Why you should avoid drafting players on bad teams. [Bleacher Report]

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Lynch has agreed to plead guilty and is likely getting off the hook with nothing more than a violation in the same league as a speeding ticket. Amazing. As a Bills fan, now that my fear of losing our best player has subsided, I'm left with some disgust for a rich NFL star who would hit a woman with his car, leave her lying on the road, and hide from the consequences for over a week. I hope she sues him for everything he owns, and wins.

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If you found yourself in your league's championship matchup last season, there's a good chance you got there despite your running backs, rather than because of them. It was just one of those seasons where most owners found themselves banking on their receivers and quarterbacks rather than on their injury-prone or lackluster RBs. In short, it wasn't a good season for the vaunted "take RBs in rounds 1 and 2, always" drafting mantra.

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There might be a settlement coming in the Marshawn Lynch case. I'm trying to figure out if there's anything else I can cross besides all my fingers and toes. Kidneys, perhaps? Time to fire up WebMD. [WKBW]

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This particular news update caught my eye, considering I was just in Las Vegas this past weekend for my cousin's bachelor party. It appears that the 55 million dollar (over six years) man, Oakland Raiders WR Javon Walker, was found unconscious in a street off the strip in Las Vegas after an apparent mugging. The Associated Press reports:

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EA released the 2008 edition of its fantasy football site today, which I previewed here. I signed up today to take a look, and am disappointed to have to say that this site looks far from ready for prime time. I'm not really sure why they opened it up to the public in this condition to be honest with you. Screen shots and discussion after the jump.

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"He has the vision of a Marshall Faulk, the power of an Earl Campbell, and the speed of an Eric Dickerson. Let's pray he has the endurance of an Emmitt Smith." - Deion Sanders on Adrian Peterson, 10/14/2007, less than a month before Peterson tore his right LCL in a game against Green Bay.

Adrian Peterson is an exciting fantasy player by any measure. Besting the NFL single-game rushing record in his rookie season was a feat for the ages. Many a fantasy football trophy was won last year thanks to his statistical brilliance. I certainly wouldn't be incredibly surprised if he has an even better season in 2008. Even though I think he has a higher ceiling than any running back in the league, if I were drafting with the #2 pick tonight, I'd be taking Joseph Addai over Peterson (assuming, as I think we can, that LT goes #1 almost universally). Here's why:

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