8.01
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Tony
Holm
WR Bernard Berrian
QB: RB:
Grant Parker McFadden JJones WR:
RMoss Holmes Cotchery Berrian TE:
PK: |
B's
of steel? Or glass? We'll find out. I'm the
only FAD team without a QB (which is SOP for me) but looking at
the draft I felt I wanted to come away with a solid core of RBs
and WRs before looking elsewhere and I'm sticking to it.
If Jay Cutler were still here that would have been a strong
consideration, if not the selection, but at this point I'm going
to cherry pick what's left at WR. Berrian is one of the
more explosive WRs in football and the Vikings paid him big
money to come to Minnesota. He has been handed the
opportunity to be the #1 guy and with his speed and on an indoor
track for at least half his games, Berrian could really tear it
up. Berrian had 71 receptions for 951 yards and 5 TDs last
year on a very pedestrian Bears offense, there's tremendous
opportunity for Berrian this year and I can't ask for much more
than that. Santana Moss was also a consideration here but
I opted for the upside of Berrian over the recent struggles of
Moss.
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8.02
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Chris
Dolfi | Tom Walls (via trade)
WR Santana Moss
QB: Anderson
RB: Lynch Jones-Drew
Jacobs WR:
Housh SMoss TE:
Winslow PK: |
|
When QB Jason Campbell
started playing well for Washington towards the end of last
season, Moss really started returning to the player we remember
from 2005 when he topped 1,400 yards. He finished the last
four games (including playoffs) with no less than 68 yards a
game and 3 TDs.
We love where we drafted Moss, 33rd in this year's crop of FAD
WRs. If nothing improves in Washington, we get him exactly
where he should have been picked, but the success at the end of
2007 makes us think his productivity will improve in 2008 and we
get a guy that we see finishing in the top 20-24 WRs almost 2
full rounds later.
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8.03
|
Greg
Kellogg
RB Felix Jones (R)
QB:
Romo RB:
Portis RBrown
Henry FJones
WR:
Marshal Evans Driver
TE:
PK: |
|
While Jones doesn't
have the opportunity to start that Kevin Smith or Matt Forte
does, he will likely get as many touches as the more heralded
Reshard Mendenall or Jonathan Stewart. Last year Julius
Jones, whose role is being taken by Jones, gained almost 800
total yards and scored two TDs. As a RB4 I am looking for
four startable games from this Jones boy and his receiving
skills alone should assure that outcome.
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8.04
|
Duane
Cahill
RB Deuce McAllister
QB: Brady RB:
LJohnson Graham Mendenhall McAllister WR:
Boldin Bowe Jennings TE:
PK |
| I
spoke in my Tom Brady analysis about a low-risk, high reward
pick. Well, Deuce is the more traditional high-risk,
high-reward. Injuries may still be a concern (the reason
the team brought in Shaun Alexander for a look-see), but if he
rebounds to form, he’s a great value here. In fact, I
thought about taking him in the last round, but with Tony Holm
already having Willie Parker in the fold, thought he might have
gone after Mendenhall. I felt more comfortable letting
McAllister drop to this pick.
I
think it became pretty obvious throughout 2007 that Reggie Bush,
for all his talent, isn’t as effective when he’s asked to be
an every-down back. Like Mendenhall, Deuce is the
between-the-tackles guy in his team’s tandem and while he’s
not going to get Bush’s PPR points, I fully expect that
he’ll go back to being the goalline guy in 2008.
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8.05
|
Matt
Pitzer
(via trade)
RB Ahman Green
QB: Hasselbeck
Roethlisberger RB:
Barber Bush AGreen WR
CJohnson Holt Curtis TE:
PK: |
|
Green has plenty of problems, including age, injury history and
the team around him. But I'll be happy to take a starting
running back in the eighth round just about any day, especially
one who has the potential to catch a few passes. I doubt he will
be an every-week producer but if he gives me a few good games,
I'll be happy.
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8.06
|
Chris
Dolfi | Tom Walls
WR Laveranues Coles
QB: Anderson
RB: Lynch Jones-Drew
Jacobs WR:
Housh Coles TE:
Winslow PK: |
|
This write up for
Coles will look a bit like the write up for Santana Moss , who
we grabbed with our last pick. We got a guy who was picked in
the early 30s, who can end up as a top 20 WR. Coles was hurt a
lot last year (after not missing a game the previous 7 seasons).
Nagging injuries hampered Coles last year. We are betting that
Coles will be back to full speed.
Coles isn't a speedster but has that valued commodity we talked
about before, his QBs trust. No matter who the QB, Coles will be
option 1, with Cotchery being 1a. HE won't be catching bombs
like Santana Moss, but he will get us points through receptions
and yards. Coles should be somewhere around 1,000 yards with
80-90 catches, great value here.
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8.07
|
Shannon
O'Leary
WR Javon Walker
QB: Bulger RB:
Gore Lewis RJohnson WR:
Fitzgerald White Walker TE:
Gonzalez
PK: |
Year
after year, I say I am not going to gamble on my picks, but
still can’t resist the talent of a guy like
Walker
.
Walker
was definitely a bust in
Denver
, but once again at this point in the draft I like his talent.
He should be more mended than last year. Word out of the Raider
camp is
Walker
is not in good shape, but it is May. I think a WR like
Walker
will respond well to the Al Davis downfield mentality. I also
think
Walker
will be in better health than last year, and the Raiders must
think so as well. As much as I dislike the Raiders, I think they
have rebuilt the offense in a smart manner. They drafted a
tackle in 06 and a QB in 07 and a RB this year. The only thing
that concerns me is Russell’s inexperience. Still
Walker
is a decent gamble in the eighth round.
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8.08
|
Jim
Butler
WR Limas Sweed (R)
QB: Brees
Schaub RB:
McGahee White WR:
Galloway Sweed TE:
Gates Cooley
PK
|
This
guy has all the tools to make a quick impact in the league. Pittsburgh
is still search for a solid receiver corps and I think
Limas will fit in nicely there. I think that he's going to have
some decent games with a chance to have some really good ones.
As Ben Roethlisberger continues to develop in to a better
passing quarterback, I see Limas benefiting from that.
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8.09
|
John
Georgopoulos
WR Deion Branch
QB: EManning RB:
Westbrook TJones DWilliams WR:
Wayne Colston Ward Branch TE:
PK: |
I
had listed six guys in my pre-select for this pick: Cotchery, S.
Moss, L. Coles, A. Green, D. Branch and J. Walker (in that
order). Amazingly enough, five of the six were taken right
before my turn.
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8.10
|
Jerome
Hickerson
WR Reggie Brown
QB: Palmer RB:
Addai Maroney Taylor WR:
Edwards Harrison Gonzales RBrown TE:
PK: |
This
guy killed many fantasy owners last season as he was drafted
well before his production warranted. But he’s on my sleeper
list for this year as I believe McNabb will be a better QB. And
Brown’s second half production was actually not too shabby –
his bad rap this season is mainly intertwined with the fact that
he was drafted too early last season. As my #4 receiver, drafted
at almost 40th receiver taken, I think he’ll
produce sufficiently to warrant this draft selection.
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8.11
|
TC
Cannon
WR Bobby Engram
QB: PManning RB:
Peterson Stewart WR:
Owens Burress Chambers Engram TE:
Clark
PK: |
Everyone
wants these solid receivers that will benefit their unchanging
roster. Despite the selection ahead and behind me, I got mine
with Seattle's top wideout.. and I'm sure other recent dozen WR
picks are thinking nearly the same thing.
8.09 Branch, 8.11 Engram, and 8.12 Burleson went almost
back-to-back. Let me tell you why MY players is the better
Seahawk WR... (Stand by)
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8.12
|
Chris
Rito | Mike Nazarek
WR Nate Burleson
QB: McNabb
RB: Tomlinson James Turner
WR:
RWilliams Mason Burleson TE:
Witten
PK:: |
Nate
Burleson seems to be in a great position to build on his solid
finish in 2007 (5 TDs in the last 5 games). The only other
decent WRs on the Seattle roster are refusing to attend team
functions due to a contract squabble (Engram) or will miss
a substantial portion of the season with a knee ailment
(Branch). Even if they both show up, Burleson will continue to
be at least the big play guy for the Seahawks. While Burleson
only caught 50 balls last season in a dozen starts...he made
them count with 9 TDs. We look for at least a solid and similar
season with occasional great weeks, and some potential to
surprise and bust out for a 1000 yard season.
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