Ray Lucas

Jarvis Landry is legit. Even in LSU, he was the better receiver between him and OBJ. His draft stock slipped, when he ran and competed in the combine with a strained hamstring. Smart route runner, better speed than given credit for, and unbelievable hands. I'm not 100% certain in re-draft leagues, but he holds definite value in keeper leagues.

My league just drafted this year and we decided on having a two player keeper league. The usual keeper league rules will apply, where they can keep a player at the cost of where they were drafted the year before. The biggest issue right now, is on Josh Gordon. He was initially drafted in round 11 of our league before the ban had actually occurred. Once news broke that he was suspended for the year, he was dropped. A couple weeks later, a team picks him up as a FA. Long Story Short: That owner is arguing that he should get Gordon at the price of the last round draft pick, because he was dropped and on Waivers like everyone else for weeks and at the disposal of everyone else to pick up. Though some guys are saying he was drafted in the 11th round, and that's his price for next year's draft. What's the general rule of thumb in regards to players who are drafted, but are later dropped and/or pass through Waivers?

QB- Tannehill (The first OC of the Chip Kelly coaching tree, O-line should be solid from a pass protection standpoint, tons of weapons, and actually in a system that will utilize his strengths... He'll be top 10 QB this year!) RB- Trent Richardson (Has to be BETTER than last year right? In a passing offense, where the boxes won't be stacked against him. Knows that playbook. Can catch a little bit out of the backfield? I'll be taking a flier on him every draft!) WR- Kendall Wright (Entering 3rd year. Caught 90 balls, with a low YPC. He's more than just a slot Amendola type player. He should catch between 80-100 balls and I'm betting his YPC go up a bit. If he finds the end zone even 5-6 times... He's a monster you can grab in the 8th round!) TE- Charles Clay (Had a breakout last year and his injury has made people forget about him this season. He's healthy and ready to go! That new scheme is designed to get the TE open a lot in Miami, and unlike Philly where Ertz and Celek both got targets, the rest of Miami's TE group are mostly in-line blockers. Clay should finish as a sure fire top 10 TE this year, with the possibility of breaking into the top 5. He's Tannehill's security blanket. And going in round 12-14??? I'll take him every day of the week!) Honorable Mentions: QB- Carson Palmer, Big Ben, and Andy Dalton RB- Doug Martin (as the bell-cow now... Should be drafted in the 2nd, but can be had in the 3rd in a lot of drafts), Devonta Freeman, Lamar Miller, and Shonn Greene WR- Terrance Williams, Kelvin Benjamin, Markus Wheaton, Justin Hunter, Golden Tate TE- Rudolph/Ertz (obviously), Jordan Reed being drafted as TE 9?, Heath Miller DEF- I like the Browns, Cardinals, and Bills to have solid defensive seasons and most can be had on the Waiver Wire

Alright. So I'm in a 14 team, 1 PPR, 2QB league draft coming up today. I've heard whispers of essentially every owner picking QB's left and right for the first few rounds. I pick in the 8th spot, and I've heard 5-6 QBs will be taken before me. I'm a wait on QB guy myself, but obviously in this format, I have to pluck a solid QB in the 1st round right? Here are my three options 1. Draft a guy like Stafford or Luck with the 8th pick, then maybe hope for a top WR/RB in the early portion of the 2nd. Then pray a serviceable #2QB is available in rd. 3 2. Take Megatron at 8, then grab a guy like Kaepernick/RGIII with my pick in the 2nd. Then pray a serviceable #2QB is available in rd. 3 3. Take the value that falls to me in first two rounds (Megatron/Forte/Lacy in rd 1, and Dez/Demarco/Graham rd 2) and hope two serviceable starters are available in rds 3 and 4. Bottom line... I hate 2 QB leagues! haha! Any help would be appreciated.

My bad! It was a 12 team league. Got my leagues messed up! In any case, here's how the draft went: 1st round: Manning, Brees, Rodgers went top 3, and Brady in the 12 slot. 2nd round: Luck, Stafford, Ryan, Kaepernick, RGIII, and Romo. 3rd round: Foles, Wilson, Cutler, and Newton. (I debated taking Cutler with my pick, but somehow Giovanni Bernard was available). 4th round: Rivers and Roethlisberger My draft went very well. Was happy with how everything worked out for the most part. Matt Stafford got picked right before me in rd 2, and settled with Ryan. Passed on Cutler in rd.3 for Gio, but was able to nab Philip Rivers as well. Also ended up taking Tannehill and Geno Smith as insurance! My team: QB- Matt Ryan (2nd) QB- Philip Rivers (4th) RB- Adrian Peterson (1st) RB- Giovanni Bernard (3rd) WR- Keenan Allen (5th) WR- Michael Floyd (7th) WR- Kendall Wright (11th) TE- Kyle Rudolph (12th) FLEX- Toby Gerhart (6th) DEF- Tampa Bay (19th) K- Phil Dawson (20th) BENCH: QB- Ryan Tannehill (10th) QB- Geno Smith (16th) RB- Joique Bell (9th) RB- Lamar Miller (8th) WR- Justin Hunter (13th) WR- Brian Hartline (15th) WR- Kenny Britt (17th) WR- Andrew Hawkins (18th) TE- Zach Ertz (14th) Overall, I love how many value picks I got, but my WR's make me nervous in a 1pt PPR league. It was also very interesting to see how much the QB's dropped off after, everyone got their two starters. Can't believe I was able to steal Tannehill in rd 10 and Geno in rd 16. Should be able to improve my WR corps a ton once injuries start to happen!

If there is a run of say, 20 QBs taken in the first 2/3 rounds, is this a scenario of actually going QB/QB in the first two rounds? Always thought going QB/QB is the kiss of death, but then again, how great will Forte be on a team with Kaepernick and Teddy Bridgewater/EJ Manuel?

Being a huge Dolphins fan and someone who has been very high on Lamar Miller his first two years in the League... The Dolphins run protection is still VERY bad this year, and Lamar Miller has shown nothing but indecisiveness and a lack of breaking tackles as a RB. I'm not touching him at his current ADP.

No thank you, on Cook. I've gotten burned with him twice so far in his career!

Gonna go with T.Y. Hilton on this one. Jets secondary is banged up and looking horrid. Cromartie on Waye, means Hilton should get targets. Has seen his fair share of them these last few weeks.

Armon Binns. He's better than Hawkins. Could be this year's Antonio Brown.

Year 1: Luck, RGIII, Tannehill, Weeden, Wilson Year 2: Newton, Dalton, Ponder, Locker, Gabbert Wow.

Big money draft and I took Charles at 2.04 followed by AP at 3.08 Here goes nothing...

Who wins the RB battle in New England? I picked Ridley in round 8, then followed up with Vereen in round 13. Do you project whoever the starter is to put up Green-Ellis type numbers? In my opinion, both backs have more talent. Surely, I can't be the only fantasy owner with big fantasy implications resting on the backfield in New England?

Last year's totals: Green-Ellis: 826 total yards, 11TD (with a <4.0 ypc) Feel like Ridley or Vereen will at least best that. Belichick doesn't exactly do a RBBC. Last time the Patriots didn't have a featured back, was in 2008 when they split carries between Kevin Faulk and Sammy Morris. They also had a feature back in 2006 between Corey Dillon and Laurence Maroney. Dillon had 13 TDs similar to the Law-Firm the past few years. Feel like the worst case scenario is both guys average 800ish yards on similar carries, and one becomes the goal-line back destined for 10+TDs. My guess, one breaks free and becomes the lead back getting 65-70% of the carries and scores and gets a decent amount of red zone targets.

12 team league. Hows my team on a scale of 1-10? What was good value? Did I overdraft anybody? All opinions welcome. Will answer your questions. QBs are very valuable. 1/4 point per completion, 6pt passing TD, 1pt per 20 yards passing. Picked Stafford in the 1st round, 8th overall. Starters: QB: Stafford (1st round) RB: Jamaal Charles (2nd round) RB: Adrian Peterson (3rd round) WR: Marques Colston (4th round) WR: Antonio Brown (5th round) WR: Eric Decker (6th round) TE: Vernon Davis (7th round) FLEX: Steven Ridley(8th round) or Shane Vereen (whoever is NE's #1 RB) K: Hartley (19th round) DEF: New England Patriots (17th round) Bench: QB: Andrew Luck (11th round) WR: Greg Little (9th round) WR: Austin Collie (10th round. Nice concussion tonight. Christ.) WR: Randall Cobb (13th round) WR: Doug Baldwin (15th round) RB: Evan Royster (12th round) RB: Jacquizz Rodgers (14th round) RB: Vereen (16th round) or Ridley (whoever the backup is) RB: Knowshon Moreno (20th round) TE: Kyle Rudolph (18th round) So what do you think? Thanks for the help guys! Will answer your questions if you help me out! Appreciate it.

But at that point, every RB has injury concerns. DeMarco Murray, Darren McFadden, and Ryan Mathews are all injury prone backs. So is it more likely for them to finish the entire season healthy than Charles and AP who have historically been durable and have healed quickly? I feel like having either Ridley or Vereen will help too. Since who ever starts for them, should put up Green-Ellis type numbers. Brown has been consistently great since he's started. He gets more targets than Wallace (and my opinion, is the safer option). While Colston has been consistent his whole career. I understand about the RB issue, but I feel like Charles has looked great this preseason and grabbing Peterson in the late 3rd round is a steal.

12 team league. Hows my team on a scale of 1-10? What was good value? Did I overdraft anybody? All opinions welcome. Will answer your questions. QBs are very valuable. 1/4 point per completion, 6pt passing TD, 1pt per 20 yards passing. Picked Stafford in the 1st round, 8th overall. Starters: QB: Stafford (1st round) RB: Jamaal Charles (2nd round) RB: Adrian Peterson (3rd round) WR: Marques Colston (4th round) WR: Antonio Brown (5th round) WR: Eric Decker (6th round) TE: Vernon Davis (7th round) FLEX: Steven Ridley(8th round) or Shane Vereen (whoever is NE's #1 RB) K: Hartley (19th round) DEF: New England Patriots (17th round) Bench: QB: Andrew Luck (11th round) WR: Greg Little (9th round) WR: Austin Collie (10th round. Nice concussion tonight. Christ.) WR: Randall Cobb (13th round) WR: Doug Baldwin (15th round) RB: Evan Royster (12th round) RB: Jacquizz Rodgers (14th round) RB: Vereen (16th round) or Ridley (whoever the backup is) RB: Knowshon Moreno (20th round) TE: Kyle Rudolph (18th round) So what do you think? Thanks for the help! Appreciate it.

I pick 8th in the draft out of 12 teams. Here's whats getting taken ahead of me: Rodgers, Brady, Foster, Rice, Brees, McCoy, and Megatron. Standard scoring for RBs apply. QB scoring is: 1pt for every 20 yards passing, 6pt passing TD, .25pt per completion. Normally, I go RB heavy but I feel like it wouldn't be a bad idea for me to get the sure bet QB picked before any run happens. In this league guys will be taking QBs a lot earlier than they should, so I imagine Peyton, Ryan, Eli, Vick, etc will be taken in the 2nd-3rd round. Go with the sure thing in Stafford or pick up a top RB and see if I can get one of my other QB targets I have ranked 5-7? Thanks for the help guys. Draft is tomorrow and I have never felt this unsure going into it. Will answer if you give me your opinions! Appreciate it!

I have Stafford ranked 3rd among QBs this season. Getting him for an 8th round pick is highway robbery! Thomas for a 19th is awesome too, for sure. But Charles that late is amazing. To me, its easy. Charles and Stafford with no questions asked. You can get better WRs than Thomas with a ton of those earlier round picks anyway. Those two (Stafford and Charles) have given you a leg up already before the draft has even begun! Congrats, buddy!

14 team league. We use QB's for Flex. Kind of weird, but QBs go super fast and often. Had the 11th pick. Which picks were steals? Which ones were duds? Personally, I really like a lot of the picks I made, but I'm not super excited about this team. I'll answer everybody else's questions if they help me out too! Thanks guys! You all are huge helps on here! QB- Tony Romo (2nd round, 9th QB taken) RB- Trent Richardson (3rd round) RB- Reggie Bush (5th round) WR- Calvin Johnson (1st round) WR- Antonio Brown (6th round) WR- Greg Little (8th round) FLEX- Matt Schaub (4th round, 14th QB taken) TE- Jared Cook (11th round) K- Mike Nugent (17th round) DEF- Denver Broncos (18th round) BENCH: QB- Matt Cassel (7th round) QB- Blaine Gabbert (13th round) QB- Russell Wilson (16th round) RB- Jaquizz Rodgers (9th round) RB- Donald Brown (10th round) RB- Daniel Thomas (12th round) RB- Evan Royster (14th round) WR- Jon Baldwin (15th round)

I got him towards the end of the 3rd round. 14th RB taken. Seems like great value to me!

Guess teams are low-balling Matt Flynn on offers. People who've scouted him to no end, what's his ceiling? How about his floor? EDIT: Think he'll be a low QB1 next year? Will be get more or less pre-draft hype than Kolb last year?

You could also say that about Rodgers. Seeing as how Rodgers hasn't put up those numbers in a single game...... Your point?

But who says Philbin isn't hot for Flynn? He's in Miami right now, and they're the favorites to get his services. Obviously Miami was going to wait until Manning's decision and now that he's crossed the Dolphins off his list, they wasted no time in going after Flynn. I personally think that speaks volumes about what Philbin thinks of him. Besides, even if Philbin actually preferred Flynn to Peyton Manning, there's no way that Stephen Ross and Jeff Ireland let a first year coach decide front office issues.

I really enjoyed the way he ran. He had speed and he wasn't a one trick pony with it. Didn't blindly run into the tackles like a lot of shifty backs tend to do. Had patience you don't see everyday and was able to switch gears when need be. Plus he's one of the top receiving backs in the league already. However... With Shanny being there. I would use a wait and see approach before taking him. If he gets reps in preseason, Shanny and the team say all the right things about him being the guy, I'll look his way. Overall, he's a 1-3 round talent, but I wouldn't target him until the 4-7 rounds because of his buffoon of a coach.