HFBoards' 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Discussion Thread

[S E P H]

S E P H, why can't we have nice things? I know everyone knows the other player you posted, but let's just try to adhere to the rules of no mentioning unpicked players.

Hahahahahah, sorry mate, but my team name this year is actually Sergio Ramos FanClub de Futball. And since everybody hates him and had a pretty awful year I never really thought about mentioning him as a unpicked player. Totally passed over my mind.

I mean everyone playing this game has to know every single player Madrid and Barcelona. If they didn't why are they even playing, you know?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I'm pretty happy.

 

[YNWA14]

I'm pretty happy.

You should be. SMS, KdB, Mbappé all ahead of Ronaldo at this stage, especially since he'll extend his career playing in Italy and be able to keep up his level...

Great value.

 

[Savant]

Hahahahahah, sorry mate, but my team name this year is actually Sergio Ramos FanClub de Futball. And since everybody hates him and had a pretty awful year I never really thought about mentioning him as a unpicked player. Totally passed over my mind.

I mean everyone playing this game has to know every single player Madrid and Barcelona. If they didn't why are they even playing, you know?

I'm cool with the team name for that reason but maybe not the photos; can be a bit misleading.

 

[S E P H]

Roger I will cut any Ramos photos for now on...even though he has some wonderful gems like this one...

Paging @Duchene2MacKinnon

I'm pretty happy.

I don't think it's as easy nor as happy as you say it is. There were like 4-5 players I was absolutely considering at 6th overall.

 

[YNWA14]

...aaaand there goes Salah.

It was between Ronaldo and Salah for me at 5 after Neymar, Modric and Messi were gone. Great value picks IMO.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Thought for sure that Savant traded up to get Salah. Guess not.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I don't think it's as easy nor as happy as you say it is. There were like 4-5 players I was absolutely considering at 6th overall.

I was considering between Ronaldo and two others.

 

[S E P H]

Thought for sure that Savant traded up to get Salah. Guess not.

It depends on what you consider as the most important position in football..

Striker? World Class goalkeeper? A quality BXB? CAM? Winger?

It's tough to say since everyone will have a different opinion, which is why I grabbed superstar in the making SMS...not only is he a beast of a CAM, but has the potential of being a World Class BXB in the future as well. True strikers might be more important, but I argue that the spine of the team is the most crucial and you build your team to the outside which is why I decided to pass on CR7.

 

[Savant]

Thought for sure that Savant traded up to get Salah. Guess not.

That would have been too easy. Two LFC fans trade with each other to leave Salah on the board...for another LFC fan to pick. Who thunk it?

Very happy with De Bruyne there. I'm picking late. No idea who is going to be around. Needed to take someone with positional and formational versatility. KDB is in a very stable situation on the best team in the PL and had more assists then anyone else in the world last season. We will take it

 

[cgf]

I was certain I was taking Modric, and then at the last minute decided that building my team around a >30 wouldn't be as fun as building around a young lad.

Loving the way this draft is starting.

Basically, you pulled a me

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

It depends on what you consider as the most important position in football..

Striker? World Class goalkeeper? A quality BXB? CAM? Winger?

I would have picked Salah if not for positional reasons.

 

[S E P H]

That's the reason why I didn't really consider Salah.

Even though Ronaldo plays the same position?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Even though Ronaldo plays the same position?

I wouldn't call Salah a striker.

 

[S E P H]

I wouldn't call Salah a striker.

I wouldn't say that Ronaldo is one at his current age either even though he has the talent to play there.

 

[YNWA14]

Salah is as much a striker as Ronaldo is.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

I wouldn't say that Ronaldo is one at his current age either even though he has the talent to play there.

And I'll be playing him there.

 

[cgf]

I'm with Curt & S E P H...never a good way to start a post, I know...both are natural wide forwards who have played a lot centrally in recent years & are just as good anywhere across the line as long as they are allowed to get into scoring positions to do the things that make them special.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Salah is as much a striker as Ronaldo is.

In that case he isn't the type of striker that I am looking for.

 

[YNWA14]

I'm with Curt & S E P H...never a good way to start a post, I know...both are natural wide forwards who have played a lot centrally in recent years & are just as good anywhere across the line as long as they are allowed to get into scoring positions to do the things that make them special.

Rah rah how dare you make me equal rah rah something something.

But yes.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

SMS before Cristiano Ronaldo. I've seen it all I guess.

 

[les Habs]

If anyone is interested in moving down PM me.

 

[Live in the Now]

SMS went from unnoticed to noticed awfully fast as well. I believe I picked him in the 15th round last year.

 

[cgf]

SMS before Cristiano Ronaldo. I've seen it all I guess.

My reaction to that pick:

 

[The Abusement Park]

Damn I was really hoping that SMS would fall to me. Oh well.