I know that I will be accused of being overly critical for posing this question, but here goes. I have been utilizing David Dodds MyFBG rankings for my drafts.He is great.That being said I found todays twitter interview very disturbing. When asked what player he would definitely not select at any draft position,he mentioned M J Drew, yet he ranks him sixth overall, ahead of Brady, Richardson, C Johnson, D Mcfadden etc. Based on his projections I have him in first round in 2 of. my 3 drafts so far. Please explain.By the way. He ranks A Peterson at 61 consistent with his take on his injuries.
This is one of those situations where Dodds cant win. if he ranks MJD at 12 or 15 (or wherever Dodds would draft him at) he will get roasted for ranking him so low.The reality, he has ranked him at 6 but feels he is not willing to take the risk to draft him there because of his chances of getting injured. That's about as fair as it gets.There are a lot of people I rank higher than what I'd draft them for for the very same reason.What I'd actually like to see in a ranking system is a system that ranks them based on stat projections, then gives a second rank based on where you should draft them based on all risk/return factors. In my hockey pool rankings, I ranked one player at 10, but listed him at good value to draft at 25 due to injury, feud with coach, and off ice issues. That's not to say he wont put up top 10 numbers. There's a good chance that he will. it just means you draft him in a different place due to the risks.it's just like your sleepers. You may think an upstart receiver they will put up WR1 numbers, but that does not mean it's smart to draft them as a WR1. You win drafts when you can draft guys like that as WR2 or WR3. When a guy has off field issues or injury issues, that top 10 ranking probably means you actually draft him 1 or 2 rounds later due to the issue. Inevitably, there is someone who overvalues this 'proven' player every year and drafts him early. All he is saying is dont do it. Fair advice overall. That's all I have to say.