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Subject: 2012 RIFC AAA#2 DRAFT RATIONALES #6-10
Posted by: judy
- Dude [7771722] Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 07:28
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| 1 | judy
Dude
ID: 7771722
Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 08:55
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6.09 Patrick Willis SF LB
Time for some IDP’s. I like to pick the great IDP’s early as they are consistent performers week in and week out, with some spectacular days thrown in. I had wanted Jason PP as he was stud for me last year, but, once again, a Canadian swooped in a stole him at 5.01 (early!) I am hoping for a steady 10 pts/game from him. I hope he stays healthy though. He IS getting older…
7.06 RGIII WASH QB
At this point in the draft, everyone had a QB except me, so it was time to act. Despite this being a QB driven passing league I made the early decision to wait for a QB. Whether or not that will be a problem is to be seen.
This was a odd little pick. I kept switching back and forth between RGIII and Luck (I can mention him now…) and had just read PKing who offered the idea that the Indy WR were going to be steadier for him than those in WAS, which is true. So I popped Luck at the top, or so I thought...Oh, well. RGIII will be fine here. He is in the tough NFC East though. Maybe he will turn into Cam Newton 2011. I sure hope so.
8.09 Jared Cook TEN TE
This was a toss up between Cook and Celek (10.05 Nerf) and despite my home team tendencies, I do think that Cook has the better upside. He is a bit faster and he is in the dreaded contract year… The Iggles also work with a 2 TE set often enough that some of Celek’s targets will be missing. The Titans finally got around to using Cook towards the end of the season; hopefully this season he will start out strong and stay that way. He is the only TE they have; I never heard of their #2 guy… An average of 6-7 points per day with the occasional TD burst is my expectation for him.
9.06 Mark Ingram NOLA RB
I felt that I needed a third RB here before only the low end RB3’s were left to pick from. I had Ingram last year and the expectations were very high for him. He did wear down though with knee and turf toe injuries. Who really knows how the Saints will do this year? Sproles (2.04 by Kyle) is clearly their #1 guy after Brees. I am hoping that Ingram gets his fair share of GL tries. At the very least, he can be a bye week fill in…or heaven forbid an injury replacement for CJ2K or Ridley. I guess I had better find another RB just in case…
10.09 Cameron Wake MIA DL
Time to get back to the IDP’s. Since we start 2 DL, I figured I had better get one of the good ones, before they were all gone (JPP and Allen). I wanted Trent Cole here but Slow grabbed him at 9.04. This guy is a bit older but has Canadian football experience, so don’t be fooled. I am looking for a repeat of his 2010 season where he had 14 sacks. Miami is a stinky offensive team, so I suspect he will have a lot of opportunities on defense to do his thing.
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| 2 | Kyle
Sustainer
ID: 052753312
Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 16:25
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6.04 Matt Schaub, QB, HOU
(AAA#2: 11th QB, 74ovr ; RIFC Avg: 13.25QB, 99.25ovr)
I needed a QB. I wanted Manning (pick a Manning) or Ryan as my QB this year. This didn't happen. I like Schaub. I think he'll stay healthy this year. But looking at the other RIFC drafts, this was a major reach. He's still available in the big boys league at pick 137. But QBs went early and often in our league and he was the 11th QB chosen. I think he puts up 4000 and 35 and his division has some awfully weak pass D's
7.11 Eric Decker, WR, DEN
(AAA#2: 32nd WR, 95ovr ; RIFC Avg: 27WR, 74.5ovr)
Going into this pick I targeted a LB. I always like to get 2 LBs before round 9 and I always try to get LB1 before my WR3. Once Willis goes (he's always the first LB to go except here, where Laurinaitis went) I target LBs in the next round. Looking at my cheat sheet something stood out. Eric Decker was still available. WHAT?! This is a 1000 and 8 guy. This is Peyton Manning's newest target. This is Reggie Wayne in 2010. I say this now and in week 8 when he's coming back from a 3 week injury and continues to be completely ineffective until I drop him in week 12 you all can pull my rationale and say "Well 13 of us were right."
8.04 Navorro Bowman, LB, SF
AAA#2: 5th LB, 102ovr ; RIFC Avg: 6.75LB, 106.25ovr
9.11 Daryl Washington, LB, ARI
AAA#2: 11th LB, 123ovr ; RIFC Avg: 6.5LB, 103ovr
Ok, I need defense now. I have 3 WRs, 3 RBs, and a QB. No excuse for not going LB/LB/DL/DB now... Oh that's what I did. Haha.
Bowman is a solid LB who looks primed to be another stud LB in a defense litered with studs. Washington appears to be the only person able to make a tackle on a bad Arizona defense, and with a bad Arizona offense (LARRY PLEASE HAVE A GOOD YEAR!) this bad defense could see a lot of field time. Looks like this is a tackling machine.
10.04 Elvis Dumervil, DL, DEN
(AAA#2: 7th DL, 130ovr ; RIFC Avg: 6DL, 140.75ovr)
After missing effectively half the season, he rolled off a stretch of 8 straight weeks of at least half a sack and 9 weeks of averaging 10 points/week. I think he could get 13 sacks and have 45 solo tackles. If he can get me 8ppw, I'm not complaining because that's stud DL numbers.
Overall pick 6-10 feeling
Schaub is a stretch, but if he performs how I expect him to, he could be a top 7 QB, so getting that in the 6th round is good. Decker is the steal of the draft, there may be another but through 14 rounds I haven't seen one. My defensive players are solid and don't have the same bye weeks. That's about all I can hope for when I draft IDP. I think Washington could be a steal, and I think Dumervil could be a great pick if not a steal.
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| 3 | I_AM_CANADIAN
ID: 2510512518
Wed, Aug 29, 2012, 22:31
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6.14/7.01 Turn - Philip Rivers, QB, SD/C.J. Spiller, RB, BUF - I’m glad I missed out on Matt Ryan in the 3rd Round now, because despite all the hype attached with him, the value of Rivers here 3 Rounds later makes it worth waiting on. The O-Line has regressed in SD over the last year or so, and Rivers lost big threat Vincent Jackson, but, signings of “undrafted slot-man” and Meachem should leave him with plenty of options. CJ... Fred Jackson is like the poor man’s Arian Foster, EXCEPT... he’s much older, and coming off a significant injury. This leads me to believe that Spiller has a BIG potential as he demonstrated from week 11 till the end of last year. It’s a lot to pay for a backup RB, but I feel it’s justified.
Round 5 & 6 Thoughts: A lot of potentially high value WRs go off, and IDP starts showing priority for some. Surprised (somewhat) to see Cribbs go off this early.
8.14/9.01 Turn - Brandon Pettigrew, TE, DET/Denarius Moore, WR, OAK - I didn’t “need” a 2nd TE here, since there are other interesting options later, but with this league having a FLEX slot, and him representing outstanding value 2+ rounds past his ADP, I jumped in. Pettigrew/Stafford have a great chemistry... if he can manage to improve his Y/C #s, could be a BIG year for him. Moore... This is a little late to be selecting my WR2, as most teams already have WR3s... however, Moore fits the bill well for a starting wideout with big potential. His injury situation obviously drove down his draft stock, but all signs point to him being healthy. Last year he AVG’ed 10ppg, which is right on target for what I’d be wanting from my WR2.
Round 7 & 8 Thoughts: I really liked the Blackmon, Hillis, and Wilson picks.
10.14 Randall Cobb, WR, GB - After having held off so long on this position, I need to find alternate options quickly in case Moore isn’t ready to go in week 1. Cobb is inline for targets this year, and is still expected to be the main man on returns. Top 30 WR is well within reach in our system I think.
Round 9 & 10 Thoughts: Ryan Williams and Sidney Rice are two of the picks that interested me the most. I’m less impressed with Isaac Redman, but value is value.
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| 4 | taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 01:37
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6.08 Kevin Smith, RB, DET (pick #78)
Cedrick Benson was my target as I am still very short at RB. That left K Smith, which could be alright. Lions backfield is either injured or suspended first couple of games giving Smith opportunity to close out his competition if he can come up big in first two games. Even if LeShoure makes it back on field, Smith produced like a RB1 for last 6 games of 2011. LeShoure the better athlete, but has off field problems and can't get healthy. This could be a sneaky great pick. Smith's ADP is on the money at 78.
7.07 Tony Gonzalez, TE, ATL (pick #91)
The remaining quality TE's started falling off the board...3 in the preceding 20 picks. Gonzo is long in tooth, but finished 2011 as 4th best TE. Can't see much difference between between 35 and 36, but we all know time is always victorious in the battle to maintain elite skills. His ADP is 84, so he might be a bargain, but his after the catch yardage has vaporized, although he still is a force in the red zone. Biggest draw back to this pick is that by fantasy playoff time, Gonzo targets will be going to the emerging ATL RB Rodgers. I will need another TE with some upside in the next few picks.
8.08 David Wilson, RB, NYG (pick #106)
Still need RB with only 2 rostered, neither providing feelings of security. 3 more serviceable backs came of board in the 13 picks preceding this pick, Wells, Bush and Hillis (the
top 3 in my pick 8 queue in a different order, but what difference does that make when they are gone). New plan. Draft a backup that could become a 3 down featured back should starter suffer injury. Enter David Wilson, the sword bearer for Ahmad Bradshaw, who yards/carry has declined 5 straight years and missed games each of past 4 seasons and last years injuries were to his FEET..as in plural. During off season, received STEM CELL injections to right foot. You generally don't get better as you age. I really don't put much stock in ADP (generally, other fantasy players are as dumb as we are), but again Wilson is a potential value with ADP of 97.
9.07 Jermaine Gresham, TE, CIN (pick #119)
Gresham fills the need for a second TE having youth and growing skills. Several years ago, 3rd year receivers seemed to blossom in that 3rd year, not only becoming fantasy relevant, but pushing into the elite level. I would love for that scenario to be Gresham's fate, however he must master the art of consistency. He finished as TE # 13 last year with a rookie QB. Dalton should be able to incorporate the smooth, quick, 6'5" 265 manster. With CIN shortage of receiving options, Gresham is positioned to push his ceiling. Athletically gifted with a similar gift for understanding the game, Gresham is a sleeper break out candidate. Gresham's ADP @ 110
10.08 Issac Redman, RB, PIT (pick #134)
11.07 Rashard Mendenhall, RB, PIT (pick #147)
These to need to be discussed together. Both remained on draft board and so I took a flyer at landing both. I did. Now what?? Both are injured, but Redman will be able to start season. Mendenhall came off PUP list during preseason, but is recovering from 2011 ACL tear and is not cleared for contact for now. PIT management hopes for a week5 or 6 return. In the meantime Redman has an injured groin and will not be full speed for wk1 and maybe longer. I got 'em but I am clueless on how they are going to help me. Both had stupid ADP: Redman at 84 and Mendenhall at 134. Both could have probably been had lower than where I picked them.
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| 5 | Nerfherders
ID: 161121811
Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 11:30
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6.05 Cedric Benson, RB GB
I took Benson last year in the 6th round and he was my best RB, that doesnt say much for the first two RB I drafted, but the point stands that you can never have enough decent RB's. At this point he was one of the few starters left at his position, so I feel it's a good pick.
7.10 Derrick Johnson, LB KC
I wanted my first IDP here, but I seemed to be a half-round late in getting the top ones. Johnson finally broke out last year after years of hype. I just need him to do what he did last year and we will be okay
8.05 Justin Blackmon, WR JAC
I was looking at TE here but didnt see anything I couldnt get later, so I went back to WR. Blackmon may be the best rookie WR availble in this draft, depending on how well his QB can get him the ball. I like this pick alot.
9.10 Curtis Lofton, LB ATL
Since I did not get the top IDP that I was looking for, I felt I needed to stack IDP in the next tier. Lofton was never though much of and was even available as an FA last year, but he had a very good season last year and seems to be a consistent tackler. Not a great playmaker but very solid.
10.05 Brent Celek, TE PHI
This is my second try at Celek in RIFC. I drafted him last year and in his first 6 games he averaged 2 PPG. Once I dumped him, he exploded for 9 PPG and was one of the best TE in the league. Which Celek am I going to get this year?
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| 6 | Toral
ID: 424462011
Thu, Aug 30, 2012, 21:25
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6.10 Patrick Peterson, DB, Ari
My practice of not picking IDPs early started to bite last year, so I determined to pick an IDP in round 7/8, even in round 6 if Pierre-Paul, Allen, or Peterson were available. After seeing Pierre-Paul go early in round 5, I might have taken Allen late in round 5 if I had a pick there -- as it has worked out I always seem to be at the wrong end of the draft for what I want to do.
Peterson's punt return heroics made him the highest scoring DB last year by a good margin. He could have only half as good a year returning punts and still be a top DB. Though it's no help to me, he has great coverage skills as well, and it wouldn't see a surprise to see him return some INTs into the endzone.
7.05 Jonathan Stewart, RB, Car
With a big question mark at RB2 I need to turn to RB3 with this pick. Stewart's ability is unquestioned -- he ran for a 5.4 YPR last year, added 41 receptions -- but he's in an usually persistent timeshare. No reason to think his touches will go down. He isn't a big TD guy anyway, so the arrival of Mike Tolbert may be counterbalanced by Cam Newton's running less near the goalline.
One of those years one of Carolina's pair will get hurt and the other will become a top-10 back. i wouldn't guess which one.
Others considered here: Williams (7.12), Beanie Wells (7.09), Peyton Hillis (8.07)
8.10 Kenny Britt, WR, Ten
No question about his talent; the concerns are the recovering knee, the propensity to get into trouble, and the short suspension therefrom he's likely to get to open the season. As to the latter, he wouldn't be going all-out yet anyway.
All i want is for him to be healthy and at least semi-sober for the playoffs, even if the rest of the team has to get me there.
Others considered here: Nobody.
9.05 Chad Greenway, LB, Min
Every year I tell muself tat I'm going to pivk one IDP in every two rounds from 7 on, and every year year I get pushed off my plan to steal somebody who looks like a real steal at WR4, or something. Not this year.
Greenway is a top-10 LB according to 2 out of the 3 projections I use, #16 in the other. Piles up an impressive total of assists, so needs to keep getting along with the official statistician.
10.10 Anquan Boldin, WR, Bal
Gets a chance to redeem himself after hugely disappointing me his first season in Baltimore. Had the highest YPP of his career last year. Suitable for ordinary use as a WR4, and I wouldn't rule out his becoming more of an endzone threat.
Others considered here: Nobody.
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| 7 | Jaydog
ID: 45633109
Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 15:11
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6.06, Stevie Johnson, WR, BUF Having locked up a QB, RB, two WR's, and a TE, I didn't necessarily go into this pick with a position in mind, just figured I'd grab the best player available. I wasn't ready for IDP's yet and was deciding between several mediocre RB's and a few top end WR's. I went WR thinking that one of the RB's I wanted would make it back to me (D. Brown, K. Smith, or J. Stew). Stevie seemed to me to be the best of a group of WR's. He's young and is clearly the go to guy in Buffalo on an offense that likes to air it out.
7.09, Beanie Wells, RB, ARI Waiting on Romo in the 5th round worked out for me, waiting on a RB in the 7th did not. I was hoping for Donald Brown here, with a fallback of K. Smith or J. Stewart and unfortunately didn't get either. Having set on locking up my 2nd running back, Beanie Wells was the last RB left worthy of the role. His inconsistency last year was infuriating, but he had some very good games early in the season. He slowed down a bit after the first 5 games but still had a few good games (27pts in week 12), but some of that slowdown was certainly injury related. Lots of upside w/ Beanie. If he can stay healthy, he could be a steal here as my 2nd RB. If he doesn't, here's hoping one of my other to be drafted RB's surprises everyone.
8.06, Mario Williams, DE, BUF I've had a ton of success in previous years with IDP's. Last year I almost rode JPP and Terrell Suggs to the title. Missing out on JPP this year (wow did he go high) I wanted to get a premiere defensive lineman and feel that I got one in Williams. He's in a system that suits him, and Buffalo will most likely be playing in a lot of high scoring games, yielding lofty sack numbers. Also, having Mark Anderson on his opposite side, will mean that opponents cannot always roll double teams his way. The dropoff from top tier DL is dramatic, and I'm very happy I was able to land one of the elites.
9.09, Demarcus Ware, LB, DAL Having locked up starters at all of my offensive positions (expect kicker) I decided to start building out my defense. I normally would have gone to another DL or CB/S as those positions are not as deep as LB, but Demarcus Ware seemed like the pick here. Not as consistent as some Linebackers due to his system (OLB in a 3-4), but has had some ridiculous games in the past. Even though his points are very dependent on sacks, he rarely throws up a stinker. With my other LB, I'll look for a bit more consistency, but the upside that Ware brings on a weekly basis will hopefully help to win me some games.
10.06, George Wilson, S, BUF Lot of different ways I could have taken this pick. There were a number of defensive players that I liked and also a few RB's that interested me. I definitely needed some insurance for Beanie, but decided to go w/ Wilson. The DB position is very unreliable after the first few, so I went with Wilson. A tackling machine, he isn't as subject to the feast or famine that many DB's provide. Buffalo's defense is much improved, but their Linebackers are relatively weak, so there should remain plenty of tackling opportunities for Wilson.
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| 8 | Building 7
Leader
ID: 171572711
Fri, Aug 31, 2012, 19:08
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6.07 G. Finley, TE, GB What a loser this guy was last year. If Witten was not injured, I would have taken him. I figured I’d be picking a TE around here, because I plan on getting two good ones.
7.08 D.Q. Jackson, LB, CLE Not sure why he does not go #1, but I’ll take him. I’m a Browns fan, too. I need running backs, since I only have one who is even in camp. I was hoping Wells, Hillis, or Wilson would make it to my next pick.
8.07 P. Hillis, RB, KC Nice. This guy is start-able. And he probably will be. I figured he would get more TD’s than Wilson, and TD’s are way overvalued in most fantasy leagues. Many weeks, it’s all about the random TD.
9.08 C. Campbell, DL, ARIZ As for Campbell, I have no comment. As for JPP. I predict he will not do as good. Tuck is back, and if he stays healthy, I predict he will split sacks and TFL with JPP, vs. JPP getting 80% of both players totals. IMO, he must at least duplicate last year to justify pick 5.01.
10.07 C. Fleener TE, IND I’m using their first initial because all of these guys have strange first names, and frankly, I don’t feel like looking them up. Can’t remember why I picked him here. I think TE’s were going off the board. I’m not big on rookies for fantasy football. I think I’m more conservative and want more of a sure thing/known quantity. A rookie has a bigger standard deviation for their actual results compared to their predicted results. I’m not exactly sure what that means, but it sounds impressive.
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| 9 | mjd
Leader
ID: 501381415
Sat, Sep 01, 2012, 13:46
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6.01 Ben Tate, RB, HOU As expected by now, despite the deep WR pool being emptied, the more reliable RBs were also going fast. Grabbing one here fulfilled my goal of 3 receiver types and 2 RBs by round 6. Tate's 5.4 yards per attempt was a full yard better than starter Arian Foster and he shares Foster's stellar vision at finding holes and cutback lanes. Despite not being a starter, Tate is a very useful back and could rise to the top tier of the position should Foster be injured. No surprise that the targeted Law Firm of BGE was chosen 3 picks prior to mine, something that’s to be expected in all RotoGuru Invitational Challenge leagues.
7.14 Jay Cutler, QB, CHI I’m liking the ability to make consecutive picks at the turn, but the number of desired players stripped from my queue in the interim is painful to watch. With an aging and coming off a major neck injury number one QB, I felt it necessary to pick up my number 2 guy earlier than I usually might. Actually, depending on PM’s play and health status, Cutler could actually be a better option some weeks, as he finally has some decent weapons at WR for a change. And now that OC Mad Mike Martz has been booted in favor of former TE Mike Tice, Cutler will not be faced with taking the severe beatings by opposing defenses that often occurred last season.
8.01 Michael Bush, RB, CHI Last year, Bush ended the season as a Top 10 fantasy runner after DMC injured his foot and the big back had to take over. Bush has excellent size, good burst, and he's versatile. In Chicago, Bush's primary objective is to provide backfield support as a change of pace to Matt Forte. Bush is highly capable of producing as a fantasy starter in the event Forte gets hurt. Even as Forte's backup, Bush has value, as he’ll serve as the short yardage back and touchdown vulture to Forte.
9.14 Sean Lee, LB, DAL Lee was well on his way to one of the better fantasy seasons by a linebacker before breaking his wrist mid season. He only missed one game due to that injury but it severely impacted his play the rest of the year. Being fully healthy and having a full year of experience in Rob Ryan's complex scheme should allow Lee's production to continue to trend upwards.
10.01 Jacob Tamme, TE, DEN follows Peyton Manning from Indianapolis to Denver, where he should be the Broncos' primary pass-catching tight end. Although his production tailed off in 2011 with the QBBC in Indy, last year. Tamme came on strong down the stretch in 2010 with Peyton Manning at the helm. In his last ten games with Manning, Tamme averaged 6.7 receptions per game. Tamme should give the Broncos the receiving tight end they've lacked since [undrafted] departed, and could be used in Denver the way that Dallas Clark was used in Indianapolis.
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| 10 | Slowhand
ID: 447213021
Sat, Sep 01, 2012, 22:59
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6.11 Malcolm Floyd WR, SD With Vincent Brown injured and Vincent Jackson gone Floyd appears to be the go to guy in SD at least the 1st half of the season; there's no doubt of River's talent and with the offensive injuries this could be a top 5 duo early in the season.
7.04 Donald Brown RB IND It appears as tho Brown has the starter job and with little competition at that position and a rookie QB ( although likely a good one) Brown should get a pretty good workload. I started to list some Defensive players in my queue here but Brown could be a 1000 yard guy and may start for me some weeks.
8.11 Von Miller LB, DEN I think this was a bit of a reach here but with queues ya gets what you gets...Having said that Manning as a QB will likely help the defense in Den too and IIRC I got Miller off waivers last year and he was quite servicable. While he may have been a reach I'm glad to start getting some Def. here.
9.04 Trent Cole DE PHI Really happy with this pick. Top Def. players were coming off the board pretty quick and I had Cole as a top 20 def player overall and top 3 def linemen. His totals suffered a bit last year with new D-line coach Washburn but after a year together I expect close to 70 tackles again and double digit sacks.
10.11 Santonio Holmes WR NYJ Another "queue" pick .I'm not too jacked about this pick. For this round it's a decent pick but neither NYJ's qb impresses me; and while holmes has talent.....all in all I'd rather have had another IDP or a TE here.
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| 11 | Slackjawed Yokel
ID: 27722122
Sun, Sep 02, 2012, 13:24
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6.02 Vernon Davis, TE, SF
I saw Davis as one of the last of the second tier TE's. Picking on the end, if I want to address a position, I need to grab it while I can or I'll miss out.
7.13 DeAngelo Williams, RB, Car
I checked in what seemed like a short while after making my previous selction (in which all but one manager had two selections), and was quite surprised to see the draft had already made it back to me. After some cheat-sheet adjusting, I scoured the board to see who was still out there. One change this year is usually I'm trying to figure out when to get a QB without reaching... but after getting Newton in the 1st round, I don't have the concern. (will need to get a backup at some point, though). I actually saw a couple of RB's that might be solid starters, but should serve me well as a backup to Murray and Bradshaw. I thought Williams was the top of this class - should split the carries with his just-injured running mate, but has done that for a while now while still putting up solid numbers.
8.02 Pierre Garcon, WR, Was
I half debated getting a LB here, but as I've found through the years, the LB position is very deep, and I should still be able to get a top LB in a round or two as well as finding fairly good value late. (In retrospect, and in reserach for my 9th round pick, Mario Williams would have been a good pick at this selection - hadn't noticed he was once-again DL eligible). Instead I regrouped and figured I'd address my third starting WR position. I had been a Colts season ticket holder for the past 3 years (moved this summer and didn't renew my tix), and have been very frustrated watching Garcon drop easy/wide open catches. He'll then turn around and make spectacular catches, but he actually doesn't have very good hands. That all being said, he's got quickness, and the strength, and now the primary receiver role in Washington, so I'll land him on my roster and hope he learns how to catch the ball.
9.13 Colin McCarthy, LB, Ten
The bulk of my starting offense is filled out, so time to look at what's available on the defensive end. Saw him as one of the top ranked LB's in two of the projections I'm using, and saw Guru just picked him with the 8.01 pick. Good enough for me.
10.02 Darrius Heyward-Bey, Oak, WR
Couldn't bring myself to pick two straight defensive players even though I was very close to picking a lineman. That'll have to wait until next round… Noticed that two of my starting WR's share a bye week, and saw there were still some decent options out there. Heyward-Bey has shown some improvement over the past couple of years, and now should have some comfort with a decent QB. He's been known to return kicks (didn't actually check to see if he's still doing that) as well.
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| 12 | ywk
ID: 49728142
Mon, Sep 03, 2012, 04:05
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6.03 – James Laurinaitis, LB, STL He should be a nice source of IDP and has the potential of being the top IDP player this season. With that in mind, I’m not sure if I pulled my trigger too soon AGAIN.
7.12 – Robert Meachem, WR, SDC Despite signed to fill the gap left by Vincent Jackson, it was reported that Rivers and Meachem are still in the process of knowing each other. And since I “ACCIDENTALLY” drafted two IDP players in the previous two rounds, limiting my options for my WR2. I did rank Decker before Meachem in my queue. I did have Meachem on my team last year, and his inconsistency just added another chapter to my nightmare. Hopefully, he could see more footballs thrown his way with theoretically less competition for being targeted in San Diego.
8.03 – Justin Tuck, DE, NYG I still have no idea about what went wrong at the time of setting up the queue for this particular pick. Tuck could bounce back this season and I sincerely hope he could really do.
9.12 – Greg Olsen, TE, CAR Olsen may finally break out this year. I could have targeted TE a bit earlier had I not made some head-scratching moves for IDP players. However, I chose not to after my last year’s experiment on Finley failed miserably.
10.03 – Sean Weatherspoon, LB, ATL With the departure of Curtis Lofton, Weatherspoon should be the major force in IDP this year.
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| 13 | Letter J
ID: 47782719
Mon, Sep 03, 2012, 12:14
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6.13 Miles Austin, WR, DAL
I saw Austin here and thought he was good value late in the sixth round (especially considering I had only drafted one WR to date). Last year, Austin had hamstring issues and then [undrafted WR] emerged as a legitimate fantasy football WR, and Austin’s numbers were severely impacted.
Austin is again experiencing hammy issues, which is troubling. However, if healthy, I think he produces like a low end WR1, yet is available at the stage in the draft where WR 2/3 are going. Having waited on WR’s, I felt the need to go receiver here, despite Philip Rivers still sitting there. I took a chance that Rivers would be available after the turn, but IAC grabbed him, which then led me to pick:
7.02 Ben Roethlisberger, QB, PIT
Big Ben was at the top of my cheat sheet as far as QB’s left. I have some concerns about the O-line in Pittsburgh, but he has a solid group of pass catchers, and he has posted legitimate starting QB numbers in the past.
By foregoing QB this long, I have taken a chance that my team will be deep enough at WR (and especially RB) to make up for the possible difference in points. I have real concerns about the O-line in Pittsburgh and will probably draft a second QB before most others do.
8.13 Jason Witten, TE, DAL
Witten plummets to the end of the eighth round (presumably) because of the spleen injury that he suffered during the pre-season. Witten, however, decided not to have surgery, but rather to allow the injury to heal on its own. To me, that’s a sign that he’ll play sooner rather than later. Thus, he seemed like real value, and the fact that we can start 1 or 2 TE’s each week, and given that I forewent the WR position early, he seemed like the best option for my squad.
9.02 Michael Crabtree, WR, SFO
The plan was to grab as many RB’s early as I possibly could, and then fill out the rest of the offensive positions. Crabtree – a former first round pick – and IMO, the #1 WR for the 49’ers, seemed to fit in well to begin to round out my wide receivers. The foot injury that has plagued him seems to be in the distant past. I also took into consideration that Crabtree has a different bye week than the first two receivers that I had selected.
10.13 Sidney Rice, WR, SEA
At this stage of the draft, and as I felt it still early to turn to IDP (as there was, IMO, so much value still on the board), I decided to select another WR. Rice, who several seasons ago had a BIG season, seemed to fit the mold of the type of receiver that I am not afraid to take a chance on: number #1 receivers that drop due to the offense that they play in, injury histories, etc. Rice also had a different bye week than the first three receivers that I had selected.
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