NFL Draft: Dynasty Fallout
Initial reaction on the Top-12 Dynasty league rookie picks following the first two rounds of the NFL Draft:
1. Knowshon Moreno, Broncos - The draft's best all-around running back. Evan Silva and I debated the committee effect in Denver, and I just don't believe Josh McDaniels is married to that approach. He didn't use the No. 12 pick to have a dynamite player sit behind Correll Buckhalter, J.J. Arrington and LaMont Jordan.
2. Chris Wells, Cardinals - This was a crazy good fit for both player and team. Wells is the most explosive back in the draft and will step in as the workhorse in a scary offense starting in Week One.
3. Michael Crabtree, 49ers - Just because he fell in the draft, that doesn't mean he falls in fantasy leagues. Crabtree should step in as an immediate starter and easily the best playmaker of Shaun Hill's weapons.
4. Percy Harvin, Vikings - Sure to be the most controversial of these rankings, I love Harvin's fit with the Vikings. Harvin's explosiveness and first-step quickness will make him an outstanding playmaker on astroturf, and the Vikes "pick-your-poison" offense just got a whole lot tougher to stop.
5. Donald Brown, Colts - I've never been a Joseph Addai fan, but it's true that Brown won't just push him to the sidelines. The Colts offense is great, but I don't like waiting 2+ years on a running back if I'm not sure he's going to be special.
6. LeSean McCoy, Eagles - He's too similar to Brian Westbrook to carve out a significant role right off the bat, and I'm not wild about his shake and bake style making the easy transition to the NFL.
7. Hakeem Nicks, Giants - Silva's second-ranked wide receiver is also high on my list. Eli's hit-and-miss gun will be throwing to him, but the opportunity will be there right off the bat.
8. Matthew Stafford, Lions - Is he accurate enough? We'll find out, but you have to like a strong-armed quarterback's ability to find Calvin Johnson.
9. Mark Sanchez, Jets - The good news is that he was hottest name in the draft. The bad news is that the Jets didn't have a chance to find a starter opposite Jerricho Cotchery once they made the deal to get their franchise quarterback.
10. Kenny Britt, Titans - Silva believes he's a threat to Justin Gage's starting job, but I think it will end up Gage and Britt in the starting lineup with Nate Washington assuming his familiar deep-threat No. 3 role. Either way, Britt has the best chance of ending up as the go-to guy.
11. Jeremy Maclin, Eagles - Where does he fit in this offense? And is his game too similar to DeSean Jackson's? I love what the Eagles have done on offense this season, but how long until Maclin becomes a fantasy starter?
12. Darrius Heyward-Bey, Raiders - The biggest reach in the first round lands in a dysfunctional offense with a scatter-shot quarterback. The opportunity is there, but I'm skeptical of the Raiders passing game.
Comments
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Posted by: scott c | April 26, 2009 12:06 AM
oh and i hate to tell u guys i told u so about westbrook, but well.. i told u so. their pick was going to be more of a complement to him than a threat
Posted by: scott c | April 26, 2009 12:09 AM
btw.. how do u guys feel about the CLE wr's? do they remind u of what CIN did last year? thats the way i see it.
Posted by: scott c | April 26, 2009 12:12 AM
no matter who they drafted, the browns will be this year's version of the 08 lions. just ask mike leach.
Posted by: evan | April 26, 2009 1:34 AM
I believe in the Browns.
In fact, I believe that if they put their minds to it... they might find a way to be worst than the '08 Lions.
Posted by: Wes Hale | April 26, 2009 2:56 AM
The Browns will NOT be this years '08 Lions...That will be the Raiders job to lose...DHB in the top 10, puh-leese...Al Davis had dementia...
Posted by: Rockefeller | April 26, 2009 3:08 AM
Where do we project Joseph Addai for next year... I have him in a dynasty league and want to know if I should keep him... projected stats for 09?
Posted by: Marcus | April 26, 2009 3:28 AM