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Well, after your humble commissioner nearly blew up the league by forgetting to change one of the settings, the Official Daily Norseman Fantasy Football League was drafted yesterday. We managed to get through 16 rounds of drafting in a 12-team draft in approximately an hour and 20 minutes, and a good time was had by all. It just about didn't happen, but thanks to the features and flexibility of the CBSSports.com Fantasy Football Commissioner, we got past the minor hiccup in relatively short order.
See, there's a setting for the league that asks you if you want to use the "Draft Robot." I wasn't entirely sure what that meant, so I left it set to "no." Well, it turns out that that activates the "auto pick" feature after a certain time period, and if you don't turn it on, you have unlimited time to make your selections. So, when we got the the #5 overall pick and that person wasn't there, the draft screeched to a halt. However, I was able to go back into the league manager, reset the draft, empty out the rosters, immediately reschedule the draft for 15 minutes from the time we realized something was wrong. . .let's see you do THAT on one of those "free" services. . .and we started the draft at 11:30 AM Central rather than 11 as if nothing had happened.
So, here are the results from the draft, with a poll at the end to see who you all think came out the best after draft day. This post may also set a Daily Norseman record for most players tagged in one post, but we shall see. I'll list the teams in the order they drafted in Round One, and the number in parenthesis behind them will be the round a particular player was taken in. Teams with a * were auto-picked by the computer, as you'll be able to see by a bit of. . .shall we say, "disparity". . .in the make-up of their rosters.
8-Bit Bowling
QB - Philip Rivers (2), Jake Delhomme (15)
RB - Chris Johnson (1), Jahvid Best (4), Michael Bush (9), Leon Washington (10)
WR - Larry Fitzgerald (3), Hakeem Nicks (6), Steve Breaston (7), Vincent Jackson (11), Jerricho Cotchery (12), Austin Collie (14)
TE - Jason Witten (5), Jim Kleinsasser (16)
K - Adam Vinatieri (13)
D - Ravens (8)
AP's 14 LB Balls
QB - Ben Roethlisberger (11), Mark Sanchez (14)
RB - Adrian Peterson (1), Jonathan Stewart (4), Ahmad Bradshaw (6), Darren Sproles (9), Donald Brown (13)
WR - Miles Austin (2), Michael Crabtree (5), Malcolm Floyd (7), T.J. Houshmandzadeh (8), Jabar Gaffney (10), Jacoby Jones (12)
TE - Dallas Clark (3)
K - Ryan Succop (16)
D - Dolphins (15)
Maulers of America
QB - Jay Cutler (6), Matt Ryan (9)
RB - Maurice Jones-Drew (1), Jamaal Charles (3), Knowshon Moreno (5), Beanie Wells (7)
WR - Calvin Johnson (2), Steve Smith (4, Carolina version), Santana Moss (8), Lee Evans (10)
TE - John Carlson (11), Jeremy Shockey (15)
K - Jeff Reed (14), Sebastian Janikowski (16)
D - Saints (12), Cardinals (13)
Dead Parrots Society
QB - Carson Palmer (4), Matt Cassel (11)
RB - Ray Rice (1), Rashard Mendenhall (3), Justin Forsett (7), Darren McFadden (10), Montario Hardesty (15)
WR - Brandon Marshall (2), Percy Harvin (5), Pierre Garcon (6), Santonio Holmes (9), Laurent Robinson (14)
TE - Chris Cooley (8), Tony Scheffler (16)
K - Rob Bironas (12)
D - Bengals (13)
VikingsRule*
QB - Aaron Rodgers (1), Alex Smith (11), Chad Henne (13), David Garrard (14)
RB - Cedric Benson (3), LeSean McCoy (4), Tim Hightower (5), Brandon Jacobs (10), Laurence Maroney (16)
WR - Roddy White (2), Dwayne Bowe (6)
TE - Owen Daniels (9)
K - Garrett Hartley (7), David Buehler (12), Jay Feely (15)
D - Packers (8)
Shank's Redemption
QB - Tom Brady (2), Sam Bradford (13)
RB - Frank Gore (1), Matt Forte (5), Jerome Harrison (7), Ricky Williams (8), Marion Barber (9)
WR - Marques Colston (3), Greg Jennings (4), Braylon Edwards (11), Dez Bryant (12)
TE - Brent Celek (6), Jermaine Gresham (15)
K - Matt Prater (14)
D - Eagles (10), Titans (16)
Norseman of the Apocalypse*
QB - Peyton Manning (1), Donovan McNabb (10)
RB - Felix Jones (6), Cadillac Williams (7), Fred Jackson (11), Thomas Jones (13)
WR - Randy Moss (2), DeSean Jackson (3), Steve Smith (4, NYG version)
TE - Heath Miller (9)
K - David Akers (8), Lawrence Tynes (12), Robbie Gould (14), Neil Rackers (15), Nick Folk (16)
D - Jets (5)
REVENGE4FAVRE
QB - Brett Favre (3. . .and, believe me, I'm as shocked as you are), Matt Hasselbeck (14)
RB - Michael Turner (1), Ryan Mathews (2), Ronnie Brown (4), Toby Gerhart (16)
WR - Terrell Owens (5), Mike Sims-Walker (6), Derrick Mason (10), Robert Meachem (11)
TE - Kellen Winslow (8), Dustin Keller (12), Rob Gronkowski (13)
K - Ryan Longwell (7)
D - Vikings (9), Falcons (15)
It's Destiny
QB - Matt Schaub (2), Kevin Kolb (8)
RB - Pierre Thomas (3), Clinton Portis (7), LaDainian Tomlinson (11)
WR - Andre Johnson (1), Wes Welker (4), Hines Ward (6), Sidney Rice (12), Chris Chambers (14), Eddie Royal (15), Legedu Naanee (16)
TE - Tony Gonzalez (5), Greg Olsen (13)
K - Mason Crosby (10)
D - Cowboys (9)
Preying Amish
QB - Joe Flacco (9), Vince Young (11)
RB - DeAngelo Williams (1), Shonn Greene (2), Arian Foster (6), Larry Johnson (12), Javon Ringer (15)
WR - Anquan Boldin (3), Mike Wallace (7), Johnny Knox (10), Mike Williams (13, Tampa Bay version), Greg Camarillo (16)
TE - Vernon Davis (4), Jermichael Finley (5)
K - Dan Carpenter (14)
D - 49ers (8)
Metropolitan Upperdeckers
QB - Tony Romo (2), Kyle Orton (11)
RB - Reggie Bush (4), C.J. Spiller (6), Steve Slaton (9)
WR - Reggie Wayne (1), Donald Driver (7), Bernard Berrian (8), Nate Washington (15)
TE - Antonio Gates (3), Visanthe Shiancoe (5), Kevin Boss (13)
K - Nate Kaeding (10), Joe Nedney (16)
D - Colts (12), Chargers (14)
Purple Jesus Drank*
QB - Drew Brees (1), Eli Manning (10), Matthew Stafford (11), Josh Freeman (15)
RB - Steven Jackson (2), Joseph Addai (3), Ryan Grant (4), Chester Taylor (12)
WR - Chad Ochocinco (6), Jeremy Maclin (9)
TE - Zach Miller (7)
K - Stephen Gostkowski (8), Shayne Graham (13), Matt Bryant (16)
D - Steelers (5), Patriots (14)
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