DRAFT FOR THE ATOMIC PICKLES (AgentP)
1: LeSean McCoy, Phi RB (McCoy is obviously a stud. But I think part of the reason he was selected was so he wouldn't go to Phillies, who would have almost certainly snatched him up. Not a bad pick though.)
12: A.J. Green, Cin WR (Don't get me wrong, I love Green. He has enormous potential, and has already established a connection with Andy Dalton. But the 2nd WR taken! That's just absurd! Granted, neither he nor any other top WR was going to be around until pick 24. But Green over players like Fitzgerald, White, (Andre) Johnson, Jennings, Welker, and Wallace? C'mon man...)
13: Cam Newton, Car QB (Newton's a fine pick, the 5th QB off the board. I'm just not sure if he's capable of getting 14 rushing TD's again, especially with the huge running back mess in Carolina.)
24: Victor Cruz, NYG WR (I'm a Pats fan, so I'm kinda biased. But you can't deny the fact that he had so many long touchdowns last season, and you question if that's repeatable. If it isn't, Cruz is a fluke player and doesn't deserve this high of a pick.)
25: Jordy Nelson, GB WR (I LOVE Nelson, plus he plays in pass-heavy Green Bay. And as long as he receives about the same amount of targets, which I think he will, he has a chance a stellar season.)
36: Jason Witten, Dal TE (Witten is a stud of a TE, although he's not quite as valuable as he was before Gronk and Graham went off. But if he can get back healthy, he's likely a top 3 or 4 TE. Maybe he was picked a little high, but that has to do with AgentP loving the Cowboys, so that's not too bad.)
37: Robert Griffin III, Wsh QB (And let the streak of confusion begin. This makes no sense at all. You already have your great QB, so why do you pick a rookie who is not only very similar, but is a rookie on a terrible Washington team. I could understand this pick near the end of the draft, but there is not a single league where RGIII deserves to be picked in the top 40.)
48: Taiwan Jones, Oak RB (Who the hell is this guy? I would assume this is a joke pick, but seriously? He's the third string running back for Oakland, and you pick him inside the top 50. I can name 30 RB's who I'd rather have. I'm just confused...)
49: 49ers D/ST (I'm pretty sure you were on auto-pick, which is why this happened. But I'll make my point clear. You should never, under any circumstances, pick a kicker or defense before the last two rounds! The top choices at those positions are only marginally better than the sixth best, that it serves no purpose to choose one early. Although, I do find it awesome that the 49ers were picked 49th.)
60: Dan Bailey, Dal K (See the comment above)
61: Peyton Hillis, KC RB (Hillis is like the Michael Bush of the AFC. He backs up an elite finesse back who's coming off an injury. Like Bush, he's already going to get most of the goal line runs, but could see more action if Charles underperforms of gets injured again. We know what Hillis can do (just look back at 2010), he just needs an opportunity.)
72: Shonn Greene, NYJ RB (Not a bad pick once you consider all the QB controversy in New York. But Greene hasn't been the same back he was a few years ago. If he can right the shift, this is a border-line steal. If not, Greene serves no purpose and is better off being released in the league.)
73: Miles Austin, Dal WR (He's had repeated hamstring problems the last two season, and he missed the entire preseason, so this pick is kinda risky. But he has huge upside, so I can't question this too much)
84: Antonio Brown, Pit WR (Brown is a great pick here. He'll likely have more looks his way as Wallace gets settled back in after missing training camp and the preseason. Not to mention Big Ben already loves him and throwing his way. He's even more valuable once you consider that he receives an extra half a point for every reception.)
85: Roy Helu, Wsh RB (If there's one thing I've learned, it's that you should never trust a Shanahan running back. He loves to mix it up, which just kills fantasy owners. Hightower being released is definitely helpful, but Helu is still way too risky.)
96: Coby Fleener, Ind T (This is a fantastic pick at the end of the draft. If Fleener and Luck can continue what they had at Stanford, then this is a complete steal. If not, you can just throw him back because you paid practically nothing for him.)
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. The first thing I'm gonna do is draft summaries, where I go through and kinda give my thoughts on the other teams and how they drafted. I hope to get the first one up within an hour.
) but I hope it'll be fun to write and it'll let me pretend to be a sports analyst. 