Fantasy News
One of the players I was hoping would slip to 4.05 made it through.
Brandon Marshall was picked two spots earlier, but Wes Welker made it to me. I consider those two guys to be the last of the nine coveted receivers in this draft.
Reminder about the scoring system: 1 point per reception. That's huge. And that's why, with my last three picks, I've gone with three of the receivers who might catch 100 passes. If you make the reasonable assumption that Welker finishes this season with 100 catches, 1,000 yards and 6 TDs, that's 236 points in this format - more than 15 of the 23 running backs who've been selected.
With teams required to start three wide receivers plus a flex player, teams really need four or five good wide receivers in this league, but there aren't that many good wide receivers to go around.
Plus, this is a no waiver moves league. That tilts things in favor of wide receivers (versus running backs). Wide receivers tend to stay healthy for 16 games, while the attrition rate is high for running backs. This team I’m putting together may look unconventional to some, but it will be just fine.
Fanex Football Experts Draft
1.01 RB SD LaDainian Tomlinson (Nazarek)
1.02 RB MIN Adrian Peterson (Cannon)
1.03 RB IND Joseph Addai (Hickerson)
1.04 RB PHI Brian Westbrook (Georgopoulus)
1.05 RB STL Steven Jackson (Allan, trade)
1.06 RB SF Frank Gore (O'Leary)
1.07 RB BUF Marshawn Lynch (Dolfi)
1.08 RB BAL Willis McGahee (Butler, trade)
1.09 RB KC Larry Johnson (Cahill)
1.10 RB WAS Clinton Portis (Kellogg)
1.11 RB DAL Marion Barber (Pitzer)
1.12 RB GB Ryan Grant (Holm)
2.01 WR NE Randy Moss (Holm)
2.02 RB NO Reggie Bush (Pitzer)
2.03 RB MIA Ronnie Brown (Kellogg)
2.04 QB NE Tom Brady (Cahill)
2.05 RB TEN LenDale White (Butler, trade)
2.06 RB JAC Maurice Jones-Drew (Dolfi)
2.07 RB CLE Jamal Lewis (O'Leary)
2.08 QB IND Peyton Manning (Cannon, trade)
2.09 WR IND Reggie Wayne (Georgopoulus)
2.10 RB NE Laurence Maroney (Hickerson)
2.11 WR DAL Terrell Owens (Cannon, trade)
2.12 RB ARI Edgerrin James (Nazarek)
3.01 RB ATL Michael Turner (Nazarek)
3.02 WR HOU Andre Johnson (Allan, trade)
3.03 WR CLE Braylon Edwards (Hickerson)
3.04 WR NO Marques Colston (Georgopoulus)
3.05 TE SD Antonio Gates (Butler)
3.06 WR ARI Larry Fitzgerald (O'Leary)
3.07 WR CIN T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Dolfi)
3.08 WR CAR Steve Smith (Allan, trade)
3.09 WR ARI Anquan Boldin (Cahill)
3.10 QB DAL Tony Romo (Kellogg)
3.11 WR CIN Chad Johnson (Pitzer)
3.12 RB PIT Willie Parker (Holm)
4.01 RB OAK Darren McFadden (Holm)
4.02 WR STL Torry Holt (Pitzer)
4.03 WR DEN Brandon Marshall (Kellogg)
4.04 RB TB Earnest Graham (Cahill)
4.05 WR NE Wes Welker (Allan)
The scoring system for this league is 6 points for TDs, 4 for TD passes, 1 point per reception, 1 point for every 20 passing yards and 1 point for every 10 run/rec yards. Teams start 3 WR, 2 RB, QB, TE, PK, DEF and one flex (WR-RB-TE) player. 18-man rosters. No waiver moves. No lineups (it's a best-ball format). High score after 17 NFL weeks wins.
To read the writeups on the picks in the 2008 draft (where each expert explains his picks) click here.
The most up-to-date info on the Fanex League can be accessed at www.myfantasyleague.com.
-Ian Allan
- Comments [0]
Readers' Comments
Add a Comment
Already a registered user? Please sign in to add comments.
To add comments, you must become a registered user of our site. To register, please click here.
