Welcome to 2015!

Welcome back! That is a message to football/NFL, not all of you guys.

Anyways, I'd like to welcome our two newcomers: Jung Kim (White Welker) is actually returning from his retirement in 2010. We welcome him back and hope he's recovered from Michael Vick's 50+ point comeback on Monday night. Alex Park (alex's Optimal Team) is a true rookie who has never played fantasy football before. Hopefully beginner's luck will be with him and hopefully his creativity for team names improves as the years go by.

I know the banner is outdated now and I will update them with more recent pictures (except maybe Dan and David K. who don't exist in the social media world... and basically Paul too). Meanwhile, I'll try to do a quick recap of the draft as well as some predictions for this upcoming year.

Draft Analysis
So like most years I'll do a best pick, worst pick, and best sleeper pick (after round 6). But unlike most years, I won't be able to go into as much detail in the analysis as I'd like and most likely focus on what I think was the biggest decision for that team.

1. Ben There Raped That (Paul)
Best Pick: Mike Evans, 3rd round
Worst Pick: Alfred Morris, 4th round
Sleeper: James Jones, 13th round
With no Jordy around, James Jones could step in as the number 2 receiver for the Packers and cash in on a very high number of TDs.

2. Quabity Assuance (Dan)
Best Pick: Team name (great Creed quote), but for real, Eddie Lacy, 1st round
Worst Pick: Shady McCoy, 2nd round
Sleeper: Duke Johnson, 8th round
Will Shady be able to stay healthy? And do we have proof that RBs can succeed in Buffalo? Fred Jackson has been the best running back in Buffalo for a few years now and even he wasn't overly impressive.

4. Gotta Catch Jamaal (Jon)
Best Pick: Nelson Agholor, 6th round
Worst Pick: DeAndre Hopkins, 3rd round
Sleeper: Bishop Sankey, 11th round
Sankey was hyped up quite a bit last year before the season started and although he didn't perform well, he doesn't have much competition in the backfield this year. With Mariota producing a boost in the passing game, maybe we'll see what Sankey was supposed to be last year.

5. Odell Naw (Eric)
Best Pick: Doug Martin, 4th round
Worst Pick: Martellus Bennett, 5th round
Sleeper: Winston, 15th round
Doug Martin has apparently had a great pre-season and looks to bounce back from a down year last year. Behind a line that has enough talent to make him a top 12 back, we'll see if he can take advantage of defenses focusing on Jameis, Evans, and Jackson.

6. alex's Optimal Team (Alex)
Best Pick: Allen Robinson, 6th round
Worst Pick: Latavius Murray, 3rd round
Sleeper: Percy Harvin, 11th round
Did everyone forget that Percy is only 27 years old? He had unbelievable playmaking ability in Minnesota and who's to say that it can't be revived in Buffalo? It's worth taking a high-risk, incredible-reward player in the 11th round.

7. browns chicken (Biggie)
Best Pick: Antonio Brown, 1st round
Worst Pick: Joseph Randle, 5th round
Sleeper: Roddy White, 9th round
Randle has been talked up by Jerry Jones but even in his flashes last year, he never looked the part of a feature back. With DMC ready to steal the starting job from him, I wouldn't be surprised if Randle ends up being a 3rd down back by the end of the season.

8. Jacked Up! (Cho)
Best Pick: DeMarco Murray, 2nd round
Worst Pick: Julius Thomas, 11th round
Sleeper: Tevin Coleman, 8th round
DeMarco put up a season for the ages last year and he gets no respect this year. Although Dallas's offensive line is one of the best in the league, Philly's is no slouch either. In a higher tempo offense, he'll get more opportunities against weary defenses and should still be a top 10 back.

9. Switch Hitters (David K.)
Best Pick: Golden Tate, 5th round
Worst Pick: Jimmy Graham, 3rd round
Sleeper: Alfred Blue, 9th round
Although he hasn't been overly impressive in the games he's played, Blue has shown he's a capable rusher who can easily have a 1,000 yard season. If Arian can't come back healthy, Blue could find this is the year he can play for a larger contract.

10. Just Forsett In (Mike)
Best Pick: Andre Johnson, 3rd round
Worst Pick: CJ Spiller, 7th round
Sleeper: Owen Daniels, 9th round
Peyton has always loved his TEs and with Julius Thomas gone, this could be Owen Daniels's chance to shine. He's reconnected with his coach from Houston in Gary Kubiak and Peyton will definitely be looking his way when they're in the Red Zone.

11. White Welker (Jung)
Best Pick: Calvin Johnson, 2nd round
Worst Pick: Drew Brees, 3rd round
Sleeper: Tre Mason, 10th round
With Manning and Brady still available, Jung decided to take Drew Brees. Although Brees was great the last time Jung played fantasy, he's lost one of his biggest weapons and I can't see him meeting the expectations from the past.

12. Gronkey Kong (David Y.)
Best Pick: Peyton Manning, 4th round
Worst Pick: Andre Ellington, 6th round
Sleeper: Torrey Smith, 10th round
Although I do believe the 49ers are going to implode this year, if they don't Torrey could be in for a big year. With no more Crabtree or Stevie Johnson, his only competition for targets is an aging Boldin and an enigmatic Vernon Davis. Plus, of those three, he's the best deep threat the team has.

Season Predictions
Winner: Just Forsett In (Mike)
With 3 of what I believe will be the top 12 WRs in the league, Mike gets to destroy teams with three WR1s. If Arian can come back healthy in 4 weeks, Abdullah can use his flash to become a real threat for the Lions, and the Falcons offense regains its form from 2-3 years ago, I can't see anybody stopping Mike. Plus, he was so unlucky last year, the law of averages tells me he should be gifted with a little more luck this year.

Runner Up: Jacked Up! (Cho)
I was actually huge on Dez this year as I think he's going to have a monster season, especially with no DeMarco to steal the headlines. If DeMarco can succeed on his new team and the rapist puts up a monster fantasy season, this could be the year Cho gets a shot at the ship.

Dark Horse: alex's Optimal Team (Alex)
By passing on Brown and taking Gronk, Alex showed he wasn't afraid to take risks. And amongst the numerous QB-WR/TE pairings that happened to form in our league (Bradford-Matthews, Luck-TY, Ryan-Julio, Manning-Demaryius), I think Brady-Gronk has the potential to be the highest scoring duo, especially with Brady in "eff the world" mode.

Last Place?: White Welker (Jung)
This is a cruel gift to give someone who is just returning to the league but I think he just reached on a few picks that he didn't need. Also, I think he took some people who are either past their prime (Brees, Stewart, Witten) or big names who can't live up to their expectations (OBJ, Bernard, Watkins).

Week 1 starts tomorrow. Good luck to all!

(And Jung, David K., and Dan, don't forget to submit your pick'ems!)

Simon Kim