Wednesday's Live Chat Starts Now

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 7:59 am

Okay, I'm as deep in fantasy football right now as a guy can get at this point in the summer. I've been involved in the production of eight fantasy football magazines, all of which have gone to press already and will be available to all NFFC members shortly. I've been involved in about six Expert League drafts (use the term loosely, please). I've drafted from the first spot in the draft and from the 7th, 8th, 13th, 11th and 6th position. I know each NFL team's depth charts by heart and wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, wondering how the Niners are going to get by with Cedric Woods vying for a starting job.

And of course I'm working hard on this high-stakes event we like to call the National Fantasy Football Championship. I'm ready to talk football for the next hour and will take all questions here. Tom can't join in on this because he's taking a nice hot summer vacation at his favorite destination, Las Vegas. He has to work the NFFC draft in New York, so he's getting his fill of Sin City now!!!

Let's talk football, so post some questions or comments here and I'll answer them all. If nobody partakes, then I'll have a good conversation with myself. I've done that before and I can do it again.

Are you ready for some football?

khandy29 · Post by **khandy29** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:07 am

what is your take on the Titans RB situation? Why do they think Chris Brown cant handle the whole load and they are talking about a RBBC situation there when everyone had originally talked about him being just a younger version of Eddie George?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:11 am

It looks like today George has rejected the Titans' offer for a pay cut and his days there could be done. I met Chris Brown last year and the guy looks like a younger Eddie George from a physical standpoint. I think if the Titans decide to give him the job, he will be just fine with it. He is a good, strong, young rusher who I believe will be tough in this offense. If I were drafting today, he would be a target for my RB3 spot because I think he's going to be the starter as it looks now.

khandy29 · Post by **khandy29** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:14 am

Do you really think Ty Wheatly will really be the opening day starter in Oakland when he couldnt even break the Giants starting backfield 6 years ago when he was in his prime? Seems like Fargas or Zereoue are more versatile and faster...

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:17 am

If he is, the Raiders are in trouble. I heard that Troy Hambrick was overweight at the mini-camps and Wheatley is just serviceable, but not a difference maker. Fargas is a good kid and he's not as small as some people make him out to be. His upper body strength is strong and he has great speed. I'd like to see the Raiders stick him in the starting spot and see what he can do. Zeroue? I don't see him being an everydown back anytime soon.

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:19 am

I had the 13th pick in last week's CBS SportsLine.com Experts League, which was 22 rounds and included Individual Defensive Players. It was a grueling draft for me from the 13th spot as the scoring included everything from two points for a tackle to 1 point per reception. Mike Fabiano has written about the league and you can see all of the draft results online now. Here's the first round as I took Domanick Davis 13th and passed on Marshall Faulk because the injury reports scare me. I grabbed Steven Davis in the second round, although I almost took Travis Henry or Rudi Johnson. I hope that pick doesn't come back to bite me.

1 Sports Weekly Priest Holmes, RB, Kansas City
2 fantasyguru.com LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, San Diego
3 CBS SportsLine (Fabiano) Clinton Portis, RB, Washington
4 CBS SportsLine (Prisco) Deuce McAllister, RB, New Orleans
5 NFL.com Jamal Lewis, RB, Baltimore
6 Football Injuries.com Ahman Green, RB, Green Bay
7 CBS SportsLine (Cockcroft) Shaun Alexander, RB, Seattle
8 CBS SportsLine (Riethmiller) Ricky Williams, RB, Miami
9 SI.com Edgerrin James, RB, Indianapolis
10 Pro Football Weekly Fred Taylor, RB, Jacksonville
11 CBS SportsLine (Gonos) Kevan Barlow, RB, San Francisco
12 Fantasy Asylum Randy Moss, WR, Miinnesota
13 Krause Publications Domanick Davis, RB, Houston
14 Yahoo Sports Marshall Faulk, RB, St. Louis

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:21 am

Here's the link for that SportsLine.com Experts League:

http://spln2002.football.sportsline.com/news/7502016

khandy29 · Post by **khandy29** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:22 am

are you by chance playing in any of the money leagues?

Greg Ambrosius · Post by **Greg Ambrosius** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:25 am

Nope. Too busy running one.

khandy29 · Post by **khandy29** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 8:28 am

it should be running itself in no time though and then you will be bored...