Fantasy Football at Pats Pulpit: League Info

by Greg Knopping on Aug 16, 2010 6:34 PM EDT in Fantasy

We're talking fantasy football again here at Pats Pulpit. As you know, SB Nation and Pats Pulpit have partnered up with CBSSports.com to offer you an exclusive 50% discount on their CBSSports.com Fantasy Football Commissioner Product.

Remember, if you signed up for one of the free spots in the league, make sure to check your email for the confirmation. It is important that you do this ASAP, otherwise we will give your spots away (we already have one person on the "waiting" list.

While the product isn't free, it offers a lot of features that no free league can match include complete customization from league size, to divisions, to rules, to custom logos, etc. With all of the tools available, I had a lot of fun constructing the league, and I thought that I would share the progress we have made on the league.

Here was some basic information on the Pats Pulpit League:

League Size: 12 Teams

Divisions: 4 (PP North, PP South, PP East, PP West)

Playoff Teams: 6

Offensive Positions: QB (1), RB (2), WR (3), TE (2), WR-TE (1), K (1)

Defensive Positions: DL (2), LB (2), DB (2), DL-LB-DB (1), ST (1)

As a reminder, for those who signed up for the free league, the live draft is NEXT WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25th and 8:30 PM.

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I'm not going to be available during the draft I think

Is it alright if I submit a list of my player rankings instead?

by Csigs on Aug 16, 2010 7:19 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, that's fine

Did you accept the invitation via email? If you did, there should be a tool on the league home page to set your rankings for the draft.

by Greg Knopping on Aug 16, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm kinda retired from FF for awhile after playing it for about 12 years straight up 'til last year.

I’d just like to offer an endorsement of the CBS Sportsline Commissioner product – I personally think it was the best fantasy football site that I used in all that time.

Enjoy! Be sure to post regular reports on standings!

by mmmmm on Aug 17, 2010 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

jeeze - im so old, my mental math was off - I just realized I played FF for 14 years, not 12.

Tip – there are very few stud RBs back anymore and all the best ones are gone by the first 10 picks. If you aren’t picking early this year – i.e. you are picking say, 11-16, this is the year to load up on the top wideouts early.

by mmmmm on Aug 17, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I have 3 awesome WRs(I did mine on yahoo).

Here’s my team:

QB:
Joe Flacco
Donovan McNabb

WR:
Andre Johnson
Reggie Wayne
DeSean Jackson
Donald Driver
Robert Meachum

RB:
Cedric Benson
LeSean McCoy
Ricky Williams

TE:
John Carlson
Chris Cooley

K:
Mason Crosby

Def:
San-Francisco 49ers
New England

Good? Great? I’m spectable of the 49ers defense, and I wished I got Zack Miller instead of Carlson… I think my RBs are okay.

Thoughts?

I'm also a Raider Fan dammit!!! RAIDER NATION!!!!

Down with Big Brother!

by patriotguy2 on Aug 18, 2010 1:29 AM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn't worry about Carlson

He’s Hasselbeck’s favourite Red Zone target in a team that ought to have a better O this season, and a running game that’s pedestrian when they need hard yards. He’ll get TDs.

I’m only so-so with the vagaries of fantasty football, but I wonder if your RB corps is too thin and your WR corps too thick.

Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.

by Comedic.Sans on Aug 18, 2010 2:11 AM EDT up reply actions

you are real thin on rb

if benson gets hurt and mcoy isnt ready to start you are in serious trouble.

by brady12mvp3 on Aug 18, 2010 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Yep.

Maroney is still available, and so is one other guy if they get injured.

Reason why I have a thick WR corps is because there will be a time when Andre Johnson AND Reggie Wayne are in a bye week at the same time. I wanted two good WRs to replace them.

Plus, there really wasn’t many RBs past Ricky Williams when I picked him. And I think I should have picked the other RB that’s on Carolina that got 10 TDs last year(not DeAngelo).

Also, I came in the draft kind of late. lol The computer picked Andre and Reggie and Benson and DeSean Jackson before I came in. lol

I'm also a Raider Fan dammit!!! RAIDER NATION!!!!

Down with Big Brother!

by patriotguy2 on Aug 18, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

That looks like a pretty decent draft

The problem with RBs this year (and this has been the trend) is that more and more teams use RB-by-Committee. There are precious few feature backs.

Unless you have one of the first 8-10 picks, you are going to have questions at RB, period. After those top guys, everybody is a bit of a crap shoot.

Thus the strategy is to grab two of the top WRs before THEY drop off the board.

After that, there is a lot of depth at both RB AND WR for ‘mediocre / good / not great’ players.

Be prepared to trade / drop / pickup and otherwise tinker with your RBs and maybe one or two of your WRs (though all of your WRs look pretty solid) – but wait at least 3 weeks into the season before making huge changes.

The season always starts off with some surprise hot shot fantasy performances by a bunch of players. But only a couple of them go on to be steady producers.

Beware of guys putting up numbers based on one or two giant TD runs in the first couple of games. Those things tend to get corrected for by opposing defenses. Look instead under the covers for number of touches – especially on a consistent, game-to-game basis. RBs that may only get 110-14 carries but also get 4-5 passes thrown their way are often overlooked if they don’t happen to get into the endzone early. The more touches a player has, the more chances they’ll score big. Simple statistics.

by mmmmm on Aug 18, 2010 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions