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*Ultimate Survivor 2010* League 2 Thread (1 Viewer)

OK, might as well get this out of the way and then run for the hills while I get skewered:

QBs:

Chad Henne (5)

Jason Campbell (10)

Matt Leinart (6)

I'm not going to sit here and make excuses... my QBs are downright terrible, and there's no excuse for that in this format. I will say there's a few people in this league who think that some of us weren't prepared, didn't do the research, didn't understand the rules, etc... not the case. I knew what I was getting into. I just totally missed out on runs twice and when that when the dust cleared there was pretty much nobody left. Rather than chase bottom-tier guys, I did my best to make up the difference elsewhere. At that point there was really no other choice.

The silver lining is that this is best ball, and maybe somehow, some way these bums mange to post a decent game between them each week. Henne was at least competent at the close of '09 and has added Marshall. Campbell has the easiest QB schedule through the first 5 games according to Clayton's Ultimate SOS. Leinart is awful, but maybe I get lucky and a 5 yard crossing pattern to Fitz goes the distance or something.

No doubt these QBs leave me at a severe disadvantage as I'm sure will be noted by those picking apart our rosters. Not really much to defend on that front. I've got to hope for some luck to advance.

But it wasn't a result of not being prepared...

RBs

Frank Gore (9)

Pierre Thomas (10)

Ronnie Brown (5)

Derrick Ward (4)

Brandon Jackson (10)

Big fan of Gore this year and like his schedule out of the gate. Thomas should be consistent as well over the first five. Neither of these guys will be off during this leg. Not a big Ronnie Brown believer, but was good value where I got him. I expect to lean on these three, as Ward and Jackson are just fliers. Anything from them will be considered a bonus.

WRs

Reggie Wayne (7)

Marques Colston (10)

Mike Wallace (5)

Mohamed Massaquoi (8)

Devin Thomas (9)

Laurent Robinson (9)

Jason Avant (8)

Sammie Stroughter (4)

Wayne and Colston are a nice start but I would have liked to add more quality depth. Wayne in particular has a great schedule to start the season off. I think Wallace and Thomas could be consistent threats by the end of the season; it remains to be seen if they can get it done early. Robinson will probably count a few times for me as he has a decent schedule out of the gate. Avant and Stroughter are fliers... seems Stroguhter is having a good camp in the slot.

TEs

Dallas Clark (7)

Tony Scheffler (7)

Going to need Clark to come up big all five weeks, and he just might with a great schedule out of the gate. He'll need to make up for deficiencies elsewhere. I do think Scheffler has some upside in an improving offense, I'm just not counting on him.

PKs

Lawrence Tynes (8)

Adam Vinatieri (7)

Josh Brown (9)

Not much to analyze on kickers, except for the fact all three should be active all five weeks and have pretty good matchups. I actually think having three PKs and DEFs was important for me with my QBs so terrible - I need to take more shots at other positions to hopefully make up the points I'll be in the hole at the QB position.

DEFs

Baltimore Ravens (8)

New England Patriots (5)

Washington Redskins (9)

Again, usually I wouldn't take three, but I had to make an effort to make up points lost elsewhere.

To wrap it up, I don't expect the reviews to be very kind at all, and it is understandable. It's pretty hard to end up with QBs as bad as this. Outside of that, this team isn't too bad, with a base of Gore, P. Thomas, Wayne, Colston and Clark every week. The QB problem will probably be too much to overcome in the end, however, and advancing looks like an unlikely proposition at this point.

I expect 11 others to say how they "really like their team" and "feel they are definitely in the top 2 or 3" and "they are pretty much assured of advancing". Some of you will be right... some won't... everyone usually thinks they have the best team after the draft. I'm going to be more realistic :shark:

 
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Renegade - FWIW, I had Carson Palmer, Matthew Stafford and Shaun Hill as my QBs in leg 1 last year and I advanced - finished 2nd I believe. Granted, it wasn't a QB flex league, but you never know.

 
QB

3.5 Kevin Kolb

8.8 Brett Favre (4)

12.8 Jake Delhomme

21.5 Tavaris Jackson (4)

I was in this league a year ago and was derailed by lack of QB production. After four were taken in both the first and second round, I was literally forced to grab one in the third round. I heard Coach Andy Reid state on Sirius that he knew when he drafted McNabb that he would be capable of pro bowl seasons as his QB and he feels the same way about Kolb. The Eagle offense is all about the QB passing and I hope Mr. Kolb is up to the task. Living in Mississippi, we get a daily dose of Favre watch and most still seem to think that he will play. Took Tavaris Jackson late if Favre retires. Added Delhomme at the end of the starting QB pool as I wanted to have the opportunity for two scores each week and the Viking duo has a week four bye. This is not the team’s strength, but it should keep me in the hunt, middle of the league at best.

RB

1.5 Ray Rice

9.5 C.J. Spiller

10.8 Fred Jackson

11.5 Laurence Maroney (5)

23.5 Kevin Faulk (5)

Pre-draft I thought my big decision would be whether to draft Adrian Peterson or not. I love his ability, but starting with a guy who would miss a week and after looking at his early schedule, I could not make up my mind. When two QBs went in the top four, I did not have to as Ray Rice was there. I need a great start to the season for Ray Rice as I backed him up with late picks getting two RBs each from Buffalo and New England. The Patriot duo will be resting in week five, so hopefully Rice runs wild at home on the Broncos that week and Buffalo hosts the Jaguars. Probably slightly above middle of the league.

WR

2.8 Calvin Johndon

4.8 Steve Smith (Car)

6.8 Mike Sims-Walker

7.5 Dwayne Bowe (4)

13.5 Josh Morgan

17.5 Devery Henderson

22.8 Donte Stallworth

Really love the top four WRs that I acquired. I think that this group will fulfill the flex scoring when the QBs have a down day. Added Josh Morgan who I think will see lots of targets for the Niners across from Crabtree. The last two are known to be deep targets and hoping for a couple of weeks with stat lines of 3 catches for 85 yards and a TD from them. Thought that I would go deeper at WR, but only one guy is off one week. Top three stable of WRs.

TE

5.5 Tony Gonzalez

15.5 John Carlson (5)

I had planned ahead of time to be diligent in the drafting of TEs as our league only has the same 1 ppr for them as the WRs and RBs. Hoped that there would be more taken earlier, but that was not the case. We had solid drafting in this league in my opinion. The first was not taken until the 4th round, but prior to my pick in the fifth, all the top five were gone and I felt the need to get one so I could be patient for my second. I like how I paired Carlson with Gonzalez without spending excessively. Actually think my two TEs rank slightly ahead of middle.

PK

14.8 Mason Crosby

16.8 David Akers

I sometimes struggle to identify good kickers so I went early and grabbed two that were highly ranked by FBGs. I felt that with the large roster we were carrying, I could afford to go a little early to get security here. Rank myself near the top, except a three teams grabbed three and the variational scoring will push them above this duo.

DST

18.8 Cleveland Browns

19.5 Houston Texans

20.8 Seattle Seahawks (5)

24.8 Detroit Lions

I love the scatter shot approach with DSTs in best ball and like this group ok. I was targeting Buffalo with their ball hawking corners and Mr. Spiller, but missed out as I nabbed Tavaris Jackson as insurance for Favre.

Critiques and comments will be welcomed

 
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Interesting read here, guess the website ranks the draft for us:

http://football27.myfantasyleague.com/2010...70749&O=182
But it doesn't factor in the league ending at week 5 and I'm not sure it captures the QB flex option. Don't read into these rankings too much.
Jeff is right. The AI can't distinguish if you have 10 people on bye on week 6 (which doesn't matter to us, but they'll ding your 'score' for it) or the reason a player like Favre or Moreno fell is because of possible retirement or an injury. Those are gambles, but the AI is just going by ADP, and only sees that you 'stole' those players where you got them.I have a good idea who I think will advance, but it's VERY early injuries can and will make this all moot by season't beginning. :goodposting:

 
QB

3.5 Kevin Kolb

8.8 Brett Favre (4)

12.8 Jake Delhomme

21.5 Tavaris Jackson (4)

I was in this league a year ago and was derailed by lack of QB production. After four were taken in both the first and second round, I was literally forced to grab one in the third round. I heard Coach Andy Reid state on Sirius that he knew when he drafted McNabb that he would be capable of pro bowl seasons as his QB and he feels the same way about Kolb. The Eagle offense is all about the QB passing and I hope Mr. Kolb is up to the task. Living in Mississippi, we get a daily dose of Favre watch and most still seem to think that he will play. Took Tavaris Jackson late if Favre retires. Added Delhomme at the end of the starting QB pool as I wanted to have the opportunity for two scores each week and the Viking duo has a week four bye. This is not the team’s strength, but it should keep me in the hunt, middle of the league at best.

RB

1.5 Ray Rice

9.5 C.J. Spiller

10.8 Fred Jackson

11.5 Laurence Maroney (5)

23.5 Kevin Faulk (5)

Pre-draft I thought my big decision would be whether to draft Adrian Peterson or not. I love his ability, but starting with a guy who would miss a week and after looking at his early schedule, I could not make up my mind. When two QBs went in the top four, I did not have to as Ray Rice was there. I need a great start to the season for Ray Rice as I backed him up with late picks getting two RBs each from Buffalo and New England. The Patriot duo will be resting in week five, so hopefully Rice runs wild at home on the Broncos that week and Buffalo hosts the Jaguars. Probably slightly above middle of the league.

WR

2.8 Calvin Johndon

4.8 Steve Smith (Car)

6.8 Mike Sims-Walker

7.5 Dwayne Bowe (4)

13.5 Josh Morgan

17.5 Devery Henderson

22.8 Donte Stallworth

Really love the top four WRs that I acquired. I think that this group will fulfill the flex scoring when the QBs have a down day. Added Josh Morgan who I think will see lots of targets for the Niners across from Crabtree. The last two are known to be deep targets and hoping for a couple of weeks with stat lines of 3 catches for 85 yards and a TD from them. Thought that I would go deeper at WR, but only one guy is off one week. Top three stable of WRs.

TE

5.5 Tony Gonzalez

15.5 John Carlson (5)

I had planned ahead of time to be diligent in the drafting of TEs as our league only has the same 1 ppr for them as the WRs and RBs. Hoped that there would be more taken earlier, but that was not the case. We had solid drafting in this league in my opinion. The first was not taken until the 4th round, but prior to my pick in the fifth, all the top five were gone and I felt the need to get one so I could be patient for my second. I like how I paired Carlson with Gonzalez without spending excessively. Actually think my two TEs rank slightly ahead of middle.

PK

14.8 Mason Crosby

16.8 David Akers

I sometimes struggle to identify good kickers so I went early and grabbed two that were highly ranked by FBGs. I felt that with the large roster we were carrying, I could afford to go a little early to get security here. Rank myself near the top, except a three teams grabbed three and the variational scoring will push them above this duo.

DST

18.8 Cleveland Browns

19.5 Houston Texans

20.8 Seattle Seahawks (5)

24.8 Detroit Lions

I love the scatter shot approach with DSTs in best ball and like this group ok. I was targeting Buffalo with their ball hawking corners and Mr. Spiller, but missed out as I nabbed Tavaris Jackson as insurance for Favre.

Critiques and comments will be welcomed
IMO two things will make or break your team:1. Favre's decision. This is a big one.

2. Whether or not Buffalo goes with a true RBBC.

 
Interesting read here, guess the website ranks the draft for us:

http://football27.myfantasyleague.com/2010...70749&O=182
But it doesn't factor in the league ending at week 5 and I'm not sure it captures the QB flex option. Don't read into these rankings too much.
Jeff is right. The AI can't distinguish if you have 10 people on bye on week 6 (which doesn't matter to us, but they'll ding your 'score' for it) or the reason a player like Favre or Moreno fell is because of possible retirement or an injury. Those are gambles, but the AI is just going by ADP, and only sees that you 'stole' those players where you got them.I have a good idea who I think will advance, but it's VERY early injuries can and will make this all moot by season't beginning. :shrug:
Do tell...

 
Interesting read here, guess the website ranks the draft for us:

http://football27.myfantasyleague.com/2010...70749&O=182
But it doesn't factor in the league ending at week 5 and I'm not sure it captures the QB flex option. Don't read into these rankings too much.
Jeff is right. The AI can't distinguish if you have 10 people on bye on week 6 (which doesn't matter to us, but they'll ding your 'score' for it) or the reason a player like Favre or Moreno fell is because of possible retirement or an injury. Those are gambles, but the AI is just going by ADP, and only sees that you 'stole' those players where you got them.I have a good idea who I think will advance, but it's VERY early injuries can and will make this all moot by season't beginning. :)
Do tell...
Nope, no LHUCKSing anyone from me. :) If a few people want to, GB them, but I won't be a jinx.

 
Interesting read here, guess the website ranks the draft for us:

http://football27.myfantasyleague.com/2010...70749&O=182
But it doesn't factor in the league ending at week 5 and I'm not sure it captures the QB flex option. Don't read into these rankings too much.
Jeff is right. The AI can't distinguish if you have 10 people on bye on week 6 (which doesn't matter to us, but they'll ding your 'score' for it) or the reason a player like Favre or Moreno fell is because of possible retirement or an injury. Those are gambles, but the AI is just going by ADP, and only sees that you 'stole' those players where you got them.I have a good idea who I think will advance, but it's VERY early injuries can and will make this all moot by season't beginning. :)
Do tell...
Nope, no LHUCKSing anyone from me. :) If a few people want to, GB them, but I won't be a jinx.
Aw, c'mon... shouldn't be too hard... I'm not on the list and I'm sure you're counting yourself, so that only leaves 10 other teams...

 
I'll project that four of the following survive:

1) yellowdog

2) Deranged Hermit

3) ConstruxBoy

4) Jene Bremel

5) RenegadeGM

6) rzrback77

I have to confess that I do not own a ouija board or crystal ball and not have not historical success at projecting contest winners.

 
A few thoughts on this.1. Tons of RB depth in this format. If you draft 7-12 and the folks like the top5 RBs are gone and AJ as well, don't panic. I would clean the top 6-7 WRs out and sharpen yourself a nice blade to slice thru folks at the WR position. Very few WRs are sure things and you will be shocked at the RBs on the board in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th rounds, like walking thru the candy store. Plus you don't want to give folks with Chris Johnson already a gift like 2 top6 WRs because you are chasing something that doesn't really exist. Be strong.2. Try to stay ahead of the runs. Sometimes that is easier said than done but realize most of these folks have read over DD's perfect draft artcile, lapped up the FBG ADP postings, have combed thru Chase, Jason, and Jeff' on player spotlights, debates, and face offs. You might not see things go as they predict so be ready to grab the guys you really want a tad earlier perhaps. I am not a big believer in doing a lot of research, finding what I think are gems, and then allowing them to hit other rosters because I was too stubborn to take them a few picks ahead of where everyone else says or thinks they should go. 3. QBs are about 15-16 deep IMO, don't panic if you cannot secure Brees, Rodgers, and Romo. However don't think that Garrard, Leinart and Moore will lead you to the promised land. Don't draft Big Ben or VJax for very obvious reasons. Watch your bye weeks, those players that have weeks 4 and 5 byes have to be a little discounted because if you load up on them you could be in big trouble. I am not a fan of taking a bunch of WRs late and seeing what sticks. If you look up in the 7th round and you have 1 WR, you better have the mother of all RBs, QBs, and TEs otherwise you are gonna be in Barney Rubble Trouble. QBs: Value in the 6th-10th rounds IMORBs: Loads of value in the 3rd-7th roundsWRs: Best ones are in the 2nd-5th rounds...then I do like some of them in the double digit rounds mostly those that have done it before or are WR3 types on high octane offenses.TE: Value in the middle rounds...DD hit on a couple in his article and I would agree however I always reach a bit for them. Def/ST: Take 3 if you are rostering 24 teams IMHOPK: 2 is OK but if there is nothing of value at any other position why not grab 3 of these too? In this format where you are playing everyone every week you will see the PK as the difference between 148 and posting 145 and going 8-3 vs 7-4 or 6-5 that week. Good Luck everyone,MOP
I was thinking that since you offered such outstanding advice pre-draft that you might venture an opinion on the outcome post-draft.
 
I know most won't like my team, and that's ok. It's sort of boom or bust, especially at WR.

QB

Cassel, Matt KCC QB - 9.11 (4)

Flacco, Joe BAL QB - 3.11

Really like Flacco -- better than 3-4 that were drafted ahead of him. I expect Cassel to have a couple good weeks and a couple stinkers. I understand taking 2 stud QB's early, don't understand reaching for lower tier QB's in the top 5 rounds like many did. Certainly not a top duo but not as much of a liablility as many think.

RB

Forsett, Justin SEA RB - 10.2 (5)

Gerhart, Toby MIN RB - 20.2 (4)

Portis, Clinton WAS RB - 8.2

Turner, Michael ATL RB - 1.11

Williams, Carnell TBB RB - 11.11 (4)

Love this group, especially where I got them, but I'm probably higher on Portis than most. Turner not a PPR machine but will get his against a soft schedule. Forsett and Caddy provide nice depth. Gerhart could pop a couple short yardage scores and/or some receptions.

WR

Crayton, Patrick DAL WR - 23.11 (4)

Douglas, Harry ATL WR - 14.2

Driver, Donald GBP WR - 7.11

Gibson, Brandon STL WR - 24.2

Jones, James GBP WR - 13.11

Moss, Randy NEP WR - 2.2 (5)

Naanee, Legedu SDC WR - 15.11

Rice, Sidney MIN WR - 5.11 (4)

Welker, Wes NEP WR - 6.2 (5)

If this were survivor and not all play I would be more concerned about the byes and would not have paired Welker with Moss. Hopefully the positve news on Welker continues and they put up nice points for the first 4 weeks. Rice will obviously be more valuable if Farrrrve comes back, but wasn't too risky where I took him. Would have preferred Steve Smith (NYG) who went 1 pick earlier. Driver as a #4 is very nice with Jones as insurance. Naanee should get looks with VJax out.

TE

Gates, Antonio SDC TE - 4.2

Miller, Zach JAC TE - 22.2

Shiancoe, Visanthe MIN TE - 12.2 (4)

With QB's flying I had to try to start the TE run and was happy to take Gates in the 4th. Was surprised to see TD machine Shiancoe still there in the 12th. Miller late flyer with upside.

K

Janikowski, Sebastian OAK PK - 10

Lindell, Rian BUF PK - 6

2 solid kickers with no competition or bye weeks. Yeah.

DEF

Colts, Indianapolis IND Def - 7

Falcons, Atlanta ATL Def - 8

Jaguars, Jacksonville JAC Def

Didn't want to jump early with value at other positions on the board. Went for decent D's with some nice early matchups.

No, I won't have much QB flex scoring, but I believe I have guys at the other 3 positions that can fill that roll week to week as well as a mid tier QB could, and I like my top end talent at the other positions. We'll see...

 
Tony Romo- 2.03Carson Palmer- 3.10Matt Moore- 10.03Sam Bradford- 12.03Byron Leftwich- 20.03I was planning on going QB with my 1st two picks, but when Andre Johnson fell to me at 1.10, I couldn't pass him up. I'm high on Palmer this year, and love him as a flex. I hated taking a player with a week 4 bye that early, but Romo was by far my top ranked QB on the board. I like loading up on QBs in best ball, not to mention QB-flex.Cedric Benson- 6.03Reggie Bush- 7.10Michael Bush- 8.03Darren McFadden- 9.10Steve Slaton- 13.10Bernard Scott- 14.03A solid group here, but nothing special. I was hoping Matthews would fall to me at 3.10, but when he was gone I decided to wait at RB. I took McFadden over some guys I had ranked above him, but I wanted to pair him up with Bush. I think both backs will have some good games and some bad games, and this way I have the whole backfield covered. I'm not big on Slaton, and would of liked to add another decent RB. When I saw Cadillac go 13.05 in league 1, I tried waiting to pick him at 12.03, but just missed out on him. Not a bad group overall.Andre Johnson- 1.10Brandon Marshall- 4.03Steve Smith (NYG)- 5.10Mike Williams- 14.03Chaz Schillens- 16.03Demaryius Thomas- 19.10Three studs, and three young guys with upside. Obviously I'd like some more depth, but I'm very happy with my WRs overall. I'm very high on Mike Williams. Marshall has a week 5 bye, so I'll need one of my backups to step up that week.Owen Daniels- 11.10Kevin Boss- 18.03Shawn Nelson- 23.10If Daniels is healthy week 1, I'll have a really solid group here. Jay Feely- 21.10Connor Barth- 24.03Giants- 17.10Buccaneers- 22.03I'm never going to overpay for a kicker or defense. Just took the best guys available in the last few rounds.I haven't really looked at any of the other teams yet, but I have to believe that I'm one of the stronger teams. My biggest weakness is probably at RB, but I think I'm good enough there to compete. With it being a QB flex league, I wanted to make sure I was strong at QB, and I think I accomplished that. I lucked out with my top WRs falling where they did. I should definately be among the top 4.
Any thoughts on my team?
 
Was asked to weigh in so here we go...I don't have time to check gramatics so please forgive.

Tat's Dad:

QB: Brady is OK but other than the season where he tossed 49 Tds he really is not head and shoulders above others. In a league where QB can count as flex and despite only 4 pt TD passes you can still create a monster at QB. Edwards and Anderson are total junk and I wouldn't even roster them. Brady even has a week 5 bye so I would rate this as weak. Hope you look a lot better at the other spots.



RB: Chris Johnson, Shonn Greene and not much else. CJ is great but this isn't enough to really overcome the QB stuff that I can see.



WR: 2 Dallas WRs and I know they have a bye week…I'm just not seeing anything that really stands out here. I'm sorry to be so cruel.

TE: V.Davis OK

Bottom Line: Nothing here to make want to predict that you make it to the next round. Thanks for playing.



Yellow Dog:

QB: Cutler and Rodgers, you're on to something here. Looks strong even though I am not a big Cutler fan.

RB: Grant, Forte, Ricky, and TJones…should be OK even if not flashy it looks like you took some value guys. Chester Taylor would have been nice at some point.

WR: Terrible, you don't have a top10 candidate on the roster. Other than Crabtrree you have a bunch of WR2s, 3s, 4s, and even 5s…not a fan sorry.

TE: Witten and Cooley should be solid.

Def/ST: You and the previous team took 3 or 4 total including PKs and Def/ST from this group…24 man rosters you should have gone at least 3 deep at each, it's free points so take 'em.

Bottom Line: Marginal



Deranged Hermit:

QB: Brees and Eli, very good, probably one of the top duos.

RB: I like 'em with Mendy, MB III, Moreno, you have a solid group and enough to get you past the bye weeks. Solid.

WR: Jennings, Ward, Housh, Manningham, Walter, Tate, and Britt…this is fine, nothing wrong here from what I have seen with others. You might not have 2 top10 types but you are solid from top to bottom, I like it.

TE: Heath Miller is fine with Watson.

Def/ST: Took 3 of them and 2 PKs, good man.

Bottom Line: With a little luck or even without you should advance, solid job DH.



Construxboy:

QB: Mediocre, not as big a fan of Rivers this year. Young and Freeman are bottom half at best.

RB: Very strong with MJD, Charles, and Best…this is probably as good as it gets.

WR: Nicks, Harvin, and Evans should be enough with the firepower you have at RB.

TE: Finley, you're good.

Def: 3 defenses and 2 PKs, very good.

Bottom Line: Strong, should be in the mix to advance.



Rzrback:

QB: Kolb is good, the combo of Favre and TJax is fine but you have to burn 2 roster spots on a QB when likely only 1 of them hits the field. I understand it though, 24 man rosters, it's solid.

RB: Basically Rice, NE, and Buff…you took 2 from NE and Buff, that should be enough

WR: Calvin, St Smith(Car), Bowe, MSW, that's the making of a powerhouse, I like it, high risk and high reward.

TE: Gonzo and Carlson, I love it.

Def/PK: 6 from this group and 4 defenses, I love it and think you should load up on defenses in this format if it allows.

Bottom Line: Very strong, should be in the mix to not only advance but perhaps gun for the top team in this US 2 league.



Jeff Hasely: (Do you like P&Js)…miss the old FFA schtick

QB: Peyton, then Hass and Alex Smith…that could be very nice.

RB: Ryan Mathews and DWill, again this should be pretty good.

WR: Looks like you waited but then you have a large group of guys that are MOP specials such as Santana Moss, Jabar Gaffney, Bernard Berrian. Devin Hester…this is not horrible but it's not strong either.

TE: Like Zach Millr but not paired with Scaife and Fasano as much…still this could surprise some folks.

Def/ST: 5 including 3 PKs, that's fine

Bottom Line: Bubble team but could get in.



JaxBill:

QB: Terrible. Not a Matt Ryan fan when youi have folks in a 2 QB league with 2 on their roster rated higher than Ryan. Not sure why folks are so attracted this guy, he manages games and has a ball control type HC. The rest is pretty suspect IMO.

RB: SJax, Felix, Bradshaw, Foster…it's not what I would have done but that doesn't make it wrong. Lot of folks on the boards love all these guys.

WR: DeSean and Maclin, again not a fan. Boldin and then not much depth.

TE: Olsen and Shockey…nowhere near the punch of some of the other top TEs.

Def/ST: 3 PKs and 3 defenses, good,

Bottom Line: I would not be placing a bet that you glide thru. If you make it there will be some real luck involved. On a sidenote though I love JB and think he provides excellent reports on Jacksonville. It pained me to write bad things about your squad.



RenegadeGM:

QB: JCam, Leinart, and Henne...OUCH is about the best way to sum that up.

RB: Gore, Pierre, Ronnie Brown…it's OK.

WR: Wayne, Colston, and a bunch of scrubs

TE: Dallas Clark is always nice to have

Def/ST: 3 and 3, you're good there.

Bottom Line: Doubtful that you advance



Jene Bramel:

QB: McNabb, Stafford…in this format the duo is not as strong.

RB: ADP, JStew, Chester and Jacobs…pretty good.

WR: I like it…Roddy White, Derrick Mason, Chambers, Dez, Johnny Knox…could be explosive some weeks.

TE: Celek and Heap are money

Def/ST: 3 defenses but you took a PK that is in a camp battle and another that is so so in Washington…OK but could have been better.

Bottom Line: Bubble team



RJS113: (TK421's distant cousin)

QB: Romo, Palmer…not sure why you needed 5 QBs…if I see you didn't take 3 defenses I'm gonna go ballistic.

RB: Both Cinci backs, both Oak backs, Reggie Bush and Steve Slaton…I like it

WR: AJ, Marshall, and St Smith(NYG)…this is really strong for the top3.

TE: Daniels, Boss, and Shawn Nelson…not terrible.

Def/ST: Volcano eruption… :stalker: :rant: :rant:

Bottom Line: Good but could have been better. Chance to make the round of 48 is 50/50.



Capt Quinoa:

QB: Flacco and Cassel…surprisingly I like these 2 QBs but in this format I think you might have needed a little more pop.

RB: Turner, Forsett, Cadillac, Portis…I've seen worse

WR: Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Sydney Australia, and Driver are the main thrust of this…Welker and Moss do have a bye in week 5, Rice in week 4…good bunch but you could run into problems in this format. Still it's pretty nice.

TE: Gates, Shiancoe, you're good..

Def/ST: 3 defenses and 2 PKs, good job.

Bottom Line: Definitely in the hunt.



Buck:

QB: Schaub and Sanchez…alright but no flex help here IMO.

RB: Addai, McCoy, Harrison…you should get by but this isn't putting distance between you and anyone.

WR: Fitz, Ocho, TO…this unit is OK but again you are not really outpacing anyone.

TE: Winslow and Keller

Def/ST: 2 and 2, not so good but San Fran and Chicago are pretty nice.

Bottom Line: Middle of the pack IMO.

Overall: Pretty nice job of drafting by most of you.

 
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QB:

Freeman, Josh TBB QB 10.9 (4)

Rivers, Philip SDC QB 2.9

Young, Vince TEN QB 9.4

Like this group. Thought of going with 2 QBs early but the value was just not there and I didn't want to reach. The flex QB points would be nice, but I think the people who reached to get their second QB in 3rd and 4th round will be sorry. Should be interesting to see. I think that Vince Young may surprise this season and I think Freeman a lot, although he would likely be better in a full season league than in this one.

RB:

Best, Jahvid DET RB 7.4

Charles, Jamaal KCC RB 3.4 (4)

Choice, Tashard DAL RB 19.4 (4)

Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB 1.4

Starks, James GBP RB 24.9

Tomlinson, LaDainian NYJ RB 12.9

My best position, I think. Easy choice to take MJD at 4. Thought Charles slipped too far due to week 4 concerns and decided to grab him over Mathews and Colston. Best was my favorite pick in the draft. LT2 may still have something left, especially in the first 5 weeks. Choice was a nice sleeper pick and Starks was roster fill. My only regret is two Bye week players, as I wanted to limit it to one per position.

WR:

Bess, Davone MIA WR 22.9 (5)

Collie, Austin IND WR 11.4

Doucet, Early ARI WR 16.9

Evans, Lee BUF WR 8.9

Harvin, Percy MIN WR 6.9 (4)

Jones, Jacoby HOU WR 13.4

Nicks, Hakeem NYG WR 5.4

Average Group. Nicks isn't bad for my first WR in round 5. Like Percy, hate migraines. Evans can't be as bad as we think, right? Plus I needed a Bill. Like Collie to keep Gonzo on the beach more than most people think, although I realize that is a minority opinion. Jacoby Jones is decent, but that was one of my worst picks. Somehow missed that James Jones was still around and I knew that Harry Douglas would go soon, but tried to see if he would slip to my next pick. Dumb. Doucet could be a decent fill in if Anderson starts. I have no confidence in Leinart. I seem to like Bess a lot more in PPR than most people. Again, two Bye weeks players, but at least they're different weeks.

TE:

Davis, Fred WAS TE 14.9

Finley, Jermichael GBP TE 4.9

Graham, Jimmy NOS TE 23.4

Crazy upside group. Way riskier than I normally would do, but wanted to try something different. Love Finley but he has to prove it. Davis looks good and could be the TE getting more looks while Cooley blocks. Graham is raw but talented and on that team, it's worth seeing if they use him. But both of those guys would be much better picks in a full season league. Oh well.

PK:

Graham, Shayne BAL PK 20.9

Prater, Matt DEN PK 17.4

Hoping Graham keeps the job.

DEF:

Cardinals, Arizona ARI Def 18.9

Dolphins, Miami MIA Def 21.4 (5)

Saints, New Orleans NOS Def 15.4

Like this group. Diverse and should get a good score most weeks.

Overall, I think I did a decent job. I liked my first seven rounds better than anyone else's. After that it was just OK. I think I should be in the top half of the league but I'll need some breaks to get into the top 4.

 
Quarterback

3.09 Donovan McNabb

4.04 Matthew Stafford

I was hoping to see one of the top three quarterbacks fall to the ninth pick, but decided that if none did that I'd punt them to my next two picks, take the top RB/WR values and hope to come out okay. It almost worked out very well, but I narrowly missed on a better second quarterback. Still, I'm not too disappointed to have Stafford and McNabb. The QB flex is an important consideration, but not so critical with the PPR and 4 per TD pass to make it worth overreaching for a third option. That said, I was ready to grab Favre if he made it back to me in the ninth round. We'll see how the strategy works out.

Running Back

1.09 Adrian Peterson

6.04 Jonathan Stewart

9.09 Brandon Jacobs

11.09 Chester Taylor

12.04 Willis McGahee

20.04 Lynell Hamilton

QB flex and Week 4 bye aside, Peterson is very nice value with the ninth overall pick. The rest of the group isn't great given the PPR structure, but all are threats around the goal line and could explode in any given week. With the flex slot probably needing 18-25 points each week to hang in with the big quarterback teams, I'm hoping for 2-3 good scores from this group every week.

Wide Receiver

2.04 Roddy White

7.09 Johnny Knox

8.04 Derrick Mason

10.04 Dez Bryant

13.09 Lance Moore

14.04 Chris Chambers

18.04 Brian Hartline

21.09 Anthony Gonzalez

23.09 Vincent Jackson

Might have liked one more stable option in the mid rounds of the draft, but decided to take the last potential stud TE in the fifth round after doubling up on the last of the strong committee QBs early. Lots of upside in the middle ranks of this group, then two very risky boom-bust picks late. If any one of those after my top three picks at this position approach their ceiling, I should be very competitive at the flex position with my two QBs and RB depth.

Tight End

5.09 Brent Celek

19.09 Todd Heap

I just did not want to rely on a second tier tight end in this PPR draft. Had I not grabbed Celek in the fifth and lost Zach Miller before I could get him, it'd have been painful. Heap isn't a bad value late.

Kicker

17.09 Neil Rackers

24.04 Graham Gano

This might be a big problem, but I think it'll work out. Lots of shaky kickers around the league right now. Even if Rackers loses the camp battle in Houston, I'd think he'd have a shot at catching on somewhere else.

Defense

15.09 Cincinnati

16.04 Tennessee

22.04 Kansas City

Even though I applaud a scoring system that appropriately gives this position almost zero raw value, grabbing a couple extra points here might make up 1-3 wins in any given week. I was really hoping to get Tampa Bay late, but Cincinnati and Tennessee have active front sevens and decent big play options in the secondary. All three face at least two shaky offensive lines or quarterbacks.

We'll see how it goes. Always tough to draft against a solid group like this. A little health, a little luck, a little lightning in a bottle will be a big help.

 
Interesting read here, guess the website ranks the draft for us:

http://football27.myfantasyleague.com/2010...70749&O=182
:thumbup:
From last year: Coach BassNBrew had a mediocre draft in the recent 2009 FBG Survivor - League 5 draft. BassNBrew made their worst pick of the draft in round 1, selecting Tom Brady with the 11th pick of the draft, as compared to the 15th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "I know some are thinking that he will be this year's Ryan Leaf," BassNBrew coach BassNBrew said.

Finished 52-8 in all play format based on selecting Manning/Brady at the 1/2 turn. Their scores both counted every single week.

This application very poor because it doesn't take scoring systems or starting rosters into account. If kickers got 100 points for FGs and 500 points for extra points in a start 3 kicker league, the ap would say mason Crosby in the first round of the draft was the worst pick of the draft.

 
Interesting read here, guess the website ranks the draft for us:

http://football27.myfantasyleague.com/2010...70749&O=182
:lmao:
From last year: Coach BassNBrew had a mediocre draft in the recent 2009 FBG Survivor - League 5 draft. BassNBrew made their worst pick of the draft in round 1, selecting Tom Brady with the 11th pick of the draft, as compared to the 15th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "I know some are thinking that he will be this year's Ryan Leaf," BassNBrew coach BassNBrew said.

Finished 52-8 in all play format based on selecting Manning/Brady at the 1/2 turn. Their scores both counted every single week.

This application very poor because it doesn't take scoring systems or starting rosters into account. If kickers got 100 points for FGs and 500 points for extra points in a start 3 kicker league, the ap would say mason Crosby in the first round of the draft was the worst pick of the draft.
I was joking BnB. No one takes that seriously.
 
Fred Jackson injury affects my squad. I also had CJ Spiller, so if Spiller scores better while Jackson is out the impact will be minimal, possibly even favorable if Spiller scores more with Jackson out. However, I will be without a rostered player until he returns.

 
Since I asked, I'll add my very, very early thoughts...

Positives:

- P. Thomas may benefit from Hamilton injury

- R. Brown looks fine in preseason opener

- B. Jackson - Grant injury most likely not serious but you never know

- Massaquoi looks decent in opener

- D. Thomas, Stroughter score TDs

Negatives:

- All three of my QBs still suck and look iffy at best

- Dallas Clark minor injury

- Not counting on D. Ward anyway, but got outplayed by the #3 RB

 
Fred Jackson injury affects my squad. I also had CJ Spiller, so if Spiller scores better while Jackson is out the impact will be minimal, possibly even favorable if Spiller scores more with Jackson out. However, I will be without a rostered player until he returns.
With Lynch also out, Spiller has the job to himself at least for a bit. Could end up helping you post one good score than having the total rushing pie divided up one or two ways. Will be interesting to see how Spiller does.
 
Favre is back, but all he did Saturday was get knocked on his keister...... Still should help out my earlier QB ranking. Anybody feeling better or worse about their drafts?

:confused:

 
QB

3.5 Kevin Kolb

8.8 Brett Favre (4)

12.8 Jake Delhomme

21.5 Tavaris Jackson (4)

I was in this league a year ago and was derailed by lack of QB production. After four were taken in both the first and second round, I was literally forced to grab one in the third round. I heard Coach Andy Reid state on Sirius that he knew when he drafted McNabb that he would be capable of pro bowl seasons as his QB and he feels the same way about Kolb. The Eagle offense is all about the QB passing and I hope Mr. Kolb is up to the task. Living in Mississippi, we get a daily dose of Favre watch and most still seem to think that he will play. Took Tavaris Jackson late if Favre retires. Added Delhomme at the end of the starting QB pool as I wanted to have the opportunity for two scores each week and the Viking duo has a week four bye. This is not the team’s strength, but it should keep me in the hunt, middle of the league at best.

RB

1.5 Ray Rice

9.5 C.J. Spiller

10.8 Fred Jackson

11.5 Laurence Maroney (5)

23.5 Kevin Faulk (5)

Pre-draft I thought my big decision would be whether to draft Adrian Peterson or not. I love his ability, but starting with a guy who would miss a week and after looking at his early schedule, I could not make up my mind. When two QBs went in the top four, I did not have to as Ray Rice was there. I need a great start to the season for Ray Rice as I backed him up with late picks getting two RBs each from Buffalo and New England. The Patriot duo will be resting in week five, so hopefully Rice runs wild at home on the Broncos that week and Buffalo hosts the Jaguars. Probably slightly above middle of the league.

WR

2.8 Calvin Johndon

4.8 Steve Smith (Car)

6.8 Mike Sims-Walker

7.5 Dwayne Bowe (4)

13.5 Josh Morgan

17.5 Devery Henderson

22.8 Donte Stallworth

Really love the top four WRs that I acquired. I think that this group will fulfill the flex scoring when the QBs have a down day. Added Josh Morgan who I think will see lots of targets for the Niners across from Crabtree. The last two are known to be deep targets and hoping for a couple of weeks with stat lines of 3 catches for 85 yards and a TD from them. Thought that I would go deeper at WR, but only one guy is off one week. Top three stable of WRs.

TE

5.5 Tony Gonzalez

15.5 John Carlson (5)

I had planned ahead of time to be diligent in the drafting of TEs as our league only has the same 1 ppr for them as the WRs and RBs. Hoped that there would be more taken earlier, but that was not the case. We had solid drafting in this league in my opinion. The first was not taken until the 4th round, but prior to my pick in the fifth, all the top five were gone and I felt the need to get one so I could be patient for my second. I like how I paired Carlson with Gonzalez without spending excessively. Actually think my two TEs rank slightly ahead of middle.

PK

14.8 Mason Crosby

16.8 David Akers

I sometimes struggle to identify good kickers so I went early and grabbed two that were highly ranked by FBGs. I felt that with the large roster we were carrying, I could afford to go a little early to get security here. Rank myself near the top, except a three teams grabbed three and the variational scoring will push them above this duo.

DST

18.8 Cleveland Browns

19.5 Houston Texans

20.8 Seattle Seahawks (5)

24.8 Detroit Lions

I love the scatter shot approach with DSTs in best ball and like this group ok. I was targeting Buffalo with their ball hawking corners and Mr. Spiller, but missed out as I nabbed Tavaris Jackson as insurance for Favre.

Critiques and comments will be welcomed
IMO two things will make or break your team:1. Favre's decision. This is a big one.

2. Whether or not Buffalo goes with a true RBBC.
DH - since Favre has returned and F Jackson is injured some, do you loke my chances more now???? I'll hang up and listen.
 
QB

3.5 Kevin Kolb

8.8 Brett Favre (4)

12.8 Jake Delhomme

21.5 Tavaris Jackson (4)

I was in this league a year ago and was derailed by lack of QB production. After four were taken in both the first and second round, I was literally forced to grab one in the third round. I heard Coach Andy Reid state on Sirius that he knew when he drafted McNabb that he would be capable of pro bowl seasons as his QB and he feels the same way about Kolb. The Eagle offense is all about the QB passing and I hope Mr. Kolb is up to the task. Living in Mississippi, we get a daily dose of Favre watch and most still seem to think that he will play. Took Tavaris Jackson late if Favre retires. Added Delhomme at the end of the starting QB pool as I wanted to have the opportunity for two scores each week and the Viking duo has a week four bye. This is not the team’s strength, but it should keep me in the hunt, middle of the league at best.

RB

1.5 Ray Rice

9.5 C.J. Spiller

10.8 Fred Jackson

11.5 Laurence Maroney (5)

23.5 Kevin Faulk (5)

Pre-draft I thought my big decision would be whether to draft Adrian Peterson or not. I love his ability, but starting with a guy who would miss a week and after looking at his early schedule, I could not make up my mind. When two QBs went in the top four, I did not have to as Ray Rice was there. I need a great start to the season for Ray Rice as I backed him up with late picks getting two RBs each from Buffalo and New England. The Patriot duo will be resting in week five, so hopefully Rice runs wild at home on the Broncos that week and Buffalo hosts the Jaguars. Probably slightly above middle of the league.

WR

2.8 Calvin Johndon

4.8 Steve Smith (Car)

6.8 Mike Sims-Walker

7.5 Dwayne Bowe (4)

13.5 Josh Morgan

17.5 Devery Henderson

22.8 Donte Stallworth

Really love the top four WRs that I acquired. I think that this group will fulfill the flex scoring when the QBs have a down day. Added Josh Morgan who I think will see lots of targets for the Niners across from Crabtree. The last two are known to be deep targets and hoping for a couple of weeks with stat lines of 3 catches for 85 yards and a TD from them. Thought that I would go deeper at WR, but only one guy is off one week. Top three stable of WRs.

TE

5.5 Tony Gonzalez

15.5 John Carlson (5)

I had planned ahead of time to be diligent in the drafting of TEs as our league only has the same 1 ppr for them as the WRs and RBs. Hoped that there would be more taken earlier, but that was not the case. We had solid drafting in this league in my opinion. The first was not taken until the 4th round, but prior to my pick in the fifth, all the top five were gone and I felt the need to get one so I could be patient for my second. I like how I paired Carlson with Gonzalez without spending excessively. Actually think my two TEs rank slightly ahead of middle.

PK

14.8 Mason Crosby

16.8 David Akers

I sometimes struggle to identify good kickers so I went early and grabbed two that were highly ranked by FBGs. I felt that with the large roster we were carrying, I could afford to go a little early to get security here. Rank myself near the top, except a three teams grabbed three and the variational scoring will push them above this duo.

DST

18.8 Cleveland Browns

19.5 Houston Texans

20.8 Seattle Seahawks (5)

24.8 Detroit Lions

I love the scatter shot approach with DSTs in best ball and like this group ok. I was targeting Buffalo with their ball hawking corners and Mr. Spiller, but missed out as I nabbed Tavaris Jackson as insurance for Favre.

Critiques and comments will be welcomed
IMO two things will make or break your team:1. Favre's decision. This is a big one.

2. Whether or not Buffalo goes with a true RBBC.
DH - since Favre has returned and F Jackson is injured some, do you loke my chances more now???? I'll hang up and listen.
Absolutely. Two huge question marks from your squad has now been solved (Number 2 RB and a second, solid, QB). I really like your chances.Ironically enough, in my auction draft I had last night, I have Favre and Kolb as well.

 
For funsies, I ran the Draft Dominator weekly projections based on the Projections Dominator with all staff projections weighted equally.

Results:

Eliminated week 1: JaxBill and Capt. Quinoa

Eliminated week 2: Tat, who ironically had the highest projected score for week 1

Eliminated week 3: buck56 and Jeff Haseley

Eliminated week 4: Jene Bramel

Eliminated week 5: Deranged Hermit and yellowdog :shrug:

Moving on:

rzrback77

ConstruxBoy

RenegadeGM

RJS113

 
For funsies, I ran the Draft Dominator weekly projections based on the Projections Dominator with all staff projections weighted equally.

Results:

Eliminated week 1: JaxBill and Capt. Quinoa

Eliminated week 2: Tat, who ironically had the highest projected score for week 1

Eliminated week 3: buck56 and Jeff Haseley

Eliminated week 4: Jene Bramel

Eliminated week 5: Deranged Hermit and yellowdog :shrug:

Moving on:

rzrback77

ConstruxBoy

RenegadeGM

RJS113
Don't count yourself out yet. :) This one isn't a survivor-style elimination league. It won't be easy to overcome a very poor score in any given week, but it's possible. Still plenty of preseason developments to tweak rosters along the way.

 
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Lost a WR with the Stallworth injury, even though he was late rounder its a hit to the WR depth in best ball

 
9-2 with the pathetic Jason Campbell as my only scoring QB in a QB-flex league? I'll take it.

Gained another starting RB in Brandon Jackson as well.

My QBs suck too much to keep it up.

 
Ugh, lost 1 win by less than a point. Hope that doesn't come back to bite me later. :(
No offense, but 0-11 in week one is a disaster that so clearly overmatches a one point loss. Both highly ranked QBs have miserable week ones and one is likely OUT this week. Spiller lays a rotten egg and Rice is mostly shut down by the Jets. Several show up, but none score well and voila, team is left in the gate at 0-11.Still mathematically in the race, but not feeling like I have a stretch runner of a team.Best of luck to me the rest of the way and to all the guys that advance from this group. I should consider not selecting the two QB option league as I have had QB disasters for two years in a row, this year even though I pre-planned to avoid it.
 
:thumbdown:

Looks like my late round pick of Anderson will/should pay off.

A little worried at RB, especially since Shon Green hardly made a splash, but if C Johnson continues to have great games, my depth at WR will help things out.

 
Looks like I went from 0-11 to 5-6 in the 4th quarter of tonight's game. Thank you Thomas, Colston and Gore!

Too bad I'm pretty much down to only Chad Henne in a QB flex league... and he's off week 5. :thumbup:

 
Walter was a real nice surprise this week. This is why I love Best Ball format, how many people actually got points from him this week otherwise?

 
Followed up last week's dismal performance with a duplicate.... WOW. wonder if going 0-22 has ever been accomplished before.

Duckboy and all others above me thanks so much for letting Rice drop so low. Spiller also looking awesome. Carlson outscoring Gonzo, but only averaging 8.2 per game.

QB disaster with combination of underwhelm and injury dragging me down, but really it's got to be all on me for going two straight weeks with low score.

Team MVP so far has been Mason Crosby.......

You guys at the top keep it up in the next round and represent our draft well. :shrug:

 
Followed up last week's dismal performance with a duplicate.... WOW. wonder if going 0-22 has ever been accomplished before.Duckboy and all others above me thanks so much for letting Rice drop so low. Spiller also looking awesome. Carlson outscoring Gonzo, but only averaging 8.2 per game.QB disaster with combination of underwhelm and injury dragging me down, but really it's got to be all on me for going two straight weeks with low score.Team MVP so far has been Mason Crosby.......You guys at the top keep it up in the next round and represent our draft well. :football:
Better draft more QBs next year.
 
Got back in the top 4 this week but have to hold on with no QB this week in a QB-flex league. Um, yeah, that's not gonna happen.

Made it close with crappy quarterbacking though.

 
got a miracle in that Campbell came off the bench and got me points at QB this week

didn't matter... after spending the first four weeks in the top four, I crap the bed this week and don't advance...

good luck to the top 4

 
Looks like top 4 are:ConstruxBoyJaxBillTat's DadRJS113 :rolleyes:
GB Kyle Orton. I'm advancing with Orton, Matt Ryan amd Garrard at QB. Two of those three counted in all 5 weeks.Also had some strength at RB with Foster, Bradshaw and Sjax.
 

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