Our latest mock draft took place not long after the 28-hour ESPN Fantasy Football Marathon, so some of our experts may have been a bit groggy. That was reflected in the draft comments, which revolved around beer, chili, Wilford Brimley and the consistency of Matt Bowens morning oatmeal. You get the picture. Fortunately, after doing so many mocks at this stage of the preseason, we could all put together respectable rosters in our sleep.Of course, even if you are weary after a long day at work, taking the time to mock will help you flesh out key strategies for your real drafts. In this case, I havent drafted last in a 10-teamer in a while, so it provided me a great chance to see what might be available at the turn as the draft snaked on.Honestly, I wasnt thrilled with my early-round picks, aside from Rob Gronkowski, who seems to end up on all of my teams. Ive long been a believer in winning each position battle against my opponent, and I can put a check mark next to tight end for the rest of the season, especially since I also snagged Martellus Bennett, who at the least will be a handcuff and could be become a flex starter in his own right.Still, I have a boatload of upside with the likes of Lamar Miller, Carlos Hyde and Demaryius Thomas, so its possible I may end up loving this lineup a few weeks into the season if things break right.When Im drafting in the fourth-to-seventh range, I tend to alternate wide receiver and running back in the middle rounds, which allows me to fill out both positions as players I like drop to me. Unfortunately, drafting on the end doesnt set up well for that approach. You are forced to take a pair of players, likely wont get too many value picks who fall to you -- and you wont get another pick for what will seem like days.So, in this case, I just took the best upside players available, at least in my opinion, which ended up being Melvin Gordon and a slew of wide receivers (DeVante Parker, Tyler Lockett, Marvin Jones and Corey Coleman). I may lack depth at running back, but odds are good that at least one or two of those wideouts will pop, which could open things up for me to pull off some trades.Also key to your drafts is knowing your opponents, as that allows you to predict which players you can wait to draft and which you need to jump on now. To wit, its no secret that this group of ESPN experts is willing to wait forever to draft quarterbacks and defenses, so I waited and waited and waited -- and ended up securing Carson Palmer, Marcus Mariota and the Seattle Seahawks D/ST from picks 110-130, which allowed me to pair a veteran stud with a sleeper quarterback, plus arguably the top D/ST.The participants for this draft, in the order in which they selected, were: Matt Bowen, Kyle Soppe, Eric Karabell, Jim McCormick, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Keith Lipscomb, Matthew Berry, Field Yates, KC Joyner and yours truly, Tom Carpenter.Soppe selected Dion Lewis in the fourth round before the it was announced hell need a second surgery. Heres how hed adjust after the news:If youre in a league with deep rosters where the end of your bench can be used on lottery tickets, Id hang on to Lewis. That said, most ESPN standard leagues dont operate like that and therefore I am cutting ties. I dont love the idea of trying to chase Patriot running backs, but with James White being a very capable pass catcher (his 28 catches from Week 13 forward last season led all running backs) in an offense that focuses on such a skill set (25.6 percent of Tom Bradys completions went to RBs last season), thats where Im headed. According to ESPN ADP, White is a free agent in most leagues that have already drafted, so if you act quick, you can salvage this situation. If White is gone, Id look at a pair of handcuffs that gained value this weekend in Alfred Morris an Reggie Bush as roster-fillers. Kenley Jansen Jersey . The Celtics closed out their first preseason under Stevens on Wednesday night with a 101-97 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who rested a lot of their lineup including former Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. Yasiel Puig Jersey . 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Mark Cavendish has triumphed in 30 stages of the Tour de France, won road racings world title and captured dozens of other important races to become one of Britains most successful cyclists.The one thing missing was an Olympic medal.The sprinter from the Isle of Man finally accomplished that feat Monday night, taking silver in the mens omnium behind Italian rider Elia Viviani at the Rio de Janeiro Games.Im happy with it. I couldnt have done more, Cavendish said. I made every day count. On another day I might be closer to gold, but I have to be happy.Especially the way things have gone in previous trips to the Olympics.Cavendish and teammate Bradley Wiggins were the reigning Madison world champions when they headed to the Beijing Games in 2008. But in the event, no longer part of the Olympic program, the duo could do no better than ninth, leaving Cavendish the only British track cyclist without a medal.Four years ago, he headed to the London Games backed by a powerhouse road team to tackle a course that suited him perfectly -- he even won a test event on it. But on race day, the British squad missed the key breakaway and Cavendish wound up 29th, reduced to being a footnote in the race report.So in that context, silver isnt such a bad result.Its always disappointing not to win, Cavendish said, but I did all I could. And the guys behind me did all they could. So yeah, Im happy.His performance was impressive by any measure: Not only did Cavendish nearly overcome Viviani in the last event of the six-event omnium, he also held off reigning Olympic champion Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark, who had to settle for the bronze medal.But perhaps making it more impressive was the fact that Cavendish squeezed in training for the omnium while continuing his successful road career. When other riders would take a break from the grind of professional cycling, he would hop on a jet to compete in a track cycling World Cup event, then hop right back on a plane to rejoin his Dimension Data at the next big race.Cavendishs performance never faltered on tthe road, either.ddddddddddddIn fact, the sprinting specialist earned the yellow jersey in the Tour de France after winning the opening stage, then won three more stages to stamp his mark on the sports biggest race.But Cavendish said all along that one of his priorities this season was that elusive Olympic medal, so he found himself abandoning the Tour in the final week to transition to the track.The past few weeks, he had been fiercely focused on succeeding inside the velodrome.I think gold would have been a fairytale but I dont think you can be unhappy with his ride, British Cycling coach Iain Dyer said. Its not easy gig by any stretch of the imagination but I think hes done himself proud here and I hope in the hours and days he will appreciate it.His effort in the six-race omnium was hardly without flaws.The biggest may have come in the elimination race, one of his better events, where he appeared to let up before the line and was knocked out by the Brazilian rider. Cavendish knew immediately how costly those lost points would be, slamming his palm on his handlebars during his cool-down lap.More trouble occurred in the points race Monday night, when Cavendish failed to see a South Korean rider next to him. Cavendish swerved down the banking of the track and collided with him, sending not only the Korean rider to the ground but also causing a pileup that caused Viviani to crash.Cavendish accepted the blame for the crash, but it ultimately didnt affect his standing.The bigger problem for Cavendish in the points race, where points are earned for intermediate sprints and bonus points are given for lapping the field, was that Viviani was marking him the entire time.Cavendish could never make a move to overcome his Italian rival.Still, he walked away from the Rio Games with the medal he so long desired, the glaring hole in his otherwise imperious resume finally filled -- even if it was filled with silver rather than gold. 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