I took part in a fantasy football draft tonight at Puddler's Hall, a bar established in 1873 and now owned by a friend of Socialist. It's a nice place, bright by bar standards and friendly. Stop by if you're ever in Milwaukee.
It was a 15 round serpentine draft that took the better part of two hours for our 10 man league to complete. I hate serpentine drafts. There's no reason for my #3 slot to have to wait through 14 other picks before it was again my turn.
Overall I think I did well. I got a few big names and a finagled a couple of sleepers. The key to knowing you've done well with a pick? When you announce your player and one or more of the other guys yell out a frustrated 'F***!'.
Here's my team. You can play 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 Kicker and 1 Defense per week.
QB: Peyton and Eli Manning
RB: Jamal Lewis, Fred Taylor, Ricky Williams, A. Peterson of the Bears
WR: Hines Ward, Marvin Harrison, Braylon Edwards, Santana Moss
K: Mason Crosby, David Akers
Def: San Diego and Seattle
TE: Crumper
I like my pics of Williams and Peterson. I think both have something to prove and will do well. Or not. It's a head-to-head league, so I'll know some immediate results as soon as this weekend.
My team name: SlapJacks
LOL... loved the comment about how you know you have a good pick. Enjoy the season. Estela
ReplyDeleteHow did you manage to get both Manning brothers?!
ReplyDeleteAs a Colts fan, I'd say you did well. I also see that you got Marvin Harrison. I'm not sure how he'll do at the beginning of the season...he might take a few games to get back up to speed, but I think he's still got it. We'll see.
Sunday night, it's the Colts vs the Bears, and it's gonna be a little crazy at Nutwood....
Beth
you said FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!! lol, I"m ecstatic!
ReplyDeleteGood picks, especially on the Mannings ;) ...I'm biased but they're damn good and I love that Eli's proving the skeptics wrong, not to mention the coaches who are always riding his ass. Akers is an awesome kicker :)
Chris had to ask to get back in his FF league after winning by more than 130 last year. His old boss wasn't even going to call him because he came in second last year (more than 100 points behind Chris). ;) he only won because I helped...that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Cheers to football season! Go Colts!
Hope the SlapJacks do well :o)
ReplyDeleteGood luck to the Slapjacks...lol.
ReplyDeleteJoyce