I listened to a good amount of sports radio last week, but it wasn't in RVA. I was in Cleveland for work, and it was interesting to hear the local guys' takes on their sports teams, most notably, the Brownies. It made me realize the similarities between them and the Redskins (stuck in 4 to 6-win seasons, putting a lot of faith into rookies, those star rookies appearing in local Subway ads, and the list goes on and on). Thinking about how the Skins compare to the Browns got me a little down, but then I cheered up because of the way Cleveland (and Richmond/DC) guys talk about their teams at this point in the year. Hope springs eternal with everyone at 0-0. A playoff run is not out of the question (at least until we realize just how good, or not so good, everyone is around week 5 or 6).
That being said for real football, with my personal draft this past Saturday, I'm now ready with my squad for the fantasy season. My house still smells a little like beer and farts, but the floor is no longer littered with bottles, cans, and fantasy football magazines. That's all cleaned up. What remains are a lot of promising teams on white pieces of paper taped to my living room wall (those are probably coming down today though...sorry, guys). That hope is going to turn into wins for some teams and tears for others, but for the most part everyone is optimistic...for now.
I wanted to get an update out before my draft, but I also wanted to wait until the 53-man rosters were finalized at 9:00pm EST last Friday, just in case there were to be anymore last minute movers and shakers. Needless to say, there were some Friday night pre-draft festivities, so that update didn't happen. I tried to take a hard look at the bottom of my rankings, moving guys out of the top-168 if I really wasn't planning on drafting them. That doesn't mean that they won't be a week one or two waiver wire pickup, but it does mean they were off my radar on my draft day. There's just not room for everyone on this list. Sorry, Pierre Thomas. The fact is though, there weren't many changes to make (at least not yet).
This version is going to be a little more personal for my draft though, as I'm going to put keepers in parentheses, and I'll also highlight my draft results in blue. I have five guys in my personal top 35 (first three rounds in a 12-team league), so I'm pretty pleased with that. Apparently I also stuck pretty true to my rankings, which I'm happy about as well. I didn't draft a kicker because I wanted to see how some week one running back situations play out before I decide on who to drop. Again, it doesn't matter. It's a KICKER!
Happy drafting to anyone who's doing it last-minute, and let's get ready for some football Wednesday night!
That being said for real football, with my personal draft this past Saturday, I'm now ready with my squad for the fantasy season. My house still smells a little like beer and farts, but the floor is no longer littered with bottles, cans, and fantasy football magazines. That's all cleaned up. What remains are a lot of promising teams on white pieces of paper taped to my living room wall (those are probably coming down today though...sorry, guys). That hope is going to turn into wins for some teams and tears for others, but for the most part everyone is optimistic...for now.
I wanted to get an update out before my draft, but I also wanted to wait until the 53-man rosters were finalized at 9:00pm EST last Friday, just in case there were to be anymore last minute movers and shakers. Needless to say, there were some Friday night pre-draft festivities, so that update didn't happen. I tried to take a hard look at the bottom of my rankings, moving guys out of the top-168 if I really wasn't planning on drafting them. That doesn't mean that they won't be a week one or two waiver wire pickup, but it does mean they were off my radar on my draft day. There's just not room for everyone on this list. Sorry, Pierre Thomas. The fact is though, there weren't many changes to make (at least not yet).
This version is going to be a little more personal for my draft though, as I'm going to put keepers in parentheses, and I'll also highlight my draft results in blue. I have five guys in my personal top 35 (first three rounds in a 12-team league), so I'm pretty pleased with that. Apparently I also stuck pretty true to my rankings, which I'm happy about as well. I didn't draft a kicker because I wanted to see how some week one running back situations play out before I decide on who to drop. Again, it doesn't matter. It's a KICKER!
Happy drafting to anyone who's doing it last-minute, and let's get ready for some football Wednesday night!
1. (Arian Foster) | ||
| 2. Ray Rice | ||
| 3. LeSean McCoy | ||
| 4. Aaron Rodgers | ||
| 5. Tom Brady | ||
| 6. Drew Brees | ||
| 7. Calvin Johnson | ||
| 8. Chris Johnson | ||
| 9. Maurice Jones-Drew: With the holdout over, he goes up to here. Wish I'd known sooner... | ||
| 10.(Darren McFadden) | ||
| 11.(Jimmy Graham) | ||
| 12.(Rob Gronkowski) | ||
| 13.Matt Forte: Still got Forte with the 9th pick, which is about where I had him. | ||
| 14.Steven Jackson | ||
| 15.Jamaal Charles | ||
| 16.Larry Fitzgerald | ||
| 17.Brandon Marshall | ||
| 18.Greg Jennings | ||
| 19.(Green-Ellis) | ||
| 20.(Ahmad Bradshaw) | ||
| 21.(DeMarco Murray) | ||
| 22.(Matthew Stafford) | ||
| 23.(Cam Newton) | ||
| 24.Adrian Peterson: My second round pick, not too confident in the knee, but we'll see. | ||
| 25.(Ryan Mathews): My "top" keeper is still on the shelf, but practicing a little this week already. | ||
| 26.Roddie White | ||
| 27.Julio Jones | ||
| 28.Andre Johnson | ||
| 29.(Wes Welker) | ||
| 30.(Brandon Lloyd) | ||
| 31.Percy Harvin | ||
| 32.(AJ Green) | ||
| 33.(Hakeem Nicks): My other keeper, also not 100% healthy, but he's close. | ||
| 34.Trent Richardson | ||
| 35.Antonio Gates: I was the first to draft a tight end (with Gronk and Graham keepers). | ||
| 36.(Victor Cruz) | ||
| 37.(Marshawn Lynch): Not that it matters for my draft, but suspension should be minimal (if any). | ||
| 38.Michael Turner | ||
| 39.Frank Gore | ||
| 40.Reggie Bush | ||
| 41.Doug Martin | ||
| 42.(Dez Bryant) | ||
| 43.(Marques Colston) | ||
| 44.Michael Vick | ||
| 45.Darren Sproles | ||
| 46.(Fred Jackson) | ||
| 47.Willis McGahee | ||
| 48.Demaryius Thomas | ||
| 49.(Antonio Brown) | ||
| 50.Mike Wallace | ||
| 51.(Steve Smith) | ||
| 52.Jordy Nelson | ||
| 53.Dwayne Bowe: My fourth round pick, I felt like it was time to jump on a WR. | ||
| 54.Jeremy Maclin | ||
| 55.Aaron Hernandez | ||
| 56.Philip Rivers: QBs were going fast. I don't like having 3 Chargers, but oh well. | ||
| 57.Donald Brown | ||
| 58.Stevan Ridley | ||
| 59.Beanie Wells | ||
| 60.Torrey Smith | ||
| 61.(Eric Decker) | ||
| 62.Vincent Jackson | ||
| 63.Stevie Johnson | ||
| 64.Miles Austin | ||
| 65.Vernon Davis | ||
| 66.Jermichael Finley | ||
| 67.Peyton Hillis | ||
| 68.Shonn Greene 69.Eli Manning | ||
| 70.Tony Romo | ||
| 71.Peyton Manning | ||
| 72.DeShaun Jackson | ||
| 73.Pierre Garcon | ||
| 74.Mark Ingram: I like where he fell, and I love his keeper potential. | ||
| 75.Cedric Benson: Has the potential to get a lot of carries in Green Bay. | ||
| 76.Isaac Redman: Just not that confident in his value as a #1 running back. | ||
| 77.CJ Spiller | ||
| 78.Reggie Wayne | ||
| 79.Darrius Heyward-Bey 80.Jared Cook: Actually got him at end of the draft (not where I have him ranked here). | ||
| 81.Fred Davis | ||
| 82.Jason Witten | ||
| 83.Michael Bush | ||
| 84.Ben Tate | ||
| 85.Ryan Williams | ||
| 86.Toby Gerhart: Thought it'd be smart to get AP's handcuff with his week one in question. | ||
| 87.David Wilson | ||
| 88.Kevin Smith | ||
| 89.RGIII | ||
| 90.(Matt Ryan) | ||
| 91.(Anquan Boldin) | ||
| 92.Lance Moore: I'm big on Moore this year with Meachem gone. Could be a good flex. | ||
| 93.Robert Meachem | ||
| 94.Greg Little | ||
| 95.Mike Williams | ||
| 96.Denarius Moore | ||
| 97.Josh Freeman | ||
| 98.Mikel Leshoure | ||
| 99.Ronnie Brown: I decided to handcuff Mathews too. Tried to cover all my bases. | ||
| 100.Lagarette Blount | ||
| 101.DeAngelo Williams | ||
| 102.Jacquizz Rodgers: Moved up based on preseason hype and keeper potential. | ||
| 103.Brandon Pettigrew | ||
| 104.Jacob Tamme 105.Coby Fleener | ||
| 106.Malcom Floyd 107.Titus Young | ||
| 108.Kenny Britt: Only one game suspension. Too much talent not to take a chance. | ||
| 109.Jon Baldwin | ||
| 110.Sidney Rice | ||
| 111.Randall Cobb | ||
| 112.Montario Hardesty: Took with last pick over a kicker (might start week one). | ||
| 113.Daniel Thomas | ||
| 114.Robert Turbin | ||
| 115.Ronnie Hillman | ||
| 116.Jonathan Stewart | ||
| 117.Jay Cutler | ||
| 118.Andrew Luck | ||
| 119.Big Ben | ||
| 120.Carson Palmer | ||
| 121.Greg Olsen | ||
| 122.Jermaine Gresham | ||
| 123.Tony Gonzalez | ||
| 124.Justin Blackmon | ||
| 125.Brandon LaFell | ||
| 126.Nate Washington | ||
| 127.Michael Crabtree | ||
| 128.Danny Amendola: A solid pick this late. Might be #1 WR in STL. | ||
| 129.Rashad Jennings: Had to move down a lot with MJD back. | ||
| 130.Shane Vereen | ||
| 131.Alex Green | ||
| 132.Evan Royster | ||
| 133.Roy Helu | ||
| 134.Mike Goodson | ||
| 135.Felix Jones | ||
| 136.Isaiah Pead | ||
| 137.Kendall Hunter | ||
| 138.Michael Floyd | ||
| 139.Kendall Wright | ||
| 140.Rashard Mendenhall | ||
| 141.Bernard Scott | ||
| 142.Dion Lewis | ||
| 143.Bernard Pierce | ||
| 144.Javon Ringer | ||
| 145.Bears DEF | ||
| 146.Jets DEF | ||
| 147.Eagles DEF | ||
| 148.49ers DEF | ||
| 149.Steelers DEF | ||
| 150.Ravens DEF | ||
| 151.Bills DEF: I wanted either them or Seattle, and the Seahawks were gone. | ||
| 152.Seahawks DEF | ||
| 153.Patriots DEF | ||
| 154.Packers DEF | ||
| 155.Texans DEF | ||
| 156.Lions DEF | ||
| 157.Gostkowski (bye:9) | ||
| 158.Akers (bye:9) | ||
| 159.Prater (bye:7) | ||
| 160.Bailey (bye:5) | ||
| 161.Janikowski (bye:5) | ||
| 162.Henery (bye:7) | ||
| 163.Bryant (bye:7) | ||
| 164.Crosby (bye:10) | ||
| 165.Gould (bye:6) | ||
| 166.Rackers (bye:10) 167.Bironas (bye:11) 168.Hanson (bye:5) Below are a few guys who I think might sneak into my rankings in the weeks to come: David Nelson Jerome Simpson Doug Baldwin Brian Quick Davone Bess Devery Henderson Alshon Jeffery Delone Carter Vick Ballard Curtis Brinkley Philip Tanner Pierre Thomas James Starks Alfred Morris Tim Hightower | ||
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