Last Minute Fantasy Football Notes (I'M BACK!)

Kickoff for the season is just 10 days away and I know some people are drafting this weekend. I always thought it was fairest to draft the last weekend because it's takes out injuries from preseason (Matt Cassel) and allows for position battles to get settled. Most importantly it takes out the possibility of a waiver wire champ. This is the guy in the league who everybody hates because you draft one month out and every time some move is announced he's all over that guy. I posted my review 2 weeks ago here on my blog, so look to the right toolbar for "fantasy football preview".

Here's some nuggets you should know before you draft:

Brett Favre & Michael Vick - have jobs now and are moving up draftboards (Why you'd draft them who knows?)

Donald Brown - Getting a ton of carries in Indy and Joseph Addai is getting old

Brandon Marshall - my fellow UCF Knight has gone crazy, but I already knew that and his draft status if falling daily so a huge risk/reward

Domenique Hixon - NY Football Giants #1 WR

Edgerring James - Now with Seahawks, might get goal-line carries

Michael Crabtree - sign already, no contract so worthless for now, draft Josh Morgan instead

Ahmad Bradshaw - Grab him in the 10th, returning kicks and playing the Derrick Ward role great late value

Antonio Bryant - TB QB stinks no matter who it is and I heard the word "scoping" and it involves his knee

TB & NO RB's - I'm out on all them both have announced a 3 ring circus at RB which will kill their fantasy value

Glen Coffee - Mr. Preseason at RB at least wrestles some carries from Gore

Ray Rice - Becoming "the man" in Baltimore plus great for PPR leagues

Brady Quinn - he's starting in CLE so if you play in 2 QB leagues he's now draftable

As a follow-up to last week's article here's a great read advocating a WR friendly draft from Jamey Eisenberg at CBS (http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/story/12125935) where he notes that "By our count, only seven teams won't use a tandem or running back by committee going into the season (Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Houston, Jacksonville and St. Louis). Every other team will use at least two running backs in a prominent role. " so that means draft Cedric Benson, Matt Forte, Kevin Smith, Ryan Grant, Steve Slaton, MJD, and Steven Jackson because outside of that everybody is sharing so grab Smith, Grant, and Benson because they go outside the first and are great picks for your team.

PS If you are still playing baseball (1st, 1st, 3rd - thank you) Brad Penny is a Giant and worth a flyer due to the division and park. Also Gutierrez is closing in AZ now.