The Sanderson Gazette - 2014-08-09 - Keep it Together

Draft Information

Remember everyone, the draft will be Saturday, August 23, at 2:00. My address is 3514 N. Leavitt, Chicago. The draft board, which will serve as the chat for remote drafters, can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AjjwZZ1eHJfndE5LMFNNcTF4a2hlemFFcEFlSWEwUkE&usp=drive_web.

Also, don't forget to register for the Yahoo league at http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/blingaleague.

Draft Order

First round order (reversed for even-numbered rounds, as usual):

  1. Richie

  2. Mike S.

  3. Rabbit

  4. Pat

  5. Kevin

  6. Allen

  7. Derrek

  8. Babel

  9. Ed

  10. Mike R.

  11. Dave

  12. Pulley

  13. Rob

  14. Matt

Keepers

I've got a stud, and I know it

Matt, our defending champ (what else is new?), kept the consensus #1 overall pick, Jamaal Charles, for the last pick of the first round. He also hung onto Andre Ellington for a ninth-round pick.

Mike R. kept Demaryius Thomas for the second straight year, this time costing a first-rounder (#10 overall). He also could get a steal in Zac Stacy for a nith-round pick.

Derrek kept the same two players as last year: Adrian Peterson (first round, #7 overall) and Colin Kaepernick (seventh round).

Pat goes into the draft with the most value used up already, but it's hard to blame him; he kept Drew Brees for his second-round pick and Eddie Lacy for his third.

Babel also used some high picks, but again, who can argue? Dez Bryant for a second-rounder is great, and Le'Veon Bell should be a great pickup for a seventh-round pick.

High risk, high reward

Rob does have some really nice value with Julius Thomas for a ninth-rounder, but keeping C.J. Spiller could easily turn into a busted third round pick.

Pulley kept Andrew Luck for a fifth and Alfred Morris for a seventh; while both are fine values, the risk here is giving up LeSean McCoy - who's likely to be picked first overall in this year's draft - in favor of the #12 overall pick.

Kevin's got Keenan Allen for a ninth, which should make everyone else jealous, but opted to keep no one in his second slot. He could have had Marshawn Lynch for the fifth overall pick, but decided to roll the dice.

Rabbit's choice of Rob Gronkowski for a third-rounder pretty much defines this category. Randall Cobb for an eighth-round pick, however, should be a steal.

Going for value

Dave (and Kyle - don't forget Kyle) kept Giovani Bernard and Cordarelle Patterson for a fifth- and ninth-round pick, respectively, passing on the high-risk Josh Gordon.

Ed kept Jordan Cameron, a top-four TE, for an eighth-round pick, and the much-less-sexy Knowshon Moreno for a twelfth.

Richie stuck with stud Alshon Jeffery for a ninth and Julian Edelman - last year's Mr. Irrelevant - for a fourteenth.

Eh, this cost me nothing

Schertz kept Ben Tate, who appears to be the RB1 in Cleveland, for a sixth and Michael Crabtree for a thirteenth.

Allen's keepers are the gold standard in this category, as he went with Rueben Randle for an eighth and Robert Woods for a fourteenth.

Keeper Summary

Here's a much more concise version of the above list.

Matt: Jamaal Charles (1st), Andre Ellington (9th)

Rob: C.J. Spiller (3rd), Julius Thomas (9th)

Pulley: Andrew Luck (5th), Alfred Morris (7th)

Dave: Giovani Bernard (5th), Cordarelle Patterson (9th)

Mike R.: Demaryius Thomas (1st), Zac Stacy (9th)

Ed: Jordan Cameron (8th), Knowshon Moreno (12th)

Derrek: Adrian Peterson (1st), Colin Kaepernick (7th)

Kevin: Keenan Allen (9th)

Mike S.: Ben Tate (6th), Michael Crabtree (13th)

Richie: Alshon Jeffery (9th), Julian Edelman (14th)

Rabbit: Rob Gronkowski (3rd), Randall Cobb (8th)

Pat: Drew Brees (2nd), Eddie Lacy (3rd)

Babel: Dez Bryant (2nd), Le'Veon Bell (7th)

Allen: Rueben Randle (8th), Robert Woods (14th)

Closing Thoughts

Sounds like we'll have great turnout for the draft this year, including some visitors from Peoria!

If you aren't even going to be drafting remotely, please send me some instructions, or give them to someone who will be at the draft to act as proxy for you. Otherwise, we will use ESPN's rankings, as usual.

See you all on the 23rd!

Eddo