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Who Are The Giants Best Fantasy Football Options?

The Big Blue View Fantasy Football League on Yahoo! Sports is full, and as a virtual novice at this fantasy football stuff (yes, believe it or not I've played lots of fantasy baseball, but stayed away from football) I am ready to get my backside kicked all season by the other nine league participants.

If you guys have tips for me (and if you are playing in the BBV league don't mess with my mind -- I know who you are) I am all ears.

Which Giants players will have the biggest fantasy impact in 2011? If I had to guess right now I'd say the Giant everyone would love to have on their fantasy roster would be wide receiver Hakeem Nicks. Mario Manningham, too.

Ahmad Bradshaw has to be an excellent running back option, and I know Brandon Jacobs scored enough touchdowns last season to make him a viable fantasy player.

What about Eli Manning as a fantasy quarterback. I know his yardage and TD numbers are good. Would you guys snap him up or stay away from him on your fantasy teams?

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Mario Manningham

He is the Giants version of Desean Jackson except he actully runs routes and stuff like that.

Peyton May Have The Wins!!
But Eli Will Have The Rings!!!

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by Blue Gates on Aug 2, 2011 3:31 PM EDT reply actions  

after watching the way reese drafts and signs players i think you'd know

its all about value. Any player can be worthwhile to roster if you get him at the right value. Nicks is obviously the best to have, and considered a WR1, but if you use a first round pick on him you’ve overpaid.

Eli is a good bet to be undervalued this year…. although I’m guessing in a Giants Fan’s FFball league pretty much all of the NYG players will go too early.

If you draft Bradshaw, I heavily suggest getting Jacobs as his handcuff. Similar could be said about Nicks/Manningham. But I wouldn’t handcuff these guys at too steep a price.

bottom line is always draft for value, you never know who will get hurt, but if you load your team up with tons of value, you’ll hit gold on a few and be able to trade the rest when other teams players get hurt.

by Matt dubs on Aug 2, 2011 3:36 PM EDT reply actions  

In regards to Eli, he’s a solid #2 QB, but if he and his wide receivers can limit the amount of
interceptions he throws this year, his value increases substantially.

Bradshaw isn’t a bad option for a third RB, and Jacob can be a useful bye week option.

Hakeem Nicks is the real money guy for us. He’s a great #2 wide receiver. Manningham has value, and with Steve Smith’s future uncertain, he could be poised for a break out year.

The defense is also a great option as a back up defense or even as a starting defense in deeper leagues.

It was a particularly small egg...thats why I asked.

by thenightstallion on Aug 2, 2011 3:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Beside Nicks

the Giant D is prolly the only other full time starter. Lots of Sacks & Turnovers. STs may hurt a little, but (based on league scoring) most of the points come from return TDs & with Hixon back & Jernigan starting, we may actually get a return for the 1st time in 3 years.

by 1giantlion on Aug 2, 2011 3:47 PM EDT reply actions  

I guess I missed out.....

was hoping to join the league but never got a response. I would go with Manningham and Giants defense.

by rbman3 on Aug 2, 2011 3:48 PM EDT reply actions  

Great news!

I’m glad I won’t end up in last place in our league. FF can be wacky, though, so don’t count yourself out, Ed.

"Oh sir, the Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. And in the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big "H". It was a most ripping victory."

by jcalafiore on Aug 2, 2011 3:54 PM EDT reply actions  

i thought

i was a shoe in for this league..guess not

true Giants fans have a Love hate relationship with the team

by Mr.Williams on Aug 2, 2011 4:08 PM EDT reply actions  

who else is in this league?

I know pataroons and obviously Ed, and I think AussieGiant is based on the draft emails. Who else?

"Oh sir, the Giants of New York took on the Packers of Green Bay. And in the end, the Giants triumphed by kicking an oblong ball made of pigskin through a big "H". It was a most ripping victory."

by jcalafiore on Aug 2, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

I always take Eli in FF drafts and always end up in the top 3 of my league

The difference between Eli and Drew Brees last year (depending on how your league is scored) was 35 points. That’s a little over 2 points per week.

The difference between an elite WR or Running Back (lets say Greg Jennings/Michael Turner) and a solid WR/RB (Johnny Knox; Anquan Boldin/ Mike Tolbert; Fred Jackson) is closer to 70+ppg or 4+points per week.

You’re better off acquiring as many top RB/WR in the first few rounds and go after your quarterback as late as possible. If you get in the Freeman/Ryan/Schaub/Eli range of QB’s in the 8th or 9th round then you get great value.

Why go after Rodgers or Vick in the first round and be stuck with Darren Mcfadden and LeGarrette Blount as your starting RB’s and Dwayne Bowe and Santonio Holmes as your top 2 WRS when you can get Charles/Turner/Ray Rice in the first, worst case roddy white/Fitsgerald/Nicks/Jennings in the second, another top RB/WR in the third, etc and still get a decent QB after you’ve developed a deep rotation of other players.

by B-rod24 on Aug 2, 2011 4:24 PM EDT reply actions  

Grab a kicker early

j/k but I’ll let you in on a little secret.
Eli Manning will be undervalued this year. He will be a smart pick up as a 2nd teir QB if I don’t get him first. I am thinking big things for him.

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by pataroons on Aug 2, 2011 4:29 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Bradshaw killed it for me last year

so did hakeem. def try to get those two on your team. Also the DEF should put up great fantasy numbers this year with sacks and turnovers. stay away from Eli. in a 10 man league theres at least 8 other QBs out there who will put up better fantasy points then eli.. take one of those 8

by Plaxico Burress on Aug 2, 2011 4:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Nice try Ed, but I'm not giving away my big board for our Fantasy league draft.

"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next."

by Larry Soprano on Aug 2, 2011 4:32 PM EDT reply actions  

just do your research

do a couple mock drafts.. get a feel for when is the right time to snag a guy. cant be picking ahmad in the first when you could get him in the early 3rd.. stuff like that. cbssports.com has pretty good fantasy research tools

by Plaxico Burress on Aug 2, 2011 4:42 PM EDT reply actions  

I had Eli last year,

and he kinda pissed the bed last year, cost me a trip to the finals last season. Those INTs hurt after awhile. I’m not messing with him this year.

by MrDollarBills on Aug 2, 2011 4:49 PM EDT reply actions  

nicks,eli,ahmad,mario & the D.

all 5 are worth grabing.had all 5 last year they did well i think with them healthy it will get better.if fb henry.h steps up i think ahmad/jacobs stats might be special.

by big blue born in philly on Aug 2, 2011 5:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Ed, what you have to realize

is that in this league, Giants players hold a particular premium since we’re all fans, so if you want players from the GMen, you’re gonna have to overdraft like Al Davis on a bender.

by TNYFBG on Aug 2, 2011 7:23 PM EDT reply actions  

I'm in our league but will be nice and help...

If we keep passing TD’s at the Yahoo default of 4 points then drafting Eli later in the draft won’t hurt as long as you have some MAJOR RB’s and WR’s. If we customize the scoring, which most leagues do, then it’ll still remain the same but you may take a flier on him a round or two earlier than normal. Bradshaw, Nicks, Jacobs, and Mario are our 4 best guys to have regardless of scoring. Our D is solid enough to draft but not before the 11th or 12th rounds. Someone usually takes a bigtime D early and that starts a run on the D’s but historically people wait to take a D. The only debatable guy is Smith because of his injury. If he was healthy he’d be right in there with AB and Nicks.

If anyone wants to discuss how to set up the scoring for maximum points to make it highly competitive message me on the League Home Page. I’ve been doing this for years and will gladly help out in any way.

by sexyscottish on Aug 2, 2011 8:43 PM EDT reply actions  

i too hoped to get into the league....

guess i was a bit late on the party….

i think i’d be open to creating a second league if there are enough people to fill it.

if so, hopefully someone in the first league could send me the league specs and i’d set it up today to be pretty much the same.

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"It's just pain."
This team has balls.

by Master Ov Brutality on Aug 3, 2011 11:50 AM EDT reply actions  

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