One way to analyze each team's strengths and weaknesses is to look at the rankings of the players in each team's starting lineups. Listed here, then, I provide the rankings of each team's projected Week 1 starters. I'm using ESPN simply because it has a convenient Top 300 list with sortable positions. I'm also going with the POSITIONAL RANKINGS, not overall rankings, since I think that gives a better reflection of how each team fares at a position (it's also easier).
It should be obvious this is not a total evaluation of team strength, as it ignores depth (personally, I went weaker at #2 RB and #3 WR than I otherwise might have so that I could be strong at #3 RB and #4 WR, trying to build a team for the long haul). But it does give us some ideas of where managers might try to fortify weaknesses, and where we might stand going into the season.
It is also obvious that we who have drafted some of these players would certainly dispute the players' rankings.
I have taken the starting lineups that you have plugged into Yahoo!.
QB: #9
RB: #7, #8
WR: #4, #10, #14
TE: #11
Jerod
QB: #17
RB: #14, #15
WR: #5, #7, #13
TE: #22
Justin
QB: #2
RB: #3, #5
WR: #8, #57, #63
TE: #10
Tony
QB: #7
RB: #6, #19
WR: #18, #20
TE: #3, #4
Joe
QB: #8
RB: #12, #16
WR: #6, #12, #21
TE: #12
Brad
QB: #14
RB: #11, #23
WR: #1, #11, #24
TE: #14
Nathan
QB: #6
RB: #9, #10
WR: #2, #16
TE: #1, #8
Bryan
QB: #1
RB: #4, #13
WR: #27, #41
TE: #2, #5
Jon
QB: #4
RB: #20, #21
WR: #3, #9, #26
TE: #6
Abe
QB: #12
RB: #1, #2
WR: #17, #19, #22
TE: #13
Bryan, you need WR help more than you even let on.
ReplyDeleteJustin's WRs were the only thing that made this task a challenge, as I had to scroll, and scroll, and scroll to find those guys.
Interesting that right now, three managers consider their #2 TE a better play than their #3 WR. Will there be some WR scarcity that forces and allows for some early trades?
ReplyDeleteHow are we handling uneven trades and preseason drops? Jon and I made a 2 for 1 player trade and both have our preseason free agent picks. I'm assuming I don't have to drop anyone to make my pick. However, I think Jon should be able to carry an extra player through week 1 of the regular season.
ReplyDeleteWhile I did not write our Uneven Trade rule into the new Preseason Free Agency rule, I think the spirit of the rule during season applies during preseason. We've allowed for uneven trades in the preseason before (meaning people could carry "enhanced" rosters into week one). And we've essentially transferred our regular free agency rule into the preseason (but without the set order). I don't see any reason the basic rule shouldn't apply.
ReplyDeleteIn other words, I think the Preseason should be considered "Week 0" of free agency: if you make an uneven trade that brings you, say, 17 players, you still get your preseason FA pick by dropping 1 player rather than 2, before Week 1. However, going into Week 2, you will need to have a regular roster.*
*unless you make another uneven trade between Week 1 and Week 2--that would have to be managed based on the numbers that appear.