I love dynasty leagues. I think it's mainly because they're year-round (don't have to wait for July or August to add players, make trades, or fret about injuries or committees), and because it feels more like they're your players. Other teams, the season ends and everyone goes their separate ways.
So when a fellow fantasy expert type at DraftCalc.com offered me a chance to do an extended format dynasty draft, how could I say no? Gave me a chance start a new team from scratch that I'd keep forever. Or until they get old and I kick them to the curb, anyway.
The link to the extended-format draft, which is just winding down now, can be seen right here. I drew the 8th spot, which I ended up using on Ray Rice. I considered and perhaps should have taken Calvin Johnson, but I felt I needed to have a No. 1 RB, and didn't think there'd be much left when I picked again at 2.05. There wasn't; I took Dez Bryant, very happily, with that pick.
I'll post the first five rounds below, with my picks in bold. Feel free to weigh in with criticisms or comments. Looking back over the draft, I can see things I'd have done differently, but in general I'm pleased with the team I assembled.
1.01 Richardson, Trent CLE RB
1.02 Peterson, Adrian MIN RB
1.03 Martin, Doug TBB RB
1.04 Foster, Arian HOU RB
1.05 Morris, Alfred WAS RB
1.06 McCoy, LeSean PHI RB
1.07 Spiller, C.J. BUF RB
1.08 Rice, Ray BAL RB
1.09 Johnson, Calvin DET WR
1.10 Green, A.J. CIN WR
1.11 Graham, Jimmy NOS TE
1.12 Charles, Jamaal KCC RB
2.01 Marshall, Brandon CHI WR
2.02 Gronkowski, Rob NEP TE
2.03 Jones, Julio ATL WR
2.04 Thomas, Demaryius DEN WR
2.05 Bryant, Dez DAL WR
2.06 Lynch, Marshawn SEA RB
2.07 Harvin, Percy SEA WR
2.08 Ball, Montee DEN RB
2.09 Cobb, Randall GBP WR
2.10 Wilson, David NYG RB
2.11 Johnson, Chris TEN RB
2.12 Rodgers, Aaron GBP QB
3.01 Miller, Lamar MIA RB
3.02 Hernandez, Aaron NEP TE
3.03 Fitzgerald, Larry ARI WR
3.04 Forte, Matt CHI RB
3.05 Cruz, Victor NYG WR
3.06 Ridley, Stevan NEP RB
3.07 Johnson, Andre HOU WR
3.08 Newton, Cam CAR QB
3.09 Bell, Le'Veon PIT RB
3.10 Nicks, Hakeem NYG WR
3.11 Lacy, Eddie GBP RB
3.12 Bush, Reggie DET RB
4.01 Jackson, Steven ATL RB
4.02 McFadden, Darren OAK RB
4.03 Crabtree, Michael SFO WR
4.04 White, Roddy ATL WR
4.05 Murray, DeMarco DAL RB
4.06 Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB
4.07 Sproles, Darren NOS RB
4.08 Manning, Peyton DEN QB
4.09 Bernard, Giovani CIN RB
4.10 Jackson, Vincent TBB WR
4.11 Luck, Andrew IND QB
4.12 Griffin III, Robert WAS QB
5.01 Hopkins, DeAndre HOU WR
5.02 Smith, Torrey BAL WR
5.03 Kaepernick, Colin SFO QB
5.04 Brees, Drew NOS QB
5.05 Nelson, Jordy GBP WR
5.06 Wilson, Russell SEA QB
5.07 Welker, Wes DEN WR
5.08 Austin, Tavon STL WR
5.09 Ryan, Matt ATL QB
5.10 Mathews, Ryan SDC RB
5.11 Stafford, Matthew DET QB
5.12 Brady, Tom NEP QB