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[Nick Soapdish]

Leatherbacks (Nick Soapdish): Nick spent his rookie FF season taking his lumps behind BRETTFAVRE and a lineup with a homerish bent. He's clearly learned his lesson this year, starting with Tom Brady and grabbing an impressive WR corps. Nick has to be hoping for a repeat year from LeGarette Blount, as that's the only RB he owns who has a lock on a starting job. Here's hoping his Viking WR with health issues works out better than the one he had last year!

-Best pick: Mike Wallace, 3rd round. He reminds me a lot of Greg Jennings, and I feel he takes that step towards elite status this year.
-Worst pick: Ryan Grant, 6th round. I thought he was primed for a bounceback year, but the Pack seem determined to have him split carried with James Starks.
-Wild card: Reggie Bush. I think "3rd down back," and that's not what you want your primary bye week option to be. But if Daniel Thomas sputters, The RB Formerly Known As A Heisman Winner may get another chance.

I wish that I could disagree about the running back situation, but if anything, it's worse than you said because both of my ostensible starters are out in the same week. Not that Ryan Grant is a surefire starter, but it looks like I'll have 2 of Reggie Bush, Ryan Torain or Ronnie Brown starting in the same week.

And my Viking wideout almost has to be better. If nothing else, I took him 4 rounds later so the expectations aren't as high. And I would've gone more homerish this year, but the Vikes just don't have many credible options.

[Jwolf0]

If it's any consolation Nick, it looks like Reggie Bush may be the Week 1 starter after all.

And here are the last two teams in my draft blurb recap! YAY.

Just in time to have to do Week 1 wildly inaccurate predictions! FFFFFFFFFFFFF-

In case it needs to be said, I'm ignoring any roster moves made after the draft for these write-ups.

The Wulfpack (Burning Wulf): Maybe there is a Madden-esque curse involved in winning our League? True crashed and burned after winning Year 1, and our champion from last year had IMO the most unimpressive draft this year. Disclaimer: I love Jonathan Stewart, and I was sad that Seattle never had a chance to draft him. That said picking him 11th overall is crazy. Especially when you consider that Carolina had resigned DeAngelo Williams not even a week or two before our draft. Normality was restored when Philip Rivers went to the 'Pack with the next pick, but then the remainder of the roster looks to me that it would've been more competitive last year or the year before that. I had wondered to myself during the draft if a cheat sheet was printed out for the wrong year.
Don't laugh, I've seen it happen before. (It allowed me to win my league that year too.)

-Best pick: Philip Rivers, 2nd round. I think Rivers is a Top 4 Fantasy Football QB ahead of Brady and Manning (even pre-injury). And I think he'll have to prove it and then some.
-Worst pick: Jonathan Stewart, 1st round. Again, I love the guy. But he was option 1b in the run-heavy John Fox offense at best, and DeAngelo Williams is back. Who knows how Ron Rivera will use them both? He certainly has the capability to put up explosive numbers at times, but I feel your first round pick should be a lock week in and week out. I don't have that warm fuzzy with The Daily Show.
-Wild card: Joseph Addai. This was a spiel about Tony Gonzalez and how he may have to settle for being primarily a red zone target (which there is nothing wrong with being in Fantasy Football), but with Peyton's status WAY up in the air the Colts may actually have to lean on - gasp - their running game.
I know, I'm shocked too. Even if Addai has a hard time getting yards through the ground, being the checkdown option has its benefits.


Zatties! (Zatren6): I've always held the opinion that it's better to be near the beginning or end of the draft order than be in the middle. Z's autodraft is a good example of that. Andre Johnson, Run DMC, Ahmad Bradshaw, and Vincent Jackson make up a good starting core, and Jimmy Graham is excellent value in the 10th. Eli's been looking real shaky in the preseason though. Z has to be hoping that he's ironed out the kinks.

It doesn't seem fair to do a best/worst on this autodraft (lol Ryan Williams), so we'll just go straight to Wild Card: Dallas Clark. With Peyton out for at least one if not more games, how will one of the most consistent TEs in Fantasy deal with Kerry Collins throwing him the ball? And just how often WILL he get the ball?

Wildly inaccurate predictions? Probably tomorrow morning. Stupid Thursday game.

Edited by Jwolf0, 07 September 2011 - 09:56 PM.

[Nate River]

If it's any consolation Nick, it looks like Reggie Bush may be the Week 1 starter after all.

And here are the last two teams in my draft blurb recap! YAY.

Just in time to have to do Week 1 wildly inaccurate predictions! FFFFFFFFFFFFF-

In case it needs to be said, I'm ignoring any roster moves made after the draft for these write-ups.

The Wulfpack (Burning Wulf): Maybe there is a Madden-esque curse involved in winning our League? True crashed and burned after winning Year 1, and our champion from last year had IMO the most unimpressive draft this year. Disclaimer: I love Jonathan Stewart, and I was sad that Seattle never had a chance to draft him. That said picking him 11th overall is crazy. Especially when you consider that Carolina had resigned DeAngelo Williams not even a week or two before our draft. Normality was restored when Philip Rivers went to the 'Pack with the next pick, but then the remainder of the roster looks to me that it would've been more competitive last year or the year before that. I had wondered to myself during the draft if a cheat sheet was printed out for the wrong year.
Don't laugh, I've seen it happen before. (It allowed me to win my league that year too.)

-Best pick: Philip Rivers, 2nd round. I think Rivers is a Top 4 Fantasy Football QB ahead of Brady and Manning (even pre-injury). And I think he'll have to prove it and then some.
-Worst pick: Jonathan Stewart, 1st round. Again, I love the guy. But he was option 1b in the run-heavy John Fox offense at best, and DeAngelo Williams is back. Who knows how Ron Rivera will use them both? He certainly has the capability to put up explosive numbers at times, but I feel your first round pick should be a lock week in and week out. I don't have that warm fuzzy with The Daily Show.
-Wild card: Joseph Addai. This was a spiel about Tony Gonzalez and how he may have to settle for being primarily a red zone target (which there is nothing wrong with being in Fantasy Football), but with Peyton's status WAY up in the air the Colts may actually have to lean on - gasp - their running game.
I know, I'm shocked too. Even if Addai has a hard time getting yards through the ground, being the checkdown option has its benefits.


Zatties! (Zatren6): I've always held the opinion that it's better to be near the beginning or end of the draft order than be in the middle. Z's autodraft is a good example of that. Andre Johnson, Run DMC, Ahmad Bradshaw, and Vincent Jackson make up a good starting core, and Jimmy Graham is excellent value in the 10th. Eli's been looking real shaky in the preseason though. Z has to be hoping that he's ironed out the kinks.

It doesn't seem fair to do a best/worst on this autodraft (lol Ryan Williams), so we'll just go straight to Wild Card: Dallas Clark. With Peyton out for at least one if not more games, how will one of the most consistent TEs in Fantasy deal with Kerry Collins throwing him the ball? And just how often WILL he get the ball?

Wildly inaccurate predictions? Probably tomorrow morning. Stupid Thursday game.

From the looks of it...you picked against me. Hmm...looking to continue the trend?. I am going to have to break out the nobody, especially not jwolf, believes in card again?

[Jwolf0]

When did I pick against you there, dood?

If you mean the Wildly Inaccurate Predictions, I haven't done those yet. Or even picked on Yahoo. Did you want to me to pick against you already and guarantee your victory?

[Nate River]

When did I pick against you there, dood?

If you mean the Wildly Inaccurate Predictions, I haven't done those yet. Or even picked on Yahoo. Did you want to me to pick against you already and guarantee your victory?

Oh.

Someone made picks on yahoo. Since you are typically the only one who does that on all the games I assumed it was you. Sorry, dood, my bad.

[Mik3]

Twas I who picked ppl on yahoo.

WEEK 1 IS ON, EVERYONE GIVE A LAST LOOK AT YOUR STARTING ROSTERS!!! CAPITALS AND EXCLAMATION POINTS!

[Nate River]

Twas I who picked ppl on yahoo.

WEEK 1 IS ON, EVERYONE GIVE A LAST LOOK AT YOUR STARTING ROSTERS!!! CAPITALS AND EXCLAMATION POINTS!

Boo.

Anyway, time to start the Cleveland D. Not that I don't have faith in the Aint's, but they are playing a high octane offense. Even if they win, I think a shootout is more likely than a defensive standoff. On the other hand, Cleveland plays the Bungles.

Andy Dalton and AJ Green's first game, Benson just got out of jail.... It's a gamble since it's still Cleveland, but so is sticking with the Saints against Rodgers and the Packers.

The Bungles offense could be more painful to watch than the 2010 Panthers.

[Jwolf0]

Jwolf's Wildly Inaccurate Week 1 Predictions!

Warning: I am writing this having had only a half cup of coffee so far today.

Bros Before Shiancoes (Mik3) vs. The Golden thumbs (Rick)
The Golden Thumbs favored by ~11.

Seems strange to pick against Michael Vick already, but I feel the RB advantage the Aussie enjoys in Jamaal Charles and MJD will tip things in his direction. I like Felix Jones, but the Jets are not a favorable matchup.

Gama Warriors (Nee-sama) vs. All We Do Is Lose (Illmatic)
All We Do Is Lose favored by ~7.

I have to tell you, seeing Aaron Rodgers on the other side is kinda weird. Even though I was down on Peyton Hillis' draft position, he should find some good sledding against the Bungles and Aaron Rodgers do what Aaron Rodgers do.

Leatherbacks (Nick Soapdish) vs. Ellicott Thundercats (True)
Leatherbacks favored by ~5.

I'm not totally sure why I'm going with True in this matchup, most of the projected point look right to me. It might be the combination of my Week 1 skepticism in Percy Harvin and a niggling feeling Cedric Benson will do well against the Browns.

Sam Adams Patriots (Nate River) vs. The Wulfpack (Burning_Wulf)
Sam Adams Patriots favored by ~29.

Sorry dood, I'm picking you. Also fair warning; if you lose this I reserve the right to laugh loudly, because something LOLtastic happened.

Zatties! (Zatren6) vs. Reavers! (Insurrection)
Zatties! favored by ~13.

Looking over the lines, the first thought that comes to mind is, "Wow they don't like Dallas' chances against that Jets D." While I hope (as a Seattle fan) that Marshawn does more than his projected 5 points, I'm not counting on it. I do see both Andre Johnson and Vincent Jackson having big games though.

Sparky McRandomsons (Jwolf0) vs. Tokyo Raiders (roninmedia)
Sparky McRandomsons favored by ~2

That general feeling of Cowboys offensive suckitude depresses Romo's projection. Combine that with what looks like less than exciting matchups for both my starting WRs and I have to pick against mys- Wait, what? I chose myself to win? Huh. I must be drinking some serious LeSean McCoy Kool-Aid this week.

[Nate River]

Sorry dood, I'm picking you. Also fair warning; if you lose this I reserve the right to laugh loudly, because something LOLtastic happened.

If I lose it likely means Arian Foster didn't play and/or I guess wrong about the Cleveland D.

[True]

WEEK 1 CONFERENCE:


Coach: Opening Day has finally arrived and we're looking to make a big impact in our first game.

Reporter: Coach! Coach! Over here. Yes, how do you like your QB Matt Schaub going up against the Manningless Colts?

Coach: Well first off best wishes to Peyton on a healthy recovery, he is truly one of the greats. But we're going to take advantage of the situation at hand and feel like a Colts team without Manning is no team at all. Schaub should carve up their secondary with Andre Johnson / Owen Daniels and our new look DEF will feast on Grandpa Kerry Collins and create some turnovers.

Reporter: With Chris Johnson holding his holdout and looking to go up against a weak Jacksonville team, do you feel like CJ2K was worth the risk?

Coach: For the ninth overall pick we got away with ransom. We all love Chris here on our team and he fits well with the guys. He is a playmaker and while Matt Hasselback isn't great, he is serviceable enough that teams can't solely stack the box to stop CJ and he should benefit from having a consistent QB. Don't forget about Steven Jackson going up against the Eagles weak LB corps. We expect a lot of runs and screen passes to him in order for the Rams to move the ball on offense. Cedric Benson should get some good workload with a rookie starting QB.

Reporter: You seem highly confident in your teams chances to win. Any concerns?

Coach: I don't think we have any weaknesses per say, but we have some expectations from our receiving corps to produce. Both Roddy White and Jason Witten are going up against great defenses so we hope they can at least get us a couple TDs between the two. Chad Henne is what concerns us about Brandon Marshall's production so MNF will be a big game, also in part because of the great QB we're facing.

Reporter: You're going up against Tom Brady. Any worries?

Coach: We all love Brady here in Third Earth, he was a big reason for our franchises first championship. No doubt he will score some big points for the Leatherbacks. Coach Soapdish has assembled a great team after his rookie year last season and we can't find any player that makes us raise our eyebrow. We will see in a couple hours how many touches Ryan Grant will get and if he will be the feature back, we have our doubts on that. We feel like the Lions are a good team on the rise, but their secondary is still weak and they're going up against a good QB in Josh Freeman. Other than that this looks like a close matchup that may come down to the wire on MNF.

Thundercats! HOOOOOOOO!

[Nate River]

21 first quater points by Green Bay. Boy did I dodge a bullet benching the NO Defense.

[Illmatic]

Nee sama


HOW YOU LIKE RODGERS NOW?????

[Mik3]

Nee sama


HOW YOU LIKE RODGERS NOW?????

gotta be tough for her

[Nate River]

Son of a......

TD Sproles.

[Insurrection]

Son of a......

TD Sproles.

Bye Ivory, Hello Sproles. XD

Also roninmedia, my offer is still on the table.

Edited by Insurrection, 09 September 2011 - 01:46 AM.

[Jwolf0]

On the punt return, yes. Still think benching NO is the right call, there's plenty of football to play.

[Insurrection]

James Starks TD 28-17

[Nate River]

On the punt return, yes. Still think benching NO is the right call, there's plenty of football to play.

Yep. Despite a return TD they've netted 10 points and it's not even half time. Rodgers is killing them.

Cleveland is still Cleveland, but the Bungles, well, they're the Bungles.

[Mik3]

If Jennings can get 1 more TD ill be a happy camper. Pretty good game so far, but the Saints defense is the difference so far

[Insurrection]

Rodgers already broke his projected point total thus making Illmatic giving much 'HA!'s.

Edited by Insurrection, 09 September 2011 - 02:24 AM.