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Round 6
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Final
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6.01
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Tony
Holm
WR Santonio Holmes QB: RB: Grant Parker McFadden JJones WR: RMoss Holmes TE: PK: |
I
decided to look at position scarcity for this pick. Looked
at QBs and decided there may be some later that I can live with,
the same goes with TE which brought me to WR. For me I
narrowed this down to Santonio Holmes or Greg Jennings and if
Brett Favre were still the QB in Green Bay, Greg Jennings would
have been the pick - no question. Instead I went with
a 3rd year WR in a system that has become more pass oriented, with
the same QB and is poised to have a break out year.
He only had 52 catches in 2007 but went for 942 yards and 8
TDs, can you say explosive? With an 80 reception
season he projects out to 1,450 yards and 12 TDs. Yes
please! |
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Matt
Pitzer
(via trade) QB Ben Roethlisberger QB: Roethlisberger RB: Barber Bush WR CJohnson Holt TE: PK: |
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I almost took him
with my last pick so I was happy to see him available here. A
few other quarterbacks have gone off the board, but he is my
highest-rated guy, especially coming off a career season. He
should be plenty productive again as the Steelers appear to be
becoming increasingly offensive minded. |
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6.03 |
Greg
Kellogg WR Lee Evans QB: Romo RB: Portis RBrown Henry WR: Marshal Evans TE: PK: |
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With a quarterback and three running backs in the fold, I felt
it was time to turn my attention back to the wide receiver
position. Brandon Marshall gave me one clear number one
receiver, Lee Evans gives me my second.
After a breakout 2006 season, Evans suffered from rookie QB blues in 2007. Well Trent Edwards is no longer a rookie and I suspect Evans will return to the form he displayed the year prior. In drafts already conducted this year, Evans is a mid-fifth round pick making him a slight value when looked at through the lenses of an Average Draft Ranking. |
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6.04 |
Duane
Cahill WR Greg Jennings QB: Brady RB: LJohnson Graham WR: Boldin Bowe Jennings TE: PK |
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The question with Jennings is
obviously: What now sans Brett?
It's pretty apparent based on the
fact that he's still available that nobody in this league
thinks that he's going to reprise his 12-TD season of last
year. Fair enough. With a first-year starter at
QB, perhaps half of that is a reasonable expectation.
But I think what you'll likely see with Jennings is more
receptions and yardage (53/920 last year) to make up for the
touchdowns. Green Bay is going to throw the ball because
you can't build an offense around Ryan Grant. A number 1
receiver on a throwing team by any stretch is a decent WR2A.
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6.05
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Ian
Allan RB Kevin Smith (R) QB: RB: SJackson Forte KSmith WR: AJohnson SSmith Welker CJohnson TE: PK: |
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I’m not picking again until the 8th
round. TC Cannon owns my 7th-round pick. So I figured I’d
better add a third running back into the mix. Maybe Steven
Jackson or Matt Mezzo-Forte gets hurt. Maybe Mezzo-Forte
surprises me and isn’t even a starter at the beginning of the
year. Kevin Smith is a similar type of player. I expect he’ll
start on opening day or at least be part of a committee, and I
believe he’ll lead his team in rushing yards and touchdowns.
Smith does, however, give me more Detroit Lions than any other
team, which is never a good sign.
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6.06 |
Matt
Pitzer
(via trade) QB Matt Hasselbeck QB: Hasselbeck Roethlisberger RB: Barber Bush WR CJohnson Holt TE: PK: |
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I probably have
drafted Hasselbeck more often in more leagues than any other
player in recent years. I expect him to have a good season if he
is healthy because the Seahawks have not exactly locked down
their running game by adding Julius Jones and T.J. Duckett. They
have improved their line and Hasselbeck has shown he can be
productive when throwing frequently. Either he or Roethlisberger
ought to have a good game almost every week. |
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6.07 |
Shannon
O'Leary WR Roddy White QB: RB: Gore Lewis RJohnson WR: Fitzgerald White TE: Gonzalez PK: |
| I
had a hard time with this pick. I don’t really like Falcon
receivers and they will have a new quarterback and a new running
game. The running game should be solid and allow for the passing
game to be better than it has been since before the Dog Fighter
came to town. Roddy caught over 80 balls last year in an offense
that was hurting for a steady QB, so he is capable.
White made the traditional jump in stats last year, his
third. I see White putting up similar numbers as last year. =================================================================================== |
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6.08 |
Jim
Butler TE Chris Cooley QB: Brees Schaub RB: McGahee White WR: TE: Gates Cooley PK |
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Most
are thinking that I should be grabbing WRs at this point, but I
am gambling that I can get a WR corps with potential later on in
this draft. Cooley performed well last season and I think he is
in position to do the same this season. Also, WR and TE are interchangeable.
With that in mind, I see Gates as being my #1 WR while Cooley
could end up being my #1 TE so to speak. =================================================================================== |
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6.09 |
John
Georgopoulos RB DeAngelo Williams QB: RB: Westbrook TJones DWilliams WR: Wayne Colston Ward TE: PK: |
| I
had held out some hope that I would be able to pick up T. Jones'
little brother, Julius, in this spot. With him gone, my plan
shifted to the Panthers' backfield. With any luck, I can grab
both Williams and Jonathan Stewart and hope for a repeat of the
2007 Minnesota situation. =================================================================================== |
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6.10 |
Jerome
Hickerson WR Anthony Gonzalez QB: Palmer RB: Addai Maroney WR: Edwards Harrison Gonzales TE: PK: |
| This
might have been early for Gonzalez, but I wanted to have the two
Indy receivers. Between Harrison and Gonzalez, this tandem
should account for a dozen or more scores and 1500+ yards. In
the FAD format, I don’t have to make weekly lineup decisions,
so I should be able to benefit regardless of which receiver puts
up the points for the week. =================================================================================== |
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6.11 |
TC
Cannon WR Chris Chambers QB: Manning RB: Peterson WR: Owens Burress Chambers TE: PK: |
| RB
Stewart was the preferred choice here. However, only Rito|Naz's
RB-heavy roster is sandwiched between this and my next
selection. Soo... we will now seek a quality non-RB in round six
and claim RB Stewart afterwards. Here we go again.. I like WR Chambers more than I should. He's my selection. Justifying why I feel that he is one of the NFL's ~best~` receivers would be difficult. With the Dolphins in his past, perhaps this is his second Pro Bowl season. My goal is claim up to six solid, medium quality players that are NFL starters and also have the opportunity to have All-Star months. Chambers qualifies and has the opportunity to be better than 'medium quality'. =================================================================================== |
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6.12 |
Chris
Rito | Mike Nazarek QB Donovan McNabb QB: McNabb RB: Tomlinson James Turner WR: RWilliams TE: Witten PK: |
| Finally,
we catch a break with our targeted drafting! With several teams
needing QBs right ahead of us, we were convinced that McNabb
would not fall to us... but he did. McNabb was leading the world
in fantasy points when he hurt his ACL in mid-2006, and despite
being at less than full strength he still had a very solid
season in 2007. We expect a full return to health and high-end
scoring potential as he adds "running the ball" back
into his repertoire. His PPG has always been top notch, but
health concerns likely dropped him to us here. His supporting
cast, coaching continuity and offensive system are all
geared towards helping him put up monster fantasy numbers. FWIW,
we have him rated ahead of 5-6 QBs already drafted. =================================================================================== |
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