Fantasy Draft: Team Number One-The Kansas City Chiefs

Happy Sunday Morning, everybody...This is going to be the closest to a live blog that I will be doing. Today is the first of my fantasy drafts. I don't know how many more that I am going to do, but I'm gonna try to keep it to under four. This draft takes place with the NFL.com fantasy football league. I love NFL.com's fantasy football. More points, and I'm all about the points! My fantasy league is called the Dynasty Orginization League...yeah, I'm aware of the misspelling. There were only two rules to join this league: (1) you have to be a true fantasy fan (which I am) and (2) your team name had to be the name of your favorite football team. So, the name of my team is the Kansas City Chiefs. Because the draft order is randomized, we didn't find out our draft order until this morning. I have the 7th pick out of 12, which sucks. So, let's see if I can salvage a good team with the 7th pick.

Here we go!!!

Introducing my starting line-up:
1st round-7th pick QB Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints
Drew Brees finished last season with a Super Bowl Ring, while accumulating 34 touchdowns to 11 interceptions with a total of 4,388 yards. He also had 336.50 fantasy points

2nd round-34th pick RB Pierre Thomas New Orleans Saints
I try not to pick teammates especially back to back, but he really was one of the best players left on the RB board. Thomas finished the season with 793 yards and 6 touchdowns. *Sigh* I'm hoping these numbers improve this year. 2009 Fantasy stats: 142.40 fantasy points.

3rd round-47th pick WR Michael Crabtree San Francisco 49ers
Michael Crabtree missed the first 5 games of last season. He finished the season with 625 yards and 2 touchdowns. Yeah, I know he can do better, but will he?

4th round-74th pick RB Ahmad Bradshaw New York Giants
Ahmad Bradshaw finished last season with 778 yards and 7 touchdowns. 2009 Fantasy stats: 130.14

5th round-87th pick TE Heath Miller Pittsburgh Steelers
Of course I wanted Tony Gonzalez, but I was left with Heath Miller who finished last season with 789 yards and 6 touchdowns. 2009 Fantasy stats: 75.45, not bad for a tight end.

6th round-114th pick WR Austin Collie Indianapolis Colts
Austin Collie clocked 676 yards and 7 touchdowns, not bad for a rookie. 2009 Fantasy stats: 75.90 points. Okay for 2nd wide receiver.

7th round-127th pick DEF The San Diego Chargers
Okay, I couldn't get TG, so I'll settle for Shawne Merriman. Actually, they were the best defense left at this pick. They finished 16th among team defenses last year.

8th round-154th pick WR Bernard Berrian Minnesota Vikings
Bernard Berrian finished last season with 618 yards and 4 touchdowns. I'm really reaching here. There really wasn't much left and another team took Justin Gage.

These are my bench players:
9th round-167th pick QB Matt Cassel Kansas City Chiefs
10th round-194th pick WR Anthony Gonzalez Indianapolis Colts
11th round-207th pick RB Larry Johnshon Washington Redskins
12th round-234th pick TE Tony Moeaki Kansas City Chiefs
13th round-247th pick DEF Kansas City Chiefs
14th round-274th pick K Jeff Reed Pittsburgh Steelers
15th round-287th pick WR Greg Camarillo

Technically, Jeff Reed is my starting kicker, but honestly, I'll probably replace him during his bye week and never look back. *kicker hater*

It only took one hour and 45 minutes to wrap up this first draft, and I learned a valuable lesson. I should have looked more carefully at how many teams were in this league. There is more balance with the players when there are only 12 teams. So what do you think? Leave me a line.

So until next time remember, "Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable. " - Tom Landry

Best "Fantasy" Tight Ends...

Last month, several of the gentlemen that I follow on Twitter celebrated Sundress Month. We, the ladies, while we enjoy the comfort of a Sundress, it didn't really benefit us a whole lot. Also, many blogs devote themselves to the sexy "Wags" of the several different sports...That's good for them, but what about us? Are we chopped liver? So, training camp is still a few weeks away, and most people are occupied by the *snore* NBA free agency. So this is my gift to you girls. My top fantasy "Tight Ends." Pun definitely intended... I'm not going to rank them...I'll leave that to you... I just thought I'd share some eye candy :)

This is Devin Thomas...Devin Thomas is a Wide Receiver for the Washington Redskins. He is 6' 2" and weighs 215 pounds...He only had 25 receptions for 325 yards and 3 touchdowns last year so while he probably shouldn't be the 1 WR on your fantasy football team, he can always start for the home team :) Ladies, Mr. Devin Thomas.

Introducing Nick Barnett. Nick is an inside Linebacker for the Green Bay Packers. He is 6' 2" and weighs 236 pounds. He had 105 tackles and 4 sacks last year as part of the much improved Green Bay Defense... Nick Barnett...

Mr. Larry Fitzgerald. Larry is a Wide Receiver for the Arizona Cardinals. He is widely considered one of the best receivers in the game. He is 6' 3" and weighs 217 pounds. Last year, he had 97 receptions for 1092 and 13 touchdowns. Perfect fantasy player on the field, and not a bad looking guy off the field...Larry Fitzgerald...

Dustin Keller...Dustin Keller is a Tight End for the New York Jets. He is one of the up and coming young tight ends attempting to take the reins from Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates. Dustin is 6' 2" and weighs 248 pounds. Last season, he had 45 receptions for 522 yards and 2 touchdowns. He is one of Mark Sanchez's best weapons. Expect a lot this fantasy season from Mr. Dustin Keller...

Mr. Mark Sanchez...Mark is one of those up and coming NFL cuties. I'll overlook that he is from USC. Mark is the Quarterback for the New York Jets. He is 6' 2" and weights 225 pounds. He performed surprisingly well for a rookie taking over for that NFL Jalopy Brett Favre. Leading the Jets to the post season, he tossed 12 touchdowns (22 interceptions) and a total of 2,444 yards. He is a nice option to have a quarter back if you can't pick up your favorite QB for your fantasy team...

Mr. Pierre Thomas...Pierre Thomas is a running back for the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. He is 5' 11" and weighs 215 pounds. A significantly stouter RB than teammate Reggie Bush, Pierre had 147 carries last year 743 yards and 6 touchdowns. Look for more from Pierre this year as the Saints look to defend their title. He may not be a fantasy football #1, but he is a reliable #2. Mr. Pierre Thomas...

Mr. Antonio Gates...Antonio Gates is a tight end for the San Deigo Chargers. He is widely considered one of the best tight ends in the league, although he is recovering from a rather significant foot injury. He is 6' 4" and weighs 260 pounds. Even with a bad foot, Gates had 79 receptions for 1, 157 yards and 8 touchdowns. Let's say that Mr. Gates is still a number one tight end, and he ain't a half bad player. Mr. Antonio Gates...

Since this is my blog, I saved my personal favorites for last...

Mr. Darren Sharper... D-Sharp is a safety for the Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints with a penchant for trash talking while flashing those wonderful dimples. He is 6' 2" and weighs 210 pounds. He had 71 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and lead the league with 9 interceptions. He and the Saints defense are a solid choice for a fantasy defense. Mr. Darren Sharper...

Mr. Shawne Merriman...He's my bad boy. I know, I know about all the outside stuff, but on the field is he often a force to be reckoned with. He finally returned last season, after missing all but one game of the 2008 season with a massive knee injury. Shawne is an outside linebacker for the San Diego Chargers. He is recovering from variety of ailments from last season. He had 36 tackles and 4 sacks last year. Not exactly a monster season (that means my Chiefs quarterback was upright for most of the season), but I expect great things this year out of the 6' 4", 265 pound Merriman. He'll be a free agent next year. Mr. Shawne Merriman...

Saving the best for last ;), Mr. Tony Gonzalez. As far as I'm concerned, Tony is the greatest tight end to ever grace the field. Last year, he started for the first time in a red jersey that wasn't Kansas City's. He is starting his second year as the TE for the Atlanta Falcons. I'm going to chalk up last season's fall off to playing with a new team, new quarterback, and Roddy White. Even in a down season, the 6' 5", 243 pound, Gonzalez had 83 receptions for 867 yards and 6 touchdowns. He'll be my starting tight end until he retires... Mr. Tony Gonzalez...

Okay, ladies I know these aren't all the cuties in the NFL, but hey, 10 ain't bad. These are just my faves. Who would you add to the list? Where are my Chiefs? Kansas City, I'm going to have to ask you guys work on that. 65 days until the 2010 NFL season kicks off in New Orleans! Until then, I hope you ladies enjoyed...See ya next time!