Zealots IDPs (1 Viewer)

[Uruk-Hai]

I'm going into my 3rd year in a Zealots league. I've just about completely remade my defensive squad from the inaugural draft (for the better, I think). I've bolded my original players; everyone else has been drafted, traded for, or picked up. I've already cut my team to its regular-season roster size, so I don't have to get rid of anyone.

I think I'm pretty strong in all three areas. In a fit of lunacy, I overpaid for KGB in offseason bidding when I probably didn't have to have him (Hall fits the bill just as well I think); but I think I can now weather an injury at DL much better than I could two years ago. I've got one of the better LB corps in our league right now, and have a couple of nice up & comers in Bart Scott (he's reaching beastly levels now) & :fingerscrossed: James Anderson. I've got a solid stud at DB in Wilson & a big play guy in Reed. As long as Kiel starts & performs like he did early in 2005, I should be pretty solid.

Since RBs & top QBs are so hard to acquire in Zealots, I've tried to make myself as strong as I could in the other areas. My defense really helped me last season, as I made the playoffs for the first time.

Anyway, I wanted to get some input from the good people here. I've learned a lot from the regulars here & value your opinions. TIA

Coleman, Rod ATL DT - 5 FA

Gbaja-Biamila, Kabeer GBP DE - 6 FA

Hall, James DET DE - 8 FA

Okeafor, Chike ARI DE - 9 FA

Wistrom, Grant SEA DE - 5 FA

Anderson, James CAR LB ® - 9 FA

Barnett, Nick GBP LB - 6 FA

Bulluck, Keith TEN LB - 7 FA

Dansby, Karlos ARI LB - 9 FA

Davis, Thomas CAR LB - 9 FA

Fletcher, London BUF LB - 8 FA

Henderson, E.J. MIN LB - 6 FA

Scott, Bart BAL LB - 7 FA

Thomas, Adalius BAL LB - 7 FA

Grant, Deon JAC S - 6 FA

Hart, Clinton SDC S - 3 FA

Kiel, Terrance SDC S - 3 FA

Reed, Edward BAL S - 7 FA

Smith, Dwight MIN S - 6 FA

Wilson, Adrian ARI S - 9 FA

 

[Chaos Commish]

Grant, Deon JAC S - 6 FA

Hart, Clinton SDC S - 3 FA

Kiel, Terrance SDC S - 3 FA

Reed, Edward BAL S - 7 FA

Smith, Dwight MIN S - 6 FA

Wilson, Adrian ARI S - 9 FA

I bet you can upgrade this with the right CBs. I posted some time ago that they are too overlooked in IDP leagues. 50% of the top 36 DBs (in my scoring which is fairly standard) were CBs a year ago. What I like about them, is if you pick the right one, he really puts up big weeks for you. They are inconsistent, but I have been lucky picking the right ones for three straight years. I now feel bored starting three safeties and always want a CB in my starting lineup. They blow up. If you care to list starting CBs still available, I'd be interested in perusing your options.

 

[Biabreakable]

Grant, Deon JAC S - 6 FA

Hart, Clinton SDC S - 3 FA

Kiel, Terrance SDC S - 3 FA

Reed, Edward BAL S - 7 FA

Smith, Dwight MIN S - 6 FA

Wilson, Adrian ARI S - 9 FA

I bet you can upgrade this with the right CBs. I posted some time ago that they are too overlooked in IDP leagues. 50% of the top 36 DBs (in my scoring which is fairly standard) were CBs a year ago. What I like about them, is if you pick the right one, he really puts up big weeks for you. They are inconsistent, but I have been lucky picking the right ones for three straight years. I now feel bored starting three safeties and always want a CB in my starting lineup. They blow up. If you care to list starting CBs still available, I'd be interested in perusing your options.

While your point is well taken and I agree with you for the most part CC look at his players.Adrian Wilson

Ed Reed

Terrance Kiel

are all very good Dbs to have and should start for him every week. Depth would be for Byes or in case of injury only. I agree there is probobly a better Cb available than Clinton Hart though.

Uruk-Hai your Lbers are really good.

Anderson, James CAR LB ® - 9 FA

Barnett, Nick GBP LB - 6 FA

Bulluck, Keith TEN LB - 7 FA

Dansby, Karlos ARI LB - 9 FA

Davis, Thomas CAR LB - 9 FA

Fletcher, London BUF LB - 8 FA

Henderson, E.J. MIN LB - 6 FA

Scott, Bart BAL LB - 7 FA

Thomas, Adalius BAL LB - 7 FA

The guys in Red should start for you all the time and Thomas Davis/EJ Henderson provide nice depth. Dansby could be good once he recovers from injury. Scott and Adalius Thomas are nice depth as well.

Your Dline is decent. And the least important IDP position in Zealots imho. Sure it would be great to have Jason Taylor or another upgrade but nothing to be concerned about.

It depends on what you have on the offensive side of the ball but I like the defenders you have been able to assemble better than what I have managed to aquire.

 

[Chaos Commish]

Grant, Deon JAC S - 6 FA

Hart, Clinton SDC S - 3 FA

Kiel, Terrance SDC S - 3 FA

Reed, Edward BAL S - 7 FA

Smith, Dwight MIN S - 6 FA

Wilson, Adrian ARI S - 9 FA

I bet you can upgrade this with the right CBs. I posted some time ago that they are too overlooked in IDP leagues. 50% of the top 36 DBs (in my scoring which is fairly standard) were CBs a year ago. What I like about them, is if you pick the right one, he really puts up big weeks for you. They are inconsistent, but I have been lucky picking the right ones for three straight years. I now feel bored starting three safeties and always want a CB in my starting lineup. They blow up. If you care to list starting CBs still available, I'd be interested in perusing your options.

While your point is well taken and I agree with you for the most part CC look at his players.Adrian Wilson

Ed Reed

Terrance Kiel

are all very good Dbs to have and should start for him every week. Depth would be for Byes or in case of injury only. I agree there is probobly a better Cb available than Clinton Hart though.

I agree about the starters. But he can probably improve the depth and give himself some more potent PPG potential. Kiel needs to prove it to me after last year. He killed me a few times. I know he was playing through injury, but he was so tentative. I wouldn't drop him, but I would only be comfortable starting him based on matchups. He needs to prove it to me before I would be happily starting him. I rarely get snakebitten by a poor performer with a good excuse (like Reed), but I watched Kiel all year and he just disappointed, very mediocre. Also, I have argued for years that consistency is way overrated. I like players who can post monster games. I never hesitate to draft Dan Morgan for that reason. I can always find a replacement, and his double digit solo games will be in my lineup.

I'll pimp a bunch of corners in Bramel's prediction thread later.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

For some reason, I just....can't....get....the....hang of CBs so that I feel I can judge them with any degree of confidence. It seems that I'm more comfortable with Safeties (maybe because tackles are generally more consistent??). As for available CBs based on last year's final scoring:

Bodden (I used him for a while last season & dropped him; for reference, he finished 251st overall & 49th among DBs)

McCutcheon

Macklin

Jammer

Al Harris

Jason Webster

etc...

I picked up Clinton Hart a month or two ago when he appeared to be in the running for a starting S job. Things were looking bleak for Kiel at the time & I was hoping that Hart would get the spot if TK lost it; the SS spot for SD seems to rack up tackles.

I know DLs are the least valuable in Zealots (in general they just don't score much), but I at least want to be solid there. I'll take a half-point edge if I can wherever I can get it.

My offense is a little shaky. Probable week one starters:

Delhomme

A Green

Jordan

Tatum Bell

Horn

S Moss

Coles or Mike Clayton

Dallas Clark or Alex Smith

Rackers

Anyway, I appreciate the thoughts & am always looking to learn from those more experienced than I.

 

[Chaos Commish]

Btw Uruk-Hai, your indepth thoughts on VBD a month or so back were very very good. I really appreciated the insights.

 

[Chaos Commish]

For some reason, I just....can't....get....the....hang of CBs so that I feel I can judge them with any degree of confidence.

It's... really... hard... to... do. If I ever submitted a freelance article, I think this would be the topic. If you don't want to list availability and don't mind linking to the MFL site, I'd still be interested in who is out there.Also, the rookie safeties making late splashes are fine additions, Harper and Landry.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Btw Uruk-Hai, your indepth thoughts on VBD a month or so back were very very good. I really appreciated the insights.

Thanks, CCHere's a link to the top FA CBs based on last year's stats: http://football16.myfantasyleague.com/2006...ints&TEAM=*

 

[Jene Bramel]

For some reason, I just....can't....get....the....hang of CBs so that I feel I can judge them with any degree of confidence.

Corners have always been tough because there's a big tease factor involved. The best cover corners aren't often consistent box score players because (a) they don't support the run very well and (b) they don't get targeted often enough to make up for their disadvantage in tackle stats. One-dimensional guys like Champ Bailey (I don't think he's as successful in run support as some claim) or Brian Russell or Deltha O'Neal are really hit and miss.FWIW, I look for three things in a corner. They're a little more specific than the usual talent/opportunity stuff, but they're essentially the same.

1 Does the guy have two-way football skills?

Unlike CC, I can't stand playing three boom-bust guys and watching them all bust in a given week. It can cost you 15-20 points in many leagues and the week. Sure, it'll happen with the consistent guys too, but not as often. So, I'll all but cross a player off my board if he can't play the run or is so bad in coverage that he'll cost himself picks and passes defended in bunches. More often than not, this question comes down to --Can this corner play the run? Will he wrap up and hit or just get in the way? One more tackle in run support per week on average is the difference between a stud and a dud corner.

2 Does the scheme/surrounding cast/situation afford a better than average opportunity?

Are you scouting a Tampa-2 corner that will get many more opportunities to play the ball in run support or short zone coverage? Does your target play in an aggressive defense that asks him to step up in run support or leave him in man coverage frequently? Are you looking at a good player who has a solid cover corner opposite him so that he sees a reasonable number of opportunities? Does this guy follow the rookie corner rule or will he play across from a rookie corner?

3 Does the guy have the size to hold up over a full season?

This isn't a huge issue, but it's still a major part of my scouting process. While there will be outliers -- Chris McCallister is a big guy that doesn't score well while Antoine Winfield is a pretty good option -- size matters when playing bigger receivers and successfully playing the run.

Here are the top ten CBs from one of my leagues last season (fairly standard scoring) and some thoughts on their ability to repeat.

1 Charles Tillman -- Big, willing hitter, good hands and man cover skills in a Tampa-2 defense. It'd be a shock if he finishes outside the top ten barring injury or benching.

2 Ronde Barber -- The #1 reason corners can be predictable and that size is number 3 on my list. Will stop the run, good but not great cover skills, and the primo schemo.

3 Champ Bailey -- Every year gets around 60 tackles and finishes about 55th in the rankings. Last season, he makes as many picks as he had in the three previous years and doubles his passes defended from the season before. You want to bet that he repeats that kind of season? I don't.

4 Deltha O'Neal -- See Bailey, Champ.

5 Nate Clements -- Despite playing alongside a top tackling DE, MLB, and another solid corner, Clements still made 80 solo tackles. I'd be reluctant to say he'll do that again, but he's a proven cover guy playing alongside a solid guy in Terrence McGee and gets the primo schemo for all corners. Another shocker if he finishes outside the top ten.

6 Ty Law -- Here's why projecting corners gives you headaches. Ty Law's last three FBG finishes (14, 176, 15). In 2004, he played only six games, but would've projected to only three picks and 9 PD. He's a pretty proven cover guy, but again, you're relying on big plays here. Just as likely to finish in the 50s as the top ten, IMO.

7 Shawnte Spencer -- Not enough information to make a great decision here. 74 tackles on a terrible team, but 19 PD and 4 picks despite rumors that he's a terrible cover corner. A reasonable risk but again, not a guy I'd confidently say finishes here this season.

8 Antoine Winfield -- Not as solid in the ball skills department as Nate Clements but is such a solid run supporter that, by my criteria, he's a safer bet than Spencer or Law to return here. Plus he gets the primo schemo, too. Those LB, that scheme, I'd only be mildly shocked to see another 90 solo season from him.

9 Chris Gamble -- Has everything but the scheme. Excellent size, solid two-way defender, great ball skills. If he continues to show improvement, he could approach 20 passes defended and 75 solos opposite a solid guy like Ken Lucas. I'll take him.

10 Sheldon Brown -- Even with the most generous scorer of all time, Brown will never sniff 27 passes defended again. We're talking about a guy who's averaging less than 3 picks a season over the last four. Let somebody else take this risk. OTOH, here's your perfect bye week target -- a guy with some skills and the best official scorer in the league. If you're hurting and the Iggles are playing a crappy team with a crappy QB at home dial Brown or Lito Sheppard and pray you don't crap out.

Other guys I'd take shots on...Dunta Robinson, Terrence McGee, Jimmy Williams. Wait and see on Ike Taylor, Ken Lucas, Antonio Cromartie, Marlin Jackson, Corey Webster.

This is one of many things I'll be tracking in my weekly column this year.

BTW, none of those corners you listed are particularly attractive to me. Bodden is an interesting player, but not worth rostering yet. Al Harris may be the best ball-hawker, but, next to Ahmad Carroll, he's likely to looked at less often than Nicole Ritchie looks at a salad.

ETA: A few of the guys I listed above are available, but, as much as I hate advocating taking advantage of loopholes, if Miami S Renaldo Hill is eligible as a corner and your league can't switch him by rule, get him immediately.

 

[Chaos Commish]

For some reason, I just....can't....get....the....hang of CBs so that I feel I can judge them with any degree of confidence.

Corners have always been tough because...Unlike CC, I can't stand playing three boom-bust guys and watching them all bust in a given week.

Well, so much for submitting a free lance article. Bramel pretty much wrote it, right there.

From the link of available CBs, I sure think Jimmy Williams deserves a spot.

He's unknown but all the keys Bramel mentions can be found in Williams. On top of him playing opposite a solid cover corner and him being a rookie. He's worth a look. Other than him, your list is uninspiring. I think Smoot is in for a big season, and I am in a big minority. I would add both.

 

[Jene Bramel]

For some reason, I just....can't....get....the....hang of CBs so that I feel I can judge them with any degree of confidence.

Corners have always been tough because...Unlike CC, I can't stand playing three boom-bust guys and watching them all bust in a given week.

Well, so much for submitting a free lance article. Bramel pretty much wrote it, right there.

From the link of available CBs, I sure think Jimmy Williams deserves a spot.

He's unknown but all the keys Bramel mentions can be found in Williams. On top of him playing opposite a solid cover corner and him being a rookie. He's worth a look. Other than him, your list is uninspiring. I think Smoot is in for a big season, and I am in a big minority. I would add both.

:( I'm wrong plenty often on these corners, CC. I just post these big diatribes to keep the strategy discussion going -- I'm really just a strategy junkie. They end up being long posts because I'm used to having to defend my lines of thinking. My apologies if they come off as being "end of discussion" comments.

 

[Chaos Commish]

:(

I'm wrong plenty often on these corners, CC. I just post these big diatribes to keep the strategy discussion going -- I'm really just a strategy junkie. They end up being long posts because I'm used to having to defend my lines of thinking. My apologies if they come off as being "end of discussion" comments.

Don't be sad faced. I was jesting and making the point that you covered the points. One thing I think deserves research, and I'm probably willing to do some (if you want to play along), is cornerback matchups. I have feasted on them several times to the dismay of my leaguemats. I'm not boasting-- this forum is humbling and I'm not above seeking advice, as you know.

Matchups - I don't have the time to explain in detail, so a quick example. I started AHenry last year @ home against the Giants and Cardinals. In both cases I was confident the opposing QBs would avoid Newman and Henry would be very involved. He just tore it up both weeks. I think you can do this with Ike Taylor (I did). There is a significant margin of error and there's more to look for than this example and several more CBs to consider. This matchup stuff is mostly applicable to redrafts where rosters aren't 53 deep, but I usually don't worry too much about my DBs because playing matchups off the wire is both productive and for me a ton of fun. It almost always involves a CB2 going against a team that should be passing early and often.

I like Smoot because he's playing at a high level again, in a great scheme, available in both my redrafts, that defense is going to bring a lot of pressure on QBs, and he gets Grossman, Favre and Kitna twice. Alex Smith and Losman are also serving up points this year, and I like seeing Arizona, St. Louis, and the Jets on that schedule.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Thanks again, guys, for the CB primer. To be honest, I never paid that much attention to CBs since Zealots doesn't delineate at DB & I felt more confident handicapping Safeties. I'll be following along much more closely this season, as it seems there's some value to be had there.

CC, the Jimmy Williams that's available isn't the Atlanta CB, but a b/u CB with Seattle.

Any other thoughts, IDP gurus?

 

[Slinger]

16 of the top 30 DB's in Zealots were CB's last year. The Top 2 DB's were also CB's as well. Just food for thought.

 

[Chaos Commish]

CC, the Jimmy Williams that's available isn't the Atlanta CB, but a b/u CB with Seattle.Any other thoughts, IDP gurus?

Glenn Earl is better than a couple of your DBs. Not a CB, but there you have one.I'd be happy to add Smoot and see how he produces in the new D. He is a talent when he has it together. He's also the type who can post a monster games in the right situations. Several of those situations are on his schedule.

 

[Biabreakable]

These are the 2 IDP crews I am running with in Zealots format:

Dline- I try to run light here as I never start more than 2. Charles Grant looks recovered and will start every week for me unless I see better matchup for others when Grant plays against elite LT. The others I will play matchups with. I have noticed a bad trend from me of drafting rookie DE hoping to hit big with them but then giving up too soon. I drafted Udeze 3 years ago but cut him due to injury. High rookie pick investment in DLine is probobly not a good idea in this format but Mario is the best prospect since Peppers so will wait and see.

Team 1

Rogers, Shaun DET DT - 8 FA

Grant, Charles NOS DE - 7 FA

Little, Leonard STL DE - 7 FA

Rucker, Mike CAR DE - 9 FA

Williams, Mario HOU DE ® - 5 2.05

My Lbers are not that good. I have used limited investment on them compared to other owners but I think it shows. I have managed to scrape by with overachievers in past years fairly well but I definitly think I need an upgrade. I still don't have a good handle on trade value of Lbers. Whenever I try to trade for a good one owners seem to overvalue them to me asking for 1st round picks in return or solid offensive players. I drafted Greenway in hopes that he would help me but lost him to injury allready.

Brackett, Gary IND LB - 6 FA

Clark, Danny OAK LB - 3 FA

Crowder, Channing MIA LB - 8 FA

Fujita, Scott NOS LB - 7 FA

Haggans, Clark PIT LB - 4 FA

Hayes, Gerald ARI LB - 9 FA

Pierce, Antonio NYG LB - 4 FA

Simmons, Brian CIN LB - 5 FA

Spikes, Takeo BUF LB - 8 FA

Defensive backs have been a strength for me but injuries to Reed and Williams last year hurt my teams performance more than people might think. Probobly because my Lbers were not capable of picking up the slack.

Spencer, Shawntae SFO CB - 7 FA

Vasher, Nathan CHI CB - 7 FA

Harris, Chris CHI S - 7 FA

McCree, Marlon SDC S - 3 FA

Reed, Edward BAL S - 7 FA

Rhodes, Kerry NYJ S - 9 FA

Schweigert, Stuart OAK S - 3 FA

Whitner, Donte BUF S ® - 8 3.06

Williams, Madieu CIN S - 5

I think I should make a trade for another elite Lber to help out Pierce but Im edgy about the price. Danny Clarks demotion has hurt my group but I still have not cut him. Simmons being MLB should help me in the early going.

Team 2

Really light on DLine here again. I just cut a couple prospects who did not show me much in preseason. Plan to pick up a new one to deal with my week 7 bye issue.

Harris, Tommie CHI DT - 7 FA

Williams, Kevin MIN DT - 6 FA

Grant, Charles NOS DE - 7 FA

Vanden Bosch, Kyle TEN DE - 7 FA

Lbers from this group once again come from some overlooked players without a high investment by me. I am hurting without Mike Peterson though. I drafted Greenway in this league as well and lost him to injury allready. It's looking like I will be playing Julan Peterson a lot until Mike Peterson recovers from injury. Like Clark in my other league James Darling was a role player for me last year who does not look to be as helpful this year but I am still rostering for now to see what happens. I plan to try to dangle one of my Wrs like Jenkins for a Lber early and see if I can get an upgrade.

Darling, James ARI LB - 9 FA

Davis, Andra CLE LB - 6 FA

Fujita, Scott NOS LB - 7 FA

James, Bradie DAL LB - 3 FA

Johnson, Landon CIN LB - 5 FA

Marshall, Lemar WAS LB - 8 FA

Peterson, Julian SEA LB - 5 FA

Peterson, Mike JAC LB - 6 FA

I don't like my Dbs nearly as well from this group as my other one. Still looking on the wire for one more Db to bolster this group. I have been outbid on several Dbs I have tried to aquire in this league.

Bly, Dre' DET CB - 8 FA

Tillman, Charles CHI CB - 7 FA

Bullocks, Josh NOS S - 7 FA

Schweigert, Stuart OAK S - 3 FA

Whitner, Donte BUF S ® - 8 3.07

Williams, Roy DAL S - 3

Uruk-Hai I just had a thought.. I wonder if Kewan Ratliff is available in your league? That guy is pretty boom/bust but he has a knack for making big plays. I don't need Dbs but he is a guy I was looking at picking up anyways.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Uruk-Hai I just had a thought.. I wonder if Kewan Ratliff is available in your league? That guy is pretty boom/bust but he has a knack for making big plays. I don't need Dbs but he is a guy I was looking at picking up anyways.

Ratliff will be the fourth corner for the Bengals this year. Jonathan Joseph easily won the nickel job despite Ratliff's big play ability. Ratliff probably doesn't have a big future with the Bengals unless Deltha O'Neal gets dinged. His upside looks to be competing with Tory James for a nickel role in 2007 for now.

 

[Biabreakable]

Uruk-Hai I just had a thought.. I wonder if Kewan Ratliff is available in your league? That guy is pretty boom/bust but he has a knack for making big plays. I don't need Dbs but he is a guy I was looking at picking up anyways.

Ratliff will be the fourth corner for the Bengals this year. Jonathan Joseph easily won the nickel job despite Ratliff's big play ability. Ratliff probably doesn't have a big future with the Bengals unless Deltha O'Neal gets dinged. His upside looks to be competing with Tory James for a nickel role in 2007 for now.

Ok thanks for the info

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I still don't have a good handle on trade value of Lbers. Whenever I try to trade for a good one owners seem to overvalue them to me asking for 1st round picks in return or solid offensive players.

Trade values vary a ton in Zealots leagues, especially when rookie picks are involved. For example, I was hot to trot for Keith Bulluck last off-season (before the '05 season). I offered the 1.12 rook for him & was turned down. We ended up with me trading the 1.12 & 2.01 for Bulluck & a WR I didn't want, but took because I really wanted KB. The fact that the WR was Santana Moss doesn't matter all that much (except to point out my bad judgement on him). IMO, a mega-stud LB is worth more than just about any rookie pick in any year. I wouldn't trade Bulluck for a b/u RB, for example, but would (& have) traded a 1st round pick for one. As I said, values are whacky - I've gotten perfectly logical offers that I wouldn't touch - and you really need to find a common need to make trades work.

 

[Jene Bramel]

I still don't have a good handle on trade value of Lbers. Whenever I try to trade for a good one owners seem to overvalue them to me asking for 1st round picks in return or solid offensive players.

Trade values vary a ton in Zealots leagues, especially when rookie picks are involved. For example, I was hot to trot for Keith Bulluck last off-season (before the '05 season). I offered the 1.12 rook for him & was turned down. We ended up with me trading the 1.12 & 2.01 for Bulluck & a WR I didn't want, but took because I really wanted KB. The fact that the WR was Santana Moss doesn't matter all that much (except to point out my bad judgement on him). IMO, a mega-stud LB is worth more than just about any rookie pick in any year. I wouldn't trade Bulluck for a b/u RB, for example, but would (& have) traded a 1st round pick for one. As I said, values are whacky - I've gotten perfectly logical offers that I wouldn't touch - and you really need to find a common need to make trades work.

Good response. I think the starting point needs to be the relative value of each tier (top tier, borderline LB1, LB2, etc). You'll use that, along with the usual draft position for a highly regarded rookie LB, as a template for an IDP baseline value. But, as you guys say, in a lot of leagues the prevailing opinion remains that owners don't trade offense for defense no matter what -- unless the stud IDP is on their team in which case he's untouchable. It usually takes the owners that underestimate the relative value of defensive players in their scoring system (assuming the system actually gives reasonable value to IDPs) a year or three of watching themselves get owned in the draft and be forced to start a lineup full of replacement level talent before the trade value of a defensive player becomes reasonable.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

If anyone's interested, I acquired Mike Boulware & lost Wistrom as part of a multi-player trade.

Coleman, Rod ATL DT - 5 FA

Gbaja-Biamila, Kabeer GBP DE - 6 FA

Hall, James DET DE - 8 FA

Okeafor, Chike ARI DE - 9 FA

Anderson, James CAR LB ® - 9 FA

Barnett, Nick GBP LB - 6 FA

Bulluck, Keith TEN LB - 7 FA

Dansby, Karlos ARI LB - 9 FA

Davis, Thomas CAR LB - 9 FA

Fletcher, London BUF LB - 8 FA

Henderson, E.J. MIN LB - 6 FA

Scott, Bart BAL LB - 7 FA

Thomas, Adalius BAL LB - 7 FA

Grant, Deon JAC S - 6 FA

Hart, Clinton SDC S - 3 FA

Kiel, Terrance SDC S - 3 FA

Reed, Edward BAL S - 7 FA

Smith, Dwight MIN S - 6 FA

Wilson, Adrian ARI S - 9 FA

Boulware, Michael, SEA S

 

[FightingWombat]

There is always some value at CB available on the WW in September. Aside from the top CBs, predicting which CBs will put up the ponts is a crap shoot at best. Furthermore, its difficult to impossible for CBs to repeat from one year to the next (again, aside from the top guys). My usual strategy in Zealots or other dynasty league is to limit the number of CBs on my roster in the off season. If I guy had a good season last year, I'll let him go via RFA. I still keep my secondary lean as the season starts. In the first few weeks of the season, a few CBs will emerge as fantasy studs. I grab them then. In the past, i have grabbed guys like Jeremetrious Butler, Sheldon Brown, Lito Sheppard... All of them gave me good production for the year. All were sold in free agency as RFAs.