FanEx Analysis
Draft
Round 18
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Final
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18.01 |
Mike
Harmon TE Randy McMichael QB: Romo Edwards Favre RB: Slaton Ward TJones Greene McCoy Coffee WR: Moss Housh Driver Holt Crayton TE: Shiancoe McMichael PK: DT: Chargers Seahawks |
I
had high hopes for McMichael in the St. Louis offense last year,
but injury limited him to just four games. A revamped St. Louis
offense puts McMichael into the spotlight for 2009. Torry Holt
is gone, and coordinator |
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18.02 |
Matt
Pitzer (via
Allan trade) DT Buccaneers QB: Rivers Palmer Quinn RB: Jones-Drew Grant Lewis Norwood Morris WR: Wayne RWilliams SMoss Curtis Heyward-Bay TE: Olsen Davis PK: DT: Packers Bucs |
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Not
too wild about the Bucs because of all their changes, but I
needed a second defense. Gone is |
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18.03 |
Chris
Rito | Mike Nazarek PK Jason Elam QB: Warner Hasselbeck Collins RB: Westbrook Addai Parker C Taylor WR: AJohnson Colston Boldin Chambers Morgan Galloway TE: Daniels Miller PK: Elam DT: Ravens Vikings |
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What could be more
consistent than drafting a guy that has NEVER failed to top 100
points in his 16-year |
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18.04 |
John
Georgopoulos DT Panthers QB: Cutler EManning Sanchez RB: D Williams Portis Lynch R Williams WR: DJackson Breaston Walter Hester Bruce Randle El TE: Gates Scaife PK: Akers DT: Steelers Panthers |
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As a pairing with the Steelers
defense, this is looking good. I was hoping for either the Jets,
Titans or Eagles |
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18.05 |
Brian
Hulett PK Phil Dawson QB: Ryan Bulger RB: Gore McFadden Stewart McClain Faulk WR: Jennings Marshall Henderson Coles Camarillo Jenkins TE: Cooley Heap PK: Dawson DT: Bears Titans |
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Never be afraid to draft a
cold-weather kicker. Ask Adam Vinatieri, Mason Crosby,
and Jason Elam, all of whom have been top toe at various times
in the past while kicking in New England, Green Bay, and
Denver.
Several years ago I did a careful
analysis of the "dome kicker" theory and found it to
be hogwash. And while
I'm as fond of a clean hog as anybody, I'd prefer not to be caught in the wash. Gimme a kicker on a team with a decent offense AND defense and you'll find a kicker with opportunity and a kicker whose team values 3-pointers. Gimme Phil. =================================================================================== |
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18.06 |
Tony
Holm DT Redskins QB: McNabb Orton Campbell RB: CJohnson KSmith Thomas McGahee Sproles WR: CJohnson Bryant Berrian Hixon Maclin Walker TE: Witten Boss PK: Crosby DT: Redskins |
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I really like the
Redskins as a sleeper D this year and was hoping I'd be in position
to draft them. DT Albert Haynesworth coming over from the
Titans, arguably the best run stopping tackle in the league and
the drafting of DE Brian Orakpo from Texas with the 13th pick
overall who will play OLB will boost their pass rush in a big
way. The Redskins invested a lot in their defense both in
free agency and the draft and I think they'll surprise a bit.
The one thing I don't particularly like is that they get to play
the Cowboys, Giants and Eagles twice but they have a shot to be
a dominant D once the new pieces start to click and surprise a
lot of folks. |
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18.07 |
Duane
Cahill DT Texans QB: Manning Flacco RB: SJackson Jacobs LJohnson Mendenhall WR: Royal Ward Crabtree Burress Henry Engram Robiskie TE: Gonzalez Keller PK: Gostkowski Longwell DT: Texans |
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The Texans are an up-and-coming
defense, and it's been my strategy to grab defensive teams
that are on the rise. Mario Williams is one of the
league's superstars on the line, and Amobi Okoye needs to
bounce back from his unproductive second year after setting
the world on fire as a rook. The drafting of Brian
Cushing to
join DeMeco Ryans makes this defense one to watch. =================================================================================== |
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18.08 |
Craig
Davis WR Brandon Jones QB: Schaub Cassel RB: Forte Barber FJones Jackson Maroney Choice WR: Bowe Edwards Holmes Austin Harvin BJones TE: Carlson Scheffler PK: Gould: DT: Cowboys |
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Brandon Jones has never really had a
chance to show what he’s capable of being in the Titans
offense, so I’m actually expecting a much better season in San Francisco. His talent is very clear from his days at the University of Oklahoma. Now it just needs to equate into NFL talent and he could find himself in the mix for the first team offense on the depth chart. =================================================================================== |
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18.09 |
Greg
Kellogg DT Bills QB: Brady DelHomme RB: Tomlinson Wells DBrown Fargas Bush WR: Owens VJackson Mason SSmith Burleson Britt TE: Clark Ingram PK: DT: Jets Bills |
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two kickers and a second defense left to get, it becomes a
crapshoot of trying to predict which defense will get the most
turnovers. Buffalo added an edge rusher and has two pretty
good DEs coming back from injury. With the addition of
Terrell Owens on offense, this defense should be protecting more
leads which usually leads to more turnovers. And I love
their return game which also figures in to defensive scoring in
this league. =================================================================================== |
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18.10 |
Ian
Allan
(via Pitzer trade) PK Jeff Reed QB: Roethlisberger Garrard Leftwich RB: Bush White Benson Rice Washington Bradshaw WR: SSmith Welker Gonzalez Ochocinco Muhammad TE: Celek Miller PK: Reed DT: Patriots Dolphins |
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don’t think I’ve ever finished with more Steelers than Duane
Cahill in a fantasy league, but that’s the way this thing is
headed. He’s got Rashard Mendenhall and Hines Ward. I’ve got
Ben Roethlisberger, Heath Miller and now Reed. I don’t know if
that’s a good sign or not. I think Reed will be solid. He has
to deal with kicking off the often sloppy surface at Heinz Field, but it hasn’t slowed him down too much. Over the last two years, only two teams have converted a higher percentage of field goals. The Steelers have a much easier schedule this year, so I think there’s a good chance he’ll rank in the top 5 in kicking points. My one concern is that he will somehow run afoul of the league’s off-field conduct guidelines and get suspended for a few games. He’s a real party animal, with numerous incidents over the last few years (for the complete run-down, go to Deadspin.com). =================================================================================== |
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18.11 |
Tony
Holm (via
Cannon trade) PK Kris Brown QB: McNabb Orton Campbell RB: CJohnson KSmith Thomas McGahee Sproles WR: CJohnson Bryant Berrian Hixon Maclin Walker TE: Witten Boss PK: Crosby Brown DT: Redskins: |
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was as steady as they come last season. He's kicking for a
high powered offense on an improved team and the team has faith in his abilities. Hard to ask for much more out of a kicker. Brown is high on my kicker list so happy to get him here. =================================================================================== |
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18.12 |
Chris
Dolfi | Tom Walls PK Garrett Hartley QB: Rodgers Hill Pennington RB: Peterson RBrown JJones Hightower Graham WR: White Evans Avery Ginn Gage Bradley TE: Fasano PK: Bironas Hartley DT: PHI |
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Dolfi/Walls has a couple of hard and fast rules: - You don't need two high scoring kickers in the FAD - No fat chicks While Walls may have lapsed a bit on the second rule in the late 1990s,we have stayed true to rule 1; until now. Garrett Hartley emerged as the Saints kicker last year, and proved a steady producer in the second half of 2008. Hartley should score in bunches with the Saints offense (and sadly for Saints fans, their defense). Hartley could very easily by a top 5 kicker, and his value here was too good to pass up. Like that one chick, at the Gaff in State College...after 10 dollar beers. Oy =================================================================================== |
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