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I'll give you some credit there. I never thought he was slow, but I expected something in the 4.45 range like Larry Fitzgerald. I think CJ looks slower than he is because his stride is so long. When you watch highlights of him where the camera is close to the field, you start to see how fast he actually is.
yeah and Lynch just ran a 4.52
That's about what I would've expected. He doesn't have breakaway speed.
So what you're saying is:We take CJ, then line him up with Moss & Porter in a 3-wide formation...
Yes. They should take the best player on the board and Al doesn't like taking QBs early, especially developmental ones like JaMarcus would be. They can bring in a decent FA QB as well as a couple OL and then also draft some OL in the later rounds.This is the first year in a long time that I can remember that they don't need to add much to the defense.So what you're saying is:We take CJ, then line him up with Moss & Porter in a 3-wide formation...
Grab Bledsoe off the scrap heap (or maybe give Smith/Kolb/Beck/Edwards a shot later on)
And PRAY the offensive line somehow improves from '06? :X
Mel Kiper had this guy rated the top overall pick that year, so I would say SOME people did.Then they dont deserve a team.This is the 2007 draft. Not a "what did we #### up in the past draft".easy, they got burned by taking charles rogers and mike williams with their first round picks. Ppl may clown those two now but coming into the draft they were also highly regarded, "can't miss" wrs. Personally I agree that a duo of roy williams and calvin johnson would be darn near impossible for opponents to stop but I don't blame the lions for being gun-shyHow do the Lions pass on him?
Mike Williams was NEVER a cant miss WR.
Sorry, but the people that have the 1.1 have a hard decision to make (me included). Rbs are usually more valuable, but CJ looks to be as "can't miss" as they come.
please, please, please!!!!!!!!!draft day dreamRaiders-RussellLions-ThomasVIKINGS-JOHNSON!!!!!!Holy. Crap.If you're a GM, how on earth do you not do everything possible to trade up and get this guy? Are you listening Rick Spielman?
I agree that the choice is difficult at 1.01 as well, but if I have any kind of need at RB I'm going with Peterson. I think Peterson is also a special player and if it comes down to a special RB vs a special WR, I take the RB everytime.
AD @1.2 is gravy.
yep. and a team that has no rb's picking at 1.02 still has to consider taking CJ over lynch as lynch might not make a big impact on your team either.
imo, where these players end upwill have a large role to play in their FF draft status.
I agree with you but still think AD will be drafted first in 3/4 of fantasy drafts, irregardless of what team he ends up on. Potential stud RBs are just too value.
I like Meachem and think he'll be there for my 1.11 pick. Good value there for a big play speedster.No chance he slips into the 2nd then.
So much of it depends on starting requirements and scoring system, as always. In a ppr with a minimum of 3 starting WRs, and especially in leagues that allow you to flex a 4th, CJ is a rock-solid #2 pick, and an equally good option at #1 along with Peterson, regardless of need in my opinion. I would almost make the same argument in ppr leagues without so many starting WRs, just because CJ will probably anchor dynasty squads for longer. Don't get me wrong, I'm not losing sight of what a great prospect Peterson is (again, I'll be taking him #1 overall on one league) but I think Johnson is a great idea for any dynasty squad, regardless of need.
Really? Everyone that I remember was riding his jock in 2005. Who had him pegged with a caveat emptor?
Mike Mayok said prior to the draft that he was not worthy of being a DAY 1 pick let alone a top ten pick.
Really? He brings it up quite often (always better to focus on the ones that we called right...).
yep. Not that anyone cares, but I'm not sure which I'll be taking with the 1.01 in a PPR league where WRs are very valuable, and if McGahee or Turner land in a good situation, I don't have a need at RB or WR. Thankfully in a league where I really could use a WR, I have the 1.02. I may be one of the few thinking this way, but knowing I'm going to get CJ in one league sort of pushes me towards Peterson in the other. Otherwise, I may have flipped a coin.
That was the beginning of the Mayock vs Kiper draft wars. Kiper had BMW at #1 on his board and Mayock had him way down the list. Last years war of words was over Jay Cutler, Mayock loved him and Kiper thought he was nothing special.
what means this?After the Pistons fight, I wouldn't lose any sleep if the Lions suck for eternity.Andy Dufresne said:If Millen took Johnson and then received heat from Lions fans for doing so, then Lions fans deserve to watch a crappy team for all eternity.Being a Lions fan, yet having watched Calvin Johnson a lot this year (I live outside Atlanta), I'm conflicted. We are all snake bitten from past years of ridiculous WR drafting. But man, the thought of Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson is just............*shiver*
CJ would struggle to get balls and generate stats in Minnesota's lackluster offense, but will likely be a long term gem anywhere. If CJ goes to Dallas and AD to a Cleveland, the 1.1 is toss up in my book... though I'd like to have seen a better 40 from Lynch to make it even more interesting. Still, if Lynch goes to GB or Denver, things really will get interesting.please, please, please!!!!!!!!!draft day dreamRaiders-RussellLions-ThomasVIKINGS-JOHNSON!!!!!!Holy. Crap.If you're a GM, how on earth do you not do everything possible to trade up and get this guy? Are you listening Rick Spielman?
It's a good problem to have. IMO, these guys are both legit. You can't go wrong with either.
Whoever it's to, man I hope that someone could be the Niners. Smith, Gore, Davis & CJ - unreal.
This is the most important question, but unfortunately no one can truly answer it. Even top WRs fall out of the top from year to year. It's just not a position with a lot of consistency because you have to have a decent QB and get a lot of targets. One thing to note though, sometimes being on a bad team is good for WRs. Teams with weak defenses who fall behind early in games have to throw more.
He could eat his Wonderlick test and shove the pencil up his nose and it wouldn't matter a bit.
There's a big dropoff after these two.
