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[Tau837]

Rosters from DD, same caveats as above:

Reaper					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player06.16	QB11	244.4	244	Den/6	Jay Cutler09.01	QB24	201.7	202	Jac/4	Byron Leftwich20.16	QB39	34	34	Jac/4	David Garrard19.01	QB66	3.5	4	Den/6	Patrick Ramsey21.01	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.01	RB1	309.3	271	SD/7	LaDainian Tomlinson05.01	RB24	160.1	122	Hou/10	Ahman Green04.16	RB26	145.6	107	Atl/8	Jerious Norwood08.16	RB38	103.5	65	Min/5	Chester Taylor02.16	WR9	246.2	172	Det/6	Roy Williams03.01	WR10	236.8	163	Den/6	Javon Walker07.01	WR29	179	105	GB/7	Greg Jennings11.01	WR52	112.9	39	Ten/4	Eric Moulds15.01	WR67	97.8	24	Buf/6	Josh Reed14.16	WR74	90.9	17	Mia/9	Ted Ginn10.16	TE17	115.1	41	Oak/5	Zach Miller13.01	TE30	77.5	3	Min/5	Visanthe Shiancoe12.16	PK7	125.6	40	NE/10	Stephen Gostkowski17.01	PK31	86.7	1	Oak/5	Sebastian Janikowski16.16	DEF21	136.1	21	Cin/5	Cincinnati18.16	DEF32	114.9	0	Cle/7	Cleveland					CommuterMan					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player06.15	QB7	255.7	256	SD/7	Philip Rivers10.15	QB20	217.6	218	Buf/6	J.P. Losman19.02	QB58	7.5	8	SD/7	Billy Volek20.15	QB65	4.6	5	Buf/6	Craig Nall21.02	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.02	RB2	257.9	220	StL/9	Steven Jackson02.15	RB15	189.9	152	Was/4	Clinton Portis09.02	RB41	88.3	50	Det/6	Kevin Jones16.15	RB47	74.1	36	Oak/5	Dominic Rhodes17.02	RB59	46.3	8	KC/8	Michael Bennett03.02	WR11	236.1	162	Ari/8	Anquan Boldin08.15	WR53	112.5	39	SF/6	Arnaz Battle11.02	WR68	97	23	NYG/9	Amani Toomer15.02	WR84	77.5	4	TB/10	David Boston18.15	WR95	69.7	-4	Jac/4	Dennis Northcutt07.02	TE21	98.8	24	Den/6	Daniel Graham12.15	TE25	88.5	14	TB/10	Alex Smith13.02	PK4	126.3	41	StL/9	Jeff Wilkins14.15	PK25	98.2	12	KC/8	Justin Medlock04.15	DEF1	222.8	108	Bal/8	Baltimore05.02	DEF2	215.5	101	Chi/9	Chicagorenesauz					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player03.03	QB4	273.5	274	NO/4	Drew Brees08.14	QB16	228.3	228	SF/6	Alex Smith19.03	QB57	9.3	9	NO/4	Jamie Martin20.14	QB60	6.7	7	SF/6	Trent Dilfer21.03	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.03	RB7	208.8	171	Phi/5	Brian Westbrook04.14	RB33	115.1	77	Car/7	DeAngelo Williams12.14	RB48	72.3	34	Phi/5	Correll Buckhalter15.03	RB9999	0	-2000	Hou/10	Samkon Gado02.14	WR8	250.6	177	Ari/8	Larry Fitzgerald07.03	WR41	135.9	62	Phi/5	Kevin Curtis09.03	WR69	94.4	21	SD/7	Craig Davis17.03	WR71	92.1	18	KC/8	Samie Parker13.03	WR85	75.6	2	Min/5	Sidney Rice16.14	WR90	73.6	0	Was/4	Brandon Lloyd05.03	TE11	150.3	76	Pit/6	Heath Miller06.14	TE14	136.7	62	Hou/10	Owen Daniels10.14	PK11	117.8	32	Phi/5	David Akers14.14	PK17	112.7	27	NYG/9	Lawrence Tynes11.03	DEF15	146.5	32	Buf/6	Buffalo18.14	DEF30	116.7	2	Hou/10	HoustonDuckboy					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player08.13	QB17	225.2	225	GB/7	Brett Favre11.04	QB22	212.5	213	NYJ/10	Chad Pennington20.13	QB49	12.9	13	NYJ/10	Kellen Clemens19.04	QB61	5.5	5	GB/7	Aaron Rodgers21.04	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick07.04	RB35	110.9	73	Oak/5	LaMont Jordan16.13	RB52	57.1	19	Hou/10	Ron Dayne17.04	RB57	50.6	12	Ind/6	DeDe Dorsey18.13	RB76	27.1	-11	Phi/5	Tony Hunt02.13	WR4	257.3	184	Cin/5	T.J. Houshmandzadeh05.04	WR16	207.7	134	NYG/9	Plaxico Burress04.13	WR23	195	121	Pit/6	Hines Ward06.13	WR30	176.1	102	Chi/9	Bernard Berrian15.04	WR82	79	5	Car/7	Drew Carter12.13	WR88	73.8	0	Ind/6	Anthony Gonzalez01.04	TE1	294.1	220	SD/7	Antonio Gates03.04	TE3	241.1	167	NYG/9	Jeremy Shockey13.04	PK1	130.1	44	Den/6	Jason Elam14.13	PK21	103.6	18	Buf/6	Rian Lindell09.04	DEF7	164	49	Pit/6	Pittsburgh10.13	DEF14	149	34	Phi/5	PhiladelphiaNorsemen					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player01.05	QB1	333.5	333	Ind/6	Peyton Manning03.05	QB3	283.9	284	NE/10	Tom Brady20.12	QB56	10.4	10	NE/10	Matt Cassel19.05	QB67	3.4	3	Ind/6	Jim Sorgi21.05	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick02.12	RB12	194.8	157	NO/4	Reggie Bush04.12	RB22	165.2	127	NYJ/10	Thomas Jones10.12	RB56	52.7	15	Chi/9	Adrian Peterson12.12	RB61	45.3	7	NE/10	Sammy Morris06.12	WR34	167.8	94	SF/6	Darrell Jackson09.05	WR39	142.9	69	Ten/4	Brandon Jones08.12	WR43	132.4	59	Bal/8	Derrick Mason16.12	WR60	101.6	28	Ari/8	Bryant Johnson14.12	WR65	100.1	26	Buf/6	Peerless Price17.05	WR98	64.9	-9	Hou/10	Jacoby Jones05.05	TE15	126.4	52	StL/9	Randy McMichael15.05	TE29	77.5	3	Ind/6	Ben Utecht11.05	PK2	129.3	44	Ind/6	Adam Vinatieri13.05	PK16	114	28	Det/6	Jason Hanson07.05	DEF3	185.4	70	NE/10	New England18.12	DEF19	140	25	Atl/8	AtlantaBlinky the Three Eyed Fish					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player04.11	QB9	250.6	251	Dal/8	Tony Romo15.06	QB25	200.2	200	Hou/10	Matt Schaub19.06	QB51	11.9	12	Dal/8	Brad Johnson20.11	QB55	11	11	Hou/10	Sage Rosenfels21.06	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.06	RB9	204.1	166	Ind/6	Joseph Addai03.06	RB17	188.6	150	Jac/4	Maurice Jones-Drew06.11	RB31	130.6	92	Jac/4	Fred Taylor17.06	RB68	35.1	-3	Ari/8	Marcel Shipp02.11	WR7	253.7	180	Dal/8	Terrell Owens05.06	WR19	202.9	129	NYJ/10	Laveranues Coles07.06	WR35	167.2	93	StL/9	Isaac Bruce11.06	WR45	128.9	55	Min/5	Bobby Wade10.11	WR54	110	36	StL/9	Drew Bennett12.11	WR61	101.6	28	Cle/7	Joe Jurevicius09.06	TE26	85.7	11	Mia/9	David Martin08.11	TE27	81.2	7	NO/4	Eric Johnson13.06	PK6	125.8	40	Bal/8	Matt Stover14.11	PK22	103.1	17	Mia/9	Jay Feely16.11	DEF22	135.8	21	Ari/8	Arizona18.11	DEF26	126.3	11	Ten/4	TennesseeJust Win Baby					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player05.07	QB8	251.1	251	Ten/4	Vince Young09.07	QB23	211	211	Bal/8	Steve McNair20.10	QB38	34.1	34	Bal/8	Kyle Boller19.07	QB62	5.4	5	Ten/4	Kerry Collins21.07	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.07	RB3	228	190	KC/8	Larry Johnson08.10	RB37	104.8	67	NYJ/10	Leon Washington16.10	RB54	53.2	15	GB/7	Noah Herron18.10	RB69	32	-6	Cin/5	Kenny Watson02.10	WR6	256.3	182	StL/9	Torry Holt06.10	WR27	183.9	110	Mia/9	Chris Chambers07.07	WR31	175.6	102	Pit/6	Santonio Holmes12.10	WR56	104.3	30	KC/8	Dwayne Bowe14.10	WR57	103.7	30	Sea/8	Bobby Engram17.07	WR62	101	27	Was/4	Antwaan Randle El03.07	TE7	199.2	125	Was/4	Chris Cooley04.10	TE9	161.4	87	NE/10	Ben Watson13.07	PK3	128.2	42	Cin/5	Shayne Graham15.07	PK20	108	22	Dal/8	Nick Folk11.07	DEF8	162.9	48	Den/6	Denver10.10	DEF10	159.2	44	Jac/4	JacksonvilleThrown to the Frogs					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player07.08	QB14	239.1	239	Ari/8	Matt Leinart04.09	QB15	238.3	238	Sea/8	Matt Hasselbeck20.09	QB45	14.1	14	Sea/8	Seneca Wallace19.08	QB50	12.9	13	Ari/8	Kurt Warner21.08	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.08	RB4	221.4	183	Pit/6	Willie Parker06.09	RB32	125.2	87	Dal/8	Julius Jones09.08	RB45	75.2	37	Ten/4	Chris Brown11.08	RB60	46.2	8	Den/6	Mike Bell03.08	WR14	233.6	160	Hou/10	Andre Johnson05.08	WR18	204.9	131	Det/6	Calvin Johnson08.09	WR73	91.2	17	Jac/4	Matt Jones13.08	WR75	89.2	15	Den/6	Brandon Stokley15.08	WR93	70.2	-4	NYJ/10	Brad Smith18.09	WR142	15.6	-58	GB/7	Koren Robinson02.09	TE5	234.1	160	KC/8	Tony Gonzalez12.09	TE22	97.7	23	NYJ/10	Chris Baker14.09	PK10	120.4	35	Jac/4	Josh Scobee17.08	PK32	85.8	0	TB/10	Matt Bryant10.09	DEF4	180.4	65	Mia/9	Miami16.09	DEF20	136.4	21	SF/6	San Franciscoffgiant					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player18.08	QB27	179.8	180	Min/5	Tarvaris Jackson17.09	QB29	145.1	145	Mia/9	Trent Green20.08	QB35	43.5	44	Mia/9	Cleo Lemon19.09	QB41	25.5	26	Min/5	Brooks Bollinger21.09	QB64	4.6	5	Mia/9	John Beck01.09	RB10	202.4	164	NE/10	Laurence Maroney04.08	RB23	164.6	126	NO/4	Deuce McAllister09.09	RB42	87	49	Atl/8	Warrick Dunn10.08	RB43	81.1	43	NYG/9	Reuben Droughns03.09	WR13	234.3	160	GB/7	Donald Driver05.09	WR22	197.3	123	Sea/8	Deion Branch06.08	WR38	145.4	72	NE/10	Donte Stallworth07.09	WR42	133.1	59	Chi/9	Muhsin Muhammad11.09	WR49	117.3	43	Min/5	Troy Williamson16.08	WR83	78	4	Cin/5	Chris Henry02.08	TE2	246.5	172	Bal/8	Todd Heap08.08	TE19	107.1	33	Chi/9	Desmond Clark12.08	PK5	126	40	Chi/9	Robbie Gould14.08	PK19	110	24	NYJ/10	Mike Nugent13.09	DEF17	142.1	27	Sea/8	Seattle15.09	DEF25	131.2	16	Ind/6	IndianapolisOlympic Dung Beetles					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player03.10	QB12	244.4	244	Det/6	Jon Kitna10.07	QB19	219.5	220	Car/7	Jake Delhomme20.07	QB46	14	14	Car/7	David Carr19.10	QB54	11.6	12	Det/6	Dan Orlovsky21.10	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.10	RB11	200.3	162	Sea/8	Shaun Alexander05.10	RB30	132.9	95	Det/6	Tatum Bell09.10	RB39	103.4	65	GB/7	Vernand Morency11.10	RB46	75.2	37	Buf/6	Anthony Thomas15.10	RB51	59.1	21	NE/10	Kevin Faulk02.07	WR5	257.3	183	Ind/6	Reggie Wayne04.07	WR15	220.9	147	NO/4	Marques Colston06.07	WR33	169.1	95	Sea/8	D.J. Hackett14.07	WR59	102.3	28	Car/7	Keary Colbert13.10	WR100	62.2	-12	Phi/5	Hank Baskett07.10	TE23	94.1	20	Chi/9	Greg Olsen12.07	TE28	78.9	4	Ten/4	Ben Troupe18.07	PK24	98.6	13	GB/7	Dave Rayner16.07	PK27	96.4	11	Min/5	Ryan Longwell08.07	DEF5	170.3	55	SD/7	San Diego17.10	DEF16	142.3	27	NYG/9	New York GiantsNorrisB					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player01.11	QB2	290.4	290	Cin/5	Carson Palmer02.06	QB6	261.3	261	Phi/5	Donovan McNabb20.06	QB43	21.7	22	Phi/5	A.J. Feeley19.11	QB63	4.9	5	Cin/5	Jeff Rowe21.11	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick03.11	RB13	192.1	154	Mia/9	Ronnie Brown04.06	RB21	167.6	130	Min/5	Adrian Peterson09.11	RB44	78.9	41	SD/7	Michael Turner12.06	RB55	52.9	15	Cle/7	Jerome Harrison05.11	WR21	198.5	125	Was/4	Santana Moss06.06	WR28	181.5	108	TB/10	Joey Galloway08.06	WR37	145.4	72	Oak/5	Jerry Porter07.11	WR55	109.2	35	Den/6	Brandon Marshall13.11	WR102	55.1	-19	GB/7	James Jones16.06	WR110	38.6	-35	Oak/5	Mike Williams11.11	TE20	101.5	27	Jac/4	Marcedes Lewis10.06	TE24	93.3	19	Den/6	Tony Scheffler15.11	PK28	92.1	6	Cle/7	Phil Dawson17.11	PK30	88.4	3	Atl/8	Billy Cundiff14.06	DEF12	150.7	36	Oak/5	Oakland18.06	DEF27	126.2	11	KC/8	Kansas CityDreamers					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player03.12	QB5	272.1	272	StL/9	Marc Bulger12.05	QB21	216.3	216	Was/4	Jason Campbell20.05	QB44	16.2	16	Was/4	Mark Brunell19.12	QB52	11.8	12	StL/9	Gus Frerotte21.12	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.12	RB5	214.8	177	SF/6	Frank Gore04.05	RB19	173.3	135	NYG/9	Brandon Jacobs06.05	RB27	144	106	Dal/8	Marion Barber III16.05	RB53	53.7	16	Sea/8	Maurice Morris08.05	WR44	129.5	56	NO/4	Devery Henderson09.12	WR46	125.5	52	Det/6	Mike Furrey10.05	WR48	122.2	48	Bal/8	Demetrius Williams15.12	WR51	113.8	40	Atl/8	Roddy White17.12	WR80	80.3	6	NYG/9	Steve Smith02.05	TE4	240.6	166	Cle/7	Kellen Winslow Jr05.12	TE12	145.1	71	Ind/6	Dallas Clark07.12	TE16	122.1	48	Ten/4	Bo Scaife13.12	PK12	117.7	32	Sea/8	Josh Brown14.05	PK15	114.5	29	SF/6	Joe Nedney11.12	DEF13	149.3	34	Dal/8	Dallas18.05	DEF24	132.9	18	StL/9	St. Louisseahawk 17					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player05.13	QB10	247.5	247	Pit/6	Ben Roethlisberger10.04	QB28	164.2	164	Atl/8	Joey Harrington19.13	QB48	13.8	14	Pit/6	Charlie Batch20.04	QB53	11.7	12	Atl/8	D.J. Shockley21.13	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick02.04	RB14	191.9	154	Bal/8	Willis McGahee01.13	RB18	178.5	140	Ari/8	Edgerrin James03.13	RB20	172.3	134	TB/10	Cadillac Williams04.04	RB28	141.7	104	Buf/6	Marshawn Lynch08.04	RB36	106.1	68	Was/4	Ladell Betts06.04	WR32	174.6	101	SD/7	Vincent Jackson07.13	WR47	125.5	52	Oak/5	Ronald Curry09.13	WR70	93.6	20	Atl/8	Michael Jenkins18.04	WR72	91.4	18	Buf/6	Roscoe Parrish11.13	WR76	86.8	13	Jac/4	Ernest Wilford12.04	TE32	74.5	0	GB/7	Donald Lee13.13	TE39	59.3	-15	Cin/5	Reggie Kelly14.04	PK18	111.1	25	Pit/6	Jeff Reed15.13	PK26	97.9	12	Ten/4	Rob Bironas16.04	DEF23	134.5	20	TB/10	Tampa Bay17.13	DEF31	115.8	1	Det/6	DetroitYudkin Visits League 3					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player08.03	QB18	223.2	223	Chi/9	Rex Grossman16.03	QB32	78.1	78	Oak/5	Josh McCown20.03	QB33	58.9	59	Oak/5	Daunte Culpepper21.14	QB37	37.8	38	Oak/5	JaMarcus Russell19.14	QB47	13.9	14	Chi/9	Brian Griese07.14	RB29	139	101	Car/7	DeShaun Foster13.14	RB49	67.6	29	TB/10	Michael Pittman11.14	RB50	60.7	23	StL/9	Brian Leonard18.03	RB62	44.3	6	SF/6	Michael Robinson01.14	WR1	270.4	197	Cin/5	Chad Johnson02.03	WR3	262.6	189	Ind/6	Marvin Harrison06.03	WR20	202.1	128	NYJ/10	Jerricho Cotchery05.14	WR36	145.8	72	Dal/8	Terry Glenn10.03	WR64	100.3	26	NE/10	Wes Welker09.14	WR78	84	10	Mia/9	Marty Booker03.14	TE6	199.5	125	Dal/8	Jason Witten04.03	TE10	156.9	82	Atl/8	Alge Crumpler12.03	PK8	122.9	37	SD/7	Nate Kaeding15.14	PK29	91.4	6	Hou/10	Kris Brown14.03	DEF18	140.3	25	NYJ/10	New York Jets17.14	DEF28	122	7	NO/4	New Orleansjevy					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player16.02	QB30	141.6	142	KC/8	Brodie Croyle18.02	QB31	126.6	127	Cle/7	Charlie Frye19.15	QB34	43.6	44	KC/8	Damon Huard20.02	QB36	38.6	39	Cle/7	Derek Anderson21.15	QB40	31.5	31	Cle/7	Brady Quinn01.15	RB6	214.5	176	Den/6	Travis Henry02.02	RB16	188.9	151	Chi/9	Cedric Benson07.15	RB34	111.1	73	Ten/4	LenDale White10.02	RB79	21.9	-16	Mia/9	Lorenzo Booker05.15	WR17	205.5	132	Cle/7	Braylon Edwards06.02	WR26	184	110	Bal/8	Mark Clayton08.02	WR40	136.9	63	KC/8	Eddie Kennison17.15	WR77	84.8	11	Car/7	Dwayne Jarrett09.15	WR96	66.9	-7	Jac/4	Reggie Williams03.15	TE8	198.8	124	SF/6	Vernon Davis04.02	TE13	143.1	69	Phi/5	L.J. Smith11.15	TE18	107.2	33	Sea/8	Marcus Pollard13.15	PK9	121.4	36	NO/4	Olindo Mare14.02	PK13	117.1	31	Ari/8	Neil Rackers12.02	DEF9	160.3	45	Min/5	Minnesota15.15	DEF29	120.1	5	Was/4	WashingtonChris Black					Pick	Pos	Points	VBD	Team	Player07.16	QB13	239.3	239	NYG/9	Eli Manning13.16	QB26	187.7	188	TB/10	Jeff Garcia20.01	QB42	23.3	23	TB/10	Bruce Gradkowski19.16	QB59	7.1	7	NYG/9	Anthony Wright21.16	QB9999	0	-2000	FA	Skip a Pick01.16	RB8	206.9	169	Cin/5	Rudi Johnson06.01	RB25	148.3	110	Cle/7	Jamal Lewis08.01	RB40	98.8	61	GB/7	Brandon Jackson17.16	RB71	31.1	-7	Ten/4	Chris Henry02.01	WR2	270.4	197	Car/7	Steve Smith03.16	WR12	234.5	161	Buf/6	Lee Evans05.16	WR24	192.3	118	Phi/5	Reggie Brown04.01	WR25	185.8	112	NE/10	Randy Moss10.01	WR50	117.2	43	Atl/8	Joe Horn11.16	WR63	100.6	27	Dal/8	Patrick Crayton16.01	TE31	74.8	0	Ari/8	Leonard Pope18.01	TE35	68.9	-6	NE/10	David Thomas14.01	PK14	114.7	29	Car/7	John Kasay15.16	PK23	99.5	14	Was/4	Shaun Suisham09.16	DEF6	169	54	Car/7	Carolina12.01	DEF11	151.5	37	GB/7	Green Bay

Forgot to mention above that I did not count the negative VBD value for the "Skip A Pick" 3rd string QBs in the team VBD totals.

 

[Tau837]

Now I'll comment on my team.

1.7 Larry Johnson. I thought this pick was a nobrainer. Last season, LJ was the #5 scorer with 340 fantasy points, with only LT and 3 QBs finishing higher. Good value, assuming he signs, and all signs currently point to that happening. Probably can't get much better value than this at 1.7.

2.10 Torry Holt. Considered TO, but I'm a N.C. State homer, which might have biased me. In retrospect, TO might have been a better choice, given playoff points.

3.7 Chris Cooley. Last year, the third biggest dropoff in the entire league at any position was from TE13 to TE14. I wanted to get two of the top 12 or so TEs. In order to do that, I figured I had to take one here and get another in the 4th round. Gates, Winslow, Heap, Gonzalez, and Shockey were all gone. I'm not confident in Crumpler, given the changes in Atlanta and his health issues. I know a lot of people are high on Vernon Davis, but Cooley was the #7 TE in this format last year and #4 in 2005, and I preferred to go with the proven guy. And I think there is potential for improvement for Cooley this year... the Redskins should get better QB play, and Saunders has said he plans to get Cooley more involved. So Cooley was my choice.

4.10 Ben Watson. L.J. Smith, Davis, Witten, and Crumpler all went since I took Cooley. I felt Ben Watson was the last guy who was reasonable to project as top 10, and was happy to get him. There were a number of QBs left, so I was inclined to wait on them. 23 RBs were gone... I thought about Thomas Jones, but thought Watson was clearly better value. 16 WRs were gone, with Burress possibly the best remaining... again, I thought Watson was clearly a better value. Likely playoff performer.

5.7 Tennessee Team QB. Atlanta scored big last year. Hoping for a similar season from Young. Last season, Tennessee was only the 17th best team QB, with 251 fantasy points. But in Young's last 8 games, he averaged 20.7 fantasy points per game... a full season pace of 331 fantasy points, which would have ranked as the 5th best team QB in this format last season. I realize scaling up isn't always valid... but as the 10th QB off the board, he seemed like a good value. Also, I know some disagree with this, but I did not want to get stuck with bad QBs, since QB is the top scoring position, and QB scoring can drop off steeply at the bottom... so I wanted to get my first QB early and put myself in position to take the second if a run started.

6.10 Chambers. I figure he'll be among the most targeted WRs in the league. Hoping Trent Green can help him rebound from last year. Got him as WR32, which seems like decent value, considering (1) he was WR8 in this format just two years ago; (2) Trent Green is an upgrade at QB this year; (3) he got 154 targets last year; and (4) McMichael and Welker are gone, so even if Ginn plays well he should still get huge targets. Also considered Jennings, Darrell Jackson, Berrian, and Holmes, but figured at least one would slide to me in the 7th. I also considered Fred Taylor here, but figured Chambers will outscore him in this format, so I took the points.

7.7 Santonio Holmes. Good value as the 38th WR taken. Good chance at playoff points here. Considered Lendale White, but I think Holmes will likely outscore him and again took the points.

8.10 Leon Washington. Good value as the 38th RB off the board. Possible playoff points here. Has been looking good this preseason, and Jones is dinged. If Jones were to underperform or miss a few games, he could break the top 30. I felt there was another minor RB dropoff coming and wanted to get another RB before it.

9.7 Baltimore team QB. 20th QB off the board. Pretty good value in that they finished 14th last year in this format, it is McNair's second year in the offense, with an entire offseason as a Raven, and Boller provides a capable backup. And in theory the offense will improve with McGahee... more passing TD opportunities? Also, this is a likely playoff team.

10.10 Jacksonville Defense. 8th defense off the board, and finished 8th last season. I think they have potential to improve. A key to my season last year was that I took 2 of the first 10 defenses, which gave me 2 shots for a big performance from defense, which can be a high scoring position. I wanted the same thing this time, and figured I'd go back to back defenses here. Of course, last year, I was lucky enough to get Baltimore... Passed on Miami, which some people rate highly. Good chance at playoff points here.

11.7 Denver Defense. 11th defense off the board, and finished only 14th last season. Again, I think they have potential to improve. Can't decide if I jumped the gun here... but the options at RB and WR were so unappealing I found it hard to pass on good defenses for them. Again, likely playoff points here.

12.10 Dwayne Bowe. One of the last starting WRs. 64th WR taken. I don't love the pick but I felt he was the BPA.

13.7 Shayne Graham. Amazingly, I got him as the 10th kicker taken. While he did finish #16 in this format last year, he was #4 in 2004 and #3 in 2005. I think he should rebound into the top 10, and he has a good chance at playoff points. I have to say, I was surprised to see 9 kickers gone midway through the 13th. I knew I did not want to end up picking in the bottom quarter or so of the kickers, because there will be some kickers there who may not win a job in preseason and/or may get replaced during the season... so I had to get a kicker rostered to be in position to take another, maybe in the 14th.

14.10 Bobby Engram. Had Josh Scobee queued up and he went with the pick before me. But Engram was very good value as the 72nd WR taken. It is true that he finished only 86th last season, but he missed several games. In the 8 games he played, he averaged just under 10 ppg, which is top 40 WR numbers, and that was with Jackson, Branch, and Hackett all playing well... Jackson is obviously gone now. In 2005, he finished 34th in this format; that may be misleading, since Seattle had a lot of WR injuries in 2005, but he obviously has potential, and has been playing with Hasselbeck and in this offense for a while. And, again, he is a likely playoff performer.

15.7 Nick Folk. Assuming he beats out Gramatica for the starting job, should be good value as the 23rd kicker taken, since Dallas should score a lot and is a likely playoff team. As far as I can tell, he is likely to win the job. It would definitely be a big blow to my team if he loses out or doesn't hold onto the job.

16.10 Noah Herron. At this point, all RBs remaining are long shots. With Morency missing preseason with an injury and Jackson not looking particularly impressive, I am optimistic that Herron will get some touches and points.

17.7 Antwan Randle El. Surprised to nab him here... he is currently the #2 WR for the Redskins. I know that is probably the 4th option in a Saunders offense, but he has reasonable potential for the 86th WR taken, especially considering that he'll likely throw in a few points rushing, and maybe even passing, in addition to receiving. I viewed this as a safe pick. Someone left will probably emerge as a top 40 WR, but I figured my odds of correctly picking him weren't great. I think my team is a contender and didn't feel I needed to swing for the fences.

18.10 Kenny Watson. With Irons injured and Perry possibly going on the PUP and having had past trouble staying healthy, I hoped that he could basically get Rudi's leftovers. Last year, Watson had 48 touches and the other Cincy backup RBs had 42... in 2005, there were 133 backup RB touches, and 112 of them went to one guy - Perry. I am hopeful that Watson can split the difference and get up in range of 70-100 touches. That might not be likely, but it is possible. Another possible playoff performer.

Per my previous post, DD shows my team around 60 points behind the leader, but that is with LJ projected at only 228 fantasy points. I expect him to sign soon, and his projection to rightfully jump up quite a bit. I finished 6th last year, and that was with Ronnie Brown in the first... I expect a much better performance from my first rounder this year. That difference alone would have put me in 2nd or 3rd place last year, and I think I did a better job in the later rounds this year... we'll see.

And I think my team is likely to have several players make the playoffs. Last season, my team had a total of 8 playoff games, with only 5 players making the playoffs. So I expect more playoff points this year.

The keys for my team now are LJ signing and Folk winning the Dallas K job. And, obviously, staying healthy.

 

[Norseman]

A little late writing up my team but here goes.

Colts, Indianapolis IND TMQB

Patriots, New England NEP TMQB

In the first round with all the uncertainty at the time with LJ, and all the rest of the running backs tiered together, I chose to take the safe pick of Indy team qb, which finished 2nd overall last year to LT. I wasn’t planning to take another qb that soon, but after 3 other qbs were off the board and NE qb still there, I decide to take a different approach. NE finished as the 4th qb last year, and with there upgrades at WR they should do at least as well this year. I should have the best qb tandem in the league, especially considering that I used 2 of my first 3 picks on the position. Both should make deep runs in the playoffs.

Grade A+

Bush, Reggie NOS RB

Jones, Thomas NYJ RB

Morris, Sammy NEP RB

Peterson, Adrian CHI RB

I thought that having Reggie Bush drop to me at 2.12 was a steal, especially considering the PPR in this league, oh wait, never mind. But seriously, he should out perform his draft position as the 15th rb off the board. Last year he was the 13th ranked rb, and he should improve this year. Thomas Jones was one of the few non-RBBC rbs left and I felt he was good value at that point, but if his injury lingers or gets worse, that would be a crushing blow to my team. In the 10th and 12th rounds I took two rbs who could have a big upside if the “injury prone” rbs in front of them go down for any significant amount of time. Most have good playoff potential, with only Jones a possibility of missing the post season.

Grade C+

Jackson, Darrell SFO WR

Johnson, Bryant ARI WR

Jones, Brandon TEN WR

Jones, Jacoby HOU WR

Mason, Derrick BAL WR

Price, Peerless BUF WR

For not taking my first WR until the 6th round, I thought that I scraped through the bottom of the barrel to get some decent wrs. 5 of the 6 should be starting for there team and the other (Bryant Johnson) finished 48th last year. If he can do similar this year and the rest all stay health (D. Jackson) and start, I will score ok for where they were chosen. Only Mason look to be guaranteed of playoff games, although 2 or 3 of the others have an outside shot.

Grade D

I didn’t get in before the TE squeeze, and when I decide to get one before all the decent ones were gone, the best that was left was McMichael. Last year he finished 11th among TE’s, but he probably won’t have as many targets as last year. He has potential to finish in the top 10, but he could also slide down. Not to bad for the 13th TE taken in this TE crazy league. Utecht was the 20th TE last year and if he finishes the same this year I will be happy as he was the 32nd taken. Utecht should be in the playoffs, and McMichael has a decent chance.

Grade C-

McMichael, Randy STL TE

Utecht, Ben IND TE

I should have one of the best sets of K in the league. I wanted to get one good K before there was a run so I took Vinatieri in the 11th. Might have been a little early (2nd K off the board) but in the 13th I wanted to beat a run on K before all the sure things were gone. 10 K went off the board before I picked in the 14th. Indy should make the playoffs, and according to Kitna, Detroit will to.

Grade A-

Hanson, Jason DET PK

Vinatieri, Adam IND PK

I wanted to get one of the better D’s before they were gone and got NE in the 7th after CommuterMan got the 2 best at the 5/6 turn. After the top ten were gone, I decided to wait as last the gap between the 12th team and the 29th team was only 50 points last year. Patriots should go deep into the playoffs, Atlanta not much chance.

Grade B-

Falcons, Atlanta ATL Def

Patriots, New England NEP Def

If I catch a few breaks I should have a good shot to be at the top in the end.

It was fun drafting again this year. Most of the time I had several players pre-drafted only to see them go right before my slot. Good luck to all.

 

[Tau837]

Now I'll comment on my team.

Decided to wait until after week 10, with all byes completed, to revisit my original views.

1.7 Larry Johnson. I thought this pick was a nobrainer. Last season, LJ was the #5 scorer with 340 fantasy points, with only LT and 3 QBs finishing higher. Good value, assuming he signs, and all signs currently point to that happening. Probably can't get much better value than this at 1.7.

LJ is somewhat surpringly still the 15th best RB at this point, but we already know that he'll miss more time, and thus will drop... all in all, he will ultimately be a disappointment that hurt my team pretty badly. And it seems doubtful that KC will make the playoffs at this time, so playoff points aren't likely.

2.10 Torry Holt. Considered TO, but I'm a N.C. State homer, which might have biased me. In retrospect, TO might have been a better choice, given playoff points.

Obviously missed on this choice at this time. So far, I cost my team 34 points, but, more importantly, TO will get playoff points and Holt won't... so it's a bigger gap than that already. That said, Holt has still played reasonably well, especially considering the Rams' implosion.

3.7 Chris Cooley. Last year, the third biggest dropoff in the entire league at any position was from TE13 to TE14. I wanted to get two of the top 12 or so TEs. In order to do that, I figured I had to take one here and get another in the 4th round. Gates, Winslow, Heap, Gonzalez, and Shockey were all gone. I'm not confident in Crumpler, given the changes in Atlanta and his health issues. I know a lot of people are high on Vernon Davis, but Cooley was the #7 TE in this format last year and #4 in 2005, and I preferred to go with the proven guy. And I think there is potential for improvement for Cooley this year... the Redskins should get better QB play, and Saunders has said he plans to get Cooley more involved. So Cooley was my choice.

Pretty good call here. Cooley is currently #7 in this format. But, again, it doesn't look like I'll be getting any playoff points here. Witten and Dallas Clark would clearly have been better calls (assuming Clark gets healthy).

4.10 Ben Watson. L.J. Smith, Davis, Witten, and Crumpler all went since I took Cooley. I felt Ben Watson was the last guy who was reasonable to project as top 10, and was happy to get him. There were a number of QBs left, so I was inclined to wait on them. 23 RBs were gone... I thought about Thomas Jones, but thought Watson was clearly better value. 16 WRs were gone, with Burress possibly the best remaining... again, I thought Watson was clearly a better value. Likely playoff performer.

Well, Watson is TE12 at this point, and hopefully is over his injury. Clearly, his team will make the playoffs. So not a bad call, all things considered. But I was wrong about Burress... though it's hard to say what other TE I would have ended up with if I took Burress here, so all in all I'm okay with this decision.

5.7 Tennessee Team QB. Atlanta scored big last year. Hoping for a similar season from Young. Last season, Tennessee was only the 17th best team QB, with 251 fantasy points. But in Young's last 8 games, he averaged 20.7 fantasy points per game... a full season pace of 331 fantasy points, which would have ranked as the 5th best team QB in this format last season. I realize scaling up isn't always valid... but as the 10th QB off the board, he seemed like a good value. Also, I know some disagree with this, but I did not want to get stuck with bad QBs, since QB is the top scoring position, and QB scoring can drop off steeply at the bottom... so I wanted to get my first QB early and put myself in position to take the second if a run started.

Big disappointment here. So far, the Titans team QB is ranked #28, and in general the gap is not close. But I hope for some improvement here in the final 7 games of the regular season, and the Titans are poised to make a strong push for the playoffs. So I'm hopeful they will end up better than where they stand right now.

6.10 Chambers. I figure he'll be among the most targeted WRs in the league. Hoping Trent Green can help him rebound from last year. Got him as WR32, which seems like decent value, considering (1) he was WR8 in this format just two years ago; (2) Trent Green is an upgrade at QB this year; (3) he got 154 targets last year; and (4) McMichael and Welker are gone, so even if Ginn plays well he should still get huge targets. Also considered Jennings, Darrell Jackson, Berrian, and Holmes, but figured at least one would slide to me in the 7th. I also considered Fred Taylor here, but figured Chambers will outscore him in this format, so I took the points.

Probably not a great pick, but it remains possible Chambers could see an improvement here if the Chargers offense gels in the second half of the season. And the Chargers should win their division and thus make the playoffs. Jury is out on this pick IMO.

7.7 Santonio Holmes. Good value as the 38th WR taken. Good chance at playoff points here. Considered Lendale White, but I think Holmes will likely outscore him and again took the points.

Outstanding pick here. Great value and could play multiple playoff games.

8.10 Leon Washington. Good value as the 38th RB off the board. Possible playoff points here. Has been looking good this preseason, and Jones is dinged. If Jones were to underperform or miss a few games, he could break the top 30. I felt there was another minor RB dropoff coming and wanted to get another RB before it.

Total bust of a pick. No playoff points. I suppose he could still salvage some points if Jones were to get hurt somehow. Too bad we don't get points for kick returns...

9.7 Baltimore team QB. 20th QB off the board. Pretty good value in that they finished 14th last year in this format, it is McNair's second year in the offense, with an entire offseason as a Raven, and Boller provides a capable backup. And in theory the offense will improve with McGahee... more passing TD opportunities? Also, this is a likely playoff team.

Another disaster, since they are even worse than the Titans' QB, and again will not be making the playoffs. Terrible pick.Continued in the next post...

 

[Tau837]

10.10 Jacksonville Defense. 8th defense off the board, and finished 8th last season. I think they have potential to improve. A key to my season last year was that I took 2 of the first 10 defenses, which gave me 2 shots for a big performance from defense, which can be a high scoring position. I wanted the same thing this time, and figured I'd go back to back defenses here. Of course, last year, I was lucky enough to get Baltimore... Passed on Miami, which some people rate highly. Good chance at playoff points here.

Currently tied for 12th. Not bad, but not great value. Should be a playoff team, though.

11.7 Denver Defense. 11th defense off the board, and finished only 14th last season. Again, I think they have potential to improve. Can't decide if I jumped the gun here... but the options at RB and WR were so unappealing I found it hard to pass on good defenses for them. Again, likely playoff points here.

Another bad call. They have underperformed and are not likely to make the playoffs.

12.10 Dwayne Bowe. One of the last starting WRs. 64th WR taken. I don't love the pick but I felt he was the BPA.

Outstanding pick here. Only 23 WRs have outscored him.

13.7 Shayne Graham. Amazingly, I got him as the 10th kicker taken. While he did finish #16 in this format last year, he was #4 in 2004 and #3 in 2005. I think he should rebound into the top 10, and he has a good chance at playoff points. I have to say, I was surprised to see 9 kickers gone midway through the 13th. I knew I did not want to end up picking in the bottom quarter or so of the kickers, because there will be some kickers there who may not win a job in preseason and/or may get replaced during the season... so I had to get a kicker rostered to be in position to take another, maybe in the 14th.

Only 2 kickers have scored more points. Not bad value at this point. No playoff points here.

14.10 Bobby Engram. Had Josh Scobee queued up and he went with the pick before me. But Engram was very good value as the 72nd WR taken. It is true that he finished only 86th last season, but he missed several games. In the 8 games he played, he averaged just under 10 ppg, which is top 40 WR numbers, and that was with Jackson, Branch, and Hackett all playing well... Jackson is obviously gone now. In 2005, he finished 34th in this format; that may be misleading, since Seattle had a lot of WR injuries in 2005, but he obviously has potential, and has been playing with Hasselbeck and in this offense for a while. And, again, he is a likely playoff performer.

Great pick here, especially considering how close I was to taking Scobee... just shows how easy it is to miss this late in a large draft like this. Only 14 WRs have outscored him. He certainly has benefitted from injuries to Branch and Hackett, but he should still hold steady value going forward in this format, and Seattle will likely make the playoffs.

15.7 Nick Folk. Assuming he beats out Gramatica for the starting job, should be good value as the 23rd kicker taken, since Dallas should score a lot and is a likely playoff team. As far as I can tell, he is likely to win the job. It would definitely be a big blow to my team if he loses out or doesn't hold onto the job.

Great value pick here. Only 1 kicker has outscored him, and he should get playoff points... maybe a lot of playoff points.

16.10 Noah Herron. At this point, all RBs remaining are long shots. With Morency missing preseason with an injury and Jackson not looking particularly impressive, I am optimistic that Herron will get some touches and points.

Zero points for the season. Still, as noted originally, this was a long shot, and it didn't hurt too badly.

17.7 Antwan Randle El. Surprised to nab him here... he is currently the #2 WR for the Redskins. I know that is probably the 4th option in a Saunders offense, but he has reasonable potential for the 86th WR taken, especially considering that he'll likely throw in a few points rushing, and maybe even passing, in addition to receiving. I viewed this as a safe pick. Someone left will probably emerge as a top 40 WR, but I figured my odds of correctly picking him weren't great. I think my team is a contender and didn't feel I needed to swing for the fences.

85.9 points in 9 games is excellent value here. Very good pick.

18.10 Kenny Watson. With Irons injured and Perry possibly going on the PUP and having had past trouble staying healthy, I hoped that he could basically get Rudi's leftovers. Last year, Watson had 48 touches and the other Cincy backup RBs had 42... in 2005, there were 133 backup RB touches, and 112 of them went to one guy - Perry. I am hopeful that Watson can split the difference and get up in range of 70-100 touches. That might not be likely, but it is possible. Another possible playoff performer.

Great pick here - 86.8 points in the final round. Obviously, I did get lucky with Rudi's injury. No playoffs, though.

Per my previous post, DD shows my team around 60 points behind the leader, but that is with LJ projected at only 228 fantasy points. I expect him to sign soon, and his projection to rightfully jump up quite a bit. I finished 6th last year, and that was with Ronnie Brown in the first... I expect a much better performance from my first rounder this year. That difference alone would have put me in 2nd or 3rd place last year, and I think I did a better job in the later rounds this year... we'll see.

And I think my team is likely to have several players make the playoffs. Last season, my team had a total of 8 playoff games, with only 5 players making the playoffs. So I expect more playoff points this year.

The keys for my team now are LJ signing and Folk winning the Dallas K job. And, obviously, staying healthy.

So after all that, I sit in third place, 118 points back but 82 points ahead of 4th place. Not a bad position to be in. I think I could have 6-7 playoff performers, hopefully I'll get more out of the playoffs than last season.Turns out LJ will be a key to my season after all. Had he come close to my expectations, I'd be challenging for first place right now. Looking back, so far it seems that my mid and late round picks provided better value than my early round picks. I certainly need to reconsider my philosophy on QBs and Defenses in this format next year... those were disaster picks all around for me, while I picked great WRs, TEs, and Ks. My RBs weren't great, but my philosophy was to accept low points at RB... if LJ was performing, my strategy would have worked despite the QB and Defense picks.

 

[Tau837]

Pretty happy with this position entering the playoffs:

Total Point Rankings

Team Tot Back

1. Blinky the Three Eyed Fish 3040.30 0.00

8. Duckboy 3017.02 23.28

11. Just Win Baby 2983.30 57.00

16. Dreamers 2869.28 171.02

10. Chris Black 2744.60 295.70

I have 9 players in the playoffs:

Titans QB

Chris Chambers

Santonio Holmes

Bobby Engram

Antwan Randle El

Chris Cooley

Ben Watson

Nick Folk

Jags Defense

 

[Tau837]

First place, at least for one week:

Team Tot Back

11. Just Win Baby 3089.92 0.00

1. Blinky the Three Eyed Fish 3073.50 16.42

8. Duckboy 3066.82 23.10

16. Dreamers 2923.32 166.60

 

[Dreamer]