So who plays NFL fantasy football here?

[op2]

I'm starting to think about who I can draft and get a good deal on. Someone a bit undervalued. I'm eyeing Kirk Cousins at QB. His total fantasy points stayed about the same from 2015 to 2016 but it came in the form of five less TDs in 2016 but 800 more yards passing. (The league I'm in gives 6 points for a passing TD, unlike some others that give 4 points.) And when you look at the Washington kickers stats you see he attempted five or so more FGs from inside 30 yards (12 yard line of scrimmage) in 2016 than 2015. So Washington did worse in the redzone in 2016 and in fact if you look up the stats they went from about 9th in 2015 to 30th in 2016.

So I'm expecting a bounce back in the redzone performance. But I have no reason to believe those 800 passing yards will go away. They're a pass heavy team and Cousins is proving he can do it successfully. They lost Desean Jackson and Pierre Garcon but they got Terrelle Pryor and also 2nd year player (and 1st round draft pick) Josh Dochson will probably be healthy for 2017, unlike 2016. And of course they still have Jamison Crowder annd Jordan Reed catching passes.

They drafted a RB but not highly and the RB they had was pretty mediocre so I think drafting the RB was just an attempt to shore up their running game rather than a shift in approach towards running the ball more.

So I'm expecting maybe 4-6 finish from Cousins among QBs but he'll probably be the 7th to 10th off the board. I see some value in him.

As an aside, the Redskins drafted RG3 #2 overall and then 3-4 rounds later in the same draft they took Cousins and as of now at least RG3 isn't even signed. He may be out of the NFL for good. Just goes to show that you never know.

 

[JLW71073]

I play in a couple of leagues. Instead of targeting specific players I would consider looking into a full strategy. As example I usually follow a zero RB strategy and draft heavy on the WR's and don't take a RB until RD 5/6. That of course depends on if you're in a point per reception (PPR) league. I never take a QB until RD 8/9/10. If you're not in a PPR league you could consider the opposite ad go zero WR and heavy on the RB the first three rounds. The point of these strategies is to a create a team that can survive an injury or two throughout the season.

You can google and find articles on different strategies.

 

[WVUBRU]

I play but haven't given much thought yet.

 

[op2]

I play in a couple of leagues. Instead of targeting specific players I would consider looking into a full strategy. As example I usually follow a zero RB strategy and draft heavy on the WR's and don't take a RB until RD 5/6. That of course depends on if you're in a point per reception (PPR) league. I never take a QB until RD 8/9/10. If you're not in a PPR league you could consider the opposite ad go zero WR and heavy on the RB the first three rounds. The point of these strategies is to a create a team that can survive an injury or two throughout the season.

You can google and find articles on different strategies.

The league I'm in is not PPR. As such PPR feels so foreign to me. Last year one player in the league tried to get us to switch to PPR but the others wouldn't go for it. I'm sure PPR is fine once you're used to it but for the first couple seasons you're at a disadvantage compared to players that are already in other PPR leagues and know how it goes.

The league I'm in is also IDP instead of Team Defense, which is unusual.

 

[JLW71073]

The league I'm in is not PPR. As such PPR feels so foreign to me. Last year one player in the league tried to get us to switch to PPR but the others wouldn't go for it. I'm sure PPR is fine once you're used to it but for the first couple seasons you're at a disadvantage compared to players that are already in other PPR leagues and know how it goes.

The league I'm in is also IDP instead of Team Defense, which is unusual.

IDP can be tough. Do they get points for kick off or punt returns? I was in one anlong time ago and they going points for that.

 

[op2]

IDP can be tough. Do they get points for kick off or punt returns? I was in one anlong time ago and they going points for that.

Yes, they do get points for kickoff and punt returns (whether they be DB or WR or whatever). Doing IDP is a bit of a pain but I'm used to it by now. Finding a DB that gets lots of return yards can be a big edge. Sometimes other players don't consider it enough.

One person I'm thinking may get a lot of return yards this year is Christian McCaffrey. But OTOH what may bring him down some is I can't see him getting many rushing TDs since they've got Cam Newton and also since Jonathon Stewart is a bigger back that will probably do short plunges if Cam's not doing them.

 

[Boomboom521]

Bengals WR and Dalton later rounds

 

[op2]

Bengals WR and Dalton later rounds

Dalton does look good what with Green & Eifert being healthy and Boyd taking a 2nd year jump and also they drafted speedster WR John Ross and highly touted RB Joe Mixon. But one thing that worries me about Cincy is that I read that their top two OL have moved on to greener pastures via free agency.

 

[MacMountie]

I'm starting to think about who I can draft and get a good deal on. Someone a bit undervalued. I'm eyeing Kirk Cousins at QB. His total fantasy points stayed about the same from 2015 to 2016 but it came in the form of five less TDs in 2016 but 800 more yards passing. (The league I'm in gives 6 points for a passing TD, unlike some others that give 4 points.) And when you look at the Washington kickers stats you see he attempted five or so more FGs from inside 30 yards (12 yard line of scrimmage) in 2016 than 2015. So Washington did worse in the redzone in 2016 and in fact if you look up the stats they went from about 9th in 2015 to 30th in 2016.

So I'm expecting a bounce back in the redzone performance. But I have no reason to believe those 800 passing yards will go away. They're a pass heavy team and Cousins is proving he can do it successfully. They lost Desean Jackson and Pierre Garcon but they got Terrelle Pryor and also 2nd year player (and 1st round draft pick) Josh Dochson will probably be healthy for 2017, unlike 2016. And of course they still have Jamison Crowder annd Jordan Reed catching passes.

They drafted a RB but not highly and the RB they had was pretty mediocre so I think drafting the RB was just an attempt to shore up their running game rather than a shift in approach towards running the ball more.

So I'm expecting maybe 4-6 finish from Cousins among QBs but he'll probably be the 7th to 10th off the board. I see some value in him.

As an aside, the Redskins drafted RG3 #2 overall and then 3-4 rounds later in the same draft they took Cousins and as of now at least RG3 isn't even signed. He may be out of the NFL for good. Just goes to show that you never know.

roll the dice & use auto-draft; it's painless; i do it in 3 leagues. Haven't won any of them yet but always seem to be in the mix

 

[op2]

roll the dice & use auto-draft; it's painless; i do it in 3 leagues. Haven't won any of them yet but always seem to be in the mix

If you're in the mix using autodraft you must either have a great autodraft or lousy players in your league. A couple times guys have left our draft early and put it on autodraft and it didn't work out well. For that matter you can do a mock draft on the website in the days leading up the draft and if you turn it on but don't draft it autodrafts for you and it does badly.

Playing is fun but drafting is too and I regret I only get to do it once a year. If you're going to do autodraft and if I'm around and available I'll draft for you. Assuming your league rules aren't too different than my league I can do better than autodraft.

 

[Boomboom521]

Dalton does look good what with Green & Eifert being healthy and Boyd taking a 2nd year jump and also they drafted speedster WR John Ross and highly touted RB Joe Mixon. But one thing that worries me about Cincy is that I read that their top two OL have moved on to greener pastures via free agency.

For sure, but they will have to adopt a quicker release spread out offense.....Dalton will benefit, and he'll be available late

 

[EEResistable]

I'm starting to think about who I can draft and get a good deal on. Someone a bit undervalued. I'm eyeing Kirk Cousins at QB. His total fantasy points stayed about the same from 2015 to 2016 but it came in the form of five less TDs in 2016 but 800 more yards passing. (The league I'm in gives 6 points for a passing TD, unlike some others that give 4 points.) And when you look at the Washington kickers stats you see he attempted five or so more FGs from inside 30 yards (12 yard line of scrimmage) in 2016 than 2015. So Washington did worse in the redzone in 2016 and in fact if you look up the stats they went from about 9th in 2015 to 30th in 2016.

So I'm expecting a bounce back in the redzone performance. But I have no reason to believe those 800 passing yards will go away. They're a pass heavy team and Cousins is proving he can do it successfully. They lost Desean Jackson and Pierre Garcon but they got Terrelle Pryor and also 2nd year player (and 1st round draft pick) Josh Dochson will probably be healthy for 2017, unlike 2016. And of course they still have Jamison Crowder annd Jordan Reed catching passes.

They drafted a RB but not highly and the RB they had was pretty mediocre so I think drafting the RB was just an attempt to shore up their running game rather than a shift in approach towards running the ball more.

So I'm expecting maybe 4-6 finish from Cousins among QBs but he'll probably be the 7th to 10th off the board. I see some value in him.

As an aside, the Redskins drafted RG3 #2 overall and then 3-4 rounds later in the same draft they took Cousins and as of now at least RG3 isn't even signed. He may be out of the NFL for good. Just goes to show that you never know.

My league is changing to an Auction league this year and I am an auction newbie. So I could use some help here. We are a half ppr league, 1 qb, 2 rb, 2 wr, 1 te, 1 flex (wr,rb,te), kicker and a defense.

 

[op2]

My league is changing to an Auction league this year and I am an auction newbie. So I could use some help here. We are a half ppr league, 1 qb, 2 rb, 2 wr, 1 te, 1 flex (wr,rb,te), kicker and a defense.

I've never done an auction football leagues although I did some auction baseball leagues long ago. They were pretty fun as I recall. I'm sure an auction will be an adjustment but at least you'll be on the same footing as others that haven't been in one before. I bet any players in your league that have been in auction leagues recently finish in the top of the league this year.

 

[EEResistable]

I've never done an auction football leagues although I did some auction baseball leagues long ago. They were pretty fun as I recall. I'm sure an auction will be an adjustment but at least you'll be on the same footing as others that haven't been in one before. I bet any players in your league that have been in auction leagues recently finish in the top of the league this year.

There are probably 4 people that have done an auction league previously. They definitely have a step on us.

 

[dave]

Listen to JLW. Draft strategy works best. Rate available players by position and consider what you like in players tegarding how they score in fantasy. Draft by strategy to make sure you get the best players at positions telative to how important you perceive that position. Target a few must get players for early in the draft because some will get drafted before you get the chance. Once draft order is announced you can adjust your strategy if you think perhaps the best backs or receivers may be gone before your pick.

 

[MOUNTIE IN MD]

I've used auto-draft due to my busy travel schedule but did try my first auction league last season...will admit that I was confused until the 3rd round and realized that I had shot my load ($$) on Antionio Brown and that Dallas RB.

Results: I always end up in 2nd place with the exception of one year where I won.

I have great luck in the FA market once I realize my roster sucks or have injuries.

 

[dave]

I've used auto-draft due to my busy travel schedule but did try my first auction league last season...will admit that I was confused until the 3rd round and realized that I had shot my load ($$) on Antionio Brown and that Dallas RB.

Results: I always end up in 2nd place with the exception of one year where I won.

I have great luck in the FA market once I realize my roster sucks or have injuries.

Fantasy is won on the waiver wire.

 

[JLW71073]

Fantasy is won on the waiver wire.

This is the truth. My big money league I won 2 straight years and finished 2nd last year and all theee of those years I made great grabs off the waiver wire. Also followed my draft strategy. I rank players but only to an extent. To many unknowns to get hung up on a specific player. You have to be flexible with players but have a solid strategy. I stay pretty close to script the first 8-9 rounds then it's filling in roster spots but keeping the concept of the strategy going. So if I want a bunch of receiver I keep that going unless there's just some that drops to late rounds.

 

[dave]

Every year sime player who will go undrafted for some reason or will hit the waiver wire early and will end up top 10 in fantasy points. If you can ID that player and pick him up that is effectively and extra 1st round pick.

 

[wvu2007]

Agree with the others about the waiver. You need to draft solid and do well on the waivers. Also hope for no major injuries.

For draft purposes it really depends from which spot you are drafting from. That's why I don't look too much into it until I actually draft.