Alright, fellas. I got a case of the Mondays. After the 2009 NFL draft this weekend, I felt my ass grew a few inches in circumference after gluing myself on my couch for 10+ hours. The obvious questionable pick of the draft came from the Oakland Raiders (I think Al Davis and company accidentally spelled Michael Crabtree's name wrong and ended up drafting Darrius Heyward-Bey). Well, Al Davis wants speeeed, right? Remember the last "speed WR" that the Vikings drafted from South Carolina to replace Randy Moss? His name is Troy Williamson, and I formally welcome him into fantasy oblivion.
In terms of fantasy value, I think the team whose fantasy scoring will benefit from the draft would have to be the Philadelphia Eagles. Not only were they able to snag a top-10 talent late in the 1st round (Jeremy Maclin of the Mizzou Tigers), they also picked up 1st-round talent LeSean McCoy of the Pittsburgh Panthers in the 2nd round. It's interesting to note that McCoy led the NCAA for the past two years in rushing TDs (even managed to surpass the holy Tim Tebow). In the 5th round, the Eagles managed to steal TE Cornelius Ingram of the Florida Gators, a 6'4 TE who also played on the Florida's basketball team. Prior to his ACL injury (which sidelined him for the entire 08-09 season), Ingram was projected as a late 1st to 3rd round pick and the second best TE in the draft.
So give Donovan McNabb a bump in terms of fantasy value. This is a guy who never really had any pro-bowl talent at WR (besides that WR that we must never speak of) and still produces year-to-year (was excruciatingly close to making one hell of a Superbowl run last year). Thumbs up to Mama McNabb and the Eagles for their draft picks on the 1st day.
