Thunderbolts are successful in a wild and wacky draft

The 2007 Fox's Fantasy Football League draft was held Friday night in Arlington and the twists and turns that occurred kept the league owners on their toes and made for a very interesting evening for those in attendance. Here's what happened for the Thunderbolts in a nutshell.

The draft started out with nine of the first eleven picks being at running back, including the Thunderbolts selection of Jerious Norwood. Taken perhaps a little bit earlier than expected, Norwood (also known as Bigg Daddy RB!) should form a very good one-two pairing at running back with LaDainian Tomlinson. Other running backs selected by the Thunderbolts included rookie Brandon Jackson, Michael Turner, and Chester Taylor. Jackson, especially, is considered a high-risk/high-reward type player.

In the second round, there were eight wide receivers taken and the Thunderbolts were no exception, selecting Andre Johnson, who led the league in receptions with 103 last season. Johnson should be a very solid wideout and the other receivers drafted by the Bolts include Reggie Brown, Darrell Jackson, and Greg Jennings. You may recall that Brown (also known as The Doll Whisperer) has an affinity for sports action figures that is so strong that he actually believes that he can communicate with them.

Chad Pennington was drafted to add some depth to the quarterback position and Vernon Davis is the lone tight end. There is some speculation that these two players may not be Thunderbolts for long.

The San Diego Chargers and Minnesota team defenses were the squads that were chosen to try and shut down the Thunderbolts opponents this season. Owner, GM, and Head Coach Tony Fox was especially excited to have Shawne Merriman, Shaun Phillips, Jamal Williams, and the other Chargers defenders on the Thunderbolts roster again for 2007. Fox's picture here is prior to the recent surgical procedure that completely altered his looks after last season's attempt to have everyone call him "Homey HC". Trust me, he looks totally different now. You wouldn't even recognize him.

Speaking of looks, it looks as though the Thunderbolts have drafted themselves a winning squad once again and should be competing for the Championship in December as always. Stay tuned.