Joe Cacko Fantasy Writer

Well, well, well… it’s approaching that time of year again, and whether you like it or not, the good folks here at Ask The Commish.com invited me back to hopefully steer some of you away from making some drastic draft day blunders. 

I know, I know, you’re probably thinking to yourself,  “this guy is full of $hit, he can’t possibly be talking about me.  I’m a Fantasy Football God.  I always draft a successful team”.  I have no doubt, that the 5 of you who actually read this entire article are very intelligent beings, but I just want to refresh the basics with you, in case you may have forgotten or you foresee a brain fart come draft day.  And if you're really that interested and you don't remember what I had to say last year, feel free to check out last year's article now. 

Okay, I see that you're either still here or your back.  At any rate I’m here to help you.  I’ll be the friend that doesn’t let you go home with the fat chick at closing time.  And if you’ve already made that mistake once, well, we all know history repeats itself, have at it pal.  Enough small talk, on with the show: 

A – Again, always take a good starting RB with your first pick, (especially if you are in a league that only has 8 teams) if you don’t, you’ll be sorry

B- Back-ups – do your homework and know the depth charts.  For example, if you draft Priest Holmes, you better pray to a higher Priest that you can always get Larry Johnson.

C- Cardinal Rule- Nobody from Arizona should play too significant of a role on your roster and be a stud player at a position, even if you live there

D- Defense- don’t pick one before the 7^th round

E- Everyone knows Priest Holmes is not the #1 pick this year

F- FredEX – if you draft him (Freddie Mitchell), you deserve to lose

G- Gamble, don’t be afraid to jump up and take your coveted sleeper, or he may be gone

H- Hometown Homer- don’t be the guy who has all the players from the local team, unless you live in Indy

I- Injuries happen, don’t carry all of your eggs (at any position) in one basket

J- Jones- RBs with this last name (Kevin and Julius) are good this year

K- Kickers- does it really matter after the top 3?

L- Last pick should always be used on a back-up kicker

M- Mexico, Ron – he can escape great defenders, just not Herpes

N- Nine- the # of legitimate players you should have on your team before selecting a kicker

O- Order- Don’t be the perennial little bitch who always whines about the draft order “Zoran always gets to draft at the top of the order, it’s not fair”, deal with it

P- Perfect pick, it doesn’t exist, anything can happen, and that’s why we play this wonderful game

Q- Quick picks, don’t be the jerk who’s screwing around and wasting everyone’s time in the 13^th round picking a 4^th RB or WR, do your homework and be prepared, pay attention for crying out loud

R- RB’s, RB’s, RB’s- I said it last year, and I’m saying it again, if your solid here, you’ll enjoy the postseason

S- Scoring ladies and gentlemen, scoring – it’s what life and this game are all about

T- Travis Henry- no longer an angry back up in Buffalo, now he’ll be an angry back up in Tennessee

U- Underachievers – think Peerless Price

V- Value, in late rounds draft players who have the most value, they could be valuable trade-bait

W- Williams, as in Ricky, great he’s back, don’t be the fool who wastes a high draft pick on the guy who’s out for the first 4 games

X- Ex- what your wife or girlfriend will be if you don’t pay her at least a little attention this time of year

Y- Yesteryear- players get older, everyone who played well last year won’t this year, it’s a fact

Z- Zero - number of San Francisco 49ers you should have in your starting line-up if you want to win the whole thing