2012 Fantasy Football Thread

[GibbsFactor]

Would you keep Matt Ryan for an 8th round pick?

[bushwack]

Would you keep Matt Ryan for an 8th round pick?

I would. That seems to be a fair pick to give up for him. I think he's going to have a huge year with White & Jones. You could let him go and he could go a round or 2 earlier, or he could go a round or 2 later, but that's if you're willing to take that risk.

[GibbsFactor]

I would. That seems to be a fair pick to give up for him. I think he's going to have a huge year with White & Jones. You could let him go and he could go a round or 2 earlier, or he could go a round or 2 later, but that's if you're willing to take that risk.

I already get Cruz for a 15th rounder. Top 3 rounds can't be kept so there will be big QBs on the board.

[bushwack]

I already get Cruz for a 15th rounder. Top 3 rounds can't be kept so there will be big QBs on the board.

It all depends on how you feel Ryan will perform this year, and what other keeper options you have aside from Cruz. But like I stated earlier I think Ryan is poised for a breakout season with the weapons around him.

[S.T.real,lights,out]

Who would you draft Julio Jones or AJ Green?

Im thinking Jones b/c he has the better QB.

[MattFancy]

I think I'd go with Jones. Not that there is anything wrong with Green, but after seeing Jones last week, I could understand if some think he's the #2 WR after Calvin.

[bushwack]

Who would you draft Julio Jones or AJ Green?

Im thinking Jones b/c he has the better QB.

Jones, not only because of Ryan, but also he doesn't have to face the Steelers, Ravens, and Browns (Joe Haden, if he plays) twice.

[hp703]

Depends on how your league is scored. Is it a PPR league? Do QBs get 6 points per TD or 4?

QBs get 6 points, I just feel that Brees had a much higher average of points per week compared to Rice.

[grego]

not sure who the fantasy football expert guest was on the junkies this morning, but, for petes sake, its a huge pet peeve when you hear an 'expert' get facts wrong.

he talked about garcon not being a good fantasy WR because he 'drops balls all the time'. i'm not sure, but he may have mentioned something about peyton being the reason for his success. at least thats what was implies when the junks talked about what he said after he left.

no mention of garcon having his best year without peyton and not dropping balls last year.

hes also a proponent of drafting your QB later while loading up on RB's early, fwiw. old school thinking, imo.

[bushwack]

not sure who the fantasy football expert guest was on the junkies this morning, but, for petes sake, its a huge pet peeve when you hear an 'expert' get facts wrong.

he talked about garcon not being a good fantasy WR because he 'drops balls all the time'. i'm not sure, but he may have mentioned something about peyton being the reason for his success. at least thats what was implies when the junks talked about what he said after he left.

no mention of garcon having his best year without peyton and not dropping balls last year.

hes also a proponent of drafting your QB later while loading up on RB's early, fwiw. old school thinking, imo

As am I, but outside of Foster, McCoy, & Rice all other RBs are shaky at best, and I could only make a case for possibly Chris Johnson being a mid to late 1st round pick. McFadden, Mathews, AP, Charles, and Murray have injury/durability concerns. MJD has the holdout, Lynch could be suspended, and Forte will be solid, but he's not worth drafting in the 1st round IMO.

The league is becoming a passing league, and if you can get an elite QB, Rodgers, Brady, or Brees, I think all three of them are 1st round picks and people will even draft Newton & Stafford towards the end of the first round, even though I think that's a bit too high for both of them.

I think the best approach is to do BPA and if that best player is a QB like the ones I named then pull the trigger over a questionable RB, or if that player is WR Calvin Johnson I would take him over most RBs.

[GibbsFactor]

Only real sound advice I can give you is that you better have two RBs on your roster at the end of round 3. If you do not, you will gamble all year with them. And when I mean gamble, I mean you better pick all four skins backs and every handicap you can think of. Cause RB dries up faster than a slug in a salt mill.

Receiver is crazy deep this year, crazy.

[MLSKINS]

Kenny Britt, Kenny Wright, Nate Washington, Jared Cook, Chris Johnson -- not sure the Redskins have more weapons than them. But I would take RG3 over Locker simply because he is starting and won't be benched this year, not to mention higher upside.

I will take Moss, Garcon, Morgan, Hankerson, and Armstrong over pretty much most of the leagues receivers., let alone the Titans. And Jared Cook had 49rec 759yds and 3 TDs in 16 games. In only twelve games, Davis had 59/796/3.

But like you said, the biggest reason you take RG3 over Locker is because you know barring injuries he should play the whole season. I can;t say that for Jake Locker.

[RVAbrendan]

Only real sound advice I can give you is that you better have two RBs on your roster at the end of round 3. If you do not, you will gamble all year with them. And when I mean gamble, I mean you better pick all four skins backs and every handicap you can think of. Cause RB dries up faster than a slug in a salt mill.

Receiver is crazy deep this year, crazy.

This.

I have some fantasy football buddies who are lambasting me for sticking with the RB first approach (of course, if the BPA is a megatron or brady, I would *likely* take them).

I'm thinking, since WR depth is so deep and RB talent is thinner, wouldn't securing solid RBs first make the most sense so you're not rushing to replace Knowshon Moreno with Doug Martin?

[elkabong82]

I already get Cruz for a 15th rounder. Top 3 rounds can't be kept so there will be big QBs on the board.

I'd keep Ryan and take RG3 in the 4th or 5th, or even wait and take Schaub a bit later. That combined with Cruz as a 15th means you can spend the top of the draft focused on RBs since they are the rarest now, and having Cruz means you can hit TE early since WRs are a lot more common this year.



My serious league this is the first year we are doing keepers, so you can keep at any round, but any one undrafted or taken below 10 counts as 10. It's ppr and return yards count a bit too. My guys are Jordy Nelson, 9th, and Antonio Brown 10th, I'm pretty happy with that.

[MattFancy]

This.

I have some fantasy football buddies who are lambasting me for sticking with the RB first approach (of course, if the BPA is a megatron or brady, I would *likely* take them).

I'm thinking, since WR depth is so deep and RB talent is thinner, wouldn't securing solid RBs first make the most sense so you're not rushing to replace Knowshon Moreno with Doug Martin?

I think 2 RBs is important to have early. Most of my mocks I've been doing I've tried getting RBs right away, then go QB in 3rd, and the go WR with the next 3.

Depending on pick, you can end up with Ray Rice, Jamal Charles, Stafford/Newton. I'd take that 3 any day.