DLF Team IDP Rookie Draft Review: Round One
Last year, DLF kicked off a pair of dynasty leagues among the team, an offense only league and an IDP league (Individual Defensive Players, for people not in the know). These leagues are each 12-team leagues with fairly standard PPR scoring on offense, with the exception of tight ends receiving 1.5 points per reception. Quarterbacks get four points for all passing touchdowns and .04 points for each yard, or one point for each 25 yards. For the other offensive skill players, all rushing and receiving yards are worth .1 each, or one point for each 10 yards. On the defensive side of the ball, scoring is a little more complex. Instead of going over all of the ins and outs, here is the link to the scoring page. To summarize, this is definitely a tackle heavy league which diminishes the pass rushing specialist outside linebackers.
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If you’d like to see how our initial start-up draft played out, here is the link to our draft from last year which kicked off on April 29, 2013, immediately after the 2013 NFL draft.
The reigning champion of the DLF IDP league is Jacob Feldman, aka “Monsters of the Midway.” Before we kicked 2014 off, we had to replace two owners who are no longer with DLF. We decided the best way to do so was to have a dispersal draft where we throw both teams and all of their draft picks into a pool and let the two new owners have a private draft to build how they see fit. Unfortunately, we had to replace another owner shortly after the dispersal draft took place. Lucky for us Karl Safchick is a glutton for punishment and willingly took the team as-is, but had zero intentions of sitting on his hands and rolling with the status quo. Since taking over his squad, he has completed an astonishing 23 trades in full blown rebuild mode by selling aging veterans for pieces to help him later down the road. He currently holds a first round pick, four second round picks, four third round picks, and two picks each in the fourth and fifth rounds of the 2015 draft. Clearly, he has a vision for rebuilding his team. This league is definitely comprised of an active bunch who don’t take any time off during the off-season. Driven mostly by Karl’s rebuild, we’ve already had 44 trades completed. Here’s a link to all the trades performed this off-season.
The thing about dynasty leagues, not just IDP leagues, you want to collect the most talent regardless of position. If you draft based on need you’re going to put your team at a disadvantage for the long term. Let’s take a look at how each round broke down.
1.01 Karl Safchick- Sammy Watkins, WR BUF
When you’re in a full blown rebuild you absolutely have to collect young players who you feel will be elite at their position, even if it might not be right away. Watkins looks like the best of both worlds. He should be plenty serviceable as a rookie and accrue value as the season and his career progresses.
1.02 The FFGhost- Mike Evans, WR TB
The consensus top two picks come off the board without surprise. Rarely will you see anyone deviate from the norm.
1.03 Steve Wyremski- Brandin Cooks, WR NO
This is where things get interesting in rookie drafts. I’ve seen as many as six different players chosen here. It’s whoever you trust the most and see the highest upside in, there truly isn’t a consensus pick. Steve went with Cooks, who fell into fantasy heaven. Sean Payton will find so many ways to get him involved right out of the gate with Darren Sproles now in Philadelphia. He’s going to be a matchup nightmare in the NFL and a dream come true in PPR leagues. He’ll be a great fill-in for Steve’s team who lost Justin Blackmon to an indefinite suspension.
1.04 Jaron Foster- Eric Ebron, TE DET
As I noted earlier, tight ends receive 1.5 points per reception in this tight end premium league. Ebron is a real nice selection and great insurance for the concussion prone Jordan Reed on Jaron’s squad. Jaron also has three picks in the first round and wanted to make sure he landed the consensus TE1 in the class, then pick the next best available wide receiver in a deep group.
1.05 Mike Reardon- Odell Beckham, Jr., WR NYG
I’ve seen Beckham go as high as number three, but he “falls” to fifth here. He lands in a good spot for his fantasy outlook. With new offensive coordinator Bob McAdoo implementing the Green Bay quick strike offense, it is designed to get the ball into the receivers’ hands quickly and let them do the work. This great news for Victor Cruz and OBJ who will be used like Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson, respectively.
1.06 Jaron Foster- Jordan Matthews, WR PHI
With Jaron’s second of his three first round picks, he selects Matthews. A great fit for the Chip Kelly offense with his size and explosion, Matthews made a habit of finishing every play in practice by sprinting to the end zone at Vanderbilt. That mindset and dedication should translate perfectly to Philly’s track meet offense.
1.07 Jeff Beran- Davante Adams, WR GB
Opinions seem to be mixed on the Fresno State alum, but I really like him and I love the pick here. In my opinion, he is clearly the best wide receiver left and if you don’t trust the running backs, he’s clearly the pick. Adams might not see a ton a playing time as a rookie if everyone stays healthy in Green Bay, but if Jordy Nelson and/or Randall Cobb leave in free agency after the season, Adams could find himself on the other end of Aaron Rodgers’ primary reads. It’s a great investment pick.
1.08 My pick- Carlos Hyde, RB SF
I was hoping Davante Adams would fall to me here, but Jeff sniped me one pick ahead. I wasn’t in love with any of the other receivers more than Hyde or Bishop Sankey. I can tell you I received a lot of trade offers for this pick with both runners still on the board. Ultimately, I felt the best move for my team was to select Hyde. Even though I believe Sankey will have better stats this year, I believe Hyde is the better long term prospect. With one of the league’s beefiest offensive lines and an aging vet in front of him, he has the opportunity to learn as a rookie and then take the reins from Frank Gore next season.
1.09 Ty Miller- Bishop Sankey, RB TEN
Ty was one of the guys beating my door down for pick 1.08. He was pleasantly surprised to see Sankey still available after my selection so he made to move to trade up to 1.09. Sankey should immediately step into the featured runner role in Tennessee after they parted ways with Chris Johnson this off-season. It’s a solid selection for Ty, who badly needed a running back to add to Ben Tate and Lamar Miller.
1.10 Jaron Foster- Isaiah Crowell, RB CLE
With his third and final selection in round one, Jaron grabs Isaiah Crowell. Opinions vary across the board on Crowell. Some feel he’s the most talented runner in the class and others see his off-the-field issues. By now you know he was kicked off of Georgia’s football team for repeated failed drug tests and being arrested twice for firearm possession. Gee, nothing bad should happen hanging out with Josh Gordon! This is a huge roll of the dice, though. If he has his life together this could be one of the biggest steals of the draft, but Cleveland paid Ben Tate and then drafted Terrance West. He’s going to have to fight his way onto the field.
1.11 My pick- Allen Robinson, WR JAX
I gave Kiko Alonso to Jaron for what would have been his fourth pick in the first round and the right to choose Robinson. I love Robinson and I like what the Jaguars are building in Jacksonville. I’m going to have to endure another year of Chad Henne, but the team is doing the right thing allowing Blake Bortles to sit and learn the pro game. Henne isn’t very good, but he’s proven he can provide just enough garbage time production to produce worthwhile fantasy receivers. Then, when you factor in Cecil Shorts’ inability to stay healthy over the last two years, you can see playing time coming for Robinson sooner than later. His run-after-catch ability will be well received.
1.12 Ken Kelly- Marqise Lee, WR JAX
When is the last time two Jaguars went back to back in any draft’s first round? Ken Kelly selects Lee right behind me. Lee had about as bad of a final year at USC as he possibly could have. At this time last year, everyone thought Lee would emerge as the rookie 1.01 in this draft class. Instead, he comes off the board with the final selection of the first round. With Blackmon’s indefinite suspension, Lee will be asked to step in as soon as he feels comfortable. This is a great pick because Lee has the potential to far outproduce his draft slot with a pretty minimal investment. On a team already boasting Vincent Jackson, Brandon Marshall, Golden Tate and Demaryius Thomas, Ken is fortunate enough to be able to wait on Lee and the Jaguars to develop.
Stay tuned for our next installment where we’ll dig into the rest of the DLF IDP league rookie draft. Follow me on Twitter @OlingerIDP
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