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Warren Rixon

Grade my draft

So I just had my league draft (absurdly early I know), and I was just wanting a bit of opinion on how I did. 10 teams, standard scoring, 6th pick.

Forte, DeMarco Murray, Gio Bernard, VJax, DJax, Sankey, Jordan Cameron, Torrey, Maclin, Kaepernick, Hopkins, Devonta Freeman, Brandin Cooks, Kelvin Benjamin, Bernard Pierce, Amendola

Haven't taken a D/ST or a kicker yet, but thought I was better grabbing skill positions first and dropping / trading later.

Additional question - which D/ST should I be looking to pick up? Seahawks, Panthers (2), 49ers, Bengals, Chiefs, Cards, Broncos, Texans, Rams, Pats, Bills (2), Ravens (2), Saints (2), Dolphins (2) and Buccs (2) got picked up - with (2) implying they are the second D/ST on an individual team so may be tradeable

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Ajay Sutton (383 Reputation Points)
First of all...those RBs, man...wow. Dunno how you got all 3 of those guys, especially picking so late (Forte should be 3rd or 4th off the board, depending on how ppl are feeling about regression of the Big 3), but that will be an insanely solid core for you. Great job there.

Tough to answer your D/ST question. If you can't get any of the guys with 2 Defenses (never seen a league with so many backup D's drafted!) to trade, you're probably going to just be streaming week to week anyways.

What QB's are left over? If it were me, I'd be going out to pick up or trade for a 2nd...for one, SF likes to keep it on the ground, and we all kind of saw what happens if Kap isn't using his legs much last year. Secondly, it's easy to forget how vulnerable mobile QBs are...just because he hasn't had a high profile injury like Vick or RGIII doesn't mean he's not just as susceptible. Nothing worse than losing your starter, not having a backup already on your roster, and there being literally no options on the wire.

Same goes for Jordan Cameron...I would pick up a backup TE. A lot of folks surmised last year that it would be a breakout for Cameron because of one major factor: Norv Turner. Well, they were mostly right, but now Norv is no longer in Cleveland. Not to take away from Cameron's ability, but a lot of times the system really can make the man, especially for a position like TE. Maybe Dennis Pitta slipped under the radar and is available? Or you could even target Kyle Rudolph (who now has the benefit of playing for Norv Turner, and could end up being a poor man's Jordan Cameron of 2013?)

Finally, as training camps start to wind down and preseason picks up, you may want to look at dropping some of those rookie WRs for more established guys at the position that show some promise of coming in to WR2 roles. I'm not saying the guys you got are guaranteed busts, but traditionally, the production just isn't there for many 1st year wideouts...steep learning curve, most are still raw route runners, and getting used to playing at a much higher speed all contribute to most rookies struggling quite a bit.

But overall, wow...great draft man. 8/10 in my book, I'd be very happy if I were you.
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Warren Rixon (389 Reputation Points)
Thanks for that - really helpful. Forte slipped because someone loved Peyton way too much and another guy grabbed Marshawn (AP went 5th! I couldn't believe it). Kaep was not someone I had looked at or wanted - my hope was to grab Romo as teams started to consider backup QBs, but I few teams grabbed quarterbacks and he was the guy left over. I grabbed Cameron because I thought with Josh Gordon out he would be the only star on that browns offense, and he had good rapport with Hoyer and rookie QBs tend to love TEs. If he doesn't payoff I'm happy to roll with streamed TEs - Pitta is gone but there are a few of those maybe guys still around (clay, Rudolph, gates/green, Heath miller, delanie walker). You've hit the nail on the head regarding those wideouts too. To be honest I can't see a situation where they end up ahead of VJax, djax, maclin or Torrey smith, but I think cooks could be great, and I am a panthers can so needed someone. Amendola is the one I want to keep the least, but if he stays fit could just see huge volume from Brady. I will be looking to make a few 2for1 trades though (Torrey/someone else + Pierce to the Ray Rice owner for a WR maybe).

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Warren Rixon (389 Reputation Points)
I am also wondering if I should be looking to grab Jeremy Hill? He could see plenty of (goal line?) touches there in tandem with Gio - as well as being the handcuff obviously. Again I wouldn't know who to drop, but it's an option (again maybe look for a 2for1 trading devonta freeman to the sjax guy).

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Warren Rixon (389 Reputation Points)
But anyway, thanks again for your help. I live in Australia, so it's hard to find people around here to bounce things off (thank god for numberfire), really appreciate your in depth opinion

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Ajay Sutton (383 Reputation Points)
I'd hang on to Amendola, with the thought that if he manages to play 13 games, he will be quite a pick up. I can't believe Antonio Gates or Ladarius Green didn't get drafted, but I guess every league is different in terms of who is valued more. Either way, sounds like you got a good gameplan...now begins the agonizing process of hoping no one gets hurt in camp or preseason. I knock on wood for you. I had to draft one of my leagues at the beginning of June last year, and I was sweating bullets for months!

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Warren Rixon (389 Reputation Points)
Oh and I just had a look a I got Kaep as the 15th QB off the board (Romo, Cutler and Tannehill went in the 4 picks before I grabbed him, and Rivers went with the following pick). In total 18QBs were drafted, Big Ben is the next highest rated QB. The QB I might be able to trade for is Foles, but he got picked way to early - his team is shit (owner got drunk and manipulated into some stupid decisions, like taking Peyton third overall and then taking foles in the 5th... Normally he is pretty good though) might cost me Torrey + Cameron though

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Ajay Sutton (383 Reputation Points)
In terms of Jeremy Hill (sorry, you must have posted again as I was replying haha), I'd wait and see for now. Who knows what's going to happen with BJGE. I suppose a TD vulture is never a bad thing to have if you're in desperate need of a spot start, but we don't even know if he is going to fill that role yet. He could very well just be used as a change of pace/relief back, rack up 75 touches on the season, and be completely worthless as a rookie. I dunno...I'm a Bengals fan, so I've been paying a lot of attention to how things are going to pan out in that run game...unfortunately, the way Hue Jackson and Marvin Lewis are as coaches and PR people, they don't really hype up rookies much, so we're just not getting a lot of news. Training Camp will reveal more, so just gonna have to be patient

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Warren Rixon (389 Reputation Points)
Yeah thanks mate. I think I am in a pretty strong spot now - my main concern is probably Kaep, but I grabbed him in the 10th round and hopefully he will be ok there. Thanks again for your advice too. All very helpful
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Brandon Gdula (354 Reputation Points)
Love the draft and the early RB approach. Plenty of potential at the end of the draft, too. As for the running back for the Ravens, don't rule out Lorenzo Taliaferro. I just wrote about the situation in Baltimore actually, so feel free to check that out and see how he fits with the team.

Good luck!
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Warren Rixon (389 Reputation Points)
Yeah I actually just read the article which is why I asked - I had previously only followed a very small amount and seen that Rice was likely to be suspended so just grabbed Pierce. I think I am in a pretty good spot where I can hold a few of these guys now and see if any of them payoff before cutting someone for a D/ST and a kicker, but right now I don't know who I'd get rid of (amendola and one of the rookie WRs I guess). Would you drop someone to hold Taliaferro?
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Eamonn Choukrane (665 Reputation Points)
I think you had a really nice draft and a D/ST that I will be looking at is the Cardinals.
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Warren Rixon (389 Reputation Points)
The Cardinals are already gone (in addition to that list above, the browns went as a very late pick, taking the total number of drafted D/STs to 16). Is there any of those players you think I should just drop now? Who do you think wins the running back role while Rice is (probably) suspended?

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Eamonn Choukrane (665 Reputation Points)
Pierce.
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Kyle (208 Reputation Points)
I would consider dropping one of the deeper guys (Pierce?) and picking up another TE. I like Cameron, but with the CLE QB drama it would be good to invest somewhere else. With how deep your draft is, no clue who would be left but... Ebron wouldn't be bad but doubt he is on the board, could take a bet on the Giants starter, or Ladarius Green, Jace Amaro, etc. could pay off if Cameron fails to get his share.
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Warren Rixon (389 Reputation Points)
Yeah there are plenty of TEs still available - I think everyone only took 1, so Ebron, Charles Clay, Heath Miller, Ladarius Green, Antonio Gates, Delanie Walker and Kyle Rudolph are all available (which is part of why I don't think I need a backup TE at the moment)