Wednesday
Evening Edition
August
27th, 2014
David’s
Daily Digest
DRAFT! DRAFT! DRAFT!
Get Your Popcorn Ready!
If you have yet to start
your league’s draft, then get your popcorn read, because this weekend is sure
to be jam-packed filled with fantasy drafts. My annual excitement started last
weekend with a marathon 30 round draft (six and half hours of time “on the
clock” and endless drinking). Oh yeah, that’s the other half of the fun when
drafting in a fantasy league (it’s a well-kept secret in case you were
unaware).
So far through the past
five days of fantasy drafting (in six leagues), the one thing I have learned
you gotta be prepared. In one league where I had a chance to grab Peyton
Manning early (fantasy gold), I snagged him off the boards only to realize my
impulsive move turned out to be more costly than I would have normally thought.
So while I felt great
about my quarterback selection, what I failed to realize was this was a
three-starting receiver league. After taking running backs in the 2nd
and 3rd rounds I found myself with Torrey Smith, Jeremy Maclin, and
Justin Hunter as my starters. Now don’t get me wrong, none of these players are
fantasy bums, but I am truly riding a leap of faith rolling with these three.
In another draft (8-team
league) with the pickins a little deeper, I stuck to my guns. With an early
pick at number 4, I grabbed DeMarco Murray and followed him with AJ Green (13th
pick) and Alshon Jeffery (20th pick). Even though running backs were
falling fast, I was still able to come back with Zac Stacy (29th
pick) in the 4th round. I stayed away from the quarterback and took
my Tight End (Julius Thomas) in the 5th before nabbing Tony Romo; a
risky proposition, but one I backed up with Carson Palmer in the 10th
round.
A couple of notable picks
that I grabbed in the mid-rounds were running back Chris Johnson, wide
receivers Torrey Smith and Marques Colston. These players I took later, but
like their potential to have very productive seasons; top 25 respectively.
There’s plenty more to
learn and plenty of time to practice the craft. With more than a week until the
season starts I plan on using the available time to seek out the late round
gems and fantasy sleepers that will help my teams get over the hump and pave
their way to fantasy glory.
Who will you take first in
your upcoming fantasy draft?
~David Ortega
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