Time to get on, gots to get it on, no choice but to get it on. Welcome back to the blog. Today I’m going to cover my most recent draft. Every draft is like Christmas morning for me. I get to open my presents so to speak and find out who all my new buddies are. You really do have a special bond with the guys on your fantasy team. Earlier this decade I had Marshall Faulk, the guy had an incredible career and for a few years I got to have him on my team and hot dog, it was fantasy bliss. Anyways, if you guys have any questions or future blog suggestions please email me at fantasyfootballmma@gmail.com or comment at the bottom of the blog.
On Saturday night, I had my second fantasy football draft of the year and here’s how it went. Nick is the commissioner of this league and the draft was held at his house. This is the league’s 6th year. This will be my third year playing in this league. I shared this team with my friend Marc last year and we placed 4th so this year I’ll be looking to win it all.
He had a really cool way for drawing for picks. He put a folded piece of paper with your draft number on it in a manila envelope and handed them all to us at the same time. It was very simple and very fair. I lucked out and got the #1 pick. I was very happy about that. I want to pick in the first 4 picks or the last 4 but not the middle so when I got the #1 I knew this was going to be a good night and it was; I had a blast. Nick is a great commissioner and works hard to make sure that everything is organized and that we all get to have fun. Another thing that I was happy about was that Nick was picking 12th. I liked this because we could work together in the draft and give each other honest advice about our upcoming picks without it affecting the guys we wanted. I also like this because we’re not going to be in the same division and will only have to play each other once. I’d love to see us both make the Super Bowl and play each other. I don’t know if that will happen though because this league is going to be tough. Top to bottom everyone had a solid draft and I love it that way, the tougher the league, the more rewarding the victories. And with the first pick of the 2009 Fantasy Empire Draft, the blog selects…
Round 1, 1.1
Adrian “All Day” Peterson – I really warmed up to AP this last week since the signing of Favre. He’s never had a good QB to keep defense honest and I think that this could be his biggest year. I was looking at Maurice Jones-Drew as well, but my plan for this draft was to pick aggressively. I figured I would take the safer pick in AP then get aggressive with my other picks. I also gave AP the edge because he opens up his season with Cle, Det, SF, GB, and Stl which are all average to below average defenses so I’ll be looking for him to get off to a hot start.
Round 2, 2.12
Reggie Bush – I turned the aggression on with my next pick. I love Bush this year. The guy had 50 catches in only 8 games last year. If he can stay healthy or be good for at least 12 games, I could be looking at 80-100 catches from 2nd RB. I just missed Welker and Tom Brady at this pick, but I like Bush especially if he can stay healthy.
Round 3, 3.1
Marques Colston – In this league you have the option to play 2 RBs and 3 WRs or 1 RB and 4 WRs so with my second RB locked up I needed to address the WR position. Normally I don’t like picking 2 players from the same offense as my starters, but the Saints threw the ball all over the field last year and with the Bush/Colston combo, I should be able to get at least 10 catches total on a weekly basis. Coltson is an injury risk, but this is the NFL, who isn’t?
Round 4, 4.12
Phillip Rivers – At this pick there was no question who I was getting. This year I have huge man crushes on Aaron Rodgers and Phillip Rivers and I want them in the 4th round. Rodgers was gone, so this pick was easy. Also congrats to Rivvy getting a $92 million contract extension today, the guy deserves it.
Round 5, 5.1
Eddie Royal – My targets in round 5 were Anthony Gonzalez, DeSean Jackson, and Eddie Royal. Gonz and DJack went in the 4th so I took Royal. The Broncos have a lot of issues right now, but Royal doesn’t and should be a PPR machine. I’m very satisfied with him as my #2 WR.
Round 6, 6.12
Joseph Addai – There wasn’t anything at WR that I liked at this point in the draft. I went with Addai. He’s not a guy I love and I actually like Donald Brown more, but the end of the 6th round is a pretty darn good value for the Colts starting RB.
Round 7, 7.1
Donald Brown – If Addai had been picked by another owner, I still would of taken Brown here. In the middle rounds I’m targeting younger RBs in good situations. Brown definitely fits that bill. I locked up the Colts backfield. Whoever emerges in this situation should make a nice spot starter or good trade bait. I’m currently in negotiations with another owner about trading Addai and Brown for a top WR.
Round 8, 8.12
Greg Olsen – In this league you don’t have to start a TE. In the 7th round I was considering Olsen and Hester but didn’t want to make a call on them then. Hester got picked so I was happy to get Olsen as a possible #3 WR. This could be a career year for Olsen. Cutler likes the quick over the middle passes and that should be where Olsen makes his money. If Olsen can emerge as Culter’s favorite target then he should see a lot of pass targets.
Round 9, 9.1
Round 10, 10.12
Brett Favre – I won’t start Favre unless Rivers gets hurt, but I do need him when Rivers has his bye. Favre and the Vikings play the Rams on the Chargers’ bye week so he should be able to put up good numbers that week.
Round 11, 11.1
Josh Morgan – I went with Morgan. He’s on both of my teams now so I’ll move him to the “my boy” category. I’m fine with this pick, I got another solid WR3 option and also got him 2 rounds cheaper than the other draft I had.
Round 12, 12.12
Earl Bennett – Bennett is one of my sleepers this year. He should start alongside Hester for the Bears. Bennett was Culter’s favorite target at Vanderbilt and I’m hoping that their previous chemistry will carry over to this year. If not, no biggie, this pick didn’t cost much.
Round 13, 13.1
Zach Miller – Miller will probably lead the Raiders in receiving this year making Miller a good PPR guy and spot starter for my team.
Round 14, 14.12
Kevin Jones – Team Noodles and I were talking a lot of trash during the draft so with my last position player I snagged his first round pick, Matt Forte’s backup. If Forte goes down, I’ll have myself a nice little starter.
Round 15, 15.1
Jets Defense – With only 2 picks left, time for my defense and K. I had the Jets #3 on my board so I’ll take that for the 15th round. If they suck, no biggie, there’s always a good one that ends up emerging.
Round 16, 16.12
Jason Elam – Last pick of the draft. There were some pretty good options at K. I went with
So here’s my final roster…
QB – Rivers, Favre
RB – AP, Bush, Addai, Brown, Taylor, Jones
WR – Colston, Royal, Olsen, Morgan, Bennett, Miller
K –
D - Jets
And my starting lineup will look something like this…
QB – Rivers
RB1 – AP
RB2 – Bush
WR1 – Colston
WR2 – Royal
WR3 – Olsen/Morgan/Miller (based on matchups)
K –
D – Jets
Here’s how the whole draft went down…
Draft Results
Round 1
Pick Team Player
1 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Adrian Peterson (RB MIN)
2 LLSD Larry Fitzgerald (WR ARI)
3 Team Noodles Matt Forte (RB CHI)
4 AVILAS Maurice Jones-Drew (RB JAC)
5 SF Sharks Andre Johnson (WR HOU)
6 It's My Vick in a Box Steven Jackson (RB STL)
7 Clones LaDainian Tomlinson (RB SD)
8 TD City Drew Brees (QB NO)
9 The Terminator Michael Turner (RB ATL)
10 Kevin's Chris Johnson (RB TEN)
11 N1H Brian Westbrook (RB PHI)
12 Spit Flames Frank Gore (RB SF)
Round 2
13 Spit Flames Steve Slaton (RB HOU)
14 N1H Randy Moss (WR NE)
15 Kevin's DeAngelo Williams (RB CAR)
16 The Terminator Calvin Johnson (WR DET)
17 TD City Reggie Wayne (WR
18 Clones Greg Jennings (WR GB)
19 It's My Vick in a Box Anquan Boldin (WR ARI)
20 SF Sharks Roddy White (WR ATL)
21 AVILAS Steve Smith (WR CAR)
22 Team Noodles Tom Brady (QB NE)
23 LLSD Wes Welker (WR NE)
24 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Reggie Bush (RB NO)
Round 3
25 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Marques Colston (WR NO)
26 LLSD Antonio Gates (TE SD)
27 Team Noodles Brandon Jacobs (RB NYG)
28 AVILAS Terrell Owens (WR BUF)
29 SF Sharks Dwayne Bowe (WR KC)
30 It's My Vick in a Box Pierre Thomas (RB NO)
31 Clones
32 TD City Marion Barber (RB DAL)
33 The Terminator Peyton Manning (QB
34 Kevin's Aaron Rodgers (QB GB)
35 N1H Kevin Smith (RB DET)
36 Spit Flames
Round 4
37 Spit Flames T.J. Houshmandzadeh (WR SEA)
38 N1H Jason Witten (TE DAL)
39 Kevin's Bernard Berrian (WR MIN)
40 The Terminator Brandon Marshall (WR DEN)
41 TD City Ryan Grant (RB GB)
42 Clones Ronnie Brown (RB MIA)
43 It's My Vick in a Box
44 SF Sharks Anthony Gonzalez (WR
45 AVILAS Tony Romo (QB DAL)
46 Team Noodles DeSean Jackson (WR PHI)
47 LLSD Kurt Warner (QB ARI)
48 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Philip Rivers (QB SD)
Round 5
49 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Eddie Royal (WR DEN)
50 The Terminator Thomas Jones (RB NYJ)
51 Team Noodles Roy E. Williams (WR DAL)
52 AVILAS Marshawn Lynch (RB BUF)
53 SF Sharks Derrick Ward (RB TB)
54 It's My Vick in a Box Donovan McNabb (QB PHI)
55 Clones Braylon Edwards (WR CLE)
56 TD City Vincent Jackson (WR SD)
57 The Terminator Jonathan Stewart (RB CAR)
58 Kevin's Tony Gonzalez (TE ATL)
59 N1H Hines Ward (WR PIT)
60 Spit Flames Santonio Holmes (WR PIT)
Round 6
61 Spit Flames Darren McFadden (RB OAK)
62 N1H Laveranues Coles (WR CIN)
63 Kevin's Lee Evans (WR BUF)
64 The Terminator Antonio Bryant (WR TB)
65 TD City Derrick Mason (WR BAL)
66 Clones Kevin Walter (WR HOU)
67 It's My Vick in a Box Jerricho Cotchery (WR NYJ)
68 SF Sharks Torry Holt (WR JAC)
69 AVILAS Donald Driver (WR GB)
70 Team Noodles Santana Moss (WR WAS)
71 LLSD LenDale White (RB TEN)
72 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Joseph Addai (RB
Round 7
73 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Donald Brown (RB
74 LLSD Ahmad Bradshaw (RB NYG)
75 Team Noodles Kellen Winslow (TE TB)
76 AVILAS Domenik Hixon (WR NYG)
77 SF Sharks Cedric Benson (RB CIN)
78 It's My Vick in a Box Julius Jones (RB SEA)
79 Clones Matt Schaub (QB HOU)
80 TD City Devin Hester (WR CHI)
81 The Terminator Knowshon Moreno (RB DEN)
82 Kevin's Willie Parker (RB PIT)
83 N1H Matt Ryan (QB ATL)
84 Spit Flames Jay Cutler (QB CHI)
Round 8
85 Spit Flames Felix Jones (RB DAL)
86 N1H Larry Johnson (RB KC)
87 Kevin's Donnie Avery (WR STL)
88 The Terminator Michael Crabtree (WR SF)
89 TD City Lance Moore (WR NO)
90 Clones Jamal Lewis (RB CLE)
91 It's My Vick in a Box Ted Ginn Jr. (WR MIA)
92 SF Sharks Darren Sproles (RB SD)
93 AVILAS Steve Smith (WR NYG)
94 Team Noodles Nate Washington (WR TEN)
95 LLSD Ray Rice (RB BAL)
96 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Greg Olsen (TE CHI)
Round 9
97 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com
98 LLSD
99 Team Noodles Matt Hasselbeck (QB SEA)
100 AVILAS Trent Edwards (QB BUF)
101 SF Sharks Beanie Wells (RB ARI)
102 It's My Vick in a Box Earnest Graham (RB TB)
103 Clones Rashard Mendenhall (RB PIT)
104 TD City Ben Roethlisberger (QB PIT)
105 The Terminator Steve Breaston (WR ARI)
106 Kevin's Chris Chambers (WR SD)
107 N1H Percy Harvin (WR MIN)
108 Spit Flames Owen Daniels (TE HOU)
Round 10
109 Spit Flames Matt Cassel (QB KC)
110 N1H LeSean McCoy (RB PHI)
111 Kevin's Eli Manning (QB NYG)
112 The Terminator Shonn Greene (RB NYJ)
113 TD City Tim Hightower (RB ARI)
114 Clones Chris Henry (WR CIN)
115 It's My Vick in a Box Hakeem Nicks (WR NYG)
116 SF Sharks Muhsin Muhammad (WR CAR)
117 AVILAS Mark Clayton (WR BAL)
118 Team Noodles John Carlson (TE SEA)
119 LLSD Jeremy Shockey (TE NO)
120 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Brett Favre (QB MIN)
Round 11
121 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Josh Morgan (WR SF)
122 LLSD Chris Cooley (TE WAS)
123 Team Noodles Isaac Bruce (WR SF)
124 AVILAS Joey Galloway (WR NE)
125 SF Sharks Justin Gage (WR TEN)
126 It's My Vick in a Box Jason Campbell (QB WAS)
127 Clones Devery Henderson (WR NO)
128 TD City Patrick Crayton (WR DAL)
129 The Terminator Miles Austin (WR DAL)
130 Kevin's Leon Washington (RB NYJ)
131 N1H Fred Jackson (RB BUF)
132 Spit Flames Michael Bush (RB OAK)
Round 12
133 Spit Flames Giants (DST NYG)
134 N1H Steelers (DST PIT)
135 Kevin's Eagles (DST PHI)
136 The Terminator Jeremy Maclin (WR PHI)
137 TD City Kevin Curtis (WR PHI)
138 Clones Fred Taylor (RB NE)
139 It's My Vick in a Box Vikings (DST MIN)
140 SF Sharks Davone Bess (WR MIA)
141 AVILAS Ravens (DST BAL)
142 Team Noodles Nate Burleson (WR SEA)
143 LLSD Ramses Barden (WR NYG)
144 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Earl Bennett (WR CHI)
Round 13
145 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Zach Miller (TE OAK)
146 LLSD T.J. Duckett (RB SEA)
147 Team Noodles Limas Sweed (WR PIT)
148 AVILAS JaMarcus Russell (QB OAK)
149 SF Sharks David Garrard (QB JAC)
150 It's My Vick in a Box Bobby Engram (WR KC)
151 Clones Chansi Stuckey (WR NYJ)
152 TD City Jerious
153 The Terminator Titans (DST TEN)
154 Kevin's
155 N1H
156 Spit Flames Willis McGahee (RB BAL)
Round 14
157 Spit Flames Mike Walker (WR JAC)
158 N1H Jamaal Charles (RB KC)
159 Kevin's Jerome Harrison (RB CLE)
160 The Terminator Stephen Gostkowski (K NE)
161 TD City Chargers (DST SD)
162 Clones Michael Vick (QB PHI)
163 It's My Vick in a Box Greg Camarillo (WR MIA)
164 SF Sharks Matthew Stafford (QB DET)
165 AVILAS Adam Vinatieri (K
166 Team Noodles Juaquin Iglesias (WR CHI)
167 LLSD Glen Coffee (RB SF)
168 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Kevin Jones (RB CHI)
Round 15
169 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Jets (DST NYJ)
170 LLSD Sidney Rice (WR MIN)
171 Team Noodles James Davis (RB CLE)
172 AVILAS Darrius Heyward-Bey (WR OAK)
173 SF Sharks Nate Kaeding (K SD)
174 It's My Vick in a Box David Akers (K PHI)
175 Clones Patriots (DST NE)
176 TD City Shaun Hill (QB SF)
177 The Terminator Kyle Orton (QB DEN)
178 Kevin's Brandon Jackson (RB GB)
179 N1H Kris Brown (K HOU)
180 Spit Flames Rob Bironas (K TEN)
Round 16
181 Spit Flames Chaz Schilens (WR OAK)
182 N1H Visanthe Shiancoe (TE MIN)
183 Kevin's Mason Crosby (K GB)
184 LLSD Texans (DST HOU)
185 TD City Tashard Choice (RB DAL)
186 Clones Ryan Longwell (K MIN)
187 It's My Vick in a Box Ricky Williams (RB MIA)
188 SF Sharks Redskins (DST WAS)
189 AVILAS Justin Fargas (RB OAK)
190 Team Noodles Seahawks (
191 LLSD Robbie Gould (K CHI)
192 FantasyFootballMMA.Blogspot.com Jason Elam (K ATL)
Thanks again for checking out the blog and as always, YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!
-jg-
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