Auction Results

[DMD]

Just finished a tough auction. It had 14 teams and 20 man rosters with $200 salary cap which meant there was plenty of money to spend ($2800) and lots of players to get. Since it was a larger league, the top players went for much higher costs at times (about 20% inflated from a 12 man league).

 

I went in wanting to get a great QB (Six point passing TDs, -1 interceptions and 1/20 passing yardage), and I wanted to get 3 RBs that could play since we have a flex (QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, Flex, PK and DEF). That was pretty hard to do and I probably overpaid for Palmer. I also got into bidding wars over and over and ended up with crappy WRs considering what I preferred. As always, for the want of maybe $5 extra I could have grabbed some nicer players but I spent early and had to watch players pass by. One point receptions. Standard performance otherwise. DEF and PK are worthless.

 

I wasn't all that happy until I went and saw what the other teams looked like. If Peterson comes through (The rookie) at all, I will be okay I think.

 

My roster:

 

QB 29 Carson Palmer

QB 2 Trent Green

 

RB 45 Ronnie Brown

RB 36 Cedric Benson

RB 18 Adrian Peterson

RB 4 Lorenzo Booker

RB 4 Adrian Peterson

RB 2 Sammy Morris

RB 1 Kolby Smith

RB 1 Kevan Barlow

 

TE 3 Alge Crumpler

TE 1 David Martin

 

WR 25 Andre Johnson

WR 16 Calvin Johnson

WR 5 Derrick Mason

WR 3 Michael Jenkins

WR 1 Sidney Rice

WR 1 Ashley Lelie

 

DEF 2 Dallas Cowboys

 

K 1 Jeff Wilkins

 

 

The auction (not including DEF and PK)

 

 

QB

 

42 Peyton Manning

29 Carson Palmer

28 Tom Brady

26 Marc Bulger

22 Drew Brees

22 Donovan McNabb

16 Jon Kitna

11 Ben Roethlisberger

11 Vince Young

9 Matt Hasselbeck

9 Tony Romo

8 Philip Rivers

7 Jay Cutler

5 Brett Favre

5 Matt Leinart

4 J.P. Losman

4 Jake Delhomme

4 Alex Smith

3 Eli Manning

3 Jason Campbell

3 Rex Grossman

3 Chad Pennington

2 Matt Schaub

2 Trent Green

2 Joey Harrington

2 Daunte Culpepper

1 Steve McNair

1 Brodie Croyle

1 David Carr

1 JaMarcus Russell

1 Josh McCown

1 Byron Leftwich

1 Michael Vick

1 Brady Quinn

1 Jeff Garcia

 

RB

 

98 LaDainian Tomlinson

84 Steven Jackson

70 Larry Johnson

68 Reggie Bush

68 Joseph Addai

65 Brian Westbrook

62 Frank Gore

56 Travis Henry

56 Shaun Alexander

51 Willie Parker

48 Laurence Maroney

47 Rudi Johnson

45 Ronnie Brown

42 Maurice Jones-Drew

42 Willis McGahee

40 Edgerrin James

37 Thomas Jones

37 Brandon Jacobs

36 Cedric Benson

35 Clinton Portis

32 Marshawn Lynch

28 Jamal Lewis

25 Jerious Norwood

25 Brandon Jackson

24 Deuce McAllister

22 Ahman Green

21 Carnell Williams

19 DeAngelo Williams

18 Adrian Peterson (Min)

17 Marion Barber III

13 Ladell Betts

13 LaMont Jordan

13 Julius Jones

12 Tatum Bell

10 Fred Taylor

10 Kevin Jones

8 LenDale White

8 Chester Taylor

7 Mike Bell

7 Michael Turner

7 Tony Hunt

7 Warrick Dunn

7 DeShaun Foster

5 Chris Henry

5 Ron Dayne

5 Brian Leonard

5 Kenny Irons

5 Chris Brown

4 Priest Holmes

4 Vernand Morency

4 Michael Bush

4 Leon Washington

4 Lorenzo Booker

4 Adrian Peterson (CHI)

3 Reuben Droughns

3 Najeh Davenport

3 Michael Robinson

3 Michael Pittman

3 Maurice Morris

3 Dominic Rhodes

3 DeDe Dorsey

2 Garrett Wolfe

2 Kevin Faulk

2 Sammy Morris

1 T.J. Duckett

1 Noah Herron

1 Michael Bennett

1 Chris Perry

1 Jerome Harrison

1 Anthony Thomas

1 Corey Dillon

1 Greg Jones

1 Ricky Williams

1 Musa Smith

1 Correll Buckhalter

1 Kolby Smith

1 Kevan Barlow

1 Ahmad Bradshaw

1 Mike Anderson

1 Cedric Cobbs

1 Dwayne Wright

1 Antonio Pittman

1 Jason Wright

1 Verron Haynes

1 Marcel Shipp

 

TE

 

26 Antonio Gates

12 Jeremy Shockey

11 Vernon Davis

9 Kellen Winslow

8 Tony Gonzalez

8 Chris Cooley

7 Todd Heap

5 Randy McMichael

4 Jason Witten

3 L.J. Smith

3 Alge Crumpler

3 Eric Johnson

3 Benjamin Watson

3 Owen Daniels

2 Greg Olsen

2 Dallas Clark

1 Tony Scheffler

1 Bo Scaife

1 Daniel Graham

1 Jerramy Stevens

1 Heath Miller

1 David Martin

1 Ben Utecht

1 Leonard Pope

1 Zach Miller

1 Marcedes Lewis

1 Ben Troupe

 

WR

 

39 Steve Smith

34 Chad Johnson

32 Marvin Harrison

31 Reggie Wayne

29 Larry Fitzgerald

28 Terrell Owens

27 Marques Colston

26 Roy Williams

25 Andre Johnson

24 Torry Holt

24 Donald Driver

24 Anquan Boldin

23 Lee Evans

21 T.J. Houshmandzadeh

20 Randy Moss

20 Javon Walker

19 Hines Ward

18 Reggie Brown

16 Calvin Johnson

15 Plaxico Burress

13 Mark Clayton

11 Santana Moss

11 Joey Galloway

11 Braylon Edwards

11 D.J. Hackett

10 Jerricho Cotchery

10 Greg Jennings

10 Vincent Jackson

9 Chris Chambers

9 Santonio Holmes

9 Darrell Jackson

9 Laveranues Coles

8 Devery Henderson

8 Bernard Berrian

8 Deion Branch

7 Kevin Curtis

6 Ronald Curry

6 Matt Jones

5 Terry Glenn

5 Donte Stallworth

5 Derrick Mason

5 Mike Furrey

4 Jerry Porter

4 Wes Welker

4 Drew Bennett

4 Demetrius Williams

4 Anthony Gonzalez

3 Marty Booker

3 Brandon Marshall

3 Michael Jenkins

3 Joe Horn

3 Muhsin Muhammad

3 Eric Moulds

3 Brandon Jones

2 Craig Davis

2 Patrick Crayton

2 Isaac Bruce

2 Troy Williamson

2 Eddie Kennison

2 Dwayne Jarrett

2 Bobby Engram

2 Steve Smith

2 Mike Walker

2 Arnaz Battle

2 Brandon Stokley

2 Devin Hester

1 Amani Toomer

1 Drew Carter

1 Derek Hagan

1 Dennis Northcutt

1 Sinorice Moss

1 Bryant Johnson

1 Joe Jurevicius

1 David Boston

1 Robert Meachem

1 Ernest Wilford

1 David Givens

1 Mike Williams

1 Maurice Stovall

1 Sidney Rice

1 Ashley Lelie

1 Reggie Williams

1 Jacoby Jones

1 Keenan McCardell

1 Jabar Gaffney

1 Hank Baskett

1 Dwayne Bowe

1 Peerless Price

1 Ted GinnJr.

1 Rod Smith

1 Cedrick Wilson

1 Jason Hill

1 Roscoe Parrish

1 Michael Clayton

1 Chris Henry

[keggerz]

Just finished a tough auction. It had 14 teams and 20 man rosters with $200 salary cap which meant there was plenty of money to spend ($2800) and lots of players to get. Since it was a larger league, the top players went for much higher costs at times (about 20% inflated from a 12 man league).

 

I went in wanting to get a great QB (Six point passing TDs, -1 interceptions and 1/20 passing yardage), and I wanted to get 3 RBs that could play since we have a flex (QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, TE, Flex, PK and DEF). That was pretty hard to do and I probably overpaid for Palmer. I also got into bidding wars over and over and ended up with crappy WRs considering what I preferred. As always, for the want of maybe $5 extra I could have grabbed some nicer players but I spent early and had to watch players pass by. One point receptions. Standard performance otherwise. DEF and PK are worthless.

 

I wasn't all that happy until I went and saw what the other teams looked like. If Peterson comes through (The rookie) at all, I will be okay I think.

 

My roster:

 

QB 29 Carson Palmer

QB 2 Trent Green

 

RB 45 Ronnie Brown

RB 36 Cedric Benson

RB 18 Adrian Peterson

RB 4 Lorenzo Booker

RB 4 Adrian Peterson

RB 2 Sammy Morris

RB 1 Kolby Smith

RB 1 Kevan Barlow

 

TE 3 Alge Crumpler

TE 1 David Martin

 

WR 25 Andre Johnson

WR 16 Calvin Johnson

WR 5 Derrick Mason

WR 3 Michael Jenkins

WR 1 Sidney Rice

WR 1 Ashley Lelie

 

DEF 2 Dallas Cowboys

 

K 1 Jeff Wilkins

The auction (not including DEF and PK)

QB

 

42 Peyton Manning

29 Carson Palmer

28 Tom Brady

26 Marc Bulger

22 Drew Brees

22 Donovan McNabb

16 Jon Kitna

11 Ben Roethlisberger

11 Vince Young

9 Matt Hasselbeck

9 Tony Romo

8 Philip Rivers

7 Jay Cutler

5 Brett Favre

5 Matt Leinart nice value on these 3

4 J.P. Losman

4 Jake Delhomme

4 Alex Smith

3 Eli Manning

3 Jason Campbell

3 Rex Grossman

3 Chad Pennington

2 Matt Schaub

2 Trent Green

2 Joey Harrington

2 Daunte Culpepper

1 Steve McNair

1 Brodie Croyle

1 David Carr

1 JaMarcus Russell

1 Josh McCown

1 Byron Leftwich

1 Michael Vick

1 Brady Quinn

1 Jeff Garcia

 

RB

 

98 LaDainian Tomlinson

84 Steven Jackson

70 Larry Johnson

68 Reggie Bush

68 Joseph Addai

65 Brian Westbrook

62 Frank Gore

56 Travis Henry

56 Shaun Alexander

51 Willie Parker

48 Laurence Maroney

47 Rudi Johnson

45 Ronnie Brown

42 Maurice Jones-Drew

42 Willis McGahee

40 Edgerrin James

37 Thomas Jones

37 Brandon Jacobs

36 Cedric Benson

35 Clinton Portis

32 Marshawn Lynch

28 Jamal Lewis

25 Jerious Norwood

25 Brandon Jackson

24 Deuce McAllister

22 Ahman Green

21 Carnell Williams

19 DeAngelo Williams

18 Adrian Peterson (Min)

17 Marion Barber III

13 Ladell Betts

13 LaMont Jordan

13 Julius Jones

12 Tatum Bell

10 Fred Taylor

10 Kevin Jones

8 LenDale White

8 Chester Taylor

7 Mike Bell

7 Michael Turner

7 Tony Hunt

7 Warrick Dunn

7 DeShaun Foster

5 Chris Henry

5 Ron Dayne

5 Brian Leonard

5 Kenny Irons

5 Chris Brown

4 Priest Holmes

4 Vernand Morency

4 Michael Bush

4 Leon Washington

4 Lorenzo Booker

4 Adrian Peterson (CHI)

3 Reuben Droughns

3 Najeh Davenport

3 Michael Robinson

3 Michael Pittman

3 Maurice Morris

3 Dominic Rhodes

3 DeDe Dorsey

2 Garrett Wolfe

2 Kevin Faulk

2 Sammy Morris

1 T.J. Duckett

1 Noah Herron

1 Michael Bennett

1 Chris Perry

1 Jerome Harrison

1 Anthony Thomas

1 Corey Dillon

1 Greg Jones

1 Ricky Williams

1 Musa Smith

1 Correll Buckhalter

1 Kolby Smith

1 Kevan Barlow

1 Ahmad Bradshaw

1 Mike Anderson

1 Cedric Cobbs

1 Dwayne Wright

1 Antonio Pittman

1 Jason Wright

1 Verron Haynes

1 Marcel Shipp

 

TE

 

26 Antonio Gates

12 Jeremy Shockey

11 Vernon Davis

9 Kellen Winslow

8 Tony Gonzalez

8 Chris Cooley these 2 comparatively are great values

7 Todd Heap

5 Randy McMichael

4 Jason Witten

3 L.J. Smith

3 Alge Crumpler

3 Eric Johnson

3 Benjamin Watson

3 Owen Daniels

2 Greg Olsen

2 Dallas Clark

1 Tony Scheffler

1 Bo Scaife

1 Daniel Graham

1 Jerramy Stevens

1 Heath Miller

1 David Martin

1 Ben Utecht

1 Leonard Pope

1 Zach Miller

1 Marcedes Lewis

1 Ben Troupe

 

WR

 

39 Steve Smith

34 Chad Johnson

32 Marvin Harrison

31 Reggie Wayne

29 Larry Fitzgerald

28 Terrell Owens

27 Marques Colston

26 Roy Williams

25 Andre Johnson

24 Torry Holt wow only $9 more for this pair vs Smitty

24 Donald Driver

24 Anquan Boldin

23 Lee Evans

21 T.J. Houshmandzadeh

20 Randy Moss

20 Javon Walker

19 Hines Ward

18 Reggie Brown

16 Calvin Johnson

15 Plaxico Burress

13 Mark Clayton

11 Santana Moss

11 Joey Galloway

11 Braylon Edwards

11 D.J. Hackett

10 Jerricho Cotchery

10 Greg Jennings

10 Vincent Jackson

9 Chris Chambers

9 Santonio Holmes

9 Darrell Jackson

9 Laveranues Coles

8 Devery Henderson

8 Bernard Berrian

8 Deion Branch

7 Kevin Curtis

6 Ronald Curry

6 Matt Jones

5 Terry Glenn

5 Donte Stallworth

5 Derrick Mason

5 Mike Furrey

4 Jerry Porter

4 Wes Welker

4 Drew Bennett

4 Demetrius Williams

4 Anthony Gonzalez

3 Marty Booker

3 Brandon Marshall

3 Michael Jenkins

3 Joe Horn

3 Muhsin Muhammad

3 Eric Moulds

3 Brandon Jones

2 Craig Davis

2 Patrick Crayton

2 Isaac Bruce

2 Troy Williamson

2 Eddie Kennison

2 Dwayne Jarrett

2 Bobby Engram

2 Steve Smith

2 Mike Walker

2 Arnaz Battle

2 Brandon Stokley

2 Devin Hester

1 Amani Toomer

1 Drew Carter

1 Derek Hagan

1 Dennis Northcutt

1 Sinorice Moss

1 Bryant Johnson

1 Joe Jurevicius

1 David Boston

1 Robert Meachem

1 Ernest Wilford

1 David Givens

1 Mike Williams

1 Maurice Stovall

1 Sidney Rice

1 Ashley Lelie

1 Reggie Williams

1 Jacoby Jones

1 Keenan McCardell

1 Jabar Gaffney

1 Hank Baskett

1 Dwayne Bowe

1 Peerless Price

1 Ted GinnJr.

1 Rod Smith

1 Cedrick Wilson

1 Jason Hill

1 Roscoe Parrish

1 Michael Clayton

1 Chris Henry

 

DMD, overall I like your team but after WR1 I would have rather seen someone like housh for $21 then Calvin and Mason for $21 combined

Edited August 9, 2007 by keggerz

[DMD]

 

DMD, overall I like your team but after WR1 I would have rather seen someone like housh for $21 then Calvin and Mason for $21 combined

 

The problem with a 14 team league auction is that there are plenty of guys driving up prices so talent is expensive and yet plenty of guys still with money so that bargains later are very hard. I went for a middle ground and it quickly became apparent that while I could get the 3 RB and QB that I wanted, the rest of the positions were going to suffer. That did not bother me with TE, PK or DEF but WR is my problem area far as I am concerned. What happened was that I took Calvin Johnson and Adnre Johnson at bad times in the draft for a great value though I am generally okay with what I got. But my WR3 really suffered and I kept missing very nice players by maybe $2 that I no longer had. But after I looked at those teams with WR depth, none of them have the RB/QB that I do.

 

If I had it to do over, I would have followed my original plan and gone for Kitna to save a few bucks and have a good QB. I was also pissed that someone threw Lorenzo Booker out pretty early when there was a lot of money left and I had to pay $4 for my MIA backup while Michael Bennett only went for $1. Oh well - an auction is always fun and you never know what is going to happen.

 

Going in I knew that in a 14 team league, you almost cannot build a very balanced team to win, you have to have as many high-scoring stars as you can and fill in best you can on other positions. So I went for QB and RB strength where the points and consistency was.

 

There were a few decent values (Holt surprised everyone) but for an auction there were far fewer than usual because of the 14 teams and deep rosters.

[Roo]

Thanks DMD - man that looks like it was a tough go. Unbelievable prices on the the top RBs - did those teams suffer? I think in that situation I go for three solid backs (i.e. Benson Rudi MJD) grab a QB with upside (Leinhart maybe) and spend the rest on a stud WR with two suitable guys to back him up. Easy to say in retrospect though

[DemonKnight]

Thanks fer posting DMD. My local $ league is 16 man $200 auction and I rarely see anything aproximating a mock draft for that league. Defeniitly upped the coverage of auction leagues this year.

 

 

Bush 68 and MJD 42. I would take MJD and 26 bucks any day over Bush.

[kingfish247]

Thanks DMD - man that looks like it was a tough go.

Indeed.

 

For the price of CJ and since it's a PPR, I would've liked to have Branch/Coles to team with AJ.

 

Without seeing the other teams, it seems you'll have an advantage at RBs... especially over those that spent 60+ for one starter.

[detlef]

Indeed.

 

For the price of CJ and since it's a PPR, I would've liked to have Branch/Coles to team with AJ.

 

Without seeing the other teams, it seems you'll have an advantage at RBs... especially over those that spent 60+ for one starter.

Especially if that starter is Reggie Bush at 68

[Sturphy]

I dunno bout yer TE's there DMD. Alge is sounding like a problem to me this year (injury, no Vick, who are Petrino's past TE studs?, etc), and David Martin may lose his job. The Courtney Anderson signing is not good news on the Martin front. Plus, as a Packer fan, I can assure you Martin will disappoint.

 

That's just what jumped out at me. I haven't run many auction drafts, so maybe I'm missing something.

Edited August 9, 2007 by Sturphy

[DMD]

I dunno bout yer TE's there DMD. Alge is sounding like a problem to me this year (injury, no Vick, who are Petrino's past TE studs?, etc), and David Martin may lose his job. The Courtney Anderson signing is not good news on the Martin front. Plus, as a Packer fan, I can assure you Martin will disappoint.

 

That's just what jumped out at me. I haven't run many auction drafts, so maybe I'm missing something.

 

TE's went at the end and I missed out on several by a dollar or two

 

But TE's do not score that much in this league and I wasn't going to worry about it too much. When I got Crumpler, I was happy to only have to spend $3 on him and Martin was just a throw-in backup. Martin is marginally interesting going into a Cam Cameron offense though I would agree with you that he's certainly never been anything special so far. I actually wanted to grab Zach Miller from OAK but could not find his name when my time came. I think I will swap Martin out for Miller in week one.

[The Holy Roller]

I'm in a 16 team auction with $175. Yours is the first auction even close to size/money. Thanks for the info. And I agree with your comments that with that many owners and that much money it is very difficult to get a solid at all positions team. I like what you did a lot. And agree with the Kitna thought.

[BeeR]

uh yeah $3 for a superior TE in a $250 league is dirt cheap. And I kinda like Martin as a sleeper/project.

 

What I don't get is how/why QBs went so cheap-?

 

Pretty good team all things considered I think, and altho I have no faith at all in R Brown, you have some depth at RB that I bet others don't have.

 

And $98 for LT is high. So was the guy who won him I think.

[mroban]

The problem with a 14 team league auction is that there are plenty of guys driving up prices so talent is expensive and yet plenty of guys still with money so that bargains later are very hard. I went for a middle ground and it quickly became apparent that while I could get the 3 RB and QB that I wanted, the rest of the positions were going to suffer. That did not bother me with TE, PK or DEF but WR is my problem area far as I am concerned. What happened was that I took Calvin Johnson and Adnre Johnson at bad times in the draft for a great value though I am generally okay with what I got. But my WR3 really suffered and I kept missing very nice players by maybe $2 that I no longer had. But after I looked at those teams with WR depth, none of them have the RB/QB that I do.

 

If I had it to do over, I would have followed my original plan and gone for Kitna to save a few bucks and have a good QB. I was also pissed that someone threw Lorenzo Booker out pretty early when there was a lot of money left and I had to pay $4 for my MIA backup while Michael Bennett only went for $1. Oh well - an auction is always fun and you never know what is going to happen.

 

Going in I knew that in a 14 team league, you almost cannot build a very balanced team to win, you have to have as many high-scoring stars as you can and fill in best you can on other positions. So I went for QB and RB strength where the points and consistency was.

 

There were a few decent values (Holt surprised everyone) but for an auction there were far fewer than usual because of the 14 teams and deep rosters.

 

Surprised me that Cedric Benson went so low compared to Addai and Bush. Cedric could be a nice value this year because I think he has great upside at that price.

 

I like the Sidney Rice pick. I think he is going to get a chance to be a starter in Minnesota (not that their passing game is going to be anything exciting).

 

I am in a similar league (but its 12 teams and keeper legaue, so most of the top RBs are kept). My dilemma is whether or not to keep Brady or Kitna (Brady I need to pay $26 for, Kitna $9). I have LJ and FWP so the only place the extra money helps me is to either get a 2nd top 5 WR (rather than a top 15) or maybe do a little better than MBIII with my 3rd RB spot (I can keep him for $17 which about what he will go for at my auction). If I had an extra $15 I could maybe get Marshawn Lynch (but given the scarcity at RB he likely will go higher than that).

 

Since the extra bucks wont really guarantee me anything, I think Brady is the better play and is money well spent (especially since we lose -2 for INTs in my league).

[The Holy Roller]

Surprised me that Cedric Benson went so low compared to Addai and Bush. Cedric could be a nice value this year because I think he has great upside at that price.

 

I like the Sidney Rice pick. I think he is going to get a chance to be a starter in Minnesota (not that their passing game is going to be anything exciting).

 

I am in a similar league (but its 12 teams and keeper legaue, so most of the top RBs are kept). My dilemma is whether or not to keep Brady or Kitna (Brady I need to pay $26 for, Kitna $9). I have LJ and FWP so the only place the extra money helps me is to either get a 2nd top 5 WR (rather than a top 15) or maybe do a little better than MBIII with my 3rd RB spot (I can keep him for $17 which about what he will go for at my auction). If I had an extra $15 I could maybe get Marshawn Lynch (but given the scarcity at RB he likely will go higher than that).

 

Since the extra bucks wont really guarantee me anything, I think Brady is the better play and is money well spent (especially since we lose -2 for INTs in my league).

 

Bingo.