Niners Nation Fantasy Leagues: Post-Draft Chatter

by howtheyscored on Aug 28, 2008 2:44 AM PDT

I don't know if everybody has had their drafts yet, but I have the feeling that many of us have. With that in mind, I wanted to open a thread we could use to talk about our teams or smack talk about the teams of others before the season starts and 75% of us realize our teams suck.

Talking about my team: Hsawaknow

I was never going to be able to make my live-draft because I work when everybody else in the world not-works, so I had to leave things up to chance. I shuffled some of my pre-draft rankings around based on guys I thought would be sleepers and guys I thought would be wakers (new term: it means the opposite of sleepers), and then systematically moved every player who I hate, regardless of skill, down to the very bottom of my list. It's not exactly sound strategy, but if I have to win by using players I hate, I just feel dirty.

Even so, leaving the draft up to the pure chance that is auto-drafting by pre-draft rankings didn't inspire confidence in me about what I'd get back. In the end, it didn't turn out as badly as I thought it might. I'm heavier at QB (Manning and Roethlesberger) and thinner at RB (Willy Parker and Julius Jones starting, Ahman Green on the bench) than I would have liked. I picked up Pennington as super-sleeper insurance against Manning not being recovered early on (also because I just don't like most of the available free agents left over from the draft), but I imagine I'll be swapping him out for a depth filling tailback at some point. Most of the rest of the team is either steady-unspectacular or on-the-bubble filler, but I'm mostly just glad that I wasn't left completely bereft of talent thanks to an automated system that doesn't understand tiers.

I don't think I have one of the stronger teams starting the year, but I'm generally happy with my core.

Smack talking other teams:

Fooch's Frank the Tank: He's got a better balance than I do with his starters (nice RBs in Adrian Peterson and Marshawn Lynch), but that won't stop him from SUCKING! Yeah! Take that smack talk! I win ths round, jerk!

jtoj's The Beannugets: I hope you enjoy winning, because you'll need to enjoy it more than the rest of us to get the same amount of total enjoyment out of your season as we're all going to get! Booya! Kyle Orton - you call that a backup! Psh!

I'm the best smack talker.

Also of note: The recent news for Kyle Orton, according to FleaFlicker, is "Lindsay Lohan Thinks Neck Beardsman and Bears QB Orton Is Soooo Totally Super Hot."

Best news update ever.

Poll

Who is the more soooo totally super hot of the two?

Neck Beardsman

10 votes

Bears QB Orton

3 votes

13 votes | Poll has closed

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I'm pretty happy with my team

I was suprised to see we’re only starting one RB, 2 WR and a flex (I was expecting 2 RB). I ended up going heavy at WR since I was 1st pick and the best RB that came back to me was Julius Jones. That being said, here’s my team to the best of my recollection

Sons of Seifert:

QB: Hasselbeck, Campbell
RB: LT, Rudi Johnson, Chris Johnson (prediction: will be starter within 5 weeks)
WR: Fitzgerald, Colston, Calvin Johnson, Jerry Porter, Javon Walker
TE: Heath Miller, Chris Baker
K: Nedney!
DEF: Jacksonville, Tampa

After I post this, I will do a quick prayer that Rudi will end up on a team with a crappy RB so he can actually start.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Aug 28, 2008 8:31 AM PDT reply actions

Ruuuuuu-di.

But he’s 5-foot-nothin’.

by sfgfan on Aug 28, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions

and hardly a speck of athletic ability

"I think I was the best player I ever saw"
Willie Mays, you ain't kidding

by CB30 on Aug 28, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions

I went to school with Rudi, he broke our high school rushing record while I was there….I might just be sentimental but I hope he ends up somewhere where he has a chance to play….

Simply by pulling on both ends, Patrick Willis can stretch diamonds back into coal

by 49erLou on Aug 31, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions

My team

QB: Drew Brees, Tom Brady
RB: LT, AD, BW (Westbrook)
WR: Randy Moss, Colston, Owens, Holt, Johnson
TE: Winslow, Gates
K: Adam
Def: Colts, Carolina

by Rishi on Aug 28, 2008 10:43 AM PDT reply actions

1 team league? Or maybe 2?

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Aug 28, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I’m playing by myself, but at least I’m guaranteed to win!

by Rishi on Aug 28, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm Carrying Underwood

QB: Bulger, Rivers, Leinart
RB: S. Jackson, Lynch, D. Williams, Norwood
WR: Holt, C. Johnson, Harrison, Mason, Rice
TE: Owen Daniels
K: Hanson
TM: Packers

I’m loaded up on the Rams offense. I don’t know how it happened, but it did.

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Aug 28, 2008 10:45 AM PDT reply actions

Hey Howie:

I am soooooooo scared of your split time RBs (all three of them) and your project/geriatric WRs.

Long live the Beard and LiLo!!!!!!!!!!!!

MURS for President!!!!!!!

by jtoj on Aug 28, 2008 10:46 AM PDT reply actions

Weekly Posts

I’m gonna email the various leagues, but once the season starts, the plan is to have a separate Fan Post for each league. You would then use that one Fan Post the entire season. So we’d make sure it’d stay close to the top and basically a single writer would post updates about the league and the league members could use it to talk smack and whatnot.

Thoughts?

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by David Fucillo on Aug 28, 2008 11:01 AM PDT reply actions

My thoughts

I’m not participating or anything, but I think it’s a good idea to start off with just one fan post for each league, but it’d probably be better to spin-off new fan posts (weekly/bi-weekly) for the leagues that have more active members. Otherwise, you may reach a point where you’re scrolling through 100 comments just to find the most recent one.

by sfgfan on Aug 28, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

play it by ear

That’s probably a good idea. Can kind of adjust on the fly.

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by David Fucillo on Aug 28, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

My Team (Get Your Popcorn Ready)

QB C. Palmer, M. Ryan
RB L. Tomlinson, R. Brown. K. Smith, R. Mendendall (Sleeper)
WR L. Fitzgerald, S. Holmes, Isaac Bruce (Homer pick), K. Walter (Sleeper)
TE C. Cooley, K. Boss
K J. Brown,
Def Cowboys, Titans

by J2daZ on Aug 28, 2008 2:02 PM PDT reply actions

shoulda put sleeper next to k. smith not mendenhall

but I really like your team

by sam23 on Aug 31, 2008 3:18 AM PDT up reply actions

my team

QB-D. Brees, T. Edwards
RB-F. Gore, K. Smith, L. White, R. Williams
WR-T. Owens, J. Cotchery, D. Hester, J. Walker, A. Gonzalez, J. Morgan
TE-J. Witten
DEF-Patriots
K-M. Gramatica

Obviously way too much depth at WR and RB, but I figure I’ll give it a couple weeks and see if any of my gambles (Hester, Morgan, Smith, Ricky) pan out before adding a backup D or TE.

by sam23 on Aug 31, 2008 3:25 AM PDT reply actions

Boo...

I showed up 3 minutes late to our draft, and it appears that lack of punctuality has dramatically altered my team’s outlook. I had Brian Westbrook at the top of my draft board. But Flea Flicker, in its infinite wisdom, decided that I should go for a QB at the #3 overall pick, so it drafted Roethlisberger for me instead. How conscientious.

Looks like I’ll have to start my title run from behind the 8-ball.

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by sven406 on Sep 1, 2008 8:27 PM PDT reply actions