Coinciding with a juicy draft position (third overall), Nick G's Nifty Team had an outstanding performance. They're projected to finish first in OklahomIraqis League2 League with a record of 13-0-0 (1,961 points). They focused on having a balanced offensive attack, selecting QB Matthew Stafford (54th overall), RB Jamaal Charles (3rd), WR Jordy Nelson (26th), and TE Rob Gronkowski (59th) within the first five rounds. They have the best group of RBs in the league, as they have Charles, Zac Stacy, Steven Jackson, and Donald Brown on their team.
Nick G's Nifty Team has one below-average position, DEF, that they should attempt to upgrade.
Nick G's Nifty Team should pick up a new hobby, like bird watching, during Week 9. They have four players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Looking at the season as a whole, they have the softest slate. Along with the easiest overall schedule, both the first four games and last four games of the season are about league-average difficulty for Nick G's Nifty Team.
Draft Notes
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On Autopilot
Picking starting RBs should be an effortless exercise most weeks for Nick G's Nifty Team, as there's a healthy projected point difference between their third-ranked (Steven Jackson) and fourth-ranked (Donald Brown) RBs.
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Stockpiling Talent at TE
Nick G's Nifty Team 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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Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
Nick G's Nifty Team drafted top-3 players at a trio of different positions (Jamaal Charles, Rob Gronkowski, and Dan Bailey).
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Single-Bar Facemasks
Nick G's Nifty 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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Better Late Than Never
Nick G's Nifty Team finished on a high note, accumulating the most projected points in the league over the second half of the draft.
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Team of Champions
Nick G's Nifty Team is fielding a team of fantasy MVPs. Last season, four of their players were among the top-20 players that were on the most championship rosters across all Yahoo! leagues, including Jamaal Charles, Jordy Nelson, and Zac Stacy.
Player Analysis
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- Jamaal Charles, RB
- Round 1, Pick 3
2014 Could be More of the SameOwners who took a chance on Charles last season were rewarded handsomely, as he was owned on more playoff rosters across Yahoo! than any other RB.
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- Jordy Nelson, WR
- Round 2, Pick 26
The Power of PersuasionNow would be a reasonable time for Nick G's Nifty Team to encourage the OklahomIraqis League2 League to increase the value of receptions. They grabbed Jordy Nelson and his 87 projected catches (ranked ninth in the NFL).
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- Zac Stacy, RB
- Round 3, Pick 31
Advanced MathIf Nick G's Nifty Team had a nickel for every time Zac Stacy is projected to touch the ball this season, they'd have 299 nickels.
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- M. Stafford, QB
- Round 4, Pick 54
Like a Prancing UnicornMatthew Stafford is a fantasy dream. He's projected to finish third in the NFL in both passing TDs (31.5) and passing yards (4,955).
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- Rob Gronkowski, TE
- Round 5, Pick 59
Better Lucky Than Good?The rest of OklahomIraqis League2 League overlooked a gem, and Nick G's Nifty Team made the smartest value pick of the round by taking Rob Gronkowski.
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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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