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Just realized the order is wrong in this one, here's the correct draft board:

Casual 12-team Standard (0 PPR) League
-QB/2RB/2WR/Flex/TE/K/D / 6BN

Anyone do ok?

Thompson and Pettis is my vote.

Can someone tell/show me how to join a fantasy league before the season starts? Like dumb it down to step 1,2,3
I know you choose players and score points based on your players, but that is the extent of my knowledge. I have the general concept of football, but don't know any of the theory behind the plays. I'm just trying to have a vested interest in watching this year to learn the game. A list of recommended players to choose would be appreciated as well.

If you were going to handcuff D. Freeman, who would it be: Smith or Hill?

Most of what I read suggests Smith, but it seems like a lot of people are really high on Hill.

Run two or three mock drafts before tomorrow. Do you know how to find mocks?

Tomorrow, join a Pro League: https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/proleagues

Sign up for a Pro League today because spots can fill up. But for tomorrow because leagues have to draft tomorrow to have Week 1 scored.

i have not even looked at his college numbers, if he profiles as more of an every day back then ok but everything i've read indicated to me he was going to get 3rd down duties if anything at all

there's also gus edwards, who performed very well last year - even if they like hill more and ingram gets hurt - i imagine that edwards will eat up enough of the volume to really dampen his value

at the end of the day it's a late round flyer but for me, i'd rather have someone with a clearer pathway to relevance in the event the starter gets hurt

Thanks guys. I joined a $20 one with a draft on Wed.
I guess I'll figure out how the draft goes via an email or something.

gl, woman!

i would do a couple $1 best ball drafts on yahoo then once you get the feel for it ramp up to higher stakes

best ball probably more your cup of tea because it's all automated for you, you just pick the players

if you just want a vested interest then do best ball

doing a regular league you'll have to be very active managing it, making pickups, doing trades, rotating your players in and out, etc

you're basically dead money in a traditional league but not because of football knowledge but due to specific fantasy stuff like knowing when to rotate your team defense and why that guy offering you are 2:1 trade is trade raping you

but if you do regular fantasy, just keep relative value in mind

don't look at the numbers in a vacuum, compare them to the next best options freely available on waivers

for example, there are only a handful of RBs who can be relied upon but dozens of dozens of WRs who can fill in - which is why an RB who gets 200 points over a season is worth far more than a WR who does the same

you can pickup a WR off waivers each week who will get you 60 yards+ no problem, you won't find a single RB who gets any run at all

this is also why someone like Kirk Cousins, who outscored most of the RBs and WRs being drafted in the 1st round isn't drafted until the very end of the draft, because there will likely be another QB freely available who'll do basically the same

mlylt,

https://fantasyfootballcalculator.com/rankings/ppr

this ranking is pretty solid.

Seems solid, if unspectacular. I like just about all of the guys you picked, but doesn't seem like you got any great value (Engram and Ekeler were the best picks value-wise I think), not that you reached anywhere though. Seems like perhaps it was a toughish league that you drafted quite well in. Good work!

I would be really happy with those first 8 picks from the 12 spot. The rest I might've went some different ways with, but def not bad, love Hill in 15! Nice job!

1 is yikes.

2 not quite as yikes, but closeish.

3 crushed.

4 is meh at best.

5 could be a problem down the road, but questionable selections in the last 7 rounds could haunt them, consistently picked guys a tier down from others available at those picks.

6 did alright.

Kinda like 7 even though they don't have a lot of players I'm particularly high on.

8 was looking good until that ARod pick, but recovered semi-decently. Coulda been really good if they went something like AJG or Ekeler in 8 and then Wentz in 11 or 12.

9 and 10 aren't terrible.

This looks like a nice league to be in

I don't think I'd be happy with any of those teams. Is there a rule against stringing 3 good picks in a row together?

9, 11, and 12 are the only ones that made even a defensible first 4 picks, and then they all went with head-scratchers round 5.

Should be a competitive league at least...good luck!

drafted early and my league isn't the sharpest so ended up with a pretty stacked bench.

going to do everything in my power to get a trade done before Thursday but if it doesn't work out who the heck do we drop here... need to drop 2 for K and DEF

12 team ppr 1QB/3wr/2rb/TE/flex

QB: Russell / Kyler
WR: Evans / Hilton / Moore / J Gordon / Valdes-Scantling
RB: DJ / Jacobs / Sanders / Cohen / Pollard / Penny / Singletary / Justice
TE: OJ Howard

I basically never roster 2 QBs but made an exception with Kyler... pretty lost here tbh

if league allows it and the kickers and defense are available for monday night then wait

you'll have a much clearer picture on those guys and it'll be a much easier decision after you see MVS get 2 targets or 7 etc etc

likewise, Pollard situation should clear up any day now

if you can't do monday option or even wait until later in the week I'm 100% dropping Justice along with either MVS or Singletary

That is some serious blue light filter!


Btw I disagree on Arob being bad as a WR2. I'd think he's just fine for a WR2.

If he's your WR2 then your RB's are typically stacked, or maybe you got Kelce. The gap between Arob as a WR2 and the next tier down is much better than the gap between an elite RB and the next tier down. In situations where you can't have it all, I'll take Arob at WR2 over say White at RB2.

yeah that is what I will do most likely if I can't get a trade done - hopefully my opponent/league is not smart enough to block me lol.

I think Penny would be the top of the list for me to drop and then Kyler but could also get behind singletary.
As a dynasty owner of Penny I'm glad to see you guys think so highly of him but it seems like he couldn't even manage a 40/60 split as a 1st Rd pick.

I am not a big penny fan but with no mike davis and how much that team is going to run the ball he is hard to cut. not to mention one chris carson injury away from being in a pretty legit position

While Penny doesn't have much value with Carson ahead of him, he could potentially move to the 2nd best RB on your roster if Carson goes down. The Seahawks only have 4 backs on the roster, one of which is a rookie drafted in 6th round.

I'd say he's the second highest potential RB on the roster. Especially in that Seattle offense. His talent might be a bust, but if Carson goes down, he will get all of the opportunity he can handle. All of the other backs either have one or two guys ahead of them or will never be the primary back even with an injury.

Honestly, I think you have to drop one of the QBs. I could be swayed on an argument for either Wilson or Murray. I'd probably drop Murray. Murray has a higher ceiling, but I'd also say he has a much lower floor.

I also wouldn't drop any receivers since you only have 5, one of which has a terrible history not being able to make it through a season without using substances.

I'd likely drop two of Murray, Singletary, and Hill. I'd definitely wait until the Dallas game started, that way you can drop Pollard in case Zeke is signed between now and then.

thanks guys - agree with a lot of your points. hopefully get some more clarity on Sunday (or get a nice 3:1 trade done and upgrade a position)

With the Guice news, what's the earliest it feels right to draft him in PPR? I kind of feel like reaching now.

His current ADP is low 70's which is never gonna happen in my draft Wednesday.

I think he should go just after Ingram and Mack, but before White and Duke Johnson. That makes him go early 4th round.

I like him over that group of WR's too, mostly.