Hey guys,
With the draft happening less than 48 hours ago, my travel back from New York, and catching up on work e-mails, I wasn't able to write a full draft review AND a separate MOTW. So instead, I've brought something new for this season: No-Huddle™. These will be short, bullet-pointed columns that allow me to mind-dump on the blog instead of trying to coherently organize and piece together every thought I have. So yes, it's a way for me to be lazy when I've run out of time.
I couldn't let you guys go into week 1 without something, so here's the first No-Huddle™ of the year (as I'm pretty sure it will not be the last)!
Draft Recap:
Best Draft:
1. Cho
2. Mike
3. David K.
Cho and Mike have very balanced teams with different strategies (Cho going hard on RBs and hoping that Foles can repeat the magic of last year, Mike taking some risks in Gronk, Wallace, and Jennings that could pay off huge). The surprising best draft was by David K. who might actually be able to back up his trash talk this year after missing the playoffs every year. With the best TE, 3 arguably top 20 WRs, 2 boom or bust RBs and a Rivers who looks to be on track after the turnaround in 2013, Rice Beaters might do to the league what Ray did to Janay.
Curious Moves:
I don't think anybody had a terrible draft (just goes to show the collective IQ and improvement of this league) but I think there were a few interesting picks.
1. JY Lee - Tom Brady in the 4th.
He became the 4th QB taken, over the likes of Ryan, Luck, and Stafford. I may be bias because I hate the Patriots with a passion, but after what happened last year, I believe that Brady is on a legit decline.
2. Paul Kim - Shane Vereen in the 3rd.
I really don't know if there was a clear better choice but it seemed a little early for Vereen. With some top flight TEs and a slew of WRs, could this pick have been used more wisely?
3. Nelson Kim - Gerhart in 4th, Spiller in 5th
I understand that his draft up to this point had left him needing to take RBs before they ran out. But a white guy on a terrible team and a back who hasn't been able to take the starting job from an old CFL-er don't really make up the backfield of your dreams. With players like Mathews, Gore, and Bush, Nelson definitely could have done better.
Best Picks:
1. David Y. - Aaron Rodgers - 23rd Overall
The top 3 QBs are Manning, Brees, and Rodgers. I thought for certain once Brees and Manning had gone off the board, Rodgers would be snatched up because the pressure would be on to snag a top tier QB. Instead, he wasn't taken until 6 picks later by David. I think if Dan had taken him and had Lacy AND Rodgers, that would have been a scary force to be reckoned with.
2. Rich K. - Chris Johnson - 6th Round, 67th Overall
It wasn't long ago that CJ2K was the most ridiculous thing anybody had seen. Since that one season, everyone has acted like he's been dead. But did you know he's been averaging 1500 yards from scrimmage each season? He was still averaging over 4YPC and the biggest problem between his breakout year and the past 4 have been the number of touches. While he got 400+ in 2009, he's averaged around 325 in the 4 years after. I'm not saying he's going to be your number one back, but with Chris Ivory injured and finally refocused, why can't he accumulate 2000 yards from scrimmage on 375 touches this year? What a steal.
3. Eric Lee - Steve Smith - 13th Round, 151st Overall
I'm just going to leave this quote by Steve Smith: “Put your goggles on cause there’s going to be blood and guts everywhere.”
Week 1 Predictions:
Easiest Victory to Call: Marc by MarcTrestman over Leaky Spark Tube
An injured kicker and too many unproven players means Eric starts off the year with a bang.
Toughest Victory to Call: Cry Me a Rivers over Gotta Catch Jamaal
While there are tons of other players on the roster, this one comes down to Shady vs. AP. My pick to win the fantasy RB MVP this year is McCoy so I'll have to take him over AP. The similarities in these two teams is downright scary though. 2 immobile QBs, 2 young secondary RBs, awful TEs, and defenses whose strength relies on sacking the QB.
Best player of Week 1: Calvin Johnson - its my vick in a box
He gets to play a terrible NYG secondary, at home, in a dome. Good luck, Cho.
Good luck to all!
Simon Kim
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