DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Back at the gym. Working off last nights whiskey 
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***Shark Pool Home League Uno*** - Beware the ADP Sheriff! (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter LawFitz
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LawFitz
Footballguy
Hmm, @Ben & Jerry's
He's made all my picks!
Have your son make the pick. We’re all counting on him.
Won't be able to use it while driving. And I know the gallery has peanuts readied for anyone that takes more than 2 min to pick right now.
He's made all my picks!
LawFitz
Footballguy
Paging Dr. @Ben & Jerry's - you're OTC!
LawFitz
Footballguy
-jb-
Footballguy
Now is not the time to blame a child for your horrendous draft.Hmm, @Ben & Jerry's
Have your son make the pick. We’re all counting on him.
Won't be able to use it while driving. And I know the gallery has peanuts readied for anyone that takes more than 2 min to pick right now.
He's made all my picks!
jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
lol nah. I’m legit experimenting with punting tight end in this league. Not just for the draft purposes—but in general. I’ll explain my rationale after the draft as I don’t want to potentially influence any picks.It's Henry for Kelce, isn't it
Atomic Punk
Footballguy
Stupid question .. How do I set auto draft?
jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
You can toggle it on in the queue section
Atomic Punk
Footballguy
Thanks, I was having the same issue as BnB but on the other side of the screen on my IPad and couldn’t see the toggle button. I can see the entire thing on my PC and set up for auto. Good luck gents.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
How bout this one?Hmm, @Ben & Jerry's
Have your son make the pick. We’re all counting on him.
Won't be able to use it while driving. And I know the gallery has peanuts readied for anyone that takes more than 2 min to pick right now.
He's made all my picks!
Deamon
Footballguy
Seems like we will be waiting for @LawFitz to drop his kid off. Really hoping I can get my next two picks in asap as I also will be away from my phone tonight.How bout this one?Hmm, @Ben & Jerry's
Have your son make the pick. We’re all counting on him.
Won't be able to use it while driving. And I know the gallery has peanuts readied for anyone that takes more than 2 min to pick right now.
He's made all my picks!
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
LawFitz
Footballguy
They were a top 5 defense after AP took over. They've since kept their DC and added an elite 3tech DT (the holy grail of top defenses) + a bunch of other under-the-radar parts that I think only the Raider-thread bros know about. Could not risk you being at the end of the turn here.
That said, the D looked like ish during the preseason and still has major question marks at CB, which can be back breaking. But look out for Amari Gainer this season!
LawFitz
Footballguy
LawFitz
Footballguy
I welcome @BassNBrew's 12th place power ranking! I won't say that I think my team will be the best this year, or even competitive given my strategy and its composition. But it certainly will be fun winning (or losing) with MY guys and not the ones the crowd thinks I should have.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
You got some catching up to do to make 12th. Guy with 3 QBs in the first 9 rounds and a backup TE as his sole TE has you crushed even if you continue to take 22nd round prospects.
I welcome @BassNBrew's 12th place power ranking! I won't say that I think my team will be the best this year, or even competitive given my strategy and its composition. But it certainly will be fun winning (or losing) with MY guys and not the ones the crowd thinks I should have.
I'd also put you in the leader position to dominate the waiver wire. You definately won't be encumbered by tough drop decisions.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Still trying to nail down your draft strategy....coolest mascots or guys with the cutest butts are the best I can come up with.
I welcome @BassNBrew's 12th place power ranking! I won't say that I think my team will be the best this year, or even competitive given my strategy and its composition. But it certainly will be fun winning (or losing) with MY guys and not the ones the crowd thinks I should have.
LawFitz
Footballguy
Still trying to nail down your draft strategy....coolest mascots or guys with the cutest butts are the best I can come up with.
I welcome @BassNBrew's 12th place power ranking! I won't say that I think my team will be the best this year, or even competitive given my strategy and its composition. But it certainly will be fun winning (or losing) with MY guys and not the ones the crowd thinks I should have.
High upside + high floor (barring injury) starters and high upside backups.
And no ducks.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Next year try cute butts.Still trying to nail down your draft strategy....coolest mascots or guys with the cutest butts are the best I can come up with.
I welcome @BassNBrew's 12th place power ranking! I won't say that I think my team will be the best this year, or even competitive given my strategy and its composition. But it certainly will be fun winning (or losing) with MY guys and not the ones the crowd thinks I should have.
High upside + high floor (barring injury) starters and high upside backups.
And no ducks.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
@FarFromHome Hoosier is timing out
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Footballguy
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
Chaos34
Footballguy
I drove 3.5 hours t o Vegas with two of these on the 1 hr clock. I made two picks in here from the road. Got autodrafted once in the other one.
Good job everybody. 7 drafts down and this was by far the most fun.
Last December I saw a ton of tweets showing high stakes winners who did this Zero RB thing. I'm in Vegas for my only high stakes draft, which was won by a Zero RB team last year. I won't be doing the Zero RB thing, but glad I experimented with it. Sorry I drew the one slot but it is what it is. Daemon called it lame. I think he's taking this too seriously.
I don't hate my team and if we're honest, we know luck (mostly health) is a major part of how these go. At a glance and based on how I have been drafting, I think LawFitz crushed this. Thanks for making this happen, bro. Hope we get the band back together next year. And thanks to @Joe Bryant and @joey for making these a thing. I'm in a 23 year old league against a few FBG staffers and other industry notables, and I decided years ago not have access to all their hard work. Made me feel dirty having all their projections then drafting with them. So I am not a subscriber and I feel left out of the subscriber contest and new tournament thing. These fixed that a bit.
Good luck everybody. I'm off to dinner with the high stakes crew. We draw draft positions tonight. Draft the morning of the opener.
Good job everybody. 7 drafts down and this was by far the most fun.
Last December I saw a ton of tweets showing high stakes winners who did this Zero RB thing. I'm in Vegas for my only high stakes draft, which was won by a Zero RB team last year. I won't be doing the Zero RB thing, but glad I experimented with it. Sorry I drew the one slot but it is what it is. Daemon called it lame. I think he's taking this too seriously.
I don't hate my team and if we're honest, we know luck (mostly health) is a major part of how these go. At a glance and based on how I have been drafting, I think LawFitz crushed this. Thanks for making this happen, bro. Hope we get the band back together next year. And thanks to @Joe Bryant and @joey for making these a thing. I'm in a 23 year old league against a few FBG staffers and other industry notables, and I decided years ago not have access to all their hard work. Made me feel dirty having all their projections then drafting with them. So I am not a subscriber and I feel left out of the subscriber contest and new tournament thing. These fixed that a bit.
Good luck everybody. I'm off to dinner with the high stakes crew. We draw draft positions tonight. Draft the morning of the opener.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
We about to finish this draft today!!!
Houston turmOiler
Footballguy
Thanks for the invite and including me in this group. Drank all day so I'm not sure what happened, but it was fun!
jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
Now that the draft is over, I’ll explain my TE strategy. It very well may backfire and it may very well be flawed. Just looking at the rules/scoring system in this league (including starting lineup requirements)—I think that a large portion of the success in this league will go to teams that have really nice talent and depth at the RB and WR positions. Being forced to start two of each weekly—and up to 7 weekly out of a 10 player starting lineup is huge. I think the top qb’s are arguably worth the draft capital that they cost—and I think maybe the top 5-6 tight ends might be worth the draft capital that they cost—but aside from that—I’m not sure if the return on investment makes sense.lol nah. I’m legit experimenting with punting tight end in this league. Not just for the draft purposes—but in general. I’ll explain my rationale after the draft as I don’t want to potentially influence any picks.It's Henry for Kelce, isn't it
In 2023–there was a total of SIX tight ends that averaged 12 (when healthy and they played) or more fantasy points per game in a 0.5ppr format. To put things relatively speaking—there were 36 wide receivers (when healthy and they played) that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game. (I used last year from weeks 1-15). There were 27 running backs that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game (on average when they were healthy and they played). Because of this—and because there is only a requirement to start one tight end weekly in this league (10% of our starting lineup)—I wanted to dedicate the least amount of draft capital and roster space to a tight end. A roster spot (namely a bench spot) is one of two things in my opinion. It’s either a lottery ticket that gives me a shot to stash somebody that could turn elite with an injury or it’s an insurance policy. Most people that draft an elite tight end end up rostering a back up tight end as well. Not only do they expend the draft capital for the elite one—but they also expend the draft capital AND the opportunity cost of the roster spot for the backup for a position that generally doesn’t generate a lot of points (outside of a very few elite players). If you look at last season—guys like Kyren Williams, Puka, Jerome ford, Keaton Mitchell, Gus Edwards (and more) all had spurts where they gave their owners potentially season changing returns. With my strategy of punting tight end—I wouldn’t trade for an elite tight end that hasn’t had his bye week yet—as I would be forced to drop a valuable lottery ticket/insurance stash to find somebody to start when his bye week arrives. With my strategy of dedicating the least amount of draft capital and least amount of opportunity cost to that position—I really could only see myself making a play to get an elite tight end after they have had their bye week. Only then would I be motivated to be the one making offers. Right now—because I’ve dedicated almost no draft capital to my tight end position—unless he starts producing at elite levels—I can just drop my tight end and replace him with another one that will give me a weekly disadvantage during his bye week—and hopefully the draft capital that I was able to put into other positions—and the opportunity cost that having an extra lottery ticket on my bench (from not having to roster a back up TE) ends up paying off more than it costs me.
Edit—-I realized the numbers that I crunched from last year were for full PPR—here are the numbers for 0.5ppr for weeks 1-15 (average per player per game when played and healthy)
There were a total of FIVE Tight Ends that averaged more than 10 fantasy points per game. The one with the highest average per game was Kelce at 12.5.
There was a total of 35 WR’s that averaged more than 10 fantasy points per game when healthy and playing. 18 of those WR’s averaged more than 12.5 (more than the best TE)
There was a total of 29 running backs that averaged more than 10 fantasy points per game and 16 of them averaged more than 12.5.
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jvdesigns2002
Footballguy
Fully echo these sentiments. I haven’t started drinking yet—but I’m grateful to be in the league and I look forward to a fun season.
FarFromHome
Footballguy
For sure. Great draft. Seems like we got a good group of guys here. Gonna be fun. May the best soldier win.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
LawFitz's $50 donation
Chaka
Footballguy
I am favored 51% to 49% this week so...championship!
Chaka
Footballguy
C'mon @BassNBrew you've been our #1 fan so, how about you become our Madden and give us a [BOOM!] breakdown of how you see the draft overall and how you see the season developing?
Consider it an audition for next year.
Consider it an audition for next year.
LawFitz
Footballguy
I drove 3.5 hours t o Vegas with two of these on the 1 hr clock. I made two picks in here from the road. Got autodrafted once in the other one.
Good job everybody. 7 drafts down and this was by far the most fun.
Last December I saw a ton of tweets showing high stakes winners who did this Zero RB thing. I'm in Vegas for my only high stakes draft, which was won by a Zero RB team last year. I won't be doing the Zero RB thing, but glad I experimented with it. Sorry I drew the one slot but it is what it is. Daemon called it lame. I think he's taking this too seriously.
I don't hate my team and if we're honest, we know luck (mostly health) is a major part of how these go. At a glance and based on how I have been drafting, I think LawFitz crushed this. Thanks for making this happen, bro. Hope we get the band back together next year. And thanks to @Joe Bryant and @joey for making these a thing. I'm in a 23 year old league against a few FBG staffers and other industry notables, and I decided years ago not have access to all their hard work. Made me feel dirty having all their projections then drafting with them. So I am not a subscriber and I feel left out of the subscriber contest and new tournament thing. These fixed that a bit.
Good luck everybody. I'm off to dinner with the high stakes crew. We draw draft positions tonight. Draft the morning of the opener.
Like that you experimented with the zero RB thing. No better way to learn than to try. Don't listen to know-it-alls who can't see past their own systemic biases.
LawFitz
Footballguy
FarFromHome
Footballguy
Never used sleeper. Other then it's really dark, I think I like it. I like the trade offer interface. Offers sent. I'll assume because it appears to be a league with above average owners, I won't get the your 6th best wr for Bijan offers. Right? Either way I actually like all offers. You gotta start somewhere.
LawFitz
Footballguy
Now that the draft is over, I’ll explain my TE strategy. It very well may backfire and it may very well be flawed. Just looking at the rules/scoring system in this league (including starting lineup requirements)—I think that a large portion of the success in this league will go to teams that have really nice talent and depth at the RB and WR positions. Being forced to start two of each weekly—and up to 7 weekly out of a 10 player starting lineup is huge. I think the top qb’s are arguably worth the draft capital that they cost—and I think maybe the top 5-6 tight ends might be worth the draft capital that they cost—but aside from that—I’m not sure if the return on investment makes sense.lol nah. I’m legit experimenting with punting tight end in this league. Not just for the draft purposes—but in general. I’ll explain my rationale after the draft as I don’t want to potentially influence any picks.It's Henry for Kelce, isn't it
In 2023–there was a total of SIX tight ends that averaged 12 (when healthy and they played) or more fantasy points per game in a 0.5ppr format. To put things relatively speaking—there were 36 wide receivers (when healthy and they played) that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game. (I used last year from weeks 1-15). There were 27 running backs that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game (on average when they were healthy and they played). Because of this—and because there is only a requirement to start one tight end weekly in this league (10% of our starting lineup)—I wanted to dedicate the least amount of draft capital and roster space to a tight end. A roster spot (namely a bench spot) is one of two things in my opinion. It’s either a lottery ticket that gives me a shot to stash somebody that could turn elite with an injury or it’s an insurance policy. Most people that draft an elite tight end end up rostering a back up tight end as well. Not only do they expend the draft capital for the elite one—but they also expend the draft capital AND the opportunity cost of the roster spot for the backup for a position that generally doesn’t generate a lot of points (outside of a very few elite players). If you look at last season—guys like Kyren Williams, Puka, Jerome ford, Keaton Mitchell, Gus Edwards (and more) all had spurts where they gave their owners potentially season changing returns. With my strategy of punting tight end—I wouldn’t trade for an elite tight end that hasn’t had his bye week yet—as I would be forced to drop a valuable lottery ticket/insurance stash to find somebody to start when his bye week arrives. With my strategy of dedicating the least amount of draft capital and least amount of opportunity cost to that position—I really could only see myself making a play to get an elite tight end after they have had their bye week. Only then would I be motivated to be the one making offers. Right now—because I’ve dedicated almost no draft capital to my tight end position—unless he starts producing at elite levels—I can just drop my tight end and replace him with another one that will give me a weekly disadvantage—but hopefully the draft capital that I was able to put into other positions—and the opportunity cost that having an extra lottery ticket on my bench (from not having to roster a back up TE) ends up paying off more than it costs me.
The value of roster spots and lotto tix to this game are several levels of analysis higher than ADP sycophants would ever try to understand. But well done trying to educate them!
Houston turmOiler
Footballguy
Chaka
Footballguy
Uhhhh...I like my TEsNow that the draft is over, I’ll explain my TE strategy. It very well may backfire and it may very well be flawed. Just looking at the rules/scoring system in this league (including starting lineup requirements)—I think that a large portion of the success in this league will go to teams that have really nice talent and depth at the RB and WR positions. Being forced to start two of each weekly—and up to 7 weekly out of a 10 player starting lineup is huge. I think the top qb’s are arguably worth the draft capital that they cost—and I think maybe the top 5-6 tight ends might be worth the draft capital that they cost—but aside from that—I’m not sure if the return on investment makes sense.lol nah. I’m legit experimenting with punting tight end in this league. Not just for the draft purposes—but in general. I’ll explain my rationale after the draft as I don’t want to potentially influence any picks.It's Henry for Kelce, isn't it
In 2023–there was a total of SIX tight ends that averaged 12 (when healthy and they played) or more fantasy points per game in a 0.5ppr format. To put things relatively speaking—there were 36 wide receivers (when healthy and they played) that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game. (I used last year from weeks 1-15). There were 27 running backs that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game (on average when they were healthy and they played). Because of this—and because there is only a requirement to start one tight end weekly in this league (10% of our starting lineup)—I wanted to dedicate the least amount of draft capital and roster space to a tight end. A roster spot (namely a bench spot) is one of two things in my opinion. It’s either a lottery ticket that gives me a shot to stash somebody that could turn elite with an injury or it’s an insurance policy. Most people that draft an elite tight end end up rostering a back up tight end as well. Not only do they expend the draft capital for the elite one—but they also expend the draft capital AND the opportunity cost of the roster spot for the backup for a position that generally doesn’t generate a lot of points (outside of a very few elite players). If you look at last season—guys like Kyren Williams, Puka, Jerome ford, Keaton Mitchell, Gus Edwards (and more) all had spurts where they gave their owners potentially season changing returns. With my strategy of punting tight end—I wouldn’t trade for an elite tight end that hasn’t had his bye week yet—as I would be forced to drop a valuable lottery ticket/insurance stash to find somebody to start when his bye week arrives. With my strategy of dedicating the least amount of draft capital and least amount of opportunity cost to that position—I really could only see myself making a play to get an elite tight end after they have had their bye week. Only then would I be motivated to be the one making offers. Right now—because I’ve dedicated almost no draft capital to my tight end position—unless he starts producing at elite levels—I can just drop my tight end and replace him with another one that will give me a weekly disadvantage—but hopefully the draft capital that I was able to put into other positions—and the opportunity cost that having an extra lottery ticket on my bench (from not having to roster a back up TE) ends up paying off more than it costs me.
The value of roster spots and lotto tix to this game are several levels of analysis higher than ADP sycophants would ever try to understand. But well done trying to educate them!
LawFitz
Footballguy
Uhhhh...I like my TEsNow that the draft is over, I’ll explain my TE strategy. It very well may backfire and it may very well be flawed. Just looking at the rules/scoring system in this league (including starting lineup requirements)—I think that a large portion of the success in this league will go to teams that have really nice talent and depth at the RB and WR positions. Being forced to start two of each weekly—and up to 7 weekly out of a 10 player starting lineup is huge. I think the top qb’s are arguably worth the draft capital that they cost—and I think maybe the top 5-6 tight ends might be worth the draft capital that they cost—but aside from that—I’m not sure if the return on investment makes sense.lol nah. I’m legit experimenting with punting tight end in this league. Not just for the draft purposes—but in general. I’ll explain my rationale after the draft as I don’t want to potentially influence any picks.It's Henry for Kelce, isn't it
In 2023–there was a total of SIX tight ends that averaged 12 (when healthy and they played) or more fantasy points per game in a 0.5ppr format. To put things relatively speaking—there were 36 wide receivers (when healthy and they played) that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game. (I used last year from weeks 1-15). There were 27 running backs that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game (on average when they were healthy and they played). Because of this—and because there is only a requirement to start one tight end weekly in this league (10% of our starting lineup)—I wanted to dedicate the least amount of draft capital and roster space to a tight end. A roster spot (namely a bench spot) is one of two things in my opinion. It’s either a lottery ticket that gives me a shot to stash somebody that could turn elite with an injury or it’s an insurance policy. Most people that draft an elite tight end end up rostering a back up tight end as well. Not only do they expend the draft capital for the elite one—but they also expend the draft capital AND the opportunity cost of the roster spot for the backup for a position that generally doesn’t generate a lot of points (outside of a very few elite players). If you look at last season—guys like Kyren Williams, Puka, Jerome ford, Keaton Mitchell, Gus Edwards (and more) all had spurts where they gave their owners potentially season changing returns. With my strategy of punting tight end—I wouldn’t trade for an elite tight end that hasn’t had his bye week yet—as I would be forced to drop a valuable lottery ticket/insurance stash to find somebody to start when his bye week arrives. With my strategy of dedicating the least amount of draft capital and least amount of opportunity cost to that position—I really could only see myself making a play to get an elite tight end after they have had their bye week. Only then would I be motivated to be the one making offers. Right now—because I’ve dedicated almost no draft capital to my tight end position—unless he starts producing at elite levels—I can just drop my tight end and replace him with another one that will give me a weekly disadvantage—but hopefully the draft capital that I was able to put into other positions—and the opportunity cost that having an extra lottery ticket on my bench (from not having to roster a back up TE) ends up paying off more than it costs me.
The value of roster spots and lotto tix to this game are several levels of analysis higher than ADP sycophants would ever try to understand. But well done trying to educate them!
I like McBride. His case was against Kmet the frog.
Chaka
Footballguy
Caleb to Kmet = TouchdownUhhhh...I like my TEsNow that the draft is over, I’ll explain my TE strategy. It very well may backfire and it may very well be flawed. Just looking at the rules/scoring system in this league (including starting lineup requirements)—I think that a large portion of the success in this league will go to teams that have really nice talent and depth at the RB and WR positions. Being forced to start two of each weekly—and up to 7 weekly out of a 10 player starting lineup is huge. I think the top qb’s are arguably worth the draft capital that they cost—and I think maybe the top 5-6 tight ends might be worth the draft capital that they cost—but aside from that—I’m not sure if the return on investment makes sense.lol nah. I’m legit experimenting with punting tight end in this league. Not just for the draft purposes—but in general. I’ll explain my rationale after the draft as I don’t want to potentially influence any picks.It's Henry for Kelce, isn't it
In 2023–there was a total of SIX tight ends that averaged 12 (when healthy and they played) or more fantasy points per game in a 0.5ppr format. To put things relatively speaking—there were 36 wide receivers (when healthy and they played) that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game. (I used last year from weeks 1-15). There were 27 running backs that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game (on average when they were healthy and they played). Because of this—and because there is only a requirement to start one tight end weekly in this league (10% of our starting lineup)—I wanted to dedicate the least amount of draft capital and roster space to a tight end. A roster spot (namely a bench spot) is one of two things in my opinion. It’s either a lottery ticket that gives me a shot to stash somebody that could turn elite with an injury or it’s an insurance policy. Most people that draft an elite tight end end up rostering a back up tight end as well. Not only do they expend the draft capital for the elite one—but they also expend the draft capital AND the opportunity cost of the roster spot for the backup for a position that generally doesn’t generate a lot of points (outside of a very few elite players). If you look at last season—guys like Kyren Williams, Puka, Jerome ford, Keaton Mitchell, Gus Edwards (and more) all had spurts where they gave their owners potentially season changing returns. With my strategy of punting tight end—I wouldn’t trade for an elite tight end that hasn’t had his bye week yet—as I would be forced to drop a valuable lottery ticket/insurance stash to find somebody to start when his bye week arrives. With my strategy of dedicating the least amount of draft capital and least amount of opportunity cost to that position—I really could only see myself making a play to get an elite tight end after they have had their bye week. Only then would I be motivated to be the one making offers. Right now—because I’ve dedicated almost no draft capital to my tight end position—unless he starts producing at elite levels—I can just drop my tight end and replace him with another one that will give me a weekly disadvantage—but hopefully the draft capital that I was able to put into other positions—and the opportunity cost that having an extra lottery ticket on my bench (from not having to roster a back up TE) ends up paying off more than it costs me.
The value of roster spots and lotto tix to this game are several levels of analysis higher than ADP sycophants would ever try to understand. But well done trying to educate them!
I like McBride. His case was against Kmet the frog.
Get used to it.
Chaka
Footballguy
-jb-
Footballguy
I’m not reading all that. I’m happy for you. Or sorry that happened.Now that the draft is over, I’ll explain my TE strategy. It very well may backfire and it may very well be flawed. Just looking at the rules/scoring system in this league (including starting lineup requirements)—I think that a large portion of the success in this league will go to teams that have really nice talent and depth at the RB and WR positions. Being forced to start two of each weekly—and up to 7 weekly out of a 10 player starting lineup is huge. I think the top qb’s are arguably worth the draft capital that they cost—and I think maybe the top 5-6 tight ends might be worth the draft capital that they cost—but aside from that—I’m not sure if the return on investment makes sense.lol nah. I’m legit experimenting with punting tight end in this league. Not just for the draft purposes—but in general. I’ll explain my rationale after the draft as I don’t want to potentially influence any picks.It's Henry for Kelce, isn't it
In 2023–there was a total of SIX tight ends that averaged 12 (when healthy and they played) or more fantasy points per game in a 0.5ppr format. To put things relatively speaking—there were 36 wide receivers (when healthy and they played) that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game. (I used last year from weeks 1-15). There were 27 running backs that averaged 12 or more fantasy points per game (on average when they were healthy and they played). Because of this—and because there is only a requirement to start one tight end weekly in this league (10% of our starting lineup)—I wanted to dedicate the least amount of draft capital and roster space to a tight end. A roster spot (namely a bench spot) is one of two things in my opinion. It’s either a lottery ticket that gives me a shot to stash somebody that could turn elite with an injury or it’s an insurance policy. Most people that draft an elite tight end end up rostering a back up tight end as well. Not only do they expend the draft capital for the elite one—but they also expend the draft capital AND the opportunity cost of the roster spot for the backup for a position that generally doesn’t generate a lot of points (outside of a very few elite players). If you look at last season—guys like Kyren Williams, Puka, Jerome ford, Keaton Mitchell, Gus Edwards (and more) all had spurts where they gave their owners potentially season changing returns. With my strategy of punting tight end—I wouldn’t trade for an elite tight end that hasn’t had his bye week yet—as I would be forced to drop a valuable lottery ticket/insurance stash to find somebody to start when his bye week arrives. With my strategy of dedicating the least amount of draft capital and least amount of opportunity cost to that position—I really could only see myself making a play to get an elite tight end after they have had their bye week. Only then would I be motivated to be the one making offers. Right now—because I’ve dedicated almost no draft capital to my tight end position—unless he starts producing at elite levels—I can just drop my tight end and replace him with another one that will give me a weekly disadvantage during his bye week—and hopefully the draft capital that I was able to put into other positions—and the opportunity cost that having an extra lottery ticket on my bench (from not having to roster a back up TE) ends up paying off more than it costs me.
Edit—-I realized the numbers that I crunched from last year were for full PPR—here are the numbers for 0.5ppr for weeks 1-15 (average per player per game when played and healthy)
There were a total of FIVE Tight Ends that averaged more than 10 fantasy points per game. The one with the highest average per game was Kelce at 12.5.
There was a total of 35 WR’s that averaged more than 10 fantasy points per game when healthy and playing. 18 of those WR’s averaged more than 12.5 (more than the best TE)
There was a total of 29 running backs that averaged more than 10 fantasy points per game and 16 of them averaged more than 12.5.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
@BassNBrew @Joe Bryant gonna need someone to take a whack at judging this draft. Someone’s gotta want to roast us!