Just did my real draft today.Had first pick.QB Joe FlaccoWR Calvin Johnson, Larry FitzgeraldRB Adrian Peterson, Ronnie BrownTE Antonio GatesBN Santana Moss, Clinton Portis, Malcom Floyd, Brandon Jacobs, LaDainian Tomlinson, Braylon EdwardsK Rob BironasDefense New York GiantsI'm a little worried because I'm without a backup QB in a format that has Passing TDs worth 6 pts. Planned on getting Big Ben later on but was stolen right before my turn. My best option was Matt Moore at the end, and was just going to use my last pick on him when I noticed that Braylon Edwards was still on the boards and decided to snag him for trade fodder later? What should I do Thief? Offer for a QB?And how'd I do?Thanks Thief!

wats up thief i just had my draft too the only matchup im concerned about for week 1: ryan grant vs. the eagles or matt forte vs. the lions? my other back is MJD

What do you think about DJax and Jennings for Andre Johnson and TO?

hey thief nation. thief i know you don't like to play too many leagues but i used too play 8 leagues at a time. i now play 4 on yahoo.i had my first auction draft in baseball this year and like it, so i went with 2 auction and 2 snakes. on one snake i had second pick and snaged AP. i also got him on my 2 auction drafts.heres my 4 teams, you'll notice i have alot of the same players on multiple leagues{along with alot of cowboys}team Aqb t.romo, m.sanchezrb c.benson, p.thomas, k.moreno, c.portis, m.barberwr m.austin, d.driver, housh,d. bowe{off waivers} santana m.{off waivers}te j.wittenk d.buehlerdef titansteam Bqb t.romo m.sanchezrb AP, s.jacksonm.barber, t.hightowerwr b.marshall, l,evans, s.holmes, d.hester, p.crayton, k.brittte j,wittenk d.buehlerdef cowboysteam Cqb t.romo, j.flaccorb AP, c.benson, c.portis, m.barberwr m.austin, d.driver, a.collie, b.edwards, d.hestertej.wittenk d.buehlerdef cowboysteam Dqb a.smith, m.sanchez{i have an offer out for flacco}rb AP, c.benson, c.portism.barber, r.williams{off waivers} b.jacobs{off waivers}wrm.austin, d.bowe, l.evans,n.burlesonte t.heapk d.buehlerdef titansanythoughts? week 4 i'll prob lose in all 4 leagues, but i really like first 3 teams, and if i can get flacco in the 4th league it could be tough too. sorry so long of a post, but i haven't been on lately although i have been reading

You did excellent here. Picture perfect draft. I think the goal of a solid backup QB is good, but no rush. I'd look to move Jacobs for one, an keep Portis as your primary backup RB. Do any teams have 3 qb's?

I'd roll with Grant. That offense looks awesome. They'll be running all day in the 2nd half.

I like it. I like it a lot.

Team four is the focus here. The other three look awesome. I like u targeting flacco, look for Palmer too.As for the stack of cowboys, this is a great year to own em.

Thanks Thief! Definitely have to give you credit where its due. Loved this draft a lot better than my first mock haha. And I looked through the teams, just one has 3 QBs.Here's his team:QB: Rivers, Eli Manning, Big BenWR: Miles Austin, Steve Smith, Johnny KnoxRB: Steve Jackson, Jonathon Stewart, Thomas JonesTE: Celek, CarlsonThinking about moving for Big Ben still. I think he can still have decent value especially after his suspension is over. Problem is that someone in the league has already expressed his interest in a trade for him.

Thief, that is what I was waiting to see. SIms Walker will be interesting this year. He came on strong last year. What do you think Boldin as a steal as well. He seems to be getting discounted and dropped on draft boards. Not sure why, you r thoughts?

Yo, Thief, I'm not doing fantasy football, cause I know next to nothing about the players… But I did a mock auction draft just for the fun of it, so I would be interested to hear what you think of this team:QB – Joe Flacco (Bal – QB)WR – DeSean Jackson (Phi – WR)WR – Chad Ochocinco (Cin – WR)WR – Dez Bryant (Dal – WR)RB – Chris Johnson (Ten – RB)RB – Adrian Peterson (Min – RB)TE – Fred Davis (Was – TE)K – Jason Hanson (Det – K)DEF – Chicago (Chi – DEF)BN – Carson Palmer (Cin – QB)BN – Chaz Schilens (Oak – WR)BN – Clinton Portis (Was – RB)BN – Montario Hardesty (Cle – RB) BN – Steve Slaton (Hou – RB)BN – Anthony Fasano (Mia – TE)

Hmmm. Might have to offer Jacobs for him str8 up then. That's a stiff offer, but good for you no doubt. Just confirm with me, there's no one else viable on the ww, no other QB's on the block? I'd be emailing to ask. Palmer, Hasslebeck, Flacco, Favre, McBadd. Anyone?

Really! Then yeah he's a steal. I STILL think he's better than Fitz everywhere but the redzone.

HA! You got the top two players in the game. This team would cruise to the gold.

Nice But if I were playing with that team, wouldn't I have some problems with my production from the TE, K and DEF slots and also with my WR depth?? I mean – I've honestly never even heard of the players I drafted there (except for the WR1 and WR2)…LOL

Thief! So I just hosted my first live draft at my place this past Friday. It got loud and pretty intense.12 Team, Standard, Unfortunately snake draft. (I'm pushing for that auction next year)My Team: 7th Pick.7 Michael Turner, Atl RB (I was surprised he fell down to me at 7th)18 Brandon Marshall, Mia WR 31 Ryan Mathews, SD RB (I thought this was good value at 31st pick?)42 Antonio Gates, SD TE (I was targetting Ocho here and got beat by the guy right before me!! I was so mad! I wanted to go WR here but didn't see any that were of better value than Gates.)55 Michael Crabtree, SF WR 66 T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Sea WR (Was aiming for Portis here, again stolen from my by the same guy that stole Ocho!!!)79 Carson Palmer, Cin QB (Flacco was taken earlier this round, so i had to pull the trigger on Palmer here)90 Jahvid Best, Det RB (Pretty surprised he fell down this low)103 Vikings D/ST, Min D/ST 114 Michael Bush, Oak RB 127 Ben Roethlisberger*, Pit QB (I thought this was a nice steal at backup QB)138 Chaz Schilens, Oak WR 151 Garrett Hartley, NO K 162 Devin Thomas, Was WR 175 Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ WR What are your thoughts? I think I could use some improvement at WR2.

To be more specific – I had never heard of Fred Davis, Jason Hanson, Dez Bryant and Chaz Schilens and I have no idea if Chicago's defense is good or not.

Hasselbeck, Sanchez, Young, Orton, and Cassel are all on the WW. Feel any love towards them? Which would you rather see a 2-1 trade and picking up Hasselbeck or Jacobs for Big Ben?Maybe an offer for Palmer? He is the backup QB for a team and he was drafted maybe 7th roundish.

Just finished my 3rd and final mock draft. Big day is tomorrow night.QB – Joe Flacco $1RB – Adrian Peterson $61RB – Steven Jackson $41WR – Randy Moss $37WR – Calvin Johnson $29WR – Chad Ochocinco $12TE – Visanthe Shiancoe $1K – Matt Prater $1DEF – WashingtonBN – Matt Ryan $2BN – Clinton Portis $2BN – Jerome Harrison $2BN – Santana Moss $2BN – Malcom Floyd $2BN – T.J. Houshmandzadeh $1Let me know what you think.

In football, TE, K, and DEF are pretty worthless positions. The two backsyou have will score more points than entire teams most weeks.

HA! First are foremost, HOW AWESOME ARE LIVE DRAFTS?! But yeah, auction islike 400 times better, especially live. Given a snake, given your draftslot, I give you an A here. Turner, great snag obviously. Mathews that lateis a gift. I'm glad you opted for Gates, that was the right move. Niceaudible. Best and Bush are total steals, they'll net you whatever WR youwant outside of the top few once the season starts, we'll sell those boyznice n high.

LOL!

ok, i'd target hasslebeck as a pickup for sure, and try to make a move forPalmer. I'd start with jacobs for palmer str8 up.

this is our perfect team, exactly how you want it to go. I love that Ocho isfalling so cheap, what a gift. Bench looks great. One issue, no way Flaccogoes for $1. You'll likely have to take a lesser WR2 in exchange, but that'snot a big issue.

Great! Just offered Jacobs for Palmer. Any ideas for an advantageous 2-1 trade to make room for Hasselbeck? Am I looking vulnerable anywhere or something that needs glaring improvement? Theyre thinking about implementing giving add'l pts if a rusher rushes more than 200 yds or a receiver catches for more than 150. And same for a QB for more than 350 yds. Its just a thought for now though.

that boosts the value of receivers, who go over 150 way more than the othertwo occur. Let's wait and let this guy respond, we may end up doin a 2-1 or3-2 with him…

Sounds like a plan Thief! I'll keep you updated on the league settings. Do you have a suggestion on whether or not I should vote a certain way? Doesn't sound too bad… I'm not sitting on Moss but I don't feel too bad with Fitz and Calvin Johnson.

I throw those little boosts in. It's just for gimmick, no harm no foul. Justgood to know who benefits the most. For your league, it's WR, then QB, thenRB.

wow.. will have a live draft and an auction today!.. This helps a lot.. do you know that yahoo expanded the number of teams that you can have from 4 to 8

Lol. So I'm told.

just finished my live draft.. Here is my teamQB – Cutler, Hasselbeck (The teams in my league got QB frenzy)RB – Peterson, Best, Brown, PortisWR – Marshall, White, Floyd, Bryant, Mike Williams (TB), GaffneyTE – WinslowK – AkersD/ST – DallasThis is my 2nd year in fantasy.. any comments would help

Well ya did good. A lil weak in QB tho. I'd be shoppin Cutler. See who's available for trade at QB. Look for teams with either 3 QBs or a strongg second one.