2006 mock EFS draft, pick #1.4

[paladisiac]

Who do you think will go with the 1.4 in an efs 16t ee league?

Remember, if you choose "Other", name the guy you chose "Other" for!

[paladisiac]

tough decision here. still good athletic talent, plus decisions to make at qb & rb.

[Bluecaterpillar]

paladisiac wrote: tough decision here. still good athletic talent, plus decisions to make at qb & rb.

Since we're all voting as if it was our pick, it can only be based on BPA and not team need... Genuinely, AJ Hawk has a good chance to give 8 years at 22 to 24 ppg + 1 off rookie yr (18 ppg only) and 1 injured year... After that, he'll be 33 and ready to retire.
On the other hand, Young could be any old Vick or worse, or Manning's second coming... but what? 14 years expected playlife, of which 3 or 4 might be crummy -- injuries, playtime, etc. + 10 years of Cunningham but better stats, so 26-28 ppg.
No matter how you cut it, AJ is the safer pick here -- maybe not the best pick, but between his 90% chance to turn out 20 ppg and Young's 30% chance to turn out Akili Smith...
IMO, a couple of running backs should be taken next, even before Young. Again, on BPA and rentability, not team need, glamour factor, etc.
-Blue

[paladisiac]

16 votes and a 1 vote lead.

[paladisiac]

i'm closing this one at 16 votes. hopefully interest isn't waning already.