OFFICIAL 2016 FANTASY FOOTBALL THREAD

[remi23]

Had my first draft of the year earlier today. 12 team PPR league with 1 keeper per team after the 10th round. Picked out of the 10 slot. Didn't go 100% zero-RB, but close enough.

QB - Ryan Tannehill
RB - Lamar Miller
RB - Arian Foster
WR - AJ Green
WR - Randall Cobb
TE - Martellus Bennett
FLEX - Jeremy Maclin
D/ST - Jaguars
K - Chandler Catanzaro

Bench:
DeVante Parker (WR)
Kamar Aiken (WR)
Devin Funchess (WR)
Josh Gordon (WR)
Melvin Gordon (RB)
Charles Sims (RB)
Javorius Allen (RB)
James White (RB)

Melvin Gordon had a disastrous rookie year, but he was a high draft pick with a great college resume. He should improve in his second year in the league. I expect the Chargers to be better this year and go with a more run heavy attack. He also caught 30 passes as a rookie, a number that very well may rise as Danny Woodhead is getting old. I'll take that upside in the 7th round. /// Sims is already a PPR maven. If Doug Martin were to get injured or underperform - both are not out of the question - Sims is very capable of becoming a 3-down back, with massive RB1 upside. I'll gladly embrace that upside for my RB4 in the 8th round. /// In the muddled Ravens backfield, I'll take the guy with the highest receiving upside in Mark Trestman's offense. Allen in the 11th round could prove to be a huge bargain. /// Washington projects to start the season as the 3rd down back for the Raiders. Cheap source of receptions and a possibility of usurping the inefficient and underperforming Latavius Murray. I'll take that upside in the 12th round. /// With the news of Dion Lewis having to undergo another surgery and possibly missing 8-10 weeks, taking James White with my 15th round pick was a no brainer. The Patriots pass catching back is a valuable one. Immense upside for my RB7.

You dd pretty good but i think you could've done better.

1. Arian Foster in the 5th i think that was too soon for injury Back turning 30 this year, even it's 0.5 ppr, if it was the 7th i would be cool with that.
2. I know you say you don't carry back QB's but you putting your fantasy faith on Ryan Tannelhill, I couldn't do it he's no where near reliable. I agree with not carrying two QB's that's if you have the top 8 eight guys but not Tannehill.
3.Why do you have so many receivers? Your first three options are legit and I like Parker and Gordon as fliers. You can't play them all and receivers aren't as injury prone as running backs. Other then that your pretty solid.

 

[steebie j]

Just had my draft. Its a 14 team standard league. I had the 9th pick.

1st rd - David Johnson RB

2nd rd - Devonta Freeman RB

3rd rd - Mark Ingram RB

4th rd - TY Hilton WR

5th rd - Golden Tate WR

6th rd - Eric Decker WR

7th rd - Josh Gordon WR

8th rd - Tyrod Taylor QB

9th rd - LaGarrette Blount RB

10th rd - Bilal Powell RB

11th rd - Green Bay Defense

12th rd - Matt Prater K

My roster:

QB - Tyrod Taylor

RB - David Johnson

RB - Devonta Freeman

WR - TY Hilton

WR - Golden Tate

Flex - Mark Ingram

K - Matt Prater

Def - Green Bay

Bench:

WR - Josh Gordon

WR - Eric Decker

RB - LaGarrette Blount

RB - Bilal Powell

Im going to be streaming kickers and defenses but im feeling real confident about my squad 

 

 

[diewitsjames]

eric decker in the 6th rd in a 14 team league is pretty solid 

 

[Peep Game]

Had my draft last week. Was debating whether to pick Gronk or Gurley as my first pick, and rolled with Gronk. I had forgot it was a snake draft, that's how I ended up with Allen Robinson and Amari Cooper as the next 2 picks cause time ran out will search for another TE on waivers sometime before the season starts.
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[freakazoid]

6th overall in a 12 man league. I wished I stacked up on RBs. Going to be active in the thread, trying to take it this year.View media item 2140587

 

[buc em]

Just finished my draft...12 man 0.5 PPR one keeper league. Had the #6 pick. Thoughts?

QB - Brady, Cousins
RB - Lamar Miller, Gore, Ivory, Charles Sims, James White
WR - Julio, Edelman, Cobb, Josh Gordon, Rishard Matthews
TE - Eifert, Ertz
D/ST - Eagles
K - Crosby

 

[childishlatino]

12 team standard, Lmk what y'all think


I went WR heavy

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[manslayer]

Just finished my 12 man .5PPR draft, had the #10 pick. Here's my results:

1. Lamar Miller
2. Leveon Bell
3. Demaryius Thomas
4. Randall Cobb
5. Julian Edelman
6. Coby Fleener
7. Emmanuel Sanders
8. Tony Romo
9. Sterling Shepard
10. Jameis Winston
11. Kamar Aiken
12. James White
13. Darren Sproles
14. New England DEF
15. Matt Prater K

Was going for more Reception points over TDs/Yards. Lineup is looking like this:

QB Romo
WR D Thomas
WR Cobb
RB Miller
RB White
TE Fleener
Flex Edelman
DEF NE
K Prater

Thoughts? I need RBs but i feel pretty happy about what I've got so far

 

[retro330h]

Didn't want to read through several pages but does anyone have any spots for a money league open. Preferably on the 200 range?

 

[nick.]

10 team PPR, 5th pick:

Eli Manning
David Johnson
LeSean McCoy
Keenan Allen
Randall Cobb
Eric Decker
Delanie Walker
Vikings D/ST
Justin Tucker

Tyler Lockett
Matt Jones
Sterling Shepard
Michael Thomas
Theo Riddick
Tevin Coleman

 

[stick]

You dd pretty good but i think you could've done better.

1. Arian Foster in the 5th i think that was too soon for injury Back turning 30 this year, even it's 0.5 ppr, if it was the 7th i would be cool with that.
2. I know you say you don't carry back QB's but you putting your fantasy faith on Ryan Tannelhill, I couldn't do it he's no where near reliable. I agree with not carrying two QB's that's if you have the top 8 eight guys but not Tannehill.
3.Why do you have so many receivers? Your first three options are legit and I like Parker and Gordon as fliers. You can't play them all and receivers aren't as injury prone as running backs. Other then that your pretty solid.

The upside of Foster in the late 5th round was too good for me to pass up, especially on a team where I was waiting to draft RBs. Some of the RBs who went immediately after I took Foster: Matt Jones, Jonathan Stewart, Dion Lewis, Gio Bernard, Frank Gore. The only one of those guys with real upside is Matt Jones, who I'm not a fan of at all. I'll take the top-5 upside of Foster over those guys any day.

I'll be fine with Tannehill, I'm not worried about him at all. He was the QB16 last year which would've made him a fringe QB1. With an improved pass catching corps and Adam Gase in town, who is known for getting the most out of QBs, I'm expecting a better year out of him. If it doesn't work out, there's always someone on the waiver wire. In this same league last year I grabbed Andy Dalton around week 3 and rode him until he got hurt, when he was a top 5 fantasy QB. After that I rode Kirk Cousins, who was a beast down the stretch. I never invest too much draft capital on QBs because of this very reason. There are always undrafted guys who emerge.

As for carrying too many WRs, I feel like you can never have enough. There's no reason to carry a backup D/ST or K, and I don't carry backup QBs or TEs, so by default that leaves my bench full of WRs and RBs. There's always room for high upside guys on your bench, regardless if you're set at the position or not. And I typically play a WR in my Flex, so I'll always have a solid guy to plug there when one of my starters are on a bye. Having that many WRs keeps my options open, and increases my chances of having this year's Allen Robinson, Doug Baldwin, Jarvis Landry, or even DeAndre Hopkins. Mid-late round guys who explode for top-10 finishes.

 

[billieve15]

Interesting that you don't keep backup QBs or TEs. I guess you can just stream those positions from waivers if you do get any injuries to your starters.

 

[gtmorgan23]

In my 12 tm lg I dont waste a spot on a backup qb and only do when I have an injury prone TE.

In my 14 tm lg I do take a backup qb only because everyone does and that leaves nothing. 

 

[stick]

Interesting that you don't keep backup QBs or TEs. I guess you can just stream those positions from waivers if you do get any injuries to your starters.

Exactly. Or just pick up a guy and ride him the whole season. There are ALWAYS QBs or TEs on the waiver wire early-mid season who eventually end up being top 12 players by season's end.

In my 12 tm lg I dont waste a spot on a backup qb and only do when I have an injury prone TE.

In my 14 tm lg I do take a backup qb only because everyone does and that leaves nothing. 

Yep. My exception to the rule is in my 2QB leagues. I'll carry at least 3 QBs and try to shoot for 4. Those leagues have larger benches too so it allows me to still go after upside WRs and RBs while shoring up my QB position.

 

[the blackhand]

Based on the running backs that you mentioned were available I have no problem whatsoever in taking Arian Foster in that spot. You have to look for upside and when he is healthy he is a force to be reckoned with. You can always pick up another running back in free agency if you have to.

 

[stick]

Based on the running backs that you mentioned were available I have no problem whatsoever in taking Arian Foster in that spot. You have to look for upside and when he is healthy he is a force to be reckoned with. You can always pick up another running back in free agency if you have to.

Yep, the draft is only half the battle. In-season roster management is almost equally important.

 

[gtmorgan23]

Have my first draft coming this saturday. Its a live draft 14 team and I have the first pick. 

Really up in the air what I want to do. 

Been leaning Gurley as of late. AP was who I was going with but this hamstring injury makes my brain remember last year with Alshon. 

First two rounds previous year RBs went like crazy so that is why Im not taking AB. 

Im not crazy right?

My 12 tm league is the following Saturday and Im not worried about that one at all. I pick 4th so I am playing it by ear plus I start out with ODB for a 10th. 

 

[junglejim]

 
Have my first draft coming this saturday. Its a live draft 14 team and I have the first pick. 

Really up in the air what I want to do. 

Been leaning Gurley as of late. AP was who I was going with but this hamstring injury makes my brain remember last year with Alshon. 

First two rounds previous year RBs went like crazy so that is why Im not taking AB. 

Im not crazy right?

My 12 tm league is the following Saturday and Im not worried about that one at all. I pick 4th so I am playing it by ear plus I start out with ODB for a 10th. 

Take brown.

 

[majik214]

Take brown.

Agreed, don't try to overthink pick #1; just take Brown or OBJ, these two are monsters who will deliver week after week.

 

[gtmorgan23]

Agreed, don't try to overthink pick #1; just take Brown or OBJ, these two are monsters who will deliver week after week.

That was my first thought but count down the RB list like 16 spots and then look at what my team looks like with those guys as my starting RBs. 

so guys like Matt Forte or Matt Jones would be my starting guys. 

 

[junglejim]

 
That was my first thought but count down the RB list like 16 spots and then look at what my team looks like with those guys as my starting RBs. 

so guys like Matt Forte or Matt Jones would be my starting guys. 

Then pick one up with a waiver pickup when some starter inevitably gets hurt.  Realistically around 16 there should be players like Ingram, McCoy, Forte, Lacy, maybe Charles.  Last year I went into the finals with David Johnson and Tim Hightower as my starting RB's. 

Im assuming a lot of these guys probably learned their lesson after last year with the bust rate on RB's.  My league was the same way and this year WR's went like crazy.  

Antonio Brown is the best fantasy football player you can take.  Dont over think it.

Take a look at last years leading fantasy scorers for running backs.  I'm willing to be that Freeman or Doug Martin were drafted pretty low last year.

 

[the blackhand]

If you are in a PPR League then yes you're crazy. Antonio Brown number one case closed

 

[gtmorgan23]

Its a standard league not PPR or I agree AB would be the obvious choice. 

 

[stick]

 

That was my first thought but count down the RB list like 16 spots and then look at what my team looks like with those guys as my starting RBs. 

so guys like Matt Forte or Matt Jones would be my starting guys. 

Then pick one up with a waiver pickup when some starter inevitably gets hurt.  Realistically around 16 there should be players like Ingram, McCoy, Forte, Lacy, maybe Charles.  Last year I went into the finals with David Johnson and Tim Hightower as my starting RB's. 

Im assuming a lot of these guys probably learned their lesson after last year with the bust rate on RB's.  My league was the same way and this year WR's went like crazy.  

Antonio Brown is the best fantasy football player you can take.  Dont over think it.

Take a look at last years leading fantasy scorers for running backs.  I'm willing to be that Freeman or Doug Martin were drafted pretty low last year.

All of that.

What makes it so hard for most people to draft WR heavy/wait to draft RBs is that after the draft their team looks bad on paper. But year in-year out, many top 3-4 round RBs either get hurt, or severely underperform and lose their jobs. So a bunch of those guys who were taken in the mid-late rounds (or guys who weren't drafted at all and pickup up on waivers) end up being the RBs on winning fantasy teams.

This usually isn't the case with WRs. Draft position usually correlates very well with end of season fantasy rankings. If you take a WR in rounds 1-4, there's a good chance he'll perform right in line to be "worth" where he was drafted.

So by waiting on drafting RBs until the middle rounds, when the inevitable injury/poor play strikes, your team gets better in two ways:

1 - You DON'T have the guys who got hurt or lost their jobs.
2 - You DO have the guys who will have an increased role because of it.

Here are the championship matchups of some of the leagues I was in last year. Take a look at the RBs:

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Only two out of 16 RBs were early rounders (Matt Forte, Jeremy Hill), and one of them was a bust (Hill).

On the flip side, look at the WRs. Those teams are littered with early round WRs.

Obviously there are exceptions and taking a RB(s) in the first few rounds may prove to set you up with a winning team. But history has shown that having a "balanced" or RB-heavy early rounds is not the safest way to construct your team.

Take Antonio Brown, PPR or not.

 

[buc em]

I have a feeling Arian Foster is done for. He looked really old in the snaps he was on the field the other night.