Just Killing Time (1 Viewer)

[Dave Stauff]

I'm in that annual lull where the rookie talent evaluation phase is winding down and the situational phase is a couple weeks away. But that doesn't mean we can't engage in a talent/opportunity discussion with this year's crop.

As a starting point, I took the GBN mock draft (3 rounds), which established the following landing spots for the guys we're all watching. So my question is, if the draft were to fall this way, what's your best guess at picks 1.01 - 1.12 in a non-IDP 12 team dynasty league? This is not about the accuracy of their mock, more just an exercise in how we evaluate talent vs. situation when drafting rookies. For example, how far does Pittman rise and Irons fall if this were to play out? Just for giggles, of course . . .

Your menu options:

Russell - Oakland

Quinn - Cleveland

Stanton - KC

Peterson - Minnesota

Lynch - Tennessee

Leonard - GB

Jackson - Indy

Bush - Chicago

Irons - SD

Pittman - Buffalo

Hunt - Atlanta

Booker - Denver

CJ - Detroit

Ginn - Jax

Bowe - Dallas

Jarrett - KC

Meacham - NYJ

Smith - SD

Davis - Chicago

Gonzales - Carolina

Williams - Minnesota

Rice - Miami

Walker - NYG

Allison - SF

Olsen - GB

Miller - Seattle

OK - that's your cast of characters - what's your first round look like?

 

[coolnerd]

Here ya go, tired at the moment, so I will catch the commentary in the morning.

1.01 Peterson

1.02 c. Johnson

1.03 Lynch

1.04 Pittman

1.05 Jackson

1.06 Russell

1.07 Irons

1.08 Bowe

1.09 Meacham

1.10 Quinn

1.11 Ginn

1.12 Leonard

 

[Dave Stauff]

Mine . . .

1.01 - Peterson

1.02 - Johnson

1.03 - Lynch

1.04 - Pittman

1.05 - Russell

1.06 - Jackson

1.07 - Jarrett

1.08 - Bowe

1.09 - Meacham

1.10 - Quinn

1.11 - Hunt

1.12 - Bush

 

[Biabreakable]

Yuck. Good idea and when all is said and done situations could be worse or somthing similar to this.

Everything is rosy still right now until some of these players values get clouded by uncertain situations for opportunity.

1.01 - Peterson

1.02 - Johnson

1.03 - Lynch

1.04 - Pittman

1.05 - Russell

1.06 - Meacham

1.07 - Leonard

1.08 - Allison

1.09 - Jarrett

1.10 - Quinn

1.11 - Bowe

1.12 - Smith

I do not feel very comfortable with some of these picks/situations quite honestly still prefering my talent based rankings without sullied situational considerations.

 

[Donnybrook]

I would guess something like this:

1. Peterson – Minnesota

2. CJ – Detroit

3. Lynch – Tennessee

4. Pittman – Buffalo

5. Ginn – Jax

6. Meacham – NYJ

7. Quinn – Cleveland

8. Jackson – Indy

9. Russell – Oakland

10. Jarrett – KC

11. Bowe – Dallas

12. Bush – Chicago

13. Leonard – GB

14. Rice - Miami

15. Olsen – GB

16. Irons – SD

17. Miller – Seattle

18. ??? 4th Rnd RB – NY Giants

19. Gonzales - Carolina

20. Smith – SD

 

[-OZ-]

Top 3 won't be changing for me, except maybe bump CJ to 1.01 in a PPR

1. Peterson - Minnesota

2. CJ - Detroit

3. Lynch - Tennessee

4. Pittman - Buffalo

5. Bush - Chicago

6. Booker - Denver

7. Ginn - Jax

8. Bowe - Dallas

9. Rice - Miami

10. Russell - Oakland

11. Meacham - NYJ

12. Quinn - Cleveland

13. Davis - Chicago

14. Stanton - KC

15. Smith - SD

16. Olsen - GB

Subject to change, but this is my gut reaction at 6:06 am.