Well folks Fantasy Football season 2008 is here.

The irony of the fact that I have turned into a bit of a fantasy football geek (though not full fledge, as I met a few last night) is funny. I actually am not a fan of professional football by any means. Fantasy football is fun though.

Last night we had our Element Church fantasy football draft. I threw everyone for a whirl (look at my draft results below) with my first round, FIRST pick.

I have 3 teams this year, 2 in public leagues and 1 in a private league.

Heres what my rosters look like: (I list Position, player name, and where I took them in the draft)

The Rampage (Element Church - Private League)
QB- Ben Rothlisberger (2nd Round/24th Overall Pick)
QB - Matt Hasselbeck (5th Round/49th Overall Pick)
WR - Greg Jennings (3th Round/48th Overall Pick)
WR - Nate Burleson (7th Round/73rd Overall Pick)
WR - Javon Walker (11th Round/121st Overall Pick)
RB - Willis McGahee (3rd Round/25th Overall Pick)
RB - Kevin Faulk (15th Round/169th Overall Pick)
RB - Tim Hightower (8th Round/96th Overall Pick)
RB - Kolby Smith (13th Round/145th Overall Pick)
TE - Heath Miller (6th Round/72nd Overall Pick)
TE - Alex Smith (12th Round/144th Overall Pick)
W/R - Lee Evans (9th Round/97th Overall Pick)
K - Mason Crosby (14th Round/168th Overall Pick)
DEF - Tampa Bay ( 1st Round/1st Pick) <--Yes, I pulled a McCain and surprised the heck out of everyone!
DEF - Jacksonville (10th Round/120th Overall Pick)

There would be some (well, probably a lot) that would disagree with my picks, especially since I held the coveted 1st Round/1st Pick and didn’t go with LaDainian Tomlinson. HOWEVER…I believe that defense wins football games and while according to the stats there are several teams that have a more solid defense then the Bucs, for some strange reason I felt compelled (and allowed some others to compel me) to lead out the gate with them. Hopefully all the compelling pays off. Otherwise I’m going to look like the idiot that everyone thought I was last night!

The Roanoke Rivergoats (Public League)

QB- Brett Favre (Picked up from Waivers for Marc Bulger)
QB- Jay Cutler (11th Round/105th Overall Pick)
WR- Terrell Owens (2nd Round/16th Overall Pick)
WR- Greg Jennings (5th Round/45th Overall Pick)
WR- Anquan Boldin (4th Round/36th Overall Pick)
WR- Kevin Walter (Picked up from Waivers for Vincent Jackson)
WR- Shaun McDonald (Picked up from Waivers for Jerry Porter)
RB- Brian Westbrook (1st Round/5th Overall Pick)
RB- Brandon Jacobs ( 3rd Round/25th Overall Pick)
RB- Matt Forte (10th Round/96th Overall Pick)
TE- Tony Gonzalez (6th Round/56th Overall Pick)
TE- Owen Daniels (12th Round/116th Overall Pick)
K- Stephen Gostkowski (9th Round/85th Overall Pick)
DEF- Pittsburgh (8th Round/76th Overall Pick)
DEF- Houston (Picked up from the Waivers for Mason Crosby)

A lot of people say I’m taking a gamble by running Favre as my starting QB. Well…that’s a gamble I’m willing to take. I think he has something to prove to Green Bay, and I think he’s going to do just that in New York. We’ll see.

The Green Goblins (Public League)

QB- Tom Brady (1st Round/2nd Overall Pick)
QB- David Garrard (11th Round/102nd Overall Pick)
WR- T.J. Houshmandzadeh (2nd Round/19th Overall Pick)
WR- Joey Galloway (8th Round/79th Overall Pick)
WR- Wes Welker (3rd Round/22nd Overall Pick)
WR- Bryant Johnson (12th Round/119th Overall Pick)
WR- Shaun McDonald (Picked up from Waivers for Darrell Jackson)
RB- Darren McFadden (4th Round/39th Overall Pick)
RB- Earnest Graham (5th Round/42nd Overall Pick)
RB- Matt Forte (10th Round/99th Overall Pick)
TE- Vernon Davis (6th Round/59th Overall Pick)
TE- Tony Scheffler (13th Round/122nd Overall Pick)
K- Nick Folk (7th Round/62nd Overall Pick)
DEF- Green Bay (9th Round/82nd Overall Pick)
DEF- Detroit (Picked up from Waivers for David Akers)

Not a whole lot to say about this team. It is what it is.

Overall, it’s going to be an exciting season.

Do you play fantasy football? Who were some of your prized picks?

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