Ahh, the feeling of victory. While The Cardiac Comeback shouldn't start popping bottles just yet, a self-pat on the back is definitely warranted. After landing the first pick in the draft they built a roster that is projected to finish first in Payton34 FFL League with a record of 11-2-0 (1,379 points). With their first five picks, The Cardiac Comeback focused on a balanced offensive attack, selecting QB Ben Roethlisberger (57th overall), RBs Latavius Murray (29th) and C.J. Anderson (43rd), and WRs Odell Beckham Jr. (1st) and A.J. Green (15th). They put together one of the top groups of WRs in the league, as they have Beckham Jr., Green, and John Brown on the roster.
Week 8 may not be very fun for The Cardiac Comeback, as their top two projected scorers (Ben Roethlisberger and Odell Beckham Jr.) will be resting that weekend. Taking a look at the entire season from start to finish, they have the lightest 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 The Cardiac Comeback.
Draft Notes
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Strength in Numbers
In order, the three best positions for The Cardiac Comeback are WR, DEF, and QB.
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Afraid to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone?
With five "low-risk" players among their 12 picks, The Cardiac Comeback is looking for dependable help.
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Golden Handcuff
The Cardiac Comeback hedged their bets by scooping up DeAndre Washington in the 12th round to back up Latavius Murray, his Raiders teammate (a third-round selection).
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Nearly There
The top half of the The Cardiac Comeback roster is one of the strongest in the league (ranked No. 3). However, the bottom of the roster is among the weakest (ranked No. 11).
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Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
And then watch that basket. Ignoring roster depth, The Cardiac Comeback chose only one player at four different positions (QB, TE, DEF, and K).
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A Dominating Pair
The Cardiac Comeback has a pair of fantasy MVPs in their lineup. Last season, two of their players (Odell Beckham Jr. and DeAngelo Williams) finished among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams.
Player Analysis
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- O. Beckham Jr., WR
- Round 1, Pick 1
Does Odell Beckham Jr. Enjoy Gourmet Cuisine?Because his all-purpose yardage projections are tasty. Beckham Jr. is ranked eighth in the league with 1,537 all-purpose yards.
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- A.J. Green, WR
- Round 2, Pick 15
Possession is Nine-Tenths of the LawA.J. Green is expected to be a strong possession receiver this year, and his 90 projected catches rank ninth in the league.
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- L. Murray, RB
- Round 3, Pick 29
Wait For ItThe Cardiac Comeback held off on drafting a RB early, waiting until the third round to snag their "lead back" (Latavius Murray).
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- C.J. Anderson, RB
- Round 4, Pick 43
Biggest StealIf other Yahoo! users are right, The Cardiac Comeback got a steal in the fourth round, when they selected C.J. Anderson (43rd overall pick vs. ADP of 28.6).
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- B. Roethlisberger, QB
- Round 5, Pick 57
Like a Prancing UnicornBen Roethlisberger is a fantasy dream. He's predicted to finish third in the NFL in passing TDs and second in passing yards.
Best Available
The Cardiac Comeback has a couple positions they may look to upgrade (RB and K), but RB is the area they'll want to focus their attention first.
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- James White
- Rank 147, ADP 124
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- Jerick McKinnon
- Rank 158, ADP 128
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- Dion Lewis
- Rank 163, ADP 93
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- Karlos Williams
- Rank 166, ADP 116
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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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