i'm going to have to disagree.  Westy is an elite talent when on the feild and you won't have to worry about him the first 4 weeks of the season, if you're lucky, but after that he'll be listed as a "game time decision" for the rest of the year.   That is just how Andy Reid does things when it comes to their playmakers.  Then there is drafting him.  If I have to ensure that I draft a RB's back up a round or two ealier than his adp,  I lose the value that I gained when I drafted the starter a half round later than his adp.

omahabrad said:

i'm going to have to disagree.  Westy is an elite talent when on the feild and you won't have to worry about him the first 4 weeks of the season, if you're lucky, but after that he'll be listed as a “game time decision” for the rest of the year.   That is just how Andy Reid does things when it comes to their playmakers.  Then there is drafting him.  If I have to ensure that I draft a RB's back up a round or two ealier than his adp,  I lose the value that I gained when I drafted the starter a half round later than his adp.

I am not buying that, I think getting top 5 talent in the second round offsets any loss from takign a guy in the 7th instead of 8th. there's always one dicky owner who will grab your handcuffs early, thats possible, but usually most owners are still looking for their OWN starters through round 6-7, no one is going to be taking mccoy over moreno or wells

I like those WRS you mention a lot, and I would take smith 2nd rnd no issue, but never over westy. he's been on the injury report for years, and the eagles schedule is much easier than last year when they faced the ravens, steelers etc in addition to the nfc east teams.

jamesmorgan222 said:

man, i want to buy it.  i just can't.  i can't take the risk on people with bad knees.  it could pan out well and be a great pick.  more likely it will result in something mediocre that will be a headache all season (reading injury reports, trying to figure out which back will start, etc.).

i would rather invest in younger less proven talent with upside.  people will make fun of you.  i have been heckled during and after some drafts.

Hey, I hear you…sometimes it pans out and sometimes it doesn't.. but westbrook is a rare talent, a guy who can put up 200 total yards and 4 tds in a game … if I have to scramble a few games because he's hurt, I'll take it. maybe being a giants fan, the guy has smoked us so many times I am over rating him lol …but I dont see him as any more risky than SJax for instance, who everyone seems comfortable with…and again, this is all relative, I like him this year because his adp has dropped so low, I wouldn't take him third overall like he went last year, but as a #2 RB ?

as far as laughing, we've all done that at drafts and have it come back to haunt us…I remember an owner in one league who took Brady in the first round two years ago and we all Ho Ho Ho'd knowingly, only to watch the guy put up 40 points a game the whole season.