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Old 08-18-2005, 10:26 PM
IggyWH IggyWH is offline
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Default Re: Return of the Fantasy Football Advice Column

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I figure at 8 & 13 I will have a choice between: Portis, D. Davis, Lewis, McCallister, Dillon, K. Jones, J. Jones. R. Johnson, Barber. Which 2 RB's would you recommend I take at 8 and then who are my better options at 13?

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At 8 & 13 (where I had 1 draft), I was able to get Deuce & Green. If Deuce is gone by the 8th pick, someone screwed up and there's someone that's a "must take" with the 8th pick... someone like Culpepper or Edge. I know Green might not be "rated" as high as some of those other guys, but I think places like ESPN really dropped the ball this year on ratings. They don't give any credit to people who were hurt last year. Last year Green was hampered by injury and in 5 games he had less than 11 carries. If he's healthy, he's one of the top fantasy RB's out there. People forget so quickly what he did 2 years ago. I think he's an absolute STEAL if you can get him as late as I did in my draft.

Another guy ESPN dropped the ball on is Stephen Davis. I can't even remember his rank but he's VERY low. Yet another guy people forget about what he did 2 years ago because he was injured last year. He will be the work horse this year and is absolute highway robbery to pickup as a 3rd RB in a later round (I think I got him 13th round).

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Besides Manning or Culpepper is there a QB that would be worth a 3rd or 4th in this league? Who?

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McNabb is the clear #3 guy as far as QB's go. After that, it gets cloudy. I personally went with Collins but I have good backups in Hasselbeck & Warner that I can plug in if/when I need them. Collins loves to throw the deep ball and has one of the best in the game. With Moss & Porter and a horrible defense, he should be out there gunning it. Be aware though that he's going to throw a lot of picks.
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