The GM of Colorado Cowboys must be an angel, because this team looks like it fell from heaven. They were able to flip the 11th overall pick into an expected finish of first place with a record of 12-2-0 (1,494 points). With their first five picks, Colorado Cowboys focused on a balanced offensive attack, selecting QB Matt Ryan (59th overall), RBs Marshawn Lynch (11th) and C.J. Spiller (38th), and WRs A.J. Green (14th) and Randall Cobb (35th). They built one of the most prolific QB duos in the league, as they added Ryan and Robert Griffin III.
Colorado Cowboys should use Week 4 to consider life's deeper mysteries, like what was the greatest thing before sliced bread? No, seriously, think about it. It's better than thinking about fantasy football that week. They have six players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Looking at the entire season, they have one of the least challenging slates. Colorado Cowboys has a chance to come out of the gate hot and close strong, as both the first four games and final four games of their season are projected to be less difficult than the league average.
Draft Notes
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Maybe You Should Add Tony Gonzalez While You're At It
In Week 4, both Jordan Cameron and Tyler Eifert will be on bye for Colorado Cowboys.
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QB Controversy?
Colorado Cowboys may have to rely on a Ouija board each week. Their top-drafted QB (Matt Ryan) and second-drafted QB (Robert Griffin III) have fairly similar seasonal point projections.
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Single-Bar Facemasks
Colorado Cowboys knows this is American football, right? They elected to go with two kickers, instead of stockpiling depth at other positions.
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Not Afraid to Scramble
With 584 projected rushing yards (ranked third among QBs), Robert Griffin III has multiple ways to bring in points.
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Mr. Mendoza
Chris Ivory is owned in only 2% of all Yahoo! leagues. Let's hope that a.) Colorado Cowboys has some solid inside information, or b.) he's a close friend of the family.
Player Analysis
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- Marshawn Lynch, RB
- Round 1, Pick 11
Is His Jersey Made of Honey?Because the projections for Marshawn Lynch are sweet. He's projected to be the sixth-best RB in the league this season.
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- A.J. Green, WR
- Round 2, Pick 14
188 Excuses to Cheer for A.J. GreenGreen ranks seventh in the BTB RKGs League among wideouts with 188 projected fantasy points.
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- Matt Ryan, QB
- Round 5, Pick 59
Colorado Cowboys's Stud Signal-CallerMatt Ryan is projected to rack up 321 points this year, enough to rank fifth among all QBs.
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- Jordan Cameron, TE
- Round 6, Pick 62
A Big Target for the QBJordan Cameron ranks fourth in the BTB RKGs League among TEs with 128 projected fantasy points.
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- Julian Edelman, WR
- Round 7, Pick 83
Was the 83rd Pick the Right Time for Julian Edelman?Colorado Cowboys apparently believes it is. The Patriots' wide receiver is projected to have 158 points this year, just a bit lower than his total from last year.
Best Available
If Colorado Cowboys wants to upgrade, TE and K are areas they could go after first.
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- Coby Fleener
- Rank 179, ADP 136
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- Jermichael Finley
- Rank 185, ADP 120
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- Nick Folk
- Rank 229, ADP 145
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- Shaun Suisham
- Rank 231, ADP 146
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ADP Analysis
Bars above zero indicate a pick was selected later than a player's ADP. Bars below zero show players that were taken earlier than their ADP.
Position Rank vs League Average
The average projected points for all the players at each position versus the average projected points for all players at that position in the league.
Team Forecast
Bye Week Points Lost
Each bar represents the total projected season points for each player that's on bye that week. This chart shows any potential bye week issues.
Schedule by Opponent Points
Week-by-week schedule with each opponent's projected season points. This chart shows any difficult or easy stretches in the schedule.
How We Grade
Draft grades are based strictly on teams' draft performances. This is calculated by counting the number of fantasy points teams are projected to score over the course of the season using their optimal line-ups. The grades do not take schedule into account. Because of bye weeks and other variables it is possible to earn a high grade yet be projected to finish in the middle of the pack. The opposite is also true. Bottom line: Fantasy Football is like the real game. You can draft the greatest talent in the world but you still need to manage your team every week to get the most out of that talent. As a wise man once said, "On any given Sunday..."
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