back to that first round RB - When it's a great windfall they should but often their nads are just shrinking.

There is a lot of value in RB in the 4th and 5th and 6th rounds, so you could easily grab your second and third RB there and be fine - not quite a RB2BC....but close

And even with six point touchdown passes you should not be looking at any QB with your first two picks (the one exception to me is in leagues where there is a sizeable payout for the Weekly High Score, in which case I might consider Brady and Randy with the 1.11 and 2.02 picks)

I am in a 12 man ppr league that reverses the order in the 3rd round (picks = 11, 14, 26 then back to normal) which I think will actually prove to be a good spot this year. With 3/4 stud WR's that are capable of putting up RB 1 type numbers I can easily see myself going WR/WR with the 11th and 14th picks. I am Hoping that either Fitz or AJ will be available at 11 and that either Moss or Calvin will be available at 14. I will target a Mcfadden, Jacobs, Pierre or Moreno (assuming he ever signs) in the third and a Ward, Grant or Addai type in the 4th.Starting my team with Fitz, Moss (or similar) then having two solid RB's seems safer to me than taking a shot at a Westbrook or Portis with my first/second round pick. I can spend my 5/6/7 picks looking for value at RB and filling out my roster.

I think this is a high risk high reward type of strategy. They key to winning will be getting the right RB’s in rounds 4-7.

 

[kutta]

I am really liking this spot this year. At first I was a little bummed that I ended up with it, but upon further reflection, I think the top 14 guys are all excellent this year. Knowing that I will end up with two of these guys makes me pretty happy:

MJD

Peterson

Turner

Tomlinson

Fitz

Moss

AJ

CJ

Jackson

Gore

Slaton

D. Williams

Chris Johnson

Forte

Also knowing that at the turn in rounds 3-4 there will still be some very good RBs and WRs available, I think the 10-12 hole is actually a primo spot this year. The other good thing is that, in the early rounds, there is really not too much thought that needs to go into things. Just take the two best guys who fall to you, and make up for the weaknesses at the next turn.

I actually think picking in the 2-7 holes is tough because in the first round you are not getting all that much more value than the guy drafting at the end of the round, but in the second round you are much weaker.

 

[Phurfur]

I am tossing around the option of drafting Moss and Brady at 11 & 14. I don't like this approach but does this strategy have any merit?

 

[WampusCat43]

I am tossing around the option of drafting Moss and Brady at 11 & 14. I don't like this approach but does this strategy have any merit?

There's a whole thread about this in the SP.

 

[B. Nugget]

I'm drafting tomorrow night at #11 and I keep going back and forth on whether to stock up on 2 good RBs, 2 stud WRs or split the difference.

I really don't think you can go wrong...until rounds 3-7, where your team will be made or will fall apart.

 

[sbonomo]

Just as a follow up: (start qb, RB, WR, TE, K DEF 2 Flex standard scoring PPR NO TRADING)

Round 1 - The draft went differently that I expected. Way more WR’s went early than I thought would...The first round went as follows:

A/P

MJD

LT

Forte

S. Jax

Turner

Gore

Fitz

Andre. J

Moss

C Johnson

Slaton

With the big three gone and Johnson/Slaton and D Williams left on the board I could not justify taking Calvin Johnson. The 12th pick took him on the turn which left me with D. Williams in the second which made me very happy!

The second round saw 6 WR, 3RB's (including mine) and 2 QB's fall off the board (I really though more RB's would have gone).

Round three (reverse order 12 to 1) - I took Bowe over Jacobs/Owens/MBIII Housch - With 12 WR off the board I was afraid I would not get a #1 if I didn't act here.

Round 4 - A. Rodgers fell to me at 4.11 which seemed like way too much value over the likes of Evans/Homes/Deshon or Gonz/Gates considering brady, brees and manning went in the first (early second for manning). I probably should have taken my TE here and waited on the QB but Rodgers was my last borderline elite QB.

Round 5 – I was very surprised to see Ward still on the board at this point. Although my WR have suffered with two flex positions I can start 3 RB’s giving me Johnson/D Williams/Ward as my core. I though this gave me way more value than Holmes/S. Moss/Deshon represented.

Round 6 – Donald Driver is sitting on the board and I have Rodgers for a possible double up with match ups. Not much left at this point so I was happy with this pick over a second tier TE or one of the other 3rd tier WR’s. Pickin’s are getting slim at this point so I was happy to get him when I did.

Round 7 – Ted Ginn Jr. – There really are not many #1’s left at this point (Hester, I think is the only one) and we are in the lower second tier TE’s.

Round 8-15 – I am looking to add depth at this point.

Observations – I am amazed how many WR/QB’s went off the board early. With a core of Johnson/D Williams/Ward and Rodgers I think that I am going to be consistent week in and week out. I am a bit worried about my WR core (starting Bowe and Driver at this point) but given the way the draft shook out I will give up production at that spot to upgrade my others. The Stud WR theory has seemed to taken like wildfire this year…..

Hope this helps someone……

 

[Arnold. S]

Just as a follow up: (start qb, RB, WR, TE, K DEF 2 Flex standard scoring PPR NO TRADING)Round 1 - The draft went differently that I expected. Way more WR’s went early than I thought would...The first round went as follows: A/P MJDLTForteS. JaxTurnerGoreFitzAndre. JMossC Johnson SlatonWith the big three gone and Johnson/Slaton and D Williams left on the board I could not justify taking Calvin Johnson. The 12th pick took him on the turn which left me with D. Williams in the second which made me very happy! The second round saw 6 WR, 3RB's (including mine) and 2 QB's fall off the board (I really though more RB's would have gone).Round three (reverse order 12 to 1) - I took Bowe over Jacobs/Owens/MBIII Housch - With 12 WR off the board I was afraid I would not get a #1 if I didn't act here. Round 4 - A. Rodgers fell to me at 4.11 which seemed like way too much value over the likes of Evans/Homes/Deshon or Gonz/Gates considering brady, brees and manning went in the first (early second for manning). I probably should have taken my TE here and waited on the QB but Rodgers was my last borderline elite QB. Round 5 – I was very surprised to see Ward still on the board at this point. Although my WR have suffered with two flex positions I can start 3 RB’s giving me Johnson/D Williams/Ward as my core. I though this gave me way more value than Holmes/S. Moss/Deshon represented.Round 6 – Donald Driver is sitting on the board and I have Rodgers for a possible double up with match ups. Not much left at this point so I was happy with this pick over a second tier TE or one of the other 3rd tier WR’s. Pickin’s are getting slim at this point so I was happy to get him when I did. Round 7 – Ted Ginn Jr. – There really are not many #1’s left at this point (Hester, I think is the only one) and we are in the lower second tier TE’s.Round 8-15 – I am looking to add depth at this point. Observations – I am amazed how many WR/QB’s went off the board early. With a core of Johnson/D Williams/Ward and Rodgers I think that I am going to be consistent week in and week out. I am a bit worried about my WR core (starting Bowe and Driver at this point) but given the way the draft shook out I will give up production at that spot to upgrade my others. The Stud WR theory has seemed to taken like wildfire this year…..Hope this helps someone……

We are doing the 3rd round flip method in my 12 team draft. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense for me to go RB/WR at 11th, then hope for Greg Jennings, Marques Colston, or Roddy White in the beginning of the 3rd (0.5 PPR). Although if somehow Brady, Brees, or Rodgers is there I will take one of them. I think your league reversed the snake at the 3rd round, but I will be getting 4.2 ontop of the 3.2, so I'll be looking for Darren McFadden at that spot.

 

[sentr]

I am really liking this spot this year. At first I was a little bummed that I ended up with it, but upon further reflection, I think the top 14 guys are all excellent this year. Knowing that I will end up with two of these guys makes me pretty happy:MJDPetersonTurnerTomlinsonFitzMossAJCJJacksonGoreSlatonD. WilliamsChris JohnsonForteAlso knowing that at the turn in rounds 3-4 there will still be some very good RBs and WRs available, I think the 10-12 hole is actually a primo spot this year. The other good thing is that, in the early rounds, there is really not too much thought that needs to go into things. Just take the two best guys who fall to you, and make up for the weaknesses at the next turn. I actually think picking in the 2-7 holes is tough because in the first round you are not getting all that much more value than the guy drafting at the end of the round, but in the second round you are much weaker.

Agreed. Had a draft today and landed the following team- weird that Ray Rice stayed around so long as did Donald Brown, but I'll take it. 12 team non PPR with about 8 sharks and 4 decent players. Could have drafted Welker in the 4th round to go WR, WR, RB, WR, RB, and then pick up Schaub at the top of the 6th. Not too bad if I can mix and match K. Smith, McFadden, Parker, and Ray Rice on match up weeks or play the hot hand. 1. Randy Moss (NE - WR) 2. Andre Johnson (Hou - WR) 3. Kevin Smith (Det - RB) 4. Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB) 5. Darren McFadden (Oak - RB) 6. Eddie Royal (Den - WR) 7. Willie Parker (Pit - RB) 8. Ray Rice (Bal - RB) 9. Devin Hester (Chi - WR) 10. Carson Palmer (Cin - QB) 11. Donald Brown (Ind - RB) 12. Dustin Keller (NYJ - TE) 13. Chris Henry (Cin - WR) 14. Arizona (Ari - DEF) 15. Robbie Gould (Chi - K)

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Drafted out of this spot today in a non-PPR redraft.

It is an all-flex league. 5 RB/WR/TE spots. Also a required TE, plus QB, K, D, coach. Coach gets 4 for win, 2 for tie, 0 for loss.

All TDs are 6. Pass yards = 1 per 30. RB rush/rec yards = 1 per 12. WR/TE rush/rec yards = 1 per 10.

This league goes nuts for RBs anyway. 11 of 12 1st rounders were RB, the exception being Fitz at 1.7.

1.11 RB D. Williams

2.2 WR R. Moss

3.11 WR Colston

4.2 QB Warner

5.11 RB Parker

6.2 WR V. Jackson

7.11 WR Cotchery

8.2 TE Daniels

9.11 RB J. Jones

10.2 RB E. Graham

11.11 QB T. Edwards

12.2 D NE

13.11 WR E. Bennett

14.2 C Tomlin

15.11 RB Goodson

16.2 TE H. Miller

17.11 WR S. Rice

18.2 K Folk

19.11 D BUF

20.2 RB Ware

21.11 QB Collins

22.2 RB Scott

Order of 1st round: ADP, MJD, Forte, LT, Turner, SJax, Fitz, Jacobs (!), CJ3, Slaton, DeAngelo, Gore. AJ was the 1st pick of the 2nd round before I took Moss.

 

[SCT]

Drafted 11th out of 14 today. 6 patd and flex. I followed my fbg custom cheatsheet very strictly. Rate My Team App scored me out at 99% chance of playoffs even with just "good" management in-season. 99,99,90 for those of you familiar with the app.

1. Chris Johnson

2. Tom Brady

3. Kevin Smith

4. Knowshon Moreno

5. Eddie Royal

6. Santana Moss

7. Donald Brown

8. Greg Olsen

9. Garrard

10. Michael Jenkins

11. Justin Gage

12. blah blah blah

 

[hotboyz]

drafted out of this spot yesterday we start 1 qb 1te 1 k 1def/st and any combination of 5 at wr/rb 14 man roster must fill starting lineup all td's under 40ds 6pts all td's over 40 yds 9pts

1 mjd

2 steven jackson

3. ryan grant

4. kurt warner

5. tj houshmeazada

6. percy harvin

7. julius jones

8.lee evans

9. nate washington

10 lance moore

11 chester taylor

12.zach miller

13 arizona def

14 kris brown

 

[SCT]

drafted out of this spot yesterday we start 1 qb 1te 1 k 1def/st and any combination of 5 at wr/rb 14 man roster must fill starting lineup all td's under 40ds 6pts all td's over 40 yds 9pts1 mjd2 steven jackson3. ryan grant4. kurt warner5. tj houshmeazada6. percy harvin7. julius jones8.lee evans9. nate washington10 lance moore11 chester taylor12.zach miller13 arizona def14 kris brown

So....you got MJD at #11 and SJax at #14? Maybe it's because of your unique scoring rules, but that sounds ludicrous.And TJ was there in the 5th.....I won't even say "I wish I was in that league!" because it's so cliche.

 

[kerpow]

Picked 11th in a 12 team draft last night.

I took Slaton, Moss, Boldin and Grant with my first 4 picks (no point in mentioning the rest as IDP players were drafted from there on)

I'm a bit nervous about Grant but he was the bottom of my tier with guys like R.Brown, P.Thomas, K.Smith. D.Ward etc all gone, so I felt I had to take him.

 

[kutta]

Picked 11th in a 12 team draft last night. I took Slaton, Moss, Boldin and Grant with my first 4 picks (no point in mentioning the rest as IDP players were drafted from there on) I'm a bit nervous about Grant but he was the bottom of my tier with guys like R.Brown, P.Thomas, K.Smith. D.Ward etc all gone, so I felt I had to take him.

I can't believe Boldin lasted until late 3rd. That's amazing. I'm actually considering taking him in the early 2nd because I like him so much this year.

 

[hotboyz]

drafted out of this spot yesterday we start 1 qb 1te 1 k 1def/st and any combination of 5 at wr/rb 14 man roster must fill starting lineup all td's under 40ds 6pts all td's over 40 yds 9pts1 mjd2 steven jackson3. ryan grant4. kurt warner5. tj houshmeazada6. percy harvin7. julius jones8.lee evans9. nate washington10 lance moore11 chester taylor12.zach miller13 arizona def14 kris brown

So....you got MJD at #11 and SJax at #14? Maybe it's because of your unique scoring rules, but that sounds ludicrous.And TJ was there in the 5th.....I won't even say "I wish I was in that league!" because it's so cliche.

Well heres how the first rd went1 ap2 brees3 forte4 brady5 dwill6 turner7. fitz8. peyton9. aj10. tomlinson11 mjd12 moss12 slayton11 steven jackson

 

[SCT]

drafted out of this spot yesterday we start 1 qb 1te 1 k 1def/st and any combination of 5 at wr/rb 14 man roster must fill starting lineup all td's under 40ds 6pts all td's over 40 yds 9pts1 mjd2 steven jackson3. ryan grant4. kurt warner5. tj houshmeazada6. percy harvin7. julius jones8.lee evans9. nate washington10 lance moore11 chester taylor12.zach miller13 arizona def14 kris brown

So....you got MJD at #11 and SJax at #14? Maybe it's because of your unique scoring rules, but that sounds ludicrous.And TJ was there in the 5th.....I won't even say "I wish I was in that league!" because it's so cliche.

Well heres how the first rd went1 ap2 brees3 forte4 brady5 dwill6 turner7. fitz8. peyton9. aj10. tomlinson11 mjd12 moss12 slayton11 steven jackson

I guess because of the qb's chances for a long bomb within your scoring system.....???? but, still, seems crazy. Why would anyone take forte,dwill,or even LT over mjd this year, and arguable sJax too though he's not in a great situation. Every cheatsheet in the world would have him top 6.

 

[B. Nugget]

Picked 11th in a 12 team draft last night. I took Slaton, Moss, Boldin and Grant with my first 4 picks (no point in mentioning the rest as IDP players were drafted from there on) I'm a bit nervous about Grant but he was the bottom of my tier with guys like R.Brown, P.Thomas, K.Smith. D.Ward etc all gone, so I felt I had to take him.

I can't believe Boldin lasted until late 3rd. That's amazing. I'm actually considering taking him in the early 2nd because I like him so much this year.

I drafted 11th on Wednesday night and it went a little something like this... QB/2RB/2WR/TE/Flex/D/Def 6 pt. TDs, PPR, (TE=1.5 PPR)1.11 - Slaton2.2 - R. Moss3.11 - Colston4.2 - DMac5.11 - OchoCinco (Moreno went the pick before, so I went BPA)6.02 - Felix Jones (wanted to wait until the 7th for him, but he wouldn't have lasted that long)7.11 - Olson (I wanted a good TE because it is 1.5 ppr for TE)8.02 - C. Wells9.11 - Hester10.2 - Garrard11.11 - Josh MorganOther players: Chicago D, Longwell, J. Russell, F. Taylor/K. Faulk, Bernard Scott, Kevin JonesI like my WRs and I think I have enough depth at RB, especially PPR guys like Slaton, DMac & Felix to compete, but Garrard scares me just a bit.

 

[SCT]

Picked 11th in a 12 team draft last night. I took Slaton, Moss, Boldin and Grant with my first 4 picks (no point in mentioning the rest as IDP players were drafted from there on) I'm a bit nervous about Grant but he was the bottom of my tier with guys like R.Brown, P.Thomas, K.Smith. D.Ward etc all gone, so I felt I had to take him.

I can't believe Boldin lasted until late 3rd. That's amazing. I'm actually considering taking him in the early 2nd because I like him so much this year.

I drafted 11th on Wednesday night and it went a little something like this... QB/2RB/2WR/TE/Flex/D/Def 6 pt. TDs, PPR, (TE=1.5 PPR)1.11 - Slaton2.2 - R. Moss3.11 - Colston4.2 - DMac5.11 - OchoCinco (Moreno went the pick before, so I went BPA)6.02 - Felix Jones (wanted to wait until the 7th for him, but he wouldn't have lasted that long)7.11 - Olson (I wanted a good TE because it is 1.5 ppr for TE)8.02 - C. Wells9.11 - Hester10.2 - Garrard11.11 - Josh MorganOther players: Chicago D, Longwell, J. Russell, F. Taylor/K. Faulk, Bernard Scott, Kevin JonesI like my WRs and I think I have enough depth at RB, especially PPR guys like Slaton, DMac & Felix to compete, but Garrard scares me just a bit.

I think Garrard has the ability to be your best pick, with the exception of Moss.

 

[Flyin Pigs]

Picking 11 out of 14. No PPR. 6 for all TD's and fairly standard yardage scoring. It was a weird feeling draft. Players were going in all kinds of spots I didn't expect them to go...

1.11 Frank Gore

2.4 Calvin Johnson

3.11 Ryan Grant

4.4 TO

5.11 Jerricho Cotchery

6.4 Jonathon Stewart

7.11 Garrard

8.4 Visanthe Shiancoe

9.11 San Diego DEF

10.4 Julius Jones

11.11 Justin Gage

12.4 Shaun Hill

13.11 Dev Henderson

14.4 Brett Favre

15.11 Phil Dawson

 

[SCT]

Picking 11 out of 14. No PPR. 6 for all TD's and fairly standard yardage scoring. It was a weird feeling draft. Players were going in all kinds of spots I didn't expect them to go... 1.11 Frank Gore2.4 Calvin Johnson3.11 Ryan Grant4.4 TO5.11 Jerricho Cotchery6.4 Jonathon Stewart7.11 Garrard8.4 Visanthe Shiancoe9.11 San Diego DEF10.4 Julius Jones11.11 Justin Gage12.4 Shaun Hill13.11 Dev Henderson14.4 Brett Favre15.11 Phil Dawson

You and I had the exact same rules/situation. I like your team better, if only because I'd much rather have Gore than Chris Johnson. Gore got taken at 10, which threw me off a little since I got him in about 99% of the 70 mock drafts I did. Anyway, nice work...probably a reach on Garrard, as I got him at 9.11. I also took a real different approach than you by going with Brady on the turn.

 

[kerpow]

Picked 11th in a 12 team draft last night. I took Slaton, Moss, Boldin and Grant with my first 4 picks (no point in mentioning the rest as IDP players were drafted from there on) I'm a bit nervous about Grant but he was the bottom of my tier with guys like R.Brown, P.Thomas, K.Smith. D.Ward etc all gone, so I felt I had to take him.

I can't believe Boldin lasted until late 3rd. That's amazing. I'm actually considering taking him in the early 2nd because I like him so much this year.

I was too. However he was only the 10th WR taken so he didn't fall too far, White and Colston taken before him which was a bit of a surprise. Interestinly, over half of the owners are Phoenix based.

 

[super sleeper]

We had our draft over the weekend.

This is a 6 pt. TD league for QBs, and scoring is weighted heavily in favor of TEs (more pts. per yard and .5 ppr only for TEs) and team D

I expected to go RB/WR in the first 2 rounds, but unlike past years, when the top QBs went in the first 7 picks, Brady went #10 and I took Brees at 11, which changed my whole draft strategy and focused on other positions instead of RBs

1.11 D Brees

2.2 C Johnson

3.11 A Gates

4.2 T Owens

5.11 C Benson

6.2 S Holmes

7.11 Philly

8.2 J Lewis

9.11 T Holt

10.2 F Jones

11.11 D Hixon

12.2 T Edwards

13.11 Wash

14.2 V Davis

15.11 J Harrison

16.2 C Henry

17.11 J Reed

Which looks like this:

QB Brees Edwards

RB CJ3, Benson, Lewis, FJones, JHarrison

WR Owens, Holmes, Holt, Hixon, CHenry

TE Gates VDavis

D Philly Wash

K Reed

Thoughts?

 

[Flyin Pigs]

Picking 11 out of 14. No PPR. 6 for all TD's and fairly standard yardage scoring. It was a weird feeling draft. Players were going in all kinds of spots I didn't expect them to go... 1.11 Frank Gore2.4 Calvin Johnson3.11 Ryan Grant4.4 TO5.11 Jerricho Cotchery6.4 Jonathon Stewart7.11 Garrard8.4 Visanthe Shiancoe9.11 San Diego DEF10.4 Julius Jones11.11 Justin Gage12.4 Shaun Hill13.11 Dev Henderson14.4 Brett Favre15.11 Phil Dawson

You and I had the exact same rules/situation. I like your team better, if only because I'd much rather have Gore than Chris Johnson. Gore got taken at 10, which threw me off a little since I got him in about 99% of the 70 mock drafts I did. Anyway, nice work...probably a reach on Garrard, as I got him at 9.11. I also took a real different approach than you by going with Brady on the turn.

I agree on Garrard. I had no plans of taking him until at least the 8th. There was a small run on QB's (starters and a few backups already) and with the way players were being taken at the time, I was afraid I'd end up with nothing. I felt the pressure and caved.This was my first 14 team draft and I was surprised by how slim the pickings got after a while. Also of note - Brees went 1.10 but Brady was around for me at the turn. I thought long and hard about that but hoped I could get Rodgers (or similar) in the 5th-ish or Garrard around 8/9. Wasn't to be for me though...by my 3rd round pick, 8 QB's were gone.

 

[raidergil]

Just drafted out of the 11 spot in a new league (new to me) - PPR, 6 pts passing TD & .1 completions. I was planning on going QB/WR until I saw DD had Brees #1 overall. Started planning on Schaub in mid rounds but draft went all RBs & Fitz thru first 10. I took Brees as 1st QB off board. Came back with Moss over AJ. Kinda wish I went AJ as Welker was available at 3.11 but I went Bowe instead for the value. Grabbed Kevin Smith in 4th & Marshawn in 5th. Due to value I grabbed Ocho in 6th. Then loaded up on RBs hoping to hit somewhere: D Ward, FWP, F Taylor, P Hillis. Full team:

Brees

Kevin Smith

M Lynch

D Ward

FWP

F Taylor

P Hillis

R Moss

D Bowe

OchoCinco

Josh Morgan

S Rice

H Miller (passed on Cooley to take 3rd RB then missed out on Z Miller, Carlson etc)

V Davis

Kaeding (#2 according to Draft Dominator)

SD D (#1 in DD)

 

[Texasmouth]

I was hoping to come out of round one and two with Fitz and Slaton. Ive done a couple of mock drafts and I have seen Slaton slip to 11 but Fitz has yet to slip to me. Im scared to wait on Slaton.

In my league, pretty standard PPR scoring..Slaton actually scored more than ADP...

Our league is 4 point Passing TD. I dont want to reach on a QB in that league.

 

[kutta]

I was hoping to come out of round one and two with Fitz and Slaton. Ive done a couple of mock drafts and I have seen Slaton slip to 11 but Fitz has yet to slip to me. Im scared to wait on Slaton. In my league, pretty standard PPR scoring..Slaton actually scored more than ADP...Our league is 4 point Passing TD. I dont want to reach on a QB in that league.

You could take Slaton in the 1st and grab Boldin in the 2nd. It is a bit early for Boldin, but IF he stays healthy you will get the same production out of him as you would Fitz.

 

[Texasmouth]

I was hoping to come out of round one and two with Fitz and Slaton. Ive done a couple of mock drafts and I have seen Slaton slip to 11 but Fitz has yet to slip to me. Im scared to wait on Slaton. In my league, pretty standard PPR scoring..Slaton actually scored more than ADP...Our league is 4 point Passing TD. I dont want to reach on a QB in that league.

You could take Slaton in the 1st and grab Boldin in the 2nd. It is a bit early for Boldin, but IF he stays healthy you will get the same production out of him as you would Fitz.

True. I am a big fan of Boldin too. Not sure what I am going to do. Cant wait fo rthe draft to see how things fall.

 

[Knobs]

I have this pick in a ppr and a ppc league. I think Bush will fall to me...I'm looking to take Moss/Bush with my first two.

 

[Crusaderfan]

I have this pick in a ppr and a ppc league. I think Bush will fall to me...I'm looking to take Moss/Bush with my first two.

With an ADP of 40, Bush might be there in Round 3 for you.

 

[Knobs]

I have this pick in a ppr and a ppc league. I think Bush will fall to me...I'm looking to take Moss/Bush with my first two.

With an ADP of 40, Bush might be there in Round 3 for you.

I'd be amazed if he fell that far. In a ppr league, Bush is fairly studly when healthy.

 

[SCT]

I have this pick in a ppr and a ppc league. I think Bush will fall to me...I'm looking to take Moss/Bush with my first two.

With an ADP of 40, Bush might be there in Round 3 for you.

I'd be amazed if he fell that far. In a ppr league, Bush is fairly studly when healthy.

You'd be amazed if he "fell" to his ADP???

 

[Knobs]

I believe his ADP includes non-ppr leagues.

 

[SCT]

Good point I spose, my bad Knobs.

 

[kutta]

I believe his ADP includes non-ppr leagues.

At Antsports, in PPR leagues, Bush's ADP is 3.04.link

 

[Crusaderfan]

I believe his ADP includes non-ppr leagues.

I also love Bush in a PPR but there is no way I can justify taking him with the 14th pick. If I wasn't drafting in the Philly area, I'd expect Westbrook to still be around for the 14th pick. I think I'd rather have Westbrook. If Bush is around for my 3rd pick(#35) I'll gladly take him.

 

[chedha]

 

[fantasy stud]

drafted 11th yesterday, 12 tean, no ppr, and no te required.

1 D. Williams

2 Gore

3 Bowe

4 Ochocinco- Maybe I reached compared to ADP

5 Mcnabb

6 L. Johnson

7 Royal

8 C. Benson

9 Eagles

10 Avery

11 Hixon

12 J. Morgan

13 K. Brown

14 Pennington

Was thrilled to get Williams/ Gore combo. Went in thinking I'd grab a wr with one of the first two picks, but couldn't pass up that rb combo.

 

[Knobs]

I believe his ADP includes non-ppr leagues.

At Antsports, in PPR leagues, Bush's ADP is 3.04.link

Interesting. I can hope he falls to the end of the third round but I think that's doubtful. Has anyone seen that happen in ppr leagues thus far?

 

[Crusaderfan]

I believe his ADP includes non-ppr leagues.

At Antsports, in PPR leagues, Bush's ADP is 3.04.link

Interesting. I can hope he falls to the end of the third round but I think that's doubtful. Has anyone seen that happen in ppr leagues thus far?

In our 12 team PPR league he went at 4.08 over the weekend.

 

[kutta]

Drafted last night. No PPR, play 2 RB and 2 WR and 1 TE required. Here's what I ended up with.

1.11 Tom Brady

2.2 Steve Slaton

3.11 Jason Witten

4.2 Ronnie Brown

5.11 Eddie Royal

6.2 Santonio Holmes

7.11 Felix Jones

8.2 Donnie Avery

9.11 Chris Henry

10.2 Ahmad Bradshaw

11.11 Joe Flacco

12.2 Ricky Williams

13.11 Nick Folk

14.2 Philly D

15.11 Michael Bush

16.2 Hakeem Nicks

Overall I'm pretty happy with this team. I'm a bit weak in a few spots, but if a few things fall right, this could be a pretty good team.