Not to mention they lost their OC. The first round just feels scary in general this year. Was glad to be picking late-ish.
- Bell could very well not be on PIT next year Stud no worries he's in Pitt
- DJ lost Arians and Palmer - I want no part of him at his current price due to this. Palmer held on two years to long and Arians don't bother me, this is a broken wrist not a knee buying everywhere I can
- Kamara - there was something in the water in New Orleans this past year... I sense a team-wide regression coming. This kid is the second coming of Chris Johnson with better hands, only reason I took DJ was because Ingram takes touches Saints Oline is elite.
- Cook - loss of OC plus QB turmoil increases risk Knee injury is risky, Minnesota will run and run more and Mckinnon is gone.
- Hopkins - if defense and ground game improve, his massive garbage time stats will dry up . Nope, Watson will feed him
- Hunt - Spencer Ware isn't a superstar, but he's going to have a role; Hunt's value was in being a bellcow , Spencer Ware is the definition of JAG, he will be 3rd/4th on the depth chart.
- Gordon - yet to crack 4 ypc, leaving room for Ekeler's role to grow . Gordon is a compiler/grinder extra value in TD leagues. Ekler? really? I'm lukewarm on him too though
- Barkley - rookie + unknown landing spot - top 5 pick even if he ends up in Cleveland will be a nasty player
- OBJ - injury + QB questions + new offense - Will be fine
- Gronk - injuries + retirement talks - Yeah I'm worried about him, played almost every game this year, 29, will retire the day Brady does I think ; knee back arm surgeries nasty concussion.
- McCoy - age, mileage... offense always a question, too - pass
- Kelce - new QB - Agree could be difficult to repeat last years numbers but often first time starting QBs need that security blanket.
I mean, if Gronk was gone I was mentally debating between Fournette and Barkley. Fournette's 3.9 ypc and ankle woes don't inspire confidence, but he's got a lot of upside if they improve at QB to take some defensive focus off of him. Barkley's obviously got a lot of upside and I think some of the possible landing spots are a lot better than they seem at first blush. The upside coupled with being relatively late in the first round make those two very appealing teams for this type of league. OZ, getting Evans to go with Fournette, is sitting on a lot of upside.
I couldn't pass on the upside of a healthy Gronk in a TE2ppr league. Obvious injury risk, but to win a league like this you need to catch a break (which can mean avoiding a literal break).