Tyrone Braxton played pro football as a starting cornerback and safety for Denver for most of his career from 1987 to 1999. With Denver, Braxton had 4 visits to the “Big Show” (SB XXII, SB XXIV, SB XXXII, SB XXXIII) and has 2 Championship rings. In SB XXXII, he had an interception against Brett Favre that set up a key Denver touchdown and ultimately played a big role in bringing home the major championship trophy to “Mile High City”.
Braxton finished his 13 seasons with 40 interceptions, which he returned for 617 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also recorded 3 sacks and 10 fumble recoveries, which he returned for 106 yards. In 1996, Braxton led the PROS in interceptions and was invited to Honolulu to play with the best of the best. Braxton also played one season with the Miami in 1994 and led the PROS in interceptions in 1996.
Braxton played college football at North Dakota State University where he earned all-conference honors as a senior and won 3 National Championships in 4 years. He was a Defensive back and punt return specialist who earned all-conference honors as a senior after posting 128 tackles, one INT and two FR. He led the conference with five INTs and a punt return average of 15.0 as a junior. He was a member of the North Central Conference champion outdoor 400-meter relay squad and competed in the national championship. Braxton was drafted by the Broncos in the 12th round of the 1987 NFL Draft.
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Hmmm.
I kind of hate leagues like this, but let me take a stab at it. I mean, two QB leagues are a train-wreck, and there's no reason to have two flex spots. I would probably drink like a rock-star too.
With a tiny bench, this league won't test your skill as a manager as much as it is a matter of surviving sheer attrition.
1. You probably should reach for one top QB early if possible. Even at 5 points for passing TDs, that still trumps the top backs. Romo/Brady/Brees/Manning, are all capable of 30+ TDs. You load up on prospect backs like you did last year. A guy like Ray Rice could be gold, yet had for a 15th rounder…
2. Defenses, if it is not a DST… are still a crap shoot. If you ask me, the 7th is a bit early. I would try not to reach higher than that, as you have a ton of position slots to fill. A DEF like Indy, though unheralded will go much later and has real value. You might pair a strength of schedule table with the top offenses from 2007, and see who pops up. It's ideal to get a defense from a team with a potent offense. 9 of the top 10 last year met that criteria in a fantasy scoring context.
3. You might try downloading the Draft Dominator (free version) from Footballguys.com. Plug in these funky settings, and see what pukes out. If it's not a PPR league, you are still best served stockpiling RBs.
Not exactly arcane wisdom here, but that program will let you do your own mock drafts…
Antidisestablishmentarianism
I totally disagree. The running game wasn't working the best for the Dolphins. The Dolphins in the first half were actually moving the ball better by passing the ball. The Dolphins run game was actually getting stopped. The reason why the run game looked like it was working was mainly because Henne was throwing some short passes then the players would run it for a few more yards after the fact.
Henne wasn't the reason the Dolphins lost. There are two reasons the Dolphins lost:
1. Their defense let up at the very end of the first half and they never played hard the rest of the game. Look at the game all the way though just about the end of the first half. Brees is getting sacked. He's getting intercepted. The defense is pumped. Then the last drive of the half they just let up. And Brees drove down the field with ease. They quit putting pressure on the QB. You have to put pressure on Brees. It worked really well at the start of the game.
2. The Dolphins receivers sucked in the second half. Henne was totally on target. The passes were right where they should have been and the Dolphins receivers time and time again dropped the ball. They would start turning up field before they secured the ball. You can't do that. And the defender would make them pay and cause the incompletion. Secure the ball THEN turn upfield. If I was the football coach, I'd be pounding that into those receivers heads like no tomorrow. I'd even have a little fun with it. I'd write BABY on the football. And tell them, don't drop the baby. I'd have them carry it around all day like teen in a parenting class. Maybe even copy Ocho Cinco and say "Who's Da Baby!" Then I'd say, "DON'T DROP THE BABY!!!"
To me, Chad Henne did a better job than even Pennington did. It's just sad that his receivers couldn't hold onto the ball when they had good passes. Henne also moves the ball quicker down the field than Pennington. I'd take Henne over Pennington any day in a 2 minute drill. Pennington was sad against the Colts at managing time in the final drive. The Dolphins had almost 4 minutes and couldn't move the entire length of the field. It took Peyton only 50 seconds.
Lastly, if there was a 3rd reason it was that whoever was guarding Shockey at the end of the game was overmatched. That person has to step up their game.