Has the first pick in the NFL fantasy football draft ever been so perilous?

yahoo online draft. 8 of the 10 were present, and this still is who I got: (couple guys were idiots, ie, romo, mcfadden and owens went late in first round, etc):

QB: Eli Manning, Garrard, Kitna - my only overall weak position, but i refuse to take a QB in the first five rounds unless he's a top-4 or 5 guy.
RB: Westbrook, J. Lewis, B. Jacobs, Maroney
WR: Fitzgerald, B. Edwards, Welker, Reggie Williams (10 TDs on 40 catches last year? took him as my last pick. unreal).
TE: Crumpler, Donald Lee
PK: Crosby
DE: New England.

 

My league was once 12 teams strong. On Sunday, we had only seven. That made it a little strange. I usually pick a host of good second-string backs with the idea that at least one will break into a starting role.

Before the draft, I looked at at last year's scoring. It turns out that our system is such that the No. 17 wide receiver scored as many points as the No. 4 running back.

So I decided that wide receivers were vitally important.

Then I got the No. 2 pick. I knew that was too high to draft a WR. So I picked Westbrook over AP. It was a tough decision. I had AP last year. But our league awards so much for catches (two points per) that I had to make the smart choice.

With so few teams, I was able to snag this group of starters:

QB-Derek Anderson
RB-Brian Westbrook
RB-Ryan Grant
RB-Brandon Jacobs
WR-Larry Fitzgerald
WR-Randy Moss
WR-Brandon Marshall
TE-Tony Gonzalez
K-Kris Brown
Def-Minnesota Vikings

My non-starters are RB heavy. In fact, I took LenDale White in the last round. Several guys went undrafted. Perhaps Ahman Green was one of them. I know a few No. 2 WRs also weren't drafted. I am confident that I can pick up quality players if I need help. But I don't think it'll be necessary barring serious injuries.

This is going to be a strange season. Everyone agrees that I have the best starters. i also have DeAngelo Williams, Ricky Williams, David Garrard, Vincent Jackson, Jeremy Shockey and Heath Miller, among a few others.

 

Alriiiiight.
I'm tempted to start Garrard over Hasselbeck in my money league. Hasselbeck has only played two series during the preseason. Also, Branch and Engram are sitting out, not to mention he's going against Buffalo's defense (which IMO is going to be better than advertised).

 

Don't do it. Start Hasselbeck. The veterans might be out, but they'll still line up some guys at receiver. And Hasselbeck will throw it. He has little choice with some questionable running backs.