tygr20

When things go exactly as you’d hoped, or, Why I love fantasy football

I went into my personal league this year with the #4 overall pick. I think I dominated the draft, getting every sleeper I really, really wanted. My first pick was a no-brainer in a PPR league. With Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, and Maurice Jones-Drew all off the board, I got the guy I’d have taken at #2 behind CJ: I got Ray Rice.

I really expected(and schemed) my second round pick, I expected to land either Randy Moss or Miles Austin at #13 overall. When Frank Gore fell that far- one of the league’s few remaining true #1 RBs who also catches an enormous number of passes, I was shocked, and snatched him immediately.

More than Gore at #13, I couldn’t believe Randy Moss was still available in round 3. And Miles Austin in round 4. And Shonn Greene in 5. Welker in 6, Ryan Mathews in 7, and Joe “I’m Wacco for” Flacco was a great value pick after 8 QBs were already gone. Got him in the 8th. Celek in the 9th was predictable, but LeSean McCoy in the 10th? Amazing. Mike Sims-Walker, Arian Foster, Derrick Mason, Dwayne Bowe, Mike Wallace, and Johnny Knox all fell outside of their ADP. I wound up with the 49ers defense despite being the last to draft a D/ST, and landed Stephen Gostkowsi to kick in the final round. 2 sleepers I had to pass up on in favor of Mike Wallace and Johnny Knox will still be there if one or two of my players don’t pan out.

This is the start to a very, very good year.