Draft Recab: Big Brother

Big news for our readers. The fantasy baseball season is winding down. In a little over two weeks, we will have complete analysis looking back at the draft, trades, waiver wire pick-ups and playoff projections. But, for now, lets talk FOOTBALL!

This morning, I will assess the draft of Big Brother. He struggled with keepers early on in the offseason, even contemplating keeping Domanick Davis in the first round. A few trades with the Commish and the Lawnmower man netted him Cedric Benson in the 6th and Brian Westbrook in the 2nd respectively. A few minutes before the draft started, he traded up from the 8th spot in the first round to the 5th spot in a trade with Lawnmower man.

1st Round: Marvin Harrison. I talked to Mort yesterday, and he told me that Big Brother's thought when trading up was hoping that Dittah McGahee would fall to him. When he didnt, he decided to go WR, and took starvin Marvin. I personally rated TBGH higher, but there is no arguing that Harrison will have double-digit TDs and it very likely to lead all WRs in this category, especially with the loss of Edge in Indy.

2nd Round: Brian Westbrook. Pedro Gomez just called me and let me know that Westbrook hurt his foot and is out for the rest of the preseason. Apparently Gomez is now following Westbrook's foot on a daily basis instead of Barry Bonds' massive dome. Good pick considering what was available. Expect 1200 all purpose yards and 8 TDs, split evenly between rushing and receiving.

3rd Round: Corry Dillon. Even with the spectre of Maroney, this is a good pick. Dillon had 12 TDs last year, even with minimal rushing yards and apparenly is looking good in camp.

4th Round: No pick due to trade.

5th Round: Dante Culpepper. Could be huge, or just average. Either way, he's as good as any other QB he could have taken here.

6th Round: Cedric Benson. Good long-term keeper potential, even if he platoons this year. The Bears have a lot of money invested in him.

7th Round: DeAngelo Williams. When DeShawn has his usual injury, he'll be good. Not enough consistent playing time this year, but good long term keeper. Big Brother could have his top 2 RBs in 2007 in rounds 6 and 7. Pretty solid.

8th Round: No pick due to trade.

9th Round: Kevin Curtis. Could start putting up Isaac Bruce numbers. Concerned about him as a #2 WR, but the Rams like to throw, even if Martz is gone.

10th Round: Ernest Wilford and Braylon Edwards. Between these two and Curtis, it figures that one of them will emerge as Big Brother's #2 wideout. If not, they will all be dropped for WRs off to hot starts and backup defenses and TE to cover bye weeks.

11th Round: Vernon Davis. Highest paid TE in history. Will likely get 80% of Alex Smith's 1000 yards passing and 8 TD passes this year. Risky starting a rook at TE.

12th Round: Chris Perry and Drew Bennett. See round 10 comments.

13th Round: Daniel Graham. I think he just blocks now. Kind of like Robert Royal.

14th Round: Tampa Bay defense. Any time other NFL teams use a defense named after you, it probably means your defense is good.

15th Round: Phillip Rivers. Good pick for the free keeper.

Overall, if Westbrook can stay healthy and if Cedric Benson takes over as the starter, could make a playoff run. Far and away better than the Pasta-roni franchise.