NFL Picks and Predictions

Tonight is my NFL fantasy football league draft and I am anxiously hoping to accomplish a few things.  I want this year’s team to be well rounded.  The draft is a head to head draft with only ten teams, so I assume that there will be plenty to choose from.  Still, it is important to get the jump on the league with a good NFL fantasy football draft.

Each week, along with my regular NFL picks and predictions I am planning to also let you experience my NFL fantasy league experience.  You can see the ups and downs, as well as the thinking that I put into my league.  For those that are new to NFL fantasy football, you might learn a few things.  For those that are not new to NFL fantasy football, you can laugh at me for kicks.  (It is always fun to play Monday morning quarterback.)

Going into the draft, I am hoping to draft two solid running backs with my first two picks.  I am hoping to get DeAngelo Williams rather cheaply.  And I want a balanced team that has depth.  Those are my three major goals.  I do not yet know what position I will be drafting in so it makes it hard to target much else.  I am very much a “get a good quarterback after your running back is settled”  kind of fantasy drafter.  I believe in the power of the running game.

Some players I would like to get (other than the obvious players):

DeAngelo Williams

Matt Ryan (If cheap)

Roy Williams (should be a steal after last year)

Steve Smith (an annual target for me)

I will post with my actual fantasy football team and the results tomorrow and let you know how I did.  Wish me luck NFL Football friends!

Every NFL football fan has dreamed of one day owning their own franchise.  Monday morning quarterbacks around the world throw their nerf balls at the screen while sharing all the advice in the world as to how to improve their favorite teams.  They know it all.  They are the single greatest NFL football minds on the planet.

Here is the chance to prove it.

If you could pick only one player to start off an NFL football team in today’s NFL, who would it be?  Would you go with a hot young NFL draft pick?  A seasoned, proven veteran?  Running Back?  Quarterback?

For me, that answer is fairly simple.

I would certainly have to draft a quarterback.  It would have to be someone that has shown they are capable of running an NFL franchise. (see Ryan Leaf, etc)  It would have to be a good leader as well.  Someone that could not only lead my franchise, but also groom the next in line.

Who among today’s NFL quarterbacks would I choose?

I might just gag as I say this but it would have to be Tom Brady.  Brady is still very much in his prime, and very much everything I just described.  The reason it is tough to say such a thing is because I am a huge Panthers and Rams fan. (both victims of his Super Bowl prowess)

Tom Brady is simply flawless at his position, and he has the demeanor to bring along a young quarterback as well.

Who do you think would make a great first pick?