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[RagingInMiami]

I've always been a huge football fan, but this is the first year I am playing fantasy fooball because a friend of mine who is not much of a fan got involved in an office fantasy football league and told me that if I help him draft and run the team during the season, he would put up the money and we would split anything we win at the end of the season.

So I agreed, mostly because of the challenge aspect, but also because of the $200 I can win. The league consists of eight teams and the rosters consist of 18 players. Wide receivers in this league are valued as high as running backs due to the scoring system.


Pos. Name Team Bye

QB Tom Brady NEP 6
QB Aaron Brooks OAK 3
RB Larry Johnson KCC 3
RB Carnell Williams TBB 4
RB Domanick Davis HOU (I regret drafting this guy because he has since been put on IR) 5
RB Frank Gore SFO 7
RB Chester Taylor MIN 6
WR Steve Smith CAR 9
WR Joey Galloway TBB 4
WR Lee Evans BUF 8
WR Antonio Bryant SFO 7
WR Ernest Wilford JAC 6
WR Doug Gabriel OAK (traded to NE this weekend) 3
TE Todd Heap BAL 7
TE Chris Cooley WAS 8
PK Jason Elam DEN 4
DT Indianapolis Colts 6
DT Miami Dolphins MIA 8

[Ravenseye]

1. Uh...how many players are there in your league?

You got Larry Johnson, Cadillac Williams, Steve Smith AND Tom Brady? How many players are there in your league? 4?

That's nuts. Those guys were all gone by the end of the 2nd round in my league. The First three went in the first round (though I was surprised Smith went that early).

[RagingInMiami]

2. There are eight people in the league

We had the first round draft pick, which means we had the eighth pick of the second round, first pick of the third round, eighth pick of the fourth round, etc.

We picked Larry Johnson in the first round (1st overall), Steve Smith in second round (16th overall), Carnell Williams in the third round (17th overall) and Tom Brady in the fourth round (32nd overall).

Below are the rosters of all eight teams, including our team which is listed first. How do you think we compare to those other teams? How many people are in your league?

Our Team
QB Tom Brady NEP
QB Aaron Brooks OAK
RB Larry Johnson KCC
RB Carnell Williams TBB
RB Domanick Davis HOU
RB Frank Gore SFO
RB Chester Taylor MIN
WR Steve Smith CAR
WR Joey Galloway TBB
WR Lee Evans BUF
WR Antonio Bryant SFO
WR Ernest Wilford JAC
WR Doug Gabriel NEP
TE Todd Heap BAL
TE Chris Cooley WAS
PK Jason Elam DEN
DT Indianapolis Colts IND
DT Miami Dolphins MIA


Second team

QB Peyton Manning IND
QB Drew Bledsoe DAL
RB Willis McGahee BUF
RB Julius Jones DAL
RB Corey Dillon NEP
RB Fred Taylor JAC
RB Chris Brown TEN
WR Santana Moss WAS
WR Hines Ward PIT
WR Derrick Mason BAL
WR Matt Jones JAC
WR Eddie Kennison KCC
TE Randy McMichael MIA
TE Dallas Clark IND
PK Shayne Graham CIN
PK Mike Nugent NYJ
DT Baltimore Ravens BAL
DT Atlanta Falcons ATL


Third team

QB Donovan McNabb PHI
QB Kurt Warner ARI
RB Steven Jackson STL
RB Ronnie Brown MIA
RB Deuce McAllister NOS
RB Laurence Maroney NEP
RB DeAngelo Williams CAR
RB Cedric Benson CHI
RB Marion III Barber DAL
WR Larry Fitzgerald ARI
WR Chad Johnson CIN
WR Javon Walker DEN
WR Braylon Edwards CLE
WR Isaac Bruce STL
TE Antonio Gates SDC
TE Jason Witten DAL
PK Matt Stover BAL
DT Philadelphia Eagles PHI


Fourth team

QB Carson Palmer CIN
QB Trent Green KCC
RB Shaun Alexander SEA
RB Clinton Portis WAS
RB Willie Parker PIT
RB Ahman Green GBP
RB Lendale White TEN
RB Thomas Jones CHI
WR Anquan Boldin ARI
WR Roy Williams DET
WR Andre Johnson HOU
WR Joe Horn NOS
WR Michael Clayton TBB
WR Nate Burleson SEA
TE Ben Watson NEP
TE L.J. Smith PHI
PK Jeff Wilkins STL
DT Chicago Bears CHI

Fifth team

QB Daunte Culpepper MIA
QB Jake Delhomme CAR
QB Drew Brees NOS
QB Matt Leinart ARI
RB LaDainian Tomlinson SDC
RB Rudi Johnson CIN
RB DeShaun Foster CAR
RB Mike Bell DEN
RB Mike Anderson BAL
WR Marvin Harrison IND
WR Chris Chambers MIA
WR TJ Houshmandzadeh CIN
WR Terry Glenn DAL
TE Kellen Winslow CLE
PK Neil Rackers ARI
PK John Kasay CAR
DT Carolina Panthers CAR
DT Tampa Bay Buccaneers TBB

Sixth team

QB Eli Manning NYG
QB Brett Favre GBP
RB Brian Westbrook PHI
RB Kevin Jones DET
RB Warrick Dunn ATL
RB Reuben Droughns CLE
RB Dominic Rhodes IND
WR Terrell Owens DAL
WR Randy Moss OAK
WR Keyshawn Johnson CAR
WR Reggie Brown PHI
WR Donte' Stallworth PHI
TE Alge Crumpler ATL
TE Heath Miller PIT
PK Mike Vanderjagt DAL
PK Josh Brown SEA
DT Dallas Cowboys DAL
DT Jacksonville Jaguars JAC

Seventh team

QB Matt Hasselbeck SEA
QB Marc Bulger STL
QB Jake Plummer DEN
RB Tiki Barber NYG
RB Edgerrin James ARI
RB LaMont Jordan OAK
RB Kevan Barlow NYJ
RB Tatum Bell DEN
WR Torry Holt STL
WR Reggie Wayne IND
WR Donald Driver GBP
WR Darrell Jackson SEA
WR Deion Branch NEP
TE Tony Gonzalez KCC
TE Vernon Davis SFO
PK David Akers PHI
DT Pittsburgh Steelers PIT
DT Seattle Seahawks SEA

Eighth team

QB Ben Roethlisberger PIT
QB Michael Vick ATL
QB Brian Griese CHI
RB Reggie Bush NOS
RB Jamal Lewis BAL
RB Joseph Addai IND
WR Plaxico Burress NYG
WR Laveranues Coles NYJ
WR Amani Toomer NYG
TE Jeremy Shockey NYG
TE Daniel Graham NEP
TE Bubba Franks GBP
PK Martin Gramatica NEP
PK Adam Vinatieri IND
PK Jay Feely NYG
DT New York Giants NYG
DT New England Patriots NEP
DT Tennessee Titans TEN

[Ravenseye]

3. Well depends on the setup

If it's a league where you have

1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 RB/WR, 1 TE, 1 PK, 1 DT

I'd be happy with your team, though I'd drop davis. He's on IR now, so drop him and pick up the best you can. Maybe the handcuff for Johnson just in case. You don't want to be out that pick, so getting his backup now might be smart. Honestly I think your team looks like one of the best. YOu got lucky getting Steve Smith and Cadillac Williams when you did. It's pretty amazing Williams lasted until the end of the 2nd. You look to be in good shape.

We have 8 in our league. Interestingly enough I also took Davis late in the draft just in case he turned out to be ok. I dumped him and handcuffed my #1 back in Barber by picking up Brian Jacobs. I also have Williams and Evans.

QB- Marc Bulger, Donovan McNabb
RB- Tiki Barber, Cadillac Williams, Brian Westbrook, Laurence Maroney, Joseph Addai, Brian Jacobs
WR- Reggie Wayne, Roy Williams, Lee Evans, Donte Stallworth
TE- Tony Gonzalez
PK- L. Tynes
D- Pittsburgh
D- Indianapolis

[RagingInMiami]

4. I plan on dropping Davis and picking up Rod Smith, WR of the Broncos

Who surpisingly was not drafted. I would like to improve the WR corps because the league gives us the option of playing 4 WRs at a time, something I did not learn until towards the end of the draft.

We can use either one of following starting lineups:

1 QB 3 RB 3 WR 1 TE 1 PK 1 DT
1 QB 2 RB 4 WR 1 TE 1 PK 1 DT

And here is the scoring system:

1 pt / 10 yards Rushing/Receiving TD = 6
1 pt / 20 yards Passing TD = 4 INT = -1
1 pt / Reception, Decimal Scoring

[Zech Marquis]

5. Brooks and Davis

Is there anyway you can get another player sice Davis out for the year? Also, Aaron Brooks?! Hmmmm see if you can offload him as well. Otherwise, with Brady (despite being a metrosexual repuke) as your QB, you have a nice collection of RBs and receivers. The Colts and Dolphin DTs were GOOD pckups :-) But defiitely ask for a compensation pick regarding Davis.

[RagingInMiami]

6. I released Davis and picked up Rod Smith, Denver, WR

I'm taking a chance with Brooks, but that's because I'm a Raider fan and also because I know his last season with the Saints was affected greatly by Hurricane Katrina.

But I don't plan to start him until I've seen him play a few games. I also have my eyes on QB Jon Kitna of the Detroit Lions as a back-up because he was not drafted.

[Zech Marquis]

7. ok that's a plan

see how Brooks responds to the Raider Nation in his first few starts.