Hackett over Holmes
Here's what I decided on in my draft last night. LenDale White was a no-brainer with my 6.13 pick. I needed a third running back badly, and he was the only player left in my RB3 tier.
With the 7.02 pick, I had to choose between D.J. Hackett, Santonio Holmes, and Chris Cooley. Only three tight ends were off the board, but I knew a run was likely to take place before I get to pick again. Despite ranking Cooley second in our draft guide, I went with Hackett. We start three wideouts and I didn't want to get behind building quality depth. A great wideout will help you more than a great tight end, and Hackett can be great. I suspect a quality TE option like Jason Witten will fall back to me. L.J. Smith and Heath Miller (at a later pick) are quality worst-case scenarios.
Occasionally, I will go against the Rotoworld rankings during a draft. Choosing Hackett over Holmes was one of those times and it's caused Hackett has proven himself over the last two years as one of the very best reserves in the league. He's entering his prime, and is quite possibly the top receiver on pass-first offense. There is very little downside. Holmes is a second-year player that I am enamored with. But he's riskier because of his age and the unpredictable Pittsburgh offense.
Hackett is getting a slight upgrade in the Rotoworld draft guide shortly.





Comments
I'm high on DJ as he will put up good numbers. I feel teams can draft Branch and I'll take Hackett and be happy.
Posted by: GQ1NYC | July 31, 2007 02:46 PM