A little pre-draft help for those of you who don't have time for research, or just like the idea of knowing who everyone on your team is by name. Took a small amount of research to come up with this group, but they are all still active, still have talent and better yet - I can almost guarentee that you could draft this entire group without any problems (problems being somebody is dumb enough to pick them ahead of you).
Number 1 pick in the draft - Brett Favre. Brett is in the discussion as one of the best, toughest, most gifted QB's ever to play the game. He is playing on a team with depth, a great running back, talented defense and an expectation to win a superbowl. You have to take him #1 because he will get picked relatively early - stupid early most likely. But the boy's got skills - as they say in my old neighborhood -and showed last year he can still play. The only down side is he is as old as Carter - and kinda looks like it too.
Number 2 pick in the draft - Reggie Bush. This is a tough call, because I do want you to get this team, but I think that Reggie Bush has to be taken as your second pick. Reggie is a dynamic player, with speed and agility that few in the league have ever possesed since Barry Sanders. He can catch, he can run and he can return punts. The problem with Reggie is he only leads the league in one catagory that I can find - ratio of jersey sales to any kind of offensive production. To be honest - he is one of the bigger busts in recent draft history, but still hangs in there as a super star. You have to take Reggie second because I KNOW he will go stupid early, and he can score you points. This year he plays for a big contract, so you will see the best he has to offer. Too bad he is only about the 5th best offensive player on his team........
Number 3 pick in the draft - Chad Johnson (or Ochocinco). You all should know that I love Chad. He is a Beaver. He helped my beloved Oregon State Beavers to a dominate Feista Bowl win against Notre Dame and was really a joy to watch. When Chad has his game going he can talk serious trash and back it up with serious results. I also think he is a truely nice guy - and just loves all the attention. The main problem with Chad is his trash talking has continued, but the backing it up part has kinda faded the last couple of years. He truely misses TJ - who he played with at OSU and for years on the Bengals. He also misses Carson Palmer. Maybe this year TO can help replace TJ and Palmer will return to his glory. Think you will get Chad with your number three pick - but it will be your biggest nail biter in the draft. Might move him up to number 2 if your really worried.
Number 4 pick in the draft - Terrell Owens. The draft should get easier for you from now on. Terrell Owens will retire from football as one of the best wide recievers ever to play the game. TO will never be in the same conversation as Jerry Rice, but you don't have to go too far back to remember when he could change the game just by going on the field. He always drew the double team and the best defenders, rarely had a solid number 2 to take the pressure off, and still put up great numbers. Now he will be starting opposite Chad, playing for a quarterback that still has a great arm, and will not be seeing the best the defense has to offer - that will still be going Ochocincos direction. One problem will be team chemistry - and here I am not talking about TO splitting the team up because he doesn't get the ball, I am talking about TO and Ocho on the same plane. Can you imagine driving from Seattle to Portland with TO and Chad in the back seat. My god - it would probably make me wish I had my kids in the car instead. TO really could have a good year - forget about his stay in Buffalo, we all knew that was going to be a bust and you will not have any problem getting him in the 4th round.
Number 5 pick in the draft - LaDainian Tomlinson. LT was the dominate rusher in the league for more than a couple of years. If it wasn't for LT, the entire coaching staff of the Chargers would have been fired for picking Rivers over Drew Brees. Rivers ain't bad, but Drew now has the ring to prove he was the much better QB. However the chargers had LT, and LT led them to wins and glory. Then he turned 30. Everybody knows that at 30 both your legs go numb, you lose 5 seconds off your 40 time and every ounce of ability you once possesed suddenly evaporates. The thought of a running back being successful over the age of 30 is about as likely as a QB having his best year ever over the age of 40. Oops - that would be your first pick in the draft. LT will play for the Jets, he will carry the ball, the Jets will still need to baby their QB and rely on the Defense and running the ball to win games. LT has a good shot of breaking the mold here, and with a new start on a team with legitimate expectations to win I think he will turn some heads before the year is over.
Number 6 pick in the Draft - Jeremy Shockey. For one thing this dude is just down right scary looking. Would you want to tackle him? He probably smells bad, which you would think would allow him to get open. Shockey was once considered the best tight end in football. He has great hands, decent speed and can still block. The biggest problem with Shockey is he kinda plays like a puss. Thats probably being a bit harsh, but he seems to get banged up alot and misses games. But that could as much indicate how hard he plays as anything. Shockey is playing for the most prolific offense in football, and will be catching passes from the second best Quarterback in the game. He will score you points, and unless there is a run on Tightends early in the draft, you should get him with the 6th pick.
Number 7 pick in the Draft - Tampa Bay defense. Oh where have you gone John Gruden, the Tampa Bay defense looks to you, wuu-wuu-wuu (whatever). Remember when Tampa had the best defense in the league. Well, the only way that the Bucs are going to win this year is to have an improved defense, because the offense isn't going to get it done. I picked the Tampa defense for a reason, but the reason is not because I think they are any good.
Number 8 pick in the Draft - John Kasay. Kasay is money. Always has been, always will be. He can still kick it over 50 yards and, as far as kickers go, is still in his prime (drafted by the Hawks in '91). I only picked him because he is the oldest kicker I could find. But, unlike the defense, Kasay will probably do you a decent job as kicker. Carolina has always kicked a lot of field goals and I see no reason for this year to be different.
OK - there you go. With a bit of skill in drafting you should be able to get this starting group. Spend the rest of your draft going for younger sleeper picks, but rest easy that you have a seasoned (old) group of grizzly (injured) veterans (could be cut in a second) leading your squad. Most of you losers in this league are financial types, and you tend to look at past history to gain insight into what will happen in the future. Just imagine having this team - Favre, LT, Reggie Bush, Chad Johnson, TO, Shockey, Kasay and the Tampa Bay defense 5 years ago. This is one super team. But, as we all know, past performance is not always indicative of future performance and all investments include risk, blah, blah, blah.
Just give Bing man this team commish.
Squiggy
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