Round 1 Picks

1. Bryan Weimer - Bay City Bombers - Ladainian Tomlinson
2. AJ Cofrin - The AJ Team - Jamal Lewis
3. Bill Carpenter - Sea Chicken - Peyton Manning
4. Uncle John - Vidcom Varmits - Priest Holmes
5. Lucky Lester - Sounds Like Llama - Randy Moss
6. Paul Armstrong-Screaming Orgasm Cleanup Crew-Daunte Culpepper
7. Brian Stiles - Punks Ass Comedians - Shaun Alexander
8. Big Puff - Big Puff's Goon Squad - Terrell Owens
9. Eric Hayden - Ugly Hollywood Hookers - Deuce McAllister
10. Lucky Lester - Sounds Like Llama (by Krocidile) - Marvin Harrison

Round 1 Analysis:

Bryan Weimer passed on his own belief that Priest Holmes will have the best year to pick what he called his "safe number 1 pick" Tomlinson. I would have done the same thing. Priest is a beast, the best in the league when it comes to this game, but the past couple years, he's not around to help his owners in the playoffs. AJ picked second, and immediately we had our first reach of the night. He grabbed Ja-Lewis. He promptly backed his pick by saying, "He'll be running like he sold something," eliciting laughs from the rest of us. Bill is your honorary Peyton Manning guy, "Third year running," and with the 3rd pick we knew Peyton was gone. My crazy Uncle John got the steal of round 1, Priest Holmes. As it turns out, I wasn't doing a good job hiding the wish that he'd fall to me, so UJ looked right at me when he made the pick and said, "What? Did you think I'd let you take him?" I didn't respond. Since Holmes was gone, I went for my original plan and took the top receiver in the game, Randy Moss. Paul took Daunte. The Comedian picked Shaun Alexander, and he's still hoping Alexander gets a deal done soon. My buddy Puff stole my hopes to have a 1-2 punch of Moss and Owens by taking Terrell with the 8th pick. Son-of-a… Little Eric grabbed Deuce with the 9th pick leaving me with many a good option. If I went RB I would have nabbed Edgerrin James, Clinton Portis, or Corey Dillon. But I stuck to my original game and took Marvin Harrison. I've always really liked Marvin. He was down last year, but I'm predicting he'll have a huge year. I almost picked Holt. I understand I might have reached a little for Harrison, especially now that I see how the second round went. You know what they say about hindsight.

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Round 2 Picks

11. Kroc - Edgerrin James
12. UHH - Clinton Portis
13. BPGS - Julius Jones
14. PAC - Ahman Green
15. SOCC - Domanick Davis
16. SLL - Corey Dillon
17. VV - Willis McGahee
18. SC - Donovan McNabb
19. TAJT - Tiki Barber
20. BCB - Torry Holt

Round 2 Analysis:

After trading his first round pick away, Tyson finally got involved, picking Edgerrin James. Tyson was pretty excited. He said that "Last year Edge had his highest numbers since his second season in the pros; I plan to see a lot more of that this year." Eric took Portis with the 12th pick, hoping out loud that, "…he doesn't have another year like he did in his first season with Washington." We'll see. The Goon Squad owner, Big Puff, held true to his name by taking second year man Julius Jones with the 3rd pick in round 2. I think he's one of the most overrated guys in fantasy football. Stiles grabbed his second running back of the draft, Ahman Green. Perverted Paul (as we started calling him at this point) took Domanick Davis 15th. This is where I realized that I could have waited to grab Harrison. It didn't matter though, because Corey Dillon was still on the board. I took the former Husky. My crazy uncle took Willis McGahee, which got a couple of "Injury prone" calls from Perv-Paul, AJ, and Big Puff. On a side note, Willis has completely recovered from his only knee injury of his career. He's not injury prone. He's had an injury. With his 2nd pick, Bill stole the rest of the groups gasp by taking his second quarterback, Donovan McNabb. You never think you're going to see something like this when you start a draft, but there's always one guy who tries to stun. Bill's that guy. I immediately had to ask him why. He responded, "What I figure is, someone will want a top QB, and trade me what I want." I thought Bill could have just taken who he wanted then, but who am I to foil his master plans? AJ grabbed his second running back with the 9th pick in round 2, Tiki Barber. (Last year, Tiki wasn't picked until round 10. Quite the jump) Bryan Weimer took the guy I almost picked with the 10th pick in round 1, Torry Holt. After 2 rounds there were 13 running backs taken, 3 quarterbacks gone, and 4 wide receivers off the board.

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Round 3 Picks

21. BCB - Antonio Gates
22. TAJT - Michael Vick
23. SC - Warrick Dunn
24. VV - Javon Walker
25. Kroc(by SLL) - Curtis Martin
26. SOCC - Stephen Jackson
27. PAC - Chad Johnson
28. BPGS - Brett Favre
29. UHH - Kerry Collins
30. Kroc - Reggie Wayne

Round 3 Analysis:

Round 3 had more reaches than value picks. I'm a strong believer that tight ends shouldn't leave the board until round 5, but Weimer thought otherwise. After listening to him run his mouth about it, "This is what I'm thinking… There are only three or four tight ends that are good enough to warrant getting picked before round 10. There are only 2 (Gates and Gonzalez) that produce on a weekly basis. Gates is the best one, and can only get better. Now I have a sure spot on my roster (injuries aside) for 16 weeks. And I know I have the best player at that position every week. A point scorer at TE. I love that," I'm closer to agreeing with him than not. Also, I don't think he could have waited until the last pick of round 4 and still get Gates. He was still a reach. AJ reached for Mike Vick, the immensely talented Mike Vick, the vast potential of Mike Vick. Who knows, maybe this is the year. Bill finally picked someone who wasn't a quarterback, but still managed to reach a couple rounds too far for Warrick Dunn. The Varmits took Javon Walker, a bold move for a hopeful packer fan as far as I'm concerned. His reasoning; "If Javon Walker holds out, the Packers season is over. If the Packers season is over, I don't have much to root for on Sunday anyway." With the 5th pick of round 3, Tyson picked the leading rusher from a year ago, Curtis Martin. Stephen Jackson went next. He should have a great year as a starter in St. Louis. Chad Johnson, who just happens to be one of my favorite players in the league, went to the Punk Ass Comedians with the 27th pick. He could have a huge year in Carson Palmer's second year as a starter. Big Puff reached all the way to Green Bay to pick Brett Favre. There's no doubt in my mind he could have been had in the 7th round or lower. Kerry Collins was picked by Eric Hayden with the second to last pick in round 3. Eric tends to put way to many marbles into the potential of a new attack. Though there's no question in my mind Collins will have improved numbers from a year ago, this was as big a reach as Favre, if not bigger. With the last pick in round 3 Tyson took Reggie Wayne who finally broke out last year. I thought there were many better prospects at WR than Wayne. (Boldin, Horn, Ward, Andre Johnson)

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Round 4 Picks

31. Kroc - Tom Brady
32. HWH - Joe Horn
33. BPGS - Cadillac Williams
34. PAC - Andre Johnson
35. SOCC - Roy Williams
36. Kroc(by SLL) - Tony Gonzalez
37. VV - Michael Clayton
38. SC - Brian Westbrook
39. PAC (by TAJT) - Lamont Jordan
40. BCB - Kevin Jones

Round 4 Analysis:

With the first pick in round 4 Tyson did something nobody had done the last 3 years I've played Fantasy. He picked Tom Brady right where he should be picked. He's an elite quarterback that gets overlooked and underrated every single year. Not this year. Perv-Paul took Joe Horn with his 4th rounder, and Big Puff took Cadillac Williams with the 32nd pick. Puff then said, "If I know John, and I do know John, (he doesn't actually know Gruden) he's going to feed his rookie work horse, and grin about it all the way to the playoffs." Puff enjoys talking. With his first pick in round 4 (he has another from the AJ team trade) Stiles snagged Andre Johnson. "He's going to blow up this year," said Brian. Perv-Paul went with the first of three talented wide receivers in Detroit, grabbing Roy Williams with the 35th pick. Paul manages to make me laugh every year. Too often he'll pass on someone like Hines Ward or Anquan Boldin to take a second year guy that's "expected to improve in his second season." He did it with Chad Johnson a few years back and it turned out great, but he's about 1/5 with that strategy, and that doesn't cut it. Tyson took Tony Gonzalez with his second pick in round 4 (he got that pick from the trade with me). So, as it turns out I traded Marvin Harrison (pick 10) for Curtis Martin and Tony Gonzalez. Maybe that trade wasn't such a good idea for me after all. Good snakelike work on his part though. Uncle John got suckered in to a productive rookie from a year ago, Michael Clayton of Tampa Bay. Clayton had a huge year for a rookie in '03-'04. Brian Westbrook slipped to Sea Chicken with the 38th pick. The only way I can explain a stud like Westbrook dropping to the 4th round has to be the high number of good backs available this year. Stiles grabbed Lamont Jordan with his second 4th round pick. Bryan Weimer had the best pick in round 4, taking Kevin Jones 40th. Jones led the league in rushing the last 8 games of the regular season. He's primed for a huge year. He's as talented as they come, big and fast, and in a system where opponents have to pay attention to guys like Mike Williams, Charles Rogers, and Roy Williams.

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Round 5 Picks

41. BCB - Hines Ward
42. TAJT - Anquan Boldin
43. SC - Jeremy Shockey
44. VV - Darrell Jackson
45. SLL - Tatum Bell
46. SOCC - Laveraneus Coles
47. PAC - Todd Heap
48. BPGS - Nate Burleson
49. UHH - Jimmy Smith
50. Kroc - David Akers

Round 5 Analysis:

Bryan Weimer followed a great pick in round 4 with another great value steal in round 5, Hines Ward. It's amazing how much Ward gets underestimated every single year. Now he's the only go to guy on his team. I agree with Bryan's words, "I'll expect right around 100 catches from Hines in '05." Anquan Boldin made it two WR's in a row when AJ picked him 42nd. I wouldn't be surprised if Boldin matched his fabulous rookie numbers. If Warner can be a shadow of his former self, that team has a chance to put up good numbers through the air. Jeremy Shockey and his touchdown dropping hands got picked by Bill with the 43rd overall pick. I'll give it to Jeremy, when he has the ball he straight plows people. Unfortunately he loves to drop the ball in the end-zone just as much as he likes to be an idiot in interviews. Darrell Jackson is ready to catch more than 90 passes with Koren Robinson off the team in rehab somewhere. Uncle John picked him 44th overall, and he's "ready to cash in on that situation." I went with Tatum Bell, hoping his speed and the system he's in help him become the next great Denver running back. The trading of Reughben Droughns helped my decision as well. The way I see it, if Denver trusts Bell so do I. Coles was picked by Paul, then Todd Heap became the 4th TE off the board when Brian Stiles grabbed him with the 7th pick in round 5. Nate Burleson's in a new role as the number one receiver in Minnesota. That's why Puff grabbed him with the 8th pick in this round. Nate showed the NFL he could produce without Randy in the lineup when Moss was hurt last year. He gets 16 games to prove it again this year. Old reliable Jimmy Smith was taken with the 9th pick in round 5 by Eric who, "Loves to see old men run bye and catch touchdowns over young fast corners." Tyson suggested that, "Eric just likes watching old men." No one argued immediately. After eliciting a short silence from the rest of us, Tyson, for the third year in a row, was the first to take a kicker. He drafted David Akers. This is way to early to draft a kicker. I think Akers is the best kicker available, so I don't necessarily disagree with the pick. However, I am a strong advocate for waiting until the last couple picks to take a kicker, and Tyson could have used someone like Steve Smith, Rudi Johnson, or Plexico Burress, instead of reaching so far here.

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Round 6 Picks

51. Kroc- Ravens D
52. UHH- Chris Brown
53. BPGS- J.J. Arrington
54. PAC- Matt Hasselbeck
55. SOCC- Algae Crumpler
56. SLL- Steve Smith
57. VV- Fred Taylor
58. SC- Plexico Burress
59. TAJT- Rudi Johnson
60. BCB- Drew Brees

Round 6 Analysis:

Tyson, in all his glory, picked the Ravens D. He was, once again, the first person to select a low position like defense. This is a strategy I don't abide by, but it does leave you with the best at those positions. Bryan Weimer did the same thing with Antonio Gates in round 3. The Hookers selected Chris Brown, claiming that, "If he stays healthy, he's a top round talent." Oh, Eric, if he stays healthy indeed. Puff went for another rookie as his third running back. That leaves him with 3 running backs in six rounds that have a combined 7 games started amongst them. (Jones-7, Williams-0, Arrington-0) I wouldn't be excited about that. Stiles went searching for upside with Matt Hasselbeck. If you remember correctly, last years predictions were riddled with Seahawk praise, and Hasselbeck numbers. Stiles thinks, "This is the year Matt finally puts it together for the entire season. He's signed and protected with the signing of Walter Jones." I try to abide by the rule, "Never pick a Hawk unless it's Alexander." Paul was excited to grab Algae Crumpler with the 6th round pick. He was hollering about how, "He'll be the highest scoring TE this year." (He never wins Fantasy) I think I stole Steve Smith in the this round. He's awesome and fast. He's a big time play maker. His injury from last year will have no effect on his ability to get it done this year. But… should I have picked Rudi? John went for a "healthy" Fred Taylor. To put it nicely, he's more optimistic than I am. Bill had a nice pick with his 7th rounder, getting Plexico Burress who he thinks "will be a touchdown machine with Mini-Manning running the show." AJ found gold with Rudi Johnson in round 6. He'll have a better year this year than he did last year. Last year he was good. This pick makes me wonder what John was thinking picking Taylor. Bryan got a solid player in Drew Brees with the last pick of the round. Brees is confident, accurate, and his weapons are ready to get them back to the playoffs. He'll out perform a few quarterbacks picked ahead of him, I'm sure of it. Mark my words, Drew Brees throws more touchdown passes than Favre, Collins, and Hasselbeck

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Round 7 Picks

61. BCB- Deshaun Foster
62. TAJT- Jason Whitten
63. SC- Isacc Bruce
64. VV- Marc Bulger
65. SLL- Michael Bennett
66. SOCC- Ashley Lelie
67. PAC- Jerry Porter
68. BPGS- Jake Delhomme
69. UHH- Buffalo D
70. Kroc- Duce Staley

Round 7 Analysis:

The Bombers drafted Foster with the 1st pick of round 7. Bryan claimed he'd start Foster if he was healthy and the number one back in Carolina. I still bet he starts Tomlinson and Kevin Jones just about every week. AJ grabbed Jason Whitten, who has slipped in many a mock draft, but was picked at a good spot with the 62nd pick here. Bill grabbed one of the most consistent fantasy receivers of all time, Isaac Bruce. Bruce is good for about 9-10 points every week, even now that he's past his wonder years. John picked an overrated Marc Bulger, who has never thrown more than 22 touchdown passes in a single year. Pretty low for the quarterback of the greatest show on turf. I was happy to find Michael Bennett in this round. Bennett can score from anywhere on the field. And for the first time in awhile, he's 100% healthy, and the unquestioned number one back in Minnesota. Now that Randy's gone, look for Mike Tice to find safety in rushing. The Perv took talented but stagnant Ashley Lelie. Paul's hoping, "this is the year Lelie does what everyone has said he's going to do." Paul likes to quote his magazine. Brian Stiles took Jerry Porter with the 67th pick. Do you think Porter will have some 1 on 1 opps with Randy on his squad? I'm predicting Porter gets a new career high for touchdowns in '05. Next, Big P took Delhomme a little too early for my taste. The Hollywood Hookers took a very good defense in Buffalo. They will improve with a better offense. Tyson picked up Duce Staley, who I'm sure will score more touchdowns this year than last, though it'd be almost impossible not to.

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Round 8 Picks

71. Kroc - Deion Branch
72. UHH - Dallas Clark
73. BPGS - Sebastian Janikowski
74. PAC - Chris Chambers
75. SOCC - New England D
76. SLL - Carson Palmer
77. VV - Randy McMichael
78. SC - Steelers D
79. TAJT - Lee Evans
80. BCB - Mushin Muhammad

Round 8 Analysis:

It was a great move by Tyson at the top of round 8 picking the number one receiver on New Englands roster. Branch's numbers should improve exponentially with the departure of David Patten. Eric drafted the only receiving threat at tight end the Colts have, Dallas Clark. This was one of Eric's best picks in the draft. Clark should catch tons of passes, and get all the touchdown opportunities Marcus Pollard use to get. Puff took Janikowski to sure up his Goon Squad. It was voted on by the other owners, and 7 of us picked SeaBass as the captain of Big P's team. Brian Stiles took some bold steps toward Miami, taking the first Miami player off the board, Chris Chambers. I'm sure Chambers will benefit from the intense quarterback competition between two all-pros, Gus Frerotte and AJ Feely. Right. The Perv went defense with his 8th round draft pick, taking the ever-steady New England Patriots. I grabbed Carson Palmer 76th overall to a couple of chuckles and a few outright laughs. I scoff at these morons. In fact, I put $10 for anyone who wanted action, especially Big Puff, that Palmer would have more fantasy points than both Brett Favre and Jake Delhomme. In fact, I predict right now that Palmer will be a top 5 fantasy quarterback this coming year. Puff took the bet. So did the donkey comedian. John must have gotten jealous of Stiles plan to hog all the Dolphins, because he took Randy McMichael with the 77th overall pick. Bill took a good Steelers D with his 8th rounder. AJ picked a great second year receiver, Lee Evans. People are saying lots of things about Evans… "he's great", "he's overrated with Losman at Q", "he's not going to get as many chances." Let me tell you how it is. Losman is a step up from Drew Bledsoe. He can't possibly make as many mistakes as Drew did last year. Even if he does, he still has a pair of wheels to get him out of trouble from time to time. That'll be a boost after having old cement boots running the show the past two seasons. Bryan got another steal when he grabbed Mushin Muhammad off the board at the end of round 8. If he plays even close to the level he played at last year, he'll be real hard to keep out of the starting lineup.

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Round 9 Picks

81. BCB - Derrick Mason
82. TAJT - Cedric Benson
83. SC - Mike Vanderjagt
84. VV - Larry Fitzgerald
85. SLL - Eagles Defense
86. SOCC - Adam Vinatieri
87. PAC - Carolina D
88. BPGS - Jake Plummer
89. UHH - Chad Pennington
90. Kroc - Trent Green

Round 9 Analysis:

Bryan made it two great receiver picks in a row with the addition of Derrick Mason 81st overall. Mason produced last year with a terrible Titans team, without his longtime quarterback in the mix. Mason has always been underrated, but this year he'll show he belongs in the group of great receivers when he helps the Ravens to the next level. AJ took Benson, who will get ample opportunity to score every chance the Bears get near the end zone. There are no guarantees that number is more than once a game. Vanderjagt and his big dumb mouth got picked up by Bill with the 3rd pick in round 8. He's a solid kicker, but last year he didn't get many field goal attempts because of the potency of the Colts offense. This year might show much of the same. Larry Fitzgerald had an average year in his first season. Well, UJ thinks "He's going to have a big touchdown parade with Warner tossing him the pig!" Larry can score touchdowns, there's no question about that. I took what I think to be one of the top 3 defenses in the league, the Eagles. Philly had 2 first year starters at corner, and they produced a good deal of interceptions. This year should be even better. Vinatieri is a great kicker. "As solid as they come," says Perv Paul, who waited 4 rounds since Akers to grab the second kicker off the board. Stiles took another quality defense (Panthers) that should be even better this year with the addition of hard nosed cover-man Ken Lucas. The Goon Squad owner took his 3rd quarterback, Jake Plummer. I told him it's too bad he picked quarterbacks in rounds 3 and 7 when the guy he'll end up starting was had in round 9. I wasn't the only one who thought that. Eric Hayden took Chad Pennington, hoping that, "Coles should help Chad get back to his old self." Tyson stole another perennial fantasy workhorse, Trent Green, with the last pick in round 9. This is the farthest Green has fallen in the last few years.

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Round 10 Picks

91. SLL(by Kroc) - Eric Moulds
92. UHH - Rod Smith
93. BPGS - Redskins D
94. PAC - Ronnie Brown
95. SOCC - Aaron Brooks
96. SLL - Larry Johnson
97. VV - David Carr
98. SC - Antoine Smith
99. TAJT - Drew Bennett
100. BCB - Matt Stover

Round 10 Analysis:

Round 10 was the round I got my other pick in the trade with Tyson. With the first of my two 10th round picks I took Eric Moulds. Moulds is a producer. Many people think his level of play will decline this year with Lee Evans catching more balls, but I disagree. I think Moulds is still the bigger target and better rout runner. And if I know quarterbacks, there is nothing better than a big target with great hands who is always where he's supposed to be. At pick 92, the Hookers took another grandfather of football, Rod Smith. Smith also continues to get the job done year in and year out. The Goons made another goonish move, taking the Redskins D who lost their most consistent linebacker and best corner. They're a good D, but this early? Stiles took his second Dolphin, Ronnie Brown. Brown might turn out to be a great pick. He's the starter in Miami, a team that can't throw, so he should get ample opportunity to break some big runs. If I was Nick Saban, I might just give him the ball 35-40 times a game. Think about his options, Frerotte or Feely throwing the ball? Paul took the inconsistent, but productive Aaron Brooks. Brooks has too many games where his fantasy points linger in single digits, but manages to consistently be a top tier fantasy quarterback by years end. I took Priest II with the 96th overall pick, my second of round 10. The way I'm thinking, if Priest gets hurt, Larry Johnson is the new starter, and he'll be as good a back as the league has to offer. Uncle John took David Carr, who is, once again, "set for a break out year." Bill took Antoine Smith, prompting more than a couple people to ask, "Who the hell does he play for?" sending Bill into a scuffle, only to finally answer, "I think he's in New Orleans." I think he's right, but I think he's confused about the playing time that he'll be getting in Saintland. AJ took Drew Bennett, who had the best 8 games of his life the second half of last season. With the century pick, Bryan took a very accurate kicker who he thinks, "should have a shit load of chances this year with all the new weapons the Ravens have on their roster." They still have Boller running the show. He manages to take chances away from kickers.

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Round 11 Picks

101. BCB - Steve McNair
102. TAJT - Byron Leftwich
103. SC - Jeremy Stevens
104. VV - Falcons D
105. SLL - Kurt Warner
106. SOCC - Kevan Barlow
107. PAC - Joey Harrington
108. BPGS - Mike Williams
109. UHH - Thomas Jones
110. Kroc - Donald Driver

Round 11 Analysis:

Bryan took the former MVP of the league Steve McNair with the first pick in the 11th round. McNair is going to find it tough without his old go-to-guy, Derrick Mason. He's still Air McNair though, so he was a good flier in round 11. AJ took Byron Leftwich, whose always had the skill set, but hasn't quite used them to the advantage of fantasy owners yet. He should have a good year in a more vertical passing game. Bill, Seahawk fan extraordinaire, took the highly talented and troublesome Jeremy Stevens. With Mili resigning, I'm afraid the Hawks will continue their TE by committee approach that makes both Mili and Stevens hard to own. John took the Falcon D, which was average a year ago, but should be improved after a decent off-season. In hopes that Kurt Warner plays like he did in his first few years, I decided to take him 105th. Warner has all the players he needs to succeed, but this isn't the first time for that. Barlow took the biggest tumble from a year ago. Paul decided to take Barlow with his 11th pick, hoping that he plays like the magazines said he would. Paul's an accountant. Stiles took Joey Harrington, immediately assuring that, "He'll be the starter all year. Think Drew Brees." When I think Drew Brees and Joey Harrington, I see a lot of the same troubles from year to year. Joey has a good coach, and the Lions haven't stopped drafting 1st round touchdown makers since Joey came aboard. Speak of the devil, Mike Williams, the latest touchdown maker drafted by Detroit, made his way off the board this round. Puff swooped him with the 108th pick. Thomas Jones, who had a great first year in Chicago, finally got drafted at the 109 spot. Jones has gotten the rawest deal of any pro running back this year. He was the only offensive producer for a sorry Bears team, and he still had a handful of great games. But, the Bears drafted Benson, and that's why Jones just made his way off the board. Donald Driver had a hell-of-a year in '04-'05. He had 84 catches for 1200 yards and 9 touchdowns. Tyson said he "expects Driver to exceed those numbers this year, because Brett will look for other receivers more often, even if Javon Walker doesn't hold out. Favre's a grudge kind of guy." I think he has a pretty good point. I also think 1200 yards and 9 TDs makes a good starting receiver.

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Round 12 Picks

111. Kroc - Antwaan Randel El
112. UHH - T.J. Houshmandzadeh
113. BPGS - Jerome Bettis
114. PAC - Troy Williamson
115. SOCC - Santana Moss
116. SLL - L.J. Smith
117. VV - Eric Johnson
118. SC - Joe Jurevicius
119. TAJT - Colts D
120. BCB - Jaguars D

Round 12 Analysis:

Tyson's favorite player is Antwaan Randel-El. He's picked him each of the past two seasons, and this year he's the number 2 receiver in Pittsburgh. "This year he's actually a smart pick," Tyson said with grin. I agree. Eric grabbed T.J. Houshmandzadeh with the 112th pick, "hoping he builds on last years solid season. Puff went for touchdown machine, Jerome Bettis. Another perfect addition to the goon squad, a team I've begun to realize probably won't do so well. Staley will once again get the bulk of the carries in Pittsburgh. The Comedian took rookie speedster Troy Williamson hoping, "He'll get some good looks from the baby-handed Culpepper because Randy's gone." The little Perv took the speedy but inconsistent Santana Moss 115th. I am very happy with the addition of L.J. Smith to my team with my 12th round pick. If Terrell doesn't show, L.J. will be a top 3 fantasy TE. If TO does show, L.J. will still get his fair share of opportunities. Uncle John scoffed at my decision to pass up an 80 catch tight end like Eric Johnson to take Smith. He took Johnson 117th. I'll admit, if Johnson gets the chances he did last year, he'll be a damn good TE. But I have a feeling that entire passing game will struggle too much this year to own any fantasy Niners, save possibly Kevan Barlow. Bill solidified his Seahawk attack taking the never-aging Joe Jurevicius. Joe could grab the 2 spot next to Jackson in Seattle, but I think it will be more of a "by committee" thing. Seattle has a handful of very fast and talented young receivers that are dying to get some run. Each of which have as much upside in their pinkies as Joe has in his entire body. AJ picked the Colts D. Maybe he knows something I don't… nope, that was just a bit of a gong show move. Give him a little credit though, after the draft he abandoned that pick altogether, saying, "Can I just scratch them off my list and pick someone else? That's the worst pick ever." Touché my good man. Bryan trumped AJ, taking a very good Jaguar D with the last pick in round 12.

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Round 13 Picks

121. BCB - Ben Troupe
122. TAJT - Jeff Wilkins
123. SC - John Kasay
124. VV - Jason Elam
125. SLL - Eddie Kennison
126. SOCC - Ricky Williams
127. PAC - Josh Brown
128. BPGS - Jeb Putzier
129. UHH - Marshal Faulk
130. Kroc - Amani Toomer

Round 13 Analysis:

Bryan took Ben Troupe with the 121st pick of the draft. He said, "Troupe's just a backup in case something terrible happens to Gates. Towards the end of the year, Troupe could be comfortable and getting some good looks from Volek." Doesn't look like he's so sure about his McNair pick. AJ took the consistent boot of Jeff Wilkins with his 13th rounder. Wilkins is accurate, kicks in a dome, and plays for a high-scoring offense. Sea Chicken took underrated John Kasay who had the 6th best kicking accuracy last year. Uncle John took "The Mile High Assassin" with the 124th pick. Mile High Assassin? He's old, what else is there? I picked Eddie Kennison, thinking that he'd get a lot of balls with Morton out of the picture. For years fantasy owners have been waiting for Easy Eddie to pull it together, I think I might have gotten a steal with this pick. Paul, in his distorted dreamy state, (Where he is a mop-toting janitor, waiting griningly for the web cam to capture the seen, so he can skip in and physically clean up the mess) took Ricky Williams. Honestly, my guess is that Ricky never touches the field. If he does, I can't imagine he'll be good enough to warrant a fantasy spot. That said, a flier on a former all-pro back with the 13 pick of the draft isn't the worst idea. With his last pick, (because of the trade) Brian Stiles selected Josh Brown who was the 6th best kicker last year, hitting over 90% of his field goals. Good pick. Puff took Jeb Putzier, which I find to be highly questionable considering Jermaine Wiggins is still on the board. Wiggins will definitely out produce Putz. Eric took Marshal Faulk. "There's no question he can still produce." He's right, and Faulk's not a bad guy to have around just in case. Tyson made another great pick, selecting Amani Toomer 130th. Even with the addition of Burress, Toomer will still get plenty of chances, maybe even more than Plex.

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Round 14 Picks

131. Kroc - Bubba Franks
132. UHH - Buccaneers D
133. BPGS - Keyshawn Johnson
134. TAJT(by PAC) - Peerless Price
135. SOCC- Lee Suggs
136. SLL - Jeff Reed
137. VV - Charles Rodgers
138. SC - Bears D
139. TAJT - Donte' Stallworth
140. BCB - Brandon Stokley

Round 14 Analysis:

Tyson took Bubba Franks with his last selection. Bubba had 9 touchdowns last year, not bad for a TE. With Brett, he'll always be a touchdown threat. Eric Hayden went with the Bucc D, which makes it 4 years in a row they've been drafted. The Goon, I mean Big Puff, took "The Mouth," Keyshawn Johnson with the 133rd pick. I can't imagine he'll be fantasy worthy. Look at Bledsoe's career numbers, they're stunningly good. Too bad he's fallen off the cliff of his career. We'll see if a QB with the athleticism of a fat 7th grader can buy enough time to get the ultimate possession receiver the ball. AJ had two picks in round 14. He took Peerless Price with the 1st one. Will this be the year Peerless finally hits his stride with Mike Vick? Or will this be his last year on the team? Paul "The Perv" took Lee Suggs. "If Suggs gets to carry the load, he'll surprise all of you." If Suggs carries the load I'll be surprised. I think he's the best back in Cleveland, but why would the Browns trade for Droughns if Suggs was going to be the unquestioned starter? I got the kicker I coveted, Jeff Reed. I think Reed will get plenty of chances with Roethlisburger finding his way in his second season. Uncle John took Charlie Rogers for the third straight year claiming, "If he gets hurt again this year, I'll blame myself for the injury jinx." Bill took the Bears defense, hoping Lovie Smith makes his mark. AJ found Stallworth and all his potential resting at the bottom of the draft and couldn't hold back. Bryan took Brandon Stokley with the last pick of our draft. "Stokley will get more chances this year than he did last year. Pollard is gone, which means the double tight end set will be all but forgotten, making room for Brandon to play more snaps." Bryan's got a point. Why didn't I pick him?

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