Somewhere between the time Marques Colston was taken at the 252nd pick of the 2006 draft and the day that Yahoo! opened their fantasy football registration, someone at Yahoo! committed the biggest blunder in the history of internet based fantasy sports. When the positions needed to be attached to the code, it seems someone said, "252nd pick...Marques Colston...Postion...uhhhh... Oh, who gives a rats ass." And suddenly, without playing a single down at tight end, Marques Colston was listed at that very position. One that is notoriously barren of fantasy points.

So what, right? Let's think about the ramifications: I would almost guarantee that 90% of the teams in the upper echelon of fantasy football leagues are starting Colston at tight end. Why is this? Well, what kind of team wouldn't have taken a very good tight end? A team who was racking up on offensive studs in the meantime. As you took Tony Gonzalez or Antonio Gates in the fourth round, this guy took Tom Brady or Roy Williams or Javon Walker. I was able to drop Marcus Pollard (my 14th pick) for Colston after the first week. I had Tony Gonzalez in both of my other leagues, so I didn't make the switch, and I'm cool with that, because who would drop Gonzo after the first game for a Saints rookie? Right...

A team could feasibly have Roy Williams, Javon Walker, and Muhsin Muhammad with Colston bringing up tight end. None of those players are first round picks, either. So just imagine playing a juggernaut like that with Larry Johnson or LT at the helm. My Colston-enhanced team consists of Peyton Manning, Plaxico Burress, Javon Walker, Randy Moss, and Willie Parker...plus Colston.

My point is, before I veered off into bragging, this blunder, while endlessly beneficial for those of us lucky enough to have grabbed Marques Colston before he exploded, has placed quite a wrench in the system by allowing strong teams to become close to unbeatable. So, I'd like to thank Yahoo! on my behalf and bump knuckles with those who were able to grab Marques Colston early to take the place of the Marcus Pollards and the Jermaine Wiggins of the world, people whose only concern after their draft was, "Ugh...what am I gonna do with Joe Klopfenstein?" Good job, my Colston-enhanced brothers, go out there and destroy and remember the time that Yahoo! gave us steroids.

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