With this year’s Pro Bowl in the books, it’s time to turn our thoughts to the 2004 season, and what better way than with the year’s first mock draft? Valentine’s Day may have been devoted to those all-important significant others, but the day after was all about football for the ten intrepid fantasy veterans who met at the Cafe for an afternoon draft.
LaDainian Tomlinson was chosen first overall, Billy Miller went last, and a number of very interesting strategies became apparent in between as the drafters attempted to outmaneuver each other. Naturally, much will change between now and the beginning of the season, but it’s never too early to start thinking football…
| Pick # | Player | Round | Team |
| 1. | LaDainian Tomlinson – RB, SD | 1 | Wease |
| 2. | Priest Holmes – RB, KC | 1 | aww |
| 3. | Ahman Green – RB, GB | 1 | Guttpuppy |
| 4. | Deuce McAllister – RB, NO | 1 | kashikis |
| 5. | Clinton Portis – RB, Den | 1 | shatner8 |
| 6. | Shaun Alexander – RB, Sea | 1 | Arlo |
| 7. | Jamal Lewis – RB, Bal | 1 | roseman |
| 8. | Ricky Williams – RB, Mia | 1 | petey |
| 9. | Edgerrin James – RB, Ind | 1 | terpfan |
| 10. | Fred Taylor – RB, Jax | 1 | C-Hawk |
| 11. | Kevan Barlow – RB, SF | 2 | C-Hawk |
| 12. | Randy Moss – WR, Min | 2 | terpfan |
| 13. | Stephen Davis – RB, Car | 2 | petey |
| 14. | Daunte Culpepper – QB, Min | 2 | roseman |
| 15. | Marshall Faulk – RB, StL | 2 | Arlo |
| 16. | Domanick Davis – RB, Hou | 2 | shatner8 |
| 17. | Travis Henry – RB, Buf | 2 | kashikis |
| 18. | Torry Holt – WR, StL | 2 | Guttpuppy |
| 19. | Rudi Johnson – RB, Cin | 2 | aww |
| 20. | Peyton Manning – QB, Ind | 2 | Wease |
| 21. | Michael Vick – QB, Atl | 3 | Wease |
| 22. | Marvin Harrison – WR, Ind | 3 | aww |
| 23. | Hines Ward – WR, Pit | 3 | Guttpuppy |
| 24. | Terrell Owens – WR, SF | 3 | kashikis |
| 25. | Chad Johnson – WR, Cin | 3 | shatner8 |
| 26. | Tiki Barber – RB, NYG | 3 | Arlo |
| 27. | Anquan Boldin – WR, Ari | 3 | roseman |
| 28. | Santana Moss – WR, NYJ | 3 | petey |
| 29. | Brian Westbrook – RB, Phi | 3 | terpfan |
| 30. | Donovan McNabb – QB, Phi | 3 | C-Hawk |
| 31. | Eric Moulds – WR, Buf | 4 | C-Hawk |
| 32. | Laveranues Coles – WR, Was | 4 | terpfan |
| 33. | Joe Horn – WR, NO | 4 | petey |
| 34. | Tony Gonzalez – TE, KC | 4 | roseman |
| 35. | Darrell Jackson – WR, Sea | 4 | Arlo |
| 36. | Steve McNair – QB, Ten | 4 | shatner8 |
| 37. | Derrick Mason – WR, Ten | 4 | kashikis |
| 38. | Todd Heap – TE, Bal | 4 | Guttpuppy |
| 39. | Steve Smith – WR, Car | 4 | aww |
| 40. | Justin McCareins – WR, Ten | 4 | Wease |
| 41. | New England Defense | 5 | Wease |
| 42. | Matt Hasselbeck – QB, Sea | 5 | aww |
| 43. | Trent Green – QB, KC | 5 | Guttpuppy |
| 44. | Jeremy Shockey – TE, NYG | 5 | kashikis |
| 45. | Corey Dillon – RB, Cin | 5 | shatner8 |
| 46. | Baltimore Defense | 5 | Arlo |
| 47. | Warrick Dunn – RB, Atl | 5 | roseman |
| 48. | Marc Bulger – QB, StL | 5 | petey |
| 49. | Aaron Brooks – QB, NO | 5 | terpfan |
| 50. | Michael Bennett – RB, Min | 5 | C-Hawk |
| 51. | Koren Robinson – WR, Sea | 6 | C-Hawk |
| 52. | Anthony Thomas – RB, Chi | 6 | terpfan |
| 53. | Chris Chambers – WR, Mia | 6 | petey |
| 54. | Andre Johnson – WR, Hou | 6 | roseman |
| 55. | Brett Favre – QB, GB | 6 | Arlo |
| 56. | Plaxico Burress – WR, Pit | 6 | shatner8 |
| 57. | Amani Toomer – WR, NYG | 6 | kashikis |
| 58. | Marcel Shipp – RB, Ari | 6 | Guttpuppy |
| 59. | Peter Warrick – WR, Cin | 6 | aww |
| 60. | Peerless Price – WR, Buf | 6 | Wease |
| 61. | Mike Vanderjagt – K, Ind | 7 | Wease |
| 62. | Keenan McCardell – WR, TB | 7 | aww |
| 63. | Javon Walker – WR, GB | 7 | Guttpuppy |
| 64. | Lee Suggs – RB, Cle | 7 | kashikis |
| 65. | Charles Rogers – WR, Det | 7 | shatner8 |
| 66. | Jimmy Smith – WR, Jax | 7 | Arlo |
| 67. | Curtis Martin – RB, NYJ | 7 | roseman |
| 68. | Eddie George – RB, Ten | 7 | petey |
| 69. | Shannon Sharpe – TE, Den | 7 | terpfan |
| 70. | DeShaun Foster – RB, Car | 7 | C-Hawk |
| 71. | Ashley Lelie – WR, Den | 8 | C-Hawk |
| 72. | David Boston – WR, Ari | 8 | terpfan |
| 73. | Onterrio Smith – RB, Min | 8 | petey |
| 74. | Charlie Garner – RB, Oak | 8 | roseman |
| 75. | Steven Jackson – RB, Rookie | 8 | Arlo |
| 76. | Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Rookie | 8 | shatner8 |
| 77. | Chad Pennington – QB, NYJ | 8 | kashikis |
| 78. | Rod Smith – WR, Den | 8 | Guttpuppy |
| 79. | Duce Staley – RB, Phi | 8 | aww |
| 80. | Willis McGahee – RB, Buf | 8 | Wease |
| 81. | Tampa Bay Defense | 9 | Wease |
| 82. | Tom Brady – QB, NE | 9 | aww |
| 83. | Thomas Jones – RB, TB | 9 | Guttpuppy |
| 84. | Miami Defense | 9 | kashikis |
| 85. | Jeff Wilkins – K, StL | 9 | shatner8 |
| 86. | Dallas Defense | 9 | Arlo |
| 87. | Isaac Bruce – WR, StL | 9 | roseman |
| 88. | Randy McMichael – TE, Mia | 9 | petey |
| 89. | TJ Duckett – RB, Atl | 9 | terpfan |
| 90. | Byron Leftwich – QB, Jax | 9 | C-Hawk |
| 91. | Keyshawn Johnson – WR, TB | 10 | C-Hawk |
| 92. | Carolina Defense | 10 | terpfan |
| 93. | Reggie Wayne – WR, Ind | 10 | petey |
| 94. | St. Louis Defense | 10 | roseman |
| 95. | Kellen Winslow Jr. – TE, Rookie | 10 | Arlo |
| 96. | Tennessee Defense | 10 | shatner8 |
| 97. | Donte Stallworth – WR, NO | 10 | kashikis |
| 98. | Buffalo Defense | 10 | Guttpuppy |
| 99. | Chris Brown – RB, TEn | 10 | aww |
| 100. | Marty Booker – WR, Chi | 10 | Wease |
| 101. | Deion Branch – WR, NE | 11 | Wease |
| 102. | Alge Crumpler – TE, Atl | 11 | aww |
| 103. | Jake Delhomme – QB, Car | 11 | Guttpuppy |
| 104. | Jon Kitna – QB, Cin | 11 | kashikis |
| 105. | Boo Williams – TE, NO | 11 | shatner8 |
| 106. | Kevin Jones – RB, Rookie | 11 | Arlo |
| 107. | Jake Plummer – QB, Den | 11 | roseman |
| 108. | Tim Rattay – QB, SF | 11 | petey |
| 109. | Jeff Garcia – QB, SF | 11 | terpfan |
| 110. | Daniel Graham – TE, NE | 11 | C-Hawk |
| 111. | Kansas City Defense | 12 | C-Hawk |
| 112. | David Givens – WR, NE | 12 | terpfan |
| 113. | Denver Defense | 12 | petey |
| 114. | Ryan Longwell – K, GB | 12 | roseman |
| 115. | Brad Johnson – QB, TB | 12 | Arlo |
| 116. | Kerry Collins – QB, NYG | 12 | shatner8 |
| 117. | Philadelphia Defense | 12 | kashikis |
| 118. | Jerry Porter – WR, Oak | 12 | Guttpuppy |
| 119. | Donald Driver – WR, GB | 12 | aww |
| 120. | Jerome Bettis – RB, Pit | 12 | Wease |
| 121. | Kevin Faulk – RB, NE | 13 | Wease |
| 122. | Seattle Defense | 13 | aww |
| 123. | Correll Buckhalter – RB, Phi | 13 | Guttpuppy |
| 124. | John Kasay – K, Car | 13 | kashikis |
| 125. | James Stewart – RB, Det | 13 | shatner8 |
| 126. | Matt Stover – K, Bal | 13 | Arlo |
| 127. | Rod Gardner – WR, Was | 13 | roseman |
| 128. | Justin Fargas – RB, Oak | 13 | petey |
| 129. | Ike Hilliard – WR, NYG | 13 | terpfan |
| 130. | Josh Brown – K, Sea | 13 | C-Hawk |
| 131. | Muhsin Muhammad – WR, Car | 14 | C-Hawk |
| 132. | David Akers – K, Phi | 14 | terpfan |
| 133. | Jason Elam – K, Den | 14 | petey |
| 134. | William Green – RB, Cle | 14 | roseman |
| 135. | Eddie Kennison – WR, KC | 14 | Arlo |
| 136. | David Carr – QB, Hou | 14 | shatner8 |
| 137. | Troy Hambrick – RB, Dal | 14 | kashikis |
| 138. | Paul Edinger – K, Chi | 14 | Guttpuppy |
| 139. | Jay Feely – K, Atl | 14 | aww |
| 140. | Billy Miller – TE, Hou | 14 | Wease |
| Legend Wease = Screaming Weasel C-Hawk = Canadian Seahawk |
Assumed League Settings:
Single-season (no keepers), head-to-head with playoffs in weeks 16 and 17, 14-man rosters with the following starters:
1 QB
1 RB
2 WR
1 TE
2 Flex players, who may be either RB, WR or TE
1 K
1 Team Defense
along with a 5-man bench (any positions).
Scoring assumed is as follows:
Offense:
1 point per 40 passing yards
1 point per 15 rushing or receiving yards
1 point per 100 return yards
6 points per passing, rushing, receiving or return touchdown
2 points per passing, rushing, receiving or return 2-point conversion
-2 points per interception or fumble
Kicking:
3 points per field goal
1 point bonus for every field goal over 50 yards
1 point per extra point
-1 point for every missed field goal or extra point
Defense:
1 point per sack
1 point per blocked kick or punt
2 points per interception or fumble recovery
6 points per defensive touchdown
2 points per safety
12 points for a shutout
8 points for allowing up to 7 points
5 points for allowing up to 14 points
2 points for allowing up to 21 points
0 points for allowing up to 28 points
-3 points for allowing up to 35 points
-10 points for allowing over 35 points
Special thanks as always to the drafters who shared their diverse strategies and considerable insight. Catch up with all the draft participants in the Cafe Forums.

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