stonewall 647 Posted September 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Matt Mueller said: This whole theory was part of the reason I was ok waiting on WR. In my one redraft league I got flat laughed at during the draft when I started my draft Kamara, Kelce, Chris Godwin, Zach Ertz. Shoulda heard the laughter when I went Mahomie/Kelce/D. Henry/Carson....and grabbed Hollywood Brown and The Hard Man late. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AxeElf 787 Posted September 18, 2019 39 minutes ago, stonewall said: Shoulda heard the laughter when I went Mahomie/Kelce/D. Henry/Carson....and grabbed Hollywood Brown and The Hard Man late. Was that after the laughter died down from picking the Bears with the overall #1 pick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonewall 647 Posted September 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, AxeElf said: Was that after the laughter died down from picking the Bears with the overall #1 pick? That was my last draft in a different league (5 this year).....but I am hanging around at 1-1 and 2nd in the division in that one. Need a QB though. Been rolling Murray and Winston. Tried to get Rudolph but was sniped. Hopefully, Kyler gets his sea legs pretty quick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldtimer 84 Posted September 18, 2019 13 hours ago, Matt Mueller said: I'd love some insight if you want to share. This whole theory was part of the reason I was ok waiting on WR. In my one redraft league I got flat laughed at during the draft when I started my draft Kamara, Kelce, Chris Godwin, Zach Ertz. I added John Ross on waivers, picked up Chark and am hoping Mike Williams rounds into form. If you can make in season adjustments and jump on guys who will keep producing early you can make any draft start work. I use local newspapers for all my player research when it comes to drafting. National media outlets, like ESPN, MSNBC, Yahoo and some others all get paid for coming up with stupid tweets that have no basis in actual fact. The local NFL writer almost always has a close relationship with the Head Coach and usually the Assistants too. When they say someone is going to push for a starting job, you can believe them. They are much more critical of players and when they praise someone, it's worth noting. With McLaurin, the actual writers in Washington were saying he was the best WR they have had in years and he's only a rookie. The reports weren't just talk, they really loved this kid. In contrast, they absolutely ripped apart Jordan Reed and their former first round pick from a couple years ago. If you follow Rotoworld, a Tweet on McLaurin may have said "This kid looks good and has a shot at some playing time." The person tweeting that, or writing it, likely heard it from someone else who heard it from someone else..... The local guy flat out knows what the coaches think and they don't have to kiss anyones rear-end. They write what they see. There are a lot of newspapers out there, but if I'm considering drafting someone I know very little about, I guarantee you it's coming straight from the hometown paper. I don't know how it works everywhere else, but our former lead NFL Columnist for the Post Dispatch was really close with not just the various Head Coaches we had, but everyone all the way down to the strength & conditioning guy. He flat out blasted guys that didn't practice hard or look good. Rarely did he praise a rookie, but back when Torry Holt was drafted (I'm in St. Louis), the national media didn't think much of him because we already had Isaac Bruce. Jim, our sports writer, said he was the best route running rookie he had ever seen. Torry went on to have a pretty solid career. lol It's just little things that can help you get an edge. It has seriously worked for me and I'll continue to do it as long as I can. Another example: The sportswriter in Jacksonville said he was not at all impressed with Fournette. Nationally, he was getting a ton of attention. In Jacksonville, their sports guy said he seemed lazy and uninterested. I passed on him in all drafts based on that statement. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,309 Posted September 18, 2019 Folks starting him this week? Tough matchup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 993 Posted September 18, 2019 2 hours ago, IGotWorms said: Folks starting him this week? Tough matchup As a wr3 he is locked into my lineup. He had a tough matchup last week too. Keenums deep ball skills are his problem. Twice he was schemed open for long tds and twice keenum overthrew him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SexyRexy 60 Posted September 18, 2019 5 hours ago, IGotWorms said: Folks starting him this week? Tough matchup I’m personally not. I’d like to avoid the bears matchup in this case but he’s sliding back in after this week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IGotWorms 3,309 Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, SexyRexy said: I’m personally not. I’d like to avoid the bears matchup in this case but he’s sliding back in after this week. Yeah he’s on my bench too. I may regret it but just hard to see Washington doing much of anything on offense Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huskyhater75 242 Posted September 20, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 10:07 AM, AxeElf said: Yeah, well, he says he doesn't have long to live, so I cut him some slack. Whoah! HAHA with your ego, you didn't pick up that I was talking about you? HAHA, Whoah! A little over your head I guess, maybe next time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AxeElf 787 Posted September 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, huskyhater75 said: Whoah! HAHA with your ego, you didn't pick up that I was talking about you? HAHA, Whoah! A little over your head I guess, maybe next time. Well of course you were talking about me; you said it was a class move for me to cut that "joker" a break. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huskyhater75 242 Posted September 20, 2019 Whoah! Kinda remind me of those beautiful hayfields I worked in as a kid-and there were cow pies too with those crap/flies constantly lingering-kinda like you............haha, now shoo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shaabyi 0 Posted September 20, 2019 Yes it’s the Bears, but I think he puts up WR2/3 numbers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Meth Tweekers 26 Posted September 21, 2019 On 9/14/2019 at 5:03 PM, Jedi Sensei said: Ja'marcus Russell? He was never a NFL QB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cavern 70 Posted September 21, 2019 49 minutes ago, Crystal Meth Tweekers said: He was never a NFL QB. i think he was. then he got cut. i will always remember a funny post here that, when he was cut, he bled gravy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AxeElf 787 Posted September 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Crystal Meth Tweekers said: He was never a NFL QB. 3 hours ago, cavern said: i think he was. then he got cut. i will always remember a funny post here that, when he was cut, he bled gravy He was, but I think CMT was being facetious about his lack of any true NFL ability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huskyhater75 242 Posted September 21, 2019 He was a QB at LSU, drafted in '07 by Raiders AS a QB. Didn't do real well though.....................but he was (6' 6") tall! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 993 Posted September 21, 2019 On 9/14/2019 at 5:03 PM, Jedi Sensei said: Ja'marcus Russell? Thats a myth. A legend qb coaches tell black kids. You better work out. You don't wanna be a Jamarcus Russell. Then they all laugh knowing no black athlete could ever be THAT bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaintsInDome2006 128 Posted September 22, 2019 On 9/14/2019 at 2:09 PM, kilroy69 said: Fun Fact. The only black qb that is not mobile is Steve McNair. Warren Moon wasn’t much of a runner either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 993 Posted September 22, 2019 33 minutes ago, SaintsInDome2006 said: Warren Moon wasn’t much of a runner either. Yea but he is also a top 10 alltime qb soooooo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaintsInDome2006 128 Posted September 22, 2019 56 minutes ago, kilroy69 said: Yea but he is also a top 10 alltime qb soooooo True dat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaintsInDome2006 128 Posted September 22, 2019 Actually Teddy Bridgewater isn’t very mobile either. James Harris wasn’t mobile, neither was Doug Williams. Not was Aaron Brooks. So that’s 7 right there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SaintsInDome2006 128 Posted September 22, 2019 Watson is super mobile but he’s also taking massive amounts of sacks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crystal Meth Tweekers 26 Posted September 23, 2019 On 9/21/2019 at 2:01 PM, AxeElf said: He was, but I think CMT was being facetious about his lack of any true NFL ability. Exactly because he was so awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
