Is this statement true or false:
Nate Burleson is to Marques Colston as Amos Zeroue / Kevan Barlow is to Laurence Maroney
I bring this up because of two notable releases today. The Saints released Joe Horn and the Pats released Corey Dillon.
These two moves no doubt caused every single FFB writer out there to rush to their keyboards, get hard, ejaculate and move Colston and Maroney up up UP their WR rankings (maybe not in that order).
Now, you already know from this post, that I think Marques Colston WILL be the next Nate Burleson. I'm not saying don't draft the guy in the same tier as Tory Holt and Reggie Wayne (drafting him in the same tier as Marvin Harrison and Terrell Owens is flat out non-common-sensical). But if you can swing a deal soon after involving him where you maybe upgrade at another position and 'downgrade' a bit at WR, I say go for it.
So the first part of the word association is true. What about the second part? Well, I think it's false. Maroney will now get the goal line carries that Dillon vultured last year. And despite Kevin Faulk sticking around as the third down back, Maroney should post great numbers this year, enough for third or even second tier status. I haven't tiered players yet so I'm not sure where he'll land but he's gotta go in the same tier as Willie Parker, Edgerrin James and Rudi Johnson.
2 comments:
Why would Edgerrin James be in the same tier as Willie Parker & Rudi Johnson? He's showing major signs of wear & tear as evidenced by his '06 YPC, he's no longer much of a threat in the passing game, he's poor in short yardage & goal-line situations, and we really don't know much about Whisenhunt's plans for the running game beyond the fact that he believes the team needs more help there.
holy crap, someone actually read this!
I understand your point completely and I'm sure when I 'tier' RBs for real this will all work itself out. I'll look into Whisenhunt's claims some more; thanks for the tip.
In my more immediate defense, we just had our first child and I'm not thinking clearly :)
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