Started: RB, QB, RB, RB, WR,

Liked the start of this plan with Tomlinson and then Manning at the 2.11 was a steal. Droughns at the 3.02 was a prudent move but then elected to take McAllister at the 4.11 rather than fill any of the other six starting spots still open. Then had to mine for WR and came away with Galloway, Koren Robinson and Muhammad - not exactly the strongest group possible but taking Manning and then doubling on RB with the #3 and #4 picks meant the team would be just following runs on all other positions.

Solid enough picks where they were made but for owning the second pick of the draft and having the 2nd best RB in the league, seemed a missed opportunity when he took both Droughns and then McAllister coming off a knee injury over other options. Manning and Tomlinson will keep this team a contender but the rest of the roster may struggle to post average numbers. Risk was higher too from McAllister (plus one point receptions matter little with him) and Winslow recovering from injuries and Galloway coming off a freak high season. As usual, the Manning guy pays a big price for having the #1 QB.

Plan Grade: B

Started: RB, WR, WR, RB, RB,

While this plan seems a little unusual, it was mostly related to the players that were taken. Began with Portis and then added Boldin with the 2.09. Doubled on WR with Chambers at the 3.04 though Wayne, Driver or Jackson would have been a personal preference. Needing an RB, this is the first time I have seen this - he grabbed Cedric Benson at the 4.09. That is interesting in that most drafts have Thomas Jones going first and then a later scramble who gets Benson. By taking Benson, he apparently defused anyone wanting to get the handcuff by taking the "back-end" part of it (Benson believed to likely get more work as season progresses). This left Thomas Jones on the board for the next pick. It will be nice to have the CHI RB's locked up but that delayed other positions by a round.

Still ended up with Cooley and then grabbed Culpepper with the 7.04 which as the 9th QB taken is a big risk and likely sub-average for a starting QB. Picked up Maroney for a nice backup and went with Brees just in case that Culpepper pick doesn't work out.

This was a very interesting plan and while there are no studs on the roster, there are a number of solid players and plenty of upside on most picks. I think this team could surprise but the hole at QB could be a killer. I gave this a B but personally I like a lot of those names he picked.

Plan Grade: B

Started: RB, WR, RB, WR, TE,

Mid-draft teams often struggle to put together a great team without holes but in this one case, it certainly appears to have worked. Stated with Ronnie Brown and then still found Randy Moss at the 2.07. Grabbed Julius Hones with the 3.06 (and later nabbed Barber with the 9.06). Burress came on board at the 4.07 and then landed a top TE with Crumpler.

Sixth round went to QB Bulger for a solid start and then went back to shored up RB by taking Curtis Martin at the 7.06. Solid enough at PK and DEF and even grabbed Blaylock to back-up Martin. This strategy cherry picked best values as they went past very well and admittedly it helps that he also picked players that I too am high on. Has either top or solid players at every position. For a mid-round drafter, this looks like it worked about as well as you could hope for. Back-ups and everything. Could have considered grabbing Frerotte at the end to backup Bulger instead of taking two DEF.

Plan Grade: A