Last night the POD Fantasy Football League draft was held, and the results were quite interesting. This was actually my first fantasy draft of the year, and to say I was rusty would be an understatement. I haven't exactly researched fantasy football to the extent of years past, and sadly my first few picks showed that. Some advice for everyone out there is to not wait to research who you should pick until you are on the clock. That is a good way to cause panic and end up with a pick you will later regret, which brings me to how the first-round went.
Tom Brady surprisingly was taken first overall by SnotKnocker's, and that gave both the Underdogs and Rudys Warhawks a chance to take LaDainian Tomlinson and Adrian Peterson, respectively. After that Just go away Favre drafted Brian Westbrook and Calvin and the Chipmunks got Tony Romo. Detroit's Few Good Men was on the clock next and drafted Joseph Addai. Steven Jackson was taken off the board as West Coast Lions picked him next, and then Peyton Manning was drafted by LA Leos. Marion Barber would then be selected by Maize 'n' Blue Jays, putting me on the clock.
The clock was running out and I really couldn't make up my mind, so I went ahead and drafted 49ers running back Frank Gore. Yes, the same Frank Gore that is in an offense controlled by Mike Martz. Looking back I really do sort of regret this pick, but unfortunately it was better than my second-round pick, which you'll find out in a second. Following my pick, Motown Madmen took Randy Moss and The Gosder Cherilus Posse closed out the first-round by drafting Marshawn Lynch.
As the second-round began, my thinking was that I probably should draft a quarterback. Three of them were already off the board and it would be very risky to wait until the third-round to draft one. I don't know what caused me to go against my original thinking, but I did and drafted Terrell Owens. I seriously dislike this pick in hindsight as receivers are really a dime a dozen and I passed up the chance to draft a solid starting quarterback.
That mistake would come back to bite me in the butt as I was stuck drafting Matt Hasselbeck in the fourth-round. I decided to add running back Michael Turner in the third-round as I knew Hasselbeck would still be there when I made my next pick. I was right and realized that if I didn't get things together my team could end up being very bad.
As the draft went on I will say that my picks got better. I'm not thrilled with this team at all, but I think I can make the most of it. Before I get to the picks other teams made, here is a list of the players I selected during the rest of the draft (in order of when I took them): RB LenDale White, WR Santana Moss, QB Jake Delhomme (I wanted a decent backup for sure), D/ST Green Bay Packers, K Josh Brown, WR Donte' Stallworth, D/ST Seattle Seahawks, TE Tony Scheffler, RB Justin Fargas, WR Bobby Engram, TE Anthony Fasano, and K Josh Scobee.
Out of the players listed above, I would say that the two steals I got were Donte' Stallworth and the Seahawks defense/special teams. Stallworth should bring in a decent amount of points each week and the Seahawks have a very talented defense. I was surprised they were still available when I made the pick, and I actually think I may start them over the Packers defense in the first week of the season.
Overall, as I've said I'm not thrilled with my team, but I can live with it. I definitely should have prepared more for my first fantasy draft of the season, but this ended up getting me more than ready for tonight's POD Overflow League draft.
Now that you've seen my team, after the jump you can take a look at the other 11 teams in this league. I was originally going to rank them based on how they drafted, but ran out of time for right now. I'll save that post for next week when we're waiting for the season to start.
Underdogs (Sig Sauer)
QB Brett Favre
QB Eli Manning
RB LaDainian Tomlinson
RB Ryan Grant
RB Rudi Johnson
RB Tatum Bell
RB Jacob Hester
WR Larry Fitzgerald
WR Donald Driver
WR Anthony Gonzalez
WR D.J. Hackett
TE Tony Gonzalez
TE Alge Crumpler
K Nate Kaeding
D/ST Chargers
D/ST Panthers
Just go away Favre (ahtrap)
QB Derek Anderson
QB Aaron Rodgers
QB Jeff Garcia
RB Brian Westbrook
RB Brandon Jacobs
RB DeAngelo Williams
RB Ahman Green
RB Darren Sproles
RB Chris Perry
WR Andre Johnson
WR Laveranues Coles
WR Jerry Porter
WR Mark Clayton
TE Chris Cooley
K Stephen Gostkowski
D/ST Buccaneers
Maize 'n' Blue Jays (THE_J)
QB Carson Palmer
QB Matt Ryan
QB Kyle Orton
RB Marion Barber
RB Jonathan Stewart
RB Matt Forte
RB Felix Jones
RB Mike Hart
WR Braylon Edwards
WR Marvin Harrison
WR Kevin Curtis
WR Steve Smith (NYG)
TE Antonio Gates
TE Ben Utecht
K Shayne Graham
D/ST Steelers
Motown Madmen (Jettero2112)
QB Drew Brees
QB Jon Kitna
RB Earnest Graham
RB Ricky Williams
RB Maurice Morris
RB Rashard Mendenhall
WR Randy Moss
WR Hines Ward
WR DeSean Jackson
WR Robert Meachem
TE Jason Witten
TE Kevin Boss
K Mason Crosby
K John Kasay
D/ST Cowboys
D/ST Lions
Calvin and the Chipmunks (mgersz)
QB Tony Romo
QB Philip Rivers
RB Jamal Lewis
RB Reggie Bush
RB Thomas Jones
RB Steve Slaton
WR Calvin Johnson
WR Lee Evans
WR Nate Burleson
WR Justin Gage
WR Reggie Williams
TE Benjamin Watson
TE Marcedes Lewis
K Nick Folk
D/ST Jaguars
D/ST Redskins
Detroit's Few Good Men (ReichardZ)
QB David Garrard
QB Jason Campbell
RB Joseph Addai
RB Maurice Jones-Drew
RB Julius Jones
RB Deuce McAllister
RB Kenny Watson
WR Marques Colston
WR Anquan Boldin
WR Ted Ginn
WR Steve Smith (CAR)
WR Dwayne Bowe
TE Todd Heap
TE Vernon Davis
K Neil Rackers
D/ST Colts
Rudys Warhawks (isjim)
QB Donovan McNabb
QB JaMarcus Russell
RB Adrian Peterson
RB Laurence Maroney
RB Chris Brown
RB Dominic Rhodes
WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
WR Greg Jennings
WR Chris Chambers
WR Derrick Mason
WR Antwaan Randle El
TE Jeremy Shockey
TE L.J Smith
K Adam Vinatieri
D/ST Vikings
D/St Ravens
West Coast Lions (LVLionfan)
QB Ben Roethlisberger
QB Vince Young
QB Chad Pennington
RB Steven Jackson
RB Willie Parker
RB Selvin Young
RB Chester Taylor
RB Warrick Dunn
WR Plaxico Burress
WR Wes Welker
WR Brandon Marshall
WR Bernard Berrian
WR Reggie Brown
TE Owen Daniels
K Jeff Reed
D/ST Patriots
LA Leos (sgdbw90)
QB Peyton Manning
QB Matt Schaub
RB Larry Johnson
RB Willis McGahee
RB Edgerrin James
RB Fred Taylor
RB Ladell Betts
WR Torry Holt
WR Jerricho Cotchery
WR Roddy White
WR Sydney Rice
WR James Hardy
WR Devin Hester
TE Kellen Winslow
K Jason Hanson
D/ST Bills
The Gosder Cherilus Posse (The Prodigy)
QB Marc Bulger
QB Jay Cutler
RB Clinton Portis
RB Marshawn Lynch
RB Ronnie Brown
RB Chris Johnson
RB Jerious Norwood
WR Chad Johnson
WR Santonio Holmes
WR Joey Galloway
WR Vincent Jackson
TE Dallas Clark
TE Greg Olsen
K Ryan Longwell
D/ST Giants
D/ST Falcons
SnotKnocker's (Ace Banger,The Guru)
QB Tom Brady
QB Kurt Warner
RB Darren McFadden
RB Kevin Smith
RB Ray Rice
WR Reggie Wayne
WR Roy Williams
WR Patrick Crayton
WR Javon Walker
WR Bryant Johnson
WR Muhsin Muhammad
TE Heath Miller
TE Dustin Keller
K Rob Bironas
D/ST Bears
D/ST Eagles
(I apologize in advance if I made any spelling errors, but I rushed through this part of the post.)