Sunday, September 4, 2011

DM's Teeth will Conquer, Oppress & Raze (Sometimes)

Here is how the draft went for Umami.  Picking twelfth in a snake draft means he has consecutive picks (at the end of odd numbered and beginning of even numbered rounds) with long (22 pick) stretches where he can go to the bathroom, get a beer, or even decide on upcoming picks.  Anyway, here's what happened:

Rd   Pick
1     Andre Johnson, WR
2     Calvin Johnson, WR
3     Matt Ryan, QB
4     Jahvid Best, RB
5     Reggie Bush, RB
6     Ryan Mathews, RB
7     Rob Gronkowski, TE
8     Percy Harvin, WR
9     Davone Bess, WR
10   Kevin Kolb, QB
11   Willis McGahee, RB
12   Josh Brown, K
13   Darren Sproles, RB
14   HOU Texans, DST

Picking at the Round 1, Umami opted for the two of three best receivers on the board.  The league counts points per reception so that was a viable strategy, particularly since the WR pool was arguably shallower than than the RB pool.  But this does leave The Teeth vulnerable at RB, with Best and Mathews as the starters and three similar pass-catching backs as backups.  The rest of the team is not that exciting one way or the other.  Umami thinks the team will be too inconsistent to seriously contend, but will be huge pain to play because of the possibility of monster receiving games from Johnson and Johnson.

First week's matchup:  The G'lers:

QB (Start 1):   Sam Bradford, Alex Smith
RB (Start 2):  Tim Hightower, Ray Rice, DeMarco Murray
WR (2):  Danny Amendola, Mike Wallace, Kevin Walter, Hines Ward
TE (1):  Antonio Gates, Jeremy Shockey
K (1):  David Akers, Ryan Succop
DST (1):  PHI Eagles

Umami likes his chances, but, then, Umami likes his chances!

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