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[xanmank]

Quote: Originally Posted by CJ1517

OK, I'm liking the Cheifs idea . Its just SO easy to get talent. I got Jordan Gross (RT), Josh Brown (K), Nnamadi Ashonomga or whatever and Ken Hamlin (FS). Then I traded Tony G for the 3rd pick (geez Atlanta's stupid), got Sinorice Moss (WR) and Akin Ayodele (MLB). In just the 1st round i got Matt Ryan, Chris Long, Leodis McKelvin and Ketwaan Balmer. Christ, I still got 6 picks left! And all but my 6th for next year. It's not even fair when you think i coul've traded up even more.

Sorry the spelling of A-S-O-M-U-G-H-A made me LOL

[xanmank]

Quote: Originally Posted by Guggy107

well if you really want a challenge, youd go for a team with minimal talent, no cap space, and several bad contracts. id recommend oakland.

I went 14-2 in my first year, and I'm 7-0 in my second year with Oakland. If you go with before the draft rather than pre-season, Al Davis doesn't over pay Javon Walker with a ludicrous contract.

Also, many of the low talent, high salary players can be cut in year one or year 2 without too bad of a cap hit, and its not hard to get solid FAs and trade for solid players, not to mention the ease of drafting high potential players

[CW McGraw]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jazet

NEVER take the English path. It's too easy and tempting to draft 5-9 potential hall of famers in your first off season.

I didn't even attempt to draft every great player, but ended up with eight +90 POT guys. I really only set out to draft Morrow and a decent back to spell LJ, but ended up with Marrow, Leron James, Casey Barone (FB), Jamarion Bellows (WR), Boma (RG), Kemba Williams (RT), a Chris Cooley clone, and a Brian Dawkins clone at FS. We were the #2 seed that season. Over the course of two drafts, I built the best OL in the league. The English draft makes the 83 draft, with Marino, Kelly, Elway, Bruce Matthews, Darrel Green, and Eric Dickerson, look lacking in HOF talent.

[CJ1517]

Well, I had the English path, but did it over again. I already had the Zazzali once, so I didn't want that, and I knew nothing abouth the othe 2. I ended up getting the Ozzie Jones/Joe Kain path.

Oh and those 4 1st round draft picks made me go from $30 million in cap room to $2 million in cap room. Matty and Chris both have over $10 mil in cap

[Demonolith]

Yeah that's why I tend to avoid top 10 picks. Too freakin expensive

[CJ1517]

OK, I've had 6 1st rounders in 2 years.

QB Matt Ryan
LE Chris Long
DT Ketwaan Balmer
CB Leodis McKelvin
WR Dravantti Jordan
HB Ozzie Jones
I'd only not have picked Balmer, his potential is only 85.

[Demonolith]

Everybody seems to like Dravantti Jordan, but I don't know. That draft has plenty of wide receivers that you can either pick up in the 7th or they go undrafted. Jordan seems like a Donnie Avery lite to me.

[CJ1517]

He's OK, kinda pissed me off though cuz he is 93 potential and I got a 94 and 95 potential undrafted WR's. Kinda a waste