Super Doom Unit Draft

Last night, my second fantasy football team, The Super Doom Unit, held their live draft over there at Yahoo! I had the fifth pick, and overall, my draft was fairly lame, I think, starting with my first round selection, Rudi Johnson, RB for the Cincinnati Bengals...I mean, I could have taken Willie Parker, my second favorite running back in the NFL for my second favorite NFL team, the Pittsburgh Steelers...WHY? Why did I take Rudi Johnson?

Anyways, like I said in a previous Super Doom Unit post, I probably wouldn't comment much about this team because the Winona Rough Ryders are my main fantasy football team, so here's a quick rundown of my Coleco League draft, perhaps the most substantial post about The Super Doom Unit this season...

01: Rudi Johnson: RB: Cincinnati Bengals

Rudi's a power back, so we've got the DOOM thing happening, but WHY? Why didn't I take Willie Parker?

02: Marvin Harrison: WR: Indianapolis Colts

Wide Receivers are just as potent as running backs in the Coleco League, and at this point, Marvin Harrison was the best player available...Marvin, along with Donovan McNabb, were the two bad boys on my championship Rough Ryders team in 2004, so it's good to have him back on one of my teams this year...

03: Drew Brees: QB: New Orleans Saints

Brees should throw for a ton of yards and plenty of touchdowns this year, as the Saints must be considered one of the frontrunners for the NFC crown...Again, the best player available when I made this pick...

04: Calvin Johnson: WR: Detroit Lions

Plenty of so-called experts consider Calvin Johnson the most promising rookie in the NFL this season, which is why I picked him in both of my fantasy drafts...Plus, I don't think his counterpoint in Detroit, Roy Williams, is as good as everyone thinks...He dropped a shitload of passes two years ago when he was on the Rough Ryders...

05: Adrian Peterson: RB: Minnesota Vikings

This is a potentially disastrous pick...It's also a potential blockbuster...Peterson is a big, impressive rookie back who will likely be sharing carries with Chester Taylor up der in Minnesota, hey...However, Peterson just might turn into an undeniable monster who ends up owning the Viking backfield...Chester Taylor's good, but he ain't a monster...I should note that a couple of guys in the live draft chatroom laughed at this pick...I laughed along...

06: Vernon Davis: TE: San Francisco 49ers

This just seemed like a good time to grab my tight end.

07: Isaac Bruce: WR: St. Louis Rams

Another questionable pick. Isaac Bruce is ancient, and he doesn't score many touchdowns anymore...I guess I picked him based on his career, and the fact that he's presumably still the #2 receiver in St. Louis' rather potent offense. Even though Bruce was my third WR picked, he will probably sit on my bench, at least at the beginning of the season...

08: Dallas Cowboys: DEF

The Cowboys' new head coach, Wade Phillips, is considered a defensive specialist, and they've got a good, strong defensive unit down there in Dallas, so why not? I wanted the young, potentially impressive Green Bay defense, but they got snagged three picks ahead of me...

09: Julius Jones: RB: Dallas Cowboys

Didn't I mention in my Rough Ryders draft post that I have a man-crush on Julius Jones? You bet I did, babycakes, and so here we are, with Mr. Jones on yet another of my fantasy teams...Indeed, this is the fifth fantasy team of mine he's played for over the past four years...Unfortunately, he loses TDs to Marion Barber...Still, Julius will likely start for me, until Peterson takes over in Minnesota...

10: Devery Henderson: WR: New Orleans Saints

So, I've got Drew Brees as my starting QB, and when I saw the Saints' #2 WR, Devery Henderson, still available, it seemed like a wise and lucky choice...Henderson is a bit unpredictable, and lately his knee's been bothering him, so who knows how this will work...Right now I've got him starting as my #3 WR ahead of Isaac Bruce...That may change...

11: JP Losman: QB: Buffalo Bills

Buffalo has improved their O-line this year, which means Losman should have more time to hook up with Lee Evans for plenty of long, long TDs..."So, c'mon former Wisconsin Badger, Evans, it's time to elevate yr game to the A-level"...Nonetheless, Losman sits on my bench unless Brees goes down...

12: Warrick Dunn: RB: Atlanta Falcons

Warrick Dunn is getting old, and had back surgery during the offseason. Plus, he's sharing carries and might end up playing backup to Jerious Norwood. A silly, stupid pick, in all likelihood...

13: Matt Jones: WR: Jacksonville Jaguars

Traditionally, I take my kicker in the 13th round, but this time I didn't. Matt Jones is presumably the #2 WR in Jacksonville, though he sat on my bench all last year, and will likely do the same again this year...Why did I pick this guy? He'll likely get hurt. He gets hurt every year.

Ride the Doom Unit pines, Matt Jones...Ride the Doom Unit pines...

14: Olindo Mare: K: New Orleans Saints

Another Saint...Mare came from Miami, and now he gets to kick inside a dome for at least half the season, so he should do better than he did in his Dolphin days...Whatever...

15: James Jones: WR: Green Bay Packers

My last round pick had to be a Packer because I always have a Packer on every fantasy football team...Jones is a rookie, and currently the #3 WR in Green Bay, but he's big, and has great hands, and showed very good chemistry with Brett Favre this pre-season...He could quickly become the #2 in GB, ahead of Greg Jennings, and if Donald Driver gets injured, which is a 50/50 bet, Jones suddenly becomes Favre's #1 target...And that would be a great big HOTCHA!

Hotcha! Hank