Strength of schedule is calculated from the opponents projected fantasy points allowed for the RB position. The best rating is +16 which gives the player the advantage against the defense and indicates an easy opponent, the worst rating is -16 which gives the defense the advantage and indicates a tough opponent.
Taylor lands in New England after being released by the Jaguars, at age 33 he will be competing for carries with Sammy Morris, Kevin Faulk, Laurence Maroney and BenJarvus Green-Ellis. Due to the injury history of Maroney and Morris we would take a late round flier on Taylor as New England has had some success with using discarded veteran RBs.
Does any of you know what is the status of Sammy Morris? Bellicheck is a fantasy owners nightmare!!! why does he always have to be secretive about his injured players? It drives me nutZ!!!
Please if anyone has heard anything...let me know! ...
Top Ten reasons these players don't go over their 2007 stats.
10. Josh McDaniels just left town .... who's going to orchestrate the offense?
9. Kevin Faulk is getting old and slow.
8. Peta protests at Gillette after the Mike Vick signing ...
According to multiple reports, the Patriots are considering a trade that would land Raiders linebacker Derrick Burgess in exchange for a second- or third-round draft pick. The 6-foot-2, 260-pound Burgess, who turns 31 on Aug. 12, is a two-time Pro ...
Now Jason Taylor is also a free agent. Just a few months shy of his 35th birthday, he's unlikely to command a megabucks contract or a long-term one. He's coming off a down year with the Redskins (just 3 1/2 sacks after averaging slightly more than ...
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2008 Draft Central
Average Draft Position (ADP) Tracker
Draft Analysis
Round 7, Pick 2
Positives Taylor has been falling down the board in just about every draft on the planet. Everyone is drinking the MJD kool-aid, so he is a cheap RB3 here in the 7th. Negatives Splitting time with MJD, who knows if he will see as many touches as last season. Draft Strategy I wish I had secured an RB3 earlier in the draft, but everytime I felt there was good enough value the RB I wanted was picked right before I could grab him. (Contributed by: und2006)
Round 6, Pick 8
Positives Still may get 1000 yards with 50-60% of the RB touches in Jacksonville. Great value in Round 6. Negatives Doesn't get many receptions. Draft Strategy (Contributed by: tlandavazo)
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IR - Put on official NFL IR list 12/11/2008
