-YOUR PRE-DRAFT and POST DRAFT THOUGHTS- (1 Viewer)

[TZMarkie]

 The long offseason has all but ended for the majority of us.  We are right now dead in the middle of the busiest draft time of the year. Normally the 2-3 weeks leading up to opening day is obviously when the vast majority of our drafts happen.

 You hear it all the time. "NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR FANTASY TEAM!"  But its  not true, *I DO*.

I think we can learn from just about anything in and around our hobby, and hearing another shark pool member's mindset before and after his drafts is interesting to me.

 I haven't had any of my drafts yet, until tonight.  Although it had been slowly building the last few weeks, the "pre-draft jitters and nervousness" has been mostly a non issue for me this year. The last few days it has been on my mind fairly constantly though.

I'm sure that most of us all go through the same range of emotions around our drafts.  I have seen guys mention their drafts here and there, but I can't remember seeing a dedicated thread on this.

Personally, I haven't spent quite the amount of time preparing this year like I have in years past, for a variety of reasons.  So I guess I'm a bit more nervous this year than in years past.

So tonight, I have my biggest $$$ league draft that I am in and run every year. Its a 12 teamer and I am super nervous.  I ended up selecting slot #12 , after being pulled 7th in our draft slot selection. (the first 6 guys took the top 6 spots. I had no desire to be towards the middle, so I went straight back to #12)

I know I will likely go "WR-WR" to start, hoping for 2 elite WRs. This has worked out very well in recent years, especially in our "start 3 WRs" format.  But this year I am really wanting a bellcow RB. In years past, I knew damn well what my strategy was going to be days in advance, but this year I am questioning it far more than I usually do.  I will debate it some more this evening before my draft, I'm sure. I will likely be here celebrating tonight, if I can snag my top 2 WR targets at the end of round 1.     But if something crazy happens and a few odd picks early throw everything off, it might not go so smooth, and I may have to go down a different drafting path.

I have several drafts this week, beginning tonight, and there are some slight differences in a couple of the leagues, but I am sure to come back here and go over my thoughts after each draft.

 Anyone care to post their pre-draft or post draft thoughts???

 TZM

 

[Twenty-Four Eighty-Four]

The more I mock, the more I realize I have to go with the flow of the draft for the first few rounds. There are some players that are all over the board and in many drafts RBs are flying off the board, in others you get the top three WR going in the first 10-11 picks leaving RBs for those at the end.

 

[TheDirtyWord]

Couple of things:

1) Did my first auction this year.  Bottomline - that format rocks.  Much better than drafting.  Drafting is still fun, but lacks a strategic and engagement element throughout the night that auction does.

2) I can’t remember a year where I’ve felt as opposite about RB’s as the chalk does. I’m not a big fan of the top of the board for them (save Gurley) and I feel pretty good about what you can get later on that has a good chance to emerge as top tier (or very solid) players.

 

[Mr. Irrelevant]

Load up on talent and value early; pay no attention to position. Most positions are deeper in fantasy terms this year than I ever remember - deep enough that you will have no problem filling out your starting lineup with good names in all but the largest league sizes.

Walked out of a 2QB (and 6-point pass TD)12-teamer last night where the guy in the 9-hole (no, it wasn't me) took Hopkins at 1.09, then Julio when he fell to 2.04. Seven QBs and the top two TEs went off the board before his next pick, but that meant Tyreek Hill was still sitting there at 3.09. The last thing he needed in this format was a third (albeit top-10) WR, but he took him anyway.

He started off WR-WR-WR in a 2QB league and wound up with by far the best team walking out of the draft. Talent and value.

 

[efactor]

I generally agree with grabbing the two best players on my board in the first two rounds, but.................

We made the change from 12 to 14 teams two years ago and this was my first time drafting towards the bottom (number 12) in the new format. I had drafted 3rd both of the first two seasons.  Really made a difference in how I viewed the 2nd round turn pick.  Barkley at 12 and normally, I would have grabbed Michael Thomas coming back as he was clearly the top person left on my board, but seeing how RBs were already getting scarce, I grabbed Devonta Freeman instead.  Kicked myself for a round or so, but looking back after the draft, I think it gave me a better overall team by not having to chase RBs in the next 4 rounds.

 

[TheWinz]

One word for the first 5 or so rounds - Best Player Available

OK, so that's three words.  For me, it all comes down to creating your own cheat sheet based on league scoring and starting requirements.  If you truly believe in your cheat sheet and stick to it, how can you be unhappy with your team?  It's your cheat sheet!  Since you have created your very own cheat sheet, it's safe to say you will get value at every pick, at least in your mind.  Isn't that all that matters?

Another thing to remember is be flexible.  For example, my league is 10-team, 15 roster spots, with 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, and 1 Flex (RB or WR).  If my cheat sheet tells me to start by drafting 5 straight RB's, because they were all next on the list, I will have the common sense to make my 4th pick the next available WR on my list.  You get the point.

Anyways, I made my cheat sheet a few weeks ago, and I draft in 2 days.  I have been moving players around as I see fit, and have been mocking like crazy.  In most every mock, I kept finding myself saying, "damn, I wanted Tyreek Hill, but he went only 2 picks after I chose T.Y. Hilton.  So I changed my cheat sheet and moved Tyreek up.  I've done this with a handful of players, and if my cheat sheet doesn't mirror the consensus ADP, so be it.  Just remember to use common sense here.  If I really want Peyton Barber on my team, I am not gonna draft him multiple rounds ahead of his consensus ADP.  If someone takes him in the 3rd round, that's just more value that will fall to me later.

 

[ponchsox]

I always try and get 6 or even 7 players in my top 50. You win leagues nailing picks in rounds 4-7 and waiver wire pickups.

 

[Neo]

Unless you get 6pts per TD there is truly no need to grab a qb within the first 5 rounds...easy.  QB is so deep this year and I've waited big time till the 10th / 11th round and have come away with names like Stafford, Ben, Garopollo, Goff, Smith.   Load up on skill positions and time the back end of your qb tier to strike later. 

 

[Angry Beavers]

2 drafts - in both of them - someone reached for Rodgers way too early IMHO. In both drafts QB's continued to be ignored not inducing the run that I thought might happen;

I learned I like Jordan Howard more than most people;

 

[NYRAGE]

I've done over 30 best ball drafts and 1 in-season management league so far since July.  It's interesting to see how training camp and pre-season has impacted the adp/aav of players. Such ebb and flow every week. Some players steadily move up or down and some do both in just a week's time.

I'm a little skeptical of drastic changes. I think back to lots of hype in past summers that never materialized. It's sometimes difficult to wade through all the hype. How many teams are simply holding back right now?  Just be careful of pre-season/camp overreactions. You won't really know until at least week 1 in many cases.

 

[da_budman]

I went into the draft thinking I HAD to get at least 1 RB in the first 2 rounds.....  no matter what.  Well it turns out that all my league mates had the same Idea so by the time it got to me in the 11 spot the top 10 running backs were all taken. They let Brown, Hopkins, and OBJ fall to me.   I took  Brown figuring the 12 guy would take  Hop  and or OBJ....nope he took Gronk and yet another RB....  so I took Hopkins.  Even though I got GREAT  value there I still wasnt happy.  Im an old school RB  RB  to start guy.  Well rounds 3  4 5 and 6    I got Henry and  Barber....followed by Dion Lewis and a discounted Mark Ingram....  I took a qb  early (which I never do)  because Watson was sitting there in round 7...   I later snagged  crabtree  and way later edelman because of his suspension.     One other random thought:  I think my league mates are missing out (and Im not going to tell them)  is that drafting suspended players at a discount is GREAT strategy (at least in my league)   because 8/12 teams make the playoffs.  Im more worried about winning the league not  being the top team  on record before the playoffs start.  Last year I grabbed Zeke and rode him to the title.   Bottom line is be flexible....sometimes it doesnt work out but I think it will for me this year barring injuries !!! 

 

[Weebs210]

I'm addicted to RBs. Drafted three straight for start 2 RB/1flex. Drafted 4 straight in start 2 RB/2Flex. Would do that again if I had a redo.

 

[TZMarkie]

 Well, draft #1 is in the books, and I'm not too stoked.

Going off 12th, I knew I would have to go WR-WR which I had planned, but as usual I didn't get the 2 I was looking to get. Julio was nabbed the pick before me.

 My draft looks like this -

 Michael Thomas

AJ Green

Derrick Henry

Doug Baldwin

Jamaal Williams

Mark Ingram

Peyton Barber

Marlon Mack

Jordan Reed

Kelvin Benjamin

Alex Smith

Latavius Murray

Atlanta defense

Chris Boswell

Doug Martin

I have made 2 drops/pickups since, dropping the ATL defense (getting the Lions defense for week 1, juicy matchup vs the Jets)  And I then dropped Doug Martin for Jonathan Williams.

 I had planned on getting Matt Ryan or someone along those lines late, but a big second run at QB left me high and dry.  There are some other options on the wire, Bortles, Keenum, Dalton, Taylor ,Winston  and a few others, so I can make it work. I will likely pick up Winston in a few weeks.

Its important to realize our league is a "Start 3WRs, NO FLEX" So we have to start 3 wideouts and only 2 RBs.  I don't know how thrilled I am taking Baldwin in the 4th, but the appeal of having 3 top10-ish WRs in this set up is a monstrous edge and it was too much for me to pass up.  I was hoping to "lock up a backfield" in some fashion, but every time I tried to get one nailed down, the second piece was taken in front of me. (Ronald Jones, Aaron Jones, later Jordan Wilkins though I wasn't too interested in him)

 Looks like another season where I will piecemeal my way along with scattershot RBs....but thats par for the course. I feel like I have a pretty hefty edge at WR, IF all my WRs perform as expected. The only one I am overly concerned with is Baldwin.  Stoked with Latavius Murray in the 12th though, he could well be a league winner if something happens to Dalvin Cook.

 Overall, not terribly excited with how things went, but I am never totally enthused after my drafts anyway. 

 TZM

 

[cjv123]

Wow Jordan Reed #108?

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Michael Thomas and AJ Green at 1.12 and 2.01 tells me you weren’t flexible enough in your strategy.

12 is a super stress free spot because you don’t have to worry about what anyone else does around you, but you have to let the board come to you and adjust on the fly.

WR-WR is a fine strategy at 12 when it assumes a ton of RBs come off the board, but your results tell me that 4 WRs went in  the first 11 picks (unless you hate Beckham or Hopkins for some reason).  That means that some RB value fell your way (some combo of Gordon, Hunt, Fournette, Cook, CMC) and you passed because you were set on WR-WR to start.

eta:  I get the must start 3WR angle but one of those guys plus a RB would have set you up better for rounds 3-4–5 from a flexibility perspective 

apart from that I think it should be OK overall.  Good luck.

 

[zoonation]

 Well, draft #1 is in the books, and I'm not too stoked.

Going off 12th, I knew I would have to go WR-WR which I had planned, but as usual I didn't get the 2 I was looking to get. Julio was nabbed the pick before me.

 My draft looks like this -

 Michael Thomas

AJ Green

Derrick Henry

Doug Baldwin

Jamaal Williams

Mark Ingram

Peyton Barber

Marlon Mack

Jordan Reed

Kelvin Benjamin

Alex Smith

Latavius Murray

Atlanta defense

Chris Boswell

Doug Martin

I have made 2 drops/pickups since, dropping the ATL defense (getting the Lions defense for week 1, juicy matchup vs the Jets)  And I then dropped Doug Martin for Jonathan Williams.

 I had planned on getting Matt Ryan or someone along those lines late, but a big second run at QB left me high and dry.  There are some other options on the wire, Bortles, Keenum, Dalton, Taylor ,Winston  and a few others, so I can make it work. I will likely pick up Winston in a few weeks.

Its important to realize our league is a "Start 3WRs, NO FLEX" So we have to start 3 wideouts and only 2 RBs.  I don't know how thrilled I am taking Baldwin in the 4th, but the appeal of having 3 top10-ish WRs in this set up is a monstrous edge and it was too much for me to pass up.  I was hoping to "lock up a backfield" in some fashion, but every time I tried to get one nailed down, the second piece was taken in front of me. (Ronald Jones, Aaron Jones, later Jordan Wilkins though I wasn't too interested in him)

 Looks like another season where I will piecemeal my way along with scattershot RBs....but thats par for the course. I feel like I have a pretty hefty edge at WR, IF all my WRs perform as expected. The only one I am overly concerned with is Baldwin.  Stoked with Latavius Murray in the 12th though, he could well be a league winner if something happens to Dalvin Cook.

 Overall, not terribly excited with how things went, but I am never totally enthused after my drafts anyway. 

 TZM

I wouldn’t stress too much.  Strong at WR and while your RB Corp is currently borderline terrible, it is the position where you can hit home run ww pickups.  

I’d also be ready to pull the trigger on Winston sooner rather than later.  

Good luck!

 

[TZMarkie]

 Thanks for the comments.

 But I can't stress enough, after playing this "mandatory start 3WRs" for 7+ years in multiple leagues every year, that its a massive advantage having 2 or even 3 stud wideouts. You have a tendency to "make up a LOT of ground" on teams starting mid-round rubbish at WR.

You can always find solid RB2 suspects as the season progresses and the injuries commence, but you just can't find the truly elite WRs.  (barring the once-a-decade Odell Beckham Jr emergence)  Also realize this is NOT PPR....... its standard. In all the countless mocks I did, I was NEVER happy with my wideout corps, if I took a RB at the end of round 1.  I am no fan of Cook or Hunt this year at all. (I may have taken Fournette if he fell, but he didn't)  The only one that I even considered taking early was Melvin Gordon.

I'm completely happy with Derrick Henry as my workhorse, but I realize I'm higher on him than most. The rest of my RBs will fall into place, they always do with injuries etc, although I am usually firing up the beginning of the season with a better RB2.  In retrospect I could have taken Collins in the 4th, but the appeal of Baldwin and a massive edge at WR made me lean that direction.

@cjv123  - The tight ends started flying off the boards earlier than expected,  (a bit unusual in our leagues) and I was completely happy with Jordan Reed at the end of the 9th.  There certainly wasn't anything else there I was content taking.  If Reed hits, he is another massive advantage against the field.  There are a couple guys on the wire too, if I want to switch off, no worries.

 TZM

 

[Ilov80s]

All summer I was pretty dead set on going RB-RB. Was really eyeing Gordon and Howard from the 7 spot. The night before I decided to do the upside down style draft. I’m happy with it and my hunch was right. I thought my league would hit RBs really hard early as well as wait on TE/QB since that was what so many mainstream experts were advocating for. This allowed to get elite players at QB, TE as well as 3 top 20 WRs. I’m happy with how it went and if I can work my RB position out, I will have a championship team.

 

[sheerterror]

All summer I was pretty dead set on going RB-RB. Was really eyeing Gordon and Howard from the 7 spot. The night before I decided to do the upside down style draft. I’m happy with it and my hunch was right. I thought my league would hit RBs really hard early as well as wait on TE/QB since that was what so many mainstream experts were advocating for. This allowed to get elite players at QB, TE as well as 3 top 20 WRs. I’m happy with how it went and if I can work my RB position out, I will have a championship team.

I mean.....you might as well post the results....

Drafting out of the 7 hole tomorrow

 

[Ilov80s]

I mean.....you might as well post the results....

Drafting out of the 7 hole tomorrow

QB/2RB/2WR/1TE and 1WR/TE standard scoring, 12 team

1. Hopkins -I really think Gordon is a better pick there, but I was convinced I’d like the value at RB in the mid rounds more than the WRs

2. Keenan - real happy he landed here, again RBs were going fast early 

3. Gronk - unreal value for me! After the draft everyone said they wanted to wait on TE. Their picks were all good to this point but they just were sticking to their guns on waiting. They might have been right, lots of decent value on WW at TE. 

4. Drake- I’m not the biggest fan but he has upside and safety

5. Russell Wilson - I had no plans on getting a QB until late. Was thinking Rivers and Smith or Ben and Mahomes. But I wasn’t really loving anyone available here  and 3 QBs had already been taken so this felt like a nice spot to get a potential difference maker

6. Marvin Jones - Surprised he made it to me, especially drafting in Detroit. I think he’s sure to regress from last year but he was WR5 last season so even if he falls back to WR 15-20, I’m in great shape.

7.  and 8. Burkhead and Sony- hopefully at any given point in the year one of these guys takes over a dominant position. Heck, if healthy, I can probably just start both of them. 

Other picks: Peterson, Jonathon Williams, DJ Moore, Tyrell Williams, Marquise Lee (he got hurt 5 mins after I took him), Godwin

 

[Franknbeans]

Drafted from the 4th spot. Took backs with 3 of my first 5 picks. Johnson, Miller and Ingram. Grabbed Evans and Diggs in the 2nd/3rd.

 

[Tanner9919]

predraft - this is a tough draft to handicap.everyone has a 'yeah, but' - DJ has a new offense.new coaching staff.Gurley due for a regression, AB is the wrong side of 30, Bell not in camp, coming off 400+ touch season and history is not kind to high-use RBs like this. Fournette has chronic foot problems, can Hopkins do it again, Kamara seems to be legit and probably the one top 10 guy without a question mark - I mean, Ingram is out for a few weeks, will he come back just as good now that he's off Aunt Millies' sauce/PEDs? you know who doesn't have a yeah, but? A. Rodgers. mr steady. guaranteed nearly 5k yards, 35-40 TDs and by far the best QB in your league?  its kind of a no-brainer. why bother with the questions surrounding the others, just take the guy who's done it time and again..I know people want to say that we should all take QB's late - like 10th round late..I dunno, seems risky.

 

[Bojang0301]

Sometimes you end up taking players you don’t like after the draft. Demaryius Thomas in my main league is that guy for me. Also, I always have regret my first redraft. I don’t do many of them and this year happened my home league was first. So it’s my least favorite. I also find myself overexposed. I draft like Mark McGwire. Either it’s a home run or a strike out. My rankings do not reflect ADP and I’m extremely comfortable reaching based on my rankings and projections. Leads to computer rankings and leaguemates hating me. I’ve had good success but not always championship success doing it. This year I’m going heavy RB and offer no apology for it. The rookie RB’s are having steep falls after preseason and, historically, it stands to reason that those drafted before the 4th will have some impact this year. I would much rather stuff Penny, Michel, Kerryon over Peyton Barber or Chris Carson. 

WR’s, I personally think, are bountiful. I still find myself grabbing safe bets early, Golladay, Godwin and Cole late and then watching guys like Saints WR’s, Moncrief, Enunwa/Pryor, MBryant, John Brown, Allison on the wire. Benches aren’t endless in redraft. Targets seem to bountiful early season though. 

Vance McDonald and RSJ seem to be great late TE targets. I wouldn’t force TE unless you’re drafting in that sweet spot where the big WR’s are off the board and only Mixon and Freeman are left for RB’s. Then I may go Gronk. Kelce if he slips to bottom 3rd and Ertz to bottom 4. Burton has entered a territory I no longer feel safe drafting him. If I want a 240lb TE I’ll grab Reed later and pair him with another TE.

Grab a RB over a kicker in the last round. Specifically James Conner. I still don’t trust Bell reporting on time.

That’s all I got. Everyone does things different. Some are bull Rishard Matthews and Kenny Stills going for the sure targets late. I don’t fault that. I have a feeling hunting for the prototypes could burn me this year but that will be my lesson to learn.

 

[Bojang0301]

Oh, and I even own Jamaal Williams in one league. Don’t write off anyone if the value is actually correct for potential volume.

 

[theToes]

I had the 2nd pick in my main 12 team ppr league and predraft I was hoping to go rb-wr at the 2-3 swing.  The scoring in this league makes qb's a little more valuable than some of the others in here. Usuall there are 3-4 qb's taken in the first 2 rounds.

firts round had 11 rb's go along with AB.  Then the top Wrs were going like crazy. by the time it got back to me at the 2-3 swing 13 rb's 8 wr's and Rodgers were off the board. None of this followed any of the normal drafting of the others in the league.  All of the mock drafting I did proved almost useless.

 

[cjv123]

I wasn't criticizing Reed at #108, rather amazed he fell there. TE is a position where you can shoot for the fences as you did, because if it doesn't work the waiver wire can be exploited weeks 1-2 of the season. Jordan Akins is such a sleeper in 12- teams he should probably be drafted with many last picks.

Also, I just noticed Latavius Murray falling that far, when we still don't know if Cook is actually 100%?

 

[TheWinz]

Tonite is my draft, and I won't know my draft spot until 30 minutes prior.  It's a 10-team, 15 roster spot league.  We start QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, RB/WR, K, and D.  It's a .5 PPR league with 4 pts for passing TD.  With these settings, I know a few things...

QB - I prefer the QB's that can run, but will likely be the last in my league to draft a QB.  I usually end up with a combo of Ben/Rivers/Luck (yeah, I know I said I prefer running QB's), and that's fine with me.  Will only draft Rodgers in the 5th, Watson, Wilson, or Newton in the 7th, and Brady or Brees in the 8th.  Also, the only backup QB's I will draft are Rivers or Luck, and that's only if I get Cam (early bye) or Ben.  There should be plenty on waivers.

RB - Most weeks, I want to have my flex be a RB, if possible.  I will likely end up with Alex Collins, as I have him ranked higher than his current ADP.  I am happiest with my mocks when I start by drafting 3 RB's and 2 WR's in the first 5 rounds.  I will also take McKinnon if he falls to me, as his ADP has been dropping due to injury (and the emergence of Alfred Morris).  He may not be a stud, but I believe he will be treated as such when he is 100%.  Also, as da_budman said already, I will not shy away from suspended players at discounted ADP's.

WR - Tyreek Hill.  I will reach for him with a ten-foot pole.  Others I seem to like more than the average bear are Michael Crabtree, Julian at his ADP, and I love that Doug Baldwin's ADP is dropping.  I like the depth at WR, and think there are plenty of guys like Kelvin Benjamin, who will be target whores for their respective teams.  I will likely draft 5 or 6 WR's, and if my studs stay healthy, the bottom 2 or 3 will be nothing more than bench fodder.  Hell, Tyreek is so good, I may even start him on his bye!

TE - I have a sick fixation on Jordan Reed this year, so I am usually the last to draft a TE too.  Again, with the small rosters, I won't be drafting a backup, no matter how injury prone my TE is.  Vernon Davis will be on the WW for sure, along with other decent options.  I tend to draft a combo of Reed, Ben, and Rivers/Luck from rounds 9 thru 11.  Depending on how the draft goes, I will take Gronk in the 3rd, Kelce in the 4th, Ertz in the 5th, Jimmy in the 6th, and Olsen (or maybe Engram too) in the 7th.

K - Gostkowski or Zuerlein in the 14th, all others in the 15th.  Target kickers from high scoring teams, teams in domes, teams with good weather, or teams that suck in the red zone (just make sure they can move the ball).  Talent needs to be there, but situation is the key.  Would you draft last year's darling, Greg the leg, as the first overall kicker, if he got traded to a team like Buffalo?  Not unless he was very accurate from 80 yards.

D - Depending on how I like my team, I may grab a good D early (round 9 or 10).  A defense that you can "set and forget" is worth more than your bench fodder that may only start once for you.  For those that say defenses are wildly unpredictable and vary a ton from year to year, I say hogwash.  Injuries and player moves aside, a top fantasy D will likely remain a top D.  If you don't agree, let's see how close JAX and IND finish this year.  By the way, I will only reach for JAX and LAR, and will by eyeing BAL later.

Hopefully I don't return to this thread later tonite, crying that my team sucks.

 

[Spike]

I wouldn’t stress too much.  Strong at WR and while your RB Corp is currently borderline terrible, it is the position where you can hit home run ww pickups.  

I’d also be ready to pull the trigger on Winston sooner rather than later.  

Good luck!

Strongly disagree. I find RB is very tough for finding value on the wire. 

 

[Spike]

Drafted from the 4th spot. Took backs with 3 of my first 5 picks. Johnson, Miller and Ingram. Grabbed Evans and Diggs in the 2nd/3rd.

Similar. Drafted from the 1.01.  Took Gurley, Freeman and Miller. Grabbed Evans and Cooks in the 2nd/5th. 

Hope your season is very successful. 

?

 

[zoonation]

Strongly disagree. I find RB is very tough for finding value on the wire. 

Alvin Kamara?

Alex Collins?

Kenyon Drake?

Chris Carson (before he got hurt)?

 

[TZMarkie]

 So my second "important" league draft is in the books.

Its a 10 teamer, start 3 WR (as is most of my leagues, and my preference) and 2 RBs, no flex, standard.

 My draft went down like this.............

  1st round - (#3 slot) - David Johnson

2. A.J. Green

3. Tyreek Hill

4. Russell Wilson

5. Kenyan Drake

6. Lamar Miller

7. Marquise Goodwin

8. Jamison Crowder

9. Jamaal Williams

10. Marlon Mack

11. Jordan Reed

12. Aaron Jones

13. Alfred Morris

14. New England

15. Harrison Butker

 Already dropped the NE defense, and snagged the Lions for their Jets matchup week 1. I did the same in my other league as well.

 At pick #3, I had my choice of most anyone not named Gurley, as the guy in front of me took ALVIN KAMARA @ 2 overall.  (I had spoken to him the night prior, I knew he was targeting Kamara anywhere if he could get him in round 1.

Oddly enough, I had been wanting EZE all offseason, and this time I had the chance to snag him, I passed.   I also wanted DJ, and this is likely my only shot at owning him, so I went with him. (it was close, him or EZE)

 Compared to my other draft, I am not quite as high on my threesome at WR, but I have much better RBs to make up for it. With AJ Green and Tyreek Hill, I think I should be OK, but its my WR3 I am unsure about. I currently have Marquise Goodwin in, but I also have Jamison Crowder I can slot in too.  (I am fairly high on Crowder this season, so I think I can make due at my WR3 spot, I'd just rather have a stud in there.)  

I also went ahead and drafted Russell Wilson at the end of round 4. Truth be known, I don't like drafting QBs early, but I was extremely happy with the way things fell, and I would rather at that point fire up an elite QB, than select another WR3-ish type player.  I really wanted another premiere WR, but all the names I like were gone by then....so I went ahead and nailed Wilson.

 Note - this is almost exactly how all my drafts usually go.  I landed 4 WRs, with differing bye weeks, (that takes care of my WR slots, barring injuries) and I loaded up at RB. I have plenty of RBs to pick and choose from in my stable, and I even "locked down" the GB backfield to boot.

 I feel more comfortable with this draft, than I did my other one. (The 12 teamer I yapped about earlier in this thread)  Hopefully this is another playoff run in this league, as I have done extremely well over the years in this particular league.

 I happened to end up with JORDAN REED in both these leagues, which is fine by me.  I know the upside is there when healthy, and there are other options on the wire if theres a problem. (my other target is Tyler Eifert, and he's on the wire in BOTH LEAGUES if I want to go that route)

 My lone PPR draft is coming later this week~!

 Anyone else had some more drafts and feeling good/anxious/pissed????  

 TZM

 

[Mongidig]

Going into my first draft I wanted to draft a balanced team. I did not! I spent too much time researching players and not enough time putting together a solid draft plan. I was unorganized and lost at times regarding Where players should be going in the draft. My team is not horrible, it's boom or bust.

12 team PPR NFFC with 3rd round reversal(Pick 12 gets first pick in 3rd round)...I picked at slot 7.

1) Barkley....I almost picked Fournette here. I think Barkley will get off to a slow start. 

2) D Cook....I should have grabbed K Allen. I have remorse for this pick but it could work out.....I see another player with a slow start to the season.

3) Diggs....Best Receiver on my board. Don't love having two players on the same team.

4) K Drake..I love the upside.

5) J Graham....I think he's gonna be huge but probably could have waited a round.

6) C Newton...I totally choked hear and ran out of time. I like Cam this year but this is way too early to take a QB.

7) J Williams...I should have taken Marshawn Lynch I think. I liked the idea of pair Williams with Aaron Jones. I kind of regret this pick but it could work out.

8) Kenny Stills...I was desperate for WR at this point and love Stills this year. Probably too early but I was out of whack in this draft

9) Jordan Reed....Terrible pick,  but I didn't love the players around him. Makes me regret taking Graham even more. 

10) Aaron Jones

11) Chris Godwin.....Way early but I was scrambling for WR talent

12) Gallup

13) Philly D......Too early for D

14) C Sutton....Love it!

15) Spencer Ware.

16) Moncrief....Throwing darts

17) Denver....I should have just waited for them. I hate taking two defenses. 

18) Will Lutz

19) Ellie Manning

20) Cole Beasley....Given my receivers are super thin I thought he was a solid pick. I can plug him in if my upside guy's don't pan out and he may end up Dak's go to guy.

This is probably the worst I have ever drafted. However,  If my Receivers step up and my RB's stay healthy I have a chance to be very good.

 

[gethugefast1]

My one & only $money$ league (14 years running *no tacos), went in, as always, 'best available according to my ADP (10 team, PPR, snake, 16 rounds). I'm the commish and hold it at my home, tons of food, drink with draft on big screen. I may have drunk and partied (wink wink) just a tad to much this year prior and during (went way off my usual 'best available' (tend to load up on RBs & WRs the first 6 rounds).

A. Rodgers; A. Luck

L. Bell; L. Miller; M Ingram; T. Coleman; C. Thompson; J. White

K. Allen; L. Fitzgerald; J. Landry; J. Crowder; Keelan Cole

R. Gronkowski

Broncos

H. Butker

NFL.com 'Draft Results':

TARGETING A FIRST PLACE FINISH, EVIL EMPIRE DRAFTS TALENTED WRS

Draft Grade A+

Proj Record 13-0

Proj Finish 1

DRAFT SUMMARY

Picking fourth overall in the first round, EVIL EMPIRE had a stellar draft-day performance. They focused on building a well-rounded team right from the start, taking a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end in their first four picks. As the draft concluded, EVIL EMPIRE ended up with the top foursome of wide receivers in the league.

EVIL EMPIRE might be interested in shopping a WR to upgrade in other areas. Their fourth-ranked WR, Jamison Crowder, is projected to be better than the league average at his position.

The other league managers may have passed over a diamond in the rough, as Andrew Luck dropped to the 124th overall pick versus an ADP of 87.7.

According to ADP, it was a bit of a reach selecting James White in the 8th round (77th overall pick versus an ADP of 120.5 across all NFL.com leagues).