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Subject: RIFC 2010: Draft recap
Posted by: Guru
- [330592710] Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 14:09
RIFC Managers - You are each invited (although not required) to post your general reflections on the completed draft. Comments may be as detailed or as general as you wish. As a catalyst, free free to comment on any of the following:
1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
Non-managers are also welcome to post general comments on the draft, and to raise questions.
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| 1 | I_AM_CANADIAN
Donor
ID: 01361448
Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 18:32
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A big thanks to Guru once again this year. Not only do we continue to organize here on these great boards, but Dave's not one sit back keep everything status-quo. We tried out a brand new style of draft, and IMHO, I think it went off great (much faster than most previous drafts). I don't think this is "all" the site, I think it has a lot to do with people checking in on the draft with their iPhones and such. Now to the dissection:
1. My strategy was to try to avoid going QB too early, even though going with Peyton in round 2 last year seemed to work out pretty well for me. I wanted to solidify depth at the "quality" positions early, understanding that I'd likely miss out on the Top Quality LBs. Also, as always, to try to stay up to date as to any "changes in the guard". This was a little tough considering how early we started drafting, thus a lot of the pre-season positional battles wouldn't be determined yet. Return duties especially were murky, as it seems very little is sure on a significant # of teams as of right now.
2.Favorites Picks? Hmmm. Well I kinda have a few "homer" picks. But not in the general term. Although I don't have any Patriots drafted on my squad, I do have quite a few overlapping players who I've tried to target in the Keeper league and on a couple of my Strat-O-Matic teams. A few names:
Jay Cutler: Martz loves him apparently. I got big hopes.
Dqwell: 18th round LB with tons of upside if healthy.
Mike Thomas: Lots of potential for receiving plus returns. Value.
Devin Hester: (see above), plus I seem to want him rostered every year.
Do over: my Brain-Fart pick of Greenway. It's no biggie though.
3. Other teams:
Building 7: Starting Lineup looks dangerous, especially on offense. Paid attention to return #s.
ShortBus: My bro's squad once again look in the run for it. RB/LB are solid & deep.
Guru: If not for Sidney Rice, he'd be top of the list. Strong IDPs.
Bonka: Seems to have a lot of reaches, but still solid enough to finish top 5.
4. Seems like less Qbs were drafted, maybe that's due to the # of Tight-Ends. Kinda surprised at how few DBs came off. Also, looks like 3 teams have invalid rosters: MC/Youngroman/Electro. I'm sure they'll get that worked out this week.
5. Now that we know how quickly the draft can move along... I think maybe starting a few days later. Would make some of the research more "fruitful".
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| 2 | Promize@Home
ID: 87451913
Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 10:14
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My journey in RIFC A' leagues has been sort of comical. I had always ended up getting what was a pretty good 1st, 2nd or 3rd pick of the draft which would land me usually with a stud RB. And for some great reason, that stud would end up being on IR all year long. Well last year things finally fell in place as A. Rodgers and MJD lead the way to a 2nd place finish. Finally I made it to the big leagues.
Of course the start of the whole league basically started right after I had a major surgery and was still pretty drugged up on painkillers and muscle relaxers. Perhaps leading to not fully understanding how our new draft position style would work. So I grabbed the 5th slot in the draft.
1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
I never go in with a "strategy"... I personally don't think anyone can do that. In all the years playing FB, I've never seen a draft go as expected. Someone will make a shocking pick that will cause a domino effect of whatever position player picked 6 in a row. So then you gotta readjust. I guess my strategy is a combination of take what is best on the board at the time, who has done well in the past for me and with a mix of some home field players.
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
To be honest with you, I think my favorite pick was Beanie Wells. I mean Warner is now gone, Bouldin is gone, they have to rely now on the Leinart / Anderson. Now I am a bit worried though that most depth charts show Hightower as the RB1, but I think in the end Beanie will get his carries.
Do over? D. Avery for the Rams because now he is out the rest of the year. :) Probably could of gotten a little better RB2 at this point instead. But I think I was thinking I needed some WR depth
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
My playoff picks are:
Guru
Building7
Slizz
Fuga
Smith32
Bonka
ShortBus
Promize
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
Nothing ever surprises me with drafts anymore. :)
Maybe perhaps getting Carson Palmer in the 10th round? I think he has the possibility of exploding this year with two big WR's.
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
Yah, not pick the 5th spot in the draft.
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| 3 | slizz
Donor
ID: 43133920
Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 11:44
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1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
I really don’t go with any other strategy than to take the best player at the right value. (EX: Hines Ward, his ADP 6.01 but is the 22nd ranked player on my board. Based on ADPs, the earliest he went was 5.03 so I had him targeted as a lock for the 5th.) Sure I’d get the right Return on Investment had I picked him in the 4th, but I could get another player that would generate Alpha and expect Ward to be there in the 5th providing the same amount of value.
Nevertheless, my first 6 picks are usually scripted (like the NFL teams scripting their first 12-15 plays). After the 6th round I draft based on feel and adjust to the flow to maximize the value on my sheets.
As far as executing to plan…I made great adjustments in the latter rounds to account for the brain fart in round 4.
I came in expecting to go Rice/Brady or Manning/Charles or Forte/Willis/Hines Ward/Johnny Knox
First three rounds went exactly as planned for me, but the run on WR’s really derailed my train. I planned on going with Willis in the 4th as Willis usually goes in the 5th or early 6th in RIFC so I thought I’d be able to secure the #1 LB’s services and get Ward on the snake based on pre-draft ADP.
As a result, I was stuck with a less-than-desirable WR1 (Knox). I don’t mind Johnny Knox as a WR2 but having Ward would’ve been huge. Either way, we’ll see how it shakes out.
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
I’ll go round by round for my opinion of the best picks:
1) Ray Rice (Me) – See my writeup.
2) Roddy White (Frick) – Model of consistency. #1 option in the ATL and is a lock for 80-90 receptions, 1200 yards and 10 TD’s.
3) Jamaal Charles (Guru) – How can a guy this talented in all facets of the game fall to the third? He was going in the 2nd in every single draft and I flirted with taking him instead of Brady which would’ve been below his ADP.
4) Jahvid Best (Frick) – Definite swing for the fences type pick. The guy is faster than Chris Johnson (agility factored in) and barring injury (this guys biggest knock) he should be the rookie of the year. His VORP (Its actually called Adjusted POE…but nobody knows that metric so I’ll use the baseball equivalent) had him at least 12 TD’s better than the average D1 back (ex: Montario Hardesty). This was the toughest round to pick “value” as there were many players that went about a round before their ADP’s.
5) Percy Harvin (Electro) – This was before Sidney Rice’s was said to be out at least half the season. Had that broke before our draft started, Harvin gets taken in the 3rd or 4th due to his value in the return game + the fact he & Shiancoe will be the #1 & #2 options in the Viking passing game.
6) Ahmad Bradshaw (Letter J) – Starting NYG LB and its not even close. Will put up #’s well beyond his draft position. Jacobs looks old and washed up now that he got paid.
7) Visanthe Shihancoe (IAC) – See Harvin, Percy
8) Santonio Holmes (MC) – By week 5, we’ll see exactly why. A #1 Wideout looking to get PAID…so you know he’s gonna bring it. I would’ve went with him in the 7th if I drafted a WR instead of Willis
9) Eddie Royal (twilson) – Not a whole lot of “wow” picks here. He figures to be the #1. Not sure if he’s KR/PR with Perrish Cox taking over those duties…but still a solid pick when there really isn’t much left.
10) I would say Carson Palmer, but why take Palmer when you already have Rivers? I know its tremendous value in the 10th round, but in a league this deep you need to shore up your core starters. Its like buying something just b/c it’s a good deal when you really don’t need it…so I’m going with Matthew Stafford (Bonka). I just think the Lions are gonna surprise a lot of people. While Stafford might throw a lot of INT’s, he will also give you plenty of 300 yard games to offset it. Good pick based on fantasy value here. Hat tip to Mason for 1000 yards and 6 TD’s.
11) Rolando McClain (Guru) – Again, tough to pick as it’s a crapshoot at this point, but all signs point to this guy being a tackling machine like Willis.
12) Kenny Britt (Me) – See analysis. Hat tip to Gaffney (Electro) as he could be the benefactor of those Marshall receptions. Same to Guru for securing Grant’s backup.
13) Mike Williams (Bonka) – Not a reach at all here. By all accounts this guy is the #1 in tampa. Anytime you’re the #1 you will get the targets and at least 850 yards if healthy. Great risk on your half. I considered it but couldn’t afford the standard deviation that a rookie WR presents due to my lack of quality depth, so I went with Britt.
14) Danny Amendola (Motley Crue) – Had Avery stayed healthy, I would’ve chose my guy Arenas, but White Chocolate is now gonna get a $h1tload of receptions & does KR/PR for STL. Great pick.
15) Louis Murphy (twilson) - #1 in Oakland with Schilens out. Will easily outperform his draft position.
16) Dashon Goldson (Electroman) – @thehawk38 is the man. Hes gonna make Antrel Rolle look broke next offseason should the CBA get extended.
17) Nobody sticks out here…Tatupu?
18) D’Qwell Jackson (IAC) – See his analysis in the post above.
19) Mike Bell (YR) – He’s 100% right. Gets a good RB2 and if McCoy gets banged up he has a starter.
I’m done…really reaching here…lol
As for what I’d do different…its well documented I would’ve partook in the WR run early on…like taking Ward in the 4th and Willis in the 5th.
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
Power Rankings Top 4 (not counting mine…assuming I’m there :P):
1) Guru – Insurance at RB, solid top to bottom. If Rice comes back…WOW! He is definitely the team to beat.
2) Bonka – 3 RB’s, 2 WR’s with low standard deviation & the chance at upside with the rest plus Gates. Easy contender.
3) Youngroman – Great starters, less-than-adequate depth…but in fantasy football, it’s the starters that matter and he has em. An injury can derail his season as his backups are backups themselves. Defense is gonna be up and down with the saints, but his starters are really awesome.
4) Electro Eagles – I worry about his RB3, but QB, WR, & TE are all shored up where he can play match-ups/make a trade to bolster another position.
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
The run on WR’s early on. They were going 2 rounds earlier than their ADP’s would indicate. Had I braced for that, I would’ve reached as well b/c I would’ve been better off in the long-run.
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
Absolutely. I would have changed my pick in the 4th to Hines Ward followed by Patrick Willis in the 5th, Knox in the 6th and a TE in the 7th.
Other than that, I am good.
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| 5 | youngroman
Donor
ID: 02934823
Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 15:52
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Thanks to Guru for setting this kind of league up. This will my 4th season in the big league in the last 5 years (06, 07, 09, 10), not that bad for someone from Austria who has never played American Football. on the other side American Football is our most successful team sport here (3rd in Euro Championship a month ago, multiple Euro Cup titles in the last few years) and we are even hosting the American Football World Championships next summer.
1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
the primary goal is always to get the best player available that matches my roster. pick RBs/WRs early. only take QB/TE early when they are good value. fill out the IDPs in the middle rounds and get some scrubs afterwards.
since this my 4th time up, I know what to expect and executed as planned, which includes getting some scrubs late.
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
8.04 Brett Favre, but only if he stays healthy
10.04 Fred Jackson, if he really is the starter
no do overs yet. this can change soon because some of my drafted players got some injury issues after I drafted them. I hope this is not because my training style sucks.
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
in no specific order:
Bonka - QBs not the best, but servicable. IDPs above average
Fugazi - great starters on offense/defense, paid by not so good backups.
twilson - got some players that were on my list too, like Mendenhall, Roethlisberger, Briggs
to be honest: I am not good at this. some players drafted are gambles and are difficult to value. there are still some injured players out there where we don't know how much they can contribute.
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
that good RBs were available late in the draft. with that knowledge I would have drafted DeSean Jackson in the 2nd and still get 2 starting RBs in rounds 3 and 4. could this be a result of the draft style or that there are too many RBBCs ?
I was also surprised that a few #2 RBs were available really late. this was the time where some managers filled their IDP positions and others picked up the RBs and also some potential return guys. myself included.
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
I would take a different draft slot. my feeling is that I would have drafted a better team with pick #13.
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| 6 | Guru
ID: 330592710
Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 15:53
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1. I had no particular strategy entering the draft, other than taking MJD with my first pick. Play by ear from there.
Once I had Grant as my 2nd round pick, I decided that both RB handcuffs (B. Jackson and R. Jennings) should be available to me much later, without crowding out valuable picks in the round 6-10 range. I decided that if I could land those two handcuffs, I wouldn't worry too much about bulking up with RB depth. That helped allow me to fill out my starting roster without worrying much about RB depth.
My only deviation was taking Slaton in round 10. At that point, I really thought I should have one serviceable RB available in case the handcuffs got away from me - or didn't work out. I'm not sure Slaton is that guy - but he was the best still available at that time, based on info available then.
I still handcuffed a bit earlier than originally planned (Jackson-13, Jennings-17). Thought they were key to my strategy, and didn't want to risk it.
2. Favorite picks: Aside from my RB handcuffs, probably Grant (2.13), J. Finley (5.02 - was really hoping to land Cribbs there, but Finley has grown on me since that time). Maybe Timmons in round 15.
Do-over: Sidney Rice, of course. Now I have to decide whether I keep him in hopes of getting a useful second half from him, or cut him loose. At this point, my inclination is to hold, but that will adjust as recovery news comes out.
3. I like IAC, if his RBs perform. I must like Bonka's team, too, because he kept taking players that I wanted.
Frankly, I didn't pay too much attention to other teams' overall makeup.
4. The most surprising aspect was the speed of the draft. More people were using queues, for whatever reason. I was expecting the draft to take a full 2 weeks, but we finished about 3 days faster than that.
5. If I could do it over, I'd just talk myself out of Sidney Rice.
Actually, I'd probably choose to pick 3rd. Sounds like I'd have still landed MJD, and then probably A. Gates instead of Rice in round 3. Of course, Bonka would have still driven me crazy, I'm sure, from the #2 slot.
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| 7 | Bonka
Sustainer
ID: 019742310
Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 16:37
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1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
I had hoped to go RB WR QB the first 3 rounds but it was clear early that I wouldn't get any good QB value in the 3rd so that got scratched real quick. I knew I wanted to wait as long as possible on DEF and a DB since it's real easy to over pay for a DEF and DBs are easily found on the waiver wire if needed.
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
1.03 Adrian Peterson - I'm glad MJD went 2nd at this point. AP is in line for 3rd down duties now, and may be leaned on even more with Rice out. The Jags aren't very good and MJD is a little banged up at the moment.
3.12 Antonio Gates - I like this pick more now than when I made it. At the time I wasn't sure what to do, but looking back Gates seems to be the right move. He should have another monster season being the clear #1 target in San Diego.
5.03 CJ Spiller - The hype with this kid has been building since Lynch and Jackson went down. It looks like he could be the starting back now and has the potential to put up great numbers for a 5th round pick, despite Buffalo being awful.
13.03 Mike Williams - Huge value here.
15.03 Correll Buckhalter - Moreno is still banged up, could put up good numbers for a while.
21.03 Patrick Chung - Considering this guy was the 19th (I think) DB off the board and could easily finish top 10 after being drafted in the 21st...great potential value.
22.12 Mike Williams - Hey look, another Mike Williams. More huge value.
I don't think I had any BAD picks in the first half of the draft, and those are really the ones that are most important. Hernandez and Bullock I could probably do without, but any of the sleepers/value picks I took in the late rounds can easily be replaced by hot waiver wire pickups.
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
IAC - Should be solid, but the IDPs look a little iffy to me. Cutler could be a big disappointment and no clear RB2 here (probably a good thing).
Guru - MJD and Grant are solid, but the lack of quality RB depth could be an issue. QBs and WRs should be alright but could end up being pretty mediocre.
Building 7 - IDPs are a bit iffy, but has really good value at RB and WR, as long as some of them put up the numbers needed.
Letter J - IDPs should be good enough and offensively he's filled with guys that are somewhat undervalued. Has good potential.
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
QBs went earlier than expected throughout most of the draft. I ended up having to take 2 quite a bit above their ADP because of this. PK also started way earlier than normal.
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
Not going to bother worrying about stuff like this. I think my team ended up being fine despite the QB problems I had mid draft. I might actually prefer Stafford + Young to what I would have ended up with by taking a QB in the 7th or 8th.
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| 8 | Frick
ID: 97321912
Wed, Sep 01, 2010, 14:55
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1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
Since I didn't get a top 4 or 5 pick I planned on taking a spot near the end and grabbing a QB in round 1 or 2. I didn't think my first picks out and looking back I wouldn't have used a queue for my first couple of picks. I set my queues because I didn't want to potentially draft 2 QBs in the first two rounds. I had my eyes on 3 QBs for one of my first spots, Brees, Rogers and Manning. Brady, Schaub and Romo were in the 2nd tier IMO. I didn't want to draft Manning in round 1 (mostly because I have had convinced myself to be an anti-homer and not take Manning in round 1.) If I could do anything different it would be to take Manning at 1.13 and Roddy White at 2.02.
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
Do overs, my round 1 pick. I can't say I had a favorite pick. My first picks were not really what I wanted and I felt like I was playing catch-up for the rest of the draft. I have a feeling I'm going to be one and done in the RIFC.
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
Teams that look good, Bonka, B7, Guru and Slizz. Congrats on them for drafting well, but I think it also shows the value of getting a stud RB in the first round. Even with the reverse in round 3.
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
Not much was a surprise. There would be an occasional surprise, but for the most part players would go where expected and my queues would get depleted quickly.
I guess the one surprise I had was how many TEs were drafted. While TE is very deep this year, after the elite TEs Clark, Gates and Witten, TEs start to be non-consistent. I figured I could get a decent TE later, but that didn't pan out as people drafted 2 and 3 TEs.
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
See above, I normally feel ok after a draft, but this year I want to start over.
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| 9 | Mötley Crüe
Dude
ID: 439372011
Wed, Sep 01, 2010, 19:25
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The draft went pretty well and I thinks it's a big advantage to draft at the same site we're playing at. You don't have to import rosters afterward. Plus, the draft comes with the league when you pay, so there's a disincentive to using Kafenatid.
I really liked the banzai concept. I have no idea if it was an equalizer to the extent we thought it would be (possibly more or less?), but it was refreshing to try something a little different. I hope these types of changes continue to be considered in the future of this league.
I was happy with the pace of the draft, too. Slow online drafts can feel like forever and bore the hell out of managers by the end, but this draft didn't have that effect on me. I suppose it started a little earlier than I would have liked, but I can't complain at all looking back. An overall good experience.
1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
Ha, I seem to wind up with a really late draft^draft pick every time I play RIFC. This year I was 12th and frankly I have no idea what I would have done if I'd have gotten to choose in the first 4 or 5 picks--I never think about that anymore.
If possible, I like to start off with one of the safe RB's and then go either WR,RB or WR,WR in the 2nd and 3rd. WR's are at a premium in this league because we start 3. I never pick IDP's early and I like to collect QB's. Those patterns held in this draft. I'm not going to pick a kicker. It seems pointless to me. So I guess I executed as I usually do, although it wasn't exactly planned.
I will say there were more QB's drafted early than I expected there to be. That drove me away from the stud QB's because I'm always looking for value. I just didn't think those early QB's were the best values available when they were selected, with the possible exception of Peyton Manning. If Schaub stays healthy for 14+ games, that will go down as a good pick, too.
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
Jason Witten was a pretty solid pick at 5.09. Leon Washington at 9.09 was somewhat clairvoyant on my part, although there's still potential for the Seattle rushing game to be worthless. I think that was a good risk in the 9th, though. Amendola in the 14th was fortuitous, too. I mean, until the Avery injury, that's where he belonged, probably even later.
I don't see any do-overs. I never come out of drafts regretting picks. I guess I sometimes regret not reaching for guys that disappear before I get to them, but there's always a new favorite player right around the corner.
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
I like Bonka's team because he has 2 players with the same name.
Letterj has some good RB's, which I admire.
According to the "Draft Recap" on the MFL website, Smith32 had the best draft. So that's good for him.
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
How good I feel about my team after it ended. It's surprising I'm this happy. Haven't felt this content since I spent the night in the abdominal cavity of a tauntaun.
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
Nah, I will stand by my work.
I also appreciate IAC for not scooping me on a bunch of players this season. Seems like I'm always losing targeted players to that guy. Not so much this draft.
Thanks for the invitation, Guru. And thanks for taking on the thankless job as Commish.
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| 10 | Building 7
Leader
ID: 171572711
Wed, Sep 01, 2010, 20:05
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1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
My plan was to get the 5th pick, because I thought there were six great running backs. And something might happen between selecting the 6th pick and actually making the 6th pick. Anyways, I got the first choice and went #1 because CJ looked a little better than the others. Then I was going to take the best QB I could find with my 2nd pick. I was not going to take any IDP’s until I had my skill positions filled, three running backs, and a team defense. That all worked. I was thinking of getting two good tight ends again, since it worked OK last year and you can play two in this league. There were a lot of good tight ends out there, but there was always a better wide receiver available, so this plan never happened. Unless you count Schefler in round 24.
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
4.14 Cribbs…..top 10 receiver
5.01 Sproles……top 15 running back
7.01 A. Foster…….may be a top 10 running back
11.01 Morrison…..14th linebacker taken
12.14 Peppers….in top group of DL’s
16.14 Tatupu….steal if he returns to form
20.14 Winfield….should be good value for a 20th round pick
22.14 Dan Connor…ditto
Do over:
2.14 Romo…..this guy scares me for some reason.
6.14 Garcon….I think this will end up with me wanting a do over.
I’d still pick Romo there, or Schaub. I like the rest of my picks or I wouldn’t have made them. I’m not sure of my wide receiver crew, but it’s hard to address everything.
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
Electro
MC
twilson after week 6
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
This league is pretty similar to our AAA league last year. Running backs hung around longer than usual. Patrick Willis keeps going earlier and earlier every year.
Somebody took Ringer about four rounds before I was going to handcuff him. And there is no love for defensive backs, and too much love for linebackers IMO.
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
Not really. Maybe disconnect that text message I got every time a pick was made after I didn’t need anymore. Also, enjoyed MC’s rationales with an edge and guru’s work as Commisioner.
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| 11 | Letter_J
ID: 346433013
Thu, Sep 02, 2010, 15:22
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1. What was your plan/strategy entering the draft? Were you able to execute as you had planned?
Preferably, most seasons, I'll go RB-RB-and potentially RB in the third, as I feel that "in start two RB" leagues, value truly lies in the RB position and will manifest itself throughout the season. That said, this year, there seemed to be little value at RB in rounds 2 and 3. Thus, this year, I set out to go RB-WR-WR, which is what I accomplished. It feels weird, and I believe I need to have some luck with my later selections at RB.
As it always does, time will tell, but I think I was able to pretty much plan MY draft ahead of time, and have most of it come surprisingly close, but for a caveat which I will develop upon later.
2. What were your favorite picks? Which do you wish you could do over?
I tend to like certain players that have performed for me in the past, and that I can watch on the Sunday Ticket and be entertained. I like watching Clinton Portis (even though I hate coach Shanahan) and truly hope he has something left in the tank. Not much else I like to watch on the ShortBus roster, but I like the overall makeup of the team. A ton of talent, with what would be called injury histories.
As far as do-overs (mulligans), I had a Court emergency and, at the same time, my pancreatic condition flared up, so I timed out once and almost timed out again. I was almost again hospitalized, and, at the time, thought that my being skipped would ruin the flow of my draft. In fact it did ruin my flow, but I feel that I may have recovered.
Sorry to all, and if I could turn back time, I would change it.
Also, I got scared away by some (what turned out to be minor) training camp injuries and, had I not been, I may have picked several other players, changing the complexion of the Bus.
3. Looking over all of the teams, which ones do you like the most (other than your own)?
I am impressed by depth top-to-bottom, and I believe IAC, MC and Smith 32 are very solid.
4. What surprised you most about the draft?
I was somewhat surprised at when some positions went off the board (LB, DL, K), but nothing really surprises me anymore.
5. If you could start over, would you do anything differently?
See #3 above. I would NOT have missed picks, been skipped, and, thus, I would feel better overall about my squad.
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