When the draft countdown clock hit zero, the GM of California Eagles put their game face on. Firing on all cylinders from the 13th spot in the draft, they put together a team that's projected to finish first in WHAT?! Radio Football - VI League with a record of 13-1-0 (1,591 points). With their first five picks, California Eagles focused on a balanced offensive attack, selecting QB Drew Brees (45th overall), RBs Lamar Miller (13th) and Jamaal Charles (20th), and WRs Julian Edelman (52nd) and Emmanuel Sanders (77th). They also built one of the most prolific groups of RBs in the league, as they have Miller, Charles, and Jordan Howard to lead the way.
California Eagles should pick up a new hobby, like bird watching, during Week 9. They have five players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Based on their opponents' projected points, they have an easier-than-average schedule. California Eagles has the opportunity to exit the gates quickly, as the first four games of their season are projected to be less difficult than the league average.
Draft Notes
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Single-Bar Facemasks
California Eagles knows this is American football, right? They elected to go with two kickers, instead of stockpiling depth at other positions.
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You Snooze, You Lose
While the rest of the league slept on Jordan Howard, California Eagles pounced on him at pick No. 205.
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Bargain Shopper
With three steals in the first 9 rounds (Arizona, Justin Tucker, and Julian Edelman), California Eagles made some shrewd moves.
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A Stretch of the Imagination
Grabbing Brice Butler at pick 212 was, let's say, conceptually adventurous. Butler is owned on just a handful of rosters across all Yahoo! leagues.
Player Analysis
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- Lamar Miller, RB
- Round 1, Pick 13
Miller is HungryAnd he'll get plenty of chances to feast this season, projected to rank sixth in the NFL with 311 touches.
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- Jamaal Charles, RB
- Round 2, Pick 20
Old FashionedCalifornia Eagles stuck to the tried-and-true fantasy strategy of going RB-RB to start the draft, taking Lamar Miller and Jamaal Charles before targeting other positions.
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- Drew Brees, QB
- Round 3, Pick 45
BlitzkriegCalifornia Eagles 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 12.5 and TDs over 40 yards with 4.8.
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- Julian Edelman, WR
- Round 4, Pick 52
Haters Gonna HateThe rest of WHAT?! Radio Football - VI League overlooked a gem, and California Eagles made the swaggiest pick of the round by grabbing Julian Edelman.
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- E. Sanders, WR
- Round 5, Pick 77
Rethinking That OneWhile drafted 77th overall, Emmanuel Sanders isn't projected among the NFL's top-30 in either receiving TDs (48th with 5.3) or receiving yards (36th with 931).
Best Available
California Eagles has one weak area, WR, that they may want to improve.
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- Jermaine Kearse
- Rank 256, ADP 121
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- Danny Amendola
- Rank 278, ADP 119
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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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