i can't believe anyone's replying to this crap...whoops...fantasy what? fiend, i'm pretty much a pessamist, but you take the cake...a pessamist that knows 3% of everything:D
"With a back like deshawn foster on the board, we could have kept our pick and had one next year and probably gotten the more explosive player. "
---what has he proven in the nfl? more explosive player than ricky? what do you have to back up an un-proven player will be better than a proven player?
"The Rams gave up a freaking 2nd round pick for Marshall Faulk, and we gave up potentially 2 first rounders for Ricky Williams?"
---the question was asked earlier by i think infins..."what do you think faulk would cost now?"
"I was a little more optimistic when i heard the phins were after Fred Taylor a few months ago. Yes, he is more injury prone than Williams, but there is no question he is a much better back than ricky, and would have come at a much cheaper price."
---how is there no question he is a much better back? i think you meant to say "in my opinion..."
"just personally i would have liked to have gone after someone more explosive and not given up picks so valuable."
---like all of the other "valuable" picks that we have gotten in the first round every year?
"maybe ricky will dominate the league this year and make this post mute, but last night was not an encouraging sign at all, not at all"
---did you watch the game at all last night? well, i'm no expert, and never have claimed to be, but in the 5 handoffs to ricky, the defensive side of the ball was so crowded...wait a minute, that's right, it was so crowded that fred taylor is the only one that would have broke a 61 yard run.
" i'm just expanding on what i saw from ricky in new orleans, barely able to avg 4 yds per carry behind a mammoth O-Line. how well is he going to perform behind our line?"
---oh yeah? how often did you watch the saints if you say they had such a superior line? how often were they behind in a game and had to throw the rest of the game, which limited ricky's total stats?
"we could have taken foster this year, and snagged a franchise qb next year in what projects to be the deepest qb class since 83"
---you really have a lot of faith in the "unknown", once again how do you know foster will be any better than john avery, or jjj? and if ricky rushes for 1500 yards, they can have that "franchise" qb because very few of those "franchise" qb's have done sh1t in this league.
"i am just going to be pissed if foster turns out to be better than ricky, and we passed on a top flight qb prospect"
---that is one hell of a prediction!
"The dolphin fan in me is saying that ricky is going to rush for 2000yds but when i try to put my objective hat on, i see ricky putting up comparable numbers to what he did last year. If that is the case, it will arguably be worse than lamar 2 years ago."
---1700+ total yards from the line of scrimmage will be worse than who? lamar had just over 1300 total yards from los in 2000.
"On top of that, i'm not impressed with his physical skills, if you give up a first rounder for a back, you should get a back who is the complete package. Not a plowhorse without gamebreaking speed."
---which preseason saints game did you watch? who's running this offense...you or norv?
"I watched sportscenter the other day and one of the saints assistant coaches said that ricky has better ability than anyone in football to turn a 30yd gain into a 12yd gain. that really left a bitter taste in my mouth and pretty much confirmed my own suspicions from watching him play"
---and listening to a saints assistant coach to confirm your beliefs confirms my belief that you don't watch a lot of football.
"I look at the acquisition as if we are getting lamar from two years ago, but at least we most likely keep our draft pick, that is key"
---again, i really believe you don't watch a lot of football, or maybe you watch it at a strip club...
my point was also proven when you quoted the fantasy mag to shoot down grooves post (which was true by the way)...grooves stat was taken over the last few years, not last year...so go try and get your money back for the fantasy book. wish you were playing in my league:D
***disclaimer*** i did not post this with the intent of pissing anybody off, or hurting anyone's feelings, i promise.