I love Thomas Davis and take him over Finnegan.
This was another Dunlap type situation. I really think the lineup looks better with one of my top three corners in it, but Davis was a screaming value on my tier board. I let him pass partially because of the CB requirements and as an ADP test of sorts.
I cant wait to see where Barnett goes. I still think he will be a big contributer wherever he is this year. Certainly tackle heavy takes out all those guys unfortunately. Darryl Smith will provide nice value here also. Lofa wont be too bad also if he can stay healthy. Stewart Bradley will fill out my starters if just drafting now. I would than take chances if Survivor format with the sack guys for the big weeks. Old man Farrior might be useful now in this scoring also.
Barnett is an interesting situation. I think he'll be released, but I'm not sure he'll be as attractive on the market as some think. Especially if the RFA tags go away. But there's no doubt that he's a potential LB1/2 if he ends up in a place like Detroit or Jacksonville. Agree on Smith and Farrior. Tatupu and Bradley are low upside LB4 for me. The sack guys were overdrafted a little, so there aren't many left. Hali, Orakpo and Woodley are the only guys left on my top 50 list. I think they make sense soon, too.
AT De. I would be jumping on Ray Edwards. I think he has shown more talent than a Charles Johnson to this point and could be the man wherever he goes this year. Avril will still be not a bad pickup. I just think Suh will get more attention this year and free up the rest even more. Kind of like when the Williams boys where dominating and so was the DE. Allen really took a back seat this year with those 2 struggling
You and I are still high on Edwards. He was above both Dockett and VDB in my second/third tier (DE2+). I think he'll still be on the board at the 9/10 and possibly the 11/12 (there has still not been a big run on corners).
I like Richard Seymour at DT to fill out roster. BJ Raji, or Sedrick Ellis will be nice. Can Kevin rebound.
Seymour was definitely a consideration at the last turn. Still had 3-4 top tier DTs on the board, and I think I'll still get one later. If not, I've got a monster list of potential DT1 candidates to pick from a little later. I don't think Williams has DT1 upside for the year, but he's in the group of "any given weekend" studs with a DT2/DT3+ floor.
Lots of S I still like. Nick Collins, Charles Godfrey, Antrei Rolle or Kenny Phillips, Dashon Goldson, Jarius Byrd, Nate Allen, William Moore or Atogwe to name a fewCB. A dime a dozen.
Absolutely on the safeties. So much uncertainty until free agency settles out, but there are lots of solid players to fill out behind the 80 solo anchor. Not sure I completely agree on the cornerback comment. Definitely true that options will present themselves on the wire, but I've only got 13 corners in my top two tiers. I got a little ribbing over email suggesting that my comment on Finnegan was meant to provoke a CB run. There's a hint of truth in that, but I think the lineup format demands that you find some kind of advantage at CB. There'll be a Dmitri Patterson or Glover Quin to be found this year, but I don't want to have to fight to get two of them.
Do you think Suh was overdrafted. Derrick Harvey had a pretty good season, 2 years ago in this format. Was that a Charles Johnson type of thing or can he still do something
Suh is extremely interesting. It's been years since we've had a Warren Sapp, La'Roi Glover, Rod Coleman, Wayne Martin type DT producer (40-45/10-12), and I think many vets forget just how consistently valuable a true stud DT can be. Those guys were DL1 IDPs for a handful of seasons each. If Suh is that guy, then he deserved a first round pick -- he'd be two full tiers above the other top tier DTs and fit within the stud DE1 tier. If he isn't, then he was overdrafted by 3-5 rounds.If you can, go back and look at some film on Charles Johnson. He's not a pure edge rusher, but he consistently got off the ball quickly and his pass rush moves and angles and closing speed were very good. I don't think Johnson is a contract year fluke. My read of his scouting report and situation is that Johnson always had the talent but was stuck in a situational role under a coach that valued consistent veteran play (Brayton over Johnson, Lucas over Marshall, etc). He played about 50% of the snaps in 2008 and had six sacks, seven batted passes and 33 QH and pressures. He played about the same number (minus three games due to injury) in 2009 and had four sacks, three batted passes and 24 QH and pressures. He played the run well enough to average a 40 solo/16 game pace over those two years. That's a consistent snap-to-snap player. Last year was the natural progression of a big frame DE. He played 75-80% of the snaps in his age 24 season and had a better solo tackle and sack rate. He looks a whole lot more like Aaron Kampman than Derrick Harvey to me.That's my argument anyway,
We'll see how it plays out. I'm heavily invested in Johnson and am putting my money where my keyboard is by trying to get him in other dynasty leagues as a "sell high" target.Very much appreciate the back and forth.
I've had my share of man-crushes flame out spectacularly over the years. I don't think this is going to be another IDP-Waterloo in the mold of Fred Bennett or Darryl Tapp, but it won't be the first time. To be clear, I'm not saying you're opinion is misguided, just that the Ray Edwards >> Charles Johnson talent argument made me think you might change your mind if you took another look at Johnson on tape. That happens for me (a mistaken first and second impression in either direction) often enough that I'm making sure I take an extra look at Jamar Chaney, TJ Ward and Carlos Dunlap (among others) this month.
