Fantasy Football Draft Part

We are going to pick up on the Fantasy Football draft with rounds 9 to 17. The important thing to remember is that this league is a "minus two keeper league" so you can't keep your first or second round pick and if you keep your third you give up your first round pick next year. So not only are you trying to draft quality for this year in the late rounds, you are also trying to hit big with your "keepers".

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R 9 PK 1: Justin Forsett: The first Seahawk running back comes off the board as this team's 4th running back. I have a feeling Seahawk running backs are going to be like Giant WR's last year, a mixed back from week to week.

R9 PK2: Derrick Mason: Lost a lot of value after the Ravens signed Housh on Monday.

R9 PK 3: Austin Collie: Hoping for a Miles Austin type breakout where a 3rd or 4th WR on a good team becomes a star.

R9 PK 4: Z. Miller: Was a quality starter with the worst #1 pick ever at QB, so he should be even better with Campbell, who by defintion is an average NFL QB.

R9 PK 5: Niners D: The first D off the board was the #1 ranked D last year. Rarely do #1 D's repeat, but this solid D in an awful division with the addition of KR Ted Ginn makes them tough to bet against.

R9 PK 6: L.Evans: A #1 WR on the Bills is like being the the tallest midget.

R9 PK 7: T. Hightower: A solid third back on this team whose value is inversely tied to Beanie Wells.

R9 PK 8: S. Breaston: A good third WR option for this team with Rice out for half the year. This pick shows there is more Derrick Anderson fans in this draft there was in Cleveland.

R9 PK 9: L. Maroney: Love his sleeper potential this late. Doesn't NE have to try to find a #1 back to rely on with the age and injury history of the rest of the offense?

R9 PK 10: T. Jones: My pick and I have to admit I don't hate it. Good option on a starter's bye week or tough matchup.

R9 PK 11: V. Schiancoe: May not be elite, but very serviceable especially with WR questions and John Madden's hero.

R9 PK 12: D. Hester: Extra value if he goes back to doing what he does best, returning punts and kicks.

R10 PK 1: Jets D: With Revis back they are back at full strength and Rex Ryan and Bart Scott will sure talk these "D" up.
R10 PK 2: C. Taylor: Joins Portis as a two nice backup BR's for this squad.
R10 PK 3: G. Tate: Sleeper potential for this ND fan, my pick again
R10 PK 4: Minny D
R10 PK 5: B. Favre: Backup to M. Ryan on this team could give this owner more to think about then Sammi from Jersey Shore.
R10 PK 6: L.T. This owner, obviously a Hard Knocks fan.
R10 PK 7: K. Winslow: Good value for a player who has fallen faster than a Shanahan RB.
R10 PK 8: W. McGahee: Premier TD vulture going today.
R10 PK 9: K. Huggins: A double threat as a sleeper this year and keeper next year. Tampa's release of D. Ward showed Huggin's value.
R10 PK 10: J. Gafney: Seems too high with Eddie Royal still on the board.
R10 PK 11: D. McNabb: Should see plenty of time on a team whose starter is the other Manning, but is that really a good thing?
R 10 PK 12: C. Palmer: Two rounds after J. Cutler shows the skepticism that surrounds Kristen Cavalleri's new boyfriend.
R 11 PK 1: B. Edwards: More value the first 4 weeks before Holmes' return.
R 11 PK 2: K. Smith:
R 11 PK 3: V. Jackson: Like the value of this pick, he has a ton of talent and keeper potential as a Charger or anywhere else.
R 11 PK 4: C. Henne: Backup could have more value with Schaub's injury history.
R 11 PK 5: D. Sproles: Backup to a rookie and special teams value makes this a wise pick.
R 11 PK 6: J. Morgan:
R 11 PK 7: J. Snelling:
R 11 PK 8: D. McCluster: Great keeper potential for a player who is eligible at both RB and WR.
R 11 PK 9: L. Naanee: 11th round is a steal for the week 1 #1 WR in Diego.
R 11 PK 10: K. Britt: Second straight WR with keeper potential for my team.
R 11 PK 11: M. Stafford: A great sleeper pick who could become elite this year and only cost a ninth round pick next year.
R 11 PK 12: S. Slaton: Like a Real World Season, Who Knows?
R 12 PK 1: H. Miller:
R 12 PK 2: Eagles D:
R 12 PK 3: L. Washington: My pick, so I am buying the upside on this big play potential RB.
R 12 PK 4: V. Young: With Brees as your starter you only want to see one week of Vince or you are in trouble.
R 12 PK 5: Pittsburgh D:
R 12 PK 6: G. Olsen: The addition of Martz might hurt one of the best athletes on the Chicago offense.
R 12 PK 7: Green Bay D: My philosophy with D's is take the team you think will be good, this pick could be this year's N.O.
R 12 PK 8: A. Gonzalez: Never a bad idea to take a chance on a Colt early round draft pick.
R 12 PK 9: B. Scott: The Ced Benson discussion continues.
R 12 PK 10: Cowboys D
R12 PK 11: Ravens D
R 12 PK 12: T.J. Houshmandzadeh: Becomes a good start after signing with the Ravens Monday, the day after our draft.
R 13 PK 1: M. Massaquoi:
R 13 PK 2: E. Doucet:
R 13 PK 3: K. Orton: Vs. Baltimore on Tom Brady's bye week is not ideal for this one week starter barring a season killing injury.
R 13 PK 4: J. Jones: Surprised A. Johnson fellow WR was availiable so late, great keeper possibility.
R 13 PK 5: M. Cassel:
R 13 PK 6: A. Smith: Two backup QB's back to back, it will be interesting to see who has the better year?
R 13 PK 7: Saints D:
R 13 PK 8: J. Gresham: Nice keeper potential and a possible flex this year if things fall perfectly.
R 13 PK 9: T. Heap:
R 13 PK 10: D. Keller: Back to Back backup TE's with same question as Cassel and Smith 3 picks prior.
R 13 PK 11: M Williams: One of the best sleeper possibilities so far in the draft. A beast who loves football and hated college. Could become a force if Freeman develops with him.
R 13 PK 12: J. Edelman:
R 14 PK 1: D. Garrard:
R 14 PK 2: D. McFadden: Who has had more chances in Oakland, McFadden or Eric Chavez?
R 14 PK 3: Cleveland D: Banking on Cribbs more than Man-genious' D.
R 14 PK 4: Giants D:
R 14 PK 5: M. Manningham: Wouldn't stun me to see him break out this year.
R 14 PK 6: N. Burleson:
R 14 PK 7: L. Murphy: More value than a Wendys bacon-cheeseburger and just like a second there is keeper possibilities.
R 14 PK 8: Janikowski: Never a good sign when you ask for a re-do on a pick, which this owner did, blame it on the Miller Lites like Janikowski would do.
R 14 PK 9: Oakland D:
R 14 PK 10: Denver D:
R 14 PK 11: D. Henderson: A Brees WR always is a good pick this late.
R 14 PK 12: M. Lynch: Always productive when he can stay on the field and could easily bounce back to a top RB after this year.
R 15 PK 1: T. Gerhart: I like his sleeper and keeper chances, has been productive in every situation during his football career.
R 15 PK 2: J. Jones: Took a paycut to stay on the roster, not a great sign especially in Seattle.
R 15 PK 3: N. Kaeding:
R 15 PK 4: J. Carlson: The first in a string of three nice sleeper picks.
R 15 PK 5: E. Royal: Had a very productive rookie season and has the opportunity to be the main target in Denver this year with Marshall taking his talents to South Beach.
R 15 PK 6: T. Choice: Seems to always have a couple big weeks even playing behind injury prone Jones and aging Barber.
R 15 PK 7: R. Jennings:
R 15 PK 8: B. Lafell: First Carolina WR sighting since Steve Smith 12 rounds earlier.
R 15 PK 9: S. Gostkowski:
R 15 PK 10: J. Campbell: Backup to Kolb has Seattle during the Philly bye week.
R 15 PK 11: J. Shockey:
R 15 PK 12: M. Crosby:
R 16 PK 1: L. Johnson: Hard to believe he has fallen so far so fast, but could thrive in a reduced role with Shanahan.
RD 16 PK 2: G. Hartley:
RD 16 PK 3: M. Hardesty: A torn ACL makes this RB a sure fire keeper for my team next year.
RD 16 PK 4: D. Cribbs: All upside and value at multiple positions.
RD 16 PK 5: R. Longwell:
RD 16 PK 6: D. Akers:
RD 16 PK 7: R. Bironas:
RD 16 PK 8: D. Avery: Another sure-fire keeper due to injury.
RD 16 PK 9: T. Prater:
RD 16 PK 10: C. Chambers: Good value for a team thin on WR.
RD 16 PK 11: M. Bryant:
RD 16 PK 12: R. Gould:
RD 17 PK 1: Diego D:
RD 17 PK 2: Heyward-Bay: Will need to turn around his stat of having more drops than catches last year. Was drafted ahead of Crabtree, AAAALLL DAAAAAAAVIS!
RD 17 PK 3: D. Ward:
RD 17 PK 4: Cincy D:
RD 17 PK 5: D. Bess:
RD 17 PK 6: S. Bradford: Great keeper pick as you can let him sit on your bench this year while taking his lumps for the Rams and only lose a 15th rounder next year.
RD 17 PK 7: K. Boss:
RD 17 PK 8: J. Dwyer: The job to back up Mendenhall is wide open and this GTech product has the talent to seize that job.
RD 17 PK 9: L. McClain: The last of seven offensive players taken from the Ravens who used to be a team that was all D.
RD 17 PK 10: N. Folk:
RD 17 PK 11: B. Hartline:
RD 17 PK 12: H. Douglas: The last pick of the draft is a guy coming off an injury who should have an opportunity playing next to White with Ryan and Turner in the backfield.