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Round 3
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Final
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3.01 |
Chris
Rito | Mike Nazarek RB Michael Turner QB: RB: Tomlinson James Turner WR: TE: PK: |
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Yes, we know that he has the same bye week as Edge...but as a nice complement to the "safe" pick of James at 2.12 we wanted to select an explosive player as a RB#3 here. There are some unknowns with Turner going to a new team, but he finally gets to strut his stuff as a feature back after being the NFL's top backup for years. Sure, he will have some clunker games... but he is also likely to have some huge games where he rips off long runs for scores. In a "best-ball" format, he makes a great RB#3. FWIW, we would have taken one of Moss/Wayne/Owens/Brady/Manning had they fallen to us instead of one of these RBs. =================================================================================== |
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3.02 |
Ian
Allan (via
trade) WR Andre Johnson QB: RB: SJackson WR: AJohnson TE: PK: |
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I’ve been doing
lots of trading. I’ve traded away six draft picks, and here at
3.02, I’m finally selecting my first player. But it’s worked
out fine. Had I stayed at pick 2.05, my selection would have
been Reggie Wayne. Here, trading down almost a round, I’m
getting a wide receiver that I view as almost identical to Wayne
— and my late 7th-round pick is now an early 5th-round choice.
I see Johnson has a safe choice to catch 90-plus balls, and
he’ll probably score 8-9-10 TDs as well. |
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3.03 |
Jerome
Hickerson WR Braylon Edwards QB: RB: Addai Maroney WR: Edwards TE: PK: |
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I
considered Steve Smith here but chose Edwards because I prefer
the Cleveland QB situation. At this point of the draft there
were many fine receivers available but I wasn’t able to trade
downward and didn’t want to wait too long to grab my first
receiver. |
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3.04 |
John
Georgopoulos WR Marques Colston QB: RB: Westbrook WR: Wayne Colston TE: PK: |
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RB James gone, I had no reason to take a RB in this spot. I
decided to grab Colston, my #2 WR at this time. Pairing him with
Wayne gives me a dependable and explosive pair of WRs.
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3.05 |
Jim
Butler TE Antonio Gates QB: RB: McGahee White WR: TE: Gates PK: |
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In
a format that requires starting a TE, I have always felt that it
is beneficial to get one of the premiere TEs in the league.
Given Gate’s level of consistent performance, the drop off
between the available WR or QBs at this position compared to the
drop off waiting until round 4 to take my TE is enough to
warrant snagging the top TE in the league. |
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3.06 |
Shannon
O'Leary WR Larry Fitzgerald QB: RB: Gore Lewis WR: Fitzgerald TE: PK: |
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Larry Fitzgerald has become on of
the NFL elite receivers. At six foot three inches, he is a big
target which translated into 10 touchdowns last year. He also
had 1400 yards receiving. Boldin a premier receiver as well,
but the Cardinals find a way to keep both happy with plenty of
balls thrown to each receiver. If the running game improves I
could see Fitzgerald’s Touchdowns going up. He
should be close to 100 catches and over a thousand yards again
this year.
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3.07 |
Chris
Dolfi | Tom Walls WR TJ Houshmandzadeh QB: RB: Lynch Jones-Drew WR: Housh TE: PK: |
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There
are a couple questions for T J – no wait – just one: Will
Chad Johnson be starting opposite him in Cincy, or not? If not,
will T J excel , or flounder due to increased focus from the
opposing defense? We think Houshmandzadeh
will do well if he is the #1 or not, but better if Johnson is
there. Houshmandzadeh was tied with Wes Welker for the league lead in receptions. Palmer trusts him, and that is the most important charactersitc a WR can have. We’re very happy to have him as our #1 WR. =================================================================================== |
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3.08 |
Ian
Allan (via
trade) WR Steve Smith QB: RB: SJackson WR: AJohnson SSmith TE: PK: |
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Smith underperformed last year, but
it wasn’t his fault. Once Jake Delhomme got hurt, the Panthers
were left with David Carr and Vinny Testaverde at quarterback,
and that was all she wrote. In the three games with Delhomme,
Smith caught 16 passes for 282 yards and 4 TDs. He’s going to
be just fine this year — about as good as any wide receiver, I
figure. =================================================================================== |
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3.09 |
Duane
Cahill WR Anquan Boldin QB: Brady RB: LJohnson WR: Boldin TE: PK: |
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In past FADs, I come into the
draft with a set strategy and re-tool as circumstances
require throughout the draft. This year, I've decided
to go with the old reliable "best athlete
available" theory in the early rounds without regard to
making my roster look a certain way. That couldn't be
more obvious (to me, anyway) at this point, as I don't
believe my strategy ever included getting one guy at each of
the three skill positions in the first three rounds.
The difference this year though
seems to be in the running backs. While 20 have been
selected already, the last several selections seem to
validate that there is another cluster coming up soon and
I'll be able to grab one in the 4th.
Boldin is the eighth WR on my
draft board, and I'm getting him as the ninth receiver
taken. In reviewing my draft thus far, I have to give
myself a "B+" grade. I haven't made the
bonehead pick that's going to cost me a shot at winning FAD,
but then again, I haven't made the "I can't believe
this guy was here" pick yet either.
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3.10 |
Greg
Kellogg QB Tony Romo QB: Romo RB: Portis RBrown WR: TE: PK: |
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two RBs in the stable I had the option of going for a third
back, a quarterback or a top WR. It is never a good idea
to chase a run and there was certainly a run in receivers
leading up to my pick. With a consensus top four QB
available, I couldn't see passing on him to grab a decent WR1. =================================================================================== |
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3.11 |
Matt
Pitzer WR Chad Johnson QB: RB: Barber Bush WR CJohnson TE: PK: |
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I'll be the sucker to take a chance on Chad Johnson. Who knows
what will happen with he and the Bengals before the start of the
season, but he clearly can be a dominant receiver. And while he
has been a little inconsistent during each of the past couple of
years, his totals are great for a guy at the end of the third
round, especially his catches in a point-per-reception league. =================================================================================== |
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3.12 |
Tony
Holm RB Willie Parker QB: RB: Grant Parker WR: RMoss TE: PK: |
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Steelers missed a Jerome Bettis type back last year and that
clearly showed. Willie Parker is fast, elusive and one of
the big home run hitters in this draft and not having to decide
when to start him, I'll be collecting all his home run
balls. The Steelers added rookie Rashard Mendenhall to be
the pounder, Willie Parker is still the starting RB and the guy
you want. Parker was the leading rusher in the NFL before
breaking his leg, so there's a lot of talent here and I expect a
big year out of Parker. =================================================================================== |
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