Just had my first fantasy football draft last night, and I was pretty pumped. Although I had the last pick in the first round, Arian Foster still somehow dropped into my lap, and I promptly used the next pick to grab Trent Richardson as insurance. With a solid pair of RBs, I then used back-to-back picks on Tom Brady and Roddy White, effectively solidifying my offensive core, before adding complementary players like David Wilson, Wes Welker and MIke Wallace. Coincidentally, I drafted four consecutive players whose last names begin with a W… before landing RGIII in the eighth round. Yeah, I know he’d be my backup, but it’s all about the matchups! (Then again, Brady shouldn’t have too much trouble picking apart the AFC Least this season…)
Suffice to say, I was pretty pleased with how my picks panned out. However, it seems that Yahoo would beg to differ, saying my team is “headed for the lower tier.” I say they can stick their projections up their lower tier, but according to statistical analysis, I “have the worst combo of WRs in the league, as they added Roddy White and James Jones.” Note that Jones was actually the fourth receiver I drafted, but it seems that Yahoo is racist against people whose last names start with a W.
In any case, they said I “got off to a sizzling start, amassing the most projected points in the league during the first half of the draft” but somehow picked up the second-fewest in the second half… cuz, y’know, that’s when I drafted a tight end and a kicker ‘n shit. I’ve always believed you can draft a decent defense and placekicker in the last two rounds, so I stuck with that strategy–and apparently, my team is projected to finish 4-10 as a result.
It’s worth noting that the only A grade Yahoo gave in my league was to the team with the first overall pick. Like no shit, they’ve got good RBs! But this girl drafted some no-name Niners receiver Kyle Williams in the fifth round, then made that pick look amazing by selecting Randy Moss in the 7th(!) That’s right, the same Randy Moss who’s reluctantly a member of the media now–and no longer plays professional football. With no depth at RB beyond Peterson and Forte and no WRs that belong in a fantasy starting lineup besides Brandon Marshall, her team is thinner than a teenaged ballerina. Not to mention that should anything happen to Colin Kaepernick, this projected 13-1 (LOL) team will be stuck with Carson Palmer at QB–until she trades me Peterson for RGIII, he he. 
In any case, I really don’t see much difference between her supposed 13-1 squad and my fantasy team. Here’s hoping my sleeper picks prove once again why I don’t pay much attention to Yahoo’s pre-draft rankings. For further evidence of their bogusness, I take this direct quote from another Yahoo draft report card in my league: “Kneel and Schaub may have found a steal in the ninth round, grabbing Matt Bryant.” Who drafts a kicker in the ninth round, anyways!?
Then again, Matt Bryant might be considered a steal next to Randy Moss at 61st overall…
