Just two weeks left to go

Just two weeks left to go until the start of the NFL season. Okay two weeks and a day. Starting Friday I start my string of drafts for Fantasy Football. On Friday it will kick off with an auction draft. Some players are already off the board as they were kept from last season.

The players kept are: Andrew Luck $15, AJ Green $36, AP $42, T. Richardson $38, B. Marshall $33, and D. Martin $31. I did not keep a player as I didn't see any players worth keeping that I think I could get at similar or less cost than I paid last year. Rumor has it that we will be down a few teams this year due to schedule conflicts. The annual drama around when the draft is going to be is a bane of mine. I just wish leagues would set the day and time that a draft will take place annually and owners need to mark their calendars accordingly.

We will all get $200 cap room to fill our 14 team roster. In this league, I must start 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR/TE, Flex (RB/WR/TE), K and a D. Typically I try to get three solid RB's by allocating roughly 50% of my funds on RB's due to the flex option. Then again, there are a few second tier WR's or TE's that may fill the bill as well for that flex position. Brees, Rodgers, P-Manning, and Brady will all demand top dollar. If I keep $40 for QB's then I don't see I can go for one of these.

On Sunday is another draft that contains keepers. We are able to keep a player for two years in a row and up to two players a year but they cannot be from the same position. We also get to keep a developmental player if we drafted a rookie the year before That keeper means we must give up a draft pick 2 rounds earlier than last year draft. I didn't draft a rookie last year so I am left picking 12th since I won the league last year. No snake draft either. I have Megatron, Julio and Graham as my WR corp..I will keep Megatron as he won't last til the 12th pick. My RB's are pathetic - Stephen Jackson, Vick Ballard, Marcel Reece, Bryce Brown, and Wells. Question for this draft is do I keep a RB or do I keep Graham as the 24th pick?

Well back to the news sources to make sure I have my eye on all the updates. Some notable information that I read over the past days.

1. Cruz is on crutches - should be ready for week 1.
2. RGIII - sounds like could be out til Washington's bye week.
3. L.Bell - foot injury has him out for 4-6 weeks
4. D. Keller - gone for the season
5. Vick is the starter for Chip Kelley and the Eagles.
6. Weeden is the starter in Cleveland - wasn't sure that was in question.
7. Jonathon Stewart may start the year on the PUP list

Stay tuned for more updates as the week go on. Also, does anyone have a great auction value website?