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[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Standard scoring league, 10 members, drafting from the 8th slot.

1.8 - Devante Adams... Run on RBs in the 1st. BPA for RB was Conner, Cook or Mixon. Came down to Adams or Hopkins for me. Both are solid but went with the better QB.
2.13 - James Conner... Cook went, so it was either Conner or Mixon. Call me a homer but Conner looks better. Didn't feel like reaching yet.
3.28 - Keenan Allen... Feel like I am always targeting him this year. Gotta get your guy, amirite? Close to right on par with ADP +1.
4.33 - Damien Williams... Not exactly confident with this guy but he was BPA and part of an explosive offense. Should work out just fine. ADP is 26.
5.48 - David Montgomery... Lots of people overlooking him and I was happy about it. ADP is 40.
6.53 - Matt Ryan... Felt like the run on the tier 1 guys was about to start. Mahomes, Rodgers & Watson were gone. Waited 10 picks after Rodgers & Watson before I decided it was time. A little bit of a reach here with Ryan given his 66 ADP, but I felt better about him than I do Baker Mayfield (ADP 60). But I was wrong about the run. Next QB didn't go until the middle of round 8. Felt like I got caught with my pants down. Oh well!
7.68 - OJ Howard... Wasn't exactly enthused with the WR or RB board here. So I went with high potential at a diff position of need. ADP of 57, so hoping for good value if he stays healthy.
8.73 - Tyler Boyd... Well he's a WR1 for the time being. Established decent rapport in limited feature last season. Hope he can build on it. ADP of 56.
9.88 - Corey Davis... Meh pick. Went BPA and WRs were starting to thin out. ADP of 96, but I liked him better than a few others ahead of him.
10.93 - Royce Freeman... ADP 98. Been reading a lot about potential here. Needed help in the RB room and he was BPA unless I wanted Tarik Cohen or Kenyan Drake. Might have missed out on Drake though but he scared me (as he did many others).
11.108 - Peyton Barber... ADP 106. Finding a starter this late made me happy. We'll see how RJ2 fits into the equation in TB. For now, it seems like its Barber's job to lose.
12.113 - Jaguars DST... Bears & Rams gone in 10th & 11th respectively. Timed this pick right as 3 defenses went soon after even though ADP lists this group at 127. Big standard deviation though.
13.128 - Donte Moncrief... Beating this drum all offseason. Hoping for gold. Was hoping to grab him later, but a late run on WRs spurred me into action. He was near the top of the remaining list.
14.133 - Russell Wilson... Either him or Rivers here. A lot of people were scared of Wilson, for good reason. But I'll take the chance! ADP of 85? Sure, why not!?
15.148 - Adrian Peterson... Flier on a potential starter if Guice doesn't prove healthy enough or worthy. ADP of 118.
16.153 - Brett Maher... Either him or Elliot. I like kickers with questionable offenses but good O-lines. Went with Maher based on having a different bye week than my defense.


QB - Ryan, Wilson
RB - Conner, Williams, Montgomery, R Freeman, Barber, Peterson
WR - Adams, Allen, Boyd, Davis, Moncrief
TE - Howard
DST - Jaguars
K - Maher


Feel like my only regret with this draft is not taking a backup TE. But honestly, with 5 teams taking 2 TEs I felt like there was more value being pushed down at other positions worth throwing darts at. I'll typically go this route every year even if most my stock pile late-rounders end up on waivers. Just increasing my odds to find gold at bigger positions of need.

Decent group from top to bottom. Not big on my WR depth, but I could have plenty of trade bait to work with if any of my late RBs pan out.

 

[Trudem]

Sheesh...you got Wilson in the 14th round?

Overall its not bad. You need one of your darts to pan out for your RB2 but you have a couple options.

 

[leftypower]

nice

 

[TREFF]

if Damien Williams finds a way to keep the job and stay on the field, I'd say your golden. Might wanna have a hair trigger on picking up D. Thompson along the way.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Sheesh...you got Wilson in the 14th round?

Overall its not bad. You need one of your darts to pan out for your RB2 but you have a couple options.

He is going very late. Seems like this happens every year with RW. I had him like two years in a row and always solid. I can see why he scares some people, Seattle loves to run the ball and get a TD/INT of around 25/7 is great just not drawing owners in...I guess. For a late pick, it's a great pick though especially for a backup in case of injury or just for depth

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Sheesh...you got Wilson in the 14th round?

Overall its not bad. You need one of your darts to pan out for your RB2 but you have a couple options.

Like @Shanemansj13 said, there's a lot to be afraid of with him. But in terms of ceiling, you won't find a backup with a higher one that late in the draft. I'm surprised he was still available after guys were taking backup QBs in Prescott, Cousins, and even Lamar Jackson all got taken before Wilson. Don't know if I could ever agree with those except maybe Cousins. But their foolishness should be my benefit.

RB2... I feel more confident in David Montgomery being that guy more than Damien Williams. At least for early on in the season until I get a better feel for my depth. But the "experts" think differently judging on the ADP/ECR rankings. Freeman, Barber & AP are wild cards for sure.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Like @Shanemansj13 said, there's a lot to be afraid of with him. But in terms of ceiling, you won't find a backup with a higher one that late in the draft. I'm surprised he was still available after guys were taking backup QBs in Prescott, Cousins, and even Lamar Jackson all got taken before Wilson. Don't know if I could ever agree with those except maybe Cousins. But their foolishness should be my benefit.

RB2... I feel more confident in David Montgomery being that guy more than Damien Williams. At least for early on in the season until I get a better feel for my depth. But the "experts" think differently judging on the ADP/ECR rankings. Freeman, Barber & AP are wild cards for sure.

The crazy thing is guys were taking Dak over RW for their starter. I mean in terms of projections Dak is rated higher but honestly I would take RW as a starter or backup over Dak in terms of fantasy.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Like @Shanemansj13 said, there's a lot to be afraid of with him. But in terms of ceiling, you won't find a backup with a higher one that late in the draft. I'm surprised he was still available after guys were taking backup QBs in Prescott, Cousins, and even Lamar Jackson all got taken before Wilson. Don't know if I could ever agree with those except maybe Cousins. But their foolishness should be my benefit.

RB2... I feel more confident in David Montgomery being that guy more than Damien Williams. At least for early on in the season until I get a better feel for my depth. But the "experts" think differently judging on the ADP/ECR rankings. Freeman, Barber & AP are wild cards for sure.

I am all-in on Damien, I think I have him in two league, with not much depth after him. But I had him rated pretty high and he usually falls in drafts so I say fuck it and take him. I hope he works out...for my sake lol

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

The crazy thing is guys were taking Dak over RW for their starter. I mean in terms of projections Dak is rated higher but honestly I would take RW as a starter or backup over Dak in terms of fantasy.

I don't agree with Prescott as a starter at all. Cooper did help out in their offense as a whole though, and Gallup should combine to provide a great outside duo so I can see why people are excited about him as a Fantasy starter. But it's all hype right now. Wilson's been there & done that with less. He'll continue to do so.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

I am all-in on Damien, I think I have him in two league, with not much depth after him. But I had him rated pretty high and he usually falls in drafts so I say fuck it and take him. I hope he works out...for my sake lol

Great player but sort of forgotten about within that offense. I was never too high on him. But I have to assume that whatever RB they use will be the rock of Andy's West-Coast offense, much like Kareem Hunt was. Probably won't be leaned on as heavily as Hunt was, but they won't need to with that much firepower. Just hoping that when they get a defense on its heels that they start dumping & running the ball to catch them with their pants down! lol

 

[SteelersPride]

He is going very late. Seems like this happens every year with RW. I had him like two years in a row and always solid. I can see why he scares some people, Seattle loves to run the ball and get a TD/INT of around 25/7 is great just not drawing owners in...I guess. For a late pick, it's a great pick though especially for a backup in case of injury or just for depth

his efficiency was insane, no way that stays up that high

 

[SteelersPride]

Great player but sort of forgotten about within that offense. I was never too high on him. But I have to assume that whatever RB they use will be the rock of Andy's West-Coast offense, much like Kareem Hunt was. Probably won't be leaned on as heavily as Hunt was, but they won't need to with that much firepower. Just hoping that when they get a defense on its heels that they start dumping & running the ball to catch them with their pants down! lol

scares me, was never a workhorse in college or the pros. now is? maybe in reid's system, but reid has talked up DT as well

 

[Stomp]

The Chiefs have a good offensive line and Andy is one of the best offensive minds ever he can make any RB look good in his system. Look at how good he made Hunt(Above average RB but nothing special) look and Ware/West were a couple of nothing burgers that had some good games in his system. Either trade Williams away while he still has value or do what you have to to get Darwin as his handcuff.

 

[wildturkey]

Looks solid. You did pretty well from where you drafted, picking up talent in the right spots. Only thing that I personally wouldn't have done was grabbed Ryan (or any QB) in the 6th. There's not a lot of variation in QB scoring so you can afford to wait on them (like Jared Goff is going around 10th round and he was QB2 overall behind Mahomes most of the season before the Rams had injuries to Kupp and Gurley). Could have picked up another RB (your bench sorta lacks good options here) or a WR in that spot.

 

[tlance]

This is a good team.

Russell Wilson was the #1 fantasy QB in 2017. How quickly people forget.

Damien WIlliams in the 4th is great value. Think you crushed it on your first 8 picks. Don’t love the bench RBs for a 10 man league, but I do love everything else.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Looks solid. You did pretty well from where you drafted, picking up talent in the right spots. Only thing that I personally wouldn't have done was grabbed Ryan (or any QB) in the 6th. There's not a lot of variation in QB scoring so you can afford to wait on them (like Jared Goff is going around 10th round and he was QB2 overall behind Mahomes most of the season before the Rams had injuries to Kupp and Gurley). Could have picked up another RB (your bench sorta lacks good options here) or a WR in that spot.

Yea I felt stupid when the next QBs to go weren't until 2 rounds later... Typically the top 1-2 tier guys go within the first 6 rounds every year with this group of guys I was drafting with. Not this year! lol. I felt strongly enough about Matt Ryan that I didn't mind taking the plunge.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

This is a good team.

Russell Wilson was the #1 fantasy QB in 2017. How quickly people forget.

Damien WIlliams in the 4th is great value. Think you crushed it on your first 8 picks. Don’t love the bench RBs for a 10 man league, but I do love everything else.

Starting to be one of my bigger regrets now...

Royce Freeman is a question mark for me. But at least Payton Barber is the starter in TB for now. RJ2 has done nothing to take the job after all the hype. And AP... It's anyone's guess how Guice will do.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

The Chiefs have a good offensive line and Andy is one of the best offensive minds ever he can make any RB look good in his system. Look at how good he made Hunt(Above average RB but nothing special) look and Ware/West were a couple of nothing burgers that had some good games in his system. Either trade Williams away while he still has value or do what you have to to get Darwin as his handcuff.

DT was drafted by someone else. Who would you give up for him? Freeman has slightly better value right now (almost equal), so he may go for him? I'm not all that big on Denver's running game this year with it looking like a committee.

@tlance

 

[Shanemansj13]

his efficiency was insane, no way that stays up that high

He was 65% 35-7 TD/INT ratio but his 2015 season was just as great if not better. His career % is 64%...he is always highly efficient. I wouldn't expect much of a decline

 

[SteelersPride]

This is a good team.

Russell Wilson was the #1 fantasy QB in 2017. How quickly people forget.

Damien WIlliams in the 4th is great value. Think you crushed it on your first 8 picks. Don’t love the bench RBs for a 10 man league, but I do love everything else.

cam newton finishes in the top 5 more often than not, hes forgotten as well