My Draft Day Result

[Yatagarasu]

12 team PPR league with money involved

I picked 6th and got this team.

QB: Joe Flacco
RB1: Frank Gore
RB2: Pierre Thomas
WR1: Greg Jennings
WR2: Santana Moss
TE: Antonio Gates
Flex: Justin Forsett
K: Sebastian Janikowski
Def: Cincinnati
Bench:
QB: Chad Henne
WR: Jacoby Jones, Mike Wallace
RB: Carnell Williams, Darren McFadden
TE: Zach Miller

I based my draft on the FPA (Fantasy point Against) rating on NFL.com, so a lot of these players do have some favorable match-ups. Also, I chose sleeper potentials, breakout potentials, and favorable playoff schedules over big names and known starters.

Rounds/Players/Reasons

1 / Gore / He's due a monster season with an favorable schedule and is an automatic 6th overall pick in every sources.

2 / P. Thomas / I wanted to get a #1 receiver, but I put my trust on the potential that Thomas is going to carry the heavy load for the Saints. Also, the Saints don't have a lot of RB Depth after Thomas and Bush. Yes, no more Mike Bell!

3 / Jennings / The Wide Receiver purging happened as expected and this was the receiver that was left when my turn came. I like Jennings because he's the #1 target for Aaron Rodgers and I hope he gets more Red Zone Targets.

4 / Gates / It was a tough decision, but there were no players worth taking around the time I picked. I truly believe Gates is going to break open with Vincent Jackson out of the picture. I hope he gets a lot of looks from Rivers and produce WR-like numbers.

5 / Forsett / Yeah, I kind of reached here because this guy is actually is questionable on being RB #1 for the Seahawks. However, if he does get the #1 job, he has one of the highest FPA rating according to NFL.com. The guy is a gem when playoff weeks comes along.

6 / S. Moss / I needed to fill my WR2, and thought Moss might be actually useful. He's got a high FPA, and according to preseason, he's connecting with McNabb on the long balls pretty well.

7 / Wallace / I'm kind of excited on what this guy can do with Holmes out of the way. The guy is a speedster and can run with Big Ben's big arm. I hope the 7th round is a good investment pick on this breakout potential.

8 / Flacco / I kind of waited on Flacco to drop, since he's not so highly rated on Yahoo. I was the last one to pick up a starting QB in a 12 team league. It was a gamble, but I came out with Flacco. I hope Flacco can prove to be a steal in the league.

9 / C. Williams / This guy was tricky and with many of the RBs gone, I say why not. Williams did average on one of the worst teams in the NFL. According to sources, this guy is right now the unquestioned #1 RB in TB, and may see a quite a lot of carries. I hope he doesn't get the injury bug and bring back his glorious rookie days.

10 / J. Jones / I really love this guys' potential and was surprised he went under the radar this far down. You guys might think he's still a reach, but this guy fits so perfectly opposite of Andre Johnson. He is a deep threat, a possible kick returner for PPR, and more physically talented than Kevin Walter.

11 / Miller / I know I already have a TE, but with Zach Miller still available, I had to take him and hope he proves out to be a great trade bait in my league where TEs have to produce. Miller looks like a favorite target for Campbell, I really hope he gets a lot of looks.

12 / McFadden / This guy has disappointed me twice already. However, with Fargas gone, a new QB, and Oakland reimaging itself, I must say third try the charm. McFadden definitely has a potential to break out. This late round pick shouldn't hurt me as much as in previous drafts. McFadden please don't pull a Russell.

13/ Henne / With many of the QBs gone, I thought Henne could be a good back-up. I have to say a strong running game is a QB's best friend. Now with Brandon Marshall and no Jets in the playoff weeks, I thought his potential will be great as a back-up QB or possible star to championship.

14 / Cincinnati / This defense is definitely underrated. They got dangerous D-line with Odom (He was the sacking leader at one point last year) back, solid secondary with one of the best cornerback duos, and a good defensive coach. I hope I made a steal with this Def. Sorry Raven Fans, I don't hate on any teams in Fantasy.

15 / Janikowski / I know he can give me a few extra points in field goals because of his big leg. Now, with a improved offense, he can get the job done.


My overall view is that this team doesn't seem to have too many fancy names and solid players. However, I put a lot of emphasis on potentials and schedule match-ups, instead of picking already known players. This strategy will either be a boom-or-bust for my team and I hope my insights were good enough to start the season off with a bang.

[lowrider]

Love everyone but Darren McFadden. Michael Bush is going to be the stud there and McFadden is a bust imo.

Flacco has a tough schedule just so you know. Still like him a lot. But when you play the Bengals and Steelers 4 times (and even the browns have a decent secondary), it will be tough.

[lowrider]

http://www.rotoworld.com/Content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=4649

Report about McFadden looking good. Maybe he could breakout this year. But I don't trust him.

[PuRock]

[quote name='lowrider' timestamp='1282830214' post='458132']
http://www.rotoworld.com/Content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=4649

Report about McFadden looking good. Maybe he could breakout this year. But I don't trust him.
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One practice all off-season isn't going to wow me. On top of that it's a hammy he had issues with. The #1 killer for a running back that thrives on speed. McFadden will still be brought down by the first hit.

Where's my ten foot pole?

[lowrider]

[quote name='PuRock' timestamp='1282830345' post='458133']
One practice all off-season isn't going to wow me. On top of that it's a hammy he had issues with. The #1 killer for a running back that thrives on speed. McFadden will still be brought down by the first hit.

Where's my ten foot pole?
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Especially with Michael Bush being more consistent. Bush will get more carries. I doubt McFadden will get enough touches to be an effective ff starter

[Clutch Ravens]

[quote name='PuRock' timestamp='1282830345' post='458133']
One practice all off-season isn't going to wow me. On top of that it's a hammy he had issues with. The #1 killer for a running back that thrives on speed. McFadden will still be brought down by the first hit.

Where's my ten foot pole?
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McFadden's legs go dead on contact. Not exactly easy to teach him otherwise.

Bush may be serviceable but I don't buy all the hype about the Raiders. How does Campbell go from being the problem in Washington to being the savior in Oakland before taking a snap?

[Yatagarasu]

Yeah I tried to wait on Bush to fall down, but some team on autopick got him in round 4.

McFadden is expendable because I didn't invest too much on him.

The guy I'm really worried about is Forsett because Seattle may go with a 3 back committee with him, Washington, and Jones. Seattle is not that great of a running team, but they do have a great schedule for RBs.

I kind of regret picking Forsett in the 5th round because I panicked after seeing other viable RBs picked ahead of me like Bush, Foster, Forte, and Moreno.

This is why I hate drafting before the 3rd preseason because I don't have enough information on what the starting roster might look like on some teams.