Draft Recap

We finished our draft last night for the main league I participate in. I'll give you the full draft recap with my analysis.

League Settings:
12 teams, 3 keepers.
Starting Line-up: QB, RB, RB, RB/WR, WR, WR, TE, D/ST, K
Scoring:
4pts Passing TD, 1pt 25 Passing Yards
6pts Receiving/Rushing TD, 1pt 10 Receiving/Rushing yards
.2pts per reception

Who Dat	Patrick Bateman	Bay Bosses
Ladanian Tomlinson	Tom Brady	Marshawn Lynch
Marian Barber	Maurice Jones-Drew	Frank Gore
Anquan Boldin	Wes Welker	Larry Fitzgerald
Team Pen15	Winthrop	Beijing d00ds
Aaron Rodgers	Peyton Manning	Brian Westbrook
Terrell Owens	Willie Parker	Brandon Jacobs
Dwayne Bowe	Reggie Bush	Michael Turner
The Gasman	Team Bryan	Oakland Brohammers
Philip Rivers	Drew Brees	Adrian Peterson
DeAngelo Williams	Matt Forte	Steve Slaton
Roddy White	Randy Moss	Calvin Johnson
Guilford Ogs	My Lambo is Blu	Team Sexy
Jay Cutler	Clinton Portis	Steven Jackson
Andre Johnson	Kevin Smith	Chris Johnson
Hines Ward	Darren McFadden	Steve Smith

This is our league's list of Keepers. Oakland Brohammers is Dan's team, and Team Sexy, naturally, is mine. Pre-Draft you could rank the teams into 3 tiers.
Tier 1:
OG's, Lambo is Blu, Pen15, Winthrop
Tier 2:
Who Dat, Bateman, dOOds, Bay Bosses (Doesn't have 4th(1st) round pick)
Tier 3:
Sexy, Brohammers, Bryan, Gasman

ROUND 4
37	Reggie Wayne, Ind	Who Dat ........
38	Greg Jennings, GB	Team Pen15
39	Ryan Grant, GB	The Gasman
40	Ronnie Brown, Mia	Guilford OG's
41	Marques Colston, NO	Patrick Bateman
42	Marvin Harrison, Ind	Winthrop Manders
43	Joseph Addai, Ind	Team bryan
44	T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Sea	BC my lambo is blu
45	Pierre Thomas, NO	Oakland brohammers
46	Tony Romo, Dal	Beijing d00ds
47	Knowshon Moreno, Den	Oakland brohammers
48	Vincent Jackson, SD	Team Sexy

My reaction:
No surprise with Reggie Wayne going #1, he is probably the safest bet, however; Greg Jennings was my highest rated player. Props to Team15 for taking Jennings, even though he has a big need at RB. Yes, that says Marvin Harrison. You have to forgive that guy, he's working on becoming a professional golfer, and obviously following the NFL offseason wasn't high on his list of priorities. I still can't believe Pierre Thomas wasn't the 1st RB taken, and Dan gets a major gift there.

What I did:
Going into the draft I knew what to expect. I tried to make a deal swapping my top 2 picks with someone else to get Marques Colston or Jennings but with no success. I was hoping Tony Romo would fall to me, but that wasn't the case. The one player I knew I was taking was Vincent Jackson. There's great value in that pick, and he's poised to improve on a very good last season. He's got incredible pedigree, and Chris Chambers being their #1 WR is a distant memory.

ROUND 5
49	Matt Ryan, Atl	Team Sexy
50	Roy E. Williams, Dal	Oakland brohammers
51	Braylon Edwards, Cle	Beijing d00ds
52	Kurt Warner, Ari	The Bay Bosses
53	Donovan McNabb, Phi	BC my lambo is blu
54	Tony Gonzalez, Atl	Team bryan
55	Jason Witten, Dal	Winthrop Manders
56	Chad Ochocinco, Cin	Patrick Bateman
57	Antonio Gates, SD	Guilford OG's
58	Dallas Clark, Ind	The Gasman
59	Ray Rice, Bal	Team Pen15
60	Larry Johnson, KC	Who Dat ........

What I did:
Picking Last or First in a snake draft is always interesting. My dream scenario was landing Romo and Jackson at that spot, but to no avail. With 6 teams currently having QB's, I knew I could possibly wait until the next selections to get someone like Roethlisberger, but I see too much upside in Matty Ice to pass up. This is a keeper league, and could be a valuable piece for me not only this season, but next offseason. Plus, I actually think he might be a safer pick than Kurt Warner. I thought about Ray Rice, but 2 things turned me off. 1) He shares a bye week with Chris Johnson. 2) I'm almost convinced he's the 3rd option in the redzone behind McClain and McGahee. I think Rice will catch 60 passes this year, and won't have any bad fantasy games, but I like other RBs for later too.

My Reaction:
Good for Dan having faith in Roy Williams. I couldn't make myself do it, but for someone who covers risk well, I'll reserve judgment. Looks like Tony Romo started a run of QB's, with Ryan, Kurt Warner, and Donovan McNabb going. Outside of Matt Schaub, the potential for elite QB's is gone. 4 Tight Ends were taking in this round, and outside of those guys, there's no sense in taking one til much later, there's no significant statistical difference. Didn't like seeing Larry Johnson taken this early.

ROUND 6
61	Bernard Berrian, Min	Beijing d00ds
62	Thomas Jones, NYJ	Team Pen15
63	Chris Wells, Ari	The Gasman
64	Darren Sproles, SD	Guilford OG's
65	DeSean Jackson, Phi	Patrick Bateman
66	Antonio Bryant, TB	Winthrop Manders
67	Felix Jones, Dal	Team bryan
68	Brandon Marshall*, Den	BC my lambo is blu
69	Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG	The Bay Bosses
70	Jonathan Stewart, Car	Who Dat ........
71	Matt Schaub, Hou	Oakland brohammers
72	Anthony Gonzalez, Ind	Team Sexy

My Reaction:
How did Schaub fall to 71? Dan gets 2 players gift wrapped to him. Interesting string of RBs taken; Thomas Jones, Chris Wells, and Darren Sproles. If Team Pen15 can get something out of his Jones and Rice, he's got a nice starting line-up going. The Brett Favre effect has launched Bernard Berrian to the top of our 6th round. Beijing dOOds has a strong 3 starting RBs with Romo, but Berrian coupled with Braylon Edwards, his starters are going be a big hit or miss.

What I did:
These are the guys I wanted, in order. Desean Jackson, Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Marshall, Anthony Gonzalez. I think Desean Jackson is poised for a huge year, and even considered him in the earlier rounds. I'm happy with Gonzalez. He doesn't have to worry about Marvin Harrison taking targets away. Yes, he's clearly Manning's 3rd target behind Wayne and Clark, but he's definitely a good flex play.

ROUND 7
73	Donald Brown, Ind	Team Sexy
74	Eddie Royal, Den	The Bay Bosses
75	Derrick Ward, TB	Beijing d00ds
76	Donald Driver, GB	The Bay Bosses
77	Carson Palmer, Cin	BC my lambo is blu
78	Santonio Holmes, Pit	Team bryan
79	LenDale White, Ten	Winthrop Manders
80	Greg Olsen, Chi	Patrick Bateman
81	Ben Roethlisberger, Pit	Guilford OG's
82	Santana Moss, Was	The Gasman
83	Chris Cooley, Was	Team Pen15
84	Matt Hasselbeck, Sea	Who Dat ........

What I did:
I took two Colts back to back, but I didn't have anyone else on a week 6 bye. Donald Brown has been the more impressive of the 2 Colt RB's in preseason and has gotten goal-line looks. Obviously the 1st round pick was a semi vote of no-confidence in Joseph Addai as a feature back. I played for upside with this pick.

My Reaction:
Pretty simple, almost boring round. I think people took good value with every pick. The only pick I had a problem with was Matt Hasselbeck.

ROUND 8
85	Lee Evans, Buf	Who Dat ........
86	Steelers D/ST, Pit	Team Pen15
87	Percy Harvin, Min	The Gasman
88	Jamal Lewis, Cle	Guilford OG's
89	Fred Jackson, Buf	Patrick Bateman
90	Ravens D/ST, Bal	Winthrop Manders
91	Donnie Avery, StL	Team bryan
92	Owen Daniels, Hou	BC my lambo is blu
93	Cedric Benson, Cin	The Bay Bosses
94	Eli Manning, NYG	Beijing d00ds
95	Kevin Walter, Hou	Oakland brohammers
96	LeSean McCoy, Phi	Team Sexy

MY reaction: The Top 2 defense are out. Maybe a little early, but The top 2-3 defenses actually represent a significant statistical difference over the 8th-10th despite popular perception. Remember when I said Dan covers risk well, Kevin Walter. I wanted him at pick 96.

What I did: If you've been reading, you know I love Lesean McCoy. I was pumped to pick him up here. If anything happens to Westbrook, he's an absolute must-start. I'm not convinced he won't even be a strong flex play with Westbrook in the lineup. This is a keeper league, and I love rookie RBs.

ROUND 9
97	Steve Breaston, Ari	Team Sexy
98	Lance Moore, NO	Oakland brohammers
99	Devin Hester, Chi	Beijing d00ds
100	Kellen Winslow, TB	The Bay Bosses
101	Giants D/ST, NYG	BC my lambo is blu
102	Leon Washington, NYJ	Team bryan
103	Matt Cassel, KC	Winthrop Manders
104	Vikings D/ST, Min	Patrick Bateman
105	Jeremy Shockey, NO	Guilford OG's
106	Titans D/ST, Ten	The Gasman
107	Matthew Stafford, Det	Team Pen15
108	Zach Miller, Oak	Who Dat ........

My Reaction: Best pick-up in this round, Leon Washington.

What I did: Steve Breaston became a fantasy start with Anquan Boldin's injury and even when he came back racked up some big yardage. He's a valuable back-up with upside.

ROUND 10
109	Ted Ginn Jr., Mia	Who Dat ........
110	Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ	Team Pen15
111	Torry Holt, Jac	The Gasman
112	Jeremy Maclin, Phi	Guilford OG's
113	Rashard Mendenhall, Pit	Patrick Bateman
114	Earl Bennett, Chi	Winthrop Manders
115	Jets D/ST, NYJ	Team bryan
116	Julius Jones, Sea	BC my lambo is blu
117	Fred Taylor, NE	The Bay Bosses
118	Derrick Mason, Bal	Beijing d00ds
119	John Carlson, Sea	Oakland brohammers
120	Domenik Hixon, NYG	Team Sexy

My Reaction: My 2 favorite picks of this round are Ted Ginn Jr and Earl Bennett, a lot of upside there. I'm actually a fan of every WR in this round taken, not so much on the RBs.
What I did: Domenin Hixon led the Giants in yards last year, and I took a gamble he'll do it again. The Giants have Hakeem Nicks and Steve Smith, but I'm gambling on Hixon the guy Eli Manning turns to the most.

ROUND 11
121	Joe Flacco, Bal	Team Sexy
122	David Garrard, Jac	Oakland brohammers
123	Brett Favre, Min	Beijing d00ds
124	Josh Morgan, SF	The Bay Bosses
125	Laveranues Coles, Cin	BC my lambo is blu
126	Trent Edwards, Buf	Team bryan
127	Muhsin Muhammad, Car	Winthrop Manders
128	Willis McGahee, Bal	Patrick Bateman
129	Redskins D/ST, Was	Guilford OG's
130	Tim Hightower, Ari	The Gasman
131	Vernon Davis, SF	Team Pen15
132	Le'Ron McClain, Bal	Who Dat ........

What I did: Back-up QB time. I went with upside and lots of it. People sleep on Flacco. Outside of his first dismal 5 games, 1TD/7Ints, Flacco played lights out. He has been one of the best QBs all pre-season. He shredded the Panthers D in the all-important 3rd pre-season game. Flacco has hit 6 different receivers in every game he has been in. He no longer is locking down on Mason. Needless to say, I love him as a sleeper QB.
My Reaction: Looks, like I started a trend with 3 more QBs taken right after Flacco.

ROUND 12
133	Patriots D/ST, NE	Who Dat ........
134	Matt Leinart, Ari	Team Pen15
135	Ricky Williams, Mia	The Gasman
136	Michael Crabtree, SF	Guilford OG's
137	Kevin Boss, NYG	Patrick Bateman
138	Eagles D/ST, Phi	Winthrop Manders
139	Laurence Maroney, NE	Team bryan
140	Patrick Crayton, Dal	BC my lambo is blu
141	Shaun Hill, SF	The Bay Bosses
142	Earnest Graham, TB	Beijing d00ds
143	Chris Henry, Cin	Oakland brohammers
144	Visanthe Shiancoe, Min	Team Sexy

ROUND 13
145	James Davis, Cle	Team Sexy
146	Jerious Norwood, Atl	Oakland brohammers
147	Dustin Keller, NYJ	Beijing d00ds
148	Panthers D/ST, Car	The Bay Bosses
149	Stephen Gostkowski, NE	BC my lambo is blu
150	Steve Smith, NYG	Team bryan
151	Adam Vinatieri*, Ind	Winthrop Manders
152	Shonn Greene, NYJ	Patrick Bateman
153	Chester Taylor, Min	Guilford OG's
154	Chris Chambers, SD	The Gasman
155	Ryan Longwell, Min	Team Pen15
156	Nate Burleson, Sea	Who Dat ........

What I did: I love rookie RB's, and Davis completes my tri-fecta. Maybe none of them contribute right away, but the odds are favorable that the next Slaton or Forte is in there. James Davis has been impressive all preseason and I'm betting he's the starter by mid-season. Shiancoe becomes my starting TE. He's not sexy, but was Top-7 last year.
My reaction: Lot's of sleeper players I like: Kevin Boss, Patrick Crayton, Chris Henry, Shonn Greene, Nate Burleson.

ROUND 14
157	Brady Quinn, Cle	Who Dat ........
158	Sammy Morris, NE	Team Pen15
159	Glen Coffee, SF	The Gasman
160	Cadillac Williams, TB	Guilford OG's
161	Bears D/ST, Chi	Patrick Bateman
162	Joey Galloway, NE	Winthrop Manders
163	Packers D/ST, GB	Team bryan
164	Chargers D/ST, SD	BC my lambo is blu
165	Nate Washington, Ten	The Bay Bosses
166	David Akers, Phi	Beijing d00ds
167	Cowboys D/ST, Dal	Oakland brohammers
168	Dolphins D/ST, Mia	Team Sexy

ROUND 15
169	Ladell Betts, Was	Team Sexy
170	49ers D/ST, SF	Oakland brohammers
171	Bobby Engram, KC	Beijing d00ds
172	Tony Scheffler, Den	The Bay Bosses
173	Jason Elam, Atl	BC my lambo is blu
174	Jamaal Charles, KC	Team bryan
175	Terry Glenn, Dal	Winthrop Manders
176	Hakeem Nicks, NYG	Patrick Bateman
177	Buccaneers D/ST, TB	Guilford OG's
178	Kevin Curtis, Phi	The Gasman
179	Correll Buckhalter, Den	Team Pen15
180	Darrius Heyward-Bey, Oak	Who Dat ........

ROUND 16
181	Todd Heap, Bal	Who Dat ........
182	Justin Gage, Ten	Team Pen15
183	Mark Sanchez, NYJ	The Gasman
184	Neil Rackers, Ari	Guilford OG's
185	Nick Folk, Dal	Patrick Bateman
186	Edgerrin James, Sea	Winthrop Manders
187	Robert Meachem, NO	Team bryan
188	Michael Jenkins, Atl	BC my lambo is blu
189	Texans D/ST, Hou	The Bay Bosses
190	Heath Miller, Pit	Beijing d00ds
191	JaMarcus Russell, Oak	Oakland brohammers
192	Brent Celek, Phi	Team Sexy

ROUND 17
193	Chaz Schilens*, Oak	Team Sexy
194	Kelley Washington, Bal	Oakland brohammers
195	Colts D/ST, Ind	Beijing d00ds
196	Mason Crosby, GB	The Bay Bosses
197	Kyle Orton, Den	BC my lambo is blu
198	Nate Kaeding, SD	Team bryan
199	Donald Lee, GB	Winthrop Manders
200	Sidney Rice, Min	Patrick Bateman
201	Chauncey Washington, Jac	Guilford OG's
202	Jermichael Finley, GB	The Gasman
203	Malcolm Kelly, Was	Team Pen15
204	John Carney, NO	Who Dat ........

ROUND 18
205	Brandon Pettigrew, Det	Who Dat ........
206	Rob Bironas, Ten	Team Pen15
207	Kris Brown, Hou	The Gasman
208	Jared Cook, Ten	Guilford OG's
209	Tashard Choice, Dal	Patrick Bateman
210	Olindo Mare, Sea	Winthrop Manders
211	Anthony Fasano, Mia	Team bryan
212	Michael Bush, Oak	BC my lambo is blu
213	Joe Nedney, SF	The Bay Bosses
214	Devery Henderson, NO	Beijing d00ds
215	John Kasay, Car	Oakland brohammers
216	Matt Stover, Bal	Team Sexy

Give us your take. What picks do you Love/Hate? Who improved their team the best, who had the best draft. (And yes, I know Stover doesn't currently play for the Ravens, it was a tribute to one of the greats.)