14.01 PK Olindo Mare
By TC Cannon of Fantasy
Asylum
PK Olindo Mare is as good
a kicker as those selected prior. The difference between him
and others has been the number of his attempts. Last year, he hit on 19
of only 21 FG attempts. The addition of RB Ricky Williams
and the added maturity of the passing game will certainly
improve the Dolphins ball movement and Mare's production.
Switching gears, I had targeted a very solid DT for this
selection. However, it will wait. With another draft
spot again in 6 slots, it feels pretty safe to
delay that selection announcement. For now, I'll grin and
secure polished kicker.
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14.01 PK Olindo Mare
By Guest Paul Rush
OK, a PK is a PK. But, Olindo Mare is one of the best and
most reliable around. Inside the 40 he's almost automatic,
missing only 6 out of 107 during his 5 year NFL so far, and
the only downside with him if that his performance drops off
significantly over 40yds. Miami were in the top 10 of
scoring last season and I see no reason why that will change
dramatically in 2002 so Mare should have plenty of
opportunities again
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14.02 RB Shawn Bryson
By William Del Pilar |
Ryan Bonini of KFFL
Talk about a boom or bust pick! We
haven’t gambled a lot in this draft, but this selection
was nothing but a gamble!
We do not expect Bryson to push Travis Henry out of a
starting job if he remains in Buffalo, rather we’re
banking on the trade speculation that Bryson gets shipped
off to Philadelphia. If he remains in Buffalo, we’ll be
hitting ourselves in the head on this one because this
selection is going to cost us either a backup defense or a
backup kicker. If he goes onto Philadelphia, he may stand a
realistic chance at pushing RB Duce Staley for a lot of
playing time, possibly even the starting job.
Unfortunately, this analysis reads with a bunch of “ifs”
... “if” Bryson is traded, this selection could turn
into a boom; “if” he stays in Buffalo, we just cost
ourselves some definite points throughout the course of the
season. However, we do want to make one thing clear. We feel
Henry receives the starting nod not because he’s better
but because he’s the one that’s been picked by the new
regime as the starting RB and is “their” guy. That’s
happened too many times in the past not to consider it in
this case as well. When new management takes over this
happens more often than not.
Bryson is one of those players that looks like he could be
the complete package if given the opportunity. Late last
season, Bryson got the chance to show what he can do. In
weeks 15 (vs. Atlanta) and 16 (vs. NY Jets), Bryson lit up
the score board rushing for 237 yards and 2 TDs. He also
added another 3 receptions for 31 yards. At 6’1”,
233 pounds, Bryson has the size to be an effective every
down back for an NFL team. His solid inside/outside speed,
combined with his receiving ability could also make him very
effective in the West Coast offense.
Ironically, despite the inconsistency within the Bills
running game, they do have four quality RBs in Travis Henry
(potential), Sammy Morris (potential), Shawn Bryson
(potential), Richard Huntley (potential but unproven as an
every down starter) and FB Larry Centers, (proven player as
a receiving fullback). All four of the RBs are unproven in
terms of durability and consistency. Both Bryson and Morris
have similar styles and with Huntley added to the team, one
if not both of those players may be on the outside looking
in. Huntley is someone Bills GM Tom Donahoe is very familiar
with from his Pittsburgh days and likes. He is also said to
have picked up the Bills offense rather quickly to the point
the current Bills RBs are looking towards him with
questions. For now it appears as if he has an inside track
to be the third down RB or backup behind Henry.
It is also Bryson's name that keeps coming up with trade
talks and he simply is an RB that needs an opportunity.
There's no secret about the Eagles desire to find another RB
and while not having given up on Duce Staley, it's obvious
they don't think he can carry the load for a full 16 game
season. We're banking on that belief as well as the
possibility of other teams (New Orleans Saints) looking
towards the Bills for a potential trade and that player
being Bryson. Everything's in place from KFFL's point of
view, now the Bills just need to trade him and preferably to
Philadelphia.
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14.02 RB Shawn Bryson
By Guest Philip Gentles of ProFantasySports.com
With the signing of RB Richard Huntley and the commitment to
sophomore Travis Henry, the Bills are now looking to trade
RB Shawn Bryson, with a 3rd round pick as their asking
price. Bryson is young (26) and has shown the potential to
be a big time starter (back-back 100 yard games in
December), but unfortunately it looks like he will be traded
into a back-up role.
Bryson's fantasy value could vary depending on who he plays
behind, but should remain low until an injury or radically
roster move jolts him to the #1 spot.
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14.03 RB Mike Anderson
By Greg Kellogg of Komments
What's not to like about getting Mike Anderson in the
14th round? As a rookie all Anderson did was gain 1656
yards and score 15 TDs while starting only 12 games.
He also averaged 5.0 YPC. That's better numbers that
Terrell Davis put up in his rookie campaign.
His sophomore season was marred by injuries, fumbles and
shared time (he started only seven games but appeared in all
16) but he still managed 724 yards and four scores behind an
offensive line that was uncharacteristically suspect.
This year both Davis and rookie Clinton Portis - a man who
is third on the depth chart - have both been selected before
Anderson. This despite the fact that with his move to
FB we KNOW Anderson will be on the field every game.
We also know that the WCO likes the FB in the red zone -
check out Fred Beasley's numbers from last year.
Further there are rumors that when Denver goes to a one-back
the one back will be Anderson.
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14.03 RB Mike Anderson
By Guest Rich
Harris of BTGSports.com
14.03 RB Mike Anderson
By Guest Rich
Harris of BTGSports.com
As has been the case for
the past couple of years, the backfield situation in
Denver
is very murky. The
often-injured duo of Terrell Davis and Olandis Gary, plus
rookie Clinton Portis, will battle to be the No. 1
tailback, while Mike Anderson is slated to start at
fullback.
For
the most part, fullbacks do not have a lot of fantasy value.
However,
Anderson
is likely to be a fairly productive player, especially in
scoring-only leagues, and Mike Alstott-like numbers are not
out of the question. Because
of his ability,
Anderson
’s number of carries will be higher than your average
fullback. He
will likely be the No. 1 option in single-back sets, and
should catch a fair amount of passes coming out of the
backfield.
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14.04 PK Adam Vinatieri
By Carlos Panizo of STATS,
Inc.
and Chris Rito of FF
Mastermind
What do you want to know about a
kicker? Take your time drafting one. Sure they can be a
factor, but it always seems that a guy will be a
world-beater one year and average at best the next. The best
advice I can offer is to grab one that has a secure hold on
his job or you know will have a job come Opening Day. I also
like to look for someone with a career FG percentage above
80%.
Vinatieri meets all these requirements and I'm happy to take
him at this point in the draft.
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14.04
By Guest Rod Brehm of
Trade Rumors Fantasy Sports
The dreaded kicker run has begun. While it's
hard to get too excited about the guys with one bar helmets,
not having a solid kicker can easily cost you a few close
wins and be the difference in a playoff berth.
The top kickers will usually score in the 120's, and last
year Adam converted on 41-42 x-points, and made 24 field
goals for 113 points, which is a very solid year. I am
never one to suggest drafting a kicker too early, especially
when you can still pick some sleeper RBs, WRs, or QBs.
The 14th round is about perfect to grab your kicker, after
the supposed "top guys" have gone off the board.
One of the best bad weather kickers in the game, there is no
reason he can't match last year's totals now that the Pats
offense has shown signs of life under Tom Brady. A
solid option who won't cost you any wins, and will have a
few big games to help you win those close ones.
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14.04 PK Doug Brien
By John Hansen of The
Guru Report
It is never a bad thing to take a
PK on a potentially potent offense and that's the case with
Doug Brien. He's hung in the league for a while now despite
being only a so-so kicker. At times, though, he's been
a real solid one. Playing in the dome 8 times should help as
should the Viking offense.
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14.05 PK Doug Brien
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14.06 DT Redskins
By TC Cannon of Fantasy
Asylum
At worst, the DT Redskin
linebackers will be fun to watch. Trotter + Armstead +
Arrington should elevate the team into something special.
It's certainly a 'big name' group - Coleman, Wilkerson,
B.Smith, Bailey, Green and that LB trio - All coached
by a fella that can direct them, Marvin Lewis.
Yep, they could be something ~very~ special. You might want
to bench a few of your starters when the Redskins are on
their schedule.
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14.07 PK Joe Nedney
By Tony Holm of The
Prognosticator
If there is such a thing, I was looking for a kicker
with upside and a leg capable of making some 50+ shots.
Joe Nedney, at a hulking 6'5" for a Kicker, was all the
rage in 2001 as the sleeper kicker of the draft and ended up
being drafted relatively early by many. And why not?
In 2000, when he picked up where John Kasey left off for
Carolina, he played in only 12 games and managed to hit
92.9% of his shots and scored an incredible 98 points in ¾
of a season. If he played in all 16 games and kept
kicking the way he was, he would have been the top kicker in
football in 2000.
I still can't believe I'm trying to make a case for a
Kicker, but I'll continue...
What's even more impressive when looking for a fantasy PK
where the scoring system rewards you for longer kicks,
Nedney was 7/8 from 40-49 and 2/2 from 50+ in 2000.
Put that all together and you have Joe Nedney's upside.
2001 was an off year for Nedney and his numbers didn't come
close to 2000, but after a year to adjust to his teammates
and surroundings, as well as some dome kicking this year,
I'll take a chance that he'll put it together and dominate
the Kicking scene this year.
Or not.
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14.07 PK Joe Nedney
By Guest Sean Nemeth
Wow, the opportunity to analyze the selection of a kicker.
What else can I say but "yawn". Drafting a
kicker is like picking out socks, it's dull, they're all
about the same, but it has to be done.
Holm seems to be caught in a kicker run. Nedney is as
good as anybody else left here, which makes me think an
equal player will be there later. Like all kickers, he
goes as his team goes. Nedney has above average
skills, and the Titans should improve offensively.
Todd .Peterson of PIT looks like a much better choice.
Texan Kris Brown put up top numbers last year, even with all
those misses. I also like Lion Jason Hanson - It
was he who had the most FGs over 50yds last year. If
the Lions offense gets better he has the skills to put up
lots of points.
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14.08 PK Todd Peterson
By Duane Cahill of Pitt
Tribune-Review
Todd Peterson has been a solid, if unspectacular
kicker throughout his NFL career. His FG percentage
hovers around 80% year in and year out. In fact,
had Peterson still kicked for the Chiefs, you would expect
him to be selected just about now -- between the 13th and
15th kicker selected.
However, Peterson now has his paychecks signed by the
Steelers, who led the league in scoring opportunities last
season. With most of the current team returning, there
is no reason to believe that Pittsburgh will not continue to
give Peterson the same opportunities that they gave Kris
Brown in seasons
past.
You see, if it were really about the player himself, someone
in FanEx would have drafted Brown by now. Of course,
drafting a kicker for an expansion
team would be ludicrous. There will be very few
scoring opportunities for Brown with the Texans.
Taking into account Peterson's 2001 FG percentage (77% -
lower than his career average) and parlaying that with
Brown's opportunities, we create a
composite kicker who finishes fourth in scoring among
kickers for the 2001 season.
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14.08 PK Todd Peterson
By Guest Shawn Bryant of Traderumors.com
This was a very solid pick at this point in the draft.
There won't be a huge difference in fantasy points between
starting kickers from about the 4th spot on anyhow, and
Cahill was able to hold off until the 14th round and still
get a kicker with big, big upside. I agree with his
comments that Peterson's move to Pit is huge, and with
unpredictable Kordell at the helm, there should be plenty of
opportunity for short FG this year. Solid pick at this
point in the draft.
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14.09 TE Ken Dilger
By Duane Cahill of Pitt
Tribune-Review
Some number of years ago, a prankster managed to find
his way into an online draft that I was involved in.
He sent in a first round pick, disguised as another owner,
and the analysis for that pick was simply "I needed a
tight end".
"I needed a tight end" is kind of how I feel about
Dilger. Except for the one year that I was able to
grab Tony Gonzalez, tight end is typically a throwaway
position for me. I considered both Cam Cleeland and
Jerramy Stevens with this pick, and either probably have
just as much chance to produce as Dilger. But since I
don't pick again until the 16th, and all three of these guys
will be gone by then, I'll roll the dice on the guy with the
most experience.
My projections for Dilger look like a Moses Malone Sixers
playoff prediction - "Fo fo fo". I figure
he'll wind up with 40-some catches, 400+ yards and four
scores. And if he doesn't? Hey, he's only my
tight end...
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14.09 TE Ken Dilger
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14.10 PK Paul Edinger
By Chris Dolfi
Well, in round 14 with 14 kickers already off the board, I
finally round out my starting lineup with my final starter,
Paul Edinger.
Edinger was the 9th leading scorer amongst kickers last
year, but that's not his main appeal to me. He hit
83.9 % of his attempts (tied for 5th in the league), but
even that wasn't the stat that made me pick Edinger.
What wows me about Edinger was his 13 FGs from 40-49 yards.
(#1 in the league, by the way.)
Why is that stat so appealing to me? Two simple
reasons: 1. Edinger certainly has the leg I want in a
starting kicker. When a guy mails that many from long
distance, he's doing something right. 2. (and probably
more importantly) The Bears have confidence in Edinger to
have even given him so many attempts from that distance, and
will continue to give him plenty of opportunities to hit for
3.
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14.10
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14.11 WR Bill Schroeder
By David Dodds
With only two picks left in this draft, I looked hard at my
team and it's potential weaknesses. I am thin at both
RB and WR seeing how 5 of these will need to play each week.
After looking at the RBs left, I knew I had to have a WR
here.
Some of the drafters following me also looked as if they
could draft another WR soon so this was my time to get one.
But, why Bill Schroeder?
I for one believe that Bill Schroeder could emerge as the #1
WR in Detroit this year over Hakim Az-Zahir. And
because I already own James Stewart this should be great
news.
In games where the Lions are winning or are close, Stewart
should do well. In games where the Lions are getting waxed,
I think Bill Schroeder should have a good game.
I personally do not think Bill Schroeder will be a world
killer in Detroit this year, but believe 800+ yards and 5-6
scores is reachable. And that should be good enough to keep
this squad competitive through the entire year.
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14.11WR Bill Schroeder
By Guest Tony
Shek
I myself am a fan of
Schroeder and do tend to pick him up at the end of drafts.
He's not flashy and is always about to be replaced by
someone more athletic. Yet he seems to always retain
his job and gets it done. He'll do well in a
pinch and makes for good team depth. With Detroit in
the offensive rebuilding mode, his dependableness may
prove an asset. Young Joey H may see Schroeder
as decent insurance valve over the flashier Az Hakim.
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14.12 WR Ike Hilliard
By Greg Kellogg
I had narrowed my choice down to either Ike Hilliard or
Detroit WR Bill Schroeder. With Schroeder I would have
locked up the Detroit starting WRs, but that thought died
with the Dodds pick at 14.11.
Though getting both Detroit starters might have been
tempting in this format, the truth is Hilliard presents a
player with much greater potential.
Ike Hilliard was the 7th player taken in the 1997 draft.
He lost a full year to a severe neck injury but came back to
post respectable years in 98 and 99. During the 2000
season Hilliard's receptions and yardage dropped, but he
made up for that by hauling in a career best 8 TDs before
hurting his toe.
A decision prompted by an agent to hold off on surgery until
just before training camp cost Hilliard any chance of
greatness in the 2001 season but he still finished with 659
yards and six scores (each in a separate game).
While the toe still has not healed, Hilliard seems to be
resigned to playing through the pain, something he proved he
can do last year. Add to this the fact that Hilliard
is in a contract year and has stated he intends to have his
best season as a pro (obviously to drive up his market
value).
While I don't expect a top 10 performance from Hilliard, it
would not surprise me to see him get significant playing
time as my wild card player throughout the year.
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14.12 WR Ike Hilliard
By Guest Thomas Simons of The Guru Report
Wow... Ike Hilliard went deeper than I ever thought!
Here's a #2 wide receiver that finished with 52 receptions
and 696 receiving yards after missing the first two games of
the season. Not bad for the 168th pick in the draft. In
fact, he posted two games over 100 yards receiving and
finished with 6 touchdown catches. After getting into game
shape by week five last year, Hilliard started all but two
of the Giants' remaining games.
Inking Moss and Owens into the starting lineup every week
and a rotation of Hilliard and Hakim at #3 creates solid
depth at the wideout position. With Joe Jurevicius gone to
Tampa Bay, there is no serious challenge to Hilliard. As a
matter of fact his biggest threat... is himself. His health
is critical to his success!
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