Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
I gotta see your team with 6 WRs in 13 rounds. I like it, just wondering where the other weaknesses lie - as they must exist I would think.If not, this could be a team to beat.
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wraith5
Footballguy
Where do you see him going? I agree he'll be cut, but I don't have a clue where he might end up. ETA - are you really the first one in the SSL's to draft him?!??
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bostonfred
Footballguy
It's a very good team. He doesn't have a defense, his QBs are weak, and I'm not specifically a fan of Jamal Lewis, or Cotchery/SMoss/Galloway as your starting receivers, but with decent depth behind them, I don't have to be. He's done an excellent job using his middle draft spot to avoid getting caught up in runs.
switz
Footballguy
Thanksswitz said:Indianapolis D
Freeney will be back, the young guys will be better
el super gringo said:I was hoping that one of these three would drop to me, as I see these as possible top 10 D's being picked at #16.p.s. thanks Gamma for taking Oakland
I wavered between IND and TB, but looking at how well IND did last season despite injuries, I figured this season they'd be even better. Plus, a team with a solid offense puts pressure on the opposing offense, which often leads to risky plays by the opposing QB, and then good plays by the defense.
I don't recall him being drafted in ssl2. I think a 13th round pick is a big reach.Where do you see him going? I agree he'll be cut, but I don't have a clue where he might end up. ETA - are you really the first one in the SSL's to draft him?!??
I think it's a great pick...but then I have him on almost all of my earlier survivor teams.
el super gringo
Footballguy
doesn't everyone think this about WR's that they reach 4 rounds for? how often do they actually work out?BassNBrew said:
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
meachams a reach pure and simple. Switz better take your dynasty glasses off cuz this isnt a keeper league
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
The guy was racking it up before the injury last season and I think there will be plenty of teams that want him to come in. I think as my RB4 in a 16 team league...64 RB deep, I think he has a chance to crack the top50 for sure...if by some chance he actually ends up getting significant playing time, he could end up in the top30+. I liked the upside down here.Where do you see him going? I agree he'll be cut, but I don't have a clue where he might end up. ETA - are you really the first one in the SSL's to draft him?!??
Reminds me of Ricky Watters and a host of other RBs that never hooked on elsehwere and just faded away.The guy was racking it up before the injury last season and I think there will be plenty of teams that want him to come in. I think as my RB4 in a 16 team league...64 RB deep, I think he has a chance to crack the top50 for sure...if by some chance he actually ends up getting significant playing time, he could end up in the top30+. I liked the upside down here.Where do you see him going? I agree he'll be cut, but I don't have a clue where he might end up. ETA - are you really the first one in the SSL's to draft him?!??
QB
Matt Schaub, Trent Edwards, Matt Ryan
... needed a 3 QB rotation and this should be OK
RB
Marion Barber, Fred Taylor, Chris Brown
... should get nice, steady production from this group
WR
Marcus Colston, Santonio Holmes, Anthony Gonzalez
... Very good frontline production here, but needs depth
TE
Zach Miller, Randy McMichael, Jeff King
... do three sleepers equal one stud? We'll find out
DEF
Dallas, Cleveland
... i like these defenses in '08
Feel free to rip away
Matt Schaub, Trent Edwards, Matt Ryan
... needed a 3 QB rotation and this should be OK
RB
Marion Barber, Fred Taylor, Chris Brown
... should get nice, steady production from this group
WR
Marcus Colston, Santonio Holmes, Anthony Gonzalez
... Very good frontline production here, but needs depth
TE
Zach Miller, Randy McMichael, Jeff King
... do three sleepers equal one stud? We'll find out
DEF
Dallas, Cleveland
... i like these defenses in '08
Feel free to rip away
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bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
you've only got 3 WR's through 14 rounds? both your 3rd qb and 3rd Te should have been WR picks. You'll be bounced early
CommuterMan
Footballguy
In Beachbum's defense... only 3 WRs have been taken since he drafted a 3rd QB and 3rd TE (S. MacDonald, C Jackson & D Williams). Where BB should have taken a WR was in the 10th round instead of McMichael - at that point there were still some quality WRs left to be drafted. Overall your 3 QBs will have a tendency to disappear during certain weeks - for you sake you had better hope they don't all decide to disappear on the same week.
Not a lot of depth at RB or WR will hurt you once the first 5 or 6 teams have been eliminated - provided you are not one of those 5 or 6 teams. I do like Barber and Colston but the rest of the players at those positions have some concerns - Taylor's age and Holmes' continued development (was 2007 a high point or signs of taking it to the next level?)
TE, as discussed I would have passed on McMichael in favor of a WR in round 10
Def/ST - good pair that should be solid
Team so far
5.06 Marc Bulger - QB11 - STL 5
7.06 Jason Campbell, QB18, WAS 10
1.06 Joseph Addai, RB6, IND 4
3.06 Ronnie Brown, RB15, MIA 4
8.11 Deuce McAllister, RB38, NO 9
11.06 Ahman Green, RB44, HOU 8
2.11 Torry Holt, WR10, STL 5
4.11 Greg Jennings, WR21, GB 8
6.11 Derrick Mason, WR35, BAL 10
10.11 Amani Toomer, WR61, NYG 4
12.11 Chad Jackson, WR75, NE 4
9.06 Donald Lee, TE14, GB 8
13.06 Oakland Raiders, DEF15 5
14.11 Houston Texans, DEF22 8
I like how my team has come together. As long as Deuce and Green wait until after week 4 to get hurt I think I have a chance to go far. TE is my weakness, but in these 16 team leagues, you can't be strong everywhere. My WRs don't have the most upside, but Toomer and Mason should get 5/50 a game.
I think Campbell will make the step foward this year, and I wanted two QBs who will keep the job unless injured.
I think both OAK and HOU are young Ds on the rise, and while risky, I think they will outperform where I drafted them.
5.06 Marc Bulger - QB11 - STL 5
7.06 Jason Campbell, QB18, WAS 10
1.06 Joseph Addai, RB6, IND 4
3.06 Ronnie Brown, RB15, MIA 4
8.11 Deuce McAllister, RB38, NO 9
11.06 Ahman Green, RB44, HOU 8
2.11 Torry Holt, WR10, STL 5
4.11 Greg Jennings, WR21, GB 8
6.11 Derrick Mason, WR35, BAL 10
10.11 Amani Toomer, WR61, NYG 4
12.11 Chad Jackson, WR75, NE 4
9.06 Donald Lee, TE14, GB 8
13.06 Oakland Raiders, DEF15 5
14.11 Houston Texans, DEF22 8
I like how my team has come together. As long as Deuce and Green wait until after week 4 to get hurt I think I have a chance to go far. TE is my weakness, but in these 16 team leagues, you can't be strong everywhere. My WRs don't have the most upside, but Toomer and Mason should get 5/50 a game.
I think Campbell will make the step foward this year, and I wanted two QBs who will keep the job unless injured.
I think both OAK and HOU are young Ds on the rise, and while risky, I think they will outperform where I drafted them.
CommuterMan
Footballguy
switz
Footballguy
Oh, I agree he's a reach. But the way to win in FF is to know who is going to explode BEFORE they explode, not after. Meachem was one of the better rated WR prospects coming out last season. He's had a year to learn the nuances of the NFL. He's in a very explosive offense. It's a reach, but with what was available, it was a calculated risk.
Anthony Borbely
Footballguy
While I don't necessarily disagree with the bolded part, I think getting these players at good value is the key to winning. Reaching for players doesn't win anything.
Jeff King won't get 50% of the tiny Carolina TE pie this year. You're going to be leaking points at RB and WR once the bye weeks start.
switz
Footballguy
Where I draft, I have no choice but to make reaches to get players I want.I took him at 11.02, as the 64th WR. I wouldn't pick again until 12.15. Eleven WRs went between those two picks.
11.03 El Super Gringo - James Hardy, WR65, BUF
11.05 EBF - Brandon Stokley, WR66, DEN
11.08 anthony borbely - Marty Booker, WR67, CHI
11.09 Norsemen - James Jones, WR68, GB
11.16 teamramrod - Jason Avant, WR69, PHI
12.02 commuterman - Steve Smith, WR70, NYG
12.03 Steel Dillo - David Patten, WR71, NO
12.04 comet - Mark Bradley, WR72, CHI
12.06 MOP - Nate Washington, WR73, PIT
12.10 wraith5 - Shaun McDonald, WR74, DET
12.11 Gamma1210 - Chad Jackson, WR75, NE
In SSL 3 - 12.06 Rzrback77 - Robert Meachem, NO, WR71
In SSL 2 - 13.10 Pimpin Ain't Easy - Robert Meachem, NO, WR74
In SSL 1 - 13.11 - Construx Boy - Robert Meacham - WR76 - NO
IMO it was unlikely I would have been able to get him at 12.15, so I grabbed him 1 pick earlier on my board. With no trades available in this league, reaches are inevitable. I am happier with Meachem than having any of the WRs drafted between those two picks.
bostonfred
Footballguy
I'm completely stumped by the runs in these survivor leagues this year. I got locked out of a second defense early in the PDSL, so I wanted to make sure that didn't happen again. With some people taking three defenses, others who are doing their first SSL, and me waiting 22 picks before I got to pick again, I decided it was a good idea to get my second defense even though I had to pass on players I'd rather have taken. Anthony's done a good job using his middle draft pick to avoid that problem, and I think his team looks very strong because of it.
I think sometimes its runs and sometimes strategy. I took the Texans because I knew I didn't have a top D/ST and I liked the Texans as a sleeper and wasn't willing to wait and see if they fell 11 picks or so. Earlier I was targeting Campbell and once I took him I started a backup QB run. I wasn't trying to start a run, I just knew I wanted him and the draft responded.
you may be right... but if CAR is going to pound the run (see: drafting J.Stewart), they'll more likely be in two WR, at least one TE set... plus, Delhomme looked at King A LOT throught 3 games last year... worth a 3rd TE spot to find outthanks for the comments by the way
Carolina may well have 2 better pass catching TEs on the roster. I just think he's a candidate to disappoint this year.
I don't see how one can afford three defenses with only 18 roster spots.
el super gringo
Footballguy
crap 18 spots. whups.
CommuterMan
Footballguy
nothing like realizing this with only three picks left to round-out a roster...
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bostonfred
Footballguy
Thanks for the table talk, dude.BassNBrew said:
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el super gringo
Footballguy
be fair, i had 4 at the time of postingCommuterMan said:el super gringo said:nothing like realizing this with only three picks left to round-out a roster...
My bad, should have known that a vet like you was running some reverse psychology on the newbies.Thanks for the table talk, dude.BassNBrew said:
switz
Footballguy
I was wondering where the 3 defenses comment was coming from, as I hadn't seen anyone take three, and a few people still have only one.But then, looking at the rosters... heheMy bad, should have known that a vet like you was running some reverse psychology on the newbies.Thanks for the table talk, dude.BassNBrew said:
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bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
With a RB tandem of Willis-Selvin and the hype machine himself Chris Johnson. Thats a really good top 3RB in a 16 man league.Willis looks on track and Peyton is starting week1. my WR look ok, need Reggie Brown Healthy. My TE's are gonna score well every week.With a team like this you probably will be LOLOne RB in the first 7 rounds?
switz
Footballguy
I'd be worried a little more about Willis and his knee, and a lot about Selvin, just because DEN always shuffles their RBs around it seems. But Chris Johnson might turn about to be a freakin' STEAL.I'm really liking your WRs of Williams, Bowe and Driver.With a RB tandem of Willis-Selvin and the hype machine himself Chris Johnson. Thats a really good top 3RB in a 16 man league.Willis looks on track and Peyton is starting week1. my WR look ok, need Reggie Brown Healthy. My TE's are gonna score well every week.With a team like this you probably will be LOLOne RB in the first 7 rounds?You will be knocked out week 8 at the latest.
And I think Bradley may surprise some...
