Draft Slot #1
5 Round Strategy: RB, WR, WR, RB, WR

After starting with LaDainian, went with the double scoop on top WR's in Terrell Owens and Hines Ward. Pretty powerful trio but that delayed RB's until the 4.12 where he picked up Garner. Used the 5.01 to gain Andre Johnson and waited until the 8.12 in a much delayed QB but one that likely didn't really hurt him much.

Ended up with two very good QB's, but similar and will up with a choice to make every week. Later pick of Wheatley in the 7th now looks like a very good move and ignored TE, PK and DEF until there was no choice. Great set of receivers, a great RB and two that may prove decent and then no other top players in QB, TE, PK or DEF. With LT and all those receivers will score well but the other four positions likely to not contribute much.

Starters: Pennington, Tomlinson, Garner, Owens, Ward, Johnson, Wheatley (flex), F Jones, Carney and DEN.

Grade: B

Draft Slot #2
5 Round Strategy: RB, RB, WR, WR, WR

After getting Holmes, picked up RB2 with Rudi Johnson and then mined the WR's for Chad Johnson, Javon Walker and Steve Smith. Still managed to find Favre in the 6th.

Took Boo Williams as a nice pickup in the 9th round and was likely lucky to still get Gramatica in the 17th round. Ended up with no suitable #3 RB for the flex but has nice upside players in Porter, Givens and Gage. Pretty standard approach to the draft slot that produced a fairly solid team, improved with a nice TE picked up relatively late. Definite upside to pretty much every pick here.

Starters: Favre, Holmes, R Johnson, C Johnson, S Smith, Walker, Porter (flex), B Williams, Gramatica and MIN.

Grade: B+

Draft Slot #3
5 Round Strategy: RB, RB, QB, WR, TE

This is a pretty risky team. Took Ahman Green and then Henry without McGahee . Snapped up Vick with the 3.03 and then Moulds as WR1. Heap offers a top TE in the 5th and waiting on WR's yielded only Bruce and McCareins as starters.

Ended up with potentially no backup RB's with Perry and Musa Smith and even has McCardell who is a current no-show. Grabbed great value in TE, PK and DT. Will need to pay attention to WR's the most to gain a better starting set and has a pretty unusual approach. He has top players at all the lower scoring positions, but below average on the sets of RB and WR. This is a risky roster that could prove great if certain things happen like Vick stays healthy and Perry or Musa get a chance at playing time. This team is almost the inverse of what the #3 spot normally produces If Vick or Green were to get hurt, this team will have major struggles.

Starters: Vick, Green, Henry, Moulds, Bruce, McCareins, McCardell (flex), Heap, Wilkins and TB

Grade: C+

Draft Slot #4
5 Round Strategy: RB, RB, WR, RB, QB

This is typically a pretty good strategy in leagues with a flex position. After getting Portis, took Domanick Davis for the fastest backfield around. Managed to gain Mason as WR1 in the 3rd and then still reached Duckett in the 4th who is even more appealing in a scoring that is less yardage heavy. Brooks in the 5th completed a very nice set of starters.

Ended up with a top TE in Crumpler (7th) and a good DEF in MIA. Late pick of Dayne now looks like a big value in the 14th as well, particularly in this scoring. This was a standard plan that worked pretty well and was aided by some fortunate picks. The only downside to the roster is the older receivers like Muhammad, Hilliard and Mili who are more likely to do less than more this year.

Starters: Brooks, Portis, D Davis, Mason, Burress, Wayne, Duckett (flex), Crumpler, Longwell and MIA.

Grade : A-

Draft Slot #5
5 Round Strategy: WR, RB, RB, TE, WR

Following the mantra of "one in every league", this team started out with Jimmy Smith at the 1.05. This is not a typo. Once he finally passed the drug test, he set to work and actually made up nice ground on the first "oops".

Went with Stephen Davis and then Eddie George and snagged Shockey at the 4.08. Still reached Coles and then Chris Brown before finally landing a gem with Trent Green in the 7th.

Final produce actually is a nice team. Has three starting RB's, a good QB, top TE and some decent if not upside receivers. Getting those three starting RB's was aided by taking Chris Brown before he looked so good in a preseason game and he will likely never be around that late again this year. Nice comeback after a first round gaffe.

Starters: Green, S Davis, E George, J Smith, Coles, R Williams, C Brown (flex), Shockey, Andersen and KC.

Grade: B-

Draft Slot #6
5 Round Strategy: RB, RB, WR, WR, QB

Went with the double up of McAllister and Dillon before doubling on receivers with Santana Moss and Jackson. Wisely took great value in Bulger in the 5th and then like team #5, benefited from Griffin not having played in yet in a preseason game and still being there at the 6.07. Then again, took Boston before he was out for the season which hurts, but WR depth should compensate.

Ended up with very solid effort. Has four starting running backs and a nice set of receivers even without Boston. McMichael likely gets a bump up in production with Boston gone so team did get some benefit. Stover always one of the better kickers. Has depth in all positions.

Starters: Bulger, McAllister, Dillon, S Moss, D Jackson, Gardner/Ferguson, Griffin/Buckhalter (flex), McMichael, Stover and PHI.

Grade: A

Draft Slot #7
5 Round Strategy: RB, RB, RB, WR, WR

Went for the trifecta with Alexander, Barlow and then Barber. Went with the value at WR and took Boldin (oops) and then Chambers before finally snagging McNair with the 6.06.

This was a pretty standard approach and one that works pretty well in the middle rounds since team could keep an eye out for value and make nice picks without the worries of a big run starting. Ended up with a pretty stocked team throughout even with Shipp and Boldin on the team (does not bode well for luck this season). Pretty much every pick is solid here - when it was made - and all depth players are nice upside picks. Solid plan for the 7th slot with a bit of bad luck immediately later on two players.

Starters: McNair, Alexander, Barlow, Boldin, Chambers, R Smith, Barber/Dunn (flex), Kinney, Feeley and DAL defense.

Grade: A

Draft Slot #8
5 Round Strategy: RB, QB, RB, TE, WR

Went with Jamal Lewis and then Hasselbeck at the 2.05 which seems aggressive but if team really wanted him, it was the only spot to reach him. Followed up with Staley and then top TE in Gonzalez before finally taking K Robinson in the 5th.

This team is loaded at the starting positions and the only weakness is that the backup positions have little upside in RB or WR. If these players perform to 2003 levels, it will be a tough team to beat but the lack of strong depth could be a problem if injuries start to effect this team. Even with the early pick on Hasselbeck, hard to argue with these starters other than WR being a bit weaker than desired.

Starters: Hasselbeck, J Lewis, Staley, K Robinson, Stallworth, Kennison, Suggs (flex), Gonzalez, Vanderjagt and STL.

Grade: B+

Draft Slot #9
5 Round Strategy: RB, QB, RB, WR, WR

Went with Edgerrin James and then picked top QB in Culpepper at the 2.04. Grabbed Bennett with the 3rd pick before three straight raids on WR that netted Rogers, Booker and Horn.

Ended up with the best QB, four starting RB's (as of now anyway), three good receivers and a nice upside TE in Gates. This plan produced a fairly solid team but other than Culpepper no player is very flashy. Emmitt and Minor may not make the entire season which will put a hole in the team late in the year when he needs them the most. This is a team that can produce some decent numbers each week but not likely the highest score ever.

Waiting until the 7th to get those RB3 and RB4 meant quality was down and after those, continued to chase runs already established.

Starters: Culpepper, E James, Bennett, Horn, Rogers, Booker, Emmitt/Minor (flex), Gates, Kasay and TEN.

Grade: C+

Draft Slot #10
5 Round Strategy: WR, RB, QB, RB, RB

Interesting blend of old and new players on this team.

Took best value on the board with Randy Moss and then had to make an RB pick which was Faulk but failed to get Steven Jackson when snagged NE as their defense at the 7.10. He went 8.01. Took McNabb (3) and then Westbrook and Hearst. Even at the 5.10, Hearst was a gamble that is not likely to pay off. Would have been better off with any of the three RB's that went next - Suggs, Griffin and Brown.

Ended up with McGahee at the 8.03 instead of Jackson that was likely hoped but that might not be all bad. While team took older players as starters, did go with youth in the backup positions which was wise. If that Hearst pick could have been Griffin or Brown, the team would look much better. Tough spot to draft in.

Starters: McNabb, Faulk, Westbrook, R Moss, Toomer, Branch, McGahee/D Bennett (flex), Franks, Vinatieri and NE.

Grade: B-

Draft Slot #11
5 Round Strategy: WR, QB, RB, RB, TE

Went for the Peyton Manning Experience with picks of Harrison and then Manning, followed by Martin and Thomas Jones. Winslow in the 5th is aggressive but deep in the round risks need to be taken.

Ended up with a team that should be exciting to watch if nothing else. Top QB and WR, and upside in Jones at RB and Winslow at TE. CAR a solid defense and Akers a top kicker. This plan worked pretty well blending value picks with need picks and working the end of the round swings to get both value and need picks. RB has a lack of depth but WR has a nice upside in Fitzgerald.

Starters: Manning, Martin, T Jones, Harrison, Price, Key. Johnson, Warrick/Fitzgerald (flex), Winslow, Akers and CAR

Grade: A-

Draft Slot #12
5 Round Strategy: RB, WR, RB, RB, QB

The end of the round went with wise choices - best RB on the board with Taylor and then great value in Holt. Had to swing back to RB's next and took the gamble on both rookies in Julius and Kevin Jones (no relation, though Julius is brother to Thomas in team 11). Evidently was very unhappy with Leftwich at the 5.12 because used the 6.01 on Harrington.

Evidently Holt is worth several receivers to this team since WR2 was not until the 11.12 pick. Even took Jackson and Bell. This is like the entire rookie RB class in one team. Wedged BAL defense in there while scanning the NFL 2003 draft for more RB's. The receivers are weak, needless to say but the reality here is that this team has some major trade bait with Jackson or Bell if they don't actually end up playing. They could trade one away and upgrade the receivers which should eventually be done.

For the record, this may be the first team ever with four rookie RB's and somehow not one was the backup for Fred Taylor too. Hated the double pick on QB which could have been Price or Toomer. This is a hard team to evaluate but it has a ton of upside that needs to be traded in part.

Starter: Leftwich, Taylor, K Jones, Holt, Morgan, Driver, J Jones/S Jackson/T Bell (flex) Dallas Clark, J Brown and BAL.

Grade: B... C... A... half this team has never played in the NFL. Who knows?