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Subject: RIFC 2006: Draft rationales #3 (rds 13-18) Posted by: Guru - [330592710] Wed, Aug 23, 2006, 11:47 Continuing for RIFC draft rounds 13-18. Rationales for round 1-6 Rationales for round 7-12 | ||||||
| 32 | A's Guy ID: 25110210 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 20:43 |
15.05 Billy Volek, QB, TEN As a backup QB filling in for McNair, Billy Volek has not disappointed the Titans. In his 24-game career, he has a QB rating of 86.9 and a TD:INT ratio of 2:1. This year, he gets his chance to be the main guy in Tennessee and I think he'll do very well. He has already shown great chemistry with his go-to receiver Drew Bennett. | |||||
| 33 | beezer ID: 25110210 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 20:44 |
15.06 Roddy White, WR, ATL  It looks like WRs are getting ready to start flying off the board, and with Jenkins just now being selected, it looks like a good time to grab White before someone else does. He's one of the sleepers I had identified early in the draft. Even with Lelie coming to the Falcons, I still think Roddy will be the home run threat for the Falcons. I see White and Jenkins both being reasons that Vick will improve his passing this season, so I think this is a good risk/reward pick at this point in the draft. | |||||
| 34 | culdeus ID: 25110210 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 20:44 |
15.07 Eric Moulds, WR, HOU Meh, this is where taking IDPs too early might cost me. I'm looking at reasonably having to start this guy three times or more. Makes me want to open up my shirt and vomit straight down the front of it. Another guy that could get garbage time points as well as have some upside if AJ doesn't show up again for a whole season. | |||||
| 35 | Valkyrie ID: 25110210 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 20:48 |
15.08 Brandon Jacobs, RB, NYG Needed a third RB and the Giants goal line man seemed like the safest commidity- He won't get carries or yards but should contribute 5-6 TD's this year which is all I expect from him. | |||||
| 36 | TB Sherpa ID: 031811922 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 20:58 |
15.09 Vernand Morency, RB, HOU In the past I have always tried to fill out my roster (or most of it) before gambling on back-ups or players whose value goes up when the starter is injured. Not this year. The remaining players are all fairly equal to me, so I am looking for what I consider to be "value depth". I was hoping Morency made it back to me in this spot and he did. I have not heard any good news on Dom Davis, but even if there was some good news, Davis misses games every season. Before Morency exploded in their last preseason game, the coaches were already raving about how well he is running with the ball. | |||||
| 37 | Guru ID: 330592710 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 21:36 |
for youngroman 15.10 Michael Pittman, RB, TAM we have the 15th round and nearly all backup RBs were taken. with my first 4 RB having byes in week 7, 7, 8, 8 and felt the need of another back. I had only 3 teams left: TB, PIT and HOU. the situations in PIT and HOU aren't settled yet, so they would have been too risky. that leaves me with TB. I then looked (again) which manager has the starter on that team and saw that Guru has the Cadillac. The situation presented itself and I took the opportunity. Pittman is a valuable backup because he will see more plays than most other backups. there is also the possiblity that he might return kicks this year. I have the feeling that my RB-corp isn't complete yet. | |||||
| 38 | Guru ID: 330592710 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 21:37 |
15.11 Mark Clayton, WR, Bal I really wanted Pittman with this pick, as Cadillac insurance. I was surprised to see him disappear one pick ahead of me to a team that already had 4 RBs. I’m not saying it was a bad decision. I just didn’t expect it, which made it all the more painful. Moving on. Mark Clayton should be an acceptable bye week filler, and could even move into a regular starting slot on my squad. He finished last season strong, ranking 8th in fantasy points over the final five weeks after missing most of the first half with an ankle injury. He’ll be the third receiving option behind Mason and Heap, but if McNair can stay healthy, there should be ample balls heading his way if he can just haul them in. | |||||
| 39 | For Doug ID: 2192327 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 21:41 |
15.12 Terrell Suggs, DL, BAL This guy's a stud, tons of fun to watch his motor, and moving to a more of a lineman-than-LB position this year in Baltimore's D. Rotowire is projecting him for 17 sacks and 50 tackles... yowzers. I'm not counting on THAT many sacks from him, but definitely double-digit... and he has less question marks to me than the other top-level DLs available. | |||||
| 40 | Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Thu, Aug 24, 2006, 21:42 |
15.13 Chris Simms, QB, TAM I need a Week 6 bye covered for Peyton Manning. The Buccaneers play the Bengals in Tampa that weekend. Nice matchup. If things go well, Simms will never see the light of day for my fantasy team except that Sunday. I do like Simms, however. He is surrounded by weapons on that team and has a coach with a scheme on offense demonstrated to be effective. If he blossoms into a fantasy superstar this year, I won’t be at all surprised. Phil’s kid has taken his lumps the last two years. I expect a step up to a consistent level of above average play… that will be mostly wasted on my bench. Or you could offer me a trade for him when he takes off. I was thinking that leggestand deserved some props in this round for taking Ben Troupe at this point. I think that pick could be a real coup if things play out like I think they will in Nashville. And since legge is loathe to pat his own back, I’ll do it for him. Nice pick legge. | |||||
| 41 | s R ID: 861898 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 00:51 |
15.14 Julius Peppers, DL, Car Peppers is an outstanding talent. Mega-athletic DE with fabulous speed. He'll emerge as an overpowering force. 16.01 Dunta Robinson, DB, Hou Totaled nearly 90 tackles in each of his two seasons with seven total interceptions and four sacks. I expect him to get on track and dominate. | |||||
| 42 | For MC Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 02:28 |
16.02 Reche Caldwell, WR, NWE Free stratagem of the day: there is no such thing as too many WR’s in RIFC. I like to think that Caldwell could become some kind of breakout player in New England this season. The possibility certainly exists. He’s a good receiver, but has never put up good stats in the NFL due to injury and being behind better personnel. Assuming that Deion Branch follows through with his threat to hold out for a while, someone else will be catching Tom Brady passes. It’s not inconceivable to me that Caldwell will be the main someone. If he turns out to be the #1 guy this season for the Pats, this pick will look great. If not, you’ll all have forgotten it by week 2 as we jockey for claiming position following a massive flood of waivers. My former Gators collection swells by 1, and now numbers 2 overall! | |||||
| 43 | Guru ID: 330592710 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 08:26 |
for Doug 16.03 Kellen Winslow, TE, CLE I kept peeking at this position, but there were several I was indifferent between so I kept waiting. Finally decided that even though I didn't expect anyone to take a #2 TE soon, that Winslow had a leg up on the other options in terms of upside (eek... note to self: Don't use "Winslow" and "leg" in the same sentence.) It's been two years of wasted potential for him, here's to hoping he finally begins to display his talent and get his life (and game) back on track. | |||||
| 44 | Guru ID: 330592710 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 08:28 |
16.04 Ernie Sims, LB, Det Another rookie LB! The 9th pick in the draft, recently named as the starting weakside LB. More than one site has compared him with Derrick Brooks, and he seems like one who can be an impact player from the outset. And even though the Detroit offense may be improved, the defense should still get to log plenty of minutes. I now have 5 IDPs, missing only the obligatory DL. I thought about taking a DL here, but the depth available still looked OK. I looked seriously at several other LBs as well, but decided that Sims had the most potential. If I had been able to land Pittman with the prior pick, I probably would have taken a WR here. So if Sims turns out well, I’ll have youngroman to thank for it! | |||||
| 45 | youngroman ID: 43441182 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 08:31 |
16.05 Madieu Williams, DB, CIN he is a tackle machine for the DB position, that needs to get filled. With his pick I only need a kicker and another IDP to complete my starting 15. | |||||
| 46 | TB Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 09:33 |
16.06 Washington Defense Okay, time to draft a defense before someone gets cute and starts drafting their second defense. Washington is the 6th rated defense on my sheet, but I only have them averaging one point better per game than the 17th ranked defense. I was flip-flopping between them and Miami. I like the week 8 bye and I almost pulled the trigger two rounds ago. Picking a defense is not a very exciting pick. Now I get to wait for 16 players to come off the board to see if Wali Lundy makes it back to me. | |||||
| 47 | for Valkyrie Leader ID: 191202817 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 12:51 |
16.07 Morlon Greenwood, LB, Hou Must admit I am not sure what I am doing here- still need defensive depth and a MLB on a poor team that will see many running plays can't be all bad- who is this guy ? I am afraid that I have never heard of him- a straight statistical pick. | |||||
| 48 | for culdeus Leader ID: 191202817 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 12:52 |
16.08 Wali Lundy, RB, Hou Honestly I think this might end up being the SOD. Sources inside Houston are really down on DD and Lundy has shown the most in camp and is typical of the style Kubiak has been running in Denver for all those years. I really like the odds that this guy could at least become trade bait someday. In a 14 team league you have to take some wild swings at RBs late and this is mine. Overall comment: Who do I see as the frontrunners right now? Leggestand is the clear frontrunner. Solid starters and depth at all skill spots. Hasn't concentrated much on IDP or others yet, but there is plenty of value out there to be had. I sort of like TB's team just as much. I think he reached out too early for Brady, but it worked out by robbing Matt Jones in the 7th. Easily the SOD of the first 10 rounds. Like the IDPs as well. That's it. There are some teams I think right now are clearly touching the bottom of the pool, but I'll hold off on that. I sort of see it as Legge and TB then a semi-small dropoff and then there are 5-7 teams in the same shape then 4 teams that I see as having little chance. | |||||
| 49 | The Beezer Leader ID: 191202817 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 12:54 |
16.09 Julian Peterson, LB, SEA No one left on the board other than at positions I don't care about right now is left that can be counted on. As such, it's time to take some chances and either hit a late round gem or get someone who can be tossed with a good conscience when needed. For this pick, I was looking at getting my last IDP pick, and after the first couple of picks, I realized that I could potentially build my IDP squad so that none of them had overlapping bye weeks. That would mean that I could limit my IDP bench to a single slot. Furthermore, if I grabbed an LB with a week 5 bye, my LBs would have byes on weeks 3, 4, 5, and 6. I could then cover byes until week 8 with just a single LB. Granted, turnover in those picks is likely going through the season, but it gives me some extra flexibility in my draft and in early season waiver pickups. With all these factors in mind, I had focused on Julian Peterson about two rounds ago as an ideal fit that I felt would likely be available. It's not often that the 42nd LB off the board is a two-time Pro Bowler, but ACL injuries tend to do that. However, Seattle has expressed a lot of confidence in Peterson's abilities with the huge contract that he signed to join them, and he has looked really good in practice. Even though he won't be in an ideal position from a fantasy standpoint, he should still provide big play capability while steadily scoring a few points per week. | |||||
| 50 | Athletics Guy ID: 167191017 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 13:18 |
16.10 Jerry Porter, WR, OAK? With the way things have gone in the offseason, I doubt Jerry Porter is going to remain in Oakland this year. I'm not sure how that will affect his value, could be good or could be bad. I was willing to take the risk on him though, since I already had 3 receivers and this was the 16th round. | |||||
| 51 | I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 3579513 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 13:28 |
16.11 David Carr - QB, HOU The last good option I saw left as a backup QB. With QB's selected as 13th and 26th of the board in their groups, I probably wasn't aggressive enough in drafting a backup. With a "revamped" offense… this could be his breakout year? | |||||
| 52 | leggestand Leader ID: 451036518 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 13:56 |
16.12 Maurice Morris, RB, SEA A handcuff for Alexander. As 53 RB's were off the board, I felt it was better to be safe than sorry, as I don't have the RB depth to lose Alexander without his backup. Morris should be able to put up decent stats should the unthinkable happen, especially given the 'Hawks easy schedule. Round 16 value - Given that probably 50% of the players taken in Round 16 will be dropped at some point, Wali Lundy could prove to be a huge steal if he can earn the starting RB position while Davis is hurt. I was surprised TB didn't select him since he already had Morency. | |||||
| 53 | GoatLocker Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:37 |
16.13 Chad Jackson, WR, NWE Couldn't wait any longer on this pick. Figured I would take him first of the pair, just in case Hubble decided he needed another WR. Only had three WR so far, and two of them have the same bye week. Starting to look very much like he will be the WR1 or WR2 for NE. Of course, we all know the ball will be spread around. He ran a 4.32 40 at the draft combine. He is known for having soft hands and being a tough receiver, willing to make catches in traffic. | |||||
| 54 | Hubble Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:38 |
16.14 Greg Jennings, WR, GNB Thought i'd give a shot to this prospect. Everything i've read about him was positive and he might be of some help later in the season. Has been quite impressive so far in spring. 17.01 Verron Haynes, RB, PIT Some say he is going to be the goaline back if Parker cant make it in the first few games. RB backups can turn out to end up on the FA or make you look wise. | |||||
| 55 | GoatLocker Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:38 |
17.02 Brandon Lloyd, WR, WAS Think he matches up good with the previous pick. And it looks like he is the WR2 behind Santanna. So, double teams on the other side could open him up and help with his number of receptions. The Bye week matches up well with the others and should make this pick fit good as my 5th WR. Biggest issue is the fact he only caught 44% of the balls thrown his way last season. | |||||
| 57 | leggestand Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:39 |
17.03 Bob Sanders, DB, IND I have been targetting Sanders in all my IDP drafts. He put up 100 tackles last year and should exceed that this year with another year under his (young) belt. I also figured it was time to get my first DB. I also thought about taking K. Rhodes, E. Coleman, and a player yet to be drafted. Round 17 values: Braylon Edwards. Towards the end of last season, he actually showed some of his potential. Even though he is on the Browns, he has the ability to put up some good #'s and start for valkyrie. | |||||
| 58 | I_AM_CANADIAN Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:40 |
17.04 Darren Sharper, DB, MIN Saw a lot of my "target" players drop off in the last round (16th) for this pick: Madieu Williams, Ernie Sims, Kellen Winslow. All their risk/reward levels seemed very interesting to me. Sharper should be switching over to SS this year, which could improve his tackle #s. Also, his ability to have HUGE games I find interesting due to the fact I've already got "stable" #s coming from the 4 LBs that I've drafted. The icing on the cake is the occassional work he gets on special teams... overall, this "overvalued" player, slipped back into a good value pick IMO. | |||||
| 59 | AthleticsGuy Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:40 |
17.05 Takeo Spikes, LB, BUF First Bruschi, then Perry, and now Takeo Spikes. It seems like I'm drafting a lot of players who have injury issues heading into the season. Like Bruschi, Spikes is capable of being a top 20 LB assuming his surgically repaired Achilles' tendon has healed. He hasn't seen any preseason action yet, but he seems to be close to being game-ready. | |||||
| 60 | The Beezer Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:40 |
17.06 Cedrick Wilson, WR, PIT
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| 61 | culdeus Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:41 |
17.07 Miami Dolphins, DEF, MIA Well well well look who took a D/ST. Deal with it. The bench is so deep this year and people keep whiffing on DB picks that I figured it was time to take one this year with a cush schedule early and late. | |||||
| 62 | valkyrie Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:41 |
17.08 Braylon Edwards, WR, CLE We are in risk territory now and Edwards has as high an upside as anyone else. Not supposed to be ready for start of the season but hopefully I won't need him for a few weeks anyway. | |||||
| 63 | TB Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:42 |
17.09 Chris Gamble, DB, CAR Not only did Wali Lundy not make it back to me, he went two picks later. I've had my eye on Gamble for a while now. Not only is he one of the best corners in the league, but as a bonus, he sometimes returns punts. A recent article stated that he should be used even more on returns this year. For defensive backs, he ranked 6th last year and that was in 15 games. Even though he is the 19th DB to be drafted, I expect him to put up top 10 numbers again. I know I still need a LB or two and will have to address that with my next pick. | |||||
| 64 | youngroman ID: 43441182 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 17:51 |
17.10 Brad Johnson, QB, MIN 26 QBs were gone, only 6 game1-starters are left. The options are: BUF (unproven) NYJ (injury prone) CLE (unproven) MIN (old) CHI (unproven and injury prone and not named starter yet) SF (unproven) I'll better take the old and proven guy that has hopefully something left in the tank in week4 vs. Buffalo. as long as Plummer stays healthy I should be fine with this pick. interesting how quick all the middle-tier starters went off the board. only time will tell if my QB-strategy works this year. | |||||
| 65 | For Guru Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 18:11 |
17.11 William Green, RB, CLE After barely missing out on handcuffing Cadillac to Pittman, I decided to get Droughns handcuffed. I guess it’s my actuarial/risk management background coming to the fore. However, as time wears on, it's becoming less clear whether Green is really the #2 RB or not. We probably won't know unless and until Droughns goes down. I still have starting holes at DL and K, but there is no rush on those. There are probably a dozen at each of those positions I could accept. Green has much more value to me than to anyone else, but after waiting one round too long on Pittman, I’m not taking the chance. | |||||
| 66 | For Doug Sherpa ID: 031811922 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 18:12 |
17.12 Michael Turner, RB, SDG Was highly dubious he'd make it back to me after last pick, but felt the starter at TE took precedence... I had actually been eyeing Turner for a good 3+ rounds. Obviously it would take an injury for him to get major playing time, but he's demonstrated he can produce when given the opportunity... as such, I think he's got the most upside of any of the definite "RB #2" backs (I'm not comparing him to various RBBC backs or position-battle backs). | |||||
| 67 | Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Fri, Aug 25, 2006, 18:16 |
17.13 Sammy Knight, DB, KAN I was slightly miffed when TB told me he was going to take Chris Gamble with his 17th round pick, for the simple fact that the guy is a stallion that might even return a few kicks or punts this year. And I needed a DB badly here. I had Sammy Knight ranked as the 3rd best DB available, but I’m concerned about his age leading to decreased effectiveness (as it appears to have a bit last season) and in turn reduced playing time. There’s no doubt he can score 100 fantasy points or more in this format, if he plays the whole season. I’m hoping for 16 games out of him. He fits my IDP bye week shuffle well, so that works. [Heh. TB said "inserted".] | |||||
| 71 | s R ID: 861898 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 07:05 |
17.14 Peerless Price, WR, BUF It's time to pick sleepers. Price's best days were in a Buffalo uniform. The Bills seem to be stockpiling short, shifty receivers, and Price fits that role well. 18.01 Brian Griese, QB, CHI Griese is the prototypical NFL quarterback. He's back to 100 percent and might eventually work his way into the stating lineup. | |||||
| 72 | Motley Crue ID: 2192327 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 08:43 |
18.02 Musa Smith, RB, BAL At the beginning of this draft, I would have never thought I’d be interested in a guy like this. He’s like, third string, or something. What’s the point? But as we’ve progressed and as I’ve done more research to dig deep for those last couple of gems we all know are hiding in the player pool, I began to realize that Musa Smith is a decent RB and more importantly, he could get an opportunity this season. That’s what it’s all about for most RB’s: a chance. With Jamal Lewis still recovering from various leg maladies (and basically cementing the impression that he sucks last season), someone else in Baltimore’s RB stable will likely see carries. I agree that it’s probably going to be Mike Anderson. However, I am not certain of this, and as Musa has played well in pre-season games, I think the risk here is worth it. He’s a guy I can feel comfortable stashing on my bench for a few weeks until we see how things play out in Charm City, and then I can move forward from there. We all know someone will emerge at some point as a valuable player, and we’ll all say “That guy? I thought about drafting him a few times but I never thought he’d be any good.” Musa Smith is that type of player. | |||||
| 73 | Guru ID: 330592710 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 09:31 |
for Doug 18.03 Neil Rackers, K, ARI At this point, I'm just drafting some IDP filler and bye week filler, etc. In the meantime, I'm noticing that Vinatieri's injury is lingering and there's an actual perceived dropoff in Ks still (to me), just about any other position left is all just "plateau"... just a question of who you want to throw a dart at. I really don't think there's much to gain or lose by throwing a dart now versus in a couple rounds... I just had a 4-player queue last for 3 rounds. But most of all, I just wanted to see how culdeus would react to me taking another K at this point. That thought alone brought a smile to my face as I clicked to draft him. =-) | |||||
| 74 | Guru ID: 330592710 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 09:33 |
18.04 Cedric Houston, RB, NYJ Who knows what the Jets running game will look like? With Barlow and Houston, I have two of them, and if all goes well, I can leave them on my bench for awhile to see how things shake out. Houston may be the Barlow handcuff, or vice versa, or neither, or others may be thrown into the mix. Worst case is probably the dreaded RBBC. Again, I opted to pass on two open starting slots, DL and PK. I'll risk letting Doug corner the market on kickers. | |||||
| 75 | youngroman ID: 43441182 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 09:44 |
18.05 Gerald Hayes, LB, ARI he is the starting MLB for now and may stay there all season if he continues to play like in the preseason: 7 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF in week1. if he loses his position he can be found on waivers soon. | |||||
| 76 | TB Sherpa ID: 031811922 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 12:12 |
18.06 EJ Henderson, LB, MIN I think there are less than 30 LB left that I would draft, so I had better get my 2nd one now in case people never stop drafting them. EJ is the weakside linebacker for a young and improving Minnesota Defense. He struggled at MLB two years ago, but played much better from the weakside position last year. He will fill the LB position for me on week 5 and probably get a few starts in the flex position. I seriously debated drafting Bobby Engram in this spot, but felt like I had better grab another LB. | |||||
| 77 | Athletics Guy ID: 167191017 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 13:00 |
for Valkyrie 18.07 Jay Feely, K, NYG Ok a little early for a kicker but why not take someone who will play every week and out score the average kicker by a point or 2 a week rather than another one of the long shots that may or may not ever help you or play more than a week or 2? | |||||
| 78 | Athletics Guy ID: 167191017 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 13:00 |
for culdeus 18.08 David Givens, WR, TEN Another late gift I thought. Has a chance to become a WR1 in a crappy system, yes, but a WR1 in another pass late and pass often system. Has some injury concerns that are minor and don't really concern me right now as a WR5. Side Note: I will say that I spit up coffee when I saw who Doug took this round. Though looking back on it what is worse? Taking a PK 5 rounds too early or having that PK come up gimp and you have to take a PK in the range that they are supposed to go? At some point you just suck it up and go with what you've got right? | |||||
| 79 | Athletics Guy ID: 167191017 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 13:00 |
for the Beezer 18.09 Michael Bennett, RB, KC  With the RB pool nearly completely depleted, no one that can be drafted at this point will be a contributor unless an injury occurs. The question is, who would be in the best position if they gained a starting role due to injury? After reviewing who was left, it's obvious to me that a likely candidate would be Michael Bennett. As the #2 currently on the depth chart in KC, if something were to happen to LJ, he would get the first crack at toting the rock in that offense. This will likely be a wasted pick, but the 5% payout on this bet is pretty significant, so we'll gamble here. | |||||
| 80 | Athletics Guy ID: 167191017 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 13:01 |
18.10 Dallas Cowboys Defense I put off taking a team defense long enough. There were a couple teams I wouldn't have minded taking here. To be honest, they all seem about the same to me now. All the elite defenses were gone (which is good since I wound up drafting the disappointing Ravens last year). At the end of the 18th round, Dallas shouldn't be too bad of an option. | |||||
| 81 | I_AM_CANADIAN ID: 59652217 Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 14:19 |
18.11 Ian Gold, LB, DEN I'm really happy with the group of MLBs that I'd collected up till now… but… I have over-lapping bye weeks twice with them. Grabbing another LB, and then a backup CB later will be needed to correct this. Weakside Back in a good unit. Not expecting anything huge... but still a solid LB. | |||||
| 82 | GoatLocker Sustainer ID: 060151121 Sun, Aug 27, 2006, 10:20 |
for leggestand 18.12 Leon Washington, RB, NYJ I don't have any idea what is going to happen at RB for the NYJ, but with Barlow and Houston drafted, I figured I could try and strike gold with Washington. From what I've seen in preseason, Washington appears to at least be handling the kickoff return duties, and could possibly be carving out a small role as a 3rd down back. He is a rookie, and if the NYJ running game falters, as most people expect, maybe he will get a shot. He could also end up as the 1st guy I cut after Week 1. Round 18 values: I like Musa Smith, and is who I would of taken had he made it to me. I also think Givens, as the likely #1 WR at Tennessee, is a great bye week filler for culdeus' WR corps. | |||||
| 83 | GoatLocker Sustainer ID: 060151121 Sun, Aug 27, 2006, 10:24 |
18.13 Charles Grant, DL, NO Was time to take care of the DL slot. His Sacks have fallen off drastically last year. Hoping they come back a little, but expect his tackle #s to remain solid. Should be servicable in this slot and at this time in the draft. | |||||
| 84 | Hubble ID: 185332620 Sun, Aug 27, 2006, 22:31 |
18.14 Eric Coleman, DB, NYJ How many DB have had 100+ tackles in their first 2 season? I had Coleman on my sqad last year and was very plz to see him bring 10FP every week. I see him as a every-week IDP starter. Another player i had highlighted on my cheet. | |||||
| 85 | Guru ID: 185332620 Sun, Aug 27, 2006, 22:36 | Rationales for rounds 19-24 | |||||
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