Nathan R. Jessep
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It does ease the sting of all the picks you stole that were rightfully mine
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IDP Ultimate Survivor Leg 1D-Big Play (1 Viewer)
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1.03 Steven Jackson, RB, STL - Westbrook is likely to outpoint him, but he's also more likely to miss games, and I wanted to avoid that in survivor. If Jackson returns to '06 form... JACKPOT!
2.10 Steve Smith, WR, CAR - I like him as much as anyone that went before him at WR except Moss and he doesnt have a bye in the first eight weeks, which is a nice bonus
3.03 Jared Allen, DE, MIN - 8 pts per sack. He's far and away the #1 DE, and the only DE who can hang with the big time offensive scorers. His right slot is probably somewhere in the late 3rd/early 4th, but i didnt have that luxury, and i wasnt in love with any WR/RB available at 3.03
4.10 Michael Turner, RB, ATL - ill take him as my RB2 this late any day
5.03 Greg Jennings, WR, GB - part of my WR survivor strategy is getting some with boom/bust profiles and hope they alternate peaks. Jennings is part I of this strategy...
6.10 Lee Evans, WR, BUF - Evans is part 2
7.03 London Fletcher-Baker, LB, WAS - He's in my top 5 LB anyway, like Smith the no bye in the first 8 weeks is a great bonus. I *almost* took Derek Anderson here but instead chanced that he would fall to my 8.10, but I missed him by one pick
8.10 Laveraneus Coles, WR, NYJ - Instead of Anderson I took Coles, the safe WR4 to balance out my up and down WR2 and 3.
9.03 David Garrard, QB, JAX - I was forced to take QB here. I think Garrard is a solid pick, but not the super value I almost landed in Anderson
2.10 Steve Smith, WR, CAR - I like him as much as anyone that went before him at WR except Moss and he doesnt have a bye in the first eight weeks, which is a nice bonus
3.03 Jared Allen, DE, MIN - 8 pts per sack. He's far and away the #1 DE, and the only DE who can hang with the big time offensive scorers. His right slot is probably somewhere in the late 3rd/early 4th, but i didnt have that luxury, and i wasnt in love with any WR/RB available at 3.03
4.10 Michael Turner, RB, ATL - ill take him as my RB2 this late any day
5.03 Greg Jennings, WR, GB - part of my WR survivor strategy is getting some with boom/bust profiles and hope they alternate peaks. Jennings is part I of this strategy...
6.10 Lee Evans, WR, BUF - Evans is part 2
7.03 London Fletcher-Baker, LB, WAS - He's in my top 5 LB anyway, like Smith the no bye in the first 8 weeks is a great bonus. I *almost* took Derek Anderson here but instead chanced that he would fall to my 8.10, but I missed him by one pick
8.10 Laveraneus Coles, WR, NYJ - Instead of Anderson I took Coles, the safe WR4 to balance out my up and down WR2 and 3.
9.03 David Garrard, QB, JAX - I was forced to take QB here. I think Garrard is a solid pick, but not the super value I almost landed in Anderson
Cobalt Cruisin'
Footballguy
Yah,I was taking Fletcher at 7.04 if he was there. So we're even
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
I took Lewis over him at 10.04. With Long there now he won't be a pass rusher on 3rd downs like he was a good part of last season. I see his sacks going down to 2-3. But he will rack up the tackles.
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FightingWombat
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1.11 11. Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB
2.02 14. Fitzgerald, Larry ARI WR
3.11 35. Jacobs, Brandon NYG RB
4.02 38. Harris, David NYJ LB
5.11 59. Hasselbeck, Matt SEA
6.02 62. Johnson, Calvin DET WR
7.11 83. McNabb, Donovan PHI QB
8.02 86. Posluszny, Paul BUF LB
9.11 107. Davis, Vernon SFO TE
10.02 110. Stallworth, Donte' CLE WR
11.11 131. Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB
12.02 134. Tuck, Justin NYG DE
13.11 155. Lewis, Michael SFO S
14.02 158. Bulluck, Keith TEN LB
I always hate my teams during the draft. This is no exception. Once its done and have a chance to look everything over, I usually warm up to my team.
Drafting in the 11 hole, I figured all the RBs would be gone. I felt I had to take one because the selection never gets any better. I like MJDs speed and went with it.
David Harris may have been a reach at 4.02 but I think he will be a beast this year. The Jets O is nothing stellar so Harris should see the field plenty.
Thought about taking McNabb at 5.11 but I would have too many key players on bye in week 7 so I took Hass. Two rounds later McNabb was still so I took him. We'll see if this pans out or not...
I tried to wait on TE for a while. I took Davis at 9.11. Late bye week is an added bonus. Ditto for Michael Lewis at 13.11
LB corp of D Harris, Posluszny and Bulluck.
Waited too long on DE. It will likely haunt me.
2.02 14. Fitzgerald, Larry ARI WR
3.11 35. Jacobs, Brandon NYG RB
4.02 38. Harris, David NYJ LB
5.11 59. Hasselbeck, Matt SEA
6.02 62. Johnson, Calvin DET WR
7.11 83. McNabb, Donovan PHI QB
8.02 86. Posluszny, Paul BUF LB
9.11 107. Davis, Vernon SFO TE
10.02 110. Stallworth, Donte' CLE WR
11.11 131. Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB
12.02 134. Tuck, Justin NYG DE
13.11 155. Lewis, Michael SFO S
14.02 158. Bulluck, Keith TEN LB
I always hate my teams during the draft. This is no exception. Once its done and have a chance to look everything over, I usually warm up to my team.
Drafting in the 11 hole, I figured all the RBs would be gone. I felt I had to take one because the selection never gets any better. I like MJDs speed and went with it.
David Harris may have been a reach at 4.02 but I think he will be a beast this year. The Jets O is nothing stellar so Harris should see the field plenty.
Thought about taking McNabb at 5.11 but I would have too many key players on bye in week 7 so I took Hass. Two rounds later McNabb was still so I took him. We'll see if this pans out or not...
I tried to wait on TE for a while. I took Davis at 9.11. Late bye week is an added bonus. Ditto for Michael Lewis at 13.11
LB corp of D Harris, Posluszny and Bulluck.
Waited too long on DE. It will likely haunt me.
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
Benny Beaver said:
Hopefully that makes up for a bit of a reach with Ruud.Still not sure what I was thinking there going that early to him.
PewterFan
Footballguy
I never thought about that. Good info there. Witherspoon just seems to be underrated in every IDP league that I've been in for the last 3 or 4 years. As you mentioned, he's a tackling machine. He'll go down a tier without the high sacks total, but I still like him.The Man With No Name said:
I don't know if Ruud is capable of making big plays, but he did get 114 tackles last year. In theory he should be even better after a year of starting under his belt.
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
I don't even know who I am anymore..... I just drafted Vince Young. 
Actually, he's a very good QB2 to Brady, but still - never been a huge fan. Hard to pass on the value there and he has good matchups for Week 4 and several other early weeks.
Actually, he's a very good QB2 to Brady, but still - never been a huge fan. Hard to pass on the value there and he has good matchups for Week 4 and several other early weeks.
He was #1 in my pre-draft list with Jackson #2, so it was a good pick Jeff.
I am liking my team other than the wwek 8 issue. Very solid QB, good RB trio, excellent WR core, top TE and the worst D so far. But that will come. So many D players out there that I like.
I am liking my team other than the wwek 8 issue. Very solid QB, good RB trio, excellent WR core, top TE and the worst D so far. But that will come. So many D players out there that I like.
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
What's the deal with Pats39?
I have no issue with taking your time, but this is a long 38-round draft and I think he's on the verge of another timeout?
Did he mention some issues with being out of pocket?
I have no issue with taking your time, but this is a long 38-round draft and I think he's on the verge of another timeout?
Did he mention some issues with being out of pocket?
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
I just have trouble using "Vince Young" and "good pick" in the same sentence. 
VY, Tarv and another QB were all considerations as most will be grabbing QB2 soon. Part of the Brady strategy is to expect to use him nearly every week and sluff QB2.
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
If he gets OTC and is nowhere to be found, we're going to replace him.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Did you let Jene know so he can start lining up a possible replacement?
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
I buried it in a thread on the league's message board, but we'll move toward a contingency plan in the morning.
Nathan R. Jessep
Footballguy
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
I've sent PMs to all alternates on the list this AM. Everyone will have until 12 noon (or shortly after -- I'm out for a bit this morning). If PF has not checked in with assurances he's okay to check in often, the highest person on the alternate list who's replied will get the team and immediately make up the picks.
Should I not hear from the alternates this morning, I'll open it up to the first boarder to reply with interest.
Should I not hear from the alternates this morning, I'll open it up to the first boarder to reply with interest.
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Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Bro1ncos is taking the team. Pending an email address, he'll have some time to settle, make the skipped pick then the on-the-clock pick. Hopefully, all is well with Patsfan39. Not real excited about taking the team here, but 48 hours is unacceptable.
Yea there wasn't many options for a back up QB out there that didn't have the same question marks about playing time.
PewterFan
Footballguy
Yeah and one has to assume that Warner will get playing time this year.
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
Welcome bro1ncos.
Really thought you might take Chester there with ADP, but not a bad team to pick up from here.
Agree with Jene's decision - had to be done.
Really thought you might take Chester there with ADP, but not a bad team to pick up from here.
Agree with Jene's decision - had to be done.
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
Lash
Footballguy
hehe yeah i was second alternate to broncs and had already told Jene that i'd take Chester in the skipped holebut broncs was higher up on the waiting list LOL
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
Good picks on TEs early in Round 20. Made my decision simple. (I would have taken McMike).
PewterFan
Footballguy
My team:
QB
E.Manning - 4
M.Schaub - 8
Alex Smith - 9
Shaun Hill - 9
10 other owners selected a QB before me with Eli being the 12th picked overall. I gave a slight edge to him over Bulgar because of my concerns over the injury history of the St. Louis QB.
I think Houston will have a semi-explosive offense this year, so getting Schaub in the 11th round made sense to me. Without Mike Martz in the mix over in San Francisco I wouldn't even consider Smith/Hill. Rumors has it that Martz likes to throw, so count me in. They also have the added bonus of not having a bye during the first leg of this contest.
RB
L.Johnson - 6
M.Forte - 8
Chris Johnson - 6
W.Dunn - 10
D.Ward - 4
K.Watson - 8
I need LJ to stay healthy and for Forte to take advantage of his opportunity in Chicago. Anytime you go with a rookie there's an obvious risk. That didn't keep me for throwing Chris Johnson into my stable as well. He has big-play ability, so we'll see. If he has one monster week I'll consider it a successful pick.
Dunn, Watson and Ward are my safe picks should any of my 'big 3' get hurt.
Notice something similar with all my 'backs not named Johnson? They can all catch, which is a nice luxury to have in a RB in a PPR league.
WR
B.Edwards - 5
R.White - 7
P.Crayton - 10
M.Booker - 8
A.Battle - 9
S.Smith (NYG) - 4
Thank God I don't have to pick a starting lineup from this group each week. Outside of Edwards, no one really stands out. Because we don't have to I decided to go with the kitchen-stink strategy. Because I have Witten and Gonzalez at TE I know I just need 3 of these guys to perform each week.
Edwards, White & Crayton (who's very underrated in redraft rankings IMO) are self-explanatory. I think Booker will get a lot of balls thrown his way in Chicago by default. Battle might be this year's Shaun McDonald in Martz's offense and only has Jason Hill and Ashlie Lelie to contend with. Steve Smith might be a year from having great stats, but I like him as my 6th WR.
Hardly a sexy group of WR's, but with our rules and format, I like it. No one has the same bye week either.
TE
J.Witten - 10
T.Gonzalez -6
G.Olsen - 8
I came into this draft knowing that I'd pick Witten in the 3rd round. I also wanted to pair him with another TE and was able to do so in 5th round with Gonzalez. We can start 2 TE's and the decision for me to pick two studs is important in that I only spent one high pick on a WR.
Like Steve Smith, Olsen may be another year away from putting up great numbers, but he's a decent insurance pick.
K
K.Brown - 8
J.Nedney - 9
I always make sure I'm one of the last, if not the last, teams to pick a kicker. I do like the fact that, between these two, I only have to worry about a bye during the last week.
DT
D.Dockett - 7
Hardly a value pick as the second DT picked, but I wanted him going into this draft.
I'm picking another one in the final two rounds.
DE
E.Dumervil - 8
Charles Johnson - 9
Marques Douglas - 10
One somebody and two nobodies here. Dumervil doesn't have a bye until the last week, so that's good. Douglas shouldn't post great numbers, but he's currently a starting DE for the Bucs and doesn't have a bye during the first leg.
I'm crossing my fingers on Johnson. He first needs to win the starting job in training camp over in Carolina. If he does I think he'll be somewhat of a sleeper.
I obviously didn't spend much time on my DL's.
LB
P.Willis - 9
B.Urlacher - 8
T.Davis - 9
S.Bradley - 7
C.Lofton - 7
J.Dizon - 4
If I go into the next leg it'll be because of these guys. I'm sitting pretty with two studs in Willis and Urlacher and two high tackle guys in Davis and Bradley. The Lofton and Dizon picks were strictly wishful picks in that I hope they follow the paths of DeMeco Ryans and Willis of previous years.
CB
B.Flowers - 6
C.Griffin - 8
Griffin is somewhat of a proven commodity and ranked high enough by the FBG's staffers. All my readings has said that Flowers is a sure tackler. A sure tackling, starting rookie CB = gold in IDP play.
I'm picking another one in the final two rounds.
S
Atari Bigby - 8
A.Bethea - 4
Tanard Jackson - 10
Bigby and Bethea are respectable enough considering where I picked them. Jackson is the dark-horse here, but I saw enough of him last year to be impress. He's a poor man's Bob Sanders without the injury concern and has big-play potential each week.
QB
E.Manning - 4
M.Schaub - 8
Alex Smith - 9
Shaun Hill - 9
10 other owners selected a QB before me with Eli being the 12th picked overall. I gave a slight edge to him over Bulgar because of my concerns over the injury history of the St. Louis QB.
I think Houston will have a semi-explosive offense this year, so getting Schaub in the 11th round made sense to me. Without Mike Martz in the mix over in San Francisco I wouldn't even consider Smith/Hill. Rumors has it that Martz likes to throw, so count me in. They also have the added bonus of not having a bye during the first leg of this contest.
RB
L.Johnson - 6
M.Forte - 8
Chris Johnson - 6
W.Dunn - 10
D.Ward - 4
K.Watson - 8
I need LJ to stay healthy and for Forte to take advantage of his opportunity in Chicago. Anytime you go with a rookie there's an obvious risk. That didn't keep me for throwing Chris Johnson into my stable as well. He has big-play ability, so we'll see. If he has one monster week I'll consider it a successful pick.
Dunn, Watson and Ward are my safe picks should any of my 'big 3' get hurt.
Notice something similar with all my 'backs not named Johnson? They can all catch, which is a nice luxury to have in a RB in a PPR league.
WR
B.Edwards - 5
R.White - 7
P.Crayton - 10
M.Booker - 8
A.Battle - 9
S.Smith (NYG) - 4
Thank God I don't have to pick a starting lineup from this group each week. Outside of Edwards, no one really stands out. Because we don't have to I decided to go with the kitchen-stink strategy. Because I have Witten and Gonzalez at TE I know I just need 3 of these guys to perform each week.
Edwards, White & Crayton (who's very underrated in redraft rankings IMO) are self-explanatory. I think Booker will get a lot of balls thrown his way in Chicago by default. Battle might be this year's Shaun McDonald in Martz's offense and only has Jason Hill and Ashlie Lelie to contend with. Steve Smith might be a year from having great stats, but I like him as my 6th WR.
Hardly a sexy group of WR's, but with our rules and format, I like it. No one has the same bye week either.
TE
J.Witten - 10
T.Gonzalez -6
G.Olsen - 8
I came into this draft knowing that I'd pick Witten in the 3rd round. I also wanted to pair him with another TE and was able to do so in 5th round with Gonzalez. We can start 2 TE's and the decision for me to pick two studs is important in that I only spent one high pick on a WR.
Like Steve Smith, Olsen may be another year away from putting up great numbers, but he's a decent insurance pick.
K
K.Brown - 8
J.Nedney - 9
I always make sure I'm one of the last, if not the last, teams to pick a kicker. I do like the fact that, between these two, I only have to worry about a bye during the last week.
DT
D.Dockett - 7
Hardly a value pick as the second DT picked, but I wanted him going into this draft.
I'm picking another one in the final two rounds.
DE
E.Dumervil - 8
Charles Johnson - 9
Marques Douglas - 10
One somebody and two nobodies here. Dumervil doesn't have a bye until the last week, so that's good. Douglas shouldn't post great numbers, but he's currently a starting DE for the Bucs and doesn't have a bye during the first leg.
I'm crossing my fingers on Johnson. He first needs to win the starting job in training camp over in Carolina. If he does I think he'll be somewhat of a sleeper.
I obviously didn't spend much time on my DL's.
LB
P.Willis - 9
B.Urlacher - 8
T.Davis - 9
S.Bradley - 7
C.Lofton - 7
J.Dizon - 4
If I go into the next leg it'll be because of these guys. I'm sitting pretty with two studs in Willis and Urlacher and two high tackle guys in Davis and Bradley. The Lofton and Dizon picks were strictly wishful picks in that I hope they follow the paths of DeMeco Ryans and Willis of previous years.
CB
B.Flowers - 6
C.Griffin - 8
Griffin is somewhat of a proven commodity and ranked high enough by the FBG's staffers. All my readings has said that Flowers is a sure tackler. A sure tackling, starting rookie CB = gold in IDP play.
I'm picking another one in the final two rounds.
S
Atari Bigby - 8
A.Bethea - 4
Tanard Jackson - 10
Bigby and Bethea are respectable enough considering where I picked them. Jackson is the dark-horse here, but I saw enough of him last year to be impress. He's a poor man's Bob Sanders without the injury concern and has big-play potential each week.
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QB: Palmer, Rivers, Edwards. I got what I consider a studs and I put Rivers just outside the big 6. He is a guy I covet in all my leagues. Edwards just provides some more insurance for the most important position in the end to me
RB: Portis, Maroney, Green, Jackson, Foster. Probably my weakest position overall and I dont mind it. Portis is great with no bye. Maroney is a guy I like and expect to surprise. Was hoping Brown would drop at that point but happy with Laurence. I like the value on Green. If he stays healhy, he could be a big reason I make it to week 8 for fun. Jackson and Foster are both capable backups. In fact I think Jackson could surprise this year over Grant. He has had a great camp
WR: A. Johnson, Holt, Driver, Harrison, Jackson, Clayton and Clayton. Love me WR's. Great top 4 and I like Jackson as my 5th. Both Claytons could surprise in the end as Micheal is another guy having a great camp. But my top 4 I think is one of the best in the league
TE: Gates, Cooley, 2nd best to Benny Only concern is Gates injury but if he plays this is a tough group. Gates in round 6 seemed like a huge steal
PK' Vinateri, Mehlhaff. I got one of the best and a guy who could be this years Mason Crosby with a great bye week. I think I have more than enough to overcome Adam if Taylor does not win job but I think he is a given over Gramps
DT: K. Williams Carricker, Waited along time and got a stud on a big DL and an up and comer on another good DL. Not worried about losing my DT like could happen to Dockett
DE: Taylor, Ogun, Freeney, J. Anderson. I like it alot. Taylor is a true stud and expect him to challenge Allen for the top guy this year. Need Freeney to come back and Anderson to improve in year 2. Still a good unit
LB; DJ. Williams,. Howard, Keiaho, Scott, Brooks. Okay this is probably the worst group in the league but my entire thought process was you could get a nice unit. Should have gone with 6 but with the 3-3-4 and the flex just thought gave me way more options to go 5 and an extra O guy where I expect things to be won. My home league is a big play league and it is O that wins still there. Top 8 O scoring teams made the playoffs while 3 of top 8 D teams did d
CB: Asomugha, Jammer, Rogers, Houston. Love this group and cant believe this is what I get for waiting till round 29 to draft one. Very happy with this group and expect some comparable numbers with others that went early on CB
S: Nelson, Whitner, Reed, Weddle. The all young guys. I think this could be the best unit in the league in the end and waited till round 23 to get one. I wish I had such a core in my dynasty league or any redraft league. It makes me excited
I think this team will progress to week 8 if some of my vets I got because of injury. But I could go in week 8 as my bad bye week. Tried to take care of it later on and hope the other few teams that have a bad week here last as long as I expect too.
I did like Blooms and Cobalt best next to mine. Cobalt is one of those week 8 teams also.
RB: Portis, Maroney, Green, Jackson, Foster. Probably my weakest position overall and I dont mind it. Portis is great with no bye. Maroney is a guy I like and expect to surprise. Was hoping Brown would drop at that point but happy with Laurence. I like the value on Green. If he stays healhy, he could be a big reason I make it to week 8 for fun. Jackson and Foster are both capable backups. In fact I think Jackson could surprise this year over Grant. He has had a great camp
WR: A. Johnson, Holt, Driver, Harrison, Jackson, Clayton and Clayton. Love me WR's. Great top 4 and I like Jackson as my 5th. Both Claytons could surprise in the end as Micheal is another guy having a great camp. But my top 4 I think is one of the best in the league
TE: Gates, Cooley, 2nd best to Benny Only concern is Gates injury but if he plays this is a tough group. Gates in round 6 seemed like a huge steal
PK' Vinateri, Mehlhaff. I got one of the best and a guy who could be this years Mason Crosby with a great bye week. I think I have more than enough to overcome Adam if Taylor does not win job but I think he is a given over Gramps
DT: K. Williams Carricker, Waited along time and got a stud on a big DL and an up and comer on another good DL. Not worried about losing my DT like could happen to Dockett
DE: Taylor, Ogun, Freeney, J. Anderson. I like it alot. Taylor is a true stud and expect him to challenge Allen for the top guy this year. Need Freeney to come back and Anderson to improve in year 2. Still a good unit
LB; DJ. Williams,. Howard, Keiaho, Scott, Brooks. Okay this is probably the worst group in the league but my entire thought process was you could get a nice unit. Should have gone with 6 but with the 3-3-4 and the flex just thought gave me way more options to go 5 and an extra O guy where I expect things to be won. My home league is a big play league and it is O that wins still there. Top 8 O scoring teams made the playoffs while 3 of top 8 D teams did d
CB: Asomugha, Jammer, Rogers, Houston. Love this group and cant believe this is what I get for waiting till round 29 to draft one. Very happy with this group and expect some comparable numbers with others that went early on CB
S: Nelson, Whitner, Reed, Weddle. The all young guys. I think this could be the best unit in the league in the end and waited till round 23 to get one. I wish I had such a core in my dynasty league or any redraft league. It makes me excited
I think this team will progress to week 8 if some of my vets I got because of injury. But I could go in week 8 as my bad bye week. Tried to take care of it later on and hope the other few teams that have a bad week here last as long as I expect too.
I did like Blooms and Cobalt best next to mine. Cobalt is one of those week 8 teams also.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
QB
Tony Romo- 10
Aaron Rodgers- 8
Got a stud in Romo - the 4th QB picked and I believe in Rodgers and think he will be way better than QB 17 which is where I picked him.
RB
Marion Barber- 10
Ronnie Brown- 4
DeAngelo Williams- 9
Jerious Norwood- 7
Tashard Choice- 10
Barber is a touchdown scorer and will put up good yardage on the ground as well as receiving. Brown is healthy and looking good and should put up good rb 2 numbers. Williams will see a lot of touches early and Norwood was the best of what was left, and I do like him. Choice was my last choice and could see garbage time td's and should take over Barber's role if he is injured. All are good receivers. No bye week issues.
WR
Reggie Wayne- 4
Kevin Curtis- 7
Bryant Johnson- 9
Isaac Bruce- 9
Robert Meachem- 9
Drew Bennett- 5
Justin McCareins- 6
Happy to get Wayne as the 5th wr off the board. Waited too long for wr 2 and thought Curtis was best available. In Martz I trust- Johnson/Bruce combo should produce a weekly starter. Meachem could be #2 wr in high octane offense and the others could be 40-50 catch guys. No bye week issues.
TE
Kellen Winslow- 5
LJ Smith - 7
Winslow is a stud TE and Smith is solid. No worries
PK
Phil Dawson- 5
Ryan Longwell- 8
Meh. Took em late and they are both on offenses that should score plenty.
DT
LaRoi Glover- 5
Fred Robbins- 4
Probably the oldest pair in the league. They can both get to the quarterback though.
DE
Aaron Kampman- 8
Gaines Adams- 10
Robert Mathis- 4
Ray Edwards- 8
Corey Williams- 5
Like this group a lot. Hoping Adams can improve in year 2 like Mario did.
LB
Julian Peterson- 4
Ray Lewis - 10
Mike Peterson- 7
Matt Wilhelm- 9
James Farrior- 6
Kamerion Wimbley- 5
Solid group of tacklers with lots of big play history. No bye week issues.
S
Ken Hamlin- 10
Kevin Kaesviharn- 9
Charles Godfrey- 9
Hmm. 3 free safetys who should see plenty of balls thrown in their direction. All will play every weeek.
CB
Richard Marshall- 9
Shawn Springs- 10
Brandon McDonald- 5
Brandon Carr- 6
Marshall and Springs are good and will play every week. The Brandon's are young and should see more than enough balls come their way to make them relevant.
Tony Romo- 10
Aaron Rodgers- 8
Got a stud in Romo - the 4th QB picked and I believe in Rodgers and think he will be way better than QB 17 which is where I picked him.
RB
Marion Barber- 10
Ronnie Brown- 4
DeAngelo Williams- 9
Jerious Norwood- 7
Tashard Choice- 10
Barber is a touchdown scorer and will put up good yardage on the ground as well as receiving. Brown is healthy and looking good and should put up good rb 2 numbers. Williams will see a lot of touches early and Norwood was the best of what was left, and I do like him. Choice was my last choice and could see garbage time td's and should take over Barber's role if he is injured. All are good receivers. No bye week issues.
WR
Reggie Wayne- 4
Kevin Curtis- 7
Bryant Johnson- 9
Isaac Bruce- 9
Robert Meachem- 9
Drew Bennett- 5
Justin McCareins- 6
Happy to get Wayne as the 5th wr off the board. Waited too long for wr 2 and thought Curtis was best available. In Martz I trust- Johnson/Bruce combo should produce a weekly starter. Meachem could be #2 wr in high octane offense and the others could be 40-50 catch guys. No bye week issues.
TE
Kellen Winslow- 5
LJ Smith - 7
Winslow is a stud TE and Smith is solid. No worries
PK
Phil Dawson- 5
Ryan Longwell- 8
Meh. Took em late and they are both on offenses that should score plenty.
DT
LaRoi Glover- 5
Fred Robbins- 4
Probably the oldest pair in the league. They can both get to the quarterback though.
DE
Aaron Kampman- 8
Gaines Adams- 10
Robert Mathis- 4
Ray Edwards- 8
Corey Williams- 5
Like this group a lot. Hoping Adams can improve in year 2 like Mario did.
LB
Julian Peterson- 4
Ray Lewis - 10
Mike Peterson- 7
Matt Wilhelm- 9
James Farrior- 6
Kamerion Wimbley- 5
Solid group of tacklers with lots of big play history. No bye week issues.
S
Ken Hamlin- 10
Kevin Kaesviharn- 9
Charles Godfrey- 9
Hmm. 3 free safetys who should see plenty of balls thrown in their direction. All will play every weeek.
CB
Richard Marshall- 9
Shawn Springs- 10
Brandon McDonald- 5
Brandon Carr- 6
Marshall and Springs are good and will play every week. The Brandon's are young and should see more than enough balls come their way to make them relevant.
tex
Footballguy
QB-Big Ben, Garcia, Grossman- Ben is a stud and Garcia is a nice backup who doesn't have a bye week issue should Ben go down. Grossman was just because I wanted a 3rd QB late.
RB-Graham, Lynch, TJ, Ricky Williams, Selvin Young, Michael Pittman, Fred Jackson- Good solid group of RB's who will score a lot of points. No worries here.
WR-Burleson, Chambers, Gage, T.O., Patten, Randle El- Not a great group but I expect points from all of them every week.
TE-Shockey, Crumpler, Fasano- I expect a big season out of Shockey and Alge will be VY's security blanket. Fasano was just insurance and I expect him to start in Miami.
PK-Matt Bryant, Rackers-Took Bryant first and hadn't planned on taking another kicker since Bryant has a week 10 bye. Decided to take another one just in case of a Bryant injury.
DT-Sedrick Ellis, Mike Patterson- Love Ellis, think he will be a monster and no bye week problem with him. Patterson will be ok in place of Ellis off weeks.
DE-Mario, Castillo, Greg White- Mario is one of the best if not the best. Castillo and White are solid.
LB-Briggs, Dansby, D'qwell, Thornton, Timmons, Vilma- No superstars but a solid group who will score some points every week.
CB-Pacman, Mackenzie, Rolle- I know Rolle is being moved to FS so I likely won't be able to count on him but with Pacman and Mack having weeks 10 and 9, I won't have to worry. I'm not really worried about Pac being reinstated. i think he has seen the light.
S-Harper, Sammy knight, Ndukwe- I think Harper and Ndukwe will be 2 of the best at the position this year. Solid.
I went into the draft with 2 objectives. Try to get as many starters as possible who had week 8 byes or later and to try and get as many players as possible who would score points every week. I wasn't really trying to catch lightning in a bottle. I was trying to stay with solid and consistent along with depth. I think I did a pretty good job and I think I'll be in the running come week 8. We'll just wait and see.
RB-Graham, Lynch, TJ, Ricky Williams, Selvin Young, Michael Pittman, Fred Jackson- Good solid group of RB's who will score a lot of points. No worries here.
WR-Burleson, Chambers, Gage, T.O., Patten, Randle El- Not a great group but I expect points from all of them every week.
TE-Shockey, Crumpler, Fasano- I expect a big season out of Shockey and Alge will be VY's security blanket. Fasano was just insurance and I expect him to start in Miami.
PK-Matt Bryant, Rackers-Took Bryant first and hadn't planned on taking another kicker since Bryant has a week 10 bye. Decided to take another one just in case of a Bryant injury.
DT-Sedrick Ellis, Mike Patterson- Love Ellis, think he will be a monster and no bye week problem with him. Patterson will be ok in place of Ellis off weeks.
DE-Mario, Castillo, Greg White- Mario is one of the best if not the best. Castillo and White are solid.
LB-Briggs, Dansby, D'qwell, Thornton, Timmons, Vilma- No superstars but a solid group who will score some points every week.
CB-Pacman, Mackenzie, Rolle- I know Rolle is being moved to FS so I likely won't be able to count on him but with Pacman and Mack having weeks 10 and 9, I won't have to worry. I'm not really worried about Pac being reinstated. i think he has seen the light.
S-Harper, Sammy knight, Ndukwe- I think Harper and Ndukwe will be 2 of the best at the position this year. Solid.
I went into the draft with 2 objectives. Try to get as many starters as possible who had week 8 byes or later and to try and get as many players as possible who would score points every week. I wasn't really trying to catch lightning in a bottle. I was trying to stay with solid and consistent along with depth. I think I did a pretty good job and I think I'll be in the running come week 8. We'll just wait and see.
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
Final roster.
QB
Bulger, Marc STL QB - 5
Garrard, David JAC QB - 7
Jackson, Tarvaris MIN QB - 8
I wasn't going to invest an early pick at QB because you can get top 5 production in a survivor league by harvesting the peaks of a boom/bust committee. I got this trio in the 9th/10th/16th. Garrard is the baseline guy, Bulger the big upside guy, and Jackson, the last viable QB (he did have 2 TDs in 3 of his last 5 games of 07). Of course, a trade of Favre to the Vikings would submarine my plan, but otherwise Im happy with this group and this part of my draft went according to plan.
RB
Jackson, Steven STL RB - 5
Morris, Maurice SEA RB - 4
Rice, Ray BAL RB - 10
Torain, Ryan DEN RB - 8
Turner, Michael ATL RB - 7
I usually go RB2BC in a survivor, but things broke differently in this draft. Yes, I did go Sjax over Westbrook at 1.03, mainly because of the chances that Westbrook misses an early game in any given year. Im a Turner believer, so getting him at 4.10 was too good to pass up. He won't help much as a receiver, but I expect 20+ carries in most games. Because of him falling to me I was able to skip RB for the mid rounds and target 3 high upside guys for byes/injuries later in the draft.
WR
Coles, Laveranues NYJ WR - 5
Evans, Lee BUF WR - 6
Jackson, Vincent SDC WR - 9
Jennings, Greg GBP WR - 8
Robinson, Laurent ATL WR - 7
Smith, Steve CAR WR - 9
I was real happy with my results here until Smith got suspended. I was planning on getting one stud and I wanted to get a top WR4 and WR5 since this was a PPR league,and I wanted my flex to come from my WR corps. I got Jennings, Evans, Coles in the 5th/6th/8th, and I think Jackson's boom/bust profile week to week is perfect for survivor. I thought about taking Drew Carter to cover for Smith in wk 1 and 2 once the suspension came down, but I really dont think he'll outscore any of my other WRs those weeks.
TE
Lewis, Marcedes JAC TE - 7
Miller, Zach OAK TE - 5
This part of my draft went totally according to plan. I got Miller as TE12 and Lewis as TE17 and I expect both to outperform that position by at least 4 slots.
PK
Stover, Matt BAL PK - 10
Suisham, Shaun WAS PK - 10
Two kickers that don't have a bye in the first 8 weeks and I got them in 32nd and 37th.
DT
Brock, Raheem IND DT - 4
Ngata, Haloti BAL DT - 10
This was also a simple plan - get one baseline guy with no bye in the first 8 - Ngata, who I got in the 29th, then Brock, my upside guy in an 8 pts per sack league. He can rush the passer from the DT slot, and the news that he'll get some snaps at DE while Freeney is coming along made him a slam dunk pick in the 31st.
DE
Allen, Jared MIN DE - 8
Schobel, Aaron BUF DE - 6
Smith, Will NOS DE - 9
White, Dewayne DET DE - 4
In an 8 pts per sack league, I thought it was of utmost importance to be rocking two 15-20 pt scores a week from DE and give myself a good shot at third to be my D flex. Allen at 3.03 was discussed earlier in this thread. Schobel was the guy I had targeted as my DE2 from the get-go. I was psyched to get him at DE11, he's a top 5-8 guy in my book. Will Smith was too good to pass up as DE14 since he had no bye in the first 8 + the DE run was well underway by then and I considered it imperative to get three studs at DE with this scoring setup. I wanted a high upside DE4 who would give me 2-3 of those 15-20 pt weeks, and I had three I was waiting on Mathis, Abraham, and White. Once two were gone I was going to pull the trigger on the third, and I got White in the 25th. All three were major values.
LB
Brooking, Keith ATL LB - 7
Crowder, Channing MIA LB - 4
Fletcher-Baker, London WAS LB - 10
Johnson, Derrick KCC LB - 6
Lawson, Manny SFO LB - 9
Thomas, Zach DAL LB - 10
Serious value in this group. I wanted a base of guys with no bye in the first 8, and I got LFB in the 7th as LB8 (he's in my top 5, and the week 10 bye just inflates his value), and Thomas in the 15th at about LB27, who I expect to be top 15-20, plus he also does not have a bye in the first 8. Because of that duo, I felt I could wait a while for my LB3-5, and I never expected the value I was able to snag. Johnson, Crowder, and Brooking all in the LB45-55 range - all three will play every down, and if my DE plan goes well, I may only need one to score in any given week. Manny Lawson just fell way too far. 34th round?!? in a 8 pts per sack league, the chance that he could put up a 20+ game or two was too great to pass on, even though maybe i could have used a third TE or DT more, I couldnt pass up a possible sackmaster as a lottery ticket on D.
CB
Buchanon, Phillip TBB CB - 10
Hobbs, Ellis NEP CB - 4
Revis, Darrelle NYJ CB - 5
Winfield, Antoine MIN CB - 8
Got some nice value here of Winfield at CB7 and Revis at CB19. Winfield should score for me every week, and Revis can go off in any given week. Buchanon and Hobbs were strictly for byes/injuries in the 36th and 38th, with Revis and Winfield I felt no urgency to spend picks on backup CBs until the end.
S
Grant, Deon SEA S - 4
Huff, Michael OAK S - 5
Polamalu, Troy PIT S - 6
Williams, Madieu MIN S - 8
I have to say I did not expect to get a quartet of safeties this good since I made it one of my lowest priorities. Polamalu as S12 in the 20th and Williams as S26 in the 30th were gifts. I expect both to be top 10 safeties in at least 3-4 of the 8 scoring weeks. Huff and Grant will fill in the gaps, both are ballhawks and at 8 pts per INT all it takes is one theft to score well enough to make the lineup.
Bulger, Marc STL QB - 5
Garrard, David JAC QB - 7
Jackson, Tarvaris MIN QB - 8
I wasn't going to invest an early pick at QB because you can get top 5 production in a survivor league by harvesting the peaks of a boom/bust committee. I got this trio in the 9th/10th/16th. Garrard is the baseline guy, Bulger the big upside guy, and Jackson, the last viable QB (he did have 2 TDs in 3 of his last 5 games of 07). Of course, a trade of Favre to the Vikings would submarine my plan, but otherwise Im happy with this group and this part of my draft went according to plan.
RB
Jackson, Steven STL RB - 5
Morris, Maurice SEA RB - 4
Rice, Ray BAL RB - 10
Torain, Ryan DEN RB - 8
Turner, Michael ATL RB - 7
I usually go RB2BC in a survivor, but things broke differently in this draft. Yes, I did go Sjax over Westbrook at 1.03, mainly because of the chances that Westbrook misses an early game in any given year. Im a Turner believer, so getting him at 4.10 was too good to pass up. He won't help much as a receiver, but I expect 20+ carries in most games. Because of him falling to me I was able to skip RB for the mid rounds and target 3 high upside guys for byes/injuries later in the draft.
WR
Coles, Laveranues NYJ WR - 5
Evans, Lee BUF WR - 6
Jackson, Vincent SDC WR - 9
Jennings, Greg GBP WR - 8
Robinson, Laurent ATL WR - 7
Smith, Steve CAR WR - 9
I was real happy with my results here until Smith got suspended. I was planning on getting one stud and I wanted to get a top WR4 and WR5 since this was a PPR league,and I wanted my flex to come from my WR corps. I got Jennings, Evans, Coles in the 5th/6th/8th, and I think Jackson's boom/bust profile week to week is perfect for survivor. I thought about taking Drew Carter to cover for Smith in wk 1 and 2 once the suspension came down, but I really dont think he'll outscore any of my other WRs those weeks.
TE
Lewis, Marcedes JAC TE - 7
Miller, Zach OAK TE - 5
This part of my draft went totally according to plan. I got Miller as TE12 and Lewis as TE17 and I expect both to outperform that position by at least 4 slots.
PK
Stover, Matt BAL PK - 10
Suisham, Shaun WAS PK - 10
Two kickers that don't have a bye in the first 8 weeks and I got them in 32nd and 37th.
DT
Brock, Raheem IND DT - 4
Ngata, Haloti BAL DT - 10
This was also a simple plan - get one baseline guy with no bye in the first 8 - Ngata, who I got in the 29th, then Brock, my upside guy in an 8 pts per sack league. He can rush the passer from the DT slot, and the news that he'll get some snaps at DE while Freeney is coming along made him a slam dunk pick in the 31st.
DE
Allen, Jared MIN DE - 8
Schobel, Aaron BUF DE - 6
Smith, Will NOS DE - 9
White, Dewayne DET DE - 4
In an 8 pts per sack league, I thought it was of utmost importance to be rocking two 15-20 pt scores a week from DE and give myself a good shot at third to be my D flex. Allen at 3.03 was discussed earlier in this thread. Schobel was the guy I had targeted as my DE2 from the get-go. I was psyched to get him at DE11, he's a top 5-8 guy in my book. Will Smith was too good to pass up as DE14 since he had no bye in the first 8 + the DE run was well underway by then and I considered it imperative to get three studs at DE with this scoring setup. I wanted a high upside DE4 who would give me 2-3 of those 15-20 pt weeks, and I had three I was waiting on Mathis, Abraham, and White. Once two were gone I was going to pull the trigger on the third, and I got White in the 25th. All three were major values.
LB
Brooking, Keith ATL LB - 7
Crowder, Channing MIA LB - 4
Fletcher-Baker, London WAS LB - 10
Johnson, Derrick KCC LB - 6
Lawson, Manny SFO LB - 9
Thomas, Zach DAL LB - 10
Serious value in this group. I wanted a base of guys with no bye in the first 8, and I got LFB in the 7th as LB8 (he's in my top 5, and the week 10 bye just inflates his value), and Thomas in the 15th at about LB27, who I expect to be top 15-20, plus he also does not have a bye in the first 8. Because of that duo, I felt I could wait a while for my LB3-5, and I never expected the value I was able to snag. Johnson, Crowder, and Brooking all in the LB45-55 range - all three will play every down, and if my DE plan goes well, I may only need one to score in any given week. Manny Lawson just fell way too far. 34th round?!? in a 8 pts per sack league, the chance that he could put up a 20+ game or two was too great to pass on, even though maybe i could have used a third TE or DT more, I couldnt pass up a possible sackmaster as a lottery ticket on D.
CB
Buchanon, Phillip TBB CB - 10
Hobbs, Ellis NEP CB - 4
Revis, Darrelle NYJ CB - 5
Winfield, Antoine MIN CB - 8
Got some nice value here of Winfield at CB7 and Revis at CB19. Winfield should score for me every week, and Revis can go off in any given week. Buchanon and Hobbs were strictly for byes/injuries in the 36th and 38th, with Revis and Winfield I felt no urgency to spend picks on backup CBs until the end.
S
Grant, Deon SEA S - 4
Huff, Michael OAK S - 5
Polamalu, Troy PIT S - 6
Williams, Madieu MIN S - 8
I have to say I did not expect to get a quartet of safeties this good since I made it one of my lowest priorities. Polamalu as S12 in the 20th and Williams as S26 in the 30th were gifts. I expect both to be top 10 safeties in at least 3-4 of the 8 scoring weeks. Huff and Grant will fill in the gaps, both are ballhawks and at 8 pts per INT all it takes is one theft to score well enough to make the lineup.
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Obviously I like your QB strategy, it was almost identical to mine.I wanted Chris Johnson and I was very disappointed when you took him. You also stole two more of my late round RBs in Watson and Dunn (watson fell way too far in a PPR).Smith was a huge value late, if I didnt already have 6 wideouts I liked, he would have been gone rounds before you took him. I expect 4 to 5 catches a week as a baseline as long as he stays healthy.Witten and Gonzo was a little overkill in my book. I don't like the strategy of spending an early pick on a player who will be your flex because just taking the highest score of all of your backups will almost be just as good as long you do well with those later picks (and you did)I think you missed the boat only getting one possible sack artist at DE, but Dumervil has the ability to put up a 30 pter in any given week, so I cant argue there.Lofton and Dizon might be a little risky out of the gate because sometime the rooks come along slow, we'll see. Your top 3 may make it a non-issue, but since your D flex is likely coming from your LBs, I would have liked to see one more solid play there instead of both rooks.I like your picks at CB and S, but I think 4 per position was the right number because you want to give yourself a little margin of error during bye weeks. With only 3, then when one of your guys is on bye, you can be sunk if one of the remaining two is hurt or puts up a dud of a game.Loved your drafting on O, but your D could sink you.
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Jene Bramel
Footballguy
Bloom's team is sick.
No Blooming allowed
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
Walking through my team:
With Brady and VY I didn't think I would need more than 2 QBs.
Good draft and I hope everyone enjoyed it despite taking a while (Sorry, I take time) and a few hiccups along the way.
Lastly, who was the final pick?
Brady mid-2nd was a gift I think. Big plays? 6pts for TD passes makes this a no-brainer.VY was a late bye week cover and value pick - nothing more.
With Brady and VY I didn't think I would need more than 2 QBs.
Frank Gore at 1.08 is pretty solid, IMHO, and a "9" bye to boot. Edge / LenWhale are solid starters for RB2BC. Bradshaw might contribute now and then.
I liked this group more before "EEE" decided to take some time off. Burress and Marshall still make for nice WR1/2 punch, with lots of catches between Mason and Reg Brown. Galloway is a stud WR1 for TB and should put up some nice TD numbers. Drew Carter might start in OAK.And Hester? Big plays again. KR/PR TDs count.
Really like Heap this year, and good bye week. Lee's a good TE2 but was targeting a few others like McMike, but I'll take it.
Kickers. Gotta take 2 - they're small.
Haynesworth is a stud, and Williams will rarely be used but could post a few games. No games off for him.
Carter should be double-digits in sacks this year, and Hali is another stud. Shocked that Grant lasted so late, and Clemons is a sack-master gamble.
Have to have good LBs in leagues like this - but need not be great. Ruud early was a tackle machine play, but arguably a reach and one of my 2 worst picks. I think I recovered quickly and nicely with 'spoon. The next 3 LBs (Greenway, Brackett, Crowell) filled in my core. Vrabel is a nice upside LB6 in bigger play leagues (lines up at TE).
Welcome to mistake #2. I took Bennett with Week 8 off - giving me two corners both off Week 8. Ouch. Planned to only take 4 CBs, so I regrouped again and grabbed Samuel as a "must have" big play guy. Philly needs INTs, and he's their best option. Walt Harris made for a nice CB4. McAlister is a forgotten man with injuries last year and should rebound. I also like the schedules here in Wks 7-8.
Harris is my #1 and has a perfect bye. Philips is in a similar situation. Atogwe was a stud last year and I expect it again in 08. Mikell is way better than Considine and will do nicely.Overall I like it, not loving it, but like it.
Good draft and I hope everyone enjoyed it despite taking a while (Sorry, I take time) and a few hiccups along the way.
Lastly, who was the final pick?
PewterFan
Footballguy
Thanks for the writeup.
It's always nice to hear a take from a 3rd party because no matter how objective people are with their teams they are almost always biased. I'm guilty of that for sure.I agree with your take that picking Tony Gonzalez was overkill mainly because I could have waited and had a Chris Cooley-type player 3 rounds later. My excuse is that at the time I wasn't enamored with any of the available WR's and was somewhat infatuated with pairing TG with Jason Witten.Instead of picking Darnell Dockett in the 12th round, I should've used that pick on a DE because I most definitely didn't give that position enough attention. To put is nicely, my DE's suck. 
You know it's bad when I'm hoping that Charles Johnson does well.If there's any consolation for me taking some of your RB's, I was hoping to get Dewayne White in the 25th round before you snagged him. After that the talent-pool dropped considerably IMO.I hate having too many DB's in any format, but having 4 would be wiser, especially if someone gets hurt.I still like having Lofton and Dizon, but do agree that there's risk. There were safer options out there, but my reasoning at the time was that because I had Willis and Urlacher I might as well try to hit a homerun with a rookie LB who has a great opportunity. I may have overkilled that idea by picking two. It would have been wiser to go with Lofton and someone safe like Gerald Hayes.You're one of the 8 owners with "only" 2 TE's. Is that because you fully expect your flex to come from the RB/WR position each week?
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PewterFan
Footballguy
I saw that you have Samuel ranked higher than the other staffers. I almost took him before you after reading up on him. :(
I thought about Fasano or Utecht late, but when I really asked myself whether either would outscore Lewis/Miller when the other was off, or outscore my flex options, the answer was no. Lawson seemed like he had a better chance to bump me up 5 or 10 pts in a given week than a third TE, but I may regret that choice if Lewis or Miller get hurt.I do agree that Willis/Urlacher gives you the leeway to swing for the fences with some LB picks. I was peeved when you took Willis, thought I could get him in the 4th.Thanks for the writeup.
I like the QB picks, Edwards might have been a wasted pick though with Palmer and an everyweek Rivers. Palmer was a decent value in the 5th.Maroney was excellent value in the 4th for survivor, and I love Green in the 12th. Wish I didnt have to spend both my 9/10 on QBs and make sure i got my TE in the 11th. I would have liked Jordan or SMorris instead of Foster, but Jackson was an excellent backup to snag.You should be fine at WR, but I would have went 6 instead of 7 because of your 2 TE and 3 RB attack. Jackson was a reach, but the Clayton boys were solid values. Harrison is an excellent 7th rounder in a survivor when you also have Andre/Holt as your top two.Gates was a value where he went, and you did the right thing getting Cooley soon after just in case he starts slow.I dont like taking Mehlhaff because he's not even guaranteed to make the team with Gramatica there.Good job at DT, I was ready to pull the trigger on Williams when you took him and Carriker should be better with Long and a healthy Little.Love the DE picks, especially the value of Anderson, except Freeney. You should have taken Mathis instead.You needed to take another LB. You do have two everyweek guys, but they're your weakest LBs, and Keiaho is injury prone. You needed an anchor (or two) if you were only going to carry 5. 6 WR/6 LB would have been in order particularly because of the strength Gates/Cooley gives you at O flex.Love the CBs, Asomugha was brilliant late and I was hoping I could take him with one of my last picks. Your safeties are almost a mirror of mine, so you know I like em. You took Weddle and Reed right before I was going to. Four ballhawks who should trade off weeks with INTs and big plays. You aced the safeties.
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Nathan R. Jessep
Footballguy
Cutler, Jay DEN QBKitna, Jon DET QBMcCown, Josh MIA QB
Grant, Ryan GBP RBMcAllister, Deuce NOS RBTaylor, Chester MIN RBThomas, Pierre NOS RBTomlinson, Ladainian SDC RB
Bowe, Dwayne KCC WRColbert, Keary DEN WREngram, Bobby SEA WRHackett, D.J. CAR WRHoushmandzadeh, T.J. CIN WRPorter, Jerry JAC WRWilliams, Roydell TEN WR
Carlson, John SEA TEClark, Desmond CHI TEScheffler, Tony DEN TE
Gould, Robbie CHI PKHanson, Jason DET PKDorsey, Glenn KCC DTGregg, Kelly BAL DTKelly, Tommy OAK DT
Abraham, John ATL DEAnderson, Mark CHI DESuggs, Terrell BAL DE
Beason, Jon CAR LBDurant, Justin JAC LBGaither, Omar PHI LBRyans, DeMeco HOU LBSims, Ernie DET LB
Bodden, Leigh DET CBJackson, Marlin IND CBMathis, Rashean JAC CBWright, Eric CLE CB
Hope, Chris TEN SJones, Sean CLE SWilson, Adrian ARI S
The top-2 safeties in just about every set of rankings I have seen, so I am pleased with that. I am just not sure what happened to Hope, but took a flyer on him. I am holding out hope on him, that's for sure
Jene Bramel
Footballguy
JEB's team is sick, too. There are a number of very well put together teams in the big play league.
getting Romo as QB4 was silly, I was jealous. Im on the Rodgers train, although I suppose with Romo you maybe wanted a more durable backup because you taking the backup to be there in case Romo goes down more than anything.
Jealous of the Barber pick too. Should have went higher than 9, maybe as high as 5. Choice was a good cheap hedge. Would have liked to see you take Ricky, but Norwood's value makes up for missing on him. I was hoping he'd fall to the next turn.
Love that you locked down Johnson/Bruce, and you did well going for later picks to give you a one or two week boost here and there. Not a position of power, but you did well with a minimal investment.
Both were good values where you got them.
Nothing much to say here. Robbins and Glover fit together well with one strong vs. the run and one a good pass rusher.
Some saavy picks here including Adams and Mathis. Almost took Mathis a few times before you took him, but I had a tier of 3 and he was the first taken. Williams would actually be more valuable for you if MFL keeps him at DT, you don't need a 5th end with that group.
great job drafting here, strong depth and big upside with Wimbley at the end of the bench. We had a similar gameplan here and ended up with a similar crew.
three everyweek guys makes up for only carrying three, but KK and Godfrey arent guaranteed starting jobs. Would have liked to see one anchor here with this strategy.
Everyone here knows I love Marshall, I was sad that he went before 14/15 turn I would have considered him. McDonald was a nice late pick, a bit puzzled by Carr but he is hard nosed and if he starts you might look like a genius for taking him.A solid team, with a strong DE/LB core.
Agreed on Brady value. I was jealous.
I like Gore alright, a bit worried about the triquarterback rotation, but I still like. Surprised you didn't take Barber. Edge was ridiculous value. I like that you didnt invest much at the position after getting your top 3.
Hester was great value, and you did a good job assuring that your flex will be strong between WR and your 3 RB rotation. Would have happily taken Galloway if Evans hadnt fallen to me.
I seriously thought about Heap in the 9th, but I knew the QB run was coming soon and needed to get two before the 11th. Terrific value and Lee is a fine backup.
Haynesworth was next on my list when you took him and Williams should be a fine baseline.
Missing a true anchor, but otherwise a good crew. Grant should have not lasted that long, agreed, I just already had Smith and didnt want to double up, although I wonder if McCray will take his snaps on 3 rd down and we'll see Grant move inside. Hali may struggle without Allen on the other side. Clemons was an excellent late boom/bust guy
I like the investment here and it's a similar crew to mine with strong anchors at 1 and 2, good value picks at 3,4,5 and a swing for the fences guy at 6.
You did pay the extra roster spot, but you should also get top CB scoring. Bailey and Bennett will score most weeks, and Samuel will notch at least 2 or 3 INTs during the first 8.
Solid values here including the sneaky Mikell pick. Should be a solid group even though it lacks a true stud.Pasquino drafts strong as always and I was glad he was not picking close to me in the order.
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Cutler, Jay DEN QBKitna, Jon DET QBMcCown, Josh MIA QB
Grant, Ryan GBP RBMcAllister, Deuce NOS RBTaylor, Chester MIN RBThomas, Pierre NOS RBTomlinson, Ladainian SDC RB
Bowe, Dwayne KCC WRColbert, Keary DEN WREngram, Bobby SEA WRHackett, D.J. CAR WRHoushmandzadeh, T.J. CIN WRPorter, Jerry JAC WRWilliams, Roydell TEN WR
Carlson, John SEA TEClark, Desmond CHI TEScheffler, Tony DEN TE
Gould, Robbie CHI PKHanson, Jason DET PKDorsey, Glenn KCC DTGregg, Kelly BAL DTKelly, Tommy OAK DT
Abraham, John ATL DEAnderson, Mark CHI DESuggs, Terrell BAL DE
Beason, Jon CAR LBDurant, Justin JAC LBGaither, Omar PHI LBRyans, DeMeco HOU LBSims, Ernie DET LB
Bodden, Leigh DET CBJackson, Marlin IND CBMathis, Rashean JAC CBWright, Eric CLE CB
Hope, Chris TEN SJones, Sean CLE SWilson, Adrian ARI S
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Thanks Jene and Sig. I am pretty pleased with my team, but I always like to see others' opinions. I know I am guilty of 'tunnel vision' syndrome regarding some players sometimes. I tend to hold grudges against ex-players who have burned me in the past! 
