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Top 5 Dynasty Rookies - Rank 'em! (1 Viewer)
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Riffraff
Footballguy
Gotta ask how you want this to play out.
A. Who people feel will be the top 5 picks in most dynasty league drafts.
B. Who people feel will perform better over a career in the NFL.
The lists can be very different indeed.
Just like lists of these based on their timing.
Players based on pure talent before the draft.
Players based on talent + opportunity after the draft.
A. Who people feel will be the top 5 picks in most dynasty league drafts.
B. Who people feel will perform better over a career in the NFL.
The lists can be very different indeed.
Just like lists of these based on their timing.
Players based on pure talent before the draft.
Players based on talent + opportunity after the draft.
Maroney=Speed
Footballguy
1. Bush
2. Deangelo Williams
3. Laurence Maroney
4. Lendale White - dropped from #2 with work ethic concerns
5. Brian Calhoun - Unless he's a 3rd rounder or worse I really like his skills and would take him over the best WR or QB this year.
2. Deangelo Williams
3. Laurence Maroney
4. Lendale White - dropped from #2 with work ethic concerns
5. Brian Calhoun - Unless he's a 3rd rounder or worse I really like his skills and would take him over the best WR or QB this year.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
1) Bush
2) Williams
3) White
4) VY
5) Maroney
2) Williams
3) White
4) VY
5) Maroney
Challenge Everything
Footballguy
1. Vernon Davis
2. Santonio Holmes
3. Lendale White
4. Vince Young
5. Reggie Bush
2. Santonio Holmes
3. Lendale White
4. Vince Young
5. Reggie Bush
Bush
DeAngelo
Maroney
White
Young
DeAngelo
Maroney
White
Young
Buckeyedawgs
Footballguy
based on Rankins latest Mock I don't think there is any question who the top 3 are this year. Bush, D.Williams and Moroney.
After the top 3 it's flexible depending on your team needs. If you play in a TE league and in need of a second TE no doubt Vernon Davis would be my 4. If not it could be any of the big 3 qb;s, another rb, or one of the two first round wr's depending on what your roster looks like. But this is my feeling of the top 5 over all at this momment based on Rankins latest mock.
1.Bush
2.D. Williams
3.Maroney
4.V. Davis
5.Holmes
After the top 3 it's flexible depending on your team needs. If you play in a TE league and in need of a second TE no doubt Vernon Davis would be my 4. If not it could be any of the big 3 qb;s, another rb, or one of the two first round wr's depending on what your roster looks like. But this is my feeling of the top 5 over all at this momment based on Rankins latest mock.
1.Bush
2.D. Williams
3.Maroney
4.V. Davis
5.Holmes
Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
This is as likely as any.The Top 4 will likely be the Top 4.
After that it could be Jackson, SinMoss, VDavis, or a RB taken by Car/Pitt/Indy/Den.
WisWolvrns
Footballguy
it's all wasted energy before the NFL draft to try and figure out what a fanasty rookie draft will look like, since where a player goes directly impacts his opportunity and fantasy worth.
I often find that I make better picks when I decide my tiers beforehand. The situations can skew things into make bad picks in the mid-late first - I was as guilty as anyone with the Shelton and Arrington hype last year. Really evaluating and ranking the talent before the draft can help temper the expectations no matter how good the situation is. On the flipside, if you really love a guys talent, you should take him where you had him ranked pre-draft because talent eventually finds opportunity.
ConstruxBoy
Kate's Daddy
I often find that I make better picks when I decide my tiers beforehand. The situations can skew things into make bad picks in the mid-late first - I was as guilty as anyone with the Shelton and Arrington hype last year. Really evaluating and ranking the talent before the draft can help temper the expectations no matter how good the situation is. On the flipside, if you really love a guys talent, you should take him where you had him ranked pre-draft because talent eventually finds opportunity.
as always. I was burned by Shelton to a degree last year as well.
EBF
Footballguy
Tenatively:
1. Reggie Bush
2. Vernon Davis
3. LenDale White
4. DeAngelo Williams
5. Laurence Maroeny
I think Bush is absolutely worth the hype. Some people act like it's close between he and Williams, but I just don't see that at all. Bush strikes me as superior in every facet of the game. I think anyone who passes on him at 1.01 is making a disasterous mistake.
Davis is easily the second best skill position prospect. He's a phenomenal athlete with all of the skills needed to become an impact player. I don't think he'll ever reach the Antonio Gates level, but I can easily see him becoming a star. He doesn't have the upside of the RBs, but he's a much safer pick.
Things get a lot more complicated after those two.
The next trio of RBs (White, Williams, and Maronery) is very close. On paper, Williams is clearly the second best back. He has the most hype, performed well at the Senior Bowl, and did extremely well at his pro day. Nevertheless, I just can't quite sell myself on him. He just doesn't look the part of a star NFL featured back to me.
At the same time, I'd be lying if I said White and Maroney are locks. They both have their flaws, but I'm going to trust my initial judgment and hold to the stance that White is the second best RB in this draft. He lacks explosiveness and quickness, but has good power and instincts. The laziness issues are a legitimate concern, but I think he can become another Stephen Davis if he goes to a team that's committed to a power running attack.
Maroney is a tough prospect to gauge. I think he has a better frame than Williams, but he lacks quickness and just doesn't stand out as much as you'd expect an elite RB to stand out. I see him as a competent starter in the NFL, perhaps in the mold of former Lions RB James Stewart.
1. Reggie Bush
2. Vernon Davis
3. LenDale White
4. DeAngelo Williams
5. Laurence Maroeny
I think Bush is absolutely worth the hype. Some people act like it's close between he and Williams, but I just don't see that at all. Bush strikes me as superior in every facet of the game. I think anyone who passes on him at 1.01 is making a disasterous mistake.
Davis is easily the second best skill position prospect. He's a phenomenal athlete with all of the skills needed to become an impact player. I don't think he'll ever reach the Antonio Gates level, but I can easily see him becoming a star. He doesn't have the upside of the RBs, but he's a much safer pick.
Things get a lot more complicated after those two.
The next trio of RBs (White, Williams, and Maronery) is very close. On paper, Williams is clearly the second best back. He has the most hype, performed well at the Senior Bowl, and did extremely well at his pro day. Nevertheless, I just can't quite sell myself on him. He just doesn't look the part of a star NFL featured back to me.
At the same time, I'd be lying if I said White and Maroney are locks. They both have their flaws, but I'm going to trust my initial judgment and hold to the stance that White is the second best RB in this draft. He lacks explosiveness and quickness, but has good power and instincts. The laziness issues are a legitimate concern, but I think he can become another Stephen Davis if he goes to a team that's committed to a power running attack.
Maroney is a tough prospect to gauge. I think he has a better frame than Williams, but he lacks quickness and just doesn't stand out as much as you'd expect an elite RB to stand out. I see him as a competent starter in the NFL, perhaps in the mold of former Lions RB James Stewart.
This is true, but there are some nice values later on... I like the WRs available in the 30s and 40s this year better than last year.
Man in the yellow hat
Footballguy
A few I like include Stovall, Brandon Williams and Jonothan Orr.
WisWolvrns
Footballguy
I see you point. So not totally wasted energy, as a player with talent could blossom down the road with a different supporting cast. aka Michael Clayton in Bal. I passed on him due to Bal. pick, but now he is looking like a better option... especially if McNair comes on board... oops.I often find that I make better picks when I decide my tiers beforehand. The situations can skew things into make bad picks in the mid-late first - I was as guilty as anyone with the Shelton and Arrington hype last year. Really evaluating and ranking the talent before the draft can help temper the expectations no matter how good the situation is. On the flipside, if you really love a guys talent, you should take him where you had him ranked pre-draft because talent eventually finds opportunity.
Donnybrook
Footballguy
1. Reggie Bush
2. Laurence Maroney
3. DeAngelo Williams
4. Santonio Holmes
5. Joseph Addai
2. Laurence Maroney
3. DeAngelo Williams
4. Santonio Holmes
5. Joseph Addai
Riffraff
Footballguy
Obviously, before the NFL draft happens, this is how I expect the first few picks to go:
1. RB Bush - take the talent regardless of the veteran presence (Pittman/Williams/Jones)
2. RB Williams - take the safe "non-character issues" pick of the "big 4"
3. RB White - someone will want the only big back
4. RB Indy - somebody will want this year's "only starter" (the Fargas/Arrington pick)
5. Depends upon individual league needs:
If TE required position = Davis
If start 2 QB = Leinart
If best player available = Young
If it's the usual "grab any RB drafted at all costs" type league = Maroney/Addai
1. RB Bush - take the talent regardless of the veteran presence (Pittman/Williams/Jones)
2. RB Williams - take the safe "non-character issues" pick of the "big 4"
3. RB White - someone will want the only big back
4. RB Indy - somebody will want this year's "only starter" (the Fargas/Arrington pick)
5. Depends upon individual league needs:
If TE required position = Davis
If start 2 QB = Leinart
If best player available = Young
If it's the usual "grab any RB drafted at all costs" type league = Maroney/Addai
