Hi, my name is Steve and I am addicted to Fantasy Football/Basketball. Yes, like a good majority of the American public I partake of the weekly ritual known as Fantasy Football. I am currently in 2 leagues right now. I am not proud of only being in 2 leagues, but hey, I figure I had better win one of those before broadening my horizons. One of my leagues is a Dynasty League that I have been a part of for 5 or 6 years now. For those few unfamiliar with Dynasty Leagues, in Year 1, you draft like any other fantasy draft. At the end of the year you actually get to keep your entire roster and in the spring you have a rookie draft rather than a complete re-draft. The nice part of this type of league is that you get to see the fruits of your draft for multiple years. Unless you are like me.
Now let me clarify, it is not because I have had bad drafts. I have drafted rookies such as LeSean McCoy, Rashard Mendenhall, Beanie Wells, Percy Harvin, Dwayne Bowe, Dez Bryant and Jahvid Best. For those keeping track, that is a pretty stout fantasy roster. Except I get bored. I pretty much blow up my entire team every year and watch the rookies I draft become studs on someone else's team. So yeah, last year I watched from the sidelines as Dwayne Bowe and LeSean McCoy marched their respective teams deep into the playoffs. So I'd like to think I have a pretty good eye for talent when it comes to these things. For those who have never been in a rookie draft, finding any type of impact player after the first round is difficult. You are drafting sleepers who will not be on any fantasy roster past Week 2.
Well this year I am turning over a new leaf. For the 2011 season we cut our fantasy rosters down from 30 to 21. I was in favor of this move bc it forces the owners to decide which rookies are worth keeping while letting that veteran go. For example, I drafted Julio Jones but let Hines Ward go. It doesn't take any GM skill to hold on to a rookie with 15 bench spots. Since we had such huge roster cuts to make, there was a lot of wheeling and dealing of players just to get something for nothing. For example, I traded Arian Foster for Michael Turner, Shonn Greene and Andre Johnson.
I actually ended up with the #1 pick through a trade and took Julio Jones. Now, hindsight, AJ Green would have been the better pick. But I would rather have Matt Ryan and the Atlanta front office vs Andy Dalton and the Cincy front office. Jones hasn't been a bust, but Green has put up some big numbers. So we'll have to see how this all plays out. My normal draft spot was #4 and I took Ryan Williams, RB Cardinals. Well, all I can say is thank goodness for the IR spot. I also ended up with Roy Helu, Delone Carter and Kendall Hunter. All solid RBs who were drafted into decent fantasy options. Keep in mind, we draft with an eye for the future.
So here is my current roster:
QB - Matt Schaub, Kevin Kolb
RB - Turner, Greene, Best, Torrain, Helu, Carter, Hunter
WR - Andre Johnson, Hakeem Nicks, Dez Bryant, Julio Jones
TE - JerMichael Finley, Todd Heap
K - John Kasey
Def - San Diego
I have decided that I need a QB. Schaub is serviceable and Kolb is a huge what if. But with the emergence of the Houston run game, Schaub can put up 30 points one week and 15 the next. Overall though I like my mix of young talent and veteran producers. Right now I am 2-3 having played 3 out of the top 5 teams in the league. Time to go set my roster!!
Good night everyone.
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