Your biggest regret in Rookie Drafts?

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Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby Walter W. » Thu Mar 05, 2015 3:57 pm

Took someone you wish you hadn't? Talked yourself out of taking someone you should have? What is your biggest rookie draft regret?

Mine was in 2013. Entering a rebuild, I made trades to end up with the first two picks in the draft. Going in I knew I would go RB, RB because I felt like my WR situation was in good shape. I was looking at Montee Ball, LeVeon Bell, and Eddie Lacy. Hearing too much about Lacy having a foot injury, and worrying that he might be an afterthought in Green Bay's pass heavy offense, I went with Ball and Bell. :x

I would be thrilled right now if I had Bell and Lacy instead.
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QB: L. Jackson, K. Mond, K. Murray, A. Richardson, D. Thompson-Robinson
RB: L. Bellamy, Z. Charbonnet, N. Chubb, N. Harris, K. Hunt, K. Ingram, C. Edwards-Helaire, J. Mixon, D. Vaughn, J. Warren, K. Williams
WR: C. Austin, O. Beckham, A. Cooper, C. Davis, J. Downs, M. Goodwin, N. Harry, J. Jefferson, J. Jeudy, T. Johnson, M. Jones, A. Lazard, M. Mims, S. Moore, R. Rice, J. Smith-Schuster, J. Washington, A. Wesley, N. Westbrook-Ikhine
TE: N. Fant, H. Henry, K. Pitts, D. Washington
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DL: J. Hughes, T. Wilson
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby Phaded » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:02 pm

Strayed from my BPA strategy and talked myself out of Mike Evans because I had a need at RB instead of WR and took Carlos Hyde @ 1.04.

...learned from my mistakes and won't be drafting by "need" again.

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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby RenMasters » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:30 pm

I took Tavon Austin with the 1st overall pick. I would rather have Lacy or Bell obviously.

I was sold on the Rams force feeding him the ball since they traded up to get him. Dumb...
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby HawkeyeState » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:40 pm

Took Bishop Sankey at 1.03 instead of Brandin Cooks or Jordan Matthews who were available....all because of a need at RB.
Then I still had 1.8 and 1.9. Took Carlos Hyde and Allen Robinson. I like both of them a lot. But Odell Beckham went 1.10.......don't know if I will ever forgive myself.
Same league in 2012. Took David Wilson 1.7 over Alshon Jeffery and Lamar Miller....because of a need at RB....you would think I would learn
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10 TM .5 PPR, 6 pt all TDs 1/2/3/1/2Flex
Newton, Rivers
LF, Chubb, Michel, Kerryon, Hyde, AJones, Royce F, Crowell
Adams, Cooper, Alshon, Watkins, ARob, Fuller, Doctson, Funchess, Gallup, Pettis, Valdez-Scant
Gronk, HHenry, Engram
1.09, 2.09, 3.09, 4.09, 5.09

Team 2
10 TM 1/2/3/1/1Flex 6pt all TDs .25 PPR RB, .5 PPR WR, 1 PPR TE
Wilson, Big Ben
Bell, JConner, MMack, Shady, CThompson, D'Onta Foreman, C Edmonds, B Scarborough
Julio, Nuk, Fuller, Cooks, ARob, Watkins, Cooper, SShepard, CDavis, DJ Chark
Kelce, Olsen, Andrews
1.09, 2.09, 3.09, 4.09, 5.09

Team 3
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Carr, Goff, Falk
Barkley, Dalvin, Mixon, Michel, Ballage, MDavis, Dixon, Akers*
Hopkins, JuJu, Watkins, Fuller, Agholor, Moncrief, EQSB, Valdez-Scant, CRogers
Eifert, Ebron, JJames, JCook
1.02, 2.02, 2.06, 3.04

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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby lightzout » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:46 pm

Team I co-owned with my dad. Let him talk me into Kellen Winslow at 1.01.
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RB: Barkley
WR: DJM, Pickens, Bateman, Pierce, Doubs, Metchie, Meyers
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby StraightCashHomie » Thu Mar 05, 2015 4:48 pm

oh this one is easy.isiah pead at 1.11 in 2012, when alshon was still there and was taken at 1.12
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby Hawks Nest 12th Man » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:02 pm

Ingram over Green or Julio
Trent Richardson over Luck
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby Edgy68 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:07 pm

Showed up 2 minutes late this last season and got SJax auto drafted instead of Watkins. Worse yet, other owner would have traded Watkins and my 3RD ROUNDER for Luck in a 2QB. Was to be the crowning move in my rebuild, now I wake up some nights shouting SAMMY...
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby DouglasC » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:26 pm

SuhFEAR wrote:I took Tavon Austin with the 1st overall pick. I would rather have Lacy or Bell obviously.

I was sold on the Rams force feeding him the ball since they traded up to get him. Dumb...
Tavon. O Tavon. Where art thou Tavon.

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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby ccj » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:30 pm

Walter W. wrote:Took someone you wish you hadn't? Talked yourself out of taking someone you should have? What is your biggest rookie draft regret?
Mid second I took Pead when I was really targetting Josh Gordon, but needed an RB. Maybe it doesn't matter anymore but it burned for a while.

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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby Bag of Hammers » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:39 pm

Traded for the 1.01 and took Ryan Mathews over Dez - was deep at WR and took need over talent.

Took Montee Ball over LV Bell & Lacy. Doh!

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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby Swampdonkey17 » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:50 pm

Yknow I've noticed people who say I should've drafted talent over need USUALLY took a RB they needed, not other way around. Regrets on a WR is that they were a bust, which is going to happen. Interesting...(twists moustache)
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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby bigchiefbc » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:50 pm

Took Blackmon and CPatt in consecutive drafts ... :mumble: :mumble:

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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby Vectorgod » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:54 pm

Ingram at 1.01. That bad choice was in a class all its own for me!

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Re: Biggest Rookie Draft Regret

Postby BuckeyeNation » Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:01 pm

Took Sankey at 1.06 with OBJ/Benjamin/Adams/Robinson all still on the board.
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