I was sick today from work with nothing to do this afternoon, so I partook in a football draft. I ended up getting the last pick (1o team league) which is nice in one way, guaranteeing yourself two good running backs, but bad in that your next pick isn't for a long time and you usually miss out on a top end WR/QB in round 3. The starting roster is 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF. Let's look at my results.
Round 1 - RB Ronnie Brown (Mia) - I gotta keep believing in my boy Brown. I was highly disappointed to see Fast Willie Parker go the pick before this, hoping Parker would continue the slide. Brown is the man in Miami and should get plenty of touches to go with his great natural talent. Since I had back to back picks, don't read too much into the fact that I picked Brown before....
Round 2 - RB Joseph Addai (Ind) - The Colts are going to score lots of TDs. Addai is going to get alot of those TDs, especially considering he no longer has to worry about Dominic Rhodes vulturing them away. Landing the starting RB in the most explosive offence in the league is NEVER a bad idea.
Round 3 - WR Anquan Boldin (Ari) - This guy has put up a couple of solid seasons now and I'm looking for him to improve being a year more comfortable with Leinart and Larry Fitzgerald (who almost slipped to this pick....dang!) continuing to draw the majority of double teams. Was also going to go with Carson Palmer here, as I think he'll be HUGE this year, but alas, he was taken the pick before this.
Round 4 - WR Roy Williams (Det) - Another back to back pick of the same position. I've been big on Williams for awhile now and I'm encouraged by the fact that opposing defences will now have to focus not only on Williams, but new fellow deep play threat Calvin Johnson.
Round 5 - RB Cadillac Williams (TB) - I'm a huge supporter of RB depth and liked Cadillac as a value pick here. I think he rebounds from last year and comes closer to his rookie season numbers. Just missed out on Brandon Jacobs with this pick.
Round 6 - WR Deion Branch (Sea) - We start 3 WR so I took the most talented WR available. Branch plays in a great system for WRs and he is now the top dog on the food chain in Seattle, so I look for him to perform at least as well as the Lee Evans' of this world. Remember, last year he missed training camp because of a contract dispute with New England.
Round 7 - QB Matt Hasselbeck (Sea) - Injury last season brought his numbers down but this guy has been a consistent top 5 QB for a few years now and I don't see any reason why that should change.
Round 8 - TE Alge Crumpler (Atl) - With rounds 7 and 8 I was hoping to address QB and TE with some highly talented yet seemingly underrated players. I did just that with Crumpler, who in my opinion is easily the 2nd best TE to own in fantasy football behind Antonio Gates.
Round 9 - RB LaMont Jordan (Oak) - I still believe Jordan has the talent and considering the lack of RB depth in Oakland, he'll get his touches. This pick set me up at the RB position with 4 talented starters.
Round 10 - WR Greg Jennings (GB) - WR depth was thin here, so I picked a talented youngster in a great system. Brett Favre's picks don't have a huge effect on his receivers, and considering his gun-slinging, force it in their ways, his top two WR (Driver and Jennings) will get there yardage and TDs.
Round 11 - QB Eli Manning (NYG) - Not a huge Eli fan and I do think he's overrated, but I thought it was good value at this point in the draft. None of the receivers inspired me and I was set at RB, so I added a heatlhy, sure starting QB that can sling it. Just missed on Vince Young, who slipped to this round, surprisingly.
Round 12 - WR Drew Bennett (STL) - Not much WR talent left at this point and I think Bennett can pass Bruce on the depth chart this year. Bennett is also a good red zone target and with Marc Bulger slining it, he should have decent potential. Strangely, I was berated by some guys for making these two picks, despite the fact players like LJ Smith, Devery Henderson, and Mushin Muhammed were drafted AHEAD of these guys.
Round 13 - K Neil Rackers (Ari) - Was a stud two years ago and was not so great last year. It was the third last round...I needed a kicker....he was as good a bet as anybody.
Round 14 - TE Tony Scheffler (Den) - Could miss time but there wasn't much else available I liked. Great low risk, high reward pick at this point.
Round 15 - DEF Carolina (CAR) - This is why you don't draft a defense early. The Panthers still have a world of talent on the defensive side of the ball and were the last defense picked...with the last pick in the draft.
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