Round 1 (Part IV)
(28) Roddy White, Forge Flyers 2nd Rnd, 2013 v (41) Victor Cruz, The Tuckfards 3rd Rnd, 2014
Roddy White had been an absolute stalwart for the falcons throughout his lengthy career. However in '13 he was on the wrong side of 30 and playing second fiddle to all star Julio Jones. Mix in some injury woes and BOOM 87 points in 13 games. Victor Cruz was almost the polar opposite of white at this point (almost). A young emerging player who had seized the no.1 receiver spot for the Giants, he suffered a devastating patella tendon tear in '14, only putting up 40 pints in 6 games.
Winner: Roddy White
Reason: on paper he already looked like the riskier pick
(14) Ryan Grant, Bear Necessities 4th Rnd, 2011 v (75) Sammy Watkins, Burdettinators 3rd Rnd, 2016
After Ryan Grant went down in the very first game of the season for Bear Necessities in '10, Coach Stubbs Sr thought he'd give him a second chance. Guess what happened next? Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice? Well...you know the rest. 92 points I'm 15 games. Watkins meanwhile has been a glass cannon since entering the league. Capable of great things, and destroying fantasy coaches hopes. '16 was no different. He got 55 points in 8 games for Coach Burdett.
Winner: Ryan Grant
Reason: just the fact dave went for him again after what happened before
(76) Jeremy Maclin, Gridiron Gang 4th Rnd, 2016 v (8) Josh Cribbs, The Tuckfards 5th Rnd, 2010
Maclin was coming off one of the best seasons of his career in '16. Despite playing for a vanilla chiefs offence, he was the best receiver. But a groin tear and the emergence of hill took care of that, leading Maclin to 66 points in 12 games. Josh Cribbs meanwhile should never have been near anyone's draft wish list. Much the same as Hester, he was a kick returner through and through but not much more. Not to mention he played for the browns. He stumbled to 35 points in 15 games.
Winner: Josh Cribbs
Reason: an easy choice really.
(77) Arian Foster, The Tuckfards 4th Rnd, 2016 v (32) Trent Richardson, 2013
Now this is a juicy matchup. The once great Foster makes yet another appearance on this bracket, this time for, you guessed it, The Tuckfards. The writing was on the wall for Foster, but Coach Merritt couldn't resist. Foster didn't score a TD, wound up retiring mid season, and only got 13 points in 4 games. Trent Richardson meanwhile took years off my life. After a promising rookie season, the browns pulled a stunner trading Richardson to the colts. One would have been forgiven for thinking this would have done wonders for his fantasy value. In one of the few every good personnel moves made by the browns in recent years, he only got 102 points in 16 games.
Winner: Arian Foster
Reason: everyone saw it coming except Phil
(55) Alfred Morris, Patistan 3rd Rnd, 2015 v (17) Larry Fitzgerald, IKNAN 2nd Rnd, 2012
Alfred Morris had been a great player for the Skins through his years, but his final one was not one of them. Constantly usurped by Darrel Young (who?), Morris only got 87 points in 16 games. Fitzgerald had much of the same story, but for the Cards, and he actually bounced back. With a putrid QB situation, Fitz struggled mightily generating 104 points in 16 games.
Winner: Larry Fitzgerald
Reason: both weren't overly foreseeable, but fitz provided a worse return
(35) Montee Ball, Jeff's Seals 1st Rnd, 2014 v (53) Andrew Luck, Bear Necessities 2nd Rnd, 2015
Here's one of the biggest busts in fantasy history, and one of the most significant recent busts in the NFL. Ball was touted to be the next best thing at RB, but was actually the next best thing at Lidl. 88 points in 16 games. Andrew Luck on the other hand has been fully established as an elite QB doe some time now. Capable of great things when healthy, he's a valuable asset. But unfortunately he caught the lacerated kidney fever in '15, getting 150 points in 7 games.
Winner: Montee Ball
Reason: I know it was an auto draft, but man that pick sucked
(43) Vernon Davis, Bear Necessities 4th Rnd, 2014 v (78) Jeremy Langford, Cash4Gould 5th Rnd, 2016
Vernon Davis was one of the best TEs in the league. He had a rare combination of athleticism and size. But come 2014 the clock was ticking, and Father Time arrived. Playing 14 games, he only got 37 points I'm '14. Langford meanwhile was the defacto starting RB in Chicago entering the '16 season. He'd shown...averagely in previous performances and, well, that's pretty much all he delivers. He was swiftly ousted by Jordan Howard, and he only went for 54 points in 12 games.
Winner: Jeremy Langford
Reason: while Davis was the worst performer, Langford was more predictable
(1) Ryan Mathews, Gridiron Gang 1st Rnd, 2010 v (79) Eric Decker, Gridiron Gang 5th Rnd, 2016
Gridiron Gang won a title in '10, and Ryan Mathews was a large part of that. But it wasn't all roses. He wasn't overly effective, and missed four games on route to 118 points. Eric Decker on the other hand has been an established red zone threat for years now. He was having a good season for Gang green last year before he went down, only getting 31 points in 3 games.
Winner: Ryan Mathews
Reason: not a good return for a 1st round pick
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