Continuing with the season recaps, here are other installments in the series:
SiriusXM IDP League
Dirty Dozen League
Maximum Security League
Team UTH Dynasty League
Delta 11 Dynasty League
Delta 12 Dynasty League
This league was originally drafted in 2013 and I loved the startup draft results. I just missed out on the playoffs in year one, coming down to the final week of the regular season. With a stocked wide receiver depth chart and the flexibility to go 1RB-4WR in the starting lineup, I planned on consistently making a title run in 2014 and beyond.
- 12 teams, 0.5 RB PPR, 1.0 WR-TE
- 22-man rosters
- Start 1-1-2-1 with two RB-WR-TE flex
2014 Rookie Draft Haul
1.03 Bishop Sankey
I broke my BPA rule here with no viable running back on my roster and a deep crop of wide receivers. Not smart as I rarely started Sankey this season and even when I did, he was a shadow of the impact I expected. Any of the picks in the rest of round one would have been more impactful this season and better bets long-term.
1.05 Eric Ebron
Love the talent and did not expect anything from Ebron in 2014. Top-drafted tight ends rarely bust, but surely Ebron is more affordable on the dynasty trade market today than a mid-1st. Luckily, the player I should have taken here, fell to me at 1.08….
1.08 Odell Beckham
No comment needed, turning into a weekly difference-maker shortly after seeing the field mid-season.
3.04 Jerick McKinnon
McKinnon was the easy third round rookie pick for me in 2014 and has been a profitable move to-date.
4.08 Charles Sims
In addition to Jerick McKinnon, I collected Sims in the middle rounds of rookie drafts often in 2014.
5.08 James White
Ended up flipping White prior to the season for a literal windfall of future value.
Noteworthy Moves
In addition to the rookie draft, here are the moves of note:
8.4.2014 Traded James White, 2016 3rd for 2016 1st
When White got some preseason buzz and another came knocking for White via trade, I heeded Doug Veatch’s advice and held him over a barrel. The other team is a playoff contender, but even if this deal was White-3.01 for 1.12, I love it long-term.
8.20.2014 Added C.J. Anderson
I was agressive in adding Anderson as I love to hedge against running backs who I am concerned about regarding their talent (read: Montee Ball).
8.27.2014 Was offered Martellus Bennett, 2015 3rd for Travis Kelce
I would go back and accept this if using Doc Brown’s time machine. Bennett was a beast for most of this season (where I could have used an upgrade at tight end) and the future 3rd ended up as 3.08 as a bonus.
9.3.2014 Added Latavius Murray
My roster was tight on the backend, but managed to add Murray prior to the season *just in case* Darren McFadden and Maurice Jones-Drew were done (they were).
9.10.2014 Added Justin Forsett
Forsett saved my running back-deficient roster. I started him most weeks. Thank you waiver wire.
11.13.2014 Was Offered Lamar Miller for my 2015 1st + 3rd
Miller would have helped my running back group down the stretch and that first rounder was looking like a back-of-the-round pick. I like Miller and this would have been a positive value move looking back.
12.3.2014 Added Jonathan Stewart
I took a stab on Stewart as I needed running back depth and Stewart has easily looked like the best back in Carolina this season. My expectations long-term for the oft-injured Stewart are not high, but he has been a top performer to close the fantasy season.
The Season
Like 2013, I was fighting for a playoff spot until the final week of the regular season. Victory points are the method of standing in this league, so up to four points are available to a team each week. After Week 10, I was three points down from the final playoff spot (4th place) and tied with three other teams at 21 points. I caught fire over the final four weeks with 16 points – the maximum possible – as I finished with a three-point cushion on the No.4 seed. I crushed the No.1 seed in the semi-finals by more than 50 points and won a low-scoring matchup (thanks for the sweat Andrew Luck) in the title game to secure the title. This six-game stretch was one of my strongest for any dynasty team in my ownership history. In addition to the title, I won the total points title for 16 weeks.
Season-Ending Roster
QB
Andrew Luck, Mark Sanchez
RB
Christine Michael, Bishop Sankey, Latavius Murray, Charles Sims, Justin Forsett, Jonathan Stewart, Robert Turbin, Lorenzo Taliaferro
WR
Dez Bryant, Julio Jones, Odell Beckham, Alshon Jeffery, Michael Floyd, Justin Hunter, Cordarrelle Patterson, Chris Hogan
TE
Eric Ebron, Travis Kelce, Ladarius Green
Rookie Picks
1.12, 3.12
Outlook
There is plenty of upside at the running back position heading into 2015 as Justin Forsett was a band-aid when I needed a warm body this season. My starting four wide receivers can go toe-to-toe with any team in dynasty. Imagine if Michael Floyd and Cordarelle Patterson had not been unstartable for a majority of the season.
