2016 Titansreport NFL.com league (Allens league)

[NashvilleNinja]

16 minutes ago, heyitsmeallen said:

Found it @Cornrow Wallace Looks like I'm projected to finish first, and dominate the league! Let's hope they are right! 

Wtf?

 

In Spite of Some Early-Round Reaches, Max 30 Characters Threatens to Contend for the League's Top Spot

• Draft Grade A
• Proj Record 9-4
• Proj Finish 2

Draft Summary

Selecting 10th overall isn't always ideal, but the GM of Max 30 Characters handled it well, delivering a roster with playoff potential. They decided that the time for wide receivers was early, using three of their first five picks on that position. At another spot in the lineup, Max 30 Characters was able to secure a combo of quarterbacks with plenty of room to grow.

• Max 30 Characters might be interested in shopping a WR to upgrade in other areas. Their fourth-ranked WR, Kelvin Benjamin, is projected to be better than the league average at his position.
• In the 6th round, caution was thrown to the wind, as Derrick Henry was selected at pick number 63 versus an ADP of 116.3 across all NFL.com leagues.
• The other league managers may have passed over a diamond in the rough, as Michael Crabtree dropped to the 111th overall pick versus an ADP of 95.5.

 

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How can I get the grade of A and finish with a worse record than you and you get a B+?

[heyitsmeallen]

2 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said:

Wtf?

 

In Spite of Some Early-Round Reaches, Max 30 Characters Threatens to Contend for the League's Top Spot

• Draft Grade A
• Proj Record 9-4
• Proj Finish 2

Draft Summary

Selecting 10th overall isn't always ideal, but the GM of Max 30 Characters handled it well, delivering a roster with playoff potential. They decided that the time for wide receivers was early, using three of their first five picks on that position. At another spot in the lineup, Max 30 Characters was able to secure a combo of quarterbacks with plenty of room to grow.

• Max 30 Characters might be interested in shopping a WR to upgrade in other areas. Their fourth-ranked WR, Kelvin Benjamin, is projected to be better than the league average at his position.
• In the 6th round, caution was thrown to the wind, as Derrick Henry was selected at pick number 63 versus an ADP of 116.3 across all NFL.com leagues.
• The other league managers may have passed over a diamond in the rough, as Michael Crabtree dropped to the 111th overall pick versus an ADP of 95.5.

 

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How can I get the grade of A and finish with a worse record than you and you get a B+?

Cause they know I'll win our head to head matchups! 

[Dmeade-]

5 minutes ago, heyitsmeallen said:

Your team looks pretty good. Espically your 1 and 2 rb If Elliott pans out like people think. You stole walker from me! And I can't remember who stole lacy.  I always switch to the full sire when on The nfl fantasy site. Mobile versions drive me nuts for some reason. 

Thanks. I knew if I wanted walker I would have to go early and honestly I'd pretty much rather have him than anyone not named gronk.

i typically switch to full version as well.

[NashvilleNinja]

2 minutes ago, heyitsmeallen said:

Cause they know I'll win our head to head matchups! 

Don't go counting your broasted chickens before they've been cooked.

[heyitsmeallen]

16 minutes ago, Dmeade- said:

Thanks. I knew if I wanted walker I would have to go early and honestly I'd pretty much rather have him than anyone not named gronk.

i typically switch to full version as well.

Oh yeah! I was taking him with my next pick if he was there then you took him. 

14 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said:

Don't go counting your broasted chickens before they've been cooked.

Lol I won't. Just excited for the season now! It's gonna be a fun one! 

[abenjami]

43 minutes ago, Dmeade- said:

The two teams with the highest grade by your standards were on autopick.

Probably just a coincidence.  I think it's hard to look at those two teams and honestly say they aren't great teams.

All of these draft grades done by the fantasy websites are statistical based models.  Generally speaking a large component of their analysis is simply comparing where each player you took vs. their ADP.  I try to use common sense and fantasy strategy instead when I grade a draft, and obviously my subjective opinion on certain players matters.

In a league like this where you don't have a deep bench, when I look at RB/WR, I give less weight to your non-starters and more weight to your starting lineup because there will always be some serviceable players at RB/WR on the wire in this league.  I don't grade higher or lower based upon getting Antonio Brown over Julio Jones.  Two guys in the same tier will get the same grade unless I really like one and hate the other.  One thing I look at for each team is how strong/weak is the worst RB/WR in your starting lineup.

I'm also bigger on defenses than most people.  Too many people think it doesn't matter and I could not disagree more.  If you have a top tier defense, I think you deserve a better draft grade.  I also look at overall SOS and specific schedules during the playoff weeks.

For your team, your QB is great.  Your RB's are very good and I give Elliott the benefit of the doubt even though I think people are a little too high on him.  I like Gordon more than most.  I think he is a steal where he is being drafted in most leagues.  But you need him to start fast with Bell suspended.  Your WR's are weak.  You don't have a true #1.  Personally, I like Cobb and Moncrief a lot in fantasy this year but those guys are big question marks at this point.  I think the rest of your WR's aren't good compared to everyone else.  Walker is a solid TE.  The Rams have a very good defense in real life but it will slip in fantasy this year because they have a brutal schedule.

Your team could easily be terrible in this league if Elliott is average fantasy-wise and/or you don't get big seasons out of 2 of those WR's.  On the flip side, your team could be great if Elliot and Gordon are fantasy studs.  Once Bell comes back, it would be killer to start all 3 of them if they are all having good years.

[heyitsmeallen]

4 minutes ago, abenjami said:

Probably just a coincidence.  I think it's hard to look at those two teams and honestly say they aren't great teams.

All of these draft grades done by the fantasy websites are statistical based models.  Generally speaking a large component of their analysis is simply comparing where each player you took vs. their ADP.  I try to use common sense and fantasy strategy instead when I grade a draft, and obviously my subjective opinion on certain players matters.

In a league like this where you don't have a deep bench, when I look at RB/WR, I give less weight to your non-starters and more weight to your starting lineup because there will always be some serviceable players at RB/WR on the wire in this league.  I don't grade higher or lower based upon getting Antonio Brown over Julio Jones.  Two guys in the same tier will get the same grade unless I really like one and hate the other.  One thing I look at for each team is how strong/weak is the worst RB/WR in your starting lineup.

I'm also bigger on defenses than most people.  Too many people think it doesn't matter and I could not disagree more.  If you have a top tier defense, I think you deserve a better draft grade.  I also look at overall SOS and specific schedules during the playoff weeks.

For your team, your QB is great.  Your RB's are very good and I give Elliott the benefit of the doubt even though I think people are a little too high on him.  I like Gordon more than most.  I think he is a steal where he is being drafted in most leagues.  But you need him to start fast with Bell suspended.  Your WR's are weak.  You don't have a true #1.  Personally, I like Cobb and Moncrief a lot in fantasy this year but those guys are big question marks at this point.  I think the rest of your WR's aren't good compared to everyone else.  Walker is a solid TE.  The Rams have a very good defense in real life but it will slip in fantasy this year because they have a brutal schedule.

Your team could easily be terrible in this league if Elliott is average fantasy-wise and/or you don't get big seasons out of 2 of those WR's.  On the flip side, your team could be great if Elliot and Gordon are fantasy studs.  Once Bell comes back, it would be killer to start all 3 of them if they are all having good years.

Nice post! Could I get a detailed breakdown of how you feel about my team? Instead of just a B. Haha

[abenjami]

8 minutes ago, heyitsmeallen said:

Nice post! Could I get a detailed breakdown of how you feel about my team? Instead of just a B. Haha

BHOilers right?

I don't like your QB situation.  I don't think Carr puts up top 10 fantasy numbers and even if he cracks the top 10, he'll be much closer to #15 than #5.  Same with Ryan.  I would have liked to have seen you take a QB with more upside over Ryan to pair with Carr.

I like your RB's.  Gurley is obviously a fantasy stud.  I think Gore is undervalued.  I'm a little concerned about Forte but he's a solid flex option as long as they aren't giving Powell all the goal line work.  I could see you starting 3 RB's and getting good production.

Your WR's are ok.  I don't think you have a true #1 either but the combo of Cooper and Edelman is solid enough, and Cooper has potential to break through this year.  I don't like Boldin or Sanu.  I think Sharpe is being over valued in fantasy.  He might be Mariota's top target but the Titans are going to run and spread the ball around.  He won't get enough numbers to be anything more than a flex play this year.  If Edelman goes down, I think you are in trouble.

When it comes to TE, there are basically 3 tiers for me.  There's the Gronk tier.  Then there's the tier of guys who will give you some consistent production every week and won't hurt you.  And then there's everyone else.  I think Fleener has a solid fantasy season and fits in the second tier.  I like the Jimmy Graham pick.  If he returns to form you got a steal.

I think the Bengals Defense is top 10 but outside the top 5 and has a fairly average playoff schedule.  This will sound petty but I don't like Nugent as a kicker and I think you can do better.

[NashvilleNinja]

11 minutes ago, heyitsmeallen said:

Nice post! Could I get a detailed breakdown of how you feel about my team? Instead of just a B. Haha

@abenjami, yeah... do me next mr expert.

[abenjami]

3 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said:

@abenjami, yeah... do me next mr expert.

Which team are you?

[heyitsmeallen]

2 minutes ago, abenjami said:

BHOilers right?

I don't like your QB situation.  I don't think Carr puts up top 10 fantasy numbers and even if he cracks the top 10, he'll be much closer to #15 than #5.  Same with Ryan.  I would have liked to have seen you take a QB with more upside over Ryan to pair with Carr.

I like your RB's.  Gurley is obviously a fantasy stud.  I think Gore is undervalued.  I'm a little concerned about Forte but he's a solid flex option as long as they aren't giving Powell all the goal line work.  I could see you starting 3 RB's and getting good production.

Your WR's are ok.  I don't think you have a true #1 either but the combo of Cooper and Edelman is solid enough, and Cooper has potential to break through this year.  I don't like Boldin or Sanu.  I think Sharpe is being over valued in fantasy.  He might be Mariota's top target but the Titans are going to run and spread the ball around.  He won't get enough numbers to be anything more than a flex play this year.  If Edelman goes down, I think you are in trouble.

When it comes to TE, there are basically 3 tiers for me.  There's the Gronk tier.  Then there's the tier of guys who will give you some consistent production every week and won't hurt you.  And then there's everyone else.  I think Fleener has a solid fantasy season and fits in the second tier.  I like the Jimmy Graham pick.  If he returns to form you got a steal.

I think the Bengals Defense is top 10 but outside the top 5 and has a fairly average playoff schedule.  This will sound petty but I don't like Nugent as a kicker and I think you can do better.

Thanks, I drafted 2nd so I had to wait 20 picks inbetween picks. Then I had 2 out of the next 4, then had to wait 20 again. I didn't mean to take Carr as my QB1 I had him in my queue because of the Cooper pick(I actually think he breaks out big this season)and my draft client froze right before my picks and it auto picked him and Edelman during the 2 out of 4. So by the time it came back around to me the qb options were a lot more limited. I also think Graham was a steal. He had 1 bad season  but can def bounce back big and I didn't take him till round 11 or 12. Fleener is a good TE and has Bree's throwing to him now and we all know how much Bree's likes to throw to the TE. I actually think Sanu will face a lot of favorable matchups with Julio drawing most of the attention and double coverage his way and I think Matt Ryan will have a way better year than last season. As for Sharpe, I took him because I knew he was potential wr1 for us even though the ball will be spread around and I knew @Dmeade- was probably about to take him since he stole a few of my other picks haha.   I didn't pick kicker till the end for some reason and nugent was the best option I saw out there.  The long wait inbetween picks definately made my draft unfold differently than I would have liked, but I feel like I have a pretty solid team that can compete this year. 

[NashvilleNinja]

2 hours ago, abenjami said:

Which team are you?

Max 30 Characters

[abenjami]

2 hours ago, NashvilleNinja said:

@abenjami, yeah... do me next mr expert.

I like your team.  I want to give it a higher grade.

Your QB situation is adequate.  I think Cousins is a top 10 fantasy QB this season and I like going with a high ceiling backup.  My issue here is I don't think Cousins has a shot at putting up those top 3 QB numbers which can carry a team to a championship.  I have actually been trying to draft a team where I end up with the Cousins/Mariota combo but it hasn't happened yet.

I also like your RB's.  Freeman won't blow up like last season but he'll still be a worthy RB1.  Rawls and Jones are both question marks but they are both guys who should give solid RB2 production, even if it's inconsistent.  And Rawls has RB1 potential.  Henry is a solid guy to roster and hold.  He will be good for a spot start or flex play and becomes much more valuable if Murray gets hurt.  I would have liked to see you corner the Seattle RB market by drafting Michael to handcuff Rawls.  We know Seattle is going to run the ball a lot and we know those two guys will get the bulk of the carries.  I don't always favor the handcuff but in a situation like Seattle this year, I do.

Good WR's.  I am big on Robinson and consider him a true #1 WR.  Landry is solid.  Benjamin should be fine to flex if you aren't starting both Rawls/Jones, and he's got upside.  I think Crabtree and Fuller are wasted picks and neither will see enough balls on a consistent basis to be worthy of a roster spot.

I hate Ertz but Ebron is one of my TE sleepers this year.  I think he breaks out and has a solid year but we haven't seen it yet.

Good kicker but your defense is terrible.

If you had drafted a better defense, handcuffed Rawls and swapped Ertz for a TE with a higher upside, I would give this an A or A-.

[NashvilleNinja]

15 minutes ago, abenjami said:

If you had drafted a better defense, handcuffed Rawls and swapped Ertz for a TE with a higher upside, I would give this an A or A-.

Thanks for the input.

I won't say Ertz was a panic pick because I think he might finally put together the season he was hyped to put together a couple years ago, but he was just about the last "starting" TE left. I think there was a run on tight ends when I went to take one.

Handcuffs are a bit of a luxury in a league with only 6 bench slots but I am iffy on Rawls. I'm hoping some of the hype with Matt Jones comes true but the shoulder injury is a concern. My biggest worry with my RB is actually Freeman. I just hope last year wasn't a flash in the pan. I wanted LeVeon Bell but somebody took him right before me.

Crabtree was sort of a "best of what's left" pick to me. If this were a PPR league it would be a much better pick because he did pretty well in that format last year.

I also like Ebron, but it seems like I've been waiting on him to bust out forever. I've got the same tight end situation in Cyrus' dynasty league... Ertz and Ebron. I hope he finally turns it on.

As for Oakland, I'm like you. I think defense is overlooked but I hate drafting defenses as early as people start drafting them. Too many goof/decent players left. After the few elite ones get drafted they all seem to hover around the same spot. And Oakland has been getting a little buzz as a sleeper defense this year with some of the moves they've made. So that was more of a hope pick. 

[heyitsmeallen]

On September 3, 2016 at 3:47 PM, abenjami said:

BHOilers right?

I don't like your QB situation.  I don't think Carr puts up top 10 fantasy numbers and even if he cracks the top 10, he'll be much closer to #15 than #5.  Same with Ryan.  I would have liked to have seen you take a QB with more upside over Ryan to pair with Carr.

I like your RB's.  Gurley is obviously a fantasy stud.  I think Gore is undervalued.  I'm a little concerned about Forte but he's a solid flex option as long as they aren't giving Powell all the goal line work.  I could see you starting 3 RB's and getting good production.

Your WR's are ok.  I don't think you have a true #1 either but the combo of Cooper and Edelman is solid enough, and Cooper has potential to break through this year.  I don't like Boldin or Sanu.  I think Sharpe is being over valued in fantasy.  He might be Mariota's top target but the Titans are going to run and spread the ball around.  He won't get enough numbers to be anything more than a flex play this year.  If Edelman goes down, I think you are in trouble.

When it comes to TE, there are basically 3 tiers for me.  There's the Gronk tier.  Then there's the tier of guys who will give you some consistent production every week and won't hurt you.  And then there's everyone else.  I think Fleener has a solid fantasy season and fits in the second tier.  I like the Jimmy Graham pick.  If he returns to form you got a steal.

I think the Bengals Defense is top 10 but outside the top 5 and has a fairly average playoff schedule.  This will sound petty but I don't like Nugent as a kicker and I think you can do better.

Thanks, I drafted 2nd so I had to wait 20 picks inbetween picks. Then I had 2 out of the next 4, then had to wait 20 again. I didn't mean to take Carr as my QB1 I had him in my queue because of the Cooper pick(I actually think he breaks out big this season)and my draft client froze right before my picks and it auto picked him and Edelman during the 2 out of 4. So by the time it came back around to me the qb options were a lot more limited. I also think Graham was a steal. He had 1 bad season  but can def bounce back big and I didn't take him till round 11 or 12. Fleener is a good TE and has Bree's throwing to him now and we all know how much Bree's likes to throw to the TE. I actually think Sanu will face a lot of favorable matchups with Julio drawing most of the attention and double coverage his way and I think Matt Ryan will have a way better year than last season. As for Sharpe, I took him because I knew he was potential wr1 for us even though the ball will be spread around and I knew @Dmeade- was probably about to take him since he stole a few of my other picks haha.   I didn't pick kicker till the end for some reason and nugent was the best option I saw out there.  The long wait inbetween picks definately made my draft unfold differently than I would have liked, but I feel like I have a pretty solid team that can compete this year.