2009 Fantasy Football Team Draft

Last evening the Fantasy league I'm in hosted the 2009 Fantasy Football draft.
I had the 11th pick out of 12 teams. I likes my position because I got the 11th an 14th overall pick. My 1st pick was Houston running back Steve Slaton. He was by far the best fantasy back on the board. Slaton is primed for a breakout year, He gets all Houston's goal line carries and should do well as my #1 back.

With my next pick I selected Green Bay wide receiver Greg Jennings. I had planned on taking a back here but 4 wide outs went in the 1st round so I figured I better get one at this point or there might not be any remaining #1's when it got back to me. Jennings is coming off a solid year and I like the Green Bay offense. I see potential here for 9-11 TD's

The surprise of the first 2 rounds was Thunder Cats selecting Drew Brees along with Peyton Manning as his second pick. Odd that 1st 2 picks can't both start. Anyway felt it changed the dynamics a little.

My third round pick needed to be a QB. It was a toss up between Jay Cutler and Ben Roethlisberger. A player to keep an eye on with Cutler now in Chicago is Earl Bennett. Remember Cutler to Bennett was one of the most prolific combos in Vanderbuilt history. They know each other and I would think this could become an explosive combo when the bears do pass.

2 picks later in round 4 I went with KC running back Larry Johnson. With Kansas City's receiving corps less than perfect, Matt Cassell possibly on the shelf Johnson could get the ball as many as 20 times in close games. Perfect #2 back.

Round 5 opened with the 1st defense being selected. Bundy's Boys selected Pittsburgh. I felt it early for defense.

My plan was to be as deep as I could at running back therefore I was looking for another back in round 5. I chose Darren McFadden of the Oakland Raiders. I had him on my team last year and it was an up and down type year. The Oakland offense is a mess. He really is the only weapon the have. He should get many touches as long as he stays healthy.

San Diego WR Vincent Jackson was my next choice. He should be in line for a solid year after a breakout 2008 season. With Rivers at the helm here is another wide out who could go for 8-10 TD's

A lot of defenses went in the next 2 rounds. After the top 2-3 I think the defenses are pretty bunched together. I figured wait another round or 2 for a defense. I went with NO tight end Jeremy Shockey in round 7. The high power offense in NO Shockey and Bress could bhe 1-2 punch. Hopefully he'll stay healthy and get back to his old form.

Next I went with Cleveland RB Jamaal Lewis. He might be 30, but he's the solid No. 1 in Cleveland and will get almost all of the carries as long as he's healthy. No happy feet Jamaal.

I really liked the pickup of Chicago wide out Devon Hester in round 9. With his speed he could be a good target for my quarterback Jay Cutler. Having both starting could lead to some big point weeks for Repeat Offenders.

Round 10, I had to pick up a defense. It was a toss up between the Skins and the Jets. Ryan brought in some solid new bodies including some very good ex-Ravens. They should be a very disruptive defense that creates a lot of turnovers and also has Leon returning kicks.

Late in round 11 Julius Jones was still on the board. Great #3 or 4 back. Any problems with Edggerin James and Jones could be seeing a lot of action. Jones had 140 yards at home vs the Rams last year.

Early in Round 12 I decided on the Home Team. I took Jason Campbell as my #2 QB. He is a very suitable backup quarterback and maybe #1 when the skins are at home against some weaker teams.

I took Atlanta kicker Jason Elam in the 13th. Some teams like to chose kicker as the last pick, not me. Elam was 1-of-2 from 50-plus yards but was a perfect 10-for-10 from 40-to-49 yards out. With the Falcons offense expected to remain powerful in 2009 he should have plenty of opportunities.

In round 14 I made a mistake and took 36 year old Carolina WR Mushin Muhammad. He's really not going to start but I guess he looks ok on paper. I really don't have much to say about this pick except that the clock ran out and I made a bad choice.

My last 4 picks were just backups. I got Ravens TE Todd Heap in 15th round. Pretty solid backup in case Shockey gets hurt or isn't performing. Then Patrick Clayton from Dallas another good late round pickup. Finally backup defense Jacksonville and kicker Dan Carpenter from Miami.

So there you have it. The Repeat Offenders 2009 Braggin Rights Fantasy Football lineup.
Hopefully we'll be back where we were in 2007 "Champions"