Time for the annual draft capsule posts. We'll start with picks 1-4 today.
#1 Leland (TEBOW4PRESIDENT)
Previous Draft Spots-4 in 2011
2 in 2012
# of Drafted Players who stayed on Leland's Team
6 in 2011 (out of 15)
5 in 2012 (out of 15)
Previous 1st Round Picks
2011-Ray Rice
2012-Ray Rice
# of Playoff Appearances-2 (2012 League Champion)
Well, you can't have a better start as the defending league champion than owning the #1 pick. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess the Ray Rice streak will end this year. Both times Leland has drafted Ray Rice and both times he's traded him to me. Leland is very active as you can tell by the number of players he kept the last couple of years. Last year's CJ Spiller/Doug Martin will be impossible to duplicate since both are projected 1st rounders this year. With all players at his choosing, it will be very interesting to see where Leland goes at pick #1.
#2 Drew (I'm a Paul Heyman Guy)
Previous Draft Spots- 1 in 2010
6 in 2012
# of Drafted Players who Stayed on Drew's Team
6 in 2010 (out of 15)
8 in 2012 (out of 15)
Previous 1st round Picks
2010-Chris Johnson
2012-Darren McFadden
# of Playoff Appearances-1(2nd Place in 2010)
Talk about missing big time and striking gold in the same draft. Last year at #6 Drew picked Darren McFadden and it was a horrible pick to say the least. He did though get Adrian Peterson in Round 3 which was by far one of the biggest steals of last season. Drew's a guy who doesn't trade often and he kept around half his team that he drafted. He's usually a good talent evaluator and also scours the waivers for key pickups (like Cecil Shorts) He'll draft #2 this time around and the last time he drafted top 3, he made it to the finals.
#3 Matt (Dr. Light's Robots)
Previous Draft Spots-3 in 2010
1 in 2011
3 in 2012
# of Drafted Players who stayed on Matt's Team
6 in 2010 (out of 15)
11 in 2011 (out of 15)
8 in 2012 (out of 15)
Previous 1st Round Picks
2010-Maurice Jones Drew
2011-Adrian Peterson
2012-Arian Foster
# of Playoff Appearances-2
For the 4th year in a row, Matt secures a top 3 pick. Even though he's been in the league every year, Matt's still a wild card because we haven't seen him draft. This should be the 1st year Matt picks his own team, and with a top 3 pick, he'll have a great shot and getting a franchise player. Matt also tends to keep the players he has from the beginning of the season. In fact, he would've kept 10 players out of 15 had Michael Vick and Percy Harvin not gotten hurt.
#4 ME (Danny's Little Giants)
Previous Draft Spots- 8 in 2010
10 in 2011
8 in 2012
# of Drafted Players who stayed on my team
4 in 2010 (out of 15)
3 in 2011 (out of 15)
3 in 2012 (out of 15)
Previous 1st Round Picks
2010-Ryan Mathews
2011-LeSean McCoy
2012-Calvin Johnson
Playoff Appearances-2 (3rd place finish in 2010, 2nd place finish in 2011)
For the first time in our league I'm not picking in the bottom (though I damn missed the top 3 but one spot). Last year was miserable, due to injuries and probably my weak spot of player turnover. I can never be satisified with my team. Calvin Johnson, Matt Forte, and Antonio Gates were the only players I kept all season. I've never kept more than 4 so my teams are never stable and consistent. Will I work on this this year? We'll see. I'm a pretty good late round drafter (look at rounds #6-12, Matt Ryan, Garcon, Reggie Wayne, Stevan Ridley, RGIII, and Spiller in round 12) but I usually sell on the hot player before they make any real impact on my team. It's be interesting to see how I can build my team from the beginning of the draft instead of the end.
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