Comments on: When Two Is One Too Many – White vs. Jones

By: Pete

Pete — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:37:58 +0000

I’m in a 16 team league. We get to keep two keepers. I am keeping McCoy, but also have the option to keep Julio Jones. I think that at my draft position of 4th in the second round, I could snag Stafford or Newton at QB. My question is, do I keep Julio and lose my second round pick, or try to snag Stafford/Newton and worry about WR later?

By: CT

CT — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 06:09:27 +0000

Julio jones in the last 20 mocks I have done hasn’t made it back to my 2.13. Funny how
1 week of preseason affects draft results. I am going against the trend here and plan on taking Chris Johnson @2. I “strongly” believe I need to go WR/WR with my next 2 picks. Julio should be gone. Do u consider Roddy & Dez at this point? I am very high on Dez this year.

By: Doug Orth

Doug Orth — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:20:22 +0000

@Jesse: I like your thinking. I’d lean ever so slightly towards T-Rich with the first pick and pray that Graham makes it back to you at #11. QB is deep and WR is not an issue for you, so that is how I’d approach it.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:28:24 +0000

Thanks Doug for validating my gut feelings. I think if most really elite qb’s are gone early and I think they will be either keepers or drafted, I can always grab Rivers again in a later round. Or even Turner if need be. And wideouts seem deep. Besides, I like trying to start a run on a position after I take someone. Makes it easier to grab your targets in another position later.It must be true! Great minds do think alike!!

By: jesse

jesse — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 11:50:43 +0000

Hey i was wondering im drafting first overall in a ten team half point ppr league and my three keepers are julio jones, jeremy maclin and shonn greene. Best Players available to draft are: Demarco Murray, T Richardson, J Charles, fred jackson, Larry Fitz, Vic cruz, greg jennings, jordy nelson, welker,aj green, wallace, jimmy graham and romo, eli or matty ice. Question is: who do i take ? i gotta have a rb and wr and qb is a deep position this year and only 3 teams need a starting gb? im leaning towards demarco. And hoping that graham or aj green falls to my eleventh pick. Any advice?

By: Doug Orth

Doug Orth — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:35:07 +0000

@Tom: Great question and given what we know right now with Wallace’s situation and Rivers coming off a un-Rivers-like year, I would try as hard as possible to nab Richardson. I think Green takes a small dip this season as Cincy’s tough schedule and opposing DC’s conspire to eliminate Green and make the likes of Gresham, Sanu, Tate or Law Firm beat them instead. For some persepctive, I have TR rated as early second-round value in redraft and that is still higher than any of the guys you are wanting to keep.

By: Doug Orth

Doug Orth — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 17:30:17 +0000

@Todd: Nice foundation. Based on age in a keeper league, I’d eliminate White. My advice would be to take Jones as insurance against AJ b/c QB is deep enough this year that you should be able to get a Romo/Manning/Manning/Rivers type a bit later.

By: CT

CT — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 16:02:06 +0000

I usuall don’t draft TE that high. Hernandez playing with an elite
QB would make sense. Passing on some good WR would be hard. In Rd. 4 there will still be some decent RB’s still avail, ie Redman, Greene. Tough to tell this early. But I like your thinking!