RJ Pay for Play - Draft Discussion Thread 2011

[jwlincy]

***The Draft will start on Monday, August 22nd. Keepers are due by 8am on Monday, August 15th.***


Here is a thread for the discussion of the RJ Pay for Play Draft 2011.

[jwlincy]

It looks like we have a couple of guys that are in a hurry to get this started. Hammer, schlesinj and griswold have all made their picks. There is no clock until Monday but if people are around and want to make their picks, feel free.

I'm going to be leaving town in a couple of hours and probably won't be around a computer until Sunday afternoon. Was planning on the draft starting on Monday.

[Piney Boy]

It looks like we have a couple of guys that are in a hurry to get this started. Hammer, schlesinj and griswold have all made their picks. There is no clock until Monday but if people are around and want to make their picks, feel free.

I'm going to be leaving town in a couple of hours and probably won't be around a computer until Sunday afternoon. Was planning on the draft starting on Monday.

Priorities commish........priorities.

[revo]

bummp

[Trautdiggity]

Alright Jason I gotta know... Austin over Jennings?

DISCUSS......

[jwlincy]

Alright Jason I gotta know... Austin over Jennings?

DISCUSS......

Romo only played 5 full games last year. Here were Austins numbers in those 5 games (33 rec, 486 yards, 2 TDs). GB has more option in the passing game (Jennings, Finley, J. Nelson, Jam. Jones, Cobb). Jennings did very little at the beginning of the season before Finley got injured.

[frae]

Romo only played 5 full games last year. Here were Austins numbers in those 5 games (33 rec, 486 yards, 2 TDs). GB has more option in the passing game (Jennings, Finley, J. Nelson, Jam. Jones, Cobb). Jennings did very little at the beginning of the season before Finley got injured.

I think it is close and was not that surprised by his choice. I would argue that Bryant and Witten are a more impressive duo than Finley and that group of WR's, but Rodgers does spread the ball around. Anyway both players are in good offenses that like to pass the ball so I do believe it will be close and am not sure I give either one a huge edge, but this will be the 3rd year in a row that I get the double TD on a Rodgers to Jennings connection.

[Trautdiggity]

Fair enough. I wasn't criticizing so much as curious. I have yet to see a ranking with Austin above Jennings and in fact, some services have Jennings waaaaaay above (CBS has him confoundingly high IMO - 3rd overall WR I believe). My thing is I am a big Dez Bryant believer and I think he is gonna steal a lot of Austin's thunder this season. Either way I think you are both in pretty good shape there just wanted to know your thinking.

For the record I considered Jennings also.

[Hammer]

I love the Dallas offense as a whole this year but there are plenty of mouths to feed in big D with Austin, Witten, Bryant and Jones gets his catches.

[Hammer]

That said, Green Bay is in the same boat with plenty of offensive talent.

[jwlincy]

Fair enough. I wasn't criticizing so much as curious. I have yet to see a ranking with Austin above Jennings and in fact, some services have Jennings waaaaaay above (CBS has him confoundingly high IMO - 3rd overall WR I believe). My thing is I am a big Dez Bryant believer and I think he is gonna steal a lot of Austin's thunder this season. Either way I think you are both in pretty good shape there just wanted to know your thinking.

For the record I considered Jennings also.

No, I knew that you were just curious why I took Austin over Jennings. I sometimes like to ask people to explain their thinking too.

With my first pick I was considering Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald and Matt Forte. Was really hoping one of them would slip to my at 2.02 (Fitz was close but not close enough). I was surprised by your Wayne pick, I'm not a fan this year. With Peyton's neck concerns and the emergence of Collie, Wayne didn't do much last year. Maybe its because I had Wayne on my team and got burned a little bit. I guess we'll see.

[frae]

I wanted to take Best when I saw him there, but I just was too afraid of the concussion.

[SeaDogStat]

Here...just talking possible trades for this pick...

[Trautdiggity]

No, I knew that you were just curious why I took Austin over Jennings. I sometimes like to ask people to explain their thinking too.

With my first pick I was considering Calvin Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald and Matt Forte. Was really hoping one of them would slip to my at 2.02 (Fitz was close but not close enough). I was surprised by your Wayne pick, I'm not a fan this year. With Peyton's neck concerns and the emergence of Collie, Wayne didn't do much last year. Maybe its because I had Wayne on my team and got burned a little bit. I guess we'll see.

Wayne didn't score much last year (he had 6) but it's not that far off his career average (he averages 6.9 TD each year). Other than that he finished third in receiving (1355 yards) and second in receptions (111) - only he and Roddy White had more than 94. That's an extra point each week over any other receiver with the move to PPR. He finished 9th amongst WR in standard league scoring (don't have a good resource to look up PPR from work). Wayne's not sexy but he's rock steady. Also I'll eat my shoe if Collie plays 16 games.

[Trautdiggity]

I wanted to take Best when I saw him there, but I just was too afraid of the concussion.

Best is one of those players I'll be shocked if he ends up on any of my teams... he's getting drafted really high for the risk IMO.