Carson Palmer is stolen at 5.04. Gulp. Drew Brees also goes before me, and I take Marc Bulger over Tom Brady, proving I'm truly unbiased. Or stupid. Vince Young and Donovan McNabb go next in a wild quarterback run.

I was planning to take DeAngelo Williams or Cotchery with my next pick, but Cotchery goes. Jamal Lewis starts the sixth round. Still plenty of good RB3s on the board like DeAngelo Williams, Julius Jones, Brandon Jackson and LenDale White. I have to decide whether to sew up my WR3 with Santana Moss or Calvin Johnson or take a back.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 07:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

In the most surprising pick of the draft, Rotoworld favorite LaMont Jordan goes at 4.10. Braylon Edwards with another surprise at 5.01. Receivers flying off the board in this format.

My choice: a QB1 (Carson Palmer on as I write)

a RB3: (DeAngelo Williams, Chester Taylor, Julius Jones)
or
a WR3: (Jerricho Cotchery, Calvin Johnson, Santana Moss)

What do you think?

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 07:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (8)

We're into the fourth round and Carnell Williams, Marshawn Lynch, Marion Barber, and Housh just went off the board. I'm surprised to see so many other receivers (Javon Walker, Donald Driver, Lee Evans) go in front of Marques Colston and Boldin.

I am really tempted to take Carson Palmer at 4.07 (still only Manning has gone), but would rather wait until 5.05 if I go for a quarterback. Colston and Adrian Peterson go in front of me, leaving Boldin, a nice WR2 in this format.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 07:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Damn, Brandon Jacobs goes at 3.03 to FFToday. Antonio Gates and Larry Fitzgerald (who I would have taken) go in the two picks before me. I have the choice between Thomas Jones and Anquan Boldin/Marques Colston and go with Jones. I love both the big wideouts in PPR leagues and would love to see Boldin get back to me, but Jones should catch plenty of passes as well. Happy to get my 17th RB in this format here.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 07:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Peyton Manning goes at 2.11. Surprised to see Mo-Jo go at 1.09, but he gets big edge in this format.

FootballGuys, in a savvy move, takes Roy Williams and T.O. and the 2nd/3rd turn after grabbing Tomlinson in round one.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 07:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

I had a tough decision in round two. Ronnie Brown was my highest running back available, with Brandon Jacobs next. Steve Smith was taken one pick before me or he would have been a cinch. I've been talking about taking the safe WR1 this year over the shaky RB2 and that's doubly true in a PPR league where you start 3 WRs. I'm hoping Jacobs somehow gets back to me. I take Reggie Wayne.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 07:03 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

LJ goes fourth, Addai fifth. I thought about Reggie Bush with the pick because it's a PPR league, but Parker is the pick. Now the draft really starts ...

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 06:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

I like eight running backs in points-per-reception leagues before a big decline, so the seventh spot is a fine place to be. I would love Joseph Addai to slip to me, but I suspect I'll wind up with Willie Parker. Life will get harder in round two: a tier one wideout or a second tier running back. We're currently being delayed.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 06:46 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Skinny Posts is my look for the stories beneath the box score while watching preseason game tape

Raiders vs. 49ers

* Dominic Rhodes has 13 carries for 28 yards in the preseason. LaMont Jordan (8-67-1, 1-19-0) is the bigger back, but he can make people miss. He made a lot of people miss in this game, ala 2005. He looks lighter. He showed power running over Jeff Ulbrich on the goal-line. He cut against the grain, improvising quite a bit. Rhodes just doesn't offer a varied game.

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Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 06:43 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

Okay, my draft is about to start. It's a points-per-reception league against many of the best names in the fantasy industry. Points-per-reception league, we start 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF. 18 man rosters. I've got the seventh pick. Giddy-up.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 06:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)