Mock Draft: You make the call
I'm on the clock in what is probably my favorite "industry" league I do all year, FFWebmasters. Lots of good site owners.
The league is standard (non PPR) scoring, but is 14 teams. We start 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DEF, no flex.
The draft plays out one pick at a time, we have a 12-hour clock and can trade picks, but not much of that goes on. We're almost through two rounds in roughly 28 hours.
I was lucky enough to receive the second pick of the draft and took Steven Jackson. Really wrestled with taking Frank Gore. I'm a sucker for the Inconvenient Truth. Convinced he's a Hall of Fame talent if he can stay healthy. Wouldn't be surprised if Gore is the RB1 this year, but Jackson just feels safer this season. I'm trying to hit more doubles with draft picks this season (less risk) rather than always swinging for the fences as is my wont.
The really hard decisions come with my second-round pick. I'm at 2.13 (27th overall) and only four receivers and one quarterback have been taken. Everyone's afraid to get left out in the RB2 race in a deep league. I thought Brandon Jacobs would be there, but he went at 2.06.
My highest ranked RBs left on my board are ...
Carnell Williams (RB19)
Marshawn Lynch (RB22)
Adrian Peterson (RB23)
My highest ranked WRs left on board are ...
Reggie Wayne (WR3)
Marvin Harrison (WR4)
Larry Fitzgerald (WR7).
So what would your strategy be?
Back with the Keenan McCardell impact in the morning
Comments
I'd grab Lynch there. The Bills spend a ton of $$ to upgrade the O-line for this season & I fully expect Lynch to be a force from the start
Caddy fell big time last year and I still think he's a question mark.
Peterson will be good...once the Vikings get a QB & some WR's. Vikes are going to see alot of 8 man fronts daring Jackson to beat them.
WR wise I truly don't think you can go wrong with any of them. We know what the Colts duo can give us & Fitz should excel as well with Leinart the QB from day 1
Posted by: gary | July 27, 2007 01:00 AM
Cadillac on the way up (2.13) and Marvin on the way back down (3.02).
If you do this, you lose out on a top 5 QB.
Don't do it, and you miss out on a top 10 WR.
It's tough being in a 14 teamer.
There's little doubt you have to get a RB. Peterson's injuries are too daunting, and Marshawn reminds me of J.J. Arrington. So, Caddy by default.
Bummer about Jacobs. I was in a 12 team drawn out draft similar to this recently and got Gore (1.04), Ronnie Brown (2.09) and Jacobs (3.04).
Good luck.
Posted by: Brad Metzger | July 27, 2007 01:40 AM
id take harrison at 27 and lynch at 30.
i have the 2 pick in one of my 14 team leagues, and i'm looking to grab jackson, an elite WR(hoping for smith), and depending on who's available, another elite WR or an RB2(i, too, want brandon jacobs).
i'm going to try a WR-heavy strategy this year in at least one league, and shoot for some middle of the road RBs for depth (julius jones, fred taylor, etc.).
Posted by: The Dox | July 27, 2007 01:51 AM
I would go wr Wr here. Then you will probably be able to get an rb like ahman green with your 4th rounder...not much worse than the guys left but you would have two studs at wr
Posted by: j | July 27, 2007 04:41 AM
you brought it up before, and i like the idea this year of going rb1, wr1, rb2.
that being said, i love wayne this year. i think he's gonna be one of the top 3 wr's in the league. i'd take him here, and grab another rb on the way back.
the problem with both lynch and peterson is that you're gonna have to wait a bit to see production out of them. i think peterson will be the better back, but lynch will have a quicker impact.
but, you've probably already made this pick and i'm just talking to myself at this point.
Posted by: matt | July 27, 2007 08:42 AM
I'd go Lynch at 2, and the best WR left on the swing back.
Posted by: Rob | July 27, 2007 09:16 AM
Take Harrison, and then one of the RBs in this order:
Lynch
Williams
Peterson
One of the RBs will be there, the receivers might not.
Posted by: JJ | July 27, 2007 09:57 AM