Love the rbs, and tight ends. I don't like your receivers. I like Gallup in best ball and as a dart throw if Cooper or Lamb get hurt, I also really like Marvin Jones.
If you don't mind me asking what other receivers were available in the 5th and 8th Aiyuk and Williams would scare me as my 2nd and 3rd wr, they terrify me as my 1st and 2nd wrs.
Good luck.
I like to write, and you caught me in a rare moment when I actually have time, so hold on to your hat.
It all depends on one's individual projections, of course. As I said, this Draft was a bit of different than my usual game plan, but I've worked very hard to go with the flow, and let drafts come to me, rather than reacting.
1st swerve: Taking Andrews at 4.08, because in my last projections/rankings/tiers edit, I moved him up to TE3 past Brittle Kittle, Hockenson and Pitts in the wake of the Bateman injury. I'm not investing early picks in Players I consider injury risks, players on bad teams with suboptimal qb's or rookie TE playing hybrid positions on bad teams. So, although I usually pass on the Big 6 TE, I had the chance to get my TE3 at TE6, as the last of the Big 6. I can't pass up luck like that.
When I took Andrews...Evans, Godwin, DJMoore, Diontae, Thielen, Aiyuk and Higgins were all available. No way Evans/Godwin are making it back to me at 5.05. Evans shouldn't have even been there, but given TE-premium, my ranking of Andrews combined with the tier break, had to pass. My hope was that Diontae would fall to 5.05. That didn't happen. Didn't miss DJMoore or Thielen, so it was between Aiyuk and Higgins. Julio, Jeudy and Chase were all still available, but I'm not big on any of them. Aiyuk is the unquestioned alpha X receiver in a Shanahan offense. That's the guy who eats, no matter the volume of the passing game. ADP 5.05/WR22, which is exactly where he went here. I have him WR18. With the Bengals, I'm only interested in the last one off the board (Boyd), at ADP. I think the 3 will be roughly identical for 2021, and my jury is still out on Burrow's recovery. So, that was that.
2. 2nd swerve: Russell Wilson at 6.08, explained previous post. From an opp cost perspective, that cost me Beckham, JuJu, Deebo, Boyd and AB. I pick my pairings carefully, and the Mostert (or Sermon)/Aiyuk pairing is one I like, especially getting Mostert as my RB4/Flex2. I'm quite high on Sermon, but when the Season kicks off, Mostert is the one to have, IMHO, with Sermon coming on as the Season progresses. By that time, waivers will be working, full force. If less usage leads to less injury for Mostert, I'll be just fine. He's the splash-play guy there. I considered Higbee here, flexing TE. Felt better about taking next WR in the 8th, given what my choices were.
3. There was a nice run on WR starting late 7th, well into the 8th. Brandon Cooks went at 8.06. QB-proof alpha on a Team that's going to be playing from behind pretty much all game long. Tyrod Taylor holding his own in camp, in Watson's absence. Thought he'd fall to me. Sutton, DevSmith, Chark, Waddle, Mooney, Shenault and Golladay went before Cooks. I wasn't crying about any of them. When I took BMW, there was Landry, CSamuel, Michael Thomas and Gallup. While Keenan Allen is the unquestioned focus of the Chargers, they are playing a version of the Saints offense, Brees is in camp with them tutoring everyone, and Williams is playing the Michael Thomas position. He's no Michael Thomas, but outside of Ekeler, the complimentary pieces of the passing game, IMHO, exist to facilitate Ekeler/Allen and BMW. ADP 8.08/WR39. Got him at 8.08/WR42, I have him at WR28, and I know that's an outlier, but one has to trust one's work. I'm a huge WFTskins fan, but feel the skill position players there are going to cannabalize each other, so no CSamuel for me. Didn't like the Chubb/Landry pairing. I counted on Michael Thomas or Gallup falling back to me at 9.05, and Gallup did, over the likes of Hardman, Pittman, Gage, Elijah Moore, Marquise Brown and Fuller. Gallup is no slouch. He could be the #2 WR on at least 1/2 the NFL, IMHO. I fully expect the Cowboys to support 3 1000-yard-WR in 2021, and we'll see about Cooper's legs...potentially tremendous injury upside. ADP 9.01/WR43. Got him 9.05/WR46. Have him at WR24, but most don't think he's sexy, which is why I took BMW first and let him fall to me. Again, an outlier, but have to trust. Hoped Elijah Moore would fall back to me at 10.08, but didn't happen.
As an aggregate, it's Aiyuk at 1 WR spot + a bunch of upside plays rotating through WR2 - BMW, Gallup, I like the chemistry developing between Lawrence/Marvin Jones, Rondale Moore is nothing but upside, and Edwards is an upside play as well. Took Cobb in the 15th, thought about ARSB, but qb/offense, Rodgers-facilitated aquisition. From 16-20, I contemplated Amari Rodgers, who went undrafted. There's a theory that Cobb is Amari Rodgers insurance, and with preseason waivers I considered drafting both and dropping one after watching things play out, but needing PK and D/ST only had 3 picks to play with. Michel in the 17th represents solid value, IMHO, according to my #'s, and I wanted to add a few more RB. The people I trust with Pats scoop, strongly feel DHarris/Michel could be identical, and Harris is going in the 7th. I think Brieda (19.05) and his outstanding speed as a splash-play sleeper in Buffalo, and he's going in the 17th. Moss/Singletary are unspectacular. With pre-season waivers available, if Watson is there in the 20th, he's on my Team, as the cheapest of cheap wait-and-sees. With Amari not being drafted, he's an easy pickup, if necessary.
Wilson/Zeke/Chubb/Monty/Mostert/Aiyuk/*rotation*/Andrews is a lineup I feel can get off to a hot start. Probably one of the Teams I'll have to scrutinize the WW more than some of my others (I'm doing 9, maybe up to 12 total). HTH. Good luck to you, as well!
