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08-24-2010, 10:35 PM | #16 |
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Re: Fantasy Tips
12th, here's a completed mock draft from that website. Once again, I think it helps give you a better idea of where and in what round certain players are going.
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08-24-2010, 10:54 PM | #17 |
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Now I see why people get all caught up in fantasy football.
I think I just had an eyegasm. Great site 724, thanks! |
08-24-2010, 10:56 PM | #18 | |
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1st year??? Dude, Really?? j/k! Try your league stats page to guage: 1. Best point producer over all. 2. Best point producers at each position, QB, RB, WR, TE, K, and D. 3. Then, when player injuries are posted, and if one of them is one of your guys, usually first thing Monday, jump on the absolute best available player depending on who is hot! It may be a rook! Unless you can drop-add on Sunday during games, but that may not be allowed in your team rules. 4. Keep track of best FA players to target just in case one of your guys goes down. Always have a back-up plan. 5. On Redskin players, others have already covered that. It depends on their expected statistical output. 6. On draft strategy, others have already covered that as well. I can add nothing. It's a game of how you initially draft, who you start, and who you bench, injuries and how you manage them. Pay attention to weekly stats of FAs, and of course, the ball is funny shaped..........................
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08-24-2010, 10:59 PM | #19 |
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Okay, so our draft is this coming Sunday. A couple of place kickers jumped out me: Rob Bironas and Nate Kaeding.
How high should I take them if they're still on the board? Or I guess another way to put it, how high is too high to draft a kicker? |
08-24-2010, 11:08 PM | #20 |
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Kickers are last round picks...period....well, maybe next to last round in special situations.
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08-24-2010, 11:22 PM | #21 |
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What he said...
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08-25-2010, 12:22 AM | #22 | |
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The strategy I've always used, is to try to maximize each postion relative to what's going on in your draft. For example if you're in the third round and the top tier RBs and WRs are gone, but top tier QB is there, take the QB. Don't reach for a RB or WR just to fill the spot on your board. That being said, you can't wait too long for a solid RB IMO. My strategery has always been to get my RBs in the 1st and 2nd rounds unless a superstar QB (Manning, Brees, Rogers) is still there and the top tier RBS are all gone. Genreally I'll go RB - 1st, RB - 2nd, QB or WR, then in the 4th TE (if Gates, Clark, V. Davis are there) if not WR, then best value with WRs and RBs. I'll get my D when value at WR/RB is not real good. What I mean by value is when a player is still on the board for one reason or another when he should've been gone or when the comparative value of the WRs and RBs is lower than the round you're in. It's not a straight stats thing, it's more of a combination of stats and expectations for players/teams for the year. I'm assuming your league starts QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, K, DEF each week. Also, do you know what your draft postion is yet or will you find out on Sunday? I bought the ProFootball Weekly and Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football Guide 2010, you should be able to find it almost anywhere. It's nice to have someone else do all your homework for you and a good reference. I don't follow their picks by the book, but it's a good source of info. Here's some random tips I used this year. - A lot of folks are saying this year it's all about QBs & WRs, RBs are not as valuable. Folks who draft that way won't win leagues IMO. RBs are still king and will perform more consistently week in, week out. Weather late in the season also will normally help RBs and hurt WRs. - Speaking of weather, consider that when you draft. It's not a top concern, but think about the league playoffs, make sure you don't have Hines Ward, Greg Jennings, and Tom Brady at home games at the end of the year. - If you can draft a QB/WR pair or a QB/top TE pair that can win a game or two by itself for you. It can also kill you if the QB has an off day or you've got a pair playing in bad weather. I like to get a pair if I can, the reward outweighs the risk IMO. - Players I like: Outside of your "Gimmes" (Chris Johnson, Manning, Peterson, Jones-Drew, etc): Phillip Rivers Joe Flacco (as a backup QB, and I recommend solid backup QB in round 7 - 9) Ryan Mathews Cedric Benson Jahvid Best - later rounds Matt Forte - later rounds Brandon Jacobs - later rounds Antonio Gates - He should have a strong year with VJ's suspension and holdout. Jermichael Finley Vernon Davis Players I avoid this year: L. Fitzgerald - no QB = drop in production Matt Schaub - no Kyle Shanahan = less production Romo - no explanation needed. Favre - major injury waiting to happen Steven Jackson - poor OL = poor production Beanine Wells - I initially thought he might have a good year, watching the Cards pre-season, I'd stay away. A. Johnson - his numbers will still be top 10 WR numbers, but don't take him over a solid RB. Kolb - not jumping on that bandwagon until he shows something. - I normally stay away from Redskins players altogether unless it is the later rounds and I take a chance. Moss/Cooley/Davis if they are a good value, but no McNabb, no Portis. I took a flyer on Devin Thomas in the later rounds of the Warpath Draft, but it was very late in the draft.
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08-25-2010, 12:40 AM | #23 |
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Strategy wise get your QB first then your RBs. For the past several seasons the usual strategy was go RB at least the first 2 rounds. The past two years I drafted 3 RBs in the first 3 rounds. Found a gem in Chris Johnson as a rook, but I picked him up off of waivers early in the season. I had AP last year as I had the first pick, but he wasn't so hot and Parker sucked as he got hurt. THe last few years the guy that landed one of the hot QBs won my league. My advice is to stay away from Skins, unless it is Cooley or Portis. McNabb is only worth a backup QB to be honest as he is inconsistent a bit still and that affects Moss' fantasy value. NFL.com and the others of course have all the stud RBs going first in the fantasy drafts, but I think the new thing is go for QB first. Only RB worth going for in the first round is Johnson, maybe AP, but Favre will dominate the Viking O like last season. Gore was a disappointment last season(fantasy wise) and will probably be the same this year. I would get Brady or Brees with your first pick.
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08-25-2010, 12:50 AM | #24 |
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Also constantly look for upgrades on the waiver/FA lists. Like I said before I was able to pick up Chris Johnson two years ago off of waivers as he was a nobody then. Also, some folks rush the gun and get rid of players too soon. I picked up TO that way a few years ago. The guy dropped him when he(TO) was busy with his antics in Dallas and I picked him up. Helped salvage my season.
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08-25-2010, 08:20 AM | #25 |
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If it's a money league, be prepared to spend, spend, spend for FA pick ups. The guy with all the bucks won our SB last year. No, wasn't me.
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08-25-2010, 08:51 AM | #26 | |
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This has become more true over the last several years. More and more teams are going with the duel threat at the RB role and less guys carrying the entire rushing load, so remember that when ranking guys. Just a couple rules: 1) Never draft a QB in the first round 2)Always draft a K in the last round 3) Stay away from all players with recent injury history ie. missing like 6+ games in the last year or 10+ in the last two.
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08-25-2010, 08:56 AM | #27 |
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Really it all depends on how league's scoring is set up. You can't definitively say take a QB first, or take a RB first. And of course what slot you're picking in matters too. Not sure I would take someone like Brees with a really high first round pick. In most leagues he's going to be there in round 2, maybe even round 3. And if you're in a points per reception league, a RB that racks up a lot of catches is going to be a high priority.
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08-25-2010, 08:59 AM | #28 |
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A big hint I always tell folks is watch those bye weeks. You see it all the time where someone drafts a team with no regard to the bye weeks, and they end up with half their starters out for a particular week.
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08-25-2010, 09:01 AM | #29 |
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What do you do about Sidney Rice? This is my first year also, and I drafted him - had totally missed the injury stuff. So now do I waive him, or just hold him on the bench and hope?
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08-25-2010, 09:07 AM | #30 |
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Yeah that sucks. He's not going to even be able to practice until halfway through the season, so best case maybe he's back on the field for 6-7 games at the end. Personally I would dump him. If he was going to be out a month you could justify holding a spot for him, but half the season is too long IMO.
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