Fantasy Football Xtreme was invited to participate in JunkyardJake.com’s Annual Expert League. This is a real redraft league, not a mock, and the line-up consists of: 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 1K, 1DST. The scoring for this league basically standard (not PPR), but quarterback scoring is a bit higher, as QBs get 6 points per TD and 1 point per 20 yards.
Just yesterday, Chad Johnson (Cincinnati.com) gave fantasy worlds dozens of reasons to believe in him in 2008. Here is part of what he said about the upcoming NFL season: “I hope the fans understand it’s a business. I love them to death. Some of the things I’ve done for them throughout the years, everything I do is for them. I do apologize. I’m back. I’m going to give a double-dose of Chad.”
I honestly believe that Ocho Cinco has it in him to be a top three fantasy wide receiver in 2008 and he is finding his way onto my “must-have” list this season. So what did I do in this league to back all this up? I took him with a smile at No. 27 overall.
After passing on Michael Turner with our early third-round pick (which was hard for me to do), I decided to go attack a trade in order to move up. I was able to move our 4.10 up into the 3rd, but it cost a move down from the 5th to the 7th. Based on what was available in the 5th vs. the 7th, I felt we had to make this move — I’m extremely pleased we did. Michael Turner is one of the most underrated running backs in that RB2-RB3 range if you ask me. He has the upside of a top 8-10RB, yet he can be had in the third- to fourth-round in some leagues. Because his ceiling is so high, Turner would even have solid draft value in the early 20s. Don’t hesitate to make Turner your third overall player on draft day — We can’t believe he ended up being our fourth.
With Derek Anderson still on the board when MonsterDraft.Com was on the clock, we had to dial in a trade offer! MonsterDraft countered and we accepted. We shipped off 7.03 and 7.10 to get back 6.01 and 10.01. Any draft pick calculator is going to tell you that we lost value in that swap, but that isn’t how we roll here at FFX. When we want a player, we go get them! Anderson is one of my favorite 2008 quarterbacks — He has top 3-4 upside written all over him. With weapons like Braylon Edwards, Kellen Winslow and Donte Stallworth, this guy is going to put up 34+ touchdowns this upcoming season — Maybe more. Like I said (on our league Site) to our league members when I hit the “draft” button, Anderson may not finish inside the top three QBs when all is said and done in ‘08, but he will have a cup of coffee with those guys and possibly hang with them for much of the year.
This has to be one of the best teams we have fielded so far this year, and it is all due to some aggressive trading tactics. This team is loaded with many of our top “must-have” types entering ‘08, which includes Rashard Mendenhall (even as a rookie in a redraft league). Our squad is listed below…
Derek Anderson, Adrian Peterson, Michael Turner, Rashard Mendenhall, Braylon Edwards, Chad Johnson, Chester Taylor… [roster page]
1.01 1. FantasyFootballWhiz.Com Tomlinson, Ladainian SDC RB
1.02 2. RotoWorld.Com Jackson, Steven STL RB
1.03 3. FantasyFootballXtreme.Com Peterson, Adrian MIN RB
1.04 4. FFReport.Com Addai, Joseph IND RB
1.05 5. WalterFootball.Com Westbrook, Brian PHI RB
1.06 6. FantasyIndex.Com Barber, Marion DAL RB
1.07 7. FootballJabber.Com Brady, Tom NEP QB
1.08 8. FFJungle.Com Moss, Randy NEP WR
1.09 9. FFToolbox.com Gore, Frank SFO RB
1.10 10. JunkyardJake.Com Lynch, Marshawn BUF RB
1.11 11. FantasySportsCentral.Com Portis, Clinton WAS RB
1.12 12. MonsterDraft.Com Johnson, Larry KCC RB
2.01 13. MonsterDraft.Com Wayne, Reggie IND WR
2.02 14. FantasySportsCentral.Com Grant, Ryan GBP RB
2.03 15. JunkyardJake.Com Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB
2.04 16. FFToolbox.com Manning, Peyton IND QB
2.05 17. FFJungle.Com Lewis, Jamal CLE RB
2.06 18. FootballJabber.Com McGahee, Willis BAL RB
2.07 19. FantasyIndex.Com Owens, Terrell DAL WR
2.08 20. WalterFootball.Com Johnson, Andre HOU WR
2.09 21. FFReport.Com James, Edgerrin ARI RB
2.10 22. FantasyFootballXtreme.Com Edwards, Braylon CLE WR
2.11 23. RotoWorld.Com Bush, Reggie NOS RB
2.12 24. FantasyFootballWhiz.Com Colston, Marques NOS WR
3.01 25. FantasyFootballWhiz.Com Brees, Drew NOS QB
3.02 26. RotoWorld.Com Fitzgerald, Larry ARI WR
3.03 27. FantasyFootballXtreme.Com Johnson, Chad CIN WR
3.04 28. FFReport.Com Gates, Antonio SDC TE
3.05 29. WalterFootball.Com Romo, Tony DAL QB
3.06 30. FantasyIndex.Com Smith, Steve CAR WR
3.07 31. FootballJabber.Com Houshmandzadeh, T.J. CIN WR
3.08 32. FFJungle.Com Graham, Earnest TBB RB
3.09 33. FFToolbox.com Maroney, Laurence NEP RB
3.10 34. FantasyFootballXtreme.Com Turner, Michael ATL RB
3.11 35. FantasySportsCentral.Com Burress, Plaxico NYG WR
3.12 36. MonsterDraft.Com Jacobs, Brandon NYG RB
4.01 37. MonsterDraft.Com Brown, Ronnie MIA RB
4.02 38. FantasySportsCentral.Com Holt, Torry STL WR
4.03 39. JunkyardJake.Com Witten, Jason DAL TE
4.04 40. FFToolbox.com Marshall, Brandon DEN WR
4.05 41. FFJungle.Com Harrison, Marvin IND WR
4.06 42. FootballJabber.Com Boldin, Anquan ARI WR
4.07 43. FantasyIndex.Com Welker, Wes NEP WR
4.08 44. WalterFootball.Com Stewart, Jonathan CAR RB
4.09 45. FFReport.Com Young, Selvin DEN RB
4.10 46. JunkyardJake.Com Williams, Roy DET WR
4.11 47. RotoWorld.Com Palmer, Carson CIN QB
4.12 48. FantasyFootballWhiz.Com Winslow, Kellen CLE TE
5.01 49. FantasyFootballWhiz.Com White, LenDale TEN RB
5.02 50. RotoWorld.Com Holmes, Santonio PIT WR
5.03 51. JunkyardJake.Com McFadden, Darren OAK RB
5.04 52. FFReport.Com Forte, Matt CHI RB
5.05 53. WalterFootball.Com Bowe, Dwayne KCC WR
5.06 54. FantasyIndex.Com Smith, Kevin DET RB
5.07 55. FootballJabber.Com Parker, Willie PIT RB
5.08 56. FFJungle.Com Jennings, Greg GBP WR
5.09 57. FFToolbox.com White, Roddy ATL WR
5.10 58. JunkyardJake.Com Evans, Lee BUF WR
5.11 59. FantasySportsCentral.Com Johnson, Calvin DET WR
5.12 60. MonsterDraft.Com Roethlisberger, Ben PIT QB
6.01 61. FantasyFootballXtreme.com Anderson, Derek CLE QB
6.02 62. FantasySportsCentral.Com Jones, Thomas NYJ RB
6.03 63. JunkyardJake.Com Cotchery, Jerricho NYJ WR
6.04 64. FFToolbox.com Gonzalez, Tony KCC TE
6.05 65. FFJungle.Com Cooley, Chris WAS TE
6.06 66. FootballJabber.Com Clark, Dallas IND TE
6.07 67. FantasyIndex.Com Cutler, Jay DEN QB
6.08 68. WalterFootball.Com Heap, Todd BAL TE
6.09 69. FFReport.Com McNabb, Donovan PHI QB6.10 70. FantasyFootballXtreme.Com Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB
6.11 71. RotoWorld.Com Curtis, Kevin PHI WR
6.12 72. FantasyFootballWhiz.Com Taylor, Fred JAC RB
7.01 73. FantasyFootballWhiz.Com Engram, Bobby SEA WR
7.02 74. RotoWorld.Com Moss, Santana WAS WR
7.03 75. MonsterDraft.Com Chambers, Chris SDC WR
7.04 76. FFReport.Com Galloway, Joey TBB WR
7.05 77. WalterFootball.Com Ward, Hines PIT WR
7.06 78. FantasyIndex.Com Johnson, Rudi CIN RB
7.07 79. FootballJabber.Com Jones, Julius SEA RB
7.08 80. FFJungle.Com Hasselbeck, Matt SEA QB
7.09 81. FFToolbox.com Chargers, San Diego SDC Def
7.10 82. FantasyFootballXtreme.Com Taylor, Chester MIN RB
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