A Wiseguy mock of Thrice’s 2011 rookie draft.
1.Qtopia Daniel Thomas Qtopia is set to run the wishbone, having a top 2 WR and two top 10 QBs, adding Daniel Thomas to his RB depth seems like the logical choice
2.Ron Mexiq Ryan Williams Hanging on to Chris Johnson appears to be MexiQ’s main off-season priority, but will he hit the rookie draft jackpot again? Ryan Williams has the clearest path to fantasy relevance after Thomas.
3.Al Toon All Stars Mark Ingram Since fantasy football is turning into a running back by committee sport, adding Mark Ingram to Pierre Thomas should fall right into Al Toon’s plans
4.Qutane Julio Jones This could be the first WR off the board, and it looks like Julio Jones is getting the preseason love with a solid QB and proven offense around him
5.Goonie Goo Goo Mikel LeShoure While no LeShoure thing, adding Mikel to last year’s Jahvid Best draft pick locks in another RBBC for Triple G
6.Raging Alcoholics Roy Helu The Arizona franchise needs to restock their RB shelves, and at this point Roy Helu looks to be the most likely to score points in 2011. Though better men have lost years of their lives trying to figure out Shanahan’s running game.
7.Rushing Russians Cam Newton Just a guess here, with no desperate needs for 2011, and Vick and Bradford on cheap contracts, The Super Quince can afford to take a chance and send Cam to his QFLE squad for the year. This could pay huge dividends in 2012, or the Russians can just count their money and try again in the 2013 rookie draft.
8.Quickly Eliminated AJ Green Team Wide Receiver goes back to what he does best, and takes the best available catcher.
9.Revenge of the Cox Jacquizz Rodgers With Michael Turner the only impact RB under contract, and slim pickings in the auction, ChaseGate will look to the draft for more running help, even if it is Turner’s 2nd in command.
10.Golden Smoot Evan Royster Penn State Homers (Just kidding, look for DeMarco Murray here, adding him to Felix Jones for another RBBC)
11.Vote Quimby Jon Baldwin Trading away the Giants RBBC shows that Quimby is eschewing the wishbone for a more balanced approach, if no impact WR’s are left, look for the boys from Springfield to grab the best available QB.
12. Baltimorons Kendall Hunter If the Morons live up to their name and keep a high priced Frank Gore, adding Hunter as insurance makes the most sense.
1.Qtopia Greg Little Top WR left on the board, good value for Qtopia who can afford to stash him on QFLE with Roddy White in tow.
2.Ron Mexiq Jack Locker Probably not keeping both Brees and Peyton, look for Mexiq to bitch about Rishi and then draft a rookie QB.
3.Baltimorons Leonard Hankerson While no one likes the Redskins this year, Hankerson projects as a starter on day one, might be too good to pass up this late
4.Qutane Alex Green The Super Bowl champions had almost no consistency in the running game last year, perhaps Alex Green vaults the other guys and the outgoing commish finds a steal in the draft.
5.Goonie Goo Goo Torrey Smith The Terp goes with the Terp, Flacco to Smith might be the new Manning to Harrison
6.Raging Alcoholics Shane Vereen I didn’t know the actor who played Webster’s Uncle was eligible for the rookie draft, but since he is look for the drunks to grab him
7. Vote Quimby Christian Ponder Quimby got this pick in a pre-Draft trade, look for the best available QB to go here.
8.Quickly Eliminated Titus Young Team Wide Receiver doing what he does best.
9.Revenge of the Cox Randall Tex Cobb The WR named for a movie star goes to the fledgling movie producer.
10.Golden Smoot Dion Lewis/Noel Devine If Shady’s backups are still around, look for Smoot to grab whoever looks better at camp. If not, then Evan Royster could be the pick.
11.Goonie Goo Goo Da’Rel Scott Giants + Terrapins + This Late In the Draft = Could be the Mike Piazza of QFL III
12.Quickly Eliminated Jordan Todman A little Ryan Mathews insurance (very little)
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