Draft Results - Grade and Overview

NFL season is less then 20 hours away. So if you still haven't done your fantasy draft....you're probably not going to make it.

However...

I want to post my leauge's draft, give each team a grade, and a brief overview of what I think of their team.

Before we get into the draft, I want to inform you that this is a PPC (points per completion) and PPR (points per reception) leauge. Also, this is a keeper leauge. That means that each team gets to keep a player from their team last year. The first person listed on each team is their keep from the previous year.

Here are are starting lineup positions

QB
QB
WR
WR
WR
RB
RB
WR/RB
TE
Kicker
DEF

So with that said...here we go...

Team 1

1. T. Brady
2. P. Manning
3. S. Slayton
4. R. White
5. D. Clark
6. D. Jackson (PHI)
7. V. Jackson
8. M. Lynch
9. K. Moreno
10. J. Addai
11. J. Lewis
12. J. Cotchey
13. C. Benson
14. M. Stafford
15. NY Giants DEF
16. E. Graham
17. N. Folk
18. L. McClain

Best Pick - Steve Slayton. He was the best FA pickup in our league last year and is a BEAST in our league due to the PPRs. Looking back at it, I wish I would have picked him instead of R. Wayne in the third round while I had the chance. Mr. Slayton will have multiple games of 30+ points in our format. Great pick in the 3rd round.

Worst Pick - This team is pretty solid and had a good draft. I do think that drafting Marshawn Lynch in the 8th round was a mistake. He isn't even going to play for the first three games and even when he does get in game, I don't see him doing much fantasy wise.

Reach (Too early) Pick - Dallas Clark in the 5th round is a pretty big reach for me. He doesn't have much upside to him besides the fact that he has Peyton on his team. There was still alot of players still on the board that would be a better pick...even better TEs at that.

Grade - C+. Pretty solid draft. Got some really good QBs and that will carry this team far this year in our format

Team 2 (Drunk's Team)

1. A. Johnson
2. M. Turner
3. G. Jennings
4. M. Scaub
5. D. McFadden
6. T.O.
7. R. Brown
8. C. Palmer
9. D. Ward
10. T. Edwards
11. A. Bryant
12. C. Cooley
13. L. Coles
14. D. Mason
15. R. Mendenhall
16. Bal DEF
17. J. Maclin
18. J. Brown

Best Pick - I think that T.O has alot of questions marks. However, to get him in the 6th round as your 3rd WR in a pretty heavy WR format is great in my opinion.

Worst Pick - Looking at his draft, no one jumps out as a bad pick in this format. If I had to pick one I would say its A. Bryant, the WR from Tampa Bay. Alot of "experts" rated him very high and at this point in the draft he was taken 40 spots higher then he was projected....So with that in mind, I guess its not a horrible pick. I still think it is, especially when players like Ochocinco, P. Harvin, and D. Hester are still on the board.

Reach (Too early) Pick - Darren McFadden is a reach in the 5th round for me. He has been tearing it up in the preseason, but its just that...the preseason. I don't see DMC doing anything fantasy wise this year.

Grade - B. He has a good solid team with alot of players that have the potential to blow up. I can't give him anything higher then a B when M. Scaub and C. Palmer are your starting QBs in this format though. I do not see this team having less then a .500 winning average.

Team 3 (Tom Potts Team)

1. D. Williams
2. S. Jackson
3. D. McNabb
4. J. Culter
5. J. Witten
6. TJ. Whourmama
7. A. Gongzalez
8. B. Edwards
9. L. Evans
10. L. McCoy
11. D. Avery
12. A. Bradshaw
13. E. Bennett
14. M. Jenkins
15. L. Johnson
16. J. Delhomme
17. R. Bironas
18. San Deigo DEF

Best Pick - Larry Johnson in the 15th round is quite possible the best pick in the whole entire draft. He drafted him as his 5th RB and can use him when the matchup is in his favor. I like it.

Worst Pick - Earl Bennett in the 13th round was a complete and utter shock to me. I understand that its the 13th round and the talent pool is getting short...but hell...there is still talent out there. Earl Bennett did not catch 1 pass last year and probably won't get too much playing time this year. I think this pick is horrible....but only time will tell.

Reach (Too early) Pick - Donnie Avery in the 11th round is a bit of a reach. This team picked up ALOT of unproven players, but Avery is not one of them. He shown us what he can do last year, but he does play for the Rams and he is still hurt.

Grade - C+. Way too many unproven players for me to give a higher grade. Don't get me wrong, I like the majority of his picks, but I like to draft players that have NFL stats and not just go off of a feeling. Then again, A.P was once a unproven back...so it might work out really good for him.

Team 4

1. D. Brees
2. K. Warner
3. R. Moss
4. B. Westbrook
5. B. Jacobs
6. A. Gates
7. B. Marshall
8. R. Grant
9. H. Ward
10. K. Smith
11. Ochocinco
12. W. Parker
13. C. Taylor
14. C. Pennington
15. K. Curtis
16. Chicago DEF
17. R. Gould
18. NE DEF

Best Pick - Kevin Smith in the 10th round is a steal! Not sure how he crept to the 10th round unoticed.

Worst Pick - Brandon Jacobs. He was on my do not draft list. He picked him in the 5th round, which isn't a terrible spot. However, he is too much of a risk to pick even that high in my opinion.

Reach (Too early) Pick - Don't see a reach pick on this draft. Kurt Warner was picked so high because of our format, so I can't argue with that. I think that you could have gotten R. Grant a tad bit later, but this team had a pretty solid draft.

Grade - A. Great QBs and WRs. I see this team making it to the playoffs.

Team 5 (My Team)

1. A. Rodgers
2. MJD
3. R. Wayne
4. M. Hasselbeck
5. C. Portis
6. T. Gonzalez
7. E. Royal
8. D. Driver
9. R. Bush
10. S. Holmes
11. L. Washington
12. D. Hester
13. L. White
14. Julius Jones
15. Hakeem Nicks
16. Kyle Orton
17. M. Crosby
18. Phi DEF

Best Pick - C. Portis in the 5th round is a great value. We all know that he has his issues, but he should be a productive back fantasy wise.

Worst Pick - Reggie Wayne. Randy Moss and Wes Welker were on the board and I picked Reggie Wayne. I don't know if I was in a state of temporary insanity or just hung over. Either way, I picked the wrong guy here.

Reach (Too early) Pick - Eddie Royal was picked a little too early for my liking. With the situation in Denver, there were better picks out there on the board.

Grade - C. I made some cruical mistakes in this draft, but ended up with a solid team. I am really going to have to be on my game coaching wise during the season to make the playoffs.

Team 6

1. P. Rivers
2. L. Fitzgerald
3. LT
4. S. Smith (Car)
5. D. Gerrad
6. P. Thomas
7. M. Barber
8. S. Moss
9. J. Stewart
10. L. Moore
11. G. Olston
12. D. Brown
13. J. Campbell
14. K. Walter
15. Pitts DEF
16. V. Shiancoe
17. R. Longwell
18. J. Norwood

Best Pick - LT in the 3rd round will prove to be a brilliant move. He was injuried last year and couldn't make his breaks. I don't think he is going to have a huge fantasy year, but he will be one of the top 5 RBs hands down.

Worst Pick - Just a ton of bad picks in my opinion. If I had to pick one, I would say that its David Gerrad in the 5th. Just a ton of better picks on the board, including QBs at this point.

Reach (Too early) Pick - Lance Moore in the 10th...really?

Grade - D. I just don't like this team at all. I would be suprised if he gets 6 wins, keyword being IF.

Team 7

1. A.P.
2. M. Ryan
3. Chris Johson
4. M. Coleston
5. R. Williams
6. E. Manning
7. T. Holt
8. R. McMicheal
9. Th. Jones
10. B. Berrian
11. M. Cassel
12. D. Sproles
13. H. Miller
14. Big Ben
15. I. Bruce
16. Minn DEF
17. NE's Kicker
18. F. Taylor

Best Pick - Chris Johnson in the 3rd round was a very good pick. Tenn is a running team in Johnson will put up some big numbers.

Worst Pick - WOW...so many horrible picks...Randy McMicheal in the 8th is the worst though in my opinion. Just terrible.

Reach (Too early) Pick - Did he really pick Matt Ryan in the second? Way too early and is by far the biggest reach in the whole draft.

Grade- F. From top to bottom, this team is horrible. I mean really....just horrible lol. This guy should really start reading some articles and listening to our podcast...

Team 8 (P's Team)

1. M. Forte
2. T. Romo
3. Cal. Johnson
4. A. Bolden
5. W. Welker
6. F. Gore
7. D. Bowe
8. J. Flacco
9. F. Jones
10. R. Rice
11. B. Favre
12. O. Daniels
13. Bennie Wells
14. C. Henry
15. Percy Harvin
16. S. Hill
17. Tenn DEF
18. N. Kedding

Best Pick - Wes Welker in the 5th was the best pick in his draft in my opinion. He is a BEAST in PPR leauges and he has to be happy to get him so late in the draft.

Worst Pick - Dwayne Bowe in the 7th round isn't a great pick. Mr. Bowe was on my do not draft list. I just don't think he is going to be a fantasy threat. He is this team's 3rd WR, which is not terrible...but if I had to pick a worst, it would be Dwayne.

Reach (Too early) Pick - I think Felix Jones was taken a tad bit early, but the rule of thumb is if you don't think he will be there in the next round, take him now. This is probably what he was thinking when he made this selection.

Grade - A minus. He has a good balance of proven and unproven players. He has one solid fantasy QB and his WRs and RBs have the potential to blow up and get bonus points every week. I really hate to say it, but I think this team is going to the playoffs.

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So there it is....Pretty crazy live draft. It was a good time though. There was a TON of QBs gone with in the first 2 rounds. This is because we play PPC and we have two starting QB slots in our starting roster. We went in a snake order, which means that draft order goes 1st-8th, then 8th - 1st, then back again.

Yes, that does mean that whoever is 1st and last gets two picks in a row. Pretty nice.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this and as always, we will be continuing to do weekly Fantasy Football podcasts. So bookmark us and stay in touch.