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Draft Analysis
Round 1, Pick 1
Positives Priest is coming off a record breaking season where he found the endzone 27 times. His TD numbers have steadily increased every year since joining the Chiefs (10,24,27) as has his total receptions (62,70,74).
Priest should be better prepared for the 2004 season as he hasn't been hampered by the hip injury which plagued him prior to the start of the '03 season.
His supporting cast is solid as the Chiefs have one of the best Offensive lines in the league, a quality veteran QB in Trent Green and a viable target in Tony Gonzalez. Negatives His only real negatives are his age (31) and the fact that the Chiefs lost John Tait from the Offensive line. He is also coming off a record TD season so it will be hard for him to replicate those numbers. Draft Strategy There wasn't much strategy involved with this pick. It was either Priest or Tomlinson. After much deliberation I decided to go with Priest as I think he'll have more endzone opportunities and LT2's supporting cast scares me. I also feel that Holmes will provide me with more consistent numbers week in week out. Either way it was hard to go wrong with this pick. (Contributed by: Aussie Cowboy)
Round 1, Pick 1
Positives First of all, let me start out by saying that I'm not a huge fan of having the first pick in any draft. Yeah, it's nice getting your "pick of the litter", but that second choice is usually pretty tough. So, you have to make 1.1 count any much as possible. I was swayed by "LT" and even Ahman Green, but Priest was my man for couple reason. First of all he's been right at the top of the fantasy game since 2001 without any significant drop-off. He's averaged over 1500 yards over the previous three seasons and 25 TDs over the last two. Another great dimension to Holmes is his production catching the ball over this same period. He's pulled in over 660 yards on nearly 70 receptions per year. I feel Priest has at least one more big year ahead of him on a Kansas City offense that was second to none in 2003. Negatives Priest will turn 31 in 2004 and that's a concern, but he's only been a featured back for three seasons and has shown remarkable durability at the RB position. Holmes has missed only two games over the past four campaigns. Draft Strategy Like most fantasy drafts that I've ever been a part of (and there's been a few), the Running Backs go quick and for good reason. A good RB will generate more points than a good player at another position in most scoring systems. Even if there was a player at the QB or WR position I liked here, I'd still be forced to take a RB because there probably will not be anything left when I pick again at 2.12. (Contributed by: DTchorz)
Round 1, Pick 1
Positives He's a STUD. His dad's a stud. His brothers and sisters are studs. I even bet his Mothers a STUD! Negatives Ok. I will admit that I am worried about him getting hurt. He is 31 and very few RB's perform like a #1 Fantasy football pick over 30 but I am hoping he holds on one more year. Draft Strategy It was between Priest and LT and last year in this very spot I grabbed LT. He catches more balls than Priest but I was burned early in the season by his slow start. If he had been consitant all year long I could have slid into the playoffs instead of just missing out. Apparantly I hold grudges..;) (Contributed by: anchoragegm)
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