The 2010 FAA (ForevAA) draft just concluded and although I surely did miss being there in person it was uneventful regardless. However, we MUST do the 2011 draft in Vegas next year!!
Here is the roster heading into the season:
QB - Sam Bradford (10.12)
QB - Joe Flacco (Keeper)
QB - Ben Roethlisberger (3.11)
RB - Chris Johnson (Keeper)
RB - Steven Jackson (Keeper)
RB - Chester Taylor (7.07)
RB - Peyton Hillis (9.07)
WR - Steve Smith (NYG) ( Keeper)
WR - Dez Bryant (2.12)
WR - Pierre Garcon (3.07)
WR - Laurent Robinson (10.05)
TE - Zach Miller (OAK) (6.06)
TE - Jermaine Gresham (8.06)
PK - David Buehler (10.11)
DEF - Cincinnati Bengals (Keeper)
We failed to make the Fabio Cup playoffs in 2009 with a 6-7 regular season record. Although we held our heads high as we had the 2nd most difficult schedule having a 92.5 avg points against per game. Only the 4-9 Jackers had worse luck giving up 96.8 ppg against in '09. To put this in perspective the top two teams in the East (known as the Least) had 74.8 ppg against (Imperial) and 78.2 ppg against (Pittsburgh Ballers) and the top team in the West yielded 77.6 ppg against. The top team in the Central had 84.1 ppg against which happens to be the 2-time defending Fabio Cup FAA Champion, Sewickley F-Bombs.
In unrelated news, the Imperial Maulers, who backed into the playoffs in '09 by having the easiest schedule only giving up 972 points on the season, a league low 74.77 ppg against, and the only team to give up less than 1,000 points, does not appear to have the 2010 talent to repeat this fortune. They are arguably one of the bottom three teams heading into the season (New York, Pittsburgh).
Polish up my ring.... Quip will be FAA Champs in 2010!!!