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[SBriand]

Figured drafting has pretty much gotten underway and I figured we could post our drafts up for comment or ridicule.This was my first of 3 drafts this year on yahoo. I wasn't really prepared at all for this and after pick 10 I was just making random choices.1. (1) LaDainian Tomlinson RB2. (20) Tony Romo QB3. (21) Braylon Edwards WR4. (40) Calvin Johnson WR5. (41) Earnest Graham RB6. (60) Matt Hasselbeck QB7. (61) Dallas Clark TE8. (80) Dwayne Bowe WR9. (81) New York DEF10. (100) Stephen Gostkowski K11. (101) Fred Taylor RB12. (120) Ted Ginn Jr. WR13. (121) Heath Miller TE14. (140) Rashard Mendenhall RB15. (141) Isaac Bruce WR

[Jadaki]

14 team league: starting 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 Flex, 1 TE, 1 Def, 1 K - had 12th overall pick in a snake draft.1 - (12) - Marion Barber RB 2 - (17) - Reggie Wayne WR 3 - (40) - Darren McFadden RB4 - (45) - Edgerrin James RB 5 - (68) - Dwayne Bowe WR 6 - (73) - Jerricho Cotchery WR 7 - (96) - Chester Taylor RB 8 - (101) - Patrick Crayton WR9 - (124) - Jeff Garcia QB 10 - (129) - Kevin Boss TE 11 - (152) - Brodie Croyle QB 12 - (157) - Antwaan Randle El WR 13 - (180) - Eagles D/ST D/ST 14 - (185) - Mike Hart RB 15 - (208) - Steve Slaton RB16 - (213) - Jeff Reed K 17 - (236)- Shaun McDonald WR12 team standing work league, converting to a keeper league this year though. Starting 2 WR & RB, 1 QB, Flex, TE, Def/ST, K1 - (6) - Tom Brady QB 2 - (19) - Reggie Wayne WR 3 - (30) - Darren McFadden RB 4 - (43) - Jerricho Cotchery WR 5 - (54) - Roy Williams WR 6 - (67) - Felix Jones RB 7 - (78) - Chargers D/ST D/ST8 - (91) - Tony Scheffler TE 9 - (102) - Ricky Williams RB 10 - (115) - Rashard Mendenhall RB 11 - (126) - Patrick Crayton WR 12 - (139) - Antonio Pittman RB 13 - (150) - Ted Ginn Jr. WR 14 - (163) - Mike Hart RB 15 - (174) - Limas Sweed WR16 - (187) - Josh Scobee K 17 - (198) - Trent Edwards QB 18 - (211) - Browns D/ST D/ST 19 - (222) - Brodie Croyle QB

[TRB05]

SBriand, on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 10:32 AM, said:

Figured drafting has pretty much gotten underway and I figured we could post our drafts up for comment or ridicule.This was my first of 3 drafts this year on yahoo. I wasn't really prepared at all for this and after pick 10 I was just making random choices.1. (1) LaDainian Tomlinson RB2. (20) Tony Romo QB3. (21) Braylon Edwards WR4. (40) Calvin Johnson WR5. (41) Earnest Graham RB6. (60) Matt Hasselbeck QB7. (61) Dallas Clark TE8. (80) Dwayne Bowe WR9. (81) New York DEF10. (100) Stephen Gostkowski K11. (101) Fred Taylor RB12. (120) Ted Ginn Jr. WR13. (121) Heath Miller TE14. (140) Rashard Mendenhall RB15. (141) Isaac Bruce WR

I like your team alot, I love Braylon Edwards this year. I think you are solid at all positions. I tend to have a skewed perception of 10 team leagues though, since I am used to 12.

[dEv~]

10 team league...go ahead and point out the bad parts and the worse parts. We start 1 QB, 1 RB, 1 WR, 3 RB/WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D.1. (1) LaDainian Tomlinson RB, SD2. (20) Willis McGahee RB, BAL3. (21) Ryan Grant RB, GB4. (40) Chad Johnson WR, CIN5. (41) Matt Hasselbeck QB, SEA6. (60) Roddy White WR, ATL7. (61) Todd Heap TE, BAL8. (80) Jay Cutler QB, DEN9. (81) Jonathan Stewart RB, CAR10. (100) Anthony Gonzalez WR, IND11. (101) Donte' Stallworth WR, CLE12. (120) Tony Scheffler TE, DEN13. (121) Shayne Graham K, CIN14. (140) Isaac Bruce WR, SF15. (141) Chris Johnson RB, TEN16. (160) Redskins D/ST D/ST, WAS

[r0llin_game]

dEv~, on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 4:26 PM, said:

10 team league...go ahead and point out the bad parts and the worse parts. We start 1 QB, 1 RB, 1 WR, 3 RB/WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 D.1. (1) LaDainian Tomlinson RB, SD2. (20) Willis McGahee RB, BAL3. (21) Ryan Grant RB, GB4. (40) Chad Johnson WR, CIN5. (41) Matt Hasselbeck QB, SEA6. (60) Roddy White WR, ATL7. (61) Todd Heap TE, BAL8. (80) Jay Cutler QB, DEN9. (81) Jonathan Stewart RB, CAR10. (100) Anthony Gonzalez WR, IND11. (101) Donte' Stallworth WR, CLE12. (120) Tony Scheffler TE, DEN13. (121) Shayne Graham K, CIN14. (140) Isaac Bruce WR, SF15. (141) Chris Johnson RB, TEN16. (160) Redskins D/ST D/ST, WAS

geez dev, did you draft w/ a bunch of monkeys or retards?

[7s7c]

Standard Yahoo H2H though Passing td's are 6 pts.QB1: C.Palmer (4)QB2: E.Manning (11)RB1: C.Portis (1 - 10th overall)RB2: L.Johnson (2) RB3: R.Bush (6)RB4: E.James (9)WR1: T.Housh (3)WR2: Calv.Johnson (5)WR3: S.Moss (7)WR4: J.Walker (10) ugh, worth a shot maybeWR5: B.Johnson (13)TE: H.Miller (8)DEF1: TB (13)DEF2: IND (14)K: J.Brown (15)

[Jadaki]

7s7c, on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 8:13 PM, said:

RB4: E.James (9)

Edderin James in the 9th round, jesus...

[dEv~]

r0llin_game, on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008, 6:53 PM, said:

geez dev, did you draft w/ a bunch of monkeys or retards?

I'm assuming you like my team then?Ya I usually do pretty well in this league, last year was a disaster when my first 4 picks were Willie Parker (10), Steve Smith (11), Reggie Bush (24), & Marc Bulger (25).

[SBriand]

Someone want to explain what the heck I am missing here?Trade proposed in the league I posted in the first post.I give up NYG defense for Minn Defense, Marc Bulger, and Jevon Walker.It's not that easy is it? Minn is "allegedly" the best ranked D this year in most mags and sites I have seen. Plus a serviceable QB and WR I would rather have than Bruce??? What am I missing here?

[Jadaki]

SBriand, on Thursday, August 21st, 2008, 9:33 AM, said:

What am I missing here?

How fast can you hit "accept trade"?

[SBriand]

Jadaki, on Thursday, August 21st, 2008, 10:43 AM, said:

How fast can you hit "accept trade"?

Well it was going to be instant but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some glaring downside...it just seemed to easy, like walking down the street and someone offering me a $5K if I give them a quarter.I am wondering if he thinks I am going to drop Hassleback or something good. I dropped Mendenhall and Bruce.

[tskillz187]

10 team league, snake draft, passing TDs worth 6pts, rec worth .5pt. I had 9th pick overall.Edit: 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 1D, 1K somehow yahoo doesnt make you draft a K this yr! So I'll hafta pick one up before week 1.Toronto Bills 1. (9) Marion Barber 2. (12) Marshawn Lynch 3. (29) Brandon Marshall 4. (32) Steve Smith 5. (49) Dallas Clark 6. (52) Roddy White 7. (69) Ricky Williams 8. (72) Derek Anderson 9. (89) D.J. Hackett 10. (92) Kenny Watson 11. (109) Nate Burleson 12. (112) Sidney Rice 13. (129) Ladell Betts 14. (132) Philadelphia 15. (149) Ronald Curry I should change my team name to team suspension or team Dreads. Anyways, I have a trade going down tonight, which do you like more. Marshawn and Steve smith for Addai and Donald Driver. Or Marion and Steve Smith and Dallas Clark + backup WR for LT and Witten

[Jadaki]

tskillz187, on Thursday, August 21st, 2008, 9:03 PM, said:

Anyways, I have a trade going down tonight, which do you like more. Marshawn and Steve smith for Addai and Donald Driver. Or Marion and Steve Smith and Dallas Clark + backup WR for LT and Witten

I like Lynch and Smith for Addai and Driver more. I'd expect Addai to have a better year than Lynch and Driver is a lot more consistent than Smith, upgrade at both sports for you. The other trade is a wash at TE, and a downgrade in WR.

[tskillz187]

I really hate Donald Driver though! He never scores.I didn't pull the trigger on that yet and the LT one fell through. I might stand pat with my team, I like them a lot, but I'm always looking to improve, I trade mroe than anyone in my league by far.

[Yoda]

Jadaki, on Friday, August 22nd, 2008, 9:06 AM, said:

I like Lynch and Smith for Addai and Driver more. I'd expect Addai to have a better year than Lynch and Driver is a lot more consistent than Smith, upgrade at both sports for you. The other trade is a wash at TE, and a downgrade in WR.

Clark for Witten is NOT a wash.

[Jadaki]

Yoda, on Friday, August 22nd, 2008, 1:04 PM, said:

Clark for Witten is NOT a wash.

Their numbers aren't far enough apart to worry about one over the other (I guess that's based on how your league scores), and TE's can be very hit or miss. The difference between the top TE in any given year and the 10th isn't very much, your talking about probably 2 of the top 5 here.

[Jadaki]

tskillz187, on Friday, August 22nd, 2008, 11:54 AM, said:

I really hate Donald Driver though! He never scores.

Yea he does, Jennings just got into the endzone more than he did last year. Driver is still the best receiver on that team.Not to mention Driver playing for two weeks while Smith is suspended makes this a no brainer.

[Yoda]

Jadaki, on Friday, August 22nd, 2008, 5:08 PM, said:

Their numbers aren't far enough apart to worry about one over the other (I guess that's based on how your league scores), and TE's can be very hit or miss. The difference between the top TE in any given year and the 10th isn't very much, your talking about probably 2 of the top 5 here.

I'm sorry but this is just grossly false. The top Tight Ends are so much further ahead than 10th it isn't even a remote comparison. And the numbers between Witten and Clark were VERY far apart. Last years top 3:Tony Gonzalez 99 rec 1172 yardsJason Witten 96 rec 1145 yardsKellen Winslow 82 rec 1106 yards8th - Dallas Clark 58 rec 616 yards10th - Heath Miller 47 rec 566 yardsUsing the .5/rec that his league has - 225 fantasy points for Witten, 156 for Clark, 121 for 10th place Heath Miller. P.S. I'll give you 2:1 odds Witten > Clark this year with an injury clause if you still don't agree.

[tskillz187]

I agree that TE is very important. I disagree that Witten is wayy better than Clark. I think Clark is the 5th best TE (Witten #1). I picked him after Gates, Winslow, Gonzalez, and Witten had been taken, but over Cooley and Shockey.Clark had 11 tds to Witten's 7 last yr. 11 tds with 50 some catches compared to 7 with 90 some catches. I think Witted will regress back to like 82ish and Clark will stay constant. I do think Witten is better but I think the real drop off in TE production is after Cooley, even though Shockey looks fun to pick, he's never healthy.

[Yoda]

tskillz187, on Saturday, August 23rd, 2008, 11:00 AM, said:

I agree that TE is very important. I disagree that Witten is wayy better than Clark. I think Clark is the 5th best TE (Witten #1). I picked him after Gates, Winslow, Gonzalez, and Witten had been taken, but over Cooley and Shockey.Clark had 11 tds to Witten's 7 last yr. 11 tds with 50 some catches compared to 7 with 90 some catches. I think Witted will regress back to like 82ish and Clark will stay constant. I do think Witten is better but I think the real drop off in TE production is after Cooley, even though Shockey looks fun to pick, he's never healthy.

I could see Clark outproducing Shockey and maybe Cooley...but I do not think that will happen if Marvin stays mostly healthy (read: plays 12 games or so). Still, Tight End has the biggest drop offs of any position once you get past the 1st tier (save for maybe comparisons to Brady or Moss).