NFL Draft Survivor: Pierre Thomas
While Pierre Thomas has been a Rotoworld poster boy since last offseason, Gregg Rosenthal and I had serious concerns about his value leading up to the draft.
Gregg wondered if Thomas’ value had already reached its peak considering Sean Payton had been openly pining for a big back since the season ended. I labeled Thomas and Steve Slaton as the two backs with the most on the line the draft.
The Saints made it through the draft without selecting a bruiser, and Payton later admitted the backfield upgrade was more of a luxury than a necessity. As I pointed out last December, Thomas is a far more effective player -- and a better fantasy investment -- than Reggie Bush. Gregg took it a step further, opining that Thomas’ late-season emergence changed the pecking order in the Saints backfield going forward.
Now that the Saints bypassed Chris Wells and Knowshon Moreno, Thomas will remain the lead back in New Orleans. He’s a RB2 with upside and should be selected ahead of Bush in fantasy drafts this summer.
Comments
How could the Saints bypass Moreno when he wasn't there when they picked? Unless of course you are suggesting that, by not trading up to get Moreno, they bypassed him. But that's a bit of stretch, don't you think?
Posted by: christopher | April 29, 2009 04:19 PM
oh. didnt realize this was going to be a reoccuring theme... sry didnt mean to steal ur thunder wess.
Posted by: scott c | April 29, 2009 04:42 PM
As much as I love Pierre, he is not out of the woods yet. The Saints signed two undrafted rookies -- P.J. Hill and Herb Donaldson -- who both fit the mold of the big, touchdown-vulturing back.
This summer should be interested in Saints camp.
Posted by: Michael from The Hazean | April 29, 2009 07:20 PM
With all due respect, Michael, something tells me that not too many FFL junkies are furiously scrambling to adjust their pre-draft rankings to account for Herb Donaldson.
Posted by: Juggs | April 30, 2009 09:16 AM
Are those the same people who did nothing about L.McLean last year?
Posted by: scott c | April 30, 2009 11:29 AM
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Posted by: Ffxxyeco | June 27, 2009 06:03 PM
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