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  Your top five picks

  Brandon 3:26 pm on 8/12/2010 | 6 Permalink Reply
  Tags: drafting

  As the draft for some leagues has already come and gone (and some are quickly approaching) I was interested to see the kinds of teams people are ending up with. For the moment, let’s just focus on the top five picks for your team, so that people can get a good picture of what the foundation of their team might look like from a given draft position. Just give the number of teams in the league, your pick number, as well as any crazy rule variations that could affect how the draft went (e.g. QB touchdowns worth 10 points, etc.) To get things started, here’s the top five picks from my Yahoo! public league draft a while back:

  Number of teams: 12
  Draft number: 1
  Rules: 2 QB’s (plus you can start another in the flex spot), tons o’ points from QB and kick returners – don’t ask why the league is set up like this…that’s why it’s a public league I guess!

  1 (1): Chris Johnson (RB-TEN)
  2 (24): Tom Brady (QB-NE)
  3 (25): Roddy White (WR-ATL)
  4 (48): Jay Cutler (QB-CHI)
  5 (49): Joseph Addai (RB-IND)

  Probably not the best example Anyways, how are your drafts going?

   

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  Four overvalued wide receivers to avoid drafting

  Matt 5:19 pm on 7/08/2008 | 6 Permalink Reply
  Tags: drafting, wide receivers (12)

  These four wide receivers stand out to me as representing the “first tier” of overvalued wideouts – guys whose names frequently leap off the page to me as I review power rankings from around the web. Someone in your league will draft one of these players far too early. Don’t let it be you.

  Steve Smith, Panthers

  Why you might draft him: You think Delhomme’s elbow will be fine. You remember Smith’s 2005 season (1563 yards, 12 TD) and, like many fantasy football players, are under the impression that he’s had a few seasons like that one.

  Why you shouldn’t: He hasn’t. Steve Smith is possibly the most overvalued fantasy football player in the NFL. He’s had one elite season, and three good ones. He proved last season that he’s mediocre without Delhomme, whose arm is supposedly improving – but I don’t see too many people lining up to take Delhomme in mock drafts this year. He’s five-foot-nine, dependent on his speed, and 29 years old – so how explosive can he be these days? I’m guessing he’s lost a step, will never have another season like 2005, and will have another immensely disappointing season if Delhomme’s elbow isn’t 100% by week 1.

  Where he’ll go: Pick 22-28.

  Take him if he’s still available at: Pick 35 or later. (More …)

   
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  The RB-RB approach, dissected

  Matt 10:56 am on 6/20/2008 | 7 Permalink Reply
  Tags: draft approach, draft strategy (4), drafting, fantasy football draft strategy, rb-rb, Tom Brady (25)

  If you found yourself in your league’s championship matchup last season, there’s a good chance you got there despite your running backs, rather than because of them. It was just one of those seasons where most owners found themselves banking on their receivers and quarterbacks rather than on their injury-prone or lackluster RBs. In short, it wasn’t a good season for the vaunted “take RBs in rounds 1 and 2, always” drafting mantra.

  Is it time to reevaluate the RB-RB approach? The subject has been broached by several bloggers and columnists this off-season. Here I’ll provide a summary of their opinions, as well as my own take. Will we reach a consensus of sorts? (More …)