Carter, helu, hunter all going way too high. Seeing all three of these go ahead of Baldwin in ppr leagues is a real head scratcher.
They both went early allowing me to grab Baldwin and Cobb, but in that league RB's get 1.5 PPR and WR's get 1 PPR.
Rotoworld draft
In-Progress Dynasty League Draft
The usual start of training camps is under two months away. We have no idea if 16 games will be played, but are confident there will be an NFL season in some form.
And that means fantasy football will continue in 2011.
Over the course of the next several days, I'll document live a Dynasty League draft in this space. I traded my first-round pick last year, but have two second-rounders. This draft began on Friday morning.
It's a PPR league with 12 owners. We keep as many members of our 40-man rosters as we want, and are able to draft rookies as well as free agents available on the waiver wire.
FIRST ROUND
1.1. Falcons WR Julio Jones
1.2. Saints RB Mark Ingram
1.3. Bengals WR A.J. Green
1.4. Dolphins RB Daniel Thomas
1.5. Browns WR Greg Little
1.6. Cardinals RB Ryan Williams
1.7. Lions RB Mikel Leshoure
1.8. Chiefs WR Jonathan Baldwin
1.9. Jets RB Bilal Powell
1.10. Colts RB Delone Carter
1.11. Rotoworld (via trade with Fantasy Sharks) - Redskins RB Roy Helu
1.12. Panthers QB Cam Newton
UPDATE: With RotoExperts taking their time at No. 6 overall, I've begun trade talks with Matt Williamson of ESPN Scouts Inc. Williamson won the league as a first-timer last year -- his first experience ever with a dynasty league -- although he doesn't have a single draft pick this year in the first or second round.
Williamson is loaded with running backs, owning Jamaal Charles, Steven Jackson, and Ahmad Bradshaw. He also has Tashard Choice, Justin Forsett, and Ricky Williams.
He expressed interest in Bernard Scott. I want Jamaal Charles. My standing offer is Scott, Greg Jennings OR Vincent Jackson, my pick at 2.3, and my 2012 first-round pick for Charles. Let me know what you think in the comments.
UPDATE II: Williamson wants Calvin Johnson.
UPDATE III: Here is a link to all the rosters in the league. And here is a link to the "official" draft page.
UPDATE IV: Commenter Dustin scoured the league's rosters and discovered that one in particular, owned by FFXtreme, is short on receivers (A declining Reggie Wayne is WR1, Brandon Lloyd WR2, Jerome Simpson/Anthony Armstrong WR3) but rich in running backs (Arian Foster, Chris Johnson, Michael Turner). My predicament is the opposite. So I've proposed FFXtreme the following trade:
I get:
Foster
He gets:
Greg Jennings
Picks 2.3 & 2.12
Now let's see if he bites.
UPDATE V: I've received the following offer from Fantasy Sharks:
I get:
Picks 1.11, 7.2, 8.2 this year
He gets:
My 2012 first-round pick.
Let me know whether I should consider it in the comments.
UPDATE VI: My initial reaction to Fantasy Sharks' trade proposal for my 2012 first-round pick was negative. I thought Roy Helu would go before Carter and Powell because, well, Helu is more talented than both and has the clearest path to playing time. I probably would've taken Helu ahead of Baldwin, not only because my roster is rich on receivers, but because Helu's fantasy ceiling is higher.
I accepted the trade because I believe in Roy Helu. I studied him as much as any player leading up to the draft, and considered him the fourth best running back in the 2011 class. Shanahan backfields can be unpredictable, but in my opinion Helu is easily the best tailback talent in D.C. and will win the lead back job early in the season, if not before it.
Jamaal Charles remains in the crosshairs, however.
UPDATE VII: Okay, I just got a flurry of trade action, and executed two deals, one with Pro Football Focus and one with ESPN/Scouts Inc.'s Matt Williamson. Here's the sum of both deals. (More in the morning.):
I gave up:
Greg Jennings
Kevin Kolb
Bernard Scott
Joe McKnight
Chris Ivory
Pick 2.12
I received:
Steven Jackson
Matt Schaub
Robert Meachem
Rex Grossman (will be dropped)
SECOND ROUND
2.1. Bucs LB Mason Foster
2.2. Broncos LB Nate Irving
2.3. Rotoworld - Patriots RB Shane Vereen
2.4. Packers WR Randall Cobb
2.5. 49ers RB Kendall Hunter
2.6. Rams WR Austin Pettis*
2.7. Ravens WR Torrey Smith
2.8. FF.com let clock expire
2.9. Redskins WR Leonard Hankerson
2.10. Packers RB Alex Green
2.11. Saints LB Martez Wilson
2.12.
RD 2 UPDATE I: After bolstering the top of my running back depth chart last night, I felt it necessary to add depth with the selection of Shane Vereen. An excellent pass-catching back whose versatility was likely one of the main reasons he appealed to Bill Belichick, Vereen currently looks like the long-term favorite for touches in New England. My expectations obviously aren't for Vereen to be a fantasy starter in year one, but he was the 56th overall pick in the 2011 draft and should prove valuable in a PPR format.
RD 2 UPDATE II: RotoExperts caused the holdup at No. 6 overall, and have now allowed the eight-hour clock to expire on their second-round pick. They'll be allowed to select a player for 2.6 whenever they get around to it. Meantime, FF.com wasted to time getting in their selection of Torrey Smith. I'm still surprised that a certain wide receiver is available.
RD 2 UPDATE III: * = RotoExperts got their pick in after the timer expired, and it's Rams third-round pick Austin Pettis.
THIRD ROUND
3.1.
3.2.
3.3. Rotoworld -
3.4.
3.5.
3.6.
3.7.
3.8.
3.9.
3.10.
3.11.
3.12.
If any of those guys turns into a QB1, you more than made up for your investment.But trading for Cassel when you're rebuilding 
We know what Cassel's upside is. Having an okay backup when you're rebuilding can be a detriment - wastes a roster spot and could make you the 11th best instead of 12th.
