Jim Ludes

QB: Mark Bulger
RB: Joseph Addai
RB: Cedric Benson
WR: Vincent Jackson
WR: Javon Walker
FLEX: Reggie Brown
TE: Jason Witten
K: Olindo Mare
DST: Bears
Bench: Jerricho Cotchery, Michael Turner, Alex Smith, Dominic Rhodes, Rex Grossman, Owen Daniels

Q&A

Did your pre-draft strategy work out?
I was hoping to move down in the draft and pull a Henry-McGahee 1-2 combo….but I couldn’t facilitate a trade in time and went with Addai-Benson- I’m happy with that.

Were there any surprises?
QBs went a little earlier than most prognostications/ mock drafts. So I had to grab Bulger in the 3rd round instead of waiting. Two QBs went between my 3rd and 4th pick, so he assuredly wouldn’t have been around.

What do you see as your team’s strengths and weaknesses?
I’m a fan of the team. I think I have a lineup that I can pretty much throw out every week without worry. I have a weak bench though.

Who was your best pick?
I suppose “best” is relative to their value per draft position. I like Vincent Jackson at No. 67 but if anything were to happen to L.T., Michael Turner at No. 102 becomes a big deal.

Who was your worst pick?
Worst pick is Jerramy Stevens. I wanted a backup tight end, and he was all that was left- I figure if Gruden wanted him, maybe he’ll make good use of him.

Who do you think had the best pick in the draft? Vaughn grabbed the Cowboys’ defense/special teams at 171 (that would have been a top 5 defense for me- maybe as high as 3). Ultimately, we might be looking at an auto-pick for Jon Bellwood at No.1 as the best pick.

Whose pick had you shaking your head the most?
No one took Mike Vick in the 3rd round oblivious to his troubles or jumped up and grabbed a guy with a broken leg or anything. Looking over the draft log I wonder why Pete took Marion Barber III in the third round (No. 35). That’s a round or two early for that guy- especially when passing over his teammate, T.O. (37), and settling on Lee Evans at (38)…

Who do you think had the best draft?
I like Nate and Steve’s teams.

Whose team do you think is the worst to start the season?
I don’t like Pete’s squad. He’ll probably smoke me now- but I just had a bunch of his players on my personal do-not-draft list for various reasons (Vince Young, Brian Westbrook, Hines Ward, etc.)