Strength of schedule is calculated from the opponents projected fantasy points allowed for the QB 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.
At first glance it would seem Bulger should have a bounce back year. The Rams drafted a top left tackle in Jason Smith, they didn't use a high draft pick on a quarterback, and he will be fully healthy. However, Steven Jackson will also be completely healthy, the wide receivers lack experience, and Steve Spagnuolo is a defensive minded rookie head coach. Bulger shouild improve on last year's numbers but can no longer be considered anything but a low end #2 QB.
Don't know if any of you are left in the tank... but you know things are bad when you douse your coach in gatorade after beating the Lions in a meaningless regular season game.
The good news is we have now won all the games we should have won ...
Orlando Pace-T-Rams Apr. 23 - 7:01 pm et
Rams LT Orlando Pace is down to a "svelte" 320 pounds.
Pace, who is 6'7, normally plays in the 325-330 range but says he'll be "in the best shape possible" this season. He is ...
So, if we pick OT with the first, there won't be a LB in the 2nd.
If we pick LB in the first, there won't be an OT in the 2nd.
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I say, pick LB, because, frankly the OT's are not that good anyway....
*The above views are not necessarily endorsed or approved by FantasySharks
2004 Draft Central
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Draft Analysis
Round 5, Pick 12
Positives Marc Bulger is the guy this year, and on a team that has led the league in passing most all of the last 5 years. He has solid receiving and a good running game to support him. And if you are a sceptic when it comes to Faulk (as am I) it should be noted that his performance was better with Faulk out of the lineup. He had three games over 350 yards (and a 329), so he will explode on occasion, and he opens the year pretty softly (AZ, Atl, NO, SF), so should help get me out of the gate too. Negatives Way too many INTs (22 last year) for a league that subtracts points for them. He'll need to get that under control, maybe taking all the first team's snaps start to finish will help with that. Bulger does not have a cannon of an arm and hasn't shown yet that he can make up for that with accuracy. He is really just an above average QB on a great offense, and if that offense slips, he will even more so. Draft Strategy QBs were my next target, I wanted a top ten guy first and really, just settled here. Now I want a solid second QB, giving me one of the best QB 1-2 combos in the league. I think I will get my wish with my next pick. Although the productivity in the FantasySharks.com Survivor format of three great RBs cannot be questioned, and if I was drafting any earlier I would certainly have taken a third RB by now, remember, you only need to start one RB and one WR, and the other two spots fill in from the balance of your WRs AND RBs. Given the core I have built, I am confident I won't be lacking for production from those spots. SO it was time to take care of QB. (Contributed by: Pat_Smith)
Round 6, Pick 1
Positives Decent skills QB on high octane offense. Bulger can put the passing yards with the best of them. Good WR corp, and if Faulk plays, it's always nice to see those dump off passes go for 50 yards and a TD.
Might feel less pressure with signing the new contract and getting Warner out of town. He also has been running the offense 1.5 years now (in the system for 3 years) so he should be coming out of his rookie phase with the offense. Negatives Without Faulk, I'd be worried how productive he would be for a full year. He makes too many mistakes. Will not out run many people on the field (including the refs), so he looks to get the job done with his arm. Draft Strategy I had a choice between Green and Bulger. Despite Green putting up the better numbers last year, I think Bulger has the better opportunity to put up numbers. He has the better WR and might have an unstable RB situation. He's probably a bit more risky than Green, but I'm playing a hunch here.
At 6.01 in the draft, and 6 QBs gone, it was time to make a move. There are still a number of high quality QBs left. Instead of risking letting another 22 picks go by and being left with less desireable options, I decide to make a move now. (Contributed by: hemol)
Round 3, Pick 8
Positives Has a strong arm with good accuracy and has a top receiver to throw to. If Faulk can avoid injuries this yesr there is no reason to think that he can't put up numbers at least close to last year's. Also, the Ram's suspect defense could leave them behind early in games forcing Bulger to air it out more than normal. Negatives Motivation? With Warner leaving for New York will Bulger get complacent? It's not hard getting up for games when you have an MVP waiting on the bench to fill in for you. Draft Strategy With most of the quality RB's taken and a glut of WR's at the same level, I decided to go with a QB here. I could have probably waited a round or two and gotten a value pick at QB but I like Bulger's potential. He and Holt were an unbelievable combo last year and I see no reason why thay can't improve on last year's performance. (Contributed by: vertigo)
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