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Once upon a time, this yearly piece was called “What’s In My Wallet,” meant to outline the players I’ve drafted the most. Not long ago, we pivoted to a “My Guys” approach, where it’s still covering players I love drafting, but it also allows me the latitude to include players I’m sold on, even if I’m not lucky enough to land multiple shares of them in my drafts.
My cards are on the table. My opponents know the guys I want. Basically, I’ll mess up my remaining drafts here, for your benefit. As always, season this to taste, and apply it to the unique challenges of your rooms. You know your setup better than I ever could.
The first round of fantasy drafts has become a minefield this year, with holdouts, injuries and uncertainty. St. Brown is the type of safe pick that can help you sleep at night. The Lions maintained their offensive infrastructure and the Sun God will easily lead his team in targets. And this isn’t just a floor-securing pick; St. Brown was the WR3 in half-point PPR scoring (17 weeks) last year.
Anthony Richardson is on a lot of breakout and target lists, but I wonder if that’s a solution in search of a problem. The QB pool is absurdly deep entering 2024. Daniels probably offers the same rushing upside as Richardson, and Daniels was a much better passer in his college days. Reps matter, too; Daniels threw 1,438 passes in college, Richardson just 393. You can draft Daniels about 4-5 rounds after Richardson in Yahoo rooms right now.
The Atlanta offense was submarined by poor quarterback play and questionable play calling in recent years. Now Kirk Cousins is here to solve the QB room, and new OC Zac Robinson has impressive credentials after working with Sean McVay. Throw in an absurdly easy schedule that’s mostly indoors and you have a destination offense.
You can throw in Drake London as well if you like, though I haven’t been able to get him much this summer. Bottom line, you want to draft some Falcons this year. They look like the…
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Publish date : 2024-08-23 16:02:42
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