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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
 
hrm, for 2nd i'd go either Michael turner or deangelo williams
 
Forte or Turner. I'd stay away from D. Williams because he shares carries with Stewart and I doubt he gets 20 tds again.
 
No love for Drew? He has nobody to share the backfield with this year and he can catch the ball too
 
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.
 
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BrianWheeler said:
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.
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he could be the 2nd or 3rd pick in some drafts.....so 2nd or 3rd round....no
 
DaRizzle said:
he could be the 2nd or 3rd pick in some drafts.....so 2nd or 3rd round....no
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oh I know, he wont be there, but he isnt not 2nd or 3rd overall worthy IMO
 
DaRizzle said:
ABM is not gonna like you!
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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/
 
DaRizzle said:
wow..he also hated on MJD :(

Shit...maybe I should go with Forte
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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
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
not a ppr leauge....
RD and WR
1pt 10 yard
6 pt TD

QB
4pt a TD
1pt 25 yards

I was looking at the matchups for week 15 and 16 and Tomlinson has the best matchups between possible #2 picks...Cin at home then on road at Tenn

Forte has BAL to face in week 16 :(

Maybe I should play it safe with LT?
 
i would take tomlinson with the #2 pick. i think he's the 2nd best running back.

but i wouldn't consider on the road against tennessee to be a good matchup for a running back.

it's really up to you. i'd say take whoever you feel the best about between LT, MJD, forte, and turner. any of the four is probably a fine pick at that point and not something that will kill your team unless you get unlucky with an injury. just take whoever you want the most.
 
rocketeer said:
i would take tomlinson with the #2 pick. i think he's the 2nd best running back.

but i wouldn't consider on the road against tennessee to be a good matchup for a running back.

it's really up to you. i'd say take whoever you feel the best about between LT, MJD, forte, and turner. any of the four is probably a fine pick at that point and not something that will kill your team unless you get unlucky with an injury. just take whoever you want the most.
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I agree...but looking at the other backs he has one of the best playoff schedule. Cinn to get into the playoffs

But shit...how much will Sproles take away even when LT is healthy?!?
 
DaRizzle said:
I agree...but looking at the other backs he has one of the best playoff schedule. Cinn to get into the playoffs

But shit...how much will Sproles take away even when LT is healthy?!?
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30 years old with a solid RB behind him . . . I don't think LT will light it up this year.

No RB has consistently dominated like Tomlinson has since his rookie year 2001. But in 2008, it seemed like LT’s engine was being tested to its limits. After 5 seasons of averaging over 4.3 yards per carry, LT’s YPC dropped to 3.8 -- the lowest of his career if you don’t include his rookie season. HC Norv Turner recognized the wheels falling off his stud RB and limited Tomlinson’s carries to 292, marking the first time he has ever carried the ball less than 300 times in a season

With your point system, it's got to be MJD (or maybe Forte) with the #2.
 
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I think Turner is a no brainer at 2. Yeah he had a lot of carries last year but having played so little before has kept him fresh. Plus there is nobody else on the team that's going to vulture his goal-line carries. That guy who wrote that article is an idiot. He would take 30 year old aging Portis and Frank Gore who has been declining since his breakout year in 2006 over Forte and Turner.

If you're in a PPR league Forte would be better than Turner for number 2, since he's such a good reciever out of the backfield.
 
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Da_O said:
I think Turner is a no brainer at 2. Yeah he had a lot of carries last year but having played so little before has kept him fresh. Plus there is nobody else on the team that's going to vulture his goal-line carries. That guy who wrote that article is an idiot. He would take 30 year old aging Portis and Frank Gore who has been declining since his breakout year in 2006 over Forte and Turner.

If you're in a PPR league Forte would be better than Turner for number 2, since he's such a good reciever out of the backfield.
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another thing that wasnt in the article, with how hit and miss Turner was, I think I read somewhere about how most all of his HUGE games were against teams that were in the bottom 5 in Rush defense last year, and are all teams that arent on the Falcons schedule this year. No link though sorry.
 
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