What RBs would you trade 1.01 rookie pick for? (1 Viewer)

[Tick]

2010 thread!!!

If you had the 1.01 in a non-PPR dynasty league (Zealots as a decent baseline setup), what RBs would you be willing to trade it away for?

Here's the only set of rankings up on FBG right now for dynasty RBs... pick and choose if you want, or just pick a spot where you'd slot the 1.01 in this list.

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:

Chris Johnson, TEN

Adrian Peterson, MIN

Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX

Ray Rice, BAL

Jonathan Stewart, CAR

Steven Jackson, STL

Frank Gore, SF

DeAngelo Williams, CAR

Rashard Mendenhall, PIT

Jamaal Charles, KC

Chris Wells, ARI

Knowshon Moreno, DEN

Shonn Greene, NYJ

Michael Turner, ATL

Cedric Benson, CIN

LeSean McCoy, PHI

Felix Jones, DAL

If it helps, let's dismiss the idea of Dez Bryant at 1.01 and just focus on RBs. The top guy is probably Spiller in a mediocre situation or Matthews in a good situation based on most mock drafts.

To me, it's obvious that this answer falls somewhere between Stewart and Greene, but others might not agree. There's a lot of wiggle room in that range, though. I tend to think that a team with the 1.01 isn't likely to be in a position to win right away, which devalues Gore and Jackson (and maybe Williams) a bit. Weird things happen, though - perhaps the team traded for the pick.

I think I put it at Mendenhall/Wells, with Charles moved down the list a bit for me.

 

[moderated]

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARChris Wells, ARI

The above are the only ones I'd for sure take over the 1.1 pick.Gore/dwell are already getting old, i'd rather take the shot with the 1.1 pick over the older group of rb's.

 

[Tick]

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARChris Wells, ARI

The above are the only ones I'd for sure take over the 1.1 pick.Gore/dwell are already getting old, i'd rather take the shot with the 1.1 pick over the older group of rb's.

Would you care to comment on Mendenhall and Moreno? They seem to fit your age requirements and are fairly secure starters, so I'm guessing you don't like their talent.

 

[EBF]

Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARRashard Mendenhall, PIT

This looks about right to me. I might also go with DWill since he's a better talent than any of the rooks, although I like to build around a younger core when possible. In non-PPR I would probably be going with Mathews at 1.01. I think his value is right in the same ballpark as Greene/Felix/Wells/McCoy.

 

[SSOG]

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARSteven Jackson, STLFrank Gore, SFDeAngelo Williams, CARRashard Mendenhall, PITJamaal Charles, KC

I would trade the 1.01 for any of these guys, assuming I had an average team or better. If my team was a mess, then remove Gore, SJax, and Williams from the list.

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

Good question bro.

I have the 1.01 and was just last night talking to the owner of Mendy in a non ppr about a swap.

He said he values Mendy higher and there is no argument from me about that. Cool. I honestly do just a tad too myself.

But he also said the rooks being going in (??) so so spots in startups and my thing is about his statement as well as the question posed here...

is how can you place a true value without knowing the situation?? Does this crop offer a cant miss prospect at rb like AP type? I would say no.

I like Matthews alot myself but i find it hard to rate where to place the 1.01 rookie rb without knowing where they would be playing. We have seen many times

team take rb's where already had a productive starter (Holmes/LJ Henry/McGahee) for example of 1st round rookies taken when the team already had a solid rb onboard. So Matthews could fall to a HORRIBLE situation as could Spiller. Then what?? We have to consider Dwyer/Best types as 1.01?

Just saying its hard to gauge the value cause of the unknown situation. I know there talents and non of the rb's screams special to me.

 

[THE UNDERCOVER BROTHA]

but to answer the question i would deal the pick away for any of these guys. (assuming i couldnt land any of the higher guys and i would have to be in win now to go for Dwill and Gore and will pass on Sjax, the other higher guys i dont think you could get for 1.01)

Rashard Mendenhall, PIT (likes his situation and he possibly could finish top 10 with a heavy workload)

Jamaal Charles, KC (young and talented, likes him over all the rookie rb's)

Chris Wells, ARI (i likes his talent over all the rookie rb's as well but i would assume that a few of them will have better situations)

Shonn Greene, NYJ (would like to add him as i see him being very productive like in the next few yrs.)

 

[moderated]

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARChris Wells, ARI

The above are the only ones I'd for sure take over the 1.1 pick.Gore/dwell are already getting old, i'd rather take the shot with the 1.1 pick over the older group of rb's.

Would you care to comment on Mendenhall and Moreno? They seem to fit your age requirements and are fairly secure starters, so I'm guessing you don't like their talent.

Moreno - I just don't think he is very good. He is decent at everything but excels in none and nothing I saw out of him last year made me think any different.Mendenhall - I've never been a big fan of him but I definitely understand those who like him a lot. I could see him putting up a nice career. I'd rather have spiller or mathews though if one falls into a good spot.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARSteven Jackson, STLFrank Gore, SFDeAngelo Williams, CARRashard Mendenhall, PITJamaal Charles, KC

I would trade the 1.01 for any of these guys, assuming I had an average team or better. If my team was a mess, then remove Gore, SJax, and Williams from the list.

 

[FUBAR]

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARSteven Jackson, STLFrank Gore, SFDeAngelo Williams, CARRashard Mendenhall, PITJamaal Charles, KC

I would trade the 1.01 for any of these guys, assuming I had an average team or better. If my team was a mess, then remove Gore, SJax, and Williams from the list.

except add Wells and Greene.I agree with UB, you aren't going to get CJ, AD, MJD, Rice, probably not JStew. So you're left with an older RB1 or young unproven RB.If my team is a true mess, I'd look to deal the pick for something like McCoy and a 2011 1st or good WR/QB

 

[SSOG]

except add Wells and Greene.I agree with UB, you aren't going to get CJ, AD, MJD, Rice, probably not JStew. So you're left with an older RB1 or young unproven RB.If my team is a true mess, I'd look to deal the pick for something like McCoy and a 2011 1st or good WR/QB

I think the Greene hype has reached a critical mass. He's a solid RB, but Spiller and Matthews are both better talents (as is Dez, of course, I was just going for the 1-to-1 comparison). I wouldn't trade the #3 overall for Greene.I like Wells, but I'd rather swing for the fences with Spiller or Bryant. I debated for a while on Beanie, but in the end I think I'd prefer a top 2 rookie pick. Of course, I reserve the right to change that opinion daily, if I so desire.I know that this year's draft is "weak" and next year's is "strong", but I'd only trade the #1 for McCoy + a 2011 pick if I was very, very confident that the 2011 pick was going to be a high one. Late firsts aren't the kind of assets I look to stockpile, outside of for their value as currency. Then again, I've never been that high on McCoy, too.

 

[Crippler]

I rather have all these over the 1.1

Chris Johnson, TEN

Adrian Peterson, MIN

Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX

Ray Rice, BAL

Jonathan Stewart, CAR

Steven Jackson, STL

Frank Gore, SF

DeAngelo Williams, CAR

Rashard Mendenhall, PIT

Chris Wells, ARI

Knowshon Moreno, DEN

LeSean McCoy, PHI

 

[Tick]

It seems that for the most part, the disagreement is on last year's rookies plus Mendenhall, who missed a season so was effectively a rookie last season. Interesting.

 

[crush304]

If you had the 1.01 in a non-PPR dynasty league (Zealots as a decent baseline setup), what RBs would you be willing to trade it away for?

Here's the only set of rankings up on FBG right now for dynasty RBs... pick and choose if you want, or just pick a spot where you'd slot the 1.01 in this list.

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:

Chris Johnson, TEN

Adrian Peterson, MIN

Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX

Ray Rice, BAL

Jonathan Stewart, CAR

Steven Jackson, STL

Frank Gore, SF

DeAngelo Williams, CAR

Rashard Mendenhall, PIT

Jamaal Charles, KC

Chris Wells, ARI

Knowshon Moreno, DEN

Shonn Greene, NYJ

Michael Turner, ATL

Cedric Benson, CIN

LeSean McCoy, PHI

Felix Jones, DAL

If it helps, let's dismiss the idea of Dez Bryant at 1.01 and just focus on RBs. The top guy is probably Spiller in a mediocre situation or Matthews in a good situation based on most mock drafts.

To me, it's obvious that this answer falls somewhere between Stewart and Greene, but others might not agree. There's a lot of wiggle room in that range, though. I tend to think that a team with the 1.01 isn't likely to be in a position to win right away, which devalues Gore and Jackson (and maybe Williams) a bit. Weird things happen, though - perhaps the team traded for the pick.

I think I put it at Mendenhall/Wells, with Charles moved down the list a bit for me.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

JMO The best move is to get one of the above backs and simply move down a couple spots.

Seems to happen every year that 1.01 gets overvalued as draft time approaches. I don't think there's any difference whatsever 1-1 to 1-3 this year. I think the two dropoff points are 1.03 [1st tier] and 1.08 [2nd tier]

 

[Tick]

JMO The best move is to get one of the above backs and simply move down a couple spots. Seems to happen every year that 1.01 gets overvalued as draft time approaches. I don't think there's any difference whatsever 1-1 to 1-3 this year. I think the two dropoff points are 1.03 [1st tier] and 1.08 [2nd tier]

I just can't see anyone giving away one of those guys plus a pick for 1.01.

 

[Craig_MiamiFL]

JMO The best move is to get one of the above backs and simply move down a couple spots. Seems to happen every year that 1.01 gets overvalued as draft time approaches. I don't think there's any difference whatsever 1-1 to 1-3 this year. I think the two dropoff points are 1.03 [1st tier] and 1.08 [2nd tier]

I just can't see anyone giving away one of those guys plus a pick for 1.01.

Yeah, I meant for example: 1.01 + player, 1.03 + player. I've seen a few similar deals this offseasonBowe + 1.01 for Gore + 1.03Rice + 1.01 for CJ + 1.03

 

[Maroney=Speed]

If you had the 1.01 in a non-PPR dynasty league (Zealots as a decent baseline setup), what RBs would you be willing to trade it away for?Here's the only set of rankings up on FBG right now for dynasty RBs... pick and choose if you want, or just pick a spot where you'd slot the 1.01 in this list.Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARSteven Jackson, STLFrank Gore, SFDeAngelo Williams, CARRashard Mendenhall, PITJamaal Charles, KCChris Wells, ARIKnowshon Moreno, DENShonn Greene, NYJMichael Turner, ATLCedric Benson, CINLeSean McCoy, PHIFelix Jones, DALIf it helps, let's dismiss the idea of Dez Bryant at 1.01 and just focus on RBs. The top guy is probably Spiller in a mediocre situation or Matthews in a good situation based on most mock drafts.To me, it's obvious that this answer falls somewhere between Stewart and Greene, but others might not agree. There's a lot of wiggle room in that range, though. I tend to think that a team with the 1.01 isn't likely to be in a position to win right away, which devalues Gore and Jackson (and maybe Williams) a bit. Weird things happen, though - perhaps the team traded for the pick.I think I put it at Mendenhall/Wells, with Charles moved down the list a bit for me.

Add McFadden and this is a solid list.

 

[Todem]

Without knowing any of the rookie backs landing spot would I trade the 1.1 for these guys?

Chris Johnson, TEN - no brainer

Adrian Peterson, MIN - no brainer

Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX - no brainer

Ray Rice, BAL - no brainer

Jonathan Stewart, CAR - no brainer

Steven Jackson, STL - no

Frank Gore, SF - Yes...but with some reservation and I would want some type of decent throw in.

DeAngelo Williams, CAR - Maybe

Rashard Mendenhall, PIT - No

Jamaal Charles, KC - maybe

Chris Wells, ARI - No...I never believe in Arizona RB's

Knowshon Moreno, DEN - No

Shonn Greene, NYJ - No

Michael Turner, ATL - No

Cedric Benson, CIN - Never

LeSean McCoy, PHI - No

Felix Jones, DAL - No

 

[KellysHeroes]

I would drop my Nut if I could move Felix / Turner (age) / Charles / Benson for 1.01

Those types of owners don't play in my leagues

 

[Todem]

I would drop my Nut if I could move Felix / Turner (age) / Charles / Benson for 1.01Those types of owners don't play in my leagues

I agree.....but Charles is very interesting....I am one of the believers that he is a bonafide star.

 

[TheFanatic]

Can we remove these guys from the list?

Chris Johnson, TEN

Adrian Peterson, MIN

Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX

Ray Rice, BAL

Jonathan Stewart, CAR

Nobody is trading one of these players for the 1.01. Someone could reasonably move any of the other guys on the list for the 1.01, but none of these guys are going anywhere for the 1.01 alone...

 

[moderated]

Can we remove these guys from the list?Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARNobody is trading one of these players for the 1.01. Someone could reasonably move any of the other guys on the list for the 1.01, but none of these guys are going anywhere for the 1.01 alone...

Agreed. These 5 are the clear cream of the crop for dynasty rb's. After that is older proven guys or young upside unproven ones.

 

[Tick]

Can we remove these guys from the list?Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARNobody is trading one of these players for the 1.01. Someone could reasonably move any of the other guys on the list for the 1.01, but none of these guys are going anywhere for the 1.01 alone...

Good point. It's really the question of the Gore/Jackson/Williams group and the guys going into their second real season (which includes Mendenhall and Charles).Felix Jones is an interesting idea... I wouldn't trade 1.01 for him, but I could understand why others would.

 

[travdogg]

Can we remove these guys from the list?Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARNobody is trading one of these players for the 1.01. Someone could reasonably move any of the other guys on the list for the 1.01, but none of these guys are going anywhere for the 1.01 alone...

I disagree with that.I think the board(and rightfully so) is a lot higher on Jonathan Stewart than the average person.

 

[Hendo]

Can we remove these guys from the list?Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARNobody is trading one of these players for the 1.01. Someone could reasonably move any of the other guys on the list for the 1.01, but none of these guys are going anywhere for the 1.01 alone...

I disagree with that.I think the board(and rightfully so) is a lot higher on Jonathan Stewart than the average person.

im also pretty sure you would have a 90% vote for Stewart over the 1.01 pick so...

 

[moderated]

Can we remove these guys from the list?Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARNobody is trading one of these players for the 1.01. Someone could reasonably move any of the other guys on the list for the 1.01, but none of these guys are going anywhere for the 1.01 alone...

I disagree with that.I think the board(and rightfully so) is a lot higher on Jonathan Stewart than the average person.

In dynasty leagues most are very high on Stewart regardless if they are on this board or not.Also most dynasty owners are very involved in ff and probably do visit this board since its one of the top if not top ff message boards.

 

[PranksterJD]

Can we remove these guys from the list?Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARNobody is trading one of these players for the 1.01. Someone could reasonably move any of the other guys on the list for the 1.01, but none of these guys are going anywhere for the 1.01 alone...

I disagree with that.I think the board(and rightfully so) is a lot higher on Jonathan Stewart than the average person.

In dynasty leagues most are very high on Stewart regardless if they are on this board or not.Also most dynasty owners are very involved in ff and probably do visit this board since its one of the top if not top ff message boards.

Kinda getting off topic here, but there are a **ton** of casual owners who don't come here. In the 3 dynasty leagues I play in that aren't with iFriends, there is only a single other guy that comes to FBG, and zero that frequent the forum, even after I've told them about it.I think Stewart **is** in a different category than the other 4 guys. Its very possible that an owner scared of the DeAngelo news this offseason but enamored with Spiller would take the 1.01, or would at least only require a small piece on top of it. The percentage is small, but I don't think its completely hopeless the way ADP, MJD, Johnson, and Rice are.That said, Tick... you ain't getting Stewart out of me.

 

[Nagle2998]

A lot depends on what team drafts Spiller so for argument sake if Spiller goes to Seattle this is what I would do

Chris Johnson, TEN-----Without a doubt

Adrian Peterson, MIN----Without a doubt

Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX----Without a doubt

Ray Rice, BAL---Without a doubt

Jonathan Stewart, CAR---I'm 50-50 on him and if I had a team that could win within the next two years I would if not I would pass he is banged up a lot and it scares me.

Steven Jackson, STL--Not pick one but pick 3 I probably would he just seems like the type that is going to fade because of being on such a bad team and taking to many beatings.

Frank Gore, SF---Pretty much the same answer as Stewart if I can win now yes if not I would pass

DeAngelo Williams, CAR---Without a doubt

Rashard Mendenhall, PIT--I think Mendy is going to be the breakout top 5 rb this year I love his upside so without a doubt yes.

Jamaal Charles, KC--He had a huge year last year but I'm not sure about him for the long haul I would pass.

Chris Wells, ARI----I think he showed me a lot last year and I believe he has top level talent so I would make the deal

Knowshon Moreno, DEN---I might be a bigger Moreno guy then most so I would take this deal

Shonn Greene, NYJ---I know he looked good but IMO it was for a short period of time and he doesn't catch the ball I would pass.

Michael Turner, ATL--Already 28 and seemed to be banged up last year I wouldn't even think about it

Cedric Benson, CIN No way he is a headache who had one good year and doesn't catch the ball

LeSean McCoy, PHI--- Im a huge Eagles fan and I wouldn't even give passing on him a second thought

Felix Jones, DAL---No chance he hasn't shown he can stay healthy

 

[Tick]

Now that we've seen where Mathews, Bryant, and Spiller went, and that only Jamaal Charles from this list got much added competition, what do people think?

I'm trying to figure out the relative value of Mendenahall vs. 1.01, and I'm really torn.

 

[SSOG]

Now that we've seen where Mathews, Bryant, and Spiller went, and that only Jamaal Charles from this list got much added competition, what do people think?I'm trying to figure out the relative value of Mendenahall vs. 1.01, and I'm really torn.

I'd take the 1.01. I'm not a huge Mendenhall fan- I think he's good, but not a star.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARChris Wells, ARI

The above are the only ones I'd for sure take over the 1.1 pick.Gore/dwell are already getting old, i'd rather take the shot with the 1.1 pick over the older group of rb's.

That's pretty much my exact list.

 

[moderated]

Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARChris Wells, ARI

The above are the only ones I'd for sure take over the 1.1 pick.Gore/dwell are already getting old, i'd rather take the shot with the 1.1 pick over the older group of rb's.

That's pretty much my exact list.

I'm not called the nostradamus of FF for nothing.

 

[Tick]

If you had the 1.01 in a non-PPR dynasty league (Zealots as a decent baseline setup), what RBs would you be willing to trade it away for?Here's the only set of rankings up on FBG right now for dynasty RBs... pick and choose if you want, or just pick a spot where you'd slot the 1.01 in this list.Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARSteven Jackson, STLFrank Gore, SFDeAngelo Williams, CARRashard Mendenhall, PITJamaal Charles, KCChris Wells, ARIKnowshon Moreno, DENShonn Greene, NYJMichael Turner, ATLCedric Benson, CINLeSean McCoy, PHIFelix Jones, DALIf it helps, let's dismiss the idea of Dez Bryant at 1.01 and just focus on RBs. The top guy is probably Spiller in a mediocre situation or Matthews in a good situation based on most mock drafts.To me, it's obvious that this answer falls somewhere between Stewart and Greene, but others might not agree. There's a lot of wiggle room in that range, though. I tend to think that a team with the 1.01 isn't likely to be in a position to win right away, which devalues Gore and Jackson (and maybe Williams) a bit. Weird things happen, though - perhaps the team traded for the pick.I think I put it at Mendenhall/Wells, with Charles moved down the list a bit for me.

In hindsight, most from that list look better than Matthews at this point. I traded away the 1.01 for Mendenhall (roughly) and couldn't be happier. Only Benson and Felix Jones look clearly worse than Matthews right now.

 

[Dragon1952]

Personally, I'd take Matthews in a dynasty over about 8 of those dudes. I don't think you can properly judge Matthews on last year.

 

[SproutDaddy]

The Wells and Shonn Greene love is baffling. Over-hyped!

 

[Blackjacks]

I still really like Matthews also.

I think he is a great buy low in dynasty leagues.

I could see him breaking into the top 10 next year in ff rb scoring

 

[Go deep]

If you had the 1.01 in a non-PPR dynasty league (Zealots as a decent baseline setup), what RBs would you be willing to trade it away for?Here's the only set of rankings up on FBG right now for dynasty RBs... pick and choose if you want, or just pick a spot where you'd slot the 1.01 in this list.Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARSteven Jackson, STLFrank Gore, SFDeAngelo Williams, CARRashard Mendenhall, PITJamaal Charles, KCChris Wells, ARIKnowshon Moreno, DENShonn Greene, NYJMichael Turner, ATLCedric Benson, CINLeSean McCoy, PHIFelix Jones, DALIf it helps, let's dismiss the idea of Dez Bryant at 1.01 and just focus on RBs. The top guy is probably Spiller in a mediocre situation or Matthews in a good situation based on most mock drafts.To me, it's obvious that this answer falls somewhere between Stewart and Greene, but others might not agree. There's a lot of wiggle room in that range, though. I tend to think that a team with the 1.01 isn't likely to be in a position to win right away, which devalues Gore and Jackson (and maybe Williams) a bit. Weird things happen, though - perhaps the team traded for the pick.I think I put it at Mendenhall/Wells, with Charles moved down the list a bit for me.

In hindsight, most from that list look better than Matthews at this point. I traded away the 1.01 for Mendenhall (roughly) and couldn't be happier. Only Benson and Felix Jones look clearly worse than Matthews right now.

I would take Mathews and/or Best over all but 7 of those RB's. In no particular order:Chris JohnsonADMJDCharlesRiceMccoyStewartThe rest of the RB's from that list are at least one tier behind Mathews/Best.

 

[moderated]

If you had the 1.01 in a non-PPR dynasty league (Zealots as a decent baseline setup), what RBs would you be willing to trade it away for?Here's the only set of rankings up on FBG right now for dynasty RBs... pick and choose if you want, or just pick a spot where you'd slot the 1.01 in this list.Anthony Borbely's rankings from 4/13:Chris Johnson, TENAdrian Peterson, MINMaurice Jones-Drew, JAXRay Rice, BALJonathan Stewart, CARSteven Jackson, STLFrank Gore, SFDeAngelo Williams, CARRashard Mendenhall, PITJamaal Charles, KCChris Wells, ARIKnowshon Moreno, DENShonn Greene, NYJMichael Turner, ATLCedric Benson, CINLeSean McCoy, PHIFelix Jones, DALIf it helps, let's dismiss the idea of Dez Bryant at 1.01 and just focus on RBs. The top guy is probably Spiller in a mediocre situation or Matthews in a good situation based on most mock drafts.To me, it's obvious that this answer falls somewhere between Stewart and Greene, but others might not agree. There's a lot of wiggle room in that range, though. I tend to think that a team with the 1.01 isn't likely to be in a position to win right away, which devalues Gore and Jackson (and maybe Williams) a bit. Weird things happen, though - perhaps the team traded for the pick.I think I put it at Mendenhall/Wells, with Charles moved down the list a bit for me.

In hindsight, most from that list look better than Matthews at this point. I traded away the 1.01 for Mendenhall (roughly) and couldn't be happier. Only Benson and Felix Jones look clearly worse than Matthews right now.

I would take Mathews and/or Best over all but 7 of those RB's. In no particular order:Chris JohnsonADMJDCharlesRiceMccoyStewartThe rest of the RB's from that list are at least one tier behind Mathews/Best.

Mathews and best were both playing through injuries all season. No way I'd take guys like gore/s.Jackson/etc over either of them.

 

[Tick]

Wow, I can't believe you guys rate Matthews and Best over Mendenhall and McFadden. I wish I owned Matthews or Best in some leagues so I could cash them in.

 

[Go deep]

Wow, I can't believe you guys rate Matthews and Best over Mendenhall and McFadden. I wish I owned Matthews or Best in some leagues so I could cash them in.

I have Mcfadden ranked higher, he wasnt on the list though. Mendenhall would be the next guy on my list after Mathews and Best, but there its a solid gap between Mathews/Best and Mendenhall.

 

[moderated]

Wow, I can't believe you guys rate Matthews and Best over Mendenhall and McFadden. I wish I owned Matthews or Best in some leagues so I could cash them in.

I like McFadden better, but mendenhall just doesn't get enough yardage for my liking.Last season everyone fell for him but without tons of td's he was pretty pedestrian.

 

[Go deep]

Wow, I can't believe you guys rate Matthews and Best over Mendenhall and McFadden. I wish I owned Matthews or Best in some leagues so I could cash them in.

I like McFadden better, but mendenhall just doesn't get enough yardage for my liking.Last season everyone fell for him but without tons of td's he was pretty pedestrian.

Agreed, Mendenhall has a very limited upside. He doesnt have breakaway speed or catch many passes. He depends on alot of carries, and TD's for his value. His 3.9 YPC just doesnt fill me with a bunch confidence. I could see the Steelers trying to limit his carries a little more going forward as well. Dont get me wrong, Mendenhall is a "safe" RB, and makes a nice #2, i just wouldnt want a guy like that as my #1RB.Mathews on the other hand has almost limitless upside. Here are the Chargers RB numbers from last year:390 carries, 1680 yards, 18 TD's, 106 rec, 981 yards, 2 TD's.Tolbert had the lowest YPC of the three(4.0), and Sproles is a goner. Assuming Mathews is healthy i could easily see him getting 325 carries for 1500 yards, 15 TD's along with 50 rec, 450 yards 1 TD.....Especially playng in the AFC West.

 

[FUBAR]

If my team is a true mess, I'd look to deal the pick for something like McCoy and a 2011 1st or good WR/QB

Too bad my real trades rarely look this good.