Thursday, August 23, 2007
Happy now, Summers?
By popular demand, by which I mean "pretty much just Dawn Summers", I now present this year's Fantasy Football draft guide, hopefully too late to do anyone any harm. Bob's Top 100 players would also serve as a good guide to the first few rounds. Anyways, here goes...
Quarterbacks:
Must Have: Payton Manning (Indianapolis Colts) - His durability and consistently staggering totals make him worthy of a first round draft pick - the only non-RB to merit such a spot.
Sleeper: Jon Kitna (Detroit Lions) - Quality recievers + an otherwise crappy team that's going to need to throw a lot = points.
Overrated: Matt Schaub (Houston Texans) - Here in Atlanta, the conventional wisdom has been that we'll have to watch Schaub go to the Pro Bowl while Michael Vick goes to prison. The only problem with that theory is Schaub has the supporting cast that nearly got David Carr killed.
Running Back:
Must Have: LaDanian Thomlinson (San Diego Chargers) - I would love to meet, or at least read an interview with, any person who has the overall #1 pick in their draft who does not select LT.
Sleeper: Jerious Norwood (Atlanta Falcons) - Some question about whether he can shoulder a #1 RB's workload, but a fragile Warrick Dunn is likely to see a lot less action this year, and a successful start to the season could cement Norwood as the top guy on a team with no offense save the run.
Overrated: Clinton Portis (Washington Redskins) - He's fragile, his team sucks, and he hitched his wagon to Michael Vick. What more do you need? Jackass.
Wide Receivers:
Must Have: Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers) - Three WR's are potential second-round picks if you want to try an unconventional draft strategy. Smith takes the top spot by a small margin over Marvin Harrison and Chad Johnson.
Sleeper: Bernard Berrien (Chicago Bears) - Granted, anyone who depends on Rex Grossman's arm for numbers is going to be sketchy, but with Berrian's speed and hands, he only needs 3-4 catches a game to put up a decent point total.
Overrated: Randy Moss (New England Patriots) - Tom Brady's strength is in his ability to spread the wealth. Every eligible receiver is a potential target with him. If Moss can be a grownup about sharing looks, he can be productive, but Randy Moss isn't exactly the first name that pops to mind when you think "grownup."
Quarterbacks:
Must Have: Payton Manning (Indianapolis Colts) - His durability and consistently staggering totals make him worthy of a first round draft pick - the only non-RB to merit such a spot.
Sleeper: Jon Kitna (Detroit Lions) - Quality recievers + an otherwise crappy team that's going to need to throw a lot = points.
Overrated: Matt Schaub (Houston Texans) - Here in Atlanta, the conventional wisdom has been that we'll have to watch Schaub go to the Pro Bowl while Michael Vick goes to prison. The only problem with that theory is Schaub has the supporting cast that nearly got David Carr killed.
Running Back:
Must Have: LaDanian Thomlinson (San Diego Chargers) - I would love to meet, or at least read an interview with, any person who has the overall #1 pick in their draft who does not select LT.
Sleeper: Jerious Norwood (Atlanta Falcons) - Some question about whether he can shoulder a #1 RB's workload, but a fragile Warrick Dunn is likely to see a lot less action this year, and a successful start to the season could cement Norwood as the top guy on a team with no offense save the run.
Overrated: Clinton Portis (Washington Redskins) - He's fragile, his team sucks, and he hitched his wagon to Michael Vick. What more do you need? Jackass.
Wide Receivers:
Must Have: Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers) - Three WR's are potential second-round picks if you want to try an unconventional draft strategy. Smith takes the top spot by a small margin over Marvin Harrison and Chad Johnson.
Sleeper: Bernard Berrien (Chicago Bears) - Granted, anyone who depends on Rex Grossman's arm for numbers is going to be sketchy, but with Berrian's speed and hands, he only needs 3-4 catches a game to put up a decent point total.
Overrated: Randy Moss (New England Patriots) - Tom Brady's strength is in his ability to spread the wealth. Every eligible receiver is a potential target with him. If Moss can be a grownup about sharing looks, he can be productive, but Randy Moss isn't exactly the first name that pops to mind when you think "grownup."
