In the poker world, the rule is to avoid betting against a made hand.  I’m going to follow that rule and say that I believe the current leader in the race for the $250K will go on to become RapidDraft’s first “Quarter-Millionaire”.


Team Pump 6 has the narrowest of margins heading into this last week of play and I like his chances to take the Grand Prize.  I would assume that he will stay with his core of Chris Johnson, Ray Rice, Marques Colston, Andre Johnson, Antonio Gates and Nate Keading.  That leaves David Garrard, Derek Mason, Philadelphia’s D/ST and Jamaal Charles as his variables.  Charles has looked to be the real deal in Kansas City and Garrard and Mason play on teams that are fighting for their playoff lives and Philly’s D/ST has a solid match-up at home against the struggling Broncos.  I’m going with the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” routine and saying that Team Pump 6 will win it all.


Here is a capsule about all of the Top 10:


Team Pump 6….see above.


Team SnakeInTheGrass….the best shot at catching the leader; I like Romo and OchoCinco both this week but he might be a bit light in the Flex department.


Team Swing Crew II…I like Brees and DeSean but he has Clark with Shiancoe as an option at TE and Fred Jackson at Flex (and the Bills are starting Brian Brohm this week) so he will have to make the right calls there.


Team Gladiators XXXXVI….I’d like him to win it if he didn’t have so far to close (33.9 points).  Vincent Jackson, Steve Smith (NYG) and Justin Forsett are all capable of having games that can help one close gaps.


Team Florida Fanatics….Cedric Benson, Ahmad Bradshaw, John Carlson and Brandon Marshall make this team my “all or nothing” pick.  If that very volatile crew can go off this weekend, this team could potentially make up a lot of ground.


Team Pump 4….this team has Peyton so that is a huge question mark right off the bat, but it does have wild-card guys like Gore, Welker and Vernon Davis.  I don’t think he’ll have enough to catch his other team.


Team Dud…Romo and Dwayne Bowe make this team an interesting study and he made strides with the Giants D/ST who looked like the ’85 Bears against the Redskins this past Monday night.


Team Krushers….this team has Dallas Clark and Percy Harvin and also has Larry Fitz who hasn’t looked much like himself lately.  He would need a huge game from DeSean and Bradshaw to make a big move.


Team Ragers 4…Matt Schaub or Vince Young could be his biggest question.  He also has Bradshaw and three decent defenses to choose from, but is a little light in the Flex position.


Team Cocktails and Dreams XIII…Coughlin’s Law: Bury the dead; they stink up the place (sorry, just had to say it).  He’s got a long way to go and a short time to get there.  Boldin, Witten, Forsett and Sidney Rice are his life-support.


That is a look at the Top 10 in the race for the $250K.  Every one of these participants will be locked into the NFL this upcoming week….every decision will be huge and every correct move celebrated with every wrong decision magnified.   I wish everyone the best of luck and as always, we here at RapidDraft World Headquarters thank you for your continuing interest in our games.  


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