matt770 Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I have the last pick in our keeper league as I won the title last year. I'm keeping Tiki and Cadillac. I can't decide whether to draft RB-WR or WR-WR at 1.10 and 2.1. My two keepers have the same bye week and Caddy has a history of getting injured, and you can never have too many RBs...BUT -- because of all the keepers, the best RBs available will be strictly tier 2/tier 3 guys. Westbrook, D. Davis if I'm lucky, possibly McGahee. But there will be plenty of top tier WRs available....probably Holt, Moss, T.O., Harrison, etc. The argument against that is the lack of good RBs available at 3.10 and 4.1. If my two keepers don't produce, I could be screwed. What would you do? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonedaddies Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 That is a tough one!! It's hard to look that far into the draft, if McGahee is there I would take a good look at him, even without a good QB to keep the D's honest.....but you are more than likely going to have to take the best available at 1.10. I think Caddy will have a great year, but Tiki is going to drop off this year or next?? I would shop Tiki for a possible younger back before the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyejim Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I have the last pick in our keeper league as I won the title last year. I'm keeping Tiki and Cadillac. I can't decide whether to draft RB-WR or WR-WR at 1.10 and 2.1. My two keepers have the same bye week and Caddy has a history of getting injured, and you can never have too many RBs...BUT -- because of all the keepers, the best RBs available will be strictly tier 2/tier 3 guys. Westbrook, D. Davis if I'm lucky, possibly McGahee. But there will be plenty of top tier WRs available....probably Holt, Moss, T.O., Harrison, etc. The argument against that is the lack of good RBs available at 3.10 and 4.1. If my two keepers don't produce, I could be screwed. What would you do? Thanks. I'd say if T.O., Moss, Holt, Harrison, Bolden, or L. Fitzgeral are available at 1.10 you should pick one of them. Then pluck the best RB available with your 2.1. Actually I like Westbrook this year since T.O. is gone. Westbrook is one of the best all around backs in the league. Thats assuming you get points per reception in your league. If you do get Westbrook you better handcuff him with Moats in about the 8th or 9th round. Moats has been going around the 10th round in most mock drafts I've seen. The 8th or 9th round would assure you get him. After you've drafted a top WR with your third pick and solidified your RB's then you can concentrate on your 2nd and 3rd WR's with your next 2 picks or a WR and a top TE. If your not getting A. Gates TE with your 5th or 6th pick then I'd stay with the WR's and fill the other positions in the later rounds. Not knowing your scoring system makes it a little difficult to give you advice on drafting. Hope this helps, buckeyejim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 The problem I'm having is justifying an early pick on a 2nd tier RB who will serve only as depth. I guess Westbrook might start over Tiki or Cadillac based on matchups once in a while, but honestly I hate having to make those calls. If I took say, Holt & Harrison, now I have 2 top 10 WRs to go with 2 top 10 RBs, and no question of who to start. Then hopefully there will be a run on WRs and a decent RB will fall to me at 3.10. Maybe a Dunn, Droughns or Chester Taylor. Then I'll take my QB at 4.1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) The problem I'm having is justifying an early pick on a 2nd tier RB who will serve only as depth. I guess Westbrook might start over Tiki or Cadillac based on matchups once in a while, but honestly I hate having to make those calls. If I took say, Holt & Harrison, now I have 2 top 10 WRs to go with 2 top 10 RBs, and no question of who to start. Then hopefully there will be a run on WRs and a decent RB will fall to me at 3.10. Maybe a Dunn, Droughns or Chester Taylor. Then I'll take my QB at 4.1. If you can get two tier 1 WRs with your first and second pick, take a little chance and go for it as it will make your team a force. At worst you can probably draft Caddy's backup and (and maybe even Tiki's if he falls to the third) in the next round or two. You can probably take a part-time back for your bye weeks even later. Edited July 5, 2006 by Crazysight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I wouldn't consider Harrison to be tier 1 at this point however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 I wouldn't consider Harrison to be tier 1 at this point however. I like him just because of his consistency. I'm shying away from Boldin/Fitzgerald as Tier 1's because I don't trust the QB situation in AZ. I'm assuming CJ and Steve Smith will be off the board by 1.10. If not, they would be no brainers. That leaves me with Moss, T.O., Holt, Harrison. I'll take any 2 of them without hesitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 (edited) Harrison hasn't even healed from multiple offseason surgeries to his injured elbow and wrist (to his dominant arm I believe), so I definitely wouldn't consider him to be tier 1 because of that question mark. I can't see how there could be much of a question regarding Fitzgerald (who seems to be the best of the two), if not Boldin as well.. The QB in Arizona is going to be Warner as it was last year, and their numbers with him at QB were definitely tier 1 last year. Warner is a high injury concern, but if Josh McCown could do well with those two last year I see no reason to believe that Matt Leinart wouldn't get them good numbers as well. I can't see how a stud like Fitzgerald could be seen as being any more risky than the oft-injured Randy Moss or the historically unstable T.O. Edited July 5, 2006 by Crazysight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 In my league Fitzgerald was second in points for a WR last year, behind only Steve Smith and ahead of such notables as Santana Moss, Chad Jackson, and Tory Holt. He was well ahead of Moss and a good amount ahead of a healthy Harrison too. Boldin was also ahead of Holt, Harrison and Moss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 Harrison hasn't even healed from his offseason surgery to his injured elbow/wrist (to his dominant arm I believe)t, so I definitely wouldn't consider him to be tier 1 because of that question mark. I can't see how there could be much of a question regarding Fitzgerald (who seems to be the best of the two), if not Boldin as well.. The QB in Arizona is going to be Warner as it was last year, and their numbers with him at QB were definitely tier 1 last year. Warner is a high injury concern, but if Josh McCown could do well with those two last year I see no reason to believe that Matt Leinart wouldn't get them good numbers as well. I can't see how a stud like Fitzgerald could be seen as being any more risky than the oft-injured Randy Moss or the historically unstable T.O. Good insight...but I think it would be a miracle if Warner started the whole year and I don't trust Leinart to get them the ball. Plus Edge gives them the running game they've been lacking..they won't need to throw the ball 50 times per game. I can foresee a disaster if Leinart ends up as the QB. Those lollipops that hang in the air forever will be INT's in the NFL...and he won't have 5 seconds to get rid of the ball either. It's going to take a good 2 or 3 years for him to get rid of that cocky attitude, learn the NFL game and start playing faster. Worst of all, think about the timing...AZ gets eliminated around week 10 or 11, and there is pressure for Leinart to start. He is their future after all...what do we gain by starting the old man Warner when we're eliminated anyway? Thus begins the experiment. Meanwhile Indy and Dallas are fighting for a higher playoff seed. I'd much rather have Harrison or T.O. late in the season, when I need them for the playoffs. Moss with a new QB and Art Shell back as HC scares me as well. I might be tempted to take Fitz over him, or really go nuts and take Chambers or Wayne... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazysight Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 (edited) I don't know...I guess we have different perceptions. I really think last year was Indy's last chance and their finish was devastating to the organization. I actually like AZ's odds of being in the hunt late-in-the-season better than I do Indy's as I see AZ as a building organization. The addition of Edge does mean that there will be less of a focus on the passing game, but it also means that the offense on the whole should be more fluid and successful which should mean more opportunites on the whole. Edge is also a good receiver as well as a runner (and all-around-quality-player), which should help to take some of the pressure off of Warner through the use of screens, helping his odds of staying healthy. Leinart is cocky and probably needs some maturation, but he also has tremendous ability too. If Warner does indeed get injured and Leinart has to come in the addition of Edge would take some of the load off of his shoulders and should help keep the offense going. Edited July 6, 2006 by Crazysight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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