More preseason headlines: Winning jobs
It's been a crazy day for draft guide updates, but let's look at my other headlines to know from preseason Week 2.
1. After another nice preseason effort, Eddie Royal looks to be keeping that starting job for good. And it was interesting to see Andre Hall replace Selvin Young twice in the red zone. Vulture, anyone?
2. Rams lost two backup offensive linemen for the season. The starters were miserable protecting Marc Bulger again this week. I won't overreact to preseason efforts, but another game like this will be cause for conern.
3. Reggie Brown couldn't stay healthy for another game. He's at risk of losing some targets to DeSean Jackson, who continues to play well.
4. Kenton Keith was the fifth-string running back in Indy. He looks like a goner. Darius Walker didn't get a carry in Houston. I'm guessing the Texans Week 1 roster will include Chris Brown, Steve Slaton, Chris Taylor and either Ahman Green or Marcel Shipp.
5. Troy Smith and Kyle Boller both looked bad against Minnesota. Tie probably goes to the kid.
6. If there was ever really a "competition" at quarterback in Arizona, it should be over after a typically uneven game from Kurt Warner.
7. Josh Morgan is a bad, bad man. Love this kid.
Comments
Gregg, where is the place to look for the very latest guide updates? The top 200, the tier pages, or the position-specific cheatsheets? Thanks and keep up the great work.
Posted by: Ted | August 18, 2008 07:57 PM
...maybe it would be possible to provide the time/date of the most recent updates?
Posted by: Jim | August 18, 2008 08:03 PM
DeSean is a big play waiting to happen. They will find a way to get him the ball.
I have bad vibes about Steven Jackson, LJ, Michael Turner, and Forte due to their O-lines. Not undraftable, but someone in my league is going to like them at least 5 spots earlier than I do, so I might as well ignore them altogether.
I went on and on last preseason about Portis and Jamal Lewis outperforming their ADP. Remember the quote "Jamal Lewis to Rotoworld: I ain't dead yet!". This year it's Thomas Jones and B Jacobs. And I live in Cali so don't think that's a NY thing.
Posted by: Tony C | August 19, 2008 01:21 AM
Hi Greggr,
Quick question, every year I struggle at this time of year trying to figure out the "rookie that will make a difference"
Any thoughts about how Eddie Royal stacks up against Meachem in New Orleans versus DeSean Jackson in Philly versus Ted Ginn in Miami (I know, not technically a rookie)
Posted by: Tfram | August 19, 2008 10:56 AM
Hi Greggr,
Quick question, every year I struggle at this time of year trying to figure out the "rookie that will make a difference"
Any thoughts about how Eddie Royal stacks up against Meachem in New Orleans versus DeSean Jackson in Philly versus Ted Ginn in Miami (I know, not technically a rookie)
Posted by: Tfram | August 19, 2008 10:56 AM