Wednesday September 8, 2004
Fantasy Football Draft #2
Good Morning!
Well, as I mentioned yesterday, it was a long weekend with a lot of driving. Then a full day of work yesterday, followed by a fantasy football draft that lasted entirely too long. I didn't even get to watch Brad Radke's mastery over the Baltimore Orioles that resulted in yet another no-decision for the right-hander. If not for the 9th inning, 2 out, LONG home run off the bat of Michael Cuddyer, the Twins could have been looking at extra innings! Now it will just be interesting to see if the Twins choose to retaliate for Augie Ojeda’s near decapitation on the next pitch! What a great game to have watched, but like I said, I missed it! Joe Nathan was pretty dominant in his inning to record the Save. (be sure to check out all of the Twins blogs on the left for some great incite!)
Anyway, the draft got done late, and I was again so tired, so I just lounged before going to be early. Today, I will just post the results of yesterday's fantasy football draft. Tomorrow will be a big day for the site. We will post our first Football Picks of the season. I have lined up a very impressive list of people to pick the games with me, so be sure to check back for that.
But again, I apologize for not writing much today. Thank you again for continuing to stop by the site. And without further ado, the results of my second fantasy football draft:
This is a 12-team, head-to-head league. We draft 15 rounds, in a serpentine order. We draft 2 QB, 4 RB, 5 WR, 2 K, 2 DEF, and play 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, K, DEF each week. Points are awarded for every 10 yards rushing or receiving, 25 yards passing. Touchdowns are 6 points each (4 points for TD passes).
Round 1
1 - Ladanian Tomlinson - RB - San Diego Chargers
2 - Priest Holmes - RB - Kansas City Chiefs
(Seth’s thoughts: Alright, so I started to cry when I didn’t LT. But what do you do? I still feel that I have a strong pick here with Priest)
3 - Ahman Green - RB - Green Bay Packers
4 - Shaun Alexander - RB - Seattle Seahawks
5 - Deuce McAllister - RB - New Orleans Saints
6 - Clinton Portis - RB - Washington Redskins
7 - Edgerin James - RB - Indianapolis Colts
8 - Randy Moss - WR - Minnesota Vikings
9 - Jamal Lewis - RB - Baltimore Ravens
10 - Dominik Davis - RB - Houston Texans
11 - Daunte Culpepper - QB - Minnesota Vikings
12 - Marshall Faulk - RB - St. Louis Rams
Round 2
13 - Torry Holt - WR - St. Louis Rams
14 - Rudi Johnson - RB - Cincinnati Bengals
15 - Corey Dillon - RB - New England Patriots
16 - Peyton Manning - QB - Indianapolis Colts
17 - Marvin Harrison - WR - Indianapolis Colts
18 - Terell Owens - WR - Philadelphia Eagles
19 - Stephen Davis - RB - Carolina Panthers
20 - Fred Taylor - RB - Jacksonville Jaguars
21 - Kevan Barlow - RB - San Fransisco 49ers
22 - Thomas Jones - RB - Chicago Bears
23 - Brian Westbrook - RB - Philadelphia Eagles(Seth's Thoughts: Wanted another RB since the three WR I would consider at this point were gone. I figured Westbrook should get lots of playing time and can run and catch. They don't have other options really.)
24 - Chris Brown - RB - Tennessee Titans
Round 3
25 - Chad Johnson - WR - Cincinnati Bengals
26 - Hines Ward - WR - Pittsburgh Steelers(Seth's Thoughts: Really I just went with Ward's consistency over a couple of other WR, all of which were selected in the next four picks)
27 - Santana Moss - WR - New York Jets
28 - Joe Horn - WR - New Orleans Saints
29 - Michael Vick - QB - Atlanta Falcons
30 - Derrick Mason - WR - Tennessee Titans
31 - Matt Hasselbeck - QB - Seattle Seahawks
32 - Quentin Griffin - RB - Denver Broncos
33 - Tiki Barber - RB - New York Giants
34 - Donovan McNabb - QB - Philadelphia Eagles
35 - Travis Henry - RB - Buffalo Bills
36 - Michael Bennett - RB - Minnesota Vikings
Round 4
37 - Curtis Martin - RB - New York Jets
38 - Darrell Jackson - WR - Seattle Seahawks
39 - Tony Gonzalez - TE - Kansas City Chiefs
40 - Eric Moulds - WR - Buffalo Bills
41 - Lee Suggs - RB - Cleveland Browns
42 - Koren Robinson - WR - Seattle Seahawks
43 - Kevin Jones - RB - Detroit Lions
44 - Javon Walker - WR - Green Bay Packers
45 - Andre Johnson - WR - Houston Texans
46 - Lavereous Coles - WR - Washington Redskins
47 - Steve Smith - WR - Carolina Panthers(Seth's Thoughts: No one else stood out here. Smith could finally have a bust-out season after last year!)
48 - Jimmy Smith - WR - Jacksonville Jaguars
Round 5
49 - Reggie Wayne - WR - Indianapolis Colts
50 - Marc Bulgar - QB - St. Louis Rams(Seth's Thoughts: I got him in my other league too. I guess I'm banking that the Rams will continue to be the greatest show on turf!)
51 - Rod Smith - QB - Denver Broncos
52 - Jerry Porter - WR - Oakland Raiders
53 - Chris Chambers - WR - Miami Dolphins
54 - Charles Rogers - WR - Detroit Lions
55 - Donte Stallworth - WR - New Orleans Saints
56 - Steve McNair - QB - Tennessee Titans
57 - Julius Jones - RB - Dallas Cowboys
58 - Peerless Price - WR - Atlanta Falcons
59 - Amani Toomer - WR - New York Giants
60 - Aaron Brooks - QB - New Orleans Saints
Round 6
61 - Plaxico Burress - WR - Pittsburgh Steelers
62 - Isaac Bruce - WR - St. Louis Rams
63 - Deion Branch - WR - New England Patriots
64 - Ashlie Lelie - WR - Denver Broncos
65 - Brandon Lloyd - WR - San Francisco 49ers
66 - TJ Duckett - RB - Atlanta Falcons
67 - Brett Favre - QB - Green Bay Packers
68 - Charlie Garner - RB - Tampa Bay Bucs
69 - Duce Staley - RB - Pittsburgh Steelers
70 - Trent Green - QB - Kansas City Chiefs
71 - Larry Fitzgerald - WR - Arizona Cardinals(Seth's Thoughts: You know how I feel about prospects in baseball... same thing in Football. Fitzgerald, as long as he's healthy, should get a lot of catches!)
72 - Chad Pennington - QB - New York Jets
Round 7
73 - Warrick Dunn - RB - Atlanta Falcons
74 - Ron Dayne - RB - New York Giants(Seth's Thoughts: Another guy I got in both leagues. I'm happy to get him here! Needed a third RB for at least the bye weeks, and I really do believe that with the lost weight, Dayne should have a big year.)
75 - Keyshawn Johnson - WR - Dallas Cowboys
76 - Brad Johnson - QB - Tampa Bay Bucs
77 - Justin McCariens - WR - New York Jets
78 - Willis McGahee - RB - Buffalo Bills
79 - Joey Galloway - WR - Tampa Bay Bucs
80 - Baltimore Defense
81 - Deshawn Foster - RB - Carolina Panthers
82 - Eddie George - RB - Dallas Cowboys
83 - Mike Vanderjagt - K - Indianapolis Colts
84 - Quincy Morgan - WR - Cleveland Browns
Round 8
85 - Rod Gardner - WR - Washington Redskins
86 - Tyrone Wheatley - RB - Oakland Raiders
87 - Terry Glenn - WR - Dallas Cowboys
88 - Marty Booker - WR - Miami Dolphins
89 - Sammy Morris - RB - Miami Dolphins
90 - Moe Williams - RB - Minnesota Vikings
91 - Keenan McCardell - WR - Tampa Bay Bucs
92 - Onterrio Smith - RB - Minnesota Vikings
93 - Eddie Kennison - WR - Kansas City Chiefs
94 - Emmitt Smith - RB - Arizona Cardinals
95 - Drew Bennett - WR - Tennessee Titans(Seth's Thoughts: I hate getting kickers and defenses this early, so I went with Bennett because he seems to do well with McNair. With McCareins out in New York, Bennett and Mason could both get more catches.)
96 - Travis Minor - RB - Miami Dolphins
Round 9
97 - Jeff Wilkens - K - St. Louis Rams
98 - Roy Williams - WR - Detroit Lions(Seth's Thoughts: 2 rookie WRs, huh? Probably not at all smart, but these two were the #2 and #3 overall picks in the draft!)
99 - Matt Stover - K - Baltimore Ravens
100 - Josh Brown - K - Seattle Seahawks
101 - Jason Elam - K - Denver Broncos
102 - Mushin Muhammad - WR - Carolina Panthers
103 - Tatum Bell - RB - Denver Broncos
104 - Jerome Bettis - RB - Pittsburgh Steelers
105 - Andre Davis - WR - Cleveland Browns
106 - Ryan Longwell - K - Green Bay Packers
107 - Jerry Rice - WR - Oakland Raiders
108 - David Akers - K - Philadelphia Eagles
Round 10
109 - David Givens - WR - New England Patriots
110 - Justin Fargas - RB - Oakland Raiders
111 - Anthony Thomas - RB - Chicago Bears
112 - Jay Feely - K - Atlanta Falcons
113 - Donald Driver - WR - Green Bay Packers
114 - Adam Vinatieri - K - New England Patriots
115 - John Kasay - K - Carolina Panthers
116 - Jeff Garcia - QB - Cleveland Browns
117 - Todd Heap - TE - Baltimore Ravens
118 - Greg Jones - RB - Jacksonville Jaguars
119 - Steve Jackson - RB - St. Louis Rams(Seth's Thoughts: OK, another rookie, but we all know that Marshall Faulk will miss a couple games at some point this year, so grabbing his backup isn't a bad thing!)
120 - Robert Ferguson - WR - Green Bay Packers
Round 11
121 - New England Defense
122 - John Carney - K - New Orleans Saints(Seth's Thoughts: New Orleans is very inconsistent, but they sometimes can score a lot of points!)
123 - Tom Brady - QB - New England Patriots
124 - Joey Harrington - QB - Detroit Lions
125 - Ike Hilliard - WR - New York Giants
126 - David Carr - QB - Houston Texans
127 - Kansas City Defense
128 - Morton Anderson - K - Minnesota Vikings
129 - Jake Plummer - QB - Denver Broncos
130 - Anquan Boldin - WR - Arizona Cardinals
131 - Carolina Defense
132 - Drew Bledsoe - QB - Buffalo Bills
Round 12
133 - St. Louis Defense
134 - Jake Delhomme - QB - Carolina Panters
135 - Tampa Bay Defense
136 - Minnesota Defense
137 - Kellen Winslow Jr. - TE - Cincinnati Bengals
138 - Tommy Maddox - QB - Pittsburgh Steelers
139 - Tyrone Calico - WR - Tennessee Titans
140 - Philadelphia Defense
141 - Michael Pittman - RB - Tampa Bay Bucs
142 - Jeff Reed - K - Pittsburgh Steelers
143 - Rich Gannon - QB - Oakland Raiders(Seth's Thoughts: Grabbed him in my other league too. Could be a huge steal. Could lose his job to Kerry Collins.)
144 - Michael Clayton - WR - Tampa Bay Bucs
Round 13
145 - Joe Nedney - K - Tennessee Titans
146 - Tennessee Defense(Seth's Thoughts: Needed a defense. That's really it.)
147 - Reggie Williams - WR - Jacksonville Jaguars
148 - Dallas Defense
149 - Dennis Northcutt - WR - Cleveland Browns
150 - Shayne Graham - K - Cincinnati Bengals
151 - Kelly Campbell - WR - Minnesota Vikings
152 - Byron Leftwich - QB - Jacksonville Jaguars
153 - Nate Burleson - WR - Minnesota Vikings
154 - Josh McCown - QB - Arizona Cardinals
155 - Peter Warrick - WR - Cincinnati Bengals
156 - Mike Alstott - RB - Tampa Bay Bucs
Round 14
157 - Martin Gramatica - K - Tampa Bay Bucs
158 - John Hall - K - Washington Redskins
159 - Jason Hanson - K - Detroit Lions
160 - Green Bay Defense
161 - Doug Brien - K - New York Jets
162 - Seattle Defense
163 - Buffalo Defense
164 - Pittsburgh Defense
165 - Lawrence Tynes - K - Kansas City Chiefs
166 - Atlanta Defense
167 - Cincinnati Defense(Seth's Thoughts: Needed a kicker and was ready to take Tynes, but he went right before me. SO, thought I'd take a chance on the Bengals D continuing to improve.)
168 - Mark Brunell - QB - Washington Redskins
Round 15
169 - Jacksonville Defense
170 - Olindo Mare - K - Miami Dolphins(Seth's Thoughts: Needed a backup kicker. Who knows if the Dolphins will score? Maybe they'll just kick field goals!)
171 - Miami Defense
172 - New Orleans Defense
173 - Sebastian Janikowski - K - Oakland Raiders
174 - Indianapolis Defense
175 - Kris Brown - K - Houston Texans
176 - Denver Defense
177 - Paul Edinger - K - Chicago Bears
178 - Chicago Defense
179 - New York Giants Defense
180 - Washington Defense
And that's it. Again, I'm happy with this team. I don't know what that means, but for now, I'd rather be happy than, well, not happy!
If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me.
And, have a great day!