It's That Time!

Fantasy football draft day is at your doorstep and I have the keys to open the season. My top ten strategies are as follows...
10. Remember the days when drafting running backs was all the rage? Get your backs early and often!
9. This may be the deepest group of quarterbacks I have seen since I was a fantasy football novice some fifteen years ago. Be patient!
8. I LOVE the Ram's rookie wide out, Tavon Austin. Grab him a round too early rather than a round too late.
7. Don't sleep on the Chief's. Andy Reid is at the helm and he takes his west coast offense to KC. Jamal Charles will have a monster year.
6. Peyton Manning now has a better receiving corp than he did at Indy. Take him and any of his stud receivers. Stud #1 Demaryius Thomas, Stud #2 Eric Decker, and Stud #3 Wes Welker.
5. The Pack is Back! No Jennings...No running game...No problem. Two words...Aaron Rodgers! The "Jolly Rodgers" will put up incredible numbers and reassert himself as the #1 quarterback in fantasy land thanks to rookie running back Eddie Lacy who will take the pressure off  near the goal line, (17 touchdowns last year at Alabama). With Jennings gone, make room near the top of your fantasy roster for wide out Randall Cobb who will be collecting numerous touchdown lobs from A.R.
4. Can we finally draft a Cleveland Brown in the first round? No! How about the second round? No! OK,  maybe the third round? Even bringing in offensive guru Norv Turner and new offensive strategist head coach Rob Chudzinski, does NOT give you the right to draft a Cleveland Brown in any of the first three rounds.
3. Adrian Peterson is for real! He IS the first pick in anyone's draft.
2. Don't REACH for these fading stars...Wide Receiver, Colts, Reggie Wayne, Tight-End, Falcons, Tony Gonzalez, Running Back, Lions, Reggie Bush, Quarterback, Steelers, Ben Rothlisberger.
1. If you really like one of the top defensive teams going into the draft. Take'em! How many of you have ever lost one or two games during the season by less than five points? Waiting for the last two rounds to grab a defense could make or break your season. Picks, fumble recoveries and sacks score points, and if you do your homework and find a speed merchant on the punt and kickoff return team, your defense has the potential to score more points than your quarterback. My personal favorite...The Seahawks, especially with the addition of the always dangerous Percy Harvin returning punts and kicks.
Oh and by the way...Don't draft Ex-Patriot tight-end Aaron Hernandez. He's on the DL...Dumb (Player who gave up millions, let his team down, and squashed an NFL career) List.