Mock Draft Discussion/Analysis

[The Lung]

I passed on Lynch because his DUI charges are still unsettled and I didn't want that headache of possible suspension.

^ This.

I hope everyone realizes that there's supposedly a good chance that Lynch is suspended for the first 4 games of 2013 due to his July 2012 DUI arrest.

[stomperrob]

I passed on Lynch because his DUI charges are still unsettled and I didn't want that headache of possible suspension.

^ This.

I hope everyone realizes that there's supposedly a good chance that Lynch is suspended for the first 4 games of 2013 due to his July 2012 DUI arrest.

I don't know whether he's stupid, or self-destructive or whether his station in life gives him some sense of entitlement - or maybe some combination of the three, I see him as a ticking time bomb that will screw up again at some point so I just could never trust him and thus shy away from him in drafts. Maybe I'm just too jaded from having seen too many like him.

[bungle613]

Lynch has only been suspended by the league once before though right? Been an idiot several times but only suspended once so if guilty he is looking at 2-4 games?

[stomperrob]

Lotsa WR's I liked at 2.11, decided to go with Decker - I'll think he'll continue to flourish with Peyton and see a slight bump in numbers for '13. Ridley only had 6 rec this season but still finished #11 RB in my PPR league thanks to the rest of his numbers - he should be solid again.

[bungle613]

Great value on AJ Daulluz. He was my other option at 2.10. If Murray was not there I would have taken AJ. Getting older but still a stud.

[moochman]

Really liked Demaryius Thomas pick. Almost took him instead of Morris. Think he is in a great position to outperform this upcoming season.

Back to Morris. Is it possible that with QB injury Shanny may encourage more passes to the RBs rather than taking a beating? I know its not like Shanarat to do the smart thing, but..

[flotsamnjetsam]

Back to Morris. Is it possible that with QB injury Shanny may encourage more passes to the RBs rather than taking a beating? I know its not like Shanarat to do the smart thing, but..

That's the "other reason" that I didn't want to mention earlier. I don't think Morris will be as good as he was this year if their QB isn't back 100% and/or they decide to change the offense so the QB doesn't get hurt all the time. I think how the Redskins used him was the main problem. Option QB's are definitely more prone to injuries.


On another note, I was surprised to see Cam picked as the 3rd QB overall. I know he puts up a lot of points mostly because of his rushing yards/TD's (I think he was 4th best in fantasy points per game in this scoring system), but I wouldn't pick him any higher than the 5th or 6th overall QB.

[flotsamnjetsam]

I see some undrafted players named.

[Indibuck]

Really liked Demaryius Thomas pick. Almost took him instead of Morris. Think he is in a great position to outperform this upcoming season.

Back to Morris. Is it possible that with QB injury Shanny may encourage more passes to the RBs rather than taking a beating? I know its not like Shanarat to do the smart thing, but..

Thanks Mooch. I had him targeted at that 2.09 spot pretty early on, and it didn't take long for me to pull the trigger.

As for my 3.04 pick... I hemmed and hawed for a few minutes on this one, but I chose Graham. He was obviously limited by the wrist injury this year, especially down the stretch. He still finished as the #1 TE in PPR. I think he is in for a HUGE 2013. Early-mid 3rd is pretty decent value, especially considering Gronk cost a first round pick, and we are about to (did already?) fall off the TE cliff shortly.

[joejlitz]

Couldn't pass up on Brady at 3.05.