2012 FOFC Alternate Rules Football; Draft Complete, Set Your Lineups - Page 2

TRO · 08-21-2012, 02:30 PM

Rodgers led us to the title game the past two years. Not having him will hurt, but at least he went #1.

Chief Rum · 08-21-2012, 03:06 PM

I presume Danny has been PM'd?

Butter · 08-21-2012, 03:16 PM

sterlingice · 08-21-2012, 03:18 PM

Presumably by Butter (EDIT: n/m, clearly he did). I will tend to do it on 6 hour drafts if we're getting down to an hour or so left but I'm hoping everyone does their part and sends a PM right after their pick. With these quick drafts, I can't keep up fast enough or have the inbox space to do it.

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Danny · 08-21-2012, 06:47 PM

Man, sorry guys! Super busy day at work, didn't even get to take lunch. I will be picking in a minute

Danny · 08-21-2012, 06:58 PM

1.4 Arian Foster, RB HOU

Chief Rum · 08-21-2012, 07:00 PM

I am glad Danny picked Foster. Honestly, it was just messing me up trying to pick between the two of these guys...

1.5 Ray Rice, RB BAL

Danny · 08-21-2012, 07:04 PM

Yeah, they were easily the top two players on my board (including those already picked).

Scoobz0202 · 08-21-2012, 07:05 PM

1.6 LeSean McCoy, RB PHI

Scoobz0202 · 08-21-2012, 07:06 PM

I honestly would have taken any of the Big Three RB's this year (Foster, Rice, McCoy). Flip a coin. Had all three fallen I was going elsewhere, but here he sits.

edit: I have PMed Subby, btw.

sterlingice · 08-21-2012, 07:29 PM

Exactly- you really can't go wrong with any of the 6

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Chief Rum · 08-21-2012, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny

Yeah, they were easily the top two players on my board (including those already picked).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

I honestly would have taken any of the Big Three RB's this year (Foster, Rice, McCoy). Flip a coin. Had all three fallen I was going elsewhere, but here he sits.

edit: I have PMed Subby, btw.

The Big Three, as we call them here, each brought so much to the table.

Foster's pros is he is almost certainly the best pure yard chewer of the bunch, and his receptions took a sharp uptick last season. His downside is his potential for injury and the presence of Ben Tate.

Rice was just all around excellent both rushing and receiving, and he is definitely the best receiver of the three and targeted a lot. He's the most like Marshall Faulk from back in the day that I can remember.

McCoy isn't as prolific a receiver as Rice and didn't show the same ability there as Foster last year (although I'll wait to see if Foster does it again). Also, his team is less obviously dependent on him than the teams of those others, with the uninspiring Flacco or WR corps in BAL and the oft-injured Schaub and no help from any other receivers Johnson in HOU. That said, damn, he does it all, he's so electric and 17 TDs on the ground, holy cow. I put him third of the three, though, just so slightly because I don't think he can reproduce that scoring total.

Danny · 08-21-2012, 07:35 PM

Mccoy is excellent, but I do put him on a slightly separate tier from Rice and Foster. After those three, there is another tier with a good sized drop off.

Subby · 08-21-2012, 08:05 PM

1.7 Cam Newton, QB CAR

Subby · 08-21-2012, 08:07 PM

Again - why I am so bad at fantasy football. I take the guys I love to watch, not necessarily the best picks.

Scoobz0202 · 08-21-2012, 08:08 PM

Whatever floats your boat, Subby.

He sure as hell is fun to watch.

Chief Rum · 08-21-2012, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subby

Again - why I am so bad at fantasy football. I take the guys I love to watch, not necessarily the best picks.

Would I have picked Newton here? No. There are players who are more likely to have better seasons still available, and at his position, too.

Would I then thusly poo poo this pick? Hell no. Newton is an uber pass-rush-score threat in fantasy land, and you have to assume he will take another step forward in his development and be a better overall player.

Frankly, assuming the top QBs I see remaining were gone, Newton was a likely target of mine in the second round (damn you

).

Julio Riddols · 08-21-2012, 08:44 PM

Let me weigh my options, and I will get a pick in in a few.

Julio Riddols · 08-21-2012, 08:54 PM

1.8 Calvin Johnson WR DET

sterlingice · 08-21-2012, 09:01 PM

I'd have gone Johnson at 7 and had Stafford higher than Newton but he's someone strongly on my radar at 9. In short, like CR said, not that far of a drop.

Speaking of CR, join the league once you get a chance so I can start inputting draft results.

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TRO · 08-21-2012, 09:24 PM

1.9 QB Matthew Stafford, DET

TRO · 08-21-2012, 09:25 PM

Was hoping to get a Stafford/Megatron combo, but alas...

Masked · 08-21-2012, 10:17 PM

1.10 RB Matt Forte, CHI
2.1 TE Jimmy Graham, NOS

In 20 picks, I think I'll have interesting options at all positions except TE

TRO · 08-21-2012, 11:13 PM

2.2 WR Wes Welker, NE

sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 07:54 AM

Ok, everyone's in Yahoo so I have entered the draft results through 2.2

Also, I have posted them in post #5.

Just a reminder from post 1 because this seems to come up every draft we have: "We're using Yahoo for the draft and I'll try to keep that up to date as often as I can. I'll also try to keep up with the draft in post #5. However, there's a quirk in Yahoo with regards to players remaining in the pool. If you go to the "Players" tab in Yahoo, it will take the drafted players out of the pool and you'll only see who is left. However, if you search on a name- it will give you all players with that name, available or not. So, if Warren Moon was picked 1.1 and I'm at 1.2, I won't see him in the available players. However, if I search on "Moon", he will show up even tho he's been picked."

After noon ET today, we're on the 2 hour clock. So, starting at noon, the person who is up has to have picked by 2pm.

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Julio Riddols · 08-22-2012, 07:56 AM

2.3 A.J. Green, WR, CIN

Subby · 08-22-2012, 08:26 AM

2.4 Gronk, TE, New England

TRO · 08-22-2012, 09:24 AM

Subby, you can't just copy my team from last year

Subby · 08-22-2012, 09:55 AM

yes I can!

Scoobz0202 · 08-22-2012, 09:56 AM

2.5 Julio Jones WR ATL

Scoobz0202 · 08-22-2012, 09:58 AM

Not sure if I made the right decision, but I'm excited to see what he can do.

sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 10:03 AM

There are so many good WRs out there it seems. They are worth huge points, if you can hit on them, tho.

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Chief Rum · 08-22-2012, 10:19 AM

2.6 RB Chris Johnson TEN

Go figure. Like a regular fantasy draft, I pick two running backs to start. There is a sharp drop down in RB quality coming with five off the board now, while I felt the drop off in receivers and QBs is much smaller. With TEs, we're already at the drop, with the top two gone already.

sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 12:45 PM

Yahoo and thread updated thru 2.6

List pick will always be top player on the Yahoo o-rank. Right now that's Ryan Matthews, who will unfortunately be auto-picked in about 15 minutes if no pick is made. Then Butter is up with me next

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Danny · 08-22-2012, 12:50 PM

2.7 Darren McFadden rb oak

Can some pm next pick for me thank!

sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 12:58 PM

Butter appears to already be here but if he doesn't pick in the next 15, I'll PM him

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Butter · 08-22-2012, 01:00 PM

2.8 WR Larry Fitzgerald, ARI

sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 01:03 PM

Damn you, good sir

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sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 01:10 PM

2.9 WR Roddy White, ATL

I had Fitz a little above 2 other WRs but went with who I had next on the board. WRs are such big points in this league that it makes it tough to not grab them above the other two skill positions even if they are rarer.

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sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 01:11 PM

TRO seems to be reading this thread so I don't know if he needs a PM

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sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 01:12 PM

Poor Danny- with TRO, Butter, and myself all here- it'll be right back to him in no time

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Butter · 08-22-2012, 01:14 PM

At least he's trying, God bless 'im.

Danny · 08-22-2012, 01:20 PM

Im not in the classroom or with students at the moment so hopefully I can come back up again while I am in the office

Scoobz0202 · 08-22-2012, 01:32 PM

If you want, Danny, you can PM me a list of players if it gets to the point where you have to leave the office.

sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 01:37 PM

Not sure where TRO wandered off to, but I PM'd him

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TRO · 08-22-2012, 01:39 PM

I would LOVE to pick again here, but it is rafini's pick. Not mine.

Chief Rum · 08-22-2012, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny

2.7 Darren McFadden rb oak

Can some pm next pick for me thank!

You got a PM for this pick, according to my Sent Messages box.

rafini · 08-22-2012, 01:42 PM

2.10 QB Eli Manning, NYG
3.1 RB Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac

Hopefully MJD doesn't bite me in the ass by sitting out half the season.

sterlingice · 08-22-2012, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRO

I would LOVE to pick again here, but it is rafini's pick. Not mine.

Haha- whoops. Looking at last year's thread for draft order

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TRO · 08-22-2012, 01:46 PM

Rodgers & Eli is a hell of a combination. If MJD doesn't hold out - you will be fierce.

08-21-2012, 03:06 PM	#52
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	I presume Danny has been PM'd? __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

08-21-2012, 03:16 PM	#53
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Yes. __________________ My listening habits

08-21-2012, 03:18 PM	#54
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Presumably by Butter (EDIT: n/m, clearly he did). I will tend to do it on 6 hour drafts if we're getting down to an hour or so left but I'm hoping everyone does their part and sends a PM right after their pick. With these quick drafts, I can't keep up fast enough or have the inbox space to do it. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 08-21-2012 at 03:18 PM.

08-21-2012, 07:00 PM	#57
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	I am glad Danny picked Foster. Honestly, it was just messing me up trying to pick between the two of these guys... 1.5 Ray Rice, RB BAL __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

08-21-2012, 07:06 PM	#60
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	I honestly would have taken any of the Big Three RB's this year (Foster, Rice, McCoy). Flip a coin. Had all three fallen I was going elsewhere, but here he sits. edit: I have PMed Subby, btw. Last edited by Scoobz0202 : 08-21-2012 at 07:09 PM.

08-21-2012, 06:47 PM	#55
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Man, sorry guys! Super busy day at work, didn't even get to take lunch. I will be picking in a minute

08-21-2012, 06:58 PM	#56
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	1.4 Arian Foster, RB HOU

08-21-2012, 07:04 PM	#58
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Yeah, they were easily the top two players on my board (including those already picked).

08-21-2012, 07:05 PM	#59
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	1.6 LeSean McCoy, RB PHI

08-21-2012, 07:29 PM	#61
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Exactly- you really can't go wrong with any of the 6 SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

08-21-2012, 07:35 PM	#63
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Mccoy is excellent, but I do put him on a slightly separate tier from Rice and Foster. After those three, there is another tier with a good sized drop off.

08-21-2012, 08:05 PM	#64
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	1.7 Cam Newton, QB CAR __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

08-21-2012, 08:07 PM	#65
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Again - why I am so bad at fantasy football. I take the guys I love to watch, not necessarily the best picks. __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

08-21-2012, 08:08 PM	#66
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Whatever floats your boat, Subby. He sure as hell is fun to watch.

08-21-2012, 08:44 PM	#68
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	Let me weigh my options, and I will get a pick in in a few. __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

08-21-2012, 08:54 PM	#69
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	1.8 Calvin Johnson WR DET __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

08-21-2012, 09:01 PM	#70
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'd have gone Johnson at 7 and had Stafford higher than Newton but he's someone strongly on my radar at 9. In short, like CR said, not that far of a drop. Speaking of CR, join the league once you get a chance so I can start inputting draft results. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

08-21-2012, 09:24 PM	#71
TRO College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisburg, KS	1.9 QB Matthew Stafford, DET __________________ TRA, the Royal Ape

08-21-2012, 09:25 PM	#72
TRO College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisburg, KS	Was hoping to get a Stafford/Megatron combo, but alas... __________________ TRA, the Royal Ape

08-21-2012, 10:17 PM	#73
Masked College Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bay Area	1.10 RB Matt Forte, CHI 2.1 TE Jimmy Graham, NOS In 20 picks, I think I'll have interesting options at all positions except TE

08-21-2012, 11:13 PM	#74
TRO College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisburg, KS	2.2 WR Wes Welker, NE __________________ TRA, the Royal Ape

08-22-2012, 07:54 AM	#75
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Ok, everyone's in Yahoo so I have entered the draft results through 2.2 Also, I have posted them in post #5. Just a reminder from post 1 because this seems to come up every draft we have: "We're using Yahoo for the draft and I'll try to keep that up to date as often as I can. I'll also try to keep up with the draft in post #5. However, there's a quirk in Yahoo with regards to players remaining in the pool. If you go to the "Players" tab in Yahoo, it will take the drafted players out of the pool and you'll only see who is left. However, if you search on a name- it will give you all players with that name, available or not. So, if Warren Moon was picked 1.1 and I'm at 1.2, I won't see him in the available players. However, if I search on "Moon", he will show up even tho he's been picked." After noon ET today, we're on the 2 hour clock. So, starting at noon, the person who is up has to have picked by 2pm. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 08-22-2012 at 07:54 AM.

08-22-2012, 07:56 AM	#76
Julio Riddols College Prospect Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bryson Shitty, NC	2.3 A.J. Green, WR, CIN __________________ Recklessly enthused, stubbornly amused. FUCK EA

08-22-2012, 08:26 AM	#77
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	2.4 Gronk, TE, New England __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

08-22-2012, 09:24 AM	#78
TRO College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisburg, KS	Subby, you can't just copy my team from last year __________________ TRA, the Royal Ape

08-22-2012, 09:55 AM	#79
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	yes I can! __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

08-22-2012, 09:56 AM	#80
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	2.5 Julio Jones WR ATL

08-22-2012, 09:58 AM	#81
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Not sure if I made the right decision, but I'm excited to see what he can do.

08-22-2012, 10:03 AM	#82
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	There are so many good WRs out there it seems. They are worth huge points, if you can hit on them, tho. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

08-22-2012, 10:19 AM	#83
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	2.6 RB Chris Johnson TEN Go figure. Like a regular fantasy draft, I pick two running backs to start. There is a sharp drop down in RB quality coming with five off the board now, while I felt the drop off in receivers and QBs is much smaller. With TEs, we're already at the drop, with the top two gone already. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

08-22-2012, 12:45 PM	#84
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yahoo and thread updated thru 2.6 List pick will always be top player on the Yahoo o-rank. Right now that's Ryan Matthews, who will unfortunately be auto-picked in about 15 minutes if no pick is made. Then Butter is up with me next SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 08-22-2012 at 12:46 PM.

08-22-2012, 12:50 PM	#85
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	2.7 Darren McFadden rb oak Can some pm next pick for me thank!

08-22-2012, 12:58 PM	#86
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Butter appears to already be here but if he doesn't pick in the next 15, I'll PM him SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

08-22-2012, 01:00 PM	#87
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	2.8 WR Larry Fitzgerald, ARI __________________ My listening habits

08-22-2012, 01:03 PM	#88
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Damn you, good sir SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"