posted August 08, 2000 09:00 PM         

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anyone join up on any fantasy football teams this go around?
i did i joined a league
i have the 4th pick in the first round fellas who should i go with
as far as whos gonna make the bigest splash stats wise

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posted August 08, 2000 09:26 PM            

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As far as quarterbacks go, you have Warner, Manning, and Johnson. All should be solid, if not outstanding fantasy picks (if qb stats count for a lot in your league). The three guys these fellas hand off to should also yield lots of points if they can come close to last year's level of performance.

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posted August 08, 2000 09:44 PM         

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I like Manning, Favre, and Warner at QB. James, Faulk, and George at RB. Tampa Bay or Washington for D.

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posted August 08, 2000 09:47 PM         

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One QB to keep an eye on for sure is Daunte Culpepper,From Minnesota. He went 8 for 14 for 140yds and one TD saturday. He's going to be a force in the NFL.

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posted August 08, 2000 09:49 PM            

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He's a rookie and its preseason. The game changes once the regular season starts and teams really start game planning for each other. That would be a BIG gamble.

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posted August 08, 2000 10:01 PM         

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I'm not so sure...i'm taking Culpepper if i can get him. He broke the NCAA record for single season completions with .736 (Steve Young held the old one for 15 years with .713) He had over 10,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards in his college career and he's 6'4" 250 pounds. I think i'm gona take that gamble and hope i don't get made a fool of.

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posted August 08, 2000 11:02 PM            

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thermo..definately go with a running back first..at the 4th pick there will still be an elite rb out there..my theory is never draft a qb in the first 4 rounds..take ur chances on a rich gannon, rob johnson, or testaverde in round 5 or 6..if u go this route be sure to pick up a good back-up in either round 7 or 8 just in-case ur starter doesnt pan out..i always use this strategy when i draft..

round 1-rb
round 2-rb
round 3-wr
round 4-wr
round 5-qb
round 6-wr
round 7-qb
round 8-rb
round 9-wr
round 10 defense..and so on

i try to stay along these lines but it always doesnt work out

as far as big stats:

rb-fred taylor
qb-warner
wr-antonio freeman

sleepers:

rb- jermaine fandanze and ron dayne
qb- rob johnson, testaverde, culpepper
wr- derrick mayes, peter warrick, plax burress

hope this helps

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posted August 09, 2000 08:26 AM            

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shit, you can surely get culpepper with a late round pick.

edgerrin james would be a nice back to have, running, catching and scoring. i'd expect a little drop-off from the rams offensive stars as their schedule will surely be tougher than last year's cupcakes.

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