1st-randy moss
2nd-maurice jones-drew
3rd-michael turner
4th-ben roethlisberger
5th-anquan boldin
6th-earnest graham
7th-todd heap
8th-kevin curits
9th-nate buelson
10th-ray rice
11th-david garrard
12th-shayne graham
13th-seattle seahawks defense
14th-d.j. hackett
15th-tatum bell

1. Marshawn Lynch. At this spot, a lot of the top RB’s were gone. I was left with a decision between Lynch and Portis- both of whom I liked as much as some guys that went before them. I went with hit and run.

2. Larry Johnson. I know he was hurt last year. I know in the last 3 years he has as many carries as the postal service. I know he’s a huge risk that might play 4 games. I also know if he stays healthy and plays like he is capable of, I might have a steal here.

3. Willis McGahee. Might not play week one. Third RB in a row. Never thought to draft Ray Rice as insurance. In a league with a flex position (first year I’ve played with one) could be as effective as most top flight receivers when healthy. I’m happy with the pick.

4. Plaxico Burress. I think this is the pick I would have used for Gates or Witten if available, but ended up with a WR that lasted longer than he should of. If he comes close to last year I’m a happy camper.

5. Donald Driver. Still need receiving. All of my top tier TE’s are off the board. Driver has quietly and consistently put up some very solid yards, receptions, and scores the last few years- and right or wrong I think that Rodgers might help, not hurt Driver’s numbers.

6. Deuce McAllister. Not way too impressed with Reggie Bush.

7. Matt Schaub. Needed some kind of presence at QB, and always liked him more than Vick in Atlanta. I really hope that Andre Johnson stays healthy.

8. Dwayne Bowe. Not way to high on Bowe, but he seemed like a pretty good value pick here, and I still needed receiving help.

9. Anthony Gonzalez. Still not way too confident with what I’ve got at WR here and I still like a number of the available wideouts more than any of the tight ends sticking around. I owned M. Harrison last year so the asshole Colts owe me.

10. Vernon Davis. It was about time to finally pick a TE. I think Watson and Donald Lee were both still available here (and both helped me out last year) but I went with the upside- no matter how much better I think I can play quarterback than Alex Smith. VD was a Terp, just like F. Wycheck, so that’s got to be a good sign, right?

11. Eli Manning. Needed a quarterback. I don’t like Eli Manning. He was still there when he probably shouldn’t have been. Let’s leave it at that. I’m sorry.

12. Ahman Green. Still not ready to go K or D here, and I think he was the only RB available that is slated to start. Nothing ground shattering here, just a good, old fashioned value pick that probably won’t pan out at all.

13. Owen Daniels. Needed another TE here and picked up Daniels before I realized he would make my third, THIRD, Texan on the squad. Hope Schaub plays well.

14. Jeff Reed. He has a history of kicking the ball through the uprights. Kicker’s are a coin flip most years.

15. Oakland D and S/T. I’m gonna play the waiver on this one.

i had the #1 pick, which has never happened to me before, so i was pretty stoked. The only bummer is if you do a snake draft like we did, the #1 has 23 picks before the second round. However, the up side is you get to have one-two punches for the rest of the draft. So, bare that in mind. All my picks after one were back to back. here goes…

1st round: LT. period. I had to. 

2nd: Braylon Edwards – this is the only stud I have in my recieving core.

3rd: Brandon Marshall - I’m pretty sure he was the highest pick left. Also, I was feeling out the other teams and I suspected that I could nab Jay Cutler. I know it doesn’t make a huge difference, but I like have a QB/Rec combo on the team. 

4th: Ryan Grant – I think I heard a number of people saying, “Oh boy, I am putting a lot of faith in Aaron Rogers being able to run that offense.”  I felt the same way. He was the top rated RB left. I didnt feel to good about it, but we’ll see.

5th: Tony Gonzalez – Top rated TE left at this point. I felt pretty good about taking him in the 5th. TE were going fast and I have been through enough seasons with terrible TEs. I wanted a decent one and I got one.

6th: Jay Cutler – I know, I know. I had Hasselbeck and  Derek Anderson available and ranked higher, but you have to factor in the fact that I’m from Nashville and have always been a huge Vandy supporter because my old man graduated from VU. Also, I think….no, belive he’ll have a good  year. That’s for you pops. I hope it doesn’t bite me in the ass. Also, all i have read says take a QB in the first five, but this draft class had a deep field of QBs. I would have been fine taking Campbell in the 8th, but i digress.

7th:Giants D – (I think this is right) Defenses were going early this year for some reason. I know that all you read is that D’s are fluid and can be picked up based on match-ups throughout the season. What can I say? I like having a good D. More on this later.

8th: Phillip Rivers – I was scared that Cutler may need some help. I really needed a good back-up QB so that I could start based on match-ups. With Culter I knew I needed to have the QB equivelent of 2 Back back field. I wouldn’t trust either of these guys for a whole season. A round or two early for a back up, but like I said…

9th:Ronnie Brown – I watched him run in college at AU. I love the guy and he was a very good value pick this late in the draft. I don’t think that he’ll get a ton of starts, but who knows.

10th: Indy D – This one chapped some asses (Nick mainly), but I wanted to burn some people for waiting late to pick up a D. Defenses are like TE, they drop off dramatically after the top 5. And like I said before… I decide most of my starts on match ups. Indy is a really soild D. I actually really liked this pick. I should also mention that I really wanted the Titans for this pick, but we live in Nashville and no matter how pourly ranked the Titans D is, we know that they are FUGGIN MEAN!! With Kearse looking good and Bosh and Hainsworth, we may have the best D-line in the NFL, but they were already taken.

11th: Jerry Porter: He actually had some good games last year playing for a horrible Raiders team. I know he’s far from a #2 even, but I’m confidant that Garrard will have a decent year and hopefully get Porter the ball. What do you want? It’s the 11th round.

12: Vinatieri – Payton is going to get in the red zone a ton. I didn’t want to take a kicker this early, but like Ds, thery were dropping like flys in this draft for some reason. I wanted a decent one and I knew if I waited I would be stuck with someone crappy, so I struck a little early.

13th-15th: Deon Branch, JaMarcus Russell and Marty Booker. I don’t know what I was thinking. Oh right! I was thinking it’s 11:30pm and I need sleep. I took the highest ranking WRs and QB that was left. Actaull, on Russell I think that they could be a 8-8 team of maybe a little better, maybe. WIth McFadden, the Raiders could have a decent passing game. Like they say, when the running game is rolling it takes a lot of pressure off your QB. I wanted someone that could maybe pick up trade value later in the year. We’ll see.

Anyways, there you have it. I tried to get the order right, but like I said before, I had back to back picks. Nick can clear up any picks I messed up.

Overall I am pretty happy with my team, except for my receivers, but they could pan out. It’s a long season and I know this is crazy, but after week 8 or 10 a lot of the lower ranked guys quit caring and you can really make moves into Ws.