After a brief delay, the train is set to leave the station!

Since Juice is finally learning what it means to work and UCB has ratcheted up the life treadmill by rewriting the book on innovation in the classroom, the FPT is leaving the station a bit late this year.  The draft will be held on Saturday night, August 25th 8:00 EST at UCB HQ.  Plan accordingly!

The updated bylaws are linked to the right of the blog posts.  The changes are in red but I'l list them here for those of you who lazy.

• League Dues are $100 (time to join the rest of the world)
• Champ payouts start at $300
• QB scoring (thanks to Drury and DNice for offering some thoughts)
• 33 PaComp = 5 pts (up from 30)
• 400 yards = 5 pts (up from 350)
• Option to keep 5 on each side of the ball

Stay tuned...

Mock 3.0

1.01 UCB - Ray Rice

1.02 Juice - Chris Johnson
1.03 Legend - Andre Johnson
1.04 SchoolGirls - Calvin Johnson
1.05 UCB from D&D - Adrian Peterson
1.06 DNice - LeSean McCoy
1.07 PE - Michael Turner
1.08 Ninja - Larry Fitzgerald
1.09 New Guy - Steven Jackson
1.10 Flava - Greg Jennings

No surprises here, right? With Willis on his way out you have to think Ray should get a small bump in carries, yards, and tuddies which translates to kickers based on my math. Tough to trust the Titans situation with the lost time, a rookie QB, and new coaching staff. The real shocker should be Michael Turner! Everything I've read is that his tread resembles Jamal Lewis and Clinton Portis at this point and anyone spending an early pick on him in a PPR league should be rewarded with a struggling squad come October...Oh, and Reggie Wayne not in the 1st round? Ninja won't touch him. Flava owns the turn. And Brain, well, rumor has it he's pursuing his dream in law enforcement and will need to take a year long hiatus. His replacement - early word is there's some young hotshot in D&D's neighborhood who loves PPR and stud QBs. No joking.

2.01 Flava - Reggie Wayne

2.02 New Guy - Peyton Manning
2.03 Ninja - Tom Brady
2.04 PE - Wes Welker
2.05 DNice - Antonio Gates
2.06 D&D - Matt Forte
2.07 SchoolGirls - Shonn Greene
2.08 Legend (keep) - Rashard Mendenhall

2.09 Juice - DeSean Jackson
2.10 D&D from UCB (keep) - Vincent Jackson

Here go the QBs! In six seasons of the FPT you want to know who QB each champ? Brady, Brady, Manning, Manning, Schaub, and Rodgers. Enough said. This is why the likes of Bradford and Stafford don't look like leaders in 2011 and will likely be groomed for 2012 by Legend and Ninja. And Cutler isn't worth it for the new (non-Chicago guy). D&D has extra picks and no Brees. DNice is too smart.

3.01 D&D from UCB - Dez Bryant
3.02 Juice - Jonathan Stewart
3.03 Legend - Ryan Mathews
3.04 SchoolGirls - Brandon Marshall
3.05 D&D - Sidney Rice
3.06 DNice - Jahvid Best
3.07 PE - Phillip Rivers
3.08 Ninja - Santonio Holmes
3.09 New Guy - Steve Smith (won't be in Carolina)
3.10 Flava - Knowshon Moreno

Conley throws Baby TO back and has to settle for Sidney Rice (who oddly wasn't mentioned by the Vikes new OC that very day when discussing their offense). PE settles for Rivers after spending the last round drying his tears. And Legend soaks his diaper when Ryan Mathews falls to him which provides the first "I watched him at 11:30 one Saturday night at Freson State..." moment of the night. Juice, well, he's lurking...

4.01 Flava - DeAngelo Williams
4.02 New Guy - Percy Harvin
4.03 Ninja - Vernon Davis
4.04 PE - Kenny Britt
4.05 DNice - Matt Schaub
4.06 UCB from D&D - CJ Spiller
4.07 SchoolGirls - Cedric Benson
4.08 Legend - Matt Ryan
4.09 Juice (keep) - Frank Gore
4.10 UCB - Owen Daniels

No IDPs through 4 rounds! Either guys are getting smarter or nobody wants to spend a high pick on a DL or DB. Vernon Davis likely will be kept by Juice because he overvalues "value" and can't come to terms with Franklin in the 4th but for now, he's gone to Ninja! DNice always gets Schaub or Barber - this year he gets Schaub in the 4th and Barber in the 14th. Matty Ryan pushes an even younger Bradford for LUYAA and OD becomes the high target flex option for the UCB that can replace Finley when he tweaks his leg again.

5.01 UCB - Julio Jones
5.02 Juice - Santana Moss (anywhere but the Skins)
5.03 Legend - Anquan Boldin
5.04 SchoolGirls - Brandon Jacobs
5.05 D&D - Mark Ingram
5.06 DNice - Hines Ward
5.07 PE - London Fletcher
5.08 Ninja - Paul Pozlusney
5.09 New Guy - Reggie Bush
5.10 Flava - Ray Lewis

If Dez went in the 4th last season, Julio has to go in the top 40, doesn't he? Boldin finds that 5/48 greases the skids for a slide out of WR2 territory. And we now see the IDP run with 2 aging vets and 1 who gets injured like one.

6.01 Flava - Stephen Tulloch
6.02 New Guy - Lawrence Timmons
6.03 Ninja - Demarcus Ware
6.04 PE - Barret Ruud
6.05 DNice - Jon Beason
6.06 D&D - Tony Gonzalez
6.07 SchoolGirls - Curtis Lofton
6.08 Legend - James Laurinaitus
6.09 Juice - Danny Amendola
6.10 UCB - Felix Jones

Sorry DNice - Danny boy isn't your secret. Amendola is as tough to pronounce and spell as Houshmandzadeh....and it just so happens that their production mirrors each other, too. Just for the record, you won't surprise the savvy owners when Crabtree is tossed into the heap and you keep both Jordy and Danny since you missed out on Wesley.

7.01 UCB - Ryan Williams
7.02 Juice - Blair White
7.03 Legend - Johnny Knox
7.04 SchoolGirls (keep) - Mike Williams

7.05 D&D - Chad OchoCinco

7.06 DNice - James Starks
7.07 PE - Joseph Addai
7.08 Ninja - AJ Green
7.09 New Guy - Jason Witten
7.10 Flava - Daniel Thomas

Here's where Juice pays the bills! Back-to-back PPR picks. Pass happy offenses. Plus, have you noticed who's left??? Yikes! Better hope you're drunk by this point Chicago because it's not going to be a whole lot of fun after 9:00...

The next post will compile your rosters through 7 rounds and all your keeps...

Post-Trade Mock #1

1.01 UCB – Andre Johnson
Curveball to start the draft? To those who’ve following UCB’s antics over the years, well, you aren’t the least bit surprised by this. And Juice is left just shaking his head…good thing you love RBs my friend!

1.02 Juice – Chris Johnson
Gotta do it. Hurts to pass up Megatron but are you prepared to be that guy who passes on CJ2K?

1.03 Legend – Calvin Johnson
Just like you expected I bet. Don’t trip heading to the board!

1.04 SchoolGirls – Ray Rice
Wildcard time! I think you want a pass catching back to go with your studly wideouts. This week Ray – next week McCoy. Wonder how this plays out in 15 weeks…

1.05 UCB(from D&D) – LeSean McCoy
What’s not to love about 80+ catches?

1.06 DNice – Greg Jennings
You may think twice about this if you keep the poor man’s Wes Welker (aka Jordy Nelson). But last year’s post season play is certainly reason to pause with Jennings on the board.

1.07 PE – Adrian Peterson
AP. MJD. Sick if it were 2 years ago…

1.08 Ninja – Larry Fitzgerald
Not loving the buzz right now but your boy Kolb looks destined to be in Zona and if he is, Larry’s packing some throwing stars in 2011!

1.09 Brain – Michael Turner
Lucky for you Turner never catches anything and thus, he’s sitting here at the 9 spot. The question remains – can that offensive line survive free agency???

1.10Flava – Reggie Wayne
You laugh but this is the pick. You are to Wayne what DNice is to Marion Barber in our mock drafts.

2.01 Flava – Steven Jackson
Aren’t you a bit scared that D&D made this exact same pick in 2010?

2.02 Brain – DeSean Jackson
You loved him last year which means you must have a strong stomach.

2.03 Ninja – Santonio Holmes
Likely sticks with the JETS and looks to be the only real pass catching threat in the new Meadowlands. Odd that you had both he and Braylon as keeper options a while back, isn’t it?

2.04 PE – Peyton Manning
Yup.

2.05 DNice – Tom Brady
Josh Freeman makes a nice keep but champions understand that to win, you have to be studly under center and Josh isn’t quite ready for Christmas time yet…

2.06 D&D – Matt Forte
The forgotten man. It wasn’t too long ago a little known plodder out of Tulane was drafted in the 5th by a more successful D&D squad. Could this be a sign?

2.07 SchoolGirls – Antonio Gates
Sorry Conley but you still aren’t Antonio’s Daddy. In fact, Mr. Witten happens to be estranged from his…

2.08 Legend – Rashard Mendenhall (keep)
Funny – you keep Mendanhall and you get a free flak jacket! Nice bonus but not quite like a 100 yard kicker of which are few and far between in Pittsburgh.

2.09 Juice – Dez Bryant
Nothing like depending on this guy as your number 2. Might need to reconsider the 2 spot, my friend…

2.10 D&D (from UCB) – Vincent Jackson (keep)
Look at the previous 10 or so names. Now tell me Vincent Jackson wouldn’t be in the conversation. That’s what I thought. Good thing I put this up for most of you because some of you would be clueless with who’s available come draft night.

3.01 D&D (from UCB) – Wes Welker
Year healthier. Hopefully has a few more moves to get open, though…

3.02 Juice – Ryan Mathews
Classic upside pick. Well played.

3.03 Legend – Sidney Rice
Not sure I would want this but lucky for me, I don’t have your roster!

3.04 SchoolGirls – Jahvid Best
Hopefully last year wasn’t his “best”

3.05 D&D – Brandon Marshall (keep)
Here’s betting a TE puts up Baby TO numbers this year. Is that what you had in mind?

3.06 DNice – Jonathan Stewart
The new Marion Barber!

3.07 PE – Anquan Boldin
You obviously haven’t watched him in Baltimore. Or being a Skins fan, I suppose Boldin sounds better than making a new label for Anthony Armstrong.

3.08 Ninja – Knowshon Moreno
Should get a heavy dose with Jon Fox in Denver. Could go to Juice earlier…

3.09 Brain – Percy Harvin
Why not? Uh…migraines with an unknown cause for starters.

3.10 Flava – Shonn Green (opts not to keep in the 6th)
Good pick despite the ability to keep him in the 6th. Brandon Lloyd makes much more sense in the 22nd.