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[TheManKnownAsMecca]

In my big money league I am slotted at the 5 spot. I know the people drafting except for the guy picking at three. Chris Johnson and AP are the first two picks in some sort of order and I assume MJD will do third. That said, the owner of the league thinks the new owner may take Brees. At four my cousin said he is taking MJD if available or Frank Gore. He wants nothing to do with Ray Rice.

At five, Rice makes a lot of sense, but there are other intriguing options out there. I won't go into the breakdown of our point system, but here are totals of people I'm thinking of taking at 5 (not including bonuses they can earn on a weekly basis.

Ray Rice (2009)- 2295 fantasy points
Andre Johnson (2009)- 2299.75 fantasy points
Michael Turner (2008 since he was injured for the second half of the year)- 2533.5 points.

Turner was injured last year and I really cannot ignore that, so he is probably eliminated.

Andre Johnson is the best WR out there, but in this league you need a legit RB to win it all. Some years you can get lucky and find a gem, but it's not as easy. I'm intrigued to take him, but I see a pretty good WR (Calvin Johnson, Roddy White, Reggie Wayne) being there in the 2nd round as opposed to maybe getting lucky and having Ryan Grant fall to me or having to take a risk on a non-proven RB.

Rice is probably the direction I'm going in. I'm worried they may pass more with the upgrade to their WR corps. However, this may also open things up for Rice. He is going to get the majority of carries in Baltimore but he is still sharing carries and is not their RB when they are near the goal line.

QBs are also valuable in this league but I see a lot of depth this year at the position. That said, if an elite QB falls to me in the 2nd round I'd be hard pressed to pass on him.

So who would you take at the five spot if you were me?

[DrNick]

In my big money league I am slotted at the 5 spot. I know the people drafting except for the guy picking at three. Chris Johnson and AP are the first two picks in some sort of order and I assume MJD will do third. That said, the owner of the league thinks the new owner may take Brees. At four my cousin said he is taking MJD if available or Frank Gore. He wants nothing to do with Ray Rice.

At five, Rice makes a lot of sense, but there are other intriguing options out there. I won't go into the breakdown of our point system, but here are totals of people I'm thinking of taking at 5 (not including bonuses they can earn on a weekly basis.

Ray Rice (2009)- 2295 fantasy points
Andre Johnson (2009)- 2299.75 fantasy points
Michael Turner (2008 since he was injured for the second half of the year)- 2533.5 points.

Turner was injured last year and I really cannot ignore that, so he is probably eliminated.

Andre Johnson is the best WR out there, but in this league you need a legit RB to win it all. Some years you can get lucky and find a gem, but it's not as easy. I'm intrigued to take him, but I see a pretty good WR (Calvin Johnson, Roddy White, Reggie Wayne) being there in the 2nd round as opposed to maybe getting lucky and having Ryan Grant fall to me or having to take a risk on a non-proven RB.

Rice is probably the direction I'm going in. I'm worried they may pass more with the upgrade to their WR corps. However, this may also open things up for Rice. He is going to get the majority of carries in Baltimore but he is still sharing carries and is not their RB when they are near the goal line.

QBs are also valuable in this league but I see a lot of depth this year at the position. That said, if an elite QB falls to me in the 2nd round I'd be hard pressed to pass on him.

So who would you take at the five spot if you were me?

Unless you can get Brees or Aaron Rodgers I would stay away from QB's in the top 5. I would take Ray Rice in a second if he was there. I expect a bounce back year from Turner(that answer is a tad bias as I have him in my keeper league ). Back to Rice, he ave. 5.3 yards a carry last year as well as 78 catches(I expect that to go up)

[TheManKnownAsMecca]

Unless you can get Brees or Aaron Rodgers I would stay away from QB's in the top 5. I would take Ray Rice in a second if he was there. I expect a bounce back year from Turner(that answer is a tad bias as I have him in my keeper league ). Back to Rice, he ave. 5.3 yards a carry last year as well as 78 catches(I expect that to go up)

Yeah, I wouldn't take a QB in round 1. I was referring to them in round two but I doubt one of the elite fantasy QBs would be there at 2 (Manning, Brees, or Rodgers). I think in the third round I may be able to snag someone like Schaub perhaps.

Rice is probably the way I'll go. I do agree on Michael Turner however. Also, in a lot of mock drafts I see Steven Jackson going 5 on average which surprises me. He is a great running back, but teams are going to stack the box against him.

[Mezmerize]

Take Rice! I see big things for him this season.

[#1PaFan]

I'd steer clear of Reggie Wayne. He should still post decent numbers but his best days are in the rearview mirror....

[TheManKnownAsMecca]

My cousin ended up taking Rice afterall, but I love the way my draft ended up. George will be thrilled to hear that I took quite a few GB players. This was a 12 team draft.

QBs: Romo, Stafford, Delhomme
RBs: Gore, Grant, J. Stewart, B. Jackson, B. Westbrook
WRs: Welker, Garcon, S. Rice, D. Driver, R. Williams
TEs: J. Finley, H. Miller
K: Gostkowski, N. Folk

DL: Seymour, Odom, Umenyiora, Keisel, Brayton, Robaire Smith
LB: Clay Matthews, Tatupu, Orakpo, Dhani Jones, H. Hillenmeyer, Fujita
DB: B. Meriweather, Jordan Babineaux, George Wilson, A. Elam, Jarrad Page, D. Rodgers-Cromartie