DFL 2004
Week 0: Live draft wrapup.


Hey I have first pick overall! Let's see... gotta get myself organized. Okay.

Step 1: Sort by "My Rankings".
Step 2: Put eye to scope.
Step 3: Sight foot in cross-hairs.
Step 4: Pull trigger.

Thunderfleas picks Tom Brady.
The Genius: Good pick.
Thunderfleas: Thanks.

(time passes)

"Man, GOLEMS sure is taking his sweet time."

...35...34...

"This dumb-ass is going to lose his next pick to autodraft. Surely he is still on his pre-ranked list."

...31...30...

"Wake up, loser!"

...25...24...

"Sh*t!"

(moment of panic)

...22...

(hands go to SI NFL Preview)

"No time!"

...20...

New Potatoes: Dan?

"Who's my highest ranked player still available? Brett Favre? Okay, he's quality. How bad a pick could that be? I'll grab him."

Thunderfleas picks Brett Favre.
Harry Centipedes: Two QBs?

"Um... Awwwgawdammit! What was I thinking?!"

In the next few minutes, there are twenty picks of varying but reasonable quality and two picks by JaJets JaRule. There is absolutely no productive thinking on the part of Thunderfleas, only searing regret.

"Okay. My pick again. I've GOT to get a quality running back this time. Hmmm. Eddie George is still available. And he's going to start for Dallas this year, so I can root for them. With Brady and George, my fantasy league won't COMPLETELY UNDERMINE my NFL team allegiances."

Thunderfleas picks Eddie George.

The Genius: Terrible!!!
New Potatoes: He's ancient!

"Hmmm. Was that a mistake?"

The Genius picks Rudi Johnson.
The Small Beverages picks Domanick Davis

"I am SUCH an IDIOT!"

"Hey, Yahoo has news about Eddie George. Let's see what it says."

"...running back by committee appears in store for the Dallas Cowboys in 2004."

Effing wonderful. Nothing boosts fantasy output like platooning. Maybe I should pick up Ron Dayne, too. And hey, didn't the Pats use their first pick on a tight end named Watson? I should probably grab Daniel Graham.

Good thing the draft is almost over. I'm running out of bullets and toes.