Of all the choices I expected to be pondering at this pick, this is pretty much the only one I didn’t consider. After much heartache and second-thoughting, I will go with the experts and select:
1.06 Sammy Watkins, WR, Buffalo.
Petey is on the clock.
ETA: I guess I’ll post a message in the Yahoo! forum since he doesn’t have an SDMB account (right?)
He does have a Straight Dope account, he just very seldom posts. Anyway, you should send him an email via Yahoo, not just post in the forum on the league page (which I assume is what you did).
Can’t believe Watkins fell that far. See, I think we’re in some evil alternate universe. Normally, I’d be picking right in the middle of Round 1 (like always), and I’d be forced into taking the WR who I absolutely don’t need but who inexplicably fell further than he should have (Dez Bryant, Michael Floyd, DeAndre Hopkins).
I did e-mail him via Yahoo. I still can’t believe Watkins was available at that spot.
1.01 Bishop Sankey (RB-Ten) furt
1.02 Carlos Hyde (RB-SF) Ellis
1.03 Teddy Bridgewater (QB Min) dalej42
1.04 Terrance West (RB Cle) Retro
1.05 Eric Ebron (TE Det) Retro
1.06 Sammy Watkins (WR Buf) RNATB
Nice pick. Jerk.
I would have loved to take one of the WRs, but I needed a TE badly, and West has to much upside to pass up.
Because fuck you, grammar. That is why.
Hey! Email notifications are working again! At least for now. But I just sent myself a PM, and not only did the board not give me any gruff about hitting Send, but an email popped up within 10 seconds. Ok, good stuff.
1.07 Mike Evans, WR, TB
Sammy Watkins going 6th is absurd.
Sometimes this draft just shocks me. I wish I had been able to take advantage of him falling though.
This draft takes the form of the actual NFL draft sometimes instead of a fantasy draft. Most need to draft for need rather than best available. I’m okay at WR, not that I don’t need help, but that I had more of a pressing need at TE, and to a lesser extent RB. This equates to some players falling when they wouldn’t otherwise in a redraft league.
I am very open to trading Sammy Watkins, in case anyone is looking to pay a lot for the consensus #1 rookie.
Your salesmanship and negotiation are top notch. I would indeed like to pay way too much for this opportunity.
I’m surprised West went so early. I thought he’d be forgotten and possibly last till the end of the second round.
I take it you haven’t seen much of E.J. Manuel.
I actually watched a Towson game or three last year and was really impressed with West. I had him as my #3 RB, and didn’t think he last until my next pick at 2.04. I probably reached a bit, but with the premium that RB have in this league I don’t think its an absurd reach. Now if he doesn’t pan out, it really hurts because I passed up so many good WRs.
As a matter of form, when you make your pick, please mention at the end that “Xxxxxx is now on the clock,” just so we know you sent him a PM heads up.
I assume **Omni **knows he’s up now, but I’m gonna ping him just in case.
Pick coming in a half hour. Stay tuned.
1.08 Andre Williams, RB, NYG
RNATB is on the clock, PM sent.
I don’t hate that pick, though quality WRs continue to plummet. At some point Williams will get a shot with the Giants.