★ Early bird fantasy football discussion - v2 ★

[bballaman369]

Did a 12 team half point PPR keeper last night

QB Bortles, Stafford
RB- Bell, Stewart, Gio, D Williams, Morris, Ware
WR- ODB, AJ Green, D Thomas, M Thomas, Lee
TE Allen
K McManus
D/ST Jets

Usually I don't like taking 2 QB's, but everyone in this league takes a backup and some people started grabbing 3rd QB's so I took a second just in case.

How'd I do

[bpatel82]

Yeah, I think you're right. Better hope Hill doesn't fumble and Gordon sucks again.

Damn .. RIP .. I am so pissed Latavius Murray and Bengals both of whom I was targeting went just 1/2 picks before me and that lead to panic pick of Hill and Vikings defense...

[SkinnyBeast24]

No, but Sproles already has standalone flex value in PPR right now. I live in the Philly area and have watched all of their preseason games. Their WRs ALL suck. All of them. Randle and Givens were cut today, and Agholor probably should be. Bradford has looked sharp, Mathews doesn't play in the passing game at all, and Sproles is the only player on the team who can consistently get open and catch the ball (Ertz is OK, but not a #1 target). He could get close to 75-80 catches this year. If Mathews got hurt, Barner is the direct backup for the early down role, but Sproles would definitely get a further bump in his snaps, so in that sense, he is also a handcuff because he would definitely be startable if Mathews were hurt.

Gives me some confidence, i'm still not too worried if sproles is my rb2 in 0.5 ppr if mathews went down.

I just need my main course of julio,evans,lacy to get her done.

Hoping for 10-12 games of mathews who i personally believe could put up rb1 numbers if... if was healthy all year but that won't happen.

[waias15]

Hmm... there are a lot of question marks for your lineup.

-Eli should put up numbers no matter what, but the Giants offense has looked horrible so far.
- RBS will be boom or bust. Who knows how well Charles will recover from injury and if he'll stay healthy. Will McCoy do anything in Buffalo? Wasn't impressive last year. Rawls looks like he may have to fight off Michael, and could easily be sharing a lot of snaps.
- Hopkins is a beast, I think Moncrief will be your best WR2. Edelmen is great PPR, but without Brady weeks 1-4 that will hurt.

this seems to be a really accurate overview. hoping Charles can bounce back like he has before, as well as Shady and Rawls being consistent double digit guys. I already had 2 WR keepers, so I tried to shore up RBs early on, especially with keepers being taken so guys like Zeke, Lamar, etc went early in the 1st

[Jayarbie]

Gives me some confidence, i'm still not too worried if sproles is my rb2 in 0.5 ppr if mathews went down.

I just need my main course of julio,evans,lacy to get her done.

Hoping for 10-12 games of mathews who i personally believe could put up rb1 numbers if... if was healthy all year but that won't happen.

I think it's going to be hard for Mathews to put up RB1 numbers given that he doesn't play much in the pass game. With that said, he was running hard and looking good against the Colts (whose defense really stinks, BTW...). Barner also has looked good all preseason. Sproles only got a couple token snaps, but they've been limiting him since he's been in the league 15 years and really doesn't need to show anything in the preseason. Smallwood was also effective against the Colts Swiss cheese defense, but he's buried on the depth chart right now.

[Jayarbie]

this seems to be a really accurate overview. hoping Charles can bounce back like he has before, as well as Shady and Rawls being consistent double digit guys. I already had 2 WR keepers, so I tried to shore up RBs early on, especially with keepers being taken so guys like Zeke, Lamar, etc went early in the 1st

Charles's issue is just health (and how potato Reid is about RB usage). If he's healthy, I'm sure he'll be fine, but that's becoming more of a pretty big IF. I think Shady is going to have a big year. There have been reports that he's looking more fit and focused this year. I'm not so high on Rawls. He's going in the third round, but his pedigree and body of work doesn't seem to justify that. I guess you could make the same argument about Johnson, but I just see a lot more talent in Johnson.

[ccounts54]

Ok guys, what do you think of this 10 team .5 ppr team? I drafted 1st.

qb Brady
rb Freeman
rb CJ Anderson
wr A Brown
wr K allen
te Z Miller
flex Cobb

bench
G Tate
Duke Johnson
Matt Jones
V Jackson
Tevin Coleman
Blount
Steve Smith

I'm going to stream QB's the first month; I figure some blend of Carr/Ryan/Marigoata.

Bumpity

[yuja]

Bumpity

Carr has a great schedule for the games Brady is out

also all that depth at RB/WR and all you have is Zach Miller at TE in a 10 man? cmon brah

depth matters a bit less in smaller leagues, more on maximizing your starters and having some depth behind them for byes/injuries

[ccounts54]

Carr has a great schedule for the games Brady is out

also all that depth at RB/WR and all you have is Zach Miller at TE in a 10 man? cmon brah

depth matters a bit less in smaller leagues, more on maximizing your starters and having some depth behind them for byes/injuries

Fair point. I definitely waited a round, maybe two too late on TE. I've always drafted late on that position I n the past, and has worked out pretty well. Here's to hoping for more of the same.

[chevy72blu]

How did I do? 10 team .5 PPR 4th pick. Kept DJ in the 12th.

QB: Andy Luck
WR: Dez, Keenan Allen, Jordy Nelson, Jeremy Maclin, Torrey Smith, Tavon Austin, Rishard Matthews
RB: David Johnson (keeper 12th), CJ Anderson, Arian Foster, Blount, Abdullah, Crowell
TE: Kelce
K: Gostkowski
D: Rams

Weak at RB for a 10 teamer. If Arian stays healthy you'll be strong as fuk, but thats unlikely.

aware 1 .5 ppr. #1 pick. not feeling good about this team at all. dun goof'd. feel its awful.
QB: Wilson
WR1:Antonio Brown
WR2: Dem Thomas
Rb1: mark ingram
Rb2: forte
flex: matt jones
te: travis kelce
def: seattle
bench: willie snead, devin funchess, jay ajaiy, tyler boyd.

I like your starters a lot. Dont like Wilson (you probably over paid - 4th round pick?) or Kelce. I wouldn't carry Boyd with such a short bench but thats me

Qb: Bortles
Rb: Miller, Lacy, Forte, Foster, Mckinnon
Wr: Baldwin, Sanders, Gordon, Hogan, Strong
TE: Barnidge, Eifert
D: Chiefs
K: Gostkowski

12team/.25ppr/4pt pass td's.

Banking on Gordon showing up the back half of the season and I think I'll be in good shape.

RB strong as fuk. WarBortles will be fine. I dont see why you take Eifert when you already have Barnidge? Worse, he's too valuable to drop. Hopefully some good news comes out and you can trade him for an upgrade/package at WR. Strong isnt worth rostering in a 12 teamer IMO

12 teamer. 0.5 ppr. 3rd pick

Let me have it boys

QB-CAM (4)
WR-Julio (1)
WR-Evans (2)
RB-Lacy (3)
RB- r. matthews (5)
TE-D walker (6)
flex- marvin jones (7)
def- carolina
k- boswell

bench: charles sims, tj yeldon, darren sproles, markus wheaton, travis benjamin

The only pick i really had struggled with was 5th round but im high on matthews and if he ****ing dies i grabbed sproles to cuff with

I really like this team, despite taking Cam that early. Sims will put up RB2 numbers in PPR by seasons end for when Matthews goes down.

Did a 10 man standard. Is a potato league (myself included).

QB: Brady, Winston
WR: Julio, Jeffrey, Tate, Floyd, Jackson, Benjamin
RB: Charles, Bernard, Johnson Jnr, Jennings
TE: Allen
K: Crosby
DEF: NYJ

Having pick 2 (only knew 15 mins beforehand) I had to wait a lot and ended up doing stupid chit. Probably shouldn't have taken Brady but oh well.
After floyd and maybe duke not too happy with my depth. WR quality ran out quick, RB not so much.
Charles big risk/reward but RB quality dropped off a lot so figured was worth a shot. Same with Tate a bit I guess.
Was holding out for Gates for my TE and he went a pick before, only really Allen left. Dun goofed the most there, hopefully someone breaks out on waivers.

RB's are extremely weak for a 10 man, especially in standard where both CHarles and Gio take a hit in value. Im lower on Tate than most. Winston could prove valuable but I'd rather you take a safer QB like Ryan to get through the first 4 weeks until Brady comes back. As a Colts fan, I dont see Allen having a good year for FF. I was high on him in preseason but our line is just as bad as its ever been, plus the Colts are talking about staying 3Wide all season. That means Allen isnt on the field much, and when he is its to block. Im usually against taking a backup TE but in this case you should have.

I dont like this team at all.

Ok guys, what do you think of this 10 team .5 ppr team? I drafted 1st.

qb Brady
rb Freeman
rb CJ Anderson
wr A Brown
wr K allen
te Z Miller
flex Cobb

bench
G Tate
Duke Johnson
Matt Jones
V Jackson
Tevin Coleman
Blount
Steve Smith

I'm going to stream QB's the first month; I figure some blend of Carr/Ryan/Marigoata.

Meh. A lot of bench spots taken by has beens. Other than that I like it for the most part. Hard to do worse at WR than Cobb at flex and Tate on your bench. You'll struggle at RB, though - and thats the hardest fight to wage on the WW. Hopefully CJA keeps his job and Freeman returns to glory.

had my first of 2 drafts last night. 12 team - .5 PPR - 1 W/R Flex
no research whatsoever this year as well as only watching Pats preseason games

Eli
Jamaal, McCoy, Rawls, Woodhead, Powell, C.West, Gaffney
Hopkins, Edelman, J.Matthews, Moncrief, Rishard Matthews
Gates, Z.Miller

(Hopkins & Edelman were keepers & no clue why there were so many bench spots)

Not quite stacked, but close. If Edelman stays healthy I dont see how you lose. Could use an upgrade at WR2/3. Jabar Gaffney still in the league bruh? (not srs)

[SkinnyBeast24]

I think it's going to be hard for Mathews to put up RB1 numbers given that he doesn't play much in the pass game. With that said, he was running hard and looking good against the Colts (whose defense really stinks, BTW...). Barner also has looked good all preseason. Sproles only got a couple token snaps, but they've been limiting him since he's been in the league 15 years and really doesn't need to show anything in the preseason. Smallwood was also effective against the Colts Swiss cheese defense, but he's buried on the depth chart right now.

Spent 2 hours watching mathew highlight videos to pump me up with my rb2 choice! fly eagles fly baby!

[yuja]

Spent 2 hours watching mathew highlight videos to pump me up with my rb2 choice! fly eagles fly baby!

did you watch a highlight reel of all his injuries too?

dude is electric when healthy......which is not often lol

[Murph0408]

here's what i did in a 10 man. i know after a while all these 10-man teams look the same but figured i'd share since i'm always telling others what they should be doing.

this draft was done in person, .5 PPR, no flex, start 3 wideouts

QB Brees
WR Dez Bryant, Demaryius, Jordan Mathews
RB David Johnson, Eddie Lacy
TE Delanie Walker
DEF Kansas City
K McManus

B1 Jeremy Hill
B2 Gio Bernard
B3 Desean Jax
B4 Stafford
B5 Starks
B6 Willie Snead
B7 Martellus

couldn't say no to Dez. he did fall into the second as i took David Johnson in the first. Dez/Demaryius sure looks nice on paper but obviously they have their questions at QB. happy with the backs and the depth at the RB position as well.

[joedirt87]

did you watch a highlight reel of all his injuries too?

dude is electric when healthy......which is not often lol

Yeah if his workload gets a big increase expect a lot of injury concerns. Guy gets a ton of soft tissues injuries, etc. Will not be fun if he plays a bunch of 4:00 PM games.

As someone who drafted Bell and got robbed of the handcuff going earlier then expected I guess the best bet is to ride it out until he comes back from suspension and then trade for Williams. Of course if he has a good 3 game stretch Williams owners will be asking for way higher value then he deserves despite burning that early pick on a backup. In b4 they ask for a WR1 or 2 for him.

[SkinnyBeast24]

did you watch a highlight reel of all his injuries too?

dude is electric when healthy......which is not often lol

just tell me what i want to hear!

after looking at the other teams, i definitely got playoffs in me even though im riding risk with lacy/mathews but julio,evans,cam shall bring me to the promise land.

every year i go RB heavy and they get hurt every dam time....
i had ****ing ap, forte, foster, ivory, and doug martin last year and still came in 4th. SMH!!!

[Tyler2106]

Yeah if his workload gets a big increase expect a lot of injury concerns. Guy gets a ton of soft tissues injuries, etc. Will not be fun if he plays a bunch of 4:00 PM games.

As someone who drafted Bell and got robbed of the handcuff going earlier then expected I guess the best bet is to ride it out until he comes back from suspension and then trade for Williams. Of course if he has a good 3 game stretch Williams owners will be asking for way higher value then he deserves despite burning that early pick on a backup. In b4 they ask for a WR1 or 2 for him.

If I drafted Bell and someone grabbed Williams early to be a dick, I'd say f them and not make a trade. I'd ride out 3 weeks with an RB I drafted and then laugh at them when Bell is winning you the games that matter and they're sitting their not knowing what to do with Williams.

[Farley1324]

If I drafted Bell and someone grabbed Williams early to be a dick, I'd say f them and not make a trade. I'd ride out 3 weeks with an RB I drafted and then laugh at them when Bell is winning you the games that matter and they're sitting their not knowing what to do with Williams.

Just keep in mind that every game matters equally until you are talking about playoff games

[Jayarbie]

Bumpity

If Carr, Ryan, and Mariota all really went undrafted, you play in a potato league, so you should be fine.

[Tyler2106]

Just keep in mind that every game matters equally until you are talking about playoff games

Yes, but unless you drafted like a potato and don't have a RB2-3 on your bench, you should be fine for 3 weeks. Depending on how the rest of your team does, you should still be able to win a game or two. If you can win a game or two, by no means are you out of playoff contention. Then once Bell is back, you're at full strength.

[Jayarbie]

Yes, but unless you drafted like a potato and don't have a RB2-3 on your bench, you should be fine for 3 weeks. Depending on how the rest of your team does, you should still be able to win a game or two. If you can win a game or two, by no means are you out of playoff contention. Then once Bell is back, you're at full strength.

Right. If you draft Bell, Williams isn't your only handcuff. You can also snag Foster or Jennings or someone like that likely to be healthy only for the first 3 weeks.

[bballaman369]

Did a 12 team .5 PPR keeper last night

QB Bortles, Stafford
RB- Bell, Stewart, Gio, D Williams, Morris, Ware
WR- ODB, AJ Green, D Thomas, M Thomas, Lee
TE Allen
K McManus
D/ST Jets

Usually I don't like taking 2 QB's, but everyone in this league takes a backup and some people started grabbing 3rd QB's so I took a second just in case.

How'd I do

[bullybreed]

Did a 12 team .5 PPR keeper last night

QB Bortles, Stafford
RB- Bell, Stewart, Gio, D Williams, Morris, Ware
WR- ODB, AJ Green, D Thomas, M Thomas, Lee
TE Allen
K McManus
D/ST Jets

Usually I don't like taking 2 QB's, but everyone in this league takes a backup and some people started grabbing 3rd QB's so I took a second just in case.

How'd I do

RB will be an issue, other than that it looks ok.

[bballaman369]

RB will be an issue, other than that it looks ok.

RB's went crazy fast round 3-4. It's like 2/3 of the league drafted 3 rbs with their first 4 picks.

[chevy72blu]

My keeper league team going to be beastly this year. Sucks about Romo/Dez... same thing happened to me last year.

Keepers were Gurley(4) and AB(6). There are a few other really strong teams due to how our keepers work.

12 team .5 ppr

QB: Rivers
RB: Gurley, Lamar Miller (traded Lev Bell + trash at the draft), Foster, Riddick, Thompson, Alf Mo
WR: Brown, Dez, Demaryius, Lockett, Kamar Aiken, Funchess, Dorsett
TE: Fleener (regretting this. got him in the 7th tho)
K: need to drop/add before season starts
D: same

Alf Mo and Dorsett are my likely drops for a kicker and a D but we'll see. Not thrilled about Rivers/Fleener, but I should be aight.

reps for critiques

Bump. Not sure who to drop for a K+Dst. Also, someone dropped Stafford. Is he a good streaming combo with Rivers to just play matchups? Who do I drop?

[apitt]

I picked 4th in my 10 team 1 pt ppr.
Starts 2 rb, 3 wr, and 2 flex.

Qb: Tyrod Taylor
Rb:Lamar Miller
Rb: LeSean McCoy
Wr: Julio Jones
Wr: Keenan Allen
Wr: Jeremy Maclin
Te: Zach Miller
wr/rb: Tyler Lockett
wr/rb/te: Jordan Matthews
Def: Rams
K: Chandler Catanzaro

Bench: Crabtree, Woodhead, Stertling Sheperd, Charles Sims, Derrick Henry, Theo Riddick

[dhawkeye1980]

I picked 4th in my 10 team 1 pt ppr.
Starts 2 rb, 3 wr, and 2 flex.

Qb: Tyrod Taylor
Rb:Lamar Miller
Rb: LeSean McCoy
Wr: Julio Jones
Wr: Keenan Allen
Wr: Jeremy Maclin
Te: Zach Miller
wr/rb: Tyler Lockett
wr/rb/te: Jordan Matthews
Def: Rams
K: Chandler Catanzaro

Bench: Crabtree, Woodhead, Stertling Sheperd, Charles Sims, Derrick Henry, Theo Riddick

damn so many positions...thats crazy but pretty solid

[The_Albatross]

Bump. Not sure who to drop for a K+Dst. Also, someone dropped Stafford. Is he a good streaming combo with Rivers to just play matchups? Who do I drop?

I already told you that your first drops should be Thompson/Riddick and Aiken.

Drop Rivers for Stafford. Stafford is facing the Colts week 1 without Vontae Davis. Rivers is facing the Chiefs. After week 1 I'm pretty sure Rivers has the more favorable matchups for the first 4 weeks or so.

[The_Albatross]

If Carr, Ryan, and Mariota all really went undrafted, you play in a potato league, so you should be fine.

None of those QBs must be rostered in 1 QB 10 team leagues.

[henryk21]

I picked 4th in my 10 team 1 pt ppr.
Starts 2 rb, 3 wr, and 2 flex.

Qb: Tyrod Taylor
Rb:Lamar Miller
Rb: LeSean McCoy
Wr: Julio Jones
Wr: Keenan Allen
Wr: Jeremy Maclin
Te: Zach Miller
wr/rb: Tyler Lockett
wr/rb/te: Jordan Matthews
Def: Rams
K: Chandler Catanzaro

Bench: Crabtree, Woodhead, Stertling Sheperd, Charles Sims, Derrick Henry, Theo Riddick

how did you end up with Julio, Miller, Shady and Keenan? congrats on your win

[Fiz-iks]

how did you end up with Julio, Miller, Shady and Keenan? congrats on your win

He had 4 picks in the first 2 rounds.