Did a 12 person mock today with 3 wr no flex. Discuss Your Team 1. Darren McFadden (Oak - RB) 2. Shonn Greene (NYJ - RB) 3. Matt Ryan (Atl - QB) 4. Dez Bryant (Dal - WR) 5. Stevie Johnson (Buf - WR) 6. Marshawn Lynch (Sea - RB) 7. Sidney Rice (Sea - WR) 8. Jahvid Best (Det - RB) 9. Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR) 10. C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB) 11. Brandon Pettigrew (Det - TE) 12. Braylon Edwards (SF - WR) 13. Detroit (Det - DEF) 14. Alex Henery (Phi - K) 15. Cam Newton (Car - QB) QB - Matt Ryan RB (2) - Darren McFadden, Sheawne Greene WR (3) - Dez Bryant, Stevie Johnson, Sidney Rice TE - Brandon Pettigrew K - Alex Henery DEF - Detroit BN RB - Jahvid Best, Marshawn Lynch, CJ Spiller BN WR - Braylon Edwards, Jacoby Ford BN QB - Cam 'da bust' Newton I think I did ight
Either you're really smart and this is the best smokescreen ever or you just gave me and everyone else in our league your entire draft strategy. All I'll say is that you should study the ADP charts. It'll help you avoid overdrafting players. Try this site: http://fantasyfootballcalculator.com/
I can tell you did the mock draft on Yahoo. I did one on there and was able to draft Jahvid Best in the 9th round. Yahoo's rankings are embarrassingly bad. Most other places he'll go in the 4th.
yeah it was yahoo. I know I reached on Greene and maybe Ryan but everyone else is pretty much where they should be. It's only reaching if you're wrong anyway. I'll put my draft strategy right here... not exact but close enough 1. rb 2. rb 3. wr 4. qb 5. wr 6. rb 7. rb 8. wr 9. wr 10. te 11. qb 12. rb 13. wr 14. k 15. te as far as ADP charts and all that shit, I've got 15 pages of excel sheets and highlighted boards that I marked up last week at work. This mock draft was just bullshit to see where players are going. I take the rankings and charts with a grain of salt though. The internet hacks that make em are stupid and rarely get shit right. just look at the top 20 from last year vs this year. As a matter of fact look at the top 20 from 2008 and 2009 too. Only 50% of it is consistent.
That's why I don't use any of the fantasy football 'experts' rankings and I don't listen to any of the talking heads on television. I use ADP because it gives me an idea of how other fantasy football 'players' think. This enables me to get a bead on where the steals are to be had and when the position runs happen. I pretty much know where every player gets drafted and when the right time to address a position is. In this game, preparation is key.
I draft with my friends so it's very unorthodox. Most of them are really inexperienced so ADP and all that stuff goes out the window. It it's a random online TGG league those things hold much more value. Let me give you a couple examples of what happened last year in our league: New York Jets defense was picked 7th overall in the first round Arian Foster was a waiver wire pickup Most of the Jets and Giants team was picked by the 8th round since thats who everyone is a fan of These guys aren't football geniuses and FF gurus so the picks are all over the place and throws you off your game. I had to take Schaub in the 3rd round last year because he was teh best QB available at that point. May have to do the same with Ryan this year
Adapting to your environment and varying your strategy based on the decisions of those around you is as much a part of fantasy football as preparation. I'll give you that.
I hate the mock Yahoo drafts, tons of fucking around by people makes you make some weird picks. Here's what I had earlier. 1. Michael Vick (QB-Eagles) 2. Steven Jackson (RB-Rams) 3. Knowshon Moreno (RB-Broncos) 4. Stevie Johnson (WR-Bills) 5. Kenny Britt (WR-Titans) 6. Jahvid Best (RB-Lions) 7. Rob Gronkowski (TE-Patriots) 8. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (RB-Patriots) 9. Lance Moore (WR-Saints) 10. Plaxico Burress (WR-Jets) 11. Danny Woodhead (RB/WR-Patriots) 12. Atlanta D/ST 13. Derrick Mason (WR-Jets) 14. Cam Newton (QB-Panthers) 15. Connor Barth (K-Buccaneers) Most TE's were gone by Round 5, and almost all receivers were gone after 9. Odd stuff, Shitty draft.
Ssssshhhh, that site has been a useful "secret weapon" for me! I actually have my initial draft for a keeper league tomorrow night, and if I can get Best past the 6th I'll be stoked. A lot of people were burned by him and his bum toe last year (raises hand), but he's an awesome lottery ticket-type pick, imo.
Draft Results 1) Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Pittsburgh 2) Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Jacksonville 3) Mike Wallace, WR, Pittsburgh 4) Santonio Holmes, WR, NY Jets 5) Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta 6) Jimmy Graham, TE, New Orleans 7) Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta 8) Jahvid Best, RB, Detroit 9) Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit 10) Rashad Jennings, RB, Jacksonville 11) Robert Meachem, WR, New Orleans 12) Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Pittsburgh 13) New Orleans DST 14) Houston DST 15) Josh Brown, K, St. Louis Depth Chart QB: Matt Ryan, Atlanta (Matthew Stafford, Detroit) RB1: Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh (Jahvid Best, Detroit) RB2: Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville (Rashad Jennings, Jacksonville) WR1: Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh (Robert Meachem, New Orleans) WR2: Santonio Holmes, NY Jets (Emmanuel Sanders, Pittsburgh) WR3: Julio Jones, Atlanta TE: Jimmy Graham, New Orleans K: Josh Brown, St. Louis DST: New Orleans (Houston) Analysis I was just going BPA. If this had been a real draft, I would have paid attention to the fact I kept drafting players from the same teams (I'd be dead weeks 9-11).
Just did a 14 person mock drafting third on yahoo again. Beasted it I think 1. Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) 2. Steven Jackson (StL - RB) 3. Mike Wallace (Pit - WR) 4. Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR) 5. Matt Schaub (Hou - QB) 6. Mike Sims-Walker (StL - WR) 7. Zach Miller (Sea - TE) 8. Ryan Williams (Ari - RB) 9. Plaxico Burress (NYJ - WR) 10. C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB) 11. Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR) 12. Mark Sanchez (NYJ - QB) 13. Steve Breaston (KC - WR) 14. Atlanta (Atl - DEF) 15. Adam Vinatieri (Ind - K)
Heads up for all: LeShoure of the Lions tore his Achilles and is done. He was the main competition for Best as far as stealing red zone/TD carries. Move Best way up draft boards, esp. in PPR.
I really like Williams in the 8th and Spiller in the 10th. Those kind of swing-for-fences late picks can win a league.
1. Adrian Peterson RB - MINPICK 1 2. Steven Jackson RB - STLPICK 20 3. Larry Fitzgerald WR - ARIView VideosPICK 21 4. Miles Austin WR - DALPICK 40 5. Matt Ryan QB - ATLPICK 41 6. Shonn Greene RB - NYJPICK 60 7. Jason Witten TE - DALView VideosPICK 61 8. New York Giants DEFPICK 80 9. Mason Crosby K - GBPICK 81 10. BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB - NEPICK 100 11. Ryan Torain RB - WASView VideosPICK 101 12. Michael Bush RB - OAKPICK 120 13. Owen Daniels TE - HOUView VideosPICK 121 14. Jacoby Ford WR - OAKPICK 140 15. Lance Moore WR - NOPICK 141 One more for good measure --12 person picking 1st in snake-- Autopicked after Greene. I'm killing these mocks now. Getting the hang of where players are going on different fantasy sites, NFL.com's board seems favorable to my strategy. I just have to hope my dumbass friends don't throw a wrench in the plan by picking players in weird spots.
Just raped another mock.. this shit is too easy. Somehow AP keeps falling to third and Steven Jackson to late 2nd rd 1. Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) 2. Steven Jackson (StL - RB) 3. Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR) 4. Brandon Marshall (Mia - WR) 5. Matt Schaub (Hou - QB) 6. Jahvid Best (Det - RB) 7. Santana Moss (Was - WR) 8. Dustin Keller (NYJ - TE) 9. Rashad Jennings (Jac - RB) 10. Mike Thomas (Jac - WR) 11. Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR) 12. C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB) 13. Matt Cassel (KC - QB) 14. Alex Henery (Phi - K) 15. Minnesota (Min - DEF) QB - Matt Schaub RB - Adrian Peterson, Steven Jackson WR - Reggie Wayne, Brandon Marshall TE - Dustin Keller FLEX - Jahvid Best K - Alex Henery DEF - Minnesota ---------------- BN | QB - Matt Cassell BN | RB - Rashad Jennings, CJ Spiller BN | WR - Santana Moss, Mike Thomas, Jacoby Ford
