There I did it (for all you naysayers who said my last several posts on the subject were BS).
First off, let me say I LOVE MARSHAWN LYNCH, and really wanted to go there, and had I been drafting 1.01 in the Frenzy that would be my pick, but SACD is a completely different ballgame. Yes I could take Lynch with 1.01, but it's not the value play in SACD.
Here's my logic behind the pick:
A) SACD contracts can be renegotiated, so you have to think Long Term with this pick, thinking that way, if AP is everything everyone says he is, than he makes far more sense than Marshawn from a value perspective.
B) While short term Lynch may be in a better position to start, the offensive line in Buffalo isn't nearly as good as Minnys, and AP is clearly going to be made a big part of that offense.
C) AP plays in a dome, with Field Turf in play there, the surface is no different than 70% of the league, however the copntrolled atmosphere means less opportunity for the weather to impact his role and or increase his chance of injury.
D) Chester Taylor - currently the RB1 on the Vikes, and also on my SACD squad for dirt cheap. As a duo, either Chester or AP are cheap handcuffs to the other.
All that said, whomever drafts Lynch, if you prefer AP contact me, and perhaps we can work a deal that gets me the player I love short term and some value back that I gave up in trading up for AP.