Who's Picking 9th This Year? (1 Viewer)

[packersfan]

I'm picking 8th in my league but it's a one-keeper league and LJ will be gone so I'm essentially picking 9th. I'm interested to see how others are approaching this spot. Here's what I've been thinking (for further context, this is a flex league and non-PPR).

FIRST ROUND

I want to get a RB in this round since there are so few good ones this year in my opinion. I'd love for Edge to fall to me but I have zero belief that he will. That means I'm likely looking at one of the following:

Jordan

Rudi

Jackson

Cadillac

Brown

Of that group, Rudi's the safest play. He doesn't have much upside but given his production it really doesn't matter. He's pretty much money in the bank. I like Jordan but something about him as my RB1 just leaves me unsettled so I really wouldn't be bothered if he was off the board by the time I picked so I didn't have to take him. That leaves the youngsters in Jackson, Cadillac and Brown. I really like all three potentially but I have concerns about durability issues regarding Cadillac and Brown. So at the moment I'm leaning toward Jackson if he's there. I think he's talented, in a very good situation and should get plenty of touches. He could fizzle out on me and that's the risk but that can be said about nearly every RB after the Top 5 this year. So if Jackson's there and Edge is gone, Jackson's the guy I'm going to go with. If Jackson's gone and the rest of the RBs above are still available I'll probably be conservative and go with Rudi.

SECOND ROUND

Again, my league is a one-keeper league so Smith will be kept. That means instead of picking 17th as I would from the 8th hole in a 12-team re-draft I'll actually be picking 19th. My thought process here is to take McGahee for my RB2 if he's still on the board. I'm starting to feel all warm and fuzzy again about Kevin Jones (Lord help me) and I doubt he'll be there in the third so if I want him I'll have to take him here. I'm 50-50 on that right now. If McGahee and Jones are both gone, I'm going after the best of the top WRs who would be available. In order, I have them ranked: Smith (who is a keeper), Johnson, Holt, Owens, Fitzgerald and Harrison. Maybe I'd add Moss to that list as well. I'm 50-50 on that right now too. So if McGahee is gone I'll consider Jones or one of the stud WRs. But right now I'm hoping to get McGahee there with my second pick.

THIRD ROUND

If Jones is still on the board, I'm taking him even if I've already got two RBs with my first two picks. Same with Bush. But they're both gone I'll likely be looking WR. If one of the stud WRs are still available I'll take him but that's unlikely. At WR, I would definitely take Ward and Roy Williams in this round but I expect both to be kept. That means I'll likely be looking at one of the following WRs -- Boldin, Chambers or Driver. I really like Driver a lot this year (no, that's not a homer call) so if I can get him here I'm going to go that direction. But I'd be happy with any of these four WRs in this round. If I took a WR in the second round, I highly doubt I'll take another so that means I'm back looking at RBs likely having to choose from a group of the following -- Taylor, Lewis, Foster (probably a keeper but I'm not very high on him anyway), Dunn and Dillon. Of that group I'd be content with Taylor, Dunn or Dillon and maybe Lewis. I'm not a big Lewis guy this year so I wouldn't be overjoyed to have him.

So after three rounds -- here's the start I'm hoping to have:

1 - Jackson

2 - McGahee

3 - Boldin/Chambers/Driver

But it could be something more like this:

1 - Rudi

2 - Holt

3 - Dunn (if I could replace Dunn with Kevin Jones here I'd be much happier)

Then in the fourth/fifth I'd target an upside RB such as Gore, Addai, DeAngelo Williams and hopefully secure someone like that as my RB3.

Thoughts from others in a similar situation?

 

[Slinger]

Rudi is the safe pick for this year, but if you're looking for someone to keep for the next 4 years I'd go with Cadillac or Ronnie Brown. I'm not sure where Rudi will be in 2007 as far as him being a Top 10 back anymore.

 

[packersfan]

Rudi is the safe pick for this year, but if you're looking for someone to keep for the next 4 years I'd go with Cadillac or Ronnie Brown. I'm not sure where Rudi will be in 2007 as far as him being a Top 10 back anymore.

We only keep players for one year so that wouldn't be an issue. Long-term I like both of those guys quite a bit. I just have durability concerns about the two of them that I don't have with Rudi or Jackson. That's what is leaning me toward taking Jackson or Rudi if one of them is still on the board.

 

[Squirrels]

Picking from the 9th spot, "money in the bank" is upside. I'll take consistency here and win the league in later rounds.

 

[w3junky]

Nice post, I actually have many of the same thoughts. I'm picking 9 out of 12, and am targeting Rudi, SJax, or Ronnie. I like either of those three, and have same feelings about Lamont. Just don't know about him this year, plus with Art Shell and his OC at the helm, it doesn't make me feel real good. I see disaster in Oakland.

In the second round, I am targeting a top tier WR, unless of course a Caddy or Westy falls to me. I would like Holt, CJ, Harrison.

Then in the third, I will target my 2nd RB (Droughns, Taylor, Dunn, KJ, etc). It is very temping though in the third to grab another stud WR (Wayne, etc) and wait a few picks for my 2nd RB but still undecided on that. After doing some mocks, that 4th round RB really isn't much.

 

[packersfan]

Nice post, I actually have many of the same thoughts. I'm picking 9 out of 12, and am targeting Rudi, SJax, or Ronnie. I like either of those three, and have same feelings about Lamont. Just don't know about him this year, plus with Art Shell and his OC at the helm, it doesn't make me feel real good. I see disaster in Oakland.In the second round, I am targeting a top tier WR, unless of course a Caddy or Westy falls to me. I would like Holt, CJ, Harrison. Then in the third, I will target my 2nd RB (Droughns, Taylor, Dunn, KJ, etc). It is very temping though in the third to grab another stud WR (Wayne, etc) and wait a few picks for my 2nd RB but still undecided on that. After doing some mocks, that 4th round RB really isn't much.

Absolutely. That's the biggest thing I've seen so far as well. If you're looking for your RB2 in the fourth round good luck. In a flex league that could end up being a disaster. But there are some upside picks for your RB3 that could pan out. In a start-2 RB league I'd be more inclined to take two top WRs in Rounds 2 and 3, but not in a flex league where RBs become so important. In a flex league I want to make sure I have at least 2 RBs I feel good (or at least somewhat good) about. That would be very tough to do this year if I went WR-WR in the second and third rounds.You mentioned Westbrook and I've been hemming and hawing with him in the second round. If he's on the board with McGahee, I'm taking McGahee. But if McGahee's gone and Westbrook's there I'm debating between him and the stud WR and right now I'm leaning toward the stud WR. I really like Westbrook but the durability issues again are a concern to me. I really want to avoid taking someone in the first two rounds who has such a strong chance to miss games. That's one reason why I'm hesitant on Moss in the second -- he didn't miss any games last season but he was hurt and ineffective and that's two straight seasons where injuries have really hammered his production.

 

[Slinger]

Rudi is the safe pick for this year, but if you're looking for someone to keep for the next 4 years I'd go with Cadillac or Ronnie Brown. I'm not sure where Rudi will be in 2007 as far as him being a Top 10 back anymore.

We only keep players for one year so that wouldn't be an issue. Long-term I like both of those guys quite a bit. I just have durability concerns about the two of them that I don't have with Rudi or Jackson. That's what is leaning me toward taking Jackson or Rudi if one of them is still on the board.

Ohhhh okay, I understand now. Yeah I personally would go with Jackson over Rudi because Jackson is definitely the man in St.Louis while Rudi has Chris Perry lurking behind him. Either way and you got yourself a safe pick.

 

[w3junky]

Why are you so high on McGahee? Isn't going to be about the same as last year? No QB = defenses stacking the line against Willis. I think you gotta pull the trigger on Westy if he is there for you in the 2nd round at the 9 spot. It's just way too much value to pass up compared to the RB's you will get in the 3rd. But then again, that's IMO. I just feel West is ten times more proven than Willis, and is in a much better situation team wise.

 

[packersfan]

Why are you so high on McGahee?

Given how badly he burned me last year it's probably an irrational thought. Seriously, though, I think he'll be a solid RB2 because I don't believe he'll be as bad as he was in the second half of last season. I believe the new coaching staff will use him more and not shy away from giving him the ball. I do have concerns about his TD output which is why I only see him being a strong RB2 and not a lower-end RB1. But he does have RB1 upside which is more than can be said about most, if not all, of the other RBs likely to go in the second round. I think the situation is better for him in terms of the coaching staff's approach even if the skill position situation isn't any better.

I think you gotta pull the trigger on Westy if he is there for you in the 2nd round at the 9 spot. It's just way too much value to pass up compared to the RB's you will get in the 3rd. But then again, that's IMO. I just feel West is ten times more proven than Willis, and is in a much better situation team wise.

In a PPR league I wouldn't hesitate to take him. Of course, he wouldn't likely be there in a PPR league. Primarily, I'm worried about his durability issues. This is a RB who has never played a full season and his games played is trending in the wrong direction (15 in 2003, 13 in 2004 and 12 in 2005). I like him a lot as a talent; I simply don't believe I can count on him all season long and in the second round I want to make sure I have someone I know I can count on.

 

[einstein2u]

i have the 9th pick...and i really like ronnie brown. than a stud WR (To, Fitz, Holt)....the 3rd round will look for RB especially if (bush, taylor is there), but if gates is there or another stud WR (roy williams, Wayne IMO) i will take them and in the 4th get dillion, foster, tj with handcuffs.....i think this is the best way to go.

the RB/WR first two round is the correct way to go....even if it means passing on willis and westie. willis oline is horrible, and wesite can be injury prone. i think if our choices is parker, droughns, dunn...i would rather have gates, wayne, roy.....IMO.....

 

[WampusCat43]

I'm in a TD-only league (not my choice), and the FBG projections have me looking at Barber, DD, and Westbrook. :X I'll take Ronnie Brown if I can get him, James otherwise.

I wish Rudi would slip down to me, but we're in Cincy, so my best longshot hope might be someone taking Chad ahead of me, and letting SJax or Jordan slip down to me. Just don't like my chances this year - if they draft RBs all the way down the line (like they usually do), I might take Manning in the 2nd and try to get Taylor/LenDale/Benson in the 3rd.

 

[MLBrandow]

If I'm in a league where the top 8 picks are

LJ, Portis, LT, SA, Barber, Cadillac, SJax, Edge, Jordan...

I am very tempted to take Holt at 9 and grab Westbrook at 2.

I'd target Holt/Westbrook likely, either Westbrook at 9, or Holt at 9, depending on how I felt the league would draft.

What you don't want to do is watch a 3 or 4 WR run off the turn. Then you are stuck with a 2nd-tier RB1 and a 1.5tier WR.

Would have to believe grabbing Holt would leave Rudi, RB, Westbrook, Smith, Fitz, 85, Owens, Manning left until your next pick. Of those, I'd say Westbrook is most likely to be there, and much more likely than Holt.

 

[Revo]

I pick 9th, and after some research I just don't believe a solid RB will be on the board in the 3rd round in this spot. So I went from a RB-WR 1st/2nd round combo (which IMO was a very solid strategy since the elite WRs should mostly be around) to seriously thinking about taking either Westbrook or Reggie Bush in the 2nd.

The in the 3rd/4th, I'd grab two of the top WRs on the board -- likely HWard, RWayne, CChambers, or DDriver (who I'd prefer to avoid).

I just don't get the feeling that C.Taylor or R.Bush will make it to the 9th spot in Rd 3, and that I'd have to settle for W.Dunn or the like.

 

[Revo]

If I'm in a league where the top 8 picks areLJ, Portis, LT, SA, Barber, Cadillac, SJax, Edge, Jordan...I am very tempted to take Holt at 9 and grab Westbrook at 2.I'd target Holt/Westbrook likely, either Westbrook at 9, or Holt at 9, depending on how I felt the league would draft.What you don't want to do is watch a 3 or 4 WR run off the turn. Then you are stuck with a 2nd-tier RB1 and a 1.5tier WR.Would have to believe grabbing Holt would leave Rudi, RB, Westbrook, Smith, Fitz, 85, Owens, Manning left until your next pick. Of those, I'd say Westbrook is most likely to be there, and much more likely than Holt.

WHy would you take Holt over Steve Smith or Chad Johnson?

 

[einstein2u]

with the 9th pick you have to take RB-WR....imo. in the 3rd...dillion will be there, foster will be there...according to there ADP. I wouldn't be that comfortable with djax, hines ward, santana moss......

 

[packersfan]

I pick 9th, and after some research I just don't believe a solid RB will be on the board in the 3rd round in this spot. So I went from a RB-WR 1st/2nd round combo (which IMO was a very solid strategy since the elite WRs should mostly be around) to seriously thinking about taking either Westbrook or Reggie Bush in the 2nd.The in the 3rd/4th, I'd grab two of the top WRs on the board -- likely HWard, RWayne, CChambers, or DDriver (who I'd prefer to avoid).I just don't get the feeling that C.Taylor or R.Bush will make it to the 9th spot in Rd 3, and that I'd have to settle for W.Dunn or the like.

As we've been discussing in the Bush thread, there's no way Bush will still be on the board in the third round. If you want him, you have to take him in the second -- which IMO is becoming a viable option. All of the prep work I've done so far indicates that if I take a WR in the second I will be very lucky to get a RB in the third I feel comfortable with as my RB2. The ADP indicates Dillon should be there and while I do like Dillon as a value pick in the third round I'm not sure I like the idea of going WR in the second and banking on him still being there if he's the only RB I'd be comfortable with. So I'm starting to consider going RB in the second round (either McGahee, K.Jones or Bush) knowing that if I grab one of those RBs I'll have a RB2 I'm comfortable with and there will still be a solid WR1 such as Chambers, Ward, R.Williams or Driver on the board in the third (maybe Boldin but I doubt it). I would have zero problems starting my draft with the following picks in the first three rounds:1. Rudi2. Bush3. DriverI'd be very happy with that start to my draft. Then hope Dillon falls to me in the fourth or grab an upside RB there such as Tatum Bell, Gore or Addai. I wouldn't mind Chris Brown there either -- his ADP suggests he'll be a strong value pick and if White doesn't shape up Brown's value will increase.

 

[Marc Levin]

More here?

 

[w3junky]

I'm picking 9 and it's a tough spot. Between Rudi, Ronnie, LaMont, one of the three are going to be there for me, and I'm undecided on any of them. Rudi has tough schedule based on last yr's #'s, Ronnie second year player, and just not sold on Oakland's offense for LaMont.

In second I think you absol. have to take WR just because of value (holt, cj, harrison, TO, etc) and then grab a Droughns, Dunn, CTaylor, KJ, etc. in the third. I think you better be damn sure though to grab your third RB in the 5th round just because of your 2nd RB not panning out. My thinking for the 9 spot would be: RB, WR, RB, WR, RB

 

[Revo]

With Portis' injury, he likely slides to the #9 spot, meaning another RB we expected would be there won't be (Brown, Rudi, Jordan, Cadillac). I have a feeling Ronnie Brown will be the one moving up, leaving it looking something like this:

1-4 LJ, SA, LT, Tiki

5 - Edge

6 - S.Jackson

7 - L.Jordan

8 - R.Brown

At 9, the choice is likely the injured Portis, Cadillac or Rudi. I think I'd take Cadillac here. POrtis may even be available at the #9 drafting spot in Rd 2.

 

[Statorama]

FWIW, I took Steven Jackson at #9 in my league. RB's went 1-7, PManning went #8. With this being a PPR league, I crossed my fingers and took Jackson.

 

[3MTA3]

I was 9th in a 16 team league this year (league expanded to 16 from 14). The league is pretty competitive, everybody knows what they're doing for the most part. Not sure if that will help you but my draft went the following

1.09 - Edge....couldn't believe it. No brainer there.

2.08 - Randy Moss.....this was a no brainer at this point as I could smell an WR run and there was, 11 of the next 15 were WRs.

3.08 - Reggie Bush....another gift.

After the first three rounds, I was salivating over my team. There was only 1 questionable RB taken before Bush and that was Tatum Bell. It's like the moon and stars were aligning for me these three rounds.

4.09 - Tony Gonzalez...figured I'd pick up a top tier TE since this year, skill players were going to be thin.

5.09 - Derrick Mason...here comes another WR run of the mid to low 2nd tiers. Jones, Kennison and Housyourmama just went and the teams behind me were in need of WRs. Sure enough, 5 of the next 7 behind me were WRs.

6.08 - Reggie Brown....pretty much the last #1 receiver left on the board, had to grab him.

7.08 - Aaron Brooks....every year I do QBBC and DefBC unless somebody is staring at me with great value in the top 6 rounds. 16 other QBs were taken before Brooks. If that's not value in the 7th round, I don't know what is. Plus I still had by QBBC intact, as long as I could get Kitna.

8.09 - LenDale White.....struggling at RB depth, I had to start grabbing some bench/split timers. Lucky for me, out of the previous 15 picks, there was only 1 other RB taken.

9.09 - Joe Jurevicius.....Honestly I was shocked when I saw him here. All that boy does is catch touchdowns.

10.08 - Guess who's still there....Jon Kitna. I think I'll fill out my QBBC now.

11.08 - Guess I'll get my kicker out of the way. Shayne Graham....not bad for the 5th kicker taken.

12.09 - Huge run on defenses going on. Managed to squeeze out the Patriots with the 15th defense.

13.09 - Zach Hilton.....flyer...the beer is really kickin in.

14.08 - Detroit.....filled out my DefBC

15.08 - Lindell.....now what the heck was I thinking here. WTF do I need a second kicker for. So I promptly made a move to increase my RB depth and picked up the best thing left out there...Antowain Smith.

Brooks

Kitna

James

Bush

White

A. Smith

R. Moss

Mason

R. Brown

Jurevicius

Gonzo

Hilton

Graham

Pats

Lions

For a 16 team league, I'm extremely happy on how the draft went. And being at 9, I never had to wait long for a pick.

 

[FBGirl79]

I'm picking 9th in a 10 team PPR league. Draft is tonight so I'll post results later. This is my first ever draft so we'll see how it goes Wish me luck!

 

[kaso]

I am picking 9th in a 12 team league.... Looking foward to getting it underway. My draft is in 10 days, so I will post the results here when I get a chance.

Thanks to those who have posted...

 

[CYP]

I am picking 9th in a 12 team league.... Looking foward to getting it underway. My draft is in 10 days, so I will post the results here when I get a chance.Thanks to those who have posted...

Im picking 9th in a ppr league this year. I draft saturday. I have compiled a spread sheet of ADP along with average points per game. If you want it PM me and Ill be happy to email it over to you. You need to have a way to open a excel spread sheet though.

 

[elpasotexan]

I was 9th in a 16 team league this year (league expanded to 16 from 14). The league is pretty competitive, everybody knows what they're doing for the most part. Not sure if that will help you but my draft went the following1.09 - Edge....couldn't believe it. No brainer there. 2.08 - Randy Moss.....this was a no brainer at this point as I could smell an WR run and there was, 11 of the next 15 were WRs.3.08 - Reggie Bush....another gift. After the first three rounds, I was salivating over my team. There was only 1 questionable RB taken before Bush and that was Tatum Bell. It's like the moon and stars were aligning for me these three rounds.4.09 - Tony Gonzalez...figured I'd pick up a top tier TE since this year, skill players were going to be thin.5.09 - Derrick Mason...here comes another WR run of the mid to low 2nd tiers. Jones, Kennison and Housyourmama just went and the teams behind me were in need of WRs. Sure enough, 5 of the next 7 behind me were WRs.6.08 - Reggie Brown....pretty much the last #1 receiver left on the board, had to grab him.7.08 - Aaron Brooks....every year I do QBBC and DefBC unless somebody is staring at me with great value in the top 6 rounds. 16 other QBs were taken before Brooks. If that's not value in the 7th round, I don't know what is. Plus I still had by QBBC intact, as long as I could get Kitna.8.09 - LenDale White.....struggling at RB depth, I had to start grabbing some bench/split timers. Lucky for me, out of the previous 15 picks, there was only 1 other RB taken.9.09 - Joe Jurevicius.....Honestly I was shocked when I saw him here. All that boy does is catch touchdowns.10.08 - Guess who's still there....Jon Kitna. I think I'll fill out my QBBC now.11.08 - Guess I'll get my kicker out of the way. Shayne Graham....not bad for the 5th kicker taken.12.09 - Huge run on defenses going on. Managed to squeeze out the Patriots with the 15th defense.13.09 - Zach Hilton.....flyer...the beer is really kickin in.14.08 - Detroit.....filled out my DefBC15.08 - Lindell.....now what the heck was I thinking here. WTF do I need a second kicker for. So I promptly made a move to increase my RB depth and picked up the best thing left out there...Antowain Smith.BrooksKitnaJamesBushWhiteA. SmithR. MossMasonR. BrownJureviciusGonzoHiltonGrahamPatsLionsFor a 16 team league, I'm extremely happy on how the draft went. And being at 9, I never had to wait long for a pick.

Curious, where did Gates go? I'm toying with going with Gates in the 2nd or 3rd if value doesn't come my way in the form of a decent RB2. In a 16 team draft, the 23rd pick is almost the third in a 12 team draft. Gates apparently is going in the third in 12 team leagues.

 

[packersfan]

An update on my current thought process for my league (12 teams, non-PPR) based on mocks and current ADPs:

1st: RB -- I'm hoping for Edge or Portis to fall but will very happily take Rudi.

2nd: RB -- If McGahee falls to me I'm taking him. If he's gone and Bush is on the board, I'm taking Bush. I may take Kevin Jones here as well. The severe drop-off in talent in the third round at RB has me shying away from taking a stud WR in this round.

3rd: WR -- I'll be very tempted to take Dillon here if he's on the board as his ADP suggests but I will likely refrain from loading up at RB to make sure I get a decent WR1 I'll be comfortable with. Right now, I'm targeting Roy Williams or Driver but a real good showing from DJax to close out the pre-season could bump him up on my list.

4th: RB -- If an upside RB is on the board such as T. Bell, Gore or Addai I'm taking him. I may even go after Chris Brown here although his ADP suggests I can get him in the fifth. If all of those guys are gone I'll be looking at the best WR on the board.

5th: WR/RB -- Whichever I didn't take likely a WR in this round with guys like D.Mason, A.Johnson, Evans, Branch (if the holdout doesn't prove to be a problem) being on my radar.

Best-case scenario I'd open my draft with the following through the first five rounds:

1. Edge

2. Bush

3. R.Williams

4. Gore

5. D.Mason

I'd be very happy with that.

 

[cr8f]

i have the 9th pick...and i really like ronnie brown. than a stud WR (To, Fitz, Holt)....the 3rd round will look for RB especially if (bush, taylor is there), but if gates is there or another stud WR (roy williams, Wayne IMO) i will take them and in the 4th get dillion, foster, tj with handcuffs.....i think this is the best way to go.

the RB/WR first two round is the correct way to go....even if it means passing on willis and westie. willis oline is horrible, and wesite can be injury prone. i think if our choices is parker, droughns, dunn...i would rather have gates, wayne, roy.....IMO.....

Ronnie won't be there at 9, maybe not even at 6 as he was gone in a previous league. If Cadillac is there consider yourseld lucky. I too am picking 9th.I take that back, he could be there.

Current Sofa leafue now drafting.

 

[weiner]

Was # 9 in a yahoo draft last night...10 teams..picks were as follow:

Ronnie Brown

Peyton Manning

Westbrook

Chester Taylor

Darryl Jackson

Galloway

Houzmandazeh

Deshaun Foster

Filled the rest of my roster with Chris Brown, Lendale White, Ben Watson, Deion Branch

Was fairly happy with the lineup I ended up with

 

[3MTA3]

I was 9th in a 16 team league this year (league expanded to 16 from 14). The league is pretty competitive, everybody knows what they're doing for the most part. Not sure if that will help you but my draft went the following1.09 - Edge....couldn't believe it. No brainer there. 2.08 - Randy Moss.....this was a no brainer at this point as I could smell an WR run and there was, 11 of the next 15 were WRs.3.08 - Reggie Bush....another gift. After the first three rounds, I was salivating over my team. There was only 1 questionable RB taken before Bush and that was Tatum Bell. It's like the moon and stars were aligning for me these three rounds.4.09 - Tony Gonzalez...figured I'd pick up a top tier TE since this year, skill players were going to be thin.5.09 - Derrick Mason...here comes another WR run of the mid to low 2nd tiers. Jones, Kennison and Housyourmama just went and the teams behind me were in need of WRs. Sure enough, 5 of the next 7 behind me were WRs.6.08 - Reggie Brown....pretty much the last #1 receiver left on the board, had to grab him.7.08 - Aaron Brooks....every year I do QBBC and DefBC unless somebody is staring at me with great value in the top 6 rounds. 16 other QBs were taken before Brooks. If that's not value in the 7th round, I don't know what is. Plus I still had by QBBC intact, as long as I could get Kitna.8.09 - LenDale White.....struggling at RB depth, I had to start grabbing some bench/split timers. Lucky for me, out of the previous 15 picks, there was only 1 other RB taken.9.09 - Joe Jurevicius.....Honestly I was shocked when I saw him here. All that boy does is catch touchdowns.10.08 - Guess who's still there....Jon Kitna. I think I'll fill out my QBBC now.11.08 - Guess I'll get my kicker out of the way. Shayne Graham....not bad for the 5th kicker taken.12.09 - Huge run on defenses going on. Managed to squeeze out the Patriots with the 15th defense.13.09 - Zach Hilton.....flyer...the beer is really kickin in.14.08 - Detroit.....filled out my DefBC15.08 - Lindell.....now what the heck was I thinking here. WTF do I need a second kicker for. So I promptly made a move to increase my RB depth and picked up the best thing left out there...Antowain Smith.BrooksKitnaJamesBushWhiteA. SmithR. MossMasonR. BrownJureviciusGonzoHiltonGrahamPatsLionsFor a 16 team league, I'm extremely happy on how the draft went. And being at 9, I never had to wait long for a pick.

Curious, where did Gates go? I'm toying with going with Gates in the 2nd or 3rd if value doesn't come my way in the form of a decent RB2. In a 16 team draft, the 23rd pick is almost the third in a 12 team draft. Gates apparently is going in the third in 12 team leagues.

Gates went 2.15....so 31st overall.

 

[elpasotexan]

I was 9th in a 16 team league this year (league expanded to 16 from 14). The league is pretty competitive, everybody knows what they're doing for the most part. Not sure if that will help you but my draft went the following1.09 - Edge....couldn't believe it. No brainer there. 2.08 - Randy Moss.....this was a no brainer at this point as I could smell an WR run and there was, 11 of the next 15 were WRs.3.08 - Reggie Bush....another gift. After the first three rounds, I was salivating over my team. There was only 1 questionable RB taken before Bush and that was Tatum Bell. It's like the moon and stars were aligning for me these three rounds.4.09 - Tony Gonzalez...figured I'd pick up a top tier TE since this year, skill players were going to be thin.5.09 - Derrick Mason...here comes another WR run of the mid to low 2nd tiers. Jones, Kennison and Housyourmama just went and the teams behind me were in need of WRs. Sure enough, 5 of the next 7 behind me were WRs.6.08 - Reggie Brown....pretty much the last #1 receiver left on the board, had to grab him.7.08 - Aaron Brooks....every year I do QBBC and DefBC unless somebody is staring at me with great value in the top 6 rounds. 16 other QBs were taken before Brooks. If that's not value in the 7th round, I don't know what is. Plus I still had by QBBC intact, as long as I could get Kitna.8.09 - LenDale White.....struggling at RB depth, I had to start grabbing some bench/split timers. Lucky for me, out of the previous 15 picks, there was only 1 other RB taken.9.09 - Joe Jurevicius.....Honestly I was shocked when I saw him here. All that boy does is catch touchdowns.10.08 - Guess who's still there....Jon Kitna. I think I'll fill out my QBBC now.11.08 - Guess I'll get my kicker out of the way. Shayne Graham....not bad for the 5th kicker taken.12.09 - Huge run on defenses going on. Managed to squeeze out the Patriots with the 15th defense.13.09 - Zach Hilton.....flyer...the beer is really kickin in.14.08 - Detroit.....filled out my DefBC15.08 - Lindell.....now what the heck was I thinking here. WTF do I need a second kicker for. So I promptly made a move to increase my RB depth and picked up the best thing left out there...Antowain Smith.BrooksKitnaJamesBushWhiteA. SmithR. MossMasonR. BrownJureviciusGonzoHiltonGrahamPatsLionsFor a 16 team league, I'm extremely happy on how the draft went. And being at 9, I never had to wait long for a pick.

Curious, where did Gates go? I'm toying with going with Gates in the 2nd or 3rd if value doesn't come my way in the form of a decent RB2. In a 16 team draft, the 23rd pick is almost the third in a 12 team draft. Gates apparently is going in the third in 12 team leagues.

Gates went 2.15....so 31st overall.

Thanks.

 

[FBGirl79]

I'm picking 9th in a 10 team PPR league. Draft is tonight so I'll post results later. This is my first ever draft so we'll see how it goes Wish me luck!

Made it through my first draft. Draft board froze up a couple times and picked for me but it could have been worse. I was happy overall considering I've never played FF before. Ended up withelhommeRoethlisburgerR. Johnson-First 8 picks were RBsR. Bush-this was a toss up b/t him and Westy...I took Bush, Westy went nextT. Bell-I got him at 5.09 C. BensonDuece Staley-17.09Ron Dayne-9.09Priest Holmes -computer pickRandy Moss-WR were flying off the board by 3.09Hines WardAntonio BryantJoe Jurevicius-he was there for 16.02Brandon LloydChris Henry-last pick...I'm a Bengals fan so thought I'd throw him in thereJeremy Shockey-very happy for 7.09Jason ElamIndyWashington -I was more than happy to take this at 18.02

 

[einstein2u]

weak at WR.....lucky to get shockey that far down. even the RBs are a question....who starts for bears/broncos....and bush over westy....proven over rookie....risky call.

 

[NYG Endzone]

any recent drafts at #9?

 

[bLACKSTAr 3O5]

I draft 9th in a 10 team league on 8/21. This is a start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 1OFX, with IDPs league. Here are the results:

1st: Rudi Johnson

2nd: Lamont Jordan (passed on James and McGahee)

3rd: Randy Moss (Always ranks in the top 3-5 when he stays healthy)

4th: Kevin Jones

5th: Donald Driver

6th: Derrick Mason

7th: Thomas Jones (If he wins the starting job in Chicago I will have enough depth at RB)

8th: M. Muhammad (I really think a healthy Grossman or Griese will get him the ball this year)

9th: Jake Delhomme

10th: B. Watson (Wanted to take him later but there was a huge run on TEs)

11th: T. Glenn

12th: Keith Bulluck (This is the first year our league is using IDPs so I pretty much abused them in this category thanks to FBG rankings)

13th: Mike Petterson

14th: Marion Barber III

15th: Lofa Tatupu

16th: Antonio Bryant

17th: Adrian Wilson

18th: Antonio Pierce

19th: Aaron Brooks

20th: Akers

 

[ImTheScientist]

Had my draft on sunday: See sig for my results out of the 9 hole

 

[Woz]

Just found out I draft this position on Sunday.... currently debating between going WR, RB, or Manning in the second... I'll probably go with best available.

 

[jurb26]

Got this pick and hoping Portis falls there. I'll still take him in round 1 as I'm not sure he makes it to round 2. If he doesn't fall, probably going with one of Rudi, McGahee, Brown or Edge.

 

[jbird]

In my big $ PPR league I took Rudi. It's not a sexy pick, especially in PPR, but I know exactly what I'm getting even if Wright is QB for a few weeks. Plus I'm optimistic that he'll catch more balls, at least early in the season, with Perry sidelined with injury.

I'm making it a point to draft players with the least amount of question marks in the first 2 rounds as I took too much risk last year and was on the outside looking in.

Here is how the draft is going:

Alexander

LT

LJ

Edge

Tiki

S Jax

R Brown

C Williams

Rudi

Jordan

Portis

Owens

Bush

McGahee

x

x (my pick)

I will be able to get one of my top 2 ranked WRs. Planning on picking up RB and WR in 3rd and 4th then I'll improvise from there.

 

[Statorama]

Here's what I've got so far, drafting 9/10 in 1QB / 1 RB / 2 WR / 1 TE / 2 OFLX / 1 K / 1 D redraft ppr league:

QB - Jake Delhomme, Jake Plummer

RB - Steven Jackson, Dom Rhodes, Joe Addai, Deuce McCallister

WR - Chad Johnson, Don Driver, Derrick Mason, Muhsin Muhammad

TE - Tony Gonzalez

K - Jason Elam

D - None (draft in progress)

My team is in big trouble, due to my Gonzo mancrush.

 

[NYG Endzone]

Last night (standard scoring and 1/2/2/1/1/1 starting lineup)

9 Thunder and Lightning Edgerrin James (RB ARI)

16 Thunder and Lightning Torry Holt (WR STL)

33 Thunder and Lightning Antonio Gates (TE SD)

40 Thunder and Lightning Warrick Dunn (RB ATL)

57 Thunder and Lightning Roy Williams (WR DET)

64 Thunder and Lightning Thomas Jones (RB CHI)

81 Thunder and Lightning Dominic Rhodes (RB IND)

88 Thunder and Lightning Michael Clayton (WR TB)

105 Thunder and Lightning Jake Plummer (QB DEN)

112 Thunder and Lightning L.J. Smith (TE PHI)

129 Thunder and Lightning Aaron Brooks (QB OAK)

 

[Hue G]

Just did my draft last night from the 9 hole.

12 teams

Start 1QB/2RB/3WR/1TE/1D/1K

Standard HP scoring with .25 PPR

We can keep players starting next season but have to give up a draft pick 3 rounds ahead of where that player was drafted this year, can't keep players in the first 3 rounds, ex. I drafted B. Edwards in the 10th, I can keep him for a 7th round pick next year. That is new this year so there were no keepers held over from last year.

Here's the squad

QB

Delhomme - 9.9

Leftwich - 14.4

RB

Ronnie Brown – 1.9

Dunn – 3.9

Dillon – 4.4

Thomas Jones – 7.9

Greg Jones – 11.9

Norwood – 15.9

WR

Steve Smith – 2.4

Lee Evans – 6.4

Matt Jones – 8.4

Braylon Edwards – 10.4

Michael Jenkins – 12.4

TE

Heap – 5.9

D/ST

Giants – 13.9

K

Akers – 16.4

Overall I was very happy, since we start 3 WR's I would like one more decnt option there but I figure I can trade for one later with my RB depth. I was also very happy with the QB's I got considering I drafted them so late, with my strategy I thought I'd be hurting at QB and it's quite the opposite!

 

[Revo]

Just did my draft last night from the 9 hole.12 teamsStart 1QB/2RB/3WR/1TE/1D/1KStandard HP scoring with .25 PPRWe can keep players starting next season but have to give up a draft pick 3 rounds ahead of where that player was drafted this year, can't keep players in the first 3 rounds, ex. I drafted B. Edwards in the 10th, I can keep him for a 7th round pick next year. That is new this year so there were no keepers held over from last year.Here's the squadQBDelhomme - 9.9Leftwich - 14.4RBRonnie Brown – 1.9Dunn – 3.9Dillon – 4.4Thomas Jones – 7.9 Greg Jones – 11.9 Norwood – 15.9 WRSteve Smith – 2.4 Lee Evans – 6.4 Matt Jones – 8.4 Braylon Edwards – 10.4 Michael Jenkins – 12.4 TEHeap – 5.9 D/STGiants – 13.9KAkers – 16.4 Overall I was very happy, since we start 3 WR's I would like one more decnt option there but I figure I can trade for one later with my RB depth. I was also very happy with the QB's I got considering I drafted them so late, with my strategy I thought I'd be hurting at QB and it's quite the opposite!

Thanks mfor this post. This is exactly what I'm thinking -- if I pass on a RB in Rd 2, do I go with two RBs in Rds 3 & 4? This makes sense. Although TJ in the 7th seems like a huge drop for him. Otherwise, I like this team and this is my league setup. Thanks again.

 

[Marvin88]

Absolutely. That's the biggest thing I've seen so far as well. If you're looking for your RB2 in the fourth round good luck. In a flex league that could end up being a disaster.

In general, it is probably true, but not always. I play in a 1QB,2RB,2WR,1RB/WR,1TE,1K,1DEF. RB's are typically the best flex option. But knowing my league's draft tendencies, I went LT3,Holt,TO and then grabbed Dunn in the 4th - so it can be done. And that is getting Dunn at 4.10. The ninth pick would get pick 4.04.

 

[Steelers4Life]

Just did my draft from the 9th spot.

12 teams, start 1 QB, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D/ST

Start either 2 RB/3 WR, 3 RB/2 WR, or 1 RB/4 WR

It IS a PPR league.

Drew Brees 8.04

Aaron Brooks 11.09

Chris Simms 14.04

Edgerrin James 1.09

Kevin Jones 3.09

Thomas Jones 5.09

Kevan Barlow 6.04

Cedric Houston 13.09

Ciatrick Fason 17.09

Marvin Harrison 2.04

Antonio Bryant 7.09

Reggie Brown 9.09

Ernest Wilford 12.04

Travis Taylor 15.09

Antonio Gates 4.04

John Kasay 16.04

Baltimore Ravens 10.04

I didn't like the risk with the RBs left at 2.04, so I took one of the two surest WRs left on the board (the other was Holt). I was shocked that Kevin Jones fell all the way to 3.09, and even more shocked that Gates fell to 4.04 in a TE required league.

By the time the 5th came around, I wanted to make sure my RB stable was solid, so I took two guys I like, and my reasons are well documented on these boards. Between Jones and Barlow, I have two guys who I expect to be more than adequate RB3's, and both have the potential to be RB2's. 6.04 might have been a LITTLE early to take Barlow, but I didn't think he'd make it to 7.09 and I didn't want to miss out on the last guy left who I thought would be the unquestioned primary ballcarrier on his team.

Adding Bryant and Brown at WR gives me two young, talented WRs who I expect to have 1,000 yards this season and be the #1 WRs on their respective teams.

It's going to take a little bit of luck to pick the right QB each week, but I like all 3 of them this year.

 

[kaso]

Well I just finished my draft. Drafted from the 9th spot.

12 team league, peformance scoring - (no ppr)

1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 PK, 1 DEF

1.09 C. Williams - I was happy with this pick, I didn't want Jackson and he went 8.

2.04 R. Bush - If Bush wasn't here, I would have went with Fitzgerald.

3.09 R. Wayne

4.04 W. Dunn

5.09 TJ. Houshmanzadeh

6.04 J. Addai

7.09 D. Williams - Addai and Williams still on the board hurt me since I couldn't let them go past me. I should have went WR here.

8.04 J. Plummer

9.09 Key. Johnson - Hate this pick, but didn't like anybody else around here. I was going to go with Watson here, but he went at 9.01.

10.04 H. Miller

11.09 E. Wilford

12.04 Mark Clayton

13.09 Dallas Clark

14.04 B. Leftwich

15.09 M. Stover

16.04 C. Wilson

17.09 Cincinnati

18.04 M. Morris

Overall I am pretty happy with my draft. I wish I would have went with some more WRs early on, but I just couldn't pass on some of that RB depth.

I had a couple guys selected before me that I was targeting, but that always seems to be the way.

Some of the interesting picks:

Jordan lasted until 2.01.

FWP went at 1.11.

Dayne went at 17.08.

Mike Bell went at 6.01.

Portis went at 2.05.

Gates went at 4.07.

Edited to add: This is the first year we are changing to a keeper league. Every team starting next year must keep 3 players, no restrictions on how long you can keep them for. That played a big factor into my decision to go after Bush somewhat aggressively.

 

[jurb26]

Picked 9th in a 10 teamer tonight:

R.Brown RB

McGahee RB

J.Lewis RB

Gore RB

Heap TE

L.Evans WR

A.Bryant WR

T.Glenn WR

M.Jones WR

R.Brown WR

Plummer QB

Williamson WR

Brooks QB

T.Green QB

Vinatieri K

Philly D

Watson TE

Atl D

Kasey K

Morency RB

Bradford WR

Hicks RB

I like how this draft turned out and think that the 9 spot is great for finding RB vlaue in a 10 teamer in the 1st 4/5 rounds but tough on WRs. Looking back, I wish I would have waited on Heap and started my WR run earlier as nobody in the league seemed to be going after TEs. WRs on the other hand went early and the top 2 tiers where gone fast. Thats why I hit up the RBs and Heap. Oh well, still like the team.

 

[None_More_Black]

Picked 9th in a 10 teamer tonight:R.Brown RBMcGahee RBJ.Lewis RBGore RBHeap TEL.Evans WRA.Bryant WRT.Glenn WR M.Jones WRR.Brown WRPlummer QBWilliamson WRBrooks QBT.Green QBVinatieri KPhilly DWatson TEAtl DKasey KMorency RBBradford WRHicks RBI like how this draft turned out and think that the 9 spot is great for finding RB vlaue in a 10 teamer in the 1st 4/5 rounds but tough on WRs. Looking back, I wish I would have waited on Heap and started my WR run earlier as nobody in the league seemed to be going after TEs. WRs on the other hand went early and the top 2 tiers where gone fast. Thats why I hit up the RBs and Heap. Oh well, still like the team.

Dude, you are going to get killed in a 10 teamer. No way you can compete at wr, and the rbs that you think are good value might very well suck. I don't mind rb-rb-rb in a 10 teamer (would not do this year) but rb-rb-rb-rb? That's going overboard. Your best receiver is lee evans and you had to over draft bryant. Not good. (although matt jones was good value)

 

[jurb26]

Picked 9th in a 10 teamer tonight:R.Brown RBMcGahee RBJ.Lewis RBGore RBHeap TEL.Evans WRA.Bryant WRT.Glenn WR M.Jones WRR.Brown WRPlummer QBWilliamson WRBrooks QBT.Green QBVinatieri KPhilly DWatson TEAtl DKasey KMorency RBBradford WRHicks RBI like how this draft turned out and think that the 9 spot is great for finding RB vlaue in a 10 teamer in the 1st 4/5 rounds but tough on WRs. Looking back, I wish I would have waited on Heap and started my WR run earlier as nobody in the league seemed to be going after TEs. WRs on the other hand went early and the top 2 tiers where gone fast. Thats why I hit up the RBs and Heap. Oh well, still like the team.

Dude, you are going to get killed in a 10 teamer. No way you can compete at wr, and the rbs that you think are good value might very well suck. I don't mind rb-rb-rb in a 10 teamer (would not do this year) but rb-rb-rb-rb? That's going overboard. Your best receiver is lee evans and you had to over draft bryant. Not good. (although matt jones was good value)

That's exactly what everyone said last year (same strat).... as I won the Championships and total points.I went RB, RB, RB, WR (Jackson who got hurt anyway), RB, RB.For some reason in this league, WRs go off the board rather fast. Most everyone goes RB in the 1st and WR in the 2nd. One person went Manning/S.Smith. If you go RB/RB in this league, the value represents itself at RB again in the 3rd and 4th as at least 10 WRs are off the board by your next pick yet starting RBs are left to snatch up. Bottom line is I have 4 legit starting RBs on this team and most others have only 3 and some have only 2. As the season unfolds and injuries set in I'll be in far better shape and can always manage a trade for a WR later on (if I even need to). Last year I didn't even need to trade for a WR to win it and my WR1 (Jackson) got hurt to boot. I've won this particular league 3 out of the past 6 years.

 

[None_More_Black]

Picked 9th in a 10 teamer tonight:R.Brown RBMcGahee RBJ.Lewis RBGore RBHeap TEL.Evans WRA.Bryant WRT.Glenn WR M.Jones WRR.Brown WRPlummer QBWilliamson WRBrooks QBT.Green QBVinatieri KPhilly DWatson TEAtl DKasey KMorency RBBradford WRHicks RBI like how this draft turned out and think that the 9 spot is great for finding RB vlaue in a 10 teamer in the 1st 4/5 rounds but tough on WRs. Looking back, I wish I would have waited on Heap and started my WR run earlier as nobody in the league seemed to be going after TEs. WRs on the other hand went early and the top 2 tiers where gone fast. Thats why I hit up the RBs and Heap. Oh well, still like the team.

Dude, you are going to get killed in a 10 teamer. No way you can compete at wr, and the rbs that you think are good value might very well suck. I don't mind rb-rb-rb in a 10 teamer (would not do this year) but rb-rb-rb-rb? That's going overboard. Your best receiver is lee evans and you had to over draft bryant. Not good. (although matt jones was good value)

That's exactly what everyone said last year (same strat).... as I won the Championships and total points.I went RB, RB, RB, WR (Jackson who got hurt anyway), RB, RB.

I don't have the rules but i will assume it is a flex league. Maybe you are an incredible trader. Not that many great rbs last year.

 

[jurb26]

Picked 9th in a 10 teamer tonight:R.Brown RBMcGahee RBJ.Lewis RBGore RBHeap TEL.Evans WRA.Bryant WRT.Glenn WR M.Jones WRR.Brown WRPlummer QBWilliamson WRBrooks QBT.Green QBVinatieri KPhilly DWatson TEAtl DKasey KMorency RBBradford WRHicks RBI like how this draft turned out and think that the 9 spot is great for finding RB vlaue in a 10 teamer in the 1st 4/5 rounds but tough on WRs. Looking back, I wish I would have waited on Heap and started my WR run earlier as nobody in the league seemed to be going after TEs. WRs on the other hand went early and the top 2 tiers where gone fast. Thats why I hit up the RBs and Heap. Oh well, still like the team.

Dude, you are going to get killed in a 10 teamer. No way you can compete at wr, and the rbs that you think are good value might very well suck. I don't mind rb-rb-rb in a 10 teamer (would not do this year) but rb-rb-rb-rb? That's going overboard. Your best receiver is lee evans and you had to over draft bryant. Not good. (although matt jones was good value)

That's exactly what everyone said last year (same strat).... as I won the Championships and total points.I went RB, RB, RB, WR (Jackson who got hurt anyway), RB, RB.

I don't have the rules but i will assume it is a flex league. Maybe you are an incredible trader. Not that many great rbs last year.

Nope no flex league. Ended up with several great RBs last year. SA, Portis, Rudi, Caddy and M.Anderson.