I think I had a good draft, but time will tell. Everything went as planned - or better than planned in some respects.
I had started off planning on keeping Matt Forte & Randy Moss when I didn't think we'd be able to assign draft values to keepers. Once that changed. I switched Moss out for Ronnie Brown. I still wanted Moss pretty bad but I knew two things - his first round value as a keeper was going to end up leaving my team pretty thin, and with the third pick in the draft there was a strong chance that if I put him back in the pool that I'd be able to essentially keep him anyway - plus R. Brown. Heck, even if I didn't get him, my consolation prize would have been Westbrook or Tomlinson - not to shabby.
Having given up a late 4th and late 6th for my keepers, I knew I'd have to start off strong and fill key spots in the first three rounds. I figure that with Tom Brady back, Moss is in line for another one of those monster years where he is by himself on the top tier of receivers. Last year was a down year for him and he was still right there with the likes of Fitzgerald, Boldin, Johnson, Johnson, etc.
In the second round I had been anticipating an early run on QBs since so many people kept RBs, so I was targeting Aaron Rodgers with my late second rounder. I was really surprised as that pick approached though to see Ryan Grant still sitting out there, so I snatched him up. I think he'll be healthier this year, and like Moss, will rebound from a down year last year. Not a bad option for the flex position. He's not a 300 carry guy like some of the others, but he doesn't exactly have a Jonathan Stewart or a LenDale White behind him to take away carries either. My third round pick was 5 slots after that, and Rodgers was still there for the taking.
Having given up a 4th and a 6th, I really had to make my 5th rounder count too. We'll see how that turns out. I grabbed LenDale White in that spot. I would have rather gone WR there, but the options were not too appealing. The guys I liked were ranked about twenty spots lower I thought I could get better value If I waited for my 7th rounder. If White reprises his TD vulture role from last year he'll be well worth it He gives me necessary depth at RB. I think I did much better at that position than last year, which is important given how much our league emphasizes RB production.
Starting in the 7th, I really needed to start thinking WR. I had Moss in the bag, but nothing else at this point. To make things worse, many of the guys I was targeting for my 7th back when I put off WR in the 5th were coming off the board. As a result, WR is easily the thinnest of the main positions on my team. I went back to back with Anthony Gonzalez & Lance Moore in the 7th & 8th. They both have question marks, but the potential is there - unlike the guys available around the 5th who I thought had definite ceilings. Can Gonzalez step into the Marvin Harrison role like everybody thinks he's capable of doing? Can Lance Moore duplicate his production from last season? Moore's production last year was pretty close to what Randy Moss did - and I only spent an 8th rounder on him. He is listed as the third WR on the depth chart currently though - not necessarily that big a deal in New Orleans, but not confidence inspiring. Devery Henderson is listed ahead of him, but I don't think he'll be a better option than Moore.
Finally, I just tired to fill in the best I could. I went for defense when I couldn't get players I liked at a value, and ended up nabbing Baltimore & Dallas. I don't think I'll have to worry about defense this year. I was glad to be able to get LeSean McCoy in the 10th. That's a potential keeper for next year and beyond. They're saying he's gonna get his touches, Westbrook is getting up there in age and he never really stays healthy all season anyway. I had ignored TE, and most of the oft-targeted options were gone. I want for Fasano, who can hopefully be a red zone target like he was last year to the tune of 7TDs.
Finally touching back on WRs, I got Ted Ginn - a teams WR1 in the late rounds. He should get enough balls thrown his way this year - hopefully he begins to fulfill his immense potential.
I like my team right now, but ask me that question again after Week 1. :)
I had started off planning on keeping Matt Forte & Randy Moss when I didn't think we'd be able to assign draft values to keepers. Once that changed. I switched Moss out for Ronnie Brown. I still wanted Moss pretty bad but I knew two things - his first round value as a keeper was going to end up leaving my team pretty thin, and with the third pick in the draft there was a strong chance that if I put him back in the pool that I'd be able to essentially keep him anyway - plus R. Brown. Heck, even if I didn't get him, my consolation prize would have been Westbrook or Tomlinson - not to shabby.
Having given up a late 4th and late 6th for my keepers, I knew I'd have to start off strong and fill key spots in the first three rounds. I figure that with Tom Brady back, Moss is in line for another one of those monster years where he is by himself on the top tier of receivers. Last year was a down year for him and he was still right there with the likes of Fitzgerald, Boldin, Johnson, Johnson, etc.
In the second round I had been anticipating an early run on QBs since so many people kept RBs, so I was targeting Aaron Rodgers with my late second rounder. I was really surprised as that pick approached though to see Ryan Grant still sitting out there, so I snatched him up. I think he'll be healthier this year, and like Moss, will rebound from a down year last year. Not a bad option for the flex position. He's not a 300 carry guy like some of the others, but he doesn't exactly have a Jonathan Stewart or a LenDale White behind him to take away carries either. My third round pick was 5 slots after that, and Rodgers was still there for the taking.
Having given up a 4th and a 6th, I really had to make my 5th rounder count too. We'll see how that turns out. I grabbed LenDale White in that spot. I would have rather gone WR there, but the options were not too appealing. The guys I liked were ranked about twenty spots lower I thought I could get better value If I waited for my 7th rounder. If White reprises his TD vulture role from last year he'll be well worth it He gives me necessary depth at RB. I think I did much better at that position than last year, which is important given how much our league emphasizes RB production.
Starting in the 7th, I really needed to start thinking WR. I had Moss in the bag, but nothing else at this point. To make things worse, many of the guys I was targeting for my 7th back when I put off WR in the 5th were coming off the board. As a result, WR is easily the thinnest of the main positions on my team. I went back to back with Anthony Gonzalez & Lance Moore in the 7th & 8th. They both have question marks, but the potential is there - unlike the guys available around the 5th who I thought had definite ceilings. Can Gonzalez step into the Marvin Harrison role like everybody thinks he's capable of doing? Can Lance Moore duplicate his production from last season? Moore's production last year was pretty close to what Randy Moss did - and I only spent an 8th rounder on him. He is listed as the third WR on the depth chart currently though - not necessarily that big a deal in New Orleans, but not confidence inspiring. Devery Henderson is listed ahead of him, but I don't think he'll be a better option than Moore.
Finally, I just tired to fill in the best I could. I went for defense when I couldn't get players I liked at a value, and ended up nabbing Baltimore & Dallas. I don't think I'll have to worry about defense this year. I was glad to be able to get LeSean McCoy in the 10th. That's a potential keeper for next year and beyond. They're saying he's gonna get his touches, Westbrook is getting up there in age and he never really stays healthy all season anyway. I had ignored TE, and most of the oft-targeted options were gone. I want for Fasano, who can hopefully be a red zone target like he was last year to the tune of 7TDs.
Finally touching back on WRs, I got Ted Ginn - a teams WR1 in the late rounds. He should get enough balls thrown his way this year - hopefully he begins to fulfill his immense potential.
I like my team right now, but ask me that question again after Week 1. :)
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, so maybe I won't be picking last next year after all.
I stockpiled some young talent though, so I should have a good deal of better options next year in the later rounds.