Vereen

8/29/2013 12:00:05 PM

are you in like a 6 person league or something?

8/29/2013 12:06:14 PM

10 person league

why Vereen?

8/29/2013 12:13:10 PM

If its PPR I'd definitely say Vereen cause he's gonna get lots of targets, at least from the few Pats preseason games I watched with the first stringers on the field

Pittsburgh has said Bell would be their workhorse, but he got hurt, and I still think Dwyer gets lots of touches...I'd take Dwyer before Bell, but I look at them as a platoon and I'd rather have one of the Pats platoon backs

Ivory will get lots of carries but do you really want a Jets running back

or a Cardinals running back

Bryce Brown might be ok if McCoy gets hurt, but I think McCoy will get tons of touches in Kelly's offense so I wouldn't go with Brown this early

Buffalo has said they're gonna give Spiller the ball until his tongue is dragging on the field or something like that...Jackson is a quality back but I don't like any Buffalo back not named Spiller at the moment

Moreno wouldn't be a bad option either imo, but I like Vereen the most

8/29/2013 12:18:44 PM

vereen should basically replace danny woodhead this year. he's definitely the best bet out of those. fred jackson will still get tds if buffalo can get close to the endzone, but unless/until spiller gets hurt his value is really limited.

i'm really suprised there are starting running backs available in a 10 person league. that's nuts. i mean i don't like ivory or mendenhall at all, but it's ridiculous they are still available.

8/29/2013 12:22:17 PM

So I'm in a 12-person, standard league (first timer). I picked 9th and my team is as follows;
QB - Joe Flacco
RB - Trent Richardson
RB - Frank Gore
WR - Calvin Johnson
WR - Vincent Jackson
WR - Michael Floyd
TE - Vernon Davis
DEF - Miami
K - Randy Bullock

Bench
RB - Montee Ball
RB - Fred Jackson
RB - Knowshon Moreno
WR - Sidney Rice
WR - Andre Roberts
TE - Greg Olsen
TE - Kyle Rudolph
QB - Phillip Rivers
DEF - Minnesota

So my problem is week 8 I have no QB (both on bye), and week 9 I'm a WR short because of byes. I have the following trade proposed to me;
WR - Golden Tate
QB - Sam Bardford
RB - Bilal Powell
for
TE - Kyle Rudolph
QB - Phillip Rivers
RB - Knowshon Moreno

This solves both of my problems for now, as it puts players on my team to fill those bye week voids. Should I take it, or wait it out and see how injuries play out before trading?

I also have proposed a trade I'm waiting to hear back on. Flacco and Ball for Russell Wilson. Don't know what my chances on that are, Wilson is not the starter on that team, but I'm doubtful...

Suggestions?

8/29/2013 12:55:27 PM

your real problem is in weeks 1-17, where you have no quarterback.

8/29/2013 1:03:02 PM

^LOL

I think either trade would improve your team. Russell > Sam though. maybe tell the first guy that you are interested, but are working on another move. hopefully he would wait, in the event you lose on Russell.

edit to say that that's a pretty good looking team, despite the QB issue. I'd do all in your power to get another QB. you're pretty deep in other areas where you have lots of pieces you could move.

[Edited on August 29, 2013 at 1:08 PM. Reason : ]

8/29/2013 1:07:44 PM

^ Thanks for the helpful advice. Yes, QB is definately my weakest position. Everyone snatched up QB's ridiculously early, and so I shifted my strategy to taking the best peices available in order to have trade bait. I would obviously like to get a better starter, but that is proving difficult...

8/29/2013 1:14:35 PM

I would definitely do that 1st deal. I think Bradford will have a good year, Powell may end up being the starting RB (at some point I guess---still, it's a Jets player), and Tate will probably be the #1 WR for the Seahawks. All that for a very bad fantasy QB, your backup TE who you may never put in your lineup, and a RB who may stay 3rd string. The Flacco/Ball for Russell doesn't seem great to me unless you get a decent RB in addition to Russell. I'd rather have Flacco/Bradford than Russell/Rivers as my QB rotation.

8/29/2013 2:11:51 PM

i agree. the trade for bradford seems to be pretty good to me. he has all kinds of offensive weapons this year plus they signed jake long at LT. and you are getting the best WR for the seahawks along with trading rbs who will share time, while losing your 3rd TE.

do it before they change their mind.

8/29/2013 3:08:25 PM

4th pick in my 10-team PPR...dunno who I'm eyeing...Spiller? McCoy? Charles? one of them will be there

8/29/2013 6:42:53 PM

Take Megatron. You can get some legit rbs in a 10 team league. (especially ppr guys like sproles)

8/29/2013 6:45:43 PM

thats not how i roll to my championships, dog

8/29/2013 6:47:52 PM

I'm all about giving haphazard advice when its not my league.

8/29/2013 6:51:41 PM

Looks good on paper, until the injuries and bad luck set in

1. (4) Jamaal Charles (KC - RB)
2. (17) Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)
3. (24) Demaryius Thomas (Den - WR)
4. (37) Tom Brady (NE - QB)
5. (44) Marques Colston (NO - WR)
6. (57) Darren Sproles (NO - RB)
7. (64) Steve Smith (Car - WR)
8. (77) Shane Vereen (NE - RB)
9. (84) Ryan Mathews (SD - RB)
10. (97) Miles Austin (Dal - WR)
11. (104) Kyle Rudolph (Min - TE)
12. (117) Sidney Rice (Sea - WR)
13. (124) Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF)
14. (137) Graham Gano (Car - K)

8/29/2013 8:02:56 PM

good news for those who took a risk on drafting Gronk:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000235689/article/patriots-rob-gronkowski-not-expected-to-go-on-pup-list

8/29/2013 8:55:38 PM

Sproles available at 57 in ppr? The 'gloid is strong with this one.

8/30/2013 12:37:37 AM

Just finished a PPR draft too (auction though). Got fucked over when trying to bid on Bush. I swear I hit the bid button but evidently not. Then people kept bidding up QBs (even backups), so decided to try something different & go QB by committee


QB Michael Vick
RB Matt Forte
RB Eddie Lacy
WR Calvin Johnson
WR Danny Amendola
TE Rob Gronkowski
FLEX Dez Bryant
D/ST Rams D/ST
K Matt Bryant
BE Antonio Brown
BE Giovani Bernard
BE Josh Gordon
BE Lance Moore
BE Josh Freeman
BE Jordan Cameron
BE Carson Palmer

8/30/2013 12:51:31 AM

10 team 2qb, ppr

QB1 Brees (1st rd)
QB2 Newton (2nd)
RB1 Bush (4th)
RB2 Sproles (5th)
WR1 Dez (3rd)
WR/TE Jordy Nelson (6th)
RB/WR/TE1 Desean Jackson (8th)
RB/WR/TE2 Vareen (9th)

Bench
Romo (7th)
Boldin (10th)
Ben Tate (11th) -- lottery ticket
Pierre Thomas (12th)
J Freeman (13th)
Moreno (14th)

Like my starting lineup. Bench is lacking (aside from Romo being a strong backup qb for 2qb league, couldn't pass him up)

8/30/2013 6:42:01 AM

Brown down, great news for David Wilson owners(bad news for NC State/Andre Brown fans).

I was low on Wilson and Brown so I avoided both, but Wilson could get a ton of touches now, and might get the goalline carries as a result. Has to move up his value a decent bit for those who haven't drafted yet.

8/30/2013 8:51:06 AM

I screwed up by gambling that Brown would win the job over Wilson. My thoughts were that Coughlin hates guys who fumble and Wilson is a fumbler. This injury just made my gamble that much worse. At least it is a minor break and Andre should be back at some point this season (hopefully).

8/30/2013 8:56:33 AM

Some dude in a 10 person league I'm in just dropped Steve Smith (CAR). Adios Bye week TE, I'll stash him with the 1st waiver move.

Pick 3: Randall Cobb, Wes Welker, Antonio Brown, Steve Smith

8/30/2013 11:19:39 PM

What do you think of my draft? 10 team standard (non-PPR), 4 points per QB touchdown, QB/RB/RB/WR/WR/WR/TE/DEF/K format

1. (9) Marshawn Lynch
(Sea - RB)
2. (12) Alfred Morris
(Was - RB)
3. (29) Roddy White
(Atl - WR)
4. (32) Andre Johnson
(Hou - WR)
5. (49) Vernon Davis
(SF - TE)
6. (52) Matthew Stafford
(Det - QB)
7. (69) Darren McFadden
(Oak - RB)
8. (72) Greg Jennings
(Min - WR)
9. (89) BenJarvus Green-Ellis
(Cin - RB)
10. (92) Anquan Boldin
(SF - WR)
11. (109) Kenny Britt
(Ten - WR)
12. (112) Ben Tate
(Hou - RB)
13. (129) Cincinnati
(Cin - DEF)
14. (132) Jonathan Dwyer
(Pit - RB)
15. (149) Graham Gano
(Car - K)

I like my starters, and I thought D-Mac had good potential value. I also think Law Firm and Boldin could have great value, and if not, they're just reserve players anyway.

Thoughts?

8/30/2013 11:23:54 PM

^^week 1 i'd bench Smitty, just cause Seattle has the best secondary in the league

most other weeks, i'd probably bench Brown


[Edited on August 30, 2013 at 11:24 PM. Reason : ^nice squad]

8/30/2013 11:24:00 PM

^ Thanks dude!

10th pick, 10 team non-PPR standard league. Thoughts? Any areas I should make moves? I really like this team. No superstar WR thanks to a bit of a reach on Cam, but QBs were getting snapped up in rounds 3 and early 4.

QB Cam Newton
RB Alfred Morris
RB Trent Richardson
WR Randall Cobb
WR Wes Welker
WR Antonio Brown
TE Owen Daniels
K Janikowski
DEF St. Louis

BENCH
Andrew Luck
Darren McFadden
Steve Smith
Stevie Johnson
Gio Bernard
Kenbrell Thompkins

[Edited on August 30, 2013 at 11:34 PM. Reason : tree]

8/30/2013 11:33:51 PM

Live drafting a 16 team PPR with IDPs here in about 2 hours, my team is going to suffer from my attention being divided between the draft and the La Tech game

8/31/2013 10:13:28 AM

I have one spot left in Yahoo FF league. QB/2RB/3WR/2TE/1Flex/K/Def PPR & PPC. Pretty serious players. Draft is Sunday Sept 1st 6:30 PM EST. 12 Team League. Inbox me if interested.

Thanks


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8/31/2013 4:38:12 PM

Dwyer cut by Steelers.

8/31/2013 4:50:32 PM

My friend is trying to shop around his second defense (which he picked himself). How much should I be berating him for how shitty an idea it is as a potential trade partner?

8/31/2013 11:15:13 PM

got my 10 team draft this afternoon. PPR league and I've got the 10th/11th pick.

I'm think I go RB and WR with those picks (unless something unexpected happens). Assuming Calvin Johnson will be gone, who y'all like better...AJ Green or Dez Bryant?

[Edited on September 1, 2013 at 9:49 AM. Reason : Hdg]

9/1/2013 9:47:53 AM

I'd probably roll with green, as he's been consistent for the past 2 years.. Des Bryant could be special if he builds off the 2nd half of last year.. So if you want to take a risk roll with Bryant.

Couple of questions for week 1: we get .1 points per rushing pr receiving yard and 4.5 for passing tds

Rg3 vs Philly
Or
Andrew luck vs Oakland

Jermichael Finley vs San Fran
Or
Zach sudfeld vs buffalo

Finally

Pick 1 between:

Randall Cobb vs San Fran
Ahmad Bradshaw vs Oakland
Chris givens vs zona

[Edited on September 1, 2013 at 11:25 AM. Reason : Af]

9/1/2013 11:23:24 AM

^ I like Luck(against Oakland at least), Finley and Cobb in my opinion.


Got sucked into co-owning a team with my father-in-law again this year in their annual league. 2 QBleague, 6 pts per pass TD, 1 point ppr, start 2 QB, 2 Rb, 2WR, 1 flex, d/st, kicker. To top it off, you have roster minimums (we have to have 2 kickers and 2 d/st at all times). We went Brady early last year and paid the price (only like 3 QBs went in first round, so all the RBs were gone. This year we decided to go RB and chase QB late.....and then 8 QBs went in the first 11 picks...so we suck at QB.

Our Team:
QB Andy Dalton
QB Carson Palmer
RB Adrian Peterson
RB Darren McFadden
WR Calvin Johnson
WR Wes Welker
TE Jimmy Graham
Flex Giovani Bernard
D/ST Patriots
K Garrett Hartley

BN Ryan Tannehill
BN Shane Vereen
BN Roy Helu
BN Steve Smith
BN Kenbrell Thompkins
BN Jordan Cameron
BN Lions D/ST
BN Kai Forbath


You pay out a dime for every point you finish below the teams ahead of you in the standings, so points are important. I see us struggling again this year sadly.

Should we drop Kenbrell Thompkins for Lance moore?

9/1/2013 12:18:42 PM

2 QB w/ 6 pts per td mean you need to focus on trading for a good QB (or focus on drafting them from now on)

9/1/2013 12:22:00 PM

Lance Moore is infuriating to have on your team. He might have 125 yards and two TDs, or he might get two balls thrown his way all day. You just never know with him.

9/1/2013 12:24:48 PM

Both Thompkins and Moore are somewhat risky. I'd probably go with Moore. But I really don't know a lot about Thompkins.

Just had my draft. 10 team league, .5 PPR. I had 10th pick

QB Tom Brady (3rd round)
RB Alfred Morris (2nd round)
RB Reggie Bush (4th round)
WR Calvin Johnson (1st round)
WR Antonio Brown (6th round)
WR Cecil Shorts (7th round)
TE Rob Gronkowski (5th round)
D Seattle
K Janikowski
BN Lamar Miller
BN Joe Flacco
BN Owen Daniels
BN Vincent Brown
BN Kendall Wright
BN Marcel Reece

I don't really like my bench that much. And outside of Megatron I'm iffy on my WRs. Part of that is due to taking a chance on Gronk. I was pretty pleased Calvin Johnson fell to me at 10th though.

[Edited on September 1, 2013 at 10:33 PM. Reason : F]

9/1/2013 10:32:45 PM

I see Mike Sims Walker 2.0 in Shorts

9/1/2013 10:59:13 PM

for week 1 should i play cam v SEA, wilson @ CAR, or vick @ WAS

[Edited on September 2, 2013 at 1:12 AM. Reason : .]

9/2/2013 1:11:31 AM

So ignore the kicking position, as there are plenty available. I forgot which K/Def I drafted, but I drafted them to immediately drop to see how the preseason panned out and add a couple prospects (Kenbrell Thompkins & Joique Bell). It's a deep 14 man league, double QB... I'm struggling at QB and I can trade for Rivers or Roethisberger who are sitting on my buddy's bench. Who is disposable on this team?

Starting:
QB - Carson Palmer
QB - Brandon Weeden
RB - Jamaal Charles
RB - Steven Ridley
WR - Marques Colston
WR - Hakeem Nicks
TE - Jordan Cameron
FL - Maurice Jones Drew
DEF - Chiefs
K - ______

Bench:
Giovanni Bernard, RB
Tavon Austin, WR
Mike Williams WR
Terrelle Pryor, QB
Zach Sudfield, TE
Kenbrell Thompkins, WR
Joique Bell, RB

Notes:
- I'm trying to trade up for the 49ers D/ST; I'm only playing the Chiefs because they're playing the Raiders first week (after that I'll drop).
- I'm set on RBs (I have 3 top 15 RBs in a 14 man league)
- Probably gonna drop Bell or Pryor/Weeden for a K, we'll see
- I'm a little shaky on WR, Nicks is concerning and Mike Williams is consistent.

Any thoughts on my weaknesses or anything would be appreciated TWW...

9/2/2013 2:06:00 AM

If you aren't starting Sudfield this week when Gronk is out then why even have him on the team?

Without knowing the bye week situation of your RBs, I'd suggest trying to package Nicks & Bernard for a QB upgrade (better than Roethlisberger). Ideally, you could land a good QB, but at least someone in that congested Kaep/Ryan/Luck/Romo/Stafford/Wilson group

And unless I missed where the Chargers signed 5 starting-caliber offensive linemen, then I'd honestly rather roll the dice on Weeden than Rivers

[Edited on September 2, 2013 at 2:19 AM. Reason : and the chiefs don't play the raiders this week]

9/2/2013 2:19:25 AM

^^

I wouldn't say Rivers or Roethlisberger are big upgrades over Palmer and Weeden. Maybe if you can get Rivers for one of your bench guys (Thompkins, Bernard) that would help you just with depth and you can play the matchups. If you think Thompkins will live up to the hype, maybe offer Nicks for Roethlisberger.

I don't know who your friend has as his QB1/2, but I'd consider targetting one of those and giving away Ridley or Jones Drew (Ridley if PPR, otherwise Jones Drew). If he's weak at RB, you can convince him that he can improve there and still have Ben and Rivers to play as his second QB. Good luck though, I wouldn't buy it.

It's tough to get in a 2QB league and get shut out because there aren't many options that open up during the season. In a 14 team, 2 QB league, I'd have 8-9 QBs rated as first round picks.

9/2/2013 5:30:05 AM

Thoughts on proposed trade for a dynasty league? Keep in mind that only rookies are available in the draft because it's a dynasty league.

I get
RGIII
Ray Rice
His number one draft pick for next years draft.

He gets
Aaron Rodgers
My number 3 overall pick for this year draft.

9/2/2013 1:53:30 PM

I'd take it unless your league as abnormal QB scoring or you have great starting RBs already

9/2/2013 2:50:36 PM

I would take it as we'll. good deal for you.

Who should I start Golden Tate, Marques Colston or Anquan Bolden.

9/2/2013 6:58:30 PM

I'd say Colston or Boldin...just based on preseason, I like Carolina's pass defense better than Atlanta's and Green Bay's

9/2/2013 7:04:09 PM

I am thinking Colston. Just worried about his injury.

9/2/2013 7:05:38 PM

Also, for those in Yahoo leagues, I like the concept of the new 'Draft Grades' thing they added, but it has poor execution. I got a B- on my draft, but it penalized me for not drafting a backup QB, TE, DEF or K, and factored in my projected point totals to act like those positions would just be empty on my bye weeks, when I'd obviously pick up a backup for each of those weeks.

It also seems to contradict itself

Quote :

"4th and Goal has the most difficult last four games of the season."

Quote :

"4th and Goal has a well-balanced schedule this season, avoiding prolonged stretches against either the projected top or bottom teams in the league."

9/2/2013 7:14:13 PM

Yeah I agree. The yahoo recaps and stuff are pretty cool. But it's definitely not all that great. It's just fun to read. It graded my draft as the best in the league, an A- I think.

9/2/2013 7:29:05 PM

Need a TE fill in while Gronk is out:

Jordan Cameron, Cleveland
Julius Thomas, Denver
Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit

thoughts?

9/3/2013 6:39:38 AM

cameron

9/3/2013 7:51:55 AM