The Bush Sweepstakes

The 2006 Draft promises to be, well, promising. Here is our draft order:

2006 DRAFT ORDER
1. Jimmy (2-10-1)
2. Lei (3-10)
3. Vu (5-8)
4. Ping (5-8)
5. Roger (7-6)
6. Jon (7-6)
7. Greg (9-4)
8. Jae (10-3)
9. Evan (8-4-1)
10. Eric (8-5)

With a quick recap of the keepers, here is our intrepid reporter Peter King Jr Jr.

Fobsters (Jimmy) -
With three RBs (C Williams, T Barber, D McAllister) and potentially Reggie Bush on the way, the Fobsters will have to give some aerial support to the excellent QB-WR combo of M Hasselbeck and C Johnson. It's hard to believe that a team with additional names like T Gonzalez, J Shockey, L Coles and D Culpepper finished so poorly last season, but they did and now the Fobsters will have to rebuild with a not-too-bad keeper core.

Tiiite End Jammers (Lei) -
The champion team of three seasons ago is left with only M Vick and M Harrison. Harrison is still near the top of this game but there are some questions as to how good M Vick will ever be -- is he a better keeper than T Bell or J Horn for example? With an empty backfield, only the oft-injured D Foster is on-board. Lei will have to find a ground game to go with his potentially explosive air attack (Harrison, J Walker, D Jackson).

Battle Angels (Vu) - C Mart almost made it onto this keeper roster until management decided to cut his old ass. In comes D Brees and his gaggle of WRs; S Smith is the best in the business and his old teammate M Muhammad might still have some swagger left. It's time for A Bryant to shine, this time in a 49ers uniform -- otherwise his career is over. RB W McGahee had a wonderful first half of the season but went into a deep funk for the second half. The Angels might need an infusion of fresh talent for a winning season.

Phreaks (Ping) - Team captain D McNabb returns from a terrible season and he hopes that his young teammates will have career years. RB C Portis had a record-breaking year last season but his backfield mates J Jones and K Jones were huge disappointments. And talented Ro Williams, can he finally dominate with new offensive coordinator/offensive genius Mike Martz as his offensive coordinator? The Phreaks did make the playoffs last year but with a losing record, this year they'll try to get in there by winning more games than they lose.

Buffy (Roger) - Keeping the champion to (big) loser streak alive, Buffy failed to make the playoffs after a championship season in 2004. Still, Buffy has two titles under their belt and with C Palmer and T Holt, they still have some big stars on the roster. However, J Lewis and W Parker are both backs with some big questions heading into the season (admittedly, they do both have huge upside). Maybe WR D Bennett can re-create some magic with new Titans starting QB Billy Volek, or maybe Vince Young will take over and run the ball himself.

Dirty Birds (Jon) - It all sounds good on paper: Young and productive R Johnson and S Jackson in the backfield; L Fitzgerald, R Moss, and P Burress as pass catchers. However, this team was full of under-achievers last season and what looks good on paper rarely translates to wins. That's why they play the game. This group will need a steady QB (and a return to form by Moss) to helm their potentially potent lineup.

Green Team (Greg) -
By turning his team around with savvy waiver wire pickups, the Green Team have managed to stay near the top year after year. This upcoming season is no different with versatile L Jordan and potential superstar R Brown sharing the rock. H Ward was a Super Bowl MVP and A Gates is the best TE in football. S Moss? A great season last year but can he keep it up? Budding fantasy star E Manning was left off the team, does this mean Greg doesn't believe he's the answer?

Ante Up (Jae) - With a very solid and underrated core of players, Ante Up went a very solid 10-5 last year, winning the regular season. Steady QB T Green manages the clock well with RBs E James and B Westbrook providing a versatile running/receiving attack. Young WRs C Chambers and R Wayne are both up-and-coming and ready for breakout years. Ante Up should be able to maintain their "edge" as long as James is still his dominant self in Arizona.

Chunky Monkeys (Evan) - Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. But man, what a fine looking bridesmaid. I don't even have enough superlatives for this team. P Manning, L Johnson, L Tomlinson, T Owens. That's an All-Pro team. That's four top ten players on one team. Wow. Sure MVP S Alexander was traded last year (and helped Fat Jubas to a championship win over the Monkeys) but Evan is poised for another contending year. Super bust WR A Johnson -- talent-wise, a young TO -- is also back to redeem himself.

Fat Jubas (Eric) -
Your new champion, Fat Jubas, will be running hard behind S Alexander -- who cannot suffer a Madden cursed season if the Jubas hope to do what no champion has done before: make the playoffs the season after winning. While M Bulger and A Boldin are top talents, they are somewhat injury prone. And heck, so's secondary RB D Davis, who is already dinged up in pre-season. Ancient Rod Smith is still doing it, but he should be the second banana to Javon Walker this year. Was cutting productive RB W Dunn the right move? Are the Jubas ready to defend their crown? Never count out the champs. Well, except in our league, where you can pretty much dismiss the champs from the get-go. Nothing personal Eric, we've all (the past champions) suffered the same fate.

Here we go, Draft '06 and the excitement that accompanies it!