MBBRL Suicide "A" Draft Grades by the Bandit

[Bandit]

I don't know if you guys will be interested, but since we are done drafting and have to wait again for our other drafts, I put together draft grades for the A leaguers since that was the draft I wasn't in. I will do a separate post for each team. I'm sure this will all be completely wrong, but at least it will make for some enjoyable reading since we have to wait another month to get things going again.

 

[Bandit]

Was Lefty in his Right mind?

QB - Colin Kaepernick (9) Alex Smith (12)
RB - Adrian Peterson (1) Frank Gore (4) Ryan Matthews (5) Maurice Jones-Drew (8)
WR - Alshon Jeffrey (2) Antonio Brown (3) T.Y. Hilton (6) Anquan Boldin (11)
TE - Jason Witten (7)
D/ST - Bengals (10) Steelers (14)
K - Justin Tucker (13)

I only ask this because of course he chose Colin Kaepernick as his quarterback and as you probably know from earlier posts I've made, I can't stand that straight billed hat wearing, trash talking, no respect for the game or anybody in it jackass. Other than that though, this looks like a pretty good team. I like AP at #1 only because it's going to be hard for Charles and McCoy to back up what they did last year. We haven't had a consistent top back since Ladanian Tomlinson in fantasy and there are lots of reasons for that. Alshon with the last pick of the 2nd round is a great pick as is Antonio Brown who seems to be the only guy Big Ben trusts in Pittsburgh. Gore and Matthews will be solid if they can stay healthy and in Matthews case that's a big if. I really like T.Y. Hilton this year and Indy is going to have to throw the ball since they can't run it and have no defense. Jason Witten is Mr. Consistency at tight end. Jones-Drew is a good 4th running back and as much as I can't stand him, Kaepernick was a great value pick in the 9th round. I think the Bengals and Steelers D as a combo should have some nice matchups (hell they both play the Browns twice) and judging by the games that Justin Tucker won you last year he was a steal in the 13th round. Overall your starting lineup will be pretty formidable as long as your RB2's stay healthy. Finding consistency out of your QB is going to be the issue as the 49ers just decide to control the clock and let their defense win games sometimes.

Best Pick: I really like T.Y. Hilton this year so getting him with the 72nd pick was good value.

Worst Pick: Tough call I want to say Kaeps but he was actually pretty good value, I'll go with Boldin only because Reggie Wayne was still on the board.

Bye Week Issues: Week 10 will be the worst with Peterson, Matthews, and T.Y. Hilton on bye but overall it's a good spread. Week 11 will have two empty slots with no backup tight end for Witten and no backup kicker for Tucker.

Overall grade: B+

Prediction: 10-5 and a loss in the championship game to Sam

 

[Bandit]

Above Average Joe?

QB - Matt Ryan (5) Ryan Tannehill (14)
RB - Jamaal Charles (1) Alfred Morris (3) Knowshon Moreno (7) Chris Ivory (11)
WR - Julio Jones (2) Pierre Garcon (4) Tavon Austin (8) Dwayne Bowe (9) Reggie Wayne (12)
TE - Greg Olsen (6)
D/ST - Bears (13)
K - Matt Prater (10)

As crazy as it sounds, landing Jamaal Charles at two could become a steal and Julio Jones was a solid 2nd round pick giving the fact that he is unstoppable when he is on the field and he's had plenty of time to recover from his injury. Alfred Morris was drafted in line with his rankings in the 3rd round, but I just don't trust that guy. The Redskins defense is terrible and they are going to be losing a lot of games and Morris isn't in there in pass catching situations. The reason he was so good two years ago is because they were winning football games. Maybe I'm wrong and Jay Gruden can turn things around and I hope so because I love Gruden. Pierre Garcon was a monster the latter half of last year and should complement Julio Jones well. Matt Ryan might have been a little bit of a stretch in the 5th round as I would have liked to see you take a WR3 there and wait a little longer on QB. Absolutely love Olsen this year and Knowshon could be great or we could find out that he was only good because he was in the greatest system for a running back of all time. I can't believe Reggie Wayne slipped to the 12th round. He's a steal there and you might find that you play him at WR3 more than Austin or Bowe. And the Bears defense was awesome . . . in 1985 and 2006. Overall your starting lineup will be great as long as Alfred Morris plays like it's 2012 and you get some production from your WR3's.

Best Pick: Reggie Wayne with the 143rd pick is a steal. He got hurt, he's not dead.

Worst Pick: Matt Prater. Come on Joe a 10th round kicker you're better than that. Wait the Bears D/ST in any round also. But hey I guess if the only complaints are a kicker and a defense you did pretty good.

Bye Week Issues: Week 10 with Alfred Morris, Pierre Garcon, & Reggie Wayne on bye, which means both Tavon Austin & Dwayne Bowe will be playing.

Overall Grade: B

Prediction: 8-7 (6th place)

 

[Bandit]

Treff gets the real Mccoy

QB - Aaron Rodgers (2) Joe Flacco (12)
RB - Lesean Mccoy (1) Steven Jackson (7) Darren McFadden (8) Danny Woodhead (9)
WR - Randall Cobb (3) Wes Welker (4) Jeremy Maclin (6) Markus Wheaton (12)
TE - Vernon Davis (5) Tyler Eifert (13)
D/ST - Texans (11)
K - Matt Bryant (14)

It's hard to argue with Lesean Mccoy and Aaron Rodgers as your first two picks in any format. Cobb, Welker, and Vernon Davis were drafted about where their ADP will be this year. Actually most of your picks were right in line with average draft position. Your draft was boring, no big steals and no big stretches. Taking a quarterback and tight end in the first 5 rounds is going to make you weak at either wide receiver or running back, but I think you did a good job in trying to get depth with 3 straight running backs in rounds 7-9. I also really like the Texans D this year. I think it's scary to have Steven Jackson and Darren Mcfadden as your RB2's, but at least you have Woodhead when they both get injured again. Overall your weakest position will be RB2, but you knew that when you were drafting. A good solid team.

Best Pick: I know you quarterback late guys won't agree with me, but Aaron Rodgers with the 22nd pick is hard to pass up

Worst Pick: Darren McFadden because he's been the worst pick of every draft since his rookie year.

Bye Week Issues: Week 9 with Aaron Rodgers, Randall Cobb, Steven Jackson, and Matt Bryant on bye. Probably going to be a tough week.

Overall Grade: B

Prediction: 9-6 (4th place)

 

[Bandit]

Foot gives the old Foot a boot

QB - Drew Brees (2) Johnny Manziel (13)
RB - Chris Johnson (4) Toby Gerhart (5) Deangelo Williams (10) Lamar Miller (11)
WR - Calvin Johnson (1) Sammy Watkins (6) Mike Wallace (7) Mike Evans (9) Brian Hartline (12)
TE - Julius Thomas (3)
D/ST - Rams (8)
K - Caleb Sturgis (14)

This was actually a very solid draft and there was only a few reaches for guys we know you love. Calvin Johnson was a little bit of a stretch with the 4th overall pick, but he is a monster. I like the Brees pick in the 2nd round and even though you might have stretched a little for Julius Thomas, he probably would not have been there when you picked in the 4th round, so if you wanted a stud tight end you had to pull the trigger there. We all knew you would draft Chris Johnson, but I'm proud of you for holding off until an appropriate round this time to draft him, but hey if you love the guy you love him, gotta stick with it. I was just wondering as a Dolphins fan myself if any of the Chris Johnson love would get thrown out the window playing for our most hated enemy. The Gerhart pick is solid and just like with Treff, you had to pay the price at either RB or WR when you draft a tight end and quarterback in the first 5 rounds and your WR2 and WR3 aren't as strong as most other teams. Sammy Watkins will be good, but not 6th round good. Jeremy Maclin and T.Y. Hilton were still on the board. I like the Mike Evans pick as I think he will catch some touchdowns this year with his size and a lot of single coverage with Vincent Jackson on the other side. Deangelo Williams and Lamar Miller are solid RB3 and RB4's and I like the flyer on drafting Manziel in the 13th round although I'm not sure it's going to matter since you will be starting Brees every week any way. Overall I think by starting WR, QB, TE, it weakened your RB's and WR's a bit compared to others, but if Calvin Johnson, Drew Brees, and Julius Thomas all have monster years it won't matter.

Best Pick: Toby Gerhart with the 52nd pick even though I'm not as high on him as some people.

Worst Pick: Sammy Watkins with the 69th pick too much of a reach.

Bye Week Issues: You have your top two running backs are on bye week 11 and your top two wide receivers on bye in week 9. Those will be tough weeks to overcome.

Overall Grade: B-

Prediction: 7-8 (8th place)

 

[Bandit]

Tlance's Lynch Mob

QB - Tony Romo (8) Russell Wilson (12)
RB - Marshawn Lynch (1) Rashad Jennings (4) Joique Bell (6) Terrence West (11)
WR - Brandon Marshall (2) Jordy Nelson (3) Desean Jackson (5) Cecil Shorts (11) Odell Beckham (14)
TE - Jordan Reed (9)
D/ST - Seahawks (7)
K - Phil Dawson (13)

I'm not sure that I've ever seen anybody draft a team defense before your quarterback before but hey it seemed to work in your case since you still landed Romo in the 8th round. I've never actually been the first to draft a defense before so I still think the 7th round is a little early, but I definitely understand the philosophy behind it, especially in this type of league. Love Brandon Marshall and Jordy Nelson this year and I think Rashad Jennings is going to be great on the Giants. I don't like Desean Jackson as much this year because the Redskins don't tend to throw deep as much as some teams and I'm not sure there's enough footballs to go around with Garcon the favorite target. Russell Wilson is a steal in the 12th round to back up Romo and I like Terrence West in the 11th round also with Ben Tate's injury history.

Best Pick: Terrence West with the 125th pick will be a steal

Worst Pick: Another tough call I would just say the Seattle D/ST because 77th seems a little too soon.

Bye Week Issues: Week 9 both Brandon Marshall and Jordy Nelson are on bye so that should be fun.

Overall Grade: B

Prediction: 8-7 (7th place)

 

[Bandit]

TKO going out of town week 4?

QB – Peyton Manning (1)
RB – C.J. Spiller (3) Trent Richardson (6) Pierre Thomas (8) Khiry Robinson (11)
WR – A.J. Green (2) Michael Floyd (4) Jermaine Kearse (7) Kenny Stills (9) Reuben Randle (14)
TE – Jordan Cameron (5)
D/ST – Patriots (10) Bills (12)
K – Greg Zuerlein (13)

Tough to argue with getting Manning and his consistency even if it is with the 6th pick, although the way the draft fell I would have liked Forte here more. A.J. Green is a stud in the 2nd round. At running back you then went with two guys that killed everybody last year in fantasy, C.J. (going to give him the ball till he pukes which apparently was in training camp) Spiller in the 3rd and Trent Richardson in the 6th. If Spiller can stay healthy he will be good, the problem is I don't think he can stay healthy and carry the heavy load. Michael Floyd in the 4th seems to be pretty early for him as I think he would still have been available as late as round 6, and I like Jordan Cameron this year because somebody has to catch the ball in Cleveland, but I don't think he's going to be that much better than the 10th best tight end to warrant a 5th round pick on him. Richardson was terrible last year, absolutely terrible and I don't see him getting that much better. Owning the New Orleans running backs is not a bad idea if you can guess which one you should play on a weekly basis and Jermaine Kearse was really a stretch in the 7th round. I know that Percy Harvin will probably only play 3 quarters this year, but he did that last year and all of their wide receivers were still bad fantasy options. I like the Reuben Randle pick in the 14th round, but my real question is whether you are just going to phone it in week 4 or bother showing up. I think this is probably the weakest starting lineup because of the RB issues, but hey, there are a lot of ills that owning Peyton Manning can cure.

Best Pick: Best Value is by far Reuben Randle with the 163rd pick

Worst Pick: Michael Floyd with the 43rd pick, just too much of a reach.

Bye Week Issues: Well week 4 will see Peyton Manning, A.J. Green, Michael Floyd, Jordan Cameron, Jermaine Kearse, and Greg Zuerlein on bye, which means you will have no QB, no TE, no K, and Kenny Stills and Reuben Randle as your only two WR's. I think that might be a tough week.

Overall Grade: C+

Prediction: 6-9 (11th place)

 

[Bandit]

Fuzzy's Forte

QB – Matthew Stafford (3) Andy Dalton (11)
RB – Matt Forte (1) Demarco Murray (2) Deangelo Williams (8) Christine Michael (12)
WR – Torrey Smith (5) Marques Colston (6) Hakeem Nicks (7) Riley Cooper (9) Marvin Jones (14)
TE – Rob Gronkowski (3)
D/ST – Chiefs (10)
K – Dan Bailey (13)

I hope I draft 7th in a league and Forte falls to me at some point this year and Demarco Murray was great when Dallas decides to run the ball and actually win games. Stafford in the 3rd might have been a bit of a stretch, but if you want a stud quarterback sometimes you have a stretch a bit. I like the Gronk pick in the 4th because he is such a monster when he plays, but I don't like the fact that you didn't back him up with a late round pick because if he gets hurt early that could be a whole lot of zeroes every week. The bad news by going RB, RB, QB, TE is that your first WR wasn't picked until round 5 so your WR1 is going to be on the weak side. Torrey Smith is just so inconsistent and so was Colston last year. Hakeem Nicks, good luck with him. Hopefully he will decide he actually wants to play football this year. I really like Riley Cooper in the 9th and Marvin Jones in the 14th as backups. Christine Michael could be a steal in the 12th round as well. Overall I like the depth at running back and wide receivers, but it's going to be tough with no stud WR unless Gronkowski stays healthy and produces like he can.

Best Pick: Matt Forte with the 7th pick, sometimes you get handed a gift

Worst (Non) Pick: Not picking a backup tight end with Gronk’s injury issues.

Bye Week Issues: Week 9 has Forte and Stafford on bye but no real issues as you spread these out nicely.

Overall Grade: B-

Prediction: 7-8 (9th place)

 

[Bandit]

Ram will be tough

QB – Robert Griffin III (8) Phillip Rivers (12)
RB – Eddie Lacy (1) Andre Ellington (4) Shane Vereen (6) Darren Sproles (9)
WR – Dez Bryant (2) Vincent Jackson (3) Emmanuel Sanders (5) Kelvin Benjamin (10) Danny Amendola (11)
TE – Dennis Pitta (7)
D/ST – Saints (14)
K – Adam Vinatieri (13)

Wonderful first 3 picks. Love them all. Andre Ellington might be your wild card. I know he's supposedly going to get the majority of the carrier, but I'm just not sure his body can hold up to that. Much like his fellow Clemson alum C.J. Spiller, Ellington just isn't built to be an every down back. Don't get me wrong, I hope he's great and according to consensus rankings this is actually a great value pick. Emmanuel Sanders was a bit of a stretch in the 5th round as I think he would have been there in round 6 or even 7. I think Vereen will be the best back in New England to own. I think Pitta would have been there a few rounds later also, but I'm not sure you would have gotten better value out of any running back or wide receivers at that point anyway. Sproles could play a huge role in the Eagles offense, or he could barely see the field behind Mccoy The biggest problem in that offense is getting him on the field because they don't like subbing guys in. I like backing up Griffin with Rivers with his injury history other than the fact that they have the same bye. I also like the wide receiver depth with Benjamin and Amendola in the 10th & 11th rounds. Overall, Ellington and Sanders will be the make or break picks of your draft. If they perform, your team will be great.

Best Pick: Dez Bryant with the 17th pick, I think he’s going to have a monster year.

Worst Pick: Emmanuel Sanders with the 56th pick as it was just too early

Bye Week Issues: Week 10 with no QB and no K will be tough to overcome.

Overall Grade: B

Prediction: 9-6 (5th place)

 

[Bandit]

Did Chef pick the right ingredients?

QB – Andrew Luck (5) Josh McCown (13)
RB – Montee Ball (1) Bishop Sankey (3) Stevan Ridley (8) Stepfan Taylor (11)
WR – Cordarelle Patterson (4) Roddy White (6) Eric Decker (7) Golden Tate (9)
TE – Jimmy Graham (2)
D/ST – Broncos (10)
K – Stephen Gostkowski (12)

The Ball and Graham picks were solid, although I personally will never own Jimmy Graham because I'm just not willing to take a tight end that high. Bishop Sankey in the 3rd round was a little bit of a reach especially with Reggie Bush, Frank Gore, and Chris Johnson still out there, but if you are convinced that he is going to be great, more power to you. Cordarelle Patterson in the 4th round might have been a little bit early also, but I'm not sure he would have been there in the 5th round as much as some of the other guys like him this year. Luck in the 5th is a great pick, and Roddy White in the 6th is great value as long as the word hamstring never appears by his name again. Decker probably would have been there a round later and Steven Ridley is a little gamble considering how much Belichek hates his fumbling issues, but I guess if they haven't cut him yet that's a good sign, plus at least he was drafted in the 8th round this year instead of the 3rd round like last year. I like the value of the Golden Tate pick and I think the Broncos D/ST will be top 5 this year. Overall I think you will need Sankey to be good for your team to perform and Roddy White will need to bounce back this year.

Best Pick: Roddy White with the 64th pick is great value

Worst Pick: Bishop Sankey with the 33rd pick, a lot of faith in a rookie running back.

Bye Week Issues: Week 10 which seems to be a common theme will see Patterson, Ridley, Luck, Gostkowski, and Greg Jennings on bye, but you should be fine. Week 9 has White & Tate on bye, week 4 has Ball and Taylor on bye. None of these should kill you unless the injury bug hits you.

Overall Grade: C+

Prediction: 6-9 (12th place)

 

[Bandit]

Hey Hey he's the monkey

QB – Nick Foles (6) Jay Cutler (12)
RB – Zac Stacy (2) Reggie Bush (4) Ben Tate (5) Bernard Pierce (11)
WR – Demaryius Thomas (1) Keenan Allen (3) Kendall Wright (7) Terrence Williams (8) Deandre Hopkins (10)
TE – Kyle Rudolph (11)
D/ST – Bucs (13)
K – Blair Walsh (14)

Great first pick in Demaryius Thomas although I probably would have gone running back there with Foster, but how were you supposed to know that the next four picks would be running backs also. Stacy is a little bit of a stretch in the 2nd round, but no chance he was still there when it came back to you in the 3rd. I actually think you would have been better off value wise going WR, WR with Dez and A.J. still on the board but to each his own. Your next 6 picks all fell almost exactly within their ADP's. I like the Bush and Tate picks in 4 and 5 and think Kendall Wright is in for a great year. Everybody is saying that Kyle Rudolph is due for a monster year now that Norv Turner is there, but hell they've been saying Kyle Rudolph was going to have a monster year for a few years now and it hasn't happened. I really like Cutler to back up Foles or even the other way around some weeks as both of them are good enough to start. Overall a good draft with not many risks taken at all, but hey sometimes the best way to do things is to let everybody else reach for guys and make the mistakes for you.

Best pick: Jay Cutler with the 135th pick too good a value to pass up.

Worst pick: Zac Stacy but only because he was the 15th pick.

Bye Week Issues: Week 4 you will be missing 3 or your top 5 picks, including Stacy and Tate, so you will need Bernard Pierce to at least be decent that week, but that's a good possibility since Ray Rice might be suspended then anyway.

Overall Grade: B+

Prediction: 9-6 (3rd place)

 

[Bandit]

Sam I Am the Champ

QB – Cam Newton (8) Ben Roethlisberger (12)
RB – Arian Foster (1) Doug Martin (2) Fred Jackson (7) Carlos Hyde (13)
WR – Michael Crabtree (3) Larry Fitzgerald (4) Andre Johnson (5) Julian Edelman (6) Kenny Britt (14)
TE – Heath Miller (9)
D/ST – Panthers (10)
K – Steven Hauschka (11)

You got to love a draft that you get to go RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, WR, RB, and still get a top quarterback in the 8th round. I have to tell you though it does give me flashbacks to last year when I somehow landed Foster and Martin in the first two rounds and that did not work out so well for me. Martin might have been a little bit of a stretch with the 14th pick, but if you think he's in for a bounce back year you have to pull the trigger there. I would have rather seen you go WR with Dez or A.J. but you still ended up with 4 good receivers so it worked out. Crabtree, Fitzgerald, and Johnson are all ranked together, so even if Crabtree was a bit of stretch, the other two were good value picks and I like Edelman this year but not in the 6th round as I think he was a bit of stretch there and so was Fred Jackson in the 7th round, but that led to possibly the best pick of both drafts with Cam Newton in the 8th round. The guy has never finished out of the top 4 in a season and you got him in the 8th round. I know he has no receivers, but it's not like Steve Smith was setting the world on fire last year for them either. I think Heath Miller is solid consistent player, but if you wanted him, you probably could have had him at the end of the draft. The Panthers D is another great pick and I like the Carlos Hyde pick in the 13th round since he should get plenty of opportunities to carry the ball. Overall you should have a great starting lineup.

Best pick: I think Cam Newton with the 86th pick

Worst pick: Julian Edelman with the 62nd pick was just too early with who was left on the board

Bye Week Issues: Week 12 you will have no quarterback since both of the ones you selected have a bye week of 12 and you will have no tight end and no defense. But other than that you should be great.

Overall Grade: B+

Prediction: 10-5 and a victory in the title game over Lefty

 

[Bandit]

Barilko and the Brady Bunch

QB – Tom Brady (6) Eli Manning (13)
RB – Leveon Bell (1) Giovani Bernard (2) Ray Rice (5) Knile Davis (11)
WR – Victor Cruz (3) Percy Harvin (4) Brandin Cooks (7) Jarrett Boykin (9)
TE – Eric Ebron (10) Ladarius Green (12)
D/ST – 49ers (8)
K – Shayne Graham (14)

You got the two best running backs available with your first two picks and that's what sucks about being twelfth because it's a long time before you pick again. Don't mind the Cruz pick in the 3rd, but Harvin with the 37th pick over Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Johnson, Wes Welker, and Pierre Garcon? I know that his upside is huge and I wouldn't even mind it if we got points for kick or punt return touchdowns but I would have preferred a much safer 4th round pick. Once again though if you were big on Harvin, he wasn't going to be there when you picked again, so you had to pull the trigger there. Rice could turn out to be a great pick, or it could turn out to be a horrible pick. You probably could have waited until your next round to take Brady, which would have allowed you to pick up one of the receivers selected in the 6th round like Roddy White, Maclin, or T.Y. Hilton. Not that Brandin Cooks isn't a good pick, but I don't really think he's 7th round good. Jarrett Boykin in the 9th might have been a little bit of a stretch as well as I think there were still better options out there. Eric Ebron could be a monster in Detroit but I like backing him up with Ladarius Green. Overall I think your wide receiver depth could hurt especially when one of your receivers is as fragile as a chyna doll.

Best pick: Giovani Bernard with the 13th pick. He’s going to be a great guy to own this year

Worst pick: Percy Harvin the guy is just too fragile for the 37th pick

Bye Week Issues: Absolutely none. You win the best bye week spread award.

Overall Grade: C+

Prediction: 6-9 (10th place)

 

[Barilko]

Holy cow nice write ups Fantastic work.... You may be a WW one day

Great stuff and Thanks....

 

[Chef99]

Wow...great job, Bandit; very well thought out.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

I actually think you would have been better off value wise going WR, WR with Dez and A.J. still on the board but to each his own.

agreed. just couldn't go wr-wr in a 12 teamer, especially considering the insane RB run that these guys have been known to pull

 

[Sam Sportboy]

QB – CamNewton (8) Ben Roethlisberger (12)
RB – Arian Foster (1) Doug Martin (2) Fred Jackson (7) Carlos Hyde (13)
WR – Michael Crabtree (3) Larry Fitzgerald (4) Andre Johnson (5) Julian Edelman (6) Kenny Britt (14)
TE – Heath Miller (9)
D/ST – Panthers (10)
K – Steven Hauschka (11)

You got to love a draft that you get to go RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, WR, RB, and still get a top quarterback in the 8th round.I have to tell you though it does give me flashbacks to last year when I somehow landed Foster and Martin in the first two rounds and that did not work out so well for me.Martin might have been a little bit of a stretch with the 14th pick, but if you think he's in for a bounce back year you have to pull the trigger there.I would have rather seen you go WR with Dez or A.J. but you still ended up with 4 good receivers so it worked out.Crabtree, Fitzgerald, and Johnson are all ranked together, so even if Crabtree was a bit of stretch, the other two were good value picks and I like Edelman this year but not in the 6th round as I think he was a bit of stretch there and so was Fred Jackson in the 7th round, but that led to possibly the best pick of both drafts with Cam Newton in the 8th round.The guy has never finished out of the top 4 in a season and you got him in the 8th round.I know he has no receivers, but it's not like Steve Smith was setting the world on fire last year for them either.I think Heath Miller is solid consistent player, but if you wanted him, you probably could have had him at the end of the draft.The Panthers D is another great pick and I like the Carlos Hyde pick in the 13th round since he should get plenty of opportunities to carry the ball.Overall you should have a great starting lineup.

Best pick:I think Cam Newton with the 86th pick

Worst pick: Julian Edelman with the 62nd pick was just too early with who was left on the board

Bye Week Issues:Week 12 you will have no quarterback since both of the ones you selected have a bye week of 12 and you will have no tight end and no defense.But other than that you should be great.

Overall Grade: B+

Prediction: 10-5 and a victory in the title game over Lefty

Did I really do that? Awesome write up Canes..................hope I can live up to the hype. Thought Ben was in like week 4?

 

[averagejoe]

Let me just say that the detail in your analysis is awesome. You looked at selection numbers, bye weeks, positions taken, positions available. Lots of work. But great work at that!

And the Bears defense was awesome . . . in 1985 and 2006.Overall your starting lineup will be great as long as Alfred Morris plays like it's 2012 and you get some production from your WR3's.

Gotta say, after/during the draft, it seemed like everyone was complimenting everyone else on their picks. I got left out of most of those compliments so it made me feel a little insecure. I'm glad you like my 4 of my first 6 picks - reduces my insecurity.

What I don't like about my team: Garcon and Morris will be battling for TD/yards/points. That could be bad if the Skins are bad. But then I also have MattyIce & Julio battling for points - somewhat. But if Ice/Julio connect on most, it could be a boon.

As for the Bears pick with my last selection - I needed a D/ST. Wasn't thrilled with any that were left. It was more of a homer pick. But I do like what the Bears did in free agency (Jared Allen, Lamarr Houston & Idonije) and the draft (Fuller, Ferguson, & Sutton) to improve the D. Plus Peanut Tillman (who has a knack for punching the ball out) should be 100% healthy.

I'll take the "B" grade. Thanks.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

Canes, i applaud your write-ups... and am very impressed... But i very much disagree with you...

I dont like sam's team at all... He has insanely good WRs, but his QB is below fantasy average for a starter, his TE is weak, and his RBs are injury prone... Arian Foster and doug martin are both coming back from season ending injuries, and foster is old and potentially on a terrible team...

 

[averagejoe]

but his QB is below fantasy average for a starter,

?? Newton was a top 8 QB last season. I wouldn't label him as below average. But that's me.