The first was a 10 team league where you start QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, K, DEF, no PPR and passing TDs only worth 4. I had the 7th slot and came away with:
- Laurence Maroney
- Willie Parker
- Reggie Wayne
- Plaxico Burress
- Deion Branch
- Kellen Winslow
- Matt Hasselbeck
- Deuce McAllister
- Brandon Jackson
- Adrian Peterson
- Jerry Porter
- LaMont Jordan
- Seattle
- Matt Stover
- Ben Roethlisberger
I was pleased with myself for flip-flopping Plax and Deion; even though I ranked Branch higher, I had a hunch if I waited till the next round, he'd still be there. I was also happy to start the run on tight ends with my Winslow pick (Gates had gone at 3.08). I'm hoping to use a couple of the RBs as trading chips down the road.
The 2nd draft didn't go as well. It's an 8 team league and I had the 8th pick. Also, the starting lineup is QB, QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, RB/WR, TE, K, DEF, plus PPR PLUS 6 points for passing TDs. I found about my slot about 20 minutes before the draft and initially settled on taking a stud QB with my 2nd pick, but... well... take a look at what happened:
- Laurence Maroney
- Larry Johnson
- Steve Smith
- Antonio Gates
- Cedric Benson
- Jon Kitna
- Matt Leinart
- Deion Branch
- Carnell Williams
- Brandon Jackson
- Darrell Jackson
- Matt Schaub
- Joey Galloway
- DeAngelo Williams
- Matt Stover
- Jacksonville
Yup, I took LJ instead. I gambled that I'd still be able to get my #6 QB, McNabb, in round 3, but it wasn't to be. So I did the next best thing and took Gates! As you can see, I missed out on the run for backup QBs as well and had to settle for Schaub. Well, the good thing about this league is that a lot of decent players are still available and I can add/drop if absolutely necessary.
By the way, Maroney had himself a heck of a game Friday night, no? Good thing I had no plans on drafting Travis Henry instead! I have a hunch, though, that some 'experts' out there will make mention of Sammy Morris getting some carries and use that as an excuse to dump on Laurence. We'll see if I'm right this week!
4 comments:
Nice work in both drafts. The first one especially. I like your strength @ RB. Your WRs might need a trade to beef them up a bit, which you should be able to afford w/ your strength @ RB & QB. Solid draft.
If you’ve got a second you should check out http://ffcollective.com – it’s a social news site focused exclusively on fantasy football.
Users post fantasy football news from all over the web, then comment & rate it. The stuff with good ratings rises to the top. The stuff with bad ratings gets pushed to the bottom.
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Best of luck in 2007.
Jeff
Not sure if ffcollective man is still reading, but I appreciate the comment. I actually joined your site the other day, but then I felt funny about recommending my own articles! And I am not going to submit other articles with my own spin, when that is the point of that site. I'll keep checking back, though, as I like the idea of typing in a player name and getting a lot of info.
should have said "when that is the point of THIS site".
Please don't feel funny about recommending your own stuff - that's the point of FFCollective.com. Totally up to you, but your well written posts would be most welcome. Hopefully we can drive a little traffic to your site in the process.
Cheers.
Best of luck in 2007.
Jeff
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