Leigh feels he reeled in a big catch with Joey Galloway at just five bucks.

How is this different (if at all) from the strategy you use in traditional snake drafts?
There's not much difference in my philosophy between auctions and drafts.  I refuse to reach for Rudi Johnson late in the first round when Thomas Jones or Cedric Benson may be there in the third.  Of course if I have a high first round pick then usually there's no question it's a RB.  But after about 1.9 or so, I'd prefer to grab my favorite WR and then maybe even get one on the comeback in the 2nd.  There are enough RBs who have the potential to be more than adequate if they're flanked by a couple of perennial Top 5 WRs.  Again, not for everyone but it has worked well for me, even against the stiff competition that's found in the SportsGrumblings.com realm.

Other than your picks, which selection was too pricey in your opinion?
I love LT as much as anyone but holy crap... nearly 60% of your cap on one player?  Considering the consensus #2 RB (Steven Jackson) went for 42 bucks, I think Bob put himself in a major hole.  Granted he made a nice comeback with some value/potential at QB and TE but it's tough when you start three WRs.  I am not a big Shaun Alexander fan this year so him going as the third-most expensive player seemed like a bit of a reach.  The foot issue along with the fact that the Seahawks never adequately replaced Hutchinson on the O-Line makes me wonder if he will be able to return to the top 10 RBs, much less the top three.

Other than your picks, which selection was a tremendous value?
There were loads of value picks for a buck, once most of the cash had run out.  As far as the best value on players costing more than a buck, I'd say look at Tony Finn's team....Kitna in a redraft league for five bucks... in Martz offense throwing to Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson... excellent value.   That same team has  Ahman Green ($7) and Clinton Portis ($16) plus the Portis handcuff Ladell Betts ($3).  Sort of back to my earlier comment about Rudi Johnson... why pay $23 for Johnson when you can have Clinton Portis and Ahman Green for the same price?  Deuce McAllister for $9 was also a nice find as well as Adrian Peterson for only $6.

Which was your best/worst picks?
I think I got  incredible value getting Joey Galloway for $3 and Mark Clayton for $5. Galloway may not have much left in the tank but he put up top 20 numbers last year with some scrub at QB, so I gotta believe he'll be a fine WR3 with a real NFL QB.  If not, Mark Clayton had like 600+ yards in the 2nd half of 2006 and seems poised to be a solid WR3 to my dynamic duo at WR. 

My worst pick would probably have to be $6 for Todd Heap, considering I got another top 5 TE for $1 (Kellen Winslow) later in the auction.  I don't think $6 is necessarily bad... just that if I'd have thought I could get Winslow for a single buck, I'd have used that $6 from Heap on maybe going after a stronger RB.

Which team looks the strongest to you, and why?
I really like the team Tony Finn put together.  He had some excellent value picks at RB and WR, not to mention landing a possible top 5 QB for next to nothing.  It sort of follows the model I prefer....he has four likely top 15 WRs, a deep 2nd-3rd tier RB corps, and a potentially explosive QB.  Georgopoulos  also has a very nice team, loaded with undervalued vets and some potentially explosive younger players.  John also has some QB insurance on his squad as opposed to Tony, who's starting it alone with just one QB.  However, he followed the same train of thought I did... in a 12-team league with a limit on roster size, there will always be a bye week QB just sitting there on waivers so no point wasting bucks on a QB when you have a guy you plan to start each week except the bye week.

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