NFL Fantasy Football 2013 Draft Discussion

[JSD]

Ok, so I'm doing a 12 team, Offline, .5 ppr league this year. Any suggestions for strategy? Any expert lists that can be altered by. 5 prr to study? Depending on where I land in the draft wil ultimately decide who I pick first, but I was going to aim for a qb in the 1st rond. Thoughts?

[Donoghus]

How many points for a passing TD v. rushing/receiving TD?

[Quetzalcoatl]

Don't aim for a QB in the first round.  It's really deep this year.  Go RB / RB, especially if you can get Peterson or Foster.  I would consider Brandon Marshall late in the second round, though if you draft 1st.  I would much rather have Cutler at like 110 and Foster than say Brees and then having to trot out Chris Ivory as my RB2

Also, Aaron Dobson from the Pats is a major sleeper this year.  He's going like 180th overall on ESPN and he's the 2nd best receiver on the Patriots if you consider Gronk's injury

[crownontherocks]

Don't aim for a QB in the first round.  It's really deep this year.  Go RB / RB, especially if you can get Peterson or Foster.  I would consider Brandon Marshall late in the second round, though if you draft 1st.  I would much rather have Cutler at like 110 and Foster than say Brees and then having to trot out Chris Ivory as my RB2

Also, Aaron Dobson from the Pats is a major sleeper this year.  He's going like 180th overall on ESPN and he's the 2nd best receiver on the Patriots if you consider Gronk's injury

Depends where you draft in the first round if you have say 9th -  12th... And if best rbs like alfred morris trich sjax are there. And megatron is there id go megatron then go for a rb.  Mccoy has been slipping i would target him if you have a late first rounder if hes there. I love the fact hes slipping could be great value

I like going rb and rb. But if you can grab a teir 1 wr then to a teir 2/3 in he first round id go that way. And yes QB are loaded this year

If you find out what number your picking it will help you little more who to target

[JSD]

How many points for a passing TD v. rushing/receiving TD?

[Moranis]

Just had a 12 team .5 ppr draft last night.  I had the 6th pick.  this is my draft:

6   C.J. Spiller, Buf RB 
19   Dez Bryant, Dal WR 
30   Stevan Ridley, NE RB 
43   Montee Ball, Den RB 
54   Cam Newton, Car QB 
67   Torrey Smith, Bal WR 
78   Cecil Shorts, Jac WR 
91   Mike Williams, TB WR 
102   Kyle Rudolph, Min TE 
115   Bilal Powell, NYJ RB 
126   Alshon Jeffery, Chi WR 
139   Julius Thomas, Den TE 
150   Darrius Heyward-Bey, Ind WR 
163   Patriots D/ST D/ST 
174   Justin Tucker, Bal K 
187   Ben Roethlisberger, Pit QB 

[crownontherocks]

Just had a 12 team .5 ppr draft last night.  I had the 6th pick.  this is my draft:

6   C.J. Spiller, Buf RB 
19   Dez Bryant, Dal WR 
30   Stevan Ridley, NE RB 
43   Montee Ball, Den RB 
54   Cam Newton, Car QB 
67   Torrey Smith, Bal WR 
78   Cecil Shorts, Jac WR 
91   Mike Williams, TB WR 
102   Kyle Rudolph, Min TE 
115   Bilal Powell, NYJ RB 
126   Alshon Jeffery, Chi WR 
139   Julius Thomas, Den TE 
150   Darrius Heyward-Bey, Ind WR 
163   Patriots D/ST D/ST 
174   Justin Tucker, Bal K 
187   Ben Roethlisberger, Pit QB

You got a steal in ridley in the 3rd round for a 12 team league. Cant believe he was there
I dont think montee ball will be good. That pick i did not like. What were your choices for rbs there?
Jeffery could be a huge pick up.

Soild team but  weak in rb depth. You got too many wr.

[Moranis]

Just had a 12 team .5 ppr draft last night.  I had the 6th pick.  this is my draft:

6   C.J. Spiller, Buf RB 
19   Dez Bryant, Dal WR 
30   Stevan Ridley, NE RB 
43   Montee Ball, Den RB 
54   Cam Newton, Car QB 
67   Torrey Smith, Bal WR 
78   Cecil Shorts, Jac WR 
91   Mike Williams, TB WR 
102   Kyle Rudolph, Min TE 
115   Bilal Powell, NYJ RB 
126   Alshon Jeffery, Chi WR 
139   Julius Thomas, Den TE 
150   Darrius Heyward-Bey, Ind WR 
163   Patriots D/ST D/ST 
174   Justin Tucker, Bal K 
187   Ben Roethlisberger, Pit QB

You got a steal in ridley in the 3rd round for a 12 team league. Cant believe he was there
I dont think montee ball will be good. That pick i did not like. What were your choices for rbs there?
Jeffery could be a huge pick up.

Soild team but  weak in rb depth. You got too many wr.

When I took Ball the other options were limited and included Chris Ivory, Daryl Richardson, Ryan Mathews, Ahmad Bradshaw, Giovani Bernard/Ben Jarvus, and Isaac Redman.  In the first 16 picks, 14 RB's were taken (and 5 more in the latter part of the 2nd round) so there weren't a lot of options by the 4th round.

I thought Ball had the best chance of being the main guy of those options and his team will have plenty of leads so he should get a fair amount of carries.

I like Jeffrey and was thinking I could get him and on the return take Kenbrell Thompkins since I live in Ohio and most of the league are Browns or Bengals fans, but Kenbrell went the very next pick.  Given my team at that point I would have loved to take the flyer on Kenbrell, but Jeffrey should be good.

[crownontherocks]

I really like spiller this year, nice pair with ridley. Still cant believe he was there in the 3rd with 12 teams.
I would have took bradshaw or bernard instead of ball.  But who knows with ball. I am staying away from him. But could work out

Whos left in free agent rbs?

I really like joique bell from detriot. Hes reggie bush is backup. Could be a nice pickup. I would drop heyward bay. But let me know whos left for rbs in free agents

[connor]

I think this year the big thing is to wait on a QB and snatch up at least 3 RB's in your first 5/6 picks, they're the most valuable commodity this year. WR is extremely deep, so if you don't get a top flight WR you should be OK because you can still get a team's #1 WR in later rounds. And I'm subscribing to the idea that you can play the defensive match ups and not have to pick up a D until last round or two (same with kicker).

TE was my biggest question mark this year I think. I wanted to snatch up Gronk, but he went a few picks before where I was willing to go after him. After Graham and Gronk though I don't think there are any TEs that I really have faith in. Witten is inconsistent, Davis didn't mesh with Kaepernick in until the later part of the playoffs, Gonzales is ancient, and then you get into the Rudolph/Olsen/Daniels tier where I just don't have any faith and then the rest are all hit or miss too.

10 Team Standard League, picked 10th:

QB: Stafford
RB1: Richardson
RB2:  Ridley
WR1: Cobb
WR2: Amendola
TE: Gates
FLEX: Wilson (David RB NYG)
D: Buccaneers
K: Bullock

Bench:
RB: Lamar Miller
RB: Shane Vareen
RB: Ben Tate
WR: Antonio Brown
WR: Emmanuel Sanders
WR: Kenbrell Thompkins
TE: Jordan Cameron

I reached for a couple guys I like this year (Ridley, Cobb and Amendola), which may just be my "homerism" or the classic "trying to like your own team" mistake, but I won last year with some pretty big reaches so I'm going to trust my gut. I really love my bench though.

[Moranis]

I really like spiller this year, nice pair with ridley. Still cant believe he was there in the 3rd with 12 teams.
I would have took bradshaw or bernard instead of ball.  But who knows with ball. I am staying away from him. But could work out

Whos left in free agent rbs?

I really like joique bell from detriot. Hes reggie bush is backup. Could be a nice pickup. I would drop heyward bay. But let me know whos left for rbs in free agents

I'm cool sticking with Heyward-Bey until I at least see how he and Luck look together.  The #2 opposite Wayne always seems to have pretty good success and DHB has talent, so maybe a real QB and a real #1 is what he needs to live up to it.  Since I can start 3 WR's I'm not worried with the abundance of them as I'm hoping Spiller and Ridley stay healthy and man the 2 RB slots just fine and if Ball lives up to his potential he will be a great flex play.

[Lucky17]

Auction format (my new fave), 12-team league. Slight difference in scoring with QBs getting 6 pts per TD.

QBs: Peyton, Luck
RBs: Forte, DeAngelo, Chris Ivory, Law Firm
WRs: Demaryius, Fitzgerald, Wayne, Nicks
TE: Vernon Davis
K: Gostkowski
DEF: San Fran

Start 2 RBs, 2 WRs, and one WR/RB.

I figure I need to move some combo of Nicks, Ivory, Law Firm, and DeAngelo, and possibly Luck for a stud RB. Thoughts?

[indeedproceed]

Move D'Angelo and Nicks

[celtsfan619]

Kind of in a pickle. Do I start Eli Manning or Kaepernick? Sorry if this is a no brainer, I'm not a huge football watcher.

[Lucky17]

Move D'Angelo and Nicks

I shouldn't be squeamish about adding more to that to get a top ten RB? Or is Ivory going to surprise this year?