Shaft Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) Torn Achilles https://www.nfl.com/news/rams-rb-cam-akers-suffers-torn-achilles-training Edited July 20, 2021 by Shaft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) And this is why you don't have drafts early. Adrian Peterson? Edited July 20, 2021 by irish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Let's just hope the kid can have a good recovery, the offense takes a major hit with his loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 (edited) Drafted Xavier Jones with the final pick in our rookie/free agent draft immediately after the NFL draft. 50 TDs (rushing, receiving and even passed for 2) in college. Tied former Rams great Eric Dickerson's TD rush/receive record at SMU. Outstanding highlight film since, you know... everything is a TD. Diving over the top, up the middle, run outside, passing, receiving, juke the entire 11 man defense. He has a highlight for all. Not invited to the Combine last year. UDFA made the team even with a COVID affected non-off-season. Wishful thinking, I'm sure! .... Bell or Peterson? Maybe. Gurley after the contract fiasco and they know his medicals... nope. Edited July 20, 2021 by Riffraff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Todd Gurley step on up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Good to know in case I get offered a trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, League_Champion said: Todd Gurley step on up. This would probably make some sense, given his familiarity with the club and now the team's absolute need at the position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 4 hours ago, irish said: And this is why you don't have drafts early. Adrian Peterson? No, this is just a calculated risk that is greater earlier in the offseason. Since I do a whole lot of best balls through FFPC, I enjoy doing some drafts early (as in now), and some closer to training camp and then to the start of the season. If I only played in one or two leagues, then yes, closer to the start of the season would be preferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Big Country said: No, this is just a calculated risk that is greater earlier in the offseason. Since I do a whole lot of best balls through FFPC, I enjoy doing some drafts early (as in now), and some closer to training camp and then to the start of the season. If I only played in one or two leagues, then yes, closer to the start of the season would be preferred. Right, completely agreed. I'm just stating my 2 cents, in that, if I'm paying (especially big money) to be in a league/ leagues, there's no way in hell I'd be wanting to be saddled with losing my 2nd round pick before preseason games have even started. But I do understand the fun, challenge and intrigue in drafting early, especially nabbing guys in later rounds that end up having top end of the draft production when all is said and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn5033 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Well SOB, he was going to be my free keeper in both of my leagues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Muto Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 6 hours ago, irish said: And this is why you don't have drafts early. Adrian Peterson? Or is Henderson the reason why you DO do drafts early. It works both ways. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 hours ago, Henry Muto said: Or is Henderson the reason why you DO do drafts early. It works both ways. Exactly, which is what I meant when I stated this above - But I do understand the fun, challenge and intrigue in drafting early, especially nabbing guys in later rounds that end up having top end of the draft production when all is said and done. Henderson or Xavier Jones could be guys like that. Those types of leagues are for the shrewd owners, the sharks of the fantasy world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaft Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, irish said: Those types of leagues are for the shrewd owners, the sharks of the fantasy world. Then you're perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Shaft said: Then you're perfect! You speak nothing but the truth. Agreed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Muto Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) I understand not wanting to do a local league early. I do both my local redraft leagues on Labor Day weekend. I have done this since 1990 and I wouldn't want those leagues early because of this kind of stuff. Now as far as high stakes leagues I want to draft early, I want to draft in the middle and I want to draft right before the season. I want to take that chance I might get lucky and get value on guys who move way up the board because of hype ala last year I got CEH in the 7th round of an April draft (pre NFL draft) then he moved to round 2/3 then he moved to round 1 after D Will opted out. I had a 1st round pick in the 7th of course he ended up being worth about a 7th round pick. I have already drafted about 40 teams and 7 of them had Akers so that blows. When your doing 100 leagues you take those risks. All this said pretty much every one of my teams that have had the best finishes have been teams I have drafted after the 3rd preseason game from 1-7 days before that fist open day Thursday game. 2012 I had an NFFC team finish 1st and 4th overall both drafts happened within 3 days of that opening game. Monday for the Championship team and Tuesday for the 4th place team. Pretty nuts to think I drafted those teams on back to back days. 2014 My RTS team that finished 1st overall drafted 6 days before that opening game on a Friday. 2014 I had another RTS finish 11th overall without a 1st round pick (Had AP for 1 game then he got suspended for season) I drafted this team the next day the Saturday 5 days before opening day. 2015 My RTS team that almost won it all (damn you AJ Green 1 more catch!) I drafted on Sunday 4 days before opening day. 2017 I had an FFPC team that was in the top 20 overall going into the final week I drafted that team on Tuesday 2 days before opening day. 2020 My main event team that finished #1 in the regular season I drafted on the Friday the day after the opening game. Edited July 22, 2021 by Henry Muto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millworkguy Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Thinking of drafting, signed up for my 1st couple of mfl10's. Abet private so they haven't started yet, but I forgotten about them after not doing any last yr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 On 7/20/2021 at 2:28 PM, League_Champion said: Todd Gurley step on up. not a chance. He did not leave the Rams on good terms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Dcat said: not a chance. He did not leave the Rams on good terms. It's a business, $$$$ talks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcat Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, League_Champion said: It's a business, $$$$ talks. He's not worth any money frankly. He's toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, Dcat said: He's not worth any money frankly. He's toast. You may be right. I think with limited touches he still may have some value to a team. He had no trouble finding the end zone last season but with this injury he can deteriorate quickly. I'd still be shocked if he didn't end up somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I sense that Gurley did not leave on the best of terms - I think the Rams had to still pay him $20 million in dead money from the bum deal they signed. No way they will take him back IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, DMD said: I sense that Gurley did not leave on the best of terms - I think the Rams had to still pay him $20 million in dead money from the bum deal they signed. No way they will take him back IMO. Maybe they do and tell him they already paid him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 hours ago, DMD said: I sense that Gurley did not leave on the best of terms - I think the Rams had to still pay him $20 million in dead money from the bum deal they signed. No way they will take him back IMO. 2021 Deadcap - Rams are paying him $8.4mil to -not- play for them https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/todd-gurley-16734/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrab Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 14 hours ago, Riffraff said: 2021 Deadcap - Rams are paying him $8.4mil to -not- play for them https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/todd-gurley-16734/ Offer him $1.6M and call it an even $10M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League_Champion Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 11:06 PM, Riffraff said: 2021 Deadcap - Rams are paying him $8.4mil to -not- play for them https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/atlanta-falcons/todd-gurley-16734/ It's dead cap money that's on the books whether Gurley is there or not. They aren't paying him anything, that money is long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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