Fantasy Football Expert 2009 Mock Draft (Round Two)

The 2008 fantasy football season might have just ended but that doesn't mean you can sit back and relax until it gets closer to the 2009 fantasy football season. The offseason is when you scout players, look at coaching changes and plow through game log after game log to find consistency at each position. Since our job never ends here at Bruno Boys Fantasy Football, we teamed up with five other fantasy publications and started a 2009 Fantasy Football Mock Draft.

Below you will find round-by-round recaps of the mock draft, in which 10 fantasy football experts show you a glimpse of what your 2009 draft might look like. The recaps that follow each selection are written by the team that is drafting that specific player. 

Scoring used for the 2009 Fantasy Football Expert Mock Draft:

Four Points - Passing TD's
Six Points - All other TD's
One Point - 25 passing yards
One Point - 10 rushing/receiving yards

Now it's time to take a look at Round Two of our January 2009 Fantasy Football Expert Mock Draft...

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ROUND Two

2.01:  Bruno Boys Larry - WR Larry Fitzgerald

This was actually a very tough pick as there are still some very good running backs available. For many years my rule of thumb was to go RB with my first two picks and it was hard to pass on Frank Gore, Clinton Portis, and Brandon Jacobs among others.

But in this league we will be starting three wide receivers and I felt compelled to get a top flight WR at this point. There will likely be a run on the WR position between now and when I pick again in 20 picks and I don't want to be left without a WR1. This is a mistake I made in one league last year when I had the No. 10 pick and the WR position haunted me all season.

Larry Fitzgerald has emerged as the top WR in football in my mind. He scored 210 fantasy points last season on 96 receptions for 1,431 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was very consistent all season scoring in double figures 12 times.

There is no reason to believe that Fitz will have a drop off in 2009, although this pick is based on Kurt Warner returning as the Cardinals starting QB in 2009 and I have a hard time believing he won't. With the added depth at RB in this year's draft, I feel very comfortable making this pick.

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2.02:  Bruno Boys Cavigs - RB Frank Gore

With pass first offensive coordinator Mike Martz running the show in San Francisco, Gore had somewhat of a roller coaster season but things should change in 2009. Martz was given the pink slip and new head coach Mike Singletary is committed to playing smash-mouth football that features a heavy dosage of Gore.

His 283 touches and 1,409 total yards was his lowest output since his rookie season, but with him in line to get over 300 carries this year, we expect his totals to be comparable to 2006 when he had 2,180 total yards. Bottom line, if you can snag him in the second round (because of a sub-par 2008 showing) consider yourself lucky.

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2.03:  Fighting Chance Fantasy - RB Marion Barber

Really just wanted the opportunity to write Marion the Barbarian. Barber runs like he is mad at the world and refuses to ever take the easy way out of bounds and you have to admire him for that. He also has always had a nose for the end zone.

Although he has some company in the backfield in what will be second year man Felix Jones, Barber is still the main man in Dallas, and isn't a bad pass receiver as well. Fantasy football is won and lost with TDs, and you can count on 10-plus out of Barber.

2.04:  Bruno Boys Cory - RB Marshawn Lynch

I struggled with this pick between Marshawn Lynch, Brandon Jacobs, and Chris Johnson. Ultimately, I felt too many points would be poached from Jacobs and Johnson, and injuries to Jacobs also scared me off.

Lynch is the clear-cut No. 1 back in Buffalo and though the offense struggled at times this year I see the Bills getting better. Lynch has the ability to go for 1,500 yards and 15 total touchdowns and that's the kind of production I like out of a second round pick.

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2.05:  Bruno Boys Ziza - RB Clinton Portis

Having grabbed Steven Jackson with my first pick I am in need of a RB that isn't much of an injury concern that can also rack up the points. Happily I noticed that one of my initial possible picks were still on the board in Clinton Portis.

He has played 16 games in three of the last four years and is a yardage stud. He also is good for near double digit TD's on a yearly basis. If it weren't for his bickering and dissatisfaction with the coaching staff, Portis most likely would have gone higher.

His slide has locked me in to two RB's, Jackson and Portis, who both have top-five talent. Sure, there is some risk involved, but if all goes well, this will be an awesome 1-2 punch at the RB position.

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2009 Fantasy Football Expert Mock Draft (Round Two)