Injuries = Ripple Effect

I can't help myself when I hear DeSean and Percy were carted off today. Not to mention hearing Jerry Jones put a 4-6 week timetable on Dez! Sidney and Wes are on the PUP. AJ Smith said he's done dealing with VJax. Does it get any better? It's only July 31st and the decisions are getting tougher! Don't be that guy...

SchoolGirls - Keepers: Romo, Roddy, Witten, and Turner

1.01 Chris Johnson

DNice - Keepers: Michael Bush, Crabtree, Smith (NYG), and Keller

1.02 Peterson

Brain - Keepers: Benson, Cutler, McCoy, and Vernon Davis

1.03 Andre Johnson

100% Juice - Keepers: Rodgers, Gore, Aromashodu, and Wallace

1.04 Ray Rice

The Legend - Keepers: Bowe, Matt Ryan, Mendenhall, and Garcon

1.05 Larry Fitzgerald

Flava - Keepers: Flacco, Maclin (NEW), Greene, and Sims-Walker

1.06 Calvin Johnson

PE - Keepers: Clark, Chambers, Slaton...yikes!

1.07 Randy Moss

Ninja Mafia -Keepers: Colston, MJD, Kolb, and Pierre (can't keep Rivers with these options and uncertainty in SD)

1.08 Reggie Wayne

UCB - Keepers: Sidney Rice, Miles Austin, Jamaal Charles, and Hakeem Nicks (NEW)

1.09 Steven Jackson

Dumb and Dangerous - Keepers: Celek, Brees, Marshall, and Grant

1.10 Greg Jennings

Analysis from Round One -

In a word - predictable. Nothing too surprising here to be honest...remember the days when Juice and UCB went Holt and Steve Smith went #3 and #4? You do don't you? Remember the shock you felt when that happened? We do. And it was so enjoyable knowing the board was going to funnel towards exactly what we wanted in the round two! This year, though, good luck having the guts to pull a fast one. You're not good enough.

Toughest pick of the Round: Juice. Do you ride Ray Ray again or go WR knowing you're coming in with a weak corp to begin with? I don't want to generalize here but everytime you seem to get on the clock it feels like the toughest pick. Tick. Tick. Tick...

Round Two:

2.01 D&D - Ryan Mathews

2.02 UCB - Peyton Manning

2.03 Ninja - Anquan Boldin

2.04 PE - Tom Brady

2.05 Flava - DeSean Jackson

2.06 Legend - Jonathan Stewart

2.07 Juice - Antonio Gates

2.08 Brain - LeSean McCoy (KEEPER)

2.09 DNice - DeAngelo Williams

2.10 SchoolGirls - Ochocinco

Analysis of Round Two -

Here's where things get predictably difficult! Simply put - lot's of reacting in this round. From D&D in a perceived reach at 11 despite his ranking being right there with DeAngelo. Or how about PE having to go Brady knowing full well that there isn't a chance Brady would last past DNice. Juice's selection of Gates falls in line with the "best player available" mantra all while expecting to find football's version of Joey Votto later!

Toughest Pick of the round: UCB's because do you grab a wr too high, go with a rock solid and safe qb, or roll the dice on an rb who isn't a bellcow. Decisions decisions...

Round Three:

3.01 SchoolGirls - Steve Smith (Car)

3.02 DNice - Matt Schaub

3.03 Brain - Hines Ward

3.04 Juice - Vincent Jackson

3.05 Legend - Knowshon Moreno

3.06 Flava - Beanie Wells

3.07 PE - Santana Moss

3.08 Ninja Mafia - Tony Gonzalez

3.09 UCB - Jahvid Best

3.10 D&D - Joseph Addai

Analysis of Round Three -

Should be named the mixed bag round because this is what we'll get 21 picks in! Someone always falls who shouldn't. Someone always falls who should. And nobody goes defense. These three things are locks.

Toughest pick of the Round: Oddly, SchoolGirls knows this one has to count! Especially after grabbing Ochocinco because he had too. Need we remind you that it's 2010, Drury...Steve Smith isn't even called "Steve Smith" anymore. It needs to be qualified, right DNice?

Round Four:

4.01 D&D - Wes Welker

4.02 UCB - Jermichael Finley

4.03 Ninja Mafia - Felix Jones

4.04 PE - Ronnie Brown

4.05 Flava - Matt Forte

4.06 Legend - Dez Bryant

4.07 Juice - Jon Beason

4.08 Brain - Julius Peppers

4.09 DNice - Johnny Knox

4.10 SchoolGirls - Michael Turner (KEEPER)

Analysis for Round Four -

Here come the IDPs in 2010! You laugh but you try pulling the trigger on RB25 or WR27 when you could get DL2 or LB2... Other than that, Dez Bryant should be fun to watch this night because his high ankle sprain certainly put a "twist" on his slot.

Toughest pick of the Round: Besides Drury deciding to keep Turner, the Wes Welker pick qualifies as the "Chuck Amato Big Balls" pick of the night! So anyone who must make a call on placing his sticker wins the toughest pick of the night award. In this mock - congrats goes to Conley.

In two weeks the SchoolGirls select...

Those words are music to my ears! All except the SchoolGirls part... But despite the imperfection of the title of this post, there's no ignoring the fact that PE will be printing his off season depth charts this weekend. That's how close we really are! All that preparation. The online mock drafts that you screwed up for everyone else because you're not drafting guys kept in our league and select Ryan Mathews ahead of MJD. You're such a jerk, Rick. The reality that despite the clock ticking, time still stands still when Juice is on the clock! Those boys are why draft night is such a make or break night for all of us. You have put the time in. You expect to stand in front of the board just after midnight listening to everyone else call you the favorite while reminiscing about how you picked Antonio Gates right before somebody else.

But the pain lies in the moments when you're driving home thinking about missed opportunities and risky roster spots. That, my friends, is why you get those nerves each time you look for the sticker, cooly annunciate your pick's name, and firmly slap it under your name on the board. But somehow you forget to actually enter the pick on the website and end up screwing up the flow of the next couple of picks. Cool, calm, and collected? I think not.

So what's the point of this, you ask? Nothing actually. Just my unique way of reminding you of the importance of putting yourself in a position to be successful on August 13th. Control the things you can. Do the work now. Don't rely on your gut. Leave past selections in the past. 2010 is a new season. Don't screw it up!

SchoolGirls - you are officially on the clock! Bet all that talk of AP getting more catches has moved the needle a bit...you can't screw up the first pick because you'll have 19 picks to think about it let alone focus on who the hell you need to grab at 20 and 21.

Wes Welker Part Duex?

Just when it looked as if the keeper lists have been set, it finally occurred to me that DNice's keeps just didn't feel odd enough. Remember the Aaron Kampman keep? Or how about last year's Derrick Ward debacle? Well Michael Bush isn't that guy in 2010 for the mighty United...it's Jordy Nelson. Who you ask? Regardless of FPTer's affinity for Double D in Green Bay, the reality is this offense is rising and Driver can't be part of anything on the rise anymore. Let's face it - you need your knees to play this game! And this is where Jordy comes in. Yes, his name doesn't scream threat but neither does Wesley and we know what that guy has not only done, but what he's done for the mighty United. Now there are conflicting reports out there about the likely recipient of all these targets - James Jones or Nelson? Well, the lions share of prognosticators out there believe it's Jones. And this is where Mark comes into play - aka - Mr. Unconventional!

So, coming out of the gate, Dinora looks wideout heavy with Crabtree, Steve Smith (Car), and Jordy Nelson. Throw in Michael Bush who only has to hold off the "Juice of Oakland" (don't forget Al Davis is cutting loose and playing it smart in recent months - released Jamarcus, drafted McClain and made the #8 pick the highest pick to sign thus far). Now drafting AP in the 2 spot and DNice is loving the value at the 19-22 turn!

Looks like another sneaky start to perennial favorite come December...

Oh Danny Boy - Wish I had good news for you but...

Of all the owners who I figured would take full advantage of $0 transaction fees in the off season, PE was at the top of the list. But little did I understand that your stubborn ways percolate 365 days a year! We always knew Waiver Wire night was a no-no in the PE household but this pauper lifestyle is simply abnormal. That's commitment, my friend! Should bode well for you as your preparation for Toilet Bowl bracket progresses throughout a painful season. Hey, at least you have a real coach, gm, and qb in Washington!

Enough of the pleasantries. How about Dallas Clark? Stud. Thank God he gives you the points of two keepers because this train trip would somehow get uglier! But Chambers...well, only if you play Juice every week because other than that, he's worthless, albeit enormously fun when you match up with the league's leading underachiever! And Slaton? Come on. That Texan backfield is a wreck! They drafted Ben Tate. They aren't loving Arian Foster despite the fact he played well last year ( a lot like Pierre Thomas to be honest...). In the end, if you threw Slaton back in the mix, he wouldn't get drafted before the round you need to keep him in anyway! Your a fiscal man, Dan. That just doesn't make good sense, does it? And last but not least, you killed Zach Miller's value by taking him too early in 2009...patience, my friend. Don't be like Fred. Please don't be like Fred...

In my humble opinion, you need to target someone and make a bold move for him. Move a pick or two but you need to get on the Dynasty Train...not the same old locomotive from 2007/8. You may have been good back then, but remember, everyone is getting better...EXCEPT YOU.

Go after a QB from Ninja. Or an upside WR from Juice. How about moving Dallas for two good keeps? Obviously I have plenty to go round, too...and am always willing to deal like Danny Snyder! And don't forget about the other side of the ball. You could go unconventional and move for stud IDPs... I don't know, just do something! Don't let 2010 be the beginning of a painful death...

Just say "NO" to TO?

Editor's Note: I forgot to plug LeSean McCoy's keep in for Brain in yesterday's mock so I needed to bounce Hines and Beanie around to make amends. Jahvid Best lost money by slipping 12+ slots...

But the big news of the day is TO and Ochocinco in Cincy! Inevitably TO will get overdrafted in our league but what does this mean for Chad's numbers and more importantly, Carson's? Clearly Palmer hasn't been the same since that playoff debacle against the 'Burgh a few years ago, but he's still young and now has another option that needs to be accounted for regardless of rapidly declining skills and piss poor numbers in Buffalo. Some say Benson should punch in a few more TDs which is music to Brain's ears; however, running the ball in the AFC North is not necessarily an easy task. So conversely, the natural argument seems to support Carson climbing back to top-6 status in 2010 against those suspect secondaries in the North.

2010 Projections:

3,850 yards

24 TDs

17 Ints

1,000s of hours of therapy

So, with Ninja keeping Kolb, does Palmer go before Rivers this season? If Fred is on the clock, this pick is tailor made for the Legend! Go early so you can say "I got that guy and he was great when I watched him in college..."

Last mock before camp opens!

With the trade winds comes a fresh mock! Your education begins now. Don't worry - I'm certified in pre-K through 8th grade which oddly helps in this domain...

SchoolGirls -

Keepers: Romo, Roddy, Witten, and Turner

1.01 Chris Johnson

DNice -

Keepers: Michael Bush, Crabtree, Smith (NYG), and Keller

1.02 Peterson

Brain -

Keepers: Benson, Cutler, McCoy, and Vernon Davis

1.03 Andre Johnson

100% Juice -

Keepers: Rodgers, Gore, Aromashodu, and Wallace

1.04 Randy Moss

The Legend -

Keepers: Bowe, Matt Ryan, Mendenhall, and Garcon

1.05 Ray Rice

Flava -

Keepers: Flacco, Henne, Greene, and Sims-Walker

1.06 Calvin Johnson

PE -

Keepers: Clark, Chambers, Slaton...yikes!

1.07 Peyton Manning

Ninja Mafia -

Keepers: Colston, MJD, Kolb, and Pierre (can't keep Rivers with these options and uncertainty in SD)

1.08 Fitzgerald

UCB -

Keepers: Sidney Rice, Miles Austin, Jamaal Charles, and Jermichael Finley

1.09 Steven Jackson

Dumb and Dangerous

Keepers: Celek, Brees, Marshall, and Grant

1.10 Reggie Wayne

Round Two

D&D - Greg Jennings

UCB - DeSean Jackson

Ninja Mafia - Boldin

PE - Steve Smith (CAR)

Flava - Ryan Mathews

Legend - Jonathan Stewart

Juice - DeAngelo Williams

Brain - LeSean McCoy (KEEPER!)

DNice - Antonio Gates

SchoolGirls - Chad OchoCinco

Round Three

SchoolGirls - Wes Welker

DNice - Tom Brady

Brain - Knowshon Moreno

Juice - Hines Ward

Legend - Matt Schaub (I'm not buying the Matty Ice keep - so you grab the QB who should be the starter in Atlanta!)

Flava - Addai

PE - Hakeem Nicks

Ninja Mafia - Beanie Wells

UCB - Felix Jones

D&D - Matt Forte

Fourth Round

D&D - Ronnie Brown

UCB - Dez Bryant

Ninja Mafia - Tony Gonzalez

PE - Housmandzadeh

Flava - Percy Harvin

Legend - Vincent Jackson (You will...regardless of what you think/say!)

Juice - Marion Barber

Brain - Santana Moss

DNice - Santonio Holmes

SchoolGirls - NO PICK (Turner the "Pick Burner")

Where does this leave everyone after 4 rounds?

SchoolGirls

Keepers: Romo, Roddy, Witten, and Turner

1.01 Chris Johnson

2.10 Ochocinco

3.01 Welker

4.10 Keeping Turner

DNice

Keepers: Michael Bush, Crabtree, Smith (NYG), and Keller

1.02 Peterson

2.09 Antonio Gates

3.02 Tom Brady

4.09 Santonio Holmes

Brain

Keepers: Benson, Cutler, McCoy, and Vernon Davis

1.03 Andre Johnson

2.08 KEEPER

3.03 Knowshon Moreno

4.08 Santana Moss

100% Juice

Keepers: Rodgers, Gore, Aromashodu, and Wallace

1.04 Randy Moss

2.07 DeAngelo Williams

3.04 Hines Ward

4.07 Marion Barber

The Legend

Keepers: Bowe, Matt Ryan, Mendenhall, and Garcon

1.05 Ray Rice

2.06 Jonathan Stewart

3.05 Matt Schaub

4.06 Vincent Jackson

Flava

Keepers: Flacco, Henne, Greene, and Sims-Walker

1.06 Calvin Johnson

2.05 Ryan Mathews

3.06 Addai

4.05 Percy Harvin

PE

Keepers: Clark, Chambers, Slaton...yikes!

1.07 Peyton Manning

2.04 Steve Smith

3.07 Hakeem Nicks

4.04 Houshmandzadeh

Ninja Mafia

Keepers: Colston, MJD, Kolb, and Pierre (can't keep Rivers with these options and uncertainty in SD)

1.08 Fitzgerald

2.03 Boldin

3.08 Beanie Wells

4.03 Tony Gonzalez

UCB

Keepers: Sidney Rice, Miles Austin, Jamaal Charles, and Jermichael Finley

1.09 Steven Jackson

2.02 DeSean Jackson

3.09 Felix Jones

4.02 Dez Bryant

Dumb and Dangerous

Keepers: Celek, Brees, Marshall, and Grant

1.10 Reggie Wayne

2.01 Greg Jennings

3.10 Matt Forte

4.01 Ronnie Brown

Travelling Circus?

Your time is now, right Devin? Haven't we heard this before, though...let's have a look at howcan't miss talent sometimes requires extraordinary patience and a ridiculous number of opportunities. Juice, you used to know your stuff but a keep like this is further evidence you've lost your way! Juice circa 2007 would have enough sense to keep a 4th IDP rather than blow a pick on this decades version of Jeff George...

College: Auburn
NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 7 / Pick: 233
Debuted in 2007 for the Indianapolis Colts
Career history
As player: Miami Dolphins (2006)* Indianapolis Colts (2006)* Houston Texans (2007)* Indianapolis Colts (2007) Washington Redskins (2008)* Chicago Bears (2008–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Some may call him a sleeper, but with the way this guy travels I hope he's packed his sleeping bag and tent!

Auburn Stats:

71 catches for 1,333 yards and 9 TDs in 51 games (impressed?)

NFL Stats:

31 catches for 394 yards and 4 TDs

Career Aspiration according to his Auburn Bio:

"Wants to own an Italian restaurant."

On second thought, maybe the Juice squad needs a travelling chef...if so, great value!

Flava Savers Keeper Selections

Not this year!

I guess I will go first. Commissioners please verify keeper rounds.

Offense:

Chad Henne QB Rd 24

Joe Flacco QB Rd 22

Mike Sims-Walker WR Rd 21

Shonn Greene RB Rd 10

Defense

D'Qwell Jackson LB Rd 15

James Harrison LB Rd 13

Yeremiah Bell DB Rd 9

Best of luck to everyone.

Corn on the Kolb?

Dear Mr. Kolb,

We know you are brimming with confidence after shellacking a "stout" KC Chefs team last September but you didn't stop there, did you? That's right, you proved you can collect garbage stats like nobody's business, too, against an "offensively" bad New Orleans defense in a home loss. We know, we know...the recipient of 16 catches and 208 yards during that span was none other than your "roommate" on the road - Brent "Go Meat" Celek. Is it true he's a TE? Well, the cat is out of the bag in 2010 and with a cocky and youthful skill position core, do you truly believe that the real core - aka Your Offensive Line - can provide you the time with naggin injuries popping up? The short answer is "YES" I suppose. But only if Celek is kept in to cover your backside on 45% of the snaps! Only you know if he can actually do it, though...

This leads me to my final question... Are you Ninja material? You certainly have the unproven confidence. Hell, just look at the size of your head...only guys with an inflated sense of what one can accomplish can don the Mafia logo, my friend. Based on the photo, you were born to play for me. But are you better than Mr. Rivers (or Patrick Crayton for that matter)? Obviously the VJAX situation must be a concern. People forget that Malcolm Floyd was supposed to explode once Chambers got traded last season. Didn't happen. And Legedu was doo doo in the box scores. The bright spot is AG, of course. But is he enough?

Happy Cheesesteaks!

Ninja

Keeper Questions...and Thoughts!

For those of you who haven't checked out the "Ode to Alex Smith" post on the CBS site yet it's a good primer on everything Ricky B. A bit of history. A bit of oddity. And most of all - tons of disappointment!

Well, I got to thinking, who should be next? I know Drury loves reading my stuff since it's the only real information he gets on an annual basis so why not throw him his own bone for once! Here you go Drury...

The picture says is all, doesn't it? Second fiddle? Splitting carries? Worth a second round KEEP? Most of us would argue that keeping anyone in the second round is nothing to take lightly. Recent history has seen Legend keep CJ in the 3rd last season and that certainly worked out well. But the majority of the time it's more a contrast of options rather than performance. This is why you'll keep Witten or Cutler instead of McCoy. Not to mention McCoy is someone who could easily fall to you at 20... Think about it - Mike Bell got signed and ironically he ran all over Philly last season in Philly. He's playing for a contract, too. Plus, Leonard Weaver is always sniffing for catches and redzone work just like LeRon McClain in BMore. Plus, the uncertainty at QB despite the big bucks thrown Kolb's way. And did I mention that Todd Herreman's body is becoming questionable at best? True.

So, take it from your authority, wasting a keep in the second round when you could plausibly still draft him and come back to grab Hakeem Nicks at #21 (you laugh, but that's the wideout to pick at this spot - mock it yourself!) and keep Witten or Cutler as a result makes you the true leader out of the gate...unless of course, my next target makes the right call! On-Deck - Ninja Mafia (aka Kolb's Daddy?).

Keeper Analysis

Alright boys, based on the limited chatter and trivial information out there, I thought it was a perfect time to give a look at the offensive keepers for each team. And yes I understand that some of you are unconventional either on purpose or simply by nature, but barring injury or trades, this is what everyone comes into the first round with. Keeper round will also be noted - keep in mind when keeping two guys from the same round you need to decide who is going to cost you more/less...like Roddy White vs. Jason Witten for Drury.

SchoolGirls

Roddy White (19th)

Jason Witten (18th)

Jay Cutler (10th)

Michael Turner (4th)

DNice

Michael Bush (22nd)

Dustin Keller (21st)

Michael Crabtree (12th)

Steve Smith NYG (10th)

Brain

Miles Austin (22nd)

Vernon Davis (21st)

Willis McGahee (20th)

Tony Romo (13th)

Juice

Devin Aromashodu (22nd)

Mike Wallace (21st)

Aaron Rodgers (20th)

Frank Gore (9th)

Legend

Pierre Garcon (22nd)

Robert Meachem (21st)

Dwayne Bowe (18th)

Rashard Mendenhall (7th)

Flava

Jeremy Maclin (22nd)

Mike Sims-Walker (21st)

Kevin Walter (18th)

Shonn Greene (10th)

PE

Dallas Clark (18th)

Chris Chambers (14th)

Steve Slaton (12th)

I think you are keeping 4 IDPs based on your remaining options even with the reaches of Slaton and Chambers! Ouch.

Ninja Mafia

MJD (12th)

Phillip Rivers (13th)

Colston (15th)

Pierre Thomas (11th - b/c same round as MJD)

UCB

Jamaal Charles (22nd)

Jermichael Finley (21st)

Cedric Benson (20th)

Sidney Rice (16th)

D&D

Ryan Grant (18th)

Brees (15th)

Brent Celek (14th)

Brandon Marshall (8th)

Clubhouse leader SchoolGirls? Ninja might have something to say about that...but looking at the keeps that ChiTown have put together you have to wonder, is this their year OR are we heading to another year of inevitable mediocrity and utter dominance of the toilet bowl bracket?

The other takeaway from this all important exercise - PE can't keep living off of lucky performances and paltry transactions. Despite owning back-to-back titles, your teams feel an awful lot like the Pistons of the early 90s. Timely and short lived success.

Ultimately, what does this mean for the early drafting? Well, besides PE grabbing Manning at 14 if he's there, there are only 3 other teams needing a QB a mere 14 picks in. Of the owners shopping for a starter, only Flava and DNice have a history of reaching early and ironically, both snagged Brady in disappointing seasons. Legend stockpiles big name rooks with the hopes of catching lightning in a bottle and UCB typically lets the value fall...who's gonna blink in the 2nd and 3rd rounds? Should be fun! History does prove you can't win it all without a stud QB.

Perhaps the most intriguing development is at the TE position, though. With the QB you have more than serviceable options late in the draft, but the number of every week impact players at TE is getting slimmer by the year. Consider that Gonzo is getting older, Winslow is always less than 80%, Shockey has burned too many of us, Cooley has company, and Owen Daniels is coming of an ACL...now couple that with Clark, Witten, Finley, Davis and Celek being kept and you officially have a race to Gates! If you don't go earlier than ever you will be fishing too early for uncertainty...will it be you? I predict Gates finds a home by the mid-late 2nd round in a contract year. That's right Conley - contract year. Read up!

Mock Draft 2.0

Tried to consider keeps with this so if someone is obviously missing, that's why...Here we go!

1.01 SchoolGirls - Peterson

1.02 DNice - Chris Johnson

1.03 Brain - Ray Rice

1.04 Juice - Andre Johnson

1.05 Legend - Larry Fitzgerald

1.06 Flava - Reggie Wayne

1.07 PE - Steven Jackson

1.08 Ninja - Randy Moss

1.09 UCB - Calvin Johnson

1.10 D&D - Greg Jennings

1st round analysis:

The top 4 slots are no-brainers. Thrown 'em in a hat and pick... But it's the middle round that gets interesting. Is it too early to go needs based when thinking about keepers? Or do you grab the guy with the least amount of question marks? How about the sole remaining fulltime back? And don't forget about upside picks to win like Calvin, DeSean, Jennings, or Boldin? In the end, history has taught us that at least 4 of the guys above will bust...Don't let it be you!

2.01 D&D - Boldin

2.02 UCB - DJax

2.03 Ninja - VJax

2.04 PE - Manning

2.05 Flava - DeAngelo Williams

2.06 Legend - Ryan Matthews

2.07 Juice - Antonio Gates

2.08 Brain - Hines Ward

2.09 DNice - LeSean McCoy

2.10 SchoolGirls - Beanie Wells

2nd round analysis:

A little more needs based perhaps, but the suspicion is it's more best player available still. Notable decisions begins with Ninja taking VJax given the suspension (his team will be known by then but I suspect it's still in SD considering AJ Smith is a stubborn ass - if not, does a Charlie Whitehurst led passing attack help his numbers given their time together in SD? Bet you didn't make that connection D&D!). Legend trying to beat Juice to the "reach" punch isn't newsworthy but Gates going right after the rook is! Passing up on Hines to grab a hungry TE screams uncertainty 17 picks in and subtly suggests that DNice knows this too - think about it!

3.01 SchoolGirls - Tom Brady

3.02 DNice - Matt Schaub

3.03 Brain - Welker

3.04 Juice - Forte

3.05 Legend - Moreno

3.06 Flava - OchoCinco

3.07 PE - Hakeem Nicks

3.08 Ninja - Steve Smith (Car)

3.09 UCB - Jahvid Best

3.10 D&D - Percy Harvin

3rd round analysis:

Those in the know go QB quick because you can't win without a stud in this league. After that, this round probably is the place where picks get the most scrutiny from owners. Every player has his quirks - OchoCinco with his attitude, Smith with a broken arm and a rancid QB situation, Moreno and McDaniels, Welker likely "active" but only so he can play 50 snaps 4 weeks into the season and not miss time on the PUP, Percy and his 60% snaps, an underachieving Forte with fat wallet Chester coming in along with the mad scientist calling the plays, and the upside rookie rb on a team lacking identify and a history of "no-kicker" backfield.