Bruno Boys Fantasy Football

Written by Marc Caviglia

On Tuesday July 26, 2011, the Bruno Boys had the privilege in participating in the third annual Pros vs. Joes Draftmaster League hosted by the Fantasy Football Players Champtionship (FFPC). What is unique about this league is that it pairs six industry experts with six big money FFPC players in a league in which the winner is determined not by wins or losses, however by how many points their team scores from Week 1 to Week 17.  Also this is what I like to call a “pitch and ditch” league. You draft your team and don’t touch your roster at all. Instead, your optimal starting lineup is determined each week by how many fantasy points they score. Think of it like “best ball” in golf. For example, you are required to start one kicker and I own Neil Rackers and Nick Folk. Instead of picking which kicker I will start each week, I automatically get the points of whatever kicker scores more. Simple? I think so…

This draft consisted of 26 rounds as well and had no requirements on the amount of players you can take at one position. Want to draft 12 running backs, go for it, just make sure you have at least one player at each position. The starting requirements that we will receive points on each week are QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, TE, FLEX, FLEX, K, D/ST.  Scoring is PPR, however in all FFPC formats they reward the tight end position 1.5 points per reception, rather than the traditional one point per reception at each position. This significantly changes draft strategy and adds a lot more value to the tight end position.

Below you will see how the draft played out. I had the No. 1 overall pick and went with Arian Foster. While I feel the gap between Foster and Jamaal Charles at No.1 in PPR leagues is close, Foster’s gets the ball at the goaline and plays in a more advanced, high-powered Houston Texans offense. Even if he fails to repeat his fantasy football MVP 2010 season, his production won’t let his fantasy owners down. The numbers before the start of each players name is the round that specific player was selected in.

QUARTERBACKS

2.12 Philip Rivers, QB, San Diego Chargers
20.12 Cam Newton, QB, Carolina Panthers
25.01 Marc Bulger, QB, Baltimore Ravens

RUNNING BACKS

1.01 Arian Foster, RB, Houston Texans
5.01 Felix Jones, RB, Dallas Cowboys
6.12 Ryan Grant, RB, Green Bay Packers
9.01 Mikel LeShoure, RB, Detroit Lions
13.01 DeMarco Murray, RB, Dallas Cowboys
16.12 Ben Tate, RB, Houston Texans
26.12 Isaac Redman, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

WIDE RECEIVERS

3.01 Reggie Wayne, WR, Indianpolis Colts
4.12 Marques Colston, WR, New Orleans Saints
7.01 Mario Manningham, WR, New York Giants
10.12 Davone Bess, WR, Miami Dolphins
12.12 Malcom Floyd, WR, San Diego Chargers
15.01 Titus Young, WR, Detroit Lions
18.12 Jacoby Jones, WR, Houston Texans
19.01 Plaxico Burress, WR, Free Agent
24.12 Terrell Owens, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

TIGHT ENDS

8.12 Dustin Keller, TE, New York Jets
11.01 Jermaine Gresham, TE, Cincinnati Bengals
17.01 Lance Kendricks, TE, St. Louis Rams

KICKERS

21.01 Neil Rackers, K, Houston Texans
22.12 Nick Folk, K, New York Jets

TEAM DEFENSE

14.12 D/ST Pittsburgh Steelers D/ST
23.01 D/ST St. Louis Rams D/ST

You can take a look at the entire draft here:  FFPC Pros vs. Joes Draft Results