ROUND ONE
1. ERIC – Ray Rice, RB-BAL | Position Rank: #4 | 2,548 points Finally, Eric gets a first-round pick right. The ghost of Chris Johnson, Brian Westbrook, Shaun Alexander, LaMont Jordan, Julius Jones and Eddie George lingered in the air draft day, but Ray Rice exercised all those demons, leading Eric to his greatest season ever.
2. RICH C – LeSean McCoy, RB-PHI | Position Rank: #14 | 1,716 points If Rice was a no-brainer first-round pick, then McCoy was the clear number two. He got off to a fine start, breaking 180 five times in his first eight games. However, he could never pull of ‘greatness’, never sniffing a 300-point game. Things got real bad when he went down in week nine. He would not play another game for Rich, but thankfully Calderon was stacked with talented running backs on his bench, so Rich didn’t really miss McCoy.
3. JEFF – Maurice Jones-Drew, RB-JAC | Position Rank: #38 | 920 points Typically if a season goes south, you can almost always go right to the top and figure out what went wrong. Despite having an offer or two to trade out of this spot, Jeff decided he wanted a true RB1 back. However, Jones-Drew was never able to shake off his hold out, failing to break 170 in four of his first five, before going down and out for the year in week seven.
4. RICH B – Larry Fitzgerald, WR-ARI* | Position Rank: #39 | 1,428 points Burrier traded up to get this picked and he paid for it. With no real quarterback in the dessert, Fitzgerald became an afterthought. By mid-season Rich benched him. He is the third straight first-round pick to not finish the season as a fantasy starter, but the other two (McCoy, MJD) were out due to injury.
5. MATT – Steven Jackson, RB-STL | Position Rank: #18 | 1,648 points In a surprise move, Neatock took the hometown back, despite the fact he kept saying he wouldn’t all off-season (this is the second time he’s done this, so Matt will no longer be trusted). Anyhow, maybe draft day Matt should have listened to off-season Matt. Jackson’s days as an elite back are gone. He broke 200 just twice all season and was rotated in and out of Matt’s starting lineup all season long.
6. GRIFF – Jimmy Graham, TE-NO | Position Rank: #3 | 1,670 points Despite finishing second again among all tight ends, I think you have to question whether we’ll see him drafted in round one ever again. Graham had a nice start to the season (three games over 130), but then got hurt. He came back four weeks later and had a solid month, but when Griff needed him the most (at the end), Graham disappeared (averaging just 89 PPG in Griff’s final three games).
7. ROB M – Chris Johnson, RB-TEN (K) | Position Rank: #12 | 1,988 points Considering how bad he started off his 2012 campaign (take away his 260-point explosion in week four), he averaged just 29 points per game, it’s a minor miracle that Johnson finished as high as #12 among all backs. Rob was smart to not cut or trade him, because he was a big reason Masterson was able to rally from his 1-5 start to 7-6. Of course in the first-round of the playoffs, Johnson reverted back to his early season ways, scoring just 78 points, leading to another first-round defeat for Masterson.
8. MOLLY – Aaron Rodgers, QB-GB (K) | Position Rank: #5 | 4,154 points It’s hard to ever say finishing fifth among all quarterbacks is a disappointment and mean it, but when you’re talking about Aaron Rodgers, it certainly feels like it. The fact is, after his record breaking 2011 season, he averaged 132 PPG less this season. Where I’m from, that’s called “a dip, baby, dip.”
9. ROBIO – Roddy White, WR-ATL* | Position Rank: #9 | 2.150 points It became clear this year that White fell behind Julio Jones as the top WR in Atlanta, but in that offense, number two is still pretty good. He delivered six 200-point games, which meant he was still a WR1 in this league and when it mattered the most (the title game), he earned the championship game MVP with his 410-point performance.
10. COLBY – Jamaal Charles, RB-KC | Position Rank: #9 | 2,166 points Throughout the season, Charles put up some of the best games of the season (including 558 points in week three), but there were too many times the Chiefs seemed to forget he even existed (sort of like how Colby forgets his kids during fantasy season). Anyhow, Colby ended up shipping Charles off to Burrier (to help land Drew Brees). The RB ended up paying off for Rich, averaging 207 PPG from weeks ten through the quarterfinals, before doing nothing in the semis (scoring just 32 points in a Burrier loss). Meanwhile, Brees…
11. RICH B – Drew Brees, QB-NO (K) | Position Rank: #4 | 4,300 points Brees got off to a so-so start in his first three games, but his next three was one of the best three-game stretches ever (averaging 543 PPG). Still, Rich decided to ship him off to Colby in week ten for some RB/WR help. The moved paid off for Rich, as Andrew Luck stepped in and lived up to the hype. However, when Colby needed Brees to come up big, he came up small, scoring just 283 in week twelve and 87 in the final week.
12. BOB – Dez Bryant, WR-DAL | Position Rank: #8 | 2,244 points I thought this was a bad pick. It’s not that I thought Bryant was a bad WR, he wasn’t. I just thought he was a third-round pick at best. Anyhow, Bryant had a rough start to the season. In the season’s first nine weeks, Dez had more games under 30 (three times) than games over 200 (twice) and Bob had to bench him. Then, the beast awoke. Over the last six weeks of Bob’s season, Bryant had one of the greatest runs in league history by a wide receiver. He broke 300 points four times, averaging 344 PPG. In the semifinals, Bob lost, but it had nothing to do with Bryant, who scored 550 points in the defeat.
ROUND TWO
13. BOB – A.J. Green, WR-CIN | Position Rank: #2 | 2,730 points Talk about a great future in this league. Green didn’t disappoint in his sophomore season, finishing the year as the best receiver not named Calvin. Still, was this a good pick? Yes, Bob did land two top-10 wide receivers in picks 12/13 and he just missed going to the finals for a third straight year, but when you look at the next three running backs taken in the draft, you have to wonder if Bob made the right decision to pass on back with one of his first two picks.
14. DON – Trent Richardson, RB-CLE* | Position Rank: #7 | 2,266 points Don traded out of the first round and landed my second round pick (as well as swapping third-round picks). We learned after the season was over that Richardson was playing with a broken rib, yet he still finished as an elite running back his rookie year. While he didn’t produce Adrian Peterson or Doug Martin type numbers, Richardson appears to be a great keeper for Don over the next two years.
15. COLBY – Tom Brady, QB-NE (K) | Position Rank: #2 | 4,545 points It might have felt like Brady was having a down year, but he wasn’t. Quarterback scoring was just down after a big season in 2011. Still, after failing to score at least 400 in seven of his first nine games, Colby shipped Brady (and others) to Eric. That’s when Brady exploded, averaging 389 PPG over Eric’s last seven gams, breaking 400 points four times, leading the younger Vozzola to his first playoff win and into the title game.
16. DON* – Andre Johnson, WR-HOU | Position Rank: #7 | 2,260 points A lot of folks were scared off by Johnson’s injury issues the previous couple of seasons, but he certainly proved a lot of people wrong in 2012. Sure his All-Robio days are probably over, but of the five receivers taken ahead of him in this draft, only A.J. Green performed better.
17. MOLLY – Adrian Peterson, RB-MIN | Position Rank: #1 | 3,162 points The steal of the draft. I don’t like calling a second round pick a steal, but that’s what Peterson was. He came up just nine yards short Eric Dickerson’s single season rushing title and finished 2012 as the Robioland MVP. The best part for Molly, she owns his black ass for two more years in round two if she so desires.
18. ROB M – Doug Martin, RB-TB | Position Rank: #2 | 2,984 points Masterson really wanted Adrian Peterson before Molly stole him one pick earlier, but Rob got a nice settlement package with Martin, who became the first rookie running back since Edgerrin James (1999) to earn first-team All-Robio. The high point for Martin was when he produced the highest scoring game ever for a running back with 726 fantasy points (251 yards and four touchdowns) in week nine against the Raiders.
19. GRIFF – Antonio Brown, WR-PIT | Position Rank: #56 | 1,046 points A lot of people thought Griff reached with this pick in the second round, especially since he still needed a second running back to go along with Foster. Well, I don’t think anyone thought he’d be this bad. The Steelers receiver missed three games due to injury, he never broke 100 yards and four of his five touchdowns came after Griff was eliminated from the playoffs. He finish the season on Griff’s bench. This is the second straight year Griff has swung and missed on a receiver in the second round.
20. MATT – Michael Turner, RB-ATL | Position Rank: #21 | 1,612 points Old and slow is no way to be a fantasy stud in football. After the draft, I said Matt had the oldest backfield I could remember and both Jackson and Turner looked their age. Turner in particular was awful. He broke 200 fantasy points just twice, while failing to hit 100 four times in Matt’s regular season. He averaged just 3.5 yards per attempt, a career low.
21. ROBIO – Percy Harvin, WR-MIN | Position Rank: #27 | 1,578 points I was so psyched for this pick. In fact, I would have taken Harvin over any other receiver taken ahead of him except for A.J. Green and Roddy White and for eight weeks, I looked right. Harvin was having a top-5 season, despite having Ponder as his quarterback. Then in week nine, Harvin went down for the year and he would never return. Despite basically missing five weeks, he still finished 27th among all receivers.
22. JEFF – Ahmad Bradshaw, RB-NYG | Position Rank: #13 | 1832 points Bradshaw seem a little like a reach late in the second round and while he did finish 13th among all backs (which is pretty impressive), he was sort of hit-or-miss all season long. In six games throughout his season, he averaged 245 PPG. In his six worst games, he averaged just 60 PPG.
23. RICH C – Calvin Johnson, WR-DET (K) | Position Rank: #1 | 2,904 points While Calvin Johnson finished the season as the yardage king (passing Jerry Rice), his 2012 campaign is not the greatest fantasy campaign by a wideout in Robioland. Nope, that honor belongs to Randy Moss’ 2007 season. Thanks to 23 touchdowns, Randy averaged 270 PPG, 24 more points per game than 2012’s Calvin.
24. ERIC – Philip Rivers, QB-SD | Position Rank: #21 | 2,641 points If you wanted to find one negative thing that Eric did wrong in 2012 (besides move to Green Bay), it would be this pick. Rivers appears to be done as a fantasy quarterback, looking like a white Michael Vick with all his turnovers. Luckily for Eric, he was deep, so he was able to send Rivers packing and bring in Tom Brady to rescue his championship hopes.
ROUND THREE
25. ERIC – Demaryius Thomas, WR-DEN | Position Rank: #4 | 2,459 points It’s a bit shocking now, but there was an actual debate in the preseason regarding who would be the better receiver in Denver. I think most people would lean towards Thomas (he’s not white and everyone hates white people), but it certainly wasn’t a lock. Well, Thomas proved it early and Thomas was a stud all season long, following in the footsteps of Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne as Peyton Manning’s top target.
26. RICH C – Eli Manning, QB-NYG | Position Rank: #15 | 3,200 points After winning a second Superbowl and producing a stud like 2012 fantasy campaign, it wasn’t that shocking to see Rich reach for Eli here. With Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks as his wideouts, there was little reason not to believe that Manning wasn’t going to produce top-five numbers. Well, that pesky Superbowl hangover got in the way and the Giants offense sputtered late. Eli would end up being benched for Big Ben midway through the season by Calderon, getting his starting job back when Roethlisberger went down. In the end though, Eli was more Philip Rivers than Tom Brady in 2012.
27. JEFF – Eric Decker, WR-DEN | Position Rank: #19 | 1,772 points How to succeed in 2012? Eric drafts Ray Rice and Demaryius Thomas to be his number one back and number one wide receiver. How to fail on 2012? Draft Maurice Jones-Drew and Eric Decker to be your number one back and receiver.
28. DON – Michael Vick, QB-PHI* | Position Rank: #25 | 2,293 points A brutally bad pick here for Don. When playing, Vick pretty much turned it over every time he touched it, personally delivering Don a couple early season loses. In fact, when he was finally knocked out with a concussion in week ten, he was doing Don a favor.
29. MATT – Greg Jennings, WR-GB (K) | Position Rank: N/A If healthy, there is no doubt in my mind he would have remained Aaron Rodgers’ favorite target. Just look at the solid numbers he put up once he got healthy. Too bad Matt’s season was already over at that point. Jennings would end up missing eight games, catching just 16 balls for 124 yards and finishing outside the top-100.
30. GRIFF – Wes Welker, WR-NE (K) | Position Rank: #10 | 2,144 points Technically Welker’s 2012 was a drop off from his 2011 season, but that probably just says more about how great he was in 2011. Welker caught over 100 balls (again) for over 1,300 yards (again), but he managed just four touchdowns in Griff’s 14 games this season. That’s what you get with Welker.
31. ROB M – Mike Wallace, WR-PIT | Position Rank: #35 | 1,458 points The big question in Pittsburgh heading into 2012 was, who would be the top receiver, Brown or Wallace? Since Griff took Brown in the second round, we at least knew what he thought. Well, four weeks into the season, it appeared Masterson made the right call, as Wallace averaged 161 PPG. Then with Chris Johnson struggling, Rob shipped Wallace off for a pair of backs and for one week, the decision did not look great as Wallace delivered 244 fantasy points in his first game for Matt. However, that would be the highlight. Wallace would average just 95 PPG the rest of the way and when Matt needed him to come up big (in the final weekend, needing a win to go to the playoffs), Wallace came up wicked small, one catch for nine yards.
32. MOLLY – Roy Helu, RB-WAS | Position Rank: N/A I declared it an awful pick at the time and it really cost Molly big time. The fact was, no one knew who the Redskins’ starting back was going to be, so you certainly don’t waste a third-round pick on Helu. Well, we quickly learned it was Morris, not Helu and for the second time in three years, a projected Molly starting RB would need to be benched before the season ever started. This one hurt, as Molly struggled to fill her RB2 slot all season long.
33. ROBIO – Matt Ryan, QB-ATL* | Position Rank: #6 | 4,010 points It’s not easy to pass up the star quarterback on your favorite team, but that’s exactly what I did. With a new offensive coordinator and a healthy Julio Jones, Ryan was my target all offseason and it paid off. He got off to a hot start, which help lead me to 5-0 (which was how I got into the playoffs). His numbers dipped later in the season, but I kept my faith in him and kept Robert Griffin III on my bench. The decision paid off. If I would have started Griffin in any of my playoff games, I would have lost. Instead, Ryan delivered 373 in the quarters, 428 in the semis and a stunning 541 in the finals, leading me to the title.
34. COLBY – Brandon Marshall, WR-CHI | Position Rank: #3 | 2,662 points When trying to decide who was the best pick in round three, it’s a toss up between Demaryius Thomas and Brandon Marshall. Marshall’s numbers were a bit better, but Thomas on average was more consistent. Still, since Thomas was the top pick in the round and Marshall was the 10th, I’d give the nod to Marshall.
35. ROBIO – Vernon Davis, TE-SF | Position Rank: #11 | 1,230 points What the fuck happened? Through five weeks he was the third best tight end in football. He was one of five players I had vying for an All-Robio, then he simply disappeared from the 49ers offense. He would be shutout twice and held to one catch four times. I had to bench him, picking up a new tight end each week in the playoffs. Luckily, it paid off. In the past, it wouldn’t have.
36. BOB – Ryan Mathews, RB-SD (K) | Position Rank: #23 | 1,326 points I’m going to have to label this one a bust. Like so many times in the past, Bob rallied from a bad start and by season’s end, he had players putting up championship-type numbers. Hell, if it wasn’t for the Jets offense, he should have swept his way into the title game, but instead of blaming the Jets offense, Bob came blame his running backs, starting with Mathews. He was expected to be a top-five back in 2012, but after coming back from an early season injury, Mathews decided the fun thing to do was fumble…a lot. He eventually lost carries to Ronnie Brown and was splitting time in Bob’s backfield by season’s end.
ROUND FOUR
37. BOB – Reggie Bush, RB-MIA | Position Rank: #17 | 1,672 points After a monster ending to the 2011 season, I was surprised when Bush fell this far. I actually thought Bob had a solid steal here. In fact, two weeks into the season, Bush looked like a top-five back, producing a 190-point game, followed by a 456-point game. However, that would be his peak, as he struggled to score 100 fantasy points in a game. Eventually he ended up on the back of Bob’s bench, as the defending champ decided to go three-wide.
38. RICH B – Frank Gore, RB-SF | Position Rank: #8 | 2,192 points It had been two years since Gore had cracked the top-15 among backs, but this year he stayed healthy and found a nice grove, remaining a consistent producer all season long. He was a big reason why Burrier was able to sneak into the playoffs, coming up just one game short of the title game.
39. COLBY – Antonio Gates, TE-SD | Position Rank: #18 | 998 points I didn’t hate this pick. Fact was, he did have a first-team All-Robio season as recently as 2010, but he had struggled to stay healthy lately. Well, the health issues remained a problem and Colby ended up benching Gates in more games than he would have hoped for.
40. DON – Marques Colston, WR-NO | Position Rank: #13 | 1,974 points He produced a stunning 772 over a two-week period (weeks 3-4) and it appeared Colston was about the return to elite status, but then he wouldn’t sniff 200 fantasy points in any game the remainder of Don’s season. At best, he was a low-end WR2.
41. MOLLY – Dwayne Bowe, WR-KC | Position Rank: #34 | 1,488 points It’s tough to be effective when you don’t have a quarterback (Just as Larry Fitzgerald). Bowe had a couple decent games early in the year, but by mid-season, he had disappeared, sitting on Molly’s bench. It’s amazing how good Molly did this year considering how big her busts were in the third and fourth round.
42. ROB M – Tony Romo, QB-DAL | Position Rank: #11 | 3,616 points Masterson struggled early, and while it wasn’t just about Tony Romo, the Cowboys quarterback certainly played a part. Between weeks 2-4, Romo scored a combined 439 points, all Rob loses. However, once the schedule got easier, Romo’s numbers went up, as did Masterson’s win totals.
43. GRIFF – Donald Brown, RB-IND | Position Rank: #44 | 866 points Brown entered 2012 as a potential sleeper. With Addai gone, the starting job in Indy was his. However, he never came close to producing a 100-yard game and once he got hurt in the mid-season, his starting job on Griff’s squad was lost to C.J. Spiller.
44. MATT – DeSean Jackson, WR-PHI | Position Rank: #40 | 1,410 points With his contract no longer an issue, no one would have been too surprised if DeSean returned to a low-level WR1. Four weeks in, things looked good. He produced one 150+ game and two 200+ games in fantasy. However, as Vick struggled, so did he. In the end, when Matt was rallying for a playoff spot, Jackson actually was done by that point, producing just three catches for 17 yards in weeks 12-13, before going out for the season.
45. ROBIO – 49ers, DST-SF | Position Rank: #3 | 2,310 points Thanks to keepers and the trading of draft picks, I wrap up my entire starting lineup before round five by grabbing the league’s top defense from 2011. I guess I would argue this was a bad pick when you consider no one else grabbed a D until round seven, but having said that, the 49ers had a solid year. Ironically, I ended up not starting them in the semis and finals, deciding to start whoever was facing the Jets offense.
46. JEFF – Steve Johnson, WR-BUF | Position Rank: #26 | 1,600 points He managed 1,000 yards, but scored just twice, proving (at least to me) that Johnson has probably reached his ceiling. The fact is, if you’re starting Johnson on a regular basis (he broke 200 just once in Jeff’s regular season), that’s not going to make a team happy.
47. RICH C – Jermichael Finley, TE-GB | Position Rank: #22 | 894 points He’s done in Green Bay and he might just be done in Robioland too next year. He was suppose to become an elite tight end, but he just can’t find a place in the Packers’ passing attack. Calderon eventually just cut him. Finley was later picked up by team’s desperate for a tight end, but he accomplished nothing.
48. ERIC – Jason Witten, TE-DAL | Position Rank: #6 | 1,520 points He just keeps doing what he does. While finishing 7th among tight ends is probably a bad year for Witten, let’s not forget he really struggled the first three weeks dealing with an injury. Once he got healthy though, he was catching a lot of balls.
ROUND FIVE
49. ERIC – Matt Forte, RB-CHI (K) | Position Rank: #15 | 1,708 points He had a nice first-half of the season, despite missing some time due to injury (breaking 200 four times in seven games played), but with Alfred Morris rolling, Eric shipped him to Colby to help land Tom Brady. The move was huge, as Forte collapsed, averaging just 47 PPG for the next three games, helping to lead Colby out of any shot at the playoffs.
50. RICH C – Vincent Jackson, WR-TB | Position Rank: #5 | 2,368 points Look who finally had a complete season. This guy. While he certainly had a couple of disappearing acts, Jackson did a great job of shaking off the “inconsistent” label. He earned his first All-Robio award (third-team). Along side Calvin Johnson, he helped give Calderon one of the best receiving duos of all time.
51. JEFF – Torrey Smith, WR-BAL | Position Rank: #16 | 1,822 points He was a potential sleeper in Baltimore, but he proved to be too inconsistent (a new Vincent Jackson), catching just 51 balls, but for over 800 yards. He was actually cut for a bit, picked up by Masterson and traded back to Jeff.
52. RICH B – Ryan Williams, RB-ARI* | Position Rank: #94 | 206 points Burrier rolled some major dice drafting a complete unproven player, who wasn’t even a lock to start, as a starter in round five. Early on, it looked like a brilliant move. Beanie Wells got hurt and the starting job belonged to Williams. However, he did nothing when he got it, before going out for the season in week five.
53. MATT – Brandon Lloyd, WR-NE | Position Rank: #48 | 1,202 points Unless you’re drafting Wes Welker, then you’re just wasting your time drafting a Patriots wide receiver. Tom Brady just doesn’t like the throw the ball outside the hash marks anymore.
54. GRIFF – Peyton Manning, QB-DEN | Position Rank: #3 | 4,378 points Griff was patient for a quarterback and it paid off in a big way. Manning showed no ill-effect from his neck injury and was one of the best quarterbacks again, wrapping up another All-Robio award (third-team). He arguable was the biggest reason why Griff wrapped up the top-seed in 2012.
55. ROB M – Miles Austin, WR-DAL | Position Rank: #21 | 1,704 points Early in the season, with Dez Bryant looking like a fantasy bust, Miles was effective and deserving of a starting spot. He scored over 166 in six of his first seven games. However, once Bryant got his act together, Miles disappeared and ended up on Rob’s bench at the end of the year.
56. MOLLY – Jermaine Gresham, TE-CIN | Position Rank: #9 | 1,344 points You know, I said this was a bust pick, but he wasn’t as bad as I thought he would be. He did finish in the top-10. Still, I didn’t see anyone else drafting Greshman, so Molly still could have waiting 4-5 rounds before drafting him.
57. DON – Shonn Greene, RB-NYJ | Position Rank: #19 | 1,636 points He’s done, right? He finally got the back field to himself in a run-first, run-second, run-third offense, yet he did nothing. He had just one game over 200 (438 in week six) and never sniffed Don’s starting lineup.
58. COLBY – Kevin Smith, RB-DET | Position Rank: #69 | 422 points He came out with a 268-point effort in week one. He looked like a absolute steal, but the Lions benched him after week two, getting just eight carries the remainder of the year, despite not begin hurt. Talk about a dick tease.
59. RICH B – Toby Gerhard, RB-MIN | Position Rank: #82 | 290 points Sometimes snaking someone else’s insurance policy doesn’t pay off.
60. BOB – Jacob Tamme, TE-DEN | Position Rank: #20 | 924 points Some had him as a sleeper. That’s what having Peyton Manning as your starting quarterback does. However, despite their history together, Tamme was never a consistent producer and was cut by Bob before mid-season.
ROUND SIX
61. BOB – Peyton Hillis, RB-KC | Position Rank: #73 | 340 points With Jamaal Charles coming off an ACL injury, someone was going to take a flier on Hillis. However, Charles looked just fine and Hillis couldn’t stay on the field. Fucking white people.
62. RICH B – Titus Young, WR-DET | Position Rank: #62 | 968 points Young makes three straight bad picks for Rich. First Williams, then Gerhart and now Young, who ended up getting suspended. None of them contributed to Rich’s surprise playoff run.
63. COLBY – Ben Green-Ellis, RB-CIN (K) | Position Rank: #16 | 1,684 points He was handed the keys to a run-friendly Bengals offense, but until the end of the season, he did very little, breaking just 200 in week one. Of course he did average 242 PPG in the last three games of the regular season, thus someone will again draft BGE as a starter next year.
64. DON – Fred Jackson, RB-BUF (K) | Position Rank: #30 | 1,098 points Jackson struggled to stay healthy and eventually lost his starting spot to C.J. Spiller. Maybe he can be like Marshawn Lynch (who lost his starting job in Buffalo to Fred Jackson) and find new life outside of Buffalo.
65. MOLLY – Isaac Redman, RB-PIT | Position Rank: #41 | 892 points With Mendenhall out to start the season, Redman had an opportunity to prove his worth. While he did have a couple of solid games, the Steelers backfield got more crowded than a Florida Walmart on prom night and Redman could barely contribute at all.
66. ROB M – Julio Jones, WR-ATL (K) | Position Rank: #11 | 2,136 points He struggled with consistency, but when he was on, Jones was one of the top-three wide receivers in the league, producing three 300+ games. If he can eliminate the three 60 and under games, he will turn into an All-Robio receiver.
67. GRIFF – Justin Blackmon, WR-JAC | Position Rank: #45 | 1,258 points I thought Blackmon could be the next A.J. Green, but he wasn’t. I’d like to blame it all on being in the Jacksonville offense, but Cecil Short proved you could be a legit receiver in North Florida.
68. MATT – Willis McGahee, RB-DEN | Position Rank: #20 | 1,618 points Matt had a bunch of decent backs, so McGahee was shipped off to Masterson for Mike Wallace. Things looked good for Rob, as McGahee looked like a decent high-end RB2, but in week 11, he went down for the year. Typical, Rob.
69. ROBIO – Robert Griffin III, QB-WAS | Position Rank: #1 | 4,568 points Well, this was a good pick, right? Actually, this may end up being the biggest waste of talent in league history. I put a redshirt on RGIII (I started Matt Ryan) and despite his amazing numbers, I never once started him. Now, thanks to his ACL injury, I probably won’t even keep him. Greatest bench player in league history.
70. JEFF – Pierre Garcon, WR-WAS | Position Rank: #67 | 846 points Garcon couldn’t stay on the field (he missed six games due to injury), which is too bad because when healthy, he and Griffen were in-synch. He produced three straight 200+ games starting in week twelve, and managed to be a low-end WR2 after that, but before. Ouch.
71. RICH C – Steven Ridley, RB-NE | Position Rank: #10 | 2,160 points Ridley finished in the top-10, although he had about 3-4 really, really bad games. I wouldn’t want to be starting him, but I wouldn’t hate myself if I was. Make sense? It should, since that’s exactly how Rich’s wife describes their marriage.
72. ERIC – Beanie Wells, RB-ARI | Position Rank: #74 | 336 points What a waste…he missed seven games and the only purpose he served was cock-blocking LaRod Stephens-Howling late in the season.
ROUND SEVEN
73. ERIC – Reggie Wayne, WR-IND | Position Rank: #6 | 2,276 points While Beanie Wells was a major bust one pick earlier for Eric, Wayne was one of two excellent picks he made after round seven. Wayne would eventually get the starting gig over Steve Smith, Eric’s expected starter at WR.
74. RICH C – Jonathan Stewart, RB-CAR| Position Rank: #43 | 886 points Calderon sure loves his Panthers’ running backs. Usually he aims for DeAngelo Williams, but this time he switched it up and grabbed Stewart. The only problem, the same result. Nada.
75. JEFF – Aaron Hernandez, TE-NE (K)| Position Rank: #31 | 626 points Hernandez was expected to be a top-three tight end, but struggled to stay on the field. He ended up missing seven games. He came back and played well in week 11, but by then Jeff was already looking forward to the baseball season.
76. ROBIO – Marshawn Lynch, RB-SEA (K) | Position Rank: #6 | 2,318 points Stud. A rare late-inning home run by myself. With just about everyone on my roster struggling to either produce (Vernon Davis) or stay healthy (McFadden, Harvin), Lynch was my rock. He never missed any time, he never really struggled, so it was fitting he put me over the top in the championship game Sunday night.
77. MATT – Mikel Leshoure, RB-DET | Position Rank: #22 | 1,496 points Once he got the starting job, Leshoure showed flashes of greatness, but when you’re trying to win a fantasy championship, you’re not looking for flashes. If the Lions can un-clutter their backfield in 2013, Leshoure could move up to low-end RB1.
78. GRIFF – C.J. Spiller, RB-BUF | Position Rank: #5 | 2,432 points After three years of Arian Foster sitting in the 10th round for Griff, it’s almost unfair that he now gets another top-five back in C.J. Spiller in category two. With Fred Jackson going down, Spiller hit the ground running, somehow earning a surprising third-team All-Robio.
79. ROB M – Mark Ingram, RB-NO | Position Rank: #51 | 722 points Two years in and it doesn’t appear Ingram is going to make it in this league. He never got 18 carries in a game and he never sniffed 80 rushing yards in a game. The problems are, the Saints not only don’t run the ball enough, there are just too many backs in their backfield.
80. MOLLY – Victor Cruz, WR-NYG (K) | Position Rank: #12 | 2,110 points Okay, not bad. Last year he came out of nowhere to become an All-Robio wide receiver. While he clearly remained the Giants’ top receiver, his numbers dipped a little. Still, no shame in finishing thirteen among all receivers.
81. DON – Anquan Boldin, WR-BAL | Position Rank: #31 | 1534 points He’s talking about retiring if the Ravens don’t resign him. Fact is, when it comes to fantasy, he should already be retired.
82. COLBY – Ravens, DST-BAL | Position Rank: #7 | 2,013 points The second defense drafted wasn’t taken until round seven (that’s a bit surprising), but Colby should be glad he waited. The Ravens were not good this year (at least when you compare them to former Ravens’ D’s). Colby kept them, starting them most of the time.
83. RICH B – Andrew Luck, QB-IND | Position Rank: #9 | 3,684 points Okay, not a bad pick. Burrier has a habit of reaching on rookie quarterbacks, but usually he waits until after the 10th round. In Luck, he decided he couldn’t wait and it was a smart move. In fact, Luck was playing so well, Rich shipped off Drew Brees and was able to get Jamaal Charles. The move put him into the playoffs.
84. BOB – Jordy Nelson, WR-GB (K) | Position Rank: #25 | 1,604 points With Greg Jennings unable to stay on the field, Nelson was ready to be the star in Green Bay. He was a top-five receiver during the first seven weeks of the season, producing two 200-pt games and a 400-pt game. Then he got hurt (missing three games) and when he came back, he was of no help, sitting on Bob’s bench.
ROUND EIGHT
85. BOB – Denarius Moore, WR-OAK | Position Rank: #28 | 1,542 points After missing the first game of the week, Moore looked like a potential steal, as he averaged 172 PPG in his first few game. However, because Bob was deep at wide receiver, he never really saw the starting lineup much. He struggled to finish strong, averaging just 64 PPG in Bob’s final five.
86. RICH B – Rob Gronkowski, TE-NE (K) | Position Rank: #1 | 1,950 points How good was Gronkowski? He missed his final two games and still easily won first-team All-Robio. He’s really the only tight end who has a legit shot at 300 on any given week. Still, Burrier sure could have used him in the semis.
87. COLBY – Robert Meachem, WR-SD | Position Rank: #92 | 504 points Someone had to make up for the loss of Vincent Jackson in San Diego, but it surely wasn’t this guy. Not only did he miss about half the season, he actually played four games where he didn’t catch a ball.
88. DON – Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR-OAK | Position Rank: #54 | 1,104 points Three times he caught five balls in a game…that was the bright spot. Need I say more?
89. MOLLY – Kenny Britt, WR-TEN | Position Rank: #66 | 850 points Coming off an ACL tear, Britt could do very little. Yes, he had a couple of decent games, but let’s be honest, does anyone really see this guy still in the league in two years.
90. ROB M – David Wilson, RB-NYG | Position Rank: #97 | 198 points Poor Rob, he never seems to make the right decision in-season. Wilson was in the doghouse all season long, but as he started to get playing time just as Rob shipped him off to Matt. Now Wilson didn’t do anything to help Matt this season, but with Bradshaw being cut, it looks like Rob gave up a great keeper for 2013.
91. GRIFF – Packers, DST-GB | Position Rank: #15 | 1,728 points Remember when the Packers were a top defense, for what, one season two years ago? Yeah, that seems like so long ago.
92. MATT – Matthew Stafford, QB-DET | Position Rank: #7 | 3,914 points While Stafford still managed to finish seventh, it certainly felt like he had a much worse year, right? The problem was, he threw an interception in all but two games this year.
93. ROBIO – Evan Royster, RB-WAS | Position Rank: #86 | 266 points Going into the season, we didn’t know who the starting running back was going to be in Washington. Molly thought Helu, she was wrong. I picked Royster, I was wrong.
94. JEFF – Malcom Floyd, WR-SD | Position Rank: #23 | 1,668 points No shame in a top-25 finish. That’s what she said.
95. RICH C – Ben Roethlisberger, QB-PIT | Position Rank: #19 | 2,783 points With Eli actually struggling, Rich started a solid Roethlisberger, until he got hurt. Who would have predicted that?
96. ERIC – Steve Smith, WR-CAR (K) | Position Rank: #18 | 1,774 points Smith looked like a solid keeper, but as Cam struggled, Carolina struggled, thus Smith struggled. Eric eventually benched him for a more productive Reggie Wayne.
ROUND NINE
97. ERIC – Santana Moss, WR-WAS | Position Rank: #50 | 1,152 points It’s been a long time since Santana Moss was productive.
98. RICH C – Michael Bush, RB-CHI (K) | Position Rank: #36 | 992 points Calderon took a chance, needing a Matt Forte injury for Bush to be productive. Forte did go down for a game, but Bush just never could get enough carries to be productive.
99. JEFF – Eagles, DST-PHI | Position Rank: #28 | 1,039 points Jesus, did Jeff make any good picks in this draft? The Eagles were one of the worst defenses in the league. That’s bad when you make them the third defense taken.
100. ROBIO – Santonio Holmes, WR-NYJ | Position Rank: #88 | 524 points Drafting any Jets player this year was like swallowing poison.
101. MATT – Kendall Wright, WR-TEN | Position Rank: #52 | 1,130 points Wright mostly looked like a rookie wide receiver this season. He made some good catches, produced a couple of decent fantasy games when he managed to score, but no standout performances. Still, there is a good chance he could be the best receiver option in Tennessee in a year or two.
102. GRIFF – Ben Tate, RB-HOU | Position Rank: #42 | 1,399 points Griff is big on insurance. Fourteen years in the league will do that to you.
103. ROB M – Jay Cutler, QB-CHI | Position Rank: #24 | 2,293 points One would think with Tony Romo in your starting lineup, you wouldn’t need to waste a pick on Cutler, but Romo actually didn’t look good and Cutler almost got called upon to take over as a starter. Almost.
104. MOLLY – LeGarrette Blount, RB-TB | Position Rank: N/A Two words for you….Doug. Martin. Blount is starting to look like a one-year wonder.
105. DON – Fred Davis, TE-WAS | Position Rank: #33 | 602 points The guy probably would have been the top target for RGIII, but Davis went down in week seven and never returned. Don ended up replacing him with a decent Heath Miller (he finished 7th among tight ends).
106. COLBY – Ronnie Hillman, RB-DEN | Position Rank: #64 | 502 points Despite the fact Willis McGahee going down, Hillman was not the guy that benefited from his injury. Instead, it was Moreno of all folks who took over.
107. RICH B – Steelers, DST-PIT | Position Rank: #11 | 1,864 points While the first defense taken did well (finishing third), the second (Raven), third (Eagles) and fourth (Steelers) all struggled (7th, 28th and 11th). Despite the struggles, Rich never benched the Steelers, keeping them as starters all season long. That’s how a Burrier rolls.
108. BOB – Matt Schaub, QB-HOU | Position Rank: #14 | 3,478 points Even if Cam Newton is having an off year, it’s not like Bob was ever going to bench him for Schaub.
ROUND TEN
109. BOB – Jacquizz Rodgers, RB-ATL | Position Rank: #34 | 1,026 points Rodgers never got enough touches to be productive, however, after watching Michael Turner stumble his way to three yards per carry, 2013 might be the time for Rodgers to shine. Too bad for Bob, he’s on Jeff’s team now.
110. RICH B – Isaiah Pead, RB-STL | Position Rank: N/A Paed was suppose to be the future, the guy who would replace the aging Steven Jackson. However, it was Daryl Richardson who took over, leaving Paed stuck on the bench.
111. COLBY – Rashard Jennings, RB-JAC | Position Rank: #54 | 688 points Maurice Jones-Drew handed the keys to Jennings for the Jaguars’ backfield. All he had to do was make an impression, but he failed big time. He produced just one 200-point game, struggling to crack 100 in most others.
112. DON – Giants, DST-NY | Position Rank: #10 | 1,872 points The Giants actually improved to 10th this year, after struggling in 2011, but still, when you’re only starting 12 defenses in this league, having the 10th best is nothing to be proud of.
113. MOLLY – Texans, DST-HOU | Position Rank: #4 | 2,310 points A solid steal for Molly, waiting patiently for a D and getting one of the better ones. The Texans D was tops, although a late-season dip cost them an All-Robio award.
114. ROB M – Jets, DST-NY | Position Rank: #14 | 1,794 points Hey, 14th in defense isn’t tragic, but it was the Falcons D who mostly led Rob on his second-half rally in 2012.
115. GRIFF – Arian Foster, RB-HOU (K) | Position Rank: #3 | 2,712 points Greatest keeper in league history? You can certainly make an argument for that, although, not only did he not lead Griff to a championship, he didn’t even help him win a playoff game. Still, Foster became only the fourth running back in league history to produce one first-team and two second-team All-Robio’s during a three-season span. However, he is the only player to do it all for one team.
116. MATT – Cedric Benson, RB-GB | Position Rank: #59 | 580 points As the starter in Green Bay, Benson looked solid for a month, so Matt shipped him off to Masterson, where he proceeded to get injured and go out for the year. It seems the only thing Matt did right in 2012, was dumping soon-to-be injured running backs onto Masterson’s team.
117. ROBIO – Greg Olsen, TB-CAR | Position Rank: #8 | 1,412 points The former Miami Hurricane had his best seasons to date, averaging about 117 PPG. Still, I dumped him and he finished his season on Eric’s bench, backing up Jason Witten.
118. JEFF – Andy Dalton, QB-CIN | Position Rank: #12 | 3,558 points Dalton avoided the sophomore slump, still finishing in the top-12, but that’s still not worthy of a starting spot, at least not if you want to win championships. Still, things were so bad for Jeff this season at the quarterback spot, Dalton actually got spot duty as a starter.
119. RICH C – DeAngelo Williams, RB-CAR | Position Rank: #49 | 736 points Not one, but two Carolina Panther running backs. What could go wrong?
120. ERIC – James Starks, RB-GB | Position Rank: #66 | 482 points After missing six of his first seven games, Starks was actually given a chance to start. He didn’t do much, scoring just a single touchdown in his final game of the year. He finished the season on Masterson’s bench.
ROUND ELEVEN
121. ERIC – Greg Little, WR-CLE | Position Rank: #65 | 860 points Little got 50+ catches, about 600 yards and four touchdowns, that sounds about right for a rookie receiver in a piss-poor offense. Actually, that’s pretty damn good for a Browns’ receiver.
122. RICH C – Lions, DST-DET | Position Rank: #26 | 1,129 points Flop, flop, fizz, fizz…oh what an incredible dump they took this year.
123. JEFF – Ryan Fitzgerald, QB-BUF | Position Rank: #18 | 2,857 points Whether you were a Larry or a Ryan, it just wasn’t a good year to be a Fitzgerald.
124. ROBIO – Darren McFadden, RB-OAK (K) | Position Rank: #33 | 1,030 points He struggled with new zone blocking offensive line, but it still hurt when he went down for four weeks to end the season. Yes, I got him back for the playoffs and I won the whole damn thing, but McFadden didn’t play that much of a part in it (scoring just 56 points in the championship game).
125. MATT – Shane Vereen, RB-NE | Position Rank: #47 | 770 points With Steven Ridley doing top-1o damage, Vereen was never a factor.
126. GRIFF – Mike Williams, WR-TB | Position Rank: #20 | 1,738 points His numbers weren’t awful, he’s still a low-end WR 2, but he’s certainly given way to Vincent Jackson in Tampa.
127. ROB M – Daniel Thomas, RB-MIA | Position Rank: #39 | 898 points Thomas didn’t have a great year. He struggled to stay healthy and he had to share too much time with Reggie Bush and Lamar Thomas. However, with Reggie Bush reportedly out in Miami, Thomas looks like a decent keeper in 2013. However, Rob has no shot to keep him (since he’s on my roster).
128. MOLLY – Felix Jones, RB-DAL | Position Rank: #27 | 1,214 points For the second straight year, DeMarco Murray got hurt and missed plenty of games. Felix Jones once again had an opportunity to show why Dallas drafted him in the first-round. Sadly, yet again he failed to do anything, never breaking 100 yards, scoring just four touchdowns.
129. DON – David Akers, PK-SF | Position Rank: #24 | 920 points Don claimed this was an accident pick (computer crash), but it’s hard to believe coming from the guy who always seems to draft the first kicker in every draft. Akers was awful this year, but somehow he never got cut by the 49ers. Don did cut him though. Smart.
130. COLBY – Carson Palmer, QB-OAK | Position Rank: #13 | 3,544 points Fun fact: Carson Palmer is the only quarterback in league history to earn a first-team All-Robio and then never win another one (first, second or third team) ever again.
131. RICH B – Brandon LaFell, WR-CAR | Position Rank: #43 | 1,384 points In his second year, LaFell actually looked okay. He produced six games of 150 or more. If you think he is the future #1 receiver in Carolina, I wouldn’t blame you.
132. BOB – Mario Manningham, WR-SF | Position Rank: #59 | 998 points He wasn’t a fantasy worthy receiver in New York and nothing changed in San Francisco.
ROUND TWELVE
133. BOB – Cam Newton, QB-CAR (K) | Position Rank: #8 | 3,881 points I predicted a sophomore slump for Cam and I was right. Cam struggled for most of the year. However, starting in week twelve, the Cam monster awoke and nearly delivering yet another title for Bob. In his final three games, Cam Newton averaged 512 PPG. This should give Bob something to look forward to next year.
134. RICH B – Jeremy Maclin, WR-PHI (K) | Position Rank: #53 | 1,236 points He should be the number one receiver in Philly. He has that kind of talent. However, with no true quarterback throwing the ball, plus his own health issues, that equals failed season.
135. COLBY – Randall Cobb, WR-GB | Position Rank: #15 | 1,886 points Steal. I’m sure there were plenty of temptations to trade him throughout the year, but Colby’s 2012 team couldn’t be salvaged. At least with Cobb, the future can start now.
136. DON – Josh Freeman, QB-TB | Position Rank: #10 | 3,671 points With Vick struggled, Don could have used Freeman, but he already cut him when Vick went down for good. He did manage to grab Kaepernick, but Don’s season was already over by the time he could help.
137. MOLLY – Austin Collie, WR-IND | Position Rank: N/A Yawn.
138. ROB M – Dustin Keller, TE-NYJ (K) | Position Rank: #26 | 698 points Can’t help if he’s not healthy.
139. GRIFF – Sam Bradford, QB-STL | Position Rank: #20 | 2,752 points He’s certainly no Andrew Luck. Hell, I’m not sure he’s even Rex Grossman.
140. MATT – Patriots, DST-NE | Position Rank: #5 | 2,217 points They were one of the few positives for Matt in 2012. He started the Pats D throughout the year, producing their best results in years.
141. ROBIO – Lamar Miller, RB-MIA | Position Rank: #76 | 318 points With my depth issues, I couldn’t afford to keep a third-string running back on my roster. Sort of wish I still had him, hearing that Reggie Bush won’t be re-signed in Miami.
142. JEFF – Lance Moore, WR-NO | Position Rank: #17 | 1,780 points Did any player have a more quieter 1,000-yard season? Yes, you read that right, he actually a 1,000 yards receiving. The problem is, in New Orleans, he’s always going to feel like the fourth option behind Colston, Graham and Sproles.
143. RICH C – Nate Washington, WR-TEN | Position Rank: #38 | 1,430 points He’ll never be more than a second fiddle in a bad offense, with an occasional big game that forces every other team to pick him up from the waiver wire.
144. ERIC – Bears, DST-CHI (K) | Position Rank: #1 | 2,755 points Now that’s a keeper. The Bears stormed out of the gate, producing the greatest numbers ever for a D in the season’s first five weeks. They cooled a little, but still finished tops among all D’s.
ROUND THIRTEEN
145. ERIC – LaMichael James, RB-SF | Position Rank: N/A He didn’t get his first carrie of the season until week fourteen.
146. RICH C – DeMarco Murray, RB-DAL (K) | Position Rank: #37 | 982 For five weeks, Murray remained healthy, although he wasn’t really setting the league on fire. However, he went down and out for six weeks and he never got his starting job back from Calderon. Counting the playoffs, he would have been a top-15 back. Because of this, he’ll once again be kept, but can Rich ever really trust him?
147. JEFF – Darren Sproles, RB-NO (K) | Position Rank: #28 | 1,210 points After shocking the league, finishing 9th last year, Sproles’ numbers dipped in 2013. Of course there is nothing tragic about finishing 24th, unless you really are hoping to start him, which I believe Jeff was.
148. ROBIO – Mike Goodson, RB-OAK | Position Rank: #61 | 566 points An insurance policy that just so happened to go down the same week his starter went down. Thanks, asshole.
149. MATT – Brandon Pettigrew, TE-DET | Position Rank: #14 | 1,098 points As Stafford struggled, so did everyone else not named Calvin Johnson.
150. GRIFF – Michael Crabtree, WR-SF | Position Rank: #29 | 1,536 points It’s a bit shocking to see that Crabtree finished just 37th among all receivers, especially after it became clear he was Kaepernick’s favorite target. However, don’t forget, his first truly big game came in week thirteen, the end of our regular season. Still, he’s looking like a solid keeper in 2013.
151. ROB M – Randy Moss, WR-SF | Position Rank: #75 | 674 points He says he is the greatest receiver in league history. Sorry Randy, you’re not. His best game of the year was his first (146 points). After that, just call him two-catch Randy.
152. MOLLY – Joe Flacco, QB-BAL | Position Rank: #16 | 3,060 points Wow, talk about an amazing post-season, 11 touchdowns, zero interceptions. Having said that, he still wasn’t a good fantasy quarterback throughout the year, as he eventually landed on Colby’s bench.
153. DON – Brandon Weeden, QB-CLE | Position Rank: #22 | 2,482 points Sorry, but the 47-year-old rookie is not the future for Cleveland.
154. COLBY – Danny Amendola, WR-STL | Position Rank: #51 | 1,142 points If only he could stay on the field. He had over 60 catches for over 660 yards and he did that missing six games and half of two others. Until he can stay on the field, he’ll never be a Wes Welker.
155. RICH B – Doug Baldwin, WR-SEA | Position Rank: #87 | 534 points Like Alex’s brothers already know, it’s tough being a Baldwin.
156. BOB – Bills, DST-BUF | Position Rank: #20 | 1,560 points So how did all those big free agent signings pay off?
ROUND FOURTEEN
157. BOB – Rashard Mendenhall, RB-PIT | Position Rank: #84 | 286 points He came back right when the Steelers needed a true running back, so what does he do? He fumbles his way out of a starting job. So much for being a potential mid-season keeper.
158. RICH B – Coby Fleener, TE-IND | Position Rank: #38 | 512 points There’s still hope he could turn into a solid tight end in this league, but I’m not sure it will happen in the next couple of years.
159. COLBY – Hakeem Nicks, WR-NYG (K) | Position Rank: #49 | 1,198 points He was suppose to be one of the league’s best keepers, but Nicks first struggled to stay healthy and when he finally came back, like all other New York Giants, he just didn’t look right.
160. DON – Pierre Thomas, RB-NO | Position Rank: #37 | 846 points You have a better shot a getting an STD than getting a 1,000-yard back in New Orleans.
161. MOLLY – Brent Celek, TE-PHI | Position Rank: #13 | 1,122 points It’s hard to be a great tight end if you don’t have a good quarterback throwing you the ball.
162. ROB M – Broncos, DST-DEN | Position Rank: #2 | 2,433 points One of the steals of the year. Too bad for Masterson he cut them quickly, thus Calderon enjoyed their success.
163. GRIFF – Dallas Clark, TE-TB | Position Rank: #23 | 854 points As last year taught us, no Peyton Manning, no stats from Dallas Clark.
164. MATT – Tony Gonzalez, TE-ATL (K) | Position Rank: #2 | 1,814 points Wow, how does this guy do it? He’s old as dirt, yet remains one of the best tight ends in the league. Matt should pray every night that he decides not to retire after all, so he can keep him one more year.
165. ROBIO – Jon Baldwin, WR-KC | Position Rank: #86 | 546 points Didn’t I already say, don’t draft Baldwin’s?
166. JEFF – Owen Daniels, TE-HOU | Position Rank: #7 | 1,456 points Hey, look..a solid pick from Jeff. It’s about damn time. Too bad he cut him, so Bob could ride him into the semis.
167. RICH C – Sidney Rice, WR-SEA | Position Rank: #24 | 1,613 points Once Russell Wilson got going, Rice’s number improved and he turned into a legit high end WR2 and he became one of about seven receivers the other Rich rotated in and out of his lineup.
168. ERIC – Stephen Gostkowski, PK-NE | Position Rank: #5 | 1,340 points You can never really go wrong with a Gostkowski.
ROUND FIFTEEN
169. ERIC – Alshon Jeffery, WR-CHI | Position Rank: #95 | 486 points The last time a rookie wide receiver, drafted after round 10, made an impact, was Anquan Boldin back in 2003.
170. RICH C – Sebastian Janikowski, PK-OAK | Position Rank: #10 | 1,190 points Nobody kicks more 50-yard field goals than this guy. He finished the season on Bob’s squad.
171. JEFF – Mason Crosby, PK-GB | Position Rank: #29 | 700 points No kicker had a worse year, so it’s fitting he was drafted by Jeff.
172. ROBIO – Dan Bailey, PK-DAL | Position Rank: #11 | 1,180 points He had a so-so year. I cut him, but he eventually made his way back onto my roster.
173. MATT – Greg Zuerlein, PK-STL | Position Rank: #16 | 1,080 points The only kicker to go wire-to-wire (meaning he was never cut) on a team. One would have thought he was good, but he was only 18th among all kickers.
174. GRIFF – Garrett Hartley, PK-NO | Position Rank: #28 | 770 points Because of injury, he was cut pretty quickly and never found a spot back on a roster.
175. ROB M – Rob Bironas, PK-TEN | Position Rank: #20 | 980 points Read above.
176. MOLLY – Jason Hanson, PK-DET | Position Rank: #3 | 1,380 points For an old guy, Hanson had a pretty solid year. He ended up on Don’s squad by season’s end.
177. DON – Laurent Robinson, WR-JAC | Position Rank: N/A Yes, he did have a great year last year in Dallas. Oh so long ago.
178. COLBY – Matt Bryant, PK-ATL | Position Rank: #1 | 1,490 points The league’s top kicker. Congratulations to Calderon for picking him up.
179. RICH B – Dan Carpenter, PK-MIA | Position Rank: #25 | 830 points Cut, never returned to a lineup.
180. BOB – Robbie Gould, PK CHI | Position Rank: #14 | 1,090 points And the last player drafted was cut and never was picked up.
Comments