11.01
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Chris
Rito | Mike Nazarek
WR Jabar Gaffney
QB: McNabb
Kitna RB: Tomlinson James Turner
CTaylor WR:
RWilliams Mason Burleson Gaffney TE:
Witten
PK:
DT: |
Gaffney
really came on as the season progressed in 2007, surpassing
Donte Stallworth in both targets and production. Now with
Stallworth gone he will be starting for the high-octane Patriots
every week. He is a dependable and very effective target,
actually posting team-high effectiveness numbers overall and in
the red zone -- facts which explain his 5 TDs in somewhat
limited action. It was also obvious in the postseason that he
was a preferred target in the end zone for Tom Brady.
Speaking of Brady...his presence under center helped to make
Gaffney a more attractive draft choice than some other WR
options available in this slot who suffer from inferior
QB play.
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11.02
|
TC
Cannon
WR James Hardy (R)
QB: PManning RB:
Peterson Stewart Benson Young WR:
Owens Burress Chambers Engram Hardy TE:
Clark
PK:
DT: |
|
Who
do you think is the best remaining WR? The glad-to-leave-Oakland
Porter or the I'm-not-aging Toomer may be the best. However, I
believe that the most productive could be my selection, rookie
James Hardy. He edges out Charger
Vincent Jackson for this draft slot.
Hardy is one of the bigger receivers to enter the
league in the past few years and his 6'6" frame should make
him a very inviting target, allowing him to
make an immediate contribution near the goal
line. Hardy was a high-scoring wideout at NCAA Indiana and
there's little reason to think that will change. He's no Troy Williamson. I promise
that.
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11.03
|
Jerome
Hickerson
QB Jason Campbell
QB: Palmer
Campbell RB:
Addai Maroney Taylor CJohnson WR:
Edwards Harrison Gonzales RBrown TE:
Shockey PK:
DT: |
|
This
pick felt forced upon me. I was desperate to grab a second QB
and I see a pretty large drop off on my list after
Campbell
. I can’t say that this selection thrilled me;
Campbell
has the right players to receive his passes but does he have
inside himself the tools to get the job done? He needs to learn
a new system, stay healthy, and work together with his receivers
while avoiding sacks and reducing fumbles. A lot to expect, but
he was the best that I saw available at the time.
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11.04
|
John
Georgopoulos
QB Trent Edwards
QB: EManning
Edwards RB:
Westbrook TJones DWilliams Betts WR:
Wayne Colston Ward Branch TE: PK:
DT: |
From
what I saw of Edwards last season, he seemed like an
up-and-coming QB talent. There's always the chance that Losman
will win back the starting job, but I doubt it. Besides, I only
need him to play well in Week 4.
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11.05
|
Jim
Butler
WR Terry Glenn
QB: Brees
Schaub Rivers RB:
McGahee White WR:
Galloway Sweed DJackson Glenn TE:
Gates Cooley
PK:
DT: |
|
Health-wise
Glenn appears to have fully recovered from his 2007 injury woes.
Now if only the Cowboys will let him play ball. I think that all
of this current stuff will work itself out and Glenn will be on
the field and scoring points. If he returns to his 2006
form, I think he'll have a chance to be a constant, not stellar,
but constant point scorer
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11.06
|
Shannon
O'Leary
WR Jerry Porter
QB: Bulger
Delhomme RB:
Gore Lewis RJohnson Bell WR:
Fitzgerald White Walker Porter TE:
Gonzalez
PK:
DT: |
|
Porter is a big
receiver and has the opportunity to be a number one receiver
with the Jaguars. The Jaguars revamped their receiving core this
year, and I think the trip out of
Oakland
has to be good for Porter. There are some concerns about Porters'
hammies, but it’s early and hopefully Porter can get them back
in shape. This is a pick I might have taken back if given the
chance as Porter got hurt the day after I picked him. I would
keep an eye on him, but will move him further down my draft list
for my other drafts
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11.07
|
Ian
Allan (via trade)
RB Ahmad Bradshaw
QB: Cutler
Garrard RB: SJackson Forte
KSmith Bradshaw WR: AJohnson
SSmith Welker CJohnson TE:
PK:
DT: |
This
FanEx contest can be a battle of attrition. Halfway through the
season, there will be some teams that can’t even field full
starting lineups. So I wanted to bolster myself at running back.
Bradshaw does that. He’s not only the backup running back for
the Giants, he’s only going to play every week as a
change-of-pace guy. He was very good in the playoffs last year,
actually outrushing Brandon Jacobs and getting almost as many
carries. I also expect him to become the team’s third-down
back, which is important in this scoring format. Bradshaw caught
a lot of passes at Marshall.
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11.08
|
Ian
Allan
TE Vernon Davis
QB: Cutler
Garrard RB: SJackson Forte
KSmith Bradshaw WR: AJohnson
SSmith Welker CJohnson TE:
Davis
PK:
DT: |
I don¹t really like TE Davis, but
we¹re nearing the end of the 11th round and I don¹t have a
tight end. And he¹s the highest-ranked player on my board at
that position. He¹s certainly fast. Maybe he catches 50 passes
and 4 TDs - at least I hope so.
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11.09
|
Duane
Cahill
WR Donte' Stallworth
QB: Brady RB:
LJohnson Graham Mendenhall McAllister CBrown WR:
Boldin Bowe Jennings Bruce Stallworth TE:
PK:
DT: |
|
Man, I really try to avoid
"in this format" picks, because I think they
diminish the value of our draft versus what you may be doing
when it's time for you to pick. However, Stallworth is
exactly an "in this format" pick. He's with a
pass-happy Browns team, and while he'll be the #2 receiver
behind Braylon Edwards, he'll be more the #3 option behind
Kellen Winslow. At least we know that Jamal Lewis won't
be taking away his catches.
In Stallworth, I add another
"quantity over quality" receiver to my corps, as I'm
not sure that I have anyone that is going to dazzle week in
and week out. However, I have enough guys that will peak
at various times that I should be in good shape FanEx
FAD-wise.
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11.10
|
Greg
Kellogg
WR Drew Carter
QB: Romo
Leinart RB:
Portis RBrown
Henry FJones Norwood
WR:
Marshal Evans Driver DCarter
TE:
PK:
DT: |
Word
out of Oakland is that WR Drew Carter has been wowing the
coaches and when you are picking this late you grasp at straws.
No one knows who will be the Raiders top receiver - all we know
for certain is that someone will catch the passes. This is
my first real reach of the draft but there will be more later.
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11.11
|
Matt
Pitzer
TE Ben Watson
QB: Hasselbeck
Roethlisberger RB:
Barber Bush BJackson WR
CJohnson Holt Curtis Clayton TE:
Watson
PK:
DT: |
Everybody
wants a piece of the
New England
offense, right? Here's mine in Ben Watson. He had five TDs in
the first five weeks last year before things fell apart. So he
at least has the potential to make an impact at tight end. If he
has another one of those five- or six-week dominant stretches,
he can be valuable. I'm not asking for anything more.
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11.12
|
Tony
Holm
RB Justin Fargas
QB: Young Rodgers
RB:
Grant Parker McFadden JJones Fargas WR:
RMoss Holmes Cotchery Berrian TE:
PK:
DT: |
Obviously
the Raiders selection of Darren McFadden in this years draft
pushes Fargas down the draft list but it is hard to argue the
success Fargas had running the ball last season. In the
second half of 2007, Fargas had 164 attempts for 676 yards, 4 TDs
and caught the ball 15 times for 110 yards ending up being the
13th best fantasy back tied with Marion Barber over the second
half. Fargas also rushed for over 100 yards 3 times
in that same span. That's some strong running as the
Raiders were one of the top running teams in the league last
year. Since I have Darren McFadden already, this pick
seems to make sense for me to help diminish the down side of
McFadden in 2008 and protects my investment in McFadden.
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