Monday, January 8, 2024

The Official 2024 Rad Dynasty Offseason Thread


This post is intended to track everything that happens in the official Rad Dynasty offseason (which is between now, January 9th of 2024 and the day before next year's draft, August 4th of 2024). This will be a long 8 months. Below I will be posting everyone's roster, and a list of all their draft picks they will be making next season. As offseason moves are made, I will add those moves to the top of this post, directly under these few paragraphs. They will be in italics. This will be a way to keep track of all the offseason moves in this league.

Remember, if you want to make an offseason trade, you have to reach out to a fellow manager with the deal. Use the league chat, email, text, or even someone's Facebook to make a trade proposal. If both sides agree, message me with the deal and I will update this thread and the affected teams' rosters. It is up to you if you want to post your email to the group. You might be able to see emails if you go to the Yahoo page and click on League from the top, and then Email League from the drop down. Additionally, if you want to drop someone from your roster, just message me and I will indicate the drop has been made here. Remember, you must keep between 15 and 20 players on your roster. And if you make a trade involving draft picks, make sure the number of picks involved is equal. Like, you can't just send 2 draft picks for a player. You would have to get 2 draft picks in return. Likewise, you can't send even one draft pick without getting one back. There is no limit on how many players can be included in a deal, as long as no one's roster goes below 15 or above 20. If a move would make someone go above 20, they would have to drop a player to go down to 20. As always, I hold ultimate veto power as far as trade goes, if I feel they are unfair.

If anyone has any questions on how the offseason or next year's draft will go, please reach out to me. I want everyone to be 100% clear on how this is going to work. I don't want to hear "I didn't know.... blah blah blah" when next season rolls around.

Please note: everyone kept 20 players except for Alice and ned, who opted to keep 15 on their respective teams. That is why you will notice they have more draft picks. If anyone makes a move that drops them below 20 players, they will be awarded an additional pick in next year's draft (beginning in round 6.) I will update any changes made to draft order if this happens.


FIRST OFFICIAL TRADE, January 10th of 2024:
Dynastic Dan sends Jahmyr Gibbs and Quentin Johnston to TDs or Bust in exchange for Garrett Wilson, Raheem Mostert, and James Cook. Since this puts Dynastic Dan at 21 players, they have decided to release Jahan Dotson, who goes into next year's draft pool. Since this move puts TDs or Bust at 19 players, they are awarded a 6th round draft pick for the 2024 draft.

ANOTHER TRADE, April 5th of 2024:
Thunder Thighs sends the #2 overall pick in the 2024 draft along with K Evan McPherson to Dynastic Dan in exchange for WR Jayden Reed and the #4 overall pick in the 2024 draft.

ANOTHER TRADE, April 5th of 2024:
TDs or Bust sends WR Tee Higgins and the #11 overall pick in the 2024 draft to Bluth Company for RB Breece Hall and the 53rd overall pick in the 2024 draft.

ANOTHER TRADE, May 17th of 2024:
Dynastic Dan sends his 2nd round pick (#16 overall) to Bluth Company for Josh Allen. Since this puts Dynastic Dan at 21 players, they have decided to release Roschon Johnson, who goes into next year's draft pool. Since this puts Bluth at 19 players, they are awarded a 6th round draft pick for the 2024 draft. This pick has been sent to Dynastic Dan, as any trades involving draft picks have to include an even number of picks in the trade.

Drop: My Team drops Derrick Carr and Juwan Johnson. My Team has been awarded a 6th and 7th round pick to make up for these two players.

Drop: Dynastic Dan releases Michael Mayer. Dynastic Dan awarded a 6th round pick for the loss of the player.

TRADE, August 3rd, 2024:
Dynastic Dan is sending Justin Herbert, CJ Mosley, his 2024 6th, and his 2025 5th to BDB for his 2024 1st and his 2025 4th. BDB is also dropping Tyler Boyd, Jake Browning, and Sam Howell. BDB will be awarded a 6th rounder, as he sits at 19 players now. Dan will get a 7th and 8th rounder as he sits at 17 players now. 


Official Team Assets:


TBone's Terrific Team

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #1 Overall
Round 2: #1 of the round (#13 overall)
Round 3: #1 of the round (#25 overall)
Round 4: #1 of the round (#37 overall)
Round 5: #1 of the round (#49 overall) 

Roster carried over from 2023 (20 players):
QB Kirk Cousins
QB Gardner Minshew
QB Tommy DeVito
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR Tyreek Hill
WR Tyler Lockett
WR KJ Osborn
RB Derrick Henry
RB Brian Robinson
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
TE Tommy Tremble
TE Durham Smythe
K Justin Tucker
K Jake Moody
D Josey Jewell
D Shaquille Leonard
D Christian Wilkins
D Nick Williams
D Harrison Smith
D Keisean Nixon


Dynastic Dan:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #2 Overall *via Thunder Thighs
Round 1: #9 Overall *via BDB
Round 3: #4 of the round (#28 overall)
Round 4: #4 of the round (#40 overall)
Round 5: #4 of the round (#52 overall) 
Round 6: #3 of the round (#63 overall) *via Bluth Company
Round 7: #2 of the round (#69 overall)
Round 8: #1 of the round (#72 overall)


Current Roster (17 players)
QB Josh Allen
QB Anthony Richardson
WR Ja'Marr Chase
WR Garrett Wilson
WR Jaylen Waddle
RB James Cook
RB De'Von Achane
RB Raheem Mostert
RB Jaylen Warren
RB Chase Brown
RB Zach Charbonnet
TE Mark Andrews
TE Kyle Pitts
TE Tucker Kraft
K Evan McPherson
D TJ Edwards
D Patrick Queen


My Team:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #3 Overall
Round 2: #3 of the round (#15 overall)
Round 3: #3 of the round (#27 overall)
Round 4: #3 of the round (#39 overall)
Round 5: #3 of the round (#51 overall) 
Round 6: #1 of the round (#61 overall)
Round 7: #1 of the round (#68 overall)


Roster carried over from 2023 (18 players):
QB Jared Goff
QB Baker Mayfield
WR Calvin Ridley
WR Terry McLaurin
WR Jakobi Meyers
WR Rashee Rice
WR Adam Thielen
RB Tony Pollard
RB Joe Mixon
RB Devin Singletary
RB Chuba Hubbard
RB D'Onta Foreman
TE George Kittle
K Matt Gay
D Ja'Whaun Bentley
D Rayshawn Jenkins
D Quinnen Williams
D Azeez Al-Shaair


Thunder Thighs:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #4 Overall *via Dynastic Dan
Round 2: #2 of the round (#14 overall)
Round 3: #2 of the round (#26 overall)
Round 4: #2 of the round (#38 overall)
Round 5: #2 of the round (#50 overall) 

Roster carried over from 2023 (20 players):
QB Lamar Jackson
QB Aaron Rodgers
WR Nico Collins
WR Devonta Smith
WR Amari Cooper
WR Jayden Reed
WR DeAndre Hopkins
WR Romeo Doubs
RB Austin Ekeler
RB Jonathan Taylor
RB AJ Dillon
TE Jake Ferguson
TE Luke Musgrave
TE Taysom Hill
D De'Vondre Campbell
D Frankie Luvu
D Nick Bosa
D Minkah Fitzpatrick
D Justin Reid
D Jordan Poyer


Bluth Company:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #5 Overall
Round 1: #11 Overall *via TDs or Bust
Round 2: #4 of the round (#16 overall) *via Dynastic Dan
Round 2: #5 of the round (#17 overall)
Round 3: #5 of the round (#29 overall)
Round 4: #5 of the round (#41 overall)

Roster carried over from 2023 (19 players):
QB CJ Stroud
WR Drake London
WR Tee Higgins
WR Christian Kirk
WR Rasheed Shaheed
WR Josh Downs
WR Mike Williams
WR Demario Douglas
RB Christian McCaffrey
RB Jerome Ford
RB Jaleel McLaughlin
TE TJ Hockenson
TE Dalton Schultz
K Younghoe Koo
D Quincy Williams
D Terrel Bernard
D Bobby Okereke
D Camryn Bynum
D Will Anderson Jr


Turd Ferguson:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #6 Overall
Round 2: #6 of the round (#18 overall)
Round 3: #6 of the round (#30 overall)
Round 4: #6 of the round (#42 overall)
Round 5: #6 of the round (#54 overall) 

Roster carried over from 2023 (20 players):
QB Dak Prescott
QB Brock Purdy
WR AJ Brown
WR Chris Olave
WR Cooper Kupp
WR Marquise Brown
RB Nick Chubb
RB Zach Moss
RB Keaton Mitchell
RB Dameon Pierce
RB Miles Sanders
TE Evan Engram
TE Dallas Goedert
TE Greg Dulcich
D Alex Singleton
D Kamren Curl
D DeForest Buckner
D Nick Bolton
D Sam Hubbard
D Kyle Hamilton



The Killing Fields:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #7 Overall
Round 2: #7 of the round (#19 overall)
Round 3: #7 of the round (#31 overall)
Round 4: #7 of the round (#43 overall)
Round 5: #7 of the round (#55 overall) 


Roster carried over from 2023 (20 players):
QB Patrick Mahomes
QB Geno Smith
WR Brandon Aiyuk
WR Davante Adams
WR Curtis Samuel
RB D'Andre Swift
RB James Conner
RB Ty Chandler
TE Cole Kmet
TE Gerald Everett
K Harrison Butker
D Foyesade Oluokun
D Derwin James
D Maxx Crosby
D Roquan Smith
D Kwity Paye
D Jordyn Brooks
D Pete Werner
D Drue Tranquill
D Alex Anzalone



Alice in Horns:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #8 Overall
Round 2: #8 of the round (#20 overall)
Round 3: #8 of the round (#32 overall)
Round 4: #8 of the round (#44 overall)
Round 5: #8 of the round (#56 overall)
Round 6: #4 of the round (#64 overall)
Round 7: #3 of the round (#70 overall)
Round 8: #2 of the round (#73 overall)
Round 9: #1 of the round (#75 overall)
Round 10: #1 of the round (#77 overall)

Roster carried over from 2023 (15 players):
QB Jordan Love
QB Joe Burrow
QB Will Levis
WR Puka Nacua
WR DK Metcalf
WR Tank Dell
WR Christian Watson
WR Jake Bobo
RB Alvin Kamara
RB Kyren Williams
RB David Montgomery
RB Tyjae Spears
RB Rhamondre Stevenson
TE Travis Kelce
TE Darren Waller


BDB's Jet Setters:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 2: #9 of the round (#21 overall)
Round 3: #9 of the round (#33 overall)
Round 4: #9 of the round (#45 overall)
Round 5: #9 of the round (#57 overall) 
Round 6: #2 of the round (#62 overall) *via Dynastic Dan
Round 6: #5 of the round (#65 overall)


Roster carried over from 2023 (19 players):
QB Justin Herbert
WR Stefon Diggs
WR Brandin Cooks
RB Travis Etienne
RB Saquon Barkley
RB Aaron Jones
RB Antonio Gibson
RB Tyler Allgeier
TE Cade Otton
TE Chig Okonkwo
TE Andrew Ogletree
K Tyler Bass
K Jason Myers
D CJ Mosley
D Zach Sieler
D Elandon Roberts
D Amani Hooker
D Demarcus Lawrence
D Carl Granderson


Show me the TDs:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #10 Overall
Round 2: #10 of the round (#22 overall)
Round 3: #10 of the round (#34 overall)
Round 4: #10 of the round (#46 overall)
Round 5: #10 of the round (#58 overall) 


Roster carried over from 2023 (20 players):
QB Justin Fields
QB Tua Tagovailoa
QB Bryce Young
WR Justin Jefferson
WR Deebo Samuel
WR DJ Moore
WR Michael Pittman
WR Mike Evans
WR Odell Beckham Jr
WR Darnell Mooney
RB Najee Harris
RB Josh Jacobs
RB Alexander Mattison
RB Zamir White
TE Trey McBride
TE David Njoku
TE Isaiah Likely
TE Logan Thomas
TE Noah Fant
K Brandon Aubrey


ned's rollers:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 1: #12 Overall
Round 2: #12 of the round (#24 overall)
Round 3: #12 of the round (#36 overall)
Round 4: #12 of the round (#48 overall)
Round 5: #12 of the round (#60 overall) 
Round 6: #7 of the round (#67 overall)
Round 7: #4 of the round (#71 overall)
Round 8: #3 of the round (#74 overall)
Round 9: #2 of the round (#76 overall)
Round 10: #2 of the round (#78 overall)

Roster carried over from 2023 (15 players):
QB Jalen Hurts
QB Kyler Murray
WR CeeDee Lamb
WR Jordan Addison
WR Keenan Allen
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
WR Jameson Williams
RB Isiah Pacheco
RB Kenneth Walker
RB Javonte Williams
TE Dalton Kincaid
K Jake Elliott
D Fred Warner
D Bobby Wagner
D Jessie Bates


TDs or Bust:

2024 Draft picks:
Round 2: #11 of the round (#23 overall)
Round 3: #11 of the round (#35 overall)
Round 4: #11 of the round (#47 overall)
Round 5: #5 of the round (#53 overall) *via Bluth Company
Round 5: #11 of the round (#59 overall) 
Round 6: #6 of the round (#66 overall)

Current roster (19 players):
QB Trevor Lawrence
QB Matthew Stafford
WR George Pickens
WR Zay Flowers
WR Noah Brown
WR Demarcus Robinson
WR Quentin Johnston
RB Bijan Robinson
RB Breece Hall
RB Rachaad White
RB Jahmyr Gibbs
TE Sam LaPorta
D Lavonte David
D Zamir Franklin
D Aidan Hutchinson
D Jack Campbell
D TJ Watt
D Brian Branch
D Antoine Winfield



Notable players left dropped or unrostered, who will be put into next year's draft pool, along with the incoming rookies:

Gabe Davis
Diontae Johnson
Khalil Herbert
Dontavyion Wicks
Elijah Moore
Jahan Dotson
Chris Godwin
Michael Wilson
Joshua Palmer
Roschon Johnson
Pat Freiermuth
Jerry Jeudy
Wan'Dale Robinson
Deshaun Watson
Russell Wilson
Marvin Mims Jr
Kendre Miller
Khalil Shakir
JK Dobbins
Jalin Hyatt
Courtland Sutton
Rondale Moore
Kendrick Bourne
Jonathan Mingo
Zay Jones
Dawson Knox
Michael Gallup
Michael Carter
Ezekiel Elliott
Marquez Valdez-Scantling
Rico Dowdle
Kenny Pickett
Trey Palmer
Jimmy Garoppolo
Michael Thomas
Noah Gray
AT Perry
Jamaal Williams
Cam Akers
Kadarious Toney
Tank Bigsby
Joe Flacco
Hunter Henry
Kareem Hunt
Cedric Tillman
Dalvin Cook
Treylon Burks
Desmond Ridder
Joshua Dobbs
Derek Carr
Juwan Johnson


Links to dynasty articles and information about incoming rookies:




Tuesday, January 2, 2024

The Rad Dynasty 2023 year end awards

Congrats again to ned for winning the first ever Rad Dynasty championship. Now that the year is over and the long offseason is about to begin, I figured I'd hand out some awards. I had no intention of doing this and I did not plan this out in advance. It is kind of a spur of the moment thing. 

CeeDee Lamb has already won Championship Game MVP honors, so now it is time for the rest of the awards.



Best Waiver Wire Pickup

This easily goes to Kyren Williams for Alice in Horns. Williams went undrafted in the league's start up draft. Cam Akers was supposed to be the Rams starting back, but he found himself in the Rams doghouse almost right off the bat, much to the chagrin of Dynastic Dan, who drafted him in the 7th round.

Alice in Horns scooped up Kyren Williams, who by week 2 had won the starting job. It was off to the races for Kyren Williams, as he had a mammoth fantasy season. He finished as the fourth highest scoring running back in the NFL, with 240.5 fantasy points. He had about 1300 combined rushing and receiving yards, to go with 15 touchdowns. All while missing several games on the IR in the middle of the season. Great production from an undrafted player. What a pickup for Alice.



Defensive Player of the Year


This is an easy one for me. It's got to go to Foyesade Oluokun for The Killing Fields. The Killing Fields had one of the best defenses in the league this year, putting up big numbers in nearly each and every single game. Oluokun was a big part of that success. He finished as the #1 scorer among IDP, with 263.25 points scored on defense. He had 108 solo tackles (1st), 58 assisted tackles, 2.5 sacks, 6 passes defensed, and 1 defensive touchdown scored.

Oluokun was the first defensive player taken in the draft, selected in the third round. The Killing Fields clearly knew what they were doing when they picked this player. Oluokun is 28 years old and looks to be a defensive force in the Rad Dynasty for many years to come. Hats off to a great season!



Offensive Player of the Year

In the real NFL, this is known as the best player who isn't a quarterback award. This season, there is no one else this award can go to aside from Christian McCaffrey from team Bluth Company. He was far and away the best non-QB this season, scoring 360.8 fantasy points. That's sixth among all players this season, QB or not. 

McCaffrey accounted for over 2,000 yards of total offense. 1,459 yards rushing and 564 yards receiving. He scored 21 combined TDs, while also catching 67 passes. McCaffrey was a massive reason that Bluth Company was the third highest scoring team in the league this year.



Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year was an easy choice as well: Puka Nacua for team Alice in Horns. Nacua popped up out of nowhere to finish as the highest scoring rookie position player. CJ Stroud was actually the highest scoring rookie, but he was barely utilized by Bluth Company this year, with Josh Allen as the team's starting quarterback.

Puka was drafted in the 17th round of our startup draft. Every single team in the league passed on him at least 16 times. Betcha no one will make that mistake in redraft leagues next season! He was drafted behind fellow rookies Quentin Johnston and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and he easily outperformed them both. Puka looks like he is going to be a star in this league for Alice's Team for a very long time. What a find.



Rad Dynasty MVP

The awards basically handed themselves out this season. There was no one else I could think of that would be better suited to winning this award than Jalen Hurts. He is the second highest scoring player in football with 403.72 fantasy points. He accounted for 38 total touchdowns. He started essentially every game for ned's rollers, leading him to the highest scoring point total in the league. He then went on to have a big postseason and lift ned to the league title. If that doesn't scream MVP, I don't know what does.


Manager of the Year:
ned's rollers


Ned continues to dominate this season and the awards season. Not only did he finish as the best team in the regular season record-wise, he was also the highest scoring team in the league. What is just as impressive is that ned accomplished this while giving up nearly 149 points a game. There was almost no margin for error, due to always facing everyone's best, and he still came out with the best record in the league. Compare that to Bluth Company, the third highest scoring team in the league. They gave up 148 points a game and only finished 7-8. Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. And ned was both!

Ned dominated both the regular season and the postseason. He outscored his two playoff opponents by a combined 85 points. That means ned won his playoff games by over 40 points per game. That's crazy. Complete dominance! There is no one else who deserves this award more. Ned will look to keep it up next season, and in the years beyond. He's built not only to succeed now, but succeed as a dynasty team, too. Don't be surprised to see this team primed and ready to repeat when next season rolls around.

Oh, and by the way. Remember before the season started (in one of my preview posts) how I said the winner would get a small reward for winning this season? It's nothing special monetary-wise, but it is a souvenir that is important to this league in a historical context. It will be even moreso as the years go by. It is yours for the taking, ned. I'll keep what it is as a surprise for now, but if you send me your address I can mail it out to you ASAP.



Worst Manager of the Year:

There's no punishment for finishing last in this league, so you'll have to settle for some good-natured ribbing. Here's a picture of Timmy (Tbone) during Christmas of 2021. Isn't he lovely? If you look on the lower left hand corner of the picture, you'll see Channing in the red plaid. Future Rad Dynasty champion!

Jokes aside, TBone should have a solid team next year with his receiving core of Amon Ra St. Brown and Tyreek Hill. Armed with the #1 pick in the draft, this team could draft a generational talent that will be on this team for the next decade. Who will it be, though???


***


That's it for this year's award show. Maybe I can plan this out better next year, and have some better awards. I suppose I can add comeback player of the year and comeback manager of the year - but those will have to wait for the end of season 2.

Before we go, one last reminder to send in your keepers, due by January 8th. I'm keeping track of them HERE. Once the 8th comes and the picks are finalized, the offseason will officially begin. 

I'll make a separate post with everyone's rosters that I will update periodically throughout the offseason if anyone makes a trade or wants to drop a player. I'll also include everyone's "assets" AKA their draft picks underneath their team roster. That way we can keep an eye on any changes made in the offseason, either through player trades, draft pick trades, or drops. It'll all make sense when you see it happen, I am sure.

Have a good offseason, all of you! Thanks for making this a successful first season.