Dynasty Face off #4 (1 Viewer)

[NorrisB]

I watched James Jones and he seems like a guy with average speed average size average quickness, I think alot of his success has been do to the Favre effect. I personally like Steve Smith, he's a gamer. He's a very polished receiver, runs great routes great work ethic, and the #2 WR is up for grabs in NY

 

[loose circuits]

I really like both these guys. I give the slight edge towards Steve Smith cause he seems like the more 'polished' receiver.

 

[IZ4]

I watched James Jones and he seems like a guy with average speed average size average quickness, I think alot of his success has been do to the Favre effect. I personally like Steve Smith, he's a gamer. He's a very polished receiver, runs great routes great work ethic, and the #2 WR is up for grabs in NY

Personally, I don't see James Jones in the NFL in 3 yrs. As for Steve Smith, I don't agree he's polished but I think he has a future in the NFL due to his drive and raw ability. I can see Smith being a decent WR2 for a few years but I am not sold on his ability to ever be a #1.

 

[Kitrick Taylor]

I watched James Jones and he seems like a guy with average speed average size average quickness, I think alot of his success has been do to the Favre effect. I personally like Steve Smith, he's a gamer. He's a very polished receiver, runs great routes great work ethic, and the #2 WR is up for grabs in NY

Personally, I don't see James Jones in the NFL in 3 yrs. As for Steve Smith, I don't agree he's polished but I think he has a future in the NFL due to his drive and raw ability. I can see Smith being a decent WR2 for a few years but I am not sold on his ability to ever be a #1.

I don't necessarily think James Jones will develop into a stud WR, but out of the league in three years? I don't see that happening barring injury. This is from the preseason, and I don't think Jones did anything to change that based on this season.GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Reiterating comments he made in the off-season, Favre had high praise Thursday for rookie receiver James Jones. Reiterating comments he made in the off-season, Favre had high praise Thursday for rookie receiver James Jones. "I think he has a lot of potential. He reminds me a lot of (former Packers standout) Sterling Sharpe," Favre said. "He catches everything with his hands, regardless of where it is, and continues running the ball."Very athletic, big, strong guy who, to me, is a constant in catching the ball and continuing in traffic, instead of maybe catching it, cradling it and going down or whatever."Jones, a third-round draft pick from San Jose State, is off to a solid start in training camp. He had only one dropped pass after seven practices.Top five rookie WRs this year.Bowe 70/995/5Calvin 48/756/4Jones 47/676/2Gonzalez 37/576/3Robinson 37/437/1As for this face off, I think this one is very close. Both have promising careers ahead. Probably never going to get top 5 WR production out of either, but I could see both being legit #2 WRs for your dynasty squad. 1100/7 type seasons. Jones edges out Smith for me.

 

[MAC_32]

Steve Smith is the safer pick, James Jones is the upside play. In the end, I believe Smith will be the better real NFL player, but don't think he'll ever be a quality fantasy option - #2 at best, more likely a #3 you bench when the matchup's not favorable. He is great at working the short/intermediate routes, but is not much of a downfield threat nor is he much of a red zone threat either. If I were on an NFL team I'd much rather have Smith, but in a fantasy dyno? I'd rather swing for the fences with Jones and his upside than hit a base hit to right with Smith, I can trade for a vet who will produce like Smith just about any year and not have to pay much [like I did with Toomer this year, it just cost me my 3rd round dyno pick - guy selected Zach Miller, I had Ahmad Bradshaw on the radar and actually got him coming back in the 4th].

 

[Asinine]

I'm wearing an SJSU shirt at work today, so my opinion is subjective....

He was a big, fast playmaker at SJSU, good hands, a good worker, always with a knack for coming through in the clutch. When a ball was thrown his way, you just knew he was going to haul it in and do good with it. Had a solid first season with GBP, and with Driver turning 33 tomorrow, I see the torch being passed slowly over the next 3-4 years. He'll make a good WR2 in 2009+ when Driver fades and Jones is starting regularly.

I've only seen Smith in the playoffs and he looks good so far. NYG hasn't typically had more than one startable WR -- Burress now, Toomer before that -- the numbers have usually gone to the RB and TE, so even if I think Smith is a good WR, I don't see him putting up any better numbers than Toomer does now.

Essentially: Jones = Driver, which is > Smith = Toomer. Of course, Favre retiring and Eli continuing to look like Peyton changes all this....