East 2009 Draft Recap

East 2009 Draft Recap

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Coach Aaron, Steve, Bill, Brant had an impressive showing in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their Legion of Doom franchise came away feeling exuberant about their top grade in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

Legion of Doom made their best pick of the draft in round 4, selecting Aaron Rodgers with the 36th pick of the draft, as compared to the 17th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's got the skills," Legion of Doom coach Aaron, Steve, Bill, Brant said.

Legion of Doom made their worst pick of the draft in round 2, selecting Steve Smith with the 14th pick of the draft, as compared to the 25th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "His attitude is a question mark," Legion of Doom coach Aaron, Steve, Bill, Brant said.

Time will tell if coach Aaron, Steve, Bill, Brant can take their top-ranked draft all the way to the league championship.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.09	Tomlinson, LaDainian SDC RB	6	9	-102
2.03	Smith, Steve CAR WR	25	14	176
3.09	Portis, Clinton WAS RB	26	31	-50
4.03	Rodgers, Aaron GBP QB	17	36	-133
5.09	McFadden, Darren OAK RB	55	53	10
6.03	Clark, Dallas IND TE	51	58	-28
7.09	Cotchery, Jerricho NYJ WR	85	75	31
8.03	Walter, Kevin HOU WR	105	80	62
9.09	Sproles, Darren SDC RB	114	97	34
10.03	Bradshaw, Ahmad NYG RB	137	102	56
11.09	Hixon, Domenik NYG WR	132	119	16
12.03	Manning, Eli NYG QB	90	124	-34
13.09	Cooley, Chris WAS TE	73	141	-52
14.03	Cowboys, Dallas DAL Def	126	146	-11
15.09	Vinatieri, Adam IND PK	178	163	6
16.03	Packers, Green Bay GBP Def	120	168	-12
17.09	Hill, Shaun SFO QB	198	185	1
18.03	Janikowski, Sebastian OAK PK	198	190	0
Total:				-30

IC Lightning

Coach Vince had a great draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their IC Lightning franchise came away with the number 2 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

IC Lightning made their best pick of the draft in round 7, selecting Tony Romo with the 69th pick of the draft, as compared to the 27th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's being groomed for a future starting job," IC Lightning coach Vince said.

IC Lightning made their worst pick of the draft in round 2, selecting Roddy White with the 20th pick of the draft, as compared to the 28th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "I know some are thinking that he will be this year's Ryan Leaf," IC Lightning coach Vince said.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Vince should be able to turn their 2nd ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.03	Peterson, Adrian MIN RB	1	3	-68
2.09	White, Roddy ATL WR	28	20	128
3.03	Smith, Kevin DET RB	37	25	120
4.09	Thomas, Pierre NOS RB	42	42	0
5.03	Edwards, Braylon CLE WR	53	47	31
6.09	Lynch, Marshawn BUF RB	57	64	-28
7.03	Romo, Tony DAL QB	27	69	-132
8.09	Evans, Lee BUF WR	81	86	-12
9.03	Coles, Laveranues CIN WR	95	91	8
10.09	Smith, Steve NYG WR	154	108	73
11.03	Favre, Brett MIN QB	100	113	-16
12.09	Giants, New York NYG Def	77	130	-53
13.03	Crayton, Patrick DAL WR	189	135	41
14.09	Bell, Mike NOS RB	198	152	26
15.03	Leinart, Matt ARI QB	198	157	16
16.09	Kasay, John CAR PK	198	174	6
17.03	Raiders, Oakland OAK Def	138	179	-4
18.09	Mare, Olindo SEA PK	198	196	0
Total:				136

Commish East

Coach Phil had a noteworthy draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their Commish East franchise came away with the number 3 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

Commish East made their best pick of the draft in round 2, selecting Steve Slaton with the 21st pick of the draft, as compared to the 15th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He decided to forego his senior season and enter the draft," Commish East coach Phil said.

Commish East made their worst pick of the draft in round 3, selecting Marques Colston with the 24th pick of the draft, as compared to the 31st spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's a work in progress," Commish East coach Phil said.

Commish East nabbed Matt Forte in the 1st round, which reflects the fact that he was the number one ranked running back for the 2008 season, based on this league's custom scoring rules.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Phil should be able to turn their 3rd ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.02	Forte, Matt CHI RB	4	2	68
2.10	Slaton, Steve HOU RB	15	21	-96
3.02	Colston, Marques NOS WR	31	24	70
4.10	Bowe, Dwayne KCC WR	41	43	-14
5.02	Gonzalez, Anthony IND WR	59	46	67
6.10	Wells, Chris ARI RB	74	65	36
7.02	Cutler, Jay CHI QB	50	68	-56
8.10	Brown, Donald IND RB	103	87	40
9.02	Palmer, Carson CIN QB	64	90	-52
10.10	Harvin, Percy MIN WR	115	109	9
11.02	Stewart, Jonathan CAR RB	88	112	-30
12.10	Washington, Nate TEN WR	198	131	67
13.02	Maclin, Jeremy PHI WR	198	134	49
14.10	Orton, Kyle DEN QB	173	153	11
15.02	Brown, Kris HOU PK	198	156	16
16.10	Dolphins, Miami MIA Def	139	175	-9
17.02	Panthers, Carolina CAR Def	157	178	-2
18.10	Prater, Matt DEN PK	160	197	0
Total:				174

Justice

Coach Dave, Mick had a mediocre draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their Justice franchise came away with the number 4 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

Justice made their best pick of the draft in round 4, selecting Philip Rivers with the 37th pick of the draft, as compared to the 18th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's a franchise player," Justice coach Dave, Mick said.

Justice made their worst pick of the draft in round 9, selecting Earl Bennett with the 96th pick of the draft, as compared to the 177th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's a work in progress," Justice coach Dave, Mick said.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Dave, Mick should be able to turn their 4th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.08	Moss, Randy NEP WR	12	8	136
2.04	Johnson, Chris TEN RB	13	15	-32
3.08	Houshmandzadeh, T.J. SEA WR	38	30	80
4.04	Rivers, Philip SDC QB	18	37	-133
5.08	Jackson, DeSean PHI WR	56	52	20
6.04	Addai, Joseph IND RB	43	59	-64
7.08	Berrian, Bernard MIN WR	67	74	-22
8.04	Jones, Julius SEA RB	123	81	105
9.08	Bennett, Earl CHI WR	177	96	162
10.04	Ward, Derrick TBB RB	69	103	-54
11.08	Bears, Chicago CHI Def	94	118	-30
12.04	Edwards, Trent BUF QB	127	125	2
13.08	Davis, James CLE RB	184	140	33
14.04	Clayton, Mark BAL WR	198	147	29
15.08	Elam, Jason ATL PK	149	162	-5
16.04	Crosby, Mason GBP PK	116	169	-13
17.08	Stafford, Matthew DET QB	198	184	1
18.04	Seahawks, Seattle SEA Def	198	191	0
Total:				215

T Bones

Coach Dean & Ritchie had a average draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their T Bones franchise came away with the number 5 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

T Bones made their best pick of the draft in round 2, selecting Frank Gore with the 19th pick of the draft, as compared to the 16th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He has the complete package," T Bones coach Dean & Ritchie said.

T Bones made their worst pick of the draft in round 3, selecting Ryan Grant with the 26th pick of the draft, as compared to the 35th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's a work in progress," T Bones coach Dean & Ritchie said.

T Bones nabbed Stephen Gostkowski in the 9th round, which reflects the fact that he was the number one ranked place kicker for the 2008 season, based on this league's custom scoring rules.

T Bones nabbed the Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Team in the 10th round, which reflects the fact that he was the number one ranked defensive team for the 2008 season, based on this league's custom scoring rules.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Dean & Ritchie should be able to turn their 5th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.04	Turner, Michael ATL RB	3	4	-34
2.08	Gore, Frank SFO RB	16	19	-48
3.04	Grant, Ryan GBP RB	35	26	90
4.08	Jackson, Vincent SDC WR	49	41	56
5.04	Williams, Roy DAL WR	46	48	-10
6.08	Ward, Hines PIT WR	71	63	32
7.04	Schaub, Matt HOU QB	61	70	-28
8.08	Avery, Donnie STL WR	112	85	67
9.04	Gostkowski, Stephen NEP PK	92	92	0
10.08	Eagles, Philadelphia PHI Def	83	107	-38
11.04	Longwell, Ryan MIN PK	140	114	33
12.08	Delhomme, Jake CAR QB	136	129	7
13.04	Bess, Davone MIA WR	198	136	47
14.08	Williams, Ricky MIA RB	198	151	26
15.04	Maroney, Laurence NEP RB	198	158	16
16.08	Randle El, Antwaan WAS WR	198	173	6
17.04	Collins, Kerry TEN QB	198	180	2
18.08	Redskins, Washington WAS Def	143	195	0
Total:				224

Twisted Helmets

Coach Kevin, Wade, Chris, Tom, Mark had a adequate draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their Twisted Helmets franchise came away with the number 6 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

Twisted Helmets made their best pick of the draft in round 9, selecting Matt Ryan with the 94th pick of the draft, as compared to the 39th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's all world," Twisted Helmets coach Kevin, Wade, Chris, Tom, Mark said.

Twisted Helmets has the dubious distinction of making the worst pick of the entire draft, selecting Andre Johnson in round 1 with the 6th pick of the draft, long before the 14th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "I know some are thinking that he will be this year's Ryan Leaf," Twisted Helmets coach Kevin, Wade, Chris, Tom, Mark said.

Twisted Helmets nabbed Andre Johnson in the 1st round, which reflects the fact that he was the number one ranked combined receiver for the 2008 season, based on this league's custom scoring rules.

Twisted Helmets took a chance on the first rookie in the 2009 draft by selecting Knowshon Moreno in round 6 of this year's draft.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Kevin, Wade, Chris, Tom, Mark should be able to turn their 6th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.06	Johnson, Andre HOU WR	14	6	272
2.06	Jennings, Greg GBP WR	24	17	112
3.06	Jacobs, Brandon NYG RB	21	28	-70
4.06	Witten, Jason DAL TE	36	39	-21
5.06	Parker, Willie PIT RB	60	50	52
6.06	Moreno, Knowshon DEN RB	66	61	20
7.06	Benson, Cedric CIN RB	84	72	37
8.06	Hester, Devin CHI WR	93	83	25
9.06	Ryan, Matt ATL QB	39	94	-110
10.06	Hasselbeck, Matt SEA QB	96	105	-14
11.06	Hightower, Tim ARI RB	131	116	19
12.06	Morgan, Josh SFO WR	146	127	19
13.06	Shockey, Jeremy NOS TE	121	138	-13
14.06	Titans, Tennessee TEN Def	87	149	-35
15.06	Rackers, Neil ARI PK	198	160	15
16.06	Bulger, Marc STL QB	190	171	4
17.06	Graham, Shayne CIN PK	198	182	1
18.06	Colts, Indianapolis IND Def	158	193	0
Total:				313

Downtowners

Coach Ron & Dave had a average draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their Downtowners franchise came away with the number 7 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

Downtowners made their best pick of the draft in round 6, selecting Kurt Warner with the 62nd pick of the draft, as compared to the 30th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He reminds me of a young John Elway," Downtowners coach Ron & Dave said.

Downtowners made their worst pick of the draft in round 1, selecting Larry Fitzgerald with the 5th pick of the draft, as compared to the 9th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "I know some are thinking that he will be this year's Ryan Leaf," Downtowners coach Ron & Dave said.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Ron & Dave should be able to turn their 7th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.05	Fitzgerald, Larry ARI WR	9	5	136
2.07	Westbrook, Brian PHI RB	20	18	32
3.05	Welker, Wes NEP WR	34	27	70
4.07	Bush, Reggie NOS RB	48	40	56
5.05	Gates, Antonio SDC TE	45	49	-20
6.07	Warner, Kurt ARI QB	30	62	-128
7.05	Johnson, Larry KCC RB	68	71	-9
8.07	Driver, Donald GBP WR	86	84	5
9.05	McCoy, LeSean PHI RB	151	93	116
10.07	Holt, Torry JAC WR	102	106	-6
11.05	Burleson, Nate SEA WR	198	115	105
12.07	Garrard, David JAC QB	128	128	0
13.05	Jets, New York NYJ Def	110	137	-20
14.07	Kaeding, Nate SDC PK	130	150	-11
15.05	Norwood, Jerious ATL RB	198	159	15
16.07	Tynes, Lawrence NYG PK	198	172	6
17.05	Sanchez, Mark NYJ QB	198	181	2
18.07	Jaguars, Jacksonville JAC Def	187	194	0
Total:				349

TD's

Coach Tim, John, Danny had a unfortunate draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their TD's franchise came away with the number 8 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

TD's made their best pick of the draft in round 6, selecting Donovan McNabb with the 66th pick of the draft, as compared to the 40th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He needs to bulk-up in the off-season," TD's coach Tim, John, Danny said.

TD's made their worst pick of the draft in round 4, selecting Ray Rice with the 44th pick of the draft, as compared to the 70th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's a work in progress," TD's coach Tim, John, Danny said.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Tim, John, Danny should be able to turn their 8th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.01	Jones-Drew, Maurice JAC RB	2	1	34
2.11	Barber, Marion DAL RB	23	22	16
3.01	Boldin, Anquan ARI WR	29	23	60
4.11	Rice, Ray BAL RB	70	44	182
5.01	Marshall, Brandon DEN WR	52	45	36
6.11	McNabb, Donovan PHI QB	40	66	-104
7.01	Mason, Derrick BAL WR	106	67	122
8.11	Moss, Santana WAS WR	78	88	-25
9.01	Breaston, Steve ARI WR	134	89	90
10.11	Jackson, Fred BUF RB	185	110	120
11.01	Vikings, Minnesota MIN Def	79	111	-40
12.11	Cassel, Matt KCC QB	108	132	-24
13.01	Olsen, Greg CHI TE	63	133	-53
14.11	Bironas, Rob TEN PK	109	154	-25
15.01	Bush, Michael OAK RB	188	155	13
16.11	Folk, Nick DAL PK	179	176	0
17.01	Patriots, New England NEP Def	104	177	-8
18.11	Leftwich, Byron TBB QB	198	198	0
Total:				394

Aggravators

Coach Mitch had a awful draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their Aggravators franchise came away with the number 9 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

Aggravators made their best pick of the draft in round 2, selecting Drew Brees with the 13th pick of the draft, as compared to the 5th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He has unlimited potential," Aggravators coach Mitch said.

Aggravators made their worst pick of the draft in round 4, selecting Thomas Jones with the 35th pick of the draft, as compared to the 58th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "I know some are thinking that he will be this year's Ryan Leaf," Aggravators coach Mitch said.

Aggravators nabbed Drew Brees in the 2nd round, which reflects the fact that he was the number one ranked quarterback for the 2008 season, based on this league's custom scoring rules.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Mitch should be able to turn their 9th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.10	Jackson, Steven STL RB	10	10	0
2.02	Brees, Drew NOS QB	5	13	-128
3.10	Owens, Terrell BUF WR	32	32	0
4.02	Jones, Thomas NYJ RB	58	35	161
5.10	Royal, Eddie DEN WR	62	54	41
6.02	Jones, Felix DAL RB	97	57	160
7.10	Steelers, Pittsburgh PIT Def	54	76	-69
8.02	Ginn Jr., Ted MIA WR	117	79	95
9.10	Mendenhall, Rashard PIT RB	124	98	52
10.02	Henry, Chris CIN WR	147	101	73
11.10	McGahee, Willis BAL RB	142	120	28
12.02	Akers, David PHI PK	133	123	10
13.10	Jenkins, Michael ATL WR	198	142	43
14.02	Reed, Jeff PIT PK	198	145	30
15.10	Meachem, Robert NOS WR	198	164	13
16.02	Campbell, Jason WAS QB	198	167	7
17.10	Quinn, Brady CLE QB	195	186	1
18.02	Saints, New Orleans NOS Def	198	189	0
Total:				517

10.

Darryls

Coach Paul, Mike, Shawn had a bad draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their Darryls franchise came away with the number 10 ranked draft (out of 11) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

Darryls made their best pick of the draft in round 2, selecting Tom Brady with the 16th pick of the draft, as compared to the 7th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He has all the tools," Darryls coach Paul, Mike, Shawn said.

Darryls made their worst pick of the draft in round 9, selecting John Carney with the 95th pick of the draft, as compared to the 198th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "His attitude is a question mark," Darryls coach Paul, Mike, Shawn said.

Starting in week 5, Darryls won't be able to submit a full lineup, due to having 2 place kickers on bye.

With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Paul, Mike, Shawn should be able to turn their 10th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.07	Williams, DeAngelo CAR RB	8	7	34
2.05	Brady, Tom NEP QB	7	16	-144
3.07	Brown, Ronnie MIA RB	33	29	40
4.05	Gonzalez, Tony ATL TE	47	38	63
5.07	Bryant, Antonio TBB WR	80	51	150
6.05	Moore, Lance NOS WR	91	60	124
7.07	White, LenDale TEN RB	76	73	9
8.05	Ravens, Baltimore BAL Def	72	82	-25
9.07	Carney, John NOS PK	198	95	206
10.05	Faulk, Kevin NEP RB	198	104	150
11.07	Chambers, Chris SDC WR	148	117	39
12.05	Muhammad, Muhsin CAR WR	198	126	72
13.07	McClain, Le'Ron BAL RB	198	139	45
14.05	Pennington, Chad MIA QB	152	148	2
15.07	Gould, Robbie CHI PK	166	161	2
16.05	Celek, Brent PHI TE	168	170	0
17.07	Buccaneers, Tampa Bay TBB Def	161	183	-2
18.05	Vick, Michael PHI QB	113	192	0
Total:				765

11.

Syndicate

Coach Mike H, Jim Z had a poor draft in the recent 2009 Pittsburgh Franchise Football League
PFFL East draft. Their Syndicate franchise came away feeling dejected about their bottom grade in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.

Syndicate has the honor of making the best pick of the entire draft, selecting Peyton Manning in round 3 with the 33rd pick of the draft, 22 spots after the 11th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He has all the makings of a great one," Syndicate coach Mike H, Jim Z said.

Syndicate made their worst pick of the draft in round 1, selecting Reggie Wayne with the 11th pick of the draft, as compared to the 19th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's a project," Syndicate coach Mike H, Jim Z said.

After such a pathetic draft grade, coach Mike H, Jim Z is motivated to prove to the league that their picks will overachieve and bring home the trophy.

Pick	Player	Expected	Actual	Points
1.11	Wayne, Reggie IND WR	19	11	272
2.01	Johnson, Calvin DET WR	22	12	160
3.11	Manning, Peyton IND QB	11	33	-220
4.01	Ochocinco, Chad CIN WR	44	34	70
5.11	Holmes, Santonio PIT WR	65	55	52
6.01	Washington, Leon NYJ RB	107	56	204
7.11	Lewis, Jamal CLE RB	119	77	132
8.01	Roethlisberger, Ben PIT QB	75	78	-7
9.11	Taylor, Chester MIN RB	163	99	128
10.01	Gage, Justin TEN WR	198	100	156
11.11	Chargers, San Diego SDC Def	98	121	-29
12.01	Flacco, Joe BAL QB	111	122	-11
13.11	James, Edgerrin SEA RB	198	143	42
14.01	Charles, Jamaal KCC RB	198	144	30
15.11	Hauschka, Steven BAL PK	198	165	13
16.01	Schilens, Chaz OAK WR	198	166	8
17.11	Cardinals, Arizona ARI Def	170	187	-2
18.01	Feely, Jay NYJ PK	182	188	0
Total:				998