Corresponding with a solid draft slot (fifth overall), JimmyCrackCorns had a stellar showing. With a mark of 12-2-0 (3,916 points), they're projected to finish first in Big Lineup League. They loaded up on ball carriers early, using three of their first five picks to scoop up RBs Marshawn Lynch (first round), Lamar Miller (third round), and Arian Foster (fifth round). If these players can play up to expectations, JimmyCrackCorns can have some success. They are the best group of RBs in the league.
JimmyCrackCorns should use Week 9 to consider life's great mysteries, like why abbreviation is such a long word. It would be better than checking fantasy football that week. They have 10 players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Looking at the season as a whole, they have one of the least challenging schedules. Along with the second-easiest overall schedule, both the first four games and last four games of the season are about league-average difficulty for JimmyCrackCorns.
Draft Notes
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Great Idea, Poor Execution
JimmyCrackCorns might need to hit the waiver wire in Week 9, as their No. 1- (Marshawn Lynch), No. 2- (Arian Foster) and No. 5-ranked (Alfred Blue) RBs will all be resting that week.
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Risk Averse
JimmyCrackCorns minimized risk by choosing 14 consistent players among their 30 picks.
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A Low Floor, but a High Ceiling?
JimmyCrackCorns nabbed a sleeper in Tyrann Mathieu with pick No. 276.
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Taking a Chance
With their 11th-round pick, JimmyCrackCorns threw caution to the wind. They took Kendall Wright at pick number 105 despite an ADP of 124.6 across all Yahoo! leagues.
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The Heist Is On
The other league managers passed over a diamond in the rough. According to ADP, JimmyCrackCorns got a steal in snatching Devonta Freeman in the 14th round (136th overall pick vs. ADP of 123.2).
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Making the Big Tuna Proud
Bill Parcells once said "I like linebackers. I collect 'em. You can't have too many good ones." Well, Parcells would approve of C.J. Mosley. Among LBs in Big Lineup League, C.J. Mosley ranks sixth in projected tackles with 155.
Player Analysis
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- Marshawn Lynch, RB
- Round 1, Pick 5
Marshawn Lynch Doesn't Read the PlaybookThe playbook reads him. JimmyCrackCorns should be in decent shape if Lynch gets his 311 projected touches this year.
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- Calvin Johnson, WR
- Round 2, Pick 16
The Power of PersuasionNow would be a reasonable time for JimmyCrackCorns to encourage the Big Lineup League to raise the value of receptions. They snagged Calvin Johnson and his 89 projected catches (ranked eighth in the NFL).
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- Lamar Miller, RB
- Round 3, Pick 25
Rarely Seen in the WildWith 1,143 projected yards on the ground, Lamar Miller is an elusive three-down back.
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- Arian Foster, RB
- Round 5, Pick 45
An All-Purpose Stat-StufferArian Foster is projected to finish 10th in the league with 1,483 total yards (1,111 rushing, 372 receiving).
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- Keenan Allen, WR
- Round 6, Pick 56
Was Keenan Allen the Best Choice at a Pick at No. 56?JimmyCrackCorns apparently thinks so. The Chargers' wideout is projected to put up 192 points this year, after only netting 144 last year.
Best Available
With four below-average positions on JimmyCrackCorns, DEF and TE are expected to be the worst of those potential areas of need.
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- Baltimore Defense
- Rank 199, ADP 102
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- Green Bay Defense
- Rank 207, ADP 113
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- Benjamin Watson
- Rank 173, ADP 123
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- Jared Cook
- Rank 206, ADP 124
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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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