About the T.O. pick he will be the fantasy breadwinner on the Cowboys, no if ands or butts, he has had a very positive offseason, and honestly I think he is the most conditioned player in the NFL. Wade Phillips and Romo are gonna get him the ball.

It will be a good season and good luck to everyone. “If you ain’t 1st, you’re last” RickyBobby

In this case, Reggie Bush and Laurence Maroney were both guys I was hoping would fall to me, and they did, so I’m very pleased. In general, when possible, I try to draft players that I can root for on Sundays–there’s nothing worse than hoping a player you loathe (Shockey, Mannings, etc) does well strictly because he’s on your fantasy squad.

In the third, I had my man Roy Williams queued all round, and was almost positive midway through that he was going to slide. Alas, JD snapped him up (expect some trade offers, good sirs), but my second choice was Anquan Boldin, a guy I’ve never had on my roster but almost always wish I did. All in all, I’m psyched about my first three picks.

You’re absolutely right about the three handcuffs you made off with (like a bandit). With Clinton Portis ailing, Willie Parker’s knee swelling and LT’s significant wear over the years all three could see playing time for a team that’s a rushing juggernaut and all three could turn into huge fantasy contributors. This is just an analysis of the first three rounds, I’ll give you props for your later picks when they come up.

Mr. Addict-

I don’t think it was a disaster for you, we just have some differing opinions on the players you took. MJD could very well prove to be a superstar this year, especially if Fred Taylor reverts to his old, injury-prone ways. The Jacksonville attack was third in the NFL in rushing yards/game last season and I believe they led the league in attempts so he’ll get his chances either way. I’m just operating on a gut feeling with Jones-Drew. With regards to Portis, when healthy he’s a top-10 back. I’m a litle worried about having him without Betts handcuffed. Perhaps you should be talking to Max.

Mr Thell-

As for my picks, I was very pleased with the way rounds 1-3 went. It was one of those dream scenarios where every time I queued up a player 4-5 picks before I made my selection, he was still there when my turn came up. After these rounds though, I started reaching as more and more of my queued players were disappearing. And of course I like my own picks, I think everybody should be happy with their teams at this point. If not, it’s time to hit the books.

Round 2: Once again, I may have reached a little here with MJD, but I decided I was not going to take a QB that early with the amount of starting RB slots, and the next RB off the board was Benson (who I am not nearly in love with as move people. Hasn’t done anything since college). So as you can see there was a decent drop off, in my opinion of RB’s.

In Round 3: Thomas Jones in my eyes was the best RB left, and the majority of the elite QB’s and WR’s were off the board so I figured I would take a shot and shore up my 3rd RB slot. This draft was pre-injury by the way.

In the next draft recap, you will see I still ended up with a strong QB (Hasselbeck) and solid WR’s (Coles and Evans) to go with a total of 6 RB’s who, in a 12 person league with 3 starting RB’s, could come at a premium down the road. Especially since they are all serious “handcuffs”(Betts, Tuner and Davenport).

Can this season start any sooner????