For those new to the blog let me explain real quick what is going on. My name is The Informer and I am on a quest to help everyone reading this blog draft the perfect fantasy football team for the 2019 NFL Season. Now in order to accomplish this goal, I have decided to draft 50 teams before the season starts and then write a recap about each draft/team. Then hopefully, once it is all said and done, I will have provided the most in depth and accurate fantasy football preview series in the history of the Flat Earth.
Of course, in order for this to be the most accurate and in depth preview series ever, I will only be blogging about teams I drafted in "real money" leagues. These previews will not be "mock draft blogs" where I talk about "fake drafts" I did with people who refuse to draft Tyreke Hill (the biggest 2019 fantasy lottery ticket alive) because of their moral high horse. No, these previews will be about real drafts, with real people, real stakes and 100% real results.
Anyways, now that we are all on the same page about how real this blog is, how about we break down what took place when The Informer entered into a Yahoo $10 dollar, 10 team, 1/2 point per reception, standard roster size (QB, RB, RB, RB, WR, TE, Flex, D, K, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN, BN) Snake Draft with $90 dollar payouts for 1st place and $10 payouts for second?
(The Informer one final note before we start - For the sake of this blog I will be using "R1.P5" (Round 1 Pick 5) to explain what round and pick I am talking about. So for example when my second round pick comes up my header will show R2.P15 then the players name. This will help you the reader understand that I am talking about the 2nd round and the 15th overall pick.)
The Informer Team #8:
R1.P5: DeAndre Hopkins WR Texans
In my mind I had four choices to choose from with this pick: Hopkins, David Johnson, Melvin Gordon or LeVeon Bell. I decided to go with Hopkins for four reasons:
- I don’t like the “hold out” talk around Gordon. So he is a stay away until further notice.
- I had yet to draft Hopkins in any leagues I had done so far this year. So I was excited to draft him here once I knew I wasn’t getting Saquon, CMC, Zeke or Kamara.
- Likewise, but also the exact opposite, I have already drafted David Johnson onto five of my eight teams. So in the name of doing something different, I was not going to take him in this draft unless something weird happened and he fell to the middle second round (he did not fall, he was drafted 7th overall).
- And finally, I am not drafting LeVeon Ball in any drafts until I actually see him step on the football field and look like LeVeon Bell again.
R2.P16: Antonio Brown WR Raiders
The Yahoo fantasy football rankings said I should have drafted Travis Kelce, Mike Evans, Joe Mixon, James Conner or Dalvin Cook in this spot. I choose to ignore the Yahoo rankings because I think the ugly Brown-Steelers divorce has people forgetting the fact that Brown has six straight seasons with over 100 receptions and at least 1284 yards. Not to mention he has caught double digit touchdowns in five of the last six seasons.
With that said, if you are scared of Brown, then I would have no problem with Evans or Kelce with this pick (I think it is too soon for Mixon, Conner or Cook). They are two proven guys -- who like Brown -- are the safest bets to return high end 2nd round value.
R3.P25: Patrick Mahomes QB Chiefs
I am not going to lie; I really wanted to make sure I have at least one team with Patrick Mahomes on it. So he was drafted here. But make no mistake about it, drafting Mahomes this early in a standard 10 team draft is something most fantasy experts would call a stupid move.
(Other people I could have drafted: Fournette, Mack, AJ Green, Derrick Henry.)
R4.P36: Julian Edelman WR Pats
The most notable guys I passed on to pick up Tom Brady’s favorite target were: Stefon "Can You Diggs It", Kerryon "My Wayward" Johnson, and "Double J" Josh Jacobs.
My thought process on this pick was pretty simple: I would rather have Tom Brady’s favorite target than Matthew Stanford’s or Kirk Cousins'. And I’m not drafting Johnson (coming off injury) or Jacobs (rookie with the 36th pick is risky) this early in any draft until I actually see them play real football with pads on.
R5.P45: Sonny Michel RB Pats
R6.P56: Mark Ingram RB Ravens
I needed running backs and I needed them fast. So I scooped up Michel & Ingram who were the two best options left at this point.
(Other guys I could have drafted: Darius Guice, Tarik Cohen or Tyreke Hill)
R7.P65 Baker Mayfield QB Browns
In hindsight, if I could do it over again, I would have grabbed Lamar Miller here. Don’t get me wrong I love Baker, but as you can see my team is currently in desperate need of more running backs.
R8.P76: Eric Ebron TE Colts
If everyone is going to keep letting me draft Andrew Luck’s tight end this late in every draft I do; then I am going to keeping drafting Andrew Luck’s tight end this late in every draft I do.
R9.P85: Russell Wilson QB HGHawks
At this point I drafted the best name on the board with the hope that down the line he will become trade bait for a team in desperate need of a QB.
R10.P96: Courtland Sutton WR Donkeys
I really like Sutton this season. I also really hope my dumb ass drafts another running back sometime soon.
R11.P105: Jaylen Sammuels RB Steelers
R12: P116: Ito Smith RB Falcons
R13.P125: Dion Lewis RB Titans
R15: Devin Singletary RB Bills
R13.P125: Dion Lewis RB Titans
R15: Devin Singletary RB Bills
Other than the Ravens defense in the 14th round, my last four picks were finally used on running backs. Now I am not going to say that waiting this late to get RB depth was a great strategy (it wasn't); but I will say Samuels, Smith and Lewis are all backups who have had fantasy success with the teams they are currently on. And Singeltary is a nice little rookie lottery ticket who can be easily cut if he doesn’t win me the jackpot.
Final Overall Thoughts:
If I am handing out a grade for this team I would say it was “not The Informer's best effort”. I mean, I am never going to be mad about getting the reigning NFL MVP, but I can't help but wonder what my roster would have looked liked with Fournette or Mack instead of Mahomes (maybe I draft T. Hill instead of Sonny or Ingram if that was the case).
Then again, as I said above, the entire point of these drafts/blogs is for the “practice makes perfect” experience that will hopefully lead to all of us gaining the knowledge needed in order to draft the perfect fantasy football team when the time comes.
So while today wasn’t my best effort, I can guarantee the mistakes made will make me -- and all seven of you who clicked on the link -- better when the next draft starts.
#TheQuestForPerfectionContinues.
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