Draft Special and Pickup of the Week

Draft Special and Pickup of the Week.

Some folks are spontaneous, others are not. I tend to lie on the non spontaneous side. In fact I will go so far as to say I’m a planner. I like it when my schedule is full and I have things planned. It makes me feel good. For others if their days were planned out they would feel trapped. For instance my parents always seem to invite my wife and I to do things spur of the moment when we are already busy.  I usually decline, not because I don’t like spending time with them, but because my day is already planned. Having my days planned allows me to fit in the things I want to accomplish without feeling like I have wasted the whole day.

Your draft in fantasy football needs planning as well, otherwise you will not know how to react in certain situations, and just like me you may end up feeling like you wasted some picks at the end.  I think that going into a draft you should mock up a draft board ( a draft board would be your very own rankings of what players you would take and were in each round of the draft) , or at the very least have some kind of idea of who you would like to take in the first few rounds.  In doing this you are better prepared to react when things don’t go your way in the draft.

Going into the 2010 fantasy football season I have heard a lot of “experts” say that it’s not a bad idea to draft wide receivers early and build depth in running backs later in the draft. For example make 2 of your first 4 picks receivers, then take an elite QB and a running back something like that. This new theory is in large part because of all the “running back by committee” situations in the NFL.  Some examples;  say  you are drafting in the first 4 slots,  the draft selection is easy.  You should take the remainder of Chris Johnson, All day Peterson, Maurice Jones Drew or Ray Rice. I also think that if you are drafting after that and any of those guys are available then you draft one of the guys mentioned before. That being said,  I think if you are drafting  5^th or later and the “big 4” are gone I would take an Aaron Rogers, Andre Johnson, Drew Brees, or Randy Moss type guy. Then in the second round look for the slightly undervalued Shonn Green Why??????         (First round value – second round pick). Which brings us to our….

Pickup Draft of the Week. 

Shonn Green

Why am I so high on this Guy? Jet's and rushing attempts enough said. How many last year? 607 Think about this for a minute if the Jet's rush 600 times again this year, and Green gets half of them that's 300. Yeah, I'm good at math I know. In 2009 Green averaged 5 yards per carry on 108 attempts and 2 TD's. So back to this year lets, say Green gets a theoretical 300 rushing attempts and averages 4 yards per carry, that's 1,200 yards. Thomas Jones in 2009 had 14 touchdowns on 1,400 yards on the same offense. Given all this information I see Green having a minimum 1,200 yard 12 touchdown season. Easily enough to be a first round pick in a standard league, but currently going at 20th so late second early third. If you go with a QB or receiver in the first round this guy should be your number 2 pick. Remember that!