DBN Fantasy Football League: October Update

by Chris Pokorny on Oct 30, 2010 2:07 PM EDT

We're at the halfway point in the Official Dawgs By Nature Fantasy Football League, and right now everything still seems like a tight race. After the draft, I felt some times had a slight advantage, but overall it seemed like everyone made smart choices for the picks they had (it also helped that everyone attended the draft).

If you are in the Official DBN League, use this post to sort of reflect on how you think your team has done in the comments section. If there are any trades you are interested in making, use this to form a dialogue between you and your competitors.

QB: Tom Brady wasn't a bad choice, and while he's been efficient for the Patriots, he hasn't been a great option for fantasy players. Randy Moss leaving was an even bigger blow to his potential production. I still have confidence in Brady, but it's gotten to the point where I'm considering other options -- I signed Jon Kitna this week because I like his matchup against the Jaguars' defense. I might start him over Brady.
RB: This is the position that has hurt me the most. Ever since Clinton Portis' injury, I've been lost at my second running back position. Also, Maurice-Jones Drew, a player I didn't want to draft but I felt I had to draft given the pick I had, hasn't taken off yet. I got fortunate to pick up Marshawn Lynch recently, but before that I was shuffling between backup running backs who never ended up producing when I started them.
WR: I feel like I'm stacked at this position still with Miles Austin and Chad Ochocinco, both of whom have had select big weeks. Steve Breaston was productive to start the season, so I was bummed when he got injured.
TE: Antonio Gates was my best pick of the draft by far. He has been amazing this season.
K: I've shuffled between about four kickers already.
DEF: Having the Ravens and the Steelers still allows me to play the matchup game week by week, but I've been favoring the Steelers' defense lately.

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My team has been disappointing. That would be an understatement actually.

Rivers has been unreal in stacking up huge yardage games for me. That would be awesome if it wasn’t for the fact that I also own Ryan Mathews, who has been invisible. Same for Shonne Greene. Add in a pinch of the missing Jonathon Stewart and you have the most overrated RB class in quite some time. On the bench I have McGahee, Brandon Jackson, and Fred Jackson. Yuck.

At WR I have one of the true steals of the season in Hakeem Nicks. He has been a MAN. Floyd has been a steal as well. Mix in some Banana hands Edwards, Brandon Tate and my secret weapon of Sidney Rice. WR was my big question mark going into the season, but I now consider it my strong unit. That is sad.

TE has been the TD machine of Mercedes Lewis, and my defense of ’Sota has been “meh”.

I am only 1 game back at 3-4, so I am hoping that my RB’s can get going and get me back into this thing ASAP.

by Bernie19Kosar on Oct 30, 2010 2:48 PM EDT reply actions

I should add that I am willing to make any trade outside of Nicks.

by Bernie19Kosar on Oct 30, 2010 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions

QB: Matt Ryan (5th round) and Kyle Orton (Free Agent). Both are top 6 in the league, and both have more fantasy points than Tom Brady. No complaints.

RB: Arian Foster (4th round), LaDanian Tomlinson (10th round), Peyton Hillis (12th round), DonaldBrown (Free Agent). Foster is the top back in the league. Tomlinson and Hillis are both among the top 11. Brown looks likely to start Monday and could get lots of carries in the coming weeks with Addai sidelined. No complaints.

WR: Randy Moss (1st round), Reggie Wayne (2nd round), DeSean Jackson (3rd round), Santana Moss (Free Agent). Four Number 1 receivers. All in the top 20 in the league. No complaints.

TE: Owen Daniels (8th round), Aaron Hernandez (Free Agent). Daniels has been a bust, but still has plenty of time to contribute. Hernandez has been an able replacement (though he’s yet to score a TD). Still wish I had an elite Tight End.

K: David Akers (14th round), Dan Carpenter (Free Agent). Akers is top ten in the league. Carpenter is a bye week replacement. No complaints.

DST: Jets (6th round), Chiefs (Free Agent). Jets D has underperformed a bit, but I don’t think twice about using them every week. The Chiefs D has over performed, has maybe the easiest remaining schedule in football, and serve as a good backup plan just in case the wheels come off in NY. No complaints.

All told, I think I got good value out of my draft picks and have made some nice pick ups in free agency (despite never making a waiver claim — #1 in the order since week 2). Best move: drafting receivers early and backs late; trusting my gut enough to reach for Arian Foster in the fourth round. Regrets: Not claiming Ryan Torain or Dustin Keller.

Dawgs by Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.

by golanbatrac on Oct 30, 2010 5:09 PM EDT reply actions

I should add that all my players are on the block.

Dawgs by Nature -- where Hitler, apparently, 'did some good things'.

by golanbatrac on Oct 30, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

You’re a good drafter.

by emily522 on Oct 30, 2010 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions

I started off strong at 3-0, but suffered 4 straight losses as a result of injuries, bye weeks, bad matchups. kind of a bummer.

QB – I’m set with peyton manning, but drafting jake delhomme as my backup has bitten me in the ass. I started colt mccoy on manning’s bye-week last week, which hurt.

RB – cedric benson has been okay, but the pierre thomas injury has been bad. currently playing benjarvis green-ellis.

WR – boldin and hines ward are solid, haven’t used gaffney much. steve smith(CAR) has been a disappointment.

TE – cooley and heap are both solid, but had I started heap instead of cooley last week I think I would have won my game. that was a real pisser.

Def – Green Bay; solid, I’ll stick with them.

K – I had garrett hartley, but dropped him when he got demoted and picked up janikowski; nothing to see here.

I’m disappointed about 4 straight losses, obviously, but I’m still in the hunt. overall, I expected to be somewhere around .500 and in the race for the playoffs, which is exactly where I’m at.

by Dawg Nuts on Oct 31, 2010 10:20 AM EDT reply actions

All of my players are on the block. Make an offer. Otherwise, I am channeling Belichick when it comes to fantasy.

"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by rufio on Oct 31, 2010 3:13 PM EDT reply actions

i cant access my roster from here as i dont remember my DBN codes off the top of my head. I do know that Brees has been hindering me TY but i dont feel bad for passing on Chris Johnson as he’s not having the same success as LY. I’m focused on snaring a playoff spot & hoping my players will play hard at the end of the year when playoff spots are on the line.

by sleepy042 on Nov 1, 2010 12:25 PM EDT reply actions