Fantasy Football Top Pick

The biggest and most controversial question for all of us fantasy football geeks is who is the #1 fantasy pick of the NFL draft? For the past couple of seasons, it has been a no-brainer. LaDainian Tomlinson has been the top pick in majority of fantasy football drafts for the past couple of seasons; however, times are changing and Tomlinson no longer deserves the title of "Top Pick."

I'm not here to say that Tomlinson will have a horrible season. I actually think he will have a very productive season and I think he would be a great pick at #2, but not at #1. First of all, Tomlinson had a knee injury that virtually kept him out of a vital playoff game last season. Who knows if he is fully recovered? Even if he is physically healthy, that knee injury could still be lingering around in his head, which would cause him to take fewer cuts and to be less aggressive when carrying the pigskin. Second of all, he has been heard mentioning the word "retirement." No, Tomlinson will not retire this season, but nevertheless, that should still cause you to raise a little red flag when hearing that. He still has the talent, but does he still have the heart? You need to have a lot of drive and motivation to stay successful in the NFL, and if he has lost some of that, then he will probably lose some fantasy value, too.

So who do you pick at the top spot? It's an easy question to answer in my book. Adrian Peterson? No, he plays for a motionless offense with an unproven quarterback that several people have still never heard of. Plus, Peterson has already shown that he can be an injury risk.