On Friday we held the draft for the annual Citizen Sports Staff vs PROTRADE; users fantasy league. You can check out the draft results here.
Here’s a look at my amazing team (PT Staff Infection), a sure fire lock to win the league:
| 1. |
(3)
|
Brian Westbrook
|
RB | PHI |
| 2. |
(22)
|
Andre Johnson
|
WR | HOU |
| 3. |
(27)
|
Brandon Jacobs
|
RB | NYG |
| 4. |
(46)
|
Calvin Johnson
|
WR | DET |
| 5. |
(51)
|
Roy Williams
|
WR | DET |
| 6. |
(70)
|
Kevin Smith
|
RB | DET |
| 7. |
(75)
|
Jonathan Stewart
|
RB | CAR |
| 8. |
(94)
|
Patrick Crayton
|
WR | DAL |
| 9. |
(99)
|
Eli Manning
|
QB | NYG |
| 10. |
(118)
|
Todd Heap
|
TE | BAL |
| 11. |
(123)
|
Brett Favre
|
QB | NYJ |
| 12. |
(142)
|
Pittsburgh Steelers
|
DEF | PIT |
| 13. |
(147)
|
D.J. Hackett
|
WR | CAR |
| 14. |
(166)
|
Phil Dawson
|
K | CLE |
Here are some comments on few things that have been pointed out to me numerous times…
- On drafting three Detroit Lions players in a row: Yes, the Lions suck, but you have to go into each pick willing to take the best value on the board. I’m a huge Calvin Johnson fan this year and didn’t think he would get back to me in the 5th, so I pulled the trigger on him with the 46th pick. When Roy Williams was available on my next pick, I had him ranked significantly higher than the next best WR on the board, so I took him even though having two recievers from the same crummy offense isn’t ideal. Kevin Smith in the 6th was also solid value as he is slated to be the starter in Motown and makes a wonderful third running back at the 70th pick. So I guess I’m a Lions fan this season, which sucks, but I think my fantasy team will better with these fools.
- On having the New York QB duo of Eli and Favre: I’m not sold on either of these guys, but as 9th and 11th round picks I’m OK with playing the match-ups. The strategy was to make sure I had solid players at both running back positions and all three wide out slots, and I think it paid off. I guess time will tell.
What do you guys think were my best/worst picks?
We got some nice press from the Washington Post about the Fantasy Football 2008 application, which you can read about here. Over the weekend we passed 20,000 leagues created, which is also cool.
Good luck in your drafts!
-meadball from Citizen Sports
August 25, 2008 at 3:20 am |
While I appreciate the content, is there any way we can get updates as to the actual Fantasy Football 2008 app on Facebook? Upcoming rollouts of functionality, hints/tips for how the live draft room works (prior to the 30-minute window just before the draft), etc. would be nice to see. I’m sure I will be getting messages from owners who would like to know how the draft room works in advance.