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FanEx Analysis
Draft
Review
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Draft Rounds
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Round 11
   
   
 
11.01
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WR Antonio Bryant
QB: Collins
Losman Leftwich
RB:
Tomlinson Taylor RBrown WR:
Muhammad Calico Bryant TE:
Shockey PK: DT:
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Kellogg
Analysis
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11.02
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TE Dallas Clark
QB:
Favre Delhomme RB: Alexander
Jackson Moore WR: CJohnson
Wayne Lelie
TE:
Clark
PK:
DT:
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Houston
Pitzer
Analysis
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11.03
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QB Eli Manning
QB: Bledsoe Boller Manning RB:
AGreen KJones Benson Arrington WR:
Boldin Burleson Mason Chambers TE:
PK:
DT: |
Cahill
Analysis
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11.04
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TE Ben Troupe
QB: Palmer
Griese RB: James
CWilliams Barlow
WR: AJohnson SSmith RWilliams TE:
Gonzales
Troupe PK:
DT: |
Hollar
Analysis
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11.05
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DT Patriots
QB:
Hasselbeck Vick RB: James
CBrown Staley
LJohnson
WR:
Owens
Burress Moulds SMoss
TE:
PK:
DT: Patriots |
Holm
Analysis
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11.06
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TE Jed Putzier
QB:
Brooks Pennington RB: McAllister
Dillon Bell Droughns WR:
Walker DJackson Kennison Stallworth TE:
Putzier PK:
DT: |
Hickerson
Analysis
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11.07
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DT Bills
QB: Plummer
Brees RB: Holmes
Jordan Shelton WR:
Harrison Porter Driver JSmith TE:
Witten PK:
DT: Bills |
Del
Pilar
Bonini
Analysis
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11.08
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RB Ricky Williams
QB:
Manning RB:
Martin Foster Faulk Williams WR:
Horn Bruce KJohnson McCardell TE:
McMichael
PK:
DT: |
O'Leary
Analysis
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11.09
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WR David Givens
QB: Palmer
Griese RB: James
CWilliams Barlow
WR: AJohnson SSmith RWilliams
Givens TE:
Gonzales
Troupe PK:
DT: |
Hollar
Analysis
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11.10
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WR Charles Rogers
QB:
McNair Carr RB:
McGahee Lewis Dunn Henry WR:
Holt Clayton Bennett Cole Rogers TE:
EJohnson
PK: DT:
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Dolfi
Walls
Analysis
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11.11
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WR Mike Williams
(R)
QB: Culpepper
McNabb RB:
Westbrook Suggs Pittman
TJones
WR:
Fitzgerald Coles
MRobinsonTE:
PK:
DT: |
Butler
Analysis
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11.12
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WR Brandon Lloyd
QB:
Bulger Warner RB:
Portis JJones Bettis Duckett WR:
Moss Evans Lloyd TE:
Heap PK:
DT: Ravens |
Cannon
Analysis
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 11.01 WR
Antonio Bryant
By Greg Kellogg
I viewed Bryant as my 'safe' pick compared to Tyrone Calico.
Calico is coming off an injury and though he should push for
recognition as the Titan's #1 receiver, he does have some
associated risk. Bryant does not. He is a relatively big guy
(6'1", 196) who has good speed and superior athletic
ability. Which he flashed last year when setting career highs
in catches and yards despite starting just eight games. He
proved capable of torching good defenses when he put seven
catches, 115 yards and two scores on the Patriots defense in
week 12 - a game that followed an even better (8-131, 2)
performance against the Bengals. But Bryant suffered from the
uneven play of the Browns quarterbacks in 2004. The arrival of
Trent Dilfer should solve that problem for all the Brown's
receivers. The addition of Braylon Edwards should give Bryant
a receiving mate that will attract enough attention to allow
him to shine even more.
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 11.02 TE
Dallas Clark
By Houston | Pitzer
Clark's productivity should only go up after the departure of Marcus
Pollard. We feel very good about our No. 1 tight end, Alge Crumpler.
But Clark undoubtedly will have a couple big games in the Colts'
productive offense. With so many good offensive options in
Indianapolis, that won't happen every week, but we'll be happy with the
few games that it does.
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 11.03 QB
Eli Manning
By Duane Cahill
 Trade
Analysis
 | Cahill gave up 11.11 +
13.11
| Butler gave up 11.03
(EManning) + 16.10 |
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With Bledsoe and Boller as my two
starters, I felt that it was imperative to get a third to
increase my chances of ONE of my quarterbacks having success
in any given week. And in order to do that, I had to
have a quarterback that I was sure was going to play and not
be benched. As of this writing, the other expected NFL
starters available in this draft are:
Trent Dilfer
Rex Grossman
AJ Feeley
Patrick Ramsey
Tim Rattay/Alex Smith
Manning was the one of the six who
I feel has the best chance of starting all 16 games for his
team.
If you look at Manning's rookie
numbers, there is not much room for optimism. Six
touchdowns and nine interceptions in seven starts.
A completion percentage of less than 50%.
But it's Manning's last three
games that make him an intriguing selection for 2005.
Against the Steelers, Bengals and Cowboys, Manning posted
totals of 53 completions in 87 pass attempts (61%) for five
touchdowns and three picks. And while the Giants posted
just 37 points in Manning's first four starts, they scored 70
in his last three.
I make this selection with guarded
optimism.
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 11.04 TE
Ben Troupe
By Tim Hollar
After entertaining a couple of trade offers on this pick, it became a
decision on who to draft. (Drafts have a tendency to work
out that way, don't it?) To make this short and
sweet, there were three dozen players I liked but only one I loved:
Tennessee TE Ben Troupe.
Why? A couple of reasons. First, I wanted a piece of
that offense. New Titans OC Norm Chow has espoused keeping QB Steve
McNair upright through the use of the short passing game, which should
play to Troupe's strengths. McNair's also has a
longstanding affinity to throw to the tight ends.
Couple this with concerns over Tyrone Calico's health, Drew Bennett's
ability to perform in his new role as a lead wideout, and the dearth of
receiving depth behind that pair - and Troupe would seem the logical
choice to help fill the potentially large vacuum. In fact,
the name of Antonio Gates has been bandied about when describing his
role within the offense.
An additional reason for the pick is that we can start two tight ends.
I drafted Tony Gonzales with the thought that he will produce like a
second running back, so I could see several weeks where both of my TE
scores count.
The downside of this pick is that Troupe recently suffered a cracked
5th metatarsal in his foot which could take until September to fully
heal. But with Gonzales on board, I'm willing to wait and see if this
gamble pays off.
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 11.05 DT
Patriots
By Tony Holm
Of all my FAD selections, this was the one I spent the most time
thinking about as the remainder of my draft starts now with Pick #1.
When I selected Santana Moss I was planning to take TE Dallas Clark
with this selection. The way I was figuring it, no one between
the Moss pick and this needed a TE so I'll take Moss then follow it up
with Clark. The only twist was that two teams decided to draft
their backup TE with Clark being one of them. At this point, I
may as well wait. I have some sleeper TEs that should be around,
there are a bunch of similar WRs so it's time to open up Team Defense
as I think the better one's will be gone next time I pick.
I struggled with the Bills or the Pats here as the Bills are more
opportunistic but the loss of Williams in the middle will hurt the
Bills a lot. Teddy Bruschi for the Pats is a blow as well and
though the jury is still out on whether he will return or not, I don't
think he will. The
Patriots are deep at LB though and they will be fine.
The Patriots are about as consistent as you can get in a Defense as
they have been one of the top fantasy D's (second in this scoring
behind the Bills last year) year over year. One thing I'm
drafting is a perennial
top fantasy D that does it year after year after year and at a position
where so little consistency can be found, it's nice to saddle up with
the most consistent D in this draft.
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 11.06 TE
Putzier
By Jerome Hickerson
Yeah, I waited too long to grab a TE. I had hoped to get
Eric Johnson earlier but that didn’t work out for me. So I waited a
bit longer since no one excited me.
I looked at Bubba Franks here and it was a close call. I
selected Putzier because I particularly like his situation. He
is in an offense that likes to use their TE as a receiver.
Denver
likes to use everyone. I look for Putzier to get his share. The
Broncos could have let him go to the Giants, but elected to keep
him. He could surprise people this season. He won’t put up
Gonzalez type of numbers but as the 12th TE taken he
could produce some value numbers.
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 11.07 DT
Bills
By Del Pilar | Bonini
Who
We Took and Why:
With quality performers
already in place at the four primary fantasy positions we felt
it was time to make a move to solidify our defensive slot. Once
we made that decision it was a no-brainer to go with the Bills,
who we feel is one of, if not the top fantasy defense heading
into this season. They also boast tremendous special teams and
should return similar value to the Baltimore Ravens, who were
selected three rounds earlier.
Other
Candidates Considered:
We briefly toyed with the idea of selection our fifth and
final running back in Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams, but
there wasn’t really a need for it on our end. We also perused
the list of available wide receivers, but didn’t feel any one
of them truly stood enough to warrant selection ahead of the
Bills’ defense.
Current
Strategy:
Things continue to flow smoothly on our end. We now have all
of our starters in place with the exception of place kicker,
which we will likely look to fill in the next two-to-three
rounds. We’ll also be looking to fill out our backfield and
possibly secure a second tight end in the near future.
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 11.08 RB
Ricky Williams
By Shannon O'Leary
What have I been smoking you may
ask. My answer: I'm not sure but Ricky said it was some good
stuff and that Onterrio Smith has a thing called the wiz-inator
so I won't get caught. Of course this is not an issue if your
are in Amsterdam in a "coffee shop".
Seriously though, this is purely a
gamble pick but at this point I am hurting for running backs.
Ricky says he is coming back and I can think of about 8
million reasons why he will. I am not sure how or if he will
fit in, but he might be worth a late round flyer.
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11.09 WR
David Givens
by Tim Hollar
After a draft full of "swinging for the fences" picks,
it's time to take a safe, sound player from the offensively
underrated New England Patriots, WR David Givens.
So, who is this David Givens fellow? To tell you the
truth, I'm not sure myself. But I -do- know Givens
has seen a steady increase in production over the last three
seasons, from 9-92-1 as a rookie, to 34-510-6 as a sophomore to
56-874-3 in 2004 as a part-time starter in relief of the flashy
Deion Branch.
Did you know that Givens (largely in relief of Branch) posted
four 100-yard games last season? Then after a second half
of anonymity, chipped in with a 12-104-3TDs post-season?
I didn't until I did the
research. After all, it's WR-by-committee, right?
Well, Givens is now slated to enter 2005 as a starter next
Branch - the oft-injured Branch. Dare I say there
may be some additional upside to Givens? Who knows?
After all it s the New England Patriots and they signed ex-Brady
Michigan team mate, WR David Terrell.
In the end, if Givens simply produces a few spikey games as
WR-by-committee receiver, as he has in the past, we will be well
pleased with his addition to our roster. But know
that there is potenial for more and that he will be available
very late in most drafts.
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 11.10 WR
Charles Rogers
By Dolfi | Walls
Walls’ Take – We take another WR here. There were
better value picks at other positions (TE most notably), but in
this league you start 3 or 4 WRs each week. We only had 3, so
getting another couple WRs with these next two picks was a
priority.
No wide
receiver stood out head and shoulders above the rest. In the end
we narrowed the pool down to Rogers, Justin McCareins, Randle El
and Lloyd from San Fran.
We took Rogers
simply because we felt he had the biggest upside of everyone
here. The Lions should score a lot of points, whether Harrington
is the QB or Garcia. And while they have a lot of options,
Charles Rogers should do pretty well for himself in this
offense. We liked him more than Randle El and Lloyd because we
both feel those offenses will not be very good through the air.
I would rather have the #2 WR on an explosive football team than
the #2 on a plodding or a #1 on an inept offensive football
team.
I think that
Rogers will be the #2 guy in Detroit. Or, it might be better to
call him 2a with Mike Williams being 2b. Given the talent on the
roster, I would hope that the Lions go with 3WR for at least 80%
of the snaps, eschewing a FB or TE. If they don’t (and all the
WRs are healthy), Mooch should have his head examined.
Speaking of
health, that is a major issue for Rogers. He has had season
ending injuries early in the last two seasons. He broke his
collarbone the first two seasons out of college. Ouch. Assuming
there isn’t anything structurally wrong there, this injury
shouldn’t physically affect his play going forward. Hopefully,
the fear of injury doesn’t affect his play mentally. Uh oh, it
looks like Detroit plays Dallas Nov 20th. One can
only hope that Roy ‘Da Legcraker’ Williams hasn’t thought
up a diabolical new move to perpetrate on WRs.
If he stays
healthy, Rogers should be a 700-800 yard/6 TD contributor. Not
bad this late in the draft.
Hopefully
McCareins falls to us in the next round, if so, we will both be
very happy with our WR corps.
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11.11
WR Mike Williams (R)
By
Jim Butler
My selection of Mike Williams is in expectation that, given
the skill the Lions have built at the WR position, Williams
has proven pass catching and strong route running
skills to become the top red zone threat for which ever Lions
QB is at the reigns. Should "Man of Glass" Rodgers
and Roy Williams stay healthy, I look for Williams to end
up paired against a lot of unfortunate linebackers.
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 11.12 WR
Brandon Lloyd
Hip-hip-Harrah! Brandon Lloyd will be penciled in as the No.1 receiver at San
Francisco. Yet, until he can perform consistently, his FF value is
-very- limited. While he does seem a good value, the 49ers currently
lack enough scoring to make Lloyd a real positive.
Then again, he certainly seems a better pick when we consider that SF
will likely toss many balls toward the endzone -while often trailing
27-7.
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