9.13, at WR-50: Hines Ward WR-PIT
PM's out.
"There are seven other WR's I'd rather have on my team." Guy must have cooties?
Until he's 20-30% above every other guy left on the board he's not worth the risk to me. Some people do well with these gambles, I end up with a bunch of donuts on my roster when I take the risk.
Somebody had to defend the defenseless (see Ward....not me).His latestest quote is that he'll return, that they'll have to "drag him off" to get him off the field. That's why he's a HOF'er. Sure, he's an injury risk and sure his getting up there but he's wanting to play: sure this and sure that....none of it's sure at WR-50.
At that late juncture in the draft, I'm looking for a #2 WR on a team that distributes the ball AND has the likely hood that the QB will be upright at season end. Ward is an excellent #2 WR, has a reasonable shot at maintaining his starting spot for another season and was about 6-7 spots above his draft slot (WR-50) over the next guy on the board (I still had him at WR-44). WR-50 is Ward time.
20-30% ='s about 40-50 points per season in this format. At 200 (+/-) points for the WR-#2 range, that's deducting 40-50 points, that's about the low #3 WR range of 150-160 pts. Ward's RZ targets are 12-ea. placing him in low WR #1-high WR-#2 category (12 = Edwards, Knox, Boldin, DeJax range, tied for slot #36 for WR's). His targets were 93, recept's 58 for 755 and a respectable 12.8 average. He'll mainain his staring position and still be the same player next year as he was this year.....at age 35 and a bit +.
The thing that really seperates Ward is his genes and his work ethic: guy's just flat a world class competitor. If you've every worked around people from Tiwan, you know that they are relentless. Ward's mom was of that extraction and he's a relentless hard worker. He's nothing more than a possesion receiver that gets respect from evey DB he meets up with....still an honor to have him at the 50 spot.
And, he's a reasonable bet to be SB Most Valuable in about a week's time as teams focus on the burner.....again and at the expense of "Old Mister Reliable."