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Coinciding with Some Early-Round Reaches, The Pumpkin Blatch May Pull a Brexit, Trying to Ditch this League

Draft Summary

Is someone going to put out that dumpster fire? Oh whoops, that's not a dumpster fire, that's the The Pumpkin Blatch roster. Easy mistake with a team that needs this much work. As the roster stands now, The Pumpkin Blatch is projected to finish 10th in 17 The MoistureMissile Awakens League with a record of 3-11-0 (1,509 points). They went after guys who can tote the rock with their early picks, using three of their first five picks to scoop up RBs Ezekiel Elliott (second round), Isaiah Crowell (third round), and C.J. Anderson (fifth round). They finished the draft with the worst QB tandem in the league, as they have Matthew Stafford and Jay Cutler on the roster.

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Schedule

The Pumpkin Blatch should use Week 9 to consider life's great mysteries, like why abbreviation is such a long word. It would be better than checking fantasy football that week. They have five players and the most projected fantasy points on bye that week. Taking a look at the season from start to finish, they have a more-challenging-than-average schedule. Although they have the third-most grueling overall schedule, The Pumpkin Blatch actually has the second-softest last four games of the season.

Draft Notes

Up, Up, and Away
With four players projected to significantly beat their previous year's fantasy points, The Pumpkin Blatch hopes to have found some up-and-coming stars.
Afraid to Step Outside Your Comfort Zone?
With eight "low-risk" players among their 16 picks, The Pumpkin Blatch is looking for dependable help.
Batman Needs Robin
And Ezekiel Elliott needs Darren McFadden. The Pumpkin Blatch hedged their bets by snagging a couple of teammates with their second-round and 12th-round selections.
Decently Mediocre
While the bottom half of the The Pumpkin Blatch roster is one of the strongest in the league (projected to be No. 2), the top of the roster is among the weakest (ranked No. 10).
Starting Slowly
The Pumpkin Blatch got off to a sluggish start, winding up with the fewest projected points in the league during the first half of the draft.
A Dominating Pair
The Pumpkin Blatch has a pair of fantasy MVPs in their lineup. Last season, two of their players (Antonio Brown and Ezekiel Elliott) finished among the top-20 players that were on the most first-place fantasy teams.

Player Analysis

Antonio Brown, WR Round 1, Pick 3

The Pumpkin Blatch Found Their WR1: Among all wide receivers, only Mike Evans and Jordy Nelson appeared on more championship rosters than Brown last season.

E. Elliott, RB Round 2, Pick 18

Maybe Elliott Will Surprise: Despite being an above-average player at his position, Ezekiel Elliott was ultimately the weakest value pick of the round.

DeVante Parker, WR Round 6, Pick 58

The Pumpkin Blatch Upgrades WR Corps with Parker at Pick No. 58: The Dolphins' wide receiver is projected to significantly exceed his production (98 points) from last season.

Golden Tate, WR Round 7, Pick 63

Go Big or Go Home: Golden Tate is a constant threat to go deep, ranking second among NFL WRs in TDs over 40 yards with 2.1.

Rob Kelley, RB Round 8, Pick 78

Was Rob Kelley the Best Choice at Pick No. 78?: The Pumpkin Blatch apparently thought so. The Redskins' RB is projected to score 121 points this year, nearly identical to his total last season.