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We are looking for new and experienced dynasty fantasy football owners to participate in a series of slow mock drafts this offseason. The purpose of these drafts is to establish dynasty league average draft position (ADP) data. Continue reading
Green Bay Packers starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs off Lambeau Field into the tunnel amid a standing ovation. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I know what you are saying, “Another dynasty mock? You’re crazy. We haven’t even had the NFL Draft!” Since many dynasty football players, including myself, have the “sickness” all year-long, the guys here at DLF wanted to host it as a reference league for the pre-draft dynasty layout of the land. This time before the NFL Draft is especially fun as outside of Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III, we have no idea where every rookie or the remaining free agents, for that matter, will end up.
The draft has fantastic representation from all the following: bleacherreport.com (Gary Davenport); draftsharks.com (Matt Schauf); footballguys.com (Sigmund Bloom and Jene Bramel); profootballfocus.com (Jeff Ratcliffe and Ross Miles); dynastyleaguefootball.com (Steve Wyremski); The IDP Guru (@OlingerIDPGuru); myself and a host of others from twitter.
You can check out the entire draft here: http://www30.myfantasyleague.com/2012/home/74461#0 .
ROUND ONE
1.01 Ray Rice, RB BAL
1.02 LeSean McCoy, RB PHI
1.03 Arian Foster, RB HOU
1.04 Calvin Johnson, WR DET
1.05 Aaron Rodgers, QB GB
1.06 Larry Fitzgerald, WR ARI
1.07 Rob Gronkowski, TE NE
1.08 Jimmy Graham, TE NO
1.09 Maurice Jones-Drew, RB JAX
1.10 Matt Forte, RB CHI
1.11 Chris Johnson, RB TEN
1.12 Cam Newton, QB CAR
The top five remains the same with some combination of Arian Foster, Ray Rice, LeSean McCoy, Calvin Johnson, and Aaron Rodgers. The tight ends in the form of Rob Gronkowski (1.07) and Jimmy Graham (1.08) went a bit too high for my taste. In leagues with premium tight end scoring (1.5 points per reception), I could understand the higher choice of those talented guys.
The best first round value was Cam Newton who I have seen go as high as 1.06. Yes, he is a second year player, but he ranked fourth overall in total points in this format last year. Even if he gets less goal line work, Cam should easily exceed his 1.12 draft spot.
To read about the next 9 rounds click here http://dynastyleaguefootball.com/2012/idp-dynasty-mock-draft-analysis
Ryan Tannehill and Jamie Blatnick (Photo credit: ShuttrKing|KT)
Join Josh Norris and I at 6:30 pm est on Monday February 13rd as we discuss the 2012 rookie quarterbacks and defensive linemen that could make an impact on your fantasy teams this year and, if we have time, tight ends as well. This is for dynasty/keeper owners and draftniks alike. You can listen live here or in the archive: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dynasty-blitz/2012/02/13/dynasty-blitz-podcast-wjoshnorris-of-wwwrotoworldcom
As we enjoy the holiday season and fill out our wish lists, many dynasty owners are limited in the roster moves they can make. The trade deadline has come and gone, and some leagues will not allow waiver transactions in the fantasy playoffs. With that said, it never hurts to start window shopping and making your own player wish list for next season.
Happy Holidays to you and yours. Here are the slants this week: Read the rest of this entry at PFF Fantasy »
I took some time this week to sit down with Ken Moody of Dynasty League Football and Jene Bramel of Footballguys.com to talk about some long-term dynasty and keeper buys as well as undervalued players in the 2011 season.
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Last year when Mike Holmgren came in to take over the decimated Cleveland team, the Browns fans got excited. Peyton Hillis’ fantasy value went from the outhouse to the penthouse, equally caused by his efforts and the powerful offensive line that he ran behind. Rookie QB Colt McCoy did not lose many games for Cleveland last year, but he didn’t have much help other than castaway TE Ben Watson and Hillis. The team lost enough games last year so HC Eric Mangini was fired and replaced in the offseason by former Rams OC Pat Shurmur. HC Shurmur brought a more pass friendly scheme to Cleveland and in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Browns added Greg Little in the second round to give McCoy a talented, yet sometimes troubled, target.
To read more click here: http://www.fantasyalarm.com/2011-fantasy-football-rookie-report-greg-little-wr-cleveland-browns/
The 2011 PFF Fantasy Draft Guide is now available for purchase!
Updated through August 9th, this guide will be the most up to date fantasy guide on the newstand.
Click here for more details and to purchase the PDF version for just $4.99
Draft time is finally upon us. The new CBA has been sorted out. Almost everyone is in training camp and working out save for a holdout or “mysterious” injury (ask Jeremy Maclin). The Hall of Fame induction speeches were made, inductees cried, and no HOF game was played. Preseason games start this week and we get to see who is gelling with their new team and who isn’t.
Now is the time our wives, girlfriends, children, and non-football friends just shake their heads and ask us why fantasy football? Many of us with this madness can’t wait to draft. This is when the hours of scheming, studying, game watching, reading countless blogs, and listening to podcasts, finally get rewarded.
Many fantasy football drafts have already started and will continue up through September, so I thought it might be a good time to figure out some rules to help you draft. I must confess this is an incomplete list and much like the Constitution can be added upon when great men feel that modifications are needed:
Read the rest here: http://draftbreakdown.com/fantasy-draft-commandments?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter
Once a week starting 7/21/11, I will be having a 30 minute conversation with an accomplished fantasy mind. We will be discussing dynasty strategies, trading, being a good commissioner, waiver wire management, managing multiple leagues, etc. These episodes will be behind the scenes looks on how to improve as a fantasy football player.
Guests scheduled in the coming months: Jim “Fantasy Taz” Day, Matt Waldman, Andrew Garda, Greg Kellogg, Bryan Fontaine, Mike Clay, Joe Everett, Shane P Hallam, Ryan Burns, Susan Shan, Jene Bramel and so many more….
Draftmaster Invitational #4 has come and gone, which means it’s time for some discussion from those involved.
If you’re not up to speed on the Draftmaster Invitional specifics, check out the Draftmaster Invitational introduction piece from back in February. In a nutshell, we have 12 fantasy football experts from around the web who are meeting up at myfantasyleague.com every month or so for a 2011 fantasy draft. Unlike most drafts about this time of the year, these are not mock drafts. The originally-drafted squads will be scored and a champion will be crowned following the end of the NFL regular season.
What kind of trader are you? Are you the free wheeling dealer? Are you the guy who worries about another owner getting over on you? Are you a trader that likes to offer only fair trades the first time? Maybe your style is to take a little hit now to build equity for later trades?
Maybe you are the guy who is always looking to win every trade? Are you the owner that sends out a ridiculous offer to gauge interest? Are you the guy that sits on trades forever hoping that they expire or get taken back? Or maybe you just hit reject without giving a reason why? If you are more about the second set of questions, this article might not be for you…
Those are all great ways to not make that many trades in a dynasty league and/or any other kind of league. The thing that is unique about dynasty leagues is that the owners hopefully are constants, aka the same owners year after year and relationships count. You may never be friends or friendly with everyone in your league, but at least you can find out their needs, help teams acquire what they want, and assist them if you can. To use Matt “Wildman” Waldman’s “The Audible” sound bite: it’s like making love to a beautiful woman.
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