Sherdog's 2014-15 Fantasy Football

[MyOwnSummer12]

sounds really cool. So do I just pick a team and make their logo my avy or is the star wars for another league?

I'm doing a regular Sherdog league first, so name your team whatever you like. If there's enough interest, I'll do a separate themed league with the same rules and settings.

 

[MyOwnSummer12]

In. Ray Lewis Murders U ...for now until you come up with the themes.

Welcome aboard bro.

 

[RJ43]

I'm going to assume that this is for regular FF discussion and not just the SD leagues.

That being said this year seems as volatile as ever. I'm playing around with the idea of really waiting on RB this year since my main money leagues have me picking towards the end of the first round. I'd even be hesitant to take Lynch this year, but I would if he was there.

I just don't know if there is any value in taking guys like Zac Stacy, Le'Veon Bell, Arian Foster, Montee Ball, Doug Martin etc.... over money in the bank WRs like Demaryius, Dez, AJ Green etc... I'm sure some of these RBs are going to pop and give you decent value, but many of these guys are not going to out perform guys like Rashad Jennings most likely.

I have 8th pick in my big money league and its a 6pt passing td, .5 PPR league and I think I'm not going to touch a RB until the 5th round.

 

[PUO3]

RB in round 1 for me every single year.

 

[RJ43]

Somebody told me they were going to pick him in the 1st round a couple weeks ago. I didn't even know who he was

Yahoo rankings has him at #19? They also have Bush at #18... feels extremely low

Both Sankey and Bush have guys that can and most likely will siphon many of their touches. At this point Joique is pretty damn comparable to Bush and Sankey has to share with Greene and McCluster. If Sankey is legit he'll dominate the touches as the season goes on, but you want a bell cow RB if you're going to burn a top 20-24 pick on him.

In the Yahoo Mocks I've done Sankey has been left on the board well into the 5th of 12 man teams, so I'm assuming his ADP is dropping.

 

[RJ43]

RB in round 1 for me every single year.

Did you avoid the russian roulette last year?

I've traditionally done this as well. I took Forte at pick 9 last year and crushed it, but the guy before me took T-Rich and the guy after me took S Jax. They got crushed.

 

[ThinkGreen]

RB in round 1 for me every single year.

I've always done this too however I would draft Graham, Megatron or Peyton if they fall to me late.

I've traditionally done this as well. I took Forte at pick 9 last year and crushed it, but the guy before me took T-Rich and the guy after me took S Jax. They got crushed.

Last year I went CJ Spiller in the 1st and SJax in the 2nd... ouch.

 

[RJ43]

I've always done this too however I would draft Graham, Megatron or Peyton if they fall to me late.



Last year I went CJ Spiller in the 1st and SJax in the 2nd... ouch.

It was horrendous last year. My perception is a little skewed because I've played in only leagues with custom scoring for 15 years and it alters value for many players. Our leagues tend to diminish RB value and increase QB/WR options.

But even despite that RB was a complete crap shoot last year. I don't think it will be as bad this year, but if your 1st or 2nd round player busts or even under performs you are at a huge disadvantage unless you nailed some late round picks. I see guys like Pierre Thomas with like a 7th/8th round ADP and that is a guy I feel can be a solid #2 and when it's all said and done he'll be a top 20 rb. I'd rather load up on two elite WRs who, barring injury, will not disappoint me than take a Doug Martin/Zac Stacy combo.

 

[in the]

RBBC is making fantasy football a lot harder.

Screw Buffalo. "We're going to run CJ Spiller till he vomits!" Assholes.

 

[in the]

It was horrendous last year. My perception is a little skewed because I've played in only leagues with custom scoring for 15 years and it alters value for many players. Our leagues tend to diminish RB value and increase QB/WR options.

But even despite that RB was a complete crap shoot last year. I don't think it will be as bad this year, but if your 1st or 2nd round player busts or even under performs you are at a huge disadvantage unless you nailed some late round picks. I see guys like Pierre Thomas with like a 7th/8th round ADP and that is a guy I feel can be a solid #2 and when it's all said and done he'll be a top 20 rb. I'd rather load up on two elite WRs who, barring injury, will not disappoint me than take a Doug Martin/Zac Stacy combo.

Zac Stacy showed a ton of potential last year. He had great numbers that were even more impressive considering his level of competition.

But they're already talking about an RBBC in St. Louis.

 

[RJ43]

RBBC is making fantasy football a lot harder.

Screw Buffalo. "We're going to run CJ Spiller till he vomits!" Assholes.

Yeah, especially since you can't kill Fred Jackson with fire and they signed Brown. Spiller is a guy I wouldn't mind rolling the dice on as my #2 RB for dat upsid if the price is right but he's still a bit too rich for my blood right now.

 

[PUO3]

Did you avoid the russian roulette last year?

I've traditionally done this as well. I took Forte at pick 9 last year and crushed it, but the guy before me took T-Rich and the guy after me took S Jax. They got crushed.

I got Lynch and Forte back to back in a 10 team, CanJ Spiller in another, Lynch in another, Forte in another, Shady in another.

Dont know why either of them would touch T-rich or Sjax in the first round last year. That was a huge stretch imo.

 

[RJ43]

Zac Stacy showed a ton of potential last year. He had great numbers that were even more impressive considering his level of competition.

But they're already talking about an RBBC in St. Louis.

I like Zac Stacy a lot, but I still feel that he is somewhat risky and at best you are going to get nearly even value where you draft him. He is someone I think I can get in my leagues in the 2nd round, but at the same time I've also got Julio Jones and Dez Bryant available.

 

[PUO3]

I like Zac Stacy a lot, but I still feel that he is somewhat risky and at best you are going to get nearly even value where you draft him. He is someone I think I can get in my leagues in the 2nd round, but at the same time I've also got Julio Jones and Dez Bryant available.

Personally, I wont take a RB in the first coming off one season of production. I like my first round to be as safe as possible.

Fucking up on your first round pick is a ridiculously hard thing to come back from.

 

[in the]

Yeah, especially since you can't kill Fred Jackson with fire and they signed Brown. Spiller is a guy I wouldn't mind rolling the dice on as my #2 RB for dat upsid if the price is right but he's still a bit too rich for my blood right now.

I'm not touching Spiller. Last season, coming off a career year, his coach talked about how he was going to run Spiller into the ground until he vomits. Yeah, I wasted at least one first round pick on that. Needless to say, I didn't do too well in most leagues I owned him.

I like Zac Stacy a lot, but I still feel that he is somewhat risky and at best you are going to get nearly even value where you draft him. He is someone I think I can get in my leagues in the 2nd round, but at the same time I've also got Julio Jones and Dez Bryant available.

Julio is just too big of an injury risk for me, and I have Dez in a keeper league and want to murder the Cowboys' OC. They use Dez FAR too much as a decoy instead of a playmaker. If they had a competent GM, he'd fire the OC just looking at some of Dez's receptions in big games last year.

It's funny, every year Marshawn Lynch is available with a mid-late first round pick, and every year he delivers. People get so wound up about the "new" running backs that they completely forget about the consistent producers. I'm sometimes guilty of this as well, taking Ryan Matthews with the 11th pick his rookie year :redface:.

Fantasy football is such a crapshoot.

 

[RJ43]

Personally, I wont take a RB in the first coming off one season of production. I like my first round to be as safe as possible.

Fucking up on your first round pick is a ridiculously hard thing to come back from.

Agreed. If you blow either of your first round picks you are pretty much done, and with RB many teams its a feast or famine situation. I would agree with the "experts" that RB is crucial, my objection comes in the form that I don't believe any of us really have a damn clue what the RB top 20 is going to be at the end of the year.

I think guys like Rashad Jennings, Pierre Thomas and T-Rich are going to be really good value picks this year that when paired with elite QB and WRs will hold their own and get people into the playoffs.

 

[PUO3]

Agreed. If you blow either of your first round picks you are pretty much done, and with RB many teams its a feast or famine situation. I would agree with the "experts" that RB is crucial, my objection comes in the form that I don't believe any of us really have a damn clue what the RB top 20 is going to be at the end of the year.

I think guys like Rashad Jennings, Pierre Thomas and T-Rich are going to be really good value picks this year that when paired with elite QB and WRs will hold their own and get people into the playoffs.

RB is a tough one to gauge because they get abused. Thats why I aim for the most consistent home runs. Charles, Shady, Peterson, Forte, Lynch types.

I think Jennings is a 1100-1200 yard guy IF the Gicants line keeps it together. I was bummed to lose him.

 

[RJ43]

I'm not touching Spiller. Last season, coming off a career year, his coach talked about how he was going to run Spiller into the ground until he vomits. Yeah, I wasted at least one first round pick on that. Needless to say, I didn't do too well in most leagues I owned him.

I was a Fred Jackson owner last year so I wasn't complaining, but I don't blame you. It's hard to shake that sour taste after owning such a dud.

Julio is just too big of an injury risk for me, and I have Dez in a keeper league and want to murder the Cowboys' OC. They use Dez FAR too much as a decoy instead of a playmaker. If they had a competent GM, he'd fire the OC just looking at some of Dez's receptions in big games last year.

It's funny, every year Marshawn Lynch is available with a mid-late first round pick, and every year he delivers. People get so wound up about the "new" running backs that they completely forget about the consistent producers. I'm sometimes guilty of this as well, taking Ryan Matthews with the 11th pick his rookie year :redface:.

Fantasy football is such a crapshoot.

Julio's brittleness is a concern, but his upside is so huge. He could quite easily be the best performer in his position if he just stays on the field. I think he has a better chance of providing value from the 2nd round that someone like Le'Veon or Zac Stacy.

I just worry about Lynch's production this year. I think the hawks know they aren't going to resign him and they will just run him right into the ground this year and that productivity is probably going to drop to possibly below 4.0 yds/carry. I'd rather be a year too early getting off the bus than a year too late.

 

[TidalWave89]

Last year I was beasting with Matty Ice and Julio as a combo. Then Julio went on IR and Ryan went to shit.

 

[in the]

I wouldn't be opposed to a Sherdog keeper league if we could have consistent owners who wanted to do it. Not too many keepers per team, just two or three.

I was a Fred Jackson owner last year so I wasn't complaining, but I don't blame you. It's hard to shake that sour taste after owning such a dud.





Julio's brittleness is a concern, but his upside is so huge. He could quite easily be the best performer in his position if he just stays on the field. I think he has a better chance of providing value from the 2nd round that someone like Le'Veon or Zac Stacy.

I just worry about Lynch's production this year. I think the hawks know they aren't going to resign him and they will just run him right into the ground this year and that productivity is probably going to drop to possibly below 4.0 yds/carry. I'd rather be a year too early getting off the bus than a year too late.

That's why I'd target Lynch this season. The wheels will fall off eventually, but he spent many years in Buffalo not accumulating tread. If the Seahawks plan to run him into the ground, it would be great to draft him early and then flip him for value midseason before they think about incorporating Christine (still can't get over that name).

I just think there's less risk with a known quantity with tread than with a one hit wonder, but that's what makes FF fun. Everyone evaluates differently.