Draft Results 2013

So our fantasy football draft took place on Tuesday and I think I came away with a pretty good squad. I picked 12th and I expected to be looking at a weak duo of RBs. Luckily for me a couple of idiots decided to go QB in the first round and Alfred Morris dropped to me at 12. I believe Morris can atleast be a top 8 fantasy RB next year so I think I got a steal there. Also I realized I was the only one who still hadn't taken a QB by round 7 so I waited till round 10 to grab Tony Romo who threw for 4900 yards last year. So, here is my team, let me know what you guys think.

QB: Tony Romo
RB: Alfred Morris
RB: Steven Jackson
WR: Randall Cobb
WR: Steve Smith
TE: Jason Witten
FLEX1: Lamar Miller
FLEX2: Anquan Boldin
D/ST: Texans D/ST
K: Dan Bailey

Drafts open today

My annual 12 team league opens today. I will let you know the results tonight. Wish me luck!

My top ten Fantasy QBs (2013)

1.Aaron Rodgers
2.Drew Brees
3.Tom Brady
4.Cam Newton
5.Peyton Manning
6.Matt Ryan
7.Collin Kaepernick
8.RG3
9.Matthew Stafford
10.Russell Wilson

Thoughts/Questions?

Should you trust Chris Johnson this year?

I have received many questions about whether it would be smart to draft this player or that player and the majority of them have been about Chris Johnson. The last two years have been pretty sour for the former CJ2K and personally it would be hard for me to use either one of my first two picks (12/13) on him this year. Last year he started of the season frustrating Fantasy owners with a horrible per carry average and several pocket passers had more rushing yards than him after three weeks. Weeks 6-10 showcased what we fantasy nuts admire in Johnson. He had over 10 points each week including a 31 point performance in week 7 against the Buffalo Bills (ESPN.com Standard Scoring). Johnson finished off the season on an inconsistent note scoring less than 6 points three out of 7 weeks. Now as disappointing as last year was for the Titan RB it's a new season which means a new supporting cast. The Titans used their first round pick on my favorite player in the draft Chance Warmack and signed former Buffalo Bills guard Andy Levitre. Levitre was one of the best guards in the NFL last year while Warmack dominated SEC competition as well as Manti Te'o in the National Championship. The two guards in addition to bookend tackles David Stewart and  Micheal Roos (EWU's finest) seems like one of the best offensive lines in the country, pair that with the dismissal of offensive coordinator Chris Palmer and it looks like a good fantasy situation for Johnson right? Wrong, the Titans brought in Shonn Greene this off-season who's only good quality is his effectiveness on the goalline. That only takes TDs away from Johnson. Andy Levitre is also dealing with a nagging knee injury that keeps bothering him. I'm just so mixed on Johnson and I would only take him at the bottom of the second round in a 12 team league or top of the 3rd, and that's only if you snatched up a #1 RB in round 1.

Why taking a RB with your first two picks is a good idea.

It's June and Fantasy Football season has arrived. If you're anything like me and my friends you have probably been looking forward to your league's annual Fantasy Football Draft. My friends and I play on ESPN which allows you to start drafting June 18th which was unfortunate for us because we were ready back in April :/ . But whether you're with ESPN, NFL.com, Yahoo, or any other platform your Fantasy draft   is an exciting event. One that may have you stressing, asking for help, and getting no help/answers in return. This year in particular If you are sitting in a 12 team league and you do not take a RB in the first round you are shooting yourself in the foot. Especially if you hold a top 5 pick. Names like Aaron Rodgers, Calvin Johnson or even Drew Brees may look like sexy names but the lack of depth at RB makes taking one a must. If you're sitting at 4,5,6 Adrian Peterson, Arian Foster , and Marshawn Lynch are most likely off the board. Leaving you with Doug Martin, Ray Rice, Jamal Charles, and possibly CJ Spiller as possible options. If you miss out on one of these elite options you're probably looking at maybe MJD, Darren McFadden, Chris Johnson, as your #1 RB in the second round. That puts you in a bad position. Now if you can grab a Doug Martin in the first and maybe Darren McFadden in the second you can pull off a sweet RB duo that will be a week to week threat to other teams in your league. Now that you have that sort of duo you look at the WR/QB position. Collin Kaepernick is a sweet pick up in the 3/4th round and I've done alot of mock drafts where Andre Johnson or Randall Cobb are there in round 3. So ultimately going RB back to back in the first two rounds presents more value because QB and WR are much deeper positions. With your third pick you can get Andre Johnson or another WR and in the fourth there's still good value at QB if not Kaepernick you'll find Russell Wilson, RG3. If you dont like those options build some depth and take a QB later. If you're able to wait on QB with such a deep selection of players you can go TE earlier than others and come away with a Jason Witten.

Collin Kaepernick
Ray Rice
Darren McFadden
Andre Johnson
Steve Smith
Jason Witten

Is better than

Tom Brady
Chris Ivory
Lamar Miller
Calvin Johnson
Danario Alexander
(Your choice excluding top name TE's)