Drafts are boring so I only do auctions. We got 200 to fill a 15 man roster. Here is my team along with what I spent on each player:

QB Peyton Manning, IND (42)
RB Marshawn Lynch, BUF. (49)
RB Ryan Grant, GB. (45)
WR Andre Johnson, HOU. (34)
WR WR Isaac Bruce, SF. (1)
TE Antonio Gates, SD (15)
WR/RB RB Kevin Faulk, NE
K Josh Scobee, JAX. (1)
DEF: ARIZONA CARDINALS
RES WR Kevin Curtis, PHI.
RES WR Anthony Gonzalez, IND. (1)
RES WR Matt Jones, JAX.
RES TE Bo Scafe, TE.
RES WR Kevin Walter, HOU.
RES BUFFALO BILLS

I didn't want manning or Johnson but got Johnson at a bargain price and Manning fell into my lap. Original plan was to have a guy like Cutler at QB and go weaker at WR, while adding a third top RB like Portis. I'm happy with the result. If injuries don't get me I could be ok. I also didn't want Gates and wanted Cooley instead, but got stuck with Gates.


RELEASED
WR Ronald Curry, OAK.
WR James Hardy, BUF.

ADDED
DEF Indianapolis Colts
WR Muhsin Muhammed, CAR.


10 Team league, two divisions of five. Here are the teams in my division:

Brandon Cantu's Team
QB Drew Brees, NO.
RB Joseph Addai, IND.
RB Clinton Portis, WAS.
WR Dwayne Bowe, KC.
WR Plaxico Burress, NYG.
FLEX RB Rudi Johnson, CIN.
TE Todd Heap, BAL.
K Rob Bironas, TEN.
DEF CHICAGO BEARS
RES QB Marc Bulgar, STL.
RES RB Deuce McAlister, NO.
RES WR Deion Branch, SEA.
RES WR Chris Henry, CIN.
RES WR Bryant Johnson, SF.
RES WR Derek Mason, BAL.

Mike McNell's Team:
QB Tony Romo, DAL.
RB Ronnie Brown, MIA.
RB Adrian Peterson, MIN.
WR Chad Johnson, CIN.
WR Steve Smith, CAR.
FLEX WR Wes Welker, NE.
TE Owen Daniels, HOU.
K Josh Brown, SEA.
DEF Green Bay Packers
RES QB David Garrard, JAX.
RES RB Ladell Betts, WAS.
RES RB Justin Fargas, OAK.
RES RB Brandon Jacson, GB.
RES RB Chris Johnson, TEN.
RES WR Donald Driver, GB.

Mike Postle's Team:
QB Jay Cutler, DEN.
RB Steven Jackson, STL.
RB Willie Parker, PIT.
WR Anquin Boldin, ARI.
WR Roy Williamson, DET.
FLEX RB Selvin Young, DEN.
TE Vernon Davis, SF.
K Nick Folk, DAL.
DEF SAN DIEGO
RES QB Carson Palmer, CIN.
RES RB Darren McFadden, OAK.
RES RB Kevin Smith, DET.
RES RB DeAngelo Williams, CAR.
RES WR Brandon Marshall, DEN.
RES WR Robert Meachem, NO.


Scott Keikwon's Team:
QB Philip Rivers, SD.
RB Frank Gore, SF.
RB Brian Westbrook, PHI.
WR Jericho Cotchery, NYJ.
WR Torry Holt, STL.
FLEX WR Roddy White, ATL.
TE Kellen Winslow, CLEV.
K Shayne Graham, CIN.
DEF PITTSBURGH
RES QB Jon Kitna, DET.
RES QB Eli Manning, NYG.
RES RB Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG.
RES RB Rashard Mendenhall, PIT.
RES RB Chester Taylor, MIN.
RES WR Greg Jennings, GB.

Top two teams in the division advance to the playoffs. The other division boasts:

Gavin Smith
Erick Lindgren
Phil Hellmuth
Peter Feldman
Dean Hamrick

damn I can't wait til my draft!

You way overpaid for Lynch. Manning seems like good value. Actually scratch that...this is hard to know with out seeing what others went for.

Any way you can post how much others went for in this auction?

once again u drafted RBs that dont catch the ball, u have no depth either...at least lynch is a workhorse and shouldnt miss many games.

Ted Ginn is still a very marginal receiver, u need to get some veterans WRs off the waiver and dump ur 3rd tier bench WRs

GL

Wides aren't that important in this league and I usually pick up WR's when necessary on the waiver wire when match ups are good. Lynch actually was projected by ESPN to be worth 52 and most other backs went for much more. For example, LT 78, Peterson 73, Westbrook 71, Gore 61, etc.

without knowing how many teams there are (12?), what the scoring system is, and what the other teams look like, it's hard to say how well you did but I'll have to respectfully say, I don't like the look of your team. But, I've never done an auction draft so there's that caveat.

you do have a fairly solid three of Gates, Manning, and Johnson. I don't like your RBs at all though. I'm not saying your team is terrible, but doesn't look anything like a winner to me. You'll probably be in a fight for a playoff spot but that might be a stretch.

I actually like both of your RBs a lot. If I get Lynch and Grant in first and 2nd round I won't be upset, I won't be ecstatic, but it's not bad.

Sidney Rice and Ronald Curry > Ted Ginn IMO.

Edit: How does it work anyways? Are there still draft positions? I assume there are a few guys people would be willing to pay 1 for but since someone already bid 1 they weren't willing to bid 2. So I'm assuming it is still snake order of saying a player and then a $ amount willing to spend?

I'm lucky in my keeper I get to keep Petersen and Gore. And build from there.

QB Peyton Manning, IND (42) SOLID
RB Marshawn Lynch, BUF. (49) SOLID
RB Ryan Grant, GB. (45) SOLID...ESPECIALLY WITH RODGERS
WR Andre Johnson, HOU. (34) SOLID WR...NEEDS TO STAY HEALTHY
WR Tedd Ginn, MIA. (4) SLEEPER PICK
TE Antonio Gates, SD (15) SCARY...SCARY W/ THE TOE INJURY
WR/RB FLEX Anthony Gonzalez, IND. (1) SLEEPER...NICE PICK-UP
K Josh Scobee, JAX. (1)
DEF: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (1) WEAK D
RES WR James Hardy, BUF. (3)
RES WR Isaac Bruce, SF. (1)
RES WR Ronald Curry, OAK. (1)
RES WR Sidney Rice, MIN. (1) HOPEFULLY HE CAN GET A REAL QB TO THROW TO HIM ONE DAY
RES RB Ray Rice, BAL. (1)
RES RB Chris Perry, CIN. (1)

OVERALL A GOOD AUCTION DANIEL.......

ive got such a man crush on james hardy...

other than that i actually like the team, esp if its a 12 team league

I said Cantu. I think NO and WAS are better this year than last. His flex is his weak spot but better than Daniel's by far. Harrison won't miss most of the season again so Gonzalez probably won't do much. A bargain at $1 though.

Postle's team is pretty good too and it's probably a toss up between this team and Cantu for first. Roy Williams (not Williamson) just needs to stay healthy and he's got two number one wideouts. McFadden could be the difference for this team. But, Parker and Young are why I put him second.

I voted Cantu as well, based on starters, but I don't like his depth much. If he can get through the season with few injuries I like his chances. I like Postle's depth a lot more, and would put him #1a based on that.

Cantu has the best team...then Daniel.

Mike Mcneil
Mike Postle
Scott Keikwon

then its a wash between u and cantu

better luck next year

Wow, when did you become the guy who thinks he knows everything about fantasy football? Especially when you don't even know the scoring system lol! TD's are big, 100 yard rushing games are big... catches are less big. I'll bet you even that I finish money that my team finishes 3rd or better.

So wait, you asked for opinions on who has the best team, without giving the scoring criteria or anything, Waffles gives an opinion, then you dog him for it? Ok, so you didn't really want the opinion, just validation. Good.

Please don't ban me. I was just pointing out the funny.

It was just the "better luck next year" comment. That was a bit much now I want to fight him, lol.

What would piss you off more

1) Someone says better luck next year before your fantasy football season even begins...

or

2) Someone says better luck next year before a poker tournament begins.


#1 imo.

You ask for my opinion and I gave it to you. You can't handle the truth so u start trashing me, i get it.

Right now, you have the 4th or 5th best team in your division, knowing that the top 2 in each division advance, I dont see how u could advance no matter what the scoring system is.

Ryan Grant wont have the season he had last season without Favre, Packers wont win as many games and will abandon the run in lot of games compare to last season when they had the lead and would run the ball to kill the clock. That scenario may apply to Lynch as well.

Tedd Ginn has no good QB to throw him the ball so i think he will struggle a bit, he is not a starting WR in a 10 league format imo.

Gates is doubtful to start the season on time.

Your Flex is a second year WR

your bench is weak

Andre Johnson and Payton Manning will be great but they cant carry your team.

I think you will give up on your team after week 4-5 just like you gave up on your baseball team in 2007. The only Fantasy sport i wouldn't want to compete against you is Hockey but I would take you on any other Fantasy sports with a decent scoring system. You are welcome to sign up to fanball leagues and compete against me in football, basketball, hockey, nascar, football.

I didnt mean to trash you by saying better luck next year but it is clear to me that u wont make the playoff with your current team. You Probably need to make 3-4 waiver moves and maybe 1 big trade to be competitive and make the playoffs.

Good Luck

...hope my account is still active after you read this...

not when u see the teams and its not even close...you cant bluff people at fantasy football

Ginn isn't really my starter at WR. I plan on starting different WR's almost every week totally based on match ups. Match ups at WR are often way more important than the players skill level, hence I wasn't really worried about being deep at WR. Gates WILL be ready for game 1, there you are just plain wrong. As for my FLEX, again that is a player that will rotate, but Gonzalez is primed to have an excellent season in a great offense. As for my bench, I have two backs that are slated to start week 1. Chris Perry is slated to start for Cinncy and Ray Rice will start at least until McGahee is healthy. Both have upside, and since my starters aren't hurt (yet) that's exactly what I want on my bench.
Also, in terms of bad teams you can't have it both ways. Miami will trail, which means they will likely pass MORE increasing his value. I disagree on Grant. Grant will be relied on heavily as is usually the case with rookie QB's. Also, this rookie QB is inheriting a pretty good team and he isn't guaranteed to be a huge drop off from Brett Favre.
Lynch and Ginn are in a great division. NE is trouble, but the Bills, Dolphins, and Jets play each other twice. Thats a plus for me when using Lynch and Ginn. That's 4 full games against weak teams not in including games against weaker teams from other divisions.

As I said before, I'll bet that my team finishes third or better. As for your Cantu prediction to finish dead last, most people that voted actually picked his team to win the division.

I am not sure why people are voting for cantu to have the best team:

Top 6 players for each team:

Cantu - weak bench

QB Drew Brees, NO.
RB Joseph Addai, IND.
RB Clinton Portis, WAS.
WR Dwayne Bowe, KC.
WR Plaxico Burress, NYG.
FLEX RB Rudi Johnson, CIN

Mike McNell's Team:

QB Tony Romo, DAL.
RB Ronnie Brown, MIA.
RB Adrian Peterson, MIN.
WR Chad Johnson, CIN.
WR Steve Smith, CAR.
FLEX WR Wes Welker, NE

Mike Postle's Team:
QB Jay Cutler, DEN.
RB Steven Jackson, STL.
RB Willie Parker, PIT.
WR Anquin Boldin, ARI.
WR Roy Williamson, DET.
FLEX RB Selvin Young, DEN

awesome bench:

RES QB Carson Palmer, CIN.
RES RB Darren McFadden, OAK.
RES RB Kevin Smith, DET.
RES RB DeAngelo Williams, CAR.
RES WR Brandon Marshall, DEN.

Scott Keikwon's Team:

QB Philip Rivers, SD.
RB Frank Gore, SF.
RB Brian Westbrook, PHI.
WR Jericho Cotchery, NYJ.
WR Torry Holt, STL.
TE Kellen Winslow, CLEV.

Nego -

QB Peyton Manning, IND (42)
RB Marshawn Lynch, BUF. (49)
RB Ryan Grant, GB. (45)
WR Andre Johnson, HOU. (34)
TE Antonio Gates, SD (15)
RES WR Isaac Bruce, SF. (1)


Both Mikes have the best teams by far, Scott is easily 3rd, Cantu 4th and u finish last.

You have the worst 2 RB of all 5 teams, andre johnson is ur only quality receiver (gates will be good too). You will hope for injuries so your bench players get quality time.

As far as the bet is concerned, you can pm me and we can talk about it but i dont have hundreds to gamble so it probably wont be motivating enough for u. I would need to get more info on the league though, such as scoring system and such.

Good luck and no hard feelings i hope

Looking them over, I would say you (DN) have as good a shot as anyone. I dont see any of those teams dominating.

I like Anthony Gonz. and Ray Rice to have solid years.

HU4R0LLZ imo

me too. I don't know why but I think this guy is going to be good in the next couple years.

Why do you list a guy who is coming off a serious injury and is backing up Rickey Williams in week 1 as a top 6 player?

Care to rethink this after today's cuts?

Daniel's team is okay. I actually like the picks of Gonzalez and of course Chris Perry might well be his flex starter.

Yeah, Chris Perry will help for sure and that is good news for DN. However, he still has holes in his team and needs to hit the waive wire pronto or trade andre johnson for two flex players if he wants to make the playoffs. Chris Perry is not even a top 15 RB.

check out Brown stats the two seasons before he got hurt.

Brown was really awesome before he got hurt last season. Ricky Williams is an average RB right now and runs too hard that he will probably get hurt in the first 4-5 weeks. As a matter of fact, Williams came back last season and got hurt for the rest of the season after only carrying the ball 6 times.

Anthony Gonzalez is the #5 option on offense (Wayne, Harrison, addai, clark) and Ray Rice is a rookie behind McGahee (who is a baller and has only missed 3 games in the last 3 seasons. He had the 8th most carries last season too so i dont see rice getting much touches unless McGahee gets hurt obv).

When developing a bench I look for a combination of decent vets that might end up in good match ups, as well as some rookies or second year players that have the potential to bust out. That's what I accomplished.

Ronald Curry and Isaac Bruce represent the older WR who, if healthy will put up a decent number of fantasy points. James Hardy (hurt) and Sidney Rice also have some upside, with S. Rice being the #2 guy in MIN. Anthony Gonzalez also fits into the mix somewhere down the line, but he won't play for me unless the match up for INDY is sweet.
At RB I have two guys that I'm depending on: Lynch and Grant. If either gets hurt I have Perry who has been given a starting job in Cincy. On top of that, Ray Rice will also start the season as a starter until McGahee comes back. When he does, Ray Rice will still get some carries.

I like my team more now than I did even two weeks ago. Hardy has been a disappointment, but then I realized that I have several mediocre WR options that I'll plug in when they match up well. Laugh about Curry and Bruce all you want, but they don't suck nearly as back as people might think. Manning and Gates look healthy, Andre Johnson is "pretty good" so I feel good about the way things look. In fact, I think the OTHER division is tougher than this one.

well i am glad you like your team, can you keep us updated each week with matchups and scores?

thanks


ps: care to tell us who is on the waiver wire at WR/RB now?

QB Peyton Manning, IND
RB Marshawn Lynch, BUF.
RB Ryan Grant, GB.
WR Andre Johnson, HOU.
WR Sidney Rice, MIN.
TE Antonio Gates, SD
FLEX James Hardy, BUF.
K Josh Scobee, JAX.
DEF: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS


RES WR Anthony Gonzalez, IND.
RES WR Isaac Bruce, SF.
RES WR Ronald Curry, OAK.
RES WR Tedd Ginn, MIA.
RES RB Ray Rice, BAL.
RES RB Chris Perry, CIN.


Here is what I'm thinking about going with for week 1. Anyone think I should make a change to this lineup?

Not to nitpick, as I'm not sure how your league scores (and I'm really, really not a fantasy guy) but I don't know that there's any WR in San Francisco that's going to put up decent fantasy points, let alone old man Bruce and his walker.

Just pray that O'Sullivan doesn't have one of his terrible offensive linemen get blocked into his plant foot on the first series of the year.

Is it a TE/WR flex or a WR/RB flex? If WR/RB, you should have got more RB's, and tried to start one at flex. Since you are in a league where RB's are more important that WR's, I would have spent your Andre Johnson money on trying to secure another good runner that is undervalued, like earnest graham or something. Or maybe have played QB Roulette and passed on manning. Your team is nice on the whole, however. I've always wanted to do an auction, but my friends are all women.

It's a WR/RB flex but the projections for this week have Hardy, Rice, and Johnson ahead of either Perry or Rice. I considered starting Perry, but he's play Baltimore- yuk. Rice is playing against Cincy strangely enough and might make sense. Hardy is apparently projected for a TD at least this week... I'm just going with the team the experts have said to pick at this point.

Oh absolutely, I was just more talking about draft tactics.. at this point, you have to play your best available guys, regardless of position. I'm just saying, in a league with rb/wr flexing, I make a third quality running back a priority, so I don't have to play WR/ journeyman running back roulette. Im just saying your team would be alot stronger if you had like earnest graham as your flex, and someone like Kurt Warner as your QB ( whom I got in the last round of my draft, obv brag post)

You obviously didn't read my blog where I said I was going for 3 RB's and a Jay Cutler type at QB with no stron WR's lol. That was the plan but I got stuck with Manning and then got Johnson at good value. Plus the other owners drove up the RB prices way too high off the top.

Yeah, I dont' think i've read your blog since the world series ended, no offense. What do you mean, "got stuck with manning" Were you trying to like stick E-Dog or Gavin with an overpriced manning, but they quit bidding before you thought they would? owned.


Your season's going to hinge on Manning, obviously. If he has another season like last year or worse ( and by "worse" I mean from a fantasy stand point, IE running more with Addai) you could be in some serious trouble. How ever, if he has a normal " manning" type season, then you got excellent value. It seams to me that you have 4 second round picks ( IE manning, grant, lynch and johnson) but no first rounders. Seems like a sensible team to me.

start ginn imo. im not a huge dolphin fan but pennington might be out to prove a point to the jets, just like culpepper did to miami last year in the oak/mia matchup.

p.s. what were you thinking when you called D.B. on HSP in the 500k+ cash game w/ T9o on a T83 board when he bet out 38k on the flop =P and then raised on the turn. lololol as you can see exactly what im watching at this present moment! lol

I would start bruce, Gin, Curry or even Gonzalez over hardy. Bryant Johnson is still hurt and bruce should "normally" see some passes against a bad D - Arizona. Hardy is still a rookie and wont start for sure. He is 3rd string right now.

Bills WR James Hardy (hamstring) started Thursday's preseason finale against the Lions.

The Bills didn't play any of their starters, so this strongly indicates that Hardy will not run out with the first-team offense on opening day. Hardy caught two passes for 30 yards and appears healthy.

source: http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpag...NFL&id=4635



Good luck

more bad news:

Despite practicing fully this week, Antonio Gates (foot) expects to be limited in the Chargers' regular season opener.
"I won't start the game, obviously, but (we're) just trying to monitor the situation," Gates said, "depending how it feels when I get out there. Sunday will definitely tell the tale and give me a clear picture of what I can do in the game." We'd still start him in fantasy leagues, but Gates may not see a full slate of snaps if his toe doesn't feel 100% Sunday morning.


other team news:

Ravens offensive coordinator Cam Cameron says that Willis McGahee (knee) could be a game-time decision against the Bengals in Week 1.
"He's getting close," Cameron said. "Whether that'll mean this week or not, I don't know." FB LeRon McClain could get some carries behind Ray Rice if McGahee can't play. McGahee has practiced on a limited basis this week. The teams square off in a 1PM ET game, so we'll know McGahee's status early


Ronald Curry is locked in as the Raiders' starting flanker following Drew Carter's season-ending knee injury.
Oakland is left with zero depth out wide and needs Javon Walker to stay healthy, even if he won't be able to separate. Curry projects to lead the Raiders in targets, probably by a long shot. 70 catches is a reasonable goal.


The NY Daily News confirms that rookie Dwight Lowery will likely be the Jets' starting right cornerback this week.
Justin Miller (toe) may be inactive. Lowery's main responsibility will likely be Ted Ginn, who could be good for a few big receptions on Sunday.

Week 1 Match Up:

QB Peyton Manning, IND.
RB Marshawn Lynch, BUF.
RB Ryan Grant, GB.
WR Andre Johnson, HOU.
WR Sidney Rice, MIN.
RB Ray Rice, BAL.
TE Anotonio Gates, SD.
K Josh Scobee, JAX.
DEF Indianapolis COLTS

vs Mike Postle

QB Kurt Warner, ARI.
RB Steven Jackson, STL.
RB Selvin Young, DEN.
WR Anquin Boldin, ARI.
WR Roy Williams, DET.
RB Kevin Smith, DET.
TE Vernon Davis, SF.
K Nick Folk, DAL.
DEF San Diego CHARGERS


I picked up the COLTS D for this week and released Ronald Curry, OAK. I benched: C. Perry, I. Bruce, T. Ginn, J. Hardy, A. Gonzalez, Seahawks D

i think dropping curry was a mistake, he is the only healthy receiver on the raiders team.

good luck this week

Bench Sidney Rice and add Curry.

I stuck with Ray Rice and he's having an ok game... until the fumble at least. My opponent BENCHED Willie Parker so I have a 7 point lead early on, 31-24

Who had brady? Lemme guess... Hellmuth way over paid for him?



And who did that guy start over parker at flex? what a blunder.

Going into Monday night I lead 54-53. I have both Ryan Grant and Sidney Rice yet to play and he has only Selvin Young . Young scares me a little bit, but I have to feel good about the situation.

Even better for me: the Brady injury for all my big prop bets. Gavin has him and I have bets with him. E-DOG has Randy Moss and you'd have to think this will hurt Moss' numbers. Aside from that, Lynch's value goes up a bit I think as Buffalo matches up better against NE now obviously and won't get blown out... GOOOOO BILLS FTW!

Scoreboard headed into Monday Night:

Daniel Negreanu 54 YTP 2
Mike Postle 53 YTP 1

Peter Feldman 62 YTP 2
Phil Hellmuth 50 YTP 0

Scott Keikwon 91 YTP 0
Dean Hamrik 56 YTP 1

Brandon Cantu 83 YTP 0
Mike McNeil 31 YTP 3

Erick Lindgren 110 YTP 0
Gavin Smith 87 YTP 0

Ryan Grant-RB- Packers Sep. 7 - 9:39 am et

Ryan Grant (probable, hamstring) returned to practice Saturday, but the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel says backup Brandon Jackson will play "a lot."

So what does a "a lot" mean? Grant didn't take a preseason carry, so it makes sense the Packers may ease him into the lineup. We still expect him to easily lead the Packers in touches. Considering the matchup, this makes him a dicier RB2 play, but we'd only bench him if you have another true top-15 option.

I had selvin young last season and he is capable of going 80 Yards rushing and 50-60 Yards receiving with a couple TDs against the Raiders.

You will probably need 50-60 yards from Rice.

good luck