Fantasy Football News and Rumors

[HaroldSeattle]

True, yet neither of them had any serious rumors of being targets of any team wanting to move up. The closer it got, the more it zeroed in on NE as the only viable option to get into the top 5.

Didn't you have the Chargers trading out in NFL Draft Game?

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Didn't you have the Cards trading out in the NFL draft game?

fun fact: I did absolutely zero research when filling out my top 16 picks for Wil's game. I didn't make any adjustments leading up to the draft either.
Went entirely off of gut calls

 

[SmokingMonkey]

@wilwhite

guess I'll be taking that game a lot more serious next season!

 

[Clayton]

Didn't you have the Chargers trading out in NFL Draft Game?

I know I did. They could've traded down, gotten whoever they saw as the top RT prospect and maybe netted an extra 1st rounder. The Chargers have a pro bowl left tackle already and will likely disrupt that in the near future. They're basically valuing Joe Alt as a Blue Chip untradable prospect. A lot of people are declaring the Chargers as one of the draft winners but I think they really had a chance to totally knock it out of the park and didnt. Alt pretty much has to outplay Nabers or Mims + a 1st. Maybe he does. I don't know.

I do believe the Vikings valued Maye above JJ. They traded up for Dallas Turner. Maye is the Dallas Turner of the QBs. All upside, not ready.

 

[TREFF]

Didn't you have the Chargers trading out in NFL Draft Game?

yeah, but wtf do I know?

I assumed they'd trade back due to the plethora of OL's and WR's and seemingly intense need of QB's for everyone..especially once that heated up as the Vike's traded with NE and took McCarthy, not Maye. More suckers high on Maye would've driven the price to where LAC and Harbaugh might've been tempted.

shows what I know.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

The Chargers have a pro bowl left tackle already and will likely disrupt that in the near future. They're basically valuing Joe Alt as a Blue Chip untradable prospect.

a lot of the stud pass rushers are lining up on the RT side these days too, so it is very worthwhile to have stud bookends on OL when possible. Used to be all the studs hammered the LT, but so much more movement and fluidity from guys like Parsons, Garrett, Watt, etc that line up all over

 

[Bandit]

Look, every GM is full of shit. There is a price that every one of them will accept to trade a pick or a player and I don't care how much they like a guy. It's not different than us in fantasy football. I never say that anybody I have is completely untradeable. Everybody has a price. Now I will tell people up front that they only way a guy is available is a complete overpay, but he still has a price.

 

[Clayton]

a lot of the stud pass rushers are lining up on the RT side these days too, so it is very worthwhile to have stud bookends on OL when possible. Used to be all the studs hammered the LT, but so much more movement and fluidity from guys like Parsons, Garrett, Watt, etc that line up all over

How many teams pay both tackles top 5 OT money?

Sounds good on paper but Herbert himself is expensive. I guess we'll find out

 

[TREFF]

How many teams pay both tackles top 5 OT money?

Sounds good on paper but Herbert himself is expensive. I guess we'll find out

well they paid two WR's top 5 money..better spent on 2 OT's if you ask me

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Looks like the Giants also tried to move up for Maye.

Report: Giants, Vikings offered Patriots multiple first-round picks to move up to No. 3

After months of speculation, the Patriots ultimately did what most people expected in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft: They kept the No. 3 overall pick and drafted North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye.

www.nbcsports.com

The report says the Giants’ offer was the No. 6 overall pick and their 2025 first-round pick

 

[TREFF]

Looks like the Giants also tried to move up for Maye.

Report: Giants, Vikings offered Patriots multiple first-round picks to move up to No. 3

After months of speculation, the Patriots ultimately did what most people expected in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft: They kept the No. 3 overall pick and drafted North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye.

www.nbcsports.com

The report says the Giants’ offer was the No. 6 overall pick and their 2025 first-round pick

I dunno why, but I totally buy the GMEN trying for Maye

 

[Chef99]

I also heard that the Vikes tried hard for Maye, but man, 3 first rounders is steep.

I have a hard time fathoming why the Patriots would turn that down.

 

[wilwhite]

I also heard that the Vikes tried hard for Maye, but man, 3 first rounders is steep.

I have a hard time fathoming why the Patriots would turn that down.

Ditto. I’m not sure any of this group is going to be significantly better than any other. I like Penix to be a tough, above-average QB, and that may be the best this crop has to offer.

 

[TREFF]

I also heard that the Vikes tried hard for Maye, but man, 3 first rounders is steep.

I have a hard time fathoming why the Patriots would turn that down.

They shouldn't have. I think Maye has a better outlook than Caleb Soft Williams, and Josh Feilds/Lamaar Jackson wannabe Jayden Daniels, but I just don't see him as working out.

McCarthy is the only QB I really liked in this draft, then a deep gap, Bo Nix, then Drake Maye, then Penix/Daniels, Caleb last.

Fantasy wise, gimme the 3-5 years from Jayden Daniels though, sure

 

[Chef99]

Ditto. I’m not sure any of this group is going to be significantly better than any other. I like Penix to be a tough, above-average QB, and that may be the best this crop has to offer.

I like Penix as well, just an incomprehensible landing spot for him.

Gonna be interesting to see what the long (or short) term game plan for the Falcons will be.

 

[obxyankeefan]

Penix made a bad Illinois team average. He was great last year with a Washington team that had an oline and strong group of WR. The big knock on him is the injury bug, IMO Sam Bradford 2.0

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Penix made a bad Illinois team average. He was great last year with a Washington team that had an oline and strong group of WR. The big knock on him is the injury bug, IMO Sam Bradford 2.0

Bradford was 10x the prospect Penix is and was the #1 overall pick after sitting out a season in college. Zero buzz about Penix going top 3 let alone #1.

And he played for Indiana before washington

 

[obxyankeefan]

Bradford was 10x the prospect Penix is and was the #1 overall pick after sitting out a season in college. Zero buzz about Penix going top 3 let alone #1.

And he played for Indiana before washington

Indiana Illinois they both start with an I both B1G schools easy mistake.

 

[wilwhite]

I like Penix as well, just an incomprehensible landing spot for him.

Gonna be interesting to see what the long (or short) term game plan for the Falcons will be.

Seems like GM malpractice.

 

[SmokingMonkey]

Indiana Illinois they both start with an I both B1G schools easy mistake.

they both typically suck at football too!