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Posted by: TinCastleMusic Sep 3 2010, 10:25 PM

I just had my last draft before the season starts (I have one draft left, but that is a defense-only league), wondering what everyone thinks of my teams:

TEAM #1 (Auction Draft - $200 Salary)

STARTERS
QB - Kevin Kolb - $4
RB - Rashard Mendenhall - $40
RB - Ryan Matthews - $32
RB/WR - Shonn Greene - $33
WR - Steve Smith CAR - $20
WR - Steve Smith NYG - $9
TE - Jermichael Finley - $9
D/ST - Bengals - $1
K - David Akers - $1

BENCH
QB - Chad Henne - $3
RB - Matt Forte - $17
RB - LaDainian Tomlinson - $7
RB - Thomas Jones - $4
WR - Dwayne Bowe - $10
WR - Pierre Garcon - $7
WR - Jacoby Jones - $3

This is by far my favorite team out of all my teams (and in my biggest money league). Only downside is my QB situation, but I am looking at moving D-Bo for Eli Manning (in which case I would get rid of Henne and pick up another WR off the wire). Besides that, looks VERY solid to me, with a lot of depth (potential trade bait as the season progresses).

Posted by: TinCastleMusic Sep 3 2010, 10:29 PM

TEAM #2 (Snake Draft - #2 Pick)

STARTERS
QB - Matthew Stafford
RB - Adrian Peterson
RB - Pierre Thomas
RB/WR - CJ Spiller
WR - Greg Jennings
WR - Chad Ochocinco
TE - Dallas Clark
D/ST - Chargers
K - Jay Feely

BENCH
QB - Ben Roethlisberger
RB - Ricky Williams
RB - Justin Forsett
RB - Michael Bush
WR - Mike Sims-Walker
WR - Jeremy Maclin
WR - Devin Aromashodu

Another solid draft, EXCEPT in the QB department. It ended up being one of those "I can wait a few picks to get a solid QB", except every time I was ready to pick a QB, they would be taken out from under me. Oh well! I am actually working on a trade already to get Carson Palmer as my starter, probably costing me either Ocho or Sims-Walker in the process (but I may get Austin Collie in return).

Posted by: TinCastleMusic Sep 3 2010, 10:33 PM

TEAM #3 (Snake Draft - #2 Pick AGAIN!)

STARTERS
QB - Tom Brady
RB - Adrian Peterson
RB - Jahvid Best
RB/WR - CJ Spiller
WR - Miles Austin
WR - Pierre Garcon
TE - Chris Cooley
D/ST - Texans
K - Ryan Longwell

BENCH
QB - Mark Sanchez
RB - Darren McFadden
RB - Laurence Maroney
WR - TJ Houshmandzadeh
WR - Jacoby Jones
WR - Josh Cribbs
TE - Kevin Boss

This was a 12-team league (the other two were 10-team), so I had to dig a little bit deeper this time around. The team still feels pretty solid (at least the starters do), but the bench isn't as deep as I would like. I picked Housh hoping that he goes to a team with a great QB and that I will look like a genius for picking him up. And decided to go with a QB with my 2nd pick, didn't want to wait again! Let me know what you think!

Posted by: yilduz Sep 4 2010, 11:47 AM

I like team 2 best.
Team 1 seems to be loaded in certain positions, but lacking in others. Some of the starters are guys that I'm worrying about, though.
Team 2 is pretty cool. I don't think your QB situation is bad at all. I'm expecting Stafford to play well this year, maybe not a starter in a 10-team league, but who knows. Besides, he only needs to start five games for you. Big Ben will carry most of that weight and that's not a terrible thing. You have some very strong depth, but it always worries me when a team only has one TE.
Team 3 has a lot of starting talent, but the bench is where my worries are. I'm not really impressed with any of the bench players unless you're getting points for kick/punt returns, in which case you need to move Cribbs to a starting position. If I was in control of any of these teams, I'd be active in the trade market. Everyone has a different set of strategies, though. Good luck and have fun.

Posted by: TinCastleMusic Sep 4 2010, 02:47 PM

I like team 2 best.
Team 1 seems to be loaded in certain positions, but lacking in others. Some of the starters are guys that I'm worrying about, though.
Team 2 is pretty cool. I don't think your QB situation is bad at all. I'm expecting Stafford to play well this year, maybe not a starter in a 10-team league, but who knows. Besides, he only needs to start five games for you. Big Ben will carry most of that weight and that's not a terrible thing. You have some very strong depth, but it always worries me when a team only has one TE.
Team 3 has a lot of starting talent, but the bench is where my worries are. I'm not really impressed with any of the bench players unless you're getting points for kick/punt returns, in which case you need to move Cribbs to a starting position. If I was in control of any of these teams, I'd be active in the trade market. Everyone has a different set of strategies, though. Good luck and have fun.

Posted by: edgerrin32 Sep 4 2010, 02:56 PM

For that many teams in those leagues, they don't look that bad to me! As for having Kolb on the first team, I think he has a great season this year!!! And you got Ricky Williams, a big sleeper!! He will have a 1,000 yard season. IMO

Posted by: TinCastleMusic Sep 4 2010, 03:32 PM

For that many teams in those leagues, they don't look that bad to me! As for having Kolb on the first team, I think he has a great season this year!!! And you got Ricky Williams, a big sleeper!! He will have a 1,000 yard season. IMO

Posted by: TinCastleMusic Sep 5 2010, 04:44 PM

Have one more team to add!!!

TEAM #4 (Snake Draft - #4 Pick) ALL-DEFENSIVE/PUNTER LEAGUE

STARTERS
DT - Kyle Williams
DE - Ray Edwards
LB - Jon Beason
LB - Jerod Mayo
LB - Geno Hayes
DL - Mathias Kiwanuka
DL - Trevor Scott
CB - Charles Woodson
S - Erik Coleman
DB - Bob Sanders
DB - Leon Hall
P - Ben Graham

BENCH
LB - Brian Orakpo
DL - Ndamakong Suh
DB - Taylor Mays
P - Reggie Hodges