Plan: RB, WR, RB, WR, RB
Ah, the first pick. Always a challenge. Taking LT at #1 was a given and can make up for lack of RB production. He’ll need to. Despite using four of his top seven picks on RBs, there is little to show for it beyond RB2 Jordan. Bennett is a risk and Taylor a huge risk. Lack of depth at RB could cause problems all season long.

Vick is not high on my personal QB list, but getting him as the 15th QB taken at the end of the 8th round is a great value given Vick’s upside. There were better backups available IMO than Griese and if Vick struggles or is injured it’s doubtful Griese, or Frerotte for that matter, can carry this team.

Walker and Ward should provide solid production from the WR position and were good picks in rounds 2 and 4 respectively. Later rounds were used to pick up a mix of some nice WR3 fill-ins, McCardell, Robinson and Givens. TE may be a problem for this team however. Last season Putzier was plagued by the Broncos tendency to look someone else’s way at the goal-line. Franks could end up this team’s starter – if he ever shows up. Both were late rounders, so if they pan out then end up as great value picks.

Baltimore and Longwell round out this team strongly. Lack of depth could hurt Paul’s chances in Top Gun, but if Vick finally breaks out and the rest of the starters stay strong, the playoffs are a possibility.

Plan: RB, RB, WR, WR, WR
Whitney, picking in the 2-hole, went with the somewhat obvious choice of TD machine Alexander, with his first pick. On the way back in the second round, he landed what could be the steal of the draft: Brian Westbrook. Last season, Westbrook led all RBs with an average of 54 receiving ypg (15 more ypg than the next highest average) on 5.5 rpg. In a league that gives points for receptions, Westbrook could be a solid #1 RB. In this case, he's an extremely strong #2 RB.

Whitney landed a solid WR in the third in Horn and a capable #2 WR in Coles in the fourth. He rounded out a solid WR corps with his 5th pick with Tampa Bay’s Michael Clayton, who is coming off a strong rookie campaign and will be the main receiving threat for an improved Buc offense.

Whitney reached a bit in the 6th round on his QB, Jake Plummer. Perhaps he sensed a run, as both similarly-tiered Matt Hasselbeck and Brett Favre went just ahead of his pick. He could have used this pick on a potential stud TE like Crumpler and waited for his 7th rounder to pick a QB with major upside like Palmer or the ever-steady Brady. He was, however, able to grab a solid TE in McMichael in the 8th, after grabbing his first backup (RB Barlow) in the 7th.

A possible TD vulture Brandon Jacobs was then landed, a consistent possession receiver (Engram) and was still able to draft a solid fantasy defense in the Falcons. After drafting several backups with serious upside, his roster was rounded out with PK Brown. Whitney is strong at all positions and will most definitely contend for the league crown, unless his QBs fail to perform.

Plan: RB, WR, RB, TE, WR
Started out with James as a natural pick and then went for a difference maker in Marvin Harrison for a nice, Colts-based start. That left Steven Jackson as RB2 which was a steal at that point. Witten at the 4.10 perhaps slightly early but wraps up top players in three different positions - nice start!

Rounded out receivers with Boldin and Branch with nice upside on back-ups Houshmandzadeh and Williamson. Backed up Jackson with Faulk but delayed QB until the 8.10 pick which left him with Brooks. Not a bad pick but could have had Palmer or Brady if he took a QB one round earlier.

DF and PK are nothing special though Stover always solid. Overall, this is a solid team with some upside with Eric Shelton, Ben Watson, and all the wideouts. Only real hole here is QB with Brooks and Roethlisberger likely to be below average. There is plenty of firepower to contend as a top team but the waiver wire needs to be watched for any surprise QBs which are always unlikely, particularly in this league were 31 were drafted already.

Plan: RB, WR, RB, RB, WR
Deguello started out with Domanick Davis who is a bit risky but does take advantage of the reception points. Instead of following the running back run, Holt should provide the team with a topnotch wide receiver and he didn’t lose much ground by taking Carnell Williams with the best upside of any rookie. Benson at the 4.09 may have looked like a steal at the time but with him not signed, it looks like a worse pick every day – that could have been a wideout or quarterback.

The receivers all have nice upside with Holt joined by Roy Williams and the youngsters Reggie Brown, Braylon Edwards and Reggie Williams which is risky but he’ll only need one of them to come through for him. Eric Parker was a nice late pick that ensures he has an injury risk on his team.

With Favre as the quarterback and at least good picks with Shockey, BUF defense, Domanick Davis and Torry Holt, this team should be okay. It could end up very good but there is a ton of risk in this roster even if it does have upside. Benson might end up to be the pick he will regret all season.