Blogger Bowl Draft
August 29th, 2006 | by Scott |A great night of witty banter and trash talk made for a memorable inaugural Blogger Bowl Draft. I’m still a little cheesed that the husband-wife team scored the first two slots and I was jammed all the way back at #8.
I’m not very pleased with the overall tone of my team. Nothing like my church league. Here’s how my team shapes up:
Round 1: Ronnie Brown–He’s ranked as high as #5 on some lists. And he won’t be sharing the ball with that toker this year.
Round 2: Lamont Jordan–He’s a hoss but I’m not completely confident here.
Round 3: Willis McGahee–He knows that he is the best back in the league. Too bad nobody agrees with him. Still, he will pull in the yardage.
Round 4: Eli Manning–When he pulled that little stunt 3 years ago during the draft I said I would never select him. I eat crow.
Round 5: Roy Williams–Hopefully he now has a quarterback who belongs in the NFL.
Round 6: Matt Jones–Drafted too early but I wasn’t letting Borland get him in both of my leagues. With Jimmy Smith’s retirement he could be the man. This is my heart pick.
Round 7: Dominick Rhodes–Here’s hoping he can hang on to his starting job.
Round 8: Joe Horn–Good middle-rounder.
Round 9: Laurence Maroney–Corey Dillon won’t last. Here is your rookie of the year.
Round 10: Jerry Porter–Good pick here.
Round 11: Ben Roethlisberger–He probably won’t a great fantasy qb, but he makes a nice back-up.
Round 12: Mike Bell–Here’s hoping he hangs on to the starting job in Denver.
Round 13: Kevin Curtis–Should emerge as the #2 in StL.
Round 14: Phillip Rivers–Roll the dice.
Round 15: Marcus Pollard–I have to draft a TE. That’s the rules.
Round 16: Cincinnati D–I need a D too.
Round 17: Sebastien Janikowski–Rule number 1 of fantasy football: never draft a kicker before the last round.
Again, I’m not all that jazzed here. Compare this to my church league:
Shaun Alexander
Ronnie Brown
Larry Fitzgerald
Cadillac Williams
Terrell Owens
Daunte Culpepper
Mike Bell
Joey Galloway
Ben Roethlisberger
Deuce McAllister
Jerry Porter
Wali Lundy
Braylon Edwards
Phillip Rivers
Kellen Winslow Jr.
Eagles D
Lawrence Tynes
Now, that team will play for the championship.
Thoughts?
8 Responses to “Blogger Bowl Draft”
By John on Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
I wish I had been there last night but my wireless router went bad and knocked me offline.
Overall though the auto pick didn’t do me too bad but I’m not at all happy with my running backs. First off I think that there is no way Tiki Barber repeats his great play of last year. Then Reggie Bush is just an unproven rookie on a poor team that is going to have a lot of hype/pressure with their return to N.O.
But good luck to all and you can send the championship prize to me now.
By Matt on Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
Well, I completely forgot about the draft and got stuck with a gimpy Clinton Portis for my first pick…
By Phil Wilson on Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
I’ve posted my picks and reasonings at my blog
Scott, I think you’re ok, but you really took a flyer on some of the guys. Looks like Davis is about to get cut and Bell won’t keep his job in Denver.
And Jerious Norwood is your rookie of the year.
By Phil Wilson on Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
Oh yeah, you picked Dominick Rhodes, not Dominic davis…
By Amy on Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
I guess you’re thankful for computers to keep up with all those stats. Two leagues!!
By Scott on Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
John–Tiki will do you right.
Matt–Tough luck on Portis.
Phil–I’m confident that Bell will be alright. I don’t get the feeling that Shanahan is that sold on Tatum Bell.
Amy–I’m in three leagues.
By R-Liz on Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
Make no bones about it– there is NO “husband-wife team” in this league. There’s simply two people who happen to be married that manage two different teams.
And I love how you guys (gender-intended) make “heart picks.” It’s why women like me (who love books like “Moneyball”) take you to town. Two previous fantasy football experiences, and two championships to my name.
Blogger Bowl– watch out for the player in a skirt!
By Scott on Aug 29, 2006 | Reply
Ruthie, I don’t doubt the strength of my female competitors.
I doubt Bronco fans.