Veni Vidi Vici! Latin for "I came, I saw, I conquered", this perfectly describes the drafting tactics of Lacy's out Dan!, who yielded a projected third-place finish (8-4-1, 1,494 points) in Hiawatha Premier League. With their first five picks, Lacy's out Dan! aimed for balance, selecting QB Ben Roethlisberger (47th overall), RBs LeSean McCoy (23rd) and Mark Ingram (26th), and WRs Odell Beckham Jr. (2nd) and Randall Cobb (50th). They also landed the top RB tandem in the league, as they added McCoy and Ingram to the team.
Lacy's out Dan! should use Week 8 to finally build that mini trainyard. Really just about anything other than checking fantasy football will do. They have four players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Based on their opponents' projected points, they have the weakest slate. Along with having the easiest overall schedule, Lacy's out Dan! has the league's easiest first four games and second-most difficult last four games of the season.
Draft Notes
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On Autopilot
Picking starting RBs should be an effortless exercise most weeks for Lacy's out Dan!, as there's a healthy projected point difference between their third-ranked (Justin Forsett) and fourth-ranked (DeAndre Washington) RBs.
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Shouldering the Burden
Lacy's out Dan! has five above-average positions with TE and DEF projected to lead the way.
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Nearly There
The top half of the Lacy's out Dan! roster is one of the strongest in the league (ranked No. 1). However, the bottom of the roster is among the weakest (ranked No. 9).
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A Pair of Proven Winners
Lacy's out Dan! has a couple of fantasy MVPs in their lineup. Last season, two of their players (Odell Beckham Jr. and Mark Ingram) finished among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams.
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Beginning with a Bang
Lacy's out Dan! got off to a sizzling start, amassing the most projected points in the league during the first half of the draft.
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No Back-Up No Cry
Ignoring roster depth, Lacy's out Dan! chose only one player at three different positions (TE, DEF, and K).
Player Analysis
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- O. Beckham Jr., WR
- Round 1, Pick 2
Does Odell Beckham Jr. Enjoy Fajitas?Because his total yardage figures are sizzling. Beckham Jr. is projected to rank 10th in the league with 1,527 all-purpose yards.
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- LeSean McCoy, RB
- Round 2, Pick 23
Stolen In Broad DaylightLeSean McCoy was the best value pick of the round and could be the cause of many sleepless nights for the other managers.
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- Mark Ingram, RB
- Round 3, Pick 26
He's a Touchy, Feely Kind of GuyWith 282 touches, Mark Ingram is projected to rank 10th in the NFL in that category. How touching, Lacy's out Dan!.
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- B. Roethlisberger, QB
- Round 4, Pick 47
Like a Prancing UnicornBen Roethlisberger is a fantasy dream. He's predicted to finish fourth in the NFL in passing TDs and second in passing yards.
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- Allen Hurns, WR
- Round 6, Pick 71
That Just HappenedWhy can't I find Allen Hurns on my draft cheat sheet? Oh wait, here he is under "mid-to-late-round value."
Best Available
RB, the only below-average position on Lacy's out Dan!, is one area that could potentially be upgraded.
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- Paul Perkins
- Rank 156, ADP 128
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- Karlos Williams
- Rank 168, ADP 116
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- Darren Sproles
- Rank 176, ADP 123
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- C.J. Prosise
- Rank 182, ADP 129
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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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