how does my fantasy team look?

Question

i had the 11th pick of the draft

1-Peyton Manning QB Colts
2-Clinton Portis RB Redskins
3-Chad Johnson WR Bengals
4-Bears Defense/Special Teams
5-Andre Johnson WR Texans
6-Adrian Peterson RB Vikings
7-L.J. Smith TE Eagles
8-Chad Pennington QB Jets
9-Jerricho Cotchery WR Jets
10-Julius Jones RB Cowboys
11-Heath Miller TE Steelers
12-Giants Defense/ Special Teams
13-Dwayne Jarrett WR Panthers
14-Olindo Mare K Saints

Lineup
QB- P. Manning
RB- A. Peterson
RB- C. Portis
WR- J. Cotchery
WR- A. Johnson
WR- C. Johnson
TE- L.J. Smith
K- O. Mare
D/ST- Bears

Reserves/Bench
QB- C. Pennington
RB- J. Jones
WR- D. Jarrett
TE- H. Miller
D/ST- Giants
The Giants and Bears have the same bye week so I released the Giants and got the cardinals D/ST because the bye week of the bears, the cardinals play the lions

Answer 1

Was that 11th pick out of 12 teams, or what? Regardless, there is a fundamental problem with this question that makes it virtually impossible to really say. That problem is that fantasy sports is totally relative. How good your team looks doesn't matter so much as how good your team looks in comparison to the other teams in your league.

That said, you committed a very common faux pas in your draft, and that is going to hurt you. You took Peyton Manning first. Ouch. He's great, no doubt, but that means that your running game is going to suck, and the running game is what wins fantasy football. Adrian Peterson is a rookie, and is completely unpredictable how well he will do. He will likely be splitting time, and could even be a big bust. Portis is a great runner, but he has injury problems and his backup kicked butt last year when Portis went down. You'll want to get Ladell Betts if it is not too late, just in case. Finally, Julius Jones is ok, but he is splitting time with Barber in Dallas, so he is not going to be a fantasy stud.

That said, your reception corps is pretty good. The problem is that the difference between the top tier receivers and the second tier receivers, or even the third tier receivers, is very small compared to the difference between the top runners and the second rate runners. So having a good reception corps is not going to fix your running game, unless Chad Johnson has a 1980s Jerry Rice type of season. Same goes for your Defense. Good defense... but they are not likely far enough ahead of the middle-rate teams to overcome the deficiencies of your running game, especially when you consider the fact that you likely could have gotten them two rounds later than you took them.

Alas, none of this means a thing if the other teams in your league drafted worse. It is all relative. In more leagues than not, I think you'd have problems with this team. BUT... you really never know. If someone else in your league got Parker and McGahee (or some other combination of top running backs) AND still pulled off Marc Bulger as a QB, then you're in trouble. That is not even factoring in LT. Lucky for you that you appear to be in a league with more than 10 teams. Otherwise, having Tomlinson is almost unfair! Good luck!