Tampa Thunder Championship Coverage: The Draft

The Tampa Thunder began as all fantasy football teams do with a fanatic huddled in front of their keyboard with some stratagem based on mock drafts and ADP (average draft positions) projections. I got the dream position in the snake draft picking at the end and then getting the immediate next pick after. My first two picks were Randy Moss (9th overall) and Peyton Manning (12th overall).

Ironically, this was WR - QB - RB type draft and by all fantasy football known logic, I should have lost. Next picked was Clinton Portis (29th overall) and then TJ Houshmandzadeh (32nd overall) then Marion Barber (49th overall) and Joey Galloway (89th overall).

There were other picks, of course, but all were released at some point. This here was a foundation to be sure. Portis and Barber were steals. I would not be suprised to see them move up in ADP projections for the 2008 season. Honestly, how was that Shaun Alexander pick in 2007 (had him on another team)?



Editor's note: Actually found the draft order for my championship fleaflicker re-draft team. I'm adding it below


Randy Moss WR Free Agent Drafted 9 overall

Peyton Manning QB Free Agent Drafted 12 overall on Wk17

Clinton Portis RB Free Agent Drafted 29 overall

T. J. Houshmandzadeh WR Free Agent Drafted 32 overall

Marion Barber RB Free Agent Drafted 49 overall

Jeremy Shockey TE Free Agent Drafted 52 overall

Indianapolis Colts TM Free Agent Drafted 69 overall

Draft Jake Delhomme QB Free Agent Drafted 72 overall

Draft Joey Galloway WR Free Agent Drafted 89 overall

Draft Derrick Ward RB Free Agent Drafted 92 overall

Draft Jeff Reed K Free Agent Drafted 109 overall

Draft Maurice Morris RB Free Agent Drafted 112 overall

Draft Shaun McDonald WR Free Agent Drafted 129 overall

Draft Joe Jurevicius WR Free Agent Drafted 132 overall

Draft Bubba Franks TE Free Agent Drafted 149 overall