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what type of draft will we do - snake or auction?
the couple of mocks I've done have been snake

BroncHose wrote:what type of draft will we do - snake or auction?
the couple of mocks I've done have been snake

Will 100% be a snake draft mate and 80% likeliness of 8 team leagues 20% 10 team leagues!

How did you other mocks go?

not real flash. was quiet and so mostly auto picks. i was second and took
peterson (no real other reason other than knowing Min runs a lot. not much else to speak of really.

excuse all the questions, but is the only way to edit the draft list when the league is created?

Beast From The Big East wrote:

Even without Brady Gronk is still head and shoulders above any other TE in the game. Would normally peg him back a few picks but I can see the top RB's being a bit of a lottery this year that if the WR's go high then taking someone like Gronk just before the turn could be a great move, pair him with either an elite RB or the 5th or so WR and then look for some slightly undervalued talent in the 3rd and 4th

Oh yeah no doubt but he has Garropollo throwing him the ball for 4 weeks! matchup based if the olsens and Reeds get off to hot starts and you are grabbing them in the 4th/5th/6th then you will be way ahead

Who you got behind Brown in the WR rankings?

BroncHose wrote:not real flash. was quiet and so mostly auto picks. i was second and took
peterson (no real other reason other than knowing Min runs a lot. not much else to speak of really.

excuse all the questions, but is the only way to edit the draft list when the league is created?

keep firing away mate had a shit week in NRL fantasy so putting my energy into building for the NFL one now haha!

draft list for leagues is auto generated I believe, but you may be able to change the settings beforehand, would put it to the general public to decide but if possible could do something before the draft to determine the draft order in the leagues

AP is as solid a pick as they come, lot of wear and tear but elite still

Tryed out a 10 team draft earlier (slow day in work)

Much tougher and changes the landscape completely!

ended up as a starting unit with

QB. Andrew Luck
RB. Jeremy Hill
RB. CJ Anderson
WR. Dez Bryant
WR. Julio Jones
TE. Tyler Eifert
Flex. Keenan Allen
K. Stephen Hauskha
D/ST. Cardinals

All I know is I intend to stack my team with Raiders, regardless of how terrible they may be.

Oh and I'll probably rewatch 'the league' seasons and aim for whoever they talk about. Kickers are the go right, I want as many of them as I can get!

Archer wrote:All I know is I intend to stack my team with Raiders, regardless of how terrible they may be.

Don't! haha

unless their name is Amari Cooper

Welshy wrote:
Oh yeah no doubt but he has Garropollo throwing him the ball for 4 weeks! matchup based if the olsens and Reeds get off to hot starts and you are grabbing them in the 4th/5th/6th then you will be way ahead

Who you got behind Brown in the WR rankings?

Yea I'm just not sold on RB's this year to be fair. Mainly it's because at the moment I can't really decide who to take and when whereas I'm reasonably set on my go to WRs so might gamble with not taking a RB till at least the 3rd.

For WR I'm thinking some kind of variable order of Julio, OBJ, Dez with AJ Green pulling up in the 5th spot for me this year.

What are your thoughts on Ezekiel Elliot. After a bit of research he seems to be going pretty high in most expert drafts I can find. I get the obvious appeal with Dallas having such a good O'line and history of strong RB's fantasy wise, as well as watching him in College he was a beast but I'm not sure if I really want to go first 3 rounds with a rookie RB. Could very easily take a few weeks to get settled to the increased pressure and skill of the defences

Beast From The Big East wrote:

Yea I'm just not sold on RB's this year to be fair. Mainly it's because at the moment I can't really decide who to take and when whereas I'm reasonably set on my go to WRs so might gamble with not taking a RB till at least the 3rd.

For WR I'm thinking some kind of variable order of Julio, OBJ, Dez with AJ Green pulling up in the 5th spot for me this year.

What are your thoughts on Ezekiel Elliot. After a bit of research he seems to be going pretty high in most expert drafts I can find. I get the obvious appeal with Dallas having such a good O'line and history of strong RB's fantasy wise, as well as watching him in College he was a beast but I'm not sure if I really want to go first 3 rounds with a rookie RB. Could very easily take a few weeks to get settled to the increased pressure and skill of the defences

Zeke Elliott is a tough one mate, huge talent behind the best o-line in football, some off field stuff though which is a worry but the kid has all world talent, I would still have trouble picking him in the first but that's more because I'm conservative and prefer players who have been there done that all before

Welshy wrote:

Zeke Elliott is a tough one mate, huge talent behind the best o-line in football, some off field stuff though which is a worry but the kid has all world talent, I would still have trouble picking him in the first but that's more because I'm conservative and prefer players who have been there done that all before

Dallas team dynamics will be something for him to deal with as well. At Ohio State he was part of an all round class team who all performed but at the end of the day he was the star. Dallas has a quarterback who can't work out if he is meant to be playing well or not each week and a star WR who will still be the main source of points and yards.

Based on the off-field stuff at the moment I would say dealing with that, as well as rookie season and gelling with the team he might take a few rounds to get round.

I reckon Shepherd out at NYG will be a rookie WR to watch this year though. Was great in Oklahoma offense last year and with Eli at QB he will get a similar high powered offense that like to go for yards and points.

Well after a night of research, I conducted another 8 team mock (about 3 or 4 actual players). Pretty happy with this one, as I fairly easily picked up a few players I was after. I picked at position 4.

Notables (round picked):
Elliott (1st)
Levon Bell (2nd) - hadn't planned on him, but many seem to be passing. I haven't read too much into the suspension, but noted the comment next to the name about his confidence in avoiding the suspension.
Aaron Rogers (5th)
Seahawks D/ST (12th)
Gostkowski (14th)

Other team notable picks
gronk went 1st round pick 8
Cam newton 4th round pick 1

BroncHose wrote:Well after a night of research, I conducted another 8 team mock (about 3 or 4 actual players). Pretty happy with this one, as I fairly easily picked up a few players I was after. I picked at position 4.

Notables (round picked):
Elliott (1st)
Levon Bell (2nd) - hadn't planned on him, but many seem to be passing. I haven't read too much into the suspension, but noted the comment next to the name about his confidence in avoiding the suspension.
Aaron Rogers (5th)
Seahawks D/ST (12th)
Gostkowski (14th)

Other team notable picks
gronk went 1st round pick 8
Cam newton 4th round pick 1

see above about Elliott mate, me and Beast had a decent debate earlier. Kid is as good coming out of college as Peterson was. has a few question marks but will be in top 5 RB i reckon come seasons end, has the best OL in football and RB is the easiest position to transition to from college to the pro's but I personally wouldn't grab him in R1

Bell in the second is pretty much were he is falling to I would probably grab him there and cuff him with DeAngelo until he returns, if the suspension goes away he is a top 5 pick.

What WR's did you grab? That looks like a nice draft!

Beast From The Big East wrote:

Dallas team dynamics will be something for him to deal with as well. At Ohio State he was part of an all round class team who all performed but at the end of the day he was the star. Dallas has a quarterback who can't work out if he is meant to be playing well or not each week and a star WR who will still be the main source of points and yards.

Based on the off-field stuff at the moment I would say dealing with that, as well as rookie season and gelling with the team he might take a few rounds to get round.

I reckon Shepherd out at NYG will be a rookie WR to watch this year though. Was great in Oklahoma offense last year and with Eli at QB he will get a similar high powered offense that like to go for yards and points.

I like Coleman and he is pretty much the only WR griffin will be passing too lol Barnidge could see quite a few balls come his way again this year

Beast From The Big East wrote:

Welshy wrote:

Gronk R1 without Brady for 4 games? Ooooff that is a call mate!

Really would like Charles to go well but he is so injury prone, been an incredible player for the chiefs and a thorn in the chargers side for many a year!

Even without Brady Gronk is still head and shoulders above any other TE in the game. Would normally peg him back a few picks but I can see the top RB's being a bit of a lottery this year that if the WR's go high then taking someone like Gronk just before the turn could be a great move, pair him with either an elite RB or the 5th or so WR and then look for some slightly undervalued talent in the 3rd and 4th

I am on this train. Gronk will produce even with Garoppolo throwing for the first 4 games. Plus he will excel in the run home.

Random wrote:

I am on this train. Gronk will produce even with Garoppolo throwing for the first 4 games. Plus he will excel in the run home.

If anyone is going to excel with Garoppolo throwing the ball it is going to be Dion Lewis and Edelman

Welshy wrote:

Random wrote:

I am on this train. Gronk will produce even with Garoppolo throwing for the first 4 games. Plus he will excel in the run home.

If anyone is going to excel with Garoppolo throwing the ball it is going to be Dion Lewis and Edelman

He does have an arm on him, but I am sure he will utilise Gronk, that and Gronk is a weapon through and through.

Random wrote:

He does have an arm on him, but I am sure he will utilise Gronk, that and Gronk is a weapon through and through.

100% agree he is miles above an other TE but without Brady, gronk will get tripled and JG doesn't have the finesse to keep hitting Gronk down the seam like Brady does

doesn't mean I wouldn't consider Gronk in the second but he is no where near the level of value of the top WR's after Brown, OBJ and Julio

gronk actually went for $60 in an auction draft I was doing last night lol

Welshy wrote:

Random wrote:

He does have an arm on him, but I am sure he will utilise Gronk, that and Gronk is a weapon through and through.

100% agree he is miles above an other TE but without Brady, gronk will get tripled and JG doesn't have the finesse to keep hitting Gronk down the seam like Brady does

doesn't mean I wouldn't consider Gronk in the second but he is no where near the level of value of the top WR's after Brown, OBJ and Julio

gronk actually went for $60 in an auction draft I was doing last night lol

Never done an auction draft so I have never dealt with it.

Brown, OBJ, Julio. They would definitely be my top 3 picks. (I would go OBJ first as I am bias and love watching the bloke play.) If I was late in the first, I would take a punt on him.