How to charm a snake (draft)

Most fantasy football drafts utilize a "snake" draft where teams pick 1-12 in odd rounds and 12-1 in even rounds. Crafty owners can take advantage of the characteristics of such a draft if their draft position is one, two or three spots from either end. So those owners with the #2, #3, #4, #9, #10 or #11 picks (in a 12-team draft) should pay attention. Here's the situation: you have the #3 pick in the draft and the two owners ahead of you select LaDainian Tomlinson and Adrian Peterson in the first round. You take a running back – let's say Brian Westbrook – and the draft proceeds. Now you're up again with the 2.10 (#22) pick and you've narrowed your pick to the following list: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Willis McGahee, Jamal Lewis, Ryan Grant and Steve Smith Let's say that you like Smith, but now that he's going to miss the first two games due to suspension, you're a little down on him. You like Housh more; he's a consistent WR in a terri...