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"&lt;p&gt;                       Recent Fantasy Clicks                                         8-17-09: How To Dominate Your Draft                                         8-14-09: Tom Terrfic, Thin 'Skins &amp; A Vick Flick                                         8-12-09: 'Royal Pains' Has Moved To Tuesdays                                         8-10-09: Meet The Avoidables/HOF Revelations                                         8-07-09: Defending The (Seemingly) Indefensible                                         8-05-09: Welcome To The Hotel California                                         8-03-09: Houston, We Shouldn't Have A Problem                                         7-31-09: Meet The New Fantasy Four Horsemen                                         7-29-09: The Obligatory All-Favre Revelations                                         7-27-09: The Great American RB Race For No. 1                                         7-24-09: Buehrle's Relentless Pursuit Of Perfection                                         7-22-09: It's All About The Slot -- #9                                         7-20-09: Ian's Opening Salvo/Parting Shot                                         7-17-09: It's All About The Slot -- #6                                          7-15-09: MLB All-Star Game Revelations                                          7-13-09: Another Twin-Killing Under The Dome                                          7-10-09: The Giant Beast Walks Among Us                                          7-08-09: It's All About The Draft Slot: #1                                          7-06-09: Just Another Day At The Bronx Zoo                                          7-03-09: Meet Your Fantasyland All-Stars                                          7-01-09: Fitz &amp; His Merry Men Of Angry Rushers                                          6-29-09: The Joys Of Stealing Home On The Road                                          6-17-09: Joe Versus The Volcano Of Expectations                                          6-15-09: Phabulous Phantasy Goodness in Philly                                          6-12-09: Fenway Franks &amp; Losers' Angst                                          6-10-09: Where Fantasy Eagles Dare Fly                                          6-08-09: Marathon Men Take Over Petco Park                                          6-05-09: Mr. 300 Goes To Washington                                          6-03-09: Just Shooting The Bayou Brees                                          6-01-09: Angels and speed demons in SoCal                                          5-29-09: Fantasy foxes invade the desert                                          5-27-09: A Study In Jungle Karma                                           5-25-09: M&amp;M Boys' A-list production                                          5-22-09: It Was A 20-to-1 Shot, Doc                                          5-20-09: SI's Bout with NFL Mock Madness                                          5-18-09: Tigers making most of split personality                                          5-15-09: Chris Davis ... Built For Fun                                          5-13-09: Not Favre From Over? Ugh!                                          5-11-09: Prince Albert's Great American Day                                          5-08-09: Manny's Suspended Animation                                          5-04-09: The Man Of Steal Rides Again                                          4-29-09: Dangers of RB Overpopulation                                          4-27-09: It's All About The O's                                          4-24-09: The New Falconer                                          4-22-09: Fantasy Breakdown Of NFL Sked                                          4-20-09: The Utlimate Fantasy Catch-22                                          4-17-09: Cyclist Of The Century                                          4-15-09: NFL Slices Of Heaven, Part II                                          4-13-09: All Hail The Check-Swing King                                          4-10-09: Welcome To Adventureland                                          4-08-09: NFL Slices Of Heaven                                          4-06-09: Opening Night Revelations                                          4-03-09: Draft Night Revelations, Part II                                          3-30-09: Draft Night Revelations, Part I                                          3-27-09: Draft Rules To Live By                                           3-23-09: Catch A Rising Star                                          3-20-09: Look Out For Pick No. 1 ... and 24                                          3-18-09: PVR Perfect                                          3-17-09: Don't Forget About Me                                          3-13-09: Welcome To Spring Break                                          3-12-09: LT2 Losing His Charge                                          3-11-09: Sudden Impact                                          3-09-09: Hip, Hip ... Hurry Back, A-Rod                                          3-06-09: Revenge Of The Cyst                                          3-05-09: A Disappointing Deadline Day                                          3-04-09: Cosmic Charlie                                          3-02-09: Aces In The Hole                                          2-27-09: Depth Perceptions                                          2-23-09: NFL Combine Revelations                                           2-20-09: Designated Long Drivers                                          2-19-09: The Brady Hunch                                          2-16-09: Seeking Sweet Relief                                          2-13-09: Sneak peek at an MLB mock draft                                          2-12-09: Boozer's Snoozer Of A Season                                                    2-11-09: Impossible to ignore                                          2-9-09: The Secret Life of A-Rod                                           2-6-09: Pick of the 2B litter                                                    2-5-09: Time for a fantasy bailout                                                              2-4-09: Another winged wonder?                                          2-2-09: Super Bowl Revelations                                           1-30-09: Super Bowl Clicks                                                             1-29-09: Aussie Re-Open                                                             1-27-09: Fire sale!                                         1-26-09: Tim Lincecum vs. the world                                         1-23-09: The can't-miss kid?                                         1-22-09: Rip off!                                                             1-20-09: No consolation prizes                                         1-19-09: Championship Sunday Revelations                                         1-16-09: Into the great wide open                                                             1-15-09: Chickens, a King and free throws                                                             1-13-09: Grab your Skates                                                                  1-12-09: Divisional Playoff Revelations                                              1-09-09: Playoff horse of a different color                                                             1-07-09: Rocky Mountain Low                                                             1-05-09: Wild Card Revelations                                         1-02-09: Playoff-A-Palooza                      How To Dominate Your Fantasy Draft, Part I                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Marques Colston: Elsa/Getty Images                                                                                                                                                                  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In my book, Week 2 of the NFL preseason is still too early to conduct a fantasy draft (&lt;i&gt;after&lt;/i&gt; Week 3 is my true preference). But for those owners who simply can't wait to take &lt;strong&gt;Torry Holt&lt;/strong&gt; in Round 6 -- despite not having a 100-yard receiving game on grass since &lt;i&gt;Freaks and Geeks&lt;/i&gt; was still on NBC (or something like that) -- allow me to present a few predraft pointers that are eerily similar to the ones in &lt;i&gt;Sports Illustrated&lt;/i&gt;'s runaway best-selling fantasy magazine (currently at a bookstore near you):&lt;strong&gt;1. Do Your Homework&lt;/strong&gt;Fantasy championships seldom fall in the laps of absentee or indifferent owners. In fact, a title earned in Week 16/17 is usually the culmination of hard work, discipline and excellent preparation in August. Here are three components to that process:**&lt;strong&gt;Study at least four publications (outside of your thrice-a-week addiction to Fantasy Clicks)&lt;/strong&gt;: Get a sense of what the experts are saying -- along with what they're not saying -- about cetain players. Find common ground among the predraft rankings and drafting trends.**&lt;strong&gt;Continually monitor the Average Draft Position (ADP) rankings on various Web sites&lt;/strong&gt;: Average draft positions afford you the chance to get the player you want at the value you want ... without the embarrassment of \"reaching\" for his services.**&lt;strong&gt;Mock, mock, mock your way to building draft-day confidence&lt;/strong&gt;: There's no disputing your childhood piano instructor's creed: &lt;i&gt;Practice makes perfect&lt;/i&gt;. For example, let's say you have your heart set on taking &lt;strong&gt;Marques Colston&lt;/strong&gt; as a WR1 in a standard-scoring league, and after five or 10 mock drafts, you're stunned to learn that he's typically going in Round 4 (maybe Round 3, for those playing in Louisiana-based leagues). With that inside knowledge, you can now focus on getting a stud running back in Round 3, knowing Colston will most likely be waiting for you on the flip side.&lt;strong&gt;2. Get To Know Your Fellow Owners&lt;/strong&gt;This process is incredibly simple: If you're in a league with friends, just stick to a methodical predraft plan of talking trash (like psyching out the competition for players slotted in Rounds 2-5). And in the interest of a little investigative journalism, find out which players will be taken in Round 1, pick-by-pick, just in case you're looking to trade down in the draft.Now for the fun part: If you're playing in an online league with strangers, buddy up to 'em before the draft. Find out where they're from (chances are they'll reach for a player from their hometown team -- it's human nature) and/or subtly coerce them into bragging about the best draft pick or trade they've made in recent times. The rationale: Fantasy owners tend to redraft players who once led them to a title. You can use that loyalty as leverage for a draft-day trade (assuming you can swap picks during The Show).&lt;strong&gt;3. Come Armed With Cheat Sheets (1-2 pages max)&lt;/strong&gt;With 60-90 seconds between picks, you'll never have enough time to peruse a whole notebook of predraft insights once the clock starts ticking. Be orgzanized. Condense your notes. Economize on time. Rank players by specific numbers or color-coded schemes, or whatever it takes to save time when you're on the clock.&lt;strong&gt;4. Limit Your Alcohol Intake During A Live Draft&lt;/strong&gt;Fantasy friends typically enjoy having a few drinks at a local watering hole on draft night. The rule of thumb here: Always consume less alcohol than the owners selecting before AND after you in a snake draft. You'll thank me in the morning.  Speaking Of Mock Drafts ...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I had some time on my hands Sunday night to do a quick 12-team mock draft on ESPN.com (3rd pick overall). Here are the results:&lt;strong&gt;My Team&lt;/strong&gt;Round 1 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Maurice Jones-Drew&lt;/strong&gt;, Jags (if push came to shove, I still might prefer &lt;strong&gt;Matt Forte&lt;/strong&gt;)Round 2 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Clinton Portis&lt;/strong&gt;, Redskins (yes, he's getting older, but still a great value at 22)Round 3 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Greg Jennings&lt;/strong&gt;, Packers (the last of the Big Six covenant of superstar receivers)Round 4 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Larry Johnson&lt;/strong&gt;, Chiefs (holds great value when not expected to rule the world)Round 5 -- QB &lt;strong&gt;Donovan McNabb&lt;/strong&gt;, Eagles (the QBs were falling off the board earlier than expected)Round 6 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Felix Jones&lt;/strong&gt;, Cowboys (it blows my mind that he's continually available at No. 69)Round 7 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Jerricho Cotchery&lt;/strong&gt;, Jets (a decent WR2 option; I'd prefer him in the flex spot)Round 8 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Steve Breaston&lt;/strong&gt;, Cardinals (if he played for any other team, he'd be a fantasy star)Round 9 -- TE &lt;strong&gt;Kellen Winslow&lt;/strong&gt;, Buccaneers (could/should be an absolute steal in the 9th round)Round 10 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Sidney Rice&lt;/strong&gt;, Vikings (as you know by now, he's my MAJOR breakout guy for '09)Round 11 -- QB &lt;strong&gt;Trent Edwards&lt;/strong&gt;, Bills (&lt;strong&gt;Lee Evans&lt;/strong&gt; + &lt;strong&gt;T.O.&lt;/strong&gt; + &lt;strong&gt;F-Jax&lt;/strong&gt; = Heck yeah!)Round 12 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Earl Bennett&lt;/strong&gt;, Bears (&lt;i&gt;someone&lt;/i&gt; has to reap the benefits of &lt;strong&gt;Jay Cutler&lt;/strong&gt; in Chicago)Round 13 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Michael Crabtree&lt;/strong&gt;, 49ers (yes, he's a train wreck ... but worth the low-round risk)Round 14 -- TE &lt;strong&gt;Chris Henry&lt;/strong&gt;, Bengals (just like Crabtree: a potential moron who's worth the risk)Round 15 -- D/ST &lt;strong&gt;San Diego Chargers&lt;/strong&gt; (this pick was solely the result of a &lt;strong&gt;Cromartie&lt;/strong&gt; man-crush)Round 16 -- PK &lt;strong&gt;Joe Nedney&lt;/strong&gt;, 49ers (and if I don't like him, I'll find someone else better on the scrap heap)  The WR Waiting Game&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Like I mentioned above, I wanted to play around with my Sunday draft -- receiver-wise -- after landing a Big Six wideout (&lt;strong&gt;Greg Jennings&lt;/strong&gt;). In other words, I wanted to see how long I could go before corralling a few prime- and deep-sleepers at that position. The thinking here: As long as I have top-notch running backs (&lt;strong&gt;Mo Jones-Drew, Clinton Portis, Larry Johnson, Felix Jones&lt;/strong&gt;), a stud quarterback (&lt;strong&gt;Donovan McNabb&lt;/strong&gt;) and one stellar tight end (&lt;strong&gt;Kellen Winslow&lt;/strong&gt;) ... I could afford to roll the dice on upside-driven receivers with the same preseason value. Here's a look at the wideouts taken in Sunday's draft, Rounds 1-8:&lt;strong&gt;Larry Fitzgerald&lt;/strong&gt;, Cardinals -- Round 1, Pick 10&lt;strong&gt;Andre Johnson&lt;/strong&gt;, Texans -- Round 1, Pick 12&lt;strong&gt;Randy Moss&lt;/strong&gt;, Lions -- Round 2, Pick 2&lt;strong&gt;Calvin Johnson&lt;/strong&gt;, Lions -- Round 2, Pick 8&lt;strong&gt;Reggie Wayne&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts -- Round 2, Pick 11&lt;strong&gt;Roddy White&lt;/strong&gt;, Falcons -- Round 2, Pick 12&lt;strong&gt;Greg Jennings&lt;/strong&gt;, Packers -- Round 3, Pick 3 (my pick)&lt;strong&gt;Anquan Boldin&lt;/strong&gt;, Cardinals -- Round 3, Pick 5&lt;strong&gt;Marques Colston&lt;/strong&gt;, Saints -- Round 3, Picks 6 &lt;strong&gt;Terrell Owens&lt;/strong&gt;, Bills -- Round 3, Pick 7&lt;strong&gt;Wes Welker&lt;/strong&gt;, Patriots -- Round 3, Pick 8&lt;strong&gt;Steve Smith&lt;/strong&gt;, Panthers -- Round 3, Pick 9 &lt;strong&gt;Dwayne Bowe&lt;/strong&gt;, Chiefs -- Round 3, Pick 12&lt;strong&gt;Roy Williams&lt;/strong&gt;, Cowboys -- Round 4, Pick 2 &lt;strong&gt;Brandon Marshall&lt;/strong&gt;, Broncos -- Round 4, Pick 4 &lt;strong&gt;T.J. Houshmandzadeh&lt;/strong&gt;, Seahawks -- Round 4, Pick 8 &lt;strong&gt;Braylon Edwards&lt;/strong&gt;, Browns -- Round 5, Pick 1&lt;strong&gt;Eddie Royal&lt;/strong&gt;, Broncos -- Round 5, Pick 4  &lt;strong&gt;Chad Ochocinco&lt;/strong&gt;, Bengals -- Round 5, Pick 6&lt;strong&gt;Antonio Bryant&lt;/strong&gt;, Buccaneers -- Round 5, Pick 10 &lt;strong&gt;Vincent Jackson&lt;/strong&gt;, Chargers -- Round 6, Pick 4 &lt;strong&gt;Lee Evans&lt;/strong&gt;, Bills -- Round 6, Pick 5 &lt;strong&gt;DeSean Jackson&lt;/strong&gt;, Eagles -- Round 6, Pick 8&lt;strong&gt;Santonio Holmes&lt;/strong&gt;, Steelers -- Round 6, Pick 9 &lt;strong&gt;Santana Moss&lt;/strong&gt;, Redskins -- Round 6, Pick 11&lt;strong&gt;Hines Ward&lt;/strong&gt;, Steelers -- Round 7, Pick 1&lt;strong&gt;Jerricho Cotchery&lt;/strong&gt;, Jets -- Round 7, Pick 3 (my pick)&lt;strong&gt;Anthony Gonzalez&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts -- Round 7, Pick 4 &lt;strong&gt;Bernard Berrian&lt;/strong&gt;, Vikings -- Round 7, Pick 10&lt;strong&gt;Lance Moore&lt;/strong&gt;, Saints -- Round 8, Pick 1&lt;strong&gt;Kevin Walter&lt;/strong&gt;, Texans -- Round 8, Pick 5&lt;strong&gt;Donald Driver&lt;/strong&gt;, Packers -- Round 8, Pick 6&lt;strong&gt;Devin Hester&lt;/strong&gt;, Bears -- Round 8, Pick 7 &lt;strong&gt;Torry Holt&lt;/strong&gt;, Jaguars -- Round 8, Pick 9How To Dominate Your Fantasy Draft, Part II&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We tackled the \"pre\" portion of fantasy drafts in the opening sector. Now it's time for how to conduct yourself &lt;i&gt;during&lt;/i&gt; the drafts:&lt;strong&gt;1. Never take a QB in the first three rounds&lt;/strong&gt; (only two exceptions to the rule)**IF &lt;strong&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/strong&gt; should personally guarantee you, in writing, that he'll throw 45-50 touchdowns in 2009. And if he falls through on the promise, you get to date one of &lt;strong&gt;Gisele&lt;/strong&gt;'s supermodel friends for a week (which, as luck would have it, includes one trip to your ex-girlfriend/ex-boyfriend's house ... just to say \"Hi\").**IF Brady, &lt;strong&gt;Drew Brees&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Peyton Manning&lt;/strong&gt; should magically fall into your lap at the tail end of Round 3. Otherwise, keep building a viable stable of running backs and receivers. The lesson here: Fantasyland quarterback depth should never be a concern.&lt;strong&gt;2. Never be at the tail-end of a same-position draft run&lt;/strong&gt;Rather than grabbing the No. 12 running back in Round 2 -- just because everyone else is hurrying to fill that position -- how about snagging the No. 1 or 2 receiver instead (&lt;strong&gt;Larry Fitzgerald/Andre Johnson/Randy Moss&lt;/strong&gt; -- depending on the scoring rules)? Good drafting is ALWAYS about great value. &lt;strong&gt;3. Never draft a kicker until the last three rounds&lt;/strong&gt;By my count, there are 16 fantasy-friendly kickers this season (and I wasn't necessarily counting &lt;strong&gt;Garrett Hartley&lt;/strong&gt; on that list). So, unless you're playing in a league with 18 teams or more ... wait, wait, wait to rescue someone off the proverbial salt mine. &lt;strong&gt;4. Never a take a defense until the last three rounds&lt;/strong&gt;Forgive me for essentially repeating points from #3, but here's some food for thought: In an 18-round PPR draft last year, I landed running backs &lt;strong&gt;DeAngelo Williams&lt;/strong&gt; (1,636 total yards, 20 TDs in '08) and &lt;strong&gt;Chris Johnson&lt;/strong&gt; (1,488 yards, 10 TDs) in Rounds 14 and 15, respectively, simply because I wasn't stupid enough to take dime-a-dozen defense early in the game. C'mon people, think! &lt;strong&gt;5. Put on your &lt;strong&gt;George Costanza&lt;/strong&gt; thinking cap and 'Do The Opposite'&lt;/strong&gt;If you own a low pick in Round 1 (10- or 12-team league), how about taking receivers &lt;strong&gt;Larry Fitzgerald&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;Andre Johnson&lt;/strong&gt; with the first two picks? And, if Packers wideout &lt;strong&gt;Greg Jennings&lt;/strong&gt; is sitting there in Round 3, run -- don't walk -- to grab him. All of a sudden you possess three all-world receivers, and you now have 10 solid chances (Rounds 4-13) to find two or three high-quality running backs (an easy feat in this age of time-sharing), one stud quarterback (you might even secure two) and one difference-making tight end (&lt;strong&gt;John Carlson, Kellen Winslow, Visanthe Shiancoe&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Dustin Keller&lt;/strong&gt;. Rookie Report&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If, by chance, you were too busy mowing the lawn or simply glued to &lt;strong&gt;Tiger Woods&lt;/strong&gt;' every move on the golf course this weekend, here's how the NFL's top rookies fared in Week 1 of preseason play: &lt;strong&gt;Quarterbacks&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matthew Stafford&lt;/strong&gt;, Lions -- 7-14 for 114 yards, 1 TD/1 INT (&lt;strong&gt;Keary Colbert&lt;/strong&gt; dropped three passes)&lt;strong&gt;Mark Sanchez&lt;/strong&gt;, Jets -- 3-4 for 88 yards &lt;strong&gt;Josh Freeman&lt;/strong&gt;, Buccaneers -- 5-9 for 52 yards, 1 INT &lt;strong&gt;Running Backs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aaron Brown&lt;/strong&gt;, Lions -- 98 total yards (47 rushing), 2 TDs&lt;strong&gt;Tyrell Sutton&lt;/strong&gt;, Packers -- 91 rushing yards&lt;strong&gt;LeSean McCoy&lt;/strong&gt;, Eagles -- 67 total yards (55 rushing) &lt;strong&gt;Glen Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;, 49ers -- 67 rushing yards &lt;strong&gt;Donald Brown&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts -- 58 rushing yards (on only 5 carries) &lt;strong&gt;Javon Ringer&lt;/strong&gt;, Titans -- 51 rushing yards, 1 TD &lt;strong&gt;Isaac Redman&lt;/strong&gt;, Steelers -- 32 rushing yards, 2 TDs  &lt;strong&gt;Shonn Greene&lt;/strong&gt;, Jets -- 45 rushing yards&lt;strong&gt;Knowshon Moreno&lt;/strong&gt;, Broncos -- 18 rushing yards (before suffering a minor knee injury) &lt;strong&gt;James Davis&lt;/strong&gt;, Browns -- 11 total yards &lt;strong&gt;Wide Receivers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kenny Britt&lt;/strong&gt;, Titans -- 5 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD &lt;strong&gt;Kenny McKinley&lt;/strong&gt;, Broncos -- 3 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD &lt;strong&gt;Sammie Stroughter&lt;/strong&gt;, Buccaneers -- 3 catches, 42 yards &lt;strong&gt;Austin Collie&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts -- 4 catches, 17 yards&lt;strong&gt;Juaquin Iglesias&lt;/strong&gt;, Bears -- 1 catch, 10 yards, 1 TD&lt;strong&gt;Mohammed Massaquoi&lt;/strong&gt;, Browns -- 1 catch, 6 yards &lt;strong&gt;Brian Robiskie&lt;/strong&gt;, Browns -- 1 catch, 15 yards  Prepare To Be Blown Away ... Friday! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On Friday, I will devote 100 percent of Fantasy Clicks to Points Per Reception league drafts and what owners can expect for the season ahead. So, if you have ZERO interest in PPR leagues, or joining a PPR league, or even reading about people whom you've heard of (but don't know personally) and their PPR drafts ... then enjoy your little vacation away from Clicks (after &lt;strong&gt;David Sabino&lt;/strong&gt;'s regular Thursday installment, of course). Think of the little respite like a major leaguer who gets four days off during the All-Star Break ... because he wasn't selected to the Midsummer Classic. Meet The Avoidables&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I may have Titans rusher &lt;strong&gt;Chris Johnson&lt;/strong&gt; as the No. 9 overall player in the current SI.com rankings, but I won't be drafting him in Round 1 this year. The reason: He has amazingly (read: inexplicably) fallen to Round 2 in 100 percent of the mock drafts I've joined this summer. In other words, I can afford to wait for greatness (I'm thinking 1,800 total yards, 11 TDs).I have Jaguars wide receiver &lt;strong&gt;Torry Holt&lt;/strong&gt; as the 152nd player in the same Top 200; but believe me, I will most definitely pass on him in Round 15 -- for someone like Dolphins WR &lt;strong&gt;Ted Ginn, Jr.&lt;/strong&gt; or Holt's Jacksonville teammate, rookie WR &lt;strong&gt;Jarrett Dillard&lt;/strong&gt; -- simply because I'd rather possess a young player with admirable upside.So, allow me to present &lt;i&gt;The Avoidables&lt;/i&gt;, a group of players whom I will ignore within their specially earmarked draft-rounds (as listed in the 12-team mock draft in the latest issue of &lt;i&gt;Fanball&lt;/i&gt; magazine). It bears repeating: I am not condemning studs like Chris Johnson, &lt;strong&gt;Joseph Addai, Knowshon Moreno, Vincent Jackson&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;Greg Olsen&lt;/strong&gt; -- I'm simply saying I won't be &lt;i&gt;reaching&lt;/i&gt; for them, for various reasons. But I'm sure that little disclaimer will fall upon blind eyes, upon receiving nasty emails or bitter Tweets for this segment.&lt;strong&gt;The Avoidables&lt;/strong&gt;Round 1 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Chris Johnson&lt;/strong&gt;, Titans (I PROMISE to dance a jig upon landing him in Round 2)Round 2 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Joseph Addai&lt;/strong&gt;, Colts (wave bye-bye to the golden days of 1,436 total yards/12 TDs)Round 3 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Knowshon Moreno&lt;/strong&gt;, Broncos (I'd consider this time-share victim in Round 6 or lower)Round 4 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Vincent Jackson&lt;/strong&gt;, Chargers (only elite WRs go this high ... and V-Jax isn't there yet)Round 5 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Bernard Berrian&lt;/strong&gt;, Vikings (in the year of &lt;strong&gt;Sidney Rice&lt;/strong&gt;, this is an obvious reach)Round 6 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Tim Hightower&lt;/strong&gt;, Cardinals (he may score 8 TDs, but he'll be lucky to net 800 yards)Round 7 -- TE &lt;strong&gt;Greg Olsen&lt;/strong&gt;, Bears (way too high for tight ends who aren't red-zone specialists)Round 8 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Torry Holt&lt;/strong&gt;, Jaguars (sing with me: &lt;i&gt;old gray paint ain't what he used to be&lt;/i&gt;)Round 9 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Justin Gage&lt;/strong&gt;, Titans (it's rare for 9th-year players to take a seismic step forward)Round 10 -- QB &lt;strong&gt;David Garrard&lt;/strong&gt;, Jags (I'd rather have &lt;strong&gt;Campbell, Russell, Rosenfels&lt;/strong&gt; at QB2 )Round 11 -- WR &lt;strong&gt;Muhsin Muhammad&lt;/strong&gt;, Panthers (no longer a lock for 8 catches, 134 yards, 1 TD)Round 12 -- TE &lt;strong&gt;Jeremy Shockey&lt;/strong&gt;, Saints (wayyyy too much TE depth for a Shockey leap of faith)Round 13 -- D/ST &lt;strong&gt;Chicago Bears&lt;/strong&gt; (declining D + &lt;strong&gt;Hester&lt;/strong&gt;'s expanded role on offense = no thanks)Round 14 -- RB &lt;strong&gt;Mewelde Moore&lt;/strong&gt;, Vikings (by now, you've surely moved down to the next section)  I Tweet, Therefore I Am&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I'm a little ambivalent on the whole Twitter thing. Yes, I'm happy to finally have an account (@SI_JayClemons) -- one that fantasy football fans can access 24/7 with questions/comments about players, teams, drafts and starting lineups. Yes, it's great to \"follow\" hilarious celebrities like &lt;strong&gt;Michael Ian Black, Kevin Pollak, Jason Segel, Steve Carell, Stewie Griffin, Bonnie Hunt&lt;/strong&gt; and, of course, Statler and Waldorf of &lt;i&gt;Muppets&lt;/i&gt; fame. And yes, it's sweet to already have nearly 200 followers after just nine days of service. However, Twitter is more voyeuristic than Facebook, and I cannot help but wonder if this one-sided e-fad won't outlast the Pet Rock from the 1970s.In the meantime, I will try to pass the Twitter downtime with inane (and sometimes comical) comments like the following:\"There's a freshman QB at Michigan State named &lt;strong&gt;Andrew Maxwell&lt;/strong&gt;, which coincidentally, was my fake name at MSU during the 1990s ...\" \"Part of the fun of being a fantasy writer is DVR'ing/watching EVERY preseason game -- at least that's how I felt before Chiefs-Texans ...\" \"Oh sure, I can connect &lt;strong&gt;Kevin Bacon&lt;/strong&gt; to &lt;strong&gt;Fred Gwynne&lt;/strong&gt; (aka, TV's Herman Munster) in 6 movies or less ... I just don't feel like it today ...\"\"How's this for irony: &lt;strong&gt;Brandon Marshall&lt;/strong&gt; gets 'demoted' but moves ahead of &lt;strong&gt;Steve Smith&lt;/strong&gt; (who SHOULD be ready for Week 1) in the WR rankings\" ...\"\"I wonder if two people have ever exchanged fisticuffs after fighting over which Hostess cupcake tasted better -- the yellow or brown?\" \"I must apologize to the UFL's Las Vegas Locomotives ... I was wrong to lump you in with &lt;strong&gt;Kylie Minogue&lt;/strong&gt;'s 'Locomotion' ... \"Because you can't spell \"American Soccer Fun\" without Capri-Sun! ...\" \"I did a little research on who was the first celebrity to regularly attend Lakers games: None other than &lt;strong&gt;Mr. Haney&lt;/strong&gt; of &lt;i&gt;Green Acres&lt;/i&gt; fame ...\"    We Interrupt Fantasy Clicks ... &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;... To announce the arrival of &lt;i&gt;Sports Illustrated&lt;/i&gt;'s fantasy football spectacular, available online and at magazine racks nationwide. This 168-page tome is chock-full of rankings, columns (two from yours truly), features, draft-day advice, in-season strategies, booms, busts and an experts' mock draft, enlisting an army of SI's award-winning fantasy and NFL writers (including &lt;strong&gt;Peter King&lt;/strong&gt;). Last but not least, it boasts perhaps the coolest cover of any fantasy magazine you'll ever see!Am I overselling it a little bit? Perhaps. But the early feedback I've gotten from my fantasy brethren suggests SI's first major foray into fantasy football will be an absolute triumph -- and that it could become an all-time best seller within the genre. (UPDATE: My well-placed moles have informed me that SI's fantasy mag is indeed the top seller to date ... sweeeeeet!)    Choose Your Quarterback       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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