Brahsome Fantasy League

Tonight is the night, brahs. The NFL season is upon us. As beautiful as Saturday was, this weekend will actually be even better. Not only will be able to have a full 12 hour pile session on Saturday, but our efforts will be rewarded with a full day of NFL games on Sunday. Only in America. You can’t do this shit in China.

This being Brahsome.com’s first football season, we had our first (annual?) Brahsome Fantasy League draft the other night and it went about as well as can be expected. The Brahsome.com contributors are joined by fellow blahgers from Ghosts of Wayne Fonte and More Credible, forming a Battle of the Blahgers.

You can find each team’s roster and Stamos’ draft breakdown after the jump.

Weekapaug Wayne
QB: Peyton Manning/Trent Green
RB: Reggie Bush/Kevin Jones/Brandon Jacobs/Jerious Norwood/Fred Taylor
WR: Plaxico Burress/Drew Bennet/Larry Fitzgerald/Joey Galloway/Andre Johnson/Amani Toomer
TE: Tony Gonzalez
PK: Shayne Graham
D : Miami Dolphins

Hee Haw Rejects
QB: Tony Romo
RB: Marion Barber/Ahman Green/Rudi Johnson/Laurence Maroney/Deuce McAllister
WR: Bernard Berrian/Anquan Boldin/Chris Chambers/Matt Jones/Eddie Kennison
TE: Randy McMichael/Jeremy Shockey/Ben Watson
PK: Adam Vinatieri
D : Denver Broncos

Esquire
QB: Donovan McNabb/J.P. Losman
RB: Cedric Benson/Frank Gore/Jamal Lewis/LenDale White/DeAngelo Williams
WR: Marques Colston/Marvin Harrison/Randy Moss/Muhsin Muhammad/Jerry Porter
TE: Heath Miller
PK: Josh Brown
D : Chicago Bears

Kigh
QB: Phillip Rivers/Brett Favre
RB: Joseph Addai/Edgerrin James/Chris Henry/LaMont Jordan/Vernand Morency
WR: Steve Smith/Deion Branch/Javon Walker/Derrick Mason/Wes Welker/Brandon Jones
TE: Chris Cooley
PK: Matt Stover
D : San Diego Chargers

Stamos: Jesse and the Rippers
QB: Vince Young/Matt Leinart
RB: Shaun Alexander/Willis McGahee/Ronnie Brown/Michael Turner/Selvin Young
WR: Laveranues Coles/Terrell Owens/Lee Evans/Mark Clayton/Greg Jennings
TE: Kellen Winslow/Jason Witten
PK: David Akers
D : Minnesota Vikings

More Credible
QB: Drew Brees/Carson Palmer
RB: Larry Johnson/Warrick Dunn/Mike Bell/Julius Jones/Clinton Portis
WR: Isaac Bruce/Braylon Edwards/Mike Furrey/Darrell Jackson/Santana Moss/Donte Stallworth
TE: Dallas Clark
PK: Jeff Wilkins
D : New England Patriots

Tank
QB: Matt Hasselbeck/Eli Manning
RB: Travis Henry/Brian Westbrook/Tatum Bell/Thomas Jones/Leon Washington
WR: Jerricho Cotchery/Hines Ward/Roy Williams/Michael Jenkins
TE: Vernon Davis/Owen Daniels
PK: Stephen Gostkowski
D : Philadelphia Eagles

Nick Saban BLOWS!
QB: Tom Brady/Alex D. Smith
RB: Willie Parker/Adrian Peterson/Ladell Betts
WR: Donald Driver/Joe Horn/TJ Houshmandzadeh/Terry Glenn/Dwayne Bowe
TE: Todd Heap/L.J. Smith
PK: Nate Kaeding/Neil Rackers
D : Dallas Cowboys

Your Worse Nighthorse
QB: Marc Bulger/Jon Kitna
RB: LaDainian Tomlinson/Carnell Williams/Chris Brown/Correll Buckhalter/Marshawn Lynch
WR: Reggie Brown/Santonio Holmes/Chad Johnson/D.J. Hackett/Devery Henderson/Dwayne Jarrett
TE: Alge Crumpler
PK: Robbie Gould
D : Baltimore Ravens

Bstones
QB: Jay Cutler/Ben Roethlisberger
RB: De’Shaun Foster/Brandon Jackson/Steven Jackson/Maurice Jones-Drew/Chester Taylor
WR: Vincent Jackson/Calvin Johnson/Jacoby Jones/Sidney Rice/Reggie Wayne/Dwayne Jarrett
TE: Antonio Gates
PK: Olindo Mare
D : Jax Jaguars

Stamos’ break down of the draft:

My personal strategy was to simply not have the worst team around. I knew at #7 I wasn’t going to get the RBs I wanted, but as long as I darfted 2 starters with upside and a solid backup, I should be OK. Alexander sliding to 7 was a surprise, and if Walter Jones can stay healthy, I think Alexander could post #s much closer to 05 than 06. McGahee in the 2nd round wasn’t my favorite pick, but as a #2 RB, I could have done much worse (see Portis, Clinton on More Credible or Williams, Cadillac on Your Worst Nighthorse). I also picked up Ronnie Brown as my backup in the 5th round, which I think was a coup. TO is a fine #1, and Lee Evans is the best #2 WR in this league, save for maybe Andre Johnson, who Ghosts backdoored from me in the 4th (something that would become quite common as the draft went on). Other players I had targeted that got snuck on included Don McNabb 3 picks before me in the 5th, Blexico Purress the pick before me in the 6th, and Vernon Davis 2 picks before me in the 8th.

Overall, I’d say my team could finish anywhere from 1st to 10th. If everyone stays healthy (a yuuuuuuge if) I have as much talent as anyone. But, I’ve got risks all over the place, so we’ll see. Here’s some thoughts on the other teams:

YWN: Pretty good team from top to bottom, but lacks RBs. LDT is the best, but I don’t trust Caddy or Marshawyn Lynch, and RBs win titles. Bottom 3rd of the league.

BStones: Great RB core with SJax and MJD, and with Brandon Jackson and Chester Taylor to back up, should be fine. Not as solid on the WR, as only Wayne is high level, and Calvin Johson, though hugely talented, is a rookie, and WR usually take 2 or 3 years to reach their potential in the NFL. Made up for it getting Gates, though, who’s basically another WR. Middle 3rd of the league.

More Credible: If they can package either Palmer or Brees and Portis for a real #2 RB (I loathe Portis) and a #1 WR to play alongside Darrell Jackson, this could be a good team. However, in a 10 team league, they may find it difficult to get appropriate value, and at the end of the day, I think they’ll have a big hole at one of those two positions. Bottom 3rd.

Esquire: If Cedric Benson can become a good RB this year, Esquire could be a very good team. Gore is solid (assuming he stays healthy) and Starvin Marvin and Colston are a great 1-2 punch at WR. I think McNabb is #1 QB this year. If things go well, this is definitely a playoff team. Top 3rd.

Kigh: I love Kigh’s #1s, but don’t like his #2s. Addai and Steve Smith are great. Edge and Javon Walker, not so much. I think this is a team that will be streaky- blowout someone out then receive said blowout. Tough to win if you’re like that, as fantasy is all about consistancy. Middle 3rd.

Nick Saban Blows: Ouch. Thinking they’d gotten a steal, NSB took Steve Smith in the 3rd round. Unforunately, it was Steve Smith of NY Football Giants fame. That really set them back. Fast Willie is a good #1RB, but TJ Housh as #1 WR and rookie Adrian Peterson in Minny as #1 RB don’t bode well. Welcome to the doormat.
Stamos: See above. Middle 3rd.

GOWF: Had they taken a #2 RB earlier, this would be the team to beat. Bush, Peyton, Larry Fitz, Andre Johnson, Tony Gonzalez… But Brandon Jacobs, Jerious Norwood, Fred Taylor, Kevin Jones- they’re all a little scary. Jacobs has great potential, but he’s got to prove it. I actually think he’ll be fine to get 20 carries a week, and if he does, this team is going to be huge. Top 3rd.

Tank: Wow. Starting line-up of Hasselback (or Eli Manning), Westbrook and Henry (or Tom Jones), Holt, Roy Williams, and Hines Ward (or Jerricho Cotchery), and Vernon Davis is just stout as hell. I like Tank as the early title favorite. Definitely top-3rd.

Hee-Haw Rejects: This team was on auto-select, and kind of got shafted. Ending up with Rudi Johnson, Laurence Maroney, Deuce McAllister, Marion Barber, and Ahman Green wouldn’t sound that bad, until you realize the only other player they got in the 1st 6 rounds was Anquan Boldin. This team will need to make some trades to fill out the roster. Until then, they’re bottom 3rd.