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What's the best dynasty hold you've had that paid off? (1 Viewer)
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Skeletore Eh
Footballguy
I was in two start ups before the 2011 season (Jordan Cameron's rookie season) and I drafted Cameron in both and then left him on my taxi squad for two seasons. Last year was obviously fun to watch.
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Khy
Footballguy
All hail the Tight End Whisperer!
In all seriousness though. Lets see, he wasn't a 'long' hold but he was projected to be a hold by many. Drafted Andre Ellington in 3/4 rookie drafts last season in the 4th round or later in all of them. Again, paid off quicker than anticipated but I'm hoping for a big year. In a similar vein Marlon Brown was a guy I took a flier late in two and as we know he panned out pretty great. Especially in my 16 team 45 man roster leagues where he was an every week WR3. I guess neither of these were really 'holds' per se. But both should have been, Ellington was scouting but Brown was sheer luck.
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Coeur de Lion
Footballguy
Larry Johnson.
Bronco Billy
Footballguy
Not sure Russell Wilson qualifies as a dynasty hold. He took over the starting job relatively early.
My best holds in 14/16 team leagues would probably include Pierre Garçon taken off the WW after the rookie draft, Julius Thomas taken in the 5th round of his rookie draft, James Jones taken in the 6th round his rookie year, and Vontaze Burfict taken in the 8th round his rookie year. Currently hopeful on Bruce Carter taking the next step.
Right now I'm dedicated to holding the following taken as rookies:
QB Ryan Mallett
QB Tyler Bray
RB CJ Anderson (more of a Ball handcuff)
WR Charles Johnson
WR Tavarres King
WR Da'Rick Rogers
WR Jared Abberderis
TE Travis Kelce
TE Mychal Rivera
DE Malik Jackson
DE William Gholston
LB Arthur Brown
LB Melvin Ingram
We'll see...
My best holds in 14/16 team leagues would probably include Pierre Garçon taken off the WW after the rookie draft, Julius Thomas taken in the 5th round of his rookie draft, James Jones taken in the 6th round his rookie year, and Vontaze Burfict taken in the 8th round his rookie year. Currently hopeful on Bruce Carter taking the next step.
Right now I'm dedicated to holding the following taken as rookies:
QB Ryan Mallett
QB Tyler Bray
RB CJ Anderson (more of a Ball handcuff)
WR Charles Johnson
WR Tavarres King
WR Da'Rick Rogers
WR Jared Abberderis
TE Travis Kelce
TE Mychal Rivera
DE Malik Jackson
DE William Gholston
LB Arthur Brown
LB Melvin Ingram
We'll see...
hxperson
Footballguy
Nick Foles - drafted him late in the rookie draft 2 years ago, and he sat on my taxi squad for a while. I actually offered him to a couple owners around week 3-4 of last year for 2014 4th round rookie picks and had no takers. This is a 1QB league and I needed to dump a QB as I had 1 good one (Brady), 2 mediocre/bad starters (A smith and G Smith), and 2 backups with potential (Foles and Cousins). Debated for a while and ended up dropping Cousins.
What a stroke of luck, as Foles and Jamaal Charles ended up leading me to my first championship in that league (in 14 yrs!).
What a stroke of luck, as Foles and Jamaal Charles ended up leading me to my first championship in that league (in 14 yrs!).
Run It Up
Footballguy
steveski
Footballguy
Just grabbed Kelce in a startup so that works with me!
Also grabbed David Wilson in the same startup...hopefully I can claim him in a future version of this thread.
Winning IS Everything
Footballguy
Drafted Willis McGahee early in our rookie draft and stashed him on my bench for a year until he was finally ready to play. Got some great years out of him. Others in my league did better with the likes of Priest Holmes, Larry Johnson and Charles.
Khy
Footballguy
Note to self: Find a way to snag Chiefs RBs. They always seem to pay off
Adam Harstad
Moderator
In one dynasty league I've been an extremely active trader, to the point where 10 of the 11 WRs currently on my roster were originally drafted by someone else. Since the league started, I've drafted James Jones, Demaryius Thomas, Greg Little, Randall Cobb, Reuben Randle, and Stephen Hill, and traded all of them except for one. My leaguemates know that I love trading away my WR prospects, but the one guy who I stubbornly refused to move was Cobb. That one worked out very well for me.
In the same league I've held Julius Thomas since his rookie year. I'm also a fan of rostering talented backup QBs, which has netted me Foles and Kaepernick in back-to-back seasons.
On the flip-side of the coin, my 30-man roster features just 5 guys who I drafted and held continuously. Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell, Cobb, Jordan Reed... and Jonathan Stewart, the biggest tease among long-term holds in history.
In the same league I've held Julius Thomas since his rookie year. I'm also a fan of rostering talented backup QBs, which has netted me Foles and Kaepernick in back-to-back seasons.
On the flip-side of the coin, my 30-man roster features just 5 guys who I drafted and held continuously. Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell, Cobb, Jordan Reed... and Jonathan Stewart, the biggest tease among long-term holds in history.
bigmarc27
Footballguy
Ever: Brian Westbrook
More recently: Nick Foles and Demaryius Thomas (would not have waived him, but people forget he only 800 yards and around 50 catches his first two years combined).
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As for the opposite, I've been waiting for Michael Bush to pay off since his rookie year.
More recently: Nick Foles and Demaryius Thomas (would not have waived him, but people forget he only 800 yards and around 50 catches his first two years combined).
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As for the opposite, I've been waiting for Michael Bush to pay off since his rookie year.
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Adam Harstad
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After Demaryius' achilles injury, the general expert consensus had him as a dynasty WR5 or WR6. Because of Thomas and Crabtree, people forget that Achilles injuries were, until recently, seen as career-enders.
biju
Footballguy
I was going to mention the same thing, especially since I traded him last year to a team who was supposed to be in contention for a 1st round pick. That team had major injury problems and ended up giving me the 1.01 2014 pick. So Vereen really paid off for me.
Shutout
Footballguy
Drafted Priest Holmes with my next to last pick the year he emerged, based solely on my recollection of his performance in a spot-start game the year prior in a meaningless game. One of those "what the hecks".
Tony Romo off waivers.
Arian Foster off waivers after he played against the dolphins the year prior to being a starter (although I picked him up in multiple leagues and only held him in two)
Drafted Willis McGahee, Jamal Charles, and Knowshon Moreno and those were all pretty long holds with great payoffs at various points.
M. Colston off waivers after he went undrafted in the rookie draft.
I'm sure there are some others but those are the ones that really did something for me. By far, there are MANY more guys I held that burned me and my roster spots.
Tony Romo off waivers.
Arian Foster off waivers after he played against the dolphins the year prior to being a starter (although I picked him up in multiple leagues and only held him in two)
Drafted Willis McGahee, Jamal Charles, and Knowshon Moreno and those were all pretty long holds with great payoffs at various points.
M. Colston off waivers after he went undrafted in the rookie draft.
I'm sure there are some others but those are the ones that really did something for me. By far, there are MANY more guys I held that burned me and my roster spots.
Adam Harstad
Moderator
Wasn't much of a hold. Dude made the pro bowl as a rookie. Lydell Mitchell, on the other hand...
bostonfred
Footballguy
Surprised nobody has mentioned jimmy graham.
JohnnyU
Footballguy
A better one would be Roger Carr. That guy came out of nowhere and then one game against the Bengals changed everything. Instant stud once he became Bert Jones' go to guy deep.
FreeBaGeL
Footballguy
Demaryius Thomas. This was in a contract league with 18 player rosters where it's far more difficult to hold onto a non-producing player than your typical dynasty league with big rosters and nothing required to keep a guy other than a roster spot.
In order to keep him I had to sign him to a big deal as if he were already a top wr while he was out with an Achilles injury. He had no business not being cut at that point in this league bit I was stubborn about him.
In order to keep him I had to sign him to a big deal as if he were already a top wr while he was out with an Achilles injury. He had no business not being cut at that point in this league bit I was stubborn about him.
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Concept Coop
Footballguy
Arian Foster.
Phenix
Footballguy
Gees, a lot of these are not holds. Colston, Wilson and many others mentioned had major roles as a rookie.
Michael Turner is what you would call a hold, Gerhart may prove to be what you call a hold, Mark Ingram even may be that guy. Not a guy you pickup or draft and he has an impact immediately.
Michael Turner is what you would call a hold, Gerhart may prove to be what you call a hold, Mark Ingram even may be that guy. Not a guy you pickup or draft and he has an impact immediately.
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bigmarc27
Footballguy
Gerhart is a guy I drafted as a rookie and have maybe used him 3x ever - really hoping that one pays off.
Bronco Billy
Footballguy
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Shutout
Footballguy
True on Colston. I mentioned him but was thinking more of a out of nowhere pick. He really wasn't a "hold" in the truest sense.
I guess Tom Brady would have been a hold if anyone had that going for them.
Actually, my Greatest "Hold" that I completely forgot about was Aaron Rodgers. He sat on my roster for a while.
Chimp Magnet
Footballguy
Drafted Jamaal Charles in our startup in the off chance Larry Johnson wore down. Took a few years but it finally happened.
bicycle_seat_sniffer
Smells like chicken
Aaron Rodgers
ebsteelers
Footballguy
I have a bad feeling it wont be Christine Michael :/.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
Eric Decker for me. I took him in round 19 of a start up dynasty in his rookie year. I held him all of his first season and got nothing out of him and then I used him a couple of times his second year when Tebow was his qb and then he has turned in a couple of great seasons since then and I traded him before he signed with the Jets and a couple other pieces and got Calvin Johnson
PatsWillWin
Footballguy
Demaryius Thomas comes to mind.
EBF
Footballguy
Patience is a virtue. Aaron Rodgers and Larry Johnson paid off for me big time in the past. I have Bryce Brown, Toby Gerhart, and Christine Michael on numerous teams and am looking forward to a big payoff with that lot as well. People put such a high premium on immediacy in the rookie/startup draft that you can typically get some decent prospects for low prices if they have no immediate route to relevance. Certainly applies this year with guys like McKinnon, Hill, and Garoppolo.
