When a bottom-half draft slot yields top-half results, that's the sign of a strong effort by the GM. Such was the case with eXpertLeagues Parson, which flipped its eighth overall pick into a projected seventh-place finish in MIC WARS League (6-7-0, 1,614 points). With five RBs on the roster, eXpertLeagues Parson might have opted for quantity over quality at that spot; their RBs are projected to average 139 points this season, fewer than the league average of 151. They have the lowest-scoring group of WRs in the league, as they have Larry Fitzgerald, Wes Welker, Sammy Watkins, and Denarius Moore on their team.
eXpertLeagues Parson should use Week 4 to consider life's great mysteries, like why Greenland is ice and Iceland is green? It would be better than checking fantasy football that week. They have seven players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Looking at the season as a whole, they have a harder-than-average schedule. eXpertLeagues Parson will have to be on top of their game as the playoffs approach, as the last four games of their season are projected to be more difficult than the league average.
Draft Notes
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Brett Favre is Just a Phone Call Away
eXpertLeagues Parson grabbed a couple of QBs (Cam Newton and Ben Roethlisberger) that'll both be on bye in Week 12, and will be looking for a signal-caller. You can call Brett, but texting him isn't exactly recommended.
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On Autopilot
Picking starting RBs should be an effortless exercise most weeks for eXpertLeagues Parson, as there's a healthy projected point difference between their third-ranked (Lamar Miller) and fourth-ranked (Chris Polk) RBs.
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Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
At three different positions, eXpertLeagues Parson picked up projected top-3 players (Jimmy Graham, Stephen Gostkowski, and Seattle).
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Utter Ridiculousness
In Week 4, both Seattle and Arizona will be on bye. Drafting two defenses with the same bye week is a unique strategy, eXpertLeagues Parson.
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Defense Wins Championships?
eXpertLeagues Parson chose to go with two DEFs instead of loading up at other spots.
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Bargain Shopper
With five steals in the first 10 rounds (including Seattle, Stephen Gostkowski, and Cam Newton), eXpertLeagues Parson made some shrewd moves.
Player Analysis
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- Jimmy Graham, TE
- Round 1, Pick 8
A Modern-Day Threat, Sort of Like "Beliebers"TE is the new secret weapon in the NFL, and Jimmy Graham leads the way with 273 projected fantasy points.
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- A. Ellington, RB
- Round 2, Pick 21
Does Andre Ellington Enjoy Gourmet Cuisine?Because his projected yardage figures are tasty. Ellington is ranked ninth in the league with 1,506 all-purpose yards.
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- Toby Gerhart, RB
- Round 3, Pick 36
Yardage MachineToby Gerhart is projected to tally 1,116 yards on the ground, placing him at eighth in the NFL in that category.
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- L. Fitzgerald, WR
- Round 4, Pick 49
Haters Gonna HateThe rest of MIC WARS League overlooked a gem, and eXpertLeagues Parson made the swaggiest pick of the round by grabbing Larry Fitzgerald.
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- Lamar Miller, RB
- Round 6, Pick 77
A Bit of a ReacheXpertLeagues Parson went out on a limb with their sixth-round pick. Across all Yahoo! leagues, Lamar Miller has an ADP of 96, but he was grabbed at pick No. 77. Patience is a virtue, eXpertLeagues Parson.
Best Available
With three below-average positions on eXpertLeagues Parson, RB and WR are projected as especially weak units that should be upgraded first.
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- BenJarvus Green-Ellis
- Rank 192, ADP 117
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- Eddie Royal
- Rank 208, ADP 125
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- Harry Douglas
- Rank 213, ADP 127
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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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