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Mutts · May 18th, 2004, 10:59 AM

I'm very happy with my draft, especially considering I started out with no 2nd round pick. Trading out of the 1.1 slot, and thereby passing on Kevin Jones, was difficult... but landing Dom Davis, Larry Fitzgerald, and Reggie Williams in return is awfully good value IMO. I was also able to time the demand perfectly with my move to get Troupe. I had him targeted as my #1 desired TE, and knew it would be difficult without a 2nd round pick this year... but I got it done just in time. I truly feel Troupe may pan out to be the best long-term TE performer of this draft. I am a huge Canes fan (as apparent with my Geathers pick) and have therefore watched about 95% of Winslow's college games. All I can say is that the Brown's better turn into a powerhouse team because when Kellen's team starts losing he'll simply quit playing, right there on the field. With my final round picks I decided to go volume. The way I see it, it is silly of me to fancy myself a good enough scout that any single player I selected in the 3rd or 4th would have an impact on my team. So, I decided to turn that single player into 3 players in the hopes that I am able to single out an impact player before final cuts are made.

As for the best draft... I really like what the Toxic Waste did. Maybe not flashy, but he landed 2 very good RBs that should get opportunities to shine in the next few years. I considered Michael Jenkins to be in a deadlock with Evans for the 4th best WR in the draft. Watts is getting rave reviews from Shanahan in minicamps, who is calling him a steal even though the Broncos took him in the 2nd round. Even his 4th round pick Euhus should have an opportunity to see playing time on a Bill's team with very little in the way of competitors at the TE position. Honorable mention goes to the Dodgers and Preds, who both turned in solid drafts.

May 18th, 2004, 10:59 AM	#12
Mutts General Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bloomington, Indiana Posts: 3,026	Re: Draft recap. How did each team do? I'm very happy with my draft, especially considering I started out with no 2nd round pick. Trading out of the 1.1 slot, and thereby passing on Kevin Jones, was difficult... but landing Dom Davis, Larry Fitzgerald, and Reggie Williams in return is awfully good value IMO. I was also able to time the demand perfectly with my move to get Troupe. I had him targeted as my #1 desired TE, and knew it would be difficult without a 2nd round pick this year... but I got it done just in time. I truly feel Troupe may pan out to be the best long-term TE performer of this draft. I am a huge Canes fan (as apparent with my Geathers pick) and have therefore watched about 95% of Winslow's college games. All I can say is that the Brown's better turn into a powerhouse team because when Kellen's team starts losing he'll simply quit playing, right there on the field. With my final round picks I decided to go volume. The way I see it, it is silly of me to fancy myself a good enough scout that any single player I selected in the 3rd or 4th would have an impact on my team. So, I decided to turn that single player into 3 players in the hopes that I am able to single out an impact player before final cuts are made. As for the best draft... I really like what the Toxic Waste did. Maybe not flashy, but he landed 2 very good RBs that should get opportunities to shine in the next few years. I considered Michael Jenkins to be in a deadlock with Evans for the 4th best WR in the draft. Watts is getting rave reviews from Shanahan in minicamps, who is calling him a steal even though the Broncos took him in the 2nd round. Even his 4th round pick Euhus should have an opportunity to see playing time on a Bill's team with very little in the way of competitors at the TE position. Honorable mention goes to the Dodgers and Preds, who both turned in solid drafts.