The hour of the draft grows near and there is much debate about who is the sure fire #1 pick for your fantasy league. At first glance my thoughts went to Shady McCoy. After careful consideration I decided that this is not the way to go. Even the voters for the top 100 agree. Shady is great, but you gotta stay with All Day.
The Vikings are struggling to be relevant in a division that has a couple of dynamic offenses. In order to stay in games they realize they need control the ball for long stretches of time and that means plenty of touches for Ole number 28.
My partner in one league offered a counter-argument when I considered Manning as a number one. Because of the move to a passing league and the fact that there are at least a dozen offenses capable of putting up solid qb numbers, the manning pick can be shelved to get somebody in the second round whereas the running back spot is a dying breed. Backs aren’t being used at the rate they were and this not being drafted as high, which means to get one that really produces you need to pick them early.
I won’t give away all my secrets, but rb’s and wideouts are big point positions this year.