Eddie Lacy is the real deal and may see even bigger stats his Sophomore season with a healthy Aaron Rodgers. I would be happy to draft this guy in the late 1st Round.
Julio Jones will probably be undervalued coming back from injury but I don't think he's going to have any problem rebounding and putting up big stats again, I know he'll be on many of my teams next season.
Drew Brees is the model of consistency. Sure, he got outplayed by Peyton Manning this year but Brees had a few weeks where he simply carried my team to a win. I think he's a great pick anywhere in the draft and if he falls into the 2nd Round, you've got to snap him up.
CJ Spiller will present a decent value, he'll definitely drop a few rounds from where he was drafted this year. But you've got to keep in mind that his guy was playing hurt all season long.
Avoid all Miami skill-players, unless they draft a Rookie that really stands out. There's no consistency to this team's offense.
Giovanni Bernard and Tyler Eifert are both players that I think are sneaky picks. They are just under the radar enough. Bernard will probably be drafted AFTER Eddie Lacy and Leveon Bell but has the upside to outproduce both of them, in my opinion. I would love to have both Lacy and Bernard on my team's next year.
I don't think Le'veon Bell will be a great value next-year. If you're drafting with Steelers fans, he's going to go way too early. He had upside where he was drafted as a Rookie but if he's taken anywhere in the first 3 Rounds that's too early for my liking.
Picks 1 - 3 look great in redraft: McCoy, Charles, and Peterson all seem like a lock for production at the Running Back position. Speaking of Minnesota, Cordarelle Patterson is a GREAT late-round flyer. I think you can draft this guy as your 4th WR pretty easily, unless there's someone who's more bullish than me on him. His upside is tremendous.
Broncos should look good for another year. Demaryius Thomas is obviously the guy you want the most. I wouldn't want to overpay for Julius Thomas and Knowshon Moreno though. 51 Touchdowns is pretty ridiculous and that inflated A LOT of these guys value this year. Montee Ball might be a late-round play.
I believe Andre Johnson still has some tread left on his tires. If there was a way to acquire him as your WR2, I would definitely jump on that. I wouldn't want to rely on this guy as my WR1 for the 2014 season though. If he somehow eeks his was into the 3rd Round in redrafts, I'd definitely jump on that. I think DeAndre Hopkins is definitely a breakout candidate as well. Put me in the category that wants the Texans to keep Matt Shaub.
Arian Foster is a big '?' for me. I think I'm going to outright avoid him unless he drops to me and I'm in need of a RB.
Justin Hunter and Justin Blackmon are going to be great late-round WR picks. The upside and athleticism is clearly there. If either team finds themselves with a decent Quarterback I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on them. They have WR1 / WR2 upside with a very, very low price-tag in terms of redraft value.
Seahawks Defense should be good to go for another-year. And for the production they've given me, I would have no problem taking them early. They are head and shoulders better than Fantasy-wise than most other defenses. I think Arizona and San Francisco would be nice consolation prizes to them, however.
Josh Gordon, Dez Bryant, and AJ Green are the truth, I'd take them in the 2nd Round without batting an eye. These guys and Demaryius Thomas rival Calvin Johnson for Wide Receivers with the most upside.
Robert Griffin III is going to make a great late round pick. I don't know just how far he's going to fall but whoever pulls the trigger on him is going to get great value. I'm not sold on Pierre Garcon, he's on my do-not-draft list.
I don't think Jimmy Graham has had his career-year yet. Because of this, I would definitely recommend drafting this guy. He's one of the safest FF picks you could possibly make.
The entire New York Giants squad is on my "Do Not Draft" list. I can win a title without any of these scrubs. Same goes for the Jets. Unless Vincent Jackson drops, add the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to my "Do Not Draft" list as-well.
Frank Gore is a guy that I'm going to continue to draft until he completely falls off the map. He looked great this season and I think he's got a few more years of production left in him. If he goes in the late 2nd / early 3rd, I think that's a great pick for any team. Handcuff him with whichever SF RB flavor you like the most and enjoy your RB2 production for the year.
I'd avoid St Louis players like the plague as well. Tavon Austin has upside but even so, I don't think he's ever going to be a consistent player. I would happily let someone else overdraft him.
Calvin Johnson is great. If you have the option to draft a the flavor of the year RB or Calvin Johnson, take Calvin Johnson. At one point he had 300 yards in one game this year. Wrap your head around that...
Nick Foles, Russell, Wilson, and Andy Dalton are the Quarterbacks for you if you decide you want to wait for a Quarterback.
Andre Ellington may be poised for more carries next season, if he can be had late I think he makes a great bye-week filler (player to insert in case of injury).
Chris Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald are probably going to drop in drafts. Don't think twice about scooping these guys up, they're not the players they once were but provide consistent Fantasy Points each week.
Besides Tom Brady, I would avoid most Patriots players. I think Aaron Dobson has a lot of upside and will likely NEVER own Rob Gronkowski unless he can be acquired on the cheap in Dynasty.
Antonio Brown will be on all my Fantasy Teams next year. He's a perfect fit for what Ben Roethlisberger tries to do at Quarterback. It seems like EVERY WEEK he's putting up huge numbers. If I could get him as my WR2/3 I would be floored.
Also, now that I mentioned him Ben Roethlisberger makes a great matchup play. You can pretty much predict when Big Ben's gonna go off for 3 TDs / 400 yards. Those weeks, he's money.
Julio Jones will probably be undervalued coming back from injury but I don't think he's going to have any problem rebounding and putting up big stats again, I know he'll be on many of my teams next season.
Drew Brees is the model of consistency. Sure, he got outplayed by Peyton Manning this year but Brees had a few weeks where he simply carried my team to a win. I think he's a great pick anywhere in the draft and if he falls into the 2nd Round, you've got to snap him up.
CJ Spiller will present a decent value, he'll definitely drop a few rounds from where he was drafted this year. But you've got to keep in mind that his guy was playing hurt all season long.
Avoid all Miami skill-players, unless they draft a Rookie that really stands out. There's no consistency to this team's offense.
Giovanni Bernard and Tyler Eifert are both players that I think are sneaky picks. They are just under the radar enough. Bernard will probably be drafted AFTER Eddie Lacy and Leveon Bell but has the upside to outproduce both of them, in my opinion. I would love to have both Lacy and Bernard on my team's next year.
I don't think Le'veon Bell will be a great value next-year. If you're drafting with Steelers fans, he's going to go way too early. He had upside where he was drafted as a Rookie but if he's taken anywhere in the first 3 Rounds that's too early for my liking.
Picks 1 - 3 look great in redraft: McCoy, Charles, and Peterson all seem like a lock for production at the Running Back position. Speaking of Minnesota, Cordarelle Patterson is a GREAT late-round flyer. I think you can draft this guy as your 4th WR pretty easily, unless there's someone who's more bullish than me on him. His upside is tremendous.
Broncos should look good for another year. Demaryius Thomas is obviously the guy you want the most. I wouldn't want to overpay for Julius Thomas and Knowshon Moreno though. 51 Touchdowns is pretty ridiculous and that inflated A LOT of these guys value this year. Montee Ball might be a late-round play.
I believe Andre Johnson still has some tread left on his tires. If there was a way to acquire him as your WR2, I would definitely jump on that. I wouldn't want to rely on this guy as my WR1 for the 2014 season though. If he somehow eeks his was into the 3rd Round in redrafts, I'd definitely jump on that. I think DeAndre Hopkins is definitely a breakout candidate as well. Put me in the category that wants the Texans to keep Matt Shaub.
Arian Foster is a big '?' for me. I think I'm going to outright avoid him unless he drops to me and I'm in need of a RB.
Justin Hunter and Justin Blackmon are going to be great late-round WR picks. The upside and athleticism is clearly there. If either team finds themselves with a decent Quarterback I would not hesitate to pull the trigger on them. They have WR1 / WR2 upside with a very, very low price-tag in terms of redraft value.
Seahawks Defense should be good to go for another-year. And for the production they've given me, I would have no problem taking them early. They are head and shoulders better than Fantasy-wise than most other defenses. I think Arizona and San Francisco would be nice consolation prizes to them, however.
Josh Gordon, Dez Bryant, and AJ Green are the truth, I'd take them in the 2nd Round without batting an eye. These guys and Demaryius Thomas rival Calvin Johnson for Wide Receivers with the most upside.
Robert Griffin III is going to make a great late round pick. I don't know just how far he's going to fall but whoever pulls the trigger on him is going to get great value. I'm not sold on Pierre Garcon, he's on my do-not-draft list.
I don't think Jimmy Graham has had his career-year yet. Because of this, I would definitely recommend drafting this guy. He's one of the safest FF picks you could possibly make.
The entire New York Giants squad is on my "Do Not Draft" list. I can win a title without any of these scrubs. Same goes for the Jets. Unless Vincent Jackson drops, add the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to my "Do Not Draft" list as-well.
Frank Gore is a guy that I'm going to continue to draft until he completely falls off the map. He looked great this season and I think he's got a few more years of production left in him. If he goes in the late 2nd / early 3rd, I think that's a great pick for any team. Handcuff him with whichever SF RB flavor you like the most and enjoy your RB2 production for the year.
I'd avoid St Louis players like the plague as well. Tavon Austin has upside but even so, I don't think he's ever going to be a consistent player. I would happily let someone else overdraft him.
Calvin Johnson is great. If you have the option to draft a the flavor of the year RB or Calvin Johnson, take Calvin Johnson. At one point he had 300 yards in one game this year. Wrap your head around that...
Nick Foles, Russell, Wilson, and Andy Dalton are the Quarterbacks for you if you decide you want to wait for a Quarterback.
Andre Ellington may be poised for more carries next season, if he can be had late I think he makes a great bye-week filler (player to insert in case of injury).
Chris Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald are probably going to drop in drafts. Don't think twice about scooping these guys up, they're not the players they once were but provide consistent Fantasy Points each week.
Besides Tom Brady, I would avoid most Patriots players. I think Aaron Dobson has a lot of upside and will likely NEVER own Rob Gronkowski unless he can be acquired on the cheap in Dynasty.
Antonio Brown will be on all my Fantasy Teams next year. He's a perfect fit for what Ben Roethlisberger tries to do at Quarterback. It seems like EVERY WEEK he's putting up huge numbers. If I could get him as my WR2/3 I would be floored.
Also, now that I mentioned him Ben Roethlisberger makes a great matchup play. You can pretty much predict when Big Ben's gonna go off for 3 TDs / 400 yards. Those weeks, he's money.
