Ray_T

apparently Chark is having a real good camp. so he might be a sneaky good pick

he is a nice late round flyer. real problem is there is more depth than we have seen at the TE position in a long time. I think hes a real nice breakout candidate and in a deeper league you should get him as your TE2. but right now hes on my watch list and if he shows signs of a breakout I will likely pick him up.

at the NFL level there are not a lot of QBs who throw without pressure. There is always someone trying to bat down your passes or getting in the face of the QB. either you can play with pressure, or you dont remain a starting QB at the NFL level very long. in general the QB's internal clock to process plays has to allow them to get rid of the ball before pressure gets there. so the ability of the QB to function(or lack thereof) is based on how fast the pressure comes and how fast the QB can do their reads. in general, the speed with which the pressure arrives is fairly consistent unless you have a top 5 or 6 line or a bottom 5 or 6 line. if you have a bottom 5 or 6 line, your QB better be lightning quick at getting rid of the ball. cousins played behind a suspect line the last year or two with success but This is not something you typically see. Danny dimes played behind a subpar line. Then when injuries hit it got even worse. to a point where I think it was the worst or second worst line in football and then he got hurt. the line was better and healthier the year prior and so was Danny Dimes performance. No surprise there. they have brought in some players to shore the line up. It is possible that Dimes reverts to be more like the QB of 2 years ago (but with more talent at WR) problem with bringing in new players to a line is sometimes it does take time to learn to work together. so there will likely still be some growing pains but I cannot see it being as bad as it was last year. so while I am not endorsing Danny Dimes, I do think there is a chance the good danny dimes we saw will return if that line is actually improved. He has better weapons, so it could be a fairly dramatic turnaround..... if they have not already ruined Danny dimes as a player to this point.

Yeah, and if I followed all the yahoo rankings I'd lose my pool. I really dont care if Yahoo ranks me badly. I can make a far better ranking system than anything Yahoo has got. there is a better ranking system here on fftoday if you care to look. while its not perfect its a whole lot more than anything yahoo has (or ever will have)

honestly its tough to project any rookie WR to get over 1000 yards. sure it happens, but the guy needs to be a finished product dropping into a good situation. even then, there is still a learning curve once the guy hits the NFL. only WR in this class I'd even consider taking that early is Harrison. Nabers has similar talent but doesnt have as good a team around him and that will hurt his numbers I dont mind projecting Nabers for 800 to 850 yards though. and thats a pretty good rookie season for a WR

most of the drafts I've won I got either a D or an F from yahoo. Their prediction algorithm is absolutely terrible

talentless isnt the word I'd use. if he was not talented he wouldnt be a starter in the NFL. but hes a fairly unspectacular guy for a #1 WR on his team. maybe a tad better than a JAG. he does a lot of things a bit better than average but but hes also not special in any way. for that reason he will never be a true #1. hes better cast as a #2 WR.

well, Darnold has never had better WR than he does now. if he cant cut it here, he likely cant cut it anywere as a starter.

I think Tannehill might play well in that offense. at least... well by his standards. not necessarily well by yours.

do you have to drop someone? maybe you can make a trade. I acknowledge sometimes a trade doesnt materialize or takes time and if you need this now maybe the drop add option works best for you.

well, yes and no. the line was exposed more than he was. the line was basically a turnstile. I dont know that there are more than one or two QB that could have performed behind that line. It looks like they have made some changes that I have to believe make the line better. admittedly part of the problem was injuries last year but a lot was bad play. I think with a little time to throw and an actual true #1 WR on the roster they will be better. now whether they are better enough to be good is one thing, but I think they should be able to beat Darnold. but the bar is very low.

I'd probably rank Williams the highest here. though Doubs is close. but he has a higher floor and lower ceiling. Lockett I dont like that much. hard to say but he may no longer be in a position to put up good numbers due to age and the emerging rookie they drafted last year. (forget his name)

well, thats why he is a backup and not a starter. Dowdle is the same situation. he will likely put up some decent yards, but probably not much in the TD department. if you could combine them into one back you might have something, but thats not reality. both are good quality backups. but you should not count on them giving you starter numbers often. they are likely matchup plays. I respectfully disagree. with the departure of Ridley to Tennessee its probable hes the #1 WR once again. so I see his volume going back up again. Brian Thomas is likely the next #1 but hes probably a year away from making that a reality. it might happen late in the season, but in the interim I'm predicting a better year than last year for Kirk. but likely not quite as good as what he got the year before. I think that makes him a WR2. which I think makes him more valuable than Dowdle. if you disagree and think he is valued at a low end WR3 then I'd say its close and it may actually depend on what you need. ie. whether you need a WR or a RB more.

also worth noting, everyone knows where the top Defenses rank but if you are one of those guys who waits on a Defense until the last or second to last round, you should strongly consider chicago. if you look at what this defense did after they acquired Sweat, it was pretty good. pro rated, would make them top 10. now that Defense had the misfortune of having an offense that wasnt very good. if you now believe that offense will be good, thats a whole lot of time on the field for the defense that will simply vanish. so we wont see a tired defense late in games. and the defense also lost points because their offense turned the ball over to the other team in their own end of the field. that also hurts the numbers of the defense. so if you think this also gives the defense a boost, we are now looking at an even higher finish. maybe top 8 or so with still some more upside possible depending on how good the offense actually is this year.

nice post I was not aware of this. if you(or anyone else) find any articles specific to this I'd appreciate if you post it here. this is a situation that may be worth keeping on top of. especially if it turns out Kamara gets hurt. I fully expect as long as Kamara is healthy Miller will likely remain on the wire anyhow so there is no rush on this unless you are in a really deep league.

I actually like the Kendre Miller flyer. almost took him in a couple drafts of mine, but hes one of many late round flyers I like. but any team where the starting RB is close to (or over) the age of 30 you should pick their top backup late to pair up with the player. so if picking Kamara, Kendre Miller is likely the most valueable handcuff on the board to you and as a player hes worth more on your roster than he is on any other roster. but I dont mind him as a pickup at all. Not sure about Ali. I feel like if King Henry goes down, that becomes a committee where nobody puts up good numbers.

thats the thing. hes a low floor, high ceiling player. I dont mind grabbing him as a later round guy simply because the upside warrants it. Id take him a full round ahead of the last ADP I saw. admittedly that was a couple weeks back so if his ADP has shortened up substantially since then this last statement may need to be revised some.

and fully healthy he should be #1 overall. I do have concerns about his health but Id probably still take him ahead of any of the other RB, but at the same time if I could trade him for the #2 RB on my board and get another asset coming my way Id probably be down for that.

Stroud is more a traditional drop back passer, but hes got it going on in terms of throwing the ball. he had draftable numbers last year as a rookie. this year he has more talent than he had last season and hes got another year of experience. as long as hes not one of the first 4 or 5 QB off the board he should provide good value for you at the draft table. He is one QB you dont really need rush yards from to have a good year. Think Kirk Cousins, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning..... all drop back QB's who have been fantasy darlings in the past despite their lack of rushing yards. the rush yards will keep a QB afloat if their passing is not up to speed, but they need to get the passing part of their game up to speed within 2 (or in some cases 3) years or risk losing the job as a starter. the ability to run will help them while they learn the game, but in the end its the passing ability that allows the QB to stay in the league in the long run.