all rosters have been loaded ...

... along with tentative starting lineups. Take a look and make sure you have who you think you have. The Add/Drop Cafe is also open for business.

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last year's scoring elite

a quick look at the top-shelf players from last year under our scoring system. but as they say on the mutual fund commercials, past results are no guarantee of future performance.

QUARTERBACKS (150 or more points)
* Drew Brees / Aaron Rodgers / Phillip Rivers / Kurt Warner / Jay Cutler (now with Chicago) / Peyton Manning / Donovan McNabb / Matt Cassel (now with KC)

RUNNING BACKS (140 or more points)
* DeAngelo Williams / Michael Turner / Thomas Jones / Matt Forte / Brandon Jacobs / Adrian Peterson / Maurice Jones-Drew / Ladanian Tomlinson / Brian Westbrook

WIDE RECEIVERS (100 or more points)
* Larry Fitzgerald / Calvin Johnson / Andre Johnson / Greg Jennings / Randy Moss / Anquan Boldin / Terrell Owens (now with Buffalo) / Roddy White / Steve Smith / Lance Moore / Antonio Bryant

DEFENSES (100 or more points)
* Steelers / Ravens / Eagles / Titans / Vikings / Giants / Bucs

Only 2 players scored more than 200 points last year: Drew Brees and the Steelers defense.

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draft order

1st -- pam
2nd -- ian
3rd -- laurie
4th -- kevin
5th -- rege sr.
6th -- rege jr.
7th -- neil
8th -- louis
9th -- diane
10th -- sherrie
11th -- babs
12th -- trent

RATIONALE:
* Allows ample time for all owners to perform due diligence -- especially Ian and Louis, who will be participating by phone.
* Having the draft order set early frees up valuable time for witty repartee as opposed to excruciatin' deliberatin' (a particular wish of Mrs. Commish).
* All grumbling about draft position can take place in the privacy of one's own home instead of at the draft table.

METHODOLOGY:
* Made an alphabetical list of all team names -- from 9th Miss. Cavalry to Your Original Champions.
* Used a random number generator -- www.random.org/form -- to generate a set of numbers from 1 to 12. The set came back as 12, 11, 5, 8, 2, 1, 9, 3, 6, 7, 10, 4.
* Assigned those numbers to the alphabetical list. Thus, 9th Miss. Cavalry picks 12th, Your Original Champions picks fourth, etc., etc.

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if anybody drafts this guy ...

... that owner can, before the draft is over, reverse their decision, drop his sorry butt and immediately choose another QB to take his place.

the commish will not only allow it, will not only encourage it, but may actually demand it.

the draft is 14 rounds

and you'll be starting fresh -- no keeping anyone from last year's roster. you'll be drafting a starting lineup of eight players (QB, RB, RB, WR, WR, WR, K, Defense) along with six for the bench.

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