# SDMB Big League Fantasy Football 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 16, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394 "2012-07-16T07:05:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/81 "2012-09-04T17:28:24Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > One quick q: If I drop a player, do I get the money back that I spent on him? Or is it just gone for good? After the draft, all money spent on players is entirely meaningless (unless we decide to transfer any unspent monies to our FAABs). ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/82 "2012-09-04T20:43:08Z")
Not that it matters, but I’m actually a 3 year guy, I was in as Donte’s Torino year 1. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/83 "2012-09-04T22:30:50Z")
Woops, I searched by “up by three” rather than taber when I was making the list. I’ll adjust it so that you and Curry Porkrinds swap divisions. We actually have a 3 way tie at average finish between Taber, Munch, and myself. Cause, you know, 15th in year one, leading scorer, blah blah. Still bitter. Division 1 - all three year players Exploding Pancakes (SenorBeef) Scissor Me Timbers (Munch) No Use For A Name II (RetroVertigo) Frosted Lightning (Frosted Glass) Up By Three - Formerly Donte’s Torino (Taber), 3 year Division 2 - 4 three year players, 1 two year Curry Porkrinds (tds1273) Court Jesters (d\_odds), 3 year Unrelated Siblings (uncle brother walker), 3 year Phoenix Redbirds (dalej42), 3 year Not Sure (brickbacon), 2 year Division 3 - remaining 2 year players Garcon’s Cedillia (friend of MrSquishy) Evil Monkey (MTRG) Overly Sentimental formerly CMFD - (Overly Sentimental/Chuck) Living Through Them - formerly Sizzurp Sippers (Gray Ghost) Return of Ryan Leaf (mhendo) Division 4 - new this year Cobra Kai (Boozahol Squid, PI) - actually was with us in year 1, so has 1 year experience 9 Inch Neils (Really Not All That Bright) The Fleas (Wilson) Rough and Tumblrs (Enalzi) ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2012, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/84 "2012-09-04T22:40:24Z")
Okay, remember that this draft takes over 3 hours, and we can cut down on the time by cutting out useless wasted time, so I am going to hammer you guys about it with a stick until people stop doing it. Do not waste a lot of time with nominations. They happen in order, just like in a regular draft. You can see how many spots to go until your nomination is there. You should be ready to instantly nominate a player. But even if you get caught by surprise by it being your turn, unless it’s the last few picks when we’re all trying to get $1 kickers and shit, just nominate anyone. Nominate the top guy in the list. It doesn’t matter. It’s not that important. It’s more important that you not waste 20 seconds scrambling to nominate someone (which, after the 100th time it happens, becomes a half hour). So be ready when it’s your turn, have a guy queued up, and even if you fuck that up, and you aren’t ready, just nominate anyone for a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/85 "2012-09-05T00:28:17Z")
I’ll be on ventrilo if anyone wants help getting voice chat setup or anything. Or just hop on to chat. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/86 "2012-09-05T01:06:26Z")
Draft starts in 40 minutes, but you can get in the draft room and on vent now. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/87 "2012-09-05T05:11:32Z")
Would someone good with a spreadsheet post the results of the draft [like this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12889289&postcount=126)? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/88 "2012-09-05T05:46:04Z")
Draft took 4 hours, which is longer than usual. We had some chronically slow people that added unnecesary time unfortunately. Next year we’re going to have to go with an earlier start time - this is just impractically late. Of course not everyone had to stick around for the 4 hours - many were done before that. Anyway, good draft, remember to set your players for the NYG/DAL game. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/89 "2012-09-05T05:58:37Z")
Is this what you were after, **Beef** , or did you want them split into positions? If you want something different, i can’t do it until tomorrow night. ```auto 1. Tom Brady (NE - QB) $48 Living Through Them 2. Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF) $4 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 3. Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB) $42 Return of Ryan Leaf 4. Drew Brees (NO - QB) $51 Rough and Tumblrs 5. Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB) $58 Exploding Pancakes 6. Arian Foster (Hou - RB) $58 Return of Ryan Leaf 7. Ryan Mathews (SD - RB) $45 Up By Three 8. Darren Sproles (NO - RB) $49 Red Hochuli Peppers 9. Ronnie Brown (SD - RB) $6 Overly Sentimental 10. Ray Rice (Bal - RB) $61 Rough and Tumblrs 11. Roddy White (Atl - WR) $39 Phoenix Redbirds 12. Marques Colston (NO - WR) $36 Unrelated Siblings 13. Andre Johnson (Hou - WR) $42 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 14. Brandon Marshall (Chi - WR) $39 Evil Monkey 15. Chris Johnson (Ten - RB) $51 Frosted_Lightning 16. LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB) $61 No Use For A Name II 17. Calvin Johnson (Det - WR) $58 Garcon's Cedilla 18. Jimmy Graham (NO - TE) $47 Red Hochuli Peppers 19. Cam Newton (Car - QB) $45 Curry Porkrinds 20. Donald Brown (Ind - RB) $16 Evil Monkey 21. Michael Vick (Phi - QB) $29 Garcon's Cedilla 22. Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE) $42 Scissor Me Timbers 23. Houston (Hou - DEF) $4 Unrelated Siblings 24. Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR) $44 Up By Three 25. Darren McFadden (Oak - RB) $46 Not Sure 26. Trent Richardson (Cle - RB) $38 Court Jesters 27. Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) $40 The Fleas (Wilson) 28. Tim Tebow (NYJ - QB) $2 Rough and Tumblrs 29. Toby Gerhart (Min - RB) $10 Phoenix Redbirds 30. Matt Forte (Chi - RB) $51 The Fleas (Wilson) 31. Antonio Brown (Pit - WR) $29 Scissor Me Timbers 32. Jamaal Charles (KC - RB) $36 Scissor Me Timbers 33. Wes Welker (NE - WR) $38 Return of Ryan Leaf 34. Greg Jennings (GB - WR) $39 Court Jesters 35. Victor Cruz (NYG - WR) $40 Unrelated Siblings 36. Hakeem Nicks (NYG - WR) $35 Evil Monkey 37. Steven Jackson (StL - RB) $30 Garcon's Cedilla 38. Matt Ryan (Atl - QB) $41 Not Sure 39. Seattle (Sea - DEF) $5 Curry Porkrinds 40. Doug Martin (TB - RB) $32 Phoenix Redbirds 41. Mike Wallace (Pit - WR) $34 Evil Monkey 42. Antonio Gates (SD - TE) $29 Overly Sentimental 43. Matthew Stafford (Det - QB) $52 Scissor Me Timbers 44. Miles Austin (Dal - WR) $30 Unrelated Siblings 45. Steve Smith (Car - WR) $32 Rough and Tumblrs 46. Jordy Nelson (GB - WR) $36 Phoenix Redbirds 47. Aaron Hernandez (NE - TE) $31 Living Through Them 48. Dez Bryant (Dal - WR) $32 Red Hochuli Peppers 49. Brandon Pettigrew (Det - TE) $20 Phoenix Redbirds 50. Marshawn Lynch (Sea - RB) $38 Not Sure 51. Philip Rivers (SD - QB) $33 Unrelated Siblings 52. Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR) $28 Overly Sentimental 53. Kenny Britt (Ten - WR) $23 Court Jesters 54. Dan Bailey (Dal - K) $3 Unrelated Siblings 55. A.J. Green (Cin - WR) $36 Exploding Pancakes 56. Michael Turner (Atl - RB) $34 Evil Monkey 57. Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR) $30 The Fleas (Wilson) 58. Percy Harvin (Min - WR) $34 Living Through Them 59. DeMarco Murray (Dal - RB) $42 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 60. Andy Dalton (Cin - QB) $8 Up By Three 61. Tony Romo (Dal - QB) $26 No Use For A Name II 62. Fred Jackson (Buf - RB) $34 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 63. Eli Manning (NYG - QB) $37 Court Jesters 64. Reggie Bush (Mia - RB) $26 Overly Sentimental 65. DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR) $31 Frosted_Lightning 66. Vernon Davis (SF - TE) $21 Exploding Pancakes 67. Peyton Manning (Den - QB) $32 Overly Sentimental 68. Justin Blackmon (Jac - WR) $18 No Use For A Name II 69. Jay Cutler (Chi - QB) $23 Phoenix Redbirds 70. Julio Jones (Atl - WR) $35 Exploding Pancakes 71. Frank Gore (SF - RB) $29 Court Jesters 72. Robert Griffin III (Was - QB) $15 The Fleas (Wilson) 73. Lee Evans (Jac - WR) $2 Return of Ryan Leaf 74. Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB) $17 Evil Monkey 75. Demaryius Thomas (Den - WR) $24 Up By Three 76. Jason Witten (Dal - TE) $13 Cobra Kai 77. Jermichael Finley (GB - TE) $23 Frosted_Lightning 78. Eric Decker (Den - WR) $23 Overly Sentimental 79. Matt Schaub (Hou - QB) $19 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 80. Beanie Wells (Ari - RB) $12 Up By Three 81. Stevie Johnson (Buf - WR) $18 The Fleas (Wilson) 82. Shonn Greene (NYJ - RB) $22 Curry Porkrinds 83. Vincent Jackson (TB - WR) $26 No Use For A Name II 84. Jermaine Gresham (Cin - TE) $8 Evil Monkey 85. Alex Smith (SF - QB) $11 Frosted_Lightning 86. Mikel LeShoure (Det - RB) $12 Court Jesters 87. Andrew Luck (Ind - QB) $10 Red Hochuli Peppers 88. Danny Amendola (StL - WR) $10 Red Hochuli Peppers 89. DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB) $16 Unrelated Siblings 90. Brandon Lloyd (NE - WR) $27 The Fleas (Wilson) 91. Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG - RB) $20 Living Through Them 92. Buffalo (Buf - DEF) $6 Phoenix Redbirds 93. Peyton Hillis (KC - RB) $20 Living Through Them 94. Greg Olsen (Car - TE) $14 Curry Porkrinds 95. Robert Meachem (SD - WR) $14 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 96. Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB) $16 Exploding Pancakes 97. Fred Davis (Was - TE) $17 Garcon's Cedilla 98. Pierre Garcon (Was - WR) $27 Curry Porkrinds 99. Torrey Smith (Bal - WR) $25 Curry Porkrinds 100. Jacob Tamme (Den - TE) $12 Rough and Tumblrs 101. Darrius Heyward-Bey (Oak - WR) $13 Up By Three 102. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (Cin - RB) $22 No Use For A Name II 103. Roy Helu (Was - RB) $10 Not Sure 104. Jon Baldwin (KC - WR) $7 Return of Ryan Leaf 105. David Wilson (NYG - RB) $16 Cobra Kai 106. Stevan Ridley (NE - RB) $20 Cobra Kai 107. Michael Floyd (Ari - WR) $8 Phoenix Redbirds 108. Dexter McCluster (KC - RB) $3 Red Hochuli Peppers 109. John Skelton (Ari - QB) $3 Phoenix Redbirds 110. Joe Flacco (Bal - QB) $17 Cobra Kai 111. Jake Locker (Ten - QB) $5 Return of Ryan Leaf 112. Miami (Mia - DEF) $1 Overly Sentimental 113. Bear Pascoe (NYG - TE) $1 Court Jesters 114. Pierre Thomas (NO - RB) $8 Rough and Tumblrs 115. Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR) $20 Cobra Kai 116. Jahvid Best (Det - RB) $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 117. Willis McGahee (Den - RB) $19 Overly Sentimental 118. Titus Young (Det - WR) $19 Cobra Kai 119. Louis Murphy (Car - WR) $2 Living Through Them 120. Michael Bush (Chi - RB) $10 Phoenix Redbirds 121. Sidney Rice (Sea - WR) $17 Cobra Kai 122. Alex Green (GB - RB) $2 Unrelated Siblings 123. Kevin Ogletree (Dal - WR) $1 Garcon's Cedilla 124. Rashad Jennings (Jac - RB) $10 Court Jesters 125. Lance Moore (NO - WR) $26 Cobra Kai 126. Isaac Redman (Pit - RB) $14 Frosted_Lightning 127. Mark Ingram (NO - RB) $12 Frosted_Lightning 128. Felix Jones (Dal - RB) $7 Unrelated Siblings 129. Sebastian Janikowski (Oak - K) $2 Not Sure 130. San Francisco (SF - DEF) $10 Cobra Kai 131. C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB) $16 Garcon's Cedilla 132. Malcom Floyd (SD - WR) $18 Overly Sentimental 133. Jerricho Cotchery (Pit - WR) $2 Evil Monkey 134. David Akers (SF - K) $2 Exploding Pancakes 135. Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR) $13 Frosted_Lightning 136. Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE) $13 Cobra Kai 137. Greg Little (Cle - WR) $15 Cobra Kai 138. Denarius Moore (Oak - WR) $10 Rough and Tumblrs 139. Cedric Benson (GB - RB) $19 Curry Porkrinds 140. Mike Tolbert (Car - RB) $4 Evil Monkey 141. Jacquizz Rodgers (Atl - RB) $14 Scissor Me Timbers 142. Nate Washington (Ten - WR) $13 No Use For A Name II 143. Isaiah Pead (StL - RB) $6 Exploding Pancakes 144. Brent Celek (Phi - TE) $8 Not Sure 145. Carson Palmer (Oak - QB) $9 Up By Three 146. Ben Tate (Hou - RB) $18 Red Hochuli Peppers 147. Mike Williams (TB - WR) $8 Not Sure 148. Devin Hester (Chi - WR) $6 Living Through Them 149. Russell Wilson (Sea - QB) $8 Overly Sentimental 150. Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB) $15 Living Through Them 151. Jared Cook (Ten - TE) $4 Unrelated Siblings 152. Randall Cobb (GB - WR) $11 Not Sure 153. Joe McKnight (NYJ - RB) $3 Red Hochuli Peppers 154. Kendall Wright (Ten - WR) $7 Exploding Pancakes 155. Santana Moss (Was - WR) $10 Not Sure 156. Anquan Boldin (Bal - WR) $15 Garcon's Cedilla 157. Kendall Hunter (SF - RB) $6 No Use For A Name II 158. Chicago (Chi - DEF) $6 Evil Monkey 159. Tyrell Sutton (Sea - RB) $1 Curry Porkrinds 160. Mark Sanchez (NYJ - QB) $5 Return of Ryan Leaf 161. Randy Moss (SF - WR) $7 Rough and Tumblrs 162. Jonathan Dwyer (Pit - RB) $3 Up By Three 163. Cincinnati (Cin - DEF) $4 Garcon's Cedilla 164. Owen Daniels (Hou - TE) $7 Unrelated Siblings 165. Green Bay (GB - DEF) $5 Frosted_Lightning 166. Alfred Morris (Was - RB) $3 Exploding Pancakes 167. Michael Crabtree (SF - WR) $16 Frosted_Lightning 168. New England (NE - DEF) $4 Overly Sentimental 169. Andre Roberts (Ari - WR) $2 Return of Ryan Leaf 170. Ryan Williams (Ari - RB) $11 Exploding Pancakes 171. James Starks (GB - RB) $6 Cobra Kai 172. Davone Bess (Mia - WR) $10 Scissor Me Timbers 173. Joseph Addai (NE - RB) $4 Not Sure 174. Laurent Robinson (Jac - WR) $10 Rough and Tumblrs 175. LeGarrette Blount (TB - RB) $8 Up By Three 176. Tim Hightower (Was - RB) $4 Phoenix Redbirds 177. Ronnie Hillman (Den - RB) $7 Up By Three 178. Philadelphia (Phi - DEF) $6 Not Sure 179. Robert Turbin (Sea - RB) $4 Curry Porkrinds 180. Alshon Jeffery (Chi - WR) $6 Frosted_Lightning 181. Nate Burleson (Det - WR) $4 Up By Three 182. Coby Fleener (Ind - TE) $4 Frosted_Lightning 183. Tony Moeaki (KC - TE) $7 Curry Porkrinds 184. Kevin Smith (Det - RB) $17 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 185. Josh Freeman (TB - QB) $11 Curry Porkrinds 186. Josh Gordon (Cle - WR) $2 Garcon's Cedilla 187. Ryan Fitzpatrick (Buf - QB) $11 Frosted_Lightning 188. Ryan Broyles (Det - WR) $2 Living Through Them 189. Lamar Miller (Mia - RB) $2 No Use For A Name II 190. Christian Ponder (Min - QB) $7 The Fleas (Wilson) 191. Martellus Bennett (NYG - TE) $2 The Fleas (Wilson) 192. Jason Hanson (Det - K) $1 Overly Sentimental 193. Devery Henderson (NO - WR) $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 194. Matt Prater (Den - K) $2 Red Hochuli Peppers 195. Rueben Randle (NYG - WR) $4 Garcon's Cedilla 196. Baltimore (Bal - DEF) $7 Up By Three 197. Taiwan Jones (Oak - RB) $3 Scissor Me Timbers 198. Joel Dreessen (Den - TE) $4 Living Through Them 199. New York (NYJ - DEF) $3 Curry Porkrinds 200. Mario Manningham (SF - WR) $5 Not Sure 201. Kellen Winslow (Sea - TE) $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 202. Dustin Keller (NYJ - TE) $8 Return of Ryan Leaf 203. Shane Vereen (NE - RB) $3 Garcon's Cedilla 204. Kyle Rudolph (Min - TE) $11 Up By Three 205. Brandon Jacobs (SF - RB) $4 Not Sure 206. Sam Bradford (StL - QB) $6 No Use For A Name II 207. Matt Cassel (KC - QB) $9 Garcon's Cedilla 208. Joshua Cribbs (Cle - WR) $1 Red Hochuli Peppers 209. Mason Crosby (GB - K) $2 Garcon's Cedilla 210. Phil Dawson (Cle - K) $1 Cobra Kai 211. Mike Goodson (Oak - RB) $2 Rough and Tumblrs 212. Daniel Thomas (Mia - RB) $4 Return of Ryan Leaf 213. Mohamed Massaquoi (Cle - WR) $1 Court Jesters 214. New York (NYG - DEF) $4 Red Hochuli Peppers 215. Doug Baldwin (Sea - WR) $6 Return of Ryan Leaf 216. Dallas Clark (TB - TE) $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 217. James Jones (GB - WR) $7 No Use For A Name II 218. Austin Collie (Ind - WR) $7 Living Through Them 219. Braylon Edwards (Sea - WR) $5 Curry Porkrinds 220. Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K) $4 Return of Ryan Leaf 221. Rob Bironas (Ten - K) $1 The Fleas (Wilson) 222. Steve Smith (StL - WR) $4 Up By Three 223. Jerome Simpson (Min - WR) $8 Garcon's Cedilla 224. Matt Bryant (Atl - K) $2 Unrelated Siblings 225. LaMichael James (SF - RB) $2 Cobra Kai 226. DeVier Posey (Hou - WR) $1 Exploding Pancakes 227. Leonard Hankerson (Was - WR) $1 Scissor Me Timbers 228. Brandon Tate (Cin - WR) $3 Overly Sentimental 229. Robbie Gould (Chi - K) $2 Unrelated Siblings 230. Detroit (Det - DEF) $5 Return of Ryan Leaf 231. Arizona (Ari - DEF) $1 Return of Ryan Leaf 232. Eddie Royal (SD - WR) $4 Not Sure 233. Lawrence Tynes (NYG - K) $1 Court Jesters 234. Nate Kaeding (SD - K) $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 235. Evan Royster (Was - RB) $3 Scissor Me Timbers 236. Stephen Hill (NYJ - WR) $2 Court Jesters 237. Dallas (Dal - DEF) $3 Unrelated Siblings 238. Ed Dickson (Bal - TE) $4 Return of Ryan Leaf 239. Brandon LaFell (Car - WR) $6 Curry Porkrinds 240. Shaun Suisham (Pit - K) $1 Evil Monkey 241. Tennessee (Ten - DEF) $2 Red Hochuli Peppers 242. Alex Henery (Phi - K) $1 Up By Three 243. Bilal Powell (NYJ - RB) $3 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 244. David Nelson (Buf - WR) $4 Cobra Kai 245. Neil Rackers (Was - K) $1 Frosted_Lightning 246. Ryan Tannehill (Mia - QB) $1 Exploding Pancakes 247. Garrett Hartley (NO - K) $1 Scissor Me Timbers 248. Brandon Weeden (Cle - QB) $3 Red Hochuli Peppers 249. John Kasay (NO - K) $1 Phoenix Redbirds 250. Lance Kendricks (StL - TE) $2 No Use For A Name II 251. Oakland (Oak - DEF) $1 Court Jesters 252. Dan Carpenter (Mia - K) $1 Rough and Tumblrs 253. Shayne Graham (Hou - K) $1 Living Through Them 254. Matt Flynn (Sea - QB) $1 Unrelated Siblings 255. Greg Salas (NE - WR) $1 No Use For A Name II 256. Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR) $2 Living Through Them 257. Harry Douglas (Atl - WR) $1 Curry Porkrinds 258. Rian Lindell (Buf - K) $1 Evil Monkey 259. San Diego (SD - DEF) $1 The Fleas (Wilson) 260. Kellen Davis (Chi - TE) $2 Garcon's Cedilla 261. Blaine Gabbert (Jac - QB) $3 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 262. Bernard Scott (Cin - RB) $2 The Fleas (Wilson) 263. Javon Ringer (Ten - RB) $1 Exploding Pancakes 264. Atlanta (Atl - DEF) $2 No Use For A Name II 265. Leon Washington (Sea - RB) $5 Red Hochuli Peppers 266. Brian Quick (StL - WR) $2 No Use For A Name II 267. Chris Rainey (Pit - RB) $1 Overly Sentimental 268. Kansas City (KC - DEF) $4 Living Through Them 269. Jacksonville (Jac - DEF) $1 Rough and Tumblrs 270. Keshawn Martin (Hou - WR) $1 Living Through Them 271. Greg Zuerlein (StL - K) $1 No Use For A Name II 272. Heath Miller (Pit - TE) $2 The Fleas (Wilson) 273. Mike Nugent (Cin - K) $1 Evil Monkey 274. Steve Breaston (KC - WR) $1 The Fleas (Wilson) 275. Vincent Brown (SD - WR) $1 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 276. Golden Tate (Sea - WR) $2 Scissor Me Timbers 277. Jordan Cameron (Cle - TE) $1 Exploding Pancakes 278. Minnesota (Min - DEF) $1 Scissor Me Timbers 279. Dwayne Harris (Dal - WR) $1 Red Hochuli Peppers 280. Terrell Owens (Sea - WR) $1 Phoenix Redbirds 281. Jason Avant (Phi - WR) $2 Not Sure 282. Carolina (Car - DEF) $1 Court Jesters 283. Montario Hardesty (Cle - RB) $2 The Fleas (Wilson) 284. Nick Novak (SD - K) $1 Evil Monkey 285. Chris Ivory (NO - RB) $1 The Fleas (Wilson) 286. Emmanuel Sanders (Pit - WR) $1 Frosted_Lightning 287. Denver (Den - DEF) $1 Exploding Pancakes 288. Brandon Stokley (Den - WR) $1 Scissor Me Timbers 289. Delone Carter (Ind - RB) $2 Scissor Me Timbers 290. Brian Hartline (Mia - WR) $1 Overly Sentimental 291. St. Louis (StL - DEF) $1 Court Jesters 292. Dwayne Allen (Ind - TE) $1 Rough and Tumblrs 293. Billy Cundiff (Was - K) $1 Evil Monkey 294. Bernard Pierce (Bal - RB) $1 Frosted_Lightning 295. Brady Quinn (KC - QB) $1 Scissor Me Timbers 296. Todd Heap (Ari - TE) $1 Phoenix Redbirds 297. Anthony Fasano (Mia - TE) $1 Court Jesters 298. Joshua Morgan (Was - WR) $1 Rough and Tumblrs 299. Graham Gano (Was - K) $1 Phoenix Redbirds 300. Knowshon Moreno (Den - RB) $1 Rough and Tumblrs ``` ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/90 "2012-09-05T12:31:10Z")
Wow, that was painful. Were people’s nominate buttons not working properly? ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/91 "2012-09-05T13:13:34Z")
I think what happens (at least what happens with me) is people simply stop paying attention. When I hear the drafted sound, I just look to see who’s next and decide if I’m going to bid, or once the bid goes out of my range that I would pay, just stop watching until the next draftee. Sometimes, I won’t notice immediately that it is my turn to select. That said, I don’t think it was ever more than a few seconds (10 tops) before I selected before going on auto at the end. I always had a cue available. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/92 "2012-09-05T14:36:33Z")
I know everyone said everyone would hate their teams, but they’re wrong. I love my team; I wouldn’t have been grossed out by it in a 14-team league (other than my bench). ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/93 "2012-09-05T14:54:24Z")
Well, my plan going in was to grab one top-tier player, but I panicked when I saw how the prices were starting to rise and grabbed Ray Rice too. I’m content with my team, but I have pretty much no bench. Time will tell if it will pay off. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/94 "2012-09-05T15:06:02Z")
I’m somewhat happy with my team, though it’s really a game of injury roulette with a league this big. I probably should have grabbed one more RB (Like Royston…damn it.), and a backup QB, instead of the smorgasbord of receivers I have. Well, that’s what trading is for. Thanks **mhendo** for the list of draftees. I’ve taken it and sorted it by position of importance, then by $$$, then alphabetically. The formatting is wonky, but I think you should be able to cut and paste it into Excel. For me, one of the most fun parts of this League are the pre-mortem posts and hopefully sorting this data will help get those out. ```auto Position Player Team Position Cost Drafting Team 5 Aaron Rodgers GB QB $58 Exploding Pancakes 43 Matthew Stafford Det QB $52 Scissor Me Timbers 4 Drew Brees NO QB $51 Rough and Tumblrs 1 Tom Brady NE QB $48 Living Through Them 19 Cam Newton Car QB $45 Curry Porkrinds 38 Matt Ryan Atl QB $41 Not Sure 63 Eli Manning NYG QB $37 Court Jesters 51 Philip Rivers SD QB $33 Unrelated Siblings 67 Peyton Manning Den QB $32 Overly Sentimental 21 Michael Vick Phi QB $29 Garcon's Cedilla 61 Tony Romo Dal QB $26 No Use For A Name II 69 Jay Cutler Chi QB $23 Phoenix Redbirds 79 Matt Schaub Hou QB $19 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 74 Ben Roethlisberger Pit QB $17 Evil Monkey 110 Joe Flacco Bal QB $17 Cobra Kai 72 Robert Griffin III Was QB $15 The Fleas (Wilson) 85 Alex Smith SF QB $11 Frosted_Lightning 185 Josh Freeman TB QB $11 Curry Porkrinds 187 Ryan Fitzpatrick Buf QB $11 Frosted_Lightning 87 Andrew Luck Ind QB $10 Red Hochuli Peppers 145 Carson Palmer Oak QB $9 Up By Three 207 Matt Cassel KC QB $9 Garcon's Cedilla 60 Andy Dalton Cin QB $8 Up By Three 149 Russell Wilson Sea QB $8 Overly Sentimental 190 Christian Ponder Min QB $7 The Fleas (Wilson) 206 Sam Bradford StL QB $6 No Use For A Name II 111 Jake Locker Ten QB $5 Return of Ryan Leaf 160 Mark Sanchez NYJ QB $5 Return of Ryan Leaf 261 Blaine Gabbert Jac QB $3 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 248 Brandon Weeden Cle QB $3 Red Hochuli Peppers 109 John Skelton Ari QB $3 Phoenix Redbirds 28 Tim Tebow NYJ QB $2 Rough and Tumblrs 295 Brady Quinn KC QB $1 Scissor Me Timbers 254 Matt Flynn Sea QB $1 Unrelated Siblings 246 Ryan Tannehill Mia QB $1 Exploding Pancakes 16 LeSean McCoy Phi RB $61 No Use For A Name II 10 Ray Rice Bal RB $61 Rough and Tumblrs 6 Arian Foster Hou RB $58 Return of Ryan Leaf 15 Chris Johnson Ten RB $51 Frosted_Lightning 30 Matt Forte Chi RB $51 The Fleas (Wilson) 8 Darren Sproles NO RB $49 Red Hochuli Peppers 25 Darren McFadden Oak RB $46 Not Sure 7 Ryan Mathews SD RB $45 Up By Three 59 DeMarco Murray Dal RB $42 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 3 Maurice Jones-Drew Jac RB $42 Return of Ryan Leaf 27 Adrian Peterson Min RB $40 The Fleas (Wilson) 50 Marshawn Lynch Sea RB $38 Not Sure 26 Trent Richardson Cle RB $38 Court Jesters 32 Jamaal Charles KC RB $36 Scissor Me Timbers 62 Fred Jackson Buf RB $34 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 56 Michael Turner Atl RB $34 Evil Monkey 40 Doug Martin TB RB $32 Phoenix Redbirds 37 Steven Jackson StL RB $30 Garcon's Cedilla 71 Frank Gore SF RB $29 Court Jesters 64 Reggie Bush Mia RB $26 Overly Sentimental 102 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Cin RB $22 No Use For A Name II 82 Shonn Greene NYJ RB $22 Curry Porkrinds 91 Ahmad Bradshaw NYG RB $20 Living Through Them 93 Peyton Hillis KC RB $20 Living Through Them 106 Stevan Ridley NE RB $20 Cobra Kai 139 Cedric Benson GB RB $19 Curry Porkrinds 117 Willis McGahee Den RB $19 Overly Sentimental 146 Ben Tate Hou RB $18 Red Hochuli Peppers 184 Kevin Smith Det RB $17 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 131 C.J. Spiller Buf RB $16 Garcon's Cedilla 105 David Wilson NYG RB $16 Cobra Kai 89 DeAngelo Williams Car RB $16 Unrelated Siblings 20 Donald Brown Ind RB $16 Evil Monkey 96 Jonathan Stewart Car RB $16 Exploding Pancakes 150 Rashard Mendenhall Pit RB $15 Living Through Them 126 Isaac Redman Pit RB $14 Frosted_Lightning 141 Jacquizz Rodgers Atl RB $14 Scissor Me Timbers 80 Beanie Wells Ari RB $12 Up By Three 127 Mark Ingram NO RB $12 Frosted_Lightning 86 Mikel LeShoure Det RB $12 Court Jesters 170 Ryan Williams Ari RB $11 Exploding Pancakes 120 Michael Bush Chi RB $10 Phoenix Redbirds 124 Rashad Jennings Jac RB $10 Court Jesters 103 Roy Helu Was RB $10 Not Sure 29 Toby Gerhart Min RB $10 Phoenix Redbirds 175 LeGarrette Blount TB RB $8 Up By Three 114 Pierre Thomas NO RB $8 Rough and Tumblrs 128 Felix Jones Dal RB $7 Unrelated Siblings 177 Ronnie Hillman Den RB $7 Up By Three 143 Isaiah Pead StL RB $6 Exploding Pancakes 171 James Starks GB RB $6 Cobra Kai 157 Kendall Hunter SF RB $6 No Use For A Name II 9 Ronnie Brown SD RB $6 Overly Sentimental 265 Leon Washington Sea RB $5 Red Hochuli Peppers 205 Brandon Jacobs SF RB $4 Not Sure 212 Daniel Thomas Mia RB $4 Return of Ryan Leaf 173 Joseph Addai NE RB $4 Not Sure 140 Mike Tolbert Car RB $4 Evil Monkey 179 Robert Turbin Sea RB $4 Curry Porkrinds 176 Tim Hightower Was RB $4 Phoenix Redbirds 166 Alfred Morris Was RB $3 Exploding Pancakes 243 Bilal Powell NYJ RB $3 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 108 Dexter McCluster KC RB $3 Red Hochuli Peppers 235 Evan Royster Was RB $3 Scissor Me Timbers 153 Joe McKnight NYJ RB $3 Red Hochuli Peppers 162 Jonathan Dwyer Pit RB $3 Up By Three 203 Shane Vereen NE RB $3 Garcon's Cedilla 197 Taiwan Jones Oak RB $3 Scissor Me Timbers 122 Alex Green GB RB $2 Unrelated Siblings 262 Bernard Scott Cin RB $2 The Fleas (Wilson) 289 Delone Carter Ind RB $2 Scissor Me Timbers 116 Jahvid Best Det RB $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 189 Lamar Miller Mia RB $2 No Use For A Name II 225 LaMichael James SF RB $2 Cobra Kai 211 Mike Goodson Oak RB $2 Rough and Tumblrs 283 Montario Hardesty Cle RB $2 The Fleas (Wilson) 294 Bernard Pierce Bal RB $1 Frosted_Lightning 285 Chris Ivory NO RB $1 The Fleas (Wilson) 267 Chris Rainey Pit RB $1 Overly Sentimental 263 Javon Ringer Ten RB $1 Exploding Pancakes 300 Knowshon Moreno Den RB $1 Rough and Tumblrs 159 Tyrell Sutton Sea RB $1 Curry Porkrinds 17 Calvin Johnson Det WR $58 Garcon's Cedilla 24 Larry Fitzgerald Ari WR $44 Up By Three 13 Andre Johnson Hou WR $42 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 35 Victor Cruz NYG WR $40 Unrelated Siblings 14 Brandon Marshall Chi WR $39 Evil Monkey 34 Greg Jennings GB WR $39 Court Jesters 11 Roddy White Atl WR $39 Phoenix Redbirds 33 Wes Welker NE WR $38 Return of Ryan Leaf 55 A.J. Green Cin WR $36 Exploding Pancakes 46 Jordy Nelson GB WR $36 Phoenix Redbirds 12 Marques Colston NO WR $36 Unrelated Siblings 36 Hakeem Nicks NYG WR $35 Evil Monkey 70 Julio Jones Atl WR $35 Exploding Pancakes 41 Mike Wallace Pit WR $34 Evil Monkey 58 Percy Harvin Min WR $34 Living Through Them 48 Dez Bryant Dal WR $32 Red Hochuli Peppers 45 Steve Smith Car WR $32 Rough and Tumblrs 65 DeSean Jackson Phi WR $31 Frosted_Lightning 57 Jeremy Maclin Phi WR $30 The Fleas (Wilson) 44 Miles Austin Dal WR $30 Unrelated Siblings 31 Antonio Brown Pit WR $29 Scissor Me Timbers 52 Dwayne Bowe KC WR $28 Overly Sentimental 90 Brandon Lloyd NE WR $27 The Fleas (Wilson) 98 Pierre Garcon Was WR $27 Curry Porkrinds 125 Lance Moore NO WR $26 Cobra Kai 83 Vincent Jackson TB WR $26 No Use For A Name II 99 Torrey Smith Bal WR $25 Curry Porkrinds 75 Demaryius Thomas Den WR $24 Up By Three 78 Eric Decker Den WR $23 Overly Sentimental 53 Kenny Britt Ten WR $23 Court Jesters 115 Reggie Wayne Ind WR $20 Cobra Kai 118 Titus Young Det WR $19 Cobra Kai 68 Justin Blackmon Jac WR $18 No Use For A Name II 132 Malcom Floyd SD WR $18 Overly Sentimental 81 Stevie Johnson Buf WR $18 The Fleas (Wilson) 121 Sidney Rice Sea WR $17 Cobra Kai 167 Michael Crabtree SF WR $16 Frosted_Lightning 156 Anquan Boldin Bal WR $15 Garcon's Cedilla 137 Greg Little Cle WR $15 Cobra Kai 95 Robert Meachem SD WR $14 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 101 Darrius Heyward-Bey Oak WR $13 Up By Three 142 Nate Washington Ten WR $13 No Use For A Name II 135 Santonio Holmes NYJ WR $13 Frosted_Lightning 152 Randall Cobb GB WR $11 Not Sure 88 Danny Amendola StL WR $10 Red Hochuli Peppers 172 Davone Bess Mia WR $10 Scissor Me Timbers 138 Denarius Moore Oak WR $10 Rough and Tumblrs 174 Laurent Robinson Jac WR $10 Rough and Tumblrs 155 Santana Moss Was WR $10 Not Sure 223 Jerome Simpson Min WR $8 Garcon's Cedilla 107 Michael Floyd Ari WR $8 Phoenix Redbirds 147 Mike Williams TB WR $8 Not Sure 218 Austin Collie Ind WR $7 Living Through Them 217 James Jones GB WR $7 No Use For A Name II 104 Jon Baldwin KC WR $7 Return of Ryan Leaf 154 Kendall Wright Ten WR $7 Exploding Pancakes 161 Randy Moss SF WR $7 Rough and Tumblrs 180 Alshon Jeffery Chi WR $6 Frosted_Lightning 239 Brandon LaFell Car WR $6 Curry Porkrinds 148 Devin Hester Chi WR $6 Living Through Them 215 Doug Baldwin Sea WR $6 Return of Ryan Leaf 219 Braylon Edwards Sea WR $5 Curry Porkrinds 200 Mario Manningham SF WR $5 Not Sure 244 David Nelson Buf WR $4 Cobra Kai 232 Eddie Royal SD WR $4 Not Sure 181 Nate Burleson Det WR $4 Up By Three 195 Rueben Randle NYG WR $4 Garcon's Cedilla 222 Steve Smith StL WR $4 Up By Three 228 Brandon Tate Cin WR $3 Overly Sentimental 169 Andre Roberts Ari WR $2 Return of Ryan Leaf 266 Brian Quick StL WR $2 No Use For A Name II 193 Devery Henderson NO WR $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 276 Golden Tate Sea WR $2 Scissor Me Timbers 256 Jacoby Ford Oak WR $2 Living Through Them 281 Jason Avant Phi WR $2 Not Sure 133 Jerricho Cotchery Pit WR $2 Evil Monkey 186 Josh Gordon Cle WR $2 Garcon's Cedilla 73 Lee Evans Jac WR $2 Return of Ryan Leaf 119 Louis Murphy Car WR $2 Living Through Them 188 Ryan Broyles Det WR $2 Living Through Them 236 Stephen Hill NYJ WR $2 Court Jesters 288 Brandon Stokley Den WR $1 Scissor Me Timbers 290 Brian Hartline Mia WR $1 Overly Sentimental 226 DeVier Posey Hou WR $1 Exploding Pancakes 279 Dwayne Harris Dal WR $1 Red Hochuli Peppers 286 Emmanuel Sanders Pit WR $1 Frosted_Lightning 255 Greg Salas NE WR $1 No Use For A Name II 257 Harry Douglas Atl WR $1 Curry Porkrinds 208 Joshua Cribbs Cle WR $1 Red Hochuli Peppers 298 Joshua Morgan Was WR $1 Rough and Tumblrs 270 Keshawn Martin Hou WR $1 Living Through Them 123 Kevin Ogletree Dal WR $1 Garcon's Cedilla 227 Leonard Hankerson Was WR $1 Scissor Me Timbers 213 Mohamed Massaquoi Cle WR $1 Court Jesters 274 Steve Breaston KC WR $1 The Fleas (Wilson) 280 Terrell Owens Sea WR $1 Phoenix Redbirds 275 Vincent Brown SD WR $1 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 18 Jimmy Graham NO TE $47 Red Hochuli Peppers 22 Rob Gronkowski NE TE $42 Scissor Me Timbers 47 Aaron Hernandez NE TE $31 Living Through Them 42 Antonio Gates SD TE $29 Overly Sentimental 77 Jermichael Finley GB TE $23 Frosted_Lightning 66 Vernon Davis SF TE $21 Exploding Pancakes 49 Brandon Pettigrew Det TE $20 Phoenix Redbirds 97 Fred Davis Was TE $17 Garcon's Cedilla 94 Greg Olsen Car TE $14 Curry Porkrinds 76 Jason Witten Dal TE $13 Cobra Kai 136 Tony Gonzalez Atl TE $13 Cobra Kai 100 Jacob Tamme Den TE $12 Rough and Tumblrs 204 Kyle Rudolph Min TE $11 Up By Three 144 Brent Celek Phi TE $8 Not Sure 202 Dustin Keller NYJ TE $8 Return of Ryan Leaf 84 Jermaine Gresham Cin TE $8 Evil Monkey 164 Owen Daniels Hou TE $7 Unrelated Siblings 183 Tony Moeaki KC TE $7 Curry Porkrinds 182 Coby Fleener Ind TE $4 Frosted_Lightning 238 Ed Dickson Bal TE $4 Return of Ryan Leaf 151 Jared Cook Ten TE $4 Unrelated Siblings 198 Joel Dreessen Den TE $4 Living Through Them 216 Dallas Clark TB TE $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 272 Heath Miller Pit TE $2 The Fleas (Wilson) 260 Kellen Davis Chi TE $2 Garcon's Cedilla 201 Kellen Winslow Sea TE $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 250 Lance Kendricks StL TE $2 No Use For A Name II 191 Martellus Bennett NYG TE $2 The Fleas (Wilson) 297 Anthony Fasano Mia TE $1 Court Jesters 113 Bear Pascoe NYG TE $1 Court Jesters 292 Dwayne Allen Ind TE $1 Rough and Tumblrs 277 Jordan Cameron Cle TE $1 Exploding Pancakes 296 Todd Heap Ari TE $1 Phoenix Redbirds 130 San Francisco SF DEF $10 Cobra Kai 196 Baltimore Bal DEF $7 Up By Three 92 Buffalo Buf DEF $6 Phoenix Redbirds 158 Chicago Chi DEF $6 Evil Monkey 178 Philadelphia Phi DEF $6 Not Sure 230 Detroit Det DEF $5 Return of Ryan Leaf 165 Green Bay GB DEF $5 Frosted_Lightning 39 Seattle Sea DEF $5 Curry Porkrinds 163 Cincinnati Cin DEF $4 Garcon's Cedilla 23 Houston Hou DEF $4 Unrelated Siblings 268 Kansas City KC DEF $4 Living Through Them 168 New England NE DEF $4 Overly Sentimental 214 New York NYG DEF $4 Red Hochuli Peppers 2 Pittsburgh Pit DEF $4 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 237 Dallas Dal DEF $3 Unrelated Siblings 199 New York NYJ DEF $3 Curry Porkrinds 264 Atlanta Atl DEF $2 No Use For A Name II 241 Tennessee Ten DEF $2 Red Hochuli Peppers 231 Arizona Ari DEF $1 Return of Ryan Leaf 282 Carolina Car DEF $1 Court Jesters 287 Denver Den DEF $1 Exploding Pancakes 269 Jacksonville Jac DEF $1 Rough and Tumblrs 112 Miami Mia DEF $1 Overly Sentimental 278 Minnesota Min DEF $1 Scissor Me Timbers 251 Oakland Oak DEF $1 Court Jesters 259 San Diego SD DEF $1 The Fleas (Wilson) 291 St. Louis StL DEF $1 Court Jesters 220 Stephen Gostkowski NE K $4 Return of Ryan Leaf 54 Dan Bailey Dal K $3 Unrelated Siblings 134 David Akers SF K $2 Exploding Pancakes 209 Mason Crosby GB K $2 Garcon's Cedilla 224 Matt Bryant Atl K $2 Unrelated Siblings 194 Matt Prater Den K $2 Red Hochuli Peppers 234 Nate Kaeding SD K $2 9 Inch Neils (RNATB) 229 Robbie Gould Chi K $2 Unrelated Siblings 129 Sebastian Janikowski Oak K $2 Not Sure 242 Alex Henery Phi K $1 Up By Three 293 Billy Cundiff Was K $1 Evil Monkey 252 Dan Carpenter Mia K $1 Rough and Tumblrs 247 Garrett Hartley NO K $1 Scissor Me Timbers 299 Graham Gano Was K $1 Phoenix Redbirds 271 Greg Zuerlein StL K $1 No Use For A Name II 192 Jason Hanson Det K $1 Overly Sentimental 249 John Kasay NO K $1 Phoenix Redbirds 233 Lawrence Tynes NYG K $1 Court Jesters 273 Mike Nugent Cin K $1 Evil Monkey 245 Neil Rackers Was K $1 Frosted_Lightning 284 Nick Novak SD K $1 Evil Monkey 210 Phil Dawson Cle K $1 Cobra Kai 258 Rian Lindell Buf K $1 Evil Monkey 221 Rob Bironas Ten K $1 The Fleas (Wilson) 240 Shaun Suisham Pit K $1 Evil Monkey 253 Shayne Graham Hou K $1 Living Through Them ``` ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/95 "2012-09-05T15:12:47Z")
I actually like my team. I’ll go in to specifics later, but my strategy was to also take 1 “stud”, 2-3 mid level players, and then fill in the pieces with good value. I think I really only overpaid significantly on 1 player, so it could be a lot worse. As deep as this league drafts, the playoff teams will likely be the ones that don’t have an injury bug decimate their team. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/96 "2012-09-05T16:06:17Z")
I’ll do a recap of my team. **QB: Matthew Stafford (DET), Brady Quinn (KC)** Going in, I really wanted a top 5 QB. Historically, it’s the top QBs in this league that push teams over the top, and I wasn’t going to be banking on the likes of Josh Freeman again. Having a backup was an extremely low priority - for if Stafford goes down, there aren’t any backups at that point that are going to get me into the playoffs. Stafford, if healthy, should have a very big year. **RB: Jamaal Charles (KC), Jacquizz Rodgers (ATL), Evan Royster (WAS), Delone Carter (IND), Taiwan Jones (OAK)** I also wanted at least one top RB, which Charles fits into nicely. I’m not concerned in the least by Hillis, and Charles is a fantastic PPR pick (even at half a point). Rodgers gets a big boost by returning some kicks, and should see plenty of touches with Michael Turner having been run into the ground for the last 3 years. Royster is listed as the starter in WAS, but we all know that’s Shanahannigans. Even still, for $3 he’s worth a shot. Carter is a $2 flyer that Donald Brown will be exposed as the shitty blocker and Andrew Luck liability that he is. Jones is a great flyer in case the injury-prone McFadden goes down. **WR: Antonio Brown (PIT), Davone Bess (MIA), Brandon Stokley (DEN), Leonard Hankerson (WAS), Golden Tate (SEA)** Considering the prices that WRs were going for even late in the draft, Brown at WR18 is pretty decent value (some have him much higher than the current ADP). He’s not Brandon Lloyd value, but I’m happy with the pick. Things deterioate pretty quickly after that. Bess is a 4th WR on most teams, and he’s my #2. I’m hoping his return yardage will bridge that gap a bit. Stokley’s a gamble just to get touches, as is Tate and Hankerson. I hope one of them pans out. **TE: Rob Gronkowski (NE)** I’m not hoping for 2011 numbers - but I am hoping for a very small elite group of top tier TEs to put points up - otherwise my big spending will have been wasted. In a 20 team league, tiers are everything, and he needs to be in rarified air to make this work. **K: Garrett Hartley (NO)** I’ll take the kicker from a high-scoring offense for a buck all day long. **DEF: Minnesota Vikings** There were a few defenses that I was targeting, and Minnesota was not one of them. They play Jacksonville on Week 1, so maybe we’ll see what they can do. Big Picture: I have, in my opinion, three studs in Stafford, Charles and Gronk. Brown may rise up, but he was a reach. All of my RBs have the potential to be solid contributors, and hopefully trade bait for better WR upgrades. My special teams won’t harm me too much - I really like my playoff chances. Good draft - just wish it could have been paced faster. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/97 "2012-09-05T16:48:14Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I’ll do a recap of my team… > …I really like my playoff chances. Good draft - just wish it could have been paced faster. I like Brown a bit more than it sounds like you do, and I think you’ll be fine with him as your WR1. The others…? Well, you can’t be great everywhere, and Stafford, Gronk and Charles should provide you oodles of points. Defenses are so hard to project year-to-year. I think a lot of Minny’s value will lie with whether Ponder can move the offense along and keep the defense rested. Briefly, my team: **QB: Tom Brady ($48)**: In the top tier of proven QB’s (though Stafford and Newton may get there this year; who knows?) and the cheapest of them. I’m happy. But I obviously need a backup. **RB: Ahmad Bradshaw ($20), Peyton Hillis ($20), Rashad Mendenhall ($15):** I’m very happy with the value here and I have faith that Mendenhall will get his starting job back very soon, if not in Week 1. I like Bradshaw and Hillis at $20, a lot more than some of the bigger names at 40-60. With injuries, I need a backup, and soon. Going to be hard to find one in this league. **WR: Percy Harvin ($34), Austin Collie ($7), Devin Hester ($6), Jacoby Ford ($2), Louis Murphy ($2), Ryan Broyles ($2), Keshawn Martin ($1):** One stud, especially with return yardage, at a price comparable to lesser-projected receivers. And a whole lot of lottery tickets, though Collie and Hester should be serviceable. Ford should get good return yardage when his foot gets better, I’m hoping Broyles’s knee allows him to be one of Stafford’s favorites, and I just had a wild hair in bidding $2 for Murphy. I am bullish on Martin, mainly because the Texans don’t really have anybody with his speed and elusiveness. I think he’s the new WR#2 there, not Posey or Jean, and especially not Kevin Martin. We’ll see. **TE: Aaron Hernandez ($31), Joel Dreesen ($4):** Paid a ton for Hernandez, but he’s comparable to Gronk (who I think is going to have a big return to reality from 2011), and he’s $11 cheaper. I hate guessing week to week what the TE is going to do, and would rather just plug in a guy that will give me consistent production. There aren’t many that will (8?) but I think Hernandez will be one of them. Graham I think is going to be the monster of this bunch—the Texans could not consistently stop him in preseason—but he came with a monster price tag ($47). Sigh. Dreesen is going to be what Tamme is supposed to be, I predict. Heck of an athlete, though obviously not in Gronk’s/Graham’s class. Good lottery ticket at $4, and may be productive enough to start in the Flex. **DEF: Kansas City ($4).** Really didn’t want to spend $4 on them, but it was late and there weren’t many other options. I think they’ll have a resurgence, and for the same reasons as Minnesota: Cassel, et al, won’t be as incompetent with Charles and Moeaki coming back, which will lessen the pressure on the D. Probably should have grabbed Baltimore or the Giants though. \ **K: Shayne Graham ($1):** The Texans should score a bit, and they play indoors. He’s a veteran and that’s really all I can expect from a kicker. The draft did take forever and a day. Pretty needlessly too. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/98 "2012-09-05T16:53:43Z")
**Eli Manning NYG QB $37** If Drew Brees went outside of what I wanted to pay (which he did by $1, but it was early and I still had discipline), I was going to pony up for the homer pick. I think he went at about the right price unless even years are the years he throws 20+ picks \*\*Trent Richardson Cle RB $38 \*\* Starts my week 1 woes, as he might not start. Should be a good get **Frank Gore SF RB $29** Healthy? Who knows. Not much pre-season play, but did practice with first squad **Mikel LeShoure Det RB $12** Out two games. Looks promising, but we’ll see \*\*Rashad Jennings Jac RB $10 \*\* Hopefully my week 1 workhorse. My theory is that holdouts tend to get injured due to trying too much too fast. If proven true, this could be the steal of the year **Greg Jennings GB WR $39** The only bad thing about Jennings at this price is that Rodgers has too many frikkin’ targets **Kenny Britt Ten WR $23** Sits out week 1. Should be good for him. Risky pick **Anthony Fasano Mia TE $1 Bear Pascoe NYG TE $1** If either of these schmoes gets 2+ catches per game, I’d be surprised. I actually missed bidding on who I really wanted as I wasn’t paying attention. \*\*Carolina Car DEF $1 Oakland Oak DEF $1 St. Louis StL DEF $1 \*\* Already waived two of these for players who will hopefully start week 1. **Lawrence Tynes NYG K $1** It’s a kicker. It’s a homer pick. Get over it. Also have two other scrubs at WR. I thought most of the WR category was overbid. I have a tendency to be wrong about such things. If the Giants running game is similar to how it was last year, Manning is going to be my work horse. Richardson and Gore are not bad, and LeShoure and R. Jennings are excellent alternatives. G. Jennings and Britt can hopefully provide some points in the WR slot. DEF and TE were AFK picks. As long as they aren’t negative points, I won’t complain too much. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/99 "2012-09-05T16:57:13Z")
I put the picks into Excel, and added a filter so anyone can play with them anyway they like. It can be found in my [Google Docs](https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B517UEH-undjQXJyNUwtQnZHbTA) ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394/100 "2012-09-05T17:55:32Z")
After the draft last night, I thought my team was a world beater, but in the cold light of morning, I only think it is pretty good. I feel like my team is really well balanced despite having paid for 2 studs. The only problem is I don’t really like either of the studs I got **QB: Dalton $8, Palmer $9** I really like how this ended up, though I will have to play “guess who to start” week to week. **WR: Larry Fitzgerald $44, Demaryius Thomas $24, Darrius Heyward Bey $13, Nate Burleson $4, Steve Smith $4** I feel like I paid for Fitzgerald’s name more than his expected production, but I only paid $5 more than the yahoo average, so I don’t feel too bad. Amazing value on Thomas and Bey. Other two are just guys. **RB: Ryan Mathews $45, Beanie Wells $12, Lagarrote Blount $8, Ronnie Hillman $7, Jonathan Dwyer $3** This is where it gets hairy. If Wells loses the starting job, I’m in serious trouble. Mathews is probably not $45 of value, and I definitely should have spent the $25 for a guy like Bradshaw or Green-Ellis instead of gambling $8 on a series of backups. Dwyer should fill in for Mathews fine week 1. \*\* TE: Kyle Rudolph $11\*\* Massively overpaid here, but he was the last decent TE on the board and there wasn’t anyone left that I wanted to get in a bidding war over **Defense: Baltimore $7** First year I paid for a defense, we’ll see what that’s like Kicker: no one cares [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394.md?page=6)