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Jonesing for another draft, I signed up for an AOL "beginner" league. I would have joined an expert league, but there were none open at a reasonable time, so decided why not!
(Aol draft leagues are performance scoring, with bonuses for long td's. Ten teams fifteen rounds. Start 1RB, 2 WR, 1 QB/TE/K/DEF/FLex) I have DD running since I have ZERO trust in AOL's rankings. I wasn't following DD's advice in most rounds, adjusting to my own feelings on the fly and trying to read the guppy's)
Check out some of the highlights below. You'l NEVER call anyone who even visits the Shark Pool a "guppy" again!
Rd 1: The top guy take P. Manning. Not too shocking in a guppy league. I'm ecstatic to pick up LT out of the fourth slot. The guy after me takes Marvin Harrison...providing my first laugh of the draft. Before I can stop laughing, Carson Palmer, Steve Smith and Larry Fitzgerald are drafted.
Rd 2: The Fitzgerald owner takes Tom Brady. Funny, but not surprising. I see what kind of league it is, and I'm hoping to pick up Holt with my second pick, but he's gone before I come back up, as is STEVE MCNAIR!
I take Steven Jackson. The last pick of the second round (the same guy who took Manning) picks up Rothlisberger to close out the round.
Rd 3: The Manning/Rothlisberger owner takes W. Parker to start the third. I figure he's a clueless homer since there are several better RB's still on the board. I thought about taking Gates hard, but the guy before me took him. No biggie since CHAD JOHNSON is still on the board.
(Note: 6 other WR's were already gone). Two picks later, the first defense is taken (Carolina)! 
I'm still laughing when the guy after that takes Delhomme. By now, my kids are checking on me wondering what in the hell is so funny.
Rd.4: Another Defense taken to open the round. I'm in awe at the awesome value still present on the board. I watch the third Te and ANOTHER defense fall off before my pick comes up again.
Since RANDY MOSS is still there, this pick doesn't take me long. (NOTE: there were at least 14 NFL starting RB's still available, so I know I'm safe sloughing them off with two studs already in the fold.). I watch the fool at the turn take Heath Miller to close the fourth. 
rd.5: Two more QB's are gone before I'm up. DD is SCREAMING at me. 9 QB's have already been drafted, several ranked in the teens according to DD, but the #2 ranked (by DD adjusted to AOL scoring) is still there. I debate for a minute, then take the suggested DONOVAN MCNABB. Despite the fact that 14 or so starting NFL running backs are STILL available, I watch another QB, two more TE's, and a pair of recievers get drafted before the rounds end.
rd.6: The guy in the ninth slot (second this round) takes C. Martin . The first kicker leaves the board a couple of picks later. 
Kevin Jones SHOULD have been a gimme in my slot, but there was plenty RB's left and still a couple of WR studs. I fight my instincts and take Jones anyway. The next three picks: LenDale White, Steelers def, and Chris Perry!
rd. 7: I'm starting to feel guilty. This draft's a joke...NONE of them seem to have a clue. I notice that the guy in the eighth slot has taken five RB's in the first six rounds, and SEVERAL teams have yet to take a RB (although a couple of them already had a defense!) CHRIS CHAMBERS is a gimme here. At this point, I have 2 top five RB's, three top ten WR's and the #2 Qb according to DD. I watch the guy in the ninth slot take his fifth RB...DeAngelo Williams. That wouldn't be too funny unless you realise that at LEAST SIX confirmed starters are still on the board!
rd.8: I'm already fat and I know there's plenty of good TE's and recievers left, so I take Chester Taylor as my RB#4. Sinorice Moss is the next guy's pick.
rd.9: Santonio Holmes, Colts Def., Bledsoe and Jay Cutler go in this round. I almost pee myself when one guy takes Koren Robinson. My guilty feeling was getting stronger for taking advantage of these guys.
Terry Glenn is five or six names down by DD, but I'm so fat I'm watching bye weeks now, and he's a tap-in for EAGLE here.
rd.10:Chad Jackson (WR/NE), Nate Burleson, Drew Brees and Priest Holmes are taken right before I pick up BEN WATSON as my first TE (ranked #5 by DD). Several K's and Def's go before my next pick....
rd. 11: Michael Clayton. Again he's a few names down on the list. He's also my WR#5, ranked the lowest of any of mine by DD at #24. The guy at the turn takes C. Fye, despite the fact that QB's the caliber of Brett Favre are still on the board!
rd. 12: I still need a QB2, and DANTE CULPEPPER is still available. Gawd...my 10 yo son could make this pick. Even funnier...Matt Leinart was taken the pick BEFORE Culpepper!
rd. 13: I'm really stuck now. There's only three rounds left. I'm FAAAAT at RB and WR. With three picks left I have to take a DEF,and a K, and I only have one TE on the roster. I chuckle as the first guy takes Samkon Gado with STILL FOUR or FIVE NFL starters undrafted! L.J. Smith is still available and DD ranked him the the ninth TE. Easy pick? Not really considering Cooley was ranked 8th and available, and there's still a couple top 30 recievers, and top 25 RB's undrafted. I take SMith anyway.
14: Somebody FINALLY takes Favre, and Ahman Green goes at the very end of the round. I get Josh Brown as my only kicker (ranked #6).
15: I take Philadelphia as my defense. They represent the biggest deviation from DD I've yet taken, but I think they are VERY under-rated anyway. Marcedes Lewis and Laurence Maroney highlight this round. IN a shark league, these might not be bad picks, but consider the players NOT DRAFTED>>>>>>
UNDRAFTED
QB: Chris Simms, Jon Kitna, Byron Leftwich, and Philip Rivers.
RB: Frank GOre, Mike Bell, Fred Taylor, Chris Brown, Marion Barber III, and Kevan Barlow (and that's just the STARTERS outside of Houston!). Note that 40 RB's were drafted....
WR: Lavernous Coles is the top ranked guy left, at #28 by DD. Troy Williamson, Ernest Wilford, Donte Stallworth, Isaac Bruce, and several other top 40 recievers are still left, despite the fact that 45 recievers got drafted.
TE:Troupe, Alex Smith, and Jermaine Wiggins are just three of the 5 top 20 TE's undrafted.
K's and D's: Not that I'd care, but Miami defense is a bit of a surprise undrafted.
While a few teams were likely picked by AOL's computer, most of these teams were selected by real people.
DD"s summarry:
My teams overall strength: 2181, including the top RB and WR scores. The next closet team is at 2041, then 1984 and 1824. No other team breaks 1800.
My teams starter strength: 1589...higher then 3 teams OVERALL strength, and almost 100 points above the next closest guys team.
Some other teams: Three teams have only 1 starting RB. One team has SIX. Another team has 6 Rb's, but only 3 of them NFL starters.
Maybe y'all find this amusing, maybe you don't. BUT...bet you'll think twice before calling somebody in the shark pool a guppy after reading this!
(Aol draft leagues are performance scoring, with bonuses for long td's. Ten teams fifteen rounds. Start 1RB, 2 WR, 1 QB/TE/K/DEF/FLex) I have DD running since I have ZERO trust in AOL's rankings. I wasn't following DD's advice in most rounds, adjusting to my own feelings on the fly and trying to read the guppy's)
Check out some of the highlights below. You'l NEVER call anyone who even visits the Shark Pool a "guppy" again!
Rd 1: The top guy take P. Manning. Not too shocking in a guppy league. I'm ecstatic to pick up LT out of the fourth slot. The guy after me takes Marvin Harrison...providing my first laugh of the draft. Before I can stop laughing, Carson Palmer, Steve Smith and Larry Fitzgerald are drafted.
Rd 2: The Fitzgerald owner takes Tom Brady. Funny, but not surprising. I see what kind of league it is, and I'm hoping to pick up Holt with my second pick, but he's gone before I come back up, as is STEVE MCNAIR!
I take Steven Jackson. The last pick of the second round (the same guy who took Manning) picks up Rothlisberger to close out the round.Rd 3: The Manning/Rothlisberger owner takes W. Parker to start the third. I figure he's a clueless homer since there are several better RB's still on the board. I thought about taking Gates hard, but the guy before me took him. No biggie since CHAD JOHNSON is still on the board.
(Note: 6 other WR's were already gone). Two picks later, the first defense is taken (Carolina)! I'm still laughing when the guy after that takes Delhomme. By now, my kids are checking on me wondering what in the hell is so funny.Rd.4: Another Defense taken to open the round. I'm in awe at the awesome value still present on the board. I watch the third Te and ANOTHER defense fall off before my pick comes up again.
Since RANDY MOSS is still there, this pick doesn't take me long. (NOTE: there were at least 14 NFL starting RB's still available, so I know I'm safe sloughing them off with two studs already in the fold.). I watch the fool at the turn take Heath Miller to close the fourth. rd.5: Two more QB's are gone before I'm up. DD is SCREAMING at me. 9 QB's have already been drafted, several ranked in the teens according to DD, but the #2 ranked (by DD adjusted to AOL scoring) is still there. I debate for a minute, then take the suggested DONOVAN MCNABB. Despite the fact that 14 or so starting NFL running backs are STILL available, I watch another QB, two more TE's, and a pair of recievers get drafted before the rounds end.
rd.6: The guy in the ninth slot (second this round) takes C. Martin
. The first kicker leaves the board a couple of picks later. Kevin Jones SHOULD have been a gimme in my slot, but there was plenty RB's left and still a couple of WR studs. I fight my instincts and take Jones anyway. The next three picks: LenDale White, Steelers def, and Chris Perry!rd. 7: I'm starting to feel guilty. This draft's a joke...NONE of them seem to have a clue. I notice that the guy in the eighth slot has taken five RB's in the first six rounds, and SEVERAL teams have yet to take a RB (although a couple of them already had a defense!) CHRIS CHAMBERS is a gimme here. At this point, I have 2 top five RB's, three top ten WR's and the #2 Qb according to DD. I watch the guy in the ninth slot take his fifth RB...DeAngelo Williams. That wouldn't be too funny unless you realise that at LEAST SIX confirmed starters are still on the board!
rd.8: I'm already fat and I know there's plenty of good TE's and recievers left, so I take Chester Taylor as my RB#4. Sinorice Moss is the next guy's pick.
rd.9: Santonio Holmes, Colts Def., Bledsoe and Jay Cutler go in this round. I almost pee myself when one guy takes Koren Robinson. My guilty feeling was getting stronger for taking advantage of these guys.
Terry Glenn is five or six names down by DD, but I'm so fat I'm watching bye weeks now, and he's a tap-in for EAGLE here.rd.10:Chad Jackson (WR/NE), Nate Burleson, Drew Brees and Priest Holmes
are taken right before I pick up BEN WATSON as my first TE (ranked #5 by DD). Several K's and Def's go before my next pick....rd. 11: Michael Clayton. Again he's a few names down on the list. He's also my WR#5, ranked the lowest of any of mine by DD at #24. The guy at the turn takes C. Fye, despite the fact that QB's the caliber of Brett Favre are still on the board!
rd. 12: I still need a QB2, and DANTE CULPEPPER is still available. Gawd...my 10 yo son could make this pick. Even funnier...Matt Leinart was taken the pick BEFORE Culpepper!
rd. 13: I'm really stuck now. There's only three rounds left. I'm FAAAAT at RB and WR. With three picks left I have to take a DEF,and a K, and I only have one TE on the roster. I chuckle as the first guy takes Samkon Gado with STILL FOUR or FIVE NFL starters undrafted! L.J. Smith is still available and DD ranked him the the ninth TE. Easy pick? Not really considering Cooley was ranked 8th and available, and there's still a couple top 30 recievers, and top 25 RB's undrafted. I take SMith anyway.
14: Somebody FINALLY takes Favre, and Ahman Green goes at the very end of the round. I get Josh Brown as my only kicker (ranked #6).
15: I take Philadelphia as my defense. They represent the biggest deviation from DD I've yet taken, but I think they are VERY under-rated anyway. Marcedes Lewis and Laurence Maroney highlight this round. IN a shark league, these might not be bad picks, but consider the players NOT DRAFTED>>>>>>
UNDRAFTED
QB: Chris Simms, Jon Kitna, Byron Leftwich, and Philip Rivers.
RB: Frank GOre, Mike Bell, Fred Taylor, Chris Brown, Marion Barber III, and Kevan Barlow (and that's just the STARTERS outside of Houston!). Note that 40 RB's were drafted....
WR: Lavernous Coles is the top ranked guy left, at #28 by DD. Troy Williamson, Ernest Wilford, Donte Stallworth, Isaac Bruce, and several other top 40 recievers are still left, despite the fact that 45 recievers got drafted.
TE:Troupe, Alex Smith, and Jermaine Wiggins are just three of the 5 top 20 TE's undrafted.
K's and D's: Not that I'd care, but Miami defense is a bit of a surprise undrafted.
While a few teams were likely picked by AOL's computer, most of these teams were selected by real people.
DD"s summarry:
My teams overall strength: 2181, including the top RB and WR scores. The next closet team is at 2041, then 1984 and 1824. No other team breaks 1800.
My teams starter strength: 1589...higher then 3 teams OVERALL strength, and almost 100 points above the next closest guys team.
Some other teams: Three teams have only 1 starting RB. One team has SIX. Another team has 6 Rb's, but only 3 of them NFL starters.
Maybe y'all find this amusing, maybe you don't. BUT...bet you'll think twice before calling somebody in the shark pool a guppy after reading this!
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