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Re: Manning/Harrison as keepers?
« Reply #1 on: Aug 19th, 2004, 3:03pm » |
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Hi Grasshopper,
That's kind of a difficult question, because you really need to consider who your opponents have decided to select as their keepers.
I would probably handle it this way, first of all we should assume that these guys are keepers, and won't be available to you anyway:
1st Tier
Priest Holmes
LaDainian Tomlinson
Clinton Portis
Ahman Green
Shaun Alexander
Deuce McAllister
Jamal Lewis
There is a slight possibility that these guys are available:
2nd Tier
Edgerrin James
Fred Taylor
Marshall Faulk
There is a better possibility that these guys are available:
3rd Tier
Kevan Barlow
Corey Dillon
Domanick Davis
Stephen Davis
Travis Henry
If one of these guys from the 2nd or 3rd tier are dropped than you may consider dropping perhaps Manning (Obviously a tough choice, but you can recoup a QB of decent quality in later rounds more easily than a productive RB, and to a lesser extent a top-3 WR like Harrison)
Now, if none of the guys listed above are available, or one of them is available and you have concerns about him (i.e Marshall Faulk), then I would definitely hold onto Harrison and Manning and target one of these guys with your 3rd round pick:
Should be available in 3rd Round:
(I would target in this order)
Lee Suggs
Kevin Jones
Brian Westbrook
Thomas Jones
Micheal Bennett
Julius Jones
Curtis Martin
Eddie George
Hope that helps !
JYJ :^)
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Re: Manning/Harrison as keepers?
« Reply #5 on: Aug 19th, 2004, 4:29pm » |
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on Aug 19th, 2004, 3:41pm, grasshopper wrote:We haven't drafted yet, the only other players getting kept in our league are RBs:
Jamal Lewis
Edgerrin James
Priest
Fragile Freddy
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What I meant was do you have any RBs on your roster that you can keep? If those are the only RBs being kept, then I would be tempted to keep nothing and go ahead and draft #7 in the first round. You'll still get a quality back (Portis, McAllister, Alexander?) and a solid #2 RB (Barlow, Rudi, Dillon, Dom Davis) with your second round pick and then you can get decent QBs and WRs later in the draft.
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Re: Manning/Harrison as keepers?
« Reply #9 on: Aug 19th, 2004, 7:05pm » |
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First off, grasshopper,  ! We are happy to have you frequenting our sites! 
Other than that, I have little to add. I think Jake hits the nail on the head with what he states...
on Aug 19th, 2004, 5:50pm, junkyardjake wrote:| I would definitely hold on to Corey Dillon, and it probably makes sense to keep Harrison as well. |
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I would consider keeping Manning over Harrison, though. I guess it depends on the tendencies of the guys with whom you are playing and how well you know them. That said, maybe your best bet is just to keep Dillon and let the cards fall where they may. That way you don't have to get into predicting (now beforehand) who is better value in your league, Harrison or Manning, which really is a very close call. I would think throwing Harrison and Manning back into the pool is VERY worth your EARLY second-round pick. Actually, now, on second thought, is Dillon really worth the 7th pick overall? Actually, not,... as Manning and Harrison too are not! So, in conclusion my choices for what you should do presented in order:
1) Cut all three and proceed with your picks!
2) Keep only Dillon!
3) Keep Dillon and a) Manning or b) Harrison.
Good luck, whatever you do, friend!  Lookin' forward to getting to know you!
- Steg 
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Re: Manning/Harrison as keepers? - rank my draft
« Reply #11 on: Aug 27th, 2004, 12:53pm » |
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So I took your advice and put Manning/Harrison back in the pool. Our league format requires you play:
1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 K, 1 DEF
Scoring:
QB passing 1pt for 20yrds - 6pts for TD + yardage bonus, -2 INT
RB rushing 1pt for 10yrds - 6pts for TD + yardage bonus, -2 fumble
WR receiving 1pt for 15yrds - 6pts for TD + yardage bonus, -2 fumble
K 3pts for FG + yardage bonus, -2 for a missed kick
DEF +2 for turnovers, +5 for safety, points against and yards against
Keeping in mind that Priest, Ahman Green, Edge, Jamal Lewis and Culpepper were kept and I picked 7th I took:
1. Kevan Barlow (best RB left by the time I drafted)
2. Randy Moss (yes!)
3. Brian Westbrook (I know Philly will like this one)
4. Laverneous Coles
5. Duce Staley (looked real good last night)
6. Jerry Porter
7. Tyrone Wheatley
8. Marc Bulger
9. BUCS D
10. Joey Galloway
11. Eddie Kennison
12. Rich Gannon
13. Reggie Williams
14. Bryon Leftwich
15. RAMS D
16. Adam Vinatieri
Thanks for all your help!
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Re: Manning/Harrison as keepers?
« Reply #14 on: Aug 27th, 2004, 3:53pm » |
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Right now it looks like Westbrook will be the #1, but he has never had more than 15 carries in a game in the NFL. I imagine they'll see if he can handle a max of 15 a game with Dorsey Levens coming in for short yardage and red zone.
If When Westbrook goes down, look for the Eagles to pass a LOT more. They'll probably go to a RBBC then. In my opinion, Levens is too old to carry the load, Mahe and McCoo aren't big enough to carry the load, and Tapeh is a rookie, so he won't get the call either.
So, there really isn't a handcuff to Westbrook (like Buckhalter would have been) at this point. You'll just have to hope that Staley and Wheatley are enough.
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