QB: Kaepernick. I love running QB's as a hedge amongst themselves to set you up with a ceiling of 15 points a week, every week. Amongst the running-style RB's, we are seeing injury occur more often than it does vs. pure pocket passers (Vick, RGIII). Kaep has the size to better take the hits, IMHO. His hype is extremely high, so if you don't have him already the value might have eroded completely. Still, at the right price or better, this guy is on any of my teams. He's proven he has big game potential down the playoff stretch, and can air out the rock, maximizing WR potential. RB1: MJD. We know what he has done in the past and can be. I don't think you'll ever get him cheaper than you will in 2013 start-ups/redrafts for the remainder of his career. If he comes back healthy and ready, the passing game has opened up in JAX with the emergence of Shorts/Blackmon, which was never there when MJD dominated in the past. I would love to have him for 2-3 seasons, and trade when the time is right for whatever I can get based on his name. RB2: DMC. Gimme, gimme, gimme. Another super risk/reward based on the debacle that was 2012. Week 1 and 2011 pre-injury performance tell you the talent is there, we all know that. He's 25, and only 769 carries into his career. He has a horrendous injury history thus far, which is where the value comes in for the talent you will get back potentially. Another thing to watch this off-season is whether or not the ZBS is re-evaluated or not. Even better if they stick with it, since it will drive the value for him even higher with people dismissing him for 2013 (and he were to somehow adapt to it finally). Even when healthy in 2012, he wasn't a scoring lightning rod, but wasn't a train wreck for a RB2, although you didn't draft him as such in 2012. Now you do, and I don't think I want to miss the chance to acquire him this low in 2013.WR1: Harvin. Similar to how I described Cobb below, I like a hedged bet at WR, and Cobb/Harvin give me that at the price of 2 high end WR2/low end WR1 types, who I can rely on to net me points week to week. Need to see if anything happens to his situation this off-season, but he'd be my high-er risk (off-field stuff and injury)/very high reward WR1. Speed, possessions, ability to get me points week to week, I'm a buyer.WR2: Cobb. With Jennings all but signed with another team, another player like Kaep who might not have value left at his price. No shockers here, Rodgers loves him and he catches the ball well, excellent speed and gets the occasional rushes out of the backfield. Looking forward to owning Cobb anywhere I have him or can acquire him in the coming year as my possession with WR1 any/every week upside, a guy I can rely on for 8+ a week and not alot of stinkers. TE: Rudolph. If I had unlimited funds, I'd shoot higher, but I/you don't. I think great value is presented here. We've seen what he can be in 2012 (53/493/9). At 23 and just starting to grow, I'm all aboard this train as a value play as he and Ponder continue to develop. Flex: Mendy. As already mentioned, I'll take the gamble again for the future that was a failure in 2012. His value is very high relative to potential output right now. If, big if, he finds the right situation and performs at near-optimal output, plugging his numbers into your flex spot is insane value.
He had one of the best rookie seasons ever. His usage wasn't high, but when they leaned on him and gave him more responsibility, he rewarded them, including an amazing playoff game. Very special player.
