Draft Grades and Week 1 Preview – Wildcats vs. House of Pain

Wildcats Draft – The Cats went for the big gamble electing to pick two receivers and a really old quarterback not named Brett Favre in the top three rounds. This leaves the team with a running back platoon of Marshawn Lynch, Ray Rice, Derrick Ward, Lesean McCoy and Earnest Graham – basically a who’s who of who’s that? Desean Jackson is a great value pick late though. That being said, this team will need a lot of work through the air throughout the season and a downright miracle on Arizona’s bye week to pull out a good season.

Draft Grade – C++

House of Pain Draft – Pretty much the exact opposite draft on the other side on the contest. HoP took two big guns at RB in Jacobs and Smith along with Tom Brady-Bundchen (the 70s TV show joke is not lost on me) early leaving them a receiving corps of Wes Welker and Hines Ward – basically two Oompa Loompa rejects. Which leads me to the evaluation of this team: “Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous” – Willie Wonka.

Draft Grade – B-

Preview – You gotta love the football gods for scheduling such easy matchups in Week 1 for two long term middle/bottom of the pack teams. Yahoo’s picking a 9 point Wildcats victory but the Swami’s calling the upset.

Swami’s pick – House of Pain 105 – Wildcats 100