Round 2 - Fantasy Football Draft

So Peyton went early and someone reached for a lesser RB in the first round. Very typical. On to round 2.

Round 2

Pick #	Player	Rank	Position	My Thoughts

11	Reggie Bush	17	RB	Wow reach
12	Edgerrin James	13	RB	thought he would fall a lot further
13	Laurence Maroney	12	RB
14	Carson Palmer	26	QB	2nd qb in first 14 picks, yum
15	Chad Johnson	22	WR	1st WR gone, got real shot at good back
16	Rudi Johnson	9	RB	Damn was really hoping for Rudi
17	Ronnie Brown	16	RB	Didnt want
18	Steve Smith	19	WR	see below
19	Torry Holt	29	WR	3rd WR
20	Marvin Harrison	20	WR	4th WR

At pick 18, the odds of getting an elite fantasy running back are slim to none. I really had my eye on Rudi, and if he did not get to me, I was going to go best WR on the board and then snake around and either take another stud WR or my 2nd running back. I honestly felt that if I would have drafted Jones-Drew here, the elite fantasy receivers would all be taken. If Jones-Drew did get drafted, there was a ton of value with other Running back picks later.

At this point, to me the value of getting an elite WR of my choice far outweighs getting the next best RB. There is no one that is head and shoulders above the rest. And since I can only start 2 running backs and 3 wide receivers, the WR's are going to be a premium in this draft.

In almost every other league that I have ever done, we play 2 running backs, 2 wide receivers, a flex RB/WR (either start a running back or a wide receiver) and a Flex WR/TE (either start a WR or a TE). In almost every one of those types of drafts, I go RB, RB, RB in the first 3 rounds and WR, WR, WR the next 3 rounds. This was going to be a much different draft.

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