"Two hundred points, bitches!" - Derrek Drenckpohl

Draft Recap

Mike Romor (Oedipus Rex Ryan): Mike lucked into the first pick for the second time in four years, and took the sure thing in Adrian Peterson. He wasn't thrilled with his second and third picks (Tony Romo and Ryan Grant), which were autodrafted for him. Jordy Nelson in the 11th could wind up being a steal. The rest of his draft doesn't stand out, which might be a good or a bad thing.

Best pick: Peterson (1.01) or Nelson (11.01)

Worst pick: Hines Ward (8.12)

Matt Harrison (Harrison Hammers): Matt wanted out of the second overall pick, due to concerns about Chris Johnson; he did make a trade, giving 1.02 and 2.11 to Rob in exchange for 1.05 and 2.08. I personally think he could have gotten a bit more, but such is life. With the fifth pick, Matt took Maurice Jones-Drew, which is solid if not thrilling. He wound up with Reggie Wayne in the mid-second. Matt's draft isn't overwhelming, but there aren't many glaring problems with it, either.

Best pick: Felix Jones (3.11) or Matthew Stafford (13.02)

Worst pick: Johnny Knox (8.11)

Pat Gawne (Not You Fat Jesus): Pat was thrilled when Andre Johnson survived Rob at 1.02. He's banking on Peyton Manning going back to his old self, having drafted the prolific QB at 2.10. His first four rounds, which include Ray Rice as a keeper, are strong, but he made some reaches in the next three.

Best pick: Beanie Wells (3.03)

Worst pick: CJ Spiller (7.03)

Kevin Pattermann (The Chocolate Donuts): Pulley was impressed with a lot of Kevin's moves early on, and I'm inclined to agree. Kev quickly grabbed Chris Johnson with the fourth pick to complement LeSean McCoy, whom he kept, at the RB position. Kevin followed Johnson with some strength at WR and TE, and was patient enough to wait on a QB and pick Eli Manning in the 8th, with Sam Bradford also in the mix as his other keeper.

Best pick: Vernon Davis (4.09)

Worst pick: Roy Helu (6.09)

Rob Gross (Location Nouns): Rob knew he wanted Aaron Rodgers, and knew he had to move up to get him, so he made the aforementioned trade with Matt. It worked out for Rob, as he also got a WR he wanted, DeSean Jackson, in the second round. For a while, it looked like Rob was going for the most amusing first names possible - DeSean, Knowshon, LeGarrette - but that didn't last.

Best pick: Wes Welker (4.08)

Worst pick: Rob Gronkowski (6.08)

Dave Fultz (Our Lil' Albondigas): Dave tasked his brother Kyle, who had never been involved with fantasy football before, to draft for him. The younger Fultz did pretty well, all things considered. He took Michael Turner, a safe pick, in the first, and was astute enough to take Ahmad Bradshaw after he slipped into the mid second round. He also waited on QBs, and got a guy he liked in Josh Freeman. Overall, a good effort for team Fultz.

Best pick: Bradshaw (2.07)

Worst pick: Devin Hester (11.06)

Mark Babel (Goulden Pink OBGYN's): Babel was not that happy with his draft, but I don't see why. OK, he took DeAngelo Williams a round or two too early (and with Ahmad Bradshaw still on the board), but he also took Cedric Benson after the Bengal slipped entirely too far. I also like the Tony Gonzalez pick, after Mark waited and let others take all the early tight ends.

Best pick: Benson (4.06) or Daniel Thomas (5.07)

Worst pick: Williams (2.06)

Adam Pulley (Pullman's MondoSquad): Pulley loves his 49ers, this much we know. He took Frank Gore in the first, Braylon Edwards in the tenth, and the San Francisco defense in the sixteenth. He also likes the Falcons combo of Matt Ryan (5.08) and Julio Jones (6.05). He's not happy with his WRs at the moment, fielding two Chargers (Vincent Jackson and Malcom Floyd), but on the whole, it looks pretty strong.

Best pick: Ryan (5.08) or LaRod Stephens-Howling (15.08)

Worst pick: Julio Jones (6.05) or Reggie Bush (7.08)

Allen Clark (Optimus Prime): You know what, Allen had a pretty damn good draft. As I predicted the night before, he took Drew Brees in the first round. He followed that up with Steven Jackson in the second and Brandon Lloyd in the third. And the funniest moment of the draft was when Allen begrudgingly whispered, "Ill take Jonathan Stewart"; Dr. Clark hates Panther RBs, after all these years. That aside, Allen's draft skills have really come around; now all he needs to work on are his spreadsheet skills.

Best pick: Brees (1.09)

Worst pick: Stewart (5.09)

Derrek Drenckpohl (D's AutoPicks): D's first two picks, Philip Rivers and Larry Fitzgerald, were great. Then things got out of hand. In an unprecedented move, Derrek took a defense (Pittsburgh) in the third round! The steel drums must have confused him (or is that kettle drums?). Drenckpohl had an OK draft outside of his ridiculous reach for a defense, but it could have been better.

Best pick: Fitzgerald (2.03)

Worst pick: Steelers defense (3.10)

Worst pick, non-insane division: Sidney Rice (6.03)

Ed Gross (St. Olaf Real Stuff): I was happy when Matt Forte was around for me in the second round, and even happier when Matt Schaub fell to me in the fifth. I have mixed feelings about Ryan Mathews in the third. I'm also not sure why I took Michael Crabtree in the eighth. I should have left the 49er for Pulley.

Best pick: Schaub (5.11)

Worst pick: Crabtree (8.02)

Nick "Rabbit" Warren (Pralines & Dick): Rabs has got to be happy with his two picks at the first-second round turn, taking Greg Jennings and Tom Brady. I might have gone with Fitzgerald over Jennings, but it's a toss-up. However, that left him having to take Mark Ingram, who's far from a sure thing, as his second RB (after Arian Foster). He probably could have afforded to wait on a tight end, as well, instead of taking Dallas Clark in the fourth; such is life when you aren't able to make the draft in person, though. AJ Green, Rabbit's seventh-round pick, has some promise, both now and in future seasons.

Best pick: Brady (2.01)

Worst pick: Dallas Clark (4.01)

Weekly Awards

Team Blangums: Kevin, who had a solid draft top to bottom. Honorable mentions to Pulley, Allen, and the Dave/Kyle Fultz combo.

Slapped Heartbeat: Derrek, who could have had much better value had he not taken the Steelers defense so early. D will still be OK, especially since his keepers were so good, but last Sunday was not his finest hour.

Start of the week: I'll give this to the best pick, which I think is Babel's drafting of Cedric Benson when he saw him just lying there in the mid-fourth.

Misplay of the week: Derrek drafting the Steelers defense is obvious, so I'll also mention what I felt was the biggest reach: Babel drafting DeAngelo Williams in the mid-second.

Closing Thoughts

The first NFL game is this coming Thursday, 9/8. Allen, set your lineup by then!

Also, expect a week one preview Gazette before then.

Eddo

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