NFL Fantasy Football

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David Grobler
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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by David Grobler » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:03 pm

Alex Holowczak wrote:Excellent. :D

I look forward to tonight's draft, at 7:30pm.
yes...good luck all...just got time to do a little bit of prep...but an 8 player league is fairly easy....more tricky when its 16 (which I have some experience of !)

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Matthew Turner » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:10 pm

I have no experience of how the draft will work, but we'll give it a go and apologies in advance if I am slow getting the hang of it.

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by David Grobler » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:21 pm

there will be a timer Im guessing...so when its your turn to pick...you need to be quick !
Pick the best running back...a couple of wide receivers...best QB etc...its easy ( not !)
Oh....dont pick any Eagle players (cos they are mine !)

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Matthew Turner » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:25 pm

best and eagles not words you see together too often :D

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Eoin Devane » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:37 pm

Good to see the trash talk starting early! :) Looking forward to the draft in just under an hour.

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David Grobler
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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by David Grobler » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:43 pm

Ive not been part of a draft for 3 years...its interesting to see that there are some names very familiar...and some that Ive never heard of :-)
Ive just looked at the bookie odds...and Eagles apparently have no chance ! still...what do they know eh ?

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Alex Holowczak » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:55 pm

There's a 90-second clock on each draft pick. With 8 teams and 15 rounds, there are 120 picks. I don't want to be around for 3 hours, so hopefully people beat the 90-second clock and pick more quickly!

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by David Grobler » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:59 pm

Alex Holowczak wrote:There's a 90-second clock on each draft pick. With 8 teams and 15 rounds, there are 120 picks. I don't want to be around for 3 hours, so hopefully people beat the 90-second clock and pick more quickly!
hopefully so....but...Id be surprised if it was over in 2 hours !
Anyway...the draft is the best thing !

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Alex Holowczak » Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:02 pm

Well, I'm into the draft. I appear to have the fifth pick. A Rook and a Hard Place is 1st overall.

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Steven Gardner » Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:23 pm

Just getting home, I'll be logged in shortly.

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Eoin Devane » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:25 pm

Well that draft was good fun. Looking forward to the Week 1 matchups now!

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Steven Gardner » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:26 pm

it was certainly speedy!

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Alex Holowczak » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:27 pm

Well, I'm reasonably happy with my draft. Managed to get Rodgers and Graham, the #1 QB and #1 TE respectively. Also got the #1 K a bit earlier than expected due to the client crashing. :(

Might not even pick Rodgers in week 1... Rogers at San Francisco, or Dalton at Chicago? Hmm... :?

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Matthew Turner » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:28 pm

It all seemed to work very well for me and I am pretty happy with my team.

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Re: NFL Fantasy Football

Post by Steven Gardner » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:30 pm

Yeah I'm quite happy, might need a TE for the first couple of weeks, I didn't realise Gronk wouldn't be back for the start of the season :(