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We've cruised on into the 13th round of our TD-only draft; that's the league that features a dozen lucky Fantasy Index subscribers, competing for a championship based entirely on scoring plays: touchdowns, two-point conversions, field goals, extra points. And we're at the point where owners start to go after defenses.
I'm frequently surprised that defenses don't go sooner than they do in most drafts. I realize there's plenty of uncertainty, but is there really that much more uncertainty than at any other position? There's certainly less chance of serious injuries. And when it comes to touchdowns in particular, a couple of teams -- the Bears and Vikings -- have been pretty reliable in recent years. Those are teams I'd be happy to draft in the 9th round or so of a TD-only format. Both, at least, were gone by the end of the 10th.
The draft also highlights the risk of drafting before the exhibition schedule is complete. Randy Moss went No. 2 overall and Tom Brady went at No. 4; those teams hope Tom Brady is a-OK. A recent pick, Jerious Norwood, was knocked out of last night's game with a knee injury. We're still waiting for word on his status, but that could turn out to be a wasted pick.
The entire draft can be seen at this link; picks made thus far are presented below.
1.01 Michael Turner (Mark Fisher)
1.02 Randy Moss (Mark Schnzing)
1.03 DeAngelo Williams (Mike Peterson)
1.04 Tom Brady (Dale Grose)
1.05 Brandon Jacobs (Adam Locke)
1.06 Adrian Peterson (Bryan Warncke)
1.07 Maurice Jones-Drew (Chris Adsit)
1.08 Larry Fitzgerald (Tony Nienaber)
1.09 Marion Barber (Jason Gingerich )
1.10 Matt Forte (Adam London)
1.11 LenDale White (Stewart Kuehne)
1.12 Drew Brees (Jim O'Brien)
2.01 Brian Westbrook (Jim O'Brien)
2.02 Peyton Manning (Stewart Kuehne)
2.03 Aaron Rodgers (Adam London)
2.04 Dallas Clark (Jason Gingerich)
2.05 Steven Jackson (Tony Nienaber)
2.06 Steve Slaton (Chris Adsit)
2.07 LaDainian Tomlinson (Bryan Warncke)
2.08 Calvin Johnson (Adam Locke)
2.09 Pierre Thomas (Dale Grose)
2.10 Reggie Wayne (Mike Peterson)
2.11 Greg Jennings (Mark Schnzing)
2.12 Anquan Boldin (Mark Fisher)
3.01 Ryan Grant (Mark Fisher)
3.02 Frank Gore (Mark Schnzing)
3.03 Andre Johnson (Mike Peterson)
3.04 Antonio Gates (Dale Grose)
3.05 Marques Colston (Adam Locke)
3.06 Kurt Warner (Bryan Warncke)
3.07 Roddy White (Chris Adsit)
3.08 Steve Smith (Tony Nienaber)
3.09 Philip Rivers (Jason Gingerich)
3.10 Terrell Owens (Adam London)
3.11 Vincent Jackson (Stewart Kuehne)
3.12 Cedric Benson (Jim O'Brien)
4.01 Anthony Gonzalez (Jim O'Brien)
4.02 Clinton Portis (Stewart Kuehne)
4.03 Dwayne Bowe (Adam London)
4.04 Chris Johnson (Jason Gingerich)
4.05 Chad Ochocinco (Tony Nienaber)
4.06 Donovan McNabb (Chris Adsit)
4.07 Tony Gonzalez (Bryan Warncke)
4.08 Tim Hightower (Adam Locke)
4.09 Wes Welker (Dale Grose)
4.10 Kevin Smith (Mike Peterson)
4.11 T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Mark Schnzing)
4.12 Tony Romo (Mark Fisher)
5.01 Roy Williams (Mark Fisher)
5.02 Joseph Addai (Mark Schnzing)
5.03 DeSean Jackson (Mike Peterson)
5.04 Santonio Holmes (Dale Grose)
5.05 Ben Roethlisberger (Adam Locke)
5.06 Lee Evans (Bryan Warncke)
5.07 Donald Driver (Chris Adsit)
5.08 Darren McFadden (Tony Nienaber)
5.09 Devin Hester (Jason Gingerich)
5.10 Ronnie Brown (Adam London)
5.11 Hines Ward (Stewart Kuehne)
5.12 Darren Sproles (Jim O'Brien)
6.01 Derrick Ward (Jim O'Brien)
6.02 Jason Witten (Stewart Kuehne)
6.03 Brandon Marshall (Adam London)
6.04 Bernard Berrian (Jason Gingerich)
6.05 Marshawn Lynch (Tony Nienaber)
6.06 Braylon Edwards (Chris Adsit)
6.07 Stephen Gostkowski (Bryan Warncke)
6.08 Larry Johnson (Adam Locke)
6.09 Willis McGahee (Dale Grose)
6.10 Matt Ryan (Mike Peterson)
6.11 Reggie Bush (Mark Schnzing)
6.12 Jonathan Stewart (Mark Fisher)
7.01 Eddie Royal (Mark Fisher)
7.02 Carson Palmer (Mark Schnzing)
7.03 Thomas Jones (Mike Peterson)
7.04 Kevin Walter (Dale Grose)
7.05 Lance Moore (Adam Locke)
7.06 Chris Henry (Bryan Warncke)
7.07 Steve Breaston (Chris Adsit)
7.08 Visanthe Shiancoe (Tony Nienaber)
7.09 Laveranues Coles (Jason Gingerich)
7.10 Ray Rice (Adam London)
7.11 Derrick Mason (Stewart Kuehne)
7.12 Greg Olsen (Jim O'Brien)
8.01 Donald Brown (Jim O'Brien)
8.02 Ted Ginn (Stewart Kuehne)
8.03 Matt Schaub (Adam London)
8.04 Sammy Morris (Jason Gingerich)
8.05 Knowshon Moreno (Tony Nienaber)
8.06 Willie Parker (Chris Adsit)
8.07 Percy Harvin (Bryan Warncke)
8.08 Antonio Bryant (Adam Locke)
8.09 Leon Washington (Dale Grose)
8.10 Heath Miller (Mike Peterson)
8.11 Jeremy Shockey (Mark Schinzing)
8.12 Jay Cutler (Mark Fisher)
9.01 Torry Holt (Mark Fisher)
9.02 Eli Manning (Mark Schinzing)
9.03 Matt Hasselbeck (Mike Peterson)
9.04 Julius Jones (Dale Grose)
9.05 Ahmad Bradshaw (Adam Locke)
9.06 Chester Taylor (Bryan Warncke)
9.07 Earl Bennett (Chris Adsit)
9.08 Trent Edwards (Tony Nienaber)
9.09 Fred Jackson (Jason Gingerich)
9.10 Domenik Hixon (Adam London)
9.11 Jamal Lewis (Stewart Kuehne)
9.12 David Garrard (Jim O'Brien)
10.01 Nate Kaeding (Jim O'Brien)
10.02 Ryan Longwell (Stewart Kuehne)
10.03 Felix Jones (Adam London)
10.04 Rob Bironas (Jason Gingerich)
10.05 Chicago Bears (Tony Nienaber)
10.06 Jabar Gaffney (Chris Adsit)
10.07 Brett Favre (Bryan Warncke)
10.08 Chris Wells (Adam Locke)
10.09 New York Jets (Dale Grose)
10.10 Minnesota Vikings (Mike Peterson)
10.11 Earnest Graham (Mark Schinzing)
10.12 Anthony Fasano (Mark Fisher)
11.01 Josh Morgan (Mark Fisher)
11.02 Santana Moss (Mark Schinzing)
11.03 Nate Burleson (Mike Peterson)
11.04 Mason Crosby (Dale Grose)
11.05 Philadelphia Eagles (Adam Locke)
11.06 Rashard Mendenhall (Bryan Warncke)
11.07 LeSean McCoy (Chris Adsit)
11.08 Chris Brown (Tony Nienaber)
11.09 Matt Cassel (Jason Gingerich)
11.10 Baltimore Ravens (Adam London)
11.11 Pittsburgh Steelers (Stewart Kuehne)
11.12 Sidney Rice (Jim O'Brien)
12.01 Justin Gage (Jim O'Brien)
12.02 Jerious Norwood (Stewart Kuehne)
12.03 Donnie Avery (Adam London)
12.04 Patrick Crayton (Jason Gingerich)
12.05 Jason Elam (Tony Nienaber)
12.06 Zach Miller (Chris Adsit)
12.07 Cleveland Browns (Bryan Warncke)
12.08 Muhsin Muhammad (Adam Locke)
12.09 James Jones (Dale Grose)
12.10 Correll Buckhalter (Mike Peterson)
12.11 Jermichael Finley (Mark Schinzing)
12.12 New York Giants (Mark Fisher)
13.01 Glen Coffee (Mark Fisher)
13.02 Joey Galloway (Mark Schinzing)
13.03 John Carlson (Mike Peterson)
13.04 Kevin Curtis (Dale Grose)
13.05 Jake Delhomme (Adam Locke)
13.06 Joe Flacco (Bryan Warncke)
13.07 Jason Campbell (Chris Adsit)
13.08 Shonn Greene (Tony Nienaber)
13.09 Brent Celek (Jason Gingerich)
--Andy Richardson
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