I Have The 8th Pick In The FantasyGuru.com Magazine League

pizzatyme · Post by **pizzatyme** » Tue May 12, 2009 3:13 pm

Tom, you could do a lot worse than Westy/Moss! Goodness, that's a terrific start to a team. Good luck!!!

eddietheking · Post by **eddietheking** » Wed May 13, 2009 5:58 am

Tom,
Westbrook or Gore at 8 would be a steal! But you have to get backups for at least 2-3 games for both of them in later rounds because they both miss a few games due to being nicked up.
Last year I went Fitz, Moss 1,2 and like you said got the core RBs late, Turner, Slaton, De Angelo after round 3. Great team!
If you go RB at 8 you will still have a top10 Wr and maybe 2 top 15s at that spot if you don't go WR WR.
Who picked Gonzo as their #1 WR? I just can't see that!

trueblue · Post by **trueblue** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:58 am

tom
if you think moss will be there in rd 2, then i'd take "the burner", jax or gore at 8 and hope bush falls to me in the 3rd.

RB, moss, bush looks pretty good to me.

bill

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:05 am

I'm not big on Turner in a PPR league in the 8th spot. I'd probably pass on him. As much as I like Gore I think 8 might be too high for him.

At this point I think I'm locked into the following approach in the first round:

Draft one of these five RBs if they're available - Peterson, Forte, MJD, Westbrook, Johnson.

If all five of those RBs are gone, I'm going to seriously consider Fitzgerald or Andre Johnson. If both of those WRs are gone I'll probably take Jackson.

If I take a WR in the first, I'll give very serious thought to taking Bush in the second. Getting Bush at 17 in a full PPR league is a sweet pick. If I go RB in the first I may (reluctantly) pass on Bush because I believe the talent at WR will drop off rather significantly early in the third round. So if I want a top-flight WR, I'll likely need to take him in the second.

trueblue · Post by **trueblue** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:26 am

hypothetically speaking of course

if you take jax at 8? if both are available, do you take moss or bush at 17?

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Wed May 13, 2009 7:31 am

I'd probably take Moss reluctantly. I think Bush as a RB2 in a PPR league is sick value but again I think the talent at WR drops off significantly early in the third round. So if I want a top WR - and in a PPR format I think it's critical to have at least one - I don't think I can go RB-RB and hope one falls to me in the third.

In the KP1 Experts League - probably a good gauge for what I can expect in the Guru league - all of these WRs were gone by the time the 8th pick selected in the third round:

Fitzgerald
Andre Johnson
Moss
Wayne
Calvin Johnson
Boldin
Smith
White
Jennings
Bowe
Colston
Welker
Marshall
Owens
Houshmandzadeh

That's pretty much your Top 15 WRs in a PPR league. It's possible one of them would fall to me in the Guru league but I'm not sure I can take that chance. So if I go RB in the first round, I'm pretty much locked into taking a WR in the second unless something really crazy happens.

GOD Loves You · Post by **GOD Loves You** » Wed May 13, 2009 8:28 am

Originally posted by Tom Kessenich:

Fitzgerald or Andre Johnson. If both of those WRs are gone I'll probably take Jackson.

You'd be better off taking Frisman over Steven.

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Fri May 15, 2009 5:05 am

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Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Fri May 15, 2009 6:14 am

Round 1
1. Jones-Drew
2. Peterson
3. Forte
4. Tomlinson (John Hansen with a surprising pick here)
5. Jackson
6. Turner
7. Chris Johnson (DAMN, that's who I wanted)
8. Westbrook (My Pick)
9. Williams
10. Gore
11. Barber
12. Fitzgerald

I'll be targeting one of the top WRs in the second round. But Slaton is falling. He'll be real tempting if he's still on the board.

[ May 15, 2009, 12:45 PM: Message edited by: Tom Kessenich ]

Tom Kessenich · Post by **Tom Kessenich** » Fri May 15, 2009 6:22 am

Round 2
13. Andre Johnson
14. Calvin Johnson
15. Slaton (great value pick here - end of the first round looks real nice this year)
16. Moss
17. Wayne (My Pick)
18. Boldin
19. Portis
20. Jacobs
21. Steve Smith
22. Jennings
23. White
24. Colston

I'll be targeting a WR in the third but if a RB is there I really like or a stud QB I'll go in that direction.

[ May 15, 2009, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: Tom Kessenich ]