re: 2015-2016 TD Premier League

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Damn, Mick, live and die by man city huh?

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Haha yea not by choice, just fell that way...

Here are the available keepers:
Forster SOU
Guzan AVL
Begovic CHE
Ospina ARS
Myhill WBA
Hamer LEI
Mannone SUN
Robles EVE
Davis K SOU
Schwarzer LEI
Vorm TOT
Valdés MUN
Hennessey CRY
Given STK
Elliot NEW
Caballero MCI
Bunn AVL
Federici BOU
McCarthy CRY
Bogdan LIV
Darlow NEW
Rudd NOR
Haugaard STK
Nordfeldt SWA
Gomes WAT
Bond WAT
Arlauskis WAT
Randolph WHU

GK Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)

GeauxColonel's Draft Analysis

OK, I'm going to go ahead and give my thoughts on best and worst picks of each round and then best and worst overall drafts.

Round 1
This may be the only round where I can't really make a call. Best pick could end up being Costa (Wait For It...) @ #5 if he can stay healthy. But that can be said for several players. Worst pick could end up being Kane (GeauxColonels) @ #4 if Spurs can't get other attacking options going and he can't produce like he did last season.

Round 2
Best: #20 Gylfi Sigurdsson (WarSlamEagle) - maybe this is the Spurs fan in me talking, but I've always loved Gylfi. he didn't get a fair shot at Tottenham (IMO) and he's showing up big time for the Swans. Getting him at the end of round 2 was a steal for WSE
Worst: #15 Theo Walcott (etm512) - No doubt that Walcott is a solid player. However, with a crowded midfield and recent major injury, I'm not sure how confident I would have been picking Walcott this early

Round 3
Best: #23 Juan Mata (BleedPurpleGold) - I'm pretty high on Mata this season...maybe I shouldn't be. I thought about taking him in the 2nd round and was going to take him with the very next pick before BPG beat me to the punch
Worst: #29 Daniel Sturridge (Vicks Kennel Club) - I had initially picked Oscar for this, but given Sturridge's condition (he's made of paper) I had to put him here. He could turn out to be a steal...time will tell

Round 4
Best: #40 Saido Berahino (WarSlamEagle) - I'm surprised he fell this low...maybe it was due to the uncertainty over where he'll be playing most of the season. But, I think this was another steal by WSE
Worst: #32 Angel Di Maria (Vicks Kennel Club) - He was pretty much out the door when the pick was made...no supplemental draft pick is guaranteed to make up the production another player selected here may have produced. And, if Vick wants to keep him until the supplemental, he'll have dead weight on his team for almost a month

Round 5
Best: #48 Phil Jagielka (rdw1690) - A top 3 defender last year going pretty late in the 5th round...I don't see a reason he can't produce at a similar level this season
Worst: #43 Wilfried Bony (The Mick) - I just personally don't like Bony at MCI. Assuming Aguero can stay healthy (that's a BIG if), Bony won't get the minutes other strikers are going to get.

Round 6
Best: #57 Toby Alderweireld (GeauxColonels) - I really like Alderweireld's prospects here...he's going to be a mainstay on Spurs' backline and I think he can produce some big time fantasy points this year
Worst: Erik Lamela (StickyFingaz) - Could be a homer pick here...I like Lamela but he has yet to show that he's comfortable in the English game...and it's not known how many minutes he'll be getting. I think he went several rounds too high.

Round 7
Best: #66 Ryan Bertrand (etm512) - Bertrand is one of those Southampton defenders that always seem to produce solid fantasy points...I think this continues
Worst: #62 Pablo Zabaleta (The Mick) - If I must pick one, I guess I'll go with Zabaleta just because of how much his minutes dropped last season

Round 8
Best: #80 Daly Blind (WarSlamEagle) - Another good pick up by WSE as I think Blind will feature for Man U this season and rack up the points
Worst: #74 Adam Lallana (Tigerstark) - That's a crowded midfield up at Liverpool...I know Lallana is supposed to play a big part, but let's see if he can stay healthy

Round 9
Best: #82 Andre Ayew (The Mick) - If Ayew can live up to all the hype I keep reading about him in that system, this will be a great pick
Worst: #84 Simon Mignolet (GeauxColonels) - In hindsight, maybe taking my 2nd keeper here wasn't as good of an idea as I thought it was....but I still have my reasons for doing so

Round 10
Best: #94 Matt Ritchie (Tigerstark) - If Ritchie can perform even half as good as he did last season for Bournemouth, Tigerstark got a steal
Worst: #99 James Chester (The Mick) - Who? Also, just realized that this cat didn't transfer into the EPL until 7/29....sooooooo technically he wasn't eligible to be drafted. Not sure anyone is going to care though

Round 11
Best: #108 Joleon Lescott (rdw1690) - Was a top 12 defender last season at WBA...good pick taking him so far down in the draft (28th defender overall)
Worst: #103 Gabby Agbonlahor (BleedPurpleGold) - Yes Villa's attacking options dropped this offseason, I just don't see Agbonlahor staying healthy for the whole run...but, I'm not too sure there are many bad picks this late in the draft

Round 12
Best: #113 Jermain Defoe (rdw1690) - Defoe score 61 points in half a season for a shitty Sunderland club....he could get into triple-digits if he can stay healthy
Worst: #112 Edin Dzeko (Vicks Kennel Club) - Yet another pick of a player already out the door....see my discussion of Angel Di Maria for further information

Round 13
Best: #124 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (GeauxColonels) - His health is a concern, but if he can get over this issue he could be one of the steals of the entire draft IMO
Worst: #120 Joe Cole (StickyFingaz) - He's never really played that many minutes....not sure what's changing this season

Round 14
Mostly keepers....I don't really see a best or worst in this group

Round 15
Best: #150 Brad Guzan (StickyFingaz) - Guzan falls to Sticky but he gets a good keeper as his #2....assuming Guzan doesn't drop to Sherwood's #2 choice
Worst: None

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Worst: #99 James Chester (The Mick) - Who? Also, just realized that this cat didn't transfer into the EPL until 7/29....sooooooo technically he wasn't eligible to be drafted. Not sure anyone is going to care though

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Didn't even think about that, he played in EPL last year for Hull. I'll happily swap his sorry arse out if you like.


Also, frick YOU if you don't like my shitty defenders.

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Also, frick YOU if you don't like my shitty defenders.

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Nice list - thanks for doing it.

My thoughts -

Round 1
Best - hazard by WSE was a no brainier at number 1 - good to resist the temptation of going elsewhere. I like silvas (by ETM) potential with city's additions.
Worst - giroud by VICKS could find himself out of a stating role is arsenal pick up a big striker like is rumored.

Round 2
Best - I like my ivanovic pick. Pretty much guaranteed to pick up points every week and will have several weeks with big points. 170 points is easily reachable again.
Worst - Memphis Depay by MICK. High draft for a young guy that may have to adjust to a physically superior league.

Round 3
Best - yaya by MICK. Should be freed up for more offensive points this year
Worst - Oscar by STICKY - I'm not sure he will feature as often this year. Jose seems to have a love/hate relationship with him.

Round 4
Best - Milner by me - playing every week and centrally, will he score the points he did a few years ago when he last played there? Possible he could be a top 3 midfielder if so. I also like barahino by WSE.
Worst - Rodriguez by ETM. Maybe the guy just burned me last year by supposedly being back in December and then never playing whil he sat on my bench for 4 months, but this seems high for a guy that hasn't played in awhile and may not fit the new coach as well as the old coach.

Round 5
Best - bolasie by GEAUXCOL. Improved creativity from the palace midfield should see him increase his output.
Worst - no real worst to me. Maybe tripper by WSE depending upon playing time risk.

Round 6
Best - Courtois by WAIT. Get the best go and some guaranteed points.
Worst - mirallas by MICK. Down year last year and with defeleue on board, his crappy teammate persona may lead to less playing time

Round 7
Best - several, but Darmian by BPG is my favorite. Should get lots of points.
Worst - falcao by STICKY. It's actually a good spot to take the risk, but I'm not sure falcao has what it takes anymore. could pan out - and not a bad pick given the rounds just the only pick with risk in the round. And limited upside to the risk.

That's all I have time for at lunch today.

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- Maybe I'm wrong, and I often am, but I don't know about GC's pick of Kane at No. 4. Think he may take a step back this season.

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- STICKY's pick of Falcao. Because I'm bitter and petty.

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+ GC's pick of Pelle. That midfield is still strong, and he should get even better this year.

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+ GC's pick of Clasie. I foresee a good amount of assists for him, great value

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+ GC's pick of the Ox. HOW DID HE FALL THIS FAR?

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- STICKY's pick of Clichy. You screwed up my plan.

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WAIT's pick of Courtois. Because you made me pick a GK earlier than I wanted.

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That was the plan. Take the best GK and only have about four fields players taken before my next pick.