good point about goodwin's longer term, bigger payoff horizon being "baked in", he has cheaper acquisition cost...
i don't have him in same tier as wheaton or woods (more complete receivers, in my book)...
definitely not austin...
it isn't just about pedigree or opportunity...
goodwin was used as more of a strictly one dimensional deep threat in college...
MAYBE he can become a more complete WR, and develop a more well rounded game?
but to me that isn't a given (not to be confused with givens
)... i think it is with austin... i think he has demonstrably outstanding hands... he didn't run anything resembling complete NFL route trees in the air raid passing attack at west virginia, however, i have seen him run short and intermediate as well as deep routes... i've seen goodwin blow by CBs with world class speed, but austin could be more versatile in his ability to be elusive in the middle of the field, in close quarters, with make-you-miss-in-a-phonebooth ability...
but if goodwin is a close approximation of austin (which i am sceptical of, for pedigree, opportunity and scouting reasons), no question he will represent far better value, and will be a coup for his owners...
i might go further and say, even if he isn't a close approximation of austin, he could still represent pretty good value in dynasty...
maybe i am having a hard time looking past my bias... i can't recall a lot of sprinters (long jumper, too, in his case) with limited use in college who hit it big...
who would his comp be? that might be instructive... who with either similar physical tools, skill set or college resume has had a high level of NFL success?
jacoby ford kind of comes to mind for me, as a somewhat undersized sprinter... there was a time i thought he might develop into more with OAK, but hard to disentangle possible injury causes for his inability to break out in recent years, or what would be a more damaging indictment, chalked up to more fundamental flaws in his overall game?