2012 Fantasy Football - Sleepers/Busts/Strategies/etc

I think there's times where you go out and get those guys. Like if you need a miracle on Monday, but yeah I agree. The funnier one is Vrabel getting taken. Or whatever linebacker used to catch TD's.

 

agreed with this. last year was his ceiling. i like players with upside, and he is the definition of somebody with none.

solid, but not good enough for his ADP.

 

Ok, got my draft tonight. MJD just returned to the Jags, so where should I place him?

And if I got a low spot in the draft, should I take a gamble on McFadden/Chris Johnson or go with say Forte with my first pick, assuming none of the elite QBs or Calvin Johnson are not on the board.

I've seen some projections that have McFadden pretty high right now, but I'm super scared of his injury issues. Had him last year.

 

I would slot MJD around 10th right now, even with his return. I would be concerned about Jennings taking his carries.

If you pick say 7th, then its hard to decide to go McFadden or a safer option like Brees or Brady. McFadden has #1 potential for sure, so he would be the 4th RB on my board behind the Big 3.

Sometimes you have to swing for the fences when picking near the bottom.

 

One guy I don't like that I see going earlier than he should is Torrey Smith. I liked him last year when nobody picked him. The guy has terrible hands, is really inconsistent, and will never get a ton if targets IMO. He's a cute play in those leagues that award extra points for 40yd TDs or if you need a miracle.

 

Disagree completely, I think Flacco's biggest strength is his long ball, and Smith is a great deep threat. I can see 65 catches 1100 yards and 9 TDs for him, although he will have some duds here and there. He's the new Desean Jackson.

 

Second wr off the board?

Julio Jones or Larry Fitzgerald?

 

well heres my team i just drafted, 10 team league. 9th overall pick.

QB-Brady
QB-Romo
WR-Julio Jones
RB-DeMarco Murray
RB-Trent Richardson
TE-Jimmy Graham
W/T-Antonio Brown
BN-Miles Austin
BN-Vincent Jackson
BN-Stevie Johnson
BN-Mark Ingram
BN-Santonio Holmes
BN-Issac Redman

K-Neil Rackers
K-Nick Novak

DEF-Houston
DEF-NY Jets

of course i wasnt paying attention picking the kickers..my last 2 picks, because i just drop and replace every week with them. didnt realize both of those kickers were basically cut. so i dropped em and replaced with some dudes.

little worried about RB situation..but hell most the studs were gone by the time they got to me, i could have grabbed chris johnson at 9, but opted for brady instead. same thing with graham in 2nd round (snake draft so 2nd pick in 2nd rd)

hows the texans defense supposed to be this year,after i selected them someone mentions no mario williams, which i forgot he left. still houston going to be alright defensively? i grabbed the defenses a little earlier than last year too. last year i was subbing out D's every week as well, which tended to be shaky too. real slim pickings, because of the 2 defenses per team just like last year.

thoughts?

 

For me it would be: Megatron, Julio, Cruz. Then pick one between AJ Green, Fitzgerald and Andre Johnson.

 

Yeah, I'm thinking about going: Cam (pick 14), Mathews (Pick 15) and Cruz (Pick 29) [3rr rule] with my first 3 picks.

I know Cam has been slipping, but I can't see him making it to the 29th pick and I really want him or Stafford.

 

I definitely see the reasons why people are high on him - I just don't see him putting it all together. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

 

I am much higher on Titus Young than I am about Torrey Smith. Torrey's numbers last year were feast or famine. I might be wrong but I can't see him having value till about the 85 to 95 pick range.

 

Yeah, for me he's a "play when you need a miracle guy" - borderline Cribbs territory. He might get a huge play, even two, but I don't think he has the tools to become a consistent performer.

 

Cam scares me. I think there was too great of a risk with Cam not repeating what he did last year that I didn't even want to consider him. I had the 12th pick and Stafford was even gone, so I went Chris Johnson and Graham (12,13) and then Trent and Cruz (35,36) before picking up Phillip Rivers.

 

Torrey Smith is the only real legit option Flacco has. Boldin is declining fast, Ed Dickson isn't anything to write home about. I think Smith will get a lot more targets than you guys think.

 

Titus Young is always overhyped, I would pick Torrey before Titus.

 

10 team league...pick 6

QB
Jay Cutler
Matt Schaub

RB
Ray Rice
Chris Johnson
Darren Sproles
CJ Spiller
Jacquizz Rodgers

WR
Brandon Marshall
Dez Bryant
Brandon Lloyd
Titus Young
Denarious Moore
Greg Little

TE
Jimmy Graham
Brent Celek

K
Matt Prater

Def
Buffalo

 

Both my Fantasy teams.

Tony Romo
Marshawn Lynch
Arian Foster
Victor Cruz
Jeremy Maclin
Antonio Gates
Miles Austin

Mason Crosy K, Jets D

Bench
Roesthlisberger, Roy Helu, Isaac Redman, Justin Blackmon, Laurent Robinson, Jacob Tamme

Team 2

Tom Brady
Antonio Brown
Torrey Smith
Marshawn Lynch
Ahmad Bradshaw
Jimmy Graham
Rashad Jennings

Akers K 49ers D

Bench
Demaryius Thomas, Mike Wallace, Matt Schaub, Brandon Pettigrew, Laurent Robinson

Any tweaks need be? I would start Wallace but since he missed preseason and Camp, might need a game or two to get back into the stride. Washington still hasn't named their starting RB so not sure on Helu. Eyeing Jonathan Dwyer instead of Helu and Robinson atm

 

Cutler might be ok, but he's not going to be elite. RBs look ok. WRs not bad and TE is elite.
You may have waited too long on a QB though.

 

Dear SDW,

Might want to try and package Romo + a WR or one of your RBs for a better RB, or a straight up trade for an insurance back.

You are very thin there with Murray and Richardson, each of whom need to prove themselves this season.

I love Julio and Antonio Brown, but you went a little too WR heavy in a deep WR year, especially when you only have 2 spots available for that position. If you were in a standard 3WR league, it would have been better.

You might be ok with Redman for the first couple weeks, but if one of your hogs miss time you will be hard pressed to find a good back.