“Who’s that?” Not something that should be said in fantasy drafts

Everyone loves talking about their fantasy football teams.

Everyone else hates listening to someone else talk about their fantasy teams.

With that said, this will be about my only post on my fantasy team and really it isn’t even about my team.

We had a draft yesterday for league. Just a small, 10 team, $20 dollar entry fee. Nothing major.

We were sitting around my buddy’s basement doing the draft. I lucked out and got the first pick. In a Houston Texans-type move, I drafted Chicago’s defense first. (OK not really. Of course I took LT.)

Anyway, as the draft wore on I heard some things that disturbed me greatly. After several picks of well know players, at least well known enough for fantasy players, I heard questions like “who’s he?” or “what’s he play?”

Those questions should never be asked at fantasy draft. If you don’t know more than Peyton Manning or Tom Brady, why are you doing a fantasy draft? This really was pissing me off yesterday. Then, the same kids were taking five minutes to make a selection. They were acting like they knew something and had to make the perfect pick. When in reality, all they ended up doing was taking the player on their list of players who was ranked higher. That takes five minutes?

The worst part is, I got a real good looking team on paper, got a few steals (Adrian Peterson in like round 9 and Anthony Gonzalez in the last round) but it’s going to be one of these “Who’s that?” guys that win the thing. If that happens, I think I’m done with fantasy forever.

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The dreamboat scores twice

Through three and a half quarters on Saturday night, the Browns offense looked like, well the Browns offense. Two interceptions, a fumble on the first play, no points until the third string quarterback took over, lots of penalties, confusion, mistakes, missed assignments, pets heads falling off and a buffet of stuff that shouldn’t happen in professional football.

Then, with just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter, rookie dream boat quarterback Brady Quinn comes in for his first live action and leads the team-that-can’t-score to two touchdowns. Yes, it was against the Lions third and fourth teamer and yes, they were playing a soft prevent defense but Quinn had third and fourth teamers of his own (and I’m guessing if the Browns first teamers aren’t that good, then their fourth teamers suck a little more than the Lions). You also can’t argue with results. Two touchdowns. Any time the Browns can score two touchdowns confetti should rain down from the skies like it did when the Cavs won the Eastern Conference.

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I’m not ready to had the starting job to Quinn yet. That’s not until we see him play against some first team defense. I know some people are worried about him playing as a rookie and ended up like Tim Couch. I don’t see that happening. Here’s what the Browns should do. Start Frye against Denver on Saturday and let him play three or four possessions. Then bring in Quinn since most starters play into the third quarter of the third preseason game. He’ll get a chance to show what he can do against better players.

If Frye plays like he has been playing (sucky) and Quinn plays admirable, then let Quinn start the final preseason game. If again he sucks a little less than Frye, there’s your starter.

Anderson, if he even makes the team, should be doing nothing but handing out high-fives and water bottles.

Normally I would be on the ship of Don’t Let Quinn start as a rookie but I’m leaning towards jumping ship to the Let Quinn Start. Frye and Derek Anderson have done nothing but suck this preseason. Neither looks like a starter and neither is going to be the difference in a win for the Browns. They could be the difference in a loss.

For the roster, since you can only have three quarterback, I think the Browns should name either Frye or Quinn the starter, the other the back-up and the Ken Dorsey the third guy. Try to trade Derek Anderson for either a sixth- or seventh-round pick, a defensive lineman, cash or two lottery tickets.

Give Quinn a chance to see what he can do against some first team units. If he sucks a little less, there’s your starter. Either way, you know you’re in for a long season when you are going into your third preseason game and you have to pick your starting quarterback based on who sucks less. Go Browns!

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