If you don't have one of the top 3 picks in Rook Draft (1 Viewer)

[switz]

I think Chris Johnson's FF stock is about to rise a few slots. I don't think people realize how high he might be drafted. He could be a first round pick and is pretty likely to be drafted ahead of Felix Jones and Ray Rice. We could be looking at 5-7 reasonably appealing RB options after the dust settles on draft day.

Just because Johnson is drafted high (I don't think he will be BTW) doe snot mean he's an appealing RB prospect. Don't let the draft undo all the good work done in pre-draft rankings.

 

[EBF]

I think Chris Johnson's FF stock is about to rise a few slots. I don't think people realize how high he might be drafted. He could be a first round pick and is pretty likely to be drafted ahead of Felix Jones and Ray Rice. We could be looking at 5-7 reasonably appealing RB options after the dust settles on draft day.

:( Just because Johnson is drafted high (I don't think he will be BTW) doe snot mean he's an appealing RB prospect. Don't let the draft undo all the good work done in pre-draft rankings.

Chris Henry was only a 2nd round pick and he went in the top 8 in several of my leagues despite the fact that pretty much everyone who watched him play thought he was horrible. If Johnson goes in the first round to a team like Dallas or Tennessee then I think a lot of the people jocking Ray Rice and Felix Jones at the 1.04 are going to have some second thoughts. I expect Johnson to be an early pick. Somewhere in the 20-50 range. Probably the RB4 or RB5 off the board. I also think Jamaal Charles could be drafted ahead of some of the guys who have gotten more love on the message board. Doesn't mean I like these two guys, but I think people are overlooking them a little bit when they talk about Rice and Jones like they're locks for the 1.04 and 1.05 spots. I doubt it will play out that way.

 

[Donnybrook]

Felix Jones and Ray Rice make 4 & 5 workable...6 on is a crap shoot.

If Matt Forte lands in Chicago, will he be the consensus 1.04? Would you take Felix Jones over him if ends up playing next to Marion Barber?

According to Maroney=Tool, location means nothing... so I guess not...

I'd still take Jones over Forte.

Yeah, me too. I always take talent over situation. Felix Jones will be a stud someday. Even if you have to be a little patient if he lands in Dallas.

Any RB that winds up in Dallas will probably drop a couple spots on my draft board. Marion Barber was talented enough to split time with Lawrence Maroney in college. He was clearly better than Julius Jones in the NFL. Do you feel that Felix Jones is more talented than Barber? Rookie contracts are usually 3 year or more. I am not that patient.