# SDMB Fantasy Football DYNASTY League: Year 14 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [July 16, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055 "2022-07-16T17:49:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/181 "2022-08-29T21:42:39Z")
I was a bit behind, but I’m on it! ---
**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:** [August 29, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/182 "2022-08-29T21:43:36Z")
Jules has been doing most of that the last few years. Just wanted to give him credit as he has taken over a lot of the work of comish… commissioneering? and also keeping track of stats and records and all that stuff. He entered the keepers [here](https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/743741/draftresults), so you can see the draft progress as we start taking players, and you can also search yahoo for available players. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/183 "2022-08-29T23:23:43Z")
Well, I feel like this is a bit of a reach here but I don’t love any of the other options. That seems like the consensus too, so I guess we’ll just make do. **1.04 Dameon Pierce, RB, Houston** @Ol_Gaffer is on the clock. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/184 "2022-08-29T23:42:37Z")
I was wondering when he’d get drafted. It’s been interesting to watch a 4th round pick (7th RB drafted) suddenly climb the draft board based on preseason hype and being on a roster with very little talent at the RB position. I’m kinda shocked he’s going before any of the 16 WRs and 5 other RBs drafted before him, especially with 5 WRs with 1st round pedigree. I did not expect that to happen. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/185 "2022-08-29T23:44:14Z")
It has been a hell of a rise. He was a third rounder a week and a half ago. He graded pretty poorly to me, and he’s old for a rookie. But he looked awesome this preseason and will probably have more opportunity this season than any other rookie RB ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/186 "2022-08-30T00:12:02Z")
I would have liked to have a chance at Pierce at 1.08, so I was talking to Omni about this pick. But I also agree with Hamlet in that I don’t really know what to expect from him so I didn’t pursue the trade too hard. Maybe that’ll bite me, but I guess we’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/187 "2022-08-30T00:12:16Z")
I’ll try not to hold up the line here so the rest of y’all can get going. In any case, he can’t be any worse than several of my other recent 1st rounders… 1.01 Hamlet - Breece Hall, RB, NYJ 1.02 Ellis - Kenneth Walker III, RB, Sea 1.03 Justin - Drake London, WR, ATL 1.04 Omni - Dameon Pierce, RB, Houston 1.05 Gaffer - **Garrett Wilson, WR, NYJ** 1.06 dale - 1.07 Retro - 1.08 Justin - 1.09 Ellis - 1.10 RNATB - 1.11 Hamlet - 1.12 Beef - @dalej42 is up ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/188 "2022-08-30T01:28:32Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > It’s been interesting to watch a 4th round pick (7th RB drafted) suddenly climb the draft board based on preseason hype and being on a roster with very little talent at the RB position. David Montgomery was a third round pick and 4th RB drafted (if I counted right) 3 years ago. He was drafted 2nd overall in this league and it’s probably been a net-win. I suspect this situation isn’t all that uncommon. Pierce’s college situation was very unique which probably held down his draft grades pretty seriously. Now that the on-field performance looks to be NFL caliber it’s actually a bit of an advantage for him since he’s got fewer miles on the tires. Anyways, we’ll see. This is one of the worst fantasy RB drafts in recent memory so some weirdness isn’t unexpected. With my luck he’ll probably flame out in year two after an enticing rookie year causing me to waste a roster spot on him hoping for a return to form. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/189 "2022-08-30T01:42:47Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > David Montgomery was a third round pick and 4th RB drafted (if I counted right) 3 years ago. He was drafted 2nd overall in this league and it’s probably been a net-win. I suspect this situation isn’t all that uncommon. Deebo. DK Metcalf. AJ Brown. Kyler Murray. > [@Omni](#): > > Pierce’s college situation was very unique which probably held down his draft grades pretty seriously. Now that the on-field performance looks to be NFL caliber it’s actually a bit of an advantage for him since he’s got fewer miles on the tires. Preseason games against 2nd and 3rd teamers isn’t what I would use to determine “NFL caliber”. > [@Omni](#): > > Anyways, we’ll see. We will. Maybe Pierce is the next David Montgomery. Or maybe he’s the next Justice Hill, Darwin Thompson, or Reshaad Penny. We will see. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/190 "2022-08-30T02:03:56Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > This is one of the worst fantasy RB drafts in recent memory As I said up-thread from a QB and RB standpoint yes a very bad draft with no real top-end talent, but this is super deep from a WR standpoint with a legit 5 or 6 top of the draft players who could end up being the best from the bunch. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/191 "2022-08-30T02:07:27Z")
This is a pretty terrible draft all the way around. Even as deep as WR is, there is no upper level, elite talent. It looks like a deep pool of WR2/3s. I’m not even sure my grading system is worth a damn just yet, but for whatever it is worth, this is the weakest pool of incoming RBs and WRs since I joined the league. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/192 "2022-08-30T02:24:09Z")
The QBs and TEs fucking suck too…. ---
**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:** [August 30, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/193 "2022-08-30T02:43:24Z")
I chose to win last year strategically, accounting for the relative lack of lost opportunity from drafting at the end of the round. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/194 "2022-08-30T02:45:56Z")
We look forward to you finishing last this year for strategery purposes ---
**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:** [August 30, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/195 "2022-08-30T02:46:56Z")
I’ll consider it. Is next year’s draft a good one? ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/196 "2022-08-30T03:01:02Z")
Loaded, probably. You’re welcome, dale ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/197 "2022-08-30T12:51:23Z")
> [@Jules\_Andre](#): > > This is a pretty terrible draft all the way around. Even as deep as WR is, there is no upper level, elite talent. It looks like a deep pool of WR2/3s. What would you consider to be a good measure of WR1 v. WR2/3. Because I’d be very interested in any wager that at least 3 WRs from this draft become #1 WRs on their teams. And that at least 2 become top 15 WRs by year 4. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/198 "2022-08-30T14:07:22Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > What would you consider to be a good measure of WR1 v. WR2/3. I thought the number designations were based on how many teams there are in the league. Our league has 12 teams, so I always interpreted WR1 to mean the top 12 WRs, WR2 would be the next 12, etc… ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/199 "2022-08-30T14:34:17Z")
That’s how ESPN defines it. > **[Fantasy Football 101: Glossary](https://www.espn.com/fantasy/football/story/_/id/19541777/fantasy-football-101-glossary-how-play)** > > New to fantasy football? Not sure what some of that jargon means? We've got you covered with definitions and explanations for all of the basics. So Jules is saying no one from this draft class will ever be a top 12 WR. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055/200 "2022-08-30T15:02:47Z")
But looking back through last year’s stats, that seems insane to me. I like Hunter Renfrow a lot, but I never would have guessed he was a WR1 in 2021 (11th overall). Someone from this class will break in to that list at some point in their career. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-dynasty-league-year-14/968055.md?page=11)