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ROUND 5

1. No Mercy - Hines Ward, Pit WR
2. L.A. CONNECTION - Tony Gonzalez, Atl TE
3. CSACMA - Brent Celek, Phi TE
4. Did this dude just did this? - Santana Moss, Was WR
5. Fantasy Assassins MF - Vernon Davis, SF TE
6. FantasyLion.com - Tom Brady, NE QB
   
7. HAWKNATION - LaDainian Tomlinson, NYJ RB
8. JerrysJets - Mike Sims-Walker, Jac WR
9. Ficitional Thugs - Steve Breaston, Ari WR
10. purestrength3 - Beanie Wells, Ari RB
11. EarlyBird - Percy Harvin, Min WR
12. Bills Are Back - Jonathan Stewart, Car RB

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ROUND 4

1. Bills Are Back - Dwayne Bowe, KC WR
2. EarlyBird - Matt Schaub, Hou QB
3. purestrength3 - Pierre Thomas, NO RB
4. Ficitional Thugs - LeSean McCoy, Phi WR
5. JerrysJets - Tony Romo, Dal QB
6. HAWKNATION - Jason Witten, Dal TE
   
7. FantasyLion.com - Michael Crabtree, SF WR
   
8. Fantasy Assassins MF - Matt Forte, Chi RB
9. Did this dude just did this? - Knowshon Moreno, Den RB
10. CSACMA - Jahvid Best, Det RB
11. L.A. CONNECTION - Ronnie Brown, Mia RB
12. No Mercy - Cedric Benson, Cin RB

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ROUND 3 

1. No Mercy - Peyton Manning, Ind QB
2. L.A. CONNECTION - Steve Smith, Car WR
3. CSACMA - Greg Jennings, GB WR
4. Did this dude just did this? - Ryan Mathews, SD RB
5. Fantasy Assassins MF - Steve Smith, NYG WR
6. FantasyLion.com - Joseph Addai, Ind RB
7. HAWKNATION - Anquan Boldin, Bal WR
8. JerrysJets - Dallas Clark, Ind TE
9. Ficitional Thugs - Shonn Greene, NYJ RB
10. purestrength3 - Marques Colston, NO WR
11. EarlyBird - Chad Ochocinco, Cin WR
12. Bills Are Back - Antonio Gates, SD TE

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ROUND 2 

1. Bills Are Back - Aaron Rodgers, GB QB
2. EarlyBird - DeAngelo Williams, Car RB
3. purestrength3 - Larry Fitzgerald, Ari WR
4. Ficitional Thugs - DeSean Jackson, Phi WR
5. JerrysJets - Brandon Marshall, Mia WR
6. HAWKNATION - Drew Brees, NO QB
7. FantasyLion.com - Miles Austin, Dal WR
8. Fantasy Assassins MF - Roddy White, Atl WR
9. Did this dude just did this? - Jamaal Charles, KC RB
10. CSACMA - Calvin Johnson, Det WR
11. L.A. CONNECTION - Vincent Jackson, SD WR
12. No Mercy - Sidney Rice, Min WR

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by John Gustafson

My first real draft starts today. I blogged about this yesterday but I wanted to set up a thread/blog for continuous coverage of how this draft goes. Feel free to comment or ask any questions in the comment section. I’m picking 6th. Some people think it’s crazy to draft this early. I’m not worried about it but for those who think I’m crazy for doing so, I understand your concern. I’ll be posting my picks as I make them. This is a 12-hour per pick live draft. We’re going 20 rounds and the starting lineup criteria is as follows…

1 QB
2 RBs
3 WRs
1 TE
1 Flex
1 K
1 D/ST

PPR and decimal scoring.

Winner of the satellite league wins an automatic bid into the 2011 WCOFF Main Event or $2,000.

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by John Gustafson, john@fantasylion.com

As some of you know, I’ll be participating in my 1st real draft tomorrow. The league is hosted by the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF). They host a main event every year with a hefty price tag of $1800 per team and the winner of their main event takes home a cool $300k. Who says you can’t make a living off of this? Winning the WCOFF Main Event is a truly elite accomplishment. I often get tired of people telling me how great their “free 8-team autodraft-non PPR-Yahoo office” league is and how stacked their team is… That’s not fantasy football to me, that’s like comparing your kid winning their school jog-a-thon (where most of the kids walk) with running in the Boston Marathon. Play in a high stakes league or one of these main events, then you can tell me how great your team is.

Anyways, it’s my (fantasy football) life goal to win a main event like WCOFF. I played back in the 2007 WCOFF Main Event, but had a team that was riddled with injuries and busts (Maroney, Jacobs, Vernon Davis, Mark Clayton, to name a few). I still shake my head at some of the crap I selected that year.. you’re welcome for my donation. With redemption in mind, I’m planning on playing again this year. I’ll be splitting the team with a friend and we also might let people stake a % of our entry fee. That draft takes place until the first week of September in Las Vegas.

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by John Gustafson, john@fantasylion.com

I love fantasy football.. shocking, right? As most of you know I started drafting for my first league this year in the New Jersey Fantasy Football League (NJFFL) which is a dynasty league. On Thursday I’ll start drafing for my first redraft league. It’s a satellite league for the World Championships of Fantasy Football. The league winner gets an automatic bid into the 2011 WCOFF Main Event and a shot to win $300,000. WCOFF’s first satellite draft started last Thursday. I want to take a look at that draft and how each round has gone and get a better feel about what to expect for my draft. It’s always easier to breakdown a draft I’m not participating in because I can be more critical. I always feel bad when I say someone I’m playing in a league with had a bad pick, but I have no problem doing it for someone else’s draft. =) Today I’ll tackle the first 3 rounds and take a look at the 4th-6th rounds later this week. You can follow the live draft results by going to the league home page. You’ll find the live draft under the “League” tab. Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the 2010 WCOFF!

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by John Gustafson, john@fantasylion.com

I love the NFL Draft, but I am so glad it’s over because now we can end the speculation and start to solidify some of the uncertainty headed into this year. With the NFL draft behind this, some of my 2010 rankings have obviously changed. The first position I want to take a look at is QB. If you missed my last QB rankings, here’s the link. None of the QBs drafted made the rankings. Bradford may be the only one starting by week 1 and even still, he’ll have his growing pains and there are better options. Bradford may make a nice bye week fill in as the year goes on, but he’s not a guy I’ll be drafting in 2010. I’ll list the QBs, mark the changes and add in some post-draft comments. What’s also included is the downgrade to Big Ben because of his 6 game suspension. It’s a sad story when I’d still rather have Big Ben minus 6 games over 33% of the other starting NFL QBs, ouch. The sleepers are also denoted with an (S).

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by John Gustafson, john@fantasylion.com

1. Sam Bradford, Stl- No surprise here. This could work out to be an ok pick, maybe even a good pick. I’m not sold on it though. The good news for Bradford is he has a nice corps of young WRs (Avery, Robinson, Gibson, Burton) to throw to and the 2nd best RB in Steven Jackson. His quick throwing background at Oklahoma should help him transition to the west coast offense the Rams run which also features quick timed passing.

Fantasy Impact: It will remain to be seen if they go with Bradford right away or bring him along slowly during the AJ Feeley era. My best guess would be Bradford is starting sooner than later. I won’t take him in my redraft leagues, but I would snag him late in a keeper league and at the end of the rookie draft first round in dynasty leagues.

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by John Gustafson, john@fantasylion.com

With the WR rankings and TE rankings in tow, let’s get to the RBs. Similarly to those rankings, the sleepers will be denoted with (S). Like the WRs, the first 36 RBs should be considered starters in PPR leagues. The last 36 are backups, handcuffs, and bye week fill-ins. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think of if you have any questions as to why I have a guy ranked where I do.

1. Chris Johnson, Ten

2. Adrian Peterson, Min

3. Ray Rice, Bal

4. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jac

5. Steven Jackson, Stl

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by John Gustafson, john@fantasylion.com

In case you missed my TE rankings, check it out. I explain my definition of a sleeper. As with the TEs, these WRs rankings will change, but this is just a starting point. The sleepers are denoted with a (S). The first 36 WRs should be considered starters in PPR leagues. The last 36 are backups, handcuffs, and bye week fill-ins. Feel free to comment and let me know what you think of if you have any questions as to why I have a guy ranked where I do.

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One of my followers on Twitter wanted to get in on the mock draft madness, so I said by all means, be my guest. This quick top 4 comes from Lion special guest blogger, Robert Persaud. Robert can be followed on Twitter at twitter.com/gamengineer. Look for more contributions from Robert later this offseason in a new website I’ll be launching with Pyromaniac.com. More details about the new site coming soon!

NFL Draft Top 4 by Robert Persaud

The NFL Draft 2010 is upon us! Officials are hoping the new 3-day format will add more fun and excitement - and blog posts such as John Gustafson’s “A Mockery of the 2010 NFL Draft” (http://www.pyromaniac.com/daily_pills/a-mockery-of-the-2010-nfl-draft) is a testament to the fact that is has! In the spirit of fun, however, I’m going to take the unabashed approach of making a mockery of the mockery itself. So here’s my analysis of the top 4 picks in the draft, since it’s considered nearly impossible to trade out of.

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I wanted to write a special blog thanking Walter of WalterFootball.com. His site is truly elite when it comes to NFL mock drafts. WalterFootball.com currently has almost 500 mock drafts from around the web, including from yours truly. If you haven’t got a chance to check out his site, please do. It will feed any NFL draft hunger you might have. So go ahead, open your presents and see who your favorite NFL team is in the market for over at WalterFootball.com and happy NFL Draft Day everyone!

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by John Gustafson, john@fantasylion.com

Before we get started, I want to note that when I refer to a player as a sleeper, it has 2 definitions. The first is the traditional term for a sleeper which is a player that hasn’t reached their full potential but is a player I feel is poised for a breakout or a better than expected season. This is going to be a player that most people haven’t heard about. The second term for a sleeper is a player that most other fantasy players know about, but will sleep on. For instance, I have Joe Flacco at #9 pre-NFL Draft at QB. Everyone knows who Joe Flacco is, but may not have him ranked that high. I try to adjust for the type of season I feel a player will have. I don’t rank them lower just because the consensus says I should. Sorry, homey don’t play that. You don’t win fantasy championships by rolling with the same die as the consensus. You have to think out side of the box and take some chances. It doesn’t always pay off, but more often times than not, it does. I play to win the game, I don’t play not to lose. With that said, my designated sleepers will be denoted with an (S) next to their name. Also these rankings are for points per reception (PPR) leagues. I don’t waste my time in non-PPR leagues, they’re archaic and bush. The top 12 should be considered fantasy starters and the bottom 12 are backups. This list is just to establish a starting point for ranking the players for 2010. I will adjust and add comments as the offseason progresses.

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