Return of the Fantasy Football Advice Column

The Armchair · #1 08-18-2005, 04:08 PM

This is not a "rate my team" thread. The answer is always I, for incomplete, unless your team is really freaking good, or a lost cause (which is rare.) This is for other stuff.

If you are posting a roster, please break it down by position and by starters/bench, with a basic (BASIC) breakdown of scoring (i.e. "mostly touchdowns," "yardage counts a lot," "rushing TDs count for a lot more than passing TDS," "all that really matters is the guy's haircut.")

Thanks.

Asufiji2004 · #2 08-18-2005, 05:52 PM

10 team league. 15 roster spots. Starting roster: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, K, D.

All TD's 6 pts. 20/y 1 pt bonus

I have pick 8.

I'm positive Culpepper will go before it gets to me, which is good. I figure at 8 & 13 I will have a choice between: Portis, D. Davis, Lewis, McCallister, Dillon, K. Jones, J. Jones. R. Johnson, Barber.

Which 2 RB's would you recommend I take at 8 and then who are my better options at 13?

Besides Manning or Culpepper is there a QB that would be worth a 3rd or 4th in this league? Who?

Crveballin · #3 08-18-2005, 06:43 PM

With the 8th pick I would go for Duece, Dillon or Lewis while siding with Duece. That being said I think you have a chance to get a top caliber 2nd RB like Davis, J. Jones or Portis with the 2nd round pick. If Rudi slips to the second round grab him up and hold onto him for dear life.

I wouldnt suggest targeting the 3rd or 4th best QB options seeing that it is only a 10 team league and the drop off from McNabb and Culpepper is pretty drastic. I would look to the 5th or 6th round for a 3rd tier QB and stock up on solid WR's. Look to Matt Hasselbeck for a rebound year.

brettbrettr · #4 08-18-2005, 06:54 PM

Why is everyone so high on Rudi? I agree he's good value in the second, but...

Crveballin · #5 08-18-2005, 07:01 PM

I value him high because I think the Bengals offense can be pretty potent this year. A healthy Warrick, TJ. Housazmedawa (sp?) and Chad Johnson will open up some nice running lanes for him. Also I dont see any sort of competition for carriers allowing him to get 25-30 carriers that you would love to have out of a 2nd RB.

SossMan · #6 08-18-2005, 08:37 PM

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1450 yards
12 TDs
only 4 fumbles in 360+ attempts

Improved team that will play from ahead a lot so he should be getting some nice downhill yards in Q3/Q4.

JayLear · #7 08-19-2005, 10:28 AM

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Why is everyone so high on Rudi? I agree he's good value in the second, but...

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Couldnt' agree more...show me.

Bill C · #8 08-29-2005, 12:41 PM

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Why is everyone so high on Rudi? I agree he's good value in the second, but...

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Running behind one of the most improved and best OL's, for a team on the way up. Plus no9 injury probs (that I know of, anyhow.)

If he played for the J*E*T*S, you'd love him, Brett!! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

IggyWH · #9 08-18-2005, 10:26 PM

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I figure at 8 & 13 I will have a choice between: Portis, D. Davis, Lewis, McCallister, Dillon, K. Jones, J. Jones. R. Johnson, Barber. Which 2 RB's would you recommend I take at 8 and then who are my better options at 13?

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At 8 & 13 (where I had 1 draft), I was able to get Deuce & Green. If Deuce is gone by the 8th pick, someone screwed up and there's someone that's a "must take" with the 8th pick... someone like Culpepper or Edge. I know Green might not be "rated" as high as some of those other guys, but I think places like ESPN really dropped the ball this year on ratings. They don't give any credit to people who were hurt last year. Last year Green was hampered by injury and in 5 games he had less than 11 carries. If he's healthy, he's one of the top fantasy RB's out there. People forget so quickly what he did 2 years ago. I think he's an absolute STEAL if you can get him as late as I did in my draft.

Another guy ESPN dropped the ball on is Stephen Davis. I can't even remember his rank but he's VERY low. Yet another guy people forget about what he did 2 years ago because he was injured last year. He will be the work horse this year and is absolute highway robbery to pickup as a 3rd RB in a later round (I think I got him 13th round).

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Besides Manning or Culpepper is there a QB that would be worth a 3rd or 4th in this league? Who?

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McNabb is the clear #3 guy as far as QB's go. After that, it gets cloudy. I personally went with Collins but I have good backups in Hasselbeck & Warner that I can plug in if/when I need them. Collins loves to throw the deep ball and has one of the best in the game. With Moss & Porter and a horrible defense, he should be out there gunning it. Be aware though that he's going to throw a lot of picks.

The Armchair · #10 08-18-2005, 10:57 PM

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10 team league. 15 roster spots. Starting roster: QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, K, D.

All TD's 6 pts. 20/y 1 pt bonus

I have pick 8.

I'm positive Culpepper will go before it gets to me, which is good. I figure at 8 & 13 I will have a choice between: Portis, D. Davis, Lewis, McCallister, Dillon, K. Jones, J. Jones. R. Johnson, Barber.

Which 2 RB's would you recommend I take at 8 and then who are my better options at 13?

Besides Manning or Culpepper is there a QB that would be worth a 3rd or 4th in this league? Who?

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I've been focusing on younger guys this year -- both Joneses, Davis, and Rudi. But you're not going to go wrong with any of the guys you listed. Really, don't fret it. The only caveat: If you take Lewis, take Chester Taylor with your last pick. In general, I'm anti-handcuff, but this meets me tripartide test for taking handcuff players:

1) Replacing the starter with anyone else is difficult at best; and
2) The starter is a high injury (or other) risk; and
3) The backup will put up fantasy-starter worthy stats if he gets to start.

Therefore, you take the handcuffs to Priest and Jamal, and maybe Ahman and CMart.

As for your QB question, the list goes like this:
1) Peyton
2) Everyone else.

I've stated why before and I'm not really keen on going into it again, but the short version is that Daunte lost his best receiver and was markedly worse without him last year, and with an improved defense, will less often be in quick-strike offense mode. While I think he will still be a top QB, he's not far enough removed from the guy at 12 or 15 to be worth a high pick. The same goes for everyone else, too -- you're better off starting Jake Plummer (a 9th round pick) than Kerry Collins (3rd), because you can get a stud WR with that third pick.