In early (pre-training camp) NFL fantasy drafts, which picks are better?

Question

randy moss, with rudy johnson and dallas clark

or

t.o. with brandon jacobs and jason witten?

Answer 1

Hi Alica,

Drafting before pre-season can be dangerous in the latter rounds because you don't know who has won position battles and anything can happen in training camp.  However, the players you've listed are in no danger of losing their starting positions so the only thing you should be concerned with is injuries; even still, the only player you list with an injury concern is Rudy Johnson and he should be healed from hamstring injury in 2007.

So, with that out of the way you should be able to focus solely on projected output when analyzing these 2 options.  Your first option has the #1 WR in Moss, a good RB in Johnson, and an above-average TE in Clark. The only glaring problem with this option is Johnson and it isn't so much his ability; Johnson's problem is that he may end up splitting carries with Watson this season, which will eat into his point output.

Your second option lists the #2 WR in the league in TO, and the #1 TE in the league in Witten.  Witten had a HUGE campaign in 2007 and word is that he may even line up at some WR in 2008.  His gain in production will make up for the lag between TO and Moss.  As a bonus, Jacobs is the sole starter in NY so you don't have to worry about his losing carries as you would with Johnson.

So, the easy choice here seems to be option #2.  You have 3 full-time starters, 2 of which are either the best or almost the best at their positions.  If you want to see my full rankings you can follow the link in my source list.  My site also allows you to create your own rankings using drag and drop on the web.  It's free.

Good luck.

Answer 2

TO, brandom jacobs and witten.

Randy Moss is only a hair or two better than TO. But Brandon jacobs is A LOT better than rudi johnson because he's young. And he doesn't have to share the load. Also, witten is much better than clark because he'll only have a few less TD but will have many more yards. So go with TO Brandon Jacobs and witten.

Good luck