Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Goal Line Stand - Me?

RB rankings straight from CBS...

Top Tier:

1. Tomlinson
2. Westbrook
3. Jackson
4. Peterson
5. Addai
6. Portis
Gore (Kept)
7. LJ
Grant (Kept)
8. McGahee
9. Lynch
10. Barber

Can anyone argue that these backs won't be gone by the 15th pick? That leaves 5 WR off the board (Moss, Owens, Wayne, Braylon, Fitz...?).

Next Tier:

MJD (Kept)
Earnest Graham (Kept?)
11. Parker (Chum)
12. Lewis
13. Rudi
Jacobs (Kept)
14. Maroney (2nd round)
15. Julius Jones
16. LenDale the Hut
17. Edge
18. Bush (2nd round)
Turner (Kept)
19. Brown (2nd round)
20. Henry

Clearly Maroney, Brown, and Bush are going earlier than this so consider 13 RBs taken in the first 20. And, since the 3rd round is chockful of "Best Player Available" mentalities, Parker, Rudi, LenDale are probably gone by 30. Throw in Brady, Manning, and the standard TE (Gates/Gonzo/Winslow), this brings our total to the following:

16 Running Backs
11 Wide Receivers
2 Quarter Backs
1 Tight End


Forgive me for my "Fred Moment" but - if you're me (lucky you?), do you crave a top 5 pick and go stud RB or 8-10 and grab the first WR? Based on the numbers, I'm certain...but I'll leave the rest to the "experts" like our forgotten commish, Juicy...

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