My first FF Draft of the year is tomorrow, and I have the third pick.
I know that Tomlinson is going first. No doubt about that. The guy with the second pick is a total wildcard, so I'm not sure how he's going to go.
If available, I plan to take Steven Jackson with the third pick. But if Jackson goes with the second pick, who would you take at 3? I think 3 is a tough, tough spot this year.
normally, i would say pick whoever is left between Jackson or Larry Johnson. but LJs holdout makes his regular season somewhat of a question mark. i'm sure he'll play eventually, but there is a chance he misses or is ineffective for the first few games of the regular season
Right. I'm leaning against LJ. On top of the holdout, the o-line sucks and their QB isn't a threat. He might be good, but he's too much of a risk at 3, I think. That said, is LJ who you'd take?
normally, i would say pick whoever is left between Jackson or Larry Johnson
like in 1996 you said this?
die
the number one pick is like a can of spaghettios...you always know what youre gonna get
Seriously, no opinions abou this? It's an excellent opportunity to show your FF genius.
sorry but i lost 15 fantasy games in a row last year (true story)...so i will not be participating in this discussion...nor should i
RJS will be along shortly i'm sure, his nerd antenna has surely picked this up by now. your best bet is to hope that #2 is a dope and doesn't pick Jackson so you can. if he doesn, you may be forced to take LJ unless you can convince someone to trade up into your spot.
nothing would please me more in life than getting our #2 pick and taking steven jackson right ahead of you
Frank Gore or Shaun Alexander
It all about touching the football. If your league is points per reception, its a no-brainer to get Gore.
I also think Alexander puts up big touchdowns totals this year. If he runs the way he did the last 6 games of the year last year, he should have a big year.
My pick: Alexander
Quote from: reese125 on August 10, 2007, 02:51:16 PM
Frank Gore or Shaun Alexander
It all about touching the football. If your league is points per reception, its a no-brainer to get Gore.
I also think Alexander puts up big touchdowns totals this year. If he runs the way he did the last 6 games of the year last year, he should have a big year.
My pick: Alexander
he's going to be a 2nd thought for a lot of people this year because they are going to remember how bad he was for most of last year, so that's not a bad thought
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 10, 2007, 02:49:38 PM
nothing would please me more in life than getting our #2 pick and taking steven jackson right ahead of you
you'd find a way to farg it up
In this league, it's a point per 10 yards rushing, and a point for 10 yards receiving. It's also .5 points for each reception. And 6 for a TD, rushing or receiving.
Here you go Mo.
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in my prelim board, i put joe addai at #3 because of gore's hand injury (which may be a non-issue by sept) and lj's overuse last year and good chance of breaking down this year. i could be wrong, i could change it, but then again, i always dominate fantasy leagues so what do i know?
Quote from: SunMo on August 10, 2007, 02:46:15 PM
RJS will be along shortly i'm sure, his nerd antenna has surely picked this up by now.
Took me a little while, but my answer is trade back if you can and if you can't, shtein I don't know. Third pick this year is tough. LJ is holding out. Bad. He broke a record for carries last year. Bad. But he's still an outstanding runner. Gore is a permanent injury risk and Alexander is a big question mark. I would try to trade back but if you can't best of luck.
Also, MDS is right, Addai is basically guaranteed to be given the best opportunity to succeed of the young running backs. But again, he's more or less an unknown.
I'd take Alexander. I wouldn't overreact to the LJ news though. He or Addai should still be running back #4.
Given Addai's production last year and the fact that he's not splitting carries anymore with Rhodes, he should be pretty dominate. But obviously apprehensions are there considering he has never been a feature back before, and Indy will have a target on their backs this year.
Trade down.
If you don't make a deal to trade down, Addai is the pick over Gore. I'd consider Rudi Johnson but probably settle on Addai.
Quote from: MDS on August 10, 2007, 05:41:16 PMBut obviously apprehensions are there considering he has never been a feature back before, and Indy will have a target on their backs this year.
There's also some new question marks about their defense, which could mean less garbage time running and more Manning bombing.
I had a trade to get out of the spot, but it was vetoed heavily by the rest of the crew. So, I stuck at three and took Alexander. Meh. Food and poker after the draft were awesome, though...
What was the trade?
My first pick (third overall) and 7th rounder for his first (12th overall) and 3rd rounder (last pick in 3rd rd).
Seems fair enough to me...what a bunch of scrunched up iceholes you play with. Gotta be laissez-faire with trades, unless they're totally outrageous and that's certainly not outrageous.
It was lame. I have a tendency to win every year, so if I propose something other owners tend to think that it would benefit me even in some hidden way, and are therefore disinclined to pass it through. And since I'm the commish, I can't go to myself to arbitrate.
Why the farg would they veto that trade?
If anything you might have been getting the short end of the stick on that deal, Z.
I agree with Rome. It's a fair trade but if anything you were the one getting the shaft.
I know it doesn't mean much without the rules, but in a 12-team league, I ended up with:
Shaun Alexander
Thomas Jones
Marshawn Lynch
Anquan Boldin
Jamal Lewis
Matt Hasselbeck
Santana Moss
Greg Jennings
Jason Witten
Kevin Curtis
JP Losman
DJ Hackett
Dallas D
Ray Lewis
Ruben Droehns
Adaliaus Thomas
David Akers
Mike Anderson
Michael Bennett
I'll have to move some things around before the season starts, but that's where it stands at this point.
you're probably a little light at wideout, but otherwise that's a solid team
Quote from: SunMo on August 12, 2007, 11:35:36 AM
you're probably a little light at wideout, but otherwise that's a solid team
Obviously, you didn't see that I typed Kevin Curtis.
ha
Your running backs are farging solid. That looks like a good team.
Thomas Jones looked great the other night. That's a nice pickup in the second round, especially considering you picked third in the first round.
I chuckled at the Curtis comment too.
Good team. You can always find a good WR on the waiver wire.
Quote from: Philly Crew on August 12, 2007, 05:29:21 PM
Good team. You can always find a good WR on the waiver wire.
True. Those waiver wire guys go in there and mix it up and do a nice job.