Rate my Fantasy Football Team

[AbsentElement]

Hey Idol Fans... Fantasy football is one of the things I do during the Idol "off-season." I'm curious if any of you play fantasy football, and if so, have you had your drafts? We just did our live offline draft tonight and here are my results.

Some backgound info: We are in an 8-team league and I was #7 overall (and 2nd in the 2nd round, 7th in third round, 2nd in the fourth round, and so on...). Here are the positions we play each week: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, K, DEF. The remaining players are on the bench.

1st round: Edgerrin James (RB-AZ) 7th overall
2nd round: Chad Johnson (WR-CIN) 10th overall
3rd round: Drew Bledsoe (QB-DAL) 23rd overall
4th round: Torry Holt (WR-STL) 26th overall
5th round: Warrick Dunn (RB-ATL) 39th overall
6th round: Jeremy Shockey (TE-NYG) 42nd overall
7th round: Rod Smith (WR-DEN) 55th overall
8th round: Jake Delhomme (QB-CAR) 58th overall
9th round: Ben Roethlisberger (QB-PIT) 71st overall
10th round: NY Giants Defense (DEF-NYG) 74th overall
11th round: Ahman Green (RB-GB) 87th overall
12th round: Jay Feely (K-NYG) 90th overall
13th round: Reggie Brown (WR-PHI) 103rd overall
14th round: Keyshawn Johnson (WR-CAR) 106th overall
15th round: Dallas Clark (TE-IND) 119th overall
16th round: Michael Vick (QB-ATL) 122nd overall

So that was my draft! Lemme know what you think.

[RushDog]

Your running back corps is kinda weak. I realize you had the seventh pick. I don't think you're going to get many points out of Ahman Greene. I had him last year, and he didn't do diddly squat. He was also injured part of the season. James hasn't had a very good pre-season, and I'm not sure about his line. I like Dunn, but he doesn't always score alot of points. I don't think he gets alot of touchdowns. Vick will be good for you if he doesn't get hurt. Same with Bledsoe. Your first four rounds, you should stock up on running backs, because they get hurt easy. You have a very good receivers. And Jeremy Shockey was a great aquisition at tight end. I had him last year, he scored alot of points for me. Overall, I predict you'll be making alot of changes at RB and QB througout the season. Good luck!

[AbsentElement]

So here's what I'm thinking for my Week 1 Starting Lineup.

QB: Drew Bledsoe. If the Cowboys straighten out T.O. (he was just fined $9500 for missing a team meeting) and he plays, then I like the supporting cast Bledsoe has in his Week 1 matchup versus Jacksonville: T.O., Terry Glenn, Jason Witten, and Julius Jones. Roethlisberger will need to impress me a little more before I start him. He's had a real rough preseason. I know Delhomme has Steve Smith to throw to, but the overall supporting cast doesn't seem as strong to me in Carolina. As for Vick, he's really hit or miss, and I just picked him up because we decided last minute to add a 16th round and he was the best guy left when my turn came around. If he stays healthy and shows some consistency, I may start him against weaker defenses, but not this week against Carolina.

RB: Edgerrin James and Warrick Dunn. The "Edge" also has a fantastic supporting cast in Arizona: Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, and Anquan Boldin. Warrick Dunn will see more carries this year with TJ Duckett out of the picture. Ahman Green is a good value pick, but not really worthy of being a starter among this group of RB's. Got him in the late rounds and he'll be a good backup for most of the season if he stays healthy.

WR: Chad Johnson, Torry Holt, and Rod Smith. This is a great fantasy receiver corps. Holt and Smith are usually very consistent and solid, and they seem to stay healthy. Chad Johnson is simply one of the best in the league right now. I had him ranked #1 among WR's (T.O. was #5). This starting trio is a no-brainer. Keyshawn will do pretty well this season too. He's got Delhomme throwing to him, and with his speed, he'll be a huge threat when Steve Smith is double-covered. I'll play him against slower defenses or during bye weeks.

TE: Jeremy Shockey. I had him ranked #1 among TE's (as did probably most everyone else). He'll be my starter, except in Week 4 when the Giants have a bye. Dallas Clark will be fine against the Jets that week.

K: Jay Feely. Well, he's my only kicker. At least he's pretty solid.

DEF: New York Giants. People laughed when I picked the Giants as the 2nd defense to go in our draft. This D will be solid though.

Anyone else have any input?

[RushDog]

Well, you don't have any choice but to start James and Dunn at running back. I would start Vick at QB. He's gonna give you alot of points because runs alot and he'll score alot of TD's. He'll score more TD's than Dunn. I'm surprised he was still available in the 16th round. However, you really can't lose with Bledsoe or Delhomme. I wouldn't start Roethlesberger unless you really had to. He's not going to score alot of points because they're a running team. How well Chad Johnson does depends on Carson Palmer's health. So, keep that in the back of your mind.

[AbsentElement]

Your running back corps is kinda weak. I realize you had the seventh pick. I don't think you're going to get many points out of Ahman Greene. I had him last year, and he didn't do diddly squat. He was also injured part of the season. James hasn't had a very good pre-season, and I'm not sure about his line. I like Dunn, but he doesn't always score alot of points. I don't think he gets alot of touchdowns. Vick will be good for you if he doesn't get hurt. Same with Bledsoe. Your first four rounds, you should stock up on running backs, because they get hurt easy. You have a very good receivers. And Jeremy Shockey was a great aquisition at tight end. I had him last year, he scored alot of points for me. Overall, I predict you'll be making alot of changes at RB and QB througout the season. Good luck!
I think you're right... I'll be making quite a few changes. I'm already debating on whether to hold on to Roethlisberger. I can probably trade him for Ronnie Brown (RB-MIA), who is owned by one guy in our league who's already interested in Big Ben. I think that'd be a sweet deal.

As for the Edge, I think he'll have a hell of a Week 1 against the niners.

I have to disagree with your draft strategy though... at least this particular season. It seems like really only the top 7 or 8 running backs would be worth spending 1st, 2nd, or 3rd round draft picks. There seems to be a distinct separation between the top RB's and the middle-of-the-road RB's. With QB's, the top 2 or 3 would have been worth a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Peyton Manning would be the only one I would have taken 1st round, if the top 6 RB's were gone. I think this year, the money is in the receiver corps. Chad Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Smith, T.O., etc. I noticed guys in my draft were picking up a bunch of middle-of-the-road RB's, so I went and got some of the pretty decent QB's. I think, having picked up Big Ben in Round 9 was both lucky and brilliant... a crazy value that will wind up getting me a Round 2picked running back.

Does that make sense?

[AbsentElement]

Well, you don't have any choice but to start James and Dunn at running back. I would start Vick at QB. He's gonna give you alot of points because runs alot and he'll score alot of TD's. He'll score more TD's than Dunn. I'm surprised he was still available in the 16th round. However, you really can't lose with Bledsoe or Delhomme. I wouldn't start Roethlesberger unless you really had to. He's not going to score alot of points because they're a running team. How well Chad Johnson does depends on Carson Palmer's health. So, keep that in the back of your mind.
Really? You'd start Vick against the Carolina (#2) Defense? Man, I don't know about that. It could pay off big, but it's a lot more risky. I find more comfort in Bledsoe versus Jacksonville or Delhomme versus Atlanta.

[RushDog]

I took Manning last year, and he was disappointing, as was Tom Brady. A really good QB to get is Trent Green. But, I'm not sure how he'll do with this new offense. You have good QB's, it's just whether they'll stay healthy. Bledsoe is like a scarecrow standing back in the pocket, so he's gonna get hit alot and Vick likes to run so he'll eventually get hurt. Delhomme is probably your most durable, and I think he'll score alot of points for you.

[AbsentElement]

Bledsoe is like a scarecrow standing back in the pocket, so he's gonna get hit alot.
LMAO, very true.

[RushDog]

Really? You'd start Vick against the Carolina (#2) Defense? Man, I don't know about that. It could pay off big, but it's a lot more risky. I find more comfort in Bledsoe versus Jacksonville or Delhomme versus Atlanta.

I didn't realize Vick was playing Carolina. Yeah, you might want to hold off on that one. Jacksonville's defense is pretty good too. I think Bledsoe might be your safest bet. He's been looking really good even without T.O. But, don't be surprised if Delhomme doesn't have a good game.

[AbsentElement]

I didn't realize Vick was playing Carolina. Yeah, you might want to hold off on that one. Jacksonville's defense is pretty good too. I think Bledsoe might be your safest bet. He's been looking really good even without T.O. But, don't be surprised if Delhomme doesn't have a good game.
So, I'm already in contact with the other guy... he wants Delhomme (not Big Ben). His running backs are Tiki Barber and Ronnie Brown. I don't think he's going to give up Tiki, but I'm sure I can get Brown. I picked up Delhomme in the 8th round, and he picked up Brown in the 2nd round. I like Brown's odds in Week 1 versus the Steelers better than Dunn's odds versus the Panthers. What do you think?

I'm also thinking of offering Roethlisberger and Edgerrin James for Ladanian Tomilinson. LT is playing the two weakest defenses in the league in the first two weeks.

[RushDog]

The Steeler D is tough, but I'd go with Ronnie Brown. I would do whatever you can to get LT. I had him two years ago, and he was the main reason I won the league championship.

[TaylorHicksRocks]

I would but I don't understand fantasy football. I do understand football and enjoy watching the games. Just let me know week to week which team you want to win..or which player you want to do extremely good.

[AbsentElement]

The Steeler D is tough, but I'd go with Ronnie Brown. I would do whatever you can to get LT. I had him two years ago, and he was the main reason I won the league championship.
He's not taking on the Ronnie Brown offer. He wants my Jake Delhomme for his Kevin Jones (RB-DET). He picked KJ in the sixth round, so in terms of the draft picks, it's an upgrade for me. KJ might be better on most days than (my) Warrick Dunn based on their schedules. It's tempting, but I figured based on schedules as of now, I'd play Delhomme over Bledsoe probably 65% of the time.

I'm thinking if I can get this other guy to take Big Ben and the Edge and give me LT, then I'd make the Delhomme/Jones trade and pick up Favre out of free agency for a third QB.

Then I'd have:

QB - Bledsoe, Vick, Favre
RB - L.T., K.J., Dunn, and Green
WR - Chad Johnson, Torry Holt, Rod Smith, Keyshawn Johnson, and Reggie Brown
TE - Jeremy Shockey, Dallas Clark
K - Feely
DEF- Giants

I don't know, when I write it out like that... QB corps. looks pretty ugly, but I guess you just about can't beat that RB/WR/TE lineup.

[RushDog]

I'm not sure how Ronnie Brown is going to do. LT is a sure thing. You'll get over 100 points out him each week easy. Don't forget, he's a great receiver as well.

[lizzyj]

Are you guys speaking English?

I swear it looks like Chinese to me.....teetee

[AbsentElement]

I'm not sure how Ronnie Brown is going to do. LT is a sure thing. You'll get over 100 points out him each week easy. Don't forget, he's a great receiver as well.
Well, the other guy passed on Edge and Big Ben. So I picked up Kerry Collins today. He signed with the Titans. He passed for more yards than Peyton Manning last year. So, now, since I have Collins and Bledsoe, and Vick and Roethlisberger, and Delhomme (LOL), I'm going to let Delhomme go for Kevin Jones. He has a much better schedule than Warrick Dunn (my current no.2 RB), and he'll probably get the ball handed to him more.

[RushDog]

It's just as well you didn't pick up Favre. I think he's about washed up. Especially after tonight's performance. I don't know how much Kerry Collins is going to play. I think they have Billy Volek, and of course Vince Young.

[Kat4Ever]

I've never understood fantasy football to be honest.

No, I get the game..... I'm just more of a fantasy baseball guy myself.

I like being involved in the game on a day to day basis... whereas the 2 times I've played fantasy football with my friends I got so bored because you'd just set your lineup once... and basically forget it.

I guess I'm more of a baseball guy all around. Grew up on that sport and it's always been my favorite.

I would have to agree that Favre looks pretty washed up... but in his defense that team is washed up. If you're an 'older' QB and you have nobody around you to protect you you're in real trouble. And that team really has nobody or at least it looks that way.

Collins should be a good pickup and I think you might be surprised with the production that Bledsoe should give you... assuming that TO does decide he wants to play.

[RushDog]

I've never understood fantasy football to be honest.

No, I get the game..... I'm just more of a fantasy baseball guy myself.

I like being involved in the game on a day to day basis... whereas the 2 times I've played fantasy football with my friends I got so bored because you'd just set your lineup once... and basically forget it.


I think you were just in a bad league. Most leagues allow you to make changes daily to your lineup. You can drop players, sign free agents, make trades, etc. You have to keep up on things daily because some players who you might not have thought were any good turn out to great. Like last year, nobody knew who Willie Parker was for the Steelers. He got me alot of points early in the season. Then when he started to fizzle, I benched him. I've had alot of fun with it. When you're in a league with guys you know, it gets to be very competitive.

[AbsentElement]

I think you were just in a bad league. Most leagues allow you to make changes daily to your lineup. You can drop players, sign free agents, make trades, etc. You have to keep up on things daily because some players who you might not have thought were any good turn out to great. Like last year, nobody knew who Willie Parker was for the Steelers. He got me alot of points early in the season. Then when he started to fizzle, I benched him. I've had alot of fun with it. When you're in a league with guys you know, it gets to be very competitive.
You're right, the competition with buddies is a lot of fun. I think the most fun part of the whole experience is preparing for the draft, then actually getting together for a live offline draft, eating chicken wings and drinking beer :beerchug: . It's fun to cap on guys that draft someone on the IR, because you know that guy didn't do his homework.

[AbsentElement]

You know, if we had more than six people on the forums in a day, we could actually put together an idolme fantasy football league. that'd be pretty sweet.

[AbsentElement]

Aug 29: Jim Wyatt, of the Tennessean, reports Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher said he hopes QB Kerry Collins will see action in Friday's preseason finale, Sept. 1, at Green Bay and that rookie QB Vince Young probably will remain the No. 2 quarterback. Starting QB Billy Volek's play in three preseason games has been inconsistent, which apparently led to the pursuit of Collins in recent days.

[AbsentElement]

So I have the NYG defense (from the draft), but I dropped Ahman Green to pick up the Arizona defense. AZ is playing SF in Week 1. They're predicted to score the second most fantasy points in week 1 for defenses (not for their solid defense obiously, but for SF's lack of offense). Think that was a smart move? Guys in my league are cracking on me for that particular move, but I haven't explained to them why I did it. lol, guess we'll see when the points roll out.

When I picked up Kerry Collins, people cracked on me too, until I pointed out that he had more passing yards last year than Peyton Manning. I dropped PHI-WR Reggie Brown to pick up Collins. This was before the Stallworth trade to Philly was confirmed... how lucky is that?

[RushDog]

So I have the NYG defense (from the draft), but I dropped Ahman Green to pick up the Arizona defense. AZ is playing SF in Week 1. They're predicted to score the second most fantasy points in week 1 for defenses (not for their solid defense obiously, but for SF's lack of offense). Think that was a smart move? Guys in my league are cracking on me for that particular move, but I haven't explained to them why I did it. lol, guess we'll see when the points roll out.

When I picked up Kerry Collins, people cracked on me too, until I pointed out that he had more passing yards last year than Peyton Manning. I dropped PHI-WR Reggie Brown to pick up Collins. This was before the Stallworth trade to Philly was confirmed... how lucky is that?

Actually, SF's offense has improved. I watched Alex Smith look like Joe Montana against my Bears in preseason. Norv Turner is their new offensive coordinator, and that has made a big difference. Kerry Collins is a decent QB, but I don't know how much playing time he'll get. Billy Volek is their starter and he's had a good preseason.

[AbsentElement]

Actually, SF's offense has improved. I watched Alex Smith look like Joe Montana against my Bears in preseason. Norv Turner is their new offensive coordinator, and that has made a big difference. Kerry Collins is a decent QB, but I don't know how much playing time he'll get. Billy Volek is their starter and he's had a good preseason.
Yeah, it's odd... I don't understand why they went for Collins. I mean Volek has passed for more yards in his first 10 NFL starts than any other quarterback since 1970. Plus Vince Young waiting in the wings. But Collins will play in the preseason finale and may likely start in the season opener. I'm not using him this week anyways, so I'll just keep him in the back pocket for now. As for AZ, I guess I'll just cross my fingers. New York is playing against Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison. I think AZ is probably at least a better option against SF.

[TaylorHicksRocks]

I read that one of your Quarterbacks had surgery today Big Ben from The Steelers....

[AbsentElement]

I read that one of your Quarterbacks had surgery today Big Ben from The Steelers....
Yeah, he had an appendectomy (appendicitis). He'll miss week one for sure, but I didn't plan on playing him. I'm hoping he'll have a couple of good first weeks when he gets back on the field. I'd like to play him against some weaker defenses.

[MusicLover]

Hey Idol Fans... Fantasy football is one of the things I do during the Idol "off-season." I'm curious if any of you play fantasy football, and if so, have you had your drafts? We just did our live offline draft tonight and here are my results.

Some backgound info: We are in an 8-team league and I was #7 overall (and 2nd in the 2nd round, 7th in third round, 2nd in the fourth round, and so on...). Here are the positions we play each week: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, TE, K, DEF. The remaining players are on the bench.

1st round: Edgerrin James (RB-AZ) 7th overall
2nd round: Chad Johnson (WR-CIN) 10th overall
3rd round: Drew Bledsoe (QB-DAL) 23rd overall
4th round: Torry Holt (WR-STL) 26th overall
5th round: Warrick Dunn (RB-ATL) 39th overall
6th round: Jeremy Shockey (TE-NYG) 42nd overall
7th round: Rod Smith (WR-DEN) 55th overall
8th round: Jake Delhomme (QB-CAR) 58th overall
9th round: Ben Roethlisberger (QB-PIT) 71st overall
10th round: NY Giants Defense (DEF-NYG) 74th overall
11th round: Ahman Green (RB-GB) 87th overall
12th round: Jay Feely (K-NYG) 90th overall
13th round: Reggie Brown (WR-PHI) 103rd overall
14th round: Keyshawn Johnson (WR-CAR) 106th overall
15th round: Dallas Clark (TE-IND) 119th overall
16th round: Michael Vick (QB-ATL) 122nd overall

So that was my draft! Lemme know what you think.

I'm an AVID football fanatic, and it seems like you have great picks to me. You should have tried to get Steve Smith (Smitty) from Carolina, though... :D

[RushDog]

AE,
I told you you should've started Vick! LOL! I can't say anything because I started Delhomme on one of my teams too. Three stinkin' points. He better do better next week, or he's getting benched.

[TaylorHicksRocks]

How did y'all do this week?

[RushDog]

How did y'all do this week?

Well, one of my teams, The Memphis Mafia, is kicking butt. However, it's not looking good for my other team, The Texas Outlaws.

[AbsentElement]

AE,
I told you you should've started Vick! LOL! I can't say anything because I started Delhomme on one of my teams too. Three stinkin' points. He better do better next week, or he's getting benched.
Yeah, I actually dropped Vick earlier on in the week. Should have hung on to him and started him. I just picked him back up. I actually wound up starting Bledsoe. He sucked ass, but still scored more than Delhomme. What killed my team was my WR corps. Chad Johnson, Torry Holt, and Rod Smith were all pretty quiet yesterday. Oh well, it's only week one. Edge only scored 14 points for me and Wali Lundy might as well have sat on the Bench. I should have started Warrick Dunn in his place. Taking AZ defense over the Giants D was a good call. I just dropped them for next week though and picked up the ATL defense.

[TaylorHicksRocks]

Well, one of my teams, The Memphis Mafia, is kicking butt. However, it's not looking good for my other team, The Texas Outlaws.

I hope you do better next week!!

[RushDog]

Yeah, I actually dropped Vick earlier on in the week. Should have hung on to him and started him. I just picked him back up. I actually wound up starting Bledsoe. He sucked ass, but still scored more than Delhomme. What killed my team was my WR corps. Chad Johnson, Torry Holt, and Rod Smith were all pretty quiet yesterday. Oh well, it's only week one. Edge only scored 14 points for me and Wali Lundy might as well have sat on the Bench. I should have started Warrick Dunn in his place. Taking AZ defense over the Giants D was a good call. I just dropped them for next week though and picked up the ATL defense.


Stallworth did good for me. So did Eli. I didn't realize Houzmenzada wasn't going to play, otherwise, I wouldn't have started him. I probably would've kept with things better if I didn't work all weekend. I was really happy with Edgarrin James. I think I'm going to start Brian Westbrook next week instead of Thomas Jones.

[RushDog]

I hope you do better next week!!

It looks like the Outlaws are going to pull it off. We're up by three, and I have Randy Moss and Sebastian Janikowski yet to play.

[RushDog]

How about them Bears! Whoopin' up on them Packers! Brett Favre is through!


http://i.a.cnn.net/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/12/15/gallery.oldrivals/packers-bears.jpg

[AbsentElement]

I'm having a hard time deciding between starting Pennington vs. New England or Vick vs. Tampa Bay.... Bledsoe's a$$ is benched this week. T.O.'s not THAT good.

[AbsentElement]

Here's my new receiver corps...

Chad Johnson
Torry Holt
Isaac Bruce
Rod Smith
Bernard Berrian

I'm thinking about going with Johnson, Holt and Berrian this week. Bears play the Lions... think it's a good move? He (Berrian) only touched the ball once last week, for 49 yards...

[TaylorHicksRocks]

How about them Bears! Whoopin' up on them Packers! Brett Favre is through!


http://i.a.cnn.net/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/12/15/gallery.oldrivals/packers-bears.jpg

I may live in Wisconsin but I am not a Packet an I love the Cowboys!!!!! I hope the Packers have a horrible year. My sister always has an excuse as to why the Packers lose..lol

[AbsentElement]

Well, turns out that none of my top 3 draft picks have done squat this year. Over the last few weeks, I've revamped my squad.

Here's what my draft looked like:

1st round: Edgerrin James (RB-AZ) 7th overall
2nd round: Chad Johnson (WR-CIN) 10th overall
3rd round: Drew Bledsoe (QB-DAL) 23rd overall
4th round: Torry Holt (WR-STL) 26th overall
5th round: Warrick Dunn (RB-ATL) 39th overall
6th round: Jeremy Shockey (TE-NYG) 42nd overall
7th round: Rod Smith (WR-DEN) 55th overall
8th round: Jake Delhomme (QB-CAR) 58th overall
9th round: Ben Roethlisberger (QB-PIT) 71st overall
10th round: NY Giants Defense (DEF-NYG) 74th overall
11th round: Ahman Green (RB-GB) 87th overall
12th round: Jay Feely (K-NYG) 90th overall
13th round: Reggie Brown (WR-PHI) 103rd overall
14th round: Keyshawn Johnson (WR-CAR) 106th overall
15th round: Dallas Clark (TE-IND) 119th overall
16th round: Michael Vick (QB-ATL) 122nd overall

I've ditched 9 of my draft picks. Here's my new team 4 weeks into the season (and their position rankings in terms of total season fantasy points so far):

QB#1: Rex Grossman (CHI) (ranked #3)
QB#2: Michael Vick (ATL) (ranked #8)
RB#1: Kevin Jones (DET) (ranked #10)
RB#2: Edgerrin James (AZ) (ranked #12)
RB#3: Warrick Dunn (ATL) (ranked #21)
RB#4: Ruben Droughns (CLE) (ranked #37)
WR#1: Torry Holt (STL) (ranked #4)
WR#2: Bernard Berrian (CHI) (ranked #5)
WR#3: Reggie Williams (JAX) (ranked #12)
WR#4: Amani Toomer (NYG) (ranked #17)
WR#5: Chad Johnson (CIN) (ranked #32) (WTF?)
TE#1: Dallas Clark (IND) (ranked #6)
TE#2: Jeremy Shockey (NYG) (ranked #10)
K: Robbie Gould (CHI) (ranked #2)
DEF: Atlanta (ranked #3)
DEF: New Orleans (ranked #11)

I just picked up New Orleans for this coming week.

For WR's, Mike Furrey is the only available receiver who so-far out ranks my lowest ranked receiver. But I'm not sure giving up Chad Johnson is such a good idea yet. Probably best to hang on to him and see if he gets his act together.

For RB's, Dominic Rhodes, Kevin Barlow, Ahman Green, Maurice Jones-Drew, Michael Turner, Jerious Norwood, and Marion Barber are all potential upgrades to Ruben Droughns. Or, at least they all currently rank higher point-wise.

I think I'm good at QB, TE, K, and D.

Anyone agree this is a much better team now (I know Rush will, given I have 3 Bears now).

Any comments on potentially strengthening my depth at RB?

[RushDog]

Edgarrin James hasn't done anything for me either. They don't use him right, and his line sucks. The problem is, there aren't any other alternatives in my league right now. All the good RB's are taken.

[AbsentElement]

Well, KC's run defense is a little suspect, so I'm going to give him a go again this weekend. He and Kevin Jones (playing against MIN) are my starters this week (Dunn has a bye, and Droughns is against CAR).

I'm also starting Grossman at QB and Holt, Toomer, and Williams at WR. I'd start Berrian instead of Williams, but I learned my lesson last week when I started three Falcons in the same week. Plus Matt Jones is hurt, so Williams may see more balls this week.

[RushDog]

I'm going to go ahead and bench James on one of my teams this weak and go with Barber and Addai. My other team, I'm pretty much stuck using him.

[AbsentElement]

Oh, and I actually got my first win this weekend. And it came against my main rival in the league.

The first week, I got schooled, 91-70. That was because of my (reflecting back) awful draft.

In week 2, I scored 106 points, but still got schooled by the league leader, who seems to score over 120 every week consistently. He scored 148 that week. But yesterday he started Westbrook, so that screwed him up.

In week 3, I started Vick, Dunn, and the Atlanta D. Note to self: In the future, don't start three players from the same team in the same week. That's a huge gamble. Going into Monday night, I only needed 30 points to get the win. I could have scored big, but Atlanta let me down and I lost by 10 points.

This week, I scored the 2nd highest points in the league and beat my rival by 12 points.

Here's my opponent's lineup for this coming week:
QB: Tom Brady
WR: Roy Williams
WR: Braylon Edwards
WR: Hines Ward
RB: Clinton Portis
RB: Laurence Maroney
TE: Tony Gonzalez
K: Nate Kaedling
DEF: Pittsburgh

[aztecgoods]

I don't even know how this works. I take it you can't just pick whoever you want, it has to be in the rounds they were actually drafted in or what? Sorry I'm a football fan but haven't gotten this far yet. Most of my friends are doing it.

[RushDog]

I don't even know how this works. I take it you can't just pick whoever you want, it has to be in the rounds they were actually drafted in or what? Sorry I'm a football fan but haven't gotten this far yet. Most of my friends are doing it.

Towards the end of training camp, leagues will hold a draft. You can either have an online draft (which is what I prefer), or you can get together and have a little draft party at someone's house, and do it manually. Those can be fun, but can be distracting because you always have someone whose trying to trick you into picking up someone that sucks. And you always have those guys that take too long with their picks. When you do it on line, there's a timer, and once you're time is up, if you haven't picked someone, the computer will.

Now, once the season starts, and you have players who aren't performing well, you can try to trade them, or just dump them and pick up somebody else. Some leagues will charge around $2.00 for each transaction. The free leagues don't charge anything.

You get your most points through your running backs and wide receivers, because they're the ones that score touchdowns. Players also get points for how many yards they get, but most of their points are through touchdowns. Defense can score big for you too if you have the right team. For instance, if you have the Bears or the Ravens defense, you're probably going to get alot of points out of them because they don't allow alot of points, and they get alot of sacks and turnovers. However, if you get some creampuff defense, like the Giants, you're not going to get much. Kickers and tightends probably score you the least amount of points.

When you draft, it's best to load up on a bunch of good running backs and wide receivers before you pick anyone else, because they get hurt easy. you don't want to have to start somebody like Deshawn Foster, who doesn't get many points, because your other running backs are hurt.You can always find a decent quarterback later on in the draft. It's not always necessary to get someone like Peyton Manning, because you can find other quarterbacks who will get you just as many points. Also make sure you have a decent backup QB because of injuries, bye weeks, etc. You also have to be careful on who you start that week because that player might be going against a really good defense.

Anyway, that's my version of Fantasy 101.

[TaylorHicksRocks]

Towards the end of training camp, leagues will hold a draft. You can either have an online draft (which is what I prefer), or you can get together and have a little draft party at someone's house, and do it manually. Those can be fun, but can be distracting because you always have someone whose trying to trick you into picking up someone that sucks. And you always have those guys that take too long with their picks. When you do it on line, there's a timer, and once you're time is up, if you haven't picked someone, the computer will.

Now, once the season starts, and you have players who aren't performing well, you can try to trade them, or just dump them and pick up somebody else. Some leagues will charge around $2.00 for each transaction. The free leagues don't charge anything.

You get your most points through your running backs and wide receivers, because they're the ones that score touchdowns. Players also get points for how many yards they get, but most of their points are through touchdowns. Defense can score big for you too if you have the right team. For instance, if you have the Bears or the Ravens defense, you're probably going to get alot of points out of them because they allow alot of points, and they get alot of sacks and turnovers. However, if you get some creampuff defense, like the Giants, you're not going to get much. Kickers and tightends probably score you the least amount of points.

When you draft, it's best to load up on a bunch of good running backs and wide receivers before you pick anyone else, because they get hurt easy. you don't want to have to start somebody like Deshawn Foster, who doesn't get many points, because your other running backs are hurt.You can always find a decent quarterback later on in the draft. It's not always necessary to get someone like Peyton Manning, because you can find other quarterbacks who will get you just as many points. Also make sure you have a decent backup QB because of injuries, bye weeks, etc. You also have to be careful on who you start that week because that player might be going against a really good defense.

Anyway, that's my version of Fantasy 101.



Perhaps one day when I have more time I will be able to play fantasy football! Looks like alot of fun!:)

[aztecgoods]

Thanks for the info, sounds a little complicated, I think I'll stick to my usual of just having the boys over to watch the big screen with a little cheese dip and drinks etc., like the good ole days. Maybe an office pool here and there. I actually pretty much agreed with your assesment of AE's team though.

[RushDog]

Thanks for the info, sounds a little complicated, I think I'll stick to my usual of just having the boys over to watch the big screen with a little cheese dip and drinks etc., like the good ole days. Maybe an office pool here and there. I actually pretty much agreed with your assesment of AE's team though.

It's really not that hard once you get into it. I remember the first year I played, I won the championship. Everybody was pissed! Because all the other guys had been playing for years, and I was killing them. Of course it helped that I had LaDanian Tomlinson and Curtis Martin as my running backs. Those guys scored me alot of points that year. It sucks when you have some people that are poor sports and get really mad when they lose.

[AbsentElement]

So I've managed to go on a five-game win streak in my fantasy league (now I'm 5-3). I've settled into my usual starters and have played around with my backups a little bit.

QB, I alternate between Michael Vick and Rex Grossman, depending on the Defense. Both have been pretty solid, except Vick against NO and Grossman against AZ.

WR's, my usual starters are Torry Holt, Chad Johnson, and Bernard Berrian. My backups are Mike Furry (DET) and Reggie Williams (JAX)

RB's, I've been starting Warrick Dunn and Kevin Jones. Edge has been a disappointment, but seems to be improving some. I picked up Leon Washington (NYJ). I'll keep him in my pocket and see how he does. Someone in my league just dropped Lamont Jordan, so I picked him up. He, like Edge is improving, but has some back issues at the moment. He has a couple of soft defenses left in the schedule, so he'll be a good play for 3 or 4 of the remaining weeks (assuming his back gets a little better).

TE, I dropped Dallas Clark and only have Shockey now. There are still some good free agent TE's in my league, so if he gets hurt, I should be fine.

K, still have Robbie Gould. He's been dead on all season and has outscored most offensive players (with the exception of a couple of RB's and QB's) in my league so far.

DEF, I still have Atlanta, but I also picked up Minnesota. There's a guy in my league who only has Philly D right now, and he's got no QB available to start this week (due to injuries and byes), and he has to pick up at least one receiver, so I'm gonna watch his transactions closely. He's going to have to drop a couple of decent players just to be able to put together a lineup this week.

I play the 1st place team this week, so wish me luck! He has to sit Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook this week because they have a bye. But he has Phillip Rivers and LaDanian Tomlinson, so he'll still be tough to beat.

[AbsentElement]

There's a guy in my league who only has Philly D right now, and he's got no QB available to start this week (due to injuries and byes), and he has to pick up at least one receiver, so I'm gonna watch his transactions closely. He's going to have to drop a couple of decent players just to be able to put together a lineup this week.
Nice, he just dropped DeShaun Foster (CAR - RB) to pick up the NYG Defense. So I dropped Leon Washington and picked up Foster. That will give me more real options for starting RB going forward.

[aztecgoods]

So I've managed to go on a five-game win streak in my fantasy league (now I'm 5-3). I've settled into my usual starters and have played around with my backups a little bit.

QB, I alternate between Michael Vick and Rex Grossman, depending on the Defense. Both have been pretty solid, except Vick against NO and Grossman against AZ.

WR's, my usual starters are Torry Holt, Chad Johnson, and Bernard Berrian. My backups are Mike Furry (DET) and Reggie Williams (JAX)

RB's, I've been starting Warrick Dunn and Kevin Jones. Edge has been a disappointment, but seems to be improving some. I picked up Leon Washington (NYJ). I'll keep him in my pocket and see how he does. Someone in my league just dropped Lamont Jordan, so I picked him up. He, like Edge is improving, but has some back issues at the moment. He has a couple of soft defenses left in the schedule, so he'll be a good play for 3 or 4 of the remaining weeks (assuming his back gets a little better).

TE, I dropped Dallas Clark and only have Shockey now. There are still some good free agent TE's in my league, so if he gets hurt, I should be fine.

K, still have Robbie Gould. He's been dead on all season and has outscored most offensive players (with the exception of a couple of RB's and QB's) in my league so far.

DEF, I still have Atlanta, but I also picked up Minnesota. There's a guy in my league who only has Philly D right now, and he's got no QB available to start this week (due to injuries and byes), and he has to pick up at least one receiver, so I'm gonna watch his transactions closely. He's going to have to drop a couple of decent players just to be able to put together a lineup this week.

I play the 1st place team this week, so wish me luck! He has to sit Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook this week because they have a bye. But he has Phillip Rivers and LaDanian Tomlinson, so he'll still be tough to beat.


Vick's done well this year. Didn't you once have Matt Jones as a WR? He's from my home state. He's done great, but the Jags don't utilize him all that much. I'm not sure, but I think he hasn't dropped a pass all year. I admit I have not seen every Jags game though, so don't know for sure, just know everytime I've seen him this year he's been money.

Anyone that has Ladanian is doing awesome. Tiki Barber's another that would be great to have this year.

If anyone needs a new QB I would suggest Tony Romo, the Cowgirls new QB, he looked really good so far, and should pan out. But he is untested.

[RushDog]

Vick's done well this year. Didn't you once have Matt Jones as a WR? He's from my home state. He's done great, but the Jags don't utilize him all that much. I'm not sure, but I think he hasn't dropped a pass all year. I admit I have not seen every Jags game though, so don't know for sure, just know everytime I've seen him this year he's been money.

Anyone that has Ladanian is doing awesome. Tiki Barber's another that would be great to have this year.

If anyone needs a new QB I would suggest Tony Romo, the Cowgirls new QB, he looked really good so far, and should pan out. But he is untested.

I have Tiki on one of my fantasy teams. Between my two fantasy teams, I have a buttload of Giants. Eli, Shockey, Toomer, and Barber. They've done well for me. Edgarrin James has been a total bust for me, as has Randy Moss. Phillip Rivers has been a pleasant surprise, as has my Charger Defense. I'll be glad when Stallworth gets back, I really need him. Both my teams are 6-2.

[aztecgoods]

You need TO!!! He he he, but seriously, the girls have that department covered, Terry Glenn, TO, they're pretty strong there.

Hope da Bears win against the Giants coming up in 2 weeks. If they beat the Giants that will put the girls in tie first place for the division. They have the Skins and Cards coming up so they should win both of those games. Although they still have to beat the Giants, since the Giants beat them the first time. So until then or until the Gnats get another L, the Gnats will still lead the division, cause a tie they go with whoever beat who in the last game, I think. The Gnats are going to be tough for da Bears doe, maybe their toughest game to date.

[RushDog]

You need TO!!! He he he, but seriously, the girls have that department covered, Terry Glenn, TO, they're pretty strong there.



Those guys are already taken unfortunately. I have a decent wide receiver corps when they're not hurt.

[AbsentElement]

I have Tiki on one of my fantasy teams. Between my two fantasy teams, I have a buttload of Giants. Eli, Shockey, Toomer, and Barber. They've done well for me. Edgarrin James has been a total bust for me, as has Randy Moss. Phillip Rivers has been a pleasant surprise, as has my Charger Defense. I'll be glad when Stallworth gets back, I really need him. Both my teams are 6-2.

Yeah, Edge has been a total bust for me too. But supposedly he's going to see more carries. We'll see. He needs a better O-line and a hard hitting Full Back to get anything done on the ground. Warrick Dunn's done okay, as has Kevin Jones since I picked him up. Now that I've picked up LaMont Jordan (when he's healthy) and DeShaun Foster, I should have some room to change things up a bit week to week depending on the D.

My team's 5-3 now (after starting 0-3) and I'm playing the No. 1 ranked team this week. Fortunately, his usual two biggest producers have a bye this week. Our match up is slated to be the best one this week. I'm projected 112 points and he's projected 114. Those are the two highest point projections this week and it's the narrowest margin of all the matchups in our league this week. If I get past this dude with a W, I should be good to get into the playoffs and I'll have beaten everyone in my 8-team league at least once.

Fun stuff!

[TaylorHicksRocks]

I can't rate your fantasy football team AE but I just love your new Avatar!!:boldblue:

[aztecgoods]

Yeah AE what's up with your new avatar? Isn't that Roy Williams hitting TO? You a TO hater? I remember that game. I take it your not happy about TO being with the CBs? He's kept his mouth shut lately and done pretty well, did you see the Tuna give him a addaboy on Sunday night? I think that was the first time the Tuna acknoledged his existence, from what I've seen he's always just kinda ignored him on the sidelines. "I don't want to talk about that player."

[RushDog]

did you see the Tuna give him a addaboy on Sunday night? I think that was the first time the Tuna acknoledged his existence, from what I've seen he's always just kinda ignored him on the sidelines. "I don't want to talk about that player."

Yeah, Parcells was kissing everyone that night. I hadn't seen that many kissing cowboys since Brokeback Mountain.

[aztecgoods]

Yeah i don't know why he got so fired up after that, I guess it proves he still gets excited about the game when its going his way, otherwise it was just a win to make them 4-3, not exactly the superbowl, I thought it was kind a weird in a way, but I guess its a good thing for the girls. They're all fired up at the moment with their new QB. The statue has been benched. They have a fairly lite road stretch coming up so they should be 6-3 in 2 weeks. And if da Bears beat the Giants, as well as the Jags, they'll be ahead in their division.

Is there anything more pathetic than a football fan churning scenarios in their head to make their team a winner?

[AbsentElement]

Yeah AE what's up with your new avatar? Isn't that Roy Williams hitting TO? You a TO hater? I remember that game. I take it your not happy about TO being with the CBs? He's kept his mouth shut lately and done pretty well, did you see the Tuna give him a addaboy on Sunday night? I think that was the first time the Tuna acknoledged his existence, from what I've seen he's always just kinda ignored him on the sidelines. "I don't want to talk about that player."

LOL, close, it's George Teague hitting TO. I'm still not 100% on board with TO yet, but he's growing on me. I just think it's a hilarious clip. TO getting popped trying to showboat. Look how he winds up on his butt. LMAO.

[aztecgoods]

I think if he keeps his mouth shut he will help the team, the guys capable of being a real asset. But yeah that's hilarious TO getting whacked.

[TaylorHicksRocks]

I think if he keeps his mouth shut he will help the team, the guys capable of being a real asset. But yeah that's hilarious TO getting whacked.

I agree I think last week was his best week. If he can keep to playing the game and no more showing off he should do fantastic!!!

[aztecgoods]

Any of you fantasy FB guys going to try the new rookie Denver QB they're starting this week? That seems really risky to me on their part. I'm not sure the Snake was that bad, but I don't keep up with the horsees that much.

I told you you should have put Romo in, then where woulld you be, rocking thats where, Romo has been ranked right behind the golden boy peyton manning himself. And he keeps getting better. Threw for a Thanksgiving day Cowboys record 5 TDs on turkey day, and that was #3 behind the all time T-day record.

[AbsentElement]

Any of you fantasy FB guys going to try the new rookie Denver QB they're starting this week? That seems really risky to me on their part. I'm not sure the Snake was that bad, but I don't keep up with the horsees that much.

I told you you should have put Romo in, then where woulld you be, rocking thats where, Romo has been ranked right behind the golden boy peyton manning himself. And he keeps getting better. Threw for a Thanksgiving day Cowboys record 5 TDs on turkey day, and that was #3 behind the all time T-day record.

yeah, Romo's tearing up the fantasy leagues. he would have been a great pickup. his starting career is still real young though, let's see how he handles these last couple of games and the playoffs before we start drafting him real high though. :)

haven't tried the new Denver QB, I'm sticking with Vick for now.