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he was on my list of possible high upside late round RB to take for this very reason

I also like to hear other peoples takes on a player. even if I dont agree with it, its good to know where some people are at with a player even if its to get an idea as to what value the average person places on that player. I also think the debate is good. sometimes info on a player will come out in a debate that will change my mind on that player too. to that end I do enjoy the debates. if it seems like I am argumentitive I'm not trying to be. just enjoying the debate

I have long been a believer that most teams win or lose games on the line. it affects everything. if your line performs well, your QB has more time to throw, your RB's have bigger holes to run through. and if your line doesnt perform, then the RB has to ad lib and find a way to get positive yards when the line doesnt open up a hole. and your QB has to scramble to make a play or throw the ball away. I guess the reason why teams are going with running QB now is because their scrambling ability can allow them to perform even when the line isnt. but there is a cost to that. injuries. Your running QB are more prone to injuries due to all the extra hits they take when they scramble. and if your young QB has to scramble too much it can force them into bad habits as well. so its not always a good thing. That said, I'd take a good pocket passer who can make a quick read and decision behind a good line over a running QB behind a bad line. but that's real life football. in fantasy the running QB behind a questionable line is fantasy gold because of all the rush yards.

yeah, I did my research. this type of injury is 2 years to fully recover. now that hes slimmed down I think hes prime for the breakout we all were wanting. if you can get him cheap hes a good buy I think.

my first year of fantasy football, was the year after Tomlinsons rookie year. at the time he was viewed as good, but not great. it was a keeper league (keep 3) and I won the first pick overall. Had everyone convinced I was gonna take Kurt Warner, but did a ton of research and decided to turn the draft on its head. Took Marshall Faulk in the first round, priest Holmes in round 2. everyone figured I'd go WR in round 3 but when the draft came back to me I took Tomlinson. everyone asked why and I said, hes the best player on the board and hes young. then in round 4 I came back and took Donovan McNabb. The rest was history. I didnt draft especially well at WR, but Tomlinson played superb and Priest Holmes broke out. I had the 3 best RB in fantasy football. I then traded Faulk to a team in need of RB and got for 2 starting WR and the rest was history. I cleaned up. and I got hooked. admittedly I didnt totally know what I was doing though 2 websites seriously educated me. (one being fftoday) and I learned a lot in a short period of time. honestly I've had good drafts and bad drafts since.... even a few great drafts, but none compared to that one. everything I touched turned to gold. Beginners luck? maybe. but I had help and fftoday was a part of that.

I was also considering Purdy at my point in the draft too. but there are still a lot of QB still available and I decided it was worth the risk to wait. and given that I'm weaker at WR than I'd like I figured shoring that up had to be the priority for me.

I was not entirely pleased with my WR. they are ok. but decided at this point to try to shore up the position with 2 players who could potentially break out at the position. so I drafted two WR at the turn who I felt had the ability to do that for me.

10.01 WR Rashid Shaheed, NO

9.12 WR Josh Palmer, LAC

perhaps, but you need someone on the roster to start and I dont see anyone else on the roster I like. unless they think they can sign a free agent. ( I think there are a couple)

today's press release suggests you might be right. dude took off some weight in the offseason and is in shape. apparently he looks a lot quicker. thats no guarantee he will be better but it definitely tilts the odds in his favor

while I'm not a big fan of Geno, however stylistically Howell may fit the new system better, but he throws way to many INT for any system. that said, in the old days if a QB threw for almost 4000 yards with high int they would get another year to see if they could match or exceed that while lowering the INT. But they bailed on him quick. I dont love Howell. but right now Geno would be who I start because with him you dont get the picks. but I respect Howell has the better upside if he can clean up those interceptions(or at least get them less than 10 per year). It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

sorry. but not that sorry. you've been sniping my picks a lot this draft. its fitting I return the favor. at WR my choices were getting limited so the odds of it happening actually were pretty good.

as we are past round 3 and I have not seen a new thread for this I've started one.

fixed, sorry guys

Needed to take a WR here, with only 2. and I felt there was a significant dropoff after this. Calvin Ridley may get decent volume here. hes a low floor high ceiling guy. as for the QB I didnt feel good about the type of QB that would be left to me 22 picks from now if I didnt take one now. thought about taking Dak, but I figure with Zeke returning, some of those TD passes from last year will turn into zeke runs in the red zone and CeeDee is now holding out. so that adds to the risk here. so I went with Goff

8.01 QB- Jared Goff, DET

7.12 WR Calvin Ridley, TEN

well, ADP values are a function of what have you done for me lately? and he had a QB tossing him the ball and that QB is no longer an NFL starting QB. While you never know how much is the fault of the QB, the Coach or the WR I am inclined to think that its not all his fault. Nobody in that offense performed which likely means it is either the coach or the QB. Neither still have their jobs. some saw his trade to Carolina as Pittsburgh giving up on him but maybe its a case where everyone needed a fresh start. He gets this in Carolina and I do think he can turn it around. but there is risk there too considering he has a rookie QB so I dont know if there is a 1000 yard season there for him this year or not. I think he gets close. but the rest of the offense in Carolina also needs to step up and be better too. given where he just got picked I'd say its low to medium risk (which is decent at this point in the draft)

agreed. the draft hasnt played out exactly the way I'd like but so far it has been fun. its nice to test yourself against a high level of competition.

mcBride and Zamir White went the 2 picks before I was up. so its not like those guys were an option for me when I was picking.

absolutely. you were right about this. if you wanted him this was the time to take him

drafting on the end is tough. you pick and then its 22 picks until you pick again. tough to plan a draft that way. I like DK but not really sold on the QB situation in Seattle. Pickens got over 1000 yards last year with a QB who is no longer a starter in this league. so the arrival of Russell wilson should be an upgrade there. So bottom line, I liked his upside more. and I know your thoughts on Barkley, it actually wasnt my plan to take 2 RB at that point, but I do think Barkley is well suited to the Eagles offense. running behind a far better line, and a far better offense and better team overall. he will get a lot of late game carries during garbage time and even if hes not as good as I'd hoped, he will get the yardage on volume. pick 5 and 6 I actually wanted to take McBride and Zamir White but both were taken just before I was on the clock. I hate getting sniped like that but it happens. That said no complaints about Kittle. for me both TE's were close in terms of what they are likely to deliver and both have risks associated with injury. for Kittle the risk of injury is to him. for Mcbride the risk is in his QB. but take a look at McBrides stats after week 8 when Kyler Murray came back from injury. Pretty sick. I know the sample size is small, but over a full year, that projects to well over 1000 yards. Granted when a player breaks out quite often once teams learn hes dangerous they will do things to hinder him. but hes a good guy to consider in lieu of the top tier guys and provides the same upside with a bit more risk.

I think you are right. I rarely endorse rookies, but I saw him on a crossing route, ball was thrown behind him. looked like an INT and Harrison contorted his body, reached out his hand and pulled it in one handed and kept running. didnt even need to slow down. it was quite impressive. for that reason I actually think he scores more TD than fftoday is currently projecting in their rankings. anyone with a catch radius that wide is gonna be an awesome red zone target.

10 team. see the original post. he said he was drafting 10th at the turn.