BFTB Fantasy Football Draft Breakdown, Part One
by Steve Adler on Aug 31, 2011 9:30 AM PDT
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PrintThe BFTB staff fantasy football draft took place this past weekend. I'm going to take a look at the rosters and give my two cents over the course of these posts. I encourage you to jump in the comments and give your fantasy analysis. To give you some perspective, it is a 16 team league with soft PPR scoring and an aggressive defensive scoring format.
Let's start by looking at my own team:
Adler's All Stars - Steve Adler
1. (1) Adrian Peterson (Min - RB)
2. (32) Tony Romo (Dal - QB)
3. (33) Mike Wallace (Pit - WR)
4. (64) Chad Ochocinco (NE - WR)
5. (65) Jimmy Graham (NO - TE)
6. (96) Pierre Garcon (Ind - WR)
7. (97) Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB)
8. (128) Michael Bush (Oak - RB)
9. (129) Ronnie Brown (Phi - RB)
10. (160) James Jones (GB - WR)
11. (161) Greg Little (Cle - WR)
12. (192) Kansas City (KC - DEF)
13. (193) Sebastian Janikowski (Oak - K)
14. (224) Matt Hasselbeck (Ten - QB)
15. (225) Carson Palmer (Cin - QB)
16. (256) Maurice Morris (Det - RB)
Team Name: Weak
Strengths: Peterson and the WR corp.
Weaknesses: HB2 - Jacobs as the two is shaky. With a few back ups in Bush, Brown, and Morris on the bench. This could be a huge hole week in and week out.
Upside: Team has plenty of upside with Graham, Garcon, and Jones on the roster.
D'oh moment: Carson Palmer? What kind of amateur move is this?
Overall rating (1-5 stars): ****
Takeo's Neck - Orz
1. (2) Arian Foster (Hou - RB)
2. (31) Antonio Gates (SD - TE)
3. (34) DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR)
4. (63) Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR)
5. (66) Kenny Britt (Ten - WR)
6. (95) Kevin Kolb (Ari - QB)
7. (98) Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB)
8. (127) Mason Crosby (GB - K)
9. (130) DeMarco Murray (Dal - RB)
10. (159) Marion Barber (Chi - RB)
11. (162) Donald Driver (GB - WR)
12. (191) Minnesota (Min - DEF)
13. (194) Jordan Shipley (Cin - WR)
14. (223) Jason Campbell (Oak - QB)
15. (226) Joshua Cribbs (Cle - WR)
16. (255) Kevin Boss (Oak - TE)
Team Name: Solid - sounds like it means business
Strengths: Big play threats! Foster, Gates, and Jackson can put a fantasy team on their shoulders on any given Sunday
Weaknesses: Kolb is the starter... ouch! Stewart is the HB2 with Murrey and Barber the other options.Who is the flex?
Upside: This team screams upside! Orz has put together the ultimate boom or bust team
D'oh moment: Round seven when Orz selected a back up HB to play in his HB2 spot. Ouch
I do have to give it up to Orz, he stole Jason Campbell from me. Not that I like Campbell, but he has a great matchup during Romo's bye week. Well played sir.
Orz drew a tough slot drafting between Wonko and myself.
Overall rating (1-5 stars): **
Fear Boners - Wonko
1. (3) Ray Rice (Bal - RB)
2. (30) Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR)
3. (35) Felix Jones (Dal - RB)
4. (62) Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR)
5. (67) Percy Harvin (Min - WR)
6. (94) Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE)
7. (99) A.J. Green (Cin - WR)
8. (126) Pierre Thomas (NO - RB)
9. (131) Jay Cutler (Chi - QB)
10. (158) Ben Tate (Hou - RB)
11. (163) Matt Bryant (Atl - K)
12. (190) Cam Newton (Car - QB)
13. (195) San Francisco (SF - DEF)
14. (222) Mike Goodson (Car - RB)
15. (227) Tashard Choice (Dal - RB)
16. (254) Devery Henderson (NO - WR)
Team Name - Confused, someone is going to have to explain this one to me. Editors Note: It is a reference to a television show called The League. One of the characters names his team the Fear Boners in reference to an embarrassing incident from the commissioner's past. -Wonko
Strengths: HBs - Rice and Jones were great grabs. If Jones can stay healthy, both could be top five HBs this season.
Weaknesses: Cutler at QB. With only one game over 300 yards last season, Cutler has been on a steady decline.
Upside: Wide outs - Holmes, Harvin, and Green all have to potential to put up big numbers. Holmes could be a top five guy if Sanchez continues to develop.
D'oh moment: Cutler, it's tough to win a fantasy league with an inconsistent QB.
Upside: I love Jones and Holmes, if these two stay on the field all season, they will produce big. Choice in the 15th as a handcuff for Jones was a great pick.
Overall rating (1-5 stars): ***1/2
Revis and Butthead - Creanium
1. (4) Jamaal Charles (KC - RB)
2. (29) Miles Austin (Dal - WR)
3. (36) Ryan Mathews (SD - RB)
4. (61) Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB)
5. (68) Braylon Edwards (SF - WR)
6. (93) Kellen Winslow (TB - TE)
7. (100) Santana Moss (Was - WR)
8. (125) C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB)
9. (132) New York (NYG - DEF)
10. (157) Mark Sanchez (NYJ - QB)
11. (164) Roy Helu (Was - RB)
12. (189) Earl Bennett (Chi - WR)
13. (196) Devin Hester (Chi - WR)
14. (221) David Buehler (Dal - K)
15. (228) Kendall Hunter (SF - RB)
16. (253) Jermaine Gresham (Cin - TE)
Team Name: Genius!
Strengths: Charles, Austin, and Big Ben. Those three will make this team tough to beat weak in and weak out.
Weaknesses: The WR corp makes me nervous outside of Austin. Edwards with Smith and Moss with "Beckman" screams inconsistency and uncertainty on a week to week basis.
D'oh moment: Ryan Mathews in the third round. That is high to take a guy that will share the ball and be replaced on the goal line.
Upside: I suppose this is the time I'm supposed to say Mathews? I'd love to, but using a third round pick on him makes me uncomfortable. Keep this in mind... Jones went one pick before Mathews. Let's revisit this at the end of the season. I love the Helu pick, by mid season he could be in that HB2 spot.
Overall rating (1-5 stars): ***
That's going to do it for the first installment of the BFTB draft breakdown. If you want to talk Fantasy Football, I'll be hosting "The Fantasy Daddy Show" on XTRA Sports 1360 Monday - Wednesday this week starting at 7pm. You can listen to the Monday podcast here. For fantasy projections and cheat sheets you can check out FantasyDaddy.com
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The best team was clearly Superduperboltman's.
Darn you steve, I like to be included in these things. Even if I get no votes because my team sucks.
In any case, Orz has a steady team that looks like, in the grand scheme of things, will give him an edge over the other 3. Get it done Orz. Except when you play me. Then, lose. Please.
Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that."
by Superduperboltman on Aug 31, 2011 9:55 AM PDT reply actions
Although,
if my team comes along in a later post, then my bad. And I do kind of like my team, by the way.
Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that."
by Superduperboltman on Aug 31, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
My guess would be that he's analyzing each team
But breaking it up in 4-team blocks (hence this being the “First Installment”)
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by creanium on Aug 31, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It took a while to figure that out.
(right after my comment). I’m hungry, and that makes me cranky and inattentive, as demonstrated by my comment. I think he might even make it a 5 part series and have a vote on the top 4 or 6 teams from each post. That would be interesting.
Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that."
by Superduperboltman on Aug 31, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I also see he's going by picks. 1-4 in this one
so I’ll see my team in post #4.
Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that."
by Superduperboltman on Aug 31, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
In fairness
Picking RM24 in the 3rd round was. in fact, a mistake. I was researching players at that point and clicked on RM24, and forgot to click back in my queue before I clicked Draft. Oh well, here’s hoping he has a breakout year!
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Good pick on Gresham though.
Last pick? That might be your best value pick when all is said and done.
Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that."
by Superduperboltman on Aug 31, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
And the best part about that pick
It was an auto-pick made by Yahoo for me. I set it to autopick and left the draft for my last three picks. heh.
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I liked that Gersham pick as well.
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by Steve Adler on Aug 31, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm amazed you lead the voting
even though Foster may be out 3-4 weeks and you have little depth at HB. I’m guessing that you are getting the Chargers’ homer vote with Gates on your team.
When I put up the Rivers team, it will be interesting to see how that goes.
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by Steve Adler on Aug 31, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
now you're making me want to change my team name...
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Is there a reason my team isn't available to vote on?
If you consider me a deep sleeper in our league then I’ll take it…but be warned, WATCH OUT!
jk, I think your team is up in the next round.
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by Steve Adler on Aug 31, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh sweet
I thought you just picked 4 favorites and broke those down…guess I should have realized you were going through all of them by the “Part One” or by reading through the whole thing. My bad…will be interesting to see your point of view on Mike Vick, my whole team is basically based on him. It’s a gamble, but if he even gets close to the production that he did last season and I get at least 12 games out of him, it pretty much guarantees a playoff spot.
I'm mildly upset by the lack of Chargers drafted
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
16 team draft
these are just the teams with the first four picks… wait for it.
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fear boner?
Is that the same as a fearection?
by Its Mikey!! on Aug 31, 2011 2:31 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Fear Boner came first
Fearection is a ripoff. Workaholics, right?
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man nobody read the "part one" part did they
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