2014 Fantasy Football Advice Thread

[BiggyPharma]

Just drafted, guys. What do you think? 10 team league. 10th pick overall:

QB - Brady
RB - Lacy, Ball, Jennings, Miller, Vereen (start 2)
WR - Jeffery, Garcon, T. Smith, Wright, Hawkins, Hunter (start 2)
TE - Graham, Reed (start 1)
RB/WR/TE - any not already slotted
D - Buffalo
K - Walsh

Like this team a lot. Not sure how you got Graham, Lacy, Ball, and Jefferey all on the same team, but more power to you. I would prefer Cutler over Brady, but overall I don't see how you miss the playoffs with this squad.

[The_Standard]

Auction draft: $200 budget

I'm seriously considering ponying up for LeSean McCoy and Calvin Johnson this year. I figure I'm looking at paying around $110-$120 for those 2 combined this season.

I think I can still manage to put together a pretty decent roster with $80-$90 left over. Thoughts?

[BiggyPharma]

Auction draft: $200 budget

I'm seriously considering ponying up for LeSean McCoy and Calvin Johnson this year. I figure I'm looking at paying around $110-$120 for those 2 combined this season.

I think I can still manage to put together a pretty decent roster with $80-$90 left over. Thoughts?

If you are really high on those two, then yes, you could still put together a very solid roster. Megatron scares me a bit because I think he's going to have some nagging knee injuries to deal with, but if he stays healthy he's worth every $. Cheap Auction players I would shoot for to fill in the rest of the squad:QB-Andy Dalton/Jay Cutler,TE-Pitta, RB-Chris Johnson/Sankey,WR-Maclin,Terrance Williams, Justin Hunter, Mike Wallace, Nicks, Kelvin Benjamin

[yuja]

Auction draft: $200 budget

I'm seriously considering ponying up for LeSean McCoy and Calvin Johnson this year. I figure I'm looking at paying around $110-$120 for those 2 combined this season.

I think I can still manage to put together a pretty decent roster with $80-$90 left over. Thoughts?

too vague honestly

i'd try checking out ZidaneValor's thread about auction values. iirc he made a spreadsheet


In Vegas atm..will be back Saturday

[biggquis]

Where is Nainoa?

On another note... anyone want to go in together on a rotopass membership? It looks pretty good but its $60 for the season. Includes something like 6 sites, including rotowire and espn insider

[yuja]

Where is Nainoa?

On another note... anyone want to go in together on a rotopass membership? It looks pretty good but its $60 for the season. Includes something like 6 sites, including rotowire and espn insider

I'm not sure, but I think he has RL priorities

he's pretty good at responding to his PMs too if you're curious about his whereabouts


if you need any insider articles let me know and I can copy paste it for you

[kenonator]

Yuja, great thread as always looking forward to your advice this year. I just finished both of my drafts last night. Both are 12 man leagues.

Team 1, No-PPR, standard roster settings

QB- Cam Newton
RB- M. Forte, R. Bush, D. McFadden, D. Sproles, C.Ivory, D. Woodhead.
WR- Dez Bryant, P. Harvin, D Hopkins
TE- Kyle Rudolph
K-R. Gould
D-Rams


Team 2, 1 point PPR start 3WR,

QB- Cam Newton
RB- J Charles, f. gore, s. jackson, d, woodhead, l. miller
WR- J. Nelson, D. Jackson, E Decker, D Hopkins, M. Floyd
TE- J. Reed
K- S. Graham
D- KC

[yuja]

@kenonator

Thanks bud, welcome back

Team 1

Like:

You got both Dez and Forte

Cam should be good this season

Rudolph could be poised for a big year under Norv

Dislike:
RB/WR depth. You got no one behind Bush..and 3 WRs. Is this a short bench league?

Harvin as a WR2. I think he's overvalued this season and prefer Michael Floyd or Crabtree ..even DJax at similar ADP


Team 2

Like:

Cam

Reed at TE, another late TE I like this season - you might want to consider picking up an extra TE for security though

Can't go wrong with Charles and Nelson

Dislike:

Ya didn't get Carlos Hyde with the gore pick, or Kniles Davis to handcuff Charles

DJax in a ppr is meh, there were probably better options

[biggquis]

In my main league I have the 10th pick... seriously considering not taking a RB until the 3/4 turn. Here's two teams I've ended up with:

Dez
Julio
Gronk
Cruz
Ben Tate
Ray Rice
Ridley
FJax
Kaep
Josh Gordon
Ladarius Green
Britt
Boldin
Houston D
Greg the Leg

and

Dez
Julio
Gronk
Andre Johnson
Crabtree
Ray Rice
Ridley
FJax
Jay Cutler
Lamar Miller
Jordan Reed
Josh Gordon
Britt
Broncos D
Phil Dawson
Ryan Tannehill

lastly

Demaryius Thomas
Dez
Ben Tate (running backs were flying off the board, and he's actually an established starter)
Frank Gore
Jordan Cameron
Torrey Smith
Kaepernick
FJax
Justin Hunter
Riley Cooper
Josh Gordon
Broncos D
Carlos Hyde
Jordan Reed
Andy Dalton
Gostkowski

I actually like these teams a lot. 10 man/ start 2rb, 3wr, 1flex. Yes, I know that the runningbacks for the most part are question marks, but they have potential to do some damage. I'm a lot more comfortable with these teams than teams where I force myself to grab an rb during the first two rounds, and have crappy receivers to show for it. Thoughts?

[BNEtoNYC]

I'm in an 8-team auction league, how will the fact that it's only 8 teams affect auction prices? Will they be generally higher or lower than with a 10 or 12 teamer, and should I be willing to pay more or less for the top talent because of this?

[yuja]

long post

tbh it's hard to not have a good team in a 10 man, no matter which route you take

I think putting all your eggs in the Ridley/Rice/FJax basket is a mistake

I'm in an 8-team auction league, how will the fact that it's only 8 teams affect auction prices? Will they be generally higher or lower than with a 10 or 12 teamer, and should I be willing to pay more or less for the top talent because of this?

less money in the pool should equal lower prices for players

other factors include how many player slots there are and how much money you get to spend..so I can't say anything definitively

[BNEtoNYC]

tbh it's hard to not have a good team in a 10 man, no matter which route you take

I think putting all your eggs in the Ridley/Rice/FJax basket is a mistake



less money in the pool should equal lower prices for players

other factors include how many player slots there are and how much money you get to spend..so I can't say anything definitively

Scoring is ESPN standard, positions are QB, RB, RB, RB/WR, WR, WR, TE, D/ST, K and 7 bench spots with a $200 budget. How much would you have the top RB's priced at? Appreciate your help man

[yuja]

Scoring is ESPN standard, positions are QB, RB, RB, RB/WR, WR, WR, TE, D/ST, K and 7 bench spots with a $200 budget. How much would you have the top RB's priced at? Appreciate your help man

I don't have exact values but check out this thread: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=163704591

[The_Standard]

Rate my 10-Team PPR Mock Auction Draft (First and probably only mock draft I'll do)

QB: Cam Newton (Car - QB) $7
RB: Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) $61
RB: Frank Gore (SF - RB) $3
WR: Calvin Johnson (Det - WR) $63
WR: Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR) $26
WR: Torrey Smith (Bal - WR) $4
FLEX: DeSean Jackson (Was - WR) $7
TE: Vernon Davis (SF - TE) $5
K: (Stopped drafting when I only needed a kicker. Auto-draft took Greg Olsen instead.)
DEF: St. Louis (StL - DEF) $1

B: Stevan Ridley (NE - RB) $2
B: Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR) $7
B: Trent Richardson (Ind - RB) $3
B: Carlos Hyde (SF - RB) $1
B: Matt Asiata (Min - RB) $1
B: Greg Olsen (Car - TE) $7

[yuja]

Rate my 10-Team PPR Mock Auction Draft (First and probably only mock draft I'll do)

QB: Cam Newton (Car - QB) $7
RB: Adrian Peterson (Min - RB) $61
RB: Frank Gore (SF - RB) $3
WR: Calvin Johnson (Det - WR) $63
WR: Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR) $26
WR: Torrey Smith (Bal - WR) $4
FLEX: DeSean Jackson (Was - WR) $7
TE: Vernon Davis (SF - TE) $5
K: (Stopped drafting when I only needed a kicker. Auto-draft took Greg Olsen instead.)
DEF: St. Louis (StL - DEF) $1

B: Stevan Ridley (NE - RB) $2
B: Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR) $7
B: Trent Richardson (Ind - RB) $3
B: Carlos Hyde (SF - RB) $1
B: Matt Asiata (Min - RB) $1
B: Greg Olsen (Car - TE) $7

I think your team turned out pretty good

[The_Standard]

I think your team turned out pretty good

Thanks Yuja. I felt like it did too. I botched my auction draft last year and think I've got it figured out this year. I basically spent big money on my top 2 and slowed way down and waited on the others. The only 2 players I drafted that I actually nominated were Hyde and Asiata.

[yuja]

Thanks Yuja. I felt like it did too. I botched my auction draft last year and think I've got it figured out this year. I basically spent big money on my top 2 and slowed way down and waited on the others. The only 2 players I drafted that I actually nominated were Hyde and Asiata.

I've heard that the way to go is to nominate a kicker with your first pick - either you get the kicker you want for $1 or someone overpays

then you just nominate players you don't want so ppl waste all their money


seems like a good strategy right? I've never tried auction for FF, only basketball

[The_Standard]

I've heard that the way to go is to nominate a kicker with your first pick - either you get the kicker you want for $1 or someone overpays

then you just nominate players you don't want so ppl waste all their money


seems like a good strategy right? I've never tried auction for FF, only basketball

Actually, that's exactly what I did. I nominated Hauschka with my first pick. Someone ended up paying $2-$3 for him. I also nominated Seattle DEF. Someone paid $9. I just let other people nominate the players I really wanted. I fully intend to pay $110-$125 for my top RB and top WR and then just sit and watch everyone try to budget their money evenly and watch it dwindle. No way I should have gotten Cam for $7, but by the time he was nominated, nobody had the money to outbid me. Also, NEVER jump the bids (a mistake I made last year); you just end up overpaying for players that way.

Amazingly, Brandon Marshall went for $66 in the mock draft, which was the most anyone paid for any player.

[MrLoveHandles93]

10 team standard, 5th pick, yahoo money league:

QB - Andrew Luck
RB - Matt Forte
RB - Leveon Bell
WR - Julio Jones
WR - Cordarrelle Patterson
WR - Kendall Wright
TE - Jordan Reed
K - Steven Hauschka
D - Broncos

BN - CJ Spiller, Chris Johnson, Ray Rice, Russel Wilson, Brian Hartline, Charles Clay

How did I do and what should I try to improve on?

[The_Standard]

10 team standard, 5th pick, yahoo money league:

QB - Andrew Luck
RB - Matt Forte
RB - Leveon Bell
WR - Julio Jones
WR - Cordarrelle Patterson
WR - Kendall Wright
TE - Jordan Reed
K - Steven Hauschka
D - Broncos

BN - CJ Spiller, Chris Johnson, Ray Rice, Russel Wilson, Brian Hartline, Charles Clay

How did I do and what should I try to improve on?

I'm not a big fan of your WR2 or WR3, but time will tell; they could both have a good year. Your RB Bench is pretty gross to be honest; I don't like it at all. I'd rather have Tate and MJD over the guys on your bench. You should have drafted another WR in lieu of Russell Wilson.

Positives: Obviously, RB1 and RB2 look pretty good. Andrew Luck is a good pickup, and looking at your other players, it doesn't look like you overvalued him. Hauschka and Justin Tucker are my two favorite fantasy kickers. Good move grabbing Charles Clay with Reed's injury history.

Edit: Sorry yuja. Don't mean to steal your thunder in your own thread.

[yuja]

Actually, that's exactly what I did. I nominated Hauschka with my first pick. Someone ended up paying $2-$3 for him. I also nominated Seattle DEF. Someone paid $9. I just let other people nominate the players I really wanted. I fully intend to pay $110-$125 for my top RB and top WR and then just sit and watch everyone try to budget their money evenly and watch it dwindle. No way I should have gotten Cam for $7, but by the time he was nominated, nobody had the money to outbid me. Also, NEVER jump the bids (a mistake I made last year); you just end up overpaying for players that way.

Amazingly, Brandon Marshall went for $66 in the mock draft, which was the most anyone paid for any player.

Yeah Cam for $7 was highway robbery, props for that

Maybe next season I'll do an auction draft..if I can find a 12 team league. 10 team leagues just aren't much fun anymore with all the depth

10 team standard, 5th pick, yahoo money league:

QB - Andrew Luck
RB - Matt Forte
RB - Leveon Bell
WR - Julio Jones
WR - Cordarrelle Patterson
WR - Kendall Wright
TE - Jordan Reed
K - Steven Hauschka
D - Broncos

BN - CJ Spiller, Chris Johnson, Ray Rice, Russel Wilson, Brian Hartline, Charles Clay

How did I do and what should I try to improve on?

I don't like Bell this season, he's probably going to end up splitting carries with Blount. Also I would've tried to take someone with a better floor instead of Patterson (like Floyd or Crabtree). Kendall is okay as a WR3 but I'd rather not. I'd prefer T-Will or Colston, even Edelman at similar ADP

Bench looks pretty good. I would've taken another WR somewhere because you start 3 WRs, but only have 1 WR on the bench

[cudder]

I'm not a big fan of your WR2 or WR3, but time will tell; they could both have a good year. Your RB Bench is pretty gross to be honest; I don't like it at all. I'd rather have Tate and MJD over the guys on your bench. You should have drafted another WR in lieu of Russell Wilson.

Positives: Obviously, RB1 and RB2 look pretty good. Andrew Luck is a good pickup, and looking at your other players, it doesn't look like you overvalued him. Hauschka and Justin Tucker are my two favorite fantasy kickers. Good move grabbing Charles Clay with Reed's injury history.

Edit: Sorry yuja. Don't mean to steal your thunder in your own thread.

lolwut? he has a rb with top 5 upside, a rb that has finished as a rb1 for 4+ straight years, and a rb that has played well in the preseason, is in a favorable scheme, and a prime candidate for comeback player of the year. and you would have mjd and tate....

[MrLoveHandles93]

First year doing yahoo fantasy and didnt realize that it was 3 WR, was planning to have 3 RB's starting so I dun goofed. Im definitly going to have to package a WR/RB or RB/RB for a more solid WR. Maybe shoot for Randall Cobb?

[BadaBingBdaBoom]

What do you guys think? Just drafted this team and I actually like it. This is a 12 team league standard rules. My line up will typically look like..

QB - Matt Ryan
RB - Jamaal Charles
RB - Alfred Morris
WR - Vincent Jackson
WR - Victor Cruz
TE - Jordan Cameron
Flex - Lamar Miller
K - R Gould
D- Houston

bench - Josh Gordon, Reggie Wayne, Mojo Drew, Antonio Gates

[The_Standard]

lolwut? he has a rb with top 5 upside, a rb that has finished as a rb1 for 4+ straight years, and a rb that has played well in the preseason, is in a favorable scheme, and a prime candidate for comeback player of the year. and you would have mjd and tate....

I get that, and I might be completely wrong. I just don't like those 3 this year; that's all. Just my opinion. It's not as if he'll pay any attention to what I have to say anyway. After all, this is Yuja's advice thread.

[yuja]

What do you guys think? Just drafted this team and I actually like it. This is a 12 team league standard rules. My line up will typically look like..

QB - Matt Ryan
RB - Jamaal Charles
RB - Alfred Morris
WR - Vincent Jackson
WR - Victor Cruz
TE - Jordan Cameron
Flex - Lamar Miller
K - R Gould
D- Houston

bench - Josh Gordon, Reggie Wayne, Mojo Drew, Antonio Gates

Looks alright, Gates pickup was unnecessary imo, you should've taken another wr

I get that, and I might be completely wrong. I just don't like those 3 this year; that's all. Just my opinion. It's not as if he'll pay any attention to what I have to say anyway. After all, this is Yuja's advice thread.

anyone is welcome to give advice as well , the more the merrier

First year doing yahoo fantasy and didnt realize that it was 3 WR, was planning to have 3 RB's starting so I dun goofed. Im definitly going to have to package a WR/RB or RB/RB for a more solid WR. Maybe shoot for Randall Cobb?

find a team with a weak RBs and see if you like any of his WRs. otherwise just wait till regular season starts

[BadaBingBdaBoom]

Looks alright, Gates pickup was unnecessary imo, you should've taken another

Yeah I went full potato on that Antonic Gates pick. I'm probably gonna drop him for deandre Hopkins or someone like that.

[Mcfreako]

12 man league

I have
Qb: jay cutler
RB:lesean McCoy
RB: Giovanni Bernard
WR: Julio jones
WR: roddy white
Flex(WR/te/RB): Ty Hilton
TE: pitta
K: nick folk
D: Houston


I had 3rd pick overall

How does this look?
I also have mark Ingram on my bench and Russell Wilson as a back up qb

Thoughts?

Remember it's my first draft

Ps: I'm aware both my WR starters are falcons...not sure how bad that is though?

[steveyi3]

is this a good fantasy football starting lineup (yahoo starting lineup: 1 QB, 2 RB's, 3 WR's, 1 TE, 1 Kicker, 1 Defense)

[yuja]

12 man league

starting lineup looks stacked as fuk

i'm surprised mccoy dropped to you at 3, and julio at the turn

what does the rest of your bench look like besides Ingram and Wilson? Also, having two players on the same team is not a bad thing, evidenced last season by owners who had both Demaryius Thomas + Decker/Welker. Both Julio and Roddy are locked and loaded and should put up good numbers this season (barring injury). If you want extra security I'd scoop up Harry Douglas off waivers, just in case if Julio or Roddy were to miss time.

I like Pitta, Cutler picks

Only thing I dislike is the Hilton pick..I feel like last season was an anomaly because of all the injuries the Colts had. Their WR corps are looking pretty crowded this season with Wayne, Nicks, the two TEs, Moncrief + Hilton

overall 9.9/10