Fantasy Football: The QBs Go Early And Draft Results

Here is the first of my three fantasy football teams. The league is a 12-team PPR league and contians severals fantasy football experts. I selected 1st overall and choose Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson. I had little doubt about that pick.

What I wasn't so sure about was which positions to address at the 2.12/3.01 turn. I had been seriously entertaining a QB/WR if any of the top QBs were available (Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers or Peyton Manning).

When Tom Brady was selected with the 2nd pick, I had a feeling taking a QB was unlikely. After Brady, Drew Brees was selected 7th overall. Then Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers were taken in the 2nd round as was Arizona Cardinals QB Kurt Warner.

Those selections solidified my strategy to draft amongst the next group of QBs later in the draft. In another surprise turn, Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan was selected in the 3rd round as was Dallas Cowboy QB Tony Romo and San Diego Charger Philip Rivers.

My immediate adjustment was to put off selecting a QB until later and take advantage of the fact that top WRs and RBs will be available when I picked who otherwise wouldn't have been thanks to the surprise early drafting of QBs.

My roster bears out that assessment.

Pick	Ovr	Player	Team	Pos
1.01	1	Adrian Peterson	MIN	RB
2.12	24	Steve Smith	CAR	WR
3.01	25	Greg Jennings	GBP	WR
4.12	48	Pierre Thomas	NOS	RB
5.01	49	Darren McFadden	OAK	RB
6.12	72	Donovan McNabb	PHI	QB
7.01	73	Matt Schaub	HOU	QB
8.12	96	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	RB
9.01	97	Dustin Keller	NYJ	TE
10.12	120	Torry Holt	JAC	WR
11.01	121	Ted Ginn Jr	MIA	WR
12.12	144	Jermichael Finley	GBP	TE
13.01	145	Jamaal Charles	KCC	RB
14.12	168	Bernard Scott	CIN	RB
15.01	169	John Carney	NOS	PK
16.12	192	New Orleans Saints	NOS	Def