First Non Official FFToday Mock Draft Discussion

[Matt Mueller 148]

Welcome back polecat!

 

Let's wrap this beast up.

[Matt Mueller 148]

As a general request and reminder if anyone can't be around the boards for a significant period of time please enter a pre draft pick on the MFL site.

 

You can choose as many targets as you want in the order of your preference and the site will autopick for you when it's your turn. This will keep things moving along.

 

 

If you can't figure out how to make the pick PM me here with your targets and I will make the pick for you.

 

 

Good draft so far! I hope we have all learned something from this exercise.

[Matt Mueller 148]

I took Flacco. There are a couple qbs left that I think have more upside but I felt he was the safest choice at QB2 and that's what I wanted with a 2nd year starter as my QB1.

 

The loss of Boldin will hurt for sure but he seemed to make significant progress with Caldwell calling the plays and I think it' possible he builds upon his post season success into next season.

[WhiteWonder 2,860]

i think Big Ben is the perfect QB2. He had really good numbers in 13 games. 3200 and 26. He loses Mike Wallace and his 800-8 production but im sure Pitt will do something at receiver and he still has Brown and Miller. What you really want is a guy who you can plug in during bye week or injury and have a 250 and 3 type day.

[Voltaire 5,388]

QB is funny this year. Out of the blue we added QB1 talent in Luck, RG3, Wilson and Kaepernick. Meanwhile two guys guys who have been borderline 1s for many years -Flacco and Roethlisburger- lost top WRs.

[Matt Mueller 148]

Slow draft day 16.

 

Pick 12.9

 

#molasses

[GreenTD 56]

Slow draft day 16.

 

Pick 12.9

 

#molasses

 

Feels like we are at FFC & some of the drafters forgot to hit the auto-draft button. Starting to wonder if we've had some people abandon ship.

[WhiteWonder 2,860]

with only 5 bench, im left wondering if i should back up my tight end or go with only 1 and take another RB.....

 

i'm assuming we MUST draft both a kicker and defense for this exercise?

[Patches_o'Houlihan 0]

My bad on the friday delay, had a crazy Friday. I'm preselected for next round now too so should be no more hold ups from me. Sorry about that.

[Matt Mueller 148]

with only 5 bench, im left wondering if i should back up my tight end or go with only 1 and take another RB.....

 

i'm assuming we MUST draft both a kicker and defense for this exercise?

 

Don't assume that. Draft the team as you see fit.

 

You can either assume you are drafting a team 'now' for a league starting up in a few months or a more regular draft that takes place a week or more before the actual games starts as is typical. The wavier wire will be open.

[Matt Mueller 148]

My bad on the friday delay, had a crazy Friday. I'm preselected for next round now too so should be no more hold ups from me. Sorry about that.

 

No worries about the delay. Life happens. I just wish more people would use the auto draft feature. Thanks for doing so!

[Voltaire 5,388]

I suffered more than most of you with polecat's delay.

 

I couldn't make up my mind WR4 or Seattle D. I settled on Seattle D in my preselect with polecat on the clock and had went to bed with it in there. Later, I got the urge to get a WR4 so I changed it. In fact the entire day and a half that polecat was on the clock, I changed that pick back and forth 3 or 4 times.

[ralphster 274]

Ok! With only a DEF and a kicker left to draft here's my thoughts on what I was trying to do with this draft. The last couple years have taught me that RBs are tough; tough to figure and project and tough to keep healthy/productive for an entire year. When it comes to RBs I feel its best to draft early and often. WRs/TEs are deep enough that value is around provided you get a game breaker within the first 3 rounds imo.

 

1.04 T Rich rb CLE - Ya it's a bit early for him but Patches took my Dougy. Of the RBs that were still on the board I felt there were enough questions/contributing younger backs in line to take touches/new coaches/schemes, etc that I rolled the dice on Richardson. And I loved that blurb about 'the Browns are gonna run my shoes off'.

 

2.09 D Murray rb DAL - I'm projecting the Cowboys to actually do well this year, and I think they'll be playing with a lead a good amount of the time. This would mean Murray would see significant opportunity to kill clock and put up points. Staying healthy is the question. Of the backs who went after Murray only SJax was on my radar.

 

3.04 P Harvin wr SEA - Percival Harvin the enigma; one minute the savior of your team and a total headache (pun intented) the next. There's a lot of high risk high reward in this team, so I'm rolling with it. The percy pick makes perfect sense.

 

4.09 L Miller rb MIA - So he gets 'every opportunity' to take over the RB1 slot in what I feel will be a much improved fins offense this year. After rostering D Thomas the last couple years I don't fear him taking touches. We'll see what the kid can do.

 

5.04 J Nelson wr GB - The hammy's worry me. That said I think he ends up with a split between last year and 2010, meaning he'll be a serviceable WR2 now that Jennings is gone and Cobb is occupying the DC's bad dreams. Even with Finley stepping up (another of my projections) I think Jordy brings home enough bacon to warrant the pick. He was the best available at the time imo.

 

6.09 G Jennings wr MIN - I was initially thinking QB with this pick, but when it came to me there were 4 QBs left that I would have been fine with (stafford/luck/romo/wilson) and only 1 team with a need at QB. So I turned to BPA with an eye towards adding to my WR corps. Jennings, Blackmon, D Jax and Maclin were available. Of them I thought Jennings had the line on the most/best production.

 

7.04 A Luck qb IND - QB time. Stafford went after my Jennings pick, so Luck/Romo/Wilson were there. Of them I thought about Luck v Romo - and my thoughts of DAL playing with a lead a lot this year turned me to Luck. You heard it here first folks.

 

8.09 A Brown rb NYG - I'm not buying Wilson this year. I think it was Brown that made NYG confident enough to release Bradshaw. Wilson flashes and dashes and Brown puts the ball in the goal. IMO a solid RB4 with upside.

 

9.04 Jermichael Finley te GB - another of my bounce back candidates for this year. I had him two years ago and got burned. I think (hope?) that this year with his back to the wall he steps up. I don't expect him to set the world on fire but I do expect him to be better than last year. Of the TEs left on the board at this point (daniels, cook, miller) I felt he had just as much upside.

 

10.09 Chris Givens wr STL - WR1 upside in the 10th. Someone's gotta catch passes from Bradford this year, and Givens flashed major playmaker potential last year. Really high on this kid this year.

 

11.04 Brandon Myers te NYG - Backing myself up just in case Finley snorts the pooch once more. Myers steps into a great situation in NYG and should provide solid low end TE1 numbers imo.

 

12.09 Fred Jackson rb BUF - Freddy 'Fragile' Jackson, my RB5 in the 12th. I've always liked the guy and still feel he can play his way into a close to 50% timeshare in BUF once the new coach figures out his talent. Not much else to see here people, move along.

 

13.04 Vincent Brown wr SD - a shot in the inky blackness! VB was projected to be the 'real' WR1 in SD after VJax left despite the hafa$s signing of Meachum. Several ouchies and an IR later we'll see how that ankle holds up. SD defense should be ok this year and I'm interested in seeing what the guru from DEN will do to fix Rivers. I see bounce back potential for them both.

 

14 & 15 will bring whatever kicker and defense I can land and we'll see how the rest shakes out..

 

Feedback welcome!

[Matt Mueller 148]

11.04 Brandon Myers te NYG - Backing myself up just in case Finley snorts the pooch once more. Myers steps into a great situation in NYG and should provide solid low end TE1 numbers imo.

 

Feedback welcome!

 

I think you meant 'screws the pooch.'

 

Nice draft.

[GreenTD 56]

I think you meant 'screws the pooch.'

 

Nice draft.

 

We are talking about Jermichael Finley & the state of Wisconsin. Maybe he is snorting some pooches!

[WhiteWonder 2,860]

1.05 Jamaal Charles - no way i go anything but RB in round 1. WR is just too deep this year. Charles is a guy i feel really good about with Andy Reid in town.

 

2.08 Julio Jones - one of my man crushes. We has a little WR run and I contemplated taking another RB here but Julio was a guy I liked more than other WR's left.

 

3.05 Darren McFadden - maybe i'm a glutton for punishment but McFadden can be a special player when healthy. I like that the zone blocking scheme is out and the Raiders are saying the right things about playing to DMC's strengths. If he stays on the field I think this is a steal of a 3rd round pick. I was originally hoping for SJax to fall and in hindsight I might have gone RB in the 2nd and WR here or maybe RB-RB-RB.

 

4.08 Larry Fitzgerald - with my 2 mandatory RB's in tow, I felt Fitz was a great value here. To be honest, I didn't yet realize Palmer was a Cardinal. It's been a busy month but I kind of just assumed Arizona would be getting him or another QB anyway so that was icing on the cake.

 

5.05 Danny Amendola - health is again an issue but moving into the Wes Welker role with Tom Brady throwing him passes, he could be in for a monster year. Especially considering the health issues around Gronk and the additional loss of Lloyd. It's only a .5ppr league but I still like him for 100-1100-7 if on the field for 16 games.

 

6.08 Antonio Brown - this was a BPA pick. I had my 2RB and 3WR. I still needed a QB but there were 3 guys I would be happy with and only 2 teams picking after me with QB needs. So I decided on BPA for my flex spot.

 

7.05 Tony Romo - both teams i mentioned went with QB, leaving me with the last of my 3 preferred QB options. I had them ranked Stafford, Romo, Luck so I got my 2nd choice. There are other QB's I could have lived with, such as Eli or Wilson but with a few teams after me needing a QB, the time was now. Romo has weapons and the confidence of his owner. Underrated fantasy option.

 

8.08 Jonathan Stewart - at this point, RB was getting thin. The writing is on the wall for D-Will to be a June 1st cut. I like how that bodes for Stewart. He needs to stay on the field and contend with super vulture Mike Tolbert but I believe the regime in place will utilize his power running.

 

9.05 Denarius Moore - mixed feelings on this pick. My 5th WR, big upside guy but on a crappy team. Im hoping Flynn locks on to him. It doesn't really matter how great Flynn is, as long as he throws it often in Moores direction.

 

10.08 Le'Veon Bell - I personally think this might be the most complete back in the draft. Not the sexiest perhaps but lets see where he lands. I'd love to see Denver take him. I do admit, I'm nervous to have this be my 4th back and even though we only have to start 2, my RB depth is a concern.

 

11.05 Greg Olsen - time to grab a tight end. Flying under the radar. I think TE is a position to really wait on once we pass Gronk and Graham. Lots of guys with upside. Olsen seems firmly entrenched as option #2 for Cam Newton. I think this is great value for being the last guy to draft a tight end. 14th TE off the board.

 

12.08 Big Ben - solid backup QB. nothing more to say

 

13.05 Brandon Pettigrew - decided to back up my tight end. In a real draft I might skip this as well as skip the kicker but I decided to field a full team with full backups. Pettigrew was getting a lot more love heading into drafts last year. Bit of a down year while missing 2 games but I think he serves his purpose as a solid backup.

 

14.08+15.05 will be the kicker and defense......

 

 

Overall thoughts: I think this is a solid team and I would be happy to roll with it into a real league. RB depth is my biggest concern. Slight concern with health as I have a few guys with a track record of injury. However, this is a very high upside team with a lot of big play potential.

 

As I said earlier, only 1 spot where I might have done something differently and that is round 2/3 where I could have drafted Steven Jackson and then either gone with a WR in the 3rd or stuck with McFadden. In hindsight I could have gone Charles, Jackson, McFadden, Fitzgerald, Amendola, Brown.... and thats still a solid trio at WR with much stronger RB depth.

 

I will add comments on some teams that I like.

[Connorsdad 38]

1.2 Arian Foster - In the first round this is the easiest pick either AP or Foster. If the pick is Foster then ill try and get Tate later. I like the Texans run game. Either way off to a good start !

 

2.11 Steven Jackson - I'm sorta old fashion when it comes to rb-rb at the top of the draft and I'm loving the situation that Sjax is in this year. I think the rams where ready to move on. I was hoping that Matt Forte would make it but Sjax was next on my short list of 2nd round rb's. I like double m's pick of Forte actually the 2nd round was successful for all the owners I can't really complain about anyone's pick.

 

3.2 Jimmy Graham - I love the placement of this pick getting 3 players in your top 26 is nice. It does seem like forever to get your 4th round pick. I was looking at several players at this pick including Gore & Crabtree. I almost went Gore and I'm kinda surprised my rb addiction didn't kick in. The one thing that I noticed in other mocks when I take Jimmy Graham at this pick Colston is usually best available wr next round and I'm usually not a fan of having multiple starters from the same team but I do expect the Saints to score a lot of td's and I hope the combo of Saints is not a major mistake.

 

4.11 Marques Colston - This was a tough pick I was really hoping that one of Cruz , Wayne , Fitz would somehow make it this far but they were gobbled up by some very mean owners ! In another life I probably would pick Bowe at this spot but I got faith in Drew Brees and his love with Colston in the redone.

 

5.2 Peyton Manning - I was happy to get P Manning at this pick. Usually I'm in leagues that favor qb's so they go way before this. Even with the 4pts for passing td's I think I got a top 5 qb and I can't complain anytime I get players that could be top 5 at their position. Going into any draft I think the key is to stay flexible not glued to any plan. I like most combinations of the top 48 players. The only bad thing about Manning is at times last season it seemed like the broncos took their foot off the pedal.

 

6.11 Rashard Mendenhall - This is a risky pick on my part totally going on a gut feeling here. At this point I really wish I had Gore as my #3 cause the rb's are getting thin. I like Bruce Arians as the new HC and he likes Mendenhall but not a lot of confidence having to start him on a weekly basis possibly an epic fail in the 6th round !

 

7.2 Desean Jackson - it seems like you can't ever have enough Jackson's on your team I like Janet but decided to go with Desean. I think he will be a bigger part of the new Eagles O. I think he's good value in the 7th and glad he was there.

 

8.11 Danario Alexander - He really helps my wr core I'm one of the few that still likes Rivers as a fantasy qb. I like his skill set but his knees aren't good feel kinda bad for the guy. It sux when injuries hold a player back and he misses his window. I'm pulling for him cause if healthy he got a good fantasy season in him. I gotta think positive !

 

9.2 Ben Tate - as I said I like the texans run game and I like Tate's knowledge of this offense in a pinch he's startable week to week. Other players I was looking at D Moore, Mike Williams, Cecil Shorts, Josh Gordon but went with the rb depth. Tate is a good bench player

 

10.11 Brandon Lloyd - Once again a risky pick. He has to sign somewhere .. Right ? Could be a nice surprise and well worth the 10th round or could be a bust either way fun to watch !

 

11.2 Mikel Leshoure - maybe just a td vulture in 2013. He might strive at that role. It's always nice to have players off good offenses and Detroit can score. Should get some redzone carries. I was considering fjax but I didn't want to get made fun of and be the Jackson team ! Lol

 

12.11 Emmanuel Sanders - I just seen that he's staying in pittsburgh. I like it helps Big Ben out ! I like that brown / sanders wr combo in the steel town kinda underrated in my book. Just if the steelers can keep Big Ben upright could really determine Sanders ceiling.

 

13.2 Chicago Bears D - I usually go against the grain when it comes to drafting a defensive squad picking my highest ranked alittle sooner then most. Maybe just the leagues I'm in but I like to get a possible top 5 scoring defense cause u start that whole team every week and nothing finer then a consistent scoring defense I'm satisfied with da bears.

 

14.11 kicker or backup qb but sometimes I go all in on my starter like manning and I take another skill player like a super sneaky sleeper. Oh yeah I like how Cstriker got Kap & RG3 possible trade bait in da house !

 

15.2 kicker or backup qb

 

Overall thoughts on picking 2nd in this draft is that it's a welcome challenge. I think I did ok and I would take this team into battle ! I think some other teams were also successful I wish this was a real league it would be interesting to see how it would turn out. A lot of smart people were in this early mock it should not only help those in it but our fantasy football community as well !

[Matt Mueller 148]

Loving the pick by pick recaps. I'll get mine up soon.

[BufordT 436]

I won't be as eloquent as Ralphster, White Wonder or Connersdad but here we go....

 

1.10 Ray Rice RB - At .5 ppr, RR is pretty good value at #10. Bernard Pierce could take some touches away from RR, but remember, RR is the one with the big contract and he'll get plenty of touches to justify a #10 selection. Admittedly, I was hoping someone like Spiller, Charles, Lynch, TRich or DMart would've fallen to #10.

 

2.03 Dez Bryant WR - Simply put, Dez has gotten considerably better each year he's been in the league. I think he's the 2nd best WR in the game at this point and I believe he has a realistic chance to be the #1 WR in the world of fantasy football. That said, I wanted to take a RB in this spot but the likes of Forte, D Murray, SJax or MJD wouldn't really appeal to my senses until later in the draft.

 

3.10 Stevan Ridley RB - With 18 RB's already off the board at this point....I was very happy to wind up with a top 10 guy from 2012. What he lacks in receptions he makes up for in TD's. The main RB on which is still an elite offense.

 

4.03 Cam Newton QB - As far as I'm concerned, Cam didn't even play that well last year and he still wound up as a top 5 QB. I like having a top QB and Cam Newton is a pretty safe pick for another top 5 campaign. However, at this point in the draft, startable RB's were becoming scarce and now with my recent "man-crush" on Andrew Luck, I should've taken Sproles and then took Luck later on. I'll be targeting Luck in my main leagues this year.

 

5.10 Pierre Garcon WR - I liked this picked a little better before the recent news of him admitting that he won't 100% next year. That said, when he's on the field he's the clear-cut #1 target for RGIII. He played pretty well weeks 12-16 while nowhere near 100% last year and he should be healthier going into week 1 this year.

 

6.03 Tony Gonzalez TE - He's back and I don't see any reason why he can't be a top 4 or 5 TE again in 2013. I needed a reliable TE and he was the best one available.

 

7.10 Mike Goodson RB - This is the point in the draft when I was wishing I took a 3rd RB earlier. He'll probably be the starter. It's just a matter if he produces or lays an egg.

 

8.03 Dujuan Harris RB - This is the point...just kidding... Another potential starter here. I saw him play last year and he passes my eyeball test. Good explosion and fell forward on most of his runs. Coach McCarthy has talked him up a little so we'll see.

 

9.10 Santonio Holmes WR - I'm sure I'll get some disagreement here. But..BUT... if he comes back healthy he should be able to put WR2 numbers. I liked this pick when I made it.

 

10.03 Darius Heyward-Bey WR - If "Dinged-up" Darius can "man up" this year now that he has a real QB throwing to him, he could be a quality WR3 in that offense. Darius...please...I want to see what you got....stay healthy. Sorry for the rant fellas.

 

11.10 Stephan Gostkowski K - For reasons stated earlier, I took what I believe to be a top 5 or better kicker. There was a mini debate earlier in this thread about why I should or should not have taken a kicker in this spot. Considering who was drafted from this point on, I still believe this is a justified pick. Not once have I gone "aw shucks, I should've taken him instead".

 

12.03 Antonio Gates TE - Can't go wrong taking a guy that had 7 touchdowns in 2012 with the 135th pick in the draft.

 

13.10 Donald Brown RB - Damn, I wish I took that 3rd RB earlier

 

14.03 Brandon LaFell WR - He's gotten a little better every year...we'll see if the trend continues.

 

Overall. I feel this was a solid draft for me. I like my core players. Cam Newton, Ray Rice, Dez Bryant and Tony Gonzalez could all be top 5 players at their respective postitions. Oh and don't forget about my top 5 Kicker...lol! In hindsight, I would've taken another RB in the 4th round....either Sproles or Matthews... and waited at QB, especially at 4 pts/passing TD.

 

After looking through all the rosters, I don't see one team that really stands out. Every team has some strengths and every team is lacking somewhere. I think the best team in this mock will be the team that stays the healthiest.

 

Thanks for an excellent mock, fellas.

[ralphster 274]

I won't be as eloquent as Ralphster, White Wonder or Connersdad but here we go....

 

You sell yourself short BufordT! I find your prose more than worthy of most swine in here.

 

I share your mancrush on Luck and got him 3 rounds after Cam was taken. Lots of space to add that 3rd RB if you wait on your Quarterback this year - something this mock specifically highlighted for me. I've been in and out on ffc for the past month and its only been the last couple days that I've seen full draft rooms. Every draft I'm seeing thus far has top 8 QBs going 6th or later. This very well might be the year you can wait for top QB talent and load up on rb/wr instead.

 

And I echo your sentiment on this being an excellent mock. Also sorry to polecat for being the jerk who wanted to pass you up. I'd be more effusive in my apology if you hadn't been on the clock for the last 36 hours.

[Matt Mueller 148]

With Keller out of the mix more so than ever the Jets need someone to catch the ball and Holmes could be a late round bargain.

 

Through 3 games last season, before he got hurt, he was wr 15 in PPR leagues.

 

4-68

3-28-1

9-147

 

and a whopping 33 targets.

[Voltaire 5,388]

Um... giraldi is done drafting and has no kicker. In related news, CStriker has one pick left and has neither a kicker nor a defense so will wind up with an illegal roster too.

[giraldi02 476]

Well, that's the draft for me...now I can sit and look at what I did right and wrong.

 

QB: Tom Brady, Alex Smith

WR: Roddy White, Hakeem Nicks, Dwayne Bowe, Justin Blackmon, Tavon Austin

RB: Adrian Peterson, Daryl Richardson, Ronnie Hillman, Kendall Hunter, Bilal Powell

TE: Heath Miller (oops), Fred Davis

K: -None-

D: San Francisco

 

QB: Since 2005 (excluding 2008) Tom Brady has never finished outside the top 7 of quarterbacks in a 4 point TD league. Is it a reach to take him in the 3rd round? Possibly, but I love consistency and I love a low floor. Again, in terms of VBD I could've taken a RB such as Darren McFadden or Frank Gore, but they each have questions of their own. For a backup I'm putting my eggs in the basket of Andy Reid. Jeff Garcia averaged approximately 30.5 passing attempts per game when he took over for the Eagles in 2008. It's that type of balance I expect with the Chiefs offense this season as Reid has the prototypical quarterback for a true West-Coast offense. Throw in the fact (no pun intended) that Jamaal Charles can make plays happen in the passing game and I think Smith is easily a top-15 quarterback this season. Not too shabby for a one game filler.

 

WR: The primary driving force behind my draft logic is this. In a 3 wide receiver, PPR league with a flex spot...having three or more top 15 receivers more than makes up for having a second mediocre running back. Roddy White had the 3rd highest yard mark of his career last season, had his 6th straight season of at least 6 receiving touchdowns, and hasn't missed a game in his career. Hakeem Nicks is a season removed from his foot injury and should be recovered from his recent knee surgery. Opposite of Victor Cruz, Nicks should continue to receive both a high volume of targets as well as several red zone opportunities with the departure of Martellus Bennett. For Dwayne Bowe, I'm once again looking at Andy Reid's history with big play receivers. I expect the skill players in KC to have great fantasy years. Justin Blackmon and Tavon Austin are both projects that could pay big dividends given their draft position (7.1 and 9.1).

 

RB: Adrian Peterson is a given, and this early in the off-season it's difficult to project any depth chart aside from the stud backs. Richardson, Hillman, Powell, and Hunter all can make legitimate cases to receive a good number of carries in their respective offenses. If I hit on one now prior to the August and September drafts I got myself outstanding value. Otherwise, I'll be watching the WW in order to pick up the next big FA pickup.

 

TE: Well, I screwed the pooch on Heath Miller, but I think I found a capable backup in Fred Davis with the last pick of the draft for me. If fully healthy, he should provide stability with upside regardless of who is taking snaps in Washington.

 

Kicker: Honestly, if the league by-laws state I can avoid one until the first game, that's what I'm doing. I will never draft a kicker voluntarily unless my draft is a week or less to the first game.

 

Defense: San Francisco's defense might have given up some significant points late in the year, but I attribute a great deal of that to the injury of both Smiths on the defensive line. They averaged only 13.4 pts allowed per game through week 11 last season. That's outstanding. There was only two games all year (including playoffs) where they failed to record a sack and they had only six games all year (incl playoffs) where they didn't record at least one interception. To take a defense in the 13th round that is capable of putting up that type of potential is well worth any cost incurred.

 

Overall I'd say I needed to focus more on the running back depth...that 2nd tier drops off the stratosphere this year, but I put myself in position to compete from the draft. My team isn't the best by far...but I'll take them into battle

[Matt Mueller 148]

Um... giraldi is done drafting and has no kicker. In related news, CStriker has one pick left and has neither a kicker nor a defense so will wind up with an illegal roster too.

 

WW asked if he need to draft a kicker/D earlier in this thead. I answered that he could draft the team as he saw fit, with no requirements, and I think a lot of people followed suite.

 

All of the drafts I have ever been a part of haven't mandated taking a kicker, and unless one does, I won't be drafting one either.

 

I'd rather take a breakout WR/RB/TE and see what develops going into the season. You can always pick one up before the first game.

 

 

 

In hindsight I could have spelled out some of these rules better but the whole format was kind of loose.

 

I'm just glad we will finish this in under a month.

[WhiteWonder 2,860]

I ended up drafting a kicker.. or at least I have my last round pre drafted for one. It felt more official as a mock. If this was a real draft I wouldn't have.

[Matt Mueller 148]

I'm sticking with my strategy of not drafting a kicker and taking an upside play to see how things shake out. I'm surprised no one took a chance on Chris Ivory to the Jets yet so I did.

 

If you guys want me to take a kicker, Justin Tucker.

[ralphster 274]

I drafted a kicker and a defense just because I always do. In hindsight I probably should have played it safe and taken a back up QB instead of a 5th rb or wr.

[Connorsdad 38]

I usually do mocks like its the real thing. And since I'm still a toys r us kid I like to pretend it's real. I like to have a good defense & kicker on my team and if I can get a kicker off a good offense I'm doing it. It's sorta like having your blanky !

And I don't like to cut any of my draft picks before week 1. I do realize that if its a early league draft like the beginning of August then not taking a kicker or defense might be smart because you got a month (the entire preseason) to make some decisions on late round flyers in that scenario I do agree pass on kickers/def !

[WhiteWonder 2,860]

Teams that stand out to me

 

Connors Dad - making my list despite WR's im not in love with and no WR depth. He has what I feel are two very good RB's, a great QB, great TE and serviceable top 3 WR's. I also like Mendenhall as a backup RB. Unfortunately he has to start I guess Mendy at flex right now.

 

BuforT - Very high upside team with Cam, Ray rice, ridley and Dez. The question is the secondary WR's but Garcon is good when on the field and Holmes can be a passable #3.

 

GreenTD - like Matt Ryan at QB and the starting RB's... even though im not in love with Alfred Morris, it's a very solid pairing with McCoy. Receivers are older but johnson, steve smith and welker should produce more than well enough.

 

Mullmaniacs - might be my favorite team. Waited on QB and still got Wilson. Has good RB depth with Lynch as his stud. And maybe not the strongest WR set but nothing to scoff at with James Jones, Stevie Johnson and Reggie Wayne... a very underrated trio. Good young tight end in Pitta.

[Voltaire 5,388]

WW asked if he need to draft a kicker/D earlier in this thead. I answered that he could draft the team as he saw fit, with no requirements, and I think a lot of people followed suite.

 

All of the drafts I have ever been a part of haven't mandated taking a kicker, and unless one does, I won't be drafting one either.

 

I'd rather take a breakout WR/RB/TE and see what develops going into the season. You can always pick one up before the first game.

 

 

 

In hindsight I could have spelled out some of these rules better but the whole format was kind of loose.

 

I'm just glad we will finish this in under a month.

Well if nobody else wants a kicker, I won't get one either. Instead I'm locking up the DET #2 WR (and #3). I looked at other players but Broyles is more valuable with Burleson already on the team. Great QB in a pass-happy offense and both Burelson and Broyles produced when not gimped up. Titus is gone and there's no #4 WR worth beans. Hopefully one or both last the season but I'm not leaning on them, as they were plucked out of the discount bin.

 

Hartline also helps. He showed what he can do since he did great last year and has rapport with his QB. I don't expect the numbers to be the same now that he has competition for balls, neither do any of you which is why we all let him fall to the 14th. Still, I thought it was a good add for that neighborhood.

[Matt Mueller 148]

If Broyles can get healthy I really like him. I own him in Zealots so heal up fast buddy!

 

I like the Michael Floyd pick too. Some of these 2nd year WRs are gonna break out.

[GreenTD 56]

4 picks to go before this is wrapped up. Let's put this to bed fellas!

[Matt Mueller 148]

4 picks to go before this is wrapped up. Let's put this to bed fellas!

 

Polecat is really going for the time on the clock record.

[WhiteWonder 2,860]

Lets just put something in for him. Rae carruth

[Matt Mueller 148]

Maybe this won't be finished in a month.

[GreenTD 56]

Looks like it's a tough decision on selecting a starting kicker.

[Voltaire 5,388]

It's time to something Matt. Either pick for him or skip his pick, but it's time to close the book and it's not fair to the last three guys to drag this out any further.

[Matt Mueller 148]

It's time to something Matt. Either pick for him or skip his pick, but it's time to close the book and it's not fair to the last three guys to drag this out any further.

 

Agreed. I was just kind of hoping to see how long he would eventually be on the clock for.

[WhiteWonder 2,860]

remind me to never join a league with that guy

[Voltaire 5,388]

Tynes is unemployed. Why Akers has a job and Tynes doesn't is a mystery. I dread the two or three Lions losses related to an Akers meltdown next year unless Kickalicious saves the day and dropkicks the loser into a dumpster.

 

Sorry, another flare up of my Akers Hatred Syndrome.

 

This pick is about Tynes. Tynes had a great FF season last year so the NYG PK job is gold. That's why I had his replacement plugged in as my 15th round pick but. Then, when I found out that I wasn't required to draft a PK, I pulled my preselect picks to reconsider.