It turns out the draft is actually tomorrow. That is great because at noon on Saturday I was walking towards a football field, phone in hand, trying to figure out how to get the draft to work while my eldest son was being trounced on the football field. His squad ended up losing 56 – 0 and somehow still cheering about their performance. I too cheered that the draft was on Monday, because I remain unprepared.
This isn’t my first rodeo. My other team is a partner affair and he did the heavy lifting on the draft. Monday’s situation is a two QB league, which after the events of the last few days, seems to be a whole new ballgame. Bradford is a Viking. Dak is going to start all year–unless injured in which case Sanchez will take the helm. I feel like there is a great deal of uncertainty in this process. I am not alone. Fantasypros.com has several mock draft tools available scrambling to determine what is really going on in the world of football. According to my last mock with them moments before I blogged, I am looking at a B+ roster if stick to my current strategy.
That strategy includes the NY Giants as my defense. I am going to put my faith in big blue. Not in Beckham, mind you. He will be gone by the time I pick. So will a host of QBs. I’ll get Manning. I usually do. I’ll pair him with a Tyrod Taylor or something of the general ilk. Unlike most fantasy drafts my focus is still on the RB. I expect to win out from that position–kinda like my youth tackle team does.
Some Thoughts:
- Speaking of the kids, week 2 brought things into focus. We now know who the teams to beat are in every division my boys play in. Sadly I only forsee two or three wins for the littlest Talislegger. The eldest will not win a game. When a bottom 4 team beats you by 56 and you gain no first downs, all hope is lost.