Who are they?!? My draft is on Thursday and I have the 2nd pick....after AP there is no clear cut #2 pick....Forte, Turner, Jones Drew, Jackson???? Who?!?!? Tell me!!! I think Im leaning towards Drew
i just had my draft, i think we got 10 people in the league - i ended up autoing as it was the middle of the night my time, my top 5 ended up being... 1. michael turner 2. steven jackson 3. steve smith 4. anquan boldin 5. jason witten really depends on how many people in your league as to who you get with what pick...
im sorry...i wasnt clear....i meant the top 5 overall picks...my bad your opinion, not what happened in your personal draft
Forte or Turner. I'd stay away from D. Williams because he shares carries with Stewart and I doubt he gets 20 tds again.
Whos the asshole who told me to drop Verlander in Fantasy Baseball...gotta make sure NOT to listen to him!!!!
maybe its just me... but I am staying as far away from Turner as possible. Unless he is in the 2nd or 3rd round.. then for me he is a good value.
lol sorry, I felt this way earlier in the off-season, but this article basically says it how I feel "Michael Turner, RB, Atlanta Falcons (Current O-Rank: #2) He was an absolute monster last year in his first season as a featured back. And assuming he stays healthy all year he will probably be very good again this year. I just do not think he will be nearly good enough to warrant the second pick. The cliched reasoning for many who are anti-Turner near the top of the draft is that he went over 370 carries last year. While such a single season workload is always concerning, using 370 as some sort of magic number appears to be a bit overdone. So I don’t think Turner will experience a dropoff simply because he passed some arbitrary amount of carries, especially since it was his first season as a full-time starter and theoretically he still has “fresh” legs. Rather, I think the perfect confluence of events that led to his incredible season probably will not be in place this year: * He was healthy all year last year, and two straight seasons of perfect health for a RB is rare. * The Falcons played a last place schedule in 2008, while the opponents (including all of the NFC East teams) are tougher this year. * 17 TDs is a lot, and TDs are a number that can fluctuate from year to year even for the best running backs. Even a small but reasonable drop to 12 TDs, which would still be an excellent number, would decrease Turner’s value. * Turner does not catch the ball out of the backfield (6 rec in 2008), meaning he does not have non-rushing touches to add to his stats against teams that are stiff against the run, or if his TDs do in fact decrease. Additionally, if you want to discuss the Peterson-Turner debate atop the draft, Turner is a little bit too much of a boom-or-bust type player for my tastes. Look at his game log from 2008. He had six games where he rushed for 70 yards or less. In those six games he totaled 2 touchdowns. That means there were six weeks out of the year where your top pick is not contributing significantly to your efforts to win. Sure, his other 10 games were stellar, but I like a little less variance from my top dog on a week-to-week basis. Adrian Peterson, on the other hand, had only one game in which he ran for 75 yards or less and had 15 more receptions than Turner. I expect their TDs (17-10 advantage for Turner in ‘08) to at least even out this season, negating the main advantage Turner had over Peterson last year. I would probably still take Michael Turner in the late first round or early second round (not that he’d be there) if push came to shove, but I am just not sold on him as a legit competitor to Adrian Peterson for the top spot. I also like my first pick to have more than one great season under their belt. Minimizing risk while still getting a great player is important. Hence, I would feel more comfortable taking guys such as Steven Jackson, Frank Gore, and Clinton Portis over Turner in 2009. I much prefer picking a little bit safer and going after consistent production in the early rounds and then trying to hit home runs later on. That’s how I ended up with Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald last year to anchor my team, with late round picks Steve Slaton, Chris Johnson, and Kurt Warner (2 QB league) putting me over the top for a title. At the end of the day, you will most likely still get a very productive #1 back in Turner, just be wary of how high you select him and the more proven production you may be passing up." http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/20...-michael-turner-jones-drew-deangleo-williams/
Forte is very solid, especially now that they have a legit QB (even though he's my Broncos QB dammit) MJD is a hell of a pickup.. IF he can stay healthy, that is the only worry I have with him.
1. A Peterson 2. MJD 3. L Fitzgerald 4. M. Forte 5. Calvin Johnson You can find many opinions . . . but food for thought: There are a few select instances in this hobby when everything falls into place for a player. RB Marshall Faulk joining the Rams’ burgeoning offense in 1999 immediately comes to mind. More recently, WR Randy Moss latched on with the Patriots just as they were ready to explode offensively. We could be seeing another one of those situations this year with Jones-Drew . . . . . . . . for the 1st time in his career, it’ll be Jones-Drew carrying the full load for Jacksonville. RB Fred Taylor was released to clear the way for MJD, and the team didn’t add any RBs until selecting Rashad Jennings in the 7th round of this year’s draft
1. peterson 2. lt 3. forte 4. turner 5. jacobs it all kinda depends on your scoring system. if you get points for receptions, forte might be the top guy and jacobs clearly loses value. if tds are more important(because you only get a point every 20 yards instead of every 10), then a guy like jacobs could go even higher.
can you trade out of the #2 spot? i can't think of a worst spot to draft in this season. i'd say either forte or MJD. the addition of gonzalez and matt ryan feeling more comfortable means fewer carries for turner.
I drafted 8th in a league of 14 that I am the commish of. Brees Ronnie Brown Lendale White Lance Moore Desean Jackson Those were my first five picks through five rounds. I like my bench more than these starters.
There is no clear cut #2 this year. Might want to consider Brady. Just a thought....depending on your scoring system. He and Moss look like they haven't missed a step. If he can put up 40+ TD's again, that's hard to pass up. Forte and Turner would be my next two, maybe Fitz. I wouldn't expect MJD to vastly outperform his previous seasons despite Taylor's absence.
