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This was another draft we had scripted, but we went off the script when we saw Knowshon Moreno available to us in the 5th round. Overall, we're happy, but not overly excited about this team. Round 1: LeSean McCoy. Again, we seem to be favoring McCoy in many drafts recently. We drafted him ahead of Charles and Foster in this one. We just think he'll be catching TONS of dump offs from Vick.
Round 2: Antonio Gates. This scoring system is 1.5 points per reception for TE. Gates is the premier TE, so when he was available at 2.9, we grabbed him. We had gameplanned to grab a TE with our 2nd or 3rd picks, so long as Gates, Witten, or Finley were available.
Round 3: Miles Austin. Not a bad consolation for a #1 receiver at the 3.4 pick. We'll take that. Having picked a RB, WR, and TE, we are now balanced and in a position to play the value picks that come to us in the following rounds.
Round 4: LeGarrette Blount. A quality RB, who in most FPC drafts, is gone by the 3rd round.
Round 5: Knowshon Moreno. We had to take Knowshon here given his availability. He could be VERY productive in this John Fox offense. His draft position varies widely, but he's generally gone by the 3rd round. His availability in the 5th is too good to pass up.
Round 6: Santana Moss. The selection of Knowshon cost us as a handful of more desirable wideouts went (Britt, Manningham, Colston, Harvin, Maclin). But in a position of need for a WR, we'll roll with Moss. However, there is NO value in this pick.
Round 7: Ben Roethlisberger. With QB's going slightly earlier than usual in this draft, we feel the run coming on , so we grab Roethlisbergers who's schedule is cake. Note that we pass on Manning, and literally 20 minutes after this pick, the rumors about his second surgery come out. Good call on our part.
Round 8: Danny Amendola. Amendola our #3? Pretty weak. We have some work to do at WR and let a true #3 emerge.
Round 9: Nate Burleson. Good potential, but we are grabbing WR's we like, rather than risk the ADP chart. We're going to need options, but again, in this format, you only need to start 2 WR's.
Round 10: Greg Little. We like what we see in the Cleveland offense. Little is a talent, and should be valuable in this PPR format.
Round 11: Montario Hardesty. Well, our McCoy handcuff was sniped two picks prior, so we'll opt for another handcuff (for Peyton Hillis). Hillis actually is more likely to get hurt than McCoy, so by handcuff standards, this one has more probability to pay off. Hardesty can potentially be viable as a flex as well, since Brandon Jackson was released, and if the Browns opt to govern the workload for Hillis.
Round 12: Malcom Floyd. Just adding quantities of WR's who could emerge in our quest for a reliable 3. We now have Amendola, Burleson, Little, and Floyd. Out of those 4, we should 'hit' on one as an overachieving #3 wideout.
Round 13:Marion Barber. Another RB who is a handcuff, but has value 'as is'. He should get the goal line work, and with Chester Taylor out of town, that bodes well for his prospects.
Round 14:Kyle Orton. Backup QB's are getting thin, so we'll take Orton in the 14th. He's productive, but we'll see how it goes. Big Ben's schedule is so good, that we can't see not starting him outside of his bye anyway.
Round 15:Fred Davis. Having drafted Gates in the 2nd round, we needed a #2 TE. Fred Davis provides some big upside should the injury to Cooley linger or worsen.
Round 16:Ed Dickson. He appears to be the TE to have in Baltimore with the departure of Todd Heap. Getting Davis and Dickson this late is good bang for the buck in this 1.5 PPR format.
Round 17:Arrelious Benn. The #2 wideout for Tampa is a good grab in the 17th. He did play in the preseason finale.
Round 18:Saints Defense. Good schedule, Sproles on board (for special teams TDs).
Round 19:Jacquizz Rodgers. Just looking for a RB with a pulse. He could easily be released come the first waivers period.
Round 20:Alex Henery. Eagles homer move taking their kicker (at least it was in the last round)

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This draft illustrates the price you will likely pay if you go early on a QB (Vick or Rodgers). It can be done, but you will be chasing your RB's and WR's to get quantity over quality. Also, in the case of Vick, you have to be concerned about injury, so a roster spot spent on Vince Young is wise, but again, costs you a roster spot. Round 1: LeSean McCoy. This draft went off just before the Chris Johnson signing, so we went with LeSean, who is looking explosive in the PPR format this year, catching buckets of dump off passes from Mike Vick. We'd expect that to continue into the season as the Philly O-Line grows during the year. In the meantime, Vick will be scrambling.
Round 2: Michael Vick. With no standout PPR style RB that we had hoped for, we grabbed Vick. WR was an option, but there are a lot of similar quality players at that spot who we feel will be there when we pick in the 3rd. Note that with the 3rd round reversal in this draft, our next pick would be 12 picks away, instead of on the turn in a standard serpentine.
Round 3: Brandon Lloyd. This may be the first time we've selected him this year. Earlier with the questions at QB for Denver we had some concern about selecting Lloyd, but with Orton in there, we're more comfortable with Lloyd.
Round 4: Michael Turner. Though this is a PPR league, the value of Michael Turner at 4.3 is too good to pass up.
Round 5: Kenny Britt. We're believers in Britt, and we need a high upside wideout having sacrificed our 2nd pick on a QB. Picking QB's early is always a pain in the ass to overcome.
Round 6: Joseph Addai. A quality flex play in this format. The shortened preseason has really put the rookies at a disadvantage (Delone Carter for instance), in lobbying for increased time. The Colts are going to be especially conscious of having someone in there who can block with Manning's neck issues.
Round 7: Lance Moore. We're behind the curve at wideout, so we'll go with Moore who may end up with the most receptions on the Saints this year.
Round 8: Steve Smith (CAR). His best days are behind him, but he makes a good WR4 on a WR challenged team.
Round 9: CJ Spiller . We debated on grabbing our TE here, but felt that one of a handful of guys we were targeting would be there around the turn. So we went with Spiller who is a good breakout candidate.
Round 10: Tony Gonzalez. Was hoping for Kellen Winslow, but will take the aged Gonzalez as a consolation.
Round 11: Ronnie Brown. A handcuff for our McCoy pick, and possibly more as we just can't see the Eagles letting this guy rot on the bench.
Round 12: Lance Kendricks. Maybe a little early for our 2nd TE, but Kendricks has scored in 3 of 4 preseason games on a team that has no distinguished wideout. He's going to be interesting to watch this fantasy season.
Round 13:Donald Driver. A little strategy here as I figured we'd grab Driver and James Jones in hopes of yielding another quality receiver. The Green Bay pass game will be productive, but who emerges won't be know til the season starts. In any case we will have the #2 and #3 receiver if this pans out.
Round 14:James Jones. Grabbed the #3 in GB to complete the plan.
Round 15:Roy Williams. His value spiked, and then has sunk more recently. Still, if he can seize the opportunity, the #1 job will be his. Worth a gamble in the 15th round.
Round 16:Jason Campbell. Grabbing a decent #2. Hopefully we won't need Campbell other than Vick's bye week. The Raiders happen to be home on the Eagles bye week, so that would seem like a good matchup.
Round 17:Falcons Defense. An emerging unit, and pretty good schedule. We plan to just draft one defense in this league. There is a lot of turnover at the position as the year rolls along.
Round 18:Isaac Redman. Wanted to grab another RB, and Redman qualifies as a nice handcuff to stash away (though a handcuff for another team, not mine).
Round 19:Matt Bryant. Knowing the teams at 11 and 12 will have to grab a kicker on the turn, we go for Matt Bryant who is a solid option in a dome, on a good team, and has a good schedule.
Round 20:Vince Young. Michael Vick Insurance previously discussed in the draft summary.

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Using the ADP data that we calculated from the Football Guys players championship drafts earlier in the week, we spent a good amount of time laying out our plan of attack. In fact, we pretty much scripted our picks for the 1st 10 rounds. Not so much the exact players, but we knew we wanted a certain position combination at the turn of each round. Having drafted in the 11 spot, you have much more control over targeting players and actually getting them. Though we though about grabbing Michael Vick at 2.2, we decided that it was better to go with a combination of RB/WR for those two picks after running through several scenarios of the 1st 10 rounds. We planned on laying off QB and TE till the 7th and 8th round picks, and that's what we did. We were targeting Winslow and Roethlisberger there, but Tony Romo ended up being available in the 8th round so we went with him, happily.

Round 1: Larry Fitzgerald. Glad that were were not left to decide about possibly choosing Chris Johnson. Fitz was our planned pick and he was there. If Mendenhall had been there, we would have taken him.
Round 2: Peyton Hillis. We passed over Gore and Forte to pick Hillis, and some questioned that on the broadcast, but Gore is too much of an injury risk for us, and we're just not feeling Forte that early. We feel Hillis has more of a chance to repeat his success this year. He is a beast, catches tons of ball, and his schedule is ridiculously easy during the regular season. Granted his playoff schedule is brutal, but we are hoping he can overcome that. He is certainly capable and will be given that opportunity.
Round 3: Jahvid Best. Was really surprised to see Best here and planned on grabbing a wideout, but our plan dictated a WR/RB combo, so we could still accomplish that. He's pretty much the main guy in Detroit, and has huge upside. There is some risk definitely, but we are swinging for the fences in this league.
Round 4: Reggie Wayne. Very shocked that he was there. Perhaps some of the Peyton Manning talk was scaring people, but he was on his way to a 100+ yard preseason game while this draft was being conducted. Wayne in the 4th is a steal.
Round 5: Tim Hightower
Round 6: Percy Harvin
Round 7: Kellen Winslow
Round 8: Tony Romo
Round 9: Darren Sproles
Round 10: Jared Cook
Round 11: Jacoby Ford
Round 12: Monterio Hardesty
Round 13: Marion Barber
Round 14: Arrelious Benn
Round 15: Ryan Fitzpatrick
Round 16: Eagles Defense
Round 17: Emmanuel Sanders
Round 18: Jabar Gaffney
Round 19: David Akers
Round 20: Dezmon Briscoe

Round 1: With 6 pts per passing TD, we selected Mike Vick. We don't typically take QB's this early, but given the best ball format, we felt pretty confident that we could put together a decent WR and RB crew that would yield nice point totals in this format.
Round 2: Mike Wallace. Looking for big things out of Wallace this year. With the 1 point per reception for WR, vs .5 for RB in this league, we favor WR's slightly over RB's.
Round 3: Peyton Hillis. A solid #1 RB, but his playoff schedule is a bit scary with @PIT, @BAL, @ARI.
Round 4: Mike Williams (TB). A wideout on the rise.
Round 5: Shonn Greene. Very happy to get him in the 5th round. Though he doesn't catch a lot of passes, that is minimized in the .5 per catch for RB's scoring.
Round 6: Cedric Benson. Should get 300 carries. Not a lot of upside, but a solid guy to have on the roster as a #3 back.
Round 7: Kenny Britt. Explosive upside, but may be without him a game or two possibly. Still, in this format, that risk is minimized.
Round 8: Jared Cook. Another TE with big upside. We now have the 2 top receivers for TEN whose passing game is upgraded with Hasselbeck in town (we think so anyway).
Round 9: Dustin Keller. Not the most consistent scorer weeke to week at TE, but has potential for big games and he is a favorite of Sanchez.
Round 10: Mark Sanchez. A solid backup. With Vick expected to carry the load most weeks, we don't need a stud backup anyway.
Round 11: AJ Green. Not thrilled with the prospects of the Cincy passing game, but he's a good value for sure in the 11th round.
Round 12: Davone Bess. A PPR monster.
Round 13: Thomas Jones. He's going to get into the endzone quite a bit this year, and those points could put him into double digits any given week. Though predicting his output in a given week is near impossible, it doesn't matter in this best ball format.
Round 14: Jerome Harrison. We seem to be picking this guy up all over. A wild card in case the Best injury happens.
Round 15: Bernard Scott. Handcuff for Benson, but catches quite a few balls weekly anyway, so not purely a handcuff.
Round 16: Falcons Defense. Simply the best D on the board at this point in the draft
Round 17: Ed Dickson: A little sleeper of a TE late in this draft with nice value in a 1.5 ppr for TE.
Round 18: Josh Brown: Kicks in a dome on a team on the upswing. Big leg as well.
Round 19: Jacoby Jones. Another guy who has the occasional big week. On a good offense and could provide big points any given week. But likely one of the first guys to get cut when waivers open up.
Round 20: Chiefs Defense. We like to roll with 2 D's in this league to get the best scoring across the 2 teams.

Round 1: With our pick at 11, we went with Roddy White. A couple weeks ago, we would have taken McFadded, but we are backing off him as a potential first round pick with the orbital injury, and some general bad vibes in Oakland. (Gallery gone, O-Line coach gone, Zach Miller gone).
Round 2: On the swing coming back around, we are psyched to get Hakeem Nicks at 2.2. The owner on the turn at 12, took Rodgers and Forte. We don't trust Forte, and in a draftmaster format, we think a committee at QB will work fine. 2 QB's in the first round in this format is surprising.
Round 3: We seem to subscribe to the elite TE in this format as we draft Dallas Clark.
Round 4: Need a running back, and grab Shonn Greene. A solid starter, but not terrific in a PPR format
Round 5: Jimmy Graham is hanging around. He's not a pick without risk. People are drafting him more on potential that proven track record, so this is a make or break kind of a pick.
Round 6: At the back end of the draft and anticipating some more good QB's going off the board, we grab Philip Rivers while the getting is good. We still only have 1 RB, but the next tier of RB's start to look the same so we think we'll be ok in this instance.
Round 7 & 8: Time to address the RB situation, so we grab Beanie Wells, and then back around the turn take Ryan Williams. Note that Williams seems to out for the season as of 8/20, so in a Draftmasters format, this actually increases the potential output for Wells, so while we basically have lost a roster spot for the year, it may actually help our team. On a week to week basis, this may result in higher point totals out of the RB spot.
Round 9: We've ignored the WR position for a while, so we grab Amendola who is a ppr stud and should yield respectable point totals each week (though his upside is limited).
Round 10: Playing the handcuff game again in our RB stable. Already with Shonn Greene on board, we grab Tomlinson, who should be a nice point producer in his own right regardless of how Shonn Green performs.
Round 11: We grab Flacco as our 2nd QB. Though Baltimore is more of a run offense, he has potential for big points in any given week, which is all you need in a best ball format. Also, the quality QB options are drying up at this point, with 4 more QB's having been taken since our last pick.
Round 12: We grab our 4th WR. In a great offense, Floyd is one of those guys who can blow up any given week. Good again in this format.
Round 13: Grab another wideout. Lee Evans is better off in Baltimore we think, and has big game potential like Floyd.
Round 14: Note that we're making this pick with knowledge of Helu's 100 yard game, but we still think it's too much of a timeshare in Washington. He may max out at 10-12 points a week assuming nothing else changes this year in terms of the RB situation. We wanted something with a little more potential, so Darren Sproles fills the bill. Not only should he be a ball catching machine in the Saints O, but the scoring format in this league gives points to players who return kicks for TD's, and Sproles will be handling that duty.

Round 1: Now this one had an interesting start. The Chris Johnson holdout effect is apparent. He is ignored by the first 8 picks and goes 1.9. That includes us but let us explain. We've got Chris Johnson already in a few leagues, and want to diversify some risk by having him on too many. In this WCOFF format, where we need to start 3 receivers, we were a little surprised to see Chris Johnson there, but instead opted for Calvin Johnson, who we think has the potential to blow things up completely this year. Now if we find ourselves in the same situation tomorrow, we would probably go Chris Johnson. We believe in a 'diversified portfolio', both in the market, and in fantasy football. This approach has worked well for us.
Round 2: Seeing Matt Forte at 2.05 was a surprise. This was likely the result of 2 QB's being taken ahead of this pick. In a league that awards 4 points per passing TD, that was a little surprising. Other options here were Gore and McFadden, but we're not digging the vibes out of Oakland, and we've already got Gore on a few other teams. Again, diversity across leagues.
Round 3: We land Shonn Greene again. It's a strong running game in the Jets, and we'll take Greene everytime in this scenario.
Round 4: We wanted Welker, but he was sniped just before we picked. So Brandon Marshall was the pick.The Miami offense is a concern, but it's not like they've got Tarvaris jackson throwing the ball or something. He should still be good for 75 catches MINIMUM.
Round 5: Took Tom Brady. This is the first time we have drafted Brady in any league in the past 2 years. The value was just too good to pass up though at 5.08. Everything seems to be clicking in New England so far, so he should anchor this Draftmaster squad of QB's.
Round 6: Was hoping Witten or Clark would fall, but we'll take Owen Daniels as our #1 TE. Taking a QB and TE will prove costly however, as our WR crew is going to suffer. A run on quality WR's ensues after this pick which leaves us wondering if grabbing Daniels was worth it.
Round 7: Mike Tolbert, welcome to the squad. We have little faith whatsoever in Ryan Mathews. Tolbert just produces when he is on the field, and minimally, he is in a timeshare on a powerful offense.
Round 8:Roy Williams. Not in love with this pick and he has as much downside as upside, so he's a risk for sure. As our #3 receiver, we will definitely have to take the approach of quantity of quality at WR in this league.
Round 9: Michael Bush. Our 4th back. There are certain players who we just feel are going to let down. Darren McFadden is one of them. This is a bit of a gamble on assuming McFadden flops this year. Again, the vibes in Oakland aren't good, and McFadden already has an injury to deal with. Bush is the kind of player that Oakland could lean on to provide some stability.
Round 10: Our mojo tells us that a run on QB's is about to happen so we grab Jay Cutler as a pretty nice backup to Tom Brady. In this draftmaster format, we don't have to guess when Cutler will go off. We'll simply be rewarded when this sometimes inconsistent QB explodes.
Round 11: Grab our second tight end in Aaron Hernandez. Another good draftmaster player. NE doesn't profile anyone week to week, but you can be sure there will be a couple multiple TD games for him.
Round 12: Time to address that weakness at wide receiver.Braylon Edwards is a perfect draftmaster player. You know he'll have 4-5 big games, but you don't know when they'll be coming. Doesn't matter in this format. And with Crabtree slow off the mark again this year, he should be productive right away.
Round 13: Arrelious Benn. He should have the #2 job in Tampa. Everything seems to be going well for him in his recovery. Some risk with him, but Tampa is a team on the rise.
Round 14: Nothing really jumping out at us at this point. We've got decent depth at all the positions, so may as well initiate the run on defenses and have 1 stud team in our stable of D's.

Round 1: Our continued pattern of getting draft spots in the back end of the draft continued. We had the 7 pick in this one. We decided to go with Rashard Mendenhall. With more committee situations developing as the preseason rolls on, we wanted to grab Mendenhall, who has a great schedule to boot, pretty much all season.
Round 2: Another Steeler on the upswing is available at pick 2.6, Mike Wallace. We'll gladly take him.
Round 3: Reliable Michael Turner is there at 3.07. Not the greatest option in a PPR format, but he carries less risk than some of the other RB's who remain. We're putting together a well balance team in this one.
Round 4: We take Brandon Marshall again. We seem to keep grabbing this guy. We think his stock is a bit depressed because of the QB situation in Miami, but we just see him as a good value in the 4th round.
Round 5: A bit of a risk here. We take Jeremy Maclin. This was before the official announcement of his bout with lymphoma, but after his brother said he'd be ok. Earlier in the draft season, he was going early 3rd round, so this could play out well for us if he gets back up to speed quickly.
Round 6: Joseph Addai. Now we're notorious for making fun of this guy, but he's toughened up a bit over the past couple years, and you can't argue with his production. In this PPR format, I need a back that catches the ball, and he fits that perfectly.
Round 7: In the 7th round, we feel pretty good about Matt Schaub. Not a bad guys to end up with after dedicating the first 6 picks to strictly RB/WR.
Round 8: Most of the real elite TE's are gone, so we grab Marcedes Lewis, who ought to end up being the #2 or #2 receiver on Jacksonville.
Round 9: Another decent value in Matt Ryan here in the 9th round. This is NOT a draftmaster, so we need some QB's who are consistent and you can project their performance accurately week to week based on the matchups.
Round 10: Back to the skill positions. We grab Jacoby Ford, whose value is a bit deflated because of his hand injury, but he should be fine once the season starts. Should be the #1 in Oakland.
Round 11: We take the PPR beast Davone Bess. We've cornered the market on Miami wideouts with Marshal and Bess now on the squad. (Is that a good thing?)
Round 12: Jerome Harrison. This pick was made just after Jahvid Best got his mild concussion in the preseason game. Is that guy made of glass or what? Harrison has the potential to be a home run if Best's tendency to get injured proliferates into the season.
Round 13: Roy Helu. This pick was made after his 100 yard preseason game. He's another wildcard to stash away and hope he evolves into the lead back at some point in the season. We're not in a position to have to start him having Mendenhall, Turner, and Addai in the fold already.

Actually bungled my first pick at 1.08 by getting cute with the predraft function. Ended up with Calvin Johnson instead of Andre Johnson. Couldn't believe Mendenhall was picked at 1.07 as that's who I was targeting. But turns out Andre ends up hurting his finger a few days late, and it could have been worse. I might have mistakenly selected Bryant Johnson instead of Andre. Early lesson learned in the preseason with the redraft.

Nothing too surprising in this draft early on. Happy to get Hillis at 3.08 and Ingram at 4.05. Definitely needed a wideout in the 5th and was happy to get Harvin.

People seem to be avoiding Manning, so was hoping he would come back in the 6th. He didn't. What I don't understand is the guy taking Both Manning and Romo at the turn on 5.12/6.01 . Maybe he is figuring on trading one later?

In the 7th round we grabbed our first tight end, Owen Daniels, who looked great at the end of last year, so we'd like to see more of that. Held off for a QB (which we seem to be doing a lot of this year) and grabbed Eli Manning in the 10th.

After grabbing Manning, we grabbed Chris Cooley, prior to the news about his lingering knee issues. We hope he's ok for the regular season, but we'll see. At this point in the draft, we're a little light at running back. Just 3 backs compared to 5 WR's and 2 TE's, so we were pretty happy to grab Danny Woodhead next, who should make a decent flex play when needed. Right after that, we grabbed Jerome Harrison. When Harrison has been given the opportunity, he's delivered. As is stands now, he should get a good chunk of work as the complement to Jahvid Best. With Best's tendency to get injured, Harrison has good upside. Over the past several years, the backups in Detroit have been called on, and have produced significanly. We're hoping that trend continues.

Our next pick was a defense. In this league you get rewarded for net yards allowed on defense. The Giants are good in that regard, and should pile up a decent amount of sacks as well. After the Giants, we took a stab at Ronnie Brown. Having watched a good bit of the Eagles preseason game, it's obvious that Brown is a nice fit in that offense. We're not so sure McCoy monopolizes the run game. Certainly, with Brown around, McCoy doesn't seem worthy of a top 7 pick. Brown has too much too offer to let him go unutilized. And like our Harrison pick, if the primary guy goes down, we've hit a home run.

Following Ronnie Brown, we decided to address the questions on Cooley. Brent Celek was still hanging around in the 16th round. With the questions surrounding the Philly receiving corps, Celek is certain to become more prominent in the pass game this year. Plus, this gives us a bit of Cooley insurance in case his knee issues linger. In the 17th round, we grabbed Nate Burleson. It's not that long ago that he was being drafted in the 6th round. He has talent, but just has fallen of the radar. He IS the #2 WR in Detroit. And with Calvin Johson already on our team, Burleson doubles as a handcuff for us. We were eyeing Burleson 3 rounds prior, so we were happy to have him around still in the 17th.

Weekly lineup each week consists of: 1 Team QB, 1-2 RB, 3-4 WR/TE, 1 Team PK, 1 Defense. Scoring is generally PPR with interested bonuses for rushing attempts, passing attempts, completion percentage, avg yds per rush, and average yards per reception. You're only allowed to draft 1 Team QB, K, Defense, so there's no threat of getting shut out of one of these positions. Everyone is guaranteed a selection of those.

The first 3 picks grabbed the team QB's for Philly, New England, and Green Bay. Once those were off the board, a more conventional selection of top RB's occurred. We grabbed Jammal Charles first at the 8 spot, as he should yield some nice bonuses in the yds/catch and yds/rush category. After that, the run on Team QB's continued and by the time it got back to us at pick 2.24, we gladly took Dwayne Bowe. In this format he scored 180 points over a three week span, so he can score them in bunches. With this league, you really need to swing for the fences. That in part explains our pick at 3.08 of Austin Collie. Sure he's an injury risk, but the reward is high as well.

After three rounds in this 32 team league, we've got Jamaal Charles, Dwayne Bowe, and Austin Collie. That's a pretty decent start even for a 12 team league.

In this league, the owners came out running back heavy. Before my 1.10 pick, we see McFadden and Steven Jackson go off the board. First time I have seen Jackson go that early this year. Maybe I am crazy not to take AJ or Calvin, but I took Mendenhall. I'm figuring that a pretty high end WR1 will still be there when the draft comes back to me after 4 more picks, and it was with Roddy White on the board. We continued to hit the WR's hard over the course of the next few rounds and also score Mike Williams (TB), Kenny Britt, and Percy Harvin. Mixed in those selections was Mark Ingram who should be pretty productive in NO. They didn't trade up to get him to be part of the committee that that ran last year.

Where we perhaps ran into an unexpected road bump was in round 8 where we chose not to grab a QB, figuring a decent option would be there when it came back to us. We did not expect 5 more QB's to go off the board though, which pretty much dropped the QB's down into the next tier. Therefore, let the ignoring of QB's continue. No point in grabbing a QB in the 9th or 10th either we figure. We grabbed Darren Sproles to get the other valuable piece in the NO backfield, and took Zach Miller (now of the Seahawks). He may not be quite the stud he was in Oakland, but then again, they didn't pay him all that money to block. He'll do better than most expect.

In the 11th round we finally decided to grab a QB. We're not big on Mark Sanchez, per se, but he the undisputed starter, has the occasional big game, and is surrounded by talent. With the additions of Burress and Derrick Mason, he's got a solid receiving crew. After Sanchez, this draft got a little away from us. When there's no money on the line, we can get a little casual with our picks. We drafted Ricky Williams instead of Hightower, which seems like a mistake, but time will tell. Then we decided to get a premier D and went with the jets. After that, we grabbed big Mike Williams, who's not bad in the 14th round. We saw him going around round 8 a few weeks back (prior to the Sidney Rice acquisition), and maybe we reached a bit on Jason Avant in 15th, but he should be the #2 receiver in Philly at least for a few weeks into the beginning of the season. In the 16th we grabbed another QB in Matt Hasselbeck. Not much being made of Hasselbeck, but he should be serviceable in Tennessee.

This was a tight draft with top notch talent, but we feel pretty good about the draft. It was held right before free agency opened up. The Daniel Thomas,Jason Avant, Greg Olsen, and Jerome Simpson picks have seen some upside movement since free agency. On the other hand, Deion Branch and Derrick Mason may not live up to their draft position. Overall, I like my performance.