Mock Draft #12
Ended August 18, 2003

This mock draft was based on standard performance scoring for a 12 team league that does not require tight ends and starts 2 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, PK and DEF each week. Tight ends are merely considered as receivers.

Below the listing of resulting teams is a quick synopsis of each team's draft strategy and success.

The Draft

Round 1			Round 2			Round 3			Round 4
1	RB	Tomlinson,Lad	1	RB	Davis,Stephen	1	WR	Moulds,Eric	1	QB	Gannon,Rich
2	RB	Portis,Clinton	2	RB	Green,William	2	WR	Burress,Plaxico	2	WR	Driver,Donald
3	RB	Williams,Ricky	3	RB	Green,Ahman	3	WR	Horn,Joe	3	RB	Smith,Onterrio
4	RB	Alexander,Shaun	4	RB	Henry,Travis	4	WR	Price,Peerless	4	WR	Mason,Derrick
5	RB	Faulk,Marshall	5	WR	Moss,Randy	5	RB	Mack,Stacey	5	WR	Toomer,Amani
6	RB	Holmes,Priest	6	RB	Taylor,Fred	6	QB	McNabb,Dono	6	WR	Coles,Laveranues
7	RB	McAllister,Deuce	7	RB	Garner,Charlie	7	QB	Manning,Peyton	7	WR	Booker,Marty
8	RB	James,Edgerrin	8	QB	Vick,Michael	8	RB	Martin,Curtis	8	WR	Porter,Jerry
9	WR	Harrison,Marvin	9	RB	Dillon,Corey	9	WR	Holt,Torry	9	WR	Conway,Curtis
10	WR	Owens,Terrell	10	RB	Lewis,Jamal	10	WR	Johnson,Chad	10	WR	Stallworth,Donte'
11	QB	Culpepper,Da	11	WR	Robinson,Koren	11	WR	Ward,Hines	11	RB	Stewart,James
12	RB	Barber,Tiki	12	RB	George,Eddie	12	WR	Boston,David	12	WR	Bruce,Isaac
Round 5			Round 6			Round 7			Round 8
1	WR	Smith,Jimmy	1	TE	Gonzalez,Tony	1	QB	Green,Trent	1	WR	Muhammad,M
2	RB	Dunn,Warrick	2	WR	Johnson,Key	2	QB	McNair,Steve	2	RB	Staley,Duce
3	WR	Smith,Rod	3	DT	Buccaneers	3	QB	Hasselbeck,M	3	RB	Barlow,Kevan
4	WR	Chambers,Chris	4	QB	Garcia,Jeff	4	QB	Favre,Brett	4	RB	Alstott,Mike
5	RB	Hambrick,Troy	5	QB	Warner,Kurt	5	WR	Lelie,Ashley	5	DT	Eagles
6	WR	Gardner,Rod	6	WR	Wayne,Reggie	6	WR	Reed,Josh	6	RB	Williams,Moe
7	WR	Jackson,Darrell	7	WR	Rogers,Charles	7	WR	Streets,Tai	7	DT	Panthers
8	WR	Rice,Jerry	8	WR	Johnson,Kevin	8	RB	Thomas,Anthony	8	RB	Smith,Emmitt
9	RB	Canidate,Trung	9	TE	Shockey,Jeremy	9	WR	Thrash,James	9	RB	Gordon,Lamar
10	QB	Brooks,Aaron	10	WR	Morgan,Quincy	10	RB	Hearst,Garrison	10	RB	Smith,Antowain
11	RB	Buckhalter,C	11	WR	Taylor,Travis	11	RB	Bettis,Jerome	11	WR	Galloway,Joey
12	WR	Brown,Troy	12	TE	Heap,Todd	12	RB	Zereoue,Amos	12	DT	Ravens
Round 9			Round 10			Round 11			Round 12
1	RB	Duckett,T.J.	1	QB	Pennington,Chad	1	WR	Ferguson,Robert	1	DT	Falcons
2	DT	Packers	2	DT	Cowboys	2	WR	McCardell,K	2	PK	Vanderjagt,M
3	DT	Dolphins	3	PK	Akers,David	3	WR	Warrick,Peter	3	WR	Bates,D'wayne
4	RB	Shipp,Marcel	4	RB	Jordan,Lamont	4	DT	Titans	4	DT	Redskins
5	WR	Finneran,Brian	5	QB	Johnson,Brad	5	WR	Boerigter,Marc	5	WR	Chrebet,Wayne
6	WR	Moss,Santana	6	DT	Steelers	6	PK	Feely,Jay	6	WR	Walker,Javon
7	QB	Bledsoe,Drew	7	RB	Johnson,Larry	7	RB	Faulk,Kevin	7	QB	Harrington,Joey
8	WR	Pinkston,Todd	8	QB	Maddox,Tommy	8	RB	Rhodes,Dominic	8	WR	Smith,Steve
9	QB	Collins,Kerry	9	QB	Brady,Tom	9	PK	Gramatica,M	9	WR	Bradford,Corey
10	WR	Johnson,Andre	10	QB	Plummer,Jake	10	QB	Kitna,Jon	10	WR	Brown,Tim
11	WR	Kennison,Eddie	11	QB	Ramsey,Patrick	11	TE	McMichael,Randy	11	WR	Schroeder,Bill
12	RB	Pittman,Michael	12	WR	Morton,Johnnie	12	WR	Jurevicius,Joe	12	QB	Brees,Drew
Round 13			Round 14			Round 15			Round 16
1	PK	Elam,Jason	1	DT	Raiders	1	WR	Hakim,Az-zahir	1	PK	Conway,Brett
2	DT	Patriots	2	DT	Saints	2	WR	White,Dez	2	PK	Edinger,Paul
3	DT	Giants	3	TE	Pollard,Marcus	3	RB	Wheatley,Tyrone	3	DT	Jaguars
4	WR	Hilliard,Ike	4	WR	Looker,Dane	4	DT	Bills	4	DT	Browns
5	DT	Seahawks	5	WR	Branch,Deion	5	PK	Andersen,M	5	DT	Jets
6	WR	Bennett,Drew	6	DT	Bears	6	PK	Reed,Jeff	6	PK	Epstein,Hayden
7	PK	Carney,John	7	RB	Toefield,Labr	7	WR	Patten,David	7	DT	Colts
8	PK	Wilkins,Jeff	8	DT	Broncos	8	PK	Nedney,Joe	8	PK	Hanson,Jason
9	WR	Caldwell,Reche	9	PK	Vinatieri,Adam	9	PK	Mare,Olindo	9	PK	Stover,Matt
10	PK	Janikowski,S	10	PK	Longwell,Ryan	10	TE	Franks,Bubba	10	PK	Brown,Josh
11	WR	Bryant,Antonio	11	RB	Peterson,Adrian	11	QB	Blake,Jeff	11	PK	Lindell,Rian
12	WR	Jenkins,Martay	12	PK	Dawson,Phil	12	PK	Hollis,Mike	12	RB	Davenport,Najeh

The Positions

Quarterbacks

1.11 Culpepper,Da

2.08 Vick,Michael

3.06 McNabb,Dono

3.07 Manning,Peyton

4.01 Gannon,Rich

5.1 Brooks,Aaron

6.04 Garcia,Jeff

6.05 Warner,Kurt

7.01 Green,Trent

7.02 McNair,Steve

7.03 Hasselbeck,M

7.04 Favre,Brett

9.07 Bledsoe,Drew

9.09 Collins,Kerry

10.01 Pennington,Chad

10.05 Johnson,Brad

10.08 Maddox,Tommy

10.09 Brady,Tom

10.1 Plummer,Jake

10.11 Ramsey,Patrick

11.1 Kitna,Jon

12.07 Harrington,Joey

12.12 Brees,Drew

15.11 Blake,Jeff

Kickers

10.03 Akers,David

11.06 Feely,Jay

11.09 Gramatica,M

12.02 Vanderjagt,M

13.01 Elam,Jason

13.07 Carney,John

13.08 Wilkins,Jeff

13.1 Janikowski,S

14.09 Vinatieri,Adam

14.1 Longwell,Ryan

14.12 Dawson,Phil

15.05 Andersen,M

15.06 Reed,Jeff

15.08 Nedney,Joe

15.09 Mare,Olindo

15.12 Hollis,Mike

16.01 Conway,Brett

16.02 Edinger,Paul

16.06 Epstein,Hayden

16.08 Hanson,Jason

16.09 Stover,Matt

16.1 Brown,Josh

16.11 Lindell,Rian

Defenses

6.03 Buccaneers

8.05 Eagles

8.07 Panthers

8.12 Ravens

9.02 Packers

9.03 Dolphins

10.02 Cowboys

10.06 Steelers

11.04 Titans

12.01 Falcons

12.04 Redskins

13.02 Patriots

13.03 Giants

13.05 Seahawks

14.01 Raiders

14.02 Saints

14.06 Bears

14.08 Broncos

15.04 Bills

16.03 Jaguars

16.04 Browns

16.05 Jets

16.07 Colts

Running Backs
1.01 Tomlinson,Lad	2.04 Henry,Travis	5.09 Canidate,Trung	8.1 Smith,Antowain
1.02 Portis,Clinton	2.06 Taylor,Fred	5.11 Buckhalter,C	9.01 Duckett,T.J.
1.03 Williams,Ricky	2.07 Garner,Charlie	7.08 Thomas,Anthony	9.04 Shipp,Marcel
1.04 Alexander,Shaun	2.09 Dillon,Corey	7.1 Hearst,Garrison	9.12 Pittman,Michael
1.05 Faulk,Marshall	2.1 Lewis,Jamal	7.11 Bettis,Jerome	10.04 Jordan,Lamont
1.06 Holmes,Priest	2.12 George,Eddie	7.12 Zereoue,Amos	10.07 Johnson,Larry
1.07 McAllister,Deuce	3.05 Mack,Stacey	8.02 Staley,Duce	11.07 Faulk,Kevin
1.08 James,Edgerrin	3.08 Martin,Curtis	8.03 Barlow,Kevan	11.08 Rhodes,Dominic
1.12 Barber,Tiki	4.03 Smith,Onterrio	8.04 Alstott,Mike	14.07 Toefield,Labr
2.01 Davis,Stephen	4.11 Stewart,James	8.06 Williams,Moe	14.11 Peterson,Adrian
2.02 Green,William	5.02 Dunn,Warrick	8.08 Smith,Emmitt	15.03 Wheatley,Tyrone
2.03 Green,Ahman	5.05 Hambrick,Troy	8.09 Gordon,Lamar	16.12 Davenport,Najeh

Wide Receivers
1.09 Harrison,Marvin	4.1 Stallworth,Donte'	7.06 Reed,Josh	12.06 Walker,Javon
1.10 Owens,Terrell	4.12 Bruce,Isaac	7.07 Streets,Tai	12.08 Smith,Steve
2.05 Moss,Randy	5.01 Smith,Jimmy	7.09 Thrash,James	12.09 Bradford,Corey
2.11 Robinson,Koren	5.03 Smith,Rod	8.01 Muhammad,M	12.1 Brown,Tim
3.01 Moulds,Eric	5.04 Chambers,Chris	8.11 Galloway,Joey	12.11 Schroeder,Bill
3.02 Burress,Plaxico	5.06 Gardner,Rod	9.05 Finneran,Brian	13.04 Hilliard,Ike
3.03 Horn,Joe	5.07 Jackson,Darrell	9.06 Moss,Santana	13.06 Bennett,Drew
3.04 Price,Peerless	5.08 Rice,Jerry	9.08 Pinkston,Todd	13.09 Caldwell,Reche
3.09 Holt,Torry	5.12 Brown,Troy	9.1 Johnson,Andre	13.11 Bryant,Antonio
3.1 Johnson,Chad	6.01 Gonzalez,Tony	9.11 Kennison,Eddie	13.12 Jenkins,Martay
3.11 Ward,Hines	6.02 Johnson,Key	10.12 Morton,Johnnie	14.03 Pollard,Marcus
3.12 Boston,David	6.06 Wayne,Reggie	11.01 Ferguson,Robert	14.04 Looker,Dane
4.02 Driver,Donald	6.07 Rogers,Charles	11.02 McCardell,K	14.05 Branch,Deion
4.04 Mason,Derrick	6.08 Johnson,Kevin	11.03 Warrick,Peter	15.01 Hakim,Az-zahir
4.05 Toomer,Amani	6.09 Shockey,Jeremy	11.05 Boerigter,Marc	15.02 White,Dez
4.06 Coles,Laveranues	6.1 Morgan,Quincy	11.11 McMichael,Randy	15.07 Patten,David
4.07 Booker,Marty	6.11 Taylor,Travis	11.12 Jurevicius,Joe	15.1 Franks,Bubba
4.08 Porter,Jerry	6.12 Heap,Todd	12.03 Bates,D'wayne
4.09 Conway,Curtis	7.05 Lelie,Ashley	12.05 Chrebet,Wayne

Resulting Teams (R# - the draft round the player was selected)

	R#	1 Raven	R#	2 Blitzkrieg	R#	3 potman	R#	4 Beguile
QB	7	Green,Trent	7	McNair,Steve	7	Hasselbeck,M	7	Favre,Brett
QB	12	Brees,Drew	10	Ramsey,Patrick	10	Plummer,Jake	10	Brady,Tom
RB	1	Tomlinson,Lad	1	Portis,Clinton	1	Williams,Ricky	1	Alexander,Shaun
RB	2	George,Eddie	4	Stewart,James	2	Lewis,Jamal	2	Dillon,Corey
RB	9	Duckett,T.J.	5	Dunn,Warrick	8	Smith,Antowain	8	Gordon,Lamar
RB	16	Davenport,Najeh	14	Peterson,Adrian	15	Wheatley,Tyrone	9	Shipp,Marcel
WR	3	Moulds,Eric	2	Robinson,Koren	3	Horn,Joe	3	Price,Peerless
WR	4	Bruce,Isaac	3	Burress,Plaxico	4	Stallworth,Donte'	4	Conway,Curtis
WR	5	Smith,Jimmy	6	Taylor,Travis	5	Smith,Rod	5	Chambers,Chris
WR	10	Morton,Johnnie	8	Galloway,Joey	6	Morgan,Quincy	12	Bradford,Corey
WR	11	Ferguson,Robert	11	McCardell,K	11	Warrick,Peter	13	Hilliard,Ike
WR	15	Hakim,Az-zahir	12	Schroeder,Bill	12	Brown,Tim	6	Shockey,Jeremy
PK	6	Heap,Todd	15	White,Dez	14	Longwell,Ryan	14	Vinatieri,Adam
PK	13	Elam,Jason	16	Lindell,Rian	16	Brown,Josh	16	Stover,Matt
DT	14	Dawson,Phil	9	Packers	9	Dolphins	11	Titans
DT	8	Ravens	13	Patriots	13	Giants	15	Bills
	R#	5 SBM Cur	R#	6 Maize	R#	7 juve	R#	8 flypaste
QB	2	Vick,Michael	3	McNabb,Dono	3	Manning,Peyton	6	Warner,Kurt
QB	10	Maddox,Tommy	12	Harrington,Joey	9	Bledsoe,Drew	10	Johnson,Brad
RB	1	Faulk,Marshall	1	Holmes,Priest	1	McAllister,Deuce	1	James,Edgerrin
RB	3	Mack,Stacey	2	Garner,Charlie	2	Taylor,Fred	3	Martin,Curtis
RB	5	Hambrick,Troy	10	Johnson,Larry	8	Williams,Moe	7	Thomas,Anthony
RB	8	Smith,Emmitt	14	Toefield,Labr	11	Faulk,Kevin	11	Rhodes,Dominic
WR	4	Porter,Jerry	4	Booker,Marty	4	Coles,Laveranues	2	Moss,Randy
WR	6	Johnson,Kevin	5	Gardner,Rod	5	Jackson,Darrell	4	Toomer,Amani
WR	7	Lelie,Ashley	6	Rogers,Charles	6	Wayne,Reggie	5	Rice,Jerry
WR	9	Finneran,Brian	7	Reed,Josh	7	Streets,Tai	9	Pinkston,Todd
WR	11	Boerigter,Marc	9	Moss,Santana	12	Walker,Javon	12	Chrebet,Wayne
WR	12	Smith,Steve	13	Bennett,Drew	15	Patten,David	14	Branch,Deion
PK	15	Andersen,M	11	Feely,Jay	13	Carney,John	13	Wilkins,Jeff
PK	16	Hanson,Jason	15	Reed,Jeff	16	Epstein,Hayden	15	Nedney,Joe
DT	13	Seahawks	8	Panthers	10	Steelers	8	Eagles
DT	14	Broncos	16	Colts	14	Bears	16	Jets
	R#	9 Kennyg71	R#	10 soopanuts	R#	11 GoldenGopher	R#	12 billay
QB	6	Garcia,Jeff	5	Brooks,Aaron	1	Culpepper,Da	4	Gannon,Rich
QB	9	Collins,Kerry	11	Kitna,Jon	15	Blake,Jeff	10	Pennington,Chad
RB	2	Henry,Travis	2	Green,Ahman	2	Green,William	1	Barber,Tiki
RB	5	Canidate,Trung	4	Smith,Onterrio	5	Buckhalter,C	2	Davis,Stephen
RB	8	Alstott,Mike	7	Hearst,Garrison	7	Bettis,Jerome	7	Zereoue,Amos
RB	10	Jordan,Lamont	8	Barlow,Kevan	8	Staley,Duce	9	Pittman,Michael
WR	1	Harrison,Marvin	1	Owens,Terrell	3	Ward,Hines	3	Boston,David
WR	3	Holt,Torry	3	Johnson,Chad	4	Driver,Donald	5	Brown,Troy
WR	4	Mason,Derrick	9	Johnson,Andre	6	Johnson,Key	8	Muhammad,M
WR	7	Thrash,James	12	Bates,D'wayne	9	Kennison,Eddie	11	Jurevicius,Joe
WR	13	Caldwell,Reche	14	Pollard,Marcus	13	Bryant,Antonio	13	Jenkins,Martay
WR	14	Looker,Dane	15	Franks,Bubba	11	McMichael,Randy	6	Gonzalez,Tony
PK	11	Gramatica,M	10	Akers,David	12	Vanderjagt,M	15	Hollis,Mike
PK	15	Mare,Olindo	13	Janikowski,S	16	Edinger,Paul	16	Conway,Brett
DT	12	Redskins	6	Buccaneers	10	Cowboys	12	Falcons
DT	16	Browns	16	Jaguars	14	Saints	14	Raiders

Team Analysis

Team	First 5 Picks/Grade*	Draft Slot Analysis
1	RB-RB-WR-WR-WR Plan Grade: B -	Started out with the standard LT pick then opted for Eddie George and Eric Moulds at the 2/3 turn. Passed on all QBs except for Vick (snicker) and used the 4/5 to gain more depth at WR with Isaac Bruce and Jimmy "sniffy" Smith (good thing he missed Vick) who was later suspended for 4 weeks. Took Heap with his 6th pick which was probably a mistake in a league that does not require a TE since he passed on Lelie, Morgan, Wayne and several other WRs that will likely score more points. Perfect timing on grabbing Trent Green in the 7th before a mini-run started though personally I preferred Hasselbeck there. Taking that 3rd WR before his 3rd RB meant that he passed on Dunn, Hambrick and the like and then waiting until the 9th round to get that RB3 left him with Duckett ( a nice grab at that point) and Davenport who has minimal value. This strategy produced a nice set of starters but fairly unreliable backups in every position. Biggest knock is waiting on RB3 for so long.
2	RB-WR-WR-RB-RB Plan Grade: A -	Started out great with Portis and then went for the WR-WR ploy at his 2/3 gaining solid WRs with Robinson and Burress for a very nice start. Smart move was to fall back to RBs the next two picks and with James Stewart and Warrick Dunn to use the two interchangeably for his RB2. Later took McNair as his QB (7) and immediately backup his WR with Travis Taylor (6). I would have preferred some slightly different names at a few of the starting spots but overall, this plan worked out pretty well with solid starting WR, Portis and a duo for RB2 and safe McNair for his QB. It works but I would have rather seen a few more sleeper types later on than older guys like Galloway, Schroeder and McCardell.
3	RB-RB-WR-WR-WR Plan Grade: A	Had a great start with Ricky Williams and then still reaching Jamal Lewis (2) for a very nice RB pair. Grabbed Horn (3) and then Stallworth (4) which is a little questionable considering they play for the same team but still added Rod Smith (5) and Morgan (6) for a solid set of four WR. Reached Hasselbeck (7) and Plummer (10) for a nice upside pair taken so late. Antowain Smith (8) is a little weal for a RB3 but got him pretty late anyway. Wheatley is a throw away probably. Loved taking the Dolphins (9). Ended up with a squad strong and deep in all positions other than RB, but had such a great first two he could end up with a very strong contender. This worked out very well for him.
4	RB-RB-WR-WR-WR Plan Grade: B +	Evidently liked Team 3's game plan and it worked out about as well. Took Alexander (1) as a safer pick than Faulk or Holmes but what he loses in high end potential he makes up for in a higher floor for his RB1. Reached Dillon (2) and then went after WRs netting Price (3), Conway(4) and Chambers (5). Still reached Favre (7) and Brady (10) just like Team 3. This plan worked about as well, but is downgraded from having less strong backup WRs and RBs. The Strategy did work though for the drafter who "drafted" behind Team 3 and got similar results, just not quite as attractive backups in my opinion but obviously they were in his guys.
5	RB-QB-RB-WR-RB Plan Grade: C	This is the all "cross your fingers" team partially beyond his control. Took Marshall Faulk (1) who had fallen in most people's perspective and then was "the one" that got burned with Vick at the 2.07 pick. Personally, given that no QBs had been taken yet I would have thought that aggressive anyway. Third pick wisely went back to RBs and got Stacey Mack (3) ahead of Curtis Martin which seems also aggressive. Landed Porter (4) as his WR1 and then returned to get Hambrick as his RB3 later adding Emmitt Smith (8) for four starting running backs of which three are likely average at best and one could be great or just injured when you really need him. Took Kevin Johnson (6) and then made some very nice upside WR picks in Lelie (7), Finneran (9) and Boerigter (11). Defenses were backburnered and shows with only SEA and DEN. Even disregarding the Vick fiasco not his fault, this was a very aggressively assembled team that has a shot at being great only if it hits on all cylinders and several players significantly exceed expectations. Taking a QB so early put him behind in RBs and WRs and though a good job was done on getting a mixture, it still looks more like a team destined to .500 or less unless Vick comes back and makes a big difference and Faulk returns to form.
6	RB-RB-QB-WR-WR Plan Grade: B -	Started out Holmes who had fallen pretty far and then nabbed Garner (2) which looked good but together they qualify for social security. McNabb (3) was a great pick and then widely went after WRs heavy, getting Booker (4), Gardner (5), Rogers (6) and Josh Reed (7) which as a group should always provide two decent starters. Liked the CAR defense (8) and even went early to get a top PK (11). This worked out reasonably well for his starting crew, but his "best guess" backup of Holmes could well be wrong and Toefield has real value mainly to the Taylor guy, not as a potential backup RB which, technically, this team has none. Harrington as a backup to McNabb is also pretty weak. This is a team that could produce great games with solid starters but bye weeks or injuries will kill this team. I liked the initial plan of five, but not nearly as much where he went after that.
7	RB-RB-QB-WR-WR Plan Grade: B +	The vaunted 7 spot that has done so well - let's see here. Took McAllister as final Tier One RB, grabbed Taylor (2) as a risky upside RB2, then still netted Manning (3) and reached Coles (4) and Darrell Jackson (5). Solid and unspectacular backups in all positions deals some strength of depth. The only real downgrade to this plan is that it resulted in WRs that will have to be mixed and matched deftly each week and I did not like taking the risk on Taylor when Lewis or Dillon was still available. Still, pretty solid draft all in all but a team that would require some good management to succeed.
8	RB-WR-RB-WR-WR Plan Grade: A -	This team faced the big decision this year - use the 1.08 on either the best WR (Harrison) or take a chance that Edgerrin James can return to 2000 form and make us forget the past two years. He rolled the dice with Edge and then landed Randy Moss (2) and even Curtis Martin (3). Toomer (4) and Rice (5) added nice depth to WR and though I did not care for the rest of the WR, there are many who would like them so they are fine. Got Anthony Thomas (7) and tried to backup James with Rhodes (11) which is smart except this year his backup could be one of four different RBs and very likely not Rhodes due to injury. Eagles (8) gave him a great defense and taking Warner (6) is yet another risk pick but Brad Johnson is a solid fallback if needed. Thanks to a few players falling, this strategy actually worked as long as risk is not bothersome. If Warner and James return to form - this is a monster team. If not, it will only be average. I give it the high grade on nice backups where he needed it most and a good set of starters - at least it seems that way now before the season starts.
9	WR-RB-WR-WR-RB Plan Grade: C	With all Tier one RBs gone, wisely nabbed Harrison (1) and then still reached Henry (2) before filling out WRs with Holt (3) and Mason (4). Waiting on RB2 yielded Canidate (5) and Alstott (8) which are weak or at least questionable. Took Garcia (6) and thankfully tapped Collins (9) for a good duo. Did not like WAS or CLE for defenses and there is no true RB2 on the team. Tough spot to draft from, this strategy would have looked a little better with Hambrick, Dunn or James Stewart than Mason with the 5th pick and not put him quite so far behind trying to make up ground at the end of runs. As it ended up, probably could have been stronger with WR-RB-WR-RB and then WR or QB. The 5th pick dug a slight hole but was in the midst of a huge WR run and that may have impacted the decision. It is normally not a good idea to take a WR3 before a RB2 and that caused the lower grade.
10	WR-RB-WR-RB-QB Plan Grade: A +	Opted to get Owens (1) and then reached Ahman Green (2) on the wrap back. Got a nice value with Chad Johnson (3) though most would have taken Boston or Driver. I think the pick is fine myself - nice upside and already had Owens for the stable WR. Wisely went back to RB with his 4th and got Onterrio Smith earlier than I have seen him ever go but as it worked out, not really that bad and he already had two WRs while all the other teams were draining that pool in the 4th. Took Brooks (5) and got Kitna (11) for a nice set of QBs. I loved the Andre Johnson (6) pick and Bates (9) is a decent, solid player. Was the "TB" guy taking them early in the 6th and Akers in the 10th. Was able to get Hearst (7) AND Barlow (8). This team is not quite as strong looking as perhaps teams 2 and 3, but this is about as well as I have seen the 10th spot deliver. Consider he has the #2 WR, #1 PK, #1 DEF, a solid QB situation and enough RBs to throw two decent ones out every week. Bold picks on some like Onterrio Smith and Chad Johnson but sometimes that is what making a winning team is about. Even considering that I absolutely hated the Pollard and Franks pick, I like the way the plan worked out in a very tough spot to draft from this season. This team should be solid and could be very good and one that surprises. Even if it fails, it was put together boldly and with both good forethought and luck. Thumbs up for the 10th spot for once.
11	QB-RB-WR-WR-RB Plan Grade: C -	This strategy was interesting. Starting out with Culpepper (1) which I view as too early, gained William Green (2) as a nice upside grab. Followed that with Hines Ward (3) and Driver (4) and finally went back for RB2 which yielded Buckhalter (5). Later added Keyshawn Johnson (6) for a solid backup WR and was fortunate to still find Bettis (7) and Staley (8) for RB depth. Waited too long on a backup QB in Blake (15) and the rest of the receivers of Kennison (9), Bryant (13) and McMichael have little upside. Defenses and kickers are fine. The problem with this team is that it looks more like last year's team than this season's. Bettis, Staley, Ward and Driver all need to post better than expected numbers to keep this team going. This plan fails because taking a QB in the first round meant that every other pick was making up ground after runs started. I understand what the team was trying to do, but the best available players in the positions he needed were almost always about a round behind where he needed to be when he took them. This is a good example of the problems created in taking that QB in the first round.
12	RB-RB-WR-QB-WR Plan Grade: B -	The swinger in the league started out with the standard RB-RB ploy, gaining nice, solid picks in Barber (1) and Stephen Davis (2) and then headed over to WR for Davis Boston (3). Was able to reach Gannon (4) as a falling tier one QB and then ran back to receivers to gain Troy Brown (5). My first inclination was to give this team a "C" because he managed to get almost entirely players that are not "my guys". The objective reality is that he has two solid RBs, a great QB situation and a lot of receivers I do not like. Then again, starting out RB-RB here is a solid start but led to him to miss the better WRs and then by the time he got back to RBs they were fairly stripped for RB3 and RB4. Lucked into Gannon. Discounting my player preferences, I think this drafter went after his perceived value about as well as could be done and did a good job with what he was left with, but the strategy did not work out as well this time.

* Grading reflects how well drafting plan worked out plus more than a little personal opinion.