Gearing Up

A while back I published a post which talked about different draft strategies.

One of those strategies was to draft on the bye week. I have never tried this in a real draft or season before and thought I'd try it with a couple mock drafts.

Let me say one thing. It is really hard to do this. But after 3 or 4 tries, I finally did it and it did not turn out all that badly.

I was in the highly coveted (NOT !) spot of #6. Listed below is the results of my mock draft/team with the overall pick, player, position, and bye week.

** (6) Team Six - Michael Turner RB 8
** (15) Team Six - Roddy White WR 8
** (26) Team Six - LeSean McCoy RB 8
** (35) Team Six - Joe Flacco QB 8
** (46) Team Six - Jerome Harrison RB 8
** (55) Team Six - Jeremy Maclin WR 8
** (66) Team Six - Eagles D/ST D/ST 8
** (75) Team Six - Marion Barber RB 4
** (86) Team Six - Santana Moss WR 9
** (95) Team Six - Lee Evans WR 6
** (106) Team Six - Cadillac Williams RB 4
** (115) Team Six - Matt Ryan QB 8
** (126) Team Six - Willis McGahee RB 8
** (135) Team Six - Greg Olsen TE 8
** (146) Team Six - Devin Aromashodu WR 8
** (155) Team Six - Garrett Hartley K 10

I probably would have done better with my backups if I had not had to set the draft on autopick after the 7th round (Eagles DST)and take my son Mark here....










Now, this may not look like much, even a bit shady, but believe me, today it was THE PLACE TO BE if you are into football.

You see, this is the county's youth football equipment shed and today was the first day of equipment issue!

We do not have teams set up yet, or even all coaches lined up either...
But we do have almost all the kids we need signed up in order to have a successful season and, we have all the gear!

So Mark and I went over to meet up with a whole bunch of others eagerly looking forward to a new season and to see some old friends and to get fitted for Football!

Here is the result of our very real gear pickup.
























Is it football season yet?

Oh, and just in case you were wondering who went where in the draft and how I got sooo lucky with my bye week draft here is the complete results.

You will notice, as is the case with most every mock draft, the noticeable absence of Redskins. In fact I have yet to see any of them go much before 80th.

Round: 1
(1) Team K - Adrian Peterson RB
(2) Team choi - Chris Johnson RB
(3) Team CHO - Drew Brees QB
(4) Team Harmon - Maurice Jones-Drew RB
(5) Team Walker - Ray Rice RB
** (6) Team Six - Michael Turner RB
(7) really..... seriously...... - Andre Johnson WR
(8) Team myers - Frank Gore RB
(9) Team Longoria - Steven Jackson RB
(10) I will beast you - Rashard Mendenhall RB

Round: 2
(11) I will beast you - Randy Moss WR
(12) Team Longoria - Aaron Rodgers QB
(13) Team myers - Ryan Grant RB
(14) really..... seriously...... - Brandon Marshall WR
** (15) Team Six - Roddy White WR
(16) Team Walker - Reggie Wayne WR
(17) Team Harmon - Larry Fitzgerald WR
(18) Team CHO - DeSean Jackson WR
(19) Team choi - DeAngelo Williams RB
(20) Team K - Greg Jennings WR

Round: 3
(21) Team K - Marques Colston WR
(22) Team choi - Calvin Johnson WR
(23) Team CHO - Steve Smith WR
(24) Team Harmon - Peyton Manning QB
(25) Team Walker - Miles Austin WR
** (26) Team Six - LeSean McCoy RB
(27) really..... seriously...... - Tom Brady QB
(28) Team myers - Knowshon Moreno RB
(29) Team Longoria - Cedric Benson RB
(30) I will beast you - Philip Rivers QB

Round: 4
(31) I will beast you - Beanie Wells RB
(32) Team Longoria - Shonn Greene RB
(33) Team myers - Sidney Rice WR
(34) really..... seriously...... - Pierre Thomas RB
** (35) Team Six - Joe Flacco QB
(36) Team Walker - Jamaal Charles RB
(37) Team Harmon - Ryan Mathews RB
(38) Team CHO - Matt Forte RB
(39) Team choi - Chad Ochocinco WR
(40) Team K - Brandon Jacobs RB

Round: 5
(41) Team K - Anquan Boldin WR
(42) Team choi - Jonathan Stewart RB
(43) Team CHO - Dallas Clark TE
(44) Team Harmon - Steve Smith WR
(45) Team Walker - Joseph Addai RB
** (46) Team Six - Jerome Harrison RB
(47) really..... seriously...... - Tony Romo QB
(48) Team myers - Brent Celek TE
(49) Team Longoria - Antonio Gates TE
(50) I will beast you - Vernon Davis TE

Round: 6
(51) I will beast you - Mike Sims-Walker WR
(52) Team Longoria - Michael Crabtree WR
(53) Team myers - Vincent Jackson WR
(54) really..... seriously...... - Jahvid Best RB
** (55) Team Six - Jeremy Maclin WR
(56) Team Walker - Percy Harvin WR
(57) Team Harmon - Felix Jones RB
(58) Team CHO - Tony Gonzalez TE
(59) Team choi - Reggie Bush RB
(60) Team K - Matt Schaub QB

Round: 7
(61) Team K - Ronnie Brown RB
(62) Team choi - Dwayne Bowe WR
(63) Team CHO - Jason Witten TE
(64) Team Harmon - Hines Ward WR
(65) Team Walker - Ricky Williams RB
** (66) Team Six - Eagles D/ST D/ST
(67) really..... seriously...... - C.J. Spiller RB
(68) Team myers - Chris Cooley TE
(69) Team Longoria - Donald Driver WR
(70) I will beast you - Brett Favre QB

Round: 8
(71) I will beast you - Hakeem Nicks WR
(72) Team Longoria - Thomas Jones RB
(73) Team myers - Matthew Stafford QB
(74) really..... seriously...... - Jermichael Finley TE
** (75) Team Six - Marion Barber RB
(76) Team Walker - Clinton Portis RB
(77) Team Harmon - Pierre Garcon WR
(78) Team CHO - Steve Breaston WR
(79) Team choi - Owen Daniels TE
(80) Team K - Mike Wallace WR

Round: 9
(81) Team K - Kellen Winslow TE
(82) Team choi - Jay Cutler QB
(83) Team CHO - Tim Hightower RB
(84) Team Harmon - Justin Forsett RB
(85) Team Walker - Eli Manning QB
** (86) Team Six - Santana Moss WR
(87) really..... seriously...... - Darren McFadden RB
(88) Team myers - Donovan McNabb QB
(89) Team Longoria - T.J. Houshmandzadeh WR
(90) I will beast you - Braylon Edwards WR

Round: 10
(91) I will beast you - Jets D/ST D/ST
(92) Team Longoria - Fred Jackson RB
(93) Team myers - Robert Meachem WR
(94) really..... seriously...... - Ben Tate RB
** (95) Team Six - Lee Evans WR
(96) Team Walker - Visanthe Shiancoe TE
(97) Team Harmon - Zach Miller TE
(98) Team CHO - Santonio Holmes WR
(99) Team choi - Michael Bush RB
(100) Team K - Antonio Bryant WR

Round: 11
(101) Team K - Donald Brown RB
(102) Team choi - Dez Bryant WR
(103) Team CHO - Darren Sproles RB
(104) Team Harmon - Kevin Kolb QB
(105) Team Walker - Chester Taylor RB
** (106) Team Six - Cadillac Williams RB
(107) really..... seriously...... - Johnny Knox WR
(108) Team myers - LaDainian Tomlinson RB
(109) Team Longoria - Leon Washington RB
(110) I will beast you - Montario Hardesty RB

Round: 12
(111) I will beast you - Ravens D/ST D/ST
(112) Team Longoria - Packers D/ST D/ST
(113) Team myers - Kenny Britt WR
(114) really..... seriously...... - Jerricho Cotchery WR
** (115) Team Six - Matt Ryan QB
(116) Team Walker - Austin Collie WR
(117) Team Harmon - Chaz Schilens WR
(118) Team CHO - Cowboys D/ST D/ST
(119) Team choi - Ben Roethlisberger QB
(120) Team K - Laurence Maroney RB

Round: 13
(121) Team K - Early Doucet WR
(122) Team choi - 49ers D/ST D/ST
(123) Team CHO - Derrick Mason WR
(124) Team Harmon - Ahmad Bradshaw RB
(125) Team Walker - Wes Welker WR
** (126) Team Six - Willis McGahee RB
(127) really..... seriously...... - Vikings D/ST D/ST
(128) Team myers - Steelers D/ST D/ST
(129) Team Longoria - Arian Foster RB
(130) I will beast you - Nate Kaeding K

Round: 14
(131) I will beast you - Josh Morgan WR
(132) Team Longoria - Chad Henne QB
(133) Team myers - Vince Young QB
(134) really..... seriously...... - Correll Buckhalter RB
** (135) Team Six - Greg Olsen TE
(136) Team Walker - Carson Palmer QB
(137) Team Harmon - John Carlson TE
(138) Team CHO - Devery Henderson WR
(139) Team choi - Stephen Gostkowski K
(140) Team K - Bengals D/ST D/ST

Round: 15
(141) Team K - Kevin Smith RB
(142) Team choi - Marshawn Lynch RB
(143) Team CHO - Ryan Longwell K
(144) Team Harmon - Saints D/ST D/ST
(145) Team Walker - Broncos D/ST D/ST
** (146) Team Six - Devin Aromashodu WR
(147) really..... seriously...... - Bernard Berrian WR
(148) Team myers - Derrick Ward RB
(149) Team Longoria - Rob Bironas K
(150) I will beast you - Eddie Royal WR

Round: 16
(151) I will beast you - Heath Miller TE
(152) Team Longoria - Bernard Scott RB
(153) Team myers - David Akers K
(154) really..... seriously...... - Mason Crosby K
** (155) Team Six - Garrett Hartley K
(156) Team Walker - Matt Prater K
(157) Team Harmon - Jay Feely K
(158) Team CHO - Nate Burleson WR
(159) Team choi - David Garrard QB
(160) Team K - Robbie Gould K