If you draft Adrian Peterson..... (1 Viewer)

[AtomicDogg97]

If you draft Adrian Peterson, how soon should you reach for Chester Taylor? I hate wasting early round picks for a handcuff but I think that because of Peterseon's injury history that having Taylor is vital.

Is fifth round too early?

 

[Mr. Deltoid]

In a 12 teamer I would take him in the 5th (or 6th, I'm guessing your picks will be pretty close to each other). Yes it sucks, but you have GOT to have Taylor to assure yourself of some crazy production.

I will not get Peterson in either of my league, but I really hope to get Taylor in at least one.

Mr. D

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Do a search. There is an entire thread on this exact topic. You will find every possible angle to this question.

 

[LionsFan78]

If it takes a 5th rounder, pass. Of course I'd love the combo, but no way I spend a 5th on Chester. I'd rather have a stronger all-around team and take my chances.

 

[NoCheese]

If it costs you a 5th to grab Taylor, just draft Addai. I'm not sure that you are guaranteed significant prodcution w/ Taylor. He'll produce at maybe 60-65% of Peterson if he's the starter. I would strongly prefer drafting Addai at #2 and grabbing a solid 5th rounder than having to handcuff Taylor w/ AP. Addai is a safer pick.

 

[cjack]

If it costs you a 5th to grab Taylor, just draft Addai. I'm not sure that you are guaranteed significant prodcution w/ Taylor. He'll produce at maybe 60-65% of Peterson if he's the starter. I would strongly prefer drafting Addai at #2 and grabbing a solid 5th rounder than having to handcuff Taylor w/ AP. Addai is a safer pick.

I really hope I don't have to spend a 5th on Taylor if I do grab Peterson, but I do think Taylor can produce more than 60-65% of Peterson's production if Peterson went out. Taylor did pretty well last year when called upon. If he doesn't produce at least 65% of Peterson's numbers (in the event Peterson was out for an extended period), it's only because Peterson was producing at a crazy level.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

If it costs you a 5th to grab Taylor, just draft Addai. I'm not sure that you are guaranteed significant prodcution w/ Taylor. He'll produce at maybe 60-65% of Peterson if he's the starter. I would strongly prefer drafting Addai at #2 and grabbing a solid 5th rounder than having to handcuff Taylor w/ AP. Addai is a safer pick.

I completely disagree with this. I will never let a handcuff influence who I draft in the first round. Addai is not the most durable RB so I don't necessarily think he is any safer than Peterson. I also don't think it's a necessity to take Taylor if you draft Peterson.

 

[flooredyas]

Do a search. There is an entire thread on this exact topic. You will find every possible angle to this question.

Tried a search, to no avail. Perhaps supplying a link would have been a better response.Don't mean to come off arrogant, but somehow I expect more from a mod.I feel that he would be available in the late 7th and 90% be gone in the 8th (12 teamer). This is the price you will be looking at for the cuff IMO. I, at this time am going to hope for the best and look at round 8-pick 8.11.

 

[Sabertooth]

I think the Peterson hype is a little overblown quite frankly. Especially in PPR leagues. He's good, no doubt and I have him as a possible keeper but I am seriously considering letting him go to instead keep Westbrook and Moss. The reason is the hype. He had almost half of his yardage in 2 games. And Chicago learned from their mistakes and held him to 70 in the second tilt.

He's good, but with a PPR format, and his whopping 19 catches, I just think there are much better options near the top.

 

[locker]

I created an alias just to post this question... when I was done registering, the question was already posted... weird. I have the second pick in a 12 team PPR league and am going with ADP. The question is when to take Chester Taylor. I was intrigued by one of the stats David Yudkin brought up in this thread and it made me want to get Chester Taylor regardless, even if I have to overpay:

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...p;#entry8895799

Based off of this post and knowing my league, I am leaning towards taking Chester Taylor as my RB2 in round 5. I know VBD and Average Draft Position probably dictates otherwise, but if Chester Taylor did not make it back in round 6, it would ruin my draft. If I reach for Chester Taylor, I would be guaranteed the monster running game of the Vikings and studs at WR and perhaps TE or QB. I imagine myself starting out like this:

1.2 ADP

2.11 Colston

3.2 Welker

4.11 Witten/Kellen Winslow

5.2 Chester Taylor

Thoughts? Am I reaching too much? Is it better to take a different second back in the 5th round and pray Chester makes it back in round 6?

 

[brewer]

Do a search. There is an entire thread on this exact topic. You will find every possible angle to this question.

Agree with the OP here. Clearly there are a ton of threads that have addressed this already, but go ahead and do a search on Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor and see what you get. The search function simply isn't much use when the subjects in question are in almost every thread created.By the way, here is the thread in question.

 

[ImTheScientist]

If you draft LT how far should you reach to snag Chester Taylor from the ADP owner to totally crush his hopes?

 

[AnonymousBob]

I don't own ADP but I snagged Chester in my auction. He's my only backup/bye week rb. $2 in a $120 budget.

 

[skycriesmary]

You're playing with fire if you own ADP, and don't grab Taylor as a backup.

Also, he's a great value at his ADP even if you don't have ADP. I'll take RB20 production in the seventh round anyday.

 

[barista]

7th... depends on RB value. I'd adjust him to the top of his RB pool at the ADP but would not reach to protect ADP (if you follow)

And yes I have adp in a keeper... but in general I try not to waste a small bench with handcuffs.

 

[Native]

Any ADP owners NOT looking to handcuff Chester? I personally have a difficult time picking a backup so early. Besides, for every succesful handcuff (like the Priest-LJ scenerio discussed by Yudkin in the other thread), there are tons of failed handcuff scenarios that don't pay off.I find it disheartening to think about the prospect of wasting a 6th rounder on a handcuff only for AP to explode for a career year and Chester to sit on the bench. There's tons of value in the sixth round - number one RB's, 1000-yard receivers, Top 10 qbs.

I guess this subject isn't as cut and dry to me as it is to others.

 

[DreadedParms]

I've got the #2 pick and expect to get ADP (14 team, 2 RB, no flex, one keeper for one year forfeiting two rounds higher than drafted the year before). I will take Taylor at 4.13 because I know the guy at 4.14 & 5.1 will take him before my pick at 5.2. If for some strange reason he takes ADP with 1.1, I will take Taylor at 4.13 just to mess with him. If ADP goes down (a distinct possibility) I've got the #1 back and a top 10 back.

It's a gamble, but you can't get running backs except those in a RBBC in our league in the fifth round. Why not take the best a three picks earlier and either protect your guy or screw the other guy? I simply hope no one takes Taylor earlier than 4.13.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

If you think AD is going to score quite a bit higher than Addai, don't hesitate to grab Chester in the 5th or 6th.

Look back at the guys with 5th round ADP's the last few years. About 70% of them bust or heavily underperform. Sure, you could end up with someone great, but there's a pretty good chance if you go elsewhere because you're scared of having to cuff Chester that you're going to end up with the guy you expect to score less with your first pick and then end up getting no production out of your 5th round pick anyway.

People are obsessed with this idea of "filling out their lineup" when drafting. It's crazy. No one is going to go through their first 5 or 6 picks without grabbing several busts, so your lineup is going to have holes anyway.