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sports_fan wrote: »

Why do I need to check in June and July for a league that starts in September? And as stated previously I felt there was no need given I had already logged into the league

Because that is how the league is run and you would know that by checking in every June and or July. It baffles me how this issue arises every year and guys say oh why should I check into the forum that created and runs the league?

Simple answer because that is the best place to get updates on when the leagues are restarting and when you are supposed to leave a message saying you are interested again and also updates of any rule changes. If I am coming off blunt so be it but a simple 2 minute check onto the forum running the league would have given you guys the information you needed really.

GoldFour4

If you're not checking boards enough to see the threads in the AF forum and fantasy forum then you've no right to be in the boards leagues imo

TOss Sweep

Just for the record D3PO and Sports_fan. Both of you guys checked into this thread or the main Fantasy thread with no problems at all last 2 seasons.

adrian522

Seriously, how far do I have to go to get people to engage with the fantasy football forums? Apart from constant posts in each division thread, the main thread, last year's thread, activating all the divisions.

Keeping track of everyone who has posted, what division they are in , who is promoted, who is relegated, what their team names are, sorting out GMs for every league, making sure every league is setup correctly.

On top of all that you expect me to send everyone an individual pm to everyone and wait for a reply? All I have is a team name from last year, I don't even know the associated boards username.

You already get an email from NFL.com

In fairness if you have been playing this many years you have no excuse for not knowing you need to post in the thread by July so we can get setup to draft by end of august.

adrian522

Don't forget the draft is tonight at 9pm,

Raoul

Any chance of releasing the draft order early?

adrian522

It's only set 30 mins prior to the draft. I could set it manually, but couldn't decide what my preferred draft position was so just left it as is

Raoul

Ah fair enough. I thought that you could set it earlier even if it was randomised.

Limpar

4th Pick...not bad.

adrian522

number 2 overall, not what I would have picked to be honest.

kev_s88

better than 16th

Dodge

Struggled to draft on the phone while I had other stuff to do. Couldn't check who was being drafted by others and who was available outside the top 10 or so at each position

Went with WRs for top 3 picks. Let's hope Dion Lewis is back at some stage. Overall don't think the team is bad, which is unusual for me in this league!

eagle eye

Got held up at work and missed the whole thing. I'm going to struggle this season after that. I didn't have anything set up. At least I got Gronk!

TOss Sweep

My team

1. Devonta Freeman RB - ATLPICK 10
2. Le'Veon Bell RB - PITView VideoPICK 23
3. DeMarco Murray RB - TENPICK 42
4. Drew Brees QB - NOPICK 55
5. Travis Kelce TE - KCPICK 74
6. Michael Thomas WR - NOPICK 87
7. Travis Benjamin WR - SDPICK 106
8. Mike Wallace WR - BALPICK 119
9. Devontae Booker RB - DENPICK 138
10. Chris Hogan WR - NEPICK 151
11. Malcolm Mitchell WR - NEPICK 170
12. Braxton Miller WR - HOUPICK 183
13. Brandon McManus K - DENPICK 202
14. Matt Prater K - DETPICK 215

Happy with my backs especially Booker if he takes over the lead role in Denver which I think he will. But my WR are just avverage and some a gamble. Weird thing is I had 10 defenses and 10 kickers in my queue and I got 2 kickers haha

brady23

Is there any leagues still yet to draft with space?? I'd probably enter two

TOss Sweep

brady23 wrote: »

Is there any leagues still yet to draft with space?? I'd probably enter two

Probably not as most of the Boards leagues have drafted. I would check in the main Fantasy thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057619011&page=8

deccy15

Drafted:
QB:
Cam Newton
Ryan Tannehill

RB:
Matt Jones
Thomas Rawls
Jerrick McKinnon

WR:
Keenan Allen
Torrey Smith
Tavon Austin
LeQuan Treadwell
Pierre Garcon

TE:
Jason Witten
Gary Barnidge

K:
Dustin Hopkins

DEF:
Buffalo Bills

Not happy with my running backs so probably look to trade or pick someone up off the waivers.

Spongey1975

Thats decided it, i'm gonna be relegated, got this as my draft recap

DRAFT RECAP

IN SPITE OF SOME EARLY-ROUND REACHES, SPAWN OF SPONGEY IS HEADED FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Draft Grade
A+
Proj Record
10-3
Proj Finish
1
DRAFT SUMMARY
After a strong showing from the eighth draft slot, Spawn of Spongey is a team to keep an eye on, building a roster with playoff potential. With five wide receivers on the roster, they have both quality and quantity at that spot. Their receivers are projected to average 131.58 points this season, more than the league average of 119.61. Elsewhere on the roster, Spawn of Spongey was able to land a better-than-average foursome of running backs.
The other league managers may have passed over a diamond in the rough, as Greg Olsen dropped to the 57th overall pick versus an ADP of 42.0.
According to ADP, it was a bit of a reach selecting Mohamed Sanu in the 8th round (121st overall pick versus an ADP of 144.4 across all NFL.com leagues).
With 355 projected rushing yards (ranking fifth among QBs), Blake Bortles has multiple ways to bring in points.

adrian522

My draft went ok I thought. I'd hoped to grab Cousins as my backup QB but he went a few picks before me, and at TE I had a few I'd have been ok with but most got snapped up before my pick.

It's a bit of an issue having 30+ picks before your next pick, but then you get 2 close together.

QB's:

Tom Brady
Ryan FitzPatrick

WR:

Antonio Brown
Demaryius Thomas
Jordan Matthews
Tyler Boyd
Josh Gordon


RB:

Johnathon Stewart
Frank Gore
Deandre Washington
James White

TE:

Zach Miller

Dodge

May as well stick up my team

QB
Eli Manning

RB
Chris Ivory
Duke Johnson
Diom Lewis
Paul Perkins

WR
Odell Beckham
Brandin Cooks
Julian Edelman
Willie Snead
Philip Dorsett
Josh Doctson

TE
Jared Cook

DST
Vikings

K
Myers (Jax)

(So basically I need average production from my RBs and hope the Giants score buckets of TDs)

Raoul

No point sticking up teams if you are just discussing with yourself.

Adrian, I really like that team. Brady, Mathews, Stewart, Gore and Miller, all great pickups. I am thinking we may listen to some similar podcasts.

Dodge, pretty strong team, especially at WR, 4 guys that will be excellent and 2 who could be very good. I would be a bit worried about the RBs, Ivory is very undervalued though. I like him. I have no idea what Duke Johnson will be like and same for the other two.

Deccy, I have a few good RBs, have a look at my team if you are interested in trading. I am really happy with my team though so I would be driving a hard bargain.

Here is my team:


Delighted with RBs, Zeke will hopefully be a monstor. Shady looks fully healthy and won't have Karlos Williams stealing touches. Henry and Michael could be the leading backs in teams with good run offence. I didn't need the last two but couldn't pass on them considering where they were going.

WRs are nothing to write home about. Landry was excellent last year. The rest are all iffy I think. I think my pick of Steve Smith could work out good value considering where I took him. If he is half the player he was before he got injured it will be an excellent pick.

adrian522

To be honest, I've done little or no research this year. Haven't really been into the podcasts and things at all. Hopefully once the season gets going I'll be into it a bit more but short on time at the moment.

I did swipe the rankings from ESPN though rather than following the NFL defaults or doing any work myself!

I'm assuming you took your 2 running backs early? I went WR early as I always seem to need to replace running backs before too long due to injury or just being sh!te.

WR I think is a bit more predictable, not as many injuries and the top guys usually perform.

I think the draft is only half the battle, last season in the championship game I only had 2 starters that I drafted, all the others I pciked up off waivers or traded for.

Dodge

Raoul wrote: »

Dodge, pretty strong team, especially at WR, 4 guys that will be excellent and 2 who could be very good. I would be a bit worried about the RBs, Ivory is very undervalued though. I like him. I have no idea what Duke Johnson will be like and same for the other two.

I nearly always go strong on WRs in this league as we play 3 and I hope I can bank on 3 good performances there every week. If a couple pop, I could have some trade value there too

I was drafting on phone and didn't realise until way too late that all the half decent TEs were gone. For RBs I went with 2 guys who'll be starters and then hopefully Dion Lewis can be strong down the finish. It's definitely my weak spot

Don't know who the Arsenal Jets is but they were in front of me half the time and I really like their team. 4th and forever looks really well balanced

Raoul

adrian522 wrote: »

To be honest, I've done little or no research this year. Haven't really been into the podcasts and things at all. Hopefully once the season gets going I'll be into it a bit more but short on time at the moment.

I did swipe the rankings from ESPN though rather than following the NFL defaults or doing any work myself!

I'm assuming you took your 2 running backs early? I went WR early as I always seem to need to replace running backs before too long due to injury or just being sh!te.

WR I think is a bit more predictable, not as many injuries and the top guys usually perform.

I think the draft is only half the battle, last season in the championship game I only had 2 starters that I drafted, all the others I pciked up off waivers or traded for.

Yeah took my RBs early. I try and not be fixed in at I have to take a WR first. Just take what comes. If the 4 guys get going then I should be able to trade one of them for a good WR.

WR is definitely more dependable if you have one of the top guys, I am not so sure when you are talking about your third WR, it is a bit of a lottery.

Limpar

Dodge wrote: »

Don't know who the Arsenal Jets is but they were in front of me half the time and I really like their team. 4th and forever looks really well balanced

The Arsenal Jets is my team, I was happy enough with how it worked out but it's such lucky dip once you go beyond round 4 in a 16-man league!

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BUILT ON A FORMIDABLE CARTEL OF WIDEOUTS, THE ARSENAL JETS COULD BE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP PICTURE

Draft Grade
A
Proj Record
8-5
Proj Finish
4

DRAFT SUMMARY
After landing the fourth slot in the draft, The Arsenal Jets assembled a roster that will cause plenty of trouble for their opponents this season. They grabbed wide receivers early, using three of their first five picks to address that position. That early positional investment helped to yield the highest-scoring threesome of wide receivers in the league.
Other NFL.com drafters felt that choosing Jeremy Langford in the 4th round was somewhat of a stretch (61st overall pick versus an ADP of 90.8).
Ben Roethlisberger may have been a steal in the 7th round, with an overall pick of 100th compared to an ADP of 59.2).
The Arsenal Jets got off to a sizzling start, amassing the most projected points in the league during the first half of the draft.

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QB1: Ben Roethlisberger
QB2: Kirk Cousins
RB1: CJ Anderson
RB2: Jeremy Langford
RB3: Kenneth Dixon
RB4: James Starks
WR1: Julio Jones
WR2: Randall Cobb
WR3: Emmanuel Sanders
WR4: Devin Funchess
WR5: Breshad Perriman
TE: Cody Fleender
Def: Patriots
K: Adam Vinatieri

Raoul

I don't really see why anyone would draft Ben over some of the other QBs. He was pretty injury prone last year.

Your WRs are excellent. I wouldn't be too confident about CJ Anderson. I like Langford but loads of people don't. That doesn't really make sense to me.

Also, I like Cody Fleender haha.

Lionbacker

I'm happy enough with how my draft went, which isn't necessarily a good thing, as the only other time that happened, I had a fairly poor season.

Here's my draft recap which isn't too optimistic recarding my chances;

WITH AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF RBS, DOUGLAS LIONS HOPES TO ESCAPE THE MIDDLE OF THE PACK

Draft Grade
B-
Proj Record
6-7
Proj Finish
9
DRAFT SUMMARY
Douglas Lions will have a great opportunity to prove the prognosticators wrong after being expected to finish ninth in Boards Prem League. They decided that the time for wide receivers was early, using three of their first five picks on that position. At another spot in the lineup, Douglas Lions was able to land one of the top foursomes of running backs in the league.
According to ADP, it was a bit of a reach selecting Marvin Jones in the 5th round (69th overall pick versus an ADP of 122.2 across all NFL.com leagues).
If other NFL.com users are right, Philip Rivers was a steal in the 7th round (101st overall pick versus an ADP of 78.9).

QB1: Philip Rivers
QB2: Jay Cutler
RB1: Todd Gurley
RB2: Latavius Murray
RB3: Charles Sims
RB4: Buck Allen
WR1: Sammy Watkins
WR2: Allen Hurns
WR3: Marvin Jones
WR4: Rishard Matthews
WR5: Terrance Williams
TE: Eric Ebron
K: Justin Tucker
DEF: Bengals

kev_s88

Amazingly after drafting at 16 im actually relatively happy with my team. It really is tough going a full 31 picks not picking anyone though haha.

QB - Andy Dalton
RB - Eddie Lacy
RB - Mark Ingram
WR - Kamar Aiken
WR - Doug Baldwin
WR - Donte Moncrief
TE - Julius Thomas
K - Mason Crosby
DEF - Texans

BN - Sam Bradford
BN - Jay Ajayi
BN - Victor Cruz
BN - Anquan Boldin
BN - Martellus Bennett

Raoul

kev_s88 wrote: »

Amazingly after drafting at 16 im actually relatively happy with my team. It really is tough going a full 31 picks not picking anyone though haha.

QB - Andy Dalton
RB - Eddie Lacy
RB - Mark Ingram
WR - Kamar Aiken
WR - Doug Baldwin
WR - Donte Moncrief
TE - Julius Thomas
K - Mason Crosby
DEF - Texans

BN - Sam Bradford
BN - Jay Ajayi
BN - Victor Cruz
BN - Anquan Boldin
BN - Martellus Bennett

There is nothing wrong with drafting at 16. You get 2 picks in a row together. Did you take Ingram and Lacy in the 1st and 2nd?

deccy15

If i could trade my team for anyone else's at this stage it'd be the Dundalk Oriels team whoever's it is!!
Prob a bit weak at TE but ASJ has huge upside if he ever gets round to fulfilling it.