After the draft, all money spent on players is entirely meaningless (unless we decide to transfer any unspent monies to our FAABs).
Not that it matters, but I’m actually a 3 year guy, I was in as Donte’s Torino year 1.
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)
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.
I’ll be on ventrilo if anyone wants help getting voice chat setup or anything. Or just hop on to chat.
Draft starts in 40 minutes, but you can get in the draft room and on vent now.
Would someone good with a spreadsheet post the results of the draft like this? Thanks.
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.
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.
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
Wow, that was painful. Were people’s nominate buttons not working properly?
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.
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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. <Crosses fingers>
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.
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.
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
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