OFFICIAL 2014 FANTASY FOOTBALL THREAD

For the Bell owners this was posted on Rotoworld

"Even if the NFL does want to slap a one-game suspension on Bell or Blount, they wouldn't do so until the case makes its way through the legal system. That is unlikely to happen before the season is over."
 
Here's my TD league team where TD's are worth 10 points and yards aren't really worth a **** :lol:

QB- Peyton Manning
WR- Roddy White
WR- Michael Floyd
WR- Reggie Wayne
RB- Giovanni Bernard
RB- Ben Tate
TE- Rob Gronkowski
K- Justin Tucker
DEF- Tampa Bay
BEN- WR Kelvin Benjamin
BEN- RB Terrance West
BEN- TE Zach Ertz
BEN- RB Mark Ingram
BEN- RB Jonathan Grimes
BEN- QB Carson Palmer

What y'all think? Got insurance for both Gronk and Tate which I'm pretty happy about. Dropped Amendola for Grimes for when Arian goes down. I'm well aware of my WR situation and am working on it :lol:
 
Nickthestick91 said:
How do you guys feel about Julio this year? I have him higher than Marshall/Dez/AJ. Not too nervous about his foot.
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Julio burned me last year - even though he was #1 WR through 5 games. I hold grudges, I hope I don't have to make the decision to draft him or pass
 
zube42 said:
Here's my TD league team where TD's are worth 10 points and yards aren't really worth a **** :lol:

QB- Peyton Manning
WR- Roddy White
WR- Michael Floyd
WR- Reggie Wayne
RB- Giovanni Bernard
RB- Ben Tate
TE- Rob Gronkowski
K- Justin Tucker
DEF- Tampa Bay
BEN- WR Kelvin Benjamin
BEN- RB Terrance West
BEN- TE Zach Ertz
BEN- RB Mark Ingram
BEN- RB Jonathan Grimes
BEN- QB Carson Palmer

What y'all think? Got insurance for both Gronk and Tate which I'm pretty happy about. Dropped Amendola for Grimes for when Arian goes down. I'm well aware of my WR situation and am working on it :lol:
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would not have dropped amendola
 
Matthew Berry's Annual 10 list's of 10 Article
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Ten lists to check before you draft
Updated: August 21, 2014, 1:40 PM ET
By Matthew Berry | ESPN.com

If I've learned one thing about the Internet, it's that the people, they love the lists. So back with our yearly tradition, here are 10 lists. Of 10.


List One: 10 things you should have changed your mind about over the course of the preseason

1. That Terrance West is going to hamper Ben Tate's fantasy value. Tate is still an injury risk, and I like West's talent should anything happen to Tate, but as long as he is healthy, Tate will be more of a workhorse than initially thought.

2. That the Cardinals defense should be feared and/or drafted. Decimated by injuries, this is no longer a team I would be concerned with my players facing. And they certainly shouldn't be drafted as high as they are (fifth among defenses). I won't have them in my top 10.

3. That Sammy Watkins is the first rookie wide receiver you should draft. Watkins' getting banged up, E.J. Manuel being the one throwing him the ball and the emergence of Brandin Cooks in New Orleans puts Watkins as my No. 2 rookie wideout this year.

4. That Ray Rice is done. Think he looks good, think the offensive line looks good and love his current ADP, in the sixth round.

5. That Robert Griffin III is a good bet to have a huge year. I still love him as a player and as a fantasy QB this season -- I stand by my statement that if he plays all 16 games, he is top-5 -- but that preseason game against Cleveland definitely gave me pause about his prospects of playing those 16 games. Slide, Robert! For the love of all that is good and pure in this world, slide! If you draft RG III, you need a backup.

6. That Hakeem Nicks is done. I still don't want him for fantasy, but he'll be relevant enough to be a pain for T.Y. Hilton and Reggie Wayne owners.

7. That Michael Crabtree is a WR3. His current ADP puts him at 21st among wideouts and going in the sixth round. Have always loved his talent, but concerns over focus of San Francisco's offense and additions of Stevie Johnson are overblown. The guy is fully healthy and ready to have a top-15 season, with a legit shot to creep into the top 10.

8. That Jeremy Hill will cut into Giovani Bernard's production. I've no doubt that Hill will get some work, but five of Bernard's rushing touchdowns last year came from inside an opponent's 10-yard line. Gio is going to get the ball early and often. He's going to get the ball in space and between the tackles. He's the guy.

9. That Josh Gordon is un-draftable this year. Realize this might truly blow up in my face as early as five seconds after this column is published, but -- total gut call here -- I think Gordon plays this year. How much and when, no idea, but I feel like they make some sort of deal and he's not out for the entire year. Based on upside alone, very much worth a flier in the 10th or later.

10. That Cam Newton won't have anyone to throw to. Kelvin Benjamin has been better than advertised and, while I don't think anyone is going to mistake the Panthers receiving corps for the Falcons, Packers or Bears, they are at least as good a group as they had last year, when Cam was once again a top-5 fantasy quarterback.

List Two: 10 guys who show up the most on my rosters this year when I draft or mock-draft.

1. Montee Ball, Broncos.
2. Demaryius Thomas, Broncos.
3. Jordy Nelson, Packers.
4. Andre Ellington, Cardinals.
5. Cordarrelle Patterson, Vikings.
6. Rashad Jennings, Giants.
7. Pierre Thomas, Saints.
8. Kendall Wright, Titans.
9. Jordan Reed, Washington, or Zach Ertz, Eagles.
10. Jay Cutler, Bears.

List Three: 10 players who will benefit the most from coaching changes.

1. Cordarrelle Patterson, Vikings. A perfect fit for Norv Turner's vertical offense. Applies to Kyle Rudolph and Adrian Peterson, too.

2. Dennis Pitta, Ravens. According to the research done by my colleague Tristan H. Cockcroft, the tight end in Gary Kubiak's offense tends to do pretty well.

3. Matthew Stafford, Lions. Joe Lombardi gets a lot of credit for helping take Drew Brees' game to its current lofty heights and I expect the same for Stafford, who will clean up the footwork, mechanics and turnovers that have plagued him in the past. Adding Golden Tate doesn't hurt either.

4. Victor Cruz, Giants. A lot of quick slants and yards after the catch coming in Ben McAdoo's offense.

5. Lance Dunbar, Cowboys. Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, DeMarco Murray and Terrance Williams also benefit from Scott Linehan's game plan of throwing it all over the place, but Dunbar goes from undraftable in standard leagues to potentially this year's Joique Bell in deeper PPR leagues, though without the goal-line carries.

6. Robert Griffin III, Washington. Jay Gruden is going to throw, throw, throw. Adding DeSean Jackson and Andre Roberts plus a full year of a healthy Jordan Reed shouldn't be ignored either.

7. Mike Wallace, Dolphins. Going to play the DeSean Jackson role in Bill Lazor's "Eagles South" offense.

8. Kendall Wright and Justin Hunter, Titans. Ken Whisenhunt made Eddie Royal fantasy relevant for a month or so last year. I repeat: Eddie Royal. He'll improve the entire Titans offense, but these two are the main beneficiaries.

9. Ben Tate, Browns. Now gets to be a full-time back in Kyle Shanahan's one-cut zone-blocking scheme, the same one he ran so well in Houston.

10. Bobby Rainey and Mike James, Buccaneers. Getting Jeff Tedford as their offensive coordinator means they have a shot to see the field even if Doug Martin is fully healthy. Tedford wants multiple backs to handle the ball and, while they don't love these guys as much as they loved Charles Sims, they don't believe Martin (or any running back) should handle the load full-time.

List Four: 10 best fantasy team names (that I can print) that were suggested to me on Twitter.

A lot of team names turn out to be puns on players' names (and often about players that will never actually be on a fantasy roster), so I try to set the bar high for those. There are definitely some name-based team names in here, but also tried to include more names that I just like. For what it's worth, Zach Ertz, Tyler Eifert and Rob Gronkowski were among the more popular inspiration for team names, some of which did make the cut.

1. Follow me on Instagraham - @crushlikegrape
2. I am Gronk - Many "Guardians of the Galaxy" fans.
3. Leather & Lacy - Many more Stevie Nicks fans than I would have thought.
4. Kenny Stills Nash & Young - @the_real_fugly
5. Kelce Lately - @juxdux
6. Cow Tipping Mafia - @briansigmon
7. This is gonna Ertz - @p_runyon
8. Ladies & Edelman - @jaredramos22
9. Swoons over My Sammy - @juxdux
10. Kaepernet Sauvignon - Mack. (Like I said, names -- and handles -- I can print).

List Five: 10 leftover facts from my '100 Facts' column

1. Since Andrew Luck came into the league, only Cam Newton has more rushing touchdowns among quarterbacks. He's sixth in rushing yards among QBs and has three more red zone rushing attempts than ... RG III.

2. While Gary Kubiak was running the Texans, they had the 12th-most rushing attempts per game in the NFL, and while he was with the Broncos, Denver had the most rushing plays in the league.

3. Two years ago, playing opposite a healthy Julio Jones, an also-healthy Roddy White had seven different games of fewer than 70 yards with no touchdowns.

4. Stole this from Adam Levitan: In preseason and NFL games, Justin Hunter has caught a total of 30 balls. And eight of them have gone for touchdowns.

5. Only two players in the NFL had more red zone targets last year than ... Wes Welker. He had 23, the same as Eric Decker. Who is now with the Jets.

6. Only three running backs had more rushing yards after contact than ... Matt Forte.

7. Among running backs with at least 100 rushing attempts, no running back had a better yards-after-contact average than ... Donald Brown.

8. Last year, Jamaal Charles had 672 yards after the catch, the second-most YAC among any player in the NFL. Pierre Thomas had 671.

9. There was only one wide receiver in the NFL last year to be top four in targets, yards and receptions: Antonio Brown.

10. From Week 13 to Week 17 last season -- the weeks Michael Crabtree played -- Colin Kaepernick had the fifth-most fantasy points among quarterbacks, averaging just 1.8 points per game fewer than Drew Brees. From Week 13 until the NFL Championship Game, Kaepernick averaged 18.50 fantasy points per game, which would have been fourth-highest last season. Or half a point better than Aaron Rodgers's per-game average. Only Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Nick Foles averaged more per game.

List Six: 10 OBPTNWLBWHYWYL

Every player can be a sleeper or a bust, depending on what it costs to get him. That's "Love/Hate" 101.
As introduced in "Love/Hate," these are Old Boring Players That Nobody Will Like But Will Help You Win Your League.

1. Roddy White.*
2. Steven Jackson, Falcons.
3. Reggie Wayne, Colts.
4. Marques Colston, Saints.
5. Fred Jackson, Bills.
6. Donald Brown, Chargers.
7. Carson Palmer, Cardinals.**
8. Ahmad Bradshaw, Colts.
9. Greg Jennings, Vikings.***
10. Matthew Berry.

* I know, I gave a bad stat on him above. He's not a No. 1. But as a low-end No. 2 going in the sixth?
**As a backup quarterback.
***As long as Matt Cassel is the QB.

List Seven: More team names.

1. Control + Alt + Delete - @seanbannon5
2. The Hipster Llamas - @casl1976
3. Do what I do not what I Irsay - @moochaud
4. Casual Champs - @zachman285
5. Turn down for Watt - many
6. Kelvin & Cobbs - @zach_shaheen
7. Springtime for Cutler - @tacosmodernlife
8. The Walking Dez - @vincentcampbvin
9. Brees-ure suit Larry - @altequila
10. Bed, Bath and Ebron - @emmitt_smith30

List Eight: 10 players with significantly higher values in PPR formats

1. Antonio Brown, Steelers. A legit WR1 in PPR.

2. Giovanni Bernard, Bengals. A legit RB1 in PPR.

3. Reggie Bush, Lions. Only in PPR do I consider him an equal to Joique Bell.

4. Andre Ellington, Cardinals. Monster year coming.

5. Shane Vereen, Patriots. On 16-game pace for 126 targets last year.

6. Rashad Jennings, Giants. A nice pass-catcher for Eli Manning, who is going to be Lord of the Dump-Off this year.

7. Pierre Thomas, Saints. Caught 77 balls last year. Meanwhile, Darren Sproles and his 89 targets are now in Philly.

8. Kendall Wright, Titans. If Ken Whisenhunt can make Eddie Royal somewhat fantasy relevant from the slot, imagine what he can do with Kendall Wright.

9. Dexter McCluster, Titans. He has dual eligibility at running back and wide receiver in ESPN standard leagues. Going to have the Danny Woodhead role in Whisenhunt's offense.

10. Danny Woodhead, Chargers. Speaking of Danny Woodhead, did you know he was a top-12 running back in PPR leagues last year?

List Nine: 10 rookies ranked in the order I would draft them in a dynasty league

1. Sammy Watkins, Bills.
2. Brandin Cooks, Saints.
3. Mike Evans, Buccaneers.
4. Carlos Hyde, 49ers.
5. Kelvin Benjamin, Panthers.
6. Johnny Manziel, Browns.
7. Odell Beckham, Giants.
8. Andre Williams, Giants.
9. Davonta Freeman, Falcons.
10. Bishop Sankey, Titans; Eric Ebron, Lions; Terrance West, Browns; Blake Bortles, Jaguars; Jordan Matthews, Eagles; Cody Latimer, Broncos; Marqise Lee, Jaguars; Teddy Bridgewater, Vikings; Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Buccaneers; Jace Amaro, Jets; Davante Adams, Packers; Tre Mason, Rams; Jeremy Hill, Bengals; James White; Patriots; Bruce Ellington, 49ers.

List 10: Even more fantasy football team names.

Golly, must be a lot of IDP leagues out there. Many team names using Ha Ha Clinton-Dix in some form or fashion. By the way, if you want to see more, you can search #tmrteamname on Twitter. Thanks for making that hashtag trend!

1. U Madden or Naw? - @weezydachamp
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Bortles and 99 Bortles of Beer - many
3. Heavy Pettine - @andythebearded
4. The Full Montee - many
5. Dumpster Fire (It was a rough year) - @D_King22
6. The Farmer in Odell - @relativelyfunny
7. Better than a Manning rap - @pigskinplayers
8. This team looked better on Madden - @BUCN_Jeep
9. CordarElle McPherson, supermodel - @Bruvydsb10
10. Matthew Berry-ing you. - @lopez8687
 
RoOk said:
zube42 said:
Here's my TD league team where TD's are worth 10 points and yards aren't really worth a **** :lol:

QB- Peyton Manning
WR- Roddy White
WR- Michael Floyd
WR- Reggie Wayne
RB- Giovanni Bernard
RB- Ben Tate
TE- Rob Gronkowski
K- Justin Tucker
DEF- Tampa Bay
BEN- WR Kelvin Benjamin
BEN- RB Terrance West
BEN- TE Zach Ertz
BEN- RB Mark Ingram
BEN- RB Jonathan Grimes
BEN- QB Carson Palmer

What y'all think? Got insurance for both Gronk and Tate which I'm pretty happy about. Dropped Amendola for Grimes for when Arian goes down. I'm well aware of my WR situation and am working on it :lol:
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I was hesitant at first but he's the 4th option in that offense and while I think he can potentially get good yards, I don't see him getting a good amount of td's. Grimes might be a stretch but if Arian goes down he's the next man up and has looked good in O'briens system so far.
 
JohnnyRedStorm said:
Good looks Venom and everyone else contributing. I've got 7 pages of notes so far for my draft on the 28th.
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7 pages? damn, i hope thats an expert league.
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LoveHateSelf said:
 
JohnnyRedStorm said:
Good looks Venom and everyone else contributing. I've got 7 pages of notes so far for my draft on the 28th.
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7 pages? damn, i hope thats an expert league.
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I always bring like a binder full of lists and **** to my $100 league... Basically just to have the most obnoxious draft kit... I end up using 2-3 pages of it.
 
Guys I need some quick advice. I'm in a super deep 16-team league which will explain the position I'm in. I have Brandon Marshall and Calvin Johnson but I drafted Justin Hunter late thinking he would be a good sleeper pick/WR3. BUT the draft is over and Kelvin Benjamin is just sitting there in FA and I can't pick him up because I can only have 4 WR on my team (I also have Decker).

Should I drop Justin Hunter for Kelvin Benjamin?
 
How the hell did he go undrafted in a 16 team league :lol: :rofl:


I would keep Hunter>Benjamin tbh
 
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KickHead23 said:
Guys I need some quick advice. I'm in a super deep 16-team league which will explain the position I'm in. I have Brandon Marshall and Calvin Johnson but I drafted Justin Hunter late thinking he would be a good sleeper pick/WR3. BUT the draft is over and Kelvin Benjamin is just sitting there in FA and I can't pick him up because I can only have 4 WR on my team (I also have Decker).

Should I drop Justin Hunter for Kelvin Benjamin?
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How the hell did you end up with Marshall and Megatron in a 16 team league? Whoa

As for Hunter v Benjamin, honestly that's a crap shoot. You got every website pointing to a big year for Hunter saying "the goal line fade is unstoppable in camp". However Benjamin won't have much comp for receptions, I figure Cam will form a quick bond with him, Benjamin has been showing he has a lot of talent.
 
fraij da 5 11 said:
LoveHateSelf said:
 
JohnnyRedStorm said:
Good looks Venom and everyone else contributing. I've got 7 pages of notes so far for my draft on the 28th.
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7 pages? damn, i hope thats an expert league.

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I always bring like a binder full of lists and **** to my $100 league... Basically just to have the most obnoxious draft kit... I end up using 2-3 pages of it.
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Yep that's the idea here. No computers allowed so I need everything on paper. Got a few pages of misinformation as well just in case people try to be slick and peek over at my stuff. Lot of mind games are played in my league :lol:
 
Benjamin and Cam have grown really close with each other and it's not like Cam has anyone else to throw to. How did Benjamin go undrafted in a 16 man league? :lol:
 
Vincent Van Ho said:
How the hell did you end up with Marshall and Megatron in a 16 team league? Whoa

As for Hunter v Benjamin, honestly that's a crap shoot. You got every website pointing to a big year for Hunter saying "the goal line fade is unstoppable in camp". However Benjamin won't have much comp for receptions, I figure Cam will form a quick bond with him, Benjamin has been showing he has a lot of talent.
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LOL notice I didn't post the rest of my team. Thats why.

Also worth note is that its standard scoring but with .5 per reception for WR only. So I'm thinking Benjamin might get the nod here because he's all they've got. Ugh.
 
zube42 said:
Benjamin and Cam have grown really close with each other and it's not like Cam has anyone else to throw to. How did Benjamin go undrafted in a 16 man league?
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dude is 6-5, that is a big red zone target. olsen is gonna have more receptions but you cant deny that length
 
Vincent Van Ho said:
Can you drop anyone else for Benjamin? I would definitely try to pick him up
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I can't. thats my problem. Apparently we can only have 4 WR's on our roster (bench included). So I have Megatron, B Marsh, Decker, and Hunter. If I ask the Commish to open up the WR then he's as good as gone.
 
Joined a random league on ESPN last night for the hell of it and drafted.

10 team league, standard roster format and had #1 overall pick.

Liked how my team turned out. I'd been struggling the last month or two mock drafting from #1 overall pick.

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RoOk said:
^ how the hell did dez and aj last until the 20-21 pick?! lol
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rook rook

:rofl: exactly what I was saying.

There is a slight disclaimer. The guy with the 8th pick took Tom Brady :smh: . Thought he was gonna end up trolling rest of of the way and sabotaging the draft but he actually drafted for real the rest of the way. His team name had something w/ "Brady" in it so :rolleyes

That basically gave rest of us a "freebie" pick after his Brady selection. But that still doesn't explain how AJ and Dez lasted as long as they did. I was honestly just hoping for a 1A type WR to be there for me in 2nd and then was :wow: when dudes like Hamster Martin, Leveon Bell, Alfred Morris, Brees, Demarco Muray and Jordy all went off the board before I picked.

Said F it and went all in at WR :lol: :nthat:

Honestly not going to be too invested in this league since it is a league with randoms and I have 2 drafts with diff friends/fam coming up but I'm more inclined to keep tabs on this random league to see if I ball out :lol:
 
This dude in my league took Kelvin Benjamin with his second pick (4th round) in my keeper league :lol:
 
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