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FanEx Analysis
Draft
Review
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Draft Rounds
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Round 10
   
   
 
 10.01 WR
Houshmandzadeh
By Brady Tinker
T.J. broke loose last year while
Peter Warrick was hurt and did a wonderful job for the
Bengals.
I believe he became a favorite of
Carson Palmer down the stretch last year and is a guy Palmer
trusts. Chad Johnson and Rudi Johnson will occupy the
attention of most safeties while trying to defend this now
potent offense.
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 10.02 QB
Kyle Boller
By Duane Cahill
Dear everyone else in FanEx -
Pffpfftttpppftptt!!
The quarterback run that I
mentioned in my last analysis really hurts me here as my
backup will now be the inimitable (who'd want to?) Kyle
Boller. If you look back at my Derrick Mason analysis,
there is a lot of "hope" for Boller, but certainly
no guarantees. I even stated that I'm not a believer,
and I'm not. But my choices here were Boller, Eli
Manning, Rex Grossman, Joey Harrington AJ Feeley and
Patrick Ramsey. I took the best of a bad lot, because
he's got the best arsenal of offensive weapons at his
disposal. Derrick Mason, Todd Heap and the 6'-6"
Clarence Moore gives Boller a superior set of targets than the
others. But there's that pesky Jamal Lewis and the
Ravens running game taking away opportunity.
In order for me to have a chance
in this draft, Brian Billick needs to open up the offense, and
Boller needs to improve from his 13 in 2004 to 20+
touchdown passes. I'll cross my fingers, but I won't
hold my breath.
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 10.03 RB
Travis Henry
By Dolfi | Walls
Walls’
Take - After playing it safe with our first few picks; we
are rolling the dice on 2 of our last 3 picks. McNair was a big
gamble, and here we take another gamble.
Obviously, we
hope that Henry gets traded. As the days pass by that seems less
likely, but you never know. The most likely fit is Tennessee and
Titans owner, Bud Adams, has expressed openly his desire for
Henry. Other teams are possible destinations for Henry,
including Minnesota or Philadelphia (as Eagles fans, we could
only be so lucky), but Tennessee is the best fit. Not only does
Tennessee have the most need (Chris Brown has talent, but lacks
demonstrated durability) – but also Henry went to the
University of Tennessee; we’re all for a homecoming.
Even if Henry
doesn’t get traded, he will back up McGahee, our RB1. So this
is a gamble, but it is less of a gamble for us than it would be
for other teams. Henry backing up McGahee is contingent on him
not holding out for the year.
I don’t think he will hold out for the entire year, it
simply isn’t in his best interest. If he stays in Buffalo, he
needs to work through his contract, and holding out all year
doesn’t get any years off of his commitment.
I believe Henry
will stay in Buffalo, but there is a very good chance (40%, if
you want a number) he will move to another team. According to
published reports, Buffalo is asking for too much for Henry. It
is in their best interest to trade him before it is too late to
unload him this year. If Henry goes to Tennessee, I believe he
will get the lion’s share of carries, and this would be the
steal of the draft. Assuming your draft is late July or August
you’ll know where Henry ends up. If he does get moved to
Tennessee, he would be a serviceable RB2 on your team.
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 10.04 WR
Keenan McCardell
By Shannon O'Leary
Keenan
McCardell is entering his 15th year in the league.
His numbers were way down last year due to the nasty hold out
with the Buccaneers. He only played in seven games last year
and never really got on track. I see no reason why he can’t
get 1000 yards and 7-8 touchdowns this year on the powerful
Charger offense.
Once
again, I am looking for a few big days out of the older
receiver.
I
considered taking Santana Moss here, but took McCardell due to
the better quarterback and overall offense.
At
this point in the draft, I am pretty much committed to going
with Peyton Manning as my starter for the whole year at
quarterback. The choices now are slim to none for a back up
and would probably require me drafting two guys to fill one
spot.
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 10.05 WR
Brandon Stokley
By Brady Tinker
I just couldn't pass up Stokley in the 10th round! A wide
out who had 10 TDs and over 1000 yards receiving is really a
great get here. He might not duplicate his 2004 numbers,
but Manning loves him and trusts him....remember Manning
basically demanded that the Colts get Stokley last year and he
showed why in 2004.
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 10.06 RB
Eric Shelton (R)
By Del Pilar | Bonini
Who
We Took and Why:
After not having a
ninth-round choice we had a long wait in between picks. Leading
up to the pick we had targeted three names, but by the team our
turn arrived both Buffalo Bills RB Travis Henry and Indianapolis
Colts WR Brandon Stokley were gone, leaving only Shelton on the
board. We like Shelton’s potential as a fourth back, given the
injury histories of Carolina’s other top running backs, namely
DeShaun Foster and Stephen Davis. Grabbing Shelton gives us a
fourth running back with some upside.
Other
Candidates Considered:
With the two aforementioned players gone the only other
player we considered with the pick was the Bills defensive unit.
However, with only the Baltimore Ravens off the board we figured
we could wait another round as odds are the New England Patriots
will be the next defense off the board.
Current
Strategy:
The addition of a potential fourth starting running back
this late in the draft further solidifies our backfield and
gives us imposing depth at both receiver and running back. With
numerous reliable options at both positions we can move to
secure our defense in the next round or two and then our kicker.
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 10.07 WR
Donte' Stallworth
By Jerome Hickerson
I looked hard at Stallworth
a round ago. I elected Kennison rather than weigh too heavily
upon the Saints offense. But getting Stallworth as my #4
receiver and the 38th receiver taken seemed to make
better sense.
I think we
can all agree that Donte’ has been a significant
disappointment throughout his career. Even with a
disappointing season such as last year, Stallworth finished 33rd
among receivers in our scoring system. I think he has the
potential to improve significantly on that.
In FAD, in
order to win, you have to minimize your exposure while taking
some calculated risks that you believe will improve your final
score. If Brooks can connect with Stallworth 6-to-8 times this
year, this pick will work well enough for me.
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 10.08 WR
Santana Moss
By Tony Holm
My original game plan back in the
6th round for this pick was to go WR. My plan was to
go WR-WR-WR in the 8th, 9th and 10th
as that’s where I feel the true WR value in this draft is. I
had Santana Moss ready to go, as actually, I had targeted Moss
with this pick 4 rounds ago but decided to poke around. I found
a few players of interest which caused me to step back and
reevaluate my remaining draft strategy to convince myself that
WR #4 was the right move here.
Ultimately, I think the WR gamble’s are going to start soon,
there’s still some depth at the other areas I was looking at
so if I don’t take Moss here, I’ll be reaching for a WR
later and that’s not a good feeling!
It only took 9 rounds before the
2nd Redskin went off the board but here he is, speedy
Santana Moss. I think many forget his 2003 season where he
caught 74 balls for 1,105 yards and 10 TDs. Anyone that can do
that in the NFL isn’t a fluke or a flunky. Moss needs
opportunity and he will produce. The Redskins are committing
themselves to him and I think we’ll see Moss return in 2005 to
a top WR in the NFL. If not, his big week from time to time will
most certainly help my standing in the FAD and getting a
contributor in the 10th is decent value.
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10.09 WR
Keary Colbert
By Brady Tinker
I have real issues with bye-weeks but could not pass up Colbert
who had a real break-out season in 2004. The Panthers have
become a very potent passing offense behind Jake Delhomme.
Steve Smith returns as the featured wide-out and Stephen Davis
and DeShaun Foster will lift the running game. Colbert is
now the starter opposite Smith since Muhammad left for Chicago
and this team will score points. |
 10.10 WR
Marcus Robinson
By Jim Butler
Given Randy Moss's departure to
Oakland, I look for Daunte to learn how to spread the ball around more
this season. Last season in the games that Randy was hampered by
injury, Marcus pulled in 5 TDs and 330 yards over that 5 game span.
Now, with Randy gone, does that turn in to 15 TDs and 1500 yards?
Probably not, but double digit TDs and 1200+ yards would put Marcus in
the top tier for WRs and to get him in the 10th round......needless to
say, I am very pleased with this pick.
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10.11 RB
Mewelde Moore
By Houston | Pitzer
Our team's weakness is running back depth and Viking Moore was
the best available value at that position here. He probably
isn't tough enough to be a feature back, but he should factor in
the Vikings' committee of backs and provide at least some value
should one of our top two backs go down.
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 10.12 WR
Tyrone Calico
By Greg Kellogg
Named one of Sport's Illustrated's "NFL
Breakout Players for 2005", Calico is an imposing 6'4" and
222 pounds. Prior to his season-ending injury last year, he was one of
the rising stars in the fantasy world. But Cowboys safety Roy Williams
ended his season with a
tackle that has since been outlawed. Calico returns to a team that
no longer has Derrick Mason - a team that will depend on he and Drew
Bennett to provide the passing threat Tennessee requires to get its
running game going. And Calico will be the deep threat in an offense
that features a return to health of 2003 co-MVP QB Steve McNair. This
late in the draft, Calico represents a tremendous amount of upside
potential.
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