Just Drafted (newbie)...Is this team a legit playoff contend

[FirstAnd99]

Alright. First draft ever for me, 6th pick out of 12 teams. Been lurking for a while and studying the magazines to prepare for this draft.
Regular Rules...6pt/rec and rush td; 1 pt/25 pass yds and 1 pt/10 rush. no ppr.
Twelve teams, 14 round draft. I think I have a pretty good team, what do you guys think?

QB: Tony Romo
RB: Larry Johnson
RB: Ronnie Brown
WR: Steve Smith
WR: Anquan Boldin
WR: Troy Williamson
TE: Vernon Davis
K: David Akers
DST: Saints

Backups

QB: Matt Leinart
RB: Marshawn Lynch
RB: Brandon Jackson
WR: Devery Henderson
WR: Brandon Marshall

My 3rd WR is kinda iffy I think. I didnt notice that we needed 3 WR to start. I thought it was a league where you could have either a WR or RB start (flex?? i think it's called). My def. is iffy too, I took them in the last round. There my have been better options, but I mainly picked them b/c of their schedule this year, it looked a little weak to me. Anyways, what do you think?? I'll check out your team if you leave a link.

[latraffic]

For a new fantasy manager, I think you did very well. And, since I'm high on Marshall being a stud WR this season, I don't think you're as weak at the #3 WR spot as you suggest. Good job and good luck.

[FirstAnd99]

Thanks LaTraffic. I have also read some really good things about Marshall. I got him in the 13th round!! I was going to take him earlier, but I knew that the other people in my league didn't study up like I did and I highly doubt they even knew who he was, so Im glad I waited. I think I got very very good value for him...now all he needs to do is be the stud we think he can be!! If nobody pans out at that 3rd WR spot I figure I can probably trade one of my bench RBs once everyone finds out who they are later on in the season.

[stomperrob]

Solid QB's in Romo & Leinart; really good at RB with LJ, Brown & Lynch, and Jackson could work out nicely too; Smith & Boldin are really good WR"S, and Henderson & Marshall should be pretty solid, and Willamson is a bit of a sleeper who may surprise this year - he worked in the off-season to improve; Davis should be a top TE this season; and yeh, defence is your only weakness - what other D's are available on the WW?

[twistpiper]

How did you get LJ at 6?

[FirstAnd99]

defence is your only weakness - what other D's are available on the WW?

There's a lot of defenses left. Some of the top rated d's according to cbs sportsline that are on the WW are: Packers, Raiders, Bills, Panthers, Cowboys, Chiefs.
Im thinking about picking up the Packers, but I'll probably rotate the d's on the WW throughout the
year according to the matchups for the week.

How did you get LJ at 6?

Well, here's how the first ten rounds played out. Again, I picked 6, team name: Dont Bit Shout

Round 1
1 Javelins* LaDainian Tomlinson (RB SD)
2 THE GODS* Steven Jackson (RB STL)
3 boomerz420* Reggie Bush (RB NO)
4 blue devils* Shaun Alexander (RB SEA)
5 Good Tyming Willie Parker (RB PIT)
6 Dont Bit Shout Larry Johnson (RB KC)
7 Better Peyton Manning (QB IND)
8 Live Free or Die Joseph Addai (RB IND)
9 21TaylorSmackdown2 Brian Westbrook (RB PHI)
10 The Professional Beer Drinkers Frank Gore (RB SF)
11 Justin Credible Travis Henry (RB DEN)
12 theanimalmolesters* Carson Palmer (QB CIN)
Round 2
13 theanimalmolesters* Rudi Johnson (RB CIN)
14 Justin Credible Laurence Maroney (RB NE)
15 The Professional Beer Drinkers Deuce McAllister (RB NO)
16 21TaylorSmackdown2 Chad Johnson (WR CIN)
17 Live Free or Die Willis McGahee (RB BAL)
18 Better* Marvin Harrison (WR IND)
19 Dont Bit Shout Steve Smith (WR CAR)
20 Good Tyming Maurice Jones-Drew (RB JAC)
21 blue devils Drew Brees (QB NO)
22 boomerz420* Tom Brady (QB NE)
23 THE GODS Brandon Jacobs (RB NYG)
24 Javelins* Clinton Portis (RB WAS)
Round 3
25 Javelins* Terrell Owens (WR DAL)
26 THE GODS Marc Bulger (QB STL)
27 boomerz420 Torry Holt (WR STL)
28 blue devils Reggie Wayne (WR IND)
29 Good Tyming Antonio Gates (TE SD)
30 Dont Bit Shout Ronnie Brown (RB MIA)
31 Better* Thomas Jones (RB NYJ)
32 Live Free or Die Donovan McNabb (QB PHI)
33 21TaylorSmackdown2 Edgerrin James (RB ARI)
34 The Professional Beer Drinkers Larry Fitzgerald (WR ARI)
35 Justin Credible Roy Williams (WR DET)
36 theanimalmolesters* Cedric Benson (RB CHI)
Round 4
37 theanimalmolesters* Donald Driver (WR GB)
38 Justin Credible T.J. Houshmandzadeh (WR CIN)
39 The Professional Beer Drinkers Javon Walker (WR DEN)
40 21TaylorSmackdown2 Marion Barber (RB DAL)
41 Live Free or Die Lee Evans (WR BUF)
42 Better* Adrian Peterson (RB MIN)
43 Dont Bit Shout Anquan Boldin (WR ARI)
44 Good Tyming Andre Johnson (WR HOU)
45 blue devils DST Ravens (DST BAL)
46 boomerz420* Ahman Green (RB HOU)
47 THE GODS Marques Colston (WR NO)
48 Javelins* Vince Young (QB TEN)
Round 5
49 Javelins* Randy Moss (WR NE)
50 THE GODS Plaxico Burress (WR NYG)
51 boomerz420* Hines Ward (WR PIT)
52 blue devils DST Bears (DST CHI)
53 Good Tyming Jon Kitna (QB DET)
54 Dont Bit Shout Marshawn Lynch (RB BUF)
55 Better* Tony Gonzalez (TE KC)
56 Live Free or Die Laveranues Coles (WR NYJ)
57 21TaylorSmackdown2 Jay Cutler (QB DEN)
58 The Professional Beer Drinkers Reggie Brown (WR PHI)
59 Justin Credible Cadillac Williams (RB TB)
60 theanimalmolesters* Mark Clayton (WR BAL)
Round 6
61 theanimalmolesters* Terry Glenn (WR DAL)
62 Justin Credible Santana Moss (WR WAS)
63 The Professional Beer Drinkers Philip Rivers (QB SD)
64 21TaylorSmackdown2 Todd Heap (TE BAL)
65 Live Free or Die Deion Branch (WR SEA)
66 Better* Vincent Jackson (WR SD)
67 Dont Bit Shout Tony Romo (QB DAL)
68 Good Tyming Jeremy Shockey (TE NYG)
69 blue devils Julius Jones (RB DAL)
70 boomerz420* Darrell Jackson (WR SF)
71 THE GODS Chris Cooley (TE WAS)
72 Javelins* Benjamin Watson (TE NE)
Round 7
73 Javelins* Bernard Berrian (WR CHI)
74 THE GODS* Jerry Porter (WR OAK)
75 boomerz420* Alge Crumpler (TE ATL)
76 blue devils Donte' Stallworth (WR NE)
77 Good Tyming Chris Chambers (WR MIA)
78 Dont Bit Shout Vernon Davis (TE SF)
79 Better* Braylon Edwards (WR CLE)
80 Live Free or Die Kellen Winslow (TE CLE)
81 21TaylorSmackdown2 Calvin Johnson (WR DET)
82 The Professional Beer Drinkers Jamal Lewis (RB CLE)
83 Justin Credible* Ben Roethlisberger (QB PIT)
84 theanimalmolesters* Nate Kaeding (K SD)
Round 8
85 theanimalmolesters* Jason Witten (TE DAL)
86 Justin Credible* DST Patriots (DST NE)
87 The Professional Beer Drinkers Matt Hasselbeck (QB SEA)
88 21TaylorSmackdown2 Santonio Holmes (WR PIT)
89 Live Free or Die Tatum Bell (RB DET)
90 Better* Jeff Wilkins (K STL)
91 Dont Bit Shout Matt Leinart (QB ARI)
92 Good Tyming Joey Galloway (WR TB)
93 blue devils Eli Manning (QB NYG)
94 boomerz420* Jason Elam (K DEN)
95 THE GODS* Shayne Graham (K CIN)
96 Javelins* Adam Vinatieri (K IND)
Round 9
97 Javelins* DST Steelers (DST PIT)
98 THE GODS* DST Chargers (DST SD)
99 boomerz420* DST Jaguars (DST JAC)
100 blue devils Dallas Clark (TE IND)
101 Good Tyming DST Broncos (DST DEN)
102 Dont Bit Shout Brandon Jackson (RB GB)
103 Better* DST Jets (DST NYJ)
104 Live Free or Die Isaac Bruce (WR STL)
105 21TaylorSmackdown2 Jerricho Cotchery (WR NYJ)
106 The Professional Beer Drinkers Fred Taylor (RB JAC)
107 Justin Credible Jerious Norwood (RB ATL)
108 theanimalmolesters* DST Eagles (DST PHI)

[FirstAnd99]

If you notice, in round 7 I took Vernon Davis over Kellen Winslow. That was one of my tougher decisions, clock ticked down to about 5 seconds before I finally pulled the trigger. What do you guys think about that pick? Should I have gone for Winslow instead?

[stomperrob]

defence is your only weakness - what other D's are available on the WW?

There's a lot of defenses left. Some of the top rated d's according to cbs sportsline that are on the WW are: Packers, Raiders, Bills, Panthers, Cowboys, Chiefs.
Im thinking about picking up the Packers, but I'll probably rotate the d's on the WW throughout the
year according to the matchups for the week.

People are predicting good things from a Wade Phillips defence in big D, and GB was solid last year and should be as good this year or better - I would definitely drop N.O. and grab either Dallas or GB!! Both of those could quite likely be top 10 D's.

[stomperrob]

If you notice, in round 7 I took Vernon Davis over Kellen Winslow. That was one of my tougher decisions, clock ticked down to about 5 seconds before I finally pulled the trigger. What do you guys think about that pick? Should I have gone for Winslow instead?

Most people prob have Winslow ranked higher, but there's also a lot of people predicting a big breakout season for Davis, so I think you did fine there.

[A Fleshner Fantasy]

Definatly a good team for a beginner. That being said, no matter how good your draft is, leagues aren't won on draft days (although they can be lost which isn't the case with your team). You definatly have a good enough team that, with some good moves during the season, can contend.