Fantasy Football 1st round pick help...

[Clem Fandango]

I'm in a keeper league and have been for a few years, but I admit I don't follow football hardly at all outside of the season. I have the 3rd pick in the first round of our draft tomorrow, and I know for a fact LT is going first. We didn't keep any players from lat year however, because we expanded to two divisions, so everyone starts from scratch this year

 

Who is going 2nd is still a mystery. I wouldn't be surprised if it were Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, but that leaves me with a dillema...

 

Do I select one of those two quarterbacks, or the other top available running back? Who would you draft if the 1st two draft picks were these people in these hypothetical situations...

 

Situation #1:

1) LT

2) Peyton Manning

3) ?????

 

Situation #2:

1) LT

2) Tom Brady

3) ??????

 

Situation #3

1) LT

2) Brian Westbrook

3) ??????

 

Situation #4

1) LT

2) Steven Jackson

3) ???????

 

Not concerned with point systems, just want peoples opinions on who they would take if they were in my position. Thanks guys

[JimSorgi]

I'd take the best available RB.

[B]

Where is AD

[CubbieBum]

AP will go second ... he's young, and dominant the two things you evaluate on in a keeper league. I would take Frank Gore next. He is young, dominant, and will get hella catches and TD's with Martz but definately take a RB.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

I went with Westbrook when I drafted 3rd in a draft last week. LT and Peterson were the first two picks.

[SouthSideRyan]

Adrian Peterson should probably be the first pick.

 

The way my draft worked we went in order getting to pick our spots. I had 2nd choice and took the 3rd pick cause I knew some dumbass was going to take Brady 2nd after LT went 1st.

[Clem Fandango]

LT went first, AP went second. I took Westbrook 3rd.

 

Thanks guys. There were some wacky picks in my draft, lots of homer picks (Saints). 4 straight QB's with the 4, 5, 6, and 7 picks in the first round. Here's what my team looks like... 12 team league... don't criticize some of my draft position picks, I know I made some weird ones. I don't know much about football. I selected the 49'ers as my backup D because the list was in alphabetical order when I thought it was in ranked order. First number is bye week

 

Bulger, Marc STL QB - 5 5.03

Cutler, Jay DEN QB - 8 8.10

Green, Ahman HOU RB - 8 10.10

Johnson, Larry KCC RB - 6 3.03

Morris, Maurice SEA RB - 4 13.03

Westbrook, Brian PHI RB - 7 1.03

Colston, Marques NOS WR - 9 2.10

Cotchery, Jerricho NYJ WR - 5 6.10

Mason, Derrick BAL WR - 10 11.03

Porter, Jerry JAC WR - 7 12.10

Clark, Desmond CHI TE - 8 14.10

Gates, Antonio SDC TE - 9 4.10

Elam, Jason ATL PK - 7 16.10

Gostkowski, Stephen NEP PK - 4 9.03

49ers, San Francisco SFO Def - 9 15.03

Bears, Chicago CHI Def - 8 7.03

[SouthSideRyan]

I hate drafting backup kickers, TEs, and (to a lesser extent) defenses.

 

If there's a good TE/Defense hanging around late, I can see it, but picking one up just to have a backup was always foolish to me. I'll take the lottery pick on the RB/WR every time. LOVE the Cotchery pick.

[Clem Fandango]

I hate drafting backup kickers, TEs, and (to a lesser extent) defenses.

 

If there's a good TE/Defense hanging around late, I can see it, but picking one up just to have a backup was always foolish to me. I'll take the lottery pick on the RB/WR every time. LOVE the Cotchery pick.

 

I agree. We had a 10 minute time limit because some people couldn't be at a computer because of the hurricane threat, so we were calling and texting back and forth. What ticked me off the most is when people would spend 5 minute selecting a backup tight end or kicker. There were 8 of us at my place doing this draft (out of 12 teams) and we were waiting on two people who took their sweet time making their backup picks, and they were 4 picks in a row in a snake draft (1-2).

 

Thanks for the Cotchery ego boost, lol. My league has this cool feature that analyzes the drafts and ranks them and gives a fake news report regarding the draft. it's pretty cool, this is what mine said...

 

Coach Logan had a unremarkable draft in the recent 2008 Port City Football League draft. Their Chicago S***kickers franchise came away with the number 5 ranked draft (out of 12) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

 

Chicago S***kickers made their best pick of the draft in round 3, selecting Larry Johnson with the 27th pick of the draft, as compared to the 15th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He decided to forego his senior season and enter the draft," Chicago S***kickers coach Logan said.

 

Chicago S***kickers made their worst pick of the draft in round 5, selecting Marc Bulger with the 51st pick of the draft, as compared to the 95th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "His attitude is a question mark," Chicago S***kickers coach Logan said.

 

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Logan should be able to turn their 5th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

 

Yeah, I took Bulger early. I'm hoping for a comeback year.

[CubbieBum]

Yeha drop the backup K, TE, and defense (and Maurice Morris for that matter). There is no point in having them at this point. Pick up WR's who have a shot at being good or young RB's that could be good with an injury to the starter. You got three weeks until bye weeks so you don't need backups yet (I wouldn't have them then anyways) so its better to have fliers out on some guys and if one pans out your golden.

[Clem Fandango]

Yeha drop the backup K, TE, and defense (and Maurice Morris for that matter). There is no point in having them at this point. Pick up WR's who have a shot at being good or young RB's that could be good with an injury to the starter. You got three weeks until bye weeks so you don't need backups yet (I wouldn't have them then anyways) so its better to have fliers out on some guys and if one pans out your golden.

 

Easier said than done, we're required to have 4 WR and RB, and 2 QB, TE, K, and DEF. We start 2 RB and WR, and one of everyone else, the backups serve only to fill in in the starters bye weeks. We can't have any more than the allotted amount of players for each position. So I can't drop my backup kicker or defense and pick up another QB or RB. The league is set up to avoid cherry picker drafters who will pick all the best players of a certain position to give them an unfair advantage in trading for players. It takes that strategy away from people who may think of drafting a bunch of one position early on in hopes of trading their excess for other teams better players at other positions

 

When you have 12 teams selecting 4 WR and RB over the course of 16 rounds... there tends to be a big lump of crap around round 7 or 8. Maurice Morris will be solely a fill in when Larry Johnson or Westbrook have a bye week, and he was one of the only RB's left on the board who was actually still pegged as the starting RB for a team. Actually, he was the last RB on the board with that distinction. Actually, Ahman Green will get the fill in before him, so he's solely a "If he performs well, lucky me" pick. Effective WR's were pretty much gone by round 7 as well

[CubbieBum]

Yeha drop the backup K, TE, and defense (and Maurice Morris for that matter). There is no point in having them at this point. Pick up WR's who have a shot at being good or young RB's that could be good with an injury to the starter. You got three weeks until bye weeks so you don't need backups yet (I wouldn't have them then anyways) so its better to have fliers out on some guys and if one pans out your golden.

 

Easier said than done, we're required to have 4 WR and RB, and 2 QB, TE, K, and DEF. We start 2 RB and WR, and one of everyone else, the backups serve only to fill in in the starters bye weeks. We can't have any more than the allotted amount of players for each position. So I can't drop my backup kicker or defense and pick up another QB or RB. The league is set up to avoid cherry picker drafters who will pick all the best players of a certain position to give them an unfair advantage in trading for players. It takes that strategy away from people who may think of drafting a bunch of one position early on in hopes of trading their excess for other teams better players at other positions

 

When you have 12 teams selecting 4 WR and RB over the course of 16 rounds... there tends to be a big lump of crap around round 7 or 8. Maurice Morris will be solely a fill in when Larry Johnson or Westbrook have a bye week, and he was one of the only RB's left on the board who was actually still pegged as the starting RB for a team. Actually, he was the last RB on the board with that distinction. Actually, Ahman Green will get the fill in before him, so he's solely a "If he performs well, lucky me" pick. Effective WR's were pretty much gone by round 7 as well

 

I can't stand leagues like that. Its worse in baseball. Had a league with strict pitchers settings. Couldn't pick up Joba when he became a starter because he was a RP and SP.

 

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see someone like Seattle pick up Travis Henry after week one or two when their run game is awful.

[Productive Outs]

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see someone like Seattle pick up Travis Henry after week one or two when their run game is awful.

 

travis henry is suspended.

 

NFL suspended free agent RB Travis Henry for "at least" one season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

This wraps up his career. A one-time Pro Bowler, Henry finishes with a solid 4.1 YPC average. In his second season (with Buffalo), Henry ran for 1438 yards (4.4 YPC) and 13 TDs. After some injury plagued years, he looked rejuvenated with the Titans in 2006, but fell off a cliff in Denver last season.

[CubbieBum]

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see someone like Seattle pick up Travis Henry after week one or two when their run game is awful.

 

travis henry is suspended.

 

NFL suspended free agent RB Travis Henry for "at least" one season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

This wraps up his career. A one-time Pro Bowler, Henry finishes with a solid 4.1 YPC average. In his second season (with Buffalo), Henry ran for 1438 yards (4.4 YPC) and 13 TDs. After some injury plagued years, he looked rejuvenated with the Titans in 2006, but fell off a cliff in Denver last season.

 

hadn't heard he was suspended for a full year figured it would be just the 4 weeks and someone with injuries would get desperate and pick him up.