Ray_T

hey guys, sorry for getting my commentary on my own picks so late. my team QB 8.01 Goff- Lions 11.12-Carr-Saints 15.12-Bryce Young I tried to go late on the QB this time around. Happy to snag Young so late. The team has invested in the line and brought in another weapon at WR. If the line is truly improved, I expect he will take a step forward in his development. Possibly to a point where he may be fantasy relevant. Goff is solid for where I took him and Carr is a fine backup. RB 1.12 Henry-BAL 2.01 Barkley-PHI 6.01 Swift-DET- 12.01 Dobbins -LAC I wasnt planning on going hard on RB early, but my hand was forced. WR went more than RB early. so much so that I felt there were not any WR I really liked at the turn. I'd rather jump in to start a run at a position than join in at the end of one, so I went where the value was. Barkley and Henry were (to me at least) the Best RB on the board at the time. Henry was a bit of a reach, but I wasnt gonna pick again for like 22 picks so I didnt want to presume a good RB would come back to me at the end of round 3. this is one of the pitfalls of picking on the end. if you want your guy, you sometimes have to reach. and Reach I did, but I feel like I have one of the better 1-2 punches at RB this year in the Mock. also happy to get Swift as my #3. I'm excited about the Bears offense for the first time..... well.... maybe ever. I think Swift could be a big part of that. Dobbins is a fine RB4. upside is there if he stays healthy. WR 3.12 Pickens-PIT 4.01 Waddle-MIA 7.12 Ridley-TEN 9.12 Palmer-LAC 10.01 Shaheed-NO 14.01 Wicks-GB Mixed bag here. the price you pay for not drafting a WR early. Pickens provides reasonable upside. I'm hoping the improvement at QB will allow him to take another step forward. good potential upside here Waddle-in my mind one of the best really good WR left on the board. I was happy to get him at 4.01 Ridley-1000 yard WR moved to Tennessee. Hoping he has shaken off the rust. Palmer and shaheed are both high upside mid to later round picks. Hoping one of them breaks out to make this average WR group above average Wicks is a late round flyer. PFF had him as the WR who gets open the most often in the NFL. those metrics tell me this is a possible breakout candidate, and at this price I'll take a shot. TE 5.12 Kittle Really happy to get Kittle here. full value for a 1000 yard TE. unhappy with myself for not getting a backup TE given the amount kittle has been hurt in his career. Hopefully this doesnt bite me in the arse. (it probably will) D/ST 13.12 Jets 16.01Eagles I think the Jets may be the best Defense in the NFL this year. with an offense that can actually stay on the field and not turn the ball over a ton, this defense will not be tired late in games and will not give up points that are really the fault of the offense for turning the ball over. it was one of the top defenses on a bad team last year, but with a solid offense, they could rise to the top. really happy to get them Eagles are ok. really wanted the bears here. probably should have taken that backup TE I spoke of earlier for this spot. my bad. overall I give myself a B minus. happy with the RB. need some WR to step up to make this a super competitive team. QB are decent but not outstanding TE and D/ST are top notch. in a redraft league this is a low end playoff team but not a championship team. Not without some breakouts. I did do a fair job of taking players with upside so it can happen. I'm just not counting on it.

yeah, having him ranked as a QB and then suddenly switching to TE screws over the guy who just dropped him for fear hes not a useful QB. its essentially a mid season rule change. given that it happened the day after he dropped the player I'd give him 24 hours to decide if he wants him back. if he rejects, then he goes to waivers or free agency or whatever happens in your league.

I think if my memory is correct he had a reputation of dropping too many passes too. but hes maybe the first WR with that kind of speed who is also a good route runner. so from my perspective hes a much higher chance at success. either way, no sane team drafts him ahead of Harrison or Nabers so that pushed him down the list. but this may have been the deepest draft at WR in a generation. maybe ever. so its a forgiveable offense

well, I figured Likely could have started for a large number of teams last year. but I really think this is a function of Andrews isnt 100% so they did the pivot and kept Andrews in to draw some coverage. Hes talented enough I agree, but they wont discard Andrews unless he really cannot play. I dont feel thats happening yet. it may have happened this week because Andrews may not be healthy but I cannot see this being the norm moving forward. he may have one or two more games of very high production and maybe when Andrews is ready they do more 2 TE sets and it becomes a dual threat. but there are only so many mouths to feed, so his upside may be limited (though admittedly he looked better than nearly all the Baltimore WR too)

no kidding. lol

Not ideal from what I can tell......

he also seems to start off the season slow. look at his last couple seasons. week 1 and 2 were shaky and then he started lighting it up might just be coincidence but its worth noting. if you own him do not panic.

Barkley is deadly once he gets the ball in space. and that combined with a good O line is a nice combination. once he gets into the secondary, watch out. I love this guy. Took him in the July Mock but wasnt able to get him in any of my other drafts. I'm a bit sad about that, but hey, sometimes the draft falls in a manner that you cant get all your targeted players. it happens.

wise move. putting a a rookie QB behind a leaky line is a good way to ruin your prospect. plenty of young QBs have been ruined in this way. give him a year, invest in the line, make sure he has a decent WR or two and boom you're good

thats actually an understatement, it was horrible most plays.

this is hardly the game for anyone to overreact. they played a very good defense. but I was not thrilled with the line play. That didnt loog good at any level

well, there is fu because your team lost and there is fu because he laid an egg in fantasy. I suspect this is about the Ravens losing more than this is about fantasy. but this goes back to the whole difference between a good QB and a good fantasy QB. the two are not the same

honestly, I thought he looked ok. there were a number of plays where he was hit in the backfield and bounced off it to gain 2 or 3. the Baltimore O line was completely dominated by the KC D line. Henry did a good job of not going down on the first attempted tackle. thats what you want. but you can only do so much when the line isnt blocking for you.

likely may have just emerged for you. not sure hes a long term solution but hes sure looking good today

agreed. hes good enough that they gotta find more ways to get him on the field than your 2 TE sets. dude is especially good againt zone defense. really good at finding the soft spot in the zone. and if the chiefs start to play more zone, Likely should get more love