Yahoo Fantasy Football League

[Ed_Reed20]

Leagues can now begin being created in Yahoo and I was wondering who wants a start a league. The bigger the better...

[Alexir]

I'm down. I don't wanna draft until at least week 3 of pre season though.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='Alexir' date='03 June 2010 - 05:23 PM' timestamp='1275600236' post='417455']
I'm down. I don't wanna draft until at least week 3 of pre season though.
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I have no problem when we draft.

I have no problem with being the commissioner but if someone else wants to do it, great.

[cursona pirate]

im in.

[AwakenTheDemon]

I'm down for it.

[FlaccoFlicker]

yeah im up for it

[JO_75]

add me in too. I have already joined 1 Yahoo FF League, and I'm willing to join another. Just let me know whenever the draft is so i can plan on it. Right now I'm just messing with the Mock Draft feature and testing out my draft strategy and seeing how I want to do things in the real draft. So Count me in.

[Ed_Reed20]

Here are the members so far:

Ed_Reed20
Alexir
cursona pirate
AwakenTheDemon
FlaccoFlicker
JO_75

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='JO_75' date='04 June 2010 - 11:04 AM' timestamp='1275663893' post='417678']
add me in too. I have already joined 1 Yahoo FF League, and I'm willing to join another. Just let me know whenever the draft is so i can plan on it. [b]Right now I'm just messing with the Mock Draft feature and testing out my draft strategy and seeing how I want to do things in the real draft. So Count me in.[/b]
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I'm going to start mocking too. I was addicted to it last season.

[JO_75]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' date='04 June 2010 - 11:16 AM' timestamp='1275664605' post='417685']
I'm going to start mocking too. I was addicted to it last season.
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Yeah, I actually had a pretty decent mock, drafted 3rd overall and got Drew Brees in the first round and here is how the rest of my mock went:

1st- Drew Brees
2nd- Vernon Davis
3rd- Marques Colston
4th- Brandon Jacobs
5th- Mike Sims Walker
6th- Vikings Defense
7th- Jason Campbell
8th- Michael Crabtree
9th- Beanie Wells
10th- Nate Washington
11th- Dustin Keller
12th- LeSean McCoy
13th- Louis Murphy
14th- Nick Folk
15th- Dez Bryant

That was a pretty good mock for me. The thing that hurt me was that I didn't take Ray Rice or some other RB in the first when I took Drew Brees. I did get Brandon Jacobs, but I also picked up Beanie Wells in the 9th who I think is going to be a sleeper because of the Cardinals improved offensive line and with Leinart taking over, I expect more running and more carries for Wells. I did stack up on WRs but if this was a real draft(again this was a MOCK) I would have been searching for people in Free Agency.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='JO_75' date='04 June 2010 - 11:29 AM' timestamp='1275665368' post='417697']
Yeah, I actually had a pretty decent mock, drafted 3rd overall and got Drew Brees in the first round and here is how the rest of my mock went:

1st- Drew Brees
2nd- Vernon Davis
3rd- Marques Colston
4th- Brandon Jacobs
5th- Mike Sims Walker
6th- Vikings Defense
7th- Jason Campbell
8th- Michael Crabtree
9th- Beanie Wells
10th- Nate Washington
11th- Dustin Keller
12th- LeSean McCoy
13th- Louis Murphy
14th- Nick Folk
15th- Dez Bryant

That was a pretty good mock for me. The thing that hurt me was that I didn't take Ray Rice or some other RB in the first when I took Drew Brees. I did get Brandon Jacobs, but I also picked up Beanie Wells in the 9th who I think is going to be a sleeper because of the Cardinals improved offensive line and with Leinart taking over, I expect more running and more carries for Wells. I did stack up on WRs but if this was a real draft(again this was a MOCK) I would have been searching for people in Free Agency.
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Good stuff. I'm surprised you took some guys where you did but like you said, it was a mock.

I'm in 14-team mock right now and some chump took Dan LeFevour in Round 7.

[WinnipegRaven]

Im in for SURE.... got 2nd place in a Yahoo Fantasy put on by folks here at BR.com

[Ed_Reed20]

Here are the members so far:

Ed_Reed20
Alexir
cursona pirate
AwakenTheDemon
FlaccoFlicker
JO_75
WinnipegRaven

[AwakenTheDemon]

Where's this mock draft you guys are referring to?

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='04 June 2010 - 12:19 PM' timestamp='1275668370' post='417748']
Where's this mock draft you guys are referring to?
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Yahoo(and I'm assuming other sites do as well) allows you to do [url="http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/mock_lobby"]mock drafts[/url].

[JO_75]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' date='04 June 2010 - 11:58 AM' timestamp='1275667091' post='417722']
Good stuff. I'm surprised you took some guys where you did but like you said, it was a mock.

I'm in 14-team mock right now and some chump took Dan LeFevour in Round 7.
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wow amazing, hopefully he is not the backup to the starter. I just finished another mock now, and it's actually better. This time I picked 5th overall. I am learning I can wait on a QB, not sure if it will be the case by the real draft but so far in these two mocks I have done, I can certainly wait on a QB. My first mock, Tom Brady went in the 5th round, in this mock I just finished, Big Ben went in the 11th round at the 9th selection, Rivers went at the bottom of round 2 and I got Joe in round 5. I kinda wish that was a real draft, I would be sitting pretty for a championship run. I'm just doing mocks to test how I draft from different positions, the first mock i drafted 3rd, the second I drafted 5th, so I'm just trying different spots on the board to see how it goes.

1st- DeAngelo Williams(learned from not taking a RB in the first from my first mock)
2nd- Brandon Marshall
3rd- Marques Colston
4th- Vernon Davis
5th- Joe Flacco
6th- Zach Miller(OAK)
7th- Antonio Bryant
8th- Thomas Jones
9th- Saints Defense
10th- Golden Tate
11th- Sebastian Janikowski (Kicker)
12th- Glen Coffee
13th- Alex Smith
14th- Brandon LaFell

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='JO_75' date='04 June 2010 - 12:29 PM' timestamp='1275668942' post='417760']
wow amazing, hopefully he is not the backup to the starter. I just finished another mock now, and it's actually better. This time I picked 5th overall. I am learning I can wait on a QB, not sure if it will be the case by the real draft but so far in these two mocks I have done, I can certainly wait on a QB. My first mock, Tom Brady went in the 5th round, in this mock I just finished, Big Ben went in the 11th round at the 9th selection, Rivers went at the bottom of round 2 and I got Joe in round 5. I kinda wish that was a real draft, I would be sitting pretty for a championship run.

[b]1st- DeAngelo Williams(learned from not taking a RB in the first from my first mock)[/b]
2nd- Brandon Marshall
3rd- Marques Colston
4th- Vernon Davis
5th- Joe Flacco
6th- Zach Miller(OAK)
7th- Antonio Bryant
8th- Thomas Jones
9th- Saints Defense
10th- Golden Tate
11th- Sebastian Janikowski (Kicker)
12th- Glen Coffee
13th- Alex Smith
14th- Brandon LaFell
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DeAngelo is a quality RB but Jonathan Stewart is why I wouldn't draft him 5th overall.

As for strategy, usually waiting till at least 6th round to draft either QBs or TEs. And my last two picks are always kickers and a D.

I just wrapped up a draft drafting in the 7th slot. I'm lined up to do one with the 1st pick right now and want to do one in the last spot later on.

[AwakenTheDemon]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' date='04 June 2010 - 11:22 AM' timestamp='1275668570' post='417755']
Yahoo(and I'm assuming other sites do as well) allows you to do [url="http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/mock_lobby"]mock drafts[/url].
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Thanks, I've been looking for that on yahoo. Seems I overlooked something on their site

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='04 June 2010 - 12:37 PM' timestamp='1275669455' post='417766']
Thanks, I've been looking for that on yahoo. Seems I overlooked something on their site
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No problem.

[JO_75]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' date='04 June 2010 - 12:37 PM' timestamp='1275669430' post='417765']
DeAngelo is a quality RB but Jonathan Stewart is why I wouldn't draft him 5th overall.

As for strategy, usually waiting till at least 6th round to draft either QBs or TEs. And my last two picks are always kickers and a D.

[b]I just wrapped up a draft drafting in the 7th slot. I'm lined up to do one with the 1st pick right now and want to do one in the last spot later on.[/b][/quote]

That's pretty much what I'm doing, is just testing out different slots, I have drafted at 3rd, 5th and 2nd(which im working on now) and I'm going to move down the draft board and pick # 1 overall. I'm just trying to get a feel on who may go where, what position I can wait on to draft, what position I need to draft early on, etc.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='JO_75' date='04 June 2010 - 01:01 PM' timestamp='1275670871' post='417787']
That's pretty much what I'm doing, is just testing out different slots, I have drafted at 3rd, 5th and 2nd(which im working on now) and I'm going to move down the draft board and pick # 1 overall. I'm just trying to get a feel on who may go where, what position I can wait on to draft, what position I need to draft early on, etc.
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Same.

[AwakenTheDemon]

Hmmm... my first mock, picking third, had me ending up with:
1st: Ray Rice
2nd: Peyton Manning
3rd: DeSean Jackson
4th: Vernon Davis
5th: Donald Driver
6th: Wes Welker
7th: Ricky Williams
8th: Carson Palmer
9th: Austin Collie
10th: Matt Prater
11th: Jermaine Gresham
12th: Mario Manningham (wasn't paying attention and the clock ran out on me...)
13th: Tim Hightower
14th: Early Doucet
15th: Denver Defense

[Ed_Reed20]

Here how my mock shook out with me picking 1st:

1. Chris Johnson (Ten - RB)
2. Vincent Jackson (SD - WR)
3. DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR)
4. C.J. Spiller (Buf - RB)
5. Jermichael Finley (GB - TE)
6. Donovan McNabb (Was - QB)
7. Marion Barber (Dal - RB)
8. Jerricho Cotchery (NYJ - WR)
9. Ricky Williams (Mia - RB)
10. Kenny Britt (Ten - WR)
11. Eddie Royal (Den - WR)
12. Heath Miller (Pit - TE)
13. Matt Hasselbeck (Sea - QB)
14. Jay Feely (Ari - K)
15. Washington (Was - DEF)

[Alexir]

I picked 5th....some of these guys picking weren't all there....[img]http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/public/style_emoticons/default/empty%20trophy%20case.gif[/img]

1. Ray Rice
2. Drew Brees
3. Jamal Charles
4. Steve Smith (CAR)
5. Vernon Davis
6. Donald Driver
7. Dez Bryant
8. Jahvid Best
9. Santana Moss
10. Chris Cooley
11. Donovan McNabb
12. Mohammad Massoquai
13. Johnny Knox
14. Washington D
15. Shane Graham


And what was weird was somewhat picked Boldin before Roddy White and Vincent Jackson. Looks like Boldin is a number 1 after all lol

[AwakenTheDemon]

Okay, I tired this again picking at 7 (don't know why, I figured seven should give me about an even spot to pick at):
1. Steven Jackson
2. Brandon Marshall
3. Anquan Boldin
4. Donovan McNabb
5. Tony Gonzalez
6. Dez Bryant
7. Laurence Maroney
8. Ben Roethlisberger
9. Austin Collie
10. Willis McGahee
11. Devery Henderson
12. Heath Miller
13. Early Doucet
14. Denver D/ST
15. Jay Feely

Not too bad. McGahee, Miller, an Doucet were steals for what I needed and the round I got them at.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='04 June 2010 - 03:26 PM' timestamp='1275679566' post='417890']
Okay, I tired this again picking at 7 (don't know why, I figured seven should give me about an even spot to pick at):
1. Steven Jackson
2. Brandon Marshall
3. Anquan Boldin
4. Donovan McNabb
5. Tony Gonzalez
6. Dez Bryant
7. Laurence Maroney
8. Ben Roethlisberger
9. Austin Collie
10. Willis McGahee
11. Devery Henderson
12. Heath Miller
13. Early Doucet
14. Denver D/ST
15. Jay Feely

Not too bad. McGahee, Miller, an Doucet were steals for what I needed and the round I got them at.
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You'd be pretty with a team like that except your RB corps is shaky.

I've picked up Miller late in both my drafts today. Great to have a TE with TE1 upside as your #2. Last year, I took Celek late in both my leagues and he ended up outperforming the guys I was expecting big thimgs from(Witten and Keller).

[AwakenTheDemon]

Yeah, after Jackson, there isn't much to it. Maroney had his weeks last year, as did McGahee.... but eh. I waited a bit too long to pick my backups

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='AwakenTheDemon' date='04 June 2010 - 03:43 PM' timestamp='1275680632' post='417905']
Yeah, after Jackson, there isn't much to it. Maroney had his weeks last year, as did McGahee.... but eh. I waited a bit too long to pick my backups
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Owning Maroney is a pain. Just when you think he's about to get a good number of touches, Faulk, Morris and 10 other 30+ RBs get the carrries.

McGahee should make a decent RB3 this season but I'm doubt he hits double digits scores.

[Alexir]

Ew you guys draft Steelers players? [img]http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/public/style_emoticons/default/34853_shakehead.GIF[/img]

[RayRiceFan27]

I'd like to join if its ok. I've been looking for a league to join