first off - there are PLENTY of sites that can help you out here. go to espn.com - check fantasy and they can help a lot here. they are having their draft today - so check back thrusday and the results should be up for you to see.
as for Top 5 - off hand:
Priest
Tomlinson
Portis
Ahman Green
Shawn Alexander
Jamal Lewis
***see something familiar here?***
as for team D - NE will have the best - then maybe Balt. but if they have a great D but don't get any turnovers/sacks/touchdowns - that hurts you. although you can't go wrong with these 2.
as for kicker - PUH-LEASE consider this advice. the number of points between the top kicker in the league and the bottom one (in a fantasy league) is usually no more than about 1-3 points a game. with that is mind DO NOT take a kicker in the early rounds. in our league - we draft 15 players (2 - QB/TE/K/DEF, 3 - RB/WR and 1 of any other position). we NEVER take a kicker before round 9 at the earliest. when you do your draft - keep track of what teams have already taken kickers. if you are in a, say, 12 team draft, and come round 9, 10 teams already have kickers - and you don't - WAIT! if you have, say, 15 players on your team, no need to pick a kicker until like round 13 because NO ONE will take a backup kicker until their last - or next to last pick. this way you can fill in other spots w/o worrying about someone taking another kicker - and if they do - don't worry about that team in the leaguie - for they will suck!
as for Top 5 - off hand:
Priest
Tomlinson
Portis
Ahman Green
Shawn Alexander
Jamal Lewis
***see something familiar here?***
as for team D - NE will have the best - then maybe Balt. but if they have a great D but don't get any turnovers/sacks/touchdowns - that hurts you. although you can't go wrong with these 2.
as for kicker - PUH-LEASE consider this advice. the number of points between the top kicker in the league and the bottom one (in a fantasy league) is usually no more than about 1-3 points a game. with that is mind DO NOT take a kicker in the early rounds. in our league - we draft 15 players (2 - QB/TE/K/DEF, 3 - RB/WR and 1 of any other position). we NEVER take a kicker before round 9 at the earliest. when you do your draft - keep track of what teams have already taken kickers. if you are in a, say, 12 team draft, and come round 9, 10 teams already have kickers - and you don't - WAIT! if you have, say, 15 players on your team, no need to pick a kicker until like round 13 because NO ONE will take a backup kicker until their last - or next to last pick. this way you can fill in other spots w/o worrying about someone taking another kicker - and if they do - don't worry about that team in the leaguie - for they will suck!
Thanks Winky.
Good points on the team D and kicker. I would have thought the kicker to more important than that. I am looking at he Raider D as a possiblity for team D, I think they will be much more improved over last year.
We have 12 teams and drafting same position players as you mentioned. I dont think I would consider Portis this year, as I want to see how he does outside the proven Denever running game. Not sure how the Skins line and offensive scheme will turn out yet.
Tamer
Good points on the team D and kicker. I would have thought the kicker to more important than that. I am looking at he Raider D as a possiblity for team D, I think they will be much more improved over last year.
We have 12 teams and drafting same position players as you mentioned. I dont think I would consider Portis this year, as I want to see how he does outside the proven Denever running game. Not sure how the Skins line and offensive scheme will turn out yet.
Tamer
