Warrior General Games

With the football season being about a week away... I thought I'd post the teams from both GLB leagues and let the smack talk begin.
(This is also a great place for trade talks/negotiations.)
Here is how the draft panned out...

StiffarmSteve WWR
1. (1) Adrian Peterson
2. (24) Greg Jennings
3. (25) Anquan Boldin
4. (48) Antonio Gates
5. (49) Darren McFadden
6. (72) LenDale White
7. (73) Ray Rice
8. (96) Carson Palmer
9. (97) Matt Hasselbeck
10. (120) Tim Hightower
11. (121) Muhsin Muhammad
12. (144) Jerious Norwood
13. (145) Josh Morgan
14. (168) Chris Henry
15. (169) Michael Bush
16. (192) Mason Crosby
17. (193) Tampa Bay
18. (216) Brett Favre

Wombat KIller
1. (2) Michael Turner
2. (23) Reggie Wayne
3. (26) Steve Smith
4. (47) Marshawn Lynch
5. (50) Chad Ochocinco
6. (71) Eddie Royal
7. (74) Lee Evans
8. (95) Kellen Winslow
9. (98) Darren Sproles
10. (119) Chester Taylor
11. (122) Matt Cassel
12. (143) Kevin Curtis
13. (146) Jake Delhomme
14. (167) Glen Coffee
15. (170) Edgerrin James
16. (191) Green Bay
17. (194) Greg Camarillo
18. (215) Matt Prater

White Skullz (Billy White)
1. (3) Maurice Jones-Drew
2. (22) Roddy White
3. (27) Marques Colston
4. (46) Larry Johnson
5. (51) Derrick Ward
6. (70) Jerricho Cotchery
7. (75) Cedric Benson
8. (94) Matt Ryan
9. (99) Devin Hester
10. (118) Kyle Orton
11. (123) Visanthe Shiancoe
12. (142) Devery Henderson
13. (147) Sidney Rice
14. (166) Ryan Longwell
15. (171) New England
16. (190) Tony Scheffler
17. (195) Carolina
18. (214) Robbie Gould

Hells Bells
1. (4) Matt Forte
2. (21) Randy Moss
3. (28) Tony Romo
4. (45) Jonathan Stewart
5. (52) Dallas Clark
6. (69) Lance Moore
7. (76) Donald Driver
8. (93) Tennessee
9. (100) Michael Jenkins
10. (117) Patrick Crayton
11. (124) Fred Taylor
12. (141) Antwaan Randle El
13. (148) Ricky Williams
14. (165) Hakeem Nicks
15. (172) Trent Edwards
16. (189) Bo Scaife
17. (196) Justin Fargas
18. (213) Josh Brown

Sultans of Slot imo
1. (5) DeAngelo Williams
2. (20) Calvin Johnson
3. (29) Ryan Grant
4. (44) Philip Rivers
5. (53) Vincent Jackson
6. (68) DeSean Jackson
7. (77) Joseph Addai
8. (92) Laveranues Coles
9. (101) Ahmad Bradshaw
10. (116) Ted Ginn Jr.
11. (125) Zach Miller
12. (140) Earnest Graham
13. (149) Nate Washington
14. (164) Steve Smith
15. (173) Carnell Williams
16. (188) David Clowney
17. (197) Indianapolis
18. (212) John Carney

HEADHUNTER NATION
1. (6) Frank Gore
2. (19) Marion Barber
3. (30) Pierre Thomas
4. (43) T.J. Houshmandzadeh
5. (54) Donovan McNabb
6. (67) Bernard Berrian
7. (78) Donnie Avery
8. (91) Minnesota
9. (102) LeSean McCoy
10. (115) Percy Harvin
11. (126) Chris Chambers
12. (139) Jamaal Charles
13. (150) Joe Flacco
14. (163) Joey Galloway
15. (174) Heath Miller
16. (187) Rian Lindell
17. (198) James Davis
18. (211) Ramses Barden

The East Coast Bias
1. (7) Brian Westbrook
2. (18) Drew Brees
3. (31) Ronnie Brown
4. (42) Thomas Jones
5. (55) Antonio Bryant
6. (66) Santonio Holmes
7. (79) Kevin Walter
8. (90) Owen Daniels
9. (103) New York
10. (114) Rob Bironas
11. (127) Willis McGahee
12. (138) Shonn Greene
13. (151) David Garrard
14. (162) Nate Burleson
15. (175) Miles Austin
16. (186) Vernon Davis
17. (199) Nick Folk
18. (210) Arizona

jloescher3 (SoA)
1. (8) LaDainian Tomlinson
2. (17) Clinton Portis
3. (32) Terrell Owens
4. (41) Kurt Warner
5. (56) Santana Moss
6. (65) Jamal Lewis
7. (80) Greg Olsen
8. (89) Jay Cutler
9. (104) Michael Crabtree
10. (113) Julius Jones
11. (128) Dallas
12. (137) Chicago
13. (152) Jeremy Shockey
14. (161) Jeremy Maclin
15. (176) Darrius Heyward-Bey
16. (185) John Kasay
17. (200) Andre Brown
18. (209) Garrett Hartley

Kondors Krushers
1. (9) Steven Jackson
2. (16) Peyton Manning
3. (33) Reggie Bush
4. (40) Braylon Edwards
5. (57) Pittsburgh
6. (64) Chris Cooley
7. (81) Kris Brown
8. (88) Felix Jones
9. (105) Steve Breaston
10. (112) Derrick Mason
11. (129) Anthony Fasano
12. (136) Jason Elam
13. (153) Miami
14. (160) T.J. Duckett
15. (177) Mark Bradley
16. (184) Correll Buckhalter
17. (201) Chad Pennington
18. (208) Michael Clayton

Gridiron Ghosts
1. (10) Chris Johnson
2. (15) Andre Johnson
3. (34) Aaron Rodgers
4. (39) Jason Witten
5. (58) Roy Williams
6. (63) Knowshon Moreno
7. (82) Donald Brown
8. (87) Leon Washington
9. (106) Domenik Hixon
10. (111) Ben Roethlisberger
11. (130) Fred Jackson
12. (135) Earl Bennett
13. (154) Justin Gage
14. (159) San Diego
15. (178) Kevin Boss
16. (183) Kevin Faulk
17. (202) Peyton Hillis
18. (207) Neil Rackers

clutch boot
1. (11) Tom Brady
2. (14) Steve Slaton
3. (35) Brandon Marshall
4. (38) Wes Welker
5. (59) Willie Parker
6. (62) Anthony Gonzalez
7. (83) Beanie Wells
8. (86) Baltimore
9. (107) Deion Branch
10. (110) Rashard Mendenhall
11. (131) Eli Manning
12. (134) Isaac Bruce
13. (155) David Akers
14. (158) Dustin Keller
15. (179) Brent Celek
16. (182) Laurence Maroney
17. (203) Brandon Jackson
18. (206) Jerome Harrison

Hitman's Hero's(43H)
1. (12) Larry Fitzgerald
2. (13) Brandon Jacobs
3. (36) Dwayne Bowe
4. (37) Kevin Smith
5. (60) Tony Gonzalez
6. (61) Hines Ward
7. (84) Matt Schaub
8. (85) Torry Holt
9. (108) Philadelphia
10. (109) Stephen Gostkowski
11. (132) Le'Ron McClain
12. (133) John Carlson
13. (156) Sammy Morris
14. (157) Mark Clayton
15. (180) Brian Robiskie
16. (181) New York
17. (204) Jason Campbell
18. (205) Nate Kaeding

Nice draft overall... Who has the best team though?????
Who's making the playoffs and who is watching it?

Did you guys see the Madden Curse last night? Troy went down.

yea he was playing like a mad man too

Originally posted by head1
yea he was playing like a mad man too

Nicest guy in real life (my girlfriend ran into him at a mall)... the baddest mofo alive on the football field.
I hate the Steeler but respect the hell out of Troy.

The Curse....
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252400-do-you-believe-in-the-madden-curse

Originally posted by StiffarmSteve
Did you guys see the Madden Curse last night? Troy went down. o_O

I'm hoping it doesn't continue...I have Fitz on one of my fantasy teams.

I steered clear of him in all of my leagues. lol... I'm still not sure why people have him ranked so high!
Don't get me wrong...he can catch anything withing 20 yards of him... lol But he's got Anquan and Breaston out there too. Part of Fitz stats are because Boldin was out. Then you look at Andre Johnson... up and coming offense with only Kevin Walter competing with him... Then you have Randy Moss... With Brady back, is there a huge doubt he'll have the most recieving TDs in the league???? Just crazy to have Fitz in the first round... for me anyways.

Originally posted by StiffarmSteve
I steered clear of him in all of my leagues. lol... I'm still not sure why people have him ranked so high!
Don't get me wrong...he can catch anything withing 20 yards of him... lol But he's got Anquan and Breaston out there too. Part of Fitz stats are because Boldin was out. Then you look at Andre Johnson... up and coming offense with only Kevin Walter competing with him... Then you have Randy Moss... With Brady back, is there a huge doubt he'll have the most recieving TDs in the league???? Just crazy to have Fitz in the first round... for me anyways.

I would completely disagree with you on all points.

First off Fitz will see far less double teams than he did last year during Boldins IR stint freeing him up to work over more CB's. The emergence of Breaston will only further this case.

Andre Johnson doesn't have a quarterback. Can't catch it if he can't throw it and Schaub has shown he is almost as likely to complete passes to DB's as he is to WR's. 18/33 for 166 and 1 INT today.

Brady to Moss may once again emerge as a top act in the league but Galloway will cut into the deep route threat that Moss solely posed in New England so I would hypothesize that his numbers won't be as great as they were 2 years ago.

In a PPR league Fitzgerald is a #1 pick. In a keeper league he is a top 5 pick and in a standard league he is a high first round pick. Unless you know something these guys don't.

http://www.fftoolbox.com/football/2009/cheatsheets.cfm?player_pos=WR
http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/nfl/news?slug=ys-expertpoll-09week1-wr
http://top-fantasy-football.com/ffb-rankings/2009-fantasy-football-wr-rankings-%E2%80%93-updated/
http://clubseatsports.com/?p=4124

I will give you the curse though. But 1400+ yards and 10+ TD's in each of the last 2 seasons is more than most of the HB's in the league. Why not a top 10 pick at the very worst?

FA pick-up of the week = Robert Meachem?

anyone have a FA pick-up score more than 11.5?

Originally posted by jloescher3
FA pick-up of the week = Robert Meachem?

anyone have a FA pick-up score more than 11.5?

Jeremy Shockey

Originally posted by Tareton
I would completely disagree with you on all points.

First off Fitz will see far less double teams than he did last year during Boldins IR stint freeing him up to work over more CB's. The emergence of Breaston will only further this case.

Andre Johnson doesn't have a quarterback. Can't catch it if he can't throw it and Schaub has shown he is almost as likely to complete passes to DB's as he is to WR's. 18/33 for 166 and 1 INT today.

Brady to Moss may once again emerge as a top act in the league but Galloway will cut into the deep route threat that Moss solely posed in New England so I would hypothesize that his numbers won't be as great as they were 2 years ago.

In a PPR league Fitzgerald is a #1 pick. In a keeper league he is a top 5 pick and in a standard league he is a high first round pick. Unless you know something these guys don't.

http://www.fftoolbox.com/football/2009/cheatsheets.cfm?player_pos=WR
http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/nfl/news?slug=ys-expertpoll-09week1-wr
http://top-fantasy-football.com/ffb-rankings/2009-fantasy-football-wr-rankings-%E2%80%93-updated/
http://clubseatsports.com/?p=4124

I will give you the curse though. But 1400+ yards and 10+ TD's in each of the last 2 seasons is more than most of the HB's in the league. Why not a top 10 pick at the very worst?

Yawn... its late.. where do I start.
2008
Andre Johnson... had 115 receptions last season, 1,575 yards and 8 TDs.
Larry Fitzgerald... had 96 receptions, 1,431 yards and 12 TDs
This is with Andre Johnson's Starting QB missing 5 games... and having backup Sage Rosenshits tossing him the ball.

Its the first game of the season... Houston will be fine. They have a VERY good offense this season. Believe it.
Your WR ranks for Yahoo were just for this week.
Galloway won't cut into anything playing the slot position... (Moss with 12 receptions tonight)
In non PPR leagues, a WR will never bring you home a championship... so none should be considered a top 10 pick unless you can get a top 10 quality RB on the turn. (Just my thoughts.)

Like I said... I like Fitz! Just wasn't touching him this season for the price he was going for.

Yeah I posted the wrong link for the yahoo rankings.

Either way last years stats in a standard Yahoo league led to 215 points. Andre's led to 206. So pretty much a wash there. I am just not sold on Houston having anything resembling an offensive plan and they only reinforced that with today's miserable showing. They were shutout if it weren't for Sanchez's "other" TD pass on the day.

We will see though. Maybe you will turn out to be right about Houston, I just can't see it. They have been so lackluster in the past that I can't foresee them making that many changes. Throw in the glass house that is Schaub's body and they are set up for a long disappointing year in my estimation.

Moss had a great game but Watson stole all his TD's tonight. As a long time Patriots fan I had to check and make sure it wasn't 2007 still!!!

Originally posted by pratt1130
Jeremy Shockey

but i drafted him???? just didnt play him in favor of Greg Olsen......how bad was that for me....

Originally posted by jloescher3
but i drafted him???? just didnt play him in favor of Greg Olsen......how bad was that for me....

I would have done the same thing... I thought Shockey was washed up. O_o