My First Fantasy Draft of the Season

As a follow up to an earlier article about my fantasy dilemma, I will tell you how that draft went. As noted, I had the fourth overall pick. The draft was good. It was a six team draft with my lovely brothers and sister. They are very knowledgeable, partly because they used Gridiron Gurus rankings. Anyway, to my draft.

As I predicted, the first three to go were Tomlinson, Jackson, and Johnson, leaving me with endless possibilities. After debating, I felt that if I drafted Willie Parker, I would get great value, but also set myself up to get either Brian Westbrook or Rudi Johnson in the second round. I figured that Addai, Alexander, and Gore would go, and after the wrap around, I would get either Westbrook or Rudi Johnson. With my family being entirely Bengals fans, Rudi was taken second round, leaving me with a second round choice, number nine overall, Brian Westbrook. In the third round, I went with hometown favorite Chad Johnson, as the first wide receiver taken in the draft, at number 16 overall. After the 2 hours plus of drafting, covering 21 rounds, here is my first depth chart of the season:

Position Player (Round)

Quarterback: Tom Brady (4)
Running Back: Willie Parker (1)
Running Back: Brian Westbrook (2)
Running Back: Travis Henry (5)
WR/RB: Deuce McAllister (6)
Wide Receiver: Chad Johnson (3)
Wide Receiver: Marques Colston (7)
Wide Receiver: Anquan Boldin (8)
Tight End: Vernon Davis (12)
Defense/ST: Denver Broncos (13)
Kicker: Olindo Mare (21)

Bench: Adrian Peterson (Min, 9)
Bench: Marshawn Lynch (10)
Bench: Jerious Norwood (11)
Bench: Braylon Edwards (14)
Bench: Deion Branch (15)
Bench: Jon Kitna (16)
Bench: Minnesota Vikings D/ST (17)
Bench: Vernand Morency (18)
Bench: Jason Witten (19)
Bench: Wes Welker (20)

So, what's the feedback? Good team? Bad team? Who should stay who should go? Remember, this was a six team league, so some great players remain undrafted, I could have missed someone. This is family bragging rights on the line, this is win at all costs. Some things to notice about this draft are that I drafted a kicker last, knowing that I would still get a top kicker. I also took a guy like Wes Welker, even though there were better receivers available, all preseason and training camp this guy has been a big target for Tom Brady. Also note that my backup quarterback Jon Kitna was drafted, due to the fact he is playing a weak Arizona team on Brady's bye. Finally, the Vikings defense may only see one week of action, but that week, the Vikings play the Bears, see how that works? Anyway, all suggestions and comments are welcome.

Brandon