Note that I did not consider (nor look at) bye weeks until I got into the 7/8 rounds for fear of passing up value.
1.03 QB1 - Rodgers - (10)
Would have went foster, rice & Rodgers in that order. going QB early puts a real stress on the rest of your lineup in this league, but I couldn't pass up having the top QB as opposed to the 3rd best RB or top WR.
2.14 WR1 - Wallace (4)
WR needs to be strong in this format, Wallace is becoming a complete receiver. A. Brown will help draw coverage, and the steelers are looking at a more open offense this year. I believe the contract issues will be setteled before the season, lock n load. could have went TE but with 6 were already off the board I didn't like the value in rnd 2.
3.03 RB1 - Lynch (11)
I wanted to get a solid contributor at RB early. While the contribution at RB isn't as great as WR/TE the scarcity made RB a priority here. Strongly considered going WR/TE and going RB/RB in 4/5 but I was afraid of having to pick through RBBC scraps at that point and having to put too many early picks into the RB position. Feed the beast and buy stock in skittles.
4.14 RB2 - Turner (7)
I have a soft spot for this guy, I like him to out produce his draft spot this year. With two solid RB's I can set it and forget it for a few rounds.
5.03 WR2 - Steve Johnson (8)
He's back with Buffalo, so is fitz, I like the connection and felt him the best available WR on the board at the time. By not going TE in rnd 4 I am forgoing strength at the TE position in liue of a deeper roster at other positions. WR2 was the no brainer here.
6.14 WR3 - Crabtree (9)
The value of WR3 has already been discussed here, WR was the pick, and despite the addition of a glut of mediocre receivers in SF, Crabtree has the potential to perform above the WR3 slot.
7.03 WR4 - A Boldin (8)
I wanted Santonio Holmes here, but Crippler snatched him up right before he made it back to me. Boldin may not be the clear cut #1 in baltimore, but he is going to have weeks were he performs like a #1 and he is going to get consistent production. Really strengthens my core as a WR #4
8.14 TE1 - Olsen (6)
Time to address TE, I was watching Winslow free fall and was hoping he'd fall into lap here, BNB had the same idea, so Olsen was the best of the rest and my consolation prize.
9.03 QB2 - Matt Cassel (7)
QB's are moving fast, I debated forgoing a backup QB who is "guaranteed" to start. Which is a strategy I tried with Brady last year, and all it took was one off week and here I am kicked down to SSL3 after a VERY early exit last year. Learning that lesson the hard way, I opted to go for a backup QB that will play, maybe he contributes enough to cover an off week by Rodgers + the bye week in 10 which will allow me some flexibility moving forward with bye week issues. Also if Rodgers gets injured I still have a fighting chance. I really wanted Flynn here but Gamma grabbed him. Not many starting QB's left on the board and the ones that are left are QBBC which may force using 2 picks to truely be backed up at QB.
I'm feeling pretty comfortable with the bye weeks so far and like how the team is shaping up.
My other comment is that drafting higher in the order for a 16 team league is absolutlely an advantage. I dont know what the stats look like, but I would belive that in most of these leagues I bet it is the higher seeds that typically advance, with the exception of a few superior/lucky drafts in the lower half.