Thanx for the input... I think Warrick is really flying under the radar - he was the 16th best WR last year, one below J. Horn and two below L. Coles! It's a really tough call:
R. Wayne = did very well at the end of the year and in the playoffs... was it just luck or is this an enduring No. 2 to M. Harrison?
P. Warrick = did suprisingly well last year (16th), but was that a fluke year and is Palmer going to be worse or be good but just not get in sync with Warrick?
A. Lelie = In his third year, the WR breakout year, and could be in for a great season, but its hardly a guarantee that he will do well.
Right now I'm leaning towards Wayne, Lelie, Warrick.
FootballDrummer6 wrote:What order would you rank R. Wayne, P. Warrick, and A. Lelie?? I'm considering all three as possible 3 or 4 WRs.
1. Lelie. The only man on this list capable of being his team's #1 WR. Nothing but upside here.
2. Wayne. Most likely going to repeat last year's #'s. Should be okay, nothing special.
3. Warrick. Great year last year, but Kitna is gone and I read in a Cincy paper that Kelley Washington is close to taking the starting job away from him. I find that unlikely, but I think Lelie is clearly your man here.
I'd take Wayne as the #3 since you know what you're going to get with him. If you start 3 WRs, you'll want his production and if you start 2, you'll want him as a capable backup if all hell breaks loose with your other WRs. Lelie is a #4 aka sleeper. Good to have on your bench, but not someone you want to start in week 1 if necessary.
Warrick- Heads and shoulders above the other two guys in terms of receptions, caught at least 4 passes in all but 2 games. More receptions = more scoring opporunities.
Lelie- Should increase receptions, yardage, and TD totals without McCaffery or Sharpe in the picture. YPA was an impressive 17 last year. If he can cure those stone hands of his, he may break 1000 yards.
Wayne- May have hit his ceiling with 68 catches last year, disturbing amount of 2-3 catch games, way too many targets in Indy. Throw out his two big games last year 19rec/282/2 TDs and Wayne is at a very pedestrian <b>49rec</b>/556/5. Harrison was injured during one of those big games.