Well, the draft is done and I feel I drafted a mighty fine team. My only weakness is at WR, but I should be fine since I only have to start two and I have two top-tier WR's, just no good backups. Here's a breakdown:
QB: Steve McNair (TEN), Drew Brees (SD) & Kordell Stewart (CHI). All three are top-notch QBs and the McNair/Brees combo is a particularly lethal one. Whenever McNair faces up against a tough defense or has a bye week, I've got Brees to step in and shoulder the load. If both have a tough week, there's ol' faithful Kordell to back them up. I'm very pleased with my QBs.
RB: Edgerrin James (IND), William Green (CLE), Anthony Thomas (CHI), Zack Crockett (OAK) & Stacey Mack (HOU). Yes - I have too many RBs. But since we have a flex position in our league for a WR or a RB, I will most likely be using an RB most of the time. Also, according to my calculations, the James/Green combo could be deadly as my McNair/Brees combo is. But, whenever James or Green has a hard week or a bye week, both Crockett and Thomas as slated to have easy weeks, thus making them great back-ups. Mack was a keeper and I plan on using him or Thomas for trade-bait.
WR: Eric Moulds (BUF), Quincy Morgan (IND), Todd Pinkston (PHI), James Thrash (PHI). I'm a bit week at WR, but with Moulds & Morgan shouldering the load of the WR points on my team, I should be fine. The only problem I see is the Pinkston/Thrash duo. Both are on the same team and will be fighting for catches. It wouldn't hurt to have them both in on particularly easy offensive weeks for PHI, but picking one to outperform the other will be hard unless a clear #1 WR at PHI emerges.
TE: Todd Heap (BAL) & Freddie Jones (ARI). I was extremely surprised to see Todd Heap fall so far and to not be picked at the #1 spot for TE's. He's easily a top 3 TE and will most likely play every week for me. Freddie Jones is a mediocre TE, but is the #1 TE at ARI, so when Heap has a hard week or a bye week, Jones will be a good fit - assuming ARI can score some points this year.
K: John Carney (NO). Just one K. Don't need any more. Will pick up a spare when Carney has a bye. I had him as the #3 K in the league and I got him in the 14th round (I had planned to pick a kicker in the 13th, but there was no run on them and he fell to the 14th).
DEF: Jacksonville, Washington & Indianapolis. I really wanted a Washintgon/New Orleans combo defense, but New Orleans was picked the pick before me so I was quite upset, but made due with my pick and took Indianapolis. According to my calculations, the NO/WAS combo was the best, but since I had already taken WAS, I was forced to take the #3 combo of WAS/IND. The #2 combo was JAX/NO, so basically, I have a very good triple threat at DEF. Each week except weeks 3, 5 & 7, one of the teams should have good output, so I can add yet another team if absolutely necessary (especially week 7 when both IND & JAX have byes). But the best thing about the two teams is that in weeks 14-16, they are expected to score over 15 each week - a big boost for my playoff run.
That's about it. I just can't wait for the football season now.
QB: Steve McNair (TEN), Drew Brees (SD) & Kordell Stewart (CHI). All three are top-notch QBs and the McNair/Brees combo is a particularly lethal one. Whenever McNair faces up against a tough defense or has a bye week, I've got Brees to step in and shoulder the load. If both have a tough week, there's ol' faithful Kordell to back them up. I'm very pleased with my QBs.
RB: Edgerrin James (IND), William Green (CLE), Anthony Thomas (CHI), Zack Crockett (OAK) & Stacey Mack (HOU). Yes - I have too many RBs. But since we have a flex position in our league for a WR or a RB, I will most likely be using an RB most of the time. Also, according to my calculations, the James/Green combo could be deadly as my McNair/Brees combo is. But, whenever James or Green has a hard week or a bye week, both Crockett and Thomas as slated to have easy weeks, thus making them great back-ups. Mack was a keeper and I plan on using him or Thomas for trade-bait.
WR: Eric Moulds (BUF), Quincy Morgan (IND), Todd Pinkston (PHI), James Thrash (PHI). I'm a bit week at WR, but with Moulds & Morgan shouldering the load of the WR points on my team, I should be fine. The only problem I see is the Pinkston/Thrash duo. Both are on the same team and will be fighting for catches. It wouldn't hurt to have them both in on particularly easy offensive weeks for PHI, but picking one to outperform the other will be hard unless a clear #1 WR at PHI emerges.
TE: Todd Heap (BAL) & Freddie Jones (ARI). I was extremely surprised to see Todd Heap fall so far and to not be picked at the #1 spot for TE's. He's easily a top 3 TE and will most likely play every week for me. Freddie Jones is a mediocre TE, but is the #1 TE at ARI, so when Heap has a hard week or a bye week, Jones will be a good fit - assuming ARI can score some points this year.
K: John Carney (NO). Just one K. Don't need any more. Will pick up a spare when Carney has a bye. I had him as the #3 K in the league and I got him in the 14th round (I had planned to pick a kicker in the 13th, but there was no run on them and he fell to the 14th).
DEF: Jacksonville, Washington & Indianapolis. I really wanted a Washintgon/New Orleans combo defense, but New Orleans was picked the pick before me so I was quite upset, but made due with my pick and took Indianapolis. According to my calculations, the NO/WAS combo was the best, but since I had already taken WAS, I was forced to take the #3 combo of WAS/IND. The #2 combo was JAX/NO, so basically, I have a very good triple threat at DEF. Each week except weeks 3, 5 & 7, one of the teams should have good output, so I can add yet another team if absolutely necessary (especially week 7 when both IND & JAX have byes). But the best thing about the two teams is that in weeks 14-16, they are expected to score over 15 each week - a big boost for my playoff run.
That's about it. I just can't wait for the football season now.
posted by Blake | 17:07
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