Friday, August 9, 2013

Evaluating my 2012 Fantasy Football Mock Drafts

I was doing some mock drafts today, and I was suddenly curious about how I did in the mock drafts that I did last year. So I dug up some of the old mock drafts I did from last year and compiled a list of what would have been the highest scoring roster for the entire year. This obviously doesn't take waiver moves into account, as only the draft is being evaluated. I've highlighted all of the very good picks and value picks and also point out what I think are the worst picks I made.

Overall Strategy

Last year, my overall strategy was to get a strong group of WR's, as it was supposedly the year of the wide receiver. So for my mocks, I tried taking a lot of wide receivers early and grabbing value backs later. I don't think that this worked out that well, as the "value" running backs usually ended up being busts. My favorite drafts out of this group of drafts is Mock #5 and my actual Joywok draft, with their only real weaknesses being their team defense, which is easily fixed via the waiver wire.

Best Moves
  • Tony Gonzalez in the 7th Round - I believed in him, and it paid off. 
  • Tom Brady in the 1st Round - I felt like it was probably a reach, but The point differential between Brady and lower tier quarterback seemed much more than touted first tier WR's and those underneath them. 
  • Taking Roddy White - Julio Jones didn't damage his value much at all. 
  • Taking Brandon Marshall in the 4th - I knew he would be good with a gunslinger, and he was indeed.
Worst Moves
  • Choosing running backs - Usually I'm pretty good with choosing running backs. I have no idea what happened in these mocks. Really goes to show how few good running backs there were last year!
  • Roy Helu - I don't think he would have been good even if he wasn't injured.
  • Overvaluing Michael Bush - After a decent 2011 season, I really thought he was going to be good...I just didn't believe in McFadden's ability to stay healthy, but he proved me wrong. Kind of. 
  • Trusting in Detroit and Philadelphia's team defenses - These were sort of homer picks, but I genuinely thought they would be better. 



14-TeamYahoo Mock #1Pts
QB(5) Philip Rivers273.24
WR(3) Steve Smith (Car)221.1
WR(4) Dwayne Bowe158.1
WR(2) Roddy White276.1
RB(1) Maurice Jones-Drew76
RB(10) Michael Bush87.4
WR/RB(12) Davone Bess146.8
TE(7) Owen Daniels169.6
DEF(8) Philadelphia74
Total1482.34
Busts: (6) Jonathan Stewart

       


14-TeamYahoo Mock #2Pts
QB(12) Sam Bradford282.78
WR(3) Steve Smith (Car)221.1
WR(4) Brandon Lloyd197.1
WR(2) Roddy White276.1
RB(1) Chris Johnson215.5
RB(14) Felix Jones119.4
WR/RB(9) Michael Crabtree254.3
TE(7) Tony Gonzalez236
DEF(10) Detroit80
Total1882.28
Busts: (3) Philip Rivers, (6) Isaac Redman



12-TeamESPN Mock #3Pts
QB(1) Tom Brady433.28
WR(2) Andre Johnson302.8
WR(4) Brandon Marshall341.6
WR(6) Percy Harvin165.3
RB(3) Michael Turner176.8
RB(5) Reggie Bush208.8
WR/RB(10) Felix Jones119.4
TE(13) Owen Daniels169.6
DEF(9) Texans171
Total2088.58
Busts: (7) Fred Davis

       

14-TeamYahoo Mock #4Pts
QB(4) Michael Vick189.68
WR(1) Calvin Johnson358.4
WR(2) Victor Cruz260.2
WR(3) Steve Smith (Car)221.1
RB(10) Donald Brown68
RB(6) Peyton Hillis51.1
WR/RB(9) Kendall Wright150
TE(7) Tony Gonzalez236
DEF(10) Seattle204
Total1738.48
Busts: (5) Roy Helu



14-TeamYahoo Mock #5Pts
QB(6) Ben Roethlisberger287.8
WR(1) Larry Fitgerald176.8
WR(5) Dwayne Bowe158.1
WR(7) Justin Blackmon168.8
RB(2) Adrian Peterson353.4
RB(3) Jamaal Charles246.5
WR/RB(10) Steven Ridley207.4
TE(4) Antonio Gates114.8
DEF(8) Philadelphia74
Total1787.6
Busts: None

       

14-TeamYahoo - JoywokPts
QB(6) Jay Cutler229.62
WR(2) Andre Johnson302.8
WR(3) Mike Wallace197.3
WR(5) Stevie Johnson221.6
RB(1) Chris Johnson215.5
RB(4) Michael Turner176.8
WR/RB(10) Danny Amendola150.4
TE(7) Tony Gonzalez236
DEF(12) Detroit80
Total1810.02
Busts: (8) Michael Bush



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