Da Bears took a high draft pick and turned it into a playoff-caliber squad with a projected record of 8-5-1 (2,131). They should be able to roll through most of Football Texas Style 11 League on their way to a projected fifth-place finish. They loaded up on pass-catching weapons early on, using four of their first seven selections to acquire WRs Jeremy Maclin (fourth round), Keenan Allen (fifth round), Pierre Garcon (sixth round), and Marques Colston (seventh round). They built the best group of RBs in the league, as they have Jamaal Charles, Lamar Miller, Arian Foster, and Knile Davis on their roster.
While Da Bears is projected to have four below-average positions, QB is clearly their weakest unit and should be upgraded first.
Week 9 might not be the highest scoring week for Da Bears, as their top two projected scorers (Russell Wilson and Jamaal Charles) will be off that weekend. Based on their opponents' projected points, they have one of the hardest schedules. Along with the third-most demanding overall schedule, both the first four games and last four games of the season are about league-average difficulty for Da Bears.
Draft Notes
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On Autopilot
Picking starting RBs should be an effortless exercise most weeks for Da Bears, as there's a healthy projected point difference between their third-ranked (Arian Foster) and fourth-ranked (Knile Davis) RBs.
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Golden Handcuff
Da Bears hedged their bets by scooping up Knile Davis in the 11th round to back up Jamaal Charles, his Chiefs teammate (a first-round selection).
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You Almost Got It Right
The top half of the Da Bears roster is one of the strongest in the league (projected to be No. 3). The bottom of the roster, unfortunately, is rated as the league's weakest.
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Going Out with a Whimper
Da Bears didn't end the night the way they might have liked, winding up with the fewest projected points in the league over the second half of the draft.
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A Pair of Proven Winners
Da Bears has a couple of fantasy MVPs in their lineup. Last season, two of their players (Jeremy Maclin and Arian Foster) finished among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams.
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Biggest Steal
Da Bears may have found a gem in the ninth round, grabbing Arian Foster (114th overall pick vs. ADP of 57.9).
Player Analysis
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- Jamaal Charles, RB
- Round 1, Pick 2
He Can Catch, TooJamaal Charles is a dual-threat back, racking up points on the ground and through the air. He ranks fifth among RBs with 459 projected receiving yards.
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- Lamar Miller, RB
- Round 2, Pick 27
TraditionalistDa Bears stuck to the tried-and-true fantasy strategy of going RB-RB to start the draft, nabbing Jamaal Charles and Lamar Miller right off the bat.
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- Russell Wilson, QB
- Round 3, Pick 30
Knowing When to Take OffHe won't get too flashy in the passing game, but the ability to create with his legs makes Wilson a legitimate threat to NFL defenses -- and to future fantasy opponents of Da Bears.
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- Jeremy Maclin, WR
- Round 4, Pick 55
Mighty MaclinAcross all Yahoo! leagues, only two WRs (Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders) appeared on first-place rosters more often than Maclin last year.
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- Pierre Garcon, WR
- Round 6, Pick 83
Was the 83rd Pick the Right Time for Pierre Garcon?Da Bears apparently believes it is. The Redskins' wide receiver is projected to earn 193 points this year, after putting up 163 last year.
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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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