Nineteen Eleven

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I had my most expensive ($100 buy-in) and longest running (7th season w/ same 8) fantasy draft yesterday down in temecula, CA. 10/12 of us got together for it. I had the 11th pick out of 12 in a snake draft. We also run a half point per reception, and start QB RB/RB WR/WR TE FLEX K DEF/ST with 7 bench spots. 6 pts per passing TD. We also do waivers by a money bidding system instead of the traditional waiver order. Everything else is pretty standard. I want to say before hand that i mocked a lot and did NOT like this draft spot. I would have preferred the #1 pick, or somewhere in the 4-7 range. But this is what mine looks like.

Round 1 (11th): STEVEN JACKSON RB, Falcons - I was committed to RB/RB with my first 2 picks, and 9 of the first 10 picks ahead of me were running backs. there was nobody i really liked there at #11. Alfred Morris was there, but i refused to pick him. I am just not a fan or a believer. but jackson is poised for a big year. turner, as bad as he has looked in the past 3 seasons, has never scored less than 10 TDs in that offense. Jackson is in shape and will stay on the field on 3rd down, which is something turner never did.

Round 2 (14th): FRANK GORE RB, 49rs - in a half ppr league, gore is not a bad pick here. Health issues are a concern for me but he produces well when he's on the field and catches a lot of passes. and without crabtree, you know they will get off the bus running the ball

Round 3 (35th): RANDALL COBB WR, Packers - Without jennings, he is going to get a LOT more looks in the passing game and he will get touches out of the backfield too. Perfectly happy with having him as my WR1. Rodgers is going to throw for 40 TDs and 5000 yards, and someone has to catch them and he is easily the best WR of the group.

Round 4 (38th): MARQUES COLSTON WR, Saints - I planned on going hard on running backs this draft, and most of my mocks had me taking a RB in the 4th (or even with my 3rd pick, and i followed up with the best WR available), but i just didnt like ANY of the running backs at this 38th spot. Every player in this league knows what they are doing and a i knew a lot of them would be heavy on running backs. I also know i already shored up my 2 starting running backs already, and it is a half ppr, so i went with another WR from a 40td/5k passing yard offense with colston. Just from a pure volume standpoint, with brees routinely throwing it 40-45 times a game, he is going to get a ton of balls and he's the #1 red zone target. he's a lock for 1200 yards and 9 TDs imo, and could put up a lot more more.

Round 5 (59th): STEVE SMITH WR, Panthers - I wasn't going to go WR here, so this is a bit of a reach, but there is a reason. the 12th pick, who has 2 picks in a row after my pick, went RB/RB/RB/QB so i knew for a fact he would be going for a WR after my rnd 5 pick. He would most definitely would have got Steve Smith also. So i grabbed smith ahead of him, knowing that he would not take any of the running backs off the board that i wanted, even though i was targeting a RB with my 5th pick. He is a pretty consistent producer and cam newton is only getting better as a passer which will only benefit smith.

Round 6 (62nd): CHRIS IVORY RB, Jets - Ivory is pretty good value here in my opinion. He is a starter on a team with a horrible passing game and a rookie QB starting. They also have 3 first round picks on the O line and they are a very good at run blocking. Ivory is also a talented runner. I think he will get a lot of touches and have a lot of opportunities. To have a starting running back at my flex (or have the option to be steve smith there) is pretty good imo.

Round 7 (83rd): TAVON AUSTIN WR, Rams - very talented and electric player. he is a slot WR and he will be sliding right into the spot left by danny amendola who went to the pats. and amendola was far and away their #1 option in that offense.

Round 8 (86th): RUSSELL WILSON QB, Seahawks - I was practicing a WAIT ON QB strategy. I was getting guys like romo in the 8th or 9th, which is excellent value. Hate all you want on him and his ability to win in the playoffs or his horrible untimely interceptions, but the guy puts up fantasy numbers and has quite a few very good and elite weapons there. BUT, romo went before my 83rd pick and wilson slipped down. I like running with wilson as my QB if i can get him in the 8th. The guy runs the ball too which is an added bonus. Also, when the guy gets percy harvin back and sidney rice gets healthy, he has a ton of weapons to work with as well as a really strong run game.

Round 9 and beyond is the point where i started drafting fliers and handcuffs... It is also the point where my memory starts getting blurry because i was drinking since before round 1. But, i will leave the final results down below.

QB - Russell Wilson
RB - Steven Jackson
RB - Frank Gore
WR - Randall Cobb
WR - Marques Colston
TE - Greg Olson
FLEX - Steve Smith
K - Blair Walsh
D/ST - Denver Broncos
BN - Chris Ivory
BN - Tavon Austin
BN - Bernard Pierce
BN - Jaquizz Rodgers
BN - Alshon Jeffery
BN - Kendall Hunter
BN - Josh Freeman

I didn't like the 11th pick, but i feel like i was able to get a very well rounded team. No glaring needs, but nobody at 1 position that is super elite because i picked so low in the 1st and went RB/RB. I had to wait until the the end of the 3rd to get my first WR but once again, i got 2 guys that were solid at the WR position. Getting my QB that late was a steal as well.

We used ESPN and i found this in my e-mail after the draft



I'm not sure how accurate that can be at this point, but i believe i did have one of the better drafts of the group. If any of you participated in an ESPN draft, post your report card. It should be in your ESPN e-mail inbox.

I have 2 more drafts ($50 and $75) both this wednesday night @ 7pm lol. I don't know if that is going to be confusing, but we'll see. I will post results to those drafts wednesday night.

I can't judge you unless I know what the other people were picking can you post the whole draft.

I'm serious. I'm obsessed with fantasy football and I can give you a better opinion knowing what you didn't pick when it was available.

Unfortunately, I was working during the draft and had to autodraft. I think you should have went with the 49ers defense though ^_^

call me bias, **** it.

I would have gone with Forte/Morris over Jackson at 11 if they were available. Also, not sure if you were drafting against a bunch of East Coasters but Wilson at 86 is a steal. He definitely shouldn't have dropped that far. Then again he also shouldn't have dropped to the third round in the real draft either.

sevEN wrote:Round 1 (11th): STEVEN JACKSON RB, Falcons - I was committed to RB/RB with my first 2 picks, and 9 of the first 10 picks ahead of me were running backs. there was nobody i really liked there at #11. Alfred Morris was there, but i refused to pick him. I am just not a fan or a believer. but jackson is poised for a big year. turner, as bad as he has looked in the past 3 seasons, has never scored less than 10 TDs in that offense. Jackson is in shape and will stay on the field on 3rd down, which is something turner never did.

I was in the same draft position and chose Alfred Morris. The thing that bothers me about Jackson is that I think he won't be consistent considering the offense clearly revolves around the passing game with Ryan, Jones, and White. He will have his games for sure but I think they could be pretty hit or miss and that's not what I'm looking for in my RB1. Shanahan has always loved to run the ball and with RGIII coming back from injury I'm sure the coaching staff will try to convince him to use his legs less and throw more. I'm banking on the fact that equals more check downs to Morris and maybe a few more goal line carries. Jackson and Gore are still a really good combo though. Ive had Gore a few times over the past 5 years and dude has pretty much been a stud.

My first draft I had to do at work and is a mess, but I am hoping drafting Gronk in the 7th round will give me an edge later in the season if he comes back healthy. The dod fantasy draft is Sunday so hopefully that goes better.

showtime wrote:

sevEN wrote:Round 1 (11th): STEVEN JACKSON RB, Falcons - I was committed to RB/RB with my first 2 picks, and 9 of the first 10 picks ahead of me were running backs. there was nobody i really liked there at #11. Alfred Morris was there, but i refused to pick him. I am just not a fan or a believer. but jackson is poised for a big year. turner, as bad as he has looked in the past 3 seasons, has never scored less than 10 TDs in that offense. Jackson is in shape and will stay on the field on 3rd down, which is something turner never did.

I was in the same draft position and chose Alfred Morris. The thing that bothers me about Jackson is that I think he won't be consistent considering the offense clearly revolves around the passing game with Ryan, Jones, and White. He will have his games for sure but I think they could be pretty hit or miss and that's not what I'm looking for in my RB1. Shanahan has always loved to run the ball and with RGIII coming back from injury I'm sure the coaching staff will try to convince him to use his legs less and throw more. I'm banking on the fact that equals more check downs to Morris and maybe a few more goal line carries. Jackson and Gore are still a really good combo though. Ive had Gore a few times over the past 5 years and dude has pretty much been a stud.

My first draft I had to do at work and is a mess, but I am hoping drafting Gronk in the 7th round will give me an edge later in the season if he comes back healthy. The dod fantasy draft is Sunday so hopefully that goes better.

Your concerns with jackson are legit, but i just don't like morris. i refused to draft him. i admit i probably should have gotten forte instead of jackson, but i just cant overlook turner's production in that backfield despite looking fat and slow (10 TDs or more in the past 3 seasons). and when you upgrade to a guy who is bigger, faster, stronger, and a better pass catcher out of the backfield, it sounds really good to me. also, your point about the passing game revolving around ryan/jones/white/gonzalez is a big reason why i went jackson. jackson has been the only weapon on his team's offense for pretty much his entire career. nobody has ever had to worry about a passing game when he is running the ball. i don't think he'll face a single stacked box this season with the pass catching weapons the falcons have. if he stays healthy, his situation in atl right now looks really solid.

also about morris, i just dont buy into him. he will not come close to reproducing his numbers from last year, and helu will take a lot of 3rd down touches. morris caught 13 balls last year and we are in a ppr league so i want my RB to be catching 40-50 balls and morris will never do that. also, i still will never trust a shanahan running back... he may have stuck with 1 last year but he is prone to give any random ass guy on the line up the starting job and 30 touches at any point. he is very unpredictable.

polak, i am trying to locate a copy of the entire draft in order but i can't seem to find it.

sevEN wrote:

showtime wrote:

sevEN wrote:Round 1 (11th): STEVEN JACKSON RB, Falcons - I was committed to RB/RB with my first 2 picks, and 9 of the first 10 picks ahead of me were running backs. there was nobody i really liked there at #11. Alfred Morris was there, but i refused to pick him. I am just not a fan or a believer. but jackson is poised for a big year. turner, as bad as he has looked in the past 3 seasons, has never scored less than 10 TDs in that offense. Jackson is in shape and will stay on the field on 3rd down, which is something turner never did.

I was in the same draft position and chose Alfred Morris. The thing that bothers me about Jackson is that I think he won't be consistent considering the offense clearly revolves around the passing game with Ryan, Jones, and White. He will have his games for sure but I think they could be pretty hit or miss and that's not what I'm looking for in my RB1. Shanahan has always loved to run the ball and with RGIII coming back from injury I'm sure the coaching staff will try to convince him to use his legs less and throw more. I'm banking on the fact that equals more check downs to Morris and maybe a few more goal line carries. Jackson and Gore are still a really good combo though. Ive had Gore a few times over the past 5 years and dude has pretty much been a stud.

My first draft I had to do at work and is a mess, but I am hoping drafting Gronk in the 7th round will give me an edge later in the season if he comes back healthy. The dod fantasy draft is Sunday so hopefully that goes better.

Your concerns with jackson are legit, but i just don't like morris. i refused to draft him. i admit i probably should have gotten forte instead of jackson, but i just cant overlook turner's production in that backfield despite looking fat and slow (10 TDs or more in the past 3 seasons). and when you upgrade to a guy who is bigger, faster, stronger, and a better pass catcher out of the backfield, it sounds really good to me. also, your point about the passing game revolving around ryan/jones/white/gonzalez is a big reason why i went jackson. jackson has been the only weapon on his team's offense for pretty much his entire career. nobody has ever had to worry about a passing game when he is running the ball. i don't think he'll face a single stacked box this season with the pass catching weapons the falcons have. if he stays healthy, his situation in atl right now looks really solid.

also about morris, i just dont buy into him. he will not come close to reproducing his numbers from last year, and helu will take a lot of 3rd down touches. morris caught 13 balls last year and we are in a ppr league so i want my RB to be catching 40-50 balls and morris will never do that. also, i still will never trust a shanahan running back... he may have stuck with 1 last year but he is prone to give any random ass guy on the line up the starting job and 30 touches at any point. he is very unpredictable.

polak, i am trying to locate a copy of the entire draft in order but i can't seem to find it.

Yeah Shanahan's love for RB by committee makes me nervous and Helu looked good on Saturday. I just checked out your full roster and props for having 2 OSU alums on the roster. Quizz and his older brother James are really cool guys. I got to play in an IM basketball game against him and a guy on my team tried to take a charge. Quizz just lowered his shoulder and plowed into the guy knocking him 10 feet back....no call by the ref lol.

idk, kinda feeling LaMichael James will start to shark a lot of Gore's touches this season, with increased triple option threat with the aforementioned and Kendall Hunter.

`NG wrote:idk, kinda feeling LaMichael James will start to shark a lot of Gore's touches this season, with increased triple option threat with the aforementioned and Kendall Hunter.

he may a little bit, but only for the sole purpose of keeping gore fresh. make no mistake, gore is THE guy there. if they give any carries to james or hunter, it wont be goal line carries.

But i don't see either one of those guys taking enough carries from gore that it makes gore a weak RB2 option in a PPR league. Gore will still get his