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Aschaffenburg Stallions

2012

QB: Cam Newton, Andrew Luck, Brandon Weeden
RB: Matt Forte, Jamaal Charles, Mark Ingram, Peyton Hillis
WR: A.J. Green, Percy Harvin, Kenny Britt, Pierre Garcon
TE: Jason Witten, Jacob Tamme
PK: Matt Bryant
TD: Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants


Bin mit dem Verlauf der Draft recht zufrieden. Konnte mir auf jeder Position einen Top 10 Spieler holen. Die größte Stärke des Teams sehe ich bei der RB Gruppe, die ist wirklich sehr gut besetzt. Auch mit Newton als QB sollte ich keine Probleme bekommen, wenn Luck die Vorschusslorbeeren erfüllen kann in Indianapolis, ist er eine sehr gute Alternative auf der offenen Flex Position. Bei Weeden bleibt abzuwarten ob er sich dauerhaft bei den Browns durchsetzen kann. Charles sollte fester Starter auf der RB/WR/TE Flex werden und diese sehr gut ausfüllen. Etwas schwächer schätze ich meine WR Gruppierung ein. Green und Harvin sollten gut spielen, aber Britt sollte endlich mal gesund bleiben. Was bei Garcon in Washington rauskommt bleibt abzuwarten. TE´s sind mit Witten und Tamme auch recht ordentlich besetzt, zumindest wenn Witten wieder fit ist. Bryant spielt mit einer der besten O-Lines der NFL zusammen und sollte viele Punkte erzielen können. Die Eagles haben mit die Beste DEF# der NFL und sollten jede Woche gut punkten, die Giants sind ein sehr guter Backup und dürften evtl. sogar mal auf der offenen Flex einspringen können.

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Overview:

Congratulations! You seem to have grabbed quality players at every turn of this draft. It's rare indeed to be better than the average team at the three core positions (quarterback, running back and receiver), but we think this team is.

You must be among the favorites in this league and have positioned yourself to grab one of the playoff spots. But before you start engraving the trophy, realize that the draft is not the end of the story. Things can and do go wrong, so you need to remain diligent throughout the year to ensure you remain strong until the playoffs.

Players we particularly like on this team include Percy Harvin, Kenny Britt, Jamaal Charles, Brandon Weeden, Mark Ingram, and the Eagles defense. We have all these guys ranked ahead of where they are typically being drafted.
Bottom line:

• [*=center] With great inseason management, we think you have about a 99 percent chance of making the playoffs.
  [*=center] With good inseason management, we think you have about a 90 percent chance of making the playoffs.
  [*=center] With average inseason management, we think you have a 86 percent chance of making the playoffs.
  

In any event, we wish you the best of luck. Here's hoping all your weeks are like week 2 of 2011:Cam Newton vs. GB: 432 passing yards, 53 rushing yards, 2 TD
Peyton Hillis vs. IND: 117 combined yards, 2 TD
Kenny Britt vs. BAL: 135 receiving yards, 1 TD
A.J. Green vs. DEN: 124 receiving yards, 1 TD
Matt Forte vs. NO: 166 combined yards

QB Summary:


Cam Newton is our #5 quarterback so he's a good start to a QB corps. We see Andrew Luck, our #19 quarterback, as a decent option at QB2 but not one who excites us.

Brandon Weeden is a fine third QB.



RB Summary:


Matt Forte is a solid choice as a top running back. He's our #6 RB, so you're ahead of most teams there. We love Jamaal Charles as a second running back.

Since you're strong at the position, you probably don't absolutely need to roster more than two players here. Stashing Peyton Hillis, however, is probably a wise move in case something happens to Charles. The rest might be considered expendable if you find you need roster space elsewhere.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Some of our staffers have Matt Forte as high as #4, which would make him an above average first running back. Heath Cummings's take: "With Forte signed the Bears are now calling Michael Bush a short yardage back. That's great news for Forte, especially in PPR formats. He has never had success at the goal line anyway, and his fantasy production has never been based on touchdowns. As worried as I was about Forte in June, I'm moving him back where he belongs, in the top five of PPR running backs."



WR Summary:


Nice work here. We like both your starting receivers, as our projections indicate that they give you a combined 1.5 point-per-game advantage over an average opponent in this league. A.J. Green is our sixth ranked WR, and we have Percy Harvin at #8.

Your bench also looks good. We love Kenny Britt as a third receiver; he's a likely flex starter. Likewise, Pierre Garcon should be excellent at WR4.



TE Summary:


Jason Witten is just OK as a starting tight end (we have him ranked #8). So the selection of Jacob Tamme, who we see as a solid backup, was wise.



Kicker Summary:


Matt Bryant, our ninth ranked kicker, won't win the league for you, but he'll do.



Defense Summary:


We think the Eagles are the #2 defense in the league, at about 1.1 points per game above average. You probably don't need a backup.

Die überschlagen sich ja fast, warten wirs mal ab. ;-) rofl

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Friedberg Phantoms

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[COLOR="#003366"]QB: Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Russell Wilson
RB: Shonn Greene, Darren Sproles, David Wilson, Alfred Morris
WR: Antonio Brown, Brandon Lloyd, Mike Williams, Rod Streater[/COLOR]
TE: Jimmy Graham, Dustin Keller
PK: Dan Bailey
TD: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns

Overview:

The quarterback position looks good, and we like your overall strength at the tradionally less important positions as well. But it has some issues post-draft. Your only real core strength is at quarterback, yet that's often the easiest position to fill during the season. Your relative lack of strength at running back and receiver have the potential to make things challenging for you.

To turn this team into a top contender, you might need to be an active player on the waiver wire and in league trade talks. Last year running backs like Michael Bush, Darren Sproles, and Fred Jackson all could be had dirt cheap at the draft. Additionally, wide receivers like Victor Cruz and Laurent Robinson were available after a lot of the drafts. You would benefit from landing some of this year's top waiver plays, so pay close attention to increased workloads, targets, injuries, etc.

Players we particularly like on this team include Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Dustin Keller, and Matt Ryan. We have all these guys ranked ahead of where they are typically being drafted.
Bottom line:

With great inseason management, we think you have about a 70 percent chance of making the playoffs.
With good inseason management, we think you have about a 55 percent chance of making the playoffs.
With average inseason management, we think you have a 40 percent chance of making the playoffs.

QB Summary:

You don't need us to tell you this, but we'll tell you anyway: Drew Brees should ensure that your production at the quarterback position is among the best in the league. We have him as the #2 QB according to your scoring rules, and we figure he gives you about a 3.4 point-per-game advantage over an average starting QB.

We also love Matt Ryan as a backup. In fact, we think he's good enough to be someone's starting quarterback in this league. With Brees in place as your starter, he's something of a luxury for you. If he plays like we expect, you should be able to get good value for him in a trade after quarterback injuries hit some of your opponents.

Incidentally, Ryan has what we project as a good matchup (OAK) during Brees's bye.

A quick note about the Brees/Jimmy Graham hookup you've got here: while we think the effect of the quarterback/receiver hookup has largely been exaggerated in fantasy football circles, it does have a tendency to make your team somewhat more inconsistent than comparable scoring duos from different NFL teams. But if you like the players at both ends of the connection, we do not see any need to make a change because of it.

With the Brees/Darren Sproles pair, the story is different. Though the effect is probably negligible, this kind of pairing is likely to make your team more consistent if anything. See this article (which was written before the 2008 season) for more discussion.

Russell Wilson is an excellent depth pick, though you may not end up using him much.

RB Summary:

We have Shonn Greene ranked #22 at the position, so we don't even necessarily see him as being RB1 worthy in this league. And we also have some doubts about whether your depth at running back is going to make up for it, so we feel this is an area of concern.

We see Darren Sproles as an average second running back; he's a likely flex starter. David Wilson is shaky as a third running back. Alfred Morris is a very weak fourth running back.

Again, the same-team aspect of the Sproles/Jimmy Graham duo does not concern us.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Some members of our staff have Shonn Greene ranked as high as 16th. Maurile Tremblay defends his high ranking as follows: "Green is the lead ball-carrier in a run-heavy offense. He was the No. 18 fantasy running back last season, and with LaDainian Tomlinson out of the picture, he should get a larger workload this season rather than a smaller one. Yet he is being drafted as a low-end RB2."

Darren Sproles is ranked #11 by some of our writers, which would make him a great second running back and even a legitimate RB1. Matt Waldman reasons, "Sproles will always seem like a risk as a top-10 fantasy back because he's not likely to earn enough carries to earn 1000 yards. In fact, he only carried the ball 87 times last year. but 86 receptions for 710 yards and 7 touchdowns paired with those 603 rushing yards and two touchdowns made him the 10th-ranked fantasy runner in 2011. You simply have to look at Sproles rushing and receiving stats and reverse them. If you do so, his stats look a lot more familiar to that of a top-10 runner. I don't see Mark Ingram or Pierre Thomas cutting into Sproles' opportunities this year as much as some might consider. Without Sean Payton this year, I doubt the offense will change dramatically, which means Sproles remains the unconventional workhorse of this Saints offense. "

Some of our staffers have David Wilson as high as #23, which would make him a great third running back and even a legitimate RB2. Andy Hicks's take: "This is the first round rookie running back that people should be targetting. His ADP is considerably lower than Martin and Richardson. He will play for the Superbowl champions. The starter, Ahmad Bradshaw, has feet issues and Wilson is a very talented back in his own right. "

WR Summary:

We see both your starters at receiver as below average. Antonio Brown is our #25 ranked receiver, and we have Brandon Lloyd at #31.

Mike Williams is a little below average as a third receiver --- also probably a frequent flex contributor. Rod Streater is also a liability at fourth receiver.

Note that the above "thoughts" were generated by David Dodds's projections. Others have different takes:

Antonio Brown is ranked #16 by some of our writers. Mark Wimer reasons, "Brown's fat new extension and his continued presence in camp learning the new offense while Mike Wallace sulks has vaulted Brown into the #1 wide receiver position on my Pittsburgh projections, and moves Brown well up my draft board as well. He looked outstanding in the second and third preseason games (7/108/2 at Buffalo most recently), making me more than happy to draft Brown whenever I can entering regular season. "

Some members of our staff have Brandon Lloyd ranked as high as fourth, which would make him a great second receiver and even a legitimate WR1. Matt Waldman defends his high ranking as follows: "I have always been a Brandon Lloyd fan. From his days under Ron Turner at Illinois to his human highlight film moments in San Francisco to his resurgence in Denver. How in the world do you not look at what Lloyd can do, see him paired with Josh McDaniel and Tom Brady, and not make him a top-15 receiver? I feel like slapping myself for not making him a top-five receiver. The weapons in New England are so loaded that someone has to suffer a little bit. You're nuts if you don't draft Lloyd as a top-15 receiver. If the rest of your league is sleeping on him, I wish I was playing in it. "

Some of our staffers have Mike Williams as high as #33, which would make him a fine third receiver. Mark Wimer's take: "With Vincent Jackson to draw off the double teams, and given some level of expected improvement on Josh Freeman's part, I expect to see Williams on the cusp of fantasy wide receiver #3 status, with the basement for Williams being a solid fantasy wide receiver #4. "

TE Summary:

As you are well aware, Jimmy Graham is an elite tight end. We have him ranked first overall at the position. He's about 3.4 points per game better than an average starting TE in this league. Dustin Keller is a nice backup.

Kicker Summary:

Dan Bailey, our seventh ranked kicker, won't win the league for you, but he'll do.

Defense Summary:

Between the Ravens and the Browns, you should get above average production here.