Mock Draft Junkies Read Here

This time of year, Fantasy Football junkies like myself are craving some action. We’re licking our wounds as most of us didn’t win it all in our Fantasy leagues. So where is the action for all of us NFL-GM-Wannabees? NFL Mock Drafts and Rumors …

I read a rumor, can’t remember where … about a potential trade of J.P. Losman from the Bills to the Falcons.  As a Bills fan this perked my interest and my wheels have been turning … There are also a ton of rumors that Dallas wants to trade up into the top of the draft to get Darren McFadden …

I personally see a “Snug-Fit” for a 3 way deal here …

Deals are hard enough with-out making them a 3-way, but here me out …

Atlanta…

• Who is the Atlanta QB next year? No clue is the likely response.
• Who is the current Atlanta OC? Answer … Mike Mullarkey
• What does Atlanta need most? Answer … an experienced QB to run Mullarkey’s system …

Dallas

• #1 Goal: Darren McFadden …
• Have 2 picks in the first round … & that’s still not enough for McFadden
• Have holes that require youth infusion … so can’t surrender the Ricky Williams package (aka the rest of their picks)
• 3rd party needed for help

Buffalo

• JP Unhappy and has asked for a trade
• have holes that one player in the top 5 won’t complete
• positions of need can be had at the end of round 1
• Alge Crumpler … fills a heavy void at TE (but he’s 30)

Things that don’t fit …

• Bills have extra picks in the 3, 5 & 7 rounds that they may be able to package to move up from the 2nd round into bottom of the first or very early 2nd to get a LB / WR / TE  (ala the Poz move last year)
• JP Losman may also net them enough to fill a hole in a separate deal
• Atlanta may be in love with the idea of Matt Ryan … if he’s there when they draft, then all the dominoes for the 3-way will never fall into place
• Dallas may get smart and realize that their lack of CB and age at WR may be reason enough to maintain multiple picks at the end of round 1 where there should be good value at those positions (same reason Buffalo should be looking to trade down)

Wilfork Needs to be Fined & Suspended

This is horrible to watch, but do it anyway … this was deliberate and it shows!

Update: Wilfork was fined $12,500 by the league for this hit …

Hardly seems like enough when a player gets fined $5K for not strapping his chin-strap. The chin-strap fine seems excessive until you remember how much these guys make. Put that into perspective and think how much a $12,500 fine really hurts compared to a knee injury costing someone (actually not just someone, a starting QB) 3 weeks of playing time or potentially more.

I like Roger Goodell, he’s doing great things in cleaning up the game. However, this one I disagree with. The guy threw an elbow at JP’s knee! A slap on the wrist is not appropriate here!

Ricky Rules Draft Results …

External link here …
http://www.tomcous.com/2007_Fantasy_Draft.html

Chat Room – Ricky

http://www.chatzy.com/127701237444

password: Ricky

Ricky Rules Draft Order

	Draft Order
1	Charlotte Rockies	Adam Volk
2	Victorious Secret	Dave Reed
3	Tampa Bay Surge	Jason Dickens
4	Kingsbury Krushers II	Steve Baker
5	Pittsford Pit Lizards	Andrew Bastedo
6	Fourth and Goal!	Steve Grapensteter
7	HughJass TrojanMan	Tom Cousins
8	The Renegades	Mike Cox
9	Buc Holes	James Grady
10	Los Cabrones	Luis Somoza
11	Dutch Power Plant	Chris Holland
12	BIG D AZZ kickers	Keith Hain

Ricky Rules (smoke em if you got em)

-You can keep a maximum of 2 players from different positions, unless one is a rookie in which you can keep three and two may be from the same position as long as one is a rookie

-The Rookie eligible list is being provided by ESPN. This is a list of all rookie position players that are elibile for the Rook Rule

-A player may not be selected as a keeper in consecutive years

-If you keep someone drafted in the first two rounds you can only select one keeper (this includes rookies too, if you select a keeper from the first two rounds you can not keep a rookie too)

-Where you draft the person is where he counts as your keeper for next year should you keep him, mimimum loss is 6th round. (Example: You select Clinton Portis in 4th round, you keep him, you lose a 4th round next year. You pick up a Free Agent and keep him, you would lose a 6th round pick) { This Rule Is Currently Being Voted On}

-You can trade a draft pick for another draft pick for the following season, not to go beyond one season. You can only trade 1 for 1. If you’ve traded away a round and you have a keeper from the same round you will have a 1 round penalty. (Example: You selected Clinton Portin in the 4th round of the 2007 draft. During the season you trade away your 4th round pick for the 2008 draft. If you decide to keep Clinton Portis in 2008 you would lose your 4th round. You no longer have your 4th round because you traded it away, so you are assessed a 1 round penalty and Portis would now count for your 3rd round selection in 2008)

-This year we will start 1 QB, 1 RB, 1 RB/WR, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, and 1 DEF

-You must start a rookie a total of 8 games or you’ll forefit those 8 games

-The draft will be heald on Friday August 17th at 7:00 PM. Chat room will be announced prior to then

-We have a total of 4 new teams in the league this year, please make them feel welcome

-League Website: http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/leagueoffice?leagueId=8933&seasonId=2007

ping …

Ricky Rules Rookie List

Here is the complete list of rookies eligible for the
LINK >>> “Ricky Rules FFL Rookie Players” <<< LINK
(these are position players eligible for the 2007 NFL Draft). If the player is not on the complete list … they cannot be used as a rookie or garner rookie exceptions as a keeper.

NOTE: The list below is an abbridged list of Rookies (for convenience) it only contains the 2007 Draft Class (those that actually got drafted).

.	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	JaMarcus Russell	QB	Oakland
2	Brady Quinn	QB	Cleveland
3	Kevin Kolb	QB	Philadelphia
4	John Beck	QB	Miami
5	Drew Stanton	QB	Detroit
6	Trent Edwards	QB	Buffalo
7	Isaiah Stanback	QB	Dallas
8	Jeff Rowe	QB	Cincinnati
9	Troy Smith	QB	Baltimore
10	Jordan Palmer	QB	Washington
11	Tyler Thigpen	QB	Minnesota
12	Adrian Peterson	RB	Minnesota
13	Marshawn Lynch	RB	Buffalo
14	Kenny Irons	RB	Cincinnati
15	Chris Henry	RB	Tennessee
16	Brian Leonard	FB	St. Louis
17	Brandon Jackson	RB	Green Bay
18	Lorenzo Booker	RB	Miami
19	Tony Hunt	RB	Philadelphia
20	Garrett Wolfe	RB	Chicago
21	Michael Bush	RB	Oakland
22	Antonio Pittman	RB	New Orleans
23	Dwayne Wright	RB	Buffalo
24	Le’Ron McClain	FB	Baltimore
25	Kolby Smith	RB	Kansas City
26	Orenthal O’Neal	FB	Oakland
27	Reagan Mauia	FB	Miami
28	Thomas Clayton	RB	San Francisco
29	Deon Anderson	FB	Dallas
30	Justise Hairston	RB	New England
31	Deshawn Wynn	RB	Green Bay
32	Nate Ilaoa	RB	Philadelphia
33	Jason Snelling	FB	Atlanta
34	Ken Darby	RB	Tampa Bay
35	Ahmad Bradshaw	RB	New York
36	Calvin Johnson	WR	Detroit
37	Ted Ginn Jr.	WR	Miami
38	Dwayne Bowe	WR	Kansas City
39	Robert Meachem	WR	New Orleans
40	Craig Davis	WR	San Diego
41	Anthony Gonzalez	WR	Indianapolis
42	Sidney Rice	WR	Minnesota
43	Dwayne Jarrett	WR	Carolina
44	Steve Smith	WR	New York
45	Jacoby Jones	WR	Houston
46	Laurent Robinson	WR	Atlanta
47	Jason Hill	WR	San Francisco
48	James Jones	WR	Green Bay
49	Mike Walker	WR	Jacksonville
50	Paul Williams	WR	Tennessee
51	Johnnie Lee Higgins	WR	Oakland
52	Ryne Robinson	WR	Carolina
53	Chris Davis	WR	Tennessee
54	Steve Breaston	WR	Arizona
55	Aundrae Allison	WR	Minnesota
56	David Clowney	WR	Green Bay
57	Roy Hall	WR	Indianapolis
58	Legedu Naanee	WR	San Diego
59	Joel Filani	WR	Tennessee
60	Courtney Taylor	WR	Seattle
61	Jordan Kent	WR	Seattle
62	Dallas Baker	WR	Pittsburgh
63	John Broussard	WR	Jacksonville
64	Chandler Williams	WR	Minnesota
65	Chansi Stuckey	WR	New York
66	Derek Stanley	WR	St. Louis
67	Jonathan Holland	WR	Oakland
68	Greg Olsen	TE	Chicago
69	Zach Miller	TE	Oakland
70	Matt Spaeth	TE	Pittsburgh
71	Scott Chandler	TE	San Diego
72	Martrez Milner	TE	Atlanta
73	Kevin Boss	TE	New York
74	Dante Rosario	TE	Carolina
75	Brent Celek	TE	Philadelphia
76	Ben Patrick	TE	Arizona
77	Tyler Ecker	TE	Washington
78	Derek Schouman	TE	Buffalo
79	Michael Allan	TE	Kansas City
80	Clark Harris	TE	Green Bay
81	Brian Leonard	FB	St. Louis
82	Le’Ron McClain	FB	Baltimore
83	Orenthal O’Neal	FB	Oakland
84	Reagan Mauia	FB	Miami
85	Deon Anderson	FB	Dallas
86	Jason Snelling	FB	Atlanta
87	Justin Medlock	PK	Kansas City
88	Nick Folk	PK	Dallas
89	Mason Crosby	PK	Green Bay

Resigning of A-Train the Right Move!!!

Yahoo! Well, let’s not get too carried away … but in my humble opinion the Bills made the absolute right move in resigning Anthony Thomas. I can say the reverse for Anthony Thomas as well, as he has little opportunity to shine elsewhere. No one should expect huge numbers from the former Rookie of the Year RB, but all in all he posted stats very similar to that of Willis. Two areas where he did better than Willis … pass protection and pass receptions! Those are two areas that the Bills management has made a point of stating need to be better addressed from the backfield. NOTE: Willis missed a key block, that cost us a game early in the year.

This should also quell the rumors that the Bills will be trading up to take a stab at Adrian Peterson or absolutely *need to* take Marshawn Lynch with the 12th pick of the draft. Flexibility is crucial at this time of year … Levy now has it. Although I must say … I do see us drafting a few speedy LB’s this year.