2007 Rookie Draft Commentary

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

Because I know we'll all have LOTS to say about the picks...
:feedback

[Preds]

I'll say it, the 1st mistake of the draft has already been made. ;)

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

Yep... Calvin Johnson's a no-brainer! ;)

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Royal Hawaiian Opihi

Yep... Calvin Johnson's a no-brainer! ;)

I'm bored, anyone want to trade for 1.5?

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

straight up for 1.12?

[Flaxwless]

Originally Posted by Preds

I'm bored, anyone want to trade for 1.5?

How about for Steve Smith?

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Flaxwless

How about for Steve Smith?

Done

[Valencia]

Originally Posted by Preds

I'll say it, the 1st mistake of the draft has already been made. ;)

If I wanted any lip from you... I would scrape it off my zipper..
:WinkKiss

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Valencia

If I wanted any lip from you... I would scrape it off my zipper..
:WinkKiss

I know it's hip in SoCal to swing both ways and all, but sorry, it's not my thing. Go find another to be your bitch. Insects were your bitch in the SACD Bowl last year, he's hanging around here somewhere aint he, ooh, and he's a NoCal boy, you guys might really hit it off. Just keep it in the bedroom mm'kay?

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

Originally Posted by Preds

Done

Gee...someone should make a posting in the trade forum. We've just had the first blockbuster draft pick trade "on the clock"! (Well, technically prior to the official clock)

You guys were serious, right?!

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Royal Hawaiian Opihi

Gee...someone should make a posting in the trade forum. We've just had the first blockbuster draft pick trade "on the clock"! (Well, technically prior to the official clock)

You guys were serious, right?!

, he already traded Smith on me a week ago... read back Jim!

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

Ah... never could remember who had who.

So... 1.02?????

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Royal Hawaiian Opihi

Ah... never could remember who had who.

So... 1.02?????

Our good friend Smitty is likely sleeping, seeing as its about 4am in Great Britain at the moment.

I offered my 1.4, 1.5 and 08 2nd for 1.2 but got shot down. Oh well. Lets roll!

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

Oh yah... the UK factor.

I might still get to see the 1.02 before I go to sleep tonight here in Hawaii (still another 6+ hours away!).

:popcorn

[Royal Hawaiian Opihi]

(Nothing to see here... move along)

[Urza's Ragers]

Wake me up when it's my turn...

[Flaxwless]

Smiity is online!

[smsmith40]

Sorry, that was my early pre-work glance at the board. Picked now and you can all wake up to the obvious pick.

Preds and one other made excellent offers, in truth I may be an idiot for turning down Preds way over the top proposal, however if you have a high pick and you need an RB you need to take the best you can get no matter what. If Lynch works out I will be able to reduce my overall spend on RBs and use it to fix my issues and WR and TE. Unfortunately, without a large slice of luck I only expect mid table respectability this year but I will at least be able to be competitive (barring injury)

[Preds]

Originally Posted by smsmith40

Sorry, that was my early pre-work glance at the board. Picked now and you can all wake up to the obvious pick.

Preds and one other made excellent offers, in truth I may be an idiot for turning down Preds way over the top proposal, however if you have a high pick and you need an RB you need to take the best you can get no matter what. If Lynch works out I will be able to reduce my overall spend on RBs and use it to fix my issues and WR and TE. Unfortunately, without a large slice of luck I only expect mid table respectability this year but I will at least be able to be competitive (barring injury)

Undervalued RB's are extremely difficult to come by. I offered as much as I could justify, but IMO (as much as it pains me to say), in your shoes, I think you still made the right call.

You landed a player with a great ability, attitude, work ethic and opportunity. By all reports Lynch is an extremely high character player. Prototypical Marv Levy player.

Now I gotta face him twice a year. Dang!

[Philadelphia Freedom]

For the losers among us who can't access the draft tracker could some post the current order (I will update with trades as needed).

Looks like we are off and the fun can begin.

[Philadelphia Freedom]

Preds throw me two curve balls with picks 1.04 and 1.05. However, I have had some interest in pick 1.06 so I will need to wait to hear back before posting (or trading) the pick. I apologize in advance for the delay.

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Philadelphia Freedom

Preds throw me two curve balls with picks 1.04 and 1.05. However, I have had some interest in pick 1.06 so I will need to wait to hear back before posting (or trading) the pick. I apologize in advance for the delay.

Were you targeting either or?

[Nittany Dodgers]

What's the deal with Mutts, if Matt makes his pick? Has anyone talked to him? Will he be picking, or do we have a list for him?

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Nittany Dodgers

What's the deal with Mutts, if Matt makes his pick? Has anyone talked to him? Will he be picking, or do we have a list for him?

Haven't spoke with Jake in weeks, last I heard he was on vacation in Guatemala, but that was a week or 2 ago.

[Philadelphia Freedom]

Were you targeting either or?

Not neccessarily I kind of figured by default you would take a WR and then probably a RB or a QB so one of the two of them would fall to 1.06.

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Philadelphia Freedom

Not neccessarily I kind of figured by default you would take a WR and then probably a RB or a QB so one of the two of them would fall to 1.06.

None of the remaining RB's stood out as potential elite RB's, and with Leinart in the stable, I have good to great upcoming youth at the QB position. I'm ridiculously deep at TE, thus WR was really the position I needed to target in this draft.

I wanted guys with the potential to be elite fantasy WR's, not just average ones. Both Meachem and Rice come with risk, but also have the biggest potential of the WRs to stand out in this class when all is said and done, and that includes Calvin Johnson who landed in WR purgatory.

[Nittany Dodgers]

Originally Posted by Preds

None of the remaining RB's stood out as potential elite RB's, and with Leinart in the stable, I have good to great upcoming youth at the QB position. I'm ridiculously deep at TE, thus WR was really the position I needed to target in this draft.

I wanted guys with the potential to be elite fantasy WR's, not just average ones. Both Meachem and Rice come with risk, but also have the biggest potential of the WRs to stand out in this class when all is said and done, and that includes Calvin Johnson who landed in WR purgatory.

Then it is confirmed. You do indeed smoke crack.

[Nittany Dodgers]

Originally Posted by Preds

Haven't spoke with Jake in weeks, last I heard he was on vacation in Guatemala, but that was a week or 2 ago.

Oh, so it's vacation. For some reason I thought it was work (I have no idea what he does). I guess if he left town for vacation and didn't cover himself, I don't feel quite as bad.

[Preds]

Originally Posted by Nittany Dodgers

Then it is confirmed. You do indeed smoke crack.

Matt Millen.

'nuff said.

Had he fallen to 1.4 I woulda taken CJ, but honestly, I think Meachem and Rice have much better opportunities in front of them, and talent wise aren't that far off.

[Nittany Dodgers]

Originally Posted by Preds

Matt Millen.

'nuff said.

Had he fallen to 1.4 I woulda taken CJ, but honestly, I think Meachem and Rice have much better opportunities in front of them, and talent wise aren't that far off.

You're insane. CJ has more talent than Rice, and is in a better situation. They aren't even close.

Yes, Millen is an idiot, but he can't prevent CJ from showing his talent. As long as Martz is in town (which, granted, may not be long), CJ is in a class of his own among the WRs.