Draft Scouting

1.1-WR Patterson
1.2-WR Austin
1.3-RB Bell
1.4-WR Hopkins
1.5-RB Franklin
1.6-TE Eifert
1.7-RB Ivory***
1.8-WR Dobson
1.9-RB Stacy
1.10-TE Ertz
1.11-RB Michael
1.12-WR Wheaton
2.1-WR Patton
2.2-TE Cameron***
2.3-QB Manuel
2.4-RB Gillislee
2.5-TE Kelce

2013 REVAMP

Wasn't sure I liked this team enough to renew, but I forged ahead based on a trade to replace RGIII. In the dynasty startup draft, RGIII was going to be my marquee building block for my team. But the second major knee injury has me soured on his prospects of staying healthy if he continues to use his legs as a major part of his game.

The switch to Andrew Luck as my dynasty building block precipitated a run of trades that has completely revamped the roster that I originally drafted.
Original Drafted Team
QB-Robert Griffin III
QB-Jake Locker
RB-Chris Johnson
RB-Ahmad Bradshaw
RB-Willis McGahee
RB-Vick Ballard
WR-Percy Harvin
WR-Miles Austin
WR-Santana Mos
WR-Mohamed Sanu
WR-Jonathan Baldwin
TE-Jimmy Graham
TE-Greg Olsen
TE-Martellus Bennett
DEF-Chicago Bears

Revamped 2013 Team
QB-Andrew Luck
QB-Andy Dalton
RB-C.J. Spiller
RB-Steven Jackson
RB-Lamar Miller
RB-Fred Jackson
WR-Percy Harvin
WR-Hakeem Nicks
WR-Antonio Brown
WR-Josh Gordon
WR-Michael Floyd
WR-Mohamed Sanu
WR-Marvin Jones
TE-Jimmy Graham
DEF-New England Patriots

Hindsight is 20/20

POST SEASON DRAFT GRADING

Pick	Selection	Comments
1.09	Jimmy Graham TE	After trying to trade the pick for 2 hours, I gave in and selected the #1 PPR TE. With RB's full of question marks and several QB/WR options left. I locked up the best player at his position. The one option that may haunt me is RB Trent Richardson, who was selected with the next pick. (B) Was outperformed be Gronk by 20+ pts before Gronk broke his arm. Finished as #1 TE (barely) and had numerous nagging injuries in an off year for the Saints.
2.04	Chris Johnson RB	I'm settling on this pick after Brees and Stafford were taken. It actually may end up being a good thing with Brees having contract issues and Stafford's injury history. CJ2K is a "buy low" bounceback candidate who could win me some money this year with a return to PPR stardom. Hakeem Nicks (broken foot) was also considered. We will see if my concerns about his health are overblown. (C) Passed on DMC and H.Nicks who both had bad years. Could've taken a chance on AP or the Muscle Hamster and really scored big. Finished as the #11 RB, but was traded with no regrets.
2.11	Robert Griffin III QB	TRADE- I got 2.11 and two 20 rounders for my 6.04_7.09_8.04 Time will tell if this trade was worth it, but I got the QB I wanted and still have my 3rd 4th and 5th to add another RB and two solid WR's. We will see what gold I can mine in rounds 9+. Barring injury, I think Griffin is going to have a Steve Young/Aaron Rodgers type career because of his combo of ability and intelligence. (B) Was a top fantasy QB out of the gate and had 6 top 5 performances. But was knocked out of the 5th game of the year, later tweaked his knee & finally damaged the knee majorly in a playoff game. Before injury he was the real deal, but long term was not worth the loss of the 7th/8th when could've had him or Luck with a 4th round pick.
3.09	Percy Harvin WR	This may be a serendipitous pick. In a rush to prerank a few RB's (Doug Martin, DeMarco Murray) before leaving for work, I stuck Harvin on the backend. The RB's got picked and I ended up with Harvin when past studs like Roddy White/Andre Johnson/Brandon Marshall were still available. Harvin also comes with annoying injury concerns, but is a producer when healthy and still only 24. Time will tell how he compares to the older studs I could have selected and to fellow 24 year old Jeremy Maclin who I also could've had instead. (A) My best pick of the draft. He was a top 5 WR thru the first 8 weeks of the season before injury and should be a top PPR for many years if he can stay relatively healthy.
4.04	Miles Austin WR	A pick I'm happy with because Austin offers value with a chance of rebounding to WR #1 status after an injury-plagued year. He is in his prime of 27, has a solid QB in Romo, and a good offense around him so he can't be doubled. He could be good for 3-5 years of top level production. I predict 80+ catches, 1200+ yards, and double digit TD's, if he stays healthy all season. (C) Hamstring injuries and the emergence of Dez made Austin just a low-end #2/high #3 WR. He will be startable, but may never be a top 12 WR again. Consolation is that my other choice was Maclin who had a worse season.
5.05	Ahmad Bradshaw RB	TRADE- I got 5.05 for my 5.09 and trading down 4spots in each of my remaining even-numbered rounds. After a run on the remaining #2 level RB's (Stewart, F.Jackson, Spiller, Sproles, Helu) I traded up to secure what I thought was the last RB with potential to have a top 12 level season. With Brandon Jacobs out of the picture, only health will prevent Bradshaw from putting up a solid PPR RB season. The rookie Wilson looms, but has this faults. I hope to acquire him in a trade as backup insurance. (C) Had some solid games, but had more injuries that reduced him to part of a committee. I would've been better off drafting the rookie Wilson.
9.09	Jonathan Baldwin WR	There were more proven options available at this pick-Floyd, Rice, M. Williams, but I went for the player with greater potential. I can always get a starting veteran later on. Baldwin was a first rounder who had a disaster of a rookie year. He seems to be a "head case" but some of the best WR's are. Reports say he is putting in the work and having a solid offseason, so the potential for breakout value is there this season or next. (F) Bust- Caught 30 passes all year and at 6'4" only caught 2 TD's.
10.08	Jake Locker QB	Too early for a pure backup QB, Locker was just too good to pass up. He serves as insurance for RGIII who has had knee injuries in the past, and if he relies too much on his legs in the NFL he probably will be banged up repeatedly like Vick. If RGIII makes the adjustment like I think he has the intelligence to do, Locker becomes awesome trade bait for a team weak or old at QB. Locker looked good as a rookie and the Titans have lots of weapons to surround him with- CJ2K, Britt, Wright, Cook, etc. (F) Bust- Locker was avg. when playing, not very accurate and never threw more than 2 TD's. Traded him for Tyler Wilson pick in the college draft, but Wilson failed to impress and will not be a 1st rounder.
12.03	Lestar Jean WR	TRADE- I moved back from 11.09 to 12.03. Moved up picks in rounds 14,16,18,20 up a round to 13,15,17,19. The trade was a little too cute on my part. Thinking I could still land RB J. Starks or rookie WR's B. Quick or A. Jeffery, they all got picked. Still digging for upside, I selected Jean who is getting rave reviews and sitting behind the oft-injured A.J. and the underwhelming Kevin Walter. Being compared to when T.O. was behind Rice, I may have fallen for the hype. But you gotta take some cuts to hit a home run, just probably should have waited until round 13 for this one. Passed on TE Olsen, WR LaFell, RB P. Thomas. (F) Bust- Never beat out Walter. I whiffed again.
12.08	Greg Olsen TE	I debated taking Olsen with the last pick, and he ended up making it back to me anyway. With several teams still needing TE's and the depth getting pretty thin, I felt now was the time. Since I can start 2 TE's with the flex position, he is not just a pure back-up. I think he can have a career year with Shockey out of the picture and Lafell underwhelming so far as a #2 WR. Unfortunately, my top two TE's have the same BYE. A #3 TE without a Week 6 BYE is now a must. (B) Olsen finished as the #6 TE. Was a solid backup
13.02	Mohamed Sanu WR	TRADE- I moved up 8 spots from 13.10 to 13.02. I sacrificed 2 picks in round 15 to do it trading them back to rounds 18 and 19. If this pick does not pan out, then maybe I will finally learn my lesson about drafting rookie WR's who are viewed as purely possession receivers coming out of college. I've taken 2 in rookie dynasty drafts in the past who have been flat out busts (J. Iglesias, B. Robiskie). With visions of getting a WR who racks up PPR points galore like Houshmandzadeh at his peak, I'm hoping "Sanu comes through" and the trade up and gamble was worth it over taking a veteran like Moss, Collie, Lafell, Simpson or E. Sanders. (B-) Started to come on mid-season with 4TD's in weeks 10-12, but then suffered a stress fracture. Leads the pack to be the Bengals #2 WR in 2013. Of my other options nobody excelled, so Sanu still has the most upside.
13.09	Willis McGahee RB	It was basically a toss up between McGahee, Pierre Thomas, and DeAngelo Williams to supply depth for my top 2 RB's who have the same bye week. The other two options were younger, but McGahee has the greatest potential as a starter with QB Peyton Manning now his QB. Just need him to stay healthy for 1 decent season, then replace him with a RB draft pick. I also passed on much younger backups with potential to be starters- J. Rodgers and K. Hunter. We will see if that was short-sighted of me. (B+) McGahee was a top 11 RB through week 11 before breaking a leg. Had I started him in week 2 I would have had one more win and made the playoffs. Hunter stayed stuck behind Gore. J. Rodgers = scat back. No regrets there.
17.09	Santana Moss WR	After drafting a lot of potential at WR with Baldwin, Jean, and Sanu, I decided to go with a veteran who according to several sites' projections should give me WR 3/4 level numbers. Almost went with D. Bess or N. Burleson, so we will see how things play out. (C-) Dropped quickly for younger potential. Had a decent year mainly due to 8 TD's from just 41 catches. Better option- James Jones.
17.10	Martellus Bennett TE	I've wasted roster spots on this guy's "potential" in past leagues. It never showed itself with the Cowboys, but now he has a prime opportunity with the Giants. We will see if he makes the most of it or if he is just a talented body attached to a pea brain. If not him, this pick was almost Evan Royster who seemed to be the RB left with the most upside. If he doesn't last to my next pick, he could haunt me. (A) Put up 14 pts in week 1 allowing me to use him as a key piece in a CJ1K for C.J. Spiller trade with meesta.  Was the #12 TE despite suffering some nagging injuries that hurt his production.
18.11	Evan Royster RB	Apparently no one wanted Royster as much as I did since he made it a full round to my next pick. He may be a longshot, but most picks are at this point. He showed in 2 strong games at the end of last season that he can produce given the chance. Just has to overcome his spot on the depth chart, either through injuries or Shanhan fickleness. He reminds me a lot of Arian Foster who succeeded big time in this same blocking scheme. (B) Moved while his "perceived value" was at its highest, he was key in a trade up in the college draft moving me up to the seventh pick & Giovani Bernard. Never did much after losing out to dark horse rookie A. Morris.
19.02	Vick Ballard RB	Another upside running back pick since this my position of weakenss. Ballard was the pick of the new regime in Indy, and has D. Brown and D. Carter in front of him who where underwhelming last season. If he gets a chance he could run away with the job and be the back who grows up in the NFL along with QB Luck. (A) Swung and connected! Eventually became the #1 RB for the Colts. Never put up mind blowing statistics as a pedestrian talent, but was startable as a FLEX and more useful than any RB picked after RD 13.
19.09	Chicago Bears DEF	I took a chance by picking a DEF with several picks still to go, a fantasy draft "no-no". But, I wanted a solid defense with a good match-up to start the season. Chicago plays Indianapolis at home in week 1- a juicy matchup against a rookie QB on a rebuilding team. Matchups with STL and JAC in weeks 3 and 5 don't hurt either. Hope to pair them with the Bengals defense at a later pick. (A+) 10th DEF drafted, but went on to become the #1 fantasy DEF in 2012! They scored 209 pts which included a whopping 9 TD's.
19.10	Bernard Pierce RB	Not liking my RB position, I take another flier on a back-up. Ray Rice is holding out, increasing his chance of injury or under-performing. His new back-up is Pierce. Probably not a great PPR option. But if he fills in for a holding out or injured Rice plenty of rushing yards and TD's are sure to follow. (B+) Key to a trade for college draft picks that helped me land Gio. Rice returned and Pierce was never more than a solid backup so I didn't miss on any potential 2012 breakout.
20.11	Cin. Bengals DEF	A solid compliment to the Bears pick. When the Bears face great offenses at Green Bay and at Dallas, the Bengals face Cleveland and Jacksonville. And then they face Cleveland again during the Bears BYE in week 6. After that I plan to drop them for a skill position player or a better playoff DEF. (D) Dropped before week 6. Only netted 5 fantasy points in that week anyway so that weren't worth the roster spot regardless.
21.02	Matt Cassel QB	There is a reason Cassel lasted, but he isn't THIS bad. He won't throw for a ton of yards, but there is talent around him so 20+ TD's is realistic barring an injury. It was him or Hasselbeck to hedge my bet on Locker, but Hasselbeck has burned me multiple times as a backup for previous teams that I said no thanks. (F) Yes, he was THAT bad. Could've had QB Kaepernick rostered if I had went for unknown potential upside over known average (or below average) depth pick.
21.09	Mario Fannin RB	A final flier on a running back. Fannin is big, fast, and behind an ancient McGahee and the rookie Hillman. Hillman is the better bet and went way back at pick 9.04. Fannin is the dark horse who flashed in last years' camp but then injured a knee. If he can regain his form, he has a shot to take over for McGahee as the main runner and keep Hillman in a change of pace role. When the August waiver period comes, I will have to choose between dropping Fannin, Pierce, Ballard, or Royster to pick up a kicker. (D) Pick was logical, but ended up tearing achilles. Otherwise he might have taken over for McGahee instead of Moreno. Might have been great.

Week One Waivers and Trades

Round 1-Dexter McCluster WR
Dexter was targeted 10 times in the Chiefs week one loss. I'm betting on this not being a fluke since he was also used a lot in the preseason. His small size limits his upside, but he could a solid PPR producer on my WR thin team. Other options I could've had were WR's D. Jones, A. Roberts, A. Hawkins, B. Edwards, or TE D. Pitta.

Round 2-Billy Cundiff K
Dropped Hartley who only netted me 6 points in week 1. Needed a different kicker since Hartley conflicted with my plan to drop CIN DEF after week 6 for a new kicker since the NO BYE was also week 6. Cundiff and the 'skins face the Rams in the dome in week 2 so if I don't get double digits from the kicker position I will be pissed.

Trades
In an attempt to "fix" my mistake of drafting C. Johnson, I traded him to meeesta along with TE M. Bennett in return for C.J. Spiller and FJax. When FJax went down to an injury, Spiller put up the most fantasy points by a RB in week one. He should be a stud while FJax is out and may solidify the number 1 job if he can prove to be too dynamic a weapon for the Bills to continue to underutilize.

Preseason Waivers

Round 1-Jonathan Dwyer RB
Dwyer was on my radar as a late round flier possibility during the draft. Opted for Ballard, Royster and Pierce that paid off in different ways. Dwyer has had a great preseason, is young, and the Steelers could have an opportunity for him to step into the "feature" back role with Redman nursing an injury and Mendenhall coming back for a major one and a free agent after 2012. Was really hoping WR Josh Gordon would fall to me but he was the first waiver selection off the board to Arian.

Round 2-Garret Hartley K
Didn't pick a kicker in the draft so I had to get one. Disappointed that I couldn't use this selection on a WR since I feel very weak at that position. If Miles Austin's hamstring issues continue, I am in big trouble there. Could've had S. Smith, R. Streater, L. Brazill, with my round 1 pick, but opted for the RB because of the larger injury risk there and always seem to be more WR options available from the waiver wire during the season.

College Player Schedules

QB Tyler Wilson, Arkansas Razorbacks
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/cfb/130384/tyler-wilson
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/8/arkansas-razorbacks
Sat, Sept 1- Jacksonville State (19/27 367yds 3td 0int)
Sat, Sept 8- Louisiana-Monroe
Sat, Sept 15-Alabama (3pm CBS)
Sat, Sept 22-Rutgers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=918Kg5KYW3w
Sat, Sept 29-Texas A&M
Sat, Oct 6-Auburn
Sat, Oct 13-Kentucky
Sat, Oct 27-Ole Miss
Sat, Nov 3-Tulsa
Sat, Nov 10-South Carolina
Sat, Nov 17-Mississippi State
Fri, Nov 23-LSU

RB Giovani Bernard, North Carolina Tar Heels
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/cfb/130815/giovani-bernard
http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2013gbernard.php
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/153/north-carolina-tar-heels
Sat, Sept 1- Elon (93ru 1td, 2rec 10yds 1td, punt ret td)
Sat, Sept 8- Wake Forest
Sat, Sept 15-Louisville (2:30 ABC)
Sat, Sept 22-East Carolina
Sat, Sept 29-Idaho
Sat, Oct 6- Virginia Tech
Sat, Oct 13-Miami
Sat, Oct 20-Duke
Sat, Oct 27-North Carolina State
Sat, Nov 10-Georgia Tech
Thu, Nov 15-Virginia (6:30 ESPN)
Sat, Nov 24-Maryland

WR Keenan Allen, California Golden Bears
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/cfb/130835/keenan-allen
http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/25/california-golden-bears
Sat, Sept 1- Nevada (5rec 69yds 0td, 33ru 1td)
Sat, Sept 8- Southern Utah
Sat, Sept 15-Ohio State (1:00 ABC)
Sat, Sept 22-USC
Sat, Sept 29-Arizona State
Sat, Oct 6-UCLA
Sat, Oct 13-Washington State
Sat, Oct 20-Stanford
Sat, Oct 27-Utah
Fri, Nov 2-Washington
Sat, Nov 10-Oregon
Sat, Nov 17-Oregon State

2012 College Player Draft

1-Robert Woods, WR
2-Marcus Lattimore, RB
3-Justin Hunter, WR
4-Keenan Allen, WR-Very pleased with this pick! My 2nd ranked player at the 4 spot.
5-Montee Ball, RB
6-Matt Barkley, QB
7-Giovani Bernard, RB-Got my guy! Gio don't let me down! 2 trades went into this pick.
Trade One-Bernard Pierce and 23.09 for 23.05- Gave HoneyBDC Ray Rice's handcuff to move up 4 spots, which may have made trade 2 more palatable.
Trade Two-Evan Royster and 23.05 for 22.07-Traded to Damona who days earlier had rejected a trade of Royster and the 23.09 pick for 22.07. Maybe not having to drop back so far did the trick or maybe a few days passed and Damona grew more worried about his RB's with MJD holding out, Mathews injured, SJax on the edge of RB cliff, and Greene almost irrelevant in PPR.
Glad to get a targeted pick and turn picks 215 and 226 into the 7th pick of the first college draft.
8-Knile Davis, RB
9-Eddie Lacy, RB
10-Terrance Williams, WR
11-Marquise Lee, WR
12-Sammy Watkins, WR
13-Kenny Stills, WR
14-Logan Thomas, QB
15-Joseph Randle, RB
16-Ricky Seals-Jones, WR
17-Da'Rick Rogers, WR
18-De'Anthony Thomas, RB
19-Tyler Wilson, QB-Traded Jake Locker for this pick. Locker's last preseason game he was horribly inaccurate, a problem many scouts are worried about. That combined with Wilson dropping prompted me to make the move. Time will tell if this was bone-headed on my part as Locker is in a great situation. Big "plus" is that I like Wilson's intangibles and should be able to watch several of his games this season.
20-Dorial Green-Beckham, WR
21-Kenjon Barner, RB
22-Cobi Hamilton, WR
23-Landry Jones, QB
24-Jake Stoneburner, TE
Best Available That Went Undrafted
Marquess Wilson,WR
Ray Graham,RB
Christine Michael,RB
Tyler Eifert,TE