2007 | Draft Weekend Dynasty Tumblers

Sons of the Tundra 4/30/07:

TOP 15 NFL DRAFT WEEKEND DYNASTY TUMBLERS

1. Chester Taylor MIN RB - Minnesota figures to run the ball a ton this season; regardless, Taylor takes a drastic tumble from every week starter to plain old unstartable
2. Darrell Jackson SF WR - Even if D-Jax didn't owe a large portion of his production to Holmgren's system and Hasselbeck's play, only the truly elite WRs can typically withstand a significant downtick in production as they move to a new team.
3. Daunte Culpepper MIA QB - Is he going to get a chance to keep his job in MIA? The Trent Green talk isn't going away, and the new regime is obviously putting the franchise's future in Beck's hands. Where does that leave Culpepper? The other teams have their QB situation just about cemented for '07
4. Charlie Frye CLE QB - Unless you're under the deluded belief that he's going to pull a Drew Brees and metamorphasize into a pro-bowl QB to prove his franchise wrong for drafting a high profile replacement, his value is all gone
5. Devery Henderson NO WR - Looks like he won't step into Joe Horn's role afterall; even if he ends up the #2 WR to start the year, Meachem is the better talent and figures to steal much of Henderson's value
6. Mike Furrey DET WR - If you were counting on Furrey being startable again this year, that's nobody's fault but your own. He'll play the slot, but he now goes from interesting possibility to complete non-factor
7. Brian Westbrook PHI RB - Still very valuable in PPR leagues, but Hunt's presence is definitely a concern inside the 10 yard line. Additionally, will we ignore retirement talk after Tiki proved it's not always a bluff?
8. Ronnie Brown MIA RB - We still have no idea what's going on with Ricky, but Lorenzo Booker's presence now leaves open the question of whether Brown will be a 2-down back despite his own underrated prowess in the passing game
9. Matt Hasselbeck SEA QB - Coming off a disappointing season and shoulder surgery, he's now lost his #1 WR, his starting tight-end and his center a year after losing his all-pro guard.
10. Chris Perry CIN RB - Obviously no longer seen as Rudi's heir-apparent, his injuries could leave him on the sidelines to start the season and, even worse, without a job down the road
11. Lamont Jordan OAK RB - After an injury-plagued & value draining season, he's forced to take a paycut to avoid being cut, then the team signs Rhodes to take a chunk out of his playing time only to later draft a possible replacement in Bush. He's fallen from sure-fire Top 10 to a questionable Top 35 in less than a year. Another data point on the dangers of placing a higher priority on the most recent season's numbers as opposed to talent & situation. Or, if you prefer, last year's Chester Taylor.
12. Vince Young TEN QB - With a disappointing off-season on the heels of such an exciting finish to the season, I just can't shake this bad feeling I have about the Titans going into '07; Pacman's suspension, Travis Henry's departure, their failure to add even one respectable receiving threat
13. Chris Chambers MIA WR - The whole Dolphins offense scares me, but especially their passing game. Who's going to be throwing him the ball in '07? How about '08? At least they'll have options: will it be the scrap-heap veteran? Maybe the inexperienced back-up? How about the headcase, injury-prone shell of his former self? Should we add overrated rookie?
14. Alex Smith TB TE - Has yet to make the leap to dependable starter and now has to contend with another obstacle in Jerramy Stevens
15. Donte Stallworth NE WR - The new kid in town isn't so new anymore. Quite a steep fall from much ballyhooed massive Caldwell/Gaffney upgrade at go-to WR all the way down to just another option in the passing game in one weekend.