FanEx Analysis
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Round 14
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Final
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14.01
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Mike
Harmon QB Brett Favre QB: Romo Edwards Favre RB: Slaton Ward TJones Greene McCoy WR: Moss Housh Driver Holt Crayton TE: Shiancoe PK: DT: |
Somebody
had to take a shot and, given the remaining QB selections for my
third arm, Favre was worth a look-see. The thrills may not come
as regularly as they once did. However, he’s not having
surgery to prepare for the post-career bocce tournament circuit. |
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14.02 |
Matt
Pitzer (via Allan
trade) RB Sammy Morris QB: Rivers Palmer RB: Jones-Drew Grant Lewis Norwood Morris WR: Wayne RWilliams SMoss Curtis Heyward-Bay TE: Olsen PK: DT: |
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The depth chart in
New England is pretty crowded and Morris might even have a role,
despite looking like the team's best back at times over the past
two seasons. It seems like I always wind up with Morris in one
league or another and he has a stretch of 3-4 weeks of being
very valuable. I'm happy to take that chance again here. |
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14.03 |
Chris
Rito | Mike Nazarek DT Vikings QB: Warner Hasselbeck RB: Westbrook Addai Parker C Taylor WR: AJohnson Colston Boldin Chambers TE: Daniels Miller PK: DT: Ravens Vikings |
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We are sure
that this was a little curve ball in some people's eyes. We
debated taking Minnesota with our last selection as they also
have a very favorable strength of schedule. The possible loss of
the Williams' boys for |
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14.04 |
John
Georgopoulos WR Antwaan Randle El QB: Cutler EManning RB: D Williams Portis Lynch R Williams WR: DJackson Breaston Walter Hester Bruce Randle El TE: Gates PK: DT: Steelers |
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Continuing the search for
receivers, I had two choices: SLIM and NONE. Again, I am
hoping to cobble |
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| 14.05 |
Brian
Hulett RB Kevin Faulk QB: Ryan Bulger RB: Gore McFadden Stewart McClain Faulk WR: Jennings Marshall Henderson Coles Camarillo Jenkins TE: Cooley PK: DT: |
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I'm always amused when fantasy
owners whine about the way NFL coaches' decisions foul up
their fantasy teams. Guys and gals, Bill Belichick
couldn't care less if his RBBC approach frustrates your plans
for Lawrence Maroney week after week, so get over yourself.
Choosing which of his RBs or WRs to play each week has long
been a crapshoot, and while this is less so nowadays with his
wideouts it remains so with his backfield.
Case in point: Maroney and
Sammy Morris have already been drafted, yet it was Faulk who
posted four
20-pt games in our scoring format last year. FOUR. And here he is still available in the 14th round, although at age 32 he easily outpointed both of those guys AND new guy not-so-fast-Freddie Taylor last season.
KFaulk tends to slip through
the cracks in every year's draft because he doesn't start, yet
in the second half of each season he's tempting us on the
waiver wire because he posts one of those 6-catch, 80-yd, 2-TD
games or something, but nobody wants him on their roster
because we never know if it'll happen again. In our
best-
ball format all I need to know is that it'll happen sometime, that he'll post starter-quality numbers at least twice, and he's more likely to help my team than anybody else I see out there in the 14th round. And that is enough. =================================================================================== |
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14.06 |
Craig
Davis
(via Holm/Cannon
trade) DT Cowboys QB: Schaub Cassel RB: Forte Barber FJones Jackson Maroney WR: Bowe Edwards Holmes Austin Harvin TE: Carlson PK: DT: cowboys |
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14.07 |
Duane
Cahill TE Dustin Keller QB: Manning Flacco RB: SJackson Jacobs LJohnson Mendenhall WR: Royal Ward Crabtree Burress Henry Engram TE: Gonzalez Keller PK: DT: |
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The
problem sometimes with drafting with a group of experts is
that you're very aware that everyone else is very aware of
sleepers. With that in mind, I've been considering
drafting Keller since round 11, but kept passing because
Tony Gonzalez is already on my roster. Since then,
I've seen such luminaries as Brent Celek and Visanthe
Shiancoe drafted. I just can't continue to let Keller
fall.
Keller was second among
rookie TEs last year only to John Carlson, but certainly has
more potential than Carlson. With new QB Mark
Sanchez often sure to be looking for a safe outlet, I am
expecting a vast improvement over last year's 48-535-3.
I can see him in the neighborhood of 75-800-6.
In my years of FanEx, I have
never had the luxury of two point-producers at TE, but this
year I'm certain that there will be weeks that Keller counts
as my flex player.
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14.08 |
TC
Cannon (via
Davis trade) QB JaMarcus Russell QB: Brees Russell RB: Turner Moreno FTaylor Charles WR: Fitzgerald SMoss Cotchery Moore Nicks TE: Winslow Shockey PK: DT: |
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Great news! This Russell selection as a
bench QB was all part of a master plan. Yep it was. Brees will
be the 14 week starter and the unpolished, unproven,
undraftable Raider will contribute with three outstanding
starts, while rushing for multiple TDs... Buzzz.. Buzzz. Buzz.
(Stretch) (Yawn) . Oh my! Now I must wake up to this FanEx dream and admit that this selection is likely a fantasy
nightmare.
Oh, Russell could do this or do that, and be the spark plug that ignites the Raiders to a winning season. He could also continue to be as disappointing as possible for the entire 2009 season. Other than being a sure NFL starter, I certainly don't know what to expect from the former #1 overall draft choice. =================================================================================== |
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14.09 |
Greg
Kellogg RB Justin Fargas QB: Brady DelHomme RB: Tomlinson Wells DBrown Fargas WR: Owens VJackson Mason SSmith Burleson Britt TE: Clark PK: DT:: |
| Last
time I checked, Justin Fargas was on top of the depth chart in
Oakland. While I do expect Darren McFadden to take away
some carries, there are three starting caliber ball carriers in
Oakland and Fargas is one of them. While I don't expect
huge numbers from him, if I can get a couple starts from a 14th
round pick in this best ball format, I will be one happy guy. =================================================================================== |
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14.10 |
Ian
Allan
(via Pitzer trade) TE Heath Miller QB: Roethlisberger Garrard RB: Bush White Benson Rice Washington Bradshaw WR: SSmith Welker Gonzalez Ochocinco Muhammad TE: Celek Miller PK: DT: |
| I
think Miller probably will catch 5-6 TDs and about 35 passes.
He’s the No. 11 tight end on my board. I think he’ll combo
nicely with Brent Celek, giving me a nice Pennsylvania one-two punch at this position. =================================================================================== |
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14.11 |
Craig
Davis
(via Cannon trade) TE Tony Scheffler QB: Schaub Cassel RB: Forte Barber FJones Jackson Maroney WR: Bowe Edwards Holmes Austin Harvin TE: Carlson Scheffler PK: DT: Cowboys |
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Broncos HC Josh McDaniels has been singing this guy's praises
since the beginning of OTAs. Scheffler will be used in multiple
sets and could find himself being used in the red zone more this
year than in years past. =================================================================================== |
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14.12 |
Chris
Dolfi | Tom Walls TE Anthony Fasano QB: Rodgers Hill Pennington RB: Peterson RBrown JJones Hightower Graham WR: White Evans Avery Ginn Gage TE: Fasano PK: DT: |
| Ok,
we admit it - we waited too long to get a TE. We also
underestimated the value some TEs had in the other expert's eyes. We thought Celek would last much later than he did, but kudos to Ian Allen for snapping him up in the 11th. There was only one TE left on the board that had any real upside at all, so we grab Anthony Fasano and hope for the best. Fasano broke out last year after the move to Miami (and out from under the shadow of Jason Witten in Dallas) and grabbed 7 TDs for an improved Dolphins offense, proving he could be a real goal-line weapon for Chad Pennington. Sure, Fasano only caught 34 passes and didn't crack the 500 yard mark, but with another year under his belt, and the growing confidence of the Miami caching staff and QB - we think Fasano is more likely than any of the other names left at TE to have a real impact in 2009. =================================================================================== |
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