OFFICIAL 2013 FANTASY FOOTBALL TALK

[the blackhand]

need to start talking about fantasy football. i have been working on my draft strategy now for a couple months. here is a topic to start this off :

TOM BRADY.  you can go both ways on this and either way can be right. my view is brady makes guys much better than they really are. in a 12 or 14 team league ( which is all i play) he is dropping to the 5th or 6th round. i feel this is a bargin. on a bad year he will be good for 4500yds and 30td's.  what do you think ?

 

[DeadsetAce]

brady will be productive. i don't see him dropping THAT far. as soon as rodgers and brees go, the run on QBs will start. i wouldn't hope for him to fall that far. but definitely not in the first two rounds.


unless you're me...i'd take him first round without thinking twice

 

[champcruthik]

Ready to contribute like last year.

 

[run.lmc]

I was wondering when a FFB thread would be made lot of depth at WR this season

 

[penalize]

im from boston..brady isnt making to the second round out here...hes a pretty safe productive pick, regardless who he has to throw the ball too...

and i cant stand the pats.

 

[the blackhand]

qb's run deep this year. stafford can be had in the 6th round along with romo.  i just cant see taking a qb in first round. and this is coming from a long time nffc guy which gets you 6pts a td.  just to many productive qb's out there.

 

[DeadsetAce]

qb's run deep this year. stafford can be had in the 6th round along with romo.  i just cant see taking a qb in first round. and this is coming from a long time nffc guy which gets you 6pts a td.  just to many productive qb's out there.

if y'all are doing 6 points for each passing TD...the first round should be AD, foster, and all QBs

 

[the blackhand]

if y'all are doing 6 points for each passing TD...the first round should be AD, foster, and all QBs

no. not really.  the gap is closing with your top qb's whereas rb's and rb's and rb's are your top adp players. of course your rodgers , brees , peyton's are going late 1st or early to mid second but you need to get your rb's on your team.

 

[DeadsetAce]

i see your point, but i think at 6 points a passing TD, it's safer to pick a QB that'll finish around 30 TDs, 4000 yards rather than a RB (outside of the top 3-4 backs). RBs go down and miss games so often now. it's a much safer bet with a stat monster QB imo.

 

[alleniversonfan01]

If Brady is falling to the 5th and 6th round in a 6pt per td league then every person in your league is an idiot. You're right that you can get a good QB in deeper rounds as a steal. But Brady on name alone is getting picked 1st/2nd round, 3rd the latest. Ive never seen him picked after the 2nd round in 12 team leagues, ever. No AH/Welker isnt going to change that.

And I condone RB/RB/WR as my first 3 picks normally. But if I have a late 2nd round pick and Brady was still on the board I would pick him there or risk leaving him on the board for the early 3rd round pick. Not a chance im trying to see if hes still around in the 5th round.

 

[the blackhand]

If Brady is falling to the 5th and 6th round in a 6pt per td league then every person in your league is an idiot. You're right that you can get a good QB in deeper rounds as a steal. But Brady on name alone is getting picked 1st/2nd round, 3rd the latest. Ive never seen him picked after the 2nd round in 12 team leagues, ever. No AH/Welker isnt going to change that.

And I condone RB/RB/WR as my first 3 picks normally. But if I have a late 2nd round pick and Brady was still on the board I would pick him there or risk leaving him on the board for the early 3rd round pick. Not a chance im trying to see if hes still around in the 5th round.

i kinda refrain from calling people idiots especially in the leagues i play in ( nffc ) which is the top high stakes players in the country.  maybe you should get in the action. lol. rodgers , bress , peyton , ryan and cam are going b4 brady.  there are certainly different ways to win a league but in my view there are many qb's b4 brady that i would take.

 

[cruzzz]

For those who have done Drafts/mock drafts Where has Hakeem Nicks gone? I'm very interested in him this year.

 

[the blackhand]

early 5th for nicks in 12 and 14 team leagues.

 

[cruzzz]

early 5th for nicks in 12 and 14 team leagues.

Im in a eight team league so I should be able to get him pretty late then.

 

[the blackhand]

Im in a eight team league so I should be able to get him pretty late then.

everyone has superstar teams in a 8 team league. should get him in 7th at the earliest. if not , i wouldn't worry. 

 

[the blackhand]

thought you might enjoy a copy of a mock draft of yesterday. this draft is a 3rr ( 3erd round reversal )it's early still and this is not the bible. 

 so dont treat it that way.

Round 1:
1 1 Adrian Peterson RB 
1 2 Doug Martin RB 
1 3 Arian Foster RB 
1 4 Jamaal Charles RB 
1 5 Calvin Johnson WR 
1 6 Dez Bryant WR 
1 7 C.J. Spiller RB 
1 8 Julio Jones WR 
1 9 Brandon Marshall WR 
1 10 LeSean McCoy RB 
1 11 Ray Rice RB 
1 12 Marshawn Lynch RB 

Round 2:
2 1 Matt Forte RB 
2 2 Jimmy Graham TE 
2 3 Trent Richardson RB 
2 4 Aaron Rodgers QB 
2 5 Demaryius Thomas WR 
2 6 A.J. Green WR 
2 7 Peyton Manning QB 
2 8 Drew Brees QB 
2 9 Steven Jackson RB 
2 10 Alfred Morris RB 
2 11 Larry Fitzgerald WR 
2 12 Darren Sproles RB 

Round 3:
3 1 Reggie Bush RB 
3 2 Randall Cobb WR 
3 3 Andre Johnson WR 
3 4 Chris Johnson RB 
3 5 Maurice Jones-Drew RB 
3 6 Percy Harvin WR 
3 7 Darren McFadden RB 
3 8 Wes Welker WR 
3 9 Roddy White WR 
3 10 Victor Cruz WR 
3 11 DeMarco Murray RB 
3 12 Marques Colston WR 

Round 4:
4 1 Rob Gronkowski TE 
4 2 Lamar Miller RB 
4 3 Vincent Jackson WR 
4 4 David Wilson RB 
4 5 Frank Gore RB 
4 6 Montee Ball RB 
4 7 Jordy Nelson WR 
4 8 Matt Ryan QB 
4 9 Reggie Wayne WR 
4 10 Danny Amendola WR 
4 11 Dwayne Bowe WR 
4 12 Hakeem Nicks WR 

Round 5:
5 1 Pierre Garcon WR 
5 2 Stevan Ridley RB 
5 3 Antonio Brown WR 
5 4 Eric Decker WR 
5 5 Ryan Mathews RB 
5 6 Jason Witten TE 
5 7 Vernon Davis TE 
5 8 Steve Smith WR 
5 9 Torrey Smith WR 
5 10 Tom Brady QB 
5 11 Cam Newton QB 
5 12 Stevie Johnson WR

Round 6:
6 1 Chris Ivory RB 
6 2 Mike Wallace WR 
6 3 Jeremy Maclin WR 
6 4 Danario Alexander WR 
6 5 Tony Gonzalez TE 
6 6 Ahmad Bradshaw RB 
6 7 Matthew Stafford QB 
6 8 Shane Vereen RB 
6 9 Le'Veon Bell RB 
6 10 Dennis Pitta TE 
6 11 Tony Romo QB 
6 12 Tavon Austin WR 

Thoughts?

 

[the blackhand]

what jumps out to me is the love shane verreen is getting at the 6th round. once a few articles come out the hype gets crazy. 

 

[denni5themenace]

i HATE 8 team leagues. everyone's team is so stacked

 

[cruzzz]

thought you might enjoy a copy of a mock draft of yesterday. this draft is a 3rr ( 3erd round reversal )it's early still and this is not the bible. 

 so dont treat it that way.

This is confirming my stance ofd keeping Julio jones, and Marshawn lynch over tom brady and jimmy graham.

 

[cruzzz]

i HATE 8 team leagues. everyone's team is so stacked

True, In 2011-2012 My team scored like 225 points one week 

 

[the blackhand]

my opinion is 8 team leagues are a joke. even 10 team leagues are not my thing although where i do my fantasy play , they have this cutline league that only costs 150 and grand prize is 50k and they are 10 team leagues. might  do 3 of them. otherwise 12 or 14 team leagues are my thing. 

 

[the blackhand]

I'm a bit of an excel nerd so I took all of the drafts from July 2 to now (14 total drafts) and here are the ADP results: note that  some of these drafts took place before the hernandez lockup. it's earlt and things will shift for certain.

ADP
1.08 Adrian Peterson RB 
3.15 Doug Martin RB 
3.54 Jamaal Charles RB 
3.85 Calvin Johnson WR 
4.15 Arian Foster RB 
6.69 C.J. Spiller RB 
7.92 LeSean McCoy RB 
9.38 Ray Rice RB 
10.92 Marshawn Lynch RB 
11.08 Brandon Marshall WR 
11.31 Trent Richardson RB 
12.92 Dez Bryant WR 
13 A.J. Green WR 
15 Matt Forte RB 
15.77 Julio Jones WR 
16.15 Jimmy Graham TE 
17.54 Aaron Rodgers QB 
17.77 Alfred Morris RB 
18.15 Drew Brees QB 
19.15 Demaryius Thomas WR 
20.54 Steven Jackson RB 
23 Reggie Bush RB 
23.85 Chris Johnson RB 
24.62 Larry Fitzgerald WR 
24.92 Randall Cobb WR 
27.31 Andre Johnson WR 
27.92 Darren Sproles RB 
29.77 Darren McFadden RB 
31.15 Percy Harvin WR 
31.77 Roddy White WR 
32.23 DeMarco Murray RB 
32.31 Peyton Manning QB 
32.46 Maurice Jones-Drew RB 
33.15 Victor Cruz WR 
33.54 Stevan Ridley RB 
37.62 David Wilson RB 
38 Wes Welker WR 
40 Lamar Miller RB 
40.31 Frank Gore RB 
40.62 Vincent Jackson WR 
41.46 Jordy Nelson WR 
41.69 Danny Amendola WR 
44.62 Reggie Wayne WR 
44.62 Rob Gronkowski TE 
46.23 Marques Colston WR 
46.31 Dwayne Bowe WR 
47 Montee Ball RB 
48.46 Hakeem Nicks WR 
49.08 Tom Brady QB 
49.31 Cam Newton QB 
50.85 Eric Decker WR 
51.54 Matt Ryan QB 
51.69 Le'Veon Bell RB 
53.23 Jason Witten TE 
53.92 Ryan Mathews RB 
54.54 Antonio Brown WR 
55 Daryl Richardson RB 
56.46 Pierre Garcon WR 
57 BenJarvus Green-Ellis RB 
57.73 Shane Vereen RB 
59.42 Mike Wallace WR 
60.14 Eddie Lacy RB 
60.91 Tony Gonzalez TE 
61 Torrey Smith WR 
61.4 Chris Ivory RB 
61.86 Vernon Davis TE 
62.56 James Jones WR 
62.75 Colin Kaepernick QB 
63.43 Cecil Shorts WR 
63.45 Matthew Stafford QB 
63.82 Ahmad Bradshaw RB 
63.83 Russell Wilson QB 
64.38 Steve Smith WR 
64.71 Andrew Luck QB 
65 Danario Alexander WR 
65 Jared Cook TE 
66.5 Stevie Johnson WR 
67 Tony Romo QB 
67.33 Giovani Bernard RB 
67.5 Dennis Pitta TE 
68 Greg Jennings WR 
68 Rashard Mendenhall RB 
68.25 Tavon Austin WR 
69 Josh Gordon WR 
69.5 Jeremy Maclin WR 
70 Michael Crabtree WR 
70 Miles Austin WR 
70.67 Robert Griffin QB 
71 Eli Manning QB 
71 T.Y. Hilton WR 
71.5 Kenny Britt WR

 

[timelessflight]

Finally found this thread Ahhh another year of good ole fantasy football. Right now playing in year 4 of my co-workers league. This year is the second time that its been a 14-team league. Drafting at the #9 spot. Did over 50 mocks (yea i got too much time on my hands ) and I kinda like the teams that i came up with at that spot. Since its a 14 team league, my strategy is to get a top RB in the first round, then get a top WR in the 2nd round and grab a QB in round 4 or 5.

I'm hoping to get a Stafford + Calvin + Reggie trio this year. We're about 2 weeks away from the first preseason game (Hall of Fame game). FOOTBALL IS BACK YALL!!!

 

[diewitsjames]

can someone rank the top 15 RB's. after the top 3, i am really lost on who to take

 

[rben13]

Who you guys lookin at for some running back sleepers this year?