Ready for RAH Memorial Poly FF League 2023?

[Demonbinder]

I hope so.

[Berzerker]

Jeudy's down several weeks with a moderate hamstring pull, enter Marvin Mims

[EPW]

you think any of that small time stuff matters when you're facing the Pat Mahomey? Mong is the only one who stands a chance since he got the TE.

[Berzerker]

Dulcich gets a bump too and he was the last pick of the draft. I'll bet he doesn't score last in our league

[SlowwHand]

I've got to say, I'm really impressed with my brother. His first slow draft and he didn't hold us up at all. He even made a few Corrections.
Decent draft on top of all that.

[cb4]

Thanks brother.

[-Jrabbit]

Having you two back-go-back was a big help. And yes, Craig fit right in. He caught a couple of errors, never held us up, and took several guys I wanted. Gotta respect that.

[Berzerker]

Jeudy appears a bit injury prone

[Berzerker]

I read walking and running backwards helps the hammies. I can sure feel it in my knees when I walk up the hill backwards. I wonder if basketball players get fewer hamstring injuries than football, baseball and soccer.

Actually CBs in football do get a lot of back pedaling exercise

[-Jrabbit]

So, Yahoo is all caught up. Looks like there's no need for a supplemental draft due to injuries and such, even after Ming bringing it up.

So the league has been officially activated.

So now, you should be able to see your team, set lineups, add free agents, cut players, make trades, etc.
Also, the IR slot should become available, but should only work for players who are eligible. See Yahoo rules if you want full details.

Please compare your drafted players to your actual Yahoo team. If there are any discrepancies, let me know so we can fix it.

That's it. Great draft, everyone. Thanks for your patience, cooperation, and enthusiasm. GLA.

Let's rock!

[EPW]

Thank you jrabbit

[EPW]

EPW's Excellent Power Rankings

After an exciting draft we have time to sit down and analyze the draft. There are some clear winners and losers this year --- and more losers than winners. But for the most part everyone did well and we will have a lot of fun seeing how it plays out. Here are the draft rankings, from worst to best:

10. Slowwhand's Dallas Dwarf Tossers

After a respectable first pick(McCaffrey), the DDT's propects quickly tanked. Drafting Prescott in the 2nd round was a truly baffling move -- perhaps motivated by EPW's brilliant pick of Mahomes in the 1st round. He went on to fill out the rest of his team with some middling RBs who might win him a game or two, but it will be far from enough to bring this lackluster team out of the basement.

Record: 2-13


9. Demonbinder's Demonballers

Bijan Robinson was a great pick in the first round, but not entirely without risk. Tyreek Hill will no doubt fail to live up to expectations, and Justin Fields is a car crash waiting to happen. Stevenson and Mark Andrews were good picks too, but it won't be enough to make up for the rest. I kind of like his defense, but this ship has taken on too much water already.

Record: 3-12

8. Berzerker's the lambs

It's always difficult to make projections about the lambs since Berz tends to drop half his team by the 3rd game, but this was a good draft for him. Tony Pollard is better than Chubbs and was a great 9th pick. Jalen hurts was not worth an early 2nd round pick and is the biggest blemish on Berz's draft. AJ Brown was pretty good for the 3rd round, but it really fell off with Gibbs in the 4th and Kittle in the 5th. Breece Hall was a good 6th round pick, but the WRs in the 7th and 8th are quite weak. I expect Berz to make some good pick ups along the way, but the playoffs are out of the question.

Record 4-11

7. Flatlander Fox's Omaha Steaks.

It must be disheartening to draft a player like Chubb in the first round. Sure, he's good, but he ain't gonna have many spectacular games. Flatlander made the best of it by getting Herbert in the 2nd round, but J. Williams in the 3rd was a big mistake, and I expect that pick alone to sink Fox's chances. Still, the rest of his offense is kinda ok, and I think Herbert will be enough to push Fox past the 3 below him in the rankings.

Record: 4-11

6. ColdWizard's Culverhouse Party

ColdWizard, drafting last, compounded his disadvantage by drafting WRs early. Their performance will disappoint him. He got some very good RBs in Derrick Henry and Mixon and they will buoy his team's performance.. Cousins might turn out to be a decent quarterback as well, but the rest of his team is will be lucky to put up 50 points in a game.

Record 7-8

5. mGuth's Dandy Team

Somehow MGuth won the WR draft game after taking a the 2nd best RB in the NFL during the first round. Kupp and Lamb in the 2nd and 3rd are decent picks even though I disdain the entire lot of WRs. mGuth avoided the temptation to grab an early QB and went for Conner in the 4th, a brilliant pick, and waited to the 5th to get a decent QB in Lawrence. Pittman in the 7th was unnecessary, but TE Waller in the 6th was a smart move. He was also smart enough to get a pretty good defense.

Record: 9-6


4. CB4's 3B-1(??)

This draft was surprisingly strong from a newbie and I presume a Texan. Justin Jefferson is a forgivable 1st round pick, and it was more than made up for by taking jacob and burrows in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Metcalf and White are both rather unimpressive for the 4th and 5th rounds but not a total loss. Dobbins and Cooper similarly passable for his next two picks. Overall I expect a solid performance and a place in the playoffs for our newcomer.

Record: 9-6

3. -Jrabbit's Vicious Rabbits

Rabbit, drafting in the 6th spot, went for a well rounded team. Getting Josh Allen was a smart move that'll win the rabbits many games, but picking him so early made him miss out on a 2nd truly high quality RB. He did end up with 3 solid ones who shouldn't create too much heartache for him. On the other hand, he drafted far too many WRs, the most fickle position in fantasy football, and his TE is mediocre. A weak bench and a weak defense will limit the rabbits' chances of success, but they are still a favorite to make it to the playoffs.

Record: 9-6

2. Ming's Mingapolcos

With solid picks all around, save for the defense, Ming's team has bright prospects for this season. Although T. Kelce is his only true star player, his WRs and RBs should all put up consistent points, though they might struggle to put up big numbers in any given week. And Jackson is a very good QB who should be able to make up for any shortcomings in Ming's defense.

Record: 10-5

1. EPW's Teh Peeled Bananas

Wow. Truely an amazing team here. First we have the best QB in the league, and perhaps in the history of the game, Patrick Mahomes. Then we get the undisputed best player going into last season's draft, Jonathan Taylor, who is ripe for redemption. Aaron Jones, picked 3rd, is a player good enough to be drafted in the first round, but is perhaps looked over because he shares the same first name as his notorious former teammate Aaron Rodgers. TJ Hokenson was a steal to get in the late 4th round, and Tee Higgens and Deebo Samuels, picked in the 5th and 7th rounds, are nearly as good as the WRs picked in the 2nd round. Pierce is a solid 3rd RB and should put up respectable numbers in the W/R/T spot. Taking early LBs in the 8th and 9th rounds may have surprised some, but the difference between the top 2 Lbs and the rest of the pack is huge. EPW clearly has not fallen into the trap of getting 5 backup WRs in rounds 8-13 for who knows why. The rest of EPW's picks have high potential upside and should at least have a chance of making some decent numbers in their starter's bye weeks.

Record: 15-0​

[Berzerker]

looks like you and guth have nice projections, i'm last

[Berzerker]

ya gibbs and kittle were weakish picks, but i cant get yahoos draft grades other the guth getting the highest grade

[SlowwHand]

I don't see grades of any kind. Not that I care much.

[Berzerker]

I got a grade in another league that drafted last night

and 1st pick in a 3 QB league

[-Jrabbit]

Hey League -- Is everything OK here? Did cb4 figure out how to access his team?

I'll be on the road at least another week (family matters), so if there are Commish-type things that need doing, please post them here and I'll attend them in time for the season.

Thanks.

[SlowwHand]

He got it cleared up. Appreciate the help.

[-Jrabbit]

Cool. Thanks for the update.
I've got another hour before I'm back on the road...