I'm looking forward to my first 14-team draft experience

Paul Gromek · Post by **Paul Gromek** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:14 am

I'm getting my cherry popped tonight

I'll report back with my team after the draft, good or bad

particra · Post by **particra** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:29 am

Last year was my first, It's what I imagine prison love is like.

Paul Gromek · Post by **Paul Gromek** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:59 pm

Tonight with the #7 pick

QB - Sam Bradford (8), Ryan Fitzpatrick (13), Andy Dalton (19)

RB - Jamaal Charles (1), LeGarratte Blount (3), Thomas Jones (9), Jason Snelling (11), Montario Hardesty (12)

WR - Dez Bryant (2), Mario Manningham (4), Mike Thomas (5), Lee Evans (6), Arrelious Benn (14), Victor Cruz (15), Domenik Hixon (16)

TE - Aaron Hernandez (7), Greg Olsen (10)

alanr824 · Post by **alanr824** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:07 pm

Originally posted by Paul Gromek:
Tonight with the #7 pick

QB - Sam Bradford (8), Ryan Fitzpatrick (13), Andy Dalton (19)

RB - Jamaal Charles (1), LeGarratte Blount (3), Thomas Jones (9), Jason Snelling (11), Montario Hardesty (12)

WR - Dez Bryant (2), Mario Manningham (4), Mike Thomas (5), Lee Evans (6), Arrelious Benn (14), Victor Cruz (15), Domenik Hixon (16)

TE - Aaron Hernandez (7), Greg Olsen (10) I love Charles at 7, overall a strong team. Might have chosen a TE a little earlier... Hernandez wont get as many touches, but other than that a very solid team.

Paul Gromek · Post by **Paul Gromek** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:12 pm

I wasn't sure what to do with the TE position...my initial thought was to wait even longer on it

but then I just decided to take two guys I really like...Hernandez was a swing for the fences pick in the 7th

I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger on a Gates, Witten, Clark, Finley, Davis. They always seem to go too early for my tastes

With this being my first 14-team draft, perhaps my thinking is flawed here.

particra · Post by **particra** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:15 pm

I think you're thinking is dead-on. After the top 3 or 4, the point differential is small between TEs.

Was in your draft. Well done. Surprised you went Evans/Hernandez instead of a QB. Some strong ones were left at that point (I do like Bradford)

Paul Gromek · Post by **Paul Gromek** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:21 pm

I'm slow to come around to QBs having more value here (vs WCOFF format)

old drafting habits die hard I guess

you have a nice receiving corp....I love to see how people take different approaches to building a team.

I was going to take Graham late but I waited too long

particra · Post by **particra** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:25 pm

Alot of the strategy is necessitated by draft spot. I fully expected to take a RB with my second round pick. None of the 4 I hoped would be there were there. The one that was there that shouldn't have been there - I didn't want. So, i took a WR. I don't like my team, but who does in a 14 team draft.

DoubleG · Post by **DoubleG** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:27 pm

Originally posted by Al R G:
I love Charles at 7

if he makes it to 5 for me, i'll do a shot of jager at the draft table!

DoubleG · Post by **DoubleG** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 3:39 pm

Originally posted by Paul Gromek:
Tonight with the #7 pick

QB - Sam Bradford (8), Ryan Fitzpatrick (13), Andy Dalton (19)

RB - Jamaal Charles (1), LeGarratte Blount (3), Thomas Jones (9), Jason Snelling (11), Montario Hardesty (12)

WR - Dez Bryant (2), Mario Manningham (4), Mike Thomas (5), Lee Evans (6), Arrelious Benn (14), Victor Cruz (15), Domenik Hixon (16)

TE - Aaron Hernandez (7), Greg Olsen (10) random thoughts on core guys...

qb - bradford will be servicable, but likely finish year 12-15. u probably losing a lot of points to teams who got better qb's like ryan and big ben (esp if they fell in the draft, which i'm hearing is becoming the norm this year). where did they go 5th or 6th round?

rb - love charles where u got him.

blount is again serviceable, however ceiling is limited in that he might finish year with single digit catches.

wr - dez is THE wiseguy play this year. if you want him, u got to get him in the 2nd. he' set up for a POWERHOUSE season. nice one!

manningham - nice pick there. i wonder how the lose of s.smith will impact nicks/manningham. obviously most people think it will positively impact them. probably correct, however, maybe more coverage will be rolling their way?

m.thomas - probably 2 rounds too early. he's a perfect 7th rounder to slot in.

l.evans - another wiseguy play. his value is skyrocketing! could be the deep threat that will take flacco to elite status.

hernandez - like him too. good pick.

good luck.