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

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

This was a solid plan that worked out better than normal thanks to some shrewd picks. Started with James at RB and then grabbed Chad Johnson as WR1. Rather than grab another RB at the 3.08 (could have been Dunn), opted to take Reggie Wayne for a better bang and then opted for Foster as RB2 with the 4.05. That seemed weaker until he picked up DeAngelo Williams two rounds later. CAR rushing game locked up with top QB in Eli Manning sandwiched between. Have to love that start.

Went with Fred Taylor as a potential flex player which could be great or terrible, and delayed TE until the 9.08 round since the best ones all were gone by the seventh round. Landed upside guy in Heath Miller which should be at least okay and could be very good. Top kicker in the 12th round with Vinatieri. The 8th spot is always a tough one to draft but this plan worked out wonderfully, giving him a solid RB situation, a top WR, QB and PK and enough depth around to contend. This worked out really well, especially with the Foster-Manning-Williams move that still left Taylor to grab.

Plan Grade: A

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

This is always a safe enough plan. Started out with Rudi Johnson and Westbrook (bonus with reception points) and then tabbed Darrell Jackson as WR1. Went with Brady at QB with the 4.03 pick for a top player and then settled for Houshmandzadeh for a solid WR2.

Addai adds some intriguing spark at the 6.03 and could be a steal there but only found Wiggins left for TE at the 7.10 pick. Did add some nice upside players as backups with Reggie Brown, Jurevicius, Chad Jackson and even Vernon Haynes later on. Overall this is a safe enough team that has some upside and yet no know stars outside of Brady. With some luck (AKA exceeded expectations), a few players could come through to make this team a contender but most likely it looks like about an average team overall with a bit of room to grow but a likely lack of difference makers

Plan Grade: B
Bye Week Management : D--- (While loading up same bye week is a strategy but half of his team is out on week 6, that includes 4 of his 6 WR's)

Started: RB, RB, WR, WR, QB

Usually a solid plan to follow, but tucked all the way back to the #12 pick caused this team to continually follow all established runs. Started with Domanick Davis and McGahee - solid enough. Then went for Ward and Santana Moss - solid enough. Then grabbed Hasselbeck as likely his only top 5 player (in their position).

Rackers should be an advantage at PK for what that matters though he'll naturally slide back at least a little. Waited on DEF until 14 and 16 and TE was Vernon Davis at the 10.01. There is some upside on some players, but overall this plan just ended up taking players that will likely be below average for their position other than McGahee as RB2 and Hasselbeck at QB. There doesn't appear to be much here in difference makers and that will make contending to be an above average team hard to do with this plan. This works a whole lot better with a top 3 pick, much less so at the end of the first round.

Plan Grade: B