I am hoping Calvin Johnson is still there than in 2nd round i'll take AJ Green or Julio Jones...than go with Matt Ryan late...and mediocre RBs like Kevin Smith Steven Ridley....since I figure there wont be a very productive back there at number 6...make up with it in the WR department...or should I go QB..assuming Calvin Johnson isnt there
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You could get Chris Johnson at 6Comment -
I'd honestly hope that a top RB falls to you, hope someone reaches for a qb and Calvin allowing one of the top rbs to fall to ur lap.
Id look to go RB/wr/wr....go get the best RB then on way back get a combo of jordy Nelson and victor Cruz or something like that. Don't have mediocre starting rbs....would kill you as their production can be counted on week in and week out.Comment -
if Chris Johnson slips to me there...ill grab himComment -
If the top 4 RBs go in first 5 picks, I would settle for McFadden. I know 6 seems high for him but he won;t be there in second round and you simply can't blow off RBs.Comment -
Chances of C.J. Repeating his season are slim to none.Comment -
maybe i can go Chris Johnson Julio Jones Mcfaddden.
most of these kids arent football fanatics...just fairweather stuff but they have been playing fantasy for last couple of yearsComment -
Ha, I was talking about Calvin Johnson.
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where do most drafts have Matt Forte going? Fred Jackson?
I think Brandon Marshall and Cutler could be steals in 3rd-5th rounds for some medium size leaguesComment -
Avoid Chris Johnson at that spot. At 6 I would role with either Calvin if he is still there or Brady(assuming Calvin is gone). By your pick next round you can get stephen jackson or jamal charles... if it is ESPN you can even get Darren McFadden or Demarco Murray.
If you go QB first, follow it up with RB RB and depending on what is left grab another RB for flex if there is one there that has been drafted over i.e. Ahmad Bradshaw or mid level WR.... this strategy will give you a top QB so you wont be struggling to take one to early just to make sure you get a good one later in the draft, but it will also give you a low RB 1 and a high RB 2... also you can draft two WR2's .... it all depends on how the draft unfolds - but if Foster/Rice/McCoy/Rodgers/Brady or Calvin are gone, the above strategy works. You have to jump on RB's early - as you can seriously make it up at WR.
Whatever you do, do not take a TE in the 2nd rd with the 6th pick - you will struggle to catch up at the other key positions.Comment -
I would never pass up on a true RB1 in Round 1. The RBs you mention that could be available in Round 2 are more Like RB-1B types. I say the hell with any other position besides RB in Round 1, I don;t even look at other positions. He can get CJ and then maybe Forte or Charles in Round 2 and then worry about other positions, Remember that RBs are thin this year and other positions are deep.Comment -
I really really dislike Chris Johnson, which is why I say that... Truthfully - after McCoy, there isn't much seperation as far as the RB's go... so Grabbing (I believe reaching) a potentially disappointing CJ2K doesn't put you in much of a better position than landing a McFadden or Murray. Murray especially, because it is insanely easy to handcuff him late. 6 is a rough pick, because most likely the only elite players available are some combo of Brady/Calvin/Brees (one of those 3 will be drafted).
I look at drop off at the position. Brees is the last top tier QB, there isn't a top tier RB available, and Calvin is the only top tier WR on the board anyway - there can be a significant advantage going Calvin/Murray or McFadden/Julio Jones. You can accomplish that rather easily on ESPN. Smart sites not a chance in hell.
Also, I have noticed a trend that Forte has started to go ahead of CJ.
Point being however, if you feel comfortable in CJ - take him. I wouldn't touch CJ even in the 2nd. There is nothing that I have seen in over a year that makes me think he is capable of being his old self.
Also, there is a slight added value to grabbing a nice safe QB in the first. And that is unless a freak accident happens, these guys will produce in the top 5 guaranteed - very low risk of injury. Can't say that even about the best RB. A small thought to take, but one that should be mentioned.
BTW, I have Jackson and Charles as RB #7 and #9 respectively - so they are both top end RB's - especially in a 12 team draft.Comment -
Even if you feel that way, it's still better to get TWO RB's from the next tier. If you take a different position in Round 1, then your second RB won't be much. RB is the single most important position in Fantasy and not a position I would blow off. I have no problem blowing off a top-tier player at another position.Comment -
I'm definantly taking Chris Johnson if hes available and he should be knowing these kids i am playing with. this guy didnt just fall off the map like that real quick. he is already showing signs in pre season he could be back to his old formComment -
LT, say i get CJ in the 1st round, do you think there is any chance Julio Jones will be around in the 3rd ( i know its a silly question cause you dont know these guys or how they draft) but this is my first year doing fantasy and i want this guy on my team, i really feel like hes going to be a top 3 wide out in the league is round 2 a reach for him if i get CJ in the 1st?Comment -
also for a late sleeper pick at RB i like Keiland Williams....but not sure how many touches he will get once Mikel Leshoure comes back.
like Stevan Ridley too. all them Cal RBs should flourish in Belicheck system but i doubt they put up any type of TD numbersComment -
LT, I respect your opinion, so I respectably disagree and why I love fantasy football so much.
As far as Julio, I have him as 2nd best wr... so depending on which rankings you go off it's possible just unlikely in a big leagueComment -
Julio should be available in the 3rd...but ya never know how a drafts going to goComment -
If Rob Gronkowski is there take him, but be careful you do not draft one of his brothers on a misclickComment -
MJD will be an excellent value pick this year whether its the late 1st or 2nd. Only non-RB id take in the first is Brady.Comment -
i've decided I'm gonna go Chris Johnson or McFadden(assuming Megatron doesn't slip to me but i think hes gonna and than ima be in a jam) than another RB than WR WR than hopefully a matt ryan or matt schaubComment -
I thought the whole reason to take Rb's was based on production falling off more there than other positions, but the thing is Rob Gronkowski is so good he is more valuable than a RB, you guys do not expect 20TD's out of him this year?Comment -
Don't take a kicker in the first roundComment -
I pick 3rd on the 29th of my big money local...10 teamer ...all sharps....bout 4k for first place...
Our league is different in that we start 3rbs and 4 receivers(no mandatory te...they count as receivers)...it gets tougher to go into that draft with any strategy because the landscape changes ...years ago in this league 7 or 8 teams would be going rb, rb, rb with their first 3.......
Im locked in to whoever is left out of foster rice and shady(drafted foster in this league 2 Years ago in the 4th after taking Rodgers in the 1st..:great year)....zoo...I pick again at 18 and 23....I want Julio at 18 but I'm getting myself prepared for him not being there...I think its likely he'll be gone...might go with aj if I can...dude added 11 lbs to his frame and worked out with fitzy this summer....prob hoping t rich or all day is there at 23 and I can roll the dice...i could see both maybe being gone by then but I can also see the injury issues pushing them downComment -
Zoo...i love Dmc...I honestly wish I drew a spot down the line so I had an excuse to take him in the first...i can see him performing like a top 3 pick....dude had like wht 700+ total yards n 5 tds through 7 game....he's an injury risk but who isn't at that position....
Fyi Ridley is from lsu...vereen is from calComment -
It all depends on which site you're using and more important is the settings. In yahoo or ESPN normal settings, they nerf the qb position because they only give 4 pts for passing tds, whereas every league I am in gives you 6 pts for passing td. As a result qbs are at a premium and getting brees or better sets you up better than the majority of the league.
Also if you're drafting on ESPN you can easily get McFadden in the 2 nd.
For instance I just finished a 12 team mock picking 3 rd and I went rb rb rb . Rice, McFadden,stephan jackson. That has been typical of an ESPN 12 team mock
I don't care what the rest of my team looks like. Having Jackson as rb3 in the flex is a top team.Comment -
Matt Forte is a top 15 pick....top 10 on PPR leaguesComment
