Shipshewana Psychos
Footballguy
Here I go looking back at my team:
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
QB Matt Schaub Texans (HOU) ---8--- 7---
QB Jon Kitna Lions (DET) ---4--- 5---
QB JaMarcus Russell Raiders (OAK) ---5--- 2---
I went into the Auction wanting to get 3 mid level QBs. Schaub has a tough opening schedule, but I still think he has potential to not get completely shut down in all of those games. Kitna was cheap and has good weapons around him. If playing from behind he can score some points. I had no interest in Russell, but I wanted three and with Kitna week 4 bye it became more imperative. At the point I got Russell there was not much left to choose from for QBs. I feel ok about my QBs, but I need at least one of them to step up each week to do well. I feel they are good compared to the price I paid.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
RB Steven Jackson Rams (STL) ---5--- 57---
RB Marshawn Lynch Bills (BUF) ---6--- 46---
RB Selvin Young Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 15---
RB Ryan Torain Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 3---
RB Darren Sproles Chargers (SDG) ---9--- 1---
RB Michael Pittman Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 1---
Part of me feels like I overspent for my top 2, but the other part of me feels like that's the price you pay if you want those two. I really blew my budget on those two, but I wanted strong RBs and by the time Lynch came up these second tier guys were starting to run thin. I was hoping Lynch would be a little cheaper, but Rymer was high on him as well. I was happy to get Young at not too high a price. I wasn't planning on cornering the Denver RB market going in, but once I had Young and pickings got slim I thought if I could get them cheaply it wouldn't be a bad move with the way Shanny plays musical RBs in preseason. Sproles was a filler who plays on a good offense and has potential to play and score. Only one bye week in there so I'm hoping that won't hurt too much. Obviously this is the strength of my team and I need them to play big for me like they're supposed to in order to have a shot. I am happy with this group.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
WR Terrell Owens Cowboys (DAL) ---10--- 38---
WR Jabar Gaffney Patriots (NWE) ---4--- 4---
WR Darrell Jackson Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 4---
WR Muhsin Muhammad Panthers (CAR) ---9--- 3---
WR Demetrius Williams Ravens (BAL) ---10--- 2---
WR Kevin Walter Texans (HOU) ---8--- 2---
WR Amani Toomer Giants (NYG) ---4--- 2---
The first player nominated was Terrell Owens. I wanted either him or Moss. Since he was the first up I didn't have a gauge to know where Moss would fall so I went for it. If I would have known Moss would only cost $2 more I would have tried to get Moss, but I'm happy with Owens. As far as the rest of the group I really need some luck for these guys to come together and get me some scoring. My WRs suffered the most from my spending on my big name guys, but I still feel like there is potential for these guys to put in some decent performances. If I could change one thing I would get rid of Williams. There many other options I could have instead of him and I feel, barring an injury, he's has the least upside in the first 5 weeks to produce much. Overall I am cautiously optimistic about this group. On any week that Owens fails to produce for me, I could be in big trouble. If he drops out of my top 3 WRs on any given week I will not be doing well.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
TE Donald Lee Packers (GNB) ---8--- 1---
TE Ben Utecht Bengals (CIN) ---8--- 1---
Budget constraints led me to these two. I was happy to get Lee for $1 and Utecht plays on a good offense so I am hoping these guys can at least give me somewhere between TE10 to TE17 performance. There were other guys I wanted, but my hands were tied. For the money they are decent, but nothing reliable. No bye weeks so I got two chances each week.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
K Shayne Graham Bengals (CIN) ---8--- 3---
K Matt Stover Ravens (BAL) ---10--- 1---
Don't want to spend too much time talking about kickers. These guys are viable and don't have bye weeks so that's good for me.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
DEF Denver Broncos Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 1---
DEF Cincinnati Bengals Bengals (CIN) ---8--- 1---
These teams aren't high on the rankings, but they both have good SOS to start the season and neither has an early bye week. Since Defenses are hard to predict I am happy with these and hope they do all right. I felt a lot of people were overpaying for defenses and I wasn't going to reach to get them.
Overall I feel like I am somewhere in the middle of the pack. I think I had a mediocre draft, but we'll have to see in Week 6 how I did.
I have to say it was a very competitive auction with all the knowledgeable folks involved and win or lose for me it was a valuable experience for my future auctions.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
QB Matt Schaub Texans (HOU) ---8--- 7---
QB Jon Kitna Lions (DET) ---4--- 5---
QB JaMarcus Russell Raiders (OAK) ---5--- 2---
I went into the Auction wanting to get 3 mid level QBs. Schaub has a tough opening schedule, but I still think he has potential to not get completely shut down in all of those games. Kitna was cheap and has good weapons around him. If playing from behind he can score some points. I had no interest in Russell, but I wanted three and with Kitna week 4 bye it became more imperative. At the point I got Russell there was not much left to choose from for QBs. I feel ok about my QBs, but I need at least one of them to step up each week to do well. I feel they are good compared to the price I paid.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
RB Steven Jackson Rams (STL) ---5--- 57---
RB Marshawn Lynch Bills (BUF) ---6--- 46---
RB Selvin Young Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 15---
RB Ryan Torain Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 3---
RB Darren Sproles Chargers (SDG) ---9--- 1---
RB Michael Pittman Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 1---
Part of me feels like I overspent for my top 2, but the other part of me feels like that's the price you pay if you want those two. I really blew my budget on those two, but I wanted strong RBs and by the time Lynch came up these second tier guys were starting to run thin. I was hoping Lynch would be a little cheaper, but Rymer was high on him as well. I was happy to get Young at not too high a price. I wasn't planning on cornering the Denver RB market going in, but once I had Young and pickings got slim I thought if I could get them cheaply it wouldn't be a bad move with the way Shanny plays musical RBs in preseason. Sproles was a filler who plays on a good offense and has potential to play and score. Only one bye week in there so I'm hoping that won't hurt too much. Obviously this is the strength of my team and I need them to play big for me like they're supposed to in order to have a shot. I am happy with this group.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
WR Terrell Owens Cowboys (DAL) ---10--- 38---
WR Jabar Gaffney Patriots (NWE) ---4--- 4---
WR Darrell Jackson Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 4---
WR Muhsin Muhammad Panthers (CAR) ---9--- 3---
WR Demetrius Williams Ravens (BAL) ---10--- 2---
WR Kevin Walter Texans (HOU) ---8--- 2---
WR Amani Toomer Giants (NYG) ---4--- 2---
The first player nominated was Terrell Owens. I wanted either him or Moss. Since he was the first up I didn't have a gauge to know where Moss would fall so I went for it. If I would have known Moss would only cost $2 more I would have tried to get Moss, but I'm happy with Owens. As far as the rest of the group I really need some luck for these guys to come together and get me some scoring. My WRs suffered the most from my spending on my big name guys, but I still feel like there is potential for these guys to put in some decent performances. If I could change one thing I would get rid of Williams. There many other options I could have instead of him and I feel, barring an injury, he's has the least upside in the first 5 weeks to produce much. Overall I am cautiously optimistic about this group. On any week that Owens fails to produce for me, I could be in big trouble. If he drops out of my top 3 WRs on any given week I will not be doing well.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
TE Donald Lee Packers (GNB) ---8--- 1---
TE Ben Utecht Bengals (CIN) ---8--- 1---
Budget constraints led me to these two. I was happy to get Lee for $1 and Utecht plays on a good offense so I am hoping these guys can at least give me somewhere between TE10 to TE17 performance. There were other guys I wanted, but my hands were tied. For the money they are decent, but nothing reliable. No bye weeks so I got two chances each week.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
K Shayne Graham Bengals (CIN) ---8--- 3---
K Matt Stover Ravens (BAL) ---10--- 1---
Don't want to spend too much time talking about kickers. These guys are viable and don't have bye weeks so that's good for me.
Pos Name Team ---Bye--- Salary---
DEF Denver Broncos Broncos (DEN) ---8--- 1---
DEF Cincinnati Bengals Bengals (CIN) ---8--- 1---
These teams aren't high on the rankings, but they both have good SOS to start the season and neither has an early bye week. Since Defenses are hard to predict I am happy with these and hope they do all right. I felt a lot of people were overpaying for defenses and I wasn't going to reach to get them.
Overall I feel like I am somewhere in the middle of the pack. I think I had a mediocre draft, but we'll have to see in Week 6 how I did.
I have to say it was a very competitive auction with all the knowledgeable folks involved and win or lose for me it was a valuable experience for my future auctions.
Renesauz also. I'm pretty sure this was his first live auction and his team looks outstanding to me.
Renesauz also. I'm pretty sure this was his first live auction and his team looks outstanding to me.
I appreciate the feedback.
Rhodes and Morris were just nice little finds as the auction circled the drain. Their week 4 byes don't bother me considering their expected utility, but either could show up big for me in those offenses. I'm giddy to have Peterson... happy with these RBs. Pretty much hit the target scenario dead center at prices I expected. In non-ppr this group makes me confident.
It happens. I hope it works out. I like T Edwards more than most and his schedule is friendly. Go Bills. I wanted Colston but Rymer went to war for him. I wanted Marshall, but he would have exhausted my funds too soon. Rymer is pretty much dead to me now. This sounds like a mess, but I like what I see here. That spreadsheet helped. Chad is going cheap, imo because of the antics, but he'll play at a high level to prove his point. Harrison is similar. I don't expect a huge separation between Wayne, Harrison, Housh and Chad and I got by far the cheapest of the four. $11 for Harrison could be one of this auctions biggest bargains. He's coming to camp at full speed, and has fallen into that old vet WR category a little too soon, imo. Old vet wrs are gold anyway, and Harrison could set the standard. I expect Driver to be Rodgers' go to guy and Jennings and Jones to split receptions like last year with Jones actually closing the gap some in the TD department. I'm happy about this group. I think it almost epitomizes July auction value, with players being cast aside too soon for the wrong reasons. Evans is an expensive bonus. You don't like it at first glance, but if you think about it...
From what I saw midday though, it looks like I am holding on for dear life.
