Recent content by smashingsilver

Depends on the Zealots league, IMO. Some leagues tend to follow general consensus, others have odder results. I think the fact that there are so many Zealots leagues in total lends to the belief that general trading sense is disparate from the rest of the dynasty football community, especially...

With Thigpen in house, I find it hard to believe Taylor will get many return reps. Don't know about the situation with the other two, although Boykin was a good returner in college, so I figured he could get used too. Aside from them, look for Alford in Atlanta, and obviously Mathieu might get...

Just want to say how much I love Jene's draft spreadsheet. I modeled my own version after that, and it has proved invaluable for structuring my own research. I look forward to seeing this update every year!

This is brutal logic. Shanny definitely did give both Helu and Royster a chance, but one couldn't stay healthy and the other wasn't consistent enough. Morris came in and surpassed them. Shanahan gives all his late round RBs a shot, with a "may the best man win" concept in play, so this...

I actually foresee the Rams playing counter to the big, physical approaches that the Seahawks and 49ers have. They're not going to be able to play tougher than those teams, so it makes sense they would try a spread the field approach. I could easily see 11 personnel being the standard grouping...

Ummm...how about the Saints? Technically, they used four backs last year at times, and it wasn't because they "all suck". A lot of teams would love to have the problem the Saints had at RB, lol. There absolutely is room for a between the 20s back, a red zone/short yardage back, and a 3rd down...

I wouldn't be so sure about Ball's touches...Fox has a history of making rookies sit and wait for their touches, and you have to figure at least one of McGahee/Moreno will get first crack. Only way I can see Ball having a significant role out of the gate is if the veterans underperform, or...

Franklin seems like an obvious choice to move up in all the above formats, while I think one of the other RBs (Ball, Lattimore) will fall considerably.

This is a really good list. Assuming you have tiers hidden within the rankings somewhere, I can't really argue with the general placement of any of the top dozen on this list. However, if you are going to put Marcus Davis #14 (assuming due to raw physical talent), it seems glaring that Mark...

If I were to quantify it, I would say I run off a 30-30-20-10-10 basis. I evaluate year one and two the same, and one key reason is trade value. Players with high potential in year 2 generate significantly more trade value than those with expected mid-level or decreasing performance. This...

Taylor is a fantastic runner between the tackles, superior to Franklin for sure. Franklin, however, is a more versatile and dangerous RB. His combination of speed and quickness makes him a big play threat no matter whether he is running between the tackles, running outside, or in the receiving...

I don't know that I've seen anything to change much in the order so far. The draft will wreck these polls significantly, but that's half the reason we do them now, to see how much changes. The only conclusion I can draw is that the order is extremely fluid.

I'm currently in 11 leagues, and might add one more if everything works out. 10 of the 11 are dynasty: 4 standard scoring 2 ppr 2 ppr w/ contracts All of the above are full IDP as well. In addition to those, I have 2 ppr dynasty w/ no IDP, and then 1 work redraft league. I don't play for...

Ellington has rare quickness. He changes directions so fast, it's hard for the eye to process. He's also one of those players who looks faster than he actually is because he has such a smooth stride. The combination of both makes scouts fall in love pretty fast. Unfortunately, he's not built...

As a fan, I like Ellington more; he's quick, exciting, has big play possibilities. As an FFB owner, however, it's much closer. I would still rate Ellington higher, but he has some serious limitations as a volume runner, which Stacy does not. Of course, post-draft, if Ellington goes in the 2nd...