CBS Sportsline Draft.

Sorry it's a bit late, but here is how my CBS Sportsline draft went last Sunday...

Round 1
1 Full Throttle LaDainian Tomlinson (RB SD)
2 Iconians Steven Jackson (RB STL)
3 Flea Flickers Shaun Alexander (RB SEA)
4 America's Team Larry Johnson (RB KC)
5 tweeter and the monkey man Frank Gore (RB SF)
6 KTS2 Joseph Addai (RB IND)
7 The Hosers Peyton Manning (QB IND)
8 Existential Meltdown Brian Westbrook (RB PHI)
9 49ers4ever Willie Parker (RB PIT)
10 Cool CATS Rudi Johnson (RB CIN)
11 TenSpot Ronnie Brown (RB MIA)
12 Greenock blitzkrieg* Marvin Harrison (WR IND)



Round 2
13 Greenock blitzkrieg* Chad Johnson (WR CIN)
14 TenSpot Travis Henry (RB DEN)
15 Cool CATS Laurence Maroney (RB NE)
16 49ers4ever Reggie Bush (RB NO)
17 Existential Meltdown Willis McGahee (RB BAL)
18 The Hosers Terrell Owens (WR DAL)
19 KTS2 Thomas Jones (RB NYJ)
20 tweeter and the monkey man Maurice Jones-Drew (RB JAC)
21 America's Team Edgerrin James (RB ARI)
22 Flea Flickers Carson Palmer (QB CIN)
23 Iconians Tom Brady (QB NE)
24 Full Throttle Marc Bulger (QB STL)

Round 3
25 Full Throttle Reggie Wayne (WR IND)
26 Iconians Steve Smith (WR CAR)
27 Flea Flickers Randy Moss (WR NE)
28 America's Team Torry Holt (WR STL)
29 tweeter and the monkey man Larry Fitzgerald (WR ARI)
30 KTS2 Cedric Benson (RB CHI)
31 The Hosers Clinton Portis (RB WAS)
32 Existential Meltdown Donald Driver (WR GB)
33 49ers4ever Drew Brees (QB NO)
34 Cool CATS* Donovan McNabb (QB PHI)
35 TenSpot Roy Williams (WR DET)
36 Greenock blitzkrieg* Brandon Jacobs (RB NYG)

Round 4
37 Greenock blitzkrieg* Antonio Gates (TE SD)
38 TenSpot Jon Kitna (QB DET)
39 Cool CATS* T.J. Houshmandzadeh (WR CIN)
40 49ers4ever Marshawn Lynch (RB BUF)
41 Existential Meltdown Anquan Boldin (WR ARI)
42 The Hosers Javon Walker (WR DEN)
43 KTS2 Lee Evans (WR BUF)
44 tweeter and the monkey man Marques Colston (WR NO)
45 America's Team Adrian Peterson (RB MIN)
46 Flea Flickers Marion Barber (RB DAL)
47 Iconians Deuce McAllister (RB NO)
48 Full Throttle Andre Johnson (WR HOU)

Round 5
49 Full Throttle DST Bears (DST CHI)
50 Iconians Cadillac Williams (RB TB)
51 Flea Flickers Jerious Norwood (RB ATL)
52 America's Team Laveranues Coles (WR NYJ)
53 tweeter and the monkey man Ahman Green (RB HOU)
54 KTS2 Calvin Johnson (WR DET)
55 The Hosers DST Ravens (DST BAL)
56 Existential Meltdown Hines Ward (WR PIT)
57 49ers4ever Matt Hasselbeck (QB SEA)
58 Cool CATS* Tony Gonzalez (TE KC)
59 TenSpot Plaxico Burress (WR NYG)
60 Greenock blitzkrieg* Vince Young (QB TEN)

Round 6
61 Greenock blitzkrieg* Warrick Dunn (RB ATL)
62 TenSpot Tony Romo (QB DAL)
63 Cool CATS* Mark Clayton (WR BAL)
64 49ers4ever Vincent Jackson (WR SD)
65 Existential Meltdown Jamal Lewis (RB CLE)
66 The Hosers Julius Jones (RB DAL)
67 KTS2 Philip Rivers (QB SD)
68 tweeter and the monkey man Jay Cutler (QB DEN)
69 America's Team Matt Leinart (QB ARI)
70 Flea Flickers Deion Branch (WR SEA)
71 Iconians Reggie Brown (WR PHI)
72 Full Throttle Ladell Betts (RB WAS)

Round 7
73 Full Throttle Jeremy Shockey (TE NYG)
74 Iconians Darrell Jackson (WR SF)
75 Flea Flickers Benjamin Watson (TE NE)
76 America's Team Terry Glenn (WR DAL)
77 tweeter and the monkey man Alge Crumpler (TE ATL)
78 KTS2 Todd Heap (TE BAL)
79 The Hosers Joey Galloway (WR TB)
80 Existential Meltdown Eli Manning (QB NYG)
81 49ers4ever Vernon Davis (TE SF)
82 Cool CATS* Santana Moss (WR WAS)
83 TenSpot DeAngelo Williams (RB CAR)
84 Greenock blitzkrieg* Bernard Berrian (WR CHI)

Round 8
85 Greenock blitzkrieg* Nate Kaeding (K SD)
86 TenSpot Chester Taylor (RB MIN)
87 Cool CATS* Jeff Wilkins (K STL)
88 49ers4ever Braylon Edwards (WR CLE)
89 Existential Meltdown Jason Witten (TE DAL)
90 The Hosers LaMont Jordan (RB OAK)
91 KTS2 Jerricho Cotchery (WR NYJ)
92 tweeter and the monkey man Donte' Stallworth (WR NE)
93 America's Team DST Patriots (DST NE)
94 Flea Flickers Tatum Bell (RB DET)
95 Iconians Kellen Winslow (TE CLE)
96 Full Throttle Fred Taylor (RB JAC)

Round 9
97 Full Throttle Jerry Porter (WR OAK)
98 Iconians Santonio Holmes (WR PIT)
99 Flea Flickers Greg Jennings (WR GB)
100 America's Team Alex Smith (QB SF)
101 tweeter and the monkey man Adam Vinatieri (K IND)
102 KTS2 Chris Chambers (WR MIA)
103 The Hosers Isaac Bruce (WR STL)
104 Existential Meltdown DST Chargers (DST SD)
105 49ers4ever Shayne Graham (K CIN)
106 Cool CATS* DST Steelers (DST PIT)
107 TenSpot Randy McMichael (TE STL)
108 Greenock blitzkrieg* DST Jaguars (DST JAC)

Round 10
109 Greenock blitzkrieg* Joe Horn (WR ATL)
110 TenSpot Matt Jones (WR JAC)
111 Cool CATS DeShaun Foster (RB CAR)
112 49ers4ever Troy Williamson (WR MIN)
113 Existential Meltdown Wes Welker (WR NE)
114 The Hosers Chris Cooley (TE WAS)
115 KTS2 Jake Delhomme (QB CAR)
116 tweeter and the monkey man DST Broncos (DST DEN)
117 America's Team Dallas Clark (TE IND)
118 Flea Flickers Devery Henderson (WR NO)
119 Iconians Anthony Gonzalez (WR IND)
120 Full Throttle Muhsin Muhammad (WR CHI)

Round 11
121 Full Throttle Robbie Gould (K CHI)
122 Iconians Brian Leonard (RB STL)
123 Flea Flickers Michael Turner (RB SD)
124 America's Team Brandon Marshall (WR DEN)
125 tweeter and the monkey man Vernand Morency (RB GB)
126 KTS2 DST Jets (DST NYJ)
127 The Hosers Jeff Garcia (QB TB)
128 Existential Meltdown Ben Roethlisberger (QB PIT)
129 49ers4ever Kevin Jones (RB DET)
130 Cool CATS D.J. Hackett (WR SEA)
131 TenSpot Dwayne Jarrett (WR CAR)
132 Greenock blitzkrieg* Brett Favre (QB GB)

Round 12
133 Greenock blitzkrieg* Jason Elam (K DEN)
134 TenSpot DST Dolphins (DST MIA)
135 Cool CATS Priest Holmes (RB KC)
136 49ers4ever DST Panthers (DST CAR)
137 Existential Meltdown Brandon Jackson (RB GB)
138 The Hosers Brandon Jones (WR TEN)
139 KTS2 Neil Rackers (K ARI)
140 tweeter and the monkey man Derrick Mason (WR BAL)
141 America's Team Chris Henry (RB TEN)
142 Flea Flickers Stephen Gostkowski (K NE)
143 Iconians Rex Grossman (QB CHI)
144 Full Throttle Chad Pennington (QB NYJ)

Round 13
145 Full Throttle Heath Miller (TE PIT)
146 Iconians DST Raiders (DST OAK)
147 Flea Flickers DST Eagles (DST PHI)
148 America's Team Matt Stover (K BAL)
149 tweeter and the monkey man Drew Bennett (WR STL)
150 KTS2 Leon Washington (RB NYJ)
151 The Hosers Correll Buckhalter (RB PHI)
152 Existential Meltdown Josh Brown (K SEA)
153 49ers4ever Eddie Kennison (WR KC)
154 Cool CATS DST Vikings (DST MIN)
155 TenSpot Eric Moulds (WR TEN)
156 Greenock blitzkrieg* L.J. Smith (TE PHI)

Round 14
157 Greenock blitzkrieg* Patrick Crayton (WR DAL)
158 TenSpot Justin Medlock (K KC)
159 Cool CATS Dominic Rhodes (RB OAK)
160 49ers4ever Marcus Pollard (TE SEA)
161 Existential Meltdown Kevin Curtis (WR PHI)
162 The Hosers David Akers (K PHI)
163 KTS2 Mike Furrey (WR DET)
164 tweeter and the monkey man LenDale White (RB TEN)
165 America's Team Amani Toomer (WR NYG)
166 Flea Flickers Chris Henry (WR CIN)
167 Iconians Olindo Mare (K NO)
168 Full Throttle Lorenzo Booker (RB MIA)

I got the guy in the first round that I'll probably get in the IFFL as well. So my fantasy hopes ride heavily on Steven Jackson's shoulders. I hate the fact that there are only fourteen roster spots in this league.

Oh yeah, almost forgot ... made a trade the other day. I drafted three receivers all off the same bye week, so I put them on the block to see what I could fish for. Ended up trading Darrell Jackson for Mark Clayton. I figure Clayton's upside and Jackson injury history made this a good deal. What do you think?

Joined A League

As I mentioned earlier, I signed up for a CBS Sportsline.com League. It has filled up and will be drafting next Sunday at 6:15pm. I'll keep you updated.

The Randy Moss Debate

Now that most of the fantasy magazines are out you can get a sense of where most experts rank players in general. And for the most part I agree with these rankings and opinions ...except for one player I feel is being under valued by most experts ... Randy Moss.

In most wide receiver rankings I have seen him ranked anywhere from 14th to 32nd, but almost nowhere can you find him in anyone's Top 10 WRs. In Pro Football Weekly/CBS Sportsline's Fantasy Football Guide he is ranked the 16th wide receiver overall and out of five editors who do those rankings, only one had him in the Top 10 (at 10th). Fantasy Guru.com, another favorite of mine, has him ranked 20th. Some magazines are really underestimating him. FootballDiehards.com's yearly Fantasy Pro Forecast lists him at #34 under such notables as Mark Clayton, Jerricho Cotchery, and Jerry Porter. Jerry Porter? Come on! That's ridiculous. The very idea of Porter getting better numbers in the Raiders offense then Moss in the Patriots offense is ludicrous at best. FootballDiehards.com's other magazine, Fantasy Football Draftbook, rates Moss #31. This would mean Moss is a lower tier #3 fantasy receiver, which I find unbelievable. Truly unbelievable.

Yes, Moss has a turbulent past with a reputation of giving up on plays (and teams), but really, can he be blamed for giving up on the Raiders last year? They have an owner who still lives in the 70's, they had a head coach who thought he was back in the 80's, and an offensive coordinator who had been running a bed and breakfast for years before they dusted his playbook off and dragged him in. The discipline was horrid, the offensive scheme was ancient, and the organization as a whole was just an ugly situation in general. Moss basically booked himself a ticket on the Titanic. Can't tell I'm a Raiders fan can you?

Onto the scene come the Patriots, the model for NFL franchises, with an All-Pro quarterback in an offense that wasn't written on stone tablets. They were one second half away from the Super Bowl last year, and that was with the likes of Reche Caldwell, Doug Gabriel, and Jabar Gaffney at wide receiver. And this year they are once again primed for a great season. They have reloaded with wideouts and other playmakers. Along with Moss, they also acquired Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker along with Adalius Thomas on the defensive side of the ball. To me, they are the Super Bowl favorite.

Now I've heard the argument about how Tom Brady and the offense love to spread the ball around to many different receivers, but think about it ... when has Brady EVER had a receiver with the explosive playmaking ability of Randy Moss??? David Givens? Too inconsistent.Troy Brown? A great possession receiver, but no way he could take over a game like Moss. The closest you might find to a guy that Brady has had that could be special is Deion Branch, and even HE isn't in Moss' league when it comes to speed or red zone savvy.

Looking at the other side of the coin, when has Moss ever had a quarterback with Brady's accuracy and ability to read a defense? Dante Culpepper had the arm, but never the accuracy. Kerry Collins? Yeah right. We won't even mention any of the others, they pale in comparison to even Culpepper. Brady IS the best QB Moss has ever played with, period. And Brady is not stupid, he knows Moss can make the big play at any given time.

All of this seems familiar to me. You almost get a sense of deja-vu from three years ago when Terrell Owens helped the Eagles to the Super Bowl after being labeled a misfit in San Francisco. I personally believe
that Randy Moss will have a year comparable to T.O.'s three years ago. I predict ... and mark this down if you'd like.... 1200 yards and no less than a dozen TDs from Randy Moss this year. Making him a definitive Top Ten fantasy receiver.

Early Draft Strategy

Three months ago at our Draft Lottery I drew the sixth pick out of ten. I had hoped for a top four but had already started running names through my head on who would be available at that spot. But the owner of the West Virginia Dolphins, who drew the second pick, wanted to trade down. Last year he had the first pick and was ready to trade it to me, but was talked into thinking about it, then grudgingly kept it and took Shawn Alexander. After Alexander got injured and basically ruined his season, he decided he preferred the middle of the draft order to "the pressure" of drafting high and opted to trade with me.

So now I have the second pick overall which gives me the choice of anyone except Ladanian Tomlinson who will be the pick of the Cincinnati Superstars. My decision rests between Larry Johnson and Steven Jackson. If our league rewarded points for catches, my choice would be easy ..... Jackson. But it doesn't, so now I'm stuck waiting to see how LJ's contract negotiations go and if he decides to hold out. Although I'll probably still take Jackson even if LJ signs a new deal. I like the Rams offense better than KC's and LJ is primed to get overworked with very few other weapons in the Chiefs arsenal. Hopefully things will be more clear come August 26.

I hope to get a Top 5 QB and another RB with the next two picks at the end of the 2nd round and the start of the third, but if a QB I like isn't available, I'll target a Top 10 WR. The interesting thing about picking at the second spot is that my fellow commish and best friend, the owner of the Cincinnati Superstars will be making two picks in between my picks at the ends of the rounds. It will make for some interesting moments during the draft I'm sure, since the two of us tend to have the same ideas and strategies.

This year I've been keeping an eye on the blog of John Hansen of Fantasy Guru.com He has done several video reports and updates his blog often. I recommend it highly if you have a chance.

Since I don't think I can necessarily stand just being in one league this year, I've opted to join a league at CBS Sportsline.com. I haven't yet committed to it as I'm waiting to pay a few bills first, but when I do, I'll let you know.

A New Year.

Well, I'm going to try this blogging thing again this year. Things got too hectic last year to keep it up. But since I only have one team this year to blog about, maybe it will be a bit easier to update. I apologize to all my great fans who were disappointed when I quit updating.

After a season where I JUST missed the playoffs with a 7-7 record (I lost a tie-breaker in points scored)I chose to leave the HAFFL back in February to give them plenty of time to find a replacement. Unfortunately, it appears interest in the league fizzled in my wake and they decided to close the HAFFL last month. It was fun while it lasted though and I'll always remember my first league championship(so far)was won there.

But enough about leagues that no longer exist, let's talk about the IFFL! Last year did not go well for me at all. A losing record at 6-8 and another disappointing season. I blame a lot of it on Michael Vick, that prick. If I started him, he sucked ... if I benched him, he threw four TDs. All year it went like that. I traded Reggie Wayne and Julius Jones for Rudi Johnson in mid-season because I was getting next to nothing in RB points. It happened the week before Wayne went off against the Broncos for 200 yards and three TDs or something like that .... the team I gave him to ended up winning big that week against his opponent ... and went on to win the league championship ( Ladanian Tomlinson led the way) as well. On top of that I really ticked off the owner of the team he beat that week by making a trade that screwed them royally. So, the season was an unsuccessful one. Never again will I draft four receivers in the first four rounds! NEVER!!!! Never will I draft Michael Vick again, that lame-duck, run-first, dog abusing, bottle smuggling, fan birding piece of #$@%#! NEVER!

Okay, I feel better now that I got THAT off my chest. Enough about the past, next post will focus on the future.