Mock Draft #13
Ended August 18, 2003

This mock draft was based on standard performance scoring for a 12 team league that starts 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 "Flex" (RB/WR/TE), PK and DEF each week. The difference in this mock is that the league uses a flex position which ideally is a RB, and awards one point per reception. This draft was conducted just prior to the injury to Michael Vick and the promotion of Kelly Holcomb, as well as the release of Derrick Alexander.

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	WR	Moss,Randy	1	TE	Gonzalez,Tony	1	RB	Hearst,Garrison
2	RB	Holmes,Priest	2	RB	Green,Ahman	2	TE	Shockey,Jeremy	2	WR	Boston,David
3	RB	Alexander,Shaun	3	RB	Dillon,Corey	3	QB	Vick,Michael	3	RB	Staley,Duce
4	RB	Williams,Ricky	4	RB	Lewis,Jamal	4	TE	Heap,Todd	4	WR	Driver,Donald
5	RB	Faulk,Marshall	5	WR	Owens,Terrell	5	WR	Holt,Torry	5	RB	Smith,Onterrio
6	RB	Portis,Clinton	6	RB	Green,William	6	WR	Ward,Hines	6	WR	Johnson,Chad
7	RB	James,Edgerrin	7	RB	Taylor,Fred	7	RB	Stewart,James	7	QB	McNabb,Donovan
8	RB	McAllister,Deuce	8	RB	Davis,Stephen	8	RB	George,Eddie	8	WR	Price,Peerless
9	RB	Henry,Travis	9	WR	Burress,Plaxico	9	WR	Booker,Marty	9	WR	Smith,Jimmy
10	WR	Harrison,Marvin	10	WR	Moulds,Eric	10	WR	Toomer,Amani	10	RB	Thomas,Anthony
11	RB	Garner,Charlie	11	RB	Martin,Curtis	11	WR	Horn,Joe	11	RB	Dunn,Warrick
12	RB	Barber,Tiki	12	WR	Robinson,Koren	12	QB	Culpepper,Daunte	12	RB	Barlow,Kevan
Round 5			Round 6			Round 7			Round 8
1	WR	Mason,Derrick	1	TE	Jolley,Doug	1	RB	Canidate,Trung	1	RB	Smith,Antowain
2	WR	Brown,Troy	2	QB	Warner,Kurt	2	WR	Porter,Jerry	2	TE	Lewis,Chad
3	WR	Smith,Rod	3	RB	Zereoue,Amos	3	TE	McMichael,Randy	3	QB	Green,Trent
4	QB	Manning,Peyton	4	QB	Hasselbeck,Matt	4	DT	Buccaneers	4	WR	Randle El, Antw
5	QB	Gannon,Rich	5	QB	Garcia,Jeff	5	TE	Miller,Billy	5	RB	Smith,Emmitt
6	WR	Bruce,Isaac	6	WR	Johnson,Key	6	TE	Sharpe,Shannon	6	TE	Crumpler,Alge
7	WR	Coles,Laveranues	7	WR	Gardner,Rod	7	QB	Brooks,Aaron	7	RB	Mack,Stacey
8	WR	Rice,Jerry	8	WR	Stallworth,Donte'	8	WR	Reed,Josh	8	QB	Favre,Brett
9	TE	Franks,Bubba	9	RB	Hambrick,Troy	9	PK	Akers,David	9	WR	McCardell,Keenan
10	TE	Pollard,Marcus	10	WR	Chambers,Chris	10	WR	Moss,Santana	10	WR	Pinkston,Todd
11	RB	Bettis,Jerome	11	WR	Conway,Curtis	11	WR	Wayne,Reggie	11	QB	Bledsoe,Drew
12	WR	Jackson,Darrell	12	WR	Morgan,Quincy	12	QB	Collins,Kerry	12	QB	Plummer,Jake
Round 9			Round 10			Round 11			Round 12
1	QB	McNair,Steve	1	DT	Seahawks	1	RB	Buckhalter,C	1	WR	Boerigter,Marc
2	QB	Pennington,Chad	2	WR	Kennison,Eddie	2	RB	Duckett,T.J.	2	RB	Fargas,Justin
3	WR	Lelie,Ashley	3	WR	Galloway,Joey	3	QB	Johnson,Brad	3	TE	Becht,Anthony
4	PK	Elam,Jason	4	DT	Packers	4	RB	Rhodes,Dominic	4	WR	Edwards,Troy
5	RB	Gordon,Lamar	5	WR	Muhammad,M	5	RB	Williams,Moe	5	WR	Bryant,Antonio
6	WR	Taylor,Travis	6	DT	Ravens	6	RB	Davenport,Najeh	6	RB	Bennett,Michael
7	WR	Johnson,Kevin	7	WR	Streets,Tai	7	RB	Shipp,Marcel	7	WR	Rogers,Charles
8	DT	Eagles	8	WR	Walker,Javon	8	QB	Brady,Tom	8	DT	Falcons
9	QB	Maddox,Tommy	9	RB	Anderson,Mike	9	RB	Wheatley,Tyrone	9	WR	Morton,Johnnie
10	DT	Dolphins	10	RB	Peterson,Adrian	10	QB	Brunell,Mark	10	RB	Stecker,Aaron
11	RB	Alstott,Mike	11	WR	Thrash,James	11	QB	Fiedler,Jay	11	WR	Ferguson,Robert
12	WR	Thompson,Derrius	12	DT	Panthers	12	RB	Jordan,Lamont	12	WR	Brown,Tim
Round 13			Round 14			Round 15			Round 16
1	RB	Chapman,Doug	1	TE	Ricks,Mikhael	1	WR	Johnson,Andre	1	WR	Jurevicius,Joe
2	DT	Giants	2	DT	Titans	2	QB	Kitna,Jon	2	QB	Brees,Drew
3	TE	Stevens,Jerramy	3	WR	Jenkins,Martay	3	RB	Morris,Maurice	3	DT	Raiders
4	WR	McCaffrey,Ed	4	WR	Chrebet,Wayne	4	RB	Richardson,Tony	4	DT	Bills
5	TE	Alexander,St	5	TE	Mili,Itula	5	QB	Bulger,Marc	5	TE	Clark,Desmond
6	WR	Bates,D'wayne	6	WR	Hilliard,Ike	6	QB	Couch,Tim	6	PK	Vanderjagt,M
7	RB	White,Jamel	7	RB	Bryson,Shawn	7	DT	Steelers	7	DT	Saints
8	RB	Betts,Ladell	8	RB	Taylor,Chester	8	RB	Johnson,Larry	8	WR	Northcutt,Dennis
9	TE	Riemersma,Jay	9	RB	Chatman,Jesse	9	RB	Levens,Dorsey	9	PK	Hollis,Mike
10	RB	Faulk,Kevin	10	RB	Watson,Kenny	10	PK	Andersen,M	10	WR	Branch,Deion
11	WR	Warrick,Peter	11	PK	Feely,Jay	11	WR	Finneran,Brian	11	RB	Jones,Thomas
12	WR	Robinson,Marcus	12	PK	Gramatica,M	12	RB	Wells,Jonathan	12	WR	White,Dez
Round 17			Round 18			Round 19			Round 20
1	TE	Clark,Dallas	1	PK	Janikowski,S	1	WR	Patten,David	1	DT	Texans
2	TE	Graham,Daniel	2	DT	Colts	2	WR	Bennett,Drew	2	WR	Stokes,J.J.
3	DT	Patriots	3	RB	Toefield,Labr	3	RB	Sapp,Cecil	3	QB	Holcomb,Kelly
4	RB	Griffin,Quentin	4	QB	Stewart,Kordell	4	DT	Jaguars	4	WR	Glenn,Terry
5	QB	Ramsey,Patrick	5	RB	Brown,Chris	5	DT	Bears	5	PK	Reed,Jeff
6	RB	Mungro,James	6	TE	Brady,Kyle	6	PK	Hall,John	6	WR	Smith,Steve
7	QB	Harrington,Joey	7	DT	Cowboys	7	WR	Terrell,David	7	RB	McGahee,Willis
8	PK	Wilkins,Jeff	8	PK	Carney,John	8	DT	Rams	8	RB	Pittman,Michael
9	PK	Mare,Olindo	9	WR	Alexander,Derrick	9	WR	Freeman,Antonio	9	QB	Beuerlein,Steve
10	PK	Stover,Matt	10	WR	Gaylor,Trevor	10	WR	Davis,Andre'	10	PK	Brown,Josh
11	PK	Longwell,Ryan	11	WR	Caldwell,Reche	11	TE	Dilger,Ken	11	DT	Jets
12	WR	Gaffney,Jabar	12	DT	Redskins	12	PK	Hanson,Jason	12	QB	Leftwich,Byron

The Positions

Quarterbacks

3.03 Vick,Michael

3.12 Culpepper,Daunte

4.07 McNabb,Donovan

5.04 Manning,Peyton

5.05 Gannon,Rich

6.02 Warner,Kurt

6.04 Hasselbeck,Matt

6.05 Garcia,Jeff

7.07 Brooks,Aaron

7.12 Collins,Kerry

8.03 Green,Trent

8.08 Favre,Brett

8.11 Bledsoe,Drew

8.12 Plummer,Jake

9.01 McNair,Steve

9.02 Pennington,Chad

9.09 Maddox,Tommy

11.03 Johnson,Brad

11.08 Brady,Tom

11.1 Brunell,Mark

11.11 Fiedler,Jay

15.02 Kitna,Jon

15.05 Bulger,Marc

15.06 Couch,Tim

16.02 Brees,Drew

17.05 Ramsey,Patrick

17.07 Harrington,Joey

18.04 Stewart,Kordell

20.03 Holcomb,Kelly

20.09 Beuerlein,Steve

20.12 Leftwich,Byron

Tight Ends

3.01 Gonzalez,Tony

3.02 Shockey,Jeremy

3.04 Heap,Todd

5.09 Franks,Bubba

5.10 Pollard,Marcus

6.01 Jolley,Doug

7.03 McMichael,Randy

7.05 Miller,Billy

7.06 Sharpe,Shannon

8.02 Lewis,Chad

8.06 Crumpler,Alge

12.03 Becht,Anthony

13.03 Stevens,Jerramy

13.05 Alexander,St

13.09 Riemersma,Jay

14.01 Ricks,Mikhael

14.05 Mili,Itula

16.05 Clark,Desmond

17.01 Clark,Dallas

17.02 Graham,Daniel

18.06 Brady,Kyle

19.11 Dilger,Ken

Kickers

7.09 Akers,David

9.04 Elam,Jason

14.11 Feely,Jay

14.12 Gramatica,M

15.1 Andersen,M

16.06 Vanderjagt,M

16.09 Hollis,Mike

17.08 Wilkins,Jeff

17.09 Mare,Olindo

17.1 Stover,Matt

17.11 Longwell,Ryan

18.01 Janikowski,S

18.08 Carney,John

19.06 Hall,John

19.12 Hanson,Jason

20.05 Reed,Jeff

20.1 Brown,Josh

Defenses

7.04 Buccaneers

9.08 Eagles

9.10 Dolphins

10.01 Seahawks

10.06 Ravens

10.12 Panthers

12.08 Falcons

14.02 Titans

15.07 Steelers

16.03 Raiders

16.04 Bills

18.02 Colts

18.07 Cowboys

18.12 Redskins

19.04 Jaguars

19.05 Bears

19.08 Rams

20.01 Texans

10.04 Packers

17.03 Patriots

16.07 Saints

13.02 Giants

20.11 Jets

Running Backs
1.01 Tomlinson,Lad	3.07 Stewart,James	10.10 Peterson,Adrian	14.09 Chatman,Jesse
1.02 Holmes,Priest	3.08 George,Eddie	11.01 Buckhalter,C	14.10 Watson,Kenny
1.03 Alexander,Shaun	4.01 Hearst,Garrison	11.02 Duckett,T.J.	15.03 Morris,Maurice
1.04 Williams,Ricky	4.03 Staley,Duce	11.04 Rhodes,Dominic	15.04 Richardson,Tony
1.05 Faulk,Marshall	4.05 Smith,Onterrio	11.05 Williams,Moe	15.08 Johnson,Larry
1.06 Portis,Clinton	4.1 Thomas,Anthony	11.06 Davenport,Najeh	15.09 Levens,Dorsey
1.07 James,Edgerrin	4.11 Dunn,Warrick	11.07 Shipp,Marcel	15.12 Wells,Jonathan
1.08 McAllister,Deuce	4.12 Barlow,Kevan	11.09 Wheatley,Tyrone	16.11 Jones,Thomas
1.09 Henry,Travis	5.11 Bettis,Jerome	11.12 Jordan,Lamont	17.04 Griffin,Quentin
1.11 Garner,Charlie	6.03 Zereoue,Amos	12.02 Fargas,Justin	17.06 Mungro,James
1.12 Barber,Tiki	6.09 Hambrick,Troy	12.06 Bennett,Michael	18.03 Toefield,Labr
2.02 Green,Ahman	7.01 Canidate,Trung	12.1 Stecker,Aaron	18.05 Brown,Chris
2.03 Dillon,Corey	8.01 Smith,Antowain	13.01 Chapman,Doug	19.03 Sapp,Cecil
2.04 Lewis,Jamal	8.05 Smith,Emmitt	13.07 White,Jamel	20.07 McGahee,Willis
2.06 Green,William	8.07 Mack,Stacey	13.08 Betts,Ladell	20.08 Pittman,Michael
2.07 Taylor,Fred	9.05 Gordon,Lamar	13.10 Faulk,Kevin
2.08 Davis,Stephen	9.11 Alstott,Mike	14.07 Bryson,Shawn
2.11 Martin,Curtis	10.09 Anderson,Mike	14.08 Taylor,Chester

Wide Receivers
1.10 Harrison,Marvin	5.07 Coles,Laveranues	10.02 Kennison,Eddie	15.01 Johnson,Andre
2.01 Moss,Randy	5.08 Rice,Jerry	10.03 Galloway,Joey	15.11 Finneran,Brian
2.05 Owens,Terrell	5.12 Jackson,Darrell	10.05 Muhammad,M	16.01 Jurevicius,Joe
2.09 Burress,Plaxico	6.06 Johnson,Key	10.07 Streets,Tai	16.08 Northcutt,Dennis
2.10 Moulds,Eric	6.07 Gardner,Rod	10.08 Walker,Javon	16.10 Branch,Deion
2.12 Robinson,Koren	6.08 Stallworth,Donte'	10.11 Thrash,James	16.12 White,Dez
3.05 Holt,Torry	6.10 Chambers,Chris	12.01 Boerigter,Marc	17.12 Gaffney,Jabar
3.06 Ward,Hines	6.11 Conway,Curtis	12.04 Edwards,Troy	18.09 Alexander,Derrick
3.09 Booker,Marty	6.12 Morgan,Quincy	12.05 Bryant,Antonio	18.1 Gaylor,Trevor
3.10 Toomer,Amani	7.02 Porter,Jerry	12.07 Rogers,Charles	18.11 Caldwell,Reche
3.11 Horn,Joe	7.08 Reed,Josh	12.09 Morton,Johnnie	19.01 Patten,David
4.02 Boston,David	7.10 Moss,Santana	12.11 Ferguson,Robert	19.02 Bennett,Drew
4.04 Driver,Donald	7.11 Wayne,Reggie	12.12 Brown,Tim	19.07 Terrell,David
4.06 Johnson,Chad	8.04 Randle El, Antw	13.04 McCaffrey,Ed	19.09 Freeman,Antonio
4.08 Price,Peerless	8.09 McCardell,Keenan	13.06 Bates,D'wayne	19.10 Davis,Andre'
4.09 Smith,Jimmy	8.1 Pinkston,Todd	13.11 Warrick,Peter	20.02 Stokes,J.J.
5.01 Mason,Derrick	9.03 Lelie,Ashley	13.12 Robinson,Marcus	20.04 Glenn,Terry
5.02 Brown,Troy	9.06 Taylor,Travis	14.03 Jenkins,Martay	20.06 Smith,Steve
5.03 Smith,Rod	9.07 Johnson,Kevin	14.04 Chrebet,Wayne
5.06 Bruce,Isaac	9.12 Thompson,Derrius	14.06 Hilliard,Ike

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

R#	1 Canes2001	R#	2 Atlanta Cracker	R#	3 Swisscheese	R#	4 H8Tank
8	Plummer,Jake	8	Bledsoe,Drew	3	Vick,Michael	5	Manning,Peyton
9	McNair,Steve	9	Pennington,Chad	11	Johnson,Brad	20	Beuerlein,Steve
20	Leftwich,Byron	15	Kitna,Jon	1	Alexander,Shaun	1	Williams,Ricky
1	Tomlinson,Lad	1	Holmes,Priest	4	Thomas,Anthony	6	Hambrick,Troy
4	Barlow,Kevan	2	Martin,Curtis	10	Peterson,Adrian	10	Anderson,Mike
7	Canidate,Trung	4	Dunn,Warrick	12	Stecker,Aaron	11	Rhodes,Dominic
11	Buckhalter,C	11	Duckett,T.J.	14	Watson,Kenny	14	Chatman,Jesse
13	Chapman,Doug	16	Jones,Thomas	15	Morris,Maurice	15	Richardson,Tony
2	Robinson,Koren	5	Brown,Troy	19	Sapp,Cecil	17	Griffin,Quentin
5	Mason,Derrick	6	Conway,Curtis	2	Moulds,Eric	2	Burress,Plaxico
6	Morgan,Quincy	7	Porter,Jerry	5	Smith,Rod	4	Smith,Jimmy
12	Brown,Tim	10	Thrash,James	6	Chambers,Chris	8	McCardell,Keenan
15	Johnson,Andre	12	Ferguson,Robert	8	Pinkston,Todd	12	Morton,Johnnie
16	White,Dez	18	Caldwell,Reche	9	Lelie,Ashley	13	McCaffrey,Ed
19	Patten,David	19	Bennett,Drew	16	Branch,Deion	18	Alexander,Derrick
3	Gonzalez,Tony	3	Shockey,Jeremy	18	Gaylor,Trevor	3	Heap,Todd
17	Clark,Dallas	17	Graham,Daniel	7	McMichael,Randy	9	Elam,Jason
14	Gramatica,M	14	Feely,Jay	13	Stevens,Jerramy	16	Hollis,Mike
10	Panthers	13	Giants	20	Brown,Josh	19	Jaguars
18	Redskins	20	Jets	17	Patriots	7	Buccaneers
R#	5 rez	R#	6 KnightsofKnee	R#	7 Keggerz	R#	8 Jo
5	Gannon,Rich	4	McNabb,Donovan	7	Brooks,Aaron	6	Garcia,Jeff
8	Favre,Brett	15	Couch,Tim	17	Harrington,Joey	11	Brady,Tom
15	Bulger,Marc	1	Portis,Clinton	1	James,Edgerrin	1	McAllister,Deuce
17	Ramsey,Patrick	2	Taylor,Fred	2	Green,William	3	George,Eddie
1	Faulk,Marshall	8	Mack,Stacey	3	Stewart,James	4	Smith,Onterrio
2	Davis,Stephen	11	Davenport,Najeh	11	Shipp,Marcel	8	Smith,Emmitt
9	Gordon,Lamar	14	Bryson,Shawn	12	Bennett,Michael	13	Betts,Ladell
11	Williams,Moe	17	Mungro,James	13	White,Jamel	15	Johnson,Larry
14	Taylor,Chester	20	McGahee,Willis	4	Johnson,Chad	18	Brown,Chris
20	Pittman,Michael	3	Ward,Hines	5	Coles,Laveranues	2	Owens,Terrell
3	Holt,Torry	5	Bruce,Isaac	6	Johnson,Key	5	Rice,Jerry
4	Price,Peerless	6	Gardner,Rod	9	Johnson,Kevin	7	Reed,Josh
6	Stallworth,Donte'	9	Taylor,Travis	14	Hilliard,Ike	10	Muhammad,M
10	Walker,Javon	10	Streets,Tai	19	Terrell,David	12	Bryant,Antonio
16	Northcutt,Dennis	12	Rogers,Charles	20	Smith,Steve	14	Mili,Itula
7	Miller,Billy	13	Bates,D'wayne	8	Crumpler,Alge	16	Clark,Desmond
13	Alexander,St	7	Sharpe,Shannon	18	Brady,Kyle	17	Wilkins,Jeff
18	Carney,John	19	Hall,John	16	Vanderjagt,M	20	Reed,Jeff
12	Falcons	16	Saints	10	Ravens	9	Eagles
19	Bears	18	Cowboys	15	Steelers	19	Rams
R#	9 jackshi17	R#	10 Jedi	R#	11 tooc	R#	12 Skylive
6	Hasselbeck,Matt	8	Green,Trent	6	Warner,Kurt	3	Culpepper,Daunte
9	Maddox,Tommy	11	Brunell,Mark	11	Fiedler,Jay	7	Collins,Kerry
18	Stewart,Kordell	20	Holcomb,Kelly	16	Brees,Drew	1	Barber,Tiki
1	Henry,Travis	2	Dillon,Corey	1	Garner,Charlie	4	Hearst,Garrison
2	Lewis,Jamal	4	Staley,Duce	2	Green,Ahman	8	Smith,Antowain
11	Wheatley,Tyrone	6	Zereoue,Amos	5	Bettis,Jerome	11	Jordan,Lamont
15	Levens,Dorsey	13	Faulk,Kevin	9	Alstott,Mike	15	Wells,Jonathan
3	Booker,Marty	18	Toefield,Labr	12	Fargas,Justin	2	Moss,Randy
4	Driver,Donald	1	Harrison,Marvin	3	Horn,Joe	5	Jackson,Darrell
8	Randle El, Antw	3	Toomer,Amani	4	Boston,David	9	Thompson,Derrius
12	Edwards,Troy	7	Moss,Santana	7	Wayne,Reggie	12	Boerigter,Marc
14	Chrebet,Wayne	10	Galloway,Joey	10	Kennison,Eddie	13	Robinson,Marcus
19	Freeman,Antonio	14	Jenkins,Martay	13	Warrick,Peter	16	Jurevicius,Joe
20	Glenn,Terry	19	Davis,Andre'	15	Finneran,Brian	17	Gaffney,Jabar
5	Franks,Bubba	5	Pollard,Marcus	20	Stokes,J.J.	6	Jolley,Doug
13	Riemersma,Jay	12	Becht,Anthony	8	Lewis,Chad	14	Ricks,Mikhael
7	Akers,David	15	Andersen,M	19	Dilger,Ken	18	Janikowski,S
17	Mare,Olindo	17	Stover,Matt	17	Longwell,Ryan	19	Hanson,Jason
10	Packers	9	Dolphins	14	Titans	10	Seahawks
16	Bills	16	Raiders	18	Colts	20	Texans

Draft Analysis

Note - the change of allowing a flex position and one point per reception changes the analysis from all other prior mock draft reviews so far this season.

Team	First 5 Picks/Grade*	Draft Slot Analysis
1	RB-WR-TE-RB-WR Plan Grade: C	Starting out with Tomlinson, Team 1 went to Robinson (2) for an upside receiver and then tabbed Gonzalez with the 3.01 pick in the draft. This one seemingly attractive move caused a chain reaction that likely hurt the team more than helped. Needing a RB2 in the fourth round, just missed out on Warrick Dunn (nice since he gets receptions) and settled for Barlow (4). For an indication of how problematic that pick was, consider that after this pick, only three other RBs went in the next 24 picks. End of the run that was forced caused the highest scoring position to use a RB that shares time with Hearst as an RB2. Tapping Mason (5) and Morgan (6) were solid choices at that time but took their WR3 before RB3. Not a real choice though since RBs had been so drained and team returned to RBs with Canidate (7) as another "share carries" guy though with equal risk and upside. Waiting until the 8th round to take a QB in Plummer (8) and then McNair (9) meant they started their QBs after the best 12 were already gone. Even with lower scoring by QBs, that is a bit long to wait but could prove to be okay. Team looks great with CAR (10), Gramatica (14), Gonzalez (3) and Tomlinson (1) but in a league that starts 6 RB/WR and a TE, spending that early pick on a TE just does not prove out to be beneficial. Consider last season, Gonzalez scored 182 points in this scoring system. Bubba Franks (5th round pick) and Shannon Sharpe (7th round pick) only scored about 36 points less with around 146. However, guys like Horn (264 pts), Booker (257 pts), Toomer (264 pts) and a ton of other receivers scored better and were available. By the time the team reached another receiver in Mason, they just gave up about 60 points. Having a top TE is an advantage, but it cannot come at the detriment of other positions that score more points. Hines Ward was taken three picks later and he scored 337 points in this scoring system last season, so the point differential could be far greater. The reality is that if you want a top TE, you will need to overspend for them in most every draft and then MUST get lucky with a sleeper later on or it will not pay off.
2	RB-RB-TE-RB-WR Plan Grade: B -	Took the risk with Holmes which is gamble that could pay off huge in a league with reception points. Then got Curtis Martin (2), took followed the normal "tight ends are going!" and took Shockey (see above for that idea) with the 3rd pick and made up ground by getting Dunn (4) as the final good RB. Holmes, Martin and Dunn could be a killer trio in this scoring. Concerned with all the receivers already gone, went Troy Brown (5), Conway (6) and Porter (7) and the starting receivers. This is team one with just different names. Also went Bledsoe (8) and Pennington (9) in an attempt to secure the best available QBs that never gain rushing points. This plan provided a great trio of rushers which is good. A great TE. And then only average players, at best, for QB and WR which make up 4 starters every week. Team was fortunate to reach Dunn and that one pick is the only thing keeping this team afloat. Little depth in RB, TE, DEF, PK and WR most likely are all middle of the road.
3	RB-WR-QB-RB-WR Plan Grade: C	Starts with Alexander (1) and then Moulds (2) for a nice combo. Then headed to Vick (3) which then broke his leg. Problem with that move, aside from the ambulance thing, is that the difference between Vick last year (331 pts) and McNair or Green or Brady was only a whole 14 points for the year. Went back wisely to RB and took Anthony Thomas (4) who will have to do well in order for the team to succeed since the rest of the five running backs drafted could all have no carries in any given week. Moulds, Rod Smith (5) and Chambers (6) was a good set where they were taken and Lelie (9) could come on to help. The tight ends continue to be early, though McMichael (7) is nothing near as bad as Gonzalez or Shockey in the early third were. Even with a healthy Vick, this team would have problems putting up the nine different starters each week with only Alexander and Moulds as probable difference makers.
4	RB-WR-TE-WR-QB Plan Grade: B	Team started naturally with Ricky Williams (1) and then grabbed nice possession guy in Burress (2). Then, having seen the tight ends flying could not resist taking Heap (3). Managed Jimmy Smith (4) which, prior to the suspension was a decent pick and then landed a whopper in Manning (5). While QB scoring is not greatly diverse in this scoring, there is likely no more solid choice than the durable and productive Manning. This was a gift for them and actually allowed them to make up ground from the Heap pick. Did not address RBs until the sixth round and landed Hambrick (6) which, by this point, was another player falling pretty far. Grabbed TB (7) for an advantage and Elam (9) for another, how ever slight it might be. This is hard one to grade. The best picks were the falling Hambrick and Manning but like team three, there are five backup running backs that might not have a single carry in any given week. Receivers are not an advantage but not a huge weakness either. This team got lucky in the draft and that works too when you can get it.
5	RB-RB-WR-WR-QB Plan Grade: B +	Started out with Marshall Faulk (1) and still reached Stephen Davis (2) who is a little less valuable since he does not receive much but by this point I like to see a team with a solid #2 RB. Wisely went for Holt (3), Price (4) and still reached Gannon (5) as a top tier QB. Donte' Stallworth (6) rounded out the starting WR and with Walker and Northcutt, the backups will likely be little help. Liked the Moe Williams (11) move since he will get something every week. Pittman (20) may be a jailbird soon, but still is a huge steal at the 20th pick. You have to like high paid lawyers versus district attorneys. Favre (8) was a great backup QB and Bulger (15) had no business being available that late. Not a great team, but a fairly solid one at the starting positions.
6	RB-RB-WR-QB-WR Plan Grade: A -	Pretty nice to start out with Portis (1) but taking Taylor (2) is a sadly risky move. Had to choose between him and Stephen Davis and the reality is that Davis does not catch a lot of points in this system. Snagged Hines Ward (3) and still managed to reach McNabb (4). Wisely shifted back to WR and got Bruce (5) and Gardner (6). Stacey Mack (8) offers a good backup but in a league that allows up to three RBs to start, he might prove a bit weak and he has no other RBs that will likely touch the ball outside of Davenport (11). He still got away with waiting so late on RBs with Mack and Davenport. Very solid set of receivers with big depth and upside and solid in TE, PK and DEF. In order for this team to excel, will need Taylor to stay healthy and deliver and at least one of his WR to really breakout. Solid team with upside, the plan worked pretty well and managed a few nice value picks in McNabb, Ward and Mack.
7	RB-RB-RB-WR-WR Plan Grade: A	At the seventh spot in this scoring, I liked the team before I even saw the names attached. First picks netted James (1), William Green (2) and James Stewart (3) and then fell back to get Chad Johnson (4) and Coles (5) for a very solid start. Added Jamel White (13) very late as someone who fell unreasonably. This is a very solid team with a good QB taken late in Brooks (7) and three starting RBs and Shipp and White as players that either backup his stars or provide something every week. Bennett (12) was taken sort of early but could be a late season gold mine. Just a solid team throughout that can post consistent points and will not have to rely on one or two players to make the difference.
8	RB-WR-RB-RB-WR Plan Grade: A	Great pick in McAllister (1), followed by Owens (2) and then back to still get George (3). Wise move with Onterrio Smith (4) but would be better if he later tapped Michael Bennett too for insurance. Emmitt (8) provides depth. Only five receivers but likely would only need to start two of them and Owens and Rice are a nice pair with Josh Reed to provide upside as his WR3. Landed Garcia (6) and Brady (11) which are not my kind of players but this plan worked out very well for the very tough 8 spot. Personally I might have taken a few different players, but the positional plan worked out well and allowed him to make some nice value picks as well as upside ploys.
9	RB-RB-WR-WR-TE Plan Grade: C +	Started out with Henry (1) and Jamal Lewis (2) which are unlikely to challenge as a top 5 RB, but offer very solid beginnings. Next two picks mined the WRs and came away with Booker (3) and Driver (4) and then opted for Franks (5) instead of a RB3 or WR3 which in this scoring seems questionable. Still reached Hasselbeck (6) and backed him up with both Maddox (9) and Stewart (18). This plan created a team that is loaded at QB and RB started out well and then were ignored until the 11th round which yielded only Wheatley (11) and later Levens (15). Beyond the starting WRs, Edwards (12), Freeman (19) and Glenn (20) may not even be playing in a given week so WR depth is questionable. Solid on TE, PK and DEF. This team will provide a nice set of starters but will have problems in bye weeks for RBs and WRs which can be very telling. I liked the plan up until the TE pick with the 5th. Akers (7) was taken much too early for instance, and the team passed on Reggie Wayne, Antowain Smith and Stacey Mack to get him. In the attempt to get a balanced team - a good idea, the earlier picks left him with little depth where it counts most - RB and WR.
10	WR-RB-WR-RB-TE Plan Grade: A	Could not resist Harrison (1) and was smart not to skip him. Added Dillon (2) and then Toomer (3) and then took a shot on Staley (4) which could prove a genius or idiot move depending on Staley's whim. Taking Zereoue (6) proved a great move in light of his recent promotion. Pollard (5) was maybe a little early but about the best shot at getting a TE to move up into the vaunted top three this season so waiting until the 5th spot was okay, particularly landing Zereoue the next round anyway. Landed some great late QB talent in Green (8), Brunell (11) and Holcomb (20). This is one lucky team! Grabbed Miami (9) for a top defense too. I love the way this team ended up, even if it was partially luck (though I am sure the drafter feels different). With Kevin Faulk has a nice RB4 to use and while I am not crazy about the WR depth, he can easily start 3 RBs a week anyway so he only needs two. Very solid team that will post consistent points.
11	RB-RB-WR-WR-RB Plan Grade: B +	I already like the look of the plan. Started out with Garner (1) who is big in a scoring