fine, maybe I'll make a thread for me, Slave, TreeTwista and a couple other people's advice, since we seem to be the ones who respond the most

8/31/2010 4:40:44 PM

Quote :

"Philip Rivers QB- SD Ray Rice RB- BAL Rashard Mendenhall RB- PIT Greg Jennings WR- GB Hakeem Nicks WR- NYG Tony Gonzalez TE- ATL Ronnie Brown RB- MIA BN Matt Ryan QB- ATL BN Dwayne Bowe WR- KC BN Laurence Maroney RB- NE BN Tim Hightower RB- ARI BN T.J. Houshmandzadeh WR- SEA BN Chris Cooley TE- WAS Mario Manningham, Steve Breaston, Sidney Rice, Vincent Jackson, Fred Jackson, Chester Taylor, Larry Johnson, and Julius Jones are all still available"

Solid starters but you need to grab Sidney Rice he will come in handy later in the season





I don't know if I should start Matt Ryan @ Pittsburgh......Vince Young vs. Oakland....or really try to trade for a better QB

8/31/2010 7:22:23 PM

why the hell are people still drafting Sidney Rice

I don't like holding onto players who are gonna miss half the season since football doesnt usually have DL/IR spots

[Edited on August 31, 2010 at 8:41 PM. Reason : nm, didnt see it said he was available, not a bench player]

8/31/2010 8:40:30 PM

^I agree with the Sidney Rice thing. I'd hold off. Fred Jackson or Manningham might be a better option at this point

So I waited a long time to draft a QB and ended up with Eli Manning and Jay Cutler. I'm hoping Eli will have a good year like he did last year. Do you think I should try to trade another guy in my league who has Kolb on the bench just for insurance?

[Edited on August 31, 2010 at 10:05 PM. Reason : .]

8/31/2010 10:04:37 PM

I don't think Kolb is a significant upgrade over either Eli or Cutler...I'd just pick which QB you play on a week to week basis based on matchup...unless you can get either a Rodgers/Brees/Peyton/Brady/Romo/Schaub

8/31/2010 10:20:47 PM

i am in love with my team, McCluster is my official sleeper pick of the entire 2011 season just based on where he is now and where i think people will recognize him at the end of the season



any feedback on who should be starting over one another? Eli vs McNabb?

8/31/2010 10:28:03 PM

Billy Howell
The Cromartie Kid

QB - Carson Palmer
RB - Maurice Jones-Drew
RB - Jamaal Charles
WR - Randy Moss
WR - Anquan Boldin
WR - Malcolm Floyd
TE - Jason Witten
K - Ryan Longwell
DST - 49ers

Reserves
QB Vince Young
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
RB Fred Jackson
WR Braylon Edwards
WR Devin Hester

I really like my team. I had pick 12 in a 12 team league, and yes, Maurice Jones-Drew fell all the way to pick 12. Why and how, I don't know. But I'm more than happy to have him on my team.

^It's hard to say, based on McNabb's health, plus the fact that he is playing for the Redskins. I'm not big on Eli either, but I'd probably go with Eli most of the time.

[Edited on August 31, 2010 at 11:52 PM. Reason : ^]

8/31/2010 11:50:50 PM

nice, yeah i got MJD with #3 after CJ and AD

8/31/2010 11:53:34 PM

I drafted 7th in an 8 team league. Yes, an 8 team league. But it's a money league. But with only 8 teams, it's difficult for me to decide if my team is in good shape because everybody's team seems stacked. But due to some weird draft picks I think I'm looking good. Advice on weak spots, concerns etc. appreciated

Kevin Kolb and Joe Flacco
Brent Celek and Dustin Keller
Greg Jennings Calvin Johnson Steve Smith (car) Robert Meachum
Adrian Peterson
Maurice Jones Drew
Ryan Grant
Saints Defense
John Kasay is my kicker for the hell of it

9/1/2010 12:12:04 AM

^^^ very good team....looks solid.

^ how did you get AP and MJD? Thats pretty impressive and/or lucky. QB is a weak spot IMO. For an 8 team league Im surprised you didnt get a higher rated QB (but then again you got two #1 RB sooo). Did the others take QBs with their first picks? WR looks decent but what about the bench?


[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 12:20 AM. Reason : a]

9/1/2010 12:18:05 AM

^^yeah, how did you not get a better QB? do you have weird scoring rules that nobody wanted a RB? how many do you start at each pos?

edit: post available QBs too.

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 12:30 AM. Reason : `]

9/1/2010 12:21:15 AM

^^^Please post the top 4 rounds. And how much money is in that money league. And an explanation for how everyone else is so retarded.

9/1/2010 12:24:39 AM

QB Philip Rivers

WR Roddy White
WR Greg Jennings
RB Chris Johnson
RB Arian Foster

TE Tony Gonzalez

W/R Malcom Floyd

BN Mike Williams -WR
BN Clinton Portis -RB
BN Dexter McCluster -RB/WR
BN Jerricho Cotchery -WR
BN Matt Ryan -QB
BN Roy Williams -WR
BN Jabar Gaffney -WR


K John Kasay
DEF Carolina

My RBs are kinda weak after my starters, but hopefully McCluster will fill that void for me. Otherwise im pretty pleased with my draft.

9/1/2010 1:30:32 AM

^^ and please include an invite for me next year. I'd REALLY appreciate it.

I have no doubt that McCluster will be decent, but it does seem like people are starting to overvalue him a little bit. He's basically sight-unseen.

Interesting in Yahoo that he's got dual roles at RB and WR. What a difference that could make in 12+ man leagues where you are thin at either spot.


Next topic...Rashard Mendenhall. His ADP has continued to drop throughout the preseason though he is locked into the starting job. What are everyone's thoughts on him this preseason?

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 9:41 AM. Reason : asdf]

9/1/2010 9:38:52 AM

Quote :

"I don't understand the rule. I thought the whole point of the thread is to get FF advice from the Guru...and he only gives advice on about 3% of the questions on this thing. "

this thread is and always has been (for years) an advice thread

it doesnt always have to come from Panthro

There are several people in here who are very smart when it comes to FF.


Concerning Mendenhall,

I see no reason why he wont be the starter, regardless of how the preseason has gone. For the most part, the Steelers have been rotating WRs and QBs like crazy. With Ben out, Rashard should be decent.

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 10:01 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 10:09 AM. Reason : .]

9/1/2010 9:58:53 AM

^ 100% agree. I love others give advice and I certainly encourage sound arguments either way.

I never intended, nor do I want to be the only one giving advice. I love fantasy football. I have for years, but I get periodic breaks from work and simply can't post in here as much as I could 4 years ago.

With that said, continue to ask questions and continue to give answers. If someone wants to ask something specific to me, just ask ITT.

During the season, feel free to PM me. I know V0LC0M and about 10 others consistently do that throughout the season and I am happy to help (as long as you aren't in any of my leagues )

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 10:08 AM. Reason : V0LC0M]

9/1/2010 10:02:54 AM

ironically enough I just got a trade offer from a guy (who is a huge steelers fan)

he wants Mendenhall and said pick anyone from his team to trade other than CJ

his team is:


Tom Brady QB- NE View Videos
Matt Forte RB- CHI
Chris Johnson RB- TEN
Calvin Johnson WR- DET
DeSean Jackson WR- PHI
Kellen Winslow TE- TB View Videos
Marion Barber RB- DAL
Felix Jones RB- DAL
Matthew Stafford QB- DET
Darren McFadden RB- OAK View Videos
Braylon Edwards WR- NYJ
Mike Wallace WR- PIT
Heath Miller - TE - PIT


My team:
"Philip Rivers QB- SD
Ray Rice RB- BAL
Rashard Mendenhall RB- PIT
Greg Jennings WR- GB
Hakeem Nicks WR- NYG
Tony Gonzalez TE- ATL
Ronnie Brown RB- MIA
Matt Ryan QB- ATL
Dwayne Bowe WR- KC
Laurence Maroney RB- NE
Tim Hightower RB- ARI
T.J. Houshmandzadeh WR- SEA
Chris Cooley TE- WAS


Mario Manningham, Steve Breaston, Sidney Rice, Vincent Jackson, Fred Jackson, Chester Taylor, Larry Johnson, and Julius Jones are all still available

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 10:16 AM. Reason : Panthro, what do you think?]

9/1/2010 10:16:03 AM

maybe try Forte/Megatron for Nicks/Mendenhall? Forte should have a solid year and Calvin is a big upgrade from Nicks and would solidify your WR corps

9/1/2010 10:46:54 AM

yeah but Chester Taylor worries me. He could take a substantial cut from Forte.

9/1/2010 11:31:20 AM

If it were me I wouldnt trade Mendenhall...I prefer to have better RBs than WR unless you are in a PPR league. If you do want to trade Id do a straight Mendenhall for Calvin trade to upgrade your WRs and move Ronnie Brown to the starting RB spot.

V then I would do a straight trade for Calvin. If he wants him bad enough take Calvin and take a chance on Felix Jones.



[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 11:57 AM. Reason : a]

9/1/2010 11:45:07 AM

it is a PPR league

9/1/2010 11:54:25 AM

my draft strategy was 3 RBs, 3 WR, QB, TE, 3x BEST AVAILABLE RB/WR, QB, DEF, TE, K, BEST AVAILABLE WHATEVER

i picked McCluster and Cribbs as my last two spots because I always like to have ST specialists who can consistently produce even if they are not stellar otherwise

9/1/2010 12:00:33 PM

now he just wants to trade Forte for Mendenhall....


argh! DECISIONS!!

9/1/2010 12:27:37 PM

^ wouldnt take that one.

9/1/2010 12:33:21 PM

Yeah but I want Calvin Johnson.


what about Forte, Johnson for D. Bowe, Nicks, and Mendenhall?

9/1/2010 12:34:45 PM

It's my opinion that you lose there, Volcom.

Forte could crap the bed...and quite honestly, so could Johnson.

What about Brady, Forte and Johnson for Rivers, Mendenhall and Nicks?

You: Big win @ WR, lose at RB, win @ QB (it's my belief that Brady will be significantly better than Rivers this year)

He: Mild loss @ QB (but if he's a NC State fan, he gets Rivers. , loses at WR, Biggest win of them all @ RB.

Overall, pretty even trade.

If you want to make it more palatable, you could offer Jennings instead of Nicks.

Is that too much of a shakeup?

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 12:43 PM. Reason : asdf]

9/1/2010 12:41:43 PM

brain hurt

9/1/2010 1:06:00 PM

Any tips/strategy for a 12 team H2H draft in about 4 hours? =P

9/1/2010 4:52:23 PM

^specific strategy depends on where you're drafting, but a few points in general:

Know your league rules inside and out
WR's are more scarce than RB's this year, so when in doubt go WR (especially in ppr leagues)
TE is deep, so don't reach for one early

9/1/2010 4:58:09 PM

So what kind of shape do y'all think I'm in--kind of worried about QB. We had an autodrafter gone nuts that went QB in each of the first 4 rounds on one team and for some reason I was high on Stafford so I picked him far higher than I should have and over some better options--don't know what I was thinking. I also went way high on D/ST but they tend to go early in our league due to favorable scoring rules and a run was brewing.

10 team league, PPR only for TE's, 3rd pick in snake draft. Overall pick # in parentheses.

QB: Matt Stafford (58)
RB: Ray Rice (3)
RB: Pierre Thomas (23)
WR: Larry Fitzgerald (18)
WR: Anquan Boldin (43)
WR: Malcom Floyd (123)
TE: Jason Witten (38)
K: Garrett Hartley (138)
D/ST: Vikings (98)

Bench: Vince Young (103), Darren Sproles (78), Willis McGahee (158), Pierre Garcon (83), Jerricho Cotchery (118), Percy Harvin (63) , Ben Watson (143)

9/1/2010 5:17:49 PM

Here is my team (16-team, PPR, points for punt/return yards, snake draft, had the 3rd pick):

QB Cutler, Jay
RB Peterson, Adrian
RB Wells, Beanie
RB/WR Sproles, Darren
WR Jackson, DeSean WR PHI
WR Jennings, Greg WR GB
TE Shockey, Jeremy TE NO
K Buehler, David K DAL
DEF Eagles

Bench:
Roethlisberger, Ben QB PIT
Maroney, Laurence RB NE
Moss, Santana WR WAS
Robinson, Laurent WR STL
Washington, Nate WR TEN

Feel weak at TE, but I think I can pick a solid one up off waivers if necessary. Benck WRs are a bit of a reach, and perhaps need a better RB2.

9/1/2010 5:45:25 PM

Cutler is gonna be awful. You better pick up another QB for the first 4 weeks.

9/1/2010 6:14:38 PM

Chargers pass offense rises in wake of LT departure
they called it the year of the :

9/1/2010 6:19:20 PM

nm typos haha

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 6:32 PM. Reason : ]

9/1/2010 6:19:28 PM

Here is my first one.
This league has an extra offensive player (OP) that can be filled with a QB, RB, WR, or TE.

QB - Jay Cutler
RB - Adrian Peterson
RB - Ryan Mathews
RB/WR - Jamaal Charles
WR - Andre Johnson
WR - Calvin Johnson
TE - Brent Celek
OP - Jahvid Best
D/ST - Saints D/ST

BN - Dwayne Bowe
BN - Hakeem Nicks
BN - Zach Miller
BN - David Garrard
BN - Bears D/ST
BN - Ben Roethlisberger

Strong at RB, weak at QB. Currently adding 49ers D/ST for week 1 and dropping the Bears.

What do you think?

9/1/2010 8:29:11 PM

I can't imagine having a flex spot that includes QB and not playing a QB. I think you blew it by drafting solid RB/WR and ignoring the QB's. You have to replace Best with Garrard, or a trade up would be nice. Maybe you'll do okay when Big Ben comes back.

9/1/2010 9:15:01 PM

Well it was a live draft and I was not able to make it, and I didn't have the time to be on the phone the whole time so I sent a ranked list to my friend and he did the best he could. Believe me, if I had of been there, my QB situation would not be as bad.

9/1/2010 9:25:57 PM

man, there will be sleeper QBs this season that are probably on the waiver wire already. Also you can play QB matchups all year long.

But regardless, you should have drafted a two- QB rotation to play weekly matchups. E.g. Probably get a Flacco/Ryan rotation from later in the draft, but they will both have predictably big weeks when played smartly.

[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 9:49 PM. Reason : not so much for Cutler (douche) and Roethlisburger (suspension and lost playing time, et al)]

9/1/2010 9:39:20 PM

^^^^How many teams are in your league? I'm sure quite a few people grabbed QB's early but you have like 5 guys that are in most peoples top 25 overall players.

9/1/2010 9:41:49 PM

thats a pretty interesting league setup...overvalue QBs by allowing you to play 2, but giving others the chance to load up on an unusual number of stud RBs and WRs

9/1/2010 9:48:56 PM

^^^Once again, I didn't draft this team, just provided a list since I couldn't make the live draft.

^^10 members. I've offered a couple of trades involving Peterson and Charles for QBS, since obviously I have four "premier" RBs on my roster, most other players only have 1 decent RB, if that. The problem is finding a team that has both an top QB and other decent enough players to agree to trading away their QB. I did have one guy bring up a trade involving Eli Manning, but I am not sure what he wants from me, or who I should be willing to give up, for Manning.



[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 9:53 PM. Reason : ^]

9/1/2010 9:53:31 PM

^I would just stick with your current team and rotate some QB's in and out based on matchups. You should get far better consistency from your RB's/WR's then everyone else, if you are losing 5-10 points on average per week from your QB's it shouldnt hurt you too bad.

9/1/2010 9:55:59 PM

it's going to be an interesting season

QB: Drew Brees
RB: Ryan Matthews, Ricky Williams, Felix Jones, Chester Taylor, Montario Hardesty, and Fred Taylor
WR: DeShean Jackson, Pierre Garcon, Santana Moss, Eddie Royal, Josh Cribbs, and Legedu Naanee
TE: Chris Cooley
D/ST: Bengals
K: Golden Boot

I am hoping that Cribbs and Naanee will prove to be absolute steals

9/1/2010 10:03:27 PM

Quote :

"I've offered a couple of trades involving Peterson and Charles for QBS"

Whoa, bad idea, unless you're getting a top-4 QB straight up. You need those four studs through bye weeks and injuries. Drop the backup TE for someone with potential, play the matchups, and see how it goes.

9/1/2010 10:07:32 PM

am I missing the upside with Garcon somehow? isnt he competing for sloppy seconds (behind Wayne) with gonzalez, collie, clark, et al?

9/1/2010 10:07:34 PM

Wayne is old and Garcon has looked great so far/is the deep threat

9/1/2010 10:08:53 PM

^^^^^That is probably what I am going to do, and hopefully when Ben comes back he can be somewhat consistent.

^^^Yeah two seperate trades involving either Peterson or Charles for a top 6 QB straight up.

9/1/2010 10:13:11 PM

even though we all know Dallas Clark is the real #2 behind Reggie, Gonzo and Collie and guys like that aren't stepping up...looks like he and Peyton have been getting their chemistry up since last season...most fantasy experts have Garcon as the 2nd Colts WR to go off the boards

9/1/2010 10:14:59 PM

wow, thanks. I hadnt watched any of their preseason games.

I was thinking Wayne would be a top 5 receiver again for some reason. He's the only guy other than Clark who has any kind of real repoire/rapport with Peyton.

9/1/2010 10:15:01 PM

Wayne easily could be a top 5 WR again...but obviously Indy likes to throw a bunch, and I think Clark will probably have another top-3 tight end season...but Garcon will get plenty of targets, and could get 50+ catches and maybe 800 yards, just my guess...I happily have him as my 3rd WR

and for shits and giggles, here's MY current top 5's at a few positions

QB: Rodgers, Brees, Peyton, Brady, Schaub (sorry Romo)
RB: CJ, MJD, AP, Ray Ray, Turner
WR: AJ, Moss, Wayne, Calvin, Brandon (sorry Larry, but Leinart sucks)
TE: Gates, Clark, Witten, Davis, Gonzo (not buying the Finley hype)


[Edited on September 1, 2010 at 10:26 PM. Reason : .]

9/1/2010 10:18:43 PM