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Here's mine:

Performance league (6 pts for rush/rec TD, 4 pts pass TDs, -2 for fumbles and INTs, 1 pt for 10 yds rush/rec, 1 pt for 25 yds passing)
12 teams (QB, RB, 2 WR, Flex, TE, D/ST, K)
I drafted 9th.

Strategy:
Since I drafted 9th, I thought I'd be screwed if I tried to take RBs like everyone before me, so I tried to start trends.  I ended up taking 2 receivers in a row, then a TE, so I had those locked down.  I spent the next 4 picks gathering RBs and finally grabbed a QB and D late.  I then filled out with backups and a K.

QB - Cutler, Palmer
RB - Beanie Wells, Jonathan Stewart, Marion Barber, Ahmad Bradshaw
WR - Andre Johnson, Fitzgerald, Jeremy Maclin, Laurent Robinson
TE - Gates, Winslow
D - Bears, Titans, Cards
K - Nick Folk

I welcome your comments.

This thread works best for owners with only one team... ;)

I like the TDMMC squad I drafted last night, and feel it has the potential to be a contending team:

QB:    Aaron Rodgers
RB:    Michael Turner
RB:    Jamaal Charles
R/W:  C.J. Spiller
WR:   Greg Jennings
WR:   Mike Wallace
TE:     Vernon Davis
K:       Mason Crosby
D/ST:  49ers

B-QB: Matt Stafford
B-RB:  Jahvid Best, Ahmad Bradshaw, Toby Gerhart
B-WR: Lee Evans, Santonio Holmes, Malcolm Floyd, Anthony Gonzalez

This is my TDMMC squad from last night as well.

QB:    Drew Brees
RB:    Ryan Grant
RB:    Brandon Jacobs
R/W:  Arian Foster
WR:   Marques Colston
WR:   DeSean Jackson
TE:     Antonio Gates
K:       Garret Heartly
D/ST:  Jets

B-QB: Ben Roethlisberger
B-RB:  LaDanian Tomlinson, Brian Westbrook
B-WR: Santana Moss, T.J. Houshmandzadeh

I have a couple of other backs/receivers I can not remember off the top of my head and for some reason I can not log into ESPN at the moment to find out who!

My team:

Performance league (6 pts for rush/rec TD, 4 pts pass TDs, -2 for fumbles and INTs, 1 pt for 10 yds rush/rec, 1 pt for 25 yds passing)
12 teams (QB, RB, 2 WR, Flex, TE, D/ST, K)
I drafted 7th.

QB - Eli Manning, Mark Sanchez
RB - S-Jax, Ryan Grant, L. Maroney, Felix Jones, Ricky Williams
WR - R. Wayne, C. Ochocinco, S. Moss, TJ Hoosyamama, Early Doucet, Josh Cribbs
TE - Shockey, Heap
D/ST - Ravens

Why TWO backup defenses?  I understand bye weeks, although I typically just pick up one for that week.  But the third defense?   ???

I would rather take a flier on some rookie or underachieving WR/RB in the hopes he has a break out year than have two extra defenses.  I would drop two of your defenses and take look at the pile of left overs and pick two guys that have low expectations but are really just huge unknowns.  Either that or grab someone like Big Ben who is on suspension for a few games to start the season, but might come in handy when the suspension is over.   

Good question.

I regularly draft 3 defenses.  My strategy is this:

1) There is always an "out of nowhere" defense each year.  And usually, you know who they are in the first couple of weeks.  Having 3 defenses gives you a higher chance of striking gold.
2) I draft my backup defenses in the last 3 or 4 rounds, after I'm already happy with my skill position players.  I figure that most of the backup RBs and WRs I'm choosing from at that point aren't worth the roster spot.

But another big reason is this:

3) I like having a few "throwaway" roster spots in the first few weeks of the season, so that I'm not afraid to pull the trigger on players that have a good week early on.  In my first few years of fantasy football, I didn't pick up those kind of guys because I had guys that were getting at least some playing time already on the roster.

4) I will probably drop one of these units by week 3, but I'll keep 2 all season.  I'm a big fan of matchup defense.  I think that points scored is one of the easiest things to predict in NFL games (compared to other stuff, like yardage, at least).   There was one year when the Browns and Bengals were totally awful, scoring almost no points, so I drafted some teams in their division and picked up an at-large game here and there to play against those teams as much as possible.

This my my TDMMC team - it's pretty shitty :-(  And my ESPN league is going to be autodraft

QB Tony Romo, Dal
RB Steven Jackson, StL
RB DeAngelo Williams, Car RB  
RB/WR Ricky Williams, Mia RB
WR Miles Austin, Dal WR
WR Steve Smith, Car WR
TE Jermichael Finley, GB TE
D/ST Cowboys D/ST, Dal D/ST
K Robbie Gould, Chi K

BENCH
Pierre Garcon, Ind WR
Chad Henne, Mia QB  
Dez Bryant, Dal WR
Chester Taylor, Chi RB  
Robert Meachem, NO WR
Montario Hardesty, Cle RB
Early Doucet, Ari WR
Kevin Boss, NYG TE

Your team looks pretty strong to me.

Performance league (6 pts for rush/rec TD, 4 pts pass TDs, -2 for fumbles and INTs, 1 pt for 10 yds rush/rec, 1 pt for 25 yds passing)
12 teams (QB, RB, 2 WR, Flex, TE, D/ST, K)
I drafted 6th.

QB Tom Brady
RB LeSean McCoy
RB/WR Michael Turner
WR Dwayne Bowe
WR Percy Harvin
TE Dallas Clark
D/ST Jets D/ST
K Mason Crosby
BE Correll Buckhalter
BE Brandon Jacobs
BE Darren McFadden
BE Kenny Britt
BE Johnny Knox
BE Jabar Gaffney
BE Dustin Keller
BE David Garrard

i don't think this team is shitty at all .. i think it's actually pretty strong .. especially in a 3 RB starting league

Interesting comment, given that Tony actually only has two "playable" RBs on his entire roster. ;)

I actually think his roster is pretty decent as well though, with the exception of having no RB depth at all.

I feel like I have a pretty solid team.  My TDMMC team:

QB:     Philip Rivers, SD
RB:     Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX
RB:     Justin Forsett, SEA
R/W:   Anquan Boldin, BAL
WR:    Larry Fitzgerald, ARZ
WR:    Roddy White, ATL
TE:     Brent Celeck, PHI
D/ST:  Eagles
K:       Ryan Longwell

BE:     Clinton Portis, RB, WAS
BE:     Joe Flacco, QB, BAL
BE:     Leon Washington, RB, SEA
BE:     Mike Williams, WR, TB
BE:     Greg Olson, TE, CHI
BE:     Dexter McCluster, WR, KC
BE:     Anthony Fasano, TE, MIA
BE:     Bernard Berrian, WR, MIN

Here's my team.  I drafted 9th out of 10 teams.  Overall I'm pretty happy with my potential starters although I'm a little worried about my bench, but that's pretty much how it always is.

 Matt Schaub QB
 Kevin Kolb QB
 Frank Gore RB
 Beanie Wells RB
 Jerome Harrison RB
 Steve Slaton RB
 Willis McGahee RB
 Randy Moss WR
 Mike Sims-Walker WR
 Michael Crabtree WR
 Steve Breaston WR
 Johnny Knox WR
 Kenny Britt WR
 Owen Daniels TE
 Nate Kaeding K
 Packers D/ST D/ST
 Giants D/ST D/ST

My tdmmc team.  My other league has not drafted yet.

QB Tom Brady, Vince Young
RB Chris Johnson, Joseph Addai, Marion Barber, Fred Jackson, Cadillac Williams
WR Brandon Marshall, Steve Smith (Giants), Jeremy Maclin, Terrell Owens, Eddie Royal
TE Kellen Winslow, Heath Miller
K David Akers
D/ST Vikings, Saints

well we know who had the #1 overall pick

i like your team .. i do have some advice.. drop eddie royal .. drop him now .. just so you're never actually tempted to start him .. just waive him and pick up a backup javon walker on the off chance he signs with Minnesota .. he'll do way better than eddie royal would.

Was everyone else asleep during the draft?  Your team is far better than most I've seen.  You have 4 legit starting RB's which could turn into 5, and 4 very good WR's.
Nice job.

Pappy, your team looks solid.

I don't see a ton of standouts (Moss may be bigtime, but that's likely it for super-duper stars), but you don't have a lot of weak links either.  I think you'll have to study the waiver wire carefully to improve some depth.  TE may be a weakness.