Madden 16 Fantasy Draft CFM

[unc_kobw]

With every new release of Madden, there comes the different ideas on how to keep the game interesting. For the past three years myself and around eight friends have started a Franchise. Basically everyone jumps at the opportunity to get the best team and those who don't get who they want are pretty disappointed. This year I'm going to change it up and we will be having our first fantasy draft. I've messed around and done a few fantasy drafts on my own, but never anything serious.

I'm looking for some opinions on the best way to build a team through a fantasy draft. Some people might want to start with a talented young QB like Andrew Luck, but I think there are plenty of QB's on the game I can win with so I don't want to take one too soon. With this years new WR-CB interaction some of us might want a dominant WR or a lockdown CB. And we all know with this being a game that a lot of players will get picked higher by users just because of their physical attributes, but the CPU teams will pick smart most of the time and get the best players.

Anyways, who do you guys think are some of the best players to build a team around? And not only that, but what positions would you be targeting in the early stages and what positions could you wait on and still get in the later rounds?

ETA: What I have found out so far is elite QB's dominate the first 8 or so picks. Then usually Sherman and Von Miller are the first two defensive guys taken. Then it's about up for grabs.

[Sheba2011]

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With every new release of Madden, there comes the different ideas on how to keep the game interesting. For the past three years myself and around eight friends have started a Franchise. Basically everyone jumps at the opportunity to get the best team and those who don't get who they want are pretty disappointed. This year I'm going to change it up and we will be having our first fantasy draft. I've messed around and done a few fantasy drafts on my own, but never anything serious.

I'm looking for some opinions on the best way to build a team through a fantasy draft. Some people might want to start with a talented young QB like Andrew Luck, but I think there are plenty of QB's on the game I can win with so I don't want to take one too soon. With this years new WR-CB interaction some of us might want a dominant WR or a lockdown CB. And we all know with this being a game that a lot of players will get picked higher by users just because of their physical attributes, but the CPU teams will pick smart most of the time and get the best players.

Anyways, who do you guys think are some of the best players to build a team around? And not only that, but what positions would you be targeting in the early stages and what positions could you wait on and still get in the later rounds?

I would wait to see how the new passing game works out this year. If it works as advertised we could finally see a difference between starters and backups. If it works the three most important positions would be QB, CB and WR.

[EricFreakingBerry]

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Also, with penalties being a larger focus apparently....you may want to pickup a franchise tackle somewhat early on. It mostly still just depends on the offense/defense you want to run. I generally build power teams (I'll switch up occasionally to play differently) but I will build a solid offensive line and be very stout at DT and MLB. However, I agree a pair of good corners will be imperative this year, too.

[ATLBrayden]

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Pay attention to how the other team drafts and make your picks off of that, but don't restrict yourself to that. Keep your eyes peeled for elite talents and young players who develop well (Eric Reid, Kenny Vaccaro, Jeremy Hill, Tyrann Mathieu etc).

There are plenty of RBs to go around (Peterson, Charles, Murray, Lynch, Hill, Lacy, Bernard, Bell, etc), those usually don't go until late.

You may want to grab a corner early, there aren't too many elite corners, but there are young ones that develop well (Rhodes, Fuller, etc). There are plenty of safeties (ET3, Kam, Will Hill, Elam, Reid, Bethea, Vaccaro, McCourty, Clinton-Dix, etc), and don't forget you can play FS at SS, SS at FS, Tackle at Guard, DE at DT, etc, etc.

There are a good amount of QBs but don't wait too long, you might miss out on a guy you were waiting late on like Carr and get stuck with Fitzpatrick or Mallett.

There are tons of WRs to go around but most of the elite ones get taken quick, you can wait on them but you will most likely get stuck with a shorty or two later on. There are always guys with high potential like Cordarrelle or Kelvin late in the draft however, just keep track of who's left. Go deep in the WR list, you might miss someone who is a different overall than you thought.

There are a lot of OL, but only a few really elite ones, try to grab young beasts like Tyron Smith or Zack Martin early, if you don't feel like it just wait and look at other young guys who could develop well. Pay attention to the STR of the OL and DL you are drafting, you don't want to draft a guy with high ratings but 78STR.

Go through NFL rosters before the draft and find a big list of guys you could want, write down all the position groups then order who you want from highest to lowest at each position.

I fantasy draft every single franchise with my brother and we pretty much know who's gonna end up looking like what, maybe do a few solo fantasy drafts and simulate to see who ends up doing well.

[unc_kobw]

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My plan was to make a Draft Board and order the players by position. I just don't want to reach to high on one position that I could have waited on and get stuck with someone who doesn't fit my scheme later on. It will take some time playing the game to see what direction I want to take my team, but I'm not sure yet if I want to be run or pass heavy or even balanced on offense. And then defense I'd like to have a solid front seven, but I feel like secondary is going to be more important this year.

[thawkprime 21]

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Do a few drafts by yourself as practice and really pay attention to what round the CPU take players. It helps you to find out if there is a player at a position you can wait on kind of like a sleeper. But be careful when you throw in multiple users to that draft as they may take these guys early to not miss out on.

Also find guys that you play good with i know in past years i suck with some RBs and am great with others same as QBs.

[Godgers12]

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My plan this year is going to be to build up the front 7 in my 32 player fantasy CFM I have Suh Watt and Clowney. And they caused so much havoc that I want to recreate that. I will go defense in round 1 unless Mariota is available. I'll try to get a WR like DGB around round 5 or so. As for the secondary draft Byron Jones, Trey Waynes, and Sam Shields possibly while also targeting Casey Hayward. I'll also target Christine Michael and Todd Gurley as the drafts wears on as for OL I usually don't concern my self with that till round 6 or 7 or something like that. OL is mad easy to find in FA and the draft. I just need an adequate OL.

[unc_kobw]

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My plan this year is going to be to build up the front 7 in my 32 player fantasy CFM I have Suh Watt and Clowney. And they caused so much havoc that I want to recreate that. I will go defense in round 1 unless Mariota is available. I'll try to get a WR like DGB around round 5 or so. As for the secondary draft Byron Jones, Trey Waynes, and Sam Shields possibly while also targeting Casey Hayward. I'll also target Christine Michael and Todd Gurley as the drafts wears on as for OL I usually don't concern my self with that till round 6 or 7 or something like that. OL is mad easy to find in FA and the draft. I just need an adequate OL.

Im thinkin about going defense first four picks and trying to get two pass rushing DE/OLB like Clowney and Fowler and then also try and get two real good man corners. Then get a playmaker on offense, probably WR, maybe QB or RB, depending on the value there.

[SpyPirates]

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As much fun as it is to theorize about it now, I think once the game is released, our opinions will change drastically about what is important to look for. For example, last year elite DEs weren't important because QBs would get sacked by just about anyone. I found that DTs got more sacks than DEs anyway (PMV/str/bsh > FMV/acc, I guess).

But that could very well change, and elite DEs could be relevant again, like they are in the real NFL. Good WR/CBs were already important in '15, but this year they could be even more important. Last year it also seemed like interior offensive linemen were more valuable than tackles. I grabbed the top 2 guards in the league in the ~10th round because the CPU teams valued them so low.

So point is, I'd suggest playing a lot of games before nailing down your draft strategy.

One thing that probably won't change is that there will be an extreme abundance of LB talent, and a slight shortage of TE talent, especially young elite TE talent. So maybe, for example, that puts Gronk higher up on your board that he otherwise would be, and Kuechley a little lower.

If you like mobile QBs, there could be a run on those, especially if your friends also like mobile QBs.

[VinnyVegas28]

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Sometimes I like to challenge myself and draft all rookies or 2nd year players to have a very young team. Then I go for a qb that is dual threat. Marriota would be perfect for me here..Then I go either WR or top Defensive player. Like to target a shutdown corner, MLB, or DT here depending on who is available. Hard to pass on a guy like JJ Watt but again, I'm going for a challenge.

[unc_kobw]

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I'd like to have a good QB, but the only QB I want to draft is Mariota. If he's picked by the time it gets to me, then I will probably pass on a QB for awhile.

[unc_kobw]

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With some gameplay footage coming out, I feel like most people will be taking a QB, WR, or DB in any order with their first three picks.

[Landonio]

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Some annoying things right off the bat for Fantasy CFM.

You can't sort by overall or really any rating when browsing players to draft. I pressed X thinking it would sort and it immediately drafted that player I was on (with no warning). What a dumb decision. How do you miss that? Hopefully it will get fixed but I highly doubt it.

Also, this list of players on the main page does not show any other info other than the name of the player, the team they were drafted to, and the number they were drafted at. No position, no overall rating, no round information, nothing. Much more minor issue, but still annoying nonetheless. Classic EA though.

[EricFreakingBerry]

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Not that I need a ton of features for a fantasy draft, but I was definitely going to do one this year; very disappointing you can't even sort by ratings. When I'm in later rounds, I may want to take the best route running receiver, or best tackling linebacker, etc. to fill out my roster, but you're saying you can't even sort by these?

[unc_kobw]

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Now that a lot of people have had a chance to get some hands on experience with the game, what are some of your guys opinions on how you would build a team?

I believe this year the differences between elite and bad QB's are more noticeable, but I've still been able to win games with QB's like Manziel and Tyrod Taylor. The only way I'd take a QB early is if I had a top 5 pick. Luck is the go to IMO but I would be ok with Rodgers, Wilson, or Newton. I like picking defense early and much rather like getting a mid to late first round pick and build your defense around this player. Someone like Revis, Kuechly, and I wish I could say Watt, but I feel like defensive lineman don't get the pressure they should. You then get to pick earlier the next round and either go with another star on defense or pick up a stud WR. You can usually find an elite RB still between Rounds 5-7.