Somehow, middle of the draft pick order always seems harder than either extreme. Probably the chance for missed opportunities.
Position...Player name (round) [bye]
QB..........Tom Brady (2)[6]
RB..........Reggie Bush (1)[7], Jerious Norwood (4)[5], Michael Pittman (8)[4]
WR.........TJ Houshmanzadeh (3)[5], Joey Galloway (6)[4]
TE..........Jason Witten (5)[3]
D............Chicago (7)[7]
K............TBD
OK, normally I would not have picked Bush this early, but for the ppr scoring. This guy is dynamic, a crowd pleaser and now has a year of experience under his belt. Deuce is a great back but I see the balance shifting towards Bush, especially after Deuce has worn down the D. Brees will score regularly and I think NO will turn to the running game late for clock control, making Bush a good value pick here. Was weighing two other RBs at this pick that I will discuss later. The two RBs I were considering were MJD who is heavily involved in the passing game at Jax and can smell out the endzone. The negative was the continued presence of Freddy, the return of Leftwich who is a detriment to Jax from what I can see, and a sense that Jax will try to open up the passing game. The other was Rudi Johnson, who is a pure running back, but his lack of involvement in the passing game makes him a lesser value pick at this slot.
For qb, Brady has a lot of ceiling this year, with the addition of Stallworth and Moss. If Mauroney can stay healthy and have involvement in the passing game, along with a great receiving TE or two, Brady's potential outshines everyone's, including Peyton. It will heavily depend upon Stallworth remaining healthy and Moss returning to form. I think Moss is thinking retirement and wants a Pro Bowl year to end on in the next season or two with a Super Bowl ring so he can sell more slurpees in a few years. I turned down two options at this pick, that will be discussed later. Would have considered Edge, but he was snagged off the board two picks ahead. Won't regret this pick at all. Options were Reggie Wayne who I feel is going to become the primary target in Indy. With the loss of Rhodes, I am not sure if the running game will have the prevalence it had last year as Addai will need a breather and there is not a backup of comparable caliber. The other consideration was Andre Johnson who will continue to see most of the targets in Houston.
For wr, TJ is the primary beneficiary of Palmer's ability, as Johnson is almost always covered by the top corner, allowing TJ to matchup against lesser DBs. The lack of involvement of the RB in the passing game, no real catching TE in Cin and loss of WR# and WR4 to free agency/Goodell suspension should send a lot of balls TJ's way. Needed a quality WR here, so there really was no option. TJ's early season injury last year hurt me in one league but he does not seem injury prone and I wanted to say "championship."
I may have hurt my chances reaching for Brady in 2, but I think with no proven backup behind Mauroney and the addition of Stallworth and Moss, along with Watson at TE, this could be the year Brady challenges for a TD record. Not committing to it, but he has the tools, the players and a D that will give great field position. Norwood is an interesting project. After all the talk that the Falcon would go with a bruiser back, they did not draft a back until the seventh I believe and passed on Michael Turner. Vick's troubles might actually aid Norwood as Harrington is not a scrambling qb and would tend to use the rb as a valve if the wr are not open. The potential loss of Finneran suggests a heavy dependency on the running game in Atlanta, which has an excellent O Line. Dunn will have a role and that actually is good as Norwood's build causes many to question whether he can be a feature back or would he do better in RBBC or a 60/40 split? Excellent numbers in limited action last year. May be the season making or breaking pick.
Witten is not regarded as a top ten TE universally, but with the 2 pt TE ppr, and his numbers improving last year after Romo took over, he may be very serviceable. Yes, I would rather have Gates, but he did not fall to round 5. Would like to see Witten with greater td production, but that is very unlikely to happen. Good value hopefully.
Galloway - leading receiver in TB who has brought in several QBs to revamp their passing O. Hopefully this means more targets and more opportunities for the TB wrs.
Yes, I picked a D in the seventh. I have faith in Chicago to continue with high D scoring, particularly takeaways and hopefully some scoring. Hester probably won't have the same year as last, but this could be the four or five point difference in a key week over the bottom feeder of the league. If Briggs remains and plays with good attitude, and Bears D benefits from the draftees, could be a great point value for the round. D does not usually go this early but where else would one find a high scoring pick in the seventh?
Michael Pittman - Caddy has issues and may not be fully healed. Alstott has an injury history and with his style of play that is not good, especially neck injury. Remember, he almost retired last year. Pittman is very involved in the passing game and may benefit if Alstott limited. Was hoping to pick up M Turner instead, but was already gone.
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