A late round draft pick would fluster the novice fantasy football manager, but this was obviously not the first rodeo for Space Cowboys. They were able to flip the ninth overall pick into an expected finish of second place with a record of 10-4-0 (1,371 points). They went with a balanced approach early, selecting QB Aaron Rodgers (12th overall), RB Montee Ball (9th), WR Alshon Jeffery (29th), and TE Rob Gronkowski (32nd) within the first five rounds. They landed the worst group of RBs in the league, as they have Ball, Ryan Mathews, Ray Rice, and Bishop Sankey for their rotation.
Space Cowboys should use Week 10 to consider life's great mysteries, like why is there only one word for thesaurus? That's still better time spent than checking fantasy football that week. They have four players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Looking at the season as a whole, they have the weakest slate. Corresponding with the easiest overall schedule, Space Cowboys also has the second-softest last four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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Stockpiling Talent at TE
Space Cowboys should be in good shape with five position groups projected to be better-than-average. TE is definitely the strongest among them.
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Nearly There
The top half of the Space Cowboys roster is one of the strongest in the league (ranked No. 1). However, the bottom of the roster is among the weakest (ranked No. 9).
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Beginning with a Bang
Space Cowboys got off to a sizzling start, amassing the most projected points in the league during the first half of the draft.
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Defense Wins Championships?
Space Cowboys chose to go with two DEFs instead of loading up at other spots.
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A Low Floor, but a High Ceiling?
Space Cowboys grabbed a sleeper in Brandin Cooks with pick No. 129.
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No Back-Up Necessary
Going with just a single TE (Rob Gronkowski) and K (Dan Bailey), Space Cowboys opted to add depth at other positions.
Player Analysis
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- Montee Ball, RB
- Round 1, Pick 9
Rethinking That One?Despite being an above-average player at his position, Montee Ball was the weakest value pick of the round.
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- Aaron Rodgers, QB
- Round 2, Pick 12
Space Cowboys's Stud Signal-CallerAaron Rodgers is projected to rack up 316 points this year, enough to rank third among all QBs.
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- Alshon Jeffery, WR
- Round 3, Pick 29
174 More Reasons to Appreciate Alshon JefferyJeffery ranks seventh in the RCNitroTalk League among WRs with 174 projected fantasy points.
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- Rob Gronkowski, TE
- Round 4, Pick 32
Haters Gonna HateThe rest of RCNitroTalk League overlooked a gem, and Space Cowboys made the swaggiest pick of the round by grabbing Rob Gronkowski.
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- Ryan Mathews, RB
- Round 5, Pick 49
It Was a Learning ExperienceHey, remember that time Space Cowboys took Ryan Mathews WAY too early and the entire draft room erupted in laughter? Mathews was the weakest value pick of the round.
Best Available
Space Cowboys has one weak area, RB, that they may want to improve.
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- Lamar Miller
- Rank 71, ADP 96
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- Pierre Thomas
- Rank 79, ADP 109
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- Steven Jackson
- Rank 81, ADP 109
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- Fred Jackson
- Rank 83, ADP 117
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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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