The GM of Dick's Dandy Team took the second overall pick and handled it like a seasoned professional. After putting their sweet drafting skills on display for the rest of the league, they're left with a squad that's projected to finish first in Yahoo Public 240579 League with a record of 11-3-0 (1,578 points). With their first five picks, Dick's Dandy Team focused on a balanced offensive attack, selecting QB Drew Brees (42nd overall), RBs Eddie Lacy (2nd) and Todd Gurley (39th), and WRs Calvin Johnson (19th) and Jordy Nelson (22nd). They ended up with one of the highest-scoring groups of WRs in the league, as they added Johnson, Nelson and Keenan Allen for their rotation.
Dick's Dandy Team can chalk up Week 7 as a loss. They have four players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Looking at the entire season, they have a weaker-than-average schedule. Dick's Dandy Team has the opportunity to come out firing, as the first four games of their season are projected to be less difficult than the league average.
Draft Notes
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Dick's Dandy Team knows this is American football, right? They elected to go with two kickers, instead of stockpiling depth at other positions.
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Don't Get Too Defensive Over This
But Dick's Dandy Team drafted Arizona with the 82nd pick, even though their ADP is only 93.1 across all Yahoo! leagues.
Player Analysis
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- Eddie Lacy, RB
- Round 1, Pick 2
Eddie Lacy Doesn't Read the PlaybookThe playbook reads him. Dick's Dandy Team should be in decent shape if Lacy gets his 314 projected touches this year.
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- Calvin Johnson, WR
- Round 2, Pick 19
Possession is Nine-Tenths of the LawCalvin Johnson is expected to be a strong possession receiver this year, and his 89 projected catches rank seventh in the league.
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- Jordy Nelson, WR
- Round 3, Pick 22
Better Lucky Than Good?The rest of Yahoo Public 240579 League overlooked a gem, and Dick's Dandy Team made the highest value pick of the round by taking Jordy Nelson.
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- Todd Gurley, RB
- Round 4, Pick 39
A Choice That Wasn't Exactly Data-DrivenAccording to projections, Todd Gurley will fall outside of the NFL top-20 in both rushing TDs (23rd with 5.3) and yards (29th with 816). Seems like Dick's Dandy Team just went with their gut on this one.
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- Drew Brees, QB
- Round 5, Pick 42
BlitzkriegDick's Dandy Team drafted the most explosive QB in the league in Drew Brees. He's projected to drop bombs on DBs this year, to lead NFL QBs in plays over 40 yards with 12.8 and TDs over 40 yards with 4.9.
Best Available
There are three positions that Dick's Dandy Team could look to upgrade, including TE, which looks like their biggest area of need.
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- Jordan Reed
- Rank 127, ADP 135
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- Kyle Rudolph
- Rank 131, ADP 133
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- Mychal Rivera
- Rank 162, ADP 137
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- Vernon Davis
- Rank 165, ADP 128
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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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