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The Mock Market Report
by Geoffrey Stein on May 01 2009
In the words of the immortal Hank Williams Jr., "Are you ready for some football?"
While Bocephus was kind enough to ask, I`m here to tell you: it doesn`t matter if you`re ready, the 2009 Fantasy Football season is here.
And nowhere is that more evident than here at Mock Draft Central (MDC), where in the last five days alone, we`ve hosted league drafts, mocks for upcoming magazines and our first expert draft of the season.
Here are some early trends from those early, post-NFL Draft get-togethers....
A clear `Fab Four` has emerged in both standard and PPR leagues as Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson, Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte, Atlanta Falcons RB Michael Turner and Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew have kicked off the majority of drafts, though not always in that order.
What happens at No. 5 overall is unpredictable, as Tennessee Titans RB Chris Johnson, St. Louis Rams RB Steven Jackson, Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald, San Diego Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Philadelphia Eagles RB Brian Westbrook and Carolina Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams have all been selected in the spot.
Add in Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson and Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson, and you`re looking at the first-round of the majority of drafts. Others that make occasional appearances in the Top-12 include San Francisco 49ers RB Frank Gore, Houston Texans RB Steve Slaton, Dallas Cowboys RB Marion Barber and Washington Redskins RB Clinton Portis.
Four rookies drafted last weekend clearly stand out to Fantasy Footballers as Denver Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno, Cardinals RB Chris `Beanie` Wells, Indianapolis Colts RB Donald Brown and New York Jets RB Shonn Greene haven`t lasted to the 10th-round of a single draft.
Moreno and Wells tend to leave the board in the fourth- or fifth-round while Brown and Greene are most times a seventh- or eighth-round selection.
Rookie WRs have been receiving a good amount of love, as well, as Michael Crabtree of the 49ers, Jeremy Maclin of the Eagles and Hakeem Nicks of the New York Giants are selected in most drafts. Cleveland Browns WR Brian Robiskie has also received a good amount of attention.
At first glance, QB appears to be the deepest position in 2009 with many useful hurlers available come Rounds 7, 8 and 9.
It isn`t out of the ordinary to see most -- if not all -- of a talented upper mid-tier of gunslingers available come the start of the middle rounds. Included in that tier: Bears QB Jay Cutler, Eagles QB Donovan McNabb, Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer, Falcons QB Matt Ryan, Texans QB Matt Schaub, Kansas City Chiefs QB Matt Cassel and Giants QB Eli Manning.
While all of these drafts were held in April, one thing is likely to remain true until late-August/early-September: absolute craziness in the Fantasy Football world. Stay tuned to MDC, as we do our best to make sense of it all.
The Mock Market Report returns weekly on Friday, June 5.
While Bocephus was kind enough to ask, I`m here to tell you: it doesn`t matter if you`re ready, the 2009 Fantasy Football season is here.
And nowhere is that more evident than here at Mock Draft Central (MDC), where in the last five days alone, we`ve hosted league drafts, mocks for upcoming magazines and our first expert draft of the season.
Here are some early trends from those early, post-NFL Draft get-togethers....
A clear `Fab Four` has emerged in both standard and PPR leagues as Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson, Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte, Atlanta Falcons RB Michael Turner and Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew have kicked off the majority of drafts, though not always in that order.
What happens at No. 5 overall is unpredictable, as Tennessee Titans RB Chris Johnson, St. Louis Rams RB Steven Jackson, Arizona Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald, San Diego Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson, Philadelphia Eagles RB Brian Westbrook and Carolina Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams have all been selected in the spot.
Add in Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson and Detroit Lions WR Calvin Johnson, and you`re looking at the first-round of the majority of drafts. Others that make occasional appearances in the Top-12 include San Francisco 49ers RB Frank Gore, Houston Texans RB Steve Slaton, Dallas Cowboys RB Marion Barber and Washington Redskins RB Clinton Portis.
Four rookies drafted last weekend clearly stand out to Fantasy Footballers as Denver Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno, Cardinals RB Chris `Beanie` Wells, Indianapolis Colts RB Donald Brown and New York Jets RB Shonn Greene haven`t lasted to the 10th-round of a single draft.
Moreno and Wells tend to leave the board in the fourth- or fifth-round while Brown and Greene are most times a seventh- or eighth-round selection.
Rookie WRs have been receiving a good amount of love, as well, as Michael Crabtree of the 49ers, Jeremy Maclin of the Eagles and Hakeem Nicks of the New York Giants are selected in most drafts. Cleveland Browns WR Brian Robiskie has also received a good amount of attention.
At first glance, QB appears to be the deepest position in 2009 with many useful hurlers available come Rounds 7, 8 and 9.
It isn`t out of the ordinary to see most -- if not all -- of a talented upper mid-tier of gunslingers available come the start of the middle rounds. Included in that tier: Bears QB Jay Cutler, Eagles QB Donovan McNabb, Cincinnati Bengals QB Carson Palmer, Falcons QB Matt Ryan, Texans QB Matt Schaub, Kansas City Chiefs QB Matt Cassel and Giants QB Eli Manning.
While all of these drafts were held in April, one thing is likely to remain true until late-August/early-September: absolute craziness in the Fantasy Football world. Stay tuned to MDC, as we do our best to make sense of it all.
The Mock Market Report returns weekly on Friday, June 5.
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