Apolyton Fantasy Football (not soccer damnit)

[Berzerker]

lookin like peyton's the steal of the draft

maybe 2nd only to eric decker

[SlowwHand]

I wouldn't proclaim Peyton king yet; but even if he rebounds completely, Decker is as good as he is because of Peyton. Good regardless, but the fact remains..

[flash9286]

I demand in depth analyses of the rosters of all the different Poly leagues like some ambitious weirdos with way too much time on their hands do every year.

NOW, DAMN IT. HOP TO.

Qft, mrt and al are slipping

[MRT144]

I'll get around to it on Monday. PAX is this weekend.

[Donegeal]

Hi folks! It's your old faithful my-system-is-better-than-yours Donegeal here again, asking for an opinion.

I got MJD late in the 3rd due to his contract situation, and I drafted RB M.Bush (Chi) late "just in case" the contract deal lingered. Well, now that it has, I grabbed RB R.Jennings (Jac) as he is going to start for MJD until he gets back to the team and up to speed. That's looking to go through at least the fisrt two weeks of the regular season. The problem lies in Jacksonvilles opponents as opposed to the Bears. Jacksonville opens against Minnesota and Houston. Two teams who are VERY good against the rush. On the other hand, Chicago has Indy and Green Bay. Two teams that are among the worst defensively.

So, is a #2 option going against bad denfenses better than a backup who it the #1 option on a bad team going against tough defenses?

Total yards (Rushing and Receiving) are primary concern, but TD's could be a decider if you think one will score 2 more than the other.

[-Jrabbit]

I would definitely go with Jennings. A bellcow back vs. a backup is a no-brainer. Even given the defenses, Bush won't likely get enough touches.

Jennings has looked very good in the preseason and you are fortunate he was available.

[Donegeal]

Anybody can look good in preseason. Remember that Detriot went 4-0 in preseason the year they went 0-16.

[-Jrabbit]

True enough, and he's come off an injury season. But looking like he hasn't lost anything was pretty important in Jacksonville's decision to play hardball with MJD.

His first two years, he averaged 5.4 YPC with 123 carries, and showed he can catch the ball out of the backfield (42 receptions). He's also a 230-pounder, so will probably get the short-yardage work as well.

I'll almost always start a guy projected for 20 touches over a guy getting 8-10 - even if he's the goal-line back.

[Al B. Sure!]

Just had my auction in my money league. I didn't predict the way the money would flow well this year. $300 for auction, 10 teams, non-ppr

QB: Matt Ryan ($31), Philip Rivers (21)
RB: Marshawn Lynch (45), Matt Forte (40), Doug Martin (9), David Wilson (4), Ryan Williams (3), Mikel Leshoure (1)
WR: Larry Fitzgerald (54), Brandon Marshall (41), Roddy White (40), Alshon Jeffery (3*), Jon Baldwin (1), Mohamed Sanu (1)
TE: Kyle Rudolph (1), Greg Olsen (1)
K: Robbie Gould (1)
D/ST: Broncos (1)


*over-bid on Alshon Jeffery by accident.

[-Jrabbit]

Looks fine. You got a couple of potential steals at TE, as well as with Doug Martin. You need WR depth.
What did the top RBs go for?

[Donegeal]

Oh BTW...

QB T.Brady (NE), R.Willson (Sea)
RB D.Murray (Dal), M.Jones-Drew (Jac), M.Bush (Chi), R.Jennings (Jac)
WR B.Lloyd (NE), A.Hernandez (NE), D.Moore (Oak), M.Floyd (SD), K.Britt (Ten)
Def Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals
K D.Akers (SF)

MJD showed up to the Jags today.
TE and WR are grouped together.
Britt only got a 1 game suspension. He was the league rec leader until he got hurt for the season last year.
Defense is primarily yards allowed.

[Al B. Sure!]

Looks fine. You got a couple of potential steals at TE, as well as with Doug Martin. You need WR depth.
What did the top RBs go for?

Lesean McCoy: $98
Ray Rice: $93
Arian Foster: $87

[Donegeal]

Out of $300 total? Thats nuts.

[-Jrabbit]

You did well to avoid that mess, Alby.

Donegeal - how many people in that league?

[Donegeal]

12. One player Keeper League. Brady was my keeper.