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Fantasy Football Experts Mock Draft

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Tis the season for fantasy football mock drafts to really begin and even though the lockout interferes with knowing exactly which teams all the free agents will eventually end up playing for (thusly affecting their place on the 2011 fantasy football rankings), the exercise of mock drafting is still interesting. It allows fantasy owners to see which round each player is being selected in and how many players at each position go in each round.

In a fantasy football experts mock draft going on right now, myself and 11 other representatives from various top fantasy sites are steadily progressing. The league assumes a re-draft, 12 teams, 16 rounds, starting 1 QB, 2 RB’s, 2 WR’s, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE), 1 K, and 1 D/ST. Standard scoring with PPR. The 12 experts and their sites include (in mock draft selection order):

Mike Clay, ProFootballFocus.com

Ryan Lester, LestersLegends.com

Jim Piatt, FanaticFantasyFootball.com

Smitty, FantasyFootballXtreme.com

Jeff Pasquino, FootballGuys.com

John Paulsen, FantasyShrink.com

Bob Butterfield, AllPurposeRoto.com

Russ Bliss, FantasyFootballStarters.com

Matt Schauf, DraftSharks.com

Rick Perkins, FantasyFootballTrader.com

Jim Day, GoAheadScore.com

RC Rizza, JunkyardJake.com

You can follow this group’s Fantasy Football Experts Mock Draft. You can also see each of my own opinions on the picks each round in my fantasy football blog. In the first round, the top 7 picks went exactly as expected. In round 2, the first QB went off the board. By the end of round 5, the top 7 QB’s and top 5 TE’s were all gone.

Rashard Mendenhall could join the elite fantasy RB's in 2011

My biggest dilemma came at picking 8th overall in round 1. I figured it was unlikely that any of the top 6 PPR RB’s were going to fall to me, and probably the top WR would be gone too. Sure enough, it played out exactly as I expected. That left me with either one of my favorite RB fantasy football sleepers to take the next step up and join the elite RB’s or a WR, or do something I never do (take a QB). In the end I opted for the RB, Rashard Mendenhall. He doesn’t rank as high in the PPR format as he does in non-ppr, but the possibility of him becoming more PPR friendly is definitely there and the Steelers like to have a featured RB. Mendenhall is still young and is hitting the prime of his career. I felt he was worth the gamble over the other potential options.

Future fantasy football studs at 2011 Senior Bowl

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It’s one of my favorite games and Mobile Alabama is the perfect place to host it.  A city of 200,000 all Americans who are building a solid community the old fashion growing jobs. Under Armour is a great sponsor for this yearly event.

Why is it such a great opportunity for seniors? First off, take advantage of every opportunity to display your talent and second these Seniors have an opportunity to get coached for a week by pro personnel coaching staffs this year featuring Buffalo and Cincinnati.

Honestly, I did not see much future fantasy talent displayed during the game but its there.  Guys like Boise State Wide Receiver Titus Young, Kentucky Running Back Derrick Lock just give them sometime and the future will be very bright.

That said, here are some of my early observations:

1) Purdue DT, Ryan Kerrigan is the real deal. Solid and will follow the footsteps of the Rams Jake Long, probably a top 20 pick.

2)Florida State Christian Ponder looked good out of a pro style offense doing a little bit of everything: running, passing and a quick TD pass to Miami’s WR Hankerson.

2) Alabama Quarterback Greg McElroy reminds me allot of Jeff Garcia, playing back there making it look like organized Chaos.

3) Fantasy Sleeper – West Virginia Running Back Noel Devine ran hard like a pinball machine at times but scored a TD. If he can play special teams, someone will give him a shot.

4) Everyone is in love with Texas A&M Von Miller not only the NFL Network crew, but the coaching staff. Even the president of the Senior Bowl.

5) DT Phil Taylor from Baylor is improving and gained a ton of praise from Chan Gailey.They have a very high pick and one of the benefits of coaching the game is getting a chance to evaluate the players. Example: Not allot of people know that Mike Singletary was not sold on Patrick Willis until he coached him at the senior bowl 4 years ago.

What amazes me is how college football is really dictating the type of football the NFL plays (i.e. Spread, 3/4, big WR’s) that was even confirmed by Mike Mayock and Charles Davis of the NFL network right before halftime of the game in which the south is up 17.0.

Speaking of the NFL lets keep our fingers crossed theat the NFLPA and NFL can get a labor deal done before the 2011 NFL Draft. That’s the timing that I personally think it will happen and you can check out more on what I learned at the FSTA Winter 2011 conference.

My view is lets not blow a good thing as we all know the U.S. needs positive momentum right not for allot of reasons. Like everywhere else these are not only jobs, but a form of enjoyment for millions of us.

Mock Draft I Team 3

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As part of my continuing effort to compile a dominate fantasy football team, I have mocked up some teams using ADP’s in hopes of getting a glimpse of the players I maybe fielding going into the 2010 fantasy football season. Of course live drafts hardly, if ever fall inline with my draft strategy, No rage against the machine, it is just the way it is but you still have to start somewhere, what better place then here, what better time then now!. This is the standard 12 team league picking at the #3 spot’ Nothing out of the ordinary here as the first three stayed inline CJ, AP, MJD as I am sure this will remain as an every draft case scenario. Having Grant there at 2:10 did not seem right, but then Peyton as well, how do I pass up a QB that is a sure 4000yrds and 35 TD’s at the back of rd 2 for 1000 yrd 8TD RB2. I know tides are a changing; a Top 5 QB is almost a necessity to have a decent shot at the title. DeSean Jackson, took a few picks early at 27 knowing he would not be there at my next pick 46; I almost went Marshall but I like what Philly is doing. The other Steve Smith NYG I think is fair value he should be a solid WR2 . Matt Schaub; Now if this really did happen, Schaub 3rd pick of rd 5 Then WHOA makes passing on Peyton a little easier to bear as Schaub should be flirting with the 4000 yrds mark and 25 plus TD’s.
Pierre Garcon-Knowing Peyton will have a monster year Garcon has to be a part of it, in other words; Oui, monsieur, je vais encore attraper beaucoup de ballons.
In English that means Yes Sir, I will still catch many balls.
Of course it is always nice to have a productive TE if the position is required and not a WR/TE.
Witten was left after Clark, Gates, Celek and Tony G.. Jason gets the yards, could use more trips to the end-zone.
Michael Bush- It’s a chance but somebody has to be the man in OAK, He was a highly regarded RB as a rookie a few years back and hasn’t stepped up to the plate, Fargus can’t go much farther, Not sure what to think of McF other than I still believe he cant take the rigors of a full NFL season, M. Bush it is your time, take the bull by the horns.
This part of the draft is where I am re-reminded how monotony can set in,
HHMM I don’t know about this guy, not sure I like this one either, do I take a top Defense and or that indoor Kicker that has homes games in weeks 13, 14 and 15 or take my flier on a WR4, Take the #4 WR. The remaining picks 118 through 166 closes out backups, D, K and other fliers. I’m sure these names will certainly change as the mocks go by as I don’t believe the Vikings Defense will be there for the taking into round 12. At this point I would feel comfortable starting the season with this core group but we can’t stop here, keep on mocking it may help alleviate the symptoms associated with the onset of an acute anxiety neurosis or otherwise known in Fantasy Football circles as ( PDSD ) Post-Draft-Stress-Disorder
The hopeless, helpless feeling of ‘I totally botched this draft, I’m screwed!

03 MJD- Stay the Course
23 Ryan Grant- Geez Peyton still there, WOW passing on a sure 4000/35
27 DeSean Jackson- Thought B.Marshall
46 Steve Smith NYG- This should be a nice pick
51 Matt Schaub – Would this happen in a real draft?- Eases the passing on Peyton, a little
70 Garcon Pierre -Oui, monsieur, je vais encore attraper beaucoup de ballons
75 Jason Witten- Needs more TD’s could be even more unlikely in 2010
94 Michael Bush- Time to take the bull by the horns
99 Julian Edelman- Portis, Floyd or Antonio Bryant-Not expecting Wes back, take the risk
118 Tim Hightower -Need a 4th RB to fill wk 10 bye -SEA at AZ vs Thomas Jones at DEN
123.Carson Palmer- QB’s are thin WK 7 at ATL covers Schaubs bye
142 Vikings D Jets and Pack went ahead 12th rd? – see what happens in real draft
147 Ryan Longwell – opt. Arian Foster, need a K w/ home gms wk 13,14,15 K was the pick
166 Arrelious Benn- Just had to draft a rookie-Maybe he will be as scary at the next level?