FanEx Analysis Draft
Round 18

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Final Analysis

 18.01
Tony Holm
PK Josh Scobee
QB: Young  Rodgers Jackson  RB: Grant Parker McFadden JJones Fargas 
 
WR: RMoss Holmes Cotchery Berrian VJackson Gage TE: Lee Miller 
PK: KBrown Scobee DT::

Scobee was one of the top kickers in the league before injuring his quadricep in the season opener last year.  I like the Jaguars D to win field position and the Jaguars offense to sputter just enough to give Scobee a lot of chances.  Grab him late, you'll be happy you did.
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18.02
Matt Pitzer
PK Phil Dawson

QB: Hasselbeck Roethlisberger Warner RB: Barber Bush BJackson Dunn Slaton
WR CJohnson Holt Curtis Clayton Curry
TE: Watson 
PK; Dawson
DT: Colts Titans

Cleveland 's improved offense helped Dawson jump to ninth last year in scoring among kickers and he will be there again if the Browns continue to score. The biggest problem might be paying in Cleveland , which invariably leads to a few very bad-weather games late in the season. So with my second kicker, I could use a warm-weather or dome kicker.
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18.03

Greg Kellogg
PK Jason Hanson

QB: Romo Leinart ASmith  RB: Portis RBrown Henry FJones Norwood  
WR:
Marshal Evans Driver DCarter Meachem Ginn TE: Scheffler McMichael
PK: Hanson 
DT: Browns

Every team should have at least one homer pick.  A player you can root for if for no other reason than he plays for your favorite team.  It has been a long time since Hanson has been an elite kicker but he has two things going for him besides the fact that he is a Lion.  One, he plays in a dome in over half of his games.  Two, the change in offense should mean more FG opportunities.  At least that's my story and I am definitely sticking to it.
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18.04

Duane Cahill
PK Jeff Reed

QB: Brady Russell RB: LJohnson Graham Mendenhall McAllister CBrown RWilliams
WR: Boldin Bowe Jennings Bruce Stallworth RWilliams
TE: DeClark Lewis 
PK: Reed  DT:
As a Steelers fan, I have some concerns about their ability to finish drives.  The offensive line remains a concern, and I've frequently seen this team get close and have to settle for field goals in the last two years.

Bad for them, good for my squad.  Reed has mastered (as much as you can) the swirling winds at Heinz Field.  Other kickers struggle there, but he is consistent.   Mike Tomlin has confidence in him, and while he'll rarely get opportunities for long kicks, he should get plenty of chances when the Steelers offense stalls.

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18.05
Ian Allan
DT Seahawks

QB: Cutler Garrard  RB: SJackson Forte KSmith Bradshaw
WR: AJohnson SSmith Welker CJohnson BrJohnson Wilford
TE: Davis Miller Olsen 
PK: Kaeding DT: Seahawks

I’m feeling better now about that trade a couple of rounds back. If I had not moved up three spots to select Nate Kaeding (and if Kaeding had been selected before 16.05), the Seahawks would have been my choice at 16.05. Nice pass rush. The No. 8 defense on my draft board.
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18.06

Chris Dolfi | Tom Walls
PK Shaun Suisham

QB: Anderson Quinn Grossman  RB: Lynch Jones-Drew Jacobs MBush FJackson KoSmith
WR: Housh Coles Hackett
TE: Winslow Heap 
PK; Suisham
DT: Giants:

We don't value *any* kickers highly in fantasy football.  We've lived by that adage as long as we've been involved in drafting, and we've never regretted it for an instant.  So here we are, in the 18th round, and we finally decide to grab our first kicker. 

Shaun Suisham isn't one of the 'stud' kickers on your draft lists (heck, we highly doubt whether there even IS such a thing), but he's the kind of kicker we like.  Namely he plays for a team that seems able to move the ball fairly well, but seems to struggle at times near the goal line.  That should mean plenty of FG attempts for Mr. Suisham.  He scored 11th best among kickers under this scoring system last year, and 13th best in the NFL. In this format, 2 middle-of-the-road kickers will fare just as well as any of the big name kickers that you would have had to grab 4 rounds earlier.

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18.07

Shannon O'Leary 
WR Marty Booker

QB: Bulger Delhomme RB: Gore Lewis RJohnson Bell Foster
WR: Fitzgerald White Walker Porter Bradley Booker
TE: Gonzalez 
PK: Crosby Rackers  DT: Bears Steelers
WR Booker comes back to Chicago where he earned a decent payday from the Dolphins. Realistically Booker has only had a couple of decent seasons, but he is slotted to start at this point, and with this best ball format I am hoping to capture points from one of the Bears receivers. Someone has to pick up the slack that is left from Berrian.
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18.08

Jim Butler
DT Eagles

QB: Brees Schaub Rivers  RB: McGahee White Duckett Buckhalter
WR: Galloway Sweed DJackson Glenn Henderson
TE: Gates Cooley   
PK: Graham 
DT: Jaguars Bengals: Eagles
Given the format that we have I thought I would try seeing how having a #3 DT would help scoring. It's such a bonus for DT scoring that I thought I would take a flyer on the Eagles here.

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18.09

John Georgopoulos
WR Amani Toomer

QB: EManning Edwards  RB: Westbrook TJones DWilliams Betts CWilliams Bennett Washington
WR: Wayne Colston Ward Branch DJackson Toomer TE: King 
PK:
  DT: Ravens
Again, a tremendous risk/reward pick. If Toomer retains his WR2 status on the Giants, the production from this 18th-round pick will be high.
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18.10

Jerome Hickerson
RB Dominic Rhodes 

QB: Palmer Campbell  RB: Addai Maroney Taylor CJohnson Rice Rhodes
WR: Edwards Harrison Gonzales RBrown Rice TE: Shockey 
PK: JBrown Bironas
  DT: Cowboys Vikings
With Joseph Addai on my roster as my #1 pick, I felt it wise to grab the guy behind him that is most likely to fill in for Addai if he goes down. Regardless, he’ll be used somewhat often to keep Addai fresh and makes a decent 18th round selection to cover for Addai. Opportunities exist in this offense for everyone.
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18.11

TC Cannon
DT Packers

QB: Manning Garcia RB: Peterson Stewart Benson Young Watson
 
WR: Owens Burress Chambers Engram Hardy TE: Clark
PK: Folk Gostkowski Gould
  DT: Chargers Packers
One defense is never enough. Even if my Chargers are league leaders, a best-ball roster requires a solid backup for the weeks when production is slight. My thought on the Packers is that they will be defending quite a lot in 2008. Their player quality is mostly good and that combination should be productive for FF owners. If they were a top-10 DT, I'd not be at all surprised. 
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18.12

Chris Rito | Mike Nazarek
PK David Akers

QB: McNabb Kitna Coyle RB: Tomlinson James Turner CTaylor 
WR: RWilliams Mason Burleson Gaffney Walter Patten
TE: Witten LJSmith
PK: Akers
DT: Patriots
Waiting so long to take our kicker, we were pleased to get a solid veteran on a good offense.  While he had a sub par year in 2007 with only 102 NFL points and 118 FAD points, we like his chances of a solid rebound season as the Eagles are poised to improve upon last year's effort. With McNabb and red-zone target L.J. Smith on board, we know that our FAD team is likely to score some solid points every time Philly gets inside the 25-yard line in 2008.
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